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S S a a f f e e t t y y I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n A. Never remove any printer cover except t o install a printer accessory and as expressly described in this manual. B . Please st ore the printer covers in a saf e place. The covers must be reinstalled if you decide t o remove any printer accessory.
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1 G G e e t t t t i i n n g g t t o o K K n n o o w w Y Y o o u u r r P P r r i i n n t t e e r r P P r r i i n n t t e e r r F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s • 24 Needle Print H ead • 136 columns .
2 U U n n p p a a c c k k i i n n g g Y Y o o u u r r P P r r i i n n t t e e r r Together with the CD-Rom with this User’s Manual , the following items are included in the box: Notify any damage to your supplier.
3 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r P P a a r r t t s s F F r r o o n n t t V V i i e e w w F r ont T r act o r A s s em b l i es Co v e r O pe r at or Pan el Pap er K n ob Pow e r Swi t ch.
4 R R e e a a r r V V i i e e w w ASF Ar ea Co v er Powe r Ca bl e Con ne ct or R e ar Pul l Tr act or Att ach m e nt Ar ea C o ver s Pap er Knob To p C o v e r R e ar Pul l Tr act o r As s em bl y Co.
5 S S e e t t t t i i n n g g U U p p Y Y o o u u r r P P r r i i n n t t e e r r C C h h o o o o s s i i n n g g a a S S u u i i t t a a b b l l e e L L o o c c a a t t i i o o n n Consider the follo.
6 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r A A s s s s e e m m b b l l y y R R e e m m o o v v a a l l o o f f t t h h e e S S h h i i p p m m e e n n t t L L o o c c k k s s Open all the printer covers and make sure that you remove the two shipment locks from the printer.
7 R R i i b b b b o o n n C C a a r r t t r r i i d d g g e e I I n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n Make sure that you are using only original consumables.
8 3. Open the top cover using the small handles on either side of the top cover. 4. Turn the printer on. Th e print carria ge prepares for rib bon cartri dge installation.
9 5. Bef ore installing the ribbon cartridge turn the ribbon winding knob in the arrow di rection (loca ted on the cartridge) to ta ke up slack in the ribbon. Ri bb on Wi n di ng Kn ob C a rtridg e S up po rt To avoid damage to the ribbon, do not turn the winding knob in the wrong direction.
10 7. Slide and inser t the ribbon guide between the print head and the ribbon guide mask holding it perpendicular to the print hea d. Make sure that the ribbon is inserted correctly between the print head and the print head mask.
11 9. Turn the ribbon winding knob in the arrow di rection (loca ted on the cartridge) to ta ke up slack in the ri bbon. Ri bbon W i n di ng Knob C a rtridg e S u p p o rt 10.
12 H H o o s s t t C C o o m m p p u u t t e e r r C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n This printer can be connected to the host computer via two available interfaces.
13 S S o o f f t t w w a a r r e e D D r r i i v v e e r r S S e e l l e e c c t t i i o o n n At this point it is necessary to con figure the printer f or the application p ackage. The ins tallation procedures depend upon the host environment. In a WINDOWS 95/98/2000 ® environment the printer supports the P lug & P lay feature.
14 P P o o w w e e r r C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n The power outlet must be compatible with the plug of the printer’s power cord. Always use a grounded outlet. 1. Make sure the power outlet is nea r the printer locati on and easi ly accessi ble.
15 3. Insert the power cabl e plug i nto the printer connector and the other power ca ble end i nto a convenient outlet (the fi gure shows the European powe r ca ble). 12 4. If you need to turn the printer on, press the power switch i n the I position (ON).
16 S S e e l l e e c c t t i i n n g g t t h h e e D D i i s s p p l l a a y y L L a a n n g g u u a a g g e e The displa y messages for the pri nter can be di splay e d i n five di fferent lang ua ges: Engl i sh (Default), French, German, Ital i an and Spa nish.
17 C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r i i n n g g t t h h e e P P r r i i n n t t e e r r O O p p e e r r a a t t o o r r P P a a n n e e l l P P r r e e s s e e n n t t a a t t i i o o n n The operator panel enables you to perform many of the printer functions including paper path selections, font selection and the printer setups.
18 L L E E D D s s Indicate the O n l ine stat us, fault condi t i on and the current paper pa th. On , when the printer is On line. Blinking , when data is present in the i nput buffer and pri nter is in WAIT condition . Off , when printer is Off line.
19 K K e e y y F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s The operator panel keys have different functions depending on the printer's mode of operation. The modes of operation are: • OFF LINE Mode • ON LI N E Mode • MENU Mode • POWER ON Mode • TEAR OFF Mode Some keys may be "locked" or have no funct ion in a given mode.
