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1. 12 CHAPTER 2 HEXADECIMAL DUMPING 13 CHAPTER 3 THE SELF TEST 14 CHAPTER 4 CODE TABLE 15 CHAPTER 5 CONTROL COMMANDS 27 5 1 EPSON MODE COMMANDS 27 5 2 STAR MODE COMMANDS 29 APPENDIX 32 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 32 RECOVERY FROM THE AUTO CUTTER ERROR 34 C PRINTER HEAD CLEANING 35 DZ CONNECTORS NINH UE e IDEA DE ees s 36 D 1 Interface Connector 36 SERRORISTAT S Zuna oen as CRT Yuya e ERR ICM 37 F ADJUSTING THE ROLL PAPER NEAR END SENSOR LOCATION 39 G SPECIFICATION 40 G 1 General specification 40 G 2 Paper specification 41 Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer 1 1 Unpacking Your printer box should include these items If any items are damaged or missing please contact your dealer for assistance ELLIX 10 4 Power cord AC Adapter Roll paper Operator 5 Manual 1 2 Connecting the Cables You can connect up to three cables to the printer They all connect to the connector
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3. Depending on the paper roll used paper dust may stick to the platen roller and paper roll end sensor To remove the paper dust clean the platen roller and paper roll end sensor with a cotton swab moistened with water 35 D Connectors D 1 Interface Connector Serial Interface RS 232 Signal Pin No Name Direction Function 1 N C 2 RXD IN Receive Data 3 TXD OUT Transmit Data 4 7 DTR OUT Data Set Ready Active High Printer is busy 5 GND z 6 8 DSR IN Data Terminal Ready Active High Host is busy 9 N C 5 54 amp 4 4 41 oo MAIN PCB TOP SIDE VIEW 36 E Error Status The printer beeps the buzzer or continuously the ERROR LED blinks when it enters the Error status There are three kinds of error status in ELLIX10 as below W Paper Out Error Buzzer status ELLIX10 beeps the buzzer as like Beep beep and turns on the NO PAPER LED when detecting the paper out Change the paper roll in the ELLIX10 then clear the error status after some motor feeds Approximately 60 ms 60 ms mq i e OFF Approximately 1 3sec 1300ms W Cutter Jam Buzzer and Error LED status If buzzer and error LED beeps or flashes as like beep the printer is on Cutter Jam error status You can remove this error status by looking into APPENDIX B Page 34 Approximately 250 ms 250 ms
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7. buzzer stops ringing If the motor knob cannot be rotated rotate it in the reverse direction to loosen it then send the DLE ENQ n command Next check the ERROR LED If the ERROR LED is not off repeat the same procedure and confirm that the ERROR LED is off When the ERROR LED is off the auto cutter blade has returned to its normal position and the paper roll cover can be opened Open the paper roll cover remove the jammed paper and reinstall the paper roll Then close the paper roll cover If you cannot input the command turn ELLIX10 power off and then turn power on clear the error state CAUTION Be careful of sharp edge of the printer cover 34 C Printer Head Cleaning Paper dust on the heating elements may lower the printing quality In this case clean the printer head as follows 1 Open the printer cover 2 Clean the thermal elements of the printer head using a cotton swab moistened with alcohol solvent ethanol methanol IPA 3 Insert a paper roll and close the printer head NOTES Do not touch the print head thermal elements Do not scratch the print head NOTES The printer head becomes very hot just after printing and is very dangerous Be sure to allow the printer head to cool down after printing before cleaning it Also be sure to turn off the printer power before cleaning the printer head Radiation plate Connector Spring pin Figure C 1 Print Head Thermal Elements
