Dascom LA550W User Manual

User guide LA550 Matrix printer

User guide Table of contents

Table of contents

Introduction 1

Printer features 1
Symbols used 1
About this manual 2

Printer at a glance 3

Printer in fanfold paper mode 4
Printer in single-sheet mode 4
Paperway 5

Installation 6

Unpacking the printer 6
Placing your printer 7
Checking the printer voltage 8
Connecting the printer 9
Switching on the printer 10

Changing the ribbon cassette 11
Printer drivers 14

Installing a printer driver in Windows 95/98/ME 14
Installing a printer driver in Windows 2000/NT 4.0/XP 15
Other operating systems 16
Changing printer settings 17

Form settings (Windows 2000/NT 4.0/XP) 17
Graphic options 18

Loading optional firmware 19

Troubleshooting 19

The control panel 20

The LC display 21
Online mode 22
Offline mode 22
Setup mode 23
Messages in the LC display 24
Key functions when turning on the printer 25

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Paper handling 26

Changing the paper path 26

Changing the paper type in the setup menu 27

Loading paper 28

Fanfold paper 28

Single sheets 32
Paper transport 34
Moving the paper to the tear position 35
Removing paper 36

Settings 37

Setting the tear position 37
Setting the first printing line (TOF) 38
Setting the print head gap 39
Selecting character density and font temporarily 40

The Menu 41

Programming via the control panel 41
Enabling access to menu mode 41
Calling up the menu 41
Menu configurations (Macros) 42
Menu handling 43

Save settings 43

Selecting the LC display language 44

Terminating Setup mode 45
Menu structure 46
Menu parameters 47

Printing out macro configurations (Print) 47

Loading menu configurations (Macro) 47

Reset to default values (Reset) 48

Quiet mode printing (Quiet) 48

Selecting font (Font) 49

Setting line spacing (LPI) 50

Selecting start signal for escape sequence (ESCChar) 50

Selecting Protocol (emulation) 51

Bidirectional printing (PrintDir) 52

Settings for interfaces (I/O) 53

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Serial interface (Serial) 53

Data transmssion rate (Baud) 53
Data format (Format) 54
Buffer control (BuffCtrl) 55

Signal Processing (DTR) 55
Selecting interface (Interf.) 56
Interface buffer (Buffer) 56

Selecting interface timeout (Timeout) 57
Automatic carriage return (Auto-CR) 57
Automatic line feed (Auto-LF) 58
Menu lock (MenLock) 58
Language (Language) 59
Paper parameters (Paper) 59

Form length (Formlen) 60

First printing position (FormAdj) 61

Print head gap manually (Head) 62
View and tear position (TearView) 63

Line length (Width) 64
Barcode (Barcode) 65
Normal characters and barcode (Barmode) 65
Form feed mode (FFmode) 66
Setting and activating options (PapOpt) 67

Activation of tractors (AutoTra) 67
Automatic gap adjustment (AGA) 68

Paper handling (Paphand) 69

Increasing the print head gap (Head up) 69

Paper width (Pagewid) 70

Left-hand area (Leftzon) 70

Right-hand area (Rightzo) 71
Bidirectional parallel interface (CX-bid) 71
Line wrap (Wrap) 72

Beep at paper end (Sound) 72
Setting for printing copy paper (HvyForm) 73
Setting the page margins (Margin) 74

Setting the top margin (Topmrg) 74

Setting the bottom margin (Botmrg) 75

Setting the left margin (Leftmrg) 75

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Setting the DEC Mode (DECMode) 76

Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI) 76

Character set (CharSet) 77

User preference character set (UserChr) 78

Printer ID (Prn.ID) 79

Deleting sequence or buffer (CAN Fkt.) 79

Disconnection on end of transmission (Discnct) 80

Initial Report (Report) 80

Automatic answerback (Answbck) 81

Answerback on ENQ (Answ_ENQ) 81
Setting the IBM mode (IBMMode) 82

Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI) 82

IBM character set (IBM-Cset) 82

Code page (CodPage) 83

IBM Double Height (DblHigh) 84

Horizontal pitch on Compress (IBMComp) 84

Slashed Zero (Sl.Zero) 85
Setting the EPSON Mode (EPSMode) 86

Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI) 86

EPSON character set (EPS-Cset) 86

Code Page (CodPage) 87

Slashed Zero (Sl.Zero) 88

Menu settings (example) 89

Advanced menu 90

Test functions 90

Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII) 91

Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode 92
Interface test (H-Dump) 93

Printout in Hex-Dump 93

Terminating Hex-Dump 94

Advanced settings 95

Deactivate single sheet feeder (Single) 95
Settings for paper with dark back (Pap.back) 96
Reduced power consumption (SleepMod) 96

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Troubleshooting 97

General print problems 98

The display remains dark 98

The display is lit, but the printer does not print 98

Problems with the paper feed 99

Paper jam (fanfold paper) 99

Paper jam (single sheets) 100

Paper does not move to tear off position 100

Problems with the print quality 101

Print is too pale 101

Smudged print 101

Prints undefined characters 101

The first line is not completely printed out at the top 101

Dots within characters are missing 101

Error messages via the display 102
Additional display messages 105

Care and maintenance 106

Replacing the fuse 106
Cleaning the housing 107
Cleaning the interior 107
Cleaning the platen 108
Ribbon 108
Cleaning the upper friction 108
Carriage shafts 108

Specifications 109

Printer specifications 109
Interface specifications 112
Paper specifications 113

Available character sets and fonts 115
Emulations 120

General 120
Escape sequences 120
What are escape sequences? 120
How are escape sequences used? 120
Barcode 121

List of available barcodes 121

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Interfaces 122

Parallel interface 123

Connector assignment 123

Serial interface V.24/RS232C 124

Connector assignment 124
Interface cable (serial interface) 125

Input signals 125

Output signals 125

Interface-Adapter IF Adapter-Set RS232 (DB9M)/MMJ 126

Protocols 127

Memory mode XON/XOFF 127

Memory mode Robust XON/XOFF 127
Configuring the serial interface of the PC 128

DOS mode 128

Windows 95/98/ME 128

Windows 2000/NT 4.0/XP 128

Physical printer port in Ethernet with TCP/IP 129

Example of a printer connected to a computer
in an Ethernet 129

Example of several devices in an Ethernet 129

Options and accessories 130

Options 130

Tractor 2, front 130
Serial interface adapter 130
MMJ interface adapter 130
Others 130
Optional firmware 130

Accessories 131

Ribbon cassettes 131
Optional paper support 131
Programming manuals 131

Index 132

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User guide Introduction

Introduction

Printer features Your printer is a high speed and rugged design for easy use and heavy

duty operation. It is designed for service-free PC, network and mini sy­stem operations.

At top speeds of up to 500 cps the LA550N and LA550 keep pace with
the bustling, demanding world where printing is time sensitive and cri­tical. Engineered for printing under adverse conditions, these devices
produce multi-part invoices, shipping documents or bar code labels at
a rate of up to 26,000 pages per month.

The printer handles up to 5-part forms with no skewing or jamming; it
automatically adjusts for different forms thickness. The straight paper
path is easy to access, for reliable forms handling.

The LA550N/LA550W optionally is configured with an optional tractor
(front). A straight paper path on the front tractors results in jam-free
operation and flawless 24-wire impressions on up to 5-part forms. Both
models offer fully automated gap adjustment, paper parking, loading,
etc.

With extensive connectivity alternatives and popular emulations, the
printer is ideal for a variety of industrial or business applications.

Symbols used Important information is highlighted in this manual by two symbols.

CAUTION highlights information which must be observed in order to

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prevent injuries to the user and damage to the printer.
NOTE highlights general or additional information about a specific

topic.

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User guide Introduction

About this manual The user guide contains a detailed description of the printer, its charac-

teristic features and additional information.

` Chapter 1 Printer at a glance
` Chapter 2 Installation
` Chapter 3 Changing the ribbon cassette

tions for changing the ribbon cassette.

` Chapter 4 Printer drivers

ling the printer driver.

` Chapter 5 The control panel
` Chapter 6 Paper handling

to load, transport and move the paper to the tear-off position.

` Chapter 7 Settings

font, character density, print head distance, print line height and tear­off position.

` Chapter 8 The Menu

trolling the printer via the control panel.

` Chapter 9 Advanced menu

other technical adjustments of the printer.

` Chapter 10 Troubleshooting

which do not require the intervention of qualified personnel.

contains start-up instructions and points to note.

tells you how to adjust the basic settings such as

contains all the information necessary for con-

lists all the parts of the printer.

provides step-by-step instruc-

provides step-by-step instructions for instal-

explains how to control printer operations.

tells you how to set the paper type and how

describes the possible test settings and

provides instructions for rectifying faults

` Chapter 11 Care and maintenance

of the printer.

` Appendix A Specifications

ons of your printer and the paper which should be used.

` Appendix B Available character sets and fonts

racter sets.

