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Tally Serial Matrix T2140 Printer

1. TPL i24 AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function J J Y lt ESC gt lt 0 gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 60 dpi S J Y lt ESC gt lt 1 gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 120 dpi J J Y lt ESC gt lt 2 gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 120 dpi S J Y lt ESC gt lt 3 gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 240 dpi S s Y lt ESC gt lt 32 gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 60 dpi S J YY lt ESC gt lt 33 gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 120 dpi S y Y lt ESC gt lt 38 gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 90 dpi S J Y lt ESC gt lt 39 gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 180 dpi Jv y Y lt ESC gt lt 4 gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 80 dpi S y Y lt ESC gt lt 40 gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 360 dpi J x X x lt ESC gt F Assign character set G2 S v y lt ESC gt lt n gt Underlining ON OFF 4 lt ESC gt lt m gt Select vertical tab channels Y lt ESC gt Printing raster graphics y J lt ESC gt Condensed printing 12 cpi ON y Y lt ESC gt lt 0 gt lt n gt lt m gt Copy ROM character set y A lt ESC gt lt Unidirectional printing for 1 line v A lt ESC gt Set bit 8 0 y y lt ESC gt lt C1 gt lt C2 gt Load font character set y A lt ESC gt gt Set bit 8 1 cl el H a gt di o E Eo
2. mim o O wW br oo Noo RION 2 calrl Mi 4 gt J ol a 143 Reference manual Character sets Available character sets The following list shows all available character sets which can be selected via control panel or by escape sequences ISO and MTPL Epson IBM ISO 8859 1 E US ASCII Table 437 USA ISO 8859 1 SAP E France Table 850 European Latin 1 ISO 8859 2 E German Table 852 Latin 2 ISO 8859 5 E UK Table 857 Turkish ISO 8859 9 E Denmark Table 860 Portuguese ISO 8859 15 E Sweden Table 861 Icelandic BRASCII E Italy Table 863 French Canadian Abicomp E Spain Table 865 Nordic Roman 8 E Japan Table 866 Cyrillic US ASCII E Norway Table 1250 Win Latin 2 UK ASCII E Denmark II Table 1251 Win Cyrillic French E Spain Il Table 1252 Win Latin 1 German E L America Table 1254 Win Turkish Italian E Korea Swedish E Legal Norwegian Spanish Portuguese Cro ASCIl H a gt di fl em 144 Interfaces Your matrix printer offers the possibility of operating either via a parallel or via a optional serial interface This appendix informs you about the parallel Centronics compatible interface and the serial interface type RS232C V 24 and describes the communication between your computer and the printer These interfaces are linked to form a so called shared interface Your printer can be configured to use only one i
3. When connecting the computer with the printer make sure not to exceed the permitted cable length see Technical specifications Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating radiators Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity fluctuations Protect the printer from dust It may be recommended to install the printer in a place which is acoustically isolated from the workplace because of the noise it may produce H a gt di al vies Reference manual Installation gt Connecting the printer sror Make sure that the device has been set to the correct voltage e g 220 240 V in Europe 120 V in the USA To do this check the type plate above the power inlet at the back of the printer Contact your dealer if the setting is incorrect Never switch on the printer if the voltage setting is incorrect since this may result in severe damage Connect the power cable to the power inlet of the printer Connect the power cable plug to a mains socket a lv lw _ 7E Reference manual Installation Make sure that the printer and the computer are switched off and connect the data cable between the printer and the computer o waj r H a gt di 7 Reference manual Installation gt Switching on the printer The power switch for switching on the printer is located at the front bottom right of the printer waj
4. Oo The AGA automatic gap adjustment function must be set to Mechanical adjustments to the printer Press the Setup key The printer changes to setup mode Adjust Paperway l N Press the Adjust key Menu Char Online s waj r H al gt di _ Ye Reference manual Head TOF Tear Online 2006 Set Head 0 gt Exit Online l 3 Q Setup 60 00 Settings Il Press the Head key Use the lt or gt key to set the range within which the automatic gap adjustment is to be corrected You can select a value from 10 to 10 Negative values reduce the head distance positive values increase it Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key Press the Setup key The printer is reset to the initial status 1 4 gt dil _ y 38 Reference manual gt Setting the tear position Adjust Paperway Menu Char Online I I I l Oe z Setup NOO TOF Head Tear Online TII TearAdj 00 72 Set lt eo Hecabte Ogge wal r Online 00 00 060 Settings Il If the tear position of the paper is not aligned with the tear edge of the printer you can adjust it Loaded paper may have to be torn and re positioned to the park position Press the Setup key The printer changes to setup mode Press the Adjust key Press the Tear key Press the lt or gt key to move the perforation to the desir
5. o H a gt di 7 57 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description Country continued ISO 8859 1 ISO 8859 1 SAP ISO 8859 2 ISO 8859 5 ISO 8859 9 ISO 8859 15 BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 US ASCII UK ASCII French German Italian Swedish Norwegian Spanish Portuguese Cro ASCIl Table 437 Table 850 Table 852 Table 857 Table 860 Table 861 Table 863 ISO and MTPL character tables IBM code page tables ol el H a gt di o 7 58 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description Country Table 865 IBM code page tables continued Table 866 Table 1250 Table 1251 Table 1252 Table 1254 SI Zero SI Zero On Selects if normal zero 0 or the slashed zero is printed SI Zero Off Auto CR Auto CR On Switches the automatic carriage return on or off after receiving the signal CR Auto CR Off carriage return Auto LF Auto LF On Switches the automatic line feed LF on or off after receiving the signal CR Auto LF Off carriage return MenLock MenLock Off With MenLock Off all functions and settings are accessible without MenLock Menu restriction in Online Offline and Setup mode MenLock All If MenLock Menu is activated all functions and settings are still accessible in Online and Offline mode however in Setup mode you can only access the parameter groups Adjust setti
6. 116 Reference manual Emulations TPL i24 AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function J Y lt ESC gt lt s gt lt n gt Reload a graphics mode S Y lt ESC gt Initialize printer S K X X lt ESC gt MTPL start character for programming sequence J X x x lt ESC gt y Right justification and centering OFF J x x x lt ESC gt z Bold ON J X X X x lt ESC gt gt z Bold OFF J X X X x lt ESC gt 1 MTPL command set J X X x lt ESC gt 10 Barcode interpretation OFF y K Ky x lt ESC gt 11 Start barcode interpretation s K x x x lt ESC gt 4 MTPL IBM Proprinter 24 command set y X x x lt ESC gt 50h Selecting character sets with 256 characters y X x x lt ESC gt 501 Selecting character sets with 94 characters J x x lt ESC gt 51h Proportional fonts automatic NLQ and LQ S K X lt ESC gt 511 Proportional fonts in draft mode possible default y K Gy K lt ESC gt 52h Font selection Esc 1o 19m possible only for print quality NLQ LQ s K Ky X lt ESC gt 52l Font selection ESC 10 19m Draft possible default A x x x lt ESC gt 53h Extended character set A x x x lt ESC gt 53l Standard character set A x x x lt ESC gt 6 MTPL EPSON LQ command set A x x x x lt ESC gt 7h Line overrun CR LF c A H a gt di vE 117 Reference manual Emulat
7. 62 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description Barcode On Off With this function selected it is posible to print different barcodes and LCP Large Character Printing The definition and activation is performed by special sequences through the interface Since this selection is possible for all emulations it must be noted that con flicts in sequence conformity with the selected emulation may occur For this reason the barcode function can also be switched on and off by MTPL sequences The possible barcodes LCP characters and the operation of these functions are described in the Barcode Programmer s Application Manual Barmode Secured Unsecured In secured mode the space which the barcode characters require is protec ted In each line other barcode or normal characters can also be printed These additional characters are printed in the line currently being printed and and in the subsequent lines without affecting the barcode which is already being printed Consequently normal characters can be printed in every line to the right or left of the barcode In unsecured mode the required paper transport for printing barcodes and LCP is carried out automatically it is not possible to print more than one line of normal characters in the barcode line All characters in the mixed line are printed such that their bottom edges are in a straight line This function may be switched on and o
8. Reference manual Options and Accessories Single sheet ASF F single layer Weight 90 to 180 g m Paper width 100 to 223 mm narrow printer 100 to 365 mm wide printer Form length 100 to 305 mm Single sheet ASF F multi layer to be tested individually Copies Weight of original Weight of copies Weight of the last sheet Thickness max 1 3 50 to 60 g m 45 to 56 g m 50 to 60 g m 0 46 mm Paper width 100 to 223 mm narrow printer 100 to 365 mm wide printer Form length 100 to 305 mm Envelopes Width 100 to 223 mm narrow printer 100 to 365 mm wide printer Length 100 to 305 mm Thickness 0 32 mm Paper capacity max 50 sheets 80 g m KIKIA E Eeo 188 Reference manual Options and Accessories Single sheet ASF R single layer Weight 80 to 90 g m Paper width 100 to 223 mm narrow printer 100 to 356 mm wide printer Form length 100 to 305 mm Single sheet ASF R multi layer to be tested individually Copies 1 2 Weight of original 50 to 60 g m Weight of copies 45 to 56 g m Weight of bottom sheet 50 to 60 g m Thickness max 0 25 mm Paper width 100 to 223 mm narrow printer 100 to 365 mm wide printer Form length 100 to 305 mm Envelopes No envelopes Paper capacity max 100 sheets 80 g m waj r KIKIA 7 189 Reference manual Options and Accessories Accessories E Ribbon cassettes The following ribbon cassettes may be ord
9. after which it is ready for use It is possible to repeat the download separately e g firmware followed by character generator Connect your DOS PC LPT1 to the parallel port on the printer Start from no 3 in the description above It is necessary to repeat the entire procedure if an error occurs during the download This is indicated by a corresponding message on the dis play It may be that not all fault messages can be shown on the display In this case the operating system of your PC displays an error message such as Write error on device S H a gt di 7 89 Reference manual Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Many of the faults and problems which may occur while using the printer are minor problems which you can solve yourself The following chapter should help you to distinguish between a simple operating error anda major malfunction This chapter provides information on the rectification of faults without the assistance of specially trained personnel Follow the advice and tips in this chapter if your printer is not working correctly Important notes on the care and maintenance of your printer can be found at the end of this chapter sro Repairs should only be performed by authorised service personnel waj r 1 a gt di 7 Reference manual Troubleshooting gt The display remains dark The printer is switched on but nothing happens nothing is displayed no noise Switch off
10. lt ESC gt 6 Initialize the printer s K Gy ok lt ESC gt 6 SP K Set horizontal pitch to 6 cpi y K Ky x x lt ESC gt 6w Set 15 cpi J X X x lt ESC gt 6z Graphics inverted y K Gy x lt ESC gt 7w Set 17 1 cpi J X x x lt ESC gt 7y Proportional font OFF y K K Ky lt ESC gt 7z Bit 8 unchanged J X X X lt ESC gt 8w Reset double stroke Jv X X X lt ESC gt 8y Right justification ON A x x x lt ESC gt 8z Set bit 8 0 y X X x lt ESC gt 9 SP L Set vertical spacing to 2 Ipi A x x x lt ESC gt 9w Set double stroke ol A H a gt di S 7 122 Reference manual Emulations TPL i24 AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function J X X x lt ESC gt 9y Centering ON J x X x x lt ESC gt 9z Set bit 8 1 S lt ESC gt g lt n1 gt lt n2 gt lt 0 gt Set graphics print to 60 dpi y lt ESC gt g lt n1 gt lt n2 gt lt 1 gt Set graphics print to 120 dpi s lt ESC gt g lt n1 gt lt n2 gt lt 11 gt Set graphics print to 180 dpi y lt ESC gt g lt n1 gt lt n2 gt lt 12 gt Set graphics print to 360 dpi S lt ESC gt g lt n1 gt lt n2 gt lt 2 gt Set graphics print to 120 dpi S lt ESC gt g lt n1 gt lt n2 gt lt 3 gt Set graphics print to 240 dpi y lt ESC gt g lt n1 gt lt n2 gt lt 8 gt Set graphics print to 60 dpi y lt ESC gt g lt n1 gt lt n2 gt lt 9 gt Set graphics print to 120
11. lt ESC gt C lt n gt Set form length in lines Jv s Y lt ESC gt d lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Perform relative horizontal step J Jv Jv Y lt ESC gt D lt 0 gt Clear all horizontal tabs J J V Y lt ESC gt D lt n1 gt lt n32 gt lt 0 gt Set horizontal tabs y J lt ESC gt lt DC2 gt Condensed printing OFF y A lt ESC gt lt DC4 gt Double wide printing OFF set with lt SO gt or lt ESC gt lt SO gt y y v y lt ESC gt E Bold ON y A lt ESC gt lt EM gt 0 Deselect single sheet operation y A lt ESC gt lt EM gt 1 Bin 1 front option cl A 1 a gt di vE 126 Reference manual Emulations TPL i24 AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function S Y lt ESC gt lt EM gt 2 Bin 2 rear option s J lt ESC gt lt EM gt 4 Select single sheet operation J Y lt ESC gt lt EMs gt R Print page J J J J lt ESC gt F Bold OFF s Y Y lt ESCsg Set character pitch to 15 cpi J J S Z lt ESC gt G Set double stroke J Jv s Y lt ESC gt H Reset double stroke J lt ESC gt H Set horizontal tab at current printhead position Jv Y lt ESC gt j lt n gt Single line feed back n 180 inch y J lt ESC gt j Set printer to Off Line J s J lt ESCsJ lt n gt Single line feed n 180 inch lt ESC gt J lt n gt Single line feed n 216 inch S Y lt ESC gt k lt n gt Select font S s s Y lt ESC gt K lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 60 dpi V Y lt ESC gt I lt
12. 20 2 20 2 89 r3 OD pA 20 2 If you press the key H Dump you select the H Dump mode and Offline H Dump is shown on the display Put the printer into Online H Dump mode by pressing the key Online The printer is now ready to receive data from the computer and to print it out in plain text The printed data can now be analyzed and evaluated see chapter Emulations Example of a Hex Dump printout el 5B elo eh PA Stak 0A 20 04 be 2 65 35 75 LB 6c 61 20 70 wait DUA u Beisp LB lel Autor YN 20 pi Wak J 31 32 33 4 _ ye 73 Reference manual Test functions O After the transmission you must switch the printer to Offline Any remaining data left in the interface buffer is then printed E Terminating Hex Dump Hex Dump mode can only be terminated by switching off the printer sron If you want to stop the Hex Dump printout before switching off the printer press the key Online o waj r H a gt di 7 74 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer Mechanical adjustments to the printer As well as the test functions you also have the possibility of adjusting the form length Forml and switching the AGA function on or off You can also select adjustments which facilitate handling paper which may cause problems in printing due to its structure Paphand The CX bid menu option controls the bidirectionality of the parallel interface With the function Wrap you can s
13. Escape sequences 107 What are escape sequences 108 MTPL sequences 108 What are control codes 108 The procedure 109 How are escape sequences used 110 MTPL 111 Example in BASIC 111 maj r M a gt x7 Reference manual Table of contents Example in Pascal 112 Printout 112 List of available control codes 113 Barcode 132 List of available barcodes 132 US Postnet Barcode 134 LC printing 135 List of additional command codes 136 Configuring the printer for your computer 138 Character sets 139 MTPL standard character set 140 MTPL international substitution characters 141 OCRA character set 142 OCRB character set 143 Available character sets 144 Interfaces 145 Parallel interface 146 Serial interface V 24 RS232C 148 Connector assignment 149 Interface cable serial interface 150 Input signals 151 Output signals 151 a gt dl _ ye wa r Reference manual BE 1e Me Mere al aly Memory mode XON XOFF Memory mode Robust XON XOFF Extended menu functions with the ENQ STX ETX ACK and ACK NAK protocols selected ENQ STX protocol ETX ACK protocol ACK NAK protocol Add entry to the AUTOEXEC BAT Specification Printer specifications Interface specifications Paper specifications Options and Accessories Options Automatic single sheet feeder front ASF F Automatic single sheet feeder rear ASF R Tractor 2 front Tractor 3 rear Others Automatic single sheet feeder front ASF F Preparing the p
