Fire-Lite PRN-6 User Manual

T2240/9

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Contents

T2240/24

T2340/9

Reference manual Matrix printer

T2340/24

Table of contents Introduction

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1 Operation

The control panel 1 - 1

The LC display 1 - 2 Messages in the LC display 1 - 3

LC display language 1 - 4

Selecting the LC display language 1 - 4 Unlock the Menu mode 1 - 4 Terminating Menu mode 1 - 6

Key functions when turning on the printer 1 - 7 Programming via the control panel 1 - 7

Calling up the menu 1 - 8 Calling up a locked menu 1 - 8 Menu configurations 1 - 8 Menu handling 1 - 10 Save settings 1 - 11

Example of the menu structure 1 - 12 Menu description table 1 - 13 Menu settings (example) 1 - 21 Bidirectional print adjustment (L/R Adj) 1 - 22

2 Emulations

General 2 - 1

Escape sequences 2 - 1 What are escape sequences? 2 - 1 MTPL sequences 2 - 1 What are control codes? 2 - 1

The $$ procedure 2 - 2

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How are escape sequences used? 2-3

MTPL 2-4 Example in BASIC 2-4 Example in Pascal 2-4 Printout 2-4

List of available control codes 2-5 Barcode 2-17

List of available barcodes 2-17

LC printing 2-19 List of additional control codes 2-20 Configuring the printer for your computer 2-21

3 Troubleshooting, care and maintenance

Test functions and hardware settings 3-2 Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII) 3-3

Exiting Test mode 3-5

Interface test (Hex-Dump) 3-6

Printout in Hex-Dump 3-6 Terminating Hex-Dump 3-7 Setting the Formlen function 3-8 Wrap 3-9 Sound 3-10 CX-bid 3-11 CX-IF 3-12 ChTrFr 3-13

Mechanical adjustments to the printer 3-14

Setting the basical top margin and L/R adjustment 3-14

Troubleshooting 3-17

The display remains dark 3-17 The display is lit, but the printer does not print 3-18 Problems with the paper feed 3-18 Paper jam (fanfold paper) 3-19 Paper jam (single sheets) 3-20 Tear off position cannot be adjusted 3-21 Paper does not move to tear off position 3-21

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Problems with the print quality3 - 22

Print is too pale3 - 22 Smudged print3 - 22 Prints undefined characters3 - 22 The first line is not completely printed out at the top3 - 22 Dots within characters are missing3 - 22

Error messages via the display3 - 23

Load paper from ...3 - 23 Printhead hot3 - 23 Parity Error3 - 23 Hardware Alarm3 - 23 Home Position3 - 23 Eject Error3 - 24 Load Error3 - 24

Additional display messages3 - 25

Press any key3 - 25 Loading Default3 - 25 Only available in Epson mode3 - 25 Park position3 - 25 Tear paper off3 - 25 Turn paperlever3 - 25

Care and maintenance3 - 26

Cleaning the housing 3 - 26 Cleaning the interior3 - 27 Ribbon3 - 27

A Character sets

Character sets A - 1

MTPL standard character set A - 2

MTPL international substitution characters – normal font A - 3 OCRA Character Set A - 4 OCRB Character Set A - 5 Available character sets and fonts A - 6

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BInterfaces

Parallel interface B - 2

Jumper settings B - 3

Serial interface RS232C/V.24 B - 4

Connector assignment B - 4 Interface cable RS232C B - 5 Protocol description B - 6 Jumper settings B - 7

Serial interface RS422/V.11C B - 9

Connector assignment B - 9 Protocol description B - 9 Jumper settings B - 10

CSpecification

Printer specifications C - 1 Interface specifications C - 3 Paper specifications C - 4

DOptions and Accessories

Options D - 1 Accessories D - 2

Introduction

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Introduction

About Part II of the

operator’s manual

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

If you need to operate your printer as soon as possible, it is sufficient to read

Installing the printer

and correct use of your printer the complete operator’s manual must be read.

The reference manual is divided into three chapters with their titles printed in the top margin of the page. The current chapter is marked by a black bar.

The chapters of this manual describe the following topics:

■ Chapter 1 Operation contains information on programming your printer via the operating panel.

