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1. Parallel Interface Serial Interface The interface cable with a 6 pin DECconnect type connector can be connected to the serial interface connector by means of the serial interface adapter you received together with the printer teba Software Driver Selection At this point it is necessary to configure the printer for the application package The installation procedures depend upon the host environment In a WINDOWS 95 98 2000 environment the printer supports the Plug amp Play feature Install the printer driver following the instructions on the CD Rom 1 UI Insert the CD Rom into the CD drive 2 Select the language you prefer and press the Next gt button 3 4 Select whether the printer should be installed as a local or remote printer then press the Next gt Select Install Printer Driver then press the Next gt button button PresstheDriver disk button 6 Select theCD drive Select the LA500 directory then select the environment and the language for the printer driver that should be installed Press the ok button Select the printer port with which the printer is connected to the host intipy www genicom com drivers Power Connection The power outlet must be compatible with the plug of the printer s power cord Always use a grounded outlet 1 Makesure the power outlet is near the printer location and easily acce
2. Value Definition Code Page 210 Greek Code Page 220 Spain CP 437 GREEK Greek Code Page 437 USA Code Page 850 Multilingual Code Page 852 Eastern Europe Code Page 853 Turkish Code Page 855 Cyrillic Code Page 857 Turkish Code Page 858 Euro PC Multilingual contains the Euro symbol Code Page 860 Portugal Code Page 861 Icelandic Code Page 862 Hebrew Code Page 863 Canada F rance Code Page 864 Arabic Code Page 865 Denmark Norway Code Page 866 Russian Code Page 869 Greek Abicomp Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian ASCII Brazilian Mazowian Polish Code MJK CSFR Bulgarian Bulgarian ISO 8859 7 Latin Greek ISO 8859 15 Latin 9 contains the Euro symbol 124 Value Definition ISO Latin 1T Turkish D Hebrew David Hebrew New Hebrew Modern Hebrew IBM Double Height The IBM DBL HEIGHT Sub option determines whether the IBM Double Height mode should be used Enabled or not Disabled IBM AGM The IBM AGM Sub option determines whether the Alternate Graphics Mode should be used Enabled or not Disabled Horizontal Pitch on COMPRESS The PITCH COMPRESS Sub option selects the character density when receiving the COMPRESS command Value Definition 17 1 cpi When the COMPRESS command is received printing is performed at 17 1 cpi 20 cpi When the COMPRESS command is received printing is performed at 20 cpi 125 Slashed Zero The SLASHED ZERO Sub option
3. 3 To remove the Front2 push tractor turn the printer off Take the connector cable off and press on the push buttons located in the upper push tractor hooks to disengage the Push button tractor a Q S A Ds 4 A N M 150 Loading Paper Using the Front2 Tractor Option RQ 1 Open the tractor area cover turning is upwards and lay it on the top of the printer 151 3 Unlock the Front2 tractor sprockets moving the sprocket levers down Slide the left sprocket to the first printing column 4 Space the paper guides along the tractor bar Open the sprocket covers of the left and right sprocket 152 5 Hold the fanfold paper in front of the sprockets and insert the paper perforation on the left sprocket pins and close the sprocket cover 6 Insert the paper on the right sprocket pins and close the sprocket cover 153 7 Position the left sprocket for printing and lock it in place Adjust gently the right sprocket to remove slack from the paper and lock it in place 154 9 The paper must be loaded as shown in figure Loading Paper with the Front1 Push Tractor when the Front2 Push Tractor is installed When the Front2 Push tractor is installed the paper loading procedure for the Front2 Push tractor is slightly different e f you need to install paper on the Frontl Push tractor rotate the Front2 Push tractor outside the printer e Insert the fanfol
4. Serial Interface Adapter 1A0651P01 Quick Reference Guide GEK 01011 Ribbon Cartridge LA40R KA Serial Interface Cable BC16E 10 Printer Parts Front View Operator Panel Paper Knob Push Tractors Cover Power Switch Rear View Rear Paper Slot Top Cover Rear Tractor Cover Paper Knob Interface Connectors Large Rear Cover Power Cable Connector Rear Tractor Installation Area Covers Setting Up Your Printer Choosing a Suitable Location Consider the following points when you choose the location for your printer e The distance between the printer and the host computer must not exceed the length of the interface cable e The location must be sturdy horizontal and stable e Your printer must not be exposed to direct sunlight extreme heat cold dust or humidity see Printer Specifications later e The power outlet compatible must be with the plug of the printer s power cord There must be are sufficient clearances on all sides for easy operation The required space is shown in the figure Printer Assembly Removal of the Shipment Locks Open all the printer covers and make sure that you remove the two shipment locks from the printer Ribbon Cartridge Installation Two types of black ribbon cartridges are available for this printer depending on whether the color mechanism option is installed or not Make sure that you
5. DISCONNECT EOT INIT REPORT AUTO ANSWERBACK ANSWERBACK ENQ Horizontal Pitch Definition Sets the horizontal spacing of the printed characters Selects the used GO Character Set Selects the User Preference character set Selects the printer ID Determines the printer behavior when receiving data that exceeds the right margin Determines whether a communication line disconnection occurs at the end of data transmission Determines if an initialization report is sent to the host or not Determines if an ANSWERBACK message is sent to the host or not Determines whether the ANSWERBACK message is sent to the host when receiving an ENQ code TheHORIZONTAL PITCH Sub option sets the horizontal pitch used with the DEC protocol The values for the HORIZONTAL PITCH Sub option are the following 5 6 6 6 8 25 8 55 9 10 12 13 2 15 16 5 17 1 18 20 cpi and Proportional Spacing Prop Spacing Value 117 GO Character Set TheGo CHARACTER SET Sub option sets the GO character set that will be used with the DEC protocol The following resident character sets are available Value Definition US ASCII US ASCII British 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 Dutch DEC Swiss DEC Swiss
6. ISO Latin 9 UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 MSI mod 10 10 Code39 Code 128 Code 93 2 5 Interleaved 2 5 Industrial 2 5 Matrix Postnet Codabar 168 Paper Handling Base Configuration Fanfold Paper FRONT1 PUSH TRACTOR Fanfold width 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches Copies 1 original 5 copies Max thickness 0 635 mm FRONT2 PUSH TRACTOR Fanfold width 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches Copies 1 original 5 copies Max thickness 0 635 mm With the Pull tractor option Push Pull Feeding Front fanfold insertion with Front1 Push tractor and Rear Pull tractor Automatic Sheet Feeder Option First tray Single sheets envelopes and postcards Second and third tray Single Sheets Paper stacker Tray capacity 120 sheets 80 g m Sheet width 8 89 to 30 48 cm 3 5 to 12 inches Copies 1 original 2 copies Coexisting with fanfold Emulations EPSON ESC P IBM Proprinter XL24 XL24E DEC PPL2 Standard Functions e Automatic print head gap adjustment AGA e Automatic paper path switching via operator panel or S W commands e Paper parking 169 Standard Functions cont e Plug amp Play capability e Bar Code printing e Automatic fanfold positioning for tear off e Setting and storage of paper format and print conditions for each paper path in the non volatile memory Physical and Electrical Characteristics Interfaces Parallel Centronics Compatible Bi directional IEEE 1284 nibble and byte modes 36 pin Am
7. If the color mechanism option is installed on your printer insert the white plastic holder onto the color mechanism as shown in the following figure 8 Turn the ribbon winding knob in the arrow direction located on the cartridge to take up slack in the ribbon Ribbon Tension Knob 9 Push the cartridge down gently until it dips into place at all locking points two on each side for the black ribbon one on each side for the color and the long life ribbon 10 Turn the ribbon winding knob again in the direction of the arrow to take up slack in the ribbon 11 To ensure that the ribbon guide runs freely along the ribbon manually move the print carriage horizontally If the used ribbon cartridge needs to be replaced see Replacing The Ribbon Cartridge later in this manual 11 Host Computer Connection This printer can be connected to the host computer via two available interfaces The interface connectors are located on the rear of the printer e A bidirectional IEEE 1284 parallel interface e A RS232C 422A serial interface Before connecting the interface cable make sure that the printer and the host computer are turned OFF Insert the paralld interface cableinto the parallel connector and fasten it by means of the clips Insert the serial interface cable into the serial connector and fasten it by means of the two screws use the screwdriver
8. The Values range from the Value for TOP MARGIN tothe Value for FORM LENGTH Top of Form The TOP OF FORM Option is used to set the Top of Form position Seethe print area definition in the Printing section This Option is useful when printing on preprinted forms where a precise positioning is required The selectable Values range between 0 60 and 140 60 inches The Factory setting is 0 60 inch Selecting the Paper Path Y ou can set the PAPER PATH Option to select the paper path used with a given Macro Remember that you can also select the paper path you want using the operator panel buttons This Option is available only if the PATH AT POWER ON Option of the INSTALLATION Function is set to From Macro See Configuring Your Printer Value Definition Push Frontl The paper is loaded using the tractor in Front1 position Push Front2 The paper is loaded using the tractor in F ront2 position option ASF1 ASF2 ASF3 Paper is loaded from one of the available bins of the Automatic Sheet F eeder option 104 These settings are stored in the Macros See also the PATH AT POWER ON Option Setting the Printing Modes Print Direction The PRINT DIRECTION Option allows you to define the print direction when a line feed occurs Value Definition Unidirectional The printing direction is the same each time This setting may be necessary due to specific driver s compatibility Bidirectional The print direction changes for ea
9. Ready Ready lit L The printer is in Ready or Busy state The printer can receive printing information from the host Ready Ready off L1 The printer is in Pause state The printer cannot receive printing information from the host and the current print tasks are put on hold Ready Ready blinking ul The printer is in Pause state and there is still data in the input buffer Set Up Set Up off im The printer is in normal state et Up Set Up blinking slowly D The printer is in Set Up state See the description of the paper path indicators below Fault Fault lit m The printer is out of paper Fault Fault blinking slowly ul There is a fault such as cover open paper jam communication error and buffer overflow Fault Fault blinking rapidly There is an internal diagnostic fault 26 The Paper Path Indicators The Paper Path indicators identify which Paper Path is selected With this printer the paper may be loaded through the following Paper Paths e Frontl Paper Path e Front2 Paper Path e ASF Paper Path e Push Pull Paper Path Always remember to power off the printer before mounting any new paper feeding device This allows the printer to automatically detect this device at power on Indicator Status Meaning E 3 Front Paper Path indicator lit Front 2 The Paper Path corresponding to the lit indicator is selected In this ASF example the Push F ront1 Pape
10. To toggle between the Quiet and the Normal modes Busy State Inactive Same as for Ready P ause state See Reducing the Print Noise Level To select one of the M acros Inactive access to the M1 M2 M3 and M4 button functions See Using Macros Fault State Paper Out Other Fault Same as for Inactive Ready P ause state Same as for Inactive Ready P ause state Same as for Inactive Ready P ause state 31 Button Functions Purpose Ready Pause State Busy State Fault State Paper Out Other Fault M1 LF LF To advance the paper Inactive Same as for Inactive LF one line at the current Ready P ause a vertical pitch state Y Se Moving the Paper M1 M1 To select Macro 1 See Using Macros M2 FF Load FF Load Toadvancethe Inactive Same as for Inactive FF Load paper The paper moves Ready P ause according to the settings of state 7 the Tear View mode See Moving the Paper M2 M2 To select Macro 2 See Using Macros M3 Font Font To force one of the Inactive Same as for Inactive Font available resident fonts Ready P ause See Selecting Print state gt Features M3 M3 To select Macro 3 See Using Macros 32 Button Functions M4 Pitch Pitch lt M4 Pause Pause Sel Save Set Up Set Up Exit Purpose Ready Pause State Pitch Toforce one of the available resident pitch values See Selecting Print Features M4 To select Macro 4 See Using Macros To to
11. 121 Automatic ANSWERBACK esent 122 ANSWERBACK on ENQ Configuring the BM Mode Horizontal Pitch 123 IBM s iharacten Se EEEE 123 Goo i re MP M aeons 124 IBM Na MN 125 IBM AGM 125 Horizontal Pitch on COM PRESS Slashed Zeno m Setting the EPSON Mode Horizontal Pitch bs National Character Seb oot te tet EEEE Eau ire pa EPSON Character Set Slashed Zero Testing Your Printer Hex Dump Printing Adjusting Your Printer How to Adjust your Printer Adjusting the Bidirectional Alignment Adjusting the Position of the First Printable Line cesses Adjusting the Tear off Position Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting Cleaning the Printer ae zi Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge sees ST OUDI ESIOOLIG tected a E EEEE Installation Problems and Solutions 2 Printing Problems and Solutions sssssseeeeeennen Paper Handling Problems and Solutions sss Printer allure Hex Dump Mode Options TheFront2 Push Tractor Installing Removing the F ront2 Push Tractor Loading Paper Using the F ront2 Tractor Option The Rear Pull Tractor Installing the Rear Pull Tractor Loading Paper Using the F ront1 Push Tractor and the Rear Pull Tractor 160 Removing the Rear Pull Tractor 162 Automatic Sheet Feeder
12. PC IBM Character Sets EPSON National Variations IBM and EPSON Code Pages CS1 and CS2 USA France Germany United Kingdom Denmark 1 Sweden Italy Spain 1 Japan Norway Denmark 2 Spain 2 Latin America Turkey Korea Legal Old Hebrew CP210 CP220 USA CP437 Greek CP437 G Multilingual CP850 Eastern Europe CP852 Turkish CP 853 Cyrillic CP855 Turkish CP857 Euro PC Multilingual CP858 Portugal CP860 Hebrew CP862 Canada France CP863 Arabic CP864 Denmark Norway CP865 Russian CP866 CP869 Abicomp Brascii Mazowian Code MJK Bulgarian ISO 8859 15 ISO Latin 1T D Hebrew New Hebrew 167 DEC Protocol GO Character Sets User Preference Character Sets Bar Codes US ASCII British DEC Finnish French DEC French Canadian German ISO Italian JIS Roman DEC Norway Denmark ISO Spanish DEC Swedish Norwegian Danish DEC Dutch DEC Swiss DEC Portuguese Legal DEC Supplemental DEC Spec Graphics DEC Technical DEC 7Bit Hebrew DEC Hebrew Supplemental DEC Greek Supplemental DEC 7Bit Turkish DEC Turkish Supplemental JIS Katakana ISO Italian ISO Spanish JIS Roman Legal DEC Supplemental DEC Spec Graphics DEC Technical DEC 7Bit Hebrew DEC Hebrew Supplemental DEC Greek Supplemental DEC 7Bit Turkish DEC Turkish Supplemental JIS Katakana ISO Latin 1 ISO Latin 2 ISO Latin 5 ISO Latin Hebrew ISO Latin Greek ISO Latin Cyrillic
