Printronix P8000 Series Administrator's Manual

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Administrator’s Manual

P8000 Line Matrix Printers Cartridge Ribbon Printer Series

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Table of Contents

Introduction .................................................................. 11

Printer Overview ................................................................................................ 11

Printronix P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printers (CRP) ......................... 11

Consumable Monitoring with PrintNet Enterprise ............................................. 13

Protocols and Emulations .................................................................................. 13

Graphics Enhancements ................................................................................... 13

Taking Care of Your Printer ............................................................................... 14

Conventions in this Manual ............................................................................... 14

Warnings and Special Information .................................................................... 14

Related Documents ........................................................................................... 14

Setting Up The Printer ................................................. 17

Before You Begin .............................................................................................. 17

Power Requirements ......................................................................................... 17

Select a Site ...................................................................................................... 17

Printer Dimensions ............................................................................................ 18

Printer Component Locations ............................................................................ 21

Operating The Printer .................................................. 23

Powering on the Printer ..................................................................................... 23

Operating Modes ............................................................................................... 23

The Control Panel .............................................................................................. 24

Control Panel Keys ..................................................................................... 25

Cancel a Print Job ....................................................................................... 27

Operational Procedures ..................................................................................... 28

Reload Paper .............................................................................................. 28

Unload Paper .............................................................................................. 35

Integrated Print Management System ............................................................... 36

Output Darkness ......................................................................................... 37

Loading a Used Ribbon Cartridge .............................................................. 37

Lighter or Darker Print ................................................................................. 37

Changing Ribbon Cartridge ........................................................................ 37

The Configuration Menus ............................................. 41

Configuration Overview ..................................................................................... 41

First Power On ............................................................................................ 41

Main Menu .................................................................................................. 41

Changing Parameter Settings ..................................................................... 41

Saving Parameter Settings ......................................................................... 42

Default and Custom Configur atio ns ............................................................ 42

Navigating the Menus ................................................................................. 42

Top Level Menu Overview ................................................................................. 43

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Changing Parameters Example .................................................................. 46

Auto Save Configuration ............................................................................. 49

Saving Your New Configuration .................................................................. 49

Optimizing Print Quality .............................................................................. 54

Optimizing Print Speed ............................................................................... 55

Dynamic Menu Options ..................................................................................... 55

Active Emulations .............................................................................................. 56

P8000 Standard Firmware .......................................................................... 58

P8000 TN Firmware .................................................................................... 59

P8000 PCL-II Firmware .............................................................................. 60

P8000 LG Firmware .................................................................................... 61

P8000 ANSI Firmware ................................................................................ 62

OpenPrint P8000 Standard Postscript/PDF Firmware ............................... 63

OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF Firmware ......................................... 64

H-Series Firmware ...................................................................................... 65

OKI Menu .................................................................................................... 66

P8000 Indian and Arabic Language Firmware ........................................... 68

QUICK SETUP Menu ........................................................................................ 69

CONFIG. CONTROL Menu ............................................................................... 76

HOST INTERFACE Menu ................................................................................. 77

Auto Switching Submenu ............................................................................ 78

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

Centronics (Parallel) Submenu ................................................................... 81

Serial Submenu .......................................................................................... 83

NETWORK SETUP Menu ................................................................................. 87

Ethernet Address ........................................................................................ 87

Ethernet Params ......................................................................................... 88

ACTIVE IGP EMUL and ACTIVE EMULATIONS .............................................. 89

EMULATION Menu ............................................................................................ 91

3270 Params ............................................................................................... 92

5250 Params ............................................................................................... 98

LinePrinter Plus Emulation (ASCII, Indian Language) .............................. 102

LinePrinter Plus Emulation ( H-Series Hanzi GB) ...................................... 104

LinePrinter Plus Emulation ( H-Series Hanzi Big5).................................... 105

LinePrinter Plus Emulation ( H-Ser ies Kanj i) ............................................. 106

LQ-1600K Emulation ................................................................................. 107

LinePrinter Plus Emulation ( H-Series Hangul) .......................................... 110

KS Emulation ............................................................................................ 111

KSSM Emulation ....................................................................................... 112

Page Format Submenu (H-Series) ........................................................... 114

P-Series Emulation ................................................................................... 122

P-Series Character Set Menu ................................................................... 125

Indian Language Character Set Menu ...................................................... 126

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P-Series XQ Emulation ............................................................................. 128

Serial Matrix Emulation ............................................................................. 130

Serial Matrix Character Set Menu ............................................................. 132

Proprinter XL Emulation ............................................................................ 133

Proprinter XL Character Sets Menu .......................................................... 135

Epson FX Emulation ................................................................................. 136

Epson FX Character Set Menu ................................................................. 138

ANSI Emulation ......................................................................................... 139

IGP/PGL Submenu ................................................................................... 147

IGP/PGL Font Set Menu ........................................................................... 155

IGP/VGL Emulation ................................................................................... 156

IGP/VGL Submenu ................................................................................... 157

IGP/VGL Graphics Options Submenu ...................................................... 158

IGP/VGL Font Set Menu ........................................................................... 165

IPDS Emulation ......................................................................................... 166

PCL – II Emulation .................................................................................... 170

LG Emulation ............................................................................................ 174

Arabic Context Analyzer ........................................................................... 177

Arabization Menus .................................................................................... 185

OpenPrint POSTSCRIPT/PDF Emulation ................................................ 185

Postscript/PDF Interpreter ........................................................................ 186

PRINTER CONTROL Menu ............................................................................ 190

ADVANCED USER Menu................................................................................ 194

SURE SCAN Submenu ............................................................................. 195

DIAGNOSTICS Men u ...................................................................................... 208

Printer Mgmt Menu .......................................................................................... 211

Interfaces ................................................................... 213

Overview .......................................................................................................... 213

RS-232 Serial Interface ................................................................................... 215

USB ................................................................................................................. 216

Centronics Parallel Interface ........................................................................... 216

Centronics Parallel Interface Signals ........................................................ 217

IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface ........................................................................... 217

Compatibility Mode ................................................................................... 217

Nibble Mode .............................................................................................. 217

Byte Mode ................................................................................................. 217

Signals ...................................................................................................... 217

Ethernet ..................................................................................................... 219

Reprogramming the Security Key .............................. 221

Reprogramming the Security Key ................................................................... 221

How to Program the Security Key ............................................................. 221

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Downloading Firmware .............................................. 223

Firmware File Types (.prg) and (.exe) ............................................................. 224

Web Page Download ....................................................................................... 225

Windows Driver Download .............................................................................. 227

Automatic Download (.exe) ............................................................................. 228

Manual Two-Key Download Sequence ........................................................... 230

Manual Three-Key Download Sequence......................................................... 230

Sending Firmware in Download Mod e ............................................................ 231

Sending Firmware via Ethernet (LPR) ...................................................... 231

Sending Firmware via USB ....................................................................... 231

Installing a Microsoft Loopback Adapter ................................................... 232

Sending Firmware via Parallel .................................................................. 237

Sending Firmware via Serial ..................................................................... 237

Downloading Files to the Main File System .................................................... 237

Filename Extensions Not Shown in Menus ..................................................... 238

File Properties Not Shown in Menus ............................................................... 239

Web Page Download ....................................................................................... 239

PTX_SETUP Download................................................................................... 241

Manual Two-Key Download ............................................................................ 241

Downloading Files to the SD Card .................................................................. 242

Using TrueType Fonts ..................................................................................... 242

Downloading TrueType Fonts ................................................................... 242

Select and Print Downloaded TrueType Fonts ......................................... 244

Demo Facility ................................................................................................... 245

Troubleshooting ......................................................... 247

Cleaning Requirements ................................................................................... 247

Exterior Cleaning ...................................................................................... 247

Interior Cleaning ........................................................................................ 247

Diagnosing Problems ...................................................................................... 249

Bar Code Verification ................................................................................ 249

Printing a Hex Dump ................................................................................. 250

Most Frequent Problems and Solutions .......................................................... 252

Diagnostics for EXX, BAD NVM, or ILL NVM Errors ....................................... 252

Fault Messages (ASCII in Alphabet ic al Order) ............................................... 253

Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Prefix) ........................................... 273

Printer Specifications ................................................. 291

Ribbon Cartridge Specifications ...................................................................... 291

ASCII ......................................................................................................... 291

HD and H-Series ....................................................................................... 291

Paper Specifications ........................................................................................ 291

Labels .............................................................................................................. 292

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Printer Weight and Dimensions ....................................................................... 292

Environmental Characteristics ......................................................................... 292

Acoustic Noise Level ....................................................................................... 292

Electrical Characteristics ................................................................................. 293

Input Voltage (ASCII Models) ................................................................... 293

Input Voltage (H-Series Models) ............................................................... 293

Interfaces ......................................................................................................... 294

Printing Speed ................................................................................................. 294

Standard ASCII Character Set ................................... 295

Zero Tear Pedestal Printer ......................................... 297

Overview .......................................................................................................... 297

Operation ......................................................................................................... 298

Position the Paper Input and Adjust the Paper Guides ............................ 298

Load Paper................................................................................................ 300

Position the Paper Out Sensor ................................................................. 302

Set the Tear Bar Distance ......................................................................... 303

Set the Top of Form .................................................................................. 304

ZTP SETTINGS Menu ..................................................................................... 305

Performance Limitations .................................................................................. 306

Quick Change Memory Card (QCMC) ....................... 309

Overview .......................................................................................................... 309

Installing the QCMC ........................................................................................ 310

Saving the Printer’s Configuration to the QCMC ............................................. 311

Copying the QCMC “Snapshot” Image to a Second Printer............................ 312

Updating the QCMC Image ............................................................................. 314

Erasing the QCMC Image ............................................................................... 314

PTX_SETUP Commands ........................................... 315

Overview .......................................................................................................... 315

The PTX_SETUP Commands ......................................................................... 315

General Commands .................................................................................. 315

Line Matrix Commands ............................................................................. 321

Customer Support ...................................................... 323

Printronix Customer Support Center ............................................................... 323

Printronix Supplies Department ................................................................ 323

Corporate Offices ...................................................................................... 324

Communication Notices ............................................. 325

Notices ............................................................................................................. 325

Communication Statements ............................................................................ 326

Software License Agreement .......................................................................... 332

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Introduction

Printer Overview

This chapter provides a general overview of your printer and the conventions used within this manual.

Printronix P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printers (CRP)

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 P8000™ 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.

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

• Cartridge ribbons – deliver darker image, last longer, and costs less to operate than other print

technologies

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

• Cabinet, pedestal, or zero tear pedestal (ZTP) styles – best user access and forms handling flexibility

• Unsurpassed ease of use – larger graphics LCD simplifies operation and enhances productivity

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Table 1 P8000 Series Models and Configurations

Model Number Configuration

LMPPLS (Line Matrix Printer Pedestal Low Speed)

LMPPHS (Line Matrix Printer Pedestal High Speed)

LMPCLS (Line Matrix Printer Cabinet Low Speed)

Print Speed

(Lines per Minute)

P8003H 300 P8003HZT 300

P8005 500 P8005ZT 500 P8010 1000 P8010ZT 1000 P8006 600 P8006HZT 600 P8000HD 600 P8000HDZT 600 P8203H 300 P8205 500 P8210 1000 P8215 1500

P8220 2000 LMPCHS (Line Matrix Printer Cabinet High Speed)

P8206H 600

P8208H 800

P8200HD 800

Three printer configurations are available:

Cabinet (P82XX, P8200HD, or P82XXH)

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

• 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.

