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Turbo Chef Technologies 390/391 User's Manual

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2. Start Italic Printing ASCII ESC G OKI unique command Italic characters Dec 27 37 71 may overlap slightly Hex 1B 25 47 Stop Italic Printing ASCII ESC H OKI unique command Cancels italic Dec 27 37 72 printing engaged by ESC G com Hex 1B 25 48 mand Underlining ASCII ESC n Underlines all text except tabs Dec 27 45 n n 0 to 255 Hex 1B 2D n n odd start underlining n even stop underlining Start Subscript ASCII ESC Sn Engages subscript or superscript print Superscript Dec 27 83 n ing Hex 1B 53 n n 0 to 255 n odd start subscript n even start superscript Stop Subscript ASCII ESC T Cancels subscript or superscript print Superscript Dec 27 84 ing Hex 1B 54 106 Appendix D Priner Commands IBM Function Select Character Style Start Emphasized Printing Stop Emphasized Printing Start Enhanxed Double strike Printing Stop Enhanced Printing Double Width Expanded Printing Immediate Double Width Stop Immediate Double Width Printing Control Double Height Width Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC qn Dec 27 113 n Hex 1B 71 n ASCII ESC E Dec 27 69 Hex 1B 45 ASCII ESC F Dec 27 70 Hex 1B 46 ASCII ESC G Dec 27 71 Hex 1B 47 ASCII ESC H Dec 27 72 Hex 1B 48 ASCII ESC Wn Dec 27 87 n Hex 1B 57 n ASCII SO Dec 14 Hex OE ASCII DC4 Dec 20 Hex 14 ASCII ESC 1 m n1 no ng n4 Dec 27 91 64 1 m n1
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4. 13 Turn printer on and press FF LOAD button ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 59 Single Sheet Feed Jams To remove jammed single sheets of paper top feed 1 Turn printer OFF 2 Rotate platen knob to back paper out of carriage Lift off pull up roller 3 If necessary open access cover and lift assembly off pull up roller assembly to provide access to remove any ripped pieces zZ oS a d t 7 from around carriage A SS y Ee DE eT f SS Y RS 24 Lj M Button Feed Jams If bottom feed paper jams 1 Turn off printer and use platen knob to back paper out carefully Lift off pull up roller 2 Be sure to remove any shreds of paper assembly from printer before reloading paper Open access cover and lift off pull up roller assembly to provide access to car riage area Ploblem Solving Maintenance amp Service Cleaning the Housing You should clean the printer every six months or after about 300 hours of operation To do this Remove pull up roller assembly 1 Turn printer OFF and remove paper from path 2 Open access cover and remove pull up roller assembly 3 Use clean dry cloth to dust area around carriage shaft and platen Be sure to re move any loose particles of paper Note The built up of dust or paper powder in the printer which may be occurred by some environmental settings or media used may cause a mulfunction so execute cleaning ac cor
5. Your printer has three emulations BM Proprinter IBM AGM Epson LQ factory default Printer Drivers Most of the time your printer will be controlled by standard commercial software packages such as Lotus 1 2 3 WordPerfect and Microsoft Windows Commercial software packages use printer drivers to control the appearance of printed documents A driver is simply a list of printer commands tailor made to cause the printer to perform various functions at the request of the software producing docu ments with the correct format The availability of different drivers makes it possible for a program to function roughly the same way no matter which printer is being used so long as you select the correct driver for the printer you re using If you don t select the correct driver you ll get strange symbols incorrect fonts etc being printed instead of a great looking document When you use your printer with a software package you need to select a driver com patible with your printer in order to have the software send the people printer com mands to instruct your printer as to how to format and print the document A Printer Driver Diskette is not included in your package If you have any questions or need further information about Printer Driver please contact the dealer where you purchased your printer 48 Working with Software Compatible Printer Drivers Many of the software packages you use will contain driv
6. 112 Appendix D Priner Commands gt Appendix E ASCII Character Codes ASCII Character Sets 00 dog 0oN o0 o o e v D B O a gd 2 An be gt lt H lt gt ter TL Hoey mes COON AOA NO OMNODORWNrO OANOUPWNr Om OMAN OO Ob ON Or Co ya 5 S mz AN UA ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 113 Epson B C D E F G H I J K L M N o P Q R S T U V W x Y Z N A PTW KT NK KM SK CANDROVOSEZCASG TODAVOD PT HTN XK ail Dag OS et OmpmpDOom zer b r D SEMKCHOAOVOSZEOMAGC TOBIN E n m o Sgr KOO CS LOT EC ECKE E et deet i a PT HONS NM a ac mg oO 98 ROMO Go cm Divc cN4xz4 z5c9nunugonmBdBnu mwr tBmpeunon nocom 114 Appendix E ASCII Character Codes ENEE EE E e E Sr e ppm Bx f GA DoH DK HO GOTTES N g bh De EE Spa 6e pt Om ix 1 2 EE CON SOA Lo ta 2 le Lu KA ek Is th Y zk JL Bus L We bo vovi v pipe ep ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 115 ppp mcd raat dd E al t ie i E DATama nnt m M el AA mm ar A Vh1 003005005s7TamMa ri t AA NH Ht pm ef o G Oil IN MOM di Aa Bm Lapses a m FA oF ese ll seal bases a r e di kt d seat Les nr FA ad Fl D B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P H R S
7. 8 11 11 2 3 12 14 17 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 ML391 Turbo only 32 Operation Bottom Feed Top Feed Line Spacing Form Tear Off Skip Over Perforation Page Width Page Length Line Spacing Bottom Margin Page Width Page Length Wait Time Page Length Control Setting 6 LPL 8 LPI Off 500 ms 1 sec 2 sec No Yes 13 6 8 11 112 3 12 14 17 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 6 LPI 8 LPI Valid Invalid 13 6 8 11 11 2 3 12 14 17 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 1 sec 2 sec 500ms by Menu Setting by Actual Page Length Parallel I F Graphics Receive Buffer Size Paper Out Override Print Registration Operator Panel Function Reset Inhibit Print Suppress Effective Auto LF Auto CR 1 SI Select Pitch 10 CPI 1 SI Select Pitch 12 CPI 1 Time Out Print Auto Select Graphics Speed Centering Position CSF Type I Prime Pin 18 Auto Feed XT 2 Uni directional bi directional 8K 1 Line 23K No Yes 0 0 05 mm Left 0 10 mm Left 0 15 mm Left 0 20 mm Left 0 25 mm Left 0 25 mm Right 0 25 mm Right 0 15 mm Right 0 10 mm Right 0 05 mm Right Full Operation Limited Operation No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes 17 1 CPI 15 CPI 20 CPI 12 CPI Valid Invalid No Yes Low High DEFAULT MODE 1 MODE 2 Wide Narrow Buffer Print Buffer Clear Invalid 5V Open Invalid Valid ML391
8. The printer will print the line Hex Data Dump and be ready to receive data in the Hexadecimal Dump Mode To run the test simply send data to the printer while it is in the Hexadecimal Dump Mode When you re done you can exit the Hexadecimal Dump Mode by either pressing the SEL button or by turning the printer off then on again Resetting Top of Form To reset the Top of Form to the factory default 1 Turn off printer 2 Hold down QUIET and PARK buttons while turning printer back on Using Bar codes Your MICROLINE 390 391 Turbo printer incorporates eight different bar codes e UPCA e UPC E e EAN8 e EAN 13 Code 39 Code 128 e Interleaved 2 of 5 Postnet 42 Operation You will find a list of the bar code printer commands for each emulation in appendix E Here is a brief explanation of each of the available bar codes along with a sample printout for each one UPC A Bar Code UPC Universal Product Code bar coding is used in the supermarket industry UPC A coding contains ten digits the first five digits represent the manufacturer the sec ond five digits identify the product UPCE UPC E bar coding is a six digit variation of UPC A used for labeling small items ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 43 EAN 8 EAN European Article Numbering bar coding is a variation of UPC coding EAN 8 encodes eight digits 1234 EAN 13 EAN 13 encodes 13 digits and contains the same numb
9. inch line spacing in AGM emulation sets and stores inch line spacing The ESC 2 command must be sent to ini tiate the line spacing change n 1 to 255 n 0 no change in line sapcing OKI unique command Sets line spacing to n 360 inch n 1 to 255 n 0 no line feed For PPR emulation sets 216 inch line spacing for AGM emulation sets n 1g0 inch line spacing n 1 to 255 n 0 command is ignored Prints buffer data and moves printhead down by current by current line spac ing value In PPR emulation performs carriage return only if Auto CR in MENU has been changed to Yes fac tory default is No In AGM emulation performs carriage return regardless of Auto CR setting Prints buffer data and performs one re verse line feed at the current line spac ing Movement will not go above top of form Not recommended for use with optional pull tractor ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 99 IBM Function Automatic Line Feed Control n 360 inch Line Feed N 946 inch or n 1gp inch Line Feed Vertical Tab Set Vertical Tab Stops Set Form Length in Inches Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC 5 Dec 27 53 n Hex 1B 35 n ASCII ESC 4 n Dec 27 37 52 n Hex 1B 25 34n ASCII ESC Jn Dec 27 74n Hex 1B 4A n ASCII FF Dec 12 Hex 0C ASCII VT Dec 11 Hex 0B ASCII ESC B n4 n nk NUL Dec 27 66 n1 n nx 0 Hex 1B 42 nq n2 ny 00 ASCII ESC C NUL n
10. n 6 OCR A n 7 Orator n 8 Orator S n 122 Swiss Bold n 124 Gothic Sets the font typeface character width and spacing attributes j h set number of parameters to follow calculated as j h x 256 bytes j h 0 orl command invalid j h 2 3 fid setting valid other modes unchanged j h 4 fid fwd settings valid fa un changed j h 5 all settings valid j h 6 or more all settings and parame ter data beyond 6 bytes will be ignored Hea Leia sets font typeface calculated as Hga Lga Hga x 256 Lfid Hewa Lfwa Sets character width cpi calculated as Hiwa L wa Hgwa x 256 Lewd fa sets spacing attribute n 2 prints Proportional n any other value cpi set by Hd Ltwa Sets the Multipoint scalable font mode Printable font is selected by character pitch and point 104 Appendix D Priner Commands IBM Function Proportional Spacing Set 10 Cpi Pitch Set 12 Cpi Pitch Set 15 Cpi Pitch Set Compressed Pitch Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC P n Dec 27 80n Hex 1B 50 n ASCII DC2 Dec 18 Hex 12 ASCII ESC Dec 27 58 Hex 1B 3A ASCII ESC e Dec 27 103 Hex 1B 67 ASCII SI Dec 15 hex OF Pao 3 specifies the number of parame ters in bytes to follow Character Pitch m 0 unchanged m 1 Proportional m gt 5 m 360 inch Point size nq nz x 256 x 0 5 point Point size can be selected between a minimum of 8 poin
11. rator 6 Remove the protective material from the pull up roller assembly 1 With access cover open grasp print head and slide it until it is centered on platen 2 Remove ribbon cartridge from its pack aging Important Leave the clear plastic rib bon shield on the cartridge ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 3 Holding ribbon cartridge with knob fac ing up and ribbon sheild facing platen fit grooves on either side at back end of cartridge over pins on ribbon plate 4 Lower front of cartridge over printhead until it snaps into place then turn knob in direction of arrow clockwise to take up ribbon slack Headgap lever Number of position sheets 5 The headgap lever by the side of cartridge adjusts for different paper thicknesses Set it for the number of sheets in the forms you re using from 1 to 4 use set envelopes or ting 5 for envelopes or extra thick pa extra thick paper per Adjust the setting up or down for the best print quality Note When the setting is set at 2 5 the printer automatically slows down for better print quality with thicker multipart forms Important Be sure to use only ribbons specifically for use with MICROLINE 390 series Headgap lever For best results use genuine OKI ribbons Making Connections Connection with Computer There instructions are for the standard parallel interface Instructions for installa tion connection of a serial interf
12. 11 ASCII ESC j Dec 27 106 Hex 1B 6A ASCII ESC 8 Dec 27 56 Hex 1B 38 ASCII ESC 9 Dec 27 57 Hex 1B 39 ASCII ESC NUL Dec 27 125 0 Hex 1B 7D 00 ASCII ESC in Dec 27 105 n Hex 1B 69 n Prints out data in print buffer and puts printer in Print Suppress Mode until DC1 command is received I PRIME signal is received or SEL button is pushed Command will be ignored unless Print Suppress Effective item in MENU is set to YES n 36 Model ML390 Turbo narrow carriage n 35 Model ML391 Turbo wide carriage Cancels Print Suppress Mode Printer becomes active processes all data re ceived Deselects the printer Press SELECT to reactivate No data is lost Paper out sensor is deactivated printer will print to next top of form be fore registering paper end error This command will be ignored if the Pa per Out Override in MENU is set to No the factory default Sensor detects when less than 1 9 inch of paper is left When PAPER OUT light is on pressing SELECT prints 1 line of data at a time until top of form position on next page is reached Sensor can also be controlled by the MENU OKI unique command Sets the printer to the same state as if it had been shut off and turned back on print buffer cleared receive buffer unaffected Sets the Incremental print mode n 0 Reset Incremental print mode n 1 Set Incremental print mode ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 111
13. Dec 27 67 0n Hex 1B 43 00 n n Odd Line feed automatically added to each CR carriage return n Even auto line feed turned Off OKI unique command Prints data in buffer and executes a single 3 9 inch line feed without changing line spac ing n 1 to 255 n 0 no line feed In PPR emulation prints data in buffer and executes a single 5 c inch line feed in AGM emulaiton executes a sin gle 2 1gp inch line feed both without changing line spacing Carriage Return determined by menu setting n 1 to 255 n 0 no line feed Prints data in buffer and advances pa per to next top of form With Cut Sheet Feeder installed will eject or insert pa per depending on status of feeder Print buffer data and move to next ver tical tab stop Sets vertical tab stops at specified lines k 1 to 64 number of tabs n 1 to 255 line number where tabs is to be set Sets page length in inches n 1 to 255 inches n 0 Command ignored This command cancels Skip Over Per foration setting Appendix D Priner Commands IBM Function Set Form Length in Lines Set Skip Over Perforation Cancel Skip Over Perforation Set Top of Form Cut Sheet Feeder Option Cut Sheet Feeder Control Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC Cn Dec 27 67 n Hex 1B 43 n ASCII ESC Nn Dec 27 78 n Hex 1B 4En ASCII ESC O Dec 27 79 Hex 1B 4F ASCII ESC 4 Dec 27 52 Hex 1B 34 ASCII ESC EM
14. Epson Commands Function ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Stop Enhanced Printing ASCII ESC H Clears double strike printing set by ESC Dec 27 72 G command Hex 1B 48 Double Width Expand ASCII ESC W n n 1 Start double width printing ed Printing Dec 27 87 n n 0 Stop double width printing Hex 1B 57 n Immediate Double Width ASCII SO or ESC SO Prints double width only to end of line Dec 14 or 27 14 can also be canceled by DC4 ESC W 0 Hex OE or 1B oE and ESC commands Stop Immediate Double ASCII DC4 Only cancels double width set by SO or Width Printing Dec 20 ESC SO Hex 14 Double Height Printing ASCII ESC w n or ESC US n OKI unique command Dec 27 119 n or 27 31 n n 1 Start double height Hex 1B 77n or 1B IF n n 0 Stop double height Graphics 8 amp 24 pin Mode For all graphics com mands the number of dot columns of graphic data is as follows dots n n2 x 256 Graphics Select Print ASCII ESC mm no graphic data Selects 8 pin and 24 pin graphic modes Dec 27 42m n1 no graphic data and prints graphic data Hex 1B 2A m ny no graphic data m 0 Single density 8 pin 60 dpi mc 1 Double density 8 pin 120 dpi mc 2 Double speed double density 8 pin quasi 120 dpi dots can not be printed directly adjacent to one another mc 3 Quadruple density 8 pin quasi 240 dpi dots can not be printed directly adjacent to one another m 4 CRT I 8 pin 80 dpi m 6 CRT II 8 pin 90 dpi mc