8. from the print starting position which especially affects bit image printing 3 Interval of auto cutting operation in the receipt section For driving the auto cutter of the receipt section take the interval as a minimum of 10 lines of printing or paper feeding to prevent small pieces of cut paper from dropping into the auto cutter A 2 Notes on Printer Installation 1 Connect the external power supply to the power supply connector of the printer Then plug in the external power supply and turn it on if necessary Be sure not to connect the external power supply with the wrong polarity If it is connected incorrectly the internal circuit fuse of the printer may be blown or the external power supply may be damaged 2 The power supply voltage is within the range of 9 V 7 If the power supply voltage drops to the outside of the range above during printing the printer stops printing and waits until the voltage returns to normal and then automatically begins printing again Therefore printing speed may slow down the print pitch may not be correct and some dots in some character may not be printed 3 When either a high or low voltage error occurs turn off the power as soon as possible 32 Other notes 1 Printer mechanism handling D Do not pull the paper out when the cover is closed 2 Because the thermal elements of the printer head and driver IC are easy to break do not touch them with any metal objects Since the ar
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10. panel on the back of the printer which is shown as below NOTES Before connecting any cables make sure that both the printer and the computer should be turned off 1 3 Connecting the computer You need an appropriate interface cable 1 Plug the cable connector securely into the printer s interface connector 2 Tighten the screws on both sides of the cable connector 3 Attach the other end of the cable to the computer 1 4 Connecting the Power Supply Use the optional Power supply for your printer WARNING Make sure that you use the attached Power supply or equivalent Using an incorrect power supply may cause fire or electrical shock CAUTIONS When connecting or disconnecting the power supply from the printer make sure that the power supply is not plugged into an electrical outlet Otherwise you may damage the power supply or the printer If the power supply s rated voltage and your outlet s voltage do not match contact your dealer for assistance Do not plug in the power cord Otherwise you may damage the power supply or the printer 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Separate the Cover Wire from the printer 3 Plug the DC cord connector into the power jack on the printer 4 Plug the interface connector into the serial port on the printer 5 Close the Cover Wire 6 Plug the AC Adapter power cord into the wall outlet NOTES If you want to turn the ELLIX10 off press and hold
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12. 250 ms 250 ms ON 500 ms Approximately 2 5sec 2500ms 37 W Cutter Not Home Buzzer and Error LED status If the cutter blade is not in home position when the normal waiting time the printer enters Cutter Not Home error status The buzzer and error LED beeps and blinks as like beep Approximately 250 ms 250 ms 250 ms 250 ms 250 ms J k ks ON ici OFF a f T sf 1 500 ms 500 ms Approximately 2 sec 2000 ms If you want to clear error status above open the cover cutter and screw a motor worm gear with a screwdriver until the buzzer stops ringing 38 F Adjusting the roll paper Near End sensor location This sensor has five settings which are scale 1 2 3 4 and 5 The Near End sensor is set to 3 positions at the factory You can change the setting to adjustment scale 1 2 3 4 and 5 as described below Push the open button and open the cover open Change the setting to the scale 1 2 3 4 and 5 If you find that there is too much paper remaining on the roll paper when the Near End sensor is triggered Push the knob Near End sensor up to scale 4 or 5 Otherwise pull it down to scale 1 or 2 as illustrated figure Ow The accuracy of the Near End sensor depends on the adjustment scale s
