Printronix N7000 User Manual

N7000 and N7000 H-Series Cartridge Ribbon Printer User’s Manual

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User’s Manual

N7000 and N7000 H-Series Cartridge Ribbon Printers

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction............................................................. 9

Printer Overview ....................................................................................... 9

Printronix N7000 and N7000 H-Series

Cartridge Ribbon Printers (CRP) Series.............................................9

Consumable Monitoring with PrintNet Enterprise ...................................11

Graphics Enhancements ........................................................................ 11

Taking Care of Your Printer.................................................................... 11

Conventions in this Manual..................................................................... 11

Warnings and Special Information.......................................................... 12

Related Documents ................................................................................12

Contact Information ................................................................................13

Printronix Customer Support Center ................................................13

Printronix Supplies Department........................................................13

Corporate Offices .............................................................................14

2 Setting Up The Printer .......................................... 15

Before You Begin.................................................................................... 15

Power Requirements ..............................................................................15

Select a Site............................................................................................ 15

Printer Dimensions .................................................................................16

Printer Component Locations ................................................................. 19

3 Operating The Printer ........................................... 21

Powering on the Printer ..........................................................................21

Operating Modes ....................................................................................21

The Control Panel...................................................................................22

Control Panel Keys ..........................................................................23

Cancel a Print Job ............................................................................ 26

Operational Procedures ..........................................................................27

Reload Paper ................................................................................... 27

Unload Paper ................................................................................... 36

Integrated Print Management System .................................................... 39

Output Darkness .............................................................................. 39

Loading a Used Ribbon Cartridge....................................................40

Lighter or Darker Print ...................................................................... 40

Changing Ribbon Cartridge.............................................................. 41

Table of Contents

4 The Configuration Menus ..................................... 45

Configuration Overview .......................................................................... 45

Changing Parameter Settings ..........................................................45

Saving Parameter Settings ..............................................................45

Default and Custom Configurations ................................................. 46

Navigating the Menus ......................................................................46

Changing Parameters Example ....................................................... 47

Auto Save Configuration .................................................................. 50

Saving Your New Configuration .......................................................50

Optimizing Print Quality (N7000 STD Only) .....................................55

Optimizing Print Speed (N7000 STD Only) ...................................... 56

Main Menu .............................................................................................. 57

N7000 STD Firmware ......................................................................58

N7000 H-Series Firmware................................................................ 59

QUICK SETUP Menu Definitions ..................................................... 60

CONFIG. CONTROL ..............................................................................64

HOST INTERFACE ................................................................................ 66

Auto Switching Submenu .................................................................67

Centronics (Parallel) Submenu ........................................................ 69

Dataproducts Submenu ...................................................................71

Serial Submenu................................................................................ 74

IEEE 1284 Parallel (Bidirectional) Submenu.................................... 79

NETWORK SETUP Menu ...................................................................... 81

ETHERNET ADDRESS ................................................................... 81

ETHERNET PARAMS...................................................................... 82

ACTIVE IGP EMUL - (N7000 STD) ........................................................ 84

EMULATION...........................................................................................84

LinePrinter+ Emulation (N7000 STD) .....................................................85

P-Series Emulation ..........................................................................91

P-Series XQ Emulation .................................................................... 96

Serial Matrix Emulation ....................................................................98

Proprinter XL Emulation .................................................................103

Epson FX Emulation ......................................................................106

LinePrinter + Emulation (N7000 H-Series) ........................................... 109

LQ-1600K Menu.............................................................................116

OKI Menu .......................................................................................117

IGP/PGL Emulation .............................................................................. 120

Features .........................................................................................120

Configuring The Emulation With The Control Panel ......................121

IGP/PGL Submenu ........................................................................122

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IGP/VGL Emulation ..............................................................................133

Features .........................................................................................133

Configuring the Emulation with the Control Panel..........................134

IGP/VGL Submenu ........................................................................134

PRINTER CONTROL ........................................................................... 145

ADVANCED USER ...............................................................................148

DIAGNOSTICS ..................................................................................... 155

PRINTER MGMT .................................................................................. 158

5 Interfaces............................................................ 159

Overview...............................................................................................159

Dataproducts Parallel Interface ............................................................160

Dataproducts Parallel Interface Signals .........................................161

Centronics Parallel Interface................................................................. 162

Centronics Parallel Interface Signals ............................................. 163

IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface................................................................. 164

Compatibility Mode......................................................................... 164

Nibble Mode ...................................................................................164

Byte Mode ......................................................................................164

Signals ...........................................................................................165

Terminating Resistor Configurations..............................................167

RS-232 and RS-422 Serial Interfaces ..................................................168

RS-232 ...........................................................................................169

RS-422 ...........................................................................................170

6 Reprogramming the Security Key....................... 171

Reprogramming the Security Key.........................................................171

How to Program the Security Key .................................................. 171

7 Troubleshooting.................................................. 173

Cleaning Requirements ........................................................................173

Exterior Cleaning............................................................................173

Interior Cleaning ............................................................................. 174

Diagnosing Problems............................................................................ 176

Bar Code Verification .....................................................................176

Printing a Hex Dump ......................................................................177

Fault Messages ..............................................................................178

N7000 STD ASCII Printers Fault Messages ..................................179

N7000 H-Series Printers Fault Messages ...................................... 206

Table of Contents

A Printer Specifications.......................................... 239

Ribbon Cartridge Specifications ...........................................................239

Paper Specifications .............................................................................239

Labels ................................................................................................... 240

Printer Weight and Dimensions ............................................................ 240

Environmental Characteristics.............................................................. 240

Acoustic Noise Level ............................................................................241

Energy Star...........................................................................................241

Electrical Characteristics ......................................................................242

Interfaces .............................................................................................. 243

Printing Rates .......................................................................................243

B ASCII Character Set ........................................... 245

C Zero Tear Pedestal Printer................................. 247

Overview...............................................................................................247

Operation .............................................................................................. 248

Position the Paper Input and Adjust the Paper Guides .................. 248

Load Paper..................................................................................... 250

Position the Paper Out Sensor....................................................... 252

Set the Tear Bar Distance .............................................................. 253

Set the Top of Form ....................................................................... 254

ZTP SETTINGS Menu .......................................................................... 255

Performance Limitations .......................................................................256

D Customer Support .............................................. 259

Printronix Customer Support Center..................................................... 259

Printronix Supplies Department ............................................................259

Corporate Offices.................................................................................. 260

E Communication Notices ..................................... 261

Notices..................................................................................................261

Energy Star...........................................................................................263

Communication Statements.................................................................. 263

Software License Agreement................................................................264

Printer Overview

This chapter provides a general overview of your printer and the conventions

used within this manual.

Introduction

Printronix N7000 and N700 0 H- Series

Cartridge Ribbon Printers (CRP) Series

Printronix® has been the global leader in industrial printing solutions for over

30 years, earning a reputation for designing and manufacturing leading edge

products and delivering them to market with unsurpassed service and

support.

The Printronix N7000™ Line Matrix Printing Platform extends the series of

technology innovations that cement Printronix’s leadership position. Line

matrix printing is Printronix’s flagship technology, and it remains the

workhorse solution for supply-chain and back-office printing applications

because of its reliability, lower cost of ownership and flexibility of printing

applications.

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Most reliable printer ever – provides more up time and lower operating costs

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Ultra capacity ribbons – deliver darker image, last longer, and costs less to operate than other print technologies

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Integrated print management system – provides precise control over print quality, print costs, and job planning

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Cabinet or Pedestal styles – best user access and forms handling flexibility

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Unsurpassed ease of use – simplifies operation and enhances productivity

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Printer Overview

There are three printer configurations:

Enclosed Cabinet

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The enclosed cabinet models provide for near silent operation, making these printers perfectly suitable for use in the quietest of office environments.

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Provides the best paper handling for large print runs. All paper input and output is contained inside the cabinet and protected from bumping and contamination.

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Highly effective combination of moveable fences and chains allows for precise stacking all the way up to a full box of paper.

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For tougher forms that tend not to refold well, a SureStak power stacker option is available for the enclosed cabinet models.

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Available in the following print speeds:

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STD printers – 500 line per minute (lpm), 1000 lpm, 1500 lpm, and 2000 lpm models.

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H-Series printers – 300 line per minute (lpm), 600 lpm, and 800 lpm models.

Pedestal

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The pedestal model has a clamshell design that allows easy access to all controls providing faster ribbon replacements and easier paper loading

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Oversized casters are standard making movement easy.

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Versatility to configure the paper path for either top or rear exit.

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Using the top paper exit, this printer is ideal for short print runs and easy access to output

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Available in the following print speeds:

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STD printers – 500 lpm, 1000 lpm, and 1500 lpm models.

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H-Series printers – 300 lpm, 600 lpm, and 800 lpm models .

Zero Tear Pedest al

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Special push tractor configuration enables printing from the very first to the very last line of a form and then tear-off with no forms lost

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The elimination of wasted forms between jobs can yield significant savings.

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An ideal solution for supply-chain and back-office applications.

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Available in the following print speeds:

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STD printers – 500 lpm, 1000 lpm, and 1500 lpm models.

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H-Series printers – 300 lpm and 600 lpm models.

Consumable Monitoring with PrintNet Enterprise

The Integrated Print Management System works with PrintNet Enterprise

(PNE). PNE allows a system administrator to remotely view the current

consumable status of all printers. PNE can be configured to deliver alerts on

all consumable warnings. When a ribbon reaches the low state, PNE notifies

the system administrator remotely via an automated e-mail alert of the low

condition. This allows corrective action to be taken before the ribbon reaches

its end of life. If the ribbon is not changed, an alert will again be initiated once

the ribbon reaches the 0% end point. Refer to your PrintNet Enterprise

Remote Management Software manual for details.

Graphics Enhancement s

The IGP/PGL and IGP/VGL emulations allow you to create and store forms,

generate logos, bar codes, expanded characters, and create other graphics.

Alphanumeric and bar code data are added as the form is printed.

These emulations are available as factory-installed or field-installed options.

These emulations are not supported on H-Series printers.

For more information, contact your authorized service representative.

Taking Care of Your Printer

Your printer will produce high print quality jobs if it is well taken care of.

Periodic cleaning, handling the printer properly, and using the correct printer

supplies such as ribbon and paper ensures optimum performance. Chapter

explains how to clean the printer, and printer supplies are listed in

Appendix A.

Conventions in this Manual

All uppercase print indicates control panel keys.

Example: Press the CANCEL key, then press the ON LINE/CLEAR key.

Quotation marks (“ ”) indicate messages on the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD).

Example: Press the ON LINE/CLEAR key. “OFFLINE” appears on the LCD.

The + (plus) symbol represents key combinations.

Example: “Press + ” means press the  (UP) key and the

 (DOWN) key at the same time.

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Warnings and Special Information

W arnings and Special Information

Read and comply with all information highlighted under special headings:

WARNING

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

A warning notice calls attention to a condition that could harm you. A caution notice calls attention to a condition that could damage the

printer. Information vital to proper operation of the printer.

NOTE: A note gives you helpful tips about printer operation and

maintenance.

Contact Info rmation

Printronix Customer Support Ce nter

Printronix Customer Support Center

IMPORTANT

Please have the following information available prior to calling the

Printronix Customer Support Center:

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Model number

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Serial number (located on the back of the printer)

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Installed options (i.e., interface and host type if applicable to the problem)

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Configuration printout (Press PRT CONFIG on the control panel, then press Enter)

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Is the problem with a new install or an existing printer?

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Description of the problem (be specific)

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Good and bad samples that clearly show the problem (faxing or emailing these samples may be required)

China (86) 800-999-6836

http://www.printronix.com/public/servicessupport/default.aspx

Printronix Supplies Dep artment

Contact the Printronix Supplies Department for genuine Printronix supplies.

China (86) 400-886-5598

http://www.printronix.com/public/supplies/default.aspx

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Contact Information

Corporate Offices

Printronix, Inc. 15345 Barranca Parkway Irvine, CA 92618 U.S.A. Irvine, CA 92623-9559 Phone: (714) 368-2300 Fax: (714) 368-2600

Printronix, Inc. c/o Printronix Nederland BV Bijsterhuizen 11-38 6546 AS Nijmegen The Netherlands Phone: (31) 24 6489489 Fax: (31) 24 6489499

Printronix Schweiz GmbH 42 Changi South Street 1 Changi South Industrial Estate Singapore 486763 Phone: (65) 6542 0110 Fax: (65) 6546 1588

Printronix Commercial (Shanghai) Co. Ltd 22F, Eton Building East No.555, Pudong Av. Shanghai City, 200120, P R China Phone: (86) 400 886 5598 Fax: (86-21) 5138 0564

Visit the Printronix web site at www.printronix.com

Setting Up The Printer

Before You Begin

Read this chapter carefully before installing and operating the printer. The

printer is easy to install. However, for your safety and to protect valuable

equipment, perform all the procedures in this chapter in the order presented.

Power Requirements

The printer must be connected to a power outlet that supplies 88 to 270 volts

AC. The printer automatically senses and adjusts itself to conform to the

correct voltage range.

Primary circuit protection is provided by the power switch, which is also a

circuit breaker. Consult an electrician if printer operation affects local

electrical lines.

IMPORTANT

Select a Site

Printer power should be supplied from a separate AC circuit protected

at 10 amperes for 100 - 120 volts or 5 amperes for 200 - 240 volts at 50 or

60 Hertz.

Select a printer site that meets all of the following requirements:

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Permits complete opening of the printer cover and doors.

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For cabinet models, allows at least three feet of clearance behind the printer. (This permits air to circulate freely around the printer and provides access to the paper stacking area.)

