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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.

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TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

“IBM” is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

“EPSON” is a trademark of Epson America Incorporated.

“DEC” is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.

“Centronics” is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation.

“DOS” is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

“SAP” is a trademark of SAP AG.

“Windows”, “Windows 7”,”Windows 8”, “Windows 95”, “Windows 98“, “Windows NT”, “Windows 2000”, “Windows

2003/2008/2013 Server”, “Windows XP” and “Windows Vista” are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

All other product names and company names appearing in this manual are the registered trademarks or

trademarks of the individual companies.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Printer at a glance ............................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Unpacking the printer .................................................................................................................. 1

1.2 Remove transport locks............................................................................................................... 1

1.3 Prepare your printer..................................................................................................................... 2

1.4 Parts description.......................................................................................................................... 4

2 Installation ........................................................................................................................................... 5

2.1 Placing the printer........................................................................................................................ 5

2.2 Connecting the printer ................................................................................................................. 5

2.2.1 Parallel interface (IEEE 1284) ........................................................................................... 6

2.2.2 USB 2.0 (Full Speed)......................................................................................................... 6

2.2.3 Ethernet............................................................................................................................. 6

2.2.4 Serial Interface (RS-232C) as option................................................................................. 7

2.2.5 Connecting the power ....................................................................................................... 7

2.2.6 Switch on the printer.......................................................................................................... 7

2.3 Installing the ribbon cartridge ...................................................................................................... 8

3 Installing the paper ............................................................................................................................ 10

3.1 Adjusting the print gap for various form thicknesses ..................................................................10

3.2 Paper path introduction .............................................................................................................. 11

3.2.1 Cut sheet paper handling (front friction only)....................................................................11

3.2.2 Fanfold paper handling.....................................................................................................12

3.2.3 Top-Of-Form adjustment ..................................................................................................16

4 Control Panel Operation......................................................................................................................... 17

4.1 Operation of the LCD Panel.............................................................................................................17

4.1.1 The LC display .................................................................................................................17

4.1.2 Online mode.....................................................................................................................18

4.1.3 Offline mode.....................................................................................................................18

4.1.4 Setup mode......................................................................................................................19

4.2.5 Power on functions...........................................................................................................19

5 Setting parameters for the printer ............................................................................................................ 20

5.1 Setting the parameters through the LCD Panel

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5.1.1 Enabling access to menu mode .......................................................................................20

5.1.3 Menu configurations .........................................................................................................21

5.1.4 Menu handling..................................................................................................................23

5.1.5 Selecting the LCD display language.................................................................................24

5.2 Menu structure ...........................................................................................................................25

5.3 Full list parameters setting..........................................................................................................26

5.3.1 Menu Configuration list.....................................................................................................26

5.3.2 Advanced Menu ...............................................................................................................33

5.4 Display messages ......................................................................................................................36

5.4.1 Messages LCD Panel.......................................................................................................36

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 user and damage to the printer

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NOTE highlights general or additional information about a
specific topic

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1 Printer at a glance

1.1 Unpacking the printer

Besides this manual, the package will contain: a power cord, a ribbon cartridge, a tractor, a CD
and 6 pieces of U-wire paper support.

1.2 Remove transport locks

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1.3 Prepare your printer

 Front View

 Rear View

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 For Fanfold

 For Cut Sheets

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1.4 Parts description

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Control Panel LCD: A LCD display and two keys indicates the operating

status and allows simple settings of the printer.

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Latch Sliding it down unfolds the cut sheet support.

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Front Cover Unlocking the front cover unfolds the cut sheets support.

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Power Switch Turns on and off the printer.

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Hand Wheel

 Turn the knob to load or clear the paper. It should be

inserted the full way until you can hears some sort of
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Paper Support At slanted position, it stacks cut sheets; at flat position, it

separates fanfold printouts from incoming forms.

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Top Covers 1&2 Protect the internal parts and reduce the noise.

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Head Gap Lever Adjusts the gap between the print head and various

form thickness.

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Paper Path Lever Selects various paper sources.

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Upper Friction Guides the form when cut sheets or fanfold forms are used.

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Power Socket A power cord is plugged into the socket to supply the

power.

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Interfaces The interface cable of the host computer is plugged into

one of the interfaces.

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Mute Cover Latch You must open it before you open the top cover 1.

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Print Head Utilizes 24 needles to strike on ink ribbon and paper.

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Ribbon Cartridge Holds the ink ribbon fabric.

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Tractors Holds and transports fanfold forms.

