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Important Safety Instructions (English)

Read the following instructions thoroughly before starting up your printer.

 Never carry out maintenance or repair work yourself. Always contact a qualified service technician.

 Keep this Operator’s Manual in a place which is easily accessible at all times.

 Place the printer on a solid and even base so that it cannot fall.

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

 Ensure the printer is connected to a socket with the correct mains voltage.

 Always disconnect the printer from the mains before opening the device to perform maintenance work or

remedy errors.

 Do not expose the printer to high temperatures, direct sunlight or dust.

 Keep all liquids away from the printer.

 Protect the printer from shock, impact and vibration.

 Make sure that the printer and computer are switched off before connecting the data cable.

 The print head will become very hot during printing; avoid contact with the print head after printing has

finished.

 Do not perform any operation or action in any way other than those provided in this manual. When in

doubt, contact your dealer or your customer support.

The device and mains-socket must all times be easily accessible.

Only straight connector can be used for power cord.

WARNING: Hazardous moving parts. Keep away from moving fan blades.

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Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise (German)

Lesen Sie bitte diese Sicherheitshinweise durch, bevor sie den Drucker in Betrieb nehmen.

 Führen Sie Wartungsarbeiten und Reparaturen keinesfalls selbst aus, sondern verständigen Sie immer

einen qualifizierten Servicetechniker.

 Bewahren Sie diese Dokumentation an einem jederzeit zugänglichen Ort auf.

 Den Drucker auf stabilem und ebenem Untergrund so aufstellen, dass er nicht zu Boden fallen kann.

 Stellen Sie den Drucker keinesfalls in der Nähe von leicht entzündlichen Gasen oder explosiven Stoffen

auf.

 Den Drucker nur an eine Steckdose mit der richtigen Spannung anschließen.

 Wenn Sie den Drucker vom Netz trennen wollen, den Drucker ausschalten und immer den Netzstecker an

der Steckdose ziehen.

 Den Drucker weder hohen Temperaturen noch direktem Sonnenlicht und Staub aussetzen.

 Keine Flüssigkeiten mit dem Drucker in Berührung bringen.

 Den Drucker keinen Erschütterungen, Stößen oder Vibrationen aussetzen.

 Sicherstellen, dass der Drucker und der Computer ausgeschaltet sind, bevor das Datenkabel

angeschlossen wird.

 Der Druckkopf wird während des Druckens heiß. Vor dem Berühren deshalb einige Zeit abkühlen lassen.

 Weichen Sie bei der Bedienung des Druckers nicht von den Anweisungen in der Dokumentation ab.

 Bei Unklarheiten wenden Sie sich bitte an Ihren Händler oder Ihren Kundendienst.

 Maschinenlärminformations – Verordnung – 3.GPSGV, der höchste Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB(A)

oder weniger gemäß EN ISO 7779.

Das Gerät und die Netzsteckdose müssen jeder Zeit leicht zugänglich sein.

Nur Netzkabel mit geraden Steckern verwenden.

ACHTUNG: Gefährliche, bewegte Teile. Halten Sie sich fern von bewegten Ventilator-Flügeln.

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Consignes importantes de sécurité (French)

Lire attentivement les instructions suivantes avant de mettre l’imprimante en service.

 Ne jamais effectuer soi-même les travaux d’entretien et de réparations. Contacter toujours un dépanneur

qualifié.

 Placer l’imprimante sur un support stable de façon à ce qu’elle ne puisse pas tomber.

 Ne jamais placer l’imprimante à proximité de sources de gaz aisément inflammables ou de substances

explosives.

 Ne connecter l’imprimante à une prise que lorsque la tension est correcte.

 Pour déconnecter l’imprimante de l’alimentation principale, mettre l’imprimante hors tension et toujours

débrancher le connecteur secteur de la prise murale.

 Ne pas exposer l’imprimante à des températures élevées, à la lumière directe du soleil ou à la poussière.

 Ne pas mettre l’imprimante en contact avec des liquides.

 Ne pas exposer l’imprimante à des chocs, impacts ou vibrations.

 S’assurer que l’imprimante et l’ordinateur sont hors tension avant de connecter le câble de données.

 La tête d’impression est brûlante pendant l’impression. C’est pourquoi laissez-la refroidir quelques

instants avant d’y toucher.

 N'exécutez aucune opération ni action d'une autre manière que celle indiquée dans ce manuel. En cas de

doute, veuillez contacter votre distributeur ou service après-vente.

Le dispositif et la prise principale doivent toujours être accessibles facilement.

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Indicazioni di sicurezza importanti (Italian)

Prima di mettere in funzione la stampante, leggere attentamente le seguenti indicazioni.

 Non eseguire mai da sé gli interventi di manutenzione e riparazione, ma rivolgersi sempre a un tecnico di

assistenza qualificato.

 Conservare le presenti istruzioni per l’uso in un luogo sempre accessibile.

 Collocare la stampante su una superficie stabile, per evitare che cada a terra.

 Non collocare la stampante in prossimità di gas facilmente infiammabili o di sostanze esplosive.

 Collegare la stampante a una presa di corrente con tensione adeguata.

 Per scollegare la stampante dalla rete di alimentazione, spegnere la stampante e disinserire sempre il

connettore di rete dalla presa.

 Non esporre la stampante ad elevate temperature né alla luce solare diretta e alla polvere.

 Evitare il contatto della stampante con liquidi.

 Non esporre la stampante a colpi, scosse o vibrazioni.

 Verificare che la stampante e il computer siano spenti prima di collegare il cavo di trasmissione dati.

 Durante la stampa, la testina si surriscal-da notevolmente. Prima di toccarla, se necessario opportuno

quindi lasciarla raffreddare qualche istante.

 Non eseguire alcuna operazione o azione se non nella maniera descritta nel presente manuale. In caso di

dubbio, contattare il rivenditore o dalla società incaricata dell’assistenza.

Il dispositivo e la presa di corrente devono essere sempre facilmente accessibili.

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Instrucciones de seguridad importantes (Spanish)

Lea las siguientes instrucciones con esmero antes de poner la impresora en servicio.

 Nunca lleve a cabo trabajos de mantenimiento o reparación Ud. mismo, sino consulte a un técnico de

servicio calificado.

 Guarde las presentes instrucciones de servicio en un lugar de fácil acceso en cualquier momento.

 Ponga la impresora sobre un base estable de manera que no pueda caer al suelo.

 Nunca coloque la impresora en la vecindad de gases de fácil inflamabilidad o sunstancias explosivas.

 Asegure conectar la impresora sólo a un enchufe con un voltaje correcto.

 Cuando quiera desconectar la impresora de la red, apague la impresora y siempre tire la clavija de

alimentación del enchufe.

 No exponga la impresora a temperaturas altas, a la luz solar directa y al polvo.

 No ponga la impresora en contacto con fluidos.

 Nunca exponga la impresora a sacudidas, choques o vibraciones.

 Asegúrese de que la impresora y el ordenador estén apagdos antes de conectar el cable de datos.

 La cabeza de impresión se pone muy caliente durante la impresión. Por lo tanto, deje enfriarlo algún

tiempo antes de tocarla.

