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Reference manual Matrix printer

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T2140

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Table of contents Reference manual

Table of contents

Printer at a glance

Paperways

Installation

Unpacking the printer

Placing your printer

Connecting the printer

Switching on the printer

The control panel

The LC display

Online mode

Offline mode

Setup mode

Messages in the LC display

Key functions when turning on the printer

Changing the ribbon cassette

Settings (I)

Paper path quick selection

Selecting character density and font temporarily

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Loading paper 26

Fanfold paper 26

Single sheets 32

Handling 35

Paper transport 35

Moving the paper to the tear position 36

Settings (II) 37

Setting the print head gap 37

Setting the tear position 39

Setting the first printing line (TOF) 40

The Menu 42

Programming via the control panel 42

Calling up the menu 43

Enabling access to menu mode 43

Menu configurations 44

Menu handling 46

Save settings 47

Selecting the LC display language 48

Terminating Setup mode 50

Menu structure 51

Menu description table 52

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Test functions

Test functions

Functions and Adjustments

Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII)

Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode

Interface test (Hex-Dump)

Printout in Hex-Dump

Terminating Hex-Dump

Mechanical adjustments to the printer

Setting the Formlen function

Setting the AGA function

Setting the Paphand function

Head up

Pagewid

Leftzon

Rightzo

Physlm

CX-bid

Wrap / Sound

Pap.back

Loading firmware

Loading the operating system for the first time

Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting

The display remains dark

The display is lit, but the printer does not print

Problems with the paper feed

Paper jam (fanfold paper)

Paper jam (single sheets)

Paper does not move to tear off position

Problems with the print quality

Print is too pale

Smudged print

Prints undefined characters

The first line is not completely printed out at the top

Dots within characters are missing

Error messages via the display

Load paper from ...

Printhead hot

Cover open

Parity Error

Frame Error

Hardware Alarm

Overrun Error

Eject Error

Load Error

Additional display messages

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Loading Default

Only available in Epson mode

Park position

Tear paper off

Load paper from single

Remove paper in xxx

Care and maintenance

Replacing the fuse

Cleaning the housing

Cleaning the interior

Platen

Ribbon

Upper friction

Carriage shafts

Emulations

General

Escape sequences

What are escape sequences?

MTPL sequences

What are control codes?

The $$ procedure

How are escape sequences used?

MTPL

Example in BASIC

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Example in Pascal

Printout

List of available control codes

Barcode

List of available barcodes

US Postnet Barcode

LC printing

List of additional command codes

Configuring the printer for your computer

Character sets

MTPL standard character set

MTPL international substitution characters

OCRA character set

OCRB character set

Available character sets

Interfaces

Parallel interface

Serial interface V.24/RS232C

Connector assignment

Interface cable (serial interface)

Input signals

Output signals

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Memory mode XON/XOFF

Memory mode Robust XON/XOFF

Extended menu functions with the ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK and

ACK/NAK protocols selected

ENQ/STX protocol

ETX/ACK protocol

ACK/NAK protocol

Add entry to the AUTOEXEC.BAT

Specification

Printer specifications

Interface specifications

Paper specifications

Options and Accessories

Options

Automatic single sheet feeder, front (ASF-F)

Automatic single sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R)

Tractor 2, front

Tractor 3, rear

Others

Automatic single sheet feeder, front (ASF-F)

Preparing the printer

Installing the ASF-F

Inserting paper

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Automatic single sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R)

Preparing the printer

Installing the ASF-R

Inserting paper

Tractor 2

Preparing the printer

Installing the tractor 2

Tractor 3

Preparing the printer

Installing the tractor 3

Paper specifications

Accessories

Ribbon cassettes

Programmer’s application manuals

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Printer at a glance

Paper support

Front cover

Top cover Ribbon cassette

Latches

Printer at a glance

Control panel

Bottom cover

Power inlet and fuse

Power switch

Tear edge

Rear cover

Print head

Single sheet feeder closed

Interface connector

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Printer in fanfold paper mode

Printer at a glance

Printer in single sheet mode

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Tractor 1

Single sheet feeder open

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Installation Reference manual

Installation

Unpacking the printer

Place your printer on a solid base (see Placing your printer ).

Make sure that the “Up” symbols point to the correct direction.

Open the packaging and take out the ribbon cassette. Pull the printer out of the cardboard box towards you and remove the remaining packaging material.

Check the printer for any visible transport damage and completeness. Apart from this CD-ROM (

), the

Operator’s Manual (

), the power cable (

), the ribbon (

) and the paper support (

) must be included.

If you find any transport damage or if any accessories are missing, please contact your dealer.

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Placing your printer

Installation

Place the printer on a solid, flat and non-slip surface in such a way that it cannot fall down. Make sure to facilitate access to the control panel and the paper input trays and to leave sufficient space for the paper ejected.

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The power supply cable may be damaged if the paper edges constantly chafe the insulating sheath. The user must always ensure that there is sufficient distance between the power supply cable and the paper.

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When selecting the printer location, observe the following additional instructions:

Never place the printer in the vicinity of easily inflammable gas or explosive substances.

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Do not expose the printer to direct sunlight. If you cannot avoid placing the printer near a window, protect it from the sunlight with a curtain.

When connecting the computer with the printer, make sure not to exceed the

permitted cable length (see Technical specifications ).

Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating radiators.

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Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity fluctuations. Protect the printer from dust.

It may be recommended to install the printer in a place which is acoustically isolated from the workplace because of the noise it may produce.

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Connecting the printer

Installation

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Make sure that the device has been set to the correct voltage (e.g. 220–240 V in

Europe, 120 V in the USA). To do this, check the type plate above the power inlet at the back of the printer. Contact your dealer if the setting is incorrect.

Never switch on the printer if the voltage setting is incorrect, since this may result in severe damage.

Connect the power cable to the power inlet of the printer. Connect the power cable plug to a mains socket.

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Make sure that the printer and the computer are switched off and connect the data cable between the printer and the computer.

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Switching on the printer

Installation

The power switch for switching on the printer is located at the front bottom right of the printer.

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The control panel

The control panel

The control panel with its keys is used for controlling your work with the printer. The control panel is located on the front left side of your printer and consists of a two-line LC display and six keys.

The functions of the keys depend on the printer’s current mode (status).

There are four basic modes.

The Online mode is the printer’s normal operating status. Data from your computer can be received and printed.

In the Offline mode the link between printer and computer is interrupted, i.e. no data can be received and printed.

In the Setup mode you can either select the printer menu or carry out the so-called quick-switch function. The quick-switch option was included so that you can change the most important parameters (adjustments, character density, font, paper path, adjustments i.e. head gap) directly without having to enter them via the menu. The character density and font parameters can also be set permanently in the printer menu mode.

In the Menu mode further printer settings (line spacing, size of the interface buffer etc.) can be altered and saved permanently.

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The LC display

The control panel

The LC display tells you all the important printer settings and informs you which functions are currently assigned to which keys.

In Normal mode the upper line tells you the printer’s status ( Online or

Offline mode – in the example below the printer is in the Online mode), and the selected paperpath (below: Tractor1 = tractor mode).

The second line informs you which functions are currently assigned to which keys. The word or symbol directly above a key tells you the current function of the key. In our example the right key is assigned with the Tear function. If you were to press this key the loaded fanfold paper would be advanced to the tear position.

Example:

Printer status

Paper path

Key functions

Online Tractor1

Tear Online

Setup

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Online mode

Online Tractor1

Tear Online

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The control panel

After switching on, the printer is automatically set to online mode. Only in this mode it can receive data from the computer.

Tear key (4):

Activates the tear function when fanfold paper is loaded

(see

Moving the paper to the tear position ).

If Load is displayed above this key, no paper is loaded in the printer; press the key to feed paper to the printing position.

Setup key:

Sets the printer to setup mode.

Online key:

Sets the printer to offline mode.

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Offline mode

Offline Tractor1

Load Online

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Setup

The control panel

Only in this mode it is possible to perform step, line, or form feeds from the control panel (see

Paper transport ); however, data cannot be received.

Park key (1):

Clears the paper path with paper loaded and activates paper path quick

selection (see Changing the paper type ).

Key (2):

Short keypress: Microstep forward.

Long keypress: Continuous paper feed.

Key (3):

Short keypress: Microstep reverse.

Long keypress: Continuous paper reverse feed up to the park position.

Load key (4):

Loads paper from the selected paper source; the display changes to

LF/FF.

LF/FF key:

Short keypress: Line Feed (LF) long keypress: Form Feed (FF).

Setup key:

Sets the printer to setup mode.

Online key:

Sets the printer to online mode.

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Setup mode

Adjust Paperway

Menu Char

Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

The control panel

In this mode, the following settings are available:

Setup key:

Sets the printer to setup mode, in which the following settings can be selected:

Menu key (1):

Other menu settings.

Adjust key (2):

Setting the tear position, first printing line and print head gap.

Paperway key (3):

Paper path.

Char key (4):

Font and number of characters per inch.

Access to the other menu settings is disabled by the manufacturer.

For information on how to enable access and about the available

settings, refer to the chapter

The menu

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Messages in the LC display

The control panel

If the printer detects an internal fault or user error or if it expects you to do something, a message will appear in the LC display. Below you will find a list of messages with brief descriptions of each message. The

messages are described in greater detail in the chapter Troubleshooting .

Message

Eject error

Meaning

The printer cannot eject paper / advance it to park position.

Hardware Alarm

Head hot

Initializing

Press any key

Internal hardware error / print head blocked.

The printer reports that the print head is hot and that print speed will be reduced.

This message appears during the printer’s initializing phase.

Load error

The printer cannot draw in the loaded paper.

Loading default Indicates that the printer is being initialised and is carrying out the internal self-test immediately after turning on the printer. Factory defined parameters will be reloaded in all available menues.

Out of paper The printer has detected paper end during operation / printer was switched on with no paper loaded.

Parity error

A parity error during data transmission is indicated.

The user is requested to press any key.

Tear Paper off

The user is requested to tear off paper which has been advanced to the quick tear edge.

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Key functions when turning on the printer

The control panel

You can activate one of the functions below by keeping the corresponding key or key combination pressed while turning on the printer:

If you keep the Online key depressed while turning on the printer, you enter the printer’s Self-Test mode. The Self-Test mode is described in

the section Test functions of this manual.

If you keep the Setup key depressed while turning on the printer, you regain access to the printer menu if you had locked it before with the help of the MenLock function. The MenLock function is described in the

Menu description table at the end of this chapter.

If the four function and select keys are depressed simultaneously while turning on the power, all printer settings are reset to the default values

(except the Form length setting in Test mode).

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Changing the ribbon cassette

The ribbon consists of a dense synthetic fabric saturated with ink. When printing, the needles hit the ribbon and transfer the ink particles on to the paper. After printing several million characters, the ink is consumed and the fabric worn out.

Remove all the paper from the printer and make sure that the printer is switched off before opening the cover.

Press the two slide latches, raise the top cover to an angle of 90 degrees relative to the top cover of the printer and remove it.

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Changing the ribbon cassette

Cautiously slide the print head carriage to the left stop (viewed from the printer front).

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The print head becomes hot during printing. You should therefore let it cool down for some time before touching it.

Raise the printer bar cover.

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Changing the ribbon cassette

Remove the used cassette.

We recommend use of genuine ribbon cassettes only.

Turn the coloured ribbon feed knob at the right of the new ribbon cassette in the direction of the arrow in order to take up slack of the ribbon.

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Slightly tilt the ribbon cassette forwards in such a way that it is parallel to the housing top and thread in the ribbon in front of the print head. Locate the two projections in the left and right guide rails of the printer and gently press down on both sides until it clicks into place. In this way, the cartridge is automatically positioned correctly.

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Use the knob on the right side of the cassette to take up slack of the ribbon again. Thereby the ribbon will slide over the plastic noses on the left and right of the print head into the correct positon.

Press the printer bar cover down until it clicks into place, remount the top cover, making sure that the projections on the cover are inserted correctly into the recesses of the printer housing, and close it.

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Settings (I)

Settings (I)

Paper path quick selection

Offline Tractor1

Park Load

Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

This section describes how to set the paper type, the character density and the fonts.

You can change the paper type either from an application program, by means of the paper path quick selection feature or in the Setup menu. In this section, the quick selection feature is described; for detailed information on how to make this setting via the Setup menu, refer to the section

The menu .

Make sure that the printer is in offline mode; press the Online key, if necessary.

Press the Park key and follow the messages in the display. If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer, it is fed to the tear position. The text Tear

paper off appears in the display. After tearing off paper, press any key.

If a single sheet is loaded in the printer, it is ejected.

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Single Tractor1

ASF-R Next

Settings (I)

Use one of the marked keys to select the desired paper path, for example, Single.

If the printer has the standard paper sources only (single sheet and tractor 1), please select from these only. If you do not make a selection within 5 seconds, the menu is closed.

The display alternates between the basic menu and the menu in the following figure:

Insert a single sheet (for the procedure, see Loading paper ).

Load paper from

Single

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Online

Setup

Online Single

Load Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status. When the printer receives data from the computer, the single sheet is automatically loaded. Press the Load key to load the single sheet before starting the printout.

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Selecting character density and font temporarily

Adjust Paperway

Menu Char Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Settings (I)

You can use the CPI key in setup mode to select the number of characters per inch to be printed. You can use the Font key to select fonts.

Press the Setup key, then the Char key.

Press the CPI or Font key (in our example, press CPI).

Font CPI

1 2 3 4

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Setup

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Set < > Exit

Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Use the

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You can cancel the selection and leave the setting unchanged by pressing the Exit key.

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Set < > Exit Online

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Setup

Settings (I)

If you pressed the Font key, use the

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key to select the desired font. Confirm the selection by pressing the Set key.

You can cancel the selection and leave the setting unchanged by pressing the Exit key.

Adjust Paperway

Menu Char Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Press the Setup key. The printer is reset to the initial status. It is also possible to press the Online key. The printer then changes directly to online mode.

The selection made is not retained after switching off the printer. For details on the permanent setting of the charac-

ter density, refer to chapter The menu

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Loading paper

Fanfold paper

Loading paper

Your printer can print both fanfold paper and single sheets. For information on the paper sizes you can use, please refer to the chapter

Technical specifications ).

Make sure that the printer is set for fanfold paper printing. If necessary, change the paper type (see

Paper path quick selection ).

Raise the front cover.

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Open the right and left tractor flaps.

You may also want to remove the bottom cover in order to facilitate loading the fanfold paper. However, you can also feed paper to the tractor with the bottom cover mounted.

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Loading paper

Insert fanfold paper into the left-hand tractor. Make sure that at least three paper transport holes are positioned on the tractor pins. Close the left tractor flap. Insert the fanfold paper in the left-hand tractor first, ensuring that at least three perforation holes engage with the tractor pins.

Close the tractor flap.

Open the coloured latch lever and align the tractor so that the first printing position on the paper matches the X mark on the printer housing.