15. Within each group is a list of items and each of those items has several possible settings Here s a sample Menu printout The first column lists the groups the second items the third settings Printer Control Emulation Mode Font Print Mode Font Pitch Font Proportional Snacing Font Style Font Size Symbol Sets Character Set Symbol Sets Lanquage Set Symbol Sets Zero Character Symbol Sets Code Page Rear Feed Line Spacing Rear Feed Form Tear Off Rear Feed Skip Over Perforation Rear Feed Page Width Rear Feed Page Length Bottom Feed Line Spacing Bottom Feed Form Tear Off Bottom Feed Skip Over Perforation Bottom Feed Page Width Bottom Feed Page Length Top Feed Line Spacing Top Feed Bottom Margin Top Feed Page Width Top Feed Page Length Top Feed Wait Time Top Feed Page Length Control Set Up Graphics Set Up Receive Buffer Size Set Up Paper Out Override Set Up Print o Hill Im 1141 ul Hl unn pp D EH E LEE Hir TRUE Set Up Operator Panel Function Set Up Reset Inhibit Set Up Print Suppress Effective Set Up Auto LF Set Up Time Out Print Set Up Auto Select Set Up Graphics Speed Set Up Centering Position Set Up CSF Type Parallel I F I Prime Parallel I F Pin 18 Parallel I F Auto Feed xT Printer Control Emulation Mode EPSON LQ LQ Courier 1 CPI No Normal Single Set I American Slashed USA 6 LPI off No 43 6 11 6 LPI off No 13 5 1d 9 6 LPI Valid
16. change TOF setting using control panel If form tear off is being selected in the printer menu press the TEAR button to bring the paper down to the print position Hold down the SHIFT button and release the TEAR button to set TOF further down on page hold SHIFT button while pressing FF LOAD button this will advance paper up in micro increments E to move TOF further up on page hold SHIFT button while pressing LF button this will advance paper down in micro increments ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 17 13 Press SEL button SEL light will come on fe To temporarily change the Top of Form setting for a particular print job deselect the printer and press the LF button until you reach the TOF position you want to use The printer will retain this setting un til you turn it off 18 Loading Paper Paper Handling Your printer has several handy paper handling features e Tear Form Tear off Paper Park Tear Feature When you re using continuous forms with either the built in rear feed tractor or the optional bottom feed push tractor you can use this feature to advance the forms up to the tear position so you can easily tear off a printed sheet without wasting paper or readjusting the printer To do this simply press the TEAR button on the front panel LF Micro Feed Down EXIT ITEM SET POWER ALARM MENU A The tear feature can not be used when the optional pull tractor i
17. 1050 Epson LQ 860 2550 Epson LQ 2500 Epson LQ 1500 Epson LQ Epson FX Epson JX Epson LX Epson RX Epson MX Because there are some differences in characteristics such as speed or access to vari ous features you may wish to experiment with several different drivers If you must select a driver that is not listed in the table be sure to check it thoroughly for print features such as boldface underline and changes in pitch Don t be surprised if bold faced items are printed twice underlines are misplaced wide spaces are left between lines or the printer behaves chaotically turn off the printer if the latter occurs These are all characteristics of an incompatible driver selection ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 49 50 Working with Software f gt hapter 5 Ploblem Solving Maintenance amp Service This chapter provides solutions to some common printer problems and explains the routine maintenance procedures that will help keep your printer in tip top operating condition It also tells you how to order parts consumables and accessories and pro vides information on obtaining service for your printer You will find your printer s warranty at the back of this Printer Handbook Problem Solving What if nothing happens when I turn on the printer The printer may not be plugged in Check the power cord connection to the outlet and to your printer If you re using a power strip make sure
18. 13 6 11 1 sec by MENU Setting Uni directional 8K No o MESA i ul Full Operation No Yes No Valid No Low DEFAULT Wide Buffer Print Bv invalid EPSON LQ ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 31 Summary of Menu Settings The table below details the entries in the printer Menu as it comes from the factory The defaults are in bold face italic type Other entries will appear in the Menu depending on what options you have installed and what emulation is engaged For a complete listing of all the available Menu selections along with explanations for each setting see appendix B Printer Control Emulation Mode Epson LQ IBM PPR IBM AGM Font Print Mode Pitch Proportional Spacing Style Size LQ Courier LQ Roman LQ Swiss LQ Swiss Bold LQ Orator LQ Gothic LQ Prestige Utility 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 17 1 cpi 20 cpi No Yes Normal Italics Single Double Character Set Language Set Symbol Sets Zero Character Code Page Set I Set II American French German Britishi Dan ish I Swedish Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Spanish IL Latin American French Canadian Dutch Pub lisher Slashed Unslashed USA Canada French Multilingual Portu gal Norway BRASCII Abicomp Rear Feed Line Spacing Form Tear Off Skip Over Perforation Page Width Page Length 6 LPL 8 LPI Off 500 ms 1 sec 2 sec No Yes 13 6
19. 27 96 m n4 n2 nk 0 Hex 1B 62 m n4 nz ny 00 ASCII ESC n Dec 27 47n Hex 1B 2Fn ASCII ESC Cn Dec 27 67 n Hex 1B 43 n ASCII ESC C NUL n Dec 27 67 0n Hex 1B 43 00n ASCII ESC C nj N M1 M2 Dec 27 40 67 ny n2 m7 m Hex 1B 28 43 n1 n my m2 Programs up to 8 separate sets chan nels of vertical tab stops m 0 to 7 channel number 0 is default set by ESC B command k 1 to 16 number of tab stops in chan nel n 1 to 255 number of lines down from Top of Form position n 0 clear tab settings for channel m Activates preprogrammed vertical tab channel n VT moves to stops in this channel n 0 to 7 channel number 0 is default Sets page length in lines Current posi tion becomes top of form Printer calcu lates page length vy multiplying cur rent line feed pitch by value entered for n n 1 to 255 Cancels Skip over Perforation setting Page length set by this command will not change even if line spacing is changed Sets page length in inches Current posi tion becomes top of form n 1 to 22 Cancels Skip over Perforation setting Sets the page length to the currently se lected paper mode 11 2 n2 0 specifies the number of pa rameters in bytes to follow Amount of carriage returns executed m 1 m2 x 256 x basic unit in inches The basic unit is set by set unit command ESC U The default of basic unit is 1 360 inch Page length selection exceeding 22 inch es is i
20. 6 5 to 9 5 Envelopes continuous feed non overlap type Bottom only 24 lb max 6 5 to 9 5 Card stock Bottom only 120 lb max N A Transparencies Top only 8 5 x 11 ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 67 Dimensions W x D x H ML 390 Turbo 15 7 x 13 6 x 4 6 inch 398 x 345 x 116 mm ML 391 Turbo 21 7 x 13 6 x 4 6 inch 552 x 345 x 116 mm Weight ML 390 Turbo 16 Ib 7 4Kg ML 391 Turbo 20 lb 9 2Kg Environmental Requirements Operating Temperature 41 to 95 F 5 to 35 C Storage Temperature 14 to 122 F 10 to 50 C Operating Humidity 20 to 80 RH Storage Humidity 5 to 95 RH Electrical requirements 230 240 volts ac 10 14 50 60 Hz 42 Specifications subject to change without notice 68 Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Menu Selections The menu selections for your printer are summarized below Factory defaults are indicated in bold face italic Explanations for each item follow the table gt The table below summarizes all possible menu settings available with your printer Which of these you will actually see when you are working in the Menu depends on the active emulation and on the options installed Printer Control Emulation Mode Setting Epson LQ IBM PPR IBM AGM Font Symbol Sets Print Mode Pitch Proportional Spacing Style Size Character Set Language Set Zero Character Code Page LQ Co
21. Effective Yes factory default or No Enables disables print sup press command The factory default enables the print suppress command the printer will ignore all data it receives after it accepts the print suppress command Change to No to cause your printer to ignore the print suppress command ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 75 Proportional Spacing No factory default or Yes Change to Yes to engage propor tional spacing of characters Protocol Appears only if optional Serial Interface is installed Selects the type of pro tocol your system uses Ready Busy factory default or X On X Oft Receive Buffer Size 8K factory default 1 Line or 23K Selects the amount of memory devoted to holding received data Choosing 1 Line will tie up your computer during printing but if you about the print job the printer will stop printing much sooner Reset Inhibit No factory default or Yes Change to Yes if you want your printer to ignore the reset command sent by software This will prevent your software reset command from changing the settings you have made through the front panel con trols or through printer commands If you engage this feature don t forget that it will also prevent your software from clearing out existing settings when you finish print ing one document and switch to another Serial Data 7 8 Bits Appears only if optional Serial Interface is installed 8 Bits fac tory default or 7 Bits Change to 7 b
22. Turbo only 1 IBM mode Only 2 EPSON mode Only ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 33 Menu Mode Indicator Lights In the Menu Mode the following lights indicate your printer s status TEAR SEL FF LOAD Micro Feed Micro Feed i d MENU SHIFT Se Sg ee EXIT GROUP ITEM POWER ALARM M EN E V 2 PRINT QUALITY LQ COURIER GOTHIC a mn ROMAN mum UTILITY PRESTIGE ORATOR a mmm SWISS em CHARACTER PITCH 10 RESET SE PARK QUIET PRINT 1 POWER light Glows when printer is on 2 MENU light Glows when printer is in Menu Mode Menu Mode Buttons GROUP 1 PARK QUIET FFILOAD Micro Feed Up ITEM PRINT MENU 2 3 4 34 Operation Here is a summary of the buttons active in the Menu Mode 1 GROUP button Press to scan through groups of listings Each time you press the GROUP button a line will print showing the next group in the Menu To go back one group hold the SHIFT button while pressing the GROUP button 2 ITEM button Press to scan through items for a particular group Each time you press the ITEM button a line will print showing the next item within the group To go back one item hold the SHIFT button while pressing the ITEM button 3 SET button Press to change setting for the items Each time you press the SET button a line will print across the page showing the next setting for that item Keep pressing the button until the setting you wish to engage appea
23. it s turned on Check to be sure that the fuse hasn t blown or that the circuit breaker hasn t tripped the printer doesn t print when the computer sends data The printer may be deselected If the SEL light is out press the SEL button to select the printer The printer cable may not be securely connected Check the cable to be sure that it is properly connected to both the PC and the printer If you have installed the serial I F board check to be sure that the board is firmly seated in the printer ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 51 I m getting strange symbols incorrect fonts etc when I try to print a document The printer driver you have engaged does not agree with the emulation selected for your printer To check the emulation selected first make sure paper is loaded then press the SEL and SHIFT buttons simultaneously to enter the MENU on your printer Next press the GROUP button this will print the emulation selected If the emulation is not the one you want to use press the SET button to change it to the one you want before exiting the MENU to exit press SEL and SHIFT buttons If the emulation is correct check your software documentation on how to select a printer driver then check to be sure that you have selected one of the drivers listed for that emulation on page 49 The closer the driver is to the top of the list the more compatible it will be with your printer If your software does
24. no ng n4 Hex 1B 5B 40 1 m n1 n ng n4 Selects character style n 0 normal n 1 outline n 2 shadow n 3 outline with shadow Prints horizontally shifted double dots in utility mode at half speed Cancels emphasized printing Prints vertically shifted double dots in two unidirectional passes Cancels enhanced printing n odd start double width printing n even stop double width printing Prints double width only to end of line can be canceled by DC4 or ESC W 0 command Cancels double width set by SO com mand Sets double height double width or both double height and double width 1 0 to 255 m 0 to 255 1 n ignored ng specifies character height and line feed 13 17 single line feed standard height n3 34 double line feed double height n4 specfied character width n4 1 standard width n4 2 double width ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 107 IBM Function Overscore Graphics 8 Pin Mode For all 8 pin graphics commands the number of dot columns of graphic data nq nz x 256 Single Density Graphics Double Density Graphics Quasi Double Density Graphics Quadruple Density Graphics Set Aspect Ratio for Bit Image Graphics Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC n Dec 27 95 n Hex 1B 5F n ASCII ESC K 1 h graphics data Dec 27 75 1h graphics data Hex 1B 4B 1h graphics data ASCII ESC L 1 h graphics data Dec 27 76 1 h graphics dat
25. printing on and off n 1 Unidirectional printing On n 0 Unidirectional printing Off nor mal bidirectional printing Turns on unidirectional left to right printing for one line Prints data in print buffer and moves one character to the left according to the current character pitch Deletes last character in print buffer Sets line spacing of 1 g inch 6 lines per inch This is standard typewriter spac ing Sets line spacing of 1 g inch 8 lines per inch ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 81 Epson Function Set 60 inch Line Spacing Set 1 4 gp inch Line Spacing Set n 360 inch Line Spacing n 1g0 nch Line Feed N 1g9 inch Reverse Line Feed n 360 inch Line Feed Set relative vertical print position Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC An Dec 27 65n Hex 1B 41 n ASCII ESC 3n Dec 27 51n Hex 1B 33 n ASCII ESC nor ESC n Dec 27 43 n or 2793 n Hex 1B 2Bn or 1B 5Bn ASCII LF Dec 10 Hex 0A ASCII ESC Jn Dec 27 74n Hex 1B 4A n ASCII ESC j n Dec 27 106n Hex 1B 6A n ASCII ESC n Dec 27 93n Hex 1B5Dn ASCII ESC v n1 no my m2 Dec 27 40 118 n4 no my ma Hex 1B 28 76 n1 n2 m4 m2 Sets line spacing of inch n 0 to 255 n 0 no line feed Sets a line spacing of 1 1gg inch n 0 to 255 n 0 no line feed Sets line spacing of 3 9 inch ESC nis OKI unique command n 0 to 255 n 0 no line feed Prints buffer d
26. specifies position of tab stop maximum is number of characters per line k 1 to 28 n1 0 clear tabs Default every 8 columns Move to next horizontal tab stop Reset horizontal tabs for default every 8th character Also resets vertical tabs to default of 1 line ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 97 IBM Function Move to the Left Backwards Self Left amp Right Margins Engage Disengage Unidirectional Printing Backspace Set Print Position Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC emm Dec 27 101 ny n2 Hex 1B 65 nq n2 ASCI ESC Xnm Dec 27 88 nm Hex 1B 58 nm ASCII ESC Un Dec 27 85 n Hex 1B 55 n ASCII BS Dec 8 Hex 08 ASCII ESC DLE Pa A1 A Py Po P3 P4 Dec 27 16 64 data Hex 1B 10 40 data Move to the left relative to present posi tion calculated as n4 2 no x 256 120 inches n1 0 to 255 n2 0 to 255 n n2 0 no movement Sets left n and right m margins in character columns at current pitch Once set margins remain fixed even if charac ter pitch is changed m must be at least 10 character space at 10 cpi to the right of n n 0 to 255 n 0 left margin unchanged m 0 to 255 m 0 right margin un changed n 1 Unidirectional printing On n 0 Unidirectional printing Off return to bidirectional Prints data in buffer and moves one character to the left according to current character pitch OKI unique command Sets horizont