 No permita que se realice cualquier operación o acción de una forma diferente a lo que se señala en el

manual. En caso de duda, póngase en contacto con su comerciante o con su servicio post-venta.

El dispositivo y la toma de corriente deben estar ubicados de forma que sea fácil acceder a ellos.

User Guide Important Safety Instructions

Instruções Importantes sobre Segurança (Portuguese)

Leia as instruções de segurança antes de usar a impressora.

 Consulte sempre um técnico qualificado para executar uma reparação .

 Coloque a impressora sobre uma base sólida e nivelada, para que ela não sofra quedas.

 Jamais instale a impressora nas proximidades de lugares onde haja gás inflamável ou substâncias

explosivas.

 Assegure-se de conectar a impressora à tomada elétrica com a voltagem apro-priada.

 Quando desligar a impressora da rede, desligue sempre a impressora e retire o cabo da tomada.

 Não exponha a impressora a temperaturas altas ou luz solar direta.

 Não aproxime substâncias líquidas da impressora.

 Proteja a impressora de choques, impactos e vibrações.

 Desligue a impressora e o computador antes de conectar o cabo da rede.

 A cabeça da impressora pode ficar muito quente . Portanto, espere algum tempo antes de tocá-la.

 Não faça nenhuma operação ou ação além das recomendadas neste manual. Em caso de dúvida,

contate seu revendedor ou companhia de serviço.

A impressora e a tomada devem ser facilmente em todos os momentos acessíveis.

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Правила по технике безопасности. (Russian)

Прочитайте, пожалуйста, инструкцию по технике безопасности перед включением в работу принтера.

 Не выполняйте технические работы и ремонт техники самостоятельно, но сообщайте о

неисправностях квалифицированным сервисным техникам.

 Данная инструкция должна быть всегда доступна каждому пользователю.

 Установите принтер на ровном и стабильном месте так, чтобы он не смог упасть на пол.

 Ни в коем случае не ставьте принтер вблизи легко воспламеняющихся газов и взрывчатых веществ.

 Включайте принтер в розетку только с соответствующим напряжением.

 Если Вы хотите отключить принтер от напряжения, сначала выключите принтер сам и затем выньте

штекер из розетки.

 Берегите принтер от нагревания, от попадания на него прямых солнечных лучей и пыли.

 Не допускайте попадания жидкости на принтер.

 Нельзя подвергать принтер тряске, ударам и вибрации.

 Убедитесь, что принтер и компьютер выключены, только после этого соедините принтер с

компьютером.

 Печатающая головка нагревается во время работы принтера. Поэтому подождите какое-то время,

прежде чем дотронуться до нее.

 Пользуйтесь принтером так, как это написано в документации. Если у Вас возникают неясности,

обращайтесь с вопросами к Вашим продавцам или в сервисный центр.

Устройство и розетка должны быть всегда легко доступна.

User Guide Important Safety Instructions

Önemli

Güvenlik Talimatları

(Turkish)

Lütfen,

yazıcıyı iş

letime geçirmeden

önce bu

güvenlik talimatlarını bütünüyle

dikkatle okuyun.

Bakım

tamir çalışmalarını kesinlikle

hiçbir

surette kendi

başınıza yapmayın; her

zaman kalifiye

bir

uzman

servis

-teknisy

enine haber verin.



Yazıcıyı, üzerinden

yere düşmesi

mümkün olmayacak

sabit ve düz bir zemine yerleştirin.



Yazıcıyı kesinlikle

hiçbir

surette

kolayca yanabilecek

gaz veya

patlayıcı maddeler içeren

nesnelerin

yakınına

koymayın.

 Yazıcı akım

kablosunu

sadece

doğru gerilime

sahip bir prize takın.



Yazıcıyı

şebeke

ağından ayırmak istediğinizde, yazıcıyı kapatın

ağ-fişini

her zaman

prizden

çıkartın.



Yazıcıyı

ne yüksek

ısılı

ne de

doğrudan

güneş

ışığına

ve toza

mâruz

kalan

mekânlarda bulundurun.

 Yazıcı

hiçbir sıvı maddeyle

temasta

olmamalıdır.



Yazıcı hiçbir sarsıntıya, darbeye

veya titreşime

mâruz

kalmamalıdır.



Veri kablosu bağlanmadan

önce hem

yazıcının

hem de

bilgisayarın

kapalı

olduklarından

emin olmalısınız.



Yazıcının başı

basma

esnasında

yüksek

ısıya ulaşıyor.

Bu yüzden lütfen

dokunmadan

önce kısa süre

soğumasını

bekleyin.



Yazıcının işletimi

kullanımında

dokümantasyondaki talimatların

hiç

dışına çıkmayın.

Sorunlu

görünen

hususlarda

lütfen

imâlatçınıza

veya

müşteri hizmetleri servis

iniz

e başvurun.

Cihaz ve elektrik prizinin her zaman kolayca erişilebilir olması gerekir.

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User Guide Table of contents

Table of contents................................................................................1

Symbols used...................................................................................................6

About this manual...............................................................................8

Printer at a glance..............................................................................9

Printer in tractor mode....................................................................................10

Paperway........................................................................................................ 11

Installation........................................................................................12

Unpacking the printer..................................................................................... 12

Placing your printer........................................................................................13

Connecting the printer....................................................................................14

Switching on the printer..................................................................................15

Inserting the ribbon cassette............................................................16

Printer drivers...................................................................................21

Installing a printer driver in Windows..............................................................21

Other operating systems................................................................................22

Changing printer settings................................................................................22

Form settings (Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7/2008)................23

Loading optional firmware..............................................................................23

The control panel..............................................................................24

The LC display...............................................................................................25

Online mode...................................................................................................26

Offline mode...................................................................................................26

Setup mode....................................................................................................27

Messages in the LC display............................................................................28

Key functions when turning on the printer.......................................................28

USB host interface.....................................................................................31

Firmware Download..............................................................................31

Configuration File Upload......................................................................31

Configuration File Download.................................................................31

Paper handling.................................................................................32

Loading paper................................................................................................32

Paper transport...............................................................................................36

Moving the paper to the tear position.............................................................37

Removing paper.............................................................................................38

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Settings.............................................................................................39

Setting the print head gap..............................................................................39

Setting the tear position..................................................................................40

Setting the first printing line (TOF)..................................................................41

Selecting character density and font...............................................................42

The Menu.........................................................................................43

Programming via the control panel.................................................................43

Enabling access to menu mode.....................................................................43

Calling up the menu.......................................................................................44

Menu configurations.......................................................................................45

Menu handling................................................................................................47

Save settings.............................................................................................47

Selecting the LC display language.............................................................48

Terminating Setup mode............................................................................49

Menu structure...............................................................................................50

Menu parameters........................................................................................... 51

Printing out menu configurations (Print).....................................................53

Loading menu configurations (Menu).........................................................55

Reset to default values (Reset)..................................................................55

Quietmode (Quietm.).................................................................................57

Selecting font (Font)..................................................................................58

Setting character density (CPI)..................................................................60

Setting line spacing (LPI)...........................................................................60

Skiping perforation (Skip)...........................................................................61

Selecting start signal for escape sequence (ESCChar).............................61

