NEC SuperScript 150C User Guide

SUPERSCRIPT

User’s Guide

™

150C

Copyright © 1997, NEC Technologies Publication issued by:

NEC Technologies, Inc.

All rights reserved 1250 N. Arlington Heights, Suite 500

Itasca, IL 60143

NEC Technologies reserves the right to modify the equipment described in this manual at any time and without notice.

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Preface

This non-impact printer is designed and constructed to give
constant print quality for text and high resolution graphics, in
color and in black and w hite.

The printer is supplied with a disposable color print head,
containing water-resistant ink, which uses “drop-on-demand”
thermal ink jet technology. It produces a laser-like print
density of up to 600 x 300 dots per inch (dpi) with minimal
operating disturbance. The standard paper handling device
allows the use of a wide r ange of paper and envelope types
and sizes.

The Structure of the Manual

This user manual is divided into two parts: a Quick Start,
which contains the essential information for installing and
operating the printer, and a User Guide, divided into
chapters, which contains more detailed information on the
printer’s features and functions. The manual also contains
a glossary of terms and an alphabetical index.

Quick Start

Unpacking

•

Identifying the printer parts

•

The printer can be connected to personal computers with a
standard Centronics parallel interface. The resident firmware
contains the PCL III + emulation. Compatible with MS-DOS
and MS-Windows environments, as well as other commonly­used software applications, it can be used in most word
processing and desktop publishing environments.

Preface iii

Connecting your printer

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Inserting the print head

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Loading paper

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Printing the “demo” page

•

Installing printer software

•

Preparing the printer using the Printer Monitor

•

Help

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User Guide

Chapter 1 - User Interface

•

Software printer monitor, indicating print job
status and containing a series of printer care
functions.
Printer operator panel, giving the functions of the
light indicators (LEDs) and keys.
Embossed template, containing common error
conditions and print head insertion procedure.

Chapter 2 - Ink Jet Print Head

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How to insert/remove the ink jet print head
in/from the printer, how to clean it and preserve
optimum print quality.

Chapter 3 - Paper

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Characteristics of the paper that can be used in
the printer.
Usable print areas

Chapter 4 - Using Software

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Description of the printing system interface and
the printer mointor.
How to change the printer settings via the printer
driver settings or the printer set-up utility.

Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting guide, indicating common
problems and their solution.
How to obtain the print test.

Appendices

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Options and product characteristics.

Refer to the appropriate chapter of the user
guide wheneve r you encounter a problem.

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Table of Contents

Preface

1. User Interface

PrinterMonitor..................1-1

Printer Operator Panel .............1-2

Quick Start

Unpacking..................... 1

IdentifyingthePrinterParts ........... 2

Connecting Your Printer ............. 3

InsertingthePrintHead ............. 4

Loading Paper in the Printer ........... 6

InstallingPrinterSoftware ............ 9

Installing the SuperScript 150C color p rinter

driver ...................... 10

RemovingtheSuperScript150CDriver.... 12

Preparing your Printer using the Printer

Monitor ..................... 13

Help....................... 14

EmbossedTemplate ..............1-7

2. Ink Jet Print Head

ReplacingthePrintHead............2-1

PrintHeadCare.................2-3

3. Paper

Types ......................3-1

Dimensions ...................3-2

Insertion.....................3-2

DriverSettings..................3-3

PrintArea ....................3-4

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4. Using Software

HowtoUseYourPrinterDriver........ 4-1

Modifying the Settings in Your Printer Driver . 4-1

Appendices

A. Supplies

Property Sheet Contents ........... 4-3

Help....................... 4-5

Running the Printer Set-Up Utility ...... 4-6

5. Troubleshooting

GeneralCare.................. 5-1

Error Conditions indicated by Print Head

Position..................... 5-2

ProblemsandSolutions............ 5-2

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

Paper.........................5-4

Printhead.......................5-5

Printing........................5-8

B. Programmable Printer Features
C. Command Code Su mmary
D. Product Characteristics
E. Service and Support
F. Glossary
G. Index

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Quick St art

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Quick Start

As soon as you have removed the printer and its
accessories from the packing carton, check that all
the parts ordered have been delivered and are
undamaged.

This section is a rapid guide for installing y our printer and
preparing it for use. It contains a sequence of operations
which should be performed in the order described.

More de taile d information about the printer and its
functions is given in t he User Guide.

Unpacking

Keep the carton and all the packing materials in case
you have to repack or ship the printer.

1

6

2

3

1. Printer 2. Driver diskette and CD

3. Color ink jet print head 4. Electrical power cord

5. User manual and NEC Media Pak 6. Print head container

4

5

If anything is missing or damaged, call your local retailer
immediately.

The interface cable for connecting the printer to your PC
is NOT supplied with the printer.

1. Place the printer on an ample, stable surface near your
computer or work station.

2. Make sure that there is enough space around the printer
for all its parts to be accessed comfortably.

3. Make sure that there is a convenient independent
electrical power supply socket to which you can connect
the printer.

4.

Do NOT leave the printer exposed to direct sunlight
or heat sources, or in dusty, dirty or poorly
ventilated environments.

Quick Start 1

Identifying the Printer Parts

Automatic Sheet Feeder (ASF)

Top cover

Paper support

Socket for electrical power cord

3-Key/2-Light indicator operator
panel

Electrical data plate (on base of printer)

Print head carriage

Parallel interface cable connector
socket

Template, on inside of top cover,
indicating error conditions/corrective
action and print head replacement
procedure

2 Quick Start

Connecting Your Printer

To the electrical power supply

Your printer has no ON-OFF switch and is powered as
soon as you connect it to the electrical power supply.
Before plugging into the power supply socket, make
sure that it is on a stable surface, that the top cover is
closed and read the following warning carefully.

Make sure the power supplied has the voltage indicated
on the electrical data plate on the base of the printer.

If the electrical data plate indicates a different voltage, call
your local retailer immediately. DO NOT, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, CONNECT THE PRINTER TO THE
ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY.

Make sure that the plug on the power cable of the printer
is of the type accepted by the wall socket you intend to
use; if it is not, call your local retailer.

Do NOT attempt to change the plug yourself.
The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment

and shall be easily accessible.
The manufacturer declines all responsibility for accidents

to persons or damage to the printer arising from the
non-observance of this warning.

1. Plug the connector end of the power cord into the
two-pin socket in the rear of the printer.

2. Plug the other end of the power cord into a wall
socket.

As soon as you plug it into the electrical power supply,
your printer will execute a series of internal checks and
a mechanical reset. It will be in ON LINE condition (On
Line light indicator lit).

After approximately 2 minutes of inactivity, the printer
will go into “standby” mode in which both light
indicators are off and the print head is in its rest position
at the left hand end of its path. To activate it, just send a
file to be printed or start any other printer operation.

Quick Start 3

To your computer

Inserting the Print Head

Make sure your printer is NOT connected to the electrical
power supply and that your computer/host system is
switched OFF.

1. Plug the interface cable connector into the socket on the
rear of the printer and, if necessary, close the spring
clips on it.

2. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the
appropriate interface connector socket (port) on your
computer/host system.

3. Connect your printer to the electrical power supply and
switch on your computer.

See the instructions embossed on the inside of the top
cover (and illustrated in Chapter 1 of the User Guide)

1. Open the sealed print head container and remove the
instructions leaflet and the print head, holding it by the
thumb and finger grip (end opposite the protective film).

2. Remove the protective film.

The interface cable is not supplied with the printer;
consult your systems engineer or retailer for advice on
the type of cable you require.

4 Quick Start

3. With the printer powered, press the Install Cartridge
key on the operator panel to position the print head
carriage in the head loading position. The light indicators
on the operator panel will both start flashing.

If you do nothing for 30 seconds, the print head carriage
will return to its rest position*. To return the print head
carriage to the head loading position, you must press
Install Cartridge again.

6. While holding the lip at the rear of the print head
insertion area, push the print head towards the
rear of the printer to click it in place.

* The print head carriage will

not

return to its rest

position if there is no print head inserted.

4. Open the top cover of the printer.

5. With the electrical contacts towards the corresponding
contacts in the housing on the print head carriage, insert
the print head gently into its chamber.

7. Press the Install Cartridge key on the operator panel.
The print head carriage will move to its rest position, at
the left hand side of the printer.

8. Close the top cover

See Chapter 2 in the User Guide for further details on the
handling and care of the ink jet print head.

Quick Start 5

Loading Paper in the Printer

1. Pull out to the right the extendible top guide (1) on the
rear of the automatic sheet feeder (ASF) and rotate it up
to its vertical position (2). The paper support is
optimized for standard Letter and A4 size formats.

2

2. Holding the tab on the right edge of the movable guide
on the ASF, move it to its extreme right position
(physical right hand margin).

1

6 Quick Start

3. Fan the paper thoroughly.

4. Align the paper against the fixed left hand guide and
load it into the tray, pushing it down carefully until it
stops against the feed rollers inside the printer.

Do NOT add paper to the ASF; always remove any
existing paper and fan it together with the paper
to be loaded.

5. Position the right guide against the right edge of the
paper.

Quick Start 7

6. With the printer powered, press Form Feed . The paper
moves to the Top of Form (TOF) position. Press Form
Feed again, to make sure that the paper feeds smoothly
through and exits from the printer, without crushing or
skewing.

See Chapter 3 in the User Guide for further information
on the types of paper you can use and the page layout.

8 Quick Start

Installing Printer Software

Before installing your printer driver

The diskette supplied with your printer contains a high
quality color and monochrome
languages for both Windows® 3.1/3.11 and Windows® 95
environments.

If you are installing using the CD, please follow the
instructions supplied with the NEC Media Sample Pak

This advanced printing system includes :

a

printer driver

•

features through easy-to-use property sheets,
a

printer monitor

•

Printer Care.

A

printer setup utility

settings under DOS if necessary, is also included in the
diskettes.

Before installing any printer driver, we strongly
recommend that you make a back-up copy of the original
diskette (according to “Terms and conditions of the user
license” included with the diskettes) and then use this
copy for the installation procedure. This will allow you
to keep the original diskette as a master so that, should
any problem arise with the backup copy, you can make
another copy.

which gives you access to all the printer

for easy access to Printing Status and

program, for personalized printer

printing system

in several

q

Information file (README.TXT)

Whenever necessary, latest information on the
printer driver, or instructions updating this manual
are included in an information file contained in the
diskette(s).
If present, the file will automatically be copied into the driver
group that will be created during driver installation.

If you want to check this file directly from the diskette:

under Windows® 3.1/3.11, open it through the “Write”

•

application.
under Windows® 95, open if through the “Wordpad”

•

application, specifying the correct file extension (*.WRI)

q

System requirements

From Windows® 3.1 up to Windows® 95,

•

PC 386 or later with at least 4 MBytes of RAM,

•

1 MByte of free disk space.

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Quick Start 9

Installing the SuperScript 150C color
printer driver

The installation procedure will vary, depending on the
Windows® environment installed on your PC.

Windows® 3.1/3.11

1. Start Microsoft Windows®.
(If it is already running, make sure that all applications
are closed before starting to install the driver.)

2. Insert the driver diskette in drive A (or B) of your PC.

3. From the File menu of the Program Manager, select the
option “Run...”.

4. Type A:(or B:)\SETUP and press ENTER.
The installation process starts.

5. Follow the instructions given in the sequence of windows
displayed on your PC screen, until the driver is installed.

6. A group window with the driver name will be created
automatically. It allows immediate access to the Spool
Manager, the Printer Monitor, the Help and information
files whenever these are required.

You can also install the printer driver through the “Add
Printer” feature in the Control Panel in Program
Manager/Main, proceeding as follows. The group
described in point 6 above will still be created automatically.

1. Insert the diskette in drive A (usually) of your PC.

2. Activate Microsoft Windows® environment (If it is
already running, make sure that all Windows application
tasks are closed before starting to install the driver.)

3. Activate the Control Panel in the Main window, clicking
twice with your mouse indicator on the corresponding
icon.

4. Select the Printers icon, in the same way.

5. If the Installed Printers box is empty, click on Install..

6. If the Installed Printers box already contains one or
more driver names, click on Add>> , select Install
Unlisted or Updated Printer in the List of Printers and

then click on Install... .

7. Check that the Install Driver window alreadyindicates
the drive (usually A) in which you have inserted the
driver diskette, otherwise, click on the drive name and
change it, using your PC keyboard; click on OK.

8. The Add Unlisted or Updated Printer window contains
the list of drivers present on the diskette. Select the
driver with your printer name and click on OK.

9. Your driver is now installed and your printer name
appears in the List of Printers.

10. With your printer name highlighted, click on the Set as
Default Printer button, so that your printer will be active
in all your Windows® applications.

11. Check your printer connection by clicking on the
Connect.. button.

10 Quick Start

By default, your printer will be connected on the LPT1
port which corresponds to the hardware connection of a
parallel interface cable.

12. Click on the Close button of the Printers dialogue box.

Windows® 95

The Microsoft Windows® 9 5 operating system allows
automatic installation of peripherals through the “Plug &
Play” feature, a bi-directional communication and hardware
recognition procedure.

If other printer drivers are already installed, and
you wish to install the current one as the default
printer, click Yes and then the Finish button.
The installation of the driver files will start.

5. At the end of the installation, you will be asked to
remove the diskette and restart Windows.

A folder with the driver name will be created automatically in
the Programs folder. It allows easy access at any time to
the Printer Monitor, the Help and information files whenever
these are required.

Make sure that the printer and PC are connected to each
other and are both powered.

The printer must NOT be in error mode, i.e. the indicator
lights must not be flashing.

1. Activate Microsoft Windows® 95. If already started,
execute the “Shut down” command and restart your
computer.

2. A window is displayed, indicating that a new peripheral
has been detected (New Hardware found and the
printer name).
The same window shows the Driver from disk
provided by hardware manufacturer option already
highlighted. Click the OK button.

3. With the Install from Disk window displayed, insert the
printer driver diskette in the drive selected, specify this
drive if requested and click OK.

4. The Add Printer Wizard window is displayed. If there
are no printer drivers already installed on your system,
your printer will be installed as the Default printer.

You can also install the driver using the Add Printers
procedure. In this case, your printer need not be connected
to your PC.

1. Click Start, highlight Settings, and then click Printers in
the sub-menu which opens.

2. Double click Add Printer in the Printers window.

3. The first in a series of Add Printer Wizard windows is
displayed; click Next > .

4. Click Have Disk... in the window now displayed.

5. Insert the printer driver diskette in drive A (or B) of your
PC; click OK.

6. Click Next > .

7. Make sure LPT1: Printer port is highlighted; click

Next > .

