PSI Matrix PP 408, PP 407 User Manual

User's Manual

High Speed Fanfold Printer

High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter

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August 2014

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Great care has been taken to ensure that the information in this handbook is accurate and complete. However, should any errors or omissions be discovered or should any user wish to make suggestions for improving this handbook, please feel encouraged to send us the relevant details.

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Safety Regulations

The printers PP 407 (High Speed Fanfold Printer) and the PP 408 (High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter) fulfils the safety regulations according to EN 60950-1, UL 60950-1 and CAN/CSA 22.2/No. 60950-1 for Information Technology Equipment.

The mains cable must be connected to a ground protected wall-socket. The indicated voltage of the printer needs to agree with the local voltage.

The power plug must be easily accessible at any time so that it can be disconnected immediately in case of danger or for maintenance purposes..

Comme le câble de secteur sert de dipositif d'arrêt-urgence, sa connexion à l'imprimante doit être tout le temps accessible.

Before installing the printer, check the surrounding conditions in which the printer will be placed (see next page, Operating Environment and chapter 1).

During a thunderstorm you should never attempt to connect or disconnect any data transfer cables.

The power supply should only be opened and checked by authorized personnel. Repairs and maintenance beyond the descriptions of chapter 3 Maintenance may only be attempted by authorized personnel as well. Repairs done inappropriately may cause damage and severe danger for the user.

There are warning symbols to draw the user's attention to possible injuries:

This symbol is visible when the top cover has been opened. It indicates that the print head is extremely hot after long periods of printing.

This symbol is located on the cover of the cutting device. It cautions against touching the blade.

Safety Regulations

Electromagnetic Compatibility

We certify that the equipment at issue,

S Printer PP 407 (High Speed Fanfold Printer) and S Printer PP 408 (High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter)

corresponds to the law regulations ruling electromagnetic compatibility of appliances (2004/108/EC) and, therefore, fulfils the requirements for conformity marking with the CE-sign.

To assure the compliance with the limiting values in according to the test standards for interference (EN 55022, class B) and noise immunity (EN 55024), shielded interface cables must be used.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, it can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

S Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. S Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. S Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from the circuit to

which the receiver is connected.

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

Shielded interface cables should be used with this unit to ensure compliance with Class B limits.

Changes and modifications not explicitly allowed by the equipment's manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Changes et modifications pas expressément approuvés par le producteur peuvent dévaluer l'autorité d'opérer l'équipement.

III

Safety Regulations

Operating Environment Avoid installing the printer where it is exposed to moisture or heat (eg. direct sun light).

S Temperature: + 10°C to + 35°C (+50°F to +95°F) S Humidity: 20% to 80%

Slots and openings in the printer's housing are provided for ventilation. Always ensure that these openings are not obstructed.

Also ensure that the cables at the rear of the printer do not interfere with the output paper path.

Table of Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XI

About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XI

Conventions used in this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII

Getting Started ......................................................................................... 1-1

1.1 Unpacking the High Speed Fanfold Printer ........................................... 1-1

1.1.1 A First Look to the High Speed Fanfold Printer ............................... 1-2

1.2 Unpacking the High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter ......................... 1-3

1.2.1 A First Look at the High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter ............. 1-4

1.2.2 Mounting the Cutting Device ........................................................... 1-5

1.3 Site Consideration ................................................................................ 1-6

1.4 Transport Lock ...................................................................................... 1-7

S Repacking Information

1.5 Installing the Personality Module .......................................................... 1-8

1.6 The Power Supply ................................................................................ 1-9

S Main Voltage

1.7 Power ON/OFF Switch ....................................................................... 1-10

1.8 Installing the Ribbon Cassette ............................................................ 1-11

1.8.1 Replacing the Ribbon Cassette ..................................................... 1-14

1.9 Inserting Fanfold Paper ....................................................................... 1-15

......................................................................................... 1-9

S Handling of the Tractor Cassettes

1.10 Selection of Operator Panel Language ............................................... 1-17

1.11 Paper Source Selection ...................................................................... 1-18

1.12 Test Prints .......................................................................................... 1-19

S PRINT TEST 1 S PRINT TEST 2

.................................................................................... 1-19

.................................................................................... 1-20

S To start a print test

1.13 Connection to a Computer .................................................................. 1-22

S Parallel, Serial, or USB Interface

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

...................................................... 1-15

.............................................................................. 1-21

........................................................ 1-22

Safety Regulations

1.14 Emulation Selection ............................................................................ 1-23

Printer Operation ....................................................................................... 2-1

2.1 Control Panel ................................................................ .......................... 2-1

2.2 Function Keys......................................................................................... 2-2

2.2.1 Short Description of Keys .................................................................. 2-2

S in the printer operation state READY or BUSY ............................ 2-2

S in the printer operation state LOCAL ........................................... 2-2

2.2.2 Detail Description of Keys in the printer operation

state READY or BUSY ...................................................................... 2-3

S Quick Settings .............................................................................. 2-3

S Top Row Keys.............................................................................. 2-4

S Lower Row Keys .......................................................................... 2-4

2.2.3 Meaning of the Keys in the LOCAL Mode ......................................... 2-7

S Lower Row Keys .......................................................................... 2-7

2.3 Menu Mode ............................................................................................ 2-8

2.3.1 To Activate the Menu ........................................................................ 2-9

2.3.2 To Confirm Selection ...................................................................... 2-10

2.3.3 How to Save Settings ..................................................................... 2-11

2.3.4 Quick Settings ................................................................................ 2-12

Maintenance ............................................................................................... 3-1

S Preferred Materials ................................................................................. 3-1

3.1 Cleaning ................................................................................................. 3-1

3.2 Cleaning Procedure ................................................................................ 3-3

3.3 User Replaceable Parts .......................................................................... 3-4

3.3.1 Replacement of the Print Head ......................................................... 3-4

S Print Head Removal .......................................................................... 3-4

S Print Head Installation ....................................................................... 3-5

3.3.2 Replacement of the Platen ................................................................ 3-6

S Remove the Platen ............................................................................ 3-6

S Install the Platen ................................................................................ 3-7

Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics .......................................................... 4-1

S How to Use this Section

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

4.1 Power-related Problems ........................................................................ 4-2

4.2 Error Messages ..................................................................................... 4-2

4.2.1 Errors during Selftest ........................................................................ 4-2

4.2.2 Errors during Printing ....................................................................... 4-4

4.2.3 Technical Errors ............................................................................... 4-6

4.3 No Printout ............................................................................................ 4-7

4.4 Operation-related Problems ................................................................... 4-8

4.5 Print-related Problems ........................................................................... 4-9

4.6 Paper Jam ........................................................................................... 4-11

4.7 Ribbon or Carriage-related Problems .................................................. 4-13

4.8 Print Test ............................................................................................. 4-13

4.9 Diagrams of Errors .............................................................................. 4-14

4.9.1 Paper Jam TRF .............................................................................. 4-14

4.9.2 No Printout / No Printing ................................................................. 4-15

4.9.3 Print Faint or of Poor Quality .......................................................... 4-16

Technical Data .......................................................................................... 5-1

S Label Processing

................................................................................... 5-9

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A. Configuring the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.1 What is Configuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.2 Standard Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

A.2.1

for the High Speed Fanfold Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

A.2.2

for the High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

A.3

Explanation of the Printout on the previous page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

A.4

Explanation of Individual Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Main Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

S MACRO SELECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

S CHANGE MACRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

S INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

S SAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

S PRINT OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

Main Function CHANGE MACRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

S FONT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

S PRINT QUALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

S GRAPHICS QUALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

S SUB/SUPER FONT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

S PITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

S LINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

S PAPER LENGTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

S VERT.POS.ADJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

S LEFT MARGIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

S RIGHT MARGIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

S TOP MARGIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

S BOTTOM MARGIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

S PERFORATION SKIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

S PAPER SOURCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

S PAPER EXIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

S STACK.CAPACITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

S BATCH CAPACITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

S EMULATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14

S CHARACTER SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14

S LINE MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14

S $$ COMMANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

S TEAR-OFF / CUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

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Main Function INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17

Sub-Function INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17

S BUFFER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17

S WORD LENTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17

S I/F TYPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17

S BAUD RATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

S PARITY BIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

S PROTOCOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

Sub-Function ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19

S AGC POSITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19

S PLATEN GAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20

S AGC ADJUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20

S PAPER-IN ADJUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20

S CUT. V-POS LO. / CUT. V-POS UP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21

S UNI-DIRECT. CMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21

S TRACTOR FORM FEED MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21

Special Menu Items under INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22

S LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22

S RESTORE SET UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22

S RECALL FACTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22

S MENU ACCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22

S SELF TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23

S HEX DUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23

S FIRMWARE VER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23

Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menu-1

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Appendix B System Interface Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

1. Serial Interface RS 232 C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

2. Parallel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

3. Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

4. USB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Appendix C Character Set Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Appendix D IBM ProPrinter 4207, 4208 XL 24 Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . D-1

Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 / ESC/P2 Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1 Appendix

F Barcode Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1

Appendix G Print Samples of Resident Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1

Preface

About this Manual

This manual is covering the two printers

– High Speed Fanfold Printer

– High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter

The operation and functionality are nearly the same. In most illustrations, the High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter is used. In case there are differences in the handling you will find the note:

S High Speed Fanfold Printer

S High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter

The Interface (Personality Module (PM)) is an integral part of the printer, and the type of PM used, determines the functionality of the printer especially regarding the user and system interface.

The manual is divided into the following chapters:

Getting Started

This chapter covers the unpacking and setting-up of the printer and the installation of the PM (Personality Module) and ribbon cassettes. By the end of this chapter the printer should be fully functional and tested in its primary form. It is not yet connected to the host computer system and no options are mounted.

Operating the Printer

This chapter discusses in detail the operation of the operator panel, all menu functions, and the general operation of the menu.

Preface

Maintenance

Shows how to clean the printer and how to replace the platen and the print head.

Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics

Suggests how to identify and correct simple problems.

Technical Data

All technical details or data about the printer can be found here.