Selecting emulation (Emulate)...................................................................62

Bidirectional printing (Bidir)........................................................................62

Settings for interfaces (I/O)........................................................................63

Serial interface (Serial)..............................................................................63

Data transmssion rate (Baud)................................................................63

Data format (Format).............................................................................64

Further Settings (Special)......................................................................65

Error handling (ErrMode).......................................................................65

Block end character (Blockend).............................................................65

Signal feedback (Remote).....................................................................66

Transparence (Handthr)........................................................................66

Protocol (Protocol)................................................................................66

Signal Processing (DTR).......................................................................67

Selecting interface (Interf.).........................................................................67

Interface buffer (Buffer)..............................................................................68

Ethernet interface (ETH-INT).....................................................................68

Setting Gateway address (Gateway).....................................................69

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Setting IP address (IPv4 Addr)..............................................................69

Setting Subnet mask (Subnet)...............................................................70

IP address administration (IP Get M).....................................................70

Banner page (Banner)...........................................................................71

Ethernet speed (EthSpeed)...................................................................71

Selecting character set (CG-Tab)...............................................................72

IBM character set (CharSet)......................................................................72

National character set (Country)................................................................72

Slashed zero (Sl.Zero)...............................................................................73

Automatic carriage return (Auto-CR)..........................................................73

Automatic line feed (Auto-LF)....................................................................75

Menu lock (MenLock).................................................................................75

Language (Language)................................................................................76

Paper parameters (Paper).........................................................................76

Form length (Forml)...............................................................................76

First printing position (FormAdj)............................................................77

Printhead gap manually (Head).............................................................78

View and tear position (AutoTear)..............................................................79

Line length (Width).....................................................................................80

Barcode (Barcode).....................................................................................80

Normal characters and barcode (Barmode)...............................................82

Vertical position after oversized barcode (BarTop).....................................83

Vertical position after oversized character (LCPtop)..................................83

Form feed mode (Ffmode).........................................................................84

Setting and activating options (PapOpt).....................................................84

Activation of tractors (AutoTra)..............................................................85

Setting the left margin (LeftMrg)............................................................85

Setting the right margin (RightMrg).......................................................86

Local copy (screen print) from a Coax or Coax/IPDS (FFaftLC)............86

Enable/Disable paper handling features (Paphand)..............................87

Menu settings (example)................................................................................88

Advanced menu................................................................................89

Test functions................................................................................................. 89

Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII)..................................................................91

Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode.............................................................92

Interface test (Hex-Dump)..........................................................................92

Printout in Hex-Dump............................................................................ 92

Terminating Hex-Dump..........................................................................93

Paper sensor display.................................................................................93

Advanced settings..........................................................................................94

Automatic paper motion sensor (PMS)......................................................97

Form length (Forml)................................................................................... 98

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Automatic gap adjustment (AGA)...............................................................98

Paper handling (Paphand).........................................................................99

Increasing the printhead gap (Head up)................................................99

Paper width (Pagewid)........................................................................100

Left-hand area (Leftzon)......................................................................100

Right-hand area (Rightzo)...................................................................101

Physical left margin (Physlm)..............................................................101

Bidirectional parallel interface (CX-bid)....................................................102

Line wrap (Wrap).....................................................................................102

Beep at paper end (Sound)......................................................................103

Activate PJL language (Jobcntl)...............................................................103

Settings for paper with dark back (Pap.back)...........................................104

Graphic print speed (GrSpeed)................................................................104

Setting for printing copy paper (HvyForm)...............................................105

Automatic paper width detection (APW)...................................................105

Automatic detection of the top paper margin (AED).................................106

Serial number (SerialN)...........................................................................108

Asset number (AssetN)............................................................................108

Ignore characters (Ignore).......................................................................109

Ignore character (IgnorChr).....................................................................109

Troubleshooting..............................................................................110

General print problems.............................................................................111

Problems with the print quality.................................................................113

Error messages via the display................................................................114

Additional display messages....................................................................117

Care and maintenance...................................................................118

Replacing the fuse........................................................................................118

Cleaning the housing....................................................................................120

Cleaning the interior..................................................................................... 120

Cleaning the platen......................................................................................121

Ribbon..........................................................................................................121

Cleaning the upper friction............................................................................122

Carriage shafts.............................................................................................122

Specifications.................................................................................123

Printer specifications................................................................................123

Interface specifications............................................................................126

Paper specifications.................................................................................127

Character sets................................................................................128

MTPL standard character set.......................................................................129

MTPL, international substitution characters.............................................131

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OCR-A character set.................................................................................... 132

OCR-B character set....................................................................................133

Available character sets and fonts................................................................134

Emulations......................................................................................137

General........................................................................................................137

Escape sequences.......................................................................................137

What are escape sequences?......................................................................137

MTPL sequences.....................................................................................137

Control codes...........................................................................................137

The $$ procedure....................................................................................138

Example..............................................................................................138

How are escape sequences used?...............................................................138

MTPL....................................................................................................... 139

Example in BASIC...............................................................................139

Example in Pascal...............................................................................139

Printout................................................................................................ 139

List of available control codes......................................................................140

Genicom ANSI Emulation........................................................................150

PJL commands........................................................................................ 152

Barcode........................................................................................................153

List of available barcodes........................................................................153

US Postnet barcode.................................................................................154

Royal Mail Customer barcode..................................................................154

KIX barcode............................................................................................. 155

USPS Intelligent Mail barcode.................................................................155

Large character printing...........................................................................156

List of additional control codes.................................................................157

Interfaces........................................................................................158

USB 2.0 (Full-Speed, 12 MBit/s)...................................................................158

Ethernet interface.........................................................................................159

Hardware.............................................................................................159

Supported operating systems..............................................................159

Supported protocols............................................................................159

Designation of IP address...................................................................159

Configuration....................................................................................... 159

Parallel interface (optional)...........................................................................160

Connector assignment.............................................................................160

Serial interface V.24/RS232C (optional).......................................................161

Connector assignment.............................................................................161

Interface cable (serial interface)...............................................................162

Input signals........................................................................................162

Options and accessories User Guide

Output signals.....................................................................................162

Protocols..................................................................................................163

Memory mode XON/XOFF..................................................................163

Memory mode Robust XON/XOFF......................................................163

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

selected............................................................................................... 163

ENQ/STX protocol...............................................................................164

ETX/ACK protocol...............................................................................164

Management.......................................................................................164

Setup................................................................................................... 165

Physical printer port in Ethernet with TCP/IP...........................................165

Options and accessories................................................................166

Options.........................................................................................................166

Tractor 2, front.........................................................................................166

Autocut facility..........................................................................................166

Printer pedestal........................................................................................166

Basket......................................................................................................166

Interface modules....................................................................................166

Optional firmware.....................................................................................166

Accessories..................................................................................................167

Ribbon cassettes.....................................................................................167

Programming manuals.............................................................................167

Your printer has outstanding product features, such as a high print speed, an excellent print quality, a high workload and low running costs. Furthermore it withstands dusty, dirty and hostile environements.

For all these reasons it is a professional solution for many industrial sectors.