If you have an “ECP” computer, make sure that its
port setting is set to Printer Port (LPTx) and not to
ECP Printer Port (LPTx).

Quick Start 11

If necessary,

installation

properties:
– right click on the My Computer icon,
– select Properties, then Device Manager,
– double click on Ports (COM&LPT),

once you have completed the driver

, change this setting in your system

Removing the SuperScript 150C Driver

q

Windows® 95:

1. From the Start button select Settings and Printers.

2. Click the NEC SuperScript 150C icon and select Delete
from File menu.

– select Printer Port: LPTx.
If Ports (COM&LPT) does not offer a simple LPTx port

or if the selection of this port does not solve your
problem, you must change your PC setting. For further
information, see the “Installation” section in Chapter 5 ­“Troubleshooting” and the documentation supplied with
your PC.

8. Click Finish.
The installation of the driver files will start.

9. At the end of the installation, you will be asked to
remove the diskette and restart Windows®.

q

Windows® 3.1x

1. From the Main group select Printers.

2. Highlight NEC SuperScript 150C and click Remove.

3. Delete the following files from the Windows System
directory:
NE3CTRL.DLL, NE3DSPLR.EXE, NE3IMAGE.BMP,
NE3JNLIB.DLL, NE3PRST.DLL, NE3RASTR.DLL,
NE3SPMGR.EXE, NE3HLP.HLP, NE3RSC.DLL,
NE2LJP.DRV, NE2LJPLN.DLL, NE2HLP31.HLP.

For more details on the printer driver, its parameters and
the printer setup, see Chapter 1 - “User Interface” and
Chapter 4 - “Using Software” in the User Guide or
consult your Windows® documentation.

12 Quick Start

Preparing your Printer using the Printer
Monitor

Your printing system, i.e. the

monitor

system, you must prepare your printer by performing two of
the Printer Care functions contained in the P rinter Monitor:

1. Check the bi-directional printing accuracy (Align),

2. Print a demo page (Demo).

is now installed. Before using your printing

printer driver

and the

printer

3. Click your right mouse button.

4. Select the option “Run the Printer Monitor”in
the menu which opens.

In both environments, the Printer Monitor will also be
activated any time a print job is sent.

Use of the Printer Monitor

The Printer Monitor contains two tabs:

How to access the Printer Monitor

q

Under Windows® 3.1/3.11:

The Printer Monitor can be accessed from your printer
driver group at any time: just double-click the specific icon.

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Under Windows® 95:

The Printer Monitor can be accessed at any time in either of
the following ways:

1. Click Start, highlight Programs and then the printer
name in the sub-menu which opens.

2. Click the Printer Monitor icon.

OR:

1. Click Start, highlight Settings, and then click Printers in
the sub-menu which opens.

2. Click your printer name to highlight it.

Status : which provides information on files printed, as well
as on document and page printing progress.

Printer Care : which allows you to run four d ifferent
“service” operations:

Align : print head alignment (checking accuracy of

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bi-directional printing),
Clean : print head cleaning,

•

Demo : printing of the “demo” page,

•

Test : printing of the printer test page.

•

If you leave your printer monitor active, the status of your
print jobs will always be displayed automatically.

Quick Start 13

q

Checking print accuracy (Align)

Whenever you insert a print head, you should always check
the accuracy of bi-directional printing, to guarantee optimum
printing quality. The printer monitor in y our printing system
makes this operation extremely easy:

Make sure your printer and PC are powered, your
printing system is installed, the print head is inserted
and paper is loaded.

1. Open the printer monitor on your PC screen.

2. Click the Printer Care tab.

3. Click the Align button, then follow the instructions
displayed.

q

Printing the “demo” page (Demo)

The demo page gives you a full color or black monochrome
print-out and allows you to check the correct functioning of
the print head.

Help

To simplify the use of the printer, and to help you if you
have problems, this printer has an extensive user interface:

from your PC screen; the printing system installed from

•

the diskettes supplied contains a printer driver and
printer monitor with user-friendly screen interfaces and a
detailed Help file.

For further details, see Chapter 1 - “User Interface”
and Chapter 4 - “Using Software” in the User Guide.

the flashing of one or both of the light indicators on the

•

printer operator panel signals the need for operator
intervention.

For further details, see “Operator Panel” in Chapter
1 of the User Guide.

an embossed template on the inside of the printer cover,

•

illustrates basic operating procedures and error
conditions.

For further details, see “Embossed Template” in
Chapter 1 of the User Guide.

1. Check that you are still in the Printer Care tab of the
printer monitor.

2. Click the Demo button, then follow the instructions
displayed.

Once you have completed these two operations, you can
close the printer monitor.

Your printer is now ready for use. If you have problems
with any operating procedure, or are unable to perform a
specific function, always check that you have followed
the instructions as given. If a repetition of the
instructions is unsuccessful, see “Problems and
Solutions” in Chapter 5 of the User Guide.

14 Quick Start

User Guid e

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User Interface

This chapter describes the user interface of your printer,
i.e. those parts and features of the printer that you use
and/or refer to during day-to-day use. The user interface
comprises the
when you install your printing system, the

panel

and the

printer cover.

Printer Monitor

The printer monitor is an on-screen aid with an extensive,
user-friendly HELP feature. It contains a series of functions
which are designed to help you during daily use of the
printer. It can be viewed by clicking on the specific icon and
allows you to:

view the printer operating status during a print job. It

•

indicates the proportion of the document printed and
error messages (Status),

perform printer care functions, to maintain optimum

•

workingconditions (Printer Care):
– Align : print head alignment (checking accuracy of

bi-directional printing),

printer monitor

template

embossed on the inside of the

which is loaded in your PC

printer operator

Checking print accuracy (Align)

Whenever you insert a print head, you should check
the accuracy of bi-directional printing, to guarantee
optimum printing quality. The printer monitor in your
printing system makes this operation extremely easy:

Make sure your printer and PC are powered, your
printing system is installed, the print head is inserted
and paper is loaded.

1. Click the printer monitor icon.

2. Click the Printer Care tab.

3. Click the Align button, then follow the instructions
displayed.

Cleaning the print head (Clean)

If you notice a deterioration in the print quality, before
changing the print head, run the “Clean” function.

1. Click the printer monitor icon (if it is not already open).

2. Click the Printer Care tab.

3. Click the Clean button, then follow the instructions
displayed.

– Clean : print head cleaning,
– Demo : printing of the “demo” page,
– Test : printing of the printer test page.

User Interface 1-1

Printing the “demo” page (Demo)

Printer Operator Panel

The demo page gives you a full color or black monochrome
print-out and allows you to check the correct functioning of
the print head.

1. Click the printer monitor icon (if it is not already open).

2. Click the Printer Care tab.

3. Click the Demo button, then follow the instructions
displayed.

Running the print test (Test)

The print test gives you a color or black monochrome
print-out (the contents of the print-out vary depending on the
type of print head inserted - see the specific section in
Chapter 5 - “Troubleshooting”).

1. Click the printer monitor icon (if it is not already open).

2. Click the Printer Care tab.

3. Click the Test button, then follow the instructions
displayed.

The behavior of the keys and light indicators on the operator
panel will depend on the p rinter’s status.

Printer states:

free: no data to be printed;

•

busy: from the reception of data until the completion of

•

its printing;
standby: printer powered but dormant (more than two

•

minutes have elapsed since last interchange with host);
reduces power consumption.

special function mode : user-invoked operating mode

•

independent of host.

1-2 User Interface

Basic key functions

Function Key Description

Printer ready/
Pause

Print head
positioning

On Line Alternates the printer ON

LINE/ OFF LINE status.
In ON LINE status, the On

Line light indicator is lit and
the printer can process and
print data received from your
computer.

In OFF LINE (pause) status,
the print head carriage is in
the rest position at the
physical left margin, the On
Line light indicator is off and
any printing operation is
suspended.

Install Cartridge Moves the print head carriage

to/from the head loading
position.

Pressed once, causes the
print head carriage to move
to the head loading position
(position 4 on the template).

Pressed a second time,
causes the print head
carriage to return to the rest
position (provided that the
print head is inserted
correctly).

Function Key Description

Paper load/ eject Form Feed Loads/ejects a document

in/from the printer.
When pressed, causes a

document to be loaded to the
first print position.
If a document is already
present in the printer, causes
its ejection.

User Interface 1-3

Special key functions

Function Key(s) Description

Demo page On Line held + Install

Cartridge
(at least 2 seconds)

Print test Press and hold all

three keys in this
order: On Line, Install
Cartridge, Form Feed;
release them together
only when both the
light indicators go off.
Then press On Line
three times

Reset On Line held + Form

Feed
(at least 3 seconds)

Hex dump Press and hold all

three keys in this
order: On Line, Install
Cartridge, Form Feed;
release them together
only when both the
light indicators go off.
Then press On Line,
Form Feed and
Install Cartridge, in this
order.

The demo page is
printed.

The print test is printed.

Returns the printer to
its power-on condition.

If done during data
transmission/printing,
the information is lost.

All subsequent data
transmitted to the
printer will be printed in
its hexadecimal format.
This feature should be
used only under
technicalguidance, as
it can generate
extremelylong
print-outs.
See Troubleshooting.

Function Key(s) Description

Exit from Hex
dump

On Line + Form Feed Reset

1-4 User Interface

Light indicator functions

Light Indicators

Meaning

On Line Power

lit lit The printer is powered and ON

LINE.

off lit The printer is powered and

OFF LINE.

flashing slowly flashing slowly An error condition has occurred

in the printer.
Open the printer cover to check
the position of the print head
carriage with respect to the
action items embossed on the
inside of the cover.

If the print head carriage
indicates 1 CHECK PAPER,
there is no paper in the ASF or
there is a paper jam.
Load a document in the ASF or
remove the jammed document.

If the print head carriage
indicates 3 CHANGE INK
CARTRIDGE,an“endofink”
condition has occurred.
Replace the print head.

(continued)

Light Indicators

Meaning

On Line Power

flashing slowly flashing slowly If the print head carriage

indicates 4 CHANGE PRINT
HEAD, there is no print head in
the printer, the print head
inserted is not compatible with
the driver setting selected, or
the Install Cartridge key has
been pressed.
Insert a print head, change the
type of print head inserted, or
replace the print head.

After correcting the error
condition, press Install
Cartridge to return the print
head carriage to its rest
position.

If there is no operator action
within 30 seconds* of the error
being signaled (*60 seconds if
a monochrome print head is
inserted), the print head
carriage will return to its rest
position**. To reread the error
indication, press Install
Cartridge .

(continued)

User Interface 1-5

Light Indicators

On Line Power

Meaning

Light Indicators

Meaning

On Line Power

flashing slowly flashing slowly **The print head carriage will

not return to its reset position if
there is no print head inserted
or if the print head is not
inserted correctly.

flashing rapidly flashing rapidly Failure condition.

Disconnect the printer from the
electrical power supply. Make
sure that the print head
carriage and paper feed paths
are not obstructed and then
reconnect the printer.
If the light indicators continue
flashing rapidly, disconnect the
printer and call the technical
support service or your dealer.

off off a) The printer is in standby

mode (dormant), i.e. within
the last two minutes, there
has been no printer-host
interaction nor operator
action.
To return the printer to its
operating condition,press
any key or send a file to be
printed.

b) The printer is in the special

functions mode, awaiting a
key sequence to activate a
specific function.

1-6 User Interface

Embossed Template

On the inside of the top cover of the printer, there is an
embossed template. This template illustrates the operating
procedure for changing the print head. It also indicates
three error conditions.

Error conditions and corrective action

The three error conditions signaled are:

1. CHECK PAPER
There is no paper in the ASF, or there is a paper jam.

See Chapter 3 for the paper characteristics and loading
procedures and Chapter 5 for information on how to
clear paper jams.

2. NOT USED

3. CHANGE INK CARTRIDGE
The print head (ink cartridge) requires replacing.

See Chapter 2 - Replacing the Print Head.

4. CHANGE PRINT HEAD
There is no print head in the printer, the type of print
head you have inserted is not compatible with the printer
driver settings selected, or the Install Cartridge key
has been pressed.

See Chapter 4 for information on the printer driver.

If one of these error conditions occurs, any printer operation
is interrupted, the On Line and Power light indicators start to
flash and the print head carriage is positioned to indicate
the action required.

User Interface 1-7

If there is no operator intervention within 30 seconds* of the
error being signaled, the print head carriage returns to its
rest position. ** To return the print head carriage to the error
indication, press Install Cartridge .

* 60 seconds, if you are using a monochrome pr int head
** The print head carriage will not return to its rest

positionifthereisnoprintheadinsertedorifthisisnot
inserted correctly.

Once you have corrected the error condition, press Install
Cartridge to return the print head carriage to its rest

position, so that the printer can resume operating.
Further information regarding these and other types of

operating errors is available in Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting.

Print head replacement

This part of the template illustrates the print head
replacement procedure. It is complementary to the
description in the corresponding sections in Chapter 2.

1-8 User Interface

Ink Jet Print Head

This chapter describes how to insert/remove the ink jet print
head in/from the printer, how to clean the print head and
preserve optimum print quality.

Your printer is delivered with a color print head and can use
either a color print head or a monochrome print head.

ALWAYS use NEC-original Ink Jet Print Heads.

Replacing the Print Head

See also the instructions embossed on the inside of the
top cover, and illustrated in Chapter 1.

Print head removal

When replacing the print head, take care not to touch the
print head carriage shaft or the area under the print head
carriage.

The print head is removed to replace it, to change from a
monochrome to color print head or vice versa, or to repeat
its insertion (see the section entitled “Print head insertion” in
the Quick Start), in the case of faulty printing.

If the printer is already powered and a print
operation is running, press the On Line key to
interrupt printing BEFORE opening the top cover.

To return the printer to operating status, close the
top cover and press the On Line key.

To remove the print head, proceed as follows:

1. With the printer already powered, press Install
Cartridge, to move the print head carriage to the head
loading position (the Power and On Line light indicators
start flashing simultaneously).

The print head carriage moves to correspond to error
condition 4 on the embossed template (see Chapter 1)
and both light indicators start flashing. This position is
held for 30 seconds (60 seconds if the printer has a
monochrome print head), after which the print head
carriage returns to its rest position*. To return the print
head carriage to the cartridge replacement position, just
press Install Cartridge .
*

The print head will

is no print head inserted or if this is not inserted correctly

2. Open the top cover.

not

return to its rest position if there

.

