Avery Weigh-Tronix WP-234 User`s manual
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1. follow the example below You should notice that each number in the DATA statement corresponds to one row in your character To design a charac ter follow these steps 1 Use quad ruled paper to design your charac ter 2 Number 8 consecutive rows like this o AN 16 32 64 128 3 Now design your character in dot form see the example below 4 Add together all the numbers from the column on the left counting only where you have placed a dot in a row In our example the first column has three dots located in rows 4 8 and 16 Added together they equal 28 5 Put your final total for each column into a data statement in column order WP 234 Printer User s Manual 29 oOo Ah N eee 32 64 128 28 34 65 65 54 34 The DATA statement in your program will read DATA 28 34 65 65 54 34 The next step is to tell the printer your newly designed character To do this you must send a CHR 19 followed by the six numbers you computed above Here is an example of how this can be done 10 DATAZB 34 65 6554 34 LERINT CARKC 5 28 W FOR 40 READ A 50 LPRINT RECA 68 HEXT J 7 LPRINT This is the programed ape CHR 126 This is the proaramged character G After typing RUN your custom character will be stored in the printers memory It will retain this information until the printer is switched off or until you write over the data by2. side the printer will print the following SET CLOCK NEXT 0K ek SET DATE dick Set Year Wo sseeeeee CHEXT OKJ The printout shows the year currently in memory The 9 is reversed white on black to show the position of the cursor This is the number which will be incremented if NEXT left side is pressed If the number is correct press OK right side and the following is printed SET CLOCK NEXT 0K Ek SET DATE kx Set Year Bo aceeees CHEXT OK Set Year 99 EHEXT 0K The cursor now appears over the 2nd position Press NEXT left side to increment this number if needed and OK if it is right Continue this se quence of accepting or changing the year month day and DOW Day Of Week SET CLOCK NEXT 0K 4 SET DATE XXX Set Year GO eeees HEXT 0K Set Year O8 NEXT 0K Set Mon G9 eeees NEXT OK Set Mon QQ eeeaae HEXT 0K Set Day W pees LNEXT OK Set Pay IM seees HEXT OK Set DOW Ql weeeeaee NEXT OKJ WP 234 Printer User s Manual RESET SEQ When you have completed the SET DATE menu the following is printed automatically kiok SET TIME ctx Set Hour fI6 eeeeens HEXT 0K Choose NEXT left side to increment the number or OK right side to accept the 1 Repeat this same procedure for hours and minutes as shown below kik SET TIME k Set Hour fb eeeeeee CHEXT 0K Set Hour tByy e 02 LNEXT OK Set Min W6 c0000 MEXT 0K Set Min 3a
3. Avery Weigh Tronix p WP 234 Printer User s Manual UNITED STATES This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CANADA This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le present appareil numerique n emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la Class A prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique que edicte par le ministere des Communications du Canada EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WARNING This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which the user may be required to take adequate measures CAUTION Risk of electrical shock Do not remove cover No us
4. ONE Mag DOUBLE WIDE DOUBLE MIDE DOUBLE HIGH DOUBLE HIGH DOUBLE WIDE HIGH DOUBLE HIDEZHIGH After you choose one of the magnifications the printer will print Ready to show the printer is out of the configuration menu and the setup menu and is ready to print The next setup menu item after CONFIGURE is CUSTOM With the printer in the setup menu and with CUSTOM as the last item printed if you press OK right side the printer will print the CUSTOM following dk SETUP MENU etek CONFIGURE HEX T OK CUSTOM HEXT 0K Jook CUSTOM MENU addoocixk PRINT CUSTOM SETUP NEXT 0K If you press OK the printer will print the current custom setup A sample is shown below 18 WP 234 Printer User s Manual This manual assumes the time and date option is installed and operating If you do not have this option you will not see references to the clock or date listed in most menus T D Format This feature is available only on units with the time date option in Stalled wok SETUP MENU eek CONFIGURE CHEXT 0K CUSTOM CNERT 0K Hikki CUSTOM MENU iobbiokiok PRINT CUSTOM SETUP CNEXT OKI MDDYY hhimm 28 DOW CHEXT OK AUTO T amp D NO NEXT OK AUTO SEQ NO CNEXT OK ZERO O CNEXT 0K POUND SIGHE NEXT OK Underscore NERT OK BUSY INVERT HO HEXT 0K OHLINE OFFLINE VES CHEXT OKI EXT CH SET NO NEXT 0K PRINT READY VES CHEXT 0K Ready s gt This printout shows you how each i