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

• Available in the following print speeds: ASCII – 500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 line per minute models H-Series – 600 and 800

line per minute models OpenPrint HD (available only for cabinet models)

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Pedestal (P80XX, P8000HD, or P80XXH)

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

• Oversized casters are standard making movement easy.

• Available in the following print speeds:

ASCII – 500 and 1000 line per minute models H-Series – 300 and 600 line per minute models

Zero Tear Pedestal (P80XXZT or P80XXHZT)

• 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

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

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

• Available in the following print speeds:

ASCII – 500 and 1000 line per minute models H-Series – 300 and 600 line per minute 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 chang ed, an aler t wil l again be initiated once the ribbon reaches the 0% end point. Refer to your PrintNet Enterprise Remote Management Software manual for details.

Protocols and Emulations

A protocol is a set of rules governing the exchange of information between the printer and its host computer. These rules consist of codes that manipulate and print data and allow for machine-to-machine communication. A printer and its host computer must use the same protocol. As used in this manual, protocol and emulation mean the same thing.

Most impact printers use single ASCII character codes to print text, numbers, and punctuation marks. Some characters are defined as control codes. Control codes instruct the printer to perform specific functions, such as underlining text, printing subscripts, setting page margins, etc. The difference between most printer protocols is the characters used to create control codes and the ways in which these characters are formatted.

When the printer executes the character and control codes of a particular printer protocol, it is emulating that printer.

Graphics Enhancements

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.

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These emulations are available as factory-installed or field-installed options, except on H-series models. 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 8 explains how to clean the printer, and printer supplies are listed in Appendix A.

Conventions in this Manual

Control panel keys and indicators are highlighted in UPPERCASE BOLD PRINT. Example: Press the CANCEL key, then press the ONLINE key.

Quotation marks (“ ”) indicate messages on the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). Example: Press the ONLINE 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.

Warnings and Special Information

Read and comply with all information highlighted under special headings:

WARNING A warning notice calls attention to a condition that could harm you.

CAUTION A caution notice calls attention to a condition that could damage the printer. IMPORTANT Information vital to proper operation of the printer.

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

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 supply outlet that supplies 90 to 264 volts AC at its upper and lower limits. These limits take into account normal voltage sags and surges created on the nominal line voltage by other AC power loads associated with the AC distribution line. The printer automatically senses and adjusts itself to conform to the correct voltage range.

Primary circuit protection is provided by the AC source protection device. Consult an electrician if printer operation affects local electrical lines.

IMPORTANT Pri nter p ower should be supplied from a separate AC circuit pro tected at 20

amperes maximum for 100 - 240 volts at 50 or 60 Hertz.

Select a Site

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

• Permits complete opening of the printer cover and doors.

• 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.)

• For pedestal models, DO NOT place the side of the printer (inlet and exit air vents) against a wall or other object. A minimum of 6 inch spacing is recommended.

• Has a standard power outlet that supplies 100-135 Volts AC or 178-240 Volts AC power, at 47 to 63 Hz.

• Is relatively dust-free.

• 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.

• 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 2.

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Table 2 Maximum Interface Connection Cable Length

41.0 in

27.0 in

(68.6 cm)

27.0 in

83.0 in

(210.8 cm)

29.0 in

27.0 in

(68.6 cm)

Interface Type Maximum Cable Length Centronics Parallel 5 meters (15 feet) IEEE 1284 Parallel 10 meters (32 feet) Serial RS-232 15 meters (50 feet) USB 2.0 Universal Serial Bus 5 meters (15 feet) Twisted Pair / Type 3 300 meters (985 feet) Ethernet 10/100Base-T 100 meters (328 feet)

Printer Dimensions

57.5 in

(146.1 cm)

(104 cm)

(73.7 cm)

(68.6 cm)

Figure 1 Cabinet Model

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54.0 in

(137.2 cm)

11.36 in

(28.9 cm)

29.5 in

(74.93 cm)

29.1 in

(73.9 cm)

19.1 in

(48.5 cm)

25.92 in

(65.8 cm)

Figure 2 Pedestal Model

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38.9 in

(98.8 cm)

19.1 in

(43.8 cm)

31.95 in

(81.2 cm)

25.92 in

(65.8 cm)

(106.7 cm)

60.1 in

(152.7 cm)

Figure 3 Zero Tear Pedestal Model

42.0 in

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Printer Component Locations

Ribbon

Cartridge

Tab (2)

Tractor (2)

Blue Tractor

Lock (2)

Paper

Support (2)

Tab Slot (2)

Ribbon Cartridge Interface

Air Shroud Assembly

Platen Stop

Platen Lever

Vertical Position Knob

Hammerbank Cover and Ribbon Mask

Splined Shaft

Ribbon Tension Knob

Ribbon

Figure 4 Printer Component Locations

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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 LCD display. The ribbon life remaining is shown on the bottom of the LCD display.

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 254 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 ONLINE

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. Pressing the ONLINE key toggles the printer from offline to online mode. The status indicator is off in offline mode.

Menu. In offline mode, pressing ENTER moves the printer into Menu mode. In this mode, you can navigate through all menus and change the printer configuration. To return to offline mode, press the

ONLINE key. 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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The Control Panel

Enter

ENTER

Legend:

TOF = Set TOF (Top of Form) VIEW = View/Eject ADVANCE = Paper CONFIG = Print Config SELECT = Load Config/Print Mode CANCEL = Cancel Job ONLINE = Online/Clear

NOTE:

Series

printers.

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.

Cabinet Model

Pedestal Model

Advance

Print Mode only available for H-

Figure 5 Control Panel

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Control Panel Keys

ONLINE

Toggles the printer between online and offline modes. The key performs the following in Online, Offline, Fault, and Menu modes:

• Online Mode – sets the printer to Offline Mode.

• Offline Mode – sets the printer to Online Mode.

• Fault Mode – causes the printer to recheck the faults; if the faults are cleared, the printer toggles to

Offline Mode. If the fault condition is not corrected before pressing the ONLINE key, the fault message reappears.

• Menu Mode – sets the printer to Offline Mode. NOTE: When changing to Online Mode, if the user has changed menu items without saving the changes

in a configuration, the user will be prompted to save the changes.

ADVANCE

Performs advance to top-of-form, as defined by the current active form length. The key works both online and offline.

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

• In the fault state, pressing 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.

VIEW

When the printer is online or offline, pressing this key executes the view or eject function, depending on the setting of the menu View Function.

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.

• View Function — When the View Function menu is set to Enable, pressing the VIEW key for a short time (less than 1/2 second) 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 a second time moves the paper back to the adjusted print position.

• Eject Function — When the VIEW key is pressed and the View Function menu is set to Disable, or when the View Function menu is set to Enable and the VIEW key is pressed for a long time (more than 1/2 second), the bottom of the last printed form will move to the tear bar position as set by the Tear Bar Dist. menu value. 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 key is pressed a second time, the printer will move the paper either forward or backward to enable printing on the next available form.

CANCEL

In offline mode, this key cancels all data in the print buffer, if enabled in the ADVANCED USER Menu (see page 194). The print buffer is cleared without printing any of the data and the current paper position is set as the top-of- form. If this function is disabled, the CANCEL key will be ignored.

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NOTE: 1. Use of this key will cause loss of data.

2. For OpenPrint products, pressing the CANCEL key advances the paper to the next TOF.

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 User’s Setup Guide for complete inst ruc ti ons 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. CONFIG

In offline mode, 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 Configuration Overview on page 41 for an explanation of configuration menus.

SELECT

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 configuration load options: Factory, Cfg 1, Cfg 2, Cfg 3,..., Cfg 8.

For H-Series models, this key can be alternatively configured to select Print Mode.

ENTER (  )

When navigating the configuration menus, the Enter key (referenced by the symbol ↵) 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 to execute the select function.

See UP + DOWN, later in this section. The ENTER key lock and unlock function can be configured to be a key combination other than

 +  (see page 205).

• In Offline mode, pressing the Enter key places the printer in Menu mode. This will bring up a set of icons to select.

• In Menu mode (at the icon menu level), pressing the Enter key moves down into the menu tree of the highlighted icon.

• Within a menu tree: if the highlighted menu contains submenus instead of a selectable parameter, pressing the Enter key will go into the submenu. If the highlighted menu is a display only menu, then pressing the Enter key performs no function. If the highlighted menu has selectable parameters, pressing the unlocked Enter key will select the displayed parameter. An asterisk (*) displays next to the selected parameter.

• If the highlighted menu is an executable menu, pressing the unlocked Enter key will cause the function associated with the executable menu to run. If the ENTER key is locked, pressing the Enter key for highlighted menus that are executable or contain selectable parameters will cause the

message, THE

NOTE: Press the UP and Down keys at the same time to lock/unlock the For special Network Address menus or String menus, pressing the Enter key will move down into a

special multiple segment setting menu. Exit this menu by pressing Enter again to save changes or Cancel to exit without saving changes. This key is inactive in all other modes.

↵ KEY IS LOCKED, to display momentarily.

↵ key.

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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 205).

PREV or NEXT ( or )

Moves between the options on the current level of configuration menu. In the configuration menu, press  to scroll backward or press  to scroll forward through the menu selections on the same level.

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).

+ ONLINE (IPDS Emulation only)

In offline mode, press  + ONLINE. If there is data in the printer buffer, the printer will be placed in online mode, print one page, and return to the offline mode. This action can be repeated until the end of a print job. Only one page prints each time you press  + ONLINE. If there is no data in the printer buffer, the printer is placed in online mode.

In the fault state,  + ONLINE does not work.

+ ADVANCE (IPDS Emulation only)

In offline mode, press  + ADVANCE. The printer will perform a reverse linefeed. If you hold down the  + ADVANCE keys for longer than 1/2 second, the printer moves to the previous top-of-form position.

If there is data in the printer buffer, the data does not print. In the fault state,  + ADVANCE does not work.

+ VIEW (IPDS Emulation only)

In offline mode, press  + VIEW. If there is data in the IPDS printer buffer, the printer will be placed in online mode, print one line, and return to offline mode. This action can be repeated until the end of the job. This function prints only one line of text. If the data is not text, only 1/6 inch prints. If there is no data in the printer buffer, the printer is placed in online mode for one second and then returns to offline mode.

In the fault state,  + VIEW does not work.

Ribbon Life Indicator

The bottom 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 Ribbon End Point on page 75.

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.

If the printer is online, press ONLINE to place the printer in offline mode.

From the host system, stop the print job.

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

Paper Slot

Wire Guide

Pedestal Model

Metal Paper Guide (2000 lpm only)

Paper Slot

Cabinet

Paper Slot

Wire Guide (2)

Pedestal Model

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.

Press CANCEL.

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

See ADVANCED USER Menu on page 194 for details.

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

Operational Procedures

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.

(2)

Zero Tear

Model

Figure 6 Paper Slot Location

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1. Raise the printer cover. Raise the platen lever as far as it will go. (See Figure 4 on page 21 for the

New Paper

Existing Paper

location of the lever.)

NOTE: Do not open tractor doors or remove the existing paper.

2. Cabinet models: open the front door and align the paper supply with the label on the floor.

Pedestal models: place the paper supply on the floor of the printer, centered under the paper slot. Zero Tear Pedestal models: open the front door and place the paper supply inside the printer, on

the floor of the cabinet.

3. Ensure the paper pulls freely.

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 15.

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

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 21 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 Lever

Platen Stop

Platen Stop Knob

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 ONLINE to remove the “LOAD PAPER” fault message from the display.

12. Press 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 ONLINE to place the printer in online mode and resume printing.

NOTE: Perform steps 15 to 31 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 (see Figure 6 on page 28).