When the printer is not powered or is in standby mode, the
print head carriage is in its rest position (at the extreme left).

Ink Jet Print Head 2-1

3. Pinch together the two lips on the rear of the print head
carriage (behind the print head). The print head is
released.

4. Remove the print head, pulling it upwards by the thumb
and finger grip.

If the quality of printing is not optimum, run the print
head cleaning operation (see the section entitled Print
Head Care in this chapter).

Print head insertion

For the description of the print head insertion procedure,
see the specific section in the Quick Start.

If you have problems inserting the print head:

Make sure the print head carriage is in the print head

•

loading position.
Check that the print head chamber is clean and free of

•

foreign bodies.
NEVER force the print head into the chamber.

•

Always remove it completely and repeat the entire

•

insertion operation.

The insertion/removal procedure for a monochrome
print head is the same as for the color print head. The
printer rec ognizes automatically the type of print head
inserted.

2-2 Ink Jet Print Head

Print head container

Print Head Care

You should use the print head container supplied with the
printer to store the print head that you have removed from
the printer in order to insert a different type of print head.

For example, if you wish to print a draft text in monochrome
black, remove the color print head and place it in the
storage container, closing the lid securely to prevent the ink
drying and blocking the print nozzles.

Do not put anything (such as tape or paper) over the
print head nozzles.

You can then insert a monochrome print head in the printer,
following the procedure described in the Quick Start.

Always keep the print heads (ink cartridges)
sealed until they are to be used.

Remember to remove the protective tape before
inserting the print head in the printer. Take care not to
get ink on your clothes; the ink in the cartridge stains.

Do NOT attempt to refill the print head with ink, as this
damages the print head and the printer.

DO NOT shake the print head; it is not a fountain pen. If
it does not print, do the cleaning operations described in
the next section.

If you think that the number of pages printed with the
current print head is fewer than usual, try cleaning the
print head. If the “end of ink” condition persists, the
print head/is empty and requires replacing.

Always make sure that the print head is in its rest
position BEFORE switching off your computer. When
the printer is powered, the print head will automatically
return to its rest position and go into standby mode after
approximately two minutes of inactivity.

Cleaning the print head

The print head is cleaned automatically at regular intervals
while the printer is powered. This operation clears the print
head nozzles, guaranteeing the ink flow. If you have a
problem with the printing quality that is not solved by this
automatic nozzle clearing operation, you can do the same
operation, using the “CLEAN” function in the Printer Care

Ink Jet Print Head 2-3

tab in Printer Monitor ( see the specific section in Chapter 1 ­User Interface).

If you have a problem with the printing quality that is not
solved by the nozzle clearing operation described above, try
cleaning the print head, as follows:

1. Position the print head carriage in the head loading
position, open the top cover, release and remove the
print head (see the specific sections in this chapter).

2. Clean the electrical contacts on the print head and in the
housing on the print head carriage with a slightly damp
lint-free cloth, taking care not to touch the print head
nozzles.

3. Re-insert the print head in the printer, close the top
cover and press any key to return the printer ON-LINE.

If there is still no improvement in the print quality, try
cleaning the print head nozzles.

This operation MUST NOT be repeated continually, as it
will damage the print head. It should ONLY be attempted
as a last resort, before changing the ENTIRE print head.

1. Dampen a tissue handkerchief with distilled water;
squeeze it slightly to remove any excess water.

2. Remove the print head from the printer (see the specific
section in this chapter).

3. Holding the print head with the nozzles facing
downwards, blot it against the handkerchief, pressing
lightly.

4. Repeat the blotting operation a few times on different
areas of the handkerchief, to clean the nozzles.

5. Reinsert the print head in the printer and print the
“demo” page to check the quality of printing (see the
specific section in the Quick Start).

2-4 Ink Jet Print Head

Paper

This chapter describes the types and characteristics of the
paper you can use in your printer.

You can insert up to 10 sheets at a time in the
ASF. However, in marginal environmental
conditions, you may find it necessary to insert
them one at a time.

Glossy paper

•

This type of paper has a sophisticatedglossycoating,and
is similar to that used used in the photographic industry.

Types

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Plain paper

Best results are obtained using good quality plain office
paper with a weight between 15.5 and 24 lbs. Using 21 lbs
paper, you can load up to 40 single sheets in the ASF. If
you use thicker paper (over 24 lbs), the ASF capacity is
reduced to 20 sheets.

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Special printing media

When you require top professional printing quality, e.g. for
presentation documents in color and for all types of
illustrations (photograph reproductions, drawings and
graphics), you should always use media specifically
indicated for ink jet printers.

Best results are obtained with 24 to 28 lbs paper. You
should use recommended media types (see Appendix A ­Supplies) and ask your dealer if you require further
information.

The printer acccepts the following types of special media:

Coated paper

•

This type of paper has a very smooth finish on the side
to be used for printing.

You must insert the sheets one at a time with a single
sheet of plain paper as a backing.

Transparencies

•

Always use those specifically indicated for ink jet
printers; they are designed to absorb the ink correctly.
You must insert the transparencies one at a time with a
single sheet of plain paper as a backing.

When inserting the sheets for printing, make sure that
the printing surface is facing the correct way (see the
instructions on the paper packaging or container).

The drying time for the ink on the special printing media
is somewhat longer than for plain paper. Always remove
the printed page as soon as it exits from the printer and
set it aside to dry thorougly before handling it. Do NOT
stack such pages.

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Envelopes

Best results are obtained using quality bond envelopes with
a weight between 18 and 25 lbs. You can insert up to 5
envelopes at a time in the ASF. Depending on the weight,
type and condition, you may obtain better results inserting
them one at a time.
As envelopes are fed vertically, remember to select a
Landscape font for printing.

Paper 3-1

Dimensions

Insertion

The following table contains the dimensions of the types of
paper and envelopes which you can use in your printer:

Single Sheets (width x length)

A4 210 x 297 mm 8.26 x 11.7 in
A5 (horizontal) 210 x 148.5 mm 8.26 x 5.85 in
US Letter 8.5 x 11 in 215.9 x 279.4 mm
US Legal 8.5 x 14 in 215.9 x 355.6 mm
US Exec 7.25 x 10.5 in 184.2 x 266.7 mm
User-defined

COM-10 104.7 x 241.3 mm 4.125 x 9.5 in
DL 110 x 220 mm 4.33 x 8.66 in
C5 162 x 228mm 6.37 x 9 in
C6 114x162mm 4.4x6.37in

minimum

maximum

105 x 148.5 mm
220 x 356 mm

Envelopes (width x length)

4.134 x 5.85 in

8.66 x 14 in

Automatic feed

The following documents can be inserted automatically from
the ASF:

standard format

•

standard format

•

envelopes (18 to 25 lbs.), in packs of not more than 5.

•

Envelopes should be inserted with their short side as the
leading edge. The printing side should be face up and
the sealing flap underneath. Remember to select a
landscape font for printing (in Windows® environment,
you will require TrueType fonts).

single sheets
coated paper

(15.5 to 28 lbs.),

(average 10 sheets),

B5 176 x 250 mm 6.92 x 9.84 in
B6 125 x 176 mm 4.92 x 6.92 in

3-2 Paper

Semi-automatic feed

Driver Settings

The following documents are inserted one at a time in the
ASF:

user-defined/non-standard size

•

special

•

transparencies

•

Use only transparencies (or film) specifically indicated
for ink-jet printers (if in doubt, ask your retailer).

Sub-standard paper can affect the quality of printing.
Printing on both sides of the paper may increase the risk

of misfeeds or paper jams.
The document/envelope must not be crumpled or torn,

otherwise it may jam or even not be inserted.
Glossy paper and transparencies should have a single

sheet of plain paper as a backing.
When using user-defined/non-standard size documents,

remember to select the appropriate paper type in your
printer driver (see Chapter 4).

glossy

paper,

.

documents,

Always make sure that you have selected in your
printer driver the
that correspond to the type of printing media you intend to
use. In particular, the color calibration in the driver is set
specifically for each of the different types of media handled,
so an incorrect setting will result in poor quality print-out.

You can access the driver settings through the Printer
Monitor. For more details, see Chapter 4 - “Using Software”.

Paper Type

and

Paper Format

features

Paper 3-3

Print Area

The following tables contain the measurements of the
physical print area on the document and envelope sizes
handled by the printer. The printer can print a maximum of
67 lines on an A4 page with 6 lpi linespacing (the last line
may be printed with slightly defective linespacing).

Please note that:

The physical print area is the maximum print area

•

available on your document.
The recommended print area is generally always smaller

•

than the physical print area. Your application may also
add its own default margins to your page layout, thus
further reducing the print area.

Pre-printed documents MUST have at least a 5 mm

•

(0.2 in) margin before the first print position.
For best quality printing, a 12.7 mm (0.5 in) top margin

•

and 27 mm (1.06 in) bottom margin are recommended.
Use of documents that do not conform to the

•

specifications indicated will result in crooked or incorrect
insertion and feed-through, with a risk of jamming.

Single sheets

Format/

Measurement

Page length 297 mm/

Page width 210 mm/

Maximum
length of print
line

Minimum left/
right hand
margin

Top margin 3 mm / 0.12 in (minimum)
Bottom margin 12.7 mm / 0.5 in (minimum)

A4

11.7 in

8.26 in

203.2 mm/
8in

3.4 mm/

0.134 in

A5

(horiz.)

148.5 mm/

5.85 in

210 mm/

8.26 in

203.2 mm/
8in

3.4 mm /

0.134 in

Letter/

Legal

279.4 mm/
11 in

215.9 mm/

8.5 in

203.2 mm/

8in

6.4 mm/

0.25 in

US EXEC

266.7 mm/

10.5 in

184.2 mm/

7.25 in

177.8 mm/
7in

3.1 mm/

0.125 in

3-4 Paper

Envelopes

Format/

Measurement

Length 241.3 mm

Width 104.7 mm

Maximum length
of print line

Minimum left/right
hand margin

Top margin 12.7 mm / 0.5 in
Bottom margin 27 mm / 1.06 in

COM-10 DL C5

9.5 in

4.12 in
98 mm

3.85 in

220 mm

8.66 in

110 mm

4.33 in

103 mm

4.06 in

6.4 mm / 0.212 in

228 mm

9in

162 mm

6.37 in

155 mm

6.11 in

(continued)

Format/

Measurement

Length 162 mm

Width 114 mm

Maximum length
of print line

Minimum left/right
hand margin

Top margin 12.7 mm / 0.5 in
Bottom margin 27 mm / 1.06 in

C6 B5 B6

6.37 in

4.4 in

107 mm

4.22 in

250 mm

9.84 in

176 mm

6.92 in

162 mm

6.37 in

6.4 mm / 0.212 in

176 mm

6.92 in

125 mm

4.92 in

118 mm

4.65 in

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Using Software

Your printer is optimized for operation under Windows®.
This chapter gives an overview of your printer driver and the

printer setup utility program contained on the diskette and
CD supplied with your printer. For information regarding the
printer monitor, see

Interface

Your printer has a number of parameters that you can
define according to your specific r equirements. Your printer
driver contains most of these parameters; you can define
them when you install the driver.

.

How to Use Your Printer Driver

Once you have installed your printing system in your PC (as
explained in
to optimize your print job.

Your driver automatically applies the best overall choice of
settings for your document. If you wish to modify these
settings, your driver offers a variety of combinations.

Quick Start

Quick Start

), you can access the printer driver

and Chapter 1 -

User

Modifying the Settings in Your
Printer Driver

The SuperScriptTM150C color printer driver supplied w ith
your printer optimizes all its features and functions. First
install the driver (see Quick Start) and then check that its
default parameters are suitable for the type of document
you wish to create.

Reconfiguring the SuperScriptTM150C driver

Access to the printer parameters in the driver varies,
depending on your application environment:

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In Windows® 3.1/3.11:

1. Using your mouse, access Control Panel, though
Program Manager and Main,

2. In Control Panel, open the Printers dialog box, in the
same way,

3. Check that your printer is selected (if not, select it),

4. Click on Setup:

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In Windows® 95:

1. Using your mouse, click on Start in Desktop,

2. Highlight Settings, then click Printers,

3. Highlight your printer model, then click the right button of
your mouse,

4. Click Properties.

Using Software 4-1

The driver parameter selection is organized in property
sheets. To select the parameters you require for your print
job, open property sheets
necessary.

At the top of the window displayed when you click Settings,
are the following icons, under the title Document Type:
Automatic, Business, Photos, Art, Draft, Custom. Below
these icons are parameters for Paper Size, Paper Type,
and Paper Source. Finally, in the lower third of the dialog
box, are Copies and Orientation settings.

At the bottom of the window, there are six buttons marked
About, Restore Defaults, OK, Cancel, Apply, and Help,
Clicking on:

About Gives publication details of the software.

Settings,QualityorColor

,as

To change any parameter values, just click on the value or
feature you require. To move from one parameter group to
another, just click on the appropriate folder tab at the top of
the window; the parameter gr oup selected is activated and
displayed automatically.

When you have made the all changes you require, click on
OK at the bottom of the window, to save your new
configuration and exit.

Restore Defaults Restores the default values for the all

OK Confirms/saves all the parameter values

Cancel Ignores any changes made and causes exit

Apply Applies all changes made prior to selection,
Help Gives access to more detailed information on

parameters,

and exits from the Setup environment.

from the Setup environment,

the individual parameters in the current window.

4-2 Using Software

Property sheet contents

Settings

Document Type:

•

– Automatic

Driver selects optimum color and quality settings.

– Business (Document Type: Business Report)

Select for printing business graphics.

– Photos (Document Type: Photographic Images)

Select for printing photographic images.

– Art (Document Type: Computer Art and Drawings)

Select for printing computer art.

– Draft (Document Type: Daft Printing)

Select for printing in draft

– Customer (Document Type: User Defined Document

Type)
Selects the type of document to use.

Paper Size:

•

Selects the paper size to use:
A4, Letter, Legal, A5, Executive, Envelope #10,
Envelope C5, Envelope C6, Envelope DL, User-Defined

Paper Type:

•

Selects the type of paper to use:

Plain, Transparency, Glossy, Coated, T-Shirt transfer.
Paper Source:

•

Selects the paper source to use:

Sheet Feeder, Manual Feed.

Copies:

•

– Collate:

Collates multiple copies of documents when
checked.

– Reverse Page Order:

Prints pages in reverse order when checked.

Orientation:

•

– Portrait:

Selects portrait orientation

– Landscape

Selects landscape orientation.

