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® PRINT MANUAL T2265 SprintPro Reference manual Matrix printer T2280 SprintPro Reference manual Table of contents Table of contents Printer at a glance 1 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 (black ribbon) 17 Changing the ribbon cassette (multicolour version) 25 Reference manual Table of contents Paper handling 33 Changing the paper type 33 Loading paper 35 Fanfold paper Single sheets 35 38 Paper transport 41 Moving the paper to the tear position 42 Settings 44 Setting the tear position 44 Setting the first printing line (TOF) 46 Setting the print head gap 49 Selecting character density and font 51 2T model Introduction Rear tractor paper path 53 53 54 Loading paper into the rear tractor 55 Paper guiding bracket 58 Selecting the rear tractor 59 Reference manual Table of contents The Menu 61 Programming via the control panel 61 Calling up the menu 62 Enabling access to menu mode 62 Menu configurations 63 Menu handling 66 Save settings 66 Selecting the LC display language 67 Terminating Setup mode 69 Menu structure 70 Menu description table 71 Functions and Adjustments 85 Test functions 87 Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII) 88 Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode 90 Interface test (Hex-Dump) 91 Printout in Hex-Dump Terminating Hex-Dump 91 93 Reference manual Table of contents Mechanical adjustments to the printer 94 Automatic paper motion sensor (PMS function) 95 Setting the Form length (Formlen function) 97 Automatic Gap Adjustment (AGA function) 99 Paper handling (Paphand function) 100 Increasing the printhead gap (Head up) 101 Paper width (Pagewid) 102 Left-hand area (Leftzon) 103 Right-hand area (Rightzo) 104 Physical left margin (Physlm) 105 Bidirectional parallel interface (CX-bid) 106 Line wrap (Wrap) 107 Beep at paper end (Sound) 108 Deactivate single sheet feeder (Single) 109 Settings for paper with dark back (Pap.back) 110 Setting for printing copy paper (HvyForm) 111 Loading optional firmware or character generator 112 Loading the operating system for the first time 113 Troubleshooting 113 Reference manual Table of contents Troubleshooting 114 Problems with the print quality 119 Error messages via the display 121 Additional display messages 124 Care and maintenance 125 Replacing the fuse 126 Cleaning the housing 127 Cleaning the interior 127 Platen 128 Ribbon 129 Upper friction 129 Carriage shafts 129 Emulations 130 General 130 Escape sequences 130 What are escape sequences? 131 How are escape sequences used? List of available control codes 133 136 Reference manual Table of contents Barcode 158 List of available barcodes 158 US Postnet-Barcode 160 LC printing 161 List of additional control codes 162 Configuring the printer for your computer 164 Character sets 166 General information 166 MTPL standard character set 167 MTPL international substitution characters 168 OCRA character set 169 OCRB character set 170 Available character sets and fonts 171 Interfaces 179 Parallel interface 180 Serial interface V.24/RS232C 182 Physical printer port in Ethernet with TCP/IP 191 Reference manual Table of contents Specifications 192 Printer specifications 192 Interface specifications 197 Paper specifications 198 Options and Accessories 201 Options 201 Accessories 204 Index Reference manual Printer at a glance Printer at a glance View from the front View from the rear Control panel Soundproofing cover Top cover Front cover Bottom cover Interface connectors Power cord connector Power switch Rückansicht 1 Reference manual Printer at a glance Printer in tractor mode Printer in single-sheet mode Paper support Rear cover Paper guide Tractors Single sheet feeder 2 Reference manual Printer at a glance Paperway Fanfold paper mode Single sheet mode* Tractor 3 Tract o r2 Single sheet Tractor 1 Tractor 2: Option, modular Tractor 3: Only for 2T model, integrated * Not available on some models 3 Reference manual Installation Installation ➤ Unpacking the printer Place your printer on a solid surface. Make sure that the “Up” symbols point in the correct direction. ➃ Open the packaging, take out the accessory cassette and unpack it. 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 (➁), the Operator’s Manual (➀), the power cable (➂) and the ribbon (➃) must be included. ➂ If you find any transport damage or if any accessories are missing, please contact your dealer. ➁ ➀ 4 Reference manual Installation ➤ Placing your printer Place the printer on a solid, flat, surface, ensuring that the printer is positioned in such a way that it can not topple, and that there is easy access to the control panel and paper input devices. Also ensure that there is sufficient space for the printed output. If you expect that frequent forward and reverse feeds will occur, you should place the printer as shown in the figure, if possible. STOP 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 instructions: STOP Never place the printer in the vicinity of inflammable gas or explosive substances. 5 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. When connecting the computer with the printer, make sure not to exceed the permitted cable length (see Specifications). Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating radiators. 1 0 2 C 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 -10 Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity fluctuations. Protect the printer from dust. It is recommended to install the printer in a place which is acoustically isolated from the workplace because of the noise it may produce. 6 Reference manual Installation ➤ Connecting the printer 12 0V Make sure that the printer is set to the correct voltage (e.g. 230 V in Europe, 120 V in the U.S.A.). To do this, check the plate above the power inlet at the rear of the printer. If the setting is incorrect, set the coloured switch at the rear of the printer to the correct position, using a pointed object (e.g. screwdriver, ball pen or tweezers). STOP Make sure that the printer is switched off before setting the correct voltage; otherwise severe damage may be caused. Never switch on the printer if the voltage setting is incorrect, since this may cause severe damage to the printer. 7 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. Connect the power cable to the power inlet of the printer. Connect the power cable plug to a mains socket. 8 Reference manual Installation ➤ Switching on the printer The power switch for switching on the printer is located at the bottom left at the front of the printer when viewed from the front. 9 Reference manual The control panel The control panel The control panel keys are 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 mode. 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 interface buffer etc.) can be altered and saved permanently. 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. The upper line informs you that the printer is either in online or offline mode (in the example below the printer is in the Online mode), and the selected paperpath (below: Trac1 = 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: Paper path Printer status Online Key functions 1 2 Trac1 Tear 3 4 Online Setup 11 Reference manual The control panel ➤ Online mode Online 1 2 After switching on, the printer is automatically set to online mode. Only in this mode can it receive data from the computer. Tractor1 Tear 3 4 Online Setup Tear key (4): Activates the tear function when fanfold paper is loaded (see Moving the paper to the tear position). If Load is displayed above this key, no paper is loaded in the printer; press the key to feed paper to the printing position. Setup key: Sets the printer to setup mode. Online key: Sets the printer to offline mode. 12 Reference manual The control panel ➤ Offline mode Only in this mode is it possible to perform step, line, or form feeds from the control panel (see Paper transport); however, data cannot be received. Offline Tractor1 Park Load 1 2 3 4 Online Setup 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): If no paper is loaded, see above. If paper is loaded: 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. 13 Reference manual The control panel ➤ Setup mode Adjust Menu 1 2 In this mode, you can program various printer settings. Paperway Char 3 4 Online Setup Setup key: Sets the printer to setup mode, in which the following settings can be selected: Menu key (1): Other menu settings. Adjust key (2): Setting the tear position, first printing line and print head gap. Paperway key (3): Paper path. Char key (4): Font and number of characters per inch. Access to the other menu settings (Menu) may be disabled by the manufacturer. For information on how to enable access, refer to Enabling access to menu mode and about the available settings, refer to Menu description table). 14 Reference manual The control panel ➤ Messages in the LC display If the printer detects an internal fault or user error or if it expects you to do something, a message 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. Meldung Bedeutung Eject error The printer cannot eject the paper / advance it to park position. Hardware Alarm Internal hardware error, contact your dealer or service technician. Head 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 selftest 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 off The user is requested to tear off paper which has been advanced to the quick tear edge. Selftest After power-on, the printer executes a short hardware self-test. 15 Reference manual ➤ Key functions when turning on the printer The control panel If you keep one of the following keys pressed during power-on until the printer has completed initialisation and the self-test display disappears, three functions are activated: If you keep 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 regain 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 (keys 1 to 4) are depressed simultaneously while turning on the power, all printer settings are reset to the default values (except the Form length setting in Test mode). 16 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (black ribbon) Changing the ribbon cassette (black ribbon) STOP Before opening the cover, make sure that the printer is switched on so that it can execute automatic preparations for ribbon changing (widening the print head gap). Move the paper to the park position. Open the printer top cover. 17 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (black ribbon) Cautiously slide the print head carriage to the left stop (viewed from the printer front). STOP The print head heats up during printing. Let it cool down before touching, if necessary. Move the coloured friction tab to the left (direction of the arrow) as shown in the figure and raise the friction mechanism. 18 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (black ribbon) Remove the used cassette. We recommend use of genuine ribbon cassettes only. 19 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (black ribbon) Raise the coloured insertion tongue A. A Insert the coloured ribbon tension knob into the righthand front location of the new ribbon cassette. Turn the knob in the direction of the arrow in order to take up slack of the ribbon. 20 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (black ribbon) Slightly tilt the ribbon cassette forwards and thread in the ribbon between the coloured insertion tongue and the ribbon support (transparent plastic plate). Align and insert the cassette into the guides on the left and right, then press down until it clicks into place. 21 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (black ribbon) Insert the coloured tension knob into one of the two locations. Turn the tension knob to take up slack in the ribbon until it is seated correctly at the bottom in the ribbon support. Press down the coloured insertion tongue A. A 22 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (black ribbon) Move the print head carriage back and forth several times. If the ribbon is correctly seated, there must be no perceptible resistance. The ribbon should be transported during the travel from left to right. If this is not the case, you should check that the ribbon cassette is correctly inserted on the right. 23 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (black ribbon) Press the friction mechanism down until it clicks into place. Close the top cover. 24 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (multicolour version) Changing the ribbon cassette (multicolour version) STOP Before opening the cover, make sure that the printer is switched on so that it can execute automatic preparations for ribbon changing (widening the print head gap and lifting the ribbon). Move the paper to the park position. Open the printer top cover. 25 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (multicolour version) Cautiously slide the print head carriage to the left stop (viewed from the printer front). STOP The print head heats up during printing. Let it cool down before touching, if necessary. Move the coloured friction tab to the left (direction of the arrow) as shown in the figure and raise the friction mechanism. 26 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (multicolour version) Remove the used cassette. We recommend use of genuine ribbon cassettes only. 27 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (multicolour version) Lift the coloured insertion guide A. Carefully pull the ribbon carrier B one step upwards. .B A Insert the coloured ribbon tension knob into the righthand front location of the new ribbon cassette. Turn the knob in the direction of the arrow in order to take up slack of the ribbon. 28 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (multicolour version) Slightly tilt the ribbon cassette forwards and thread in the ribbon between the coloured insertion tongue and the ribbon support (transparent plastic plate). Align and insert the cassette into the guides on the left and right, then press down until it clicks into place. 29 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (multicolour version) Insert the coloured tension knob into one of the two locations. Turn the tension knob to take up slack in the ribbon until it is seated correctly at the bottom in the ribbon support. A Press the ribbon carrier B down and lower the coloured insertion aid A. B 30 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (multicolour version) Move the print head carriage back and forth several times. If the ribbon is correctly seated, there must be no perceptible resistance. The ribbon should be transported during the travel from left to right. If this is not the case, you should check that the ribbon cassette is correctly inserted on the right. 31 Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette (multicolour version) Press the friction mechanism down until it clicks into place. Close the top cover. 32 Reference manual Paper handling Paper handling This section describes how to set the paper type, load fanfold paper and single sheets, transport paper and move the paper to the tear position. ➤ Changing the paper type 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 information on how to make this setting via the Setup menu, refer to the section Setup mode. On some printer models, the single sheet paper source cannot be selected since they have been designed for fanfold paper operation only. Offline Tractor1 Park Load 1 2 3 4 Online Setup Make sure that the printer is in offline mode; press the Online key, if necessary. Press the Park (1) key. If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer, it is fed to the tear position. The text tear paper off appears in the display. Then press any key. If a single sheet is loaded in the printer, it is ejected. 33 Reference manual Paper handling Single Trac1 Online 1 2 3 4 Setup Use one of the marked keys to select the desired paper path, for example, Single (2). If you do not make a selection within 5 seconds, the menu is closed. The printer returns to offline mode. The display alternates between the basic menu and the menu in the following figure: Load paper from Single 1 2 Online 1 2 3 4 Single Load 3 4 Insert a single sheet (for the procedure, see Loading single sheets). Online Setup Online 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 (4) key to load the single sheet before starting the printout. Setup 34 Reference manual ➤ Loading paper Paper handling Your printer can process both fanfold paper and single sheets. You should only use those paper types which are approved for this printer. For more information, please refer to Chapter Specifications, Paper specifications. Fanfold paper Make sure that the printer is set for fanfold paper printing. If necessary, change the paper type (see Changing the paper type). Raise the front cover. Remove the bottom cover A. Open the right and left tractor flaps. A 35 Reference manual Paper handling Release the coloured latch lever of the left-hand tractor and align the tractor so that the first printing position on the paper matches the X mark on the printer housing. Lock the coloured lever again. Place fanfold paper into the left-hand tractor. Open the coloured latch lever of the right-hand tractor and align it to the paper width. Insert the fanfold paper into the right-hand tractor. Make sure that it is inserted by the same length as on the left-hand tractor in order to avoid any paper jam. Close the tractor flap and lock the tractor by turning the tractor lever to the rear. 