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Star Micronics Star NX-2430 User's Manual

1. Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Description Both lt gt K 27 75 1B 4B Prints bitimage graphics at 60 dots per inch nl n2 ni nl n2 horizontally The graphic image is 8 dots high and ml m2 mi m2 ml ni n2 x 256 dots wide Both lt ESC gt L 27 76 1B 4C Prints bit image graphics at 120 dots per inch nl n2 nl n2 ni n2 horizontally ml m2 imi m2 mi m2 Both lt gt Y 27 89 1B 59 Prints bit image graphics at 120 dots per inch nl n2 nil m n n2 horizontally skipping every second dot in the ml m2 ml m2 qni m2 horizontal direction Both lt ESC gt Z 27 90 1B 5 Prints bit image graphics at 240 dots per inch nl n2 n n2 nl n2 horizontally skipping every second dot in the ml m2 qmd m2 m2 horizontal direction Std FS ZU nl 1286 90 1 5 nl Prints 24 bit dot graphics at 360 dots per inch n2 ml n2 ml n2 ml horizontally The graphics image is 24 dots high m2 m3 m2 m3 2 m3 n2 x 256 dots wide Std lt gt nO 27 42 n0 1B 2 nO Selects one of eleven graphics modes depending nl n2 nl n2 ni n2 onthe value of n0 and prints bit image graphics in 2 ml m ml 2 this mode 0 8 bit Normal density 60 dpi 8 hit Double density 120 dpi 2 8 bit Double density double speed 120 dpi 3 8 bit Quadruple density 240 dpi 4 8 hit CRT graphics mode 1 80 dpi 6 8 bit CRT graphics mode 9
2. 54 Optional fonts marked with can be selected only when the corre sponding font cartridge is installed in the printer If the corresponding font cartridge is not installed the Roman is selected Switch F 1 EDS Setting If you set this switch OFF the current EDS settings are all cleared and restores the Factory Settings 55 Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter helps you identify printer conditions and problems that you can often correct yourself Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device which also contains high voltage inside For that reason only carry out those operations described in this chapter CAUTION Any attempt to carry out operations other than those described here may result in electric shock and or damage to the printer When carrying out any repairs or maintenance always follow the instructions carefully TROUBLESHOOTING Your printer is a reliable piece of precision machinery which should not cause you any trouble provided it is used and treated sensibly However the few elementary tips below should help you avoid having to make unneces sary service calls Power switch is on but power indicator is off Probable Cause Action Printer is not Make sure that the power cord is correctly connected getting power Verify that the power source works Printer sounds as if it is printing b
3. IBM ESC Mode ASCII Description Std lt ESC gt P Changes from either elite or semi condensed to pica pitch 10 cpi or from condensed elite to condensed pica 17 cpi IBM lt DC2 gt Changes from either elite or condensed to pica 10 cpi Std lt ESC gt M Changes from either pica or semi condensed to elite pitch 12 cpi or from condensed pica to condensed elite 20 cpi IBM lt ESC gt 7 Changes from either pica or semi condensed to elite pitch 12 cpi or from condensed pica to condensed elite 20 cpi Sid lt ESC gt g Changes from either pica or elite to semi con densed pitch 15 cpi Both 51 Changes from pica to condensed pica 17 cpi or from elite to condensed elite 20 cpi Both lt ESC gt lt 51 gt Changes from pica to condensed pica 17 cpi or from elite to condensed elite 20 cpi 54 lt DC2 gt Changes from condensed pica to normal pica or from condensed elite to normal elite Selects or cancels proportional spacing 0 Cancel 1 Select value of n as shown below 0 Draft 2 10 CPI Letter Quality 3 Proportional Letter Quality 4 10 Draft Download 6 10 CPI LQ Download 7 Proportional LQ Download 8 I2CPI Draft 10 12 CPI Letter Quality 12 12 CPI Draft Download 14 I2 CPI LQ Download 16 17 CPI Draft 18 17 CPI Letter Quality 20 17 CPE Draft Download 22 17 CPI LQ Download
4. OFF Orator 2 5 0 OFF OFF TW Lgnt SLO Tw Light OFF ON ON OFF OFF SLO 5 lorr oN OFF OFF Reserved OFF H Gothic Reserved ON ON OFF Orane Reserved OFFION OFF jOFF OFF Cinema Reserved Code 39 Reserved Consumer Hesponse Star Micronics Co Ltd invites your suggestions and comments on your printer and this manual Please address your correspondence to Worldwide Headquarters STAR MICRONICS CO LTD 20 10 Nakayoshida Shizuoka JAPAN 422 91 Attn Product Manager American Market STAR MICRONICS AMERICA INC 420 Lexington Avenue Suite 2702 25 New York NY 10170 Attn Product Manager European Market STAR MICRONICS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH WesterbachstraBe 59 P O Box 940330 D 6000 Frankfurt Main 90 F R of Germany Attn Product Manager U K Market STAR MICRONICS U K LTD Star House Peregrine Business Park Gomm Road High Wycombe Bucks HP13 7DL U K Attn Product Manager French Market STAR MICRONICS FRANCE S A R L 25 Micha l Faraday 78180 Montigny le Bretonneux Attn Product Manager Asian Market STAR MICRONICS ASIA LTD Room 2408 10 Sincere Building 173 Des Voeux Road Central HONG KONG Attn Product Manager PRINTED IN JAPAN
5. 85 ASCII Decimal IBM lt ESC gt Both lt ESC gt Both lt SO gt Both lt DC4 gt Std lt ESC gt KB lt 2 gt nl WT Both lt ESC gt SO Ta n2 27 91 2 ni 27 87 n 1B 57 mnm Selects or cancels expanded printing 0 Cancel Select 14 27 14 20 27 33 Hexadecimal Description 73 1B 0 n2 5B 02 ni 49 Changes the print font and pitch according to the 00 values of n and n2 as shown below 2 n2 Fontand pitch H 10 CPI Courier 235 12 CPI Courier 236 15 CPI Courier 237 7 CPI Courier 238 20CPI Courier 30 24 CPI Courier 17 Proportional Courier 12 10 CPI Prestige 12 CPI Prestige 240 15 CPI Prestige 201 17 CPI Prestige 202 20CPI Prestige 31 24 CPI Prestige 164 Proportional Prestige 36 IO CPI Letter Gothic 143 I2CPI Letter Gothic 142 15 CPI Letter Gothic 141 17 CPI Letter Gothic 140 20 CPI Letter Gothic 32 24 CPI Letter Gothic 0 174 Proportional Letter Gothic O O OO 5 P Causes subsequent characters in the current line to Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width 14 Stops one line expanded printing set with SO or ESC SO n 1B 21 n Selects a combined print mode according to the value of n The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired characteris
6. SELF TEST If the printer is turned on while the ON LINE button is pressed the printer will enter the short self test mode with the P1 message on the display If the printer is turned on while the PAPER FEED button is pressed the printer will enter the long self test mode with the P2 mes sage on the display W PRINT AREA TEST By holding the EJECT PARK button down during power up the printer will enter the print area test mode with the P3 message on the display This way you can find how many lines on your paper are available for printing W PITCH LOCK By holding the PITCH button down during power up the print pitch can only be selected from the control panel This prevents soft ware interference You will hear an acknowl EDS mode PITCH ASFLOAD PAPEI Dot adjustment mode Hexadecimal dump POWER EJECT PARK ED LINE t Font lock edging beep and the printer will show the P LOCK message on the display as power comes on FONT LOCK By holding the FONT button during power up fonts can only be selected from the control panel This prevents software interference t t ft f Pitch Printarea Long Shon lock test test test There will be an acknowledging beep and F LOCK message on the display HEXADECIMAL DUMP In this mode all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes SWITCH
7. A t l h 4 h _ DRAFT asas DEEA 4144 ON LINE DRAFT COND 0 E Ol E EE Hp b E Ei rg d ON LINE BIT IMAGE LL Ebr dd bid vem END 39 Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful for programmers who are debugging printing programs and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving Some computers change the codes the programmer intended In this mode all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes This mode is accessed with the following procedure 1 While holding both the PAPER FEED and EJECT PARK buttons down turn power ON tone will be heard and the Hd message on the display 2 Begin printing In place of the usual printout you will get a formatted dump showing exactly what data the printer receives Each line presents sixteen characters their hexadecimal codes to the left and printable characters printed on the right 3 At the end of the hexadecimal dump set the printer off line with the button This is necessary to print the last line 40 SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations Top of form Reverse micro feed Forward micro feed WB POWER MICRO FEED EJECT
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9. E Nr ra Ls 26123456789 Vite mone y Figure 4 4 Long self test Since the self test prints across the full width of the carriage it is recom mended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and or platen In addition the total number of lines printed is considerable more than can be accommodated on a single sheet so fanfold paper is recommended for this test 36 Print area test mode By holding the button down during power up the printer will enter the print area test mode You can find how many lines on your paper are available for printing with 1 6 inch line feeding The printer will show the message on the LCD display and print the first line message on the paper then print the last line message after feeding to the bottom of the page If you have loaded the fanfold paper only the first line message is printed Pitch lock mode By holding the button down during power up the print pitch can only be selected from the control panel This prevents software interference You will hear an acknowledging beep and the printer will show the P LOCK message on the LCD display as power comes on After the beep tone you can set the printer off line select a print pitch then return to on line and start printing The pitch you selected will show on the LCD display and will not be reset or otherwise changed by any commands y
10. If fanfold 15 already mounted in the printer press the button to park the paper in the off line state then move the release lever toward the rear of the printer 5 Place a single sheet between the guides placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer Gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop DA Figure 3 13 Place single sheet between the guides 6 Now pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer The paper will be fed into the printer and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing NOTE Do not place the bail lever in the backward position The bail lever automatically returns to its original position after the paper goes through under the bail lever location Bail lever Figure 3 14 Pull the bail lever forward to load paper 29 7 If you want to set the paper to a different position set the printer off line by pressing the button then set the paper position by using the micro feed function For details refer to Chapter 4 30 4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer s power on or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination This chapter explains all the button and indicat
11. 143 iuj 193 MM M m 2 132 213 229 2 197 1 134 166 18 Lm d 233 138 154 170 186 202 218 234 250 7 2 219 205 251 20 m 87 88 wj 5 RET 253 i 26 159 175 223 239 171 18 03 188 190 207 191 103 International character sets Whenan international character set is selected by acommand from software the following changes are made in the Standard Italic character set mmay jaja o 1 SPAIN 8 3 JAPAN tJ NORWAY DENMARK 2 15 6 X Z Au sean 2 KOREA 15 IRISH EAT 4 0 LEGAL s X 2 T II The command for selecting the international character set 15 lt ESC gt R n Where means character code n 1 CHR n in BASIC The values of are 0 U S A 6 Italy 12 Latin America 1 France 7 1 13 Korea 2 Germany 8 Japan 14 Irish 3 England 9 Norway 64 Legal 4 DenmarkI 10 Denmark II 5 Sweden ll Spain H 104 IBM character set 2 Code Page 4
12. 260 0 4 0 1 nl n nl 0 H nl n2 n2 n n2 n2 n2 0 lt 0 gt ml m2 ml m2 FUNCTION Bell Backspace Horizontal tab Line feed Vertical tab Form feed Carriage return Expanded printing for one line Condensed printing Set printer on line Pica pitch Cancel one line expanded printing Cancel last line Expanded printing for one line Condensed printing Manual feed Auto feed Eject paper from ASF Set print start position on ASF Underlining Set line spacing to 1 8 inch Set line spacing to 7 72 inch Execute lt ESC gt A Set line spacing to 180 inch n 216 inch or 2 360 inch Set top of page at current position Cancel automatic line feed Set automatic line feed Select character set 2 Select character set amp 1 Disable paper out detector Enable paper out detector Elite pitch nd 0 ml m2 m9 dl d2 dx Define download characters Reset printer Set line spacing to 1 72 inch Set vertical tab stops Set page length to inches Set page length to lines Set horizontal tab stops Emphasized printing Cancel emphasized printing Double strike printing Cancel double strike printing Select font and pitch Perform one 80 inch 216 1 or n 360 inch line feed Print normal density 8 bit graphics Print double density 8 bit graphics Set bottom margin Cancel bottom margin Proportional spacing Set
13. A print head jam caused by the ribbon or a paper jam 62 Adjust both forms tractors and the paper Refer to your application program manual Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is correctly installed See Installing the ribbon cartridge in Chapter 2 Clear the paper jam Printer case is hot to the touch Probable Cause Action Printer s vents Move object away from the air vents including the are blocked bottom of the printer Printer is noisy Probable Cause Action The printer Move any objects that touch the printer vibrates Ensure that the printer is on a level study surface Printer covers Close covers are open 63 Essentially your printer is a robust piece of equipment but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions For example Keep your printer in a comfortable environment Roughly speaking if you are comfortable then the environment is suitable for your printer see Chapter 2 Do not subject the printer to physical shocks or excessive vibration Avoid over dusty environments Dust is the enemy of all precision mechanical devices To clean the exterior of the printer use a cloth barely dampened with either water with a little detergent or a little alcohol but do not allow any liquid to fall inside the printer The interior of the printer may be cleaned with a small vacuum
14. z m lt gt an z 5 pes Lus c oO 21 2l j m mR m a MN 231 247 24 199 5 2 202 28 b 23 23 2 I X X Xx mM 24 4 25 205 25 25 Du E UM 25 107 Code Page 860 Portuguese Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 C m m 128 u 176 199 208 145 161 2 m 162 194 20 24 c 131 147 163 179 195 2 108 he fiol o ue us 181 245 134 150 166 182 198 214 230 246 7 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 24 136 s 18 ntn 218 137 5 e 185 172 P a s 3 m m h wm m m m us 591 23 189 s 108 Code Page 861 Icelandic Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 JU uu Du uuu n Is Im m Pa Ii et a aa 22 s is in n UM M mtu n ru Code Page 863 Canadian French Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 CE pus TE luu ol ole Em E mj m