Quality

Dithering

•

Disabled if

Document Type.
Selects the style of halftoning to use:

- No Halftoning,

- Line Art Pattern, Fine Pattern, Coarse Pattern,

- Standard Spray, High Quality Spray, Presentation

Quality Spray.

Print Quality

•

Disabled if

Document Type.
Selects the quality of printing to use:

Standard, Draft (High Speed), Economy,
High Quality, Presentation.

Automatic

Automatic

(default value) is selected in

(default value) is selected in

Using Software 4-3

Color

Print Head Selection:

•

Selects the color format to use
– Color
– Mono/Gray (Monochrome/Grayscale).

Image

•

–Brightness and Contrast (two sliding bars).
– Enable Ink Density Correction (enabled; click on box

to disable).
Adjusts the amount of ink to better match the
on-screen intensities.

Color Match

•

Disabled if

Selection

– Disabled (enabled; click on Disabled to disable)
– Use Driver’s matching:

Match for business graphics
Match for photo images
Match for art and drawings

Bar shows Color Balance (Switches between color
matching and color balance options)

Mono/Gray

.

is selected in

Print Head

Color Balance

•

Disabled if

Selection.

Four sliding bars:
– Saturation

Increase for richer colors, decrease for weaker

– Red Intensity

Adjusts the relative strength of the red

– Green Intensity

Adjusts the relative strength of the green

– Blue Intensity

Adjusts the relative strength of the blue

Bar shows Color Match (Switches between color
matching and color balance options)

Mono/Gray

is selected in

Print Head

4-4 Using Software

Help

Hints

Each property sheet has an extensive module of detailed
information which can be accessed by clicking on the Help
button at the bottom of the window.

Furthermore, if you rest your mouse arrow on most features
and scrolling windows for more than two seconds, an
information flash will indicate the specific function of that
feature or window. E.g.: if, in Settings property sheet, the
mouse arrow rests on the feature “Photos” in the Document
Type section, the help tip “Select for printing
photographic images” is displayed; if it rests on the
scrolling window in the Paper Size section, “Selects the

paper size to use” is displayed.

Modify

To change the value of any feature, just click the item or
value. To move from one property sheet to another, just
click the appropriate tab at the top of the window; the
property sheet selected is activated and displayed
automatically.

Save

When you have made all the changes you require, click OK
at the bottom of the window to save your new configuration
and exit.

q

Document type

If Automatic is selected, many of the other items in the

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other property sheets (Quality and Color) are disabled.
The values for these features are set automatically,
according to your document contents.

If you wish to print on media other than Plain paper, you

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must select a document type other than Automatic and
then select the print media desired and adjust the color
parameters accordingly.

q

Monochrome printing only

If you wish to print only with the monochrome print head,
you must select a document type other than Automatic, then
go into the Color property sheet and select Mono/Gray.

q

Fonts

Scaleable and/or TrueType fonts are available when you
operate in a Microsoft® Windows® environment.

You cannot use the printer’s resident fonts in Windows®
environment.

Using Software 4-5

Running the Printer Set-Up Utility

This program runs under DOS. It should be used if the
feature you require cannot be selected through the driver
you have installed and you wish to modify your resident
printer parameters.

Use a good quality interface cable for your computer­printer connection, to ensure correct communication
(ask your retailer for details).

Note for Windows® 95 users

If you have Windows® 95 installed on your PC, BEFORE
running the SETUP utility, you must disable the DOS
spooler, as follows:

1. In the Printers folder, select your printer then
Properties tab.

2. In the Details property sheet, click on the Port Settings
button.

3. A window entitled Configure LPT ports opens, with the
option Spool MS-DOS print jobs selected.

4. Click on the box, to disactivate the option. This will
enable the DOS application to handle the port directly.

5. Click OK.

To run the SETUP utility, proceed as follows:

1. Insert the diskette containing the SETUP utility in drive
(usually) of your computer.

2. At the DOS prompt, type A:\ (or B:\)STUP150C.EXE,
and press ENTER.

3. The program will read the printer’s identification code
and its internal settings. It will then display this
information on your PC screen.

4. If you click on Change Parameters, the parameter
group selection screen for the emulation currently
selected is displayed.

You can now select, one at a time, the parameter groups
containing the feature(s) you wish to change.
See also Appendix B for a complete list and description
of the parameters available.

5. If you click on Factory Default, you restore the default
settings.

6. If you click on Quit, you abandon the SETUP utility and
return to DOS. If any settings were changed, you will be
prompted to “Save setup into printer?”.

The parameter settings defined in the driver and
common to the program always have priority over the
settings made using the SETUP utility.

a

6. Click OK in the Details property sheet.

To re-enable the “Spool MS-DOS print jobs” feature, just
repeat the above procedure.

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Troubleshooting

This chapter contains a troubleshooting guide which
indicates some of the problems which m ay occur during the
day-to-day use of your printer, together with suggestions for
their solution.

Your printer is designed to require only minimum
maintenance. However, everyday use will give rise to a
number of simple printer-care operations.

If you detect serious mechanical damage to or a failure
in the printer, do not attempt to repair it yourself! CALL
THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTER at 1-800-632-4650.

General Care

1. Environment
Keep your printer in a stabilized, ventilated environment

•

(temperature range: 60 to 95 °F - 15 to 35 °C; relative
humidity: 20% - 80%).

Do not subject your printer to abrupt changes in

•

temperature and/or humidity.
Do not let dust accumulate on the printer casing.

•

Use a slightly damp cloth to remove dust.

Do NOT use abrasive or corrosive cleaning fluids to
clean the printer casing.

2. Transportation
Always make sure that the print head is in its rest

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position.
To ensure this, wait a couple of minutes after your last

printing operation and always unplug your printer
BEFORE switching of the host to which it is connected.

Take care not to drop your printer.

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Repack your printer in its original carton, whenever

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possible.

Troubleshooting 5-1

Error Conditions indicated by Print Head
Position

On the inside of the top cover, there is an embossed
template which, as well as illustrating the print head
insertion/ replacement procedure, indicates the most
common reasons for an interruption in the printer operation
(the template and its contents are illustrated in Chapter 1).

When an error occurs, printing stops, On Line and Power
light indicator indicators flash simultaneously and the print
head position will correspond to one of the action items
indicated on the embossed template:

1. Check paper

2. NOT USED

Problems and Solutions

If you have problems while working with the printer, check
through the following list, to see if you can find the cause of
the problem.

If a printer malfunction other than those indicated below
occurs, or if, after executing the suggested corrective
action, the problem persists, call your retailer or the
Technical Support Center.

During normal printer operation, an error condition will be
signaled by the simultaneous flashing of the On Line and
Power light indicators. When you open the top cover of the
printer, the print head carriage will be positioned above the
corresponding action item on the embossed template.

3. Change ink cartridge

Installation

4. Change print head.

1. Missing or damaged parts.
Contact your retailer immediately.

Correct the error and then press Install Cartridge to return
the print head to its rest position.

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2. Printer is not powered.

No power supply (no light indicators are lit).

Check that the printer is connected properly to the power

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supply socket.

If no light indicators are lit, but the printer is powered, it is in
standby condition. Press any key to return the printer to its
operating status.

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3. No initial reset.

5. Problems with connection to host.

When the printer is plugged into the electrical power supply,
the print head carriage does not move.

Check that the carriage path is free of impediment.

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Try disconnecting the printer from the power supply and

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then plugging it in again.
If the Power and On Line light indicators are flashing

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rapidly, there is a failure on the mother board; call the
technical support service.

4. Demo page did not run.
If the carriage does not move, check that its path is not

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obstructed.
Disconnect the printer from the electrical power supply

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and then plug it in again. Repeat the key sequence.
If the Power and On Line light indicators flash

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simultaneously, open the top cover to check the position
of the print head carriage, which will have moved to
indicate the operator action required:

– there is no paper in the printer; load paper in the ASF

and press Form Feed on the operator panel.

– the print head (ink cartridge) needs replacing; follow

the instructions given in the appropriate sections in
Chapter 1, to replace the print head.

Check that your interface cable is of the correct

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type.
Make sure you have fixed the interface connectors

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properly both to the printer and to the host.
If you have an “ECP” computer, check that its printer

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port is Printer Port: LPTx. If necessary, change this
setting in your system properties:

– right click on the My Computer icon,
– select Properties, then Device Manager,
– double click on Ports (COM&LPT).
– select Printer Port: LPTx.
If Ports (COM&LPT) does not offer a simple LPTx port

or if the selection of this port does not solve your
problem, you must change the LPT mode setting in your
computer BIOS to either [Standard] or [Bi-directional].
For further information on the BIOS setting, refer to your
computer documentation and/or contact your computer
dealer.

Check that you have configured your application

•

correctly (see the driver installation procedure in the
Quick Start, the driver parameters in Chapter 4 and your
application manual).

– check that the print head is inserted correctly; if it is

not, remove and reinsert it. Remember to press
Install Cartridge once you have reinserted the print
head.

Troubleshooting 5-3

Paper

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Precautions

The paper must not be crumpled or torn, otherwise it

•

may jam or even not be inserted. Always use paper in
perfect condition and within the specifications defined
(see Chapter 3).

Make sure the paper feeds smoothly, and that it is not

•

held too tightly nor has too much play.
If you remove the paper from or add paper to the ASF,

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you MUST repeat the entire paper loading operation.
Always make sure there is no paper inserted for printing

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before disconnecting the printer from the electrical
power supply.

Printing on both sides of the paper may cause smudging.

•

1. No paper.
If, on a print command, there is no paper to load in the

printer, the Power and On Line light indicator flash slowly.
To clear this condition, load paper in the ASF and press

Form Feed.

If you removed the paper from the ASF, you must press

•

Form Feed , repeat the entire paper loading operation
and then press Form Feed again.

Make sure the paper is not feeding in crookedly.

•

Paper jamming - point 4 in this section.

•

Make sure the correct paper feed parameter is selected

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in your printer driver, load paper in the ASF and press
the Form Feed key on the operator panel.

3. Single sheets/envelopes not loaded (or loaded

incorrectly).

The document/envelope has been positioned incorrectly

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for insertion.
Make sure the correct paper format parameter is

•

selected in your printer driver.
Preprinted documents must have a clean 5 mm (0.2 in)

•

lateral margin before the first print position.
Document is being fed with a reduced line feed, causing

•

overprinting of successive print lines.
ASF feed mechanism is not synchronized correctly.
Remove all the paper from the ASF, press Form Feed
and then reload the paper in the ASF.

2. Paper does not load.
Check that the size and weight of the paper used are

•

within the limits allowed. Press Form Feed, then repeat
the paper loading operation.

4. Paper jams or tears.

The most common causes of paper jamming in the ASF
is the addition of paper when the tray is not empty
and/or the incorrect loading of paper.

5-4 Troubleshooting

When adding paper to the ASF, ALWAYS remove any

•

paper already present and reload it all as a single
pack.

After clearing a paper jam, ALWAYS remove any

•

paper still in the ASF, press Form Feed and then
reload the paper.

If the paper has already exited from the print area:

•

Print head

When changing the print head, take care not to
touch the print head carriage shaft nor the area under
the print head carriage.

1. Printer does not print
– set the printer OFF LINE (On Line light indicator off)
– open the top cover and remove the jammed paper.
To resume printing, close the top cover and the paper

tray, and then press On Line.
If the paper jams in the ASF:

•

– disconnect the printer from the electrical power supply
– remove the damaged page(s) from the ASF. Remove

the rest of the paper, fan and square it and then
reload it in the ASF.

Do not attempt to print on small adhesive labels

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attached to larger size glossy paper (e.g. A4 format).
This type of label tends to detach during printing and
recovery from inside the printer is difficult.

Check that you have removed the protective film from

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the print head.
The light indicators are flashing slowly and the print

•

head carriage position indicates error condition 3.
The print head needs replacing

2. Print head carriage does not return to the rest

position after a replacement operation.

Check that the print head is inserted correctly.

•

Check that nothing is blocking the carriage path.

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3. Missing dots

If dots or lines are not printed completely, remove the ink jet
print head and reinsert it, or:

Execute the print head cleaning operation, through the

•

Printer Monitor (see Chapter 1 - User Interface).
Clean the electrical contacts on the print head and those

•

in the chamber on the print head carriage (see Chapter
2 - Ink Jet Print Head).

Troubleshooting 5-5

After cleaning the print head/print head carriage, print a
“demo” page to check the print quality. If the print quality is
still not acceptable, r un a print test through the Printer
Monitor (see Chapter 1 - User Interface).

Make sure that the print head is inserted and that there
is paper in the ASF.

Once the test is completed and the sheet of paper expelled,
the printer will go automatically into ON-LINE condition.

Check the print quality of the test, making sure that all the
characters are clearly defined and complete.

If you have any problems running the print test, check
that you have followed the operating procedures
correctly.

Monochrome print test contents

The monochrome print test contains information on the
printer firmware (release, emulation and character
generators) and the correct operation of the print head
nozzles:

The first line of the print test contains technical

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information on the printer status.
The second line of print test indicates the print head type.

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The third line of the print test (Print Head Test), consists

•

of a diagonal line, indicating the performance of the
head nozzles, and the result line (Pass, or Fail with the

5-6 Troubleshooting

number(s) of the faulty nozzle(s)). It allows you to check
whether any dots are missing.

Color print test contents

The color print test consists of three bands of color
(one for each of the basic colors in the print head) printed
three times, preceded and followed by the diagonal line and
numbering of the nozzle test which allows you to check the
correct operation of each group of nozzles.

If dots are missing, see the section entitled

print head

in Chapter 2 for the possible solutions to this

Cleaning the

problem. Then repeat the print test.
The rest of the print test containsthe currently selected

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values for the programmable parameters and a print-out
of the current selected character set.

In most cases, the parameter settings will be determined by
your printer driver. If you wish to modify your printer setup,
see Chapter 4 - “

Using Software

”.

The short colored band under the beginning of the diagonal
line of the nozzle test indicates the correct functioning (blue)
or not (red) of the print head contacts.

If any nozzle numbers are missing, the nozzles should be
cleared (see Print Head C are in Chapter 2).

yellow

yellow

magenta

cyan

magenta

cyan

If none of these operations result in improved print quality,
you must replace the print head.

Troubleshooting 5-7

Printing

During a printing operation, do not stop the print head
manually or touch the area within the print head carriage
path.

1. Printer does not print/receive data.
Check that the printer is connected to the electrical

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power supply and On Line (the Power and On Line light
indicators on the operator panel should be lit).

