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Star Micronics LC24-20 User Manual

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Specifications and Main Features

  • Up to 80 characters on a single line draft and up to 370 characters on a page of 80 * 11 inches.
  • Has the ability to automatically switch emulation commands.
  • Works efficiently with machines powered by Windows and IBM operating systems.
  • Creates visuals and designs that aid in marketing and advertising campaigns.
  • Implements HSD and uses multiple fonts including and not limited to Roman, San Credit and San Serif.
  • Multi Pension Printing is supported by WK 8910 by Emulation Command Groups set by Epson and IBM printers.
  • Alongside supporting IBM printers, it also has abilities to carry out low cost printing, almost reducing it to zero.
  • Targets both household and industrial audiences, supplying both types with their competent needs.
  • Supported paper formats include C5/C6 envelopes, cut forms, single sheets and manifold fanfolded forms up to 10 inches wide.
  • Possible to use with multipart forms (up to three parts)
  • Comes with a ribbon cartridge for printing purposes
  • Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode allows changing of feature default settings

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: What kind of paper can the LC 24-20 printer work with?

A1: The printer can work with cut sheets, continuous fanfold forms, multipart forms, forms with preprinted variables, and also with labels.

Q2: What do I do to change those default settings of the printer?

A2: Default settings can be changed with the use of Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode.

Q3: What is the maximum printing speed of this particular printer?

A3: The maximum printing speed for the High-Speed Draft printing mode is around 210 characters per second (CPS) at 10 pitch.

Q4: Does the LC 24-20 printer support the use of optional accessories?

A4: Yes, the printer supports the use of optional accessories, such as font and RAM cartridges and automatic sheet feeders.

Q5: Is there a chance this printer can be used to print graphic designs?

A5: Absolutely, this printer has the ability to print graphics with a resolution of 360 x 360 dots per square inch which is considered standard for graphic printing.

Q6: What action can I take if my printer is having trouble giving out correct prints?

A6: For concerns such as these, you should check the maintenance section of the manual as it contains troubleshooting guidelines. If the problem remains, please get in touch with an authorized service center.

User Manual

USERS MANUAL
LC
DOT MATRIX PRINTER
ZBA
80825525
24
-20MULTI-FONT

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Thismanual isorganized intoeleven chapters. To learnhow tomake the best
use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 6. Chapters 7 through 11maybe treated as a reference guidefor programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of knowledge of the operation of computers. The chapters are as follows:
Chapter 1— Introduction This chapter indicates the primary features of your printer, the names and
functionsofthe printer components, and an actual example of the many font styles that your printer can produce.
Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer
This chapter explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up. Read this chapter before you do anything else.
Chapter 3 — Paper Installation and Use This chapter describes the instructions for printing such as selecting paper
types, adjusting the printing gap, and installing paper.
Chapter 4 — Control Panel Operations There are a number of controls on the front panel which perform various
functions related to paper handling, print modes and font selection. After performing the setup of the printer, read this chapter and try out the procedures to find out how the printer works.
Chapter 5 — Default Settings - EDS mode
This chapter explainshow to set the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode to make your printer match your system and software needs.
Pitch lock mode Font lock mode Font and Pitch lock mode
Dot adjustment mode Hexadecimal dump
Switch combination functions
Form feed Top of form Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Changing the auto loading position Clearing the buffer/All reset Save macro definition
Condition indicated by messages and tones
Summary of display messages Summary of beep tones
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40 41 41 41 42 42 42 43 43 45 45 47
Chapter 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS-EDS MODE
How to set the EDS mode Functions of the EDS settings
Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Chapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Automatic Sheet Feeder
Setting up Loading paper Feeding a single sheet
Pull Tractor Unit
Setting up
Loading paper
Font Cartridges and RAM Cartridges Interface Converter
DIP switch functions on the Converter
Chapter 8 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS
Font control commands Character set commands Character size and pitch commands
Vertical position commands
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50
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65 65 66 68
70 71 71 73 75 78 79
81 82 87 90 96
Vertical position commands Horizontal position commands Graphics commands Download character commands Other printer commands
96 104 109 113 117
Chapter 9 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS
Defining your own characters with Standard mode
Assigning the character data Assigning a value of character space Sample program
Defining your own characters with IBM mode
Assigning the download character set Assigning the character dot pattern Assigning the Index Table data Sample program
Chapter 10 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER
Programming the printer with DOS commands Programming with BASIC
Chapter 11 REFERENCE
Specifications
of interface connector
Pinout
Parallel interface Serial interface
Character sets
Standard character set #2 International character sets IBM character set #2 Character set #1 IBM special character set
Proportional spacing table
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130
133 133 136
143 143 147
147 148 149 150 152 153 160 161 162
INDEX COMMAND SUMMARY
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chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Thisprinterhas afullcomplement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer. It supports the EpsonlIBM printer commands and character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics.
The selectionofpaper you can use is as varied as the types of documents you can produce. This printer accepts any of the following papers:
● Single sheets (cut forms) and stationery
s Fanfold forms (continuous forms)
● Multi-part forms
● Preprinted forms
● Labels.
This Multi-font printer has the following resident (internal) fonts which you can print:
● Draft
● Sanserif
● Script
● High-Speed Draft ● Roman
● Courier
● Prestige
In addition, you can print wide variation of fonts by using optional Font Cartridges.
The control panel has five buttons and oneLCD display. The LCD displays and beep tones provide immediate, easy to understand feedback when you
press the buttons on the control panel. The fivebuttonscan operate incombinations to perform a surprising variety
of functions, including saving a macro.
The Paper Parking function enables you to keep fanfold forms parked in readiness while printing on single sheet paper.
To get acquainted with the printer’s components and capabilities,refer to the
information on the pages that follow.

PRINTER COMPONENTS

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Power
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Component
Description
Paper guide
Release lever
Front cover
Mute cover
Rear cover
Entry slot Control panel
Power switch Platen knob Interface connector Cartridge slot
Alignssinglesheets(cutforms) to help the printer detect when paper is inserted.
Releasespressureon the paper. This lever must be back for cut-sheet forms ( ~ ), and forward for fanfold forms ( ~ ).
Protects the print head and other internalcompo­nents of your printer.
Reduces the printing noise. Protectsthetractorfeed unit and separates incom-
ing and outgoing fanfold forms. For inserting single sheets of paper. Indicatesprinter status and makes various control
of printer functions simple and convenient. Switches power on or off. Advances the paper manually. Connects the computer to the printer. Holds the optional Font cartridge or RAM car-
tridge.
Print head
Ribbon cartridge Adjustment lever
Tractors Clamp lever Bail lever
Has”ahigh resolution dot matrix (24-wire) com-
position for outstanding print quality. Contains the printer ribbon. Controlsprintdarkness by adjusting for the thick-
ness of forms being printed. Control the movement of fanfold forms. Clamps the tractor in place. Opens and closes the paper bail which holds the
paper against the platen. Thisleverisalsousedtoloadpaperand to perform
the shorttear off function.
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SUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURES

Feature
Dot matrix (24-wire) impact printing
Extensive software support
AEC mode
Multi-font support
Carriage size
Multi-speed printing
Function
High-Speed Draft, Draft and Letter-Quality print­ing.
Itiscompatible with the Epson and IBM standard, and works with any software that supports those printers.
Auto Emulation Change (AEC) mode isprovided toselecttheproperemulation modeautomatically sent from your program.
This printer includes HS-Draft, Draft, Roman, Sanserif, Courier, Prestige, and Script fonts. In addition, you can print wide variation of fonts by using optional Font Cartridges.
Astandardcarriagethatprintsonfanfold forms up to 254 mm (10 inches) wide and cut forms up to
279.4 mm (11 inches) wide. In High-Speed Draft mode, prints at speed up to:
● 210 CPS (Characters per second) in 10pitch
(CPI).
In Draft mode, prints at speeds up to:
● 240 CPS in 15pitch
● 192CPS in 12pitch
● 160CPS,in 10pitch
In Letter-Quality mode, prints at speeds up to:
● 80 CPS in 15pitch
● 64 CPS in 12pitch
● 53 CPS in 10pitch.
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Feature
Function
Character spacing
LCD Control panel
Font/Pitch Lock
Quiet mode
Graphics printing
Paper parking
Print styles
Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17,20, and 24 CPI, aswell as
proportional spacing. Button control for fonts, pitches, paper move-
ment, and paper park functions. LCD messages indicate current status.
Ignores font and pitch selections sent from your computer, and stays on the selected font and pitch with the control panel.
Reduces printing noise by approximately 50%. However, printing speed is also reduced.
Standard graphics printing with resolution of up
to 360
x 360 dots per square inch.
It also supports the NEC graphics commands. Parks fanfold paper. You can print on cut sheet
paper without unloading the fanfold forms. Highlighting capability with the following em-
phasis styles:
● Double-high ● Double-strike ● Double-wide
● Emphasized ● Italics
● (Werlining
● Shadow
● Underlining.
● Quadruple-high● Quadruple-wide
● Subscript ● Superscript
● Outline
Tear off function
Multi-part forms Ribbon cartridge EDS mode
Fanfold forms can be tom off without advancing blank forms.
Prints up to three-part forms. Contains the printer ribbon. Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode allows you to
easily change the default settings of your printer to match your system and software needs.
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FONT STYLE EXAMPLE

The following example shows the many font styles your printer can print.
RESIDENT: HS-Draf t
Draft Roman Sans e r i f
Cour i er
Pres t i ge Scrip t
Fc- 1
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FC-2Z :
FC-3Z :
FC-5Z :
FC- 10Z : FC- 11 Z : FC-12Z :
Orator Orator-2 Letter Gothic 123456789 ABCDE abcde Blippo Cinema OCR-B OCR-A CODE 39 UPC/EAN TW-Light H–Gothic
Orane
Old Style 1234567/39 A?IUJ13EQITciYe Firenze SLQ Script SLQ Roman SLQ TW-Light
I,,,):..:;.,.:,/,!::,;::,; ;.;::.:[
‘];:3,.q,::j;:,:/~(;! 12345678S’ ABCDE abcde
123456789 ABCDE 123456789 ABCDE abcde 123456789 ABCDE abcde
123456789
123456789 123456789
123456789 12345(5789 ACCC)Edt)~(lt? 123456789
1Z395L787
11111111111111111111111111111111
, 123456789
1234S6’?8S ABCi3E abcde 123456789
123456789 ABCDE abcde
123456?89 /%13Ci3Ecikmclc. 123456769 123456789 ABCDE abcde 123456789 ABCDE a“bede
!“”’’1!..:;1:,:1.:11.”.,:.1!.:1(:1:‘t!, Af~(::i.)t: <)b c de
A13CDE abc.de
ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE abcde
flBCDE abcde
ABCDE abcde
ABCDE abcde
12345 11111 11[11
ABCDE abcde
AHCDE abcxk
abcde
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Res i dent LQ fonts are :
Roman characters , Courier characters, SCx.LPX.
Print p i t ches are :
P i ca pi t ch ( 10 C~PI) , Elite pitch (12 CPI) ,
Semi-condensed Pitch (1‘5 CPI) ,
Lmdmsd:1ite pitch(20CPI), Normal proportional,
ch.a,qac...teti.
Sanserif characters,
Pr.es ~i g e
Cond:nsedpica pitch ([7 CPI),
Condensedproportional.
ch a r a c t c rs ,
Quad-s i zMI.
Various 1i ne and character spa c i ngs :
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txrmumm,mwcmm,mmwm wurMs~,
Emphasized, Doubl e-strike, 1 fs 1 i cs, Under 1 i ni n=, ~,
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P E R s c R 1 P T arid s u B S c R I P T ~
Down 1oad characters : r r r r ‘aaastt rs *s Dot graphics :
UVE-i-l--lfi1ng ,
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chapter2
SETTING UP THE PRINTER
This chapter describes the following procedures to set up your new printer.
Ifyouhave
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Printer placement

