Output Solutions PS40T User's Manual
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1. uusssesnnnennenennnn 24 Connection to the Host ur22uunn00nnneannnnnnnnn 25 Setting the Interface Parameters 26 Parallel Interface neeee 26 Serial Interface cccccccccssscsssees aa 26 Printing a Test Page unnensnsnnssnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 28 Printer Setup uenresnneonnsanerennnennenanennnnennnnnnnnene 31 Printing the Printer Setup Forms 31 Filling in the Printer Setup Forms 34 Reading the Preprinted Forms 34 Printer Setup Flow Chart 0 35 Setup ParameterS ocoooococcnonnccnonnnnnnnonnnonnnnnnnnnns 36 Offset Adjustments ooooococcnoocnnnooonccnnonoconano conos 48 Troubleshooting uenrensrenneennnnnnnennnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnen 52 Clearing Paper Jams ooooocccooccninocccnonnncnnn conocen 52 Print Quality Problems 55 Hexadecimal Dump ooccnnoccncnoccnononnninnnncononnnnos 56 Paper Specifications csecseceeeseecseeseesenenees 57 Cut Sheets niit 55 Fanfold Paper oooooconnococonococcnonncnnnno cooonnncnnncnononoss 59 Technical Specifications ococonnnmmmmmm mmsnsm s 60 FOC NOUS occa ee 63 Canadian D O C Radio Interference Regulationi asicssnssannnasanuusannnaushannenannhannnunnunnndnnnna kun 63 EEC Regulations 63 Printer Presentation This dot matrix printer is a multi purpose printer for counter applications Its compact structure is2. ERT HORI HORI ERT Am A AL LOADING N MODE MODE EMPHASIZED POS 1 10 ADJ 1 60 Z POS 1 10 Z ADJ 1 60 PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 IBM XL24E EPSON 570 Draft Draft 10 cpi 10 cpi 6 lpi 6 lpi no lock no lock A4 A4 0 0 0 0 96 96 0 0 0 0 IBM set 1 IBM set 1 RAT Cp Tiwi epi graphic Graphic USA USA CP437 CP437 LF LF CR CR LF LF CR CR autowrap Autowrap no No sw control sw control yes Yes on front On front manual imm manual imm manual Manual disabled Disabled fast Fast auto Auto no autoEM no autoEM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 PROGRAM 3 PROGRAM 4 IBM XL24E EPSON 570 Draft Draft 10 cpi 1 0 eps 6 lpi 6 lpi no lock no lock lines lines T2 72 0 0 96 96 0 0 0 0 IBM set 1 IBM set 1 Fs Epi Led Epi graphic graphic USA USA CP437 CP437 LF LF CR CR LF LF CR CR autowrap autowrap no no sw control sw control yes yes on front manual imm manual disabled fast auto no autoEM 0 0 0 0 on front manual imm manual disabled fast auto no autoEM 0 0 0 0 30 Printer Setup The default configuration of this printer matches most of the commonly used environments but it may be necessary to change some printer parameters For this purpose it is necessary to use the preprinted forms to be used with the printer in configuration mode The following is the complete des
3. 0 85 mm 38 Bu PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 3 Setup Parameter PROTOCOL FONT HORIZONTAL PITCH VERTICAL PITCH LOCK FORM LENGTH p PROGRAM 2 iia PROGRAM 4 Values Description EPSON 570 IBM XL24E IBM XL24E AGM IBM 2390 Draft Courier OCR B Gothic Prestige Present OCR A Script Boldface 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 17 cpi 20 cpi 5 Ipi 6 Ipi 8 Ipi no lock font hor pitch font hor pitch lines A4 letter AS legal Defines the printer protocol Selects the font Selects the character spacing in characters per inch cpi Selects the line spacing in lines per inch Ipi The following selections made via operator panel may be locked font horizontal pitch hor pitch or both the font and horizontal pitch ont hor pitch The locked settings cannot be changed via software commands Sets the page length in number of lines or standard formats A4 Letter A5 or Legal If you select lines you must indicate the number of lines you want to set in the scheme below this selection The values range between 0 and 255 To set the values combine the 39 numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the hundreds the second line to the tens and the third line to the units See the example below Example How to set the form length to 82 lines FORM LENGTH sy 0 0 lines A4 letter A5 legal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 x 10 x Cd Y
4. x PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 PROGRAM 3 PROGRAM 4 2 3 4 5 6 I a a e E AA AA AA O A u ES a o Sea Se ae ie dn Ms Ash a a nah ee ir e ang Se Ali ur ir E PA ES haa es a E a eS ES ug er e a OF anaa A la a rr ALA Fr cy oe ee ee eee AAA oN E a a T H a So ass aS Soe SG Er oo ae te ee Il i o HH wo si u aaa a AH To De oy ee ol n D H A Y d O ng 3 g H o A Pp anaana o 0 cd un en H O H Ay o 4 4 oO odo NM st oO Pp a o O N N 400000 H 4 0000 4 oO EEA o am A A A A Tt PROGRAM 2 PROGRAM 3 PROGRAM 4 PROGRAM 1 MOM oe OS gt 50 4 5 6 The Vertical Offset Tuning values correspond to 1 60 inches and set the vertical offset of the first print line starting from the default standard position at 1 mm from the upper paper margin The Horizontal Offset Tuning values correspond to 1 60 inches and set the horizontal offset of the first print line starting from the default standard position at 3 mm from the left paper margin If you need to change the default position of the first print line the vertical offset can be set in the Vertical Position Offset lines and or the horizontal offset in the Vertical Position Offset lines Both these values correspond to 1 10 inch values X Vertical Offset Tuning x VERT DEF POS w v x x X X Sl Vertical Offset Tuning BER HORIZ EF i a X FIRST PRINT POSITION
