Star Micronics ZA-200, ZA-250 User Manual

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Specifications and Main Features

1. Specifications:

Models: ZA-200, ZA-250.
Dotsss matrix with the composition of 9 wires.
Scale of Sound Pressure Level to comply with ISO 7779 specification of ≤ 70 dB(A).
RFI Protection Mark relates to VDE RFI mark, class B complying with DIN VDE 0878 part 3/11.89.

2. Paper Handling:

Loading methods include pushing internal tractor fed from the bottom or pulling from the bottom with either vertical or horizontal combination feed.
Accepts single sheets, multi-part and fanfold forms up to 5 portions in width.
With the Paper Parking feature fans that are folded printing can be parked and used together with single sheets.

3. Fonts:

The resident fonts include Draft, High-speed draft, Orator script, Sanserif, Courier among others.
For optional color ribbons 6 colors i.e. red, blue, violet, yellow, orange and green can be used.

4. Components:

The indicators include ON LINE, PAPER together with various function buttonsFONT, MODE, PAPER FEED, SET/EJECT/PARK, PITCH.
Functions available range from print test patterns, micro-alignment, hexadecimal dump, to changing the printer color and storing the macro definition.

5. Accessaries:

Optional purchase of buffered interface cartridge enables increased buffer usage.
RS-232 serial interface available optionally, standard use of Centronics parallel interface.

6. Optional Accessories:

Both single- and dual-bin type Automatic Sheet Feeders.
Two types of color ribbon cartridges, X9CL and pulling tractor unite for the fanfold forms.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. I would like to know what types of paper I can use with the device?

The device supports single sheets, fanfold forms and multi-part forms (up to 5-ply).

2. Where Fan Fold Forms are to be loaded?

The fan fold forms can be loaded via a push feed utilizing the internal tractor, bottom feed using the optional pull tractor, or even combine the two were required feed is push/pull.

3. The fonts available in the printer?

The printer has a number of resident fonts including Draft, High-Speed Draft, Sanserif, Courier, Script and Orator.

4. Is it possible to print out in color?

Yes, you can color print in six colors Red, Blue, Violet, Yellow, Orange and Green using the optional color ribbon cartridge that is available.

5. How do I get the printer to communicate with my computer?

The printer can be connected to your personal computer using the normal Centronics parallel interface cable or with the RS-232 serial interface cartridge which is optional.

6. If after loading the paper the printer beeps, what should I do?

The printer beeps when it indicates that ‘No Paper’ is in the Print Position. This shows that the paper was not loaded properly.

7. Is it possible to combine two forms and print them with this printer?

Yes, the printer can process multi-part forms on the condition that they differ by no more than 0.05mm at any side edge.

8. What should I do for the printer to last longer?

Routine maintenance of the printer comprises of ribbon cartridge replacement, cleaning of the head area, and inspection of the paper jam path.

9. Is there a restriction to the length of the fanfold forms I can use?

A normal carriage printer will only take fanfold forms of widths not exceeding 10 inches, while a wide carriage printer will take up to 16 inches.

10. Is it possible to print a test pattern? If yes then how?

Test patterns can be printed using a button on the control panel, for details refer to the operation of control panel section in the user manual.

User Manual

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USERS MANUAL

ZAZA-

80825018

200 250

MULTI-FONT MULTI-FONT

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ZA-200 ZA-250

USERSMANUAL

NOTINTENDEDFORSALE

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VDE Statement

This device carries the VDE RFI protection mark to certify that it meets the radio interference requirements of the Postal Ordinance No. 243/1991. The additional marking “Vfg. 243/P” expresses in short form that this is a peripheral device (not operable alone) which only individually meets the Class B RFI requirements in accordancewith the DIN VDE 0878 part 3/11.89and the PostaI Ordinance 243/

1991,

If this device is operated in conjunction with otherdevices within a set-up, in orderto take advantage of a“General(Operating)Authorization” inaccordancewith thePostal Ordinance 243/1991, the complete set-up mustcomply with the Class B limits in accordance with the DIN VDE 0878 part 3/1 1.89, as well as satisfy the preconditions in accordance with $2 and the prerequisites in accordance with $3 of the Postal Ordinance 243/1991.

As a rule, this is only fulfilled when the device is operated in a set-up which has been type-tested and provided with a VDE RFI protection mark with the additional marking “Vfg 243”.

Machine Noise Information Ordinance 3. GSGV, January 18, 1991: The sound pressure level at the operator position is equal or less than 70 dB(A) according to 1S0 7779.

The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Germany.

Trademark Acknowledgements

ZA-200/250,FR-10/15, LC-200 Color, LC-10 Color, LZ9~X9CL, IS-8XL, IP-128XL, SF-1ODMIU 15DMII, SF-1ORMIV15RMII,PT-10XM/15XM: StarMlcronics Co., Ltd. IBM-PC, PS/2, PC-AT, Proprfnter, PC-DOS: International Business Machines Corp. MS-DOS, Microsoft BASIC: Microsoft Corporation EX-8OW1OOO,FX-850/1050: Seiko Epson Corp.

NOTICE

STAR’s express permission is forbidden.

● The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

● Alleffortshaveheen made toensurethe accuracyofthecontents ofthis manualatthetimeofpress.

However, shouldanyerrorsbedetected, STAR would greatly appreciate beinginformed of them.

● The above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual.

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HOWTO USETHISMANUAL

Thismanualisorganizedintoelevenchapters.Toleamhowtomakethebest useof yourprinteryouareurgedto readthroughchapters2through 6.The remainingchaptemmay be treatedas a ~ference guidefor programming operations,etc. It assumesa degnx of acknowledgeof the opemtionof computers(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers). Thechaptersareas follows:

Chapter1— Introduction Thischapterindicatesthesomefeatwesoftheprinter,thenamesandthose

functionsoftheprintercomponents,andthe actualexampleof fontstyle.

Chapter2— Settingup theprinter Thischapterexplainshowto gettheprinterunpackedandsetup. Readthis

chapterbefo~ youdo anythingelse.

Chapter3— Optionalaccessories

Thischapterexplainstheoptional install them.

Chapter4— Paperinstallationanduse ‘l%ischapterdescribesinstructionsforprintingsuchasselectingpapertypes,

adjustingthepfiting gap,andinstallingpaper.

Chapter5— Controlpaneloperations T&e are a numberof controlson the frontpanelwhichperformvarious

iimctionsrelatedto paperhandling,printmodesand fontselection. Aftergettingsetup, nxulthischapterandtryout thepmcedumsin itto find

outhowtheprinterwoiics.

accessorieswithyourprinter,andhowto

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Chapter6— SettingtheMemorySwitches This chapterexplainshow to set the MemorySwitchesto make system

settingsontheprinter.

Chapter7

—Printercontrolcommands

Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and the softwarecommandsusedto driveit. This sectionis of use if you are writingor modifyingprogramstotakeadvantageof theptiter’s featunx.

Chapter8— Downloadcharacters Thischapterexplainsthepmcedunxto cmte yourowncharactem.

Chapter9— MS-DOSandyourprinter Sincethe PS/2 or PC-ATfamilyof computemrunningunderMS-DOSis

cwmmtlythemostpopUIarmnfigurationofmic-mPuter. wehaveincluded a fewhintsandtipsto helpyouuseyourprinterwithsuchsystems.

SincevirtuaUyallPCsm soldwithaMicmoft BASICinteqxW.er,wehave alsoincludedsomehints,andasamplepmgraminthislanguagetodemonstmte thecapabilitiesof theprinter.

Chapter10- Troubleshootingandmaintenance

Thissectiongivesachecklistofpointstocheckifyourprinterisnotwodcing

in the expectedway.It alsoincludesdetailsof someroutinemaintenance operationsyoucancany outyourself.Itisno~however,acompleteservice manual.Callaqualifiedserviceengineerif youm

unsweof your abilityto

cany outanymaintenanceor servicingoperations.

Chapter11— Reference Thissectiongivessomereferencesof yourprinter,suchasspecificationsof

your printer,thepinoutof interfaceconnector,thecharactertables. Thecharactertablechartsgivethe diffenmtcharactersetsavailable.

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Chapter 1INTRODUCTION

Featuresoftheprinter Printercomponents Fontstyleexample

Chapter2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Locatingtheprinter Unpackingandinspection

Settingup

Mountingtheplatenknob Installtheribboncartridge Connectingthe interfaeecable

Chapter3 OPTIONALACCESSORIES

AutomaticSheetFeeder

Single-BinAutomaticSheetFeeder Dual-Bin

AutomatiC SheetFeeder

PullTractorUnit InterfaceCartridges

DIPswitchfunctionsontheSerialInterfaeeCartridge

Chapter4 PAPERINSTALLATIONANDUSE

Selectionofpaper Adjustingtheprintinggap Loadingfanfoldforms

Loadingthepapertlomtherearoftheprinter(Pushfeed)

Loadingthe paperhornthebottomoftheprinter LoadingthepaperwithPush/Pullfeed Papxparking

Paperunparking

Loadingsinglesheets

Loadingthepaperwithoutoptionalaece+wories LoadingthepaperwithoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder

1 2 4

5 5 6 8 8 9

13 13 13 18

20 22 23

25 25 26 27 28 30 31

34 35 36 36 38

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Chapter5 CONTROLPANELOPERATIONS

Buttonsandindiators

ONLINEbutton PAPERFEEDbutton SET/EJECT/PARKbutton PrKH butten MODEbutton FONTbutton

Power-upfunctions

Shorttestmode Longtestmode Printareatestmale Pitchlak mode Fontlockmode PitchamiFontlockmode

Hexadecimaldump

Switchcombinationfimdons

Formfeed Topofform Fonvsrdmicro-feed Revememicro-feed Chsngingthe SutoIoadingVshle clearingtheIxIffer/Allreset

selectingtheprintC&r SelectingtheASF binnumber Storemacrodefinition

41 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 47 47 47 47 48 50 50 50 51 51 51 52 52 53 54

Chapter6 SETTINGTHEMEMORYSWITCHES

Menuoptions

Printcurrentsettings

InstaUionmenu

Factmysettings

Dotwijustmexitmode

58 62 63

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Chapter7 PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS

Fontcontrolcommands

charactersetcommands

Charactersizeandpitchcommands Verticalpositioncommands Horizontalpositioncommands Graphicscommands Downloadcharactercommands Colorselectioncommands Otherprintercommands

65 66 71 74 79 85 90 93 98 99

Chapter8 DOWNLOADCHARACTERS

Definingyourowndraftcharacters

Definingtheattributedata Assigningthecharacterdata Sampleprogram

DefiningyourownNLQcharacters

Assigningthe characterdatawiththeStandard

higning the character data with the

IBMmode

mode

Chapter9 MS-DOSANDYOURPRINTER

Installingapplicationsoftwarewithyourprinter Embeddingprintercommands ProgrammingthepMtcxwithDOScommands ProgrammingwithBASIC

Chapter10 TROUBLESHOOTINGANDMAINTENANCE

Troubleshooting

Powersupply Printing Paperfeeding

Maintenance

Replacingtheprinthead

103 103 104 105 106 108 108 112

117 117 118 120 123

129 129 130 130 132 135 135

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Chapter11REFERENCE

specifications

ofinterface~tor

PinOut

Parallelinterface serialintexke

Charwtersets

standardclumwta Saw Intematkd

CtiiUiW* set #2

IBM

km set

IBMqecid CiMtWkX *

Cbaractasets

137 137 141 141 142 143 144 146 147 154

155

INDEX

COMMANDSUMMARY

157

161

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chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Thisprinterhasafidlcomplementoffeatures,makingitanexcellentptier fora personalcomputer.It suppo~ theEpson/IBMprintercommmds~d charactersets, enablingit to printjust aboutanythingyourcomputercan generate,bothtextandgraphics.

FEATURESOFTHE PRINTER

Someof mainfeaturesmethefollowing:

● Versatilepaperhandling

Singlesheets,fanfoldforms,and multi-partfor& (up to 5-ply)are all

accepted,andyoucanuseeitherpush/pti tractororfiictionfeed.(Youcan load fanfoldforms fmm the mar with internalpush tractor,or fanfold formsandmuhi-pmtformsftomthebottomwithoptionalpulltractor.)A specialfeatureenablesyoutokeepfanfoldformsparkedinmadinesswhile printingon otherpaper.

● Sixbrightcolors

Red,blue,violet,yellow,orangeandgreenadda colordimensiontoyour printedoutputby theoptionalcolorribbon.

“ Largevarietyof fonts

Theprinterhas thefollowingresidentfonts:

● Draft c High-SpeedDraft

● Sanserif ● Courier

● script

● Extensivesoftwaresupport

. Orator

Sinceitis compatiblewiththeEpson andIBMprinters,itworkswithany softwarethatsupportsthoseprinters.Thatincludesmostword-processing andgraphicsprograms,spmd-sheets, andintegratedsoftwarepackages.

● Easyoperation

Indicatordisplaysandbeeptonesprovideimmediate,easytounderstand feedbackwhenyoupressthebuttonsonthecontrolpanel.Thesixbuttons canoperateincombinationsto performa surprisingvarietyof functions, includingmicro-alignment.

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Easycareandmaintenance The ribboncatidge canbe replacedin secondsthe printhead in a few minutes.

PRINTERCOMPONENTS

Togetacquaintedwiththeprinter’scomponentsandcapabilities,mfertothe informationon thefollowingpages.

Adjustment lever

Release lever

Control panel

Tractor -

Paper guide

[or

lever

knob

Tear assist

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Paper guide

●

Releaselever

‘Frontcover

Rear cover

Entry slot

Tear assist

Control panel

Power switch Platen knob Interface connector

Print head Ribbon cartridge Adjustment lever

Tractors

Alignssinglesheets(cutforms)to help theprinterdetectwhenpaper is insexted.