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Paper Guides
Left/Right

Sliding the guides varies the form width and the left
margin on a cut sheet.

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Cut Sheet Support A flat surface supports a sheet or multi-part form.

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2 Installation

2.1 Placing the printer

Place the printer on a solid, flat, stable surface such that the printer sits firmly and cannot
move. Select an environment with sufficient ventilation, easy access to the control panel and
paper input areas as well as the printed output.

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

1) Never place the printer near to any flammable gas or explosive
substances.

2)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.

3) When connecting a computer to the printer, make sure the maximum
recommended cable length is not exceeded.

4) Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating
devices/radiators.

5) Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity
fluctuations. Above all, avoid dusty environments.

2.2 Connecting the printer

This printer is configured with a Parallel, USB and Ethernet interface as standard. An optional
Serial interface can be installed additionally.

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2.2.1 Parallel interface (IEEE 1284)
Make sure that the printer and the computer are switched off and connect the parallel cable

between the printer and the computer. Lock the connector with the 2 clips on the printer
interface connector; tighten up the 2 screws on the other end connecting to the computer.

2.2.2 USB 2.0 (Full Speed)
Plug in the USB cable to the printer and the computer.

2.2.3 Ethernet

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2.2.4 Serial Interface (RS-232C) as option

2.2.5 Connecting the power
Plug in the power cord to the printer power socket as shown in the diagram.

Connect the printer to the correct voltage power source.

The socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall

be easily accessible.

2.2.6 Switch on the printer
Switch on the printer as shown in the diagram.

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2.3 Installing the ribbon cartridge

1) Switch off the power.

2) Unfold the top cover and follow the steps 1.2.3.4 in the below picture.

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3) Flip the upper friction assembly

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4) Insert the ribbon cartridge till it is tightly locked in position.

5) Insert the ribbon fabric in between the print head and ribbon mask.

6) Turn the knob on the left hand side several times in order to tighten the fabric, and the
fabric will slide downwards into the correct position between printhead and ribbon mask
after the moving.

7) Restore the upper friction assembly to its original position.

Print head may be hot, please move the printhead by moving the carriage.

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3 Installing the paper

The printer can handle either single sheets or continuous forms. The printer is able to print up

to 5 copies (original plus 5).

To ensure the print quality and protect the print head, set a proper print gap by the
gap lever (see 3.1) for the form thickness and do not load folded, damaged,
wrinkled, or curled paper.

3.1 Adjusting the print gap for various form thicknesses

The print gap lever is on the left side of the printer inside the top cover.
Take care to adjust the print gap lever to a suitable position whenever you change the number
of copies being printed. Using the wrong print gap may cause print head damage or paper
jams.

The recommended gap lever position for different form thickness is:

Paper type Lever position

1-part 1
Original + 1 copy 2
Original + 2 copies 3
Original + 3 copies 4
Original + 4 copies 5
Original + 5 copies 6

The position “Ribbon” only is suitable for loading the ribbon. When the lever is set higher than
appropriate it will result in poor print. The ribbon and head life will be shortened.

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3.2 Paper path introduction

3.2.1 Cut sheet paper handling (front friction only) 

1) Place the paper path lever to the cut sheet position.

2) Unlock the front cover with the latch to unfold the cut sheet support.

3) Adjust the gap lever if necessary; see 3.1.

4) It is recommended to align the left paper guide exactly to the mark > I <. This marks the left

edge of the stationery. Slide the right guide to the position of the right edge of the stationery.

5) Insert the stationery straightly all the way into the guided slot until it stops.

6) Press the load key to feed the paper to the correct print position, automatically. The
printer clears the Paper End condition and goes into the ready or online state.

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3.2.2 Fanfold paper handling

3.2.2.1 Front push tractors for fanfold

1) Close the front cover if previously opened. Switch the paper path lever to one of the
desired tractor positions.

2) Move the paper path lever to the desired position.

3) Adjust the head gap lever if necessary.

4) Open the front cover by tilting the cover from bottom to the top, and make sure it’s locked in
place (see below pictures).

Lock the front cover in the way that is shown in the pictures.
Make sure the front cover is locked.

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5) If you do not need to adjust the left margin go to the next step. Open the right and left
tractor flaps, insert fanfold paper into the left-hand tractor, and make sure that at least
three paper transport holes are positioned on the tractor pins, close the tractor flap,
open the latch lever and align the tractor so that the first printing position on the
paper matches the IIIIXIIII mark on the printer housing, then lock the lever again.