13. Page 860 Code Page 861 Code Page 862 Code Page 863 Code Page cont Code Page 864 Code Page 865 Code Page 866 Code Page 869 Abicomp Brazilian ASCII Mazowian Code MJK Bulgarian ISO 8859 7 2 2 Code Page cont ISO 8859 15 ISO Latin 1T New Hebrew D Hebrew EPSON C Set Graphic Italic Slashed Zero No Yes 80 Interface Interface Type Automatic Parallel Serial Interface Time out 2 seconds 2 to 30 seconds Input Buffer 1K 8K 16K 32K 64 K Parallel Mode Bidirectional Centro AUTOFEED Signal Disabled Enabled SLCT IN Signal Disabled Enabled Discon on Fault No discon Yes DTR drop Yes DTR pulse Word Length 8 bit 7 bit Baud Rate 600 bps 1200 bps 2400 bps Baud Rate cont 4800 bps 9600 bps 19200 bps 38400 bps Parity Bit None Even Odd Buffer Control XON XOFF XON XOFF DTR DTR Robust XON No Yes 81 How to configure your Printer Reaching Selecting Saving a Configuration Value When you press the Set Up button the printer enters Set Up mode allowing you to navigate within the Configuration structure Use the Arrows buttons to move around in the structure Reaching a Configuration Item Button Purpose T4 To switch from an item level to another upwards or downwards gt e Within the same level to switch from an item to another forwards or backwards Selecting a Configuration Value When you reach a Value selectable or not pr
14. Tear View mode is disabled and no backward movements are performed Set the TEAR VIEW MODE Option to the No tear reverse Value to print on adhesive labels This Value disables all backward movements and avoids any paper jams Backward movements are automatically inhibited when using the Push Pull paper path 111 Paper Movements According to Tear View Mode The following shows the paper positions identified by their definition number and the corresponding printer state depending on the print task the Tear View mode setting and the button sequence Automatic Advance Setting OM Ih j DM Pause FF Load Pause Pause Pause FF Load Pause Pause Print Job Completed Without final lt FF gt Position State 4 Ready after timeout 4 Pause 5 Pause 2 5 after timeout Ready 4 Pause 1 4 after timeout Ready 5 Ready 5 Pause 2 5 after timeout Ready With final lt FF gt Position State 5 Ready after timeout 5 Pause 6 Pause 3 6 after timeout Ready 5 Pause 2 5 after timeout Ready 6 Ready 6 Pause 3 6 after timeout Ready Currently Printing Position State Busy 4 Pause 5 Pause 2 Busy 4 Pause 1 Busy 112 Manual Advance Setting Print Job Completed Without final lt FF gt With final lt FF gt Position State Position State Currently Printing Position State 1 Ready 2 Ready Busy 1 Pause 4
15. Tear off position 35 when a print task is completed toallow you to automatically movethe last printed line above thetear bar Viewing position 4 when putting the print task on hold pressing the Pause button Depending on the print task definition the printer state and the buttons you press there are several ways to obtain the paper positions described above Totake benefit of the highest automation level set the TEAR VIEW MODE Option to one of the Auto advance Xs Values The printer behavior matches the above definition 110 See the section Paper Movements according to Tear View Mode for all the cases corresponding to specific combinations of the TEAR VIEW MODE Option setting the button sequence and the type of print task The paper positions that are mentioned in this section are described further in the section Paper Position Definition Value Definition Auto advance 1s Setting one of these Values the paper is automatically moved to the tear Auto advance 2s off position after the specified timeout at the end of the print task AUTO RE Hen 35 including a form feed command Adjust the timeout according to the AA oe estimated time between data flow in order to avoid inappropriate form Auto advance 5s feed Manual advance This Value obliges you to use the buttons to move the paper to the desired position For example The paper is moved to the Viewing position when _ pressngthePausebuttn 0 No tear reverse
16. are using only amp iRNICOM original consumables 1 Makesure that the printer is turned off 2 Find the ribbon cartridge among the accessories Ribbon guide Ribbon guide Tension Knob Tension Knob Cartridge Pin Cartridge Pin LA4OR KA LA7OR KA Extended Life Black to be used when the color mechanism option 1A3000B02 Color is not installed to be used when the color mechanism option is installed 3 Open the top cover using the small handles on either side of the top cover 4 Turn the printer on The print carriage prepares for ribbon cartridge installation Ribbon Tension 5 Before installing the ribbon cartridge turn Knob the ribbon winding knob in the arrow direction located on the cartridge to take up slack in the ribbon To avoid damage to the ribbon do not turn the winding knob in the wrong direction 6 Align the cartridge pins with the locking grooves on the left and right cartridge supports The black long life cartridge LA70R KA or the color cartridge 1A3000B02 to be used when the color kit is installed has only one groove 7 Slide and insert the ribbon guide between the print head and the ribbon guide mask holding it perpendicular to the print head Make sure that the ribbon is inserted correctly between the print head and the print head mask
17. be worn Paper Path is obstructed Vertical pitch setting is not correct Printer communication settings are not appropriate for host settings Bidirectional alignment setting is not correct Action Resolution If the PRINT GAP Option is set toAuto adjust check the AUTO GAP OFFSET Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Printing Modes 1 Perform a self test 2 If the self test is OK see the other causes If the self test is not OK call Service Check the PRINT GAP Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Printing Modes If the PRINT GAP Option is set to Auto adjust check the AUTO GAP OFFSET Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Printing Modes l Perform a self test 2 If the self test is OK see the other causes If the self test is not OK call Service l Clear Paper Path 2 Press Pause to resume printing Check the VERTICAL PITCH Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Publishing Style Check the INTERFACE Option settings in Set Up See Setting the Communication Interface 1 Performthe BIDI ALIGNMENT procedure of the USER ADJUSTMENTS Function 2 Check the result 3 If the result is not correct select the Unidirectional value of the PRINT DIRECTION Option 142 Symptoms First line position is not precisely at the correct position Top of Form is set to zero Top Margin is set to line 1 Printing does not start at the right vertical posit
18. because it is too long It indicates that the paper should be torn off and then parked again The print head carriage is not moving correctly Open the top cover and check if there is anything blocking the carriage Communication error The DSR signal is not present on the serial interface Clear the error by pressing the Pause button twice then check if the communication parameters for the serial interface are set correctly Data has been lost due to incorrect interface settings Check the interface parameters in the printer Set Up Displayed when exiting from the printer Set U p and the PRINT GAP Option has been set to Manual adjust See Customiaing Macros for more details 24 Message Gap failure Check print gap Printer failure Call Service Ribbon blocked Check ribbon Meaning Displayed when an automatic gap adjustment error occurred Power the printer off and on again If the error is not solved call the Customer Service The printer is in an error condition that cannot be solved by the user Call the Customer Service Theribbon cartridge is blocked Check the ribbon cartridge installation The Indicators The following graphic conventions are used to describe the possible indicator behaviors Off Lit Flashing NM Flashing rapidly 25 The State Indicators The operator panel has three state indicators Fault Ready and Set Up Indicator State Meaning
19. of the following resident fonts Draft Courier Roman Sans Serif Prestige Script Orator OCR A OCR B Y ou can also select the SoftContr1 Software Control Value Software Control means that the font that is used by the printer is defined through the commands of your software application This message blinks alternately with the Font that will be used if the printer receives no software command To select a resident font 1 Press the Font button 2 Within 3 seconds press the Font button until the desired font is displayed keeping the button depressed displays the different fonts continuously Three seconds after releasing the button the display shows the basic screen again and the font is set If a font is selected using the Font button it is locked and cannot be changed by software commands The basic screen then shows the Lock symbol The font selection made using the Font button is canceled as soon as you power off the printer To return to Software Control press the Font button until Soft Contr1 is displayed 58 Selecting the Pitch The Pitch button on the operator panel allows you to select different horizontal pitches according to the selected protocol See Customizing Macres for the pitch values You can also select the Soft Software Control Value Software Control means that the pitch that is used by the printer is defined through the commands of your software application This message blinks
20. printer is loading paper in the current paper path The printer is parking the paper either because the Park button has been pressed or because the paper path has been changed The paper needs to be parked in order to allow paper loading through the new path The printer is printing the output of one of the available printer tests The printer is processing data Generic wait for operation end message The printer is executing the one of the available tests The printer is performing the bootstrap operations 23 Rolling messages Message 1 Check paper 2 Press Pause H Paper gt Pull 2 Press Pause 1 Power off 2 Push gt Front2 1 Tear off paper 2 Park Paper Carriage error Check its moving Comm Failure Check line Data lost Check interface Print gap Manual Adjust print gap Meaning These messages are displayed during the initialization of the printer when the Push Pull paper path is selected The user should check that the paper has been correctly loaded and confirm by pressing the Pause button These messages are displayed during the paper loading procedure for the Push Pull paper path The user should install the paper and confirm by pressing the Pause button These messages are displayed when the Push F ront2 paper path is selected and the tractor is not installed in the Front2 position Power the printer off and install the Push Front2 tractor option The printer was not able to park the paper
21. selectable Values have been defined according to how they are saved Value Type Meaning Factory These arethe Values that are set at the factory You can recall them for the entire Configuration using the SAVE Option Power on These are the values that are active when powering on the printer They are active when you permanently save your changes by pressing the Se Save button Current These arethe values that are active at a given time and that are lost when you power off the printer They are active when you temporarily save your changes by pressing the Exit button or by modifying corresponding Values at the operator panel 71 Configuration Quick Reference See the following pages to know the Functions Options Sub options and Values defining the entire Configuration Macros Installation Interface Test Hex Dump User Access User Adjustments Save In the Value list the Factory setting is shown in bold 72 Macros Macro 1 Macro 2 Macro 3 Macro 4 Test Hex Dump Self Test Hex Dump Mode Enable Hex D Disable Hex D User Adjustments Bidi Alignment Offset X Line 1 Front1 X 60 inches Line 1 Front2 X 60 inches Tear Perfo Align X 60 inches Installation Language Error Buzzer Ribbon Type Path at Power on User Access All Functions Macros Test Hex Dump Minimum Save Save Config Restore Macro X Rest all Macros Recall Factory Interface Interface Typ
22. selects whether the zero character is printed with or without a Slash Value Definition Yes Zero character is printed with a slash No Zero character is printed without a slash Setting the EPSON Mode The EPSON MODE Option sets the EPSON protocol specific features and comprises the following Sub options Sub option Definition HORIZONTAL PITCH Sets the horizontal spacing of the printed characters NATIONAL C SET Selects the National character set to be used CODE PAGE Selects the Code Page character sets EPSON C SET Applies an italic style or not to the character sets SLASHED ZERO Determines whether the zero character is printed with without a slash Horizontal Pitch TheHORIZONTAL PITCH Option sets the horizontal pitch used with the EPSON protocol The values are 10 12 17 1 20 cpi and Proportional Spacing Prop Spacing 126 National Character Set The NATIONAL C SET Sub option identifies which national character set is to use Value Definition USA USA France France Germany Germany United Kingdom United Kingdom Denmark 1 Denmark 1 Denmark 2 Denmark 2 Sweden Sweden Italy Italy Japan J apan Spain 1 Spain 1 Spain 2 Spain 2 Norway Norway Latin America Latin America Korea Korea Turkey Turkey Legal Legal Old Hebrew Old Hebrew New Hebrew New Hebrew D Hebrew David Hebrew 127 Code Page The CODE PAGE Sub option identifies
23. shows Print gap Manual Adjust print gap Open the top cover The print head automatically moves to the center letting you access to the print gap adjustment knob behind and at the left of the left cartridge support The print gap is set at the maximum Turn the print gap adjustment knob with your index finger to the back of the printer so that the markings appear Position the adjustment knob so that the marking indicating a number of parts is opposite the black plastic marker at its right Automatic Gap Offset When selecting the Auto adjust Value for the PRINT GAP Option adjust the Value of the AUTO GAP OFFSET Option according to your print out quality Try different settings to get the expected print result The AUTO GAP OFFSET Value is Factory set to 0 The Values range between 8 and 48 109 Perforation Anti jam The PERFO ANTI JAM Option can be enabled for paper with especially large perforation which can cause paper jams The use of this Option is necessary only for exceptional cases For the paper specifications see Paper Handling Value Definition Enabled The print head is moved to the extreme right position when feeding paper over the perforation Disabled The print head remains in the current position when feeding the paper Setting the Tear View Mode The main purposes of the TEAR VIEW MODE Option are the following toallow you to automatically move the paper perforation to the tear bar
24. the TEST HEX DUMP Function of Set U p mode To perform these tests paper must be already loaded in the printer See Paper Handling Y ou access to the TEST HEX DUMP Function as follows 1 Press the Set Up button MACROS is displayed 2 Press the gt button three times TEST HEX DUMP is displayed 3 Press the J button 4 Pressing the gt or the button you can choose which test you want to perform Sub option Definition Self Test The printer prints the self test HEX DUMP MODE This Option allows you to enable or disable the H ex Dump mode 130 Printing the Self Test The Self Test printout consists of a header and an ASCII swirl pattern sequence for each resident font at 10 12 and 15 cpi for each font The Self Test checks also the correct print head movement along the whole carriage bar For this reason the Self Test should always be performed with 136 columns wide paper to avoid damaging the platen e The Self Test printout starts as soon as you press the Se Save button e Tostopthe Self Test press the Exit button The Self Test is structured as follows D Testheader I d S amp 4 0123455789 7 lt gt QABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ N 1 1 4 amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ A Swirl pattern sequence 20 RELUS 4338 SESLO LESE 2 lt P ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPORSTUYWHYZ _ Matrix Printer LA50