Appendix

A. Configuring the Printer

This chapter explains how to configure the printer so that it can communicate with the corresponding system environment. Then this chapter thoroughly describes the printer's operating controls. In the last part you will find explanations of individual menu items. At the end of this chapter you will find the Menu tree.

B. Interface Description

This chapter gives hints about possibilities to connect the printer to the various computer systems and explains particularities depending on the version of the operating system. Additionally, cable connection is illustrated.

C. Character Set Table

All printer supported character sets are listed in this chapter.

D. Control Codes

Quick reference for IBM ProPrinter and IBM ProPrinter AGM (4207, 4208 XL

24) Emulation.

E. Control Codes

Quick reference for EPSOM LQ 2550 / ESC/P2 Emulation.

F. Control Codes

Quick reference for Bar code programming.

G. Print Samples of Resident Fonts

AGC

Automatic Gap Control

Eastern European

LCD

Liquid Crystal Display

LED

Light Emitting Diode

Letter Quality

MACRO

User defined group (1 bis 4) of stored parameter

NLQ

Near Letter Quality

Interface (Personality Module)

Conventions Used in this Guide The following conventions are used:

Bold Headlines and important information.

Note: Contains special advice to facilitate handling.

Caution: Contains important information to prevent damage

of the equipment.

[ENTER] Key functions are always depicted in brackets or

you will find the symbol of the key e.g .

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Preface

1-1

24-Needle Printer (1)

–

Ribbon Cassette (2)

Power Cord (3)

–

Quick Reference Guide (4)

Personality Module (PM) (5)

–

CD-ROM (6)

1. Getting Started

1.1 Unpacking the High Speed Fanfold Printer

Check each item against the check list detailed below. Contact your reseller immediately if any item is missing or damaged.

The printer package should contain the following parts:

An interface module (5), also called “Personality Module” or briefly “PM”, is in a separate packing.

Note: Do not connect to the mains until the main's voltage setting has been

checked (see 1.6 The Power Supply), the transport lock has been removed (see paragraph 1.4 Transport Lock), and the PM is installed (see 1.5 Installing the Personality Module). The printer drivers for Windows ® are available on the enclosed CD-ROM.

Getting Started

1.1.1 A First Look at the High Speed Fanfold Printer Before installing the printer, spend some time familiarizing yourself with the printer.

S Top Cover (1) – Power Cord Socket (6) S Ribbon Cassette (2) – Control Panel (7) S Printer (3) – PM serial, parallel, USB (8) S Tractor Cassettes (4) – Tear Off Edge (9) S Power Switch (5) – Cable Clip (10)

1-2

Getting Started

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1.2 Unpacking the High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter

Check each item against the check list detailed below. Contact your reseller immediately if any item is missing or damaged.

The printer package should contain the following parts:

S 24-Needle Printer (1) – Ribbon Cassette (2) S Top Cover (2) (separate packing - see Packing Note)

S Cutting Device (3) (separate packing - see Packing Note)

S Power Cord (4) – Ribbon Cassette (5) S CD-ROM (6) – Personality Module (PM) (7) S Quick Reference Guide (8)

An interface module (5), also called “Personality Module” or briefly “PM”, is in a separate packing.

Note: Do not connect to the mains until the main's voltage setting has been

checked (see 1.6 The Power Supply), the transport lock has been removed (see paragraph 1.4 Transport Lock), and the PM is installed (see

1.5 Installing the Personality Module). The printer drivers for Windows ® are available on the enclosed CD-ROM.

Getting Started

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1.2.1 A First Look at the High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter

Before installing the printer, spend some time familiarizing yourself with the printer.

S Top Cover (1) – Control Panel (7) S Cutting Device (2) – PM serial, parallel, USB (8) S Printer (3) – Paper output / Tear Off Edge (9) S Ribbon Cassette (4) – Cable Clip (10) S Tractor Cassettes (5) – Power Cord Socket (11) S Power Switch (6) – Cutter Connector (12)

Getting Started

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1.2.2 Mounting the Cutting Device (only for High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter)

S Insert the pins (3) of the Cutting Device (2) into the mounting plate (4).

S Swivel the Cutting Device (2) to the Printer (1) and push the support plates (5)

onto the pins (6).

S Press the Cutting Device (2) toward to the printer so, that the retainers (7) lock

visible and with an audible click.

S Push in the plug (8) into the socket (9) and hand tighten the two lock

screws (10).

S Insert the top cover.

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1.3 Site Considerations

Environment Conditions

S Install the printer in an area away from any heat source, air conditioner or

strong draught.

S Avoid installing the printer in a dusty or humid environment.

Work Location

S Place the printer on the stand or a flat, solid level area such as a desk.

S Slots and openings in the printer's housing are provided for ventilation; always

ensure that these openings are not obstructed.

S Always place the printer with its front edge slightly off the edge of the table

when processing fanfold paper.

S Also ensure that the cables at the rear of the printer do not interfere with the

output paper path.

Power Requirements

S No special wiring is required. A typical office wall outlet is sufficient.

S Do not plug in other equipment besides the printer such as coffee machines,

copy machines or air conditioners into the same wall outlet.

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1.4 Transport Lock

In delivery condition a red shipping tab is visible under the top cover (1), which is attached with the transport locking clip (2). Lift up the top cover (1) and remove the transport locking clip (2) from the print head drive belt.

Repacking Information Save all packing material and boxes for future transportation of the printer.

To ensure maximum protection when transporting the printer, please pay attention to the following:

S Push the output stacker into the top cover and pack it separately. S Remove the power cord. S Remove the ribbon cassette. S Reposition the transport locking clip. S Dismantle the Cutter Unit and pack it separately. S Pack the complete printer in its original packing box and ship it.

Pay attention to the 'Packing Note'!

Getting Started

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1.5 Installing the Personality Module

The printer functions only in combination with an installed interface module, called a Personality Module (PM).

The illustration below shows the standard PM with a serial, parallel, and USB interface.

Note: ) To avoid damage due to electrostatic discharge, do not touch the pins or

components of the PM.

) Never attempt to install or remove a PM while the printer is switched ON.

The Printer must be powered off!

Remove the PM (1) from its packing material.

Insert the Personality Module (1) with the component side upwards until the connector fully engages. Hand tighten the two lock screws (2).

Getting Started

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1.6 The Power Supply

Mains Voltage

In general, the main's voltage selection is determined at factory sites.

Make sure that the specified voltage on the label (1) corresponds to your main's voltage:

S The 230 V setting applies to the range of 180 to 264 V alternating current.

Note: Since an incorrect voltage selection can seriously damage the printer,

please pay special attention to the following.

Connect the printer to the mains using the power cord (2). First connect the cable to the power cord socket and then to the mains. Fasten the Power cord depending upon position of the mains, into the clip (3) or (4).

Note: As the power cord serves as a safety cut off, its connection to the printer

must be accessible any time.

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1.7 Power ON/OFF Switch

The power ON/OFF switch (1) turns the printer's power supply ON or OFF.

After switched ON the printer an internal self-test which checks the electronics, the print head carriage movement and the interface will be performed. At first the yellow LED on the Operator Panel is lighting up and the display

shows TEST.....0.1 (bootstrap). In the next step the yellow LED will be dark, the

green LED lights up and the display shows TEST....FW..0101234 (version of the

firmware).

If the message INSTALL RIBBON is shown, follow the steps in paragraph 1.8 Installing the Ribbon Cassette.

After inserting the ribbon press to continue. When the internal test has been completed successfully the display shows READY 1 ELQ or BUSY 1 ELQ in case data has already been transmitted.

Note: If the display shows anything different please refer to chapter

4 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics.

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1.8 Installing the Ribbon Cassette

It is recommended to use only original ribbon puts out by our company. Using other ribbons will void your warranty.

Caution: Never manually move the print head fully to the right-hand stop (you

could change the way of the paper output).

Note: If the printer is busy (message BUSY 1 ELQ) always press before

opening the top cover.

Switch the printer ON at the power switch; Power LED is lit and waits for the message READY 1 ELQ or INSTALL RIBBON.

If the printer is busy (message BUSY 1 ELQ) press .

Lift the top cover to gain access to the ribbon cassette mountings. The print head will move to the correct position, aligned with the cut out in the paper guide plate to facilitate the installation of the ribbon cassette.

Remove any excess slack by turning the green knob (6) on the ribbon cassette clockwise. Move the ribbon feed guide (7) to the position indicated on the plastic housing of the cassette.

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Position the ribbon feed guide (7) between the print head (4) and the green plastic plate (8).

Continuation next page.

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Fit the upper mounting pins (9) into the green mounting brackets (10) and gently move the cassette toward you until you hear a click on both sides. Swing the ribbon underneath the print head (4) until the lower mounting pins (11) also engage with a click on both sides. The audible clicks indicate that the mounting pins have engaged properly.

Note: At each end of the ribbon cassette there are two pins (9) and (11) which

keep the cassette in position when mounted. When installed correctly the ribbon cassette is not parallel to the printer's housing (12).

Move the print head (4) back and forth to settle the ribbon in the correct position.

If necessary remove excess ribbon slack by turning the green knob (6) clockwise.

Close the top cover (3) and press .

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1.8.1 Replacing the Ribbon Cassette

Caution: The print head may be very hot immediately after printing!

Close the top cover and power on the Printer. After the display shows READY 1 ELQ, open the top cover. The print head (4) will move to the correct position, aligned with the cut-out in the paper guide plate (5) to facilitate the installation of the ribbon cassette.

Now swivel the lower part of the ribbon cassette to the rear. In this way the mounting pins (11) loosen from the lower position.

Then press the upper part of the ribbon cassette also to the rear. The upper mounting pins (9) get free and the ribbon cassette can be taken out.

To install a new ribbon cassette please see 1.8 Installing the Ribbon Cassette.

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1.9 Inserting Fanfold Paper

The printer has two tractor cassettes (1) for fanfold paper. They are named TRACTOR LOWER and TRACTOR UPPER. The standard setting of the paper source is the TRACTOR LOWER cassette.

Ensure that the printer is placed in the depression on the top of the stand (option). If the printer is used without a stand, align the printer with the front edge of the table. The cables at the back of the printer should be tucked into the cable clips in order not to block the paper path (see section 1.6 The Power Supply).