Releasespressweonthepaper.Thislever mustbe backfor fanfoldfoxms,andforwardforsinglesheets.

Protectsthe printheadandotherinternal componentsofyourprinter.

Protectsthe tractor feed unit and separates incoming and outgoing fanfold

forms.

Forinsertingsinglesheetsof paper.

Assistswhentearingfanfoldformsatthe

perforation.

CAUTION:Sincethetearassistedgeis

madesharpto cutoffpaper, you must swing down the transparentpart when you openthe frontcover. Otherwise,you may injure yourfmgem.

Indicatesprinterstatusand makesvarious controlof printer fimctionssimple

andconvenient. Switchespoweron or off. Advancesthe papermanually. Connectsthecomputerto theprinter. Hasa dotmatrix(9-win3)composition. Containstheprinterribbon. Controlsprintdadmessby adjustingfor

thethicknessof formsbeingprinted.

Controlthemovementoffanfoldforms. Clamp lever Baillever

Clampsthetractorinplace.

Opensand closes the paper bail which

holds thepaperagainsttheplaten.

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FONTSTYLEEXAMPLE

followingexampleshowsthemanyfontstylesyourprintercanprint.

The

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chapter2

SEWING UP THEPRINTER

Thischapterdescribesthefollowingproceduresto setup yournewprinter.

Ifyouhave optionalaccessories,mfertochapter3aftersettinguptheprinter.

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Locatingtheprinter

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Unpackingthecartonbox

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Mountingtheplatenknob

●

Installingtheribboncamidge

Connectingtheprinterto yourcomputer

LOCATINGTHEPRINTER

Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingup yourprinter,makesumthatyou havea suitableplaceon whichto locateit. By“a suitableplace”,wemean:

●

A firm,level surfacewhichis fairlyvibration-free Awayfromexcessiveheat(such as directsunligh~heaters,etc)

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Awayfromexcessivehumidity

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Awayfmmexcessivedust

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Supplyitwith“clean”electricity.Donotconnectitto thesamecircuitas alarge,noise-producingappliancesuchas a refrigerator.

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

To disconnecttheprinter,theplughas to be disconnectedfromthe wall socket,whichhas to belocatedcloseto theprinter,andeasyto access.

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Installtheprinterwhemthereissufficientmomforthepaperandanypaper beingfed in or printedout.

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If you ate connectingyourprinterwith a Centmnicspamllelinterface, makesumthatthecable iswithin2m(6ft)oftheprinter.AnRS-232serial connectionusingtheoptionalIS-8XLinterfacecartridgecanbemadeover longer distances.

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UNPACKINGANDINSPECTION

Nowunpackthecontentsoftheshippingcarton,andcheckeachiteminthe boxagainstFigwe 2-1tomakesumthatyouhaveeverything(the~ should be fiveitems). If anyof theseitemsammissing,contactyoursupplier.

F@We?l.Chedtbmake aumyouhavedltiveitenw:1)Pdntw,2) Papof3uido,3)Plat9nknob,4)Ribbon cwW3e, d 5)user’sInanlld.

NOTE:The platenknobismountedontheprinterfortheNormalcarriage

Drinter.

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Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhave orde~d withyourprinteranx

● Colorribboncartridge(X9CL)

● Serialinterfacecartridge(IS-8XL)

s Bufferedparallelinterfacecartridge(IP-128XL)

● Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DMII/15DMII,SF-1ORIVW15RMII)

● Pulltractorunit(PT-1OXIW5XM)

For detailsof theoptionalaccessories,referto Chapter3.

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SEIllNG UP

Placethe printerin the desiredlocation,and removeallpackingmaterial ilom insidethe printercover.Thispackingmaterialis intended&prevent damagetotheprinterwhileintransit.Youwillwanttokeepallthepacking material,alongwiththeprintercarton,in caseyouhavetomovetheprinter to a newlocatiom

Mountingthep~atenknob

Theplatenknobis packedintoarecessofthewhitefoampackingmaterial

whichheldyourprinterinsidethecarton.Besureto xemovetheknobfrom

thepackaging.

Mounttheknobonthe

platen shaft whichisl~@d ontie right-~ side

oftheprinter.Rotatetheknobontheshaftbeforepushingtheknobfullyinto position.

knob

F@m%2Mountthe platenknob.

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Installtheribboncartridge

openthefiuntcover byliftingupthebackusingthetwo gripsoneitherside, thenswingdownthetransparentpart(seeFigure2-3).

Transparent part

f@wMOIMM dw

fmtcover,andswhodownthetronqwenrpsm

Nowinstall& ribbonwiththe followingprocedure.(If youwantto print withcolor,installtheoptionalcolor ribboncartridge,X9CL.)

Turnthe tensionknobclockwiseonthe ribboncartridgeto tightenthe ribbonif it is slack.

Guidetheribbonbetweentheprintheadandti silverprintheadshield, makingcertainthatthespindlesonthecartridgeholderfitintothesoclcets

onthe cartridgeitself. Theribbonslwuldpassbetweentheprintheadandtheprint&ad shield as shownin FQuE 2-4.

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Figum24. Installingthe ribboncartridge.

Afteryouhaveinstalledthe ribboncartridge,closethe frontcover. Leavethe frontcoverclosedduringnormaloperation.Thecoverkeepsout

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

Connectingtheinterfacecable

Connecttheprinterto yourcomputerusinga standardCentronicsparallel interfacecable.OnaPS/2orPC/AT-typecomputer,this meansthatyouuse the25-pinD-typecomectorat thecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type36pinconnectorattheprinterend.Thecontlgurationoftheprinter’sconnector is givenin Chapter11shouldyouneed a cablefor comecting to another computer.

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

Followthepmedures belowto comect theinterfacecable:

1. Turn offthepowerswitchboththeprinterandthecomputer.

2. Connecttheinterfacecableto theprinteras shownin Figm. 2-5. Makesumthatyoupresstheplugfullyintotheinterfaceconnector.

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3. Movebothclipsinsidetheextendedpmngsonthesidesof thepluguntil youheara click.

F@wu24 MOWthadips untilyouhaar adick.

4. Connecttheotherendofthe interfacecabletoyourcomput.er.Useyour computerinstructionsto attachtheinterfacecable. NOTE: Becauseyouneed yourcomputerwhenyoustartprinting,ensure

thatit is completelyinstalled.

Plugtheprinter intoasuitableoutlet.However,DONOTturnonthepower switchat thefrontofthe printerye~

NOTE:To disconnecttheprintertheplughasto be disconnectedfmm the

wallsocket,whichhasto belocatedclosetotheprinter,andeasyto access.

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chapter3

OPTIONALACCESSORIES

Youcan selectthefollowingaccessoriesasoption.

● Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DMII/15DMII,SF-1ORMW15RMH)

● Pulltractorunit(P’I’-1OXW15XM)

s Serialinterfacecartridge(IS-8XL) c Bufferedparallelinterfacecartridge(IP-128XL) Thischapterdescribeshowto installtheseoptionalaccessories. NOTE: When youinstallor ~move the optionalaccessories,turnoff the

powerswitch.

AUTOMATICSHEETFEEDER

Youcanusethe AutomaticSheetFeederto printon singlesheets. ThisprintercanbeusedeitheraSingle-bintypeorDual-bintype Automatic SheetFeeder.

Single-BinAutomaticSheetFeeder

(SF-10DMII/15DMII)

Thepm&dureto mountthe Single-BinASFis:

Openthefrontcoverbyliftingupthebackusingthetwogrips on either side,thenswingdownthetransparentpart(seeF@me3-l).

Openthemarcover by liftingup thefrontusingthetwo gripsoneither side,thenremoveit upward. Ifthepaperguideis installed,removeitbeforetakingofftherearcover. Movethebailleveron topoftheprinterforwardto openthepaper bail.

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Transparent part

Figure3-T.Openrhe

FJgutw3-2Opentherearcover,andremoveit.

frontcover,andswingdmvrtthetransparentpart.

4. A stackerisincludedwiththeAutomaticSheetFeeder.Attachthehook

at thetop of the stackerto theAutomaticSheetFeeder.Thenpushthe lowersectionof the stackerdownintoposition,andengagethe lower hookas

ShOWll in Fi$jwe 3-3.

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F/@Irv3-3Attachtlwstsckef toU’teAutomstIc sneert-wow.

-. - .—

5. TiDtht3 AutomaticSheetFeederforwardslightlyandputthe feederinto pl& behindtheprinterplatenroller.

6. Lowerthe rear sideof the AutomaticSheetFeederandattachit to the platenshaft.

AufomaticSheet Feeder

Flgu#v9-4. MounttheAutomsticSheetFesderto theprinter.

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7. ~owtifmnt cxwerwiththe

Figurv SRObwhe mtcowr.

tmsparent partin theopenposition.

8. lnwxtthe-r@c~~tbyhd intotheho~e~ontoPof ~ehO~r supportsectionas showninFigure3-6.

attachment

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9. Squwx the sidesof thestackerattachmentslightly, andinsert intothe holderson theIlontpartof thesheetfeeder.

Stacker attachment ~

F/gLuw3z In8efl

the Stackeratmdments.

NOTE: Set the paperguideandm coverasidecarefullyaftertheyhave

been removedfromthe printer.Reversethe pmcedwe described abovewhen~moving theAutomaticSheetFeeder.

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Dual-BinAutomaticSheetFeeder

(SF-IORMIII15RMII)

TheproceduretomounttheDual-BinASFis:

Openthetint coverbyliftingup thebackusingthetwo gripsoneither

1. side,thenswingdownthetransparentpart (seeFlgum3-l).

Openthe rearcoverbyliftingup thefnmtusingthetwo gripsoneither side,thenremoveit upward. Ifthepaperguide isinstalled,removeitbeforetakingofftherearcover. Movethebailleverontopof theprinterforwardtoopenthepaper bail.

3. Astackeris includedwiththeAutomaticSheetFeeder.Attachthehook

4. atthe top of the stackerto the AutomaticSheetFeeder.Thenpushthe

lowersectionof the stackerdownintoposition,and engagethelower hookas shownin Figwe 3-8.

Figwv3&?.Attachhe stacker10theAutomaticSheetFeeder.

5.”Tipthe AutomaticSheetFeederfonvardslightlyandputthe feeder into place behindthe printerplatenroller.

6. Lowerthe rear sideof the AutomaticSheetFeederand attachit to the platenshaft.

7. Close the frontcxwerwiththetranspanmtpartintheopenposition.

8. Attachthe clearplastic papersupportsbetweentheleft andrightpaper guidesof thehopperbins andthe stacker.

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F@-= A- fhedeaf@8tiCpU@fS~ tslheAIJIDMaUCmeetFeeder.

-. -.

NOTE:Set the paperguideandmar coverasidecmfully aftertheyhave

been removedfium the printer.Reversethe proceduredescribed abovewhenremovingtheAutomaticSheetFeeder.

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PULLTRACTORUNIT(PT-10XM/15XM)

Youcan use the PullTractorUnitto printon fanfoldformsor multi-part folms.

Theprocedureto mountthePullTractorUnitis:

1. ~ti~nt~verbylitigupti backusingthetwogripsoneither side,thenswingdownthetranspanmtpart(seeF&w 3-l).

2. @nthe marcoverby liftingup thefrontusingthetwogripson either side,thenremoveit upward.

Ifthepaperguideisinstalled,~move itbefo~ takingoffthemarcover.

3. Movethebailleverontop oftheprinterfonvardtoopenthe paperbail.

4. Squeemthe onboth sideof thePullTractorUnitasshownin Figu~ 3-10.

sidesofthepaper supportslightly,andinsertintothe holes

FiguiwWO. MournrhepaperaupportAand B ontothe PullTractorUnit.

5. Fit themountingbracketsofthe PullTractorUnitontothe shaftof the printermechanism,tiltingthePullTractorUnitslightlybackward.

6. SecuxethePullTractorUnitfinnlybyloweringitintoposition,asshown inFigure3-11.

7. Close the frontcoverwiththetranspiumtpart in the openposition.

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F~ww3.11. Mountthe PullTractorUnitontothe printer.

NOTE: Setthe paperguideand rear coverasidecarefullyaftertheyhave

been removedfrom the printer.Reversethe pmeedwe described abovewhenremovingthePullTractorUnit.

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INTERFACECARTRIDGES

Youcanuse theRS-232SerialInterfacewiththeoptionalSerialInterface Cartridge(IS-8XL),or extendthe print buffer by installingthe optional BufferedParallelInterfaceCartridge(IP-128XL),insteadof the Standard InterfaceCartridge.

Ifyouwant to usetheSerialInterfaceCartridge,settheDIPswitchesonthe boardbeforeinstallittotheprinter.

1. Tumoffthepowerswitch anddisconnectthepowercordfromthepower source.

2. Disconnecttheinterfacecableif attached.

3. Compmsthe projectedpartsonthe rightandleft,andpulltheStandard InterfaceCartridgeto xemoveit fmmtheprinter.

●

Figure3-12.

Remove@wStandardInterfaoeCarkidge from the printer.

4. InserttheoptionalInterfaceCartridgesecurelyintoplace.Ifitisnotfully inserted,theprinterwillnotproperlyprint.

5. Connecttheinterfacecableto theconnector.

NOTE: StemtheremovedInterfaceCartridgein a safeplace.

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DIPSwitchFunctionson TheSerialInterface Cartridge

Itis necessarytomakecompatiblethedatatransferconditionsbetweenthe computerandtheserialinterfaceboardwiththe DIPswitchsettingsonthe serialinterfaceboard.

