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Fujitsu DL3800 Printer User Manual

1. D ONLINE PAPER OUT AREA OVER Bold PS GI PRESTG 12 TimePS DRAFT 12 Qa COMPRESS N SansPS HIDRFT olje 1 ONLINE LF FF TEAR OFF LOAD MICROT MICRO SAVE TOP RESET SETUP 3 Press the ONLINE button to return online for printing You are now ready to print keeping the selected resident font fixed Starting Printing Before you start to print make sure that paper is loaded Also verify that the paper thickness lever is set to the appropriate position 1 to D To start printing press the ONLINE button to place the printer online Then start your software Stopping Printing To stop printing immediately press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline You can also use your software to stop printing but there will be a slight delay before printing stops Any data sent to the print buffer but not yet printed is stored until you resume printing Data in the print buffer is lost if you turn the printer off iii 4 6 Users Manual PRINTING To resume printing press the ONLINE button again To cancel printing use the cancel commands provided by your software or computer To clear the print buffer place the printer offline and press the LOCK and FONT buttons Any data sent to the print buffer before you canceled printing will be lost Resuming from a Paper Out The printer can sense when paper runs out Depending upon how PPR OUT paper out is set in setup mo
2. 0 1 11 1 1 1111 11 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 User s Manual 3 TROUBLE SHOOTING Paper Handling Problems Table 7 2 describes common paper handling problems and suggests solutions See Chapter 3 for detailed procedures on loading and using paper Table 7 2 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions Paper cannot be Make sure that the paper select lever is set loaded or fed correctly Move the lever backward for continuous forms and forward for single sheets Make sure that the paper covers the paper out sensor i e the left paper edge is within 52 mm for single sheets or 41 mm for continuous forms from the left edge of the platen This problem cannot occur if you use the forms tractor unit or insert a single sheet with its left edge in contact with the left paper guide Make sure that the tractor unit is correctly installed and that the tractor shaft gear engages the platen shaft gear If you are using the tractor unit for rear feeding open the front cover and make sure that the second stud from the left on the printer bottom frame projects If you are using a cut sheet feeder make sure that the bin lever is set to the CLOSED position The bin lever is on the left side of the feeder If you are using a cut sheet feeder open the front cover and make sure that the third stud from the left on the printer bottom frame projects 4 User s Manual TROUBLE SHOOTING Table 7 2 Pap
3. o DOO 9 DUO D 0 pb 5 22 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE Table 5 3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES e Underlined options are the factory defaults e Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table MENU and D NE MENU Items escription lt LANGUGE gt 3 continued FRENCH French ITALIAN Italian SPANISH Spanish DANISH1 DanishI DANISH2 Danish II FINNISH Finnish NORWEGN Norwegian Danish I Italian Spanish I Spanish II Japanese NORWEGN Norwegian Latin American French Danish II Korea Legal wm 2 em o O O O A A User s Manual 5 23 USING SETUP MODE Table 5 3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES e Underlined options are the factory defaults e Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table MENU1 and Description MENU Items P lt CHR SET gt SET 1 IBM character set 1 SET 2 IBM character set 2 If a downloaded soft font is used the character set for that font overrides the lt CHR SET gt setting Italic characters are available Graphics characters ruled lines are available Specifies that Alternate Graphics Mode AGM is off The base of line spacing is 1 72 inch or 1 216 inch Specifies that Alternate Gr
4. Mud poets npa Sample hex dump 4 Exit the HEX DUMP function Exit the HEX DUMP function in either of the following ways Toremain in setup mode press the LOCK button The lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is then reprinted For details on other functions see other sections in this chapter e To return to online normal mode press the ONLINE button If you press the ONLINE button while the hex dump is printing The printer immediately switches to normal online mode Any data that was sent to the printer but not printed is discarded cleared You can also enter hex dump mode by turning off the printer and then turning the printer back on while simultaneously pressing the ONLINE button and the LF FF button until the printer beeps ENERO 00 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 11 LL 5 50 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE ee Checking Vertical Print Alignment V ALMNT The V ALMNT function corrects the vertical character displacement that sometimes occurs with bidirectional printing Characters printed from left to right are not aligned with characters printed from right to left as shown below This example shows how printing looks when characters are vertically misaligned Note that the left Margin Ls nol straight If you notice misaligned printing use the following procedure to check and correct the vertical print alignment Procedure Make sure that continuous forms paper is loaded in the printer If possi
5. ete Ke lal tts Users Manual 5 25 USING SETUP MODE Table 5 3 MENUT and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES e Underlined options are the factory defaults e Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table MENU1 and Description MENU2 Items lt LF CODE gt LFONLY No carriage return is added to a line 3 feed ABCDEFG IJKLMNOP LF CR A carriage return is added to each line feed ABCDEFGH TJKLMNOP lt RGHTEND gt WRAP End of line wrap Causes a carriage return plus a line feed EA A ___ABCD 5 EPFPGH OVR PRT Characters are overprinted at the end of a line _______ z 3 4 5 6 gi 5 26 Indicates the end of MENU1 items Press the FONT button to print the first item lt EMULATE gt Press the MENU button to print the previous item lt RGHTEND gt Press the ONLINE button to reprint the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu Unavailable in the IBM XL24E emulation Available only in the IBM XL24E emulation Unavailable in the Epson ESC P2 emulations Available only in the Epson ESC P2 emulations Available only in the DPL24C emulation Available only for 136 column printer When the color option installed Users Manual USING SETUP MODE E Procedure To change the options assigned to MENU1 or MENU2 make sure that continuous forms paper is loaded and then proceed as follows 1 Enter se
6. PAPER HANDLING 2 If necessary reset the paper thickness lever See the section Adjusting for Paper Thickness earlier in this chapter 3 Move the paper select lever forward This lever is at the top left of the printer 4 Raise the cut sheet stand Position the left paper guide Note that its movable range is limited Adjusting the left margin Below the left paper guide the cut sheet stand has a scale graduated in units of 0 1 inch When the left paper guide is positioned all the way to the right the left margin is 5 mm 0 2 inch To help align paper also use the two inch based rulers on the separator of the printer The gradations on the ruler are for 10 columns per inch Preparing to load a sheet of paper 5 Insert a sheet of paper into the cut sheet stand Make sure that the bottom edge of the paper engages snugly with the platen Adjust the right paper guide 3 6 Users Manual PAPER HANDLING 6 Press the LOAD button The paper will advance to the top of form position The top of form position is the first line on which printing can start To adjust the position of the paper slightly simultaneously press the ONLINE button and the LF FF button or the TEAR OFF button The paper will move forward or backward in 1 180 inch increments x gt y Q z D in Ce Loading a sheet of paper 7 Place the printer online Print a sample page and check the page margins Make the following adjust
7. LF FF TEAR OFF LOAD ONLINE MICRO f MICRO 4 SAVE TOP Entering setup mode If you do not hear a beep or hear an alarm beep beeps four times you are not in setup mode Place the printer offline and try again 4 When the printer enters offline setup mode it prints the following information AAS OFFLINE SETUP MODE Red cursor indicates the option to be selected The selected option is underlined SAVE amp END function must be selected to exit setup mode Following list shows how buttons function in setup mode BUTTON ACTION on lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu ACTION on ITEM menu AMO Us i wee re eh SAI y Ha GEREN Re Vv Nee AD Une we va re Mies Mv Ri we MASS HAN Mun Mae tene q M e ee EN AAA ONLINE Reprint lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu Select option 8 return to lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu FONT Select function Select option amp print next item MENU Select function Select option amp print previous item LOCK Move cursor to next function Move cursor to next option Pun lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu Function lt lt FUNCTION gt gt K SAVESEND MENU MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP o o c Lo o V ARUNT D Red cursor on print guide Initial printout in setup mode User s Manual 5 3 USING SETUP MODE The initial printout contains a header help menu and lt lt FUNC TION gt gt menu The header tells you that the printer is offl
8. NENNEN 5 14 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE Table 5 3 MENUI and MENU2 Items and Options NOTES e Underlined options are the factory defaults e Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table MENU and MENU2 Items lt EMULATE gt DPL24C XL24E ESC P2 COUR 10 PRSTG12 COMPRSD BOLDFCE PICA 10 CORRESP OCR B OCR A COUR N COUR B COUR I N SAN N N SAN B N SAN I Description Select the same emulation as is selected in your software See the section Selecting an Emulation in Chapter 2 for information on selecting an emulation Fujitsu DL series printers DPL24C PLUS command set IBM Proprinter XL24E printers Epson printers using the ESC P2 command set NOTE When you change the emulation all MENU1 or MENU2 options are reset to the factory defaults for that emulation For each of the following fonts the recommended pitch settings are given after the font name When you change the font be sure to also change the pitch if required Courier 10cpi Prestige Elite 12cpi Compressed font 15 17 and 18cp1 Boldface Proportional Pica 1Ocpi Correspondence 10cpi OCR B 10cp1 QCR A4 10cpi Courier Normal 10cpi Courier Bold 10cpi Courier Italic 10cp1 Nimbus Sans Normal Prop Nimbus Sans Bold Prop Nimbus Sans Italic Prop wm o em O Q O sa EQ OA Users Manual
9. Procedure This procedure assumes that you are in setup mode To print the self test make sure that continuous forms paper is loaded into the printer Then proceed as follows 1 Print the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu The lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu should be the last printed line on the page If the menu is not printed press the ONLINE button to print the menu If you are using the HEX DUMP function press the LOCK button instead of the ONLINE button to print the menu The following lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is printed HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP 08200 0 0 1 1 0 01 10 89 G 6 8 0 0 G O j bB OD ODIT R A User s Manual 5 47 wm 2 em o O O O USING SETUP MODE 2 Select the SELF TST function Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under SELF TST and then press the FONT button or the MENU button The printer selects SELF TST and starts printing A short help menu is printed at the top of the page followed by the self test Note that the printer is not online during self test printing 3 Examine the self test page A sample self test page is shown in Chapter 2 To pause during self test printing press the FONT button or the MENU button To resume self test printing press the FONT button or the MENU button again 4 Exit the SELF TST function Exit the SELF TST function in either of the following ways e To exit SELF TST a
10. ax SE x un Q eoo sioworcdoomunuodndglthultu E 13 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS The following character sets differ from those of Code Page 437 USA available in the DPL24C PLUS command set and the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS DPL24C PLUS AND IBM XL24E EMULATION ITALIAN Italian FRENCH French Hl th ABOVE 4d 00 9 c uw B SG oGX Ra EMO MP Se do Co S BWC 4 ha Lia MH NeSUUE n erie Sd C DEF Wee OO cea oe L D aaee Y 4 8 OO G0 QUID AO DO ob 0e pH o Qni D oed sg dos Qe 40 ted od oe oo aoe m a D b eM AN OW ol 3 d OQ OU Uu MG HMMA EGO PUOMNHD D gt EMH Mo UC PACMUOMHUDTHAMHEAO Qe OL AMOR OO OY e wy AO e E tH UF deo uj M0 d e w wi gt 012345678 9AB C c 0 0 P io 10 pP 0 Ov C DO QE E ME HE AL OVEM de Bo c os B ej Gx E Eo DJ oO IE box qo C3 0 8 AWC A ier sS Leste 4 pH q ea pi Il uu aS Sea rat a GA OG casa ow LOT art Y A amp 8 KO 0 0 CD De D 0 ab oe aS OU Dod d d OU UO EE Quo ia m D b X x ND AUT Qu OS Hoy Boo Qu Otpi OU ES o gt mos dto pur d KG CQ CO C B Bu 0 Zoo t3 58 ex oz uO Q e OCIO SPD D OD OS n om lA 09 c Gb URP Be we eK FO d fx fe 9 9 6 CO c AM FIOM ODA TO OOM amp FINNISH Finnish SPANISH Spanish CDE F q e F o eo m o ue y m e e j e 1 8 RS 40D o0
11. Quick Reference is written for experienced users users who are familiar with how the printer works but who may need to refresh their memory occasionally Only the printer s normal non setup mode is covered For details on setup mode see Chapter 5 Normal mode operation includes everyday operations such as paper handling and font selection The printer comes up in normal mode when turned on To enter setup mode press the FONT and MENU buttons at the same time while the ONLINE indicator is off not lit COUR10 C Bold PS ONLINE PRESTG 12 Tima PS DRAFT 12 PAPER OUT C COMPRESS17 S N Sana PS COHIDRFT 10 11 AREA OVER Q MENU FONT 19 2 ONLINE LF FF TEAR OFF LOAD RESET SETUP MICRO MICRO 4 SAVE TOP Control panel The table on the next page lists normal mode opeprations with online and offline conditions and gives the required user response Operations are listed alphabetically E 888808088808 User s Manual QR 1 QUICK REFERENCE Printer Operations Normal Mode y Operation can be performed when the printer is in this state Operation cannot be performed when the printer is in this state N A Does not apply O EA Required Response Clear print buffer Press LOCK and FONT Eject single sheets Press LF FF Enter normal mode Turn printer on Press on the power switch Enter setup mode Press FONT and MENU Exit to normal mode Press ONLI
12. Serial Options The serial options for the computer and the printer must match Use the printer control panel the computer operating system or your software to change options specified as selectable Transmission mode Asynchronous full duplex or half duplex selectable Speed 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 baud selectable Data bits 7 or 8 bits selectable Parity bit Odd even mark space or none selectable Start bit 1 bit Stop bit 1 or 2 bits selectable Protocol XON XOFF DC1 DC3 DTR Data Terminal Ready or RC Reverse Channel selectable Buffer size 256 2K 8K 24K 32K 96K or 128K bytes selectable Cable Wiring This printer allows two types of serial communication control DSR enabled and DSR disabled The type of control required is determined by your computer requirements The type of control also affects the way the interface cable is wired To determine whether you need DSR enabled control or DSR disabled control use the printer HARDWRE function see Chapter 5 DSR disabled control offers simpler cabling and communication than does DSR enabled control DSR disabled control can be used to interface with an IBM PC and most other personal computers With DSR disabled control the input control signals DSR CTS and CD are always considered high regardless of their actual states Therefore no wire connection for these pins is required The following figure shows the
13. cartridge Using a soft vacuum brush gently vacuum the platen print head carriage and surrounding areas You can easily slide the print head to the left or right when the power is off Be careful not to press too hard on the flat ribbon cable that extends from the print head carriage Flat cable Printer interior Re install the ribbon cartridge Close the front cover Open the separator Vacuum the bail rollers paper entry slot and surrounding areas Raise the cut sheet stand and the back cover Vacuum the forms tractors and surrounding areas User s Manual MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE RIBBON User s Manual Cleaning the Platen and Paper Bail Rollers Clean the platen and paper bail rollers about once a month to remove excess ink Use the platen cleaner recommended by your supplier and proceed as follows 1 Apply a small amount of platen cleaner to a soft cloth Avoid spilling platen cleaner inside the printer CAUTION Do not use alcohol to clean the platen Alcohol may cause the rubber to harden 2 Place the cloth against the platen and manually rotate the platen knob 3 To dry the platen place a dry cloth against the platen and manually rotate the platen knob 4 Gently wipe the paper bail rollers using the cloth moistened with the platen cleaner Dry the rollers using a dry cloth There are two ways of replacing the ribbon You can install a new ribbon cartridge in the printer or refil
14. AA 22 mehes Up to 5 including the original Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS IBM Proprinter XL24E Epson ESC P2 e IBM PC character sets 1 and 2 e IBM PS 2 character sets code pages 437 850 852 855 860 863 865 866 and DHN IBM 437 and 851 ISO 8859 1 and ECMA 94 Total of 57 national character sets Fujitsu character sets 691 characters Italic character set Graphics character sets 1 and 2 IBM PS 2 character sets code pages 437 850 852 855 860 863 865 866 and DHN IBM 437 and 851 ISO 8859 1 and ECMA 94 Total of 61 national character sets Ce O D o Q o DK DU DU DUUDUUDU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUOUOCOOUOCO OANRNUUDUOUU UU UU UU UU UU User s Manual B 3 PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Fonts Resident Bit map Outline Downloaded Line spacing Character pitch Characters per line 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 17 1 cpi 18 cpi 20 cpi PERFORMANCE Print speed SPECIFICATIONS Letter Report Correspondence Draft High speed draft Eighteen fonts available Courier 10 Pica 10 OCR B 10 OCR A 10 Prestige Elite 12 Boldface PS Correspondence Compressed Draft and High speed Draft Courier Timeless and Nimbus Sans each in normal bold and italic styles Available from independent vendors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 lines per inch Programmable in 1 360 inch or various increments for image graphics 2 5 3 5 6 10 12 15 17 1 18 or 20 cpi or proportio
15. Fhivsicelsboeclie COS ein tiit il nde edente oett but B Functional SOSCITICCTIONS sides ee adds B 2 Performance specific Sa sia B 4 Paper 9DeclfcadllOfriSnadbssbxi aleae ta deis B 6 A CM X ES B 6 Paper ThIeKTI6ss isi i ee coa B 8 iii Xil User s Manual APPENDIX C COMMAND SETS UI IZA Sect ai canta eic C 2 Factory Default SSTIMG Siete side ei C 14 IBM Proprinter XL24E EMUIONON icr e C 17 POSON ESCIPZ EMUO wi videcctestidia Sete vii Qin tec pO e t C 22 APPENDIX D INTERFACE INFORMATION Parallel leto e cd s Lt HER etu eot o iid D 1 C ORIDIHBDIe MOOS ararsan das a D 2 NIDDIe dMVIOCG O steni od vidbobedetter a cl ae ret D 4 Data Transmission TIMING siria D 6 Sel Intetteie Easra r E AA D 7 Sena ODIOS radar D 8 CADIS VIA ada D 8 SenalirPrOTO CO Sais a RUE da M led C ed ERO ER D 10 APPENDIX E CHARACTER SETS Character Sets and 2 DPL24C PLUS and IBM XL24E Emulation E Italic and Graphics Character Sets ESC1P2EMUICHON ers E 2 National Character Sets All Emulations E 4 National Character Sets DPL24C PLUS and IBM AA EMUGHION aaa E 14 National Character Sets ESC P2 Emulation E 15 National Character Sets and Supported Resident FONTS Al EMMUIGTIONS iu a E 18 APPENDIX F RESIDENT FONTS een rnm HI F GLOSSARY OF TERMS auna GL 1 INDE dm IN 1 User s Manual xiij A OO XIV User s Manual QUICK REFERENCE AJ a 0 o O D
16. Points to Remember e Load continuous forms paper before entering setup mode In setup mode the LF FF button cannot be used to feed paper To adjust the line position of paper in setup mode use the platen knob e Whenever you enter setup mode short help menus are printed at the top of the page Help menus are also printed when you select the SELF TST HEX DUMP or V ALMNT functions Use help menus for quick reference while in setup mode e When printing the items and options for each function you can only print one item at a time However you can move either forward or backward in the item list To move forward print the next item press the FONT button To move backward print the previous item press the MENU button e While in the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu or when selecting a function that contains items and selectable options press the ONLINE button to reprint the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu e A short underline under the first two letters of an option indicates that it is the current default setting For example 12 CPI indicates that 12 characters per inch is the default pitch To change the default select and save a new pitch setting e While in setup mode you can use the LIST function to print out a list of the currently selected options see the next section for details e To exit setup mode and permanently save your changes select either the SAVE END function For details see the section Exiting and S
17. SUN lt lt SLUG XLUDUL JOP AUO p7 cO FUJITSU USER S MANUAL cO FUJITSU FUJITSU DL3700 Pro 3800 Pro DOT MATRIX PRINTER USER S MANUAL NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement for United States Users limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15B of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation 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 However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measure NOTES 1 Testing of this equipment was performed on model number M33051A or M33061A 2 The use of a nonshielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters 10 feet or less The length of the optional serial interface cable must be 15 meters 50 feet or less 3 The length of the power cord m
18. e VW User s Manual 5 35 USING SETUP MODE Table 5 5 ADJUST Items and Options Cont NOTE Underlined options are the factory defaults ADJUST Description Items lt CNT LFT gt Fine tunes the left print start position for continuous forms 10 90 0 90 Moves the position left or 10 90 right in increments of 1 90 inch 0 28 mm lt CUT LFT gt Fine tunes the left print start position for single sheets 10 90 0 90 Moves the position left or 10 90 right in increments of 1 90 inch 0 28 mm lt CUT ADJ gt Compensates the line spacing pitch on the basis of the spacing error accumulated for feeding single sheets by10 inches 22 360 0 360 Decreases or increases in 22 360 increments of 1 360 inch in total Indicates the end of the ADJUST item list Press FONT to print the first item which is lt CNT ORG gt Press MENU to print the last item which is lt CUT ADJ gt Press ONLINE to reprint the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu A W 5 36 Users Manual USING SETUP MODE lt lt FUNCTION gt gt SAVE amp END V ALMNT MENUI MENU2 Procedure Before adjusting a print position you should carefully measure the amount of adjustment required for any paper that demands precise print registration To adjust a print position make sure that continu ous forms paper is loaded The following example shows how to adjust the top of form setting for
19. emulation 4 If necessary change the other MENU1 or MENU2 options Press the LOCK button to move the cursor to the option you want to select Press the FONT button to select the option and print the next item listed in Table 5 3 Press the MENU button to select the option and print the previous item 5 Exit MENU1 or MENU2 Press the ONLINE button to exit the selected function and reprint the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu 6 Do either of the following e Select another function or e Exit setup mode saving your changes For details about other functions see the other sections in this chapter To exit setup mode and save your changes make sure the red cursor is positioned beneath SAVE amp END and then press the FONT button or the MENU button Resetting MENU and MENU2 To reset the factory defaults for both MENU1 and MENUZ select the DEFAULT function For more information see the section Resetting Defaults later in this chapter The DEFAULT function cannot reset those options which are handled by the HARDWRE ADJUST and CONFIG functions A 5 28 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE CHANGING HARDWARE OPTIONS The HARDWRE function defines the printer s hardware operating conditions If you are using the optional RS 232C serial interface the serial interface options must be set properly for the printer to function correctly with your system hardware Table 5 4 describes the HARDWRE items and options Ite
20. lt DECODE gt Command decode timing DIRECT The printer decodes certain com mands immediately after receiving data Example ESC SUB I ESC CR P DPL24C ESC Q IBM XL24E QUEUED The printer decodes commands after storing all data including com mands in the input buffer This speeds data reception because the printer does not require decoding time during data reception A a E S 5 40 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE Table 5 6 CONFIG Items and Options Cont NOTE Underlined options are the factory defaults lt AREACNT gt DISABLE lt ON LOAD gt lt S gt e A Manual Area over detection control Detects the left and right edges of paper when loading the paper The printer does not print data beyond the edges but turns on the AREA OVER indicator Does not detect the edges Select this option when you are using colored or preprinted paper Printer status after loading paper in offline mode Remains offline after paper loading Goes into online after paper loading Lock function of setup mode Enables all buttons on the control panel Disables the setup related buttons to keep the printer from entering setup mode during the offline state Disables the setup rlated buttons and the LOCK FONT and MENU buttons Effectiveness of the Cut Sheet Selection command S Makes the command ineffective Makes the command effective Note The Cut Sheet Selection com
21. 1 1 data Single density graphics Double density graphics High speed double density graphics Quadruple density graphics 360 dot per inch 24 pin graphics Cut Sheet Feeder Control Feed a sheet from bin 1 Feed a sheet from bin 2 Feed a sheet from bin 3 Eject a page from the printer Select bin 1 for following pages Select bin 2 for following pages Select bin 3 for following pages Eject sheet at end of current page Change bins at next page Cut sheet feed selection Initialize Printer Reset printer Reset printer Initialize printer Bar Code Printing Print bar code b Total number of parameters R fixed To be continued ESC K ESC EM 1 ESC EM 2 ESC EM E ESC EM R PLATA P2579 E R TG ff o y ESC O ESC CRP ESC SUBI ESC DC4 b R c w h a ch ch n User s Manual COMMAND SETS Command Function ee pee of bar code ASCII Type of bar code Codebar nw 7 EAN 13 EAN 8 Code 3 to 9 Industrial 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 UPC type A Code 128 UPC type A with checkdigit printing 9 Ojo uioLlHi md Width of narrow bar in 1 1440 inch units Height of bar code Defines check characters and OCR characters ch Bar code characters Miscellaneous Sound bell BEL Enable paper out sensor ESC 9 User s Manual Ignore paper out sensor Typewriter mode on off on n 1 off n 0 Move print head to home position Unidirectional p
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23. Courier 10 Pica 10 Prestige 12 Boldface PS Compression 17 Correspondence 10 Draft 12 HI Draft 12 OCR B 10 OCR A 10 lt Scalable gt Courier scalable Upright Italic Bold Timeless PS Upright 7talic Bold Nimbus Sans PS Upright talic Bold Bold printing Shadow printing Italic printing Underline Condensed Superscript Subscript Double wiath Double height Double W amp H The following functions are for the DPL24C PLUS only Underline TYPE 1 TYPE 2 TYPE 3 TYPE 4 TYPE 5 TYPE 6 Overline Bar code print Codabar EAN8 EAN13 EAN example Code 3 of 9 Industrial 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 UPC type A Code 128 123415670 Scalable font Screened outline CA B Demo pattern User s Manual SETTING UP CONNECTING THE PRINTER Your printer has a Centronics parallel interface An RS 232C serial TO YOUR COMPUTER interface is a factory installed add on option Installation of the serial option gives a dual interface where either interface can be connected The parallel interface connector has wire clips The serial interface connector has tapped holes Cables for both interfaces are available from dealers cable manufacturers and other suppliers For detailed interface specifications see Appendix D Selecting a Parallel Interface Cable For the parallel interface use a cable that meets the following specifica tions V At the printer end use a shielded male Centronics connector such as an Amphenol DDK
24. D 5 e Installing the tractor unit for pull tractor feed The following are procedures when you want to feed continuous forms paper from under the printer bottom feed To load continuous forms paper 1 Turn off the printer 2 Make sure that the paper path slot of the printer is adjusted with the desk or the printer rack slot 3 Set the paper thickness lever to position D widest gap 4 Move the paper select lever to the rear continuous forms 5 Open the front cover User s Manual 3 19 PAPER HANDLING 6 Place the continuous forms paper below the table and pass the paper through the slot of the table then through the bottom slot of the printer up to the platen Passing continuous forms paper from under the printer 7 Close the front cover and open the two holders of the left and right tractors Each tractor has a larger main holders and a smaller subholder Holder Subholder Opening the two holders 3 20 Users Manual PAPER HANDLING 8 Set the continuous forms on the tractors in the same way as described for push tractor feed 9 Turn power on Setting continuous forms paper on the tractors 10 Adjust the paper thickness lever to the appropriate position U Lo D 11 If the printer is offline press the ONLINE button to place the printer online Print a sample page and check the first line and L D e the page margins Make the following adjustm
25. ESC C NUL length 8 5 11 0 11 6 12 0 14 0 18 0 IN ESC e C NUL ESC FF NUL ESC C ESCeC ESC FF Leftend 1 2 3 41 COLM Controllable in online setup mode Top 1 2 3 10 LINE Controllable in margin online setup mode Language USA UK GERMAN FRENCH ITALIAN SPANISH SWEDISH FINNISH DANISH1 DANISH2 NORWEGN PAGE437 PAGE850 PAGE860 PAGE863 PAGE865 ISO8859 ECMA94 PG852 PG852 T PG855 PG866 Uncontrollable HUNGARY HUNG T SOLV by commands SOLV T POLISH POLSH T but MAZOWIA MAZOW T LATIN7 controllable in LATIN2 LATN2 T KAMENIC online setup KAMEN T TURKY TURKY T mode CYRILIC IBM437 IBM851 ELOT928 PG DHN LATIN P ISO LTN LITHUA1 LITHUA2 MIK MACEDON ABG ABY PG MAC ELOT927 DEC GR GREEK 11 PG862 HBR OLD HBR DEC ISO TUK SETS e o 3 D 5 a Underline Factory default Cancel command S User s Manual C 15 COMMAND SETS DPL24C PLUS Selectable options in setup mode Command SET 1 SET2 f OEIL Character set Perfora SKIP NO SKIP tion skip 8 0 IN 11 0 IN 11 4 IN 13 6 IN 8 0 IN is default for 80 column printer and 13 6 IN is default for 136 column ESC7 ESC6 ESC N ESC O Controllable in online setup mode printer Paper width NO SLSH SLASH Controllable in online setup mode ENABLE DISABLE Controllable in online setup mode LE ONLY LE amp CR ESCe Right WRAP OVR PRT Controllable in end wrap online set
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27. Move the paper select lever forward to the single sheet position 4 Mount the cut sheet stand or cut sheet feeder For details see the section Using Single Sheets earlier in this chapter If you are using the cut sheet stand press the LOAD button to advance the paper to the top of form position If you are using the cut sheet feeder you cannot advance paper by the LOAD button only a command from the computer advances the paper to the top of form position x So Q D in e You are now ready to print using single sheets Users Manual 3 25 PAPER HANDLING Switching to Continuous Forms To switch from single sheets to continuous forms 1 If a sheet of paper is loaded remove the paper by turning the platen knob or pressing and holding down the LF FF button CAUTION Failure to remove paper may cause a paper jam 2 Move the paper select lever to the rear to the continuous forms position 3 Press the LOAD button The continuous forms paper advances to the top of form position You are now ready to print using continuous forms paper TIPS ON PAPER HANDLING General Tips e Use high quality paper Do not use paper that is wrinkled or curled at the edges e Do not use paper with staples or metal parts e Do not use paper with unpredictable variations in thickness such as paper with partial multilayers paper with embossed printing and labels with the backing sheet exposed e Store paper in a clean
