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AMT Datasouth XL300 User's Manual

1. Selectable Selectable 4 3 ESCAPE SEQUENCES Escape sequences may be used within a program to control certain printer functions and to modify certain operating parameters of the printer e g tab stop pitch The escape sequences provided in Table 4 3 are compatible with ANSI specifications provided that each sequence is formatted exactly as indicated In these sequences n is used as a variable The variable must be replaced by an integer when entering the escape sequence For example to set the active line to line 10 substitute 10 for n and enter LPRINT CHR 27 10d Make certain the values that are entered for n are not erroneous Numbers which exceed the maximum or are below the minimum value for n will cause the printer to default Certain conditions which may cause the printer to default when using escape sequences are given below 1 control codes are allowed an escape sequence The sequence is aborted if a control code is detected before the sequence is completed 2 Ifnis set to zero or a negative number or if n is set too high 132 for 10 pitch 217 for 16 pitch n will default to 1 3 maximum of 15 vertical or 15 horizontal tabs per escape sequence are allowed An attempt to set additional tabs will be rejected and the bell will sound once It may be desirable to first clear all tabs before a sequence is sent to set additional ones 4 The programmer should not send any spaces in
2. 1 3 HOW TO UNPACK AND SET UP STANDARD DEMAND DOCUMENT PRINTER Perform the following steps l Lift the printer from the box and place the printer on the stand or work table where it will operate Remove the following items from the box and identify each item e Printer e Power cord User documentation NOTE Do not discard original packaging materials Shipping the printer in any container other than its original packaging may cause damage during shipping and may void the warranty Lift the access cover and remove the shipping restraint from the carriage and right endplate To locate the carriage see Figure 1 1 Manually move the carriage Result A noticeable degree of resistance occurs due to the stepper motor but the carriage should move smoothly without binding NOTE If the carriage either does not move smoothly because it is jammed or due to momentary binding or moves with no resistance at all then have the cable drive mechanism inspected by a service technician before operating the printer 1 4 HOW INSTALL AND POWER ON A STANDARD OR DEMAND DOCUMENT PRINTER The power cord input connector and power switch are located on the left rear of the printer as shown in Figure 1 2 VOLTAGE SWITCH SERIAL INTERFACE POWER CORD CONNECTOR INPUT CONNECTOR PARALLEL INTERFACE SWITCH CONNECTOR REAR VIEW OF PRINTER Figure 1 2 Power and Interface Connections To in
3. 5 3 2 Performing a Default Reset If the printer continues to ignore data sent from the host computer perform a default reset Note that when you perform a default reset the printer loads the factory set features list To reload your features see the features list in Appendix To perform a default reset turn the printer ON press and hold the Clear key while pressing the Reset key 5 4 WHEN THE PROBLEM IS RELATED FEATURES The following errors are presented in four groups 5 4 1 General Printer Operation 5 4 2 Print Format and Quality 5 4 3 Paper Feed Problems 5 4 4 Printer Connection Problems Some of the following troubleshooting solutions request a default reset While this will cure several problems it also erases any settings programmed into the printer As a precaution first print a features list to list all the programmed values 5 4 1 GENERAL PRINTER OPERATION No printer movement noise or panel lights Solution Printer is not receiving power Check to see that the power switch is ON Plug female end of power cord firmly into power cord receptacle on back of printer Plug male end of power cord into grounded AC receptacle Make certain there is power at the wall receptacle Check printer line fuse Note that a blown fuse typically indicates a more serious problem Checking or changing the fuse requires a small flat blade screwdriver For the location of the fuse s
4. 5 4 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS pet ea end ar A 1 APPENDIX DATASOUTH CHARACTER 1 APPENDIX ASCII CHARACTER SETS u u er C HET Us C 1 Figure d Printer er RV ia ee 1 2 Figure 1 2 Power and Interface 1 5 Figure 13 Installing the Ribbon 1 8 Figure 1 4 Form Loading Slots on a Standard 1 9 Figure 1 5 Left Tractor Placement on a Standard 1 10 Figure 1 6 Tear Bar Removal on a Demand Document 1 13 Figure 1 7 Ribbon Cartridge Installation on a Demand Document Printer 1 14 Figure 1 8 Paper Path on a Demand Document 1 15 Figure 1 9 Raising the Printer on the Optional Tilt Stand 1 15 Figure 1 10 Setting Top of Form on a Demand Document 1 17 Figure 1 11 Initiating Print 1 19 Fig re 1 12 Test Pattern dente fA eie Alei ad a 1 20 Fig re 2 1 Operator Panel i25 oan eod EE 2 1 Figure 2 2 Butter Controlia a eed area apes E M RU ue 2 16 Figure 2 3 Handshake Acknowledge Acknowledge Bef
5. Table 4 7 Special Codes Symbol Pair Resulting Value gt 0 gt gt 1 95 gt 2 96 FNC 3 gt 3 97 FNC 2 gt 4 98 Shift gt 5 99 Code gt 6 100 Code B gt 7 101 Code If the value following a gt sign is not in the above table and also not in the decimal range 64 95 no decoding will occur For example the sequence 9 will result in the values for and 9 appearing in the output 5 OPERATOR MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 5 1 INTRODUCTION Before you call for service read this section It contains solutions that can save you down time and money If you do need to contact someone for service please have your printer model and serial number available This chapter gives helpful maintenance and troubleshooting procedures These procedures require no special knowledge of electronics or printers Any troubleshooting or maintenance beyond the level presented in this chapter should be performed by a qualified technician 5 2 MAINTENANCE WARNING Disconnect the printer from the AC power supply before reaching into the printer to perform any cleaning task CAUTION Do not use any cleaners solvents or lubricants on any of the working parts of the printer Clean your printer about every three months To clean the printer use a vacuum cleaner with a plastic nozzle to remove dirt from the carriage paper guides and platen As often as necessary remove accumulated dirt from the carr
6. 9 p e f 1 l ga 9 ej Or 2 pay pal 8 po v fe 3 m p p EOS ga p 5 gs po pe at 6 al pal e p 8 pe pu E e e 9 a pipa d pj rp ol p B Ls pr p B p p mpm mtm pt m N ot available with Barcode Option APPENDIX CONTINUED APL Character Set N N e v bul w wo e N N N N N N 4 wt vA m lt m lt gt e lt e wt Not available with Barcode 4 APPENDIX CONTINUED C 5 EE E UM Option Custom Character Set APPENDIX CONTINUED Epson Secondary Character Set m 160 176 192 161 177 193 e s 129 131 147 al ja s 134 150 166 182 p 138 154 170 186 179 21 14 2 1 H 4 1 1 Ei gt 133 149 213 en 135 15 E 200 216 24 1 X Cc co N 9 3 IM E 03 N tn e e M w N 8 9 e 4 a N N N u e 53 N H
7. Printer prints Buffer overflows on paper during print job Check interface settings See Section 3 Incorrect interface settings Faulty interface cable Check cables or incorrect pin configuration of interface cable May be wrong type of cable For proper configuration of the interface cable pins see Section 3 If cable appears damaged contact the dealer APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS PRINT AND FORMAT CHARACTERISTICS PRINTHEAD 9 wire ballistic type matrix head PRINT MODES 9x7 matrix in draft mode at 300 CPS High resolution dot addressable graphics CHARACTER PITCH MAXIMUM LINE LENGTH 5 cpi 66 columns 6 cpi 79 columns 6 6 cpi 87 columns 7 5 cpi 99 columns 8 5 cpi 109 columns 8 75 cpi 115 columns 10 cpi 132 columns 12 cpi 158 columns 13 3 cpi 175 columns 15 cpi 198 columns 16 7 cpi 219 columns 17 5 cpi 231 columns VERTICAL PITCH 6 or 8 lines per inch or programmable in 1 48 inch increments GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS U S ASCII Spanish U K ASCII APL German IBM Compatible French Spanish II Swedish Finnish Custom Character Set I Norwegian Danish Multinational Greek Italics HORIZONTAL TABS 1 per column VERTICAL TABS 1 per line FORM LENGTH Up to 217 lines MULTIPART FORM THICKNESS 9 parts up to 021 adjustable CARRIAGE SLEW RATE 30 second maximum COLUMNS Up to 231 17 5 cpi FORM WIDTH 3 1
8. PAPER FEED COMMANDS ESC J n ESC 0 2 ESC 1 ESC2 5 3 n ESC A n HORIZONTAL PITCH ESCM ESCP ESCW n1 ESC SO ESC SI ESCE FEATURES ESC n ESC 8 ESC 9 5 ESC I lt gt CHARACTER SETS FUNCTION Advance n 216 inch Rounded to nearest n 48 Reverse feed n 216 inch Rounded to nearest n 48 1 8 line spacing 7 72 line spacing 5 48 1 6 line spacing 216 line spacing nearest 48 n 72 line spacing nearest 48 Set elite pitch Set pica pitch Set nz1 cancel 0 enlarged mode Set enlarged mode Cancels enlarged mode Emphasized mode enable Emphasized mode disable Set n 1 cancel n 0 underline print mode Paper out detection disable Paper out detection enable Printer re initialization Print mode selection ESC 4 Select alternate character set Table 4 5 Epson Mode Escape Sequences ESCAPE SEQUENCE FUNCTION ESC 5 Cancel alternate character set ESC R n International character set selection n Nationality 0 USA 1 France 2 Germany 3 England 4 Denmark 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain 8 Japan ESC amp Download character definition ESC 96 CG Character Generator selection ESC xn n 0 or 0 Draft n 1 or 1 NLQ ESC ROM Character Generator set copy ESC 6 Expand printable code reg
9. I Datasouth XL 300 SERIES User s Guide PART NO 105853 Rev G INTRODUCTION Your new printer is a general purpose impact printer for use in a variety of computer applications Flexible communications and forms handling capabilities make this printer ideal for CRT slave printing business systems output and remote computing terminal printing It utilizes logic seeking bidirectional printing at 300 cps to achieve high throughput Under microprocessor control the printhead automatically takes the shortest path to the next printable character The printer features include Twelve standard character sets and a library which contains over 400 distinct characters Transfer feature which allows the transfer of characters from the character library to any standard character set This provides the user with the capability to include otherwise unavailable characters such as the and symbols in a character set Characters are printed in a 9 high by 7 wide dot matrix True lower case descenders and simultaneous underlining are possible because of the 9 wire printhead Forms up to nine parts in thickness are accommodated by an adjustable head to platen gap Fanfold perforated forms from 3 to 15 inches may be fed through the front or bottom of the printer Programmable features may be configured from the control panel or via the communications line The LED indicators digital display and custom keypad make forma
10. Paper feeds through printer continuously Printer will not communicate when using parallel interface Printer will not communicate when using serlal interface Check Feature 43 See Appendix F for default feature settings Printer appears to The following conditions can make the printer print more slowly appear to be slower Feature 9 NLQ is turned Feature 51 Unidirectional is turned on Feature 96 Doublestrike is turned Paper tearing on Reset the right margin using Feature 6 This right or left side ensures that the printhead does not move past the edge of the paper Move form slightly to the left so edge of printhead does leave paper This may require the user to reset the left margin with Feature 5 Paper won t advance Verify the correct setting of Features 2 3 11 and 39 For information on how to set these features see Chapter 2 Error codes Error code 6508 is a non volatile memory fault displaying on Press the Continue key to load the default values operator panel in place of the programmed features settings You will have to reload any Features that were programmed into the printer If the error persists contact the dealer Error code 1111 can indicate some debris on the margin sensor or broken cables Check for and remove the debris Check for broken cables if damaged contact the dealer
11. 9 960299 999 9999 99909 99999 00100 0 9999 9990909 v LINE 4 00060 0 000060 0009690 999906 9 0006 2 0020 0 0 0 0 60 99999 909090009 69 0000 0000 0 v 0 9999066 000 0 0 LINE 5 o 0000 6 0006 0 0 0010 0 6 E 000 6 99099669 v 0000 6 0510 0 6 06060 6 09 6 00 0 0 LINE 6 999 0000 0000 0 799 0600 6 0000 0 020060 0 Figure 4 2 Graphics Figure Since six print wires can be controlled in graphics the figure should be divided into lines see Figure 4 2 each six dots tall the height of one column Notice after dividing the figure that the printhead must make six passes to complete the figure The user must examine each line beginning with line 1 and determine which print wires must be fired for each column In column 1 of line 1 all six print wires must be fired Adding the decimal value of all six wires see Figure 4 1 for the value of each wire gives column 1
12. M gt w gt lt e x N N N e Not available with Barcode Option C 6 APPENDIX CONTINUED Epson Emulation International Character Set ASCII Decimal value Language Selection DEC LA 120 Emulation International Character Set ASCII Decimal value C 7 APPENDIX D DISPLAY MODE CHARACTERS Decimal Decimal Decimal Value Character Value Character Value Character x 50 2 100 a 1 al 3 101 e 2 5 52 4 102 3 53 5 103 9 4 5 6 104 h 5 5 55 7 105 i 6 4 56 8 106 j 7 57 9 107 K 8 g 58 9 108 1 9 59 x 109 m 10 60 x 110 n 11 x 41 111 12 62 112 13 63 113 4 14 64 114 r 15 5 65 115 16 g 66 116 t 17 D 67 117 u 18 68 n 118 v 19 5 69 119 20 79 120 21 21 6 121 22 72 H 122 z 23 73 123 24 5 74 41 124 i 25 75 K 125 26 76 L 126 A 27 77 127 28 78 N 128 C 29 amp 79 0 129 11 LA 80 130 31 81 Q 131 E 32 82 R 132 53 83 5 133 34 84 T 134 3S 85 u 135 36 86 136 37 87 W 137 38 amp 88 X 138 e 39 5 a9 Y i39 X 40 90 2 140 Y 41 91 141 i 42 x 92 x 142 44 93 1 143 44 94 144 45 95 0 145 36 96 k 144 amp 47 97 147 3 48 98 b 148 49 1 9 149 APPENDIX D CONTINUED Decimal Decimal Decimal Value Character Value Character
13. Select U K ASCII character set Select U S ASCII character set Select Swedish Finnish character set i ESC E Select Norwegian Danish character set ESC G Select Greek character set SEQUENCE ESC J ESC K ESC L HORIZONTAL PITCH Table 4 4 DS 180 Mode Escape Sequences y ESC Select French character set gt ESC 1w Select 10 cpi ESC 2w Select 12 cpi ESC Select 13 3 cpi ESC 4w Select 16 7 cpi ESC 5w Select 5 cpi ESC 6w Select 6 cpi ESC 7w Select 6 6 cpi ESC 8w Select 8 3 cpi FUNCTION Select IBM character set Select Spanish character set Select German character set Select Custom character set 4 3 1 EPSON MODE ESCAPE SEQUENCES In the escape sequences listed in Table 4 5 nl and lt n1 gt are both used as a variable When the variable n1 is used the value of nl is represented by the ASCII character 0 9 When the variable n1 is used the value of n1 is represented by the decimal equivalent of an ASCII character and the value of n1 is sent as a character string See Paragraph 4 3 1 for examples Feature 13 must be set to a value of 6 in order to use the escape sequences listed in Table 4 5 Epson Mode Escape Sequences Table 4 5 Epson Mode Escape Sequences ESCAPE SEQUENCE
14. 00000 000600 LINE 5 60000 000000000000 00000 00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 Figure 4 5 Graphics Figure Epson Graphics Since eight print wires can be controlled in Epson graphics the figure should be divided into lines see Figure 4 5 each eight dots tall the height of one column Notice after dividing the figure that the printhead must make five passes to complete the figure with only four print wires being utilized on the fifth pass The user must examine each line beginning with line 1 and determine which print wires must be fired for each column In column 1 of line 1 all eight print wires must be fired Adding the decimal value of all eight wires see Figure 4 4 for the value of each wire gives column 1 a value of 255 Column 2 has no dots and therefore column 2 has a value of 0 This is also true for columns 3 4 and 5 In column 6 all eight print wires are fired so column 6 has a value of 255 Columns 7 8 9 10 and 11 also have a value of 255 In column 12 only the top three wires are fired so column 12 has a value of 224 Column 13 has a value of 48 print wires 3 and 4 are fired Column 14 has a value of 12 print wires 5 and 6 are fired Column 15 has a value of 2 print wire number 7 is fired Column 16 has a value of 1 print wire number 8 is fired The procedure of determining value for every column must be performed for each of the 5 lines It is
15. numbers 2 through 8 PRINT WIRE DECIMAL NUMBER VALUE 1 128 gt 64 3 gt 1m g 16 5 8 6 gt d 8 rc 9 Figure 4 4 Print Wires Epson Graphics As shown in Figure 4 4 each print wire has a decimal value assigned to it A print wire is fired by sending the decimal value that corresponds to that print wire For example to fire print wire number 2 the user would send CHR 64 If more than one print wire is to be fired the decimal values of the print wires to be fired are added and the sum is sent For example to fire print wires number 2 and number 4 CHR 80 would be sent Print wire number 2 has a decimal value of 64 and print wire number 4 has a decimal value of 16 The sum of the decimal values is 80 4 21 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 10 COLUMN 15 COLUMN 20 COLUMN 25 COLUMN 30 COLUMN 35 00000 0 00000000 0000 0 00000 00620 0 00000 LINE 1 440000 NENNEN 000600 0 2 20 000060 00009 4 49000 00000 LINE 4 44 00060 0000 990090909 9209 vo oo 449090009 02000 0 00000 mm 0