5. YY lt ESC gt 3 DD MM YY lt ESC gt 4 DD MON YY lt ESC gt 5 DOW 24 hour format 12 hour format with am or PM month day year day month year numeric month day month year with 3 letter abbreviation of the month day of week abbrevia tion lt ESC gt 6 currently configured format lt ESC gt 9 XXX WP 234 Printer User s Manual current sequence number 33 Notes Avery Weigh Ironix Avery Weigh Tronix 1000 Armstrong Dr Fairmont MN 56031 USA Telephone 507 238 4461 Facsimile 507 238 4195 e mail industrial weigh tronix com www wtxweb com Avery Weigh Tronix Canada ULC 217 Brunswick Boulevard Pointe Claire QC H9R 4R7 Canada Telephone 514 695 0380 Toll free 800 561 9461 Facsimile 514 695 6820 www weigh tronix ca
6. and can receive data 21 Power return To printer Only w 9 12VDC option The rest are not used 24 Serial Interface Voltage Levels Received data Mark OFF Logic 1 25V to 3V Space ON Logic 0 25V to 3V Clear to send Busy OFF Logic 1 9V Not Busy ON Logic 0 9V Transmitted data Mark OFF Logic 1 9V Space ON Logic 0 9V WP 234 Printer User s Manual ee eee AONAN Transformer 20 mA Current gt Loop Version y 25 pin AMP Connector or equivalent Pin No Signal Direction Description 1 Chassis ground Cable shield 23 RD Received data From printer printer data return line 25 RD Received data To printer printer data input line Optional Serial Connector Pin Arrangement l lt i Bo o o OBO OOOO Oo omooo eo 0 0 25 14 Connectors On the printer 25 hole receptacle equivalent to DB 25S Canon On the cable 25 pin plug equivalent to DB 25P Canon Shell equivalent to DB C2 J9 Canon WP 234 Printer User s Manual 25 Control Codes According to the American Standard Code of Information Interchange ASCII there are 32 control codes in addition to the codes for the printable characters Control codes are sent as data but the receiving device interprets them as abbreviated instructions communication status message
7. anual 31 Printable Characters 32 The WP 234 printer can produce all ASCII charac ters from hex 20 through hex 7D decimal 32 through 125 Here s what they look like i onu Be kk Re 7 CC JI RE sy Sona ZZ pA 11 22 33 44 55 66 YF BS 99 i 55 lt 4 gt ae AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH II JJ KK LL M NN OOD PP GO RR 89 TT UU VY bb we Yy ZZ CL S JJ Tt ee cc dd ae fr 39 hh ii j kk 11 mm nn oo PE 49 rr se tt uu vy wy xx yy zz cf ii 3 Note the last two codes of the usual ASCII charac ter set are not supported Instead if CHR 126 which corresponds to hexadecimal 7E is received by the printer it will print the character defined in its RAM Random Access Memory The section on USER Programmable Character describes how this RAM can be loaded with any 6 x 8 pattern The WP 234 also has a graphic character set that resides between hexidecimal values 80 and FF decimal 128 and 255 The symbols used are compatible with Radio Shack s Model 100 portable computer BR 00 bb er det tt Of BDD ii ve SE 33 tt JJ ae RR CA TT AR KK FH t8 YY TT 44 99 GO 00 YU OO EE KK Ide HH EE OC ee ce ae a SA dA oe U IIFA di rr aa rr FJI St 44 a 414 H aTa w For solid graphics applications please contact your Weigh Tronix supplier WP 234 Printer User s Manual Printer Escape Command Code Definitions Command Print formatted data lt ESC gt 0 HH MM lt ESC gt 1 HH MM_ M lt ESC gt 2 MM DDI
8. defining a different character To print your newly designed character simply send CHR 126 which corresponds to hexidecimal value 7E WP 234 Printer User s Manual Set Time and Date Control Code 20 Read Time and Date Control Code 22 Cancel Reverse Field Control Code 24 Reverse Field Control Code 25 Set Printer Config Code 26 Selectable Column Width Codes 29 30 31 This control code is used when setting the printer s time and date clock This control code is used to read the printer s time and date clock Sending this control code will turn OFF the reverse field mode that is selected using control code 25 Send this control code to turn ON the reverse field printing mode This will print white letters on a dark background Do not print more that three reverse field print lines Also do not print more than a few empty spaces in a reverse field The printer may become overloaded and stop printing This control code is used when setting the printer s various configuration parameters The printer powers up in the column mode last selected by configuration You can change the column width by sending the appropriate control code from the list below Control code 29 24 columns Control code 30 32 columns Control code 31 40 columns You can send the control code at any point on a line before the buffer becomes filled You cannot change column widths on the same line WP 234 Printer User s M