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Unpacking the carton box
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Mounting the platen knob
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Installing the ribbon cartridge
.
Configure your software for the printer
optional accessories, refer to Chapter 7 after setting uptheprinter.
PRINTER PLACEMENT
Before you start setting upyour printer, make surethat you have a suitable
place on which to locate it. By “a suitable place”, we mean: .
A firm, level surfacewhich is fairly vibration-free
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Away from excessive heat (such as direct sunlight,heaters, etc)
●
Away from excessive humidity
.
Away from excessive dust
.
A steady power supply that is not subject to power surges should be connected tothe printer. For example, do not connect itto the samecircuit as a large, noise-producing appliance such as a refrigerator or an air conditioner.
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Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specified on the printer’s identification plate.
.
Installthe printer where there issufficient room for thefanfold paper stack and any paper being fed in or printed out.
.
If you are connecting your printer with a parallel interface, make sure that thecable iswithin 2m (6ft) ofthe printer. An RS-232 connection usingthe optional SPC-8K interface converter can be made over longer distances.
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UNPACKING
AND INSPECTION
Nowcheckeach iteminthe box againstFigure2-1tomake surethatyou have everything (there should be six items).
If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier.
FigureZ-l. Checktomakesure you haveallsixitems:1)Printer,2)Platenknob, 3) HlbbOn cartnage, 4j raper
guide,
5) Mute cover, and 6) User’s manual.
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The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are:
●
Film ribbon cartridge (FZ24)
.
Font cartridges (FC series)
.
RAM cartridge (RC-32Z, DC-32Z)
.
Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K)
.
Automatic sheet feeder (SF-10DS)
●
Pull tractor unit (PT-1OZS)
For details of the optional accessories, refer to Chapter 7.
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Removing the front cover

Open thefrontcover by 1ifting up the back cover usingthetwo grips on either side. then remove the cover by pulling up (see Figure 2-4).
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FlgUre Z-4. (Jpen the hont cover, and remove It by pulllng up
NOTE: You can keep the front cover installed on the printer, as shown in
Figure 2-5. But, in this case you must take care not to injure your fingers with the tear assist edge.
Tear assist cdsze
Front
Figure 2-5. The front cover can stay on the printer
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Installing the ribbon cartridge

Now install the ribbon with the following procedure.
1. Take the slack out of the ribbonbyturning the tensionknobon the ribbon cartridge clockwise as shown by the arrow.
1
ension knob
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Figure 2-6. Take out the slack of the ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge.
2. Guide the ribbon between the print head and the silver print head shield,
makingcertainthatthespindlesonthecartridgeholder fit intothesockets on the cartridge itself.
shield
Figure 2-7. Installing the ribbon cariridge
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3. Make sure that the ribbon is positioned between the print head and the
print head shield as shown in Figure 2-8.
4. Take the slack out of the ribbon again by turning the tension knob. r
Figure 2-8. Make sure that the ribbon is positioned correctly.

Installing the front cover

After you have installed the ribbon cartridge, re-install the front cover.
1. Insert the tabs into the slots on the printer case.
2. Swing down the rear of the front cover to close it.
Figure 2-9. Installingthe frontcover.

Connecting the interface cable

Connect the printer to your computer using a standard Centronics parallel interfacecable. On a PS/2 or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the25-pin D-typeconnector atthecomputerend, and the Amphenol-type 36­pinconnector attheprinter end. The configuration of the printer’s connector is given in Chapter 11 should you need a cable for connecting to another computer.
If you need to connect to a serial port, use the optional Serial-Parallel Corwerter, SPC-8K.
Follow the procedures below to connect the interface cable:
1. Turn off the power switch both the printer and the computer.
2. Connect the interface cable to the printer as shown in Figure 2 Make sure that you press the plug into the interface connector.
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Interface connector
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12.
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Figure 2-12. Connecting the interface cable
3. Move both clips inside the extended prongson the sidesof the plug until
you hear a click.
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Interface cable
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y
/
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Figure 2-73. Move the clips until you hear a click
4. Connect the other end ofthe interface cable to your computer. Use your computer instructions to attach the interface cable.
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Configuring your software for the printer

Most application software programs let you specify the type of printer you areusing sothatthesoftware can take full advantage of theprinter’sfeatures. Many of these software packages provide an installation or setup program that presents a listof printers.
This printer is setup to emulate theEpson printer commands at the factory. Ifyou want to emulate the IBM printer commands, you can select it with the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode.
Choose one of the following (in order of preference) according to your selected Emulation mode.
I IYI Standard (Epson)mode / IBMrnode I
1
Star LC24-20
2 Star LC24-200
Epson LQ-860
3 4 Epson LQ-850 5 Star LC24-10
IBM PS/1 printer Proprinter X24E Proprinter 24P
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You can also select one of NEC 24-wire printers to print graphics in the Standard emulation mode.
Ifyoursoftwarepackage doesnotmention printersby name, but asksinstead what features your printer is capable of, the most common questions are: “Can your printer perform a backspace?” and “Can it do a hardware form feed?”. You should answer “Yes” to both these questions.
Make surethatthe Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) issetfor the correct printer emulation, and that you have also selected the appropriate character set. (Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information on the EDS mode.)
Ifyouareindoubtaboutthe configurationof your application software, seek expert advice. Your software supplier will probably be your most qualified reference.
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chapter 3
PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE
Thischapterdescribes instructionsfor printing suchasselectingpaper types, iidjustingthe printing gap, and installing paper.

SELECTION OF PAPER

Your printer accepts any of the following types of paper:
● Single sheets (cut forms) and stationary
Use the friction feed or the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder.
● Fanfold forms
Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between thesheets.They are also called sprocketforms, continuous forms, or
just plain “computer paper”.
Printingon or neartheperforations of continuous fanfold forms may reduce printingquality, misalign the fanfold forms, or cause a paper
jam.
● Multi-part forms
Youcan usemulti-part forms that have up to three parts includingthe original. It isrecommended thatyou load multi-part forms usingthe bottom feed slot with the optional Pull Tractor Unit. Use pressure sensitive multi-part forms with both side edges glued and a difference in thickness of 0.05mm or less between the side edges.
● Labels
When printing labels,always selectthe type mounted on a continu­ous backing sheet with sprocket holes for use with a tractor. Do not try to print labels as cut forms because labels on a shiny backing sheet almost always slip a little. Itisrecommended thatyou loadlabelsfrom the bottom feed slotwith the optional PullTractor Unit.
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NOTES:
1.
Never feed labels backward. Labels can easily peel off the backing and get stuck
in the printer. To remove labelsfrom the paper path after you finish printing, first tear off the labels at a point before the paper slot.
2.Use labels only under normal operating conditions. The labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity.
3.Do not leave labels loaded inthe printer between jobs. They curl around the platen and may jam when you resume printing.
Figure 3-1 shows the recommended print area for each type of papers.
Perf[
Bottom of 0
Forms
Fanfold forms
9 0
75mm (8mm for Bottom Feed) ~
1
J
18mm
Single sheets
17mm
r ‘ ,
5mm
Figure 3-7. Recommended print area for acceptable papers
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ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP

The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to
accommodate different paper thicknesses. The adjustment lever is located at the left side of the printer. Pushing the adjustment lever towards the rear of theprinter narrows the gap; pulling ittowards the front of the printer widens the gap.
There are five positions, and you can feel the lever clicking into each position.The secondposition from the rear (marked with “*”)is the one most commonly used for single sheets of paper.
Try different positions until you get the best printing results. NOTE: Printing with an inappropriate gap may drastically shorten the life
of the print head.
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Figure 3-2. Location of the adjustment lever.
The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper typesas a reference.
Recommended
Lever position
2nd or 3rd
‘aPer ‘Ype
Single
Weight
(Each paper) 52-90 glm’
Thickness(mm)
(Total)
0.07-0.12
(14 -24 Ibs)
2-ply
40-56 g/m2
0.11-0.15
2nd or 3rd
(11 -15 Ibs)
3-ply
40-56 g/m’
0.18-0.23
3rd or 4th
(11 -15 lbs)
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LOADING FANFOLD FORMS

This printer accepts fanfold forms up to 10”wide. This printer can feed fanfold forms either from the rear or from the bottom
of the printer, as shown in Figure 3-3,
Figure 3-3. Paper path for fanfold forms
This section will take you through the procedures for loading, parking and unparking fanfold forms from the rear of the printer.
If you want to feed paper from the bottom, you must use the optional Pull Tractor Unit, (Refer to Chapter 7.)
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Loading the paper