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Left Tractor Lock

Paper

Left Tractor Door

Tractor Splined Shaft

Tractor Lock

Tractor

Paper

Paper Scale

Figure 9 Loading Paper on the Left Tractor

18. Pull the paper above and behind the ribbon mask. See Figure 4 on page 21 for the ribbon mask location.

19. Load the paper on the left tractor.

20. Close the tractor door.

Figure 10 Positioning the Left Tractor to Avoid Damage

CAUTION To avoid damage to the printer caused by pri nting on the platen, always position

the left tractor unit directly to the left of the “1” mark on the paper scale.

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21. Normally, you should not need to adjust the position of the left tractor. If adjustment is necessary,

Tractor Door

Tractor Lock

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 11 Loading Paper onto the Sprockets

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.

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Metal Paper Guide (2000 lpm only)

Paper Slot

Cabinet Model

Upper Paper Guide

Paper Slot

Wire Guide

(2)

Pedestal Model

Upper Paper Guide

Paper Slot

Wire Guide (2)

Upper Paper Guide

Zero Tear

Pedestal Model

Figure 12 Using the Paper Guide to Orient the Paper

24. Pedestal, or Zero Tear 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.

25. Press 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. Cabinet 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.

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TOF Indicator

Perforation

Vertical Position Knob

Platen Lever

Platen Stop

Platen Stop Knob

Paper Thickness Indicator

Figure 13 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 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 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.)

Figure 14 Adjusting the Platen Lever

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28. Turn the platen stop knob clockwise or counterclockwise to match the paper thickness. (The A-B-C

Paper

Perforation

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 ONLINE to clear any fault messages (such as “LOAD PAPER”) from the LCD.

31. Press 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 ONLINE and close the printer cover.

Unload Paper

1. Press ONLINE to place the printer in offline mode and open the printer cover.

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

Figure 15 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.

6. For cabinet models, remove the stacked paper from the rear cabinet floor.

7. Close the cabinet rear door.

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Tractor Door

Platen Lever

Figure 16 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.

CAUTION 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 P8000 has a 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 P8000 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 Figure 5 on page 24.

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 “CARTRIDGE AT END POINT/Change Cart” 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.

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You may also resume printing for approximately two more minutes without changing the ribbon by pressing the ONLINE 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.

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 Menu on page 190.

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 75 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 pedes tal

model. Follow the same procedures for the cabinet model.

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Blue Tractor Door (2)

Platen Lever

Figure 17 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

Cartridge

Tab (2)

Tab Slot (2)

Air Shroud Assembly

Ribbon Tension Knob

Ribbon

Figure 18 Installing the Ribbon Ca rtridge

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

CAUTION Do not turn the ribbon tension knob counterclo ckwise. 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 assembly (see Figure 18).

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Ribbon Cartridge

Ribbon Tension Knob

Hammerbank Cover

Ribbon Mask

Ribbon

Figure 19 The Ribbon Cartridge Snapped in Place

7. Rock the cartridge downward, making sure that the ribbon goes between the guide and the mask (see Figure 19). You w il l fe el it snap into place.

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

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 ONLINE key twice to return the printer to operation.

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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 instal led in the prin ter) .

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.

First Power On

ASCII firmware from the factory has the IPDS/PGL/VGL/LP+, TN 3270/5250, PCL-II, and ANSI program files loaded. We refer to this as the ASCII bundle firmware. If you have the ASCII bundle firmware installed, you will be prompted to choose the active program on the first power up. Once a selection for the active program has been made you will not be prompted to make this choice again. You will have the opportunity at any time to change the active program from the “Program Select” menu as described in the following sections. Selection of an active program could take three to five minutes and require rebooting the printer.

Main Menu

The Main Menu is organized based on the following firmware types:

P8000 Standard Firmware (IPDS/ PG L/ VGL/LP+)

P8000 TN Firmware (TN/PGL/VGL/LP+)

P8000 PCL-II Firmware (PCL-II/PGL/VGL/LP+)

P8000 LG Firmware (LG/PGL/VGL/LP+)

P8000 ANSI Firmware (ANSI/PGL/VGL/LP+)

OpenPrint P8000 Standard Postscript/PDF Firmware (PS/PGL/VGL/LP+)

OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF Firmware (PS)

H-Series Firmware (LP+)

Indian Language Firm ware (LP+)

10.

Arabic Language Firmware (LP+/ANALYZER)

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

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to the printer. The control panel allows you to configure the printer’s resident set of configuration menus.

Scroll up, down, left, or right through the icons to

ONLINE

An example procedure for using the control panel to change parameter settings begins on page 46. 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, an d appl ic ation s of tware later chang es this to 8 lpi with a control code, the control code overrides the control panel setting.

Saving Parameter Settings

The parameter settings that you have changed can be permanently stored in the printer’s memory as a configuration. See Auto Save Configuration on page 49 and Saving Your New Configuration on page 49.

You may also save your new configurations using the PTX_SETUP command host control code. See your IGP/PGL Programmer's Reference Manual for details.

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 49.

Navigating the Menus

To manipulate configurations review the following instructions about navigating through the menus. You must be Menu mode to navigate the menus.

Press to toggle between ONLINE and OFFLINE. Press ENTER to enter Menu mode. Menus are accessed only in Menu mode.

highlight the area of interest.

Press to enter the area of interest. This will take you into that section and list three menu selections, with the middle selection highlighted.

NOTE: For display languages in Korean,

Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese, only one menu selection is shown at a time.

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Press to move up or down through the menu

selections. The highlighted menu is the active

Press to lock and unlock the ENTER key. The

Press to return to Offline mode. If changes were

ENTER

ONLINE

CANCEL

selection.

Press to scroll through the available choices for the highlighted menu. If the highlighted menu contains submenus, these buttons have no effect and the

message “

Press to confirm selection. For normal menus, this will change or execute the menu. If the selection has submenus, the submenu will be entered.

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  +  (See Key on page 205.)

↵ for Submenu” will display.

Set Lock

Press to return to the previous menu level.

made, the user will be prompted to save or discard the configuration.

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

Top Level Menu Overvie w

When entering Menu mode, the user will see top level menus represented as icons as shown below. Use the navigation buttons up, down, right, and left to highlight the desired icon. As the user navigates, the name of the top level menu displays on the top line of the LCD.

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Table 3 provides brief descriptions of first level configuration menu options:

Table 3 Icon Level Menus

Menu Icon Menu Description

QUICK SETUP These options allow quick access to the most

frequently changed or inputted parameters during the installation of the printer.

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. The SURE SCAN menu for OpenPrint models is under this menu.

CONFIG. CONTROL These options allow you t o s ave, print , load,

delete, name, and reset entire sets of configuration parameters.

HOST INTERFACE These options allow you to select either the Serial

RS-232, Centronics parallel, or Auto Switching interface for the printer. This

parallel, Ethernet™, IEEE® 1284

menu also allows you to co nf igure se veral param et ers for each interface.

NETWORK SETUP This option allows you to select from Ethernet

Address options and Ethernet Parameters options.

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. The ACTIVE IGP EMUL and ACT IVE EMULATION menus are under this menu.

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. The Printer Mgmt menu is under this menu.

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Changing Parameters Example

All* Cfg 1 – Cfg 8

QUICK SETUP

CONFIG.

CONTROL

Load

Save

Disable* Enable

Cfg 1* Cfg 2 All

Power-Up

Config.

Protect

Configs.

Name

Configs

Factory* Cfg 1 – Cfg 8

(see Example 2 On page 52)

Enable*

Disable

Reset Cfg

Names

Auto

Save

OFFLINE

Factory* Cfg 1 – Cfg 8

Cfg 1* Cfg 2 – Cfg 8

Current Short* Current Full Factory Power All Cfg 1 – Cfg 8

Delete

Config.

*= Factory Default

Config

Config.

-Up

– Cfg 8

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.

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The following procedure shows how to change and save the settings for the Barcode Quality and Panel

ONLINE

ENTER

UNTIL

Display options. Use these guidelines to navigate the configuration menus and change other parameters.

Step Press LCD Notes

Make sure the printer is on.

Shows the top level icons.

Allows you to make configuration changes.

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Step Press LCD Notes

ENTER

UNTIL

ENTER

ONLINE

UNTIL

10.

11.

12.

13.

The * indicates this choice is active.

14.

15.

16.

Locks the ENTER key.

Press ENTER to go back into the menus or press ONLINE again to go ONLINE.

Configuration changes were detected and you are prompted to save the configuration permanently or temporarily, to cancel changes, or restore the Factory Configuration.

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Step Press LCD Notes

ENTER

17A.

Saves the Configuration as Config 1 then returns the printer ONLINE.

17B.

18.

The printer is ready for operation

Places the printer online after permanently saving the configuration changes as Config 1.

Auto Save Configuration

If the user makes a menu change and attempts to place the printer online without saving the changes to a configuration, the following prompt displays:

The active option is highlighted. Use the Up and Down keys to scroll through the different options; the keys will loop at the top and bottom options. The

↵ (Enter) key selects the highlighted option. After

performing the selected option, the printer will go to Online mode. NOTE: Only the Up, Down, and Enter keys work at the Menu Changes Detected prompt.

• Save Permanently (factory default). This option causes the printer to save the configuration to the active configuration and make the active configuration the Power-Up default configuration. If the active configuration is the Factory Configuration, the printer will save the configuration to an open configuration and make that open configuration the Power-Up default configuration.

If no open configuration is available, the user must decide which configuration to overwrite. In this case the printer will display the Save Configuration menu, otherwise, the printer will go Online.

• Save Temporarily. Menu changes will be implemented, but will not be saved once the printer is powered off.

• Cancel Changes. This option causes the printer to reload the Active Configuration, then go Online.

• Restore Factory. This option will cause the printer to reload the Factory Configuration, then go

Online.

NOTE: A printer fault during the Auto Save process causes the printer to Save Temporarily.

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 page 50) or a named configuration (Example 2 on page 52) that

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can be stored and loaded later for future use. If you do not save your configuration using the Auto Save,

ONLINE

ENTER

UNTIL

or this option, all of your parameter changes will be erased when you power off the printer. 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 Load Config. on p age 76). You can also modify and resave it. You may want to print your conf igur ati ons (see Print Config. on page 76) 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 Delete Config. on page 76).

NOTE: Once you change active emulations, any changes to the previously selected emulation will be

gone unless they have been saved.

Example 1

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

Step Press LCD Notes

Make sure the printer is on.

Allows you to make configuration changes.

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Step Press LCD Notes

ENTER

UNTIL

ENTER

UNTIL

NOTE:

We recommend that you print the configuration. To print the configuration go to Step 10. To skip this procedure and resume printer operation, go to Step 13.

The * indicates this choice is active.

10.

11.

12.

13.

Locks the ENTER key.

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Step Press LCD Notes

ONLINE

UNTIL

ENTER

14.

Press ENTER to go back into the menus or press ONLINE again to go ONLINE.

15.

Places the printer ONLINE.

16.

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

Example 2

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

Step Press LCD Notes

Make sure the printer is on. Follow Steps 2-6 from

Example 1 (page 50)

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Step Press LCD Notes

ENTER

UNTIL

ENTER

CANCEL

UNTIL

10.

Press the left or right key to choose the character that is highlighted.

Press the up key to select the next character in the string. Press the down key to go back to the previous character and continue editing as necessary.

Configuration 2 is renamed TEST.

11.

12.

13.

14.

Your configuration is saved as TEST.

Locks the ENTER key.

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Step Press LCD Notes

ONLINE

15.

