Star Micronics XB-2425, XB-2420 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Model: XB24-200 / XB24-250
Print Technology: Matrix dot (24 wire)
Paper Types supported: Single sheets, Folded Forms ( Normal carriage up to 10” and wide carriage up to 16”), Multiparts forms up to 5 ply
Paper Feed Mechanism: Push/pull tractor, friction, Automatic Sheet Feeders optional
Built-in Resident Fonts: Draft, High-Speed Draft, Roman, Sanserif, Courier, Prestige, Script, Orator, H-gothic, SLQ Roman, SLQ TW-Light
Additional Fonts (Available through Font Cartridges): Orator 2, Letter Gothic, Blippo, Cinema, OCR-B, OCR-A, UPC/EAN, TW-light, Orane, Russian, old style, Firenze, SLQ script
Possible Ribbon Color: Up to six colors (Magenta, Cyan, Violet with Yellow, Orange and Green as optional) Ribbon
Interfaces: Centronics standard parallel port comma buffered also available Serial RS-232 and Parallel port cartridge.
Specifications such as dimensions and weight are: [The information is not mentioned in the manual]
Operating Environment: [The information is not mentioned in the manual]
Power Supply: [The information is not mentioned in the manual]
Other Considerations: Mico-alignment, control panel user friendly, changeable easily ribbon cartridge, software enabling use of Epson and IBM printers is available.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Frequently asked, the printer can use what paper formats?

A: The printer can operate with single sheets, fanfold forms and multi-part forms antenna (to 5-ply).

Q: What’s the process of installing a font cartridge?

A: Firstly, the printer is turned off, the front cover is opened, and the connector cover is removed. The cartridge is then inserted into the slot and the connector cover is replaced.

Q: Is it possible for me to print in color?

A: Yes, this can be done using the additional color ribbon cartridge that allows you the option to print in six stark colors.

Q: What’s the process of changing the ribbon cartridge?

A: You can accomplish this through the following steps: opening the front cover, turning the tension knob for ribbon tightening, and finally guiding the ribbon through the print head between the print head shield.

Q: So, this printer is supposed to work with my software?

A: Software that remembers the commands sent by the printer from its Epson or IBM supported says that this printer will work just fine with them.

Q: I have an Rs-232 serial interface connection at my disposal, will that be an issue?

A: No, you can use the optional Rs232 serial interface connection cartridge for hardware connection interfaces.

Q: The printer is functional on a whole, completion of any print jobs undertaken fails though, any suggestions?

A: Ensure a power connection is present in case it is turned on, enough paper has been inserted into the printer, the ribbon has been placed properly, if these things are working, you can follow the other steps available in the troubleshooting section.

Q: Which dimensions of fanfold forms do you recommend for printing?

A: Fanfold forms that are continuous have perforations and it is and recommended not to print at one inch distance from the point of the preferred North and South.

User Manual

USERS MANUAL

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DC-32~ IS-8XL, IP-128XL, SF-1ODMIU15DMII,SF.10RMI~15RMII, ~-10XIW15XM: Star MicronicaCoq Ltd. IBM-PC, PS/2, PGAT, ProprinterX241VXL24~ Proprinter X24/XL24, PC-DOS: International Business Machines Corp. MS-DOS, Microsoft BASIC: MicrosoftCorporation LQ-860W60, LQ-85W105O:Seiko Epson Corp.

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HOWTO USETHISMANUAL

Thismanualisorganizedintoelevenchapters.Toleamhowtomakethebest useofyourprinteryouiueurgedto md throughchaptm 2 through6.The remainingchaptemmaybe treatedas a ~ference guideforprogramming operations,etc. It assumesa degnx of acknowledgeof the operationof computers(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers). Thechaptersareasfollows:

Chapter1— Introduction Thischapterindicatesthesomefeattuesoftheprinter,thenamesandthose

functionsof theprintercomponents,andtheactualexampleof fontstyle.

Chapter2— Settinguptheprinter Thischapterexplainshowtogettheprinterunpackedandsetup. Readthis

chapterbeforeyoudoanythingelse.

Chapter3— Optionalaccessories Thischapterexplainsthe optionalaccessorieswithyourprinter,andhowto

installthem.

Chapter4— Paperinstallationanduse Thischapterdescribesinstructionsforprintingsuchasselectingpapertypes,

adjustingtheprintinggap,andinstallingpaper.

Chapter5— Controlpaneloperations Thereare a numberof cmtrols on the frontpanelwhichperformvarious

functionsnAatedtopaper handling,printmodesandfontselection. Aftergettingsetup,readthischapterandtryout theprocedunxinittofind

outhowtheprinterworks.

Chapter6—Defaultsettings

ThischapterexplainshowtosettheElectronicDIPSwitch(EDS)modeto makesystemsettingson theprinter.

Chapter7—

Printercontrolcommands

Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and the softwarecommandsusedto drive it. This sectionis of use if you are writingormodifyingprogramstotakeadvantageoftheprinter’sfeatwes.

Chapter8—

Downloadcharacters

Thischapterexplainstheprocedunxtocreateyourowncharacters.

Chapter9— MS-DOSandyourprinter

Sincethe-PS/2or PC-ATfamilyofcomputemrunningunderMS-DOSis curmtlythemostpopukarconfigurationofmicmcomputer,wehaveincluded a fewhintsandtipsto helpyouuse yourprinterwithsuchsystems.

SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwithaMicrosoftBASICinterpreter,wehave alsoincludedsomehints,andasamplepmgraminthislanguagetodemonstrate

thecapabilitiesof theprinter.

Chapter10— Troubleshootingandmaintenance

Thissectiongivesachecklistofpointstocheckifyourprinterisnotworking

in the expectedway. It alsoincludesdetailsof someroutinemaintenance operationsyoucancarryoutyourself.It isno~however,acompleteservice manual.Callaqualifiedserviceengineerifyoum unsureofyourabilityto carryoutanymaintenanceor servicingoperations.

Chapter11— Reference

Thissectiongivessomereferenceofyourprinter,suchasspecificationsof

your printer,thepinout of interfaceconnector,thecharactertables.

Thecharactertablechartsgivethedifferentcharactersetsavailable.

Versatilepaperhandling Singlesheets,fanfoldforms,and multi-partforms (up to 5-ply)are all accepted,andyoucanuseeitherpush/pulltractororfrictionfeed.(Youcan load fanfoldformsfrom the rear with internalpush tractor,or fanfold formsandmulti-partformsfromthebottomwithoptionalpulltractor.)A specialfeatureenablesyoutokeepfanfoldformsparkedinreadinesswhile printingon otherpaper.

Sixbright colors Magenta,cyan,violet,yellow,orangeandgreenaddacolordimensionto yourprintedoutputby theoptionalcolorribbon.

Largevarietyof fonts

Theprinterhasthe followingresidentfonts:

● Draft

● Sanserif

“ script

● SLQRoman

● High-SpeedDraft ● Roman

● Courier

● Orator

● SLQTW-Light

● Prestige

● H-Gothic

In addition,followingfontscanbe used by installingthe optionalfont cartridge:

[FC-lZ Cartridge]

● Orator2

● Cinema

● LetterGothic

● Blippo

[FC-2ZCartridge]

“ OCR-B

● OCR-A

“ UPC/EAN

[FC-3ZCartridge]

● TW-Light

● Orane

[FC-4ZCartridge]

● Russian

[FC-5ZCartridge]

● OldStyle

● Firenze

[FC-1OZCartridge]

● SLQScript

s Extensivesoftwaresupport

SinceitiscompatiblewiththeEpsonandIBMprinters,it workswithany softwarethatsupportsthoseprinters.Thatincludesmostword-processing andgraphicsprograms,spread-sheets,andintegratedsoftwarepackages.

● Easyoperation

Indicatordisplaysandbeeptonesprovideimmediate,easytounderstand feedbackwhenyoupress thebuttonsonthecontrolpanel.Thefivebuttons canoperatein combinationstoperforma surprisingvarietyoffunctions, includingmicro-alignment.

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● Easycareandmaintenance

The ribboncartridgecanbe minutes.

replacedin secondsthe printheadin a few

FONTSTYLEEXAMPLE

Thefollowingexampleshows the manyfontstylesyourprintercan print.

Draft HS-Draf t Roman

Saris er i f

Courier

Prestige

Script OCR-B OCR-A Orator Ora t or-2 TW-Li ght Letter Gothic

Blippo

H-Gothic Orane Cinema CODE 39 UPC/EAN Old Style

Firenze

SLQ Roman

SLQ TW-Light

SLQ Script

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PRINTERCOMPONENTS

Togetacquaintedwiththeprinter’scomponentsandcapabilities,refertothe informationon thefollowingpages.

Tractor .

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Releaselever

.Wustment,ever \ ,/w

Papergulcie

ever

lever

Powe

Ribboncartridge

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Print head

Control

Tear assist

Interikce connector

Cartridgeslot

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knob

Paperguide Releaselever

Frontcover

cover

Rear

Entryslot Tear assist

Controlpanel

Powerswitch Platenknob

Interfaceconnector

Cartridgeslot Printhead

Ribboncartridge

Adjustment lever Tractors

Clamplever Baillever

Alignssinglesheets(cutforms) to help theprinterdetectwhenpaperis inserted. Releasespressureonthepaper.Thislever mustbebackfor fanfoldforms,andforwardfor singlesheets.

Protectstheprintheadandotherinternal componentsofyourprinter. Protectsthe tractorfeed unitand separates incoming and outgoing fanfold forms. Forinsertingsinglesheetsof paper. Assistswhentearingfanfoldformsatthe perforation. CAUTION:Sincethetearassistedgeis

madesharptocutoffpaper, you must swing down the transparentpart when you openthefrontcover. Otherwise,you may injure

yourfingers. Indicatesprinterstatusand makesvarious controlof printer functionssimple andconvenient. Switchespoweron or off. Advancesthe papermanually. Connectsthecomputertotheprinter. HoldstheoptionalFontcartndgeorRAM cartridge. Hasa dotmatrix(24-wire)composition. Containstheprinterribbon. Controlsprintdarknessby adjustingfor thethicknessofformsbeingprinted.

Controlthe movementoffanfoldforms. Clampsthetractorinplace. Opensand closes the paper bail which holds thepaperagainsttheplaten.

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chapter2

SE77WG UP THE PRINTER

Thischapterdescribesthefollowingpmceduxesto setup yournew printer. Ifyouhaveoptionalaccessories,refertochapter3aftersettinguptheprinter.

Locatingtheprinter

Unpackingthecartonbox

Mountingtheplatenknob

Installingtheribbonctidge Connectingtheprinterto yourcomputer

LOCATINGTHEPRINTER

Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingupyour printer,makesumthatyou haveasuitableplaceonwhich to locateit. By“asuitableplace”,wemean:

●

A firm,levelsurfacewhichis fairlyvibration-tie

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Awayfmmexcessiveheat(suchasdirectsunlight,heatem,etc)

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Awayfromexcessivehumidity

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Awayfromexcessivedust

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Supplyitwith“clean”electricity.Donotconnectittothesamecircuitas alarge,noise-producingappliancesuchasa refrigerator.

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Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specified on the printer’s

identificationplate.

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To disconnecttheprinter,theplughastobedisconnectedfromthewall socket,whichhasto belocatedclosetotheprinter,andeasyto access.

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InstaUthepMterwherethereissufficientmomforthepaperandanypaper beingfed in orprintedout.

✎ ✎

Ifyouareconnectingyourprinterwithaparallelinterface,makesurethat thecableiswithin2m(6ft)oftheprinter.AnRS-232connectionusingthe optionalIS-8XLinterfacecartridgecanbemadeoverlongerdistances.

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UNPACKINGANDINSPECTION

Nowunpackthe contentsoftheshippingcarton,andcheckeachiteminthe boxagainstFigure2-1tomakesumthatyouhaveeverything(thereshould be fiveitems). If anyoftheseitemsaremissing,contactyoursupplier.

F&un2-1. Checktomekasureyw haveallfiveitems:1)Printer,2)Paparguide,3) Platenknob,4) Ribbon

cartridge,and5) User’smanual.

NOTE:TheplatenknobismountedontheprinterfortheNormalcarriage

printer.

Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare:

Filmribboncartridge(FZ24) Colorribboncartridge(X24CL) Fontcatridges (FCseries) RAMcartridge(RC-32Z,DC-32Z) Serialinterfacecartridge(IS-8XL) Bufferedparallelinterfacecartridge(IP-128XL) Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DMII/15DMII,SF-10RMII/15RMII) Pulltractorunit(PT-1OXIW15XM)

Fordetailsoftheoptionalaccessories,referto Chapter3.

SEITING UP

Placetheprinterin the desiti location,andremoveall packingmaterial frominsidetheprintercover.Thispackingmaterialis intendedto prevent damagetotheprinterwhileintransit.Youwillwanttokeepallthepacking material,alongwiththeprintercarton,incaseyouhavetomovetheprinter

to a newlocation.

Mountingtheplatenknob

Theplatenknobis packedintoan accessoryboxwithotheraccessoriesfor theWidecarriageprinter.

NOTE:FortheNormalcarriageprinter,theplatenknobismountedonthe

printeratfactory.

Mounttheknobontheplatenshaft,whichis locatedontheright-handside

oftheprinter.Rotatetheknobonthe shaftbeforepushingt.heknobfullyinto position.

Figutu2-2 Mountthe platenknob.

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Pl:Ner]knob

Installtheribboncartridge

Openthefrontcoverbyliftingupthebackusingthetwogripsoneitherside, thenswingdownthetransparentpart(seeFigure2-3).

Figure 2-3 Open the frontrover, andswingdownthetransparentpart.

Nowinstallthe ribbonwiththefollowingprocedure.(If youwantto print

withcolor,installtheoptionalcolorribboncartridge,X24CL.)

Turnthetensionknobclockwiseon theribboncartridgeto tightenthe ribbonifit isslack.

Guidetheribbonbetweentheprintheadandthesilverprintheadshield, making certain that the spindleson the cartridgeholder fit into the socketsonthe cartridgeitself. Theribbonshouldpassbetweentheprintheadandtheprintheadshield as showninFigure2-4.

Figuru2-4. Installingthe ribboncartridge.