13. 7 180 228 c ns 182 230 183 231 184 232 185 233 186 234 1 188 236 189 237 190 238 Page 19 PC858 24 MiB Te a IE Pe sena nra e on segs cobras BELLE 5 2 Page 255 Space Page afoot oes Be ee eee Ms peris ss mpr um 25 m s E ua LELLLEL Fawe sS e 8 Germany S A O U 8 5 u 5 uk ES rp ERE P Denmark O amp 9 a 9 0 Spain Latin America Korea el lp International Character Set 26 Chapter 5 Control Commands 5 1 EPSON mode commands Command Hexadecimal Function lt HT gt 09 Horizontal tab lt LF gt 0A Print and line feed Print and return to standard mode FF 0 page mode lt CR gt 00 Print and carriage return CAN 18 Cancel print data in page mode DLE lt gt 10 04 Real time status transmission lt DLE gt lt ENQ gt 1005n Real time request to printer 10 14 mt Generate pulse in real time 10 14 02 01 08 Execute power off sequence
14. 8 n 00 m1 Print normal density graphics m1 m2 m2 lt ESC gt L n 0 1B 4C n1 n2 m1 Eres m1 m2 m2 Print high density graphics lt ESC gt k n lt 0 gt d1 1B 6B n 00 d1 Print fine density graphics lt ESC gt X n1 n2 1B 58 n1 n2 Print fine density graphics lt 5 gt FS pnm 1B 1C 70n m Print NV bit image lt ESC gt amp 11n m1 1B263131n m2 m48 m1 m2 m48 lt ESC gt amp 1 1 1B 26 01 01 Define download character n m1 m2 m48 n m1 m2 m48 DM 1B 26 31 30 Delete download character lt ESC gt amp lt 1 gt lt 0 gt n 1B 2601 00 n ESC 1 18 25 31 ESC lt 1 gt 18 25 01 Enable download character set ESC 0 1B 25 30 ESC 0 18 25 00 Disable download character set lt ESC gt GS 1B 1D 2A 78 79 30 Definition of download bit image Hexadecimal Function lt 5 gt GS m 1B 1D 2F 6D Printing of download bit image lt ESC gt BEL n1 n2 1B 07 n1 n2 Define drive pulse width for peripheral device BEL 07 Control peripheral device FS 4C Control peripheral device immediately lt ESC gt dn 1B 64 CAN 48 Cancel last line amp Initialize printer immediately lt DC3 gt 13 Deselect printer lt DC1 gt 11 Set select mode lt RS gt 1E Beep the buzzer lt ESC gt 1B 40 Initial
15. DLE DC4 10 14 08 01 03 44 01 06 02 08 Clear buffer s lt 5 gt FF 1B 0 Print data in page mode lt ESC gt SP n 1B 20n Set right side character spacing ESC 1 21 Select print mode s lt ESC gt nL nH 1B 24 nL nH Set absolute print position Select cancel user defined lt ESC gt n 1B25n character set lt ESC gt amp yclc2 1B26yc1c2 Define user defined characters ESC mnL 1B2AmnL nH Select bit image mode ESC n 1B2Dn Turn underline mode on off lt ESC gt 2 1B 32 Select default line spacing ESC 3n 1B 33n Set line spacing lt ESC gt n 1B 3D Select peripheral device lt 5 gt 1B3Fn Cancel user defined characters lt ESC gt 1B 40 Initialize printer lt ESC gt D n1 nK 1B 44 00 Set horizontal tab positions lt ESC gt En 1B 45 emphasized mode lt ESC gt Gn 1B47n Turn double strike mode on off lt ESC gt Jn 1B 4 Print and feed paper lt ESC gt L 1B 4C Select page mode lt ESC gt Mn 1B4Dn Select character font lt gt Rn 1B 52 an international lt ESC gt S 1B 53 Select standard mode lt ESC gt T n 1B54n Select print direction in page mode lt ESC gt Vn 1B 56 Turn 90 clockwise rotation mode on off ESC W xL 1B 57 Set printing area in page mode lt ESC gt nH 1B5Cn Set relative print position lt
16. E PRESS PAPER FEED BUTTON Press the FEED button to continue printing The printer prints a pattern using the built in character set The self test automatically ends and cuts the paper after printing the following End Self Test The printer is ready to receive data as soon as it completes the self test 14 gt gt The following pages show the character code tables To find the character corresponding to a hexadecimal number count across the top of the table for the left digit and count down the left column of the table for the right digit For example 4A J Chapter 4 Code Table HEX 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D BIN 0000 oooi ooro oo ooo or ono on 1000 1001 100 uor 10 WOON s i 000 5 1r 9 37 T x 0010 I 2 P P P oe E ras T nl 3 001 3 p pir 5 Fus 8 4 1 8 0 uc m umm bmw eres m m5 s E ps U s ur 33 8 s 1 ur Cel Cm ps l ost s us F r za 59 D Ds n ry ns t