14. Oo In case of points 3 or 4 please contact your dealer Please use original ribbon cassettes only waj r 1 a gt di 7 97 Reference manual Troubleshooting Error messages via the display D Load paper from The paper has run out during operation The printer has been switched on but no paper has been inserted Insert paper in the active sheet fee der m The paper is not fed past the light barrier m Place the paper more to the left gt Printhead hot The printer prints at lower speed no action required When this message comes up even in a cold printer please contact your dealer gt Cover open Top cover is open close it gt Parity Error Transmission error from computer to printer via the optional serial interfa ce m Compare the interface configuration of your printer with the settings of your computer protocol m Check the cable if necessary replace it m The cable exceeds the maximum allowed length waj r H a gt di v 98 Reference manual Troubleshooting gt Frame Error Transmission error serial interface m Compare the format setting of your printer with the setting of your com puter m Check the permissible cable length m See parity error gt Hardware Alarm No internal power Try switching off and on Check if changes to options have been previously carried out Note down the display message Con tact your dealer gt Overrun Error Received data which has no
15. Prini 12 72 12 72 12 72 12 72 Baud 9600 Tractor BBit N Foralen 12 0Inch 12 0Inch 12 0Inch 12 01nch Pan tun Head 18 18 18 18 DIR DIR ForaAdj 12 72 12 72 12 72 12 72 SFR Foralen 12 0Inch 12 0Inch 12 01nch 12 0Inch Head 18 18 18 18 Foraddj 12 72 12 72 12 72 12 72 Tractor Foralen 12 0Inch 12 01nch 12 0Inch 12 0Inch Head 18 18 18 18 ForaAdj 12 72 12 12 12 72 12 72 SFF Foralen 12 0inch 12 0Inch 12 0Inch 12 0 Inch Head 18 18 18 18 ForaAdj 12 72 12 72 12 78 12 72 Tractor3 Foralen 12 0Inch 12 0Inch 12 0Inch 12 0Inch Head 18 18 18 18 ForaAdj 12 72 12 72 12 72 12 72 Test functions Test functions Various tests to check proper operation of the printer are available at any time With these tests it is possible to check the print quality proper oper ation of the printhead and the mechanics as well as efficient data transmission from the computer to the printer Enter Test mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the Taicializing aco onin f l l i 2 i N Hold the key Online until Testmode is shown in the display 1 2 3 4 ecco Reference manual Test functions gt Functions and m This test menu contains three test functions ASCII 80 ASCII 136 Adjustments H Dump m Menu option Formlen allows you to define the basic form length setting With AGA you can activate or deactivate the automatic print head gap function m Furthermore you may select s
16. Readjusted first printing line switching off the printer waj r 1 a4 gt dil _ ye 41 Reference manual The Menu The Menu Programming via the control panel 0 cl A Apart from being able to control your printer via the applications software you use you can also program the printer directly There are two pro gramming options you can use m Programming via the control panel and m Programming via the interface using Escape sequences or control codes Settings made by escape sequences have priority over settings made in menu mode therefore they will override these Programming via the interface gives you far greater freedom for designing your printed pages however it is also a more sophisticated method and requires some experience with programming languages and printer control systems All programming via the interface is lost after you turn off the printer whereas the programming carried out using the control panel is saved and stored even after you turn off the printer H a gt di _ y 42 Reference manual The Menu gt Calling up the menu You can access the menu in the following way Press the Setup key The printer switches to Setup mode The Setup Adjust Paperway mode can be selected both in the Online and Offline mode Menu Charl Online i 2 a To access the printer menu press the key directly underneath the word wo mens T l A NOOO xX Enabli
17. TPL i24 AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Funetion Jv Gy X x lt ESC gt 11 e Set PUM absolute measuring unit to OFF S K Gy X lt ESC gt 11h Set PUM absolute measuring unit to ON J X X X x lt ESC gt 11m Font 1 Default NLQ Courier J Gy K ok x lt ESC gt 11w Set 20 cpi S Ky Ky X x lt ESC gt 11 y Select print quality Draft J X X X x lt ESC gt 12m Font 2 Default LQ Courier y K Ky x lt ESC gt 12 SP K Set horizontal pitch to 12 cpi S K Ky Ky lt ESC gt 12y Select print quality LQ y K Ky x x lt ESC gt 12z Double height ON top portion J x X X x lt ESC gt 13m Font 3 Default NLQ S Serif y K Ky x lt ESC gt 13z Double height ON lower portion J X X x lt ESC gt 14m Font 4 Default LQ S Serif J x X X lt ESC gt 15m Font 5 Default LQ Roman S Gy K Ky lt ESC gt 15 SP K Set horizontal pitch to 15 cpi J X x X lt ESC gt 16m Font 6 Default LQ Roman J X X X lt ESC gt 17m Font 7 Default LQ Roman A x x x lt ESC gt 18m Font 8 Default LQ OCRB A x x x x lt ESC gt 19m Font 9 Default LQ OCRA y X X x x lt ESC gt 1g Clear vertical tab at current position v X x x x lt ESC gt 1 SP k Printout in Royal Mail Customer Barcode c A lJ a gt di lye 119 Reference manual Emulations TPL i24 AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function y K Ky x lt ESC gt 1 SPL Se
18. 1 8 inch S lt ESC gt 1 Set line feed to 7 72 inch S S y Y lt ESC gt 2 Set line feed to 1 6 inch s lt ESC gt 2 Set line feed to n 72 inch s J Y lt ESC gt 3 lt n gt Set line feed to n 180 inch S lt ESC gt 3 gt n gt Set line feed to n 216 inch Jv Y lt ESC gt 4 Italics ON S s lt ESC gt 4 Set beginning of form S Y lt ESC gt 5 Italics OFF S v lt ESC gt 5 lt n gt Autom line feed ON OFF y v lt ESC gt 6 Print ASCII codes dec 129 to dec 159 Jv A lt ESC gt 6 PC character set 2 expanded y y lt ESC gt 7 Suppress ASCII codes 129 to 159 Jv A lt ESC gt 7 PC character set 1 standard cl A KIKIA 7 125 Reference manual Emulations TPL iza AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function J lt ESC gt a lt n gt Select orientation S J Y lt ESC gt A lt n gt Line spacing n 60 inch lt ESC gt A lt n gt Prepare line spacing n 72 inch S lt ESC gt b lt m gt lt 0 gt Clear all tabs S lt ESC gt b lt m gt lt n gt lt 0 gt Set vertical tabs in channels S J s Y lt ESC gt B lt 0 gt Clear all vertical tabs s Y lt ESC gt B lt n1 gt lt n16 gt lt 0 gt Set vertical tabs J J lt ESC gt B lt n1 gt lt n64 gt lt 0 gt Set vertical tabs 4 lt ESC gt c Reset to initialisation status Y lt ESCsc Setting the horizontal motion index HMI v s s Y lt ESC gt C lt 0 gt lt n gt Set form length in inches S v s Y
19. 1 cpi 12x12 600 cps 20 0 cpi 12x10 CPQ Copy Draft 180 cps 10 0 cpi 24x12 Copy Print Quality 220 cps 12 0 cpi 24x10 270 cps 15 0 cpi 16 x 08 270 cps 15 0 cpi 24x08 230 cps 17 1 cpi 24x12 270 cps 20 0 cpi 24x10 waj r lJ 4 gt di 7 158 Reference manual Specification NLQ 180 cps 10 0 cpi 24x18 Near Letter Quality 220 cps 12 0 cpi 24x15 270 cps 15 0 cpi 16x12 270 cps 15 0 cpi 24x12 150 cps 17 1 cpi 24x18 180 cps 20 0 cpi 24x15 LQ 90 cps 10 0 cpi 24x 36 Letter Quality 100 cps 12 0 cpi 24x30 135 cps 15 0 cpi 16x 16 135 cps 15 0 cpi 24x16 150 cps 17 1 cpi 24x18 180 cps 20 0 cpi 24x15 Epson emulation only 15 cpi superscript subscript and MTPL microscipt Tab speed 40 inch sec Print width Narrow printer 80 characters at 10 cpi Wide printer 136 characters at 10 cpi Character pitch 5 6 7 5 8 6 10 12 15 17 1 20 cpi Character size Height 3 32 mm incl descenders Width 2 19 mm max 2 43 mm waj r KIKIA 7 159 Reference manual Specification Fonts Standard Print qualities Data Print Quality Copy Draft Quality Near Letter Quality Letter Quality Fonts Courier Roman Sans Serif OCR A OCR B all resident in NLQ und LQ Roman scalable Sans Serif scalable only in LQ 2170 emulation DLL is standard Barcodes standard 22 Large Character Printing LCP see Barcode Emulations Stand
20. Close the tractor flap Open the coloured latch lever and align the tractor so that the first printing position on the paper matches the X mark on the printer housing Lock the lever again KIKIA Fl yes 28 Reference manual Loading paper Align the right hand tractor to the width of the paper and insert the paper length as on the left hand tractor in order Make sure that it is inserted by the same to avoid any paper jam Close the tractor flap and slide the tractor to the right until the paper is slightly tensioned Reference manual Loading paper Do not tension the paper excessively to avoid tearing the perforation holes do not allow excessive slack since in this case the paper will bulge and there may be problems in the feeding process Then lock the tractor Reference manual Loading paper Make sure that the paper stack is aligned in parallel to the printer and that the paper supply cannot be ob structed Switch on the printer The active paper source Tractor1 appears in the display The paper is automatically loaded when the printer is in online mode and receives data from the computer Press the Load key to load paper before starting the printout Online Tractorl Load Online TII waj r taj a gt di _ ye 31 60 Reference manual Loading paper Single sheets Make sure that the printer is set to single sheet mode
21. ESC gt Start character for programming sequence Jv Jv Jv Y lt ESC gt lt n gt Print mode selection J s Y Y lt ESC gt Bit 8 unchanged waj r H a gt di 7 113 Reference manual Emulations TPL i24 AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function J 4 lt ESC gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Perform absolute horizontal step S WA lt ESC gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt Select ROM character generator S WA lt ESC gt lt 1 gt lt 0 gt Select download generator S K Gy K lt ESC gt 3 lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Graphics print with 60 dpi S K Ky K lt ESC gt 4 lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Graphics print with 120 dpi y K Gy Gy lt ESC gt 5 lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Graphics print with 80 dpi y K Ky K x lt ESC gt 7 lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Graphics print with 240 dpi S K Ky Ky lt ESC gt 8 lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Graphics print with 72 dpi S Ky Ky K x lt ESC gt 9 lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Graphics print with 90 dpi v Y lt ESC gt amp lt s gt lt x gt lt y gt Define download character 4 x x x x lt ESC gt amp Character set ISO 8859 2 J x X X x lt ESC gt Character set ISO 8859 5 J X X X lt ESC gt Character set ISO 8859 1 SAP J X x x lt ESC gt Character set ISO 8859 9 J x x x lt ESC gt Character set ISO 8859 15 J X X x lt ESC gt lt Character set Cro ASCII y lt ESC gt c Defining the page format A lt ESC gt v Relative vertical
22. Next to access the next group of parameters waj r lJ a gt dil _ ye Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer Physim Select the Physim menu stands for physical left margin Physlm Back Next onin l l l l oe Physi 0 10 Setting otpions 0 to 30 in 1 10 inch steps ysim Default setting 01 10 inch Ser lt gt Exit Online l l 4 Permanent physical setting of the left margin This parameter cannot s l 2 3 be changed by emulation dependent margin settings Margin setting A A values entered by ESC sequences are added to the Physim i All parameters described in the Paphand group may also be 1 defined via an ESC sequence see chapter Emulations or the Programmer s Application Manual Confirm your settings by pressing the key Set waj r 1 a gt di 7 84 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer gt CX bid Paphane eX T ea Back Next onin l l l l cone CX bid On Set lt EKLE oin Setup o gt DD v A Select the CX bid menu Setting options On Off Default setting On CX bid ON sets the parallel interface of the printer to bidirectional mode IEEE 1284 CX bid OFF sets the interface to compatibility mode in order to ensure reliable operation with special external boxes Confirm your settings by pressing the key Set Change to the n
23. Reference manual Emulations TPL i24 AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function J Y lt ESC gt R10 Epson character set Denmark II Jv Y lt ESC gt R11 Epson character set Spain II y J lt ESC gt R12 Epson character set Latin america s WA lt ESC gt R13 Epson character set Korea s A lt ESC gt R64 Epson character set Legal y J J Y lt ESC gt S lt n gt Superscript or subscript ON s J J Y lt ESC gt lt SI gt Condensed printing 17 1 cpi ON s Y lt ESC gt Sn Superscript or subscript ON y J J Y lt ESC gt lt SO gt Double wide printing ON s J lt ESC gt lt SP gt lt n gt Set character spacing S Y lt ESCst lt n gt Select character set s J J SY lt ESC gt T Superscript or subscript OFF s J J Y lt ESC gt U lt n gt Unidirectional print ON OFF s Y lt ESC gt Un Unidirectional print ON OFF S S s Y lt ESC gt We lt n gt Continuous double width ON OFF S S lt ESC gt Wn Continuous double width ON OFF y Y lt ESC gt w lt n gt Double height print ON OFF Jv y lt ESCswn Double height print ON OFF Jv y lt ESC gt x lt n gt Set print quality PQ A lt ESC gt X Font selection according to pitch and points ol A 1 a gt di 7 129 Reference manual Emulations TPL i24 AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function S y lt ESC gt X lt n gt lt m gt Set le
24. gt di vE 138 Reference manual Character sets Character sets This chapter shows the MTPL character sets and contains a list of all available character sets which can be selected via control panel or by escape sequences Note that MTPL sequences are available in all emulation modes The following example shows you how to find the hexadecimal value for a character from the symbol set tables ASCII B hex 42 dez 66 S waj r a gt di 7 139 Character sets Reference manual character set charset gt MTPL standard Reference manual Character sets gt MTPL international substitution characters US ASCII UK ASCII Swedish German Portuguese French Italian Spanish Norwegian o Oo Ok oe ot AS HOM YM HH HILO FR mM OO wv m m m DD Die Dm wla C DPjej ue wo oe om Oo oc ole Ye 8 141 Reference manual Character sets gt OCR A character set 46 62 78 papapa am M 4 gt bl _ 7e 142 mim olol oD oo Noo RION S Reference manual Character sets gt OCR B character set
25. n gt Set left margin y J lt ESCs gt l lt n gt Select print mode y y y y lt ESC gt L lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 120 dpi s A lt ESC gt M Set character pitch to 12 cpi Elite y X X X lt ESC gt n Character generator LS2 y y y lt ESC gt N lt n gt Set perforation skip 1 a gt dl 7 127 Reference manual Emulations WPL x24 acm La 2sso Garo sais s K Ky K lt ESC gt o0 Character generator LS3 y y S Y lt ESC gt 0O Reset perforation skip S Y lt ESC gt p lt n gt Proportional font ON OFF Jv Y lt ESC gt pn Proportional font ON OFF s A lt ESC gt P Set character pitch to 10 cpi Pica J J lt ESC gt P lt n gt Proportional font ON OFF lt ESC gt Q lt 35 gt Deselect printer J Y lt ESC gt Q lt n gt Set right margin Jv Y lt ESCsr lt n gt Select colour S J lt ESC gt R Reset all tabs y J lt ESC gt R0 Epson character set USA s J lt ESC gt R1 Epson character set France Jv s lt ESC gt R2 Epson character set Germany S s lt ESC gt R3 Epson character set United Kingdom y Y lt ESC gt R4 Epson character set Denmark S J lt ESC gt R5 Epson character set Sweden Jv A lt ESC gt R6 Epson character set Italy v A lt ESC gt R7 Epson character set Spain y A lt ESC gt R8 Epson character set Japan Jv A lt ESC gt R9 Epson character set Norway cl A 1 a gt di _ Ye 128
26. off position Paper jam fanfold paper Paper jam single sheets Paper path quick selection Paper specifications Paper transport Paperways 36 111 141 108 140 142 143 13 12 101 169 169 170 151 99 Parallel interface Parity Error Park position Physim Placing your printer Platen Preparing the printer Press any key Print is too pale Printer at a glance Printer self test Rolling ASCII Printer specifications Printhead hot Printout Printout in Hex Dump Prints undefined characters Problems with the paper feed Problems with the print quality Programmer s application manuals Programming via the control panel R Remove paper in xxx Replacing the fuse Ribbon Ribbon cassettes Rightzo H a gt dl 146 98 101 84 5 105 171 176 182 184 101 96 69 101 103 106 190 83 t 193 Reference manual Index S Save settings 47 Selecting character density and font temporarily 24 Selecting the LC display language 48 Serial interface V 24 RS232C 148 Setting the AGA function 78 Setting the first printing line TOF 40 Setting the Formlen function 76 Setting the Paphand function 79 Setting the print head gap 37 Setting the tear position 39 Settings l 22 Settings II 37 Setup mode 14 Single sheets 32 Smudged print 96 Sound 87 Specification 158 Switching on the printer 9 T Tear paper off 101 Terminating Hex Dump 74 Terminating Setup mode 50 Test func
27. r H al gt di 7 Reference manual The control panel The control panel cl A The control panel with its keys is used for controlling your work with the printer The control panel is located on the front left side of your printer and consists of a two line LC display and six keys The functions of the keys depend on the printer s current mode status There are four basic modes The Online mode is the printer s normal operating status Data from your computer can be received and printed In the Offline mode the link between printer and computer is interrupted i e no data can be received and printed In the Setup mode you can either select the printer menu or carry out the so called quick switch function The quick switch option was included so that you can change the most important parameters adjustments character density font paper path adjustments i e head gap directly without having to enter them via the menu The character density and font parameters can also be set permanently in the printer menu mode In the Menu mode further printer settings line spacing size of the inter face buffer etc can be altered and saved permanently a gt di 7 10 Reference manual The control panel The LC display The LC display tells you all the important printer settings and informs you which functions are currently assigned to which keys In Normal mode the upper line tells you the printer s status