25. to zero Top of Form M1 J To reduce the Top of Form Value the paper moves backwards LF accordingly eo See Adjusting the Top of Form from the Operator Panel M2 T To increase the Top of Form Value the paper moves forwards FF Load accordingly E cM See Adjusting the Top of Form from the Operator Panel Pause Sel Save To save the Top of Form Value and return to Normal mode SU See Adjusting the Top of Form fram the Operator Panel ei oave Set Up Exit Toreturn to Normal mode without saving the Top of Form Value tL m See Adjusting the Top of Form from the Operator Panel XI 36 Paper Handling Paper Paths JS Frontl Push Path Base Configuration With Installed Option Front2 Push Path Push P ull Path Automatic Sheet Feeder lus Frontl Push Tractor 37 How to Select a Paper Path The selection of the paper path can be done using the printer driver with your application software There are also two ways of selecting the paper path operating on the printer using the operator panel to change the paper path temporarily for a specific need at a given time using the Set Up mode to switch to a specific customized Configuration Macro including the use of a dedicated paper path Using Set Up Mode The Set U p mode allows you to manage the paper paths used at power on Using the PATH AT POWER ON Option you can choose one of the two possibilities Path at Power on Value Definition From Macro The pap
26. which Code Page is to use Value Definition Code Page 210 Greek Code Page 220 Spain CP 437 Greek Greek Code Page 437 USA Code Page 850 Multilingual Code Page 852 Eastern Europe Code Page 853 Turkish Code Page 855 Cyrillic Code Page 857 Turkish Code Page 858 Euro PC Multilingual contains the Euro symbol Code Page 860 Portugal Code Page 861 Icelandic Code Page 862 Hebrew Code Page 863 Canada F rance Code Page 864 Arabic Code Page 865 Denmark Norway Code Page 866 Russian Code Page 869 Greek Abicomp Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian ASCII Brazilian Mazowian Polish Code MJK CSFR Bulgarian Bulgarian ISO 8859 7 Latin Greek ISO 8859 15 Latin 9 contains the Euro symbol 128 Value Definition ISO Latin 1T ISO Latin 1 Turkish D Hebrew David Hebrew New Hebrew Modern Hebrew EPSON Character Set The EPSON C SET Sub option defines the style which is applied to the character set Value Definition Graphic The character sets are not altered Italic The Italic style is applied to the character set Slashed Zero The SLASHED ZERO Sub option selects whether the zero character is printed with or without a Slash Value Definition Yes The zero character is printed with a slash No The zero character is printed without a slash 129 Testing Your Printer The correct functioning of your printer can be checked using
27. you need the optional color mechanism shown in the figure below The color mechanism is installable by an authorized technician The color or the black ribbon Long Life cartridge can be used when the color mechanism is installed 164 Pedestals Two printer floor pedestals are available Three Levds Floor Pedestal for large paper quantity and dual fanfold handling 165 Printer Specifications Printing Characteristics Print Head Matrix 24 pins 0 2 mm Print Head Life 400 mil characters draft Print Speed cps Draft Quality 10 cpi 500 133 12 cpi 600 160 15 cpi 600 200 Throughput pages hour Draft Quality ECMA 132 440 pph 215 pph Print Matrix horizontal x vertical Draft Quality 10 cpi 12 x 24 36 x 24 12 cpi 12 x 24 30 x 24 15 cpi 8 x 24 24 x 24 Print Density characters per inch Normal 10 12 15 17 1 20 24 Enlarged 5 6 7 5 8 5 Proportional 166 Line length number of characters 10 cpi 136 12 cpi 163 15 cpi 204 Vertical Spacing 6 8 LPP n 60 n 72 n 180 n 216 inch 3 4 6 8 12 lines 30 mm Print Styles 17 1 cpi 233 20 cpi 272 24 cpp 326 Draft High Impact Draft Courier Roman Sans Serif Prestige Script Orator OCR A OCR B Print Attributes Underline double underline overline strike through printing bold multicopy double width slant color Characters Sets International character sets ASCII Standard
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29. ASF sess 163 Color MENAN camem 164 Pedestals 165 Printer Specifications 166 Compliance Statements 172 FCC Compliance Statement USA Compliance Statement Canada Compliance Statement Germany 172 Compliance Statement Europe 173 Energy As i e DN OMM E EEE 173 International Compliance 173 Trademark Acknowledgements Getting to Know Your Printer Printer Features e 24 Needle Print Head e 136 columns e Draft printing at 500 cps LQ printing at 133 cps e The supported emulations are IBM Proprinter XL24E EPSON ESC P and DEC PPL2 e High Resolution Graphics Printing 360 x 360 dots per inch e Multiple copies 1 original and 5 copies e Automatic paper path selection e Easy operability via operator panel menu and S W commands e Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder 120 sheets capability which handles cut sheets multicopies and envelopes accepts up to two additional paper bins and includes paper stacker e Optional Color Mechanism e Usage of all specific features by means of the Specific Software Driver which is applicable to the most popular S W Packages e Plug amp Play capability for Windows 95 98 2000 e Bi directional IEEE 1284 parallel interface and RS232 C 422 A serial interface Unpacking Your Printer Together with the CD ROM with this User Manual the following items are included in the box Notify any damage to your supplier cs
30. Auto advance 4s Auto advance 5s Manual advance No tear reverse DEC Mode Horizontal Pitch GO Character Set User Pref C Set Wrap vs Truncate Printer ID Disconnect EOT Init Report Auto ANSWERBACK ANSWERBACK ENQ 75 Macro 1 2 3 4 2 3 IBM Mode EPSON Mode Horizontal Pitch Horizontal Pitch IBM C Set National C Set Code Page Code Page IBM Dbl Height EPSON C Set IBM AGM Slashed Zero Pitch COMPRESS Slashed Zero Installation Language Error Buzzer Ribbon Type English 1 beep Black Deutsch 3 beeps Color Espanol Continuous beep Fran ais No beep Path at Power on Italiano From Macro Last sel Path 76 DEC Mode Horizontal Pitch 5 cpi 6 cpi 6 6 cpi 8 25 Cpi 8 55 cpi 9 cpi 10 cpi 12 cpi 13 2 cpi 15 cpi 16 5 cpi 17 1 cpi 18 cpi 20 cpi Prop Spacing User Pref C Set DEC Supplement DEC Spec Graph DEC Technical DEC 7Bit Hebrew User Pref C Set cont DEC Hebrew Sup DEC Greek Sup DEC 7Bit Turk DEC 7Bit Sup JIS Katakana ISO Latin 1 ISO Latin 2 ISO Latin 5 ISO Latin Hebrew ISO Latin Greek ISO Latin Cyril ISO Latin 9 GO Character Set US ASCII British DEC Finnish French DEC French Can German ISO Italian 1 2 GO Character Set cont JIS Roman DEC Norw Dan ISO Spanish DEC Swedish Norw Danish DEC Dutch DEC Swiss DEC Portuguese Legal DEC Supplement DEC Spec Graph DEC Technical DEC 7Bit Hebrew DEC Hebrew Sup DEC Greek Sup DEC 7Bi
31. DEC Portuguese DEC Portuguese DEC Supplement DEC Supplemental DEC Spec Graphi DEC Special Graphics DEC Technical DEC Technical DEC 7bit Hebrew DEC 7Bit Hebrew DEC Turkish DEC 7Bit Turkish DEC Hebrew Sup DEC Hebrew Supplemental DEC Greek Sup DEC Greek Supplemental DEC Turk Sup DEC Turkish Supplemental ISO Italian ISO Italian ISO Spanish ISO Spanish JIS Katakana J IS Katakana JIS Roman J IS Roman Legal Legal 118 User Preference Character Set TheUSER PREF C SET Option sets the user character set for the DEC protocol The following character sets are available Value Definition DEC Supplement DEC Supplemental DEC Spec Graph DEC Special Graphics DEC Technical DEC Technical DEC 7bitHebrew DEC 7Bit Hebrew DEC 7bit Turkish DEC 7BIT Turkish DEC Hebrew Sup DEC Hebrew Supplemental DEC Turkish Sup DEC Turkish Supplemental DEC Greek Suppl DEC Greek Supplemental ISO Latin 1 ISO Latin 1 ISO Latin 2 ISO Latin 2 ISO Latin 5 ISO Latin 5 ISO Latin 9 ISO Latin 9 contains the Euro symbol ISO Lat Hebrew ISO Latin H ebrew ISO Lat Greek ISO Latin Greek ISO Lat Cyril ISO Latin Cyrillic JIS Katakana J IS Katakana 119 Printer ID The PRINTER ID Sub option defines the DEC printer D used by the printer when responding to DA commands from your host computer or application software Value Definition PPL2 Allows the printer to respond as a DEC Conf
32. Interface Type Determines the type of interface to be used Value Definition Parallel The parallel interface only is enabled Serial The serial interface only is enabled Automatic Both interfaces are enabled The printer switches automatically to the proper interface type according to the activated port If you select this value adjust the I F TIME OUT Option accordingly Interface Time out Ther F TIME OUT Option allows you to define the duration after which the interface switches back to the Stand by state when the printer stops receiving data Value Definition 2 seconds Interface time out of the corresponding duration 30 seconds 91 Input Buffer Size The INPUT BUFFER Option allows you to set the input buffer size The down line loading of characters is always available Value Definition 1 K 1 KByte input buffer 8 K 8 KByte input buffer 16 K 16 KByte input buffer 32 K 32 KByte input buffer 64 K 64 Kbyte input buffer Setting the Parallel Interface Parallel Mode The PARALLEL MODE Option allows you to determine the type of data exchange between the printer and the host for the parallel interface Value Definition Bidirectional The parallel interface uses the IEEE 1284 bidirectional standard mode Select this Value to take advantage of the Plug and Play feature of Windows 95 98 2000 Centro The parallel interface uses a Centronics monodirectional standard mode 92 AUTOFEED Signal The AU
33. Model LA500 User s Manual GENICOM GEK 01006 Safety Information A Never remove any printer cover except to install a printer accessory and as expressly described in this manual B Please store the printer covers in a safe place The covers must be reinstalled if you decide to remove any printer accessory The following areas of the printer should be covered for safety reasons Pull Tractor Mechanism Covers Large Rear Cover The above openings must always be protected with their covers when the corresponding option is not installed Do not touch inside the opening and do not insert any object into these openings or into the gears Table of Contents Safety Information cscs cs eesessceseeeeeseesseesseeseseessneseeesseuseneeseensnenenes Table of Contents Getting to Know Your Printer Printer Features Eu Wine adipeifeUid dini 2 diis DE Front View Rear View Setting Up Your Printer eeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeee enne tnnt nnn nnnnna 5 Choosing a Suitable Location 225 Printer Assembly 6 Removal of the Shipment Locks 6 Ribbon Cartridge Installation eese 7 Host Computer Conriectlon sssini 12 Software Driver Selection Power Connecti onserer Selecting the Display Language e eesereesrissrriserriertinsnrrnnnrinnnn
34. NS CURRENT VALUES MACRO i MACRO 2 KACO 3 MACRO 4 Macro Option List PROTOCOL PROTOCOL SERIAL DEC PPL2 DEC PPL2 DEC PPL2 DRC PPL2 DEC PPL2 3 Current Values of the PROTOCOL PARAL EPSON ESC P2 EPSON ESC P2 IBM XL24E EPSON ESC P2 IBM XL24E HL ri eis i Vu nei 6i current Macro FORM s s s s si H H poo mae puces sem c errr reyes Macros the asterisk in the TOP MARGIN Line 1 Line 1 Line 1 Line 1 Line 1 7 RES a rise ct eae oc M ME title MSS the current Macro Soft control Soft p 4 6 opere dese LF LF CR CR LF LF CR CR LF LF CR CR LFeLF CR CR Power on Val ues of the BLANK eserved Preserved Preserved Preserved Preserved E o gal eres er Iu cst goes INSTALLATION Fundion AUTO GAP OFFSET 0 o o0 o 0 PRINT IMPACT Soft impact Soft impact Soft impact Soft inpact Soft impact Power on Values of the TEAR VIEW MODE Auto advance 1s Auto advance 1s Auto advance 1s Auto advance 1s Auto advance 1s DEC Nox USER ADJUSTMENTS HORIZONTAL PIT 10 cpi 10 cpi 10 cpi 10 cpi 10 cpi m Pr Cm Dac Supplement DEC Supplement DRE fopiese DBC Supplement _ DEC Supplement Function mom a mm ma mma Power on Value of the DISCONNECT EOT Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled d EE o Me EE c Eom USER ACCESS Function ANSWERBACK Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled NE PIICH 10 cpi 10 cpi 10 cpi 10 cpi 10 cpi P ower on Val ues of the RO amr ae oath eM sema INTERFACE Function IBM DBL HEIGHT Disabled Disa
35. Normal mode since it defines the way the paper moves at the end of each print task or when putting the task on hold Pause state F or example you can make the paper automatically advance to the tear bar at the end of the print task or see the last printed line when you switch to Pause state Set Up This mode mainly allows you to set up your printer according to your operating environment Y ou can also define 4 customized configurations depending on the different kinds of jobs you have to manage Top of Form You can quickly access the Top of Form mode abbreviated to ToF from Normal mode in order to modify the position of the first printable line H ex Dump This is a special printing mode allowing you to check the proper functioning of your application or your printer Adjustment This mode allows you to perfectly adjust your printer behavior in particular the bidirectional alignment the position of the first printable line and the alignment of the paper perforation with the tear bar 30 The Function of the Buttons in Normal Mode As explained previously the function of the button mainly depends on the operating mode but is also affected by the printer state Normal mode gives you direct access to the following button functions Button Functions Path Path Park Quiet Quiet Print Macro Macro Top of Form Purpose Ready Pause State To select one of the available paper paths See How to Select a Paper Path
36. Option FORM LENGTH according to the actual physical page length the distance between two perforations for continuous forms This will allow the printer to know exactly where the print head is and to position it at the same position when a form feed occurs Top line Thisistheline wherethe printing actually starts To define a top margin select the number of this line Example In the following picture TOP MARGIN Option is set to 3 Bottom line This is the line where the printing actually stops To define a bottom margin select the number of this line Example In the following picture BOTTOM MARGIN Option is set to 50 Left column G This is the column where the printing actually starts To define a left margin select the number of this column Example In the following picture LEFT MARGIN Option is set to 4 Print area Print area defined by the corresponding Macro Options FORM LENGTH TOP OF FORM TOP MARGIN and BOTTOM MARGIN Paper perforation The perforation defines the physical page length 63 4 ABCDEFGHIJ ONO TRWN 48 49 50 51 123456 i L JABCDEFGHIJ 64 Printing on Multipart Form Once you have decided which paper format you are using you can start sending the print tasks The printer loads the paper in the current paper path as soon as it receives data If you are using application software which uses the pr
37. Pause 5 Pause 4 Pause 2 FF Load 5 Pause 6 Pause 5 Pause 3 Pause 2 Ready 3 Ready 2 Busy 1 Pause 4 Pause 5 Pause 4 Pause 2 Pause 1 Ready 2 Ready 1 Busy 1 FF Load 2 Ready 3 Ready 2 Pause 5 Pause 6 Pause 3 Pause 2 Ready 3 Ready 113 No Tear Reverse Setting Print Job Completed Without final lt FF gt With final lt FF gt Position State Position State Currently Printing Position State 1 Ready 2 Ready Busy 1 Pause 4 Pause 2 Pause 1 Pause 2 FF Load 2 Pause 3 Pause 2 Pause 3 Pause 2 Ready 3 Ready 2 Busy 1 Pause 1 Pause 2 Pause 1 Pause 2 Pause 1 Ready 2 Ready 1 Busy 1 FF Load 2 Ready 3 Ready 2 Pause 2 Pause 3 Pause 3 Pause 2 Ready 3 Ready 114 Paper Position Definition Position Definition 1 Print head on last printed character while printing or at next memi line at the end of a job Print head on first next Top of Form 3 Print head on second next top of form 115 Position Definition 4 Viewing position Last printed line facing the tear bar Tear off position Next perforation facing the tear bar Second perforation facing the tear bar 116 Setting the DEC Mode The DEC MODE Option sets the DEC protocol specific features This Option comprises the following Sub options Sub options HORIZONTAL PITCH GO CHARACTER SET USER PREF C SET PRINTER ID WRAP vs TRUNCATE
38. STUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jk1 3456789 lt gt 0ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijklm 456789 lt 2 ABCDEF GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _abcdefghijkImn 56789 lt gt 7 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1 abcdefghi jk Imnopqrstuvwxyz gt TOABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghi jk Imnopqrstuvwxyz lt gt QABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghi jk Imnopqrstuvwxyz B9 lt 8ABCDEF GHI JKLHNDPQRSTUVWXYZIN1 abcdefghi jklmnopqrstuvwxyz l M 3 amp 01 9 gt 8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZEX1 abcdefghi jkTmnopqrstuvwxyz l amp 012 13 C TEABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZIX abcdefghijklnnopqrstuvwxyztl S amp 01234 ABCDEFGHT JKLMNOPQR 131 Hex Dump Printing The Hex Dump mode lets you print the received data as hexadecimal codes To enable Hex Dump mode 1 Select the HEX DUMP Mode Option of the TEST HEX DUMP Function 2 Select the Enable Hex D Value The printer switches directly to the Hex Dump mode The basic screen shows Hex instead of the current protocol To disable Hex Dump mode 1 Press the Set Up button The display shows Disable Hex D 2 Press the Sel Save button The printer switches back to Normal mode The basic screen is displayed 132 Adjusting Your Printer This printer gives you the possibility to finely adjust bidirectional printing the position of the first printable line for printing and the
39. TOFEED SIGNAL Option allows you to determine if the parallel interface ignores the AUTOFEED signal or not Value Definition Disabled The parallel interface ignores the AUTOFEED signal Enabled The parallel interface uses the AUTOFEED signal SELECT IN Signal The SLCT IN SIGNAL Option allows you to determine if the parallel interface ignores the SELECT IN signal or not Value Definition Disabled The parallel interface ignores the SELECT IN signal Enabled The parallel interface uses the SELECT IN signal 93 Setting the Serial Interface Disconnection on Fault The DISCON ON FAULT Option defines the DTR line behavior for any fault condition detected by the printer Value No discon Yes Yes DTR drop DTR pulse Word Length The WORD LENGTH Option allows you to determine the data format Value 8 bit 7 bit Definition The DTR line does not change The DTR line is dropped to low signal level The DTR line is pulsed to high signal level with a 5 sec pulse Definition The data are coded using 8 bit The data are coded using 7 bit 94 Baud Rate The BAUD RATE Option allows you to set the transmission speed used for the communication between the printer and the host Ensure that the Value matches your host settings Value 600 bps 1200 bps 2400 bps 4800 bps 9600 bps 19200 bps 38400 bps Parity Bit Definition 600 bits per seconds 1200 bits per seconds 2400 bits per seconds 4800 bi
40. The factory setting Soft impact Value should be used for normal paper TheSstrong impact Value should be used for multipart form in order to obtain good quality printing for all copies Hints on Printer Settings for Paper Thickness Before starting the print job you should print some sample pages to test the print result of the different settings e Always set the PRINT IMPACT andthe PRINT GAP Options to be compatible For example if you set the For 5 parts Valuefor the PRINT GAP Option and you do not set the PRINT IMPACT Option to Strong impact you may not have satisfactory print quality on the last part of the multipart form e Avoid printing with Strong impact strength on thin paper This could damage the paper and the platen e TheManual adjust Value of the PRINT GAP Option does not allow very precise print gap adjustment and should be used only for special paper when other settings have not produced satisfactory results For more details about the paper thickness setting see the section Setting the Printing Modes in Customizing Macros 66 Managing Blank Pages Thanks to the Tear View mode feature for advancing paper for tear off your printer allows you to save paper by removing unnecessary blank pages between print jobs To remove unnecessary blank pages e Select the Removed Value for the BLANK PAGES Macro Option To preserve blank pages voluntarily inserted within a print task e Select the Preserved Value fo
41. ackwards out of the printing sector If you select the No tear reverse Value for the TEAR VIEW MODE Option the parking function is inhibited Unsuccessful Paper Parking If the paper is not totally parked paper still inserted in the printer the printer enters the Fault state and the display shows 1 Tear off paper 2 Press Park e Tear off the paper e Press the Park button again 49 Resetting Paper Position Resetting the paper position is useful if you have moved the paper with the platen knob or if for any other reason you do not know exactly where the paper is positioned Toreset the paper position in the current paper path 1 Press the Set Up button followed by the Park button The printer parks the paper 2 Press the FF Load button The paper is positioned with the first printable line facing the print head 50 Printing on Adhesive Labels When printing on adhesive labels you must disable the backward movement of the paper because the unsticking of the labels can cause paper jams when the paper is moved backwards Proceed as follows 1 Press the Set Up button to put the printer in Set U p mode The display shows MACROS 2 Press the J button MACRO x is displayed where x is the number of the current Macro Press the J button The display shows PROTOCOL UJ Press the gt button until the TEAR VIEW MODE Option is displayed Press the J button to pass over to the Values for the Tear View m
42. alternately with the Pitch that will be used if the printer receives no software commands To select a pitch 1 Press the Pitch button 2 Within 3 seconds press the Pitch button until the desired pitch is displayed keeping the button depressed displays the different pitches continuously Three seconds after releasing the button the display shows the basic screen again and the pitch is set If a pitch is selected using the Pitch button it is locked and cannot be changed by software commands The basic screen then shows the Lock symbol The pitch selection made using the Pitch button is canceled as soon as you power off the printer To return to Software Control press the Pitch button until Soft is displayed 59 Holding a Print Task To hold printing temporarily e Press the Pause button The Ready indicator blinks indicating that there are still data to be printed The paper moves according to the settings of the TEAR VIEW MODE Option To resume printing e Press the Pause button again Reducing the Print Noise Level To print with a reduced noise level Quiet mode e Press the Quiet button The display shows Quiet instead of the current printer state Toreturn to Normal mode e Press the Quiet button again The display shows the printer state that was active before pressing the Quiet button 60 Recovering from a Fault State Recovering from a Paper out Fault If the printer is out of paper th
43. are well printed Value Definition Soft impact Sets the normal printing strength Strong impact Strong impact of the print head needles This setting is useful when printing on multipart form For more information about the proper use of this option see the section Adapting to Paper Thickness in Printing 107 Print Gap The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted with the PRINT GAP Option as follows Value Definition Auto adjust Automatic gap adjustment is performed The print head adjusts the platen gap automatically according to the paper thickness each time you load paper into the printer or change the paper path For 1 part The print gap is set according to the number of parts of your multipart For 2 parts paper For 3 parts For 4 parts For 5 parts For 6 parts Manual adjust The print gap is manually adjusted with the print gap selection knob See the corresponding procedure below For more information about the proper use of this option see the section Adapting to Paper Thickness in the Printing chapter 108 How to Adjust the Print Gap Manually If you select manual adjustment of the print gap you have to use the print gap adjustment knob to set the distance between the print head and the platen To adjust the print gap manually 1 2 Select the Manual adjust Value for the PRINT GAP Option Save your changes and exit the Set U p mode The display
44. at are used by the printer are defined through the commands of your software application These messages appear with the font and the pitch that will be used if the printer receives no software command 21 LCD Display Messages Simple messages User Instructions Message Adjust print gap Load Push Fronti Load Push Front2 Load Push Pull Press Park Remove paper Select a Macro Meaning Requires manual setting of the print gap when exiting Set U p after having set the PRINT GAP Option to Manual adjust See Custemizing Macros for more details Displayed when paper out occurs on the corresponding path or when the paper feeding device is not present This message is displayed when the USER ACCESS Option has been set to Minimum and the only operator panel button to which the user is allowed access after pressing the Set Up button is the Park button Requires the loaded paper to be removed Requires the user to press the button M1 M2 M3 or M4 corresponding to the Macro he wants to select 22 Status Messages Message Push Frontl Push Front2 Push Pull Top cover open Operating Messages Message Loading paper Parking paper Printing test Processing Testing Starting up Meaning The Push F ront1 path is selected via the operator panel The Push F ront2 path is selected via the operator panel The Push Pull path is selected via the operator panel The top cover is open Meaning The
45. bled Disabled Disabled Disabled IBM AGM Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled PITCH COMPRESS 17 1 cpi 17 1 cpi 17 1 cpi 17 1 cpi 17 1 cpi SLASHED ZERO No No No No EPSON MODE HORIZONTAL PITCH 10 cpi 10 cpi 10 cpi 10 cpi 10 cpi NATIONAL C SET USA USA USA USA usal CODE PAGE Code Page 437 Code Page 437 Code Page 437 Code Page 437 Code Page 437 EPSON C SET LL Graphic Graphic Graphic Graphic Gr SLASHED ZERO No No No INTERFACE POWER OM VALUES INSTALLATION TOVER ON VALUES INTERFACE TYPE Automatic LANGUAGE English I F TIME OUT 2 seconds ERROR BUZZER 1 beep 5 INPUT BUFFER 32 K No DLL RIBBON TYPE Black PARALLEL MODE Bidirectional PATH AT POMER ON From Macro USER ADJUSTMENTS POWER ON VALUES BIDI ALIGNEMENT Offset 2 LINE 1 FRONT 0 60 inches LINE 1 FRONT2 0 60 inches PARITY BIT BUFFER CONTROL ROBUST XON 90 86 How to manage your Configuration The SAVE Function allows you to manage your printer Configuration Function Executable Values SAVE Save Config Restore Macro X Rest all Macros Recall Factory Y ou scroll the Values pressing the gt or lt button Saving a Configuration When you have finished selecting the Values press the Exit button The display shows Save Config e Topermanently save all the changes you made press the Se Save button All your changes become the power on Values for the entire Conf
46. ceives an ENQ code Value Definition Enabled The ANSWERBACK message is sent to the host when the printer receives an ENQ code Disabled NoANSWERBACK message is sent to the host when the printer receives an ENQ code 122 Configuring the IBM Mode The IBM MODE Option sets thelBM protocol specific features and comprises the following Sub options Sub options Definition HORIZONTAL PITCH Sets the horizontal spacing of the printed characters IBM C SET 1 2 Selects whether the IBM Character Set 1 or 2 is used CODE PAGE Selects the Code Page character sets IBM DBL HEIGHT Selects the double height printing IBM AGM Selects the IBM Alternate Graphics Mode PITCH COMPRESS Determines the character pitch when receiving the COMPRESS command SLASHED ZERO Determines whether the zero character is printed with or without a slash Horizontal Pitch The HORIZONTAL PITCH Sub option sets the horizontal pitch used with the IBM protocol The values are 10 12 17 1 20 cpi and Proportional Spacing Prop Spacing IBM Character Set The IBM C SET 1 2 Sub option identifies which character set is to use Value Definition IBM SET 1 Printer uses characters and symbols commonly used in English IBM SET 2 Printer uses characters and symbols commonly used in non English languages 123 Code Page The CODE PAGE Sub option identifies which Code Page is to use
47. ch line feed This setting gives the highest printing speed Soft Control The print direction depends on the software commands received by the printer The Unidirectional and the Bidirectional settings apply to both alphanumeric and graphics printing 105 Line Mode The LINE MODE Option defines printer behavior when receiving a carriage return or a line feed command in the following ways Value Definition LF LF CR CR When receiving a LF code the printer executes only a line feed When receiving a CR code it executes only a carriage return LF LF CR When receiving a LF code the printer executes both a line feed anda carriage return CR LF CR When receiving a CR code the printer executes both a line feed and a carriage return LF amp CR LF CR When receiving a CR or aLF code the printer executes both a line feed and a carriage return Blank Pages The BLANK PAGES Option offers you another way to save paper This Option tells the printer how to behave when receiving a form feed command that would cause a blank page Value Definition Removed The printer does not perform form feeds that result in blank pages Preserved The printer may perform form feeds that result in blank pages 106 Print Impact The PRINT IMPACT Option determines the strength of the print head needles impact You can set this impact to a stronger impact for example when printing on multipart form to ensure that all the copies you want to print
48. col to communicate with Digital or ANSI compatible host software This is the Factory setting when using the serial protocol Sets the IBM Proprinter XL24E protocol to communicate with host software This is the Factory setting for Macro 2 and 4 when selecting the parallel protocol Sets the EPSON ESC P protocol to communicate with host software This is the Factory setting for Macro 1 and 3 when selecting the parallel protocol 99 Setting the Publishing Style Font The FONT Option determines the typeface of the printed characters Value Draft Courier Roman Sans Serif Prestige Script Orator OCR A OCR B Definition Draft font Courier font Roman font Sans Serif font Prestige font Script font Orator font OCR A font OCR B font 100 Vertical Pitch The vertical pitch determines the density with which the lines are printed The VERTICAL PITCH Option allows you to select this density according to different units Lines printed per inch Ipi 2 3 4 6 8 10 or 12 Ipi Line per centimeter lpcm 1 2 or 4 Ipem lines per centimeter Each time you change the value of the VERTICAL PITCH Option e The TOP MARGIN Option is set to Line 1 e The BOTTOM MARGIN Option is set to the maximum Value according to the formula Bottom margin Line X Form length inches x Vertical pitch lpi OR Bottom margin Line X Form length number of lines 101 Setting the Page Layout For corr
49. d paper between the lower and the upper tractor then install it as usually See Loading Paper using the Frontl Tractor before 156 When the fanfold paper has been installed on the Frontl tractor reposition the Front2 tractor in its initial position before closing the printer front cover 157 The Rear Pull Tractor The Rear Pull tractor is useful to handle particularly heavy paper Installing the Rear Pull Tractor 1 Turn the printer off 2 Remove the Large rear cover the rear tractor area cover and the two small tractor fixing area covers Rear tractor area cover Large rear cover Tractor fixing areas covers Keep the covers in a safe place as they must be reinstalled if the rear tractor is removed 3 Replace the Large rear cover 158 4 Insert the Rear Pull tractor as shown in figure and the corresponding fixing area covers with the slot as shown in figure 5 Turn the printer on The paper can be loaded in Push Pull mode See Leading Paper Using the Front Push Tractor and the Rear Pull Tractor option 159 Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor and the Rear Pull Tractor option CN Once the Rear Pull tractor is installed the fanfold paper can be loaded only in Push Pull mode using the Front1 Push tractor and the Rear Pull tractor In this way it is possible to handle stronger paper 1 Load the fanfold paper on the Front1 Push tractor follo