5. QO 1x IOOOO OO OM O Setup Parameter Values Description BOTTOM MARGIN 10x Sets the bottom margin in number of lines The values range between 0 and 1x 90 To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the tens the second line to the units See the example below Example How to set the bottom margin to 34 lines BOTTOM MARGIN 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10x Y Y O 00 0 0 0 1x OOOO O 0 0 Setup Parameter Values Description IBM COMPRESS 17 1 cpi 20 cpi Selects the pitch for the compressed mode printing in IBM emulation IBM C SET IBM set 1 IBM set 2 Selects the IBM character set EPSON C SET Italic graphic Selects italic or graphic Epson character set NATION C SET USA FRANCE Selects the national character sets GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK1 SWEDEN ITALY SPAIN1 JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK2 SPAIN2 42 LATIN A1 43 Setup Parameter CODE PAGE LINE MODE WRAP MODE SLASHED ZERO Values CP437 CP437G 96GREEK CP850 CP851 CP852 CP853 CP855 CP857 CP858 CP860 CP862 CP863 CP864 CP865 CP866 CP867 CP876 CP877 GOST TASS 8859 1 8859 2 8859 3 8859 4 8859 5 8859 6 8859 7 8859 8 8859 9 8859 15 LF LF CR CR CR LF CR LF LF CR LF amp CR LF CR truncate autowrap no yes Description Selects the code page for both the IBM and the EPSON emulations If the printer receives a LF code LF it only performs a line feed If
6. IX K XK x x LJ Ld Horizontal Offset Tuning 3 Fill in the marker corresponding to the value you want to set and reinsert the sheet into the printer The printer reads the selected values and sets them 4 Turn the printer off 51 Troubleshooting Clearing Paper Jams The straight paper path of this printer is designed for trouble free handling of a great variety of documents In case a paper jam condition occurs proceed as follows 1 Open the printer cover 2 Pull the lever on the right inner side of the printer towards the printer front side to open the paper path and with the other hand hold the paper path cover 52 3 Remove the jammed paper 4 If it is not possible to remove the jammed paper because you cannot reach it with your hand or it is embedded so that you cannot move it rotate the white cog wheel beside the paper path lever to free the paper 53 5 To close the paper path push the paper path cover down until it locks in position 54 Print Quality Problems The following table is useful for identifying and solve print quality problems Problem Cause Fading print The ribbon is not fed The ribbon is used up or torn Paper The paper does not damaged after correspond to the printing specifications given in this manual or was not loaded according to the indications given Solution Check that the ribbon is correctly inserted See Installing the Ribbon Cartridge
7. is set for a parameter the printer ignores these parameters and maintains the currently set value Do not fill in the marker beside the title of the preprinted form otherwise the printer will not be able to read that Reading the Preprinted Forms When the Printer Setup Forms have been filled in insert them back into the printer The printer is able to recognize the Setup Forms by means of the markers on these pages The printer reads the values marked for the various parameters and configures the printer accordingly The settings are confirmed by a symbol printed to the left of the corresponding marker 34 Printer Setup Flow Chart Printer Powered off ur mand ONLINE PROGRAM Self Test PL YR B m vr vr ca Pr 5 ys tz e ieh PROGRAM LQ Te a 2 Im m 7 A ow PROGRAM Lo Im y j al Ey oy PROGRAM io a PROGRAM gf a EOE Bye RURE Setup Parameters The following is a listing of the setup parameters Configuration Sheet Setup Parameter Values RESTORE TOMFG no PROGRAM PROGRAM LOCKED ERROR BUZZER JOB BUZZER all config prog 1 prog 2 prog 3 prog 4 progr 1 progr 2 progr 3 progr 4 progr 1 3 progr 2 4 no yes 1 beep no beep no beep 1 beep continuous Description The selected values are not set to factory defaults The values set in all printer setups are reset to factory default values The values set in the configu
8. receiving a park command the printer immediately parks the paper When pressing the PARK key the printer automatically parks the paper When receiving a park command via software 1 If the current page is not empty there is printing data or paper movement commands have been issued a form feed is performed 2 The paper is moved to the tear off position 3 The P1 P2 P3 and P4 leds blink When the ON LINE key is pressed the printer parks the paper When pressing the PARK key or receiving a park command via software 1 If the current page is not empty there is printable data or paper movement commands have been issued a form feed is 45 performed The paper is moved to the tear off position The P1 P2 P3 and P4 leds blink When the ON LINE key is pressed the printer parks the paper AON 46 Setup Parameter TEAR MODE MANUAL LOADING ALIGN MODE GAP MODE AUTO EMPHASIZED Values auto 1s auto 2s auto 3s auto 4s auto 5s manual no tear reverse enabled disabled fast normal auto fix no autoEM 0 25 mm 0 35 mm 0 45 mm 0 55 mm Description Selects the way the tear mode is performed Selecting auto 1s auto 2s auto 3s auto 4s Or auto 5s the printer moves the paper in the tear off position and back to the printing position after the corresponding number of seconds Selecting manual the tear off is performed manually by pressing the ON LINE key Selectingno tear rever