Lock the lever again.

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Loading paper

Align the right-hand tractor to the width of the paper and insert the paper.

Make sure that it is inserted by the same length as on the left-hand tractor in order to avoid any paper jam.

Close the tractor flap and slide the tractor to the right until the paper is slightly tensioned.

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Loading paper

Do not tension the paper excessively to avoid tearing the perforation holes; do not allow excessive slack since in this case the paper will bulge and there may be problems in the feeding process.

Then lock the tractor.

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Make sure that the paper stack is aligned in parallel to the printer and that the paper supply cannot be obstructed.

Online Tractor1

Load

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Switch on the printer. The active paper source (Tractor1) appears in the display. The paper is automatically loaded when the printer is in online mode and receives data from the computer. Press the Load key to load paper before starting the printout.

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Single sheets

Loading paper

Make sure that the printer is set to single sheet mode. If necessary, change the paper type (see

Paper path quick selection

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Press the latch at the middle of the front cover. The single sheet input tray opens downwards.

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Align the left paper guide with the mark on the left of the single sheet input tray. Adjust the right paper guide to the width of the paper used.

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Insert the single sheet into the input tray as far as possible.

Online Single

Load Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status.

The sheet is automatically loaded when the printer is in online mode and receives data from the computer. Press the Load key to load paper before starting the printout.

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Handling

Paper transport

Offline Tractor1

Park LF/FF Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Handling

Loaded paper can be transported in the printer in several ways.

Make sure that the printer is in offline mode; press the Online key, if necessary.

Key (2)

Short keypress: Paper is transported upwards step by step

Long keypress: Continuous transport upwards

Key (3)

Short keypress: Paper is transported downwards step by step

Long keypress: Continuous transport downwards

LF/FF key (4)

Short keypress: Line Feed (LF) is executed

Long keypress: Form Feed (FF) is executed

The maximum value of the paper return feed is 22 inches.

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Moving the paper to the tear position

Online Tractor1

Tear Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

You can use the Tear key to move the paper to the tear position.

Handling

Make sure that the printer is in online mode. Press the Tear key. The printer moves the perforation edge of the fanfold paper to the tear edge.

The display alternates between

Tear position

Tractor1

1 2 3 4

Online

Setup

Online Tear

Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup and

After having torn off the paper, press the Exit key. The printer returns the paper to the printing position.

If a print job is active, the printer returns the paper automatically to the printing position.

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Settings (II)

This section describes how to set the print head gap, the tear position and the first printing line.

Setting the print head gap

The printer features automatic print head gap adjustment to the thickness of the paper used (called AGA function in the following). In setup mode, you can enter a correction value to modify the head gap determined automatically. This correction is useful for modifying the appearance of the type face and the impact force for multi-layer paper.

The AGA (automatic gap adjustment) function must be set to

“always” or “once”. For more details, refer to the section

Mechanical adjustments to the printer .

Press the Setup key. The printer changes to setup mode.

Press the Adjust key.

Adjust Paperway

Menu Char

Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

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TOF

Head Tear Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Press the Head key.

Settings (II)

Head= 0 *

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Use the

<

or

>

key to set the range within which the automatic gap adjustment is to be corrected. You can select a value from -10 to +10.

Negative values reduce the head distance, positive values increase it.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key.

Press the Setup key. The printer is reset to the initial status.

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Setting the tear position

Settings (II)

If the tear position of the paper is not aligned with the tear edge of the printer, you can adjust it. Loaded paper may have to be torn and repositioned to the park position.

Press the Setup key. The printer changes to setup mode.

Press the Adjust key.

Adjust Paperway

Menu Char

Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Press the Tear key.

TOF

Head Tear

Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

TearAdj= 00/72"*

Set < > Exit

Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

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Press the

<

or

>

key to move the perforation to the desired position. Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key.Press the Setup key. The printer is reset to the initial status.

The correction made will be retained after switching off the printer.

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Setting the first printing line (TOF)

Settings (II)

You can use the TOF function for setting the position of the first printing line for each paper source and each menu individually.

Before using the TOF function (if fanfold paper is used), you should first set the tear position (see above).

Press the Setup key. The printer changes to setup mode.

Press the Adjust key.

Adjust Paperway

Menu Char Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

TOF

Head Tear Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Press the TOF key.

The paper is fed to the position where the bottom edge of the first printing line is aligned with the tear edge. The factory setting for the first printing position (TOF) is 12/72".

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FormAdj= 12/72"*

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Settings (II)

Press the

<

or

>

key to move the first printing line to the desired position.

You can set values in the range from 0 to 220/72" for fanfold paper and for single sheets.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key.

Press the Setup key. The printer is reset to the initial status.

The setting made will be retained after switching off the printer.

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The Menu

Programming via the control panel

The Menu

Apart from being able to control your printer via the applications software you use, you can also program the printer directly. There are two programming options you can use:

Programming via the control panel and

Programming via the interface using Escape sequences or control codes

Settings made by escape sequences have priority over settings made in menu mode; therefore they will override these.

Programming via the interface gives you far greater freedom for designing your printed pages, however, it is also a more sophisticated method and requires some experience with programming languages and printer control systems.

All programming via the interface is lost after you turn off the printer, whereas the programming carried out using the control panel, is saved and stored even after you turn off the printer.

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Calling up the menu

Adjust Paperway

Menu Char Online

1 2

3

4

Setup

The Menu

You can access the menu in the following way:

Press the Setup key. The printer switches to Setup mode. (The Setup mode can be selected both in the Online and Offline mode.)

To access the printer menu, press the key directly underneath the word

Menu.

Enabling access to menu mode

Access to the menu has been disabled at the factory in order to prevent unauthorized access. You can do this using the MenLock parameter from within the menu itself. (The MenLock parameter is described in

detail in the

Menu description table

).

Switch off the printer for approx. 5 seconds; keep the Setup key pressed when switching on again to unlock the menu.

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The Menu

Every printer is shipped with factory default settings. Basic settings such as emulation, character size, form length etc., which many applications make use of, are set. At the end of this chapter you will find

a menu printout which shows you the printer’s default settings.

Your printer allows you to set and use three independent menu configurations. If one of your applications for example requires an IBM printer while another program works better with an EPSON printer, you can set an IBM emulation configuration with the desired settings, and set the second configuration as an EPSON emulation.

The active menu is always the one you used last. When you switch on the printer for the very first time, menu no. 1 is loaded. Menu no. 1 only remains active until you load another menu. Even after you turn off the printer the menu that was active last remains the active menu and when you switch the printer on again this menu is loaded automatically.

For example, to change from menu no. 1 to menu no. 3:

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Tear Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Select Setup mode (press Setup key).

Adjust Paperway

Menu Char Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Select Menu mode (press key under Menu).

Select Menu again (press key under Menu).

Print Menu

Back Next Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Now the following message appears in the LC display:

The Menu

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Load Menu=1 *

Set Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Menu handling

The Menu

Now press the

<

or

>

key repeatedly until Load Menu=3 appears. Then select menu no. 3 as the current setting using the Set key. After you have completed this change the printer initialises itself and a corresponding message is displayed in the LC display.

The currently active setting is marked with an asterisk (

*

).

If changing menues it is possible that the printer initializes due to different emulation settings.

You move from menu item to menu item using the four function and selection keys underneath the LC display. Every function and every parameter displayed on the LC display is effected/selected by the key directly underneath. For this reason the function and selection keys are referred to in this manual by their current assignment. Generally two parameter groups occupy one level (in the following picture the parameter groups LPI and Skip occupy one level).

If you do not wish to change one of the two parameters you can either press the Next key (to access the two following parameter groups in the menu), or you can press the Back key (to access the two previous parameter groups in the menu).

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Save settings

The Menu

If you want to change a setting, (e.g. the line density), then press the LPI key (LPI = lines per inch) to access the actual parameter level.

The currently valid setting is marked by a

*

(in the example below the current setting is 6 lpi). With the

<

and

>

keys you can view the other parameters available for this setting.

Once the desired parameter is displayed on the LC display, you can save it by pressing the Set key. The parameter is then set and the printer automatically displays the parameter groups again. With the Exit key you can leave the sublevel without saving your changes.

Example: back to the previous parameter groups

LPI Skip

Back Next on to the next parameter groups

6 LPI

*

Setze < > Exit

Skip = 0.0 Inch *

Setze < > Exit

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Selecting the LC display language

Online Tractor1

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1 2 3 4

Setup

The Menu

This section describes how to make settings in the menu, using the selection of the national language as an example.

This example shows how to change from the English language to the

German language. The same procedure applies to the other languages

(french, Italian and spanish).

Press the Setup key.

Menu mode may be disabled. Hold down the Setup key while switching on the printer to enable menu mode. If you want to enable access to this mode permanently, you need to change the appropriate setting in the menu (see

Menu description table

in this chapter).

Press the Menu key.

Adjust Paperway

Menu Char Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

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Back Next Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

The Menu

Press the key Next several times until the display indicates Language.

MenLock Language

Back Next Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Select the key Language.

English *

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

The display now changes to Parameter mode and indicates English in the top line.

The lower line displays Set and Exit. The two arrows

<

and

>

represent the symbols for parameter selection (“<” indicates descending and “>” ascending). Press the key

<

or

>

until the desired language is displayed, in our example German.

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German *

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

The Menu

Save your selection by pressing the key Set. An acoustic signal verifies this action.

You can exit Parameter mode without saving a setting by pressing the key Exit (the old setting is retained).

After saving your setting (Set), the display in our example indicates the following text:

This setting is retained even after switching off your printer.

Ges.Men Sprache

Rück Vor Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Terminating Setup mode

Press either the key Setup to change into Offline mode or the key On-

line to change to Online mode.

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The Menu

The menu structure of your printer may be slightly different from the example shown here, depending on the printer software.

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1) only if ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK or

ACK/NAK protocol is selected

2) only with optional tractor

3) only with optional ASF

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Menu description table

Parameter group Parameter

Print (none)

Menu

Reset

Reset Menu 1

Quietm.

Load Menu = 1*

Load Menu = 2

Load Menu = 3

Reset Menu 1

No Yes

Off*

On

The Menu

Description

A list of the menus with the current parameters is printed. You will find an

example of a printout at the end of this table.

A menu is loaded, you can choose between three menus.

The current menu returns to the default values (factory settings).

Switches between normal and quiet mode printing. For all printing modes, the printout is made with the bidirectional method in quiet mode printing. In the first step the first row of pins is activated, during the second step the second row is used.

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Parameter group Parameter

Font Draft*

Draft Copy

Roman NLQ

Roman LQ

Roman PS NLQ

Roman PS LQ

Sans Serif NLQ

Sans Serif LQ

S Serif PS NLQ

S Serif PS LQ

Courier NLQ

Courier LQ

OCR-B NLQ

OCR-B LQ

OCR-A NLQ

OCR-A LQ

Courier

I

NLQ

Courier

I

LQ

Cour

I

PS NLQ

Cour

I

PS LQ

Kix/Royal NLQ

Kix/Royal LQ

Roman T NLQ

Roman T LQ

S Serif H NLQ

S Serif H LQ

The Menu

Description

Selects the character style and its quality. Character styles marked with an

I

(for example Courier

I

PS LQ) are IBM compatible fonts (PS = proportional font).

Fonts with the identifier PS in their name are proportional fonts which use only the space actually required for the character width.

Example:

Roman LQ:

Roman PS LQ:

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Parameter group Parameter

CPI 5 CPI, 6 CPI,

7.5 CPI, 8.6 CPI,

10 CPI*, 12 CPI,

15 CPI, 17.1 CPI,

20 CPI

LPI 2 LPI, 3 LPI, 4 LPI

6 LPI*, 8 LPI,

12 LPI

Skip

ESCChar

Emulate

Skip = 0.0 Inch*

Skip = 0.5 Inch

Skip = 1.0 Inch

Skip = 1.5 Inch

Skip = 2.0 Inch

Skip = 2.5 Inch

Skip = 3.0 Inch

Skip = 3.5 Inch

ESCChar = ESC*

ESCChar = ESC+$$

Epson LQ-2550*

Epson LQ-2170

IBM Propr. XL24

IBM ProXL24+AGM

MTPL

Description

Sets the characters per inch (character pitch). The higher the parameter the smaller the character spacing.

Sets the lines per inch (line density). The higher the parameter the smaller the line spacing. Random LPI can be selected via the ESC sequences.

Skips the perforation; 7 different values (in inches) can be defined.

Selects the start signal for control sequences: Escape signal only or Escape

signal and two $ signs. A description can be found in the chapter

Emulations

.

Selects the emulation. MTPL is also active in IBM or Epson emulation mode.

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Parameter group Parameter

Bidir Bidir = On*

Bidir = Off

I/O

Serial

Baud

Format

Baud = 600

Baud = 1200

Baud = 2400

Baud = 4800

Baud = 9600*

Baud = 19200

7 Bit No 2 Stop

7 Bit Even 1 Stop

7 Bit Odd 1 Stop

7 Bit Even 2 Stop

7 Bit Odd 2 Stop

7 Bit Mark 1 Stop

7 Bit Spc 1 Stop

7 Bit Mark 2 Stop

7 Bit Spc 2 Stop

8 Bit No 1 Stop*

8 Bit No 2 Stop

8 Bit Even 1 Stop

8 Bit Odd 1 Stop

8 Bit Mark 1 Stop

8 Bit Spc 1 Stop

Description

Setting On: Printer prints in both directions (bidirectional).

Setting Off: Printer prints only in one direction (from left to right).

Selects the data transmission rate (baud rate) (baud = bit per second).

Printer and computer must have the same baud rate.

Selecting the data format

1. Sets the number of data bits

2. The parity test for received data bytes can be selected. No causes transmission in both directions without parity bit. If Even or Odd is selected, the bytes are checked if they have even or odd parity. The selection of Mark or Spc (Space) causes a data byte transmission with parity bit, but without checking the received data. Transmission data with parity bit is always marked with 1 (Mark) or 0 (Spc).

3. Selects one or two stop bits per data byte. (see example in Chapter

Interfaces )

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Parameter group Parameter

Special

Interf.

ErrMode

Blockend

Remote

Handthr

Protocol

DTR

ErrMode = On

ErrMode = Off*

Blockend = On

Blockend = Off*

Remote = On

Remote = Off*

Handthr = On

Handthr = Off*

XON/XOFF*

Robust XON/XOFF

ENQ/STX

ETX/ACK

ACK/NAK

DTR = DTR*

DTR = READY

Interf.= Share*

Interf. = Parallel

Interf. = Serial

Description

Can only be selected if the serial interface is installed and if the ENQ/STX,

ETX/ACK or ACK/NAK protocol is set. See Chapter

Interfaces

Error handling; On replaces the incorrect character with ?, Off deletes the entire block.

End-of-block character definition: On = LF, FF, CR, VT, ETX, DEL, Off =

ETX, DEL.

Signal feedback; On = RDY/BUSY available, Off = No RDY/BUSY control.

