User`s Manual - Avery Weigh
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1. Optional Serial Connector Pin Arrangement i 00D0 0080050000 0 O O 0 0 OO OLO 25 P14 1 Connectors On the printer 25 hole receptacle equivalent to DB 25S On the cable 25 pin plug equivalent to DB 25P 2 Cable Use cable less than 2500 feet long A shielded cable using twisted pair conductors is desirable Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 27 Transformer Model 1254 RS 485 Serial Version 9 pin DB M Connector From printer Printer data output line To printer Printer data input line The rest are not used 28 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual Control Codes According to the American Standard Code of Infor mation Interchange ASCII there are 32 control codes in addition to the codes for the printable characters Control codes are sent as data but the receiving device interprets them as abbreviated in structions communication status messages etc The printer recognizes these control codes Code Function Abbreviation Hex Decimal NUL 00 0 SOH 01 1 Reserved STX 02 2 Reserved ETX 03 3 EOT 04 4 ENQ 05 5 Reserved ACK 06 6 BEL 07 7 Back Space BS 08 8 HT 09 9 Line Feed LF 0A 10 VT 0B 11 FF OC 12 Carriage Return CR 0D 13 Double Height so 0E 14 Double Width SI OF 15 Reset Seq to 0000 DLE 10 16 Inhibit Line Space DC1 11 17 User Character DC3 13 19 Set Time amp Date DC42. s1a MERTZOKI Set Mont OM aaa MEKXTZOK Set Dayi HMi a00anna MERTZOK Set Dayi GM MEKXTZOK Set DOW MW MERTZOK When you have completed the SET DATE menu the following is printed automatically ook SET TIME k ENEXT DK Set Hour H Choose NEXT left side to increment the number or OK right side to accept the 1 Repeat this same procedure for hours and minutes as shown below wi SET TIME oo Set Hour H srrrna NEXTZOKI Set Hour iP IMERTZOK Set Mint B6 cceees MEXTZOK Set Mint FB 0ana TNEXT 0K Start Clock iesssecesseas as OK Ready Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 21 RESET SEQ 22 When everything is as you want it and you press OK START CLOCK is printed Press OK right side to start the clock The printer then prints Ready show ing you that it is out of the setup menu and ready to print RESET SEQ is the last setup menu item This menu item lets you reset the sequence number This number is the number of print transactions since the last reset With the printer in the setup menu and with RESET SEQ as the last item printed if you press OK right side the sequence number will be reset to zero and the printer will print Ready and printer is ready to print To skip resetting the sequence number to zero press NEXT left side CONFIGURE is printed Unplug and replug in the printer to return to printing mode Ready is printed Model 125X
3. AWWW ak CUSTOM SETUP x CLOCK INSTALLED CLOCK HOT SET MM DDY hhimm M DOG AUTO TED NO AUTO SEG NO ZERO 8 POUND SIGH 4 Underscore BUSY INVERT NO ONL INE OFFLINE YES EXT CH SET NO PRINT READY WES Ready VWWWW This printout shows you how each item is currently set Below is an explanation of each item and the choices you can make for each Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual T D Format This feature is avail able only on units with the time date option installed Time Date option is Y2K compatible Auto T amp D Auto Seq Zero Pound Sign _Underscore Busy Invert TIME DATE FORMAT is the next parameter Choose from the following formats MM DD YY hh mm M MM DD YY hh mm M DOW MM month MM DD YY hh mm DD day MM DD YY hh mm DOW YY year DD MM YY hh mm M hh hour DD MM YY hh mm M DOW mm minutes DD MM YY hh mm M AM or PM DD MM YY hh mm DOW DOW Day of week DD MON YY hh mm M DD MON YY hh mm M DOW DD MON YY hh mm DD MON YY hh mm DOW NONE AUTO TIME AND DATE is the next parameter Your choices are YES autoprint after CR carriage return NO do not autoprint after CR Autoprint of the time and date will not occur unless three seconds has elapsed since the printer has stopped printing AUTO SEQUENCE NUMBER is the next parameter Choices YES autoprint sequence number after CR NO do not autoprint sequence number after CR Autoprint of the sequence num