27. 0 UPC A ny m 1 4 UPC E n1 n222 0 CODE39 ny n2 3 0 Interleaved 2 of 5 n1 n224 0 Code 128 ng ng sets vertical length of bars in units of 15 4gp inch calculated as Una x 10 ng x 19 189 ns sets black bars n5 1 to 7 ng sets spacing ng 1 to 7 nz sets ratio of wide element to narrow element n7 1 to 7 ng specifies whether or not characters are to be attached ng 0 characters not attached ng 1 or more LQ characters attached OKI unique command n specifies amount of data to follow m selects CODE128 mode CODE128 must be selected for this command to be recognized m 65 Set A m 66 Set B m 67 Set C ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 103 IBM Function Print Postnet Bar Code Data Print Features Select LO Typeface Select Font Select font by pitch and point Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC DLE C n data Dec 27 16 67 n data Hex 1B 10 43 n data ASCII ESC k n Dec 27 107n Hex 1B 6Bn ASCII ESC Ij h Hga Lea Hfwa Lfwa fa Dec 27 91 73 jh Hga Leia Hfwa Lfwa fa Hex 1B 5B 49 jh Hga Leg Hgyg Lewa fa ASCII ESC DLE F Pho m n1 n2 Dec 27 16 70 Pho m n1 n2 Hex 1B 10 46 Pno m n1 n2 OKI unique command n designates amount of data to follow n 1 to 20 Data consists of single digit numbers OKI unique command Selects typeface according to value of n n 0 Roman n 1 Swiss n 2 Courier n 3 Prestige n 4 Script n 5 OCR B
28. 14 17 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 Appears only when IBM Proprinter emulation is selected Appears only when Epson LO emulation is selected Appears only when optional Cut Sheet Feeder Accessory is installed Appears only when optional Serial Interface is installed Applicable only when the Roll Paper Stand is installed ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 71 Explanation of Menu Items These explanations are in alphabetical sequence to make it easier to look them up Many of the items will appear only with optional equipment installed as noted be low You will find the items Line Spacing Form Tear Off Skip Over Perforation and Page Length appearing several times in the menu once for each paper path Auto CR IBM mode only No factory default or Yes Choose Yes to make your printer automatically perform a carriage return when a LF is received at the end of the line Auto LE No factory default or Yes Change to Yes if your printer overprints Keep this set to No if your software adds a line feed when a carriage is received at the end of a line If your printout is consistently double spaced set this item to No Auto Select No factory default or Yes Determines whether or not your printer will automatically be selected after you load in paper With the factory default No en gaged the printer will be deselected so that you can set the Top of Form If you al ways use the same Top of Form setting change this
29. 20 dpi same as ESC 2 m 3 Quadruple density 8 pin quasi 240 dpi same as ESC 3 m 8 Single density 24 pin 60 dpi same as ESC 32 ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 109 IBM Commands Function ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal m 9 Double density 24 pin 120 dpi same as ESC 33 m 11 Triple density 24 pin 180 dpi same as ESC 39 m 12 Hex density 24 pin quasi 360 dpi same as ESC 40 1 h 0 to 255 specifies amount of subse quent Bit Image bytes received calculated as 1 h x 256 Miscellaneous Commands Select Emulation Mode ASCII ESC n OKI unique command Switches printer Dec 27 123 n emulation mode copying the custom Hex 1B 7B n character data in buffer and saving the print and receive buffers MENU set tings unaffected n 0 IBM emulation general n 2 IBM X24e PPR XL24e PPR n 3 IBM X24e AGM XL24e AGM n 64 Epson emulation general n 66 Epson LQ 850 LQ 1050 ASCII CAN Clears buffer and cancels single double Dec 24 width set by SO or ESC SO command Hex 18 does not affect custom characters or oth er commands 110 Appendix D Priner Commands IBM Function Print Suppress Mode On Print Suppress Mode Off Stop Printing Disable Paper Out Sensor Enable Paper Out Sensor Software I Prime Set Reset Incremental Print Mode Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC On Dec 27 81 n Hex 1B 16n ASCII DC1 Dec 17 Hex
30. 32 Single density 24 pin 60 dpi mc 33 Double density 24 pin 120 dpi mc 38 CRT III 24 pin 90 dpi mc 39 Triple density 24 pin 180 dpi mc 40 Hex density 24 pin quasi 360 dpi dots can not be printed directly ad jacent to one another ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook Epson Function Graphics 8 pin Mode Single Density Graphics Double Density Graphics Quasi Double Density Graphics Quadruple Density Graphics Reassign Graphics Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC K ny ng graphic data Dec 27 75 nq no graphic data Hex 1B 4B nq ng graphic data ASCII ESC L n no graphic data Dec 27 76 nq no graphic data Hex 1B 4C ny ng graphic data ASCII ESC Y nq no graphic data Dec 27 89 n no graphic data Hex 1B 59 nq ng graphic data ASCII ESC Z n1 n graphic data Dec 27 90 n no graphic data Hex 1B 5A n ng graphic data ASCII ESC mn Dec 27 63 mn Hex 1B3F mn 14 n2 0 to 255 specifies amount of sub sequent Bit Image bytes received calcu lated as nq n2 x 256 Dot density 60 dpi horizontal 72 dpi vertical Maximum data per line ML390 Turbo 480 ML391 Turbo 816 n n2 0 to 255 specifies amount of sub sequent Bit Image bytes received calcu lated as nq n2 x 256 Dot density 120 dpi horizontal 72 dpi vertical Maximum data per line ML390 Turbo 960 ML391 Turbo 1632 n1 n2 0 to 255 specifies amount of sub seque
31. 390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 79 Epson Function Absoulte Horizontal Position Relative Horizontal Position Set Print Position Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC n1 n2 Dec 27 36 nq n2 Hex 1B 24 n1 n2 ASCII ESC n4 n2 Dec 27 92 n1 nz Hex 1B 5C n4 n2 ASCII ESC DLE Ph A1 Az P4 P2 P3 P4 Dec 27 16 64 data Hex 1B 10 40 data Move to new horizontal position Amount of movement from left margin is calculated as follows nz ng x 256 x basic unit in inches where the basic unit is set by ESC U set unit command The default of the basic unitis 1 60 inch n1 0 to 255 n2 0 to 255 ny n2 0 left margin Max value for 1 60 inch basic unit n1 48 n2 3 13 6 shift Space moved using this command will not be underlined DEL command will not delete the skipped amount Move to new horizontal position rela tive to present position Amount of movement is calculated as follows n7 n2x256 x basic unit in inches where the basic unit is set by ESC U set unit command The default of the basic unit with LO is 1 180 inch and with UTLitis 1 120 inch n1 0 to 255 n2 0 to 255 nj2n2 0 no movement moves to right moves to left OKI unique command Sets next hori zontal position of printhead Pn number of parameter bytes to fol low range 0 to 255 A1 specifies whether motion is abso lute or relative even absolute from left margin odd relative from p
32. 4 2 N PRINT QUALITY L Eo L COURIER GOTHIC mum ROMAN um EXIT GROUP ITEM PRINT POWER ALARM MENU RESET a 1 3 SE SE a LIN MES ESE EI E VY PRESTIGE ue HIR MENO uM dlc rias TOF CHARACTER PITCH SET B dL mmm KH 1 POWER light Glows whenever printer is on 2 SEL light Glows when printer is selected ready to receive data Flashes when printer is in print suppress mode Goes out when printer is deselected can t re ceive data 3 ALARM light Glows when error condition exists such as out of paper or paper jam Also glows when paper lever is set to wrong position Important If the ALARM light is blinking an unrecoverable error condition exists Try turning the printer off then on again if the light is still flashing contact your service dealer see Chapter 5 for more information on obtaining service 4 QUIET light Glows when printer is in QUIET state printer selected or deselected ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 25 Buttons SEL MENU EXIT SET POWER When the printer is selected SEL light on only the functions marked at the top of the bank of buttons LF FF LOAD TEAR PARK QUIET are in effect When the printer is deselected SEL light off the functions marked at the bottom of the buttons Micro Feed Down Micro Feed Up TOF can be accessed by means of the SHIFT button Each button can have several functions depending on the mode in use Print Mode or Menu Mode on w
33. C G ny no m Dec 27 40 71 ny nz m Hex 1B 28 47 ny n m n1 1 OKI unique command Clears data in print buffer receive buffer unaffected resets printer to menu default if applica ble non menu features returned to fac tory default Executes paper eject in Cut Sheet Feeder mode Sets the basic unit of horizontal and ver tical lengths n1 1 n2 0 specifies the number of pa rameters in bytes to follow The commands affected by this com mand are ESC V ESC v ESC ESC ESC C ESC c Sets the Incremental print mode n 0 Reset Incremental print mode n 1 Set Incremental print mode Sets the raster graphics mode n2 0 specifies the number of parame ters in bytes to follow This command can be deactivated by ESC printer initialization The raster graphics command ESC is valid only while in this mode The printer is initialized by this com mand ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 95 Epson Function Turn raster graphics mode ON OFF Print raster graphics Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC DLE G Pho Pn Dec 271671 PhoPn Hex 1B 1047 Pag Py ASCII ESC Pe Py Ph Pm n1 no data Dec 27 46 Pe Py Ph Pm ny n data Hex 1B 2E Pe Py Ph Pm ny n data OKI unique command Activates and deactivates raster graphics mode Pho 1 specifies the number of parame ters in bytes to follow P odd number raster graphics mode activated P even number raster gr
34. CR 1 CSF Bin Select SI Select Pitch 10 CPI 1 SI Select Pitch 12 CPI 1 Time Out Print Auto Select Graphics Speed Centering Position CSF Type Uni directional bi directional 8K 1 Line 23K No Yes 0 0 05 mm Left 0 10 mm Left 0 15 mm Left 0 20 mm Left 0 25 mm Left 0 25 mm Right 0 25 mm Right 0 15 mm Right 0 10 mm Right 0 05 mm Right Full Operation Limited Operation No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Bin 1 Bin 2 17 1 CPI 15 CPI 20 CPI 12 CPI Valid Invalid No Yes Low High DEFAULT MODE 1 MODE 2 Wide Narrow 70 Appendix B Menu Selections Parallel I F I Prime Pin 18 Auto Feed XT 2 Setting Buffer Print Buffer Clear Invalid 5V Open Invalid Valid Serial I F 4 Parity Serial Data 7 8 Bits Protocol Diagnostic Test Busy Line Baud Rate DSR Signal DTR Signal Busy Time None Odd Even 8 Bits 7 Bits Ready Busy X On X Off No Yes SSD SSD DTR RTS 19200 bps 9600 bps 4800 bps 2400 bps 1200 bps 600bps 300 bps Valid Invalid Ready on Power Up Ready on Select 200 ms 1 sec CSF Bin 1 3 Line Spacing Bottom Margin Page Width Page Length 6 LPL 8 LPI Valid Invalid 13 6 8 11 11 2 3 12 14 17 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 CSF Bin 2 3 Line Spacing Bottom Margin Page Length ML391 Turbo only 1 2 3 4 5 6LPI 8LPI Valid Invalid 11 11 2 5 12
35. HIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijkimn pqrstuvwxyz l 3456789 lt gt 8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijkimnopqrstuvwxyz Ir 40 Operation To activate the Rolling ASCII Test 1 Be sure paper is loaded Caution For wide carriage Model 391 Turbo be sure you have wide paper loaded 2 Turn off printer 3 Hold QUIET button for several seconds while turning printer on If printer sim ply turns on without starting to print you didn t hold down QUIET button long enough Hexadecimal Dump Test If you want to test the data your computer is sending to the printer you can place the printer in the Hexadecimal Dump Mode When the printer is in the Hex Dump Mode all data received including text and printer commands will be printed in both hexa decimal and ASCII format gt In the ASCII format all non printable characters will be represented by a pe riod For example this line of BASIC code LPRINT CHRS 27 0 CHRS 30 This is an example of a hexadecimal dump would print like this 1B 30 1B 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 61 6E 20 65 78 0 This is an ex 61 6D 78 6C 65 20 EF 66 20 61 20 68 65 78 61 64 ample of a hexad 65 63 69 6D 61 6C 20 64 75 6D 70 2B op 9A ecimal dump ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 41 To engage the Hexadecimal Dump Mode 1 Be sure paper is loaded 2 Turn off printer 3 Hold SEL and FF LOAD buttons for several seconds while turning on printer
36. II SI or ESC SI Dec 15 or 27 15 Hex OF or 1B OF ASCII DC2 Dec 18 Hex 12 ASCII ESC SP n Dec 27 32 n Hex 1B 20n ASCII ESC c n4 n Dec 27 99 nq n2 Hex 1B 63 n1 n2 ASCII ESC 4 Dec 27 52 Hex 1B 34 ASCII ESC 5 Dec 27 53 Hex 1B 53 m 5 m 360 inch Point size nq no x 256 x 0 5 point Point size can be selected between a minimum of 8 point to a maximum of 64 point See also ESC n command n 1 Start proportional spacing n 0 Stop proportional spacing Normally selects 10 cpi Pica In com pressed mode selects 17 1 cpi Normally selects 12 cpi Elite In com pressed mode selects 20 cpi Selects 15 cpi pitch Pitch depends on current pitch selected 10 cpi becomes 17 1 cpi 12 cpi becomes 20 cpi Cancels 15 cpi print selected by SI or ESC SI command Adds n dots of space depending on the current pitch between characters n 0 to 127 Sets the amount of space between char acters HMI HMI n1 n x 256 360 inch The specification is invalid if HMI ex ceeds 3 inches The command is invalid when ny n2 0 See also ESC ESC 7 Clears italic printing engaged by ESC 4 command ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 89 Epson Function Score Lines Selection Turn Underlining on off Start Superscript Subscript Stop Superscript Subscript Select Character Style normal shadow out line outline amp shadow Start Emphasized Print
37. QRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefgh jkl1mnopq 45 5 amp 0123456789 lt gt eABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijklmnopqr 3 amp 0123456789 lt gt 6 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghl jk1mnopqrs X amp 0123456789 lt gt amp ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijk1mnopqrst 8 0123456789 lt gt amp ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghli jklmnopqrstu 9123456789 lt gt 7 amp ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijkimnopgrstuv 0123456789 lt gt eK ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ J _ abcdefghi jkimnopqrstuvw 9123456789 7 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx 0123456789 lt gt SABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefgh jk lmnopqrstuvwxy 0123456789 lt gt 4A ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghljklmnopqrstuvwXxyz 7 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefgh ijkl mnopqrstuvwxyz 9123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jk lmnopqrstuvwxyz 9123456789 lt gt 6 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijkimnopqrstuvwxyz ll 9123456789 lt gt 6ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X1 abcdefghijkimnopgrstuvwxyz 1 0123456789 lt gt 6ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijkl1mnopgrstuvwxyz il 123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz l 23456789 lt gt 6 ABCDEFG
38. T U V w X Y Z A pe SAS Rm NM Ee Ermi Oa PO A DADA Ri m IW RE m IE RE m Em 116 Appendix E ASCII Character Codes Superscript Subscript Characters Character Dec SPACE 32 ZORRO Bm gt Lo eo e Co a o I D S al OBNAARWNKOr al Lis a biD op GB AM UA o rep 9 mNwexecmqHopvsozectmom AFC rT HOMO OD Character ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 117 O d 3 Dec N uxg pgpcunua2uog H o Space nan 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 Character Dec T AAA O O Dr A D gt OO Dr D 0 p 118 Appendix E ASCII Character Codes gt Appendix F Interfacing This appendix gives the pin assignments for the parallel interface It also explains how to install the optional Serial Interface Board and gives the pin assignments for the serial interface Pin Assignments for Parallel Interface Signals Return Pin Direction Strobe 19 To Printer Data 1 20 To Printer Data 2 21 To Printer Data 3 22 To Printer Data 4 23 To Printer Data 5 24 To Printer Data 6 25 To Printer Data 7 26 To Printer Data 8 27 To Printer Acknowledge 28 From Printer Busy 29 From Printer Paper End 30 From Printer Select No Return From Printer Auto Feed To Printer Not used OV No Return Signal Ground Chassis G