Check the physical (cables) and logical (application and

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driver) connections between the printer and host.
Check that host system is switched on.

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If you have an “ECP” computer, check that its printer

•

port is Printer Port: LPTx. If necessary, change the port
setting in your system properties (see point 5 in
“

Installation

If the print head carriage does not move and the Power

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and On Line light indicators flash rapidly, disconnect and
reconnect the printer to the electrical power supply. If
the Power and On Line light indicators continue to flash
rapidly, call the Technical Support Service.

Check that you have removed the protective film from

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the print head.

”).

2. Printing stops.
If the On Line and Power light indicators flash

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simultaneously, open the top cover to see the error
condition indicated by the print head carriage position.

If only half or three-quarters of your page is printed and

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you have an “ECP” computer, check that its printer port
is Printer Port: LPTx. If necessary, change the port
setting in your system properties (see point 5 in

“Installation”

Check that paper is present and that it loads correctly.

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If there is no paper in the printer, load up to 40 sheets of
paper in the ASF and press the Form Feed key on the
operator panel.

See Chapter 3 for the correct paper loading procedure.

Change the print head.

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See Chapter 2 for replacing the print head.

Printing stops in the middle of the print job and the page

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is ejected; check that the printer port on your PC is
Printer Port: LPTx. If necessary, change the port
setting in your system properties (see point 5 in
“

Installation

).

”).

If the Power and On Line light indicators flash slowly,

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open the top cover to see the error condition indicated
by the print head carriage position.

Check whether the printer is in the special functions

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mode (printer powered but both light indicators off).

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3. Printing does not resume after changing the print

head.

The print head is not inserted/fixed correctly.

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Make sure the print head is inserted and fixed towards
the rear of the printer.

See Chapter 2 - “Ink Jet Print Head” for the correct print
head replacement procedure.

4. Poor print quality .
(a) Leggibility

Clean the print head, clicking on the appropriate button

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in the Printer Care tab in the Printer Monitor.
Clean the electrical contacts on the print head and those

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in the print head carriage.
Try printing on the other side of the paper.

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Make sure you are using good quality paper.

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(b) Character alignment

In Windows® environment, access the Printer Care tab

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in the Printer Monitor and run the “ALIGN” function, to
correct possible bi-directional disalignment of the char­acters (see

Checking print accuracy

in the

Quick Start

5. Strange characters are printed
Check that the driver you have selected is

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compatible with the emulation/application you are
using.

Check the interface cable quality and length (max.

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recommended length : 2 meters)
Check that the character set you require is selected (the

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currently selected parameters, including the character
set, are given in the monochrome print test - see the
previous section of this chapter).

With some applications (CorelDraw, Designer, etc.), you

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may obtain strange print-outs (extra-large characters,
altered character spacings, incorrectly proportioned
graphics). This is due to difficulties in handling the
non-square resolution (600 x 300 dpi) used in
Presentation Print Quality. If this occurs, you should
select High Quality.

If you have an “ECP” computer, check its printer port is

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Printer Port: LPTx. If necessary, change the port
setting in your system properties (see point 5 in
“

Installation

If you cannot solve this problem, your technical support

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service may request to run a hex-dump of a test piece to
check that the data transmission is operative. To run the

).

hex-dump, proceed as follows:
– Press in sequence and hold together On Line, Install

Cartridge and Form Feed, until the light indicators go
off, then release together. Then press in sequence
On Line, Form Feed, Install Cartridge.

”).

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–Senda

content of this file is printed as a string of hexadecimal
codes corresponding to the individual characters
transmitted.

– To exit from hex-dump mode, hold On Line and

press Form Feed (RESET).

6. Print test executed correctly, but unable to print in

Windows® environment

The printer driver may not be installed correctly.

Check that the name of the printer appears in the List of

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printers in the Printers dialog box:
– If the printer name is not listed, install it following the

driver installation procedure described in the Quick
Start.

– If the printer name is listed, remove it from the list by

clicking on the Remove button in the Printers dialog
box and then repeat the driver installation procedure.

7. Color printing and your PC monitor.
You are continually getting an “out of memory” message

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which is preventing you from printing.
Your color monitor is set to “high” and is processing all
the data.

short

text file from your computer. The

Color on your PC monitor differs from color on printer.

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As your PC monitor and printer use different methods to
create color (PC monitor: red, green, blue; printer: cyan,
magenta, yellow), the colors produced in your printed
document may differ.

Beyond adjusting the printer driver, you will get the best
color matches if you use a 24-bit color monitor.

Color printing speed.

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The speed at which your color document is printed
depends on:

– the processing speed of your PC,
– the amount of RAM available in your PC,
– the type of document you are printing.

Change/reduce the setting. You will not lose in printing
quality and you will be able to print without this error
message appearing.

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Appendices

A: Supplies

B: Printer Settings

C: Command Codes

D: Product Characteristics

E: Getting Service and Support

F: Glossary

G: Index

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Supplies

The following items can be ordered from your retailer. They
are packed individually and have specific instructions
leaflets.

Item Order No.

NEC Black Print Cartridge 30-060

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NEC Color Print Cartridge 30-065

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The SuperScript 150C can handle most ink jet papers
(coated and uncoated). For optimum print quality, we
recommend the following paper types:

Item Order No.

NEC Fine White Paper 70-100

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Perfect for every day use
NEC Premium Paper 70-110

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Presentation quality results
NEC T-shirt Transfer 70-290

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NECUltra Inkjet Paper Coated Glossy Finish 70-115

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Economical photo quality output
NEC Premium Inkjet Transparency 70-120

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Project clear, crisp color presentation
NEC Photo Paper 70-240

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Designed especially for use with photo cartridge

Ordering Information

For the NEC authorized supplies reseller nearest you or to
order directly from NEC, call 1-800-632-2326

Supplies A-1

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Programmable Printer Features

The factory settings for the printer parameters are:

Feature Default setting

This appendix contains a brief descripton of the printer
settings, using the printer setup utility programme.

Factory Settings

When you receive the printer, its basic operating
parameters are already set with pre-defined factory settings
(default settings for PCL III+ emulation). These are the
settings which appear in the print test the very first time you
run it (see specific section in

Your printer emulation is set to be compatible with the
diskette included with your printer. You should not have
to vary anything.

Troubleshooting

).

Paper format Letter
Paper device ASF
Perforation skip mode ON
Text scale mode OFF
Graphic resolution 300 dpi
Line terminator Normal (CR=CR, LF=LF, FF=FF)
Print quality LQ (Letter Quality)
Width type Normal
Orientation Portrait
Type style (Font) Courier Upright Portrait 10 cpi 12 pt
Character set CP 437 International

Programmable Printer Features B-1

User-Definable Parameters

The following tables give a brief description of all the
features which can be selected using the printer set-up
utility program.

Feature Description

Perforation skip mode (Skip TOF) (continued)

Paper Format Indicates the type and dimensions of the

Paper Device Means by which paper is fed to the printer:

Perforation skip
mode (Skip TOF)

document to be printed:
Letter; Legal; A4; horizontal A5; COM10; DL;
C5; Executive; User-defined; C6; B5, B6.

ASF, manual.
Affects only text, introducing a half inch

(12.7 mm) non-printing area at the top of each
page. In most cases, Perforation skip mode
ON will meet your requirements.

When Perforation skip mode is
overruns the lower limit of the text area will be
printed below the top margin of the next page.

When Perforation skip mode is
will be printed on the first physical print line of
the new page.

ON

, a line that

OFF

, the line

(continued)

Print Quality Type of printing quality:

Graphic
resolution

Line Terminator Normal: CR=CR; LF=LF; FF=FF

LQ (Letter Quality), Draft, etc.
Graphic printing resolution (dots per inch - dpi):

75 x 75; 100 x 100; 150 x 150; 300 x 300;
600 x 300.

AutoLF: CR=CR+LF; LF=LF; FF=FF
AutoCR: CR=CR; LF=LF+CR; FF=FF+CR
AutoCRLF: CR=CR+LF; LF=LF+CR;
FF=CR+FF

B-2 Programmable Printer Features

Character Set Character Set: set of national or specialized

characters/ symbols to be used for printing:
CP 437 International

Roman 8
PC-8 Denmark/Norway
CP 850 (multilingual)
ECMA 94 Latin 1
ISO 4 United Kingdom
ISO 21 Germany
ISO 69 France
ISO 15 Italy
ISO 60 Norway 1
ISO 61 Norway 2
ISO 11 Sweden Names
ISO 10 Sweden
ISO 17 Spain
ISO 6 USASCII
ISO 2 IRV
ISO 16 Portugal
ISO 14 JIS ASCII
Legal
CP 860 Portugal
UNIX International
CP 863 French Canadian
PC Abicomp International
PC Abicomp Portugal

Type Style (Font) Shape, size, spacing, etc. of the character/

symbol set printed (all fonts are printed both in
portrait and landscape):

Courier Upright 10cpi 12pts
Courier Italic 10cpi 12pts
Courier Upright 16.67cpi 12pts
Letter Gothic Upright 10cpi 12pts
Letter Gothic Upright 12cpi 12pts
Letter Gothic Italic 12cpi 12pts
LetterGothic Upright 16.67cpi 9.5pts
BF Team Upright PS 14pts
BF Team Italic PS 14pts
BF Team Upright PS 12pts
BF Team Italic PS 12pts
BF Team Upright PS 10pts
BF Team Italic PS 10pts
BF Team Upright PS 8pts
BF Team Italic PS 8pts
Linea Upright PS 14pts
Linea Upright PS 12pts
Linea Italic PS 12pts
Linea Upright PS 10pts
Linea Italic PS 10pts
Linea Upright PS 8pts

Programmable Printer Features B-3

Text Scale Mode Affects only text, reducing automatically the

current Line Feed setting to maintain a
half-inch (12.7 mm) non-printable area at the
foot of the page even for the maximum number
of print lines per page.

Possible ONLY with portrait orientation
selected and the Perforation Skip feature
DISABLED

.

Width Type Defines the dimensions of the

character/symbol printed, according to the
FONT selected (see parameter). Some fonts
are not affected:
normal; half width; half height; half width and
half height.

B-4 Programmable Printer Features

Command Code Summary

This appendix contains a summary of the command codes
sets handled by the resident emulation.

Introduction

A printer command consists typically of one or more
characters imbedded in the flow of data transmitted to the
printer. To make the printer understand which characters
are to be interpreted as commands and which as printable
characters, there is a simple built-in convention: all
“characters” that have, according to the character table, a
decimal value less than 32 are interpreted as control codes.
Some of them result in an action, when they are received,
others do not. The ones causing printer action can be found
in the command code description. There is also a special
command ESCAPE (decimal code 27, named ESC) which is
used by most printer emulations to open a command
sequence. It is followed by one or more additional
characters, which are identifiers and parameters, belonging
to the printable characters or to those from the range of
control codes.

If your printer receives commands which are not compatible
with the emulation in use, it will ignore them, print them as
normal characters or even block. Whatever happens, no
serious harm will be done to your printer. To clear the
situation, just reset the printer (hold O n Line and press

Form Feed for approximately 3 seconds).

PCL III + Multiple ESCape Sequences

If the consecutive ESCape sequences you send to the
printer have the same two characters after the character
ESC, you can save time by sending a single multiple ESC
sequence to the printer. This multiple sequence will consist
of the ESC character, the two common character which
follow ESC and the remaining characters of each individual
command.

E.g.: if you have to send the sequences: ESC ( s 3 B,
ESC ( s 3 T and ESC ( s 1 Q, you can do so using the
multiple sequence ESC(s3b3t1Q. Note that the last
character of the first two sequences “B” and “T” have
become lower case (“b” and “t” respectively), while the last
character of the last sequence (“Q”) has remained
upper-case (indicating, thus, the end of the multiple
sequence).

PCL III + Attribute Selection Priority

Font

The font selection MUST ALWAYS be indicated in the
following order:

1. Print orientation (PORTRAIT or LANDSCAPE)

2. Character set (CP 437, etc.)

3. Character position on the print line (normal, superscript,
subscript)

4. Spacing (fixed or proportional)

Command Code Summary C-1

5. Print pitch

6. Character height (dots)

7. Style (upright or italic)

8. Stroke weight (medium or bold)

9. Typeface (Courier, etc.)

10. Print quality (DRAFT, NLQ, LQ).

Page layout

The page layout selection MUST ALWAYS be indicated in
the following order:

11. Line feed value

12. Page length

13. Top of form value

14. Print area.

Bear these priorities in mind when you send the ESCape
sequences for the various parameters, to avoid any
surprises.

C-2 Command Code Summary

Command Code Summary

Basic Operations

BS
HT
LF
FF
CR
SO
SI
SP

8
9
10
12
13
14
15
32

08
09
0A
0C
0D
0E
0F
20

Backspace
Horizontal Tabulation
Line Feed
Form Feed
Carriage Return
Activates Secondary Font
Activates Primary Font
Space

Fonts and Character Sets

ESC (n@
ESC ( 0 @
ESC ( 1 @
ESC ( 2 @
ESC ( 3 @

ESC )

n

ESC ) 0 @
ESC ) 1 @
ESC ) 2 @
ESC ) 3 @

ESC & l 0 O
ESC & l 1 O

@

27 40

n

64
27 40 48 64
27 40 49 64
27 40 50 64
27 40 51 64

27 41

n

64
27 41 48 64
27 41 49 64
27 41 50 64
27 41 51 64

27 38 108 48 79
27 38 108 49 79

Command Code Summary-Basic Operations C-3

1B 28

n

1B 28 30 40
1B 28 31 40
1B 28 32 40
1B 28 33 40

1B 29
1B 29 30 40
1B 29 31 40
1B 29 32 40
1B 29 33 40

1B 26 6C 30 4F
1B 26 6C 31 4F

40

n

40

Primary Font Definition
Designates default primary character set as primary font
Same as for ESC ( 0 @
Designates current primary character set as primary font
Selects the default primary font

Secondary Font Definition
Designates the default character set as the secondary font
Designates the default primary font as the secondary font
Designates the current primary font as the secondary font
Selects the default secondary font

PORTRAIT Print Orientation
LANDSCAPE Print Orientation

(continued)

FONTS AND CHARACTER SETS (continued)
ESC (

nm

ESC )

nm

.
.

27 40
27 41

nm
nm

... ..

... ..

1B 28
1B 29

nm
nm

... ..

... ..