16. 11 may not always be assigned Busy Because of such variations it may be necessary to connect the interface on a pin by pin basis The technician must compare the connector pin assignments of the host to those of the printer and make certain the interface is made by connector pin assignment and not by pin number The connector pin assignment configuration for the parallel interface is given in Table 3 2 NOTE If it is necessary to construct an interface cable the length of the cable should not exceed 10 feet Table 3 2 Parallel Interface Connector Pin Assignment Assignment Data Strobe Data Bit 1 Data Bit 2 Pin Number 2 3 Data Bit 3 Data Bit 4 MEC 8 9 Data Bit 5 Data Bit 6 Data Bit 7 Data Bit 8 10 Acknowledge 11 Busy 12 Paper Out or Print Off 13 Logic 45V Ground Ground Chassis Ground Table 3 2 Parallel Interface Connector Pin Assignment Pin Number Assignment Twisted Pair Ground E Twisted Pair Ground Twisted Ground Twisted Pair Ground Twisted Pair Ground Twisted Pair Ground A Twisted Pair Ground Twisted Pair Ground Twisted Pair Ground N N Twisted Pair Ground Twisted Pair Ground Twisted Pair Ground Logic 5V 3 Ground 8 4 PROGRAMMING 4 1 INTRODUCTION
17. 2 4 6 Feature 8 VERTICAL TABS When a vertical tab code is received from the communications line the paper advances to the next line at which a vertical tab stop has been set To set clear or view the tab status the operator must first advance the display to Feature 8 Depressing the Feature Value key will cause the display to indicate up to a 4 digit number The left most digit will show a 1 if a tab is set or a O if no tab is set The right most three digits indicate the line corresponding to the tab status For example the display will show a value of 1 26 if a tab is set at line 26 A value of 0 26 will be seen if no tab is set at line 26 The Display and Display keys used to cycle the line number Pressing the Set key sets a tab at the diplayed line Pressing the Clear key clears a tab at the displayed column 2 4 7 Feature 9 PRINT SIZE The printer offers a choice of the horizontal pitches In addition in expanded print mode the printer offers double wide characters Feature Value NLQ 10 pitch gt t OCRA OPTIONAL To select horizontal pitch 1 Enter setup mode Advance the display to Feature 9 Press the Feature Value key Advance the display to the desired value Press the Set key to store the feature Aoc we Exit setup mode 6
18. 25 and 26 68 column 27 and 28 66 column 29 and 30 65 Line 4 Column 1 127 columns 2 through 5 64 columns 6 through 11 127 columns 12 through 15 64 columns 16 through 21 127 column 22 through 25 64 column 26 through 31 127 columns 32 and 33 96 columns 34 and 35 80 Line 5 Column 1 127 columns 2 through 5 64 columns 6 through 11 127 columns 12 through 15 64 columns 16 through 21 127 column 22 through 25 64 columns 26 through 31 127 Line 6 Column 1 127 columns 2 through 5 65 columns 6 through 11 127 columns 12 through 15 65 columns 16 through 21 127 column 22 through 25 65 columns 26 through 31 127 columns 32 through 35 65 In order to send the value for each column of graphics and print the figure the user must first enter graphics mode NOTE Feature Number 49 must be enabled in order to enter graphics Graphics mode is entered by sending an Anadex FS CHR 28 in BASIC to the printer The printer will remain in the graphics mode until commanded to exit Except for FS Acknowledge Handshaking GS and the line terminator each byte must have bit 7 set to 1 to be a legal graphics byte Each line of graphics is terminated by receipt of an ASCII numeral 0 through 9 This code terminates the graphics line and advances the paper n dot increments where equals the single digit line terminator 0 through 9 The forms contr
19. 59 is set to 1 and Feature 71 is set to 0 FIFO not full FIFO DR b B DSTR BUSY BUSY Li Figure 2 4 Handshake on Busy Acknowledge Before Busy Figure 2 5 illustrates the signal timing when Feature 59 is set to 1 or 0 and Feature 71 is set to 1 FIFO not full FIFO full BUSY Busy zone ACK Figure 2 5 Acknowledge After Busy 2 5 29 Feature 80 SERIAL 7 8 DATABIT COMMUNICATIONS This feature controls how many data bits are transmitted and received by the serial port When this feature is set to 1 eight data bits will be used When this feature is set to 0 seven data bits will be used This feature has no affect on communications through the parallel interface 2 5 30 Feature 81 TRANSMIT 8TH BIT SET ON SERIAL This feature allows the user to force the eighth bit high when the printer transmits to the host using the serial interface When the feature is enabled all transmitted data will have the eighth bit high When the feature is disabled the eighth bit will be transmitted unchanged 2 5 31 Feature 84 TRANSMIT MULTIPLE XOFFs This feature allows the user to enable the transmission of an XOFF character for each character received during a busy condition When Feature 84 15 set to 0 only one XOFF character will be transmitted across the serial interface during a busy condition When Feature 84 is set to 1 a XOFF char
20. 99 0 Index A Alternate Graphics Control a er p e I en lass Hegde daw e F 2 Auto New Line onere a ek an ak Mare RICE wees F 2 Automatic Carriage 5 eee Nr per aee ere pe e TRA P RUNE bales Cea as 2 20 Automatic Line ausser cerae rude ie e boe 2 20 4 19 4 26 Automatic Print Disables vie ce on dea he wile ER e RU E Ae er RR T eo ea Rae ers 2 22 F 2 B mn 2 5 5 13 1 Bottom D 2 6 2 7 4 4 4 10 4 11 Bottoni Margin 4 ure eis M ELA ERR F 1 Buffer Control uper nn 2 16 2 23 C Character 5 2 10 2 13 2 21 2 22 4 2 4 3 4 5 4 8 4 12 4 13 A 1 F 1 F 2 Clear Key u TRI e Uwe D oe ac e 2 8 2 17 2 18 2 20 2 27 Communications Interface 1 20 4 1 Continue v eee re i rca e Ew eae re Bie E da qs 2 21 Control Commands cce her Por a Gee wl ape wield dbase dtd 4 1 Current Loop Interface u een rece Aas pane e 3 3 D Default Reset ot ala eee ne a AN PA Ra NE Ee Bone 1 6 5 5 Digital Display e Y e Wikia Sob bem es 2 2 2 3 2 12 2 17 Digital Read
21. F 1 Loading On Demand Document Printer 1 15 Loading On A Standard 1 1 9 Thickness 7 fe D cede toto Ata aud LR nee Bane RU a ce ee 1 9 Form Feed 222 2 4 nn Lock we eee RV E are we a weve Salles 2 20 2 Form Feed Key oris e S EAT EUR RINT 2 2 Graphics eere teu Er neo ewe 2 22 2 23 4 9 4 15 4 16 4 20 4 22 4 26 4 27 1 H Handshake On re eie e ens eo Cei ee CRI 2 23 Handshaktng Protocol 225522222 aa RUE ERA ee perd Ben 2 23 1 Horizontal A ORO ER Ere a S ota ees 2 8 4 2 4 4 4 5 4 8 4 11 Horizontal REPE 2 8 4 1 4 11 A 1 F 1 Interface ea ner eb bee CV le pus 3 6 5 5 Interfacing c 2 Mi ee na eee 1 20 2 23 3 1 4 21 L Left And Right Margins epa Sd Vb eet vitu ele s e ee 2 4 2 1 4 10 5 8 Line Feed Key ns an tI USER ees web eit de ede ER ETE PR EE 2 2 Lines Perlnch Lu LE e RESUME E a e elem UV Add 2 12 2 20 A 1 Loading Forms u saa een m
22. NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A Digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense NOTE When connecting the printer to a host computer system always use shielded interface cables The use of non shielded interface cables is a violation of the FCC emissions limits for a Class A computing device Do not leave unterminated interface cables connected to the printer This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le present appareil numerique n emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la class A prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le ministere des Communications du Canada iii iv WARNING WARNUNG ADVERTENCIA ATTENTION Changes
23. Note is ASCII code 6CH Set left margin to column n Set right margin to column n Set left margin to column n1 and set right margin to column n2 Set top margin to line n Set bottom margin to line n Set top margin to line n1 and set bottom margin to line n2 Set horizontal tab stop at active column Clear horizontal tab stop at active column Clear all horizontal tab stops Clear all horizontal tab stops Clear all horizontal tab stops Set horizontal tab stop at column n Table 4 4 DS 180 Mode Escape Sequences ESC 1 n2 nxu max of 15 horizontal tabs ESC 3 Set vertical tab stop at active line 19 ESC 4 149 ESC nv ESC n1 n2 nx v max of 15 vertical tabs LINE SPACING ESC 02 12 ESC 2z 32 ESC 42 ESC 5 2 62 CHARACTER SETS ESC A ESC B ESC C or ESC H ESC D Select Spanish character set SEQUENCE FUNCTION Set horizontal tab stops at column n1 n2 nx Clear vertical tab stop at active line Clear all vertical tab stops Clear all vertical tab stops Set vertical tab stop at line n Set vertical tab stops at line n1 n2 nx on Set vertical pitch to Set vertical pitch to Set vertical pitch to 8 Ipi Set vertical pitch to 12 Set vertical pitch to 2 Ipi Set vertical pitch to 3 Ipi Set vertical pitch to 4 Ipi
24. This section describes graphics control codes and escape sequences that are used to control the printer through the communications interface 4 2 CONTROL COMMANDS Various features may be controlled using ASCII standard control commands see Table 4 1 These features may be controlled through the user program or they may be controlled in real time from the terminal For example to command a line feed in a basic program the user would enter CHR 10 where 10 is the decimal value for the ASCII character LF Line Feed To command a line feed in real time from the terminal the user would enter CTRL J Table 4 1 provides the user with all control commands and the decimal value for each The column entitled Control Character is for troubleshooting purposes The characters shown in this column are what the user will see printed when the printer is in display mode see Paragraph 2 5 18 for a complete explanation of the display mode Table 4 1 Control Commands Control Description Control Decimal Code Character Value CTRLG Bell 7 Uu CTRLH Back Space CTRLI Horizontal Tab CTRL J Line Feed CTRLK Vertical Tab CTRLL Form Feed lt m eo Table 4 2 Shift out Shift in Functions Emulation Selects double wide Cancels double wide Selects alternate character Cancels alternate character
25. When the variable n1 is used the value of n1 is represented by the decimal equivalent of a ASCII character and the value of n1 is sent as a character string Feature 13 must be set to a value of 8 in order to use the escape sequences listed in Table 4 6 gt o gt o m o o 0 5 o 2 3 o ESCAPE SEQUENCE ACTIVE COLUMN AND LINE Set active column to jescina Avanes aevo coumntyn __ esoe sammen O LINE FEED NEWLINE ESC 20 h Carriage return on LF FF or VT ESC 201 Disable carriage return on LF FF or VT HORIZONTAL MARGINS ESC ns Set left margin to column n ESC ns Set right margin to column n ESC ni Set left and right margins Table 4 6 LA 120 Escape Sequences ESCAPE SEQUENCE ni n2r HORIZONTAL TABS ESC 1 SC gor SC 0g mm 1 VERTICAL 5 ESC3 FUNCTION Set top and bottom margin Set horizontal tab at active column Set horizontal tab at active column Clear horizontal tab at active column Clear all horizontal tabs Clear all horizontal tabs Clear all horizontal tabs Set horizontal tab at n Set horizontal tabs at n1 n16 Set vertical tab at active line seroz Esene o Set vertical tab at active line Set vertical
26. also important to document the number of columns contained in each line The number of columns contained in each line and the value for each column in parenthesis is given below Line 2 contains 26 columns Column 1 255 columns 2 through 5 0 columns 6 through 11 255 columns 12 through 15 0 column 16 143 column 17 207 column 18 47 column 19 63 column 20 31 column 21 15 column 22 4 columns 23 and 24 2 columns 25 and 26 1 Line 3 contains 35 columns Column 1 255 columns 2 through 5 0 columns 6 through 11 255 columns 12 through 15 0 columns 16 through 21 255 columns 22 through 25 0 column 26 63 columns 27 and 28 191 column 29 and 30 127 column 31 63 columns 32 and 33 32 columns 34 and 35 16 Line 4 contains 31 columns Column 1 255 columns 2 through 5 0 columns 16 through 11 255 columns 12 through 15 0 columns 16 through 21 255 columns 22 through 25 0 columns 26 through 31 255 Line 5 contains 35 columns Column 1 240 columns 2 through 5 16 columns 6 through 11 240 columns 12 through 15 16 columns 16 through 21 240 columns 22 through 25 16 columns 26 through 31 240 columns 32 through 35 16 In order to send the value for each column and print the figure the user must first enter Epson graphics mode This is done by sending the printer a sequence of four codes FORMAT ESC K N1 N2 The
27. and will automatically stop after completing the printout 2 5 37 Feature 99 PRINT TEST ASCII RIPPLE PATTERN A preprogrammed print routine may be activated to verify proper operation of the printer A rotating or ripple pattern of the 94 ASCII characters will be printed during the test To initiate the feature enter setup mode and advance the display to Feature 99 Then press the Set key and the printer will begin printing The Clear key must be pressed to stop the printing 2 5 38 DOWNLINE PROGRAMMING OF DISCRETE FEATURES discrete features can be enabled or disabled via the communications line by using an escape sequence The format of the escape sequence is ESCS s for set or c for clear then feature number Not available on TX and CX units EXAMPLE To enable Feature 70 bar code from the host send sequence ESC s70 To disable Feature 70 from the host send sequence ESC c70 3 INTERFACING 3 1 INTRODUCTION Interfacing with the printer may be accomplished by two methods EIA RS 232 C serial interface or TTL level 8 bit parallel interface Connectors for both types of interface are located on the back of the printer as shown in Figure 1 2 To properly interface first determine the interface needed acquire the correct cable either serial or parallel and plug it into the correct connector on the printer and the host device Test data should be sent to the printer to see if the interface is complete If inter
28. ce Co i ep Character Index Not available with Barcode Option 3 APPENDIX CHARACTER SETS US ASCII IBM PC Compatible Character Set m 0 1 2 3 4 56 6 7 9 rj raj r 1 rd p tal trs ra rs pe mi s 2 rs EC 3 rip rs rs opal opal ps 3 rini 5 rs pal 18 ps ers spl plo s Te p ps Ee mj p 7 5 9 pi rr pa s p me p rs rs re s i ri sre ra rs pe 5 C pi ral al s iw P spa r3 re 8 1 APPENDIX CONTINUED IBM PC Compatible Secondary Character Set o as ooer _ ee e e eee aes EP rero ree es C 2 APPENDIX C CONTINUED IBM Multilingual Secondary Character Set 8 9 A B C D
29. data 11 and 20 The jumper positions provided on the controller board see Figure 3 1 allow the user to modify the serial interface by configuring pins 4 5 and 6 as desired R26 R29 should be 3 3K 1 4 W 590 resistors NOTE Do not use chassis ground as signal ground 15 2820 OUTPUT CURRENT OUTPUT Figure 3 1 Serial Interface Controller Board 3 3 20 mA CURRENT LOOP INTERFACE An optional feature available on the printer is a 20 mA Photo isolated current loop interface with the following configuration ASSIGNMENT Current Loop TX Current Loop RCV Current Loop TX Current Loop RCV Both the RS232 and current loop interfaces are accessed through the 25 pin D connector on the rear panel of the printer 3 4 PARALLEL INTERFACE The TTL level 8 bit parallel interface can be accessed through the 36 pin female connector on the back of the printer see Figure 1 2 The parallel interface provides the user with a simple high speed interface for communications with a CPU or host system Operating with parallel data in lieu of serial offers the following advantages 1 Elimination of serial encoders and decoders 2 No requirement for a BAUD rate clock 3 Inherent synchronization The printer and host exchange information on a character by character basis The host initiates the action by presenting to the printer a character After a brief setting time a
30. data strobe is issued by the host The printer takes the character from its interface circuitry and puts it in a line buffer Then a ready signal is sent to the host indicating that another character may be sent 3 4 1 HANDSHAKING Acknowledge Busy before Acknowledge or Busy after Acknowledge Busy Acknowledge before Busy or Acknowledge after Busy Two output signals control the handshaking on the parallel interface BUSY and ACKNOWLEDGE An incoming DATA STROBE will cause BUSY to go high Feature 59 and Feature 71 control handshaking capabilities Refer to Chapter 2 Paragraphs 2 5 22 and 2 5 28 for illustrations of the signal timing options of the parallel interface The parallel interface is a TTL type with the receiver and driver configuration shown in Figure 3 2 Figure 3 3 shows the timing diagram for the printer Ri Inputs 74LS04 Note 1000 Ohm Data Lines Ry 470 Ohm Data Lines Outputs M 7404 Figure 3 2 Receiver and Driver Configuration Data Lines 8 ZZZZZA Data Strobe ee ae ee Busy _0 5 us min 4 7 4 1 Ack SS 14 gt i tBDLY BDLY 250 400 ns BSY 100 us 4sec 3ys 20 ns Figure 3 3 Parallel Data Timing upwards Centronics Compatible Parallel interface connectors have different connector pin assignment conventions e g pin
31. paper to the vertical position which was saved by ESC H In order to print multiple bar codes on the same line the escape sequences should be used as follows Send ESC H Send data for the first bar code Send ESC B Send data for next bar code A sample program and printout are provided below IE 10 LFRINT CHR9 272 H BNARC 146 5 20 LPRINT CHR O27 0 3 B BNABC 220 Figure 4 9 Bar Code Sample 4 6 4 CODE 128 BAR CODES The Code 128 bar code symbology allows the printing of the first 128 characters of the ASCII character set Control Code characters may be embedded directly in the data portion of the bar code request Control Code characters may also be embedded by using a special feature gt sign preceding a character in the decimal range 64 95 will be converted to the character which is 64 less than the value For example both an ASCII value of 0 and the pair gt will be interpreted as a NULL character The Code 128 bar code symbology will provide the start character and mode change characters which will provide the shortest bar code However it is possible to override this feature by defining start characters or other mode characters as a part of the data stream Data which follows a mode shift will be converted to the value representing the character and output No human readable text will be printed if the data contains Control Codes or special mode shift characters