50. e I F Time out Input Buffer Parallel Mode AUTOFEED Signal SLCT IN Signal Word Length Baud Rate Parity Bit Buffer Control Robust XON 73 Macro 1 2 3 4 Protocol Protocol Serial DEC PPL2 EPSON ESC P IBM XL24 Protocol Paral DEC PPL2 EPSON ESC P M1 M3 IBM XL24E M2 M4 Font Draft Courier Roman SansSerif Prestige Script Orator OCR A OCR B Vertical Pitch 2 Ipi 3 Ipi 4 Ipi 6 Ipi 8 Ipi 10 Ipi 12 Ipi 1 Ipem 2 lpcm 4 lpcm Form Length cont 3 inches 3 5 inches 4 inches 5 5 inches 6 inches 7 inches 8 inches 8 5 inches 11 inches A 1 8 Form Length cont A4 11 5 inches 12 inches 14 inches 15 inches Number of Lines X lines 1 to 256 Form Width 8 inches 13 2 inches 13 6 inches Top Margin Line X 1 Bottom Margin Line X 66 Left Margin Column X 1 74 Macro 1 2 3 4 Top of Form 0 60 inches 0 60 to 127 60 Paper Path Push Front1 Push Front2 ASF1 ASF2 ASF3 Print Direction Unidirectional Bidirectional Soft Control Line Mode LF LF CR CR LF LF CR CR LF CR LF amp CR LF CR Blank Pages Removed Preserved Perfo Anti jam Enabled Disabled Print Gap Auto adjust For 1 part For 2 parts For 3 parts For 4 parts For 5 parts For 6 parts Manual adjust Auto Gap Offset 0 8 to 8 Print Impact Soft impact Strong impact 2 3 Tear View Mode Auto advance 1s Auto advance 2s Auto advance 3s
51. e Fault and Ready indicators are lit and the display shows the Load X message where x is the current Paper Path 1 Make surethat paper is loaded in the current paper path 2 Press the FF Load button Thedisplay shows Loading paper and paper is loaded If no paper is installed in the current Paper Path see Paper Handling for the paper installation procedure Recovering from other Faults To recover from any other Fault state 1 Removethe cause of the Fault state 2 Press the Pause button to clear the Fault state It may happen that two Fault states occur at the same time In this case press the Pause button repeatedly until both of them are deared 61 Printing Print Area Definition For the correct definition of the print area customize the printer Set U p Macros according to your needs The corresponding Options are the following FORM LENGTH LEFT MARGIN FORM WIDTH TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN e TOP OF FORM See Customizing Macros for a complete description of these Options 62 Print Area Definition e TOF Top of Form This value defines the distance between the edge of the paper and the place where you allow the printing to begin position of Line 1 You can adjust this distance according to the condition of your paper for example pre printed forms When you load the paper the printer feeds the paper so that the print head faces Line 1 waiting for printing commands L Form Length Set the
52. e MACROS You can use all the operator panel and SAVE Functions buttons Test Hex Dump Y ou can only access the Y ou can use all the operator panel TEST HEX DUMP Option buttons Minimum No access to the Set Up items is You can only use the Park LF possible When pressing the Set FF Load and Pause buttons Up button the display shows Press Park 97 Customizing Macros How to Customize a Macro Your printer allows you to use four sets of pre determined parameters called Macros You can alter the factory settings of the Macro Options and customize them as explained in this chapter For more information about the use of the Macros see Operaling Your Printer In this chapter Factory settings are shown in bold Y ou access the following options using the MACRO Function and the corresponding MACRO X Option in Set U p mode Selecting the Protocol Y ou have to set the printer protocol for the interface you use to communicate with your host Y ou must first select the interface for which you want to select the protocol The following Sub options are available for the PRoTOCOL Option Sub option Definition PROTOCOL SERIAL Sets the communication protocol for the serial interface PROTOCOL PARAL Sets the communication protocol for the parallel interface 98 For each of the interfaces you can then select one of the following protocols Value DEC PPL2 IBM XL24E EPSON ESC P Definition Sets the DEC PPL2 proto
53. e printer is in Busy state Pause The printer is in Pause state Quiet The printer is in Quiet state Note The Quiet message overwrites the other printer state messages 19 Lock Symbol 9 Macro Message M1 M2 M3 M4 Protocol Message DEC IPP AGM EP2 Aut blinking Hex Meaning The use of a specific font or a specific horizontal pitch is forced see The Font Pitch Screen Meaning The Macro 1 is selected The Macro 2 is selected The Macro 3 is selected The Macro 4 is selected Meaning The DEC PPL2 protocol is selected ThelBM Proprinter XL24E protocol is selected The Alternate Graphic Mode of the IBM Proprinter XL24E protocol is selected The EPSON ESC P protocol is selected Theinterface type is set to automatic The printer switches to the protocol you selected for each type of interface serial or parallel when receiving data The H exadecimal Dump has been selected Note The Hex message overwrites the other protocol messages 20 The Font Pitch Screen You access the F ont Pitch screen from the Basic screen after pressing the Font or the Pitch button The display is divided in two parts IDe ue 1c 10 Font Pitch When you first access the F ont Pitch screen the display reads the following F actory setting for the font and the pitch Font Messages Pitch Messages Common Meaning SoftContrl Soft Software Control Draft 10 Software Control means that the font and the pitch th
54. e the form length using the NUMBER OF LINES Sub option Left Margin The LEFT MARGIN Option is defined by the number of the columns numbered from the left paper edge where the printing actually starts The values range between Column 1 and Column 272 Form Width The FORM WIDTH Option lets you set the correct page width in inches The available values are 8 13 2 and 13 6 inches The Factory setting of the Value is 13 6 inches The current value of the LEFT MARGIN Option is set to Column 1 each time you change the value of the HORIZONTAL PITCH Option This new setting applies only for the corresponding protocol Top Margin The TOP MARGIN Option lets you set the top margin with the number of the line numbered from the top paper edge where the printing actually starts The setting of this Option depends on the setting of both the VERTICAL PITCH and the FORM LENGTH Options see the corresponding related sections in this chapter The Values range from Line 1 tothe Value corresponding tothe BOTTOM MARGIN setting Line 1 is the Factory setting of the Value 103 Bottom Margin The BOTTOM MARGIN Option gives you the possibility to set the bottom margin with the number of the line numbered from the top paper edge where the printing actually stops for a given page The setting of this Option depends on the setting of both the VERTICAL PITCH and the FORM LENGTH Options see the corresponding related sections in this chapter
55. ect paper feeding you must tell your printer which paper format you loaded into the printer and which area you want to define for printing Form Length The FORM LENGTH Option allows you to set the physical form length in inches or in number of lines Even if the logical definition of the form length changes according to interdependent Option settings the Value of the FORM LENGTH Option is not altered as a result It is only altered by software command TheFactory setting for the FORM LENGTH Option is 11 inches A predetermined Value The other predetermined Values in inches are 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 A4 11 6 inches 12 14 or 15 inches Each time you change the form length using a predetermined Value e The TOP MARGIN Option is set to Line 1 e The BOTTOM MARGIN Option is set to the maximum Value according to the formula Bottom margin Line X Form Length inches x Vertical pitch lpi unit conversion is automatic if you define the vertical pitch unit as Ipcm TheNUMBER OF LINES Sub option gives you the possibility to define the logical form length as a number of lines This length comes then from the following formula Form length inches Vertical pitch Ipi x Number of lines unit conversion is automatic if you define the vertical pitch unit as Ipcm The maximum authorized form length is 21 inches 102 The TOP MARGIN and BOTTOM MARGIN Options do not depend on the VERTICAL PITCH Option when you defin
56. en displays 1 Pap sensor tune 2 Clear paper path 4 Press the Sel Save button The printer initializes the paper detect sensors while the display shows Tuning sensor and then enters Ready state 146 Printer Failure Symptoms Possible Cause Action Resolution Printer failure Electronic or mechanical Call Service Message internal failure Printer failure Call Service Hex Dump Mode If the printer prints wrong characters you can select the Hex Dump Mode in the printer Test H ex Dump menu in order to analyze both printing and non printing characters arriving on the printer In Hex Dump Mode the printer prints all characters in their hexadecimal code See Testing Your Printer on details for the Hex Dump Mode setting 147 Options The Front2 Push Tractor An optional second front push tractor can be installed on the printer This tractor allows the handling of a second fanfold paper Installing Removing the Front2 Push Tractor This second push tractor unit can be installed in front position on the Front1 Push tractor 148 1 Install the Front2 Push tractor aligning both its hooks with the Front1 Push tractor pins and inserting them into the corresponding pins Push the Front2 tractor until it is fully engaged Insert the connector cable in the electrical connector located in the Front1 Push tractor Connector Cable 149 2 Theupper push tractor must be installed as shown in figure
57. er path at power on will be the paper path selected in the active Macro at power on The corresponding PAPER PATH Option is available in the Macro Option list only when this Valueis selected Last sel Path The paper path at power on will be paper path selected when the printer was powered off If you select the From Macro Value select the paper path you intend to usein the PAPER PATH Option available in the Macro Option list If the paper feeding device corresponding to your Macro definition is not present at power on the display shows a specific message See Configuring Your Printer for information about the PATH AT POWER ON Option and Customizing Macros for information about the PAPER PATH Option 38 Using the Operator Panel The Path button on the operator panel is used to select the paper path you want to use To select a paper path using the operator panel 1 Press the Path button The indicator corresponding to the currently selected path starts blinking The display shows the paper path name 2 Press the Path button again The Path indicators light up one after one another Only the indicators of the available paths light up i e those for which the corresponding tractor unit is installed Simultaneously the display reads the corresponding paper path names 3 Once the indicator corresponding to the paper path you want to select is lit release the button Automatic paper handling operations depending on your c
58. ess the Se Save button to select it or to perform the corresponding action Saving the new Configuration When you have finished selecting the Values press the Exit button The display shows Save Config e Topermanently save all the changes you made press the Se Save button All your changes become the power on Values for the entire Configuration e Totemporarily save the changes made for the current Macro only press the Exit button The changes made for the current Macro only become its current Values Column CURRENT VALUES of the Configuration Sheet 82 Example Configuring The following is an example Configuration procedure in which we will alter the F actory settings the font is changed from Draft to Orator and the horizontal pitch is changed from 10 cpi to 17 1 cpi in DEC protocol for Macro 2 1 10 LL Press the Set Up button to put the printer in Set U p mode MACROS is displayed Press the J button The display shows MACRO 1 Press the gt button The display shows MACRO 2 Press the J button The display shows PROTOCOL Press the gt button until FONT is displayed Press the button The display shows Draft Press the gt or button until the display shows orator Press the Se Save button to select this font An asterisk is displayed to indicate that the Value has been selected Press the T button to return to the Options level The display shows FONT Press the gt or lt but
59. face Time out 91 Input Buffer Sizes as 92 Setting the Parallel Interfat svsssuisssrsssrrssrrisreesreissresssressressresisresinrisinis 92 Setting the Serial Interface Setting the User Access Authorization 97 Customizing MAacros 4 eseeesieeiiee sense eens sensn natns anna atn natns anna 98 HowtoC stomizea Mad rrt RE HEN AAA Nee e aaa t 98 Selecting the Protocol Setting the Publishing Style aeriana ind 100 op INS 100 Vertical Pitch 101 Setting the Page Layout 102 Form Length 102 Wedge nm N 103 FORT WI GUN 103 Top Margin 103 Bottom Margin 104 Top of Form 104 Selecting the Paper Path oo eects 104 Setting the Printing M Odes rarena 105 Print Direction on Rine Mode vroenn ne e E tr Blank Pages Print Impact Print Gap Automatic Gap Offset E m Perforation Anti jarmi esee eee rte tee eterne tia tena 110 Setting the TearMIew M dE ciet eret ten reaa a tienen epe Paper Movements According to Tear View M ode cy Paper Piton Det O oe 115 Setting the DE C M Ode T M 117 Horizontal Pitch 117 GO Character Set 118 User Preference Character Set 119 inia sa pp 120 V icc eo BO a r E M Mn 120 Disconnection on EOT Viti al o oro X
60. ggle between the Pause and the Ready state The paper moves according tothe settings of the Tear View mode See Holding a Print Task To access the Set U p mode the corresponding button functions and other specific button functions Park Print Top of Form See The Function of the Buttons in Set Up Mode Busy State Inactive Same as for Ready P ause state Same as for Ready P ause state Fault State Paper Out Other Fault Same as for Inactive Ready P ause state Same as for Clears the Ready P ause fault and state returns to previous state Same as for Inactive Ready Pause state 33 The Function of the Buttons in Set Up Mode As explained previously the function of the button mainly depends on the operating mode The printer state also affects the specific function purpose By definition you access the following button functions in Set Up mode which is after pressing the Set Up button Button Path Park Quiet Print Macro Top of Form M1 LF LL v M2 FF Load Functions Park Print Top of Form Purpose With the Push F ront1 or Push F ront2 Paper Paths to park the paper With the Push Pull Paper Path advances the paper Note This function is no longer acti ve once you enter Sd U p See Paper Handling Pressing this button the printer prints the firmware version of your printer and the list of set up features of the four macros and their associated values N