15. Blippo Cinema FC 2Z Cartridge OCR B OCR A CODE 39 UPC EAN FC 3Z Cartridge TW Light H Gothic Orane FC 4Z Cartridge Russian Roman GOST Cyrillic FC 5Z Cartridge Old Style Firenze FC 10Z Cartridge SLQ Script FC 11Z Cartridge SLQ Roman FC 12Z Cartridge SLQ TW Light Characters ASCII 96 International 16 sets IBM special 111 IBM block graphic 50 IBM code page 6 sets Download 255 USA France Germany England Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain I Japan Norway Denmark H Spain II Latin America Korea Irish Legal 437 USA 850 Multi Lingual 860 Portuguese 861 Icelan dic 863 Canadian French 865 Nordic Number of columns CPI Pica 10 80 Elite 12 96 Semi condensed 15 120 Condensed pica 17 1 137 Condensed elite 20 160 Super condensed 24 192 Proportional Variable Character matrix Draft LQ SLQ Pica 24 x9 24 x 31 48 x 31 24x9 24 x 27 48 x 27 Semi condensed Standard Epson mode 16 x 7 16 x 21 32x21 IBM mode 24 x9 24 x 16 48 x 16 Condensed pica 24x9 24 x 16 48 x 16 Condensed elite 24 x9 24 x 16 48 x 16 Super condensed 24x9 24 x 14 48 x 14 Proportional 24 xn 48 Bit image dot matrix DPI 8 pin normal 60 8 x 480 8 pin double 120 8x 960 8 pin high speed double 120 8x 960 8 pin quadruple 240 8 x 1920 8 pin CRT I 80 8 640 8 pin CRT II 90 8x 7
16. Most significant bit 93 MSB 93 Multi part forms 1 5 19 Mute cover 3 16 23 N Normal density graphics 91 Number of columns 96 Off line command 93 ON LINE button 32 On line command 93 One time line feed 88 One time reverse feed 88 Optional accessories 11 65 79 98 Ornament character 83 Other printer commands 93 Overlining 82 83 P Page length 53 88 Paper feed 97 PAPER FEED button 32 Paper feed speed 97 Paper feed trouble 59 Paper guide 3 16 Paper parking 1 5 26 Paper path Fanfold forms 22 Single sheets 28 Paper specifications 97 Paper out detector 52 88 Pica pitch 85 Pinout of interface connector 99 100 PITCH button 33 Pitch commands 85 87 Pitch lock mode 5 37 Platen knob 3 12 Power supply trouble 57 Power switch 3 Print area 20 52 Print area test mode 37 Print direction 95 Print head 3 95 Print head shield 14 Print mode 52 Print quality 82 Print styles 5 Printer features 4 5 Printer initialize 43 Printer placement 9 Printing gap 21 Printing speed 95 Printing trouble 57 63 Proportional spacing 85 Proportional spacing table 114 124 Pull Tractor Unit 11 71 74 Push tractor feed 97 Quadruple size characters 86 Quadruple density graphics 91 Quiet mode 5 32 R RAM Cartridge 11 75 usage 51 Rear cover 3 23 Relative horizontal tab 90 Release lever 3 23 Reset all tab stops 90 Reset printer
17. d n n2 Relative horizontal tab in inches 90 ESC yj Stop printing 93 ESC k n Select LQ font 82 lt ESC gt t 0 Select standard character set 84 ESC t 1 Select character set 84 USERS GUIDE CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control pane buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names LCD DISPLAY shows the information of the printer status FONT BUTTON selects the font to be printed To change the font set the printer off line then press the FONT button repeatedly until the message on the display illuminates PITCH BUTTON allows you to select the printing pitch Remember that the printer must be off line for you to do this EJECT PARK BUTTON Pressing this button parks the fanfold forms or ejects the cut sheet paper PAPER FEED BUTTON It you press this button while off line the paper will feed for ward If you hold the button down the printer will perform consecutive line teeds you press this button while on line this will alternately flash the QUIET message on the display When in Quiet mode with the QUIET message the printer will print slightly slower but at a reduced noise level ON LINE BUTTON sets the printer on line and off line The status changes each time you press the button POWER UP FUNCTIONS w The control panel buttons have special functions that operate if you hold them down while switching power on
18. isa is 154 134 135 135 135 135 136 136 136 1 w N pa Co P fa Co ejjj w j w w j c ojojojojojoijiojoijojoj o Co IP Co Co O O lt lt Al CN e 16 Proportional width Normal 3a z mae 860 E 142 hss iss iss iss 155 e 30 20 36 156 Hseiise 30 20 30 sss 1 4 154 154 154 154 154 154 _ 2 28 42 157157 190 153 153 153 isa rsa 6 36 24 42 119 30 173 173 173 173 173 123 29 3 174 175 175 0 20 42 30 hzs ize ize ize ize i7e i78 3o 30 30 175 17s 179 179 179 179 179 30 30 30 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 j 30 3o 30 h i iei iei iei iei 181 4 30 30 182182 iez iezie2 iez j 30 30 183183 83 is3 ie3 183 30 30 1 4
19. 3o 30 30 30 20 30 a al ai 30 29 36 32 32 32 32 32 30 20 30 55 33 33 33 ss ss t 18 12 30 52 34 34 34 34 30 20 30_ 55 58 38 36 38 amp 36 24 36 39 39 39 39 39 a9 aof 40 40 20 40 40 40 36 1e 20 42 30 43 43 gt gt S o C w CO ojojo Co FD to t5 e ho 46 Liz 7 47 48 20 30 49 49 20 30 N rn w w lo ojojo CO NINI lt 64 lt tt lt lt lt lt lt 6 N NI CN lt S s E F E 4 lt o alan ee ee Proportional width 50 8634865 5 59 59 59 8
20. 600 5 OFF ON ON I200BPS ON OFF OFF 2400 BPS ON OFE ON 4800 BPS ON ON OFF 9600BPS ON ON ON 19200 BPS 79 80 Chapter 8 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS The printer has two emulation modes Standard Epson mode and IBM mode In Standard Epson mode the printer emulates the functions of the Epson LQ 860 850 In IBM mode the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E 24P and PS 1 printer Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations The emulation is changed by means of EDS switch A 1 When it is ON the printer will be in Standard Epson mode and when OFF the printer will be in IBM mode see Chapter 5 In addition when the EDS switch A 2 is ON the printer automatically changes the emulation by means of software control This chapter describes the printer s control commands Some commands are common to both the standard and IBM modes In the descriptions of the commands all commands will given by functions lt ESC gt x lt 1 gt 27 120 1 1 78 01 Select LQ characters Mode Indicates the mode in which the command is recognized Std Standard Epson mode EDS switch A 1 is ON IBM IBM mode EDS switch A 1 is OFF Both Both Standard Epson and IBM modes ASCII Indicates the ASCII coding of the command Control characters are enclosed in pointed brackets For exam ple lt 1 gt means character code 1 Decimal Gives the command in decimal char
21. 93 Reverse line feed 88 127 Reverse micro feed 42 w Ribbon cartridge 3 5 14 98 Weieht 98 Right justify 90 Right margin 90 7 Zero style 84 S Score 83 Selection of paper 19 20 Self test 35 36 Semi condensed 85 Serial Parallel Converter 11 78 Setting up 12 18 Shift download character area 92 Short test mode 35 Single sheets 1 19 28 30 97 Special character set 113 Specifications 95 98 Standard character set 84 102 103 Strike through 83 Subscript 83 Superscript 83 Switch combination functions 41 44 T Tear assist 13 Tear off function 5 27 Top of form 41 88 Tractor 3 Troubleshooting 57 63 U Underlining 82 83 Uni directional printing 51 93 Unpacking and inspection 10 V Vertical position commands 88 89 Vertical tab 89 Vertical tab channel 89 Vertical tab stops 88 128 COMMAND SUMMARY Standard Mode The following commands take effect with the Standard mode CONTROL CODE lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt S 4 0 4 n n nl 0 1 lt 0 gt n 11 0 H n2 ni nl n n2 n2 0 1 0 lt I gt nl ml m2 FUNCTION Bell Backspace Horizontal tab Line feed Vertical tab Form feed Carriage return Expanded printing for one line Condensed printing Set printer on line Cancel conde
22. ONLINE button to set the printer off line 2 Press the button again and hold it down 3 While holding the button down press the button The paper will start advancing in a series of small steps When you want to stop release both buttons Reverse micro feed You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse to return to a higher position on the same page 1 Press the button to set the printer off line 2 Press the button again and hold it down 3 While holding the button down press the button The paper will start moving backwards in a series of small steps When you want to stop release both buttons NOTE Open the bail lever when the printer beeps intermittently and the Er message shows on the LCD display near the edge of the paper Changing the auto loading position Normally the printer automatically loads the paper one line from the top edge If you want to change this value follow this procedure l Load the paper by moving bail lever toward the front of the printer 2 Change the print position using the micro feed function The value on the LCD display shows the micro feed value from the default position 3 After you get the desired position press the button to save the value This position will remain unless you power off the printer If you want to retain this position even after you turn off the power store it using the Macro Definition function which is described later Note that y
23. SLQTW Light 125456789 ABCDE abcde Optional RAM Cartridge e RC 32Z 32 K byte printing buffer with memory backup for downloading of data DC 32Z 32 K byte printing buffer To install or change cartridge follow the procedure below 1 Tum off the power switch at the front of the printer and open the front 2 Remove the connector cover at the right side of the printer DNN Connector cover Figure 7 18 Remove the connector cover at the right side of the printer 3 Push out the cap from the connector cover as shown in Figure 7 19 NOTE Keep this cap in a safe place Cap Connector cover Figure 7 19 Push out the cap from the connector cover 4 Install the connector cover into the printer 76 5 Insert the cartridge into the slot of the connector cover and slide it all the way in Cartridge Connector cover Figure 7 20 Insert the cartridge into the slot of the connector cover 6 Close the front cover NOTE Remount the cap on the connector cover if you are not using an optional cartridge T INTERFACE CONVERTER SPC 8K Torun the printer in serial mode you should use the optional Serial Parallel Converter SPC 8K The procedure to install the Converter is 1 Setthe DIPswitchesonthe SPC 8K before attaching it to the printer See next page for detailed information 2 Turnoffthe power switch and disconnect
24. When you open the bail lever with the fanfold paper in on line the printer goes off line and the hail lever automatically closed then the printer also i lever feeds the paper forward This allows you to cut it off just below the last line 5 printed When you open the bail lever again the paper feeds backward stopping where you left off and the printer returns to on line EDS MODE From the control panel you can change the parameters that define how your printer works This function is called the Electronic DIP Switch EDS mode The EDS mode has 16 functions you can set as the power on default Turn the printer on while simultaneously holding the FONT PITCH and EJECT PARK buttons The EDS message will show on the display and enter the EDS mode In EDS mode the buttons on the control panel are used as shown below Use the FONT button to select the Bank Letter Use the PITCH button to select the Switch Number The LCD display on the control panel shows the current setting Use the EJECT PARK button to change the settings Press the PAPER FEED button to print the current settings Press the ON LINE button to exit the EDS mode Table 1 Table 2 ca cs 10CPIDRAFT ON HS DRAFT ON OFF 8 inches 11 7 mchesas orm F 17CPI DRAFT caca Function ON OFF Emulation STANDARD EPSON AEC Mode Enabled Disabled RAM Usage Input Buffer Download Buffer Auto LF wi
25. ass ass ass ass ass 30 20 INT 155 155 155 57 157 157 36 28 42 20 r 1 1 21 INT i 134 164 42 P pesas us a 42 42 Te 2 36 P pa pe 5 T 42 28 4 mr aen 20 5 T D as 15 amp 36 24 36 P psum P n IE TRE aaa 24 16 24 lt ee 24 TNT 224 15 16 o 30 28 42 226140 30 28 42 pu 28 42 P mepas 5 30 29 p gmmps 5 30 28 P 30 24 36 ojojo ojoj st O e e e e A 9 e a a a q e a a N a 9 a e 2 e X e e T ow an wid Sup Absolute horizontal tab 90 Adjustment lever 3 21 AEC mode 4 51 reset 43 Application software 18 ASF control commands 93 Auto emulation change mode 4 51 Auto Line Feed 51 90 Auto loading position 42 Aut
26. attachment Figure 7 6 Insert the stacker attachment Loading paper 1 If fanfold paper has already been loaded in the printer park the paper through the rear slot 2 Push the printer release lever toward the rear of the printer lia to load single sheets 3 Pull the paper loading lever toward the front of the printer to pull the hopper out until it is in position Paper loading lever Figure 7 7 Pull the paper loading lever forward 68 4 Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it horizontally in either direction Figure 7 8 Adjust the paper guides to accommodate the width of the paper 5 Adjust the right paper guide to accommodate the width of the paper The guides should be adjusted to restrict the amount of horizontal play while allowing the paper to slide up and down freely between the two paper guides The ideal distance between paper ream and paper guides is 0 25 mm 0 01 on both sides at the narrowest part of the paper guides Fan the paper stack and square it off properly before inserting it into the Automatic Sheet Feeder Figure 7 9 Fan the paper before inserting into the ASF 7 Insert the paper stack into the Automatic Sheet Feeder The stack should not be more than 50 sheets of 20 Ib paper If necessary remove some sheets The ASF may not perform satisfacto rily if it is overloaded 69 8 Push the paper
27. inset Control codes recognized by this printer are indicated by abbreviations inside pointed brackets lt gt Character Hexadecimal value high order BS us ue USUS USUS uw z dq Control code Decimal value Hexadecimal value low order 101 Standard character set 2 C e c r wm gt c c c Ww cr c lt gt c c c c c co c tO c Ww eo oo co oo e o e e c el gt oa c r oa r3 re c c T5 iD gt r X e lt 14 c pam d N lt m ismi 102 1 3 EXER 5 7 f m up 183 211 132 134 14 5 8 m m m g t oe
28. loading lever toward the rear of the printer Paper loading lever Figure 7 10 Push the paper loading lever to hold the paper stack Now you are ready to start printing with the Automatic Sheet Feeder Feeding a single sheet A single sheet of paper can also be fed manually with the Automatic Sheet Feeder 1 Set the paper by inserting into the slot at the front of the stacker attachment as shown in Figure 7 11 Figure 7 11 Insert a single sheet into the slot at the front of the stacker attachment 2 With the power on press the button to put the printer off line Then press the button The paper will feed into the printer 70 PULL TRACTOR UNIT 1025 You can use the Pull Tractor Unit to print on fanfold forms or multi part forms through the bottom feed slot Setting up The procedure to mount the Pull Tractor Unit is 1 Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side then remove it 2 Open the rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either side 3 Move the printer bail lever toward the front of the printer to open the paper bail 4 Fit the mounting brackets of the Pull Tractor Unit onto the shaft of the printer mechanism tilting the Pull Tractor Unit slightly backward Pull Tractor Unit Release lever Figure 7 12 Fit the mounting brackets of the Pull Tractor Unit onto the shaft of the printer 5 S
29. mj m Kcu E OW im i In d i ng al m s Du uu Uu Uu M Iz m m m ug m a 5 110 Code Page 865 Nordic Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 143 159 175 191 207 204 239 259 Character set 1 Other characters are identical to character set 2 The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7 bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to by the lt ESC gt gt command in the standard mode 146 138 159 special character set Additional characters can be printed by special commands CA o gt o L mM mo C n y c lt gt nM oo cr EA 3E zl Cc i a PROPORTIONAL SPACING TABLE This table lists the widths of your printer s proportional characters for Standard mode and IBM mode The values given are in 360ths of an inch For example a value of 36 is 36 360ths of an inch You may need to enter these widths into a special table for your processing program so it can calculate the number of proportional characters that will fit on a li