28. s QOOO Settings I This section describes how to set the paper type the character density and the fonts You can change the paper type either from an application program by means of the paper path quick selection feature or in the Setup menu In this section the quick selection feature is described for detailed informa tion on how to make this setting via the Setup menu refer to the section The menu Make sure that the printer is in offline mode press the Online key if necessary Press the Park key and follow the messages in the display If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer it is fed to the tear position The text Tear paper off appears in the display After tearing off paper press any key If a single sheet is loaded in the printer it is ejected Reference manual Single Tractorl l l OQAHEO Load paper from 60 00 l l l l TII Online Single Load l l l 1 2 3 4 AA IN ASF R Next Online Setup Single Online Setup Online Setup 60 Settings I Use one of the marked keys to select the desired paper path for example Single sheet and tractor 1 please select from these only If you do Oo If the printer has the standard paper sources only single not make a selection within 5 seconds the menu is closed The display alternates between the basic menu and the menu in the following figure Insert a single sheet for
29. t O Reference manual Interfaces Connector no Richens Signal 12 o gt PAPER EMPTY PE 13 o SELECT 14 o AUTO FEED active low 15 Not used 16 SIGNAL GROUND 17 CHASSIS GROUND 18 5 V Imax 500 mA 19 30 SIGNAL GROUND 31 amp INIT active low 32 lt e ERROR active low 33 SIGNAL GROUND 34 35 Not used 36 a SELECT IN 18 1 Transmission length max 2 0 m 36 19 o waj r H al gt di ed 147 Reference manual Interfaces Serial interface V 24 RS232C ol A Type Synchronization Transmission rate Signal status Connection cable Interface connections Transmission protocol Capacity of data buffer RS232C interface Asynchronous 600 Baud to 19 200 Baud Low 0 0 V to 0 4 V High 2 4V to 5 0 V up to 15 m length ITT Cannon connector series DB 9 S XON XOFF ENQ STX READY BUSY Robust XON XOFF ACK NAK ETX ACK 64 KB max Your printer s serial interface supports the RS232C specification The signals are received and transmitted by a 9 pin connector Basically 3 lines are already enough for exchanging information between computer and printer one receive line one send line one line for com mon grounding H a gt di EJ E 148 Reference manual Interfaces E Connector assignment Connector no Direction Signal 3 TxD 4 DTR 2 a RxD 6 DSR 7 gt RTS 8 CTS 5
30. the initial status It is also possible to press the Online key The printer then changes directly to online mode The selection made is not retained after switching off the l l l ino 2 8 a on A i p IN printer For details on the permanent setting of the charac ter density refer to chapter The menu 060 waj r 1 4 gt dil _ ye Reference manual Loading paper Loading paper Your printer can print both fanfold paper and single sheets For informa tion on the paper sizes you can use please refer to the chapter Technical specifications Fanfold paper Make sure that the printer is set for fanfold paper printing If necessary change the paper type see Paper path quick selection Raise the front cover o waj r HJ al gt di vE 26 Reference manual Loading paper Open the right and left tractor flaps You may also want to remove the bottom cover in order to facilitate loading the fanfold paper How ever you can also feed paper to the tractor with the bottom cover mounted waj r taj a gt di _ ye 27 Reference manual Loading paper Insert fanfold paper into the left hand tractor Make sure that at least three paper transport holes are positioned on the tractor pins Close the left tractor flap Insert the fanfold paper in the left hand tractor first ensuring that at least three perforation holes engage with the tractor pins
31. the procedure see Loading paper Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status When the printer receives data from the computer the single sheet is automatically loaded Press the Load key to load the single sheet before starting the printout 1 a gt di _ y 23 Reference manual Settings I gt Selecting character You can use the CPI key in setup mode to select the number of charac density and font ters per inch to be printed You can use the Font key to select fonts temporarily Press the Setup key then the Char key Adjust Paperway Menu Charl Online i A Setup Press the CPI or Font key in our example press CPI Home EA Online l l l l T7 N Use the lt or gt key to set the desired character density Confirm the Lo CRI i selection by pressing the Set key es Oo You can cancel the selection and leave the setting unchanged by pres l l l 1 2 3 4 QAO waj r M a gt Dil 7 sing the Exit key 00 060 60 Reference manual Settings I If you pressed the Font key use the lt or gt key to select the desired font Confirm the selection by pressing the Set key You can cancel the selection and leave the setting unchanged by pres sing the Exit key ROMAN NLO Set gt Exit Online A l 3 TU Adjust Paperway Menu Charl Online Press the Setup key The printer is reset to
32. transmission see Chapter Interfaces Robust XON XOFF ENQ STX ETX ACK ACK NAK DTR DTR DTR DTR signal is assigned to DTR line DTR READY READY signal is assigned to DTR line DTR Pin 20 on 25 pin female V 24 connector DTR Pin 4 on 9 pin female V 24 connector Interf Interf Share Selects the interface Printer is configured either for parallel or serial con nection or in automatic change for both ci H gg i 4 gt E E 56 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description Buffer Buffer Buffer Buffer Buffer 48 KB Buffer 64KB 0 KB 16 KB 32 KB Selecting the interface data buffer size If you select 48 or 64 KB there is no buffer available for DLL any more CG Tab CG Tab Graphic CG Tab DLL CG Tab Italic Only available for Epson emulation Either the Epson character set Italics or the IBM graphics character set or a DLL download character set as defined before can be activated in the code range from hex AO to hex FE CharSet Standard Extended Selects the standard characters or the extended characters see Character sets Country E US ASCII E France E German E UK E Denmark E Sweden E Italy E Spain E Japan E Norway E Denmark II E Spain II E L America E Korea E Legal Selects the national character set These character sets can be used according to the selected emulation Epson character tables
33. y 77 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer gt Setting the AGA function This function allows you to switch the Automatic Gap Adjustment AGA off or on Select the AGA menu Formlen AGA Back Next Online l l l l z z Setup AAN I AGA always s Set lt gt Exit Online l 4 Setting options Off once always Default setting always AGAzalways The printer checks the paper thickness l gt after power on Setup in single sheet mode every sheet A N in fanfold paper mode each time the paper path is changed and at paper end AGA once The printer checks the paper thickness only once after power on for each selected paper path and after paper end AGA Off selects manual gap adjustment the value can be set for each paper source and each of the 3 menus available 60 00 Confirm the setting by pressing the key Set The printer automatically leaves Testmode and assumes Online mode waj r 1 4 gt di 7 78 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer gt Setting the Paphand function Paphand CxX bid Back Next Online enee Head up Pagewid Back Next Online ohoo 0090 00 The Paphand group of menus improves the possibilities for the trouble free printing of paper with properties likely to cause problems perforations carrier strips etc or poor quality paper Put the prin
34. Barcode mode can be accessed within every emulation The user depending on the situation by means of an escape sequence List of available barcodes Type Barcode Type Barcode A 2 5 Matrix default M MSI modified PLESSEY B 2 5 Industrial N UPC A with HRI C 2 5 Interleaved O UPC A without HRI D Code 11 P UPC E with HRI E BCD Matrix Q UPC E without HRI F Code 39 R Delta Distance IBM G Codabar S Code 128 H EAN 8 with HRI T EAN 128 l EAN 8 without HRI US Postnet K EAN 13 with HRI KIX Barcode L EAN 13 without HRI Royal Mail Customer Barcode The barcode types K L N O may be expanded by using Add On Barcodes Add On 2 and Add On 5 waj r lj a gt di 7 132 Reference manual Emulations The information to be printed is transmittted in a bracket DC4 A control sequence Header defines the parameters of the used bar code once e g type ratio etc If no header is defined the information in the bracket will be printed in Code 2 5 Matrix O Please note that within the Barcode environment the barcode com mands have priority in case of conflicts with the emulation i Additional information is provided in the Barcode Programmer s Application Manual on this CD ROM o waj r HJ a gt di 7 133 Reference manual Emulations US Postnet Barcode ol A Postnet is a special US American t
35. Bit No2 Stop 8 Bit Even 1 Stop 8 Bit Odd 1 Stop 8 Bit Mark 1 Stop 8 Bit Spc 1 Stop 1 Sets the number of data bits 2 The parity test for received data bytes can be selected No causes transmission in both directions without parity bit If Even or Odd is selected the bytes are checked if they have even or odd parity The selection of Mark or Spc Space causes a data byte transmission with parity bit but without checking the received data Transmission data with parity bit is always marked with 1 Mark or 0 Spc 3 Selects one or two stop bits per data byte see example in Chapter Interfaces o 7 55 H al gt di Reference manual The Menu Interf Parallel Interf Serial Parameter group Parameter Description Special Can only be selected if the serial interface is installed and if the ENQ STX ETX ACK or ACK NAK protocol is set See Chapter nterfaces ErrMode ErrMode On Error handling On replaces the incorrect character with Off deletes the ErrMode Off entire block Blockend Blockend On End of block character definition On LF FF CR VT ETX DEL Off Blockend Off ETX DEL Remote Remote On Signal feedback On RDY BUSY available Off No RDY BUSY control Remote Off Handthr Handthr On Affects the transparence of control sequences and block acknowledgement Handthr Off depending on the selected protocol Protocol XON XOFF Selects the protocol for data
36. FIFO buffer is empty again the interface signals READY level 0 12 V and XON hex 11 dec 17 Data transmission can be continued In addition the READY signal is influenced by the status of the printer On Off Line If the printer assumes an undefined state the interface also signals NOT READY and XOFF E Memory mode Robust Robust XON XOFF is similar to XON XOFF However the state of the XON XOFF printer XON or XOFF is also periodically transmitted via the TxD line in the case of Robust XON XOFF S waj r H al gt di _ Ye 152 Reference manual E Extended menu functions with the ENQ STX ETX ACK and ACK NAK protocols selected cl A Interfaces Interf Buffer Serial Baud Format Special Protocol XON XOFF ROBUST XON OXFF ENQ STX ETX ACK ACK NAK ErrMode Blockend OFF OFF ON ON 1 This menu option is only Remote Handthr displayed if either ENQ STX ETX ACK or ACK NAK proto OFF OFF col is active ON ON HJ gt di E E 153 Reference manual Interfaces E ENQ STX protocol In addition to this XON XOFF message the possibility exists of re questing a status byte from the printer using the ENQ code hex 05 dec 5 The STX code hex 02 dec 2 is used to clear any error messages parity error buffer overflow Status byte Bit 0 1 BUSY B
37. I 4 LPI Sets the lines per inch line density The higher the parameter the smaller 6 LPI 8 LPI the line spacing Random LPI can be selected via the ESC sequences 12 LPI Skip Skip 0 0 Inch Skips the perforation 7 different values in inches can be defined Skip 0 5 Inch Skip 1 0 Inch Skip 1 5 Inch Skip 2 0 Inch Skip 2 5 Inch Skip 3 0 Inch Skip 3 5 Inch ESCChar ESCChar ESC Selects the start signal for control sequences Escape signal only or Escape ESCChar ESC signal and two signs A description can be found in the chapter Emulations Emulate Epson LQ 2550 Selects the emulation MTPL is also active in IBM or Epson emulation mode Epson LQ 2170 IBM Propr XL24 IBM ProXL24 AGM MTPL waj r H al gt di 7 54 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description Bidir Bidir On Setting On Printer prints in both directions bidirectional Bidir Off Setting Off Printer prints only in one direction from left to right I O Serial Baud Baud 600 Selects the data transmission rate baud rate baud bit per second Baud 1200 Printer and computer must have the same baud rate Baud 2400 Baud 4800 Baud 9600 Baud 19200 Format 7 Bit No2 Stop Selecting the data format 7 Bit Even 1 Stop 7 Bit Odd 1 Stop 7 Bit Even 2 Stop 7 Bit Odd 2 Stop 7 Bit Mark 1 Stop 7 Bit Spc 1 Stop 7 Bit Mark 2 Stop 7 Bit Spc 2 Stop 8 Bit No 1 Stop 8
38. If necessary change the paper type see Paper path quick selection Press the latch at the middle of the front cover The single sheet input tray opens downwards o waj r lJ a gt di 7 32 Reference manual Align the left paper guide with the mark on the left of the single sheet input tray Adjust the right paper guide to the width of the paper used S J Seo 33 Reference manual Loading paper Insert the single sheet into the input tray as far as possible Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status Online Single gt The sheet is automatically loaded when the printer is in online mode and Boag Online receives data from the computer Press the Load key to load paper 4 before starting the printout s p SS TOL J 34 Reference manual Handling Handling Paper transport Owe LsLinSs Tractor Park LF FF onin l l l l im 2 3 4 s TII 0 cil E Loaded paper can be transported in the printer in several ways Make sure that the printer is in offline mode press the Online key if necessary m Key 2 Short keypress Paper is transported upwards step by step Long keypress Continuous transport upwards m Key 3 Short keypress Paper is transported downwards step by step Long keypress Continuous transport downwards m LF FF key 4 Short keypress Line Feed LF is executed Long keypress Form Feed FF is execute
39. Online or Offline mode in the example below the printer is in the Online mode and the selected paperpath below Tractor1 tractor mode The second line informs you which functions are currently assigned to which keys The word or symbol directly above a key tells you the current function of the key In our example the right key is assigned with the Tear function If you were to press this key the loaded fanfold paper would be advanced to the tear position Example Printer status Paper path Onlane tractor Key functions onin Reference manual The control panel gt Online mode After switching on the printer is automatically set to online mode Only in this mode it can receive data from the computer m Tear key 4 Online Tractor1l i Activates the tear function when fanfold paper is loaded nine Tear see Moving the paper to the tear position If Load is displayed above this key no paper is loaded in the printer l l l l 1 2 3 4 ee fee s press the key to feed paper to the printing position 000o a Setup key Sets the printer to setup mode m Online key Sets the printer to offline mode waj r lJ a gt dil _ Ye 12 Reference manual The control panel Offline mode Park we Load onne l l l l 77T ca Only in this mode it is possible to perform step line or form feeds from the control panel see Paper transport however data cannot
40. Signal Ground SG Shield Frame Ground FG 5 1 OOO 6 6 Transmission length max 15 m OO 9 6 S waj r H al gt di 7 149 Reference manual Interfaces E Interface cable The cables used must be shielded The cable shield must be connected serial interface to the connector shield on both ends PC AT 9 pin Printer 9 pin RxD 2 3 TxD TxD 3 2 RxD CTS 8 4 DTR RDY SG 5 5 SG DSR 6 DTR 4 PC AT 25 pin Printer 9 pin FG 1 FG TxD 2 2 RxD RxD 3 3 TxD CTS 5 4 DTR RDY SG 7 5 SG DSR 6 DTR 20 It depends on the menu setting whether DTR or RDY is active at pin 4 S waj r H al gt di _ ye 150 Reference manual Interfaces E Input signals Signal Function CTS Clear to Send DSR Data Set Ready RxD Receive Data E Output signals Signal Function DTR Data Terminal Ready RTS Request to Send READY Ready to receive data TxD Transmit Data o waj r H al gt di vE 151 Reference manual Interfaces E Memory mode XON XOFF The received characters are stored in a FIFO buffer first in first out The characters are processed in this buffer The buffer capacity can be adjusted from 0 to 128 Kb If the buffer is full the interface signals NOT READY signal acknow ledgement Level 1 12 V and XOFF hex 13 dec 19 This results in stopping the data transmission When the
41. T2 T3 AutoASF AutoASF Off If an automatic sheet feeder ASF is installed and the parameter AutoASF On AutoASF Off is active only the paper bin selected either via the menu or by means of an ESC sequence is supported If the selected bin is out of paper printing is discontinued If an ASF is installed and AutoASF On activated the printer loads paper from the other bin if the selected one is out of paper calr lj gt di 7 64 Reference manual The Menu gt Menu settings example Current settings eee ae Menu 1 Menu 2 Menu 3 Current wae Sare Font DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT CY bid On CPI 10 CPI 10 CPI 10 CPI 10 CPI Menu 1 LPI 6 LPI 6 LPI 6 LPI LPI SFR Installed Skip 0 0Inch 0 0Ioch 0 0Inch 9 0lnch SFF Installed Eaulate Epson LQ 2550 IBM Propr XL24 Epson LQ 2550 Epson LQ 2550 Trac Installed Bidir On On On On Trac Installed CG Tab Graphic Graphic Graphic Graphic SPR SEF off Charset Extended Extended Extended Extended Quiete Off Country E US ASCII TABLE 437 E U8 ASCII E US ASCII AGA alvays 1 Zero off off off off AGA offset 0 Auto CR On On On On Sound On Auto LF off off off off FFnode off AutoTear Viewfear 0ff Viewfear 0ff Viewfear 0ff ViewTear 0ff Wrap On Width 13 6Inch 13 6Inch 13 6Inch 13 6Inch Rightso oft Barcode off off off off Leftzon Off Barnode Unsecured Unsecured Unsecured Unsecured Head up oft Single i Foralen 12 0Inch 12 01nch 12 0Inch 12 0Inch ih uan Head 18 18 18 18 Serial