■ Chapter 2 Emulations deals with programming via the interface. The avail- able programming sequences are listed. (Detailed information about these codes are available in an optional Programmer’s Application Manual which can be purchased separately.)

■ Chapter 3 Troubleshooting, care and maintenance helps you to deal with common problems and shows you how to use the test and adjustment functions of your printer. Hints on identifying and repairing faults yourself are provided. At th e end of the chapter, cleaning and care of your printer are described.

in the Operator’s manual. For further information

■ Appendix A Character sets lists the available character sets.

■ Appendix B Interfaces explains the interfaces.

■ Appendix C Specifications informs you about the technical specifications of

your printer and the paper which should be used.

■ Appendix D Options and accessories contains information about options and accessories you can purchase for your printer.

Introduction

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Explanation of symbols Notes on the symbols used:

● Texts marked with this dot describe operations which must be performed in the given order.

■ This mark indicates a list.

STOP

Text sequences marked by this symbol must be noted and observed under all circumstances since any misuse could injure the operator or damage the equipment.

This symbol marks important information and notes.

Operation 1

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The control panel The control panel is located on the front left side of your printer and

consists of a two-line LC display and six keys.

LC display

Online

Online key

Setup

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

Setup key

Online mode

The computer can be received and printed.

Offline mode

In the i.e. no data can be received and printed.

Setup mode

In the so-called quick-switch function. The quick-switch option was included so that you can change the most important parameters (character density, font, paper path) directly without having to enter them via the menu. The parameters character density, paper path and font can also be selected in the printer menu.

Menu mode

In the etc.) can be altered and saved permanently.

is the printer’s normal operating status. Data from your

the link between printer and computer is interrupted,

you can either select the printer menu or carry out the

printer settings (line spacing, size of the interface buffer

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The control panel

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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.

In Normal mode the upper line tells you the printer’s status (Online or Offline mode – in the example below the printer is in the Online mode), and the selected paperpath (below:

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

Example:

Trac.1 = push tractor mode).

Key functions

Printer status

Online Trac.1

Tear

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Paperpath

Online

Setup

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The control panel

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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. Below you will find a list of messages with brief descriptions of each message. The messages are described in more detail in the section

Troubleshooting, care and maintenance

Message Meaning

Eject error Hardware Alarm Head hot

Initializing

Load error Loading default

Load paper from Single Tractor1 Tractor2 ASFauto

Parity error Press any key Tear Paper off

Turn paperlever

The printer cannot eject paper/advance it to park position. Internal hardware error/print head blocked. The printer reports that the print head is hot and that print

speed will be reduced.

This message appears during the printer’s initializing phase.

The printer cannot draw in the loaded paper. Indicates that the printer is being initialised and is

carrying out the internal self-test immediately after turning on the printer.

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

The user is requested to insert paper into the paper input selected.

A parity error during data transmission is indicated. The user is requested to press any key. The user is requested to tear off paper which has been

advanced to the quick tear edge. The user is requested to turn the paper type selection

lever.

Troubleshooting

in chapter 3

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LC display language

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LC display language In this manual, all the LC displays are shown in the English language. How-

ever, your printer offers the possibility of indicating the LC display text in German, French, Italian or Spanish.

If you wish to keep the English display (default setting) or to change to another language at a later time, you may skip the following chapter

Selecting the LC display language

Unlock the Menu mode

This example shows the change from the English language to the German language. The same procedure applies for the other languages.

Online Trac.1

Online

Load

Setup

With the printer powered up, unlock the printer’s Menu mode by pressing the key Setup.

The Menu mode may be locked. Hold down the key Setup while switching on the printer to cancel the menu lock. If you want to permanently cancel the lock, you must change the appropriate setting in the menu (see

description table

Press the Setup key.

in this chapter).

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Press the Menu key.

LC display language

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Print Menu

Online

Back Next

Setup

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

MenLock Language

Online

Back Next

Setup

Select the Language key. The display now changes to Parameter mode

and indicates “English” in the top line.

The lower line displays Set and Exit. The two arrows < and > represent the symbols for parameter selection (“<” indicates descending and “>” ascending).

English *

Online

Set < > Exit

Setup

Press the key < or > until the desired language is displayed, in our example German.