4. 14 20 Reserved NAK 15 21 Get time and date SYN 16 22 ETB 17 23 Stop Reverse Field CAN 18 24 Reverse Field EM 19 25 Set Printer Config SUB 1A 26 Escape ESC 1B 27 FS 1C 28 24 Column Mode GS 1D 29 32 Column Mode RS 1E 30 40 Column Mode US 1F 31 The printer will ignore all other control codes Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 29 Back Space Code 8 Line Feed Code 10 Carriage Return Code 13 Double Height Code 14 Double Width Code 15 30 Upon receipt of this code the printer erases from its buffer the previously received character This is use ful in correcting typing errors for programs that send data both to a video screen and the hardcopy printer Remember that if you type more characters than the printer can print on a line the printer will automati cally start printing The printer handles this control code in exactly the same manner as carriage return control code 13 except when a line feed immediately follows a car riage return The line feed code is ignored if it is im mediately preceded by a carriage return The default setting is 7 4 lines per inch Whenever a carriage return code is received the printer will print out the current contents of its buffer then clear the buffer to get ready for additional data This control code tells the printer to switch to the double height character line The control code can be sent at any time on a line it need not be the first code received b
5. activate and a rubber roller will pull the paper into the printer compartment Hold the switch in the Paper Feed position until the paper emerges from the top of the printer mechanism 7 When an inch of paper has emerged from the top of he printer release the Paper Feed button 8 Now pull the paper through the printer until several inches are exposed 9 Slide the paper through the slot in the printer cover Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 10 Push the back of the printer cover down and into place 11 Press the front of the printer cover down to lock in place 12 Put the paper spindle into the paper roll as shown below and place the roll with the spindle onto the snaps near the back of the printer Turn the paper roll to take up any slack in the paper feeding to the printer Make sure the roll of paper turns freely If it does not turn freely the paper will jam and will possibly damage the printer mechanism Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 9 Advance the paper about one inch beyond the To Remove the paper cutter by using the Paper Feed switch Paper Roll reaper hee O 2 Lift the paper roll away from the printer hous ing and cut the paper feeding to the printer with scissors Try to make the cut as square as pos sible to help the next time you reload the paper 3 Pull the remaining paper through the printer mechanism Be sure to pull the paper from the top paper cutter s
6. it dries it is dif ficult to remove 5 Install new cartridge Be sure the ink cartridge is inserted firmly to prevent weak or irregular print ing The cartridge must be properly seated and aligned for best printing 6 Turn the cartridge knob marked by an arrow clockwise to stretch the ribbon 7 Replace the cover 8 Replace the paper You may insert the ribbon cartridge if there is already paper in the printer Hold the cartridge as shown above and slide it over the paper and into the printer compartment Be sure the paper goes between the ribbon cartridge and the ink ribbon Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 13 Printer Test and Setup The printer can be tested and setup using the steps described in this section Testing and setup are done using the rocker switch on the printer O O N With the printer unplugged at the outlet or at the back Printer Test of the printer press and hold the right side of switch TTT as you plug the unit in The printer will print out a list of the configuration as it currently exists then do a continuous print test To stop the print test press either side of the rocker switch Below is a sample of what is printed when you do the print test wk PRINTER TEST xx Serial Version ALZSKA 4 8 BAUD 1288 DATA BITS S PARITY HONE STOP BITS 1 HSHAKE BUSY BUFF COLS 32 FONT Sx INVERT NO MAG NONE BUFFER 1 5K INT RAM OK ROM OK EEPROM OK