1. Place a stack of fanfold paper behind and below the printer.
2. Turn the printer’s power OFF.
3. Pull the release lever toward the front of the printer ( ~ ). This has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed.
4 Open the mute cover on the front cover, as shown in Figure 3-4.
, Release level
Figure 3-4. Opening the mute cover and correct lever position.
5. Open the rear cover using the two grips on either side, as in Figure 3-5.
Figure 3-5. Opening the rear cover.
6. Pass the paper between the printer case and the rear cover.
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7. Open both tractor covers and mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit.
Tractor cover
mamp’ever
Figure 3-6. Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units.
Adjustthe spacing of thetractor unitsby slidingthem along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position.When theclamp lever is up, the unit is released, and when it is down, the unit is locked. Now close the tractor covers, again making surethat the paper holes are alignedwith the pinson the tractor units.If they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing andjamming of the paper.
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Figure 3-7. Adjust the tractor positions to accommodate the width of fanfold forms.
10.Close the rear cover and the mute cover, then set the paper guide in the horizontalposition, as shown inFigure 3-8.This will separate the printed
from the unprinted paper.
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11.Turn onthepower using the switch located at thefrontof the printer. The
printer will beep, indicating that the paper isnot yet fully loaded. A “PE>’ message will also flash on the LCD display to confirm this.
Mute cover
Figure 3-8. Close the rear coverand the mutecover, then set the paper
guide horizontally
12.Now pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer. The paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing.
er
Figure 3-9. Pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer to load paper.
NOTE: Do not return the bail lever backward. The bail lever automatically
returnsto itsoriginalposition after thepaper goes through underthe bail lever location.
13.If you want to set thepaper to a different position, set the printer off-line by pressing the !
ON LINE
button, then set the paper by using the
J
micro-feed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 4.)
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Paper parking

After loading fanfold paper with internal tractor unit, you do not have to unload it when youwant to print on a cut sheet. The printer will “park” it for you if you follow the procedure below.
1.
To begin paper parking, start with the power ON, fanfold paper loaded in printing position, and the release lever toward the front of the printer
( &).
2.
Press the [ line. The ONLINEindicator light will turn off. Tear off the printed form at the last perforation, leaving not more than
3. abouthalf a page showing above the front cover. If necessary, press the
[
PAPER FEED [button to feed paper forward untila perforation islocated
just above the front cover, and tear there,
ON LINE ]button on the controlpanel to set the printer off-
Release lever
Figure 3-10. Tear off the printed fanfold paper
4.
Press the [ EJECT/PARK/ button on the control panel. The printer will automatically feed the fanfold form backward until the paper iscompletely free of the platen. A “PE” message will now appear on the LCD display and a beep will
5. sound.
Move the release lever toward the rear of the printer ( ~ ).
6.
Mount the paper guide in the upright position.
7.
Nowyoucanloadsinglesheets.The fanfoldpaperremains parkedat theback of the printer. NOTE: You cannot park the fanfold paper if you have loaded it using the
optional Pull Tractor Unit.
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Paper unparking

When you want to resume using fanfold paper, the procedure is as follows.
1. Remove all cut forms from the printer.
2. Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position.
3. Move the release lever toward the front of the printer ( !&). 4, Move the bail lever forward. The printer will automatically feed the
parked fanfold paper back into position for printing.
NOTE: The printerbeeps intermittently if you move the release leverwhile
the paper is loaded.

Tearoff function

At the end of printing, use this tear off function to cut off the printed form without advancing blank forms.
1. Open the mute cover on the front cover.
2. Pull the bail lever forward. The paper will be fed to the tear off position and the bail lever will automatically close.
3. Tear off theprinted form with the tear assistedge of the front cover.
4. Pull the bail lever forward. The paper automatically returns to the printing position.
NOTE: Do not return bail the lever after return to the on-line state.
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LOADING SINGLE SHEETS

This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper.
The paper path for cut forms is shown in Figure 3-11.
Figure 3-11. Paper path for cut forms.
If you are using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder, refer to Chapter 7.
Raise the paper guide in position on the rear cover of the printer.
:lever
Figure 3-12. Raise the paper guide for single sheets.
2. Adjust the paper guides to match the sizeof the paper you will be using. Remember that printing will start some distance from the left-hand edge of the carriage.
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Turn onthe power using the switch located at the front of the printer. The
3.
printerwill beep, indicatingthatthere is no paper in position for printing. The “PE” message will also flash on the LCD display to confirm this.
4.
Make sure that the release lever is at rear position ( m ). Iffanfoldpaper isalready mounted intheprinter,pressthe [
EJECT/PARK]
button to park thepaper in the off-line state, then move the release lever toward the rear of the printer. Place a single sheet between the guides, placing the side on which you
5.
wanttoprinttowards theback of theprinter. Gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop.
Figure 3-13. Place a single sheet between the guides.
6. Now pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer. The paper willbe
fed into the printer and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing.
NOTE: Do not place the bail lever in the backward position.The bail lever
automatically returns to its original position after the paper goes
through under the bail lever location.
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Figure 3-14. Pull the bail lever forward to load paper.
7. If you want to set thepaper to a different position, setthe printer off-line bypressing the I
ON LINE Ibutton,then setthepaperpositionbyusing
the micro-feed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 4.)
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CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS
The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on, or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination.
This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions.
●
Pause printing
●
Feed paper (fast and slow, forward and reverse)
✎
Park fanfold forms
●
Set the top-of-form position
●
Select the print pitch
✎
Select a font
●
Print test patterns
●
Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections
●
Adjusting the print alignment for bi-directional printing
✎
Print a hexadecimal dump
●
Clear the printer’s buffer
✎
Save macro definition
BUTTON AND INDICATOR FUNCTION
The printer is equipped with five buttons on the control panel. From left to
]
right they are -, EE7EHl,
ON LINE ].
EJECT/PARK ],
The following is a brief guide to the buttons and indicators on the control
panel.
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Fiaure 4-1. Control Danel.
n n n mm
,0s. mm SW,... Sf, m,., ,,,,
I PAPER FEED ]
—.
and

ON LINE

The ~
ON LINE
button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The status
]
changes each time you press the button. When theprinter is on-line, it can receive and print data from the computer
and will be indicated by the ONLINE indicator being lit.When the printer is off-line,.it stopsprinting and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data.
The printer powers up in the on-line status when paper is loaded. If paper is not loaded, the printer powers up off-line with the “PE” message and the Power indicatorlight will blink. When you load paper, the printer goes on­line.
You will want to press the I
●
Before and after any other panel operation
ON LINE
\
button:
The other panel buttons operate only in the off-line state. Press the
ON LINE
1
press the I
●
To pause during printing If you press the
Ibuttontogooff-line. Afterperformingthepaneloperation(s),
ON LINE
I
I
button again to go back on-line.
ON LINE
button during printing, the printer stops
I
printing and goes off-line, allowing you to check theprintout or change a controlpanel setting.Printing resumes when youpress the I
ON LINE
button again to go back on-line.

PAPERFEED

Ifyoupress andreleasethisbutton while off-line, thepaper will feed forward one line. If you hold the button down, the printer will perform consecutive line feeds.
If you also press the
I
ON LINE
paper willfeed automatically to the top of the next page. This is explained later.
Ifyoupressthe [
PAPERFEED[button while on-line, thiswill altematelyflash
the “QUIET” message on the display. When in Quiet mode with the “QUIET”
message, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a reduced noise level.
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1
button while you are line-feeding, the

EJECT/PARK

NOTE: This button has no effect if the bottom feed mode is selected. This button results in different functions depending on the position of the
release lever. If the release lever is facing toward the rear of the printer for the cut forms
( ~ ), pressing this button ejects the PaPer.
If the release lever is facing toward the front of the printer for the fanfold forms ( ~ ), pressing this button parks the forms.

PITCH

Thisbuttonallowsyou to select the printing pitch. Remember thatthe printer must be off-line for you to do this. Successive presses of this button will
display (and select) the following options in order (Note that the super­condensed pitch isnot available with Standard/Epson mode, and condensed proportional pitch isnot available with IBM mode):
1
Pitch 1
Pica (10 CPI) 1
Elite (12 CPI) I
Semi-condensed (15 CPI) [
Condensed pica (17 CPI) [
Condensed elite (20 CPI) Super-condensed (24 CPI) 1
Proportional (
Condensed proportional I’=’C
1
LCD Message
ILI
:2
plJ ?’+
F’5
It-l
;C, /i

FONT

This button selects the font to be printed. Draft font is selected at power-up unlessthedefaultsettingsare changed. To changethefont,settheprinteroff­line, then press the - button repeatedly until the proper font is high­lighted on the LCD display. The selections cycle in the following order:
Font Roman
Sanserif Courier Prestige
Script High-Speed Draft Draft Optional font
LCD Message
[OPTION
I
NOTE: IftheoptionalFontCartridge isnot installed,the’’OPTION”message
will not illuminate.
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POWER-UP FUNCTIONS

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Inadditionto their normal functions, all of the control panel buttons perform
“special” functions ifyou hold them down while switching the power button
on.
~D~ [mode Do[ adjustment mode
mm
n n n mm
,0s. 8,.. ,WITC” SET PRINT
I I
F(jnt
lock
Pitch Prin[area Long
lock test test
1
—–
1 I
A
Short test
I
EXIT
Figure 4-2.
I
L-J ‘“NT‘“c”
Power-up functions of control panel

Short test mode

If the printer is turned on while the I
ON LINE
printerwillenter the shortself-testmode, with the “PI” message on theLCD display. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM,
followed by seven linesof the character set. Each line will be offset by one character from the one before it. The final
result will be something like Figure 4-3.
*** Ver 1 ,0 ***
! “#$%& ( ) *+, -. /0 123456789: ;<=> ?@ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ [ \ 1“– abcdefgh i i k lnmo
! “#$%& ( ) *+, -. /0 t 23456789: ; <=>
“#$%&()*+,-. /0 123456789:
#$%& ( ) *+, -. /01234S6 789: ; <=>
$%& ( ) *+, -./0 123456789: ; <=> ?@.4BCDEFGHI
%&() *+,-. /0123456789:
() *+,-./O123456789: ;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\l-–’abcdef8hi jklmnopqrstu
&’
; <=> ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1“– abcde fghi jk1rnnopqrs t
?c3ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1‘– abcdefgb i j klnmop
; <=> ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1‘– abcdefghi j k lmnoiw
?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1‘– abcdefghi jk1mnow r
JKLMNOPQRSTUvwXYZ[\ 1‘–’ abcde fgbi Jk 1mnOpqrs
1
button is pressed, the
Figure 4-3. Shorfself-test.
Since the self-test prints across the full width of the carriage, itisrecom­mended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and/or platen.
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Long test mode

If the printer is turned on while the [
PAPER FEED I button is pressed, the
printerwill enter the long self-test mode, with the “P2” message on the LCD display.The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, the
currentElectronicDIP Switch (EDS) settingsandthecurrent DotAdjustment
setting, followed by the entire character set printed in each font and pitch available.
The test repeats endlessly, so you must turn the power off to stop it.
... ,., ,.~.,,
----- .-....,
,,,.,
4,,
s,- -
I.-
%m- ,m ,,
.-
-3,+%,. .,—
,--, <—>
c—) <--) <--,
-,,>
.W’*<:,
%4*,,,
<—,
<--) ,--, <--,
<k-,
,,.1,..
.
Figure 4-4. Long self-test
Since the self-test prints across the full width of the carriage, it is recom­mended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to theprint head and/or platen. In addition, the total number of lines printed isconsiderable, more than can be accommodated on a single sheet, so fanfold paper is recommended for this test.
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Print area test mode

By holding the I EJECT/PARK/button down during power-up, theprinter will enter the print area test mode. You can find how many lines on your paper areavailableforprintingwith l/6-inch linefeeding.The printerwill showthe “P3” message on the LCD display and print the first line message on the paper, then printthelast linemessage after feeding to the bottom of thepage.
If you have loaded the fanfold paper, only the first line message is printed.

