TallyGenicom MATRIX PRINTER 2150, 2250 Reference Manual
Reference manual Matrix printer
2150
2250
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Table of contents
Printer at a glance 1
Paperways 3
Installation 4
Unpacking the printer 4
Placing your printer 5
Checking the printer voltage 7
Connecting the printer 9
Switching on the printer 11
The control panel 12
The LC display 13
Online mode 14
Offline mode 15
Setup mode 16
Messages in the LC display 17
Key functions when turning on the printer 18
Changing the ribbon cassette 19
Settings (I) 24
Paper path quick selection 24
Selecting character density and font temporarily 26
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Loading paper 28
Fanfold paper 28
Sin
g
le sheets 34
Handling 37
Paper transport 37
Movin
g
the paper to the tear position 38
Settings (II) 39
Settin
g
the print head gap 39
Settin
g
the tear position 41
Settin
g
the first printing line (TOF) 42
The Menu 44
Pro
g
ramming via the control panel 44
Enablin
g
access to menu mode 45
Callin
g
up the menu 45
Menu confi
g
urations 46
Status pa
g
e46
Menu handlin
g
48
Save settin
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s49
Selectin
g
the LC display language50
Terminatin
g
Setup mode 52
Menu structure 53
Menu description table 54
Extended settings 68
Test functions 68
Functions and Adjustments 69
Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII) 71
Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode 73
Interface test (Hex-Dump) 74
Printout in Hex-Dump 74
Terminating Hex-Dump 76
Mechanical adjustments to the printer 77
Setting the Formlen function 78
Setting the AGA function 80
Setting the Paphand function 81
Increasing the print head gap (Head up) 82
Paper width (Pagewid) 83
Left-hand area (Leftzon) 84
Right-hand area (Rightzo) 85
Physical left margin (Physlm) 86
Bidirectional parallel interface (CX-bid) 87
Line wrap (Wrap) / Beep at paper end (Sound) 88
Settings for paper with dark back (Pap.back) 89
Deactivate single sheet feeder (Single) 90
Setting for printing copy paper (HvyForm) 91
Reduced power consumption (SleepMod) 92
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Loading firmware 93
Troubleshooting 94
Troubleshooting 95
The display remains dark 96
The display is lit, but the printer does not print 97
Problems with the paper feed 98
Paper jam (fanfold paper) 99
Paper jam (single sheets) 100
Paper does not move to tear off position 100
Problems with the print quality 101
Print is too pale 101
Smudged print 101
Prints undefined characters 102
The first line is not completely printed out at the top 102
Dots within characters are missing 102
Error messages via the display 103
Load paper from ... 103
Printhead hot 103
Cover open 103
Parity Error 103
Frame Error 104
Hardware Alarm 104
Overrun Error 104
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Eject Error 105
Load paper from
…
105
Additional display messa
g
es 106
Press any key 106
Loadin
g
Default 106
Only available in Epson mode 106
Park position 106
Tear paper off 106
Load paper from
…
106
Care and maintenance 107
Replacin
g
the fuse 108
Cleanin
g
the housin
g
109
Cleanin
g
the interior 109
Platen 110
Ribbon 111
Upper friction 111
Carria
g
e shafts 111
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Emulations 112
General 112
Escape sequences 112
What are escape sequences? 113
MTPL sequences 113
What are control codes? 113
The $$ procedure 114
How are escape sequences used? 115
MTPL 116
Example in BASIC 116
Example in Pascal 117
List of available control codes 118
Barcode 137
List of available barcodes 137
US Postnet Barcode 139
LC printin
g
140
List of additional command codes 141
Confi
g
uring the printer for your computer 143
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Character sets 144
MTPL standard character set 145
MTPL international substitution
characters 146
OCRA character set 147
OCRB character set 148
Available character sets 149
Interfaces 156
Parallel interface 157
Connector assi
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nment 157
Serial interface V.24/RS232C 159
Connector assi
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nment 160
Interface cable (serial interface) 161
Input si
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nals 162
Output signals 162
Memory mode XON/XOFF 163
Memory mode Robust XON/XOFF 163
Extended menu functions with the ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK and
ACK/NAK protocols selected 164
ENQ/STX protocol 165
ETX/ACK protocol 166
ACK/NAK protocol 166
Add entry to the AUTOEXEC.BAT 168
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Specification 169
Printer specifications 169
Interface specifications 175
Paper specifications 177
Options and Accessories 180
Options 180
Automatic single sheet feeder, front (ASF-F) 180
Automatic single sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R) 180
Tractor 2, front 180
Tractor 3, rear 181
Others 181
Automatic single sheet feeder, front (ASF-F) 182
Preparing the printer 182
Installing the ASF-F 183
Inserting paper 185
Automatic single sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R) 187
Preparing the printer 187
Installing the ASF-R 187
Inserting paper 191
Tractor 2 193
Preparing the printer 193
Installing the tractor 2 194
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Tractor 3 195
Preparing the printer 195
Installing the tractor 3 195
Paper specifications 197
Accessories 201
Ribbon cassettes 201
Serial interface adapter 201
Programmer’s application manuals 201
Index 202
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Printer at a glance
pullto open
pullto open
Control panel
Front cover
Power switch
Power inlet and
fuse
Interface connector
Paper support
Top cover
Latches
Tear edge
Bottom cover
Single sheet feeder closed
Print head
Ribbon cassette
Rear cover
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➤ Printer in fanfold paper mode ➤ Printer in single sheet mode
pullto open
Tractor 1
Single sheet feeder open
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➤ Paperways
TTrraaccttoorr 33
TTrraaccttoorr 11
TTraracctotor 2r 2
Single sheetSingle sheet
AASSFF--FF
AASSFF--RR
Standard printer:
Tractor 1
Single sheet
Optionen:
Tractor 2
Tractor 3
ASF-F
ASF-R
If you install the ASF-F
feeder, the paper sources
Trac2 and Single are omitted.