39. Table 2 n 3 Character Table 3 The tables designated by default are as follows Character Table 0 Italic Character Table 1 Table being selected by CodePage in the MENU Character Table 2 DLL character re allocation Character Table 3 PC 437 USA All data become printing data All codes of 01H FF are treated as printing data 00H code is ignored as Null code The number of printing data in bytes to follow are indicated by n1 and n Number of printing data in bytes n no x 256 Enables printing of characters in upper ASCII code range 128 to 159 Cancels ESC 6 command m is number of parameters specified 2 4 5 6 7 or8 1 n set bar code style as follows nj n5 0 1 EAN8 n1 n2 0 2 EAN13 ny m 1 0 UPC A nj no 1 4 UPC E n1 n222 0 CODE 39 n1 n2 3 0 Interleaved 2 of 5 ny n2 4 0 Code 128 ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 87 Epson Function Print Industrial Bar Code Data Print Postnet Bar Code Data Print Features Utility LQ Selection Select LO Typeface Select font by pitch and point Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC DLE B m n data Dec 27 16 66 m n data Hex 1B 10 42 m n data ASCII ESC DLE C n data Dec 27 16 67 n data Hex 1B 10 43 n data ASCII ESC x n Dec 27 120n Hex 1B 78 ASCII ESC k n Dec 27 107n Hex 1B 6B n ASCII ESC X mn n2 Dec 27 88 m nq n2 Hex 1B 58 m n4 n2 ng n4 set vertica
40. V select RTS Busy Time Appears only if optional Serial Interface is installed 200 ms factory de fault or 1 sec Sets the length of the busy signal when the Ready Busy protocol factory default is engaged Centering Position Choose centering position Character Set Choose IBM Set I factory default or IBM Set II Code Page Choose USA factory default Canada French Multilingual Portugal Norway BRASCII Abicomp CSF Bin Select Appears only if optional Dual Bin Cut Sheet Feeder is installed Choose Bin 1 factory default or Bin 2 CSF Type Select Wide default or Narrow for CSF type Diagnostic Test Appears only if optional Serial Interface is installed No factory de fault or Yes Select Yes if you want to perform a diagnostic test of the serial interface DSR Signal Applies only when optional Interface is installed Valid factory default or In valid Used with Ready Busy protocol to select the way your system handles the DSR Signal DTR Signal Applies only when optional Serial Interface is installed Ready on Power Up factory default or Ready on Select Change to Ready on Select if the DTR signal is required when the printer is selected leave as Ready on Power Up if DTR signal is required when printer is turned on Emulation Mode IBM PPR IBM AGM or Epson LQ factory default Selects the printer command set you want your printer to use IBM X24e or XL24e Proprinter IBM X24e or XL24e Alternate Graphi
41. a Hex 1B 4C 1h graphics data ASCII ESC Y 1h graphics data Dec 27 89 1 h graphics data Hex 1B 59 1 h graphics data ASCII ESC Z 1h graphics data Dec 27 90 1 h graphics data Hex 1B 5A 1 h graphics data ASCII ESC nn Dec 27 110n Hex 1B 6En Prints a continuous overscore over all text characters except for tab spaces n 0 to 255 n odd start overscore n even stop overscore Dot density 60 dpi horizontal 72 dpi vertical Maximum data per line ML390 Tur bo 480 ML391 Turbo 816 1 h 0 to 255 specifies amount of subse quent Bit Image bytes received calculat ed as 1 hx 256 Dot density 120 dpi horizontal 72 dpi vertical Maximum data per line ML390 Tur bo 960 ML391 Turbo 1632 1 h 0 to 255 specifies amount of subse quent Bit Image bytes received calculated as 1 h x256 Same as low speed double density 120 dpi but printer can t put two adjacent dots in the same row Dot density 240 dpi horizontal 72 dpi vertical Printer can t put two adjacent dots in the same row Maximum data per line ML390 Tur bo 1920 ML391 Turbo 3264 1 h 0 to 255 specifies amount of subse quent Bit Image bytes received calculated as 1 h x 256 In PPR emulation sets ratio of vertical to horizontal dot density in bit image graphics Valid only for ESC K ESC L 108 Appendix D Priner Commands IBM Function Graphics 8 amp 24 Pin Mode Graphics Select Print Grap
42. ace are included with the serial interface accessory For more information on the serial interface accessory see Chapter 5 Installation Pin assignments for both the parallel and the serial interfaces are listed in appendix E You must supply the cable for connecting your printer to your computer 1 Make sure both printer and computer are OFF 2 Locate interface port on back of printer 3 Plug parallel interface cable into port and secure it in place with wire loops ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook Connection with Power Power cord EX POWER ALARM Power light Alarm light 1 Make sure both printer and computer are OFF 2 Plug power cord into back of printer Plug other end into grounded outlet 3 Turn printer on Printhead will cross back and forth along platen and POWER light will come on ALARM light will also come on but don t be concerned it s just telling you that there is no paper loaded You re now ready to load paper proceed to Chaper2 Installation b jhapter 2 Loading Paper Your printer has provision for single sheet paper feed from the top and for continu ous form paper feed from the rear You can also install options the Cut Sheet Feeder which holds a stack of 100 sheets for feeding from the top and the Push and or Pull Tractors for feeding continuous form labels heavy card stock or multi part forms from the bottom See Chapter 5 for more in
43. age length by logical page length Page Width Appears in Menu for wide carriage model only Choose a page width of 13 6 factory default or 8 Paper out Override No factory default or Yes The paper out detector senses when less than an inch of paper remains in the printer and stops printing at that point Changing this setting to Yes overrides the detector so you can print closer to the bot tom of the page if you re using single sheets Be careful if you use this feature it lets the printer continue printing when there s no more paper which can cause loss of data and may damage the printhead Parity Appears only if optional Serial Interface is installed None factory default Odd or Even Selects the type of parity your system uses Pin 18 5V factory default or Open Sets the signal on pin 18 Pitch 10 cpi factory default 12 cpi 15 cpi 17 1 cpi or 20 cpi Selects the character width measured in characters per inch cpi Print Mode LO Courier factory default LO Roman LO Swiss LO Swiss Bold LO Orator LO Gothic LQ Prestige or Utility Choose one of the LQ fonts for letter qual ity printing choose utility for high speed printing Print Registration 0 factory default 0 05 mm Left 0 15 mm Left 0 20 mm Left 0 25 mm Left 0 25 mm Right 0 20 mm Right 0 15 mm Right 0 10 mm Right or 0 05 mm Right Change the setting as required to obtain the best registration for bi directional printing Print Suppress
44. al position of printhead Du specifies number of bytes to follow range 0 to 127 MSB ignored Aj specifies if motion is absolute even number or relative odd number A specifies direction of relative move ment right even number or left odd number P4 Pz P5 P4 0 to9 specify print posi tion in four digits P4 x 1000 P2 x 100 Pax 10 Pa Unit of print position is 1 369 inch in LO mode 1 249 inch in Utility mode Maximum default value for left and right margins 2880 for ML390 Turbo 4896 for ML 391 Turbo 98 Appendix D Priner Commands IBM Function Vertical Control Set 1 g inch Line Spacing Set 7 75 inch Line Spacing Activate Line Spacing Set n 72 inch or n gy inch Line Spacing Set n zgp inch Line Spacing Setn 216 inch or 1 180 inch Line Spacing Line Feed Reverse Line Feed Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC 0 Dec 27 48 Hex 1B 30 ASCII ESC 1 Dec 27 49 Hex 1B 31 ASCII ESC 2 Dec 27 50 Hex 1B 32 n ASCII ESC An Dec 27 65n Hex 1B 41 n ASCII ESC 8n Dec 27 37 56n Hex 1B 25 38 n ASCII ESC n Dec 27 51n Hex 1B 33 n ASCII LF Dec 10 Hex 0A ASCII ESC Dec 27 93 Hex 1B 5D 1 g inch Line Spacing 8 lines per inch This is the line spacing used for graph ics This command is required to activate the line spacing set by the ESC A n com mand see below In PPR emulation sets and stores 1 75
45. aphics mode deactivated Input data is printed with bit pattern in horizontal direction Pc mode setting P 0 full graphics mode P 1 compressed mode Py vertical direction dot density setting Py 10 3600 P gt 360 DPI Py 20 3600 P gt 180 DPI Py horizontal direction dot density set ting P 10 3600 Ph gt 360 DPI P 20 3600 Ph gt 180 DPI Pm horizontal direction dot number Horizontal direction dot numberzn no x 256 The command is ignored when Py 10 and Pp 20 96 Appendix C Priner Commands gt Appendix D Commande IPM Emulation This appendix contains the commands for the IBM X24e XL24e Proprinter and X24e AGM XL24e AGM emulations grouped by function Normally the commands in this table override Menu settings Except as noted these commands are cancelled and the printer returns to factory and Menu settings when the printer receives an Initialization Software I Prime or Change Emulation command or when it is turned off and then on again IBM Function Horizontal Control Carriage Return Set Horizontal Tabs Horizontal Tab Reset Tabs to Default Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII CR Dec 13 Hex 0D ASCII ESC D n4 n2 nk NUL Dec 27 68 nj n NK 0 Hex 1B 44 n1 n nx 00 ASCII HT Dec 9 Hex 09 ASCII ESC R Dec 27 82 Hex 1B 52 Prints data in buffer and performs car riage return Sets horizontal tab stop positions n 1 to 255
46. ata and moves the print head by the current line spacing value Cancels SO and ESC SO commands Executes one 1g9 inch line feed with out changing line spacing n 0 to 255 n 0 no line feed but initiates printing Executes one 4gp inch reverse line feed without changing line spacing n 0 to 255 n 0 no line feed but initiates printing OKI unique command Executes 3 9 inch line feed without changing line spacing n 0 to 255 n 0 no line feed but initiates printing Performs carriage return in the forward or reverse direction from the current po sition 11 2 n2 0 specifies the number of pa rameters inbytes to follow Amount of carriage returns executed m 1 m2 x256 x basic unit in inches The basic unit is set by set unit command ESC U The default of basic unit is 1 360 inch Forward feeding exceeding approx 46 2 inches and reverse feeding exceeding approx 0 5 inch are invalid Reverse feeding is invalid in raster graphics mode Appendix C Priner Commands Epson Function Set absolute vertical print position Form Feed Vertical Tab Set Vertical Tab Stops Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC V n4 n2 m1 ma Dec 27 40 86 n1 n2 m1 m Hex 1B 28 56 n1 n2 m3 mo ASCII FF Dec 12 Hex 0C ASCII VT Dec 11 Hex 0B ASCII ESC B n4 na ny NUL Dec 27 66 nj n ny 0 Hex 1B 42 n4 n nx 00 Itis a print carriage return execution command whic
47. ce first two holes on each side over tractor pins Please note that an equal number of pa per holes must be engaged on either tractor in order to ensure proper paper feed ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 15 7 Close tractor covers and adjust left trac tor to position edge of paper reference marks on printer indicate left edge po sition for the two most common paper sizes When paper is properly aligned lock left tractor in place by pushing back on lock lever 8 Adjust right tractor so that paper holes are centered on pins careful if paper is stretched too tight or left too loose it Reference marks can jam and cause problems then lock right tractor in place by pushing back on lock lever Lock lever Tractor covers 9 Set Paper separator and swing wire feed guide over to rest on pull up roller as Wire feed guide sembly to prevent from curling back into printer 10 Push FF LOAD button Paper will au tomatically feed into printer and ALARM light will go out Loading Paper Baseline Press to hold the Press to bring paper before the paper down releasing the TEAR to the print button position LF FF LO AD Micro Feed Micro Feed Down Up GROUP ITEM SET ALARM MENU Press to feed paper down in micro increments Press to feed paper up in micro increments 11 Baseline for top of Form TOF on pa per is indicated by red line on clear plas tic paper shield 12 If desired
48. codes see the end of this chap ter 36 Operation Selecting Character Pitch CHARACTER PITCH 10 Character Pitch button The character pitch determines the width of the individual characters and is mea sured in characters per inch cpi To select the character pitch press the CHARAC TER PITCH button successively until the light underneath the pitch you wish to en gage is lit 10 cpi 12cpi 15cpi 17cpi 20cpi or Proportional To reset the pitch to the user default Menu Setting 1 Be sure printer is deselected SEL light out If not press SEL button 2 Hold SHIFT button while pressing CHARACTER PITCH button A If the SI command is received from your software the character pitch selected on the control panel will be overridden by the SI command ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 37 The table below summarizes the fonts available from your printer Typeface Spacing LQ Courier 10 cpi Normal superscript subscript 12 cpi Normal superscript subscript Proportional Normal superscript subscript 8 point Normal LQ Letter Gothic 10 cpi Normal 12 cpi Normal Proportional Normal LQ Prestige 10 cpi Normal 12 cpi Normal Proportional Normal LQ Orator 10 cpi Normal 12 cpi Normal Proportional Normal 10 cpi Normal superscript subscript 12 cpi Normal superscript subscript Proportional Normal 8 point Normal 10 cpi Normal superscript subscript 12 cpi Normal superscript s
49. cs Mode AGM or Epson LQ 850 1050 ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 73 Form Tear Off Off factory default 500 ms 1 sec or 2 sec Form Tear Off advances the paper to the perforation so that you can tear off a sheet of continuous forms pa per You can turn this feature off or you can select a time interval for the printer to wait before advancing the paper Graphics Uni directional factory default or bi directional Bi directional graphics print faster than uni directional graphics but uni directional graphics have better print registration Bi directional graphics printing can be optimized by adjusting the Print Registration setting in the Menu Graphics Speed Low factory default or High Choose High speed for faster print ing when optimum print quality is not an issue I Prime Buffer Print factory default Buffer Clear or Invalid Determines how the printer will react to the I Prime signal from your software With the factory default engaged when the printer receives the I Prime signal it will print out the contents of the buffer before resetting Change the setting to Buffer Clear if you wish the printer to dump the contents of its buffer immediately upon receiving the I Prime signal Change to Invalid if you want the printer to ignore your software s I Prime signal This will permit you to enter settings through the printer s control panel which will not be automatically over ridden by the software s setti
50. ding to how the printer is dirty 4 Reinstall pull up roller assembly and close access cover Note When installing a pull up roller assem bly Shift the paper lever in agreement with the Rear mark before the installation Caen Never use solvents or strong deter gents on the cabinet they could damage the housing ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 61 Accessories You can add even more flexibility to your printer by means of the following optional accessories Cut Sheet Feeder Single Bin and Dual Bin Mounts on the platen to provide continu ous single sheet paper feed The bin will hold up to 100 sheets of standard 20 Ib paper With cable for connection to printer Push Tractor Bottom Feed Converts printer for feeding continuous form paper from the bottom Use of bot tom feed eliminates the curling which takes place as rear feed paper moves around the platen Bottom feed is ideal for card stock thick multi part forms labels which could peel off and jam the unit if fed in from the rear etc Includes tractor support legs for printer and metal tear bar 62 Ploblem Solving Maintenance amp Service Pull Tractor Top Mount Used for bottom feed of labels or heavy card stock or in conjunction with the rear feed tractor to provide more precise pa per control when you re using multi part forms Includes cover for installation in place of access cover Roll Paper Stand Adap