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. 36 Reference manual Paper handling Make sure to align the paper stack in parallel with the printer and that the paper flow is unobstructed. 90 Online 1 2 Tractor1 Load 3 4 Re-install the bottom cover. Online Lower the front cover. Setup Switch the printer on. 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 (4) key to load paper before starting the printout. 37 Reference manual Paper handling Single sheets Some printer models are designed for fanfold paper operation only and therefore do not feature a single sheet feeder. The front cover can therefore not be opened on these models. Make sure that the printer is set to single sheet mode. If necessary, change the paper type (see Changing the paper type ). Press the latch at the middle of the front cover. The single sheet input tray opens downwards. 38 Reference manual Paper handling 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. 39 Reference manual Paper handling Insert the single sheet into the input tray as far as possible. Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status. The sheet is automatically loaded when the printer is in online mode and receives data from the computer. The printer reports a paper out condition by displaying Load paper from single and beeping. Press the Load (4) key to load paper before starting the printout. 40 Reference manual Paper handling ➤ Paper transport Offline Tractor1 Park LF/FF 1 2 3 4 Loaded paper (fanfold paper/single sheets) can be transported in the printer in several ways. Online Setup Make sure that the printer is in offline mode; press the Online key, if necessary. Key (2) Short keypress: Paper is transported upwards step by step Long keypress: Continuous transport upwards Key (3) Short keypress: Paper is transported downwards step by step Long keypress: Continuous transport downwards LF/FF key (4) Short keypress: Line Feed (LF) is executed Long keypress: Form Feed (FF) is executed 41 Reference manual Paper handling ➤ Moving the paper to You can use the Tear (4) key to move the paper to the tear position. the tear position Online 1 2 Tractor1 Tear 3 4 Swing the soundproofing cover towards the front. Online Make sure that the printer is in online mode. If necessary, press the Online key. Setup Press the Tear (4) key. The printer moves the perforation edge of the fanfold paper to the tear edge. The display alternates between… Tear position Tractor1 1 2 3 Online 4 Setup and… Online 1 2 Tear Exit 3 4 Online Setup 42 Reference manual Paper handling After having torn off the paper, press the Exit (4) key. The printer returns the paper to the first printing position. If a print job is active, the printer returns the paper automatically to the first printing position. 43 Reference manual Settings Settings This section describes how to set the tear position, the first printing line, the print head gap as well as the font and the character density. ➤ Setting the tear position Adjust Menu 1 2 Paperway Char 3 4 Press the Setup key. The printer changes to setup mode. Online 1 Press the Tear (4) key. The printer performs a form feed. Tear 2 3 Press the Adjust (2) key. Setup TOF Head If the tear position of the paper is not aligned with the tear edge of the printer, you can adjust it. Inserted paper needs to be torn off if necessary and retracted to park position. 4 Online Setup 44 Reference manual Settings TearAdj= 00/72"* Set < > Exit 1 2 3 4 Online Setup Press the < (2) or > (3) key to move the perforation to the desired position. Confirm the input by pressing the Set (1) key. Confirm the input again by pressing the Setup key. The printer is reset to the initial status. The correction made – a maximum of approx. 2.5 cm (1") in each direction – will be retained after switching the printer off. Make sure that the set form length corresponds to the actual length of the forms you are using. 45 Reference manual Settings ➤ Setting the first printing line (TOF) 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 Setting the tear position). Adjust Menu 1 2 Paperway Char 3 4 Open the top cover. Online Press the Setup key. The printer changes to setup mode. Setup Press the Adjust (2) key. Press the TOF (3) key. The printer performs a form feed. TOF Head 1 Tear 2 3 4 Online Setup 46 Reference manual Settings The paper is fed to the position where the bottom edge of the first printing line A is aligned with the tear edge B of the printer. The factory setting for the first printing position (TOF) is 12/ 72" (4,23 mm). This is equivalent to the second line from the top. A B r cke dru er put m Co FormAdj= 12/72"* Set < > Exit 1 2 3 4 Online Press the < (2) or > (3) key to move the first printing line to the desired position. You can set values from 0 to 220/72" for fanfold paper or for single sheets. Setup 47 Reference manual Settings FormAdj= 17/72" Set < > Exit 1 2 3 4 Confirm the input by pressing the Set (1) key. Online Setup Press the Setup key. The printer returns to the initial status. The setting made will be retained after switching off the printer. 48 Reference manual Settings ➤ Setting the print The printer features automatic print head gap adjustment to the thickness of the paper used. In setup mode, you can enter a correction value to modify the head gap determined automatically. This correction is useful for modifying the appearance of the type face and the impact force for multi-layer paper. head gap The AGA (automatic gap adjustment) function must be set to “ON”. For more detailed information, refer to the section Mechanical adjustments to the printer, Automatic gap adjustment. Adjust Menu 1 2 Paperway Char 3 4 Press the Setup key. The printer changes to setup mode. Online Setup Press the Head (1) key. TOF Head 1 Tear 2 3 Press the Adjust (2) key. 4 Online Setup 49 Reference manual Head= 0 Set < 1 2 Settings > * Exit 3 4 Online Setup Use the < (2) or > (3) key to set the range within which the automatic gap adjustment is to be corrected. You can select values in the range from -10 to +10. Confirm the input by pressing the Set (1) key. Press the Setup key. The printer returns to the initial status. Negative values decrease the print head gap, positive values increase it. The setting made will be retained after switching off the printer. 50 Reference manual Settings ➤ Selecting character density and font Adjust Menu 1 2 Font Paperway Char 3 4 You can use the CPI (Character Per Inch) key in setup mode to select the number of characters per inch to be printed. You can use the Font key to select resident fonts. Press the Setup key, then the Char (4) key. Online Setup Press the CPI (3) or Font (2) key (in our example, press CPI). CPI Online 1 2 10 CPI Set < 1 2 3 4 > * Exit 3 4 Setup Online Setup Use the < (2) or > (3) key to set the desired character density. Confirm the selection by pressing the Set (1) key. You can cancel the selection and leave the setting unchanged by pressing the Exit (4) key. 51 Reference manual ROMAN Set < 1 2 Adjust Menu 1 2 Settings > NLQ Exit 3 4 Paperway Char 3 4 Online Setup If you pressed the Font (2) key, use the < (2) or > (3) 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 pressing the Exit (4) key. Press the Setup key. The printer returns to the initial status. Online It is also possible to press the Online key. The printer then changes directly to online mode. Setup The selection made will not be retained after switching off the printer. For more details on how to set the character density and Fonts permanently, please refer to the chapter Menu. 52 Reference manual 2T model 2T model ➤ Introduction This section describes how to handle the rear tractor (paper feed from the rear), which is only available and permanently installed in the 2T printer model in addition to the primary tractor (paper feed from the front). The Paperway parameter group in the menu of the 2T model differs from the one of the standard printer as follows: Standard printer 2T model Paperway Single* Tractor1 (Standard, front) Tractor2 (Optional, front) Paperway Single* Tractor1 (Standard, front) Tractor2 (Optional, front) Tractor3 (Standard, rear) The permanently installed rear tractor is identified as “Tractor3” in the menu. “Tractor2“ in the menu refers to the optional tractor which can be installed both on the standard printer and the 2T model. The optional tractor 2 can be installed by the user. * Not installed on some models. 53 Reference manual 2T model Rear tractor paper path Tractor 3 Tract or 2 Tractor 1 Tractor 1: Standard Tractor 2: Option, modular For information on the printable length and width of the forms and other specifications, refer to Paper specifications. The 2T model cannot accommodate an additional automatic single sheet feeder. 54 Reference manual ➤ Loading paper into the 2T model To place fanfold paper into the rear tractor, proceed as follows. rear tractor Swing the noise absorbing element towards the front, raise the rear cover vertically and remove it. Open both the right-hand and left-hand tractor flaps. 55 Reference manual 2T model Release the coloured latch lever of the left-hand tractor and align the tractor in such a way that the first printing position on the paper matches the X mark on the printer housing. Then fix the coloured lever again. Insert fanfold paper into the left-hand tractor. Release the coloured latch lever of the right-hand tractor and align it to the paper width. Insert the fanfold paper into the right-hand tractor. Make sure that the paper form is inserted straight in order to avoid any paper jam. Close the tractor flap and lock the tractor by turning the lever towards the rear. 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. 56 Reference manual 2T model Make sure to align the paper stack in parallel with the printer and that the paper flow is unobstructed. Reinsert the rear cover vertically and lower it towards the rear. Slide the cover towards the rear to the stop; this will leave a slot for the paper. Swing the noise absorbing element back to the rear, if applicable. Switch the printer on. It will perform a self-test and then go to online mode. Paper may remain inserted in the front and rear tractors at the same time. This is made possible by moving the paper in the inactive tractor automatically to the parking position whenever changing the paper path. 57 Reference manual Online 1 2 2T model Tractor1 Load 3 4 The active paper source appears in the display. By default, this is the paper path with the front tractor. Online Paper will be loaded automatically when the printer is in online mode and receives data from the computer. Setup Press the Load key (4) to load paper before starting the printout. ➤ Paper guiding bracket STOP Important: It is absolutely necessary to mount the paper guiding bracket when using the rear tractor. It serves to protect the mains and interface cables from being damaged by the paper in the rear tractor. Hook the paper guiding bracket at the bottom of the printer as shown in the figure and then raise it until it clicks into place by exerting gentle pressure. 58 Reference manual 2T model ➤ Selecting the rear tractor Offline Tractor1 Park Load 1 2 3 4 Single Trac1 Trac2 Trac3 1 2 3 4 Online Setup The rear tractor can be selected either from an application program, the paper path quick selection or via the setup menu. This chapter describes the paper path quick selection; for information on how to make the setting in the Setup menu, refer to Setup mode. Make sure that the printer is in offline mode; press the Online key, if necessary. Press the Park key (1). If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer, it is transported to the tear position. Tear paper will be displayed. Then press any key. If a single sheet is loaded in the printer, it will be ejected. Press the Trac3 (4) key to select the rear tractor. Online If you do not make a selection within 5 seconds, the menu is closed. Setup The printer returns to offline mode. The display alternates between the basic menu and: Load paper from Tractor3 1 2 3 4 Online Setup 59 Reference manual Online 1 2 2T model Tractor3 Load 3 4 Online Press the Online key to select the printer. When the printer receives data from the computer, the single sheet will be loaded automatically. To load the single sheet before starting the printout, press the Load key (4). Setup The fanfold paper can be kept in the inactive tractor when changing the paper path. The printer will move it automatically to the park position. Note that the “Tractor” paper path settings can be selected separately for each tractor in the “Paperway” parameter group of the setup menu. Settings: – Form length – First printing line – Print head gap setting (only for printers with the AGA automatic gap adjustment deactivated). If there is any problem with paper loading or paper transport, proceed as described in the Troubleshooting chapter. 60 Reference manual The Menu The Menu ➤ Programming via the control panel Apart from being able to control your printer via the applications software you use, you can also program the printer directly. There are two programming options you can use: Programming via the control panel and 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. 61 Reference manual The Menu ➤ Calling up the menu Adjust Menu 1 2 Paperway Char 3 4 Online Setup ➤ Enabling access to menu mode You can access the menu in the following way: Press the Setup key. The printer switches to Setup mode. (The Setup mode can be selected both in the Online and Offline mode.) To access the printer menu, press the key directly underneath the word Menu (1). The menu may have been disabled at the factory for some country-specific models. You can enable acces to menu mode 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. 62 Reference manual ➤ Menu configurations The Menu 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 five independent menu configurations. 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 menu no. 3: 63 Reference manual Online 1 2 Adjust Menu 1 2 The Menu Tractor1 Tear 3 4 Paperway Char 3 4 Print Menu Back Next 1 2 3 4 Select Setup mode (press Setup key). Online Setup Select Menu mode (press key under Menu [1]). Online Setup Select Menu again (press key under Menu [3]). Online Setup Now the following message appears in the LC display: 64 Reference manual The Menu Load Menu=1 * Set Exit 1 2 3 4 Online Now press the < (2) or > (3) key repeatedly until Load Menu=3 appears. Then select menu no. 3 as the current setting using the Set key. After you have completed this change the printer initialises itself and a corresponding message is displayed in the LC display. Setup The currently active setting is marked with an asterisk ( ). * If changing menues it is possible that the printer initializes due to different emulation settings. 65 Reference manual The Menu ➤ Menu handling back to the previous parameter groups 6 LPI Set You can navigate in the current menu using the four function and selection keys arranged below the LC display field. Each function and parameter displayed in the LCD is executed or selected by the corresponding key below, respectively. Usually two parameter groups are combined at one level. In the following example, these are the LPI and Skip parameter groups. LPI Back * < > ➤ Save settings Exit Skip Next on to the next parameter groups Skip = 0.0 Inch * Set < > Exit 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). 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 lpi). With the < and > keys you can view the other parameters available for this setting. 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. 