Press ENTER to go back into the menus or press ONLINE again to go ONLINE.

16.

Places the printer ONLINE.

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

Optimizing Print Quality

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:

• 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 page 191 for a written description of Bar Code Quality.)

• Print Quality (IGP/PGL emulation): 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 page 147 for the IGP/PGL Configuration Menu, and page 153 for a written description of Print Quality.)

• Print Quality (IGP/VGL emulation): Select “High.” (See page 157 for the IGP/VGL Configuration Menu, and page 160 for a written description of Print Quality.)

OpenPrint Postscript/PDF Emula tions

You can optimize print quality for darker and sharper text and barcodes by using the following configuration parameter s :

• Unidirectional (Printer Control menu): Select “Enable” for best quality but reduced throughput (half speed).

• Resolution (Postscript/PDF menu): Select higher values (horizontal by vertical DPI) to get better print quality.

H-Series Emulations

Print quality varies based on the typeface selected. Both text and barcodes will print using the resolution of the selected typeface.

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Optimizing Print Speed

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 optimize the speed by selecting the values as follows:

• Bar Code Quality (Printer Control menu): Select Draft. (See page 190 for the PRINTER CONTROL Menu, and see page 191 for a written description of Bar

Code Quality.)

• Print Quality (IGP/PGL emulation): Select Dataprocessing. (See page 147 for the IGP/PGL Configuration Menu, and see page 153 for a written description of

Print Quality.)

• Print Quality (IGP/VGL emulation): Select Dataprocessing. (See page 157 for the IGP/VGL Configuration Menu, and see page 160 for a written description of

Print Quality.)

OpenPrint Postscript/PDF Emula tions

The printer has been configured at the Factory for optimal print quality through the Resolution configuration parameter (Postscript/PDF menu). However, users can reduce the horizontal, vertical, or both DPI values of this menu to increase printer speed. The downside of using a lower DPI value is as follows:

• Print quality is reduced and it can be difficult to read small characters.

• Barcodes may not get detected and optimized (barcodes are not searched for DPI values less than

120).

Users are encouraged to use the Resolution menu to find the right combination of Print Quality, Barcode Optimization, and Print Speed.

H-Series Emulations

The print speed varies based on the typeface selected.

Dynamic Menu Options

The main menus for each of the different firmware types have several footnotes based on the possible options installed with the printer. This includes HOST IO connectivity, various hardware/mechanical options, and software emulations and features. The P8000 products dynamically detect options installed and only include relevant menus for the user to configure. The following is a description of the types of installation options and their effect on the main menu:

• HOST INTERFACE: Ethernet related menus are only present when the hardware is installed/enabled.

• NETWORK SETUP: The NETWORK SETUP menu is only present when Ethernet is installed.

• Centronics and IEEE 1284: Options are only selectable or configurable when the optional parallel

interface card is present.

• QUICK SETUP: This menu is a collection of popular menus to help users quickly configure the printer. It is also affected by the installed options.

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Active Emulations

The emulations present in the printer are based on the firmware installed and the emulation options included. Both are configured from the Factory and do not require any action from the user.

IMPORTANT Be sure to know which type of firmware and options are purchased (see Table 4) to

understand the ACTIVE IGP EMUL, ACTIVE EMULATION, and EMULATION main menus. H-Series and Indian Language products only have the LinePrinter+ emulation.

Table 4 Available Firmware Types and Options

Firmware Type

P8000 Standard

P8000 TN

P8000 PCL-II

Optional

Emulations

Available

IPDS

PGL/VGL

ACTIVE IGP

EMUL

IGP/PGL*

IGP/VGL

IGP/PGL* N/A IGP/PGL

IGP/VGL N/A IGP/VGL

N/A

ACTIVE

EMULATION

N/A

PCL-II* PCL-II

IGP/PGL &

LP+

IGP/VGL &

LP+ LG* LG

EMULATION

LinePrinter+

IPDS

IGP/PGL

IPDS

IGP/VGL

IGP/PGL

IGP/VGL

IGP/PGL &

P8000 LG

P8000 ANSI

PGL/VGL

N/A

LP+

IGP/VGL &

LP+

44/48XX-

ANSI*

IGP/PGL &

LP+

IGP/VGL &

LP+

IGP/PGL

LinePrinter+

IGP/VGL

LinePrinter+

44/48XX-ANSI

IGP/PGL

LinePrinter+

IGP/VGL

LinePrinter+

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Table 4 Available Firmware Types and Options

the OpenPrint printer must be either gray scale or black and white.

Firmware Type

OpenPrint P8000

Standard

OpenPrint P8000 HD

H-Series

Indian Language

Arabic Language

NOTE:

* = Default Selection

The Active IGP EMULATION menu is only available when the PGL/ VG L opti on is ins ta lled.

The ACTIVE EMULATION menu shows the options “IGP/PGL & LP+” and “IGP/VGL & LP+” when the PGL/VGL option is installed. Otherwise, “LinePrinter+” replaces the options.

The selections under the EMULATION menu is based on the ACTIVE IGP EMULATION or ACTIVE EMULATION settings with all Optional Emulations installed.

The Postscript emulation cannot process color documents. All documents sent to

Optional

Emulations

Available

ACTIVE IGP

EMUL

ACTIVE

EMULATION

Postscript

EMULATION

Postscript/PDF

/ PDF*

PGL/VGL

N/A

IGP/PGL &

LP+

IGP/VGL &

LP+

IGP/PGL

LinePrinter+

IGP/VGL

LinePrinter+

N/A N/A N/A Postscript/PDF N/A NA N/A LinePrinter+

N/A NA N/A LinePrinter+ N/A N/A N/A LinePrinter+

ANALYZER

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P8000 Standard Firmware

Ethernet Address 1 Ethernet Params

QUICK

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PTX_SETUP Optio n Hex Dump Mode Power Downloaded Fonts PMD Fault Auto Locking Main File System SD 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 Print Energy Disp. Intensity Program Select

ACTIVE IGP EMUL IPDS ILnePrinter+ IGP/PGL IGP/VGL

ZTP SETTINGS 4 Ribbon End Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist. View Function Unidirectional Display Language Panel Display Accented Chars. Slick Paper

Printer Tests Test Width Phase Value Paper Out Dots Syst em Memory Print Statisti cs Software Build Feature File Shuttle Type Auto Dump Printer Mgmt

OFFLINE

Active Host ZTP DataTime ZTP WaitTime ZTP ACTIVE IGP EMUL PGL SFCC VGL SFCC Active Protocol Form Length Form Width Select CPI Select LPI P Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew

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

Active Host Auto Switching Centronics Serial IEEE 1284 USB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CONFIG.

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HOST

Page 77

NETWORK

Page 87

PRINTER

Page 190

SETUP

CONTROL

TearDist 4

1 3 2

-Series SFCC

-Up Config.

CONTROL

ADVANCED

Point

-Up Config.

USER

Page 194

-up State

INTERFACE

SETUP 1

EMULATION

Page 91

3 2

DIAGNOSTICS

Page 208

If installed. If VGL is selected from the ACTIVE IGP EMUL menu. If PGL is selected from the ACTIVE IGP EMUL menu. Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printer only. Available for pedestal printers only. If a Feature File has been downloaded. Available for 1000 lpm printers only. Available for the ASCII bundle firmware only.

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P8000 TN Firmware

Ethernet Address 1 Ethernet Params

QUICK

Page 69

PTX_SETUP Optio n Hex Dump Mode Power Downloaded Fonts PMD Fault Auto Locking Main File System SD File System Set Sharing Shuttle Timeout Slow 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 Print Energy Disp. Intensity Program Select

ACTIVE IGP EMUL 3270 Params 5250 Params ILnePrinter+ IGP/PGL IGP/VGL

ZTP SETTINGS 4 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist. View Function Unidirectional Display Language Panel Display Accented Chars. Slick Paper

Printer Tests

OFFLINE

Active Host

Slow Paper Slew

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

Active Host Auto Centronics Serial IEEE 1284 USB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CONFIG.

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HOST

Page 77

NETWORK

Page 87

PRINTER

Page 190

SETUP

ZTP DataTime ZTP WaitTime 4 ZTP TearDist ACTIVE IGP EMUL PGL SFCC VGL SFCC

2 3

CONTROL

Active protocol Form Length Form Width Select CPI Select LPI P-Series SFCC Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power-Up Config. Open Platen @ BOF

CONTROL

ADVANCED

-Up Config.

USER

Page 194

-up State

Paper Slew

INTERFACE

Switching

SETUP 1

EMULATION

Page 91

2 3

DIAGNOSTICS

Page 208

Test Width Phase Value Paper Out Dots

System Memory Print Statisti cs Software Build Feature File

Shuttle Type Auto Dump Printer Mgmt

If installed. If PGL is selected from the ACTIVE IGP EMUL menu. If VGL is selected from the ACTIVE IGP EMUL menu. Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printers only. Available for pedestal printers only. If a Feature File has been downloaded. Available for 1000 lpm printers only. Available for the ASCII bundle firmware only.

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P8000 PCL-II Firmware

Ethernet Address 1 Ethernet Params

QUICK

Page 69

Hex Dump Mode Power PMD Fault Auto Locking Main File System SD File System Shuttle Timeout Slow Paper Slew Alarm Power Saver Time Pwr Save Cancel Key Rcv. Status Port Ret. Status Port Set Lock Key RBN Low Warn@ RBN Low Action RBN End Action Print Energy Disp. Intensity Program Select

ACTIVE EMULATION ILnePrinter+ IGP/PGL IGP/VGL PCL

ZTP SETTINGS 6 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist. View Function Unidirectional Display Language Panel Display Slick Paper

Printer Tests

OFFLINE

Active Host ZTP DataTime ZTP WaitTime ZTP ACTIVE EMULATION PGL SFCC VGL SFCC Active Protocol Form Length Form Width Select CPI Select LPI P Page Length Rep. Max Line Width LPI Adjust Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew

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

Active Host Auto Switching Centronics Serial IEEE 1284 USB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

CONFIG.

Page 76

HOST

Page 77

NETWORK

Page 87

ADVANCED

PRINTER

Page 190

SETUP

TearDist 6

2 3

-Series SFCC

-Up Config.

CONTROL

EMULATION

Page 91

2 3

-II

CONTROL

-Up Config.

INTERFACE

SETUP 1

USER

Page 194

DIAGNOSTICS

Page 208

-up State

Control

Test Width Phase Value Paper Out Dots Syst em Memory

Print Statisti cs Software Build Feature File

Shuttle Type Auto Dum p Printer Mgmt

If installed. If PGL is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu. If VGL is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu. If LP+ is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu. If PCL-II is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu. Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printers only. Available for pedestal printers only. If a Feature File has been downloaded. Available for 1000 lpm printers only.

Available for the ASCII bundle firmware only.

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P8000 LG Firmware

Ethernet Address 1 Ethernet Params

QUICK

Page 69

Hex Dump Mode Power PMD Fault Auto Locking Main File System SD File System 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 Print Energy Disp. Intensity

ACTIVE EMULATION ILnePrinter+ IGP/PGL IGP/VGL LG

ZTP SETTINGS 6 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist. View Unidirectional Panel Display Display Language Slick Paper

Printer Tests Test Width Phase Value Paper Out Dots Syst em Memory Print Statisti cs Software Build Feature File Shuttle Type Auto Dump Printer Mgmt

OFFLINE

Active Host ZTP DataTime ZTP WaitTime ZTP ACTIVE EMULATION PGL SFCC VGL SFCC Active Protocol Form Length Form Width Select CPI Select LPI P Vert Forms Horiz Forms Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power Open Platen @ BOF Slow P

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

Active Host Auto Switching Parallel Type IEEE 1284 Serial USB

CONFIG.