7. off or until you write over the data by defining a different character To print your newly designed character simply send CHR 126 which corresponds to hexidecimal value 7E This control code is used when setting the printer s time and date clock The format used is shown below YYMMDDHHMMD CALI day of week Sunday 1 year month day 24 hour time This control code is used to read the printer s time and date clock Time and date format is shown below YYMMDDHHMMD I day of week Sunday 1 year month day 24 hour time Sending this control code will turn OFF the reverse field mode that is selected using control code 25 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 33 Reverse Field Control Code 25 Selectable Column Width Codes 29 30 31 Printable Characters 34 Send this control code to turn ON the reverse field printing mode This will print white letters on a dark background Do not print more that three reverse field print lines Also do not print more than a few empty spaces in a reverse field The printer may become overloaded and stop printing The printer powers up in the column mode last se lected by configuration You can change the column width by sending the appropriate control code from the list below Control code 29 24 columns Control code 30 32 columns Control code 31 40 columns You can send the control code at any point on a line before the buffer becomes filled
8. 020i e2 Printed in USA Table Of Contents SpecifiCati0NS oooooooococcconcconoconoconcooncnonononononononononons 4 Introduction 7 Installation 7 Installing the Papere 7 To Remove the Paper Roll 10 Operation i 11 Connecting and Powering Up YourPrinters iurin sana 11 Maintenance E 11 Changing the Printer Ribbon 12 Inserting a Ribbon with Paper in the Printer 13 Printer Test and Setup 14 Printer Test 14 Accessing the Setup Menu 14 CONFIGURE cooccccccccccncnnncnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 15 CUSTOM iii 18 SE FOGLOCK issar ari 20 RESET SEQ F usina rada 22 Communication ii 23 Model 1250 RS 232 Serial Version 23 Model 1251 Parallel Version 24 Model 1252 Serial TTL Version 26 Model 1253 20 mA Current Loop Version 27 Model 1254 RS 485 Serial Version 28 Control Codes viciosa 29 Default Table 36 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 3 Specifications Interface Serial Interface Parallel Character Buffering Print Method Character Matrix Character Spacing Line Feed Spacing Print Speed Paper Power AC Voltage DC Voltage External Dimensions Available baud rates 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 Voltage levels RS 232C 9
9. 4 and the double width command control 15 The control codes may be sent in either order but because of the double width restrictions the codes should be sent at the beginning of a line Example of Control Codes 14 and 15 MEU NA TE HNI HRI INTER WE IGH TRONIX When the printer receives this control code it will im mediately reset the sequence number to 00000 A standard character line is made up of ten dot lines Eight of these dot lines are used for the printable character and two are used for space between lines When using character graphics it is desirable to eliminate the two blank lines so the graphic charac ters connect together Sending a CHR 17 control code 17 anywhere on a line of data will stop the printer from putting space between that line and the next If a CHR 17 is not on a print line the normal space between lines will be printed xample 16 BS CHPSCI7 gt 20 LER INT 8 e ES 30 LPRINT i Bs 46 LPRINT bop BE Sa LPRINT i B 60 LPRINT A BE Run By using CHR 19 you enter the Custom Character mode This allows you to design and print your own 6 x 8 character by inputting data A DATA statement is made of numbers that represent a row of dots which when READ all together will make up Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 31 your character To design your character follow the example below You should notice that each number in the DATA statement corr
10. MiniPrinter Series User s Manual Communication This section shows the cable differences in the mod Model 1250 els of the 1250 series printer and the control codes p RS 232 Serial and communication protocols Version Transformer 25 pin DB F Connector 11 CTS Clear to send From printer Pin No Signal DTE Direction Description 1 Chassis ground Cable shield 2 TD Transmitted From printer Printer data output line data 3 RD Received data To printer Printer data input line SG Signal Signal ground Signal equivalent to BUSY indicating that printer is ready for operation and can receive data The rest are not used Received data Mark OFF Logic 1 25V to 3V Clear to send Transmitted data Mark OFF Logic 1 9V Space ON Logic 0 9V Serial Interface Voltage Levels Space ON Logic 0 25V to 3V Busy OFF Logic 1 9V Not Busy ON Logic 0 9V Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 23 Transformer Model 1251 Parallel Version 36 pin Centronics Connector Description Pigna Strobe Direction printer Samples input data when held low for 10 microseconds Data Bit 1 Data Bit 2 Data Bit 3 Data Bit 4 Indicates input data Data Bit 5 To printer High level indicates 1 and Data Bit 6 low level 0 Data Bit 7 Data Bit 8 OMONDABRWNDY Ackn