42. Tally T2040 Reference manual Matrix printer T2140 _ ye Reference manual Table of contents Table of contents Printer at a glance 1 Paperways 3 Installation 4 Unpacking the printer 4 Placing your printer 5 Connecting the printer 7 Switching on the printer 9 The control panel 10 The LC display 11 Online mode 12 Offline mode 13 Setup mode 14 Messages in the LC display 15 Key functions when turning on the printer 16 Changing the ribbon cassette 17 Settings I 22 Paper path quick selection 22 Selecting character density and font temporarily 24 maj r M a gt x7 Reference manual Table of contents Loading paper 26 Fanfold paper 26 Single sheets 32 Handling 35 Paper transport 35 Moving the paper to the tear position 36 Settings Il 37 Setting the print head gap 37 Setting the tear position 39 Setting the first printing line TOF 40 The Menu 42 Programming via the control panel 42 Calling up the menu 43 Enabling access to menu mode 43 Menu configurations 44 Menu handling 46 Save settings 47 Selecting the LC display language 48 Terminating Setup mode 50 Menu structure 51 Menu description table 52 ma r M a gt I Dil lye Reference manual BE 1e Me Mere al aly Test functions 66 Test functions 66 Functions and Adjustments 67 Printer self test Rolling ASCII 69 Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode 71 Interface test Hex Dump 72 Printout in Hex Dump 72 Terminating Hex Dump 74 M
43. am cpi_example uses printer const ESC 27 Textl 10 characters inch Text2 15 characters inch begin writeln lst Esc 4w Textl ESC 6w Text2 Esc 4w Textl end E Printout After the program has been completed the following text appears 10 characters inch 15 characters finch 10 characters inch waj r 1 al gt di 7 112 Reference manual Emulations gt List of available control The following table shows sequences marked by a V if they are available codes in the various emulations The MTPL sequences can be used within all emulation modes The corresponding sequences are marked by a O If you want to know more about control codes we recommend our Programmer s Application Manual on this CD ROM TPL iza AGM La 2550 Lazt70 C9 Function y v s y lt BEL gt Signal tone y v A A y lt BS gt Control character BS Backspace y y lt CAN gt Deleting a data line y v A A y lt CR gt Control character CR Carriage return y lt CSI gt Start character for MTPL sequences corr ESC y y lt DC1 gt Selecting the printer y y lt DC2 gt Condensed printing OFF set by lt Sl gt or lt ESC gt lt SI gt y y lt DC3 gt Deselecting the printer y y lt DC4 gt Double wide printing OFF set by lt SO gt or lt ESC gt lt SO gt Jv A x A y lt DEL gt Delete line Epson Delete last character J Jv J y Y lt
44. anguage The same procedure applies to the other languages french Italian and spanish Press the Setup key Online Tractorl Tear onin Menu mode may be disabled Hold down the Setup key l l l l i while switching on the printer to enable menu mode If you l 5 2 p s want to enable access to this mode permanently you need r to change the appropriate setting in the menu see Menu description table in this chapter Press the Menu key Adjust Paperway Menu l Canar onn 1 2 3 4 con QHOOO waj r 1 a gt dil _ ye 48 Reference manual The Menu Print Menu Back TII MenLock Language Back Next Ooo Next Online Online Online NN 00 060 60 Press the key Next several times until the display indicates Language Select the key Language The display now changes to Parameter mode and indicates English in the top line The lower line displays Set and Exit The two arrows lt and gt represent the symbols for parameter selection lt indicates descending and gt ascending Press the key lt or gt until the desired language is displayed in our example German 1 a gt di _ Ye 49 Reference manual The Menu Save your selection by pressing the key Set An acoustic signal verifies German me this action Set lt gt Exit Online You can exit Parameter mode without sav
45. ard MTPL Tally Printer Language Epson LQ 2550 LQ 2170 IBM Proprinter XL24e IBM XL24 AGM Optional on request Resolution 60 to 360 dpi horizontal 90 to 360 dpi vertical Print attributes in all Double width italics right justification character pitches shadowed auto centered double height bold proportionally spaced underlined overlined superscript subscript scalable with special LQ 2170 fonts i 4 gt E E 160 Reference manual Specification ci H gg Self test ASCII test Hex dump Fault display Ribbon test Printer buffer 64 KB max Panel LCD display 2 x 16 digits 6 function keys Online Setup 4 softkeys Noise Sound pressure level Sound power level Lpa 53 dB A with Sans Serif ISO 7779 1988 Lawd 7 2 B A Continuous operation Throughput ECMA 132 MTBF gt 14 000 pages month DPQ gt 400 pages hour gt 10 000 h 25 DC Mains voltage 120 V 10 or 220 240 V 10 15 50 60 Hz depending on the printer version Power consumption lt 40 VA Approvals cULus certification CE certification FCC Class B certification VDE GS certification KIKIA E Eo 161 Reference manual Specification ci H gg Dimensions Narrow printer Wide printer Width 424 mm 600 mm Height 300 mm 300 mm Depth 399 mm 399 mm Weight Narrow printer Wide printer 10 5 kg 13 2 kg Paper feed Feed speed 4 sec Feed first
46. be received Park key 1 Clears the paper path with paper loaded and activates paper path quick selection see Changing the paper type Key 2 Short keypress Microstep forward Long keypress Continuous paper feed Key 3 Short keypress Microstep reverse Long keypress Continuous paper reverse feed up to the park position Load key 4 Loads paper from the selected paper source the display changes to LF FF LF FF key Short keypress Line Feed LF long keypress Form Feed FF Setup key Sets the printer to setup mode Online key Sets the printer to online mode TOL JE 13 Reference manual The control panel gt Setup mode In this mode the following settings are available m Setup key Adjust Paperway _ Sets the printer to setup mode in which the following settings can be Menu Char Online selected m Menu key 1 TE sO Other menu settings m Adjust key 2 Setting the tear position first printing line and print head gap m Paperway key 3 Paper path m Char key 4 Font and number of characters per inch For information on how to enable access and about the available Access to the other menu settings is disabled by the manufacturer settings refer to the chapter The menu 14 Reference manual The control panel Messages in the LC If the printer detects an internal fault or user error or if it expects you to display do something a m
47. ceives data from the com puter the first sheet is automatically loaded Press the Load key to load a sheet before starting the printout Select the Tractor2 parameter with the paper path quick selection feature see chapter Settings I Paper path quick selection in the Setup menu of the printer see chapter The menu or via an application program H al gt di 7 Reference manual Options and Accessories E Installing the tractor 2 Raise the front cover Installation must be performed with the gear on the tractor on the left side Insert the tractor 2 with the pins on the left and right in parallel to the stop into the guides provided on the printer Press the tractor down until the front pins click into place on the left and right Oo Loading paper is described in chapter Loading paper H a gt di 7 183 Reference manual Options and Accessories gt Tractor 3 E Preparing the printer Select the Tractor3 parameter with the paper path quick selection featu re see chapter Settings I Paper path quick selection in the Setup menu of the printer see chapter The menu or via an application pro gram E Installing the tractor 3 Raise the rear cover so that it is aligned with the prin ter top side and remove it v 184 a lv lw Reference manual Options and Accessories Installation must be performed with the gear on the tractor on the left side viewed from the fro
48. d The maximum value of the paper return feed is 22 inches lj gt di _ y Reference manual Handling gt Moving the paper to the You can use the Tear key to move the paper to the tear position tear position Make sure that the printer is in online mode Press the Tear key The Online Tractorl printer moves the perforation edge of the fanfold paper to the tear edge mear Online l l l 1 2 3 4 N Setup The display alternates between Tear position Tractor Online 0000 Online Tear Exit Online oboa a r 1 4 gt bi _ y 36 00 60 00 and After having torn off the paper press the Exit key The printer returns the paper to the printing position If a print job is active the printer returns the paper automatically to the printing position Reference manual Settings Il Settings Il This section describes how to set the print head gap the tear position and the first printing line gt Setting the print head gap The printer features automatic print head gap adjustment to the thick ness of the paper used called AGA function in the following In setup mode you can enter a correction value to modify the head gap deter mined automatically This correction is useful for modifying the appearance of the type face and the impact force for multi layer paper always or once For more details refer to the section
49. dpi Jv K X x lt ESC gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt f Set absolute horizontal and vertical position S K Ky x lt ESC gt lt n gt w Interface holding time n 1 30s y K Ky X lt ESC gt lt n gt x Head position horizontal in n 720 also paper load pos S K Ky K lt ESC gt lt n gt y Printhead gap n 0 100 y K Gy X lt ESC gt lt n gt z Automatic or manual printhead gap adjustment s K Ky x lt ESC gt lt n gt SP q Load menu y X X X x lt ESC gt lt n1 gt lt n5 gt v Paper handling options Jv X X x X lt ESC gt lt n1 gt lt n16 gt SPr Printtransparent characters y X X x lt ESC gt lt n15 lt n2 gt f Set absolute horizontal and vertical position s X X X lt ESC gt lt ni gt lt n2 gt SP 0 Change character size ol A 1 a gt di 7 123 Reference manual Emulations TPL iza AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function J X X x lt ESC gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt SP D Select font S K Gy X lt ESC gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt SP G Set character line spacing v Gy K ok lt ESC gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt r Set top and bottom margin J Gy K Gy x lt ESC gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt s Set left and right margin S Ky Ky X lt ESC gt lt n gt a Set relative horizontal position J X X x lt ESC gt lt n gt d Set absolute vertical position y K Ky X lt ESC gt lt n gt e Set relative vert
50. e fixing lever Press the Online key to set the printer to ready sta tus When the printer receives data from the computer the first sheet is automatically loaded Press the Load key to load a sheet before starting the printout Reference manual Options and Accessories Automatic single sheet feeder rear ASF R E Preparing the printer Select the ASF R either in setup mode see chapter The menu or via the paper source quick selection function see chapter Settings I Paper path quick selection or via an application program E Installing the ASF R Mount the two adapters on the left and right on the projections provided on the single sheet feeder and click them into place Insert the two paper support brackets into the ope nings provided in the paper guides Mount the two paper support plates to the holders Reference manual Options and Accessories Press the two slide latches raise the top cover to an angle of 90 degrees relative to the printer top side and remove it Raise the rear printer cover until it is aligned with the printer top side and remove it upwards at an angle X waj r KIKIA 7E 177 Options and Accessories Reference manual Insert the single sheet feeder exactly in parallel with the printer in such a way that the recesses on the left and right of the single sheet feeder match the projec tions provided in the printer Re
51. e ribbon is used up or the ribbon cassette is not correctly fitted Refer to the section Changing the ribbon cassette 2 The printhead to platen gap is not correctly set refer to the section Setting the printhead gap For printers with the AGA ON Enter a correction value lt 0 See the section Setting the printhead gap gt Smudged print 1 The ribbon is damaged e g frayed Change the ribbon as described in the section Changing the ribbon cassette 2 The printhead gap is too small increase the gap See the section Setting the printhead gap For printers with the AGA ON Enter a correction value gt 0 See the section Setting the printhead gap waj r KIKIN 7 96 Reference manual Troubleshooting gt Prints undefined characters 1 Check that the interface plug is correctly connected to the computer and to the printer 2 Check that the proper emulation and the correct character set country CG table or character set is selected in the Setup menu 3 Check the length of the interface cable see Technical specifications gt The first line is not completely Check the function FormAdj Refer to the chapter The menu printed out at the top gt Dots within characters are mis 1 Check whether the ribbon is damaged if necessary replace it see the sing section Changing the ribbon cassette 2 Set the correct printhead gap 3 Check whether the platen is damaged 4 Check whether the printhead is damaged
52. echanical adjustments to the printer 75 Setting the Formlen function 76 Setting the AGA function 78 Setting the Paphand function 79 Head up 80 Pagewid 81 Leftzon 82 Rightzo 83 Physlm 84 CX bid 85 Wrap Sound 86 Pap back 87 Loading firmware 88 Loading the operating system for the first time 89 Troubleshooting 89 S waj r H a gt di _ ye 2 Table of contents Troubleshooting 90 The display remains dark 91 The display is lit but the printer does not print 92 Problems with the paper feed 93 Paper jam fanfold paper 94 Paper jam single sheets 95 Paper does not move to tear off position 95 Problems with the print quality 96 Print is too pale 96 Smudged print 96 Prints undefined characters 97 The first line is not completely printed out at the top 97 Dots within characters are missing 97 Error messages via the display 98 Load paper from 98 Printhead hot 98 Cover open 98 Parity Error 98 Frame Error 99 Hardware Alarm 99 Overrun Error 99 Eject Error 100 Load Error 100 Additional display messages 101 Press any key 101 coi i 4 gt H E Reference manual Table of contents Loading Default 101 Only available in Epson mode 101 Park position 101 Tear paper off 101 Load paper from single 101 Remove paper in xxx 101 Care and maintenance 102 Replacing the fuse 103 Cleaning the housing 104 Cleaning the interior 104 Platen 105 Ribbon 106 Upper friction 106 Carriage shafts 106 Emulations 107 General 107
53. ed position Con firm the setting by pressing the Set key Press the Setup key The printer is reset to the initial status Oo The correction made will be retained after switching off the printer H a gt di _ ye 39 Reference manual gt Setting the first printing line TOF Adjust Paperway Menu Charl Online ohoo Tear Online 4 60 060 gt Setup Settings Il You can use the TOF function for setting the position of the first printing line for each paper source and each menu individually Before using the TOF function if fanfold paper is used you should first set the tear position see above Press the Setup key The printer changes to setup mode Press the Adjust key Press the TOF key The paper is fed to the position where the bottom edge of the first prin ting line is aligned with the tear edge The factory setting for the first printing position TOF is 12 72 1 4 gt dil _ ye 40 Reference manual Settings Il E Press the lt or gt key to move the first printing line to the desired position Or J E You can set values in the range from 0 to 220 72 for fanfold paper and Set lt gt Exit Online for single sheets l eane Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key 4 J Press the Setup key The printer is reset to the initial ing li status 0 220 72 Oo The setting made will be retained after
54. eep the Online key depressed while turning on the printer you enter the printer s Self Test mode The Self Test mode is described in the section Test functions of this manual If you keep the Setup key depressed while turning on the printer you re gain access to the printer menu if you had locked it before with the help of the MenLock function The MenLock function is described in the Menu description table at the end of this chapter If the four function and select keys are depressed simultaneously whi le turning on the power all printer settings are reset to the default values except the Form length setting in Test mode o waj r H a gt di a 16 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette Changing the ribbon cassette The ribbon consists of a dense synthetic fabric saturated with ink When printing the needles hit the ribbon and transfer the ink particles on to the paper After printing several million characters the ink is consumed and the fabric worn out Remove all the paper from the printer and make sure that the printer is switched off before opening the cover Press the two slide latches raise the top cover to an angle of 90 degrees relative to the top cover of the printer and remove it Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette Cautiously slide the print head carriage to the left stop viewed from the printer front stor The print head becomes hot during print i