28. line spacing LINE SP li 5 17 lock function of setup mode LOCK 5 41 MENU and MENU2 options 5 14 page length PAGE L6 esto ueds 5 19 page width WIDTH 5 25 paper out response PPR OUT 5 29 ee IN 6 User s Manual perforation skip PRF SKIP 5 24 Pi 5 17 print direction PRT DIR 5 30 pEinEODLUOIUS sce eel ba uen 5 16 Diui quality edna d echiet iude 5 16 right end of page RGHTEND 5 26 Select Deselect commands DESC DB sones ito 5 25 Serial OD MONS uds 5 31 single sheet autoload CUTLOAD 2 40 single sheet fine adjust CUTFINE 5 35 single sheet left print position CUT LFT 5 36 single sheet line spacing adjust CUT AD 5 36 single sheet top of form CUT ORG 5 35 status after loading paper in offline mode ON LOAD 5 41 tear off TEAROFF 5 38 tear off enable time TEAR EN 5 39 tear off position TEARPOS 5 39 top margin TOP MRG 5 20 tODsOISFOEIILa si eo ebbe date es 5 34 word length WORD LG 5 30 zero with a slash ZEROFNT 5 25 Shadow Punu idea 5 18 Shipping restraint eot pis ib Up ad PA EE 2 4 Single sheets i seris ca E 3 12 IOCIS coss ptc RE 3 5 3 8 Soft downloaded fonts 4 1 5 16 Software USING itat Dem e
29. page layout or various print features using your software or the printer setup mode If you are using a serial interface the printer may not work at all or it may print a lot of characters In this case the serial settings on the printer do not match those of your computer or your software Before changing any settings use the procedure described below to try printing using the printer s preselected factory settings Test communication between the printer and computer as follows 1 Load a sheet of paper 2 Check that the printer is online If the ONLINE indicator is not green press the ONLINE button 3 Try to print using your word processor a programming language or other software User s Manual 2 25 SETTING UP 4 Use your software printer selection menus or the printer setup mode described in Chapter 5 to make required changes in the page layout or other print features If the printer does not print or prints the wrong characters proceed as follows e Make sure that the interface cable is properly connected e Make sure that the printer emulation selected in your software is the same as that selected on the printer e If you are using a serial interface make sure that the printer serial interface settings are the same as those on the compu ter The printer s preselected factory settings are 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit 9600 baud and XON XOFF protocol You can change the serial settings on either the
30. printing vertical lines in tables even if vertical alignment is not adjusted Unidirectional printing is slower than bidirectional printing Enables or disables the printer status buzzer Buzzer on recommended The printer beeps to indicate paper out or other conditions Buzzer off under any conditions To determine the required word length refer to your computer documentation Select 8 BIT to print bit image graphics 8 bit word length used by most computers 7 bit word length MSB 0 Assigns buffer memory to input data and downloaded font data Print buffer Download buffer 0 byte 128K bytes 256 bytes 127 75K bytes 2K bytes 126K bytes 8K bytes 120K bytes 24K bytes 104K bytes 32K bytes 96K bytes 96K bytes 32K bytes 128K bytes OK bytes iii 5 30 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE Table 5 4 HARDWRE Items and Options Cont NOTE Underlined options are the factory defaults HARDWRE Description Items lt BUFFER gt NOTE continued e OBYTE option is recommended only for graphics application e With 128KB selected the printer cannot accept any download font data lt INTRFCE gt Selects the type of the interface to the computer Centronics parallel interface RS 232C serial interface Auto interface selection mode e Both interfaces are ready for communication e Specify the timing regarding the selected interface as being inactive AUTO 205 Serial Interface Items The fol
31. 127 A OOM User s Manual C 23 SETS e o 3 D 5 a COMMAND SETS ESC P2 Set character pitch to n n x 256 360 inch 0 n 255 0 n lt 4 Select character pitch specify unit o pitch n 1 n 0 d 10 to 19 10 3600 inch 1 360 inch d 20 to 29 20 3600 inch 1 180 inch d 30 to 39 30 3600 inch 1 120 inch d 40 to 49 40 3600 inch 1 90 inch d 50 to 59 50 3600 inch 1 72 inch d 60 to 69 60 3600 inch 1 60 inch Vertical Control Line feed Form feed Advance paper n 180 inch 1 lt n lt 255 Set line spacing to 1 8 inch Set line spacing to n 180 inch 0 lt n lt 255 Set line spacing to n 60 inch 0 n lt 127 Set line spacing to 1 6 inch Set line spacing to n 360 inch 0 lt n lt 255 Tabulation Horizontal tab execution Set horizontal tabs The values of n to n in this command are the ASCII values of the print columns at the current character width at which tabs are to be set 1 lt n lt 255 1 lt k lt 32 Move print position n 60 inch right from left margin n n 1 x 256 Move print position n 120 inch for draft or n 180 inch for letter left or right from the current position n n n x 256 Vertical tab execution 7 This pitch is the default but can be changed by the ESC U command beforehand A O OO C 24 User s Manual COMMAND SETS Set vertical tabs ESC B n The values of n to n in this n NU
32. 30 Paper Empty Output This signal is high when the PE printer is out of paper D 2 User s Manual INTERFACE INFORMATION Pin Return Signal Direc Description No Pin No name tion Select Output This signal is high when the SLCT printer is online iol Signal Ground ew Logic ground level 0 V Frame Ground Printer chassis ground line FG and SG are connected BL a Output 5 V source up to 300 mA GEN Signal Ground Twisted pair return lines 322PJ9 U Input Prime Prime Input If this signal is low for more INPRM than 50 us the printer is reset to the initial condition and is placed online This signal is low when the printer is offline paper is out or when there is a printer error Signal Ground PH Logic ground level 0 V A Doe 5 VR Output Pulled up to 5 V through a 3 3 kQ resistor SLCT IN Input Not used AAA 1 User s Manual D 3 INTERFACE INFORMATION Nibble Mode Pin numbers 2 to 9 15 to 31 and 33 to 35 are the same as the conven tional mode Pin Return Signal Direc Description No Pin No name tion 1 19 Host Clock Input This signal is set high when the host requests the reverse data transfer phase nibble mode 10 28 Printer Clock Output Reverse data transfer phase This signal goes high when data being sent to the host is established Reverse idle phase This signal is set low then goes high to interrupt the host indicating that data is a
33. 4 EA cc GE NE Bp prr w v Cnm p oed udo d Od de eed re X User s Manual CHARACTER SETS SLOV SLOV T Slovenian HUNGARY HUNG T Hungarian NOE 0123456789ABCODEE Character Sets HE h Al VE Sem d Hoo 9 con il B en Ra EN O 7 bo D CO 8 BW 3 P 1 Le ME NUUS up cee pde nE MEE oe EF ro We O DARAS L P wee YA He eRQovovo GSA OD a o Ch SO E ed od eed eo Qi D m 3 p Se AN OD 87872070498 DIAM EGO A OUO UD EA ID D SM HNMAOD a Wd e BE O AE o E ea E ETE O B e E a a E e CO e NO e o O m 00 OS se ay A 09 E AXE OURG d F SE 7M un 649 CO e AO P un VD D 00 Ov 00 C R La HE tb AD VI d Ro 9 Vc s B But E00 dee oOOSssuc 4 ieee tt bet H8 NASCE 4j ak censes dorem j a Sa ae 9 a e Nina ree on 4 amp RRIO O O 3 0 DOD Woes Oris D d xd sU ORO XD 4D o ed ox EK amen Gi o gt BM DN ow 1 GA o DH OA d mA EO Cu OC Ul E43 L2 D XE KAN eH 0d i cx dO mu o e MHA AO DO HON SPD AO P 00 OS av HA EO dE UR e wm KR Fe N un gt gt amp t O cce osrioimoodqdmonoat MAZOWIA MAZOW T Mazowian POLISH POLSH T Polish fy fa a v m c o co pu LO Ww lt e ex so o 1 B 0123456789ABCDEF Li HAD VES de 28 0 s hc a NE e ex La BI OO L box qo C0 8 BW 4 lA LA M NE rm mi Y A dee ll uH oe Er WMO OMAN NHL T Y A GF PA 0 U GB 0 D NAH O X3 YA DA TOD XD AU imb d CO 6 ok Qi O
34. 4 Q 4D Z2 D Se NN mod GAUT Qui Did d ord e EGO or U ES 1D D X O04 Dd BN e c md SectMVOWk OVERHAMH AAO O c CN OO SPD 4D P 00 OS e em TA 09 z FET GP jo ds X tH PS ma gt te O A NN SP 10 O D 00 OY t OO El f ba gt 5 EAD de al ung 320 F PA HZ OX HO Q6 2 De qx UGdgzeego HOw 24 hol eto expe a ea OR NNOCHAIwvyL NU PYA Roe QOO UF OO DH ad 0 OD CEDE Ae Vow ad Ut os L Tun 3 b SM Nwe 0 Q DO Qu OS AMOYA Eco Bu OU Dd U2 EM I2 D SK HN eH o0 g e c IoOmtuomumdnt nuuazxazxo CO c4 C C SPOLIA DS OD O8 em HE IS Co t HEU Be RAR ood en wi bete Ged CQ C P D XO D om tomo Oo i ia User s Manual CHARACTER SETS KAMENIC KAMEN T Kamenicky LATIN2 LATN2 T Latin2 Hi 0123450789 ABCDEFS 0123456 789 ABCDEF E 1 AL VE SS MA ole oo 9 tc V c ow PM 3 af FROM Pe Oo 8 wu ous C 4 fra Le Al Net e es pela ME ul a Ese m wp qm MO eO D OX IO Ha o d o un Y A V o ON OOO SB DO Dom F3 09 D DBA Rey E EORR Qi Ole Q4 D op X MOD Nw me mm 004 VT Qu Oum BO Q OUO U ES ID D XE bd pd bem un md Si my OQ C Fd E OHH MH EO CO v4 CN 05 P us uo D CO Cho f SALE A the E ROO A e oo d tX un gt Hu Set CIL OO 10 0 OA e A O C A En HH FAD OVI t Bo 9 Mox 8 O AD FNS XO xD w QD wa O D bu c 4 lac zH EN Naso NE 24 i 4 9 e dej sl Ss ee rc ZO a Zon L FP eee Y A God ROQO QD EA M4 4D 60 X243 lo se n8 0 Un z3 4D d xd 4 ed OO D O AD oin b dom
35. 9 15 USING SETUP MODE Table 5 3 MENUT and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES e Underlined options are the factory defaults e Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table MENU and D ipti MENU 2 Items escription lt FONT gt TIMLS N Timeless Normal Prop continued TIMLS B Timeless Bold Prop TIMLS I Timeless Italic Prop DOWNLD Font 0 or font 1 in the printer s download RAM See Appendix F for font examples lt QUALITY gt Select the print quality that most often meets your needs LETTER Letter print quality This option provides the highest resolution but the slowest print speed It cannot be used with the compressed font REPORT Report print quality This option provides lower resolution than letter quality but at twice the speed If you want only the double speed regard less of fonts use the correspondence font The quality of the correspond ence font is higher than that of report Regular draft print quality This option provides lower resolution than report quality but at 3 2 times letter speed HI DRFT High speed draft print quality This option provides lower resolution than draft quality but at 3 2 times letter speed E AA 5 16 Users Manual USING SETUP MODE Table 5 3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES e Underlined options are the factory defau
36. Courier Prestige Courier OCR B OCR A Courier Courier 9 Courier eScalable font n 0 Timeless 1 Nimbus Sans Courier Timeless Timeless Timeless Timeless Timeless Timeless 9 Timeless Set scalable font mode e m sets character pitch m 0 Keep previous pitch 1 Set proportional space mode m25 Select character pitch m 360 inch Reset proportional space mode e n and n set point size of font Point size n n x 256 x 0 5 point 0 n 255 O n 127 Copy resident character set to download area ESC NUL 7 s Create download font ESC amp NUL n n d d d data nn A C 28 Users Manual COMMAND SETS Bit Image Graphics Graphics type m graphics Bit image mode definition Single density graphics Double density graphics High speed double density graphics Quadruple density graphics Select raster image graphics n 1 n 0 d 1 Raster image graphics mode Print raster image graphics ESC c v A m n n data Cut Sheet Feeder Control Feed a sheet from bin 1 ESC EM 1 Feed a sheet from bin 2 ESC EM 2 Feed a sheet from bin 3 ESC EM E Eject a page from the printer ESC EM R Select bin 1 for following pages 1 Select bin 2 for following pages b re Select bin 3 for following pages BUT Eject sheet at end of current page R Change bins at next page LEA Cut sheet feed selection Li orp Miscellaneous Sound the bell BEL Move print head to hom
37. DC 3 eRe 4 e Nea 14 ci He dS I WA OH 2 L P RN ES i nBdmug pess5 gEdHakgaERHAU Pe G OO Qo oua 50 Xon o0 ES oO Cu C oui t EID DA DE DM NL 4 4 c 0o Qum Iena zo CO cen CN 05 Fs QD De 00 Q9 e Y Hd A C oRPSERRBeS28 Pee LECCE User s Manual E CHARACTER SETS Graphics Character Set 2 Esa fj a o ae ei cn co p wo wu EI mm e od e E Character Sets I H OAN Vi e e Be ee S E 8 BN Du Sen ES bd O LL o toG do C 0 8 BOG d i s cL EH No o4 Be Rue ode dil EAT ps RET AERA r MO wd XD XD HL Qoa ca e2 do Pl elk Y A Y RS 0 00 QUOD oum XD O og DA ot C x3 wp d ud 4 d Ce D oup AD oimb db on ce ond C CPoy uU 49 DD D GO PRM DS OM oe 2 I 6 42 QUU OG 00 Ser doe O fia CY AG UO Eu E bed ND ee oe eb d m o Ca B 0 E bet 2 o a O O es C4 698 Fou XD P9 GO OS e en Yo OA Oe PBR Bowe wom Ke o 6 RES aR82892 dHaknERHOU CD ce NASA wu A 00 A af c CO C3 B3 fn User s Manual CHARACTER SETS Below are the 50 national character sets available for all emulations of NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS ALL EMULATIONS this printer These character sets support different characters and symbols specific to different languages Note that these tables are for Courier 10 a resident font and that some national character sets do not have some characters and symbols whose use depends on resident fonts For details se
38. Press the ONLINE button to place the printer online The printer resumes printing NOTE For continuous forms paper the page where printing stopped and the page where printing resumes may be incorrectly printed In this case wait for the entire job to finish printing Then reprint the incorrect pages Resuming from an Area Over The printer senses the left and right edges of paper and stores their positions when the paper is loaded If your software will print data past either edge the printer ignores that data but does not stop printing Rather the AREA OVER indicator lights to call your attention to the loss of data The AREA OVER indicator functions when AREACNT area control is set to ENABLE in setup mode See Chapter 5 for information on setting AREACNT The factory default is not to sense the edges If paper is dark colored or preprinted the printer may not be able to sense the edges correctly In this case disable the sensor A 4 8 Users Manual PRINTING ba n NUU A E C C M To resume printing when the AREA OVER indicator is on 1 Stop your software and press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline 2 Adjust the horizontal position of the paper or change the margin settings in the printer setup menu or your software 3 Press the ONLINE button to place the printer online Restart the software from the page that includes the lost data REMOVING PRINTED PAGES This section describes the best method
39. Q3 POD Obss ice D dp d Oc qu ood mM EO HE t AD VIE e de 2 00 9 8 c s BH f oa Ra FH OO LL obo dq Cio Sg Uu C 4 Rs cce ON NUN 24 te ae xe qe sg HII eq EE FS or Qe IO ctw a oe L T wet Y A Cn x3 ad cg dd xd Od ed ed oh of AMe ny Sr BK AN OOO Q Ob 0 ES ID D m4 ant Oa D 4 oO oOmuommun xmo Sr NM SP iD UD D 00205 e zo che XX dO Qj o od ss tx d AN Ces un 9 CO e CN CO SP iD XD D OA GOOG amp Md Ae eo este a BH B en La EN DO CA obo QD O0 8 Gu C 4 PARA Les EE NoSUUE 24 ay A M A dex SS quere sp p JH OS ew aw O 9 L P Me Y A R9 ooo Q3 DO D 0 ma tr p ot d Ud Qe4D XD AU ou oed i ol of Qj t ng S b gt BM buo cu UI G 20 O d Qui madens Eg co m oOnmutnpEm xmzBNE uw pat m UO omui zo c eo om wie rm OH soem HE AN tee zt UR HO Gje c o M ld un 9 C e 0 05 sr io iD P 00 Ov 6 0 O Q amp User s Manual E 14 CHARACTER SETS DANISH2 Danish2 DANISH1 NORWEGN Danish1 Norwegian 012345606789 ABCDEF CDEF B rf C e tm w wI en e e e Character Sets TI VE Seem CI IN Sean ENNO T ob os qp Co 8 awe 4 pepe Ho ea el 24 q Al ey ll deni o e a mp pe DOS Cee ao L fT eee Y A 4 9 RB QQGDoO CDI DOO DP 8 0G 0i Cn D d sd at d Qe D xD E oed o eC C Qu Cd Gg D op X X p N ee a 0042 QOO OU HGH MMH BGO C Orci UO E ID D E Dd e m 046 vtak DDH AMA EAO CO e CN BO
40. Resident fonts Courier 10 Prestige elite 12 Draft Compressed Boldface PS Pica 10 Correspondence High speed draft ND 01432 WN KF c 2 Downloaded fonts n 0 Downloaded font 0 1 Downloaded font 1 Select print quality font attributes n 0 Letter 360 x 180 dpi 1 Correspondence 180 x 180 dpi 2 Draft 120 x 180 dpi 3 High speed Draft 90 x 180 dpi Select spacing mode font attributes n 0 Fixed pitch font 1 Proportional spacing font Select character pitch n 360 inch font attributes 0 n lt 255 1 n 255 n n X 256 1 Ex n 36 10 pitch 30 12 pitch 24 15 pitch 21 17 pitch Condense enlarge vertically font attributes n 1 Executed 0 Not executed Select point size n 1200 inch font attributes 0 n 255 0 lt n 255 n n X 256 n Ex n 166 10 point SETS e le 3 D 5 a ee OL V OeVU OV V V VVp P P PV V VOOP 040GAI 1IUOCUbPpPlAs AxwNj Bb C AO O User s Manual C 9 COMMAND SETS DPL24C PLUS Select character style font attributes ESC ei n n 0 Upright 1 Italic Select stroke weight font attributes ESC e w n n 249 7 reserved 251 5 reserved 3 light 0 medium 3 bold 5 black 7 ultrablack Select typeface font attributes n 1 Pica Courier bitmap Nimbus Sans 9 Timeless Prestige Boldface OCR A OCR B Courier scalable Select font by I D font attributes Typeface Courier bitmap P
41. a E es LH HL HE A VI See e Ro 9 6 Mc ow no 3 fa FW O RFE OG 8 Uc 4 H Det H 24 Edu A ll 43d AAA AAA FAA AAA rr WH OU on EX ceu oo Lo P welt Y A RRM O10 0S Geo XD ta D dL ts Qn p cd ud ud ed OD E d ed et od aonar oprana E A OD 4 ou AAA rmk BO Qa C Qd vi ES LO gt B ES 0i i 2 c Q C B1 i UC Wm onm t3 n 2 Xi mo O na C4 OF mom OH TRE Ge we NE RB nd t era BQeS CES AH CHA OT MOM 00 O5 4d 0 O C amp ae oe Y ff A 09 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS The following shows character sets available in the Epson ESC P2 emulation Characters differ in codes 128 to 255 hex 80 to FF ITALIC AND GRAPHICS CHARACTER SETS ESC P2 EMULATION Italic Character Set 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B CD E F ES won Bes SHO Mom ne D gt NE OD DS N e oe OR So CQ Rl EQ Sms ximo Quy t CQ 9o RB a O M 0 OX 5 a Y n 0 p Oe wd cec o sd 7X B 8RBSmuRHegugEZ BREE QESSES ax e OP EM ANH E p NUL DLE a SOH DEL Y STX DC2 s EIXDO A CMO UD CH WH ri sR sO Cu OM Ae D gt E Dd N ee E Y d c OQ CA B Bao LD ON RO on e eae oO O e C OTe Om 0 0 9 e y d A Ce zo ORN db oo 8d N BBS BESEBHE5v5 BESS SESESREG aR E DO e CN c5 fou om OD 6 cO CO Aa a la Graphics Character Set 1 012 3 45 6 7 8 9 AB CD EF HEEL HH 44 AL VIE de H0 9 hs a e 3 o3 L EoLGg O LX box qo C3 cO 8 9
42. dry environment Multipart Forms e Avoid using carbon interleaved single sheets if possible Printing tends to become misaligned on the bottom sheet e To ensure smoother feeding of paper stapled multipart forms raise the cut sheet stand to support the forms 3 26 Users Manual PAPER HANDLING Envelopes When printing envelopes use the cut sheet stand or the manual feed slot of the cut sheet feeder Note the following e Set the paper thickness lever to best accommodate envelope thickness e When loading envelopes make sure that the envelope flaps face forward Otherwise the envelopes may jam in the printer Labels e Be careful to check operating conditions when using labels Labels are sensitive to temperature and humidity e Only use labels mounted on continuous forms backing sheets Do not print labels mounted on single sheet backing Labels mounted on single sheet backing tend to slip and printing becomes crooked e Set the paper thickness lever to best accommodate label thickness e Do not feed labels backwards using the LOAD button from the control panel Jamming may occur x So Q D E Ke Do not use the printer tear off feature when printing labels If the labels are retracted the backing may peel off and the labels may jam in the printer e Do not leave labels loaded in the printer If labels curl around the platen jamming may occur when printing is resumed Test print labels be
43. erreen 4 3 Changing the menu font to a resident font 4 5 Locking the selected resident font 4 6 Starting or Stopping Printing aaa 4 6 SOMNI AUTUMN eiaa a D T 4 6 SIODDIDO PATAS riada 4 6 Resuming from a Paper Out eeenne 4 7 Resuming from an Area Over sse 4 8 REMOVING Printed Pages 0occcccccnccocccnnnnooccnnnnnooccnnnnnonoons 4 9 REMOVING Single Sheets ccocoocccccnnnnnoccnnnnnonocnnnnnononons 4 9 REMOVING CONTINUOUS Forrns icccccccnoccccnnnnncocnnononooonns 4 9 Clearing the Print BU Sacarino 4 10 NENNEN OO X User s Manual CHAPTER 5 USING SETUP MODE How TO Use This CHOBITS ariadna 5 1 Enteng Selu Mod Sino ra 0 2 Overview of Setup Mode sseee eee 5 4 setup Mode Example ina ai 5 6 POINTS to Remember sse 5 9 Printing a List of Selected Options ssssss 5 10 Deciding Which Options TO Change ese 5 12 Changing MENU and MENU2 Options 5 14 POCUS arab HU 9 27 Resetting MENU and MENU2 eeenme 5 28 Changing Hardware ODbIUIOnmS iria bara 5 29 POCO AU oa 9 33 Changing Print Position Adjustment Options 5 34 mieje reU mc c 9 37 Changing Configuration OPTIONS eerren 5 38 Proceduro id 5 42 Dale ANT SOV qlo roe E TEAR 5 43 IOC COUN Cs tutto dls 9 44 Reseno DS UI rr das tic 5 45 Resetting Power On Defaults eeeees 5 45 Resetting Factory De
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45. inches for push tractor feed Approx 35 mm 1 4 inches for pull tractor feed Prinf area may be off the paper depending on paper setting or width C Lo o O Q o o Print area for continuous forms Es User s Manual B 7 PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Paper Thickness Paper thickness is given by the weight of the paper in either grams per square meter g m or in pounds per bond Ibs bond The following table shows the allowable paper thickness for one part paper or for each sheet of multipart paper The total thickness must not exceed 0 35 mm 0 014 inch The weight of carbonless or carbon backed paper may vary depending upon the paper manufacturer When using paper of borderline thickness test the paper before running a job Carbonless lop Bottom lop Middle Bottom lop Middle Middle Bottom lop Middle Middle Middle Bottom 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 81 g m 34 70 kg or 11 22 Ib 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 81 g m 34 70 kg or 11 22 Ib 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 81 g m 34 70 kg or 11 22 Ib 40 52 g m 34 45 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 52 g m 34 45 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 52 g m 34 45 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 52 g m 34 45 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib kg Weight in kilograms of 1
46. is ignored by the printer DETECT CTS is detected by the printer lt CD gt IGNORE CD is ignored by the printer DETECT CD is detected by the printer lt CSFTYPE gt Selection of cut sheet feeder type ASF CSF made by BDT PAPRPRO CSF made by Rutis Hauser Indicates the end of the HARDWRE item list Press the FONT button to print the first item which is lt PPR OUT gt Press the MENU button to print the previous item Press the ONLINE button to reprint the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu 5 32 Users Manual USING SETUP MODE Procedure To change the printer s hardware options make sure that continuous forms are loaded and then proceed as follows 1 Enter setup mode Press the FONT button and the MENU button simultaneously until the printer beeps Wait for the printer to stop printing and check that the following lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is printed lt lt FUNCTION gt gt SAVE amp END MENUL MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT 2 Select the HARDWRE function Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under HARDWRE Press the FONT button to select the HARDWRE function and print the first item and its options as shown below SEPR OUT NTONLY DETECI IGNORE 3 Select an option for the selected item Press the LOCK button to move the cursor to the option you require Press the FONT button to select the option and print the next item NOTE To p
47. n lt 255 1 lt k lt 255 Move to print column n 1 n 255 ESC HT n Move dot column n 360 inch ESC n n n n N x 256 The value below is for 136 column printers 0 n 255 0 n 19 0 n x 256 n 4895 Horizontal relative move by n 360 inch 999 n n n 999 n n and n are the hundreds tens and units digits of the distance sis a plus or minus or sign Vertical tab execution Set vertical tabs The values of n to n in this command are the ASCII values of the lines at the current line spacing at which tabs are to be set 1 lt n lt 255 1 Move to line n 1 lt lt k lt 64 n lt 255 Page Formatting Set right margin 0 lt n lt 255 ESC Q n Set left margin 0 lt n lt 255 ESC I n Set perforation skip by n lines ESC N n 1 nx 127 Perforation skip off ESC O Set page length to n lines ESC C n or 1 lt n lt 127 ESC e C n or ESC FF n NENNEN VWT V G OLO a O Oa Oo CGU HW n CelIL o p O Wwwe D 1 OOO I U C 6 Users Manual COMMAND SETS E s Set page length to n inches ESC C NUL n or 1 n 22 ESC e C NUL 7 or ESC FF NUL n Set page length to n 360 inch ESC e f n n n n x 256 n 0 n n 255 1 n x 256 n 7920 Color Selection Select printing color n 0 Black 1 Magenta red Cyan blue Violet Yello
48. of copies being printed The paper thickness lever has nine settings 1 to 5 and A to D Use Table 3 2 to determine the appropriate setting for your paper then move the paper thickness lever to the appropriate position Move to D OVOWPUAWN Adjusting the paper thickness lever User s Manual PAPER HANDLING USING SINGLE SHEETS AAA User s Manual Table 3 2 Paper Thickness Lever Settings Number of Copies mt Including the Original 1 etung tey Tt MET 02 O For carbon interleaved paper the carbon counts as one copy 2 Vary the setting up or down including A to D to optimize printing Select D when replacing a ribbon or clearing a paper jam For labels and envelopes use trial and error to determine a satisfactory setting NOTE If printing is messy the ribbon misfeeds or the paper jams move the lever one setting higher This section describes how to load paper in the cut sheet stand or cut sheet feeder The cut sheet stand allows paper to be loaded manually one sheet at a time A cut sheet feeder allows paper to be loaded automatically from a stack Loading a Single Sheet of Paper To load a sheet of paper into the cut sheet stand 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on Check that rear fed continuous forms are retracted to the park position For details see the section Unloading Continuous Forms later in this chapter 3 5 L D 5 e U Lo D
49. right end of the head lock wire forward to release it from the hook at the right of the print head carriage Then release the wire from the center hook 4 Remove the print head from the connector on the carriage as shown in the figure below Head lock wire Replacing the print head User s Manual 7 MAINTENANCE To install the print head 1 Carefully fit the mounting guide grooves of the print head on the locating studs on the carriage 2 Push the print head into the connector and hook the wire into place in the reverse order of removal 6 8 Users Manual TROUBLE SHOOTING Your printer is extremely reliable but occasional problems may occur You can solve many of these problems yourself using this chapter If you encounter problems that you cannot resolve contact your dealer for assistance eo je e 5 3 qnol This chapter is organized as follows e Solving problems e Diagnostic functions e Getting help SOLVING PROBLEMS The tables in this section describe common printer problems and their solutions The following types of problems are considered e Print quality problems e Paper handling problems e Operating problems e Printer failures Print Quality Problems Poor print quality or other printing problems are often caused by incorrect printer setup or incorrect software settings A gradual decrease in print quality usually indicates a worn ribbon Table 7 1 identifies
50. rollers Thus step 4 of the following procedure differs for the 80 column printer and the 136 column printer To reinstall the tractor unit for pull tractor feed 1 Turn off the printer 2 Raise and pull up the acoustic cover to remove it and raise the cut sheet stand and the back cover together to access the forms tractor unit E D15 V VSXSx Users Manual 3 17 PAPER HANDLING 3 18 3 Pull up both ends of the tractor unit to detach the catches of the tractor unit from the support studs Then pull the tractor unit Return the cut sheet stand and the back cover to their original position support studs Removing the tractor unit 80 column printer Raise the rear edge of the separator and remove it Pull the bail roller unit up to detach the catches of the bail roller unit from the support studs then remove the bail roller unit Reinstall the separator and pull it to the front of the printer Bail roller unit Removing the bail roller unit User s Manual PAPER HANDLING 136 column printer Pull the separator to the front of the printer 6 Position the catches of the tractor unit on the support studs near the platen shaft push the tractor unit toward the front of the printer 0 and snap down the tractor unit into place Turn the platen knob to make sure that the tractor gear fully engages the platen shaft gear Lean the separator against the tractor unit jaded L
51. serial Interface coc cet 2 25 Problems OPETAN cde Xm 7 8 paper HANG UMS odo riv cs 7 4 DOWD adiacet tete Du rip Nee 7 8 printer talles add esau Datars 7 10 PES ss 7 1 SONIN E oana E 7 1 Protocols serial 22 i 5 33 D 10 PRI DIR ace quedes 5 30 Rate labels 2 11 7 11 RE Protocol doo o e as D 10 Removing printed pages occoccnccnocnncnonnnnonnrnnss 4 9 Replacine TDI 6 3 Reset defaults eee 2 45 Resident command sels is C 1 emula OS aia ds 2 21 5 15 o thea rM e d 1 2 4 5 F 1 Resident Fonts aae pen F 1 a User s Manual INDEX Resume Punto seats eai oe qv NU 4 7 RGATEND aos 5 26 Ribbon cartridge stan as 2 7 A aac seen aa Honda tU diud e 6 3 Ribbon subcassette 6 3 A 1 RS 232C serial interface cable connector erit trot eite tosions 2 20 optional settings setup 2 26 5 31 SPECI CallONs esa D 6 SAVESEND fUNCHON editado 2 43 Saving SEMINE S ar entrant 5 8 2 43 Select DC1 Deselect DC3 COMMAS anin 5 25 Self test Printer errai 2 14 2 48 SELE TSTI CON orita ois 2 48 Serial RS 232C interface cable CONMECHON ts 2 20 optional settings setup 2 26 5 31 SPECI CATIONS iii a D 6 Setup mode changing configuration options 5 38 changing hardware options 5 29 changing MENU1 and 2 options 5 14 changing print position adjustment options eee 5 34 DPL24C PLUS flowch
52. setup mode the paper automatically advances to the tear off edge at the end of each job or when the printer has printed all the data received 3 22 User s Manual PAPER HANDLING FEEDING AND POSITIONING PAPER User s Manual NOTE If the bottom perforation of your paper is not positioned at the tear off edge the length of your paper may not be speci fied correctly in your software or the printer setup mode Check that the paper length is specified correctly For information on specifying page length using setup mode see Chapter 5 2 Tear the paper off at the perforation o Ls a 22025022222 La 392 X amp y AY N SS Tearing off continuous forms 3 Press any button to retract the forms back to the top of form position Line Feed Form Feed Use the line feed form feed function to move paper forward This function is valid when the printer is online or offline Pressing and holding down the LF FF button feeds one sheet of paper Pressing the LF FF button once advances the paper one line do not hold the button more than three seconds The printer does not allow you to execute reverse form or line feeds from the control panel To feed paper backward manually rotate the platen knob Remember that the top of form will slip from the original setting 3 23 a D e jaded PAPER HANDLING SWITCHING PAPER TYPES 3 24 Micro Feed Use the micro
53. the perforation In setup mode you cannot use the printer tear off feature TEAR OFF button 3 Do either of the following e Select another function or e Exit setup mode saving any changes you made For details about other functions see the other sections in this chapter To exit setup mode and save your changes make sure that the red cursor is positioned beneath SAVE amp END then press the FONT button or the MENU button A Oe 5 10 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE xe xX lt lt Menu 2 settings gt gt i PE O ZJU QZZI gt t OHN d I St YL LO PSP Woe lt lt NO T x Jus NAH COO OE X UL OO OO OO _MLUNMOM cao so lA Loo er Qi 0 F x lt cO OuiO OQOOduo tujCc 000 2 Ot c FOO UAW ZZ 6 20 0 Z Zuco ix E OBO lc0O0Duic ZAaAGAZ ti PA HI SA OCUIZ 6002 000 Ooule Po JOUR SIO 051 1 0100 rT z Poe Oe OKO Lr OS AN 3 xul EOD Me TT COW O A TO MH LO O US I 2 NNN NNN AN NN NEN NN NEN NN CN CNLCN CNLONI 132 gt 2929 259299353 gt 2 59950 gt 30 Nr AAA AAA AMA NN O AN lud gt a DO CCusr G mrqm uiululott ULLOA MLL CTA O JH 400 RENO O H ls lid ILE LO uu Ld Ee fbr Jia d listada dias tdt litis d DOECNEDCRCIEUEEEIEEEUEEOGCEEXEEXIEEZIEEX 3 1 O ates C 0 POG JL AUZO A HOO LUI LO PSP UQ AA DOT M ts NX OG SEWO OO GUION IN NO eso De Q0 St Uri el lt PoOOwWwO DODO AI CHioMowtrur OO UMAMSSVACAAAYMZASZWO us pre E AZITAJ S2HOwYr BAO hi IL mE