Pitch lock mode

By holding the EIEHl button down during power-up, the print pitch can onlybe selectedfrom thecontrol panel. This prevents software interference. Youwillhearanacknowledgingbeep, andtheprinterwill showthe“P-LOCK”
message on the LCD display as power comes on. After the beep tone, you can setthe printer off-line, select a print pitch, then
return to on-line and start printing. The pitch you selected will show on the LCD display and will not be reset or otherwise changed by any commands your software may issue.

Font lock mode

By holding the - button during power-up, fonts can only be selected
from the controlpanel. This prevents software interference. There willbean acknowledgingbeep and“F-LOCK” messageontheLCD display.After which you can setthe printer off-line, select a font, then return to the on-line state and begin printing. The selected font will not be changed by any commands your software may issue.

Font and Pitch lock mode

Ifyou want toprotectboth the font and pitch settingsfrom software changes, press both the - and EEZZl buttons during power-up. There will be
two acknowledging beep tones with “P-LOCK” and “F-LOCK” messages on the LCD display.
Pressing these buttons during power-up does not prevent you from making any number of changes later from the control panel.
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Dot adjustment mode

This mode is used to adjust the vertical alignment of text and graphics on successive bi-directional passes. After a period of time, your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes, appearing most visibly during graphics printing.
This mode will probably be used very rarely.
1. Turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holding down the I
EJECT/PARK I and I ON LINE
on the display, and the printer will then print something like the following:
x * x DOT ,A,DJUSTME7T SETTING 2 * *
/
buttons.The “dA” message will show
LQ
o : 1,1
111111111
1I i I I
i I I I I I I I 1I
I I I I I I i I I I i I I
2,3.The printer will feed the paper forwards and backwards during this
operation, allowing you to view the paper for optimum alignment.
To adjust theprinting, use the I The [
EJECT/PARKI button will move the second pass to the left. The
I
PAPERFEEDI button will move the second pass to the right.
LQ
4.
When thetwo passes are aligned with each other to form one continuous
o :
EJECT/PARKIand [PAPERFEED[buttons.
I I ! I
I
I I ;
I ~ I I I I I i I ! I I I I I I I I I I I I i I I I I I I i
line, the bi-directional alignment test is completed.
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5. To changethe mode for which the bi-directional adjustment is per-
formed, press the I
ON LINE
I
button. This will cycle between “LQ”,
“DRAFT”, “DRAFT COND” and “BIT IMAGE”. Repeat the process for all print modes
o:
I ! I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
-1 : , ,’ , ,( II , , , , , , I I , , , , ( , , , , 1 1 I ! ( 1 1 I
o
:
o:
+1 :
111(111 lllllllllllllr 1111111111111!
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I : I ! I I I ! I
1,, 11
11111111111 ! 111111111 11111 !ll! 111111111
1 1 I 1 t 1 1 I 1 [ 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1
1111111111111111111111111111
ONLINE 1+
[ I
PAPERFEEDI -
EJECT’PARK] -
I
LQ LQ
LQ
DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT o : 11111
6. To exit from this mode, press the -button.
X*X DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING XXX
ONLINE 1+
I
ONLINE 1+
I
m-
LQ o LQ
LQ O : i I I i I i I I I I I I I i I
DRAFT o
: I I I
-1
: ) I 1 ( I I 4 I 1 1 1 t I I : 1 1
:111 ~I !
DRAFT +1 :
DRAFT
DRAFT CONll O
BIT IMAGE
o : ! I I I I I
:
0:11111
*** END ***
: I I I I I i I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i
i I
I !
I 1 1 I , 1 I I ! 1 1 1 I ! I
I I I I 1i I I I I I I I 11 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i I i I I
, , , , , , , , , , , I , , , , , , , , ,
11111111111! 11111111111$1 11111111,11!1 11
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I I I I I I I ! I / I
I I I I I I I I I I I I I i I I I 1I I I I I I I I I I I I 1I I I [ I I I 1I
1 I I
I I I I I I I i I 1I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i I I 1I 1t I
: I 1I I I I I I I I I I I i
I I I I I i I
II
I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I
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Hexadecimal dump

This feature is useful for programmers who are debugging printing programs and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving, (Some computers change the codes the programmer intended.)
Inthismode,alldata received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes.
This mode is accessed with the following procedure:
1. While holding both the I
PAPERFEEDI and I EJECT/PARKI buttons down,
turn power ON. A beep tone will be heard and the “Hal” message on the display.
2. Begin printing. In place of the
usualprintoutyou will get a formatted
dump showing exactly whatdata the printer receives. Each linepresents sixteen characters, their hexadecimal codes to the left and printable characters printed on the right.
3. At the end of the hexadecimal dump, set the printer off-line with the
ON LINE
button. This is necessary to print the last line,
]
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SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS

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Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations.

Top of form

~~
~ .“’cRO’””-
L----J ‘“NT““”
1 n 7 1 m
. — -
Em. m.. SWITCH SE, ,,,!4,
1-
m
Save macru
Buffer clear/All reset
= POWER
8
—CCL–2
Form
-.
-
feed
‘x”
I
If you are using cut forms, this operation ejects the current page. If you are
using fanfold forms, itfeeds to the top of the next page.
1.
Press the 1
2.
Press the \
ON LINE
PAPERFEED] button and hold it down. The printer will start
1
button to set the printer off-line.
performing successive line feeds. While holding the I
3.
PAPERFEED] button down, press the I ON LINE
button, then release both buttons at the same time. The printer will smoothly eject the current page.
Top of form
When youpower onthe printer, thetop-of-form position isautomatically set tothe current position. If this is not where you want the top of the page to be, you can change the top-of-form position as follows:
1
1. Press the [
ON LINE
]
button to set the printer off-line.
2. Move the paper to the desired top-of-form position by pressing the I
PAPERFEEDI button,or by performing a forward or reverse micro-feed.
3. Press and hold the [
4. While holding the 1
ON LINE
ON LINE
]
button.
]
buttondown, press the E133Xilbutton, then release both buttons at the same time. The ‘-––”message will show on the LCD display, that the top-of-form position has been set.
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Forward micro-feed

For fine alignment, you can feed the paper forward in very small increments as follows:
1. Press the I
2. Press the [
3. While holding the
ONLINE ONLINE
I
button to set the printer off-line.
]
button again and hold it down.
I
ONLINE
button down, press the IPAPERFEED]
1
button. The paper will start advancing in a series of small steps. When you want to stop,release both buttons.

Reverse micro-feed

You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse, to return to a
higher position on the same page.
1. Press the I
2. Press the I
3. While holding the 1
ONLINE ONLINE
button to set the printer off-line.
I
button again and hold it down.
I
ONLINE
button down, press the I EJECT/PARK]
I
button.The paper will start moving backwards ina series of small steps. When you want to stop, release both buttons. NOTE: Open thebaillever when the printer beeps intermittentlyand the
“Er” message shows on the LCD display near the edge of the

Changing the auto loading position

Normally, the printer automatically’loads the paper one line from the top edge. If you want to change this value, follow this procedure:
1. Load the paper by moving bail lever toward the front of the printer.
2. Change the print position using the micro feed function. The value on the LCD display shows the micro-feed value from the default position.
3. After you get the desired position,press the I
ONLINE
1
buttonto save
the value.
This position will remain unless you power off the printer. If you want to retainthispositioneven after you turn off the power, store itusing the Macro Definition function, which is described later.
Notethatyou can only change this value immediately after loading paper. If you feed paper, you cannot change the auto loading value.
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Clearing the buffer/All reset

The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. This creates a
problemwhenyouwant to abandon a printingjob and restart: the printermtiy
beholdingmoredatainitsbufferthanithasactuallyprinted.andthisunprinted data must be cleared outbefore restarting. Turning power off is one way to clear the buffer, but there is another way:
1.
Halttheprintingprogramonthecomputer. Ifprinting stopsimmediately, thebufferisclear and the rest of this procedure isunnecessary. Ifprinting does not stop.continue as follows:
7
Press the I
-. now stop.but there may be data remaining in the buffer.
3.
Press and hold the I WhilepressingtheI
4. button. Continue holding these two buttons down, you will hear a beep toneandthe‘-bC’-message appears on the LCD display. If you hold these
buttons down longer. you will hear three beep tones and the printer has been initialized to the power-on default settings.
5
Release these buttons, make any necessary control panel settings, then
. .
set the printer back on-line.
Itisessentialto stopthe printing program on thecomputer before yougo off­line. Otherwise, when you go back on-line the computer will start sending
data again and the printer will continue printing. with missing data from
when the buffer was cleared.
ONLINE
button to set the printer off-line. Printing will
I
ON LINE
ON LINE
1button.
Ibuttondown,
press andholdthe 1FONT I

Save Macro Definition

Youcan savethecurrent settingsto the printerfor lateruse with thefollowing procedure:
Press the [
ONLINE
Press the = button and hold it down. While holding the EZ12NlZbutton down, press the ERTCHlbutton and holdthemdown until the Release both buttonsat the same time after this message appears on the
LCD display to save the current setting.
Ifyou release these buttons after the “MACRO” message has gone out on the display, the macro has been cleared.
]button to setthe printer off-line.
6’MACRO’’messageappearsonthe LCDdisplay.
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NOTE: You can store the following settings with this procedure.
● Current Font
● Current pitch
● Current auto-loading amount for cut forms
● Current auto-loading amount for fanfold forms
● Current auto-loading amount in ASF mode
Data to be stored are controlled inStandard mode and IBM mode separately.
For example, the data stored in the Standard mode are not effective in the IBM mode, and vice versa.
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CONDITIONS INDICATED BY MESSAGES AND TONES

This section helps you identify the messages and the meanings of the tones.