20 CL EA R CL EA R ON L I N E STATUS FUNCTION Off Line Puts the printer in ON LINE cond ition. The ON LIN E led is turned on and the LCD displa ys the name of the currently a ctive format ( FORMAT # x ) or di splay s CURRENT if no format has been selected.
21 STATUS FUNCTION On Line A configurati on status report i s di splay e d on the L CD by cy cl ing throug h the current FONT STYLE, CPI, LPI, FORM LENGTH, EMULATION, PAPER PATH and INTERFACE. Off Line The printer will enter the Operational Menu and displ ay the first menu i tem: FONT STYLE .
22 FF PR I O R LO A D STATUS FUNCTION On Line If the paper is loaded it will move to the top of the next f orm. If the p aper has no t been loaded, the p a per will be loaded from the currently s elected paper path.
23 LF EN TER STATUS FUNCTION On Line Causes the paper to advance one line at the currently selected line spacing increment, if you hold down this key more than one second a continuous li ne slew will occur at maximum rate. Menu Causes the Menu s election to go into the next lower level of the menu.
24 PAT H PA R K This key performs both "PARK" and "PATH SELECT" functions. STATUS FUNCTION On Line A first pr ess will cause the curr ent path to park the paper if another p ress of the key is no t made within 1.5 s econds. The se cond key pr ess within 1.
25 TE A R STATUS FUNCTION On Line Causes the paper to adva nce to the T ear position from the current pri nt position. If ASF is in stalled, then additional d i stance will be added (if necessar y) to ensure tear off p osition. LCD will display PLEASE TEAR OFF .
26 PA P E R STATUS FUNCTION On Line Advances the p a per by 1/180" (one step). If you p ress and hold this key mor e than 1 sec. the pa per feed speed i ncreases. The pri nter (simil ar to turning the paper knob) does not memorize pa per advance usi ng this key.
27 PA P E R STATUS FUNCTION On Line Reverses the p aper by 1/180" (one step). If you p ress and hold this key mor e than 1 sec. the paper feed speed increa ses. The printer (si mila r to turning the pa per knob ) does not memorize paper reverse usi ng this key.
28 FO R M A T STATUS FUNCTION On Line Same as OFF LINE. Off Line Basically, each key d epress ion will toggle through the stor ed format n umbers/names in order to allow user to simply change from one format to another. • The first p ress will cau se the LCD disp lay to indicate SELECT CURRENT .
29 STATUS FUNCTION Menu In the FORM THICKNESS ( AUTO or FIXED ) function (see A A A d d d j j j u u u s s s t t t i i i n n n g g g f f f o o o r r r t t t h h h e e e T T T h h h i i i c c c k k k n .
30 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r S S e e t t u u p p s s The main pri nter setup parameters ca n b e selected vi a the operator panel. The setup parameters are divided i nto three printer setups: the System Menu, the Operational Menu and the Initial S et-up Menu.
31 M M e e n n u u S S t t r r u u c c t t u u r r e e The menus are structured in an outline format: Primary level for main headings Secondary levels for parameter sel ection In the LCD: • The primary "level" of the menu is in the lef tmost and successive "levels" are tabbed accordingl y.
32 T T h h e e I I n n i i t t i i a a l l S S e e t t - - U U p p ( ( I I S S U U ) ) M M e e n n u u There are three primary headings in the Initial Set Up Menu a s shown bel ow. Each pri mary headi ng has one or two levels below it: 1. INITIALIZE 2.
33 Selecting the Initialization This function restores all System and Operational Menu values to the factory default settings: NO : no changes made. INT : initializes all menu valu es to the International settings . DOM : initializes all menu valu es to the US settings.
34 Tuning the Paper Sensors This function checks the ambient light level of the optical paper sensors and stores a reference value. Y : checking takes pl a ce ( Sensors Tuning message is displ ayed).
35 T T h h e e S S y y s s t t e e m m M M e e n n u u There are 16 primary headings in the System Menu as shown b elow. Ea ch primary heading ha s one or two levels below it: 1. CHARACTER SET 2. NATIONAL SET 3. CHARACTER TABLE 4. LCD LANGUAGE 5. IBM OPTIONS 6.
36 E E n n t t e e r r i i n n g g S S y y s s t t e e m m M M e e n n u u To enter the System Menu , proceed as follows: 1. Hold the MEN U key down on power up. 2. Shortly, after the power comes up, the LCD displays the following message: SYSTEM MENU 3.
37 Selecting the Charact er Set for an Emulation Select a character set for emulation: EPSON, IBM or ANSI. CHARACTER SET Epson Emulation To change the character set in the Epson emulation, press the E.
38 Selecting the National Set for an Emulation Select a national set for the EPSON and ANSI emulations only. NATIONAL SET Epson Emulation To change the national set in the Epson emulation, press the E.