55. er Pap back dark can be set to process paper with a grey back i Paper with a completely black back side cannot be used if the ink is carbon based However the printer can handle aniline based black paper H a gt di _ y 87 Reference manual Loading firmware co E Online Setup Online Setup Online Setup 6e 60 05 Loading firmware To load new firmware proceed as follows 1 Switch off the printer Connect your DOS PC LPT1 to the parallel port on the printer 2 Press keys 1 4 and Online Hold the keys pressed 3 Switch on your printer The printer is ready for the download when BOOT appears on its display 4 Copy the file e g DOWNLOAD FDF from the diskette A to your printer as follows A COPY B DOWNLOAD FDF PRN A progress indicator bar and DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE appears on the display during the download alternatively an error message is displayed PRG Firmware GEN Character set or font character generator P G Firmware and character set The frame currently being transferred appears in the top row on the right of the display 1 a gt di _ ye Reference manual Loading firmware Loading the operating system for the first time Troubleshooting ol A DOWNLOAD OK is displayed briefly when the procedure has been com pleted successfully The printer then runs through its initialisation routine
56. er is moving in the protected zone If Rightzo On see below the printhead moves out of the perforation zone on the right as long as the paper is being transported Confirm your settings with the key Set and press the key Next to ac cess the next group of parameters 1 4 gt di _ y 81 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer gt Leftzon Select the Leftzon menu stands for left zone Leftzon Rightzo Back Next Online TYT Leftzon 0f A Set lt gt Exit Online l l 2 3 onde Setting options On Off Default setting Off If the parameter is On the printhead moves out of the perforation zone area on the left as long as the paper is being transported The Pagewid setting has no influence see above 60 00 Confirm your settings with the key Set waj r lJ a gt dil _ ye Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer gt Rightzo Select the Rightzo menu stands for right zone hele zom Rightzo Back Next Online l TTT Rightzo 0ff X Set lt gt Exit Online l l l 1 2 4 TNN Setting optionss On Off Default setting Off If this parameter is On the printhead moves out of the perforation zone on the right as long as the paper is being transported The Pagewid option must be correctly set in this case see above 00 060 Confirm your setting with the key Set and press the key
57. ered Ribbon cassette black narrow printer Part no 060 426 Ribbon cassette black wide printer Part no 060 425 Optional paper support Part no 052 127 E Programmer s application Programmer s application manual Epson manuals Part no 379 302 Programmer s application manual IBM Part no 379 306 Folder for Programmer s application manual Part no 389 865 S waj r KIKIA _ ye 190 Reference manual Index Index A Accessories 190 Connector assignment 149 ACK NAK protocol 155 Cover open 98 Add entry to the AUTOEXEC BAT 157 CX bid 85 Additional display messages 101 D Automatic single sheet feeder front ASF F 169 171 Dale wihinicharactersaremiseing 97 Automatic single sheet feeder rear ASF R 169 176 Available character sets 144 E B Eject Error 100 Emulations 107 Barcode Me Enabling access to menu mode 43 C ENQ STX protocol 154 Calling up the menu 43 Error messages via the display 98 Care and maintenance 102 Escape sequences 107 Carriage shafts 106 ETX ACK protocol 155 Changing the ribbon cassette 17 Example in BASIC 111 Character sets 139 Example in Pascal 112 Cleaning the housing 104 Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode 71 Cleaning the interior 104 Extended menu functions with the Configuring the printer for your computer 138 ENQ STX ETX ACK and ACK NAK Connecting the printer 7 protocols selected 153 ma r lj a gt di Reference manual Index F Fanfold paper F
58. essage will appear in the LC display Below you will find a list of messages with brief descriptions of each message The messages are described in greater detail in the chapter Troubleshooting Message Meaning Eject error The printer cannot eject paper advance it to park position ardware Alarm Internal hardware error print head blocked ead hot The printer reports that the print head is hot and that print speed will be reduced Initializing This message appears during the printer s initializing phase Load error The printer cannot draw in the loaded paper Loading default _ Indicates that the printer is being initialised and is carrying out the internal self test immediately after turning on the printer Factory defined parameters will be reloaded in all available menues Out of paper The printer has detected paper end during operation printer was switched on with no paper loaded Parity error A parity error during data transmission is indicated Press any key The user is requested to press any key Tear Paper of The user is requested to tear off paper which has been advanced to the quick tear edge waj r KIKIA 7 15 Reference manual The control panel Key functions when You can activate one of the functions below by keeping the correspond turning on the printer ing key or key combination pressed while turning on the printer If you k
59. et line wrap and with the function Sound beep at paper end The function Pap back allows printing on paper with a dark back waj r 1 a gt di Fl veo Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer gt Setting the Formlen The Formlen function allows you to set the basic form length to meet function your requirements 12 inches are usual in Europe as opposed to 11 in ches in the USA Put the printer into Test mode by pressing the key Online while swit ching on the printer Oo Press the key Online until Test mode is shown on the display The display shows Testmode for approx 1 second and then changes automatically to ASCII80 ASCII136 Press the Next key twice ASCE ORAS CIMS Back Next Online TII Formlen AGA Back Next Online ohoo waj r lJ a4 gt di _ ye Select the Formlen menu 60 00 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer 7 7 Setting options 12 inches or 11 inches a Default setting 12 inches for 220 240 V printers Pees Exit Online 11 inches for 120 V printers l l 1 2 3 A A s The value defined here is set in all three menus and for all paper paths A A The setting made here is not changed by loading the default factory settings by pressing all four function keys see section Key functions when turning on the printer Confirm your setting by pressing the key Set waj r lJ a gt dil _
60. ettings to facilitate handling paper of com plicated structure or poor quality Paphand The CX bid menu option controls the bidirectionality of the parallel interface mg With the function Wrap you can set line wrap and with the function Sound beep at paper end m The function Pap back allows printing on paper with a dark back S waj r H a gt di 7 67 Reference manual Test functions ASCII80 ASCII136 Back Next ASCII test with 80 or 136 characters per line Interface test Setting default form length and the Automatic Gap Adjustment for the print head Formlen AGA Back Next Settings to facilitate handling paper of poor quality and the parallel interface Paphand CX bid Back Next Setting line wrap and sound when paper empty Wrap Sound Back Next Setting for printing on paper with dark back calr 1 4 gt di _ ye 68 Reference manual Printer self test Rolling ASCII NS Galle ORAS CS Back Next Online l l l l 1 2 3 4 oo Testmode oien EA Online I I I I 6eo o gt Test functions To check operational readiness your printer contains a self test routine which allows testing of the printer configuration the print quality and cor rect operation of your printer Before performing a self test your p
61. ew fuse of the same type S waj r H a gt di 7 103 Reference manual Care and maintenance gt Cleaning the housing Clean the printer housing with mild detergent or a plastic cleaning agent and a soft lint free cloth sro Do not use abrasive cleaners Never use solvents gt Cleaning the interior Remove paper and dust ribbon deposits with a soft brush Check that any paper has been removed from the tractors o waj r H a gt di a 104 Reference manual Care and maintenance Platen Remove the ribbon Carefully clean the platen with platen roller cleaner available from dealers o waj r H a gt di 7 105 Reference manual Care and maintenance gt Ribbon Check whether the ribbon is worn or damaged The ribbon must be replaced if it is frayed see Changing the ribbon cassette Oo The service life of the ribbon is 3 5 million characters for the narrow printer and 5 million characters for the broad printer gt Upper friction Clean the rollers of the upper friction as necessary with a mild cleaning agent and a soft lint free cloth Carriage shafts sroF Carriage shafts must not be greased otherwise damage will occur on the printer calr 1 a gt di 7 106 Reference manual Emulations Emulations gt General Escape sequences ma r 0 When a printer understands the control set written for another pr
62. ext parameter group with the key Next lJ a gt dil _ ye Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer gt Wrap Select the Wrap menu Wrap sound line the characters which cannot be printed on this line are printed at the Back Next onine I i l I A 2 i s ALT Setting options On Off Whee ISO Default setting On pel Batt onine Wrap On If more characters than can be printed are transmitted per Setup beginning of next line Wrap Off If more characters than can be printed are transmitted per line the characters which cannot be printed on this line are cut off Confirm your settings by pressing the key Set DD V gt Sound Wrap Sound Back Next onine l cone cal 7 la 4 gt DI _ ye 86 Select the Sound menu Mechanical adjustments to the printer Reference manual Sound on Ser lt gt Exit Online Ogge 60 gt Pap back Pap back Back Next Online l l l 2 T Pap back normal Set lt gt Exit Online TTT a rj o Setting options On Off Default setting On When Sound On a beep is generated every second to notify that paper is empty Confirm your settings by pressing the key Set Select the Pap back menu Setting options normal dark Default setting normal Pap back normal is the standard for normal pap
63. f the form length is set it will not be changed by changing the LPI later on H a gt di v ko 60 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description Formlen No format Selects the form length by standard formats Standard DIN A3 Using Standard different paper formats can be selected directly e g DIN DIN A4 A4 Legal Letter DIN A5 The LC display indicates No format if a value is selected by the Line function DIN B5 or ESC sequences which does not correspond to a standard format DIN B6 DIN C6 Executive Letter Legal FormAdj FormAdj 0 72 Sets the first print position of a form in n 72 inch separately adjustable for each paper path FormAdj 1 72 The settings made here reduce the height of the printable area FormAdj 220 72 Head Head 0 Adjusts the gap between the print head and the printed medium for the current paper path When changing the paper path the printer automatically Head 18 uses the print head gap set for the new paper path Only if the AGA function of the printer is switched off Head 100 see Setting the AGA function S PEDE E E Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description AutoTear View Tear Off The View function or the Tear function can be selected as desired View s When View is switched on the last printed text is visible As soon as data is View 3s received the paper moves to the normal
64. ference manual Options and Accessories Press the single sheet feeder down until it clicks into place approx 5 mm waj r H al gt di 7 179 Reference manual Options and Accessories E Inserting paper Xx Align the left hand paper guide viewed from the front side of the printer with the mark for the left hand printing position to ensure that the first character is printed on the paper Paper guide Paper i PK L Mark Fan the paper and then align the edges before loa ding it into the paper tray Raise the fixing lever and insert the paper stack Reference manual Options and Accessories Align the paper support s with the centre of the pa per stack Adjust the left and right extensions to the paper length Adjust the right hand paper guide to the width of the paper used Close the fixing lever o E Eo 181 Reference manual Tractor 2 E Preparing the printer Options and Accessories It is recommended to remove the tear edge from the top cover when using thick forms To remove the tear edge hold it in the middle and pull it towards the rear until the locking tabs slide out of their loca tions Then bend the tear edge slightly to remove it from the left and right holders Remount the top cover Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status When the printer re
65. ff by sequences FFmode On Off FF mode is set to On If the paper is positioned in the first printing line form feeds will be ignored FF Mode is set to Off Form feed will be performed in all cases qx H gg PEDE E E 63 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description PapOpt Selection of the optional sheet feeders ASF and the optional tractors see ASF R ASF R installed paperways ASF R not installed ASF R Automatic sheet feeder at rear side of the printer ASF F ASF F installed ASF F Automatic sheet feeder at front side of the printer ASF F not installed Trac2 Optional tractor at front side of the printer Trak2 Trac2 installed Trac3 Optional tractor at rear side of the printer Trac2 not installed If you set any of these options to Not installed they will not be displayed in Trak3 Trac3 installed the paper path quick selection menu Trac3 not installed AutoTRA AutoTRA Off If an optional tractor is installed and the Off parameter is active only the AutoTRA T1 T2 tractor selected either via the menu or by means of an ESC sequence is AutoTRA T1 T2 T3 supported If the selected tractor is out of paper printing is discontinued If an optional tractor is installed and T1 T2 is activated the printer loads paper from the other tractor if the selected one is out of paper If two optional tractors are installed the same applies to three tractors with the setting AutoTRA T1
66. ft and right margin S v S Y lt ESC gt Y lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 120 dpi Jv y y Y lt ESC gt Z lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set graphics print to 240 dpi J X X x lt ESC gt F Assign character set G3 J X x X lt ESC gt Character generator LS3R y K Ky x lt ESC gt Character generator LS2R y K Ky x lt ESC gt Character generator LS1R S S s s Y lt FF gt Form feed y s y S Y lt HT gt Horizontal tab jump y lt HTS gt Set tab stop at actual horizontal position J lt IND gt Line feed without CR s v y y y lt LF gt Line feed s lt NEL gt Line feed with CR J lt PLD gt Half step line feed J lt PLU gt Half step line feed back S lt RI gt Line feed without CR back y y Jv A lt Sl gt Condensed printing of 17 1 cpi ON A lt Sl gt Switching the character generator SS 3 y s y y lt SO gt Double wide printing ON A lt SO gt Switching the character generator SS 2 ol A H a gt di _ Ye 130 Reference manual Emulations IBM IBM Epson Epson MTPL XL24 AGM L 2550 La 2170 C4 Funcion J J J J Y lt VT gt Vertical tab jump S lt VTS gt Set tab stop at current vertical position o waj r H al gt di 7e 131 Reference manual Emulations Barcode Even the standard version of your printer has the possibility of using up to 22 different barcodes can decide whether barcode is activated permanently or activated Oo
67. ical position Jv Gy X X lt ESC gt lt n gt j Relative horizontal position back to the left y K x x lt ESC gt lt n gt k Relative vertical position back to the top J x X x lt ESC gt lt n gt p Set HMI J X X X lt ESC gt lt n gt q Set horizontal step J X X x lt ESC gt lt n gt SP Set additional spaces J x X X lt ESC gt lt n gt SP C Select character size S Gy K Ky lt ESC gt lt n gt SP f Set reduced spacing y K K Ky lt ESC gt lt n gt SP g Set character spacing s K Ky x lt ESC gt lt n gt SP h Line spacing A x x x lt ESC gt lt n gt SP s Transmits the n character as an ASCII character n 0 255 y X X x lt ESC gt lt n gt SP U Beginning of line default value A x x x lt ESC gt lt n gt SP V End of line default value s X X X lt ESC gt lt n gt t Set form length in lines ol A KIKIA 7 124 Reference manual Emulations TPL iza AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function J X X x lt ESC gt lt n gt u Set horizontal tab J X X X lt ESC gt lt n gt v Set vertical tab J Y lt ESC gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Perform relative horizontal step S S lt ESC gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Transparent mode for the characters following y lt ESC gt Transparent mode for the character following J lt ESC gt _ lt n gt Overline ON OFF Jv S s Y lt ESC gt 0 Set line feed to
68. ing a setting by pressing the key Exit the old setting is retained l l l 1 2 3 4 A 3 s After saving your setting Set the display in our example indicates the following text i This setting is retained even after switching off your printer Ges Men Sprache Ruck Vor orin l l l l ecoe Terminating Setup mode Press either the key Setup to change into Offline mode or the key On line to change to Online mode waj r 1 4 gt dil 7 50 Reference manual The Menu Menu structure The menu structure of your printer may be slightly different from the ex ample shown here depending on the printer software FFmode PapOpt Barcode Barmode CPI Width Paper AutoT ear LPI Skip ESCChar Emulate Single Traci VO ASF R ASF F Serial Trac2 Trac3 MenLock Language 1 only if ENQ STX ETX ACK or ACK NAK protocol is selected 2 only with optional tractor 3 only with optional ASF ma y i 4 E A E Ee Reference manual The Menu gt Menu description table Parameter group Parameter Description Print none A list of the menus with the current parameters is printed You will find an example of a printout at the end of this table Menu Load Menu 1 A menu is loaded you can choose between three menus Load Menu 2 Load Menu 3 Reset Reset Menu 1 The current menu returns to the default values factory settings Re