17. ELLIX 10 RECEIPT PRINTER OPERATOR S Manual specifications are subject to change without notice Warning U S This equipment has been tested and founded to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice Canada This Apparatus complies with class limits for radio interference as specified in the Canadian department of communications radio interference regulations Get appareil est conforme aux normes class d interference radio tel que specifier par ministre canadien des communications dans les reglements d interference radio Caution Some semiconductor devices are easily damaged by static electricity You should turn the printer OFF before you connect or remove the cables on the rear side in order to guard the printer against the static electricity If the printer is damaged by the static electricity you should turn the printer OFF I
18. ESC gt an 1B61n Select justification a2f Hexadecimal Function Select paper sensor s to output lt ESC gt c3n 1B 63 33 signals lt ESC gt c4n 18 63 34 Select paper sensor s to stop printing lt ESC gt c5n 1B 63 35n Enable disable panel buttons lt ESC gt dn 1B 64 Print and feed lines lt ESC gt p mt1 t2 1B 70 1 t2 General pulse lt ESC gt tn 1B74n Select character code table lt ESC gt n 1B7Bn Turn upside down printing mode on off lt FS gt pnm 1c 70nm Print NV bit image lt FS gt qn 1 71 Define NV bit image GS 10 21 Select character size GS nL nH 1D 24 nL nH Set absolute vertical print position in page mode lt GS gt xy 1D 2A x y Define downloaded bit image lt GS gt m 10 2 Print downloaded bit image GS 1D 3A Start end macro definition GS Bn 1D 42 n Turn white black reverse printing mode on off lt GS gt Hn 1D 48 Select printing position of HRI characters GS In 1D 49n Transmit printer ID GS L nL nH 1D 4C nL nH Set left margin GS Pxy 1D 50xy and vertical motion lt GS gt V m 1D 56m lt GS gt V 10 56 mn Select cut mode and cut paper lt GS gt W nL hH 1D 57 nL nH Set printing area width lt GS gt nL nH 1D 5C nL nH Set relative vertical print position in page mode lt G
19. NTRODUCTION The ELLIX 10 Roll Printer is designed for use with electronic instruments such as system ECR POS banking equipment computer peripheral equipment etc The main features of the printer are as follows High speed printing 20 lines per second Low noise thermal printing RS 232 serial interface The data buffer allows the unit to receive print data even during printing Characters can be scaled up to 64 times compared to it s original size Bar code printing is possible by using a bar code command Different print densities can be selected by DIP switches SUV UV ch Co Maes Please be sure to read the instruction in this manual carefully before using your ELLIX10 NOTES The socket outlet shall be near the equipment and it shall be easily accessible Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 3 1 26 UNPACKING fe 23 ug vg tee use cese ete en bh Es 3 1 2 CONNECTING THE CABLES 4 1 3 CONNECTING THE 5 1 4 CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY 6 1 5 INSTALLING OR REPLACING THE PAPER ROLL 8 1 6 ADJUSTMENTS AND SETTINGS 10 1 6 1 Serial Interface Specification 11 1 7 USING THE PRINTER 12 1 7 1 Control
20. S gt 4rtm 1D5Ertm Execute macro GS fn 10 62 n Select font for HRI characters lt GS gt hn 1D 68 n Set bar code height 1D 6B m 22 NUL Print bar code 1068 lt 9 gt 10 72 Transmit status lt GS gt v 0m 1D 76 30 Print raster bit image lt GS gt wn 1D 77 Set code width 28 5 2 STAR mode commands Command Hexadecimal Function lt ESC gt Rn 1B 52n Select international character set lt GS gt tn 1D 74n Select character table 19658 Select slash zero lt ESC gt lt 1 gt 1B 2F 01 SERUUM Select normal zero lt ESC gt lt 0 gt 1B 2F 00 lt ESC gt b n1 n2 n3 1B 62 n1 n2 n3 Select bar code printing n4 91 dk RS n4 d1 dk 1E ESC 1B 4D Select 12 dot pitch printing lt ESC gt 1B 70 Select 14 dot pitch printing lt ESC gt P 1B 50 Select 15 dot pitch printing lt 5 gt 1 Select 16 dot pitch printing lt 5 gt SP n 1B 20n Set character spacing Sets the printing magnified 50 double in character width lt DC4 gt 14 Resets the printing magnified in character width ESC Wn 4B57n Sets the magnification rate in character width Sets the printing magnified SEEMS 1B double in character height lt ESC gt lt DC4 gt 1B 14 Resets the printing magnified in character height lt ESC gt hn 1B 68 Sets the magnification rate i