6) Align the right-hand tractor to the width of the paper and insert the paper (Make sure that it

is inserted by the same length as on the left-hand tractor in order to avoid any paper jam).
Then close the tractor flap and slide the tractor to the right until the paper is slightly
tensioned, then lock the tractor.

7) Lower the front cover, switch the printer on.

For LCD: The active paper source (TrFront) appears in the display, the paper will

automatically load when the printer is in online mode and receives data from the

computer. Also, you can press the load key (key 4) only to load paper before

starting the printout.

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3.2.2.2 Rear tractors for fanfold

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3.2.2.3 Top pull tractors for fanfold

For the steps ② and ③, please refer to the 2.3

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3.2.3 Top-Of-Form adjustment

For pull tractor (PullTr), follow the steps below to adjust the first print position:

1) Remove Paper from printer.

2) Power on the printer.

3) Lift the Top Cover so you can see the transparent ribbon guide in front of the

print head.

4) Install the paper into the pull tractor.

5) Move the paper with the hand wheel so the perforation of the fanfold paper

lies exactly at the top of the transparent ribbon guide.

6) Close the Top Cover.

7) Press the Load key on the panel.

8) The printer now moves the paper to the correct first print position on a page (TOF).

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4 Control Panel Operation

General functions for the keys are clearly designated on the Panel label. Some other special settings
need pressing multiple switches simultaneously or holding some keys when powering on the printer.
This Chapter will describe the functions of the keys and display (LCD) on the Panel.

4.1 Operation of the LCD Panel

◆ 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 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
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.

4.1.1 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 paper path (below: TrFront = tractor

front mode).

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4.1.2 Online mode

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

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Online key: Toggle between Online and Offline mode.

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

is loaded.

If Load is displayed above this key, no paper is loaded

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

display switches between Online and Park Position. Press

the key to feed paper to the printing position.

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Setup key: Sets the printer to setup mode.

4.1.3 Offline mode

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

■ Park key (1)

If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer, it is fed to the
park position or the tear position. If a single sheet is
loaded, it is ejected.

■ © key (2)

Each press: Paper is transported upwards step by step.
Holding: Continuous transport upwards.

■ ª key (3)

Each press: Paper is transported downwards step by step.
Holding: Continuous transport downwards.

■ ª LF/FF (4)

Paper in the printer:
Each press: performs a line feed (LF).
Holding: performs a form feed (FF).

■ Load key (4)

No paper in the printer: The press on this key loads the
paper to the first print position.

■ Setup key: Sets the printer to setup mode.

■ Online key: Sets the printer to online mode.

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4.1.4 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 menu settings (see note below).

■ Adjust key (2): Sets the Tear position and first printing line

(TOF). If you have the PullTr (Pull - Tractor) selected Adjust
is not available.

■ Char key (4): Sets the font and the number of characters per

inch temporarily.

Access to the other menu settings (Menu) may be disabled by the manufacturer.

Proceed as follows to release this lock temporarily.

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

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

4.2.5 Power on functions

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

◆ If you keep the Online key depressed while turning on the printer, you enter the printer’s

advanced menu mode. The advanced menu mode is described in the section 5.4.2 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 Menu Lock function.

◆ If all four function 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.

◆ Holding Function key 4 while turning on the printer prints out the parameter settings.

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5 Setting parameters for the printer

(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:

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Programming via the control panel.

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Programming via the interface using Escape sequences or control codes.

Settings made by escape sequences have priority over settings made in menu

mode; therefore they will override these.

Programming via the interface gives you far greater freedom for designing your printed pages,
however, it is also a more sophisticated method and requires some experience with
programming languages and printer control systems.
All programming via the interface is lost after you turn off the printer, whereas the
programming carried out using the control panel is saved and stored even after you turn off
the printer.

5.1 Setting the parameters through the LCD Panel

This chapter describes the handling of the operator’s panel with optional display.

5.1.1 Enabling access to menu mode

The menu can be locked by default to protect it from accidental or unauthorized access.
Proceed as follows to release this lock temporarily.

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

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

Calling up the menu

You can access the menu in the following way:

Press the Setup key. The printer switches to Setup
mode. (The Setup mode can be selected both in the
Online and Offline mode)
To access the printer menu, press the key directly
underneath the word Menu (1).

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5.1.3 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 Printout

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5.1.4 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 an asterisk (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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5.1.5 Selecting the LCD 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 LCD display messages are shown in English language. Your printer offers
also the possibility to show the display messages in German, French, Italian, Spanish or
Turkish 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,
Spanish and Turkish).