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Has a standard power outlet that supplies 88-135 Volts AC or 178-270 Volts AC power, at 47 to 63 Hz.

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Is relatively dust-free.

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Has a temperature range of 10° C to 40° C (50° F to 104° F) and a relative humidity from 15% to 90% non-condensing.

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Is located within the maximum allowable cable length to the host computer. This distance depends on the type of interface you plan to use, as shown in

Table 1.

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183468b

27.0 in

(68.84 cm)

83.0 in

(210.8 cm)

29.0 in

(73.7 cm)

27.0 in

(68.6 cm)

27.0 in

(68.6 cm)

41.0 in

(104 cm)

57.5 in

(146.1 cm)

Printer Dimensions

Table 1. Maximum Interface Connection Cable Length

Interface Type Maximum Cable Length

Centronics Parallel 5 meters (15 feet)

Dataproducts Parallel 12 meters (40 feet)

IEEE 1284 Parallel 10 meters (32 feet)

Serial RS-232 15 meters (50 feet)

Serial RS-422 1220 meters (4000 feet)

Twisted Pair / Type 3 300 meters (985 feet)

Ethernet 10/100Base-T 100 meters (328 feet)

Printer Dimensions

Figure 1. Printer Dimensions - Cabinet Model

183469b

27.0 in

(68.6 cm)

83.0 in

(210.8 cm)

32.5 in

(82.6 cm)

27.0 in

(68.6 cm)

27.0 in

(68.6 cm)

32.0 in

(81.3 cm)

42.5 in

(107.8 cm)

59.0 in

(149.9 cm)

Figure 2. Printer Dimensions - Cabinet Model with Paper Stacker

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T O

183882a

25 in.

(63.5 cm)

10.5 in.

(26.67 cm.)

48.0 in.

(122 cm)

30 in.

(76.2 cm.)

24.6 in.

(62.48 cm)

Printer Dimensions

Figure 3. Printer Dimensions - Pedestal Model

Printer Component Locations

TOF

183871 REV A

183871a

Ribbon

Cartridge

Ribbon Tension Knob

Air Shroud Assembly

Tab (2)

Tab

Slot (2)

Blue Tractor

Lock (2)

Paper

Support (2)

Tractor (2)

Vertical Position Knob

Platen Lever

Splined Shaft

Platen Stop

Hammer Bank Cover and Ribbon Mask

Ribbon Cartridge

Interface

Printer Component Locations

Figure 4. Printer Component Locations

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Printer Component Locations

Operating The Printer

Powering on the Printer

When you power on the printer, it executes a self-test. The default power-up

state is online. When the self-test completes and the software has initialized

successfully, the status indicator light turns on, indicating the printer is online.

The default value of the type of emulation you have installed appears in the

upper right corner of the display. The ribbon life remaining is shown on the

second line.

If there is a fault during the self-test, the status indicator flashes and a specific

fault message appears on the display (such as “LOAD PAPER”). The alarm

also sounds if it is configured to do so. See “ LCD Message Troubleshooting

Table” on page

179 for information on fault messages and solutions.

Operating Modes

Online. In online mode, the printer can receive and print data sent from the

host. Pressing the ON LINE key toggles the printer from online to offline

mode. The status indicator is lit in online mode.

Offline. In offline mode, you can perform operator functions, such as loading

paper and setting top-of-form. You can also move within the printer

configuration menus. Pressing the ON LINE key toggles the printer from

offline to online mode. The status indicator is off in offline mode.

Fault. In fault mode, a condition exists which must be cleared before printing

can continue. The status indicator flashes, the alarm beeps (if configured to

sound), and a descriptive fault message displays.

The current operating mode can be selected via control panel keys or can

result from routine operations such as powering on the printer.

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SET TOF

PRT CONFIG

JOB SELECT1/ JOB SELECT/PRINT MODE

ENTER

ON LINE/ CLEAR

PAPER ADVANCE

VIEW/EJECT

CANCEL

Status Indicator

Circular Pad

ONLINE <PGL> RIBBON LIFE 100%

Emulation

Ribbon Life

Indicator

Message Display

NOTE:

For N7000 STD printers.

For N7000 H-Series printers.

The Control Panel

Figure 5 shows the keys, displays, and indicators as they appear on the control panel. The following section provides the descriptions, and functions of the control panel keys.

Key combinations are indicated with the plus (+) sign. For example, “Press  + ” means to press the  key and the  key at the same time.

N7000 and N7000 H-Series Printers

Figure 5. Control Panel

Control Panel Keys

ON LINE / CLEAR

Toggles the printer between online and offline modes. If a fault condition

exists, pressing this key will clear the fault message and return the printer

from fault mode to offline mode.

NOTE: If the fault condition is not corrected before pressing this key, the fault

message will reappear when attempting to place the printer online.

PAPER ADVANCE

Performs advance to top-of-form, as defined by the current active form length.

The key works both online and offline.

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If online with data in the printer buffer, the data will print and then the paper will move to the next top-of-form.

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In the fault state, PAPER ADVANCE will advance the paper. The first press moves to the top of the next available form. All subsequent presses advances one forms length as defined by the current active forms length.

NOTE:

VIEW / EJECT

When the printer is online or offline, pressing this key executes the view or

eject function, depending on whether the printer is a cabinet or a pedestal (or

zero tear pedestal).

If online with data in the printer buffer, the data prints and the key functions as

described below.

If in a fault state, this key will be ignored.

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View Function — for cabinet models, pressing the VIEW/EJECT key moves the last data printed to the tractor area for viewing. While in the view state, the message "Printer in View" displays, pressing the UP or DOWN arrow keys moves the paper up or down in 1/ 72 inch increments. This is done to align the image within a pre-printed form, for example. Refer to the UP and DOWN key functions for additional details on the microstep feature. Pressing VIEW/EJECT a second time moves the paper back to the adjusted print position.

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Eject Function — for pedestal models, when the VIEW/EJECT key is pressed, the bottom of the last printed form will move to the tear bar position. The message "READY TO TEAR/EJECT To Return" displays. While in this position, pressing the UP or DOWN arrow keys moves the paper up or down in 1/72 inch increments. Refer to the Up and Down key functions for additional details on the microstep feature. When the VIEW/ EJECT key is pressed a second time, the printer will move the paper to enable printing on the next available form.

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The Control Panel

CANCEL

In offline mode, this key cancels all data in the print buffer, if enabled in the “ADVANCED USER” menu (see page 148). The print buffer is cleared without printing any of the data and the current paper position is set as the top-ofform. If this function is disabled, the CANCEL key will be ignored.

NOTE: Use of this key will cause loss of data.

SET TOF

Sets the top-of-form on the printer. This key is active only when the printer is offline and will not operate if the printer is in a fault condition. The paper moves down to the print position and aligns to the top-of-form. Refer to the

Quick Setup Guide for complete instructions on how to set the top-of-form. NOTE: If there is any data in the buffer, the paper will move to the last print

position.

PRT CONFIG

In offline mode, PRT CONFIG prints the current short configuration. This key requires a confirmation with the ENTER key; pressing any other key will exit from this function. See explanation of configuration menus.

“The Configuration Menus” on page 45 for an

JOB SELECT or PRINT MODE

NOTE: For N7000 STD printers, the key is JOB SELECT.

For N7000 H-Series printers, the key is PRINT MODE.

In offline mode, this key allows for fast selection of any of the previously stored configurations. Pressing this key causes the printer to cycle through the following messages: Load Config., Factory Config, Load Config 1, Load Config 2, Load Config 3,...,Load Config 8.

ENTER

When navigating the configuration menus, ENTER selects the currently displayed option value as the active value. An asterisk (*) appears next to the active value on the display. ENTER is also used for starting and stopping printer tests and generating a configuration printout.

NOTE: The ENTER key must be unlocked in order to function.

See UP + DOWN, below.

The ENTER key lock and unlock function can be configured to be a

key combination other than  +  (see page

153).

Control Panel Keys

UP or DOWN ( or )

Moves up or down between levels in the configuration menus and makes

vertical forms adjustment. After pressing VIEW, press  or  to adjust the

paper up or down in 1/72 inch increments for fine vertical forms alignment.

When the printer is in offline mode, press  or  to move through levels in

the configuration menus.

UP + DOWN ( + )

Locks and unlocks the ENTER key.

NOTE: The ENTER key lock and unlock function can be configured to be a

key combination other than  +  (see page

153).

PREV or NEXT ( or )

Moves between the options on the current level of configuration menu. In the

configuration menu, press

through the menu selections on the same level.

 to scroll backward or press  to scroll forward

PREV + NEXT ( + )

When both keys are pressed simultaneously, the printer will reset to the

power-up configuration and reset its internal state (in offline mode).

Ribbon Life Indicator

The second line of the LCD displays the remaining life of the currently

installed ribbon. The default settings for this feature should match the

requirements for most applications; no special user setup is needed. If your

particular application requires darker printing or can tolerate lighter printing,

the ribbon end point can be adjusted as appropriate. Please refer

End Point” on page 62.

“Ribbon

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Cancel a Print Job

The procedure to cancel a print job depends on the printer emulation and your application software. Contact your system administrator for additional information.

1. If the printer is online, press offline mode.

2. From the host system, stop the print job.

NOTE: If the print job is not stopped from the host system before pressing

(

CANCEL), the print job continues with data missing when the printer returns to online mode. Exercise caution to prevent unwanted data loss occurrences, as this function deletes unprinted data in the printer. This function is active only in offline mode; the purpose of this function is to eliminate the necessity of printing unwanted data when print jobs are canceled.

3. Press NOTE: You may need to enable the Cancel option on the front panel.

4. Set the top-of-form. Refer to the Quick Reference Guide.

(

CANCEL).

See “ADVANCED USER” on page 148 for details.

(

ON LINE/CLEAR) to place the printer in

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Paper Slot

Cabinet Model Pedestal Model

Paper Slot

Metal Paper Guide (2000 lpm and 805 lpm)

Wire Guide (2)

This section contains routine printer operating procedures on how to:

•

reload paper

•

unload paper

Reload Paper

Do this procedure when “LOAD PAPER” displays. (This message occurs when the last sheet of paper passes through the paper slot.) This procedure reloads paper without removing the last sheet of the old paper supply, while retaining the current top-of-form setting.

Reload Paper

Figure 6. Paper Slot Location

1. Raise the printer cover. Raise the platen lever as far as it will go.

(See Figure 4 on page 19 for the location of the lever.)

2. Press ON LINE/CLEAR to turn off the alarm. Do not open the tractor

doors or remove the existing paper.

3. For cabinet models, open the front door. Align the paper supply with the

label on the floor. Ensure the paper pulls freely from the box.

4. Feed the paper up through the paper slot (see Figure 6). It may be easier

to feed one corner of the new paper up through the slot first. When this corner can be grasped from the top, rotate the paper back to the normal position.

NOTE: If you are using thick, multi-part forms and are unable to load the new

paper over the existing paper, go to step

5. Hold the paper to prevent it from slipping down and through the paper

slot.

15.

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New Paper

Existing Paper

Operational Procedures

Figure 7. Loading New Paper into the Printer

6. Pull the new paper above and behind the ribbon mask, but in front of the existing paper. See Figure 4 on page 19 for the ribbon mask location. If necessary, gently press the existing paper back.

7. Align the top edge of the new paper with the top perforation of the existing paper.

8. Load the new paper over the existing paper. Open and load the tractors one at a time to prevent the paper from slipping.

NOTE: Make sure that the top edge of the new paper lines up with the top

horizontal perforation of the last page.

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Vertical Position Knob

Platen Stop Knob

Platen Stop

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Paper Thickness Indicator

Figure 8. Setting the Platen Lever

9. Turn the platen stop knob clockwise or counterclockwise to match the paper thickness. (The A-B-C scale corresponds approximately to 1-, 3-, and 6-part paper thickness).

NOTE: If you are using the same thickness of paper, there is no need to

readjust.

10. Lower the platen lever until it stops.

11. Press ON LINE/CLEAR to remove the “LOAD PAPER” fault message from the display.

12. Press PAPER ADVANCE several times to make sure the paper feeds properly beyond the tractors and over the lower paper guide. Feed sufficient paper to ensure the paper stacks correctly.

13. Close the printer top cover. Close the cabinet front door.

14. Press ON LINE/CLEAR

to place the printer in online mode and resume

printing.

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Cabinet Model Pedestal Model

Paper Slot

Metal Paper Guide (2000 lpm and 805 lpm)

Wire Guide (2)

Operational Procedures

Figure 9. Paper Slots on the Printers

NOTE: Perform steps 15 to 32 only if you are unable to load the new paper

over the existing paper.

15. Open both tractor doors.

16. Remove the old paper from the tractors. Allow the paper to fall into the paper supply area.

17. Feed the new paper up through the paper slot. Hold the paper to prevent it from slipping down through the paper slot.

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Paper

Left Tractor Door

Left Tractor Lock

Figure 10. Loading Paper on the Left Tractor

18. Pull the paper above and behind the ribbon mask. See Figure 4 on page 19 for the ribbon mask location.

19. Load the paper on the left tractor.

20. Close the tractor door.

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Paper

Paper Scale

Tractor

Splined Shaft

Tractor Lock

Operational Procedures

CAUTION

Figure 11. Positioning the Left Tractor to Avoid Damage

To avoid damage to the printer caused by printing on the platen, always position the left tractor unit directly to the left of the “1” mark on the paper scale.

21. Normally, you should not need to adjust the position of the left tractor. If adjustment is necessary, unlock the left tractor by placing the tractor lock in the middle position. Slide the tractor until it is directly to the left of the number “1” on the paper scale and lock it. (You can also use the paper scale to count columns.)