Symbols used

Important information is highlighted in this manual by two symbols. CAUTION highlights information which must be observed in order to prevent

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

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About this manual

The user guide contains a detailed description of the printer, its characteristic features and additional information.

 Chapter 1 Printer at a glance lists all the parts of the printer.

 Chapter 2 Installation contains start-up instructions and points to note.

 Chapter 3 Inserting the ribbon cassette provides step-by-step instructions for

changing the ribbon cassette.

 Chapter 4 Printer drivers provides step-by-step instructions for installing the

printer driver.

 Chapter 5 The control panel explains how to control printer operations.

 Chapter 6 Paper handling tells you how to load, transport and move the paper

to the tear-off position.

 Chapter 7 Settings tells you how to adjust the basic settings such as font,

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

 Chapter 8 The Menu contains all the information necessary for controlling the

printer via the control panel.

 Chapter 9 Advanced menu describes the possible test settings and other

technical adjustments of the printer.

 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting provides instructions for rectifying faults which do

not require the intervention of qualified personnel.

 Chapter 11 Care and maintenance provides information on the upkeep of the

printer.

 Appendix A Specifications informs you about the technical specifications of

your printer and the paper which should be used.

 Appendix B Character sets lists the available MTPL character sets.

 Appendix C Emulations deals with programming via the interface. The

available programming sequences are listed.

 Appendix D Interfaces explains the interfaces.

 Appendix E Options and accessories contains information about options and

accessories you can purchase for your printer.

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Printer at a glance

Options and accessories User Guide

Printer in tractor mode

User Guide Options and accessories

Paperway

Standard printer: Tractor 1 Options: Tractor 2

For additional paper options, please contact your dealer.

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Installation

Unpacking the printer

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

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 () the Quick start guide (), the power cable () and the ribbon () must be included.

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

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Placing your printer

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.

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:

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

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

When connecting the computer with the printer, make sure not to exceed the permitted cable length (see Interface specifications).

Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating radiators.

Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity fluctuations. Above all take care to avoid the influence of dust.

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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Connecting the printer

Connect the power cable (1) 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 (2) between the printer and the computer.

The printer by default is provided with a USB and an Ethernet interface. For further information about the interfaces, refer to the section Interfaces.

Only straight connector can be used for power cord.

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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.

After switching on, the printer passes through a memory test during the initialization phase. In the display appears temporary the message "SDRAMTEST XXXXX XX ok".

If the memory test is successful finished, the firmware number appears in the display.

After finishing the initialization the printer switches to online mode (see Online mode).

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Inserting the ribbon cassette

During the process of initialization after powering on, the printer checks if a ribbon cassette is installed. It also checks during the execution of a print job the operativeness of the ribbon cassette. These functions mandatory require the use of the manufacturers original ribbon cassettes (see

Accessories). If other ribbon cassettes were used, the message Check Ribbon appears in the display, it is impossible to print.

Before opening the cover, make sure that the printer is switched on so that it can execute automatic preparations for ribbon changing (widening the print head gap).

Open the printer top cover.

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

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Move the coloured friction tabs to the left and right (direction of the arrows) as shown in the figure and raise the friction mechanism.

Raise the coloured insertion tongue A. Pull out and remove the coloured strip

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Insert the coloured ribbon tension knob into the right-hand front location of the new ribbon cassette. Turn the knob in the direction of the arrow in order to take up slack of the ribbon.

Slightly tilt the ribbon cassette forwards and thread in the ribbon between the coloured insertion tongue and the ribbon support (transparent plastic plate).

Align and insert the cassette into the guides on the left and right, then press down until it clicks into place.

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Insert the coloured tension knob into one of the two locations.

Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to take up slack in the ribbon until it is seated correctly at the bottom in the ribbon support.

Remove the knob.

Press down the coloured insertion tongue A.

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Press the friction mechanism down until it clicks into place.

Close the top cover.

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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 i nternet site, from which you can also download updated versions as necessary.

We are offering the following drivers:

 Windows V3 driver for Vista/7/8/8.1/10 and Server 2008-2016 (32/64bit)

V3 is the previous driver architecture from Windows supporting internal printer fonts.

 Windows V4 driver for 8/8.1/10 and Server 2012-2016 (32/64bit)

V4 is the new, prospective driver architecture from Windows which will not support printer internal fonts - only Windows fonts will be supported!

Installing a printer driver in Windows

To install the printer drivers easily please use the DriverSetup.exe wizard which will be part of the drivers:

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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.

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 one of the Epson emulations (LQ-2550/LQ-2170) or IBM emulations (Proprinter XL 24e/Proprinter XL 24e + AGM) for which default drivers are available in most operating systems.

Changing printer settings

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

1 Click on the Start button in the Windows taskbar. 2 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.

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Form settings (Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7/2008)

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 necessary. 5 Either select an existing form from the Forms list or activate the option 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.

Loading optional firmware

If you download new firmware as described below, all menu settings except the settings for the transmission speed of the Ethernet interface and the IP address administration will be overwritten. For this reason you should print a menu dump in or to be able to reestablish the previous settings if necessary (see Printing out menu configurations (Print)).

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

internet page.

Loading the Firmware will be possible via the following ports in ONLINE Mode:

 via USB (PrintFile)

For doing so you will need an additional application alledem "Print File" which can be downloaded as freeware from www.lerup.com/printfile.

 via Ethernet (WebPanel)

Via Webpanel the according download pages will be available for doing this in a comfortable way.

 via Parallel CTX (copy/b) – only if the combi interface is installed

For doing this please open command prompt under Windows and enter “Copy/b x\path\DOWNLOAD.MOT PRN”.

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The control panel

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 liquid crystal display and six keys.

The functions of the keys depend on the printer’s current mode (status). There are four basic modes.

► The Online mode is the printer’s normal operating mode. Data from your

computer can be received and printed.

► In the Offline mode the link between printer and computer is interrupted, i.e.

no data can be received and printed.

► In the Setup mode you can either select the printer menu or carry out the so-

called quick-switch function. The quick-switch option was included so that you can change the most important parameters (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: Trac1 = Tractor 1 = tractor mode, key 4 is currently activating the manual tear).

Example:

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Online mode

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

► Tear key (4): Activates the tear function when fanfold

paper is loaded, see Moving the paper to the tear position. If Load is displayed above this key, no paper is loaded in the printer or the printer is in park position. In this case the display switches between Online and Load paper fromTrac1. 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.

Offline mode

Only in this mode is it possible to perform step, line, or form feeds from the control panel, see Paper transport; however, data cannot be received.

► Park key (1): Clears the paper path with paper loaded and

activates paper path quick selection. ► 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): Displays that no paper is loaded in the

printer or the printer is in park position. In this case the

display switches between Online and Load paper

fromTrac1. ► 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:

► Setup key: Sets the printer to setup mode, in which the

following settings can be selected: ► Menu key (1): Other menu settings. Access may be

disabled by the manufacturer (see note below). ► Adjust key (2): Sets the Tear position, first printing line

and print head gap. ► Paperway key (3): Sets the Paper path. ► Char key (4): Sets the font and the number of characters

per inch.