Affects the transparence of control sequences and block acknowledgement, depending on the selected protocol.

Selects the protocol for data transmission; see Chapter Interfaces

DTR signal is assigned to DTR line.

READY signal is assigned to DTR line.

DTR = Pin 20 on 25-pin female V.24 connector.

DTR = Pin 4 on 9-pin female V.24 connector.

Selects the interface. Printer is configured either for parallel or serial connection or in automatic change for both.

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Parameter group Parameter

Buffer Buffer = 0 KB*

Buffer = 16 KB

Buffer = 32 KB

Buffer = 48 KB

Buffer = 64 KB

CG-Tab CG-Tab = Graphic*

CG-Tab = DLL

CG-Tab = Italic

CharSet

Country

Standard

Extended*

E-US ASCII*

E-France

E-German

E-UK

E-Denmark I

E-Sweden

E-Italy

E-Spain I

E-Japan

E-Norway

E-Denmark II

E-Spain II

E-L. America

E-Korea

E-Legal

Description

Selecting the interface data buffer size.

If you select 48 or 64 KB, there is no buffer available for DLL any more.

Only available for Epson emulation. Either the Epson character set Italics or the IBM graphics character set or a DLL (download) character set, as defined before, can be activated in the code range from hex. A0 to hex. FE.

Selects the standard characters or the extended characters; see

Character sets

.

Selects the national character set. These character sets can be used according to the selected emulation.

Epson character tables

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Parameter group Parameter

Country

(continued)

ISO 8859-1*

ISO 8859-1 SAP

ISO 8859-2

ISO 8859-5

ISO 8859-9

ISO 8859-15

BRASCII

Abicomp

Roman 8

US ASCII*

UK ASCII

French

German

Italian

Swedish

Norwegian

Spanish

Portuguese

Cro-ASCII

Table 437

Table 850

Table 852

Table 857

Table 860

Table 861

Table 863

Description

ISO and MTPL character tables

IBM code page tables

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Country

(continued)

Table 865

Table 866

Table 1250

Table 1251

Table 1252

Table 1254

Sl.Zero

Sl.Zero = On

Sl.Zero = Off*

Auto-CR

Auto-LF

MenLock

Auto-CR = On*

Auto-CR = Off

Auto-LF = On

Auto-LF = Off*

MenLock = Off

MenLock = Menu*

MenLock = All

Description

IBM code page tables

Selects if normal zero (0) or the slashed zero (Ø) is printed.

Switches the automatic carriage return on or off after receiving the signal CR

(carriage return).

Switches the automatic line feed (LF) on or off after receiving the signal CR

(carriage return).

With MenLock = Off, all functions and settings are accessible without restriction in Online, Offline and Setup mode.

If MenLock = Menu is activated, all functions and settings are still accessible in Online and Offline mode, however, in Setup mode you can only access the parameter groups Adjust (setting the print head gap [Head], top of form [TOF] and tear position [Tear]), Paperway (setting the paper path) and Char

(setting the [Font] and the character spacing [CPI]), while access to Menu mode is disabled.

If you select MenLock = All, you can access the Online/Offline, Load/Park

Paper and Paper Feed (LineFeed/Form Feed, / ) functions in Online and

Offline mode while Setup mode is disabled.

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Parameter group Parameter

Language English*

German

French

Italian

Spanish

Paper

Formlen

Lines

Single

Tract1

ASF-R

ASF-F

Trac2

Trac3

6

:

72*

:

132

Description

The menu can be shown in five languages on the LC display.

Selects the paper parameters Formlen, FormAdj and Head.

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Sets the form length via line formats.

Please note that the adjustment in Lines depends on the selected LPI. For example 8 LPI at a selected line number of 96 lines results in a formlength of

12 inches (96 lines/[8lines/inch]) = 12 inches).

The adjustable range is from 1 to 22 inch, i.e. with 2LPI, from 2 to 44 lines and with 12 LPI, from 12 to 264 lines.

The adjustable range may also be set outside the specification of

the paper path used (see Technical Data,

Paper Specifications

, or, if

you use an optional tractor or ASF, the corresponding

paper specifications

). However, any settings outside of these specifications are

your own responsibility, and proper function is not guaranteed.

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Parameter group Parameter

Formlen

Standard

No format

DIN A3

DIN A4

DIN A5

DIN B5

DIN B6

DIN C6

Executive

Letter

Legal

FormAdj

Head

FormAdj = 0/72"

:

FormAdj = 1/72"

:

FormAdj = 220/72"

Head = 0

:

Head = 18*

:

Head = 100

Description

Selects the form length by standard formats.

Using Standard, different paper formats can be selected directly, e.g. DIN

A4, Legal, Letter.

The LC display indicates No format if a value is selected by the Line function or ESC sequences, which does not correspond to a standard format.

Sets the first print position of a form in n/72 inch, separately adjustable for each paper path.

The settings made here reduce the height of the printable area.

Adjusts the gap between the print head and the printed medium for the current paper path. When changing the paper path, the printer automatically uses the print head gap set for the new paper path.

Only if the AGA function of the printer is switched off

(see

Setting the AGA function

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Parameter group

AutoTear

Width

Parameter

View/Tear = Off*

View = 1s

Tear = 1s

Tear

Tear

= 3s

= 6s

Tear at TOF

Width = 8 Inch

Width = 13.2 Inch

Width = 13.6 Inch*

Description

The View function or the Tear function can be selected as desired.

When View is switched on, the last printed text is visible. As soon as data is received the paper moves to the “normal” print position. After printing the printer waits for the given interval to bring the paper once more to the auto view position.

The paper is in the tear off position when Tear is switched on, the perforation of the paper is positioned at the tear off edge of the printer. If data is received, the paper returns to the normal print position. After printing, the printer waits for the given interval to bring the paper once more to the tear off position.

If the tear off edge does is not aligned with the perforation of the paper then

this can be corrected (see Mechanical adjustments to the printer ).

If the parameter View/Tear = Off is set, the paper can still be brought into a

View or Tear position via a specific sequence (see Emulations , MTPL

sequences).

If the parameter Tear at TOF is set, the paper perforation is automatically positioned at the tear off edge as long as the current print position TOF is activated. Feeding takes place after approx. 1.5 seconds (hold time). If any data is received during this period of time the paper is not positioned at the tear off edge.

With this function it must be noted that the printer may only be switched off when the print position is at TOF.

Selects the line length in inches.

With the setting of 8 Inch, the printer operates like a printer with a width of only 8 inches.

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Parameter group

Barcode

Barmode

FFmode

Parameter

On/Off*

Secured

Unsecured*

On/Off*

The Menu

Description

With this function selected it is posible to print different barcodes and LCP

(Large Character Printing). The definition and activation is performed by special sequences through the interface. Since this selection is possible for all emulations it must be noted that con-flicts in sequence conformity with the selected emulation may occur. For this reason the barcode function can also be switched on and off by MTPL sequences. (The possible barcodes,

LCP characters and the operation of these functions are described in the

Barcode Programmer’s Application Manual .)

In secured mode, the space which the barcode characters require is “protected”. In each line, other barcode or normal characters can also be printed.

These additional characters are printed in the line currently being printed and and in the subsequent lines, without affecting the barcode which is already being printed. Consequently, normal characters can be printed in every line to the right or left of the barcode.

In unsecured mode, the required paper transport for printing barcodes and

LCP is carried out automatically, it is not possible to print more than one line of normal characters in the barcode line.

All characters in the mixed line are printed such that their bottom edges are in a straight line. This function may be switched on and off by sequences.

FF mode is set to On: If the paper is positioned in the first printing line, form feeds will be ignored.

FF Mode is set to Off: Form feed will be performed in all cases.

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Parameter group Parameter

PapOpt

ASF-R

ASF-F

Trak2

Trak3

ASF-R=installed*

ASF-R=not installed

ASF-F=installed

ASF-F=not installed*

Trac2=installed*

Trac2=not installed

Trac3=installed*

Trac3=not installed

Description

Selection of the optional sheet feeders (ASF) and the optional tractors (see

paperways ).

ASF-R: Automatic sheet feeder at rear side of the printer

ASF-F: Automatic sheet feeder at front side of the printer

Trac2: Optional tractor at front side of the printer

Trac3: Optional tractor at rear side of the printer

If you set any of these options to Not installed, they will not be displayed in the paper path quick selection menu.

AutoTRA AutoTRA=Off*

AutoTRA=T1=T2

AutoTRA=T1=T2=T3

If an optional tractor is installed and the Off parameter is active, only the tractor selected (either via the menu or by means of an ESC sequence) is supported. If the selected tractor is out of paper, printing is discontinued.

If an optional tractor is installed and T1=T2 is activated, the printer loads paper from the other tractor if the selected one is out of paper.

If two optional tractors are installed, the same applies to three tractors with the setting AutoTRA=T1=T2=T3.

AutoASF AutoASF=Off*

AutoASF=On

If an automatic sheet feeder (ASF) is installed and the parameter

AutoASF=Off is active, only the paper bin selected (either via the menu or by means of an ESC sequence) is supported. If the selected bin is out of paper, printing is discontinued.

If an ASF is installed and AutoASF=On activated, the printer loads paper from the other bin if the selected one is out of paper.

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Test functions

Test functions

Test functions

Testmode

Initializing ...

Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Various tests to check proper operation of the printer are available at any time. With these tests it is possible to check the print quality, proper operation of the printhead and the mechanics, as well as efficient data transmission from the computer to the printer.

Enter Test mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the printer.

Hold the key Online until Testmode is shown in the display.

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Functions and

Adjustments

Test functions

This test menu contains three test functions (ASCII 80, ASCII 136,

H-Dump).

Menu option Formlen allows you to define the basic form length setting.

With AGA, you can activate or deactivate the automatic print head gap function.

Furthermore, you may select settings to facilitate handling paper of complicated structure or poor quality (Paphand). The CX-bid menu option controls the bidirectionality of the parallel interface.

With the function Wrap you can set line wrap and with the function

Sound beep at paper end.

The function Pap.back allows printing on paper with a dark back.

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ASCII80 ASCII136

Back

H-Dump

Back

ASCII test with 80 or 136 characters per line

Interface test

Test functions

Formlen AGA

Back

Paphand CX-bid

Back

Wrap Sound

Back Next

Setting default form length and the Automatic Gap Adjustment for the print head

Settings to facilitate handling paper of poor quality and the parallel interface

Setting line wrap and sound when paper empty

Pap.back

Next

Setting for printing on paper with dark back

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(Rolling ASCII)

Testmode

Initializing ...

Online

1 2

3

4

Setup

Test functions

To check operational readiness, your printer contains a self-test routine which allows testing of the printer configuration, the print quality and correct operation of your printer.

Before performing a self-test, your printer must be switched off. Ensure that paper and a ribbon are inserted. Keep the key Online pressed while switching on the printer, until Testmode appears on the display.

ASCII80 ASCII136

Back Next

1 2 3 4

Online

Setup

The display offers you the selection between ASCII 80 (80 ASCII characters are printed per line) and ASCII 136 (136 ASCII characters are printed per line).

STOP

Make sure that the selected format (ASCII 80 or ASCII 136) matches your paper format; otherwise the printer may be mechanically damaged.

Press the soft key for the ASCII 80 format (corresponds to Legal Portrait) or for ASCII 136 (Double or Legal Landscape). The display will indicate

Test mode Off.

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Adjust Paperway

Menu Char Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Testmode Off

Park LF/FF

1 2 3 4

Online

Setup

Test functions

It is also possible to change to Setup mode when you are in Rolling test mode if you want to change the configuration for the test printout.

To do this, press the key Setup. The printer then changes to Setup mode and the first of the 14 main levels is then displayed.

Program your printer in the usual way for the test printout to change the parameters. See section

Programming via the control panel .

Some changes in menu mode may cause the printer to reinitialize; in this case the Rolling ASCII test is aborted.

By pressing the key Setup you exit Setup mode and the printer once again returns to Rolling ASCII test mode test mode.

Testmode Off is displayed. Press the key Online, the test printout starts.

The self-test can be interrupted by pressing the key Online which will stop printing and put the printer into Offline status.

Before you begin printing, you can adjust the paper for the printout with soft keys

and

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Example of an ASCII test printout

Test functions

If you selected a PS font, the printed length of the lines varies.

Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode

STOP

This test can also be used to determine and set the optimal printhead gap (see the section

Setting the print head gap

).

The self-Rolling ASCII test mode test mode can only be terminated by switching off your printer. For this operation the printer must be Offline.

If you want to stop the test printout before you switch off the printer, then press the key Online.

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Interface test (Hex-Dump)

With the interface test (Hex-Dump/H-Dump) you can test data transmission from the computer to the printer. During this test, the data from the computer is printed out in two columns. The text in the left column is printed in hexadecimal format and in the right column in ASCII format.

Printout in Hex-Dump

Put the printer into Test mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the printer.

Press the key Online until Test mode is shown on the display.

The display shows Test mode for approx. 1 second and then automatically changes to display ASCII 80 ASCII 136.

Press the key Next, the display shows the next menu level.

ASCII80 ASCII136

Back Next

1 2 3 4

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Back Next Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Test functions

If you press the key H-Dump you select the H-Dump mode and Offline

H-Dump is shown on the display.

Offline H-Dump

Park LF/FF Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Put the printer into Online H-Dump mode by pressing the key Online.

The printer is now ready to receive data from the computer and to print it out in plain text. The printed data can now be analyzed and evaluated

(see chapter Emulations ).

Example of a Hex-Dump printout

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After the transmission you must switch the printer to Offline. Any remaining data left in the interface buffer is then printed.

Terminating Hex-Dump

STOP

Hex-Dump mode can only be terminated by switching off the printer.

If you want to stop the Hex-Dump printout before switching off the printer, press the key Online.

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Mechanical adjustments to the printer

As well as the test functions, you also have the possibility of adjusting the form length (Forml) and switching the AGA function on or off.

You can also select adjustments which facilitate handling paper which may cause problems in printing due to its structure (Paphand).

The CX-bid menu option controls the bidirectionality of the parallel interface.

With the function Wrap, you can set line wrap and with the function

Sound beep at paper end.

The function Pap.back allows printing on paper with a dark back.

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Setting the Formlen function

ASCII80 ASCII136

Back Next Online

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Setup

Formlen AGA

Back Next Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

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Mechanical adjustments to the printer

The Formlen function allows you to set the basic form length to meet your requirements. 12 inches are usual in Europe, as opposed to 11 inches in the USA.

Put the printer into Test mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the printer.

Press the key Online until Test mode is shown on the display.

The display shows Testmode for approx. 1 second and then changes automatically to ASCII80 ASCII136.

Press the Next key twice.

Select the Formlen menu.

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Formlen=12" *

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Mechanical adjustments to the printer

Setting options: 12 inches or 11 inches

Default setting: 12 inches for 220–240 V printers

11 inches for 120 V printers

The value defined here is set in all three menus and for all paper paths.