9. staples they may damage the printer To get the maximum print contrast you should print on white or light colored paper You may overstrike to improve the low contrasting paper It is preferable to use single and multiple documents with the fibre running in the insertion direction of the printing unit Recycled paper is permitted on principle It is preferable to print on multiple forms with a narrow glue strip or top gluing The gluing must not cause waving in the set of forms 57 Cuts Sheets Insertion direction Paper weight min 60 g m Print Area B Paper thickness min 0 06 mm max 0 6 mm Copies Original 8 copies A Form width 70 mm manual alignment 226 mm if 90 mm automatic alignment thickness is higher than 0 2 mm B Form length 711 2 mm C Distance between dot position 3 0 mm if length is less than 355 6 mm and left or right paper edge 8 0 mm if length is between 335 6 and 711 2 mm D Distance between top of the 1mm first printed line and top margin of the document 58 E Distance between the lower margin and the lower part of the last printed line Fanfold Paper A B Pagelength 686mm C Distance between 3 0 mm the left or right vertical paper perforation and the leftmost or rightmost printing dot Distance between 1mm the upper page margin and the upper margin of the first print line Distance between 6 6 mm the lower page margin and the lower margin of
10. the last print line Paper thickness Copies 1 original 8 copies Print Area 000000000000 OOOO 00 00 00 SO Q 59 Technical Specifications Printing Technology Print head 24 pin Resolution 360x360 dpi HxV Line Length 10 cpi 94 columns cut sheets 80 columns fanfold Printing Speed 420 350 cps 12 10 cpi Draft 140 117 cps E 12 10 cpi LQ Emulation IBM Personal Printer 2390 Proprinter XL24E Proprinter XL24AGM Epson 570 Resident Fonts Draft Courier Gothic Prestige Presentor Script OCR A OCR B Boldface Character Set PC standard set CS1 CS2 13 National Epson sets CP437 USA CP437G Greek CP850 Multilanguage CP851 Greek CP852 Latin 2 CP853 Turkish CP855 Russian CP857 Turkish CP860 Portuguese CP862 Hebrew CP863 French Canadian CP864 Arabic CP865 Norwegian CP866 Cyrillic CP867 Turkish CP876 OCRA CP877 OCRB CP 858 Euro Gost Tass ISO 8859 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 96 GREEK Barcodes UPC A UPC E EAN8 EAN13 Code 39 Code 128 Postnet Codabar ADD ON 2 ADD ON 5 Code 60 110V and 220V 60 Hz and 50 Hz 120 W max printing 10 W standby working 5 40 stock 25 60 C working from 20 to 85 r h stock from 10 to 90 r h without condensing 62 FCC Notes This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devic
11. Loading Paper Loading Cut Sheet and Multiparts e The inserted documents must not have folds tears pins clips staples or any foreign material Foreign material When inserting the paper into the printer keep the following points in mind e The document may not exceed the limits of the paper stand Left Limit Right Limit e The documents having a width of at least 90 mm must be inserted on the left hand side over the grooved area on the paper stand The documents must cover the whole grooved area otherwise the printer will not accept the paper e Toload the documents having a width of less than 90 mm make sure that in the program menu the MANUAL LOADING itemis enabled hold the paper against the left paper guide of the paper support while inserting it into the printer Loading Fanfold Paper The fanfold paper is loaded form the rear ofthe printer 1 Lower the two levers of the rear printer cover and unhook it from the printer 3 Open the two tractor covers A w 4 Insert the perforation of the fanfold paper on the left paper tractor Close the tractor door Insert the paper on the right paper tractor and close the tractor door The leading edge of the inserted paper should not exceed the tractors A Ca Mk ES ER Fi A CALI r Make sure that the paper is inserted correctly straight 5 Move the right paper tractor towards the right to slightly tighten
12. PS40T User Manual OUTPUT TECHNOLOGY Rev 003 OUTPUT TECHNOLOGY Copyright 2001 Output Technology Corporation This manual refers to various companies and products by their trade names In most of the cases these designations are claimed as trademarks or registered trademarks by their respective companies 3808 N Sullivan Road Building 3 SPOKANE WA 99216 Tel 509 536 0468 Internet Address http www output com 0660590000 Rev A Table of Contents Table of Contents tenn iii Printer Presentation 2 u202220nunnnnennnnnnennnnn 1 Unpacking the Printer unnresnsnennnennnennnnnnnennnnnnnn 3 Printer Passa Gnome nennen 4 Front VIC Wassenaar a 4 Rear View seitens 5 Printer Installation u 2uuuu22002000nn0nnnnnnnnnnnen 6 Choosing a Suitable Location 6 Installing the Paper Stand 00000 00 7 Installing the Power Cable 10 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 12 Paper Handling uzurrensranerennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 14 Loading Paper ooooccnococcnooonnnnonnnonnnnnnonannnnncncnnnnnos 14 Loading Cut Sheet and Multiparts 14 Loading Fanfold Paper n 17 The Operator Panel unnnssnssnnnennnnnnnnnnnennnnennn nn 20 Function keys ococoooccnoooccnonncconnonnnonncnonnnnnnnnnnnnns 20 TL o lee 23 Software Driver Selection