Handling of the Tractor Cassettes Simply slide the tractor cassettes forward into the respective guides until you hear a click (see illustration). Remove the tractor cassettes by lifting and pulling them toward you. Take out the TRACTOR UPPER before inserting paper into the TRACTOR LOWER. If more than two different fanfold papers are to be processed, it is useful to work with additional tractor cassettes. They can be loaded with paper in advance and just need to be plugged into the printer as required.

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Insert the paper as shown in the illustration; the top edge of the paper must be equal with the top of the tractors or maximum up to two transport holes above the tractors. The left perforation should be aligned with the centre mark (1) on the plastic plate (6). Paper without vertical perforation should be aligned in such a way that the left holes are positioned to the left of the centre mark (1) on the plastic plate (6).

Inserting paper for the first time or changing to another paper width:

Push the green tractor lock levers (2) to the rear to release both tractors (3).

Roughly adjust both tractors (3) to the paper width, and space out the paper supports (4) evenly.

Open the tractor covers (5) and insert the paper in such a way that the top edge partly covers the plastic plate (6).

Close the tractor covers (5) and move both tractors with the paper until the left perforation is aligned with the centre mark (1) on the plastic plate (6).

Both green locking levers (2) put forward, in order to lock the tractors (3).

Note: The pins of the tractors (3) must be centred in the transport punches of the

paper!

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Taste

Switch the printer on.

(93)

LOCAL

(94)

MACRO SELECT

[\] -- [\]

INSTALLATION

[Y] 7 INTERFACE

6 6.

[\] -- [\]

7 LANGUAGE

[Y] 7 ENGLISH

[\] 7 DEUTSCH

[Y] 7 DEUTSCH

10.

[Z] 7 SPRACHE

1.10 Selection of Operator Panel Language

The printer control panel and LCD display menu is used for the next steps. It is possible to change the language in the printer menu from English to French or German. The following example shows how to change from English to German:

11.

12.

13.

14. (93) BEREIT 1 ELQ

Note: You find a description of the function keys in chapter 2 Printer Operation.

[Z] INSTALLATION 6 [\] MENÜ SICHERN 6 [Y] 7 SICHERT 6

MENÜ SICHERN 6

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2. (93) LOCAL

3. (95)

7 TRACTOR LOWER *

4. [\]

5. [Y]

7 TRACTOR UPPER 7 TRACTOR UPPER *

6. (93) READY 1 ELQ

1.11 Paper Source Selection The TRACTOR LOWER is the default paper source. Using the control panel to change to the TRACTOR UPPER is explained below:

Key Display

1. Switch the printer on.

Note: If fanfold paper is already being printed while changing the paper source it

will be depending on the printer type offered for tear off ore moved forward, cut, and moved to the park position. In this case are four transport holes above the tractors are visible.

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1.12 Test Prints

There are three test prints available. S PRINT TEST 1 shows a pattern of all printable characters. Use this to check if

the printer operates correctly.

S PRINT TEST 2 produces a standard letter (ECMA-132) which can be used for

measuring the printer's throughput.

S PRINT TEST 3 lists all available fonts, contains the page count to identify the

actual number of printed pages, and gives information on technical releases which are intended for service purposes.

The print tests are printed using the parameters set in the menu, e.g. font, pitch etc. Refer to Appendix A Configuring the Printer for details.

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PRINT TEST 2

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KEY

(93)

Display

LOCAL

(94)

MACRO SELECT

[\] -- [\] INSTALLATION

6 5.

[Y] 7 INTERFACE

[[] -- [[] 7 SELF TEST

[Y] 7 PRINT TEST 1

Use

[\] to select PRINT

[Y]

TEST 2 or 3.

7 PRINT TEST 1

(93)

PRINT TEST 1

(93) 7 PRINT TEST 1

[Z]

7 SELF TEST

3. (93)

READY

1 ELQ

To start a print test:

1. Switch the printer ON (display shows READY 1 ELQ).

The following identifies the keys to press and the corresponding operator panel messages.

The printer starts to print using paper from the defined paper source. To stop the print test:

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1.13 Connection to a Computer

Parallel, Serial, or USB Interface.

S Switch the printer and computer OFF. S Connect the interface cable coming from the computer to the printer's

parallel (1), serial (2), or USB port (3).

S The printer is set by default to SHARED (PARALLEL/RS232) interface with

the following parameters:

S 8 Kbyte buffer S 8 bit S 9600 baud S parity ignore S DTR protocol.

SHARED means that, after Power-ON, both the serial and the parallel interfaces are available for data transfer. The port to which data is sent becomes active automatically. If the parallel, serial, or USB parameters need to be changed, see Appendix A Configure the Printer and Appendix B Interface Description.

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MACRO 2

3. [Y]

READY

2 IPP

1.14 Emulation Selection

The following emulations are included in the PM Ser/Par/USB:

S EPSON LQ / ESC/P2 in Macro 1 S IBM Proprinter XL 24 in Macro 2 S IBM Proprinter XL 24 AGM in Macro 3 S EPSON LQ / ESC/P2 in Macro 4

The factory setting is the EPSON LQ/ESC/P2 emulation in Macro 1.

To change from one emulation to another, follow the procedure below. The example shows the keys to press along with the display information for a change from EPSON LQ in macro 1 to IBM PROPR. in macro 2

Switch the printer ON. The display shows READY 1 ELQ.

The information READY 2 IPP indicates the selected macro and the emulation of this macro, for example:

1 ELQ Macro 1 with Epson LQ / ESC/P2 Emulation 2 IPP Macro 2 with IBM Proprinter Emulation 3 AGM Macro 3 with IBM Proprinter AGM Emulation 4 ELQ Macro 4 with Epson LQ / ESC/P2 Emulation.

Note: A number of parameter settings (Print Quality, Page Length, Margin,

or Paper Source) is summarized in a "Macro". It is possible to have a total of four macros, each with a different summary of parameter settings.

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2. Printer Operation

2.1 Control Panel

The control panel

S controls the set-up for communication with the host computer S controls various parameter settings S allows manual control of the paper handling S gives information about the printer's status.

The 16-character Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) (51) indicates the current status of the printer. If an error occurs (e.g. COVER OPEN), the resulting error message overrides any other displayed message. When the error condition not longer exists, the original status information appears on the display.

The green Power ON indicator (53) is lit when the printer is supplied with power by setting the power ON/OFF switch to ON.

The yellow STOP indicator (52) is lit when the printer is in the STOP mode.

The printer enters the STOP mode either when (93) is pressed or when an error condition occurs such as NO PAPER, COVER OPEN, etc.

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Number

Symbol

Functionality in ONLINE/READY Mode

Quick VERT.POS.ADJ. setting entry

FANFOLD DISPLACEMENT mode entry

92 No function

[START/STOP] key - after pressing the key, the

printer enters the LOCAL mode.

94-97

MACRO SELECTION to enter the quick macro

selection mode.

Number 90

Symbol

Functionality in LOCAL Mode EJECT FORM

91, 92

Paper movement up and down

START/STOP key - after pressing the

[START/STOP] key, the printer enters the READY

or BUSY mode.

MENU key - to enter the Menu Mode in the first

level.

PAPER SOURCE key - to start the paper source

selection.

FONT key - to start the font selection.

PITCH key - to start the pitch selection or to

confirm a certain set up, or to confirm the quick

macro selection.

2.2 Function Keys The function keys of the operator panel are grouped into two rows. The function of a key depends on the printer operation state. Following operation states are possible:

S READY or BUSY

S LOCAL

2.2.1 Short Description of Keys – in the printer operation state READY or BUSY

Note: It is possible to lock the function of the above described keys in the

printer operation state READY or BUSY. Use the menu function MENU ACCESS with the setting QUICK SET OFF (see Appendix A Configuring the Printer). If the keys are locked, the printer shortly

displays LOCKED when pressing one of the keys.

It is not possible to lock the [START/STOP] key .

– in the printer operation state LOCAL

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Note: After pressing one of the keys the menu mode is

activated. Now the keys of the top row can only be used as cursor keys to move within the menu tree (right [Y], left [Z], up [[] and down

[\]).

2.2.2 Detail Description of Keys

S in the printer operation state READY or BUSY

S Quick Settings (only active if not locked in the menu function

MENU ACCESS with QUICK SET OFF (see Appendix A)).

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S Top Row Keys

The Quick Macro Selection mode is entered when one of the top row keys

, , , or is pressed. From the left to the right macro 1 to macro 4 will be selected. Pressing of key causes the printer to change in the STOP-mode and in the display appears the message MACRO 2. Pressing key [Y] confirms the macro selection and changes the printer into the READY or BUSY mode. After this sample the printer the message on the display is READY 2 IPP. That means macro 2 with IBM ProPrinter emulation is selected.

If you press one of the above described key erroneously, press for correction.

Note: Macro selection means a change of all configuration parameters of the

macro concerned.

S Lower Row Keys

In case a certain application requires a specific vertical positioning of the printout on a continuous form, two possibilities are provided for the READY or BUSY mode:

S vertical position adjustment VERT.POS.ADJ. with key (90) S fanfold displacement FANFOLD DIS with key (91).

S Vertical Position Adjustment (VERT.POS.ADJ.) (90)

This can be set differently for each macro to exactly position the printout in relation to the top edge of the form in use. Using this function, the TOP MARGIN and BOTTOM MARGIN settings are taken into account as well.

The parameter is part of the printer's configuration set up memory and can be stored with the SAVE function.

The VERT. POS.ADJ. mode can directly be called up in the status READY or BUSY by pressing key . In this case a set up is possible for the actually paper source of the selected macro. With TRACT. L. V or TRACT. U. V the printer asks for the value of the lower or upper tractor.

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Key

Display

1 READY

1 ELQ

2 FANFOLD DIS

3 FANFOLD DIS

0, +1, +2, +3...

4 FANFOLD DIS

....+3, +2,+ 1, 0

5 READY

1 ELQ

This parameter covers a range of -15/ to +

240

/ of an inch (0.42 mm),

where "-" is up the page and "+" is further down the page (see also the table in Appendix A Configuring the Printer for VERT.POS.ADJ.).