66 Reference manual The Menu ➤ Selecting the LC display language This section describes how to make settings in the menu, using the selection of the national language as an example. This example shows how to change from the English language to the German language. The same procedure applies to the other languages (french, Italian and spanish). Online 1 2 Adjust Menu 1 2 Tractor1 Tear 3 4 Paperway Char 3 4 Select the Setup mode by pressing the Setup key. Online Setup Menu mode may be disabled. Hold down the Setup key while switching on the printer to enable menu mode. If you want to enable access to this mode permanently, you need to change the appropriate setting in the menu (see Menu description table in this chapter). Press the Menu key (1). Online Setup 67 Reference manual The Menu Print Menu Back Next 1 2 3 4 MenLock Language Back Next 1 2 English Set < 1 2 3 4 > * Exit 3 4 Online Press the Next key (4) several times until the display indicates Language. Setup Press the Language key (3). Online Setup Online Setup The display now changes to parameter mode and indicates English in the top line. The lower line displays Set and Exit. The two arrows < (2) and > (3) represent the symbols for parameter selection (“<” indicates descending and “>” ascending). Press the < (2) or > (3) key until the desired language is displayed, in our example German. 68 Reference manual German Set < 1 2 The Menu > * Exit 3 4 Online Setup Save your selection by pressing the Set key (1). An acoustic signal verifies this action. You can exit Parameter mode without saving a setting by pressing the Exit key (4), the old setting is retained. After saving your setting (Set), the display in our example indicates the following text: Ges.Men Sprache Rück Vor 1 2 3 4 This setting is retained even after switching off your printer. Online Setup ➤ Terminating Setup mode Press either the Setup key to change into Offline mode or the Online key to change to Online mode. 69 Reference manual The Menu ➤ Menu structure Back Next MENU Print Menu FFmode PapOpt Reset Quietm. Barcode Barmode Font CPI ColorOpt Width LPI Skip Paper AutoTear ESCChar Emulate Single5) Trac1 Bidir I/O ASF-14) ASF-24) Trac23) Trac32) Serial Special1) CG-Tab CharSet 5) Interf. Buffer Baud Format MenLock Language Protocol DTR Auto-CR Auto-LF Country Sl.Zero 1) only if ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK or ACK/NAK protocol is selected 2) only 2T model 3) only with optional tractor 4) only with optional ASF 5) not installed on some models. 70 Reference manual The Menu ➤ 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* Load Menu=2 Load Menu=3 Load Menu=4 Load Menu=5 A menu is loaded, you can choose between five menus. Reset Reset Menu 1 Reset Menu 1 No Yes The current menu returns to the default values (factory settings). Quietm. Off* On Switches between normal and quiet mode printing. For all printing modes, the 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. Font HIGH SPEED DRAFT* DRAFT COPY ROMAN NLQ ROMAN LQ ROMAN PS NLQ ROMAN PS LQ SANS SERIF NLQ SANS SERIF LQ S SERIF PS NLQ S SERIF PS LQ Selects the character style and its quality. Character styles marked with an I (for example Courier I PS LQ) are IBM compatible fonts (PS = proportional font). 71 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Font PRESTIGE NLQ PRESTIGE LQ SCRIPT NLQ SCRIPT LQ COURIER NLQ COURIER LQ OCRB NLQ OCRB LQ OCRA NLQ OCRA LQ COURIER I NLQ COURIER I LQ COUR I PS NLQ COUR I PS LQ Kix/Royal NLQ Kix/Royal LQ ORATOR NLQ ORATOR LQ GOTHIC NLQ GOTHIC LQ ROMAN/T NLQ ROMAN/T LQ SANS SERIF/H NLQ SANS SERIF/H LQ (continued) CPI 5 CPI, 6 CPI, 7.5 CPI, 8.6 CPI, 10 CPI*, 12 CPI, 15 CPI, 17.1 CPI, 20 CPI Description scalable fonts (LQ2170 emulation) Sets the characters per inch (character pitch). The higher the parameter the smaller the character spacing. 72 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description LPI 2 LPI, 3 LPI, 4 LPI 6 LPI*, 8 LPI, 12 LPI Sets the lines per inch (line density). The higher the parameter the smaller the line spacing (random LPI can be selected via the ESC sequences). Skip Skip = Skip = Skip = Skip = Skip = Skip = Skip = Skip = Skips the perforation; 7 different values (in inches) can be defined. ESCChar ESCChar = ESC* ESCChar = ESC+$$ Selects the start signal for control sequences: Escape signal only or Escape signal and two $ signs. A description can be found in the chapter Emulations. Emulate Epson LQ-2550* Epson LQ-2170 IBM Propr. XL24 IBM ProXL24+AGM MTPL Selects the emulation. MTPL is also active in IBM or Epson emulation mode. Bidir Bidir = On* Bidir = Off Setting On: Printer prints in both directions (bidirectional). Setting Off: Printer prints only in one direction (from left to right). 0.0 Inch* 0.5 Inch 1.0 Inch 1.5 Inch 2.0 Inch 2.5 Inch 3.0 Inch 3.5 Inch 73 Reference manual Parameter group The Menu Parameter Description Baud = 600 Baud = 1200 Baud = 2400 Baud = 4800 Baud = 9600* Baud = 19200 7 Bit No 2 Stop 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 Spc1 Stop 7 Bit Mark 2 Stop 7 Bit Spc2 Stop 8 Bit No 1 Stop* 8 Bit No 2 Stop 8 Bit Even 1 Stop 8 Bit Odd 1 Stop 8 Bit Mark 1 Stop 8 Bit Spc1 Stop Selects the data transmission rate (baud rate; baud = bit per second). Printer and computer must have the same baud rate. I/O Serial Baud Format Special ErrMode Blockend ErrMode = On ErrMode = Off* Blockend = On Blockend = Off* 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 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 (SPACE). 3. Selects one or two stop bits per data byte. Only with serial interface and if the ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK or ACK/NAK protocol is set. See Chapter Interfaces Error handling; On replaces the incorrect character with ?, Off deletes the entire block. End-of-block character definition: On = LF, FF, CR, VT, ETX, DEL, Off = ETX, DEL. 74 Reference manual Parameter group The Menu Parameter Description Remote = On Remote = Off* Handthr = On Handthr = Off* Signal feedback; On = RDY/BUSY available, Off = No RDY/BUSY control. Protocol XON/XOFF* Robust XON/XOFF ENQ/STX ETX/ACK ACK/NAK Selects the protocol for data transmission; see Chapter Interfaces. DTR DTR = DTR* DTR = READY DTR signal is assigned to DTR line. 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* Interf. = Parallel Interf. = Serial Selects the interface. Printer is configured either for parallel or serial connection or in automatic change for both (Shared). Buffer Buffer = 0 KB Buffer = 16 KB Buffer = 32 KB Buffer = 48 KB Buffer = 64 KB Buffer = 80 KB Buffer = 96 KB Buffer = 112 KB Buffer = 128 KB* Selects the size of the interface buffer. With Buffer = 0 KB and serial interface selected, the actual buffer size is 512 bytes. Remote Handthr Affects the transparence of control sequences and block acknowledgement, depending on the selected protocol. 75 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description CG-Tab CG-Tab = CG-Tab = CG-Tab = CharSet Standard Extended* Selects the IBM standard characters or the extended IBM characters. Country ISO USA ISO UK ISO France ISO Germany ISO Italy ISO Sweden ISO Norway ISO Spain ISO Portugal Selects the national character set. These character sets can be used according to the selected emulation. The character sets are not necessarily available for all fonts (see Character sets chapter). Epson USA Epson France Epson Germany Epson UK Epson Denmark Epson Sweden Epson Italy Epson Spain Epson Japan Epson Norway Epson Denmark II Epson Spain II Epson Latin America Epson character tables (can also be used with the scalable fonts) Graphic* DLL 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. A0 to hex. FE. MTPL/ISO character tables (can also be used with the scalable fonts) 76 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description Country Epson Korea Epson Legal Epson character tables CRO-ASCII Arabic Farsi Arabic Urdo Greek DEC Greek ELOT 928 Special CP437 Latin US CP737 Greek CP850 Latin 1 CP851 Greek CP852 Latin 2 CP857 Turkish CP858 (IBM with ) CP860 Portugal CP861 Icelandic CP863 French Canada CP864 Arabic CP864 Arab. Extended CP865 Nordic CP866 Cyrillic CP866 Bulgaria IBM character tables (continued) 77 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description Country Siemens Turkish DEC Turkish Special CP1250 Win Latin 2 CP1251 Win Cyrillic CP1252 Win Latin 1 CP1253 Win Greek CP1254 Win Turkish IBM character tables 8859-1 Latin 1 8859-1 Latin 1 (SAP) 8859-2 Latin 2 8859-5 Cyrillic 8859-7 Greek 8859-9 Turkish 8859-15 Latin 9 (Euro) MTPL/ISO character tables (continued) Special BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 Coax/Twinax(Hebrew) New-437 (Hebrew) New-DIG 850 (Hebr.) Old-Code 860 (Hebr.) Flarro 863 (Hebrew) Table 865 (Hebrew) Sl.Zero Sl.Zero = On Sl.Zero = Off* Selects if normal zero (0) or the slashed zero (Ø) is printed. 78 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description Auto-CR Auto-CR = On* Auto-CR = Off Switches the automatic carriage return on or off after receiving the signal CR (carriage return). Auto-LF Auto-LF = On Auto-LF = Off* Switches the automatic line feed (LF) on or off after receiving the signal CR (carriage return). MenLock MenLock = Off MenLock = Menu* MenLock = All If MenLock = Menu is activated, the Setup menu is locked. If you select MenLock = All, the keys Paper, Font and CPI are also locked. In this case, the Setup menu can only be called up by holding the key Setup while switching on the printer. Language English* German French Italian Spanish The menu can be shown in five languages on the LC display. Paper Einzel Trac1 ASF-1 ASF-2 Trac2 Trac3 Selects the paper parameters Formlen (form length), FormAdj (first printing position) and Head (print head gap). Formlen Lines 18 : 72* : 132 Sets the form length via line formats. Please note that the adjustment in Lines depends on the selected LPI. For example 8 LPI at a selected line number of 96 lines results in a formlength of 12 inches. (96 lines/[8lines/inch]) = 12 inches) The selectable range is between 3 and 21 inches, i.e. for 2 LPI from 6 to 42 lines and for 12 LPI from 24 to 262 lines. If the form length is set it will not be changed by changing the LPI later on. 79 Reference manual Parameter group The Menu Parameter Description Formlen Standard No format* DIN A3 (420 mm) DIN A4 (297 mm) DIN A5 (210 mm) DIN B5 (250 mm) DIN B6 (176 mm) DIN C6 (162 mm) Executive 10.5" Letter 11" Legal 14" Selects the form length by standard formats. Using Standard, different paper formats can be selected directly, e.g. DIN A4, Legal, Letter. The LC display indicates No format if a value is selected by the Line function or ESC sequences, which does not correspond to a standard format. FormAdj FormAdj = 0/72" : FormAdj = 12/72"* : FormAdj = 220/72" Sets the first print position of a form in n/72 inch, separately adjustable for each paper path. The settings made here reduce the height of the printable area. Head = 0 : Head = 18* : Head = 100 Adjusts the printhead gap manually; separately adjustable for each paper path. Only if the AGA function of the printer is switched off (see Setting the print head gap). Head 80 Reference manual The Menu Parameter group Parameter Description AutoTear View/Tear = Off* View = 1s View = 3s View = 6s Tear = 1s Tear = 3s Tear = 6s Tear at TOF The auto tear function or the auto view function can be selected as desired. When auto view is switched on, the last printed text is visible. As soon as data is received the paper moves to the “normal” print position. After printing the printer waits for the given interval to bring the paper once more to the auto view position. The paper is in the tear off position when auto tear is switched on, the perforation of the paper is positioned at the tear off edge of the printer. If data is received, 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 is not aligned with the perforation of the paper then this can be corrected. 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). 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. Width Width = 8 Inch Width = 13.2 Inch Width = 13.6 Inch* Selects the line length in inches. With the setting of 8 Inch, the printer operates like a printer with a width of only 8 inches. ColorOpt Not installed* 4 x Black Red + 3 x Black Red, Green ... Yellow, Magenta ... Sets the ribbon. Select the parameter Not installed for a printer without a colour option. All other options apply only for the multi-coloured version of the printer. 81 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 “protected”. 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 off by sequences. FFmode FFmode = Off* FFmode = On FFmode = On: If the paper is positioned in the first printing line, form feeds will be ignored. FFmode = Off: Form feed will be performed in all cases. 82 Reference manual Parameter group The Menu Parameter PapOpt AutoASF AutoTRA Description Controls the optional automatic single sheet feeder (ASF) and/or the optional tractor. This parameter group is only available if an optional single sheet feeder or tractor is installed. Off* On Off* T1=T2 T1=T2=T3 If an ASF is not installed, Off is displayed (factory default). If an ASF is installed and the Off parameter is activated, only the selected source is supported (either via the menu or an ESC sequence). If the selected paper source is empty, printing stops. If an ASF is installed and you select On, the printer will load paper from the other source if the selected one is empty. If an optional tractor is not installed, Off is displayed (factory default). If an optional tractor is installed and the Off parameter is activated, only the selected tractor is supported (either via the menu or an ESC sequence). If the selected tractor is out of paper, printing stops. If an optional tractor is installed and you select T1=T2 (standard printer) or T1=T2=T3 (2T model), the printer will load paper from the other tractor if the selected one is empty. For the 2T model, the selection priority is T2–T3–T1, i.e. if the selected T2 is out of paper, the printer will first try to load paper from T3, then from T1. If the selected T3 is empty, the printer will first address T1, then T2. If T1 is selected and empty, first T2, then T3 will be addressed. 83 Reference manual The Menu ➤ Menu settings (example) 84 Reference manual Functions and Adjustments Functions and Adjustments This test menu contains three test functions (ASCII 80, ASCII 136, H-Dump). The function PMS allows you to activate the automatic paper motion sensor (PMS), which stops in case of a paper jam printing and paper movements and displays an error message. 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. Furthermore, you may select settings to facilitate handling paper of complicated structure or poor quality (Paphand). The CX-bid menu option controls the bidirectionality of the parallel interface. With the function Wrap you can set line wrap and with the function Sound beep at paper end. The Single menu option can be used to deactivate the single sheet function (for printers without single sheet feeder). The function Pap.back allows printing on paper with a dark back. You can use the HvyForm function to set the print head to print the same line twice at double strike force in order to ensure that copy paper produces optimum results even if it has a faint copying effect. 85 Reference manual Functions and Adjustments ASCII80 ASCII136 Back Next H-Dump Back ASCII test with 80 or 136 characters per line Interface test and activating the paper motion sensor PMS Next Setting default form length and the Automatic Gap Adjustment for the print head Forml AGA Back Next Settings to facilitate handling paper of poor quality and the parallel interface Paphand CX-bid Back Next Paphand Wrap CX-bid Sound Back Next Single Back Back Pap.back Next HvyForm Next Setting line wrap and sound when paper empty Activate/deactivate manual single sheet feeder Setting for printing on paper with dark back To print copy paper 86 Reference manual 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 operation of the printhead and the mechanics, as well as efficient data transmission from the computer to the printer. Testmode Initializing ... 1 2 3 4 Online Enter Test mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the printer. Hold the key Online until Testmode is shown in the display. Setup 87 Reference manual Test functions ➤ Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII) To check operational readiness, your printer contains a self-test routine which allows testing of the printer configuration, the print quality and correct operation of your printer. Testmode Initializing ... Before performing a self-test, your printer 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. 1 2 3 4 ASCII80 ASCII136 Back Next 1 2 3 4 Online Setup Online Setup 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). STOP 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. 