Followingtable shows the fimctionsof the DIP switcheson the Serial

Interface-Cartridge.

Iswitchl

2 Paritycondition

l--i

Function

Datalength 8-bit I 7-bit

Data

Protocol (Referbelow)

[Transferspeed]

Switch6 Switch7 Switch8 Transferspeed

ON I

(Referbelow)

OFF

[Paritycondition]

ISwitch21Switch5! Condition I

I OFF I OFF I Evenuaritv I

[Dataprotocol]

OFP OFF OFP

OFF OFF ON

OFF ON OFF

OFF ON ON

ON OFF OFF

ON OFF ON

ON ON OFF ON ON ON

150BPS

300BPS

600BPS

12(NBPS

2400BPS

48(X)BPS

96(MBPS

19200BPS

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chapter4

PAPERINSTALLATIONAND USE

Thischapterdescribesinstructionsforprintingsuchasselectingpapertypes, adjustingtheprintinggap,andinstallingpaper.

SELECTION OFPAPER

Yourprinteraccepts anyof thefollowingpapem:

● Singlesheets(cutforms)andstationery

Usethe ftictionfeedor theoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder.

● Fanfoldforms

Fanfoldformshaveholesalongthe sides andperforationsbetweenthe

sheets.They= alsocalledsprocketforms,punchedforms,orjust plain “computerpaper”. Printingon or near the perforationsof continuousfanfold forms may reduceprintingquality,misalignthefanfoldforms,or causeapaperjam. Itis nxommendednotto printwithinanamaofoneinchbeforeandafter theperforations.

c Multi-partforms

You canuse multi-partforms that have up to five pats includingthe originalwhenthe Multi-partmodeis selectedwiththeMemorySwitch setting.(Fordetails,pleasereferto Chapter6.) Usepmssumsensitivemulti-partformswithbothsideedgesgluedanda

differencein thicknessof 0.05mmor less betweenthe sideedges.It is recommendedtousethebottom feedwiththeoptionalPullTractorUnit to get finealignment. NOTE: Cmeshouldbetakenincolorprintingwithcontinuousmulti-part

forms.Sideedges of papermightbe damaged.

● F3tprintedforms

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Figwe4-1 showsthenxommendedprintamafor eachtypeof papers.

Single sheets

Figww4-1.

Fanfold forms

mendedprintarea foracceptablepapers.

Racom

ADJUSTINGTHE PRINTINGGAP

The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjustedto

accommodatedifferentpaperthicknesses.Tomakethisadjustment,openthe frontcover.The adjustmentleveris locatedat the left side of the printer mechanism.Pushing the adjustmentlever backwardsnarrows the gap; pullingit forwardswidensthegap.

There are seven positions,and you can feel the lever clickinginto each

position.Thesecondpositionfmmtherear(madcedwith’’=”)istheonemost commonlyusedfor singlesheetsof paper. Try differentpositionsuntilyougetthebestprintingresults.

NOTE:Printingwith aninappropriategap maydrasticallyshortenthelife

of theprinthead.

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oflheiid@3mmtIevw.

FJ#nv&2

Locauon

The followingtable providesthe xwmnmendedlever positionsfor each

papertypesas a refetence.

Weight(g/@

‘P’TW

(Eachpaper)

Single

2-ply 40-58 3-ply 40-58 4Jply 40-58 5-ply

52-90

40-58

‘fhickness(mm) Recommended

(Total)

0.07-0.12

0.12-0.16

0.18-0.25

0.24-0.30

0.30-0.35

Leverposition

2ndor3rd 2ndor3rd

3rdor4th 5thor6th 6thor7th

LOADINGFANFOLDFORMS

Thisprinter acceptsfanfoldformsup to 10”wide for thenormalcarriage pfiter, and upto 16”wideforthewidecartiageptinter. Youcanload fanfoldpaperwiththefollowingthreeways:

● Pushfeedwithinternaltractorunit

● Bottomfd withoptionalPullTractorUnit

● Push/Pullfwd withinternaltractorunit andthe optionalPullTractor

unit.

Thissectionwilltakeyouthroughtheproceduresforloading,paxkingand _ng fanfoldforms.

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Loadingthepaperfromtherear of theprinter

Youcan loadthefanfoldpaperwiththeinternalpushtractorunit.

Placeastackoffanfoldpaperbehindandatleastonepage-lengthbelow

1. theprinter. Turn-theprinter’spowerOFF.

2. Pushthereleaseleverbackward.Thishastheeffectofreleasingthepaper

3. fromtheplatenroller,andengagingthetractorfeed.

Removethepaperguideandput it aside for themoment.

Openthetmnsparentpartofthefrontcover,andtherearcoverusingthe twogripson eitherside,asin Figure

4-3.

(Pushfeed)

F/gum4-~ Openingthe rear cover.

Passthepaperbetweentheprintercaseandthemrcover.

7. Withthetractorcoversopen,mountthepaperby aligningholeswiththe

pinsonthe tractorunit.

8. Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthebar,using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position.Whentheclampleveris up,theunitisreleased,andwhenitis down,theunitis locked.

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Tractor cover

Clamp lever

Figutv4-4.

Mountthe fanfoldpaparowr tie tractorunits

9. Nowclosethetractorcovers,againmakingsurethatthepaperholesare alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.Iftheyarenotalignedproperly, youwill haveproblemswithpaper feeding,possiblyresultingintearing

andjammingof thepaper.

10.Turnonthe powerusingtheswitchlocatedatthefrontoftheprinter.The printerwill beep,indicatingthatthe paperis not yet fullyloaded.The

PAPER indicatorwillalsoilluminatetoconfirmthis.

11.Nowpressthe 1=-&L*<Eeq

button.Thepaperwillbefedandadjusted

pastthe printheadto apositionreadyforprinting.

12.If youwanttosetthepaperto adifferentposition,settheprinteroff-line by pressingthe I

ON LINE

button,then set the paper by using the

micro-feedfimction.(Fordetails,referto Chapter5.)

13.Close tbe rear cover and the transparentpart of the front cover,then mountthe paperguideinthehorizontalpositionshowninFigure4-5,so thatit willseparatetheprintedfromtheunprintedpaper.

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Figutv4-5. Mount@Ithe paperguideforfanfoldforms.

Loadingthepaperfromthebottomof theprinter

You can load the fanfoldpaper fmm the bottom of the printer with the optionalPullTractorUnit.

1. Installthe optionalPullTractorUnitas describedinChapter3.

‘— ---- . “ ,— -.-,, -c- -— -.-—-, m. .,, ‘..— —.— , ,—..

gur8+o. HWMIIIrreopnormruli iraaor urw.

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2. Withthe tractorcoversopen,mountthepaper fmm the bottomof the printer,by aligningholeswiththepinson thetractorunit.

F/gum47. Mountthefanfoldpeperfromthebotlwnoftheprinter.

Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthe bar,using

3. the clamp lever at the back of each unit to releaseand lock them in position.Whentheleverisup,theunit is released,andwhenit isdown, theunitis locked. Nowclose thet.mctorcoven,againmakingsurethatthe paperholesare

4. alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.Iftheym notalignedproperly, youwillhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresultingintearing andjammingof thepaper.

Loadingthepaper withPush/Pullfeed

YoucanloadthefanfoldpaperwithPush/PuUfeedbyusingboththeinternal pushtractorunit andtheoptionalPullTractorUnit.

1. Placeastackoffanfoldpaperbehindandatleastonepage-length below theprinter.

2. Turnthepnnter’spewer OFF.

3. Pushthereleaseleverbackward.ThishastheeffectofreleaSingthepaper

fromtheplatenroller,andengagingthetractorfeed.

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Openthetransparentpartofthefrontcover,andremovethepaperguide andtherearcover. Withthetractorcoversopen,mountthepaperbyaligningholeswiththe

5. pinson thetractorunit.

Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthebar,using

6. the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position.Whentheclampleveris up,theunitisxeleased,andwhenit is down,theunitis locked. Nowclose thetractorcovem,againmakingsurethatthepaperholesare

7. alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.Iftheym notalignedproperly, youwill haveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresultingintearing andjammingof thepaper.

Release lever

Flgurv4-8.

Mountthe fanfoldpaperoverthe internaltractorunits.

Turnonthe powerusingtheswitchlqxatedatthefrontoftheprinter.The printerwillbeep, indicatingthat thepaperis not yet fullyloaded.The

PAPER indicatorwill alsoilluminatetoconfirmthis.

Nowp~ss thel“s=~~d%~~

button.Thepaperwillbefedpasttheprint head. Tumoffthepower,andinstalltheoptionalPullTractorUnitasdescribed

10. in Chapter3.

11.Withtheoptionaltractorcoversopen,turntheplatenknobclockwiseto mount the paperby aligningholes withthepinson the optionaltractor unit.

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Clamp lever

FIgIwwM Mountthe fanfoldpapermfhePullTractorUnif~ turningthe platenknob.

12.Adjustthespacingoftheoptionaltractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthe bar,usingtheclampleveratthebackofeachunitto~lease andlockthem

inposition.Whentheleverisup,theunitisreleased,andwhenitisdown,

theunitis locked.

13.Nowclose thetractorcovers, againmaking surethatthepaperholesare aligned.withthepinsontheoptionaltractorunits.Iftheyarenotaligned properly,youwillhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresulting

intearingandjammingof thepaper.

14.Removetheleverstoppertlom theslotof thereleaseleveras shownin

Figure4-1o.

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

clockwisetotightenthepaperif it is slack.

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Platen knob

Ygww&lo.Rullow the Ieverstopper,andtightentheW.

16.Push the releaseleverbackward,andremountthe leverstopperto the originalposition.

Paperparking

AfterloadingfanfoldpaperwithPushfeedmode,youdonot havetounload itwhenyouwanttoprintonasinglesheet.Theprinterwill“park”itforyou

if you followtheprocedurebelow.

To beginpaperparking,stiutwith powerON, fanfoldpaperloadedin

1. printingposition,andthe releaseleverbackward.

Pressthe I line.ON Tearoff the printedformat thelastperforation,leavingnot morethan

3. abouthalfapageshowingabovethefrontcover.Ifnecessary,pms the

PAPER FEED I buttontofeedpaperforwarduntilaperforationislocated

just abovethe frontcover,andtearthere. Pressthe ~? button on thecontrolpanel.

4. Theprinterwillautomaticallyfeedthefanfoldformbackwanluntilthe paperis completelyfnx of theplaten. Movethe nAeaseleverto thefront.

ONLINE

LINE indicatorwilltum off.

buttononthecontrolpaneltosettheprinteroff-

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Release lever

F@wwM1. Tear offtheprintedfanfoldpaper.

Mountthepaperguide in theuprightposition.

Nowyoucanloadsinglesh~ts. ThefanfoldpapermmainsPwkedattheback

of rheprinter. NOTE: Youcannotpmlcthe fanfoldpaperif youhaveloadedit usingthe

optionalPullTractorUnit.

Paperunparklng

Whenyouwantto nxune using fanfoldpaper,thepmcechmisas follows.

1. Removeall singlesheetsfromtheprinter.

2. Mount thepaperguideinthehorizontalposition.

3. Movethe releaseleverto thebackward.

PRSS the p-q button.Theprinterwillautomatic-allyfeedthe

4. parkedfanfoldpaperback intopositionforprinting.

NOTE:Theprinterbeepsintermittentlyifyoumovethereleaseleverwhile

thepaperis loaded.

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LOADINGSINGLESHEETS

Thissectionwilltake

youthroughtheprocethmsfor loadingsinglesheets

ofpaper.

Loadingthepaper withoutoptionalaccessories

youamusingtheoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder,referto nextsection.

1. Placethe paperguidein positionby insertingthe tabs, locatedon the bottomof theassembly,intoh slotsonthe marcoverof theprinter.

Paper guide

figwu4-12. Mountingtie paperguideforsinglesheem.

Adjustthepaperguidestomatchthesizeofthepaperyouwillbeusing. Rememberthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefmmtheleft-handedge of thecarnage.

Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchlocatedatthefrontoftheprinter.The

3. printerwillbeep,indicatingthatthemisnopaper inpositionforprinting.

PAPER indicatorwill alsoilluminatetoconfirmthis.

The

MakeSUIEthatthe releaseleveris at frontposition. If fanfold paper is already mounted _inthe printer, press the ~1 buttontoparkthepaperintheoff-linestate,thenmovethe releaseleverforward.

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Placea single sheetbetweenthe guides,placingthe sideon whichyou

5. wanttoprinttowardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthe paper down inthe guidesuntilyoufeelit stop.

PIWS the 1“’==d=c” {

Now

button.The paper will be fed into the printerandadjustedpasttheprintheadto a position~ady forprinting. Ifyouwant to setthepaperto adifferentpositiomsettheprinteroff-line

]

by pressingtheI ON

LINE

button,then set the paper positionby

usingthe mictu-feedfunction.(Fordetails,referto Chapter5.)

1“

Figure4-13.Loadinga singlaahaet.

NOTE: Youcan alsoloadpapermanuallyfmmthe slotat thefrontof the

ASF rolleror the frontof theASF bin whenusingthe Automatic SheetFeeder.

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Loadingthepaper withoptionalAutomaticSheet Feeder

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

previoussection.

1. InstalltheoptionalAutomaticSheetFeederas describedin Chapter3.

F/guIv4-14. Installthe optionalAutomaticSheet Feeder.