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HOST

Page 77

NETWORK

Page 87

PRINTER

Page 190

SETUP

TearDist 6

2 3

-Series SFCC

-Up Config. aper Slew

CONTROL

EMULATION

Page 91

2 3

CONTROL

-Up Config.

INTERFACE

SETUP 1

ADVANCED

USER

Page 194

DIAGNOSTICS

Page 208

Function

-up State

If installed.

If PGL is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu.

If VGL is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu.

If LP+ is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu.

If LG is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu.

Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printers only.

Available for pedestal printers only.

If a Feature File has been downloaded.

Available for 1000 lpm printers only.

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P8000 ANSI Firmware

Ethernet Address 1 Ethernet Params

QUICK

Page 69

PTX_SETUP Option Hex Dump Mode Power Downloaded Fonts PMD Fault Auto Locking Main File System SD 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 RBN Low Action RBN End Action Print Energy Disp. Intensity Program Select

ACTIVE EMULATION LinePrinter+ 44/48XX IGP/PGL IGP/VGL

ZTP SETTINGS 6 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist. View Unidirectional Display Language Panel Display Accented Chars. Slick Paper

Printer Tests Test Width Phase Value Paper Out Dots Syst em Memory Print Statisti cs Software Build Feature File Shuttle Type Auto Dump Printer Mgmt

OFFLINE

Active Host ZTP DataTime ZTP WaitTime ZTP ACTIVE EMULATION PGL SFCC VGL SFCC Margins Active Protocol Form Length Form Width Select CPI Select LPI P Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew

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

Active Host Auto Switching Centronics Serial IEEE 1284 USB

If installed.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

CONFIG.

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HOST

Page 77

NETWORK

Page 87

PRINTER

Page 190

SETUP

TearDist 6

2 3

-Series SFCC

-Up Config.

CONTROL

EMULATION

Page 91

-ANSI

2 3

CONTROL

-Up Config.

INTERFACE

SETUP 1

ADVANCED

USER

Page 194

DIAGNOSTICS

Page 208

Function

-up State

Low Warn@

If PGL is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu. If VGL is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu. If LP+ is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu. If ANSI is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu. Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printers only. Available for pedestal printers only. If a Feature File has been downloaded. Available for 1000 lpm printers only.

Available for the ASCII bundle firmware only.

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OpenPrint P8000 Standard Postscript/PDF Firmware

Ethernet Address 1 Ethernet Params

QUICK

Page 69

SURE SCAN

PTX_SETUP Optio n Hex Dump Mode Power Downloaded Fonts PMD Fault Auto Locking Main File System SD File System Set Shari 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 Print Energy Disp. Intensity

ACTIVE EMULATION LinePrinter+ IGP/PGL IGP/VGL Postscript/PDF

ZTP SETTINGS 6 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist. View Function Unidirectional Display Language Panel Display Accented Chars. Slick Paper

Printer Tests Test Width Phase Value Paper Out Dots Syst em Memory Print Statisti cs Software Build Feature File Shuttle Type Auto Dump Printer Mgmt

OFFLINE

Active Host ZTP DataTime ZTP WaitTime ZTP ACTIVE EMULATION Resolution Paper Size PGL SFCC VGL SFCC Active Protocol Form Form Width Select CPI Select LPI P Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew

Load Config. Save Config. Print Config. Delete Config. Power Protect Configs. Name Configs. Reset Auto Save

Active Host Auto Switching Centronics Serial IEEE 1284 USB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

CONFIG.

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HOST

Page 77

NETWORK

Page 87

PRINTER

Page 190

SETUP

TearDist 6

2 3

Length

-Series SFCC

-Up Config.

CONTROL

-Up Config.

INTERFACE

SETUP 1

EMULATION

Page 91

2 3

Cfg Nam es

ADVANCED

USER

Page 194

DIAGNOSTICS

Page 208

-up State

If installed. If PGL is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu. If VGL is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu. If LP+ is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu. If Postscript/PDF is selected from the ACTIVE EMULATION menu. Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printers only. Available for pedestal printers only. If a Feature File has been downloaded. Available for 1000 lpm printers only.

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OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF Firmware

Ethernet Address 1 Ethernet Params

QUICK

Page 69

SURE SCAN PTX_SETUP Optio n Hex Dump Mode Power PMD Fault Auto Locking Main File System SD File System Set 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 Disp. Intensity

Postscript/PDF

ZTP SETTINGS 2 Ribbon End Point Open Tear Bar Dist. Unidirectional Display Language Panel Display Heavy Forms

Printer Tests Test Width Phase Value Paper Out Dots Syst em Memory Print Statisti cs Software Build Feature File Shuttle Type Auto Dump Printer Mgmt

OFFLINE

Active Host ZTP DataTime ZTP WaitTime ZTP Resolution Paper Size Ribbon End Point Load Config. Save Config. Power Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew

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

Active Host Auto Switching Centronics Serial IEEE 1284 USB

1 2 3

CONFIG.

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HOST

Page 77

NETWORK

Page 87

EMULATION

ADVANCED

PRINTER

Page 190

SETUP

CONTROL

INTERFACE

SETUP 1

Page 91

TearDist 2

-Up Config.

CONTROL

Platen @ BOF

-Up Config. Configs.

DIAGNOSTICS

Page 208

USER

Page 194

-up State

Sharing

If installed. Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printers only. If a Feature File has been downloaded.

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H-Series Firmware

Ethernet Address 1 Ethernet Params

QUICK

Page 69

PTX_SETUP Option Hex Dump Mode Power Downloaded Fonts PMD Fault Auto Locking Main File System SD File System Set Sharing Shuttle Timeout Slow Paper Slew Alarm Power Saver Time Pwr Save Control Cancel Key Rcv. Status Port Ret. Status Port Job Set/Typeface Print Hist. Log RBN Low Warn@ RBN Low Action RBN End Action Print Energy Disp. Intensity

LinePrinter+

KSSM

ZTP SETTINGS 5 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Tear Bar Dist. View Function Unidirectional Display Language Panel Display Accented Chars. Heavy Forms

Printer Tests Test Width Phase Value Paper Out Dots Syst em Memory Print Statisti cs Software Build Feature File Shuttle Type Auto Dump Printer Mgmt

OFFLINE

Active Host ZTP DataTime ZTP WaitTime ZTP 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 Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew

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

Active Host Auto Switching Centronics Serial IEEE 1284 USB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

CONFIG.

Page 76

HOST

Page 77

NETWORK

Page 87

PRINTER

Page 190

SETUP

TearDistance 5

-Up Config.

CONTROL

-Up Config.

INTERFACE

SETUP 1

EMULATION

Printer Protocol LQ 1600K OKI 4 KS 3

Page 91

ADVANCED

USER

Page 194

DIAGNOSTICS

Page 208

-up State

If installed. Available for Hanzi and Kanji LP+ Printers only. Available for Hangul LP+ Printers only. Available only when the OKI emulation is enabled (see page 66) Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printers only. Available for pedestal printers only. If a Feature File has been downloaded. Available for 1000 lpm printers only. Available for 6H and 8H printers only.

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OKI Menu

OFFLINE

Enable* Disable

Disable* Enable

LF = CR = LF* LF = LF

HS ANK 1* HD ANK 1 HS ANK 2 HD ANK 2

CR = CR* CR = CR + LF

EMULATION

Line Printer+

Printer

Protocol

Factory Default

OKI

Define CR

Code

Auto LF

Define LF

Code

Printer Select

Character

Set

Define CR Code

The Define CR Code 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. Does not insert an extra Line Feed after each Carriage Return.

• CR = CR + LF. Inserts an extra Line Feed after each Carriage Return.

Auto LF

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

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

• Disable. Discards any data past the forms width.

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Define LF Code

The Define LF Code option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Line Feed code (hex 0A) from the host computer. If this feature is enabled, each time the printer receives a Line Feed, it inserts an additional Carriage Return code (hex 0D) into the data stream. This feature can be used in most installations, but it is required if the host computer does not send Carriage Returns to the printer.

• LF = CR + LF. Adds an extra Carriage Return with each Line Feed.

• LF = LF. Does not add a Carriage Return with a Line Feed.

Printer Select

• Disable. Ignores the ASCII DC1 and DC3 control codes.

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

DC3 control code is received.

Character Set

This parameter selects a character set for the Epson

emulation when LQ1600K is selected and for OKI

emulation when OKI is selected.

20 CPI Condensed

Compressed print characters are narrower than the normal character set. This is helpful for applications for which you need to print the maximum amount of information on a page.

• Enable. Prints about 60 percent of the width of normal characters when compressed print is chosen by the host computer. For example, a 12 CPI Draft font will compress to 20 CPI.

• Disable. Does not compress print widths, even if condensed print is chosen by the host.

NOTE: This parameter is not available for Hanzi GB printers with OKI selected. Alt. Set 80-9F

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

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

NOTE: This parameter is not available for Hanzi GB printers with OKI selected. Currency Sign

• RMB Select. The ASCII code hex 24 is printed as a RMB “¥” character in DBCS mode. Default for GB.

• $ Select. The ASCII code hex 24 is printed as a dollar “$” character in DBCS mode.

NOTE: Available for H-Series GB firmware with LQ1600K selected only. AR3240

• Disable. AR3240 emulation does not take effect. Default.

• Enable. AR3240 takes effect, SUB (0x1A) is used as another SFCC. The listed commands will take

effect and turn the extending table character on.

NOTE: Available for H-Series GB firmware with LQ1600K selected only.

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P8000 Indian and Arabic Language Firmware

Ethernet Address 1 Ethernet Params

QUICK

Page 69

PTX_SETUP Optio n Hex Dump Mode Power Downloaded PMD Fault Auto Locking Main File System SD File System Set Sharing Shuttle Timeout Slow Paper Slew Alarm Power Saver Time Pwr Save Control Cancel Key Rcv. Status Port Ret. Status Port RBN Low Warn@ RBN Low Action RBN End Action Print Energy Disp.

LinePrinter+ ANALYZER

ZTP SETTINGS 2 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist. View Function Unidirectional Display Language Panel Display Accented Chars. Slick Paper

Printer Tests

OFFLINE

Active Host

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

Active Host Auto Switching Centronics Serial IEEE 1284 USB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

CONFIG.

Page 76

HOST

Page 77

NETWORK

Page 87

PRINTER

Page 190

SETUP

ZTP DataTime ZTP WaitTime 2 ZTP TearDist

CONTROL

Active Protocol Form Length Form Width Select CPI Select LPI P-Series SFCC Indian Option

Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power-Up Config. Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew

CONTROL

ADVANCED

-Up Config.

USER

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-up State

Intensity

Fonts

INTERFACE

DIAGNOSTICS

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Test Width Phase Value Paper Out Dots Syst em Memory Print Statisti cs Software Build Feature File

Shuttle Type Auto Dump Printer Mgmt

If installed. Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printers only. Available for pedestal printers only. If a Feature File has been downloaded. Available for 1000 lpm printers only. Available for Indian Firmware only. Available for Arabic Firmware only.

SETUP 1

EMULATION

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QUICK SETUP Menu

When the printer is in offline mode, QUICK SETUP is the first Main Menu option that appears on the control panel. The QUICK SETUP menu offers basic menu items required to configure your printer. This section describes the options within the QUICK SETUP menu.

NOTE: The options in your menu will vary depending on the firmware, host IO, emulations selected, and

other features available with your printer.