51. e to People Technology MICROLINE 390 391 TURBO Printer Handbook Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is com plete accurate and up to date OKI assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control OKI also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equip ment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this handbook will not affect the applicability of the information in this manual Mention of software products manu factured by other companies does not necessarily constitute endorsement by OKI OKI and MICROLINE are registered trademarks of OKI Electric Industry Company Ltd IBM and PC are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corpora tion Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corp Lotus and 1 2 3 are registered trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation Microsoft and MS DOS are regis tered trademarks and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation Important Safety Instructions Your OKI printer has been carefully designed to give you years of safe reliable per formance As with all electrical equipment however there are a few basic precau tions you should take to avoid hurting yourself or damaging the unit Read the setup and operation instructions in this manual carefully Be sure to save it for future reference Read and follow all warning and in
52. ear feed lift up the paper separator and check to be sure that paper is properly on the tractors and has not jammed up somehow If the paper lever is in the correct position and you re using the optional bottom feed push tractor check the bottom tractor unit to be sure that paper is properly on the tractors and has not jammed up before entering the printer Once the paper is correctly loaded press and release the SEL button then hold the SHIFT button and press the RESET Character Pitch button I need to load paper but the Alarm light is not on If the Alarm light is off the printer thinks it has paper loaded To correct this problem press and release the SEL button then hold the SHIFT button and press the RESET Character Pitch button The Alarm light will come on and you ll be able to load paper My word processor files don t print the way I have the MENU and front panel set Before sending a file to the printer many word processors send either an initializa tion string or an I Prime signal to the printer The initialization storing contains codes that reset the printer to a default set of fea tures otherwise the printer might accidentally print using features set for a previous job These codes will override panel or MENU settings To set your printer to ignore the reset code enter the printer MENU hold SHIFT button while pressing SEL MENU button and change the Reset Inhibit item in the Set Up group to Yes Plea
53. er Set Dec 27 33 n set containing special characters used in Hex 1B 21 n foreign language printing n 64 US ASCII slashed zero n 65 US ASCII unslashed zero n 66 British n 67 German n 68 French n 69 Swedish n 70 Danish n 71 Norwegian n 72 Dutch n 73 Italian n 74 French Canadian n 75 Spanish n 76 Latin American n 90 Publisher Print from IBM ASCII ESC nm This character set includes printable Character Set III Dec 2792n1n2 characters for commands Specify total Hex 1B 5C nq ng number of characters to be printed cal culated as nq n2 x 256 Print One Character ASCII ESC n Prints character n from IBM Character from IBM Character Dec 2794n Set III n 0 to 255 Set III Hex 1B5En 102 Appendix D Priner Commands IBM Function Select IBM Character Set I Select IBM Character Set II Bar Code Commands Select Bar Code Type and Size Print Industrial Bar Code Data Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC 7 Dec 27 55 Hex 1B 37 ASCII ESC 6 Dec 27 54 Hex 1B 36 ASCII ESC DLE A m ny ng Dec 27 16 65 m nq ng Hex 1B 10 41 m n4 ng ASCII ESC DLE B n m data Dec 27 16 66 n m data Hex 1B 10 42 n m data Selects IBM Character Set I Selects IBM Character Set II OKI unique command m number of parameters specified m 0 1 or 3 command ignored n Ng selects bar code style n1 n2 0 1 EAN8 n1 n2 0 2 EAN13 nj no 1
54. er of bars as UPC A The thir teenth digit combined with the twelfth digit provides a code representing a country Code 39 Also known as 3 of 9 Code code 39 is used in non retail applications Each character has five bars and four spaces Code patterns have been developed for 44 different alphabetic numeric and graphic characters MARA AN Operation Code 128 Code 128 has 106 different characters each of which can have any one of three differ ent meanings depending on which code set A B or C is engaged A special code at the beginning indicates which set is engaged three shift codes are also available for use within the bar code to indicate a change in the code set engaged as required amp ABC 12 Interleaved2 of 5 Inerleaved2 of 5 bar coding is used mainly in the distribution industry Two digits are encoded one in the bars and one in the spaces UNI 34567 9 Postnet Postnet bar coding is used by the U S Post Office for sorting mail by automated equip ment It incorporates a coding system using five bars and four spaces for each digit ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 45 46 Operation f gt hapter 4 Working with Software This chapter covers the fundamentals of setting up commercial software packages for use with your printer Be sure to read your software documentation carefully for more details Basic Terminology Before we start let s examine a few terms with which y
55. ers 100 compatible with your printer For older software however it may be necessary to select a driver that functions nearly the same as a driver specifically designed for your printer This gen erally means that you will be selecting a driver that provides commands to access most but not all of the available functions however the commands that are available will perform properly with your printer The table below summarizes the various drivers that will work with your printer They are listed in order by decreasing compatibility as you go down the list select one from as high up on the list as possible based on what is available from among the drivers supplied with your software If you don t see one from near the top of the list give the software manufacturer a call to see if they have added any drivers to those supplied when you purchased your software Software manufacturers are constantly updating their lists of drivers to keep up with the printer market and they may very well have one which will give maximum compatibility with your printer IBM Proprinter Emulation IBM X24e AGM XL24e AGM Epson LO Oki ML 590 1 IBM IBM Proprinter X24e XL24e IBM Proprinter X24 XL24 IBM Proprinter IBM Graphics Printer Emulation Use this emulation only when you ve selected an IBM Pro printer X24e XL24e driver and you need to use Epson LQ high density graphics Emulation Oki ML 590 1 Epson Epson LQ 870 1170 Epson LQ 850
56. f the printer will wait for more data before jumping from the print position up to the form tear off position Zero Character Slashed factory default or Unslashed The factory default will cause a slash to appear in zeros to distinguish them from the capital letter O To disengage the slashed zero change this to Unslashed ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 77 78 Appendix B Menu Selections gt Appendix C Commands Epson Emulation This appendix contains the commands for the Epson LQ emulation grouped by func tion Normally the commands in this table override Menu settings Except as noted these commands are cancelled and the printer returns to factory and Menu settings when the printer receives an Initialization Software I Prime or Change Emulation command or when it is turned off Epson Function Horizontal Control Carriage Return Set Horizontal Tabs Horizontal Tab Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII CR Dec 13 Hex 0D ASCII ESC D n4 n2 ny NUL Dec 27 68 nj n ny 0 Hex 1B 44 n4 n nx 00 ASCII HT Dec 9 Hex 09 Prints data in print buffer and performs carriage return Sets horizontal tab stop positions n position of tab stop maximum one less than of characters per line k 1 to 32 n1 0 clear tabs Default every 8 columns Once tabs are set they remain the same even if character pitch is changed Move to next horizontal tab stop ML
57. formation on these options Top Feed e Single sheets basis weight 14 to 24 lbs Single envelopes 24 lb maximum 6 5 to 9 5 wide Transparencies 8 5 x 11 Rear feed continuous forms only thickness to 0 014 0 36 mm e Single part continuous forms 12 to 24 Ib Minimum 3 wide e Carbonless multi part forms Original plus 3 copies 9 to 11 lb Minimum 3 wide Interleaf multi part forms with carbon paper Original plus 3 copies 10 to 12 lb paper with 9 Ib carbon Minimum 3 wide ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook Bottom feed continuous forms only thickness to 0 017 0 44mm Single part continuous forms 12 to 24 lb Minimum 3 wide Carbonless multi part forms Original plus 4 copies 9 to 11 Ib Minimum 3 wide Interleaf multi part forms with carbon paper Original plus 4 copies 10 to 12 Ib paper with 9 Ib carbon Minimum 3 wide Continuous feed envelopes 24 lb maximum 6 5 to 9 5 wide envelope itself Labels minimum 3 wide maximum 10 ML390 Turbo or 16 ML391 Turbo wide Card stock papers up to 120 Ib maximum 10 Loading Paper Loading Single Sheet Paper The single sheet paper path is best for letterhead stationery memos and envelopes We also recommend it for printing graphs and charts because it provides the most accurate control of the paper To load in single sheets of paper A If you ha
58. further down on page hold SHIFT button while pressing FF LOAD button this will advance paper up in micro increments to move TOF further up on page hold SHIFT button while pressing LF button this will advance paper down in micro increments Press SEL button SEL light will come on ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook Loading Rear Feed Paper The rear feed paper path is recommended for single thickness continuous fan fold paper when printing spreadsheets long reports etc For graphics or charts it s best to use the single sheet paper path To load continuous form paper from the rear Position ea t Remove TNT paper Ih separator MM s T A H El H ill gt 1 If you have paper in paper path be sure to remove it before installing rear feed paper To remove single sheet press FF LOAD button To remove bottom feed paper press PARK button 2 Move paper lever to position marked REAR 3 Open the access cover hold up the knob of the paper separator and remove the paper separator Remove the paper separator 14 Loading Paper Paper holes on pins 4 Locate tractors 5 Pull up on lock levers to release trac tors and swing open tractor covers Po sition right hand tractor for width of paper you re loading The movement of the left tractor is limited to ensure that the paper will always contact the paper sen sor when loaded 6 Pull paper and pla
59. ge ii EE 5 Making E jar NM 6 Connection EE 6 Connection EE eeben eebe 8 Chapter 2 Loading Papert s cccssssscsiccsssesseasasssssnsatesssssasacsassssacsssaosneassaessessarsassseacsiass 9 Loading Single Sheet Paper sonia cH Ut pe OH iot idi dad i 11 Loading Begr Paed Paper senado 14 Paper Hand senior 19 A PENNE ENEE E AEE SE ENEE ex DIEN HAE 19 Forms EE 20 Paper Park EE 20 SWitching Paper Patones ab 21 Chapters O Der AON M n 23 Control Panel D 23 EE eet onen A E 25 Indicator Lights star in 25 Lr 26 Men Mode T 30 Sample Ment RN G 31 TE 22 Menu Mode Indicator Lights scarico 34 Mero Mode BUttONS aii 34 Resetting Menu to Factory Defaults scarico 35 Perf rm ng Basic TASKS cortan 36 Selectas Print Quality ip culito D ici 36 Selecting Character Pita No 37 Testing Your PLUITCL asen ns 39 Resetting Top OF FOU sea ataca 42 Ee 42 Chapter 4 Working with Software cisne ictericia 47 Basic Terminology eM ii A 47 Printer Commands eege ee 47 iUi MM 48 Printer E 48 Compatible Printer RE 49 Chapter 5 Ploblem Solving Maintenance amp Service 51 Probl ny Solving susi ieee pnr a rub end aoa end call ori Ra n eon cts iuit 51 Maintenance Mee ES 54 Replacing the Ribbon Card Bercial 54 Clearing Paper ams si
60. h does not involve re turning to previous settings following the execution of this command Indicates the absolute position within the paper size and executes carriage re n7 2 n2 0 specifies the number of pa rameters in bytes to follow Amount of carriage returns executed t m3 mo x 256 x basic unit in inches The basic unit is set by set unit command ESC U The default of basic unit is 1 360 inch Forward feeding exceeding approx 46 2 inches and reverse feeding exceeding approx 0 5 inch are invalid Itis a print carriage return execution command which does not involve re turning to pervious settings following the execution of this command Prints data in buffer and advances pa per to next top of form Canceles SO and ESC SO command With Cut Sheet Feeder inserts or ejects paper depend ing on status of paper when command is issued Print buffer data and move to next verti cal tab stop Sets vertical tab stops at specified lines relative to Top of Form position k 1 to 16 number of tabs n 1 to 255 line number where tab is to be set n 0 clears tab setting for Vertical Format Unit channel 0 ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 83 Epson Function Set Vertical Format Unit VFU Select Vertical Tab Chan nel Set Page Length in Lines Set Page Length in Inches Set page length in de fined unit Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC bm nj n2 ny NUL Dec
61. hether or not the printer is selected and on whether or not the optional Cut Sheet Feeder CSF is installed Most buttons also have a different func tion if they are pressed while the printer is being turned on In addition different combinations of two buttons can be used to access functions The various function available for each button are summarized in the table below A The PRINT QUALITY and CHARACTER PITCH buttons are discussed under Performing Basic Tasks later in this chapter 26 Operation Button Print Mode Help on Power Up With CSF Installed Summary of Front Panel Button Functions Selects deselects printer Resets Paper Out of Paper Jam Alarm Also ends Font Test or Rolling ASCII test Activates Menu Mode Same as Print Mode Resets Paper Out Alarm Activates Menu Mode Activates Menu Mode Same as Print Mode Exits Menu Mode With printer deselected used with other keys to set and store Top of Form N A Same as Print Mode N A Advances paper Up one line Press and hold to ad vance by repetitive line feeds Activates Font Test Same as Print Mode Advances to next Group in Menu With printer deselected moves Top of Form set ting up paper moves down on page in micro increments Activates Font Test Same as Print Mode Goes back to previous Group in Menu Feeds in sheet of paper or advances continuous form paper to prin
62. hics Select Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC m 1 h graphics data Dec 27 42 m h graphics data Hex 1B 2A m 1h graphics data ASCII ESC g 1h m graphics data Dec 27 91 103 1h m graphics data Hex 1B 5B 67 1 h m graphics data ESC Y and ESC Z commands Ratio is determined by value of variable n n 0 or 1 5 horizontal 6 vertical n 2 1 horizontal 1 vertical n 3 Command ignored Invalid trapped in IBM AGM emula tion Selects 8 pin and 24 pin graphic modes and prints graphic data Valid only for IBM AGM m 0 Single density 8 pin 60 dpi m 1 Double density 8 pin 120 dpi m 2 Double speed double density 8 pin quasi 120 dpi dots can not be printed directly adjacent to one another m 3 Quadruple density 8 pin quasi 240 dpi dots can not be printed directly adjacent to one another m 4 CRT I 8 pin 80 dpi m 6 CRT II 8 pin 90 dpi m 32 Single density 24 pin 60 dpi m 33 Double density 24 pin 120 dpi m 38 CRT III 24 pin 90 dpi m 39 Triple density 24 pin 180 dpi m 40 Hex density 24 pin quasi 360 dpi dots can not be printed directly ad jacent to one another 1 h 0 to 255 specifies amount of subse quent Bit Image bytes received calculated as 1 h x 256 Selects graphics and prints m 0 Single density 8 pin 60 dpi same as ESC m 1 Double density 8 pin 120 dpi same as ESC 1 m 2 Double speed double density 8 p in quasi 1