Afteryouhaveinstalledtheribboncartridge,closethe frontcover. Leavethe frontcoverclosedduringnormaloperation.Thecoverkeepsout

dust anddirtandreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronly to changethe ribbonor makean adjustment.

Connectingtheinterfacecable

Comect the printerto yourcomputerusinga standardCentronicsparallel interfacecable.OnaPS/2orPC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthat youuse

the25-pinD-typecomectoratthecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type36pinconnectorattheprinterend.Theconjuration ofthe printer’scomector is given in Chapter11shouldyouneeda cablefor connectingto another computer.

Ifyouneedtoconnecttoaserialport,usetheoptionalSerialRS-232interface cartridge,IS-8XL.

Followthe proceduresbelowto connecttheinterfacecable:

1. Turnoff thepowerswitchboththeprinterandthecomputer.

2. ConnecttheinterfacecabletotheprinterasshowninFigure2-5. Makesurethatyoupresstheplug fullyintotheinterfacecomcctor.

cable

Figurs 2-5 Connectingtheinterfacecable.

3. Movebothclips insidetheextendedprongsonthesidesofthepluguntil youhearaclick.

Figure 2-6. Move the clipsuntilyou hear a click.

4. Connecttheotherendoftheinterfacecabletoyourcomputer.Useyour computerinstructionsto attachtheinterfacecable.

NOTE :Because you need your computerwhen you start printing,

ensurethatit iscompletelyinstalled.

Plugthe printerintoa suitableoutlet.However,DONOTturnonthepower switchatthefrontofthe printeryet.

NOTE:To disconnecttheprintertheplughastobe disconnectedfromthe

wallsocket,whichhastobelocatedclosetothe printer,andeasyto access.

chapter 3

OPTIONALACCESSORIES

Youcan selectthefollowingaccessoriesasoption.

● Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DMII/15DMH,SF-1 ORMW15RMII)

● Pulltractorunit(PT-1OXIW15XM)

● Fontcartridges(FC series)

● RAMcartridge(RC-32Z,DC-32Z)

s Serialinterfacecartridge(IS-8XL)

● Bufferedparallelinterfacecartridge(IP-128XL)

Thischapterdescribeshowto installtheseoptionalaccessories. NOTE: When youinstallor removetheoptionalaccessories,turnoff the

powerswitch.

AUTOMATICSHEETFEEDER

Youcanusethe AutomaticSheetFeederto printon single sheets. ThisprintercanbeusedeitheraSingle-bintypeorDual-bintypeAutomatic SheetFeeder.

Single-BinAutomaticSheetFeeder

(sF-1oDMI.1/15DMII)

The procedureto mountthe Single-BinASFis:

Openthefimt coverby liftingupthebackusingthetwo gripson either

side,thenswingdownthetransparentpart(seeFigure3-l).

Opentherearcoverbyliftingup thefrontusingthetwo gripsoneither side,thenremoveit upward. Ifthe paperguideisinstalled,removeitbeforetakingoff therearcover. Movethebailleverontopoftheprinterforwardtoopenthepaperbail.

Figure 31. Open thefrontcover,sndswingdownthetransparentpart.

Transparentpan

Hgwu 32 *n the rear rover, snd removeit.

4. AstackerisincludedwiththeAutomaticSheetFeeder.Attachthehook at thetop of thestackerto theAutomaticSheetFeeder.Thenpushthe lowersectionof the stackerdownintoposition,andengagethe lower hookas showninFigure3-3.

F/gum 3-3 Attachthe stackerto theAutomaticSheetFeeder.

5. TiptheAutomaticSheetFeederforwardslightlyandputthefeederinto place behindtheprinterplatenroller.

6. Lowerthe rearsideof the AutomaticSheetFeederand attachit to the

Au[omatic SheetFeeder

U_/

FlguJu34. MounttheAutomatiiSheet Feeder (uh printer.

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close memnt coverwIt.hthetransparentpartm theopenposmon.

F/gum34 Closethafmntawer.

8. Insertthehopperattachrnentbyhandintotheholdersontopofthehopper supportsectionas showninFiguxe3-6.

Figufa 36. Inserttie hopperattachment.

opper

attachment

Saueezethesidesof thestackerattachmentslightly,andinsertintothe

h&demonthefrontpartofthe sheetfeeder.

Stacker attachment A

Flgufe &7. Inserlthestackerattachment.

Now, youcanuse the ASF by installingthe paperstackintothe hopper.

(Referto Chapter4.) Inaddition,youcanfeedasheet ofpapermanuallybyinsertingintotheslot atthefrontof ASFrollerasshownin Figure3-8.

F/gufw3-U Inserta sheetof papertofeedmanually.

NOTE:Set thepaperguideandrear coverasidecarefullyafterthey have

been removedfromthe printer.Reversethe proceduredescribed abovewhenremovingtheAutomaticSheetFeeder.

Dual-BinAutomaticSheetFeeder

(sF-loRMII/15RMII)

TheproceduretomounttheDual-BinASFis:

Openthefrontcoverbyliftingupthebackusingthetwogripsoneither side,thenswingdownthetransparentpart(seeFigure 3-l).

Opentherearcoverbyliftingupthefrontusingthetwogripsoneither side,thenremoveit upward. Ifthe paperguideisinstalled,removeitbeforetakingofftherearcover. Movethebailleverontopoftheprinterforwardto openthepaperbail.

3. AstackerisincludedwiththeAutomaticSheetFeeder.Attachthehook

4. at thetop of thestackertotheAutomaticSheetFeeder.Thenpushthe

lowersectionof thestackerdowninto position,andengagethe lower

hookas showninFigure3-9.

Figurs 3-s?.AttachthestsckertotheAutomaticSheetFeeder.

5. Tipthe AutomaticSheetFeeder forwardslightlyandputthefeederinto

place behindtheprinterplatenroller.

6. Lowerthe rear sideof the AutomaticSheetFeederand attachit to the

platenshaft.

7. Closethefrontcoverwiththe transparentpartintheopen position.

8. ‘Attachtheclearplasticpapersupportsbetweentheleftandrightpaper

guidesof thehopperbinsandthestacker.

Flguru +10. Anacflmeclearplastic~r supports10weWLUIII-=UL. w,--- m-l

L. A. ..--+ Chaat F- J--

Now,youcanusetheASFbyinstallingthepaperstackintothebin.(Refer to Chapter4.) Inaddition,youcanfeedasheetofpaper manuallybyinsertingintotheslot

atthefrontof ASFbin#l as showninFigure3-11.

Figure 3-11. Youcaninserta sheetof paperto the fontslot.

NOTE: Setthe paperguideandrear coverasidecarefidlyafterthey have

been removedfromthe printer.Reversethe proceduredescribed abovewhenremovingtheAutomaticSheetFeeder.

PULLTRACTORUNIT(PT-IOXM/15XM)

Youcan use the PullTractorUnit to print on fanfoldformsor multi-part forms.

TheproceduretomountthePullTractorUnitis:

Openthe frontcoverbyliftinguptheback usingthetwogripsoneither side,thenswingdownthetransparentpart(seeFigure3-l).

Openthemarcoverby liftingup thefrontusingthetwogripsoneither side,thenremoveit upward. Ifthepaperguideisinstalled,~moveitbefo~ takingoffthe rearcover. Movethebailleverontopoftheprinterforwardtoopenthepaperbail.

Squeezethesidesof thepapersupportslightly,andinsertintotheholes onbothsideofthePullTractorUnitassho~ inFigure3-12.

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F@rs3-12.Mount thepapersup~rt A andBontothe Pulll’ractorUnit.

5. Fit themountingbracketsofthePullTractorUnitontotheshaftofthe printermechanism,tiltingthePullTractorUnitslightlybackward.

6. SecurethePullTractorUnitfinnlybylowenngitintoposition,asshown inFigure3-13.

7; Close the frontcoverwiththetransparentpartin theopenposition.

PapersupportA

Figure 3-13. Mountthe PullTractorUnitontothe printer

NOTE: Set the paperguideandrear coverasidecarefullyaftertheyhave

been removedfromthe printer.Reversethe proceduredescribed abovewhenremovingthePullTractorUnit.

FONTCARTRIDGESANDRAMCARTRIDGES

Thisprinterhassevenbuilt-inLQfonts,anda29K-byte(76K-byteforwide

carriagetypeprinter)printingbuffer. Youcan addthe followingoptionalfontsor expandtheprintingbufferby

installingoptionalcartridges(FontCartridgeorRAMCartridge). \FC-lZ Cartridge]

● Orator2

● Cinema

[FC-2ZCafiridge]

● OCR-B

● UPC/EAN

[FC-3ZCartridge]

● TW-Light

● LetterGothic

● OCR-A

● Orane

● Blippo

“ CODE39

[FC-4ZCartridge]

● Russian

[FC-5ZCartridge]

● OldStyle

[FC-1OZCartridge]

● SLQScript

To instaUor changeacartridge,followtheprocedurebelow.

1. Turnoffthepowerswitchatthefrontoftheprinter,andopenthefront cover. Swingdownthetranspanmtpan (seeFigure 3-l).

2. Removethe connectorcoverat therightsideof theprinter.

3. Pushoutthe capfromtheconnectorcover. NOTE: Keep&s capin a safeplace.

. Firenze

Cartridge

cover

Flgutw3-14. Slidethecartridgeintothe sbt wiihthePOWWswitchoff.

4. Installtheconnectorcoverintotheprinter.

5. Insertthecartridgeintotheslotofthecomectorcover, andslideitallthe wayin.

NOTE: Remountthe cap on the connectorcover if you do not use the

optionalcarhidge.

INTERFACECARTRIDGES

Youcan usetheSerialRS-232InterfacewiththeoptionalSerialInterface Cartridge(IS-8XL),or extendthe printbuffer by installingthe optional BufferedParallelInterfaceCartridge(IP-128XL),insteadof theStandard InterfaceCartridge.

IfyouwanttousetheSerialInterfaceCartridge,setthe DIPswitchesonthe boardbeforeinstallittotheprinter.

1. Tumoffthepowerswitchanddisconnectthepowercordfromthepower source.

2. Discomecttheinterfacecableif attached.

3. Compresstheprojectedpartsonthe rightandleft,andpulltheStandard InterfaceCartridgeto removeitfromtheprinter.

Figure 3-15. Remow theStandardInterfaceCarliidgefromtheprinter.

4. InserttheoptionalInterfaceCartridgesecurelyintoplace. If it is notfullyinserted,theprinterwillnotproperlyprint.

5. Connectthe interfacecableto thecomector.

NOTE: Stemthe removedInterfaceCartridgein a safeplace.

DIPSwitch

on TheSerialInterface

Cartridge

Itisnecessarytomakecompatiblethedatatransferconditionsbetweenthe computerandtheserialinterfaceboardwiththeDIPswitchsettingsonthe serialinterfaceboard.

Followingtable shows the ilmctionsof the DIP switcheson the Serial InterfaceCartridge.

Switch

Function ON OFF

1 Datalength 8-bit 7-bit

I 2 IParitYconditionI(Referbelow)I

DataProtocol (Referbelow)

Paritycondition

(Referbelow)

Transferspeed

(Referbelow)

[Transferspeed]

[Paritycondition]

[Dataprotocol]

OFF ] ON

ETX/ACK

Switch 6 Switch7 Switch8 Transferspeed

OFF OFF OFF 150BPS OFF OFF ON 300BPS OFF ON OFF 6(K)BPS OFF ON ON 12(MBPS

ON OFF OFF 2400BPS ON OFF ON ON ON OFF ON ON ON

48(KJBPS 9600BPS

19200BPS

chapter 4

PAPER1NSTALLATIONANDUSE

Thischapterdescribesinstructionsforprintingsuchasselectingpapertypes,

adjustingtheprintinggap,andinstallingpaper.

SELECTIONOFPAPER

Yourprinteracceptsanyof thefollowingpapers:

Singlesheets(cutforms)andstationary Usethefrictionfeedor theoptionalAutomaticSheet Feeder.

Fanfoldforms Fanfoldformshaveholes alongthe sidesand perforationsbetweenthe sheets.Theya~ alsocalledsprocketforms,punchedforms,orjust plain “computerpaper”. Printingon or near the perforationsof continuousfanfoldforms may reduceprintingquality,misalignthe fanfoldforms,orcauseapaperjam. Itisrecommendednottoprintwithinanamaofoneinchbeforeandafter theperforations.

Multi-partforms

You can use multi-partforms that have up to five partsincluding the originalwhentheMulti-partmodeis selectedwiththeEDSsetting.(For details,pleasereferto Chapter6.) Usepmssumsensitivemulti-paxtformswithbothsideedgesgluedanda diffe~nce inthicknessof0.05mmorlessbetweenthe sideedges. It is recommendedto usethebottomfeedwiththeoptionalPullTractor Unitto getfinealignment.

NOTE:Careshouldbetakenincolorprintingwithcontinuousmulti-part

forms.Sideedgesofpapermightbedamaged.

Preprintedforms

Figure4-1 showsthenx.ommendedprintamaforeachtypeofpapers.

Single sheets

5 mm

Fanfold forms

‘Xn’m”n’

8 0

: o

0 0

: 0 0 0

0 :

-. . —

Ffgum 4-1. Hacommencfedprintarea W a0XpW31e papers.

25,4 mm ---:

25.4 mm ~

25,4 mm* 0

(*80 mm for PushFeed)

0 0 0

~ Perforation

0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0

: o

ADJUSTINGTHE PRINTINGGAP

The distancebetween the print head and the platen can be adjustedto accommodatedifferentpaperthicknesses.Tomakethisadjustment,openthe frontcover.The adjustmentleveris locatedat the left side of theprinter mechanism.Pushing the adjustmentlever backwardsnarrows the gap; pullingit forwardswidensthe gap.

There are sevenpositions,andyou can feel the leverclickinginto each position.Thesecondpositionfromtherear(markedwith’’o”)istheonemost commonlyusedforsinglesheetsof paw. Try differentpositionsuntilyougetthebestprintingresults.

NOTE:Printingwith aninappropriategapmaydrasticallyshortenthelife

of theprinthead.

F/gun 4-2 Locationof the adjustmentlever.

The followingtable providesthe recommendedlever positionsfor each papertypesasa reference.