Figure 12. Loading Paper onto the Sprockets

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Tractor Door

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Wire Guide (2)

Paper Slot

Upper Paper

Guide

Upper Paper

Guide

Reload Paper

22. Unlock the right tractor.

23. Load the paper onto the sprockets and close the tractor door. If necessary, slide the right tractor to remove paper slack or to adjust for various paper widths. Then, lock the tractor.

Figure 13. Using the Paper Guide to Orient the Paper

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Perforation

Vertical Position Knob

Operational Procedures

24. Pedestal models:

Using the vertical position knob to move the paper up, guide the paper over the upper paper guide and through the slot to the rear of the top cover. For pedestal models with the Quick Access Cover, refer to the

Quick Setup Guide for paper exiting options.

25. Press PAPER ADVANCE several times to make sure the paper feeds

properly beyond the tractors and over the lower paper guide. Feed sufficient paper to ensure the paper stacks correctly.

26. Ca binet models:

Open the cabinet rear door. Make sure the paper is aligned with the label in the output area (inside the cabinet). Close the front and rear doors.

Figure 14. Aligning the Perforation with the TOF Indicator

27. Align the top of the first print line with the TOF indicator on the tractor by rotating the vertical position knob. For best print quality, it is recommended that the top-of-form be set at least one print line or more below the perforation.

NOTE: For exact positioning, press the VIEW/EJECT key to move the last

data printed to the tractor area for viewing. While in View mode “Printer in View” displays. Press the Up or Down Arrow keys to move the paper vertically in small increments. Pressing the VIEW/EJECT key a second time moves the paper back to the adjusted print position. The key works both online and offline provided that the printer is in View mode. (This procedure is applicable for both the cabinet and pedestal models.)

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Vertical Position Knob

Platen Stop Knob

Platen Stop

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Paper Thickness Indicator

Figure 15. Adjusting the Platen Lever

28. Turn the platen stop knob clockwise or counterclockwise to match the paper thickness. (The A-B-C scale corresponds approximately to 1-, 3-, and 6-part paper thickness. Adjust until you have the desired print quality).

NOTE: The platen stop allows you to set an optimum and consistent

thickness that is not affected when opening and closing the platen lever.

29. Lower the platen lever until it stops.

30. Press ON LINE/CLEAR to clear any fault messages (such as “LOAD PAPER”) from the LCD.

31. Press SET TOF. The top-of-form you have set moves down to the print position. If there is data in the buffer, the paper moves forward to the last print position on the next page.

32. Press ON LINE/CLEAR and close the printer cover.

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Paper

Perforation

Operational Procedures

Unload Paper

1. Press ON LINE/CLEAR to place the printer in offline mode and open the

printer cover.

2. For cabinet models, open the cabinet rear door. For models with the

power stacker installed, press the STACKER UP key on the rear control panel.

Figure 16. Unloading the Paper from the Printer

3. Tear off the paper at the perforation.

4. Allow the paper to fall to the back of the printer and into the paper stacking area.

5. For pedestal models, remove the stacked paper from the paper tray.

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Paper

Power Stacker

Figure 17. Removing Stacked Paper from the Printer

6. For cabinet models, remove the stacked paper from the rear cabinet floor. For cabinet models with the power stacker installed, remove the paper from the wire paper tent and press the STACKER DOWN key to lower the stacker mechanism.

7. Close the cabinet rear door.

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Platen Lever

Tractor Door

Operational Procedures

CAUTION

Figure 18. Completely Removing the Paper

8. To completely remove the paper from the printer:

a. Raise the platen lever as far as it will go and open both tractor doors.

Be careful when pulling any paper backward through the paper path, especially when using a label stock. If you are not careful, labels can detach and adhere to the printer within the paper path, where only an authorized service representative can remove them.

b. Open the cabinet front door.

c. Gently pull the paper down through the paper slot. Allow the paper to

fall into the paper supply area.

d. Remove the paper from the paper supply area.

Integrated Print Management System

The N7000 CRP has a new feature that automatically monitors and communicates the status of the ribbon life to help the operator know when to change ribbons. Using an ink delivery system called the Cartridge Ribbon System (CRS), the printer can automatically detect when a new or used ribbon is loaded, and all ribbon properties. The ribbon is contained in a plastic box (the cartridge) and feeds only in one direction. The CRS contains an interface board that allows communication between the printer and the cartridge. Using the CRS, the N7000 automatically detects when a new or used ribbon is installed and determines the ribbon’s length, ink color, and expected yield. The ribbon life, starting from 100% when new and decreasing to 0% when depleted, is always displayed on the control panel. See on page 22.

When the ribbon life reaches 2%, a warning message “RIBBON UNDER 2%/ Change RBN soon” appears on the control panel display. The control panel status indicator lamp flashes. The printer will continue printing in this condition until the ribbon life reaches 0% at which time, printing will stop. The ribbon may be changed at any time while the printer is in the “RBN END POINT/ Change Ribbon” condition without losing data in the printer’s buffer. If a new ribbon is loaded, the system automatically detects the change, clears the condition when the platen is closed, and restarts the life at 100%. If a partially used ribbon is loaded, the system continues the life at the percentage indicated for the used ribbon.

Output Darkness

Figure 5

You may also resume printing for approximately two more minutes without changing the ribbon by pressing the ON LINE/CLEAR key twice. This may be done as many times as needed to complete the job in progress.

Ribbon usage information is calculated by maintaining a count of impressions (dots) that is stored on the ribbon cartridge and updated periodically so that the cartridge can be used on a different printer with the information intact. This allows the system administrator to have precise control over print quality and consumable costs. The accurate presentation of available ribbon life allows for efficient planning of print jobs. For example, if the displayed ribbon life were low, you can install a new ribbon before printing a large print job.

Output Darkness

By default the system is configured to meet most user requirements. However, some applications require that the output remains darker than the nominal set point while some applications are less critical and could tolerate a lighter final image. The system can easily adjust to this variability. A setting under the Printer Control menu is available that allows the user to adjust the final output. The range is as follows:

Normal (Default) Darker +1 through +6 Lighter -1 through -10

The ribbon life indicator always cycles between 100% and 0%, but if a darker setting is selected, zero will be reached more quickly. If a lighter setting is selected, the system will extend the amount of printing it takes to reach zero.

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Loading a Used Ribbon Cartridge

You can take the ribbon cartridge off the printer and reload it at a later time. The ribbon life gauge automatically updates to reflect the correct remaining capacity.

NOTE: Since the ribbon usage information is stored on the ribbon cartridge,

you can reload a partially used cartridge onto a different printer.

Lighter or Darker Print

The ribbon life value as determined by the Integrated Print Management System is factory set so that the image quality at the end of the ribbon life is as good as it was when the ribbon was new. You may adjust the ribbon end point for a lighter or darker image as required for your printing needs. See “PRINTER CONTROL” on page 145.

Changing Ribbon Cartridge

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Blue Tractor Door (2)

Platen Lever

Changing Ribbon Cartridge

Before changing the ribbon cartridge, determine whether at the end of ribbon life if you want to make the print lighter (extend the ribbon life) or darker (shorten the ribbon life). If you want to make the print lighter or darker, go to “Ribbon End Point” on page 145 and follow the procedures for adjusting the image density. If you are satisfied with the print darkness, continue with the following steps.

NOTE: Ribbon cartridge instructions and illustrations shown in the following

section are for the pedestal model. Follow the same procedures for the cabinet model.

Figure 19. Preparing to Load the Ribbon

1. Open the printer cover.

2. Raise the platen lever as far as it will go.

3. Close the tractor doors.

4. Remove the old ribbon cartridge and discard properly.

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Ribbon

Ribbon Cartridge

Ribbon Tension Knob

Air Shroud Assembly

Tab (2)

Tab Slot (2)

Integrated Print Management System

CAUTION

Figure 20. Installing the Ribbon Cartridge

5. Remove the ribbon slack on the new ribbon cartridge by turning the ribbon tension knob clockwise.

Do not turn the ribbon tension knob counterclockwise. This could damage the ribbon cartridge.

6. Hold the cartridge at an angle, so that the rear side nearest you is lower than the side with the ribbon. Find the two tabs on the outside of the cartridge and place them into the corresponding slots on the air shroud

Figure 20).

assembly (see

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Hammerbank Cover

Ribbon Mask

Ribbon Cartridge

Ribbon

Ribbon Tension Knob

Figure 21. The Ribbon Cartridge Snapped in Place

7. Rock the cartridge downward, making sure that the ribbon goes between

CAUTION

the guide and the mask (see

Make sure that the ribbon does not twist or fold over.

Figure 21). You will feel it snap into place.

8. Turn the ribbon tension knob clockwise a few times to make sure the ribbon tracks correctly in the ribbon path.

9. Close the platen lever.

10. Close the printer top cover.

11. Press the operation.

(

ON LINE/CLEAR) key twice to return the printer to

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The Configuration Menus

Configuration Overview

To print data, the printer must respond correctly to signals and commands received from the host computer. Configuration is the process of matching the printer's operating characteristics to those of the host computer and to specific tasks, such as printing labels or printing on different sizes of paper. The characteristics which define the printer's response to signals and commands received from the host computer are called configuration parameters.

You can configure the printer using the configuration menus and the control panel or by sending control codes in the data stream from a host computer attached to the printer. This chapter provides an introduction to configuring the printer and includes the configuration menus available (depending on which emulation you have installed in the printer).

IMPORTANT

Configuration directly affects printer operation. Do not change the configuration of your printer until you are thoroughly familiar with the procedures in this chapter.

Changing Parameter Settings

You may change a printer parameter setting, such as line spacing or forms length, either by pressing keys on the control panel or by sending emulation control codes in the data stream from a host attached to the printer. The control panel allows you to configure the printer’s resident set of configuration menus. An example procedure for using the control panel to change parameter settings begins on

When control codes are sent from a host attached to the printer, they override control panel settings. For example, if you set the line spacing to 6 lpi with the control panel, and application software later changes this to 8 lpi with a control code, the control code overrides the control panel setting.

page 47.

Saving Parameter Settings

The parameter settings that you have changed can be permanently stored in the printer’s memory as a configuration. page 50. and “Saving Your New Configuration” on page 50.

You may also save your new configurations using the PTX_SETUP command

host control code. See your LinePrinter Plus Programmer’s Reference Manual for details.

See “Auto Save Configuration” on

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ON LINE/CLEAR

OR OR

ENTER

Configuration Overview

Default and Custom Configurations

A configuration consists of a group of parameter settings, such as line spacing, forms length, etc. Your printer provides a fixed default configuration and allows you to define several custom configurations for use with particular print jobs. The factory default configuration can be loaded, but it cannot be altered.

Eight configurations can be modified for unique print job requirements. The “Save Config.” option allows you to save eight groups of parameter settings in memory as custom configurations numbered from 1 through 8. An explanation on how to save a set of parameter values as a custom configuration using the “Save Config.” menu option begins on

page 50.

Navigating the Menus

To manipulate configurations review the following instructions about navigating through the menus.

You must be offline to move within the menus.

Press to toggle between ONLINE and OFFLINE. Menus are accessed with the printer offline.

Press to move up or down through the menu levels.

Press to scroll through the available choices on a chosen level.

Press to confirm selection.

Press to lock and unlock the ENTER key. The ENTER key is locked by default to prevent you from accidentally changing the printer configuration. The lock and unlock function can be configured to be other than page 153.)

 + 

(See “Set Lock Key” on

To experiment with navigating the menus, use the example on the next page as a tutorial.

Changing Parameters Example

. . .

OFFLINE

QUICK SETUP

CONFIG.

CONTROL

Load

Config.

Save

Config.

Power-Up

Config.

Delete

Config.

Protect

Configs.

1* 2-8

Current Short* Current Full Factory Power-Up All 1-8

Factory* 1-8

1* 2-8

Disable* Enable

* = Factory Default

Name

Configs

1-8

Factory* 1-8

Reset Cfg

Names

1* 2-8 All

Auto

Save

Enable* Disable

Changi ng Parameters Example

A configuration consists of several parameters. The default factory configuration has a starting set of parameters. In the configuration menu above, and in all the configuration menus in this chapter, the factory default values are indicated by an asterisk (*).

Your print jobs may require parameter values which vary from the default settings. This section provides an example procedure for changing individual parameter values.

The following procedure shows how to change and save the settings for the Barcode Quality and Language options. Use these guidelines to navigate the configuration menus and change other parameters.

NOTE: When changing Ribbon End Point parameters, all changes will apply

to every configuration saved. Changes to Ribbon End Point cannot be saved to an individual configuration.

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ON LINE/CLEAR

UNTIL

ENTER

Step Press LCD Notes

1. Make sure the printer is on.

Configuration Overview

2. OFFLINE QUICK SETUP

3. ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED

OFFLINE

QUICK SETUP

4. OFFLINE PRINTER CONTROL

5. PRINTER CONTROL Ribbon End Point

6. PRINTER CONTROL Barcode Quality

Allows you to make configuration changes.

7. Barcode Quality Dark*

8. Barcode Quality Draft

9. Barcode Quality Draft*

10. PRINTER CONTROL Barcode Quality

Cycle through the choices.

The * indicates this choice is active.

Changi ng Parameters Example

UNTIL

ENTER

ON LINE/CLEAR

ENTER

ON LINE/CLEAR

Step Press LCD Notes

11. PRINTER CONTROL Display Language

12. Display Language English*

13. Display Language Simp. Chinese

14. Display Language Simp. Chinese

15. ENTER SWITCH LOCKED

Press until the desired parameter displays.