13. Turn the ribbon tension knob to verify that the ribbon is not blocked Ifthe problem is not solved change the ribbon cartridge Change the ribbon cartridge Verify that the paper corresponds to the specifications and has been loaded according to the indications given 55 Hexadecimal Dump If you need to check the data transmission and want to print in hexadecimal mode proceed as follows 1 Press the LOAD PARK key until all leds briefly light up while powering the printer on 2 The data sent to the printer are printed in three columns where the first column indicates the number of the line the second shows the hexadecimal values corresponding to the transferred data and the third column shows the corresponding ASCII values 3 To exit from the hexadecimal mode turn off the printer 56 Paper Specifications The documents must all conform to the following characteristics Use paper matching the indicated characteristics They must have well defined top and left edges with a square angle tolerance of 0 1 on all edges The paper must not have holes perforations folds or tears anywhere within the print area ofthe document The radius on a corner of the form must be within 9 5 mm from the left or right edge The form to be printed must not containforeign material Form opacity must be at least 75 Forms with a lower opacity may cause feed errors Never print on documents with metallic or hard plastic fasteners or
14. cription of the Setup Procedure The detailed description of the parameters that can be set on the various preprinted forms are described in the Setup Parameters paragraph later in this manual To enter the Printer Setup Mode press and hold the LQ key for at least 1 second while powering the printer on The printer enters the Setup Mode Printing the Printer Setup Forms If you already have the preprinted forms for the printer setup go to Filling in the Printer Setup Forms later in this manual Insert a blank sheet of paper A4 or Letter format The printer loads the sheet and stops The P1 P2 P3 and P4 leds are lit The ONLINE PROGRAM and LQ keys are enabled If the LQ key is pressed immediately after the printer enters in Setup Mode all printer setup modules are printed 31 If you press the ONLINE key e the printer self test is printed See Printing a Test Page before in this manual In this way it is possible to check the current printer parameters e once the self test is finished the printer remains in Setup Mode If you press the PROGRAM key e the Px leds change and you can select the Setup Page you want to print as follows gt lt O All setup pages Q Program 2 page p pag O o O O O O Confi i O guration page Program 3 page O O O O 2 O Program 1 page O Program 4 page O g pag O O O O iit Os unlit The printer setup forms contain all printer parameters and the val
15. cts whether the printer signals the paper empty condition disabled or not enabled The parallel interface uses enabled or does not use disabled the AUTOFEED signal The parallel interface uses enabled or does not use disabled the SELECT IN signal Selection of the buffer protocol Perform the Robust XON enabled or not disabled Sets the number of the data bits Sets the data transfer rate Selects the parity control for the data Enables or disables the security actions that assure protection against paper jams If disabled the handling is faster Setup Parameter Values Description AUTO GAP OFFSET 0 075 mm 0 050 mm Sets the automatic gap offset to one of the given values 0 025 mm 0 000 mm 0 025 mm 0 050 mm 0 075 mm 0 100 mm GET EDGE QUOTE 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 Sets the position in which the left paper edge is checked If 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 set to 0 the check is performed at the first line The other values correspond to the physical distance from the first line SKIP disabled enabled If the passage of the paper perforation under the print head is PERFORATION critical select enabled to avoid the paper being torn The print head lifts up during the paper passage If disabled the print head stays in position TEAR ADJUST 0 85 mm 0 56 mm Sets the paper tear off position by aligning the paper with the 0 28 mm 0 00 mm tear off edge 28 mm 0 56 mm
16. designed to be integrated in an ergonomic environment The printer provides a high level of reliability form handling accuracy and data integrity Its main features are Printing on different types paper cut sheets multipart and fanfold paper High print pressure for multipart documents 1 original plus 8 copies in accurate printing High print quality supplied by a 24 wire print head High reliability paper handling The straight paper path allows the printing on particular documents such as multipart forms Automatic paper thickness adjustment The print head detects automatically the paper thickness for correct printing on any type of document Easy paper handling The cut sheets are placed on the front table by the operator and the printer loads it without any other user intervention The paper ejection towards the front or the rear of the printer allows an easy access to the printed document For the fanfold paper the printer offers the zero tear off feature which allows a paper handling without waste of paper and the paper parking feature Automatic switching between cut sheets and fanfold paper If the paper path is empty i e the fanfold paper is in the first line position when inserting a cut sheet into the printer it is automatically loaded after the printer automatically parked the fanfold paper The fanfold paper can then be loaded again simply pressing the LOAD PARK key Automatic document alignment feature The printer chec