39 ANSI Emulati on To change the character set in the ANSI emulation, press the ENT ER key to go from the top level to the sec ond level as s hown below: NATL: ANSI ENTER NATL:A:DAN/NOR C ↓ NATL:A&g.
40 Selecting Character Table f or an Emulation Select a character table for emulation: EPSON, IBM or ANSI. CHARACTER TABLE Epson Emulation To change the character table in the Epson emulation, pr ess .
41 IBM Emu lation To change the character table in the IBM emulation, press the ENTER key to go from the top level to the sec ond level as s hown below: TBL: IBM ENT ER TBL:I:ISO-3 ↓ TBL:I>CODE43.
42 ANSI Emulati on To change the character table in the ANSI emulation, press the ENTER key to go from the top level to the sec ond level as s hown below: TBL: ANSI ENTER TBL:A:ISO-3 ↓ TBL:A>CODE.
43 Selecting the LCD Language Select the desired language of your choice from the list below. LCD LANGUAGE To change the LCD language selection, p ress the ENTER key to go from the top level to the se.
44 Compressed Character Pitch If the printer receives a command (SI) from the host to print in compressed pitch, then the printer will print in 17, 20 or 24 cp i .
45 Selecting the ANSI Emulation Options Select ANSI emulation specific options as shown below. ANSI OPTIONS To change the ANSI options, press the ENTER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown below.
46 Auto Carri age Ret ur n If the printer receives a command (LF) from the host to perform a line feed then the printer will ( Y ) or will not ( N ) append a carria ge return ba sed upon y our selecti o n.
47 Vertical Expansi on This setting defines the vertical expansion from the baseline up (Y ) or from the top line down ( N ). ANS: EXPAND UP ENTER ANS:EXPAND UP>Y ↓ ANS:EXPAND UP:N ↓ AGM If is selec ted N : the 6-bit graphics hor izontal densities ar e multiplies of 72.
48 ENQ C ode Enab le 1 : enables printer r esponse to <ENQ> and enables type 1 download sequenc e. 2 : enables printer r esponse to <ENQ> and enables type 2 download sequenc e.
49 VT Code In this setting the VT cod e received without tab set will yield line feed ( Y ) or will be ignored ( N ). ANS: VT NOT SET ENTER ANS:VT NOT SET>Y ↓ ANS:VT NOT SET:N ↓ Go back to the top level of the menu with the PRIOR key and press the ↓ key to select the next menu item ( OTHER OPTIONS ).
50 Selecting Global Emulation Options Select emulation non-specific options as shown below. OTHER OPTIONS To change the options that pertain to all emulations, press the ENTER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown below.
51 Automa tic Wrap If the printer receives pri ntabl e data from the host, a nd such da ta exceeds the current l i ne length (right margin), then th e printer will ( Y ) or will not ( N ) continue to print the remaining d ata on the following line bas ed upon your selec tion.
52 Retract Timer If you have press ed the T EAR key to move paper to the tear-off position, then the length of time that the printer w aits b e fore retra cting the paper i s v ariab le from one second to 98 second s. If the value saved is "99" then paper r etract will occur on ly if T EAR key is pressed or if data is received from host.
53 Non-volati le RAM Save Y : The current Operational Menu values are retained when the printer is powered-off and re-establi shed a s the “ active ” values at the next power -up. N : The current Operational Menu va lues are cl ea red when the printer i s pow ered off.
54 2 Box Option This function will be displayed only if th e optional Front2 Push tract or assembly has been installed, see T T T h h h e e e F F F r r r o o o n n n t t t 2 2 2 P P P u u u s s s h h h T T T r r r a a a c c c t t t o o o r r r A A A s s s s s s e e e m m m b b b l l l y y y in this User ’ s Manual .
55 Barcode Guard Bar Enable The printer will ( Y ) or will not ( N ) include l eft, right and center Guard b ars of the barcode styles which use Guard bars based upon your selection. The Guard bars extend into the human readable line of the barcode symbol when it is enabled.
56 Epson OGM Y: Enables line sp acing multiples of n/216 (ESC 3 and ESC J) or n/72 ( ESC A) in Epson emulation. N: Enables line sp acing multiples of n/180 (ESC 3 and ESC J) or n/60 ( ESC A) in Epson emulation.
57 On Line after Paper Load Sequence The printer will en ter the online ( Y ) or offline ( N ) condition fol l owing a paper l o a d sequence based upon your selection. OPT: ONLIN AT LOD ENT ER OPT:ONLIN LOAD>N ↓ OPT:ONLIN LOAD:Y ↓ Ribbon Type Selecti on Informs the firmwa re w h i ch type of ribb on is insta lled (not a ffected b y ISU ).