Note: The set up of VERT.POS.ADJ. will become effective at the next page of

the form. Therefore, it is recommended to perform VERT.POS.ADJ. set up as long as the paper is in the park position and before starting the print job.

S Fanfold Displacement (FANFOLD DIS) (91)

A continuous form can manually be displaced by this function when it is either correctly loaded at the park position or already fed and partly printed. The Fanfold Displacement mode can only be called up in the status READY or BUSY.

Note: The key has no effect when in the READY or BUSY mode.

As soon as the Fanfold Displacement mode is entered by pressing , the printer stops printing and changes into the LOCAL mode. The display shows the message FANFOLD DIS with the value 0. By pressing (91) or (92) a vertical displacement is possible.

Note: This parameter influences the line counter of the current print job and

cannot be saved. A form feed (FF) sent by the application to the printer cancels all these settings.

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( /

How to Use this Function Preprinted paper (e.g. bill of lading) has to be adjusted exactly. Following errors are possible: S the printed value is too high - the fanfold paper has to be moved a little

bit higher.

S the printed value is too low - the fanfold paper has to be moved a little

bit lower. No backward movement is possible for a form in park position or with the print head on the first line. The displacement will become effective on the next page. A negative displacement is possible if this function is used during a current print job (not at the beginning of the page).

After pressing again, paper is fed in case it was in the park position. In all other cases the paper remains at its actual position. Each further pressing of increases the line counter by increments of 1/

further pressing of decreases the line counter by decrements of 1/ inch. Holding of or causes the first 20 increments in single steps

inch), thereafter in multiplier of ten which results in a continuous

inch. Each

increment or decrement of the offset counter by 1/

inch. If the reached

value is too high go backwards by pressing .

The offset to the current position is shown on the display. Dependent on the status of the internal print buffer, the offset will be immediately executed after having resumed the printing or after having printed the remaining data in the internal print buffer. The offset value is not stored in the configuration set up and influences only the actual line counter. The maximum displacement range is the distance between the actual position and the page border plus one full page, but no more than 999 steps (nearly 1 inch). A backward movement is possible from the actual position to the top of that page.

If the setting is procedure is completed change with (93) to the READY or BUSY mode.

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There are two possibilities for the displacement to become active: S If a positive displacement is set before starting the print job the printer

will move the paper into the right position first and then start printing.

S If the displacement is set during a print job, the printer prints the

contents of the print buffer. Afterwards, the displacement will become active. All following data are at the new position.

S Pressing [START/STOP] (93)

The printer changes into the LOCAL mode (displayed) and turns on the STOP indicator (52). All printer and paper handling operations are stopped. After pressing again, the printer quits the LOCAL or Menu mode.

2.2.3 Meaning of the Lower Row Keys in the LOCAL Mode S Insert or Eject Key (90)

After pressing the Insert/Eject key, fanfold paper from the park position is fed into the print position, and fanfold paper from the print position is fed into the cut/tear off position (depending on the setting or the printer type). Paper that has been retracted into the cut/tear off by the Insert/Eject key will be moved automatically into the print position once the printer receives a print command.

Note: This key is not active while the top cover is open.

S The Paper Feed Key (91) and the

Reverse Paper Feed Key (92) The paper moves 1/ 90" (0.28 mm) in the direction of the arrows. Holding

down the key results in continuous feeding.

Forward movement of paper from the park position is stopped at the print position. Forward movement of paper from the print position is stopped at the tear off position or it will be cut off (depending of the setting or of the printer type).

Backward movement of paper is stopped at either the park position, the print position or the tear off position.

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S START/STOP Key (93)

S turns off the STOP indicator S makes the printer ready for operation S either starts the printout or self-test functions when selected (see

MENU mode) or causes the interface status to change to READY or BUSY (displayed)

S exits the MENU mode.

2.3 Menu Mode

All operator's selectable features are access able via the control panel and combined in the printer MENU

This feature provides:

S easy handling of configuration (interface, etc.) S quick parameter changes during an application S a SAVE function to make changes permanent (until purposely reset),

facilitating changes in default settings.

The menu has several levels:

S The first level contains the Main Functions S Level 2 contains Sub-Functions S Level 3 allows to select/confirm values and contains further Sub-Functions S Level 4 allows to select/confirm values

For easy selection of paper source, font, pitch and macro, please refer to the Quick Settings section in this chapter.

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2.3.1 To Activate the Menu:

S Press (93)

The printer is in the STOP mode, the display shows LOCAL

S Press (94) in the top row of the control panel. As soon as the menu

mode has been activated, the keys in the top row can only be used as cursor keys to move within the menu tree (up, down, right, and left).

Selection within a level:

S press [[] or [\] key; the keys have a wrap around function, i.e. after the last

value the first value is repeated.

On the display you will find the following four characteristic types of information:

This display is only shown if you are in the Main Function. To switch to the next level press [Y].

Now you are in a Sub-Function. Movement in both directions is possible by using the [Z] key or [Y] key.

In the last level, labelled select/confirm values, the asterisk indicates the actual selection.

(’)

to the right

By using the [[] or [\] key, you are able to select a ne w value. You get the display:

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2.3.2 To Confirm Selection:

- press [Y]; the confirmed value is displayed with an asterisk

position as shown in the picture before.

(’)

in the last

Note: All cursor keys have an auto repeat function.

The new confirmed settings are only valid until the printer is powered off. To save your settings permanently, see next section.

The MENU mode is left either by pressing or by moving to the MAIN FUNCTION level and then pressing the [Z] key.

A number of VALUE settings is summarized in a "Macro". It is possible to have a total of four macros, each with a different summary of VALUE settings. The standard macros have the following emulations defined:

Macro Emulation

1 EPSON LQ 1060, LQ 2550 / ESC/P2 2 IBM Proprinter XL 24 3 IBM Proprinter XL 24 AGM 4 EPSON LQ 1060, LQ 2550 /ESC/P2

Macro parameters can be tailored to specific application requirements. This feature is highly beneficial in case of frequent changes between applications in multi-user environment. Instead of having to adjust the menu settings each time before a particular application is starting, the user simply selects the macro containing the pre-defined set-up configurations.

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2.3.3 How to Save Settings The settings selected and confirmed are only active until the printer is switched off. In order to prevent losing your new settings you can save them using the MAIN FUNCTION SAVE.

KEY Display

(93) LOCAL

(94) MACRO SELECT 6

3. [[] -- [[] SAVE

[Y] SAVING NOW

4a. SAVE 6

Note: The values of the "current settings" and the macro settings can be printed

(93) READY 1 ELQ

out on a list using the function PRINT OUT.

(display is flashing)

’

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2.3.4

Quick Settings

The keys

(94) (to select a pre-configured macro),

(95),

(96), and

(97) are shortcuts in the menu tree. These particular selections can be

changed quickly without having to move through the entire menu (see fold out of structure diagram). As soon as one of the keys in the top row has been activated, all four keys can only be used as cursor keys to move within the menu

tree ([[] up, [\] down, [Y] right, and [Z] left).

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3. Maintenance

Preferred Materials

The following materials and cleaning lubricants are recommended for use in the maintenance procedure:

S Lint-free cloth S Vacuum cleaner.

3.1 Cleaning The user should clean the printer every six months or after 50,000 prints, whichever occurs first. If you experience paper feed problems, or if the print head carriage movement becomes affected, cleaning should be carried out more often.

Note: the Page Counter (PGCNT) in the PRINT-TEST 3 will give you

information about actual number of printed pages. (See sample next page.)

Maintenance

3-2

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2100

DSF

100

NLSF

100

LSF

100

GSF 80

NTF

230

TNA1

230

TNA2

260

TNA3

260

CAC

5.00

PSL

PGC

PGCNT

333

SBP

C031 ISO 8859/1 C035 ISO 8859/9 C063 IBM CODE PAGE C101 CODE PAGES EE2

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NLQ

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NLQ

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DATA LARGE

PRINT TEST 3

CONFIGURATION

CHARACTER SET : EPSON EXT. GCT 3: GERMANY

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Note: The number behind FW indicates the firmware and the number behind SN

the serial number of the interface (PM).

Maintenance

3-3

3.2 Cleaning Procedure

Power the printer ON and remove the top cover.

Remove the ribbon cassette.

Thoroughly brush and vacuum all accessible areas to remove any paper flock and dust.

Clean the platen's surface, the paper pressure rollers and the transport rollers using the platen cleaner. In order to access the transport rollers loosen the green screws and remove the metal bar with the metal rollers.

Clean the covers and the operator panel with a damp, lint-free cloth. Do not use cleaning solvents or excessive amounts of water.

Insert the ribbon cassette (see Chapter 1.8 Installing the Ribbon Cassette).

Remount the top cover.

Note: Cutting through a sticky label leaves glue on the blade, leading to problems

with the cutting device. Small parts of a cut through label could detach from its paper and get stuck under the shield of the print head or even block the cutter completely. If the shield or the blade gets dirty it must be cleaned immediately. Use a close with petrol.

Caution: There is danger to get hurting.

Maintenance

3-4

3.3 User Replaceable Parts

Replacement of the Print Head

The print head has an expected life time of approximately 350,000 pages (see Page Counter (PGCNT in PRINT TEST 3).

S Print Head Removal

Caution: The print head may be very hot immediately after printing.

Switch the printer ON, lift and remove the top cover. The print head will move to the correct position, aligned with the cut-out in the green paper guide plate (2).

Remove the ribbon cassette.

Switch the printer OFF.

Swivel the Cutter Unit (1) to the rear (only in the case of the High Speed Fanfold Printer with cutter).

Press the black plastic hooks (3) for the attachment of the plug (4) toward the arrows. Seize the plug (4) on both short sides and disconnect the print head cable.

Using the supplied tool (5)., loosen the two captive screws (6) retaining the print head (7). Use the enclosed plastic case (8) as an extension for the allen key.

Remove the print head (7).

Maintenance

3-5

S Print Head Installation

Ensure that the printer is switched OFF. For print head installation, the carriage should be aligned with the cut-out in the paper guide plate (same position as for removal procedure).