30. mute cover then swing down to close it Leave the front and mute covers closed during normal operation The cover keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printer s operating sounds Open the cover only to change the ribbon or make an adjustment 16 Connecting the interface cable Connect the printer to your computer using a standard Centronics parallel interface cable On a PS 2 or PC AT type computer this means that you use the 25 pin D type connector at the computerend and the Amphenol type 36 pin connector at the printer end The configuration of the printer s connector is given in Chapter 9 should you need a cable for connecting to another computer If you need to connect to a serial port use the optional Serial Parallel Converter SPC 8K Follow the procedures below to connect the interface cable 1 Turn off the power switch both the printer and the computer 2 Connect the interface cable to the printer as shown in Figure 2 12 Make sure that you press the plug into the interface connector Interface connector Interface cable Figure 2 12 Connecting the interface cable 3 Move both clips inside the extended prongs on the sides of the plug until you hear a click Figure 2 13 Move the clips until you hear a click 4 Connect the other end of the interface cable to your computer Use your computer instructions to attach the interface cable 17 Configuring your software fo
31. printer off line Reset all tab stops Superscript PAGE 93 90 90 88 89 88 90 86 85 93 85 86 93 86 85 93 93 93 93 82 88 88 88 88 90 90 84 88 88 85 2 93 88 88 88 88 90 82 82 82 82 85 88 91 91 88 88 85 93 90 83 131 CONTROL CODE FUNCTION PAGE lt ESC gt S 1 Subscript 83 lt ESC gt T Cancel superscript or subscript 83 lt ESC gt 0 Bi directional printing 93 lt ESC gt U l Uni directional printing 93 lt gt W n Expanded printing 86 ESC X ni m Set lett and right margins 90 lt ESC gt Y nl m ml m2 Print double density double speed 8 bit graphics 91 ESC Z nl u2 ml m Print quadruple density 8 bit graphics 91 ESC 4 0 0 n m Select character height width and line spacing 87 lt ESC gt lt 2 gt 0 nl m Select font and pitch 86 ESC 7 3 0 0 n2 Select initial conditions 93 ESC T 4 0 0 n n2 Select IBM code page 84 ESC N 4 lt gt 0 nl n2 Set base unit for line spacing 88 ESC d lt l gt 0 n Select print quality 82 lt ESC gt g nl n2 mO ml m2 Select graphics mode 91 lt ESC gt nd n2 Enable printing of all character codes 84 lt ESC gt Reverse line feed 88 lt ESC gt pn Enable printing of all character codes on next 84 character lt ESC gt n Overlinig 82 lt ESC gt
32. required from your computer to obtain a line feed If you move this switch to the OFF position the printer performs both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a carriage return code Most computer systems send a line feed code or both a carriage return and line feed at the end of each line so this switch should be left ON If you get double line spacing when you expect single spacing or if lines overprint each other try changing the setting of this switch Switch A 5 Auto Sheet Feeder In order to use the optional automatic sheet feeder SF 10DS move this switch to the OFF position Otherwise leave it ON Switch A 6 Graphics Direction When printing in graphics mode the printer may either print bi directionally in alternate directions for speed or in one direction only uni directional for increased accuracy For practically all purposes however bi directional printing is sufficiently accurate 51 Switch B 2 Paper out When this switch is OFF the printer ignores the paper out detector and prints down to and beyond the bottom edge Switch B 4 This switch is used for technical purpose only Leave this switch ON Switch B 5 Printable area This printer can use two types of printing area format for single sheets cut forms By putting the switch ON Type the top of the first line of printing will start 1 6 inch from the top of the paper and the printed area will end 1 6 inch from the bott
33. want to keep all the packing material along with the printer carton in case you have to move the printer to a new location Figure 2 2 Remove the packing material from the printer Installing the platen knob The platen knob is packed into an accessory box with other accessories Align the knob on the platen shaft which is located on the right hand side of the printer Rotate the knob on the shaft before pushing the knob fully into position Platen knob Figure 2 3 Installing the platen knob Removing the front cover Open the front cover by lifting up the back cover using the two grips on either side then remove the cover by pulling up see Figure 2 4 Front cover Figure 2 4 Open the front cover and remove it by pulling up NOTE You can keep the front cover installed on the printer as shown in Figure 2 5 But in this case you must take care not to injure your fingers with the tear assist edge Tear assist edge Front cover Figure 2 5 The front cover can stay on the printer Installing the ribbon cartridge Now install the ribbon with the following procedure 1 Takethe slack out ofthe ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge clockwise as shown by the arrow Figure 2 6 Take out the slack of the ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge 2 Guide the ribbon between the print head and the silver prin
34. 0 1B 46 Cancels emphasized printing Both lt gt 27 1B 47 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double strike mode Bon S Both lt ESC gt 27 45 n 1B 20 When n is 1 causes subsequent characters to be underlined When n 15 0 stops underlining IBM lt ESC gt 7 27 95 n 1B 5F When n is 1 causes subsequent characters to be overlined When is 0 stops overlining 82 ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Description Std lt ESC gt 40 451 18 28 20 Startscore according to the values of n7 and n2 as lt 3 gt lt 0 gt lt I gt 3 0 1 03 00 01 shown below nl n2 ni n2 nl n2 ni 1 Underlining Strike through Overlining Cancel score Single continuous line Double continuous line Single broken line 6 Double broken line n2 o v rn Sid lt ESC gt q 27 113 1 71 n Selects an ornament character according to the value of n as shown below 0 Normal Outline 2 Shadow 3 Shadow and outline Both lt ESC gt S 0 27 83 0 1B 53 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as superscripts Both lt ESC gt S lt l gt 27 83 1 1B 53 01 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts Both SC T 27 84 1B 54 Stops printing superscripts subscripts and turns to normal printing
35. 0 dpi 32 24 bit Normal density 60 dpi 33 24 bit Double density 120 dpi 38 24 bit CRT graphics 90 dpi 39 24 bit Triple density 180 dpi 40 24 bit Hex density 360 dpi IBM ESC 28 91 103 18 58 67 Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on al n2 m lnl a2 mO0jnl n2 value of and prints dot graphics in this ml m2 ml m mio m2 mode 8 hit Normal density 60 dpi 1 8 bit Double density 120 dpi 2 8 bit Double density double speed 120 dpi 3 8 bit Quadruple density 240 dpi 8 24 bit Normal density 60 dpi 9 24 bit Double density 120 dpi 11 24 bit Triple density 180 dpi 12 24 bit Hex density 360 dpi Sid ESC 27 63 1B Converts graphics defined by subsequent lt ESC gt n m n m n m K ESC L ESC Y or ESC Z commands to a density mode defined by lt ESC gt mS 91 DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Description Std lt ESC gt amp lt 0 gt 27 38 0 18 26 00 Defines one or more new characters and stores ni n2 mO nl mO n n2 mO themin RAM for later use n7 is the character code 2 dl mi m2 m2 di of the first character defined and n2 is the character d2 42 42 code of the last character defined n7 must be equal to or less than 2 The data for each character start with three bytes specifying proportional spacing attri
36. 1 4 184 1 1 30 30 186 186186186 186 ise ise 30 30 187 187 187 187 187 187 187 30 30 183 183 189 189 189 189 2 3o 30 190 190 196 190 190 190 3 30 30 isi isi isi rsi iei isi is1 30 30 30 isa isa isa 1sa isa 1sa isa 30 30 30 195195 195195 19s 19s 195 20 3o 30 136 196 196 196 196 196 196 30 30 197197 197 197 197197197 3o 30 iss iss se iss iseiss 30 30 199199 199199 199 199 20 30 120 D Normal Super Su 2o1 201 201 201 201 201 201 g 30 30 30 203 203 203 203 203 203 203 z 30 205205 205 20 205 205 208 30 30 30 207 207 207 207 207 207 30 30 36 208 208 208208208 208 2 30 30 30 203 209 20209 209 209 30 30 0 E OM ON 30 212 212 212 22212 212 30 36 30 213 213 z13 z13 213 213 p 30 30 214 214 214 214 214 214 y 30 30 is ais 215215 21s zis amp so 3o 30 2 216 216 216 216 30 30 36 a18 2i8 z18 218 2 8 ai8 a18 r 3o 36 213 213 219219 213 219 219 30 36 220220 220 220 220 220 220 30 0 221221 azi 221 221 22
37. 20 96 24 pin normal 24 pin double 24 pin CRT IH 24 pin Triple 24 pin Hex 60 24 x 480 120 24 x 960 90 24 x 720 180 24 x 1440 360 24 x 2880 tisimpossible to print adjacent dots in the mode marked with an asterisk Paper feed speed Paper specifications Cut sheet TS Width sse Length ne Thickness Fanfold continuous Width Thickness Maximum buffer size Emulations Friction or push tractor feed standard Bottom feed with pull tractor option 3 4 inches second max 7 2 11 0 182 0 279 4 mm 5 5 14 3 139 7 364 0 mm 0 07 0 12 mm 52 90 g m 45 77 kg 14 2416 4 0 10 0 101 6 254 0 Minimum 5 5 139 7 mm Single ply paper 0 07 0 12 mm Total for multi part forms 0 25 mm 52 82 g m 45 70 kg 14 22 Ib Original 2 copies Without Download 15 6 kB With Download 256 Bytes Standard mode Epson LQ 860 850 IBM mode Proprinter X24E Proprinter 24P 5 1 printer 97 u sua ees Ribbon type Ribbon life Film ribbon FZ24 Fabric ribbon Z24HD Long life fabric ribbon LZ24HD Dimensions and Weight Centronics parallel
38. 3 sol lt L 20 3 Fapepe ee e e s 20 Character code 58 59 59 541 64 36 30 63 65 63 63 30 20 s es 65 65 65 6 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 gt 3o 20 3o 56 se se 56 se 56 8 30 salsa 54 sa sal e 20 30 116 Ls 97l 97 97l 97 97l 97 a 20 30 co 1103 103 sapsa sap 92 sspssp 931 ss ss 1 24 z oa 54 sa sa 91 sal sa 30 20 as 9s ss 55 95 ss 95 3o 20 e se 96 se 96 18 i2 d 4 10 43 cO ui oe 55 98 98 98 24 a9 99l 99 99 99 30 20 a 24 102 117 110 o 3o 20 30 12 p 36 24 36 nispispispnis nispis ns a 36 24 to gt e 116 36 24 36 116 116 His iis uis iis iuis iis iis w 42 28 42 120 120 121 122 123 i ie 12 30 i25 125 128 ES 125 126 27 27 127 127 127 127 130 130 130 130 132413241321 132 132 133 133 133
39. 37 U S A N B 3 7 87 103 s K 3 rire rx rs al ral DT fal fu rs re I MEET P m m m cen a m x Q O C Harg c Ei nN cn ps gt c co lt m2 E a 127 105 B ka c m o mM CA p c 5 5 a ao qn n p c 1 129 145 2 p o 1 n JH m mg mg Du ue uus l 1 gu mm Im Im onl I Im oe mj al p ial m ri gg ml 106 3 146 o num gt nun gt 213 231 24 247 24 co 2d 25 ER 25 Code Page 850 Multi lingual Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 m fale tol fa Mr ker DITS Lm 13 E
40. 5 18 49 50 Elite pitch 85 Emphasized printing 82 Emulation 18 51 98 Entry slot 3 Expanded printing 86 Fi Factory settings 49 Fanfold forms 1 19 97 Fanfold forms loading 22 27 Fanfold forms paper path 22 Features 4 5 Font 1 11 75 95 FONT button 34 Font Cartridge 1 11 75 95 Font control commands 82 83 Font lock mode 5 37 Font selection 54 Font style 6 7 82 95 Font style commands 82 83 Form feed 41 88 Forward micro feed 42 Friction feed 97 Front cover 3 13 15 Full justify 90 G Graphics commands 91 Graphics direction 51 Graphics mode 91 Graphics printing 5 H Hex density graphics 91 Hexadecimal dump 40 High Speed Draft 1 95 Horizontal position commands 90 Horizontal tab 90 Horizontal tab stops 90 HS Draft 1 95 I IBM character set 84 105 111 IBM code page 53 84 96 105 111 3437 105 106 850 107 860 108 861 109 863 110 865 111 Initial condition 93 Interface 98 Interface connector 3 17 Interface converter 3 International character set 53 84 96 104 Italic characters 82 j Justification 90 L Labels 1 19 LCD 1 5 Left justify 90 Left margin 90 Letter Quality 95 Line feed 88 Line spacing 87 88 95 Loading fanfold forms 22 27 73 Loading single sheets 28 30 68 126 Locating the printer 9 Long test mode 36 LQ 95 Macro definition 43 Maintenance 64 Master print mode 86
41. 83 CHARACTER SET COMMANDS ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Description Both lt ESC gt lt 0 gt 27 116 0 1 74 00 Selects the standard character set Both SC t lt I gt 27 116 1 18 74 01 Selects IBM character set Both lt ESC gt 27 5 37 Selects character set 1 Both lt ESC gt 6 27 54 1B 36 Selects character set 2 Std lt ESC gt 27 92 1 52 Selects an international character set in the Stand ard character set according to the value of n 0 U S A 8 Japan France 9 Norway 2 Germany 10 Denmark Il 3 England 11 Spain 4 Denmark 1 12 Latin America 5 Sweden 13 Korea 6 Italy 14 Irish 7 Spain J 64 Legal Both ESC T 27 91 84 18 5B 54 Changesthe code page of the current IBM charac lt gt lt 0 gt 4 0 0 04 00 00 ter set according to the values of n and n2 lt gt ni n2 0 nl n2 00 n n2 nl n2 Code Page 1 181 437 U S A 3 82 850 Multi lingual 3 92 860 Portuguese 3 9 861 Icelandic 3 95 863 Canadian French 3 97 865 Nordic Enables printing of all characters in the IBM char acter set for the next n n2 x 256 characters Enables printing of all characters in the IBM char acter set for the value of n Selects subsequent zero character style 0 Normal Slashed 84 CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS
42. COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be obtained by pressing the control pane buttons with the off line state FORM FEED If you are using cut forms this operation ejects the current page If you are using fanfold forms it feeds to the top of the next page TOP OF FORM When you power on the printer the top of form position is automatically set to the cur rent position If this is not where you want the top of the page to be you can change the top of form position B MICRO FEED For fine alignment you can feed the paper either forward or reverse in very small incre ments BUFFER CLEAR ALL RESET Turning power off is one way to ciear the buffer but there is another way Press and hold the ON LINE and FONT button in off line The message shows on display signaling that the buffer has been Save macro Buffer reset cieared If you hold these buttons more three seconds you hear three tones and the printer will be initialized to the power on default settings of form Reverse micro feed PAPER FEED Form feed W SAVE MACRO You can store the current settings to the printer for later use with the FONT button and the PITCH button combinations 80833092 ZBA USERS GUIDE BAIL LEVER FUNCTIONS The bail lever is used to control paper Ifthe paper is not mounted on the printer use the bail lever to load the paper
43. Chassis ground isolated from signal ground 18 5V 5V DC output from printer 19 30 GND Twisted pair ground return 31 When this input signal is low printer is reset Outputs low when printer cannot continue due to an error 33 EXT GND External ground 34 35 N C 36 SELECTIN Always high 32 ERROR 99 Serial Interface Pin Name Function 1 GND Printer s chassis ground 2 TXD This pin carries data from the printer 3 RXD This pin carries data to the printer 4 RTS This pin is always set space This pin is Space when the computer is ready to 5 CTS send data This printer does not check this pin 6 N C 7 GND Signal ground 8 10 N C This printer turn this pin Space when is ready 11 RCH to receive data This line carries the same signal as pin 20 12 N C 13 GND Signal ground 14 19 N C This printer turns this pin Space when it is 2 DIR ae receive data 2 25 N C 100 CHARACTER SETS The following tables show the standard and IBM character sets The decimal character code of each character is shown in an inset to the lower right of the character The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entires at the top and left edges of the table For example the character A is in column 4 and row 1 so its hexadecimal character code is 41 This is equivalent 4 x 16 1 65 to decimal 65 the number in the