11. Model 125X MiniPrinter Series ser s Manual UNITED STATES This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CANADA This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la Class A prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique que edict par le minist re de2s Communications du Canada CAUTION Risk of electrical shock Do not remove cover No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Weigh Tronix reserves the right to change specifications at any time June 29 2006 125X_U indd PN 7424 15
12. PERC bkt BL 23456709 1 7 eset bkt a 01234067001 3706 ERC bkt 01234567091 3 lt YAR fart et 01234567091 3 lt YPRABC _ ct To access the setup menu follow these steps Accessing the o Setup Menu 1 Unplug the printer either at the outlet or at the back of the printer 2 Press and hold down the left side of the rocker switch and plug in the printer The printer will advance the paper After the paper advance has stopped count 3 5 seconds and release 14 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual This manual assumes the time and date op tion are installed and operating If you do not have this option you will not see refer ences to the clock or date listed in most menus CONFIGURE the switch The following is printed yok SETUP MENU dook CONFIGURE IMERT OK If you wait less than three or more than five seconds Ready is printed and you will have to complete steps 1 and 2 again to access the setup menu After you access the setup menu if you press NEXT left side of switch repeatedly you will see the follow ing list printed If you keep pressing NEXT left side the list repeats itself geek SETUP MENU dock CONFIGURE a INEXT DK CUSTOM IMEXTZOK SET CLOCK INERTAOK RESET SEGR NEAT OR CONFIGURE INEXTZOK As you can see from the above printout the setup menu contains the following items e CONFIGURE menu e CUSTOM menu e SET CLOCK
13. Volts to 9 Volts TTL 0 Volts to 5 Volts 20mA current loop RS 2485 200mV differential Character format Standard ASCII character set 10 or 11 bits per character 7 or 8 data bits Even or odd parity selection for 7 data bits Bit mapped graphics 10 bits per character Busy signal Clear to Send CTS XON XOFF 36 pin Centronics connector 1 5K standard 8K optional Approximately 9 500 byte capacity with option installed Impact dot matrix 5x5 5x7 5x8 24 column 12 8 characters inch 32 column 17 characters inch 40 column 21 characters inch 7 4 lines per inch 130 lines per minute for 24 column 110 lines per minute for 32 and 40 column Table top 2 25 W x 2 75 D 0 44 I D Panel mount 2 25 W x 1 25 D 1 5 Watts idle 15 Watts maximum while printing 9 VAC 120 VAC stepdown converter included Multi national converters optional Optional 9 12 VDC 140mA idle 1 amp with 100 printing 5 5 amp peak with 100 printing 4 6 W x 5 0 L x 2 2 H 4 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual Operating Temp 5 C 40 C 41 F 104 F Print Head Life 1 500 000 lines mean character before failure Ribbon life Black 200 000 characters Purple 250 000 characters Paper Large roll 12 500 lines Small roll 3 000 lines 2 20 55 88 mm 2 Rocker Switch Left side Toggles printer on and offline Right side Paper Feed Ready Indicator Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manu
14. You cannot change column widths on the same line The Model 125X printer can produce all ASCII characters from hex 20 through hex 7D decimal 32 through 125 Here s what they look like u RX ER TF LI co ji xx sa DT sa 4 da 11 22 33 44 55 66 YY 85 99 11 33 lt 4 3 77 aa AA BB CC DD EE FF 66 PP OQ RR SS TT UU YY Wi BB YY ZZ ID 55 11 tt 7 aa bb cc dd ee ff 33 hh ii jj kk 11 mm nn oo FF 39 rr ss tt uu Yu wy xx yy zz ff ii 3 Note the last two codes of the usual ASCII character set are not supported Instead if CHR 126 which corresponds to hexadecimal 7E is received by the 125X printer it will print the character defined in its RAM Random Access Memory The section on USER Programmable Character describes how this RAM can be loaded with any 6 x 8 pattern Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual The model 125X also has a graphic character set that resides between hexidecimal values 80 and FF decimal 128 and 255 The symbols used are compatible with Radio Shack Model 100 portable computer ER 06 db er BE ss n ii SS UR XL 33 tt JJ 44 AA AA TT AR KK PA tt YY 11 yy 4 ee 90 oo VO 00 EE ii dc HH YY et hi 88 as ae al oe HUF Re dl NU rr 3431 ar FRU 4 4 14 t F as aa UM For special applications please contact our Customer Service Department for further assistance Phone 800 982 6622 707 527 5555 Fax 800 847 6743 707 579 0180 Command Print for