The setting made here is not changed by loading the default (factory) settings by pressing all four function keys (see section

Key functions when turning on the printer ).

Confirm your setting by pressing the key Set.

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Setting the AGA function

Mechanical adjustments to the printer

This function allows you to switch the Automatic Gap Adjustment (AGA) off or on.

Select the AGA menu.

Formlen AGA

Back Next Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

AGA=always *

Set < > Exit

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Setting options:

Off/once/always

Default setting: always

AGA=always: The printer checks the paper thickness:

– after power-on

– in single-sheet mode: every sheet

– in fanfold paper mode: each time the paper path is changed and at paper end.

AGA=once: The printer checks the paper thickness only once after power-on for each selected paper path and after paper end.

AGA=Off: selects manual gap adjustment; the value can be set for each paper source and each of the 3 menus available.

Confirm the setting by pressing the key Set. The printer automatically leaves Testmode and assumes Online mode.

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Mechanical adjustments to the printer

The Paphand group of menus improves the possibilities for the troublefree printing of paper with properties likely to cause problems

(perforations, carrier strips, etc.) or poor quality paper.

Put the printer into Test mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the printer. The display shows ASCII80 ASCII136. Change to the parameter group Formlen AGA by pressing the key Next three times.

Select the Paphand menu (the abbreviation stands for “paper handling”).

Paphand CX-bid

Back Next

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3

4

Online

Setup

Head up Pagewid

Back Next

1 2 3 4

Online

Setup

Select the Head up menu.

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Head up

Head up=Off *

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Mechanical adjustments to the printer

Setting options: On/Off

Default setting: Off

If the parameter is set to On, the printhead gap increases during form feed and line feed four lines before and after the perforation on the form (protected zone). The printhead gap is always increased during form feeding past the perforation even when feeding takes place outside the protected zone.

Confirm your settings by pressing the key Set.

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Head up Pagewid

Back Next Online

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Setup

Mechanical adjustments to the printer

Select the Pagewid menu (stands for page width).

Pagewid=136/10"*

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Setting options: From 20 to 136 in 1/10 inch steps

Default setting: 136/10 Zoll (136 characters at 10 characters/inch)

This parameter determines the actual paper width. If Head up = On, the printhead moves to the calculated centre of the paper during the time the paper is moving in the protected zone. If Rightzo = On (see below), the printhead moves out of the perforation zone on the right as long as the paper is being transported.

Confirm your settings with the key Set and press the key Next to access the next group of parameters.

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Leftzon Rightzo

Back Next Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Mechanical adjustments to the printer

Select the Leftzon menu (stands for left zone).

Leftzon=Off *

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Setting options: On/Off

Default setting: Off

If the parameter is On, the printhead moves out of the perforation zone

(area) on the left as long as the paper is being transported. The

Pagewid setting has no influence (see above).

Confirm your settings with the key Set.

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Rightzo

Leftzon Rightzo

Back Next

1 2

3

4

Online

Setup

Mechanical adjustments to the printer

Select the Rightzo menu (stands for right zone).

Rightzo=Off *

Set < > Exit

1 2 3 4

Online

Setup

Setting optionss: On/Off

Default setting: Off

If this parameter is On, the printhead moves out of the perforation zone on the right as long as the paper is being transported. The Pagewid option must be correctly set in this case (see above).

Confirm your setting with the key Set and press the key Next to access the next group of parameters.

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Physlm

Back Next Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Mechanical adjustments to the printer

Select the Physlm menu (stands for physical left margin).

Physlm= 0/10" *

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Setting otpions: 0 to 30 in 1/10 inch steps

Default setting: 0 1/10 inch

Permanent (physical) setting of the left margin. This parameter cannot be changed by emulation-dependent margin settings. Margin setting values entered by ESC sequences are added to the Physlm.

All parameters described in the Paphand group may also be

defined via an ESC sequence (see chapter

Emulations or the

Programmer’s Application Manual .

Confirm your settings by pressing the key Set.

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CX-bid

Paphand CX-bid

Back Next Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Select the CX-bid menu.

Mechanical adjustments to the printer

CX-bid=On *

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Setting options: On/Off

Default setting: On

CX-bid = ON sets the parallel interface of the printer to bidirectional mode (IEEE 1284). CX-bid = OFF sets the interface to compatibility mode in order to ensure reliable operation with special external boxes.

Confirm your settings by pressing the key Set. Change to the next parameter group with the key Next.

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Wrap

Wrap Sound

Back Next Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Wrap=On *

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Select the Wrap menu.

Mechanical adjustments to the printer

Sound

Wrap Sound

Back Next Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Setting options: On/Off

Default setting: On

Wrap=On: If more characters than can be printed are transmitted per line, the characters which cannot be printed on this line are printed at the beginning of next line. Wrap=Off: If more characters than can be printed are transmitted per line, the characters which cannot be printed on this line are cut off.

Confirm your settings by pressing the key Set.

Select the Sound menu.

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Sound=On *

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

Pap.back

Pap.back

Next

Online

Mechanical adjustments to the printer

Setting options: On/Off

Default setting: On

When Sound = On, a beep is generated every second to notify that paper is empty.

Confirm your settings by pressing the key Set.

Select the Pap.back menu.

Pap.back=normal*

Set < > Exit Online

1 2 3 4

Setup

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Setting options: normal/dark

Default setting

normal

Pap.back = normal is the standard for normal paper. Pap.back = dark can be set to process paper with a grey back.

Paper with a completely black back side cannot be used if the ink is carbon-based. However, the printer can handle aniline-based black paper.

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Loading firmware

1 2 3 4

Online

Setup

BOOT

1 2 3 4

Online

Setup

Download firmware

1 2 3 4

Online

Setup

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To load new firmware, proceed as follows.

1. Switch off the printer. Connect your DOS PC (LPT1:) to the parallel port on the printer.

2. Press keys 1, 4 and Online. Hold the keys pressed.

3. Switch on your printer.

The printer is ready for the download when BOOT appears on its display.

4. Copy the file, e.g. DOWNLOAD.FDF, from the diskette (A:) to your printer as follows:

A:\COPY /B DOWNLOAD.FDF PRN

A progress indicator (bar) and DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE appears on the display during the download; alternatively, an error message is displayed:

PRG = Firmware

GEN = Character set or font (character generator)

P+G = Firmware and character set

The frame currently being transferred appears in the top row on the right of the display.

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Loading the operating system for the first time

Troubleshooting

Loading firmware

DOWNLOAD OK is displayed briefly when the procedure has been completed successfully. The printer then runs through its initialisation routine, after which it is ready for use.

It is possible to repeat the download separately, e.g. firmware followed by character generator.

Connect your DOS PC (LPT1:) to the parallel port on the printer. Start from no. 3 in the description above.

It is necessary to repeat the entire procedure if an error occurs during the download. This is indicated by a corresponding message on the display. It may be that not all fault messages can be shown on the display.

In this case, the operating system of your PC displays an error message such as “Write error on device

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Troubleshooting

STOP

Many of the faults and problems which may occur while using the printer are minor problems which you can solve yourself. The following chapter should help you to distinguish between a simple operating error and a major malfunction.

This chapter provides information on the rectification of faults without the assistance of specially trained personnel. Follow the advice and tips in this chapter if your printer is not working correctly.

Important notes on the care and maintenance of your printer can be found at the end of this chapter.

Repairs should only be performed by authorised service personnel.

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The display remains dark

The printer is switched on, but nothing happens (nothing is displayed, no noise).

Switch off the printer and proceed as follows:

1. Check that the power plug is correctly connected to the socket on the printer.

2. Check that the power plug is seated properly in the wall socket.

STOP

3. Switch on the printer again. If the printer is now connected correctly then the LED for the selected sheet feeder lights up, Online is shown on the display and the printhead moves to the start position.

If these steps do not eliminate the fault:

Replace the power cord and repeat step 3.

Check that power flows at the socket e.g. using a desk lamp, if necessary use a different socket and repeat step 3.

Contact your dealer if the printer cannot be powered up.

Do not attempt to open the printer. You might suffer an electric shock.

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The display is lit, but the printer does not print

1. Check that the printer is Online. If the displays shows Offline, then press the key Online. Try to print again.

2. Check the connection from the printer to the computer (interface cable).

Check that the interface cable is properly connected to the computer and to the printer.

Check that it is the correct interface cable for your printer. Information on the interface is located in the section

Connecting the printer to the computer and in chapter

Interfaces .

Check that the printer is properly adapted to the computer (configured).

Refer to chapter Menu description table . Check the parameter set in the

Setup menu under I/O (serial/parallel) and if necessary correct it.

3. Check that paper is inserted and loaded. Refer to the section

Inserting paper

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Problems with the paper feed

The paper is not fed in.

1. Check that the display shows the correct paperway, if necessary select the correct paperway (single sheet or fanfold) with the key

Park. See

Paper path quick selection

.

2. Make sure that the paper guide is correctly adjusted at the side.

3. When using single sheets, push the paper fully into the paper feed.

When having torn off the fanfold paper and after switching over from fanfold paper to single sheets, the fanfold paper moves to the park position.

4. Check that the fanfold paper is in the park position when you insert a single sheet. This means the fanfold paper should not be loaded

(pulled in). To check this, raise the guide of the single sheet feeder.

If necessary, drive the remaining paper manually to the park position with the key

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Paper jam (fanfold paper)

Troubleshooting

1. Open the top cover. If a paper jam should occur, then remove the jammed paper by tearing it off at the tear off edge (the tear off edge is located at the outfeed for the fanfold paper).

2. Press the key

to transport the paper backwards (substitutes manual knob).

3. You may support the paper return feed by cautiously pulling the paper in the correct direction.

Before you replace the fanfold paper, refer to the instructions in the section

Inserting paper .

You should pay special attention to the following points:

Insert the paper straight.

After inserting the paper, close the tractors.

Adjust the tractors, the paper should be positioned in the tractors straight but without tension.

Adjust the printhead gap to the paper thickness (multiple forms, etc.).

Clean upper friction (see

Care and maintenance

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Paper jam (single sheets)

Troubleshooting

Open the top cover and remove the paper manually or with the functions

LF (line feed)/FF (form feed) in Offline mode from the printer.

Before you replace the single sheet, refer to the instructions in the section

Inserting paper – single sheets

.

Pay attention to the following points:

Set single sheet feed to the corresponding paper width.

Insert the paper straight as far as possible.

Adjust the printhead gap to the paper thickness (multiple forms, etc.).

Paper does not move to tear off position

Single sheet inserted.

It is only possible to tear off when fanfold paper is used, refer to the section

Moving paper to the tear position

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Problems with the print quality

Print is too pale

Smudged print

Troubleshooting

1. The ribbon is used up or the ribbon cassette is not correctly fitted. Refer to the section

Changing the ribbon cassette

.

2. The printhead to platen gap is not correctly set, refer to the section

Setting the printhead gap.

For printers with the AGA = ON:

Enter a correction value <0. See the section

Setting the printhead gap .

1. The ribbon is damaged (e.g. frayed). Change the ribbon as described in the section

Changing the ribbon cassette .

2. The printhead gap is too small, increase the gap. See the section Setting the printhead gap .

For printers with the AGA = ON:

Enter a correction value >0. See the section

Setting the printhead gap .

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Prints undefined characters

1. Check that the interface plug is correctly connected to the computer and to the printer.

2. Check that the proper emulation and the correct character set (country,

CG table or character set) is selected in the Setup menu.

3. Check the length of the interface cable (see

Technical specifications ).

The first line is not completely printed out at the top

Check the function FormAdj. Refer to the chapter

The menu .

Dots within characters are missing

1. Check whether the ribbon is damaged, if necessary replace it (see the section

Changing the ribbon cassette ).

2. Set the correct printhead gap.

3. Check whether the platen is damaged.

4. Check whether the printhead is damaged.

In case of points 3 or 4, please contact your dealer.

Please use original ribbon cassettes only.

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Parity Error

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Error messages via the display

Load paper from ...

Printhead hot

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The paper has run out during operation. The printer has been switched on, but no paper has been inserted. Insert paper in the active sheet feeder.

The paper is not fed past the light barrier.

Place the paper more to the left.

The printer prints at lower speed, no action required.

When this message comes up even in a “cold” printer, please contact your dealer.

Top cover is open, close it.

Transmission error from computer to printer via the optional serial interface

Compare the interface configuration of your printer with the settings of your computer (protocol).

Check the cable, if necessary replace it.

The cable exceeds the maximum allowed length.

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Frame Error

Hardware Alarm

Overrun Error

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Troubleshooting

Transmission error (serial interface)

Compare the format setting of your printer with the setting of your computer.

Check the permissible cable length.

See parity error.

No internal power. Try switching off and on. Check if changes to options have been previously carried out. Note down the display message. Contact your dealer.

Received data which has not yet been printed is overwritten with new data.

Check that the correct busy protocol (e.g. XON XOFF) is set in the menu

Serial interface, protocol.

Check the interface cable (see section

Connecting the printer to the computer

and in chapter

Interfaces

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Eject Error

Load Error

Paper Jam

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Troubleshooting

The printer cannot eject the paper or cannot place the paper in the park position. Check the following:

Whether the paper path is blocked by a foreign object.

Whether the paper is damaged.

Whether the upper friction is down and clicked into place.

Whether the printhead gap is too small.

The printer cannot feed in the loaded paper, check the following:

Whether the paper path is blocked by a foreign object.

Whether the paper is damaged.

Whether the tractors are closed and locked.

Whether the paper is too tight or loose.

Whether the paper is within the specified range.

Eliminate the paper jam detected by the paper motion sensor. For the procedure, see paper jam (fanfold paper) or paper jam (single sheets).

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Additional display messages

Press any key

Loading Default

Only available in Epson mode

Park position

Tear paper off

Load paper from single

Remove paper in xxx

Troubleshooting

These are not error messages, they give operating instructions and information from the printer to the user.

To proceed press any key.

The factory-set parameters are loaded and are written into all menus.

Functions which have no meaning in this emulation have been selected.

For this function please switch to the appropriate emulation in the menu.

You are informed when the fanfold paper is in the park position.

Note for the operator to tear off the paper automatically positioned at the tear off edge.

Paper is not available in the selected paper path. Data is in the interface receiver buffer.

The paper path has been changed (xxx indicates the paper path).

Please remove any remaining paper in the printer manually.

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Care and maintenance

Care and maintenance

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The printer is designed to operate with minimal maintenance. It is recommended to check the ribbon from time to time and to clean the platen.

Preventive maintenance is not necessary.

Before cleaning, turn off the printer and disconnect the power cable.

STOP

Do not oil or grease the printer, especially the sliderails and shafts.

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Replacing the fuse

Care and maintenance

The printer is provided with a power supply fuse which is accessible directly from the outside.

Open the small compartment below the power supply connector with a screwdriver and pull out the compartment completely. Remove the defective fuse and replace it by a new fuse of the same type.