9. duction The Model WP 234 dot matrix printer has one of these electrical interfaces RS 232 Serial 20 mA Current Loop This manual is split into the following main sections Introduction e Installation e Operation e Maintenance e Printer Test and Setup e Communication Please follow the precautions listed below when setting up your printer They are designed to help you keep your printer working at its best Plug your power supply into an appropriate grounded outlet Place your printer on a flat hard surface like a tabletop Keep your printer out of direct sunlight 1 Remove the printer cover by pressing on the Installing the groove patterns to pop the front edge up Lift Paper off the cover 2 Press the rocker switch to the left The light will go off WP 234 Printer User s Manual 7 3 Unroll several inches of the paper AS PXS Wx 4 Cuta straight edge on the paper roll if it is jagged This will facilitate the entry of the paper into the printer 5 Slide the paper through the slot connecting the paper compartment and the printer compart ment You can slide it in about one quarter inch before it stops 6 While holding the paper in place press the rocker switch to the Paper Feed position The printer will activate and a rubber roller will pull the paper into the printer compartment Hold the switch in the Paper Feed position until the paper emerges from the top of the
10. e right side of the rocker switch will accept or say OK to what this line of the setup menu says WP 234 Printer User s Manual 15 With the printer in the setup menu and with CONFIGURE NEXT OK as the last item printed press OK right side to access the configure menu The following is printed oer SETUP MENU t CONFIGURE CHEXT 0K eek CONFIGURATION MENU tock LOAD DEFAULTS NEXT OKI LOAD DEFAULTS gives you the opportunity to reset the printer to all default settings shown below Ee CONFIGURATION MENU ore LOAD DEFAULTS NEXT OK BAUD 1268 NEXT 0K DATA BITS 8 CNEXT OK STOP BITS 1 CNEXT OK HSHAKE BUSY BUFF CHEXT 0K COLS 32 NEXT 0K IRVERT NO CNEXT OK FONT 5x CHEXT 0K MAG NONE CHERT OK Ready Choose OK to do this or NEXT to go to the next parameter The following is printed kik SETUP NEHU 0 CONFIGURE CHERXT OK foe CONFIGURATION MENU Yk LOAD DEFAULTS CHERT OK BAUD 1288 CHEXT 0K Baud rate is the next parameter you can set in the configure menu The complete list of parameters and their possible values is shown below WP 234 Printer User s Manual Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Handshake Handshake is used for serial interface only Cols Invert The sample list above shows the current baud rate is 1200 To accept this press OK right side or view the next baud rate value by pressing NEXT left side Press OK when the baud rate you want is d
11. eeuuees NEXT 0K Start Clock sesesseesccsenes LOK Ready When everything is as you want it and you press OK START CLOCK is printed Press OK right side to start the clock The printer then prints Ready showing you that it is out of the setup menu and ready to print RESET SEQ is the last setup menu item This menu item lets you reset the sequence number This number is the number of print transactions since the last reset With the printer in the setup menu and with RESET SEQ as the last item printed if you press OK right side the sequence number will be reset to zero and the printer will print Ready showing it is no longer in the setup menu and that the printer is ready to print To skip resetting the sequence number to zero press NEXT left side CONFIGURE is printed Unplug and replug in the printer to return to printing mode Ready is printed WP 234 Printer User s Manual 23 Communication po Transformer RS 232 Serial Version oof 25 pin AMP Connector or equivalent Pin No Signal DTE Direction Description 1 Chassis ground Cable shield 2 TD Transmitted From printer Printer data output line data 3 RD Received data To printer Printer data input line 7 SG Signal Signal ground 10 12VDC To printer Only w 9 12VDC option 11 CTS Cleartosend From printer Signal equivalent to BUSY indicating that printer is ready for operation