63. ing Stop Emphasized Printing Start Enhanced Double Strike Printing Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC jh1n1n2 Dec 27 40 45j hl ny ng Hex 1B 28 2Djh01n3 n2 ASCII ESC n Dec 27 45 n Hex 1B 2D n ASCII ESC Sn Dec 27 83 n Hex 1B 53 n ASCII ESC T Dec 27 84 Hex 1B 54 ASCII ESC qn Dec 27 113 n Hex 1B 71 n ASCII ESC E Dec 27 69 Hex 1B 45 ASCII ESC F Dec 27 70 Hex 1B 46 ASCII ESC G Dec 27 71 Hex 1B 47 Selects underline strikethrough or overscore jand h specify amount of data to follow calculated as j h x 256 n 1 Start underline n 2 Start strike through n 3 Start overscore n 0 Cancel score mode selected by nq n 1 Start single continuous line n 2 Start double continuous line n 5 Start single dashed line n 6 Start double dashed line Underlines all text except tabs n 1 Start underlining n 0 Stop underlining n 0 Start superscript n 1 Start subscript n 0 Normal n 1 Outline n 2 Shadow n 3 Outline with shadow Prints horizontally shifted double dots in utility mode at half speed See also ESC command Override MENU until Initialize Soft ware I PRIME or Change Emulation command is received or until printer is turned off Clears emphasized printing engaged by ESC E command Prints vertically shifted double dots in two passes See also ESC command 90 Appendix C Priner Commands
64. its if your system uses a 7 bit data format SI Select Pitch 10 CPI IBM mode only 17 1 CPI factory default or 15 CPI Sets what pitch 17 1 or 15 characters per inch will be engaged when the printer control panel is set for 10 cpi and the SI command is received SI Select Pitch 12 CPI IBM mode only 20 CPI factory default or 12 CPI Sets what pitch 20 or 12 characters per inch will be engaged when the printer control panel is set for 12 cpi and the SI command is received Size Choose Single factory default or Double width and height printing Skip Over Perforation No factory default or Yes Change to Yes if you want the printer to advance automatically to the next page when it comes within one inch of the bottom of the page If your software has its own page formatting controls keep this item set to No to avoid interface Style Choose Normal factory default or Italics 76 Appendix B Menu Selections Time Out Print Valid factory default or Invalid When printing if the printer doesn t receive any data a line feed or a form feed signal for awhile it will automatically dump out what s in the print buffer If your software spends a long time prossing between feeding portions of data to the printer you should change the setting to Invalid to keep your printer from inadvertently dumping the received data while it s waiting for more Wait Tine 500 ms 1 sec factory default or 2 sec Sets the amount o
65. ized n 16 Enhanced n 32 Double Width n 64 Italics n 128 Underlining OKI unique command Switches printer emulation mode copying the custom character data in buffer and saving the print and receive buffers MENU settings unaffected n 0 IBM mode general n 2 IBM X24e PPR XL24e PPR n 3 IBM X24e AGM XL24e AGM n 64 Epson mode general n 66 Epson LQ 850 LQ 1050 Clears print buffer receive buffer unaf fected resets printer to menu defaults current position becomes top of page Custom character data is not touched This command is acknowledged only if Reset Inhibit in MENU is set to No factory default Clears print buffer receive buffer unaf fected and executes carriage return commands and custom character data unaffected ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 93 Epson Function Set Most Significant Bit MSB to 1 Set Most Significant Bit MSB to 0 Reset Most Significant Bit MSB Print Suppress Mode On Print Suppress Mode Off Disable Paper Out Sensor Enable Paper Out Sensor Half Speed Printing On Off Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC gt Dec 27 62 Hex 1B 3E ASCII ESC Dec 27 61 Hex 1B 3D ASCII ESK Dec 27 35 Hex 1B 23 ASCII DC3 Dec 19 Hex 13 ASCII DC1 Dec 17 Hex 11 ASCII ESC 8 Dec 27 56 Hex 1B 38 ASCII ESC 9 Dec 27 57 Hex 1B 39 ASCII ESC sn Dec 27 115n Hex 1B73n Set the MSB 8
66. l length of bars normal value is n3 x 10 n4 15 4g9 inch ns sets width of modules or black bars depending on style engaged ng sets spacing nz sets ratio of wide element to narrow element ng Specifies whether or not characters are to be attached ng 0 characters not attached ng 1 or more LQ characters attached Prints bar code data m amount of data in bytes to follow n specifies Code 128 mode when Code 128 is selected as follows n 65 Set A n 66 Set B n 67 Set C n amount of data in bytes to follow n 1 to 20 Data consists of single digit numbers 0 to 9 n 0 Utility printing n 1 NLQ printing n 0 Roman n 1 Swiss n 2 Courier n 3 Prestige n 7 Orator n 122 Swiss Bold n 124 Gothic n 126 MENU setting Selects Multipoint scalable font mode Printable font is selected by character pitch and point Character pitch m 0 unchanged m 1 Proportional 88 Appendix C Priner Commands Epson Function Proportional Spacing Select 10 cpi Pitch Pica Select 12 cpi Pitch Elite Select 15 cpi Pitch Select Compressed Print Cancel Compressed Print Set Character Spacing Select horizontal motion index HMI Select Italic Characters Cancel Italics Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC pn Dec 27 112n Hex 1B 70n ASCII ESC P Dec 27 80 Hex 1B 50 ASCII ESC M Dec 27 77 Hex 1B 4D ASCII ESC g Dec 27 103 Hex 1B 67 ASC
67. mand overrides menu Controls Cut Sheet Feeder accessory n 1 Select bin 1 n 2 Select bin 2 if present n 73 ASCII T Insert sheet n 82 ASCII R Eject sheet Copies the designated character set to the user defined set in RAM n 0 Roman n 1 Swiss n 2 Courier n 3 Prestige n 7 Orator n 122 Swiss Bold n 124 Gothic n 126 MENU setting ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 85 Epson Function Define Custom Character s Custom Character Set On Off Select International Character Set set Code Page Assign character table Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC amp 0 data Dec 27 38 0 data Hex 1B 26 00 data ASCII ESC o n Dec 27 37 n Hex 1B 25 n ASCII ESC Rn Dec 27 82 n Hex 1B 52 n ASCII ESC C t nq no dq d d3 Dec 27 40 116 nq n d1 d d3 Hex 1B 28 74 ny N2 du d d3 Defines and stores in RAM up to 256 utility quality character patterns Custom character will be cleared by Ini tialize command Software I PRIME command Emulation Switch com mand I F I PRIME signal or by turn ing the printer off If Receive Buffer Size in MENU is Set to 23K this command is Ignoved Engages disengages custom character set n 0 Select custom character set n 1 Select default character set Select character set containing 15 special characters used in foreign language printing n 0 American n 1 French n 2 German n 3 British
68. n Dec 27 25 n Hex 1B 19n Sets page length in lines relative to cur rently selected line spacing calculated by multiplying value of n by line spac ing ratio n 1 to 255 This command cancels Skip Over Perfo ration setting Activates Skip Over Perforation feature and sets it for n lines at the current line spacing When the printer reaches the bottom of the page it will skip n lines to next top of form Command overrides menu n 1 to 255 lines n 0 command ignored Deactivates Skip Over Perforation Command override menu Sets top of form at current printhead po sition Command ignored in CSF or Au to Feed mode OKI unique command Controls Cut Sheet Feeder accessory n 1 Select bin 1 n 2 Select bin 2 if present n 73 ASCII T Insert sheet n 82 ASCII R Eject sheet ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 101 IBM Commands Function ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Character Sets Select ASCII ESC Tih NUL NUL Hep Selects Code Page Code Page Lep NUL 1 h 0 to 255 specify amount of data to Dec 2791841h 00H Lep 0 follow calculated as 1 h x 256 Hex 1B 5B 54 1h 00 00 Hep Lep 00 Hep Lep 0 to 255 specifies Code Page ID No calculated as 1 Hcp x256 Lep No 437 USA No 850 Multilngual No 860 Portugal No 863 Canadian French No 865 Norway No 1040 BRASCII No 1041 Abicomp Select International ASCII ESC n OKI unique command Select character Charact
69. n 4 Danish I n 5 Swedish n 6 Italian n 7 Spanish I n 8 Japanese n 9 Norwegian n 10 Danish n 11 Spanish II n 12 Latin American n 13 French Canadian n 14 Dutch n 64 Publisher The character tables indicated by d d3 are stored in the four types of areas indicated by dy Character Table 0 3 From among the four tables one is selected by ESC t command 11 3 n2 0 specifies the number of parame ters in bytes to follow d1 0 to 3 stored character table number dz d3 0 0 Italic dz d3 1 0 PC 437 USA dg d3 3 0 PC 850 Multilingual do d3 7 0 PC 860 Portugal dz d3 8 0 PC 863 Canada French d d3 9 0 PC 865 Norway dz d3 25 0 BRASII dz d3 26 0 Abicomp 86 Appendix C Priner Commands Epson Function Select Epson Character Set Print data as character table Permit printing of upper range control codes Cancel printing of upper range control codes Bar Code Command Select Bar Code Type and Size Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC tn Dec 27 116n Hex 1B 74n ASCII ESC n4 n data Dec 27 40 94 nq n data Hex 1B 28 5E n4 n data ASCII ESC 6 Dec 27 54 Hex 1B 36 ASCII ESC 7 Dec 27 55 Hex 1B 37 ASCII ESC DLE A m n4 ng Dec 27 16 65 m n ng Hex 1B 10 41 m nj ng Table selection is made from among four character tables n 0 Character Table 0 n 1 Character Table 1 n 2 Character
70. n t have any of the indi cated drivers available check with the software manufacturer to see if they have added any additional drivers since you purchased your software If you have embedded any printer commands in your software check to be sure that you entered them correctly I ve installed a brand new ribbon and the printing is smeared and streaked The plastic shield on the ribbon is either loose or missing The shield must be left on the ribbon when you are installing the cartridge To remedy this situation move the printhead to the center of the platen careful printhead may be HOT and lift off the ribbon cartridge Check the ribbon shield If it s loose secure it in place properly If it s missing locate it and reinstall it there are dots missing in my printouts The head gap may not be set correctly Try moving the head gap lever to a lower setting If that doesn t help the printhead may be damaged call for service 52 Ploblem Solving Maintenance amp Service the Alarm light is on and the Character Pitch 15 light is flashing This indicates a paper loading error To stop the flashing light press the SEL button Before trying to load paper in again check to be sure that you have the paper lever in the correct position BOT TOP REAR for the path you re using Caution Always turn the printer off before you turn the platen knob If the paper lever is in the correct position and you re using r
71. nds of cable to keep it in place Important Make sure that you do not have a parallel cable connected to the printer when you re using the serial inter face You can switch to the parallel inter face without removing the serial board but only one cable can be attached at a time When the serial interface is installed the Serial I F portion of the Menu will be come active see page 71 ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 121 Pin Assignments for Serial Interface Signals Protective Ground Transmitted Data Received Data Request to Send Not used Data Set Ready Signal Ground Not Used Supervisory Send Data Not Used Data Terminal Ready Not Used Direction From Printer To Printer From Printer To Printer From Printer From Printer 122 Appendix F Interfacing Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd Oki Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd Oki Electronics Hong Kong Ltd Oki Systems Thailand Ltd 10 3 Shibaura 4 chome Minato ku Tokyo 108 8551 Japan 78 Shenton Way 09 01 Singapore 079120 Suite 1901 9 Tower 3 China Hong Kong City 33 Chanton Road Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon Hong Kong 956 Udomvidhya Building 6th Floor Rama IV Rd Silom Bangrak Bangkok 10500 Thailand Tel Fax Tel Fax Tel Fax Tel Fax 81 3 5445 6335 81 3 5445 6362 6364 65 221 3722 65 221 9282 852 2736 2336 852 2736 2395 662 636 2535
72. ne 57 Cleaning the OCS Oe coc baia edet cion 61 PLCCESSOUIOS T 62 Replacement Parts om enee 64 Appendix As Specit Icatlofis soci 65 Appendix B Menu Selections risa 69 Eet errereen etie nititur eni uci tends 72 Appendix C Commands Epson Emulation eee 79 Appendix D Commands IBM Emulation eerte 97 Appendix E ASCII Character Codes sissssssssssssssssasvasssessesssecsssssenssessasesvsavtaaviee 113 ASCI E ET 113 Superscript DUDSCEHDECTIAaPACE ES cinc ini ic 117 Appendix F Interfacing E 119 Pin Assignments for Parallel Interface Signals siria gettin 119 Instale the Serial E 120 Pin Assignments for Serial Interface Signals coerceri eth rebut 122 3 Introduction This Guide is arranged to help you get your new MICROLINE 390 Turbo or 391 Turbo printer set up and running quickly as well as providing you with more detailed infor mation for future reference Here s how it s organised Chapter 1 Installation shows you how to get your printer ready to run and how to connect it to your computer Chapter 2 Loading Paper explains how to load paper for any of the two meth ods of paper feed Chapter 3 Operation describes how to control your printer from the front panel It also explains how to change the defaults how to test your printer and how to use bar codes Chapter 4 Working with Software gives you information on selecting a driver and installing your
73. ngs when the I Prime signal is sent Language Set American factory default French German British Danish I Swed ish Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin American French Canadian Dutch or Publisher Replaces certain symbols with special charac ters used in the respective foreign languages Line Spacing 6 lpi factory default or 8 lpi Choose 8 lines per inch for tighter line spacing to get more lines per page Operator Panel Function Full Operation factory default or Limited Operation Change to Limited Operation to deactivate the PRINT QUARITY and CHARACTER PITCH buttons on the control panel Then you can control these features only through your software This can be useful when several people are using the printer and you don t want its settings changed Important This feature also prevents access to the Menu To access the Menu turn the printer off then hold down the SEL key while turning on the printer 74 Appendix B Menu Selections Page Length 11 factory default 11 12 14 17 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 Selects the length of the paper you ll be using in your printer This enables the printer to keep track of the initial printing position on each page Top of Form Page Length Control Choose page length control system for SASF mode by Actual Page Length Control page length by actual physical page length by Menu Setting cans Control p
74. nt Letter Quality Utility Bar Code Receive Buffer Size Reliability Mean Time Between Failures MTBR Mean Time to Repair MTTR Printhead life Ribbon Life on average 10 cpi utility 360 x 360 dots per inch Courier Gothic Prestige Orator Roman Swiss Swiss Bold Gothic Code 39 UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 Inter leaved 2 of 5 Code 128 Postnet MAX 23K 10000 hours at 25 duty cycle and 35 Page density 15 minutes 200 million characters average in 10 cpi utility mode at 25 duty and 35 page density 2 million characters 66 Appendix A Specifications Paper Specifications Width Minimum Maximum Weight Thickness Rear feed Bottom feed Paper type Cut sheets 3 ML 390 Turbo 10 ML 391 Turbo 16 12 to 24 Ib 0 014 0 36 mm 0 017 0 44 mm Top only 14 to 24 Ib Width range ML390Turbo 7 2 to 8 5 ML391Turbo 7 2 to 14 3 Single part continuous forms Rear Bottom 12 to 24 Ib ML390Turbo 3 to 10 ML391Turbo 3 to 16 Carbonless multipart contin uous form orig 4 copies Rear Bottom 9 to 11 Ib ML390Turbo 3 to 10 ML391Turbo 3 to 16 Interleaf multipart continu ous form orig 4 copies Rear Bottom 10 to 12 Ib paper 9 Ib carbon ML390Turbo 3 to 10 ML391Turbo 3 to 16 Labels Bottom only N A ML390Turbo 3 to 10 ML391Turbo 3 to 16 Envelopes single feed Top 24 lb max