21. ear end sensor setting See the next page if you need to make any of these changes 12345078 10 1 6 1 Serial Interface Specification Switch Set 1 Functions SW FUNCTION ON OFF DEFAULT 1 Data receive Error Ignore Print OFF 2 HandShaking XON XOFF DSR DTR OFF 3 Word Length 7Bit 8Bit OFF 4 Parity Check Yes No OFF 5 Parity Selection EVEN ODD OFF 5 rate selection Refer to the Following Table o 8 Dip Switch Select Dip Switch 2 Dip Switch 1 Baud rate selection Transmission speed 5 5 SW 6 Remark 4800 baud ON ON 9600 baud 19200 baud OFF ON 38400 baud OFF OFF Default m Dip Switch Set 2 Functions SW FUNCTION ON OFF DEFAULT Mode Selection STAR EPSON OFF Reserved OFF Auto Cutter Disable Enable OFF Self Test Hexa Dump SelfTest Mode OFF Select Print Density Refer to the Following Table S FE Reserved E OFF QUI Q Dip Switch Select Dip Switch 2 Dip Switch 1 Print Density Print Density SW 5 SW 6 Remark 1 Light ON ON 2 OFF OFF Default 3 ON OFF 4 Dark OFF ON 514 1 7 Using the Printer You can control the basic paper feeding operations of the printer with the button on the control panel The indicator lights help you m
22. eas around the printer head become very hot during and just after printing do not touch them Do not use the cover open button except when necessary Do not touch the surface of the printer head because dust and dirt can stick to the surface and damage the elements 6 Thermal paper containing Na K and CI ions can harm the printer head thermal elements Therefore be sure to use only the specified paper Label paper cannot be used 2 Thermal paper handling D Notes on using thermal paper Chemicals and oil on thermal paper may cause discoloration and faded printing Therefore pay attention to the following a Use water paste starch paste polyvinyl paste or CMC paste when gluing thermal paper b Volatile organic solvents such as alcohol ester and ketone can cause discoloration C Some adhesive tapes may cause discoloration or faded printing d If thermal paper touches anything which includes phthalic acid ester plasticizer for a long time it can reduce the image formation ability of the paper and can cause the printed image to fade Therefore when storing thermal paper in a card case or sample notebook be sure to use only products made from polyethylene polypropylene or polyester e If thermal paper touches diazo copy paper immediately after copying the printed surface may be discolored f Thermal paper must not be stored with the printed surfaces against each other because the printing may be transferred between the surfac
23. er the hexadecimal dump mode 4 Runany software program that sends data to the printer The printer will print all the codes it receives in a two column format The first column contains the hexadecimal codes and the second column gives the ASCII characters that correspond to the codes HEXADECIMAL DUMP MODE PRESS PAPER FEED BUTTON THREE TIMES TO EXIT DUMP MODE iD 57 00 02 1 48 02 42 61 72 W H Bar 43 6F 64 65 20 50 72 69 6E 74 Code Print 69 6E 67 OA 10 6B 00 31 32 ing K 12 A period is printed for each code that has no ASCII equivalent During the hex dump all commands except DLE EOT and DLE ENQ are disabled 5 When the printing finishes turn off the printer or press the FEED button three times and then change DIP switch 2 4 to OFF Self Test mode 6 Turnon the printer and then the hexadecimal mode is off 13 Chapter 3 The self test The self test checks whether the printer has any problems If the printer does not function properly contact your dealer The self test checks are as follows 1 2 3 Make sure paper roll has been installed properly Turn on the power while holding down the FEED button The self test begins The self test prints the current printer status which provides the control ROM version and the DIP switch setting After printing the current printer status self test printing will print the following and pause The PAPER LED light blinks SELF TEST PRINTING PLEAS