54. using a color ribbon is possible if gt O Q C O 5 supported by your software The RS 232C serial interface is a factory installable option that allows you to connect your printer to a serial port of your computer User s Manual INTRODUCTION 1 4 User s Manual SELECTING A GOOD LOCATION AAA 221 Users Manual SETTING UP Your new printer is easy to install and set up This chapter tells you how to set up the printer and start printing right away If this is your first printer you should read the entire chapter before attempting to use the printer In this chapter you will learn how to If you have a problem while setting up the printer review the section Solving Problems in Chapter 7 If the problem persists contact your dealer Unpack assemble and select a good location for the printer Identify the printer s major parts Connect the power and interface cables Test the printer before connecting it to your computer Select an emulation and print a sample page using your software This printer is suitable for most business office and home environ ments To obtain peak performance from the printer select a location that meets the following guidelines y y y Place the printer on a sturdy level surface Place the printer near a well grounded AC power outlet Ensure easy access to the front and rear of the printer by leaving several inches of
55. wiring required for connection to an IBM PC SSS D 8 Users Manual INTERFACE INFORMATION S _ _ H Users Manual o Host Printer gt a Oo E oce O i RD Pin3 RD DSR Pin 6 gt DSR DTR Pin 20 gt DTR RC RTS Pind RTS CTS Pin 5 CTS CD Pin 8 gt CD SG Pin7 SG indicates an open wire Wire q is unnecessary for the DTR or RC protocol Some computers may not require wire w DSR enabled control enables communication using an RS 232C interface The CTS and DSR input control signals are enabled CD is ignored DSR must be high when the printer receives data If the printer has data to be transmitted to the computer the printer trans mits the data when both DSR and CTS are high When using DSR enabled control use a straight through cable to connect to a DCE data communications equipment device Use a null modem cable to connect to a DTE data terminal equipment device as shown below Host DTE Printer DTE E URS Lum RD Pin 3 RD os db NN CNN E DTR Pin 20 DTR RTS Pin 4 RTS CIS Pin 5 A ts CIS CD Pin 8 CD OG SG Pin 7 D 9 INTERFACE INFORMATION Serial Protocols A protocol is a set of instructions that control the way data is transmit ted between devices such as a computer and printer The protocol ensures that the computer does not send information to the print
56. 0 inch ESC h n 0 lt n lt 255 User s Manual COMMAND SETS Set character offset to n 120 inch ESC DC1 n Cancelled by CR or ESC x 0 n 63 64 n 127 Set character pitch to n 360 inch 0 lt n n n lt 999 n n and n are the hundreds tens and units digits Vertical Control Line feed Reverse line feed Form feed Advance paper n 180 inch 0 lt n lt 255 Reverse paper n 180 inch 0 lt n lt 255 Advance paper n 360 inch 0 n n n 999 n n and n are the hundreds tens and units digits Reverse paper n 360 inch 0 n n n 999 1 2 73 7 n n and n are the hundreds tens and units digits Set line spacing to 1 8 inch 8 lpi Set line spacing to n 180 inch 0 lt n 255 Set line spacing to 7 60 inch Set line spacing to n 60 inch 0 n x 127 Set line spacing to 1 6 inch 6 lpi or to the value set with the ESC A command The preset line spacing command is ESC A n Set line spacing to n 360 inch 0 n n n 999 151 22 E n n and n are the hundreds tens and SETS e le 3 D 5 a units digits Set line spacing to n 360 inch 1 n 255 A T User s Manual C 5 COMMAND SETS DPL24C PLUS Tabulation Horizontal tab execution Set horizontal tabs The values of n to n in this command are the ASCII values of the print columns at the current character width at which tabs are to be set 1 lt
57. 000 sheets of 788 x 1091 mm paper 1 16 g m lb Weight in pounds of 500 sheets of 17 x 22 inch paper 3 76 g m User s Manual PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Carbon backed Do not use in high humidity environments 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 81 g m 34 70 kg or 11 22 lb 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 81 g m 34 70 kg or 11 22 lb 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib 40 81 g m 34 70 kg or 11 22 lb 40 52 g m 34 45 kg or 11 14 lb 40 52 g m 34 45 kg or 11 14 lb 40 52 g m 34 45 kg or 11 14 lb 40 52 g m 34 45 kg or 11 14 lb 40 64 g m 34 55 kg or 11 17 Ib Carbon Avoid using carbon interleaved single sheets interleaved 35 64 g m 30 55 kg or 9 17 Ib Counted as one sheet 35 81 g m 30 70 kg or 9 22 Ib SUOIDDIJIOOdS 35 52 g m 30 45 kg or 9 14 Ib Counted as one sheet 35 52 g m 30 45 kg or 9 14 Ib Counted as one sheet 35 64 g m 30 55 kg or 9 17 Ib kg Weight in kilograms of 1000 sheets of 788 x 1091 mm paper 1 16 g m lb Weight in pounds of 500 sheets of 17 x 22 inch paper 3 76 g m User s Manual B 9 PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS B 10 Users Manual COMMAND SETS This appendix describes printer commands and their parameters This printer has three resident command sets e Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS native command set for Fujitsu DL se
58. 1000 4 2 1995 IEC61000 4 3 1995 IEC61000 4 4 1995 IEC61000 4 5 1995 IEC61000 4 6 1996 IEC61000 4 11 1994 EN61000 3 2 1995 EN61000 3 3 1995 EN60950 1992 A1 A2 A3 NENNEN O iv Users Manual The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice and without obligation to incorporate changes and improvements into units already shipped Every effort has been made to ensure that the information included here is complete and accurate at the time of publication however Fujitsu cannot be held responsible for errors and omissions Printer model specifications differ with the print column 80 or 136 and the power supply input voltage 100 120 or 220 240 VAC C147 E042 05EN May 2001 Copyright O 1998 2000 2001 FUJITSU LIMITED Printed in Japan All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated stored in a database or retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Fujitsu Limited TRADEMARK FUJITSU is a registered trademark and Fujitsu Creative Faces is a ACKNOWLEDGEMENT trademark of Fujitsu Limited Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Coporation IBM PC and IBM Proprinter XL24E are trademarks of International Business Machines Corpora tion ESC P2 is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation Microsoft is a registered trademark and MS DOS and Wi
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61. 55 1 lt k lt 64 Clear all vertical tabs ESC B NUL Reset tabs to default values ESC R Page Formatting Set left margin at column n and right ESC X n m margin at column m 0 n m lt 255 Set perforation skip by n lines ESC N n 1 n lt 255 Perforation skip off ESC O Set page length to n lines 1 lt n 255 ESC C n Set page length to n inches 1 lt n lt 22 ESC C NUL 71 Set top of form ESC 4 EIS e le D 5 a User s Manual C 19 COMMAND SETS IBM XL24E Color Selection Select print color n 0 Black Magenta red Cyan blue Violet Yellow Orange Green Character Set Control Select character set 1 ESC 7 Select character set 2 ESC 6 Print n n x 256 characters from all ESC n n character set chars chars codes of characters to print O lt chars lt 255 Print a character from all character set ESC char char a code of character to print 0 lt char lt 255 Select code page table n ESC T r1 n 0 n n 255 n n n x 256 0 0 c c E Code page ID Ignore command Code page 437 Code page 850 Code page 860 Code page 863 Code page 865 Clear input buffer Select printer Deselect printer ignore input C 20 User s Manual COMMAND SETS Downloading Select resident or downloaded font Ex n 0 Resident Draft 2 Resident Courier 4 Downloaded Draft 6 Downloaded Courier Create download font E
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63. 57FE 30360 or its equivalent To prevent RFI radio frequency interference the connector cover must be connected to the cable shield V At the computer end most computers including IBM PCs require a male DB 25P connector Some computers however require a Centronics connector To determine the type of connector your computer uses refer to your computer user manual V Make sure that the cable length does not exceed 3 meters 10 feet Selecting a Serial Interface Cable For the serial interface use a cable that meets the following specifica tions V At the printer end use a 25 pin male connector such as a Cannon DB 25P or its equivalent V To determine the type of connector your computer requires refer to your computer user manual or ask your dealer V The cable length can be up to 15 meters 50 feet This type of length is required in many networking and shared printer configurations AAA o rr oo User s Manual 2 19 SETTING UP Connecting the Interface Cable To connect the interface cable 1 Turn off both the printer and the computer 2 Pushing the top of the shutter on the right side of the printer by the thumb lift the bottom of the shutter by fingers until the shutter stays open to access the connector Shutter Opening the shutter 3 Attach the interface cable to the connector If your printer has a dual interface use the appropriate connector Gr
64. 6 DPL24C PLUS COMMMAINGS scs ELE CHR RU roca C 1 factor yd Stats alias C 14 selec ias 2 21 5 15 A a ON 5 16 ID ER Protocol odisti ias 5 32 D 10 AO Ejecting single sheets C 12 C 21 C 29 EMULATE ados 2 24 5 12 5 15 Emulations selec 2 21 5 12 5 14 SUPP OME Uorren a 2 22 Entering setup mode ns 5 2 Envelope adapter zie ett 3 27 8 1 Envelopes USING vaa DA Epson ESC P2 COMUNA raras C 22 Selee go esiti AA 2 21 5 15 Exiting setup mode isis 2 43 AS ES Factory settings defaults 5 11 2 45 C 14 Feeder type detection sss 3 8 7 9 Feeding paper f rm Tee s annann 3 3 3 23 Ite TO asd e bae eode 3 3 3 23 a Ao neptune 7 4 PON Tara as 4 5 5 15 Fonts A DUTE S giia 5 18 md 4 5 selecto ei idas 5 15 EY OCS tra 1 2 F 1 Pobiti feed oet tmo uU AN 3 3 3 23 Forms tractors ooocccccnnccnnonoccnnnncnnnoninoss 2 11 3 14 Fujitsu DPPL24C PLUS s rar uie feet e 2 21 5 15 lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu 1 te 0 9 A aN 9 12 ADIUS Da 5 34 CODNPIGA SL stes utes hit Romei 5 38 DEPAUL Lu 5 27 2 46 HARDWARE nite itte nes 5 29 HEX DUMT seas 2 48 7 11 User s Manual DTi 5 10 MENU usaba biblia 5 14 MENU ani 5 14 j Uiyoror REN 5 4 DAVESEND use tton to gene 2 43 SELECTING aii al 5 5 OELTPSDIST tas 2 47 7 11 he Y et Mie 2 51 7 11 G H Glossary of teria GL 1 Hardware options ID Se Lp modes 5 29 A 8 1 order numbers asco ais A 1 HARDWRE function ee
65. 6 IN 29 180 29 180 66 6 IN 66 6 IN 422 360 Dual No interface PPR OUT CNTONLY PRT DIR BI DIR BUZZER ON WORD LG 8 BIT BUFFER NONE DETECT UNI DIR OFF 7 BIT 256 BYTE INTRFCE PARALEL PARALEL IGNORE 2K BYTE SERIAL 8K BYTE 24K BYTE 32K BYTE 96K BYTE 128K BYT AUTO 2S AUTO 4S AUTO 6S AUTO 10S AUTO 15S AUTO 208 No FORMAT 8NONEI 7ODDI BAUD RT150 PROTOCL XON XOF DSR IGNORE DUPLEX FULL CTS IGNORE CD IGNORE CSFTYPE ASF 8NONE2 7MARKI 300 DTR DETECT HALF DETECT DETECT PAPRPRO SEVEN 7SPACEI 600 REV CHL 80DDI 7EVEN 1200 e D o O Q D TEVEN1 7ODD2 2400 4800 9600 END 19200 User s Manual 5 55 USING SETUP MODE eS oe Differences in IBM Proprinter XL24E Emulation In the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation MENU1 and MENU2 differ from the DPL24C PLUS emulation in the following ways e The following options are different l CHAR W NORMAL 2 TIMES CHAR H NORMAL 2 TIMES ATTRIB NONE ITALIC SHADOW BOLD e The AGM item is provided l CHR SET SET2 AGM OFF SET 1 ON e The LF CODE item s default is set to the other option PRF SKIP NO SKIP SKIP l LF CODE LF amp CR LF ONLY nn O l LO X P V OV O U OO v V w IT CO h 9 amp C Gp CpGiPm 4 9A 5 56 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE Differences in Epson ESC P2 Emulation In the
66. D Q O 0 Cannon or Cinch DB 25P male connector or equivalent that conforms to EIA standards The table that follows shows the pin assignments commonly used by most computers In the table e Input denotes a signal from the computer to the printer e Output denotes a signal from the printer to the computer e The signal level for mark state logical 1 is 3 V or lower for space state logical 0 itis 3 V or higher Pin Signal Direc Description No Name tion TD Output Transmitted Data This pin carries umn tion from the printer to the computer RD Input Received Data This pin carries information from the computer to the printer 4 RIS Output Request To Send Spaces are sent when the printer is ready to transmit data 5 CIS Input Clear To Send Spaces are sent when the computer is ready to receive data DSR Input Data Set Ready Spaces are sent when the computer has been powered on and is ready to receive or transmit data vice Signal Ground common return CD Input Carrier Detect Spaces are sent when the computer allows the printer to receive data 11 RC Output Reverse Channel This signal is used instead of the DTR signal in the RC protocol Spaces are sent when the printer is ready to receive or transmit data 20 DIR Output Data Terminal Ready Spaces are sent when the printer has been powered on and is ready to receive or transmit data D 7 INTERFACE INFORMATION
67. DE E 2 Select the CONFIG function Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under CONFIG Press the FONT button to select the CONFIG function and print the following lt TEAROFF gt options lt TEAROFF gt MANUAL AUTO 3 Select an option Press the LOCK button to move the cursor to either MANUAL or AUTO Press the FONT button to select the option and print the lt TEARPOS gt item If other items must be specified do so now Otherwise go to step 4 4 Exit the CONFIG function Press the ONLINE button to exit the CONFIG function and reprint the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu 5 Do either of the following e Select another function or e Exit setup mode saving your changes For details on other functions see the other sections in this chapter To exit setup mode and save your changes make sure that the red cursor is positioned under SAVE amp END then press the FONT button or the MENU button EXITING AND SAVING This section describes how to exit set up mode save any changes you made To exit setup mode immediately select the SAVE amp END function wm 2 em o O O O NENNEN User s Manual 5 43 USING SETUP MODE Any settings changed while in setup mode are saved as the new power on defaults for the printer The new defaults remain active until you change them again NOTE The only way to exit setup mode without saving your changes is to turn off the printer When you turn the printe
68. E SHOOTING Table 7 1 Print Quality Problems and Solutions Cont Printing is Use the printer s V ALMNT function to vertically check the vertical print alignment If necessary misaligned adjust the print alignment See the section jagged Using the Diagnostic Functions in Chapter 5 Buljoous jqNOIL The top margin is The top margin is the sum of the top of form wrong setting the software specified top margin and the printer s TOP MRG setting Proceed as follows e Make sure that the top of form setting is correct The factory default is 25 4 mm 1 inch See the section Changing Top of Form in Chapter 5 e Check the software specified top margin Refer to your software documentation e Check the printer s TOP MRG setting See the section Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options in Chapter 5 Lines are double Check the line spacing setting in your software spaced instead of single spaced Change the CR CODE setting in the printer setup mode to CR ONLY See the section Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options in Chapter 5 The printer Change the CR CODE setting in the printer overprints on the setup mode to CR amp LF See the section same line Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options in Chapter 5 The next print line Change the LF CODE setting in the printer starts where the setup mode to LF amp CR See the section previous line Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options in ended instead of Chapter 5 at the left margin
69. Epson ESC P2 emulation MENU1 and MENU2 differ from the DPL24C PLUS emulation in the following ways e The ZEROFNT and LF CODE items are not defined e The following options are different PAGE LG LANGUGE USA UK GERMAN SWEDISH DANISHI ITALIAN SPANSHI SPANSH2 JAPAN NORWEGN LATIN A FRENCH PAGE437 PAGE850 PAGE860 PAGE863 PAGE865 ECMA94 DANISH2 1508859 PG852 PG852 T PG855 PG866 HUNGARY HUNG T SLOV SLOV T POLISH POLSH T MAZOWIA MAZOW T LATIN2 CHR SET ITALIC LATN2 T GRAPHIC KAMENIC KAMEN T TURKY TURKY T CYRILIC IBM437 IBM851 ELOT928 PG DHN LATIN P ISO LTN LITHUAI LITHUA2 MIK MACEDON PG MAC ELOT927 ABG ABY DEC GR HBR OLD PG862 HBR DEC GREEKII ISO TUK KOREA LEGAL E User s Manual 9 57 eo 2 em o O O O USING SETUP MODE Ass gt gt gt ONLINE SETUP MODE The preceding sections describe offline setup mode This section introduces online setup mode The tedious task of setting up printer features one by one from the control panel and printing and checking the desired options on paper can be avoided by using online setup mode In online setup mode printer features are set via the computer rather than the printer control panel Put the printer in online setup mode in either of the following two ways e Turn the printer off and then turn the printer back on while pressing the MENU button Hold down the button until the printer beeps e Issue the printer
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71. L command are the ASCII values of the lines at the current line spacing at which tabs are to be set 1 lt n lt 255 1 kx 16 Move to dot line d d x 256 360 inch n 2 n 0 0 d 255 0 d 127 Vertical relative move by d d x 256 360 inch n 2 n 0 0 d 255 0 d 127 32768 lt d d x 256 lt 32768 Page Formatting Set right margin to column n ESC Q n 1 n lt 255 Set left margin to column n ESC n 0 n lt 255 Set top and bottom margins from top of page ESC c 7 n n 4 n 0 t b b e Top margin t t x 256 360 inch 0 lt t lt 255 0 lt t 127 e Bottom margin b b x 256 360 inch 0 lt b lt 255 0 lt b 127 Set perforation skip by n lines ESC N n 1 n 127 Perforation skip off ESC O Set page length to n lines 1 n 127 ESC C n Set page length to n inches 1 lt n lt 22 ESC C NUL 71 Set page length to d d x 256 360 inch ESC C n4 n n 2 n 0 d d3 0x d 255 0 lt d 127 SETS e o 3 D 5 a 7 CThis pitch is the default but can be changed by the ESC U command beforehand I 2 amp 999 215 ooo o ooo Users Manual C 25 COMMAND SETS ESC P2 Color Selection Select print color n U ESC r n Black Magenta red Cyan blue Violet Yellow Orange Green Character Set Con
72. Loading Paper for the Self Test To print the self test use paper wider than 215 9 mm 8 5 inches and set the left paper guide all the way to the right to avoid clipping the test pattern Standard letter or A4 size paper can be used lengthwise portrait mode Before loading paper make sure that the printer is on Then proceed as follows 1 Make sure that the paper thickness lever located on the top right of the printer is at position 1 Make sure that the paper select lever located on the top left of the printer is set to the front as shown below Loading a sheet of paper 2 13 SETTING UP 2 Raise the cut sheet stand Move the left paper guide all the way to the right Insert the sheet of paper into the cut sheet stand Letter or A4 size paper inserted lengthwise portrait mode with this setting will not result in clipping Adjust the right paper guide so that the paper lies flat on the cut sheet stand 3 Slide the paper along the cut sheet stand until its bottom edge touches the platen Then press the LOAD button The paper will be loaded to the top of form position Printing the Self Test The printer has a built in self test program The self test prints the firmware version the names of the printer s resident emulations and all of the characters available in the emulations The self test prints 80 characters per line If you are using a color printer and ribbon printing is in seven colors To pr
73. M 00 OS te I A 09 E HE Ut g uj cw am E e eo Uu 9 4 Sow C Pu UD D OA n MoO amp IH PL AL VES 4 B o0 s Vc on B 3 ox L Q EOL4d oA po Oo CS OO 8 Swe 3 hi1 Li AN NAUUEN 14 e es al a Hing ees pe e EY 6 0 rn Wei OS WX dE O L D atte Y A 4d 8 ROO 00 SS 20 00 0 at oe C8 S C X3 4g d oup oD oup UD oce e en cel o Qi M d 3 Se ANN HS oto Y cd O O Qu4 AS OMe EO Q OU UC ER OP SEH HN ROM dD q aaa Ee O C5 c4 C 00 PD QD P CO OS sr HE A 09 mer db URI Qe me mK FON dE ot um amp CD e C4 05 O QD D 05 OS f OOO E fa NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS The following character sets differ from the graphics character sets ESC P2 EMULATION available in the Epson ESC P2 emulation SPANSH1 Spanish1 DANISH1 Danish1 C DEF 0123450606789 ABCDEF H 012345678 9A B mi S onansnonoagay nnm HL Fh AD NI MN Sane t pHO Pe Oo AWE 4 RARA LA le 24 el te ll A TA Fe A rm OA OS umo oL fe Y A 04022000330 DO AM Duce QU D o d oxd d xU EE EE Quo n di23 5zx mNI got 0 20 O O Qu DO mAn QC OU U ES DD D Eo Neu amp m O OQ mI E UO mH ex HESO O c4 CM CO SPL LO 00 OS e ee HE A 09 t CBU be we aK RT ON Ou mNOSwiomooOoduudortBtu HT BE AL VI SM te oe 9 cox B e x La Eod O RP ae do CP 5 Xu c 4 FRA tet MEE Re pot fo Heel A AR dE 3E A r9 mem 30 oc 4H OB MAG ow LO Y AC 4 8 amp OCOD DWODO abo DH Und g d Oot OW X
74. MNHO gt SM HNMR SGD ACNVANHUDHAMASZO Ce C4 cO SF ES uo P OO OWN 9 em re HO 09 e z dE Xo gO udo c A O cd E e a DA CH CO Poi VO p CO OY em OQ OO CA EJ Fa g 2 O x lt Lu a O x ro wN DANISH2 Danish2 0123456789 AB 0123450606789 ABCDEF CDEF HERE AI VI S te vo 9 c s B SmnFWN oArPWeSeDGwo 3 BWC 4 H os o MH NUM el fee eq ipsos ed WH OSD Cad anv L FP w x YR Xu 8 RB OQ O O0 D wO UD O Woh a Cn D gd sg ud d On U XD MU iH ted on rl of UPUH saps xXrpmN c I CBQVVYUHOGQHMYMA ESO D Om UE D PEK HAHNY Fm cuanodlmsmigommnut u um xzo Q n O0 9 aO AO r0 OS ss wv ll At HE Uro Be K t d NS a O n C 00 Pai uo r0 0 CAVA Ww GE LH FEAR VE Sms de Hoe 9 5 Qc us B Bun kHOLPeodcossuc 4 s et M ele io He il dex Reb aped Sa ea uw rr Wri OD cea oL Poe Y A Mee ooo sc cs GOD O0 Ub pho LOS a at xd d ed Oe D xD D et eb oio oe Q0 0423 eK AN B Sud aaa OG Du MG d OMe EO Q amp Ou E IPEM NSS D aec montmuinmotutsuxlgzzo OG e cQ o ID o ro 0 eom v HAG e H U ot ui An a a m ex un o c m wiocmoomqinnodgntmts E 17 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS LEGAL Legal 6 H de lA EV I III 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 rj t ODoupsiuoc Joo ugtilnunm nbo OP oumED woGrnmBzIG tmgotu DPA OS gerader moane Q 37 BONN x 4 E cu nor Do mk pa
75. NE then press FONT or MENU Form feed forward Press and hold LF FF until the operation starts Ignore font commands from CPU Press LOCK Line feed forward Press LF FF within three seconds Load paper Press LOAD Micro feed backward Press ONLINE and TEAR OFF Micro feed forward A L 2 2 2 Press ONLINE and LF FF Place printer offline Press ONLINE Place printer online Press ONLINE Reset power on defaults Turn printer off then on Resume printing after paper end Press ONLINE Save adjusted load positions Press ONLINE and LOAD Select a font and pitch Press FONT Select MENU 1 or MENU2 Press MENU Start stop resume printing AE RE AE E Start Send print command Stop resume Press ONLINE Self test printing L Start Turn printer off Press LF FF while turning printer on Pause resume Press FONT or MENU Exit Press ONLINE Tear off forms rear fed continuous forms only Press TEAR OFF Tear off forms then press any button to retract forms Unload paper to park position rear fed continuous forms only QR 2 Press LOAD User s Manual INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing this printer This printer is a compact versatile printer that offers maximum compatibility with today s software packages and personal computers The 24 wire print head provides cr
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77. ON ACTION lt ONLINE gt Exit to normal mode lt LOCK gt Return to lt lt FUNCTION gt gt mode lt FONT gt Pause resume printing lt MENU gt Pause resume printing 1 Software specification CA02744 J101 01A Emulations DPL24C FUJITSU DPL24C PLUS IBMXL24E IBM Proprinter XL24E ESC P 2 EPSON ESC P 2 3 Repeat printing 1 4 25 amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 7_ pape corgi Ik mnan e te etl tale dli as TUVWXYZ 1 7 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzi aL1dunne rngi ri le 23 34 lll ll E aBTTEOYTIONEABENT12S 0 2 ES ro Ti TEST sch ee sro e e Cn n DAT raiii eb Hae UL E afarmZour 0Q egdefzto2s ls s Pa HOM Ld 0 23146368 DES aid k1 t TE N 96r aili 0 ie opar starena TELESNE Praia la ed NE oni abcde nop taa a E Amm t rast uk Sl nEour 0Q6egde zi2s s5 e 2m Ta 012315680 pir AB ES sir abede ghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzi SOUPS ee O per TA Iu MEL BIrhoyt ON DEN e 0 sal i val AB EEG K ORSTUVWXYZ ab cde rete rete et TET rec cp daba DE i1 3 TPF R TE r t E Tt MT Sea Jj 5 e D 2mi1 4555 IH 0123 AB rd K QRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopgqrstuvwxyz nN89ccoiii C 444 Sample self test page 5 To exit the self test mode press the ONLINE button The printer will return online User s Manual SETTING UP NOTE The printer can also print a special demo pattern that illustrates some of the prin
78. PICA 10 The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts CORRESPONDENCE 10 The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts HIGH SPEED DRAFT 12 The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts BOLDFACE PS The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts OCR B 10 The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts OCR A 10 The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts ere User s Manual F RESIDENT FONTS COURIER SCALABLE Normal Bold Italic NIMBUS SANS SCALABLE Normal Bold Italic TIMELESS SCALABLE Normal Bold Italic F 2 The 24 wire dot matrix printer quality characters and symbols a variety of sizes and fonts The 24 wire dot matrix printer quality characters and symbols a variety of sizes and fonts The 24 wire dot matrix printer quality characters and symbols a variety of sizes and fonts The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a varlety of sizes and fonts The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality cha
79. SC n n ID m m data Bit Image Graphics Single density graphics ESC K n 1 1 Double density graphics ESC L n High speed double density graphics ESC Y n Quadruple density graphics ESC Z n High resolution graphics ESC g n m data Select graphics mode in AG mode only ESC m data n n c c Cut Sheet Feeder Control Feed a sheet from bin 1 ESC EM 1 Feed a sheet from bin 2 ESC EM 2 Feed a sheet from bin 3 ESC EM E Eject a page from the printer ESC EM R Select bin 1 for following pages LET Select bin 2 for following pages TAXE Select bin 3 for following pages E Eject sheet at end of current page R Change bins at next page LEGE Cut sheet feed selection Sf Miscellaneous Sound the bell BEL Unidirectional printing on off ESC U n on n 1 off n 0 Add a carriage return to all line feeds ESC 5 n on n 1 off n 0 Printer offline ESC j Enter online setup mode ESC e ONLINE data Select default settings ESC K n4 n i UD p p E User s Manual C 21 SETS e o 3 D 5 a COMMAND SETS ESC P2 EPSON ESC P2 This section describes the printer commands for the Epson ESC P2 EMULATION emulation Asterisks in the Function column indicate extended commands that are not supported by the original printer Print Mode Control Double strike bold printing on Double strike bold printing off Emph
80. TIONS This appendix gives the physical functional and performance specifications for the printer It also gives detailed paper specifications Dimensions PHYSICAL Height SPECIFICATIONS Width Depth Weight AC power requirements Model Model Power consumption Heat generation Interface Data buffer size Download buffer Operating environment Storage environment Acoustic noise 80 columns 136 columns 133 mm 5 2in 130mm 5 1 in 434 mm 17in 570mm 22 4 in 330 mm 13in 330 mm 13 in 75kg 1651b 8 5kg 18 7 Ib M33051A M33061A M3388A M3389A 100 to 120 VAC 10 50 60 Hz M33051B M33061B M3388B M3389B 220 to 240 VAC 10 6 50 60 Hz Average 120 VA Maximum 240 VA Average 65 kcal h Centronics parallel or Centronics parallel and RS 232C serial 0 256 2K 8K 24K 32K 96K or 128K bytes Maximum 128K bytes 128K minus data buffer size C Lo o O zi Q a o 5 to 38 C 41 to 100 F 30 to 80 RH no condensation Wetbulb temperature less than 29 C 84 F 15 to 60 C 4 to 140 F 10 to 95 RH no condensation Average 53 dBA when printing in letter quality ISO 7779 Bystander Position Front A A A eS Users Manual B PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS FU NCTI ONAL Print method SPECIFICATIONS Print direction Character cell Letter 10 cpi Letter 12 cpi Report Draft High speed draft Paper handling Standard Opti
81. The first listing is common to all emulations Options specific to each emulation are skipped See the subsequent listings 3 and 4 American English Same as code page 437 British English German Swedish Code page 437 Code page 850 Code page 860 Code page 863 Code page 865 ECMA 94 ISO 8859 1 Code page 852 Code page 852 two pass Code page 855 Code page 866 Hungarian e o em o O O O Hungarian two pass ENERO AA User s Manual 5 21 USING SETUP MODE Table 5 3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES e Underlined options are the factory defaults e Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table MENU1 and MENU2 Items Description lt LANGUGE gt SLOV Slovenian continued SLOV T Slovenian two pass POLISH Polish POLSH T Polish two pass MAZOWIA Mazowian MAZOW T Mazowian two pass LATIN2 Latin 2 LATIN2 T Latin 2 two pass KAMENIC Kamenicky KAMEN T Kamenicky two pass TURKY Turkish TURKY T Turkish two pass CYRILIC Cyrillic IBM437 IBM 437 IBM851 IBM 851 ELOT928 ELOT 928 PG DHN Code page DHN LATIN P Latin Polish ISO LTN ISO Latin LITHUA1 Lithuanianl LITHUA2 Lithuanian2 MIK MACEDON Macedonian PG MAC ELOT927 ABG ABY DEC GR HBR OLD PG862 HBR DEC GREEK 11 ISO TUK ISO Turkish nn o e 7 7 V o P OO A3 9 b P 5 DD
82. U AD imb edo ol Roe Op SD eM AN B Gu fe d n 0 0O0umsdnox A amp gro QOdutmpmxuNRS OC amp tO Omm OmHumasuxkdxmO CA ed CQ CO boa LO C 00 Qu o no M 7 Cee E db OURG ge 9X ee ro LA E 15 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS SPANSH2 Spanish2 ITALIAN Italian b d 0123456789ABCD L H 0123456789 ABCODEF Hl aA VE 9 or Re 9 c on B BaLn eHOAP PB d gDcosuwuc 3 HRS Y t HE NL A4 e eS A ji dL CGA O0 Cu ug aw LF wet YAR d 8 ENO000D DAD D 0 wwe C 23 4D d x 40 5 AO DA Al 03 Rp SP BX ANT OOD ADO Qu NSAN EO AMAR D gt EMAN Zev a amp nooatmumgomunx5iudzzxo Q e QN 0 9 iD AD e my fA 5 HNP Be wane t a HN un C e C8 005 P iO VO P0 OS m 0 00 OQ I3 E HERE AD VI Ss ote Ho 9 c ou B Bae FEW OM bow qo C 40 8 WC 4 OS LA C NEN 2d pd el mw qe dE r Sates meal loa al es ie Lr THOS A e Y A HPRROQOv od A RKO D O 0 o8 DR Qnid Uo d Gadd Oe Od Ae did ot aru gpd gt mox AN DOD a 37207 Qu mung Q Op NHI gt EM mHMo we d MQVANHUDHAMHEZO C e OO sio OO av Aw EAU Be we mK FST EN um O Ma 10 oa D OO Ooh LATIN A Latin American JAPAN Japanese RfHO123456789ABCDEF Et El a o A e e rn WO u lt p e OQ e o H HEH AN VI we Be s c us B Bat ENO APK GOGO muc 4 FE ih AN hs 34 j YA j l 3f CSS Ta Ea 30 7 AHORA Lt Y A fj amp 70 0 0 Gd P0 2 0 Wm DE OSV se
83. UNCTION gt gt DEFAULT LIST SELF ISI HEX DUMP Press the LOCK button to position the red cursor Press the FONT button or the MENU button to select MENU1 and print the following lt EMULATE gt options lt EMULATE gt DPL24C XL24E ESC P2 The currently selected emulation is indicated by a short under line In the figure shown above the Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS emulation is selected 4 Select an emulation Press the LOCK button repeatedly to position the red cursor under the required emulation Press the FONT button to select the emulation and print the next MENU1 item 2 24 User s Manual SETTING UP 5 Exit MENUI Press the ONLINE button to exit the MENU1 function and reprint the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu 6 Exit setup mode to save the emulation To exit setup mode and save the new emulation make sure that the red cursor is positioned under SAVE amp END Then press the FONT button or the MENU button The printer selects SAVE amp END and then goes online To change other printer settings using the printer setup mode see Chapter 5 PRINTING A SAMPLE PAGE Once the self test verifies that the printer is functioning correctly try ONLINE printing using one of your software packages This exercise will ensure that the printer is correctly connected to your computer If you are using a parallel interface the printer usually prints the correct characters automatically However you may need to adjust the