61. he display indicates the current operating state see the section The Display Throughout this User Manual we refer to these definitions Operating State Definition Ready Nodata are to be printed No fault is detected by the sensors Busy Data areto be printed being printed or not No fault is detected by the sensors Pause Printing is put to hold No fault is detected by the sensors Fault A fault is detected by the sensors The printer buzzer sounds according to the Set Up setting and the display reads a specific error message 29 The Operating Modes The following definitions explain the printer operating modes An operating mode allows the user to perform specific operations grouped according to a common function Some other features are also called modes especially within the Set Up options The following description concerns only the modes that affect how you use the printer mainly by using the button functions Throughout this User Manual we refer to these definitions Operating Modes Definition Normal This is the basic operating mode of your printer allowing you to perform all the operations related to getting documents printed printing handling paper selecting fonts managing the operating states switching between your customized configurations Quiet This is the same mode as Normal except that printing is performed with a lower noise level than in Normal mode Tear View This mode is part of the
62. he power cord must be 3 meters 10 feet or less Compliance Statement Canada This digital apparatus is in conformity with standard NM B 003 of Canada Cet appareil num rique est conforme la norme NM B 003 du Canada Compliance Statement Germany Bescheinigung des Herstellers I mporteurs Hiermit wird bescheinigt dass der Drucker der Maschinenlarminformationsverordnung 3 GSGV 18 01 1991 entspricht Der h chste Schalldruckpegel betr gt 70 dB A oder weniger gem EN 27779 1991 172 Compliance Statement Europe Warning This product meets the interference requirements of EN55022 In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Energy Star As an ENERGY STAR amp Partner GENICOM has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and other office equipment The program backs the development and dissemination of the products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily The targeted products are office equipment such as computers displays printers facsimiles and copiers Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations International Comp
63. hoice are performed after a time out If the new selected path is out of paper the corresponding indicator blinks The printer will load the paper corresponding to your new paper path selection only when receiving data 39 Paper Specifications It is important to use the correct paper for obtaining the best performance See the information table below Fanfold Paper Loading Mode Width Length Thickness Copies Weight g m Original Other sheets Carbon Paper Front1 Tractor 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches 76 to 609 mm 3 to 24 inches max 0 635 mm 0 025 inches 145 55 to 150 45 to 75 35 Front2 Tractor option 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches 76 to 609 mm 3 to 24 inches max 0 635 mm 0 025 inches 1 5 55 to 150 45 to 75 35 Push Pull option 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches 76 to 609 mm 3 to 24 inches max 0 635 mm 0 025 inches 1 5 55 to 150 45 to 75 35 Print Area This section illustrates the recommended print area for single sheets and continuous forms gt 11 43 44 45 cm 4 5 17 5 inches 4 23 mm 1 6 inch 10 16 60 96 cm 4 24 inches 8 mm 0 32 inch 3 81 mm 3 81 mm 0 15 inch 0 15 inch 41 7 62 60 96 cm 3 24 inches 7 62 43 18 cm 3 17 inches IM ADR i MNNMMMMMMMMERNE 10 o i oi iO O iO o o O Print Area O Oi iO O 1 O iO NI io
64. ible solutions In most cases the display shows rolling messages when an error occurs The first part of the message identifies the error the second part suggests a solution Installation Problems and Solutions Symptoms No indicator lit Power switch in I on position Printer not printing Ready indicator lit Possible Cause Power cable not properly connected Power cable damaged Printer failure Incorrect setting of the printer Interface cable is not properly connected Selection of the protocol is not correct Printer communication settings are not appropriate to host settings Action Resolution Check the connection of the power cable on both sides Check the power cable itself Call Service 1 Perform a self test 2 If the self test is OK see the other causes If the self test is not OK power the printer off and on again 3 Perform another self test 4 Ifthe self test is not OK call Service Check the connection of the interface cable on both sides Check PROTOCOL Option in the Set Up See Setting the Communication Interface Check the INTERFACE Option settings in Set Up See Setting the Cammunication Interface 140 Printing Problems and Solutions Possible Cause Ribbon cartridge is not Symptoms Printer not printing Print head carriage installed moves Ribbon is not properly installed Print head is not close enough to the paper Poor print quality Ribbon car
65. iguration The display shows Processing then the basic screen appears e Totemporarily save the changes made for the current Macro only press the Exit button The changes made for the current Macro only become its current Values Column CURRENT VALUES of the Configuration Sheet 87 Restoring a Macro To overwrite the current Values of the current Macro with the corresponding power on Values display Restore Macro X and press the Se Save button The display shows Processing then the basic screen appears Restoring all Macros To overwrite the current Values of all the Macros with the corresponding power on Values display Rest all Macros and press the Se Save button The display shows Processing then the basic screen appears Recalling the Factory Configuration To overwrite the Power on Values of the entire Configuration with the corresponding F actory Values display Recall Factory and press the Se Save button The display shows Processing then the basic screen appears This operation then generates a Macro 1 restore 88 Setting the Printer Installation The installation Values are generally set once when the printer is integrated within its operating environment The settings concern the printer hardware Configuration and the communication parameters Use the INSTALLATION F unction to alter these parameters Factory settings are shown in bold LCD Language The printer display messages are ava
66. ilable in five languages English German Spanish French and Italian In the INSTALLATION Function select the LANGUAGE Option to set the desired language Value Definition English English language Deutsch German language Espafiol Spanish language Fran ais French language Italiano Italian language Error Buzzer The ERROR BUZZER Option defines the buzzer behavior in Fault state Value Definition 1 beep The buzzer beeps once 3 beeps The buzzer beeps three times Continuous beep The buzzer beeps continuously until the printer exits the Fault state No beep The buzzer does not sound 89 Ribbon Type The RIBBON TYPE Option defines the ribbon used with the printer Value Definition Black The black ribbon is used Color The color ribbon is used Paper Path at Power On The PATH AT POWER ON Option allows you to decide which path you want to be selected when the printer is powered on Value Definition Last sel Path The paper path at power on is the one that was selected before the printer was powered off From Macro The path at power on is the one from the current Macro 90 Setting the Communication Interface The communication parameters of your printer are grouped under the INTERFACE Function These settings must match those of the host with which you want to communicate It is necessary to know the host settings before selecting values for the printer interface Factory settings are shown in bold
67. ing from a Fault State Recovering from a Paper out Fault Recovering from other Faults sssseeeeeeeneennentntentnnnn Printing esee Print Area Definition Print Area Definition Printing Om Multipart FOM eene tnnt tnnt tnnt tnnt tnnt nnns Adapting to Paper Thickness seeeeeerenentetetntetntntnnns Hints on Printer Settings for Paper Thickness Managing Blank Pages rrr tnter meter tnt nna teta tena neant Printing on Pre printedFOrtr eeiam eed Adjusting the Top of Form from the Operator Panel Configuring Your Printer What is Configuration oe The Configuration SUTUN e rare tenete tentent nas Display Graphic Conventions eese The Different Types of Selectable Values Configuration Quick Reference essent How to configure your Printer Reaching Selecting Saving a Configuration Value Printing the Printer Configuration 85 Tips for Configuring 85 How to manage your Configuration 87 Saving a Conf gurati ON esii sinnini 87 Restoring a Maqo 88 Restoring all Macros Recalling the Factory Configuration Setting the Printer Installation esee 89 CCD Y 1 0 Re co eee ee ener 89 Error Buzzer Ribbon Type Paper Path at PONSON DR 90 Setting the Communication Interface 91 Interface Type sess 91 Inter
68. inter driver to manage the print jobs make sure that the Paper Format and the Print Area match the paper installed on the printer Adapting to Paper Thickness For good print quality and correct paper feeding you should adapt the print impact strength and the print gap to the paper thickness Your printer is factory set to adjust automatically as it allows you to get the best printing results in most cases without any intervention Select one of the other values only for special print tasks Two Macro menu Options are available to adapt the printer to specific paper thickness e The PRINT GAP Option defines the distance between the print head and the platen f you set the automatic adjustment Auto adjust Value for the print gap the printer senses the paper thickness each time you load the paper and adjusts the gap accordingly This is the factory setting as it allows you to get the best printing results in most cases without any intervention Select one of the other Values only for special print tasks When you select this Value set if necessary the corresponding AUTO GAP OFFSET Option The print gap can also be set according to the number of parts of the paper For X parts Values Bysetting the manual adjustment Manual adjust Value you can adjust the print gap manually by using the print gap adjustment knob 65 e ThePRINT IMPACT Option gives you the possibility to choose between two print head impact strengths
69. ion Double spaced lines instead of single spaced Overprint on the same lines Next printed line starts where the previous line ended instead of at left margin Overprint on the same line while next printed line starts where the previous line ended instead of at left margin Possible Cause Line 1 setting is not correct Top of Form or Top Margin settings are not correct Software setting is not correct Line mode setting is not correct Line mode setting is not correct Line mode setting is not correct Line mode setting is not correct Action Resolution 1 Performthe LINE 1 FRONT1 or LINE 1 FRONT2 procedure of the USER ADJUSTMENTS Function 2 Check theresult 3 If the result is not correct call Service Check the settings of the TOP OF FORM or TOP MARGIN Options in the Set U p See Setting the Printing Modes Check line spacing in your software Select the LF LF CR CR value for the LINE MODE Option in the Set Up See Setting the Printing Modes Select the CR LF CR value for the LINE MODE Option in the Set Up See Sekting the Printing Modes Select the LF LF CR value for the LINE MODE Option in the Set Up See Sekting the Printing Modes Select the LF amp CR LF CR value for the LINE MODE Option in the Set Up See Setting the Printing Modes 143 Symptoms Printer not printing Message Data lost Check interface Printer not printing Message C
70. l tractor moving the sprocket levers up Slide the left sprocket to the first printing column 3 Space the paper guides along the tractor bar Open the sprocket covers of the left and right sprocket 45 4 Hold the fanfold paper in front of the sprockets and insert the paper perforation on the left sprocket pins and close the sprocket cover 5 Insert the paper on the right sprocket pins and close the sprocket cover 46 6 Match the left sprocket for the first printing position with the ninth position and lock it in place Adjust the right sprocket gently to remove slack from the paper and lock it in place Make sure the paper is not taut 7 Close the tractor area cover Press the FF Load button the message Loading paper appears on the display and the paper is automatically loaded into the printer When the paper stops the Front 1 indicator is on the Fault indicator is off ad the display shows Ready M1 Aut You are now ready to print 47 8 The paper must be loaded as shown in figure 48 Parking the Paper Paper parking is the function that moves the paper out of the printing sector the area between the print head and the platen When you decide to remove the paper from the printer the paper must be parked first Parking the paper allows you to use the other paper paths Proceed as follows 1 Press the Set Up button 2 Press the Park button The paper is moved b
71. lear paper jam Check paper are not placed properly on the 2 Reinstall the paper tractors or Continuous form is too taut or 1 Clear paper jam Push Front2 jam has too much slack 2 Reinstall the paper Check paper Paper supports of the tractor 1 Clear paper jam unit are not positioned evenly 2 Reinstall the paper across the paper width Print head is too close to the Check the PRINT GAP Option setting in paper Set Up See Setting the Printing Modes If the PRINT GAP Option is set toAuto adjust check theAUTO GAP OFFSET Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Printing Mades The selected paper Paper feeding device is not 1 Power off the printer feeding device does not properly mounted 2 Remount the paper feeding device For load the paper the tractor in Front position ensure that the paper separator is properly retracted Paper feeding device failure Call Service 145 If the message Remove paper appears on the display and no document is actually loaded in any of the paper paths 1 Check that no paper debris or dust is present in front of the paper detection sensors 2 If necessary dean them with air blow The figure shows how to dean the front path sensor and the rear path sensor 3 In casethe Remove paper messageis still displayed Power off the printer Make sure no paper is loaded Hold down the Set Up button while powering the printer on The printer enters the Paper Sensor Tune mode and th
72. liance EN55022 1998 Emissions Series EN 61000 3 2 1995 Power line harmonics EN 61000 3 3 1995 Power line flicker EN55024 1998 Immunity Characteristics EN61000 4 2 1995 E S D EN61000 4 3 1995 Radiated Susceptibility EN61000 4 4 1995 E F T EN61000 4 5 1995 Surge EN61000 4 6 1996 R F Common mode EN61000 4 11 1994 Voltage dips and interruptions Trademark Acknowledgements GENICOM is a registered trademark of GENICOM L L C The following companies own the other trademarks used in this manual GENICOM L L C Centronics International Business Machines Corporation BM 173
73. ling Color mechanism Three level floor pedestal for high paper capacity and dual fanfold Two level floor pedestal with tiltable printer level 171 Compliance Statements FCC Compliance Statement USA This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver in connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technidan for help FCC Warning Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Note the following e Theuse of a non shielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited e Thelength of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters 10 feet or less e Thelength of the serial interface cable must be 15 meters 50 feet or less e Thelength of t
74. o o t o iD O Print Area iO o iO o E O 9 O Oi iO o Oly Lee Paper End PE 15mm 15 mm 0 06 inch 0 06 inch t 4 23 mm 1 6 inch 1 4 23 mm 1 6 inch 8 mm 0 31 inch 42 Paper Thickness Paper thickness is given by the weight of the paper in either grams per square meter g m or in pounds per bond bs bond The following table shows the allowable paper thickness for one part paper or for each sheet of multipart paper The weight of carbonless or carbon backed paper may vary depending on the paper manufacturer When using paper of borderline thickness test the paper before running a job Type of Paper One part Carbonless Two parts Three to six parts Carbon paper No of parts Single Top Bottom Top Middle page Bottom Top Push Front 55 to 100 g m 14 to 25 Ibs bond 60 g m 15 Ibs bond 60 g m 15 Ibs bond 60 g m 15 Ibs bond 40 g m 15 Ibs bond 60 g m 15 Ibs bond 35 g m 9 Ibs bond Pull 55 to 100 g m 14 to 25 Ibs bond 60 g m 15 Ibs bond 60 g m 15 Ibs bond 60 g m 15 Ibs bond 40 g m 15 Ibs bond 60 g m 15 Ibs bond 35 g m 9 Ibs bond 43 Fanfold Paper Loading Loading Paper Using the Front1 Tractor JS 1 Open the tractor area cover turning is upwards and lay it on the top of the printer 44 2 Unlock the sprockets of the Front