58 Euro Currency Symbol Substit ut i on in the I SO Code Pages and Page Code 850 This function al lows sel ecti on of the alterna te access to the Euro Currency symb ol ( ) in the ISO Code Pages and in the Code Page 850. Y : This setting en ables the Euro symbol subs titution.
59 Selecting the Input Buffer Configuration Select input buffer options as shown below. BUFFER SETUP To change the i nput buffer options, press the ENT ER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown below.
60 Input Buffer Data received from the host is stored in the input buffer memory. Based upon your selection, the a mount of space reserved for the input b uffer is determined. The maximum input buffer size is 32 Kbytes. The increment is 1 byte f or the range 256-1Kbyte and 1Kbyte for the range 1Kbyte- 32 Kbytes.
61 Selecting the Interf aces Select the parallel and the serial interface as shown below. INTERFACE Press the ENTER key to go from the top level to the second level. Selecting t he I nt erf ace Types This func tion allows selection of the inter face types: PARALLEL: Actives parallel inter face.
62 Selecting Parallel Interface Options Select the parallel interface options as shown below. PARALLEL OPTIONS To change the pa rall el interfa ce options, press the ENTER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown below.
63 DC1/DC3 Control Y : The printer will respond to a received DC1/DC3, which causes the p rinter to be selected/d eselected. If the printer is deselec ted, the LCD will show STAND BY until DC1 is received or until you put the printer ON LINE by depressing the ON LINE key once.
64 ACK Timing BEF and AFT: ACK leadin g edge occurs befor e trailing edge of BUSY. AC K trailing edge occur s after tr ailing edge of BUSY. AFT: ACK leading an d trailing ed ges occur after tr ailing edge of BUSY. DUR: ACK leading ed ge occurs befor e and trailin g edge occu rs at trailing ed ge of BUSY.
65 SELECT Polari t y + : When the printer is selected, the SELECT signal is high. - : When the printer is selected, the SELECT signal is low. PAR: SLCT POLARIT ENTER PAR:SELECT POL>+ ↓ PAR:SELECT POL:- ↓ PE Polari t y + : When a paper out condition exists, then the PE signal i s high.
66 Selecting Serial Interface Options Select the serial interface options as shown below. SERIAL OPTIONS To change the serial interface options, press the ENTER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown below.
67 Number of Dat a Bi ts The numbe r of data bi ts per character used in da ta transmissi on on the serial interface between the printer a nd the host computer i s determined by thi s parameter. After making your selection f rom the list below, please make cert ain the host computer is set for the same baud rate.
68 ETX/ACK Protocol When set to Y , the EXT/ACK protocol i s enabl ed. T his protocol is used to v erify the receipt of blocks of data sent from the host to the computer. SER: ETX/ACK ENT ER SER:EXT/ACK>N ↓ SER:EXT/ACK:Y ↓ Robust Xon Y : When enabled, the printer will output DC1 when bu ffer is empty and printer is on line.
69 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) Signal St atus FA/BU : Reflects fault a nd buffer status. NONE : Never change from sta tic state. ONLN : Reflects online status only. BUFF : Reflects buffer status onl y. FAULT : Reflects fault stat us onl y. ON/BU : Reflects online a nd buffer status.
70 SRTS (Second Request to Send Si gnal ) Status FA/BU: Reflects fault a nd buffer status. NONE : Never change from sta tic state. ONLN : Reflects online status only. BUFF : Reflects buffer status onl y. FAULT : Reflects fault stat us onl y. ON/BU : Reflects online a nd buffer status.
71 RTS (Request to Send Si gnal ) Pol ari t y HI : (HIGH) actives > + 3V. LO : (LOW) actives < - 3 V. SER: RTS POLARITY ENTER SER:RTS POL>HI ↓ SER:RTS POL:LO ↓ SRTS (Second Request to Send Si gnal ) Pol ari t y HI : (HIGH) actives > + 3V.
72 Selecting Key Lockout Select any key to be locked-out as shown below. KEY LOCKOUT Key lockout controls which operator panel keys (see K K K e e e y y y F F F u u u n n n c c c t t t i i i o o o n n n s s s in this User ’ s Manual ) are active i n order to prevent ina dvertent operator key depressi on from interrupting normal printer functi on.
73 FF/LOAD key KEYLOCK: FF/LOAD ENT ER KEY:FF/LOAD>NEV ↓ KEY:FF/LOAD:ONL ↓ KEY:FF/LOAD:ALW ↓ LF key KEYLOCK: LINEFEED ENT ER KEY:LINEFEED>ONL ↓ KEY:LINEFEED:ALW ↓ KEY:LINEFEED:NEV ↓ MENU key The MEN U key ca nnot be lo cked out duri ng power on.