Access to the other menu settings (Menu) may be disabled by the manufacturer. Proceed as follows to release this lock temporarily: Hold depressed the Setup key or the Menu key (1) for five seconds. Or:

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

For information on how to enable access permanently and about the available settings, refer to the section Menu lock (MenLock) and Menu parameters.

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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. Initializing). 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/advance it to park position.

Hardware Alarm

Internal hardware error. Try power cycling the printer. If the message appears again, contact your dealer or service technician.

Initializing

This message appears during the printer’s initializing phase after switching on the printer.

Load error

The printer cannot draw in the loaded paper.

Load paper from

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

Loading default

Factory defined parameters will be reloaded in all available menus after switching on the printer.

Out of paper

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

Paperwidth error

Print characters override the detected right paper margin.

Parity error

A parity error during data transmission is indicated.

Park position

Paper is not being fed into print position.

Press any key

The user is requested to press any key.

PW sensor defect

The automatic paper width detection cannot detect the left paper margin.

Selftest

After power-on, the printer executes a short hardware self-test.

Tear Paper off

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

AED Error

AED sensor cannot locate paper transport holes (only if a cut device is installed).

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:

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► 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 of this manual.

► If you keep the Setup key depressed while turning on the printer, you regain

access to the printer menu if you had locked it before with the help of the MenLock function. The MenLock function is described in the section Menu lock (MenLock).

► If the four function and select keys (keys 1 to 4) are depressed

simultaneously while turning on the power, all printer settings are reset to the default values, except the Forml (Form length) setting in advanced menu mode.

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

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USB host interface

The printer is equipped with a USB host interface. A standard USB memory device can be plugged into this interface and can then be used for firmware download and config file up- and download. The USB device must be formatted with FAT16 or FAT32 file system, other formats like NTFS are not supported. It is strongly recommended to use an empty and newly formatted device; otherwise the data transfer may not work. The firmware or config files for download must always be located in the root directory! The format of the config files is the same that is used when you up-/download the printer configuration via the webpanel or via the config tool.

Firmware Download

This function will be activated by pressing key 1 during power on. The display now shows USBH firm. down. and Insert USB stick. After a USB stick was connected, the printer will search the root directory for a file with the extension *.mot. If more than one file with this extension is found, the first one will be used. If no file was found, the display will show no file found. After the download was completed, the printer will reboot.

Configuration File Upload

This function will be activated by pressing key 2 during power on. The display will now show upload cfg file. and Insert USB stick. After a USB stick was connected, the printer will write the config file (extension *.cfg) to the USB stick. The file name is the same as the firmware ID number. During the write time, the display will show please wait. If the same file already exists, the display will show cfg file exists and please delete it. Then the user should delete the file and try it again. After the upload was completed, the printer will reboot.

Configuration File Download

The function will be activated by pressing key 3 during power on. The display will now show “USBH cfg down.” and “Insert USB stick”. After a USB stick was connected, the printer will search the root directory for a file with the extension *.cfg. If more than one file with this extension is found, the first one will be used. If no file was found, the display will show “no file found”. You then have the chance to remove the USB stick and try again, maybe with a different device. After the download was completed, the printer will reboot.

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Paper handling

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

Loading paper

Your printer can process fanfold paper. For informations on allowable paper formats, refer to the section Paper specifications.

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.

Open the front cover. Remove the bottom cover A. Open the right and left tractor flaps.

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

Lock the coloured lever again.

Place fanfold paper into the left-hand tractor.

Open the coloured latch lever of the right-hand tractor and align it to the paper width.

Insert the fanfold paper into the righthand tractor.

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

Close the tractor flap and lock the tractor by turning the tractor lever to the rear.

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

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Make sure to align the paper stack in parallel with the printer and that the paper flow is unobstructed.

Lower the front cover. Switch the printer on. The active paper

source (Tractor1) appears in the display. The display alternates between…

and …

The paper is automatically loaded when the printer is in online mode and receives data from the computer.

Press the Load (4) key only to load paper before starting the printout. However it is recommended to let the receiving data load the paper.

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Paper transport

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

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

► Key Park (1) – If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer, it is

fed to the park position or the tear position. ► Key (2) – Short keypress: Paper is transported upwards

step by step. Long keypress: Continuous transport

upwards. ► Key (3) – Short keypress: Paper is transported downwards

step by step. Long keypress: Continuous transport

downwards. ► LF/FF key (4) – Short keypress: Line Feed (LF) is

executed. Long keypress: Form Feed (FF) is executed.

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

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Moving the paper to the tear position

You can use the Tear key to move the paper to the tear position. The tear edge is located at the front side of the paper output opening.

Make sure that the printer is in online mode. 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 tear edge is located at the front side of the paper output opening

(see below).

The display alternates between …

and …

Tear off paper at the tear edge A.

Make sure you tear the paper off straight, otherwise a paper

jam may occur.

After having torn off the paper, press the Exit (4) key. The printer returns the paper to the first printing position.

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

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Removing paper

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; press the Online 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.

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Settings

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.

Setting the print head gap

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 determined automatically. This correction is useful for modifying the appearance of the type face.

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

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

Press the Head (1) key.

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.

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.

If the printout shows signs of smudging, we recommend that you increase the print head gap up to +10 (if AGA is on, see Automatic gap adjustment

(AGA) and use a less smooth type of paper.

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Setting the tear position

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.

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 switching 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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Setting the first printing line (TOF)

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, you should first set the tear position; see Setting the tear position.

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 A is aligned with the tear edge B of the printer. The factory setting for the first printing position (TOF) is 12/ 72" (4,23 mm/1/6 inch). This is equivalent to the second line from the top.

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.

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.

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Selecting character density and font

You can use the CPI (Character Per Inch) key in setup mode to select the number of characters per inch to be printed. You can use the Font key to select resident fonts.

Press the Setup key, then 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.

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 Setting character density (CPI) and Selecting font (Font).

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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.

Enabling access to menu mode

The menu can be locked by default to protect it from accidental or unauthorised access.

Proceed as follows to release this lock temporarily: Hold the Setup key or the Menu key (1) depressed for five seconds.

Or:

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

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

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Calling up the menu

You can access the menu in the following way:

Press the Setup key. The printer switches to 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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Menu configurations

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

Your printer allows you to set and use five independent menu configurations. If one of your applications for example requires an IBM printer while another

program works better with an EPSON printer, you can set an IBM emulation configuration with the desired settings, and set the second configuration as an EPSON emulation.

The active menu is always the one you used last. When you switch on the printer for the very first time, menu no. 1 is loaded. Menu no. 1 only remains active until you load another menu. The last active menu 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 menu no. 1 to menu no. 3:

Press Setup key.

Press Menu (1) key.

Press Menu (3) key. Now the following message appears in the LC display:

Now press the < (2) or > (3) key repeatedly until Load Menu=3 appears.

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

asterisk (*).

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

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Menu handling

You can navigate in the current menu using the four function and selection 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 * (in the example below the current

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

Example:

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.

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Selecting the LC display language

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

In this user guide all LC display messages are shown in English language. Your printer offers also the possibility to show the display messages in German, French, Italian or Spanish language. 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).

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

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 arrows < (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.

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

You can exit Parameter mode without saving a setting by pressing 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 or the Online key to change to Online mode.

