Compaq P5000 Series manual

Setup Guide ® The Printr onix P5000 series with DEC LG Emulation[...]

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172292-00 1, Rev B Setup Guide The Printr onix P5000 series with DEC LG Emulat ion ®[...]

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Table of Contents 1 O ver view . ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... 9 About This Guide ................ ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ... 9 Warnin gs and Sp ecial In format ion ........ ............. ............. ............. ... 9 Printing Co nvent ions in Th is Guide [...]

Table of Contents Connect th e Interfac e and Powe r Cables .... ............. ............. ....... 34 Install the Ribbon ............... ............. ............. ............. ............. ....... 3 6 Load the P aper .......................... ............ ............. ............. .............. 4 0 Power On th e Printe r .... ............[...]

Table of Contents HOST INTERFA CE ............................... ............. ............. ............. ..... 103 Serial Su bmenu .................. ............. ............. ............. ............. ..... 104 Parallel Subme nu ............... ............. ............. ............. ............. ..... 107 PRINTER CONT ROL .. ...........[...]

Table of Contents New Ribbon ........................ ............. ............. ............. .................. 152 Ribbon Ac tion ............... ............. ............ ............. .................... ..... 15 3 RibbonMi nder Fault ...... ............. ................... ............. ............. ..... 15 4 Ribbon Si ze ..............[...]

9 1 Overview About Thi s Gui de This Setup Guide i s desi gned s o you can quickl y find the infor matio n you need to in stall and confi gure your Pr introni x DEC LG Emulati on printe r. W arni ngs and Special Information Read an d comply with all informat ion hi ghlig hted und er spec ial h eadings: WA R N I N G Conditions that could harm you as[...]

10 Chapter 1 The P500 0 series with DEC LG Emu lation • The Prin tronix P 5000 ser ies of L ine Mat rix Prin ters wit h DEC LG Operator’s Guide Describes the key s on the c ontro l pane l and pro vides q uick r eference informa tion on daily pr inter o peratio ns suc h as loa ding p aper a nd replacing ribbons . This man ual i s provided with e[...]

Prin ter Emulat ions 11 Most lin e matr ix pri nters ha ve sp ecializ ed arch itect ures, whi ch en able the printer to emu late, or b ehave like , anothe r print er. Thes e sp ecializ ed archite ctures ar e restric ted. Your printer, however , intro duces an open archite cture c oncept tha t is n ot availa ble on any ot her line ma trix printer . [...]

12 Chapter 1 The P500 0 series with DEC LG Emu lation Figure 1. The DEC LG Emulation Printers P5205 P5210 P5215 P5005 P5010[...]

Graphics Enhanc ement Option 13 Graph ics Enhanc ement Opt ion The IGP/P GL and IG P/VGL emulati ons allow y ou to c reate an d store f orms, generate logos , bar co des, expa nded c haracte rs, and c reate oth er grap hics. Alphanum eric an d bar code d ata are a dded as the form is pri nted. These e mulation s are av ailable as factor y-instal le[...]

14 Chapter 1 The P500 0 series with DEC LG Emu lation Graphics and V ertical Formatting Seve ral gra phics a nd verti cal form atting features are ava ilable: • Four b uilt-in graph ics gene rators : 1) IBM P roprin ter III XL bit-ima ge graphi cs 2) Epson F X dot gr aphics mode 3) P- Series Plot 4) LG Six el Graphi cs • Progra mmable el ectron[...]

Line Matrix P rinting 15 Line Matrix Printing Your print er crea tes ch arac ters an d grap hics by a pri nting techn ique called line matrix pr inting. Line matr ix print ing consis ts of printing patterns of ink dots on paper , an entir e line at a time. Each text char acter is stor ed in m emory a s a pa ttern of dots on a logic al grid called t[...]

16 Chapter 1 The P500 0 series with DEC LG Emu lation After a l ine of charac ters is printed , hamme r action stops while the pa per advance s to th e first d ot row of th e next prin table lin e. The num ber of rows allowed fo r li ne sepa ration d epends on the li ne sp acing you s elect. Figure 3. Line Matrix Printing Printing Speed The spe ed [...]