Usetheprinter’sMemorySwitchmodetoselectASF.(Fordetails,please referto Chapter6.) If fanfoldpaperhas alreadybeen loadedin the printer,park the paper

3. throughthe Ear slot.

pullthe printerreleaseleverforwardto loadsinglesheets. WhenyouareusingSingle-BinASF,puUthepaperloadingleverforward

5. to pullthehopperoutuntilit is in position. In case of the Dual-BinASF,pull bothpressurebar leversforwardto openthe pressuxebar.

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Paper loading lever

IDual-Bin]

ISingle-Bin]

Figiuv415, Meke reedytoIoedpaper.

6. Adjusttheleft paperguideto the desiredleftpositionby movingit horizontallyin eitherdinxtion.(Unlockthepaperguidesbypressing

downonthelockingleversincaseofDual-BinASF.)

7. Locktheleftpaper@idesinpositionbymovingthelockingleverupfor

theDual-BinASF.

F/gwv4-16.Adjuetthepeperguidesto

~thewidth ofmepepef.

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8.9.Adjusttherightpaperguidetoaccommodatethewidthofthepaper.The

guidesshouldbeadjustedtonxmictthe amountofhorizontalplaywhile

allowingthepaperto slideup and downfreelybetweenthe twopaper

guides.Theidealdistance

betwwnpaper~am andpaperguidesis0.25

mm(0.01”)on bothsidesat thenarrowestpartof thepaperguides. Fanthepaperstackandsquareitoffproperlybeforeinsertingitintothe AutomaticSheetFeeder.

FlguIw~77.FanW paperbeforeinswdngIntotheASF.

10.InserttlwpaperstackintoAutomaticSheetFeeder. The stackshouldn't bemorethan15mm(5/8”)equivalentto 150sheets of 20lb paper. Ifnecessary,~move somesheets.TheASFmaynot performsatisfacto-

rilyif it is overloaded.

11.WhenyouareusingSingle-BinASF,pushthepsperloadinglevertoward

theback. In caseof the Dual-BinASF,pushboth pressurebarleverstowardthe backto “FEED”.

Figure4-78.PuehthepaperIomdingIeverorpreseurebarleveretoholdthepaperstd.

/--’1

al’lever

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chapter5

CONTROLPANELOPERATIONS

The control panel buttons can be pressed individuallyto perform the

operationsindicatedby their names.Other functionscan be achievedby holdingthesebuttonsdownwhen you turn the printer’spoweron, or by pnxsing thecontrolpanelbuttonsincombination.

Thischapterexplainsallthebuttonandindicatorfunctions.

●

Pauseprinting

●

Feedpaper(fastandslow,forwardandmerse)

●

Parkfanfoldforms

●

Setthetop-of-formposition

●

Selecttheprintpitch

Selecta font

●

Printtestpatterns

●

Preventsoftwarefromchangingthepanelpitchand fontselections

●

Printa hexadecimaldump

●

Cleartheprinter’sbuffer

●

Changetheprintcolor

●

Storemacmdeftition

BUTTONSANDINDICATORS

The printeris equippedwithsix buttonson thecontrolpanel.Fmm left to right they are ml, [={ and -1 (smaller buttons), and

I*E===TI

PAPERFEED] and 1

, 1

The followingis a briefguideto thebuttonsandindicatomonthe control panel.

■ SANSE.IF ~:;A:;AFT

■ COURIER

WO..70.

■ .Cnbp,

■ .LO

FONT MODE

■ IOcpl

m v CP4

■ PROP

■ cO.0

~7 ~ ~~

F/gum5-1.Controlpanel.

PITCH

LINE j (largerbuttons).