24. es g If the surface of thermal paper is scratched with a hard metal object such as a nail the paper may become discolored 2 Notes on thermal paper storage Since color development begins at 70 C 158 F Thermal paper should be protected from high temperature humidity and light both before and after printing a Store paper away from high temperature and humidity Do not store thermal paper near a heater or in enclosed places exposed to direct sunlight b Avoid direct light Extended exposure to direct light may cause discoloration or faded printing 3 Others D Because this printer uses plated steel the cutting edges may be subject to rust However this does not affect the printer performance 33 B Recovery from the Auto Cutter Error If a foreign object such as a push pin or paper clip drops in the auto cutter and causes the auto cutter to lock up the printer enters an error state The error LED will blink and Buzzer beep regularly If the problem is not serious the auto cutter returns to its normal position without any intervention by the user If the auto cutter does not return its normal position by itself follow the steps below to correct the problem 1 Pull the cover cutter toward you so that you can rotate the cutter motor knob 2 Rotate the cutter motor knob counterclockwise 3 Following the instructions on the caution label rotate the knob until the indicator appears in the hole or the
25. etting and the winding core diameter of the roll paper The Near End sensor is set at adjustment 3 This is the appropriate scale for the recommended paper thickness KONB PAPER END t HOUSING PAPER END 39 G Specification G 1 General specification Printing method Thermal line printing Dot density 200 dpi 8 dot mm Printing width 48 mm Paper width 57 5 mm 32 Font A Characters per line default 42 Font B 20 lines sec Printing speed 75 mm sec Receive Buffer Size 4K Bytes NOTE Printing speed may be slower depending the combination of control commands on the data transmission speed and Input voltage 100 240 VAC Supply voltage Frequency 50 60 Hz Output voltage 9V DC 0 40 C Operating Temperature 10 70 Storage Environmental conditions 20 80 RH Operating Humidity 10 90 RH Storage Except the paper roll Printer 15 000 000 lines 1x10 pulse MCBF Mechanical Approximately 50 Km Cutter 500 000 Cut 40 G 2 Paper specification Item Description Remark Paper Type e JUJO AF50KS E Paper Form Paper Roll Paper Width e 57 5 mm Paper Roll Size e Max 70mm 0 5 mm Spool Inside Dia 12 mm 0 47 Spool Outside Dia The Following paper can be used instead of the specified paper above e TF5
26. ize printer lt ENQ gt 05 Inquiry Status inquiry lt EOT gt 04 Near end status inquiry lt ESC gt lt LF gt 1B 00 Reset printer hardware lt NUL gt 31 Perform test print APPENDIX A Miscellaneous Notes A 1 Notes on Printing and Paper Feeding 1 Because the ELLIX 10 series printer is a line printer it automatically feeds paper after printing the data Therefore when the line spacing for one line is set to a smaller value than the printing data paper may be fed more than the set amount just to print the data For example when the line spacing for one line is set to 10 dots 10 180 inches and only paper feeding is executed paper is fed for 10 dots however if bit image characters are printed paper is fed for 24 dots Refer to Table A 1 When only rotated characters are printed on one line paper feeding is executed as shown in Table A 1 Table A 1 Paper Feeding Amount Required Paper Feeding Amount dots Font A 24 x number of times enlarged in vertical Normal Characters Font 17 x number of times enlarged in vertical Rotated Characters Font A 12 x number of times enlarged in vertical Font B 9 x number of times enlarged in vertical Bit image ESC 24 2 When the printer goes to the standby data waiting state during printing it temporarily stops printing and feeding paper When data is transmitted and printing is executed paper may shift 1 to 3 dots