The * indicates this choice is active.

Locks the ENTER key.

16. ENTER = Save ONLINE = No Save

17A. Cfg = 1*

= Power-Up Cfg

17B. ONLINE

Ribbon Life = 100%

18. The printer is ready for operation

Press ENTER to automatically save configuration changes. Press ONLINE to continue without saving.

Configuration changes have been saved as Configuration 1, and will be set as the Power-Up config. The printer will then be brought online.

Places the printer online without permanently saving the configuration changes.

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Configuration Overview

Auto Save C onf igu r atio n

After any changes are made to the Factory Default configuration menu items, you will be prompted to save the changes to “Config #” when you place the printer online. “#” represents the next available unassigned configuration number. When prompted, press one of the following:

•

Enter. Saves to Config 1 or the next available Config, and becomes the power-up config.

•

Online. Changes will be implemented but saved only temporarily until deliberately saved as a new configuration or until you power off the printer. All changes will be lost when you power off the printer.

Saving Your New Configuration

The Save Config. option allows you to save up to eight custom configurations to meet different print job requirements. Once you have changed all of the necessary parameters, you may save them as a numbered configuration (Example 1 on that can be stored and loaded later for future use. If you do not save your configuration using the Auto Save, or this option, all of your parameter changes will be erased when you power off the printer.

page 51) or a named configuration (Example 2 on page 53)

Once you have saved a custom configuration using this option, it will not be lost if you power off the printer. You can load a configuration for a specific print job (see You may want to print your configurations (see “Print Config.” on page 64) and store them in a safe place, such as inside the printer cabinet. If the Protect Configs. parameter is enabled and you try to resave an existing configuration, the new configuration will not be saved until the existing configuration has been deleted (see

NOTE: Once you change active emulations, any changes to the previously

“Load Config.” on page 64). You can also modify and resave it.

“Delete Config.” on page 65).

selected emulation will be gone unless they have been saved.

Saving Your New Configuration

ON LINE/CLEAR

UNTIL

ENTER

Example 1

This example shows how to save a configuration as a numbered configuration, then later print it.

Step Press LCD Notes

1. Make sure the printer is on.

2. OFFLINE QUICK SETUP

3. ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED

OFFLINE QUICK SETUP

4. OFFLINE CONFIG. CONTROL

5. CONFIG. CONTROL Load Config.

6. CONFIG. CONTROL Save Config.

Allows you to make configuration changes.

7. Save Config. 1*

8. Save Config. 2

9. Save Config. 2*

Cycle through the choices.

The * indicates this choice is active.

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ON LINE/CLEAR

Step Press LCD Notes

Configuration Overview

NOTE: We recommend that you print the configuration. To print the configuration go to Step 9. To skip this

procedure and resume printer operation, go to Step 14.

10. CONFIG. CONTROL Save Config.

11. CONFIG. CONTROL Print Config.

12. Print Config. Current

13. Print Config. 2

14. OFFLINE CONFIG. CONTROL

Press until the desired parameter displays.

The selected configuration is printed.

15. ENTER SWITCH LOCKED

16. ONLINE Ribbon Life = 100%

17. If you printed out the configuration, store it in a safe place. The printer is ready for operation.

Locks the ENTER key.

Saving Your New Configuration

ON LINE/CLEAR

UNTIL

Example 2

This example shows how to save a configuration as a named configuration.

Step Press LCD Notes

1. Make sure the printer is on.

2. OFFLINE QUICK SETUP

3. ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED

OFFLINE QUICK SETUP

4. OFFLINE CONFIG. CONTROL

5. CONFIG. CONTROL Load Config.

6. CONFIG. CONTROL Name Configs.

Allows you to make configuration changes.

7. Name Configs. 1

8. Name Configs 2

9. 2 2*

10. 2 T

The LCD flashes.

You will rename config 2.

Cycle through the choices until “T” displays.

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ENTER

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Step Press LCD Notes

Configuration Overview

11. 2

12. 2

13. 2

14. 2

15. 2

Saves the first character.

Cycle through the choices until “E” displays.

Saves the second character.

TE_

Cycle through the choices until “S” displays.

TES

Saves the third character.

TES_

16. 2 TEST

17. 2 TEST_

18. Name Configs TEST

19. CONFIG. CONTROL Name Configs

20. CONFIG. CONTROL Save Config.

21. Save Config. 1*

Cycle through the choices until “T” displays.

Saves the fourth character.

The configuration is renamed TEST.

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ENTER

ON LINE/CLEAR

Step Press LCD Notes

22. Save Config. TEST

23. Saving Configuration

Save Config. TEST*

24. ENTER SWITCH LOCKED

25. ONLINE Ribbon Life = 100%

Now you have the saved configuration for later use if needed.

TEST now appears as one of configuration choices.

Your configuration is saved as TEST.

Locks the ENTER key.

Optimizing Print Quality (N7000 STD Only)

LP+, IGP/PGL, and IGP/VGL Emulations

You can optimize print quality for darker and sharper barcodes and characters. Doing so, however, will decrease the printer speed.

To optimize print quality, you can change the values of the following configuration parameters:

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Bar Code Quality (Printer Control menu): Select “Dark” or “Draft.” Dark prints the darkest images, but at the slowest speed. Draft prints at a faster speed than Dark, but the characters are not as dark. (See for a written description of Bar Code Quality.)

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Print Quality (IGP/PGL emulat ion): Select “Best” or “High.” Best prints the darkest images, but at the slowest speed. High prints at a faster speed than Best, but the characters are not as dark. (See the IGP/PGL Configuration Menu, and see page 130 for a written description of Print Quality.)

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Print Quality (IGP/VGL emulation): Select “High.” (See page 134 for the IGP/VGL Configuration Menu, and see page 138 for a written description of Print Quality.)

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Optimizin g Prin t S peed (N700 0 ST D Only )

LP+, IGP/PGL, and IGP/VGL Emulations

The printer has been configured at the factory for optimal print speed. To optimize print quality instead, you can change values for specific configuration parameters such as Barcode Quality and Print Quality. Doing so, however, will decrease the printer speed.

If you have optimized the printer for print quality, you can change it to optimal speed by selecting the values as follows:

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Bar Code Quality (Printer Control menu): Select Draft. (See page 57 for the Configuration Main Menu, and see page 146 for a written description of Bar Code Quality.)

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Print Quality (IGP/PGL emulat ion): Select Dataprocessing. (See page 122 for the IGP/PGL Configuration Menu, and see page 130 for a written description of Print Quality.)

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Print Quality (IGP/VGL emulation): Select Dataprocessing. (See page 134 for the IGP/VGL Configuration Menu, and see page 138 for a written description of Print Quality.)

Main Menu

Brief descriptions follow for the first-level configuration menu options:

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QUICK SETUP — These options allow quick access to the most frequently changed or inputted parameters during the installation of the printer.

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ZTP SETTINGS These options allow you to set parameters for zero tear pedestal printers.

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CONFIG. CONTROL — These options allow you to save, print, load, delete, name, and reset entire sets of configuration parameters.

•

HOST INTERFACE — These options allow you to select either the Serial RS-232, Serial RS-422, Centronics Long Lines, Ethernet printer. This menu also allows you to configure several parameters for each interface.

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NETWORK SETUP — This option allows you to select from Ethernet Address options and Ethernet Parameters options.

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ACTIVE (IGP) EMUL — This menu allows you to select the PGL or VGL emulation from the menu if IGP is installed.

•

EMULATION — This menu allows you to configure the options which are available for the current operating (active) emulation. For example, if LinePrinter+ is the active emulation, then the LinePrinter+ emulation options can be configured using this menu.

™

, IEEE® 1284 parallel, or Auto Switching for the

parallel, Dataproducts® parallel and

•

PRINTER CONTROL — This menu allows you to select parameters common to a general user, such as display language and Barcode quality.

•

ADVANCED USER — This menu allows you to select several advanced operating parameters for the printer, such as the speed at which paper will advance when slewing.

•

DIAGNOSTICS — This menu includes the diagnostic tests, system memory, software build part number, Feature File (if one exists), the shuttle type, and statistics of the printer.

•

PRINTER MGMT – These options allow you to select the PNE port type, port number, port timeout period, status port number, and management port number.

OFFLINE

CONFIG.

CONTROL

page 64

HOST

INTERFACE

page 66

Load Config. Save Config. Print Config. Delete Config. Power-Up Config. Protect Configs. Name Configs Reset Cfg Names Auto Save

Auto Switching* Centronics Dataproducts Serial IEEE 1284 Ethernet

NETWORK

SETUP

page 81

Ethernet Address Ethernet Params

QUICK SETUP

page 60

Host Interface Ethernet Address ZTP DataTime

ZTP WaitTime

ZTP TearDist

Active IGP Emul

PGL SFCC

VGL SFCC

Printer Protocol Form Length Form Width Select CPI Select LPI P-Series SFCC Ribbon End Point Save Config Power Up Config

ZTP

SETTINGS

page 255

ZTP Function ZTP TearDistance ZTP Data Time ZTP Wait Time ZTP Platen Open

If installed

If VGL is enabled.

If PGL is enabled.

Not available if PNE Port number is set to Serial.

Available for pedestal printers only.

If a Feature File has been downloaded.

Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printer only.

EMULATION

page 84

ADVANCED

USER

page 148

LinePrinter+ IGP/PGL

IGP/VGL

Ptx Setup Option Hex Dump Mode Power-up State Downloaded Fonts PMD Fault Power Stacker

Auto Elevator

Auto Locking File System Set Sharing Shuttle Timeout Slow Paper Slew Alarm Power Saver Time Pwr Save Control Cancel Key Rcv. Status Port Ret. Status Port Set Lock Key RBN Low Warn@ RBN Low Action RBN End Action

PRINTER

CONTROL

page 145

Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist. View Function

Unidirectional Display Language Accented Chars.

DIAGNOSTICS

page 155

Printer Tests Test Width Paper Out Dots System Memory Print Statistics Software Build Feature File

Shuttle Type

ACTIVE

IGP EMUL

page 84

IGP/PGL* IGP/VGL

PRINTER

MGMT

page 158

PNE Port Mgmt Protocol PNE Port Number

PNE Port Timeout

Status Port Numb Mgmt Port Number

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Main Menu

N7000 STD Firmware

OFFLINE

CONFIG.

CONTROL

page 64

Load Config. Save Config. Print Config. Delete Config. Power-Up Config. Protect Configs. Name Configs Reset Cfg Names Auto Save

NOTE:

If installed

Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printers only.

Only for pedestal printers only.

Not available if PNE Port is set to Serial.

If a Feature File has been downloaded.

Available for N7H Hanzi GB printers when the OKI emulation is enabled.

QUICK

SETUP

page 60

Host Interface Ethernet Address ZTP Data Time

ZTP Wait Time

ZTP TearDistance

Graphic Spd Up Typeface DBCS CPI Select LPI DBCS ASCII Style DBCS/ASCII Mode Ribbon End Point Reset Cmd CFG Ld Load Config. Save Config. Power-Up Config.

HOST

INTERFACE

page 66

Ethernet Auto Switching* Centronics Dataproducts Serial IEEE 1284

NETWORK

SETUP

page 81

Ethernet Address Ethernet Params

PRINTER

CONTROL

page 145

Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Tear Bar Dist. View Function

Unidirectional Display Language Accented Chars

ADVANCED

USER

page 148

Ptx Setup Option Hex Dump Mode Power-Up State Downloaded Fonts PMD Fault Power Stacker

Auto Elevator

Auto Locking File System Set Sharing Shuttle Timeout Slow Paper Slew Alarm Power Saver Time Pwr Save Control Cancel Key Rcv. Status Port Ret. Status Port Set Lock Key Job Set/Typeface Print Hist. Log RBN Low Warn@ RBN Low Action RBN End Action

DIAGNOSTICS

page 155

Printer Tests Test Width Paper Out Dots System Memory Print Statistics Software Build Feature File

Shuttle Type

PRINTER

MGMT

page 158

PNE Port Mgmt Protocol PNE Port Number

PNE Port Timeout

Status Port Numb Mgmt Port Number

EMULATION

page 109

LinePrinter+

Printer Protocol

LQ 1600K OKI

ZTP

SETTINGS

page 255

ZTP Data Time ZTP Wait Time ZTP Tear Distance ZTP Function ZTP Platen Open

N7000 H-Series Firmware

Chapter 4

Main Menu

QUICK SETUP Menu Definitions

Host Interface

The Host Interface menu enables you to select and configure interfaces between the printer and your host computer.

Ethernet Address

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IP Address. A numeric address such as 123.45.61.23 which identifies a printer or server in a LAN or WAN.

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Subnet Mask. A binary value used to divide IP networks into smaller subnetworks or subnets. This mask is used to help determine whether IP packets need to be forwarded to other subnets.

•

Gateway Address. A gateway address is the IP address of a hardware device (gateway) that translates data between two incompatible networks, which can include protocol translation.

•

MAC Address. This menu item is the Manufacturer’s Assigned Number, and is unique for each printer. It is read-only.

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DHCP. You can enable/disable the DHCP protocol using this option, but consult your administrator for the appropriate setting.

ZTP DataTime

This option sets the pause time in the data stream that the ZTP requires before moving the form to the tear bar once a print job is completed. The values range from .5 to 15 seconds. The default is .5 seconds.

ZTP WaitTime

This option sets the minimum amount of time that the form stays at the tear bar. This allows you time to remove the form before the form is retracted to print the next form. The adjustable values range from 1 to 10 seconds in increments of 1 second. The default value is 2 seconds.