Tractor 2 and tractor 3: option, modular
Installation
➤ Unpacking the printer
Place your printer on a solid base (see
Placing your
printer
).
Make sure that the “Up” symbols point to the correct
direction.
Open the packaging and take out the ribbon cassette. Pull the printer out of the cardboard box towards
you and remove the remaining packaging material.
Check the printer for any visible transport damage
and completeness. Apart from this CD-ROM (➀), the
Operator’s Manual (➁), the power cable (➂), the ribbon (➃) and the paper support (➄) must be included.
If you find any transport damage or if any accessories are missing, please contact your dealer.
➀
➁
➂
➃
➄
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➤ Placing your printer
Place the printer on a solid, flat and non-slip surface
in such a way that it cannot fall down. Make sure to
facilitate access to the control panel and the paper input trays and to leave sufficient space for the paper
ejected.
When selecting the printer location, observe the following additional instructions:
Never place the printer in the vicinity of easily inflammable gas or
explosive substances.
The power supply cable may be damaged
if the paper edges constantly chafe the
insulating sheath. The user must always
ensure that there is sufficient distance
between the power supply cable and the
paper.
STOP
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Do not expose the printer to direct sunlight. If you cannot avoid placing the
printer near a window, protect it from the sunlight with a curtain.
When connecting the computer with the printer, make sure not to exceed the
permitted cable length (see
Technical specifications
).
Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating radiators.
Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity
fluctuations. Protect the printer from dust.
It may be recommended to install the printer in a place which is acoustically
isolated from the workplace because of the noise it may produce.
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➤ Checking the printer
voltage
Make sure that the device has been set to the correct voltage (e.g. 230 V
in Europe, 120 V in the USA). To do this, check the type plate above the
power inlet at the back of the printer. Contact your dealer if the setting is
incorrect.
Never switch on the printer if the voltage setting is incorrect, since
this may result in severe damage.
You can set the printer to the correct mains voltage
yourself. To do this, cautiously tilt the printer to the
rear.
STOP
pullto open
pullto open
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Make sure that the fixing clips of the parallel connection are not bent
STOP
STOP
Use a suitable object (e.g. a screwdriver, but never a
pencil) to set the slide switch on the left at the bottom of the printer to the correct voltage.
120 V
Front side of the printer
Rear side of the printer
230 V
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➤ Connecting the printer
Connect the power cable to the power inlet of the
printer. Connect the power cable plug to a mains
socket.
Make sure that the printer and the computer are
switched off and connect the data cable between the
printer and the computer.
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➤ Switching on the printer
The power switch for switching on the printer is
located at the front bottom right of the printer.
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The control panel
The control panel with its keys is used for controlling your work with the
printer. The control panel is located on the front left side of your printer
and consists of a two-line LC display and six keys.
The functions of the keys depend on the printer’s current mode (status).
There are four basic modes.
The
Online mode
is the printer’s normal operating status. Data from your
computer can be received and printed.
In the
Offline mode
the link between printer and computer is interrupted,
i.e. no data can be received and printed.
In the
Setup mode
you can either select the printer menu or carry out the
so-called quick-switch function. The quick-switch option was included so
that you can change the most important parameters (adjustments,
character density, font, paper path, adjustments i.e. head gap) directly
without having to enter them via the menu. The character density and
font parameters can also be set permanently in the printer menu mode.
In the
Menu mode
further printer settings (line spacing, size of the inter-
face buffer etc.) can be altered and saved permanently.