44. ER COMMANDS Mode ASCII Decimai Hexadecimal Description Sid lt ESC gt gt 27 62 1B Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1 Sid ESC 27 61 1B 30 Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 0 Std ESC 27 35 1B 23 Cancels the preceding commands and accepts the most significant bit as it is sent to the printer Std DEL 127 Deletes the last character received Both CAN 24 18 Deletes the last line currently present in the print buffer Std DC3 19 13 Sets the printer off line IBM ESC Q n 27 8 n 1B 51 n Sets the printer off line The value of should 36 81 or 180 Both lt DCI gt 17 11 Returns the printer on line state IBM ESC 27 106 1B 6 Prints the entire contents of the input buffer then sets the printer off line Both BEL 7 07 Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer Both lt ESC gt U 0 27 85 0 1B 55 00 Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bi directional mode Both ESC U lt 1 gt 27 85 1 1B 55 01 subsequent printing to be done uni directionally Sid ESC lt 27 60 1B 3 Immediately returns the print head to the left margin then prints the remainder of the line from left to right Both lt ESC gt lt EM gt lt 0 gt 27 25 0 1B 19 00 Selects manual shee
45. For inserting single sheets of paper Indicates printer status and makes various control of printer functions simple and convenient Switches power on or off Advances the paper manually Connects the computer to the printer Holds the optional Font cartridge or RAM car tridge Has a high resolution dot matrix 24 wire com position for outstanding print quality Contains the printer ribbon Controls print darkness by adjusting for the thick ness of forms being printed Contiol the movement of fanfold forms Clamps the tractor in place Opens and closes the paper bail which holds the paper against the platen This lever is also used to load paper and to perform the short tear off function SUMMARY PRINTER FEATURES Feature Function Dot matrix 24 wire impact printing Extensive software support AEC mode Multi font support Carriage size Multi speed printing High Speed Draft Draft and Letter Quality printing 1115 compatible with the Epson and IBM standard and works with any software that supports those printers Auto Emulation Change AEC mode is provided to select the proper emulation automatically sent from your program This printer includes HS Draft Draft and Ro man Roman Proportional Sanserif Sanserif Proportional Courier Courier Proportional Prestige Prestige Proportional and Script fonts In addition you can print wide variation of fonts by using o
46. H SET PRINT EXIT rt Select Select Change Print Exit Bank Switch setting Figure 5 1 Button functions in the EDS mode Use the FONT button to select the Bank Letter Use the PITCH button to select the Switch Number The LCD display on the control panel shows the current setting ON or OFF Use the EJECT PARK button to change the settings Press the button to print the current settings Press the ONLINE button to save and exit the EDS mode FUNCTIONS THE EDS SETTINGS The printer stores the parameters that you can select from the control panel while in the EDS mode default is the setting that the printer will use if none is specifically selected by a program When you first turn on or later reset your printer these default settings will take effect By changing the settings you can alter various printer functions to match your specific requirements The following will help you choose the proper settings Bank Switch Function A 1 Emulation STANDARD EPSON IBM 2 AEC Mode Enabled Disabled A 3 RAM Usage Input Buffer Download Buffer A 4 Auto LF with CR Disabled Enabled A S Auto Sheet Feeder Not installed Installed A 6 Graphics Direction Bi directional Uni directional B 1 Not used Paper out Enabled Disabled Not used Reserved Leave ON Printable Area B 6 Not used Print Mode
47. INE indicator light will turn off 3 Tear off the printed form at the last perforation leaving not more than about half a page showing above the front cover If necessary press the PAPER FEED button to feed paper forward until a perforation is located just above the front cover and tear there Release lever Figure 3 10 Tear off the printed fanfold paper 4 Press the button on the control panel The printer will automatically feed the fanfold form backward until the paper is completely free of the platen 5 A message will now appear on the LCD display and a beep will sound 6 Move the release lever toward the rear of the printer 7 Mount the paper guide in the upright position Now youcan load single sheets The fanfold paper remains parked at the back of the printer NOTE You cannot park the fanfold paper if you have loaded it using the optional Pull Tractor Unit 26 Paper unparking When you want to resume using fanfold paper the procedure is as follows Toe Remove all cut forms from the printer Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position Move the release lever toward the front of the printer Move the bail lever forward The printer will automatically feed the parked fanfold paper back into position for printing NOTE The printer beeps intermittently if you move the release lever while the paper is loaded Tear off function At the end of
48. PARK QUIET ASF LOAD PAPER FEED ON LINE F Ju EDS BANK SWITCH SET PRINT EXIT t i Save macro Form feed Buffer clear All reset Figure 4 5 Switch combination functions of control panel Form feed If you are using cut forms this operation ejects the current page If you are using fanfold forms it feeds to the top of the next page 1 Press the button to set the printer off line 2 Press the button and hold it down The printer will start performing successive line feeds 3 While holding the button down press the button then release both buttons at the same time The printer will smoothly eject the current page Top of form When you power on the printer the top of form position is automatically set to the current position If this is not where you want the top of the page to be you can change the top of form position as follows 1 Press the button to set the printer off line 2 Move the paper to the desired top of form position by pressing the button or by performing a forward or reverse micro feed Press and hold the button 4 While holding the button down press the button then release both buttons at the same time The message will show on the LCD display that the top of form position has been set 2 41 Forward micro feed For fine alignment you can feed the paper forward in very small increments as follows 1 Press the
49. PER INSTALLATION AND USE This chapter describes instructions for printing such as selecting paper types adjusting the printing gap and installing paper SELECTION OF PAPER Your printer accepts any of the following types of paper Single sheets cut forms and stationary Use the friction feed or the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder Fanfold forms Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets They are also called sprocket forms continuous forms or just plain computer paper Printing on or near the perforations of continuous fanfold forms may reduce printing quality misalign the fanfold forms or cause a paper jam Multi part forms Youcanuse multi part forms that have up to three parts including the original It is recommended that you load multi part forms using the bottom feed slot with the optional Pull Tractor Unit Use pressure sensitive multi part forms with both side edges glued and a difference in thickness of 0 05mm or less between the side edges Labels When printing labels always select the type mounted on a continu ous backing sheet with sprocket holes for use with a tractor Do not try to print labels as cut forms because labels on a shiny backing sheet almost always slip a little Itis recommended that you load labels from the bottom feed slot with the optional Pull Tractor Unit 19 NOTES 1 Never feed labels backward Labels can easily peel off the backi
50. PITCH EDS SANSERIF LQ font is selected COURIER LQ font is selected PRESTIGE LQ font is selected SCRIPT LQ font is selected High Speed Draft font is selected You cannot select print pitch except 10 CPI Draft font is selected You cannot select proportional pitch with the Standard Epson mode Optional LQ font is selected Indicates the message below shows the current pitch EDS mode is currently selected and the message on the right indicates the current Bank and Switch number Press the ON LINE button to exit the EDS mode Font lock mode is selected The printer ignores the font selection commands and prints with the font displayed on the panel Turn off the power switch to cancel the font lock mode Pitch lock mode is selected The printer ignores the pitch selection commands and prints with the pitch displayed on the panel Turn off the power switch to cancel the pitch lock mode 45 Displays in the EDS mode Indicates the current status of Press the button to change the status Press the button while in the on line mode Front panel setting are saved in the printer s memory as Turn off the power switch to cancel the long print test Turn off the power switch to cancel the hexadecimal Top of form is set manually with the control panel Buffer is cleared manually with the control panel Bail lever is closed before the paper goes through the Release lever is moved while the pape
51. SC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt FS gt lt DEL gt 1234480308 23426694 N tid ddd 2 e lt 0 gt nl n ni 2 na n2 n2 n2 n2 4 n2 nl n2 ml mi ml 0 n2 mi 0 0 m2 m2 m2 m2 0 05 nl m2 0 m3 FUNCTION One line uni directional printing Set MSB to 0 Set MSB to I Convert graphics density Reset printer Set line spacing to 7 60 inch Set vertical tab stops Set page length to inches Set page length to lines Set horizontal tab stops Emphasized printing Cancel emphasized printing Double strike printing Cancel double strike printing Perform one 180 1 line feed Print normal density 8 bit graphics Print double density 8 bit graphics Elite pitch Set bottom margin Cancel bottom margin Pica pitch Set right margin Select international character set Superscript Subscript Cancel superscript or subscript Bi directional printing Uni directional printing Expanded printing Print double density double speed 8 bit graphics Print quadruple density 8 bit graphics n2 Select IBM code page Relative horizontal tab Left
52. See below C 4 Page Length See below D 1 Character Table Standard mode Graphics Italics IBM mode Set 42 Set 41 D 2 IBM Code page or D 3 International See below D 4 Character Set D 5 CR Centering Disabled Enabled E 1 E 2 E 3 LQ Font Selection See below E 4 E 5 F 1 EDS Setting Current Reset NOTE The factory default is the position for all functions except A 6 which is set to the OFF position 50 Switch 1 Emulation Select the mode compatible with your computer and software In the Standard Epson mode the printer operates like the Epson LQ 860 850 In the IBM mode it operates like the IBM Proprinter X24E 24P 5 1 The ON position selects Standard Epson mode The OFF position selects IBM mode Switch A 2 Auto Emulation Change AEC Mode This switch selects the Auto Emulation Change AEC mode When the AEC mode is enabled the printer automatically judges the Emulation which your application program uses Switch A 3 RAM Usage In order to download characters this switch must be in the OFF position The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing character patterns and provides only a one line print buffer If you leave this switch ON the printer uses its RAM memory as an input buffer allowing the computer to send data faster than the printer prints Switch A 4 Auto LF with CR If you leave this switch at the ON position a separate line feed code is
53. Stair USERS MANUAL X 2430 MULTI FONT DOT MATRIX PRINTER ZBA 80825520 2430 MULTI FONT USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALE Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference 10 radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Unauthorized modifications of this product by the user will void his authority to operate the equipment unless expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance For co
54. acter codes Hexadecimal Gives the command in hexadecimal character codes Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by italic letters such as m or d 81 FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Description Sid lt ESC gt x 27 120 1 78 Changes print quality according to the value of n shown below 0 Draft Letter Quality IBM ESC d 27 91 100 1B 5B 64 Changesthe print quality according to the value of lt l gt 0 n 1 0 01 00 n as shown below 0 Unchanged 1 127 Draft 128 254 Letter quality 255 Return to EDS setting Both lt ESC gt 27 107 n 1B 6B n Selects an LQ font according to the value of n 0 Roman Sanserif 2 Courier 3 Prestige 4 Script 5 OCR B FC 2Z 6 OCR A FC 2Z 7 Orator 17 8 Orator2 FC 1Z 9 TW Light FC 3Z 10 Letter Gothic 12 1 Blippo FC 1Z 12 H Gothic FC 3Z 13 Orane 37 14 Cinema FC 1Z 15 CODE39 FC 2Z 16 UPC EAN FC 2Z 17 Old Style FC 5Z 18 Firenze FC 5Z 32 SLQ Roman FC 11Z 33 SLQTW Light FC 12Z 34 81 0 Script FC 10Z Std lt gt 4 27 52 1B 34 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in italics Sid lt ESC gt 5 27 53 1B 35 Stops italic printing and causes subsequent charac ters to be printed upright Both lt 5 gt 27 69 1B 45 Causes subsequent characters to be emphasized Both lt ESC gt 27 7
55. butes the first byte specifies the left of the character the second byte m7 specifies the character width the third byte m2 specifies the right of the character IBM lt ESC gt ni 2 61 1 30 Defines new characters and stores them in RAM n2 n3 n2 35 n3J n2 23 n3 for later use nd lt 0 gt n5 n4 0 n5 n4 00 n5 ml m2 e mni m2 E m9 di 42 m9 42 9 d d2 m _ dx we us c Std lt gt lt 0 gt 27 58 0118 00 Copies the selected character set with n as shown n 0 n 0 n O0 below to the corresponding download character area overwriting any download data already present 0 Roman Sanserif 2 Courier 3 Prestige 4 Script 5 FC 2Z 6 FC 2Z 7 Orator FC 1Z 8 Orator 2 FC 1Z 9 TW Light FC 3Z 10 Letter Gothic FC 1Z ll Blippo FC 1Z 12 H Gothic FC 3Z 13 Orane FC 3Z 14 Cinema FC 1Z 15 CODE 39 FC 2Z 16 UPC EAN FC 2Z 17 Old Style FC 5Z 18 Firenze FC 5Z 32 SLQ Roman FC 11Z 33 SLQTW Light FC 12Z 34 SLQ Script FC 10Z Std lt ESC gt lt gt 27 31 1 18 25 01 Selects the download character set Std lt ESC gt t 2 27 116 2 1B 74 02 Shifts the download character area defined be tween 127 to the area between 128 to 255 Sid ESC 0 27 58 0118 25 00 Stops using the download character set and returns to the built in ROM character set 92 OTHER PRINT
56. buttons perform special functions if you hold them down while switching the power button on Dot adj di EDS mode adjustment mode eee mm POWER MICRO EJECT PARK QUIET ASF LOAD PAPER FEED ON LINE FF a EDS BANK SWITCH SET PRINT EXIT Il TT J Font Pitch Printarea Long Short lock lock test test test Figure 4 2 Power up functions of control panel Short test mode If the printer is turned on while the button is pressed the printer will enter the short self test mode with the P1 message on the LCD display The printer will print the version number of the printer s ROM followed by seven lines of the character set Each line will be offset by one character from the one before it The final result will be something like Figure 4 3 Ver 1 0 1 amp 0123456789 lt gt 7 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1 8 0123456789 lt gt 7 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ amp 0123456789 lt gt GABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ amp 0123456789 lt gt JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ amp 0123456789 lt gt G8ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijkl1mnopqrs lt gt 8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijklImnopqrst z G6ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijklImnopqrstu N _ abcdefghijklmno abcdefghij