Summary of display messages

Following table shows the summary of the messages on the LCD display. LCD Message
;ROMAN
1
;SANSERIF[
;COURIER ~pREsTIGE{ ;scRlpT ~Hs-DRAFT{
\DRAFT
iOpTlON
PITCH EDS
I
I
I
I
Meaninm and action ROMAN LQ font is selected. SANSERIF LQ font is selected. COURIER LQ font is selected. PRESTIGE LQ font is selected. SCRIPT LQ font is selected. High-Speed Draft font is selected.
You cannot select print pitch except 10CPI. Draft font is selected.
You cannot selectproportional pitch with the Standard/ Epson mode.
Optional LQ font is selected. Indicates the message below shows the current pitch. EDS mode iscurrently selected and the message on the
right indicates the current Bank and Switch number. Press the 1
ONLINE
button to exit the EDS mode.
I
Font lock mode is selected. The printer ignores the font selection commands and prints with the fontdisplayed on the panel. Turn offthe power switch to cancel the font lock mode.
Pitch lock mode is selected. The printer ignores the pitch selection commands and prints with the pitch displayed on the panel. Turn off thepower switch to cancel the pitch lock mode.
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LCD Message
Meanings and action
—
Displuysinthe EDS mode. Indicates the current statusof the displayed EDS hank and switch number. Press the 1
EJECTPARKI button to change the status.
Quiet mode is selected. Press the I
PAPERFEEDIbutton while in the on line mode
to return to the Normal mode. Front panel setting are saved in the printer’s memory as
a “MACRO”. Short print test mode is selected. Long printtest mode is selected.
Turn off the power switch to cancel the long print test mode.
Print area test mode is selected.
Hexadecimal dump mode is selected. Turn off the power switch to cancel the hexadecimal dump mode.
Top of form is set manually with the control panel.
Buffer iscleared manually with the control panel.
Paper is not loaded to the printer.
DOIAdjustment mode is selected.
Bail lever is closed before the paper goes through the
location of the bail lever. Open the bail lever.
Release lever is moved while the paper is in printing position.
The memory of EDS settings is accessed.
Printhead error. Turn off the printer and turn iton again. Carriage home position error. Turn off the printer and
turn iton again.
Paper handling error. Turn off the printer and turn it on
again.
S.W.I. error. Turn off the printer and turn iton again.
RAM check error. Turn off the printer and turn it on
again.
Watch dog error. Turn off the printer and turn iton again.
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Summary of beep tones

Following table shows the summary of beep tones. Bee~ tones
Two seconds tone
Long tone, once
Four shorttone
sequence, two
times
Short tone. once
Short tone. twice
Short tone, triple
One-quarter tone
Meanings Printer detects an error condition.
Turn off the power switch and turn it on again. Printer detects an error condition.
Turn off the power switch and turn it on again. Printer is out of paper.
● Buffer is cleared.
● Top of form is set.
● Quiet mode is selected.
● Tear off function is selected.
● EDS mode is selected.
● Macro definition is selected.
● Quiet mode is cancelled.
● Macro definition is cancelled.
● Printer isreset.
● Hexadecimal mode is selected.
● Pitch lock mode is selected.
● Font lock mode is selected.
One-quatertone, twice
Intermittent tone One-quarter tone, twice
Pitch and Font lock mode is selected at a time.
● Release lever is moved while the paper is in printing
position.
● Bail lever is closed before the paper goes through the
location of the bail lever.
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chapter 5
DEFAULT SETTINGS-EDS MODE
From the control panel you can change the parameters that define how your printer works. These parameters become your power-on settings. This function iscalled the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode.

HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE

The EDS mode in thisprinter has 16functions that you can set as the power­on default.
Turn the printer on while simultaneouslyholding the -, EEECHl,and
EJECT/PARKI buttons.
The “EDS” message will show on the LCD display. This indicatesthat you have entered the EDS mode.
In EDS mode. the buttons on the control panel are used as shown below in Figure 5-1.
k=
I I 1 1 r’
Select Selec( Change
B~ink Switch setting
c The LCD display on the control panel shows the current setting, ON or
OFF. Use the I
● Press the I PAPERFEED 1button to print the current settings.
● Press the 1
EJECTIPARKI button to change the settings.
ONLINE
button to save and exit the EDS mode.
]
Print Exit
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FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS

The printer storesthe parameters that you can select from the control panel while in the EDS mode.
Adefault isthe settingthattheprinter will use if none is specifically selected by a program. When you first turn on or later reset your printer these default settings’will take effect. By changing the settings, you can alter various printer functions to match your specific requirements. The following will help you choose the proper settings.
Ban!-Switch]Function
A-1
A-2 A-3 RAM Usage A-4 Auto LF with CR A-5 A-6 B-1 B-2 B-3 I ‘ B-4 B-5 B-6 (Not used)
c-1 c-2 c-3
c-4
c-5
D-1 Character Table
D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 CR Centering
E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5
H
F-1
Emulation I
AEC Mode
Auto Sheet Feeder Graphics Direction (Not used) PaDer-out
I
(Not
used)
(Reserved)
Printable Area
Print Mode
Page Length
(Standard mode)
(IBM mode) IBM Code page or International
LQ Font Selection
f
EDS Setting
Character Set
ON
I
STANDARD/EPSONI IBM
Enabled
Input Buffer
Disabled Not installed Bi-directional Uni-directional
Enabled
,
Leave ON Type A
(See below)
(See below)
Graphics Set #2
(See below)
Disabled
(See below)
I
Current
]OFF
Disabled Download Buffer Enabled Installed
Disabled
,
1 Type B
Italics Set #l
Enabled
Reset
NOTE: The factory default is the “ON” position for all functions except
A-6 which is setto the “OFF” position.
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Switch A-1: Emulation
Select the mode compatible with your computer and software. In the Standard/Epsonmode.theprinteroperates likethe Epson LQ-860/850. In the IBM mode, it operates like the IBM Proprinter X24E/24P, P, S/l
The ON position selects Standard/Epson mode. The OFF position
selects IBM mode.
Switch A-2: Auto Emulation Change (AEC) Mode
This switch selects the Auto Emulation Change (AEC) mode. When the AEC mode isenabled, the printer automatically judges the Emulation which your application program uses.
Switch A-3: RAM Usage
Inordertodownload characters this switch mustbein theOFF position. The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing character patterns and provides only a one-line print buffer. If you leave this switch ON. the printer uses its RAM memory as an input buffer, allowing the computer to send data faster thm the printer prints.
Switch A-4:
AutoLF with CR
Ifyou leave thisswitch at the ON position, a separate line-feed code is required from your computer to obtain a line fkcd. If you move this switch to the OFF position, the printer performs both a carriage return and line feed each time itreceives a carriage-return code.
Mostcomputer systems send a linefeed code, or both a carriage return and line feed. at the end of each line, so this switch should be left ON.
If you get double line spacing when you expect single spacing, or if
lines overprint each other, try changing the setting of this switch.
Switch A-5: Auto Sheet Feeder
In order to usethe optional automatic sheet feeder (SF-10DS), move this switch to the OFF position. Otherwise leave it ON.
Switch A-6: Graphics Direction
When printing in graphics mode, the printer may either print bi­directionally (inalternate directions) for speed or in one direction only
(uni-directional for increased accuracy). For practically all purposes, however, bi-directional printing is sufficiently accurate.
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Switch B-2: Paper-out
When this switch isOFF the printer ignores the paper-out detector and prints down to (and beyond) the bottom edge.
Switch B-4:This switch is used for technical purpose only. Leave this
switch ON.
Switch B-5: Printable area
This printer can usetwo types of printing area format for single sheets (cut forms).
ByputtingtheswitchON (“Type A“), thetopofthefirst lineofprinting willstart 1/6inchfromthe topofthe paper, andtheprinted area willend
1/6inch from the bottom of the paper.
ByputtingtheswitchOFF (“Type B“),the firstlineofprinting willstart at one inch from the top of the paper, and the printed area will end to print 6 mm from the bottom of the printer.
Switches C-1 and C-2: Print Mode
These switches select the default print pitch and the fonts as shown below.
Print Mode
10CPIDRAFT IOCPIHS DRAFT ON 17CPIDRAFT 10CPILQ OFF
c-1 c-2
ON ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
NOTE: If you change these switches after you have saved a macro,
these new settings will override the macro setting.
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Switches C-3 to C-5: Page Length
Leave these switches ON ifyou will be using 11-inchforms. You will need to change the switches if you will be usinga different page length as shown below:
Page Length
C-3
c-4
c-5
11inches/Letter ON ON ON
8 inches OFF ON ON
11.7inches/A4 ON OFF
ON
12inches OFF OFF ON
8.5 inches/Letter ON I ON 14inches/Legal OFF
10.5inches/Executive ON
7.25 inches/Executive
OFF
ON OFF OFF OFF
OFF
OFF OFF
Switch D-1: Character Table
The action of this switch depends on the mode chosen with switch A-1.
MovethisswitchOFF to select Italiccharacter table with theStandard/ Epson emulation mode. Ifyou leave this switch to the ON position, in place of italics you will get the graphic characters, international char­acters, and mathematical symbols of IBM character set#2.
In the IBM emulation mode, ON selects character set #2, which has international characters and fewer control words. OFF selects character set #1, for computers with a 7-bit interface.
Switches D-2 to D-4: IBM Code Page or International Character Set
Except in the Standard Italic character set, these switches select the default character code page as shown below:
D-4 IBM Code Page
IBM Code Page #437 U.S.A. ON ON #850
Multi-1 ingual OFF ON
D-2
D-3
ON #M3
ON #865Nordic
CanadianFrench ON
#860Portuguese ON OFF ON (Reserved) #861Icelandic OFF OFF ON (Reserved)
D-2
OFF ON
OFF OFF
D-3
ON
ON OFF
D-4
OFF
OFF OFF OFF
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International character sets differ in their assignment of 12 character codes in the Standard Italic character set. See the character tables in Chapter 11.With these switches you can selectone of eight character sets as follows:
Country U.S.A.,
D-2 D-3 D-4 Country D-2 D-3 D-4
ON ON ON Denmark I ON ON OFF
France OFF ON ON Sweden OFF ON OFF Germany ON OFF ON England OFF OFF ON Spain I
Italy ON OFF OFF
OFF OFF OFF
Switch D-5: CR Centering
If you set this switch OFF, the carriage moves to the center each time to feed paper near the perforation. This way, you can get better quality of printing around the preforations. It is recommended to match the page length settingto your fanfold paper, otherwise, this functiondoes not work properly at the perforations. If you leave this switch ON, the carriage doesnot move when feeding paper.
Switches E-1 to E-5: LQ Font Selection
These switches allows youtochoose thedefaultfont selected when LQ mode is selected, as shown below.
FontName Roman ON
Sanserif Courier
Prestige OFF OFF ON ON ON (Reserved) OFF OFF ON ON OFF Script ON ON OFF ON ON (Reserved)
OCR-B* OFF ON OFF ON ON
OCR-A* ON OFF OFF ON ON (Reserved)
Orator* OFF OFF OFF ON ON “(Reserved)
Orator2* ON ON ON OFF ON SLQ Roman* TW-Light* OFF ON ON OFF ON SLQTW-Light* Letter-Gothic* ON OFF ON OFF ON SLQ Script* Blippo* OFF OFF ON OFF ON (Reserved) H-Gothic* ON ON OFF OFF ON (Reserved) Orane* Cinema* ON OFF OFF OFF ON (Reserved) Code39* OFF OFF OFF OFF ON (Reserved)
E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 Font Name E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4
ON ON ON ON. UPC/EAN*
OFF ON ON ON ON Old-Style* OFF ON ON ON OFF
ON OFF ON ON ON Firenze* ON OFF ON ON OFF
(Reserved)
ON ON ON ON OFF
ON ON
OFF ON OFF
OFF ON OFF ON OFF
ON OFF OFF ON OFF
OFF OFF OFF ON OFF
ON ON OFF OFF
ON
ON ON OFF OFF
OFF
ON OFF ON OFF OFF
OFF OFF ON OFF OFF
ON ON OFF OFF OFF
OFF
OFF ON OFF OFF ON (Reserved)
ON OFF OFF OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
E-5
OFF
oFF
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Optional fonts (marked with*) can be selected only when the corre­sponding font cartridge is installed in the printer. If the corresponding font cartridge is not installed, the Roman is selected.
Switch F-1: EDS Setting
Ifyou setthis switch OFF, the current EDS settingsare allcleared, and restores the Factory Settings.
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chapter 6
TROUBLESHOOTING
This chapter helpsyou identify printer conditions and problems that you can often correct yourself.
Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device, which also containshigh voltage inside. For that reason, only carry out those operations described in this chapter.
CAUTION: Any attempt to carry out operations other than those described
here may result in electric shock and/or damage to the printer. When carrying out any repairs or maintenance, always follow the instructions carefully.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Your printer is a reliable piece of precision machinery, which should not causeyou anytrouble, provided it is used and treated sensibly. However, the few elementary tips below should help you avoid having to make unneces­sary service calls.
c Power switch is on, but power indicator is off Probable Cause
Printer isnot getting power.
● Printer sounds as if it is printing but does not; Printing is weak
Probable Cause I Action Ribbon is jam-
ming,twisted,or
not between the printheadandthe printheadshield,
Adjustment
lever is set incorrectly.
I Action
Make surethat the power cord is correctly connected.
Verify that the power source works.
Make sure thattheribbon cartridge is correctly installed. Make sure that the ribbon is between the shield on the print head and the end of the print head. Replace the ribbon.
Check the settingofthe adjustmentlever. Move thelever
to a darker setting.
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● Printer does not feed paper
Probable Cause I Action Paperis jamming.
Bailleverisclosed before paper goes
Remove all forms and pieces of paper. Open thebaillever.Bailleverautomaticallyclosed when
the paper goes through the bail lever location. throughthebaille­verlocation.
Adjustment lever
is set incorrectly.
Fanfold form is
Checkthesettingoftheadjustmentlever. See“Adjusting
the printing gap” in Chapter 3.
Move bail lever forward to unpark the fanfold paper. parked.
● Line spacing is incorrect or overprinting occurs
Probable Cause
The tractor posi­tions are incor-
Action Adjustthetractorpositions.See“Loading fanfoldforms”
in Chapter 3.
rectly adjusted. Incorrect emula-
tion is selected. Problem with the
Select the other emulation with the EDS setting. See Chapter 5.
Refer to your application program manual. application pr6gram.
Platen knob was manually turned while the Power indicatorwason.
Forms are jam­ming between printing surface and the print head.
Set the top of form. See “Top of form” in Chapter 4.
Do not manually turn the platen knob when the power is
on. Use the [
PAPERFEEDI button.
Resetadjustment lever. See “Adjusting the printinggap”
in Chapter 3.
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● Incorrect number of lines on a page
Probable Cause Paper is adjusted
Action
Set the top of form. See “Top of form” in Chapter 4.
incorrectly.
Paper has shifted
Readjust forms.
backwards after
several forms
printed correctly.
Incorrect emula­tion is selected.
Problem with the
Select the other emulation with the EDS setting. See Chapter 5.
Refer to your application program manual. application program.
Distance printer
Move paper closer to theprinter. must pull paper is too far.
Paper isgetting
Move the paper away from any wires or cables.
stuck on cables.
● Line length is wrong; Graphics do not print; Lines are not starting at left
margin
Probable Cause I Action Incorrect emula-
tion is selected. Problem with the
Select the other emulation with the EDS setting. See Chapter 5.
Refer to your application program manual. application program.
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● Characters are wrong or missing; formatting control codes do not work
Probable Cause I Action Problem with the
Refer to your application program manual. application program.
Some wires are
Printer needs repair. missing from the print head.
Wrong default
Check the current EDS setting.Modify the EDS setting. setting with EDS switches.
s Dots are missing or print quality is poor Probable Cause
I Action
Adjustment lever Check the position of the adjustment lever. is set incorrectly. See Chapter 3.
Print head is not Printer needs repair, working.
c Forms are smudged or printing is too dark
Probable Cause I Action Adjustmentlever
issetincorrectly.
Ribbonistwisted or isnotbetween the printheadand the print head shield.
Print head shield (or print head) is damaged or missing.
Check the position of the adjustment lever. Move the lever to a lighter setting (front). See Chapter 3.
Install the ribbon correctly. See “Installing the ribbon cartridge” in Chapter 2.
See “Installing the ribbon cartridge” in Chapter 2 to locate the print head shield and print head, Contact your
dealer,
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● Printer is unstable; Wrong characters are printed; Left margin changes;
printing stops
Probable Cause I Action Static electricity
is resulting from low humidity or
interference from nearby electrical devices.
-1
● Left margin moves to the right during printing
Probable Cause I Action The print head
is not moving correctly.”
Problem with the application program.
Theadjustment lever is in the wrong posi­tion.
● Printer is printing beyond sideedge of forms
Increase the humidity. Movedevices withelectric motors away from theprinter.
Check that the ribbon and paper are correctly installed. See“Installing ribbon cartridge” in Chapter2 and“Load­ing paper” in Chapter 3.
Refer to your application program manual.
Reset the adjustment lever. See “Adjusting the printing gap” in Chapter 3.
Probable Cause I Action Paper is adjusted
incorrectly. Problem with the
application program.
A printheadjam caused by the ribbonorapaper
jam.
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Adjust both forms tractors and the paper.
Refer to your application program manual.
Make sure that theribbon cartridge is correctly installed. See “Installing the ribbon cartridge” in Chapter 2. Clear the paperjam.
● Printer case is hot to the touch
Probable Cause
Action
Printer’s vents Move object away from the air vents, including the are blocked. bottom of the printer.
● . Printer is noisy
Probable Cause The printer
vibrates. Printer covers
] Action
I
Move any objects that touch the printer.
Ensure that the printer is on a level, study surface. Close covers.
are open.
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MAINTENANCE
Essentially,yourprinter isarobustpiece of equipment, but shouldbetreated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example:
●
Keep yourprinter in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitablefor your printer (see Chapter 2).
●
Do not subject the printer to physical shocks or excessive vibration.
✎
Avoid over-dusty environments. Dust is the enemy of all precision mechanical devices.
●
Tocleantheexterioroftheprinter, useacloth barely dampened with either water with a little detergent or a little alcohol, but do not allow any liquid to fall inside the printer.
●
The interior of the printer maybe cleaned with a small vacuum cleaner or a compressed-air aerosol (sold for this purpose). When performing this operation, be sure not to bend or damage any cable connections or electronic components.
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chapter 7
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
You can select the following accessories as option.
●
Automatic sheet feeder (SF-10DS)
●
Pull tractor unit (PT-1OZS)
●
Font cartridges (FC series)
✎
RAM cartridge (RC-32Z, DC-32Z)
✎
Serial-Parallel Converter (SPC-8K)
This chapter describes how to install and use these optional accessories. NOTE: When you install or remove the optional accessories, turn off the
power switch.
AUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER (SF-1ODS)
You can use the Automatic SheetFeeder (ASF) to print on cut-sheet forms. Before installing the ASF, check each item in the box against Figure 7-1 to
make sure that you have everything.
Figure 7-1. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1)Sheet Feeder, 2) Hopper attachment, 3) Stacker attachment, 4) Printer cover, and 5) ASF Users manual.
NOTE:The Automatic SheetFeeder isprotected bypacking and tapeduring
shipping. Be sure to remove all of the protective material and tape before use.
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Setting up

The procedure to installthe ASF is:
1. Use the printer’s EDS mode to select ASF as “installed”. (For details, please refer to Chapter 5.)
2. Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two grips on either side, then remove the cover by pulling up.
3. Open the rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either side.
4. Move the printer bail lever toward the front of the printer to open the paper bail.
Figure 7-2. Remove the front cover, and open the rear cover,
5. Tip theAutomatic Sheet Feeder forward slightly by aligning the notches on the ASF cover with the bail rollers, then put the feeder into place behind the printer platen roller.
I
Figure 7-3. Align the notches and the bail rollers, then tip the ASF forward slightly.
6. Lower the rear side of the Automatic Sheet Feeder and attach it to the holder shaft.
7. Install the printer cover provided with the Automatic Sheet Feeder.
r
Printer
I Figure 7-4. Install the printer cover.
8. Insert the hopper attachment on top of the hopper support section as shown in Figure 7-5.
Figure 7-5. Insert the hopper attachment
9. Insert the stacker attachment into the holder on the front part of the sheet feeder.
NOTE: Theflatsideoftheattachment shouldbe locatedto the rear, asshown
in Figure 7-6.
Now, you can use the ASF by installing the paper stack into the hopper.
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4. Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it horizontally in either direction.
Figure 7-8. Adjust the paper guides to accommodate the width of the paper.
5. Adjust the right paper guide to accommodate the width of the paper. The guides should be adjusted to restrict the amount of horizontal play while allowing the paper to slide up and down freely between the two paperguides. The idealdistance between paper ream and paper guides is
0.25 mm (0.01”)on both sidesat the narrowest part of the paper guides.
6. Fan the paper stackand square it off properly before inserting it into the Automatic Sheet Feeder.
I Figure 7-9. Fan the paper before inserfing into the ASF.
7. Insert the paper stack into the Automatic Sheet Feeder. The stack should not be more than 50 sheets of 20 lb paper. Ifnecessary, remove some sheets. The ASF may not perform satisfacto­rily if it is overloaded.
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8. Push thepaper loading lever toward the rear of the printer.
m
Figure 7-10. Push the paper loading lever to hold the paper stack.
you are ready to start printing with the Automatic Sheet Feeder.
Now,

Feeding a single sheet

A singlesheet of paper can also be fed manually with the Automatic Sheet Feeder.
1. Set the paper by inserting into the slot at the front of the stacker attachment, as shown in Figure 7-11.
Figure 7-11. Insert a single sheet into the slot at the front of the stacker attachment
ON
2. With the power on,press the I
line. Then press the I printer.
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EJECT/PARK] button. The paper will feed into the
LINE
I
buttonto put the printer off-
PULL TRACTOR UNIT (PT-IOZS)
You can use the Pull Tractor Unit to print on fanfold forms or multi-part forms through the bottom feed slot.