12. er service able parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Weigh Tronix reserves the right to change specifications at any time 05 27 04 234_U P65 PN 29623 0014He 2 Printed in USA Table of Contents SPECICATION assessoren eE AEAEE aces EAN EERE 4 IIMTFOG UCHON seiigis ira his dace Shaul a R 7 Installationiccic iivniest cc iecdesedes gece ni acess bees siee eee antics 7 Installing the Paper cccceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeteeeees 7 To Remove the Paper Roll cesesseereeeeeees 10 IO PO PATON anne aaa aapa ea boc alate E 11 Connecting and Powering Up Your Printer 11 Maint MamCe i astasan aranea ateei aa atest taeecaaee eens 11 Changing the Printer Ribbon ceeee 12 Inserting a Ribbon with Paper in the Printer 13 Printer Test and Setup ssccanudivieianianid dena 14 Printer T St icesecarssectess pees thei aei ri athe 14 Accessing the Setup Menu seeeeeeseeeees 15 CONFIGURE oe niekesnegentieatneiiias 15 CUSTOM oa saree arne anere rE Ea Ees 18 SAE E hin al iste eeite denbaaeecis 22 RESET SEQF sid spetstie innit aaa 23 COMMUNICATION sopoia enero aa aoaaa 24 RS 232 Serial Version soisissa enii 24 20 mA Current Loop Version ccceeeeeeee 25 Conttol COOGS ermina aa 26 WP 234 Printer User s Manual 3 Specifications Interface Serial Character Buffering Print Method Character Matrix Character Spacin
13. g Line Feed Spacing Print Speed Paper Power AC Voltage DC Voltage External Dimensions Operating Temp Available BAUD rates 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 Voltage levels RS 232C 9 Volts to 9 Volts 20mA current loop Character format ASCII character set 10 bits per character required 7 or 8 of which are data bits Parity selection is even or odd for 7 data bits Busy signal Clear to Send CTS XON XOFF 1 5K standard Impact dot matrix 5x5 5x7 5x 8 dot matrix 24 column 12 8 characters inch 32 column 17 characters inch 40 column 21 characters inch 7 4 lines per inch 130 lines per minute for 24 column 110 lines per minute for 32 and 40 column Table top Panel mount 2 25 W x 2 75 D 0 44 I D 2 25 W x 1 25 D 1 5 Watts idle 15 Watts maximum while printing 9 VAC 120 VAC stepdown converter incl Multi national converters optional Optional 9 12 VDC 140mA idle 1 amp with 100 printing 5 5 amp peak with 100 printing 4 6 W x 5 0 L x 2 2 H 5 C 40 C 41 F 104 F WP 234 Printer User s Manual Print Head Life 1 500 000 lines mean character before failure Ribbon life Black 200 000 characters Purple 250 000 characters Paper Large roll 12 500 lines Small roll 3 000 lines Rocker Switch e Left side Toggles printer on and offline Indicator Right side Paper Feed Ready WP 234 Printer User s Manual 5 WP 234 Printer User s Manual Intro
14. isplayed Choose from these baud rates 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 DATA BITS is the next parameter Choose the data bit value the same way baud rate was chosen Choices are 7 or 8 data bits Parity will appear next only if you choose 7 data bits If you choose 7 data bits you can select EVEN or ODD parity If you choose 8 data bits parity defaults to NONE STOP BITS is the next parameter Choose 1 or 2 stop bits HANDSHAKE is the next parameter Choose from the following settings BUSY LINE BUSY BUFFER XON XOFF LINE XON XOFF BUFFER NONE COLUMNS is the next parameter Select the number of characters per line columns for this parameter The choices you have are 24 32 or 40 Below are samples of each 24 Column Text 32 Column Text 48 Colwan Text INVERT is the next parameter Choose YES if you want inverted text upside down or NO if you want non inverted text right side up in your printouts Below is an example of inverted text adeg adh pazpwaauy WP 234 Printer User s Manual 17 Font FONT is the next parameter Choose from a 5 x 5 5 x 7 or 5 x 8 dot matrix print pattern The 5 x 5 dot pattern produces only upper case capital letters The other two fonts can output upper and lower case letters E X E TYPE I5 ALWAYS CAPITALS 5 x 8 Upper and Lower Case The last parameter is MAGNIFICATION This refers to the size of printed type from your printer Your choices with examples are N