Hold the print head (1) in its mounting position and press it against its stop in direction of the platen. The two noses (2) of the adjustment guide (3) support this procedure.

Fasten the captive screws (4):

S fasten the right screw to its stop S tighten the left screw S now tighten the right screw S put the enclosed plastic case (5) onto the allen key (6) and first tighten the

right and then the left screw.

Connect the plug (7) with the print head cable and lock in position the black plastic hooks (8).

Close the Cutter Unit (9) (only in the case of the High Speed Fanfold Printer with cutter).

Mount and close the top cover.

Switch the printer ON, open the top cover after the message READY 1 ELQ and insert the ribbon cassette.

Run the MENU function AGC ADJUST with ribbon cassette installed but without any paper inserted in the printer.

Maintenance

3-6

3.3.2 Replacement of the Platen The platen needs to be replaced after approximately 800,000 pages (see Page Counter (PGCNT) in PRINT TEST 3).

S Remove the Platen (1)

Switch the printer OFF.

Lift and remove the top cover.

Swing back the cutter housing (only in the case of the High Speed Fanfold Printer with cutter).

Remove the ribbon cassette.

Position the print head to the very right.

Release the green plastic platen clamp (2) on the left platen mounting.

Move the platen (1) approximately 0,4 inch to the left, lift the left end of the platen free of its mounting and withdraw the platen from the right mounting.

Lift the platen to the left underneath the print head and take it out.

3-8

S Install the Platen

Ensure that the printer is switched OFF.

Place platen (1) in the vacant space between print head and metal bar.

Move print head from its right hand position into the centre.

Fit the gear wheel end of the platen into the right hand side mounting. Be careful not to damage the gear wheel.

Ensure that the green plastic platen clamp (2) is in the upright position, push the platen (1) in to its mounting and lock in position by pushing the tag on the green clamp (2) to the rear.

Install the ribbon cassette.

Close the Cutter Unit (9) (only in the case of the High Speed Fanfold Printer with cutter).

Mount and close the top cover.

Switch the printer ON, open the top cover after the message READY 1 ELQ and insert the ribbon cassette.

Run the MENU function AGC ADJUST with ribbon cassette installed but without any paper inserted in the printer.

4-1

4. Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics

How to Use This Section

Find the category to which your problem belongs. The problem categories are:

S Power-related Problems S Error Messages S No Printout S Operation-related Problems S Print-related Problems S Paper Jam S Ribbon or Carriage-related Problems S Diagrams of Error

For example, if the print appears very light on the paper, look at Section Printrelated Problems.

Find the symptom description that most closely matches the printer symptom. In this example you would look at the symptom "Print faint or of poor quality”.

Try the first suggestion under that heading.

If the suggestion does not cure the problem, try the next suggestion.

If none of the suggestions enable you to continue printing, or if the fault is not listed, contact your service office.

Each time the printer is switched ON the display indicates TEST while the internal self-tests are run. If the test is completed successfully READY 1 ELQ will be displayed. If an error message is displayed please refer to the following section.

Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics

4-2

Display

That means...

Cause

No information, POWER ON indicator not lit.

No power

S Mains cable not connected S PSU defective S Correct line voltage

green and yellow LED give light but no reaction

hang up in reset after power on

S Print PSU defective S Print CU-DEV defective

$$$$$$$$$

Firmware does not work

S PM not inserted S PM not correctly inserted S no firmware on PM S PROMs not correctly

installed

TEST....

(flashing)

Initializing of the EEPROM

S After first POWER ON with

S Change of the PM S Contents of the EEPROM

faulty

4.1 Power-related Problems

S Power indicator does not come On when power is switched On S Check that the power cord and plug are securely fitted to the printer and to

an electrical outlet.

S Ask for the power connector connections (and fuse, if fitted) to be verified. S Ask for the building electrical supply to be verified.

4.2 Error Messages

4.2.1 Errors during Selftest

After switching the power ON the printer runs a self test. During the test the following messages may be shown on the display:

Trouble shooting and Diagnostics

4-3

Display

That means...

Cause

I/O OK

EEPROM located on the Control Unit not addressable

EEPROM

S not installed S not correctly installed S defective

Display

That means...

Cause / Action

READY 1 ELQ

or BUSY 1 ELQ

The Printer is OK

S Printer ready for operation

If all tests have been passed successfully the following message will be displayed:

Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics

4-4

Display

That means...

Cause / Action

LOCAL

Entered in the OFFLINE mode when was pressed. The STOP indicator is lit.

S Press to continue.

COVER OPEN

Top cover is opened when printer is in READY or BUSY mode

S To continue close the cover

and press .

LOAD TRACTOR L.

LOAD TRACTOR U.

Displayed when the host sends a form feed or print command to an empty tractor cassette. The printer enters the STOP mode.

S Load fanfold into the lower

or upper tractor and press .

PAPER JAM TRF

Displayed if line feeds fail to move fanfold paper correctly.

S To remove paper jam

please refer to paragraph

4.4 Operation-related Problems, 4.6 Paper Jam, and 4.9 Diagrams of Error for suggestions how

to remove a paper jam.

4.2.2 Errors during Printing During normal operation the following error messages may occur:

Trouble shooting and Diagnostics

4-5

Display

That means...

Cause / Action

CUTTER ERROR

(only High Speed

Fanfold Printer with

Cutter)

Paper jam in the Cutter

Cutter without any function

Power off the

printer before

checking!

Open the Cutter Unit and repair the paper jam (refer to paragraph 4.6 Paper Jam).

S Cutter not connected S Connector loose S Blade locked S Cutter defective

Find the connector of the Cutter Unit (look from the operator panel to the right) and check the correct fit.

TEAR OFF PAPER

This message is displayed when the menu selection is TEAR OFF and the printer moved the paper into the tear off position.

S Tear off the fanfold paper

and press to enable the fanfold paper to be fed backwards to a park position so that the newly selected paper source can be used.

The operator must "tear off" the fanfold paper along the tear off edge which is located directly above the fanfold paper output (paper should be torn off from left to right).

Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics

4-6

Display

That means...

Cause / Action

AGC ERROR

AGC ADJUST procedure fault

S S S S

Distance print head and platen faulty Print head loose Platen incorrectly installed Ribbon not inserted Horizontal drive without function Platen got dirty

HOR. DRIVE ERROR

Horizontal drive

Horizontal drive blocked

without function

Paper jam

Distance of platen gap too

narrow

AGC procedure on not

workable position

Platen incorrectly installed

No AGC ADJUST after print

head or platen replacement

Device electronic fault

Encoder strip missing

Horizontal drive fault

PARITY ERROR

Protocol error

Check protocol setting of printer and host Repeat data transfer

BUFFER OVERFLOW

Handshake protocol error

Check CTR - CTS or XON -

XOFF protocol

Repeat data transfer

FRAMING ERROR

Protocol error

Check protocol setting of printer and host Repeat data transfer

4.2.3 Technical Errors

Trouble shooting and Diagnostics

4-7

4.3 No Printout

S Self-test printout does not start

S Make sure that you have closed the cover. S Check if paper is loaded in the printer. S Refer to section 1.12 Test Printout.

S Printing does not start

S Make sure that the READY or BUSY message is displayed. If there is a

different message displayed please refer to the above error message table.

S Make sure that the printer is connected to the host computer. (Refer to

section 1.13 Connection to a Computer). Make sure that connectors are properly fixed at both ends.

S Make sure that the printer is receiving data from the host computer. S Make sure that the correct protocol is enabled. (Refer to Appendix A.2

Configuring the Printer and Appendix B Interface Description)

S Make sure that you have selected the correct port (if the automatic feature

has not been selected).

S Make sure that paper is loaded. S Make sure that the ribbon is installed. S Examine the ribbon path. Does the ribbon pass in front of the whole

printhead? Adjust the ribbon if necessary.

S Fanfold paper in lower or upper tractor does not advance

S Make sure that the right tractor is selected.

Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics

4-8

4.4 Operation-related Problems

S Paper is not positioned at perforation for tear-off

S Select the correct form length using the Set-up feature. S Reset top of form by performing a Parking function. S Refer to Appendix A.4 Vertical Positioning Adjustment

S Paper tears or jams

S Examine the paper path; remove any obstructions S Is the paper too loose or too taut between the tractors?

If the holes in the paper are deformed at their outer edges, the paper is too taut. If the paper rises between the tractors, it is too loose. Readjust the tractor spacing so that the paper lies smoothly but without any tension. Ensure that the paper is horizontally aligned on the pins.

S Open the printer's top cover. If necessary, loosen the two green screws

and remove the paper guide plate to gain access to the paper.

S Parking paper and resetting top of form

S Tear off the paper at the perforation line. S Press . S Press until the paper is in the park position. S Press . Printing will resume at the top of the next form.

S Print head carriage does not move smoothly/does not move at all

S Examine the paper path. Remove any obstructions. S Examine the carriage area for obstructions. Remove, where necessary.

Press the key when the paper path is cleared.

S Make sure hat the transport lock has been removed.

Trouble shooting and Diagnostics

4-9

4.5 Print-related Problems

S Print faint or of poor quality.

S Have you used the correct paper? See chapter 5 Technical Data which

contains a full specification of the paper you can use. Replace the paper if it does not match with the specification.

S Make sure that the ribbon is stretched correctly. S Does the ribbon need changing? Replace it with a new ribbon if necessary. S Is the ribbon cassette properly installed? Adjust as necessary.

S Characters do not print evenly or are not uniform in pitch

S Examine the paper path for dirt or other obstruction that may cause the gap

between print head and platen to vary. Remove the obstruction.

S Print lines overlap

S Examine the paper path for dirt or other obstructions that may prevent the

platen from rotating freely. Remove the obstruction.

S On preprinted forms, the printing on the copies is not aligned with the

preprinted matter

S Refer to Appendix A.4 Vertical Positioning VERT.POS.ADJ.

S Part of printed text is missing (loss of data)

S If you are using Serial communications check the buffer control setting in

Set-up.

S Check the data flow control setting on the host computer.

Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics

4-10

Action

Result

Check

Select and start PRINT TEST 1

Print not OK?