88 Reference manual Adjust Menu 1 Test functions 2 Paperway Char 3 4 Online Setup 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 test mode. Testmode Park 1 2 Off LF/FF 3 4 Testmode Off is displayed. Press the key Online, the test printout starts. Online The self-test can be interrupted by pressing the key Online which will stop printing and put the printer into Offline status. Setup Before you begin printing, you can adjust the paper for the printout with soft keys (2) and (3). 89 Reference manual Test functions Example of an ASCII test printout If you selected a proportional font (PS font) , the printed length of the lines varies. This test can also be used to determine and set the optimal printhead gap (see the section Setting the print head gap). ➤ Exiting Rolling ASCII The self-Rolling ASCII test mode test mode can only be terminated by switching off your printer. For this operation the printer must be Offline. test mode STOP If you want to stop the test printout before switching off the printer, press the key Online. 90 Reference manual Test functions ➤ Interface test (Hex-Dump) Printout in Hex-Dump With the interface test (Hex-Dump/H-Dump) you can test data transmission 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. Put the printer into Test mode by pressing the key Online while switching 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 automatically changes to display ASCII 80 ASCII 136. ASCII80 ASCII136 Back Next 1 2 3 4 Press the key Next (4), the display shows the next menu level. Online Setup 91 Reference manual Test functions H-Dump Back 1 2 Offline Park 1 2 Next 3 4 H-Dump LF/FF 3 4 Online If you press the key H-Dump (2) you select the H-Dump mode and Offline H-Dump is shown on the display. Setup Online 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). Setup Example of a Hex-Dump printout After the transmission you must switch the printer to Offline. Any remaining data left in the interface buffer is then printed. 92 Reference manual Test functions Terminating Hex-Dump Hex-Dump mode can only be terminated by switching off the printer. STOP If you want to stop the Hex-Dump printout before switching off the printer, press the key Online and then the key LF/FF (4) once. 93 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer Mechanical adjustments to the printer As well as the test functions, you also have the possibility of activating the automatic paper motion sensor (PMS) in case of a paper jam, 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 set line wrap and with the function Sound beep at paper end. The Single menu option can be used to deactivate the single sheet function (for printers without single sheet feeder). The function Pap.back allows printing on paper with a dark back. You can use the HvyForm function to set the print head to print the same line twice at double strike force in order to ensure that copy paper produces optimum results even if it has a faint copying effect. 94 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Automatic paper motion sensor (PMS function) You can use this function to activate or deactivate the paper motion detection feature. When it is active, printing and paper movements stop in case of a paper jam and an error message is output in the display. Set the printer to test mode by pressing the Online key while you switch on the printer. Keep the Online key pressed until “Test mode”appears in the display. The display shows Test mode for about 1 second and then ASCII 80 ASCII 136. ASCII80 ASCII136 Back Next 1 2 H-Dump Back 1 2 3 4 PMS Next 3 4 Press the Next (4) key to change to the next parameter group. Online Setup Select the PMS (3) menu. Online Setup 95 Reference manual PMS=On Set < 1 2 Mechanical adjustments to the printer > * Exit 3 4 Online Setup Setting options: On/Off Default setting: On PMS=On: The form movements of the active paper path are monitored. In case of a paper jam, printing and paper movements stop and an error message is displayed. PMS=Off: A paper jam will not produce an error message. Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). 96 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Setting the Form length (Formlen function) The Formlen function allows you to set the basic form length to meet your requirements. 12 inches are usual in Europe, as opposed to 11 inches in the USA. Put the printer into Test mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the printer. 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. ASCII80 ASCII136 Back Next 1 2 3 4 Formlen AGA Back Next 1 2 3 4 Press the Next key (4) twice. Online Setup Select the Formlen menu (2). Online Setup 97 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer Formlen=12" * Set < > Exit 1 2 3 4 Online Setup Setting options: 12 inches or 11 inches Default setting: 11 inches for 120 V printers 12 inches for 230 V printers The value defined here is set in all menus and for all paper paths. 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 Set key (1). 98 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Automatic Gap Adjustment (AGA function) Formlen AGA Back Next 1 2 AGA=On Set < 1 2 3 4 > * Exit 3 4 This function allows you to switch the Automatic Gap Adjustment (AGA) off or on. Select the AGA menu (3). Online Setup Online Setup Setting options: On/Off Default setting: On AGA=On: printer checks paper thickness and changes gap adjustment if necessary (default). Measurments take place – after power-on – in single sheet mode: for each sheet – in tractor mode: whenever changing the paper path, when loading paper AGA=Off: selects manual gap adjustment. For more informations see chapter The menu. Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). The printer automatically leaves Testmode and assumes Online mode. 99 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Paper handling (Paphand function) The Paphand group of menus improves the possibilities for the troublefree printing of paper with properties likely to cause problems (perforations, etc.) or poor quality paper. Put the printer into Test mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the printer. The display shows ASCII80 ASCII136. Change to the parameter group Formlen AGA by pressing the key Next (4) three times. Paphand CX-bid Back Next 1 2 3 4 Head up Pagewid Back Next 1 2 3 4 Online Select the Paphand menu (2); the abbreviation stands for “paper handling”. Setup Select the Head up menu (2). Online Setup 100 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Increasing the printhead gap (Head up) Head up=Off * Set < > Exit 1 2 3 4 Online Setup Setting options: On/Off Default setting: Off If the parameter is set to On, the printhead gap increases during form feed and line feed four lines before and after the perforation on the form (= protected zone). The printhead gap is always increased during form feeding past the perforation even when feeding takes place outside the protected zone. Printing is possible in the protected area. Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key (1). 101 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Paper width (Pagewid) Head up Pagewid Back Next 1 2 3 4 Pagewid=136/10"* Set < > Exit 1 2 3 4 Select the Pagewid menu (3) (stands for page width). Online Setup Online Setup 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 paper 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. Set the printing width rather than the actual paper width. Confirm your settings with the Set key (1) and press the Next key (4) to access the next group of parameters. 102 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Left-hand area (Leftzon) Leftzon Rightzo Back Next 1 2 3 4 Leftzon=Off * Set < > Exit 1 2 3 4 Select the Leftzon menu (2) (stands for left zone). Online Setup Online Setup 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). Confirm your settings with the Set key (1). 103 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Right-hand area (Rightzo) Leftzon Rightzo Back Next 1 2 3 4 Rightzo=Off * Set < > Exit 1 2 3 4 Select the Rightzo menu (3) (stands for right zone). Online Setup Online Setup Setting optionss: On/Off Default setting: Off If the parameter is On, the print head travels from the right-hand perforation area towards the centre of the paper while the paper is moving. The Pagewid option must be correctly set in this case (see above). If this parameter is On, the print head carriage travels to the centre of the form while the paper is loaded. Confirm your setting with the Set key (1) and press the Next key (4) to access the next group of parameters. 104 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Physical left margin (Physlm) Select the Physlm menu (2) (stands for physical left margin). Physlm Back 1 2 Physlm= Set < 1 2 Next 3 4 0/10" * > Exit 3 4 Online Setup Online Setup Setting otpions: 0 to 30 in 1/10 inch steps Default setting: 0 1/10 inch Permanent (physical) setting of the left margin. This parameter cannot be changed by emulation-dependent margin settings. Margin setting values entered by ESC sequences are added to the Physlm. Note that this value is subtracted from the maximum printing width of 13.6 inches. Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key (1). All parameters described in the Paphand group may also be defined via an ESC sequence (see chapter Emulations or the Programmer’s Application Manual). 105 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Bidirectional parallel interface (CX-bid) Paphand CX-bid Back Next 1 2 3 CX-bid=On Set < > 1 2 3 4 * Exit 4 Select the CX-bid menu (3). Online Setup Online Setup Setting options: On/Off Default setting: On CX-bid = ON sets the parallel interface of the printer to bidirectional mode (IEEE 1284, Nibble mode). CX-bid = OFF sets the interface to compatibility mode in orto ensure reliable operation with special external boxes. Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key (1). Change to the next parameter group with the Next key (4). 106 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Line wrap (Wrap) Wrap Back 1 2 Wrap=On Set < 1 2 Sound Next 3 4 > * Exit 3 4 Select the Wrap menu (2). Online Setup Online Setup Setting options: On/Off Default setting: On Wrap = On: If more characters than can be printed are transmitted per line, the characters which cannot be printed on this line are printed at the 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 Set key (1). 107 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Beep at paper end (Sound) Wrap Back 1 2 Sound Next 3 Sound=On Set < > 1 2 3 4 * Exit 4 Select the Sound menu (3). Online Setup Online Setup 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 Set key (1). Change to the next parameter group with the Next key (4). 108 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Deactivate single sheet feeder (Single) Single Back 1 2 Pap.back Next 3 Single=On Set < > 1 2 3 4 * Exit 4 Some printer models are designed for fanfold paper operation only and therefore do not feature a single sheet feeder. To prevent erroneous selection of the single sheet paper source, all sequences referring to the single sheet feeder can be deactivated by setting the Single menu option to Off. Select the Single menu (2). Online Setup Online Setup Setting options: On/Off Default setting: On Single = On is the default setting for printer models with single sheet function. Single = Off must be selected for printer models without single sheet function. This setting is not reset by loading the default factory settings. Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key (1). 109 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Settings for paper with dark back (Pap.back) Single Back 1 2 Pap.back Next 3 4 Pap.back=normal* Set < > Exit 1 2 3 4 Select the Pap.back menu (3). Online Setup Online Setup Setting options: normal/dark Default setting normal Pap.back = normal is the standard for normal paper. Pap.back = dark can be set to process paper with a grey back. 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 (undefined colours). Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key (1). 110 Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer ➤ Setting for printing copy paper (HvyForm) HvyForm Next Back 1 2 3 4 HvyForm=Off * Set < > Exit 1 2 3 4 Select the HvyForm menu (3). Online Setup Online Setup Setting options: On/Off Default setting: Off If you set HvyForm = ON, the printer prints the same line twice at double strike. This setting ensures that copy paper produces optimum results. With the Copy Draft, NLQ and LQ print qualities, the line is printed twice, however, at single strike. 111 Reference manual Loading optional firmware or character generator Loading optional firmware or character generator STOP If you download new firmware as described below, all menu settings will be overwritten. For this reason you should print a menu dump in orto be able to reestablish the previous settings if necessary (see menu description table). To load new firmware, proceed as follows. Online 1 2 3 4 Setup BOOT Online 1 2 3 4 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. Setup 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 * The word DOWNLOAD is in this example a place holfor the identification number of the respective firmware. 112 Reference manual Loading optional firmware or character generator Download firmware 1 2 Online 3 4 Setup A progress indicator (bar) and DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE appears on the display during the download; alternatively, an error message is displayed: BOO = Boot block PRG = Firmware GEN = Character set or font (character generator) P+G = Firmware and character set The number of the currently transferred data block (frame) is displayed in addition in the top line of the display on the right. DOWNLOAD OK is displayed briefly when the procedure has been completed successfully. The printer then runs through its initialisation routine, after which it is ready for use. It is possible to repeat the download separately, e.g. firmware followed by character generator. ➤ Loading the operating system for the first time ➤ Troubleshooting 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 display. 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… ”. 113 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 and a 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. STOP Repairs should only be performed by authorised service personnel. 114 Reference manual ➲ The display remains dark Troubleshooting The printer is switched on, but nothing happens (nothing is displayed, no noise). Switch off 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 feelights up, Online is shown on the display and the printhead moves to the start position. If these steps do not eliminate the fault: Replace the power cord and repeat step 3. Check that power flows at the socket e.g. using a desk lamp, if necessary use a different socket and repeat step 3. Contact your dealer if the printer cannot be powered up. STOP Do not attempt to open the printer. You might suffer an electric shock. 115 Reference manual ➲ The display is lit, but the printer does not print Troubleshooting 1. 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). 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 computer and in chapter Interfaces. Check that the printer is properly adapted to the computer (configured). Refer to section The control panel. Check the parameter set in the Setup menu unI/O (serial/parallel) and if necessary correct it. 3. Check that the top cover is closed. 4. Check that paper is inserted and loaded. Refer to the section Loading paper. ➲ 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 Changing the paper type. 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. 116 Reference manual Troubleshooting 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. If necessary, drive the remaining paper manually to the park position with the key . ➲ Paper jam (fanfold paper) 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). 2. Press the key knob). to transport the paper backwards (substitutes manual 3. 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 Loading paper. You should pay special attention to the following points: Insert the paper straight. After inserting the paper, close the tractors. 117 Reference manual Troubleshooting Adjust the tractors, the paper should be positioned in the tractors straight but without tension. Adjust the printhead gap to the paper thickness (multiple forms, etc.). Clean upper friction (see Care and maintenance). ➲ 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 Loading paper – single sheets. Pay attention to the following points: Set single sheet feed to the corresponding paper width. Insert the paper straight as far as possible. Adjust the printhead gap to the paper thickness (multiple forms, etc.). ➲ Paper does not move to tear Single sheet inserted. off position It is only possible to tear off when fanfold paper is used, refer to the section Moving paper to the tear position. 