Primary Character Set Definition

Secondary Character Set Definition (values ofnandmas for ESC (nm... .. )

ESC (

nm

ESC ( 10 U
ESC ( 8 U
ESC ( 11 U
ESC ( 12 U
ESC ( 0 N
ESC ( 1 E
ESC ( 1 G
ESC ( 1 F
ESC ( 0 I
ESC ( 0 D
ESC ( 1 D
ESC ( 0 S
ESC ( 3 S
ESC ( 2 S
ESC ( 0 U
ESC ( 2 U
ESC ( 4 S
ESC ( 0 K
ESC ( 1 U
ESC ( 33 I
ESC ( 13 U
ESC ( 34 I
ESC ( 59 P
ESC ( 60 P
ESC ( 17 U
ESC ( 51 P
ESC ( 43 P
ESC ( 37 P
ESC ( 40 P
ESC ( 36 P

27 40

nm

27 40 49 48 85
27 40 56 85
27 40 49 49 85
27 40 49 50 85
27 40 48 78
27 40 49 69
27 40 49 71
27 40 49 70
27 40 48 73
27 40 48 68
27 40 49 68
27 40 48 83
27 40 51 83
27 40 50 83
27 40 48 85
27 40 50 85
27 40 52 83
27 40 48 75
27 40 49 85
27 40 51 51 73
27 40 49 51 85
27 40 51 52 73
27 40 53 57 80
27 40 54 48 80
27 40 49 55 85
27 40 53 49 80
27 40 52 51 80
27 40 51 55 80
27 40 52 48 80
27 40 51 54 80

1B 28

nm

1B 28 31 30 55
1B 28 38 55
1B 28 31 31 55
1B 28 31 32 55
1B 28 30 4E
1B 28 31 45
1B 28 31 47
1B 28 31 46
1B 28 30 49
1B 28 30 44
1B 28 31 44
1B 28 30 53
1B 28 33 53
1B 28 32 53
1B 28 30 55
1B 28 32 55
1B 28 34 53
1B 28 30 4B
1B 28 31 55
1B 28 33 33 49
1B 28 31 33 55
1B 28 33 34 49
1B 28 35 39 50
1B 28 36 30 50
1B 28 31 37 55
1B 28 35 31 50
1B 28 34 33 50
1B 28 33 37 50
1B 28 34 30 50
1B 28 33 36 50

Primary Character Set Definition
CP 437 International (default)
Roman8
PC 8 Denmark/Norway
CP 850 (Multilingual)
ECMA-94 Latin 1
ISO 4 - United Kingdom
ISO 21- Germany
ISO 69 - France
ISO 15 - Italy
ISO 60 - Norway 1
ISO 61 - Norway 2
ISO 11 - Sweden Names
ISO 10 - Sweden
ISO 17 - Spain
ISO 6 - ASCII
ISO 2 - IRV
ISO 16 - Portugal
ISO 14 - JIS ASCII
Legal
CP 860 Portugal
UNIX International
CP 863 French Canadian
PC Abicomp International
PC Abicomp Portugal
CP 852 Latin 2
CP 857 Turkey
CP 866 Cyrillic
CP 210 Greece
CP 851 Greece
CP 862 Hebrew

C-4 Command Code Summary-Fonts and Character Sets

Print Attributes

ESC ( s + 1 U
ESC ( s - 1 U
ESC ( s 0 U

ESC ( s 0 P
ESC ( s 1 P

ESC ( s
ESC ( s 5 H
ESC ( s 6 H
ESC ( s 8.33 H
ESC ( s 10 H
ESC ( s 12 H
ESC ( s 16.67 H
ESC ( s 20 H
ESC ( s 24 H
ESC ( s 33.33 H

ESC ( s
ESC ( s 4.25 V
ESC ( s 6 V
ESC ( s 9.5 V
ESC ( s 12 V
ESC ( s 24 V

ESC ( s 0 S
ESC ( s 1 S
ESC ( s 0 B
ESC ( s 3 B

ESC ( s
ESC ( s 3 T
ESC ( s 5 T
ESC ( s 6 T
ESC ( s 4101 T
ESC ( s 4148 T

n

H

n

V

n

T

27 40 115 43 49 85
27 40 115 45 49 85
27 40 115 48 85

27 40 115 48 80
27 40 115 49 80

27 40 115
27 40 115 53 72
27 40 115 54 72
27 40 115 56 46 51 51 72
27 40 115 49 48 72
27 40 115 49 50 72
2740115495446545572
27 40 115 50 48 72
27 40 115 50 52 72
2740115515146515172

27 40 115n86
27 40 115 52 46 50 53 86
27 40 115 54 86
27 40 115 57 46 53 86
27 40 115 49 50 86
27 40 115 50 52 86

27 40 115 48 83
27 40 115 49 83
27 40 115 48 66
27 40 115 51 66

27 40 115n84
27 40 115 51 84
27 40 115 53 84
27 40 115 54 84
27 40 115 52 49 48 49 84
27 40 115 52 49 52 56 84

n

72

1B 28 73 2B 31 55
1B 28 73 2D 31 55
1B 28 73 30 55

1B 28 73 30 50
1B 28 73 31 50

1B 28 73
1B 28 73 35 48
1B 28 73 36 48
1B 28 73 38 2E 33 33 48
1B 28 73 31 30 48
1B 28 73 31 32 48
1B 28 73 31 36 2E 36 37 48
1B 28 73 32 30 48
1B 28 73 32 34 48
1B 28 73 33 33 2E 33 33 48

1B 28 73n56
1B 28 73 34 2E 32 35 56
1B 28 73 36 56
1B 28 73 39 2E 35 56
1B 28 73 31 30 56
1B 28 73 32 34 56

1B 28 73 30 53
1B 28 73 31 53
1B 28 73 30 42
1B 28 73 33 42

1B 28 73n54
1B 28 73 33 54
1B 28 73 35 54
1B 28 73 36 54
1B 28 73 34 31 30 31 54
1B 28 73 34 31 34 38 54

n

48

Superscripts
Subscripts
Clears Superscripts/ Subscripts

Selects Fixed Horizontal Spacing
Selects Proportional Horizontal Spacing

Defines Fixed Horizontal Pitch
Selects 5 cpi pitch
Selects 6 cpi pitch
Selects 8.33 cpi pitch
Selects 10 cpi pitch
Selects 12 cpi pitch
Selects 16.67 cpi pitch
Selects 20 cpi pitch
Selects 24 cpi pitch
Selects 33.33 cpi pitch

Defines Character Height
Selects 4.25 point character height
Selects 6 point character height
Selects 9.5 point character height
Selects 12 point character height
Selects 24 point character height

Upright Print Style
Italic Print Style
Medium Stroke Intensity
Bold Stroke Intensity

Defines Character Typeface
Selects Courier typeface
Selects Team Nordic typeface
Selects Letter Gothic typeface
Selects BF Team typeface
Selects Linea typeface

(continued)

Command Code Summary-Print Attributes C-5

PRINT ATTRIBUTES (continued)
ESC ( s 1 Q

ESC ( s 9 Q
ESC ( s 2 Q

ESC & d
ESC&d0D
ESC&d1D
ESC&d2D
ESC&d3D
ESC&d4D
ESC & d @
ESC & k

n

D

n

E

Page Format

ESC & lnA
ESC & l 0 A
ESC & l 1 A
ESC & l 2 A
ESC & l 3 A
ESC & l 26 A
ESC & l 29 A
ESC & l 81 A
ESC & l 90 A
ESC & l 91 A
ESC & l 92 A
ESC & l 94 A
ESC & l 95 A
ESC & l 93 A

27 40 115 49 81
27 40 115 57 81
27 40 115 50 81

27 38 100
27 38 100 48 68
27 38 100 49 68
27 38 100 50 68
27 38 100 51 68
27 38 100 52 68
27 38 100 64
27 38 107

27 38 108
27 38 108 48 65
27 38 108 49 65
27 38 108 50 65
27 38 108 51 65
27 38 108 50 54 65
27 38 108 50 57 65
27 38 108 56 49 65
27 38 108 57 48 65
27 38 108 57 49 65
27 38 108 57 50 65
27 38 108 57 52 65
27 38 108 57 53 65
27 38 108 57 51 65

n

68

n

69

n

65

1B 28 73 31 51
1B 28 73 39 51
1B 28 73 32 51

1B 26 64
1B 26 64 30 44
1B 26 64 31 44
1B 26 64 32 44
1B 26 64 33 44
1B 26 64 34 44
1B 26 64 40
1B 26 6B

1B 26 6C
1B 26 6C 30 41
1B 26 6C 31 41
1B 26 6C 32 41
1B 26 6C 33 41
1B 26 6C 32 36 41
1B 26 6C 32 39 41
1B 26 6C 38 31 41
1B 26 6C 39 30 41
1B 26 6C 39 31 41
1B 26 6C 39 32 41
1B 26 6C 39 34 41
1B 26 6C 39 35 41
1B 26 6C 39 33 41

n

n

n

41

DRAFT Printing
DRAFT Printing
LETTER QUALITY Printing

44

45

Defines Paper Format
Selects default paper format
Selects US Executive format
Selects US Letter format
Selects US Legal format
Selects A4 format
Selects horizontal A5 format
Selects COM 10 envelope size
Selects International DL envelope size
Selects International C5 envelope size
Selects International C6 envelope size
Selects International B5 envelope size
Selects International B6 envelope size
Selects US Executive format (for compatibility with older drivers)

Defines Underscore
Selects fixed single underscore (default)
Selects fixed single underscore
Selects fixed double underscore
Selects variable single underscore
Selects variable double underscore
Clears Underscore
Underscore for One Line (0=one line; 1=continuous)

(continued)

C-6 Command Code Summary-Page Format

PAGE FORMAT (continued)
ESC & l

ESC & l
ESC & l

ESC & l
ESC =

ESC & a
ESC & a
ESC 9

ESC & l
ESC & l

n

L

n

D

n

C

n

P

n

L

n

M

n

E

n

F

27 38 108
27 38 108

27 38 108
27 38 108

27 61
27 38 97

27 38 97
27 57

27 38 108
27 38 108

n

76

n

68

n

67

n

80

n

76

n

77

n

69

n

70

1B 26 6C
1B 26 6C

1B 26 6C
1B 26 6C

1B 3D
1B 26 61

1B 26 61
1B 39

1B 26 6C
1B 26 6C

Vertical Positioning of Cursor

ESC & anR
ESC & a +

ESC & a ­ESC * p
ESC * p +

ESC * p ­ESC & a
ESC & a +

ESC & a -

n

n

Y

n

n

n

n

27 38 97

R

R

Y

Y

V

V

27 38 97 43
27 38 97 45

27 42 112
27 42 112 43

27 42 112 45
27 38 97
27 38 97 43

27 38 97 45

n

V

n

n

82

n

82

n

82

n

89

n

89

n

89

n

86

n

86

n

86

1B 26 61
1B 26 61 2B

1B 26 61 2D
1B 2A 70
1B 2A 70 2B

1B 2A 70 2D
1B 26 61
1B 26 61 2B

1B 26 61 2D

n

4C

n

44

n

43

n

50

n

4C

n

4D

n

45

n

46

n

52

n

52

n

52

n

59

n

59

n

59

n

56

n

56

n

56

Skip over Bottom of Form (1 = enables; 0 = disables)

n

Line Feed (in LPI) (
Line Feed (in

Page Length (
Half Line Feed Forward

Left Margin (0
Right Margin (1
Clears Left and Right Margins

Top of Form (TOF) (
Print Area Length (

size less TOF)

Positioning on line “n” (the value of
per page; first print line on page = 0)
Positioning “n” lines forward
Positioning “n” lines back

Positioning on dot “n” (the dot positions are numbered from the top
margin; one dot = 1/300 in)
Positioning “n” dots forward
Positioning “n” dots back

Positioning on decipoint “n” (the decipoint positions are numbered from
the top margin; one decipoint = 1/720 in)
Positioning “n” decipoints forward
Positioning “n” decipoints back

may vary, compatibly with font used)

n

/48 in) (1n126)

n

may vary, compatibly with physical page size used)

n

78; with 10 cpi pitch)

n

79; with 10 cpi pitch)

n

= no. of print lines)

n

= no. of print lines, compatibly with physical page

n

is limited to the number of lines

Command Code Summary-Vertical Positioning of Cursor C-7

Horizontal Positioning of Cursor

C

C

X

X

H

H

27 38 97

27 38 97 43
27 38 97 45

27 42 112
27 42 112 43

27 42 112 45
27 38 97

27 38 97 43
27 38 97 45

27 38 107

ESC & anC

ESC & a +
ESC & a -

ESC * p
ESC * p +

ESC * p ­ESC & a

ESC & a +
ESC & a -

ESC & k

n

X

n

n

n

n

n

n

H

n

n

H

Graphic Printing

ESC * tnR
ESC * t 75 R
ESC * t 100 R
ESC * t 150 R
ESC * t 300 R

ESC * r

n

S

ESC*b0M
ESC*b1M
ESC*b2M
ESC*b3M
ESC*b9M

27 42 116
27 42 116 55 53 82
27 42 116 49 48 48 82
27 42 116 49 53 48 82
27 42 116 51 48 48 82

27 42 114

27 42 98 48 77
27 42 98 49 77
27 42 98 50 77
27 42 98 51 77
27 42 98 57 77

n

67

n

67

n

67

n

88

n

88

n

88

n

72

n

72

n

72

n

72

n

82

n

83

1B 26 61

1B 26 61 2B
1B 26 61 2D

1B 2A 70
1B 2A 70 2B

1B 2A 70 2D
1B 26 61

1B 26 61 2B
1B 26 61 2D

1B 26 6B

1B 2A 74
1B 2A 74 37 35 52
1B 2A 74 31 30 30 52
1B 2A 74 31 35 30 52
1B 2A 74 33 30 30 52

1B 2A 72

1B 2A 62 30 4D
1B 2A 62 31 4D
1B 2A 62 32 4D
1B 2A 62 33 4D
1B 2A 62 39 4D

n

43

n

43

n

43

n

58

n

58

n

58

n

48

n

48

n

48

n

48

n

52

n

53

Positioning first print position in column “n” (the horizontal movement is
calculated from the left margin; the number of columns per line depends
on the print pitch)
Positioning “n” columns to the right
Positioning “n” columns to the left

Positioning first print position on dot “n” (the dot positions are numbered
from the leftmost print position; one dot=1/300 in)
Positioning “n” dots to the right
Positioning “n” dots to the left

Positioning first print position on decipoint “n” (the decipoint positions
are numbered from the leftmost print position; one decipoint = 1/720 in)
Positioning “n” decipoints to the right
Positioning “n” decipoints to the left

Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) n/120 in

Graphic Resolution
75 dpi print density
100 dpi print density
150 dpi print density
300 dpi print density

Graphic Printing Width (
and is limited by the page width)

Normal Graphic Printing
CompactedMode1
CompactedMode2
CompactedMode3
CompactedMode9

n

depends on the width of the image created

(continued)

C-8 Command Code Summary-Horizontal Positioning of Cursor

GRAPHIC PRINTING (continued)
ESC * r

ESC * r 0 Q
ESC * r 1 Q
ESC * r 2 Q

ESC * r

ESC * b
ESC * b

ESC * b

ESC * r B
ESC * r C

ESC * p
ESC*p0N
ESC*p1N
ESC*p2N
ESC*p3N

n

Q

n

A

n
n

n

n

27 42 114n81
27 42 114 48 81
27 42 114 49 81
27 42 114 50 81

n

27 42 114

W..
X274298

Y274298

N

27 42 98

27 42 114 66
27 42 114 67

27 42 112n78
27 42 112 48 78
27 42 112 49 78
27 42 112 50 78
27 42 112 51 78

65

n

87 ..

n

88 1B 2A 62n58 Horizontal (X) Offset (n is a number of blank dots - a multiple of eight -

n

89 1B 2A 62n59 Vertical (Y) Offset (n is a number of blank dots - a multiple of eight -

1B 2A 72n51
1B 2A 72 30 51
1B 2A 72 31 51
1B 2A 72 32 51

n

n

41

57 ..