74 PAPER DOWN key KEYLOCK: PAPER DN ENT ER KEY:PAPER DN>ONL ↓ KEY:PAPER DN:ALW ↓ KEY:PAPER DN:NEV ↓ TEAR OFF key KEYLOCK: TEAROFF ENT ER KEY:TEAROFF>NEV ↓ KEY:TEAROFF:ONL ↓ KEY:TEAROFF.
75 Selecting the P a th Options Select paper path options as shown below. PATH OPTIONS This function will be displayed only if the opt ional Rear Pull tractor assembly or t he optional automatic sheet f eeder (ASF) has been installed. To change the path options, press the ENTER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown b elow.
76 Assigning a Format to a Paper Path Any of the four formats may b e assigned to a ny of the six pa per pa ths as shown below. PATH/FORMAT This function assigns the Format indicated to the Paper Path. The same Format may be assigned to all Paper Paths.
77 PSHPL Path/Format ( di spl ayed if t he opt i onal Rear Pull t r act or i s i nstall ed) P/F: PSHPL ENT ER P/F:PSHPL>CURRNT ↓ P/F:PSHPL:FORM#1 ↓ P/F:PSHPL:FORM#2 ↓ P/F:PSHPL:FORM#3 ↓ P/F.
78 Selecting Fixed or Numeric Program Unit s Select the Program units as shown below. PROGRAM UNITS To change the Program units, press the ENT ER key to go from the top level to the second level as sh.
79 Printing the Contents of the Menus Changes to the System Menu can be listed using the print status feature. The printer displays th e message below when this item is on the top level: PRINT STATUS There are three different menu listings that can be obtained: SYSTEM , CONFIG and FORMATS.
80 CURRENT CONFIGURATION PRINTOUT CURRENT ---------- FONT STYLE DRAFT CHARS PER INCH 10 TOP REF 0/90 LINES/INCH 6 FORM LENGTH 66 TOP MARGIN 0 BOT MARGIN 0 LEFT MARGIN 0 RGHT MARGIN 136 LEFT REF 0/120 .
81 - CURRENT CONFIGURATION AND FORMAT PRINTOUT CURRENT FORMAT 1 FORMAT 2 FORMAT 3 FORMAT 4 FONT STYLE DRAFT COURIER COURIER COURIER COURIER CHARS PER INCH 10 10 10 10 10 TOP REF 0/90 0/90 0/90 0/90 0/.
82 - SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PRINTOUT FIRMWARE CODE: Ver. 1.00 78409777 500 CPS MODEL SYSTEM PARAMETERS --------------------------------------------------- CHARACTER SET EPSON ITALIC IBM CS1 ANSI CS1 NAT.
83 OTHER OPTIONS AUTO LF NO DOUBLE LF NO AUTO WRAP YES AUTO TEAR NO RETRACT TIME 10 CONFIRM PARK NO INTERLOCK YES NVRAM SAVE YES CLEAR MARGIN YES 2 BOX OPTION NO CAN CODE YES BACKUP NONE GUARD BAR NO SLASH ZERO NO BELL ENABLE YES EPSON OGM NO NATIVE COMND YES ONLIN DFAULT OFLN ONLIN AT LOD NO RIBBON TYPE BLACK GAP ASSIGN PATH EURO SUBST.
84 FLT POLARITY - SLCT POLARIT + PE POLARITY + SERIAL OPTIONS BAUD RATE 9600 DATA BITS 8 PARITY TYPE NONE ETX/ACK NO ROBUST XON YES XON/XOF STAT BUFF DTR STATUS FA/BU RTS STATUS FA/BU SRTS STATUS FA/B.
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86 T T h h e e O O p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n a a l l M M e e n n u u There are 13 primary headings in the Operational Menu as shown bel ow. Each pri mary hea di ng has one or two levels below it: 1. FONT STYLE 2. CPI 3. PAGE SETUP 4. LINE SETUP 5.
87 E E n n t t e e r r i i n n g g O O p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n a a l l M M e e n n u u To enter the Operational Menu , proceed as follows: 1. Hold the MEN U key down i n the off line state. T he L CD displays the fol l owing messag e: OPERATIONAL MENU 2.
88 Selecting the Font Style Select the font styles as shown below. The font styles stored in Font card will be displayed after the FONT:DRAFT function.
89 Selecting the Ch aracter Pitch Select the character spaci n g in characters per i nch. CHARS PER INCH To change the cha racter spacing, press the ENTER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown below. CHARS PER INCH ENT ER CPI:24 ↓ CPI>10 ↓ CPI:20 ↓ CPI:8.
90 Selecting the Page Setup Select page setup as shown below. PAGE SETUP To change the pa ge setup, press the ENTER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown below.