75. ode Press the gt or lt button until No tear reverse is displayed oU RR Press the Se Save button to set confirm the new setting An asterisk is displayed to indicate that the Value has been selected 8 Press the Exit button to exit the Set U p mode The message Save config appears indicating that you are going to save your new setting 9 To permanently save your choice press the Se Save button It is not necessary to perform the above operation when using the Push Pull paper path as all backwards movements are inhibited with this path We recommend using the Push Pull path when printing on adhesive labels but note however that the printing of landscape barcodes may generate backward movements 51 Moving the Paper To move the paper we recommend you to only use the operator panel buttons LF Advances the paper one line at the current vertical pitch FF Load Advances the paper depending on the setting of the TEAR VIEW MODE Option See Configuring Your Printer Use only the platen knob to recover from paper jams Always reset the paper position after moving the paper with the platen knob Viewing the Last Printed Line The TEAR VIEW MODE Option of the Set U p allows you to manage the automation of paper movements related to specific purposes Viewing the last printed line during a print task is affected by this automation management The following description shows an example of how to use your p
76. omm Failure Check line Printer not printing Message Carriage error Check its moving Printer not printing Message Ribbon blocked Check its moving Possible Cause Interface cable not properly connected Selection of the protocol is not correct Printer communication settings are not appropriate to host settings Buffer control settings are not appropriate Line failure Print head carriage path is obstructed Ribbon blocked in front of the print head Ribbon blocked Action Resolution Check the connection of the interface cable on both sides Check the PROTOCOL Option setting in Set U p See Selecting the Protocol Check the INTERFACE Option setting in Set U p See Selecting the Protocol Check the BUFFER CONTROL Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Cammunication Interface Check the interface cable type Check the physical connection and the interface itself 1 Clear the print head carriage path 2 Press the Pause button Reinstall the ribbon cartridge 1 Check that the ribbon cartridge is correctly installed 2 Turn the ribbon feed knob to make sure the ribbon is not jammed 3 Press the Pause button 144 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions Symptoms Possible Cause Action Resolution Paper jam Paper path is obstructed 1 Clear the Paper Path Possible messages 2 Press Pause to resume printing Push Frontl1 jam Pinfeed holes of continuous form 1 C
77. ormance Level 2 device LA120ID The printer responds as a LA120 printer LA210ID The printer responds as a LA210 printer Wrap or Truncate ThewRAP vs TRUNCATE Option determines the printer behavior when receiving text that exceeds the right margin Value Definition Wrap Text beyond the right margin moves to the left margin of the next line See the following figure Truncate The printer ignores any character beyond the right margin The exceeding text is lost Seethe following figure 120 Disconnection on EOT The DISCONNECT EOT Sub option determines whether the communication disconnect occurs at the end of the transmission Value Definition Enabled DTR is dropped low on receipt of the EOT Disabled DTR remains high on receipt of the EOT Initial Report The INIT REPORT Option determines whether the printer sends an initial report to the host or not Value Definition Enabled The Initial Report is sent to the host Disabled Nolnitial Report is sent to the host 121 Automatic ANSWERBACK The AUTO ANSWERBACK Option determines whether the printer sends an ANSWERBACK message to the printer during initialization or not Value Definition Enabled An ANSWERBACK message is sent during initialization Disabled NoANSWERBACK message is sent during initialization ANSWERBACK on ENQ The ANSWERBACK ENQ Option determines whether the ANSWERBACK message is sent to the host when the printer re
78. ote This function is no longer active once you enter Sd U p See Printing the Printer Configuration To access the Top of Form mode Note This function is no longer active once you enter Se U p See Adjusting the Top of Form from the Operator Panel In Set U p to navigate downwards through Functions Options Sub options and Values See How to Configure Your Printer In Set Up to navigate upwards through Functions Options Sub options and Values See How to Configure Your Printer 34 Button Functions Purpose M3 In Set Up to navigate at the same level to the next item Font See How to Configure Your Printer gt M4 c In the Set Up structure to navigate at the same level to the previous Pitch Itam See How to Canfigure Your Printer Pause Sel Save To select a Value and save the new Configuration See How to Configure Your Printer Sel Save Set Up Exit To exit Set U p mode without saving the Values See How to Canfigure Your Printer Exit 35 The Functions of the Buttons in Top of Form Mode As explained previously the function of the button mainly depends on the operating mode but is also affected by the printer state You access the following button functions in the Top of Form mode that is after pressing the Top of Form button The following table introduces only the buttons active in Top of Form mode Button Function Purpose Macro Top of Form To reset the Top of Form Value
79. perforation position for tearing off Ensure that paper is loaded before starting the tests How to Adjust your Printer Usethe USER ADJUSTMENTS Function to perform the adjustments mentioned above Proceed as follows 1 Press the Set Up button The display shows MACROS 2 Press the gt or lt button until the display shows USER ADJUSTMENTS 3 Press the J button The display shows BIDI ALIGNMENT 4 Press the gt or the lt button to scroll the Options of the USER ADJUSTMENTS Function Options Definition BIDI ALIGNMENT Adjusts the bidirectional printing LINE 1 FRONTI Adjust the position of the first printable linefor the Push F ront1 paper path LINE 1 FRONT2 Adjust the position of the first printable line for the Push F ront2 paper path TEAR PERFO ALIGN Adjusts the position of the paper perforation with regard to the tear bar See Configuring Your Printer for details on how to navigate in Set Up mode 133 Adjusting the Bidirectional Alignment To perform bidirectional alignment 1 Display the current value of the Matrix Printer LA500 Bidirectional Alignment BIDI ALIGNMENT Option by D Current bidirectional offset 2 j Bidirectional offset Pico thiesbutton om ii 2 Press the Sel Save button Bidirectional offset The Bidirectional Alignment table SETEEELTTUETUELEEEETTTECITUTITTITTITITITTITIIT Bidirectional offset is prin
80. phenol connector Serial RS 232 C and RS 422 A dB 25 connector Baud Rate 300 to 38400 bps Receive Buffer max 32 Kbytes Automatic interface switching Serial interface adapter translates the DECconnect 6pin connector to the RS 232 C and RS 422 A dB 25 connector Reliability MTBF Mean Time between failure 10000 hours at 25 DC MTTR Mean Time To Repair 30 minutes Workload 35000 pages month ECMA 132 4 hours for 20 days Power Supply UNIVERSAL From 100 to 230 VAC 10 15 50 60 Hz 2 Hz Power Output Max 215 W Power Consumption Standby 28W Average Printing 116 W Noise Level 54 dBA 170 Environment Conditions Storage Conditions Temperature 35 to 65 C Relative Humidity 5 t 0 95 RH non condensing Operating Conditions Temperature 10 to 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 90 RH non condensing Paper Conditions Temperature 16 to 24 C Relative Humidity 40 to 60 RH non condensing Physical dimensions Height 320 mm 12 6 inches Width 670 mm 26 38 inches Depth 460 mm 18 11 inches Weight 21 kg 46 35 Ibs Consumables and Options e Black ribbon cartridge 15 million characters e Long life black ribbon cartridge 20 million characters e Color ribbon cartridge 2 million characters for each band e Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF with envelopes and sheet stacker e Two additional trays for the automatic sheet feeder e Additional pull tractor unit for push pull fanfold hand
81. r Path is selected B Front Paper Path indicator blinking Front 2 The Paper Path corresponding to the blinking indicator is selected but it is ASE out of paper In this example the Push Front1 Paper Path is out of paper 27 The Buttons The operator panel buttons are used to control the printer Their function depends both on the printer state and on the operating mode you have chosen See the following section to know the states and modes definitions The main function of each button is related to the Normal mode This function is printed above the button in a shaded rectangle The secondary functions concern the Set U p mode the Top of Form mode or any other specific mode These functions are printed outside the shaded rectangle You access these secondary functions after first pressing a button as follows you access the secondary functions printed in italic style after pressing the Set Up button you access the secondary functions printed in green after pressing the Macro button M1 Secondary Function Macro Main Function GO LF E Secondary Function Set Up Top of Form V 28 The Operating States The following definitions explain the printer operating states A state is a specific situation essentially characterized by the data flow interpretation and the physical configuration of the printer transmitted through the different sensors The first part of t
82. r the BLANK PAGES Macro Option Printing on Pre printed Forms When printing on Pre printed forms you may need to reposition the paper in order to align the printout with the predefined areas on the paper This operation is performed by adjusting the Top of Form Value see the Top of Form definition in the section Print Area Definition Y ou can access the Top of Form setting either in the Macro Option List in Set U p mode or simply from the operator panel The operator panel allows you to modify the Top of Form setting either temporarily or permanently 67 Adjusting the Top of Form from the Operator Panel Adjusting the Top of Form from the Operator Panel affects the current Macro setting if you decide to permanently save your setting Proceed as follows 1 Press the Set Up button 2 Press the Top of Form button The printer loads the paper in the current paper path The display shows the current Top of Form value 3 Press the f or J button to move the paper position respectively up or down in steps of 1 60 inch The new Top of Form value appears on the display 4 When the desired setting is reached to temporarily savethe Top o Form Value press the Exit button to permanently savethe Top of Form Value press the Se Save button The paper moves back to its previous position Toreset the Top o Form Value e f you want to quickly reset the Top of Form Valueto 0 60 inch press the Top of Form button during the procedu
83. re described above The paper moves to the corresponding Top of Form Value then returns to its previous position 68 Configuring Your Printer What is Configuration Configuration is the whole set of parameters that define the printer usage characteristics such as communication interface protocol fonts paper path etc Configuring your printer is necessary to make it operate and communicate properly with your hardware and software Y ou access the Configuration using Set U p mode Set Up mode provides seven configuration Functions MACROS This Function lets you customize the four Macros which are designed to quickly adapt your printer to different kinds of print tasks INSTALLATION This Function contains generic parameters such as the language used for the display INTERFACE This Function lets you define the interface type and set the communication characteristics TEST HEX DUMP This Function is dedicated for testing your printer with the self test or switching to hex dump mode USER ACCESS This Function defines the access authorization to the Set U p Options USER ADJUSTMENTS This Function allows fine adjustment of all the mechanical parameters such as the print gap the position of the first printable line etc SAVE This Function allows you to manage your configuration in the section How to configure your Printer later in this chapter 69 The Configuration Structure The Set U p Configuration contain
84. red Value and press the Se Save button The printer parks the paper loads it again and prints the current Value at the actual corresponding position The paper is then moved tothe viewing position For example for the value 1 60 inches the printer prints 1 60 This allows you to check the current position See Configuring Your Printer for details on how to navigate in Set Up mode 3 If the current Value is not acceptable choose another value and press the Se Save button The same printing procedure is performed again 4 Once you have selected the proper Value press the Exit button to save modification Thedisplay reads Save Config a NIN aa ENTE 3 60 5 Press Sel Save button to permanently save your modification 135 Adjusting the Tear off Position You can perform a fine adjustment of the T ear off position to facilitate paper tearing 1 Enter the USER ADJUSTMENTS Function as described before and select the TEAR PERFO ALIGN Option 2 Press the J button The paper is parked then loaded to the current tear off position The current Value is displayed 3 Press the gt or button to adjust the Tear off position The paper moves according to the displayed Value 4 When the paper perforation is positioned according to your needs press the Exit button Your modification is saved and the basic screen is displayed See Configuring Your Printer for details on how to naviga
85. rinter features in the most automatic way possible We assume that the TEAR VIEW MODE Option is set to one of the Auto advance Values For more information about managing the viewing of the last printed line see Customizing Macros 52 To view the last printed line during a print task 1 Press the Pause button The printer finishes printing the current line The paper is fed so that the last printed line is above the tear bar 2 Toresume your print task press the Pause button again Advancing the Paper for Tearing off The TEAR VIEW MODE Option of Set Up mode allows you to manage the automation of paper movements for specific purposes Advancing the paper for tearing off is affected by this automation management The following description shows an example of how to use your printer features in the most automatic way possible We assume that the TEAR VIEW MODE Option is set to one of the Auto advance Values F or more information about managing the advancing the paper for tearing off see Customizing Macros 53 To advance the paper for tearing off during a print task 1 Press the Pause button The printer finishes printing the current line The paper is fed so that the last printed line is above the tear bar 2 Press the FF Load button The paper is fed sothat the perforation faces the tear bar To advance the paper for tearing off at the end of a print task 1 Ensurethat the TEAR VIEW MODE Option in