ZTP TearDist

This option sets the tear off distance from the current print position to the tear bar. Adjustable values in increments of 1/144th of an inch range from 200 to

2880. The up and down arrows adjust the display value. When you press the Enter key, the selected value is stored and a scale is printed to indicate the current tear off position. The default value is 1060.

NOTE: When a new value is selected, the printer will lose the current print

position. You must reset the top of form to automatically save the new value.

QUICK SETUP Menu Definitions

Active IGP Emulation

The Active IGP Emulation menu enables you to activate either the PGL or VGL emulation (for the N7000 STD firmware only).

NOTE: Available for N7000 STD firmware only.

PGL SFCC

You can specify which hex code (1-FF) will be used as the Special Function Control Character (SFCC). The SFCC denotes that the following data is an IGP command.

•

7E (the default)

•

1 – FF

NOTE: Available for N7000 STD firmware only.

VGL SFCC

You can specify which hex code (1-FF) will be used as the Special Function Control Character (SFCC). The SFCC denotes that the following data is an IGP command.

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5E (default)

•

1 – FF

NOTE: Available for N7000 STD firmware only.

Printer Protocol

Select the LinePrinter+ protocol you wish to use.

Form Length

Form length is the number of lines that can be printed on a page. You can set the form length in inches, millimeters (mm), or as a function of the current lpi (lines per inch).

Form Width

The form width can be specified in inches, millimeters, or as a function of the current cpi (characters per inch). The forms width set should not exceed the actual paper width.

Select CPI

This parameter allows you to specify the characters per inch (cpi) values. The options are 10.0, 12.0, 13.3, 15.0, 17.1, and 20.0. The factory default is

10.0 CPI. NOTE: Values 13.3, 15.0, 17.1, and 20.0 are not available on N7H Hanzi GB

printers with OKI selected.

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Select LPI

This parameter allows you to specify the lines per inch (lpi) values. The options are 6.0, 8.0, and 10.3 LPI. The factory default is 6.0 LPI.

NOTE: 10.3 LPI is available on N7000 STD firmware only.

P-Series SFCC

This parameter allows you to select which ASCII codes will function as the Special Function Control Code (SFCC) command delimiter.

P-Series codes can use hex 00 through hex 7F. Options include the following:

•

SOH (hex 01) (the default)

•

ESC (hex 1B)

•

ETX (hex 03)

•

CIRCUMFLEX (hex 5E) – also called caret (^)

•

TILDE (hex 7E) – (~)

NOTE: SOH, ETX, and ESC are non-printables. The characters (^) and (~)

are printable; however, do not use them as printables in the host data stream if either is chosen as a delimiter because print errors will occur.

NOTE: Available for N7000 STD firmware only.

Ribbon End Point

This parameter adjusts the point at which the system will declare the ribbon as being expended. The life count will always be from 100% to 0%, but if a darker setting is selected 0% will be reached more quickly. If a lighter setting is selected, the system will extend the time it takes to reach 0%.

Save Config

This option allows you to save up to eight configurations to meet different print job requirements. This eliminates the need to change the parameter settings for each new job. The configurations are stored in memory and will not be lost if you turn off the printer. If the Protect Configs. parameter is enabled, the new configuration will not be saved unless the existing configuration has been deleted first. The factory default configuration cannot be changed. See “Saving Your New Configuration” on page 50 for details.

Power Up Config

This option allows you to specify which of the nine configurations (Factory or 1-8) will be the power-up configuration.

Graphics Sp d-Up

This menu is used to increase (speed up) graphic printing speed by turning on Enhanced/Turbo/Match Typeface mode. See “Graphics Spd Up” in the LQ1600K Programmer’s Reference manual.

NOTE: Available for H-Series firmware only.

QUICK SETUP Menu Definitions

Typeface

Sets the typeface of the printer. This key requires confirmation with the ENTER key.

NOTE: Available for H-Series firmware only.

The factory default for Hanzi GB LP+ with LQ1600K selected is Near LQ. The factory default for Hanzi Big5 LP+ and Hanzi GB LP+ with OKI selected is LQ.

DBCS CPI

Defines the default values for horizontal character spacing in DBCS mode. For the Hanzi LP+ printer, select from 5.0, 6.0, 6.7, 7.5, Others CPI, and Default (available for N7H Hanzi GB LP+ with OKI selected only). The factory default is 6.7 cpi for LQ1600K and Default for OKI.

NOTE: Available for H-Series firmware only.

DBCS ASCII Style

This option specifies the appearance of the single-byte numeric characters. For the Hanzi LP+ printer, select from Normal, Oversize and OCRB.

NOTE: Available for H-Series firmware only.

DBCS/ASCII Mode

This option specifies the operating mode of the Hanzi printer. Refer to “Font

Attributes” in the LQ1600K Programmer's Reference Manual for more

information.

NOTE: Available for H-Series firmware only.

Reset Cmd CFG Ld

When the printer receives a host data stream reset command (ESC @ selected configuration will be loaded.

•

1,2

, ESC[K1, or DLE B 3) in addition to resetting printer variables, the

Disable (default). The active emulation parameters are loaded when the reset command is executed.

Power-Up Config. The power-up configuration is loaded when the reset command is executed.

Current Config. The currently selected configuration is loaded when the reset command is executed.

Factory Config. The factory installed configuration is loaded when the reset command is executed.

NOTE: Available in the QUICK SETUP menu for H-Series firmware only. NOTE 1: For N7 STD printer only. NOTE 2: For N7H Hanzi GB LP+ with LQ1600K selected and Hanzi Big5 LP+

printer. NOTE 3: For N7H Hanzi GB LP+ with OKI selected.

Chapter 4

Load

Config.

Save

Config.

Delete

Config.

Power-Up

Config.

Protect

Configs.

Name

Configs

Factory* 1-8

1* 2-8

Current Short* Current Full Factory Power-Up All 1-8

1* 2-8

Factory* 1-8

Disable* Enable

1-8

* = Factory Default

Reset Cfg

Names

1* 2-8 All

Auto Save

Enable* Disable

CONFIG.

CONTROL

(from page 58 and 59)

CONFIG. CONTROL

Load Config.

The printer can store numerous configurations in memory. This parameter allows you to select and load a specific configuration.

NOTE: Available in the QUICK SETUP menu for H-Series firmware only.

CONFIG. CONTROL

The CONFIG. CONTROL menu allows you to control your printer’s configurations according to the specifications necessary for your print jobs.

Load Config.

The printer can store numerous configurations in memory. This parameter allows you to select and load a specific configuration.

Save Config.

Print Config.

This option is used to print a listing of various stored printer configurations. Store printouts of your configurations in a safe place for quick referral.

QUICK SETUP Menu Definitions

CONFIG. CONTROL

Delete Config.

You can delete one or all of your eight customized configurations. The factory default configuration cannot be deleted.

Power-Up Config.

You can specify which of the nine configurations (Factory or 1-8) will be the power-up configuration.

Protect Configs.

You can specify whether or not a new configuration should overwrite an existing configuration when you activate the Save Configs. parameter. When disabled (default), the new configuration will overwrite the existing

configuration. When enabled, the new configuration will not overwrite the

existing configuration, and the message “CONFIG. EXISTS / Delete First” displays.

Name Configs

You may specify a 15-character name which can be used to refer to a configuration. The name you enter for a configuration will be used in the Load Config., Save Config., Print Config., Delete Config., and Power-Up Config. menus. The name can only be cleared by using the Reset Cfg Names menu.

When you move into the Name Configs. menu, the top line of the display shows the current configuration name. The second line of the display is initially the same as the top line. You can modify the second line of the display without affecting the top line until the ENTER key is pressed, which sets the modified name.

Press the UP or DOWN ( for that character at the cursor location. Press the NEXT ( the next character to be modified. Press the PREV key ( character you have already modified. Continue until you have entered the name you want to give to this configuration, then press ENTER to save. The name you entered will now represent this configuration on the printer's front panel. To exit this menu without saving, press any key other than the ENTER key. The configuration name will revert to the last saved value.

)

keys to cycle through the values available

) key to move to

;

) to go back to a

Reset Cfg Names

You can reset specific configuration names back to the default value of the configuration number.

Chapter 4

HOST

INTERFACE

(from page 58 and 59)

IEEE 1284Auto

Switching*

Centronics Dataproducts Serial Ethernet

(see page 79)

(see page 67)

(see page 69) (see page 71)

(see page 74)

* = Factory Default

HOST INTERFACE

Auto Save

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Enable (default). When a change has been made to a Config. menu, this option automatically prompts the user to save or not save the change to a Config #.

If you are currently in the Factory Config. menus and make a change, pressing Enter saves to Config 1 or the next available Config. and becomes the Power-Up Config. If the Current Config is Config 1 and a menu change is made, pressing Enter will save the change to Config 1.

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Disable. The printer will not prompt you to save any changes made.

HOST INTERF ACE

The Host Interface Menu enables you to select and configure one of many types of interfaces between the printer and your host computer. The currently selected interface is indicated with an asterisk on the control panel message display. Each interface has its own submenu with a set of interface parameters which can be configured.

Auto Switching Submenu

Auto Switching

(from page 66)

Parallel Hotport

Serial

Hotport

Port Type

Centronics* (see page 69 for options) Dataproducts (see page 71 for options) IEEE 1284 (see page 79 for options) Disable

Trickle Time

1/4 sec* 1/2 sec 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec Off

Timeout

10 sec.* (10-60)

Report Status

Disable* Enable

Switch Out On

Data Timeout* Session Close

Port Type

RS 232* RS 422 Disable

Trickle Time

1/4 sec* 1/2 sec 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec Off

Timeout

10 sec.* (10-60)

Report Status

Disable* Enable

* = Factory Default

Ethernet

Hotport

Timeout

10 sec.* (10-60)

Switch Out On

Data Timeout Session Close

Auto Switching Submenu

Auto Switching gives the printer the ability to handle multiple data streams sequentially. With Auto Switching, the printer can service hosts attached to the serial, parallel and Ethernet ports as if they were the only interface connected.

For example, if the host computer sends one print job to the RS-232 serial port and a separate print job to the IEEE 1284 parallel port, the printer's Auto Switching is able to handle both jobs, in the order they were received. The user does not have to reconfigure the selected interface between jobs.

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HOST INTERFACE

Port Type

Select the types of parallel and serial interfaces which are connected to the printer. For example, if your printer is attached to one host with a Centronics connection and a second host with an RS-422 serial connection, you would select Centronics under the Parallel Hotport menu, and RS-422 under the Serial Hotport menu.

Trickle Time

When the printer is printing data from a host and a second job is received by the printer from a different host, Trickle Time prevents the second host from timing out while it is waiting for its data to be printed. In order to support this feature, the port has to be able to accept data from the host and store it for future use.

For example, if the printer is printing a job from the serial port, and then receives a second print job from the parallel port, the data from the parallel port will “trickle” bit by bit into the printer buffer to prevent a timeout error from being sent back to the host connected to the parallel port.

The selected value is the time that the printer waits before getting the next byte of data from the host. The Trickle Time value should be less than the host time out value, but not too much shorter or else the printer fills up its buffer too fast.

Timeout

This is the value used by the printer to time out from the current port and check the other selected port types for data to print. When the printer has not received data from the host after a certain period of time, it needs to timeout in order to service the other ports.

Report Status

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Disable (default). When a fault occurs on the printer, only the active port reports the fault to the host.

•

Enable. The port will report any fault even when it is not the current active port.

Switch Out On

•

Data Timeout (default). Allows Autoswitching when no data has been received for the selected Time Out period.

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Session Close. Allows Autoswitching only when the Network Socket is closed. If the Ethernet option is not installed the Network Socket is always reported as closed and this menu option is ignored.

Centronics (Parallel) Submenu

Centronics

(from page 66)

Prime

Signal

TOF Action Buffer Size

in K

Enable* Disable

Reset* Do Nothing

16* (1-16)

Auto

Trickle

Disable* Enable

Trickle

Time

1/4 sec* 1/2 sec 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec Off

Data Bit 8

Enable* Disable

PI Ignored

Enable* Disable

Data

Polarity

Standard* Inverted

Resp.

Polarity

Standard* Inverted

Busy On

Strobe

Enable* Disable

Latch

Data On

Leading* Trailing

* = Factory Default

H-Series have an extended range to 256

and the default is 64.

Centronics (Parallel) Submenu

Data Bit 8

•

Enable (default). Allows access to the extended ASCII character set.

•

Disable. The printer interprets bit 8 of each incoming data character as a zero, regardless of its actual setting.

PI Ignored

The PI (Paper Instruction) signal is used to control vertical paper motion.

•

Enable (default). Ignores the PI signal and treats the data as characters or control codes.

•

Disable. Causes the printer to interpret the eight data lines as VFU commands when the PI signal is true.

Data Polarity

The Data Polarity parameter must be set to match the data polarity of your host computer.

•

Standard (default). Does not expect the host computer to invert the data.

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Inverted. Expects the data received on the data lines from the host computer to be inverted. Ones become zeros, and vice versa.

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HOST INTERFACE

Resp. Polarity

The Resp. Polarity parameter must be set to match the response polarity of your host computer.

•

Standard (default). Does not invert the response signal.

•

Inverted. Inverts the response signal sent to the host computer.

Busy On Strobe

•

Enable (default). Asserts a busy signal after each character is received.

•

Disable. Asserts a busy signal only when the print buffers are full.

Latch Data On

Specifies whether the data is read on the leading or trailing edge of the data strobe signal. The default is leading.

Prime Signal

•

Enable (default). The parallel port will perform a warm start (reboot) if the host asserts the prime signal.