118 Reference manual Troubleshooting ➤ Problems with the print quality ➲ Print is too pale 2. The ribbon is used up or the ribbon cassette is not correctly fitted. Refer to the section Changing the ribbon cassette. 1. 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 <0. See the section Setting the printhead gap. ➲ 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 >0. See the section Setting the printhead gap. ➲ 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 Specifications). 4. Set CX-bid in the test menu to OFF (see Bidirectional parallel interface). 119 Reference manual ➲ The first line is not com- Troubleshooting Check the function FormAdj. Refer to the chapter The menu. pletely printed out at the top ➲ Dots within characters are missing 1. Check whether the ribbon is damaged, if necessary replace it (see the 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. We recommend to use genuine ribbon cassettes only. In case of points 3 or 4, please contact your dealer. 120 Reference manual Troubleshooting ➤ Error messages via the display ➲ Load paper from ... The paper has run out during operation. 1. The printer has been switched on, but no paper has been inserted. Insert paper in the active sheet feeder. 2. The paper is not fed past the light barrier. Place the paper more to the left. ➲ 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. ➲ Cover open Top cover is open, close it. ➲ Parity Error Transmission error from computer to printer via the optional serial interface. 1. Compare the interface configuration of your printer with the settings of your computer (protocol). 2. Check the cable, if necessary replace it. 3. The cable exceeds the maximum allowed length. 121 Reference manual ➲ Frame Error Troubleshooting Transmission error (serial interface) Compare the format setting of your printer with the setting of your computer. Check the permissible cable length. See parity error. ➲ 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. Contact your dealer. ➲ Motor defect Internal hardware error Load the default settings. If the error still occurs, contact your service technician. ➲ Overrun Error Received data which has not yet been printed is overwritten with new data. Check that the correct busy protocol (e.g. XON XOFF) is set in the menu Serial interface, protocol. Check the interface cable (see section Connecting the printer to the computer and in chapter Interfaces). 122 Reference manual ➲ Eject Error Troubleshooting 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. ➲ 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. ➲ Paper Jam ➲ Check ribbon Eliminate the paper jam detected by the paper motion sensor. For the procedure, see Paper jam (fanfold paper) or Paper jam (single sheets). The ribbon is damaged and blocked. Replace the ribbon. Check that the print head carriage moves easily. 123 Reference manual Troubleshooting ➤ Additional display messages These are not error messages, they give operating instructions and information from the printer to the user. ➲ Press any key To proceed press any key. ➲ Loading Default The factory-set parameters are loaded and are written into all menus. ➲ Only available in Epson Functions which have no meaning in this emulation have been selected. For this function please switch to the appropriate emulation in the menu. mode ➲ Park position You are informed when the fanfold paper is in the park position. ➲ Tear paper off Note for the operator to tear off the paper automatically positioned at the tear off edge. ➲ Load paper from single Paper is not available in the selected paper path. Data is in the interface receiver buffer. ➲ Remove paper in xxx The paper path has been changed (xxx indicates the paper path). Please remove any remaining paper in the printer manually. 124 Reference manual Care and maintenance Care and maintenance The printer is designed to operate with minimal maintenance. It is recommended to check the ribbon from time to time and to clean the platen. Preventive maintenance is not necessary. STOP Before cleaning, turn off the printer and disconnect the power cable. STOP Do not oil or grease the printer, especially the sliderails and shafts. 125 Reference manual Care and maintenance ➤ Replacing the fuse The printer is provided with a line fuse accessible from the exterior. Press the fuse cover slightly inwards with a screwdriver and turn it until the cover tab comes out through the recess in housing. Then remove the fuse. STOP Only use the same type of fuse for replacement. Install the fuse in reverse order of steps. The fuse ratings are specified on the printer type plate which is mounted above the power connector on the rear: T4,00A/250V 126 Reference manual Care and maintenance ➤ Cleaning the housing Clean the printer housing with mild detergent (or a plastic cleaning agent) and a soft lint-free cloth. STOP ➤ Cleaning the interior Do not use abrasive cleaners. Never use solvents. Remove paper and dust (ribbon deposits) with a soft brush. Check that any paper has been removed from the tractors. 127 Reference manual Care and maintenance ➤ Platen Remove the ribbon. Clean the printer bar cautiously with an alcohol-based cleaning agent. 128 Reference manual Care and maintenance ➤ Ribbon Check whether the ribbon is worn or damaged. The ribbon must be replaced if it is frayed, see Changing the ribbon cassette and Error messages via the display. The service life of the ribbon is 20 million characters. ➤ Upper friction Clean the rollers of the upper friction as necessary with a mild cleaning agent and a soft, lint-free cloth. ➤ Carriage shafts STOP Carriage shafts must not be greased; otherwise damage will occur on the printer. 129 Reference manual Emulations Emulations ➤ General When a printer understands the control set written for another printer 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 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. 130 Reference manual ➤ What are escape sequences? Emulations Generally, an escape sequence consists of an ESCape control character (ESC = decimal 27 or hexadecimal 1B) followed by one or more characters, 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. 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 functions can only be carried out using the MTPL sequences as you will see when you look at the list of available command codes. Control codes Control codes are similar to escape sequences because they instruct the printer to do a specific function. However, unlike escape sequences, control codes do not begin with the ESC control code. Instead, they consist of special single-character non-printing commands (e.g. LF, FF, DC2). 131 Reference manual The $$ procedure Emulations 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 ($$) are placed immediately after each other in the text and is transmitted to the printer or if the parameter Escape=ESC+$$ is selected in the printer menu. Example: In the MTPL + IBM Proprinter emulation, bold print can be switched on by the sequence E and can be switched off with the sequence F. Input: Output: Highlight the word $$E Printer $$F with bold print Highlight the word Printer with bold print 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 in normal ASCII texts (e.g. program listings) with this procedure. The function of the ESC character remains unaffected. 132 Reference manual ➤ How are escape sequences used? Emulations Escape sequences are transmitted to the printer by your computer software. 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. To enter control codes the Ctrl key and an ASCII character must be pressed simultaneously. For instance, by pressing Ctrl and J a line feed is accomplished (it is required to output the character string on the printer). More information concerning this topic is contained in your computer software manual and the corresponding Programmer’s Application Manuals (see chapter Options and accessories). 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. 133 Reference manual MTPL Emulations 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. Example in BASIC open “LPT1:” as #1 width #1,255 Text1$ = ,,10 characters/inch” Text2$ = “15 characters/inch” ESC$ = chr$(27) print #1,ESC$;"[4w";Text1$;ESC$;"[6w";Text2$;ESC$;"[4w";Text1$ end 134 Reference manual Example in Pascal Emulations program cpi_example; uses printer; const ESC = #27; Text1 = “10 characters/inch”; Text2 = “15 characters/inch”; begin writeln(lst,Esc,"[4w",Text1,ESC,"[6w",Text2,Esc,"[4w",Text1); end. Printout After the program has been completed the following text appears: 10 characters/inch 15 characters/inch 10 characters/inch 135 Reference manual Emulations ➤ List of available control The following table shows sequences marked by a ✓ if they are available in the various emulations. The MTPL sequences can be used within all emulation modes. The corresponding sequences are marked by a ✽. codes If you want to know more about control codes, we recommend our Programmer’s Application Manual on this CD-ROM. MTPL IBM XL24 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ IBM AGM ✓ ✓ Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 Function ✓ ✓ Signal tone ✓ ✓ Control character BS (Backspace) ✓ ✓ Deleting a data line ✓ ✓ Control character CR (Carriage return) Start character for MTPL sequences, corr. ESC [ ✓ ✓ ✓ Selecting the printer ✓ ✓ Condensed printing OFF (set by or ) ✓ ✓ Deselecting the printer ✓ ✓ Double-wide printing OFF (set by or ) ✓ ✓ ✽ ✓ ✓ Delete line. Epson: Delete last character ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Start character for programming sequence ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ! Print mode selection 136 Reference manual MTPL IBM XL24 Emulations IBM AGM ✓ Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 Function ✓ ✓ # Bit 8 = unchanged ✓ ✓ $; Perform absolute horizontal step ✓ ✓ %<0><0> Select ROM character generator ✓ ✓ %<1><0> Select download generator ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ %3; Graphics print with 60 dpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ %4; Graphics print with 120 dpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ %5; Graphics print with 80 dpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ %7; Graphics print with 240 dpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ %8; Graphics print with 72 dpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ %9; Graphics print with 90 dpi ✓ ✓ &.. Define download character ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (& Character set ISO 8859-2 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (* Character set ISO 8859-5 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (+ Character set ISO 8859-1 SAP ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (. Character set ISO 8859-9 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (/ Character set ISO 8859-15 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (< Character set Cro ASCII 137 Reference manual MTPL IBM XL24 Emulations IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 Function ✓ (c Defining the page format ✓ (v Relative vertical printing position ✓ (t Assigning a character table ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (m Character set BRASCII ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (n Character set Abicomp ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (p Windows character set 1250 (Latin2) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (q Windows character set 1251 (Cyrillic) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (r Windows character set 1252 (Latin1) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (t Windows character set 1254 (Turkish) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (‘ Character set Norwegian ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (A Character set UK-ASCII ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (B Character set US-ASCII ✓ (C Defining the page length ✽ (F Assign character set G0 ✓ (G Selecting graphics mode ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (H Character set Swedish-Finnish ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (K Character set German 138 Reference manual Emulations MTPL IBM XL24 IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (L Character set Portuguese ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (R Character set French ✓ (U Setting positioning units in n/3600 inch ✓ (V Absolute vertical printing position Function ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (Y Character set Italian ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ (Z Character set Spanish ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ )F Assign character set G1 ✓ ✓ ✓ *<0>; Set graphics print to 60 dpi ✓ ✓ ✓ *<1>; Set graphics print to 120 dpi ✓ ✓ ✓ *<2>; Set graphics print to 120 dpi ✓ ✓ ✓ *<3>; Set graphics print to 240 dpi ✓ ✓ ✓ *<32>; Set graphics print to 60 dpi ✓ ✓ ✓ *<33>; Set graphics print to 120 dpi ✓ ✓ ✓ *<38>; Set graphics print to 90 dpi ✓ ✓ ✓ *<39>; Set graphics print to 180 dpi ✓ ✓ ✓ *<4>; Set graphics print to 80 dpi ✓ ✓ ✓ *<40>; Set graphics print to 360 dpi 139 Reference manual Emulations MTPL IBM XL24 IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✓ ✓ ✽ *F Assign character set G2 ✓ - Underlining ON/OFF ✓ / Select vertical tab channels . Printing raster graphics : Condensed printing 12 cpi ON ✓ ✓ ✓ Function ✓ ✓ ✓ :<0> Copy ROM character set ✓ ✓ < Unidirectional printing for 1 line ✓ ✓ = Set bit 8 = 0 =... Load font/character set ✓ ✓ ✓ > Set bit 8 = 1 ✓ ✓ ? Reload a graphics mode ✓ ✓ @ Initialize printer ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ MTPL start character for programming sequence ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [:y Right justification and centering OFF ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [=z Bold ON ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [>z Bold OFF ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?1~ MTPL command set 140 Reference manual Emulations MTPL IBM XL24 IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?10~ Barcode interpretation OFF ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?11~ Start barcode interpretation ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?4~ MTPL + IBM Proprinter-24 command set ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?50h Selecting character sets with 256 characters ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?50l Selecting character sets with 94 characters ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?51h Proportional fonts automatic NLQ and LQ ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?51l Proportional fonts in draft mode possible (default) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?52h Font selection (ESC[10...19m]) possible only for print quality NLQ and LQ ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?52l Font selection (ESC[10...19m]) Draft possible (default) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?53h Extended character set ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?53l Standard character set ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?6~ MTPL + EPSON LQ command set ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?7h Line overrun = CR + LF ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?7l Line overrun = Truncating data outside of the printing area ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [?~ Change emulation ✓ ✓ [@;... Set double height Function 141 Reference manual Emulations IBM XL24 IBM AGM ✓ ✓ ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✓ ✽ ✽ ✓ ✽ ✓ MTPL Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 Function [\;... Change vertical base units ✽ [0;;n{ Select single sheet operation ✽ ✽ [0;0r Clear top and bottom margin ✽ ✽ ✽ [0;0s Clear left and right margin ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [0g Clear horizontal tab at the current printhead position ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [0m Clear all selected fonts ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [0m Reset colour ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [0 SP I Measuring unit decipoint ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [0 SP K Set horizontal pitch to 10 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [0 SP L Set vertical spacing to 6 lpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [0 SP X High print quality ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [0w Set 5 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [0y Selecting Copy Draft printing quality ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [0z Superscript ON ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [0 + u Switch off Heavy Form ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [10m Font 0 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [10 y Right and centre adjustment OFF Default: Draft 142 Reference manual Emulations MTPL IBM XL24 IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [10z Microscript ON ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [11 e Set PUM (absolute measuring unit) to OFF ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [11 h Set PUM (absolute measuring unit) to ON ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [11m Font 1 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [11w Set 20 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [11 y Select print quality Draft ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [12m Font 2 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [12 SP K Set horizontal pitch to 12 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [12y Select print quality LQ ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [12z Double height ON (top portion) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [13m Font 3 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [13z Double height ON (lower portion) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [14m Font 4 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [14y Select print quality High Speed Draft ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [15m Font 5 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [15 SP K Set horizontal pitch to 15 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [16m Font 6 Function Default: Default: Default: Default: Default: Default: NLQ Courier LQ Courier NLQ S Serif LQ S Serif LQ Roman LQ Roman 143 Reference manual Emulations MTPL IBM XL24 IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [17m Font 7 Default: LQ Roman ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [18m Font 8 Default: LQ OCRB ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [19m Font 9 Default: LQ OCRA ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [1 + u Switch on Heavy Form ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [1 g Clear vertical tab at current position ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [1 SP k Printout in Royal Mail Customer Barcode ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [1 SP L Set vertical spacing to 4 lpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [1 SP p Initiate US Postnet Barcode ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [1 SP X Print quality medium ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [1w Set 6 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [1y Print quality NLQ ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [1z Subscript ON ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [21{ ASF-1: Select feeder front ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [22{ ASF-2: Select feeder rear ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [21m Double underlining ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [23m Italics OFF ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [24m Underline OFF Function 144 Reference manual Emulations MTPL IBM XL24 IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [26m Proportional font ON ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [2g Clear all horizontal tabs in the current line ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [2J Print page ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [2 SP l Measuring unit decipoint ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [2 SP k Printout in Kix Barcode ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [2 SP L Set vertical spacing to 3 lpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [2 SP X Print quality low ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [2w Set 7.5 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [2y Proportional font ON ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [2z Double height OFF ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [2z Superscript, subscript and microscript OFF ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [30m Black ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [3g Clear all horizontal tabs ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [3m Italics ON ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [3 SP L Set vertical spacing to 12 lpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [3w Set 8.6 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [3z Line density 6 lpi (= line spacing 1/6 inch) Function 145 Reference manual Emulations MTPL IBM XL24 IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [4g Clear all vertical tabs ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [4m Underline ON ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [4 SP L Set vertical spacing to 8 lpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [4w Set 10 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [4y Selecting NLQ printing quality at 10 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [4z Line density 8 lpi (= line spacing 1/8 inch) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [5{ Select fanfold paper mode tractor 1 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [6{ Select fanfold paper mode tractor 2 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [7{ Select fanfold paper mode tractor 3 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [50m Proportional font OFF ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [50{ Page at print position ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [51{ Page at tear off position (perforation) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [52{ Page at view position ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [53m Overlining ON ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [54{ Cut at current line (option) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [55m Overlining OFF ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [5n Request status report Function 146 Reference manual Emulations MTPL IBM XL24 IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [5w Set 12 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [5y NLQ with 12 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [5z Graphics normal ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [6~ Initialize the printer ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [6 SP K Set horizontal pitch to 6 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [6w Set 15 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [6z Graphics inverted ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [7w Set 17.1 cpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [7y Proportional font OFF ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [7z Bit 8 = unchanged ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [8w Reset double stroke ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [8y Right justification ON ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [8z Set bit 8 = 0 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [9 SP L Set vertical spacing to 2 lpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [9w Set double stroke ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [9y Centering ON ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [9z Set bit 8 = 1 Function 147 Reference manual MTPL IBM XL24 Emulations IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 Function ✓ [g;<0> Set graphics print to 60 dpi ✓ [g;<1> Set graphics print to 120 dpi ✓ [g;<11> Set graphics print to 180 dpi ✓ [g;<12> Set graphics print to 360 dpi ✓ [g;<2> Set graphics print to 120 dpi ✓ [g;<3> Set graphics print to 240 dpi ✓ [g;<8> Set graphics print to 60 dpi ✓ [g;<9> Set graphics print to 120 dpi ✓ ✓ [j Position paper back 1/180" ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [;f Set absolute horizontal and vertical position ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [+w Interface holding time n = 1 - 30 s ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [+x Head position horizontal in n/720"; also paper load pos. ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [+y Printhead gap n = (0 - 100) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [+z Auto. or man. printhead gap adjustment ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [SP q Load menu ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [...+v Paper handling options ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [...SP r Print transparent characters 148 Reference manual Emulations MTPL IBM XL24 IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [;f Set absolute horizontal and vertical position ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [;SP 0 Change character size ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [;SP D Select font ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [;SP G Set character/line spacing ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [;r Set top and bottom margin ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [;s Set left and right margin ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ a Set relative horizontal position ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ d Set absolute vertical position ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ e Set relative vertical position ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ j Relative horizontal position back (to the left) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ k Relative vertical position back (to the top) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ p Set HMI ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ q Set horizontal step ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ SP \ Set additional spaces ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ SP C Select character size ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ SP f Set reduced spacing ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ SP g Set character spacing Function 149 Reference manual Emulations MTPL IBM XL24 IBM AGM ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ SP h Line spacing ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ SP s Transmits the “n” character as an ASCII character (n= 0–255) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ SP U Beginning of line (default value) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ SP V End of line (default value) ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ t Set form length in lines ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ u Set horizontal tab ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ [ v Set vertical tab ✓ ✓ \; Perform relative horizontal step \; Transparent mode for the characters following ✓ ^ Transparent mode for the character following ✓ _ Overline ON/OFF 0 Set line feed to 1/8 inch 1 Set line feed to 7/72 inch 2 Set line feed to 1/6 inch 2 Set line feed to n/72 inch 3 Set line feed to n/180 inch 3>n> Set line feed to n/216 inch ✓ ✓ Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Function 150 Reference manual MTPL IBM XL24 Emulations IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 ✓ ✓ 4 Italics ON 4 Set beginning of form 5 Italics OFF 5 Autom. line feed ON/OFF 6 Print ASCII codes dec. 129 to dec. 159 6 PC character set 2 (expanded) 7 Suppress ASCII codes 129 to 159 7 PC character set 1 (standard) a Select orientation A Line spacing n/60 inch A Prepare line spacing n/72 inch ✓ b<0> Clear all tabs ✓ b<0> Set vertical tabs in channels ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Function ✓ ✓ B<0> Clear all vertical tabs ✓ ✓ B...<0> Set vertical tabs B...<0> Set vertical tabs c Reset to initialisation status 151 Reference manual MTPL IBM XL24 Emulations IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 Function ✓ c Setting the horizontal motion index (HMI) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ C<0> Set form length in inches ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ C Set form length in lines ✓ ✓ ✓ d; Perform relative horizontal step ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ D<0> Clear all horizontal tabs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ D...<0> Set horizontal tabs ✓ ✓ Condensed printing OFF ✓ ✓ Double-wide printing OFF (set with or ) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ E Bold ON ✓ ✓ 0 Deselect single sheet operation ✓ ✓ 1 Bin 1 (front) (option) ✓ ✓ 2 Bin 2 (rear) (option) ✓ ✓ 4 Select single sheet operation ✓ ✓ R Print page ✓ ✓ F Bold OFF ✓ ✓ g Set character pitch to 15 cpi ✓ ✓ G Set double stroke 152 Reference manual MTPL Emulations IBM XL24 IBM AGM ✓ ✓ Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✽ ✽ ✓ ✓ Function H Reset double stroke H Set horizontal tab at current printhead position j Single line feed back n/180 inch j Set printer to Off Line J Single line feed n/180 inch J Single line feed n/216 inch ✓ ✓ k Select font ✓ ✓ K; Set graphics print to 60 dpi ✓ ✓ l Set left margin l Select print mode ✓ ✓ L; Set graphics print to 120 dpi ✓ ✓ M Set character pitch to 12 cpi (Elite) ✽ ✽ n Character generator LS2 ✓ ✓ N Set perforation skip ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ o Character generator LS3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ O Reset perforation skip ✓ ✓ p Proportional font ON/OFF 153 Reference manual MTPL IBM XL24 Emulations IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 Function ✓ ✓ pn Proportional font ON/OFF ✓ ✓ P Set character pitch to 10 cpi (Pica) ✓ ✓ P Proportional font ON/OFF ✓ ✓ Q<35> Deselect printer ✓ ✓ ✓ Q Set right margin ✓ ✓ r Select colour R Reset all tabs ✓ ✓ ✓ R0 Epson character set USA ✓ ✓ R1 Epson character set France ✓ ✓ R2 Epson character set Germany ✓ ✓ R3 Epson character set United Kingdom ✓ ✓ R4 Epson character set Denmark I ✓ ✓ R5 Epson character set Sweden ✓ ✓ R6 Epson character set Italy ✓ ✓ R7 Epson character set Spain I ✓ ✓ R8 Epson character set Japan ✓ ✓ R9 Epson character set Norway 154 Reference manual MTPL IBM XL24 Emulations IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 Function ✓ ✓ R10 Epson character set Denmark II ✓ ✓ R11 Epson character set Spain II ✓ ✓ R12 Epson character set Latin america ✓ ✓ R13 Epson character set Korea ✓ ✓ R64 Epson character set Legal ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ S Superscript or subscript ON ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Condensed printing 17.1 cpi ON ✓ ✓ Sn Superscript or subscript ON ✓ ✓ Double-wide printing ON ✓ ✓ Set character spacing ✓ ✓ t Select character set ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ T Superscript or subscript OFF ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ U Unidirectional print ON/OFF ✓ ✓ Un Unidirectional print ON/OFF ✓ ✓ W Continuous double width ON/OFF ✓ ✓ Wn Continuous double width ON/OFF ✓ ✓ w Double height print ON/OFF ✓ ✓ 155 Reference manual MTPL IBM XL24 Emulations IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 Function ✓ ✓ wn Double height print ON/OFF ✓ ✓ x Set print quality (PQ) ✓ X Font selection according to pitch and points X Set left and right margin ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Y; Set graphics print to 120 dpi ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Z; Set graphics print to 240 dpi ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ +F Assign character set G3 ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ | Character generator LS3R ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ } Character generator LS2R ✓ ✽ ✽ ✽ ✽ ~ Character generator LS1R ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Form feed ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Horizontal tab jump ✓ Set tab stop at actual horizontal position ✓ Line feed without CR Line feed ✓ Line feed with CR ✓ Half step line feed ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 156 Reference manual MTPL IBM XL24 Emulations IBM AGM Epson Epson Code LQ-2550 LQ-2170 Function ✓ Half step line feed back ✓ Line feed without CR back Condensed printing of 17.1 cpi ON Switching the character generator (SS 3) Double-wide printing ON Switching the character generator (SS 2) Vertical tab jump Set tab stop at current vertical position ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 157 Reference manual ➤ Barcode Emulations Even the standard version of your printer has the possibility of using up to 22 different barcode types. Barcode mode can be accessed within every emulation. The user can decide whether barcode is activated permanently or activated 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 I 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. 