69. inter type it is said to emulate the other printer Your printer emulates i e understands the Epson LQ 2550 in its standard version Escape sequences or control codes tell the printer that the following transmitted code is a printer command and not a printable character They allow the selection of printer functions or the changing of printer parameters from the computer By transmitting an escape sequence you are able to change the previously set configuration of the printer e g character set This chapter contains an introduction into the sequences and control codes which are used by your printer The settings made by escape sequences have priority over the settings made in menu mode therefore they override these H a gt di _ ye 107 Reference manual Emulations gt What are escape Generally an escape sequence consists of an ESCape control character sequences ESC decimal 27 or hexadecimal 1B followed by one or more charac ters which represent commands to the printer Please note that this escape character has nothing to do with the ESC key on your computer keyboard For example the control character ESC followed by the character 4 tells your printer to print the subsequent text in italics E MTPL sequences Apart from the standard Escape sequences and control codes your printer is equipped with MTPL sequences These sequences provide a large number of additional ways to control your printer Many fu
70. ions TPL iza AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function s K Ky x lt ESC gt 7I Line overrun Truncating data outside of the printing area y Gy Ky K lt ESC gt lt n gt Change emulation s y lt ESC gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Set double height y s lt ESC gt lt n1 gt lt n2 gt Change vertical base units J x X x lt ESC gt 0 n Select single sheet operation J X X x lt ESC gt 0 0r Clear top and bottom margin y K Ky x lt ESC gt 0 0s Clear left and right margin S K Ky X lt ESC gt 0g Clear horizontal tab at the current printhead position J x x x x lt ESC gt 0m Clear all selected fonts J x X x lt ESC gt 0m Reset colour y K Ky X lt ESC gt 0 SP Measuring unit decipoint y K Ky x lt ESC gt 0 SP K Set horizontal pitch to 10 cpi y K Gy K lt ESC gt 0 SPL Set vertical spacing to 6 Ipi S Gy K Ky lt ESC gt 0 SP X High print quality y K K x lt ESC gt Ow Set 5 cpi s K Ky K lt ESC gt 0y Selecting Copy Draft printing quality Jv X X x lt ESC gt 0z Superscript ON A x x x x lt ESC gt 10m FontO Default Draft A x x x lt ESC gt 10 y Right and centre adjustment OFF s X X x lt ESC gt 10z Microscript ON ol A 1 a gt di 7 118 Reference manual Emulations
71. it 1 1 Off Line Bit 2 0 Paper end Bit 3 1 Always 1 Bit 4 1 Cover open Bit 5 1 Buffer overflow Bit 6 1 Parity or frame error Bit 7 0 Always 0 STX hex02 Clears any previous parity or framing error as well as any buffer overflow error ENQ hex05 The current printer status is sent to the host XON XOFF This protocol is automatically used for data flow control and printer status handling HandThr ON The STX and ENQ characters are not filtered out of the data stream and control the interface in addition HandThr OFF The STX and ENQ are filtered out of the data stream and handled immediately by the interface waj r H al gt di 7 154 Reference manual Interfaces E ETX ACK protocol ETX hex03 Block end character ACK hex06 Acknowledgement informing the host that further data may be transmitted XON XOFF This protocol is used in addition to data flow control and printer status handling HandThr ON An ETX is not acknowledged by ACK before all previous ly arrived data have been printed HandThr OFF When the printer receives an ETX it returns an ACK to the host Any previously sent data or blocks may still be present in the printer buffer E ACK NAK protocol STX hex02 Clears any previous error status ETX hex03 Block end character ENQ hex05 Printer status enquiry see ENQ STX ACK hex06 Acknowledgement character block was transmitted successfully NAK hex15 Block transmission e
72. l 57 40360 or compatible Cable side Amphenol 57 30360 or compatible waj r H a gt di 7 164 Reference manual Specification Serial interface Type RS232C interface Synchronization Asynchronous Transmission rate 600 bauds to 19 200 bauds Signal status OFF Mark log 1 3 V to 15 V ON Space log 0 3 V to 15 V Connection cable Length up to 15 m Interface connections ITT Cannon connector series DB 25 S Transmission protocol XON XOFF ENQ STX READY BUSY Robust XON XOFF ACK NAK ETX ACK Capacity of data buffer 64 KB max waj r H al gt di _ ye 165 Reference manual Specification Paper specifications cm H gg Maximum printing width for all paper paths narrow printer wide printer 203 20 mm 345 44 mm Continuous paper tractor 1 single layer Weight 60 to 120 g m Paper width 76 to 278 mm narrow printer 76 to 420 mm wide printer Form length 76 to 559 mm Continuous paper tractor 1 multi layer to be tested individually Copies 1 5 Weight of original 45 to 65 g m Weight of copies 45 to 56 g m Weight of last sheet Thickness max Paper width Form length 45 to 65 g m 0 6 mm 76 to 278 mm narrow printer 76 to 420 mm wide printer 76 to 559 mm H a gt di 7 166 Reference manual Specification Single sheet manual single sheet feeder single layer Weight 80 to 120 g m Pa
73. line 6 Ipi 60 ms View position 4 sec Reverse motion Up to max form length 22 inch max 1 inch for automatic single sheet feeder Printhead gap Standard Automatic gap adjustment Paper transport Standard Optional Tractor with parking position Manual single sheet feeder front insertion friction rollers Automatic single sheet feeder front and rear Tractor 2 front and 3 rear KIKIA E Em 162 Reference manual Specification Service life Printhead 250 million DPQ 12 x 12 Matrix Ribbon Narrow printer 3 5 million characters Wide printer 5 0 million characters Environmental conditions Operation Temperature 10 to 35 C Rel humidity 16 to 73 Climate IEC 721 3 7 Class 7K1 Storage Temperature 5 to 45 C Rel humidity 5 to 95 Climate IEC 721 3 1 Class 1K3 Transport Temperature 40 to 70 C Rel humidity 5 to 95 Climate IEC 721 3 2 Class 2K4 waj r H al gt di 7 163 Reference manual Specification Interface specifications Parallel interface bidirectional Type of data 8 bit parallel interface Centronics compatible transmission IEEE 1284 Nibble mode Transmission rate Max 30 KHz Signal status Low 0 0 V to 0 4 V High 2 4 V to 5 0 V Connection cable Material AWG no 28 at least Length up to 2 5 m Twisted pair cable with double shield acc IEEE Std 1284 1294 Interface connections Printer side Ampheno
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75. n normal ASCII texts e g program listings with this procedure The function of the ESC character remains unaffected al gt di _ Ye 109 ma r Reference manual Emulations How are escape Escape sequences are transmitted to the printer by your computer soft sequences used ware Many software applications allow insertion of escape sequences and control codes within the generated text Before you start working with escape sequences and control codes we recommend that you study the computer software manual O The selected emulation must correspond to the printer driver of your application program Settings caused by ESC sequences remain valid until they are switched off by another control code All settings are reset to the original menu when the printer is switched off waj r H a gt di v 110 Reference manual Emulations E MTPL As the emulations do not cover the entire scope of your printer a new printer language has been created Using MTPL you are able to optimize operation and handling MTPL can be used in connection with other emulations or can be used alone a Example in BASIC open LPT1 as 1 width 1 255 Text1 10 characters inch Text2 15 characters inch ESCS chr 27 print 1 ESCS 4w Text1 ESCS 6w Text2S ESCS 4w Text1 end waj r H al gt di Fl veo 111 Reference manual Emulations a Example in Pascal progr
76. nctions can only be carried out using the MTPL sequences as you will see when you look at the list of available command codes E What are control codes Control codes are similar to escape sequences because they instruct the printer to do a specific function However unlike escape sequences con trol codes do not begin with the ESC control code Instead they consist of special single character non printing commands e g LF FF DC2 H a gt di 7 108 Reference manual Emulations E The procedure Most of the printer functions can be selected with control sequences ESC sequences For this purpose the signal character ESC followed by the specific sequence must be transmitted from the computer to the printer This ESC character is automatically substituted when two characters are placed immediately after each other in the text and is trans mitted to the printer or if the parameter Escape ESC is selected in the printer menu Example In the MTPL IBM Proprinter emulation bold print can be switched on by the sequence lt ESC gt E and can be switched off with the sequence lt ESC gt F Input Highligh Output Highligh the word SSE Printer SSF with bold print the word Printer with bold print ct ct Oo This procedure is significant when you are working with older text programs that do not have any or an inadequate printer driver It is also possible to insert ESC sequences i
77. ng You should therefore let it cool down for some time before touching it Raise the printer bar cover Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette Remove the used cassette Oo We recommend use of genuine ribbon cassettes only Turn the coloured ribbon feed knob at the right of the new ribbon cassette in the direction of the arrow in order to take up slack of the ribbon Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette Slightly tilt the ribbon cassette forwards in sucha way that it is parallel to the housing top and thread in the ribbon in front of the print head Locate the two projections in the left and right guide rails of the prin ter and gently press down on both sides until it clicks into place In this way the cartridge is automatically positioned correctly o waj r KIKIA 7 20 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette Use the knob on the right side of the cassette to take up slack of the ribbon again Thereby the ribbon will slide over the plastic noses on the left and right of the print head into the correct positon Press the printer bar cover down until it clicks into place remount the top cover making sure that the projections on the cover are inserted correctly into the recesses of the printer housing and close it o ma r KIKIA 7 21 Reference manual Settings l gt Paper path quick selection Park Load onin l l l l l 5 2 a
78. ng access to menu Access to the menu has been disabled at the factory in order to prevent mode unauthorized access You can do this using the MenLock parameter from within the menu itself The MenLock parameter is described in detail in the Menu description table Switch off the printer for approx 5 seconds keep the Setup key pressed when switching on again to unlock the menu E E A M oe 43 Reference manual The Menu gt Menu configurations Every printer is shipped with factory default settings Basic settings such as emulation character size form length etc which many applications make use of are set At the end of this chapter you will find a menu printout which shows you the printer s default settings Your printer allows you to set and use three independent menu configura tions If one of your applications for example requires an IBM printer while another program works better with an EPSON printer you can set an IBM emulation configuration with the desired settings and set the second configuration as an EPSON emulation The active menu is always the one you used last When you switch on the printer for the very first time menu no 1 is loaded Menu no 1 only remains active until you load another menu Even after you turn off the printer the menu that was active last remains the active menu and when you switch the printer on again this menu is loaded automatically For example to change from menu no 1 to men
79. ng the print head gap Head top of form TOF and tear position Tear Paperway setting the paper path and Char setting the Font and the character spacing CPI while access to Menu mode is disabled If you select MenLock All you can access the Online Offline Load Park Paper and Paper Feed LineFeed Form Feed functions in Online and Offline mode while Setup mode is disabled waj r KIKIA 7 59 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description Language English The menu can be shown in five languages on the LC display German French Italian Spanish Paper Single Selects the paper parameters Formlen FormAdj and Head Tract ASF R ASF F Trac2 Trac3 Formlen 6 Sets the form length via line formats Lines Please note that the adjustment in Lines depends on the selected LPI For 72 example 8 LPI at a selected line number of 96 lines results in a formlength of 12 inches 96 lines 8lines inch 12 inches 132 The adjustable range is from 1 to 22 inch i e with 2LPI from 2 to 44 lines and with 12 LPI from 12 to 264 lines the paper path used see Technical Data Paper Specifications or if you use an optional tractor or ASF the corresponding paper specifi cations However any settings outside of these specifications are i The adjustable range may also be set outside the specification of your own responsibility and proper function is not guaranteed I
80. nly available in Epson mode Functions which have no meaning in this emulation have been selected For this function please switch to the appropriate emulation in the menu gt Park position You are informed when the fanfold paper is in the park position gt Tear paper off Note for the operator to tear off the paper automatically positioned at the tear off edge gt Load paper from single Paper is not available in the selected paper path Data is in the inter face receiver buffer D Remove paper in xxx The paper path has been changed xxx indicates the paper path Please remove any remaining paper in the printer manually waj r H a gt di we 101 Reference manual Care and maintenance Care and maintenance The printer is designed to operate with minimal maintenance It is recom mended to check the ribbon from time to time and to clean the platen Preventive maintenance is not necessary sroF Before cleaning turn off the printer and disconnect the power cable sror Do not oil or grease the printer especially the sliderails and shafts waj r 1 a gt di vE 102 Reference manual Care and maintenance Replacing the fuse The printer is provided with a power supply fuse which is accessible di rectly from the outside Open the small compartment below the power supply connector with a screwdriver and pull out the compartment completely Remove the defec tive fuse and replace it by a n
81. nob You may support the paper return feed by cautiously pulling the paper in the correct direction Before you replace the fanfold paper refer to the instructions in the section Inserting paper You should pay special attention to the following points m Insert the paper straight m After inserting the paper close the tractors Adjust the tractors the paper should be positioned in the tractors straight but without tension m Adjust the printhead gap to the paper thickness multiple forms etc Clean upper friction see Care and maintenance PEIO E Em 94 Reference manual Troubleshooting gt Paper jam single sheets Open the top cover and remove the paper manually or with the functions LF line feed FF form feed in Offline mode from the printer Before you replace the single sheet refer to the instructions in the section Inserting paper single sheets Pay attention to the following points Set single sheet feed to the corresponding paper width m Insert the paper straight as far as possible m Adjust the printhead gap to the paper thickness multiple forms etc gt Paper does not move to tear off Single sheet inserted position It is only possible to tear off when fanfold paper is used refer to the sec tion Moving paper to the tear position S waj r ij al gt di _ y 95 Reference manual Troubleshooting Problems with the print quality gt Print is too pale 1 Th
82. nt side of the printer Insert the tractor 3 with the pins on the left and right in parallel to the stop into the guides provided on the printer Press the tractor down until the rear pins click into place on the left and right i Loading paper is described in chapter Loading paper Reference manual Options and Accessories Paper specifications Continuous paper tractor 2 single layer Weight Paper width Form length 60 to 120 g m 76 to 264 mm narrow printer 76 to 406 mm wide printer 76 to 559 mm Continuous paper tractor 2 multi layer to be tested individually Copies Weight of original Weight of copies Weight of the last sheet Thickness max Paper width Form length 1 5 45 to 65 g m 45 to 56 g m 45 to 65 g m 0 6 mm 76 to 264 mm narrow printer 76 to 406 mm wide printer 76 to 559 mm 7 186 Reference manual Options and Accessories ci H gg Continuous paper tractor 3 single layer Weight Paper width Form length 60 to 90 g m 76 to 264 mm narrow printer 76 to 406 mm wide printer 76 to 559 mm Continuous paper tractor 3 multi layer to be tested individually Copies Weight of original Weight of the last sheet Thickness max Paper width Form length 1 1 45 to 65 g m 45 to 65 g m 0 28 mm 76 to 264 mm narrow printer 76 to 406 mm wide printer 76 to 559 mm H al gt di E Emo 187