57. ch 12 CPI Semi condensed pitch 15 CPI Condensed pica pitch 17 CPI Condensed elite pitch 20 CPI Normal proportional Condensed proportional Double height Double width Trai gt 1 lt Double sized Quad sized Various line and character spacings THE SPACINGS Other features OUTLINED SHADOWED OUTLINED WITH SHADOWED Emphasized Double strike Italics Underlining S eHee throwsk Overlining SUPERSCRIPT and suBSCRIPT Download characters 1111188888 Dot graphics Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER This chapter describes the following procedures to set up your new printer If you have optional accessories refer to Chapter 7 after setting up the printer Printer placement Unpacking the carton box Mounting the platen knob nstalling the ribbon cartridge Configure your software for the printer PRINTER PLACEMENT Before you start setting up your printer make sure that you have a suitable place on which to locate it By suitable place we mean A firm level surface which is fairly vibration free Away from excessive heat such as direct sunlight heaters etc Away from excessive humidity Away from excessive dust A steady power supply that is not subject to power surges should be connected to the printer For example do not connect it to the same circuit as a large noise
58. cleaner or compressed air aerosol sold for this purpose When performing this operation be sure not to bend or damage any cable connections or electronic components 64 Chapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES You can select the following accessories as option Automatic sheet feeder SF 10DS Pull tractor unit PT 10ZS Font cartridges FC series RAM cartridge RC 32Z DC 32Z Serial Parallel Converter SPC 8K This chapter describes how to install and use these optional accessories NOTE When you install or remove the optional accessories turn off the power switch AUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER SF 10DS You can use the Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF to print on cut sheet forms Before installing the ASF check each item in the box against Figure 7 1 to make sure that you have everything Figure 7 1 Check to make sure you have all five items 1 Sheet Feeder 2 Hopper attachment 3 Stacker attachment 4 Printer cover and 5 ASF Users manual NOTE The Automatic Sheet Feeder is protected by packing and tape during shipping Be sure to remove all of the protective material and tape before use 65 Setting The procedure to install the ASF is 1 Use the printer s EDS mode to select ASF as installed For details please refer to Chapter 5 2 Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side then remove the cover by pulling up 3 Open the
59. d sets new vertical tab stops in this channel Std lt ESC gt 27 47 n0 1B 2F nO Selects a set of vertical tab stops designated by a channel number n0 from 0 to 7 Both VT 11 Feeds the paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print position to the left margin 89 HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Model ASCII Decimal J Hexadecimal Description Sid lt ESC gt T n 27 108 n 1B 6C n Sets the left margin at column n in the current character pitch Std lt ESC gt Q n 27 8 n iB 51 n Sets the right margin at column in the current character pitch lt ESC gt X 27 88 1B 58 Sets the left margin at column n and the right ni n2 nl n2 nl n2 margin at column 12 Both CR 13 0D Prints the current line and returns the next print position to the left margin IBM lt ESC gt 5 lt I gt 27 53 1 1B 35 Ot Causesthe printer to perform both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a CR code lt ESC gt 5 0 2 27 53 Ol 1B 35 0O00 Causesthe printer to perform only a carriage return when it receives a CR code Both BS 8 08 Moves the print position one column to the left Std lt 5 gt a 0 27 97 0 1B 61 00 Aligns subsequent text with the left margin leav ing the right margin ragged Sid lt ESC gt lt 1 gt 27 97 1 1B 61 01 Centers subsequent
60. e effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller and engaging the tractor feed 4 Open the mute cover on the front cover as shown in Figure 3 4 k Release lever Mute cover Figure 3 4 Opening the mute cover and correct lever position 5 Open the rear cover using the two grips on either side as in Figure 3 5 Rear cover Figure 3 5 Opening the rear cover 6 Pass the paper between the printer case and the rear cover 23 7 Open both tractor covers and mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit Tractor cover Clamp lever Figure 3 6 Mount the fantold paper over the tractor units 8 Adjustthe spacing ofthe tractor units by sliding them along the bar using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position When the clamp lever is up the unit is released and when it is down the unit is locked 9 Now close the tractor covers again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units If they are not aligned properly you will have problems with paper feeding possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper Figure 3 7 Adjust the tractor positions to accommodate the width of fanfold forms 10 Close the rear cover and the mute cover then set the paper guide in the horizontal position as shown in Figure 3 8 This will separate the printed from the un
61. e The above notwithstanding STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual Copyright 1991 Star Micronics Co Ltd HOW USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into nine chapters To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 6 Chapters 7 through 9 may be treated as a reference guide for programming operations etc It assumes a degree of knowledge of the operation of computers The chapters are as follows Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter indicates the primary features of your printer the names and functions of the printer components and an actual example of the many font styles that your printer can produce Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer This chapter explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up Read this chapter before you do anything else Chapter 3 Paper Installation and Use This chapter describes the instructions for printing such as selecting paper types adjusting the printing gap and installing paper Chapter 4 Control Panel Operations There are a number of controls on the front panel which perform various functions related to paper handling print modes and font selection After performing the set up of the printer read this chapter and try out the procedures to find out how the printer works Chapter 5 Default Settings EDS mode This chapter explains how to set the Electronic DIP Switch EDS m
62. e carriage does not move when feeding paper Switches E 1 to E 5 LQ Font Selection These switches allows you to choose the default font selected when LQ mode is selected as shown below OFF OFF OFF Font Name 1 2 3 E 4 E 5 E 1 2 E 3 E4 E5 Roman UPCIEAN ON ON ON ON OFF Sanserif OFF ON ON ON Old Style OFF ON ON ON Courier ON ON ON ON Firenze ON ON ON OFF Prestige OFF OFF ON ON ON Reserved OFF OFF ON ON OFF Script ON ON OFF ON ON Reserved ON ON OFF ON OFF OCR B ON OFF ON ON Reserved OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF OFF ON ON Reserved ON OFF OFF ON OFF Orator OFF OFF OFF ON ON Reserved OFF OFF OFF ON OFF Orator 2 ON ON ON SLQ Roman ON ON OFF OFF TW Ligh OFF ON ON SLQ TW Ligh OFF ON ON Letter Gothic ON OFF ON Blippo OFF OFF ON H Gothic ON OFF Orane OFF ON OFF Cinema ON OFF OFF Code 39 OFF OFF OFF SLQ Script ON OFF Reserved OFF ON OFF Reserved ON ON OFF OFF OFF Reserved OFF ON OFF OFF OFF Reserved ON OFF OFF Reserved OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
63. ects character set 2 which has international characters and fewer control words OFF selects character set 1 for computers with a 7 bit interface Switches D 2 to D 4 IBM Code Page or International Character Set Except in the Standard Italic character set these switches select the default character code page as shown below IBM Code Page D 2 D 3 D 863 Canadian French E 4865 Nordic OFF ON OFF Reserved ON OFF Reserved E OFF OFF IBM Code Page D 2 D 3 D 4 437 U S A ON ON ON 850 Multi lingual OFF ON ON 860 Portuguese ON OFF ON 861 Icelandic OFF OFF ON 53 International character sets differ in their assignment of 12 character codes in the Standard Italic character set See the character tables in Chapter 11 With these switches you can select one of eight character sets as follows Country D 2 D 3 U S A ON ON Country D 2 D 3 Denmark 1 ON ON Sweden Germany England OFF OFF ON Switch D 5 CR Centering If you set this switch OFF the carriage moves to the center each time to feed paper near the perforation This way you can get better quality of printing around the preforations It is recommended to match the page length setting to your fanfold paper otherwise this function does not work properly at the perforations If you leave this switch ON th
64. ecure the Pull Tractor Unit firmly by pushing the lock levers on either side as shown in Figure 7 13 71 Lock lever Figure 7 13 Install the Pull Tractor Unit onto the printer by pushing the lock levers 6 Install the paper guide provided with the Pull Tractor Unit as shown in Figure 7 14 7 Install the printer cover provided with the Pull Tractor Unit Paper guide Figure 7 14 Mount the paper guide and the printer cover onto the printer NOTE Set the paper guide and front cover aside carefully after they have been removed from the printer Reverse the procedure described above when removing the Pull Tractor Unit 72 Loading paper 1 Open the printer cover 2 With the tractor covers open guide the paper from the bottom of the printer by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit Tractor cover Figure 7 15 Mount the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer 3 Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position When the lever is up the unit is released and when it is down the unit is locked 4 Now close the tractor covers again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units If they are not aligned properly you will have problems with paper feeding possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper 73 C
65. he paper once by 180 inches in the reverse direction Feeds the paper n lines from the current line Sets the current position as the top of page posi tion Both lt ESC gt C 27 67 Sets the page length to n lines in the current line spacing Both ESC C 27 6 Sets the page length to inches 0 n 0 n Both lt ESC gt n 27 78 n Sets the bottom margin to lines Both lt gt O 27 79 Cancels the bottom margin Both FF 12 Feeds the paper to the top of the next page accord ing to the current page length Sid ESC FF 27 12 Feeds the paper backward to the top of the current page Both lt gt 8 27 56 Causes the printer to disregard the signal sent by the paper out detector Both lt ESC gt 9 27 Causes the printer to stop printing before the end of the paper Both lt ESC gt B ni 27 66 42 ni Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new n2 ET 0 n2 0 n2 00 vertical tab stops at lines a7 n2 etc Sid lt ESC gt 27 101 1B 65 Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new 1 n 1 01 n tab stops every lines 88 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Description Std ESC b 27 98 n0 1B 62 0 Cancels all current vertical tab stops in channel 40 ni n2 n n2 Ofa n2 00 where nO is between 0 and 7 an
66. he release lever is facing toward the front of the printer for the fanfold forms pressing this button parks the forms PITCH This button allows you to select the printing pitch Remember that the printer must be off line for you to do this Successive presses of this button will display and select the following options in order Note that the super condensed pitch is not available with Standard Epson mode and condensed proportional pitch is not available with IBM mode Pitch LCD Message Pica 10 CPI iu Elite 12 CPI ie Semi condensed 15 CPI 5 Condensed pica 17 CPI Condensed elite 20 CPI Super condensed 24 CPI Proportional Condensed proportional wa u n 33 This button selects the font to be printed Draft font is selected at power up unless the default settings are changed To change the font set the printer off line then press the button repeatedly until the proper font is high lighted on the LCD display The selections cycle in the following order Font LCD Message Roman ROMAN Sanserif ISANSERIF Courier COURIER Prestige PRESTIGE Script SCRIPT High Speed Draft HS DRAFTI Draft DRAFT Optional font OPTION NOTE Ifthe optional Font Cartridge is not installed the OPTION message will not illuminate 34 POWER UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions all of the control panel
67. inter will continue printing with missing data from when the buffer was cleared Save Macro Definition You can save the current settings to the printer for later use with the following procedure 1 Press the button to set the printer off line 2 Press the button and hold it down 3 While holding the button down press the button and hold them down until the MACRO message appears on the LCD display 4 Release both buttons at the same time after this message appears on the LCD display to save the current setting If you release these buttons after the MACRO message has gone out on the display the macro has been cleared 43 NOTE You can store the following settings with this procedure Current Font Current Pitch Current auto loading amount for cut forms Current auto loading amount for fanfold forms Current auto loading amount in ASF mode Data to be stored are controlled in Standard mode and IBM mode separately For example the data stored in the Standard mode are not effective in the IBM mode and vice versa 44 CONDITIONS INDICATED BY MESSAGES AND TONES This section helps you identify the messages and the meanings of the tones Summary of display messages Following table shows the summary of the messages on the LCD display LCD Message Meanings and action ROMAN ROMAN LQ font is selected ISANSERIF COURIER PRESTIGE SCRIPT HS DRAFT DRAFT OPTION
68. ion Both lt ESC gt 07 27 48 1B 30 Set line spacing to 1 8 inch Both lt gt 17 2 49 1B 31 Set line spacing to 7 60 or 7 72 inch Sid lt ESC gt 72 27 50 1B 32 Set line spacing to 1 6 inch Std lt ESC gt 27 43 n 1B 2B Set line spacing to 1 360 inch IBM lt ESC gt 91 92 1B 5 5 Set base unit for line spacing according to the lt 4 gt lt 0 gt 4 0 0104 00 00 values of and m 0 nl 0 nl O n m nl n2 Baseunit 180 1 180 inch 0 216 1 216 inch 104 1 360 inch Both lt ESC gt 3 n 27 51 n 1B 33 n Set line spacing to 1 180 inch 1 216 inch or 2 360 inch according to the defined base unit Both lt ESC gt 27 65 1 41 n Set line spacing to 2 60 inch Standard mode or n 72 inch IBM mode IBM ESC 2 27 50 1B 3 Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last preceding ESC A command Both LF 10 0A Prints the current line and feeds the paper to the next line Std ESC LF 27 10 1B 0 Prints the current line and feeds the paper in the 7 reverse direction to the preceding line IBM lt gt 27 93 5D Prints the current line and feeds the paper in the reverse direction to the preceding line Both amp SC J 27 74 n 1B 4 n Feeds the paper once by 4 180 inches 7 216 inches or 1 360 inches according to the defined base unit Std lt ESC gt j n 27 106 n Feeds t
69. justify Center text Right justify Full justify Set vertical tab stops in channel Set horizontal tab stop every columns Set vertical tab stops every lines Absolute horizontal tab in columns Feed paper lines Semi condensed pitch Select double or quadruple size Perform one n 180 inch reverse line feed Select LQ font Set left margin Proportional spacing Select ornament character Select standard character set Select IBM character set Shift download character area Double height characters Select print quality Select zero style Print hex density 24 bit graphics Delete last character sent Mode The following commands take effect with the IBM mode CONTROL CODE BEL BS HT lt LF gt lt VT gt lt FF gt lt CR gt SO SI DCI DC2 lt DC4 gt lt CAN gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt SO gt SI EM EM EM EM eid PESARAAE 44444444445