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➤ The LC display The LC display tells you all the important printer settings and informs you
which functions are currently assigned to which keys.
In Normal mode the upper line tells you the printer’s status (
Online
or
Offline
mode – in the example below the printer is in the Online mode),
and the selected paperpath (below: Tractor1 = tractor mode).
The second line informs you which functions are currently assigned to
which keys. The word or symbol directly above a key tells you the
current function of the key. In our example the right key is assigned with
the Tear function. If you were to press this key the loaded fanfold paper
would be advanced to the tear position.
Example:
Online Tractor1
Tear
Online
Setup
Printer status
Paper path
Key functions
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➤ Online mode After switching on, the printer is automatically set to online mode. Only in
this mode it can receive data from the computer.
Tear key (4):
Activates the tear function when fanfold paper is loaded
(see
Moving the paper to the tear position
).
If Load is displayed above this key, no paper is loaded in the printer;
press the key to feed paper to the printing position.
Setup key:
Sets the printer to setup mode.
Online key:
Sets the printer to offline mode.
Online Tractor1
Tear
Online
Setup
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3
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➤ Offline mode Only in this mode it is possible to perform step, line, or form feeds from the
control panel (see
Paper transport
); however, data cannot be received.
Park key (1):
Clears the paper path with paper loaded and activates paper path quick
selection (see
Changing the paper type
).
Key (2):
Short keypress: Microstep forward.
Long keypress: Continuous paper feed.
Key (3):
Short keypress: Microstep reverse.
Long keypress: Continuous paper reverse feed up to the park position.
Load key (4):
Loads paper from the selected paper source; the display changes to
LF/FF.
LF/FF key:
Short keypress: Line Feed (LF)
long keypress: Form Feed (FF).
Setup key:
Sets the printer to setup mode.
Online key:
Sets the printer to online mode.
Offline Tractor1
Load
Online
Setup
Park Load
2
1
3
4
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➤ Setup mode In this mode, the following settings are available:
Setup key:
Sets the printer to setup mode, in which the following settings can be
selected:
Menu key (1):
Other menu settings.
Adjust key (2):
Setting the tear position, first printing line and print head gap.
Paperway key (3):
Paper path.
Char key (4):
Font and number of characters per inch.
Access to the other menu settings is disabled by the manufacturer.
For information on how to enable access and about the available
settings, refer to the chapter
The menu
.
Adjust Paperway
Menu Char
Online
Setup
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➤ Messages in the LC
display
If the printer detects an internal fault or user error or if it expects you to
do something, a message will appear in the LC display. Below you will
find a list of messages with brief descriptions of each message. The
messages are described in greater detail in the chapter
Troubleshooting
.
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Message Meaning
Eject error
The printer cannot eject paper/advance it to park position.
Hardware Alarm
Internal hardware error.
Head hot
The printer reports that the print head is hot and that print speed will be
reduced.
Initializing
This message appears during the printer’s initializing phase.
Load error
The printer cannot draw in the loaded paper.
Loading default
Factory defined parameters will be reloaded in all available menues.
Load paper from
The printer has
no paper in the active paperway.
Parity error
A parity error during data transmission is indicated.
Park position
Printer was switched on with no paper in print position.
Press any key
The user is requested to press any key.
Selftest
After power-on, the printer executes a short hardware self-test.
Tear Paper off
The user is requested to tear off paper which has been advanced to the
quick tear edge.
➤ Key functions when
turning on the printer
You can activate one of the functions below by keeping the corresponding key or key combination pressed while turning on the printer:
If you keep the Online key depressed while turning on the printer, you
enter the printer’s Self-Test mode. The Self-Test mode is described in
the section
Test functions
of this manual.
If you keep the Setup key depressed while turning on the printer, you regain access to the printer menu if you had locked it before with the help
of the MenLock function. The MenLock function is described in the
Menu description table
at the end of this chapter.
If the four function and select keys are depressed simultaneously while turning on the power, all printer settings are reset to the default values,
except the Forml (Form length) and Single settings in
Test mode
).
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If you keep the key 4 depressed while turning on the printer, a
status page is printed out from the active paper source with the
selected settings of all menus (see Printing status page).
Changing the ribbon cassette
The ribbon consists of a dense synthetic fabric saturated with ink. When
printing, the needles hit the ribbon and transfer the ink particles on to the
paper. After printing several million characters, the ink is consumed and
the fabric worn out.
Remove all the paper from the printer and make
sure that the printer is switched off before opening
the cover.
Press the two slide latches, raise the top cover to an
angle of 90 degrees relative to the top cover of the
printer and remove it.
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Cautiously slide the print head carriage to the left
stop (viewed from the printer front).
Raise the printer bar cover.
The print head becomes hot during printing. You should therefore let it cool down
for some time before touching it.
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