17. e pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help A shielded Centronics IEEE1284 compliant bi directional parallel cable maximum length 3 meters 10 feet and a shielded RS 232 serial cable maximum length 15 meters 50 feet are necessary for this device to meet the requirements of a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules The above specified cables are readily available as Personal Computer or Peripheral accessories from multiple retail outlets Please consult your dealer for detai
18. ks automatically the alignment of the top margin and the left margin of the document and adjusts it if necessary The printout is therefore performed correctly independently from the paper loading position Storage of four complete configurations for instant recall Standard parallel and serial interface and automatic switch over function Easy printer setup Supported emulations IBM Proprinter XL24E XL24E AGM 2390 and Epson 570 Bar code reader in both horizontal and vertical print mode factory installable option Unpacking the Printer Together with the printer the following items are included in the shipment box Notify any damage to your supplier e Paper stand e Ribbon cartridge e Power cable e CD ROM with the printer documentation and drivers Always keep the packing material in a safe place as you must repack the printer into it when ou need to move it Printer Parts Never remove any printer part unless it is expressly indicated in this manual Front View Operator Panel Rear View Rear cover Printer Installation Choosing a Suitable Location Consider the following points when you choose the location for your printer The distance between the printer and the host computer must not exceed the length of the interface cable The location must be sturdy horizontal and stable Your printer must not be exposed to direct sunlight extreme heat cold dust or humidity You need an AC po
19. ls concerning such cables and also for information about FCC rules for digital devices Changes or modifications to the device covered by this manual which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority under the FCC rules to operate the equipment Canadian D O C Radio Interference Regulation This digital apparatus complies with the Canadian ICES 003 Class B limits for radio frequency emissions Cet appareil num rique est conforme aux limites de Classe B de la norme NMB 003 du Canada EEC Regulations This equipment conforms to the EEC Directive 89 392 the sound pressure measured according to ISO 7779 does not exceed 70 dBA 63
20. nd into a convenient mains outlet Nell Maat a iF 3 Press the key on the operator panel to power the printer on 11 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 1 Remove the cartridge from its bag Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon 2 Open the printer cover the print head moves to the ribbon installation position 3 Hold the ribbon cartridge slightly inclined with the ribbon mask in front of the print head 4 Insert the ribbon cartridge into the print head carriage leading the cartridge pins into the fixing guides In this way you assure the correct ribbon mask position in front of the print head Push the cartridge onto the print carriage until it clicks into place 5 Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon 6 Close the printer cover Paper Handling This printer is designed for versatile an reliable paper handling The flat bed mechanism allows the handling of special documents such as multiple invoices postcards labels and tickets The print head detects the paper edges automatically the sheet can therefore be inserted in any position within the detection area according to the rules described in the following paragraph The paper alignment sensors determine the alignment of the upper and left paper margins adjusting them if necessary The print head determines the thickness ofthe documents and matches its position
21. o test if the printer has been correctly installed For this purpose print the self test page as follows 1 Press the ONLINE key while powering the printer on and hold the key pressed until all leds turn briefly on 2 Insert a single sheet in A4 or Letter format The printer prints the Self Test page Check that the printout is correct The following printout example shows also the printer setup default values SELF TEST PSAOT Code Version Vx x xxxxxxxx CharGen xxxxxxxx Ver X XX CONFIGURATION SETUP PROGRAM progr 1 INTERFACE TYPE PROGRAM LOCKED no INPUT BUFFER ERROR BUZZER 1 beep IGNORE PE JOB BUZZER no beep AUTOFEED SIGNAL SECURITY MODE enabled SLCT I SIGNAL AUTO GAP OFFSET 0 000 mm BUFFER CONTROL G EDGE QUOTE 1 2 ROBUST XON SKIP PERFORATION disabled WORD LENGTH TEAR ADJUST 0 00 mm BAUD RATE PARITY BIT 28 automatic 16 Kb enabled disabled disabled XON XOFF enabled 8 bit 9600 bps none PROGRAM SETUP PROT FONT HORI VER OCOL ZONTAL PITCH ICAL PITCH LOCK FORM LEFT RIGH TOP BOTT IBM IBM EPSO ATI LENGTH MARGIN T MARGIN MARGI OM MARGIN C SET COMPRESS N C SET ON C SET CODE PAGE INE MODE WRAP AS MOD PRIN HED ZERO RECTION