32. to complete a full line of graphics which typically exceeds 132 bytes this feature must be disabled 48 48 72 1 Figure 4 6 Diamond Pattem Epson Graphics In statement 80 of the sample program CHR 14 is the Shift Out character This causes the printer to print expanded characters The CHR 141 is actually a carriage return with the eighth bit equal to 1 At the end of the printable ASCII characters in statement 80 it is important to give a carriage return without a line feed This is difficult on some computers that have automatic line feed after carriage return A CHR 13 is normally a carriage return but in this case it was necessary to raise the eighth bit add 128 to 13 which prevents an automatic line feed from following the carriage return NOTE To run the sample graphics program feature 61 must be enabled Features 36 and 47 must be disabled 4 5 3 SAMPLE GRAPHICS PROGRAM Epson Graphics 20 OPEN FOR OUTPUT AS FILE 1 PRINT amp 1 CHR 27 A CHR 6 30 GOSUB 200 REM DRAW TOP OF BOX 40 FOR P 1 TO 8 50 GOSUB 300 REM DRAW LEFT amp RIGHT SIDES 60 NEXT P 130 GOSUB 200 REM DRAW BOTTOM OF BOX 150 GOTO 500 200 REM THIS SUBROUTINE DRAWS TWO LINES OF DIAMONDS 205 REM EACH LINE 36 DIAMONDS LONG 210 FOR M 1 TO 2 215 PRINT 1 CHR 27 K CHR 180 CHR O 220 FOR N 1 TO 36 230 PRINT 1 CHR 48 CHR 72 CHR 132 CHRS 72 CHRS 48 240 NEXT N 250 PRI
33. with a method for controlling where the printer will position the form when the printer receives a form feed When Feature 94 is set to 0 the printer will slew to the top margin of the next form when it receives form feed When Feature 94 is set to 1 the printer will slew to the top of form of the next form when the printer receives a form feed The printer will not slew to the top margin until the printer receives the next data Upon receiving the next data the printer will slew to the top margin and begin normal printing 2 5 35 Feature 96 DOUBLE STRIKE PRINT Feature 96 enables double strike mode When in this mode the printer will print each line twice in order to improve the print quality when using multipart forms Each line of print is printed in two passes at normal print speed Double strike is enabled when Feature 96 is set to 1 2 5 36 Feature 98 FEATURE LISTING Feature 98 is a useful diagnostic tool which allows the operator to check the status of all discrete and value features When Feature 98 is set the printer will produce a two column printout which identifies each feature by the feature number and the present setting of each feature To perform a feature listing proceed as follows 1 Depress the Enter Setup key 2 Depress the Display V key so the number 98 is displayed 3 Depress the Set key to start the feature listing Upon completion of step three the printer will begin printing the feature listing
34. 0 Spanish Draft NLQ APL Draft IBM P C Secondary Draft NLQ OCR A OPT OCR B OPT 05 180 Spanish II Draft NLQ Not available with Bar Code Option 2 10 M Table 2 2 Valid Nationalities Front Panel Value Description Available Modes 12 DS 180 Custom British Draft Library 13 DS 180 CX TX Draft Secondary 14 Code Page 850 Draft Multilingual Secondary 15 DEC LA 120 U S ASCII Draft 16 DEC LA 120 U K ASCII Draft 17 DEC LA 120 Finland Draft 18 DEC LA 120 Sweden Draft 19 DEC LA 120 Draft Norway Denmark 20 DEC LA 120 German Draft 21 120 Draft ne en e 22 Epson U S A Draft 23 Epson France Draft Pe P 24 Epson German Draft 25 Epson U K Draft 26 Epson Denmark Draft 27 Epson Sweden Draft 28 Epson Italy Draft 29 Epson Spain Draft 30 Epson Japan Draft RETE NI 31 Epson U S A Italics Draft Not available with Bar Code Option 2 11 2 12 Table 2 2 Valid Nationalities I 9 j Front Panel Value Available Modes 32 33 34 Description Epson France Italics Epson German Italics Epson U
35. 27 CHR 127 CHR 127 CHR 127 CHR 127 CHR 127 CHR 112 CHR 76 CHRS 67 The graphics line is terminated with 6 which advances the paper by 6 dot increments The printer will automatically perform a carriage return The graphics data for lines 2 through 6 is entered in the same manner sample graphics program is provided in paragraph 4 4 2 Notice the sample is made up of diamonds formed by the bit pattern sent to the printer in statement 230 of the program The value for each column which makes up the diamond is shown in Figure 4 3 NOTE Some systems are designed to automatically perform a carriage return and line feed after receiving 132 bytes In order to complete a full line of graphics which typically exceeds 132 bytes this feature must be disabled PRINTWIRE NUMBER Figure 4 3 Diamond Pattern In statement 80 of the sample program CHR 14 is the Shift Out character This causes the printer to print expanded characters The CHR 141 is actually a carriage return with the eighth bit equal to 1 At the end of the printable ASCII characters in statement 80 it is important to give a carriage return without a line feed This is difficult on some computers that have automatic line feed after carriage return A CHR 13 is normally a carriage return but in this case it was necessary to raise the eighth bit add 128 to 13 which prevents an automatic line feed from following the ca
36. 5 PAPER FEED Tractor for continuous forms bottom or front feed PAPER SLEW RATE 5 inches per second ADDITIONAL FEATURES Perforation skipover Paper out indicator On line Off line selection Top of form COMMUNICATIONS CHARACTERISTICS INTERFACE RS 232 serial Centronics compatible parallel HANDSHAKING PROTOCOLS X On X Off Data Terminal Ready Acknowledge Handshaking Acknowledge COMMUNICATIONS RATE 110 19 200 baud BUFFER 3K character FIFO 1 APPENDIX A CONTINUED GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS CASE Gray high impact structural foam thermoplastic DISPLAY 4 digit LED RIBBON Cartridge 1 2 x15 yards continuous loop MICROPROCESSOR Intel 8085 2 SIZE 7 8 Hx24 5 Wx16 D WEIGHT 35 bs 16 Kilos ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS 110 220V AC 1590 50 60Hz ENVIRONMENTAL Operating Temperature 5C 40C 41 F 104 Humidity 15 to 9096 no condensation Shock 0g A 2 Vibration 1 2 g maximum with a frequency of 10 to 60 Hz Altitude 3048 meters 10 000 feet above MSL maximum Derate maximum temperature linearly from 40 C at 1523 meters to 25 C at 3048 meters Non Operating In Shipping Container Temperature 30 C to 70 C 24 to 158 Relative Humidity 596 to 9596 no condensation Shock 30 g maximum 1 2 sinewave with a duration of 11 milliseconds along any three perpendicular axes Vibration 2 g maximum with frequency of 10 to 300 Hz 6 minute linear swe
37. 6 lines enter setup mode and advance the display to 2 the feature number for the form length feature 2 Press the Feature Value key and then advance the display to 66 the desired value for form length Press the Set key to enter the value in the non volatile memory 4 Press the Exit Setup key to exit setup mode NOTE Changing form length clears the top and bottom margins and sets the top of form at the current line Form length of 66 lines is the default value for this feature 2 4 3 Feature 3 and Feature 4 TOP AND BOTTOM FORM MARGINS PERFORATION SKIPOVER The feature number for the top margin is 3 The feature number for the bottom margin last line of print is 4 When the printer reaches the bottom margin of a page and receives a vertical paper movement command such as Line Feed Form Feed or Vertical Tab the paper will automatically slew to the top margin of the next page or top of form if Feature 94 is set to 1 Procedure 1 Tosetthe top margin at line 5 and the bottom margin at line 60 enter setup mode and advance the display to 3 the feature number for the top margin 2 Press the Feature Value key and then advance the display to 5 the desired value for the top margin 3 Press the Set key to enter the value in the non volatile memory 4 Press the Feature key to return to feature mode 5 Advance the display to 4 the feature number for the bottom margin 6 Press the Feature Value key and advan
38. 76 330 PRINT 1 0 355 PRINT 1 170 CHRS 76 CHR 82 5 97 CHR 82 CHR 76 360 PRINT 1 CHR 76 CHRS 82 CHR 97 CHRS 82 CHR 76 365 PRINT 1 6 370 RETURN 500 END O 4 6 Te 4 8 Ki 0522 55560550 24 OS e 5 3 THE PRINT o gt 4 5 2 gt 5250 EEO MEHMED Oo ROOT SERRE 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 66660 4 5 RA RAE TAG 4 5 2 EPSON FX 100 GRAPHICS The printer must be set to Epson mode to utilize Epson FX 100 Graphics see Feature Number 13 for proper setting When the printer is placed into the Epson graphics mode it no longer prints characters in predefined groups In this mode of operation the user can control each print wire independently This section will instruct the user on how to manipulate the print wires in order to draw a specific figure The user should understand that the following instructions are intended only to describe the fundamentals of encoding not to demonstrate the most efficient way of programming a particular figure This is left to the programming expertise of the user The user can control the top eight print wires in Epson graphics See Figure 4 4 A column is then eight dots high and one dot wide NOTE The interfacing in some systems will not support eight bits These systems can control only seven print wires
39. D blinks when paper out condition occurs Digital Display Displays feature numbers values of features being programmed and error codes On line Key Press this key to place the printer on line Off line Key Press this key to place the printer in the local or off line condition l M j Reset Key Press this key to restore the carriage to the left margin reset the printhead positioning logic and clear the print buffer Q ON Continue Key Press this key to resume operation after an error or paper out condition has been corrected and restore the carriage to the left margin This key does not clear the print buffer Line Feed Key Press this key to generate a line feed This key operates in either the off line or on line condition If the switch is depressed for more than 5 seconds the paper will advance continuously until the key is released This paper movement is registered electronically in the forms control program Form Feed Key Press this key to generate a paper movement to the preset top of the next form This key operates in either the off line or on line condition This paper movement is registered electronically in the forms control program Form A Key Press this key to move the form upward 1 48 inch for precise form alignment This key operates in either the off line or on line condition This paper movement does not register ele
40. E GUARD 85 BEND AWAY FROM PAPER Figure 1 3 10 Align the guide pin holes in the ribbon cartridge over the guide pins and press down evenly on the cartridge Make sure that the cartridge clips engage the cartridge firmly Manually move the carriage from left to right several times while watching the knob on the ribbon cartridge Result The knob should always rotate counterclockwise indicating the ribbon is advancing from right to left Lower the access cover Set the power switch to ON or press the Continue key if off line 1 6 HOW TO LOAD FORMS STANDARD PRINTER The standard printer accommodates pin feed forms ranging in width from 3 to 15 inches You can use multiple part forms with as many as nine sheets and with a maximum recommended thickness of 0 021 inch If you use a form with card stock the card must be the last part and entry into the printer must be through the bottom feed slot LOADING METHODS As shown in Figure 1 4 you can load forms into the printer either through e the front of the printer when the printer is mounted on a desktop front loading or e the bottom of the printer when the printer is mounted on a stand bottom loading PAPER FEED a EXIT SLOT LY 7 FRONT PAPER FEED SLOT BOTTOM PAPER FEED SLOT FRONT PANEL OPTIONAL PULL HERE TO REMOVE Figure 1 4 Form Loading Slots on a Standard Printer 1 9 1 6 1 PROCEDURE FOR FRONT LOADING THE FO
41. ED DISCRETE FEATURES FEATURE FEATURE DEFAULT VALUE USER NUMBER VALUE 1 Enabled 0 Disabled VALUE 28 Print Inhibit 0 ER 30 X on X off Synchronization Protocol 1 NEA 31 DTR Synchronization Protocol 1 Li 32 Parity Eighth Bit Control 0 33 Even Odd Parity Selection 0 34 Auto Wrap 1 een 36 Auto Line Feed 0 37 Auto Carriage Return 0 INE 38 Form Feed Defeat 0 eo 39 6 8 Lines per Inch 0 Bez 40 Paper Out Detection Override 0 41 Shift Out selects Double Wide Print 0 e ae 42 On Line Off Line Power Up 0 _ 43 Serial Interface Disable 0 44 Automatic Print Disable 0 IET 45 Exit Doublewide Print On Line Terminator 1 ORNA 46 Escape Sequence Disable 0 47 Display Mode 0 ERE 48 Secondary Character Set Enable 0 49 Anadex Graphics Enable 1 oe 51 Unidirectional Text printing 0 1 2 2 59 Handshake on Busy 0 NENNEN 60 Alternate Graphics Control 0 EUN F 2 APPENDIX CONTINUED DISCRETE FEATURES CONTINUED FEATURE FEATURE DEFAULT VALUE USER NUMBER VALUE 1 Enabled 0 Disabled VALUE 61 Eighth Bit Enable 0 63 ETX Acknowledge Handshaking 0 E 66 Parallel Interface Disable 1 he 70 Barcode Enable 0 Bach 71 Acknowledge After Busy 0 een 80 Serial Number Bits 1 8 0 7 1 81 Transmit 8th Bit On Serial 0 84 Transmit Multiple XOFFS 0 85 Heavy Forms Control 0 86 Modem Control 0 REN 94 Form Feed Control 0 32 96 Double Strike 0 98 Feature Dump 0
42. ESC K instructs the printer to enter single density Epson graphics N1 and N2 designate the number of graphics bytes number of columns that are to be sent to the printer NOTE The printer will hang up if the number of graphics bytes sent is less than that specified by N1 and N2 Also the printer exits graphics mode after receiving the number of graphics bytes specified by N1 and N2 Any bytes the printer receives after exiting graphics mode will be printed as text mode characters The total number of graphics bytes specified by N1 and N2 is determined by the following equation N1 N2 X 256 Total number of graphics bytes can range from 0 to 255 N2 can range from 0 to 7 NOTE N2 values greater than 7 are interpreted Modulo 8 The printer interprets them as the remainder after they are divided by 8 For example 8 16 and 24 each equal 0 there is 0 remainder after any of them are divided by 8 9 17 and 25 each equal 1 the remainder is 1 after any of them are divided by 8 15 23 and 31 each equal 7 etc Example CHR 27 K CHR 7 CHR 1 CHR 27 is the escape code and K specifies single density graphics The number of graphics bytes specified by N1 and N2 is 7 1 X 256 263 graphics bytes To specify 100 graphics bytes N1 must have a value of 100 and N2 a value of 0 100 256 100 graphics bytes NOTE For computers that will not send 0 an 8 or any multiple of 8 can
43. ING WARNUNG ADVERTENCIA ATTENTION Connecting this equipment to an ungrounded power receptacle can result in the risk of electrical shock Der Anschlu dieses Ger t an einen ungeerdeten Kraftstrom Beh lter kann einen elektrischen Schock verursachen El conectar este equipo a una toma de corriente no conectada a tierra puede resultar en el riesgo de un corrientazo Branchant cet quipement une prise pas connect terre peut r sulter en risque de choc lectrique WARNING WARNUNG ADVERTENCIA ATTENTION Make certain the printer is disconnected from the AC power supply before reaching into the printer to perform any cleaning or maintenance task Der Drucker muB vom Stromnetz abgekuppelt sein ehe irgend welche Wartungs oder Reinigungsarbeiten vorgenommen werden k nnen Asegurar que el impresor se desconecte de la corriente alterna AC antes de meter la mano dentro del impresor para cualquier labor de limpieza o mantenimiento Assurer que l imprimante n est pas brancher la source de puissance AC avant de mettre la main dans l imprimante pour nettoyage ou entretien CAUTION VORSICHT PRECAUCION AVIS The printer must have the correct line fuse installed for the selected input voltage Eine entsprechende Sicherung mu f r die gew hlte Voltzahl installiert werden El impresor tiene que tener instalado el fusible debido para el voltaje de entrada L imprimante doit avoir install la juste ligne de fusible pour le voltage d en
44. K Italics Draft M Draft Draft 35 Espon Denmark Italics Draft SEES 36 Epson Sweden Italics Draft 37 Epson Italy Italics Draft 38 Epson Spain Italics Draft a a ea mn ae 39 2 4 9 Feature 11 VERTICAL PITCH SELECTION For maximum flexibility the printer offers programmable vertical pitch selection The value shown in the digital display determines the number of motor steps 1 48 inches per step of vertical paper motion that will occur upon receipt of a line feed code For 6 lines per inch this value should be set to 8 2 4 10 Feature 13 EMULATION MODE By setting feature 13 to the desired value the operator may set the printer to DS 180 EPSON FX 100 or LA 120 mode Mode Front Panel Value Escape Sequence Datasouth 05 180 1 ESCSF13 1 Epson FX 100 6 ESC F13 6 UNAM a ee mes N LA 120 8 ESC F13 8 The escape sequences listed above are of general form ESC n2 where nl is the number of the value feature which is 13 in this case and n2 is equal to the front panel value of the desired mode Not available with Bar Code Option 2 4 11 Feature 15 SECONDARY CHARACTER SET The secondary character set is the printable charac
45. NIU 1 20 2Z OPBERATIONC A dtd 2 1 2 1 EN THIS CHAPTER x 2 1 209 OPERATOR PANEL ima qu 2 1 2 3 USING THE OPERATOR PANEL R3 tea a RES HERR CER ES 2 4 24 SETTING VALUE FEATURES Yo wee Sa paw dee eed o Aen 2 5 2 5 SETTING DISCRETE FEATURES RR RR 2 17 3 INTERFACING Lia vex pur E veta Aw f eta Es 3 1 Xl INTRODUCTION 5 55 QUE eb PE REO a LAW Roe qe 3 1 3 2 SERIALTNTERFACH hed VAL Kee dia 3 1 3 3 20 mA CURRENT LOOP INTERFACE e hex RES 3 3 34 PARALLEL INTERFACE o ER 3 4 4 PROGRAMMING ernannte ee re 4 1 4 INTRODUCTION pe qu CR EO eol ats 4 1 4 2 CONTROL COMMANDS a evite Qu qr acte rs 4 1 4 3 ESCAPE SEQUENCES ans ea x RH Se ER a a Rd 4 2 44 CHARACTER SETS uec er vasa Be de 4 13 45 GRAPHICS 25 sx YR e RR EROGO ERROR a ERE T ME 4 15 4 6 BAR CODE PRINTING OPTIONAL 4 28 5 OPERATOR MAINTENANCE AND 5 1 S INTRODUCTIONS sata 5 1 5 2 MAINTENANCE s 22 XR RRAOE Neal 5 1 2 3 TROUBLESHOOTING 5 deo pac PER ins ae 5 2 5 4 WHEN THE PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO FEATURES