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LC display language

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German *

Online

Set < > Exit

Setup

Save your selection by pressing the key Set. An acoustic signal verifies this action. You can exit Parameter mode without saving a setting by pressing the key Exit (the old setting is retained). After saving your setting (Set), the display in our example indicates the following text:

Ges.Men Sprache

Online

Rück Vor

Setup

Terminating Menu mode

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This setting is stored even after switching off your printer.

Press either the key Setup to change into Offline mode or the key Online to change to Online mode.

Key functions when turning on the printer

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Key functions when turning on the printer

Programming via the control panel

Key functions when turning on the printer

respective key depressed while turning on the printer. In this way you can activate three functions:

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

enter the printer’s Self-Test mode. The Self-Test mode is described in chapter 3 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

MenLock

of the description table at the end of this chapter.

If the four turning on the power, all printer settings are reset to the default values (except the settings for

If function keys 1 and 2 and the Online key are depressed simultaneously while turning on the printer, basic TOF and L/R can be adjusted. See the description in chapter 3 of this manual.

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:

function. The

function and select keys

MenLock

basical TOF and L/R

means that you must keep the

function is described in the Menu

are depressed simultaneously while

● Programming via the control panel and

● Programming via the interface using Escape sequences or control codes

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.

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

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Programming via the control panel

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

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

Adjust Paperway

Online

Menu Char

Setup

To access the printer menu, press the Menu key.

Calling up a locked menu

Menu configurations Every printer is shipped with factory default settings. Basic settings such as

As mentioned earlier in the manual you are provided with the option of locking the menu, for example to prevent others from accessing it. You can do this using the

MenLock

(The table). You can access a locked menu by switching on the printer while simultaneously pressing the Setup key.

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 four independent menu configura-

tions. 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.

MenLock

parameter is described in detail in the menu description

parameter from within the menu itself.

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Programming via the control panel

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

Example:

To change from menu no. 1 to menu no. 3:

Offline Trac.1

Park < > LF/FF

Select Setup mode (press Setup key).

Adjust Paperway

Menu Char

Select Menu mode (press key under Menu).

Print Menu

Back Next

Online

Setup

Online

Setup

Online

Select Menu again (press key under Menu).

Setup

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Now the following message appears in the LC display:

Load Menu=1 *

Online

Set < > Exit

Setup

Now press the key < or > repeatedly until “Load Menu=3” appears. Then

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

The currently valid setting ist marked by a “

Menu handling You move from menu item to menu item using the four function and selection

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

If you do not wish to change one of the two parameters you can either press the Next key (to access the two following parameter groups in the menu), or you can press the Back key (to access the two previous parameter groups in the menu). If you want to change a setting, (e.g. the line density), then press the LPI key (LPI = lines per inch) to access the actual parameter level. The currently valid setting is marked by a “ the example below the current setting is 6 lpi). With the “<” and “>” keys you can view the other parameters available for this setting.

”

” (in

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Programming via the control panel

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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 (see also

Menu mode

, page 1-6).

Example:

Terminating

Back to the previous parameter groups

LPI Skip

Back Next

6 LPI * Set < > Exit

On to the next parameter groups

Skip = 0.0 Inch * Set < > Exit

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Example of the menu structure

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Example of the menu structure

➡

Back

Reset

L/R Adj

CPIFont

SkipLPI

EmulateESCChar

I/OBidir

Buffer

Serial*

Prn Ipct

Barcode Barmode

F-Eject Formlen

Width

Auto TearPaper

Single

Trac.2

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Trac.1

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ASFauto

Interf.

CharSetCG-Tab

SI. ZeroCountry

➡

Baud*

Protocol*

Format*

***

LanguageMenLock

Auto-LFAuto-CR

* only with serial

** only with wide

*** as an option

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Menu description table

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Menu description table

* Factory defaults

Parameter group Parameter Description

Print This parameter prints out all menu configurations. You will

find an example of a printout following this table.

Menu Load Menu=1 *

Load Menu=2 Load Menu=3 Load Menu=4

Reset Reset Menu?