` Appendix C Emulations
` Appendix D Interfaces
` Appendix E Options and accessories

ons and accessories you can purchase for your printer.

informs you about the technical specificati-

deals with programming via the interface.

explains the interfaces.

provides information on the upkeep

lists the available cha-

contains information about opti-

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User guide Printer at a glance

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Printer at a glance

pullto open

pullto open

Paper support

Front cover

Single sheet feeder closed

Power switch

Bottom cover

Ribbon cassette

Top cover

Print head

Power cord inlet and fuse

Tear edge

Control panel

Latches

Rear cover

Interface connectors

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Printer in fanfold paper mode

pullto open

Tractors

Printer in single-sheet mode

Paper support

Single sheet feeder open

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Paperway

` Fanfold paper modeStandard printer: Tractor 1

Single sheet

Option: Tractor 2

Single sheet

Tractor 2

Tractor 1

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User guide Installation

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Installation

Unpacking the printer

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f

Place your printer on a solid surface (see Placing

your printer, page 7).

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

Open the packaging, take out the accessory cas­sette and unpack it. 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 (c)
the Quick start guide (d), the power cable (e), the
ribbon (f) and the MMJ interface adapter (g)
should be included.

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

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g

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Placing your printer

Place the printer on a solid, flat, surface, ensuring
that the printer is positioned in such a way that it
can not topple, and that there is easy access to the
control panel and paper input devices. Also en­sure that there is sufficient space for the printed
output.

If you expect that frequent forward and reverse
feeds will occur, you should place the printer as
shown in the figure, if possible.

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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.

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

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

Do not expose the printer to direct sunlight. If you cannot avo id 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 Interface specifications

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page 112).

Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating radi­ators.

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Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity

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fluctuations. Above all take care to avoid the influence of dust.

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It is 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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Checking the printer voltage

open

pullto

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Make sure that the device has been set to the correct voltage (e.g.
120 V in the USA, 230 V in Europe). 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.

You can set the printer to the correct mains volt­age yourself. To do this, cautiously place the print­er on its back side.

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open

pullto

Make sure that the fixing clips of the
parallel connection are not bent.

Front side of printer

Back side of printer

Use a suitable object (e.g. a screwdriver, but nev­er a pencil) to set the slide switch on the left at the
bottom of the printer to the correct voltage.

120 V

230 V

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Connecting the printer

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

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

The power switch for switching on the printer is lo­cated at the bottom left at the front of the printer
when viewed from the front.

pullto open

open

pullto

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User guide Changing the ribbon cassette

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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.

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

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The print head heats up during print­ing. Let it cool down before touching, if
necessary.

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User guide Changing the ribbon cassette

Raise the printer bar cover.

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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User guide Changing the ribbon cassette

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.

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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User guide Printer drivers

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Printer drivers

You need to install a printer driver so that the printer can process the
data from your application programs.

An original driver offers the best conditions for optimal printing re­sults. All available printer drivers can be found on the CD-ROM en­closed with the printer, as well as on our Internet
can also download updated versions as necessary.

Installing a printer driver in Windows 95/98/ME

To install the printer driver, proceed as follows.

1 Insert the supplied online CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2 Click on the Start button in the Windows taskbar.
3 Move the mouse to Settings and click on Printer to open the printer

folder.

4 Click on New Printer.
5 Click on Next In the Printer Installation Wizard.

site, from which you

6 Specify whether you want to operate the printer as a Local Printer

or Network Printer by clicking on the relevant option, then press

Next.
For instructions on installing the printer as a network printer,

please consult the documentation supplied with your network
operating system and/or printer server, or contact the network
administrator.

7 Click on Disk, then on Browse.
8 Select the CD-ROM drive and open the directory n:\english\driv-

ers\<printer model> (“n“ stands for the letter of your PC drive).

The printer driver is also available in German, French, Italian
and Spanish language. If you want to install a printer driver in
one of these languages open the respective directory.

9 Open the folder of your printer’s operating system, select the file

oemsetup.inf and click on OK.

10 Select the printer type. Click on OK, then on Next.
11 Select the port to which your printer is connected, then click on Next.

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12 If required, edit the name of the default printer and specify whether

you wish to use the printer as a default printer by clicking on the rel­evant option. Then click on Next.

13 Specify whether you wish to print out a test page (recommended) by

selecting the relevant option and click on Finish. The printer driver
will now be installed.

Installing a printer driver in Windows 2000/NT 4.0/XP

The online CD-ROM contains printer drivers for the most common
Windows applications. To install the printer driver, proceed as fol­lows.

1 Insert the supplied online CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2 Click on the Start button in the Windows taskbar.
3 Click on Printers and Faxes to open the printer folder.
4 Click on File and Add Printer in the menu bar.
5 Click on Next In the Printer Installation Wizard.
6 Specify whether you want to operate the printer as a Local Printer

or Network Printer by clicking on the relevant option, then press
Next.

For instructions on installing the printer as a network printer,
please consult the documentation supplied with your network
operating system and/or printer server, or contact the network
administrator.
To install a network printer, you will need Administrator rights.

If you are using the printer locally, you can continue installing the
driver in one of two possible ways:

` Manual installation of printer driver: in this case, continue with

Step 7.

` Automatic installation of printer driver via Plug & Play function: in this

case, continue with Step 12 once the printer installation wizard has
determined the printer, port and printer name.
Then click on Next.

7 Select the port to which your printer is connected, then click on Next.
8 Click on Data Carrier, then click on Browse.
9 Select the CD-ROM drive and open the directory n:\english\driv-

ers\<printer model> (“n“ stands for the letter of your PC drive).

10 Open the folder of your printer’s operating system, select the file

oemsetup.inf or printer.inf (Windows NT 4) and click on OK.

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11 Select the printer type. Click on OK, then on Next.
12 If required, edit the name of the default printer and specify whether

you wish to use the printer as a default printer by clicking on the rel­evant option. Then click on Next.

13 If you are using the printer as a network printer, you have the option

of sharing it with other network users. In this case you must enter an
access name which will be displayed to the other network users.
Then click on Next.

14 Specify whether you wish to print out a test page (recommended) by

selecting the relevant option and click on Finish. The printer driver
will now be installed.

The printer driver only works if the Epson emulation is selec­ted (default setting for parallel interface). For details how to
select Epson emulation, refer to Setting the EPSON Mode (EPS-

Mode) (page 86).

The printer drivers either support the printer font Draft or Draft
Copy, not both. Selection, which kind of draft font is used, has

to be made in the printers menu mode (see Selecting font (Font)
page 49). If you want to switch between print qualities NLQ
(Near Letter Quality) and LQ (Letter Quality), you also have to
make this selection in menu mode.

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Other operating systems

The printer can also be used with other operating systems such as
Linux or Unix. In this case, set the printer to the Epson emulation or
IBM emulation for which default drivers are available in most oper­ating systems.

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Changing printer settings

Form settings (Windows 2000/NT 4.0/XP)

You can make permanent changes to the printer settings using the
control panel of the printer (see The Menu
settings can also be entered in the operating system of your PC,
however.

1 Click on the Start button in the Windows taskbar.
2 Windows 95/98/ME: move the mouse to Settings and click on Print-

ers to open the printer folder.
Windows 2000/NT 4.0/XP: click on Printers and Faxes to open the
printer folder.

3 Move the mouse pointer to the appropriate printer symbol, press the

right mouse key and click on Properties.
Details of the settings available in this window can be found in the

Windows documentation or help pages.

Settings entered in the printer driver via Windows have priority
over settings entered via the printer menu. It is therefore pos­sible that the former may overwrite the latter.

In contrast to Windows versions 95/98/ME, in which forms are de­fined in the printer driver itself, Windows versions 2000/NT 4.0/XP
have a central facility for managing form properties and assign one
paper feed only.

, page 41). Various printer

If you want to set up a form not included in the Windows default set­tings, proceed as follows.

You will need Administrator rights to define new forms.

1 Click on the Start button in the Windows taskbar.
2 Click on Printers and Faxes to open the printer folder.
3 In the menu bar, click on File and Server Properties.
4 In the window Printer Server Properties, click on Form if neces-

sary.

5 Either select an existing form from the Forms list or activate the op-

tion New Form.

6 Enter a form name and the desired values.
7 Click on Save to save the new form.

You can now assign this form to the paper feeds of your printer (see

Changing printer settings

The form cannot be assigned if its dimensions exceed the per­missible paper sizes of the specified paper feed.

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Graphic options You can select different print qualities via the Windows printer driv-

ers (see table). This selection will affect the printing speed: th e high­er the print quality, the lower the speed (see Printer specifications
page 109).

To set the desired print quality, proceed as follows.

1 Click on the Start button in the Windows taskbar.
2 Windows 95/98/ME/2000: move the mouse to Settings and click on

Printers to open the printer folder.

Windows NT 4.0/XP: Click on Printers and Faxes to open the print­er folder.

3 Move the mouse pointer to the printer symbol, click on the right

mouse key and click on Properties.

4 Windows 95/98/ME: Click on Graphics.

Windows 2000: Click on Printer Properties, then click on Ad-
vanced.
Windows NT 4.0/XP: Click on Printer Settings, then click on Ad-
vanced.

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5 Windows 95/98/ME: Highlight the required setting in the list next to

Resolution.

Windows 2000/NT 4.0/XP: Highlight the required setting in the list
next to Print Quality.

6 Confirm your selection by clicking on OK.

Print quality Resolution

Data Print Quality 180 x 90 dpi
Copy Print Quality 180 x 180 dpi
Near Letter Quality 360 x 180 dpi
Letter Quality 360 x 360 dpi

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Loading optional firmware

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BOOT

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Download
firmware

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Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

To load new firmware, proceed as follows.