Weight(g/m’)

‘apr ‘w (Eachpaper)

Single 52-90

2-ply 40-58

3-ply

40-58

4-ply 40-58

5-ply

40-58 0.30-0.35

Thickness(mm)

(Total) Leverposition

0.07-0.12

0.12-0.16

0.18-0.25

0.24-0.30

Rtxommendexl

2ndor3rd 2ndor3rd

3rdor4th 4thor5th 5thor6th

LOADINGFANFOLDFORMS

Thisprinteracceptsfanfoldformsup to 10”wide for thenormalcarriage printer,andupto 16”wideforthe widecarriageprinter.

Youcanload fanfoldpaperwiththefollowingthreeways:

● Push feedwithinternaltractorunit

● BottomfeedwithoptionalPullTractorUnit

● Push/Pullfeed withinternaltractorunit andtheoptionalPullTractor

unit.

Thissectionwilltakeyouthroughtheproceduresforloading,parkingand unparkingfanfoldforms.

Loadingthepaperfromtherearof theprinter

(Pushfeed)

Youcanloadthefanfoldpaperwiththeinternalpushtractorunit.

Placea stackoffanfoldpaperbehindandatleastonepage-lengthbelow theprinter. Turntheprinter’spowerOFF.

2. Pushthereleaseleverbackward.Thishas theeffectofreleasingthepaper

fromtheplatenroller,andengagingthetractorfeed.

Removethepaperguide andputit aside for themoment.

Openthetransparentpartofthefrontcover,andtherearcoverusingthe

5. twogripson eithers;de,as inFigure4-3.

[

Figwu 4-3. Openingthe rear cover.

Releaselever Rearco~er

6. Passthepaperbetweentheprintercaseandtherearcover,

7. Withthetractorcoversopen,mountthepaperbyaligningholeswiththe pinson thetractorunit.

8. Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthebar,using the clamplever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position.Whentheclampleverisup,theunitisreleased,andwhenit is

down,the unitislocked.

Figure 4-4. Mountthefanfoldpaperoverthetractorunits.

9. Nowclosethetractorcovers,againmakingsurethatthepaperholesare alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.Ifthey arenotalignedproperly,

youwillhave problemswithpaper feeding,possiblyresultingintearing andjammingof thepaper.

10.Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchlocatedatthefrontoftheprinter.The printerwillbeep,indicatingthatthepaperisnotyetfilly loaded, The

“PAPER OUT’ messagewillalsoflashtoconfh-mthis.

1I. NOW

12.If youwanttosetthepaperto adifferentposition,set theprinteroff-line

13.Closethe rear coverand the transparentpartof the front cover,then

prCSS the I =E~X&EGT

button.Thepaperwillbefedandadjusted

pasttheprintheadto apositionreadyforprinting.

by pressingthe I

LINE

button,then set thepaper by usingthe

]

micro-feedfunction.(Fordetails,referto Chapter5.)

mountthe paperguideinthe horizontalpositionshowninFigure4-5,so thatit willseparatetheprintedfromtheunprintedpaper.

Figuru 4-5. Mountingthe psper guideforfsnfoldforms.

Loadingthepaperfromthebottomof theprinter

You can load the fanfoldpaperfrom the bottom of the printer with the optionalPullTractorUnit.

1. InstalltheoptionalPullTractorUnitasdescribedinChapter3.

-. . - . .- .- ..

~lguru 4+. msmume opnonaiml Iracmrurm.

2. Withthetractorcoversopen,mountthe paperfmm the bottomofthe printer,by aligningholes-withthe pinson&etractorunit.

ever

F@n 4-7. Mountthe fanfoldpaperfromthebottomof the printer.

3. Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsby slidingthemalongthebar,using

the clamplever at the backof eachunitto releaseand lockthem in position.Whentheleverisup,theunit is released,and whenitisdown, theunitis locked.

4., Nowclosethetractorcovers,againmakingsurethatthepaperholes are alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.Iftheyarenotalignedproperly, youwillhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresultingintearing andjammingof thepaper.

LoadingthepaperwithPush/Pullfeed

Youcanloadthe fanfoldpaperwithPush/Pullfeedbyusingboththeinternal pushtractorunitandtheoptionalPullTractorUnit.

1. Placeastackoffanfold paperbehindandatleastonepage-lengthbelow theprinter.

2. Turntheprinter’spowerOFF.

3. Pushthereleaseleverbackward.Thishastheeffectofreleasingthepaper fromtheplatenroller,andengagingthetractorfeed.

Openthetransparentpartofthefrontcover,andremovethepaperguide andtherear cover.

Withthetractorcoversopen,mountthepaperbyaligningholeswiththe pinsonthetractorunit.

Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthe bar,using the clamp lever at the backof each unit to releaseand lock them in position.Whentheclampleverisup,theunitisreleased,andwhenit is doti, theunitislocked.

Nowclosethe tractorcovers,againmakingsurethatthe paperholesare alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.If-heyarenotti-fied properly, youwillhave problemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresultingintearing andjammingof thepaper.

Releaselever

Figwu 4-8. Mountthe fanfoldpaperovertheinternaltractorunits.

8. Tumonthepowerusingthe switchlocatedatthefrontofthe printer.The printerwillkeep,indicatingthatthepaperisnotyetfullyloaded.The

“PAPER OUT” messagewillalso flashtoconfkn this.

9. Nowpnxsthe ~~1

button.Thepaperwillbefedpast theprint

head.

10.Turnoffthepower,andinstalltheoptionalPullTractorUnitasdescribed in Chapter3.

11.Withtheoptionaltractorcoversopen,turnthe platenknobclockwiseto mount thepaperby aligningholeswiththepinsonthe optionaltractor

unit.

Clamp lever

Pull tractorunit

/=-4

Tractor cover

Platenknob

F@uv 49. Mountthe fanfoldpaperto ttw PullTractorUnitbyturningtheplatenknob.

12.Adjustthespacingoftheoptionaltractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthe bar,usingtheclampleveratthebackofeachunittoreleaseandlockthem inposition.Whentheleverisup,theunitisreleased,andwhenitisdown, theunitislocked,

13.Nowclosethetractorcovers,againmakingsumthatthepaperholesare alignedwiththe pinsontheoptionaltractorunits. If theyarenotaligned

properly,youwillhave problemswithpaper feeding,possiblyresulting

in tearingandjammingof thepaper.

14.Removetheleverstopperfromtheslotofthereleaseleverasshownin

Figu~ 4-10.

15.Set the release lever to the “J’ position,and turn the platen knob clockwisetotightenthepaperif it is slack.

Lever stopper

Platenknob

Figuns4-10. Removetheleverstopper,andtightenthepaper.

16.Pushthexeleaseleverbackward,andremounttheleverstopperto the originalposition.

Paperparking

AfterloadingfanfoldpaperwithPushfeedmode,youdonothavetounload itwhenyouwanttoprintonasinglesheet.Theprinterwill“park”itforyou if youfollowthepmcedwvbelow.

To beginpaperparking,startwithpowerON, fanfoldpaperloadedin printingposition,andthereleaseleverbackward.

LINE

Pressthe [ line.ON Tearoff the printedformatthelastperforation,leavingnotmorethan

LINEindicatorwillturn off.

buttononthecmnmlpaneltosettheprinteroff-

abouthalfapageshowingabovethefrontcover.Ifnecessary,pressthe

PAPER FEED] buttontofeedpaperforwarduntilaperforationislocated

just abovethe frontcover,andtearthere. Pressthe p= “~’b=” I

F=A4+K

buttonon thecontrolpanel. Theprinterwillautomaticallyfeedthefanfoldformbackwarduntilthe paperiscompletelyfreeof theplaten.

Movethe ~lease leverto thefront.

Releaselever

guide

Figutu 4-11. Tear offtheprintedfanfoldpaper.

6. Mountthe paperguidein theuprightposition.

Nowyoucanloadsinglesheets.l%efanfoldpaperremainsparkedattheback of theprinter.

NOTE: You cannotparkthefanfoldpaperif youhaveloadedit usingthe

optionalPullTractorUnit.

Paperunparking

Whenyouwantto resumeusingfanfoldpaper,thepmcedu~ is asfollows.

1 Remove all singlesheetsfromtheprinter.

2. Mountthepaperguidein thehorizontalposition.

3. Move the releaseleverto thebackward.

4. Pressthe ~ parkedfanfold~a& backintopositionforprinting.

NOTE:Theprinterbeepsintermittentlyifyoumovethereleaseleverwhile

thepaperis loaded.

button.Theprinterwillautomaticallyfeedthe

LOADINGSINGLESHEETS

sectionwilltakeyouthroughtheproceduresfor loadingsinglesheets

This

of paper.

Loadingthepaperwithoutoptionalaccessories

If youamusingtheoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder,referto nextsection.

1. Placethe paperguidein positionby insertingthetabs,locatedon the bottomof theassembly,intotheslotsonthe rearcoveroftheprinter.

Paperguide

Figure 4-12. Mountingthe paperguideforsinglesheets.

Adjustthepaperguidestomatchthesizeofthepaperyouwillbeusing. Rememberthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedge of thecarriage.

Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchlocatedatthe frontoftheprinter.The printerwillbeep,indicatingthatthereisnopaperinposit.ionforprinting.

“PAPER OUT’ messagewillalsoflashto confhrnthis.

The

Makesurethat the releaseleveris at frontposition. If fanfold paper is already mounted in the printer, press the

PA K

~ buttontoparkthepaperintheoff-linestate,t.henmovethe releaseleverforward.

Placea singlesheetbetweentheguides,placingthesideon whichyou wanttoprinttowardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown in theguidesuntilyoufeelit stop.

Now pRSStilt? =~ button.The paper will be fed into the printerandadjustedpasttheprintheadto a position~ady forprinting. Ifyouwanttosetthepapertoadifferentposition,settheprinteroff-line

[

by pressingthe [ O-N

LINE

button,then set the paperpositionby

usingthemicro-feedfunction.(Fordetails,referto Chapter5.)

Figutu +13. Loadinga singlesheet.

LoadingthepaperwithoptionalAutomaticSheet

Feeder

If you are not using the optionalAutomaticSheet Feeder, refer to the previoussection.

1. InstalltheoptionalAutomaticSheetFeederas describedin Chapter3.

F@um414. InstalltheoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder.

Usetheprinter’sEDSmodeto selectASF.(Fordetails,pleasereferto Chapter6.) If fanfoldpaperhas alreadybeenloadedin the printer,parkthe paper

3. throughtheRar slot. Pulltheprinterreleaseleverforwardto loadsinglesheets.

4. Whenyoumusing Single-BinASF,pullthepaperloadingleverforward

5. to pullthehopper outuntilitisinposition. In caseof the Dual-BinASF,pullboth pni%sumbar leversforwardto openthepressurebar.

Paperloadinglever

IDual-Bin]

lever

ISingle-BinJ

——

Figure 415. Make readytoloadpaper.

6. Adjustthe left paper guide to the desiredlefl positionby moving it horizontallyin eitherdinxt.ion.(Unlockthe paperguidesby pressing downon thelockingleversin caseof Dual-BinASF.)

7. Loekthelefipaperguidesinpositionbymovingtheloekingleverupfor theDual-BinASF.

. .- .

F@ua +7s. Aajuatma papergudas toaccommodatethe widthof ffw paper.

. .

Adjusttherightpaperguidetoaccommodatethewidthofthepaper. Theguidesshouldbe adjustedto restrictthe amountofhorizontalplay whileallowingthepaperto slideup anddownfreelybetweenthetwo paperguides.Theidealdistancebetweenpaperman andpaperguidesis

0.25mm(0.01”)onbothsidesatthenarrowestpartof thepaperguides.

Fanthepaperstackandsquareitoffproperlybefo~ insertirwitintothe AutomaticSheetFeeder.

Flgum 417. Fsnthe psperbeforeinser%ngintotheASF.

10.InsertthepaperstackintotheAutomaticSheet Feeder. Thestackshouldnotbemorethan15mm(5/8”)equivalentto150sheets of 20lb paper. If necessary,removesomesheets.TheASFmay notperformsatisfactorilyif it is overloaded.

11.WhenyouamusingSingle-BinASF,pushthepaperloadinglevertoward theback. In caseof theDual-BinASF,pushbothpressurebarleverstowardthe backto “FEED”.

IJ:il,ellc:,dir,gle\el: _

ISingle-Bin]

F/gum 4-18. PushthepaperIosdingleveror pressurebsrleverstoholdthe pspr stsck.

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chapter5

CONTROLPANELOPERATIONS

The control panel buttons can be pressed individuallyto perform the operationsindicatedby theirnames.Otherfunctionscan be achievedby holding these buttonsdownwhenyouturn the printer’spoweron, or by pressingthecontrolpanelbuttonsincombination.

Thischapterexplainsallthebuttonandindicatorfunctions.

Pauseprinting

●

Feedpaper(fastandslow,forwardandreverse)

●

Parkfanfoldforms

●

Setthetop-of-formposition

●

Selecttheprintpitch

●

Selectafont

●

Printtestpatterns

●

Preventsoftwarefromchangingthepanelpitchandfontselections

●

Printa hexadecimaldump

●

Cleartheprinter’sbuffer

●

Changetheprintcolor

●

Storemacrodeftition

BUTTONSANDINDICATORS

printeris equippedwithfivebuttonsonthecontrolpanel.Fromleft to

The

nghttheyare I VSR% 1,

LINE {.

and

The followingis a briefguide to the buttonsandindicatorsonthecontrol panel.

———.—..-.—, ~’---”-”””

L.–

MODE

FONT

m Q L_.J _ ,,,,

EOSb BANK 5CR0LL

Flgum &l. Controlpanel.

---,-14 ...,,,.

PITCH PARK

PITCH ], I

—1

.—~~

SETIWECT

5ET/E.JEc T

4, ~

————,

❑ –OUIET

PAPERFEED

::---- “eEq

POWER

ONLINE button

The I

ONLINE

buttonsets the printeron-lineandoff-line.The status

changeseachtimeyoupressthebutton. Whentheprinterison-line,itcannxeive andprintdatafromthecomputer.

Whentheprinterisoff-line,itstopsprintingandsendsthecomputerasignal indicatingthatitcannotacceptdata.