15. al 5 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual Introduction The Model 125X impact printer series consists of these models and electronic interfaces Model 1250 RS 232 Model 1251 Parallel Model 1252 TTL Model 1253 Current Loop Model 1254 RS485 This manual is split into the following main sections e Introduction Installation e Operation e Maintenance e Printer Test and Setup e Communication Installation Installing the Paper Please follow the precautions listed below when set ting up your printer They are designed to help you keep your printer working at its best Plug your power supply into an appropriate grounded outlet Place your printer on a flat hard surface like a tabletop Keep your printer out of direct sunlight Remove the printer cover by pressing on the groove patterns to pop the front edge up Lift off the cover Press the rocker switch to the left The light will go off Unroll several inches of the paper S PXD Wx Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 7 4 Cuta straight edge on the paper roll if it is jag ged This will facilitate the entry of the paper into the printer 5 Slide the paper through the slot connecting the paper compartment and the printer compart ment You can slide it in about one quarter inch before it stops 6 While holding the paper in place press the rocker switch to the Paper Feed position The printer will
16. ber will not occur un less three seconds has elapsed since the printer has stopped printing ZERO is the next parameter Choose how you want the zero character to look in your printouts Choose between 0 and POUND SIGN is the next parameter Choose to show pound as or as the British sterling pound symbol _UNDERSCORE is the next parameter Choose which symbol the same ASCII code will print an underscore _ or a left arrow gt BUSY INVERT is next This controls the logic level for a busy signal for the CTS line Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 19 Choices YES voltage will be in a low state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes high NO voltage will be in a high state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes low Online Offline ONLINE OFFLINE is next Choices YES enables the rocker switch to turn the printer offline NO disables the ONLINE OFFLINE ability Ext Ch Set EXT CH SET is next This stands for Extended Char acter Set Choices YES Allows you to use hexidecimal numbers above 80 true only for 8 data bits NO Disables the Extended Character Set ability The choice to use the extended character set is available only when 8 data bits are chosen oices YES Prints Ready upon power up NO Disables printing Ready WARNING If you choose NO then you will need to hold the left side of the rocker switch down for 4 to 6 seconds to access the setup
17. en the carriage return is received the printer simply advances the paper one line leaving a blank line in the printout When printing becomes faint or difficult to see re place the ribbon in your printer with an NCI cartridge ribbon Item NCI Part Number Black ribbon 22332 0029 Purple 22332 0011 Long lasting Black 22332 0045 Wall mount power 114815534 Paper spindle 109316536 Paper roll 1 25 dia 22335 0018 Paper roll 2 75 dia 22335 0026 Almond paper cutter 23019 0019 Grey paper cutter 23019 0043 Clear plastic paper roll cover 115513184 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 11 A If your printer is used infrequently the print impres Changing the sion may become weak because the ribbon has Printer Ribbon dried out To advance the ribbon to a new section hold down the Paper Feed switch for several sec onds Below are the steps for replacing the ribbon 1 Turn the printer offline 2 Four small grooves are embossed on each side of the printer cover Push down on one or both of these areas until the printer cover tilts 3 When the printer cover is tilted up lift it com pletely off 4 Push down on the right side of ribbon cartridge where it is marked PUSH Remove the car tridge Cartridge ribbon 12 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual Inserting a Ribbon with Paper in the Printer If you get ribbon ink on the printer case wipe it off immediately Once