17 2 Setting Up the Printer Before Y ou Begin Read this chapt er ca refully be fore ins talling a nd oper ating the DEC LG Emulati on printe r. The printe r is ea sy to ins tall, but for your safety , and to pr otect val uable equipmen t, perf orm all the pr ocedures in this chap ter in the order p resented . Power Requirement s IMPORT ANT It is re[...]

18 Chapter 2 Before You Begin • Is loca ted with in the m aximum a llowa ble ca ble lengt h to the host comput er. This di stance dep ends on the type of interface you pla n to use, as shown in Tabl e 2: Figure 4. Cabinet Model Dimensions T able 2. Interface Connections Interface T ype Maximum Cabl e Length Centroni cs Par allel 5 meters (15 feet[...]

Select a Site 19 Figure 5. Pedestal Model Dimensions 24.6 in. (62.48 cm.) 30 in. (76.2 cm.) 10.5 in. (26.67 cm.) 25 in. (63.5 cm.) 48.0 in. (122 cm.)[...]

20 Chapter 2 Before You Begin Printer Comp onent Locations Familiar ize yoursel f with the name s and location s of th e printer com ponents shown in Figur e 6 befo re conti nuing wi th the res t of th e install ation procedu re. Figure 6. Component Locations Hor izon tal Adjustmen t Knob Tractor Lock Paper Scale Splined Sh aft Paper Support Tracto[...]

Remove the Cardboard Packing 21 Remove the S hipping Restraint s (Cabinet Model) Cardboard p acking, prote ctive foam, a nd tie wraps pr otect pr inter mecha nisms f rom damag e dur ing sh ipmen t. This se ction descri bes ho w to remove these shipping restra ints from the c abine t model bef ore y ou opera te the prin ter. Save the card board pac [...]

22 Chapter 2 Remove th e Shipping Restrain ts (Cabinet Model) Remove the Hammer Ba nk Protective Foam an d Foam St r i ps Figure 8. Removing the Hammer Bank Protective Foam and Fo am Strips 1. Open the tractor doors. P ush the t ractor locks d own. Slid e the tr actors and paper suppor ts outw ard as fa r as they will go . The for ms thic kness lev[...]

Remove the Platen Protect ive Foam 23 Remove the Plate n Prote cti ve Fo am Figure 9. Removing the Plat en Prot ective Fo am 1. Rotate the fo rms thi ckness lever down ward to positio n “ A ” . 2. Rotate the p laten p rotectiv e foam towa rd the front of th e printe r and out from under the support shaft. Re move the pla ten protective foam. Pl[...]

24 Chapter 2 Remove th e Shipping Restrain ts (Cabinet Model) Adjust the Paper Support s Figure 10. Adjusting Paper Supports 1. Slide paper suppor ts inwar d until they are a pproxim ately four i nche s from the tractor door. Paper Supp orts Tractor D oor Trac tor Do or[...]

Release the Pape r Chains 25 Relea se the Paper Cha ins Figure 11. Releasing the Paper Chai ns 1. Open the cabin et rea r door. 2. Cut the tie wraps an d releas e the pa per cha ins from the bags at the to p rear of the print er frame . Remove th e tie wr aps and bags. 3. Make su re eac h cha in han gs freel y, wit h no ki nks or knots. Tie Wr ap T[...]

26 Chapter 2 Remove th e Shipping Restrain ts (Cabinet Model) Remove th e T ags Figure 12. Remove Tag and Tie Wrap from Fence or Passive Paper Stack er 1. Remove th e tie wrap and la rge red tag attache d to the passiv e paper stac ker. 2. Close the cabi net rear door. 3. Clos e the p rinte r cover. Tie Wr ap Tag Passive Pap er Stacker Tie Wr ap Ta[...]

Attach th e Contro l Pa nel Overlay s 27 Att ach the Con trol Pan el Ov erl ays Figure 13. Attaching Control Panel Overlay 1. Choose the overla y lab els i n the ap propriate langua ge. 2. Open the print er cove r, pee l off th e back of the ov erlay a nd appl y to th e control panel . Remove the S hipping Restraint s (Pedest al Model) Protec tive [...]

28 Chapter 2 Remove the Shipp ing Restraints (Pedesta l Model) Remove the Hammer Ba nk Protective Foam Figure 14. Removing the Hammer Bank Protective Foam 1. Rais e the pr inter co ver. 2. Open the tractor doors. P ush the t ractor locks d own. Slid e the tr actors and paper suppor ts outwar d as far a s they wi ll go. T he forms thickne ss leve r [...]