158 Reference manual Emulations The information to be printed is transmittted in a “bracket” (DC4). A control sequence (Header) defines the parameters of the used barcode once (e.g. type, ratio, etc.). If no header is defined, the information in the “bracket” will be printed in Code 2/5 Matrix. Please note that within the Barcode environment the barcode commands have priority in case of conflicts with the emulation. Additional information is provided in the Barcode Programmer’s Application Manual on this CD-ROM. 159 Reference manual ➤ US Postnet-Barcode Emulations Postnet is a special US-American type of barcode. It is printed in character 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 terminate 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 HEX ESC[1 SP p 12345 CR 1B 5B 31 20 70 31 32 33 34 35 0D The numbers 1 to 5 are printed as Postnet stripes. 160 Reference manual ➤ LC printing Emulations 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 emulations. Prerequisite: Printer must be in Barcode mode. Note that this printer supports some scalable fonts in the LQ-2170 emulation if a compatible driver is used. * Large Character Printing 161 Reference manual ➤ List of additional control codes Emulations Sequences Control codes Function [?10~ — Barcode Off [?11~ — Barcode On PSC 0 \ — Unsecured mode PSC 1 \ — Secured mode PLS 01 \ — LCP character set US-ASCII PLS 02 \ — LCP character set german [s — Sends a character as ASCII character; n >> 0-255 decimal [20s Barcode bracket [16s Start code LCP Header [25s Termination code Header [15s LCP bracket [26s _{Start code Barcode-Header [1 SP p — US-Postnet Barcode [1 SP k — Royal Mail Customer Barcode [2 SP k — Kix Barcode You can use both the ESC sequences and the control codes. 162 Reference manual Emulations Header Function [!] nn EM LCP header [ ] = optional nn = factor [F] a [nn][;xyz][;p] EM Barcode header [ ] = optional a = Barcode type p = 0: Barcode horizontal p = 9: Barcode vertical Additional information is provided in the Barcode Programmer’s Application Manual on this CD-ROM. 163 Reference manual ➤ Configuring the printer for your computer Emulations 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 emulates 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 printers. If an original driver is provided, this provides the best prerequisites for optimum printer use. Ask your dealer about printer drivers or use our electronic information system to obtain the current printer driver (see last page of the manual for the contact number). * If you select a font which is not available in this emulation, the printer substitutes it by an available internal font. 164 Reference manual Emulations The printer supports Windows 3.1x, the Plug & Play function of Windows 95/Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows NT4. You can download all available printer drivers from the Internet free of charge (You may incur phone call charges). 165 Reference manual Character sets Character sets ➤ General information 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. hex dec 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 NUL 3 4 SP 0 16 32 48 64 1 17 33 49 65 2 18 34 50 66 3 19 35 51 67 ASCII ,,B“ = hex.42 166 Reference manual ➤ MTPL standard character set Character sets hex dec 0 0 1 NUL 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F SP 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 17 33 49 65 81 97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241 18 34 50 66 82 98 114 130 146 162 178 194 210 226 242 35 51 67 83 99 115 131 147 163 179 195 211 227 243 148 164 180 196 212 228 244 DC1 1 1 2 STX 3 ETX 2 3 DC3 19 IND 4 4 5 ENQ 6 ACK 7 BEL 8 BS 9 HT A LF B VT C FF D CR E SO F SI 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 36 52 68 84 100 116 NAK 132 NEL 21 37 53 69 85 101 117 133 149 165 181 197 213 229 245 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 134 150 166 182 298 214 230 246 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248 137 153 169 185 201 217 233 249 154 170 186 202 218 234 250 155 171 187 203 219 235 251 156 172 188 204 220 236 252 157 173 189 205 221 237 253 158 174 190 206 222 238 HTS 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 VTS 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 ESC 27 138 PLD 43 59 75 91 107 123 139 CSI PLU 28 44 60 76 92 108 124 140 RI 29 45 61 77 93 109 125 141 SS2 30 46 62 78 94 110 126 142 SS3 31 47 63 79 95 111 127 143 254 DEL 159 175 191 207 223 239 255 167 Reference manual Character sets ➤ MTPL international substitution characters dec 35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 hex 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E US ASCII UK ASCII Swedish German Portuguese French Italian Spanish Norwegian 168 Reference manual ➤ OCRA character set Character sets hex dec 0 0 1 NUL 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F SP 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 17 33 49 65 81 97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241 18 34 50 66 82 98 114 130 146 162 178 194 210 226 242 35 51 67 83 99 115 131 147 163 179 195 211 227 243 148 164 180 196 212 228 244 DC1 1 1 2 STX 3 ETX 2 3 DC3 19 IND 4 4 5 ENQ 6 ACK 7 BEL 8 BS 9 HT A LF B VT C FF D CR E SO F SI 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 36 52 68 84 100 116 NAK 132 NEL 21 37 53 69 85 101 117 133 149 165 181 197 213 229 245 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 134 150 166 182 298 214 230 246 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248 137 153 169 185 201 217 233 249 154 170 186 202 218 234 250 155 171 187 203 219 235 251 156 172 188 204 220 236 252 157 173 189 205 221 237 253 158 174 190 206 222 238 254 159 175 191 207 223 239 255 HTS 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 VTS 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 ESC 27 138 PLD 43 59 75 91 107 123 139 CSI PLU 28 44 60 76 92 108 124 140 RI 29 45 61 77 93 109 125 141 SS2 30 46 62 78 94 110 126 142 SS3 31 47 63 79 95 111 127 143 169 Reference manual ➤ OCRB character set Character sets hex dec 0 0 1 NUL 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F SP 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 17 33 49 65 81 97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241 18 34 50 66 82 98 114 130 146 162 178 194 210 226 242 35 51 67 83 99 115 131 147 163 179 195 211 227 243 148 164 180 196 212 228 244 DC1 1 1 2 STX 3 ETX 2 3 DC3 19 IND 4 4 5 ENQ 6 ACK 7 BEL 8 BS 9 HT A LF B VT C FF D CR E SO F SI 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 36 52 68 84 100 116 NAK 132 NEL 21 37 53 69 85 101 117 133 149 165 181 197 213 229 245 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 134 150 166 182 298 214 230 246 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248 137 153 169 185 201 217 233 249 154 170 186 202 218 234 250 155 171 187 203 219 235 251 156 172 188 204 220 236 252 157 173 189 205 221 237 253 158 174 190 206 222 238 254 159 175 191 207 223 239 255 HTS 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 VTS 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 ESC 27 138 PLD 43 59 75 91 107 123 139 CSI PLU 28 44 60 76 92 108 124 140 RI 29 45 61 77 93 109 125 141 SS2 30 46 62 78 94 110 126 142 SS3 31 47 63 79 95 111 127 143 170 Reference manual Character sets ➤ Available character sets The following list includes all the character sets you can select from the control panel or via ESC sequences and specifies the fonts in which they are available. and fonts The character sets are only available in the fonts marked with an X. They can be selected via the menu or by means of ESC ( printer control sequences and, in the EPSON emulation, also by ESC R. Non-scalable fonts Character set ID1) High Speed Draft Draft Copy Roman Sans Serif Courier2) OCR-B ISO USA 42 X X X X X X X X ISO UK 41 X X X X X X X ISO France 52 X X X X X X ISO Germany 4B X X X X X ISO Italy 59 X X X X ISO Sweden 48 X X X ISO Norway 60 X X ISO Spain 5A X ISO Portugal 4C Epson USA OCR-A Prestige Script Orator Gothic Souvenir X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 00 X X X X X X X X X X X X X Epson France 01 X X X X X X X X X X X X X Epson Germany 02 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1) ID for ESC R/ESC ( 2) (including Courier IBM) *1 only in 10 und 12 cpi *2 as with Sans Serif *3 as with Roman *4 only in 10 cpi 171 Reference manual Character sets Character set ID1) High Speed Draft Draft Copy Roman Sans Serif Courier2) OCR-B Epson UK 03 X X X X X X X X Epson Denmark 04 X X X X X X X Epson Sweden 05 X X X X X X Epson Italy 06 X X X X X Epson Spain 07 X X X X Epson Japan 08 X X X Epson Norway 09 X X Epson Denmark II 0A X Epson Spain II 0B Epson Latin America OCR-A Prestige Script Orator Gothic Souvenir X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 0C X X X X X X X X X X X X X Epson Korea 0D X X X X X X X X X X X X X Epson Legal 40 X X X X X X X X X X X X X CRO-ASCII 3C X X X – X X – – – – – – – Arabic Farsi 96 – – – *1 *1 *1 – – – – – – – Arabic Urdo 97 – – – *1 *1 *1 – – – – – – – Greek DEC 46 X X X – X – – – – – – – – Greek ELOT 928 6C X X X – X – – – – – – – – CP437 Latin US 80 X X X X X X X X X X X X X CP737 Greek 93 X X X – X – – – – – – – – CP850 Latin 1 82 X X X X X X X X X X X X X CP851 Greek 88 X X X – X – – – – – – – – 1) ID for ESC R/ESC ( 2) (incl. Courier IBM) *1 only in 10 und 12 cpi *2 as with Sans Serif *3 as with Roman *4 only in 10 cpi 172 Reference manual Character sets Character set ID1) High Speed Draft Draft Copy Roman Sans Serif Courier2) OCR-B CP852 Latin 2 87 X X X – X X – – CP857 Turkish 8D X X X – X X – CP858 (IBM with ) 9E X X X X X X CP860 Portugal 84 X X X X X CP861 Icelandic 94 X X X X CP863 French Canada 85 X X X CP864 Arabic 8C – – CP864 Arab. Extended 95 – CP865 Nordic 86 CP866 Cyrillic OCR-A Prestige Script Orator Gothic Souvenir – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X – – – – – X X X X X X X X X X – *1 *1 *1 – – – – – – – – – *1 *1 *1 – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X 8E X X X – X X – – – – – – – CP866 Bulgaria 9D X X X – X X – – – – – – – Siemens Turkish 9B X X X – X X – – – – – – – DEC Turkish 9C X X X – X X – – – – – – – CP1250 Win Latin 2 70 X X X – X X – – – – – – – CP1251 Win Cyrillic 71 X X X – X X – – – – – – – CP1252 Win Latin 1 72 X X X X X X X X – – – – – CP1253 Win Greek 73 X X X – X – – – – – – – – CP1254 Win Turkish 74 X X X – X X – – – – – – – 8859-1 Latin 1 25 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 8859-1 Latin 1 (SAP) 2B X X X X X X X X X X – – – 8859-2 Latin 2 26 X X X – X X – – – – – – – 1) ID for ESC R/ESC ( 2) (incl. Courier IBM) *1 only in 10 und 12 cpi *2 as with Sans Serif *3 as with Roman *4 only in 10 cpi 173 Reference manual Character sets Character set ID1) High Speed Draft Draft Copy Roman Sans Serif Courier2) OCR-B 8859-5 Cyrillic 2A X X X – X X – – 8859-7 Greek 2D X X X – X – – 8859-9 Turkish 2E X X X – X X 8859-15 Latin 9 (Euro) 2F X X X X X BRASCII 6D X X X X Abicomp 6E X X X Roman 8 4D X X Coax/Twinax(Hebrew) 4F X New-437 (Hebrew) 81 New-DIG 850 (Hebr.) OCR-A Prestige Script Orator Gothic Souvenir – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X – – – X X X X – – – – – X X X X X – – – – – X X X X X X – – – – – X X X X *2 – – *3 *4 – – – X X X X X *2 – – *3 *4 – – – 83 X X X X X *2 – – *3 *4 – – – Old–Code 860 (Hebr.) 98 X X X X X *2 – – *3 *4 – – – Flarro 863 (Hebrew) 99 X X X X X *2 – – *3 *4 – – – Table 865 (Hebrew) 9A X X X X X *2 – – *3 *4 – – – 1) ID for ESC R/ESC ( 2) (incl. Courier IBM) *1 only in 10 und 12 cpi *2 as with Sans Serif *3 as with Roman *4 only in 10 cpi 174 Reference manual Scalable fonts Character sets Character set Roman Roman T Sans Serif Sans Serif H ISO USA – – – – ISO UK – – – – ISO France – – – – ISO Germany – – – – ISO Italy – – – – ISO Sweden – – – – ISO Norway – – – – ISO Spain – – – – ISO Portugal – – – – Epson USA X X X X Epson France X X X X Epson Germany X X X X Epson UK X X X X Epson Denmark X X X X Epson Sweden X X X X Epson Italy X X X X Epson Spain I X X X X Epson Japan X X X X Epson Norway X X X X 175 Reference manual Character sets Character set Roman Roman T Sans Serif Sans Serif H Epson Denmark II X X X X Epson Spain II X X X X Epson Latin America X X X X Epson Korea X X X X Epson Legal X X X X CRO-ASCII – – – – Arabic Farsi – – – – Arabic Urdo – – – – Greek DEC – – – – Greek ELOT 928 – – – – CP437 Latin US X X X X CP737 Greek – – – – CP850 Latin 1 X X X X CP851 Greek – – – – CP852 Latin 2 – – – – CP857 Turkish – – – – CP858 (IBM with ) X X X X CP860 Portugal X X X X CP861 Icelandic X X X X 176 Reference manual Character sets Character set Roman Roman T Sans Serif Sans Serif H CP863 French Canada X X X X CP864 Arabic – – – – CP864 Arab. Extended – – – – CP865 Nordic X X X X CP866 Cyrillic – – – – Siemens Turkish – – – – DEC Turkish – – – – CP1250 Win Latin 2 – – – – CP1251 Win Cyrillic – – – – CP1252 Win Latin 1 – – – – CP1253 Win Greek – – – – CP1254 Win Turkish – – – – 8859-1 Latin 1 X X X X 8859-1 Latin 1 (SAP) – – – – 8859-2 Latin 2 – – – – 8859-5 Cyrillic – – – – 8859-7 Greek – – – – 8859-9 Turkish – – – – 8859-15 Latin 9 (Euro) X X X X 177 Reference manual Character sets Character set Roman Roman T Sans Serif Sans Serif H BRASCII X X X X Abicomp X X X X Roman 8 X X X X Coax/Twinax(Hebrew) – – – – New-437 (Hebrew) – – – – New-DIG 850 (Hebr.) – – – – Old-Code 860 (Hebr.) – – – – Flarro 863 (Hebrew) – – – – Table 865 (Hebrew) – – – – 178 Reference manual Interfaces Interfaces Your matrix printer offers the possibility of operating either via a parallel or via a serial interface. This chapter 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 interface 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 seconds). 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. In the chapter Options and accessories, the interfaces which can be purchased with your printer are listed. 179 Reference manual ➤ Parallel interface Interfaces The bidirectional parallel interface offers the so called “nibble” mode of the IEEE1284 interface norm. This enables installation in accordance with Win 95 “Plug & 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 transmission in blocks of 1 KB. Connector no. Direction Printer– PC Signal 1 ← STROBE (active low) 2 ← DATA 1 3 ← DATA 2 4 ← DATA 3 5 ← DATA 4 6 ← DATA 5 7 ← DATA 6 8 ← DATA 7 9 ← DATA 8 10 → ACK (active low) 11 ↔ BUSY 180 Reference manual Interfaces Connector no. Direction Printer– PC Signal 12 ↔ PAPER EMPTY (PE) 13 ↔ SELECT 14 ↔ AUTO FEED (active low) 15 nicht benutzt 16  SIGNAL GROUND 17  CHASSIS GROUND 18  +5 V (Imax = 500 mA) 19 – 30  SIGNAL GROUND 31 ← INIT (active low) 32 ↔ ERROR (active low) 33  SIGNAL GROUND 34 – 35 36 18 nicht benutzt ← SELECT IN 1 Transmission length: max. 2,0 m 36 19 181 Reference manual ➤ Serial interface V.24/RS232C Interfaces Type RS232C interface Synchronization Asynchronous Transmission rate 300 Baud to 19.200 Baud Signal status OFF (log.1) ON (log. 0) Connection cable up to 15 m length Interface connections ITT Cannon connector , series DB-9 S Transmission protocol XON/XOFF, ENQ/STX, READY/BUSY, Robust XON/XOFF, ACK/NAK, ETX/ACK Capacity of data buffer 128 KB max. –3 V bis –15 V +3 V bis +15 V 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 common grounding). 182 Reference manual Connector assignment Interfaces Connector no. Direction Signal 3 → TxD 4 → DTR 2 ← RxD 6 ← DSR 7 → RTS 8 ← CTS 5  Signal Ground SG Shield  Frame Ground FG 5 1 Transmission length: max. 15 m 9 6 183 Reference manual Interface cable (serial interface) Interfaces The cables used must be shielded. The cable shield must be connected to the connector shield on both ends. PC/AT (9-pin) Printer (9-pin) RxD TxD CTS SG DSR DTR 3 2 4 5 2 3 8 5 6 4 PC/AT (25-pin) FG TxD RxD CTS SG DSR DTR 1 2 3 5 7 6 20 TxD RxD DTR/RDY SG Printer (9-pin) 2 3 4 5 FG RxD TxD DTR/RDY SG It depends on the menu setting whether DTR or RDY is active at pin 4. 