Select the Setup mode by pressing the Setup key.

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

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.

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

Ges.Men 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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5.2 Menu structure

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

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1) Only with optional serial interface

2) Only if ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK or ACK/NAK protocol is selected

MENU

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Print

Menu

Reset

Font

CPI

LPI

Skip

ESCChar

Emulate

Bidir

I/O

Serial

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ETH-INT

Baud

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Format

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Special

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Protocol

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CG-Tab

CharSet

Paper

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Tr Front

Tr Rear

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Pull Tr

Auto Tear

Barcode

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Barmode

FFmode

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LeftMrg

RightMrg

Country

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Sl.Zero

Auto-CR

Auto-LF

MenLock

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Language

Width

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Quietm

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5.3 Full list parameters setting

In order to meet individual requirements of printer functionality, users may modify the
printer configuration settings accordingly as follows: start by pressing [Load/Eject] +
[Speed] in offline mode. The printer will enter Main Menu settings setup mode. Follow the
instructions printed on how to do the required setting changes. When a new setting is
saved, it becomes effective, even when printer is power cycled.

5.3.1 Menu Configuration list

Menu Valid Settings Function

Adjust TOF Tear Setting the tear position.

Setting the first printing line (TOF).

Print Print the menu settings.

Menu

Load Menu=1

Load Menu=2 Load Menu=3

Load Menu=4 Load Menu=5

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

Reset Reset Menu Yes No Press the No (1) or Yes (2) key to select

the desired setting.

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ll manually altered settings in the curren

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menu are lost when it is reset to the
default settings.
We therefore recommend that you print
out the menu first.

Quietm

Off

On

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.

HS-Draft Draft Roman NLQ

Roman LQ Roman PS NLQ Roman PS

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CourierNLQ Sans Serif NLQ Sans Seri

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Courier LQ S Serif PS NLQ S Serif PS

LQ

This parameter selects the character style
and its quality permanently.

Prestige NLQ Prestige LQ Script NLQ

Script LQ OCR-B NLQ OCR-B LQ

OCR-A NLQ OCR-A LQ Orator NLQ

Courier I NLQ Courier I LQ Orator LQ

Souvenir NLQ Courier I PS NLQ Gothic NLQ

Font

Souvenir LQ Courier I PS LQ Gothic LQ

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CPI 10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI, 17.1 CPI, 20

CPI, 5 CPI, 6 CPI, 7.5 CPI, 8.6 CPI.

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

LPI 6 LPI, 8 LPI, 12 LPI, 2 LPI, 3 LPI, 4 LPI. Sets the lines per inch (line density). The

higher parameter the smaller line spacing
(random LPI can be selected via the ESC
sequences).

Skip

Skip=0.0 Inch,

Skip=0.5 Inch, Skip=1.0 Inch,

Skip=1.5 Inch, Skip=2.0 Inch,

Skip=2.5 Inch, Skip=3.0 Inch,

Skip=3.5 Inch.

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

ESCChar ESC ESC+$$ 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.

Emulate

Epson LQ-2550

Epson LQ-2170

IBM Propr. XL24

IBM ProXL24+AGM MTPL

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

Bidir Bidir=On Bidir=Off Setting On: Printer prints in both

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

I/O Serial Baud

Baud=9600

Baud=9200

Baud=600

Baud=1200

Baud=2400

Baud=4800

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

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Format

8Bit No 1Stop

8Bit No 2Stop

8Bit Even 1Stop

8Bit Odd 1Stop

8Bit Mark 1Stop

8Bit Spc 1Stop

7Bit No 2Stop

7Bit Even 1Stop

7Bit Odd 1Stop

7Bit Odd 2Stop

7Bit Mark 1Stop

7Bit Spc 1Stop

7Bit Mark 2Stop

7Bit Spc 2Stop

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.

Protocol

XON/XOFF

Robust-
XON/XOFF

ENQ/STX

ETX/ACK

ACK/NAK

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.

DTR

DTR=DTR

DTR=Ready

Defines the conductor to which the DTR
signal is connected
(DTR=Data Terminal Ready).

Interf.

Interf.=Share

Interf.=Parallel

Interf.=Serial

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).

Buffer Buffer=0 KB

Buffer=32 KB

Buffer=64 KB

Buffer=96 KB

Buffer=128 KB

Buffer=160KB

Buffer=192KB

Buffer=224KB

Buffer=256KB

Selects the size of the interface buffer.