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85. ading paper and selecting print features in detail After you become more familiar with the printer use Quick Reference at the beginning of the manual to refresh your memory as needed Chapter 5 Using Setup Mode describes how to change the printer s optional settings such as print features hardware options and top of form Most settings only affect print features such as the typestyle and page format Note that certain settings directly affect hardware and software compatibility Refer to this chapter as indicated in Chapter 2 or as required Chapter 6 Maintenance explains basic maintenance procedures for this printer Chapter 7 Trouble Shooting describes problem solving techniques Before you contact your dealer for help check the list of problems and solutions provided in this chapter A gt AAA Users Manual Vii CONVENTIONS Chapter 8 Installing Options describes the options available for the printer and explains how to install them At the end of this manual you will find several appendixes a glossary and an index Appendix A gives order numbers for printer supplies options and publications Other appendixes provide additional technical information about the printer Special information such as warnings cautions and notes are indicated as follows WARNING A WARNING indicates that personal injury may result if you do not follow a procedure correctly CAUTION A CAUTION indicates that damage to the p
86. age DHN PG DHN Latin Polish LATIN P ISO Latin ISO LTN Lithuanian 1 LITHUAT Lithuanian 2 LITHUA2 MIK MIK Macedonian MACEDON ABG ABG ABY ABY Code Page MAC PG MAC ELOT927 ELOT927 DEC Greek DEC GR Greek 11 GREEK 11 Code Page 862 PG862 Hebrew Old HBR OLD Hebrew DEC HBR DEC ISO Turkish ISO TUK 2 e 2 Fe a m Ll L Ll L CN m A C E EM NM C aL UE ELS Me eL A e xe de ELLE UA A eI qnc qe ue cum MeL den wel ES HAC D uds du MELLE nut ML Se l l l 2 l 2 2 E A OS TI en uen IN A NP oo A y A RE ARS m y A gt SN A uat EZ AS SB PA AA E ut dl ue ee es SS SS xum WA l l l l 2 l A l 2l 2 l 2 l 2l 2 l 2 2 Ll 2 2 2 xr MEL As USA is the same as Code Page 437 These are scalable and provided with upright italic and bold as resident fonts H draft stands for high speed draft V Supported r SSS ss E 20 User s Manual RESIDENT FONTS This appendix provides print samples of the printer s nineteen resident fonts COURIER 10 The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts PRESTIGE ELITE 12 The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts DRAFT 12 The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts COMPRESSED The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts
87. al multiple Tens digit of vertical multiple 0 Units digit of vertical multiple 0 lt h h or v v lt 11 Condensed characters on Condensed characters off Subscript or superscript printing on subscript n 1 superscript n 0 Subscript and superscript printing off Select underline type n 0 Single line Bold single line Extremely bold single line Double line Bold double line Extremely bold double line Underline on off on n 1 off n 0 Overline on off on n 1 off n 0 ESC u n h h v v SI or ESC SI DC2 ESC S n ESC T ESC e U n E User s Manual C3 SETS e le 3 D 5 o COMMAND SETS DPL24C PLUS Select printing style This command allows you to combine various printing styles The value of n is the sum of the values of the styles you want to combine n 0 Pica pitch Elite pitch Condensed Shadow Bold Double width Proportional Select image overlay type This command allows you to overlay a pattern on characters n 1 Light dot matrix 2 Heavy dot matrix Vertical bars Horizontal bars Slants Back slants 7 Lattice Image overlay printing on off on n 1 off n 0 Horizontal Control Space SP Backspace BS Carriage return CR Elite pitch 12 cpi ESC M Pica pitch 10 cpi ESC P Proportionally spaced characters on off ESC p n on n 1 off n 0 Set character pitch to n 1 120 inch ESC US n 1 n 127 Set character pitch to n 18
88. an HUNG T two pass Slovenian SLOV Slovenian SLOV T two pass Polish POLISH Polish two pass POLSH T Mazovian MAZOWIA Mazovian MAZOW T two pass Latin 2 LATIN2 Latin 2 two pass LATIN2 T E EE S NEL RE DE m P MM E NE E NE ODE m SES 19 0DIDYD ae 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 xy q8Ls INO A qiue NEU NE ara E LEE E DC EE E NM NE uh uL ue Lam cuu c el uel oue RE uM E ue E Ll A A y y y y y y y y y y y y y A E E udo ue dec ub o uud uh A A D NND UND UNDC M UE NE CREE cM MD REN aoo E LLL ues E A ue CoL vam ue EA ene MI L L MEC L DE m 2 2 A DEM x S T NE CU Ll 2 ts a l 2 2 DNE COE NE EL WI Ww m an 2l 2 2 XOL l 2 2 x L Ll L T E S XL A ED e E cm go ue M E m V E m Ll L 2 e PE L Continued on the next page USA is the same as Code Page 437 These are scalable and provided with upright italic and bold as resident fonts H draft stands for high speed draft V Supported nn OO 9 CO nO OO OOo G w 4d DC G 9 9f 7 ph BC G 9 QGAQ4 A User s Manual E 19 CHARACTER SETS Resident font CL ONIA ssoidui07 OL Bd se 9 QB LIS ASLINO 0I PuNo xx SS9 9UII T xx SUBS SDQUIIN TUAJO V 190 32uopuodsoa 10 x 4 J84p H National Name in character set setup menu Kamenicky KAMENIC Kamenicky KAMEN T two pass Turkish TURKY Turkish two pass TURKY T Cyrillic CYRILIC IBM 437 IBM437 IBM 851 IBM851 ELOT 928 ELOT928 Code P
89. and options e 2 em o O O O Summary of setup mode User s Manual 5 7 USING SETUP MODE 4 Select the current emulation Since you do not want to change the emulation press the FONT button to select the current emulation and print the next item lt FONT gt and its options 5 Change the font to Prestige Elite 12 Press the LOCK button once to position the cursor beneath PRSTG12 Press the FONT button to select PRSTG12 and print the next item lt QUALITY gt and its options 6 Select the current print quality Since you do not want to change the print quality press the FONT button to select the current print quality and print the next item PITCH and its options 7 Change the pitch to 12 cpi and exit the MENU2 function Press the LOCK button once to position the cursor under 12 CPI Since you do not want to make any other changes in MENU2 press the ONLINE button to select 12 CPI and exit MENU2 The lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is then reprinted 8 Exit setup mode saving the new font and pitch Since the cursor is under SAVE amp END press the FONT button or the MENU button to select SAVE amp END The printer saves Prestige Elite 12 and 12 cpi as the new power on defaults in MENU2 The printer then exits setup mode and returns online These settings remain in effect until changed nn pp JV bV V OeOO OO O lw I PC w O 9 OO O DU OC I 5 8 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE
90. any button to retract remaining the forms Reverse micro Press TEAR OFF and ONLINE to feed feed paper backward by 1 180 inch Load unload Press LOAD to load paper or to retract paper continuous forms to the park position Save adjusted Press LOAD and ONLINE to perma load point nently store the load position adjusted by micro feeding Su pueH jaded Paper Select paper Move the paper select lever forward for select path single sheets cut sheet stand or feeder lever Move the paper select lever backward for continuous forms Paper Adjust for Select the number corresponding to the thickness paper thickness number of copies including the original lever or numberof Vary the setting up or down including A copies to D to optimize printing Select D when replacing ribbon or clearing a paper jam The following graphics are engraved on the cover Continuous forms Cut sheets ER E I LL LLL O 1 1 LLLLLLL User s Manual 3 3 PAPER HANDLING ADJUSTING FOR PAPER THICKNESS The printer can handle paper of different thicknesses including multipart forms with up to five parts original plus four copies For details on paper thickness specifications see Appendix B The paper thickness lever located at the top right corner of the printer allows you to adjust for different paper thicknesses Be sure to adjust the paper thickness lever whenever you change the number
91. aphics Mode AGM is on The base of line spacing is 1 60 inch or 1 180 inch lt PRF SKP gt For continuous forms this option specifies whether an inch is skipped around the perforation If you are not using software to specify a bottom margin select SKIP when using thicker multipart forms SKIP One inch is skipped around the perforation NO SKIP The perforation is not skipped Printing continues in the bottom margin of the page A V 5 24 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE Table 5 3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES e Underlined options are the factory defaults e Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table MENU1 and Description MENU2 Items lt WIDTH gt 13 6 inch page width 6 11 4 inch page width 11 inch page width 8 inch page width lt ZEROFNT gt Specifies whether to print the number 3 zero with a slash This is useful to distinguish the capital letter O from the number 0 Invalid for some soft fonts NO SLSH 0 SLASH lt DC3 CDE gt ENABLE Enables the DC1 and DC3 codes 5 Any data received between DC3 and the next DC1 is ignored DISABLE Disables the DC1 and DC3 codes These codes are then ignored lt CR CODE gt CRONLY No line feed is added to a carriage return ABEDEHNOH A line feed is added to each carriage return ABCDEFGH IJKLMNOP
92. aracters printed the second time are shifted slightly to the right Single sheets Single sheets are sheets of paper envelopes and noncontinuous multipart forms fed into the printer using the cut sheet stand or optional cut sheet feeder Single sheets are also called cut sheets Soft fonts Fonts downloaded from a disk to the printer memory Soft fonts are also referred to as downloaded fonts Unlike resident fonts soft fonts are available only when in the printer memory Software Programs that control the computer and printer to perform specified tasks such as word processing database management and preparation of spreadsheets Software is sometimes referred to as application software G gq 1 GL 6 Users Manual GLOSSARY OF TERMS Top margin The total space at the top of the printed page The top margin is the sum of the top of form setting the software specified top margin and the printer s TOP MRG setting Top of form TOF The logical top of the physical page as understood by the printer when loading paper The default TOF settings are 1 inch 25 4 mm for both cut sheets and continuous forms Tractor feed A method for feeding continuous forms forward for printing Holes on the sides of the forms fit over sprockets on two tractors located inside the printer The forms are pulled for bottom feeding and pushed for rear feeding Unidirectional printing Printing is performed in one direction only l
93. art 2 54 entero ii 9 2 EXAMPLE i 5 6 KITE esere Pon EREE DIM cS edd 2 43 RNE poen etas edendis 2 58 OVERVIEWIOR pat ts etteiaaades 5 4 SAVING SEEING Sicuani QU ise eee 2 43 summary of buttons eee 5 7 Setup options adjustment options esee 5 34 Alternate Graphics Mode AGM 5 24 area over detection AREACNT 2 41 attributes GXTTRID is 5 18 autoload start time LOADTIM 2 40 buffer BUFFER zu oreet 5 30 buzzer ON OFF BUZZER 5 30 carriage returni CTS ases ete terat 5 25 character height CHAR H 5 18 character set CHR SET 5 24 character width CHAR W 5 17 color COLON cic tetra 5 19 configuration options sees 5 38 command decode timing DECODE 2 40 complete ISHS eode a 5 10 continuous forms fine adjust CNTFINE 5 35 continous forms top of form CNT LFT 5 36 continuous forms left print position CNT ORG 5 35 cut sheet feeder type CSFTYPE 5 32 Cut Sheet Selection command lina 5 41 emulation EMULATPE 5 15 fonts FOND eode e ullae ERE ORE 5 15 hardware Op Session 5 29 interface INTRECE 5 31 language LANGUGED 5 21 left end of page LFT END 5 20 line tec diran i 5 26
94. asized shadow printing on Emphasized shadow printing off Italic printing on Italic printing off Select character style n 0 Normal Outlined Shaded Outlined and shadowed One line double width characters on SO or ESC SO One line double width characters off DC4 Double width characters on off ESC W n on n 1 off n 0 Double height characters on off ESC w n on n 1 off n 0 Condensed characters on SI or ESC SI Condensed characters off DC2 Subscript or superscript printing on ESC S n subscript n 1 superscript n 0 Subscript and superscript printing off ESC T Underline on off ESC n on n 1 off n 0 NENNEN AA C 22 User s Manual COMMAND SETS Select line n 3 n 0 d 1 d 0 Ignore command 1 Underline 2 Strike through 3 Overscore d Oor4 Cancel line selection 1 Single line 2 or 3 Double line 5 Single dotted line 6 or 7 Double dotted line Select printing style This command allows you to combine various printing styles The value of n is the sum of the values of the styles you want to combine n 0 Pica pitch Elite pitch Proportional spacing Condensed Shadow Bold Double width Italics Underline Horizontal Control Space Backspace Carriage return Set elite pitch Set pica pitch Set 15 CPI Proportionally spaced characters on off on n 1 off n 0 Set inter character space to n 120 inch for draft or n 180 inch for letter and proportional 0 n
95. aving later in this chapter To exit setup mode without saving your changes turn the printer off Your previous power on defaults are active when you turn the wm 2 em o O O O printer on again NENNEN E User s Manual 5 9 USING SETUP MODE PRINTING A LIST OF The LIST function prints a list of all the printer s currently selected SELECTED OPTIONS options This function is useful for checking the printer settings when you first enter setup mode or just before you exit To print a list of options load continuous forms paper and then proceed as follows 1 Enter setup mode Press the FONT button and the MENU button simultaneously until the printer beeps Wait for the printer to stop printing and check that the following lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is printed lt lt FUNCTION gt gt SAVE amp END MENUL MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT 2 Select the LIST function Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under LIST Next press the FONT button or the MENU button to select the LIST function The printer starts to print a list of the currently selected options The preselected factory settings also called factory defaults are shown on the opposite page When the printer finishes printing the list of options it reprints the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu NOTE To remove the printout turn the platen knob until the paper can be torn off at
96. ble use forms at least 216 mm 8 5 inches wide for 80 column printers or 356 mm 14 inches wide for 136 column printers to avoid printing on the platen However you can also use letter or A4 size forms if you set the WIDTH option in MENU1 to 8 inches See the section Changing MENU and MENU2 Options for details Then proceed as follows to check and correct vertical print alignment 1 Enter setup mode Press the FONT button and the MENU button simultaneously until the printer beeps Wait for the printer to stop printing and check that the following lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is printed lt lt FUNCTION gt gt SAVE amp END MENU MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT wm o em o O O O p User s Manual 5 51 USING SETUP MODE 2 Select the V ALMNT function Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under V ALMNT then press the FONT button or the MENU button to select the V ALMNT function The printer prints the help menu then starts printing rows of parallel bars using letter quality speed 3 Adjust the vertical print alignment at letter quality speed Examine the parallel bars If the bars are aligned not jagged go to step 4 If the bars are offset to the left repeatedly press the FONT button until the bars are aligned If the bars are offset to the right repeatedly press the MENU button until the bars are aligned In the follo
97. blem using this chapter contact your dealer for assistance Be prepared to provide the following informa tion e Your printer model number serial number and date of manufacture Look for this information on the rating label on the left side of the printer e Description of the problem e Type of interface you are using e Names of your software packages e List of the printer default settings To print the default settings see the section Printing a List of Selected Options in Chapter 5 ii 0 011 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 1111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 User s Manual 11 TROUBLE SHOOTING ee SA 7 12 User s Manual INSTALLING THE CUT SHEET FEEDER INSTALLING OPTIONS The installation of options allows you to expand the capabilities of your printer Options available for the printer include e Single bin cut sheet feeder e Double bin adapter for cut sheet feeder for 136 column printer only e Color kit Options can be purchased from your dealer and installed by you Order numbers for options are given in Appendix A Note that the RS 232C serial interface is a factory installed option This chapter describes what to do after installing each option A cut sheet feeder allows you to automatically feed single sheet The ASF100 single bin feeder is available as an option for the 80 column printer and the ASF300 single bin feeder for the 136 column printer For the 136 column printer a double bin adapter can b
98. button As the printer enters offline setup mode it prints the following information OFFLINE SETUP MODE Red cursor indicates the option to be selected The selected option is underlined SAVE amp END function must be selected to exit setup mode Following list shows how buttons function in setup mode BUTTON ACTION on lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu ACTION on ITEM menu i io silt wf T ek sok Sa le et Pa ik lan cla i Aa af a a pa aul Sn ad ars nr lan eS as aaa ne ae Sd laa Se Nae ONLINE Reprint lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu Select option amp return to lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu FONT Select function Select option amp print next item MENU Select function Select option amp print previous item LOCK Move cursor to next function Move cursor to next option lt lt FUNCTION gt gt SAVESEND MENUL MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP Y ASUNT Pa FUNCTION menu We Function Red cursor on print guide Initial printout in setup mode Check that the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is printed at the bottom of the page a DIT I User s Manual 2 23 SETTING UP 3 Select the MENUI function Locate the red cursor on the plastic print guide Initially this cursor should be positioned under SAVE amp END at the begin ning of the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu Press the LOCK button repeatedly to position the red cursor beneath MENUI as shown below lt lt F
99. button to select the function If the function has items and options the printer prints the first item and its options The MENU1 MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST and CONFIG functions contain items that have selectable options The other functions have neither items nor options The first three MENU1 items and their options are shown below Items are enclosed in single brackets lt gt lt EMULATE gt DPL24C XL24E ESC P2 lt FONT gt COUR 10 PRSTGI2 COMPRSD BOLDFCE PICA 10 CORRESP OCR B OCR A COUR N COUR B COUR I N SAN N N SAN B N SAN I TIMLS N TIMLS B TIMLS I DOWNLDO DOWNLD1 e o em o O O O lt QUALITY gt REPORT DRAFT HI DRAFT AE OSOS User s Manual 5 5 USING SETUP MODE To select an option from the lt item gt menu 1 Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor on the plastic print guide under the option you require 2 Press the FONT button to select the option The printer prints the next item and its options You can press MENU to select the option Then the printer prints the previous item and its options 3 After selecting the desired options press the ONLINE button to reprint the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu For each item the short underlined option is the current default option the option currently saved in the printer s permanent memory In the previous example the default options are Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS emulation Courier 10 font and letter print quality Th
100. col except that the Reverse Channel signal pin 11 is used instead of the Data Terminal Ready signal pin 20 D 10 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS N fa ad o0 49 am 0 ga qu N FO c a un gt 0 un oD Q q E O P q ie ea jo C a amp P un O C q g z Q un am O lt H N a a oD Ke E Q Es T gt a amp CHARACTER SETS 1 and 2 Character Un n ad O fae SS oO Ea O E Eum E D z ce El lt H N A A m ad z t4 a O Aa ea 0 N O c un man Q un O m aD Ga O WN Q A Ee E O Q un I9 C Q DPL24C PLUS and IBM XL24E Emulation Sets Characters in set 2 also vary with the national character set Code Page 437 is for the USA character set Code Page 437 Character Set 1 C D E F B EM C ce o 1 b 3 ex v ae IAH HE H AR VE SM e Y 96 9 Mc a mo o oo3 La ELI O Zo box D OG 8 G9 OC 4 H s Li NE Nes E 24 pL 4 dep e del ELISEO SSUESESSE SRE echi es p5u sue E A 00 42 Q UO Ved WO ise ESO Qa Om t ES D gt E E pA Nee ee CD i c CO ae QD Hm eR ln dz o O ces Nomar wo Om 0 Me ew y Jl A C a s8BESuBHgessE SEER SESE AU Cet CN 05 foin QD ope On lt a al En Code Page 437 Character Set 2 fu El a eo ax LR a eo n oO uw 7 e
101. command ESC e ONLINE This command is valid in any emulation Send setup data from the computer in any of the following three ways e Enter setup data directly from the computer keyboard before starting your job With MS DOS hold down the Ctrl key and type P Data entered from the keyboard is sent directly to the printer When data entry is complete hold down the Ctrl key again and type P This method is useful when just a few settings need to be changed e Use an editor program to prepare a setup data file and then send the file to the printer using a command before starting your job With MS DOS use the COPY command This method is useful when settings are used repeatedly e Write a program that enables interactive entry of setup data on the CRT screen This method is the most useful of the three Check with your dealer for currently available programs To exit from online setup mode send EXIT as the last setup data For details of setup data and its format refer to the programmer s manual for each emulation A 5 58 User s Manual CLEANING MAINTENANCE Your printer requires very little care Occasional Q z4 O O O O cleaning and replacement of the ribbon cartridge are all that is required Lubrication of the printer is not usually necessary If the print head carriage does not move smoothly back and forth clean the printer as described in this chapter If the problem continues contact
102. common print quality problems and suggests solutions w AAA iia User s Manual 7 1 TROUBLE SHOOTING Table 7 1 Print Quality Problems and Solutions Printing is too light or too dark Stains or smudges appear on the page The page is blank Printing is erratic or the wrong characters are printed Many 2 characters are printed Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is properly installed and that the ribbon feeds smoothly Make sure that the paper thickness lever is set for the thickness of your paper See Table 3 2 in Chapter 3 Check ribbon wear Replace the ribbon if necessary Make sure that the paper thickness lever is set for the thickness of your paper See Table 3 2 in Chapter 3 Check ribbon wear Replace the ribbon if necessary Check whether the tip of the print head is dirty Clean the head with a soft cloth if necessary Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is properly installed Make sure that the interface cable is securely connected to both the printer and computer Make sure that the printer emulation selected in your software is the same as the emulation selected on the printer See the section Select ing an Emulation in Chapter 2 If you are using an RS 232C serial interface make sure that the serial settings required by your software or computer are the same as the settings on the printer See the section Chang ing Hardware Options in Chapter 5 User s Manual TROUBL
103. continuous forms 1 Enter setup mode Press the FONT button and the MENU button simultaneously until the printer beeps Wait for the printer to stop printing and check that the following lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is printed HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP lt CNT ORG gt 1 6IN 11 61N 2 6IN 3 6IN 4 6IN 2 Select the ADJUST function Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under ADJUST Press the FONT button or the MENU button to select the ADJUST function and print the following lt CNT ORG gt options 5 6IN 6 6IN 7 61N 8 6IN 9 6IN 10 6IN 3 Select an option from 1 6IN to 66 6IN Press the LOCK button to move the cursor to the required option Press the FONT button to select the option and print the lt CNTFINE gt item If necessary fine tune the top of form position now Otherwise go to step 4 e 2 em o O O O 4 Exit the ADJUST function Press the ONLINE button to exit the ADJUST function and reprint the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu A D DD O User s Manual 5 37 USING SETUP MODE 5 Exit setup mode saving the top of form setting Make sure that the red cursor is positioned beneath SAVE amp END then press the FONT button or the MENU button 6 Check the top of form setting Load your paper and check the adjustment by printing a sample page using your software If necessary reenter setup mode and fine tune the to
104. ctory defaults using LIST 5 11 mimi an A det tet ti oain K as nn Das Daa Ds m D n Dl a n 2 2 III 9999999399995 222 22 222222 AA A A A A a A A AA i tutti ls ted UEI LOU UA UG had LEE LR ZRII ENEE 1 ECEEIEAAAIAEXXXI POOADBAGBAGDMHARADaDG POCO OOO 0c Oc EA ALA AA C Lxx ar es cua as as a cra aj cr ts O eee a J Setup Parameters x lt lt Menu 1 settings gt gt lt lt Hardware settings gt gt y i i i H i j i H User s Manual USING SETUP MODE DECIDING WHICH OPTIONS The previous page shows a printout of the printer s factory default TO CHANGE settings In this printout options are listed by functional group e Menu 1 settings MENUI function e Menu 2 settings MENU2 function e Hardware settings HARDWRE function e Print position adjustment settings ADJUST function e Configuration settings CONFIG function Most selectable options only alter print features such as the typestyle page format and color selection However some options must be selected correctly for the printer to work properly with your hardware and software For each function Table 5 2 lists items whose options must be selected correctly for system and printer accessory compatibility Table 5 2 Required Options MENU1 EMULATE The emulation selected on the printer must be the same as the emulation selected in your software If you selected an emulation when you set up the print
105. d printing Double printing with a slight horizontal offset Double printing at the same position A O OMM 5 18 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE Table 5 3 MENUI and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES e Underlined options are the factory defaults e Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table MENUI1 and o MENU2 Items Description lt PAGE LG gt Specifies the length of the page in inches IN For DPL24C PLUS and IBM XL24E emulations 3 0 3 5 4 0 5 0 5 5 6 0 7 0 8 0 8 5 11 0 letter size 11 6 A4 size 12 0 14 0 or 18 0 inches For Epson ESC P2 emulation 4 0 4 5 5 0 11 0 11 5 22 0 inches Available only for color printers if you have the color kit option installed AUTOSEL Automatic color selection Specifies color using your software Seven colors can be specified black yellow red blue violet orange and green BLACK Black YELLOW _ Yellow Software specification MAGENTA Red are invalid CYAN Blue eo o em o O O O o User s Manual 5 19 USING SETUP MODE Table 5 3 MENUT and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES e Underlined options are the factory defaults e Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table MENU1 and D MENU2 Items esc
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107. de the printer either e Stops printing and lights the red PAPER OUT indicator or e Continues printing until no more data remains in the printer See Chapter 5 for details on setting PPR OUT The factory default is to stop printing if continuous forms paper runs out and to continue printing if single sheet paper runs out When the cut sheet feeder runs out of paper the printer always stops printing regardless of the PPR OUT setting To resume printing when paper runs out use either of the methods described below Printing the remaining lines on a page This method is convenient to continue printing under the paper out condition but is not available when the cut sheet feeder is used 1 Press the ONLINE button The printer returns to online mode prints or feeds one line and the PAPER OUT indicator lights up again 2 Repeat this procedure until the full page is printed Line spacings however may be uneven o9 LLL User s Manual 4 7 PRINTING CAUTION When using the cut sheet stand or when printing remaining lines be careful not to print on the platen Printing on the platen may damage both the platen and the print head Continuing printing after supplying paper 1 Install paper on the forms tractors on the cut sheet stand or in the cut sheet feeder bin as described in Chapter 3 2 To load the first sheet of paper press the LOAD button The PAPER OUT indicator will turn off 3
108. e printer to the platen This is called pull tractor feeding 3 12 User s Manual PAPER HANDLING NN Positioning the Paper Stack Place the stack of continuous forms paper directly below the rear of the printer or below the bottom slot of the printer After the paper is installed in the printer the paper path should look like this Good placement Push feed from rear slot Push feed from rear slot with paper stapled multipart forms Su pueH jaded Pull feed from bottom slot Bad placement Placement of continuous forms SS User s Manual 3 13 PAPER HANDLING 3 14 Loading Continuous Forms Push Tractor and Rear Feed This section explains how to use continuous forms as the tractor unit is installed at the rear of the printer The tractor unit pushes continuous forms This condition applies when you first purchase the printer You can use continuous forms paper even if you have a cut sheet feeder installed However we recommend that continuous forms paper be loaded before the feeder installed To load continuous forms paper 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on Remove any single sheet paper from the printer 2 If necessary readjust the paper thickness lever for continuous forms See the section Adjusting for Paper Thickness earlier in this chapter 3 Move the paper select lever to the rear of the printer Paper select lever tractors Preparing to load continuous form
109. e 5 29 Help MENUS iS 9 4 5 9 Help Where To gel os ume tkt beac 7 11 HEX DUMP function 2 47 7 11 A hoste bebo nice oesddis 5 16 DENN CS IBM Proprinter XL24E COMMMANCS idas C 17 A aie tener 2 21 5 15 Installing COLOR tcs 8 2 cutishecrfecder aiii 8 1 c t sheet standser 2 6 interface cableada rode 2 19 POWER COLA oa 2 11 printer Nead nas 6 7 HDDON CaEEEIdge at 2 7 6 3 Mamo add 5 18 INDEX Items setup ABIS Toerana pees 5 35 CONFIG araia an 5 38 deg Ped cd BAA RE esas bind 5 29 MENU Lasso 5 14 MENU ios 5 14 Labels USOS 3 28 LANGUBE snivarnindi eodd ER m 5 21 Lever Diis EIU M S 3 9 Paper select aia a 3 2 paper tDiekn ss uses penes 3 2 3 4 tractor JOCRIBIE snide Nae 3 15 DE PISDUUOPL i mate eti tisse 3 2 4 2 LE CODE tala 5 26 LIB e cd e DN 5 20 jars uie sio ES 3 3 3 23 LINE Sia is 5 17 Lime Pacino usd 5 17 A etude etos 5 10 LOAD DUHOM rinc n 9 9 07 4012 9 21 Loading CONMNUOUS LOPHIS ertt eet 3 14 pull adorna 3 17 PUSH iracundo 3 14 cut sheet feeder metida 3 8 O cette 3 5 Lubrication printet adds 6 1 LOC 5 41 LOCK DUON nata 5 6 5 7 V Maintenance printe is 6 1 User s Manual INDEX Margins CHECKING A 3 7 3 12 3 17 3 21 A in debt t RIDE e OU US 5 20 e E IM EE I Ee 5 20 NIE INCE Tun ClO Bis i Gir rte rta tede 5 14 MENU and MENU2 changing options setup mode 5 14 ON CONTO panel nia 4 2 switching between ia 4 3 MENU fUn HOr irren e Patent 5 14 M
110. e added to the single bin feeder a ASF100 ASF300 Single bin cut sheet feeder Users Manual 8 1 INSTALLING OPTIONS If you are using the forms tractor unit for bottom feeding remove the tractor unit and install it at the rear of the printer To mount the cut sheet feeder on your printer remove the acoustic cover and the two brackets from the separator store them for future use For details on installing the feeder refer to the manual shipped with the feeder For details on using your cut sheet feeder see the section Loading Paper in the Cut Sheet Feeder Option in Chapter 3 INSTALLING THE COLOR You can turn your monochrome printer into a color printer by KIT installing a color kit on the print head carriage The ribbon shift unit of the color kit is shown below Color kit ribbon shift unit To install the color kit on your printer cut off the cover from the print head carriage For details refer to the instructions shipped with the kit 8 2 Users Manual INSTALLING OPTIONS After the color kit is installed enter setup mode and make sure that AUTOSEL is specified for the desired color selection mode If AUTOSEL is not specified the printer will not follow the color command from your software The following five options are provided AUTOSEL is selected unless you change the color selection mode AUTOSEL Seven colors are printed by command BLACK Black is printed regardless of commands YELLOW Ye