M,CFIOFEED

SETIEJECT

~~~

9 -OIJIET

PARK PAPER FEED ‘ON LINE

H,,

■ POWER

■ PAPER

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ONLINE Wtton

The I ON LINE

[

buttonsets theprinteron-lineand off-line.The status

changeseachtimeyoupressthebutton. Whentheprinterison-line,itcanreceiveandprintdatafim thecomputer.

Whenthe printerisoff-line,itstopsprintingandsendsthecomputera signal indicat@gthatit

cannotacceptdata.

Theprinterpowersupin theon-linestatusifpaperisloaded.If paperisnot loaded,thepnnterpowerxupoff-linewiththe

PAPER indicatorilluminating.

Whenyouloadpaper,theprintergoeson-line.

button:

Youwillwanttopnxs the1

Beforeandafteranyotherpaneloperation

ONLINE

[

The other panel buttons operate only in the off-line state. Press the

buttontogooff-line.Afterperfonningthepaneloperation(s),

LINF

pressthe

●

To pauseduringprinting If you pnxs the [

]

LINE

button againto go backon-line.

buttonduringprinting,theprinterstops

LINE

printingandgoesoff-line,allowingyoutochecktheprintoutor changea control panel setting. Printing resumes when you press the

~] buttonagaintogo backon-line.

●

Tocutfanfoldformsattheendof printing

Whenyouholdthe I

LINE

buttondownfor one secondwith the

pushtractormode,theprintergoesoff-line,thentheprinteralsofeedsthe papertlmvad approximatelytwo inchesforwad. Thisallowsyouto cut it offjust below thelast lineprinted. Whenyou pressthe \ ON

I INE

[

buttonagainto go backon-line,the paperfeedsbackwardstoppingwhe~ youleft off. NOTE: Thisfunctionis validonlywhenthebufferis empty.

PAPERFEEDbutton

If youpnxs thisbuttonwhiletheprinteris off-line,the paperwill feed forwad If youholdthebuttondown,the printerwillperformconsecutive

linefeeds. If youalso pressthe I

LINE

paperwillfeed automaticallyto thetopof thenextpage.Thisis explained later.

buttonwhileyou m! line-feeding,the

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If youpnxs this bu&mwhileon-line,thiswill alternatelyflashtheQUIET

indicator.WheninQuietmodewiththeQUIET indicatorlit,theprinterwill printslightly slower,butat a reducednoiselevel.

SETIEJECT/PARKbutton

NOTE:Thisbuttonhasno effectif thebottomfd modeis selected. Pressingthisbuttoncausestheprintertobeginpaperloadingifthepaperhas

notloadedwhilein theoff-linestate. If the paper has been loaded, this button mults in different functions

dependingon thepositionof thereleaselever. If the~lease leverisbackforthe fanfoldforms,pnxsingthisbuttonparks

theforms. Ifthe releaseleverisforwad forthesinglesheets,pnxsingthis buttonejects thepaper.

PITCHbutton

Thisbuttonallowsyoutoselecttheprintingpitch.Rememberthattheprinter mustbe off-linefor you to do this. Successivep~sses of this buttonwill illuminate(andselect)thefollowingoptionsinorder(Notethatcondensed eliteis notavailableinthe IBMmode):

Pitch

Pica(1OCPI)

Elite(12CPI) 12CPI Condensedpica(17CPI) Condensedelite(20CPI) Proportional

Indicator(s)

10CPI

10CPI,COND 12CPI,COND

PROP

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MODEbutton

Thisbuttonallowsyoutoselecttheprintingmode.Rememberthattheprinter mustbe off-linefor you to do this. Successivepnxes of thisbuttonwill ‘ illuminate(and select)the followingoptionsinorder:

Printmode

HS-Draft Draft NearLetterQuality

Indicator(s)

HS-DRAFT HS-DRAFT,NLQ NLQ

FONTbutton

ThisbuttonselectstheNLQ fontto be printed.SanSeriffontis selectedat power-upunlessthedefaultsettingsm changed.Tochangethefont,setthe printeroff-line,thenpnxsthe -[ buttonrepeatedlyuntil theindicator besidethedesiredselectionillumimte.Theselectionscycleinthefollowing order:

Font

“f SANSERIF

Sanserl

Courier Orator

script

COURIER ORATOR SCRIPT

Indicator

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POWER-UPFUNCTIONS

In additionto their normalfunctions,all the controlpanel buttonshave specialfunctionsthatoperateifyouholdthem downwhileswitchingpower on.

(

■ SANSERIF y;4A;yFT

■ COURIER

■ onmo.

■ scnlPr ,COND

n n q qqa

!,u1‘qwlq T

lock

F/gun?5-2. Power-upfunctionsofcontrolpanel.

■ .LQ

FONT

‘itch&FOntlwk ~~h’’’’ushontest

■ 10 CPI

■ 12CPI

■ PROP

MODE PITCH

MICROFEED

SETIEJECT ■ -OutET

PARK PAPER FEED

Dotadjustmentmode

■ POWER W PAPER

Shorttestmode

Iftheprinteristumedonwhilethe I

ONLINE

willentertheshortself-testmode.Theprinterwillprinttheversionnumber ofthe printer’sROM,followedbysevenlinesofthe characterset.

Eachlinewill be offsetby onecharacterfromthe one beforeit. The final resultwill&somethinglikeFigure5-3.(Ifthecolorribbonisused,eachline printsin a differentcolor.)

.+, ., . a $ * t

&**

buttonispressed,thepnnter

‘,#%;:??. .4, , *+ , –

, ,, #*i..!,., , ) *+, —. ,?..!12:, +567s., , ; ..= .,n,~

‘,#57.1: , , * + ---- /012:4%)785 : : ..=. . *%:.!, f , , * . , . .,,:,12:45 e:.13,9 : : $;:~., , , *+. , -. !:!l:. y4:, <,7 Ef,; : .

?.$< ( ! *+ , . : ,:’>.:::4%~@= : ; t, , ( ( m+ , ,:’ 1 :745? !7’!,

Figure 5-3. Short self-lest.

,’01:34%7s? : : ~ =. r -

. :.= ..;@&3coEFGH1Jh. LMNoFQS:5TUVWXYZ [ \ 1“-” abc. de+qtll Jk lmnOPqt.5

.s : : = .,:’@AH CDEFGHI JF..LMNOF,Qfi:ST UVWXYZ[ \ 1 ‘-’a bcde+qhl J&.l, nnoPqt-5tu

-,afiB,:DEFGHIJt:. LMNOF,06:51- UVk4XYZ[ t,] .,.,ab,zde+”qnl .1,:.lmnO A13(:K!EFGH IJI:.LMNOFQF:STUVWXY Z[ ;, 1 “’..’ abcde?’ghl j~. lmnOD

>,a#+EtCDEFGHIJt:.:LMNOF!Jk;STUVWKY Z [ \ 1 “-.’ abc’de+gnl J i llllnOPq

=..7IIABCOEFGHI JI.. LMNOFUF:STUVWKYZ [ \ 1 ..” abcde+uhl.3 t. lmnODc!,-

= .?,l ABC DE Fi3HIJt:.LMNOF, Ofi:51- UVWXYZ[ \ 1“’-’abcde+yt, 1 JI lmr, nPQt-5t

Sincetheself-testoccupiesthefullwidlhofthecarnage,itis recommended

thattheprinterisloaded withthewidestpaper possibleto avoiddamageto

theprintheadand/orplaten.

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Longtestmode

Iftheprinteristurnedonwhilethe[PAPERFEED1buttonispressed,theprinter willenterthelongself-testmode.Theprinterwillprint theversionnumber of the printer’sROM, the Memory SwitchTree, followedby the whole charactersetprintedin eachfontandpitchavailable.

Thetestcyclesendlessly,so youmustturnthepoweroff to stopit.

,,,“., ,.1 ,..

Figulvs4. Longself-test.

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Sincetheself-testoccupiesthefullwidthofthecarriage,itisrecommended thattheprinteris loadedwiththewidestpaperpossibleto avoiddamageto theprintheadand/orplaten.Inaddition,thetotalnumber oflinesprintedis

considerable,morethancanbeaccommodatedon asinglesheet,sofanfold paperis recommendedforthistest.

Printarea testmode

Byholdingthe~!

entertheprintaxeatestmode.Thisway,youcanfmdhowmanylinesonyour

paperareavailableforprinting.Theprinterwillprintthefirstlinemessage,

thenprintthelastlinemessageafterfeedingto the bottomofthepage.

If youhaveloadedthefanfoldpaper,onlythefirstlinemessageis printed.

buttondownduringpower-up,theprinterwill

Pitchlockmode

Byholdingthe ITiRZilbuttondownduringpower-up,theprintpitchcan ordybe tilected fmmthecxmtrolpanel.Thispreventssoftwareinterference. Youwillhear an acknowledgingbeepaspowercomeson.

Afterthebeeptone,youcansettheprinteroff-line,selectaprintpitch,then returnto on-lineandstartprinting.Thepitchyouselectedwillnotbe reset

orotherwisechangedby anycommandsyoursoftwaremayissue.

Fontlockmode

Byholdingthe [~1 buttonduringpower-up,printmodeandfontscan ordybexlected fromthecontrolpanel.Thispreventssoftwareinterference. Therewillbean acknowledgingbeepaspowercomeson.Afterwhichyou

canset thepnnteroff-line,selectaprintmode andfont,thenretumtotheon-

linestateand beginprinting.Theselectedprintmodeandfont willnotbe

changedby anycommandsyoursoftswuemayissue.

Pitchand Fontlockmode

Ifyouwanttoprotectboththepitchandfontsettingsfmmsoftwatechanges, pmssboththe [~1 and ~[ buttonsduringpower-up.The~ willbe two acknowledgingbeeptones.

Pressingthesebuttonsduringpower-updoesnotpreventyoufmmmaking

anynumberof changeslaterfromthecontrolpanel.

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Hexadecimaldump

Thisfeatureisusefidforprogrammemwhoaedebuggingprintingprograms andwantto seethe actualcodestheprinteris nxeiving. (Somecomputers changethecodestheprogrammerintended.)

Inthismode,alldatareceivedwillbepfid inahexadecimaldumpformat, ratherthanthe controlcodesbeingactedon ascommandcodes.

Thismodeis accessedwiththe followingpmctxhue:

Whileholdingboththe [

PAPER FEED j and

buttonsdown turnpowerON.A beeptonewillbe heard. Beginprinting. In placeof theusualprintout you willget a formatted

dumpshowingexactlywhatdatatheprintermxeives.Eachlinepnxents sixteencharactem,their hexadecimalcodes to the left and printable charactersprintedonthe right. At the end of the hexadecimaldump,set the printeroff-linewith the

button.Thisis necessaryto printthelastline.

[

ONLINE

[

ThefollowingBASICprogramisasimpletestyoucanruninhexadecimal mode:

WIDTH “LPT1 :“,255

20 FOR 1=0 TO 255 30

LPRINT CHR$ ( I ) :

NEXT I

LPR INT

60 END

Ifyoursystempassesthecodesdirectlytotheprinterwithoutchangingthem, youwillgeta printoutlikeFigwe 5-5. -

F@nwM Samplehexdecimaidump.

.. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .

.. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .

.. . ... . .. .. .. .. .

.. . .. .. .. .,,.. . . .

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MostBASICS,however,arenotquitethatstraightfonvmd.Forexample,the IBM-PCwillgiveyou aprintoutsimilarto Figtue5-6.

(:1(:> (:)1. (:,;? (c’:! (:,4 ‘:!:, {:”6 1:,7

FigtwvS4LSamplehexadecimaldumpwithIBM-PC.

WhentheIBM-PCBASICinterpretersendshexcodeOD(carriagereturn) itaddsanextrahexOA(linefeed).HexcodeIA(end-of-file)alsogetsspecial matment:theinteqxeterdoesnotsenditatall.l’hiscancaus epmblemswith

gra@icsordotioad characterdata.However,youcansolvethisproblem bychangingline30inthepnxxdingprogramandaddingthecodingshown below.

CodingforIBM-PCwithmonochromedisplay:

G05UB 100

IF X<128 THEN 100

100 X=1 NP (& H3813)

OUT &H3BC , I

110

120 RETURN

: OUT &H3BE ,5 : OUT &H3BE ,4

Cading

forIBM-PCwithcolor adapter

t30SUB 100

X=INP (& H379)

100

110 OUT &H378, I 120 RETURN

IF X<128 THEN 100

: OUT &H37A. 5 : OUT &H37A ,4

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SWITCHCOMBINATIONFUNCTIONS

Severaladditionalfunctionscanbeachievedbypressingthecontrolpanel

buttonsincombinations.

Topofform

■ SA.SERW

■ Courter

¤0m~70n

■ SCRIPT ■ CO..

FIgutu 5-Z Switohoornbinstionfuncfions of control psnel.

~;; ASO;AFT

■ .LO ■ 12CPI ■ PAPER

FONT

CT g r m A

Store macro definmon

■ 10 CP8

■ PROP

MODE PITCH PARK PAPER FEED

Select ASF bm number

Bufferclear/Allreset

MICRO ,,,.

SETIEJECT

< >

■ -O”IET

‘u ‘

Form feed

■ POWER

ENTER

Formfeed

If youareusingsingle sheets,thisoperationejectsthecurrentpage.If you areusingfanfoldforms,it feedsto thetop ofthe nextpage.

Pressthe

PresstheI

LINE

PAPERFEEDI buttonandholdit down.The printerwillstart

buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

performingsuccessivelinefeeds.

WhileholdingtheI

PAPERFEED] buttondown,pnmthe I

LINE

button, then release bQthbuttons at the same time. The printer will smoothlyejectthe currentpage.

Topof form

Whenyoupowerontheprinter,thetop-of-formpositionisautomaticallyset tothecurrentposition.Ifthisisnotwhereyouwantthetopofthepageto be, youcanchange thetop-of-formpositionasfollows:

1. Pressthe I

LINE

2. Move the paper to the desired top-of-formpositionby pressing the

PAPERFEED1 button,orbyperformingaforwardorreversemicro-feed.

button to setthe printer off-line.

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3. PressandholdtheI

4. Whileholdingthe [

ONLINE

button.

button down,pressthe ml but-

ton,thenreleasebothbuttonsatthesametime.Theprinterwillbeepto

indicatethat thetop-of-formpositionhasbeenset.

Forwardmicro-feed

Forfinealignment,youcanfeedthepaperforwardinverysmallincrements

as follows:

1. Pressthe [ ON

2. Pressthe I ON

3. Whileholdingthe I

LINE 1 button to settheprinter off-line.

buttonagainandholdit down.

LINE

[

LINE

]

buttondown,pressthe IPAPERFEED1 button.’l%epaperwillstartadvancinginaseriesofsmallsteps.Whenyou wantto stop,releasebothbuttons.

Reversemicro-feed

Youcm”alsofeed thepaper in smallincrementsin reverse,to returnto a higherpositionon thesamepage.

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

perforationmay catchinsidetheprinter.

Pressthe i ON

1. Pressthe

Whileholdingthe ~

LINE I buttonto settheprinteroff-line. LINE 1

I ON

button againandholdit down.

LINE

buttondown,pressthe ls%zx&ECTl

button.Thepaperwillstartmovingbackwardsina seriesofsmallsteps. Whenyouwantto stop,releasebothbuttons.

Changingtheautoloadingvalue

Normally,the printerautomaticallyloadsthe paperone line fromthe top edge. If youwantto changethisvalue,followthisprocedure:

1. Loadthepaperusingthe IS’

PZ&EC”lbutton.

2. Changetheprintpositionusingthemicm feedfunction.

LINE

3. Afteryougetthedesimdposition,presstheI

thevalue.

buttontosave

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Thisvaluewill~main unlessyoupowerofftheprinter.Ifyouwanttoretain this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro Deftition function,whichis describedlater.

Notethatyoucanonly changethis valueimmediatelyafterloadingpaper.If youfeedpaper,youcannotchangethe autoloadingvalue.

Clearingthebuffer/Allreset

The printerstoresreceiveddata in a large memorybuffer.This cxeatesa problemwhenyouwanttoabandonaprintingjobandrestart:theprintermay be holdingmore data in its buffer than it has actuallyprinted, and this unprinteddatamustbeclearedoutbeforerestating.‘l’’urningpowerof fisone wayto clearthebuffer,butthemis anotherway:

Halttheprintingprogramonthecomputer.Ifprintingstopsimmediately,