91 Form Length Select the for m length in 1 line increments at the curr ently selected lpi or in inches depending upon System Menu ( P P P R R R O O O G G G R R R A A A M M M U U U N N N I I I T T T S S S ).
92 Selecting the Line Setup Select line setup as shown below. LINE SETUP To cha nge the l ine setup, press the ENT ER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown below. There are three line setup selections: Left Marg in Select the left margin (up to 13.
93 Selecting the Print M odes Select the print modes as shown below. PRINT MODES To change the pri nt mode parameters, press the ENTER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown below. There are six pr int mode selections: Bold Mode Y : Enables bold print mode.
94 Double High Mode Y : Enables double high print mode. N : Disables double high print mode . PRINT: DOUBLE HI ENT ER PRINT:DBLHI>N ↓ PRINT:DBLHI:Y ↓ Overscore Mode Y : Enables overscore print mode.
95 Selecting the Special Modes Select the special modes as shown below. SPECIAL MODES To change the speci al mode pa rameters, press the ENT ER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown below. There are six print mode selections: Impact M ode HIG : increases pri nt wire driv e pulse wi dth.
96 Reduce Vertical Sl ew N : Forwa rd and reverse v ertical slew occurs a t full speed. Y : Forwa rd and reverse v ertical slew occurs a t ha lf speed.
97 Graphic Di rect i on BI : All graphi cs modes are printed in b i-directi ona l mode. UNI : All graphics modes are printed in uni-directional mode. In order to obtain even higher line-to- line column alignment, you may selec t uni-directional ( UNI ) graphics mode.
98 Automa tic Gap Adjus t This, the easiest method, causes the printer to automatically make the adjustment based upon the form thickness selected. This i s the recommended method. An "offset" to thi s automatic adjustment may be selected in order to fine-tune the gap to your forms.
99 Fixed Print A djust This method sets the gap and fine tunes it at the same time. This method is recommended for forms of varyi ng thickness such as shi pping notices a nd envelopes. T he range of the fixed gap is from 0.3 to 8.6. A selection of 1.0 is the bes t for s ingle part 20lbs.
100 Selecting the Emulation Select the emulation as shown below. EMULATION To change the emulation, press the ENTER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown below.
101 Up to four formats can b e defi ned and the format pa ra meters stored in NVRAM: - FORM#1 - FORM#2 - FORM#3 - FORM#4 SAVE TO FORMAT ENT ER SAVE TO>NONE ↓ SAVE TO:FORM#1 ↓ SAVE TO:FORM#2 ↓.
102 Printing the Contents of the Menus Changes to the Operational Menu can be listed using the print status feature below. The printer displays the message below when this item is on the top level: PR.
103 Clearing Contents of the Input Buffer Select the clear buffer function as shown below. CLEAR BUFFER Data received from the hos t and as yet unprinted will be erased ( Y ) or not ( N ) based upon your sel ection. Press the ENT ER key to go from the top level to the second level as shown below.
104 Test Mode Y : Enabling this mod e causes the printer to print a rolling ASCII p attern (with the r i ght margin value establis hed by the P P P A A A P P P E E E R R R W W W I I I D D D T T T H H H setting or user established value). The LCD displays: TEST MODE and the Menu is exited.
105 Hexadecimal Dump Mode Y : Enabli ng this mode causes the printer to print the hexa decimal value of each character received. When finished using the Hex Dump feature, i t is necessary to di sable i t by sel ecting N or by turning power off.
106 Selecting a Stored Format Recalls one of the formats stored by the S S S A A A V V V E E E T T T O O O F F F O O O R R R M M M A A A T T T section of the Operational Menu . All curr ent configuration par a meters will be over-written with the values from the format selected.
107 P P a a p p e e r r H H a a n n d d l l i i n n g g P P a a p p e e r r P P a a t t h h s s W it h In s t a l le d O p t io n B a s e C o n f ig u r a tio n Fr ont 1 Pu sh Pat h Fr ont 2 P ush Pat.
108 P P a a p p e e r r S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s It is important to use the correct paper for obtaining the best performance.
109 P P a a p p e e r r L L o o a a d d i i n n g g L L o o a a d d i i n n g g P P a a p p e e r r U U s s i i n n g g t t h h e e F F r r o o n n t t 1 1 P P u u s s h h T T r r a a c c t t o o r r A A s s s s e e m m b b l l y y 1. Open the Front tractor assemblies cover turning is upwards and lay it on the top of the printer.
110 2. Unlock the tractor sets of the Front1 Push tractor assembly moving the levers down. Slide the left tractor set to the first printing column. 3 3 .
111 4 4 . . Hold the fanfold paper in front of the tractor sets and insert the pa per perforation on the left tractor set pins and close the le ft tra ctor set cover. 5 5 . . Insert the paper on the right tra ctor set pins. Close the right tractor set cover.