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Menu structure

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

1) only with optional serial interface

2) only with optional tractor

3) only if ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK or ACK/NAK protocol is selected

4) only effective in Genicom ANSI emulation

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Menu parameters

The following section introduces and explains all the possible menu settings.

Press Setup key.

Press Menu (1) key.

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Printing out menu configurations (Print)

Prints the menu configurations using the active paper feed; see Menu settings (example).

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

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Loading menu configurations (Menu)

A menu is loaded, you can choose between five menus; see Menu handling.

Press Menu (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: Load Menu=1/2/3/4/5 Default Setting: Load Menu=1

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

Next key (4) to access the next group of parameters.

Reset to default values (Reset)

The current menu 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 menu 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).

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Quietmode (Quietm.)

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.

Press Quietm. (3) key.

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

Please note that the activation of Quietmode decreases the throughput.

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 font (Font)

This parameter selects the character style and its quality permanently.

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 NLQ: Roman PS NLQ: 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 resolution is higher at the expense of a slightly slower speed.

Available fonts

HIGH SPEED COURIER LQ COUR I PS NLQ

DRAFT* COURIER NLQ COUR I PS LQ

DRAFT COPY PRESTIGE NLQ ORATOR NLQ

ROMAN NLQ PRESTIGE LQ ORATOR LQ

ROMAN LQ SCRIPT NLQ GOTHIC NLQ

ROMAN PS NLQ SCRIPT LQ GOTHIC LQ

ROMAN PS LQ OCRB NLQ SOUVENIR NLQ

SANS SERIF NLQ COURIER LQ SOUVENIR LQ

SANS SERIF LQ OCRA NLQ COUR I PS NLQ

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* scalable fonts (LQ2170 emulation)

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

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Setting character density (CPI)

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

Press CPI (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: 5 CPI, 6 CPI, 7.5 CPI, 8.6 CPI, 10 CPI, 12

CPI, 13.3 CPI, 15 CPI, 17.1 CPI, 20 CPI

Default Setting: 10 CPI

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

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).

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).

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Skiping perforation (Skip)

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

Press Skip (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: 0.0 to 3.5 Inch in steps of 0.5 inch Default Setting: 0.0 Inch

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

Selecting start signal for escape sequence (ESCChar)

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

Press ESCChar (2) key.

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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Selecting emulation (Emulate)

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

MTPL is also active in IBM or Epson emulation mode.

Press Emulate (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: Epson LQ-2550, Epson LQ-2170, IBM

Propr. XL24, IBM ProXL24+AGM, MTPL, Genicom ANSI Default Setting: Epson LQ-2550

You are using a sophisticated product. However you may find additional or different emulations in this section depending on the loaded firmware.

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.

Bidirectional printing (Bidir)

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

Press Bidir (2) key.

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

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key

The setting On will not be overwritten by ESC sequences.

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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.

Press I/O (3) key.

Serial interface (Serial)

This parameter group only is valid, if an optional serial interface module is installed.

To ensure the proper functioning of serial data transfers, the serial settings of the printer and computer (host) must coincide.

Depending on your printer model the serial interface is already installed or it is available as an option.

Press Serial (2) key.

Data transmssion rate (Baud)

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

Press Baud (2) key.

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.

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

7 Bit No 2 Stop

7 Bit Even 1 Stop

7 Bit Odd 1 Stop

7 Bit Even 2 Stop

7 Bit Odd 2 Stop

7 Bit Mark 1 Stop

7 Bit Spc 1 Stop

7 Bit Mark 2 Stop

7 Bit Spc 2 Stop

8 Bit No 1 Stop

8 Bit No 2 Stop

8 Bit Even 1 Stop

8 Bit Odd 1 Stop

8 Bit Mark 1 Stop

8 Bit Spc 1 Stop

1 Sets the number of data bits: You can select 7 or 8. 2 The parity test for received data bytes can be selected. NO causes

transmission in both directions without parity bit. If EVEN or ODD is selected, the bytes are checked if they have even or odd parity. The selection of MARK or 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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Further Settings (Special)

This parameter subgroup only appears if the serial port is used and the ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK or ACK/NAK protocol is activated.

Press Special (2) key.

Error handling (ErrMode)

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

Press ErrMode (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: On/Off Default Setting: Off Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

Block end character (Blockend)

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

Press Blockend (3) key.

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

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

Press Remote (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: On/Off Default Setting: Off Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

Transparence (Handthr)

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

Press Handthr (3) key.

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

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the Next key (4) to leave the parameter subgroup Special.

Protocol (Protocol)

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.

Press Protocol (3) key.

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

ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK, ACK/NAK

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).

Press DTR (2) key.

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 RS232 connector. DTR = Pin 4 on 9-pin female RS232 connector.

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

Selecting interface (Interf.)

Selects the interface. Printer is configured either for parallel, Ethernet or optional serial connection or in automatic change for the parallel or the optional serial interface (Shared).

Press Interf. (3) key.

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

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Interf.=Share: Printer switches automatically between parallel, ethernet and optional serial interface.

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

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.

Press Buffer (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: 0–256 KB Default Setting: 256 KB

If buffer = 0 KB and the serial interface is selected, or if the setting “Share” 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.

Ethernet interface (ETH-INT)

In this parameter group you can choose settings for the internal Ethernet interface.

Press ETH-INT (2) key.

If an optional Ethernet print server (modular or pocket) is installed, ETH-EXT can be set via key

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Setting Gateway address (Gateway)

Input of the Gateway address of the printer.

Press Gateway (3) key.

This menu level offers the possibility to set the IP address, which is divided into four digit groups (octet 1 to 4). You can activate octet 3 and 4 by pressing the Next (2) key.

Press OCTET 1 (1) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired digit. Setting Options: 0 to 255 Default Setting: 0

Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Set the remaining three digit groups in the same way. Press the Next key (4) to access the next group of parameters.

Setting IP address (IPv4 Addr)

Input of the IP address of the printer.

Press IPv4 Addr (3) key.

This menu level offers the possibility to set the IP address, which is divided into four digit groups (octet 1 to 4). You can activate octet 3 and 4 by pressing the Next (2) key.

Press OCTET 1 (1) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired digit. Setting Options: 0 to 255 Default Setting: 0 Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

Set the remaining three digit groups in the same way.

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Setting Subnet mask (Subnet)

Input of the Subnet mask address of the printer.

Press Subnet (2) key.

This menu level offers the possibility to set the IP address, which is divided into four digit groups (octet 1 to 4). You can activate octet 3 and 4 by pressing the Next (2) key.

Press OCTET 1 (1) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired digit. Setting Options: 0 to 255 Default Setting: 0 Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

Set the remaining three digit groups in the same way.

IP address administration (IP Get M)

Selects the way of administrating the IP address.

Press IP Get M (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: Static, DHCP, BOOTP Default Setting: Static

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

The setting Static is the precondition that the values entered in the parameter IP Addr become valid, see Setting IP address (IPv4 Addr). For further informations, refer to the Web Panel Manual on the Online-CD-ROM.

Press the Next key (4) to access the next group of parameters.

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Banner page (Banner)

Specifies whether a banner page is to be printed out, when using the LPD/LPR protocol.