70. klmnop abcdefghijklimnopq _abcdefghi jkimnopqr amp 0123456789 amp 0123456789 Figure 4 3 Short self test Since the self test prints across the full width of the carriage it is recom mended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and or platen 35 Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the button is pressed the printer will enter the long self test mode with the P2 message on the LCD display The printer will print the version number of the printer s ROM the current Electronic DIP Switch EDS settings and the current Dot Adjust ment setting followed by the entire character set printed in each font and pitch available The test repeats endlessly so you must turn the power off to stop it s Ver p p trs EDE SETTINGS urvert settings are Eaphas ized Bark Switch Function P E i N OM ON wo ON FF ON OFF OFF ON OFF OFF International p U S A 323 8499 9999 9999999999995 9992222993922228 99999999920 9999 292929292829292 92299229922932 3393992999939 259 99999999999999 33332323 3 3939 9999999999999999 9999999993999999 19 DRAFT 0 DRAFT COND B BIT IMAGE 0 adr ier f GI H JKLMNO ud af oou JGARCOFF AHI KLMNC HS DRAFT ES
71. lamp lever Tractor cover Figure 7 16 Close the tractor covers after adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar 5 Aftersettingupthe paper from the bottom of the printer install the printer cover Printer cover Figure 7 17 Mount the printer cover Now you are ready to start printing with the Pull Tracter Unit 74 FONT CARTRIDGES AND RAM CARTRIDGES This printer has five built in LQ fonts and a 16 K byte printing buffer You can add the following optional fonts or expand the printing buffer by installing optional cartridges Font Cartridge or RAM Cartridge Optional Font Cartidges Font Name Character sample e 17 Orator 125456789 ABCDE ABCDE Orator 2 123456783 ABCDE abcde Letter Gothic 123456789 ABCDE abcde Blippo 123456789 ABCDE abcde Cinema 123456789 ABCDE abcde e FC 2Z OCR B 123456789 ABCDE abcde OCR A 123456789 ABCDE abcde CODE 39 UPC EAN 123456789 12345 LUI FC 3Z TW Light 155456789 ABCDE abede 123456789 ABCDE Orane 123456789 ABCDE abcde FC 4Z Russian Roman 123456789 gt GOST 123456789 ro ii Cyrillic 123456789 FC 5Z Old Style 123456789 ABGABE abcde Firenze 123456789 ABCDE abcde e FC 10Z SLQ Script 123456789 ABCDE abcde e FC 11Z SLQ Roman 123456789 ABCDE abcde e FC 12Z
72. lays and beep tones provide immediate easy to understand feedback when you press the buttons on the control panel The five buttons can operate in combinations to perform a surprising variety of functions including saving a macro The Paper P rking function enables you to keep fanfold forms parked in readiness while printing on single sheet paper To get acquainted with the printer s components and capabilities refer to the information on the pages that follow PRINTER COMPONENTS Entry slot Mute cover Front cover Release lever Cartridge slot Tractor Platen knob Rear cover D Clamp lever Bail lever Print head Adjustment lever Ribbon cartridge Power switch Interface connector Control panel Component Description Paper guide Release lever Front cover Mute cover Rear cover Entry slot Control panel Power switch Platen knob Interface connector Cartridge slot Print head Ribbon cartridge Adjustment lever Tractors Clamp lever Bail lever Aligns single sheets cut forms to help the printer detect when paper is inserted Releases pressure on the paper This lever must be back for cut sheet forms and forward for fanfold forms Protects the print head and other internal compo nents of your printer Reduces the printing noise Protects the tractor feed unit and separates incom ing and outgoing fanfold forms
73. link When you load paper the printer goes on line You will want to press the ONLINE button Before and after any other panel operation The other panel buttons operate only in the off line state Press the button to go off line After performing the panel operation s press the button again to go back on line To pause during printing If you press the button during printing the printer stops printing and goes off line allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting Printing resumes when you press the LINE button again to go back on line PAPER FEED If you press and release this button while off line the paper will feed forward one line If you hold the button down the printer will perform consecutive line feeds If you also press the button while you are line feeding the paper will feed automatically to the top of the next page This is explained later If you press the button while on line this will alternately flash the QUIET message on the display When in Quiet mode with the QUIET message the printer will print slightly slower but at a reduced noise level 32 EJECT PARK NOTE This button has no effect if the bottom feed mode is selected This button results in different functions depending on the position of the release lever If the release lever is facing toward the rear of the printer for the cut forms pressing this button ejects the paper If t
74. mpliance with the Federal Noise Interference Standard this equipment requires a shielded cable The above statement applies only to printers marketed in the U S A Statement of The Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B 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 men pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe B prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lecrrique dict par le minis re des Communications du Canada The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Canada Trademark Acknowledgements NX 2430 NX 2420 2410 SF 10DS PT 10ZS RC 32Z DC 32Z SPC 8K Star Micronics Co Ltd IBM PC PS 2 Proprinter X24E Proprinter 24 PS 1 printer International Business Machines Corp LQ 860 LQ 850 Seiko Epson Corp NOTICE e All rights reserved Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STAR s express permission is forbidden e The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice Allefforts have been made toensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of press However should any errors be detected STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them
75. nd turn it on again Printer is out of paper Buffer is cleared Top of form is set Quiet mode is selected Tear off function is selected EDS mode is selected Macro definition is selected Quiet mode is cancelled Macro definition is cancelled Printer is reset Hexadecimal mode is selected Pitch lock mode is selected Font lock mode is selected Pitch and Font lock mode is selected at a time Release lever is moved while the paper is in printing position Bail lever is closed before the paper goes through the location of the bail lever 47 48 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS EDS MODE From the control panel you can change the parameters that define how your printer works These parameters become your power on settings This func tion is called the Electronic DIP Switch EDS mode HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE The EDS mode in this printer has 16 functions that you can set as the power on default Turn the printer on while simultaneously holding the FONT PITCH and EJECT PARK buttons The EDS message will show on the LCD display This indicates that you have entered the EDS mode In EDS mode the buttons on the control panel are used as shown below in Figure 5 1 m m POWER MICRO ye i z EJECT PARK QUIET ASFLOAD PAPER FEED LON LINE j EE EDS BANK SWITC
76. ne The following width table shows each character its ASCII code decimal for each character set and its width for Standard normal mode Standard super subscript mode and IBM mode Character code width qm 2 2 2 39 20 36 3 3 3p v 39 20 30 4 4 al 39 20 36 ss s sr 5 3o 20 36 sp e s e 3o 20 36 Eo pp 20 sj s e s 20 3o of s s 9 s e 30 20 20 to iol e 10 io 10 m 3o 20 3o F pupaupupuainups 3e 20 36 P pizpazpia s 3o 20 3o pispispis is a3 30 20 36 aa 30 20 30 ispis as 15 15 s s 30 20 30 ae 16 16 1 gt 30 30 30 20 30 18 18 is i 3o 20 30 is asf is s 15 9 30 20 30 114 IBM 30 zip zip ip P aa 22 22 22 22 30 20 23 23 23 23 23 1 30 20 T 24 24 zal 24 24 24 1 30 20 3o 5 25 25 25 25 2 1 30 2o 26 26 26 20 36 Wit 2 27 27 28 28 28 30 20 29 29 29 30 2o 36 o
77. ng Quadruple high Quadruple wide Shadow Subscript Superscript Underlining Fanfold forms can be torn off without advancing blank forms Prints up to three part forms Contains the printer ribbon Electronic DIP Switch EDS mode allows you to easily change the default settings of your printer to match your system and software needs FONT STYLE EXAMPLE The following example shows the many font styles your printer can print RESIDENT HS Draft Draft 123456789 ABCDE abcde Roman 123456789 ABCDE abcde Sanserif 123456789 ABCDE abcde Courier 123456789 ABCDE abcde Prestige 123456789 ABCDE abcde Script 123456789 ABCDE abcde FC 12 Orator 123456789 ABCDE ABCDE Orator 2 123456789 ABCDE abcde Letter Gothic 123456789 ABCDE abcde Blippo 123456789 ABCDE abcde Cinema 123456789 ABCDE abcde 27 OCR B 123456789 ABCDE abcde OCR A 123456789 ABCDE abcde CODE 39 D NE A UPC EAN 123456789 12345 ili FC 32 TW Light 183456789 ABCDE abede H Gothic 123456789 ABCDE abcde Orane 123456789 ABCDE abcde FC SZ Old Style 123456789 abcde Firenze 123456789 ABCDE abcde 107 SLQ Script 123456789 ABCDE abcde 112 510 Roman 123456789 ABCDE abcde FC 122 SLQ TW Light 183456789 ABCDE abcde Resident LQ fonts are Roman characters Sanserif characters Courier characters Prestige characters Scertpt character Print pitches are Pica pitch 10 CPI Elite pit
78. ng and get stuck in the printer To remove labels from the paper path after you finish printing first tear off the labels at a point before the paper slot 2 Use labels only under normal operating conditions The labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity 3 Do not leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs They curl around the platen and may jam when you resume printing Figure 3 1 shows the recommended print area for each type of papers Fanfold forms Single sheets 17mm 17mm 2 t o 18mm 5 o o o o o o o o o o o o o 2 o 5 25 4mm x Perforation 25 4mm 19 o o o o 4 9 75mm m 8mm for Bottom Feed 2 Bottom of Forms Figure 3 1 Recommended print area for acceptable papers 20 ADJUSTING PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknesses The adjustment lever is located at the left side of the printer Pushing the adjustment lever towards the rear of the printer narrows the gap pulling it towards the front of the printer widens the gap There are five positions and you can feel the lever clicking into each position The second position fr
79. nsed printing Set printer off line Cancel one line expanded printing Cancel last line Reverse line feed Return to top of current page Expanded printing for one line Condensed printing Manual feed Auto feed Eject paper from ASF Set print start position on Increase character spacing Select master print mode Accept MSB as is Absolute horizontal tab in inches Select ROM character set Select download character set mO m2 df d2 dx Define download characters Select score Select graphics mode Set line spacing to 1 360 inch Underlining Select vertical tab channel Set line spacing to 1 8 inch Set line spacing to 7 60 inch Set line spacing to 1 6 inch Set line spacing to 5 180 inch Select italic characters Select upright characters Select character set 2 Select character set 1 Disable paper out detector Enable paper out detector character set from ROM into RAM 89 88 88 88 88 82 82 84 84 88 88 92 129 CONTROL CODE lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt ESC ESC ESC lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt E
80. nter commands Chapter 9 REFERENCE Specifications Pinout of interface connector Parallel interface Serial interface Character sets Standard character set 42 International character sets IBM character set 42 Character set 1 IBM special character set Proportional spacing table INDEX COMMAND SUMMARY 81 82 84 85 88 90 9 92 93 95 95 99 99 100 101 102 104 105 112 113 114 125 129 1 INTRODUCTION This printer has a full complement of features making it an excellent partner for a personal computer It supports the Epson IBM printer commands and character sets enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate both text and graphics The selection of paper you can use is as varied as the types of documents you can produce This printer accepts any of the following papers Single sheets cut forms and stationery Fanfold forms continuous forms Multi part forms Preprinted forms Labels This Multi font printer has 11 resident internal fonts which you can print These include 2 Draft fonts High Speed Draft Draft And 9 Letter Quality fonts Roman Roman Proportional Sanserif Sanserif Proportional Courier Courier Proportional Prestige Prestige Proportional Script In addition you can print wide variation of fonts by using optional Font Cartridges The control panel has five buttons and one LCD display The LCD disp
81. ode to make your printer match your system and software needs Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This section shows a list of check points to follow if your printer is not working properly It also includes details of some routine maintenance operations you can perform yourself It is not however a complete service manual Call your authorized service center if you are unsure of your ability to carry out any maintenance or servicing operations on the printer Chapter 7 Optional Accessories This chapter explains the optional accessories that are available for your printer and how to install and use them Chapter 8 Printer Control Commands This chapter explains the different emulations provided by your printer and the software commands that are used to drive it This section is of use if you are writing or modifying programs to take advantage ofthe printer s features Chapter 9 Reference This section provides references for your printer such as specifications the pinout of interface connector and the character tables The character table charts give the different character sets available TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Printer components Summary of printer features Font style example Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Printer placement Unpacking and inspection Setting up Installing the platen knob Removing the front cover Installing the ribbon cartridge Installing the front cover Installing the pa
82. om of the paper By putting the switch OFF the first line of printing will start at one inch from the top of the paper and the printed area will end to print 6 mm from the bottom of the printer Switches C 1 and C 2 Print Mode These switches select the default print pitch and the fonts as shown below Print Mode 10CPI DRAFT 10CPI HS DRAFT 17CPI DRAFT 10CPI LQ NOTE If you change these switches after you have saved a macro these new settings will override the macro setting 52 Switches C 3 to C 5 Page Length Leave these switches ON if you will be using 11 inch forms You will need to change the switches if you will be using a different page length as shown below Page Length C 3 4 C5 11 inches Letter ON ON ON 8 inches OFF ON ON 11 7 inches A4 ON OFF ON 12 inches OFF OFF ON 8 5 inches Letter ON 14 inches Legal OFF ON OFF 10 5 inches Executive OFF OFF 7 25 inches Executive OFF OFF OFF Switch D 1 Character Table The action of this switch depends on the mode chosen with switch A 1 Move this switch OFF to select Italic character table with the Standard Epson emulation mode If you leave this switch to the ON position in place of italics you will get the graphic characters international char acters and mathematical symbols of IBM character set 2 In the IBM emulation mode ON sel