Theprinterpowersup intheon-linestatusifpaperisloaded.Ifpaperisnot loaded, the printer powers up off-line with the

“PAPER OUT” message

blinking.Whenyouloadpaper,theprintergoeson-line.

Youwillwanttopressthe L

● Beforeandafteranyotherpaneloperation

LINE I button:

The other panel buttons operateonly in the off-linestate.PESSthe

LINE

operation(s),presstheI

● To pauseduringprinting

If youpressthe I

button to go off-line. After performing the panel

LINE

ONLINE

]

button againtogobackon-line.

]

buttonduringprinting,theprinterstops printingandgoesoff-line,allowingyoutocheck theprintoutorchange a control panel setting. Printing resumes when you press the

LINE

● To cutfanfoldformsattheendofprinting

Whenyouholdthe I

button againtogobackon-line.

LINE

buttondownforonesecondwiththe

pushtractormode,thepnntergoesoff-lineanddisplaysthe’’SHORTTEAR-

OFF’: message,thenthe printeralso feedsthepaperforwardapproxi-

matelytwoinchesforward.Thisallowsyoutocutitoffjustbelowthelast lineprinted. Whenyoupms the I ON

LINE i buttonagaintogobackon-line,the

paperfeedsbackwardstoppingwhereyouleft off.

NOTE:Thisfunctionis validonlywhenthebufferisempty.

PAPERFEEDbutton

Ifyoupressthisbuttonwhileoff-line,thepaperwillfeedforward.Ifyouhold thebuttondown,theprinterwillperformconsecutivelinefeeds.

LINE

If youalsopressthe [ paperwillfeedautomaticallyto thetop ofthenextpage.This is explained later.

buttonwhileyou me line-feeding,the

If youpressthisbuttonwhileon-line,thiswillalternatelyflashtheQUIET

indicator.WheninQuietmodewiththeQUIETindicatorlit,theprinterwill printslightlyslower,but at a reducednoiselevel.

SET/EJECT/PARKbutton

NOTE :This buttonhasno effectifthebottomfeedmodeis selected.

Pressingthisbuttoncausestheprintertobeginpaperloadingifthepaperhas notloadedwhilein theoff-linestate.

If the paper has been loaded,this button mwlts in different functions dependingon thepositionof thereleaselever.

If thereleaseleverisbackforthefanfoldforms,pressingthisbuttonparks theforms. Ifthe releaseleverisforwardforthesinglesheets,pressingthisbuttonejects thepaper.

PITCHbutton

Thisbuttonallowsyoutoselecttheprintingpitch.Rememberthatthepnnter

mustbe off-linefor youto do this.Successivepressesof this buttonwill display(andselect)thefollowingoptionsinorder(llotethatsemi-condensed pitchandcondensedproportionalpitcharenot availableintheIBMmode):

Pitch

(1OCPI)

Pica

Elite(12CPI) Semi-condensed(15CPI) Condensedpica(17CPI) Condensedelite(20CPI) Proportional Condensedproportional

Message

10 12 15 17 20

PRO

P.c

FONTbutton

Thisbuttonselectsthefonttobe printed.Romanfontis selectedatpowerupunlessthedefaultsettingsarechanged.Tochangethefont,settheprinter off-line,thenpressthe [ %’ski% 1buttonrepeatedlyuntilthemessageon thedisplayilluminates.Theselectionscyclein the followingorder:

Font

Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige script OCR-B OCR-A Oratorwithsmallcaps Oratorwithlowercase TW-light LetterGothic Blippo

Message

ROMAN SANSERIF COURIER PRESTIGE SCRIPT OCR-B OCR-A ORATOR ORATOR-2 TW-LIGHT L GOTHIC BLIPPO

If a Fontcartridgeis notinstalled,theselectionofrelatet

Font

H-Gothic Orane Cinema Barcode39 uPc/EAN OldStyle Firenze SLQRoman SLQTW-light SLQScript Draft

High-SpeedDraft

Message

H-GOTHIC ORANE CINEMA CODE 39 UPC/EAN O STYLE FIRENZE ROMAN SQ TW-LIGHT SQ SCRIPT SQ DRAFT HS-DRAFT

Fontis skipped.

If you want to change the character quality quickly, press this

MODk

FONT ] buttonin on-line.The printerstopsprintingandentersthe

Quickmode,with If youcontinueto press the 1 ‘i%%3S%

“HS-DRAFT”, “DRAFT” and LQ/SLQ(curretly-selectedSLQ or LQ font)

“QUICK MODE” messageon thedisplay.

Ibutton,the displaychangesto

repeatedly. Printingwill be performedaccordingto the print mode messageon the

displaywhichselectedwhenthebuttonis released.

POWER-UPFUNCTIONS

‘itc’l’ockL

In additionto their normalfunctions,all the controlpanelbuttonshave specialfunctionsthatoperateif youholdthemdownwhileswitchingpower on.

,––

MODE

FONT

MICRO FEED

PITCH PARK PAPERFEED

SET/EJECT

❑– OulET

❑ POWER

❑

L ONLINE

,,,,!,,,~ ~I I[fn::]]l 1 1

Font & Plwh lock

FJgutu5-2 Power-upfunctionsof ccmfrolpsnel.

Shorttestmode

Iftheprinteristurnedonwhilethe I willentertheshortself-testmode,withthe thedisplay.Theprinterwillprinttheversionnumberoftheprinter’sROM, followedby sevenlinesof thecharacterset.

Eachlinewillbeoffsetbyonecharacterfromtheone beforeit. The final nxultwillbesomethinglikeFigure5-3.(Ifthecolorribbonisused,eachline printsin a differentcoior.) -

*** “e= x,x ***

Dot adjustment mode

LINE

buttonispmxsed,theprinter

“SELF TESTSHORT” messageon

! “#$%& ( ) *+ ,-. /0 123456789 : : <=> ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1‘– abcdefgh i j k lmno

!“#$%& () *+, –. /0 123456789:

“#$%& ( ) *+, -./0 123456789: : <=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\

#$%& ( ) *+, –. /012

$%&’ 01+,-./0123456789: :<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUvwXYZ[\l ”–’abcdefshl jklmn0kwrs

%&’ () *+,-./Ol23456789: :<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\l ”–’abcdefghi jklmnopqrst &’ () ”+,-./0123456789: :<=> ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOpQRSTuvwxyz[\l-–’abcdef8hi jklmnwwrs tu

F/gum ~Shortself-test

3456789: ; <=> ?@ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUWVXYZ[ \1‘– abed ef gh i j k 1mnopqr

; <=> ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[/ 1‘–’ abcdefghi j k lmnop

1‘–’ abcdef ghi ~k1Mnopq

Sincetheself-testoccupiesthefullwidthofthecarnage,itisrecommended thattheprinterisloadedwiththe widestpaperpossibletoavoiddamage to theprintheadand/orplaten.

Longtestmode

IftheprinteristumedonwhiletheIPAPERFEEDIbuttonimpressed,thepnnter willenterthelongself-testmode,withthe the display.Theprinterwill printtheversionnumberoftheprinter’sROM, thecurrentEDSsettingsandthecurrentDotAdjustmentsetting,followedby thewholecharactersetprintedin eachfontandpitchavailable.

Thetestcyclesendlessly,soyoumustturnthepoweroff to stopit.

...,,,,, ..

“SELF TEST LONG” messageon

Figure 5-4. Long self-test.

—,,.... .

—-,---..,

—...-.~.)—--t:x~—.x~—-.,

.&-y..:. !will,,ll,!~,l’+1Ill,,,,t:,, !,,’1,11’ww,.—

—.W.,-!”I.4-.. ..”” ,,... .,=.- .,., =m.,—

—.,

.! —. A,- a,,,,,, ~,,!,, ,ic, ,+,,lfr)

-,,. -<..

—.,... ,

)-..I.,!!!! -... !.”” !>..,. ,.!!M,.>!! ::!., !—cm

—.-.

m“ o... .,-a: :..,—., -

-.-.!.7—-,( ,-—, !!.—,=...,

:%1,,+,J#?ar.r..,-

..-,. !-:,.,:, --.....-! ,,—-,. !

“-w%++JMr”-”-

Sincetheself-testoccupiesthefullwidthofthecarriage,itisrecommended

thattheprinterisloadedwiththewidestpaperpossibleto avoiddamageto

printheadand/orplaten.Inaddition,thetotalnumberoflines printedis

the considerable,morethancanbeaccommodatedonasinglesheet,sofanfold

paperis recommendedfor thistest.

Printareatestmode

ByholdingtheIS”Z=&E=TIbuttondownduringpower-up,theprinterwill entertheprintamatestmode.This way,youcanfmdhowmanylinesonyour paperareavailableforprinting.TheprinterwilIshowthe’’SELFTESTTOPU3.” onthedisplayandprintthefimtline message,thenpnntthelastlinemessage

afterfeedingto thebottomof thepage.

If youhaveloadedthefanfoldpaper,onlythefirstlinemessageisprinted.

Pitchlockmode

buttondownduringpower-up,theprintpitch

Beholdingthe [ PITCH can onlybe selectedfromthe controlpanel.Thispreventssoftwareinterfemwe. Youwillhearanacknowledgingbeep,andtheprinterwillshowthe

“PITCH LOCK” messageonthedisplayaspowercomeson.

Afterthebeeptone,youcansettheprinteroff-line,selectaprintpitck then returntoon-lineandstartprinting.The pitchyouselectedwillshowwith“*” onthedisplayandnotbe resetorotherwisechangedby anycommandsyour softwaremayissue.

Fontlockmode

By holdingthe ~ selectedfromthecontrolpanel.Thispnxents softwmvinterference.There willbe an acknowledgingbeepand Afterwhichyoucansettheprinteroff-line,selectafont,thenneturnto the on-line stateandbeginprinting.Theselectedfont,shownwith“*”on the display,willnotbe changedbyanycommandsyoursoftwaremayissue.

buttonduringpower-up,fontscan onlybe

“FONT LOCK” messageonthedisplay.

FontandPitchlockmode

Ifyouwanttoprotectboththepitchandfont settingsfromsoftwarechanges, pressboththe 1 V=:% There will be two acknowled~~ messageonthedisplay.

Pressingthesebuttonsduringpower-updoesnotpreventyoufrommaking

anynumberof changeslaterfromthecontrolpanel.

g kp~%es and

Ibuttonsduringpower-up.

“FONT&PITCH LOCK”

Hexadecimaldump

Thisfeatureisusefulforprogrammerswhoruedebuggingpnntingprograms andwantto seetheactualcodestheprinteris receiving.(Somecomputem changethecodestheprogrammerintended.)

Inthismode,all datareceivedwillbeprintedinahexadecimaldumpformat, rathert.lymthecontrolcodesbeingactedon ascommandcodes.

Thismodeis accessedwiththefollowingpmcedum:

WhileholdingboththeI

PAPERFEEDI and P&!&dE~

turnpowerO-N.A beeptonewillbeheardandthe

buttonsdown,

“HEX DUMP MODE”

messageonthedisplay. Beginprinting.In placeof theusualprintoutyouwillget a formatted

2. dumpshowingexactlywhatdatatheprinterreceives.Eachlinepresents sixteencharacters,theirhexadecimalcodesto the left and printable charactersprintedon theright. At the endof the hexadecimaldump,set the printeroff-line withthe

ONLINE

[

button.Thisisnecessaryto printthelastline.

ThefollowingBASICprogramisasimpletestyoucanruninhexadecimal mode:

10 WIDTH “LPT1 : “ ,255

20 FOR 1=0 TO 255

30 LPRINT CHR$( I ) ; 40 NEXT I 50 LPRINT

60 END

00 0 I 02 O?, 04 05 0 b 07

10 1 1 12 13 74

20 21 2 Z 2?, 24 ;’5 i’6 z 7 30 3 I 3 / 35 34 55 ?,0 37 40 41 47 43 44 45 46 47

50 5 1 52’ 53 54 55 5 b 57 60 61 52 63 04 f!5 66 67

70 71 72 73 74 i 5 f6 :7

80 81 82 83 S4 s 5 36 87

Yo Y 1 Y 2 93 94 95 ‘96 97 /40 A 1 A 2 A3 A4 AS A6 A7 B O B 1 B 2 N B4 85 60 ti,’

(: O C 1 C 2 C3 C4 C 5 [;5 ,;7

00 01 02 03 D4 J 5 i)5 G 7

E O E 1 E2 E3 E4 E 5 E6 E.?

FO F 1 F2 F3 F4 F‘5 ‘b F 7

00 OA

15 1 b 17

03 09 0 A (lB OC OCI O

1~ 1A IB IC IG IE IF

23 29 Z A 28

38 39 ~A :iB 3C 30 3 E 3 F 43 49 4 A 48, 4(; .4[)4E. 4 F 56 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F 68 69 6A 6 B 6C 6C b E 6i 73 79 7 A 7’6 7C 7 D 7 E 7 F 88 69 8 A 8B EC 8E1 8 E 8 F 98 99 9A 96 9C 9[1 9 C 9 F A8 A Q AA AEi AC AC AE AF B 8 B 9 BP BEi BC ED 8 E 8 F C 8 C 9 (;A C B CC C @ (;E C F 08 DY CIA 08 DC 2D DE u F E8 E 9 EA E E; EC E O EE f F F8 F9 FA FB FC FD FE FF

:C <’[)2E 2 F

E OF

F/gum +5 Samplehexadecimaldump.

yoursystempassesthecodesdirectlytothepMterwithoutchangingthem,

youwillget a printoutlike Figure5-5.

MostBASICS,however,arenotquitethat straightforward.Forexample,the

IBM-PCwillgiveyouaprintoutsimilarto Figure5-6.

CIO 01 02 O?, 04 05 06 07

0 F 1 (; ‘ 1 1 ; : 3 14 15 16

.,0 ~ , ~ ~ ~~ ~ q ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~

30 31 32 3:3 34 35 36 31 40 41 4 z 4 ? 44 45 46 47 50 5 1 52 5.3 54 55 5 b 5 ;’

~ o ~ , 5 ~ ~?, 64 b 5 66 67 7 G 71 72 73 74 75 7 Ij 77

80 81 62 83 84 85 86 87

~ o 91 92 93 94 95 9 @ 97 AD A 1 A2 A3 A4 /+5 Ab A 7 B O B 1 B 2 B 3 84 B 5 B ‘6 B 7 C O C 1 C Z C3 C4 C 5 C 6 C 7

00 D 1 D Z D3 D4 LI5 06 D 7“

[ O E 1 E 2 E 3 E 4 E 5 E 6 E7

FO F 1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9

OD OA

YgumS6. SamplehexadedmaldumpwithIBM-PC.