1B 2A 72

1B 2A 62

1B 2A 72 42
1B 2A 72 43

1B 2A 70n4E
1B 2A 70 30 4E
1B 2A 70 31 4E
1B 2A 70 32 4E
1B 2A 70 33 4E

Graphic Printing Quality
Default value (LQ)
Draft
Letter Quality

Start Graphic Printing

n

= 0, start at left margin;n= 1, start at current cursor position)

(
Send Data for Graphic Printing (n is the data for one pixel raster row)

inserted, starting from the left hand margin, at the beginning of the
raster row; one dot = 1/300 in)

inserted before the raster row, starting from the top margin; one dot =
1/300 in)

End Graphic Printing
End Graphic Printing

Graphic Printing Direction
Default
Bidirectional
Left to right
Right to left

Command Code Summary-Graphic Printing C-9

Others

ESC E
ESC z
ESC Y
ESC Z

ESC & p
ESC & s

ESC & k
ESC & k 0 G
ESC & k 1 G
ESC & k 2 G
ESC & k 3 G

ESC & k

ESC & k
ESC & k 0 W
ESC & k 1 W
ESC & k 2 W

ESC& k

ESC & l 0 H
ESC & l 1 H
ESC & l 3 H

n
n

C

n

G

n

F

n

W

n

W

X.

27 69
27 122
27 89
27 90

27 38 112
27 38 115

27 38 107
27 38 107 48 71
27 38 107 49 71
27 38 107 50 71
27 38 107 51 71

27 38 107

27 38 107
27 38 107 48 87
27 38 107 49 87
27 38 107 50 87

27 38 107n87

27 38 108 48 72
27 38 108 49 72
27 38 108 51 72

n

88..

n

67

n

71

n

70

n

87

1B 45
1B 7A
1B 59
1B 5A

1B 26 70
1B 26 73

1B 26 6B
1B 26 6B 30 47
1B 26 6B 31 47
1B 26 6B 32 47
1B 26 6B 33 47

1B 26 6B

1B 26 6B
1B 26 6B 30 57
1B 26 6B 31 57
1B 26 6B 32 57

1B 26 6Bn57

1B 26 6C 30 48
1B 26 6C 31 48
1B 26 6C 33 48

n
n

n

n

n

58 ..
43

47

46

57

Logical Reset
Autodiagnostics
Code Printing
Disables Code Printing

Transparent Printing Mode (0
Wrap Around (n = 0, enables;

Print Line Closure
CR=CR; LF=LF; FF=FF
CR=CR+LF; LF=LF; FF=FF
CR=CR; LF=LF+CR; FF=FF+CR
CR=CR+LF; LF=LF+CR; FF=FF+CR

SO/SI enabled for One Line
(n = 0, SO/SI enabled for one line; n = 1, standard function for SO/SI)

Print Direction
Left to right
Bi-directional
Right to left

Text Scaling
(n = 5, Text scaling disabled; n = 6, Text scaling enabled)

Paper Expulsion
Paper Feed from Paper Tray
Manual Paper Feed (only sheet)

n

32,767)

n

= 1, disables)

C-10 Command Code Summary-Others

Color Printing

ESC * bnV

ESC * r
ESC * r -3 U
ESC * r 0 U
ESC * r 1 U
ESC * r 3 U

ESC * o
ESC*o1D
ESC*o2D
ESC*o3D

ESC * o
ESC*o0Q
ESC*o1Q
ESC*o2Q

n

U

n

D

n

Q

27 42 98

27 42 114
27 42 114 45 51 85
27 42 114 48 85
27 42 114 49 85
27 42 114 51 85

27 42 111
27 42 111 49 68
27 42 111 50 68
27 42 111 51 68

27 42 111n81
27 42 111 48 81
27 42 111 49 81
27 42 111 50 81

n

86

n

85

n

68

1B 2A 65

1B 2A 72
1B 2A 72 2D 33 55
1B 2A 72 30 55
1B 2A 72 31 55
1B 2A 72 33 55

1B 2A 6F
1B 2A 6F 31 44
1B 2A 6F 32 44
1B 2A 6F 33 44

1B 2A 6Fn51
1B 2A 6F 30 51
1B 2A 6F 31 51
1B 2A 6F 32 51

n

56

n

55

n

44

Data Transfer in Planes
(n = number of bytes of binary data to be sent to the printer.)

Selects Monochrome/Color Printing
Selects color palette: cyan, magenta, yellow
Selects monochrome printing
Selects monochrome printing
Selects color palette: red, green, blue

Image Depletion
No depletion
25% depletion
50% depletion

Shingling
No shingling
50% shingling (2 passes)
25% shingling (4 passes)

Command Code Summary-Color Printing C-11

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Product Characteristics

Printing Technique

Non-impact, bubble ink jet, with water-resistant ink

Color and Monochrome Black Ink Jet Print Heads
Throughput

N.B.: these values may vary depending on the print mode (Draft/LQ), the
software application and/or the type of computer used.

Windows® environment:

up to 3 pages per minute (ppm)

DOS and similar environments

200 cps in Draft (10 cpi)
167 cps in LQ

Paper Handling

Automatic sheet feeder (ASF)

ASF Capacity

Plain paper : up to 40 sheets (21 lbs sheets)

Paper Format

Single sheets:

A4 (210 mm x 297 mm)
Horizontal A5 (210 mm x 148.5 mm)
U.S. Letter (8.5 in x 11 in)
U.S. Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
U.S. Executive (7.25 in x 10.5 in)

:

Envelopes:

COM-10 (9.5 in x 4.124 in)
DL (220 mm x 110 mm)
C5 (229 mm x 162 mm)
C6 (162 mm x 114 mm)
B5 (250 mm x 176 mm)
B6 (176 mm x 125 mm)

Paper Type

Plain office paper
Transparencies
Glossy paper
Coated papers
Envelopes
T-Shirt transfers

Paper Weight

Single sheets 15.5 to 28 lbs
Envelopes: 18 to 25 lbs

Paper Width

Max. 8.66 in (220 mm)

Graphic Density

75 x 75 dpi
100 x 100 dpi
150 x 150 dpi
300 x 300 dpi
600 x 300 dpi

Resident Emulation

PCL III +

Product Characteristics D-1

Resident Fonts

Character Sets

- Courier:
orientation: Portrait and Landscape
pitch: 5, 8.33, 10, 16.67, 20, 33.34 cpi
size: 6, 12 points
style: Upright (Italic 5, 10, 20 cpi)

- Team Nordic:
orientation: Portrait
pitch: Proportional
size: 6, 12 points
style: Upright and Italic

- Letter Gothic:
orientation: Portrait and Landscape
pitch: 5, 6, 8.33, 10, 12, 20, 24, 33.34 cpi
size: 4.75, 6, 9.5, 12 points
style: Upright (Italic 12, 24 cpi; 12 points)

- BF Team:
orientation: Portrait
pitch: Proportional
size: 8, 10, 12, 14 points
style: Upright and Italic

- Linea:
orientation: Portrait
pitch: Proportional
size: 8, 10, 12, 14 points
style: Upright (Italic 10, 12 points)

CP 437 International; Roman 8; PC 8 Denmark/ Norway;
CP 850 Multilingual; ECMA-94 Latin 1; ISO 4 - United
Kingdom; ISO 21 - Germany; ISO 69 - France; ISO 15 ­Italy; ISO 60 - Norway 1; ISO 61 - Norway 2; ISO 11 ­Sweden Names; ISO 10 - Sweden; ISO 17 - Spain; ISO 6 ­ASCII; ISO 2 - IRV; ISO 16 - Portugal; ISO 14 - JIS ASCII;
Legal; CP 860 Portugal; Danish OPE I; UNIX International;
Danish OPE II; Spain II; CP 863 French Canadian; PC
Abicomp International; PC Abicomp Portugal; CP 852 Latin
2; CP 857 Turkey; CP 866 Cyr illic; CP 210 Greece; CP 851
Greece; CP 862 Hebrew

Interface

Parallel (Centronics)

RAM

128K bytes

Operating Environment

Temperature: 60 to 95 ºF - 15 to 35 ºC
Relative Humidity: 20% - 80%

Sound level

48 dB in LQ printing mode

Product Certification

For USA and Canada

Safety regulations:
USA: UL 1950
Canada: CSA C22-2

Electromagnetic compatibility:
FCC part 15 Class B

D-2 Product Characteristics

Electrical Characteristics

110 - 120 V, +/- 10%; 50 - 60 Hz

Physical Characteristics

Printer ready for use

Height 14.17 in (360 mm)
Width 14.76 in (375 mm)
Depth 7.87in(200mm)
Weight 4.84 lbs (2.2 kg)

Product Characteristics D-3

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Service and Support

Getting Help from N EC

Printer Technical Support is available Monday through
Friday, between the hours of 8:30AM and 8:00PM (Eastern
Standard Time) at 1-800-632-4650. Technical support for
this printer is provided free of charge during the one year
factory warranty.

Information regarding out-of-warranty repair is available by
calling the National Service Response Center at
1-800-632-4650.

You may also send electronic mail to support via the
following methods:
Internet address: [e-mail]
AOL keyword: NECTECH
Microsoft Network: NECTECH

You will always be required to provide information regarding
where and when the printer was purchased, regardless of
whether we have received your warranty card.

SuperScript 150C Printer Limited Warranty

The SuperScript 150C is warranted for one year from date
of purchase under the NEC SuperScript Limited Warranty.
The warranty works as follows:

The Customer calls NEC Customer Service and Support

•

at 800-632-4650.
A recorded message will provide a list of various service

•

and support departments. Press the correct number for
Technical Support.

(Note: Many times a simple problem can be averted by
speaking with a technical support representative first).
If it is determined that the printer is defective, the support
representative will transfer you to another department to set
up the warranty exchange process.

SuperScript 150C Printer Limited Warranty

If you wish to receive a replacement printer by overnight
delivery, the service representative will obtain a major credit
card number from you, along with your shipping address.
An electronic credit check will be made in the amount of the
current price of the printer. If the defective printer is not
returned to NEC within 15 days, or you cannot prove that
your printer is still under warranty, your account will be
debited in this amount.

You must return the defective printer, properly packaged in
the original or replacement printer packaging, within fifteen
(15) days or your credit card account will be debited for the
current price of the the SuperScript 150C.

Service and Support E-1

If you do not wish to provide a credit card number to NEC,
the service representative will provide you with an MRA
(Material Return Authorization) number for return of the
defective printer at your own expense. You must package
the printer in its original packaging, or equivalent, mark the
package with the MRA number, a nd return it to the address
provided. Upon receipt of the defective printer, NEC will
ship a replacement by overnight delivery.

Warranty

NEC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (here inafter NECTECH)
warrants this Product to be free of defects in material and
workmanship and agrees to repair or replace any part of the
enclosed unit which proves defective under these terms and
conditions.

Warranty Length

Labor is warranted for one (1) year from the date of the first
consumer purchase. Parts are warranted for one (1) year
from the date of the first consumer purchase.

Warranty Coverage

This warranty may be enforced only by the first consumer
purchaser and it is not transferable.

Except as specified below, this warranty covers all defects
in material or workmanship in this Product. The following
are not covered by this warranty:

1. Any Product which is not distributed in the U.S.A. or
Canada by NECTECH or which is not purchased in the
U.S.A. or Canada by the first consumer purchaser.

2. Any Product on which the serial number has been
defaced, modified or removed.

3. Damage, deterioration or malfunction resulting from:

(a) Accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, fire, water, lightning or

other acts of nature, improper storage, unauthorized
Product modification, or failure to follow instructions
supplied with the Product.

(b) Alteration, repair or attempted repair by anyone not

authorized by NECTECH.

(c) Any shipment of the Product (claims must be presented

to the carrier).

(d) Removal or installation of the Product.
(e) Any other cause which does not relate to a Product

defect.

4. Cartons, carrying cases, batteries, external cabinets,
magnetic tapes, or any accessories used in connection
with the Product.

E-2 Service and Support

5. This warranty covers only NECTECH-supplied
components. Service required as a result of third party
components is not covered under this warranty.

Warranty Support

NECTECH will pay labor and material expenses for covered
items, but we will not pay for the following:

1. Removal or installation charges.

2. Costs of initial technical adjustments (set-up), including
adjustment of user controls.

3. Payment of shipping and related charges incurred in
returning the Product for warranty repair.

Getting Warranty Service

You must return this Product directly to NECTECH factory
for warranty service. It shall be your obligation and expense
to ship the Product, freight prepaid, or to deliver it to a
NECTECH authorized service center or other facility
authorized by NECTECH to render the warranty services, in
either the original package or a similar package affording an
equal degree of protection.

NECTECH will send a replacement printer which will be, at
NECTECH’s option, new or like new, and will meet all of the
specification of the replaced printer. The replacement
printer will be shipped to you at NECTECH’s expense by
overnight delivery within the United States, upon receipt of
you defective printer, or upon receipt of a major credit card
number to guarantee receipt of the defective printer. The
warranty period on any replacement printer shall be either
(1) the remaining balance of the original one ( 1) year term,
or (2) ninety (90) days, whichever is longer. With the
exception of the duration, the terms and conditions of this
warranty shall apply to any replacement printer.