The most current version of the firmware can be downloaded
from our internet

page.

1 Switch off the printer. Connect your DOS PC (LPT1:) to the par-

allel 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 In Windows open the MS-DOS window.
5 Copy the file, e.g. DOWNLOAD.FDF, to your printer:

COPY /B X:\path\DOWNLOAD.FDF PRN

(X:\path stands for the drive and the directory in which the file is lo­cated.)

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
BOO = Firmware, character set and boot block

The number of the currently transferred data block (frame) is dis­played in addition in the top line of the display on the right.

DOWNLOAD OK and BOOTAREA SKIPPED 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. Repeated separate loading of firmware and character genera­tors is possible.

Troubleshooting It is necessary to repeat the entire procedure if an error occurs dur-

ing 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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User guide The control panel

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The control p anel

The control panel keys are used for controlling your work with the
printer. The control panel is located on the front right 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 (display message: Ready) is the printer’s normal

operating mode. Data from your computer can be received and prin­ted.

` In the Offline mode (display message: Pause) the link between prin-

ter 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 (for
example adjustments, character density, font, paper path, adjust­ments i.e. head gap) directly without having to enter them via the
menu. The settings for the parameters character density and font
are lost when the printer is switched off. They can be selected per­manently in the menu mode of the printer.

` 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 LC display tells you all the important printer settings and informs

you which functions are currently assigned to which keys.
The upper line informs you that the printer is either in online or

Offline mode (in the example below the printer is in the Online
mode), and the selected paperpath (below: Front1 = tractor mode).

Example:

Status messages

Key functions

Printer status

Ready Front1

MX YYY Load

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, key 1 (Back) serves to activate the previous param­eter group, while keys 2 (Font) and 3 (CPI) open the menus for ed­iting the settings for fonts and character density. Key 4 (Next) takes
you to the next parameter group.

Example:

Back Next

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Font CPI

Paper path

Online

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Setup

Online

Key functions

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Setup

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User guide The control panel

Online mode After switching on, the printer is automatically set to Online mode.

Only in this mode can it receive data from the computer.

Ready Front1

MX YYY Load

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Online

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Setup

(Macro); for further information refer to Loading menu

configurations (Macro) (page 47).

` YYY (a message only; YYY = EPS, IBM, DEC): Shows the active

emulation of the active interface (parallel or serial); for further in-

` MX (a message only; X = 1 to 4): Shows the selected menu

formation refer to Selecting Protocol (emulation)

(page 51).

` Load key (4): If this is displayed above this key, no paper is

loaded in the printer or the paper is in park position. In this case
the display switches between Ready and Park Position. 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. Loaded paper will

be transported to printing position. If the printer is set to Online
mode by pressing the Online key again, the printer transports the
paper in tear position.

Offline mode Only in this mode is it possible to perform step, line, or form feeds

from the control panel, see Paper transport
data cannot be received.

(page 34); however,

Pause Front1
Park LF/FF

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Online

Setup

` Park key (1): Clears the paper path with paper loaded and acti-

vates paper path quick selection, see Changing the paper path

(page 26).

` 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): If no paper is loaded, see above.

If paper is loaded: Loads paper from the selected paper source;
the display changes to LF/FF
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 In this mode, the following settings are available:

Adjust Paprpath
Menu Char

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4

Online

Setup

` Setup key: Sets the printer to Setup mode, in which the following

settings can be selected:

` Menu key (1): Other menu settings. Acces may be disabled by

the manufacturer (see note below).

` Adjust key (2): Sets the Tear position, first printing line and print

head gap.

` Paprpath key (3): Sets the paper path.
` Char key (4): Sets the font and number of characters per inch.

Access to the other menu settings (Menu) ma y be – depending
on the model – disabled by the manufacturer.

Proceed as follows to release this lock temporarily.

1 Switch off the printer for approx. 5 seconds.
2 Switch the printer on again keeping the Setup key pressed until

Selftest disappears on the display.

For information on how to enable access permanently and
about the available settings, refer to the section Menu lock

(MenLock) (page 58) and Menu parameters (page 47).

The settings for Font and CPI are lost when the printer is
switched off. The section Selecting font (Font)

Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI)

(page 76), (page 82),

(page 49) and

(page 86) explains how to set fonts and character density per­manently.

23

User guide The control panel

Messages in the LC display

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. It also dis­plays the status during an operation (e.g. Loading default). Below
you will find a list of messages with brief descriptions of each mes­sage. The messages are described in greater detail in the chapter

Error messages via the display

Message Meaning

Eject error The printer cannot eject the paper /

Hardware Alarm Internal hardware error, contact your

Head hot The printer reports that the print head is

Initializing This message appears during the

Load error The printer cannot draw in the loaded

Loading default Indicates that the printer is being initia-

(page 102).

advance it to park position.

dealer or service technician.

hot and that print speed will be reduced.

printer’s initializing phase.

paper.

lised and is carrying out the internal self­test 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 dur-

ing operation / printer was switched on
with no paper loaded.

Parity error A parity error during data transmission is

indicated.

Press any key 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.

Selftest After power-on, the printer executes a

short hardware self-test.

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User guide The control panel

Key functions when turning on the printer

If you keep one of the following keys pressed during power-on until
the printer has completed initialisation, the corresponding function is
activated:

` If you keep the Online key depressed while turning on the printer,

you enter the printer’s advanced menu mode. The advanced menu
mode is described in the section Advanced menu
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 section Menu lock (MenLock)

` If the four function and select keys (keys 1 to 4) are depressed si-

multaneously while turning on the power, all printer settings are re­set to the default values.

This causes all the user’s previous settings to be lost.

` If you keep the key 4 depressed while turning on the printer, a status

page is printed out from the active paper source with the selected
settings of all menus.

(page 58).

(page 90) of this

25

User guide Paper handling

6

Paper handling

Changing the paper path

Pause Front1
Park LF/FF

3

21

Online

4

Setup

This section describes how to set the paper type, load fanfold paper
and single sheets, transport paper and move the paper to the tear
position.

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 Setup mode

(page 23).

Make sure that the printer is in Offline mode (Pause); press the On-
line key, if necessary.

Press the Park (1) key. If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer, it is
fed to the tear position. The text Tear paper off appears in the dis-
play.

After having torn off the paper, press any key. If a single sheet is
loaded in the printer, it is ejected.

Single Front1

3

21

Load paper from
Single

21

Ready Single

M1 EPS Load

21

4

3

4

3

4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Use one of the marked keys to select the desired paper path, for ex­ample, Single (2).

The display shown here may vary depending on which
paper options you have installed.

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

(page 28).

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 (4) key to load the single sheet before
starting the printout.

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User guide Paper handling

Changing the paper type in the setup menu

If you wish to change the paper type in the Setup menu, proceed as
follows.

` Press the Setup key followed by the Paprpath key (3).
` Select the desired paper type with the key < (2) or > (3).
` Press the Set (1) key to confirm your selection.

27

User guide Paper handling

Loading paper Your printer can process both fanfold paper and single sheets. For

information on the supported paper sizes, please refer to section Pa-

per specifications (page 113).

Only use dust-free or low-dust paper. Many paper qualities are
suitable for this printer. For more information, please refer to
the section Paper specifications

Fanfold paper

If necessary, remove the paper support.
Make sure that the printer is set for fanfold pa-

per printing. If necessary, change the paper ty­pe, see Changing the paper path

Raise the front cover, taking it by the areas
marked with arrows on the left and right.

pullto open

(page 113).

(page 26).

pullto open

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.

28

User guide Paper handling

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 hou-
sing.

Lock the lever again.

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.

29

User guide Paper handling

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

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

Then lock the tractor.

30

User guide Paper handling

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

90

Ready Front1

M1 EPS Load

3

21

Lower the front cover.

Online

4

Setup

Switch the printer on. The active paper source (Front1 = tractor 1)
appears in the display. The paper is automatically loaded when the
printer is in Online mode (Ready) and receives data from the com­puter.

Press the Load (4) key only to load paper before starting the
printout.

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User guide Paper handling

Single sheets

If required, install the paper support.
Make sure that the printer is set to single sheet

mode. If necessary, change the paper type, see

Changing the paper path

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

open

pullto

open

pullto

(page 26).

Align the left paper guide with the mark on the
left of the single sheet input tray marking the
first printing position.

Adjust the right paper guide to the width of the
paper used.

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User guide Paper handling

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

Press the Online key to set the printer to ready
status. The sheet is automatically loaded when
the printer is in Online mode (Ready) and recei­ves data from the computer.

The printer reports a paper out condition by dis­playing Load paper from single and beeping.

Ready Single

M1 EPS Load

3

21

Press the Load (4) key only to load paper before starting the print-

Online

4

Setup

out.

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User guide Paper handling

Paper transport Loaded paper (fanfold paper/single sheets) can be transported in

the printer in several ways.

Pause Front1
Park LF/FF

3

21

4

Online

Setup

Make sure that the printer is in Offline mode (Pause); press the On-
line key, if necessary.

` Key Park (1): If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer, it is fed to

the park position or the tear position. If a single sheet is loaded,
it is ejected.

` 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.

` Key LF/FF (4): Short keypress: Line Feed (LF) is effected.