0 B 09 OA OB OC 0[1 OA OE

17 18 19 I 8 1c I D : E 1 F 28 29 2 A ?F) i’C 2[! 2 f 2 F 38 39 3A 38 3C 30 3 E ‘? F 48 49 4A 4h 4C 40 4 E 4f 58 5Y 5A 58 5C 50 5f SF 58 69 6A 6B 5C 60 6 E 6 F 78 79 7A 7t3 7C 7CI 7E 7F 88 89 8 A 8B 8C 80 8 E 8 F 98 99 9 A 9S 9C 3D 9 E 9 F A8 A$i AA AB AC ACI AC AF B8 89 BA BB EC BD Bf BF C8 C9 CA CB CC CD CE CF Cl8 D 9 L)A CIB D[; l)D D E D F E 8 E 9 EA EB E C E O E E E F

FA F8 FC FD FE FF

WhentheIBM-PCBASICinterpretersendshex codeOD (carriagereturn) itaddsanextrahexOA(linefeed).Hexcode1A(end-of-file)alsogetsspecial t.matment:theinterpreterdoesnotsenditatall.Thiscancauseproblemswith graphicsordownloadcharacterdata. However,youcansolve thisproblem bychangingline30intheprecedingprogramandaddingthecodingshown below.

CodingforIBM-PCwithmonochromedisplay:

30 GOSUB 100

100 X=INP (&H3BD) : IF X<128 THEN 100 110 OUT &H3BC, 1 :OUT &H3BE,5 :OUT &H3BE,4 120 RETURN

CodingforIBM-PCwithcoloradapter:

30 GOSUB 100

100 X=INP (&H379)

: IF X<128 THEN 100 110 OUT &H378 , I :OUT &H37A, 5 :OUT &H37A, 4 120 RETURN

SWITCHCOMBINATIONFUNCTIONS Several

additionalfimctionscan be achievedbypressingthecontrolpanel

buttonsin combinations.

‘r--

~—–— .–.–.–

MODE SETIEJECT

FONT

-- ~—l ~—, ,—-.

EDs. BANK

~~• A,,,i~fY,jt,,,binnu,mbt ,L!d~’”

FJgutu5-7. Switchcombinationfunctionsofcontrolpsnef.

PITCH

SWITCH

MICROFEED

PARK

———.——— .’

SCROLL SET

Buffir c]earl?.11 rew

❑ - QUIET ❑

PAPER FEED

L ON LINE

Formfeed

If youan?usingsinglesheets,thisoperationejects thecurrentpage.If you areusingfanfoldforms,it feedsto thetopofthenextpage.

the I

Press

1. Pressthe 1

2. performingsuccessivelinefeeds. Whileholdingthe1

3. button,then release both buttonsat the same time. ‘I%eprinter will smoothlyejectthecurrentpage.

ONLINE

PAPERFEEDI buttonandholdit down.Theprinterwillstart

buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

PAPERFEED] buttondown, pressthe 1

LINE

Topof form

Whenyoupowerontheprinter,thetop-of-formpositionisautomaticallyset

tothecurnmtposition.Ifthisisnotwhereyou wantthetopofthepagetobe,

youcanchange thetop-of-formpositionas follows:

1. Pressthe [ ON

2. Move the paper to the desired top-of-formposition by pressing the

PAPERFEEDI button,orbyperfonningaforwardorrevememicro-feed.

[

LINE

]

buttonto set theprinteroff-line.

LINE

button.

button down, press and the

Pressandholdthe [ ON

While holding the [

PITCH

I “SET TOF POSITION” messagewillshowonthe displayto indicatethat

button,then releasebothbuttonsat the sametime.The

LINE

thetop-of-formpositionhasbeenset.

Forwardmicro-feed

Forfinealignment,youcanfeedthe paperforwardinverysmallincrements

follows:

LINE

Pressthe 1

1. Pressthe I ON

2. Whileholdingthe

]

buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

LINE 1 buttonagainandholditdown.

ONLINE ] buttondown,pressthe [PAPERFEED\

button.Thepaperwillstartadvancingina seriesofsmallsteps.Whenyou

wantto stop,releasebothbuttons.

Reversemicro-feed

You can also feedthepaperin smallincrementsin reverse,to returnto a higherpositionon thesamepage.

NOTE: With fanfoldforms,do not try to returnto a previouspage.The

perforationmaycatchinsidetheprinter.

LINE

1. Pressthe I

2. Pressthe ~

ONLINE

3. Whileholdingthe I

buttonto settheprinteroff-line. buttonagainandholditdown.

ONLINE ] buttondown,pressthe ~ PARK

button.Thepaperwillstartmovingbackwardsina seriesofsmallsteps.

Whenyouwantto stop,

release both buttons.

Changingtheautoloadingvalue

Normally,the printerautomaticallyloadsthepaper oneline fromthe toP edge.

If youwantto changethisvalue,followthisprocedure:

1. Loadthepaperusingthe I=E“eJ&= rI

2. Changetheprintpositionusingthemicrofeedfunction.

3. Afteryougetthedesiredposition,presst.he[ thevalue.

“TOP MARGIN SET” messagewillshowonthedisplay.

The

PARK button.

ONLINE

[

buttontosave

Thisvaluewillremainunlessyoupowerofftheprinter.Ifyouwanttoretain this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro

Deftition function,whichis describedlater.

Notethatyoucanonlychangethisvalueimmediatelyafterloadingpaper.If

youfeedpaper,youcannotchangetheautoloadingvalue.

Clearingthebuffer/Allreset

The printerstoresreceiveddata in a largememorybuffer.Thiscreatesa problemwhenyouwanttoabandonapnntingjobandrestart:theprintermay beholdingmoredatainitsbufferthanithasactuallyprinted,andthisunprinted datamustbe clearedoutbeforerestarting.Turningpoweroffis onewayto clearthebuffer,butthemis anotherway:

1. Halttheprintingpmgramonthecomputer.Ifprintingstopsimmediately, thebufferisclearandtherestofthisprocedureisumecessary.Ifprinting doesnotstop,continueasfollows:

2. Press the I

nowstop,butthemmaybe dataremaininginthebuffer.

3. Pressandholdthe I

4. While pressing the I

MODE

secondyouwillhearabeeptoneandthe displaysignalingthatthebufferhas beencleared. If youholdthese buttonsmorethreeseconds,youwillhearthreebeep tonesandthe theprinterhasbeeninitializedto thepower-ondefaultsettings.

5. Releasethesebuttons,makeanynecessarycontrolpanelsettings,then settheprinterbackon-line.

ONLINE

button.Continueholdingthesetwobuttonsdown.Inone

“PRINTER RESET” messageonthedisplaysignalingthat

I buttonto set theprinteroff-line.Printingwill

ONLINE

button.

button down, press and hold the

“BUFFER CLEAR” messageon

Itisessentialtohalttheprintingprogramonthecomputerbeforeyougooff-

line.Otherwise,whenyougobackon-linethecomputerwillstartsending

dataagainandtheprinterwillcontinueprinting,withmissingdatawherethe bufferwascleared.

Selectingtheprintcolor

Normally,theprinterprintswithblackevenif thecolorribbonis installed. Withouttheaidof software,youcanchangetheprintingcolorasfollows:

1. Pressthe [ ON

2. Pressthe I V:F?% I buttonandholditdown.

LINE

buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

Whileholdingthe I ‘P=R%

3. ton.The

“CURRENT BLACK’’messagewillshowonthedisplaytoindicate

I button, press the [S%

%ECT 1but-

thecurrentcolorsetting.(Inthiscase,thecurrentcoloris setblack.)

If youwantto changethe color,pressthe 1=%=<== r I

4. holdingthe I v~ki%

Ibutton.

buttonwhile

Themessageon thedisplaywillbechangedin thefollowingorder.

Magenta

Violet

Releasebothbuttonsafteryousetthe desiredprintingcolor.

CHANGE MAGENTA

::!:: E

CHANGE VIOLET

Ifyouwanttosavetheselectedcolorforlateruse,storeitusingtheMacro Definition.

NOTE:Thisfunctionisvalidonlywhenthecolorribbonisinstalledintothe

printer.

SelectingtheASFbinnumber

Youcanusethedual-bintypeAutomaticSheetFeeder(SF-10RMII/15RMH)

withthisprinter.

YoucanselectthisASFbinnumberbythecontrolpaneloperationasshown

below:

Pressthe I ON

Pressthe I %%% 1buttonandholdit down.

2. Whileholdingdownthe I P=R%

3. button.

“CURRENT ASF BIN1° message(whenASFbin#l is selected)will

The showonthe display. Eachtime youpressthe

MODE=

FON T– I

BIN2°

messagewillbe shownon thedisplay.

Releasebothbuttonsafteryousetthe desiredASFbinnumber.

LINE \ buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

1button,pressthe I

I PAPERFEED1buttonwhileholdingdowfithe

PAPERFEEDI

button, the “CHANGE ASF BIN1” and the “CHANGE ASF

NOTE:ThisfunctionisvalidonlywhentheDual-binASFisselectedbythe

EDSsetting.

StoreMacroDefinition

You can store the current settingsto the printer for later use with the followingprocedure:

ONLINE

Pressthe

Pressthe I V:E= Wl@eholdingthe I %:R%

buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

1buttonandholditdown.

] buttondown,pnxs the I

PITCH

buttonandholdthemdownuntilthe’’SETMACRO’’messageshowsonthe display. Releasebothbuttons at the same time after thismessageto storethe

4. cunent setting. Ifyoureleasethesebuttonsafterthe

“CLEARMACRO”messageisshown

on thedisplay,themacrois cleared.

NOTE: Youcan storethefollowingsettingswiththisprocedure

●

CurrentFontandPitch

●

Currentauto-loadingamountforcutsheet

Currentauto-loadingamountforcontinuouspaper

●

Currentauto-loadingamountinASFmode

●

Curnmtprintcolor

DatatobestoredmecontrolledinStandanlmodeandIBMmode separately.

For example,thedata storedintheStandardmodearenoteffectivein the

IBMmode,andvice versa.

chapter 6

DEFAULTSE777NGS

Fromthe controlpanelyoucanchangetheparametersthatdefinehowyour printer works.Parameterjust means“variable”.If you are familiarwith earlier kinds of pnntem, you’ll understandthat this printer parameters controlprettymuchthesamethingsDIPswitchesdo.Thisfimctioniscalled

asElectronicDIPSwitch(EDS)mode.

HOWTOSETTHE EDSMODE

EDSmodehas29kindsoffunctionsyoucanset asthepower-ondefault.

The

Turn the printer on while simultaneouslyholding the pb I’E”C7

buttons.

LINE

PAPERFEED( and I

[

“ELECTRIC DIP SW” messagewill showon the display,and enterthe

The

PARK ,

EDSmode.

InEDSmode,the buttonsonthecontrolpanelm usedasshownbelowin Figure6-1.

[’

MODE

FONT PITCH

I “1

EDSb BANK SWITCH

~ —--.— ‘ ‘

.lJ

MICRO FEED

SETE.JECT

PARK PAPER FEED

❑– OUIET ❑

—’-1 ‘

SCROLL

L ON LINE

1--””1

SET

EXIT

,,le,,BtknumkrI s.r.!iplay I ‘xitEJsmOde

Select Switch number

Figutu &l. ButtonfunctionsintheEDSmode.

Set the Minilion

●

Usethe l-l

✎

Usethe I

✎

Thedisplayonthecontrolpanelshowsthecurrentsetting.

PITCH

If youwantto scrollit, pressthe 1=’ ‘%bq

●

Pressthe1

●

Pressthe I

PAPERFEED1 buttontosetPtiAec~nentsettings.

LINE [ buttonto exittheEDSmode.

button to selecttheBankNumber.

buttonto selecttheSwitchNumber.

button.

Ifyouw’mtto conlirrnthecurrentEDSsettings,tryto runthelongself-test. (Fordetails,~fer to Chapter5.)

FUNCTIONSOFTHE EDSSEITINGS

printerstcmxtheparametemaseasy-to-useprogrammenu itemsthat

The

you can selectfromthe controlpanelwhilein theEDS mode.Theseparametersspecify:

●

Command(whichcommandstheprinteraccept)

●

Font(whichfonttoprint)

●

Character(whichcharactersetto print)

●

Style(whichstyleto print)

Layout(howpageswillbeformatted)

●

Forms(whatpaperthe printerwilluse)

Others

Adefaultisthe settingtheprinterwill useifnoneisspecificallyselectedby a program.Whenyoufirstturnonor latermet yourprinterthesedefault settingswilltakeeffect.

Followingtableshowsthedefaultsettingsatthefactory.

Display Message Meaning

I Al EMULATIONSTD I .Starrtidemulationmodeis Selatd. I I A2 RAM BUFFER IRAM is used as the rxintbuffer. I

A3 QUIET OFF 744

GRAPH DIR BI

I A5 AUTO-ONLINE Y IAuto on-line mode is selected. I

B1 MODE LO/SLQ

B2 LO

ROMAN

ICl STD GRAPH

ICc?IBM IBM+2

C3 ZERO NORMAL

IC4 CODEPAGE #437

C5 COUNTRY D1 ITAL1C D2 PITCH 10

\ El MULTIPART”OFF \

E2 PAPER-OUT ON E3 ASF E4 T.MGN-CUT 1/6 E5 T.MGN-ASF 1/6 E6 T.MGN-TRA 1/6 Top m~gin for fanfold forms is set to 1/6inch.

I E7 BOTTM MGN 1/6 I Bottom margin is set to 1/6inch.

E’8L. P.I. F1 AUTO-LF OFF LF must be from host.

I F2 AUTO-CR

I F3 TEAR-OFF OFF \Tern-off function is disabled. I

~ F4 SKIP-PERF OFF

PAGE - LGTH ~ 1

G1 STROBE NORMAL G2 EDS

USA

OFF

OFF Optional AW is not installed.