111. e chart on the next page summarizes how to select options such as emulation font and print quality and how to use functions that do not have options Setup Mode Example To become familiar with setup mode try the following example This example shows how to change the font and pitch in MENU2 to Prestige Elite 12 and 12 cpi 1 Load continuous forms paper 2 Enter setup mode Press the FONT and MENU buttons simultaneously until the printer beeps 3 Select the MENU function Wait for the printer to stop printing and press the LOCK button twice to position the red cursor on the print guide under MENU2 Press the FONT button or the MENU button to select the MENU2 function and print the lt EMULATE gt item and its options WU 5 6 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE Enter setup mode Press FONT and MENU Reprint lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu Printer prints lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu Select function Press LOCK to position the cursor then press FONT or MENU l l Press FONT or MENU SAVE amp END l l Select options Press MENU I MENUZ HARDWRE LOCK to position cursor ADJUST and CONFIC then press FONT or MENU i Press ONLINE Press FONT or MENU to pause resume Press LOCK See Checking Vertical Print Alignment V ALMT later in this chapter for details Printer saves changes and exits setup mode Press ONLINE E C z U m Ti gt Cc Functions having items
112. e computer and printer over an interface cable Kilobyte 1K byte equals 1024 bytes A standard paper size used in the United States and other countries Paper is 8 1 2 x 11 inches 215 9 x 279 4 mm A signal to the printer that advances the paper forward one line Line feeds can be executed either by your software or by pressing the LF FF button on the printer control panel The vertical spacing between lines measured in lines per inch Lines per inch Used to measure line spacing Character spacing in which each printed character has the same width Also called fixed pitch monospacing is the opposite of proportional spacing Typewriter or computer printed text is typically monospaced Fonts not present resident in the printer s permanent memory Soft fonts and fonts on font cards are examples of nonresident fonts One of the printer s two operating modes In normal mode the control panel can be used to perform everyday printer operations such as loading and unloading paper feeding paper and selecting print features See also Setup mode When the printer is offline it receives commands from the printer control panel rather than from the computer Offline indicates that the printer is not online with the computer When the printer is online it is ready to receive or is receiving commands from the computer The printer must be online to print A ___ oe a GL 4 Us
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114. e position ESC lt Unidirectional printing on off ESC U n on n 1 off n 0 Initialize printer ESC Enter online setup mode ESC e ONLINE data SETS e o 3 D 5 a Indicates extended commands not supported by the original printer gn L D IN User s Manual C 29 COMMAND SETS ESC P2 RR C 30 Users Manual PARALLEL INTERFACE nn User s Manual INTERFACE INFORMATION gt D Q O 0 This printer can communicate with a computer through either a Centronics parallel interface or an RS 232C serial interface You can specify the interface selection mode so that the printer uses either interface or it can automatically select the interface from which it first receives data This appendix provides information you may need for wiring your own interface cables or for programming computer to printer commu nications Most users do not need the information in this appendix To simply connect your printer to your computer follow the instructions in Chapter 2 This parallel interface can operate in the following two modes e Unidirectional forward channel mode or conventional mode This printer supports a conventional Centronics interface e Bidirectional forward reverse channel mode or nibble mode This printer supports a bidirectional communication per Nibble mode of the IEEE 1284 Standard The cable connector at the printer side should be a shielded Amphenol DDK 57FE 30360 or equ
115. e the table at the end of this appendix UK British English PAGE437 USA Code Page 437 USA En Ed a m o e e wy em ON AS e a CUE FP H 0123456789 AB En EOM AE VE MS d o 9 s Geo Y 3 at Fwonmre za wa 3 hr Let HE o a ogqeeeepepeeeee AL qe se Weed OS os oum coo L OD eMe Y A 4 amp R3 O0 0 ss LO D 0 waa Qn 3d Q E od d Qe 0 XD 4D oce b e oe o of AnP D p XX Nd d OUO Qui Dd mx ESO E c amp moooOtmurouuom urmut nm AO C eb OI SPIO IO P 00 OY sav dace A QUOS UD B4 ID D O54 HN e cl t dl UPd Be we OK d ON um gt amp 4 HIE FE AL VE tM ee H0 9 8 S c ou B GOLES E Dd oP LZ box Owe eon d de LA Ns o4 ded eee dem te pe oe O ID Ug Xx Oo LOT ego A 048200003 HO DO ub o6 a8 CSD a d cd de or tell otf Qi O d 42 Di b X M ew meee 043 O O Q4 OS mide EO Pu OUO U E ID D E P4 ESO on oA GW umgooonmnmnomununuuiuazxuo CD e CN CO Pu LOM COO CDS o om ye HN the e E HE UR OO me X04 S o o9 wi Yee CB ed NOP NO C9 00 O9 8D CQ CO C A Ea VINEE eq ES oe jOC oe C 0 suo uo r0 0 dA U Aa es mS GG rr SWEDISH Swedish GERMAN German fA 01234506789 ABCDEF C DEF LH HAR Vien ol oo 8 2 kc a B 3 a La Fh oO LL beo qo C3 eO 8 Ub us CZ ieee S7 LAA lel 4 tj 9E d RADO A ap gui m ea Wa v Wei OD ui gw oL T erm Y A Ed og RS QUO 0 Qd 03 COD O al DH OH e C D d sd od sd Qe D XU AD oim de oe GG Q
116. ed the font font pitch and quality assigned in the selected menu becomes valid 3 ONLINE PAPER OUT AREA OVER Bold PS G PRESTG 12 TimePS DRAFT 12 ES COMPRESS N Sans PS HIDRFT 10 CD 1 Menu Font o aN RESET SETUP ONLINE LF FF TEAR OFF LOAD MICROT MICRO SAVE TOP User s Manual 4 3 PRINTING Table 4 1 MENUI and MENU2 Settings Default Settings Setting For easy reference check V or record your default settings in the space below MENU MEUS Emulation Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS IBM Proprinter XL24E Epson ESC P2 Print quality Letter Report Draft High speed draft Font Courier 10 Prestige Elite 12 Compressed 17 Boldface PS Pica 10 Correspondence Courier Outline Uplight Courier Outline Italic Courier Outline Bold Timeless PS Upright Timeless PS Italic Timeless PS Bold Nimbus Sans PS Upright Nimbus Sans PS Italic Nimbus Sans PS Bold OCR B 10 OCR A 10 Downloaded font 0 Downloaded font 1 Pitch 2579 90710 12 15 17 18 or 20 cpi Proportional spacing Other features 4 4 User s Manual PRINTING 3 To change to a resident font see the next section Otherwise press the ONLINE button to return online You are ready to print using the selected menu Changing the menu font to a resident font Before printing you can use the control panel to select a resident font other than the font defined in the s
117. ed mechanism engages For a color ribbon cartridge option pull the ribbon release plate in the direction of the arrow and press the ribbon feed knob toward FREE The ribbon feed mechanism engages Turn the ribbon feed knob clockwise to be sure that it feeds properly Black ribbon Ribbon feed knob E Turn clockwise to tighten Ribbon release lever Mounting pin Ribbon release tabs Ribbon feed knob Turn clockwise to tighten Ribbon release lever Mounting pin Ribbon release plate Preparing the ribbon cartridge Users Manual SETTING UP mE AAA 523 Users Manual Head carrier Locate the two ribbon release levers on either side of the ribbon cartridge Each ribbon release lever has a mounting pin on the side As shown below place the mounting pins on the ribbon support bracket of the head carrier Insert the ribbon so that the ribbon falls between the nose of the print head and the plastic print guide Print head Print guide Installing the ribbon cartridge Press the ribbon release levers inward until the mounting pins snap into the holes of the ribbon support brackets Gently pull on the cartridge to be sure that the pins are secure in the holes Turn the ribbon feed knob clockwise to take up any slack in the ribbon Move the paper thickness lever back to position 1 which is the correct setting for printing most single sheets Close the front cover A Fujitsu r
118. eds properly Black ribbon Ribbon feed knob 2 Turn clockwise to tighten Munting pin Ribbon release tabs Ribbon feed knob Turn clockwise to tighten Munting pin Ribbon release plate Preparing the new ribbon cartridge Users Manual 6 5 MAINTENANCE 6 Place the two mounting pins on the ribbon support brackets of the head carrier The two mounting pins are located on the sides of the ribbon release levers Insert the ribbon so that the ribbon falls between the nose of the print head and the plastic print guide Print guide Print head Installing the new ribbon cartridge 7 Press the ribbon release levers until the mounting pins snap into the holes on the ribbon support brackets Gently pull on the cartridge to verify that the pins are securely positioned in the holes 8 Turn the ribbon feed knob clockwise to tighten the ribbon 9 Move the paper thickness lever back to its original position For single sheet printing the correct position is 1 Table 3 2 in Chapter 3 gives other paper thickness lever settings 10 Close the front cover of the printer 6 6 User s Manual MAINTENANCE ee REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD The print head is easy to replace CAUTION The print head may be hot if you have been printing recently Q A O O O O To remove the print head 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the front cover of the printer and remove the ribbon cartridge 3 Pull the
119. eeding and positioning paper e Switching paper types Tips for paper handling are given at the end of this chapter Check that section if you are using multipart forms envelopes or labels The printer can handle either single sheets or continuous forms Single sheets also called cut sheets include envelopes and noncontinuous multipart forms Continuous forms include labels and multipart forms fed into the printer using the forms tractors For best results use paper that meets the specifications listed below See Appendix B for detailed specifications If you are unsure of the suitabil ity of a particular paper try testing the paper or consult your dealer Length Single sheets 76 to 364 mm 3 to 14 3 in ae Continuous forms 102 mm 4 in or greater 136 Single sheets 76 to 420 mm 3 to 16 5 in columns Continuous forms 102 mm 4 in or greater Single sheets 102 to 267 mm 4 to 10 5 in nm Continuous forms 102 to 267 mm 4 to 10 5 in 136 Single sheets 102 to 420 mm 4 to 16 5 in columns Continuous forms 102 to 420 mm 4 to 16 5 in 0 35 mm 0 014 in maximum total thickness Copies to 5 copies including the original For carbon interleaved paper the carbon counts as a copy 3 L D e Jaded PAPER HANDLING OVERVIEW OF PAPER OPERATIONS 3 2 The following levers and buttons are used in paper handling e Paper select lever at the top left corner of the printer e Paper thickne
120. eft to right Unidirectional printing is slower than bidirectional printing but the vertical alignment is more accurate Unidirectional printing is useful when precise vertical alignment is required as in ruled tables Y je o o Q lt User s Manual GL 7 GLOSSARY OF TERMS O_O Am GL 8 Users Manual INDEX Adjustments left MAMI 3 6 3 10 3 15 Paper selectlever minas 2 10 3 3 paper thickness lever 2 10 3 3 LODEOISDOEBI A napetasegctacen 5 35 AGM Alternate Graphics Mode 5 24 2 56 AREA OVER indicator 4 8 Area over detection eee 4 8 2 41 A Wal CG Ab keene ee do id a 5 18 Attributes font occccccccncnnnnnnnnninancnnnoncccnanonoss 5 18 Bidirectional Pins 5 30 DOUG iC aoc oat lei telecast iio 5 15 BUT osuna 5 30 DULCES IZ ie 5 30 Buttons TON DEDERE REOR do cedo as 4 2 TE EE E EE A A 3 3 4 2 LOAD eea 3 3 3 7 3 12 3 21 LOCE oee 5 6 WEE NEL eaer a 4 2 NINE cete tee eae eae see 2 23 5 7 TEAROE Prados dd orn 3 3 3 22 ATA A 5 30 Cables parallel Centronics 2 19 D 1 serial RS 232 vcd 2 19 D 6 User s Manual Carriage return CR sees tst ons ribbons 5 26 Iss PII Louis te Fateh atcha AL pues 7 3 Centronics parallel interface cable connector caian 2 20 SPECHICATONS maca D 1 Change ribbon cartridge sss 6 3 Character enlarge mentar 5 17 5 18 A as
121. el Centronics interface cable COMNECH ON enna 2 20 ee IN 4 User s Manual INDEX jeTsre ie For n 0 0 ds D 1 P erroratiom Pista 5 23 ica isis 5 15 TELC S necp gue E 5 17 Pitch selecting in setup mode 5 17 PVC sis olet bands iusti habea cto 2 10 CLE AINE sopa uum ip BU pR E 6 3 ear aye 2 10 Power CONMCCION ias 2 11 o aeinn tnostaassoasapesianaesenationes 2 3 2 11 SAE mE 2 10 Power on defaults esses 2 45 PE ROUT ansiado 5 29 Prestige Ete 2 acteurs 5 15 PRESK P ados 5 24 Print UNE phil Ad cd E casas peti du B 6 butter clearing oratores 4 10 5 30 features Seleebbe aria 4 1 list of selected options 5 10 Print head eee 2 9 2 10 Printer control panel 2 10 3 2 4 2 E O enone ade enedates 7 10 A 1 1 loca NON ood EO EV MP tones 2 1 normal mode es OR 1 5 1 OP TOMS er E 1 3 8 1 PDAs 2 10 PETIONMANCES sad B 4 o A ert ta etudes us 7 1 cipio 2l SeLUD TOO fase sonent ines ra D d e in 5 1 SDSCLIICallofis andis dere A B 1 Printing currently selected options 5 10 demo patteri ossa acuta dies ui adus 2 18 in Dexadeemmal ssatosem EA 2 48 EOD ISIS e tater 7 2 Sel tes TNT E RR er ae 2 14 2 47 prjg em an 4 6 STOD 4 6 usme control panela 4 2 USING SO DWAEB esp das 4 2 with parallel interface 2 25 with
122. elected menu To change a menu font to a resident font 1 Make sure that the printer is offline 2 Repeatedly press the FONT button The lighted indicator shows the font selected D ONLINE Q PRESTG 12 E TimePS DRAF 12 PAPER OUT pg COMPRESS 3 N Sans PS SH HIDAFT10 1 AREA OVER Li y E Menu ror id ONLINE LE FF TEAR OFF LOAD RESET SETUP MICROT MICRO 4 SAVE TOP COUR 10 PRESTG 12 Compress 17 Bold PS Time PS N Sans PS DRAFT 10 DRAFT 12 HIDRFT 10 MENU FONT Courier font at 10 cpi Prestige Elite font at 12 cpi Compressed font at 17 cpi Boldface font proportionally spaced Timeless font proportionally spaced Nimbus Sans font proportionally spaced Draft font at 10 cpi Draft font at 12 cpi High speed Draft font at 10 cpi Font quality and pitch selected in MENU 1 or 2 3 Press the ONLINE button to return online for printing You are now ready to print using the selected menu and resident font s User s Manual 4 5 PRINTING STARTING OR STOPPING PRINTING Locking the selected resident font Your software often overrides the printer settings You can use the control panel to prevent the selected resident font from being changed by the software To retain the selected resident font 1 Make sure that the printer is offline 2 Press the LOCK button to light the LOCKED indicator This indicator shows that the printer ignores font commands from the computer
123. ents as neces sary e Horizontal alignment Move the tractor unit as required e Top of form setting See Chapter 5 e Margin settings Use your software or the printer setup mode see Chapter 5 e Graphics printing or multiheight printing Use push tractor feed AAA A AA AAA AA AAA ua _LLLLLLLLLCLCCCCcccc7 HC User s Manual 3 21 PAPER HANDLING Unloading Continuous Forms NOTE Continuous forms paper that is fed by the pull tractor cannot be unloaded To unload continuous forms 1 Make sure that the paper select lever is set to the rear position 2 Press the LOAD button The continuous forms paper is retracted to the park position If the paper cannot be retracted in one operation continue to press the LOAD button until the paper is parked NOTE The printer can retract continuous forms paper a maximum of 55 8 cm 22 inches per operation 3 To remove the paper raise the tractor paper holders and lift out the paper Tearing Off Continuous Forms NOTE Continuous forms paper that is fed by the pull tractor cannot be torn off in this way Your printer has a special tear off edge that allows you to tear off printed pages without wasting paper The tear off edge is located on the separator To tear off continuous forms using the tear off edge 1 Press the TEAR OFF button The bottom perforation of the last page advances to the tear off edge If you specified TEAR OFF AUTO using the HARDWRE function in
124. enu lt lt FUNCTIONS gt 2 24 5 4 MENU casa 4 3 5 12 M l part paper saint 3 26 B 8 National character sets all emulations nunne E 4 DPL24C PLUS IBM XL24 E 12 EC AD near rem Mu cue EIE EE Lee EIE E 13 INIDDIG mode sra paseo toi e vat dare e ameta dodeMt D 4 Number of COPIES iia 3 1 B 3 ONLINE A O ase tae 2 25 5 7 MACION iia 2 12 ANS SEU Puntal 2 58 INGE AND tdi 5 41 Options Bard Ware section 1 3 A mo MPO NN AMA 8 1 order Humbert A 1 Options setup adqus te aida 5 34 COMEN 5 38 currently selectedsaeusetune ponentes 5 10 Harc Ate sre occas evaporate means 5 29 MENTA aaa 5 14 MENU ara aria 5 14 A tno DERE 5 12 Page leng irae 3 1 5 19 WIND 3 1 5 25 PAGE CG Saito 5 19 Paper continuous forms eene 3 14 3 17 ejecting Single sheets iet 3 12 IGOd IHE gods o AN 3 23 q p05 3 6 3 10 A top 3 5 3 8 3 14 3 17 eje ccu e Q qe 3 2 Din areds doute etia ut tum B 6 seleciona diia iii 3 1 B 6 A Vel absentes acte S 3 2 SINE LS S NEE Saig na E 3 6 size and thickness 3 1 B 6 SPECI CATIONS nas idad 3 1 B 6 ENICKMESS IOV ER src aa ro 3 4 tips tor handling nic 3 26 types SWILCIUING cias 3 24 undodding LOIS aci sti 3 22 Paper out detection sss 4 7 5 29 PAPER OUT indicator 2 12 3 25 4 6 l ap r OULSeDSOE lada 3 10 7 4 Paper path cri seni eM 3 3 A UBER DO aes 3 23 Parall
125. er Chapter 2 you do not need to change the EMULATE option unless you want to change to a different emulation The emulation assigned to MENU1 is the default when you turn the printer on See the section Changing MENUI and MENU2 Options later in this chapter MENU2 None If you use MENU2 the emulation selected for MENU 2 must be the same as the emulation selected in your software See the section Changing MENUI and MENU 2 Options later in this chapter 5 12 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE Table 5 2 Required Options Cont HARDWRE FORMAT ADJUST CONFIG If you have a serial interface the serial interface options selected on the printer must be the same as the settings you selected using your software or your computer operating system If the settings are not the same the printer will not print or will print garbage See the section Changing Hardware Options later in this chapter If you are not using software to specify the top margin of the page use the printer s default top of form setting 1 inch 25 4 mm from the top of the paper If you are using software to specify the top margin of the page change the default setting to 1 6 inch 4 2 mm See the section Changing Print Position Adjustment Options later in this chapter If you are using paper that is dark colored or preprinted with dark colors you may need to disable the AREA OVER detection function See the section Changing Conf
126. er faster than the information can be processed By telling the computer when the printer can receive data the protocol prevents the printer s buffer from overflowing This printer offers a choice of four different protocols for connection to a variety of computers XON XOFF DTR and RC If you computer documentation does not recommend a particular protocol try DTR The following table describes the three protocols XON XOFF When the printer is ready to receive data it sends the DC1 DC3 XON DC1 code hex 11 When fewer than 255 bytes of space remain in the buffer or when the printer is taken offline the printer sends the XOFF DC3 code hex 13 When the input buffer is configured for 256 bytes the buffer limit is reduced from 255 bytes to 63 bytes The computer must stop transmitting data within 255 63 characters of receiving the XOFF code or information may be lost If paper runs out the printer sends an NAK code hex 15 DTR is a hardware protocol that is the DTR signal on interface cable pin 20 is used to control the flow of data rather than transmission of a character code When the printer is ready to receive data pin 20 is high When fewer than 255 63 bytes of space remain in the buffer or when the printer is taken offline pin 20 is low The computer must stop transmitting data within 255 63 characters of DTR being low or information may be lost The RC protocol is the same as the DTR proto
127. er Handling Problems and Solutions Cont Paper cannot be If you are using a double bin adapter open the loaded or fed front cover and make sure that the fourth stud continued from the left on the printer bottom frame projects Buljoous 3 qnoOl Paper jams while Turn off the printer and remove the jammed loading paper Remove any obstructions from the paper path Make sure that the paper thickness lever is set for the thickness of your paper See Table 3 2 in Chapter 3 If you are using a cut sheet feeder make sure that the bin lever is set to the CLOSED position The bin lever is on the left side of the feeder Make sure that the paper is not folded creased or torn Reload the paper Paper jams while Turn off the printer and remove the jammed printing paper Remove any obstructions from the paper path Make sure that the paper thickness lever is set for the thickness of your paper See Table 3 2 in Chapter 3 For continuous forms make sure that the incoming and outgoing paper stacks are correctly placed Paper should feed straight iz 0 011 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 User s Manual 7 5 TROUBLE SHOOTING Table 7 2 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions Cont Paper jams while If you are using a cut sheet feeder make sure printing that the bin lever is set to the CLOSED po continued sition The bin lever is on the left side of the feede
128. er adding a form feed when data transfer has stopped Note For both settings tearoff positioning will fail if the page length setting does not match the actual perforation spacing The following lt TEAR EN gt item is printed when TEAROFF AUTO is specified for the lt TEAROFF gt item lt TEAR EN gt Tearoff enabled time offset time The offset time is from when data transfer stops to when the printer performs automatic tearoff feed If the printer receives data again within the offset time the printer does not perform automatic tearoff feed e o em o O O O A Oa User s Manual 5 39 USING SETUP MODE Table 5 6 CONFIG Items and Options Cont NOTE Underlined options are the factory defaults lt TEAR EN gt In some application programs data continued transfer may stop temporarily due to internal processing This setting can avoid an undesired tearoff feed by waiting for up to six seconds each time data transfer stops lt CUTLOAD gt Single sheet autoloading AUTO Single sheet paper is automatically loaded a certain time after you set the paper BUTTON Single sheet paper can be loaded by pressing the LOAD button The following lt LOADTIM gt item is printed when CUTLOAD AUTO is specified for the lt CUTLOAD gt item lt LOADTIM gt Autoload start time 0 5 1 0 Autoloading starts when this 1 5 2 0 amount of time passes after you set 2 5 3 0SEC single sheet paper
129. er s Manual GLOSSARY OF TERMS Parallel interface Park position Permanent memory Pitch Platen Proportional spacing Protocol Rear feed Resident fonts RS 232C interface User s Manual A standard computer interface Information is transferred between devices over separate wires allowing all of the bits that make up the character to be transmitted simultaneously in parallel The position in which continuous forms paper is retracted or parked on the rear forms tractors When continuous forms paper is loaded it moves forward from the park position to the platen Memory that retains information even when power is turned off The printer s permanent memory retains the default settings specified using the printer setup mode Characters per horizontal inch cpi A hard rubber cylinder that moves paper forward during printing Character spacing in which wide characters occupy more space than do narrow characters For example characters such as W or M occupy more horizontal space than do characters such as 1 or 1 Many soft fonts are proportionally spaced Sometimes designated PS proportional spacing is the opposite of monospacing Y je o o Q lt A set of instructions that control how data is transmitted between devices such as a computer and printer In rear feed paper is fed from the rear of the printer The forms tractor unit must be installed at the rear of
130. faults eeeeee 5 45 Resetting Factory Defaults in MENU and MENUZ 5 45 Using the Diagnostic Functions eeeeeeee 5 46 Printing the Self Test uasa d verd es bv ining 0 47 aifere es c 9 47 PIANO Hex Duis tas 5 48 POS SUS ads 9 49 Checking Vertical Print Alignment V ALMNT 5 51 FIOCSCOUlC mE 5 51 setup Mode Reference sese 5 53 DPL24C PLUS ORGANIZATION ee 5 54 Differences in IBM Proprinter XL24E Emulation 5 56 Differences in Epson ESC P2 Emulation 5 97 cnliessip MOdO ria 5 58 User s Manual xi CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE CASIO CRI TUNIS 6 Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer 6 Cleaning the Platen and Paper Bail Rollers 6 3 Replacing Ihe RIDDOE ases metus ratione viter eins 6 3 Replacing the Print Head eennn 6 7 CHAPTER 7 TROUBLE SHOOTING SOIVING PODEM Sui 7 1 Print Quality Problems sane lada tad is Paper Handling Problems eeeeee 4 Tips for clearing a jammed sheet Ome OMNIS T TU 6 Common cause of abnormal paper feeding 7 7 OPSICTING Problems asin caia daa 7 8 Pte FOME 7 10 DIGONOS ICAA CU a E 211 Gening ne linda 7 11 CHAPTER 8 INSTALLING OPTIONS Installing the Cut Sheet Feeder 8 eli OTIO IIT assavetes tone O D edad end 8 2 APPENDIX A SUPPLIES AND OPTIONS SUP A Ges d a A 1 APPENDIX B PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS
131. feed function to fine tune the position of the paper This function is valid when the printer is offline Press the ONLINE and LF FF buttons simultaneously to micro feed paper forward Press the ONLINE and TEAR OFF buttons simultaneously to micro feed paper backward Remember that the top of form will slip from the original setting Load Position Adjust Use also the micro feed function to adjust the load position of the paper This function is valid when the printer is offline When this function is used immediately after the LOAD button is pressed the adjusted position is retained as the new load position until the power is turned off Pressing the ONLINE and LOAD buttons simultaneously saves the new position permanently If you have more than one type of job it is often necessary to switch between continuous forms and single sheets This section explains how to switch between paper types It is not necessary to remove the continuous forms paper from the printer This function is not available for pull tractor feed NOTE This function is not available for continuous forms paper that is fed by the pull tractor User s Manual PAPER HANDLING Switching to Single Sheets To switch from continuous forms to single sheets 1 Tear off your printed pages 2 Retract the forms paper to the park position by pressing the LOAD button The PAPER OUT indicator turns red CAUTION Failure to retract the forms paper will cause paper jams 3
132. following procedure is for the ASF300 cut sheet feeder The same procedure is used for the ASF100 cut sheet feeder NOTES The rear tabs of the ASF100 cut sheet feeder are the same as the bin levers of the ASF300 The ASF100 cut sheet feeder does not have paper guide locking levers To load paper in the cut sheet feeder 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on and continuous forms are retracted to the park position For details see the section Unloading Continuous Forms later in this chapter 2 If necessary reset the paper thickness lever See the section Adjusting for Paper Thickness earlier in this chapter 3 Move the paper select lever forward This lever is at the top left corner of the printer User s Manual PAPER HANDLING 4 Prepare the feeder as follows Rear tab Paper select lever Paper guide locking e levers forward NE Bin lever LA lock Paper select lever x So Q D in e Preparing the cut sheet feeder ASF300 e To open the paper bin push the bin lever up to the OPEN position The bin lever is located on the left side or both sides of the feeder e Push back both of the paper guide locking levers on the feeder e Position the left paper guide Pull the left locking lever forward to secure the left paper guide AAA AAA A User s Manual 3 9 PAPER HANDLING Adjusting the left margin To help align the left paper guide use the inch based r
133. fore running a job If jams occur set the paper thickness lever to a wider position If jamming problems continue try a different type of label User s Manual 3 27 PAPER HANDLING 3 28 Users Manual SELECTING PRINT FEATURES PRINTING This chapter describes the following everyday printing operations e Selecting print features e Starting stopping or resuming printing e Removing printed pages e Clearing the print buffer Instructions for loading paper are given in Chapter 3 The print features you select determine how your printed pages will look Print features include the following e Print quality e Fonts e Pitch characters per horizontal inch e Page length and width e Line spacing lines per vertical inch e Color To select print features you can use either commercial software or the printer control panel The method you use depends on the capabilities of your software If your software has most of the features you require you may rarely if ever have to use the control panel In fact your software often overrides the printer settings If your software has limited options you can use the printer control panel to select print features Sometimes the control panel enables you to select features not available through your software For example you can select downloaded fonts not supported by your software s User s Manual 4 PRINTING Using Commercial Software Many commercial
134. g e Top of form default 1 inch 25 4 mm e Top margin specified by your software e Printer TOP MRG top margin setting default 1 line Table 5 5 describes the ADJUT items and options Items are listed in the order they are printed The procedure for changing top of form is described after Table 5 5 iii 5 34 Users Manual USING SETUP MODE Table 5 5 ADJUST Items and Options NOTE Underlined options are the factory defaults ADJUST Description Items lt CNT ORG gt Sets the top of form for continu ous forms in increments of 1 6 inch 4 2 mm from the physical top of the page 1 6 IN The default is recommended if your top margin is not software 6 6 IN specified A setting of 1 6 inch is preferable when your top 66 6 IN margin is software specified lt CNTFINE gt Fine tunes the top of form position for continuous forms 0 180 29 180 Increases top of form in increments of 1 180 inch 0 14 mm lt CUT ORG gt Sets the top of form for single sheets in increments of 1 6 inch 4 2 mm from the physical top of the page 1 6 IN The default is recommended if your top margin is not software 6 6 IN specified A setting of 1 6 inch is preferable when your top 66 6 IN margin is software specified lt CUTFINE gt Fine tunes the top of form position for single sheets 0 180 29 180 Increases top of form in increments of 1 180 inch 0 14 mm e o em o O O O NENNEN
135. he printer off and then on again This method is useful if you have made changes in setup mode that you do not want to save Resetting Factory Defaults Factory defaults are those settings preselected at the factory For a list of the printer s factory defaults see the section Printing a List of Selected Options earlier in this chapter To reset the factory defaults for all functions proceed as follows 1 Turn off the printer 2 While pressing the LOCK FONT and MENU buttons turn on the printer Continue to press all three buttons until the printer beeps The factory defaults are now reset Resetting Factory Defaults in MENU and MENU2 This method resets factory defaults for MENU1 and MENU2 options listed in Table 5 3 but does not reset the printer hardware print position adjustment and configuration options To reset the factory defaults in MENU1 and MENU2 proceed as follows wm 2 em o O O O NENNEN User s Manual 5 45 USING SETUP MODE 1 Enter setup mode Press the FONT button and the MENU button simultaneously until the printer beeps Wait for the printer to stop printing and check that the following lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is printed lt lt FUNCTION gt gt SAVE amp END MENUL MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT 2 Select the DEFAULT function Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under DEFAULT Press the FONT but