1. the bufferisclearandtherestofthispmcedumisunnecessary.Ifprinting doesnot stop,continueas follows:

LINE

Pressthe I nowstop,buttheremaybe dataremainingin the buffer.

Pressandholdthe r

While pnxsing the

m button. Continueholding these two buttons down. In few

secondsyou will hear a beep tone signalingthat the buffer has been cleared. If youholdtheseswitchesmomthreeseconds,youwillhearthreebeep

tones signalingthat the printer has been initializedto the power-on

defaultsettings.

Releasethesebuttons,makeanynecessarycontrolpanelsettings,then

settheprinterbackon-line.

buttonto set the printeroff-line.Printingwill

ONLINE [ button.

LINE

button down, press and hold the

Itisessentialtohaltthepnntingprogramonthecomputerbeforeyougooffline.Otherwise,whenyou gobackon-linethe computerwillstartsending data againandthepnnterwillcontinueprinting,withmissingdatawherethe bufferwas cleared.

Selectingtheprint color

Normally,theprinterpMts withblackevenif thecolorribbonis installed. Withouttheaidof software,youcan changetheprintingcolorasfollows:

1. Pressthe 1 ON

2. Pressthe ~] buttonandholdit down.

LINE

buttonto setthe printeroff-line.

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Whileholdingthe 1~[ button,pressthe [L- ‘z&Jb

PARK

button.The

indicatombesidethe-l buttonwillblinktoshowthecurrentcolor

setting.

If you want to changethe color,pressthe p“’=~

F=ARK buttonwhile

holdingthe m button. Therelationbetweenthe indicatorsandthecoloris shownbelow.

Color

Black

Indicators

SANSERIF

I Red I SANSERIF,COURIER

Blue Violet

Releasebothbuttonsafteryousetthedesiredprintingcolor.Ifyouwant

COURIER

COURIER,ORATOR

Color

Yellow ORATOR

IOrangeI ORATOR,SCRIPTI IGreen

Indicators

I SCRIPT I

tosavetheselectedcolorforlateruse,storeitusingtheMacroDefinition.

NOTE: Thisfimctionisvalidonlywhenthecolorribbonisinstalledintothe

printer.

SelectingtheASF bin number

Youcanusethedual-bintypeAutomaticSheetFeeder(SF-IORMH/15RMII) withthisprinter. YoucanselectthisASFbinnumberbythecontrolpaneloperationasshown below:

Pressthe [

Pressthe [Ti5ii71button andholdit down.

Whileholdingdownthe -[ button,pressthe 1

ONLINE

ton.

Eachtime youpressthe [PAPER m button,twoindicatorsabovethe - buttonwillblink(to

indicatethatbin#1 isselected),orallindicatorsabovethe -~ buttonwillblink(to indicatethatbin#2 is selected). ReleasebothbuttonsafteryousetthedesiredASFbin number.

buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

[

FEED J buttonwhileholdingdownthe

PAPERFEED~but-

NOTE:ThisfimctionisvalidonlywhentheDual-binASFisselectedbythe

MemorySwitchsetting.

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StoreMacroDefinition

You can store the curnmt settings to the printer for later use with the followingpmcedunz

LINE

the I

Press Pressthe IZQNZlbuttonandholdit down. Whileholdingthe holdthemdownuntilthetwo beeptonesheard. Releaseboth buttonsat thesametime afterthe beeptonesto stemthe

4. curnmtsetting. If you release these buttons after the three beep tones, the macm is cleami.

NOTE:You can storethe followingsettingswiththisprocedure.

● CumentFontandPitch

cCurrentauto-loadingamountforcutsheet

● Currentauto-loadingamountfor continuouspaper

● Currentauto-loadingamountin ASFmode

● Currentprintcolor

DatatobestoredwecontrolledinStandardmodeandIBMmodeseparately. Forexample,thedata storedin the Standanlmodem not effectivein the IBMmode,andviceversa.

buttonto settheprinteroff-line.

1’1 buttondown,pnixsthe-1 buttonand

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chapter 6

SETTINGUP THE

MEMORYSWITCHES

Inadditiontothepitch, printmode,andfont,manyotheroptionsregarding thesetupoftheprintercanbecarriedoutfromthecontrolpanel.To access theseoptions,itisnecessarytoturnoff theprinter,andthenturnitonagain,

while~lding downthe lsE&’=&E~, 1 P

APERFEEDj and

buttonstoge~er.Thiswillcausetheprinterto printa seriesofquestionsto

whichyou can answerusingthe controlpan?lbuttons.This is calledthe MemorySwitchmode.

In the MemorySwitchmode,the buttonson the control panelm usedas

shownbelow h Figure6-1.

LINE

B ;;

● SAMSER,,

m COURIER

■ OR*TOR

● SCRWT

~-FONT ,

Flgutu c&f.ButtonfunctionsintheMemotySwitchmode.

A:;AFT■ 10CPI

■ NLO m 42 CPI

—...——, I

MODE

9 PROP

■ ,...

PITCH PARK

~-—. I ~ ~ IL

Exit menu

,.,,

SET/EJECT

.—-—

.,C,O FEED

■ -wE,

pAPER FEED

; ~.–= ‘-:”-’E.

< >

Move to right

m POWER

■ PAPER

EN,,,

Theprincipleinvolvedisthattheprinterwillprinta listofoptionsononeline. You use the p “’”e-~

PARK and [

PAPERFEED] buttonsto move the print

headsothatit is belowtheoptionyouwantto choose. Theprinterwillmovethepaperupanddownasappropriate,sothat themenu

optionsarevisible. The Iae ‘e’L=

PAPERFEED] button mc)vtx one optionto the right. Holdingdownone of

]

PARK

buttonmovestheprintheadoneoptionto theleft,andthe

thesebuttonswillstillmovetheprintheadonlyone optionforwardorback.

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Whentheprint headis belowthe desiti option,pressthe I buttontoenterthisintothepnnter’smemory.Anyoptionchosenatthisstage willnowbe stored,evenwhentheprinteris turned off.

LINE

Whenyoupressthe I willbe printedonthe paperto confirmthattheoptionhas beenchosen.

Themenus am organizedin a hierarchical(tree-struchued)fashion.Some menus do not chooseoptionsdirectly,but instead,move down to other menus. To move up through the menu structuretowards the “root” of “trunk”,usethe lTiT5Rlbuttonasan ~1 button.

Thestructureof themenusam shownbelow: MAINMENU

PRINTCURRENTSE’ITINGS

buttonto enteradoption,a“*’’(asterisk)

]

INSTALLATIONMENU

COMMANDMENU

FONTMENU

CHARACTERMENU PRINTMENU PAPERMENU

FORMSMENU

LINE

- USEFACTORY

Theoptionswithineachmenuaregivenbelow. Asmentionedabove,whenyoupressthe -1 (EXIT)buttonfromany sub-menuorfromanoptionwithinamenu, youwillmum tothemenulevel abovethecurrentone.Ifyoupressthe -j (EXIT)buttonfmmthemain menu,theprinterwillprint“*** settingschosenin MemorySwitchmodebeingnowsetin the printer.

SETTINGS

END ●**” andexitto beingon-line,withthe

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MENUOPTIONS.

Thefollowingis a listoftheoptionswithinthemenus,andtheirmeanings, togetherwiththepromptsprintedinMemorySwitchmode.Thepromptsare givenin capitallettersin squarebrackets,thus:[OFF]. Factorysettings are markedhere with an asterisk(for example,[*ON]).A summaryof factory

settingsis alsoprovidedfollowingthisseetion.

Printcurrentsettings

Whenyouselectthisoption,theeurrentsettingswillreprinted,similartothe samplebelow.

:M6LE;

EW6LE2 S:N6LE 2 LiNE5

2 LINES ; LINES ? LIMES

Ouw:: 3 LINES ; LINES

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hwtallationmenu

In thismenu,youcan selectthe followingsub-menus.

sCommandmenu(whichcommandstheprinteraccepts)

● Fontmenu(whichfontto print)

● Charactermenu(whichcharactersetto print)

● Printmenu(whichstyle to print)

● Papermenu(whatpapertheprinterwilluse)

● Formsmenu(howpageswillbe formatted)

Communalmenu

Thismenuallowsyou to setup variouspararnetemcontrollingthe overall setupof theprinter.

c Emulation

Selectthemodecompatiblewithyourcomputerandsoftware.InStandard

mode,

1000.InIBMmode,[IBM], it operatesliketheIBMPmprinterIII.

● RAMusage

In order to downloadcharactersthis switch must be set

BUFFER]. The

patternsandprovidesonlya one-lineprintbuffer. If you leave this switchto memoryasaninputbuffer,allowingthecomputertosenddatafasterthan theprinterprints. If you wanttheprintbufferonlyoneline,setto [1 LINEBUFFER].

c Quietmode

You can selectthe Quietmode as the power-ondefaultby settingthis switchto [ENABLED]. WheninQuietmode,theprinterwillprintslightlyslower,butatareduced noiselevel.

c Graphicsdi~ction

When printing in dot graphicsmode, the printer may either print bi-

dimctionally(inalternatedirections),[*BI-DIRECTIONAL],forspeedorin onedirectiononly(uni-directionalforincreasedaccuracy),[UNl-DIREC-

TIONAL].

Forpracticallyallpmposes,however,bi-directionalprintingissufficiently

accurate.

[*STANDARD], the printeroperateslike the Epson EX-800/EX-

[DOWNLOAD

printerthen uses its RAM memoryfor storingcharacter

[*INPUT BUFFER], the printeruses its RAM

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AutoOn-Line Setthestatusjust afterloadedthepaperintothepfiter. Whenthe Auto-Onlineisset[*ENABLED],theprinterautomaticallygoes on-line.

buttontoset

*nit isset[DISABLED],youmustpxesstheI

LINE

on-lineafterloadthepaper. STROBEtiming

Thisswitchcontrolsthetimingof theinterface.

MostcomputemcancommunicatewiththeNonnaJtiming,asthefactorysetting,[*NORMAL]. Ifyouwerenotpossibletocommunicatewithyourcomputertotheprinter, setthisswitchto [REVERSE].

Fontmenu

TheFontmenuallowsyoutosettwoparametersconceding fontswhichwill

be automaticallyselectedwheneveryouturnon theprinter.

Zerostyle Thismenutellstheprinterhowto printzero’s. Whenthe[*NORMAL]isselected,theprinterprintsthenormalzero;when itis[SLASHED],theslashzem(whichisoftenusedindraftmodetopmvent

anypossibleconfusionwiththe letter“O”). NLQFont The&aremanyfontstylesforNLQprintmode.Youcanselectoneofthem

asthepower-ondefaultby settingthisswitch.

Churactermenu

The Charactermenu allowsyou to selectthe characterset which will be printed.

● standard

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

Charactelx.

Whenyouselectthe[ITALIC]chamctem,thecharactertableisthesameas

theEpsonprintem.

Whenyouselect the [*GRAPHICS]characters,inplaceofitalicsyouwill

get the graphiccharacters,internationalcharacters,and mathematical

symbolsof IBMcharacterset#2.

Chmct.erTable

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. IBMCharacterTable

If youselectedIBMmode,youcanselecteither characterset#l [IBM#1]

or#k?[*IBM#2].

Characterset#2isforcomputemwithan8-bitinterface(themostcommon

kind),and set#1 is for computemwitha 7-bitinterface.

GIBMCode Page

Exceptin the StandardItaliccharacterset,thisswitchselectsthedefault

charactercodepage.

NOTE:Since there a.Rmany code pages you can select,the [OTHER]

optionindicatestoselectotheroptionson thenextline.

● International ChamcterSet

Internationalcharactersetsdifferintheirassignmentof14charactercodes in theStandardItaliccharacterset.

Printmenu

This menu allows you to set up vtious printing optionswhich will be

automaticallyselectedwheneveryou mm theprinteron.

“ PrintQuality

select thepMt quality. HSDra& [HS-DRAFTI,pints withthehighestspeed,butthedot matrixis reducedtoprintfaster.Draft[4Y3A~ hasaI@uceddotmatrixcompared

to NLQ,but theptit qualityisbetterthantheHS Draft. NearLetterQualityis mfemdas [NLQ],andthereammanyfontstyles as

showninthe “NLQFont” menu.

. Printpitch

Selectsthedefaultprintpitch,suchas[*1OCPI](pica), [12CPIJ(elite),and

[PROPORTIONAL].

● Condensedprint

Selectscondensedprintto be either[*DISABLED]or [ENABLED].

G Italicprint

selects to printall

ThisisdiffenmtfmmtheitaliccharactersintheStandanlItaliccharacter

table.

chamcterswithItalicstyie,or not.

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Papermenu

Thismenuallowsyouto setup varioushandlingoptionsofpaper,

● Paper-outdetector

Whenthisswitchis [DISABLED]theprinterignoresthepaper-outdetector and prints down to (and beyond)the bottom edge. Otherwiseleave it

[*ENABLED].

● Multi-partmode

Youcanuseupto 3-plypaperwithnonnalmode,[*DISABLED].Ifyouwant to printon 4-plyor5-plypaper,settheMulti-partmodeto [ENABLED].

● AutomaticSheetFeeder

InordertousetheoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder,setthisswitchtothe Aated position.[SINGLE]forsingle-binASF,[DUAL-1]forthe tint bin of Dual-binASF,and [DUAL-2]forthemarbinof theDual-binASF. If youdonotusetheoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder,leavethis [*OFF].

● Autoloading amount for eachpapertype

Setsthe firstlinepositiononthe eachpapertype.

Formsmenu

TheForms menu allowsyou to set variousoptionsassociatedwith paper

handling.

● Tear-Offfunction

Youcan select theTearOfffunctionwiththisswitch[ENABLED]. Whenusingfanfoldpaper,theTearOfffunctionallowsyoutotearoffone

sheetofpaperwithoutfullyadvancingthefollowingshee&

● Skip-over-perforation

Youcan select the Skip-over-perforationwiththisswitch[ENABLED].

, Itis recommendedto skipclose to theperforationoffanfold formsto get

goodprintquality. Ifyoucannotsetthisfunctionwithyoursoftvwm,setthisswitch[ENABLED]. Theprinterautomaticallyskipstheperforations.

● AutoLineFeedwith CR

If you setthis switch[*DISABLED],a separateline-feedcodeis required horn yourcomputerto obtainaline feed. If you set this switch [ENABLED],the printerperformsboth a carriage mtumandlinefeedeachtimeit receivesa carriage-mtumcode. Mostcomputersystemssendalinefeedcode,orbothacarriagereturnand line feed,attheend ofeachline,sothisswitchshouldbeleft[*DISABLED].

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Ifyougetdoublelinespacingwhenyouexpect singlespacing,orif lines oveqxinteachother,try changingthesettingof thisswitch.

● AutoCarriageReturnwithLF

E youset this switch [DISABLED],a separatecaniage-nxum codeis re- quiredfromyourcomputerto returnto the leftmargin. H you set this switch [*ENABLED],theprinterperformsboth a carriage @urn andlinefeedeachtimeit receivesa line-feedcode.

● Carriagecentering

If youset thisswitch [ENABLED],thecarriagemovesto the centereach

timeto feedpaperneartheperforations.Itis recommendedto matchthe

pagelengthsettingtoyourfanfoldpaper,otherwise,thisfunctiondoesnot workproperlyat theperforations. E youleavethis switch [*DISABLED],the carriagedoesnot movewhen feedingpaper.

● Linesper Inch