Long keypress: Form Feed (FF) is effected.

` Key Online (4): Moves Paper to tear position if the automatic tear

function is activated.

The maximum value of the paper return feed is 22 inches.
Y ou ca n not remove paper generall y if the Tear parameter is set
to No Tear/Reverse in the active macro.

34

User guide Paper handling

Moving the paper to the tear position

Ready Front1

M1 EPS Tear

3

21

Ready Front1

M1 EPS

3

21

Online

4

Setup

Online

4

Setup

Your printer by default moves the paper into tear position once pa­per is loaded. If you deactivate this feature in the printer’s menu (set­ting: Manual) you can use the Tear key to move the paper to the tear
position. For more information refer to View and tear position (Tear-

View) (page 63).

Swing the soundproofing cover towards the front (see below). The
tear edge is located at the front side of the paper output opening.

Make sure that the printer is in Online mode (Ready). If necessary,
press the Online key.

Press the Tear (4) key. The printer moves the perforation edge of
the fanfold paper to the tear edge.

The display changes to…

Tear off paper at the tear edge A.

A

Ready Front1

M1 EPS

3

21

4

Online

Setup

Make sure you tear the paper off
straight, otherwise a paper jam may
occur.

After having torn off the paper, press the Online key. The print er re­turns the paper to the first printing position.

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

The tear function can be deactivated completely (No Tear/
Reverse). In this condition the Tear key is not accessible; the
paper can not be moved rever se. For more information, plea se
refer to View and tear position (TearView)

(page 63).

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User guide Paper handling

Removing paper

Pause Front1
Park LF/FF

3

21

4

Online

Setup

STOP

Never use force to remove the paper from the printer. Other­wise the mechanical components may be damaged.

Make sure that the printer is in Offline mode (Pause); press the On-
line key, if necessary.

Press the Park (1) key. If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer, it is
fed to the tear position. The text Tear paper off appears in the dis­play.

Now remove the paper from the tractor. Then press any key. If a sin­gle sheet is loaded in the printer, it is ejected.

36

User guide Settings

7

Settings

Setting the tear position

Adjust Paprpath
Menu Char

3

21

TOF

Head Tear

21

4

3

4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

This section describes how to set the tear position, the first printing
line, the print head gap as well as the font and the character density.

If the tear position of the paper is not aligned with the tear edge of
the printer, you can adjust it. Inserted paper needs to be torn off if
necessary and retracted to park position.

Press the Setup key. The printer changes to Setup mode.
Press the Adjust (2) key.

Press the Tear (4) key.

TearAdj= 00/72"*
Set < > Exit

3

21

4

Online

Setup

Press the < (2) or > (3) key to move the perforation to the desired
position. Confirm the input by pressing the Set (1) key. Confirm the
input again by pressing the Setup key. The printer is reset to the in­itial status.

The correction made – a maximum of approx. 1" (2.5 cm) in
each direction – will be retained after s witching the printer off.
It can be set separately for each paper path.
Make sure that the set form length corresponds to the actual
length of the forms you are using.

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User guide Settings

First printing line,default

Readjusted first printingline

Setting the first printing line (TOF)

Adjust Paprpath
Menu Char

3

21

TOF

Head Tear

3

21

First printing line,default

0–220/72"

Readjusted first printingline

Online

4

Setup

Online

4

Setup

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 Setting the tear position

(page 37).

Swing the soundproofing cover towards the front (see Printer at a

glance, page 3).

Press the Setup key. The printer changes to Setup mode.
Press the Adjust (2) key.

Press the TOF (3) key.

The paper is fed to the position where the bot­tom edge of the first printing line is aligned with

12/72"

the tear edge of the printer. The factory setting
for the first printing position (TOF) is
12/ 72" (4.23 mm). This is equivalent to the se-

cond line from the top.

FormAdj= 12/72"*
Set < > Exit

3

21

4

Online

Setup

Press the < (2) or > (3) key to move the first printing line to the desi­red position. You can set values from 0 to 220/72" for fanfold paper
or for single sheets.

Confirm the input by pressing the Set (1) key. Press the Setup key.
The printer returns to the initial status.

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

38

User guide Settings

Setting the print head gap

Adjust Paprpath
Menu Char

3

21

TOF

Head Tear

3

21

Online

4

Setup

Online

4

Setup

The printer features automatic print head gap adjustment to the
thickness of the paper used. In Setup mode, you can enter a correc­tion value to modify the head gap that is normally determined auto­matically. This correction is useful for modifying the appearance of
the type face. This correction will modify the appearance of the font.
It may be necessary to obtain optimum printing results on certain pa­per types.

The AGA (automatic gap adjustment) function must be set to
once or always. For more detailed information, refer to the sec­tion Automatic gap adjustment (AGA)

(page 68).

Press the Setup key. The printer changes to Setup mode.
Press the Adjust (2) key.

Press the Head (1) key.

Head= 0 *
Set < > Exit

3

21

4

Online

Setup

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to set the range within which the automatic
gap adjustment is to be corrected. You can select values in the
range from -10 to +10. Negative values reduce the head distance,
positive values increase it.

Confirm the input by pressing the Set (1) key.
Press the Setup key. The printer returns to the initial status.

Negative values decrease the print head gap, positive values
increase it. Changing the automatically determined value may
have a strong effect on the printing quality.
The setting made will be retained after switching off the
printer.

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User guide Settings

Selecting character density and font temporarily

Adjust Paprpath
Menu Char

3

21

Font CPI

3

21

10 CPI *

Set < > Exit

3

21

Online

4

Setup

Online

4

Setup

Online

4

Setup

You can use the CPI (Character Per Inch) key in Setup mode to sel-
ect the number of characters per inch to be printed.

You can use the Font key to select resident fonts.

Press the Setup key. The printer changes to Setup mode.
Press the Char (4) key.

Press the CPI (4) or Font (1) key (in our example, press CPI).

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to set the desired character density. Con­firm the selection by pressing the Set (1) key.

You can cancel the selection and leave the setting unchanged by
pressing the Exit (4) key.

ROMAN HQ
Set < > Exit

3

21

4

Adjust Paprpath
Menu Char

3

21

4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

If you pressed the Font (1) key, use the < (2) or > (3) key to select
the desired font. Confirm the selection by pressing the Set (1) key.

You can cancel the selection and leave the setting unchanged by
pressing the Exit (4) key.

Press the Setup key. The printer returns to the initial status.
It is also possible to press the Online key. The printer then changes

directly to Online mode.

The selection made will not be retained after switching off the
printer. For more details on how to set the character density
and fonts permanently, please refer to the chapter Horizontal

spacing of characters (CPI) (page 76), (page 82), (page 86) and
Selecting font (Font)

(page 49).

40

User guide The Menu

8

The Menu

Programming via the control panel

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.
` 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.
Informations on Escape sequences can be found in
Appendix E, Emulations

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.

(page 120).

Enabling access to menu mode

On some printer models the menu can be locked by default to pro­tect it from accidental or unauthorised access.

Proceed as follows to release this lock temporarily.

1. Switch off the printer for approx. 5 seconds.

2. Switch the printer on again keeping the Setup key pressed until

Selftest disappears from the display.

For information on how to enable access permanently and
about the available settings, refer to the section Menu lock

(MenLock) (page 58).

Calling up the menu You can access the menu in the following way:

Adjust Paprpath
Menu Char

3

21

4

Online

Setup

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 (1).

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User guide The Menu

Menu configurations (Macros)

Ready Front1

M1 EPS

21

3

Online

4

Setup

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 (Seite 89

) which shows you the printer’s default set-

tings.
Your printer allows you to set and use four independent menu con-

figurations (Macros). 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 macro is always the one you used last. When you switch
on the printer for the very first time, macro no. 1 is loaded. Macro no.
1 only remains active until you load another macro. The last active
macro is stored even after the printer is switched off and is reloaded
automatically when the printer is switched on again.

For example, to change from macro no. 1 to macro no. 3:
Press Setup key.

Adjust Paprpath
Menu Char

3

21

4

Print Macro

Back Next

Load Macro=1 *
Set Exit

3

21

4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press Menu (1) key.

Press Macro (3) key.

Now the following message appears in the LC display:
Now press the < (2) or > (3) key repeatedly until Load Macro=3

appears.
Then select macro no. 3 as the current setting using the Set key (1).
The currently active setting is marked with an asterisk (

).

*

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

42

User guide The Menu

Menu handling You can navigate in the current menu using the four function and se-

lection keys arranged below the LC display field. Each function and
parameter displayed in the LCD is executed or selected by the cor­responding key below, respectively. Usually two parameter groups
are combined at one level. In the following example, these are the
LPI and Skip parameter groups.

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).

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
the current setting is 6 lpi). With the < and > keys you can view the
other parameters available for this setting.

Example:

back to the previous

parameter groups

6 LPI *
Set < > Exit

LPI Skip

Back Next

Skip = 0.0 Inch *
Set < > Exit

* (in the example below

on to the next
parameter groups

Save settings 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.

43

User guide The Menu

Selecting the LC display language

Ready Front1

M1 EPS

3

21

Adjust Paprpath
Menu Char

Print Macro

Back Next

Online

4

Setup

Online

Setup

Online

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).

Select the Setup mode by pressing the Setup key.