46. NT 1 260 NEXT M 270 RETURN 300 REM THIS SUBROUTINE DRAWS THE TWO DIAMONDS AT THE LEFT 305 REM AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE BOX 310 PRINT 1 CHR 27 K CHR 180 CHR 0 320 PRINT K1 CHR 48 CHR 72 CHR 132 CHR 72 CHR 48 325 PRINT 1 CHR 48 CHR 72 CHR 132 CHR 72 CHRS 48 330 FOR I 1 TO 160 340 PRINT 1 5 0 350 NEXT I 355 PRINT 1 CHRS 48 CHRS 72 CHR 132 CHRS 72 CHRS 48 360 PRINT 1 48 CHR 72 CHRS 132 CHR 72 CHR 48 365 PRINT 41 370 RETURN 500 END D uM uu ate 2 gt hy x uud ee e en RERET 4 6 BAR CODE PRINTING OPTIONAL In order to use bar code printing capabilities Feature 70 must be set to 1 Setting Feature 70 to 0 will disable bar code capabilities Feature 70 should be set to 0 whenever the user is not printing bar codes The command sequence to print bar codes is as follows Baxddd d G The command sequence parameters are described in the following matrix Not all bar code symbols are available in every bar code package e The caret is a required two character entry sequence Not Control B The a Y turns on non OCR printing DRAFT parameter determines what type of readable character is printed below the bar code O on OCR A p
47. OCRB OPTIONAL C 10 10 pitch draft 12 12 pitch draft 13 13 3 pitch draft 15 15 pitch draft 16 16 7 pitch draft 17 17 5 pitch draft The printer also offers the user the capability of printing in more than one horizontal pitch on the same line To prevent characters from overlapping when the horizontal pitch changes the printer automatically calculates the print position for the first character of the new pitch 2 4 8 Feature 10 PRIMARY CHARACTER SET Character sets are resident in the printer and can be selected either at the operator panel or via the communications line The default character set is U S ASCII The following is a table of the character sets and the front panel value The primary character set is the printable characters in the ASCII range 0 127 inclusive NOTE The printer provides the operator several methods for selecting primary and secondary character sets and the ability to modify character sets In order to utilize the full potential of these features the operator should see Paragraphs 4 4 1 and 4 4 2 Dann nen Table 2 2 Valid Nationalities Front Panel Value Description Available Modes 1 DS 180 U S ASCII Draft NLQ OCR A OCR B OPT 2 DS 180 U K ASCII Draft NLQ J 3 DS 180 German Draft NLQ 4 DS 180 French Draft NLQ 5 DS 180 Swedish Finnish Draft NLQ 6 DS 180 Draft NLQ Norwegian Danish DS 180 Greek Draft NLQ DS 18
48. RMS To front load a form on a standard printer perform the following steps 1 Make certain the printer is in the Off Line condition the On Line light is off 2 If your printer is equipped with a front panel as shown in Figure 1 4 you must first remove it by pulling forward on the bottom edge Raise the access cover Move the printhead away from the platen by moving the printhead adjustment lever toward the front of the printer to the last position 5 Tosetthe left margin of the paper manually move the printhead to the far left of the printer and align the left tractor with the printhead See Figure 1 5 Use the tractor locking lever to lock the tractor in this position WARNING The printhead gets during use Wait until the printhead is cool before handling it IN WITH CARRIAGE LEFT ENDPLATE ALIGN LEFT TRACTOR PINS WITH THE RIGHT SIDE EDGE OF THE PRINTHEAD NOSE Ext Clear Feature Figure 1 5 Left Tractor Placement on a Standard Printer 6 Manually move the printhead to the center of the printer 1 10 7 Push the paper into the front feed slot and continue to feed paper in until it advances past the mylar tensioner Pull the top of the
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50. Standard printer and Procedure 1 9 1 for Demand Document printer Press this key to set an OFF or DISABLED condition for discrete features Press this key to display the value of the feature currently addressed Press this key then press the Display A or Display V key to allow the operator to select the desired feature 2 3 USING THE OPERATOR PANEL The operator panel allows convenient configuration of all programmable features of the printer By specifying these features such as left and right margins etc the printer can be adapted to best suit the print job Once set the values are retained in a non volatile memory and will not be lost when power is turned off When powered on the printer resumes operation with all user programmable features configured as they were when the printer was last powered off The programmable features are divided into two main categories value features and discrete features Value features are those features which require a numeric value Discrete features are those features which require only an on off setting Descriptions of all features and examples of how to set both types are given in the following paragraphs 2 4 SETTING VALUE FEATURES The following example shows how to use the operator panel to program the right margin Pressthe Off line key to take the printer off line 2 Press the Enter Setup key to enter the setup mode Press the Display until 6
51. To program the vertical pitch enter setup mode and advance the display to 39 To set the pitch at 6 Ipi press the Clear key To set the pitch at 8 press the Set key Changing the vertical pitch via Feature 11 overrides this feature without updating the display 2 5 11 Feature 40 PAPER OUT DETECTION OVERRIDE A photo sensor is embedded in the paper guide below the print line When Feature 40 is set to 0 and a paper out condition occurs a stop transmission command will be sent to the computer via the synchronization protocol currently programmed into the printer In addition the paper out indicator on the front panel will flash continuously and an audio alarm will sound three short tones When the forms have been reloaded and aligned in the printer press the Continue key The paper out indicator will cease to flash and printing will resume Since the content of the buffer is retained and then printed when operation is resumed no data is lost during a paper out condition The paper out detection may be overridden by setting Feature 40 to 1 2 5 12 Feature 41 SHIFT OUT SELECTS DOUBLE WIDE PRINT The function of SHIFT OUT SHIFT IN ESC 5 AND ESC 6 is controlled by the setting of Feature 41 as follows With Feature 41 set to 0 SHIFT OUT selects double wide print SHIFT IN selects normal print ESC 5 selects secondary character set ESC 6 selects primary character set With Feature 41 set to 1 SHIFT OUT selects secondary chara
52. Value Character 150 200 t 250 151 201 251 af 152 y 202 E 252 fi 153 203 253 2 154 204 E 254 155 205 z 25 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 120 121 172 173 174 175 176 177 128 179 180 181 182 18 184 185 185 187 188 189 190 191 192 E 193 194 T 195 176 197 iO it 22 22 C amp fe 2 i 1 4 4 1 1 3 E qo b Pw 198 s 199 E APPENDIX E CONTROL COMMANDS CTRL G CTRL H CTRL I CTRL J CTRL CTRLL CTRL M CTRL CTRL O CTRL CTRL S Bell Back Space Horizontal Tab Line Feed Vertical Tab Form Feed Carriage Return Shift out Shift in X on X off E 1 APPENDIX VALUE amp DISCRETE FEATURES VALUE FEATURES FEATURE FEATURE DEFAULT USER NUMBER VALUE VALUE VALUE 01 Baud Rate 9600 E E 02 Form Length 66 2 0 03 Top Margin 1 pet 04 Bottom Margin 66 05 1 NEUES 06 Right Margin 132 a 07 Horizontal Tabs The first 16 tabs are set to column 1 9 17 25 33 41 49 57 65 73 81 89 97 105 113 121 129 Ze 08 Vertical Tabs 101 2 09 Print Size 10 10 CPI TR 10 Primary Character Set 1 U S ASCII RETE 11 Vertical Pitch Selection 8 13 Emulation 1 DS 180 n 15 Secondary Character Set 10 P C Secondary 2 23 FIFO High Water Mark 11 25 FIFO Low Water Mark 9 APPENDIX CONTINU
53. XON is sent when fifo goes not full When Feature 84 Robust XOFF Protocol is disabled an XOFF will be sent only once in response to multiple or reoccurring busy conditions When Feature 84 Robust XOFF Protocol is enabled XOFFs will continuously be sent in response to multiple or reoccurring busy conditions 2 5 3 Feature 31 DTR SYNCHRONIZATION PROTOCOL Data Terminal Ready DTR restraint mode is a synchronization protocol between the printer and computer This feature allows the printer to control the data transmission from the computer by monitoring the status of the DTR line on the RS232 interface This enables the printer to maximize throughput without overflowing the print buffer DTR Protocol When Feature 31 DTR Synchronization is disabled the DTR signal will always be in the READY condition When Feature 31 DTR Synchronization is enabled and Feature 86 Modem Control is disabled the DTR signal will operate as a normal handshaking signal and will indicate a BUSY condition when any of the following conditions exist e fifo full e paper is out e the printer is offline e parallel interface is active receiving data 2 5 4 Feature 32 PARITY Feature 32 is used in conjunction with Feature 33 When Feature 32 is enabled Feature 33 is used to select even or odd parity When Feature 32 is disabled Feature 33 has no function 2 5 5 Feature 33 EVEN ODD PARITY SELECTION Parity Selection Feature 32 en
54. a value of 63 NOTE In graphics mode a graphics byte must have bit 7 set to 1 to be a legal graphics byte Therefore when calculating the value of each column of graphics the value of bit 7 which is 64 must be added to the value of the print wires The resulting value for column 1 is then 127 63 plus the value of bit 7 Column 2 contains no dots and therefore column 2 has a value of 64 0 plus bit 7 This is also true for columns 3 4 and 5 In column 6 all six print wires are fired so column 6 has a value of 127 63 plus bit 7 Columns 7 8 9 10 and 11 also have a of 127 In column 12 only the top two print wires are fired so column 12 has a value of 112 48 plus bit 7 Column 13 has a value of 76 print wires 3 and 4 are fired Column 14 has a value of 67 print wires 1 and 2 are fired The procedure of determining the value for every column must be performed for each of the six lines The value for each column in parenthesis in lines 2 through 6 is given below NOTE The values given below include the value of bit 7 Line 2 Column 1 127 columns 2 through 5 64 columns 6 through 11 127 columns 12 13 and 14 64 column 15 96 column 16 88 column 17 76 column 18 66 column 19 67 column 20 65 Line 3 Column 1 127 columns 2 through 5 64 columns 6 through 11 127 columns 12 through 15 64 columns 16 through 21 127 column 22 80 column 23 and 24 72 column
55. abled To select even parity Feature 33 should be disabled To select odd parity Feature 33 should be enabled 2 19 2 5 6 Feature 34 AUTOMATIC WRAP The printer may be configured to automatically execute a carriage return and line feed when the printhead reaches the right margin To enable this capability Feature 34 should be set to 1 If Feature 34 is set to 0 any data after the right margin is not printed 2 5 7 Feature 36 AUTOMATIC LINE FEED The printer may be configured to automatically perform a line feed upon receipt of a carriage return command To enable Auto Line Feed Feature 36 should be set to 1 2 5 8 Feature 37 AUTOMATIC CARRIAGE RETURN The printer may be configured to automatically perform a carriage return upon receipt of a paper movement command such as a line feed form feed or vertical tab To enable Auto Carriage Return Feature 37 should be set to 1 2 5 9 Feature 38 FORM FEED DEFEAT The printer normally performs a form feed upon receipt of a CONTROL L command from the communications line In some cases the user may wish to defeat this capability To enable the Form Feed Defeat Feature 38 should be set to 1 NOTE The form feed defeat is sensitive only to the CONTROL command received from the communications line The Form Feed key on the front panel will still generate a form feed 2 5 10 Feature 39 6 8 LINES PER INCH The vertical pitch may be set at either 6 or 8 lines per inch
56. acter will be transmitted for each character received during a busy condition 2 5 32 Feature 85 HEAVY FORMS CONTROL This feature allows the user to move the print head away from the page perforations of heavy forms during form feeds When Feature 85 is enabled the print head will be moved to a position two inches beyond the right margin whenever a formfeed character is processed When feature 85 is disabled no ptint head movement will occur in response to a form feed The right margin feature must be properly set in order for this feature to function properly If Feature 4 Bottom Margin is set any paper motion LF VT or FF causing the paper to be fed beyond the bottom margin will also cause the print head to be moved to a position two inches beyond the right margin and a form feed to be executed 2 5 33 Feature 86 MODEM CONTROL This feature will alter the operation of the XON XOFF and DTR handshaking protocols of the serial interface to be more compliant with the data transmission requirements of a modem The operation of the XON XOFF handshaking protocol is now dependent on the selection of Feature 30 XON XOFF Synchronization Protocol Feature 84 Robust XOFF Protocol and Feature 86 Modem Control The operation of the DTR handshaking protocol is now dependent on the selection of Feature 31 DTR Synchronization Protocol and Feature 86 Modem Control 2 5 34 Feature 94 FORM FEED CONTROL Feature 94 provides the user
57. ade to see that it rotates counterclockwise If it does not contact the dealer Improper printhead Adjust printhead adjustment lever position Check to see that the printhead ribbon cable is attached to the printhead Cable s disconnected If the cables are disconnected contact the dealer improper commands Perform a default reset See Section 5 3 sent from host computer Printer won t print and printhead won t move Solution Check to see if the On line light is on If it is not press the On line key to turn it on Printer is off line It may also be necessary to perform a self test To perform a self test Press the Enter Setup key 99 is displayed To start printing press the Set key To stop printing press the Clear key If the self test prints check the connections to the host computer contact the dealer Press the Display or Display V until the number If the above solutions do not correct the problem s Printer doesn t print and Paper Out light blinks Paper is too thin The Paper Out sensor works by reflecting light off or back of paper is the print media A too thin media allows light to pass too dark through instead of reflecting it and a too dark media absorbs light instead of reflecting it This means that the printer cannot see that the paper is there To stop the Paper Out light from blinking use th
58. be substituted for 0 in n1 or n2 To specify 300 graphics bytes N1 must have a value of 44 and N2 a value of 1 44 1 X 256 300 graphics bytes In single density graphics the maximum line width is 816 dots To specify 816 graphics bytes N1 must have a value of 48 and N2 a value of 3 The user may also choose double density Epson graphics by sending ESC L N1 N2 N1 and N2 have the same meaning as in the ESC sequence In double density graphics the printhead moves over only half the normal distance each time the printhead fires This causes the dots to overlap on the horizontal plane producing a horizontal resolution of 120 dots per inch In double density graphics the maximum line width is 1632 dots To specify 1632 graphics bytes N1 must have a value of 96 and N2 a value of 6 ESC K sets graphics mode to single density graphics 816 dots per 13 6 inch line Format ESC K Ni N2 Line Length 1 N2 X 256 0 N1 255 0 N2 7 Modulo 8 i e 8 0 ESC L sets graphics mode to double density graphics 1632 dots per 13 6 inch line Format ESC N1 N2 Line Length Nl N2 X 256 0 N1 255 0 N2 7 Modulo 8 i e 8 0 ESC CHR selects vertical line spacing in whole dot increments Substituting an 8 for n will advance the paper 8 72 inch or by 8 dots The information to print Figure 4 5 can now be sent to the printer The first line of Figure 4 5 contains 16 column
59. can graphics Anadex 9500 9501 and Epson FX 100 compatible This allows the user to print computer generated charts graphs maps and other pictorial images which help present data in a concise readable form If the host system is not equipped with graphics software the user must purchase or write a graphics driver program The purpose of a graphics driver program is to convert information displayed on the screen to information the printer can use 4 5 1 GRAPHICS ANADEX 9500 9501 COMPATIBLE When the printer is placed into the DS 180 graphics mode it no longer prints characters in predefined groups In this mode of operation the user can control each print wire independently This section will instruct the user on how to manipulate the print wires in order to draw a specific figure The user should understand that the following instructions are intended only to describe the fundamentals of encoding not to demonstrate the most efficient way of programming a particular figure This is left to the programming expertise of the user The user can control the top six print wires in printer graphics see Figure 4 1 A column is then six dots high and one dot wide PRINTWIRE DECIMAL NUMBER VALUE 4 Q m 9 on Figure 4 1 Print Wires As shown in Figure 4 1 each print wire has a decimal value assigned to it A print wire is fired by sending the decimal value that corresponds to that print wir