Press Banner (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: Yes/No Default Setting: No Yes: When using the LPD/LPR protocol a banner page will

be printed out in front of every print job, containing the file name and the print queue name. The width of the banner page is 8".

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

Ethernet speed (EthSpeed)

Specifies the transmission speed of the Ethernet interface.

Press EthSpeed (3) key.

Setting Options: Auto-Sense, 10Mbit Half, 10Mbit Full,

100Mbit Half, 100Mbit Full Default Setting: Auto-Sense

Auto-Sense: The transmission speed is detected automatically. 10Mbit Half: Sets the transmission speed to 10 MBit half duplex per second. 10Mbit Full: Sets the transmission speed to 10 MBit full duplex per second. 100Mbit Half: Sets the transmission speed to 100 MBit half duplex per second. 100Mbit Full: Sets the transmission speed to 100 MBit full duplex per second.

It is recommended that the ethernet interface transmission speed setting of the printer and the connected transmission device coincide. The printout of the current menu settings contains the ethernet link status (item EthConnected).

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 character set (CG-Tab)

Only available for Epson LQ 2550/LQ2170 emulation. Either the Epson character set Italics or the IBM graphics character set or a DLL (download) character set, as defined before, can be activated in the code range from hex. A0 to hex. FE.

Press CG-Tab (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: Graphic, DLL, Italic Default Setting: Graphic Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

IBM character set (CharSet)

Selects the IBM standard characters or the extended IBM characters.

Press CharSet (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: Standard/Extended Default Setting: Extended Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the

Next key (4) to access the next group of parameters.

National character set (Country)

Selects the national character set. These character sets can be used according to the selected emulation. The character sets are not necessarily available for all fonts; see also Available character sets and fonts.

Press Country (2) key.

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Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: See Available character sets and fonts. Default Setting: E-US ASCII Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

Slashed zero (Sl.Zero)

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

Press Sl.Zero (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.

Automatic carriage return (Auto-CR)

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

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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Automatic line feed (Auto-LF)

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 without restriction in Online, Offline and Setup mode. If MenLock = Menu is activated, all functions and settings are still accessible in Online and Offline mode, however, in Setup mode you can only access the parameter groups Adjust (setting the print head gap [Head], top of form [TOF] and tear position [Tear]), Paperway (setting the paper path), 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.

Press MenLock (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: Off, Menu, All Default Setting: Menu Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1).

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Language (Language)

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

Press Language (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: English, German, French, Italian,

Spanish, Turkish

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 (printhead gap, only if AGA=Off) separately for each paper source in the current menu.

Non-installed and with the parameter PapOpt activated options cannot be selected.

Press Paper (2) key.

You can now choose between the following paper options: ► Tractor 1 ► Tractor 2 (front, option)

Select the desired paperway, in our example Trac1 (2). Press Next (4) key, to proceed to the installed optional paperways.

Form length (Forml)

You can define the form length in one of two ways: via the number of lines or via standard formats (e.g. DIN A4).

Press Forml (2) key.

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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 bis 144 Default Setting: 72

Sets the form length via line formats. Please note that the adjustment in Lines depends on the selected LPI. For example 8 LPI at a selected line number of 96 lines results in a formlength of 12 inches (96 lines/[8lines/inch]) = 12 inches). The 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).

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: Fanfold 12", DIN A3, DIN A4, DIN A5,

DIN B5, DIN B6, Exective 10.5", Letter 11", Legal 14", No Format

Default Setting: Fanfold 12"

Selects the form length by standard formats. Using Standard, different paper formats can be selected directly, e.g. DIN A4, Legal, Letter.

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

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

Press FormAdj (3) key.

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Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: 0/72" to 220/72"

Default Setting: 12/72" Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Press the

Next key (4) to access the next group of parameters.

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

Printhead gap manually (Head)

This parameter is ignored if the automatic gap adjustment (AGA) is activated; see Automatic gap adjustment (AGA).

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

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 distance for thicker paper.

Recommended values for the print head gap:

thin thick

18 26 34 42 50 58

If you change this value, this may affect the print quality. If the printout shows signs of smudging, we recommend that you increase the print head gap.

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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View and tear position (AutoTear)

The auto tear function or the auto view function can be selected as desired. When auto view is switched on, the last printed text is visible. As soon as data is

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

The paper is in the tear off position when auto tear is switched on, the perforation of the paper is positioned at the tear off edge of the printer. If data is received, the paper returns to the normal print position. After printing, the printer waits for the given interval to bring the paper once more to the tear off position. If the tear off edge does is not aligned with the perforation of the paper then this can be corrected.

Press AutoTear (3) key.

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

Tear=1s/3s/6s, Tear at TOF

Default Setting: ViewTear=Off

If the parameter View Tear = Off is set, the paper can still be brought into a View or Tear position via a specific sequence (see List of available control codes) or 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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Line length (Width)

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

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

Next key (4) to access the next group of parameters.

Barcode (Barcode)

With this function selected it is posible to print different barcodes and LCP (Large Character Printing).

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. For this reason the barcode function can also be switched on and off by MTPL sequences. (The possible barcodes, LCP characters and the operation of these functions are described in the Barcode Programmer’s Application Manual).

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

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Normal characters and barcode (Barmode)

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

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.

In unsecured mode, the required paper transport for printing barcodes and LCP is carried out automatically, it is not possible to print more than one line of normal characters in the barcode line. All characters in the mixed line are printed such that their bottom edges are in a straight line. This function may be switched on and off by sequences.

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.

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Vertical position after oversized barcode (BarTop)

This paramater controls the vertical position of characters with standard height which follow oversized characters.

This function is only effective in Genicom ANSI emulation.

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

If this option is disabled (Off), then the printer advances paper 1/8 inch when exiting oversized characters. This characteristic is retained for compatibility with older products.

If the option is enabled (On), then the current vertical position following the printing of an oversized character will be the top of the oversized character cell. If the next object on the page is located below this point, then the printer uses vertical logic seeking to economize on paper movement.

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

Vertical position after oversized character (LCPtop)

This paramater controls the vertical position of characters with standard height which follow oversized characters.

This function is only effective in Genicom ANSI emulation.

Press LCPtop (3) key.

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

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If this option is disabled (Off), then the printer advances paper 1/8 inch when exiting oversized characters. This characteristic is retained for compatibility with older products.

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.

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).

Setting and activating options (PapOpt)

For setting the optional automatic sheet feeders (ASFs) and optional tractors; see Paperway. Also regulates the activation of ASFs and/or optional tractors.

Press PapOpt (3) key.

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Activation of tractors (AutoTra)

This parameter only appears if at the optional tractor is installed. It regulates the activation of tractors when there is no more paper left in one of them.

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 not installed, Off is displayed (factory default). 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). Press the Next key (4) to access the next group of parameters.

Setting the left margin (LeftMrg)

The left print margin can be set to a fixed value.

Press LeftMrg (2) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: 2–134/10“ Default Setting: 134/10“ The value may not fall below the RightMrg value.

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

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Setting the right margin (RightMrg)

The right print margin can be set to a fixed value.

Press RightMrg (3) key.

Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Setting Options: 2–136/10“ Default Setting: 136/10“ The value may not fall below the LeftMrg value.