18. esponds to one row in your character To design a character follow these steps 1 Use quad ruled paper to design your character 2 Number 8 consecutive rows like this 3 Now design your character in dot form see the example below 4 Add together all the numbers from the column on the left counting only where you have placed a dot in a row In our example the first column has three dots located in rows 4 8 and 16 Added together they equal 28 5 Put your final total for each column into a data statement in column order 1 32 o ele 64 128 oo RN 28 34 65 65 54 34 TOTAL The DATA statement in your program will read DATA 28 34 65 65 54 34 The next step is to tell the printer your newly designed character To do this you must send a CHR 19 followed by the six numbers you com Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual Set Time and Date Control Code 20 Read Time and Date Control Code 22 Cancel Reverse Field Control Code 24 puted above Here is an example of how this can be done 10 DATA28 34 65 65 54 3 28 LPRINT CHRE 19 3 FOR EL 706 48 READ A 38 LPRINT CHR CA 5 60 NEAT I 70 LPRINT This is the programmed 60 LPRINT character CHR 126 90 END This is the programmed character After typing RUN your custom character will be stored in the printer s memory It will retain this information until the printer is switched
19. ide WARNING Pulling the paper out of the back of the printer will damage the print mechanism 10 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual Connecting and Powering Up Your Printer For DC modified units supplied with cable connect positive volt age to striped wire See the DC power connection illustration below O0 Maintenance 1 Attach the appropriate cable between the printer and your host device The connector on the printer side is keyed so that you cannot plug the cable in the wrong way This means that the pins should be positioned so that a slight pressure will seat the cable properly Do not force the pins in Doing so could damage the cable 2 Plug the power cord into the back of the printer Plug the transformer into an appropriate AC out let The unit will power up automatically and print Ready This means the printer is ready to print The Paper Feed switch on the printer is a rocker type switch Push the left side of the rocker switch to toggle the printer on and offline Push the right side of the switch to advance the paper Your printer is now ready for printing The printer stores characters for printing until one of two things happens 1 The line buffer is filled 2 Itreceives a line feed hexadecimal 0A or a car riage return hexadecimal 0D code When 1 or 2 occurs the printer prints out the contents of its line buffer If the buffer is empty wh
20. ly Pound 1 U S pound symbol 2 British pound sterling sym Columns 1 24 bol 2 32 3 40 Underscore 1 _ Underscore 2 gt Left arrow Invert 1 No non inverted printing 2 YES inverted printing Busy Invert 1 Non inverted busy CTS 2 Inverted busy Font Type 1 5x8 font 2 5x7 font Online Offline 1 switch function enabled 3 5x5 font 2 switch function disabled Magnification 1 No magnification Ext Ch Set 1 NO no extended char set 2 Double width 2 YES 3 Double height 4 Double width double height Print Ready 1 Print Ready message 2 Don t print Ready message 36 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 37 38 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual Avery Weigh Tronix 1000 Armstrong Drive Fairmont MN 56031 Telephone 507 238 4461 Facsimile 507 238 4195 E Mail service wt nci com www wt nci com
21. matted data lt ESC gt 0 HH MM 24 hour format lt ESC gt 1 HH MM_ M 12 hour format with am Or PM lt ESC gt 2 MM DD YY month day year lt ESC gt 3 DD MM YY day month year numer ic month lt ESC gt 4 DD MON YY day month year with 3 letter abbreviation of the month lt ESC gt 5 DOW day of week abbrevia tion lt ESC gt 6 currently configured format lt ESC gt 9 XXXX current sequence num ber Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 35 Default Table Below is a table showing the possible values for the Custom and Configuration menu parameters The values shown in bold type are the default settings Custom Menu Configuration Menu T D Format 1 None Baud 1 300 2 MM DD YY_hh mm_ M 2 600 3 MM DD YY hh mm M DOW 3 1200 4 MM DD YY hh mm 4 2400 5 MM DD YY hh mm DOW 5 4800 6 DD MM YY hh mm M 6 9600 7 DD MM YY hh mm M DOW 7 19200 8 DD MM YY hh mm 9 DD MM YY hh mm DOW Data Bits 1 7 10 DD MON YY hh mm M 2 8 11 DD MON YY hh mm M DOW 12 DD MON YY hh mm Parity 1 ODD none if data bits 8 13 DD MON YY hh mm DOW 2 EVEN none if data bits 8 Auto T amp D 1 NO no print after CR Stop Bits 1 1 2 YES print after CR J sI Auto SEQ 1 NO no print after CR Handshake 1 None 2 YES print after CR 2 BUSY LINE serial only 3 BUSY BUFF serial only Zero 1 9 Zerowithslash 4 XON XOFF LINE serial only 2 0 Zero without slash 5 XON XOFF BUFF serial on