PAPER SOURCE selection incorrect Ribbon worn or not installed Print head worn

Stop SELF TEST and start regular printing

No printing starts

S S

Printer READY 1 ELQ Interface cable not connected properly Interface selection incorrect

Some characters not

Emulation

correct

Character set

National version

Word length

Baud rate

Parity bit

Protocol

Font and pitch quality false

S S S

Font Pitch Line space

Problem still there?

Call service

If the printout or the character set is not ok, the following procedure can help to clear the situation.

Trouble shooting and Diagnostics

4-11

4.6 Paper Jam

For the following steps stand in front of the printer, facing the tractor cassettes.

S Lift and remove the top cover.

S Grasp the cutter housing (1) (only for High Speed Fanfold Printer with

Cutter) on both sides. Press down the green knobs (2) on the handles using your thumbs and swing the cutter to the rear. The spring clips (3) will keep the cutter in this open position.

The area where paper could be jammed is accessible now.

Note: On the ledge covering the blade in the High Speed

Fanfold Printer with Cutter is a label that cautions

against touching the blade.

Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics

4-12

In the following descriptions of paper jam recovery it is assumed that you stand in front of the printer, facing the tractor cassettes.

S The metal bar going through the paper guide plate above the platen is the so-

called "D-shaft" (the shaft has a flattened top and resembles a capital D in its cross section). There is a green lever to the right end of the D-shaft. If you swing this lever toward the cutter the pick-up rollers lift slightly, allowing easy access to paper jammed in that area.

S Remove the green screws holding the paper guide plate. Remove the paper

guide plate by lifting it slightly and pulling the D-shaft toward the right out of its case. Jammed paper is accessible now.

S If the paper in the High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter is caught in the

guide of the cutter the ledge covering the blade can be tipped up to access the paper.

S Cutting through a sticky label leaves glue on the blade, leading to problems

Coution: Be careful when accessing the blade in the High Speed Fanfold Printer

with Cutter, it is extremely sharp. There is danger to get hurt.

Depending on which of the above recovery methods have been applied, carry out the following steps:

S Swing back the D-shaft S Lead the D-shaft into its case and fasten the green screws on the paper guide

plate

S Swing back the ledge to cover the blade (only High Speed Fanfold Printer

with Cutter).

Grasp the cutter housing (High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter) left and right with both hands and press it toward the printer so that the handles (2) lock visible and with an audible click.

Reapply and close the top cover and press to reactivate the printer.

Trouble shooting and Diagnostics

4-13

4.7 Ribbon or Carriage-related Problems

S Ribbon Problems

S Make sure that the ribbon is:

S Stretched correctly S Not worn thin or dry S Not torn or damaged in any other way S Not jammed

S Carriage does not move smoothly

S Examine the paper path. Remove any obstructions. Check that all packing

material is removed.

S Examine the carriage area for obstructions. Remove where necessary.

4.8 Print Tests

There are three different print tests (see Appendix A Configuring the Printer) as well as one interface test (I/F TEST) built into the printer.

S I/F TEST is used by the service staff to test the serial interface. It initiates data

to be sent from the printer and be returned by means of a closed loop connector plugged into the serial interface connector. The test data used consist of PRINT TEST 1

Note: You will find detailed information about the print tests in chapter 1.12

Print Tests.

Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics

4-14

4.9 Diagrams of Errors

4.9.1 PAPER JAM TRF (fanfold paper jam)

Note: DO NOT turn the printer off for paper jam recovery in order not to lose any

data.

Trouble shooting and Diagnostics

4-15

4.9.2 NO PRINTOUT / NO PRINTING

Note: See also paragraph 4.3

Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics

4-16

4.9.3 PRINT FAINT OR OF POOR QUALITY

start PRINT TEST 3 *)

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----1

call your service

start

AGC

start PRINT TEST 3 *)

continue printing

*) see

Menu Structure

adjust *)

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and Appendix

A Gonfiguration of the Printer.

callyour

service

5-1

High Speed Fanfold

Printer

High Speed Fanfold

Printer with Cutter

Print Head Technology

Serial Impact Dot Matrix SIDM Technology

Paper Path

Flat bed technology

Print Head

24 needles, needle diameter 0.25 mm (0.01 inch), lifetime

approximately 350,000 pages

(standard DIN letter).

Fonts

Data, Roman, San Serif, Courier, Prestige, Script, OCR

B, OCR A, Orator-C, Orator, DATA LARGE; all fonts

(except Data and DATA LARGE) in Letter Quality (LQ)

and Near Letter Quality (NLQ).

OCR A, OCR B only in LQ.

Character Attributes

Bold, shadow, italic, underline, double underline,

overline, strike through, sub/superscript, condensed;

double, triple, quadruple up to eightfold height and width;

DATA LARGE up to 999-fold size.

Character Pitch

Standard character pitches are: 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 18, 20

cpi and proportional. In addition, commands are defined

to select non-standard character pitches. It is also

possible to print overlapped characters. Fonts will be

compressed if smaller pitches are selected.

Line Spacing

2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 n/360 lpi

5. Technical Data

The following technical data refers to the Personality Module PM SER/PAR/USB.

5-2

Technical Data

High Speed Fanfold

Printer

High Speed Fanfold

Printer with Cutter

Macros

Up to four printer configurations selectable

via Operator Panel or Software.

Emulations IBM® ProPrinter XL24 (AGM)

EPSON® LQ 2550/1060 / ESC/P2

Print Speed (at 10 cpi)

Draft Quality Near Letter Quality Letter Quality

700 cps 350 cps

175 / 117 cps *)

DQ, 60 cpl DQ, 80 cpl

450 lines/minute 370 lines/minute

Throughput acc. to ECMA-132 Standard Letter (Dr. Grauert) Fanfold Paper, 1-ply

Draft Quality Near Letter Quality Letter Quality

750 pages/h 520 pages/h

320 / 225 pages/h *)

Throughput: 1-ply; 13,2 inch Spreadsheet

Draft Quality (DQ) 430 pages/h

Work Load

30,000 pages per month

) depending on the selected font

Technical Data

5-3

High Speed Fanfold

Printer

High Speed Fanfold

Printer with Cutter

Character Sets

Code Pages EE: 437 GK, 851 GK, 928 GK, 855 CYRI,

852, 866, 869, Kamenicky, ISO Latin 2, Mazovia, 437 HUN, 852 SEE, 866 LAT, WIN LAT 2.

Code Pages EE2: 771, 773, 774, 775, Baltic RIM 1125

Ukraine (866 U), 1251 Win Cyrillic.

IBM Character Set 1 / 2 incl. 14 national

versions.

IBM Code Page 437, 850, 857, 858, 860, 863, 865. EPSON Extended Graphic Character Set

incl. 15 national versions.

ISO 8859 -1, -15, -5, and -9

Bar Codes

horizontal print out: EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC-E, UPC-A, Postnet, and KIX Code. horizontal and vertical print out : Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 (incl. EAN 128), Codabar (Monarch), 2 of 5 industrial, 2 of 5 interleaved, and MSI Mod 10/10, (see also Appendix F Bar Code Quick Reference).

Graphics

uni-/bidirectional printing (selectable)

Max. resolution (V x H). 180 x 360 dpi: Single pass

360 x 360 dpi: Double pass.

Graphics Quality (selectable)

Standard

WIN.LQ 180 dpi

Win.NLQ 90 dpi

Win.Draft 60 dpi

Print Format

136 characters at 10 cpi

Platen Gap Control

The Automatic Gap Control (AGC) adjusts the distance

between print head and platen according to paper

thickness and programmable Platen Gap Control (PCC).

Ribbon

Black fabric XXL-Ribbon up to 30 million characters in

draft quality.

Technical Data

5-4

High Speed Fanfold

Printer

High Speed Fanfold

Printer with Cutter

Copies

1 original + 5 copies

(max. total form thickness 0.5 mm [0.02 inch] ).

Interface

Parallel IEEE 1284 / Centronics® compatible

Serial RS-232C/V.24

USB 2.0 compatible

Buffer

Up to 160 Kbyte in selectable sizes.

Diagnostics

Selftest, 'Hex dump', device status and

remote diagnostics via interface.

Control Panel

16 character LCD for menu controlled setup, status- and

error messages; language: English, German, or French.

Dimensions

S Width S Depth

S Height

740 mm; 29.6 inch 370 mm; 14.8 inch

(incl. Tractor Cassettes)

325 mm; 13 inch

740 mm; 29.6 inch 455 mm; 18,2 inch

(incl. Tractor Cassettes)

427 mm; 13 inch

(with pushed in top cover

plate)

Wight

~ 28,5 kg; 62 lb

~ 33 kg; 72 lb

Rated Voltage

100 - 120 / 200 - 240 V~ at rated f = 50 - 60 Hz

Power Consumption

S operating S stand by

120 W

< 15 W

Environmental Temperature

S operating S storage

+10°C up to +35°C

- 40°C up to +70°C

Technical Data

5-5

High Speed Fanfold

Printer

High Speed Fanfold

Printer with Cutter

Relative Humidity

S operating S storage

20% up to 80%

5% up to 85%

Noise Level

# 55 dB(A) (operating) acc. to ISO 7779

MTBF

10,000 h at 30% duty cycle

Agency Approvals

Acc. to EN 60950-1 and UL 60590-1 for CE Information

Technology Equipment.

EMC Approvals

Acc. to regulation of EN 60950-1, UL 60950-1,

CAN/CSA 22.2/No. 60950-1,

EN 55024, FCC class B, and EN 55022

Printer Stand (Option)

S width S depth

S height S weight

635 mm; 25 inch 660 mm; 26 inch

720 mm; 28.3 inch incl. Stacker Option

840 mm; 33 inch

~ 25 kg; 55 lb

Technical Data

5-6

High Speed Fanfold

Printer

High Speed Fanfold

Printer with Cutter

Option for Printer Stand

Stacker Option

S width S depth S height

Stacking system for orderly stacking of 2,000 pages

fanfold paper. 460 mm; 18.1 inch 320 mm; 12.6 inch 450 mm; 17.8 inch

Cut Sheet Tray

S width S depth

S height

Output tray for max. 600

cut sheets (1-ply ) 440 mm; 17.4 inch

240 mm; 6.5 inch

(pushed in for short sheets)

360 mm; 14.2 inch

(expanded for long sheets)

200 mm; 8.6 inch

Technical Data

5-7

High Speed Fanfold

Printer

High Speed Fanfold

Printer with Cutter

Paper Handling

Paper Paths

Flatbed technology.