Active Host

The Active Host menu enables you to select and configure interfaces between the printer and your host computer. The Auto Switching option (factory default) allows all ports to be active at the same time.

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 5 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 500 to 5000 milliseconds in increments of 500 milliseconds. 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 valu e.

DBCS CPI (H-Series)

Defines the default values for horizontal character spacing in DBCS mode. For the Hanzi and Kanji LP+ printer, select from 5.0, 6.0, 6.7, 7.5, and Others CPI. For the Hangul LP+ printer, selected from 5.0, 6.0,

6.7, 7.5, 8.5, 10, and others CPI.

The factory default for the Hanzi LP+ printer is 6.7 cpi. The factory default for the Hangul LP+ printer is

6.0 cpi. The factory default for the Kanji LP+ printer is 7.5 cpi.

DBCS/ASCII Mode (H-Series)

This option specifies the operating mode of the Hanzi printer. If set to DBCS mode, the printer can print double-byte characters and a limited number of single-byte characters. Otherwise, the printer can only print single-byte characters.

Available for the Hanzi and Kanji LP+ printers only.

DBCS ASCII Style (H-Series)

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

If set to Oversize, the numeric characters will appear larger than other single-byte characters. For example, the appearance of character "8" will be changed to "

will print in OCRB style.

8". If set to OCRB, the numeric characters

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Graphics Spd-Up (H-Series)

This menu is used to increase (speed up) graphic printing speed by turning on Enhanced/Turbo mode.

• Normal (factory default). The printer prints at the given input graphics resolution.

• Enhanced. The printer provides first-level speed up, which means the speed is faster than Normal

mode.

• Turbo. The printer provides second-level speed up, which means the printer is faster than Enhanced mode.

• Match Typeface. The input 180 x 180 dpi graphics resolution will drop- dot to the resolution matching the typeface selected.

Typeface (H-Series)

Sets the typeface of the printer. This key requires confirmation with the ENTER key. The factory default for the Hanzi GB and Kanji SJIS LP+ is Near LQ. The factory default for the Hangul and Hanzi Big5 LP+ is LQ.

Active Emulation

The Active Emulation menu enables you to select a combination of emulations as described in Table 4 on page 56.

Active IGP Emulation

The Active IGP Emulation menu enables you to activate either the PGL or VGL emulation. This menu is only available with the P8000 Standard and TN firmware as described in Table 4 on page 56.

PGL SFCC

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

• 7E (factory default)

• 1 – FF

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.

• 5E (factory default)

• 1 – FF

Active Protocol

Select the LinePrinter+ protocol you wish to use. Refer to the LinePrinter Plus Programm er' s Refere nc e Manual for more information.

Form Length

Form length is the number of lines that ca n be printe d on a page. You can set the f orm 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.

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Select CPI

This parameter allows you to specify the characters per inch (cpi) values. The standard options are 10.0,

12.0, 13.3, 15.0, 17.1, and 20.0. The factory default is 10.0 CPI. Some special additions for certain

firmware types:

• 6.0 CPI is also available for the Indian Language firmware.

• 16.7 and 18 CPI are also available for the ASCII firmware.

Select LPI

This parameter allows you to specify the lines per inch (lpi) values.

• ASCII: The options are 6.0, 8.0, 9.0 and 10.3 LPI. The factory default is 6.0 LPI.

• Indian Language: All ASCII options are available with additional opti ons 3.0, 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0 LPI .

• H-Series: The options are 6.0 or 8.0 LPI. The factory default for the Hanzi and Hangul LP+ is 6.0.

The factory default for Kanji LP+ is 8.0.

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) (factory 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.

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.

• Top Margin. Defined in lines, starting from line zero at the top of the page and incrementing from the top down.

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

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.

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Vert Forms (LG)

• Bot Frm 66/6 (factory default). This option sets the bottom margin for the forms. You must specify the bottom margin in lines (at 6 lines per inch), ranging from 0 to 198 lines (33 inches). The default setting is 66. Press the right arrow to increase the value, left arrow to decrease the value, and ENTER to change units. Selecting a value for this option resets the top margin to 0, so the top margin must be redefined after this option is selected.

• Top Mrg 6/0 This option sets the top margin for the forms. You must specify the top margin in lines (at 6 lines per inch), ranging from 0 to 198 lines (33 inches). The default setting is 0. Press the right arrow to increase the value, left arrow to decrease the value, and ENTER to change units. The margins will automatically adjust so that the top and bottom margins do not cross each other.

Horiz Forms (LG)

• Left Mgr 0.00 (factory default). This sets the left margin for the forms. You must specify the left margin in 1/10 inch increments, from 0 to 13.1 inches. The default value is 0. Press the right arrow to increase the value, left arrow to decrease the value, and ENTER to change units. The margins will automatically adjust so that the left and right margins do not cross each other.

• Right Mrg 13.2. This sets the right margin for the forms. You must specify the right margin in 1/10 inch increments, from 0.1 to 13.2 inches. The default value is 13.2. Press NEXT to increase the value, PREV to decrease the value, and ENTER to change units. The margins will automatically adjust so that the left and right margins do not cross each other.

Page Length Rep (PCL-II)

• Inches/Page (factory default). Allows the user to set the page length in inches.

• Lines/Page. Allows the user to set the page length in number of lines.

Max Line Width (PCL-II)

Set the maximum line width at either 13.2 inches or the maximum width of the printer.

LPI Adjust (PCL-II)

Set the lines per inch value for the PCL-II emulation.

Resolution (OpenPrint)

This parameter defines the default print resolution. This selection is used when either the print resolution is not defined by the data stream or if the print resolution defined by the data stream is not supported.

The following resolutions are available on OpenPrint P8000 Standard:

• 120x144 DPI (factory default)

• 90 x 96 DPI

The following resolutions are available on OpenPrint P8000 HD:

• 180x180 DPI (factory default)

• 180x90 DPI

• 90x180 DPI

• 120x120 DPI

• 90x90 DPI

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Paper Size (OpenPrint)

This parameter allows selection of available paper sizes. Available options include:

• Custom. Sets a user-defined paper size.

• Width. Defines the paper width. The range is 1” to 15” in 0.1 inch increments. The default is

13.6 inches.

• Length. Defines the paper length. The default is 11 inches. Three length options are available:

Inches. Defines the length in inches. The range is 1” to 24” in 0.1 inch increments. 1/6 Inch Lines. Defines the length in 1/6 inch lines. The range is 6 to 144 lines. 1/8 Inch Lines. Defines the length in 1/8 inch lines. The range is 8 to 192 lines.

To set a custom length, use the appropriate menu that allows for selection of the exact paper length to avoid loss of top-of-form (i.e., if using a 12” paper, select either the “Inches” menu set to 12” or the “1/6 Inch Lines” menu set to 72. However, if using a 11 2/3 inch paper length, the “1/6 Inch Lines” menu must be used (set to 70) since that is exactly 11 2/3 inches. If the “Inches” menu is used, the closest values would be 11.6 or 11.7 inches which are not exact.

The printer will indicate which of the three length menus was used by showing that submenu first when entering the “Length” menu. The configuration printout will also show the length menu used.

• See Table 5 for paper size options and actual sizes.

Table 5 Paper Size Options and Actual Size

Paper Size Actual Size

US Fanfold 13.6 x 11 in Letter 8.5 x 11 in Legal 8.5 x 14 in Executive 7.3 x 10.5 in A3 11.7 x 16.5 in A4 8.3 x 11 2/3 in A5 5.8 x 8.3 in A6 4.1 x 5.8 in Fanfold 10x14in 10 x 14 in Tabloid 11x17in 11 x 17 in Fanfold 12x12in 12 x 12 in JIS B5 7.2 x 10.1 in US Folio 8.5 x 13 in No. 10 Envelope 4.1 x 9.5 in DL Envelope 4.3 x 8.7 in C5 Envelope 6.4 x 9 in C6 Envelope 4.5 x 6.4 in ISO B5 6.9 x 9.8 in

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Indian Option (Indian Language)

• Indian Formatter. The available options include Disable, Script Page, and Data Page.

• Disable (factory default). The Indian characters will print without composing.

• Script Page. Allows printing of Indian characters with composing for non-table format.

• Data Page. Allows Indian character printing with composing for table- formatted data. Data

Page does not support ESC sequence commands nor other single byte commands except for CR, LF, FF, BEL, DC1, and DC3.

• Tall ASCII Font. The available opt ions incl ude enabl e and dis ab le.

• Disable (factory default).

• Enable. When enabling the Tall ASCII Font setting, the ASCII characters will print as tall fonts.

This setting is available only for 10, 12, and 13.3 CPI for DP and NLQ sett ings. It is recommended to print the Tall ASCII font with 4 LPI setting or lower to avoid overlapping.

• Space Width Adj. The values range from 1 to 30. The default value is 12. This option allows spacing adjustment between the words in Indian character printing. This feature works only with Indian code pages and not with Standard code pages. The Space Width Adj value affects the character width of the space character (0x20) and the dash character (0x2D). The Space Width Adjust value is applicable to both script page and data page selections. Table 6 shows the space width adjustment value according to its typeface and CPI setting.

Table 6 Typeface, CPI, and Space Width Values on

Indian Language printers

Typeface CPI Space Width

6 20

10 12 12 10

Data Processing

Near Letter Quality

• Hindi Numeral. Allows you to specify whether to print numbers as Hindi numerals.

13.3 9 15 8

17.1 7 20 6

6 30 10 18 12 15

13.3 13 15 12

17.1 10

• Disable (factory default)

• Enable. When enabled, numbers will print as Hindi numerals.

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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%.

Load Config.

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

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 49 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.

Open Platen @ BOF

Some special forms have perforation areas that are too thick to pass through the print station. This parameter, when enabled, opens and closes the platen when the perforations move across the platen. When enabling this parameter, you must set the forms length to match the physical distance between perforations

Slow Paper Slew

• Disable (factory default). The paper will slew and stack paper at maximum speed.

• Enable. Causes the paper to stack at a slower rate. This ensures that certain forms will stack neatly.

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CONFIG. CONTROL Menu

All* Cfg 1

Factory* Cfg 1

(see Example 2 on page

CONFIG.

Factory* Cfg

Cfg 1* Cfg 2

Current Short* Current Full Factory Power All Cfg 1

*= Factory Default

Disable* Enable

Cfg 1* Cfg 2 All

Enable* Disable

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

CONTROL

(from page 58,

59, 60, 61, 62,

63, 64, 65)

Load Config.

1 – Cfg 8

Name

Configs

52)

Save Config.

- Cfg 8

Reset Cfg

Names

- Cfg 8

Print Config.

-Up

- Cfg 8

Auto Save

Delete

Config.

- Cfg 8

Power-Up

Config.

- Cfg 8

Protect

Configs.

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.

Delete Config.

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

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Power-Up Config.

(see page 81)

(see page 83) (see page 83)

HOST

Auto Switching Centronics Serial IEEE 1284 Ethernet USB Parallel

(see page 78) Centronics*

IEEE 1284

*= Factory Default

1 2 3

(see page 79)

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 (factory 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

This option allows you to rename any of the eight different configurations. 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., Delet e Conf ig., and Power-Up Config. menus. The name can only be cleared by using the Reset Cfg Names menu. See example 2 on page 52 on how to name configurations.

Reset Cfg Names

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

Auto Save

• Enable (factory 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.

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

HOST INTERFACE Menu

INTERFACE

(from page 58, 59, 60, 61, 62,

63, 64, 65)

Active

Host

USB

Auto

Switching

Parallel

Type

If installed. Used by LG firmware instead of Centronics and IEEE 1284. Default for Indian Language firmware.