•

Disable. The parallel port will not perform a warm start (reboot) if the host asserts the prime signal.

TOF Action

•

Reset (default). A form feed is performed before a warm start when the prime signal is asserted from the host. This setting is used only if the prime signal parameter is enabled.

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Do Nothing. Nothing occurs before a warm start when the prime signal is asserted from the host.

Buffer Size in K

Configures the amount of memory allocated for the Centronics parallel port buffer. You can specify between 1 and 16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments. The default is 16K.

NOTE: H-Series products have a range of 1 to 256 and a default of 64K.

Auto T rickle

Auto Trickle is used to prevent a host computer from timing out because the parallel interface was busy for too long. When Auto Trickle is enabled and the printer's buffers are almost full, the printer will begin to trickle data in (at the rate set in the Trickle Time menu) until the buffers start to empty out.

Dataproducts Submenu

Dataproducts

(from page 66)

Data Bit 8

PI Ignored

Data

Polarity

Resp.

Polarity

Latch DataOnPrime Signal

TOF Action

Buffer Size

in K

Enable* Disable

Standard* Inverted

Middle* Trailing Leading

Disable* Enable

Reset* Do Nothing

16* (1-16)

Auto

Trickle

Disable* Enable

Trickle

Time

1/4 sec* 1/2 sec 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec Off

* = Factory Default

H-Series have an extended range to 256

and the default is 64.

T rickle Time

Dataproduct s Subme nu

Data Bit 8

•

Enable (default). Allows access to the extended ASCII character set.

•

Disable. The printer interprets bit 8 of each incoming data character as a zero, regardless of its actual setting.

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PI Ignored

The PI (Paper Instruction) signal is used to control vertical paper motion.

•

Enable (default). Causes the printer to interpret the eight data lines as DVFU commands when the PI signal is true.

•

Disable. Ignores the PI signal and treats the data as characters or control codes.

Data Polarity

The Data Polarity parameter must be set to match the data polarity of your host computer.

•

Standard (default). Does not expect the host computer to invert the data.

•

Inverted. Expects the data received on the data lines from the host computer to be inverted. Ones become zeros, and zeros become ones.

Resp. Polarity

The Response Polarity parameter must be set to match the response polarity of your host computer.

•

Standard (default). Does not invert the response signal.

•

Inverted. Inverts the response signal sent to the host computer.

Latch Data On

Specifies whether the data is read on the leading, middle, or trailing edge of the data strobe signal. The default is Middle.

Prime Signal

•

Disable (default). The parallel port will not perform a warm start (reboot) if the host asserts the prime signal.

•

Enable. The parallel port will perform a warm start (reboot) if the host asserts the prime signal.

TOF Action

•

Reset (default). A form feed is performed before a warm start when the prime signal is asserted from the host. This setting is used only if the prime signal parameter is enabled.

•

Do Nothing. Nothing occurs before a warm start when the prime signal is asserted from the host.

Buffer Size in K

Configures the amount of memory allocated for the Dataproducts parallel port buffer. You can specify between 1 and 16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments. The default is 16K.

NOTE: H-Series products have a range of 1 to 256 and a default of 64K.

Dataproducts Submenu

Auto T rickle

T rickle Time

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Serial

(from page 66)

Interface

Type

Data

Protocol

Baud Rate

Word

Length 8

Stop

Bits 1

Parity

Data Term

Ready

Request to

Send

Buffer Size

in K

Poll

Character

Poll

Response

RS 232* RS 422

XON/XOFF* ETX/ACK ACK/NAK Series1 1 Char Series1 2 Char DTR

9600 Baud* 19200 Baud 38400 Baud 57600 Baud 115200 Baud 600 Baud 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 4800 Baud

8* 7

1* 2

None* Odd Even Mark Sense

True* On-Line and BNF Off-Line or BF On-Line False

On-Line and BNF* Off-Line or BF On-Line False True

16* (1-16)

00 Hex* (0-FF hex)

0 ms* (1-30 ms)

One Char

Enquiry

Disable* Enable

Framing

Errors

Enable* Disable

Idle

Response

Disable* Enable

* = Factory Default

H-Series have an extended range to 256

and the default is 64.

HOST INTERFACE

Serial Submenu

Interface Type

This parameter allows you to select either the RS-232 or RS-422 serial port interface. The default is RS-232.

Data Protocol

You can select one of the following serial interface protocols to meet the host interface requirements.

•

XON / XOFF (default). The printer controls the flow of communication from the host by turning the transmission on and off. In some situations, such as when the buffer is full or the timing of signals is too slow or too fast, the printer will tell the host to stop transmission by sending an XOFF character. An XOFF character is sent when the number of empty bytes in the buffer is less than or equal to 25 percent of the buffer size. If the host keeps sending data after an XOFF is sent, the printer firmware will continue to send an XOFF for every 16 characters received. When cleared, the printer will resume receiving data (XON). The data does not have any End of Text codes; XON / XOFF is a non-block protocol.

•

ETX / ACK. End of Text / Acknowledge. The host controls the flow of communication to the printer by sending a block of data and ending the block with an End of Text (ETX) signal. When the printer receives the ETX signal, it will acknowledge the ETX, thereby acknowledging it has received the entire block of data.

•

ACK / NAK. ACK means acknowledge; the device acknowledges it has accepted a transmission. NAK means negative acknowledge; the device did not receive the transmission.

•

SERIES1 1 CHAR. The printer controls the flow of communication from the host by turning the transmission on and off using response characters sent to the host. If the number of valid bytes in the buffer reaches 75 percent of the buffer size, the online or offline and buffer full response character is sent. If the buffer is completely full, an online or offline buffer full response is sent every time a character is sent from the host. Whenever the printer state changes to online or offline, the appropriate response character is sent. If the idle response option is enabled, the printer will send a response character every two seconds while the number of valid bytes in the buffer is less than 75 percent of the buffer size. If a poll character is received (configurable from the Poll Character xx Hex option on the front panel from hex 0 through FF), the printer will send a response character n milliseconds later (configurable from the Poll Character xx MS on the front panel from 0 through 30). This n milliseconds is called the poll delay. The poll character will be removed from the input data stream and will not be processed. This may cause problems with the transmission of binary data (e.g., control codes, bit image, etc.). If a poll delay is started due to the receipt of a poll character and another poll character is received, the second poll character has no effect and is removed from the input data stream. If a transition (from buffer full to empty or online to offline) occurs during a poll delay, the new printer state will be sent at the end of the poll delay.

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HOST INTERFACE

The response characters are described in Table 2.

Table 2. Series1 1 Char Response Characters

Printer State Response

Online and Buffer Empty CR

Online and Buffer Full 3

Offline and Buffer Empty 0

Offline and Buffer Full 2

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SERIES1 2 CHAR. This protocol behaves exactly the same as the Series1 Char except there is a two-character response to the host. The response characters are described in

Table 3.

Table 3. Series1 2 Char Response Characters

Printer State Response

Online and Buffer Empty 1 CR

Online and Buffer Full 3 CR

Offline and Buffer Empty 0 CR

Offline and Buffer Full 2 CR

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DTR. The printer controls the data flow by sending this hardware signal to the host. If there is enough room in the printer buffer, the printer will send a high signal; if the buffer is full, the printer will send a low signal. DTR tells the host if it is safe to send more data. (If the host sends data during an unsafe condition, data will be lost.) DTR is not available when RS-422 is selected.

Baud Rate

Sets the baud rate of the serial interface in the printer. Baud rate is the speed at which serial data is transferred between the host computer and the printer. The choices for the RS-232 and RS-422 interfaces are 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 Baud. The default is 9600 Baud.

NOTE: If you select a baud rate that is greater than 19200, you may need to

use RS-422 or select a lower baud rate to prevent data loss. You also may need to increase the Buffer Size in K parameter to improve performance.

Serial Submenu

Word Length

Sets the length of the serial data word. The length of the data word can be set to 7 or 8 bits, and must match the corresponding data bits setting in the host computer.

Stop Bits 1

Sets the number of stop bits in the serial data word. Either one or two stop bits can be selected. The setting must match the corresponding stop bit setting in the host computer.

Parity

Set for odd parity, even parity, mark, sense, or no parity. The setting must match the corresponding parity setting in the host computer.

Data Term Ready

This configuration is part of hardware flow control and determines when the Data Terminal Ready (DTR) signal is generated. This signal indicates if the printer is ready to receive data.

•

True (default). Continuously asserts the DTR signal.

•

On Line and BNF (buffer not full). Asserts the DTR signal when the printer is online and the internal serial buffer is not full.

•

Off Line or BF (buffer full). Asserts the DTR signal when the printer is offline or the internal serial buffer is full.

•

On Line. Asserts the DTR signal when the printer is online.

•

False. Never asserts the DTR signal.

Request To Send

This configuration is part of hardware flow control and determines when the Request to Send (RTS) signal is generated. This signal indicates whether or not the printer is ready to receive data.

•

On Line and BNF (default). Asserts the RTS signal when the printer is online and the internal serial buffer is not full.

•

Off Line or BF. Asserts the RTS signal when the printer is offline or the internal serial buffer is full.

•

On Line. Asserts the RTS signal when the printer is online.

•

False. Never asserts the RTS signal.

•

True. Continuously asserts the RTS signal.

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HOST INTERFACE

Buffer Size in K

This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the serial port buffer. You may specify between 1 and 16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments. The default is 16K.

NOTE: H-Series products have a range of 1 to 256 and a default of 64K.

If you select a baud rate that is 19200 or greater, you may need to increase the Buffer Size in K parameter to improve performance.

Poll Character

This option is for the Series1 protocol. Whenever the printer receives this character, it sends a response to the host indicating the current state of the printer (see Series1 protocol). It may be configured from 0 through FF hexadecimal.

Poll Response

This option is for the Series1 protocol. After receiving a poll character, the printer will wait the poll response time in milliseconds before sending the response. It may be configured from 0 through 30.

Idle Response

This option is for the Series1 protocol.

•

Disable (default)

•

Enable. The printer will send a response character every two seconds while the number of valid bytes in the buffer is less than 75 percent of the buffer size.

One Char Enquiry

The One Char Enquiry mode uses the Poll Character to detect a request from the host and sends a response back to the host. This option also allows you to turn on and off this feature.

Table 4. One Char Enquiry Response Characters

Printer State Response (hex)

Online and Buffer Not Full 22

Online and Buffer Full 23

Offline and Buffer Not Full 20

Offline and Buffer Full 21

The Poll Character is removed from the data stream. If the Data Protocol is set to ETX/ACK, ACK/NAK, or Series 1, One Char Enquiry is automatically disabled.

IEEE 1284 Parallel (Bidirectional) Submenu

IEEE 1284

(from page 66)

Prime

Signal

TOF

Action

Buffer Size

in K

Enable* Disable

Reset* Do Nothing

16* 1-16

* = Factory Default

H-Series have an extended range to 256.

Auto

Trickle

Disable* Enable

Trickle

Time

1/4 sec* 1/2 sec 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec Off

Offline

Process

Disable* Enable

Framing Errors

Possible errors that can occur when the printer’s serial interface settings do not match those of the host computer.

•

Enable (default). If a framing error occurs, a fault message will display on the control panel.

•

Disable. If a framing error occurs, a fault message will not display on the control panel.

IEEE 1284 Parallel (Bidirectional) Submenu

The IEEE 1284 interface is faster and more versatile than Centronics and supports bidirectional communication. Configuration of this interface is controlled from the host. Refer to

“IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface” on page 164

more details about the available modes (Compatibility, Nibble, and Byte).

Prime Signal

•

Enable (default). The parallel port will perform a warm start (reboot) if the host asserts the prime signal.

•

Disable. The parallel port will not perform a warm start (reboot) if the host asserts the prime signal.

TOF Action

•

Reset (default). A form feed is performed before a warm start when the prime signal is asserted from the host. This setting is used only if the prime signal parameter is enabled.

•

Do Nothing. Nothing occurs before a warm start when the prime signal is asserted from the host.

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HOST INTERFACE

Buffer Size in K

This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the IEEE 1284 parallel port buffer. You can specify between 1 and 16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments. The default is 16K.

NOTE: H-Series products have a range of 1 to 256 and a default of 64K.

Auto T rickle

T rickle Time

Offline Process

•

Disable (the default). When set to disable, the printer does not process parallel/network data while offline.

•

Enable. When set to enable, the printer continues to process (but not print) the current network/parallel job while the printer is offline until the printer's buffer is full.

NETWORK SETUP Menu

ETHERNET

PARAMS

See page 82.

ETHERNET

ADDRESS

See page 81.

NETWORK

SETUP

(from page 58 and 59)

ETHERNET

ADDRESS

(from page 81)

IP Address Subnet

Mask

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx hhhhhhhhhhhh

* = Factory Default

Gateway

Address

MAC

Address

DHCP

Disable* Enable

ETHERNET ADDRESS

IP Address

A numeric address such as 123.45.61.23 which identifies a printer or server in a LAN or WAN.

Subnet Mask

A binary value used to divide IP networks into smaller subnetworks or subnets. This mask is used to help determine whether IP packets need to be forwarded to other subnets.

Gateway Address

A gateway address is the IP address of a hardware device (gateway) that translates data between two incompatible networks, which can include protocol translation.

MAC Address

This menu item is the Manufacturer’s Assigned Number, and is unique for each printer. It is read-only.