75. nt Bit Image bytes received calcu lated as nq n2 x 256 Same as double density graphics 120 dpi but printer can t put two adfacent dots in the same row Dot density 240 dpi horizontal 72 dpi vertical Printer can t put two adjacent dots in the same row Maximum data per line ML390 Tur bo 1920 ML391 Turbo 3264 Ny n2 0 to 255 specifies amount of sub sequent Bit Image bytes received calcu lated as nq n2 x 256 Converts ESC K ESC L ESC Y or ESCZ command to a graphics select com mand For ESC K m 75 For ESC L m 76 For ESC Y m 89 For ESC Z m 90 n 0 Single density 60 dpi n 1 Double density 120 dpi 92 Appendix C Priner Commands Epson Function Composite Command Miscellaneous Select emulation mode Initialize printer Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC n DEc 27 33 n Hex 1B 21 n ASCII ESC n Dec 27 123 n Hex 1B 7B n ASCII ESC Dec 27 64 Hex 1B 40 ASCII CAN Dec 24 Hex 18 n 2 Double speed double density quasi 120 dpi adjacent dots can not be printed n 3 Quadruple density quasi 240 dpi adjacent dots can not be printed n 4 CRT I 80 dpi n 6 CRRT II 90 dpi n 38 CRT III 90 dpi Calculate n as the sum of the values of the features to be activated If a feature s value is not included in the sum it will be deactivated n 0 10 cpi n 1 12 cpi n 2 Proportional spacing n 4 Compressed n 8 Emphas
76. nvalid This command is invalid when mj2mo 0 Skip Over Perforation feature is deacti vated by this command 84 Appendix C Priner Commands Epson Function Set page format Set Skip Over Perforation area bottom margin Cancel Skip Over Perfora tion Cut Sheet Feeder Option Cut Sheet Feeder Control Character Sets Copy ROM Character Set to RAM Character Set Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC c n4 no t1 t2 by b2 Dec 27 40 99 ny no ty t by b2 Hex 1B 28 63 n1 n2 ty t by b2 ASCII ESC Nn Dec 27 78n Hex 1B 4E n ASCII ESC O Dec 27 79 Hex 1B 4F ASCII ESC EM n Dec 27 25 n Hex 1B 19n ASCII ESC 0n 0 Dec 27 580n0 Hex 1B 3A 00 n 00 Set the top and bottom margins for the currently selected paper mode 1374 n2 0 specifies the number of pa rameters in bytes to follow Top margin t tz x256 x basic unit in inches Bottom margin b1 b2 x256 x basic unit in inches The default of basic units 1 360 inch Skip Over Perforation feature is deacti vated by this command Activates Skip Over Perforation feature and sets it for n lines at the current line spacing When Perforation Skip area is entered printer will automatically feed paper down to top of form on next page Once this command is entered the Skip Over Perforation setting will remain the same even if line spacing is changed n 1 to 255 Deactivates Skip Over Perforation Com
77. only ribbons specifically for use with MICROLINE 390 391 Turbo printers For best results use genuine OKI ribbons 1 Turn printer off 2 Disengage and swing open access cover Caution Be careful not to touch the printhead it may be hot 54 Ploblem Solving Maintenance amp Service Center printhead A IG ELELEEEETIC Swing front end up to remove Plastic shield facing platen 3 Slide ribbon cartridge along until it is centered on platen being careful not to touch printhead Swing front end of cartridge up off printhead then lift cartridge out and discard it Remove new ribbon cartridge from its packaging do NOT remove clear plastic ribbon shield Hold ribbon cartridge with knob fac ing up and exposed portion of ribbon facing platen Place flat end on ribbon plate fitting grooves over pins on plate ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 55 7 Lower front end of cartridge over printhead until it snaps into place Turn knob in direction of arrow clock wise to take up any slack in ribbon 56 Ploblem Solving Maintenance amp Service Clearing Paper Jams Caution Always turn the printer off before you turn the platen knob Rear Feed Jams To clear a rear feed paper jam 1 Turn off printer 2 Turn platen knob to back paper out of printer Remove any ripped pieces of paper 3 Reload paper turn printer back on and press FF LOAD button If your pa
78. ou may not be familiar Printer Commands a If you re using commercial software with an appropriate printer driver see Printer Drivers below the printer commands will normally be sent to the printer by your software and you won t even need to think about them Printer commands are signals sent by your PC to the printer which guide and control its operation Printer commands tell the printer what character pitch to use what font to use what margins to use whether to use single or double spacing when to en gage disengage double width or double height printing etc Printer commands can be sent in decimal ASCII or hexadecimal form The values decimal ASCHU hexadecimal for each type of command depend on which emula tion is active see Appendix C for a listing of printer commands for each emulation With only a few exceptions printer commands begin with the ESC character decimal 27 hexadecimal 1B which serves as signal to the printer that what follows is to be interpreted as a command rather than just a string of characters Some printer com mands expect you supply a numerical value representing tab stops line spacing etc ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 47 Emulations In order to eliminate hundreds of different sets of printer commands most printers emulate or imitate one of several general printers i e they accept all of that printer s commands and behave as though they were the emulated printer
79. per keeps jamming the chances are excellent that you have bits of paper stuck in the paper path To eliminate this problem 1 Turn off printer 2 Use platen knob to back paper out of printer 3 Remove the paper separator Remove paper separator ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 57 Tractor covers Remove pull up roller assembly 4 Open tractor covers and remove paper from printer 5 Open access cover and lift off pull up roller assembly Note Never attach or remove the pull up roller assembly when the paper separator is in the standing state 6 Fold some single sheet continuous feed paper over three times to produce page four sheets thick 7 Load this quadruple thick sheet onto tractor pins and close tractor covers 8 Turn platen knob to draw quadruple thick paper around platen This will bring jammed pieces of paper up and out so you can dispose of them 9 Back quadruple thick sheet out of printer using platen knob 58 Ploblem Solving Maintenance amp Service Replace pull up roller assembly Replace paper separator 10 Replace pull up roller assembly Note When installing a pull up roller assem bly Shift the paper lever in agreement with the Rear mark before the installation 11 Reload regular paper open tractor cov ers place paper on pins close tractor covers 12 Swing access cover and paper separa tor back into place
80. printer on popular software packages Chapter 5 Problem Solving Maintenance Service gives helpful hints on how to solve common printer problems and how to maintain your printer in tip top shape Appendices A through E contain a variety of reference material including speci fications menu listings lists of printer programming commands and ASCII characters ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook Introduction b jhapter 1 Installation This chapter explains how to unpack and install your new printer Unpacking Unpack your printer and make sure you have the following items If you are missing any of these items contact your dealer immediately for a replacement e Printer Ribbon cartridge AC cord gt is not included in case g some models e Printer handbook Interface cable and paper are sold separately ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook Removing Shipping Retainers 1 Open access cover by grasping tabs at either end and lifting 2 Remove printhead shipping retainer leave cover open for installation of rib bon Installation K Ke ADE Protictive material Pull up roller assembly Center printhead on platen KD 0 KC Protictive 9 material E ee Paper separator 3 Hold the knob and remove the paper Ss separator R A pp 4 Remove the protective material 5 Set and attach the post to the A mark of the upper cover and the paper sepa
81. resent position Ao specifies direction of relative movement even toward right margin forward odd toward left margin re verse 0 Py Po P5 P4 lt 9 representing number of units to move size of unit depends on character pitch 80 Appendix C Priner Commands Epson Function Left Margin Set Right Margin Set Auto Justification Unidirectional Print On Off One line Unidirectional Printing Backspace Delete One Character Vertical Control Set 1 6 inch Line Spacing Set 1 g inch Line Spacing Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC In Dec 27 108 n Hex 1B 6C n ASCII ESC On Dec 27 81n Hex 1B 51n ASCII ESC an Dec 27 97 n Hex 1B 61n ASCII ESC Un Dec 27 85 n Hex 1B 55 n ASCII ESC lt Dec 27 60 Hex 1B 3C ASCII BS Dec 8 Hex 08 ASCII DEL Dec 127 Hex 7F ASCII ESC 2 Dec 27 50 Hex 1B 32 ASCII ESC 0 Dec 27 48 Hex 1B 30 Sets left margin n character spaces from printhead home position must be at least 5 spaces 5 cpi to left of right margin n 0 to 255 n 0 home position Sets right margin n character spaces from printhead home position must be greater than the left margin n 1 to 255 n 0 command ignored Justifies text according to the value of n n 0 Left n 1 Center n 2 Right n 3 Full left amp right use carriage return only at end of paragraph Turns unidirectional left to right only
82. round No Return Frame Ground 5V From Printer OV Ground Input Prime To Printer Fault From Printer OV Signal Ground Not used Not used High Level Select In To Printer 5OmA maximum ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 119 Installing the Serial Interface Caution Handle the interface board with care to avoid damaging its components The components can also be damaged by static discharges We recommend that you leave the board in its protective packaging until you ve read these instructions and are ready to install it Make sure the printer is unplugged before you install the board 1 Remove plastic covering over opening for serial board in back panel insert tip of flat blade screwdriver at Parallel port top and twist it to snap plastic mold ing holding cover in place repeat procedure for molding at bot tom of cover press inward on cover with your fin gers and bend it back and forth until it snaps off 2 Holding board by cable connector with Component components facing away from parallel side of board interface gently slide it into opening against guides at top and bottom Press firmly into place 120 Appendix F Interfacing Lock piece 3 By inserting board to the far end it is locked by the lock piece inside 4 Connect suitable interface cable must be purchased separately to printer con nector and to serial port of your com puter Be sure to tighten screws on both e
83. rs To go back one setting hold the SHIFT button while pressing the SET button 4 PRINT button Press to print out listing of current settings for each items group by group Resetting Menu to Factory Defaults To reset your printer Menu to the factory settings turn the printer off then hold the SEL and LF buttons while turning it back on again Hold while turning printer on mmm TEM ban KGR Moves IRIS Micro Feed Micro Feed DE eis ER SET GROUP ITEM MENU PRINT ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook Performing Basic Tasks Selecting Print Quality PRINT QUALITY LQ COURIER GOTHIC E mum ROMAN vn ORATOR S m UTILITY PRESTIGE mem SWI Print quality button Your printer allows you to select from two print qualities utility and letter quality LO Utility printing is in the Gothic typeface The LO printing is of noticeably higher quality and offers you a choice of six typefaces Courier Gothic Prestige Orator Ro man and Swiss To select the print quality typeface you want keep pressing the PRINT QUALITY button until the lights are lit beside the combination you want The LO Roman and LQ Swiss typefaces are selected when the lights on either side are both lit For example to select the LO Roman typeface press the PRINT QUALITY button until the following lights appear Ps Your printer also prints any of eight different bar codes accessible through printer commands For more information on bar
84. s installed ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 19 Forms Tear off Feature Caution Do not engage Forms Tear off when printing on labels The Forms Tear off feature can be engaged to automatically move the paper up to the tear position after the selected interval 500 milliseconds one second or two seconds The page will stay in the tear off position until the printer receives data It will then move down to the initial printing position This feature is normally turned off To activate it enter the printer menu see Menu Mode in Chapter3 and choose one of the intervals fei Some programs such as high resolution graphics packages pause occasion ally while sending data to the printer If the pause lasts more than the selected interval the paper will advance to the rear off position until more data is received No data will be lost but this extra paper movement can cause un even print registration in graphics If you have this problem use the menu to deactivate Forms Tear off Paper Park Feature If you have continuous form paper loaded and you wish to switch to another paper path first tear off the printed pages then simply press the PARK button The continu ous form paper will immediately retract from the paper path SEL LF FF LO AD Micro Feed Micro Feed WENU Down Up EXIT POWER ALARM 20 Loading Paper Switching Paper Paths To switch from continuous form feed from the rear or bottom optional p
85. se note that while this will stop the reset code from resetting your printer other codes in the initialization string may still override the printer MENU and or front panel settings ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 53 The I Prime signal is sent over the parallel interface pin 31 and will automatically override any settings you have made using the front panel buttons To eliminate this problem enter the program MENU hold SHIFT button while pressing SEL MENU button and change the I Prime item in the Parallel I F group to Invalid the Print Quality and Character Pitch buttons on the front panel won t work The Operator Panel Function item on the printer MENU can be used to disable these buttons If the printer is part of a customized system or if it is used by a number of people the system manager may have used this option to make sure the printer is always set properly Static electricity causes the paper to stick In cold dry weather static charges can build up on continuous form paper This can make the paper cling to the paper separator If you have this problem during high volume printing jobs try moving the single sheet paper guides on the separator to gether so that the paper rests on the guides rather than on the separator itself Maintenance This section explains how to change ribbons clear paper jams and clean your printer Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge When replacing the ribbon be sure to use
86. setting to Yes so that you don t have to press the SEL button to select the printer after loading paper Auto Feed XT Epson mode only Invalid factory default or Valid In the Epson emu lation the XT signal on pin 14 of the parallel interface can control automatic line feed Some interface cables are wired in such a way that automatic line feed is always in effect the Auto Feed XT item eliminates this potential problem The factory setting causes the printer to ignore this signal if your system uses pin 14 to control automatic line feed change the setting to Valid Baud rate Appears only if optional Serial Interface is installed Range from 19 200 to 300 bps factory setting 9600 bps This item sets the transmission rate for the system Bottom Margin Valid factory default or Invalid Sets whether or not the printer will ignore the bottom margin setting Change the setting to Invalid if you want printer to ignore the bottom margin setting Be careful if you use this feature it lets the printer continue printing when there s no more paper which can cause loss of data and may damage the printhead 72 Appendix B Menu Selections Busy Line Appears only if optional Serial Interface is installed SSD factory de fault SSD DTR RTS If Ready Busy protocol factory default is selected you can choose which line your system monitors for a busy signal SSD 9V select SSD SSD 9V select SSD DTR 9V select DTR RTS 9