Press the Menu key (1).

Setup mode and 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 lock (MenLock)

(page 58).

Press the Next key (4) several times until the display indicates Lan­guage.

3

21

4

MenLock Language
Back Next

3

21

4

English *
Set < > Exit

3

21

4

German *
Set < > Exit

3

21

4

Setup

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press the Language key (3).

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

The lower line displays Set and Exit. The two arr ows < (2) and > (3)
represent the symbols for parameter selection (“<” indicates de­scending and “>” ascending). Press the < (2) or > (3) key until the
desired language is displayed, in our example German.

Save your selection by pressing the Set key (1). An acoustic signal
verifies this action.

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User guide The Menu

Ges.Men Sprache
Rück Vor

3

21

4

Online

Setup

the Exit key (4), 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.

Terminating Setup mode Press either the Setup key to change into Offline mode (Pause) or

the Online key to change to Online mode (Ready).

You can exit Parameter mode without saving a setting by pressing

45

User guide The Menu

Menu structure The menu structure of your printer may be slightly different from the

example shown here, depending on the printer software.

MENU

Next

MacroPrint

Reset Quiet

Font

ESCChar

Protocol

PrinDir

Auto-CR

Auto-LF

LPI

I/O

Back

Next

IBMMode

Margin

Wrap

Paphand

PMS

FFmode

EPSMode

DECMode

Hvy Form

Sound

CX-bid

AGA

PapOpt

1)

MenLock Language

Paper TearView

1) only with installed optional paperway

Barcode Barmode

Width

Back

Next

46

User guide The Menu

Menu parameters The following section introduces and explains all the possible menu

settings.

Ready Front1

M1 EPS

21

3

Online

4

Adjust Paprpath
Menu Char

Online

Printing out macro
configurations (Print)

Print Macro

Back Next

3

21

Online

4

Setup

Setup

Setup

Press Setup key.

Press Menu (1) key.

Setup mode and 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 macro; see Menu lock (MenLock)

(page 58).

Prints the menu configurations using the active paper feed; see

Menu settings (example)

(page 89).

Press Print (2) key, to start the printout.

Loading menu
configurations (Macro)

Print Macro

Back Next

3

21

Load Macro=1 *
Set < > Exit

3

21

Online

4

Setup

Online

4

Setup

A menu is loaded, you can choose between four menus; see Menu

handling (page 43).

Press Macro (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: Load Macro=1/2/3/4

Default Setting: Load Macro=1

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

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User guide The Menu

Reset to default values (Reset)

Reset Quiet

Back Next

3

21

Reset Macro1
No Yes

3

21

Online

4

Setup

Online

4

Setup

STOP

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

Press Reset (2) key.

Press the No (1) or Yes (2) key to select the desired setting.

All manually altered settings in the current men u are lost when
it is reset to the default settings.
We therefore recommend that you print out the menu first.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

Quiet mode printing (Quiet) Switches between normal and quiet mode printing. For all printing

modes, the print-out 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.

Reset Quiet

Back Next

3

21

4

Quiet=Off *
Set < > Exit

3

21

4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press Quiet (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: Off/On

Default Setting: Off

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

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User guide The Menu

Selecting font (Font) This parameter selects the character style and its quality perma-

nently.

Font LPI

Back Next

3

21

4

Roman NLQ*
Set < > Exit

3

21

4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press Font (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: see table below

Default Setting: Draft

Character styles marked with an

I (for example Courier I LQ) are

IBM compatible fonts.

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:

The abbreviation NLQ stands for Near Letter print quality, which
means that the printer works faster but with a slightly lower resolu­tion. LQ stands for Letter Quality, which means that the resolu tion is
higher at the expense of a slightly slower speed.

Available fonts

Draft S Serif PS LQ OCR-A NLQ
Draft Copy Courier NLQ OCR-A LQ
Roman NLQ Courier LQ Courier I NLQ
Roman LQ Prestige NLQ Courier I LQ
Roman PS NLQ Prestige LQ Cour I PS NLQ
Roman PS LQ Script NLQ Cour I PS LQ
Sans Serif NLQ Script LQ Orator NLQ
Sans Serif LQ OCR-B NLQ Orator LQ
S Serif PS NLQ OCR-B LQ

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

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Setting line spacing (LPI) 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).

Font LPI

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Online

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Setup

6 LPI *

Set < > Exit

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4

Setup

Selecting start signal for
escape sequence (ESC­Char)

ESCChar Protocol
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Online

Press LPI (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: 2 LPI, 3 LPI, 4 LPI, 6 LPI*, 8 LPI, 12 LPI

Default Setting: 6 LPI

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

Selects the start signal for control sequences. Setting ESC: Only
character Escape (27d, 1Bh) can be used. Setting ESC+$$: Char­acter Escape or alternatively two $ characters ($$) can be used. For
more information see the section Escape sequences

(page 120).

Press ESCChar (2) key.

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ESCChar=ESC *
Set < > Exit

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Setup

Online

Setup

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: ESC/ESC+$$

Default Setting: ESC

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

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User guide The Menu

Selecting Protocol
(emulation)

ESCChar Protocol
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Parall. Serial
Back Next

21

Epson ESC/P2 *
Set < > Exit

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4

3

4

3

4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Selects the emulation for the serial or parallel interface. When a
printer understands the control set written for another printer type, it
is said to emulate the other printer.

The selected emulation of the active interface is shown in on­line or Offline mode in the second line of the printers display.
For more information refer to Online mode

(page 22)

Press Protocol (3) key.

Press Parall. (2) if you want to select a emulation for the parallel in­terface or Serial (3) if you want to select a emulation for the serial
interface of the printer (in our example: Parall.).

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: DEC PPL2, Epson ESC/P2, IBM XL24,

IBM XL24+AGM,

Default Setting: Epson ESC/P2 (Parall.)

DEC PPL2 (Serial)

If the printer is switched to Online mode after changing the emula­tion, it performs a reset.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

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User guide The Menu

Bidirectional printing (PrintDir)

PrintDir I/O
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PrintDir=Bidir *
Set < > Exit

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4

Setup

Online

4

Setup

Selects if the printer prints in both directions (bidirectional) or only in
one direction (unidirectional from left to right).

Press PrintDir (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: Bidir/Unidir

Default Setting: Bidir

Normal internal characters will be printed alwa ys bidirectional,
whereas graphic, semigraphic, large character s (LCP) and bar­codes are printed depending on the setting of PrintDir.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

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Settings for interfaces (I/O) In this parameter group, you can choose various settings for the

printer interfaces. See also Interfaces

(page 122).

PrintDir I/O
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Online

4

Setup

Serial interface (Serial) To ensure the proper functioning of serial data trans-

Press I/O (3) key.

STOP

fers, the serial settings of the printer and computer
(host) must coincide.

Serial Interf.

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4

Online

Setup

Press Serial (2) key.

Data transmssion rate (Baud) Selects the data transmission rate (baud rate) (baud = bit per sec-

ond).

Baud Format

Back Next

Online

Press Baud (2) key.

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Baud= 9600 *
Set < > Exit

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Setup

Online

Setup

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200

Default Setting: 9600

Printer and computer must have the same baud rate.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

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Data format (Format) This parameter serves to define the number of data bits, the parity

check for received data bytes and the number of stop bits per data
byte.

Baud Format

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4

8bit No 1Stop*
Set < > Exit

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Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press Format (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: see table below

Default Setting: 8 Bit No 1 Stop

1 number of data bits 2 parity test 3 number of stop bits

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
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

1 Sets the number of data bits: You can s e l e c t 7 o r 8 .
2 The parity test for received data bytes can be selected. NO cau-

ses 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 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 (SPACE).

3 Selects one or two stop bits per data byte.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

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Buffer control (BuffCtrl) This parameter serves to select the type of protocol, i.e. a certain set

of rules and procedures for ensuring error-free data exchanges be­tween computer and printer. Details of the available protocols can
be found in the section Protocols

(page 127).

Special BuffCtrl
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4

XON/XOFF *
Set < > Exit

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Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press BuffCtrl (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: XON/XOFF, Robust XON/XOFF,

Default Setting: XON/XOFF

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

Signal Processing (DTR) Defines the conductor to which the DTR signal is connected

(DTR = Data Terminal Ready).

DTR

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Online

Press DTR (2) key.

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4

DTR=DTR *
Set < > Exit

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21

4

Setup

Online

Setup

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: DTR/READY

Default Setting: DTR

DTR=DTR: DTR signal is assigned to DTR line.
DTR=READY: 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.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

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Selecting interface (Interf.) Selects the interface. Printer is configured either for parallel or serial

connection or in automatic change for both (Auto).

Serial Interf.
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Interf.= Auto*
Set < > Exit

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4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press Interf. (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: Auto, Parallel, Serial

Default Setting: Auto
Interf.=Auto: Printer switches automatically between parallel and

serial interface.

Interf.=Parallel: Printer using parallel interface.
Interf.=Serial: Printer using serial interface.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

Interface buffer (Buffer) Selects the size of the interface buffer.

Buffer Timeout

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Online

Press Buffer (2) key.

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4

Buffer=32 KB *
Set < > Exit

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4

Setup

Online

Setup

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: 0, 16, 32, 48, 64

Default Setting: 32 KB

If buffer = 0 KB and the serial interface is selected, or if
the setting Auto is active, the actual buffer size will be
512 bytes.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to leave the parameter group Interf.. Press the Next key (4)
again to access the next group of parameters.