No Yes

L/R Adj -16 ... 00 *... +16 You will find a description of this function at the end of this

Font Draft

Draft Copy * ROMAN ROMAN PS SANS SERIF S SERIF PS COURIER PRESTIGE SCRIPT OCR B OCR A COURIER I COUR I PS ORATOR GOTHIC SOUVENIR LN DRAFT HS DRAFT DRAFT* QUADRATO NLQ COURIER NLQ OCR A/B DIN/ISO DLL DRAFT DLL NLQ

One of four menu configurations can be loaded.

The currently active menu configuration is reset to the basic settings.

chapter. The font can be selected. The fonts marked I (e.g. Courier

I PS) are IBM compatible character generators. All fonts except Draft can be selected in LQ or in NLQ with the 24-needle head.

If OCR A/B DIN/ISO is selected, observe the information given with the Country parameter group.

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Menu description table

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Parameter group Parameter Description

CPI 5 / 6 / 7,5 / 8,6 / 10 * /

12 / 15 / 17,1 / 20 CPI LPI 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 * / 8 / 12 LPI Selects the line density (lpi = lines per inch). Skip 0 * / 0,5 / ... / 3,5 inch Selects one of seven defined values for skip over the

ESCChar ESC *

ESC+$$

Emulate

MTPL

Epson LQ850+/

LQ1050+ *

IBM Propr. XL24

IBMProXL24+AGM

IBM Propr. XL *

MTPL

Epson FX 850+/

FX1050+

Bidir On *

Off

I/O

Buffer

Serial

Baud

0 / 1,7 / 10 / 40 / 64

0 / 1,7 / 19 / 40 / 64 kB

19200

9600 *

4800

2400

1200

600

300

Selects the character density (cpi = characters per inch).

paper fold. The type of escape character which leads escape

sequences can be selected. Escape character only or escape character plus two $$ characters. (You will find a description in chapter 2.)

Selection of the emulation mode. The MTPL emulation is also available in the other em ulations.

The sequences of the IBM AGM mode are basically the same as those of the IBM Proprinter XL24. The graphics commands are similar to those of the Epson mode. Note: Epson LQ850+ ➨ narrow printer

Epson LQ1050+ ➨ wide printer

Switch on/off bidirectional printing.

The standard version is equipped with a parallel interface only..

Selection of the size of the interface buffer. Values 0 are not displayed if the serial interface is installed.

This parameter is displayed only if the serial interface module is installed.

Selection of Baud rate for data transmission (Baud = bits per second).

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Parameter group Parameter Description

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Serial

Format

Protocol

Interf.

CG-Tab Graphic *

CharSet Standard

Country EPSON

8 Bit No 1Stop * 7 Bit Even 2 Stop

Odd Mark Spc

XON/XOFF * Robust XON/XOFF ENQ/STX ETX/ACK

Dual * Parallel Serial

DLL Italic

Extended *

E-US ASCII * E-FRENCH E-GERMAN E-UK E-DANISH I E-SWEDISH E-ITALIAN E-SPANISH I E-JAPANESE E-NORWEGIAN E-DANISH II E-SPANISH II E-L.AMERICAN E-KOREAN E-LEGAL

The number of data bits, a parity bit and the number of stop bits per data byte can be set. The following settings are possible for the parity bit:

NO = Transmission without parity bit EVEN = Checking for even parity ODD = Checking for odd parity MARK/SPACE =T ransmission of 1 (MARK) or 0 (SP ACE)

instead of the parity bit Selection of the protocol type.

Selection of the interface. In Dual mode the printer automatically changes between the parallel and the serial interface (Shared mode).

Appears only if the Epson emulation has been selected. Italic, graphics or DLL character sets can be selected.

Selects standard character set or extended character set.

Selects character sets.

If Font: OCR A/B DIN/ISO is selected for the -needle printer, only the following parameters appear: – OCR A DIN – OCR B DIN – OCR A ISO – OCR B ISO/ANSI

– OCR A ANSI

** for the -needle version only

*** for the -needle version and Sans Serif, Roman,

Courier, Courier I only

Menu description table

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Menu description table

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Parameter group Parameter Description

Country ISO:

ISO 8859-1

ISO 8859-1 SAP

ISO 8859-2

ISO 8859-5

ISO 8859-7

ISO 8859-9**

ISO 8859-15

MTPL:

US ASCII

UK ASCII

FRENCH

GERMAN

ITALIAN

SWEDISH

NORWEGIAN

SPANISH

PORTUGUESE

CRO ASCII

ELOT 928**

BRASCII**

ABICOMP**

ROMAN8**

GREEK DEC**

COAX/TWINAX**

IBM:

TABLE 437

NEW 437**

TABLE 737

TABLE 850

NEW-BIG 850**

TABLE 851

TABLE 852

TABLE 857

TABLE 858

TABLE 860

OLD CODE 860**

TABLE 861

TABLE 863

FLARRO 863**

TABLE 864***

864 EXTENDED***

TABLE 865

865 HEBREW**

TABLE 866

866 BULGARIA

TABLE 1250

TABLE 1251

TABLE 1252

(Euro-Zeichen)

** for the -needle version only

*** for the -needle version and Sans Serif, Roman,

Courier, Courier I only

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Parameter group Parameter Description

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Country IBM:

Sl. Zero On

Auto CR Off

Auto LF Off

MenLock Off

Language English *

Paper

TABLE 1253 TABLE 1254 FARSI*** URDO*** SIEMENS TURK** DEC TURKISH**

Off *

On *

Menu * All

German French Italian Spanish

** for the -needle version only

*** for the -needle version and Sans Serif, Roman,

Courier, Courier I only

Selects whether or not the Zero (0) is printed with a slash (Ø).

Selection of a carriage return (CR) on every received line feed (LF).

Selection of a line feed (LF) on every received carriage return (CR).

With this function you can lock access to the menu or the Setup mode. The Menu parameter is used to lock access to the Menu mode; by selecting All, access to the Setup mode is prevented. Only changing the paper path, loading and ejecting the paper is allowed. If the Menu parameter is activated, access to Menu mode is also disabled, howev er, paper path, font, character density and the head, TOF and Tear functions can be set. The lock is removed by switching on the printer while simultaneously pressing the Setup key.

The menu can be displayed in English, German, French, Spanish or Italian.

The position of the first print line can be set individually for each paper type. Values between 0/72 inch and 220/72 inch can be selected. (See also TOF, Setting the first printing line in the operator’s manual).

Menu description table

Single

Trac. 1

Trac. 2

FormAdj

0/72 – 72/72; 12/72 *

0/72 – 220/72; 12/72 *

Values for manual cut sheet feeding can be set.

Values for Tractor 1 can be set.

Values for Tractor 2 can be set.

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Parameter group Parameter Description

ASF-auto

FormAdj 0/72 – 72/72; 12/72 *

AutoTear ViewTear = Off *

View =1s

3s 6s

Tear = 1s

3s 6s

Tear at TOF

Width 8 inch

13,2 inch

13,6 inch * F-Eject Off *

ASF

Single

All

Formlen

Values for automatic sheet feeder can be set.

The Auto-Tear function, the Auto-View function or the Tear at TOF function can be selected optionally. With AutoView switched on, the text which was printed last can be viewed. As soon as the printer receives data, the paper is transported back to the “normal” print position. After the print process has been completed, the printer waits the preset interval and then transports th e paper back to the Auto-View position. With Auto-Tear switched on the paper starting position is in the quick tear position, i.e. the paper’s quick tear perforation is positioned on the printer’s quick tear edge. As soon as the printer receives data, the paper is transported back to the normal print position. After the print process has been completed, the printer waits the preset interval and then transports the paper back to the quick tear position. If the quick tear edge is not level with the paper perforation, this can be corrected (see the operator’s manual, Moving paper to the tear position). If Tear at TOF is selected instead of the AutoTear or AutoView function, the printer feeds the fanfold paper up to the tear edge when 1. no print data are queuing up and 2. when the printer is in TOF position.

Sets the line length in inches. This parameter group is only displayed in the menu of the wide printer.

Changes the paper outfeed of cut sheets. Off: paper outfeed to the rear ASF: paper outfeed to the manual sheet feeder Single: paper outfeed to the front All: Both to the manual sheet feeder

Form length adjustment. You can select from two different form lengths.

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Trac.1

This form length is applicable to paper in tractor 1, in the manual cut sheet feeder and in the automatic sheet feeder (ASF).