60. cating over the serial interface the operator may set Feature 63 to enable an ETX ACKNOWLEDGE handshaking protocol When Feature 63 is set to 1 handshaking will occur as follows The host will end each series of data sent to the printer with ETX When the printer detects ETX in the First In First Out FIFO buffer it sends acknowledge to the host 2 5 26 Feature 66 PARALLEL INTERFACE DISABLE When set to 1 Feature 66 causes the printer to ignore any data sent over the parallel interface 2 5 27 Feature 70 BAR CODE ENABLE WITH BAR CODE OPTION Feature 70 is set to 1 to enable bar code printing capabilities Setting Feature 70 to 0 will disable bar code capabilities 2 5 28 Feature 71 ACKNOWLEDGE AFTER BUSY Feature 71 in conjunction with Feature 59 Handshake on Busy controls the signal timing for the parallel interface The specific function of Feature 71 is to determine when Acknowledge is issued When Feature 71 is set to O Acknowledge is issued before Busy When Feature 71 is set to 1 Acknowledge is issued after Busy The following Diagrams illustrate the signal timing options of the parallel interface Figure 2 3 illustrates the signal timing when Feature 59 is set to 0 and Feature 71 is set to 0 FIFO not full FIFO full DSIN DSTR BUSY BUSY 0 DS ACK Figure 2 3 Handshake on Acknowledge Acknowledge Before Busy Figure 2 4 illustrates the signal timing when Feature
61. cceptable print quality has been obtained Print quality will not improve further and excessive printhead wear will result NOTE There is no direct correlation between printhead position and paper type that is the printhead adjustment lever is not set to the fourth position for a four part form 1 10 HOW TO VERIFY PRINTER OPERATION After setting the printer up and loading the paper perform a print test The print test is a preprogrammed routine that verifies proper printer operation Although the print test requires limited use of the operator panel it is not necessary to fully understand the operator panel at this time The operator panel is discussed in greater detail in the next chapter Figure 1 11 illustrates the steps in this procedure Enter 4 Feature Setup Display Set Number Ei M EN eed Setup 7 Value DSET POWER SWITCH ON BACK OF PRINTER TO ON POSITION Figure 1 11 Initiating Print Test Before you begin make sure the printer is loaded with paper which is 10 inches wide or wider Otherwise reduce the right margin using Feature Number 6 see Paragraph 2 4 4 to match the paper width To start the print test perform the following steps 1 Setthe power switch to the ON position 2 Pressthe Offline key 3 Press the Enter Setup key 4 Press the Display W key until the number 99 is displayed If the display advances past 99 use the Display key to return the display to 99 or co
62. ce the display to 60 the desired value for the bottom margin 7 Press the Set key to enter the value in the non volatile memory 8 Press the Exit Setup key to exit setup mode The bottom margin must be set to a value less than or equal to the top margin If an illegal command is entered the BELL will sound indicating that the command has not been accepted 2 4 4 Feature 5 and Feature 6 LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS The left margin first printable column may be set in any column within the range specified for each pitch in Appendix A However the left margin must be set less than or equal to the right margin The feature number for the left margin is 5 The right margin last printable column may be set in any column within the range specified for each pitch in Appendix A However the right margin must be set greater than or equal to the left margin The feature number for the right margin is 6 NOTE Margins are maintained independently for each horizontal pitch Procedure 1 Tosetthe left margin at column 10 and the right margin at column 80 enter setup mode and advance the display to 5 the feature number for the left margin 2 Press the Feature Value key and then advance the display to 10 the desired value for the left margin 3 Press the Set key to enter the value in the non volatile memory 4 Press the Feature key to return to feature mode 5 Advance the display to 6 the feature
63. character set will be printed When Feature Number 48 is set to 0 the default value of Feature Number 48 the primary character set is active The operator may select the secondary character set to be printed by setting Feature Number 48 to 1 The operator may also select the active character set the set that will be printed using SHIFT IN and SHIFT OUT or by using escape sequences The setting of Feature Number 41 determines which method may be used to select the active character set When Feature Number 41 is set to 0 SHIFT IN selects the primary character set and SHIFT OUT selects the secondary character set When Feature Number 41 is set to 0 ESC 6 selects the primary character set and ESC 5 selects the secondary character set Another method for selecting the active character set is through the use of the eighth bit When Feature Number 61 Eighth Bit Enable is set to 1 computers which utilize the eighth bit may select the active character set by setting the eighth bit high or low When the eighth bit is set low the primary character set is selected when the eighth bit is set high the secondary character set is selected 4 4 2 CHARACTER SET MODIFICATION The user is provided with the capability of modifying any of the twelve standard character sets By sending the proper escape sequence the user may replace any character in the active character set with a character in the library The user may replace only one character or if a com
64. cter set SHIFT IN selects primary character set ESC 5 selects double wide print ESC 6 selects normal print 2 5 13 Feature 42 POWER UP ON LINE OFF LINE The printer be powered up in either on line or off line condition depending on user preference When Feature 42 is enabled the printer will power up in the on line condition When Feature 42 is disabled the printer will power up in the off line condition This setting also governs the status of the machine if the Reset key is depressed If Feature 42 is enabled depressing the Reset key will restore the printer to the left margin and place it on line 2 5 14 Feature 43 SERIAL INTERFACE DISABLE When set to 1 Feature 43 causes the printer to ignore any data sent to it over the serial interface This prevents the possibility of erroneous characters entering the FIFO buffer 2 5 15 Feature 44 AUTOMATIC PRINT DISABLE Feature 44 allows the user to enable or disable an automatic print feature When Feature 44 is set to 0 the printer will automatically print any characters which have accumulated in the print buffer after a 1 second delay period Note that the 1 second timer is reset upon the receipt of each new character Thus the auto print feature will not activate a print cycle unless there is more than 1 between two characters Further the logical position of the printer is not disturbed i e no paper motion occurs and any characters sent later will be p
65. ctronically in the forms control program This key may be used while the printer is operating Table 2 1 Operator Panel Key or Indicator Form V Key Enter Setup Key Exit Setup Key Display A Key Display Key Set Key Clear Key Feature Value Key Feature Key l M P 4 4 Function Press this key to move the form downward 1 48 inch for precise form alignment This key operates in either the off line or on line condition This paper movement does not register electronically in the forms control program This key may be used while the printer is operating Press this key to enter setup mode Printer must be off line to use this function Press this key to exit setup mode Press this key to increase digital display value when in Setup mode Press this key to decrease digital display value when in Setup mode When in Setup mode press this key to set the numeric value of the feature in the display value features It is also used to set the ON or ENABLED condition on features 27 through 99 discrete features When the printer is not in setup mode the Set key is used to set the top of form see Procedure 1 7 2 or 1 7 3 for
66. e For example to fire print wire number 2 the user would send CHR 16 If more than one print wire is to be fired the decimal values of the print wires number 2 and number 4 CHR 20 would be sent Print wire number 2 has a decimal value of 16 and print wire number 4 has a decimal value of 4 The sum of the decimal values is 20 In order to print a figure using the individual print wire control described above the figure must first be plotted on graph paper as individual dots Because of the high resolution used in graphics e g 72 dots per inch it will be necessary to plot the figure at a scale greater than 1 to 1 in order to plot individual dot positions Figure 4 2 is an example of how to plot a figure as individual dots in graphics mode The figure at the tallest point is 36 dots high With a vertical resolution of 72 dots per inch the printed figure will be 1 2 inch tall At the widest point the figure is 35 dots wide With a horizontal resolution of 75 dots per inch the printed figure will be just under 1 2 inch wide by two and one half dots Notice also that the two smaller columns are 24 dots tall 1 3 inch and 18 dots tall 1 4 inch z gt 2 o o z gt e COLUMN 30 u gt gt e e COLUMN 10 COLUMN 15 COLUMN 20 vr 0 0000 4 990099 60990969 9999
67. e printer occupies a surface area 24 5 x 16 Provide at least 2 inches of clearance on all sides of the printer for adequate ventilation With a standard printer forms can be either front loaded or bottom loaded With a demand document printer forms are bottom loaded only For front loading standard printers you should locate the printer near the front edge of the table so that forms will have a clear path into the front feed slot For bottom loading printers place the printer on a stand or a slotted work table Both standard and demand document printers accommodate forms ranging in width from 3 through 15 inches Forms must be the pin feed type The printers also accommodate multiple part forms with as many as nine sheets and with a maximum recommended thickness of 0 021 inch Figure 1 1 represents a typical standard or demand document printer As you study this illustration compare all parts identified in the illustration to the printer itself Being familiar with the printer parts will help you install and operate the printer TRACTOR LOCKING LEVER TRACTOR DOOR we PRINTHEAD NE ADJUSTMENT LEVER RIBBON CARTRIDGE CLIPS 5 SA LEFT ENDPLATE 25 N PLATEN gt N amp lt ED MYLAR TENSIONER y gt gf Sy RIBBON ADVANCE HE MECHANISM DRIVE BLADE SS RIBBON ADVANCE MECHANISM OPERATOR PANEL lt 2 Figure 1 1 Printer
68. e ra E Y S ERU RR Bid PEE Sa RES oe HIN 1 9 On A Demand Document 1 15 On A Standard Printer u s oae NP wee ee Ek 1 9 M Mainteri nce ruo 2 EIN mE ena BUT E whoa US ee gates 5 1 Margins 1 6 1 10 1 11 1 17 2 2 2 4 2 8 2 20 2 21 2 26 4 4 4 9 4 11 4 18 5 3 5 5 5 8 5 14 N New Page Key a ne Ba E rens eR ea ale e RE RUE 1 11 1 12 Operation AT RENE n iii 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 5 2 17 2 21 2 27 4 15 4 20 Operator Panel nn eese DUE ey mires aco uat Rea Be iR d 1 6 1 19 2 1 2 5 2 10 2 17 P Paper Out Detection VOR EE pn ER s 2 21 Parallel 1 20 2 24 2 25 3 1 3 4 3 6 3 7 5 2 5 16 F 3 Tr PT 2 19 2 20 F 2 Power Indicator c eere a OG BW E UR EE NUES VE e eres Den Sibley wee 2 2 Power Up C 2 17 2 Print Inhibit 5 3 6 en RNC AD ae 2 18 2 eve cs esc ne bI 2 9 F 1 Printer OE ek 2 22 Install And Power Onis IO QU WEN ER A png SE BE aA SA VEN res AUR 1 5 Install And ies
69. ee Figure 1 2 on page 1 4 properly attached Debris is clogging printer Interface cable is not Left margin sensor may be defective Printhead moves erratically or not at all Cause Solution Look in printer and remove any foreign matter Make certain the interface cable is securely attached to the printer and the host Manually move the printhead back and forth Check that the drive cables are not damaged If they are damaged contact the dealer If the printhead moves and the cables are not damaged perform a default reset See Section 5 3 To verify printer operation perform a self test To perform a self test Press the Enter Setup key Press the Display A key or Display key until the number 99 is displayed To start printing press the Set key To stop printing press the Clear key Contact the dealer Printer does not print but printhead moves aw oun iS missing install ribbon cartridge Faulty or missing ribbon cartridge Replace worn or broken ribbon Remove the ribbon cartridge and try advancing the ribbon manually If the ribbon does not move replace it Faulty ribbon mechanism Make sure the ribbon drive blade is not jammed inside ribbon advance mechanism Remove the ribbon cartridge manually move carriage back and forth and watch the drive bl
70. ep Altitude 15 240 meters 50 000 ft above MSL maximum AGENCY COMPLIANCES Safety UL1950 CSA 22 2 No 950 M89 IEC 950 Electromagnetic Interference FCC Class A CISPR22 Class A VDE Class B APPENDIX DATASOUTH CHARACTER LIBRARY a N d v3 ul E 5 m El g E 5 El m lt e w 8 v m gt e eo gt e bel m e 4 e lt e N N N e N be Lnd T E E E EI E EI z El EI m e N e lt Not available with Barcode Option m m m m m m N N e e bond N N N N N N N e m m wt x lt m m N e e e e m e e m e N N N N N N m e e APPENDIX B CONTINUED Not available with Barcode Option B 2 APPENDIX B CONTINUED Lm m m mms gt w nd w 73 5 1 N Ja 4 4 N Rl 4 gt w 5 N 4
71. ermined by the most recent H command The human readable portion of the bar code is not included in the height value The command sequence is as follows Hhh The command sequence parameters are described below Caret is the required two character sequence Not Control H Is used to set the bar code height vertical dimension in tenths of an inch Values for hh can range from 00 to 99 If 00 is specified height value of 01 is used The default value for bar code height is 0 5 inches Note the vertical tenth inch increment is only an approximation and is actually 7 72 inch Specifying a height value of 99 yields an actual dimension of 9 6 inches 10 LFRINT AHOL 20 LPRINT BNB FRINTEI 0 1 INCHAG 30 40 50 LPRINT 4H11 60 LPRINT BNE PRINTED 1 1 INCH4G 70 END Hun HOI BHIDE SOEI NOU DIARI Figure 4 8 Bar Code Height Sample 4 6 2 SUPPORTED BARCODE CHARACTERS Each barcode symbology has a unique set of characters available to be printed These sets are listed below Code 39 supported characters 0 9 A Z space Interleaved 2 of 5 supported characters 0 9 Code 128 supported characters Full ASCII 4 6 3 SAVE AND RESTORE VERTICAL POSITION The escape sequences ESC H and ESC B enable the user to print multipie bar codes on the same line ESC H stores the current vertical position ESC B backs the
72. facing cannot be accomplished by the method described above proceed to the applicable paragraph below for more detailed information NOTE When connecting the printer to a host computer system always use shielded cables to comply with FCC rules governing a Class computing device 3 2 SERIAL INTERFACE This printer features an EIA RS 232 C serial interface which is accessed through the 25 pin D connector on the back of the printer see Figure 1 2 Although the RS 232 C interface is considered to be an industry standard there exists different connector pin assignment conventions e g pin 2 may not always be designated serial data out Because of such variations it may be necessary to connect the interface on a pin by pin basis The technician must compare the connector pin assignments of the host to the printer and make certain the interface is made by connector pin assignment and not by pin number The length of the interface cable should not exceed 15 feet On the printer end of the cable use a TRW CINCH housing no DB 51226 1 A connector no DB 25P or an AMP housing no 206478 3 pin no 66506 4 connector no 205208 The connector pin assignment configuration for the printer serial interface is given in Table 3 1 Table 3 1 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignment PIN ASSIGNMENT peu perenne Data Terminal Ready DTR Indicates the printer is open for communication and can accept or transmit
73. from the jewel To replace printhead see the instructions that accompany the new printhead 5 1 Top of form not correctly Features 2 3 11 and Ink is smudging Printhead is too close to paper Ribbon smudge guard is damaged Printer advances to wrong position on form 39 are not set properly For information on how to set these features see Solution Refer to Top of Form Section 2 4 3 on page 2 5 Verify the correct setting of Features 2 3 11 and 39 Chapter 2 oe Move printhead away from paper by moving the printhead adjustment lever toward the front of the printer one position Check plastic smudge guard on ribbon cartridge If damaged replace 5 4 3 PAPER FEED PROBLEMS Cause Restricted paper path Cause Form feed features 2 3 11 and 38 are not Printer occasionally misses a line feed causing a printover Tice DRILL co LOMA Kus aq NR MUR EE desk corner edge of paper box etc Ensure that paper has direct path into printer Paper won t advance Te Chapter 2 Paper feeds through printer continuously Solution Clear the paper path Paper should not travel across Solution Verify the correct setting of Features 2 3 11 and 38 For information on how to set these features see Cause Incorrec