83. nterface or both alternately When only one interface is used it is monitored by the printer If the printer is configured to use both interfaces simultaneously it monitors both interfaces for incoming data As soon as the printer recognizes a signal it switches to the respective interface and sends the BUSY signal to the other interface After finishing the data transmission the printer remains switched to the interface for a certain period of time 30 se conds When this time has elapsed the controller reenables both interfaces and the sequence described restarts If incoming data is on the other interface and the current print position is not Top of Form a form feed is carried out waj r H a gt di lye 145 Reference manual Interfaces Parallel interface The bidirectional parallel interface offers the so called nibble mode of the IEEE1284 interface norm This enables installation in accordance with Win 95 Plug amp Play The standard parallel interface is able to transfer data at a speed of max 30 000 bytes per second When the receiving buffer is full the data input is blocked until the data buffer is empty This guarantees data trans mission in blocks of 1 KB Direction Printer PC STROBE active low DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 DATA 8 ACK active low BUSY waj r 1 a gt di _ ye 146 Connector no Signal Oo ON Oa FW DY a i Mc
84. occupy one level in the following picture the parameter groups LPI and Skip occupy one level If you do not wish to change one of the two parameters you can either press the Next key to access the two following parameter groups in the menu or you can press the Back key to access the two previous parameter groups in the menu 46 Reference manual The Menu If you want to change a setting e g the line density then press the LPI key LPI lines per inch to access the actual parameter level The currently valid setting is marked by a in the example below the current setting is 6 Ipi With the lt and gt keys you can view the other parameters available for this setting Save settings Once the desired parameter is displayed on the LC display you can save it by pressing the Set key The parameter is then set and the printer automatically displays the parameter groups again With the Exit key you can leave the sublevel without saving your changes Example back to the previous i DE ce on to the next ac ex parameter groups parameter groups 6 LPI Skip 0 0 Inch Setze lt gt Se ILI Setze lt gt Eai waj r H a gt di 7 47 Reference manual The Menu Selecting the LC display This section describes how to make settings in the menu using the se language lection of the national language as an example This example shows how to change from the English language to the German l
85. ode horizontal p 9 Barcode vertical Oo Additional information is provided in the Barcode Programmer s Application Manual on this CD ROM i wae y ve 137 Reference manual Emulations Configuring the printer for your computer ol A Due to the great number of applications available on the market today we cannot give you detailed help for every program Therefore please refer to your software manuals for how to install your printer with your programs As a general rule however the printer and the application programs must be adjusted to each other Your printer can be set so that it emula tes subsequent printers MTPL Epson LQ 2550 Epson LQ 2170 IBM Proprinter XL 24e IBM Proprinter XL 24e AGM Many applications however also offer special printer drivers for our prin ters If an original driver is provided this provides the best pre requisites for optimum printer use Ask your dealer about printer drivers or use our electronic information system to obtain the current printer dri ver see last page of the manual for the contact number The printer supports Windows 3 1x the Windows 95 98 and the Windows NT4 plug amp play function You can download all printer drivers from our mailbox or from the Internet free of charge you may incur phone call charges If you select a font which is not available in this emulation the printer substitutes it by an available internal font H al
86. per supports Remove the front cover raising it as shown in the figure then lift it out of the recess on the left viewed from the front of the printer pulling it to wards the left to remove it Insert the front cover supplied with the ASF F in re verse sequence of steps a gt I veo 172 Options and Accessories Reference manual Insert the single sheet feeder with the pins on the left and right in parallel to the stop into the guides provi ded on the printer Press the single sheet feeder down on the left and right until the front pins click into place on the left and right 1 a gt dil _ ye 173 Reference manual Options and Accessories E Inserting paper remove the tear rail for fanfold paper in Oo For more rigid paper we recommend to order to increase the stacking capacity Align the left hand paper guide with the mark for the left hand printing position to ensure that the first character is printed on the paper Fan the paper and then align the edges before loading it into the paper tray Raise the fixing lever on the left side of the ASF F and insert the paper stack Reference manual Options and Accessories Align the paper support s with the centre of the pa per stack Adjust the left and right extensions to the paper length Adjust the right hand paper guide to the width of the paper used Close th
87. per width 76 to 2784 mm narrow printer 76 to 420 mm wide printer Form length 76 to 305 mm Single sheet manual single sheet feeder multi layer to be tested individually Copies 1 5 Weight of original Weight of copies Weight of last sheet Thickness max 50 to 60 g m 45 to 56 g m 50 to 60 g m 0 6 mm Paper width 76 to 278 mm narrow printer 76 to 420 mm wide printer Form length 76 to 305 mm Envelopes Width 76 to 420 mm Length 76 to 305 mm Thickness 0 32 mm ci H gg lj 4 gt di 7 167 Reference manual Specification Printing paper Recycling paper made of 100 waste paper to DIN 19 309 can be processed Set of forms Sets of forms may be used only if the top edge is bound The binding edge should be as soft as possible A wavy binding edge may hamper the smooth feeding of these sets Multi part forms have to be inserted with the glued top facing down Multi part forms should be tested for suitability Paper quality Light pulp paper of medium fine quality paper bearing the quality mark SM Post and photocopy paper are suitable for use Unsuitable are satin finisch or coated papers imitation art papers and embossed papers Since paper as natural material reacts strongly to environmental influences e g humidity temperature the place of storage should be selected carefully We recommend that this kind of paper should be tested extensively before larger q
88. print position After printing the View 6s printer waits for the given interval to bring the paper once more to the auto view position Tear 1S The paper is in the tear off position when Tear is switched on the perforation Tear 3s of the paper is positioned at the tear off edge of the printer If data is received Tear 6s the paper returns to the normal print position After printing the printer waits for the given interval to bring the paper once more to the tear off position If the tear off edge does is not aligned with the perforation of the paper then this can be corrected see Mechanical adjustments to the printer If the parameter View Tear Off is set the paper can still be brought into a View or Tear position via a specific sequence see Emulations MTPL sequences Tear at TOF If the parameter Tear at TOF is set the paper perforation is automatically positioned at the tear off edge as long as the current print position TOF is activated Feeding takes place after approx 1 5 seconds hold time If any data is received during this period of time the paper is not positioned at the tear off edge With this function it must be noted that the printer may only be switched off when the print position is at TOF Width Width 8 Inch Selects the line length in inches Width 13 2 Inch With the setting of 8 Inch the printer operates like a printer with a width of Width 13 6 Inch _j only 8 inches qx H gg PEDE E E
89. printing position A lt ESC gt t Assigning a character table A x x x lt ESC gt m Character set BRASCII waj r 1 a gt di 7 114 Reference manual Emulations TPL i24 AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function y K Ky K lt ESC gt n Character set Abicomp S K Gy X x lt ESC gt p Windows character set 1250 Latin2 y K Ky x x lt ESC gt q Windows character set 1251 Cyrillic J Gy K x lt ESC gt r Windows character set 1252 Latin1 S Ky Ky X x lt ESC gt t Windows character set 1254 Turkish J X X x x lt ESC gt Character set Norwegian J X X x x lt ESC gt A Character set UK ASCII J x x K lt ESC gt B Character set US ASCII Y lt ESC gt C Defining the page length J X X X lt ESC gt F Assign character set GO 4 lt ESC gt G Selecting graphics mode J x X x lt ESC gt H Character set Swedish Finnish J X X x lt ESC gt K Character set German J x X x lt ESC gt L Character set Portuguese J x x x lt ESC gt R Character set French Y lt ESC gt U Setting positioning units in n 3600 inch y lt ESC gt V Absolute vertical printing position A x x x lt ESC gt Y Character set Italian A x x x x lt ESC gt Z Character set Spanish A x x x x lt ESC gt F Assign character set G1 waj r H a gt di _ Y 115 Reference manual Emulations
90. quisite Printer must be in Barcode mode Note that this printer supports some scalable fonts in the LQ 2170 emulation if you use a compatible driver Large Character Printing PEIE E Eo 135 S Reference manual Emulations List of additional command codes Sequences Control codes Function lt ESC gt 10 Barcode Off lt ESC gt 11 Barcode On lt ESC gt PSC 0 lt ESC gt lt ESC gt PSC 1 lt ESC gt lt ESC gt PLS 01 lt ESC gt lt ESC gt PLS 02 lt ESC gt lt ESC gt lt n gt lt SP gt s lt ESC gt 20 lt SP gt s lt ESC gt 16 lt SP gt s lt ESC gt 25 lt SP gt s lt ESC gt 15 lt SP gt s lt ESC gt 26 lt SP gt s lt ESC gt 1 SP p lt ESC gt 1 SP k lt ESC gt 2 SP k lt DC4 gt lt DLE gt lt EM gt lt Sl gt lt SUB gt Unsecured mode Secured mode LCP character set US ASCII LCP character set german Sends a character as ASCII character n gt gt 0 255 decimal Barcode bracket Start code LCP Header Termination code Header LCP bracket Start code Barcode Header US Postnet Barcode Royal Mail Customer Barcode Kix Barcode H a gt di You can use both the ESC sequences and the control codes 7 136 Reference manual Emulations Header Function lt DLE gt nn EM LCP header optional nn factor lt SUB gt F a nn xyz p EM Barcode header optional a Barcode type p 0 Barc
91. r 3 rear The push tractor is suitable for fanfold paper and sets of forms with 1 1 forms Paper formats with a width of 76 to 264 mm narrow printer or 406 mm wide printer may be used Each format in between can be set Part no 060 419 narrow printer Part no 060 420 wide printer E Others On request waj r H al gt di 7 170 S Reference manual Options and Accessories Automatic single sheet feeder front ASF F E Preparing the printer Switch the printer on Enter setup mode select the PapOpt menu option and activate the ASF F parameter Subsequently select the ASF F either in setup mode see chapter 7he menu or via the paper source quick se lection function see chapter Settings I Paper path quick selection or via an application program i Activating ASF F in the PapOpt menu will deactivate both paper paths Single and Trac2 at the same time and it will no longer be possible to select them with the paper path quick selection func tion If the ASF F is deinstalled in the PapOpt menu the printer will reactivate the Single paper path automatically leaving Trac2 deacti vated o waj r H a gt di vE 171 Options and Accessories Reference manual E Installing the ASF F Insert the two paper support brackets into the openings provided in the paper guides Mount the paper support s to the holder the narrow printer is provided with one the wide printer with two pa
92. rame Error Functions and Adjustments G General H Handling Hardware Alarm Head up How are escape sequences used Input signals Inserting paper Installation Installing the ASF F Installing the ASF R Installing the tractor 2 Installing the tractor 3 Interface cable serial interface Interface specifications Interface test Hex Dump Interfaces cll Wl 26 99 67 107 35 99 80 110 151 174 180 4 171 176 182 184 150 164 72 145 K Key functions when turning on the printer L LC printing Leftzon List of additional command codes List of available barcodes List of available control codes Load Error Load paper from Load paper from single Loading Default Loading firmware Loading paper Loading the operating system for the first time Mechanical adjustments to the printer Memory mode Robust XON XOFF Memory mode XON XOFF Menu configurations Menu description table Menu handling Menu structure Messages in the LC display 135 136 132 113 100 101 101 H al gt di _ yY Reference manual Index Moving the paper to the tear position MTPL MTPL international substitution characters MTPL sequences MTPL character set charset standard O OCR A character set OCR B character set Offline mode Online mode Only available in Epson mode Options Options and Accessories Others Output signals Overrun Error P Pagewid Paper does not move to tear
93. rinter Installing the ASF F Inserting paper o ma r 152 152 153 154 155 155 157 158 158 164 166 169 169 169 169 169 170 170 171 171 172 174 tJ al gt di lye Reference manual BE 1e Me Mere al aly Automatic single sheet feeder rear ASF R Preparing the printer Installing the ASF R Inserting paper Tractor 2 Preparing the printer Installing the tractor 2 Tractor 3 Preparing the printer Installing the tractor 3 Paper specifications Accessories Ribbon cassettes Programmer s application manuals Index om 176 176 176 180 182 182 183 184 184 184 186 190 190 190 191 o lye Reference manual Printer at a glance Printer at a glance Paper support Top cover Ribbon cassette Latches Front cover Power inl d Sv P P 0 T 4 an Power switch T Control pane A ear edge Bottom cover Print head Interface connector Rear cover Single sheet feeder closed waj r H a gt I di _ 7e Printer at a glance Reference manual Printer in single sheet mode Printer in fanfold paper mode Single sheet feeder open Tractor 1 Reference manual Printer at a glance Paperways waj r H a gt di _ ye Reference manual Installation gt Unpacking the printer c Dl I Installation Place your printer on a solid base see Placing your printer Make sure that the Up symbols point
94. rinter must be switched off Ensure that paper and a ribbon are inserted Keep the key Online pressed while switching on the printer until Testmode appears on the display The display offers you the selection between ASCII 80 80 ASCII characters are printed per line and ASCII 136 136 ASCII characters are printed per line Istor Make sure that the selected format ASCII 80 or ASCII 136 matches your paper format otherwise the printer may be mechanically damaged Press the soft key for the ASCII 80 format corresponds to Legal Portrait or for ASCII 136 Double or Legal Landscape The display will indicate Test mode Off H a gt di 7 69 Reference manual Test functions Adjust Paperway Menu l Ghar onine oboo 0 Testmode OFE Park LEF FF onne fA oboo It is also possible to change to Setup mode when you are in Rolling test mode if you want to change the configuration for the test printout To do this press the key Setup The printer then changes to Setup mode and the first of the 14 main levels is then displayed Program your printer in the usual way for the test printout to change the parameters See section Programming via the control panel Some changes in menu mode may cause the printer to reinitialize in this case the Rolling ASCII test is aborted By pressing the key Setup you exit Setup mode and the printer once again returns to Rolling ASCII test mode tes
95. rror DEL hex7F Deletes the whole block acknowledged by ACK or NAK HandThr ON Does not filter out the STX ENQ ETX DEL characters from the data stream transparence However they are also used for block control H al gt dl 7 155 ma r Reference manual Interfaces HandThr OFF The STX ENQ ETX DEL characters are filtered out from the data stream at the interface and used for control XON XOFF control is not available with the ACK NAK protocol o waj r H al gt di 7 156 Reference manual Interfaces E Add entry to the AUTOEXEC BAT To use the serial interface of your PC you must add the following mode commands to the AUTOEXEC BAT file mode coml1 9600 n 8 1 p mode lptl coml This mode command is only necessary when data is not to be trans mitted directly to COM1 or another serial interface It only applies to the default setting of the serial interface of your printer Transmission rate 9600 bauds Parity None Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 These settings must be modified to use other values y waj r H al gt di 7e 157 Specification Printer specifications Printer system Serial impact matrix printer Printhead with 24 needles 0 25 mm bidirectional printing Print speed and character matrices DPQ Draft 400 cps 10 0 cpi 12x12 Data Print Quality 480 cps 12 0 cpi 12x10 600 cps 15 0 cpi 08 x 08 600 cps 15 0 cpi 12x08 510 cps 17