ON I Auto CR with LF.

CURRENT

Quiet mode is cancelled. Bi-directional printing is selected for graphics.

LQ/SLQ mode is selected. Roman font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. Graphic set is selected for Standard character set. Set#2 is selected for IBM character set. Normal zero character is selected. Code Page #437 (U.S.A.) is selected. U.S.A. character set is selected. Italic print mode is cancelled. Pica pitch (10 CPI) is selected.

Multi-mrtmedeiscanalled. I

Paper-out detector is enabied.

Top margin for cut forms is set to 1/6 inch. Top margin for ASF is set to 1/6inch.

6 lines can be printed on one inch.

Skip-over-perforation is disabled.

I Page length is set to 11 inches.

Set the normal interface timing.

Setthecurrent EDS settings.

1 I

Commandparameters

The Command parameters are assigned to Bank “A”, including these

fictions: c Emulation

SelectthemodecompatiblewithyourcomputerandsoftwanaInStandard modetheprinteroperateslike theEpson it operatesliketheIBMProprinterX24E/XL24E.

● RAMusage

Inordertodownloadcharactemthisswitchmustbeset’’DOWNLOAlY’.The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing characterpatternsand providesonlya one-lineprintbuffer. If you leavethis switch,t!!eprinterusesits RAMmemory as an input buffer,allowingthecomputerto senddatafasterth~ theprinterprints.

s Quietmode

You can selectthe Quietmodeas thepower-ondefaultby settingthis switch. WheninQuietmode,theprinterwillprintslightlyslower,butatareduced noiselevel.

● Graphicsdirection

When printing in dot graphicsmode, the printer may either print bidirectionally(in alternatedirections)for speedor in onedirectiononly (unidirectionalforinc~ased accuracy). For practicallyall purposes,however,bi-directionalprintingis sufficientlyaccurate.

s AutoOn-Line

Setthe statusjust afterloadedthepaperintotheprinter. WhentheAuto-Onlineis setON,theprinterautomaticallygoeson-line. Whenitis setOFF,youmustpressthe I afterloadthepaper.

LQ-860/LQ-lo@.~IBMmode

LINE

buttontoseton-line

Followingtable showsthe displaymessagesand those meaningsfor the Bank“A”.

Display Message ~ Meaning

IAl EMULATION STD

Al EMULATION IBM A2 RAM BUFFER

IA2 RAM DOWNLOAD

A2 RAPI 1 LINE

‘A3QUIET OFF

IA3 QUIET

A4 GRAPH DIR BI A4 GRAPH DIR UNI

IA5 AUTO-ONLINE Y I Aumon-lhemodeksel~ted-

A5 AUTO-ONLINE N

I Standard emulation mode is selected.

IBM emulation mode is selected. RAM is used as the print buffer.

I Download cmnrnands are enabled.

RAM is used as only one-line buffer.

\Quiet mode is cancelled.

ON IQuietmode is selected. I

Bi-directional printing is selected for graphics. Uni-directional printing is selected for graphics.

Needto press the -~ button to set on-line.

Fontparameters

TheFontparametersareassignedto Bank“B”,includingthesefunctions:

Mode

Selectthemodeof fontquality. HSDraftprintswiththehighestspeed,butthedotmatnxisreducedtoprint faster. Drafthasa reduceddotmatrixcomparedtoLetterQuality,buttheprint

qualityis betterthantheHSDraft. LetterQualityis referedasLQ, andtherearemanyfontstylesas shown below. TheSLQ(SuperLetterQuality)isthehighestqualityofthisprinter,and therearetime types of fontstyles.

LQ/SLQFontstyles TherearemanyfontstylesforLQandSLQprintmode.Youcanselectone of themasthepower-ondefaultby settingthisswitch.

Optionalfontscanbeselectedonlywhenthecorrespondingfontcartridge is installedintheprinter. Ifthecorrespondingfontcartridgeisnotinstalledafteryouselecteditwith thisEDSmode,theRomanisselected.

Followingtable shows the displaymessagesand those meaningsfor the Bank“B”.

Display Message Meaning

IB1 MODE LO/SLO

B1 MODE DRAFT B1 MODE HS-DRAFT B2 LO ROMAN B2 LO

B2 LO COURIER 62 L(l PRESTIGE

B2 LO SCRIPT

B2 LO

IB2 LO ORATOR

B2 LQ B2 LO

B2 LO

B2 LO H GOTHIC B2 LO

SANSERIF

OCR B

OCR-A

ORATOR-2 TW-LIGHT

L GOTHIC

BLIPPO

ORANE

B2 LO CINEMA

B2 LO B2 LO

62 LO O STYLE 62 LO FIRENZE B2 SLO ROMAN B2 SLO TW -LIGHT B2 SLO SCRIPT SLQ Script font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode.

CODE 39 UPC/EAN

LQ/SLQ mode is selected.

Draftmodeisselected.

HS Draft mode is selected. Roman font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. Sanserif font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. Courier font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. Prestige font is selectd for LQ/SLQ mode. Script font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. OCR-B font is selected for LQ/SLQmode. OCR-A font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode.

Oratorfontis selected for LQ/SLQ mode. Oratorfontwithlower case is selected for LQ,LSLQmode.

TW-Light font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. Letter Gothic font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. Blippo font is selected for LQ/SLQmode. H-Gothic font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. Orane fcnt is selected for LQ/SLQ mode.

Cinemafont is selected for LQ/SLQ mode.

Code39font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode.

UPC/1%1’Jfont””isse!ected for LQ/SLQ mode.

Old Style font is selected for LQ/SLQmode.

Firenze font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode. SLQ Roman font is sekxted for LQ/SLQ mode. SLQ TW-Light font is selected for LQ/SLQ mode.

Characterparameters

TheCharacterparametemareassignedtoBank“C”,includingthesefunctions:

s StandardCharacterSet

If you selected Standard mode, you can set either italic or graphic

. charactem.

Whenyouselectthe“ltalie”characters,thecharactertableis thesameas theEpsonprinters. Whenyouselectthe the graphiccharacters,internationalcharacters,andmathematicalsymbolsof IBMcharacterset#2.

● IBMCharacterSet

If youselectedIBMmode,youcanselecteithercharacterset#l or #2.

Characterset#2isforcomputm withan8-bitinterface(themostcommon kind),andset#l is forcomputm witha 7-bitinterface.

● Zerostyle

Thisswitchtellstheprinterhowtoprintzero’s. Whenthe it is

“NORMAL” is selected,theprinterprintsthenormalzero;when

“SLASHED”, the slash zero (whichis often used in draft mode to

pnwentanypossibleconfusionwiththeletter“O”).

● IBMCodePage

Exceptin theStandardItaliccharacterset,thisswitchselectsthedefault charactercode page.

● internationalCharacterSet

,@ternationalcharactersetsdifferintheirassignmentof14charactercodes

in theStandardItaliccharacterset.

“Graphic” characters,in placeofitalicsyouwillget

Followingtable shows the display

messagesandthose

meanings

for the

Bank“C”.

Diaplay Meaaage Meaning Cl

STD GRAPH

ICl STD

C2 IBM IBMI}2 C2

IBM IBMi}l

ZERO NORMAL

ZERO SLASHED

CODEPAGE{1437

CODEPAGE/}850

ITALIC I

C4 CODEPAGE/}860

CODEPAGE1}861

C4 CODEPAGE#863 CodePage #863 (Canadian French) is selected.

I C4

CODEPAGE/}865IcodePage#865(Fkmic)isselected. I

I C5 COUNTRYUSA I U.S.A.charactersetisaelected. I

C5 COUNTRYFRA

COUNTRYGER

I C5 COUNTRYUK

C5 COUNTRYDEN1 C5 COUNTRYSWEDN

Graphicset

Italic set is selected for Standard character aeL

Set#2 Set

#1 is selected for JBM character set.

Nonnd

Slashed zero character is selected.

Code Code Code Code

France character set is selected

Germany

I~gl~dch~~~set

Denmark character set 1 is selected. Sweden character set is selected.

is selected for Standard character se~

is selected for IBM character set.

ZtTO character is selected.

Page #437 (U.S.A.)isselected. Page #850 (Multi-lingual) is selected. Page #860 (Portuguese) is sehxted Page #861 (Icelandic) is selected.

character set is selected.

is selected.

I C5 COUNTRY ITALY IItiych==krwkselecti. I

C5 COUNTRYSPA1 Spain character set 1 is selected. C5

COUNTRYJAPAN

tC5 COUNTRYNORWY

Japan character set is selected.

Norway character set is selected.

IC5 COUNTRYDEN2 IDenmark characteraet2 iasekxted. I IC5 COUNTRYSPA2 ]Spain chsracteraet2ia sehxted.

I C5 COUNTRYLTN.A

I Latin America character set is selected.

I C5 COUNTRYKOREA IKorea character aetiaselected. I

C5 COUNTRYIRE C5 COUNTRYLEGAL C5 COUNTRYOPT 1

C5 COUNTRYOPT 2 optional character set 2 is selected.

Irishcharactersetisselected.

character set is selected.

Legal Gptional

character set 1is selected.

I C5 COUNTRYOPT 3 IOmiondcharacterset3isselected. I

Styleparameters

Styleparametersare assignedtoBank“D”,includingthese functions:

‘1%~

Italicprint selectsto printallcharacterswithItalicstyle,or not. ThisisdiffenmtfromtheitaliccharactersintheStandardItaliccharacter table.

Printpitch Selec&thedefaultprintpitch.

Notethat semi-condensedpitchandcondensedproportionalpitchare not

availablein theIBMmode.

Followingtableshowsthe displaymessagesand thosemeaningsfor the

Bank“D”.

DisplayMessage

D1 ITALIC

ITALIC ON

D2 PITCH 10

D2 PITCH 12 IElite uitch(12CPl) is selected I D2 PITCH 15

PITCH 17

D2 PITCH 20

D2 PITCH PS

PITCH PS+CND

OFF

Meantng

Italic print mode is csncelled

Italic print mode is sehxXed. Pica pitch (10 CPI) is selected.

. .

Semi-condensed pitch (15 CPI) is selected

Condensed pica pitch (17 CPI) is selected.

Condensed elite pitch (20cPI) is selected.

Proportional

Condensed proportional pitch is selected.

pitch is selected

Layoutparameters

The LayoutparametersamassignedtoBank“E”,includingthesefunctions:

●

Multi-part mode

Youcanuseup to 3-plypaperwithnormalmode.If youwantto printon

4-plyor 5-plypaper,settheMulti-panmodeON.

●

Paper-outdetector Whenthis switchis OFFtheprinterignoresthepaper-outdetectorand

printsdownto(andbeyond)thebottomedge.Otherwiseleaveit ON.

●

AutomaticSheetFeeder

Inorderto usetheoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder,setthisswitchtothe

relatedposition.

●

Topmarginsettingfor eachpapertype

Setsthefirstlinepositionon theeachpapertype.

●

Bottommargin

Setsthelastlinepositiononthepaper.

●

LinesperInch

Setshowmanylinestobeprintedinoneinch.

Followingtable shows the displaymessagesand thosemeaningsfor the

6CE)S.

Display Message Meaning

El MULTIPART OFF

MULTIPARTON Multi-part mode is selected.

IE2 PAPER-OUTOFF I Pimer-outdetector is disabled.

E2 PAPER-OUTON

ASF

OFF Optionat

E3 ASF-SINGL ON

ASF-DUAL ON Duat-Bin ASF is installed.

T.MGN-CUT 1/6

Multi-part mode is cancelled.

Paper-out detector is enabled.

ASF is not installed,

Single-Bin ASF is installed.

Top margin forcut forms is set to 1/6 inch.

E4 T.MGN-CUT 216 Top margin for cut forms is set to 2/6 inch.

E4 T. MGN-CUT3/6 Top margin for cut forms is set to 3/6 inch. E4

T.MGN-CUT4/6 Top margin for cut forms is set to 4/6 inch.

I E4 T.HGN-CLJT 5/6 I ToDmar~inforcut forms issetto5/6 inch.

E4 T.MGN-CUT 6/6 Top margin for cut forms is set to 6/6 inch.

_=l

Display Message

E5 T.MGN-ASF1/6

T.MGN-ASF 2/6

Meaning Top msrgin for ASF is set to 1/6 inch. Top msrgin for ASF is set to 2/6 inch.

IE5 T.MGN-ASF3/6 ITopmar&forASFi sset~316inch.

E5 T.MGN-ASF4/6

T.MGN-ASF 5/6

‘E5

T.MGN-ASF 6/6

!E6 T.MGN-TRA1/6.I Topmsrgin for fanfold forms is setto 1/6 inch.

E6 T.MGN-TRA 2/6

T.MGN-TRA3/6 IE6 T.MGN-TRA4/6 ITopmm~in for ftioldforms IE6 T.MGN-TRA5/6 I Toumaminf orfwfoldforms is setto 5/6 inch.

E6 T.MGN-TRA 6/6

BOTTM MGN 1/6

Top margin for ASF is set to 4/6 inch. Top msrgin for ASF is set to 5/6 inch. Top margin for ASF is set to 6/6inch

Top margin for fsnfold forms is set to 2/6 inch. Top msrgin for fsnfold forms is set to 3/6 inch.

is set to4/6 inch.

Top msrgin for fanfold forms is set to 6/6 inch. Bottom margin is set to 1/6inch.

E7 BOTTM MGN 2/6 I Bottom margin is set to Z6 inch. E7 BOTTM MGN 3/6

BOTTM MGN 4/6

Bottom margin is set to 3/6 inch. Bottom margin is set to 4/6 inch.

IE7 BOTTM MGN 5/6 IBoaommarginissetm5/6inch.

E7 BOTTM MGN 6/6

L.P.1. 1

IE8 L.P.I.

E8 L.P.1. 3 E8 L.P.1.

E8 L.P. 1. 6

!E8 L.P.I.

Bottom margin is set to 6/6 inch.

1line canbe printed on one inch.

2 I 2 lines can be printed on one inch.

lines can be printed on one inch.

6linescsnbe printedononeinch.