Setshowmanylinesto bepMted inoneinch.

“ Pagelength

Youcan seta differentpagelengthto accommodateyour paperwiththis switch.

Factorysettings

Thisoptioncleamallcurnmtsettings,andnxtoresthe FactorySettingstothe MemorySwitch.

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DOTADJUSTMENTMODE

modeisusedto adjustthe alignmentoftheprintheadonsuccessivebi-

This

directionalpasses. Afteraperiodofsomemonths,yourprintermayworkitselfoutofalignment onletl andrightprintingpasses,showingitselfmostobviouslyingraphics printing.Thismodewillprobablybeusedvery rmly.

Turn the printeroff and thenturn it on againwhileholdingdown the

sE1-/E.IEG-r

[ and I ON

LINE

buttons. The printer will then print

i I I I

t , i I

backwaxdsduring

this

operation,allowingyouto viewthepaperforoptimum alignment.

buttons.

Tbadjusttheprintfig,usethe~~~ and !

IEZSEZl

The

PAPER FEED I buttonwillmovethesecondpassto the right.

:**Mr)r}”:

~.l!’j-I”iFl:;:lF”l-

PAPERFFFD ]+

,...~:)~;:l/::[;...,:::

buttonwill move the secondpass to the left. The

;tr~l’l..J::-rl’lF:rJ”r !;F:?-”rI N[; * * *

,:i(:,

.:..,

)

(

‘,

PAPFRFEED[

, I I + I

‘i

4.5.Whenthethe lines arealignedwitheachothertoformonecontinuous line,thebi-dimctionalalignmenttestis completed. Tochangethemodeforwhichthebi-dimctionaladjustmentisperformed, press the \ ON

LINE

button.This will cycle between“HS Draft”,

]

“Draft”,“NLQ-A”,“NLQ-B“,“GRAPHICS-A”and“GRAPHICS-B”. Repeattheprocessfor allprintmodes.

I i

I I

1 I

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chapter 7

PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS

Theprinterhas twoemulationmodes:Standardmodeand IBMmode. In staridardmode,theprinteremulatesthefunctionsoftheEpson EX-800/ EX-1OOO.In IBM mode, the printer emulatesthe IBM Propnnter III.

Additionalcommandcodes areincludedas a supwsetof theseemulations.

The emulationis changedby meansof MemorySwitchmode. Whenthe Emulationoptionissetto[STANDARD],theprinterwillbeinstandardmode,

andwhen [IBM],the printerwillbe in IBMmode(seeChapter6).It is not

possibleto changetheemulationby meansof softwarecontrol. Thischapterdescribestheprinter’scontrolcommands.Somecommandsare

commonto both the standardand IBMmodes.In the descriptionsof the commands,all commands will given by functions.The name of each commandisfollowedby a tableliketheonebelow:

Mode ASCII

std.

Mode:

Indicatesthemodeinwhichthecommandisrecog-

Decimal Hexadecimal

12U 1

IB 78 01

nized.

Std. Standardmode

IBMmode BothstandardandIBMmodes

ASCII:

IBM Both

IndicatestheASCIIcodingofthecommand.Controlcharactersareenclosedinpointedbrackets:For

example,<1>meanscharactercode1. Decimal: Hexadecimal:

Givesthecommandindecimalcharactercodes.

Givesthecommandinhexadecimalchamctercodes.

Parametersforwhichvaluesmustbe suppliedareindicatedbyitalicletters suchas n,m ord.

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FONT

Selectdraftqualitycharacters

Mode ASCII

std.

CEsc> <ESC> “x” &

“x” “o” 27 12U48

Changesflomnearletterqualitytodraftquality.IgnomdiftheFONT LOCKmodewas selectedduringpower-up.

Selectdraftpica characters

Mode ASCII

IBM

dtsc~ “r’ d> 27 73 0 lB 49 00

Changestodraftqualitycharactemwithpicapitch(lOcpi).Ignored iftheFONTLOCKorPITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-

Up.

Selectdraftelitecharacters

]Model ASCII

IIBM! <ESC>“I” <1>

Changestodraftqualitycharactm withelitepitch(12cpi).Ignored ifthe.FONTLOCKorPITCH LOCKmodewasselectedduringpower- Up.

I Decimal I Hexadecimal I

27 73 1

Decimal Hexadecimal

lB 7B 30

27120 0

Decimal

lB 78 00

Hexadecimal

] lB 49 01 I

SelectNLQcharacters

Mode ASCII

IBM

<Esc>

std.

<Esc> *C> “r’ + 27 73 2 lB 49 02

.dzsc> “r’ c3>

Changes

font is SanSerifunless a different font has been selected by a pnxedingcommand.Ignoredifthe FONTLOCKmodewasselected duringpower-up.

“x” “l” 27120 49 “x” <1> 27120 1

fromdraftqualityto nearletterquality.The initialNLQ

Decimal

27 73 3 lB 49 03

Hexadecimal

IB 73 31 lB 78 01

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SelectNLQfont

Mode ASCII

Both 435C> “k” n

SelectsanNLQfontaccordingto thevalueof n.Indraftmode,this commandremainsdormantand takes effect later when NLQ is selected.Ignonxlif the FONT LOCKmode was selected during power-up.

n Font

O Courier

1 SanSerif 7 Orator

2 Courier

Selectfont

Model ASCII I

Changestothefontaccordingtothevalueofd.IgnorediftheFONT LOCKmodewas selectedduringpower-up.

d Font d Font O Courier

1 Sansenf 7 Orator

2 Courier

Decimal

27107 n

n Font

4 script

Decimal

4 script

Hexadecimal

lB BE

Hexadecimal

Seleutitaliccharacters

Mode ASCII

std.

‘d?sc>

“4”

Causessubsequentcharactemto beprintedin italics.

Decimal

27 52

Hexadecimal

lB 24

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SelectNLQitaliccharacters

Mode

IBM 43SG

ASCII

“r’<m

27 73 11

Causes subsequentcharactersto be printed in italics with NLQ characters.Ignoredif the FONTLOCKmode was selectedduring power-on.

Selectuprightcharacters

Mode

std. CEsc> ‘s5”

ASCII

27 52

Stopsitalic printingandcausessubsequentcharacterstobeprinted

uprighc

Emphasizedprinting

Mode

Both

ASCII

~~ ,,~>.

27 W

Causessubsequentcharactm to be emphasizedby addingextra

thicknessto verticalstrokes.

Cancelemphasizedprinting

Decimal Hexadecimal

lB 49 OB

Decimal Hexadecimal

IB 35

Decimal

Hexadecimal

IB 45

Mode

Both

ASCII”

dtsc> “F”

Cancelsemphasizedprinting.

Double-strikeprinting

Mode

Both

ASCII

~~ ‘y-y

Causessubsequentcharactersto be printedin double-strikemode withaslightverticalpapermotioninbetween,causingathickening of horizontalstrokes. Forboldprin4useofdouble-strikeisrecommendedinNLQmode, andcombineduseofemphasizedanddouble-strikeisrecommended in draftmode.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 70

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 71 IB 47

IB 46

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Canceldouble-strikeprinting

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “H”

Cancelsdouble-strikeprinting.

Startunderlining

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “-” “l”

<ESC>

“-” <1>

Causessubsequentcharacterstobeunderlined.IBMblockgraphics charactersand spaces skipped by horizontaltabulationare not underlined.

Stopunderlining

Mode

Both ,

ASCII

<ESC> “-” “O”

<ESC>

“-” <o>

Stopsunderlining.

Startoverlining

Decimal

27 72

Decimal

27 45 49 27 4S 1

Decimal

27 45 48 27 4S O

Hexadecimal

lB 48

Hexadecimal

lB 2D 31 lB 2D 01

Hexadecimal

lB 2D 30 IB 2D 00

Mode ASCII

IBM ~t3

<Jy.c> ,,–,. ,qm

Causessubsequentcharactersto be overlined.Spacesskippedby horizontaltabulationarenot overlined.

overlining

Mode ASCII

IBM

<Esc> ,,–.. ..().!

<ESC>

Stopsoverlining.

“-” <o>

Decimal

27 95 49

27 95 1

Decimal

27 95 4S IB 5F 30 27 95 0

Hexadecimal

lB 5F 31 lB 5F 01

Hexadecimal

IB 5F 00

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Superscript

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

@c> “s” “o”

CESc> “s” co> 27 S3 O

27 S3 40 lB 53 XI

lB 53 IX)

Causessubsequentcharacterstoreprinted assupemcripts.Doesnot changethecharacterpitch.

Subscript

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

asc> “s” “l” 27 S3 49 disc> “s” <1> 27 S3 1 IB 53 01

lB 53 31

Causessubsequentcharactm to beprintedassubscripts.Doesnot changethecharacterpitch.

Cancelsuperscriptor subscript

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

CEse ‘“r’

27 34

IB 54

Stops printing printing.

superscripts

or subscripts and returns to normal

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CHARACTERSETCOMMANDS

Selectstandardcharacterset

Mode

Both

ASCII

~~ q..

dsc> “t” *

,,099

Selectsthe standatdcharacterset. Thisis the power-updefaultin Standard mode when the “Standard Italic” is selected with the MemorySwitch.

SelectIBMcharacterset

Mode ASCII

Both

CEsc> *’t” “l”

<ESCW

“t”<1>

Selectsan IBMchamcterset.Thisis the power-updefaultin IBM mode,or the“Standard Graphics” is selectedin standardmode.

Selectcharacterset#1

Mode

Both

ASCII

dsc> “7”

Selectscharacterset#1.

Selectcharacterset#2

Decimal Hexadecimal

27116 46 10 74 30 27116 0 10 74 w

Decimal Hexadecimal

27116 40 27116 1 IB 74 01

Decimal

27 S6

10 74 31

Hexadecimal

IB 37

Mode

Both cESG “6”

ASCII

Selectscharacterset#2.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 64 IB 36

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Selectinternationalcharacterset

Mode

std. cBSC> “R” n

ASCII Decimal

Selectsan internationalcharactersetin theStandardcharacterset accordingto thevalueof n.

n Characterset

O 11.S.A

1 France 2 Germany 3 England 4 DenmarkI 5 Sweden 6 Itiy 7 SpainI

Oneof thesecharactersetscanbe selectedaspower-updefaultby

theMemorySwitchmode.

SelectIBMcodepage

Mode

Both

ASCII

CEsc> “[”

d)> *

‘T’ <4> 4)> 27 91 B4 4 0

nl n2

Hexadecimal

27 02 n

lB 52 n

n Characterset

8 Japan

9 Norway 10 DenmarkII 11 SpainII

12 LatinAmerica 13 Korea 14 Irish 64 Legal

Decimal Hexadecimal

lB 5B 54 M m

O 0 nl n2

m m nl d

Changes the code page of thecummtIBM charactersetaccording

to thevaluesof nl and n2.

nl n2

1 181

CodePage #437 U.S.A.

#850 Multi-lingual #860 Portuguese #861 Icelandic #863 CanadianFnmch #865 Notiic

Oneofthesecodepagescanbeselectedaspower-updefauhsbythe

MemorySwitchmode.

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Enableprintingofall charactercodes

Mode ASCII Decimal

IBM cESC> ‘1” nl n2

27 32 d d

Hexadecimal

IB 5C nl d

EnablesprintingofallcharactersintheIBMcharacterse~including thoseassignedto charactercodeswhich are normallyconsidered controlcodes.Thiscommandremainsineffect forthenextnl + nZ x 256characters,wherenl andn2m numbersbetweenO and255.

Duringtbisintervalnocontrolfunctionsw executed.Ifacodewith

no assignedcharacteris nxeived,theprinterprintsa space.

Enable printing of all character codes on next

character

Mode ASCII Decimal

IBM cESC> “A” n

27 94 n

This commandoperateslike ~0 ‘1”exceptthat it remainsin

effectfor onlyonecharacter.

Hexadecimal

lB 5E

Selectslashzero

Mode ASCII

std.

CEsc> CEsc> “-” <1>

,.e,, ‘c,,

Decimal

27126 49

27126 1

Hexadecimal

lB 7E 31 IB 7E 01

Causessubsequentzemcharacterstobeoverprintedwithaslash((il).

Selectnormalzero

IMode ASCII

*O ,,-9. ,’(-)9.

std.

CEsc> “-” +

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

Decimal

27126 48 27126 0

Hexadecimal

IB 7E 30 IB 7E 00

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CHARACTERSIZEAND PITCHCOMMANDS

Picapitch

Mode ASCII

std. .&SC> *’P”

IBM a>

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 m 18

In Standardmode,changesfromeliteto picapitch(10cpi)orIlom

condensedeliteto condensedpica(17cpi).In IBMmode,changes

fromeithereliteorccmdensedtopica(10cpi).IgnoredifthePITCH LOCKmodewas selectedduringpower-up.

Elitepitch

Mode ASCII Decimal

std. 43SC>“M”

IBM ‘&C> “:”

Changes

fmmpicato elitepitch(12cpi)orfmm condensedpicato

27 77 27 58 IB 3A

condensedelite(20cpi).Ignoredif thePITCHLOCKmodewas se- lectedduringpower-up.

Condensedprinting

Mode ASCII

Both

std. CEsc> -b 27 15

<Sb 15 w

Decimal Hexadecimal

IB 50

Hexadecimal

IB 40

IB W

Changesfmm pica to condensedpica (17 cpi) or from elite to

condensedelite(20cpi).

Ignoredif the PITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up.

Cancelcondensedprinting

Mode

Both -@Cz

ASCII Deeimal Hexadecimal

In Standardmode,changesfromcondensedpicato normalpicaor

fromcondensedelitetonormalelite.InIBMmode,alwayschanges

tonorrnalpica.IgnoredifthePITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduring power-up.

18 12

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Expandedprinting

Mode

Both

ASCII

CEsc>“w’4’1”

Decimal

27 87 49 27 87 1

Causessubsequentcharacterstobe expandedtodouble width.

Caneelexpandedprinting

Mode ASCII

Both

&J~> ,,WW“099

StopsexpandedprintingandRtums to normalwidth.

Decimal

27 87 44 27 87 0

Expanded printingforoneline

Mode Ascll

Both

<sCb

std. <ESC> <S*

Causessubsequentcharacteminthecurrentlineto be expandedto doublewidth.Charactersmum to normalwidthafterthenextline feed(&F>). The <DC4>,<Vb, @l%, andKESO “W” Ocommandsalsocancelexpandedprinting.

Decimal

14 27 14

Hexadecimal

IB 57 31

IB 57 01

Hexadecimal

10 57 W

IB 57 00

Hexadecimal

lB O&

Cancelone-lineexpandedprinting

Mode ASCII

Both

CDC4>

Stopsone-lineexpandedprintingsetwith<S0> orcESG <S0>. Doesnotcancel cESb “W’ 1.

Decimal Hexadecimal

Selectpropotfionalspacing

Mode ASCII

CEsc>

std.

<Esc>

IBM

Causessubsequentcharactm to beproportionallyspaced.Ignored if the PITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up.

“p” “l” “p” <1> 27112 1

Decimal

27112 # lB m 31

27 S0 1

Hexadecimal

lB 70 01 lB 50 01

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fixedspacing

Mode ASCII

std.

IBM

ac>

CESG “p” 4> CESc>

“p” “o” 27112 48

“P” * 27 S0 O

Decimal

27112 0

Causes subsequentcharactersto be printedwith fixed character spacing. Ignored if the PITCH LOCKmode was selected during power-up,

Selectmasterprintmode

Mode ASCII Decimal

std. <Esc> “!” n 27 33 n

Selectsacombinedprintmodeaccordingtothevalueofn.Thevalue

ofn is thesumofthevalues givenbelowforthedesiredcharacter-

istics.

Function nvalue

Underline

Italic Expanded 32 Doublestrike Emphasized 8

Condensed[*] Proportional[*] Elite[*]

128

4 2

Hexadecimal

m 30

III

m w

IB so w

Hexadecimal

IB 21 n

[*IhwmdifthePITCHLOCKmodewasselectedduringpower-up.