112 6. Match the left tractor set with the ninth mark on the support and lock it in place moving the lever up. Adj ust the right tractor set gently to remove slack from the pa per and lock i t in place moving the lever up. 9 Make sure the paper is not t aut.
113 8. The paper must be loaded as sh own in figure. If paper starts to load but is not successful, and t he error message PAPER OUT: FRONT1 is displayed, then the paper sensor may require ‘ tuning ’ to the ambient lighting conditions in your office (th e paper sensors used are light sensitive devices and improve paper loading accuracy).
114 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r M M a a i i n n t t e e n n a a n n c c e e a a n n d d T T r r o o u u b b l l e e s s h h o o o o t t i i n n g g C C l l e e a a n n i i n n g g t t h h e e P P r r i i n n t t e e r r Make sure the printer has been t urned off f or at least 15 minut es before start ing any cleaning operations.
115 R R e e p p l l a a c c i i n n g g t t h h e e R R i i b b b b o o n n C C a a r r t t r r i i d d g g e e 1. Make sure tha t the printer is turned off for a t l east 15 mi nutes. Pay attention to t he print head because it becomes hot during operat ion .
116 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g t t h h e e S S e e l l f f T T e e s s t t To determi ne any printer setting, and to check if the pri nter is working well , print the self-test. Proceed as follows: 1. Press the ON LIN E key to disable the printer.
117 E E r r r r o o r r H H a a n n d d l l i i n n g g When an error conditi on occurs: • the printer enters in WAIT state. • the display will sh ow the first message indication the er ror. Then, anoth er s econd message will be displayed giving more specific information about the err or condition.
118 Messages Indication Solution INTERLOCK ERROR CHECK INSERTION At power on, the rea r pull tractor assembly or the rear cover has not been correctly inserted. Press the ON LIN E key to clear the error condition . OVERRUN ERROR CHARACTER LOST An overflow condition has occurred in the buffer a nd the data has been l ost.
119 Messages Indication Solution RIBBON BLOCKED CHECK RIBBON The ri b bon is b locked. Check that the ri bbon i s correctly inserted. Turn the tension knob to make sure that the ribbon is not jammed. Check for proper install ation of the ribbon guide on the print head.
120 O O p p t t i i o o n n s s T T h h e e F F r r o o n n t t 2 2 P P u u s s h h T T r r a a c c t t o o r r A A s s s s e e m m b b l l y y An optional second front push tractor assembly can be installed on the printer. This tractor assembly allo ws the handli ng of a second fanfol d paper.
121 1. Install the Front2 Push tractor assembly aligning both its latches with the Front1 Push tractor pins and i nserti ng them into the correspondi ng pins. P ush the F ront2 tractor assembly un til it is fully engaged. Insert the connector cable in the electrical connector, located in the Front1 Push tractor.
122 2. The Front2 Push tra ctor assembly must be i nstalled a s shown in figure. To select the Front2 Push paper path, press the PATH key until the Front 2 led is turned on.
123 L L o o a a d d i i n n g g P P a a p p e e r r U U s s i i n n g g t t h h e e F F r r o o n n t t 2 2 P P u u s s h h T T r r a a c c t t o o r r A A s s s s e e m m b b l l y y ( ( O O p p t t i i o o n n ) ) 1. Open the Front tractor assemblies cover turning is upwards and lay it on the top of the printer.
124 2. Unlock the tractor sets of the Front2 tractor assembly moving the levers down. Slide the left tractor set to the first printin g column. 3 3 . .
125 4 4 . . Hold the fanfold paper in front of the tractor sets and insert the paper perforation on the left tractor set pins and close the le ft tra ctor set cover. 5 5 . . Insert the paper on the right tra ctor set pins. Close the right tractor set cover.
126 6. Position the left tractor set for the printing and lock it in place moving the lever up. Adjust gently the right tractor set to remove slack from the paper and lock it in place moving the lever up. Make sure the paper is not t aut. 7. Close the Front tractor assemblies cover.
127 8. The paper must be loaded as sh own in figure. If paper starts to load but is not successful, and t he error message PAPER OUT: FRONT2 is displayed, then the paper sensor may require ‘ tuning ’ to the ambient lighting conditions in your office (th e paper sensors used are light sensitive devices and improve paper loading accuracy).
128 L L o o a a d d i i n n g g P P a a p p e e r r U U s s i i n n g g t t h h e e F F r r o o n n t t 1 1 P P u u s s h h T T r r a a c c t t o o r r A A s s s s e e m m b b l l y y w w h h e e n n .
129 4. When the fanfold paper has been loaded on the Front1 Push tractor assembly, reposition the Front2 Push tractor assembly in its initial position before closing the Front tractor assemblies cover. 5. To sel ect the Front1 Push pa per path, press the PATH key until the Front 1 led is turned on ( the Front 2 led turns off).