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87. s seven Functions which group specific Options The Options if necessary are broken down into other Sub options The selectable parameters defining the Options or Sub options are called Values The following is an example of part of the Configuration structure Function Level Options Level Sub options Level Values Level Macro Protocol Protocol Serial DEC PPL2 IBM XL24E EPSON ESC P Protocol Parallel DEC PPL2 IBM XL24E EPSON ESC P Font Draft Courier Vertical Pitch 2 Ipi llpcm In the above table the Protocol Option has two Sub options Protocol Serial and Protocol Parallel You have to choose one of these Sub options to access the selectable values The F ont and the Vertical Pitch have not Sub options you access to the selectable Values directly 70 Display Graphic Conventions To allow you to recognize the kind of item that appears on the printer display the following graphic conventions apply Display Sample Convention Meaning MACRO Uppercase This convention applies to Functions Options and Sub options all non selectable items 5 English Lower casewith initial cap symbol for This convention applies to the selectable the current selected Value Values and tothe executable Values There are two types of values e the selectable Values which are parameters that alter the printer Configuration e the executable Values which generate immediate operations The Different Types of Selectable Values Three types of
88. save your choice in the current M 1 macro press the Se Save button The new language selection will still be active at next power on e Totemporarily save your choice press the Exit button The new language selection will be lost at next power on The previous language selection will be active To cancel your modification and return to the previous configuration press the gt button The message Restore Macro 1 appears Press the Se Save button 17 Operator Panel Presentation The operator panel enables you to perform many of the printer functions induding paper path selections font selection and the printer setup GENICOM LA500 fam Fronti Read Set U EE Front un a m ASF Pause Set Up A pau Mi M2 M3 M4 Sel Save Exit Path Quiet Macro LF FF Load Font Pitch SSS SSS Ml Ea M es s E n Park Print Top of Form Y gt i The operator panel consists of e A 16 character display Liquid Crystal Display e Six function mode indicators e Ninefunction keys The Display The display reads different types of messages according to the printer state and the operating mode The Basic Screen The basic screen is displayed in Normal mode It is overwritten with interactive messages which are described in a section below The display is divided in four parts Ready B Mig faut Printer state Lock symbol Macro Protocol Printer State Message Meaning Ready The printer is in Ready state Busy Th
89. ssible 2 Make sure that the power switch is in O position OFF 15 3 Insert the power cable plug into the printer connector and the other power cable end into a convenient outlet the figure shows the European version 4 f you need toturn the printer on press the power switch in thel position ON 16 Selecting the Display Language The display messages for the printer can be displayed in five different languages English Default French German Italian and Spanish To select the language that you prefer proceed as follows 1 Press the Set Up button The message MACROS appears on the display and the Set Up indicator blinks slowly 2 Press the gt button The message INSTALLATION appears 3 Press the J button The message LANGUAGE appears 4 Press the J button The message English appears The symbol indicates that English is the current language for displaying the messages 5 Select the language using the or the gt buttons The different available languages appear on the display each time you press one of these buttons 6 Oncethe desired language is displayed confirm your choice by pressing the Se Save button The symbol appears to confirm your choice 7 Pressthe Exit button to exit Set U p mode The message Save config appears indicating that you are going to save your new configuration e Topermanently
90. t Turk DEC Turk Sup JIS Katakana 77 DEC Mode 2 2 Wrap vs Truncate Disconnect EOT ANSWERBACK ENQ Wrap Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Truncate Init Report Printer ID Disabled Enabled PPL2 LA120ID Auto ANSWERBACK LA210ID Disabled Enabled IBM Mode Horizontal Pitch Code Page 1 2 Code Page cont 10 cpi Code Page 210 Code Page 860 12 cpi Code Page 220 Code Page 861 17 1 cpi Code Page 437 Code Page 862 20 cpi CP 437 Greek Code Page 863 Prop Spacing Code Page 850 Code Page 864 IBM C Set 1 2 Code Page 852 Code Page 853 Code Page 865 Code Page 866 IBM set 1 Code Page 855 Code Page 869 IBM set 2 Code Page 857 Abicomp Code Page 858 Brazilian ASCII 78 IBM Mode 2 2 Code Page cont IBM Dbl Height Pitch COMPRESS Mazowian Disabled 17 1 cpi Code MJK Enabled 20 cpi Bulgarian ISO 8859 7 IBM AGM Slashed Zero ISO 8859 15 Disabled No ISO Latin 1T Enabled Yes New Hebrew D Hebrew EPSON Mode 1 2 Horizontal Pitch National C Set 1 2 cont National C Set 1 2 cont 10 cpi United Kingdom Turkey 12 cpi Denmark 1 Korea 17 1 cpi Sweden Legal 20 cpi Italy Old Hebrew Prop Spacing Spain 1 Japan Code Page National C Set 1 2 Norway Code Page 210 USA Denmark 2 Code Page 220 France Spain 2 Code Page 437 Germany Latin America CP 437 Greek 79 EPSON Mode Code Page cont Code Page 850 Code Page 852 Code Page 853 Code Page 855 Code Page 857 Code Page 858 Code
91. te in Set Up mode 136 Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting Cleaning the Printer Make sure the printer has been turned off for at least 15 minutes before starting any cleaning operations Periodic cleaning will help keep the printer in top condition so that it will always provide optimal performance e Usea neutral detergent or water solution on a soft doth to dean dirt and grease from the cabinet of the printer e Do not use an abrasive cloth alcohol paint thinner or similar agents because they may cause discoloration and scratching e Beespedially careful not to damage the electronic and mechanical components 137 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1 Makesure that the printer is turned off for at least 15 minutes Pay attention to the print head because it becomes hot during operation 2 Open the top printer cover 3 Slide the ribbon guide out of the print head Ribbon Guide If the color mechanism is installed on the printer unlock the white slider pressing and holding the lever on the slider towards the back of the printer and contemporaneously lifting the slider off the color mechanism 138 4 Remove the used ribbon cartridge by lifting it up The printer is now ready to install the new ribbon cartridge See before Ribben Cartridge Installation 139 Troubleshooting This section describes the problems which may occur when using the printer and suggests poss
92. ted EEEPRETEQTETITEEITEATTPETTITTLITTITTITELTTTIIIT The current bidirectional offset Bidirectional offset Value Q is printed under the EnPHHITTIPETTHTYEHTTIEETITTETTTTITTITTTTTTIT Bidirectional offse header For each possible Value FREE EE TOC ELLE two lines of pipe characters are EEE printed ERAT H TETTE HERRERA Bidirectional offset 0 3 Select the desired value esL HET HEEHT HE HEEL HET ELLE ELLE Bidirectional offset 4 Exit Set U p mode 222 ETT HERE TEE HELL FEE ERE HH Bidirectional off ezz TRITT TELLE HEEL Bidirectional offse SSSELTTTTE TTE ETETELTTTTTTITTTTTTTTTTTTUTTTIT Bidirectional offs e THREE TELLE EHE Bidirectional offset ga THEE EHE Bidirectional offset SSTT See Configuring Your Printer for details on how to navigate in Set Up mode 134 Adjusting the Position of the First Printable Line The positioning of the continuous form fed with the tractor unit in Front1 Position or with the tractor unit in Front2 position can be finely adjusted with the LINE 1 FRONT1 or theLINE 1 FRONT2 respectively To adjust these values insert paper on the paper path for which you want to change the position of the first printable line and proceed as follows 1 Enter the USER ADJUSTMENTS Function as described before and select the LINE 1 FRONT1 Or LINE 1 FRONT2 Option according to the tractor position The display shows the current value at the actual corresponding position 2 Display the desi
93. the Set Up is set to one of the Auto advance Values and that the printed file includes a final Form Feed command 2 J ust wait the end of the time out to see the paper perforation automatically being fed to the tear bar 54 Operating your Printer Using Macros About Macros A Macrois a set of pre determined parameters allowing you to adapt your printer to your particular need Your printer comes with four different Macros Y ou can customize the four Macros according to your specific needs by using Set U p mode For more information about using Set Up mode see Configuring your Printer In addition to the Macro you also have to adapt the entire printer configuration by selecting other parameters defining the interface the installation the user adjustments etc For this printer such parameters are called Values These Values are sorted within Functions Options and Sub options TheMacrois one of the Functions within the printer Configuration The Macro Options are described in Customizing Macros Macro Option Samples Sub options Values Protocol Protocol Serial DEC PPL2 IBM XL24E EPSON ESC P Protocol Parallel DEC PPL2 IBM XL24E EPSON ESC P Font Draft Courier 55 Switching between Macros 1 Toswitch between the Macros Press the Macro button on the operator panel The display shows Select a Macro GENICOM LA500 Ready Set Up fm Fronti EN Front Fault Pause Set Up mm M1 M2 M3 M4 Sel Sa
94. ton until the display shows DEC MODE Press the J button to pass over to the value setting for the DEC defaults the display shows HORIZONTAL PITCH 83 12 13 14 15 16 Press the J button The display shows 10 cpi Press the gt or button until the display shows 17 1 cpi Press the Se Save button to select the horizontal pitch An asterisk is displayed to indicate that the value has been selected Press the Exit button The display shows Save config To permanently save your changes press the Se Save button The display shows Processing indicating that the parameters are copied in the printer memory 84 Printing the Printer Configuration To check the values set in the printer Configuration proceed as follows e Press the Set Up button e Press the Print button The printer prints the current printer Configuration See the figure on the next page Values that are not applicable are printed in italic style Depending on specific interdependent settings Programmed may be printed instead of a numeric value Tips for Configuring e First print the Configuration Sheet to see the current settings e Once you are familiar with the Arrow button functions use the Configuration Quick Reference to quickly reach the items you need 85 h Matrix Printer LA500 Configuration Sheet D Code version l J code version v1 0 0 p 9 OPTIO
95. tridge type is not correct Ribbon is not properly installed Ribbon is worn or defective Ribbon is jammed Print head is not properly Paper type is not correct Action Resolution Install the ribbon cartridge See Step 2 in the Quick Reference Guide Reinstall or readjust the ribbon cartridge properly See Step 2 in the Quick Reference Guide Check the PRINT GAP Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Printing Modes If the PRINT GAP Option is set toAuto adjust check the AUTO GAP OFFSET Option setting in Set Up See Setting the Printing Modes Use paper conforming to the paper specifications See Paper Specifications and Options Order Numbers in the Quick Reference Guide Reinstall or readjust the ribbon cartridge properly See Step 2 in the Quick Reference Guide Replace the ribbon cartridge See Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Turn the ribbon feed knob to release the ribbon If the ribbon feed is stuck replace the ribbon cartridge See Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Check the PRINT GAP Option setting in Set U p set print head is too closeor See Setting the Printing Modes too far Symptoms Poor print quality cont Dark or smudged printing Blank spaces or missing dots within characters Print overlap Garbled characters Poor alignment of the vertical lines Possible Cause Print head may be worn Print head is too close to the paper Print head may
96. ts per seconds 9600 bits per seconds 19200 bits per seconds 38400 bits per seconds The PARITY BIT Option allows you to set the parity check type Value Even Odd None Definition The even parity check is used The odd parity check is performed No parity check is performed 95 Buffer Control TheBUFFER CONTROL Option determines the data flow control to the input buffer Value Definition DTR The DTR control regulates the data flow to the input buffer using DTR high DTR low voltage signals XON XOFF The XON XOFF control codes are used to regulate the data flow XON XOFF DTR Both the XON XOF F and the DTR control codes are used to regulate the data flow Robust XON The ROBUST XON Option allows you to determine if the printer repeatedly sends an XON code while in Ready state The setting of this Option is only applicable when the BUFFER CONTROL Option is set to XON XOFF Or XON XOFF DTR Value Definition No No XON code sent Yes XON code repeatedly sent 96 Setting the User Access Authorization The access to the printer Configuration can be protected in different ways The different values of the USER ACCESS Function affect both access to Set Up mode and use of the operator panel The following table shows the setting effects User Access Value Set Up Mode Operator Panel All Functions Y ou can access to all Set Up Y ou can use all the operator panel items buttons Macros Y ou can only access th
97. ve Exit Path Quiet Macro LF FF Load Font Pitch aa Saf ees es ee Park Print Top of Form Y gt lt 2 Within 3 seconds press the M1 M2 M3 or M4 button corresponding to the Macro you want to use The printer initializes the Values of the Macro the display shows Processing The basic screen then indicates the new current Macro The Macro at power on is the current Macro when you power off the printer 56 Selecting Print Features There are three possibilities to select the print features you need for a specific print task e By customizing a Macro This allows you to alter the greatest number of print parameters Within the Option list of the Macros you can define the page layout form dimensions margins thepublishing style font character set character spacing line spacing contrast of the print out theprinter behavior blank pages management DEC mode management See Customizing Macros for more details e By using a printer driver This technique reduces the number of print parameters you can alter Please note that the parameters available in the printer driver dialog boxes override the corresponding parameters of the printer Set U p e By using the operator panel This allows you to alter the font and the horizontal pitch using the corresponding buttons See the following sections for details 57 Selecting the Font The Font button allows you to select one
98. wing the sequence Leading Paper Using the Franti Tractor described before 2 Take up the slack of the paper exiting from the rear paper slot and rotate the sprocket bar to align the sprocket pins of the rear tractor with the paper perforation 160 4 Lock the sprocket covers and lower the sprocket levers 5 Press the Pause key to confirm that the paper loading is finished The rear tractor engages 6 The figure shows the correct paper loading 161 Removing the Rear Pull Tractor 1 Push the lever on the Rear Pull tractor down and lift the tractor out of the printer 2 Insert the rear tractor cover and make sure that the interlock connector is correctly inserted If the cover is not inserted the printer is blocked 162 Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF The Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF located in the rear of the printer provides fast and automatic single sheet and envelopes loading The ASF includes e A paper stacker which automatically collects the output paper e A single bin for single sheets A5 A4 Letter Legal Executive and envelopes e A 2nd and 3rd optional bins are also available Please find the installation instructions for the ASF on the corresponding manual The following picture shows the ASF options and their position in the printer 163 Color mechanism This printer can print not only in black but also in different colors For color printing

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