Paper Input (Tractor Cassettes)

S width S depth S height

Two independent, easy to plug-in tractor cassettes for

fanfold paper, with zero tear off; push tractor with park

position

520 mm; 20.5 inch

120 mm; 4.8 inch

40 mm; 1.6 inch

Paper Output

S Fanfold to the ear side

in batch; zero tear-off.

S The paper paths are

selectable via operator panel ore software.

S Fanfold to the ear side

in batch; zero tear-off or cut.

S Fanfold cut to single

sheets to the top; face down.

S Fanfold cut to single

sheets to the rear in option Cut Sheet Tray; face up

S The paper paths are

selectable via operator panel ore software.

Tractor Feed

Continuous forms (1 original plus 5 copies) suitable for

tractor feed:

Paper Width Paper length

minimum maximum

101,6 mm (4") 400 mm (16")

76,2 mm (3") 558,8 mm (22")

Form Feed

20 inch / second; 25 ms per line feed

Paper Run Control

for unattended printing mode

Technical Data

5-8

High Speed Fanfold

Printer

High Speed Fanfold

Printer with Cutter

Paper Weight

S 1-ply S multiple (per

sheet)

S total set S total paper/form

thickness

for both printer

Minimum Maximum

60 g/m2; 16 lb/ream 90 g/m2; 24 lb/ream

40 g/m2; 10 lb/ream 60 g/m2; 16 lb/ream

350 g/m2; 93 lb/ream

0,5 mm; 0.02 inch

Form Sets thickness

S Print area S Top glued area

S Cutter

maximum:

0.5 mm; 0.02 inch 1,1 mm; 0.04 inch

max. 1.1 mm; 0.04 inch

Cutter Unit (see also page 5-9 for label processing)

S integrated S 1 million cuts with

rotating blade

S separated print jobs and

cuts fanfold paper and continuous form sets into any size (minimum length 5 lines)

Output Stacker (top)

Capacity 200 sheets

80g/m²; 21 lb/ream;

slackening face down.

Printer Drivers

Windows 3.x, 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000 or XP,

WIN 2003 Server (64 bit), and

SAP R/3 device types.

Technical Data

A-9

Labels Processing During the processing of adhesive labels on both printers the following must be considered::

S The surface of the labels must be absorbent, in order to take up the ribbon

liquid.

S Labels may not separate during printing from the carrier paper. S Turn over the corners of the labels are not permissible, since the label under

the shield of the print head can stick.

Processing of labels on the High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter:

S The labels may be cut only in the gaps, thus on the carrier paper. S Cutting through a adhesive label leaves glue on the blade, leading to

problems with the cutting device. Small parts of a cut through label could detach from its paper and get stuck under the shield of the print head or even block the cutter completely.

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Appendix A Configuring the Printer

A.1 What is Configuring

This chapter describes how to use the menu settings via the operator panel to set up or configure the printer and computer system in a way that they can communicate correctly with each other.

Communication between the two requires that both the computer operating system and the printer have the same communication settings or features. The most important values of the serial Interface are:

S Interface Type:

S baud rate, S parity, S protocol, S word length.

You may also need to change some of the printer's other features depending on your hardware and application requirements, for example:

S paper handling S text processing.

The MENU mode allows you to access the configuration memory. All settings of the printer are stored in this memory and can be printed out on a list. The possible settings are discussed in detail in the following pages.

The menu Print Out illustrates the actual printer set-up. The following steps show which keys to use to start this printout.

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KEY

Display

1. Switch the printer ON

READY

1 ELQ

7 PRINT OUT

9. (93) READY

1 ELQ

(93) LOCAL

(94) MACRO SELECT 6

[[] PRINT OUT

[Y]

PRINT OUT

[Y]

PRINT OUT

’

After feeding paper from the defined paper source, the printer starts to print. When printing is completed, the following message will be displayed:

(93)

PRINT OUT

’

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PRINT OUT

INTERFACE

BUFFER

8 KBYTE

VERSION

ADJUSTMENT

AGC POSITION

208xxxxx

WORD LENGTH

8 BIT

PLATEN GAP

I/F TYPE

SHARED

PAPER-IN ADJ.

BAUD-RATE

9600 BPS

CUT. V-POS LO.

**)

PARITY BIT PROTOCOL

EVEN

DTR

CUT. V-POS UP. UNI-DIRECT.CMD TRACT. FF-MODE

YES

IGNORE FF

**)

MENU ACCESS

ALL FUNCTIONS

CURRENT SETTINGS

MACRO 1* MACRO 2

MACRO 3

MACRO 4

FONT

DATA

PRINT QUALITY

GRAPHICS QUAL.

STANDARD

BARCODE QUAL.

NLQ UNI

SUB/SUPER FONT

YES

PITCH

10 CPI

LINE

6 LPI

PAGE LENGTH

72 LINES

TRACT.L. V-POS 0 0 0 0

TRACT.U. V-POS 0 0 0 0

LEFT MARGIN

1 COLUMNS

RIGHT MARGIN

136 COLUMNS

TOP MARGIN

1 LINES

BOTTOM MARGIN

1 LINES

PERF. SKIP

YES

PAPER SOURCE

TRACTOR LOWER

EMULATION

EPSON LQ

IBM PROPR.

IBM PROPR. AGM

EPSON LQ

CHARACTER SET

LINE MODE

EPSON EXT. GCT

3: GERMANY

LF=LF, CR=CR

EPSON EXT. GCT

3: GERMANY

LF=LF, CR=CR

CODE PAGES EE2

7: CP 1125

LF=LF, CR=CR

IBM SET 2 1: U.S.A.

LF=LF, CR=CR

EPSON EXT. GCT

1: U.S.A.

LF=LF, CR=CR

$$-COMMAND

TEAR-OFF / CUT

A.2 Standard Configuration

The standard configuration is reflected in the following printout provided that no parameters have been changed.

A.2.1 for the High Sp eed Fanfold Printer

Note:

An asterisk

*) This value is dependent on factory setting! **) Affects the tear off position.

All this standard settings of the firmware will be restored with the menu function RECALL FACTORY.

(’)

after MACRO 1 indicates the actual macro.

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PRINT OUT

INTERFACE

BUFFER

8 KBYTE

VERSION

ADJUSTMENT

AGC POSITION

202xxxxx

WORD LENGTH

8 BIT

PLATEN GAP

I/F TYPE

SHARED

PAPER-IN ADJ.

BAUD-RATE

9600 BPS

CUT. V-POS LO.

PARITY BIT PROTOCOL

EVEN

DTR

CUT. V-POS UP. UNI-DIRECT.CMD TRACT. FF-MODE

YES

IGNORE FF

MENU ACCESS

ALL FUNCTIONS

CURRENT SETTINGS

MACRO 1* MACRO 2

MACRO 3

MACRO 4

FONT

DATA

PRINT QUALITY

GRAPHICS QUAL.

STANDARD

BARCODE QUAL.

NLQ UNI

SUB/SUPER FONT

YES

PITCH

10 CPI

LINE

6 LPI

PAGE LENGTH

72 LINES

TRACT.L. V-POS 0 0 0 0

TRACT.U. V-POS 0 0 0 0

LEFT MARGIN

1 COLUMNS

RIGHT MARGIN

136 COLUMNS

TOP MARGIN

1 LINES

BOTTOM MARGIN

1 LINES

PERF. SKIP

YES

PAPER SOURCE

TRACTOR LOWER

PATH

BATCH

STACK.CAPACITY - - - -

BATCH CAPACITY - - - -

EMULATION

EPSON LQ

IBM PROPR.

IBM PROPR. AGM

EPSON LQ

CHARACTER SET

LINE MODE

EPSON EXT. GCT

3: GERMANY

LF=LF, CR=CR

EPSON EXT. GCT

3: GERMANY

LF=LF, CR=CR

CODE PAGES EE2

7: CP 1125

LF=LF, CR=CR

IBM SET 2 1: U.S.A.

LF=LF, CR=CR

EPSON EXT. GCT

1: U.S.A.

LF=LF, CR=CR

$$-COMMAND

TEAR-OFF / CUT

A.2.2 for the High Speed Printer with Cutter

Note:

An asterisk

(’)

*) This value is dependent on factory setting!

All this standard settings of the firmware will be restored with the menu function RECALL FACTORY.

after MACRO 1 indicates the actual macro.

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A.3 Explanation of the printout on the previous page

The heading PRINT OUT gives information about the VERSION of the printer's firmware.

The next two headings are followed by two columns of standard settings:

S INTERFACE - for communication between the computer operating system

and the printer it is necessary to have the same communication settings or features. The standard settings are:

S 8 Kbyte S 8 Bit S shared interface type S 9600 Bit/s S parity ignore S DTR protocol

S ADJUSTMENT - all parameters are for adjustment of the printer and the

paper (see also the following pages).

The last part of the printout is a list with all MACRO settings. In this case MACRO 1 is marked with an asterisk

If you do not save new settings, they are lost when you turn the printer OFF and ON.

If you make modifications via the application in the active macro you will find the new settings under the heading CURRENT SETTINGS. Unless they are saved, the modifications will stay active only until the printer is switched off in which case the macro settings marked with the asterisk will be reactivated.

(’)

which identifies it as the active macro.

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A.4 Explanation of Individual Menu Items

Main Functions

The following main functions are available:

S MACRO SELECT

To select one of the four macros which can be used for quickly changing the printer settings for different applications. For example: Application A need's fanfold paper cut into single sheets with a top margin of one, application B processes fanfold paper in a batch with a top margin of six. Simply by pressing MACRO SELECT the macro containing the information for the specific application requirements can be activated.

S CHANGE MACRO

In this part it is possible to create a macro for specific application needs (for detail information see chapter Function CHANGE MACRO beginning on the next page).