Centronics

Serial IEEE 1284

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The Host Interface Menu enables you to select and configure one of many types of interfaces between

Auto Switching

Port Type

Trickle Time

Timeout

Report Status

*= Factory Default

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.

IMPORTANT When set to Auto Switching, the printer will load the power-up configuration and

the new interface parameters. Any settings made and not saved before selecting these interfaces will be lost.

Auto Switching Submenu

If installed.

(from page 77)

Parallel

Hotport

Centronics (see page 81 for options) IEEE 1284* (see page 79 for options) Disable

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

10 sec.* (10-60)

Disable* Enable

Serial

Hotport

USB

Hotport

Ethernet

Hotport

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, USB, 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.

Port Type

Select the parallel interface type connected to the printer. For example, if your printer is attached to one host with a Centronics connection, you would select Centronics under the Parallel Hotport menu.

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Trickle Time

IEEE 1284

Enable* Disable

*= Factory Default

Reset* Do Nothing

16* 1

Disable* Enable

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

Disable* Enable

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 or USB port, the data from the parallel or USB 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

• Disable (factory 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

NOTE: This option is only available under Ethernet Hotport.

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

• 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.

IEEE 1284 Parallel (Bidi rect io nal ) Sub menu

OpenPrint HD and H-Series products have an extended range

(from page 77)

Prime

Signal

TOF

Action

Buffer Size

-16

to 256 with a default of 64.

Not available on LG or PCL-2 products.

Auto

in K

Trickle

Time

Offline

Process

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

Prime Signal

• Enable (factory 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 (factory 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

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 and OpenPrint HD products have a range of 1 to 256 and a default of 64K. Auto Trickle

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.

Trickle Time

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.

Offline Process

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

• Enable. When set to enable, the printer continues to process (but not print) the current parallel job

while the printer is offline until the printer's buffer is full.

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Centronics (Parall el) Su bm enu

Centronics

Standard* Inverted

*= Factory Default

Leading* Trailing

Enable* Disable

Standard* Inverted

Enable* Disable

Reset* Do Nothing

16* (1

Disable* Enable

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

(from page 77)

Prime

Signal

PI Ignored Data Bit 8

TOF Action

Data

Polarity

Buffer Siae

In K

-16)

OpenPrint HD and H-Series products have an extended

range to 256 with a default of 64.

Resp.

Polarity

Auto

Trickle

Busy On

Strobe

Trickle

Time

Latch

Data On

Data Bit 8

• Enable (factory 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 (factory 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 (factory default). Does not expect the host c omputer to invert the data.

• Inverted. Expects the data received on the data lines from the host computer to be inverted. Ones

become zeros, and vice versa.

Resp. Polarity

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

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

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

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Busy On Strobe

• Enable (factory 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 (factory 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 (factory 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 Centronics parallel port buffer. You can specify between 1 and 16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments. The default is 16K.

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

Trickle Time

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Serial Submenu

Serial

8* 7

* = Factory Default

True* On Off On False

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

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

1* 2

None* Odd Even Mark Sense

On-Line and BNF* Off On False T

00 Hex* (00

16* 1

0 ms* (0

Disable* Enable

Disable Enable*

Disable* Enable

(from page 77)

Data

Protocol

Char

Request to

Send

-Line or BF

-Line

rue

Baud

Rate

Buffer Size

in K

-16

OpenPrint HD products have an extended range to

256. H-Series and OpenPrint HD products have an extended range to 256 with a default setting of 64.

Data Term

Ready

-Line and BNF

-Line or BF

-Line

Stop

Bits 1

Parity

Word

Length 8

Poll

Character

-FF Hex)

Poll

Response

-30 ms)

Idle

Response

One Char

Enquiry

Framing

Errors

Offline

Process

Data Protocol

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

• XON / XOFF (factory 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

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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.

The response characters are described in Table 7.

Table 7 Series1 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

• 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 8.

Table 8 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

• ENQ/ACK. Enquiry/Acknowledge. The host controls the flow of data by sending an ENQ (Enquiry, decimal 5, Control-E) approximately every 80 characters. When the printer is ready for more data, it replies with an ACK (Acknowledge, decimal 6, Control-F).

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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.)

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 interface 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 also want to increase the Buffer Size

in K parameter to improve performance.

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 (factory 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 (factory 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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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: 1. If you select a baud rate that is 19200 or greater, you may want to increase the Buffer Size in K

parameter to improve performance.

2. H-Series and OpenPrint HD products have a range of 1 to 256 and a default of 64K.

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 (factory 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 9 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.

Framing Errors

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

• Enable (factory 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.

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Offline Process

NETWORK

See section below.

See page 88.

Ethernet

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

hhhhhhhhhhhh

DHCP

BootP

• Disable (factory default). When set to disable, the printer does not process serial data while in offline mode.

• Enable. When set to enable, the printer continues to process without printing the current serial job while the printer is offline until the printer’s buffer is full.

NETWORK SETUP Menu

SETUP

(from page 58, 59, 60, 61, 62,

63, 64, 65)

Ethernet

Address

Ethernet Address

Address

(from page 87)

IP Address

Only if the Integrated Ethernet feature is installed.

Ethernet

Params

Subnet

Mask

Factory Default

Gateway

Address

MAC

Address

Assignment

Disable Enable*

Disable* Enable

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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IP Assignment

Ethernet

*= 1

If installed.

9100* 1025

5001* 1025

3 Minutes* 0

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

Standard* Enhanced Fast Standard Off

Disable* Enable

This menu provides two options to control IP Assignment: DHCP and BootP.

• DHCP. You can enable/disable the DHCP protocol using this option, but consult your administrator for the appropriate setting. Options include Disable and Enable (factory default).

• BootP. You can enable/disable the BootP protocol using this option, but consult your administrator for the appropriate setting. Options include Disable (factory default) and Enable.

Ethernet Params

Params

(from page 88)

ASCII

Data Port

- 65535

IPDS Data

Port

- 65535

Factory Default

Keep Alive

Timer

– 10 Minutes

Ethernet

Speed

Job Control

Offline

Process

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.

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 (factory default)

• 1025 - 65535

IPDS Data Port

This option allows you to set the port number for IPDS print jobs only if the IPDS option is installed.

• 5001 (factory default)

• 1025 - 65535

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 (factory default)

• 0 - 10 Minutes

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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. (factory 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 four options:

• Standard (factory 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.

• 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.

• Off. No job synchronization between the NIC and the printer.

• 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.

NOTE: It is recommended to set this option to Enhanced if the emulation is Postscript. Offline Process

• Disable (factory default). When set to disable, the printer does not network data while in offline mode.

• Enable. When set to enable, the printer continues to process without printing the current network job

while the printer is offline until the printer’s buffer is full.

ACTIVE IGP EMUL and ACTIVE EMULATIONS

The emulation types present in the printer are based on the firmware installed and the emulation options included. Both are configured from the Factory and do not require any action from the user.

IMPORTANT Be sure to know which type of firmware and options are purchased (see Table 4) to

understand the ACTIVE IGP EMUL, ACTIVE EMULATION, and EMULATION main menus. The H-Series and Indian Language printers only have the LinePrinter+ emulation.

This ACTIVE IGP EMUL and ACTIVE EMULATION 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).

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When changing from one emulation to the other, the printer will load the power-up

ACTIVE EMULATION settings with all Opti ona l Emulations installed.

configuration and the new emulation parameters. Any configuration settings performed before selecting these emulations that are not saved in NVRAM will be lost.

Table 10 Available Firmware Types and Options

Firmware Type

P8000 Standard

P8000 TN

P8000 PCL-II

P8000 LG

P8000 ANSI

ACTIVE

IGP EMUL

IGP/PGL* N/A

IGP/VGL N/A

ACTIVE

EMULATION

IPDS, IPG/PGL LinePrinter+ IPDS, IGP/VGL LinePrinter+

IGP/PGL* N/A IGP/PGL LinePrinter+

IGP/VGL N/A IGP/VGL LinePrinter+

PCL-II* PCL-II

N/A

IGP/PGL & LP+ IGP/PGL LinePrinter+ IGP/VGL & LP+ IGP/VGL LinePrinter+

LG* LG

N/A

IGP/PGL & LP+ IGP/PGL LinePrinter+ IGP/VGL & LP+ IGP/VGL LinePrinter+

44/48XX-ANSI* 44/48XX-ANSI

N/A

IGP/PGL & LP+ IGP/PGL LinePrinter+ IGP/VGL & LP+ IGP/VGL LinePrinter+ Postscript/PDF* Postscript/PDF

OpenPrint P8000

Standard

N/A

IGP/PGL & LP+ IGP/PGL LinePrinter+ IGP/VGL & LP+ IGP/VGL LinePrinter+

OpenPrint P8000 HD

H-Series

Indian Language

Arabic Language

N/A N/A Postscript/PDF N/A N/A LinePrinter+ N/A N/A LinePrinter+ N/A N/A

LinePrinter+ ANALYZER

NOTE: * = Default Selection

The Active IGP EMULATION menu is only available when the PGL/VGL option is installed.

The ACTIVE EMULATION menu shows the options “IGP/PGL & LP+” and “IGP/VGL & LP+”

when the PGL/VGL option is installed. Otherwise, “LinePrinter+” replaces the options.

The selections under the EMULATION menu is based on the ACTIVE IGP EMULATION or

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EMULATION Menu

EMULATION

63, 64, 65)

page 92

page 98

page 102

page 139

page 145

page 156

page 166

page 170

page 174

page 186

The EMULATION menu allows you to configure the emulation used with your printer. The Proprinter XL, Epson FX, P-Series, P-Series XQ, and Serial Matrix emulations are all part of ASCII LinePrinter+. The HSeries LinePrinter+ has a unique set of emulations such as LQ1600K, KS, and KSSM depending on the firmware type. You can configure options for the active emulation via the EMULATION menu. Emulation options are further described in their corresponding Programmer's Reference Manual.

The menus shown for the ASCII LinePrinter+, IGP/PGL, and IGP/VGL are specific to the Standard, ANSI, and TN firmware. These emulations may be structured differently for the PCL-II and LG Firmware. For PCL-II and LG Firmware, some of the character sets or options may not be available.

(from page 58, 59, 60, 61, 62,

3270

Params

IPDS

5250

Params

PCL-II

Factory Default

Optional Emulation

OpenPrint firmware only.

LinePrinter+

44/48XX-

Postscript/

ANSI

PDF

IGP/PGL

IGP/VGL

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3270 Params

3270

*= 1

(see page 93)

Compatibility

Secondary Sets* Primary Sets

Enable* Disable

Disable* Enable

Lead-in chars

Usr Defined HTRN

Alt. Set 80 Dual Case*

Mono Case

Left to Right*

Send To Host* Do Not Send

CR At MPP + 1 On* Off NL At MPP + 1 On* Off Position Aft FF On Off* Last Char = FF On* Off Null Suppression Off* On FF Validity Off* On Auto Skip At End Off* On FF After Job Off* On CR,EM, & Nl

Disable* Enable

13.2 inches* Printer Width

Params 1

(from page 58)

Char Set

Select

Change Case

Max. Print

Width

Translation

Tbl

Factory Default

This menu appears only if the TN3270 option is installed.