136. he top of form position Adjust the position of the paper as needed by simultaneously pressing the ONLINE button and the LF FF button or the TEAR OFF button micro feed e Load the paper using your software Press the ONLINE button to place the printer online Load paper according to the instructions in your software documentation Most software packages load paper automatically 9 Place the printer online Print a sample page and check the page margins Make the following adjustments as necessary e Horizontal alignment Readjust the paper guides if required e Top of form setting see Chapter 5 e Margin settings Use your software or the printer setup mode see Chapter 5 Ejecting Single Sheets If you print using software each sheet is ejected automatically when the end of the printed page is reached To manually eject sheets of paper use either of the following methods e Press and hold down the LF FF button to execute a forward form feed e Turn the platen knob clockwise USING CONTINUOUS Continuous forms paper fanfolded at the horizontal perforations is FORMS ideal for printing rough drafts and long files The paper is fed into the printer using the forms tractors If the forms tractors unit is mounted at the rear of the printer it pushes paper from the rear to the platen This is called push tractor feeding If the forms tractor unit is mounted at the top of the printer it pulls paper from the bottom or rear of th
137. his cord is designed to minimize radio frequency interference nem 9 a User s Manual 2 11 SETTING UP To plug in the power cord 1 Plug one end of the power cord into the power connector on the rear of the printer 2 Plug the other end of the power cord into the power outlet Connecting the power cord 3 Make sure that the power cord is securely connected 4 Turn on the power by pressing the side marked 1 on the power switch Within a few seconds the MENU1 indicator on the printer control panel will light the print head will move to its home position and the ONLINE indicator will light green NOTE If no forms are loaded the printer may beep and the red PAPER OUT indicator may light and the ONLINE indicator will not light if the paper select lever is set backward to the continuous forms position Move the paper select lever forward to the single sheet position as described in the next section The PAPER OUT indicator will go out This condition is a result of the factory default settings and poses no problem 2 12 User s Manual SETTING UP TESTING THE PRINTER OFFLINE User s Manual At this point load paper and run the printer self test The self test checks printer performance and print quality before you connect the printer to the computer Use either single sheets or continuous forms see Chapter 3 This section describes the self test procedure using single sheets
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139. ibbon cassette is recommended Dont t use other cassettes If other cassettes are used operating problems or damage of print head may be caused 2 9 SETTING UP GETTING ACQUAINTED Now that your printer is assembled take a moment to become familiar WITH YOUR PRINTER with its major parts Looking at the printer from the front right side you can see the parts of the printer shown in the figure below Print head PORT SS Front cover Paper guide Cut sheet stand Paper thickness lever Platen knob Power switch Daten Control panel Interface connector Printer components front and right The printer control panel has the buttons and indicators used to load and feed paper see Chapter 3 and select print features see Chapter 4 The control panel also allows you to change the printer s optional settings see Chapter 5 2 10 User s Manual SETTING UP eT Looking at the printer from the back with the cut sheet stand and back cover removed you can see the following parts of the printer Cut sheet stand Acoustic cover Top cover Forms tractors Rating label Power connector Printer components rear CONNECTING THE POWER Before you plug in the printer CORD V Make sure that the printer power is switched off The side marked 1 on the power switch should be raised V Make sure that the power outlet is properly grounded V Make sure that you use the power cord shipped with the printer T
140. ich emulations your software supports Refer to your software documentation Since most software programs support this printer try to run a program with the factory default emulation first DPL24C PLUS emulation is the factory default Try this emulation even if you are not sure of which emulation to choose See Chapter 5 for detailed information about how your printer communicates with your software V If you are using more than one software package determine which emulation is supported by the software you use most frequently Select that emulation V If your software supports more than one emulation select the DPL24C PLUS emulation if possible This emulation has the greatest capabilities V If you want to use an emulation that is not supported by your software contact your software manufacturer or printer dealer and ask whether support is available You may be able to obtain a printer driver that is not shipped with the original software package To select an emulation proceed as follows 1 Turn the printer on and load a sheet of paper To change a single printer setting such as the emulation you can use a single sheet paper To change several printer settings as described in Chapter 5 you must load continuous forms paper See Chapter 3 for paper loading instructions 2 22 User s Manual SETTING UP 2 Enter setup mode Press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline Then press the FONT button and the MENU
141. iguration Options later in this chapter e o em o O O O AA User s Manual 5 13 USING SETUP MODE CHANGING MENU AND The MENU and MENU2 functions allow you to change the print MENU2 OPTIONS options assigned to MENU1 and MENUZ2 on the printer control panel In normal nonsetup mode you can easily switch between the menus for printing as described in Chapter 4 MENUI is invoked when you first turn the printer on Select the same emulation on the printer as is selected in your software If the emulations are not the same the printer will not work correctly with your software If you plan to use two different emulations on a regular basis assign the most frequently used emulation to MENU1 Assign the second emulation to MENU2 All of the other settings available for MENU1 and MENU2 are optional Some of the items and options will vary with the emulation To determine which features your software supports refer to your software documentation If you have a color printer the default for COLOR is AUTOSEL which allows you to specify color using your software Table 5 3 describes the MENU1 and MENU2 items and options Both functions offer the same items and options The items in Table 5 3 are listed in the order in which they are printed Not all items are defined for all emulations and some options vary with the emulation The procedure for changing the MENU1 and MENU2 options is described after Table 5 3
142. ine and in setup mode The help menu provides a quick summary of how to use setup mode The lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu lists all of the functions available to you in setup mode Note that the red cursor on the plastic print guide is initially positioned below the SAVE amp END function Setup mode can also be entered by turning off the printer then turning the printer back on while pressing the FONT and MENU buttons simultaneously until the printer beeps OVERVIEW OF SETUP MODE When you enter setup mode the following lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is printed lt lt FUNCTION gt gt SAVE amp END MENU MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT Table 5 1 summarizes the purpose of each function Table 5 1 Setup Mode Functions SAVE amp END Exits setup mode and saves any changes made while in setup mode MENUI and Assigns print features to MENU1 and MENU2 MENU2 on the printer control panel HARDWRE Changes the printer hardware options ADJUST Changes the print position adjustment options CONFIG Changes the configuration options 5 4 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE Table 5 1 Setup Mode Functions Cont DEFAULT Resets factory defaults in MENU1 and MENU2 To select a function from the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu 1 Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor on the plastic print guide under the function you require 2 Press the FONT button or the MENU
143. ingle sheets and continuous forms 102 266 7 mm 4 10 5 in seal oe m for 80 column printer ea E 102 420 mm 4 16 5 in 1 6 inch for 136 column printer However line spacing may be uneven 25 4 mm 1 inch 6 364 mm 3 14 3 in for 80 column printer Print area 76 420 mm 3 16 5 in for 136 column printer May be decreased to 8 5 mm 1 3 inch However line spacing may be uneven 25 4 mm 1 inch Print area may be 5 08 32 mm 0 2 1 26 in 5 08 mm or more iB oe depending on for 80 column printer 0 2 inch or more Sra 5 08 38 mm 0 2 1 5 in e for 136 column printer Print area for single sheets B 6 Users Manual PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS 102 266 7 mm 4 10 5 in for 80 column printer 102 420 mm 4 16 5 in for 136 column printer EE 102 mm 4 inches A or more o O O O e O Approx 4 7 mm 0 18 inches Resume printing is allowable to single part paper only and selectable by setup mode 5 08 25 4 mm 0 2 1 in for 80 column printer 5 08 32 mm 0 2 Prinf area Perforation Print area Printing resumable Paper end 1 3 in for 136 column printer 5 08 mm or more 0 2 inch or more 25 4 mm 1 DERE May be decreased to 4 23 mm 1 6 inch However line spacing may be uneven 25 4 mm 1 ind 25 4 mm 1 inch Print head position when paper end is detected selectable by setup mode Approx 80 mm 3 2
144. int a self test page make sure that a sheet of paper is loaded Then proceed as follows 1 Turn the printer off 2 While pressing the LF FF button turn the printer back on Keep the LF FF button pressed until the printer beeps Self test printing will start 2 14 User s Manual SETTING UP Starting the self test 3 Allow printing to continue for a dozen or more lines of repeat printing To stop printing press the FONT button or the MENU button Manually turn the platen knob clockwise to remove the test page NOTE Do not try to use the LF FF line feed form feed button to eject the paper In self test mode LF FF cannot be used to feed paper forward 4 Examine the self test page It should look like the sample on the next page Check that printing is uniform and that there are no light dark or smudged areas If the print quality is good go to step 5 Otherwise try to correct the problem as follows e Make sure that the ribbon is installed correctly e Make sure that the paper thickness lever is set to position 1 User s Manual 2 15 SETTING UP e Insert a new sheet of paper into the cut sheet stand Turn the platen knob to manually advance the paper until the top edge has moved past the paper bail rollers e Press the FONT button or the MENU button to restart printing If the print quality remains poor turn off the printer and contact your dealer for assistance Self test printing BUTT
145. isp clear printing for business a office and home environments This printer is also easy to install and Q use o O Dot matrix printer FEATURES Key printer features and options are listed in the next two sections e Software compatibility This printer which operates primarily with the Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS command set is compatible with the IBM Proprinter XL24E command set and the Epson ESC P2 command set e Various character sets As basic character sets IBM PC character sets 1 and 2 are available for the Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS command set and the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation and the italic charac ter set and graphics character sets 1 and 2 are available for the Epson ESC P2 emulation As national character sets a total of 57 or 61 national character sets depending on the emulation includ ing IBM PS 2 character sets are available Users Manual 1 1 INTRODUCTION e Multiple fonts The printer has nineteen resident fonts Ten bit map fonts Courier 10 Pica 10 Prestige Elite 12 Boldface PS OCR B 10 OCR A 10 Correspondence Compressed Draft and High speed Draft and nine outline fonts Timeless Nimbus Sans and Courier each in upright italic and bold e High speed printing At 10 cpi print speed ranges from 113 cps for letter quality to 360 cps for high speed draft quality Large print buffer 128K bytes are available in total for storing input data and downloading fonts A large input data buffer al
146. ivalent The connector pin assignments are given in the following tables by modes In the tables e Input denotes a signal from the computer to the printer e Output denotes a signal from the printer to the computer e The return lines specified in the second column represent twisted pairs with one side connected to signal ground e The standard signal levels are 0 0 to 0 4 V low and 2 4 to 5 0 V high INTERFACE INFORMATION Compatible Mode Pin Return Signal Direc Description No Pin No name tion 1 19 Data Strobe This signal is a strobe pulse DSTB for reading data Data 1 to 8 The printer reads data when this signal is low The pulse width must be 1 us or more at the receiving terminal 2 9 20 27 Data 1 to 8 Input Data 8 pin 9 is the most significant bit however this pin is not used in 7 bit ASCII communications Logical 1 signals must go high at least 1 us before the falling edge of the Data Strobe signal and must stay high for at least 1 us after the rising edge 10 28 Acknowledge Output This pulse signal indicates that the printer has received data and is ready to accept the next set of data This signal is also sent when the printer is switched from offline to online 11 29 Busy Output Data cannot be received when this signal is high This signal is high during data entry when the printer is offline when the buffer is full or when an error occurs 12
147. l the old ribbon cartridge with new ribbon from a ribbon subcassette Appendix A lists order numbers for ribbon cartridges and ribbon subcassettes The following procedure is for ribbon cartridges For ribbon subcassettes refer to the instructions shipped with the subcassette To replace the ribbon cartridge 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the front cover of the printer For easy installation slide the print head carriage to a position where it does not face a bail roller CAUTION The print head may be hot if you have been printing recently 6 3 Q Z4 O O O D MAINTENANCE 3 Move the paper thickness lever to position D Move to D OGoOoUPoOmRoN Paper thickness lever 4 To remove the ribbon cartridge press the ribbon release levers located on either side of the cartridge and carefully lift the cartridge out of the printer Print head Removing the ribbon cartridge Users Manual MAINTENANCE 5 Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its package For a black ribbon cartridge push in the sides of the two ribbon release tabs The tabs will snap into the cartridge and the ribbon feed 2 2i O O O O mechanism will engage For a color ribbon cartridge option pull the ribbon release plate in the direction of the arrow and press the ribbon feed knob toward FREE The ribbon feed mechanism engages Turn the ribbon feed knob clockwise to be sure that it fe
148. lect the printer s optional settings e Help diagnose printer problems These setup mode functions can be done either offline using the printer control panel offline setup or remotely using a setup program in your computer system or software online setup Prima rily this chapter explains how to use the offline setup mode The online setup mode which is reviewed briefly at the end of this chapter is valid in all emulations For details refer to the programmer s manuals Optional settings on the printer include the emulation fonts pitch page length and page width serial interface options and the top of form setting When you save your settings in the printer s permanent memory they become the new settings or defaults These defaults are invoked whenever you turn on the printer For example if you save DPL24C PLUS as the default emulation DPL24C PLUS is invoked when you turn on the printer The printer diagnostic functions are SELF TST HEX DUMP and V ALMNT These functions are helpful for printer trouble shooting as described in Chapter 7 HOW TO USE THIS CHAPTER The sections in this chapter are presented in logical sequence If you are a first time user be sure to read the following sections first wm 2 em o O O O e Entering Setup Mode e Overview of Setup Mode NENNEN 0 User s Manual 5 1 USING SETUP MODE ENTERING SETUP MODE These sections will familiarize you with how setup mode wo
149. llow is printed regardless of commands MAGENTA Red is printed regardless of commands CYAN Blue is printed regardless of commands For information on entering setup mode and specifying the color selection see the section Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options in Chapter 5 Use the self test function to check color printing independent of the color command from your software See the section Testing the Printer Offline in Chapter 2 ii User s Manual 8 3 INSTALLING OPTIONS 8 4 Users Manual SUPPLIES AND OPTIONS This appendix lists the supplies options and programmer s manuals available for the printer Contact your dealer for information on ordering any of these items T Ribbon cartridges Black ribbon CA02374 C104 Color ribbon CA02374 C303 Ribbon subcassette Black ribbon CA02374 C204 Color ribbon CA02374 C403 Print head CA02281 E618 diia Cut sheet feeder For 80 column ASF100 FJ3701 Single bin feeder double bin printers adapter is not available For 136 column ASF300 FJ3801 Single bin feeder printers ASF300 FJ3811 Double bin adapter mounted on single bin feeder CA02374 C511 Color ribbon included Fujitsu D05B 9011 C100 Font scaling software utility Creative for Microsoft Windows Faces produces smooth well formed characters that are virtually free of jagged edges User s Manual A 1 SUPPLIES AND OPTIONS me SA A 2 User s Manual PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICA
150. lowing FORMAT to DUPLEX items are not printed when you select the PARALEL option for the lt INTRFCE gt item Be sure that the options selected on the printer are the same as the options selected using your computer operating system or your software Refer to the documentation provided for your computer and software FORMAT Number of Number of data bits Parity bit stop bits None None Even Odd Even Odd Mark Space Even Odd SNONE 1 SNONE 2 SEVEN 1 8ODD 1 7EVEN 1 7ODD 1 7MARK 1 7SPACE 1 ZEVEN 2 7ODD 2 N NNNN XI GO 00 00 CO NNRPRP RP RRP REN e e 2 em o O Q O The data format also includes a start bit The mark is logical 1 The space is logical 0 Users Manual 5 31 USING SETUP MODE Table 5 4 HARDWRE Items and Options Cont NOTE Underlined options are the factory defaults HARDWRE Description Items lt BAUD RT gt 150 The baud rate is in bps bits per second Select the same baud rate as used by your computer or modem lt PROTOCL gt Indicates data transmission protocol XON XOF The DC1 and DC3 codes are used DTR The Data Terminal Ready signal is used REV CHL The Reverse Channel signal is used lt DSR gt IGNORE DSR is ignored by the printer DETECT DSR is detected by the printer lt DUPLEX gt FULL Simultaneous data transmission occurs in opposite directions HALF Data transmission occurs in either direction but not simultaneously lt CTS gt IGNORE CTS
151. lows you to send files to the printer and return to work in your application A large download buffer allows you to use custom fonts e 80 column or 136 column print line 80 column printers print in landscape mode using letter or A4 size paper 136 column printers print in landscape mode using legal or standard size computer forms e Simple switching of paper types The ability to park continuous forms makes it easy to switch between continuous forms and single sheets This switching is possible even for an optional cut sheet feeder e Bottom feeding capability The tractor unit is removable and can be converted to push feed or pull feed Installing the tractor unit on the platen allows the paper to be fed through the slot at the bottom of the printer e Auto tearoff Continuous forms are fed automatically up to the tear off position at the end of each job e Maintenance free The printer only requires periodic cleaning and changing of the ribbon cartridge 2 User s Manual INTRODUCTION ees OPTIONS Printer add on options are listed below For details see Chapter 8 e Cut sheet feeder The ASF100 single bin feeder is available as an option for the 80 column printer and the ASF300 single bin feeder and double bin adapter are available for the 136 column printer A cut sheet feeder allows single sheets to be fed automatically e Color kit You can turn your monochrome printer into a color printer Seven color printing
152. lts e Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table MENU and MENU Items Description PITCH CPI 2 5 3 5 6 10 12 15 17 18 or 20 cpi characters per horizontal inch PROPSP Proportional spacing 1 12 inch per character space LINE SP LPI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 lpi lines per vertical inch 6 lpi ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD 3 lpi double spacing ABCD ABCD ABCD lt CHAR W gt Change also the pitch 2 TIMES or 4 TIMES is selected NORMAL Standard character width ABCD 2 TIMES Double character width ABCD 4 TIMES Quadruple character width iz Ao nr eae Manual wm o em o O O O 9 17 USING SETUP MODE Table 5 3 MENUT and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES e Underlined options are the factory defaults e Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table MENU and MENU2 Items lt CHAR H gt Change also the line spacing if 2 TIMES or 4 TIMES is selected Standard character height ABCD abcd Double character height ABCD abcd Quadruple character height Description lt ATTRIB gt Selects an attribute to add emphasis to your documents Only one attribute may be selected at a time Standard characters no attributes Italic printing Condense
153. mand 5 changes the paper e o em o O O O source to the paper table and waits for manual insertion of a cut sheet 5 4 USING SETUP MODE Table 5 6 CONFIG Items and Options Cont NOTE Underlined options are the factory defaults lt CONT PE gt Detection of end of continuous forms TRACTOR Paper end is detected by the sensor on the tractor unit Paper end unprinted area Continuous forms About 80 mm Botom feeding About 35 mm EDGE Regardless of paper end printing continues near to the edge of paper Paper end unprinted area About 4 7 mm for both continu ous forms and bottom feeding Indicates the end of the CONFIG item list Press the FONT button to print the first item which is lt TEAROFF gt Press the MENU button to print the previous item Press the ONLINE button to reprint the lt lt FUNC TION gt gt menu Procedure To change the printer configuration options make sure that continu ous forms paper is loaded and then proceed as follows 1 Enter setup mode Press the FONT button and the MENU button simultaneously until the printer beeps Wait for the printer to stop printing and check that the following lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is printed PUNCTION SAVE amp END MENU MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT Lu _ __ _ _ A OO X 5 42 User s Manual USING SETUP MO
154. ments as necessary e Horizontal alignment Readjust the paper guides if required e Top of form setting see Chapter 5 e Margin settings Use your software or the printer setup mode see Chapter 5 EI M I LL LuLuueuLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLT User s Manual 3 7 PAPER HANDLING 3 8 Loading Paper in the Cut Sheet Feeder Option A cut sheet feeder allows automatic printing on single sheets without the need to manually insert the sheets one by one This can save you a lot of time when printing long files using single sheets The 80 column printer uses an ASF100 cut sheet feeder the 136 column printer uses an ASF300 cut sheet feeder See Chapter 8 for more information on cut sheet feeders including a double bin adapter The cut sheet feeder cannot be used with pull tractor feeding see the section Using Continuous Forms later in this chapter Before installing the sheet feeder on your printer 1 Remove the acoustic cover and the two brackets from the separator To remove the brackets open the separator and release their locking hooks from behind the separator 2 Remove the cut sheet stand from the printer Set the cut sheet stand to the down position press in on the left grip to release its tab from the hole and then pull out the cut sheet stand For installation of the feeder refer to its user s manual When a feeder is mounted the printer mechanically knows the feeder type and controls the feeder accordingly The
155. ms are listed in the order in which they are printed The procedure for changing the hardware options is described after Table 5 4 Table 5 4 HARDWRE Items and Options NOTE Underlined options are the factory defaults HARDWRE Description Items lt PPR OUT gt CNTONLY DETECT IGNORE Specifies how the printer responds when you run out of paper The printer detects paper out only for continuous forms Printing stops and the PAPER OUT indicator lights red The printer detects paper out for both continuous forms and single sheets Printing stops and the PAPER OUT indicator lights red The printer ignores paper out for both continuous forms and single sheets Printing continues until no more data remains No PAPER OUT warning is displayed NOTE For cut sheet feeders printing stops and the PAPER OUT indicator lights red regardless of the PPR OUT setting eo o em o O O O E AA User s Manual 5 29 USING SETUP MODE Table 5 4 HARDWRE Items and Options Cont NOTE Underlined options are the factory defaults HARDWRE 5 9 Description Items lt PRT DIR gt lt BUZZER gt lt WORD LG gt lt BUFFER gt UNI DIR NONE 256BYTE 2KBYTE SKBYTE 24KBYTE 32KBYTE 96KBYTE 128KBYT Bidirectional printing The printer prints in either direction while seeking the next print direction for a shorter print time Unidirectional printing Unidirectional printing is used for
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157. nal spacing Programmable in 1 360 inch or various increments for image graphics 80 columns 136 columns 80 cpl 136 cpl 96 cpl 163 cpl 120 cpl 204 cpl 136 8 cpl 231 cpl 144 cpl 244 cpl 160 cppl 272 cpl cpi characters per inch cpl characters per line 10 cpi 12 cpi 113 cps 135 cps 225 cps 270 cps 225 cps 270cps 360 cps 432 cps 360 cps 432 cps cpi characters per inch cps characters per second User s Manual PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Line feed speed 60 ms per line at 6 lines per inch Form feed speed 5 6 inches per second Ribbon life Color Up to 0 3 million characters per color Black Up to 5 0 million characters Certification Safety Model Regulation Country M33051A M33061A UL 1950 D3 United States for 100 to 120 VAC CSA C22 2 950 Canada for 100 to 120 VAC M33051B M33061B TUV EN60950 Germany for 220 to 240 VAC Europe EMI regulation M33051A M33061A FCC Part 15B class B United States for 100 to 120 VAC ICES 003 class B Canada for 100 to 120 VAC M33051B M33061B EN 55022 class B for 220 to 240 VAC SuonpoINoDads AS NZS 3548 class B Australia and for 220 to 240 VAC New Zealand M3388A M3389A CNS 13438 class B Asia for 100 to 120 VAC M3388B M3389B CNS 13438 class B Taiwan for 220 to 240 VAC User s Manual B 5 PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS ee PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Print Area This section illustrates the recommended print area for s
158. nd remain in setup mode press the LOCK button The lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is then re printed e To exit SELF TST and return online press the ONLINE button The printer permanently saves any changes made while in setup mode and returns online The self test can also be started by turning off the printer and then pressing the LF FF button while turning the printer back on As described in Chapter 2 this method is useful when you first set up the printer Printing Hex Dumps The HEX DUMP function prints data and commands in hexadecimal characters and abbreviated control codes The IBM character set 2 is used for printing see Appendix E The HEX DUMP function is useful for checking whether your computer is sending the correct commands to the printer and whether the printer is executing the commands correctly It is also useful for debugging software pro grams s 5 48 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE C Procedure To print hex dumps make sure that continuous forms paper is loaded into the printer Then proceed as follows 1 Enter setup mode Press the FONT button and the MENU button simultaneously until the printer beeps Wait for the printer to stop printing and check that the following lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is printed lt lt FUNCTION gt gt SAVE amp END MENUL MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT 2 Select the HEX DUMP function Repeatedly press the LOCK but
159. ndows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Nimbus Sans is a registered trademark of URW Unternehmensberatung Karow Rubow Weber GmbH Ham burg Other product names mentioned in this manual may also be trade marks of their respective companies AAA A 9 4 0 oo oooooo0o09090909099 999 Users Manual V ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for buying the Fujitsu DL3700 Pro 3800 Pro dot matrix printer You can expect years of reliable service with very little maintenance This manual explains how to use your printer to full advantage It is written for both new and experienced printer users This manual describes how to install set up and use your printer and printer options It also explains how to keep the printer in good working condition and what to do should something go wrong Detailed procedures are provided for first time users Experienced users can skip some of the details using the table of contents and chapter introductions to locate information This manual has several appendixes a glossary and an index Appendix A lists supplies and additional documentation and information available from your dealer or authorized Fujitsu representative Fujitsu offices are listed at the end of the manual PRINTER MODELS AND This manual covers model DL3700 Pro an 80 column printer and OPTIONS model DL3800 Pro a 136 column printer Each model has a 100 120 VAC or 220 240 VAC power supply A serial interface is a factory add on option Y
160. ntal Control Space Backspace Carriage return Elite characters on Proportionally spaced characters on off on n 1 off n 0 Vertical Control Line feed Form feed Advance paper n 216 inch 1 n 255 Advance paper n 180 inch in AG mode 1 lt n lt 255 Set line spacing to 1 8 lines Set line spacing to 7 72 inch Set line spacing to n 216 inch 0 lt n lt 255 Set line spacing to n 180 inch in AG mode 0 lt n lt 255 Preset line spacing to n 72 inch 1 lt n lt 255 Preset line spacing to n 60 inch in AG mode 1 lt n 255 Set line spacing to 1 6 inch or to the value preset by line spacing command ESC A n C 18 User s Manual COMMAND SETS Change graphics line spacing base to 1 216 or 1 180 inch for ESC J and ESC 3 m 4 m 0 0 lt t lt 255 0 lt f lt 255 t 0 t 180 or 216 Tabulation Horizontal tab execution HT Set horizontal tabs ESC D n The values of n to n in this command n NUL are the ASCII values of the print columns at the current character width at which tabs are to be set 1 lt n lt 255 1 lt k lt 28 Clear all horizontal tabs ESC D NUL Move print position right by n 120 inch ESC d n n 0 n n lt 255 n n n x 256 Vertical tab execution VT Set vertical tabs ESC B n The values of n to n in this command n NUL are the ASCII values of the lines at the current line spacing at which tabs are to be set 1 lt n lt 2
161. nting a Sample Page Online sss 2 25 CHAPTER 3 PAPER HANDLING SOS CUNA POD o 3 1 Overview of Paper Operations seeeenemne 3 2 Adjusting for Paper Thickness eerren 3 4 Using Single SDeels e Lot ood ada 3 5 Loading a Single Sheet of Paper 3 9 Loading Paper in the Cut Sheet Feeder Option 3 8 Ejecting Single SNC Susan betta 3 12 O_O AA User s Manual IX USING C OMTMUOUS FONTS iodo e caido 3 12 Positioning the Paper Stack sseeeenne 3 13 Loading Continuous Forms Push Tractor and Nereus 3 14 Loading Continuous Forms Pull Tractor and BOITOLITEFOSCD Susan ael i totam ra Cr pel RO dads 3 17 Unloading Continuous FOrMS eeeeeee 3 22 Tearing Off Continuous Forms eeeennne 3 22 Feeding and Positioning Paper eeeee 3 23 Line Feed Form Feed sucus eret t ritate haer 3 23 MISTO FS ui 3 24 Load POSITIO AGIUST arista rada 3 24 OWI CHING PabsrIvbes cuniculi 3 24 Switching to Single Sheets ooooococcccncnnoccnnnnonioccnnononos 3 25 Switching to CONTINUOUS Forrms sseeeee 3 26 HOS ond dpelrEOnmelicseenets erattu dts odd reet 3 26 General TOS aaron 3 26 MUNDO MSc o A 3 26 FAVE OD O darla 3 27 o AA ee Y 3 27 CHAPTER 4 PRINTING selecting Print Features ssse A Using Commercial Software eene 4 2 Using The Control Panel rial 4 2 Selecting MENUT or MENU2