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Cleaning the housing

Care and maintenance

STOP

Clean the printer housing with mild detergent (or a plastic cleaning agent) and a soft lint-free cloth.

Do not use abrasive cleaners. Never use solvents.

Cleaning the interior

Remove paper and dust (ribbon deposits) with a soft brush.

Check that any paper has been removed from the tractors.

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Platen

Care and maintenance

Remove the ribbon. Carefully clean the platen with platen roller cleaner (available from dealers).

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Ribbon

Upper friction

Care and maintenance

Check whether the ribbon is worn or damaged. The ribbon must be

replaced if it is frayed, see Changing the ribbon cassette .

The service life of the ribbon is 3,5 million characters for the narrow printer and 5 million characters for the broad printer.

Clean the rollers of the upper friction as necessary with a mild cleaning agent and a soft, lint-free cloth.

Carriage shafts

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Carriage shafts must not be greased; otherwise damage will occur on the printer.

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General

Escape sequences

Emulations

When a printer understands the control set written for another printer type, it is said to emulate the other printer. Your printer emulates, i.e.

“understands” the Epson LQ-2550 in its standard version.

Escape sequences or control codes tell the printer that the following transmitted code is a printer command and not a printable character.

They allow the selection of printer functions or the changing of printer parameters from the computer. By transmitting an escape sequence, you are able to change the previously set configuration of the printer (e.g.

character set).

This chapter contains an introduction into the sequences and control codes which are used by your printer.

The settings made by escape sequences have priority over the settings made in menu mode; therefore they override these.

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What are escape sequences?

MTPL sequences

What are control codes?

Emulations

Generally, an escape sequence consists of an ESCape control character

(ESC = decimal 27 or hexadecimal 1B) followed by one or more characters, which represent commands to the printer. Please note that this escape character has nothing to do with the ESC key on your computer keyboard.

For example, the control character ESC followed by the character “4” tells your printer to print the subsequent text in italics.

Apart from the standard Escape sequences and control codes your printer is equipped with MTPL sequences. These sequences provide a large number of additional ways to control your printer. Many functions can only be carried out using the MTPL sequences as you will see when you look at the list of available command codes.

Control codes are similar to escape sequences because they instruct the printer to do a specific function. However, unlike escape sequences, control codes do not begin with the ESC control code. Instead, they consist of special single-character non-printing commands (e.g. LF, FF, DC2).

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The $$ procedure

Example:

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Emulations

Most of the printer functions can be selected with control sequences

(ESC sequences). For this purpose, the signal character ESC, followed by the specific sequence must be transmitted from the computer to the printer.

This ESC character is automatically substituted when two $ characters

($$) are placed immediately after each other in the text and is transmitted to the printer or if the parameter Escape=ESC+$$ is selected in the printer menu.

In the MTPL + IBM Proprinter emulation, bold print can be switched on by the sequence <ESC>E and can be switched off with the sequence

<ESC>F.

Input:

Highlight the word $$E Printer $$F with bold print

Output:

Highlight the word Printer with bold print

This procedure is significant when you are working with older text programs that do not have any or an inadequate printer driver.

It is also possible to insert ESC sequences in normal ASCII texts

(e.g. program listings) with this procedure. The function of the ESC character remains unaffected.

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How are escape sequences used?

Emulations

Escape sequences are transmitted to the printer by your computer software. Many software applications allow insertion of escape sequences and control codes within the generated text. Before you start working with escape sequences and control codes, we recommend that you study the computer software manual.

The selected emulation must correspond to the printer driver of your application program.

Settings caused by ESC sequences remain valid, until they are switched off by another control code. All settings are reset to the original menu, when the printer is switched off.

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Example in BASIC

Emulations

As the emulations do not cover the entire scope of your printer, a new printer language has been created. Using MTPL you are able to optimize operation and handling.

MTPL can be used in connection with other emulations or can be used alone.

open “LPT1:” as #1 width #1,255

Text1$ = ,,10 characters/inch”

Text2$ = “15 characters/inch”

ESC$ = chr$(27) print #1,ESC$;"[4w";Text1$;ESC$;"[6w";Text2$;ESC$;"[4w";Text1$ end

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Example in Pascal

Printout

Emulations

program cpi_example; uses printer; const ESC = #27;

Text1 = “10 characters/inch”;

Text2 = “15 characters/inch”; begin writeln(lst,Esc,"[4w",Text1,ESC,"[6w",Text2,Esc,"[4w",Text1); end.

After the program has been completed the following text appears:

10 characters/inch

15 characters/inch

10 characters/inch

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List of available control codes

MTPL

IBM

XL24

IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<BEL>

<BS>

<CAN>

<CR>

<CSI>

<DC1>

<DC2>

<DC3>

<DC4>

<DEL>

<ESC>

<ESC>!<n>

<ESC>#

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Emulations

The following table shows sequences marked by a

✓ if they are available in the various emulations. The MTPL sequences can be used within all emulation modes. The corresponding sequences are marked by a

.

If you want to know more about control codes, we recommend our

Programmer’s Application Manual

on this CD-ROM

.

Function

Signal tone

Control character BS (Backspace)

Deleting a data line

Control character CR (Carriage return)

Start character for MTPL sequences, corr. ESC [

Selecting the printer

Condensed printing OFF (set by <Sl> or <ESC><Sl>)

Deselecting the printer

Double-wide printing OFF (set by <SO> or <ESC><SO>)

Delete line. Epson: Delete last character

Start character for programming sequence

Print mode selection

Bit 8 = unchanged

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Code

<ESC>$<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>%<0><0>

<ESC>%<1><0>

<ESC>%3<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>%4<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>%5<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>%7<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>%8<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>%9<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>&<s><x><y>..

<ESC>(&

<ESC>(*

<ESC>(+

<ESC>(.

<ESC>(/

<ESC>(<

<ESC>(c

<ESC>(v

<ESC>(t

<ESC>(m

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Function

Perform absolute horizontal step

Select ROM character generator

Select download generator

Graphics print with 60 dpi

Graphics print with 120 dpi

Graphics print with 80 dpi

Graphics print with 240 dpi

Graphics print with 72 dpi

Graphics print with 90 dpi

Define download character

Character set ISO 8859-2

Character set ISO 8859-5

Character set ISO 8859-1 SAP

Character set ISO 8859-9

Character set ISO 8859-15

Character set Cro ASCII

Defining the page format

Relative vertical printing position

Assigning a character table

Character set BRASCII

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Epson

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Code

<ESC>(n

<ESC>(p

<ESC>(q

<ESC>(r

<ESC>(t

<ESC>(‘

<ESC>(A

<ESC>(B

<ESC>(C

<ESC>( F

<ESC>(G

<ESC>(H

<ESC>(K

<ESC>(L

<ESC>(R

<ESC>(U

<ESC>(V

<ESC>(Y

<ESC>(Z

<ESC>) F

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Function

Character set Abicomp

Windows character set 1250 (Latin2)

Windows character set 1251 (Cyrillic)

Windows character set 1252 (Latin1)

Windows character set 1254 (Turkish)

Character set Norwegian

Character set UK-ASCII

Character set US-ASCII

Defining the page length

Assign character set G0

Selecting graphics mode

Character set Swedish-Finnish

Character set German

Character set Portuguese

Character set French

Setting positioning units in n/3600 inch

Absolute vertical printing position

Character set Italian

Character set Spanish

Assign character set G1

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IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>*<0><n1>;<n2>

<ESC>*<1><n1>;<n2>

<ESC>*<2><n1>;<n2>

<ESC>*<3><n1>;<n2>

<ESC>*<32><n1>;<n2>

<ESC>*<33><n1>;<n2>

<ESC>*<38><n1>;<n2>

<ESC>*<39><n1>;<n2>

<ESC>*<4><n1>;<n2>

<ESC>*<40><n1>;<n2>

<ESC>* F

<ESC>-<n>

<ESC>/<m>

<ESC>.

<ESC>:

<ESC>:<0><n><m>

<ESC><

<ESC>=

<ESC>=<C1><C2>...

<ESC>>

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Function

Set graphics print to 60 dpi

Set graphics print to 120 dpi

Set graphics print to 120 dpi

Set graphics print to 240 dpi

Set graphics print to 60 dpi

Set graphics print to 120 dpi

Set graphics print to 90 dpi

Set graphics print to 180 dpi

Set graphics print to 80 dpi

Set graphics print to 360 dpi

Assign character set G2

Underlining ON/OFF

Select vertical tab channels

Printing raster graphics

Condensed printing 12 cpi ON

Copy ROM character set

Unidirectional printing for 1 line

Set bit 8 = 0

Load font/character set

Set bit 8 = 1

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Epson

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Code

<ESC>?<s><n>

<ESC>@

<ESC>[

<ESC>[:y

<ESC>[=z

<ESC>[>z

<ESC>[?1~

<ESC>[?10~

<ESC>[?11~

<ESC>[?4~

<ESC>[?50h

<ESC>[?50l

<ESC>[?51h

<ESC>[?51l

<ESC>[?52h

<ESC>[?52l

<ESC>[?53h

<ESC>[?53l

<ESC>[?6~

<ESC>[?7h

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Emulations

Function

Reload a graphics mode

Initialize printer

MTPL start character for programming sequence

Right justification and centering OFF

Bold ON

Bold OFF

MTPL command set

Barcode interpretation OFF

Start barcode interpretation

MTPL + IBM Proprinter-24 command set

Selecting character sets with 256 characters

Selecting character sets with 94 characters

Proportional fonts automatic NLQ and LQ

Proportional fonts in draft mode possible (default)

Font selection

(ESC[10...19m]) possible only for print quality NLQ/ LQ

Font selection (ESC[10...19m]) Draft possible (default)

Extended character set

Standard character set

MTPL + EPSON LQ command set

Line overrun = CR + LF

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Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>[?7l

<ESC>[?<n>~

<ESC>[@<n1>;<n2>...

<ESC>[\<n1>;<n2>...

<ESC>[0;;n{

<ESC>[0;0r

<ESC>[0;0s

<ESC>[0g

<ESC>[0m

<ESC>[0m

<ESC>[0 SP I

<ESC>[0 SP K

<ESC>[0 SP L

<ESC>[0 SP X

<ESC>[0w

<ESC>[0y

<ESC>[0z

<ESC>[10m

<ESC>[10 y

<ESC>[10z

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Emulations

Function

Line overrun = Truncating data outside of the printing area

Change emulation

Set double height

Change vertical base units

Select single sheet operation

Clear top and bottom margin

Clear left and right margin

Clear horizontal tab at the current printhead position

Clear all selected fonts

Reset colour

Measuring unit decipoint

Set horizontal pitch to 10 cpi

Set vertical spacing to 6 lpi

High print quality

Set 5 cpi

Selecting Copy Draft printing quality

Superscript ON

Font 0 Default: Draft

Right and centre adjustment OFF

Microscript ON

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IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>[11 e

<ESC>[11 h

<ESC>[11m

<ESC>[11w

<ESC>[11 y

<ESC>[12m

<ESC>[12 SP K

<ESC>[12y

<ESC>[12z

<ESC>[13m

<ESC>[13z

<ESC>[14m

<ESC>[15m

<ESC>[15 SP K

<ESC>[16m

<ESC>[17m

<ESC>[18m

<ESC>[19m

<ESC>[1 g

<ESC>[1 SP k

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Function

Set PUM (absolute measuring unit) to OFF

Set PUM (absolute measuring unit) to ON

Font 1 Default: NLQ Courier

Set 20 cpi

Select print quality Draft

Font 2 Default: LQ Courier

Set horizontal pitch to 12 cpi

Select print quality LQ

Double height ON (top portion)

Font 3 Default: NLQ S Serif

Double height ON (lower portion)

Font 4 Default: LQ S Serif

Font 5 Default: LQ Roman

Set horizontal pitch to 15 cpi

Font 6 Default: LQ Roman

Font 7 Default: LQ Roman

Font 8 Default: LQ OCRB

Font 9 Default: LQ OCRA

Clear vertical tab at current position

Printout in Royal Mail Customer Barcode

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IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>[1 SP L

<ESC>[1 SP p

<ESC>[1 SP X

<ESC>[1w

<ESC>[1y

<ESC>[1z

<ESC>[21{

<ESC>[22{

<ESC>[21m

<ESC>[23m

<ESC>[24m

<ESC>[26m

<ESC>[2g

<ESC>[2J

<ESC>[2 SP l

<ESC>[2 SP k

<ESC>[2 SP L

<ESC>[2 SP X

<ESC>[2w

<ESC>[2y

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Emulations

Function

Set vertical spacing to 4 lpi

Initiate US Postnet Barcode

Print quality medium

Set 6 cpi

Print quality NLQ

Subscript ON

ASF-1: Select feeder front

ASF-2: Select feeder rear

Double underlining

Italics OFF

Underline OFF

Proportional font ON

Clear all horizontal tabs in the current line

Print page

Measuring unit decipoint

Printout in Kix Barcode

Set vertical spacing to 3 lpi

Print quality low

Set 7.5 cpi

Proportional font ON

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IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>[2z

<ESC>[2z

<ESC>[30m

<ESC>[3g

<ESC>[3m

<ESC>[3 SP L

<ESC>[3w

<ESC>[3z

<ESC>[4g

<ESC>[4m

<ESC>[4 SP L

<ESC>[4w

<ESC>[4y

<ESC>[4z

<ESC>[5{

<ESC>[6{

<ESC>[7{

<ESC>[50m

<ESC>[50{

<ESC>[51{

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Emulations

Function

Double height OFF

Superscript, subscript and microscript OFF

Black

Clear all horizontal tabs

Italics ON

Set vertical spacing to 12 lpi

Set 8.6 cpi

Line density 6 lpi (= line spacing 1/6 inch)

Clear all vertical tabs

Underline ON

Set vertical spacing to 8 lpi

Set 10 cpi

Selecting NLQ printing quality at 10 cpi

Line density 8 lpi (= line spacing 1/8 inch)

Select fanfold paper mode tractor 1

Select fanfold paper mode tractor 2

Select fanfold paper mode tractor 3

Proportional font OFF

Page at print position

Page at tear off position (perforation)

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XL24

IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>[52{

<ESC>[53m

<ESC>[54{

<ESC>[55m

<ESC>[5n

<ESC>[5w

<ESC>[5y

<ESC>[5z

<ESC>[6~

<ESC>[6 SP K

<ESC>[6w

<ESC>[6z

<ESC>[7w

<ESC>[7y

<ESC>[7z

<ESC>[8w

<ESC>[8y

<ESC>[8z

<ESC>[9 SP L

<ESC>[9w

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Function

Page at view position

Overlining ON

Cut at current line (option)

Overlining OFF

Request status report

Set 12 cpi

NLQ with 12 cpi

Graphics normal

Initialize the printer

Set horizontal pitch to 6 cpi

Set 15 cpi

Graphics inverted

Set 17.1 cpi

Proportional font OFF

Bit 8 = unchanged

Reset double stroke

Right justification ON

Set bit 8 = 0

Set vertical spacing to 2 lpi

Set double stroke

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IBM

XL24

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IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>[9y

<ESC>[9z

<ESC>[g<n1>;<n2><0>

<ESC>[g<n1>;<n2><1>

<ESC>[g<n1>;<n2><11>

<ESC>[g<n1>;<n2><12>

<ESC>[g<n1>;<n2><2>

<ESC>[g<n1>;<n2><3>

Function

Centering ON

Set bit 8 = 1

Set graphics print to 60 dpi

Set graphics print to 120 dpi

Set graphics print to 180 dpi

Set graphics print to 360 dpi

Set graphics print to 120 dpi

Set graphics print to 240 dpi

<ESC>[g<n1>;<n2><8> Set graphics print to 60 dpi

<ESC>[g<n1>;<n2><9>

<ESC>[<n1>;<n2>f

<ESC>[<n>+w

<ESC>[<n>+x

Set graphics print to 120 dpi

Set absolute horizontal and vertical position

Interface holding time n = 1 - 30 s

Head position horizontal in n/720"; also paper load pos.