8 I 8 lines csnbe minted on one inch.

I I

Formsparameters

TheFormsparametersareassignedtoBank“F”,includingthesefunctions:

● AutoLineFeed

IfyousetthisswitchOFF,aseparateline-feedcodeisrequiredfromyour computertoobtaina linefeed. If yousetthisswitchON,theprinterperformsbothacarriagereturnand linefeedeachtimeitreceivesacarriage-returncode. Mostcomputersystemssendalinefeedcode,orbothacarriagereturnand linefeed,at theend ofeachline,sothisswitchshouldbe leftOFF. Ifyougetdoublelinespacingwhenyouexpectsinglespacing,oriflines overprinteachother,trychangingthesettingof thisswitch.

● AutoCarriageReturn

Ifyousetthis switchOFF,a separatecarriage-returncodeisrequiredfrom your computerto returntotheleftmargin. If yousetthisswitchON,the printerperformsbothacarnage returnand linefeedeachtimeitreceivesaline-feedcode.

● Tear-Offfunction

YoucanselecttheTear OfffunctionwiththisswitchON. Whenusingfanfoldpaper,theTearOfffunctionallowsyoutotearoffone sheetofpaperwithoutfullyadvancingthefollowingsheet.

● Skip-over-perforation

Youcanselectthe Skip-over-perforationwiththisswitchON. Itis recommendedto skipclosetothe perforationoffanfoldformstoget goodprint quality. Ifyoucannotsetthisfunctionwithyoursoftware,setthisswitchON.The

printerautomaticallyskipstheperforations.

● Pagelength

Youcansetadifferentpage lengthto accommodateyourpapr withthis switch.

Followingtable showsthe display Bank“F’.

messagesand

meanings

those

for the

DisplayMessage

F1 AUTO-LF OFF IX mustbefrom host. F1 AUTO-LF ON

F2 AUTO-CR OFF

F2 AUTO-CR ON I Auto CR with LF.

F3 TEAR-OFF OFF F3 TEAR-OFF ON F4 SKIP-PERFOFF F4 SKIP-PERFON

F5 PAGE-LGTH 14 F5 PAGE-LGTH 12 Page length is set to 12inches.

F5 PAGE-LGTH A4

F5 PAGE-LGTH 11 F5 PAGE-LGTH 10

F5 PAGE-LGTH

F5 PAGE-LGTH 8.5

F5 PAGE-LGTH 8 F5 PAGE-LGTH 7

F5 PAGE-LGTH

Meaning

Auto LF with CR. CR must be fromhost.

Tear-off function is disabled.

Tesr-off function is selected. Skip-over-perforation is disabled. Skip-over-perforation is selected. Page length is set to 14 inches

Page length is set to compatible for A4 size. Page length is set to 11inches.

pagelengthissetto 10inchea.

9 ]

Page length is set to 9 inches.

Page length is set to 8.5 inches. Page length is set to 8 inches. Page length is set to 7 inches. Page kmgthis set to 6 inches.

6 I

F5 PAGE-LGTH5.5 Page length is set to 5.5 inches.

PAGE-LGTH 5

Page length is set to 5 inches.

F5 PAGE-LGTH4.5 IPagelemzthisset@4.5 inches. F5 PAGE-LGTH 4 Page length is set to 4 inches.

F5 PAGE-LGTH 3.5

F5 PAGE-LGTH

Page length is set to 3.5 inches. Page length is set to 3 inches.

3 I

Otherparameters

TheOtherparametemamassignedtoBank“G”,includingthesefunctions:

s STROBEtiming

Thisswitchcontrolsthetimingof theinterface. MostcomputerscancommunicatewiththeNormaltiming,asthefactory-

Settirtg. Ifyouwerenotpossibletocommunicatewithyourcomputertotheprinter, setthisswitchto

● EDS setting

Ifyouwantto cancelyourEDSsettingsandreturntothefactory-settings, setthis switch

Followingtable shows the displaymessagesand thosemeaningsfor the Bank“G”.

“INVERSE”.

“RESET”.

Display

I G2 EDS RESET

Message

G1 STROBE NORMAL !SeIthenormalinterfacetiming.

G1 STROBE INVRSE

G2 EDS

CURRENT

Meaning

Setthe

irtversed interfaee timing.

SetthecurrentEDS settings.

Resets the EDS setting to the fsctory-set.

DOTADJUSTMENTMODE

Thismodeisusedtoadjustthe alignmentoftheprintheadonsuccessivebi-

di~ctionalpasses. Afteraperiodofsomemonths,yourprintermayworkitselfoutofalignment

onleft andrightprintingpasses,showingitselfmostobviouslyingraphics printing.Thismodewillprobablybe usedveryrarely.

1. Turn the printeroff and then turn it on againwhileholdingdownthe 1=%’%ECTI and I ON

panelshows

“DOT-ADJUSTMENT” message,andprints somethinglike

thefollowing:

*** DOT ADJuST~E~T SETTING * * *

LCI

2. The printer will feed the paper forwards and backwardsduring this operation,allowingyoutoviewthepaperforoptimumalignment.

3. Toadjusttheprinting,usethe

[s=&XdiZCTl buttonwillmovethe secondpass to the left. The

The

PAPERFEED] buttonwillmovethesecondpasstotheright.

LINE I buttons.The displayon the control

O : 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

‘=A’%4EGT1

and IPAPERFEED] buttons.

*** DOT ,A,DJuST)fENT SETTING * $ *

~ i I I ~ I ~ I I I i +

~:Q

I PADER FEED ~+

LQ LQ o

-1

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 I I I I I , I I , ! I I I + 1’ 1’

: I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

[ I 1 I11 II 1 I II 1 I 1

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

4. Whenthetwopassesarealignedwitheachothertoformonecontinuous line,thebi-dimctionalalignmenttestis completed.

5. To changethe mode for which the bi-directiomdadjustment is performed,pressthe 1

LINE

]

button.Thiswillcyclebetween“LQ”,

“DRAIT’ and“DR.COND.”.

Repeattheprocessforallprintmodes.

Y* : DOT ADJUSTMENT s.E’rT I NG * * *

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

o: o

+i :

~ :

I I I I I I I I I I , ,1 ,1 ,, ,1 ,1 ,! ,1 ,’ ,, , ,1 ,1

:! 11111(1111,1111111 1111 ’1111

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

IIi, 1,1,

1, II II 1, II 1, 1, 1, II 1, 1 1 : 1 I 1, 1 I ! t ! 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

1111111111 !, ,1,1, 1111 ’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

ON LINE I *

[

[ PADER FEED I >

DRAFT

“~RAFT

6. Toexitfmmthismode,pressthe [

ONLINE ]+

PITCH 1-

R * * DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTIN(j $ * *

LQ.

DRAFT

DRAFT DRAFT COND O :

*;* END *X*

1111111111111111111111111111111111111111

-1 :

+1 :

1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I I I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 I i I 1 1 1 I 1 ! 1 1

11111111111 ! 1111111$1! 1!1(11111111111!11

: 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111

:11111111111111111111111 11111111111111111

111!111111111 IIlltlllllllll 1111111116111

11!11111!111! 11111111111111 Illllilllllll

:11111111111111111111111 11111111111111111

111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111

PITCH

button.

chapter 7

PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS

Theprinterhastwoemulationmodes:StandardmodeandIBMmode.

In standardmode,theprinteremulatesthefunctionsoftheEpsonLQ-860/ LQ-106O,and the graphicscommandsfor NEC 24-wireprinters.In IBM mode,the printeremulatesthe IBMPropnnterX24E/XL24E.Additional commandcodesare includedasa supersetof theseemulations.

TheemulationischangedbymeansofEDSswitchA-1.

STD”, the

printerwillbeinstandardmode,andwhen“EMULATION IBM”,the

When ’’Emulation

printerwillbeinIBMmode(seeChapter6).Itisnotpossibleto changethe emulationbymeansof softwarecontrol.

Thischapterdescribestheprinter’scontrolcommands.Somecommandsare

commonto both the standardand IBMmodes.In thedescriptionsof the commands,all commandswill given by fimctions.The name of each commandisfollowedbya tableliketheonebelow:

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

std.

<ESC>

“X” “l” 27120 49 “X” <1>

27120 1

IB 78 31 IB 78 01

Mode: Indicatesthemodeinwhichthe commandisrecog-

nized.

Std. Standardmode(EDS switch A-1 is

LATIONSTD”.)

“EMU-

IBMIBMmode(EDSswitchA-1is“EMUIATION

IBM”.)

BothBothstandardandIBMmodes

ASCII: IndicatestheASCIIcodingofthecommand.Con-

trolcharactersareenclosedinpointedbrackets:For example,cl> meanscharactercode1.

Decimal:

Givesthe commandindecimalcharactercodes.

Hexadecimal: Givesthecommandinhexadecimalcharactercodes.

Parametemforwhichvaluesmustbesuppliedareindicatedbyitalicletters suchas n,mor d.

FONTCONTROLCOMMANDS

Selectdraftqualitycharacters

Mode

std.

ASCII

CEsc> “x” “o”

27120 46 27 12U O

Changesfmmletterqualitytodtiqu~ity. IgnorediftheFOhlTU)CK

mode-wasselectedduring power-up.

Selectdrattpica characters

Mode

JBM

ASCII

cESC> 4’1” <(b

27 73 0

Changestodraftqualitycharacterswithpicapitch(10cpi).Ignored

FONT LOCK-orPITCH LOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-

ifthe Up.

Selectdraftelite characters

Mode ASCII

IBM <ESC> “1” <8>

Changestodraftqualitycharactemwithelitepitch (12cpi). Ignored

FONT LOCKor PITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-

ifthe Up.

27 73 8

Decimal

Hexadecimal

IB 78 30 IB 78 00

Hexadecimal

IB 49 00

Hexadecimal

IB 49 06

Selectdraftcondensedcharacters

Mode ASCII Decimal

IBM <ESC> ‘T’ <16> 27 73 16

Changestodraftqualitycharactm withcondensedpitch(17cpi). Ignoredifthe power-up.

FONTLOCKorPITCH LOCKmodewasselectedduring

Hexadecimal

IB 49 10

SelectLQ characters

Mode

Std.

ASCII

<ESC>

“X” “]” 27 12U 49 “X” <1> 27120 1

Changesfromdraftqualityto letterquality.TheinitialLQ fontis Romanunless a differentfont has been selectedby a preceding command.Ignoredif the

FONT LOCK mode was selectedduring

power-up.

SelectLQpicacharacters

Mode ASCII

IBM

Changestoletterqualitycharacterswithpicapitch(10cpi).Ignored

FONT LOCKor PITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-

ifthe Up.

SelectLQelitecharacters

Mode ASCII

IBM

<ESC>

ChangestoIetterqualitycharacterswithelitepitch(12cpi).Ignored ifthe Up.

“I” <LF>

FONT LOCKor PITCH LOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-

Decimal

27 73 2

Decimal

27 73 10

Hexadecimal

16 78 31 16 78 01

Hexadecimal

16 49 02

Hexadecimal

IB 49 OA

SelectLQcondensedcharacters

Mode ASCII Decimal

IBM <ESC> “I” <DC2> 27 73 18

Changestoletterqualitycharactemwithcondensedpitch(17cpi). Ignoredifthe power-up.

FONTLOCKorPITCH LOCKmodewasselectedduring

Hexadecimal

16 49 12

SelectLQproportionalcharacters

Mode ASCII

IBM <ESC> “I” <3>

Decimal

27 73 3

Changestoletterqualitycharacterswithproportionalpitch.Ignored

FONT LOCKor PITCH LOCK modewasselectedduring~wer-

ifthe up.

SelectLQfont

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both

Std. <FS> “C” n

<ESC> “k” n

SelectsanLQ fontaccordingto thevalueof n.In draftmode,this command remains dormant and takes effect later when LQ is selected. Ignoredif the power-upor thecorrespondingFontCartridgeisnotinstalled.

n Font n Font O Roman

1 Sanserif 2 Courier 3 Prestige

4 script

5 OCR-B 6 OCR-A 7 Orator 8 Orator2 9 TW-Light

10 LetterGothic

(FC-2Z) 16

(FC-2Z) 17

(FC-lZ) 32

(FC-3Z) 33

(FC-lz) 34

27 107 n

28 67 n

FONT LOCK mode was selected during

11 12 13

Hexadecimal

IB 49 03

Hexadecimal

IB 6B n IC 43 n

Blippo

(FC-lZ) H-Gothic Orane Cinema CODE39 UPC/EAN OldStyle

(FC-3Z)

(FC-lZ)

(FC-2Z)

(FC-5Z) Firenze (FC-5Z) SLQRoman SLQTW-Light SLQScript (FC-1OZ)

Selectfont

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both “ “ “ “ “F” “ “ “ “ d

(( ))

Changestothefontaccordingtothevalueofd.IgnorediftheFONT LOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-uporthecorrespondingFont Cartridgeisnotinstalled.

4040 70 41 41 d 28 28 46 29 29 d

d Font

Roman

Sanserif

Courier Prestige

script

OCR-B

OCR-A

Orator Orator2

Draft

Select italiccharacters

(FC-2Z) (FC-2Z)

(FC-lz)

Mode

Std. <ESC> “4”

ASCII

Causessubsequentcharactemto beprintedin italics.

Decimal

27 52

Selectuprightcharacters

Mode ASCII Decimal

Std. <ESC> “5”

27 53

Stopsitalicprintingandcausessubsequentcharacterstobeprinted upright.

Emphasizedprinting

tvlodeASCII

Both <ESC> “E”

Causessubsequentcharactersto be emphasizedby addingextra thicknessto verticalstrokes.

Decimal

27 69

Cancelemphasizedprinting

Mode

Both <ESC> “F”

ASCII

Decimal

27 70

Hexadecimal

IB 34

Hexadecimal

IB 35

Hexadecimal

IB 45

Hexadecimal

IB 46

Cancelsemphasizedprinting.

Double-strikeprinting

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “G”

Decimal

27 71

Causessubsequentcharacterstobeprinted in double-strikemode withaslightverticalpapermotioninbetween,causingathickening

of horizontalstrokes.

For boldprint,use of double-strikeis recommendedin LQ mode,

andcombineduseofemphasizedanddouble-strikeisnxommended

in draftmode.

Canceldouble-strikeprinting

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC> “H”

Cancelsdouble-strikeprinting.