22. menu Begin timing when you connect power to the unit and the red light comes on The paper feed motor does not run upon power up when Ready is disabled The next item in the Setup Menu is SET CLOCK SET CLOCK With the printer in the setup menu and with SET CLOCK as the last item printed if you press OK right side the printer will print the following SET CLOCK ENEXT DK dkk SET DATE dock Set Year HO LNEAT OK The printout shows the year currently in memory The 0 is reversed white on black to show the posi tion of the cursor This is the number which will be incremented if NEXT left side is pressed If the number is correct press OK right side and the fol lowing is printed 20 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual This feature is avail able only on units with the time date option installed DOW 0 Sunday 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wednesday 4 Thursday 5 Friday 6 Saturday SET CLOCK dik SET DATE xk ENEXT DK Set Year MO 0 NES T DK Set Year GE MEXTZOK The cursor now appears over the 2nd position Press NEXT left side to increment this number if needed and OK if it is right Continue this sequence of ac cepting or changing the year month day and DOW Day Of Week dkk SETUP MENU dook CONFIGURE NERT OK CUSTOM LNEAT OK SET CLOCK LNEAT OK geek SET DATE dk Set Year B 00 NEXT OK Set Year Gal eeeees MEXTZOK Set Mont Mi
23. menu e RESET SEQ The following pages explain these items and how to customize the printer to your needs The first setup menu item reads CONFIGURE NEXT OK NEXT OK is a visual clue so you know that press ing the left side of the rocker switch will go to the NEXT part of the menu and that pressing the right side of the rocker switch will accept or say OK to what this line of the setup menu says With the printer in the setup menu and with CONFIGURE NEXT OK as the last item printed press OK right side to access the CONFIGURE Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 15 menu The following is printed dok SETUP MENU dook CONFIGURE INEKTZOKI dik CONFIGURATION MENU dokk LOAD DEFAULTS HEXT OK LOAD DEFAULTS gives you the opportunity to reset Load Defaults the printer to all default settings shown below kkk CONFIGURATION MENU xk The complete list of LOAD DEFAULTS MEXTZ0K defaults is shown BAUD 1268 NEXT OK in the Default Table DATA BITS S MEXTZOK at the end of this STOP BITS 1 MERTZOK manual HSHAKE BUSY BUFF MERTZOK COLS 32 NEXT OK INVERT NO INEXT DK The parallel interface FONT Sx ENEXT 0K does not have these MAG NONE INESTAOKI Ready selections Choose OK to do this or NEXT to go to the next parameter The following is printed doo SETUP MENU sock CONFIGURE MEXT OK dock CONFIGURATION MENU sox LOAD DEFAULTS HEXTZOK BALID 1288 MEXTZ0K Ba
24. owledge From printer Indicates character input completion at low level From printer Indicates data cannot be received at high level es A to 11 The rest are not used 24 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual C Y 3 gah 19 Parallel connector pin arrangement 1 Connectors On the printer 36 pin receptacle equivalent to 57 40360 12 D56 AMP On the cable 36 pin plug equivalent to 57 30360 AMP or plug equivalent to 552274 1 AMP cover equivalent to 552073 1 AMP 2 Cable Use a cable less than 10 feet long A shielded cable using twisted pair conductions is desir able 3 Connector Locks After engaging the connectors fasten them with locks tile Le DATA STROBE BUSY ACKNOWLEDGE AT T1 0 minimum T2 0 5 microseconds minimum T3 1 microsecond minimum T4 Approx 6 8 microseconds Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 25 Transformer Model 1252 Serial TTL Version BUSY GROUND RCV DATA XMT DATA NOT USED Data TTL low level Logical 1 Busy TTL low level 26 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual Model 1253 20 mA Current Loop Version Transformer Pin No Signal Direction Description al Chassis ground Cable shield 23 RD Received data From printer Printer data return line 25 RD Received data To printer Printer data input line