87. struction labels on the printer itself Unplug the printer before you clean it Use only a damp cloth do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Place your printer on a firm solid surface If you put it on something unsteady it might fall and be damaged if you place it on a soft surface such as a rug sofa or bed the vents may be blocked causing it to overheat To protect your printer from overheating make sure no openings on the printer are blocked Don t put the printer on or near a heat source such as a radiator or heat register If you put the printer in any kind of enclosure make sure it is well ventilated Do not put anything into the ventilation slots on the sides of printer you could get a shock or cause a fire The printhead can get quite hot when it has been printing for a length of time Do not touch the printhead untill it has had a chance to cool off Do not use your printer near water or spill liquid of any kind into it Be certain that your power source matches the rating listed on the back of the printer If you re not sure check with your dealer or with your local power com pany Your printer has a grounded plug as a safety feature and it will only fit into a grounded outlet If you can t plug it in chances are you have a non grounded ontlet contact an electrician to have it replaced with a grounded outlet Do not use an adapter to defeat the grounding To avoid damaging the power cord don t put an
88. t posi tion Inserts or Ejects Page Advances to next Item in Menu FF LOAD SHIFT With printer deselected moves Top of Form set ting down paper moves up on page in micro in crements With printer de selected moves Top of Form set ting down on page in micro in crements Goes back to previous Item in Menu Moves continuous feed paper up for tear off or back down for printing select deselect states N A N A Not applicable Advances to next Value in Menu ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 27 Button Print Mode Move the print head to Re verse Help on Power Up With CSF Installed Move the print head to Reverse Menu Mode Goes back to previous Value in Menu Parks continuous form pa per Ejects paper Prints list of all Menu settings for current emu lation PARK SHIFT Move the print head to Forward Move the print head to Forward Prints current Group Menu Setting QUIET Activates deactivates QUIET mode Activates Roll ing ASCII Test Activates deacti vates QUIET mode N A QUIET SHIFT Sets Top of Form Activates Roll ing ASCII Test Sets Top of Form N A PRINT QUALITY Selects next Print Quality mode N A Selects next Print Quality mode N A Sets Resets Incremental Print mode N A Sets Resets Incre mental Print mode Prints all Men
89. t to a maximum of 64 point Engages cancels proportional spacing n 0 to 255 nis odd number start proportional spacing nis even number stop proportional spacing When printer is in utility mode this command will switch it to LQ propor tional until it is canceled This is standard pica typewriter size Changes to 12 cpi except if Menu item SI Select 12 CPI is set to 20 then ESC will change 17 1 cpi to 20 cpi and will not change 20 cpi OKI unique command Sets 15 cpi Condenses cpi as follows depending on MENU setting for SI Select Pitch 10 cpi 15 cpi for SI 10 17 1 cpi for SI 12 12 cpi 12 cpi for SI 10 20 cpi for SI 12 15 cpi 15 cpi for SI 10 17 1 cpi for SI 12 17 1 cpi 15 cpi for SI 10 17 1 cpi for SI 12 20 cpi 15 cpi for SI 10 17 1 cpi or 20 cpi for SI 12 ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 105 IBM Commands Function ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Set 20 Cpi Pitch ASCII ESC SI OKI unique command Dec 27 15 Hex 1B OF Select pitch printer mode ASCII ESC In Selects character font according to the and ROM versus RAM Dec 27 73 n value of n character generator Hex 1B 49 n n 0 10 cpi utility UTL ROM n 2 10 cpi letter quality LQ ROM n 3 Proportional LQ ROM n 8 12 cpi UTL ROM n 10 12 cpi LQ ROM n 12 12 cpi LQ ROM n 16 17 cpi UTL ROM n 18 17 cpi LQ ROM n 24 15 cpi UTL ROM n 26 15 cpi LO ROM n 32 20 cpi UTL ROM n 34 20 cpi LQ ROM
90. th bit to 1 Sets the MSB 8th bit to 0 Cancels ESC gt or ESC MSB accepted as is from computer Places printer in Print Suppress Mode after printing data in print buffer Ignores all further commands except DC1 command Print Suppress Effective item in MENU must be set to Yes for this command to be acknowledged Clears Print Suppress Mode re activating printer to once again process all data received OKI unique command Disables paper out sensor even if Paper Out Override in MENU is set to On the factory de fault If data flows onto next page and reaches top of form setting for that page printer ALARM light will come on to in dicate paper out error OKI unique command Enables paper out sensor to detect when less than 1 2 inch of paper is left When ALARM light is on pressing SELECT prints 1 line of data at a time until the top of form set ting for the next page is reached Sensor can also be controlled by the menu Prints at 50 of normal speed to reduce noise n 1 Half speed printing On n 0 Half speed printing Off 94 Appendix C Priner Commands Epson Function Software I Prime Set Reset Incremental Print Mode Raster Graphics Select graphics mode Commands ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII ESC NUL Dec 27 125 0 Hex 1B 7D 00 ASCII ESC Un n m Dec 27 40 85 nj n m Hex 1B 28 55 n no m ASCII ESC in Dec 27 105 n Hex 1B 69 n ASCII ES
91. ts ML 390 Turbo printer for use with roll type paper not supplied Not usable on ML 391 Turbo Includes stand and support With cable for connection to printer Serial Interface Includes serial interface board and lock ing piece for installation in printer next to standard parallel interface Without inter face cable Note The use of the locking piece to 390 391 TURBO should be impermissible due to the exclusiveness for other models ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 63 Replacement Parts Replacement Part Access Cover ML 390 Turbo Access Cover ML 391 Turbo AC Cord Poll up Roller Assembly ML 390 Turbo Poll up Roller Assembly ML 391 Turbo Platen Knob Printhead Ribbon Black 64 Ploblem Solving Maintenance amp Service gt Appendix A Specifications Print Method Impact dot matrix Printhead 24 pins 0 20 mm diameter with thermal protec tion Print Speed Mode Characters Characters Per Inch CPI Per Second CPS Utility 10 260 12 312 15 390 17 1 223 20 260 Letter Quality LQ 10 87 12 104 15 131 17 1 149 20 174 Characters per Line CPL Setting ML390 Turbo ML391 Turbo 10 cpi 80 cpl 136 cpl 12 cpi 96 cpl 163 cpl 15 cpi 120 cpl 204 cpl 17 1 cpi 137 cpl 233 cpl 20 cpi 160 cpl 272 cpl Emulations Epson LQ IBM Proprinter IBM AGM Interface Standard Centronics parallel Optional RS 232C serial ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook Graphics Resolution Resident Fo
92. u settings regard less of emula tion options engaged Selects next pitch setting Selects next pitch setting N A With printer deselected resets printer With printer dese lected resets printer Resets Menu and Top of Form to factory default N A N A Not applicable 28 Operation Button Print Mode Help on Power Up With CSF Installed SEL LF QUIET PARK Resets Menu to N A N A factory default SEL FF LOAD Resets Top of Form to factory default Activates hex dump mode N A Not applicable ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 29 Menu Mode When your printer is in the Menu Mode you can use the front panel controls to change the defaults for the printer parameters including emulation page length line spac ing typeface pitch etc For example you might want to change the page length to 14 inches if you re printing on legal size documents or to 3 inches if you re printing on labels or small cards To place your printer in the Menu Mode hold the SHIFT button while pressing the SEL button printer either selected or deselected The MENU light will come on and if the printer was selected the SEL light will go out To exit the Menu Mode hold the SHIFT button and press the SEL button The MENU light will go out and the SEL light will come on 30 Operation Sample Menu The menu is made up of groups of parameters
93. ubscript Proportional Normal 8 point Normal LQ Swiss Bold 10 cpi Normal 12 cpi Normal Proportional Normal Utility Gothic 10 cpi Normal superscript subscript 12 cpi Normal superscript subscript Barcode Code 39 N A UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 128 Postnet Scalable fonts 11 point 64 point Normal LQ Courier LQ Roman lt LQ Swiss Operation Testing Your printer Your printer has three your can run the Font Test the Rolling ASCII Test and the Hexadecimal Dump Test Font Test The Font Test provides a printout containing samples of available typefaces Here s a portion of a Font Test printout ML39 Turbo EI P F W 01 03 YR4110 3074 02 CG 01 00 LQ Courier 10CPI 55 amp 5 4 0123456789 lt gt GABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jkimno pqrstuvwxyz 7 1 4555 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jkimnopgqrstuvwxyz 1 4515 09123456789 lt gt eABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQ LQ Roman 10CPI 1 45 8 0123456789 lt gt SABCDEPGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ N abcdcfghijkimno parstuvwxyz l 1 5 8 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JIKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ X abcdcfghijkImnopgrstuvwxyz l 1 5 4 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQ LQ Swiss 19CPI 1 8 0123456789 22 8ABCDEFGH JKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghi jkimno parstuvwxyz SX amp
94. um mum Your printer s front panel lets you control paper feeding customize your printer s defaults to your particular needs and select print quality and character pitch Here s a breakdown of the controls on the front panel ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 23 SEL LF Micro Feed MENU SH IFT DONN EXIT ITEM SET POWER ALARM MENU The seven buttons to the left on your control panel are multi function buttons In routine printer operation they are used to manipulate the paper but you can also use them to enter and make changes in the printer s program menu PRINT QUALITY LQ COURIER GOTHIC mum mum ROM AN mum UTILITY PRESTIGE ORATOR Ee pn SWISS mn CHARACTER PITCH 10 17 mm The PRINT QUALITY and CHARACTER PITCH sections at the right on the front panel are used to select the quality and size of the printing See Performing Basic Tasks later in this chapter for information on how to use these buttons Important The print quality and character pitch set by means of the front panel can be overridden by commands sent by the commercial software package from which you re printing a document If you run into this problem see Chapter 5 for informa tion on how to correct it 24 Operation Print Mode In its normal operating state your printer s front panel is in the Print Mode Indicator Lights In the Print Mode your printer has the following lights to indicate its status 2
95. urier LQ Roman LQ Swiss LQ Swiss Bold LQ Orator LQ Gothic LQ Prestige Utility 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 17 1 cpi 20 cpi No Yes Normal Italics Single Double Set I Set II American French German Britishi Danish I Swedish Italian Spanish I Japanese Nor wegian Danish II Spanish II Latin Ameri can French Canadian Dutch Publisher Slashed Unslashed USA Canada French Multilingual Portu gal Norway BRASCII Abicomp Rear Feed Line Spacing Form Tear Off Skip Over Perforation Page Width Page Length 6 LPL 8 LPI Off 500 ms 1 sec 2 sec No Yes 13 6 8 11 11 1 5 12 14 17 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 69 Bottom Feed Line Spacing Form Tear Off Skip Over Perforation Page Width Page Length Setting 6 LPL 8 LPI Off 500 ms 1 sec 2 sec No Yes 13 6 8 11 11 1 5 12 14 17 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 Top Feed Line Spacing Form Tear Off 5 Bottom Margin Page Width Page Length Wait Time Page Length Control 6 LPI 8 LPI Off 500ms 1 sec 2 sec Valid Invalid 13 6 8 11 11 1 5 12 14 17 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 1 sec 2 sec 500ms by Menu Setting by Actual Page Length Graphics Receive Buffer Size Paper Out Override Print Registration Operator Panel Function Reset Inhibit Print Suppress Effective Auto LF Auto
96. ush or pull tractor installed of the printer to single sheet feed from the top 1 Tear off printed pages 2 Press PARK button 3 Swing wire guide up into paper separator then pivot separator to upright posi tion 4 Move paper lever to position marked TOP 5 Load single sheet paper into paper separator To switch from top feed to continuous form tear or bottom optional push or pull tractor installed feed 1 Make sure no sheet is in paper path press FF LOAD to remove single sheet from path 2 Lower paper separator to continuous forms position and swing wire guide over onto pull up roller assembly 3 Move paper lever to position marked REAR or BOT as appropriate 4 Press FF LOAD button Continuous form paper will advance into print position ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 21 22 Loading Paper b jhapter 3 Operation This chapter explains how to operate your printer It also provides instructions on how to change the default settings and how to perform basic tasks including select ing typeface print quality selecting character pitch testing your printer and reset ting Top of Form to the factory default Control Panel PRINT QUALITY LQ COURIER GOTHIC mm ROMAN mum EXIT GROUP ITEM PRINT POWER ALARM MENU RESET SEL Se UTILITY PRESTIGE ORATOR SEL LF FFLOAD I TEAR PARK B QUIET E m imma SWISS ams MENU SHIFT e Micro GE TOF CHARACTER PITCH 10 12 SET m
97. ve any continuous form paper in the paper path you must press the PARK button on the front panel to remove it from the path before lading single sheets 53 1 Make sure printer is turned ON and EE light deselected SEL light off press SEL button to deselect it necessary SEL SEL Ge The ALARM light will remain on until paper is loaded MENU SHIFT IT EX POWER ALARM 2 Move paper lever to position marked TOP Move b d ML390 391 Turbo Printer Handbook 11 Paper feed guides 3 Grasp back of paper separator and un snap it from housing then swing it up into single sheet feed position making sure that wire feed guide is nestled in separator 4 Adjust paper feed guides for width of paper and drop sheet of paper into separator Paper will automatically feed into printer goe If the sheet of paper doesn t feed in properly the 15 light in the Char acter Pitch section at the bottom right of the control panel will be gin flashing To correct this press the SHIFT and RESET buttons si multaneously then reload the sheet 12 Loading Paper Baseline Press to feed paper down in micro increments SEL SEL MENU EXIT POWER ALARM Press to feed paper up in micro increments 5 Baseline for Top of Form TOF on pa per is indicated by red line on clear plas tic paper shield If desired change TOF setting using control panel SW to set TOF
98. ything on it or place it where it will be walked on If the cord becomes damaged or frayed replace it immedi ately If you re using an extension cord or power strip with the printer make sure that the total of the amperes required by all the equipment on the extension is less than the extension s rating Generally the total ratings of all equipment plugged into any one power line should not exceed 15 amperes Don t exceed this unless you know that the power line your equipment is plugged into has a rating above 15 amperes Aside from the routine maintenance described in this handbook don t try to service the printer yourself opening the cover may expose you to shocks or other hazards Don t make any adjustments other than those outlined in the manual you might cause damage requiring extensive repair work If anything happens that indicates that your printer is not working properly or has been damaged unplug it immediately and follow the procedures in Chap ter 5 These are some of the things to look for The power cord or plug is frayed or damaged Liquid has been spilled into the housing or the printer has been exposed to water The printer has been dropped or its cabinet has been damaged The printer doesn t function normally when you re following the operating instructions SG ontents Introduciendo RE 1 Chapter 1 Tostallabion ina ies 3 AAPP PC OA 3 Removing Shipping Retainefs iras 4 Instaline Ribbon Cartrid

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