NECTECH may require that you provide the original bill of
sale or receipt as proof of purchase in order to obtain
warranty service. Please retain such proof of purchase with
your records.

Service and Support E-3

Limitation of Damages and Implied
Warranties

NECTECH’S SOLE LIAB ILITY FOR ANY DEFECTIVE
PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE R EPAIR OR
REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT AT OUR OPTION.
NECTECH SHALL NOT B E L IABL E FOR:

1. DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY CAUSED BY ANY
DEFECTS IN THIS PRODUCT, DAMAGES BASED
UPON INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF USE OF THE
PRODUCT, LOSS OF TIME OR DATA, COMMERCIAL
LOSS; OR

2. ANY OTHER DAMAGES, WHETHER INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHERWISE.

THIS WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME STATES DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR
THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
THEREFORE, THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS OR
LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may
also have other rights which vary from state to state.

Note:

All Products returned to NECTECH for service MUST
have prior approval; this may be obtained by calling the
above number.

This Product is warranted in accordance with the terms of
this limited warranty. Customers are cautioned that Product
performance is affected by system configuration, software,
the application, customer data, and operator control of the
system, among other factors. While NEC
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Products are considered compatible
with many systems, the specific functional implementation
by customers of the Product may vary. Therefore, the
suitability of a Product for a specific purpose or application
must be determined by the customer and is not warranted
by NECTECH.

For information, telephone [phone].

E-4 Service and Support

Glossary

ASCII-table

(American Standard Code of Information Interchange);
standardized code and character assignment table from 0 to
127 decimal.

ASF

(Automatic Sheet Feeder); paper insertion device
incorporated in the upper rear part of the printer.

BIM

(Bit Image Mode); graphic printing mode, in which a byte is
not interpreted as character. Its bits cause the individual
nozzles of the print head to print or not.

bit

Smallest information item; a signal set to 0 or 1. Eight bits
make one byte ( character).

BOF

(Bottom Of Form); the area at the foot of each form, in
which printing will not be possible (it will be skipped
automatically).

buffer

Built-in memory in the printer, in which data will be stored
until it is printed.

byte

Standard unit for character/symbol representation. A byte
consists of 8 bits.

character generator

A resident printer program, which converts a character code
(byte) into a pixel matrix for printing.

character set

Assignment table between a code and a specific printable
character (usually in connection with national languages).

cpi

Characters per inch; indicates the number of characters
which can be printed in one inch.

dB (decibel)

Unit of measurement for sound.

default

The standard initial setting of a feature or a parameter. Can
usually be modified.

dot matrix

Printing technology w hich creates characters (and graphics)
by the composition of programmed columns of dots.

dot size

Size of the smallest element used to create the character
image (default value: 1/72 in).

double width printing

Each character (even SPACE) is stretched horizontally to
double the nominal pitch width.

driver

Software program which controls output to the printer and
does necessary code conversions between application
program and printer.

Glossary F-1

economy print mode

Low dot resolution print mode. Allows ink saving.

elementary spacing

Smallest possible horizontal or vertical movement of the
print head.

emulation

Set of commands that can be interpreted by the printer
and/or driver.

ESCAPE character

The special character with the decimal value 27 (ESC),
which tells the printer that the following character(s) form a
control sequence.

ESCAPE sequence

A set of characters, starting with the ESC character, which
controls an action of the printer as defined by its emulation.

factory setting s

Printer settings defined by the manufacturer; also known as
default settings (see item).

firmware

The built-in control intelligence of the printer which cannot
be changed by the user.

font

A set of characters available in a certain typeface and size
(see also items “cpi” and “point size”).

handshaking

The signal exchange between the printer and the controlling
system, which regulates the loading of data to the printer’s
buffer and avoids overflow of this buffer.

hex dump

A printing mode in which the transmitted characters (and
also control codes) are printed as two digit hexadecimal
codes. Used for debugging.

initialization

The process at printer switch-on in which the printer
executes an automatic self-diagnosis of its hardware and
loads the settings as defined in programming (set up).
Reset by command also causes (re-)initialization of the
printer (but without hardware check).

interface

Physical (with cable) and logical (synchronization and
interpretation of signals) connection of the printer with a
host system/computer.

ISO table

(International Standardization Organization); a convention
which assigns to certain ASCII codes (see item) a
one-per-nation set of special European characters.

landscape

Page orientation in which the characters are printed along
the long side of the paper.

LED

(Light Emitting Diode); indicator which lights up on the
printer operator panel.

line buffer

The RAM memory of the printer where incoming data is
stored until it is processed. The filling of the line buffer is
controlled by the handshaking (see item) procedure of the
transmission protocol.

F-2 Glossary

LOCAL condition

Another word for the printer Off-Line state (see item).

off-line

Printer operating condition in which data and commands via
interface are accepted u ntil the input buffer is full, but are
not executed. It permits the execution of operations
commanded via the operator panel.

on-line

Operating condition in which the printer is completely
controlled by its host.

parallel interface

A means of connecting the printer to a computer with a
defined standard plug and pin assignment . Data is
transmitted by 8 “parallel” lines, i.e. one complete byte at a
time.

parameter

A command or feature, the value of which may be varied
(see setting).

PCL commands

(Printer Command Language); the resident emulation.
A proprietary name of Hewlett-Packard.

pitch

The character spacing measured in characters per inch.

print buffer

An intermediate buffer in which data coming from the line
buffer is stored, until the transmission of a code which
commands printing.

print quality

LQ (Letter Quality); printing with a high character definition
which approaches solid character profiles.
Draft; printing with reduced character definition, to give a
higher print speed.

proportional printing

A print mode in which the print head movement is
proportional to the width of the character printed. Lines of
the same length may therefore contain different numbers of
characters.

RAM

(Random Access Memory); a memory area which may be
written to repeatedly, e.g. the print buffer (volatile, i.e. loses
contents when overwritten or at printer switch-off).

release X.X

Indicates the version/updating level of the firmware and
driver.

reset

Commands the printer to clear the buffer and all temporary
settings, returning to an initial switch-on state.

portrait

Page orientation in which the characters are printed across
the short side of the paper.

resolution

Print density defined as the number of dots printed per inch.

Glossary F-3

ROM

(Read Only Memory); a memory area which can be read
(used) but not modified and contains e.g the built-in
character generator, command code emulation etc. (not
volatile).

scaleable font

A file containing the basic elements of a set of characters
the size of which can be enlarged and/or reduced (within the
specifications indicated) by the user.

setting

The value of a parameter, command or feature.

SET-UP

An operating procedure in which it is possible to define the
printer parameter settings and m emorize them.

standby

Printer status in which the printer is powered but dormant.
Occurs after a certain period of inactivity.

subscript

A print mode in which the characters are printed in reduced
size in lower half of character frame.

superscript

A print mode in which the characters are printed in reduced
size in upper half of character frame.

TOF

(Top Of Form); the space on top of a form in which printing
is not possible. Will be skipped automatically on the
execution of an FF.

user settings

Parameter values defined by the user.

word length

(7 or 8 bits); refers to the format in which a byte of data is
transmitted to and interpreted by the printer.

throughput

The optimum average output (in pages per minute) of the
printer.

F-4 Glossary

Index

A

Aligning the print head, 1-1, 14
ASF capacity, 3-1, D-1

plain paper, 3-1
special printing media, 3-1
thicker paper, 3-1

C

Carton contents, 1
Character sets, D-2

available through SETUP utility, B-3
command codes, C-3, C-4
default setting, B-1

Check print accuracy

SEE Aligning the print head

Cleaning the print heads, 2-4

key combination, 5-9

Coated paper

ASF capacity, 3-1

Color printing

command codes, C-11
print test, 5-7

Command codes

font attribute selection priority, C-1
introduction, C-1
multiple ESCape sequences, C-1
page attribute selection priority, C-1

Connecting the printer, 3

to computer, 4
to power supply, 3

D

Defaultsettings, B-1

how to restore, 4-6

Demo page

how to obtain, 1-2, 14
Dimensions, D-3
DOS environment, 4-6
Draft, D-1
Drivers

diskettes, 9

how to change parameters, 4-5

how to change printer parameters, 4-1

how to save parameters, 4-5

on-line help, 4-5

user interface, 4-2, 4-5

E

Electrical characteristics, D-3
Electrical data plate, 2, 3
Emulations resident, v, D-1
Envelopes

accepted weight, 3-1

dimensions, 3-2

insertion, 3-2

print area, 3-5

types, 3-2, 3-5

weight, D-1
Error conditions, 5-2

indications on template, 1-7

Index G-1

F

Factory settings, B-1
Fonts

available through SETUP utility, B-3
command codes, C-3, C-4
default setting, B-1
PCL III + emulation, D-2
resident, D-2

G

how to replace,2-2
instructions on template, 1-8

printing nozzles, 4
Inserting the print head, 4
Installing printer software, 9

driver installation procedure, 10, 11, 12

preparation, 9
Interface

connecting a parallel cable, 4

connector socket, 2

parallel, D-2

parallel port setting, 12, 5-3, 5-8, 5-9

Graphic printing

command codes, C-8, C-9
density, D-1

H

Help

drivers, 4-5
problems and solutions, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9

I

Identifying the printer parts, 2
Ink jet print head

alignment, 1-1, 14
cleaning, 2-3
clearing the nozzles, 2-3
container, 2-3
electrical contacts, 4
how to clean, 1-1
how to insert, 4, 5, 2-2
how to remove, 2-1

K

Keys,1-3,1-4

basic functions, 1-3

special functions, 1-4

L

Letter quality, D-1
Light indicators, 1-5, 1-6
Loading envelopes, 3-2
Loading paper, 6, 7

M

Monochrome print test, 5-6

G-2 Index

N

Nozzles

howtoclean,2-4,5-9
how to clear, 2-3
test, 5-6

O

Operating environment, 5-1, D-2
Operator panel, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6

keys, 1-3, 1-4
light indicators, 1-5, 1-6

Others (command codes)

command codes, C-10

P

Page format, D-1

available through SETUP utility, B-2
command codes, C-6
default value, B-1

Paper

characteristics, D-1
dimensions, 3-3
format, 3-2
loading, 6, 7
recommended weight of plain paper, 3-1
semi-automatic insertion, 3-2
solutions to problems with, 5-4, 5-5
types, 3-1
weight, 3-1, D-1
weight of standard sheets, 3-1
weight of thicker documents, 3-1

Paper jams

causes, 5-4
howtoavoid,7,5-4
how to clear, 5-5
in the ASF, 5-5
in the printer, 5-5

PCL III + emulation

fonts, D-2

Perforation skip

default setting, B-1

parameter description, B-2
Physical characteristics, D-3
Plain paper

ASF capacity, 3-1
Preparation for use

connecting to a PC/host system, 4

connecting to the electrical power supply, 3

inserting the print head, 4, 5

loading a printer driver, 9

loading paper in the ASF, 6
Print area on page, 3-4
Print attributes

command codes, C-5, C-6
Print head care, 2-3, 2-4

cleaning print head, 2-3
Print position

command codes, C-7, C-8
Print speed, D-1
Print test, 5-6, 5-7

color print head, 5-7

contents (color), 5-7

contents (monochrome), 5-6

how to interrupt, 5-6

how to obtain, 1-2, 5-6

how to resume, 5-6

monochrome print head, 5-6

nozzle test, 5-7

troubleshooting, 5-6, 5-7

Index G-3

Printer care, 5-1

aligning the print head (Align), 1-1, 14
aligning the print heads (Align), 5-9
checking print accuracy, 1-1, 14
cleaning the print head (Clean), 1-1, 2-4, 5-9
printing the demo page (Demo), 1-2, 14

running the print test (Test), 1-2
Printercharacteristics, D-1, D-2, D-3
Printer monitor, 1-1

contents, 9

how to activate, 13

howtouse,1-1,1-2,13,14

print job status, 1-1

printer care functions, 1-1, 2-4, 5-9
Printer set-up utility, 4-6

access to, 4-6

exit from, 4-6

how to restore default settings, 4-6

how to select parameters, 4-6
Printer states, 1-2
Printing

color print test, 5-7

demo page, 1-2, 14

monochrome print test, 5-6

print test, 1-2

troubleshooting, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10
Problems and solutions, 5-2, 5-9
Product certification, D-2
Programmable printer features, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4

factory settings, B-1

user-definable parameters, B-2, B-3, B-4

Q

Quality

envelopes, 3-1
paper, 3-1
printing, command codes, C-6
printing, poor, 5-9
printing, setup parameters, B-2
transparencies, 3-3

Quick start, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

R

Resolution, v

S

SETUP utility

user-definable parameters, B-2, B-3, B-4

Software

printer SET-UP utility, 4-6
Windows® environment, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4

Special printing media

ASF capacity, 3-1

types, 3-1
Speed, D-1
Standby mode, 1-2, 3

indicator light status, 1-6
Supplies, A-1

G-4 Index

T

U

Template, 1-7

location, 2

Text scale mode

default setting, B-1
parameter description, B-4

Thicker paper

ASF capacity, 3-1
Throughput, D-1
Top cover, 2
Troubleshooting

demo page, 5-3

host, 5-3

installation, 5-2

missing dots, 5-5

paper, 5-4, 5-5

parallel port setting, 12, 5-3, 5-8, 5-9

powering the printer, 5-2

print head, 5-5

print heads, 5-9

print quality, 5-9

print quality (character alignment), 5-9

print quality (leggibility), 5-9

print test, 5-3

printing, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10

printing stops, 5-8

strange characters, 5-9

Windows® environment, 5-10

Unpacking, 1
User interface, 1-1

operator panel, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6
printer monitor, 1-1
template, 1-1, 1-7

W

Weight

envelopes, D-1
paper, D-1
printer, D-3

Windows® environment, 4-1, 4-3, 4-5

driver settings, 4-4

Index G-5

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NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a CLASS B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
. Connect the equipment into an outlet of a circuit different from

that to which thereceiver is connected.

. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for

assistance.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
Connection of peripherals requires the use of grounded shielded
signal cables.

This digital equipment does not exceed the CLASS B limits for
radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the
interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital
Apparatus”, ICES-003 of the Industry Canada.

Ce dispositif numérique respecte les limites bruits
radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques de
CLASSE B prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur :
“Appareils Numériques”, NMB-003 édictée par le ministère des
Communications.

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