74. front of the printer to the last position 4 help set the left margin of the paper manually move the printhead to the far left of the printer and align the left tractor with the printhead see Figure 1 5 Use the tractor locking lever to lock the tractor in this position WARNING The printhead gets hot during use Wait until the printhead is cool before handling it 1 11 10 Manually move printhead to center of the printer Insert the paper through the bottom feed slot and continue to feed paper in until it advances past the mylar tensioner Make certain the paper path is unrestricted Pull the top of the paper up until it is level with the top of the tractors Place the left side of the paper in the left tractor Align the right tractor with the right side of the paper and lock it into position Place the paper into the tractor Set the top of form as follows Advance the form into the required position by using the Line Feed Form A and Form keys Press the Set key so that the digital readout displays 1 indicating line 1 Press the Form Feed key Result The paper advances by one sheet and stops at the preset top of form position Adjust the printhead for forms thickness described in Paragraph 1 9 As a final check make certain the paper is properly aligned and is resting flat against the platen with no wrinkling or buckling The paper path to the printer must be unrestricted paper should n
75. g cartridge Cartridges of this type are easily obtained from a dealer or distributor For more information on obtaining cartridges contact place of purchase Some ribbon cartridges have a smudge guard a strip of plastic installed across the exposed part of the ribbon This smudge guard helps prevent the ribbon from smudging the paper if the ribbon comes in contact with the paper Do not remove the smudge guard To install the ribbon cartridge perform the following steps 1 Set the power switch to OFF or take the printer off line Raise the access cover Manually move the carriage to the center of the printer WARNING The printhead gets hot during use Wait until the printhead is cool before handling it 4 Using the printhead adjustment lever move the printhead as far from the platen as possible 5 Before placing the ribbon cartridge in the printer remove any slack in the ribbon by turning the knob on the upper side of the ribbon cartridge counterclockwise Place the ribbon cartridge over the printhead rear of cartridge first with the exposed ribbon sliding down between the platen and the printhead nose see Figure 1 3 When installing the ribbon cartridge make certain the smudge guard does not hang up on the platen or the printhead nose and that the smudge guard is positioned so that it will bend away from the form also shown in Figure 1 3 RIBBON CARTRIDGE N NC a SMUDG
76. iage rods and the platen with a dry lint free cloth Clean the printer cover with a commercial cleaner such as 409 To clean the access window use a soft non abrasive cloth rather than paper products 5 3 TROUBLESHOOTING If your printer is not working properly please review the following procedures WARNING Disconnect the printer from the AC power supply before performing any procedure that requires reaching into the printer 5 3 1 CHECK FEATURES FIRST To ensure proper feature settings Refer to the feature settings recorded in Appendix F 2 Print a feature listing to verify that feature settings have not been reset by another operator or by software commands from the host computer To print a feature listing Press the Off line key Press the Enter Setup key e Press the Display V key until the number 98 is displayed Press the Set key to start printing NOTE If the printer does not respond and no printing occurs see Section 5 3 2 3 Compare the two lists If necessary reset the feature settings to match those recorded in Appendix F If the problem still exists review the following Problem Verify the correct setting for margins Check Feature 5 for the left margin Check Feature 6 for the right margin Incorrect baud rate for serial connection Check Feature 1 Check Features 59 and or 66 See Appendix for default feature settings Narrow column of print
77. icker paper or paper of lighter color or set Feature 40 Paper out disable to 1 M CAUTION When Feature 40 is enabled supply more forms than needed for the print job This prevents the printhead from printing directly on the platen Paper is not covering Move paper to the left and reset left and right light sensor margins Reset the margins using Features 5 and 6 Pin feed holes moving across light sensor NOTE After taking corrective action press Continue button Do not perform a default reset If the above solutions do not correct the problem s contact the dealer Faulty photosensor Contact the dealer Paper out light is off when there is paper the printer Feature 40 set to 1 Reset Feature 40 to 0 Feature 40 could have been set from control panel or by software from the host Paper trash or dust Remove dust or trash See Figure 1 1 on page 1 2 Paper Out sensor for location of the Paper Out sensor Ribbon path Printhead snags ribbon Printhead is too close to or too far from paper obstructed is damaged Ribbon smudge guard Solution Use printhead adjustment lever to move printhead away from or toward paper replace printhead To replace printhead see the instructions that accompany the new printhead Check plastic smudge guard on ribbon cartr
78. idge If damaged replace the ribbon Check printhead for an extended print wire If found Extended Print Wire 5 4 2 PRINT FORMAT AND QUALITY Print is too light or print Is too light on every other line Cause Solution improper printhead Adjust the printhead adjustment lever position Faulty ribbon cartridge Replace worn ribbon or mechanism Remove ribbon cartridge and try advancing ribbon manually Remove the ribbon cartridge manually move carriage back and forth and watch the drive blade to see that it rotates counterclockwise If it does not contact the dealer Cable or clutch is Move the printhead back and forth If the cables are damaged loose or the cable springs are not attached contact the dealer randomly missing Cause Improper printhead adjustment Printhead is worn or damaged Printed dots that form characters are inconsistent light dark or Solution Move the printhead closer to the paper with the printhead adjustment lever Examine printhead to ensure that All printwires 9 extend evenly beyond the jewel eThe jewel that holds the wires is not cracked or missing printwire does not extend beyond the others Jewel Extended Print Wire eA printwire is not recessed inside the jewel Jewel When looking at the printhead from the side the nine print wires should extend the same distance
79. inight dass der die das Model XL300 Gerat Typ Bezeichnung in Uebereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der Amtsbkattverfugung funk entstort ist Der Deutschen Bundespost wurde das Inverkehrbringen dieses Gerates angezeigt und die Berechtigung zur Ueberprufung der Serie auf Einhaltung der Bestimmungen eingeraumt ud Name des Herstellers Importeurs Table of Contents 1 PRINTER INSTALLATION AND 5 1 1 IN TEISCHAFTER wea ee 1 1 1 2 Sieg una PED ette io a PORE 1 1 1 3 HOW TO UNPACK AND SET UP A STANDARD OR DEMAND DOCUMENT PRINTER esa T QI ra vade xai Pirat owe Daeg ees 1 4 1 4 HOW TO INSTALL AND POWER ON A STANDARD OR DEMAND DOCUMENT PRINTER ui cn Smee E pea waren Eau Be Gata 1 5 1 5 HOW TO INSTALL THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE ON A STANDARD PRINTER 1 7 1 6 HOW TO LOAD FORMS ON A STANDARD PRINTER 1 9 1 7 HOW TO INSTALL THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE ON A DEMAND DOCUMENT PRINTER a 354 UU 1 13 18 HOW TO LOAD FORMS ON A DEMAND DOCUMENT PRINTER 1 15 1 9 HOW TO ADJUST THE PRINTHEAD ON A STANDARD OR DEMAND DOCU MENTERINTER pete fI OTROS AD 1 18 1 10 HOW TO VERIFY PRINTER 1 19 PRINTER INTERFACE TYPES xr sua c ERU REA EH ERI
80. ion ESC 7 Cancel expand printable code region ESC In1 Control code selection enable 1 disable 0 FORMAT CONTROL ESC D n1 n15 00 Set horizontal tab n1 n15 ESC VFU channel selection ESC B n1 n15 00 Set vertical tab n1 n15 ESCb Sets VFU position ESC C ni Set forms length to n1 lines ESC C 00 n1 Set forms length to n1 inches ESCN n1 Set skip over perforation to n1 ESCO Cancel skip over perforation ESC Q n1 Set right margin to n1 Table 4 5 Epson Mode Escape Sequences ESCAPE ESCAPE SEQUENCE FUNCTION Esc ni Set left margin to n1 ESC gt Set MSB to 1 ESC Cancel MSB control ESC lt Print one line unidirectional ESC U lt 1 gt Unidirectional print mode enable disable GRAPHICS ESCK 60 DPI graphics ESCL 120 DPI graphics ESC Y 120 DPI graphics Double speed ESCZ 240 DPI graphics Double speed ESC n Graphics mode selection i n Mode 0 60 1 120 DPI 2 120 DPI Double Speed 3 240 DPI Double Speed 4 80 DPI 5 72 DPI 6 90 DPI ESC n1 n2 Assign bit image mode ni YorZ n2 0 6 ESC lt n gt Nine bit image mode i n Mode 0 60 DPI 1 120 DPI 4 3 2 LA 120 ESCAPE SEQUENCES In the escape sequences listed below n1 and n1 are both used as a variable When the variable n1 is used the value of nl is represented by the ASCII character 0 9
81. k is the current FIFO window FIFO buffer has a high water mark and a low water mark When the FIFO is filled to the high water mark the printer raises BUSY which signals the host to stop sending data When the FIFO drops below the low water mark the printer drops BUSY which signals the host to send data The buffer window is defined as the amount of memory between the high water mark and the low water mark TOPOFFIFO HIGH WATER MARK WINDOW 7 LOW WATER MARK 512 BYTE FEATURE 25 SET TO 1 WINDOW LOW WATER MARK FEATURE 25 SET TO 2 BOTTOM OF FIFO Figure 2 2 Buffer Control 2 5 SETTING DISCRETE FEATURES Features 27 through 99 require an ON OFF or ENABLE DISABLE condition setting These are referred to as Discrete features The programming procedure is basically the same as that for value features except no numeric value is required Instead an ON or ENABLE condition is selected by pressing the Set key A 1 displayed in the digital display indicates an ON condition An OFF or DISABLE condition is selected by pressing the Clear key 0 displayed in the digital display indicates an OFF condition The following example shows how to use the operator panel to enable the Bar Code enable Feature 70 and to clear Power up on line Feature 42 Press the Off line key to take the printer off line 2 Press the Enter Setup key to enter the setup mode Press the Display key unti
82. l the display shows 70 0 the feature we wish to change NOTE If the user inadvertently advances beyond the desired number the digital display may be decremented by pressing the Display W key 4 Press the Set key The display will show 70 1 This means that this feature is enabled 5 If you wish to change another feature press Display or Display V until the desired feature number is displayed In this example press Display W until the display shows 42 1 Press the Clear key The display will show 42 0 This means that the feature is disabled Press Exit Setup to exit setup mode Press On Line to continue normal operation The above example depicts the appropriate procedure for programming features 27 through 99 A description of all discrete features which are available and instructions on how to program each follows NOTE For future reference record the setting for each discrete feature in Appendix F or print a feature listing via Feature 98 2 5 1 Feature 28 PRINT INHIBIT In certain applications the user may wish to selectively enable or disable the printing of data received by the printer This capability may be selected by enabling Feature 28 When enabled a CONTROL S received by the printer via the communications line will inhibit the printing of received data A CONTROL Q received via the communications line signals the printer to resume printing received data To disable the print i
83. led all text will be printed unidirectionally When Feature 51 is disabled all text will be printed bidirectionally 2 5 22 Feature 59 HANDSHAKE ON BUSY This feature allows compatibility with systems which do not strictly comply with the Centronics standard When Feature 59 is set to the host must honor the BUSY signal When Feature 59 is set to 0 buffer control may be accomplished with the ACK signal See Paragraph 3 4 for more information on parallel interfacing 2 5 23 Feature 60 ALTERNATE GRAPHICS CONTROL The control codes used to enter and exit graphics vary depending on the setting of Feature 60 When Feature 60 is set to 0 the control codes used to control graphics are as follows Enter graphics Exit graphics with line feed correction Exit graphics with no line feed correction CHR 28 FS CHR 29 GS CHR 3 Acknowledge Handshaking When Feature 60 is set to 1 the control codes used to control graphics are as follows Enter graphics Exit graphics with line feed correction CHR 5 ENQ CHR 6 ACK Exit graphics with no line feed correction CHR 3 Acknowledge Handshaking 2 5 24 Feature 61 EIGHTH BIT ENABLE When Feature 61 is set to 1 the printer will honor the eighth bit when communicating with an 8 bit device When Feature 61 is 0 the eighth bit is forced low 2 5 25 Feature 63 ETX ACKNOWLEDGE HANDSHAKING When communi
84. ll be used for this example The escape sequence in BASIC to the printer will be LPRINT CHR 27 2242 2243 This escape sequence is used in the sample program below Before attempting to run this program Feature Number 10 must be set to a value of 1 Changes to the character set are stored in non volatile memory and will not be lost when power is turned off When powered on the printer resumes operation with the user programmed character set as it was when the printer was powered off However programmed changes will be lost when the value of Feature Number 10 or Feature Number 15 is changed Also the user may delete all changes made to a character set by sending ESC see step 160 in program below 10 REM This BASIC program will print the primary character set 15 REM Then is will replace the opening and closing square brackets 20 REM with the greater than equal to and the less than equal to 25 REM signs and print the primary character set again 40 LPRINT 50 FOR I 32 TO 127 60 LPRINT CHR 1 70 NEXT I 80 LPRINT LPRINT 120 LPRINT CHR 27 242 243 130 FOR I 32 TO 127 140 LPRINT CHR I 150 NEXT I 160 LPRINT CHR 27 58 170 END 1 amp 0123456789 4BCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ X abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1 1 8 amp 0123456789 7ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ6 4 _ abcdefghi jkimnopqrstuvwxyz 1 4 5 GRAPHICS The printer offers dot addressable raster s
85. n As a final check made certain the paper is resting flat against the platen with no wrinkling or buckling The paper path to the printer must be unrestricted Paper should not travel across the edge of the paper box or across desk corners or other objects 1 17 1 18 1 9 HOW ADJUST THE PRINTHEAD ON A STANDARD OR DEMAND DOCUMENT PRINTER To achieve the optimum print quality for the current form thickness adjust the printhead to platen gap with the printhead adjustment lever To begin the set up the lever should be in the position the farthest away from the platen After installing the ribbon cartridge and loading forms adjust printhead to platen gap as follows 1 the power switch to the OFF position 2 Lift the access cover and locate the printhead adjustment lever see Figure 1 1 3 Begin with the lever in the position farthest from the platen and run a print sample as explained in Paragraph 1 11 If the print quality is not acceptable that is dots are missing from characters m ve the printhead closer by one position Run another print sample Result As the printhead moves closer the impact force of the print wires increases thus causing the print quality to improve However this also increases the likelihood of ribbon smearing 3 Continue to move the printhead closer and run print samples until an acceptable print quality is produced CAUTION Do not adjust the printhead closer after a
86. nada zur Folge haben WARNING WARNUNG ADVERTENCIA ATTENTION Connect 115V 230V units to 115V 230V outlets only 115V 230V Ger te nur an 115V 230V Ger te anschlieBen jConectar unidades de 115V 230V a tomas solamente de 115V 230V Brancher les unit s 115V 230V avec seulement les prises 115V 230V WARNING WARNUNG ADVERTENCIA ATTENTION The printhead gets hot during use Wait until the printhead is cool before handling the printhead Die Druckk pfe erhitzen sich w hrend das Ger t in Betrieb ist Die Druckk pfe m ssen erst ausgek hlt sein bevor sie angefa t werden d rfen La cabeza impresora se calienta con el uso Esperar hasta que la cabeza impresora se enfrie antes de manipularla La t te d impression se chauffe pendant l usage Attendre que la t te d impression Soit froide avant de la toucher CAUTION VORSICHT PRECAUCION AVIS If the power requirements are other than that indicated on the product label the power selector switch must be set accordingly Wenn die Stromversorung eine andere als der Produktbeschreibung ist mu der Stromeinstell Schalter entsprechend eingestellt werden Si las necesidades de potencia son diferentes a aquellas indicadas en la placa del producto el selector de potencia tiene que ser debidamente ajustado Si les necesit s de puissance sont autres que lesquelles indiqu es sur l etiquette du produit il faut regler en cons quence la selectrice de puissance WARN
87. nector Pin 3 6 Table 4 1 Control Commands cree sexe sb tie adhe ee noes E Rn hane 4 1 Table 4 2 Shift out Shift in Functions 4 2 Table 4 3 Mode Escape 4 3 Table 4 4 DS 180 Mode Escape Sequences 4 3 Table 4 5 Epson Mode Escape Sequences 4 6 Table 4 6 LA 120 Escape 5 4 10 Fable4 7 Specials Codes ua a a E d 4 33 1 PRINTER INSTALLATION AND STARTUP 1 1 IN THIS CHAPTER This chapter explains how to unpack install and start the printer It includes step by step instructions for all procedures from unpacking through complete installation This chapter also includes illustrations to familiarize you with the printer parts and to help you perform the procedures Some procedures in this chapter vary slightly depending on whether you have a standard printer or a demand document printer Therefore refer to the following lists which explain which Paragraphs you should read If you have a standard printer then read e Paragraphs 1 2 through 1 6 2 and Paragraphs 1 10 through 1 12 If you have a demand document printer then read Paragraphs 1 2 through 1 4 and Paragraphs 1 7 through 1 12 1 2 ABOUT THE PRINTER Th