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ETHERNET

PARAMS

(from page 81)

* = Factory Default

ASCII

Data Port

Ethernet

Speed

9100* 1023 - 65535

Auto Select* 10 Half Duplex 10 Full Duplex 100 Half Duplex 100 Full Duplex

Keep Alive

Timer

3 Minutes* 2 - 10 Minutes

NetBIOS

Protocol

Enable* Disable

Job Control

Standard* Enhanced Fast Standard Off

NETWORK SETUP Menu

DHCP

You can enable/disable the DHCP protocol using this option, but consult your administrator for the appropriate setting.

The options include:

•

Disable (default)

•

Enable.

ETHERNET P ARAMS

The ETHERNET PARAMS menu helps your printer communicate on a network.

For information on assigning the IP Address, Gateway Address, Subnet

Mask, and MAC Address, refer to the Network Interface Card User's Manual.

NetBIOS Protocol

This option determines whether the NetBIOS protocol will be available. The selections are as indicated below:

•

Enable (default). Makes the NetBIOS protocol available with the ethernet installed.

•

Disable. Makes the NetBIOS protocol unavailable during printer operation.

ASCII Data Port

This option sets the port number for ASCII print jobs. The data port number needs to match your host system setting.

•

9100 (default)

•

1023 - 65535

ETHERNET PARAMS

Keep Alive Timer

This is the time that the Keep Alive Timer will run. With the Keep Alive Timer on, the tcp connection will stay connected even after the print job has terminated.

•

3 Minutes (default)

•

2 - 10 Minutes

Ethernet Speed

This menu option only appears if a 10/100Base-T network interface card (NIC) is installed. The Ethernet Speed menu allows compatibility with different systems and networks. The factory default is Auto Select.

•

Auto Select. (default) This setting tells the 10/100Base-T NIC to perform an auto detection scheme and configure itself to be 10 Half Duplex, 10 Full Duplex, 100 Half Duplex, or 100 Full Duplex.

•

10 Half Duplex. Tells the 10/100Base-T NIC to communicate at 10 Megabits per second using half duplex.

•

10 Full Duplex. Tells the 10/100Base-T NIC to communicate at 10 Megabits per second using full duplex.

•

100 Half Duplex. Tells the 10/100Base-T NIC to communicate at 100 Megabits per second using half duplex.

•

100 Full Duplex. Tells the 10/100Base-T NIC to communicate at 100 Megabits per second using full duplex.

Job Control

The job control mode has three options:

•

Standard (default). The NIC waits for the printer to finish receiving the current job before sending another job. The status line shows “done” when the job is completely received by the NIC. This is the default.

•

Enhanced. The NIC waits for the printer to finish receiving the current job before sending another job. The status line shows “done” when the job is fully printed.

•

Fast Standard. The EOJ (End of Job) packet is acknowledged immediately. Use this selection if the job is timed out due to a delay in the acknowledgement of the EOJ packet because of the amount of data being printed.

•

Off. No job synchonization between the NIC and the printer.

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ACTIVE IGP

EMUL

(from page 58)

* = Factory Default

IGP/PGL* IGP/VGL

EMULATION

(from page 58)

IGP/PGL

IGP/VGL

page 122 page 134

* = Factory Default

Optional Emulation with N7000 STD

LinePrinter+

page 85 and

page 109

ACTIVE IGP EMUL - (N7000 STD)

This ACTIVE IGP EMUL function allows you to activate the desired emulation. There are two methods for selecting the desired emulation. The first is by selecting the emulation directly from the printer menu. The second is by sending a host command which will switch the emulation automatically (see

the appropriate Programmer's Reference Manual for details).

When changing from one emulation to the other, the printer will load the power-up configuration and the new emulation parameters. Any configuration settings performed before selecting these emulations that are not saved in NVRAM will be lost.

IMPORTANT

EMULA TION

To configure an IGP emulation, the IGP emulation must be selected in the ACTIVE IGP EMUL menu. The IGP emulation that is not selected will not appear in the EMULATION menu (see

“Main Menu” on page 57).

The EMULATION menu allows you to select the emulation to be used with your printer. The Proprinter XL, Epson FX, P-Series, P-Series XQ, and Serial Matrix emulations are all part of LinePrinter +. You can configure options for the active emulation via the EMULATION menu. Emulation options are further described in their corresponding Programmer's Reference Manual.

EMULATION

(from page 84)

Printer

Protocol

CPI/LPI

Select

Host

Command

Font

Attributes

Page

Format

Print Char.

Set

Reset Cmd

CFG Ld

(see page 86)

Select CPI

10.0 CPI*

12.0 CPI

13.3 CPI

15.0 CPI

17.1 CPI

20.0 CPI

Select LPI

6.0 LPI*

8.0 LPI

10.3 LPI

P/S Mode CPI

Changed* Unchanged

Enable* Ignore All Ignore CPI Ignore LPI Ignore Unidir.

(see page 86) (see page 86)

Disable* Power up config Current config Factory config

* = Factory Default

LinePrinter+

Set

Substitution

Inactive* Active

Barcode

x-offset

Disable* Enable

LinePrinter+ Emulation (N7000 STD)

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Printer

Protocol

(from page 85)

P-Series*

P-Series

Serial

Matrix

Proprinter

Epson

(see page 91)

(see page 96) (see page 98) (see page 103) (see page 106)

Font Attr ib utes

(from page 85)

Typeface

Prop.

Spacing

Bold Print

Italic Print

Slashed

Zero

Text

Position

Data Processing* NLQ OCR-A OCR-B High Speed NLQ Sans Serif High Speed 100 NLQ 200 DP 200 High Speed 64 BARCODE 145 BARCODE 160

Disable* Enable

Disable* Forward Slant Backward Slant

Disable* Enable

Top of Line* Bottom of Line

Page Format

(from page 85 and

page 109 for

H-Series)

Form

Length

Form

Width

Margins

Perforation

Skip

Abs. Length IN

11.0* inches (0.1-24)

Abs. Length MM

279.4* mm (0.1-609.6)

Funct. of Lines

88* lines (1-192)

Abs. Width IN

13.6* inches (0.1-13.6)

Abs. Width MM

345.4* mm (0.1-345.4)

Function of CPI

136

characters

(1-272)

Left Margin

0* columns (0-369)

Right Margin

0* columns (0-369)

Bottom Margin

0* lines (0-451)

Disable* 1/2 Inch 2/3 Inch 5/6 Inch 1 inch

* = Factory Default

LinePrinter+ Emulation (N7000 STD)

Printer Protocol

Select the LinePrinter+ protocol you wish to use. Refer to the LinePrinter Plus Programmer's Reference Manual for more information.

CPI/LPI Select

This parameter lets you specify the characters per inch (cpi) and lines per inch (lpi) values.

Host Command

This parameter allows you to block certain host commands from being acknowledged by the printer.

•

Enable (default). All host commands are acknowledged by the printer.

•

Ignore All. All host commands are ignored by the printer.

•

Ignore CPI. All CPI commands sent by the host are ignored by the printer.

•

Ignore LPI. All LPI commands sent by the host are ignored by the printer.

•

Ignore Unidir. All Unidirectional commands sent by the host are ignored by the printer.

Font Attributes

Typeface

•

Data Processing (default). A general purpose font printing out at 120 dpi horizontally and 72 dpi vertically. The width of the font will vary with each cpi.

•

NLQ. A high quality font printing at 180 dpi horizontally and 96 dpi vertically. This font has serifs and the width of the font varies with the cpi.

•

OCR-A / OCR-B. Optical character recognition fonts printing at 120 dpi horizontally and 144 dpi vertically. Both fonts print only at 10 cpi.

•

High Speed. A draft quality font printing at 120 dpi horizontally and 48 dpi vertically. The width of the font varies with the cpi.

•

NLQ Sans Serif. A high quality font printing at 180 dpi horizontally and 96 dpi vertically. This font prints without serifs. The width of the font varies with the cpi.

•

High Speed 100. A draft quality font printing at 100 dpi horizontally and 48 dpi vertically. When chosen from the front panel, it defaults to 10 cpi. The cpi can then be varied, but the width will not change.

•

NLQ 200. This NLQ font prints at 200 dpi horizontally and 96 vertically. When chosen from the front panel, it defaults to 12 cpi. The cpi can then be varied, but the width will not change.

•

DP 200. This Data Processing font prints at 200 dpi horizontally and 72 vertically. When chosen from the front panel, it defaults to 12 cpi. The cpi can then be varied, but the width will not change.

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•

High Speed 64. This font prints at 120 dpi horizontally and 64 vertically. When chosen from the front panel, it defaults to 10 cpi. The cpi can then be varied, but the width will not change.

•

BARCODE 145. This Data Processing font prints at 145 dpi horizontally and 72 vertically. When chosen from the front panel, it defaults to 12 cpi. The cpi can then be varied, but the width will not change.

•

BARCODE 160. This Data Processing font prints at 160 dpi horizontally and 72 vertically. When chosen from the front panel, it defaults to 13 cpi. The cpi can then be varied, but the width will not change.

Prop. Spaci ng (Proportional Spaci ng)

Each printed character is contained inside a character cell. The width of the character cell includes the character and the space around the character.

•

Disable (default). Each character cell is printed with the same width. Each column in the printed text will line up.

•

Enable. The width of each character cell varies with the width of the character. For example, [i] takes less space to print than [m]. Using proportional fonts generally increases the readability of printed documents, which gives text a typeset appearance.

Bold Print

•

Disable (default). Text is printed normally.

•

Enable. Text is printed with a heavy line thickness.

Italic Print

•

Disable (default). Text is printed normally.

•

Forward Slant. Text is printed with a forward slant.

•

Backward Slant. Text is printed with a backward slant.

Slashed Zero

This parameter allows you to print the numeral “0” with or without the slash. This option applies to all character sets except OCR-A and OCR-B.

•

Disable (default). Zero is printed without a slash.

•

Enable. Zero is printed with a slash.

Top of Linespace

Bottom of 8 LPI Linespace

Bottom of 6 LPI Linespace

Dot

Row

Text Position

Top of Line

Text Position

Bottom of Line

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

Text Position

Top-of-Line

Text Position

Bottom-of-Line

LinePrinter+ Emulation (N7000 STD)

Text Position

Specifies where the text will be positioned in the line space. When set to Top-of-Line, text will be positioned at the top of the line space. When set to Bottom-of-Line, the text will be positioned as if it were at the bottom of a 6 lpi line space. The following example shows both Top-of-Line and Bottom-of-Line text positions:

Page Format

Form Length

Forms length is the number of lines that can be printed on a page. You can set the form length in inches, millimeters (mm), or as a function of the current lpi (lines per inch).

Form Width

The form width can be specified in inches, millimeters, or as a function of the current cpi (characters per inch). The forms width set should not exceed the actual paper width.

Margins

•

Left Margin. Set in columns. Column zero is defined as the far left edge of the page, and column numbering increments from left to right.

•

Right Margin. Set in columns. Column zero is defined as the far right edge of the page, and column numbering increments from right to left.

•

Bottom Margin. Defined in lines, starting from line zero at the bottom of the page and incrementing from the bottom up.

Perforation Skip

•

Disable (default). Allows printing on page perforation.

•

1/2 inch, 2/3 inch, 5/6 inch, 1 inch. You may set up a skip-over margin of 1/2 inch, 2/3 inch, 5/6 inch, or 1 inch. For example, a skip-over margin of 1 inch allows a 1 inch margin at the bottom of the page.

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Print Char. Set

When this selection is displayed and the ENTER key is pressed, the current character set is printed.

Reset Cmd CFG Ld

When the printer receives a host data stream reset command (ESC @ or ESC[K) in addition to resetting printer variables, the selected configuration is loaded.

•

Disable (default). The active emulation parameters are loaded when the reset command is executed.

•

Power-Up Config. The power-up configuration is loaded when the reset command is executed.

•

Current Config. The currently selected configuration is loaded when the reset command is executed.

•

Factory Config. The factory installed configuration is loaded when the reset command is executed.

Set Substitution

When this option is activated, the character set overlay in RAM is activated. This can also be accomplished through a host command of SFCC RX. In either case, a flag is set indicating that the substitution table is active. If the power-up configuration has Ld Set at Pwrup and Set Substitution both enabled, the character set overlay is automatically activated at power-up or

during a soft reset. See the LinePrinter Plus Programmer's Reference Manual

for more information.

Barcode x-Offset

•

Disable (default)

•

Enable. Allows text to print next to a barcode when xxxx and yyyy are not set to the origin.

P-Series Emulation

Printer

Protocol

(from page 86)

Control Code

Control Code 08Define CR

Code

Auto LF

Overstrike

Define LF

Code

P-Series

SFCC

VFU Select

Alt. Set

80-9F

Character

Set

SFCC d

Command

PSeries Dbl

High

8.0 LPI*

10.3 LPI

6.0 LPI

Elongated* Backspace

CR = CR* CR = CR + LF

Disable* Enable

Enable* Disable

LF = CR + LF* LF = LF

1* (0-7F hex)

EVFU* DVFU CVFU Disable

Control Code* Printable

(see page 94) Even dot plot*

Double high

Normal* P3/4/6/9 Compat

* = Factory Default

P-Series

FF valid

at TOF

Enable* Disable

P-Series Emulation

Control Code 06

Control Code 06 defines the function of ASCII code hex 06 (ACK). You can select an alternate line spacing of 6, 8, or 10.3 LPI.

Control Code 08

Control Code 08 defines the function of ASCII code hex 08 (BS). You can define the code to output the following character:

•

Elongated (default).

•

Backspace.

Define CR Code

This option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code (hex 0D) from the host computer. If this feature is enabled, each time the printer receives a carriage return, it inserts an additional Line Feed code (hex 0A) into the data stream. Do not use this feature if the host computer sends Line feeds to the printer.