Setting up

The procedure to mount the Pull Tractor Unit is:
1.
Open the front cover by lifting up the back using the two gripson either
side, then remove it.
Open the rear cover by lifting up the front using the two grips on either
2. side. Move the printer bail lever toward the front of the printer to open the
3. paper bail.
4.
Fit the mounting brackets of the Pull Tractor Unit onto the shaft of the printer mechan~m, tilting the Pull Tractor Unit slightlybackward.
I
Figure 7-12. Fit the mounting brackets of the Pull Tractor Unit onto the shaft of the printer.
5. Secure the Pull Tractor Unit firmly by pushing the lock levers on either side, as shown in Figure 7-13.
I
Lock lever
Figure 7-13. Install the Pull Tractor Unit onto the printer by pushing the lock levers.
6. Install the paper guide provided with the PullTractor Unit, as shown in
Figure 7-14.
7. Install the printer cover provided with the Pull Tractor Unit.
Printer co
Figure 7-14. Mount the paper guide and the printer cover onto the printer.
NOTE: Set thepaper guide and front cover aside carefully after they have
been removed from the printer. Reverse the procedure described above when removing the Pull Tractor Unit.
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Loading paper

1. Open the printer cover.
2. With the tractor covers open, guide the paper from the bottom of the printer, by a~igningholes with the pins on the tractor unit.
Clamp lever
/
Tractor covel
:1
Figure 7-15. Mount the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer.
3.4.Adjustthespacingofthe tractor unitsby slidingthem along the bar, using
the clanm lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position.When thelever is up, the unit is released, and when it is down, the unit is locked. Now close the tractor covers, again making surethat the paper holes are
alignedwith thepinson the tractor units.If they are notaligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing andjamming of the paper.
,
Clamp lever
I
/
Tractor cover
Figure 7-16.Close the tractor covers after adjust the spacing of the tractor umts by slung mem along me
bar.
# ,,—
5. After settingupthe paperfrom thebottomof theprinter, installtheprinter cover.
Printer
:1
Figure 7-17. Mounf the printer cover.
you are ready to start printing with the Pull Tractor Unit.
Now,
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FONT CARTRIDGES AND RAM CARTRIDGES

This printer has five built-in LQ fonts, and a 16K-byte printing buffer. You can add the following optional fonts or expand the printing buffer by
installing optional cartridges (Font Cartridge or RAM Cartridge).
[Optional Font Cartridges]
I
● FC- 1Z
I Font Name
Orator
Orator 2
I LetterGO[hiC I 123456789 ABCDE abcde I
Blippo Cinema
● FC-2Z I OCR-B
I OCR-A
CODE 39 UPC/EAN
● FC-3Z TW-Light
H-Gothic
I Orane
● FC-4Z Russian Roman
GOST ‘“ Cyrillic
● FC-5Z
Old Style Firenze
I
● FC-1OZ I SLQ Script
● FC-11Z
● FC-12Z
SLQ Roman SLQ TW-Light
I Character sample
123456789 123456789
123456789
12345(-)789 AIXDE iibt:de
I 123456789
12395L7A7 ABCDE abcde
ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE abcde
RBCDE abcde
ABCDE abcde I
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111lIlllll
123456789
123456789 ABCDE a,bede
123456789
I 123456789
123456789 AEBI’fl =tl~ r 123456789 ~a~ii IUIPCT 123456789 ABBr~ EeEkl
123456789 AZWIJIIK uktche
123456?89 ABCOE cikxcie
I 123456789
123456789 ABCDE abcde 123456789 ABCDE abcde
12345 1111111111
ABCDE abcde ABCIIE ~t)Cdf2 j
ABCDE abc.de I
I
[Optional RAM Cartridge]
● RC-32Z–32K-byte printingbuffer wilhmemorybackup fordownloadin.g
of data
● DC-32Z – 32 K-byte printing buffer
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To installor change a cartridge, follow the procedure below.
1. Turn off the power switch at the front of the printer, and open the front cover.
2. Remove the connector cover at the right side of the printer.
Figure 7-18. Remove the connector cover at the right side of the printer.
Push out the cap from the connector cover, as shown in Figure 7-19.
3.
NOTE: Keep this cap in a safe place.
I
Figure 7-19. Push out the cap from the connector cover.
4. Install the connector cover into the printer.
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5. Insertthecartridge intothe.slotof the connector cover, and slide itall the way in.
Figure 7-20. Insert the cartridge into the slot of the connector cover.
Close the front cover.
b.
NOTE: Remount the cap on the connector cover if you are not using an
optional cartridge.
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INTERFACE CONVERTER (SPC-8K)
To run theprinter in serial mode. you should use the optional Serial/Parallel Converter (SPC-8K).
The procedure to install the Converter is:
1.
SettheDIPswitchesontheSPC-8K beforeattaching ittotheprinter. (See next page for detailed information.)
7
Turn offthepower switch and disconnectthepower cord from the power
-.
source.
3.
Disconnect the interface cable if attached.
4.
Connect the Parallel connector to the printer.
5.
Movebothc1ips inside the extended prongson the sides of the plug until you hear a click.
[ L
Figure 7-21. Connect the Parallel connector to the printer
6. Connect the Serial connector to your computer. NOTE: Place the Converter on a table in order not to damage the cable.
...
zy2 ,“
,,/
//
“r
, ~
\..-
I ;’
t
K
+’”
/
Figure 7-22. Place the converter on a table.
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DIP Switch Functions on The Converter

It is necessary to make compatible the data transfer conditions between the computer and the serial interface board with the DIP switch settingson the converter.
Following table shows the functions of the DIP switches on the Serial­Parallel Converter.
[Parity condition]
OFF
Switch Function
1 Data length 2 Parity condition 3
Data Protocol
4
Parity condition
5 6
Transfer speed
7 8
[Transfer speed]
Switch 6
OFF
OFF
OFF OFF
ON ON OFF ON ON
ON
7-bit
8-bit
(Refer below)
(Refer below)
(Refer below)
(Refer below)
Switch 7
OFF
I
OFF
ON ON ON
OFF
ON ON
Switch2 Switch5 Condition
ON
ON OFF i OFF OFF
, [
ON
ON Odd parity
OFF
[Data protocol]
Switch 3 Switch 4
ON ON
ON
OFF
Switch 8 Transfer
OFF
I
ON
OFF 600 BPS
OFF 2400 BPS
ON
OFF 9600 BPS
ON 19200BPS
I
OFF
ON
speed
150BPS
300 BPS
1200BPS
4800 BPS
No parity
Even parity
Protocol
DTR
XONIXOFF
ETX/ACK
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chapter 8
PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS
Theprinterhastwo emulation modes: Standard/Epson mode and IBMmode. InStandard/Epsonmode. theprinteremulates thefunctionsof the Epson LQ-
860/850, and the graphics commands for NEC 24-wire printers. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E/24P and PS/1 printer. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations.
The emulation ischanged by means of EDS switch A-1. When it is ON. the printer will be in Standard/Epson mode, and when OFF, the printer will be
in IBM mode (see Chapter 5). In addition. when the EDS switch A-2 is ON, the printer automatically
changes the emulation by means of software control. Thischapterdescribes the printer’s control commands. Some commands are
common to both the standard and IBM modes. In the descriptions of the commands. all commands will given by functions. The name of each com­mand is followed by a table like the one below:
Mode
std.
ASCII
<ESC> “’x” <1> 27 120 1 IB 78 01
Mode:
Indicates the mode in which the command is recognized.
Decimal Hexadecimal
Std. Standard/Epson mode (EDS switch A-1 is ON.)
IBM IBM mode (EDS switch A-1 is OFF.)
Both Both Standard/Epson and IBM modes
ASCII:
Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Controlchar­acters are enclosed in pointed brackets: For example, <1> means character code 1.
Decimal: Gives the command in decimal character codes.
Hexadecimal: Gives thecommand in hexadecimal character codes.
Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by italic letters such as
H. m or d.
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FONT CONTROL COMMANDS