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

Increasecharacterspacing

Mode ASCII Decimal

std. cESC> .&% n 27 32 n

Increasesthespacebetweencharactembyndots,wherenk anumber fromOto 127:Usedin micmjustification.

= 9(1 +8) givesemphasizedelite;n

Hexadecimal

IB 20 n

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Selectdoubleor quadruplesize

Mode ASCII

std. <ESC> “h” n 27104 n

Decimal Hexadecimal

Selectsthe size of subsequentcharactersas shownbelow.Extrahighcharactersalignalongthecap-lineofnoxmalcharactem,with the baselinetemporarilymovingdown.Line spacingistemporarily doubledwhenn = 1andquadmpledwhenn =2.

n Effect

O Normalsize

1 Double-high,double-wide

2 Quadruple-high,quadruple-wide

Selectcharactersize

IhAodel ASCII I Decimal

IBoth I “ ‘ “ “ “S” “ “ “ “

(’( ))

Selectsacombinationofcharacterheightandwidthaccordingtothe

valueof d, as below.

Doesnotmovethebaseline.

d Linespacing Characterheight O Singlewidth Singleweight

1 Doublewidth Singleheight 2 Singlewidth 3 Doublewidth Doubleheight

d I 4040 S341 41 dI2S2S532929dI

Doubleheight

IB SS n

I Hexadecimal I

Double-heightcharactersare alwaysprintedat nearletterquality. Doubleheightprintingtemporarilycancelsthesuper/subscriptand ccmdensedprintingmodes,butthesemodesresumewhentheprinter nXurnsto normalmode.

Printdouble-heightcharacters

Model ASCII

asc>

std.

@.sc> “w” ‘<1>

Printssubsequentcharactersat doubleheightwithoutmovingthe base line, and without changingthe line spacing.Temporarily cancelssuper/subscriptandcondensedmodes.

“w” “l”

I Decimal

27119 4Q I IB 77 31

I 27119 1

/ Hexadecimal

I 16 77 01

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Returntonormalheight

Mode ASCII

CEsc> “w” “o”

std.

dzsc> “w” d>

Decimal

27119 4s 27119 0

Hexadecimal

IB 77 30

IB 77 00

Terminatesdouble-heightprintingandprintssubsequentcharactm at normalheight. Resumessuper/subscriptand condensedprintingif these modes werein effectbefotedoubleheight was selected.

Selectcharacterheight,width,and linespacing

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESG “[” “@” <4> *

.Kb& n m

Selectsa combinationof characterheigh~width,andlinespacing accmlingtothevalueofnandm,asbelow.Doesnot movethebase

line.

n Linespacing

Unchanged

Single

Double

Decimal

27 91 S4 4 0 IB 5B 40 04 W

OOnm 0000 nm

Characterheight Unchanged

Singleheight Doubleheight Unchanged Singleheight Doubleheight Unchanged Singleheight Doubleheight

Hexadecimal

m Characterwidth

1 Singlewidth(sameas cESO “W”O)

2 Doublewidth(sameasdZSb “W” 1)

Double-heightcharactersare alwaysprintedat nearletterquality. Doubleheightprintingtemportily cancelsthesuper/subscriptand condensedprintingmodes,butthesemodesresumewhentheprinter mums to normalmode.

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VERTICALPOSITIONCOMMANDS

Setline spacingto

Mode ASCII

Both &sc> “o”

1/8 inch

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 40

Setsthedistancethepaperadvancesor nwersesinsubsequentline feedsto 1/8inch.

Setline spacingto 7~2 inch

Mode

Both <ESC> “l”

ASCII

Setsthe

feedsto 7f12inch.

distancethepaperadvancesor reversesin subsequentline

Decimal

27 49

Setline spacingto 1/6inch

Mode ASCII

std. <ESC> “2”

Setsthe

feedsto 1/6inch.

distancethepaperadvancesornwersesinsubsequentline

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 50 IB 32

Setlinespacington/216inch

IB 30

Hexadecimal

IB 31

Mode ASCII

Both <me “3” n

Setsthedistancethe paperadvancesor mvemesin subsequentline feedsto n/216inch, where n is betweenOand 255. If n = O,in Standatdmodetheline-feeddistanceissetto O,butinIBMmodethis

commandisignored.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 51 n

IB 33 n

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Setlinespacington/72inch

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “A” n

In Standanlmode,setsthedistancethepaperadvancesorreverses insubsequentlinefeedstoti2 inch,wherenis~twwn Oand255. If n = O,theline spacingis setto O. InIBMmodethiscommanddefinesthedistancethepaperadvances orrevemesinsubsequentlinefeedstonf72inch,wherenisbetween

1and85.The newlinespacingdoesnottakeeffectuntilnextcESC>

“2”command.

Execute<ESC>“A”

Mode

IBM

Line

Mode ASCII

Both

ASCII

<lXC= “2”

Sets the line spacingto the value definedby the last pnxeding ~SO “A”command.Setsthelinespacingto1/6inchifthereisno preceding<ESG “A”command.

feed

<LF> 10

Decimal

27 S5 n

Decimal

27 50

Decimal

Hexadecimal

16 41 n

Hexadecimal

IB 32

Hexadecimal

Printsthe currentline andfeedsthepaperto thenextline.Seethe pi’ecedingcommandsfortheline spacing.

Reverseline feed

Mode ASCII Decimal

std.

IBM

<ESC> <LF> 27 10

<Esc> “ “ 27 92

Printsthecunentlineandfeedsthepaperinthereversedkction to theprecedingline. Seetheprecedingcommandsforthelinespacing.Ignonxlwhenthe frictionfeedis used.

Hexadecimal

IB OA

IB WI

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Performonen/216-inchlinefeed

Mode ASCII

Both

<Eso “J” n 27 74 n

Deeimal Hexadecimal

IB 4A n

Feedsthepaperoncebyn/216inches,wherenisbetween 1and255. Doesnotmovetheprintpositionrightor leftinthestandardmode. Doesnotchangetheline-spacingsetting.

Performonen/216-inchreverselinefeed

Mode ASCII

std. *G

Feedsthepaperoncebyn/216inchesinthemwersedirection,whe~ n isbetween 1and255. @s notmove theprintpositionrightorleft. Doesnotchangethe line-spacingsetting.

“j” n

Deeimal

27106 n

Hexadecimal

IB M n

Feedpaper n lines

Mode ASCII

std.

<ESb “f’ “l” n

<Eso “f’ <1> n 27102 1 n

Feedsthepapern linesfromthecurrentline,wheten is betweenO and 127.

Decimal

27102 49 n IB S6 31 n

Hexadecimal

IB W 01

Set topofpageat currentposition

Mode ASCII

IBM

<ES6 “4”

Setsthe

canalsobe donefromthe controlpanel.

cunentpositionasthetop-of-pageposition.Notethatthis

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 52

IB 34

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Setpage lengthton lines

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “C” n

Setsthepagelengthton lines in thecurrentlinespacing,wherenis between1and 127in Standardmodeor between1and64 in IBM

mode. Changingtheline spacinglater doesnot alterthe physical

pagelength. The curnimtlinebecomesthetopof thepage.

pagelengthton inches

Set

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC> “C” <O> n

Sets the pagelengthto n inches,wheren is between 1 and 32 in

Standardmodeor between1and64inIBMmode.Thecurrentline

becomesthetopof thepage.

Setbottommargin

Mode ASCII

Both cESC> “N” n

Setsthebottommarginton lines,wheren isbetween1and 127in Standardmodeor between 1 and 255 in IBM mode.The bottom

marginis resetwhenyouchangethe pagelength.

Decimal

27 67 n

Decimal

27 67 0 n

Decimal

27 78 n

Hexadecimal

IB 43 n

Hexadecimal

IB 43 00 n

Hexadecimal

IB 4E n

Cancelbottommargin

Mode

ASCII

Both <ESC> “O” 27 79

Cancelsthebottommargin.

Decimal

Formfeed

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both

cFF>

Feedsthe paperto thetopofthenextpageaccordingto thecurrent page length,andmovestheprintpositionto theleftmargin.When the automaticsheetfeeder(ASF)is selectedwithMemorySwitch

setting,thiscommandejectsthecurrentpage.

12 Oc

Hexadecimal

IB 4F

Hexadecimal

Page 92

Returnto topof currentpage

Mode ASCII

std. disc> CFF>

Feedsthe paperbackwardto the top of the currentpage.Ignored

whenthe frictionfeedis used.

Disablepaper-outdetector

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC> *’8”

Causesthe printer to disregardthe signal sent by the paper-out detector,enablingprintingtothebottomofthepaper.Overridesthe settingof MemorySwitch.

Enablepaper-outdetector

Mode

Both

ASCII

CEsc>

‘9”

Causesthe printer to stop printingbefore the end of the paper.

Overridesthesettingof MemorySwitch.

Set verticaltabstops

Decimal

27 12

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 56

Decimal

57 IB 39

Hexadecimal

IB OC

IB 38

Hexadecimal

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC> “B” td n2 .... + 2786 n] n2 .. . 0

Decimal Hexadecimal

Cancelsall currentverticaltabstopsandsetsnewverticaltabstops

at linesnl, n2,etc.,wherenl, n2,etc. arenumbersbetween1and

255.Amaximumof 16verticaltab stopscanbe set.Thetab stops mustbe specifiedin ascendingorde~ anyviolationof ascending otierterminatesthetabstoplist.Standardterminationisbythe<(b controlcode.“f’hevertical~bstopsaresetintermsofthecunvntline spacinganddonotmoveif thefinespacingis changedlater.

IB 42nl d ... W

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Set verticaltabstopseveryn lines

Mode

std.

ASCII Decimal

CESC>

cESC> “e” <1> n

“e” “l” n 27101 43 n

27101 1 n IB B5 01 n

Hexadecimal

IB 65 31 n

Cancelsall curnmt verticaltabstopsandsetsnewtabstopseveryn

Unes,wheren is between1 and 127.

Set verticaltabstopsin channel

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Borh

@SC> “b” nO nl

d .... a d ....

27 9S nO

d IB S2 M nl

d ... w

Cancelsall currentverticaltab stopsin channelnO,(whereM is betweenOand7) andsetsnewverticaltabstopsin thischannel.(A channelis a set of verticaltab stopsselectedby the cESb “t’

command.)SeecESG “B”forparametersnl, n2, ... e(b.

Selectverticaltabchannel

Mode

std. <ESG “r’ no

ASCII

Selectsa set of verticaltab stopsdesignatedby a channelnumber (nO)fmmOto7.Thetabstopsineachchannelaresetby <ESb’’b”.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 47 ni) IB 2F @

Verticaltab

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both <v-b

Feedsthe paper to the next vetical tab stop and movesthe print positiontotheleftmargin.Performsalinefeedifnoverticaltabsare set,as atpower-up.Feedstothetopof thenextpageifverticaltabs aresetbutthe cunentlineis ator belowthe lastverticaltab stop.

11 OB

Page 94

H P

l m

M A

s CESG “l” n

t l m c n ( n b Oa 2

t c c p ( p p s

s T l m d n m t c p

c l Tha t l

t r m a w t l b

P T P

C p

C e E p E e E c p O E c e O

r m

D H

27IC% n

N C

O o 1

( ( O

IB EC n

W C O

O S

O S O S

( O S

O S O S

M A

w c “ n 27 81 n

t r m c n t c c p (

D H

pis c s C n t l c p t l T r m d n m t c p c l T r m m w t l b

P T P

N C W C

4 E 5 S C p

C e E p

7 1

2 E e 3 3 S

E c p 4 E c e 4

IB 51 n

4 5 S 1

n n

4 S 4 s

Page 95

l r m

M A D

I cESC> “X” nl d

27 S0 nl n2

IB 5S nl n2

S t l m a a t r m c n

S pnf a

C r

M A D H

B + 1 C

t c l a R t n p p t l m t A m s w t M S a p al f

a l f

M A D

I 4 “ < 27 53 1

IB 35 01

C t p p b a c m a l f e t i a T c t p o

t s M S

C a l f

M A D H

. “ &

27 53 0 IB 35 00

C t p p o ac r w n a c T c t p o t s M S

M A D H

B C 8 0

M t p p o c t l I t p p a ’ c b o

c c

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L j

M A D

~ , ‘ @ ‘ &

A s t w t l m l t r m

. r

C t

M ASCII

& “ “ 27 97 49 IB 61 31 4?“ <

C s t b t l a r m

R j

M A

~ M ~

“ ‘ 27 97 50 IB 61 32

A s t w t r m l t m r

F j

H 27 97 46 tB 61 30 27 97 0 IB 61 00

D H

27 97 1 IB 61 01

D H

27 97 2 IB 61 02

~ , .

c “ d

D 27 97 51 IB 61 33 27 97 3 IB 61 ~

A s t b t l a r m

Page 97

h s

M A

B .&SC> “D”

d d .... 6 27 SSnl d .... 0

IB 44

C a c h t s a s n t s c n n e t c c p ( p

p s c s w n n e a

n b 1 a 2 T m n h

t s a S m a I m T

t s m s a o a v

a o t t t s l S t

t < e c c a t s s 4 “

h s e n c

M Ascll D H

&~~> ,Oew..().. n

cESC> “e”4>

27101 4S n

n 27101 0 n

IB 65 SO IB 65 W n

C a c h t s a s n t s e n c w n b 1a 1

R s

nld ...00

M Ascil D H

4 “

2 S

18 52

R t h t s t p v w a t s s e 8c s c A c a

v t s

B C 9 (

M t p p t n h t s I t i h t s t c l N t w u s s s h t a n u

Page 98

R h

M A

s CESC> “1”

nl d

D H

27 92 nl d

M t p p r l as d I thn t r o e f t d a d a f

n b Oa 6 t p h m r ( + n x

2 d

y w m t p h t l d a a o

s t v f 6 a d t r i

h a l b

A h i

M A

s <ESC> “$” nl ~

S t n p p ( + x i f l m o c I t p b t r

D H

27 36nl d

A h c

M A D H

cESG “f’ “O”

“f’ 4> n

n 2710248 n IB & W n

27102 0 n

IB B6 W n

IB 5C nl n2

10 24d d

M thc n l w

n b Oa 1

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G C

P n g

cBSC> “K” nl n2

ml m2 ... ml m2 ...

P b g d p i h T g i 8d h a + x 2 d w M w 8 i ( d f n c p a 1 i ( d f w c p m m ... a t d d e a l v i O 2 r 8v d w t m s b t t a t l s b t b T n d b m + x 2 D b t a i t e p t p r a c m

P d g

cESC> “L” nl n2

d d ... ml m2 ... ml m2 ...

b g 1 d p i h ( m 9 d w f c p 1 d f w c p S & “ f o i

27 75nl d

D H

27 7Bnl d IB 4C nl d

IB 4B nf n2

ml d ...

P d d g

CESC> “Y” nl n2

ml m2 ... ml d ... d m2 ...

b g 1 d p i h (

D H

27 S9nl d IB 59 nl d

m 9 d w f n c p 1 d f w cas s h d S c “ f o i

Page 100

P q g

M A D H

cESC> “Z” nl n2 27 90 d d IB 5A nl d

ml d ...

ml d ... ml d ...

P b g 2 d p i h ( m 1 d w f n c p 3 d f w cas e s d h d S d “ f o i

S g m

M A

cESC> “*” n(l nl

d nll d ... d

S o e g m d t v d p b g t m S 4 “ f i n t m m ...

G m

O N ( d p i

1 D 2 D d ( d p i 3 Qu

4 . g m I ( d p i

5 P g

C g m

7 D p g ( d p i

C g d

s CESC> “?”

n m 27 63 n m

C g d s < “ 4 “ < “ o “ c ad m d < “ n “ “L “ “ i t m c m ac f < i o t m

43SC>“*”.

D H

27 42 ni-1rd IB 2A nO nl

ml d ...

d ml d ...

( d p i

( d p i ( d p i

D H

IB W n m

Star Micronics ZA-200, ZA-250 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURESOFTHE PRINTER

FONTSTYLEEXAMPLE

Locatingtheprinter

UNPACKINGANDINSPECTION

AUTOMATICSHEETFEEDER

INTERFACECARTRIDGES

SELECTION OFPAPER

ADJUSTINGTHE PRINTINGGAP

LOADINGFANFOLDFORMS

LOADINGSINGLESHEETS

BUTTONSANDINDICATORS

SWITCHCOMBINATIONFUNCTIONS

DOTADJUSTMENTMODE

CHARACTERSIZEAND PITCHCOMMANDS

VERTICALPOSITIONCOMMANDS