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164. odes sent from the host computer Print that uses condensed characters Condensed characters are narrower than regular characters Using condensed print increases the number of characters per line Connected fan folded sheets of paper that are fed into the printer using forms tractors The fan folded sheets are separated by tearing them at their perforations A panel containing the printer indicators and buttons The control panel is used to control printer operations such as loading paper selecting print features and changing setup options Characters per horizontal inch Also referred to as pitch For example 12 pitch means 12 cpi Characters per second See Single sheets An option that replaces the cut sheet stand The cut sheet feeder allows automatic loading from a stack of paper ss 1 1 2 2 011 2 L 1 1 h1 11 2 2 9 9 9 9 h JNAVVV V V LLL GL 2 User s Manual GLOSSARY OF TERMS Defaults Dot matrix Downloading dpi Emulation Font Form feed FF Graphics printing Hexadecimal Hex dump User s Manual Settings selected automatically by the printer when power is turned on Enter setup mode to change the defaults to ensure compatibility with your system hardware and software The grid used to print characters on a dot matrix printer Each dot corresponds to a wire in the print head Transferring soft fonts from the computer to the printer s memory Downloading all
165. old PS The following errors cause the printer to turn off the power e Print head error e Space motor error e Line feed motor error e 34 V overvoltage error No error condition is displayed if any of these errors occurs Turn the printer off and back on then rerun the same job to check if the error was transient If the error recurs contact your dealer A 7 10 User s Manual TROUBLE SHOOTING o _x _ Poo COQOQ 0Q0Q0Q w _ EPE_mp _ _kh paEzoo oo ee AAA ala e DIAGNOSTIC The printer diagnostic functions are SELF TST HEX DUMP and FUNCTIONS V ALMNT e SELF TST tells you whether the printer hardware is functioning correctly If the printer hardware is functional any problems you are having are probably caused by incorrect printer settings incorrect software settings the interface or the computer o o 9 Q jqNO11 e HEX DUMP allows you to determine whether the computer is sending the correct commands to the printer and whether the printer is executing the commands correctly This function is useful to programmers or others who understand how to interpret hex dumps e V ALMNT allows you to check and if necessary correct the printer s vertical print alignment For details on using these functions all of which are available in the printer setup mode see the section Using the Diagnostic Functions in Chapter 5 GETTING HELP If you are not able to correct a pro
166. olor option installed ZEROFNT NO SLSH SLASH LFT END 1 COLM 2 COLM 3 COLM 4 COLM 40 COLM 41 COLM DC3 CDE ENABLE DISABLE TOP MRC 1 LINE 2 LINE 3 LINE 10 LINE CR CODE CR ONLY CR amp LF LANGUGE USA UK GERMAN FRENCH ITALIAN SPANISH SWEDISH DANISHI PAGE437 PAGES850 PAGE860 PAGE863 PAGE865 ECMA94 DANISH2 FINNISH NORWEGN 1508859 PG852 LF CODE LF amp CR PG852 T PG855 PG866 HUNGARY HUNG T SLOV SLOV T POLISH POLSH T MAZOWIA MAZOW T LATIN2 LATN2 T KAMENIC KAMEN T TURKY TURKY T CYRILIC IBM437 LF ONLY IBM851 ELOT928 PG DHN LATIN P ISO LTN LITHUAI LITHUA2 MIK MACEDON PG MAC ELOT927 ABG ABY DEC GR HBR OLD PG862 HBR DEC GREEKII ISO TUK RGHTEND WRAP OVR PRT 5 54 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT TEAROFF MANUAL TEARPOS VISIBLE TEAR EN 0 SEC CUTLOAD AUTO LOADTIM 0 5 SEC AUTO ALWAYS 1 SEC BUTTON 1 0 SEC 2 SEC 4 SEC 6 SEC Displayed when Displayed when TEAROFF AUTO CUTLOAD AUTO DECODE DIRECT AREACNT ENABLE ON LOAD OFFLINE LOCK NONE S DISABLE CONT PE TRACTOR END QUEUED DISABLE ONLINE SETUP ENABLE EDGE ALL CNT ORG 1 6IN CNTFINE 0 180 CNT ORG 1 6IN CUTFINE 0 180 1 180 1 180 CNT LFT 10 90 CUT LFT 10 90 cuT ADy 22 360 enp 9 90 9 90 21 360 DE 6 6 IN 0 360 i 6
167. omputer and continue to use the font specified by the control panel Press the LOCK button to select LOCKED MUU 4 2 Users Manual PRINTING If you select MENU FONT the printer will use the font and pitch assigned in MENU1 or MENU2 This chapter does not explain how to assign values to options in the menu If you haven t already assigned values to MENU 1 and MENU 2 refer to Chapter 5 now When you first turn the printer on the MENU 1 and MENU FONT indicators are lit that is all of the print features assigned to MENU1 are enabled However you can easily switch to MENU2 before printing You can also select a resident font other than the fonts assigned to MENU1 and MENU2 To select MENU1 or MENU2 and one of the resident fonts use the FONT and MENU buttons to light the desired indicators as described in the following paragraphs NOTE For easy reference keep a list of your current MENU 1 and MENU 2 settings near the printer To print a list of current settings see the section Printing a List of Selected Options in Chapter 5 You may also want to use the space provided in Table 4 1 to record your settings Selecting MENU or MENU2 When you first turn the printer on MENU1 is selected To change to MENU2 or back to MENUI proceed as follows 1 Press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline 2 Repeatedly press the MENU button The lighted indicator 1 or 2 shows the menu selected When the menu selection is chang
168. onal Paper type Paper size Continuous Width Length Cut sheets Width Length Impact dot matrix with a 0 2 mm 24 wire head Bidirectional logic seeking or unidirec tional seeking Horizontal x vertical 36 x 24 dots 30 x 24 dots 18 x 24 dots 12 x 24 dots 9 x 24 dots Friction feed platen cut sheets Push tractors rear feed of continuous forms Pull tractors bottom feed of continuous forms Paper loading by LOAD button Advancing perforations to tear off edge by TEAR OFF button Parking continuous forms when using cut sheets Single bin cut sheet feeder Double bin adapter for 136 column printer only 1 to 5 part side glued or paper stapled fanfolded continuous forms or label sheets with sprocket holes 1 to 5 part top glued cut sheets and envelopes 80 columns 136 columns 102 267 mm 102 420 mm 4 10 5 in 4 16 5 in 102 mm 4in Same as left or greater 102 267 mm 102 420 mm 4 10 5 in 4 16 5 in 76 364 mm 76 420 mm 3 14 3 in 3 16 5 in User s Manual PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Paper thickness Paper length By software By control panel DPL24C XL24E ESC P2 Number of copies Command sets emulations Resident Character sets DPL24C XL24E ESC P2 Up to 0 35 mm 0 014 inch Programmable in one line or inch increments in all emulations Depends upon emulations Default is 11 inches for all emulations 330 47 0700 6 7 00 07 11 116 12 14 or 18 inches
169. ont cover Cardboard Removing the shipping restraint cardboard 5 Store the original shipping carton and packaging materials for future use For example the original packaging is ideal for use when you move or ship your printer to another location NOTE The interface cable is not included with the printer You must purchase it separately Connection of the interface cable is described later in this chapter 2 4 User s Manual SETTING UP Checking Options and Supplies The following options and supplies if ordered are shipped separately e Cut sheet feeder option e Double bin adapter option e Color kit option e Extra monochrome or color ribbon cartridges The RS 232C serial interface is a factory installable option If you ordered the interface the board is already installed in the printer Make sure that you received all the options you ordered Installation of options is described in Chapter 8 Once you are sure you have everything you are ready to assemble the printer ss AAA User s Manual 2 5 SETTING UP ASSEMBLING THE PRINTER This section explains how to install the cut sheet stand and ribbon cartridge Installing the Cut Sheet Stand The cut sheet stand enables smooth feeding of both single sheets and continuous forms Install the cut sheet stand as described below 1 Referring to the following figure locate the two grooved notches on the top of the printer behind the top cover Note tha
170. oove for holding cable Serial Clip Connecting the interface cable 2 20 User s Manual SETTING UP SELECTING AN EMULATION User s Manual 4 To secure a parallel interface cable flip the fastener clips located on the printer into the notches on the cable connector To secure a serial interface cable tighten the screws in the cable connector 5 Attach the other end of the interface cable to your computer Gently pull on the cable to verify that it is secure 6 Hold the cable along in the groove if you want to 7 Push up the inside of the shutter to close the shutter Before printing with your software verify that the correct emulation is selected on your printer This section describes the available emulations and their selection For Experienced Users The printer s preselected factory setting is the Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS emulation If this emulation is acceptable you may skip this section An emulation is a set of commands used by your software to commu nicate with the printer There are many different emulations available for printers Each emulation has unique features and capabilities This printer offers three resident emulations Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS for Fujitsu DL series printers e BM Proprinter XL24E e Epson ESC P2 Resident emulations are stored in the printer s permanent memory 2 21 SETTING UP Here are some points to help you determine which emulation to select V Determine wh
171. ou must specify these when purchasing the printer Other options include a cut sheet feeder and a color print feature both of which can be added by yourself after purchasing the printer Unless otherwise stated the information given here applies to both models However illustrations are of either model DL3700 Pro 3800 Pro Basic specifications Print line at 10 cpi 80 columns DL3700 Pro 136 columns DL3800 Pro Interface Centronics parallel Alternative specification Power supply 100 120 VAC or 220 240 VAC Factory add on option RS 232C serial interface User add on options Cut sheet feeder Color printing feature cpi characters per inch vi Users Manual ORGANIZATION This manual is organized as follows Quick Reference summarizes everyday printer operations After you become familiar with the printer use this section as a memory aid Chapter 1 Introduction introduces the printer and identifies key features and options that enhance the printer s capabilities Chapter 2 Setting Up gives step by step procedures for setting up the printer for immediate use and identifies the main parts of the printer If this is your first printer you should read the entire chapter before attempting to use the printer Chapter 3 Paper Handling explains how to load and use paper with your printer Chapter 4 Printing covers basic printing operations This chapter describes everyday operations from the printer s control panel such as lo
172. ow setup mode is organized for the Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS emulation Differences in the IBM Proprinter XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations are summarized after the flowchart E e AA User s Manual 5 53 eo o em Lo lt e O D USING SETUP MODE SETUP MODE SAVE amp END MENU EMULATE DPL24C XL24E ESC P2 CHAR H NORMAL 2 TIMES 4 TIMES NONE ITALICS CONDNSD SHADOW BOLD CHR SET SET 2 SET 1 PRF SKP NO SKIP SKIP DPL24C PLUS ORGANIZATION SETUP MODE FUNCTIONS ITEMS amp OPTIONS Note Asterisks indicate default settings at shipment Move yellow arrow on the print head or MENU Select function Move yellow arrow on the print head Select option print next item MENU Select option print previous item ONLINE CHAR W NORMAL 2 TIMES 4 TIMES COUR N COUR B COUR I N SAN N N SAN B N SAN I TIMLS N TIMLS B TIMLS I DOWNLD LINE SP 1 LPI 2 LPI 3 LPI 4 LPI 5 LPI 6 LPI 7 LPI 8 LPI COUR 10 PRSTG12 COMPRSD BOLDFCE PICA10 CORRESP OCR B OCR A QUALITY LETTER REPORT DRAFT HI DRFT PITCH 2 5 CPI 3 CPI 5 CPI 6 CPI 10 CPI 12 CPI 15 CPI 17 CPI 18 CPI 20 CPI PROP SP PAGE LG 3 0 IN WIDTH 13 6 IN 3 5 IN 4 0 IN 5 0 IN 5 IN 0 IN 0 IN 0 IN 8 5 IN 11 0 IN 11 6 IN 12 0 IN 14 0 IN 18 0 IN 5 6 7 8 11 4 IN 11 0 IN 8 0 IN COLOR AUTOSEL BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN Displayed with c
173. ows you to use fonts not resident in the computer Dots per inch A command set that allows one printer to print like another printer This printer has three resident emulations Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS native command set IBM proprinter XL24E and Epson ESC P2 A complete set of printable characters having the same size and style For example Courier 10 and Prestige Elite 12 are commonly used fonts A signal to the printer to advance the paper forward one page Form feeds can be executed either by your software or by holding down the LF FF button on the printer control panel Controlling the print head wires dots individually to produce a picture or an image on the page A base 16 numbering system also commonly referred to as hex numbers Since a base 16 system requires 16 digits numbers 0 through 9 and letters A through F are used Expressing binary numbers in hexadecimal uses fewer digits A hexadecimal printout of control codes and data Hex dumps are used to debug computer programs and to troubleshoot printer malfunctions To print a hex dump on the printer use the HEX DUMP function in setup mode Y je o o Q lt GLOSSARY OF TERMS Interface K byte Letter size Line feed LF Line spacing lpi Monospacing Nonresident font Normal mode Offline Online A connection that allows communication from one part of a system to another For example electrical signals are transferred between th
174. p of form position by changing the lt CNTFINE gt option The CONFIG function defines the printer s primary configuration CHANGING J o MN CONFIGURATION OPTIONS You can set the following options to ensure that the printer meets your requirements e Tear off for continuous forms e Autoloading of single sheets e Direct decoding of certain commands e Enabling of the AREA OVER indicator Table 5 6 describes the CONFIG items and options Items are listed in the order they are printed The procedure for changing the configuration options is described after Table 5 6 Table 5 6 CONFIG Items and Options NOTE Underlined options are the factory defaults lt TEAROFF gt Auto or manual tearoff feed MANUAL Automatic tearoff feed is invalid and tearoff feed must be done using the TEAR OFF button AUTO Automatic tearoff feed is valid but only for continuous forms Tearoff feed can also be done using the TEAR OFF button 5 38 Users Manual USING SETUP MODE Table 5 6 CONFIG Items and Options Cont NOTE Underlined options are the factory defaults lt TEARPOS gt Tearoff position VISIBLE Select this option when your software positions forms to the next top of form after printing the last data The printer performs tearoff feed without adding a form feed when data transfer has stopped ALWAYS Select this option when your soft ware stops after printing the last data The printer performs tearoff feed aft
175. printer or your computer To change the printer settings see Chapter 5 To change the computer settings use the selection menus provided by your software or the commands of your computer operating system The following example uses the MS DOS operating system 2 26 User s Manual SETTING UP Using MS DOS to Specify Serial Interface Settings For an IBM PC or compatible device use the following MS DOS MODE commands to set the computer serial settings to match the printer factory settings MODE COMItS9600 N 9 l P MODE LPT1 COM1 To activate these settings whenever you turn the computer on write the MODE commands in your AUTOEXEC BAT file Make sure that the MODE COM file is included in your root directory If the printer still doesn t work consult your dealer or someone experienced in serial interface communications You are now finished setting up and testing the printer To familiarize yourself with everyday printer operations such as loading paper selecting print features and printing see Chapters 3 and 4 User s Manual 2 2 SETTING UP 2 28 User s Manual SELECTING PAPER sj User s Manual PAPER HANDLING This chapter explains how your printer uses paper Topics covered are e Selecting paper e Overview of paper operations e Adjusting for paper thickness e Using single sheets e Using continuous forms push tractor feed and pull tractor feed e F
176. r Reload the paper Paper slips off the Make sure that the forms tractors are positioned forms tractors or correctly for the width of your paper and that the perforated the perforated holes of the paper fit directly over holes of the paper the tractor sprockets tear during printing Tips for clearing a jammed sheet from the printer If a sheet of paper is jammed between the print head and the platen and cannot be removed clear it as follows 1 Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord from the receptacle 2 Push up the locking levers to rlease the forms tractors and open the paper holders 3 Move the paper thickness lever to position D 4 Move the print head so that you can remove the jammed sheet easily and clear the sheet NOTE The print head is hot immediately after printing Move it after making sure that it gets cool i User s Manual TROUBLE SHOOTING 3x3 ooooo gt gt gt EE A O e If you cannot clear the jammed sheet by the above procedure set fourfold continuous forms paper on the forms tractors and turn the platen knob to feed the paper forward The jqNO11 o o 9 Q jammed paper is pushed out Before operation be sure to position the print head at the center of the jammed paper Common cause of abnormal paper feeding A dirty paper sensor often causes paper misfeeding Clean the paper sensor as follows 1 Turn off the p
177. r back on the previous default settings are used Procedure To exit setup mode and save your changes using SAVE END proceed as follows 1 Print the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu The lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu should be the last printed line on the page If the menu is not printed press the ONLINE button to print the menu If you are using the SELF TST or HEX DUMP function press the LOCK button instead of the ONLINE button to print the menu The lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is shown below lt lt FUNCTION gt gt SAVE amp END MENUL MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT 2 Select the SAVE END function Make sure that the red cursor is positioned under SAVE amp END Press the FONT button or the MENU button to select SAVE amp END The printer exits setup mode and returns online the ONLINE indicator lights green Any changes you made while in setup mode are saved nn PO O OO lS OO GCTbb D 9 e m e wv C ii DO P O Oa b GhhoQo 5 44 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE E RESETTING DEFAULTS This section describes how to reset the printer s power on defaults all of the factory defaults or the factory defaults only for MENU1 and MENU2 Resetting Power On Defaults Power on defaults are the settings saved in the printer s permanent memory The defaults are enabled whenever you turn the printer on The easiest way to reset the power on defaults is to turn t
178. r memory A bit is a single digit either a 1 or a 0 in the binary numbering system Eight bits equal one byte Paper feeding through a slot at the bottom of the printer The forms tractor unit which must be installed on the top of the printer pulls paper through the printer The desk or printer rack on which the printer sits must have also a paper feed slot A storage area for data in the printer or computer The printer s buffer consists of a print buffer and a download buffer The print buffer holds data to be printed The download buffer holds downloaded data such as download soft fonts b M User s Manual GL GLOSSARY OF TERMS Byte Carriage return CR Centronics interface Column Command set Condensed print Continuous forms Control panel cpi cps Cut sheets Cut sheet feeder A byte consists of eight bits that constitute one symbol A byte represents a single character such as number letter or special control character The return of the print head carriage to the beginning of the next line A type of parallel interface See Parallel interface A vertical section on a printed page M3389A B can print 136 column pages and M3388A B can print 80 column pages at 10 pitch 10 characters per inch A set of print and format commands used to control the printer Each printer has its own resident command sets embedded in the printer firmware These command sets are actuated by c
179. r p d De OD Do Qe o x OD D E S HU wet po O CS Ox E p O O O m B pm 0 DOY IL Ase oe NATIONAL CHARACTER In all emulations this printer supports 50 national character sets for SETS AND SUPPORTED characters and symbols specific to different languages Some national RESIDENT FONTS ALL character sets however do not have some characters and symbols and EMULATIONS may not be usable depending on resident fonts The following tables show which of the resident fonts are supported for each national character set Resident font TI MA Jead SSIIAUILO 7 TUJO 0T uN xx SS9 9UIIT Y x SUBS SMQUIIN 32uopuodso L10 xxx J84p7H V DO National Name in character set setup menu 9 QU LIS IMO USA USA United Kingdom UK German GERMAN Continued on the next page USA is the same as Code Page 437 These are scalable and provided with upright italic and bold as resident fonts H draft stands for high speed draft V Supported E 18 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS Resident font 0T uN SSIIAUILO xx SSPW xx SUBS SMQUIIN TUJO V DO 32uopuodsoa r10 xxx JeIP H National Name in character set setup menu Swedish SWEDISH ISO 8859 1 ISO8859 ECMA94 ECMA94 Code Page 437 PAGE437 Code Page 850 PAGE850 Code Page 852 PAGE852 Code two pass PAGE852 T Code Page 855 PAGE855 Code Page 860 PAGE860 Code Page 863 PAGE863 Code Page 865 PAGE865 Code Page 866 PAGE866 Hungarian HUNGARY Hungari
180. racters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts The 24 wire dot matrix printer prints quality characters and symbols using a variety of sizes and fonts prints using prints using prints using User s Manual A4 size Application software ASCII Baud rate Bidirectional printing Bit Bottom feed Buffer GLOSSARY OF TERMS A standard paper size used in Japan and other countries Paper is 210 x 295 mm 8 25 x 11 6 inches Software programs that perform tasks on a computer Such programs include word processing database management and accounting for example The acronym for American National Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII is a set of 256 codes numbered 0 to 255 used to communicate information between a computer and another device such as a printer The speed in bits per second at which data is transmitted to a device such as a printer Baud rates apply to serial data only 1200 baud equals approximately 120 characters per second Alternate printing of lines from left to right and right to left Bidirectional printing is faster than unidirectional printing because there are no carriage returns Y je o o Q lt The smallest unit of information in compute
181. restige Boldface Pica OCR A OCR B Courier bitmap Gothic Timeless Timeless Italic Timeless Bold Nimbus Sans 9 Nimbus Italic Nimbus Bold Courier scalable Courier Bold scalable Courier Italic scalable C 10 Users Manual COMMAND SETS E M Copy resident font to download area ESC NUL m n Courier 10 Prestige Elite 12 Draft Compressed Boldface PS Pica 10 Correspondence High speed Draft Downloaded font 0 Downloaded font 1 Create download font ESC amp m Cs e m bits 4 and 5 Specifies the quality of Ce data characters to be registered PENES Font quality selection Letter 360 dpi Correspondence 180 dpi Draft 120 dpi e m bit 0 Specifies external font number to be registered Downloaded font 0 At power on resident font 0 is automatically downloaded Downloaded font 1 At power on resident font 1 is automatically downloaded e m bits 1 2 3 6 7 Not used don t care e Cs Download start character ASCII code e Ce Download end character ASCII code 0 Cs Ce 255 Hex 00 Cs Ce FF Precaution Ce 2 Cs e data More than one byte of data containing bit map data Reserved ESC e D data User s Manual SETS e o 3 D 5 a COMMAND SETS DPL24C PLUS Bit Image Graphics Graphics type m graphics ESC m n 1 data Graphics type m graphics ESC e b m n n data or ESC e B m
182. ries printers e IBM Proprinter XL24E e Epson ESC P2 Select the same emulation on the printer and in your software If your software emulations include DPL24C PLUS select DPL24C PLUS for optimum performance SETS e o 3 D 5 o User s Manual COMMAND SETS DPL24C PLUS FUJITSU DPL24C PLUS This section describes the printer commands for the DPL24C PLUS command set which is the native command set of this printer Print Mode Control Double strike bold printing on Double strike bold printing off Emphasized shadow printing on Emphasized shadow printing off Italic printing on Italic printing off Select character style and screening n 0 Normal 1 Outline Shaded Outline and shaded Thin outline Thin shaded Thin outline and shaded Transparent N Light dot matrix Heavy dot matrix Vertical bars Horizontal bars Slants Back slants 7 Lattice One line double width characters on SO or ESC SO One line double width characters off DC 4 Double width characters on off ESC W n on n 1 off n 0 2 3 4 5 6 ms 1 2 o 4 5 6 C 2 User s Manual COMMAND SETS Double height characters on off on n 1 off n 0 This command does not adjust the line spacing Multiwidth and height printing n 0 Not adjusted 1 Character pitch multiplied 2 Line spacing multiplied 3 Character pitch and line spacing multiplied Tens digit of horizontal multiple Units digit of horizont
183. rint the previous item press the MENU button 4 Repeat step 3 until all required options are changed e 2 em o O O O 5 Exit the HARDWRE function Press the ONLINE button to exit the HARDWRE function and reprint the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu A A A gt gt gt 5 Users Manual 5 38 USING SETUP MODE 6 Do either of the following e Select another function or e Exit setup mode saving your changes For details on other functions see the other sections in this chapter To exit setup mode and save your changes make sure that the red cursor is positioned under SAVE END then press the FONT button or the MENU button CHANGING PRINT When you print using ruled paper you often want to adjust the print POSITION ADJUSTMENT position so that the print sits properly on the ruled lines The OPTIONS ADJUST function allows you to e Set top of form position e Fine tune top of form position e Fine tune left print start column left margin e Adjust for accumlative line spacing error in a page The first three items are provided separately for cut single sheets and continuous forms The last item is available for single sheets only The top edge of your paper is the physical top of the page The logical top of the page as understood by the printer when loading paper is called the top of form Printing starts at this position Note that printing actually starts at the position obtained by adding the followin
184. rinter and disconnect the power cord from the receptacle 2 Remove the front cover and the top cover so that you can access the paper sensors See the figure 3 Use a cotton swab and gently wipe the paper sensors 4 Mount the front cover and the top cover and turn on the printer ES moi Y Paper sensor 48 Back of the printer User s Manual 7 7 TROUBLE SHOOTING Operating Problems Table 7 3 identifies common operating problems and suggests solutions If you cannot resolve a problem contact your dealer Table 7 3 Operating Problems and Solutions The power does Make sure that the 1 on the printer power not turn on switch is toggled up Make sure that the power cord is securely connected to both the printer and the outlet Make sure that the power outlet is functional Turn the power off Wait 30 seconds and then turn the printer on again If the printer still has no power contact your dealer The printeris on Make sure that the printer is online but it will not print Make sure that the interface cable is securely connected to both the printer and the compu ter If the red PAPER OUT indicator is lit load paper Run the printer self test see Chapter 5 If the self test executes normally the problem is caused by the interface the computer incorrect printer settings or incorrect software settings Make sure that the printer emulation selected in your software is
185. rinter may result if you do not follow a procedure correctly NOTE A NOTE provides how to tips or suggestions to help you perform a procedure correctly NOTEs are particularly useful for first time users For Experienced Users If you are familiar with this printer or with dot matrix printers in general this information will help you use the manual effectively E viii User s Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK REISTE NCE mian T QR 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION meu ico Gudea 1 1 OPHION Santo 1 3 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP Selecting a Good Location da ara 2 UN DOCKING The PUWET uias ead una pb vnda os dai 2 3 Checking Options and Supplies 2 5 Assembling the Printer ss m 2 6 Installing the Cut Sheet Stand eese 2 6 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge sese 2 7 Getting Acquainted With Your Printer 2 10 Connecting the Power Cord eee 2 11 Testing the Printer Offline m 2 13 Loading Paper for the Self Test sssseess 2 13 Printing the SSlE TOS Ts sterile em 2 14 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 2 19 selecting a Parallel Interface Cable 2 19 selecting a Serial Interface Cable 2 19 Connecting the Interface Cable 2 20 visseeeresdssstleeae E t 2 2 Pri
186. rinting on off on n 1 off n 0 Select CR code definition n 0 CR CR only 1 CR CR LF Select LF code definition n 0 LF LF only 1 LF LF CR Enter online setup mode Move print head unit 1 180 inch 0 n 255 0 lt n lt 255 ESC 8 ESC i n ESC ESC U n ESC e r 11 ESC e n ESC e ONLINE data ESC e h n n SETS e o 3 D 5 a COMMAND SETS DPL24C PLUS Factory Default Settings The following table describes the printer commands used to control options of the items that can be selected in printer setup mode Command parameters are omitted Selectable options in setup mode Emulate DPL24C XL24E ESC P2 Controllable in online setup mode COUR 10 PRSTG 12 COMPRSD BOLDFCE PICA 10 CORRESP COUR N COUR B COUR I TIMLS N TIMLS B TIMLS I N SAN N N SAN B N SAN I OCR B OCR A DOWNLD 0 DOWNLD 1 LETTER REPORT DRAFT HI DRFT ESC eq 2 5 3 5 6 10 12 15 17 18 20 CPI or PROP SP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LPI Character NORMAL 2 TIMES 4 TIMES ESCW width SO or ESC SO DC4 ESC u ESC Character NORMAL 2 TIMES 4 TIMES ESC V height ESC u Underline Factory default Cancel command C 14 User s Manual COMMAND SETS Selectable options in setup mode Attributes NONE ITALICS CONDNSD ESC 4 ESC 5 SHADOW BOLD SI or ESC SI DC2 ESC E ESC F ESC G ESC H ESC ei ESC Page 3 0 3 5 4 0 5 0 5 5 6 0 7 0 8 0
187. ription lt LFT END gt Specifies the print start column for changing the left margin Printing starts at the position given by this column plus your software specified left margin COLM Column 1 2 3 41 pa o MN LET END od Software specified margin lt TOP MRG gt Specifies the number of space lines for the top margin The resultant blank space is the lt TOP MRG gt setting minus 1 line The total size of your top margin is the above resultant value plus the following two settings top of form default 1 inch and the software specified top margin If you are using software to specify the top margin use the default 1 line for lt TOP MRG gt LINE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 or 10 lines op of form op margin setting 5 20 Users Manual USING SETUP MODE Table 5 3 MENUI and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES e Underlined options are the factory defaults e Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table MENU1 and Description MENU2 Items lt LANGUGE gt UK GERMAN SWEDISH PAGE437 PAGE850 PAGE860 PAGE863 PAGE865 ECMA94 1508859 PG852 PG852 T PG855 PG866 HUNGARY HUNG T Selects a language Appendix E shows the character sets for each language Two pass means that diacritical marks are printed separately from their letters and that letters are printed without any reduction