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Selecting interface timeout (Timeout)

Buffer Timeout

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Online

4

Setup

Timeout=2 sec *
Set < > Exit

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Online

4

Setup

Automatic carriage return (Auto-CR)

The Timout option allows you to define the duration after which the
interface switches back to the Stand-by state, when the printer stops
receiving data.

Press Timeout (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: 2 sec … 30 sec

Default Setting: 2 sec

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

Switches the automatic carriage return on or off after receiving the
signal LF (line feed).

Auto-CR Auto-LF
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4

Auto-CR=On *
Set < > Exit

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4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press Auto-CR (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: Off/On

Default Setting: On

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

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User guide The Menu

Automatic line feed
(Auto-LF)

Auto-CR Auto-LF
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Auto-LF=On *
Set < > Exit

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4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

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

Press Auto-LF (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: Off/On

Default Setting: Off

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

Menu lock (MenLock) With MenLock = Off, all functions and settings are accessible with-

out 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]), Paprpath
(setting the paper path), Font (setting the font) and the character
spacing (CPI), while access to Menu mode (Menu key) 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.
In this case, the Setup menu can only be called up by holding the
key Setup while switching on the printer.

MenLock Language
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4

MenLock=Menu *
Set < > Exit

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4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press MenLock (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: Off, Menu, All

Default Setting: Off

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

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

MenLock Language
Back Next

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Online

Setup

Press Language (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.

English *
Set < > Exit

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4

Online

Setup

Setting Options: English, German, French, Italian,

Spanish

Default Setting: English

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

Paper parameters (Paper) Selects the paper parameters Formlen (form length), FormAdj (first

printing position) and Head (print head gap, only if AGA=Off) sepa­rately for each paper source in the current menu.

Only installed options can be selected.

Paper AutoTear

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Single Front1

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4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press Paper (2) key.

You can now choose between the following paper options:

` Single
` Front1 (tractor 1)
` Front2 (tractor 2 front, option)

Select the desired paperway, in our example Single (2). Press Next
(4) key, to proceed to the installed optional paperways.

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User guide The Menu

Form length (Formlen) You can define the form length in one of two ways: via the number

of lines or via standard formats (e.g. Letter, Legal).

Formlen FormAdj
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Lines Standard

Back Next

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21

4

6 LPI =72 *
Set < > Exit

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4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press Formlen (2) key.

If you wish to define the form length via a line format, press Line (2)
key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: 6 to 132

Default Setting: 66
Sets the form length via line formats. Please note that the adjust-

ment 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 selectable range is be­tween 3 and 21 inches, i.e. for 2 LPI from 6 to 42 lines and for 12 LPI
from 24 to 262 lines.

If the form length is set it will not be changed by changing the LPI
later on.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

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Lines Standard

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21

Fanfold 12 *

4

"

Set < > Exit

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4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

If you wish to define the form length via standard formats, press
Standard (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: DIN A3, DIN A4, DIN A5,

DIN B5, DIN B6, DIN C6,
Executive 10.5", Letter 11", Fanfold 12",
Legal 14", No Format

Default Setting: Letter 11"
Selects the form length by standard formats. Using Standard, differ-

ent 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.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

First printing position (FormAdj) Sets the first print position of a form in n/72 inch, separately adjust-

able for each paper path.
The settings made here reduce the height of the printable area.

Formlen FormAdj
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Online

Setup

Press FormAdj (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.

FormAdj= 12/72 *
Set < > Exit

"

Online

Setting Options: 0/72" bis 220/72"
Default Setting: 12/72"

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Setup

An alternative notation for FormAdj is TOF (Top Of Form).

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

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User guide The Menu

Print head gap manually (Head) This parameter is ignored if the automatic gap adjustment (AGA) is

activated; see Automatic gap adjustment (AGA)

(page 68).

Adjusts the print head gap manually; separately adjustable for each
paper path.

Head

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4

Head= 18 *
Set < > Exit

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21

4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press Head (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: 0 to 100

Default Setting: 18
Select the Head = 18 parameter for normal paper. Use a greater dis-

tance for thicker paper.
Recommended values for the print head gap:

1 layer 2 layers 3 layers 4 layers 5 layers 6 layers

18 26 34 42 50 58

If you change this value, this may affect the print quality.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

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User guide The Menu

View and tear position (TearView)

Paper TearView

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ViewTear=1s *
Set < > Exit

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21

Online

4

Setup

Online

4

Setup

The auto tear or the auto view function can be selected as desired.
When auto view is switched on, the last printed text is visible.
When auto tear is switched on, the perforation of the paper is posi-

tioned at the tear off edge of the printer, when no data are pro­cessed.

Press TearView (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: View=1s/3s/6s

Tear=1s/3s/6s
Tear at TOF
No Tear/Reverse
Manual

Default Setting: Tear=1s
If the parameter View is set to 1s, 3s or 6s, the paper moves to the

“normal” print position as soon as data is received. After printing the
printer waits for the given interval to bring the paper once more to
the auto view position.

If the parameter Tear is set to 1s, 3s or 6s, 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 is not aligned with t he perforation of
the paper, this can be corrected (see Setting the tear position

(page 37).

If the parameter No T ear/Reverse is set, TearView mode is disabled
and no backward movements are performed.

If the parameter Manual is set, the paper can still be brought into a
View or Tear position via a specific sequence or by pressing the
Tear key.

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.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

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User guide The Menu

Line length (Width) Selects the line length in inches. With the setting o f 8 Inch, the prin-

ter operates like a printer with a width of only 8 inches.

Width

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Width=13.6Inch *
Set < > Exit

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Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press Width (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: 8 Inch, 13.2 Inch, 13.6 Inch

Default Setting: 13.6 Inch (wide printer)/8 Inch (narrow printer)

The setting options 13.2 Inch and 13.6 Inch are available in the
wide printer only. The narrow printer has a fix line length of

8Inch.
Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key

(4) to access the next group of parameters.

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User guide The Menu

Barcode (Barcode) With this function selected it is posible to print different barcodes and

LCP (Large Character Printing).

Barcode Barmode
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Online

4

Setup

Barcode=Off *
Set < > Exit

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21

Online

4

Setup

Normal characters and bar­code (Barmode)

Press Barcode (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: On/Off

Default Setting: Off
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 conflicts in sequence conformity with the
selected emulation may occur. (The possible barcodes, LCP cha­racters and the operation of these functions are described in the

Programmer’s Manual

).

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

Allows printing of normal characters on the left and right of the bar­code.

Barcode Barmode
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4

Secured *
Set < > Exit

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4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press Barmode (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: Secured/Unsecured

Default Setting: Unsecured
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.

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

This function can be activated/deactivated by sequences.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key
(4) to access the next group of parameters.

Form feed mode (FFmode) Specifies whether a form feed is to be performed when the paper

reaches the top print line.

FFmode PapOpt
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FFmode=Off *
Set < > Exit

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4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press FFmode (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: On/Off

Default Setting: Off
FFmode = On: If the paper is positioned in the first printing line

(TOF), form feeds will be ignored.
FFmode = Off: Form feed will be performed in all cases.
Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

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User guide The Menu

Setting and activating
options (PapOpt)

FFmode PapOpt
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Front2
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3

21

Installed *
Set < > Exit

3

21

Online

4

Setup

Online

4

Setup

Online

4

Setup

Selection of the optional tractor; see Paperway (page 5). If you set
any of these options to Not installed, they will not be displayed in the
paper path quick selection menu.For setting the tractor

Press PapOpt (3) key.

Press Front2 (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: installed/Not installed

Default Setting: installed

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

Activation of tractors (AutoTra) This parameter only appears if the optional tractor is installed. It reg-

ulates the activation of tractors when there is no more paper left in
one of them.

AutoTra
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4

AutoTra=Off *
Set < > Exit

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4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press AutoTra (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.
Setting Options: Off/T1=T2

Default Setting: Off
If an optional tractor is installed and the Off parameter is activated,

only the selected tractor is supported (either via the menu or an ESC
sequence). If the selected tractor is out of paper, printing stops.

If an optional tractor is installed and you select T1=T2, the printer will
load paper from the other tractor if the selected one is empty.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

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User guide The Menu

Automatic gap adjustment (AGA)

AGA

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AGA=On *
Set < > Exit

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21

Online

4

Setup

Online

4

Setup

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

Press the AGA key (3).

Setting options: Off/once/always
Default setting: always

AGA=always: printer checks paper thickness and changes gap ad­justment if necessary (default). Measurments take place
– after power-on
– in single sheet mode: for each sheet
– in tractor mode: whenever changing the paper path, when

loading paper

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 4 macros available.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. The printer automat­ically leaves test mode and assumes Online mode.

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User guide The Menu

Paper handling (Paphand) The Paphand group of menus improves the possibilities for the trou-

blefree printing of paper with properties likely to cause problems
(perforations etc.) or paper of poor finish.

Put the printer into Menu mode by pressing the Setup key. Press the
Menu key. The display shows Print/Macro. Press Next or Back key
until the parameter group Paphand/CX-bid appears in the display.