22. or when the printer is online ON LINE indicator on and there are no data to be printed The PARK key has different effects depending on the selection for the PARK MODE item in the Program Setup See the description of this item later in this manual Moves the fanfold paper forward in microsteps or continuously when keeping the key pressed This key is enabled when the printer cover is open Moves the fanfold paper backwards in microsteps or continuously when keeping the key pressed This key is enabled when the printer cover is open Moves the paper one line If fanfold paper is loaded the key moves it forward one page If a single sheet is loaded it is moved forward for the selected page length 21 PROGRAM ONLINE Selects one of the available configurations P1 P2 P3 and P4 or a configuration couple P1 P3 or P2 P4 ifthe PROGRAM LOCKED parameter is not enabled This key is active when the printer is offline or when the printer is online and no print data are in the buffer When pressed while powering the printer on selects the offset adjustment page See Offset Adjustment later in this manual Toggles the printer between online and offline status When pressed while powering the printer on selects the Self Test printout See Printing a Test Pagef in this manual 22 Leds POWER On if the printer is powered on LQ On if the Letter Quality mode is selected P1 P2 Indicate the c
23. ration setup are reset to factory default values The values set in the corresponding program setup are reset to the factory default values Defines the default Program Setup or Setup couple The program couples may be selected only if the same emulation has been selected for the two setups Locks the program setup selection In case the lock is yes the program setup cannot be changed by pressing the PROGRAM key Selects the behavior of the buzzer in case of an error Selects the behavior of the buzzer when a new print job is started no signal no beep one beep 1 beep or a continuous signal continuous 36 Setup Parameter Values INTERFACE TYPE parallel serial automatic auto blink INPUT BUFFER 1 Kb 8 Kb 16 Kb 32 Kb IGNORE PE enabled disabled AUTOFEED disabled enabled SIGNAL SLCT IN SIGNAL disabled enabled BUFFER DTR SRTS SRTS CONTROL XON XOFF XON XOFF DTR SRTS ROBUST XON enabled disabled WORD LENGTH 7 bit 8 bit BAUD RATE PARITY BIT 600 38400 bps Even odd none SECURITY MODE enabled disabled Description Selects the interface type In case of automatic the interface type is selected by the printer depending on data coming from host When the auto blink item is selected the P1 and P2 leds blink to indicate which interface is selected P1 blinks when the serial interface is selected whereas P2 blinks when the parallel interface is selected Selects the buffer size Sele
24. se the printer does not perform the tear off function this is useful when printing on labels Selects the manual loading mode Setting it to enabled the printer loads any kind of document according to the described procedures Select disabled when a more precise paper alignment is necessary With this selection it is not possible to load documents with a width of less than 90 mm Selects the paper alignment mode Selecting fast the printer performs less checks on the alignment whereas if you need a particularly precise alignment of the documents select normal Selects whether the print gap is sensed for each inserted sheet auto or only for the first sheet after the printer power on fix The print gap is sensed separately for the cut sheet and the fanfold paper Selects the emphasized print mode when the loaded paper is thicker than the selected value 47 Offset Adjustments For a precise adjustment of the position of the printed characters on a pre printed form this printer allows to easy adjust of the first line and the first printing column as follows 1 Press the PROGRAM key while powering the printer on 2 Insert a blank sheet into the printer The following sheet will be printed 48 TUP E T TUNING SE ja E E E ores 1 10 INCH Vertical Position Offset PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 PROGRAM 3 PROGRAM 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 60 INCH Vertical Offset Tuning X X X