188. rks Once you understand the basics use the following sections to select printer options that are compatible with your computer system s hardware and software setup e Printing a List of Selected Options e Deciding Which Options to Change e Changing MENUI and MENU2 Options e Changing Hardware Options e Changing Print Position Adjustment Options e Changing Configuration Options e Exiting and Saving To restore the printer default settings factory defaults or power on defaults see the section Resetting Defaults later in this chapter For information on using the SELF TST HEX DUMP and V ALMNT functions see the section Using the Diagnostic Functions later in this chapter For Experienced Users Once you are familiar with setup mode you may want to use the flowchart at the end of this chapter for quick reference The flowchart lists all printer setup functions items and options Before entering setup mode load continuous forms paper into the printer as described in Chapter 3 Several sheets of paper may be required to make all of your setup mode selections To enter setup mode follow these steps 1 Make sure that continuous forms paper is loaded and that the paper select lever is set backward 2 Press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline s 5 2 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE 3 Press the FONT and MENU buttons simultaneously until the printer beeps PAPER OUT AREA OVER
189. s for removing single sheets or continuous forms paper after printing Removing Single Sheets When you print using software the printer automatically ejects each sheet of paper when the end of the printed page is reached To eject sheets manually use one of the following methods e Press and hold down the LF FF button to execute a form feed Or e Turn the platen knob clockwise Removing Continuous Forms To avoid wasting paper use the printer tear off function to remove continuous forms paper Press the TEAR OFF button to advance the perforation to the tear off edge Tear the paper off and then press any button to retract the paper back to the top of form position See Chapter 3 for more detailed instructions DS _ _ _ _ eb User s Manual 4 9 PRINTING CLEARING THE PRINT Press the LOCK and FONT buttons simultaneously to clear all data BUFFER from the print buffer This method is useful when you cancel a print operation and do not want to continue printing data already sent to the printer This method does not change or clear MENU1 and MENU2 settings resident font locked state paper loading position settings and downloaded fonts A A 4 10 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE Your printer has two modes normal and setup Normal mode is used for everyday printer opera tions and is explained in Chapters 3 and 4 Setup mode serves two purposes It enables you to e Se
190. s paper User s Manual PAPER HANDLING SSS User s Manual 4 Release the tractor locking levers by pulling them up Open the tractor paper holders See the following figure 5 Position the right tractor as seen from the rear of the printer Push the right locking lever down to secure the tractor Center the middle forms support Locking lever Leff margin including perforation area Positioning the tractors Adjusting the left margin Below the right tractor as seen from the back there is a tractor guide short inch based ruler graduated in 10 columns per inch Use the ruler to help position the tractor When the paper edge is positioned to the left most line the left margin is 12mm 0 5 inch including perforation area 3 15 a D e U Lo D PAPER HANDLING 6 Fit the paper feed holes onto the left and right tractor pins Adjust the left tractor as seen from the rear of the printer to the width of the form Close the paper holders Paper holders Adjusting paper tension 7 Pull the left tractor as seen from the rear to stretch the paper taut Push the left locking lever down to secure the tractor in place 8 Reinstall the cut sheet stand For installation see the section Installing the Cut Sheet Stand in Chapter 2 9 When using paper stapled multipart forms raise the cut sheet stand to the up position For other continuous forms paper lower the cut shee
191. software packages offer a wide variety of print features including some features that are not supported by this printer For example software often provides a wider range of font sizes than the printer can accommodate Software also allows you to specify multiple fonts on a page and multicolor printing To determine which features your software supports and how to select them refer to your software documentation Using the Control Panel Use the FONT button and the MENU button to directly select one of the menus and one of the fonts listed on the printer control panel e Select one of the two menus e Select one of the nine resident fonts C coUR 10 C Bold PS ONLINE PRESTG 12 TimePS C3DRAFT 12 PAPER OUT E compressi7 3 N Sana PS E HIDRFT 10 63 1 O AREA OVER 3 MENU FONT 1002 ONLINE LE FF TEAR OFF LOAD RESET SETUP MICRO MICRO 4 SAVE TOP Printer control panel The MENU button specifies MENU1 or MENUZ either of which allows you to specify different sets of options in advance Some of the print features include emulation print quality character pitch and line spacing The FONT button specifies one of the nine resident fonts defined by font names and pitches on the control panel The selectable resident fonts are Courier 10 Prestige 12 Compressed 17 Boldface PS Timeless PS Nimbus Sans PS Draft 10 Draft 12 and High speed Draft 10 If you select LOCKED the printer will ignore font commands from the c
192. space around the printer Do not block the air vents on the front left and right sides of the printer Do not place the printer in direct sunlight or near heaters Make sure that the room is well ventilated and free from excessive dust 2 1 SETTING UP Y Do not expose the printer to extremes of temperature and humidity y Use only the power cord supplied with the printer or recom mended by your dealer Do not use an extension cord V Do not plug the printer into a power outlet that is shared with heavy industrial equipment such as motors or appliances such as copiers or coffee makers Such equipment often emits electrical noise or causes power degradation 2 2 User s Manual SETTING UP UNPACKING THE PRINTER Unpack the printer as follows 1 Open the carton and remove the printer and its components Make sure that you have all of the items shown below Note that the power cord supplied depends on the printer model 100 120 or 220 240 VAC power supply Ribbon cartridge Cut sheet stand User s manual Checking items received a ee Users Manual 2 3 SETTING UP 2 Carefully examine each item for damage Report any problems to your dealer or shipping agent 3 Place the printer where you plan to use it 4 Remove the tapes securing the front cover top cover and back cover Open the front cover and remove the shipping restraint cardboard that holds the print head carriage in place shown below Fr
193. ss lever at the top right corner of the printer e LF FF TEAR OFF and LOAD buttons on the control panel A different function is enabled when each button is pressed in conjunction with the ONLINE button The following figure shows the location of each lever and button Paper select lever Paper thickness lever Font indicators Menu indicators C9 coUR 10 CB Bold PS PRESTG 12 Time PS DRAFT 12 PAPER OUT COMPRESS17 S N Sana PS HIDRFT 10 149 1 AREA OVER SAVE TOP Buttons Printer levers and buttons Table 3 1 summarizes the use of levers and buttons in paper handling More detailed information is provided later in this chapter NOTE To load or feed paper the printer must be e Online but not receiving or printing data e Offline but not in setup mode To micro feed paper which is done with the ONLINE button the printer must be e Offline but not in setup mode User s Manual PAPER HANDLING Table 3 1 Levers and Buttons Used for Paper Handling Lever Button Form feed Press and hold LF FF to execute a form feed Continuous forms are fed forward by one page Single sheets are ejected Line feed Press LF FF within three seconds to feed paper forward by one line Forward micro Press LF FF and ONLINE to feed paper feed forward by 1 180 inch TEAR OFF Advance forms Press TEAR OFF to advance the forms for tear off perforation to the tear off edge Tear off the forms then press
194. t each notch has a front groove and a rear groove 2 Locate the two mounting pins on each side of the cut sheet stand Mounting pins Cut sheet stand Installing the cut sheet stand 2 6 Users Manual SETTING UP 3 Hold the cut sheet stand at an angle over the top of the printer Slide the mounting pins into the long front grooves of the notches This is the cut sheet stand s up position used for printing single sheets To rotate the cut sheet stand to its down position grasp it at the sides and lift it up until the two upper mounting pins fall into the rear grooves of the notches This position is used for printing most continuous forms Installing the Ribbon Cartridge The basic printer uses a black ribbon cartridge If you have a color kit option you can use either color or black ribbon cartridges To install the ribbon cartridge 1 Open the front cover of the printer For easy installation slide the print head carriage so that it does not face a bail roller 2 The paper thickness lever located on the right of the printer has nine positions Before you install the ribbon cartridge move this lever to D Move to D DOODPUI0AwNnN Preparing to install the ribbon AAA AAA User s Manual 2 7 SETTING UP 3 Remove the ribbon cartridge from its package For a black rib bon cartridge push in the two ribbon release tabs The tabs snap into the cartridge and the ribbon fe
195. t stand to the down position Cut sheet stand Lowering the cut sheet stand 3 16 Users Manual PAPER HANDLING 10 Press the LOAD button to advance the paper to the top of form position Top of form is the first line on which printing can Start 11 Press the ONLINE button to place the printer online Print a sample page and check the page margins Make the follow ing adjustments as necessary e Horizontal alignment Move the forms tractors as required e Top of form setting see Chapter 5 e Margin settings Use your software or the printer setup mode see Chapter 5 Loading Continuous Forms Pull Tractor and Bottom Feed This section explains how to use continuous forms as the forms tractor unit is installed at the top of the printer The forms tractor unit pulls continuous forms This is called pull tractor feed To use pull tractor feed you must remove the forms tractor unit from the rear of the printer and install it on the top of the printer For pull tractor feed this printer is equipped with a paper path slot on L D 5 e the bottom of the printer to allow for continuous forms feed from under the printer You must use a desk or rack that has an appropriate paper path slot For paper path see the section Positioning the Paper Stack earlier in this section The 80 column printer printer uses the separator and the bail roller unit the 136 column printer uses the separator including the bail
196. ter s capabilities To print the demo pattern 1 Load a sheet of letter or A4 size paper 2 Turn the printer off 3 While pressing the FONT button turn the printer back on The printer will start printing the demo pattern 4 The demo pattern stops printing after one page To pause or restart the demo during printing of a page press the ONLINE button 5 To exit demo mode turn the printer off p a User s Manual 2 17 SETTING UP PRINTER FUNCTION SPECIFICATION Printing technology 24 wire dot matrix Logic seeking Resolution Letter quality 360 X 180 dots inch Draft quality 120 X 180 dots inch High speed draft 90 X 180 dots inch Color Option 7 colors Black Magenta Cyan Violet Yellow Orange and Green Standard command set Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS Version 2 01 Resident emulations Epson ESC P2 IBM Proprinter XL24E Character sets IBM PC char sets 1 and 2 IBM PS 2 char sets Codepage 437 850 851 852 855 860 863 865 866 ISO8859 1 ECMA 94 National character sets USA UK German French Italian Spanish Swedish Finnish Norwegian Danish 1 and 2 Hungarian 1 and 2 Slovenia 1 and 2 Mazowia 1 and 2 PG DHN Polish 1 and 2 Latin2 1 and 2 Latin P ISO Latin Kamenicky 1 and 2 Turkish 1 and 2 ELOT927 ELOT928 Cyrillic Lithuanian 1 and 2 Mik Macedonian PG MAC ABG ABY DEC GR Greekll HBR DEC HBR OLD ISO Turkish Korean and Legal 691 characters per font Print functions See below Fonts Bitmap
197. that data is available This signal goes high to cause the printer to enter the reverse data transfer phase nibble mode D 5 INTERFACE INFORMATION Data Transmission Timing In unidirectional mode conventional Centronics interface this printer guarantees the received data when the Data and Data Strobe signals from the computer have the following timing with respect to the Busy and Acknowledge signals from the printer Data 1 to Data 8 F EA Data Strobe BUSY Acknowledge T1 T2 T3 gt 1 us T4 lt 1 us O us lt T5 lt 3 us 2 us lt T6 lt 6 us In bidirectional mode nibblemode this printer can send data to the computer Data is sent in units of four bits nibble using four output signal lines as data paths The following outlines one byte of data sent during reverse data transfer phase in nibble mode 1284 Active je from CPU Data Available Data bit 0 Data bit 4 X Flag Data bit 1 Data bit 5 Ack Data Req K Data bit 2 Data bit 6 Printer Busy Data bit 3 Data bit 7 4 Printer Clock y y Host Bus from CPU Ld eee Lg Data Available is assigned for the cable ns E LO ll LLL Ll Lll LO 1 Ll 1L 1L L 1 1 L 1 1 7 10171 D User s Manual INTERFACE INFORMATION SERIAL INTERFACE e User s Manual RS 232C is the standard serial interface for data terminal equipment The cable connector at the printer side should be a D subminiature gt
198. the printer The forms tractor unit pushes paper into the printer Fonts present resident in the printer s permanent memory For this printer the resident fonts are Courier 10 Prestige Elite 12 Pica 10 OCR B 10 OSR A 10 Boldface PS Compressed font Correspondence Draft and High speed Draft Unlike soft fonts resident fonts can always be accessed A type of serial interface See Serial interface GLOSSARY OF TERMS Self test A test that determines whether the printer is working correctly Test pages are printed to show print quality and verify whether all characters print The self test only tests the printer It does not test how thecomputer works with the printer Separator A printer cover that has bail rollers and the guide that leads paper outside the printer Serial interface A standard computer interface Information is transferred between devices over a single wire although other wires are used for control A serial interface can use an interface cable greater than 3 meters 10 feet A long cable is often necessary in networking environments where the printer may be shared Setup mode One of the printer s two operating modes In setup mode the controlpanel can be used to select the printer default settings such as print features hardware options and top of form Setup mode also provides some diagnostic functions See also Normal mode Shadow printing Shadow printing prints characters twice for emphasis Ch
199. the same as the emulation selected on the printer See the section Select ing an Emulation in Chapter 2 7 8 Users Manual TROUBLE SHOOTING Table 7 3 Operating Problems and Solutions Cont The printer ison If you are using an RS 232C serial interface but it will not make sure that the serial settings required by print continued your software or computer are the same as the settings on the printer See the section Chang Buljoous 3 qnoOl ing Hardware Options in Chapter 5 The cut sheet Make sure that the cut sheet feeder is firmly feeder does not mounted on the printer operate Open the front cover and make sure that the third stud from the left on the printer bottom frame projects The double bin Make sure that the double bin adapter is firmly adapter does not mounted behind the cut sheet feeder operate Open the front cover and make sure that the fourth stud from the left on the printer bottom frame projects iz AO User s Manual 7 9 TROUBLE SHOOTING Printer Failures A user cannot generally resolve a problem involving defective printer hardware On detecting a fatal error the printer will e Stop printing e Beep four times e Turn the ONLINE indicator off e Blink the PAPER OUT indicator with a FONT indicator lit indicating the error type Table 7 4 Printer Failures 34 V undervoltage error COUR10 Left end sensor error PRESTG12 Overload printing error COMP17 RAM error B
200. ton or the MENU button to select the DEFAULT function The printer reprints the lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu The default values in MENU1 and MENU2 are now reset 3 Do either of the following e Select new options for MENU1 or MENU2 e Exit setup mode saving the factory defaults See the section Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options To exit setup mode and save the new defaults make sure that the red cursor is positioned under SAVE amp END then press the FONT button or the MENU button USING THE DIAGNOSTIC This section describes how to use the following diagnostic functions FUNCTIONS e SELF TST e HEX DUMP e V ALMNT These functions are used for checking print quality and diagnosing printer problems HEX DUMP also provides useful information for programmers Rr SOS 5 46 User s Manual USING SETUP MODE lt lt FUNCIION gt gt SAVE END V ALMNT MENUI MENU2 Printing the Self Test The SELF TST function prints test pages to check how the printer operates independently of your computer The self test does not check the interface between the computer and the printer The self test prints the printer s firmware version its resident emulations and all of the characters available in the currently selected character set For color printers having a color ribbon printing occurs in seven colors If the DPL24C PLUS emulation is selected for MENUI the self test is printed using the settings currently assigned to MENUI
201. ton to position the red cursor under HEX DUMP then press the FONT button or the MENU button to select the HEX DUMP function The printer goes online and prints a header and a short help menu 3 Print the hex dump To start hex dump printing send your file or program to the printer The printer goes online and prints the hex dump Press the FONT button or the MENU button to pause during hex dump printing To resume hex dump printing press the button again NOTE When hex dump printing stops the printer remains online in wm 2 em o O Q O setup mode the ONLINE indicator is green To print another hex dump send another file to the printer p 0099909990000 8080 0 8 8 8 8 8 User s Manual 5 49 USING SETUP MODE Hex dump printing BUTTON ACTION ONLINE Exit to normal mode lt LOCK gt Return to lt lt FUNCTION gt gt mode lt FONT gt Pause resume printing lt MENU gt Pause resume printing 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0123456789ABCDEF 48 65 78 20 64 75 6D 70 20 70 72 69 6E 74 69 GE Hex dump printin 67 2E 0D OA OD OA 1B 70 01 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 g U dq tpaAABCDEFG 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 HIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW 58 59 5A OD OA 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B XYZ 0 abcdefghi jk 6C 6D 6E 6F 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A OD lmnopqr stuvwxyz OA 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 OD OA 1B 40 01234567894 M6 hs D N o
202. trol Select character set 1 Select character set 2 Select character set table n 0 ESC 7 ESC 6 ESC t n Italics character set Graphics character set Downloaded character set Graphics character set Select international character set n 0 1 o RF RR a RIA ee USA France Germany United Kingdom Denmark 1 Sweden Italy Spanish 1 Japan Norway Denmark 2 Spanish 2 Latin America Korea Legal eee C 26 User s Manual COMMAND SETS Assign a character set to active character set number 0 to 3 n 3 n 0 d Active character set number 0 Active character set number 1 Active character set number 2 Active character set number 3 Italic PC 437 USA PC 850 Multilingual PC 860 Portugal PC 863 Canada French PC 865 Norway Mere a EA de cioe d 0 Print n n x 256 characters from all ESC n n character set character codes 0 lt n 255 0 lt n 127 0 n n x 256 lt 255 0 character codes 254 Clear input buffer Delete a character Force most significant bit to 1 Force most significant bit to 0 Cancel control over most significant bit Font Selection and Downloading Select font n 0 Resident character set 1 Downloaded character set Select letter or draft quality n 0 Draft 1 Letter SETS e o 3 D 5 o nn A User s Manual C 27 COMMAND SETS ESC P2 Select type style e Bitmap font n 0 Courier 1 Courier
203. ts 2 25 4 2 Specifications o A bruits Ue IE PANIS D 1 Paper ads B 6 A ca ere M RE B 1 O HOS tette tei quietum tuens A 1 INDEX Switching MENU and MENU 2 dro 4 5 menu font and resident font 4 3 paper tipear 3 24 Tearine Ol TOROS nnie 3 20 Tear off setup options sese 5 38 Testing printer OPTIO sd eodein tags saa ied vastos opt qun 2 13 2 47 ONLNE ooi o Gasset Ege i E READS EIS M RE MUR aU 2 25 Top margin changing 2 14 5 20 TOB MRG retocar 5 20 Top of form changing 5 34 PC V Z Others Unidirectional printing sss 5 30 UnBDpackitie sarita ada 2 3 V ALMNT function eere 2 51 7 11 Vertical character displacement CORPS CUNO ias 2 51 7 11 WIDTH naci 5 25 Wordlet ais 5 30 WORD 5 30 XON XOFF protocol 2 26 5 31 D 10 ZEROPN DG at gt tM entras 5 25 49 J attends E ap t bui en uita ute 5 41 Al _ 0 gt __ 90000009999 User s Manual IN INDEX ee IN 8 User s Manual FUJITSU OFFICES Please send your comments on this manual or on Fujitsu products to the following addresses arranged alphabetically FUJITSU AUSTRALIA LIMITED 475 Victoria Avenue Chatswood N S W 2067 AUSTRALIA TEL 61 2 410 4555 FAX 61 2 411 8603 FUJITSU CANADA INC 2800 Matheson Boulevard East Mississauga Ontario LAW 4X5 CANADA TEL 1 905
204. tup mode Press the FONT button and the MENU button simultaneously until the printer beeps Wait for the printer to stop printing The following lt lt FUNCTION gt gt menu is printed lt lt FUNCTION gt gt SAVE amp END MENUL MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT 2 Select the MENU1 or MENU2 function Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under either the MENU1 or MENU2 function Press the FONT button or the MENU button to select the function and print the following lt EMULATE gt options lt EMULATE gt DP1 24C XL24E ESC P2 3 Select an emulation Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the cursor under the emulation you require Then do either of the following e Press the FONT button to select the emulation and print the next MENU1 or MENU2 item As shown in Table 5 3 this is the lt FONT gt item e Press the MENU button to select the emulation and print lt END gt Press the MENU button again to print the last MENU1 or MENU2 item As shown in Table 5 3 this is the lt RGHTEND gt item The MENU button is convenient when the options you need to change are near the end of the wm 2 em o O O O list of items p S ooo User s Manual 5 2 USING SETUP MODE NOTE Whenever you select a new emulation all MENU1 or MENU2 options are reset to the factory defaults for that
205. uidelines for energy efficiency The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and other office equipments The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily The targeted products are office equipment such as computers displays printers facsimiles and copiers Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations CE Declaration This product sold in Europe conforms to the standard in accordance with EC Directives The copy of Declaration of Conformity is attached in the next page eee Users Manual iil CE Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity According to Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC and Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Annex IIB FUJITSU ISOTEC LIMITED 135 Higashinozaki Hobara machi Date gun Fukushima 960 0695 Japan Declares in sole responsibility that the following products Product Type DOT MATRIX PRINTER Model Number M33051B and M33061B Approval ID Number S1 2050716 Referred to in this declaration conforms with the following directives and standards Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC 92 31 EEC 93 68 EEC Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC 93 68 EEC EN55022 1998 Class B EN55024 1998 IEC6
206. uler located behind the paper guides The ruler is graduated in 10 columns per inch For example setting the left paper guide 12 7 mm 0 5 inch from the left gives a left margin of 6 3 mm 0 25 inch plus the left margin specified by your software or the printer setup mode The following figure is for ASF300 type cut sheet feeder N DBAM H la T ATA CAPAS i 1 B Make sure that the left edge of your paper falls within This area e Slide the right paper guide until the distance between the two guides is the approximate width of your paper 5 Manually fan the stack of paper and place it in the paper bin NOTE A short vertical mark inside each paper guide indicates the maximum capacity of the bin Make sure that your paper stack does not cover these vertical marks 3 10 User s Manual PAPER HANDLING Open Close NN Rear tab d D Close Bin lever y L D 5 e Loading the cut sheet feeder ASF300 6 Readjust the right paper guide leaving a slight gap between the paper guide and the right edge of the paper About 1 5 mm 1 16 inch is sufficient Pull the right locking lever forward 7 Push the bin lever down to the CLOSED position YAA User s Manual PAPER HANDLING 8 Load paper to the top of form position using either of the following methods e Load the paper manually Press the LOAD button The paper will advance to t
207. up mode CNTONLY DETECT IGNORE ESC 9 ESC 8 Print BI DIR UNI DIR direction Underline Factory default Cancel command User s Manual COMMAND SETS IBM PROPRINTER XL24E This section describes the printer commands for the IBM Proprinter EMULATION XL24E emulation Asterisks in the Function column indicate extended commands that are not supported by the original printer Print Mode Control Double strike bold printing on ESC G Double strike bold printing off ESC H Emphasized shadow printing on ESC E Emphasized shadow printing off ESC F One line double width characters on SO or ESC SO One line double width characters off DC4 Double width characters on off ESC W n on n 1 off n 0 Double height double width characters ESC n n n 4 n 0 m 0 m 0 m m m controls character height and line spacing Unchanged Unchanged Normal Unchanged Double Unchanged Unchanged Single Normal Single Double Single Unchanged Double Normal Double Double Double Unchanged Normal Double EIS puewwoy User s Manual C 17 COMMAND SETS IBM XL24E Condensed characters on SI or ESC SI Condensed and elite characters off DC2 Subscript or superscript printing on ESC S n subscript n 1 superscript n 0 Subscript and superscript printing off ESC T Underline on off on n 1 off n 0 ESC n Overline on off on n 1 off n 0 ESC _ n Horizo
208. ust be 3 meters 10 feet or less Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC warning Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment E User s Manual i Notice for Canadian Users This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Notice for German Users Bescheinigung des Herstellers Importeurs Hiermit wird bescheinigt daf der die das e M33051B M33061B in bereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der e EN 45014 CE funk entst rt ist Der Deutschen Bundesport wurde das inverkehrbringen dieses Ger tes angezeigt und die Berechtigung zur Uberpriifung der Serie auf Einhaltung der Bestimmungen einger umt e Maschinenlarminformationsverordnung 3 GSGV 18 01 1991 Der h chste Schalldruckpegel betr gt 70 dB A oder weniger gemafs EN 27779 1991 nn A li Users Manual Energy Saving As an ENERGY STAR Partner FUJITSU LIMITED has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR g
209. vailable 11 29 Printer Busy Output Reverse data transfer phase Data bit 3 data bit 7 then forward path host to printer busy status 12 30 Ack Data Req Output Reverse data transfer phase Data bit 2 then data bit 6 Reverse idle phase This signal is set high until the host requests data and after that follows the Data Available signal 13 X Flag Output Reverse data transfer phase Data bit 1 then data bit 5 D 4 User s Manual INTERFACE INFORMATION e AAA _Q lt o 2 User s Manual Pin Return Signal Direc No Pin No name tion Il Data Available il u Description 32PJ93 U Reverse data transfer phase This signal is set low when the host can receive data and goes high when the host has received data Following a reverse data transfer the interface enters the reverse idle phase when the Host Busy signal goes low and the printer has no data Reverse idle phase This signal goes high when the Printer Clock signal goes low so that the interface re enters the reverse data transfer phase Ifit goes high with the 1284 Active signal low the 1284 idle phase is aborted and the interface returns to the compatibility mode Reverse data transfer phase This signal is set low when the printer is ready to send data to the host During the data transfer it is used as data bit 0 LSB then data bit 4 Reverse idle phase This signal is used to indicate
210. w Orange Green Character Set Control Select character set 1 Appendix E gives the character sets Select character set 2 Appendix E gives the character sets Select international character set n 0 USA 1 France Germany United Kingdom Denmark 1 Norway Sweden Finland Italy Spain 8 Denmark 2 Clear print buffer Select printer SETS e o 3 D 5 a Deselect printer ignore input Force most significant bit to 1 Force most significant bit to 0 Cancel control over most significant bit NENNEN User s Manual C COMMAND SETS DPL24C PLUS Select code table n 0 Code page 437 1 Code page 850 Code page 860 Code page 863 Code page 865 5 ISO 8859 1 ECMA 94 Select extended character by character number 0 n n n 664 1 2 73 n n and n are the hundreds tens and units digits Word Processing Line justification on Automatically center printing Reset word processing features Font Selection and Downloading Select font m with source and style set by n em bits 0 and 1 Font device selection Bit1 Bito Selection of font 0 O Resident font 0 1 Downloaded font 1 O Resident font em bits 2 and 3 Print quality specification 0 O Original quality of font 0 1 Letter quality 360 dpi 1 O Correspondence quality 180 dpi 1 1 Draft quality 120 dpi C 8 Users Manual COMMAND SETS e n bit 0 to 2 Specification of font number 1
211. wing figure the first line is assumed to be printed from left to right Letter qualit Letter qualit ASADOS E VIDT BEBERENRNERNNNENEE LIII L1 1 1 PEE EP E ELLE EL TL I Litiil ILLE HILL IL Dd itu Li EE ddd EL GL lg 1 Bars offset to the left Bars offset to the right 4 Adjust the vertical print alignment at correspondence speed Press the LOCK button to switch from letter speed to corre spondence speed Examine the parallel bars and adjust the vertical print align ment as described step 3 5 Adjust the vertical print alignment at draft speed Press the LOCK button to switch from correspondence speed to draft speed Examine the parallel bars and adjust the vertical print align ment as described step 3 sae AQ OA 5 52 Users Manual USING SETUP MODE SETUP MODE REFERENCE 6 Exit the V ALMNT function Press the ONLINE button to exit the V ALMNT function and save the new vertical alignment settings The printer exits setup mode and returns online NOTE To exit the V ALMNT function you must exit setup mode Vertical alignment adjusting BUTTON ACTION lt ONLINE gt Save ang ES to normal mode lt LOCK gt change 3 lt FONT gt Shi babkward print position to right MENU gt Shift backward print position to left Letter qualit on qua A Correct vertical print alignment The following flowchart shows h
212. your dealer to determine whether lubrication might be needed The front and back covers the separator and the acoustic cover of the printer help protect against dust dirt and other contaminants However paper produces small particles that accumulate inside the printer This section explains how to clean and vacuum the printer and how to clean the platen and paper bail rollers It is easier to clean the printer when the front cover the separator and the cut sheet stand and back cover are removed Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer WARNING To avoid any possibility of injury before cleaning the printer turn off the power to both the printer and the computer and unplug the printer Use the following procedure to clean and vacuum the printer as required 1 Remove any paper from the printer Make sure that the power is off and then disconnect the printer power cord 2 Using a soft vacuum brush vacuum the exterior of the printer Be sure to vacuum the air vents at the front left sides and bottom of the printer Also vacuum the cut sheet stand or feeder e ARP KK DU D KU UD D D D D UD D KK User s Manual MAINTENANCE Use a soft damp cloth to wipe the exterior of the printer including the covers and separator A mild detergent may be used CAUTION Do not use solvents kerosene or abrasive cleaning materials that may damage the printer Open the front cover of the printer and remove the ribbon

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