96. set Menu 1 No Yes Quietm Off Switches between normal and quiet mode printing For all printing modes the On printout is made with the bidirectional method in quiet mode printing In the first step the first row of pins is activated during the second step the second row is used S waj r lJ a gt di 7 52 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description Font Draft Selects the character style and its quality Character styles marked with an I Draft Copy for example Courier I PS LQ are IBM compatible fonts PS proportional Roman NLQ font Roman LQ Fonts with the identifier PS in their name are proportional fonts which use only Roman PS NLQ the space actually required for the character width Roman PS LQ Sans Serif NLQ Sans Serif LQ S Serif PS NLQ S Serif PS LQ Courier NLQ Courier LQ OCR B NLQ OCR B LQ OCR A NLQ OCR A LQ Courier 1 NLQ Courier 1 LQ Cour 1 PS NLQ Cour I PS LQ Kix Royal NLQ Kix Royal LQ Roman T NLQ Roman T LQ S Serif H NLQ S Serif H LQ Example Roman LQ Roman PS LQ willl H a gt di S 7 53 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description CPI 5 CPI 6 CPI Sets the characters per inch character pitch The higher the parameter the 7 5 CPI 8 6 CPI smaller the character spacing 10 CPI 12 CPI 15 CPI 17 1 CPI 20 CPI LPI 2 LPI 3 LP
97. t ESC gt 3 SP L Set vertical spacing to 12 Ipi J X X x lt ESC gt 3w Set 8 6 cpi S K X X lt ESC gt 3z Line density 6 Ipi line spacing 1 6 inch J X x x lt ESC gt 4g Clear all vertical tabs J x X x lt ESC gt 4m Underline ON J X X x lt ESC gt 4 SPL Set vertical spacing to 8 Ipi y K Ky x x lt ESC gt 4w Set 10 cpi y K Gy X lt ESC gt 4y Selecting NLQ printing quality at 10 cpi S Gy K x lt ESC gt 4z Line density 8 Ipi line spacing 1 8 inch J X x X lt ESC gt 5 Select fanfold paper mode tractor 1 J X X X lt ESC gt 6 Select fanfold paper mode tractor 2 A x x x x lt ESC gt 7 Select fanfold paper mode tractor 3 A x x x lt ESC gt 50m Proportional font OFF A x x x lt ESC gt 50 Page at print position A x x x lt ESC gt 51 Page at tear off position perforation c A taj a gt di a 121 Reference manual Emulations TPL i24 AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function y K Ky K x lt ESC gt 52 Page at view position S K Gy x x lt ESC gt 53m Overlining ON y K Ky X lt ESC gt 54 Cut at current line option J Gy K Gy x lt ESC gt 55m Overlining OFF J X X X lt ESC gt 5n Request status report y K Gy x x lt ESC gt 5w Set 12 cpi J X X x lt ESC gt 5y NLQ with 12 cpi S K Ky Ky lt ESC gt 5z Graphics normal y K Ky ok x
98. t mode Testmode Off is displayed Press the key Online the test printout starts The self test can be interrupted by pressing the key Online which will stop printing and put the printer into Offline status Before you begin printing you can adjust the paper for the printout with soft keys T and J 1 a4 gt dil _ ye 70 Reference manual Test functions Example of an ASCII test printout 3456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 56789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 6789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 789 3 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 89 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY 9 lt gt 7 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWX lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVW lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV Oo If you selected a PS font the printed length of the lines varies i This test can also be used to determine and set the optimal print head gap see the section Setting the print head gap Exiting Rolling ASCII test The self Rolling ASCII test mode test mode can only be terminated by mode switching off your printer For this operation the printer must be Offline sror If you want to stop the test printout before you switch off the printer then press the key Online waj r tJ 4 gt di 7 71 Reference manual Test functions Interface test Hex Dump With the interface test Hex Dump H Dump
99. t vertical spacing to 4 Ipi J X X x lt ESC gt 1 SP p Initiate US Postnet Barcode y K Ky K lt ESC gt 1 SP X Print quality medium J X X x lt ESC gt iw Set 6 cpi S Ky Ky K x lt ESC gt ly Print quality NLQ J X X x lt ESC gt 1z Subscript ON J X X x x lt ESC gt 21 ASF 1 Select feeder front J X X X x lt ESC gt 22 ASF 2 Select feeder rear y K Ky ok lt ESC gt 21m Double underlining J x X x x lt ESC gt 23m Italics OFF J X X X lt ESC gt 24m Underline OFF y K Ky K lt ESC gt 26m Proportional font ON J x X x lt ESC gt 2g Clear all horizontal tabs in the current line S Gy K x lt ESC gt 2J Print page y K K Ky lt ESC gt 2 SP Measuring unit decipoint J X X X lt ESC gt 2 SP k Printout in Kix Barcode y X X x lt ESC gt 2 SP L Set vertical spacing to 3 Ipi Jv X X X lt ESC gt 2 SP X Print quality low y X X x lt ESC gt 2w Set 7 5 cpi A x x x x lt ESC gt 2y Proportional font ON ol A H a gt di o _ Ye 120 Reference manual Emulations TPL i24 AGM La2550 Lazt70 C9 Function y K Ky K lt ESC gt 2z Double height OFF S X x x lt ESC gt 2z Superscript subscript and microscript OFF J x x x lt ESC gt 30m Black J X X x lt ESC gt 3g Clear all horizontal tabs J X X x x lt ESC gt 3m Italics ON y K Gy x x l
100. t yet been printed is overwritten with new data m Check that the correct busy protocol e g XON XOFF is set in the menu Serial interface protocol m Check the interface cable see section Connecting the printer to the com puter and in chapter nterfaces waj r 1 a gt di 7 99 Reference manual Troubleshooting gt Eject Error The printer cannot eject the paper or cannot place the paper in the park position Check the following Whether the paper path is blocked by a foreign object Whether the paper is damaged Whether the upper friction is down and clicked into place Whether the printhead gap is too small gt Load Error The printer cannot feed in the loaded paper check the following Whether the paper path is blocked by a foreign object Whether the paper is damaged Whether the tractors are closed and locked Whether the paper is too tight or loose Whether the paper is within the specified range gt Paper Jam Eliminate the paper jam detected by the paper motion sensor For the procedure see paper jam fanfold paper or paper jam single sheets calr H a gt di vE 100 Reference manual Troubleshooting Additional display These are not error messages they give operating instructions and infor messages mation from the printer to the user D Press any key To proceed press any key gt Loading Default The factory set parameters are loaded and are written into all menus gt O
101. table Check the parameter set in the Setup menu under I O serial parallel and if necessary correct it Check that paper is inserted and loaded Refer to the section nserting paper o PEI E Em 92 Reference manual Troubleshooting gt Problems with the paper feed The paper is not fed in 1 Check that the display shows the correct paperway if necessary select the correct paperway single sheet or fanfold with the key Park See Paper path quick selection 2 Make sure that the paper guide is correctly adjusted at the side 3 When using single sheets push the paper fully into the paper feed Oo When having torn off the fanfold paper and after switching over from fanfold paper to single sheets the fanfold paper moves to the park position 4 Check that the fanfold paper is in the park position when you insert a single sheet This means the fanfold paper should not be loaded pulled in To check this raise the guide of the single sheet feeder Oo If necessary drive the remaining paper manually to the park posi tion with the key J S waj r H a gt di 7 93 Reference manual Troubleshooting gt Paper jam fanfold paper ol A 1 Open the top cover If a paper jam should occur then remove the jammed paper by tearing it off at the tear off edge the tear off edge is located at the outfeed for the fanfold paper Press the key J to transport the paper backwards substitutes manual k
102. ter into Test mode by pressing the key Online while switch ing on the printer The display shows ASCII80 ASCII136 Change to the parameter group Formlen AGA by pressing the key Next three times Select the Paphand menu the abbreviation stands for paper handling Select the Head up menu lJ a gt dil _ y 79 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer Head up Setting options On Off Default setting Off Head up Off i Set lt gt Exit Online i 4 3 4 If the parameter is set to On the printhead gap increases during form feed i s and line feed four lines before and after the perforation on the form pro Q Q tected zone The printhead gap is always increased during form feeding past the perforation even when feeding takes place outside the protected zone Confirm your settings by pressing the key Set waj r H al gt di _ ye 80 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer Pagewid Head up Pagewid Back Next Online l oono Pagewid 136 10 Set lt gt Exit Online l 4 oho 60 00 Select the Pagewid menu stands for page width Setting options From 20 to 136 in 1 10 inch steps Default setting 136 10 Zoll 136 characters at 10 characters inch This parameter determines the actual paper width If Head up On the printhead moves to the calculated centre of the paper during the time the pap
103. the printer and proceed as follows 1 Check that the power plug is correctly connected to the socket on the printer 2 Check that the power plug is seated properly in the wall socket 3 Switch on the printer again If the printer is now connected correctly then the LED for the selected sheet feeder lights up Online is shown on the display and the printhead moves to the start position If these steps do not eliminate the fault m Replace the power cord and repeat step 3 m Check that power flows at the socket e g using a desk lamp if necessa ry use a different socket and repeat step 3 w Contact your dealer if the printer cannot be powered up stor Do not attempt to open the printer You might suffer an electric shock waj r H a gt di 7 91 Reference manual Troubleshooting gt The display is lit but the printer 1 does not print Check that the printer is Online If the displays shows Offline then press the key Online Try to print again 2 Check the connection from the printer to the computer interface cable cl A Check that the interface cable is properly connected to the computer and to the printer Check that it is the correct interface cable for your printer Information on the interface is located in the section Connecting the printer to the com puter and in chapter nterfaces Check that the printer is properly adapted to the computer configured Refer to chapter Menu description
104. tions 66 The procedure 109 wa r The control panel The display is lit but the printer does not print The display remains dark The first line is not completely printed out at the top 97 The LC display The Menu Tractor 2 Tractor 2 front Tractor 3 Tractor 3 rear Troubleshooting U Unpacking the printer Upper friction US Postnet Barcode W What are control codes What are escape sequences Wrap a gt dl 108 108 86 E E 194 TALLY REPRESENTATIVES GERMANY Tally Computerdrucker GmbH Postfach 2969 D 89019 Ulm Deutschland Tel 49 7308 80 0 Fax 49 7308 5903 http www Tally de ITALY Tally S R L Via Borsini 6 1 20094 Corsico MI Italia Tel 39 02 48608 1 Fax 39 02 48601 141 Mailbox 39 02 48608 323 http www Tally it U S A Tally Corp P O Box 97018 8301 South 180th Street Kent WA 98032 U S A Phone 1 425 25155 00 Fax 1 425 25155 20 http www Tally com CANADA Tally Corp 125 Traders Boulevard 9 Missisauga Ontario L4Z 2E5 Canada Phone 1 905 8904646 Fax 1905 8904567 http www Tally com UNITED KINGDOM Tally Limited Molly Millars Lane Wokingham Berkshire RG41 2QT England Phone 44 118 978 8711 Fax 44 118 979 1491 http www Tally co uk AUSTRIA Tally Ges m b H Eduard Kittenberger Gasse 95B A 1232 Wien Austria Tel 43 1 86340 0 Fax 43 1 86340 240 http www Tally co at May 2000 Tally Co
105. to the correct direction Open the packaging and take out the ribbon casset te Pull the printer out of the cardboard box towards you and remove the remaining packaging material Check the printer for any visible transport damage and completeness Apart from this CD ROM 0 the Operator s Manual the power cable the rib bon and the paper support must be included If you find any transport damage or if any accesso ries are missing please contact your dealer lj al gt dl lye Reference manual Installation Placing your printer Place the printer on a solid flat and non slip surface in such a way that it cannot fall down Make sure to facilitate access to the control panel and the paper in put trays and to leave sufficient space for the paper ejected sroF The power supply cable may be damaged if the paper edges constantly chafe the insulating sheath The user must always ensure that there is sufficient distance between the power supply cable and the paper When selecting the printer location observe the following additional in structions fror Never place the printer in the vicinity of easily inflammable gas or explosive substances HJ a gt di lye Reference manual Installation Do not expose the printer to direct sunlight If you cannot avoid placing the printer near a window protect it from the sunlight with a curtain
106. u no 3 waj r H a gt di _ ye 44 Reference manual Online Tractorl Tear I I I l TII Adjust Paperway Menu Char l l QO A l 4 oe Back Print Menu Next D l l 3 4 A Setup Online Setup 90 Online Setup Online 60 00 The Menu Select Setup mode press Setup key Select Menu mode press key under Menu Select Menu again press key under Menu Now the following message appears in the LC display H 4 gt dil _ ye 45 Reference manual The Menu z Now press the lt or gt key repeatedly until Load Menu 3 appears Then Load Menu 1 l select menu no 3 as the current setting using the Set key After you Set a Online have completed this change the printer initialises itself and a correspond i 3 4 ing message is displayed in the LC display a Q The currently active setting is marked with an asterisk i If changing menues it is possible that the printer initializes due to different emulation settings gt Menu handling You move from menu item to menu item using the four function and se lection keys underneath the LC display Every function and every parameter displayed on the LC display is effected selected by the key directly underneath For this reason the function and selection keys are referred to in this manual by their current assignment Generally two parameter groups
107. uantities are acquired Should papers with a dark reverse side be used these should also be tested for their functionality Please pay attention to the use of infrared reflecting colors when acquiring these papers ma r KIKIA 7 168 Options and Accessories gt Options E Automatic single sheet feeder front ASF F E Automatic single sheet feeder rear ASF R E Tractor 2 front cl A The following options can be ordered for your printer The automatic single sheet feeder is suitable for single sheets and sets of forms with 1 3 forms Paper formats with a width of 100 to 223 mm narrow printer or 365 mm wide printer may be used Each format in between can be set Part no 060 421 narrow printer Part no 060 422 wide printer The automatic single sheet feeder is suitable for single sheets and sets of forms with 1 2 forms Paper formats with a width of 100 to 223 mm narrow printer or 365 mm wide printer may be used Each format in between can be set Part no 060 423 narrow printer Part no 060 424 wide printer The push tractor is suitable for fanfold paper and sets of forms with 1 5 forms Paper formats with a width of 76 to 264 mm narrow printer or 406 mm wide printer may be used Each format in between can be set Part no 060 419 narrow printer Part no 060 420 wide printer H a gt di 7 169 Reference manual Options and Accessories E Tracto
108. you can test data trans mission from the computer to the printer During this test the data from the computer is printed out in two columns The text in the left column is printed in hexadecimal format and in the right column in ASCII format E Printout in Hex Dump Put the printer into Test mode by pressing the key Online while switch ing on the printer Press the key Online until Test mode is shown on the display The display shows Test mode for approx 1 second and then automat ically changes to display ASCII 80 ASCII 136 Press the key Next the display shows the next menu level ANS Calis OmmAtS Galle eis Back Next Online To AA IN 00 TOL JE 72 Reference manual Test functions onine ohoo 0 Offline H Dump Park WW LF FF onne fA oboo T2040 Be Sample of Hex Duap author VN Hex Dump Beispiel Autor VN 5H 36 7E 74 1B oD DA 69 1B iF 6B 6F 65 50 a 9 64 65 4 6E 35 IB 58 3E LB 58 10 65 28 20 72 5B 34 34 6C 42 49 20 78 2 20 31 LB 74 2D 7A LB 41 75 7 gr 79 19 OF 20 65 76 56 5C J 31 34 7E 1B 28 4B OF 54 32 OD GA OD 20 20 2 20 1B oD 30 OF 20 46 0D OF J r5 6D i BF 72 2 SB 0A 34 1 53 SP 35 oD 30 SR 61 iD 70 29 48 2 65 560 4E 28 4B DD OAM 20 4E 6F 20 3A 2 58 34 79 20 B 1E OF 0i 20 BI
109. ype of barcode It is printed in charac ter size Numeric values from 0 to 9 are printable After activating this barcode type numeric characters from 0 hex 30 to 9 hex 39 are interpreted as barcode figures All other characters termi nate the Barcode mode Exception the TAB function hex 09 is allowed within Barcode mode The Postnet sequence is accessible in every emulation The printer can print barcode in NLQ 180 dpi and LQ 360 dpi If draft print quality DPQ is selected the printout is performed in NLQ The character e g CR carriage return hex 0D which terminates the barcode is not printed or carried out US Postnet Barcode does not require a barcode bracket Example ASCII ESC 1 SP p 12345 CR Hex 1B 5B 31 20 70 31 32 33 34 35 OD The numbers 1 to 5 are printed as Postnet stripes 2 KIKIA v eo 134 Reference manual Emulations gt LC printing 0 0 Certain professional applications may require unusually large character sizes Therefore your printer has the possibility of scaling standard size characters up to factor 99 by means of control sequences The Header sequence defines the parameters e g height once This definition remains until the printer is switched off The printable LCP information is transmitted in an LCP bracket SI Two character sets are available US ASCII and German The printout of LCP characters can be selected in all of the emula tions Prere

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