Parameter group Parameter Description

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Formlen Trac.1

Lines 6 – 132 lines at 6 LPI; 72* If Lines is selected, the form length can be adjusted by

inputting the number of lines. The basis for this is the adjustment of the parameter group LPI. If for example the value 4 was set under LPI, this corresponds to a line spacing of 1/4 of an inch. If a form length of 20 lines is now set under Lines, the form length is calculated as follows: 20 lines x 1/4 of an inch = 5 inches. The adjustment range is between 1 and 22 inches, which at 2 LPI means 2 – 44 lines and 12 – 264 lines at 12 LPI. If any changes are made to the LPI parameter group at a later time, this leaves the form length unchanged, i.e. the number of lines changes.

Standard No Format*

DINA3 (420 mm) DINA4 (297 mm) DINA5 (210 mm) DINB5 (250 mm) DINB6 (176 mm) DINC6 (162 mm) Executive (10.5 inch) Letter (11 inch) Legal (14 inch)

Trac.2 This form length is applicable to paper in tractor 2 only.

Lines 6 – 132 lines at 6 LPI; 72* see Trac.1 Standard No Format*

DINA3 (420 mm) DINA4 (297 mm) DINA5 (210 mm) DINB5 (250 mm) DINB6 (176 mm) DINC6 (162 mm) Executive (10.5 inch) Letter (11 inch) Legal (14 inch)

Under Standard a number of different paper formats can be selected directly, e.g. A4 Portrait, A4 Landscape, Legal, Letter etc. If for “no format” the asterisk is displayed as the selected setting, a form length was selected by Lines which does not correspond to any listed standard format.

see Trac.1

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Menu description table

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Parameter group Parameter Description

Barcode On/Off * With this function selected it is possible to print different

barcodes and LCP (Large Character Printing). The definition and activation is performed by special sequences through the interface. Since this selection is effective for all emulations it must be noted that conflicts in sequence conformity with the selected emulation may occur . For this reason the barcode function must also be switched on and off by MTPL sequences. (The possible barcodes, LCP characters and their usage are described in the Barcode Programmer’s Application Manual and in chapter 2).

Barmode Secured

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 current line and in the subsequent lines, without affecting the barcode. Consequently, normal characters can be printed in every line to the right or left of the barcode.

Unsecured *

Prn Ipct Normal *

High

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In unsecured mode, the required paper transport for printing barcodes and LCP is carried out automatically and 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. For more information about Barmode see chapter 2.

When PrnIpct = High is set with multi-part paper, the impact force is increased if the paper thickness lever is in position 2 to 8. The printing speed is thereby reduced.

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Menu settings (example)

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Bidirectional print adjustment (L/R Adj)

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Bidirectional print adjustment (L/R Adj)

Select from the available settings to test and adjust the divergent positions of lines printed from right to left and from left to right.

The left/right adjustment should be made using fanfold paper, since the paper should be positioned in the view position in order to check paper offset (which is not possible with cut sheets).

L/R Adj= 00 *

Online

Set < > Exit

Setup

For this purpose two lines with the character “I” are printed underneath each other. The number following the printer lines designates the value which is currently set.

Example:

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wrong

IIIII +10 IIIII 00

IIIII IIIIII

offset

right

no offset

Emulations 2

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General When a printer understands the control set written for another printer type,

it is said to emulate the other printer. Your printer emulates, i.e. “understands” the IBM Proprinter X24e/XL24e and the Epson LQ 850/1050 in its standard 24 needle version.

Escape sequences Escape sequences or control codes tell the printer that the following trans-

mitted code is a printer command and not a printable character. They allow the selection of printer functions or the changing of printer parameters from the computer. By transmitting an escape sequence, you are able to change the previously set configuration of the printer (e.g. character set).

What are escape sequences?

Generally, an escape sequence consists of an ESCape control character (ESC = decimal 27 or hexadecimal 1B) fol lowed by one or more characters, which represent commands to the printer. The control character ESC followed by the character “4” tells your printer to print the following text in italics.

MTPL sequences Apart from the standard Escape sequences and control codes your printer

is equipped with MTPL sequences (MTPL = Tally Printer Language). These sequences provide a large number of additional ways to control your printer. Many functions can only be carried out using the MTPL sequences as you will see when you look at the list of available command codes.

What are control codes?

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

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