25. st and proceed as follows 1 Press the LQ key while powering the printer on and keep it pressed until all leds turn briefly on The printer enters the Setup mode 2 Insert a blank sheet of paper A4 or Letter format The printer loads the sheet and stops The P1 P2 P3 and P4 leds are lit 3 Press the PROGRAM key once TheP1 P2 P3 and P4 leds are unlit 4 Press the LQ key The printer prints the first configuration sheet 26 5 To change the values of the serial interface parameters fill in the marker beside the value you want to set with a black or blue ball point pen or a fiber pen Do not use pencils WORD LENGTH disabled enabled BAUD RATE disabled enabled PARITY BIT DTR If more than one value is set for a parameter the printer ignores these parameters and maintains the currently set value Do not fill in the marker beside the title of the preprinted form otherwise the printer will not be able to read that 6 Once the serial interface parameters have been assigned insert the sheet back into the printer 7 The printer reads the selected values on the configuration sheet and sets them The settings are confirmed by a symbol printed on the left of the corresponding marker The printer then returns to normal functioning mode For a complete description of the printer setup procedure see the paragraph Printer Setup later in this manual 27 Printing a Test Page It is now useful t
26. the paper Lock the tractor in that position moving the tractor lever towards the inside of the printer Make sure that the paper is not too taught otherwise it may tear 6 Hook the rear tractor cover into the corresponding slots 1 and push it against the printer until both rear tractor levers 2 firmly hook into the printer 7 Press LOAD PARK to load the paper into the printer To remove the paper from the printer follow the above sequence backwards The Operator Panel The operator panel is located on the front left side ofthe printer and is composed of function keys and leds with which you can easily check the printer status and select the functions as described below Function Keys LQ Toggles between Letter Quality and Draft printing mode This key is active when the printer is offline or when the printer is online and no print data is in the buffer When pressed while powering the printer on selects the printer setup mode See Printer Setup later in this manual 20 LOAD PARK LF FF If the paper path is empty the fanfold paper is loaded into the printer LOAD function This function is performed when the printer is online or offline If paper is loaded in the printer pressing this key the PARK function is performed e a single sheet is loaded in the printer it is ejected e if the fanfold paper is loaded in the printer it is parked if the printer is offline ON LINE indicator off
27. the printer receives a CR code CR it only performs a carriage return If the printer receives a CR code CR it performs a carriage return followed by a line feed If the printer receives a LF code LF it performs a line feed If the printer receives a LF code LF it performs a line feed followed by a carriage return If the printer receives a CR code CR it only performs a carriage return If the printer receives a LF code LF or a CR code CR it performs both a line feed and a carriage return The data exceeding the line length are truncated truncate or printed on the following line aut owrap Selects the printing character for zero with a slash yes or 44 Setup Parameter PRINT DIRECTION EJECTONFF CUT SHEET EJECT PARK MODE Values unidir bidir sw control no yes on front on rear immediate manual imm after tear without no Description Selects the printing direction of the print head unidirectional unidir bidirectional bi di Y or selected via software sw control Performs a form feed according to the selected page format no or ejects a cut sheet loaded into the printer yes Selects whether the cut sheet loaded into the printer is ejected towards the front or the rear of the printer The selection ofthe paper ejection towards the rear of the printer should be selected only for paper with a length of at least 14 cm 5 5 inch When pressing the PARK key or
28. ues that can be set The current value is indicated by an asterisk For a detailed description of the parameters and the settings see Setup Parameters later in this manual 32 Each printer setup form is identified by a marker in the upper left corner of the page as follows Configuration Setup Program 1 Program 3 Program 2 Program 4 If you press the LQ key The printing of the printer setup forms starts The forms are printed according to the selection made with thePROGRAM key If you select one of the Program couples P1 P3 or P2 P4 you can define one parameters set for printing on cut sheets and one for fanfold P1 and P2 define the values for printing on cut sheets whereas P3 and P4 define the printing parameters for the fanfold paper The program couples may be selected only ifthe same emulation is selected for the two programs The selection of the Program Setup is made simply by pressing the PROGRAM key When passing from one Program Setup to another the printer resets before setting the parameters as defined in the new program setup 33 Filling in the Printer Setup Forms To change the values of the parameters fill in the marker beside the value you want to set with a black or blue ball point pen or a fiber pen Do not use pencils AUTOFEED SIGNAL disabled enabled SLCT IN SIGNAL isabled enabled BUFFER CONTROL DTR XON XOFF XON XOFF If more than one value