Paphand CX-bid
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Online

4

Setup

Head up Pagewid
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Online

4

Setup

Increasing the print head gap (Head up)

Head up=Off *
Set < > Exit

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21

1

2

3

Online

4

Setup

5

Press the Paphand key (2).

Select the Head up menu (2).

With this function you can increase the print head gap before and af­ter the perforation of the form.

Setting options: On/Off
Default setting: Off

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

2

Printing is possible in the protected area.

6

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key.

4

1 Top edge of form 5 Protected zone
2 Paper transport strip 6 Transport hol es
3 Bottom edge of form 7 Left-hand area

7

8

4 Form separation perforation 8 Right-hand area

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User guide The Menu

Paper width (Pagewid) This parameter determines the actual paper width.

Head up Pagewid
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4

Pagewid=136/10“*
Set < > Exit

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4

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Press the Pagewid key (3).

Setting options narrow printer: From 20 to 80 in 1/10 inch steps
Setting options wide printer: From 20 to 136 in 1/10 inch steps
Default setting narrow printer: 136/10"
Default setting narrow printer: 80/10"
(80/136 characters at 10 characters/inch)

If Head up = On, the print head moves to the calculated center of
the paper during the time the paper is moving in the protected zone.
If Rightzo = On (see below), the print head moves out of the perfo­ration zone on the right as long as the paper is being transported.

Set the printing width rather than the actual paper width.
Confirm your settings with the Set key (1) and press the Next key

(4) to access the next group of parameters.

Left-hand area (Leftzon) If the parameter is On, the print head moves out of the perforation

zone (area t) on the left as long as the paper is being transported.
The Pagewid setting has no influence (see above).

Leftzon Rightzo
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Press the Leftzon key (2).

Setting options: On/Off

Leftzon=Off *
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Default setting: Off

Confirm your settings with the Set key (1).

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Right-hand area (Rightzo) If the parameter is On, the print head tra vels from the right-hand per-

foration area (u) towards the center of the paper while the paper is
moving. The Pagewid option must be correctly set in this case, see

Paper width (Pagewid)

(page 70).

Leftzon Rightzo
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Rightzo=Off *
Set < > Exit

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Bidirectional parallel
interface (CX-bid)

Press the Rightzo key (3).

Setup

Setting options: On/Off
Default setting: Off

Setup

If this parameter is On, the print head carriage travels to the
center of the form while the paper is loaded.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

This parameter sets the parallel interface either to bidirectional or t o
compatibility mode.

Paphand CX-bid
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CX-bid=On *
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Online

Setup

Select the CX-bid menu (3).

Setting options: On/Off
Default setting: On

CX-bid = On sets the parallel interface of the printer to bidirectional
mode (IEEE 1284, Nibble mode), e.g. for Windows Plug & Play.

CX-bid = Off sets the interface to compatibility mode in order to en­sure reliable operation with special external boxes or print server.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

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Line wrap (Wrap)

Wrap Sound

Select the Wrap menu (2).

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Setting options: On/Off

Wrap=On *
Set < > Exit

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Default setting: On
Wrap = On: If the number of transferred characters per print line ex-

ceeds the maximum printing width, the supernumerary characters
are printed at the beginning of the next line.
Wrap = Off: The supernumerary characters are cut off.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key.

Beep at paper end (Sound) Generates a beep when paper is empty.

Wrap Sound

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Setup

Select the Sound menu (3).

Sound=On *
Set < > Exit

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Setting options: On/Off
Default setting: On

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

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

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Setting for printing copy paper (HvyForm)

HvyForm

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HvyForm=Off *
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If you set HvyForm = On, the printer prints the same line twice at
double strike. This setting ensures that copy paper produces opti­mum results.

Select the HvyForm menu (3).

Setting options: On/Off
Default setting: Off

With the Copy Draft, NLQ and LQ print qualities, the line is
printed twice, however, at single strike.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

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User guide The Menu

Setting the page margins (Margin)

Margin DECMode
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This parameter group allows you to define the area for printing. You
can set the top, bottom and left margin.

Press the Margin key (2).

Setting the top margin (Topmrg) This option lets you set the top margin with the number of the line

(numbered from the top paper edge) where the printing actually
starts.

Topmrg Botmrg

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Setup

Press the Topmrg key (2).

Setting options: Line 1 to Formlength

Topmrg= 1 *
Set < > Exit

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Default setting: Line 1

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The setting of this Option depends on the setting of both the
vertical pitch and the form length options. For details refer to

Setting line spacing (LPI)

(page 50) and Form length (Formlen)

(page 60).

STOP

Do not set Topmrg eqal or higher than Botmrg.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key.

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Setting the bottom margin (Botmrg)

Topmrg Botmrg

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The bottom margin option gives you the possibility to set the bottom
margin with the number of the line (numbered from the top paper
edge) where the printing actually stops for a given page.

Press the Botmrg key (2).

Setting options: Line 1 to Formlength
Default setting: Formlength

The setting of this Option depends on the setting of both the
vertical pitch and the form length options. For details refer to

Setting line spacing (LPI)

(page 50) and Form length (Formlen)

(page 60). The Values range fr om the v alue f or top margin (see

Setting the top margin (Topmrg)

on page 74) to the value for form

length.

STOP

Do not set Topmrg eqal or higher than Botmrg.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter with the Next key (4).

Setting the left margin (Leftmrg) The left margin option is defined by the number of the columns

(numbered from the left paper edge) where the printing actually
starts.

Leftmrg
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Setup

Online

Setup

Press the Leftmrg key (2).

Setting options: 0 to 30/10"
Default setting: 0/10"

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

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User guide The Menu

Setting the DEC Mode (DECMode)

Margin DECMode
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Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI)

CPI CharSet

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CPI= *10 CPI
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Setup

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The DEC mode option sets the DEC protocol specific features.

Press the DECMode key (3).

Sets the horizontal spacing of the printed characters used with the
DEC protocol.

Press the CPI key (2).

Setting options: 5, 6, 6.65, 8.25, 8.6, 9, 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.5, 17.1,

18, 20 cpi and Proportional Spacing

Default setting: 10

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key.

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Character set (CharSet) Selects the G0 character set that will be used with the DEC protocol.

CPI CharSet

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Setup

Online

Setup

Press the CharSet key (3).

Setting options: see table below
Default setting: US ASCII

Character Set Definition

US ASCII US ASCII
British British
French French
German German
Norw./Danish Norwegian/Danish
DEC Finnish DEC Finnish
DEC French-Can. DEC French-Canadian
DEC Norw.-Dan. DEC Norwegian/Danish
DEC Swedish DEC Swedish
DEC Dutch DEC Dutch
DEC Swiss DEC Swiss
DEC Portuguese DEC Portuguese
DEC Supplement. DEC Supplemental
DEC Spec.-Graphi. DEC Special Graphics
DEC Technical DEC Technical
DEC 7bit Hebrew DEC 7Bit Hebrew
DEC Turkish DEC 7Bit Turkish
DEC Hebrew Sup. DEC Hebrew Supplemental
DEC Greek Sup. DEC Greek Supplemental
DEC Turk. Sup DEC Turkish Supplemental
ISO Italian ISO Italian
ISO Spanish ISO Spanish
JIS Katakana JIS Katakana
JIS Roman JIS Roman
Legal Legal

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

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User guide The Menu

User preference character set (UserChr)

UserChr
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DEC Supplement *

Set < > Exit

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This option sets the user character set for the DEC protocol.

Press the UserChr key (2).

Setting options: see table below
Default setting: DEC supplement

DEC Finnish ISO Latin-Hebr. Su Code Page 853
French ISO Latin-Cyr. Sup Code Page 855
DEC French-Can. ISO Latin-5 Su Code Page 857
German ISO Latin-9 Su Code Page 858
ISO Italian E-USA Code Page 860
JIS Roman E-France Code Page 861
DEC Norw./Dan. E-Germany Code Page 862
ISO Spanish E-United Kingd Code Page 863
DEC Swedish E-Denmark 1 Code Page 864
Norw./Danish E-Sweden Code Page 865
DEC Dutch E-Italy Code Page 866
DEC Swiss E-Spain 1 XXX Code Page 869
DEC Portuguese E-Japan Abicomp
Legal E-Norway Brazilian ASCII
DEC Supplement E-Denmark 2 Mazowian
DEC Spec.Graph. E-Spain 2 Code MJK
DEC Technical E-L. America Bulgarian
DEC 7Bit Hebrew E-Turkey ISO 8859-7
DEC Hebrew Sup. E-Korea ISO 8859-15
DEC Greek Sup. E-Legal ISO Latin 1T
DEC 7Bit Turk. E-Old Hebrew New Hebrew
DEC Turk. Sup. Code Page 437 D-Hebrew
JIS Katakana CP 437 Greek Code Page 210
ISO Latin-1 Su Code Page 850 Code Page 220
ISO Latin-2 Su Code Page 851
ISO Latin-Greek Su Code Page 852

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

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Printer ID (Prn.ID) This option defines the DEC printer ID used by the printer when re-

sponding to DA commands (DA = device attributes, see Program-

mer’s Manual, Reports. from your host computer or application

software (serial transmission only).

Prn.ID CAN Fkt.

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PPL2 *

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Deleting sequence or buffer (CAN Fkt.)

Prn.ID CAN Fkt.