184 Reference manual Input signals Output signals Interfaces Signal Function CTS Clear to Send DSR Data Set Ready RxD Receive Data Signal Function DTR Data Terminal Ready RTS Request to Send READY TxD Ready to receive data Transmit Data 185 Reference manual Memory mode XON/XOFF Interfaces 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 acknowledgement: Level 1, -12 V) and XOFF (hex. 13, dec. 19). This results in stopping the data transmission. When the 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. Memory mode Robust XON/XOFF Robust XON/XOFF is similar to XON/XOFF. However, the state of the printer (XON or XOFF) is also periodically transmitted via the TxD line in the case of Robust XON/XOFF. 186 Reference manual Extended menu functions with the ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK and ACK/NAK protocols selected Interfaces Interf. Buffer Serial Baud Format Special1) Protokol ErrMode OFF ON Remote 1) This menu option is only displayed if either the ENQ/STX, the ETX/ACK or the ACK/NAK protocol is activ. OFF ON XON/XOFF ROBUST XON/OXFF ENQ/STX ETX/ACK ACK/NAK Blockend OFF ON Handthr. OFF ON 187 Reference manual ENQ/STX protocol Interfaces In addition to this XON/XOFF message, the possibility exists of requesting 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 Bit 1 – 1 Bit 2 – 0 Bit 3 – 1 Bit 4 – 1 Bit 5 – 1 Bit 6 – 1 Bit 7 – 0 BUSY Off Line Paper end Always 1 Cover open Buffer overflow Parity or frame error 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. 188 Reference manual ETX/ACK protocol Interfaces 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 previously 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. 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 error. 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. 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. 189 Reference manual Add entry to the AUTOEXEC.BAT Interfaces To use the serial interface of your PC, you must add the following mode commands to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: mode com1:9600,n,8,1,p mode lpt1:= com1: This mode command is only necessary when data is not to be transmitted directly to COM1 or another serial interface. It only applies to the default setting of the serial interface of your printer. Transmission rate: Parity: Data bits: Stop bits: 9600 bauds None 8 1 These settings must be modified to use other values. 190 Reference manual ➤ Physical printer port Interfaces STOP in Ethernet with TCP/IP Address information for the Ethernet port can only be made available by your network administrator, who has the necessary rights to install printers on the network and/or make any changes. The assumed address space corresponds to the TCP/IP adress, class C, 192.168.1.xxx. The subnet mask to be used is 255.255.255.0 The address of the router, or gateway, is 0.0.0.0, if not available. Example of a printer connected to a computer in an Ethernet Computer 1 Caution: Twisted-pair cable required! IP: 192.168.1.2 IP: 192.168.1.1 Example of several devices in an Ethernet Printer 1 Computer 1 Computer 2 IP: 192.168.1.1 IP: 192.168.1.2 ... ... Printer 1 Printer 2 IP: 192.168.1.3 IP: 192.168.1.4 HUB 4-fold or 8-fold 191 Reference manual Specifications Specifications ➤ Printer specifications T2265 Printer system T2280 Serial impact matrix printer Printhead with 24 needles, ∅ 0.25 mm bidirectional printing Print speed and character matrices HSQ (High Speed Quality) 650 cps / 10,0 cpi, 12 x 10 720 cps / 12,0 cpi, 12 x 10 900 cps / 15,0 cpi, 08 x 08* 900 cps / 15,0 cpi, 12 x 08 515 cps / 17,1 cpi, 12 x 12 600 cps / 20,0 cpi, 12 x 10 800 cps / 10,0 cpi, 12 x 10 880 cps / 12,0 cpi, 12 x 10 1100 cps / 15,0 cpi, 08 x 08* 1100 cps / 15,0 cpi, 12 x 08 630 cps / 17,1 cpi, 12 x 12 735 cps / 20,0 cpi, 12 x 10 DPQ (Data Print Quality) 600 cps / 10,0 cpi, 12 x 12 720 cps / 12,0 cpi, 12 x 10 900 cps / 15,0 cpi, 08 x 08* 900 cps / 15,0 cpi, 12 x 08 515 cps / 17,1 cpi, 12 x 12 600 cps / 20,0 cpi, 12 x 10 700 cps / 10,0 cpi, 12 x 12 840 cps / 12,0 cpi, 12 x 10 1050 cps / 15,0 cpi, 08 x 08* 1050 cps / 15,0 cpi, 12 x 08 630 cps / 17,1 cpi, 12 x 12 735 cps / 20,0 cpi, 12 x 10 * Epson emulation only: superscript, subscript, microscript and MTPL microscipt 192 Reference manual Specifications T2265 T2280 CPQ (Copy Print Quality) 300 cps / 10,0 cpi, 24 x 12 360 cps / 12,0 cpi, 24 x 10 450 cps / 15,0 cpi, 16 x 08* 450 cps / 15,0 cpi, 24 x 08 260 cps / 17,1 cpi, 24 x 12 300 cps / 20,0 cpi, 24 x 10 330 cps / 10,0 cpi, 24 x 12 400 cps / 12,0 cpi, 24 x 10 500 cps / 15,0 cpi, 16 x 08* 500 cps / 15,0 cpi, 24 x 08 285 cps / 17,1 cpi, 24 x 12 335 cps / 20,0 cpi, 24 x 10 NLQ (Near Letter Quality) 200 cps / 10,0 cpi, 24 x 18 240 cps / 12,0 cpi, 24 x 15 300 cps / 15,0 cpi, 16 x 12* 150 cps / 15,0 cpi, 24 x 18 170 cps / 17,1 cpi, 24 x 18 200 cps / 20,0 cpi, 24 x 15 245 cps / 10,0 cpi, 24 x 18 295 cps / 12,0 cpi, 24 x 15 370 cps / 15,0 cpi, 16 x 12* 185 cps / 15,0 cpi, 24 x 18 210 cps / 17,1 cpi, 24 x 18 245 cps / 20,0 cpi, 24 x 15 LQ (Letter Quality) 100 cps / 10,0 cpi, 24 x 36 120 cps / 12,0 cpi, 24 x 30 150 cps / 15,0 cpi, 16 x 24* 150 cps / 15,0 cpi, 24 x 18 170 cps / 17,1 cpi, 24 x 18 200 cps / 20,0 cpi, 24 x 15 120 cps / 10,0 cpi, 24 x 36 145 cps / 12,0 cpi, 24 x 30 185 cps / 15,0 cpi, 16 x 24* 185 cps / 15,0 cpi, 24 x 18 210 cps / 17,1 cpi, 24 x 18 245 cps / 20,0 cpi, 24 x 15 * Epson emulation only: superscript, subscript, microscript and MTPL microscipt Tab speed 65 inch/sec. Print width 136 characters at 10,0 cpi / 163 characters at 12,0 cpi 204 characters at 15,0 cpi / 232 characters at 17,1 cpi 272 characters at 20,0 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: 80 inch/sec. 2,19 mm, max. 2,43 mm 193 Reference manual Specifications T2265 Fonts Standard Barcodes (Standard) Emulations Standard Optional T2280 High Speed Draft, DPQ, Copy Draft; Courier, Roman, Sans Serif, OCR A + B, Gothic, Prestige, Orator, Souvenir (all resident in NLQ und LQ); DLL is standard 22 + Large Character Printing (LCP) (see Barcode) MTPL (Tally Printer Language) Epson LQ-2550/LQ-2170 IBM Proprinter XL24e / IBM XL24 + AGM on request Resolution 60 to 360 dpi horizontal 90 to 360 dpi vertical Print attributes in all character pitches Double width, italics, right justification, shadowed, auto centered, double height, bold, proportionally spaced, underlined, overlined, superscript, subscript, heavy form mode Self-test ASCII-Test, Hexdump, Fault display, Ribbon test Print buffer 128 KB 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) LWAd = 69 dB(A) LPA = 55 dB(A) LWAd = 70 dB(A) 194 Reference manual Specifications Continuous operation Throughput (ECMA 132) MTBF T2265 T2280 >40 000 pages/ters at DPQ >540 pages/hour >10 000 h; 100% DC >50 000 pages/ters at DPQ >600 pages/hour >10 000 h; 100% DC 120 V ± 10%, 60 Hz ± 2% 230 V ± 10%, 50/60 Hz ± 2% Mains voltage USA/Canada Europe Power consumption at 100% throughput: 60 VA when idling: 15 VA Approvals UL listed, cULus Certification, CE-Certification, FCC Class B Certification, VDE-GS Certification Dimensions Width: 624 mm, Height: 276 mm, Depth: 430 mm Weight 19 kg Paper feed Feed speed Feed first line (6 lpi) View position Reverse motion 10"/sec 35 ms 10"/sec Up to max. form length (22 inch), max. 1/6 inch for ASF Printhead gap Standard: Automatic gap adjustment Paper transport Standard – Tractor 1 with parking position – Single sheet via front insertion (friction rollers) at 100% throughput: 70 VA when idling: 15 VA – Tractor 1 with parking position – Tractor 3 with parking position1 – Single sheet via front insertion (friction rollers) 195 Reference manual Specifications Optional 1 2T model only Service life Printhead Ribbon Environmental conditions Operation T2265 T2280 – Automatic single sheet feeder rear (capacity: 80 sheets per feeder)1 – Automatic single sheet feeder front (capacity: 80 sheets) – Tractor 2 (front) – Automatic single sheet feeder rear (capacity: 80 sheets per feeder)1 – Automatic single sheet feeder front (capacity: 80 sheets) – Tractor 2 (front) 500 mio. / DPQ, 12 x 12 matrix 20 mio. characters Temperature Rel. humidity Climate +10° to +35°C 16 to 73% IEC 721-3-7, Class 7K1 Storage Temperature Rel. humidity Climate -5° to +45°C 5 to 95% IEC 721-3-1, Class 1K3 Transport Temperature Rel. humidity Climate -40° to +70°C 5 to 95% IEC 721-3-2, Class 2K4 196 Reference manual Specifications ➤ Interface specifications Parallel interface Type of data transmission Transmission rate Signal status Connection cable Interface connections Serial interface Type Synchronization Transmission rate Signal status Connection cable Interface connections Transmission protocol Capacity of data buffer bidirectional 8-bit parallel interface (Centronics compatible) IEEE-1284; Nibble mode Max. 30 KHz Low: 0.0 V to +0.4 V High: +2.4 V to +5.0 V Material: AWG no. 28 at least Length: up to 2.5 m Twisted-pair cable with double-shield, acc. IEEE Std 1284 – 1294 Printer side: Amphenol 57-40360 (or compatible) Cable side: Amphenol 57-30360 (or compatible) RS232C interface Asynchronous 600 bauds to 19,200 bauds OFF = Mark = log. 1 = -3 V to -15 V ON = Space = log. 0 = +3 V to +15 V Length up to 15 m ITT Cannon connector, Series DB-25 S XON/XOFF, ENQ/STX, READY/BUSY, Robust XON/XOFF, ACK/NAK, ETX/ACK 128 KB max. 197 Reference manual Specifications ➤ Paper specifications Continuous paper tractor 1, single part forms Continuous paper Multi part forms, tractor 1 (to be tested individually) Continuous paper tractor 3 single part forms Continuous paper Multi part forms, tractor 3 (to be tested individually) Weight Width Form length Copies Weight of original Weight of copies Weight of bottom sheet Thickness (max.) Width Form length 2T model only Gewicht Breite Formularlänge 2T model only Copies Weight of original Weight of copies Weight of bottom sheet Thickness (max.) Width Form length 60 to 120 g/m2 76 to 420 mm 76 to 559 mm 1+6 45 to 65 g/m2 45 to 56 g/m2 45 to 65 g/m2 0,6 mm 76 to 420 mm 76 to 451 mm 60 to 90 g/m2 76 to 406 mm 76 to 559 mm 1+4 45 to 65 g/m2 45 to 65 g/m2 45 to 65 g/m2 0,28 mm 76 to 406 mm 76 to 459 mm 198 Reference manual Specifications Cut sheet insertion via front feed/manual single part forms Weight Width Form length 80 to 120 g/m2 76 to 420 mm 76 to 305 mm Multi part forms (to be tested individually) Copies Standard printer 2T model Weight of original Weight of copies Weight of bottom sheet Thickness (max.) Width Form length 1+5 1+3 50 to 60 g/m2 45 to 56 g/m2 50 to 60 g/m2 0,6 mm 76 to 420 mm 76 to 305 mm Envelopes Width 76 to 420 mm Length 76 to 305 mm Thickness 0,32 mm 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 must be loaded with the bound top edge down. Multi-part forms should be tested for suitability. Set of forms 199 Reference manual Specifications 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: satinfinisch 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 quantities 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. 200 Reference manual Options and Accessories Options and Accessories ➤ Options The following options can be ordered for your printer. Automatic cut sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R) 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 368 mm may be used. Each format in between can be set. The single sheet feeder can only be installed on the standard printer. It cannot be used in conjunction with the autocut facility and the 2T model. Part No.: 054 804 Automatic cut sheet feeder, front (ASF-F) The automatic sheet feeder is suitable for single sheets. Paper formats with a width of 150 to 365 mm may be used. Each format in between can be set. It cannot be used in conjunction with the optional tractor 2. Part No.: 061 218 Autocut facility An additional module for automatic cutting (cannot be used in conjunction with the rear automatic single sheet feeder) Part No.: 054 806 Face down insertion An additional module for the automatic single sheet feeder. The single sheets are output with the face down. Part No.: 054 807 201 Reference manual Options and Accessories Tractor 2, front The push tractor is suitable for fanfold paper and sets of forms of up to 1+6 layers. You can use paper formats with a width in the range from 76 to 406 mm; you can set any intermediate format. Part No.: 060 038 Printer pedestal A cabinet to be used as a printer stand and for storing fanfold paper stacks. Part No.: 043 049 Paper output tray An optional accessory for the printer stand, useful for optimum output of printed continuous forms. Teile-Nr.: 060 833 Cable cover A cable cover for the 2T printer guiding paper fed from the rear above the interface cables. Part No.: 060 550 202 Reference manual Interface modules Optional firmware Options and Accessories The following interface modules are available. Name Part No. Serial interface RS422/V.11 047 251 Serial line current interface TTY 20 mA 047 250 Ethernet interface module TallyCom (multi-protocol TCP/IP, SPX/IPX) 048 254 External interface box IBM Twinax SCS 044 866 External interface box IBM Coax SCS 044 868 Serial interface RS232/V.24 (with Sub-D 25-pin connector) 047 545 Adapter cable (9-pin to 25-pin connector) for RS232/V.24 047 995 Charging cable for Twinax and Coax I/O 044 886 The following firmware is available on diskette with instructions. Name Part No. MTPL + Barcode/LCP 048 497 DEC LA 75 048 047 ECMA 9014 048 050 Eastern Europe 048 053 MT460D 048 056 MT 50 048 059 Others on request 203 Reference manual Options and Accessories ➤ Accessories Ribbon cassettes Programming manuals Ribbon cassettes are available in the following versions. Name Part No. Ribbon cassette, black 060 097 Ribbon cassette, 1 x red, 3 x black 060 099 Ribbon cassette, yellow, magenta, cyan, black 060 098 Ribbon cassette, red, green, blue, black 060 100 The following programming manuals are available. Name Part No. Programmer’s application manual MTPL (in english) 379 298 Programmer’s application manual Barcode (in english) 379 300 Programmer’s application manuals 389 865 204 5HIHUHQFHPDQXDO ,QGH[ Index # 2T model 53 A Accessories 204 Additional display messages 124 Automatic Gap Adjustment (AGA function) 99 Automatic paper motion sensor (PMS function) 95 Additional control codes 162 Available barcodes 158 Available character sets and fonts 171 Available control codes 136 B Barcode 158 Beep at paper end (Sound) 108 Bidirectional parallel interface (CX-bid) 106 C Calling up the menu 62 Care and maintenance 125 Carriage shafts, cleaning 129 Changing the paper type 33 Character generator, loading 112 Character sets 166 Cleaning the housing 127 Cleaning the interior 127 Configuring the printer for your computer 164 Connecting the printer 7 Control panel 10 Copy paper, print of (Hvy form) 111 5HIHUHQFHPDQXDO E ,QGH[ I Emulations 130 Increasing the printhead gap (Head up) 101 Enabling access to menu mode 62 Installation 4 Error messages via the display 121 Interface specifications 197 Escape sequences 130 Interface test (Hex-Dump) 91 Ethernet, connect printer with TCP/IP 191 Interfaces 179 Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode 90 K F Key functions when turning on the printer 16 Fanfold paper 35 First printing line (TOF) 46 L Form length (Formlen function) 97 LC display 11 Functions and Adjustments 85 LC printing 161 Fuse, replacing 126 Left-hand area (Leftzon) 103 H How are escape sequences used? 133 Line wrap (Wrap) 107 Loading paper 35 Loading paper into the rear tractor 55 5HIHUHQFHPDQXDO M Mechanical adjustments to the printer 94 Menu 61 Menu configurations 63 Menu description table 71 Menu handling 66 Menu structure 70 Messages in the LC display 15 Moving the paper to the tear position 42 MTPL international substitution characters 168 MTPL standard character set 167 ,QGH[ Options 201 Operating System, loading the first time 113 P Paper handling (Paphand function) 100 Paper handling 33 Paper specifications 198 Paper transport 41 Paper width (Pagewid) 102 Parallel interface 180 Physical left margin (Physlm) 105 Placing your printer 5 O OCRA character set 169 OCRB character set 170 Offline mode 13 Online mode 12 Optional firmware, loading 112 Platen, cleaning 128 Print head gap 49 Printer at a glance 1 Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII) 88 Printer specifications 192 Printout in Hex-Dump 91 5HIHUHQFHPDQXDO ,QGH[ Problems with the print quality 119 Specifications 192 Programming via the control panel 61 Switching on the printer 9 R T Rear tractor paper path 54 Tear position 44 Ribbon, cleaning 129 Terminating Hex-Dump 93 Ribbon cassette, changing (black ribbon) 17 Terminating Setup mode 69 Ribbon cassette, changing (multicolour version) 25 Test functions 87 Right-hand area (Rightzo) 104 Troubleshooting 114 S Save settings 66 U Selecting character density and font 51 Unpacking the printer 4 Selecting the LC display language 67 Upper friction, cleaning 129 Selecting the rear tractor 58 US Postnet-Barcode 160 Serial interface V.24/RS232C 182 Settings 44 Setup mode 14 Single sheets 38 W What are escape sequences? 131 TALLY REPRESENTATIVES ➤ UNITED KINGDOM Tally Limited Rutherford Road Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 8PD England, U.K. Phone: +44 870 872 2888 Fax: +44 870 872 2889 http://www.Tally.co.uk ➤ U.S.A. 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