88. nhibit capability enter setup mode advance to Feature 28 and press the Clear key 0 will be shown in the right most column of the display To enable the print inhibit capability press the Set key A 1 will then be shown 2 5 2 Feature 30 X ON X OFF SYNCHRONIZATION PROTOCOL X on X off is a synchronization protocol for communications between the printer and computer This feature allows the printer to control the data transmission from the computer through software codes in order to maximize throughput without overflowing the print buffer The X on X off control may also be programmed to stop transmission when an Error or Paper out condition has occurred XON XOFF Protocol When Feature 30 XON XOFF Synchronization is disabled no software handshaking occurs When Feature 30 Synchronization is enabled and Feature 86 Modem Control is disabled XON XOFF handshaking occurs as follows XOFF is sent when e printer is powered down fifo goes full e paper goes out the printer goes offline e data activity is initiated on parallel interface XON is sent when e the printer is powered up fifo goes not full AND paper in AND printer online parallel data activity ceases AND fifo not full AND paper in AND printer online When Feature 30 XON XOFF Synchronization is enabled and Feature 86 Modem Control is enabled XON XOFF handshaking occurs as follows XOFF is sent when e fifo goes full
89. ntinue to hold the Display V key and the display will wrap around to 99 after it reaches 1 5 Press the Set key to start the print test Result The printer begins printing the programmed pattern 1 20 6 stop the printer press the Clear key Figure 1 12 is a sample of the first ten lines of the printout After the printer stops check the printout for errors by comparing it to Figure 1 12 1 6 27 4 01234567891 lt gt 1 JKLMNOFQRSTUUUXYZCE 4 21 O0X t 7 0123456789 1 2 T8ARCDEFGHI IKLMNOPQRSTUVUWXYZEN 217 Xt 7 0123456789 1 3 lt gt TPAECIEFGHI JKLMNOFGRSTUUVWXYZENJ 7 0123456789 lt gt 7CABCDEFGHI JKLMNOFORSTUUUXYZEN2 416 t 01234567891 Se gt TGARCIIEFGHI JKLMNOFGRSTUUWXYZUNJ X1 0 X t 0123456789 3 2T C ABRCDEF GHI JKLMNOFORSTUUMXYZCUN2 7 OXt 01234567891 1 52 T GAECIIEFGHI JR amp LMNOFQRSTUUUXYZUN2 O X t 0123456789 1 22 G BCDEFGHI JKLMNOPFQRSTUUVUWXYZEN2 ab t 0123456789 2 2TEAECIIEFGHI JRLMNOPQRSTUUUXYZENIJ abc 0123456789 1 lt gt 7OAKCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUUUXYZCN1 abcd Figure 1 12 Test Pattern 7 restore the printer to normal after print test press the Exit Setup key 8 Press the Online key to continue operation 1 11 PRINTER INTERFACE TYPES Because the printer acts as an output device for another device such as a computer it must have a communications interface to enable data t
90. number for the right margin 6 Press the Feature Value key and advance the display to 80 the desired value for the right margin 7 Press the Set key to enter the value in the non volatile memory Press the Exit Setup key to exit setup mode CAUTION Margins should be set first to avoid printing off the edge of the form which can damage the printhead and may void the warranty The left margin must have value less than or equal to the right margin If an illegal value is entered the BELL will sound indicating that the value has not been accepted 2 4 5 Feature 7 HORIZONTAL TABS When a horizontal tab is received from the communications line the printhead advances to the next column at which a horizontal tab stop has been set To set clear or view the tab status the operator must first advance the display to Feature 7 Depressing the Feature Value key will cause the display to indicate up to a 4 digit number The left most digit will show a 1 if a tab is set or a 0 if no tab is set The right most three digits indicate the column corresponding to the tab status For example the display will show a value of 1106 if a tab is set in column 106 A value of 0106 will be seen if no tab is set at column 106 The Display A and Display W keys are used to cycle the column number Pressing the Set key sets a tab at the displayed column Pressing the Clear key clears a tab at the displayed column
91. o be transmitted between the two devices This printer has three types of communications interfaces e Serial interface EIA RS 232 C Centronics parallel interface TTL level 8 bit e Current loop interface optional These types of interfaces are industry standards which allow compatibility with a large number of other products For more detailed information about interfacing see Chapter 3 2 2 1 IN THIS CHAPTER This chapter contains sections which describe how the operator may set the various programmable features in order to gain the most efficient use of the printer 2 2 OPERATOR PANEL From the control panel the operator can change communications printing and forms handling features to fit a variety of applications A functional description of the operator panel controls and indicators is given in Table 2 1 Line Enter A Feature Power B ine Reset Feed Forma Setup Display Set Number O el d Teen Continue Exit Display Feature Setup Value Figure 2 1 Operator Panel Table 2 1 Operator Panel Key or Indicator Function Power Indicator LED Light Emitting Diode glows steadily when power is on On line Indicator LED glows steadily when the printer is on line Setup Indicator Flashes while printer is in setup mode Error Indicator LED blinks when an error condition occurs Paper out Indicator LE
92. ol alignment may be maintained when in graphics mode Top of form perforation skipover and vertical tabs will be executed as programmed A horizontal indent may be programmed by sending the sequence nnn where nnn equals an ASCII decimal number The indent will be nnn horizontal dot positions from the left margin Example LPRINT 25 causes an indent of 25 dot positions 1 3 inch This sequence may be sent immediately after the FS code or after the line terminator The indent command sequence must immediately precede a printable graphics byte To exit graphics mode the user must send CHR 29 GS or CHR 3 Acknowledge Handshaking in BASIC Exiting graphics using the GS control code corrects for any variations in the line feed boundary caused by the graphics line terminator Exiting graphics using the Acknowledge Handshaking control code does not correct the line feed boundary The Acknowledge Handshaking control code must be used to print ASCII characters and graphics on the same line See sample program in paragraph 4 4 2 The information to print Figure 4 2 can now be sent to the printer Make certain Feature Number 49 is enabled before attempting to enter graphics mode Sending CHR 28 instructs the printer to enter graphics This is followed by the values for the columns in line 1 If the value for each column is entered individually it will appear as follows CHR 127 CHR 64 CHR 64 CHR 64 CHR 64 CHR 1
93. or door If the printer is on the optional tilt stand return the stand to the normal position Load the form to the tear bar or print position To facilitate form removal and to prevent the form from tearing either above or below the perforation when it is removed set the top of form so the perforation is even with the tear bar See Figure 1 10 This will also position the top of form so the first line of print is on the second line of the form if no additional line feeds are sent at the beginning of the print job Set the top of form as follows Advance the form up to the tear bar using the Line Feed key Align the form perforation with the tear bar by pressing the Form A key or the Form V key Press the Set key so that the digital readout displays 1 indicating line 1 PERFORATION TEAR BAR Figure 1 10 Setting Top of Form on a Demand Document Printer 12 14 15 Readjust the printhead for forms thickness as described in Paragraph 1 9 To determine if the form is correctly positioned you can run the print test procedure which prints test data This procedure is described in Paragraph 1 10 If necessary make vertical adjustments using the Line Feed key for large adjustments and the Form and the Form W keys for precise alignment Make horizontal adjustments using Features 5 and 6 in Chapter 2 to set the left and right margins or physically reposition the form by adjusting the left and right tractor positio
94. or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Umstellung oder Ab nderungen diese Ger tes d rfen nur mit ausdr cklicher Einwilligung der f r die Zulassung verantwortlichen Partei geschehen und Verst6Be dagegen k nnten zur Folge haben daf die Betriebserlaubnis f r diese Ausr stung widerrufen wird Los cambios o modificaciones a esta unidad no aprobados explicitamente por la parte responsable del cumplimiento podrian invalidar la autoridad del usuario para hacer funcionar el equipo Les changements et modifications faits cet unit et pas explicitement approuv s par la partie responsable de la conformit peuvent annuler l autorit de l usager op rer l quipement WARNING WARNUNG ADVERTENCIA ATTENTION Any alteration or modification to this equipment may cause non compliance to Jegliche Umstellung oder Ab nderung dieses Ger tes kann Zuwiderhandlung gegen Cualquier alteraci n o modificaci n a este equipo podr a causar el incumplimiento Le changement ou la modification quelconque cet quipement peut causer non conformit avec UL safety standard 1950 IEC safety standard 950 CSA safety standard C22 2 NO 220 FCC Title 47 Part 15 regulations for Class A Computing Devices VDE EMI regulation V g 1046 Class B CISPR 22 Class A limits Canadian Radio Interference Regulations CRC c 1374 Class A Ca
95. ore Busy 2 24 Figure 2 4 Handshake on Busy Acknowledge Before 2 24 Figure 2 3 Acknowledge After 2 25 Figure 3 1 Serial Interface Controller 3 3 Figure 3 2 Receiver and Driver Configuration 3 5 Figure 3 3 Parallel Data Timing upwards Centronics Compatible 3 5 421 Pint deua et reu EON on A a p Rica RR NI v RU 4 15 Figure 4 2 Graphics a mh n SOON xac pae d ee 4 16 Figure 4 3 Diamond Pattern ua ERR E ERE eu 4 19 Figure 4 4 Print Wires Epson 4 21 Figure 4 5 Graphics Figure Epson 4 22 Figure 4 6 Diamond Pattern Epson Graphics 4 26 Figure 4 7 Bar Code Samples eoe dw RR tie ones ne 4 30 Figure 4 8 Bar Code Height 1 4 31 Figure 4 9 Bar Code Samples visse eae ere REX ee Ne SE 4 32 List of Tables Table 21 Operator Panel 23 222 US HE Lees a a 2 2 Table 2 2 Valid Nationalities 2 10 Table 3 1 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignment Tc 3 2 Table 3 2 Parallel Interface Con
96. ot travel across desk corners or other objects NOTE To determine if the form is correctly positioned you can run the self test procedure which prints test data This procedure is described in Paragraph 1 10 1 7 HOW TO INSTALL THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE ON A DEMAND DOCUMENT PRINTER The demand document printer uses a Tritel type inking cartridge Cartridges of this type are easily obtained from a dealer or distributor For more information on obtaining cartridges contact place of purchase Some ribbon cartridges have a smudge guard a strip of plastic installed across the exposed part of the ribbon This smudge guard helps prevent the ribbon from smudging the paper if the ribbon comes in contact with the paper Do not remove the smudge guard To install the ribbon cartridge perform the following steps Set the power switch to OFF or take the printer off line 2 Raise access cover 3 Manually move the carriage to the center of the printer WARNING The printhead gets hot during use Wait until the printhead is cool before handling it 4 Move the printhead away from the platen by moving the printhead adjustment lever toward the front of the printer to the last position 5 Loosen the two thumb screws securing the tear bar to the platen See Figure 1 6 Do not remove the thumb screws ir Figure 1 6 Tear Bar Removal on a Demand Document Printer 6 Slide the tear bar to the left
97. out TRU RO reci ek RS leases dy due rs 1 16 Discrete Features esses eie AS 2 3 2 4 2 17 2 27 4 3 F 2 F 3 Display Mode 5 eue tese REM EDEN CE ER Unete pe 2 22 4 1 4 3 F 2 Synchronization 1 2 1 2 2 2 18 F 2 E Eighth Bit Enable Ee RU E M Be 2 23 4 13 F 3 Enter Setup T ee E 2 3 Error Code cores re eR PE Kia bee Vade URGE RT oe e RIS REO A OR RUE RO 2 2 Error Indicator Te eerte re sa Fee ob eio reca 2 2 Escape Sequences 2 12 2 22 2 27 4 1 4 13 4 25 4 32 F 2 Even Odd rar vec ue Tes ei 2 20 Exit Key 3 54 60 pessoas pure eee d dre UES eS here 2 3 F Feature Listing o x Ra eate eee ta a a LEN 2 5 2 17 2 26 F 3 Feature Valle Key 52200 eene ERR RR ees e dece E EL UNT EA 2 3 1 1 1 9 1 11 1 12 1 16 1 17 2 2 2 3 2 6 2 12 2 20 2 22 2 26 4 1 5 3 5 14 1 Bottom Loading on a Standard Printer 1 11 Front Loading On A Standard 1 10 UU TERN eee vi aT 2 6 4 4 4 10 A 1
98. paper up until it is level with the top of the tractors 9 Place the left side of the paper in the left tractor 10 Align the right tractor with the right side of the paper and lock it into position Place the paper into the tractor 11 Setthe top of form as follows Advance the form into the required position by using the Line Feed Form A and Form W keys Press the Set key so that the digital readout displays 1 indicating line 1 Press the Form Feed key Result The paper advances by one sheet and stops at the preset top of form position 12 Adjust the printhead for forms thickness described in Paragraph 1 9 13 Asa final check make certain the paper is properly aligned and is resting flat against the platen with no wrinkling or buckling The paper path to the printer must be unrestricted paper should not travel across desk corners or other objects NOTE To determine if the form is correctly positioned you can run the self test procedure which prints test data This procedure is described in Paragraph 1 10 1 1 6 2 PROCEDURE FOR BOTTOM LOADING THE FORMS The procedure for loading paper through the bottom of the printer is similar to the previous procedure To bottom load the forms perform the following steps 1l Makecertain the printer is in the Off Line condition the On Line light is off 2 Raisethe access cover Move the printhead away from the platen by moving the printhead adjustment lever toward the
99. plete modification is desired the user may replace every character in a character set NOTE This feature is active only when Feature Number 9 is set to a draft mode Only the active character set may be altered Not available with Bar Code Option The format for the escape sequence to transfer characters is as follows esc h N hsN the ASCII value of the character to be deleted from the character set h may have a value from 33 to 255 translator N library index number of the character to be transferred See Appendix B Data must be between the characters There is no limit on the number of characters transferred per escape sequence h N may be repeated as many times as necessary The semicolon is a delimiter and must be used between each h argument For example the greater than equal to and less than equal to signs are not available in the standard US ASCII character set To add the greater than equal to and the less than equal to signs to the US ASCII character set the user must reference the library see Appendix B and note the index number of the characters to be transferred The index number of the greater than equal to sign is 242 and the index number of the less than equal to sign is 243 Since each character to be transferred must occupy a position in the US ASCII table the operator must select two characters to be deleted from the US ASCII table The opening bracket and closing bracket wi
100. rinted in their proper column 2 5 16 Feature 45 EXIT DOUBLE WIDE PRINT ON LINE TERMINATOR When Feature 45 is enabled the printer will automatically drop out of expanded print and begin printing normal print upon receiving any valid line terminator carriage return line feed form feed or vertical tab NOTE Applies only to DS 180 emulation and double wide selected by shift out 2 5 17 Feature 46 ESCAPE SEQUENCE DISABLE Escape sequence sensitivity may be disabled by setting Feature 46 to 1 This may be required should the printer be used on a system which uses Escape sequences for purposes other than printer control 2 5 18 Feature 47 DISPLAY MODE When Feature 47 is set to 1 the printer will print 255 distinct display mode characters to represent incoming data All display mode characters are given in Appendix D NOTE Feature 61 must be set to to access characters 127 255 2 5 19 Feature 48 SECONDARY CHARACTER SET ENABLE Setting Feature 48 to 1 selects the secondary character set as defined by Feature 15 as the character set to be printed 2 5 20 Feature 49 GRAPHICS ANADEX 9500 9501 COMPATIBLE Feature 49 determines the capability to select between graphics or character mode The actual entry into graphics printing is controlled by the codes described in Chapter 4 This feature must be enabled in order to enter graphics 2 5 21 Feature 51 UNIDIRECTIONAL TEXT PRINTING When Feature 51 is enab
101. rinting If printer has OCR A option B turns on OCR B printer has OCR B option D defaults to font and nationality selected by Feature 9 and Feature 10 Any other character produces no print under bar code ASCII STD CMEM ASCII Bar Code CMEM 128 EAN UPC CODE 39 Low density 3 75 39 cud owed M 3 CPI CODE 39 Med add 5 7 CPI Interleaved 2 of 5 Low The x parameter determines what type of bar code to print Interleaved 2 of 5 Medium Not available with code 128 Ls wei urce x CODE 128 Not available with Interleaved 2 of 5 Variable depending on data Bar code data to print Characters other than those supported by a particular bar code type are ignored Up to 40 characters can be entered for a single bar code The caret G is a required two character sequence terminator Not Control G The printer automatically inserts a start and stop character when printing bar codes Interleaved 2 of 5 will print an even number of characters only The printer will automatically insert a leading 0 if needed Various bar code print samples are provided in Figure 4 7 LPRINT BNBCODE 39 G BOZCode 128 G Code 224 Figure 4 7 Bar Code Samples 4 6 1 SET BAR CODE HEIGHT This command is used to set bar code height The height of the bar code is det