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Press the Prn.ID key (2).

Setting options: PPL2, LA120 ID, LA210 ID
Default setting: PPL2

PPL2: Allows the printer to respond as a DEC Conformance Level 2
device.

LA120 ID: The printer responds as a LA120 printer.
LA210 ID: The printer responds as a LA210 printer.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key.
This option defines the behaviour of the cancel function.

Press the CAN Fkt. key (3).

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Set < > Exit

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Setting options: Abort Sequ./Kill Buffer
Default setting: Abort Sequ.

If Abort Sequence is set, the printer immediately deletes the cur­rently processed sequence (without execution). If Kill buffer is se­lected, the printer immediately deletes the complete receiving
buffer, even if a prior X-OFF was sent to printer.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

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User guide The Menu

Disconnection on end of transmission (Discnct)

Discnct Report
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Set < > Exit

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Setup

This option determines whether the communication disconnect oc­curs at the end of the transmission.

Press the Discnt key (2).

Setting options: Enable/Disable
Default setting: Disable

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key.

Initial Report (Report) This option determines whether the printer sends an initial report to

the host or not.

Discnct Report
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Press the Report key (3).

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Setup

Setting options: Enable/Disable
Default setting: Disable

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

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Automatic answerback (Answbck)

Answbck Answ_ENQ
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Disable *

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Answerback on ENQ (Answ_ENQ)

Answbck Answ_ENQ
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Setup

Online

Setup

Online

This option determines whether the printer sends an answerback
message to the printer during initialization or not.

Press the Answbck key (2).

Setting options: Enable/Disable
Default setting: Disable

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key.

This option determines whether the answerback message is sent to
the host when the printer receives an ENQ code.

Press the Answ_ENQ key (3).

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Setup

Setting options: Enable/Disable
Default setting: Disable

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

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User guide The Menu

Setting the IBM mode
(IBMMode)

IBMMode EPSMode
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Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI)

CPI IBM-Cset

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CPI= *10 CPI
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Setup

The IBM mode option sets the IBM specific features.

Press the IBMMode key (2).

Sets the horizontal spacing of the printed characters used with the
IBM protocol.

Press the CPI key (2).

Setting options: 5, 6, 7.5, 8.6, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20 cpi

and Proportional Spacing

Default setting: 10

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key.

IBM character set (IBM-Cset) This option identifies which kind of character set is to use: for En-

glish (IBM standard characters) or non English languages (IBM ex­tended characters).

CPI IBM-Cset

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Set < > Exit

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Setup

Online

Setup

Press the IBM-Cset key (3).

Setting options: Standard/Extended
Default setting: Standard

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

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Code page (CodPage) This option determines which code page the printer uses in IBM

mode.

CodPage DblHigh
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Setup

Online

Setup

Press the CodPage key (2).

Setting options: see table below
Default setting: Code Page 437

E-Denmark 2 US ASCII
E-Spain 2 British ISO Latin-Greek
E-L. America DEC Finnish ISO Latin-Hebr. Su
E-Turkey French ISO Latin-Cyr. Sup
E-Korea DEC French-Can. ISO Latin-5 Su
E-Legal German ISO Latin-9 Su
E-Old Hebrew ISO Italian E-USA
Code Page 437 JIS Roman E-France
CP 437 Greek DEC Norw./Dan. E-Germany
Code Page 850 ISO Spanish E-United Kingd
Code Page 851 DEC Swedish E-Denmark 1
Code Page 852 Norw./Danish E-Sweden
Code Page 853 DEC Dutch E -Italy
Code Page 855 DEC Swiss E-Spain 1
Code Page 857 DEC Portuguese E-Japan
Code Page 858 Legal E-Norway
Code Page 860 DEC Supplement Code MJK
Code Page 861 DEC Spec.Graph. Bulgarian
Code Page 862 DEC Technical ISO 8859-7
Code Page 863 DEC 7Bit Hebrew ISO 8859-15
Code Page 864 DEC Hebrew Sup. ISO Latin 1T
Code Page 865 DEC Greek Sup. New Hebrew
Code Page 866 DEC 7Bit Turk. D-Hebrew
Code Page 869 DEC Turk. Sup. Code Page 210
Abicomp JIS Katakana Code Page 220
Brazilian ASCII ISO Latin-1 Su
Mazowian ISO Latin-2 Su

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key.

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IBM Double Height (DblHigh) This option determines whether the IBM double height mode should

be used (On) or not (Off).

CodPage DblHigh
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Horizontal pitch on Compress (IBMComp)

IBMComp Sl.Zero
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Press the DblHigh key (3).

Setting options: On/Off
Default setting: Off

If the parameter On is selected, all data will be printed in double
height.

If the parameter Off is selected, all data will be printed in normal
height.

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

This option selects the character density when receiving the Com­press command (SI or ESC SI).

Press the IBMComp key (2).

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Setting options: 17.1, 20 CPI
Default setting: 17.1 CPI

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key.

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Slashed Zero (Sl.Zero) This option selects whether the zero character is printed with or with-

out a slash.

IBMComp Sl.Zero
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Setup

Online

Setup

Press the Sl.Zero key (3).

Setting options: On/Off
Default setting: Off

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

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Setting the EPSON Mode (EPSMode)

IBMMode EPSMode
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Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI)

CPI EPS-Cset

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The EPSON mode option sets the EPSON protocol specific fea­tures.

Press the EPSMode key (3).

Sets the horizontal spacing of the printed characters used with the
EPSON protocol.

Press the CPI key (2).

Setting options: 5, 6, 7.5, 8.6, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20 cpi

and Proportional Spacing

Default setting: 10

EPSON character set (EPS-Cset)

CPI EPS-Cset

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Setup

Online

Setup

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key.

This option defines the style which is applied to the character set.

Press the EPS-Cset key (3).

Setting options: Graphic, Italic, DLL
Default setting: Graphic

Graphic: The character sets are not altered.
Italic: The Italic style is applied to the character set.
DLL: A DLL (download) character set, as defined before, can be ac-

tivated in the code range from hex. A0 to hex. FE.
Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next

parameter group with the Next key (4).

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Code Page (CodPage) This option determines which code page the printer uses in EPSON

mode.

CodPage Sl.Zero
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Setup

Online

Setup

Press the CodPage key (3).

Setting options: see table below
Default setting: Code Page 437

CPI 210 ISO Latin-2 Su Code Page 852
US ASCII ISO Latin-Greek Code Page 853
British ISO Latin-Hebr. Su Code Page 855
DEC Finnish ISO Latin-Cyr. Sup Code Page 857
French ISO Latin-5 Su Code Page 858
DEC French-Can. ISO Latin-9 Su Code Page 860
German E-USA Code Page 861
ISO Italian E-France Code Page 862
JIS Roman E-Germany Code Page 863
DEC Norw./Dan. E-United Kingd Code Page 864
ISO Spanish E-Denmark 1 Code Page 865
DEC Swedish E-Sweden Code Page 866
Norw./Danish E-Italy Code Page 869
DEC Dutch E-Spain 1 Abicomp
DEC Swiss E-Japan Brazilian ASCII
DEC Portuguese E-Norway Mazowian
Legal E-Denmark 2 Code MJK
DEC Supplement E-Spain 2 Bulgarian
DEC Spec.Graph. E-L. America ISO 8859-7
DEC Technical E-Turkey ISO 8859-15
DEC 7Bit Hebrew E-Korea ISO Latin 1T
DEC Hebrew Sup. E-Legal New Hebrew
DEC Greek Sup. E-Old Hebrew D-Hebrew
DEC 7Bit Turk. Code Page 437 Code Page 210
DEC Turk. Sup. CP 437 Greek Code Page 220
JIS Katakana Code Page 850
ISO Latin-1 Su Code Page 851

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key.

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Slashed Zero (Sl.Zero) This option selects whether the zero character is printed with or with-

out a slash.

CodPage Sl.Zero
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Setup

Online

Setup

Press the Sl.Zero key (3).

Setting options: On/Off
Default setting: Off

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set (1) key. Change to the next
parameter group with the Next key (4).

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Menu settings (example)

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Advanced menu

The advanced menu consists of test functions and advanced
settings.

Test functions 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 print head and the mechanics, as well as ef­ficient data transmission from the computer to the printer.

The extended menu contains two or three test functions (wide print­er: ASCII 80, ASCII 136, H-Dump; narrow printer: ASCII 80,
H-Dump).

ASCII80 ASCII136
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H-Dump

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ASCII test with 80 or 136 characters per line.

Interface test (H-Dump)

Testmode
Initializing ...

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Enter advanced menu mode by pressing the key Online while
switching on the printer and keep the key pressed until Testmode
appears on the display.

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

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Printer self-test
(Rolling ASCII)

Testmode
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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. En-

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sure that paper is inserted. Keep the key Online pressed while
switching on the printer, until Testmode appears on the display.

Press the soft key for the ASCII 80 format (corresponds to Legal

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Portrait) or for ASCII 136 (Double or Legal Landscape). The display
will indicate Test mode Off.

Press the Online key, to start the test.
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 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

(page 41).

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 e xit 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

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Example of an ASCII test printout

If you selected a proportional font (PS f ont) , the printed length
of the lines varies.

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

(page 39).

Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode 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 switching off the
printer, press the key Online.

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