83. om the rear marked with is the one most commonly used for single sheets of paper Try different positions until you get the best printing results NOTE Printing with an inappropriate gap may drastically shorten the life of the print head Adjustment lever Figure 3 2 Location of the adjustment lever The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper types as a reference P T Weight Thickness mm Recommended aper Each paper Total Lever position Single 52 90 g m 0 07 0 12 2nd or 3rd 14 24 Ibs 2 ply 40 56 g m 0 11 0 15 2nd or 3rd 11 15 165 3 ply 40 56 g m 0 18 0 23 3rd or 4th 11 15 Ibs 21 LOADING FANFOLD FORMS This printer accepts fanfold forms up to 10 wide This printer can feed fanfold forms either from the rear or from the bottom of the printer as shown in Figure 3 3 lt Figure 3 3 Paper path for fanfold forms This section will take you through the procedures for loading parking and unparkirtg fanfold forms from the rear of the printer If you want to feed paper from the bottom you must use the optional Pull Tractor Unit Refer to Chapter 7 22 Loading the paper Place a stack of fanfold paper behind and below the printer 2 Turn the printer s power OFF 3 Pull the release lever toward the front of the printer This has th
84. omatic Sheet Feeder 11 51 65 B Backspace 90 Bail lever 3 25 27 29 Base unit for line spacing 88 Beep tones 47 Bell command 93 Bi directional printing 51 93 Bit image dot matrix 96 Bottom feed 19 22 97 Bottom margin 88 Buffer size 97 Button and indicator functions 31 34 C Cancel command 93 Carriage centering 54 Carriage return 90 Carton contents 10 Cartridge slot 3 Center text 90 Character height 87 Character matrix 96 Character pitch commands 85 87 Character set 1 84 112 Character set 2 84 Character set commands 84 Character set table 101 113 Character size commands 85 87 Character spacing 5 86 Character table 53 Character width 86 87 Clamp lever 3 24 Clear the buffer 43 Code page 53 84 96 105 111 437 105 106 850 107 860 108 861 109 863 110 865 111 Command summary 129 133 Component 2 3 Condensed printing 85 Contents of the carton 10 Control commands 81 93 Control panel 3 5 31 44 Copy characters 92 D Default settings 49 55 Define download characters 92 Delete command 93 Dimensions 98 Display massages 45 46 Dot Adjustment mode 38 Double density graphics 91 Double height characters 86 Double size characters 86 Double strike printing 82 Download 51 Download character commands 92 Download characters 96 Draft 1 95 E EDS mode 5 18 49 50 EDS setting 55 EJECT PARK button 33 Electronic DIP Switch mode
85. or functions Pause printing Feed paper fast and slow forward and reverse Park fanfold forms Set the top of form position Select the print pitch Select a font Print test patterns Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections Adjusting the print alignment for bi directional printing Print a hexadecimal dump Clear the printer s buffer Save macro definition BUTTON AND INDICATOR FUNCTIONS The printer is equipped with five buttons on the control panel From left to right they are FONT PITCH EJECT PARK PAPERFEED and ON LINE The following is a brief guide to the buttons and indicators on the control panel m POWER MICRO FEED w A 1 EJECT PARK QUIET PITCH ASF LOAD PAPER FEED LINE EOS BANK SWITCH SET PRINT Figure 4 1 Control panel The ONLINE button sets the printer on line and off line The status changes each time you press the button When the printer is on line it can receive and print data from the computer and will be indicated by the ON LINE indicator being lit When the printer is off line it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data The printer powers up in the on line status when paper is loaded If paper is not loaded the printer powers up off line with the PE message and the Power indicator light will b
86. ou can only change this value immediately after loading paper If you feed paper you cannot change the auto loading value 42 Clearing the buffer All reset The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer This creates a problem when you want to abandon a printing job and restart the printer may be holding more data in its buffer than it has actually printed and this unprinted data must be cleared out before restarting Turning power off is one way to clear the buffer but there is another way 1 Haltthe printing programon the computer If printing stops immediately the buffer is clear and the rest of this procedure is unnecessary If printing does not stop continue as follows 2 Press the button to set the printer off line Printing will now stop but there may be data remaining in the buffer Press and hold the button 4 Whilepressing the button down press and hold the button Continue holding these two buttons down you will hear a beep tone and the bC message appears on the LCD display If you hold these buttons down longer you will hear three beep tones and the printer has been initialized to the power on default settings 5 Release these buttons make any necessary control panel settings then set the printer back on line Itis essential to stop the printing program on the computer before you go off line Otherwise when you go back on line the computer will start sending data again and the pr
87. our software may issue Font lock mode By holding the button during power up fonts can only be selected from the control panel This prevents software interference There will be an acknowledging beep and F LOCK message on the LCD display After which you can set the printer off line select a font then return to the on line state and begin printing The selected font will not be changed by any commands your software may issue Font and Pitch lock mode If you want to protect both the font and pitch settings from software changes press both the and buttons during power up There will be two acknowledging beep tones with P LOCK and F LOCK messages on the LCD display Pressing these buttons during power up does not prevent you from making any number of changes later from the control panel 37 Dot adjustment mode This mode is used to adjust the vertical alignment of text and graphics on successive bi directional passes After a period of time your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes appearing most visibly during graphics printing This mode will probably be used very rarely 1 2 3 Turn the printer off and then turn it again while holding down the and buttons The dA message will show on the display and the printer will then print something like the following DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING LQ LEE I The printer will feed the
88. paper forwards and backwards during this operation allowing you to view the paper for optimum alignment To adjust the printing use the and buttons The button will move the second pass to the left The button will move the second pass to the right DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING LQ iE EJECT PARK J gt 4 1 U 1 I 1 LQ e PAPER FEED LQ 4 Whenthe two passes are aligned with each other to form one continuous 38 line the bi directional alignment test is completed 5 To change the mode for which the bi directional adjustment is per formed press the button This will cycle between LQ DRAFT DRAFT COND and BIT IMAGE Repeat the process for all print modes DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING LQ 0 REFEREE ETIE lid EE LQ LQ 0 EE E LEE ELE LE LLL 1 1111 ON LINE DRAFT 0 PAPER FEED DRAFT 1 Papas b Edd gt DRAFT Pr LEE LEE E ELE T IG I 6 Toexit from this mode press the button DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING LQ Os P a LQ Oe SEE LQ DRAFT DRAFT 4 1 L D l
89. per guide Installing the mute cover Connecting the interface cable Configuring your software for the printer Chapter 3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE Selection of paper Adjusting the printing gap Loading fanfold forms Loading the paper Paper parking Paper unparking Tear off function Loading single sheets Chapter 4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS Button and indicator functions ON LINE PAPER FEED EJECT PARK PITCH FONT Power up functions Short test mode Long test mode Print area test mode Pitch lock mode Font lock mode Font and Pitch lock mode Dot adjustment mode Hexadecimal dump Switch combination functions Form feed Top of form Forward micro feed Reverse micro feed Changing the auto loading position Clearing the buffer All reset Save macro definition Conditions indicated by messages and tones Summary of display messages Summary of beep tones Chapter 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS EDS MODE How to set the EDS mode Functions of the EDS settings Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Chapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Automatic Sheet Feeder Setting up Loading paper Feeding a single sheet Pull Tractor Unit Setting up Loading paper Font Cartridges and RAM Cartridges Interface Converter DIP switch functions on the Converter Chapter 8 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Font control commands Character set commands Character size and pitch commands Vertical position commands Horizontal position commands Graphics commands Download character commands Other pri
90. printed paper 24 11 Turnon the power using the switch located the front of the printer The printer will indicating that the paper is not yet fully loaded A message will also flash on the LCD display to confirm this Mute cover Paper guide Figure 3 8 Close the rear cover and the mute cover then set the paper guide horizontally 12 Now pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer The paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing A Figure 3 9 Pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer to load paper NOTE Do not return the bail lever backward The bail lever automatically returns to its original position after the paper goes through under the bail lever location 13 If you want to set the paper to a different position set the printer off line by pressing the button then set the paper by using the micro feed function For details refer to Chapter 4 25 Paper parking After loading fanfold paper with internal tractor unit you do not have to unload it when you want to print on a cut sheet The printer will park it for you if you follow the procedure below 1 To begin paper parking start with the power ON fanfold paper loaded in printing position and the release lever toward the front of the printer R 2 Pressthe button on the control panel to set the printer off line The ON L
91. printing use this tear off function to cut off the printed form without advancing blank forms 1 2 Open the mute cover on the front cover Pull the bail lever forward The paper will be fed to the tear off position and the bail lever will automatically close Tear off the printed form with the tear assist edge of the front cover Pull the bail lever forward The paper automatically returns to the printing position NOTE Do not return bail the lever after return to the on line state 27 LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper The paper path for cut forms is shown in Figure 3 11 Figure 3 11 Paper path for cut forms If you are using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder refer to Chapter 7 1 Raise the paper guide in position on the rear cover of the printer Paper guide Release lever Figure 3 12 Raise the paper guide for single sheets 2 Adjust the paper guides to match the size of the paper you will be using Remember that printing will start some distance from the left hand edge of the carriage 28 3 Turnon the power using the switch located at the front of the printer The printer will beep indicating that there is no paper in position for printing The PE message will also flash on the LCD display to confirm this 4 Make sure that the release lever is at rear position
92. producing appliance such as a refrigerator or an air conditioner Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specified on the printer s identification plate Install the printer where there is sufficient room for the fanfold paper stack and any paper being fed in or printed out If you are connecting your printer with a parallel interface make sure that the cable is within 2m 6ft of the printer An RS 232 connection using the optional SPC 8K interface converter can be made over longer distances 9 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Now check each item in the box against Figure 2 1 to make sure that you have everything there should be six items If any of these items are missing contact your supplier Figure 2 1 Check to make sure you have six items 1 Printer 2 Platen knob 3 Ribbon cartridge 4 Paper guide 5 Mute cover and 6 User s manual The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are Film ribbon cartridge FZ24 Font cartridges FC series RAM cartridge RC 32Z DC 32Z Serial Parallel converter SPC 8K Automatic sheet feeder SF IODS Pull tractor unit PT 10ZS For details of the optional accessories refer to Chapter 7 SETTING UP Place the printer in the desired location and remove all packing material from the printer as shown in Figure 2 2 This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer while in transit You will
93. ptional Font Cartridges A standard carriage that prints on fanfold forms up to 254 mm 10 inches wide and cut forms up to 279 4 mm 11 inches wide In High Speed Draft mode prints at speed up to 210 CPS Characters per second in 10 pitch CPI In Draft mode prints at speeds up to 240 CPS in 15 pitch 192 CPS in 12 pitch 160 CPS in 10 pitch In Letter Quality mode prints at speeds up to 80 CPS in 15 pitch 64 CPS in 12 pitch 53 CPS in 10 pitch Function Character spacing LCD Control panel Font Pitch Lock Quiet mode Graphics printing Paper parking Print styles Tear off function Multi part forms Ribbon cartridge EDS mode Prints in 10 12 15 17 20 and 24 CPI as well as proportional spacing Button control for fonts pitches paper move ment and paper park functions LCD messages indicate current status Ignores font and pitch selections sent from your computer and stays on the selected font and pitch with the control panel Reduces printing noise by approximately 50 However printing speed is also reduced Standard graphics printing with resolution of up to 360 x 360 dots per square inch Parks fanfold paper You can print on cut sheet paper without unloading the fanfold forms Highlighting capability with the following em phasis styles Double high Double strike Double wide e Emphasized Italics Outline Overlini
94. r is in printing Print head error Turn off the printer and turn it on again Carriage home position error Turn off the printer and Paper handling error Turn off the printer and turn it on S W I error Turn off the printer and turn it on again LCD Message Meanings and action ON OFF the displayed EDS bank and switch number Quiet mode is selected to return to the Normal mode a MACRO PI Short print test mode is selected ne Long print test mode is selected mode P3 Print area test mode is selected Hd Hexadecimal dump mode is selected dump mode bc PE Paper is not loaded to the printer d Dot Adjustment mode is selected r location of the bail lever Open the bail lever position The memory of EDS settings is accessed Et ec turn it on again E3 again E4 ES RAM check error Turn off the printer and turn it again Watch dog error Turn off the printer and turn it on again gt lt Summary of tones Following table shows the summary of beep tones Beep tones Meanings Two seconds tone Long tone once Four short tone sequence two times Short tone once Short tone twice Short tone triple One quarter tone One quartertone twice Intermittent tone One quarter tone twice Printer detects an error condition Turn off the power switch and turn it on again Printer detects an error condition Turn off the power switch a