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

Local copy (screen print) from a Coax or Coax/IPDS (FFaftLC)

To provide maximum compatibility to Coax/Twinax interfaces the function "FormFeed after Local Copy" has been implemented. This feature is ON per default. It is recommended to disable this feature (OFF) if problems in connection with Coax/Twinax/IPDS interfaces occur.

Press FFaftLC (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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Enable/Disable paper handling features (Paphand)

In the “Advanced menu” are several possibilities to improve the paper handling of the printer even with critical paper and forms. This menu parameter enables or disables the set features in the current active menu.

Press Paphand (3) 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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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 printhead and the mechanics, as well as efficient data transmission from the computer to the printer.

The extended menu contains three test functions (ASCII 80, ASCII 136, H- Dump).

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

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)

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

Before performing a self-test, your printer must be switched off. Ensure that paper 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 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.

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

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

Testmode Off is displayed. Press the key Online, the test printout starts. The self-test can be interrupted by pressing the key Online which will stop

printing and put the printer into Offline status. Before you begin printing, you can adjust the paper for the printout with soft keys

↑ and ↓.

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Example of an ASCII test printout

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

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

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.

Interface test (Hex-Dump)

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

Printout in Hex-Dump

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

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

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

Press the key Next (4), the display shows the next menu level.

If you press the key H-Dump (2) you select the H-Dump mode and Offline H-Dump is shown on the display.

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Put the printer into Online H-Dump mode by pressing the key Online. The printer is now ready to receive data from the computer and to print it out in hexadecimal format. The printed data can now be analyzed and evaluated.

Example of a Hex-Dump printout

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

Terminating Hex-Dump

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

If you want to stop the Hex-Dump printout before switching off the printer, press the key Online and then the key LF/FF (4) once.

Paper sensor display

If the keys 1 and 2 are pressed at power on and then (after releasing the keys) key 3 is pressed within 2 seconds (the time is marked by an asterisk in the upper right corner of the LCD display), the printer will show the paper sensor value in millivolts on the LCD display. PE shows the value of the paper end sensor.

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Advanced settings

In the advanced menu, there are other settings available besides the test functions.

► With the function PMS you have the possibility of activating the automatic

paper motion sensor (PMS) in case of a paper jam. ► With the functon Forml you can adjust the form length. ► The function AGA switches the automatic printhead gap function on or off. ► You can also select adjustments which facilitate handling paper which may

cause problems in printing due to its structure (Paphand). ► The CX-bid menu option controls the bidirectionality of the parallel interface. ► With the function Wrap, you can set line wrap and with the function Sound

beep at paper end. ► The function JobCtrl activates the PJL functionality. ► The function Pap.back allows printing on paper with a dark back. ► With the function GrSpeed, you can select an improved graphic speed. ► You can use the HvyForm function to set the print head to print the same line

twice at double strike force in order to ensure that copy paper produces

optimum results even if it has a faint copying effect. ► The APW function can be used to activate the automatic paper width

detection feature to prevent the printer from printing beyond the paper edge. ► The AED menu option only appears, if a cut device is installed. It corrects

possible inaccuracies of the paper positioning at the tear edge if the paper

path is changed after a cutting action. ► With the SerialN function, you have the possibility to change the serial

number of the printer. ► With the AssetN function, you have the possibility to change the asset

number of the printer. ► The Ignore function allows to ignore any character (to be defined in

IgnoreChr). ► The IgnoreChr function set the character to be ignored as a decimal number.

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

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

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Automatic paper motion sensor (PMS)

You can use this function to activate or deactivate the paper motion detection feature. When it is active, printing and paper movements stop in case of a paper jam and an error message is output in the display. Set the printer to test mode by pressing the Online key while you switch on the printer.

Press the Next key (4).

Select the PMS menu (3).

Setting options: Off/Low/Mid/High Default setting: Low PMS=Low/Mid/High: The form movements of the active

paper path are monitored. In case of a paper jam, printing and paper movements stop and an error message (paper

jam) is displayed.

Low: Sensitivity 800/360" Mid: Sensitivity 600/360" High: Sensitivity 300/360" PMS=Off: A paper jam will not produce an error message.

The Paper Motion Sensor (PMS) detects any paper jam or unintended paper end condition and provides efficient protection against any paper transport problems together with the paper end sensor. This prevents the printer from printing on jammed paper or printing without paper. Disabling the PMS can affect the operational reliability of your printer and should therefore be avoided.

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

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Form length (Forml)

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

Select the Forml menu (2).

Setting options: 12 or 11 Inch Default setting: 12 inches for 220–240 V printers, 11

inches for 120 V printers

The value defined here is set in all five menus and for all paper paths. The setting made here is not changed by loading the default (factory) settings by pressing all four function keys; see section Key functions when turning on the printer.

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

Automatic gap adjustment (AGA)

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

Select the AGA menu (3).

Setting options: Off/On Default setting: On

AGA=On: printer checks paper thickness and changes gap adjustment if necessary (default). Measurements take place – after power-on – whenever changing the paper path, when loading paper

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

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

Paper handling (Paphand)

The Paphand group of menus improves the possibilities for the troublefree printing of paper with properties likely to cause problems (perforations etc.) or paper of poor finish.

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

Select the Paphand menu (1).

Select the Head up menu (2).

Increasing the printhead gap (Head up)

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

Setting options: On/Off Default setting: Off

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

Printing is possible in the protected area.

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

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

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Table of contents

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About this manual

Printer at a glance

Printer in tractor mode

Paperway

Installation

Unpacking the printer

Placing your printer

Connecting the printer

Switching on the printer

Inserting the ribbon cassette

Printer drivers

Installing a printer driver in Windows

Other operating systems

Changing printer settings

Form settings (Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7/2008)

Loading optional firmware

The control panel

The LC display

Online mode

Offline mode

Setup mode

Messages in the LC display

Key functions when turning on the printer

USB host interface

Firmware Download

Configuration File Upload

Configuration File Download

Paper handling

Loading paper

Paper transport

Moving the paper to the tear position

Removing paper

Settings

Setting the print head gap

Setting the tear position

Setting the first printing line (TOF)

Selecting character density and font

The Menu

Programming via the control panel

Enabling access to menu mode

Calling up the menu

Menu configurations

Menu handling

Save settings

Selecting the LC display language

Terminating Setup mode

Menu structure

Menu parameters

Printing out menu configurations (Print)

Loading menu configurations (Menu)

Reset to default values (Reset)

Quietmode (Quietm.)

Selecting font (Font)

Setting character density (CPI)

Setting line spacing (LPI)

Skiping perforation (Skip)

Selecting start signal for escape sequence (ESCChar)

Selecting emulation (Emulate)

Bidirectional printing (Bidir)

Settings for interfaces (I/O)

Serial interface (Serial)

Data transmssion rate (Baud)

Data format (Format)

Further Settings (Special)

Error handling (ErrMode)

Block end character (Blockend)

Signal feedback (Remote)

Transparence (Handthr)

Protocol (Protocol)

Signal Processing (DTR)

Selecting interface (Interf.)

Interface buffer (Buffer)

Ethernet interface (ETH-INT)

Setting Gateway address (Gateway)