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IP-Addr Octets 1-4

0 to 255

Input of the IP address of the printer
This menu level offers the possibility to
set the IP address, which is divided into
four digit groups (octet 1 to 4).

Gateway Octets 1-4

0 to 255

Input of the Gateway address of the
printer.

Subnet Octets 1-4

0 to 255

Input of the Subnet mask address of the
printer.

IP Get M DHCP BOOTP

Static

Selects the way of administrating the IP
address.

Banner Off On Specifies whether a banner page is to be

printed out, when using the LPD/LPR
protocol.

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.

ETH-INT

EthSpeed

100Mbit Full

Sets the transmission speed to 100 MBit
full duplex per second.

CG-Tab Graphic DLL Italic Only available for Epson

LQ-2550/LQ-2170 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.

CharSet Extended Standard Selects the IBM standard characters or

the extended IBM characters.

E-USASCII E-France E-German

E-UK E-Denmark I E-Sweden

E-Italy E-Spain I E-Japan

E-Norway E-Denmark II E-Spain II

E-L.America E-Korea E-Legal

ISO8859-1 ISO8859-1 SAP ISO8859-2

ISO8859-5 ISO8859-7 ISO8859-9

ISO8859-15 ELOT-928 BRASCII

Abicomp Roman8 US-ASCII

French German Italian

Swedish Norwegian Spanish

Portuguese Greek DEC Cro-ASCII

Country

Coax/Twinax Table 437 New-437

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

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Table 737 775 Baltic Table 850

New-Dig 850 Table 851 Table 852

Table 857 Table 858 Table 860

Table 861 Old-Code 860 Table 863

Flarro 863 Table 865 865 Hebrew

Table 866 866 Bulgaria 866 Ukraine

866 Kazakhst Kamenicky Mazovia

Siemens Turk DEC Turkish Table 1250

Table 1251 Table 1252 Table 1253

Table 1254 Table 1257

Sl.Zero Sl.Zero=Off Sl.Zero=On Selects if normal zero (0) or the slashed

zero (Ø) is printed.

AutoCR On Off Switches the automatic carriage return

on or off after receiving the signal LF (line
feed).

AutoLF Off On Switches the automatic line feed (LF) on

or off after receiving the signal CR
(carriage return).

Menlock Off Menu All 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 prin

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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.

Language English German French Italian

Spanish Turkish

The menu can be shown in six
languages.

Paper Single TrFront TrRear PullTr Selects the paper parameters Formlen

(form length), FormAdj (first printing
position/TOF) separately for each paper
source in the current menu.

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Lines =6 – 132

Default 6LPI = 66

Single:3—22 inches

TrFront、TrRear 、

PullTr：1—22 inches

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 form length of 12
inches (96lines/[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.

Formlen

Standard No format

DIN A3 (420 mm)

DIN A4 (297 mm)

DIN A5 (210 mm)

DIN B5 (250 mm)

DIN B6 (176 mm)

DIN C6 (162 mm)

Executive 10.5"

Letter 11"

Fanfold 12”

Legal 14"

Selects the form length by standard
formats. Using Standard, different paper
formats can be selected directly, e.g. DIN
A4, Legal, Letter.
The Menu indicates No format if a value
is selected by the Line function or ESC
sequences, which does not correspond
to a standard format.

FormAdj FormAdj=0 -220/72”

Default 12/72”

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

Autotear

ViewTear =Off

View=1s/3s/6s

Tear=1s/3s/6s

Tear at TOF

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 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 o

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the paper then this can be corrected.

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Width

Width=13.6Inch

Width=8Inch

Width=13.2Inch

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.

Eject

Eject=Top

Eject=Front

This is valid for single sheet mode only. It
controls the exit direction of the friction
sheet paper.

Barcode Off On With this function selected it is possible

to print different barcodes and LCP
(Large Character Printing).

Barmode

Unsecured

Secured

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

FFmode Off On Specifies whether a form feed is to be

performed when the paper reaches the
top print line.

LeftMrg Wide: LeftMrg=0 - 134/10”

Narrow: LeftMrg=0

- 78/10”

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

RightMrg Wide: RightMrg=2 - 136/10”

Narrow: RightMrg=2 - 80/10”

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

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5.3.2 Advanced Menu

Advanced

Menu

Valid Settings Function

ASCII80 8 inch wide print of test pattern

ASCII136 13.6 inch wide print of test pattern

(only 2610)

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.