Note: Most parameters can be set via the control panel or via escape sequences

from the host computer. The changes via escape sequences are visible in the column CURRENT SETTINGS

S INSTALLATION

In the first sub-function named INTERFACE you can manipulate parameters to enable communication with the host. In the second sub-function labelled ADJUSTMENT you can optimize your printouts.(Detail information you will find in the Subfunction INTERFACE / ADJUSTMENT)

S SAVE

Any desired changes to the default settings can be saved here. After power ON and OFF the new settings are still activated.

While this function is executed the display flashes SAVING NOW.

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S PRINT OUT

This function initiates a printout of the parameter settings and macro definitions. This printout is helpful for future reference and when macros need to be changed. To actually start the print operation it is necessary to leave the STOP mode (by pressing the key - see also Chapter A.1). While this function is executed the display shows PRINT OUT.

Main Function CHANGE MACRO

S Font

A font is a family of characters with the same style and size. The appearance of the font can be varied by using attributes such as: size, bold, italic, etc.

The fonts included in the PM SER/PAR/USB are:

S Data S Roman S San Serif S Courier S Prestige S Script S OCR B S OCR A S Orator-C S Orator S DATA LARGE

see Appendix G for print samples.

Note: PRINT TEST 3 lists all available fonts. The firmware of the printer

includes bar codes as well. Detail information for printing bar codes are in Appendix F Bar Codes Quick Reference.

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S PRINT QUALITY

The Print Quality is split up into three parts:

S FONT QUALITY

Three different font quality levels can be selected:

S Draft quality (font “Data”) S Near letter quality (NLQ will be displayed with the font name) S Letter quality (LQ displayed with the font name).

S GRAPHICS QUALITY

Four different graphics quality levels can be selected:

S Standard S Win. LQ 180 DPI S Win. NLQ 90 DPI S WI. Draft 60 DPI

S BARCODE QUAL (see Chapter F Bar Code Reference)

S BARCODE NLQ-UNI (Standard) S BARCODE NLQ-BI S BARCODE LQ-UNI S BARCODE LQ-BI

Note: Different print / graphics qualities result in different print speed.

S SUB/SUPER FONT

When the SUB/SUPER FONT is set to "NO", sub and superscript text will be raised or lowered a half line, but the text size itself will not change. When set to "YES", the text size will be reduced, and printed above or below the line. Example: YES 5

NO 52 or 52

or 5

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6 2 3

S Pitch

Indicates the number of characters printed per inch (10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20 or proportional). Any pitch setting can be combined with any available font. In some cases this may lead to a conflict with font designs. The pitch setting is, therefore, a matter of personal taste.

S Line

Determines the number of lines per inch (line space).

S Page Length

Page length is expressed in terms of lines within the range of 5 to 132 lines. Any page length setting is based on six lines per inch, regardless of the number of lines per inch selected in the line setting or defined by the application.

The following indicates the number of lines for the most common paper sizes.

Paper length Appropriate setting

in inches in no. of lines

4 24 4 1/ 25 6 36 8 48

8 1/ 51 11 66 11 2/ 70 12 (default setting) 72

The page length setting is the basis from which perforation skip, TEAR-OFF mode and margins operate.

An incorrect page length, therefore, gives an incorrect perforation skip.

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60 60

S Vertical Positioning Adjustment (VERT.POS.ADJ.)

This function changes the vertical position in the current macro for the two different paper paths TRACT.L. V-POS and TRACT.U. V-POS exactly position the printout in relation to the top edge of the form in use. It is meant to be a corrective parameter to meet variations in paper size and preprinted material. Using this function, the TOP MARGIN and BOTTOM MARGIN setting are taken into account as well.

240

This parameter covers a range of - 15/ to +

the page and "+" is further down the page.

The following table shows some values in inch and millimetres.

+/- 1 = +/- 1/

" = +/- 0,42 mm

of an inch, where "-" is up

+/-9 = +/- 9/

" = +/- 3,81 mm

+/- 2 = +/- 2/ +/- 3 = +/- 3/ +/- 4 = +/- 4/ +/- 5 = +/- 5/ +/- 6 = +/- 6/ +/- 7 = +/- 7/

" = +/- 0,85 mm

" = +/- 1,27 mm

" = +/- 1,69 mm

" = +/- 2,12 mm

" = +/- 2,54 mm

" = +/- 2,96 mm

+/- 10 = +/- 10/ +/- 11 = +/- 11/ +/- 12 = +/- 12/ +/- 13 = +/- 13/ +/- 14 = +/- 14/ +/- 15 = +/- 15/

" = +/- 4,23 mm

" = +/- 4,66 mm

" = +/- 5,08 mm

" = +/- 5,50 mm

" = +/- 5,93 mm

" = +/- 6,35 mm

+/- 8 = +/- 8/ 60" = +/- 3,39 mm + 16 = + 16/ 60" = + 6,77 mm

Attention: The set up of VERT.POS.ADJ. will become effective at the next page

of the form. Therefore, it is recommended to perform VERT.POS.ADJ. set up as long as the paper is in the park position and before starting the print job.

S The LEFT MARGIN is set in

The first left margin position is 1/ means that the letter H in regular "Data" font would be positioned 1/ 20" from

the left edge of the paper. The left margin can be set to a maximum of 15/ 10".

" steps, depending on the actual selection.

" from the left edge of the paper which

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S The RIGHT MARGIN is set to print position 80, 132 or 136, always measured

from the position of the first possible, not actual, left margin setting.

The left margin setting is influenced by the physical setting of the left tractor. The above specifications are only correct if the tractors are in the original positions, i.e. the left perforation is aligned with the center mark on the plastic plate (distance between the marks is 1/ 10").

S The TOP MARGIN indicates the first print line and is always set in steps of

/ ". The position of the first margin is 1/ " from the top of the paper and

6 6

indicates the baseline of the letter H in upright "Data" font (see illustration).

The top margin can be set to a maximum of 16/ " down on the paper.

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S The BOTTOM MARGIN indicates the last print line. Going beyond this margin

automatically initiates a form feed. The bottom margin is always set in steps of 1/ ".

The bottom margin can be set to a maximum of 8/ ".

The above specifications are influenced by the settings in "Vertical Position" (see section Vertical Positioning Adjustment in this chapter).

S Perforation Skip

If PERF. SKIP is set to YES the printer starts to print after specified top margin and stops printing before the bottom Margin.

If PERF. SKIP is set to NO the printer ignores the top and bottom margin and prints from the very first line to the very last one. That means that on a standard 11" paper 66 lines are available for printing.

S Paper Source

The printer offers three input possibilities:

S TRACTOR LOWER (default) S TRACTOR UPPER S TRACTOR L/U (pool), that means that the printer switches automatically to

the other cassette once the cassette in use is out of paper. The empty cassette can be loaded again and thus be ready for the next automatic switch if needed. The pool function requires the use of the same type of paper in both tractor cassettes.

A corrective factor for the vertical positioning of the paper can be applied to each paper source and the Run-In-Sensor (see section VERT.POS.ADJ.).

Please refer to chapter 5 Technical Data, for detailed media specifications.

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S Paper Exit (only for High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter)

It is possible to choose between BATCH (to leave the printer at the rear) and STACKER (at the top) via the point PATH.

If BATCH is selected, the paper keeps its continuous form and leaves the printer at the rear. The cutter is not activated by default. If print jobs need to be separated, the cutter must be activated.

If STACKER is selected the fanfold paper automatically leaves the printer as cut sheets which are collected face down in the stacker at the top. The paper is cut along the perforation as long as no other form length has been defined. The form length can be determined in the menu or by the application. Printing briefly stops when the paper arrives at the cut station. The paper gets cut and is transported to the stacker. Afterwards, printing resumes.

Note: If, for some reason, it is not desired to print exactly on the perforation it is

very important to cut below the perforation of the printed page. If the paper is cut above the perforation the remaining paper can easily bend and cause a paper jam. Do not cut through a label as the blad would get dirty by the glue.

S STACK.CAPACITY (capacity at the top; only for the High Speed

Fanfold Printer with Cutter)

S BATCH CAPACITY (capacity of the option at Cut Sheet Tray at the

rear; only for the High Speed Fanfold Printer with

Cutter) To control the capacity of the Stacker or the Cut Sheet Tray use these two functions. Capacity can be defined in steps of 20 single sheets.

S STACK.CAPACITY in the range from 20 to 200 and S BATCH CAPACITY from 20 to 600 sheets. (single sheet paper, see

chapter 5 Technical Data, paper specification )

Change of Paper Exit (only for the High Speed Fanfold Printer with Cutter)

When switching from one paper exit to the other, paper in the printer moves automatically to the cut station where it is cut at the perforation below the last printed page.

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LF = LF, CR = CR

Line Feed will be executed after receiving a Line Feed by the interface.

Carriage Return will be executed after receiving

a Carriage Return by the interface.

LF = LF + CR

The printer performs a Line Feed and additional a Carriage Return for every Line Feed received

by the interface.

CR = LF + CR

The printer performs a Carriage Return and additional a Line Feed for every Carriage Return

received by the interface.

LF, CR = LF + CR

Line Feed and Carriage Return will be executed after receiving a Line Feed or Carriage Return

by the interface.

S Emulation

The emulation determines the set of commands available for the printer (see Appendix D and E). You can activate the following emulations:

S EPSON LQ S IBM PROPR. S IBM PROPR.AGM

Note: The selected Emulation will also be stored in the actual macro. With a

change of the macro (e.g. key , , , or is pressed) it is possible that the emulation will also be changed.

Be careful: Do not change the emulation within an application.

S Character Set

When selecting a character set it can be further specified by the corresponding national variants. The main groups are: EPSON EXT.GCT,

CODE PAGES EE and EE2, ISO 8859/xx, IBM SET 1, IBM SET 2, and IBM CODE PAGES.

All Character Set Tables are listed in Appendix C. If a different macro is selected the default character set may change, e.g. S IBM PROPR. emulation has the character set IBM SET 2 as

default.

S EPSON emulation has the character set EPSON EXT.GCT as

default.

S Line Mode

Possible values are:

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