130 T T h h e e R R e e a a r r P P u u l l l l T T r r a a c c t t o o r r An optional rear pull tractor assembly can be installed on the printer. This tractor assembly s u s e f u l to handle pa rti cularl y heavy pa per.
131 4. Insert the Rear Pull tractor a ssembly a nd the corresponding atta chment area covers (w ith the slot) as shown in fig ure. 5. Turn the printer on. 6 . To select the Pu sh-Pull pa per path, press the PATH key until the Front 1 led is turned on.
132 Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor Assembly and the Rear Pull Tractor Assembly (Option) Once the R ear Pull trac tor assembly is installed , the fanfold pape r can be load ed only in Push- Pull mode using the Front1 Push tractor and the Rear Pull tractor assemblies (th e Front 1 led is turned on.
133 4. Close the tractor set covers and lock the tractor sets moving the levers down. 5. Press the ON LIN E key to confirm that the paper loading is finish ed. The Rear Pull tractor assembly engages. 6. The fi gure shows the correct paper l oading . 8.
134 A A u u t t o o m m a a t t i i c c S S h h e e e e t t F F e e e e d d e e r r ( ( A A S S F F ) ) The optional Automatic Sheet Feeder (ASF), located in the rear of the printer, provides fast and automatic single sh eet and envelope s loading. The A SF includes : • A paper stacker , whi ch automatica lly col lects the output paper.
135 P P e e d d e e s s t t a a l l s s For better paper ha ndling , use the printer pedestal . Two pri nter floor pedestal s a re avai lab le: Three Levels Floor P edestal for l arge paper quantity and dual fanf old handling. Two Levels Floor Pede stal with inclining printer level for d ocument on demand application .
136 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s Printing Characterist ics Print Head Mat r i x 24 pins Print Head Lif e 500 m il character s (draf t) Print Spee.
137 Character Matri x (dots per inch) Draft LQ 10 cpi 12 x 24 36 x 24 12 cpi 10 x 24 30 x 24 15 cpi 8 x 16 24 x 16 Character Pitch (charact ers per inch) Basic (**) 10 - 12 - 15 Compresse d (**) 16. 7 – 17.1 – 20 - 24 Double-W ide (**) 5 - 6 - 7.5 - 8.
138 Bit Im age Density (dot per inch) Horizontal (**) 360, 240, 180, 120, 90, 80, 60 Vertic al (**) 180, 144, 72, 60 (**) Emulat ion dependent Print St yles Draf t – Cou rie r - Gothi c - Pre sti ge.
139 Characters Sets Standard PC IBM Character Sets CS1 and CS2 IBM Al l C hara cter S ets ANSI Emulation EPSON It alic Character Set EPSON National Variat ions USA, France, G ermany, Unit ed Kingdom, .
140 Paper Handling Base Configurati on 1 FRONT 1 PUSH TRACT OR Fanfold W idth: 76 to 432 mm (3 to 17 inches) Fanf old Length: 76 to 609 m m (3 to 24 inches) Copies: 1 original + 5 copies Max .
141 Standard Functions • Automatic print head gap adj ustment ( AGA) • Automatic paper pat h switching via operator panel or S/ W commands • Paper park ing • Plug & Play capability • Bar.
142 Pow er Supply UNIVERSAL From 100 t o 230 VAC -10 ÷ +15% 50/60 Hz ± 1 Hz Pow e r Outpu t Max . 215 W Power Consumption Standby: 28W ---- Average Printing: 116W Noise Level 54 dBA Environment Cond.
143 Physical dimensions Height 320 m m ( 12 ,6 inches) W idth 670 m m ( 26 ,3 8 inches) Depth 460 m m ( 18 ,11 inches) We i g h t 21 k g (46,35 lbs) Consumables Black Ribbon 1A3000B01 Use with color k.
144 C C o o m m p p l l i i a a n n c c e e S S t t a a t t e e m m e e n n t t s s F F C C C C C C o o m m p p l l i i a a n n c c e e S S t t a a t t e e m m e e n n t t ( ( U U S S A A ) ) This equipment c omplies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
145 Compliance Statement (Canada) This digital app aratus is in co nformity with stand ard NMB-003 of Canad a . Cet appareil num é rique est conforme à la norme NMB- 003 du Canada.
146 International Compliance EN55022:1998 Emis sions Series EN 61000-3-2:1995 Power line harm onics EN 61000-3-3:1995 Power line f lick er EN55024:1998 Imm unity Characteristic s EN61000-4-2:1995 E.S.D. EN61000-4-3:1995 Radiated Susceptibility EN61000-4-4:1995 E.
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