Selectprint quality
Mode
Std.
ASCII
<ESC> “X” 17
“Changesthe print quality according to the value of n, as shown be-
low:
Ignored if the FONT LOCKmode was selected during power-up.
Select print quality
Mode
IBM
ASCII
I<ESC> “[”
Changes the print quality according to the value of n, as shown be­low:
n
o
1
<I> <0> n \
“d”
}1
o
1-127
128-254
255
Decimal Hexadecimal
27 120 n 1B 78 n
Print quality Draft
Letter quality
Decimal Hexadecimal
27 91100 1 0 n I IB 5B 64 01 00 n
Print quality Unchanged
Draft Letter quality Return to EDS setting
Ignored if the FONTLOCK mode was selected during power-up.
Select LQfont
Mode
Both
ASCII
<ESC> “k” H
Selects an LQ font according to the value of n. In draft mode, this command remains dormant and takes effect later when LQ is se­lected.Ignored ifthe FONTLOCKmode was selectedduring power­up or the corresponding Font Cartridge is not installed.
Decimal Hexadecimal
27 107 H IB 6B n
n Font
Font
o
Roman
1
Sanserif
2
Courier
3
Prestige
4
Script
5
OCR-B
6
OCR-A
7
Orator
8
Orator 2
9
TW-Light
10
Letter Gothic (FC-lZ)
Select italic characters
Mode
std.
ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
<ESC> “4”
Causes
subsequent characters to be printed in italics.
Select upright characters
Mode
Std.
ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
<ESC> “5”
(FC-2Z) (FC-2Z) (FC-IZ) (FC-l Z) (FC-3Z)
11
Blippo
12
H-Gothic
13
Orane
14
Cinema
15
CODE 39
16
UPC/EAN
17
Old Style Firenze (FC-5Z)
18
32
SLQ Roman
33
SLQ TW-Li.ght(FC-12Z)
34
SLQ Script
27 52 IB 34
27 53
(FC-IZ) (FC-2Z)
(FC-1IZ)
IB 35
(FC-lZ) (FC-3Z) (FC-3Z)
(FC-2Z) (FC-5Z)
(FC-10Z)
Stops italicprinting and causes subsequent characters to be printed upright.
Emphasized printing
Mode I
Both
ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
<ESC> “E” 27 69
Causes subsequent characters to be emphasized by adding extra
thickness to vertical strokes.
Cancel emphasized printing
Mode I
Both
ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
<ESC> “F”
Cancels emphasized
printing.
27 70
IB 45
IB 46
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Double-strike printing
Mode ASCII
Both
<ESC> “G” 27
Causes subsequentcharacters to be printed in double-strike mode with a slightvertical paper motion in between, causing a thickening
‘of horizontal strokes.
For bold print, use of double-strike is recommended in LQ mode, andcombineduseofemphasized and double-strike isrecommended in draft mode.
Cancel double-strike printing
Mode ASCII
Both <ESC> ‘“H”
Cancels double-strike printing.
Underlining
Mode ASCII
I Both
<ESC> “-” // 27 45
Causessubsequentcharacters tobeunderlinedwhenn is 1,and stops underlining when ~tis().IBM block graphics characters and spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined.
Decimal Hexadecimal
71
Decimal Hexadecimal
27 72 IB 48
Decimal Hexadecimal
II
IB 47
I
IB 2D II
Overlining
Mode ASCII
IBM
84
<ESC> “-” }/ 27 95 }/ IB 5F )1
Causes subsequent characters to be overlined when n is 1,and stops overlining when n is0. Spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not overlined.
Decimal Hexadecimal
Select score
Mode
std.
ASCII
<ESC> “(” “-”
<()> <1>
<3>
)1/ 112
Start score according to the values of nl and n2, as shown below.
}?1 Function
1 Underlining 2 Strike-through 3 Overlining
Select ornament character
Mode
std.
ASCII
<ESC> “q” )1
Selects an ornament character according to the value ofn, as shown below.
n Character
0 Normal
1 Outline
2 Shadow
3 Shadow and outline
Decimal
27 40 45 3 IB 28 2D 03
1 /?/ /12 00 01 }1/ /12
0
Hexadecimal
/12 Function
0 Cancel score
1 Single continuous line 2 Double continuous line 5 Single broken line 6 Double broken line
Decimal
27113 /1
Hexadecimal
IB 71 II
Superscript
Mode
Both
ASCII
<ESC>
Causes subsequentcharacters to beprintedas superscripts.Does not change the character pitch.
“s” <0>
Decimal
27 83 0
Hexadecimal
IB 53 00
85
Subscript
Mode ASCII Decimal
Both <ESC>
Causessubsequent characters to be printed as subscripts. Does not
“s’”<1> 27 83 1 IB 53 01
change the character pitch.
Cancel superscript or subscript
Mode
Both
ASCII
<ESC> “T”
Stops printing printing.
Decimal Hexadecimal
27 84 IB 54
superscripts or subscripts
Hexadecimal
and returns to normal
86

CHARACTER SET COMMANDS

Select standard character set
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
<o> 27 116 0
Both <ESC>
Std.
<FS> “I” <O> 28 73 0
“t”
Selects the standard character set. This is the power-up default in Standard mode if EDS switch D-1 is set to OFF.
Select IBM character set
IB 74 00
Ic 49 0
Mode
Both
Std.
ASCII
<ESC> “t” <1> 27 116 1
<FS> “I” <1>
Decimal
28 73 1
Selects an IBM character set. This is the power-up default in IBM
mode, or EDS switch D-1 is set to ON in standard mode.
Select character set #l
Mode
Both
ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
<ESC> “7” 27 55 IB 37
Selects character set #1.
Select character set #2
Mode ASCII Decimal
Both <ESC> “6”
Selects character set #2.
27 54 IB 36
Hexadecimal
IB 74 01
IC 49 01
Hexadecimal
87
I
Select international character set
Mode ASCII
Std.
<ESC> ‘“R” /{
Selects an international character set in the Standard character set
according to the value of r?.
n Character set 0 U.S.A
I France 2 Germany 3 England 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain I
The first eight ofthesecharacter sets (from U.S.A. to Spain I) can be selected as power-up default by EDS switches D-2 to D-4.
Select IBM codepage
Mode
Both
ASCII
<ESC> “ “ “T”
[
<()> <0>
Decimal
27 82 }1
Hexadecimal
1B 52 17
n Character set 8 Japan
9 Norway 10 Denmark H 11 Spain 11 12 Latin America 13 Korea 14 Irish
64 Legal
Decimal
<4> <()> 27 91 84 4 0 IB 5B 54 04 00
,,~
Ill
0 nl
o
Hexadecimal
t?2 00 00 n/ n2
88
Changes the code page of the current IBM character set according to the values of nl and
nl
1 181
n2.
n2 Code Page
#437 U.S.A. 3 82 #850 Multi-lingual 3 92 #860 Portuguese 3 93
#861 Icelandic 3 95 #863 Canadian French 3 97 #865 Nordic
One of these code pages can be selected as power-up defaults by EDS switches D-2 to D-4.
Enable printing of all character codes
Mode
Std.
IBM
ASCII
43> ‘1”
<ESC> ‘1”
nl n2 nl n2
Decimal Hexadecimal
28 92 nl n2 IC 5C nl n2
27 92 nl n2
10 5C nl n2
Enablesprintingofall characters intheIBM character set,including those assigned to character codes which are normally considered control codes. This command remains in effect forthe next
id + n2
x 256characters, where nl and n2 are numbers between Oand 255. During thisintervalno controlfunctionsareexecuted. If acode with no assigned character is received, the printer prints a space.
Enable printing of all character codes on next character
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
Std.
IBM <ESC> “A” n 27 94 n IB 5E n
<FS>
This command operates like <ESC> ‘1” except that it remains in effect for only one character.
“~.>
n 28 94 n
IC 5E n
Select slash zero
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
Std. <ESC> “-” <1>
27 126 1 IB 7E 01
Causessubsequentzero characters to be overprinted with a slash (B).
Select normal zero
Mode
Std.
ASCII
<ESC> “-”
Causes
subsequent zero characters to be printed normally (0),
without a slash.
Decimal Hexadecimal
<O> 27 126 0 IB 7E 00
89
CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH
Pica pitch
COMMANDS
Mode ASCII
<ESC> “P”
Std.
IBM <DC2>
In Standard mode, changes from either elite or semi-condensed to
pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17
cpi). In IBM mode, changes from either elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up.
Elitepitch
Mode ASCII
<ESC> “M”
Std.
IBM <ESC> “:”
Changes from either pica or semi-condensed to elite pitch (12.cpi) or from condensed pica to condensed elite (20 cpi). Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up.
Semi-condensed pitch
Mode ASCII
<ESC> “g”
Std.
Decimal Hexadecimal
27 80
18 12
Decimal Hexadecimal
27 77
27 58
Decimal
27103 IB 67
IB 50
IB 4D
IB 3A
Hexadecimal
Changes from either pica orelite to semi-condensed pitch (15cpi). Ignored if the PITCH LOCKmode was selected during power-up.
Condensed printing
Mode ASCII
Both
90
<s1>
<ESC> <S1>
Changes from pica to condensed pica (17 cpi) or from elite to condensed elite (20 cpi). Ignored if the PITCH LOCKmode was se­lected during power-up.
Decimal Hexadecimal
15
27 15
OF
IB OF
Cancel condensedprinting
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
Both <DC2> 18 12
In Standard mode, changes from condensed pica to normal pica or fromcondensed eliteto normalelite. In IBM mode, always changes tonormalpica.Ignored if the PITCHLOCKmode was selected during power-up.
Proportional spacing
Mode ASCII Decimal
Std.
IBM
<ESC> “p” n 27112
<ESC> “P” n 27 80
Causes subsequent characters to be proportionally spaced wnen n is
1,and cancels it when n is O.Ignored ifthe PITCH LOCKmode was
selected during power-up.
Selectfont and pitch
Mode I ASCII
IBM
<ESC> “ “ “1” <2>
Changestheprintfontandpitchaccordingtothevalues ofnl and n2, as shown below.
n] n2
o 11
1 235 1 236 1 237 1 238
1 30 0 171 0 12
1 239
1 240
1 201
[
n] n2 n] n2
<o>
Font and pitch nl n2 Font and pitch
10CPI Courier 12CPI Courier 15CPI Courier
17CPI Courier 20 CPI Courier 24 CPI Courier Proportional Courier
10CPI Prestige
12CPI Prestige
15CPI Prestige
17CPI Prestige
Decimal Hexadecimal
27 91 73 2 0 IB 5B 49 02 00
I
1
202
1 31 0 164 0 36
1 143
1 142
1 141
1 140
1 32 0 174
Hexadecimal
n IB 70 n n IB 50 n
20 CPI Prestige 24 CPI Prestige
Proportional Prestige
10CPI Letter Gothic 12CPI Letter Gothic 15CPI Letter Gothic
17CPI Letter Gothic 20 CPI Letter Gothic 24 CPI Letter Gothic ProportionalLetter
n] n2
Gothic
91
Selectfont and pitch
Mode
IBM
ASCII
<ESC> “I”
n
Changestheprintfontandpitchaccordingtothevaluesofn,as shown below.
Font and pitch
n
10CPI Draft
o
10CPI Letter Quality
2
Proportional Letter Quality 14
3 4
10CPI Draft Download 16 10CPI LQ Download
6
Proportional LQ Download 20
7
12CPI Draft
8
Expanded printing
Mode
Both
ASCII
<ESC> “W”
n
Causes subsequentcharacters to be expanded to double width when n is 1,and cancels it when
Expanded printing for one line
n is O.
Decimal
27 73 n
n
10 12
18
22
Decimal
27 87 n
Hexadecimal
IB 49 n
Font and pitch
12CPI Letter Quality 12CPI Draft Download 12CPI LQ Download 17CPI Draft 17CPI Letter Quality 17CPI Draft Download 17CPI LQ Download
Hexadecimal
IB 57 n
Mode
Both
,ASCII
<so>
<ESC> <SO>
Causes subsequentcharacters in the current line to be expanded to double width. Characters return to normal width after the next line feed (<LF>). The <DC4>, <VT>, <FF>, and <ESC> “W” Ocom­mands also cancel expanded printing.
Cancel one-line expandedprinting
Mode ASCII
Both
92
<DC4>
Stops
one-line expanded printing set with <S0> or <ESC> <S0>.
Does not cancel <ESC> “W” 1
Decimal
14 OE 27 14
Decimal
20
IB OE
14
Hexadecimal
Hexadecimal
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