Active Char

Set

Prt Partial

Line

Early Print

Cmpl

PTX

Transparent

Set 1 <%>* Set 2 ¬¬$ Set 3 _%_ User Defined

Start Code 1* Start Code 2 Stop Code

-9F Printable* Control Code

Set Text

Orientn

Right to Left

Intervention

Req

Host

Override

Format Control

On* Off

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3270

0037 English US* 0037 Eng Nether 0285 English UK 0273 Austr/Germ 0274 Belg. Old 0275 Brazilian 0260 Canad Fren 0277 Danish 0287 Danish Alt 0278 Finnish 0288 Finn. Alt 0297 0500 Internat 5 0280 Italian 0281 Japan. Eng 0282 Portuguese 0284 Span Speak 0289 Span. Alt 0500 Swiss Bil 0500 Belg. New 0803 Hebrew Old 0424 Hebrew 0892 ORC A 0893 ORC B 0420 Arabic 0880 Cyril. Old 0423 Greek Old 0875 Gr New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0 0870 Latin 2 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugos. Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic 0905 Turk. Old 0256 Intern. 1 0924 Euro Lat 1140 Euro Eng. 1141 Euro Aust. 1142 Euro Dan. 1143 Euro Finn. 1144 Euro Ital. 1145 Euro Span. 1146 Euro UK 1147 Euro 1148 Euro Swiss 1149 Euro Ice.

English US* English UK Austrian/German German (Alt.) Belgian Brazilian Canadian French Danish/Norweg. Danish (Alt) Finnish/Swedish Finnish (Alt) French International Italian Japanese Eng. Japanese Katak. Portuguese Portug. (Alt) Spanish Spanish (Alt) Spanish Speak. Swiss Fren/Ger Old Hebrew Hebrew Farsi/Latin Greek Old Greek New Arabic Turkish Turkish Old Latin 2/ROECE Yugoslavian

Params

Char Set Select

(from page 92)

Primary Sets

French

290 Japan Katak

-9

Fren.

Secondary Sets

Factory Default

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Translation Tbl

Prints out a table of the Coax interface’s current character set. This operation is valid only when the TN3270 interface is the current interface.

Active Char Set

Specifies which character language set will be the active set.

• Secondary Sets (factory def ault)

• Primary Sets

Prt Partial Line

• Enable (factory default). When this option is enabled, it forces the printer to print if a partial line is in the printer (i.e. line not ending with a LF).

• Disable. When disabled, the last parti al l ine of data wi ll not be printe d.

Early Print Cmpl

Early Print Complete allows the printer to send Print Complete status to the host before the printer is actually done printing all data. Early Print Complete is only available if the IPDS feature is installed.

• Disable (factory default). Means the printer will suppress the Early Print Complete response until all printing is complete.

• Enable. Means the printer will send an acknowledgement to the host when it is able to accept more data.

NOTE: When an Early Print Complete is enabled and an error occurs, the data in the printer will remain

in the buffer (regardless of the setting of the Cancel Buffer option). It is recommended that local procedures be followed to recover from the error.

Do not select Early Print Complete while a print job is in progress. If this is done you will need to restart the printer.

PTX Transparent Lead-in Chars

You can enable additional printer features which are not accessible through standard TN3270 emulations. To access these features, send text commands in the data stream. The commands must have a start and end code. Four sets are available:

• Set 1. start code: <% (factory default) stop code: >

• Set 2. start code:¬¬

stop code: $

• Set 3. start code: _%

stop code: _

• User Defined.

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Usr Defined HTRN

This option is used to set user defined lead-in characters. The range is ASCII character. This option allows users to define their own lead-in characters for the Printronix Specific commands. Select a hex value for the following codes for the User Defined option:

• Start Code 1 5F (factory default)

• Start Code 2 5F

• Stop Code 5B

Alt. Set 80-9F

• Printable (factory default). Prints data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F.

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

Change Case

Specifies the font as Mono or Dual case. This option is available only in non- SCS mode. The host will be notified of the change when the printer is placed online. Mono Case prints the same as Dual Case if the character set is one of the following “right to left” sets: Katak., Hebrew, Old Hebrew, and Farsi.

SCS (System Network Architecture Character String) mode is controlled by the host computer.

• Dual Case (factory default)

• Mono Case

Set Text Orientn

Specifies the direction in which characters are printed on the page. This allows the printer to print languages which are printed right to left instead of left to right.

• Left to Right (factory default).

• Right to Left. When a right to left language is selected, the host will be notified of print direction

changes when the printer is put online.

Intervention Req

Select from the following:

• Send To Host (factory default). The printer sends a signal to the host computer when any of the following occur:

• Printer faults occur.

• Hold mode time–out occurs.

• Not Send To Host

If not selected, the printer will only send the signal on printer faults that cause data loss (paper jam, ribbon stall, online platen open, etc.).

Compatibility Op

The Compatibility Options allow you to select special printer functions in the non-SCS mode based on the capabilities of the printer emulated.

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CR At MPP+1

MPP is Maximum Print Position, which is also known as line length. This option controls a carriage return at the end of a print line and at MPP+1.

• On (factory default). Produces a carriage return to the first print position of the next line.

• Off. Produces a carriage return to the first print position of the current line.

NL At MPP+1

Controls how many lines are skipped when the carriage returns to a new line.

• On (factory default). Moves to the first print position two lines down from the current position.

• Off. Moves to the first print position of the next print line.

Position Aft FF (4234 only)

Allows you to select the location of the print position after a form feed command is sent.

• On. Sets the printer to print at print position 1 of the first print line on the next form.

• Off (factory default). Sets the printer to print at print position 2 of the first print line on the next form.

Last Char = FF

Determines the print line position when a form feed command is the last code encountered in the print buffer.

• On (factory default). Moves to the first print position on the second line of the next form.

• Off. Moves to the first print position on the first line of the next form.

NOTE: This option is ignored if Auto Skip At End is on. If configured as a 3287, and a form feed occurs in the middle of a print buffer, the printer defaults to the

first print position on the second line of the next form regardless of the setting of this option.

Null Suppression

• Off (factory default). Ignores nulls. The print position does not move.

• On. Treats nulls as blank spaces.

FF Validity

Determines if the position of a form feed command affects its execution.

• Off (factory default). Performs a form feed only if it occurs at the first print position in a line or at Maximum Print Position +1. A form feed command at any other position is recognized as a space.

• On. Allows the printer to perform a form feed command anywhere in the data stream.

Auto Skip At End

Specifies whether or not to perform an automatic form feed at the end of a print buffer. If form feed is the last character in the print order, the form feed function is supplied by the Auto Skip At End option.

• Off (factory default). Sets the printer to print at print position 1 of the next line.

• On. Sets the printer to print at print position 1 of the first line of the next form.

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FF After Job

Determines the print position after an operator-initiated local copy (print screen function).

• Off (factory default). Performs an automatic new line command after completing a print buffer (unless a new line, form feed, or carriage return command was the last one executed). The printer is set to print at print position 1 of the next line.

• On. Performs an automatic form feed command unless a form feed was the last one executed. The printer is set to print at print position 1 of the first line on the next form.

CR, EM, and NL (3287 only)

CR (Carriage Return), EM (Error Message), and NL (New Line) specify that the printer treat the CR, EM, and NL control codes either as spaces or as control codes.

• On (factory default). Treats the CR, EM, and NL commands as control codes.

• Off. Treats the CR, EM, and NL commands as spaces.

Host Override

Determines whether the printer accepts certain commands sent by the host, or continues to use the current operator panel settings.

• Disable (factory default). Allows these host commands to override operator panel settings: line length, forms length, lines per inch (LPI), characters per inch (CPI), print quality, and text orientation. Note the information appearing on the message display may not match the data stream setting. No values will change upon initial selection of the disable option.

• Enable. The operator panel settings override the host commands.

Format Control

Enables the printer to reflect the same spacing as CTPC model printers after absolute and relative move commands are executed.

• Disable (factory default). Reflects distance, generated by the VGL feature, PGL feature, and Hex Transparent control code sequence, in the new position (after horizontal and vertical tabs are executed).

• Enable.

Max. Print Width

Set the maximum print width the printer will print when using a C/T host interface. Set for 13.2 inches when printing files larger than the width of the printer. All data exceeding the width of the maximum Printer Width will be truncated.

• 13.2 inches (factory default)

• Printer Width (the maximum width of the printer)

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5250 Params

5250

*= 1

(see page 99)

Secondary Sets* Primary Sets

Enable* Disable

Lead-in Chars

Usr Defined HTRN

Alt. Set 80 60*

Left to Right* Right to Left

13.2 inches* Printer Width

Disable* Enable

Enable* Disable

Params

(from page 58)

Factory Default

This menu appears only if the TN5250 option is installed.

Char Set

Select

Graphic

Chek Cod

Translation

Tbl

Set Text

Orientn

-FE

Active Char

Set

Prt Partial

Line

PTX

Transparent

Set 1 <%>*

Graphic

Chek Err

Set 2 ¬¬$ Set 3 _% _ User Defined

Start Code 1* Start Code 2 Stop Code

-9F Printable* Control Code

Host

Override

Format

Control

Max. Print

Width

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5250

0037 English US* 0037 Eng Nether 0500 Swiss Bil 0500 Belg. New 0273 Austr/Germ 0274 Belg. Old 0275 Brazilian 0260 Canad Fren 0277 Danish 0278 Finnish 0297 French 0280 Ital 0281 Japan. Eng 0282 Portuguese 0284 Span Speak 0285 English UK 0892 ORC A 0893 ORC B 0424 Hebrew 0803 Hebrew Old 0420 Arabic 0880 Cyril. Old 0423 Greek Old 0875 Gr New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japan Kata 0870 Latin 2 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugos. 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic 0256 Intern. 1 1112 Balt Mult 0924 Euro Lat 1122 Estonian 1140 Euro Eng. 1141 Euro Aust. 1142 Euro Dan. 1143 Euro Finn. 1144 Euro Ital. 1145 Euro Span. 1146 Euro UK 1147 Euro Fren. 1148 Euro Swiss 1149 Euro Ice. 0500

English US* Austrian/German Belgian Brazilian Canadian French Danish/Norweg. Finnish/Swedish French Italian Japanese Eng. Japanese Katak. Portuguese Spanish Spanish Speak. English UK Old Hebrew Hebrew Farsi/Latin Greek Old Greek New Arabic Turkish Latin 2/ROECE Yugoslavian Multinational

Params

Factory Default

Char Set Select

(from page 98)

Primary Sets

ian

Secondary Sets

Old

-9

Internat 5

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Translation Tbl

Prints out a table of the TN5250 interface’s current character set. This operation is valid only when the TN5250 interface is the current interface.

Active Char Set

Selects which group of character sets (Primary or Secondary) will be active.

• Secondary Set (factory default)

• Primary Set

Prt Partial Line

• Enable (factory default). When this option is enabled, it forces the printer to print if a partial line is in the printer (i.e. line not ending with a LF).

• Disable. When disabled, the last parti al l ine of data wi ll not be printe d.

PTX Transparent Lead-in Chars

You can enable additional printer features which are not accessible through standard TN5250 emulations. To access these features, send text commands in the data stream. The commands must have a start and end code. Four sets are available:

• Set 1. start code: <% (factory default)

stop code: >

• Set 2. start code:¬¬

stop code: $

• Set 3. start code: _%

stop code: _

• User Defined.

Usr Defined HTRN

• Start Code 1 5F (factory default)

• Start Code 2 5F

• Stop Code 5B

Alt. Set 80-9F

• Printable (factory default). Prints data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F.

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

Graphic Chek Err

Allows overriding of the host setting for the SGEA (Set Graphic Error Action) command.

• Enable (factory default). The host setting for the SGEA used by the printer. If the SGEA command is requested to stop on graphic errors, the printer will stop when a graphic error is detected.

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