<ESC>[<n>+y

<ESC>[<n>+z

<ESC>[<n>SP q

<ESC>[<n1>...<n5>+v

Load menu

Paper handling options

<ESC>[<n1>...<n16>SP r Print transparent characters

<ESC>[<n

1>

;<n

2

>f

<ESC>[<n

1

>;<n

2

>SP 0

Printhead gap n = (0 - 100)

Automatic or manual printhead gap adjustment

Set absolute horizontal and vertical position

Change character size

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IBM

XL24

IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>[<n

1>

;<n

2

>SP D

<ESC>[<n

1>

;<n

2

>SP G

<ESC>[<n1>;<n2>r

<ESC>[<n1>;<n2>s

<ESC>[<n> a

<ESC>[<n> d

<ESC>[<n> e

<ESC>[<n> j

<ESC>[<n> k

<ESC>[<n> p

<ESC>[<n> q

<ESC>[<n> SP \

<ESC>[<n> SP C

<ESC>[<n> SP f

<ESC>[<n> SP g

<ESC>[<n> SP h

<ESC>[<n> SP s

<ESC>[<n> SP U

<ESC>[<n> SP V

<ESC>[<n> t

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Function

Select font

Set character/line spacing

Set top and bottom margin

Set left and right margin

Set relative horizontal position

Set absolute vertical position

Set relative vertical position

Relative horizontal position back (to the left)

Relative vertical position back (to the top)

Set HMI

Set horizontal step

Set additional spaces

Select character size

Set reduced spacing

Set character spacing

Line spacing

Transmits the “n” character as an ASCII character (n= 0–255)

Beginning of line (default value)

End of line (default value)

Set form length in lines

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XL24

IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>[<n> u

<ESC>[<n> v

<ESC>\<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>\<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>^

<ESC>_<n>

<ESC>0

<ESC>1

<ESC>2

<ESC>2

<ESC>3<n>

<ESC>3>n>

<ESC>4

<ESC>4

<ESC>5

<ESC>5<n>

<ESC>6

<ESC>6

<ESC>7

<ESC>7

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Emulations

Function

Set horizontal tab

Set vertical tab

Perform relative horizontal step

Transparent mode for the characters following

Transparent mode for the character following

Overline ON/OFF

Set line feed to 1/8 inch

Set line feed to 7/72 inch

Set line feed to 1/6 inch

Set line feed to n/72 inch

Set line feed to n/180 inch

Set line feed to n/216 inch

Italics ON

Set beginning of form

Italics OFF

Autom. line feed ON/OFF

Print ASCII codes dec. 129 to dec. 159

PC character set 2 (expanded)

Suppress ASCII codes 129 to 159

PC character set 1 (standard)

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XL24

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IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>a<n>

<ESC>A<n>

<ESC>A<n>

<ESC>b<m><0>

Function

Select orientation

Line spacing n/60 inch

Prepare line spacing n/72 inch

Clear all tabs

<ESC>b<m><n><0>

<ESC>B<0>

Set vertical tabs in channels

Clear all vertical tabs

<ESC>B<n1>...<n16><0> Set vertical tabs

<ESC>B<n1>...<n64><0> Set vertical tabs

<ESC>c

<ESC>c

<ESC>C<0><n>

<ESC>C<n>

Reset to initialisation status

Setting the horizontal motion index (HMI)

Set form length in inches

Set form length in lines

<ESC>d<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>D<0>

Perform relative horizontal step

Clear all horizontal tabs

<ESC>D<n1>...<n32><0> Set horizontal tabs

<ESC><DC2> Condensed printing OFF

<ESC><DC4>

<ESC>E

<ESC><EM>0

<ESC><EM>1

Double-wide printing OFF (set with <SO> or <ESC><SO>)

Bold ON

Deselect single sheet operation

Bin 1 (front) (option)

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XL24

IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC><EM>2

<ESC><EM>4

<ESC><EM>R

<ESC>F

<ESC>g

<ESC>G

<ESC>H

<ESC>H

<ESC>j<n>

<ESC>j

<ESC>J<n>

<ESC>J<n>

<ESC>k<n>

<ESC>K<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>l<n>

<ESC>l<n>

<ESC>L<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>M

<ESC>n

<ESC>N<n>

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Emulations

Function

Bin 2 (rear) (option)

Select single sheet operation

Print page

Bold OFF

Set character pitch to 15 cpi

Set double stroke

Reset double stroke

Set horizontal tab at current printhead position

Single line feed back n/180 inch

Set printer to Off Line

Single line feed n/180 inch

Single line feed n/216 inch

Select font

Set graphics print to 60 dpi

Set left margin

Select print mode

Set graphics print to 120 dpi

Set character pitch to 12 cpi (Elite)

Character generator LS2

Set perforation skip

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XL24

IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>o

<ESC>O

<ESC>p<n>

<ESC>pn

<ESC>P

<ESC>P<n>

<ESC>Q<35>

<ESC>Q<n>

<ESC>r<n>

<ESC>R

<ESC>R0

<ESC>R1

<ESC>R2

<ESC>R3

<ESC>R4

<ESC>R5

<ESC>R6

<ESC>R7

<ESC>R8

<ESC>R9

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Emulations

Function

Character generator LS3

Reset perforation skip

Proportional font ON/OFF

Proportional font ON/OFF

Set character pitch to 10 cpi (Pica)

Proportional font ON/OFF

Deselect printer

Set right margin

Select colour

Reset all tabs

Epson character set USA

Epson character set France

Epson character set Germany

Epson character set United Kingdom

Epson character set Denmark I

Epson character set Sweden

Epson character set Italy

Epson character set Spain I

Epson character set Japan

Epson character set Norway

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IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>R10

<ESC>R11

<ESC>R12

<ESC>R13

<ESC>R64

<ESC>S<n>

<ESC><SI>

<ESC>Sn

<ESC><SO>

<ESC><SP><n>

<ESC>t<n>

<ESC>T

<ESC>U<n>

<ESC>Un

<ESC>W<n>

<ESC>Wn

<ESC>w<n>

<ESC>wn

<ESC>x<n>

<ESC>X

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Emulations

Function

Epson character set Denmark II

Epson character set Spain II

Epson character set Latin america

Epson character set Korea

Epson character set Legal

Superscript or subscript ON

Condensed printing 17.1 cpi ON

Superscript or subscript ON

Double-wide printing ON

Set character spacing

Select character set

Superscript or subscript OFF

Unidirectional print ON/OFF

Unidirectional print ON/OFF

Continuous double width ON/OFF

Continuous double width ON/OFF

Double height print ON/OFF

Double height print ON/OFF

Set print quality (PQ)

Font selection according to pitch and points

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XL24

IBM

AGM

Epson

LQ-2550

Epson

LQ-2170

Code

<ESC>X<n><m>

<ESC>Y<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>Z<n1>;<n2>

<ESC>+

F

<ESC>|

<ESC>}

<ESC>~

<FF>

<HT>

<HTS>

<IND>

<LF>

<NEL>

<PLD>

<PLU>

<RI>

<SI>

<SI>

<SO>

<SO>

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Function

Set left and right margin

Set graphics print to 120 dpi

Set graphics print to 240 dpi

Assign character set G3

Character generator LS3R

Character generator LS2R

Character generator LS1R

Form feed

Horizontal tab jump

Set tab stop at actual horizontal position

Line feed without CR

Line feed

Line feed with CR

Half step line feed

Half step line feed back

Line feed without CR back

Condensed printing of 17.1 cpi ON

Switching the character generator (SS 3)

Double-wide printing ON

Switching the character generator (SS 2)

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Code

<VT>

<VTS>

Function

Vertical tab jump

Set tab stop at current vertical position

Emulations

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Barcode

List of available barcodes

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Emulations

Even the standard version of your printer has the possibility of using up to 22 different barcodes.

Barcode mode can be accessed within every emulation. The user can decide whether barcode is activated permanently or activated depending on the situation by means of an escape sequence.

Type Barcode

A

2/5 Matrix (default)

B

2/5 Industrial

C 2/5 Interleaved

D

Code 11

E BCD Matrix

F

Code 39

G Codabar

H

EAN 8 (with HRI)

I EAN 8 (without HRI)

K

EAN 13 (with HRI)

L

EAN 13 (without HRI)

Type Barcode

M

MSI /modified PLESSEY

N

UPC A (with HRI)

O UPC A (without HRI)

P

UPC E (with HRI)

Q UPC E (without HRI)

R

Delta Distance (IBM)

S Code 128

T

EAN 128

US-Postnet

KIX Barcode

Royal Mail Customer Barcode

The barcode types K, L, N, O may be expanded by using Add-On Barcodes:

Add-On 2 and Add-On 5.

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The information to be printed is transmittted in a “bracket” (DC4).

A control sequence (Header) defines the parameters of the used barcode once (e.g. type, ratio, etc.).

If no header is defined, the information in the “bracket” will be printed in

Code 2/5 Matrix.

Please note that within the Barcode environment the barcode commands have priority in case of conflicts with the emulation.

Additional information is provided in the Barcode Programmer’s

Application Manual on this CD-ROM.

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US Postnet Barcode

Emulations

Postnet is a special US-American type of barcode. It is printed in character size. Numeric values from 0 to 9 are printable.

After activating this barcode type, numeric characters from 0 (hex. 30) to

9 (hex. 39) are interpreted as barcode figures. All other characters terminate the Barcode mode. Exception: the TAB - function (hex. 09) is allowed within Barcode mode. The Postnet sequence is accessible in every emulation. The printer can print barcode in NLQ (180 dpi) and LQ

(360 dpi). If draft print quality (DPQ) is selected the printout is performed in NLQ.

The character (e.g. CR = carriage return, hex. 0D), which terminates the barcode is not printed or carried out.

US Postnet Barcode does not require a barcode bracket.

Example: ASCII

ESC[1 SP p 12345 CR

Hex.

1B 5B 31 20 70 31 32 33 34 35 0D

The numbers 1 to 5 are printed as Postnet stripes.

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LC printing

Emulations

Certain professional applications may require unusually large character sizes. Therefore your printer has the possibility of scaling standard size characters up to factor 99 by means of control sequences.

The Header sequence defines the parameters (e.g. height) once. This definition remains until the printer is switched off.

The printable LCP* information is transmitted in an LCP “bracket” (SI).

Two character sets are available:

US ASCII and

German

The printout of LCP characters can be selected in all of the emulations. Prerequisite: Printer must be in Barcode mode.

Note that this printer supports some scalable fonts in the LQ-2170 emulation if you use a compatible driver.

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* Large Character Printing

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List of additional command codes

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Emulations

Sequences

<ESC>[?10~

<ESC>[?11~

<ESC> PSC 0 <ESC> \

<ESC> PSC 1 <ESC> \ —

<ESC> PLS 01 <ESC> \ —

<ESC> PLS 02 <ESC> \ —

<ESC>[<n><SP>s —

<ESC>[20<SP>s

<ESC>[16<SP>s

Control codes Function

— Barcode Off

<DC4>

<DLE>

Barcode On

Unsecured mode

Secured mode

LCP character set US-ASCII

LCP character set german

Sends a character as ASCII character; n >> 0-255 decimal

Barcode bracket

Start code LCP Header

<ESC>[25<SP>s

<ESC>[15<SP>s

<ESC>[26<SP>s

<ESC>[1 SP p

<ESC>[1 SP k

<ESC>[2 SP k

<EM>

<SI>

<SUB>

Termination code Header

LCP bracket

Start code Barcode-Header

US-Postnet Barcode

Royal Mail Customer Barcode

Kix Barcode

You can use both the ESC sequences and the control codes.

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Header

<DLE> [!] nn EM

<SUB> [F] a [nn][;xyz][;p] EM

Function

LCP header

[ ] = optional nn = factor

Barcode header

[ ] = optional a = Barcode type p = 0: Barcode horizontal p = 9: Barcode vertical

Additional information is provided in the Barcode Programmer’s

Application Manual on this CD-ROM.

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Configuring the printer for your computer

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Emulations

Due to the great number of applications available on the market today, we cannot give you detailed help for every program. Therefore please refer to your software manuals for how to install your printer with your programs.

As a general rule, however, the printer and the application programs must be adjusted to each other. Your printer can be set so that it emulates subsequent printers.

MTPL

Epson LQ-2550*

Epson LQ-2170

IBM Proprinter XL 24e

IBM Proprinter XL 24e + AGM

Many applications, however, also offer special printer drivers for our printers. If an original driver is provided, this provides the best prerequisites for optimum printer use. Ask your dealer about printer drivers or use our electronic information system to obtain the current printer dri-

ver (see last page of the manual for the contact number ).

The printer supports Windows 3.1x, the Windows 95/98 and the

Windows NT4 plug & play function.

You can download all printer drivers from our mailbox or from the

Internet free of charge (you may incur phone call charges).

* If you select a font which is not available in this emulation, the printer substitutes it by an available internal font.

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Character sets

Character sets

This chapter shows the MTPL character sets and contains a list of all available character sets which can be selected via control panel or by escape sequences.

Note that MTPL sequences are available in all emulation modes.