H-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.

Formlen 12” 11” The Formlen function allows you to set

the basic (default) form length to meet
your requirements. 11 inches are usual
in the USA, as opposed to 12 inches in
Europe.

Physlm Physlm=0 - 30/10” Permanent (physical) setting of the left

margin. This parameter cannot be
changed by emulation dependent
margin settings. Margin setting values
entered by ESC sequences are added to
the Physlm.

PLM On Off

Parameter “PLM”. This item’s full name
is Paper Load Mode. It is located
beneath the already existing menu item
“Paphand” (Paper Handling).
This setting enables (on) / disables (off)
a horizontal carriage movement in order
to flatten the paper so it finds its way into
the upper friction.
However the movement is determined
by the menu items Pagewid & Widthcon.
If Widthcon = Off 　 　
2600: The movement of carriage goes
all the way = 8”
2610: The movement of carriage goes
all the way = 13.6”
If Widthcon = On
2600/2610: The movement of carriage
goes rightmost to Pagewid Position
This function is ON by default and is
valid for Rear Tractor only.

Paphand

Pagewid

2610: 20—136 /10”

Parameter “Pagewid”. This item’s full

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2600: 20—80 /10”

name is Pagewidth.
It is located beneath the already existing
menu item “Paphand” (Paper Handling).
This setting tells the printer logic the
width of the installed paper and is valid
for all paper ways.
By default this parameter is maximum
width.
2600: 80 Characters (80/10”)
2610: 136 Characters (136/10”)
The value can be changed in 1/10” in a
range between 20 and 136 (80).

Widthcon

Off On

Parameter “Widthcon”. This item’s full
name is Width Control.
It is located beneath the already existing
menu item “Paphand” (Paper Handling).
This setting enables (on) / disables (off)
the possibility to define the position of
the carriage during loading
& ejecting paper.
If Off 　
2600: the carriage’s position is 4”
2610: the carriage’s position is 5.3”
If On 　
2600/2610:Half of Value defined in
Pagewid
This function is OFF by default and is
valid for all paper ways.

CX-bid

CX-bid=ON

CX-bid=OFF

CX-bid=ON sets the parallel interface of
the printer to bidirectional mode (IEEE
1284, Nibble mode), e.g. for Windows
Plug & Play.
CX-bid=OFF sets the interface to
compatibility mode in order to ensure
reliable operation with special external
boxes.

Wrap

Wrap=On

Wrap=Off

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

Sound

Sound=On

Sound=Off

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

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Pap.back

Pap.back=normal

Pap.back=dark

Pap.back=normal is the standard for
normal paper.
Pap.back=dark can be set to process
paper with a grey back.
Paper with a completely black back side
cannot be used if the ink is
carbon-based. However, the printer can
handle aniline- based black paper
(undefined colors).

Hvy Form HvyForm=ON

HvyForm=OFF

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

SerialN factory set With the SerialN function you have the

possibility to change the 12 digit serial
number of the printer. The number can
be written with any ASCII character
between hex 20 and hex 7E.

AssetN 10 digits empty With the AssetN function you have the

possibility to change the 10 digit asset
number of the printer. The number can
be written with any ASCII character
between hex 20 and hex 7E.

GrSpeed GrSpeed=Normal

GrSpeed=High

This parameter allows improved Graphic
Speed independently to the driver. It
affects only the print speed of graphic
printouts at 180 x 180 dpi.

Jobcntl Jobcntl=On

Jobcntl=Off

This parameter activates the printer
language PJL (Printer Job Language) in
connection with the internal Ethernet
interface (ETH-INT) or the external
TallyCom

III interface (ETH-EXT).

UltraDr UltraDr=on

UltraDr=off

Ultra Draft=on, speeds up 17.1 and 20
cpi. Precondition is HS-Draft needs to be
activated.

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5.4 Display messages

If the printer detects an internal fault or user error or if it expects you to do something, a
message will appear in the LCD 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.

5.4.1 Messages LCD Panel

LCD Messages

Meaning

Eject error

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

Hardware Alarm

Internal hardware error, contact your dealer or
service technician.

Head hot

The print head is too hot. The printer will reduce
its print speed.

Initializing

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

Load error

The printer fails to load the paper.

Loading default

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

Load paper from

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

Parity error

A parity error during data transmission is
indicated.

Park position

Printer was switched on with no paper loaded.

Press any key

The user is requested to press any key.

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.

Switch Paper Lever

Choose correct paper path. Turn paper lever

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