15. lack 22332 0045 Wall mount power 114815534 Paper spindle 109316536 Paperroll1 25 dia 22335 0018 Paperroll2 75 dia 22335 0026 Almondpapercutter 23019 0019 Grey paper cutter 23019 0043 Clear plastic paper roll cover 115513184 When printing becomes faint or difficult to see replace the ribbon in your printer with an Epson ERC 09 cartridge ribbon WP 234 Printer User s Manual 11 If your printer is used infrequently the print impres sion may become weak because the ribbon dried out To advance the ribbon to a new section hold down the Paper Feed switch for several seconds Changing the Below are the steps for replacing the ribbon Printer Ribbon 1 Turn the printer to Standby 2 Four small grooves are embossed on each side of the printer cover Push down on one or both of these areas until the printer cover tilts 3 When the printer cover is tilted up lift it completely off 4 Push down on the right side of ribbon car tridge where it is marked PUSH Remove the cartridge Cartridge ribbon 12 WP 234 Printer User s Manual 5 Install cartridge Be sure the ink cartridge is inserted firmly to prevent weak or irregular printing The cartridge must be properly seated and aligned for best printing 6 Turn the cartridge knob marked by an arrow clockwise to stretch the ribbon 7 Replace the cover 8 Replace the paper You may insert the ribbon cartridge if there i
16. le height character line The control code can be sent at any time on a line it need not be the first code received by the printer after a carriage return You cannot mix normal and double height charac ters on the same line Once you select the double height the printer will remain in that mode until it receives a carriage return or line feed A line print caused by a buffer full condition will not clear the double height command This means that the wrap around print line will also be double height if the double height command was sent before the line buffer was filled This control code tells the printer to switch to double width character printing The control code should be sent as the first character on a line If it is received after half the maximum characters per line were sent then the printer will ignore all characters on the last half of the line You cannot mix normal and double width charac ters on the same line Once you select the double width the printer will remain in that mode until it receives a carriage return or line feed A line print caused by a buffer full condition will not clear the double width command This means that the wrap around print line will also be double width if the double width command was sent before the line buffer was filled WP 234 Printer User s Manual 27 Enlarged Printing Codes 14 and 15 Reset Sequence Number Code 16 Inhibit Line Spac ing 28 Enlarged printing
17. may be selected by sending both the double height command code 14 and the double width command control 15 The control codes may be sent in either order but because of the double width restrictions the codes should be sent at the beginning of a line Example of Control Codes 14 and 15 PRESENTING THE IMPACT PRINTER WE IGH TRONIX When the printer receives this control code it will immediately reset the sequence number to 00000 A standard character line is made up of ten dot lines Eight of these dot lines are used for the printable character and two are used for space between lines When using character graphics it is desirable to eliminate the two blank lines so the graphic characters connect together Sending a CHR 17 which is control code 17 anywhere on a line of data will stop the printer from putting space between that line and the next If a CHR 17 is not on a print line the normal space between lines will be printed Example 18 B CHP 179 26 LPRINT e a BS 38 LPRINT 1 BS 40 LPRINT Bs 58 LPRINT I 1 B 60 LPRINT B Run HH WP 234 Printer User s Manual User Programmable Character Code 19 By using CHR 1 you enter the Custom Character mode This allows you to design and print your own 6 x 8 character by inputting data A DATA statement is made of numbers that represent a row of dots which when READ all together will make up your character To design your character