The following example shows you how to find the hexadecimal value for a character from the symbol set tables.

hex dec

0

0

NUL

0

1

16

2

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Character sets

US ASCII

UK ASCII

Swedish

German

Portuguese

French

Italian

Spanish

Norwegian dec hex

35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126

23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E

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Available character sets

Character sets

The following list shows all available character sets which can be selected via control panel or by escape sequences

ISO and MTPL

ISO 8859-1

ISO 8859-1 SAP

ISO 8859-2

ISO 8859-5

ISO 8859-9

ISO 8859-15

BRASCII

Abicomp

Roman 8

US ASCII

UK ASCII

French

German

Italian

Swedish

Norwegian

Spanish

Portuguese

Cro-ASCII

Epson

E-US ASCII

E-France

E-German

E-UK

E-Denmark I

E-Sweden

E-Italy

E-Spain I

E-Japan

E-Norway

E-Denmark II

E-Spain II

E-L. America

E-Korea

E-Legal

IBM

Table 437 (USA)

Table 850 (European Latin 1)

Table 852 (Latin 2)

Table 857 (Turkish)

Table 860 (Portuguese)

Table 861 (Icelandic)

Table 863 (French Canadian)

Table 865 (Nordic)

Table 866 (Cyrillic)

Table 1250 (Win Latin 2)

Table 1251 (Win Cyrillic)

Table 1252 (Win Latin 1)

Table 1254 (Win Turkish)

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Interfaces

Your matrix printer offers the possibility of operating either via a parallel or via a optional serial interface. This appendix informs you about the parallel Centronics compatible interface and the serial interface type

RS232C/V.24 and describes the communication between your computer and the printer.

These interfaces are linked to form a so-called shared interface. Your printer can be configured to use only one interface or both alternately.

When only one interface is used, it is monitored by the printer. If the printer is configured to use both interfaces simultaneously it monitors both interfaces for incoming data. As soon as the printer recognizes a signal it switches to the respective interface and sends the BUSY signal to the other interface. After finishing the data transmission, the printer remains switched to the interface for a certain period of time (30 seconds). When this time has elapsed, the controller reenables both interfaces and the sequence described restarts. If incoming data is on the other interface and the current print position is not “Top of Form”, a form feed is carried out.

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Signal

STROBE (active low)

DATA 1

DATA 2

DATA 3

DATA 4

DATA 5

DATA 6

DATA 7

DATA 8

ACK (active low)

BUSY

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Connector no.

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 – 30

31

32

33

34 – 35

36

18

Direction

Printer– PC

1

Signal

PAPER EMPTY (PE)

SELECT

AUTO FEED (active low)

Not used

SIGNAL GROUND

CHASSIS GROUND

+5 V (I max

= 500 mA)

SIGNAL GROUND

INIT (active low)

ERROR (active low)

SIGNAL GROUND

Not used

SELECT IN

Transmission length: max. 2,0 m

36 19

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Type

Synchronization

Transmission rate

RS232C interface

Asynchronous

600 Baud to 19.200 Baud

Signal status

Connection cable

Interface connections

Transmission protocol

Capacity of data buffer

Low:

High:

0.0 V to +0.4 V

+2.4 V to +5.0 V up to 15 m length

ITT Cannon connector , series DB-9 S

XON/XOFF, ENQ/STX, READY/BUSY,

Robust XON/XOFF, ACK/NAK, ETX/ACK

64 KB max.

Your printer’s serial interface supports the RS232C specification. The signals are received and transmitted by a 9 pin connector.

Basically 3 lines are already enough for exchanging information between computer and printer (one receive line, one send line, one line for common grounding).

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Connector no.

3

4

7

8

2

6

5

Shield

Direction

5 1

Signal

TxD

DTR

RxD

DSR

RTS

CTS

Signal Ground SG

Frame Ground FG

Transmission length: max. 15 m

9 6

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Interface cable

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The cables used must be shielded. The cable shield must be connected to the connector shield on both ends.

PC/AT (9-pin)

RxD

TxD

CTS

SG

DSR

DTR

2

3

8

5

6

4

Printer (9-pin)

4

5

3

2

TxD

RxD

DTR/RDY

SG

PC/AT (25-pin)

FG

TxD

RxD

CTS

SG

DSR

DTR

1

2

3

5

7

6

20

Printer (9-pin)

2

3

4

5

FG

RxD

TxD

DTR/RDY

SG

It depends on the menu setting whether DTR or RDY is active at pin 4.

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Output signals

Signal Function

CTS Clear to Send

DSR

RxD

Data Set Ready

Receive Data

Signal Function

DTR Data Terminal Ready

RTS

READY

TxD

Request to Send

Ready to receive data

Transmit Data

Interfaces

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Memory mode XON/XOFF

Memory mode Robust

XON/XOFF

Interfaces

The received characters are stored in a FIFO buffer (first in/first out).

The characters are processed in this buffer. The buffer capacity can be adjusted from 0 to 128 Kb.

If the buffer is full, the interface signals NOT READY (signal acknowledgement: Level 1, -12 V) and XOFF (hex. 13, dec. 19). This results in stopping the data transmission. When the FIFO buffer is empty again, the interface signals READY (level 0, +12 V) and XON (hex. 11, dec. 17).

Data transmission can be continued.

In addition, the READY signal is influenced by the status of the printer

(On/Off Line). If the printer assumes an undefined state, the interface also signals NOT READY and XOFF.

Robust XON/XOFF is similar to XON/XOFF. However, the state of the printer (XON or XOFF) is also periodically transmitted via the TxD line in the case of Robust XON/XOFF.

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Extended menu functions with the ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK and

ACK/NAK protocols selected

Interfaces

Interf.

Buffer Serial

Baud Format

Special

1)

Protocol

XON/XOFF

ROBUST XON/OXFF

ENQ/STX

ETX/ACK

ACK/NAK

ErrMode

OFF

ON

Blockend

OFF

ON

1) This menu option is only displayed if either ENQ/STX,

ETX/ACK or ACK/NAK protocol is active.

Remote

OFF

ON

Handthr.

OFF

ON

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In addition to this XON/XOFF message, the possibility exists of requesting a status byte from the printer using the ENQ code (hex. 05, dec. 5).

The STX code (hex 02, dec. 2) is used to clear any error messages

(parity error, buffer overflow).

Status byte Bit 0 – 1

Bit 1 – 1

Bit 2 – 0

Bit 3 – 1

Bit 4 – 1

Bit 5 – 1

Bit 6 – 1

Bit 7 – 0

BUSY

Off Line

Paper end

Always 1

Cover open

Buffer overflow

Parity or frame error

Always 0

STX (hex02) Clears any previous parity or framing error as well as any buffer overflow error.

ENQ (hex05) The current printer status is sent to the host.

XON/XOFF This protocol is automatically used for data flow control and printer status handling.

HandThr.=ON The STX and ENQ characters are not filtered out of the data stream and control the interface in addition.

HandThr.=OFF The STX and ENQ are filtered out of the data stream and handled immediately by the interface.

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ACK/NAK protocol

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ETX (hex03) Block end character

ACK (hex06) Acknowledgement informing the host that further data may be transmitted.

XON/XOFF This protocol is used in addition to data flow control and printer status handling.

HandThr.=ON An ETX is not acknowledged by ACK before all previously arrived data have been printed.

HandThr.=OFF When the printer receives an ETX, it returns an ACK to the host. Any previously sent data or blocks may still be present in the printer buffer.

STX (hex02) Clears any previous error status.

ETX (hex03) Block end character

ENQ (hex05) Printer status enquiry (see ENQ/STX).

ACK (hex06) Acknowledgement character; block was transmitted successfully.

NAK (hex15) Block transmission error.

DEL (hex7F) Deletes the whole block; acknowledged by ACK or NAK.

HandThr.=ON Does not filter out the STX, ENQ, ETX, DEL characters from the data stream (transparence). However, they are also used for block control.

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HandThr.=OFF The STX, ENQ, ETX, DEL characters are filtered out from the data stream at the interface and used for control.

XON/XOFF control is not available with the ACK/NAK protocol.

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Add entry to the AUTOEXEC.BAT

To use the serial interface of your PC, you must add the following mode commands to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: mode com1:9600,n,8,1,p mode lpt1:= com1:

This mode command is only necessary when data is not to be transmitted directly to COM1 or another serial interface. It only applies to the default setting of the serial interface of your printer.

Parity:

Data bits:

Stop bits:

None

8

1

These settings must be modified to use other values.

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Specification

Printer specifications

Printer system

Serial impact matrix printer

Printhead with 24 needles

0.25 mm bidirectional printing

Print speed and character matrices

DPQ = Draft

(Data Print Quality)

CPQ = Copy Draft

(Copy Print Quality)

400 cps / 10.0 cpi 12 x 12

480 cps / 12.0 cpi 12 x 10

600 cps / 15.0 cpi 08 x 08*

600 cps / 15.0 cpi 12 x 08

510 cps / 17.1 cpi 12 x 12

600 cps / 20.0 cpi 12 x 10

180 cps / 10,0 cpi 24 x 12

220 cps / 12,0 cpi 24 x 10

270 cps / 15,0 cpi 16 x 08*

270 cps / 15,0 cpi 24 x 08

230 cps / 17,1 cpi 24 x 12

270 cps / 20,0 cpi 24 x 10

Specification

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NLQ

(Near Letter Quality)

LQ

(Letter Quality)

Tab speed

Print width

Character pitch

Character size

Height

Width

Specification

180 cps / 10,0 cpi 24 x 18

220 cps / 12,0 cpi 24 x 15

270 cps / 15,0 cpi 16 x 12*

270 cps / 15,0 cpi 24 x 12

150 cps / 17,1 cpi 24 x 18

180 cps / 20,0 cpi 24 x 15

90 cps / 10,0 cpi 24 x 36

100 cps / 12,0 cpi 24 x 30

135 cps / 15,0 cpi 16 x 16*

135 cps / 15,0 cpi 24 x 16

150 cps / 17,1 cpi 24 x 18

180 cps / 20,0 cpi 24 x 15

* Epson emulation only (15 cpi, superscript, subscript) and MTPL microscipt

40 inch/sec.

Narrow printer :

Wide printer :

80 characters at 10 cpi

136 characters at 10 cpi

5 / 6 / 7.5 / 8.6 / 10 / 12 / 15 / 17.1 / 20 cpi

3.32 mm (incl. descenders)

2.19 mm, max. 2.43 mm

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Fonts

Standard

Barcodes (standard)

Emulations

Standard

Optional

Resolution

Print attributes in all character pitches

Specification

Print qualities: Data Print Quality, Copy Draft

Quality, Near Letter Quality, Letter Quality

Fonts: Courier, Roman, Sans Serif, OCR-A,

OCR-B (all resident in NLQ und LQ);

Roman scalable, Sans Serif scalable (only in

LQ-2170 emulation);

DLL is standard

22 + Large Character Printing (LCP)

(see

Barcode

)

– MTPL (Tally Printer Language)

– Epson LQ-2550/LQ-2170

– IBM Proprinter XL24e / IBM XL24 + AGM on request

60 to 360 dpi horizontal

90 to 360 dpi vertical

Double width, italics, right justification, shadowed, auto centered, double height, bold, proportionally spaced, underlined, overlined, superscript, subscript; scalable with special LQ-2170 fonts

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Self-test

Printer buffer

Panel

Noise

Sound pressure level

Sound power level

Continuous operation

Throughput (ECMA 132)

MTBF

Mains voltage

Power consumption

Approvals

Specification

ASCII test

Hex-dump

Fault display

Ribbon test

64 KB max.

LCD display, 2 x 16 digits

6 function keys:

– Online

– Setup

– 4 softkeys

L

PA

= 53 dB(A) with Sans Serif (ISO 7779[1988])

L

AWd

= 7,2 B(A)

>14 000 pages/month DPQ

>400 pages/hour

>10 000 h; 25% DC

120 V

±

10% or 220–240 V -10%, +15%,

50/60 Hz, depending on the printer version

<40 VA cULus certification, CE certification,

FCC Class B certification, VDE-GS certification

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Dimensions

Width

Height

Depth

Weight

Paper feed

Feed speed

Feed first line (6 lpi)

View position

Reverse motion

Printhead gap

Standard

Paper transport

Standard

Optional

Specification

Narrow printer

424 mm

300 mm

399 mm

Narrow printer

10.5 kg

Wide printer

600 mm

300 mm

399 mm

Wide printer

13.2 kg

4"/sec

60 ms

4"/sec

Up to max. form length (22 inch) max. 1 inch for automatic single sheet feeder

Automatic gap adjustment

– Tractor with parking position

– Manual single sheet feeder, front insertion

(friction rollers)

– Automatic single sheet feeder front and rear

– Tractor 2 (front) and 3 (rear)

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Specification

Service life

Printhead

Ribbon

Environmental conditions

Operation

Temperature

Rel. humidity

Climate

Storage

Temperature

Rel. humidity

Climate

Transport

Temperature

Rel. humidity

Climate

250 million /DPQ 12 x 12 Matrix

Narrow printer :

Wide printer :

3.5 million characters

5.0 million characters

+10° to +35°C

16 to 73%

IEC 721-3-7, Class 7K1

-5° to +45°C

5 to 95%

IEC 721-3-1, Class 1K3

-40° to +70°C

5 to 95%

IEC 721-3-2, Class 2K4

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Specification

Parallel interface

Type of data transmission

Transmission rate

Signal status

Connection cable

Interface connections bidirectional

8-bit parallel interface (Centronics compatible)

IEEE-1284; Nibble mode

Max. 30 KHz

Low:

High:

0.0 V to +0.4 V

+2.4 V to +5.0 V

Material AWG no. 28 at least

Length up to 2.5 m

Twisted-pair cable with double-shield, acc. IEEE Std 1284 – 1294

Printer side: Amphenol 57-40360 (or compatible)

Cable side: Amphenol 57-30360 (or compatible)

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Serial interface

Type

Synchronization

Transmission rate

RS232C interface

Asynchronous

600 bauds to 19,200 bauds

Signal status OFF = Mark = log. 1 = -3 V to -15 V

ON = Space = log. 0 = +3 V to +15 V

Length up to 15 m Connection cable

Interface connections ITT Cannon connector, series DB-25 S

Transmission protocol XON/XOFF, ENQ/STX, READY/BUSY,

Robust XON/XOFF, ACK/NAK, ETX/ACK

Capacity of data buffer 64 KB max.

Specification

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Paper specifications

Maximum printing width for all paper paths

Continuous paper tractor 1, single-layer

Weight

Paper width

Form length

Continuous paper tractor 1, multi-layer

(to be tested individually!)

Copies

Weight of original

Weight of copies

Weight of last sheet

Thickness (max.)

Paper width

Form length narrow printer: wide printer:

203,20 mm

345,44 mm

60 to 120 g/m

2

76 to 278 mm

(narrow printer)

76 to 420 mm

(wide printer)

76 to 559 mm

1 + 5

45 to 65 g/m

2

45 to 56 g/m

2

45 to 65 g/m

2

0.6 mm

76 to 278 mm (narrow printer)

76 to 420 mm (wide printer)

76 to 559 mm

Specification

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Specification

Single sheet, manual single sheet feeder, single-layer

Weight

Paper width

Form length

Single sheet, manual single sheet feeder, multi-layer

(to be tested individually!)

Copies

Weight of original

Weight of copies

Weight of last sheet

Thickness (max.)