Decimal

27 72

Stati underlining

Mode ASCII

Both ~

<ESC> “-” “l”

<ESC> “-” <1> 27 45 1

Causessubsequentcharactemtobeunderlined.IBMblockgraphics charactemandspacesskippedbyhorizontaltabulationiuenotunderlined.

Decimal

27 45 49

Hexadecimal

IB 47

Hexadecimal

IB 4S

Hexadecimal

IB 2D 31

IB 2D 01

Stopunderlining

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both

<ESC> “-” “O”

<ESC> “-” <(b

Stopsunderlining.

27 45 48 IB 2D W 27 4S O

Hexadecimal

IB 2D 00

Startoverlining

Mode ASCII

IBM

<~~~> ,,-,, ‘,~..

<ESC>

<1> 27 95 1

“-”

Decimal

27 95 49

Causessubsequentcharactersto be overlined.Spacesskippedby horizontaltabulationarenotoverlined.

Stopoverlining

Mode ASCII

IBM

<Es~> ‘.-.. $t~$!

Stopsoverlining.

Decimal

27 95 48 27 95 0

Selectscore

Mode ASCII Decimal

std.

<ESC> “ “

CO>

Startscoreaccordingto thevaluesof nl andn2,asshownbelow.

“-” 4>

(

cl> d d o

nl Function

1 Underlining 2 Strike-through 3 Overlining

27 40 45 3

1 nl n2 W 01 nl n.2

Hexadecimal

IB 5F 31

IB 5F 01

Hexadecimal

IB 5F 30 IB 5F W

Hexadecimal

IB 28 2D 03

n2Function O Cancelscore

1 Singlecontinuousline 2 Doublecontinuousline 5 Singlebrokenline 6 Doublebrokenline

Selectornamentcharacter

Mode ASCII Decimal

std. cESC> “q”

n 27113 n

Selectsanornarnentcharacteraccordingtothevalueofn,asshown below.

n Character

O Normal

1 Outline 2 Shadow 3 Shadowandoutline

Superscript

Mode

Both

ASCII Decimal

<ESC> “S” “O”

<ESC> “S” cO> 27 33 0 IB 53 W

27 S3 48

Causessubsequentchamcterstobeprintedassuperscripts.Doesnot

changethecharacterpitch.

Subscript

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “S” “l”

<ESC> “S” <1> 27 B3 1

Decimal

27 83 49

Hexadecimal

IB 71 n

Hexadecimal

IB 53 30

Hexadecimal

IB 53 31 IB 53 01

Causessubsequentcharactemtobe printedas subscripts.Doesnot changethecharacterpitch.

Cancelsuperscriptorsubscript

Iklodel ASCII

IBoth I cESC> ‘T’ I 27 84 I IB 54 I

Stops printing superscriptsor subscriptsand returns to normal printing.

“] Decimal

I Hexadecimal I

CHARACTERSETCOMMANDS

Selectstandardcharacterset

Mode

Both -

i std.

ASCII cESC> “t” “O” <ESC>

<FS> “I” “O”

<FS>

“t” <o>

“I” <O> 28 73 0

Selectsthe standardcharacterset. Thisis the power-updefaultin StandardmodeifEDS switchC-1issetto

SelectIBIIUcharacterset

Ihkde ASCII

Both -

std.

<ESC> “t” “l”

<Esc>

<FS> “I” “l”

<FS>

“t” <1>

“I” <1>

Selectsan IBMcharacterset.Thisisthepower-updefaultin IBM

mode,orEDSswitchC-1issetto

Selectcharacterset#1

Mode ASCII

B6th

<ESC> “7”

Decimal

27116 46

27116 0 28 73 46

Hexadecimal

10 74 30

IB 74 00 Ic 49 30 IC 49 ml

“STD ITALIC”.

Decimal

27116 49

27116 1 28 73 48 26731

Hexadecimal

IB 74 31 IB 74 01 IC 48 31 IC 49 01

“STD GRAPH” instandardmode.

Decimal

27 66

Hexadecimal

IB 37

Selectscharacterset#l.

Selectcharacterset#2

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC> “6”

Selects

characterset#2.

Decimal

27 64 IB 36

Hexadecimal

Mode ASCII

std. 43SC> “R” n

SelectsaninternationalcharactersetintheStandardcharacterset accordingto the valueofn.

Decimal

27 82 n

Hexadecimal

IB 52 n

n Characterset

O U.S.A

1 France

2 Germany

3 England 4 DenmarkI 5 Sweden

6 Italy 7 SpainI

Oneofthesecharactersetscanbe selectedaspower-updefaultby

EDSswitchC-5.

SelectIBMcodepage

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “[” ‘“t’”’ <4> <(b

cO> d)> nl n2

ChangesthecodepageofthecunentIBMcharactersetaccording to thevalues of nl and

nl n2

1 181 3 82 3 92 3 93 3 95 3 97

n Characterset

8 Japan

9 Norway 10 DenmarkII 11 SpainII 12 LatinAmerica 13 Korea 14 Irish

64 Legal

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 91 M 4 0 IB 5B 54 04 00

O 0 nl ri2 00 00 nl ni?

n2.

Code

Page

#437 U.S.A. #850 Multi-lingual #860 Portuguese #861 Icelandic #863 CanadianFnmch #865 Nordic

Oneof thesecodepagescan be selectedas power-updefaultsby EDSswitchC-4.

Enableprintingofallcharactercodes

Mode ASCII

IBM cESG ‘Y” nl d 27 92

Decimal Hexadecimal

ni d

10 5C nl n2

EnablespnntingofallcharactemintheIBMcharacterset,including thoseassignedto charactercodeswhicharenormallyconsidered controlcodes.Thiscommandremainsineffectforthenextnl + n2 x 256charactmx,wherenl andn2m numbersbetweenO and255.

Duringthisintervalnocontrolfunctionsareexecuted.Ifacodewith

no assignedcharacterisreceived,theprinterprintsa space.

Enable printing of all character codes on next character

Mode ASCII

IBM cESC> “A” n 27 94 n

Decimal

This commandoperateslike 43S0 “1”exceptthatit remainsin

effectforonlyonecharacter.

Hexadecimal

IB 5E n

Selectslashzero

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “-” “l*’

<ESC> “-” <1> 27120 1

Decimal

27120 49

Hexadecimal

10 7E 31

10 7E 01

Causessubsequentzerocharacterstobeoverprintedwitha slash(0).

Selectnormalzero

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both

<ESC>

<ESC> “-” <O> 27120 0

Causes subsequentzem charactemto be printed normally (0), withouta slash.

“-.9 66.,

27126 4$

Hexadecimal

10 7E 30

IB 7E 00

CHARACTERSIZEANDPITCH

Picapitch

Mode ASCII Decimal

std. <ESC> “P”

IBM . <DCb 18

Standardmode,changesfmm eithereliteor semi-condensedto

27 80

Hexadecimal

IB 60

picapitch (10cpi)or fromcondensedeliteto condensedpica(17 cpi).In IBMmode,changesfmmeithereliteorcondensedtopica (10 cpi). Ignored if the

PITCH LOCK mode was selectedduring

power-up.

Elitepitch

Mode ASCII Decimal

std. <ESC> “M”

IBM <ESC> “:” 27 68 16 3A

27 77

Changesfmmeitherpicaor semi-condensedtoelitepitch(12 cpi) or fromcondensedpicato condensedelite(20cpi).Ignoredif the

PITCH LOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up.

Hexadecimal

16 4D

Semi-condensedpitch

Mode ASCII Decimal

std. <ESC> “g”

27103

Hexadecimal

IB 67

Changesfromeitherpicaorelitetosemi-condensedpitch(15cpi). Ignoredif the

PITCH LOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up.

Condensedprinting

Mode ASCII

Both

std. <ESC> <Sb

<Sb

Changes

from pica to condensedpica (17 cpi) or from elite to condensedelite(20 cpi). Ignoredif the

PITCH LOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up.

Decimal Hexadecimal

15 OF

27 15

IB OF

Cancelcondensedprinting

Mode

Both

ASCII Decimal

<DC2>

In Standardmode,changesfromcondensedpicato normalpicaor fromcondensedelitetonormalelite.InIBMmode,alwayschanges tonormalpica.Ignoredifthe

PITCHLOCKmode was selectedduring

power-up.

Expandedprinting

Mode

Both

ASCII Decimal

<ESC> “W” “l” 27 87 49

<ESC> “W” <1> 27 87 1

Causessubsequentcharacterstobe expandedto doublewidth.

Cancelexpandedprinting

Mode

Both

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

<ESC> “W” “O”

27 87 48

27 87 0

Stopsexpandedprintingandreturnsto normalwidth.

Expandedprintingforone/ine

Hexadecimal

IB 57 31 IB 57 01

IB 57 30 IB 57 IXI

Mode

Both

std.

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

<Scb 14

<ESC><S@ 27 14

Causessubsequentcharactersinthecurrentlineto be expandedto doublewidth.Charactersreturnto normalwidthafterthenextline feed(zLF>). TheKDC4>,<~, @l%, andKESG “W”Ocommandsalsocancelexpandedprinting.

Cancelone-lineexpandedprinting

Mode

Both

ASCII

<DC4>

Decimal Hexadecimal

Stopsone-lineexpandedprintingsetwith-S0> orzESb cSO>. DoesnotcancelKESC>“W” 1.

OE IB OE

Selectcharacterwidth

Mode

ASCII

std. Cm> “E” n

Decimal

2B69n

Selectacharacterwidthaccordingtothevalueofnasshownbelow.

n Characterwidth O Normal-wide

1 Double-wide

2 Triple-wide

Selectproportionalspacing

Mode ASCII

@s~> 6’!. t’~?$

std.

IBM <ESC> “P” cl>

asc>

“p” <1>

Causessubsequentcharactmxto beproportionallyspaced.Ignored

PITCH LOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up.

if the

Decimal

27112 49

27112 1

27 S0 1

Selectfixedspacing

Mode ASCII Decimal

std.

IBM <ESC> “P” <O>

27112 0 27 W O

Hexadecimal

IC 45 n

Hexadecimal

IB 70 31

IB 70 01

IB S) 01

Hexadecimal

m 30

m 00

IB 50 00

Causessubsequentcharactersto be printedwith fixed character spacing.Ignonxl if the

PITCH LOCK mode was selectedduring

power-up.

Selectmasterprintmode

Mode

std. cESC> “!” n

ASCII Decimal

Selectsaeombinedprintmodeaccordingtothevalueofn.Thevalue of n isthesumofthevaluesgivenbelowforthedesiml characteristics.

27 33

Hexadecimal

IB 21

Function n value Underline

Italic Expanded Doublestrike Emphasized Condensed[*] Proportional[*] Elite[*]

[*I Ignored ifthePITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up.

Examples:n= 1giveselite;n = 9(1 +8) givesemphasizedelite;n = 137(1+ 8+ 128)givesunderlinedemphasizedelite.

increasecharacterspacing

128

64 32

8 4 2

Mode

ASCII

std. <ESC> <SE= n

Decimal

27 32 n

Incmasesthespacebetweencharactembyndots, whm nis anumber fromOto 127.Usedinmicmjustification.

Selectdoubleor quadruplesize

Mode ASCII

std.

<ESC> “h” n

Selectsthe size of subsequentcharactemas shownbelow.Extrahighcharactersalignalongthecap-lineofnormalcharacters,with the baselinetempaarily movingdown.Linespacingistemporarily doubledwhenn = 1andquadrupledwhen

Effect

(1 NormalSi=

1 Double-high,double-wide

2 Quadruple-high,quadruple-wide

Decimal

27104

Hexadecimal

IB 20 n

Hexadecimal

IB M n

n= 2.

Selectcharactersize

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both “ “ “ “ “S” “ “ ‘c“ d

(( ))

40 40 83 41 41 d 28 28 53 29 29 d

Selectsacombinationofcharacterheightandwidthaccordingtothe

valueofd, asbelow. Doesnotmovethebaseline.

d Linespacing Characterheight O Singlewidth

1 Doublewidth

Singleheight

Singleheight 2 Singlewidth Doubleheight 3 Doublewidth Doubleheight

Printdouble-heightcharacters

Mode ASCII

<ESC>

Std.

<ESC>

Printssubsequentcharactersat doubleheightwithoutmovingthe baseline,andwithoutchangingthelinespacing.

“W” “l”

“W” <1> 27 119 1

“v” “l” “v” <1> 28 86 1

Decimal

27119 49

28 86 49

Returntonormalheight

Hexadecimal

IB 77 31 IB 77 01

Ic 5631 Ic 5601

ModeI

Std.

‘ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

<ESC>

<FS>

I <FS>

“W” “O” “W” <O>

“v” “o”

27119 48 27119 0 28 86 48

IB 77 30 IB 77 00 IC 56 30

“v” <0> I 28 86 0 I IC 56 00

Terminatesdouble-heightprintingandprintssubsequentcharacters at normalheight.

Selectcharacterheight,width,and linespacing

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “[” “@” <4> co> 27 91 64 4 0

Selectsa combinationof characterheigh~width,andlinespacing accordingtothevalueofn andm,asbelow.Doesnotmovethebase

line.

Decimal

* 4)> n m

n Linespacing O Unchanged

1 Unchanged

2 Unchanged 16 Single 17 Single 18 Single

32 Double 33 Double 34 Double

m Characterwidth

OOnm

Characterheight Unchanged

Singleheight Doubleheight Unchanged Singleheight Doubleheight Unchanged Singleheight Doubleheight

1 Singlewidth(sameasd3SC> “W”O)

2 Doublewidth(sameascESC>“W” 1)

Hexadecimal

IB 5& 40 04 W

WWnm

Star Micronics XB-2425, XB-2420 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

TABLEOFCONTENTS

FEATURESOFTHE PRINTER

FONTSTYLEEXAMPLE

PRINTERCOMPONENTS

Locatingtheprinter

UNPACKINGANDINSPECTION

AUTOMATICSHEETFEEDER

INTERFACECARTRIDGES

SELECTIONOFPAPER

ADJUSTINGTHE PRINTINGGAP

LOADINGSINGLESHEETS

POWER-UPFUNCTIONS

HOWTOSETTHE EDSMODE

DOTADJUSTMENTMODE

FONTCONTROLCOMMANDS

CHARACTERSETCOMMANDS