29. urrently selected configuration both in normal printing mode and P3 P4 during the Printer Setup procedure See Printer Setup later in this section If the INTERFACE TYPE function is set to auto blink when line 1 parallel interface is selected for data transmission the P1 indicator blinks Ifthe INTERFACE TYPE function is set to auto blink when line 2 serial interface is selected for data transmission the P2 indicator blinks In case of fault condition P1 P2 P3 and P4 blink ON LINE On if the printer is online Off if the printer is offline Blinks when receiving printing data from host In case of a printer fault during the initialization of the LQ P1 P2 P3 P4 and ON LINE indicators blink continuously Turn the printer off and on again If the problem is not solved call Technical Support 23 Software Driver Selection At this point it is necessary to configure your printer for your application package The installation procedures depend upon the host environment Included with the printer you received a CD ROM containing the printer drivers for the Windows environment This printer supports the Plug amp Play facility in the Windows95 98 environment If you want to install the printer in the Windows environment insert the CD ROM and follow the instructions The printer drivers of all Output Technology printers can be found at the Internet Address http www Outp
30. ut com drivers 24 Connection to the Host This printer can be connected to the host by means of a parallel standard Centronics or bidirectional IEEE 1284 type interface or by means ofthe serial RS232C interface Proceed as follows 1 Make sure that both the host and the printer are turned off 2 With the help of the following figure identify the connector for the interface you want to connect and insert the cable firmly into it 3 Fix the parallel interface cable by means of the corresponding hooks or the serial cable tightening the screws on either side of the connector rar SERIAL Line 2 PARALLEL Line 1 Make sure that the interface cables do not hamper the fanfold paper while it is loaded into the printer Setting the Interface Parameters Parallel Interface The parameters set for the parallel interface match most of the most common environments and the printer can be used immediately after the connection to the host In case you need to modify the standard parameters see Printer Setup later in this section Serial Interface Because of the great variety of the possible connection configurations when you use the serial interface you will need to set the parameters accordingly To assure the correct functioning of the printer connected through the serial interface the transmission parameters set for the printer must match the values set for the host Check the interface settings on the ho
31. wer outlet compatible with the plug of the printer s power cord The voltage of the outlet must match the voltage shown on the printer s Name Plate When printing on standard paper formats the paper is partially ejected on the rear side of the printer Make sure that behind the printer there is sufficient clearance to correctly move the paper Make sure that behind the printer there is sufficient clearance to easily load the fanfold paper Make sure that the power and interface cables do not hamper the fanfold paper while it is loaded into the printer Installing the Paper Stand 1 Open the printer cover 2 Match the hooks on the lower side of the paper stand with the clefts on the printer front part 3 Holding the paper stand oblique insert the hooks into the printer clefts 4 Lower the paper stand to horizontal position making sure that the two holders on both sides are correctly inserted into the corresponding slots Press the paper stand down until it clips into place 5 Close the printer cover Installing the Power Cable 1 Find the power cable connector and the rating plate on the rear side of the printer Make sure that your power supply matches the power rating of the printer In case the power rating does not correspond DO NOT CONNECT THE PRINTER TO THE MAINS Consult your dealer for help Always use a grounded outlet 2 Insert the power cable into the connector on the printer and the other e
32. wo 1x O O QO Setup Parameter Values Description LEFT MARGIN 10 x Sets the left margin in number of columns The values range between 0 and 90 1x The physical position of margin depends on the current character spacing To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the tens the second line to the units See the example below Example How to set the Left Margin to 20 LEFT MARGIN 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x OO fF OO 1 OO OO QO 1x YO 00000 Q 40 Setup Parameter Values Description RIGHT MARGIN 100x Sets the right margin in number of columns The values range between 0 and 10x 190 The physical position of margin depends on the current character spacing 1x To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the hundreds the second line to the tens and the third line to the units See the example below Example How to set the Right Margin to 101 RIGHT MARGIN 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 x O 10 x WM 6 0 CeO C2 CF C200 QO 1x O OO 00 0 0 0 0 0 Setup Parameter Values Description TOP MARGIN 10x Sets the top margin in number of lines The values range between 0 and 90 To 1x set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the tens the second line to the units See the example below Example How to set the Top Margin to 15 TOP MARGIN 41 10 x O O O 0 0 0
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