102. rriage return NOTE To run the sample graphics program features 29 61 and 49 must be enabled Features 36 and 47 must be disabled SAMPLE GRAPHICS PROGRAM 20 OPEN 10 FOR OUTPUT AS FILE 1 25 PRINT 1 CHR 28 REM ENTER GRAPHICS 30 GOSUB 200 REM DRAW TOP OF BOX 40 FOR P 1 TO 3 50 GOSUB 300 REM DRAW TOP HALF OF LEFT amp RIGHT SIDES 60 NEXT P 70 PRINT 1 CHR 3 71 REM EXIT GRAPHICS WITHOUT CORRECTING LINEFEED BOUNDARY 80 PRINT 1 CHR 14 THE PRINT CHR 141 81 REM CHR 14 SHIFT DOUBLE WIDE 82 CHR 141 CHR 13 CARRIAGE RETURN 83 REM THE CARRIAGE RETURN TERMINATES 84 REM THE ASCII LINE AND SHIFTS OUT 85 REM OF DOUBLE WIDE PRINT 90 PRINT 1 CHR 28 REM ENTER GRAPHICS 100 FOR 1 TO 4 110 GOSUB 300 REM DRAW BOTTOM HALF OF LEFT amp RIGHT SIDES 120 NEXT P 130 GOSUB 200 REM DRAW BOTTOM OF BOX 140 PRINT 1 CHR 29 REM EXIT GRAPHICS amp CORRECT LINEFEED BOUNDARY 150 GOTO 500 200 REM THIS SUBROUTINE DRAWS TWO LINES OF DIAMONDS 205 REM LINE 36 DIAMONDS LONG 210 FOR M 1 TO 2 220 FOR N 1 TO 36 230 PRINT 1 CHR 76 CHR 82 CHRS 97 CHR 82 CHRS 76 240 NEXT N 250 PRINT 1 6 260 NEXT M 270 RETURN 300 REM THIS SUBROUTINE DRAWS THE TWO DIAMONDS AT THE LEFT 305 REM AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE BOX 320 PRINT 1 CHR 76 CHR 82 CHR 97 CHR 82 CHRS 76 325 PRINT 1 CHRS 76 CHRS 82 CHR 97 CHR 82 CHRS
103. s or graphics bytes Therefore N1 will have a value of 16 and N2 a value of 0 NOTE Before sending the escape sequence to enter graphics Feature Number 13 must be set to 6 The sequence to enter single density graphics and specify 16 columns of graphics will be CHR 27 K CHR 16 CHR 0 The value of each of the 16 columns in line 1 will immediately follow this se the value for each column is entered individually it will appear as follows CHR 255 CHR 0 CHR 0 0 CHRS 0 55 CHR 255 CHR 255 CHR 255 CHR 255 CHR 255 CHR 192 CHR 48 CHR 12 CHRS 2 CHRS 1 The graphics line is ended with a carriage return and line feed Line 2 contains 26 columns so would have a value of 26 and a value of 0 To print line 2 the printer must be instructed to re enter graphics mode by sending CHR 27 K CHR 26 CHR 0 which is immediately followed by the graphics data for line 2 Line 2 is terminated with a carriage return and line feed and e procedure is repeated for lines 3 4 and 5 A sample graphics program is provided on page 4 34 Notice that the sample is made up of diamonds formed by the bit pattern sent to the printer in statement 230 of the program The value for each column which makes up the diamond is shown in Figure 4 6 NOTE Some systems are designed to automatically perform a carriage return and line feed after receiving 132 bytes In order
104. so the screws no longer engage the slot in the tear bar 7 Lift the tear bar out of the printer right end first 8 To remove any slack in the ribbon turn the knob on the upper side of the ribbon cartridge counterclockwise 1 13 1 14 Place the ribbon cartridge over the printhead rear of cartridge first with exposed ribbon sliding down between the platen and the printhead nose See Figure 1 7 When installing the ribbon cartridge make certain the smudge guard does not hang up on the platen or the printhead nose and that the smudge guard is positioned so that it will bend away from the form also shown in Figure 1 7 RIBBON CARTRIDGE SMUDGE GUARD TABS BEND AWAY FROM PAPER Figure 1 7 Ribbon Cartridge Installation on Demand Document Printer 10 Align the guide pin holes in the ribbon cartridge over the guide pins on the carriage and press down evenly on the cartridge Make sure that the cartridge clips engage the cartridge firmly Manually move the carriage from left to right several times while watching the knob on the ribbon cartridge Result The knob should always rotate counterclockwise indicating the ribbon is advancing right to left Replace the tear bar and access cover 1 8 HOW LOAD FORMS ON DEMAND DOCUMENT PRINTER The demand document printer accommodates forms ranging in width from 3 to 15 inches You can use mul
105. stall the power cord and send power to the printer perform the following steps Set the power switch to OFF 2 Observe the input voltage setting label on the rear of the printer Make sure that this voltage is correct for the installation If not proceed as follows Set the voltage select switch to the proper input voltage e Install the proper fuse as directed by the voltage setting label 3 Remove the label and install the end of the power cord into the power cord input connector Make sure the power cord is properly seated 4 Plug the other end of the power cord into a grounded AC outlet 115 volts for United States users NOTE Plugging the printer into an outlet which is not grounded will result in increased radio frequency noise generation see the FCC Testing note in the front of this manual and may also cause erratic printer operation 1 5 Set power switch to ON Result When the printer is turned on the carriage automatically resets to the left margin Also the Paper out indicator on the operator panel flashes continuously and an audio alarm sounds three short tones This simply indicates there is no paper in the printer Perform a default reset as explained in Chapter 5 Paragraph 5 3 Result A default reset loads a known set of parameters default values into the non volatile memory 1 5 HOW INSTALL THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE A STANDARD PRINTER The standard printer uses a Tritel type inkin
106. t baud rate for An A n serial connection from the host Large number of Press Reset key to clear the memory in the buffer form feeds sent to printer Check the host computer software Solution Verify the correct baud rate setting in Feature 1 and and stop the paper 5 13 Paper tearing on right or left side Forms tractors Adjust tractors to fit form being used See Section 1 close or too far apart for proper tractor setting Margin setting causes Reset the right margin using Feature 6 or reset the printhead to move left margin using Feature 5 beyond paper edge Move form slightly to the left so edge of printhead does not leave the paper Paper tearing at top or bottom See Section 1 on Forms Loading Paper not loaded properly Paper is too thick Move printhead away paper by moving the printhead adjustment lever toward the front of the printer If using multipart paper its thickness should not exceed 0 021 inches Check plastic smudge guard on ribbon cartridge If it is damaged replace the cartridge Ribbon smudge guard is damaged Paper will not thread properly when front feeding Demand Document printer models do not front feed Paper has downward Curl the paper edge upward or star
107. t set up quick and simple non volatile memory retains the settings when the printer is powered off to eliminate the need to reconfigure before each use Baud rates from 110 through 19 200 may be used over the RS 232 or optional current loop serial interface 3K character buffer and a choice of two handshaking protocols ensure optimum throughput An 8 bit parallel interface is provided BBF 105853 The Supplier has made every effort to ensure that contents of this document are complete and correct Because of continuing product enhancements we frequently update the manuals in this library Your comments are welcome and any suggestions you have can help us improve the quality and usefulness of our publications Comments may be addressed to place of purchase IBM and Proprinter XL are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Epson and FX 100 are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation DEC and LA 120 are registered trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment
108. t with new sheet curl at edge prevents paper from contacting paper guide Paper feed slot is Remove any debris obstructed Paper path to printer Paper should not travel across desk corner edge of obstructed box etc Paper should be located directly under the printer paperfeed slot See Chapter 1 Printer installation and Startup Paper will not thread properly when bottom feeding Solution Remove any debris Ensure that bottom Paper Guide strip is inside printer flexed upward in direction of paper path Paper feed slot is obstructed To prevent dislocation of the Paper Guide strip be careful when pulling paper from bottom of printer Paper perforations can catch on strip 5 4 4 PRINTER CONNECTION PROBLEMS Printer prints garbled data Solution Interface may be See Section 3 to set serial interface properly set incorrectly See Section 3 4 to set parallel interface properly Power printer OFF and ON Printer will not communicate when using parallel interface Cause Solution Feature settings are Reset Features 59 and or 66 See Appendix F for incorrect default feature settings Printer wili not communicate when using serial interface Feature settings are Reset Feature 43 See Appendix F for default incorrect feature settings
109. tab at n Set vertical tabs at n1 n16 Set vertical pitch to Set vertical pitch to 6 Ipi Set vertical pitch to 8 Ipi 4 11 4 6 LA 120 Escape Sequences i ESCAPE SEQUENCE FUNCTION 32 Set vertical pitch to 12 Ipi ESC K Select German character set ESC R Select French character set CHARACTER SETS a Pr Ba HORIZONTAL PITCH ESC 1w Selects 10 cpi ESC 2w Selects 12 cpi ESC Selects 13 3 ESC 4w Selects 16 7 cpi oirn mee UU ein ments PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION Request for ID send ESC 2c 0 4 4 CHARACTER SETS The printer is capable of printing 433 distinct characters These characters are arranged into twelve standard character sets see Appendix C which can be selected from the front panel or down line through the use of escape sequences The printer also provides the user with the capability to modify character sets The following paragraphs provide more information on selecting character sets and use of the library for altering character sets 4 4 1 CHARACTER SET SELECTION The operator must select either the primary or the secondary character set as the active character set The active character set will be printed when the printer is operated Several methods for selecting the active character set are described below The setting of Feature Number 48 determines which
110. ters in the ASCII range 128 255 inclusive Refer to the table in paragraph 2 4 8 2 4 12 Feature 23 HIGH WATER MARK CONTROL To define the high water mark upper limit of character data buffer of the incoming data First In First Out FIFO set Feature 23 to a value from 2 to 25 Each value is a 256 byte block that defines high water marks which range from 512 to 6400 bytes Feature 23 must have a greater value than Feature 25 The printer goes busy on the active interface when the number of data bytes in the FIFO is greater than high water mark The difference between the high water mark and low water mark is the current FIFO window VALUE m m m 4 e akn HIGH WATER MARK 512 768 1024 1280 1536 1792 2048 2304 2560 2816 3072 3328 3584 3840 4096 4352 4608 4864 5120 5376 5632 5888 6144 6400 2 4 13 Feature 25 LOW WATER MARK CONTROL To define the low water mark lower limit of character data buffer of the incoming data FIFO set Feature 25 to a value from 1 to 24 1 is the bottom of the FIFO Each value is a 256 byte block that defines low water marks which range from 256 to 6144 bytes Feature 23 must have a greater value than Feature 25 The printer goes not busy on the active interface when the number of data bytes in the FIFO is less than or equal to the low water mark The difference between the high water mark and the low water mar
111. the escape sequences The spaces shown in Table 4 3 are for readability only Table 4 3 Common Mode Escape Sequences Escape Sequences Available In All Emulations Turn on continuous underline escs2 Turn off continuous underline ss Turn on display mode Turn off display mode See Feature 41 See Feature 41 ESC 7 Half Line feed ESC 8 Reverse Line feed ESC s nn Set any discrete feature ESC c nn Clear any discrete feature ESC hzN Remap character from library ESC ESC Fn1 n2 Reset character set to standard Set Feature n1 to n2 Table 4 4 DS 180 Mode Escape Sequences FUNCTION FORMAT CONTROL ESC n Set active column to column n next print positio Note is ASCII code 60H ESC na Advance active column by n columns ESCE Set active column to left column and perform line feed Not available with Bar Code Option Table 4 4 05 180 Mode Escape Sequences SEQUENCE ESCD ESC nd ESC ne ESC nt CARRIAGE CONTROL ESC 20h ESC 201 MARGINS ESC ns ESC ns ESC nt n2s ESC nr ESC ESC nt n2r TABS ESC 1 ESC g 5 2 ESC 2g ESC 3g ESC nu FUNCTION Line Feed Set active line to line n Advance active line by n lines Set form length to n lines Enable carriage return on receipt of LF FF or VT Disable carriage return on receipt of LF FF or VT
112. the feature we wish to change shows in the display 4 Press Feature Value to display the current right margin setting Use the Display or Display W keys to select the value required for your application For example Display W from the default value of 132 to 85 for 8 5 inch paper if you are using a 10 CPI font 6 Press Set to save the value you have selected If you wish to change another feature press the Feature key and follow steps 3 through 7 for each value feature to be changed 8 Press the Exit Setup key to exit Setup mode 9 Press On Line to resume normal operation The above example depicts the appropriate procedure for programming features 1 through 26 A description of all value features and instruction on how to program each are given below NOTE For future reference record the setting of each value feature in Appendix F or print a feature listing via Feature 98 NOTE To view or change any feature the printer must be off line and in Setup mode 2 4 1 Feature 1 BAUD RATES Baud rates from 110 19 200 may be selected The baud rate must be programmed from the control panel Baud rates cannot be programmed via the communications line 2 4 2 Feature 2 FORM LENGTH The form length may be programmed for lengths of 1 through 217 lines NOTE Before setting the form length verify that the vertical pitch Features 11 or 39 are set to the appropriate value Procedure 1 Tosetthe form length to 6
113. tiple part forms of as many as nine sheets with a maximum recommended thickness of 0 021 inch Forms must be of the pin feed type Figure 1 8 illustrates the paper path through the demand document printer x PAPER FEED EXIT SLOT Nas PAPER FEED SLOT Figure 1 8 Paper Path on a Demand Document Printer To load forms into the demand document printer perform the following steps 1 certain the printer is in the Off Line condition the On Line light is off 2 Ifthe printer is attached to the optional tilt stand lift the printer up as shown in Figure 1 9 Figure 1 9 Raising the Printer on the Optional Tilt Stand 1 15 1 16 Raise access cover and manually move the printhead to the right endplate WARNING The printhead gets hot during use Wait until the printhead is cool before handling it Move the printhead away from the platen by moving the printhead adjustment lever toward the front of the printer to the last position Release the locking lever on the left tractor and position the tractor so it is approximately 1 4 inch from the printhead ribbon cable Lock the tractor in this position Insert the form through the bottom feed slot Place the left side of the form into the left tractor and close the tractor door Align the right tractor with the right side of the form and lock the tractor in this position Place the form into the tractor and close the tract
114. tr e choisi WARNING WARNUNG ADVERTENCIA ATTENTION The operator must disconnect the printer from the AC power supply before performing any corrective action procedure that requires reaching into the printer Der Drucker mu von der Stromversorgung abgekuppelt werden ehe irgend welche Berichtigungs Ma nahmen durchgef hrt werden die es notwendig machen in das Innere des Druckers zu langen El usario tiene que desconectar el impresor de la corriente alterna AC antes de hacer cualquier procedimiento de corecci n que requiera meter la mano dentro del impresor Il faut que l usager d branche l imprimante de la source de puissance AC avant de r aliser quelconque proc dure rectificatif que oblige mettre la main dans l imprimante Einhaltung mit betreffenden Bestimmungen kommt darauf an dass geschirmte Ausfuhrungen gebraucht werden Fur die Beschaffung richtiger Ausfuhrungen ist der Betreiber verantwortlich DIESES GERAET WURDE SOWOHL EINZELN ALS AUCH IN KINER ANLAGE DIE EINEN NORMALEN ANWENDUNGSFALL NACHBILDET AUF DIE EINHALTUNG DER FUNK ENTSTOERBESTIMMUNGEN GEPRUEFT ES IS JEDOCH MOEGLICH DASS DIE FUNK ENTSTOERBESTIMMUNGEN UNTER UNGUENSTIGEN UMSTAENDEN BEI ANDEREN GERAETEKOMBIKATIONEN NICHT EINGEHALTEN WERDEN DER BETREIBER IST FUER DIE EINHALTUNG DER FUNK EUTSTOERUNGS BESTIMMUNGEN SEIRER GESAMTEN ANLACE VERANTWORTLICH IN DER DIESES GERAET BETRIFBEN WIRD BESCHEINIGUNG DES HERSTELLERS IMPORTEURS Hiermit wird besche
115. us ex eser ae ev UR Re TRUE aa 1 1 Unpack And Set Up eres Rer di rd TOUCH TIR 1 4 Verify Operation eor ic sie date e Va E ea See SELON LEN owas 1 19 2 Printer Interface Types ann ar Fr 1 20 Printer ERES Ree ta 1 1 Printhead 1 7 1 10 1 13 1 16 1 18 5 9 5 11 Programming iie a ey Rad 2 5 2 17 2 27 4 1 4 15 4 20 Reset do M 2 2 Ribbon Cartridge Installation 4 4 1 8 1 14 Install The Ribbon Cartridge On A Demand Document 1 13 Install The Ribbon Cartridge On A Standard Printer 1 7 Right Ard Left Margins 0 nl 2 4 2 7 4 10 5 8 S Serial Interface RR E I 2 21 2 23 2 25 3 1 3 3 5 2 5 16 F 2 Serial Interface Disable mess ost e er AE elei ie da e sk 2 21 F 2 Set Key zi NRI gea eene Re d euis n 2 3 2 21 5 13 Setup Indic tor M pL Em 2 2 Space Key ox ost Coe oet CEA 1 16 1 17 a DR

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