27. n character height pea 182681 Select underlining lt ESC gt 1 1B 2D 01 IB Select overlining ESC 1 1B 5F 01 lt ESC gt 4 1B 34 Select highlight printing lt ESC gt 5 1B 35 Cancel highlight printing SI Inverted printing lt DC2 gt 12 Cancel inverted printing lt ESC gt E 1B 45 Select emphasized printing lt ESC gt F 1B 46 Cancel emphasized printing lt ESC gt C n 1B43n Set page length in lines lt ESC gt C lt 0 gt n 1B4300n Set page length in inches lt ESC gt 1B4En Set bottom margin 29 Hexadecimal Function lt ESC gt O 1B 4F Cancel bottom margin lt ESC gt n 1B 6C n Set left margin lt ESC gt Qn 1B51n Set right margin lt LF gt 0 Line feed lt ESC gt an 1B61n Feed paper n lines lt FF gt 0 Form feed lt HT gt 09 Horizontal tab lt gt 0B Vertical tab lt 5 gt z 1 7A 31 Set line spacing to 4 mm lt ESC gt 0 1B 30 Set line spacing to 3 mm lt ESC gt Jn 1B4An One time n 4 mm feed lt ESC gt n 1B 49n One time n 8 mm feed SESCAB NI TEAS MANR es Set vertical tab stops n2 lt 0 gt 00 pi EN us Set horizontal tab stops lt ESC gt lt GS gt 1 n2 1B 1D 41 n1 n2 Absolute position setting ESC GS R n1 n2 1B 10 52 n1 n2 Relative position setting lt 5 gt GS an 1B 1D61n Alignment lt ESC gt n 0 1B 4
28. onitor the printer s status 1 7 1 Control Panel 9 POWER ERROR 0 NO PAPER FEEDING Me m Button The button can be disabled by the ESC c 5 command Press the FEED button once to advance paper one line You can also hold down the FEED button to feed paper continuously m Panellights LED POWER GREEN The POWER light is ON whenever the printer is ON m ERROR RED This indicates an error See APPENDIX E lt Page 37 gt for information of what to do when this light comes on m NO PAPER RED This light indicates the near end of the paper roll Install a new paper roll and the printer will continue printing When the light blinks it indicates the self test printing standby state or macro execution standby state when the macro execution command is used 12 Chapter 2 Hexadecimal Dumping This feature allows the experienced users to see exactly what data is coming to the printer This can be useful in finding software problems When you turn on the hexadecimal dump function the printer prints all commands and data in hexadecimal format along with a guide section to help you find specific commands To use the hexadecimal dump function follow these steps 1 Make sure that the printer is off 2 Make sure DIP switch 2 4 to ON for Hexadecimal dumping mode 3 Turn on the power while pressing the FEED then the printer prints HEXADECIMAL DUMP MODE on the paper roll and ent
29. the power button about four seconds until the Power LED is off NOTES To remove the DC cable connector make sure that the power supply s power cord is unplugged then grasp the connector and pull it straight out 1 5 Installing or Replacing the Paper Roll NOTES Be sure to use paper rolls that meet the specifications Do not use paper rolls that have the paper glued to the core because the printer cannot detect the paper end correctly 1 Open the paper roll cover by pressing the cover open button CAUTION Be careful of the manual cutter the tooth of a saw 2 Remove the used paper roll core if there is one 3 Insert the paper roll as shown 4 Be sure to note the correct direction that the paper comes off the roll 5 Pull out a small amount of paper as shown Then close the cover 6 Tear off the paper 1 6 Adjustments and Settings The ELLIX 10 is set up at the factory to be appropriate for almost all users It does however offer some settings for users with special requirements It has DIP switches that allow you to change communication settings such as handshaking and parity check as well as printing density The ELLIX 10A also has a near end sensor for the paper This can give you a warning when the paper is almost out If you find that there is not enough paper remaining on the roll when the near end detector is triggered you can change the n

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