18. n are installed and operating If you do not have this option you will not see references to the clock or date listed in most menus CONFIGURE To access the setup menu follow these steps 1 Unplug the printer either at the outlet or at the back of the printer 2 Press and hold down the left side of the rocker switch and plug in the printer The printer will advance the paper After the paper advance has stopped count 3 5 seconds and release the switch The following is printed wrt SETUP MENU tobe CONFIGURE HEXT 0K If you wait less than three or more than five seconds Ready is printed and you will have to try steps 1 and 2 again to access the setup menu After you access the setup menu if you press NEXT left side of switch repeatedly you will see the following list printed If you keep pressing NEXT left side the list repeats itself ee SETUP MENU tee CONFIGURE THEXT OKI CUSTOM HEXT 0K SET CLOCK HEXT 0K RESET SEQ HEXT 0K CONFIGURE HEXT70K As you can see form the above printout the setup menu contains the following items e CONFIGURE menu e CUSTOM menu e SET CLOCK menu RESET SEQ The following pages explain these items and how to customize the printer to your needs The first setup menu item reads CONFIGURE NEXT OK NEXT OK is a visual clue so you know that pressing the left side of the rocker switch will go to the NEXT part of the menu and that pressing th
19. odified units supplied with cable connect positive voltage to striped wire See the DC power connection illustra tion below _ 1 Attach the appropriate cable between the printer and your instrument The connector on the printer side is keyed so that you cannot plug the cable in the wrong way This means that the pins should be positioned so that a slight pressure will seat the cable properly Do not force the pins in Doing so could damage the cable 2 Plug the power cord into the back of the printer Plug the transformer into an appropri ate AC outlet The unit will power up automati cally and print Ready This means the printer is ready to print The Paper Feed switch on the printer is a rocker type switch Push the left side of the rocker switch to toggle the printer on and offline Push the right side of the switch to advance the paper Your printer is now ready for printing The printer stores characters for printing until one of two things happens 1 The line buffer is filled 2 It receives a line feed hexadecimal 0A or a carriage return hexadecimal OD code When 1 or 2 occurs the printer prints out the contents of its line buffer If the buffer is empty when the carriage return is received the printer simply advances the paper one line leaving a blank line in the printout Maintenance NCI Part Numbers Black ribbon 22332 0029 Purple 22332 0011 Long lasting B
20. printer mechanism 7 When an inch of paper has emerged from the top of the printer release the Paper Feed button 8 Now pull the paper through the printer until several inches are exposed WP 234 Printer User s Manual 9 Slide the paper through the slot in the printer cover 10 Push the back of the printer cover down and into place 11 Press the front of the printer cover down to lock in place 1 WP 234 Printer User s Manual 9 To Remove the Paper Roll 10 12 Put the paper spindle into the paper roll as shown below and place the roll with the spindle onto the snaps near the back of the printer Turn the paper roll to take up any slack in the paper feeding to the printer Make sure the roll of paper turns freely If it does not turn freely the paper will jam and will possibly damage the printer mechanism Advance the paper about one inch beyond the paper cutter by using the Paper Feed switch Lift the paper roll away from the printer housing and cut the paper feeding to the printer with scissors Try to make the cut as square as possible to help the next time you reload the paper Pull the remaining paper through the printer mechanism Be sure to pull the paper from the top paper cutter side WARNING Pulling the paper out of the back of the printer will damage the print mechanism WP 234 Printer User s Manual Connecting and Powering Up Your Printer For DC m
21. s Inserting a already paper in the printer Ribbonwith Paperin the Printer If you get ribbon ink on the printer case Hold the cartridge as shown above and slide it over wipe it off immedi the paper and into the printer compartment Be ately Once it dries it sure the paper goes between the ribbon cartridge is difficult to re and the ink ribbon move WP 234 Printer User s Manual 13 Printer Test and Setup Printer Test 14 The printer can be tested and setup using the steps described in this section Testing and setup are done using the rocker switch on the printer With the printer unplugged at the outlet or at the back of the printer press and hold the right side of switch as you plug the unit in The printer will print out a list of the configuration as it currently exists then do a continuous print test To stop the print test press either side of the rocker switch Below is a sample of what is printed when you do the print test k PRINTER TEST ok Serial Version 125K3 Reuna BAUD 1288 DATA BITS 8 PARITY NONE STOP BITS 1 HSHAKE BUSY BUFF COLS 32 FONT Sx7 INVERT HO MAG NONE BUFFER 1 5K INT RAM OK ROM OK EEPROM OK PREC net EL 24567898 d FP WE et a ABLES 56 PSS d 7G PEATE bet a BLZS456709 lt FPGAB xP pet a 01234567031 lt p RAB Ready WP 234 Printer User s Manual Accessing the Setup Menu This manual assumes the time and date optio