•

CR = CR (default). Does not insert an extra line feed after each carriage return.

•

CR = CR + LF. Inserts an extra line feed after each carriage return. The next print position will be print position 1 of the next line.

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Auto LF

This option defines the printer action when print data is received past the forms width setting.

•

Disable (default). Discards any data past the forms width.

•

Enable. Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is received past the forms width, causing the excess text to print on the next line.

Overstrike

This option enables you to print bold characters.

•

Enable (disable). Turns on bold print. When enabled, overstrike printing slows down the printer.

•

Disable. Turns off bold print.

Define LF Code

•

LF = CR + LF (default). Forces an automatic carriage return with each line feed command. The next print position is print position 1 of the next line.

•

LF = LF. Does not perform an automatic carriage return. The next print position will be the current print position of the next line.

P-Series SFCC

This parameter allows you to select which ASCII codes will function as the Special Function Control Code (SFCC) command delimiter. P-Series codes can use hex 00 through hex 7F. Options include the following:

•

ESC (hex 1B)

•

SOH (hex 01)

•

ETX (hex 03)

•

CIRCUMFLEX (hex 5E)—also called caret (^)

•

TILDE (hex 7E)—(~)

NOTE: SOH, ETX, and ESC are non-printables. The characters (^) and (~)

are printable; however, do not use them as printables in the host data stream if either is chosen as a delimiter because print errors will occur.

P-Series Emulation

VFU Select

Controls how the printer handles vertical formatting.

•

EVFU (default). Enables the VFU and selects P-Series compatible Electronic Vertical Format Unit (EVFU).

•

DVFU. Enables the VFU and selects the Dataproducts compatible Direct Access Vertical Format Unit (DVFU).

•

CVFU. Enables the VFU and selects the Centronics compatible Direct Access Vertical Format Unit (CVFU).

•

Disable. Disables all VFU processing.

Alt. Set 80-9F

Determines whether the printer processes ASCII codes hex 80 through hex 9F as control codes or as printable characters. The options include:

•

Control Code (default)

•

Printable.

Character Set

Specifies a character set as shown in the “P-Series Character Set Menu” on page 94. To use one of these sets, choose the desired group heading (such as European Sets) and press ENTER. Then choose the desired set within that group (such as Roman 8) and press ENTER. Both the group and the desired set will be starred to indicate your selection. The UTF-8 selection allows printing of UTF-8 encoded Unicode ™. Character sets are shown in

detail in the Character Sets Reference Manual.

SFCC d Command

•

Even dot plot (default). This option interprets SFCC d Command as even dot plot.

•

Double High. This option interprets SFCC d Command as double high. Select this option for backward compatibility.

PSeries Dbl High

Allows printing compatibility between current and older model printers.

•

Normal (default). This is normal, double-high printing for current model printers.

•

P3/4/6/9 Compat. Where older printers print two dot rows higher, this option allows for compatibility by raising the print two dot rows to match the current models dot row value (two dot rows lower).

FF V alid at TO F

•

Enable (default). Performs a form feed when the host sends a Form Feed command and the printer is at the top of form.

•

Disable. Will not perform a form feed when the host sends a Form Feed command and the printer is at the top of form.

Chapter 4

Latin 2 8859-2* Latin 2 852 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC-437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page 865 Code Page 860 Latin 1 8859-1 Latin 5 8859-9 Latin 9 8859-15 Polish POL1 Win. CP 1250 Win. CP 1252 Win. CP 1257 CP 858 EURO Lith. CP 773 Serbo Croatic 1 Serbo Croatic 2 CP 774 CP 775 ISO 8859-4

DEC 256 Greek* ELOT 928 Greek Greek 3 ABY Greek ABG Greek ELOT 927 Greek Greek 851 Greek 437 Greek 8859-7 Win. CP 1253 Greek 813 EURO Greek 869 EURO

Character Set

(from page 91)

Arabic

Sets

Cyrillic

Sets

European

Sets

Greek

Sets

Hebrew

Sets

Turkish

Sets

Misc.

Sets

ASMO 449* ASMO 449+ ASMO 708 ASMO 708+ MS DOS CP710 MS DOS CP720 Sakr CP714 Aptec CP715 CP 786 Arabic CP 864 Arabic CP 1046 Arabic Lam 1 Arabic Lam 2 Win. CP 1256 Farsi 1 Farsi 2 1098 Farsi 1285

Cyrillic 866* Cyrillic CP 437 Cyrillic 113 Cyrillic 8859-5 ISO 915 Code Page 855 7-bit Cyrillic Ukrainian Bulgarian Win. CP 1251 Latvian 866 CP 1048

Hebrew Old* Hebrew New Hebrew DEC Latin-1 Hebrew Win. CP 1255

Data Gen. Turk.* DEC Turkish IBM Turkish Siemens Turkish PTT Turkish IBC Turkish Bull Turkish AS400 Turkish Unisys Turkish NCR Turkish PST Turkish UNIS-1 Turkish Code Page 853 INFO Turkish Win. CP 1254 Code Page 857 Azeri

Block-set 10cpi* Italics Set Scanblock 10cpi PGL Thai Set

* = Factory Default

UTF-8

Standard

Sets

See page 95.

LinePrinter+ Emulation (N7000 STD)

P-Series Character Set M enu

P-Series Emulation

Standard

Sets*

IBM PC*

Multinational ECMA Latin 1

Primary Subset

ASCII (USA)* French German English Danish Swedish Italian Spanish Japanese French Canadian Latin American Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin Am II

Extended Subset

Code Page 437* Code Page 850

ASCII (USA)* EBCDIC

Primary Subset

ASCII (USA)* German Swedish Danish Norwegian Finnish English Dutch French Spanish Italian Turkish Japanese

Extended Subset

Multinational* Barcode 10 cpi Mult. DP 10 cpi Mult. DP 12 cpi Mult. LQ 10 cpi Greek DP 10 cpi Greek DP 12 cpi Greek LQ 10 cpi Grap. DP 10 cpi Grap. LQ 10 cpi Sci. DP 10 cpi Sci. DP 12 cpi Sci. LQ 10 cpi

ASCII (USA)* French German English Norw./Danish Swedish Italian Spanish Japanese French Canadian Dutch Finnish Swiss

CP 858

EURO

Character Set

(P-Series)

(from page 94)

DEC Mult.

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Printer

Protocol

(from page 86)

Control Code

Define CR

Code

Auto LF

Define LF

Code

Compressed Elong/Alt.

Font

HS Print

VFU Select Upr. Case

Select

Slew

Relative

8.0 LPI*

10.3 LPI

6.0 LPI

CR = CR* CR = CR + LF

Disable* Enable

LF = CR + LF* LF = LF

char 01 SOH* char 03 ETX char 09 HT

Elng=BS Font=SO* Elng=SO Font=BS

char 02 STX* char 03 ETX char 09 HT

EVFU* DVFU CVFU Disable

Disable* Enable

1-15 lines* 1-16 lines*

* = Factory Default

P-Series

LinePrinter+ Emulation (N7000 STD)

P-Series XQ Emulation

Control Code 06

Control Code 06 defines the function of ASCII code hex 06 (ACK). You can select an alternate line spacing of 6, 8, or 10.3 LPI.

Define CR Code

This option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code (hex 0D) from the host computer. If this feature is enabled, each time the printer receives a Carriage Return, it inserts an additional Line Feed code (hex 0A) into the data stream. Do not use this feature if the host computer sends line feeds to the printer.

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CR = CR (default). Does not insert an extra line feed after each carriage return.

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CR = CR + LF. Inserts an extra line feed after each carriage return. The next print position will be print position 1 of the next line.

Auto LF

This option defines the printer action when print data is received past the forms width setting.

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Disable (default). Discards any data past the forms width.

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Enable. Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is received past the forms width.

P-Series XQ Emulation

Define LF Code

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LF = CR + LF (default). Forces an automatic carriage return with each line feed command received. The next print position is print position 1 of the next line.

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LF = LF. Does not perform an automatic carriage return when a line feed command is received. The next print position will be the current print position of the next line.

Compressed Print

Controls which host command sets compressed printing.

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Char 01 SOH (default)

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Char 03 ETX

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Char 09 HT

Elong/Alt. Font

Controls which host command sets elongated (double high) fonts and extended character set.

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Elng=BS Font=SO (default)

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Elng=SO Font=BS

HS Print (High Speed Print)

Controls which host command sets high speed printing.

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Char 02 STX (default)

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Char 03 ETX

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Char 09 HT

VFU Select

Controls how the printer handles vertical formatting. The choices are:

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EVFU (default). Enables the VFU and selects P-Series compatible Electronic Vertical Format Unit (EVFU).

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DVFU. Enables the VFU and selects the Dataproducts compatible Direct Access Vertical Format Unit (DVFU).

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CVFU. Enables the VFU and selects the Centronics compatible Direct Access Vertical Format Unit (CVFU).

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Disable. Disables all VFU processing.

Chapter 4

Printer

Protocol

(from page 86)

Control Code

Define CR

Code

Auto LF

Overstrike

Define LF

Code

Printer Select

Alt. Set

80-9F

Character

Set

ESC d

command

8.0 LPI*

10.3 LPI

6.0 LPI

CR = CR* CR = CR + LF

Enable* Disable

LF = LF* LF = CR + LF

Disable* Enable

Control Code* Printable

(see page 101) Even dot plot*

Double high

* = Factory Default

Serial

Matrix

LinePrinter+ Emulation (N7000 STD)

Upr . Case Select

Controls how the printer handles lowercase characters it receives from the host computer. When enabled, all characters will be printed in uppercase.

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Disable (default). Prints lowercase characters received from the host computer as lowercase, and prints uppercase characters received from the computer as uppercase.

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Enable. Prints lowercase characters received from the host computer as their corresponding uppercase equivalents; uppercase characters received from the computer print as uppercase.

Slew Relative

“Slewing” is rapid vertical paper movement. This parameter determines the number of lines slewed (either 1-15 lines or 1-16 lines) when an EVFU Slew Relative command is received. The options include:

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1-15 Lines (default)

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1-16 Lines

Serial Matrix Emulation

Control Code 06

Control Code 06 defines the function of ASCII code hex 06 (ACK). You can select an alternate line spacing of 6, 8, or 10.3 LPI.

Define CR Code

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CR = CR (default). Does not insert an extra line feed after each carriage return.

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CR = CR + LF. Inserts an extra line feed after each carriage return. The next print position will be print position 1 of the next line.

Auto LF

The Auto LF option defines the printer action when print data is received past the forms width setting.

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Enable (default). Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is received past the forms width.

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Disable. Discards any data past the forms width.

Overstrike

This option enables you to print bold characters.

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Enable (default). Turns on bold print. When enabled, overstrike printing slows down the printer.

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Disable. Turns off bold print.

Define LF Code

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LF = LF (default). Does not perform an automatic carriage return when a line feed command is received. The next print position will be the current print position of the next line.

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LF = CR + LF. Forces an automatic carriage return with each line feed command received. The next print position is print position 1 of the next line.

Chapter 4

LinePrinter+ Emulation (N7000 STD)

Printer Select

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Disable (default). Ignores the ASCII DC1 and DC3 control codes.

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Enable. Disables the printer when a DC1 control code is received, and enables the printer when a DC3 control code is received.

Alt. Set 80-9F

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Control Code (default). Interprets data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F as a control code.

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Printable. Prints data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F.

Character Set

Specifies a character set as shown in the “Serial Matrix Character Set Menu” on page 101. To use one of these sets, choose the desired group heading (such as European Sets) and press ENTER. Then choose the desired set within that group (such as Roman 8) and press ENTER. Both the group and the desired set will be starred to indicate your selection. Character sets are

shown in detail in the Character Sets Reference Manual.

ESC d command

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Even dot plot (default). Interprets the ESC d command as even dot plot.

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Double high. Interprets the ESC d Command as double high. Select this option for backward compatibility.

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Printronix N7000 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Printer Overview

Introduction

Consumable Monitoring with PrintNet Enterprise

Graphics Enhancement s

Taking Care of Your Printer

Conventions in this Manual

Warnings and Special Information

Related Documents

Contact Info rmation

Printronix Customer Support Ce nter

Printronix Supplies Dep artment

Corporate Offices

Setting Up The Printer

Before You Begin

Power Requirements

Select a Site

Printer Dimensions

Printer Component Locations

Operating The Printer

Powering on the Printer

Operating Modes

The Control Panel

Control Panel Keys

Cancel a Print Job

Operational Procedures

reload paper

Unload Paper

Integrated Print Management System

Output Darkness

Loading a Used Ribbon Cartridge

Lighter or Darker Print

Changing Ribbon Cartridge

The Configuration Menus

Configuration Overview

Changing Parameter Settings

Saving Parameter Settings

Default and Custom Configurations

Navigating the Menus

Changing Parameters Example

Auto Save C onf igu r atio n

Saving Your New Configuration

Optimizing Print Quality (N7000 STD Only)

Optimizin g Prin t S peed (N700 0 ST D Only )

Main Menu

N7000 STD Firmware

N7000 H-Series Firmware

QUICK SETUP Menu Definitions

CONFIG. CONTROL

HOST INTERFACE

Auto Switching Submenu

Centronics (Parallel) Submenu

Dataproducts Submenu

Serial Submenu

IEEE 1284 Parallel (Bidirectional) Submenu

NETWORK SETUP Menu

ETHERNET ADDRESS

ETHERNET P ARAMS

EMULATION

ACTIVE IGP EMUL - (N7000 STD)

LinePrinter+ Emulation (N7000 STD)

P-Series Emulation

P-Series XQ Emulation

Serial Matrix Emulation