95. r the printer Most application software programs let you specify the type of printer you are using so that the software can take full advantage of the printer s features Many of these software packages provide an installation or setup program that presents a list of printers This printer is set up to emulate the Epson printer commands at the factory If you want to emulate the IBM printer commands you can select it with the Electronic DIP Switch EDS mode Choose one of the following in order of preference according to your selected Emulation mode Standard Epson mode IBM mode 1 Star NX 2430 IBM 1 printer 2 Star NX 2420 Proprinter X24E 3 Epson LQ 860 Proprinter 24P 4 Epson LQ 850 5 Star NX 2410 If your software package does not mention printers by name but asks instead what features your printer is capable of the most common questions are Can your printer perform a backspace and Can it do a hardware form feed You should answer Yes to both these questions Make sure that the Electronic DIP Switch EDS is set for the correct printer emulation and that you have also selected the appropriate character set Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information on the EDS mode If you are in doubt about the configuration of your application software seek expert advice Your software supplier will probably be your most qualified reference Chapter 3 PA
96. rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either side 4 Move the printer bail lever toward the front of the printer to open the paper bail Release lever wu Bail lever Figure 7 2 Remove the front cover and open the rear cover 5 Tipthe Automatic Sheet Feeder forward slightly by aligning the notches on the ASF cover with the bail rollers then put the feeder into place behind the printer platen roller ASF cover Bail roller Figure 7 3 Align the notches and the bail rollers then tip the ASF forward slightly 66 6 Lower the rear side of the Automatic Sheet Feeder and attach it to the holder shaft 7 Install the printer cover provided with the Automatic Sheet Feeder Printer cover L Figure 7 4 Install the printer cover 8 Insert the hopper attachment on top of the hopper support section as shown in Figure 7 5 Hopper attachment Figure 7 5 Insert the hopper attachment 9 Insert the stacker attachment into the holder on the front part of the sheet feeder NOTE The flat side of the attachment should be located to the rear as shown in Figure 7 6 Now you can use the ASF by installing the paper stack into the hopper 67 NOTE Set the front cover aside carefully after they have been removed from the printer Reverse the procedure described above when removing the Automatic Sheet Feeder Stacker
97. roblem with the application program Distance printer must pull paper is too far Paper is getting stuck on cables Set the top of form See Top of form in Chapter 4 Readjust forms Select the other emulation with the EDS setting See Chapter 5 Refer to your application program manual Move paper closer to the printer Move the paper away from any wires or cables Line length is wrong Graphics do not print Lines are not starting at left margin Probable Cause Action Incorrect emula tion is selected Problem with the application program Select the other emulation with the EDS setting See Chapter 5 Refer to your application program manual 60 Characters are wrong or missing formatting control codes do not work Probable Cause Action Problem with the application program Some wires are missing from the print head Wrong default setting with Refer to your application program manual Printer needs repair Check the current EDS setting Modify the EDS setting EDS switches Dots are missin Probable Cause Adjustment lever is set incorrectly Print head is not g or print quality is poor Action Check the position of the adjustment lever See Chapter 3 Printer needs repair working MR i E Forms are smudged or printing is too dark Probable Cause Action Adjustment lever is se
98. se Action Paper 1 jamming Bail lever is closed before paper goes through the bail le ver location Adjustment lever is set incorrectly Fanfold form is parked Remove all forms and pieces of paper Open the bail lever Bail lever automatically closed when the paper goes through the bail lever location Check the setting of the adjustment lever See Adjusting the printing gap in Chapter 3 Move bail lever forward to unpark the fanfold paper Line spacing is incorrect or overprinting occurs Probable Cause The tractor posi tions are incor rectly adjusted Incorrect emula tion is selected Problem with the application program Platen knob was manually turned while the Power indicator was on Forms are jam ming between printing surface and the print head Action Adjust the tractor positions See Loading fanfold forms in Chapter 3 Select the other emulation with the EDS setting See Chapter 5 Refer to your application program manual Set the top of form See Top of form in Chapter 4 Do not manually turn the platen knob when the power is on Use the button Reset adjustment lever See Adjusting the printing gap in Chapter 3 59 ncorrect number of lines on a page Probable Cause Action Paper is adjusted incorrectly Paper has shifted backwards after several forms printed correctly Incorrect emula tion is selected P
99. standard RS 232C serial option On carriage dedicated Film ribbon Black only FZ24 Fabric ribbon Black only Z24HD Long life fabric ribbon Black only LZ24HD 0 2 million characters LQ pica 3 million characters draft pica 4 million characters draft pica 440 mm 17 32 330 mm 12 99 150 mm 5 91 6 4Kg 14 1 Ib 120V AC 220V AC 240V AC 50 60 Hz varies according to the country of pur chase Film ribbon cartridge FZ24 Long life fabric ribbon cartridge LZ24HD Single bin Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 10DS Pull Tractor Unit PT 10ZS Font cartridge FC 1Z FC 2Z FC 3Z FC 4Z FC 5Z FC 10Z FC 11Z FC 12Z RAM cartridge RC 32Z DC 32Z Serial Parallel Converter SPC 8K 98 PINOUT INTERFACE CONNECTOR The following describes the pinout of the interface connector signals which are low when active are overlined Parallel interface Pin Name Function Goes from high to low for 0 5 us when active 2 DATAO High when active 3 DATAI High when active 4 DATA2 High when active 5 DATA3 High when active 6 DATA4 High when active 7 8 9 DATAS High when active DATA6 High when active High when active 10 ACK 5 us low pulse acknowledges receipt of data 11 BUSY Low when printer ready to receive data 12 PAPER ee ae out Can be disabled with 13 SELECT High when printer is on line 14 15 N C 16 SIGNAL GND Signal ground 17 CHASSIS
100. t feeding even when the op tional automatic sheet feeder is mounted Both lt gt 4 27 25 4 Selects the automatic sheet feeder Both ESC R j27 25 82 Ejects the current page Both ESC EM 27 25 1B 19 Skips 7 6 inches at the top of the page eu n 84 n 54 n Both lt gt 27 64 1B 40 Reinitializes the printer IBM ESC K 27 91 75 1B8 5B 48 Reinitializes the printer to the initial conditions lt lt gt 3 0 0 03 00 00 determined by the value of n2 ni n2 n2 ni n2 The value of 1 should be 3 22 35 36 or 177 94 Chapter 9 REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS Printing system Serial Impact Dot matrix Printing speed Pica Elite Semi condensed High Speed Draft 210 cps Draft l60cps 192cps 240 cps Letter Quality 53cps 64cps 80 cps Print direction Bi directional logic seeking Uni directional logic seeking selectable Print head 24 pins Life 200 million dots Line spacing a a 1 6 1 8 n 60 72 n 180 n 216 n 360 Font styles inches Standard 2 Draft and 9 LQ High Speed Draft Draft Roman Ro man Proportional Sanserif Sanserif Proportional Courier Courier Propor tional Prestige Prestige Proportional Script Option FC 1Z Cartridge Orator Orator 2 Letter Gothic
101. t head shield making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the sockets on the cartridge itself Ribbon cartridge Print head shield Print head Figure 2 7 installing the ribbon cartridge 3 Make sure that the ribbon is positioned between the print head and the print head shield as shown in Figure 2 8 4 Take the slack out of the ribbon again by turning the tension knob Tension knob Figure 2 8 Make sure that the ribbon is positioned correctly Installing the front cover After you have installed the ribbon cartridge re install the front cover 1 Insert the tabs into the slots on the printer case 2 Swing down the rear of the front cover to close it L Figure 2 9 Installing the front cover 15 Installing the paper guide Follow the procedure below to install the paper guide 1 Insert the two slots on either side of the paper guide into the two tabs on the rear cover 2 Place the paper guide horizontally as shown in Figure 2 10 Figure 2 10 Installing the paper guide horizontally Installing the mute cover Follow the procedure below to install the mute cover 1 Insert the tab on the left side of the mute cover into the hole on the front COVer Insert the other tab into the slot on the front cover Swing down backward to close the mute cover wi Mute cover Figure 2 11 install the tabs on the
102. t incorrectly Ribbonistwisted oris not between the print head and the print head shield Print head shield or print head is damaged or missing Check the position of the adjustment lever Move the lever to a lighter setting front See Chapter 3 Install the ribbon correctly See Installing the ribbon cartridge in Chapter 2 See Installing the ribbon cartridge in Chapter 2 to locate the print head shield and print head Contact your dealer 61 Printer is unstable Wrong characters are printed Left margin changes printing stops Probable Cause Action Static electricity is resulting from low humidity or interference from nearby electrical devices Increase the humidity Move devices with electric motors away from the printer Left margin moves to the right during printing Probable Cause The print head is not moving correctly Problem with the application program The adjustment lever is in the wrong posi tion Action Check that the ribbon and paper are correctly installed See Installing ribbon cartridge in Chapter 2 and Load ing paper in Chapter 3 Refer to your application program manual Reset the adjustment lever See Adjusting the printing gap in Chapter 3 Printer is printing beyond side edge of forms Probable Cause Action Paper is adjusted incorrectly Problem with the application program
103. text between the left and right margins Sid lt ESC gt a lt 2 gt 27 97 2 1B 61 02 subsequent text with the right margin leaving the left margin ragged Std lt gt a lt 3 gt 27 97 3 1B 61 03 Aligns subsequent text between the left and right margins Both lt ESC gt D nl 68 nl dB 44 ni Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets n2 0 n2 0 n2 00 new tab stops at columns nl 712 etc in the current character pitch Sid lt ESC gt e 27 101 1B 65 Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets 0 n 0 n 00 new tab stops every n columns IBM lt ESC gt R 27 82 18 52 Resets the horizontal tab stops to their power up values in which a tab stop is set every 8 column starting at column 9 Also clears all vertical tab stops Both HT 9 09 Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab stop Sid lt ESC gt V 92 1B 5 Moves the print position right or left a specified 2 nl n2 ni n2 distance IBM lt gt d 27 100 1B 64 Sets the next print position to 7 n2 x 256 120 n2 nl n2 nl n2 inches from the current position Sid lt ESC gt S7 7 36 1B 24 Sets the next print position to 17 n2 x 256 60 al n2 nl n2 nl n2 inches from the left margin on the current line Sid lt ESC gt f 27 102 1B 66 Moves the next print position to column trom the 0 n 0 n 00 n left margin 90 GRAPHICS COMMANDS
104. th CR Disabled Enabled Auto Sheet Feeder Not installed Installed Graphics Direction Bi directional Uni directionat iNot used Paper out Enabled Disabled Not used Reserved Leave ON Table 3 Printable Area Not used 12 inches 8 5 inchesiLetter 14 inches Legal 10 5 inches Executive OFF 7 25 nches Executive OFF Print Mode See table 1 2437 US A 4863 Canadian French ON 850 Multi lingual 865 Nordic 860 Portuguese Reserved ON OFF 861 Icelandic Reserved Page Length See table 2 Character Tabe Standard mode Graphics italics IBM mode Set 2 Set 1 Code page or international See table 3 and 4 Character Set CR Centering Disabled Enabled USA Denmark France Torr Sweden oF Ton Italy ON OFF Spain LQ Font Selection See table 5 UPC EAN Sanserit ON oesye Courier Firenze orr oN Jon ore EDS Setting Current Prestige Reserved OFF Script Reserved ON ON OFF ON OFF NOTE The factory default is the position for functions OCR B Reserved OFF ON OFF ON except A 6 which is set to the OFF position OCR A Reserved ON OFF OFF ON OFF Orator at Reserved
105. the power cord from the power source Disconnect the interface cable if attached Connect the Parallel connector to the printer 5 Move both clips inside the extended prongs on the sides of the plug until you hear a click Interface converter Figure 7 21 Connect the Parallel connector to the printer 6 Connect the Serial connector to your computer NOTE Place the Converter on a table in order not to damage the cable CORRECT METHOD INCORRECT METHOD Figure 7 22 Place the converter on a table 78 DIP Switch Functions on The Converter It is necessary to make compatible the data transfer conditions between the computer and the serial interface board with the DIP switch settings on the converter Following table shows the functions of the DIP switches on the Serial Parallel Converter Switch Function al ON OFF Parity condition 1 Data length 8 bit ES Switch 2 Switch 5 Condition 2 Parity condition Refer below ON ON No parity 3 ON OFF Data Protocol Refer below OFF ON Odd parity 5 Parity condition Refer below OFF OFF Even parity LS Data protocol 7 Transfer speed Refer below Em Switch3 Switch 4 Protocol Transfer speed Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 Transfer speed OFF OFF OFF 150 BPS OFF OFF ON 300 BPS OFF ON OFF
106. tics Function n value Underline 128 Italic 64 Expanded 32 Double strike 16 Emphasized 8 Condensed 4 2 1 Proportional Elite Std ESC Std ESC SP Th 27 32 n 1B 2 n 27 104 n 1B 68 n Increases the space between characters by dots n Selects the size of subsequent characters as shown below 0 Normal size 1 Double high double wide 2 Quadruple high quadruple wide Std lt ESC gt WU 27 119 77 Selects or cancels double height printing 0 Cancel 1 Select 86 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Description IBM ESC 27 91 64 18 5B 40 Selects a combination of character height width lt gt 0 lt 0 gt 4 0 0104 00 0O0 andline spacing according to the value of n and m 0 n m 0 n mj 00 n mi asbelow n Linespacing Character height 0 Unchanged Unchanged 1 Unchanged Single height 2 Unchanged Double height 16 Single Unchanged 17 Single Single height 18 Single Double height 32 Double Unchanged 33 Double Single height 34 Double Double height m Character width Single width same as lt ESC gt W 0 1 2 Double width same as lt ESC gt W 1 87 VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS IBM lt gt n n Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Descript
107. ut does not Printing is weak Probable Cause Action Ribbon is jam Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is correctly installed ming twisted or Make sure that the ribbon is between the shield on the not between the Print head and the end of the print head print head and the Replace the ribbon print head shield Adjustment Check the setting of the adjustment lever Move the lever lever is set to a darker setting incorrectly Printer test works but printer does not print when attached to computer Probable Cause Action Printer cable has a problem Problem with the application program Incorrect emulation is selected Make sure that the printer cable 1 correctly connected at both ends printer and computer Refer to your application program manual Select the other emulation with the EDS setting See Chapter 5 Printer sounds the audible alarm Probable Cause Action This might indicate an error or normal operation Check the message on the display and the status of the control panel indicators and see Conditions indicated by messages and tones in Chapter 4 Pitch or font selected is being changed Probable Cause Your software is overriding your control panel selection Action Set your printer in Font Pitch lock See Pitch lock mode and Font lock mode in Chapter 4 58 Printer does not feed paper Probable Cau

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