22. s etc The printer ee these control codes Reserved Reserved Reserved Back Space Line Feed Carriage Return Double Height Double Width Reset Seq to 0000 Inhibit Line Space User Character Set Time amp Date Reserved Get time and date Stop Reverse Field Reverse Field Set Printer Config Escape 24 Column Mode 32 Column Mode 40 Column Mode 26 OANDOARWN O The printer will ignore all other control codes WP 234 Printer User s Manual Back Space Code 8 Line Feed Code 10 Carriage Return Code 13 Double Height Code 14 Double Width Code 15 Upon receipt of this code the printer erases from its buffer the previously received character This is useful in correcting typing errors for programs that send data both to a video screen and the hardcopy printer Remember that if you type more characters than the printer can print on a line the printer will automatically start printing The printer handles this control code in exactly the same manner as carriage return control code 13 except when a line feed immediately follows a carriage return The line feed code is ignored if it is immediately preceded by a carriage return The default setting is 7 4 lines per inch Whenever a carriage return code is received the printer will print out the current contents of its buffer then clear the buffer to get ready for addi tional data This control code tells the printer to switch to the doub
23. t an _underscore or a left arrow BUSY INVERT is next Choices NO voltage will be in a high state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes low YES voltage will be in a low state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes high WP 234 Printer User s Manual Online Offline Ext Ch Set The choice to use the extended character set is available only when 8 data bits are chosen Print Ready ONLINE OFFLINE is next Choices YES enables the rocker switch to turn the printer offline NO disables the ONLINE OFFLINE ability EXT CH SET is next This stands for Extended Character Set Choices YES Allows you to use hexidecimal numbers above 80 true only for 8 data bits NO Disables the Extended Character Set ability PRINT READY is next Choices YES Prints Ready upon power up NO Disables printing Ready WARNING If you choose NO hold the left side of the rocker switch down for 4 6 seconds to access the setup menu Begin timing when you connect power to the unit and the red light comes on The paper feed motor does not run upon power up when Ready is disabled WP 234 Printer User s Manual 21 SETCLOCK This feature is available only on units with the time date option in Stalled 22 The next item in the Setup Menu is SET CLOCK With the printer in the setup menu and with SET CLOCK as the last item printed if you press OK right
24. tem is currently set Below is an explanation of each item and the choices you can make for each TIME DATE FORMAT is the next parameter Choose from the following formats MM DD YY hh mm M MM DD YY hh mm M DOW MM month MM DD YY hh mm DD day MM DD YY hh mm DOW YY year DD MM YY hh mm M hh hour DD MM YY hh mm M DOW mm minutes DD MM YY hh mm M AM or PM DD MM YY hh mm DOW DD MON YY hh mm M DD MON YY hh mm M DOW DD MON YY hh mm DD MON YY hh mm DOW NONE DOW Day of week WP 234 Printer User s Manual 19 Auto T amp D Auto Seq Zero Pound Sign _Underscore Busy Invert 20 AUTO TIME AND DATE is the next parameter Your choices are YES autoprint after CR carriage return NO do not autoprint after CR Autoprint of the time and date will not occur unless three seconds has elapsed since the printer has stopped printing AUTO SEQUENCE NUMBER is the next param eter Choose NO don t autoprint sequence number after CR YES do autoprint sequence number after CR Autoprint of the sequence number will not occur unless three seconds has elapsed since the printer has stopped printing ZERO is the next parameter Choose how you want the zero character to look in your printouts Choose between 0 and 0 POUND SIGN is the next parameter Choose to show pound as or as the British sterling pound symbol _UNDERSCORE is the next parameter Choose which symbol the game ASCII code will prin
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