25. right side up in your printouts Below is an example of inverted text AJAS adh papahu FONT is the next parameter Choose from a 5 x 5 5 x 7 or 5 x 8 dot matrix print pattern The 5 x 5 dot pattern produces only upper case capital letters The other two fonts can output upper and lower case letters SoM 8 TYFE ES ALTE CARITALE 3 x 8 Upper and Lower Case The last parameter is MAGNIFICATION This refers to the size of printed type from your printer Your choices with examples are NONE HOHE Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual 17 CUSTOM This manual assumes the time and date option is installed and operating If you do not have this option you will not see refer ences to the clock or date listed in most menus 18 DOUBLE WIDE DOUBLE WIDE LELE Hi DOUBLE HIGH ll DOUBLE WIDE HIGH DOUBLE WIDE HIGH After you choose one of the magnifications the printer will print Ready to show the printer is out of the configuration menu and the setup menu and is ready to print The next setup menu item after CONFIGURE is CUSTOM With the printer in the setup menu and with CUSTOM as the last item printed if you press OK right side the printer will print the following yok SETUP MENU dook CONFIGURE CUSTOM ENEXT DK EMEXT DK Jaci CUSTOM MENU acioioiook PRINT CUSTOM SETUP IMEXTZOK If you press OK the printer will print the current cus tom setup A sample is shown below
26. ud Rate Baud rate is the next parameter you can set in the CONFIGURE menu The complete list of parameters and their possible values is shown below The sample list above shows the current baud rate is 1200 To accept this press OK right side or view the next baud rate value by pressing NEXT left side Press OK when the baud rate you want is displayed Choose from these baud rates 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 16 Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual Data Bits Stop Bits Handshake Handshake is used for serial interface only Columns Invert Font Magnification DATA BITS is the next parameter Choose the data bit value the same way baud rate was chosen Choices are 7 or 8 data bits If you choose 7 data bits you can select EVEN or ODD parity If you choose 8 data bits parity defaults to NONE STOP BITS is the next parameter Choose 1 or 2 stop bits 1 stop bit is used for 10 bit words 2 stop bits are used for 11 bit words HANDSHAKE is the next parameter Choose from the following settings BUSY LINE BUSY BUFFER XON XOFF LINE XON XOFF BUFFER NONE COLUMNS is the next parameter Select the number of characters per line columns for this parameter The choices you have are 24 32 or 40 Below are samples of each 24 Column Text 32 Column Text 48 Column Text INVERT is the next parameter Choose YES if you want inverted text upside down or NO if you want non inverted text
27. y the printer after a carriage return You cannot mix normal and double height characters on the same line Once you select the double height the printer will remain in that mode until it receives a carriage return or line feed A line print caused by a buffer full condition will not clear the double height command This means that the wrap around print line will also be double height if the double height command was sent before the line buffer was filled This control code tells the printer to switch to double width character printing The control code should be sent as the first character on a line If it is received after half the maximum characters per line were sent then the printer will ignore all characters on the last half of the line You cannot mix normal and double width characters on the same line Once you select the double width the printer will remain in that mode until it receives a carriage return or line feed A line print caused by a buffer full condition will not clear the double width command This means that the wrap around print line will also be double width if the double width com mand was sent before the line buffer was filled Model 125X MiniPrinter Series User s Manual Enlarged Printing Codes 14 and 15 Reset Sequence Number Code 16 Inhibit Line Spacing Code 17 User Programma ble Character Code 19 Enlarged printing may be selected by sending both the double height command code 1
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