Paper width

Form length

Envelopes

Width

Length

Thickness

80 to 120 g/m

2

76 to 2784 mm (narrow printer)

76 to 420 mm (wide printer)

76 to 305 mm

1 + 5

50 to 60 g/m

2

45 to 56 g/m

2

50 to 60 g/m

2

0.6 mm

76 to 278 mm

(narrow printer)

76 to 420 mm

(wide printer)

76 to 305 mm

76 to 420 mm

76 to 305 mm

0.32 mm

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Printing paper

Set of forms

Paper quality

Specification

Recycling paper made of 100% waste paper (to

DIN 19 309) can be processed

Sets of forms may be used only if the top edge is bound. The binding edge should be as soft as possible. A wavy binding edge may hamper the smooth feeding of these sets. Multi-part forms have to be inserted with the glued top facing down. Multi-part forms should be tested for suitability.

Light pulp paper of medium fine quality, paper bearing the quality mark SM Post and photocopy paper are suitable for use.

Unsuitable are: satin-finisch or coated papers, imitation art papers, and embossed papers.

Since paper as natural material reacts strongly to environmental influences (e.g. humidity, temperature), the place of storage should be selected carefully. We recommend that this kind of paper should be tested extensively before larger quantities are acquired.

Should papers with a dark reverse side be used, these should also be tested for their functionality. Please pay attention to the use of infrared reflecting colors, when acquiring these papers.

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Options

The following options can be ordered for your printer:

Automatic single sheet feeder, front (ASF-F)

The automatic single sheet feeder is suitable for single sheets and sets of forms with 1 + 3 forms. Paper formats with a width of 100 to 223 mm

(narrow printer) or 365 mm (wide printer) may be used. Each format in between can be set.

Part no.: 060 421 (narrow printer)

Part no.: 060 422 (wide printer)

Automatic single sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R)

The automatic single sheet feeder is suitable for single sheets and sets of forms with 1 + 2 forms. Paper formats with a width of 100 to 223 mm

(narrow printer) or 365 mm (wide printer) may be used. Each format in between can be set.

Part no.: 060 423 (narrow printer)

Part no.: 060 424 (wide printer)

Tractor 2, front

The push tractor is suitable for fanfold paper and sets of forms with

1 + 5 forms. Paper formats with a width of 76 to 264 mm (narrow printer) or 406 mm (wide printer) may be used. Each format in between can be set.

Part no.: 060 419 (narrow printer)

Part no.: 060 420 (wide printer)

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Tractor 3, rear

Others

Options and Accessories

The push tractor is suitable for fanfold paper and sets of forms with

1 + 1 forms. Paper formats with a width of 76 to 264 mm (narrow printer) or 406 mm (wide printer) may be used. Each format in between can be set.

Part no.: 060 419 (narrow printer)

Part no.: 060 420 (wide printer)

On request

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Automatic single sheet feeder, front (ASF-F)

Preparing the printer

Options and Accessories

Switch the printer on. Enter setup mode, select the PapOpt menu option and activate the ASF-F parameter. Subsequently select the ASF-F either in setup mode (see chapter

The menu ) or via the paper source quick se-

lection function (see chapter

Settings [I], Paper path quick selection

) or

via an application program.

Activating ASF-F in the PapOpt menu will deactivate both paper

paths Single and Trac2 at the same time and it will no longer be

possible to select them with the paper path quick selection func-

tion. If the ASF-F is deinstalled in the PapOpt menu, the printer will

reactivate the Single paper path automatically, leaving Trac2 deacti-

vated.

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Installing the ASF-F

Options and Accessories

Insert the two paper support brackets

➀ into the openings provided in the paper guides.

Mount the paper support(s) to the holder (the narrow printer is provided with one, the wide printer with two paper supports).

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Remove the front cover, raising it as shown in the figure

, then lift it out of the recess

➁ on the left

(viewed from the front of the printer), pulling it towards the left

to remove it.

Insert the front cover supplied with the ASF-F in reverse sequence of steps.

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Insert the single sheet feeder with the pins on the left and right in parallel to the stop into the guides provided on the printer.

Press the single sheet feeder down on the left and right until the front pins click into place on the left and right.

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Inserting paper

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Options and Accessories

For more rigid paper, we recommend to remove the tear rail for fanfold paper in order to increase the stacking capacity.

Align the left-hand paper guide

➀ with the mark for the left-hand printing position to ensure that the first character is printed on the paper.

Fan the paper and then align the edges before loading it into the paper tray.

Raise the fixing lever

➀ on the left side of the ASF-F and insert the paper stack.

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Options and Accessories

Align the paper support(s) with the centre of the paper stack. Adjust the left and right extensions to the paper length.

Adjust the right-hand paper guide

to the width of the paper used.

Close the fixing lever

.

Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status. When the printer receives data from the computer, the first sheet is automatically loaded.

Press the Load key to load a sheet before starting the printout.

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Automatic single sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R)

Preparing the printer

Installing the ASF-R

Options and Accessories

Select the ASF-R either in setup mode (see chapter The menu ) or via

the paper source quick selection function (see chapter

Settings [I],

Paper path quick selection ) or via an application program.

Mount the two adapters

➀ on the left and right on the projections provided on the single sheet feeder and click them into place.

Insert the two paper support brackets

➁ into the openings provided in the paper guides.

Mount the two paper support plates

to the holders.

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Options and Accessories

Press the two slide latches, raise the top cover

to an angle of 90 degrees relative to the printer top side and remove it

.

Raise the rear printer cover

until it is aligned with the printer top side and remove it upwards at an angle

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Insert the single sheet feeder exactly in parallel with the printer in such a way that the recesses on the left and right of the single sheet feeder match the projections provided in the printer.

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Press the single sheet feeder down until it clicks into place (approx. 5 mm).

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Inserting paper

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Options and Accessories

Align the left-hand paper guide (viewed from the front side of the printer) with the mark for the lefthand printing position to ensure that the first character is printed on the paper.

Paper guide

Paper

Mark

Fan the paper and then align the edges before loading it into the paper tray.

Raise the fixing lever

➀ and insert the paper stack.

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Options and Accessories

Align the paper support(s) with the centre of the paper stack. Adjust the left and right extensions to the paper length.

Adjust the right-hand paper guide

to the width of the paper used.

Close the fixing lever

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Options and Accessories

It is recommended to remove the tear edge from the top cover when using thick forms. To remove the tear edge, hold it in the middle and pull it towards the rear until the locking tabs

slide out of their locations. Then bend the tear edge slightly to remove it from the left and right holders

.

Remount the top cover.

Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status. When the printer receives data from the computer, the first sheet is automatically loaded. Press the Load key to load a sheet before starting the printout.

Tractor 2

Preparing the printer

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Select the Tractor2 parameter with the paper path quick selection feature (see chapter

Settings [I], Paper path quick selection

), in the

Setup menu of the printer (see chapter The menu ) or via an application

program.

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Installing the tractor 2

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Options and Accessories

Raise the front cover.

Installation must be performed with the gear on the tractor on the left side.

Insert the tractor 2 with the pins on the left and right in parallel to the stop into the guides provided on the printer.

Press the tractor down until the front pins click into place on the left and right.

Loading paper is described in chapter

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Tractor 3

Preparing the printer

Installing the tractor 3

Options and Accessories

Select the Tractor3 parameter with the paper path quick selection feature (see chapter

Settings [I], Paper path quick selection ), in the Setup

menu of the printer (see chapter

The menu

) or via an application pro-

gram.

Raise the rear cover so that it is aligned with the printer top side and remove it.

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Options and Accessories

Installation must be performed with the gear on the tractor on the left side (viewed from the front side of the printer).

Insert the tractor 3 with the pins on the left and right in parallel to the stop into the guides provided on the printer.

Press the tractor down until the rear pins click into place on the left and right.

Loading paper is described in chapter

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Paper specifications

Options and Accessories

Continuous paper, tractor 2, single-layer

Weight

Paper width

60 to 120 g/m

2

76 to 264 mm (narrow printer)

76 to 406 mm

(wide printer)

76 to 559 mm Form length

Continuous paper, tractor 2, multi-layer

(to be tested individually!)

Copies

Weight of original

Weight of copies

Weight of the last sheet

Thickness (max.)

Paper width

Form length

1 + 5

45 to 65 g/m

45 to 56 g/m

45 to 65 g/m

0.6 mm

2

2

2

76 to 264 mm (narrow printer)

76 to 406 mm (wide printer)

76 to 559 mm

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Continuous paper, tractor 3, single-layer

Weight

Paper width

60 to 90 g/m

2

76 to 264 mm (narrow printer)

76 to 406 mm

(wide printer)

76 to 559 mm Form length

Continuous paper, tractor 3, multi-layer

(to be tested individually!)

Copies

Weight of original

Weight of the last sheet

Thickness (max.)

Paper width

Form length

1 + 1

45 to 65 g/m

45 to 65 g/m

0.28 mm

2

2

76 to 264 mm

(narrow printer)

76 to 406 mm (wide printer)

76 to 559 mm

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Options and Accessories

Single sheet, ASF-F, single-layer

Weight

Paper width

Form length

Single sheet, ASF-F, multi-layer

(to be tested individually!)

Copies

Weight of original

Weight of copies

Weight of the last sheet

Thickness (max.)

Paper width

Form length

Envelopes

Width

Length

Thickness

Paper capacity

90 to 180 g/m

2

100 to 223 mm (narrow printer)

100 to 365 mm

(wide printer)

100 to 305 mm

1 + 3

50 to 60 g/m

45 to 56 g/m

50 to 60 g/m

0.46 mm

2

2

2

100 to 223 mm (narrow printer)

100 to 365 mm (wide printer)

100 to 305 mm

100 to 223 mm (narrow printer)

100 to 365 mm (wide printer)

100 to 305 mm

0.32 mm max. 50 sheets 80 g/m

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Options and Accessories

Single sheet, ASF-R, single-layer

Weight

Paper width

Form length

Single sheet, ASF-R, multi-layer

(to be tested individually!)

Copies

Weight of original

Weight of copies

Weight of bottom sheet

Thickness (max.)

Paper width

Form length

Envelopes

Paper capacity

80 to 90 g/m

2

100 to 223 mm (narrow printer)

100 to 356 mm

(wide printer)

100 to 305 mm

1 + 2

50 to 60 g/m

2

45 to 56 g/m

2

50 to 60 g/m

2

0.25 mm

100 to 223 mm (narrow printer)

100 to 365 mm (wide printer)

100 to 305 mm

No envelopes max. 100 sheets 80 g/m

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Accessories

Ribbon cassettes

Programmer’s application manuals

The following ribbon cassettes may be ordered:

Ribbon cassette black, narrow printer

Part no.: 060 426

Ribbon cassette black, wide printer

Part no.: 060 425

Optional paper support

Part no.: 052 127

Programmer’s application manual Epson

Part no.: 379 302

Programmer’s application manual IBM

Part no.: 379 306

Folder for Programmer’s application manual

Part no.: 389 865

Options and Accessories

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Index

A

Accessories

ACK/NAK protocol

Add entry to the AUTOEXEC.BAT

190

155

157

Additional display messages 101

Automatic single sheet feeder, front (ASF-F) 169, 171

Automatic single sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R) 169, 176

Available character sets 144

B

Barcode

C

Calling up the menu

Care and maintenance

Carriage shafts

Changing the ribbon cassette

Character sets

Cleaning the housing

Cleaning the interior

Configuring the printer for your computer

Connecting the printer

132

43

102

106

17

139

104

104

138

7

Connector assignment

Cover open

CX-bid

D

Dots within characters are missing

E

Eject Error

Emulations

Enabling access to menu mode

ENQ/STX protocol

Error messages via the display

Escape sequences

ETX/ACK protocol

Example in BASIC

Example in Pascal

Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode

Extended menu functions with the

ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK and ACK/NAK protocols selected

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98

85

97

100

107

43

154

98

107

155

111

112

71

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F

Fanfold paper

Frame Error

Functions and Adjustments

G

General

H

Handling

Hardware Alarm

Head up

How are escape sequences used?

I

Input signals

Inserting paper

Installation

Installing the ASF-F

Installing the ASF-R

Installing the tractor 2

Installing the tractor 3

Interface cable (serial interface)

Interface specifications

Interface test (Hex-Dump)

Interfaces

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35

99

80

110

151

174, 180

4

171

176

182

184

150

164

72

145

26

99

67

107

K

Key functions when turning on the printer

L

LC printing

Leftzon

List of additional command codes

List of available barcodes

List of available control codes

Load Error

Load paper from ...

Load paper from single

Loading Default

Loading firmware

Loading paper

Loading the operating system for the first time

M

Mechanical adjustments to the printer

Memory mode Robust XON/XOFF

Memory mode XON/XOFF

Menu configurations

Menu description table

Menu handling

Menu structure

Messages in the LC display

16

75

152

152

44

52

46

51

15

100

98

101

101

88

26

89

135

82

136

132

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Moving the paper to the tear position

MTPL

MTPL international substitution characters

MTPL sequences

MTPL character set (charset = standard)

O

OCR-A character set

OCR-B character set

Offline mode

Online mode

Only available in Epson mode

Options

Options and Accessories

Others

Output signals

Overrun Error

P

Pagewid

Paper does not move to tear off position

Paper jam (fanfold paper)

Paper jam (single sheets)

Paper path quick selection

Paper specifications

Paper transport

Paperways

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95

94

95

22

166, 186

35

3

36

111

141

108

140

142

143

13

12

101

169

169

170

151

99

Parallel interface

Parity Error

Park position

Physlm

Placing your printer

Platen

Preparing the printer

Press any key

Print is too pale

Printer at a glance

Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII)

Printer specifications

Printhead hot

Printout

Printout in Hex-Dump

Prints undefined characters

Problems with the paper feed

Problems with the print quality

Programmer’s application manuals

Programming via the control panel

R

Remove paper in xxx

Replacing the fuse

Ribbon

Ribbon cassettes

Rightzo

146

98

101

84

5

105

171, 176, 182, 184

101

96

1

69

158

98

112

72

97

93

96

190

42

101

103

106

190

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S

Save settings

Selecting character density and font temporarily

Selecting the LC display language

Serial interface V.24/RS232C

Setting the AGA function

Setting the first printing line (TOF)

Setting the Formlen function

Setting the Paphand function

Setting the print head gap

Setting the tear position

Settings (I)

Settings (II)

Setup mode

Single sheets

Smudged print

Sound

Specification

Switching on the printer

T

Tear paper off

Terminating Hex-Dump

Terminating Setup mode

Test functions

The $$ procedure

101

74

50

66

109

14

32

96

87

158

9

47

24

48

148

78

40

76

79

37

39

22

37

The control panel

The display is lit, but the printer does not print

The display remains dark

10

92

91

The first line is not completely printed out at the top 97

The LC display 11

The Menu

Tractor 2

42

182

Tractor 2, front

Tractor 3

Tractor 3, rear

Troubleshooting

169

184

170

89 – 90

U

Unpacking the printer

Upper friction

US Postnet Barcode

4

106

134

W

What are control codes?

What are escape sequences?

Wrap

108

108

86

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