Remove the Platen Protect ive Foam 29 Remove the Plate n Prote cti ve Fo am Fig ure 15 . Rem ovin g Plat en Pro tective Foam 1. Rotate the fo rms thi ckness lever down ward to positio n “ A ” . 2. Rotate the p laten p rotectiv e foam towa rd the front of th e printe r and out from under the support shaft. Re move the pla ten protective foam. Fo[...]

30 Chapter 2 Remove the Shipp ing Restraints (Pedesta l Model) Adjust the Paper Support s Figure 16. Adjusting Paper Supports 1. Slide paper suppor ts inwar d until they are a pproxim ately four i nche s from the tractor door. 2. Clos e the p rinte r cover. Paper Supp orts Tractor D oor Trac tor Do or[...]

Remove Tag 31 Remove T ag Figure 17. Removing Tag from Cage Remove th e tie wrap attached t o the wi reform pape r path. It i s marked w ith a lar ge, r ed ta g. Tie Wr ap Tag[...]

32 Chapter 2 Remove the Shipp ing Restraints (Pedesta l Model) Attach the Out put Bas ket Figure 18 . Attachin g the Ou tput Baske t 1. Place th e outpu t bask et in the h oles in the b ack o f the pri nter. 2. Screw t he ground wire attac hed to the out put baske t to the printer .[...]

Attach th e Contro l Pa nel Overlay s 33 Att ach the Con trol Pan el Ov erl ays Figure 19. Attaching Control Panel Overlays 1. Choose the overla y lab els i n the ap propriate langua ge. 2. Open the print er cove r and insert ove rlay l abels by slidin g them b ehind the contr ol pan el asse mbly in the appr opriat e place.[...]

34 Chapter 2 Install Basic Components Inst al l Basic Component s The foll owing section gives instr uction s on e ssentia l pro cedures which k eep your pr inter op erationa l on a day- to-day b asis. Connect the Inte rface and Power Cables Before y ou co nnect the inter face and po wer cabl es, ver ify the v oltage source at the p rinter si te co[...]

Connect t he Inter face and Power Cables 35 Figure 21. Interface and Power Locations 1. Make su re the printer power switch i s set to OFF (s ee Figur e 21). Connect th e (cust omer-supp lied) interfa ce cable from the host c ompute r to the a ppropriate prin ter interfac e co nnector (s ee Figu re 20). R efer to Chap ter 5, “ Interfaces, ” f o[...]

36 Chapter 2 Install Basic Components Inst all the Ribbon Figure 22. Ribbon Path Diagram Location 1. Refer to th e ribbon path di agram mo lded o nto the shu ttle cov er. Figure 23. Opening the Printer Cover 2. Verify tha t the pr inter i s offline and tha t the pr inter c over is open. 55cabopn MAy 1, 2001[...]

Install the Ribbon 37 Figure 24. Forms Thickness Lever 3. Raise the forms th icknes s lever as far as it will g o. 4. Swing open th e tractor d oors. Figure 25. Right Hub Latch 5. Squeeze the ri ght hub latch and plac e the fu ll sp ool on the right hub . Be sure the ribbon feeds o ff the ou tside of the s pool. Press the spool down until the hub l[...]

38 Chapter 2 Install Basic Components Figure 26. Ribbon Path 6. Thread the ribbon a round the ribb on guid e and a long the r ibbon pat h. Refer to th e ribbon path di agram on the sh uttle cov er. Be sur e to thre ad the ribb on betwe en the h ammer ban k co ver a nd the r ibbon ma sk. CAUTI ON The ribbon must not be twisted. A twisted ribbon can [...]

Install the Ribbon 39 Figure 27. Left Ribbon Hub 7. Place t he empt y sp ool on the le ft hub. Pr ess the spool down unti l the hub latch s naps into place . Turn t he spo ol by han d to mak e sure the ri bbon tracks c orrect ly in the ribb on path and ribb on guides . p55rib3 May 1, 2001 55rib3 August 15 , 2000 Cabinet Mo del Pedestal Mo del[...]

40 Chapter 2 Install Basic Components Load the Paper This sec tion e xplains ho w to loa d paper fo r the first tim e. If y ou are lo ading paper ov er existi ng paper , see the Operato r ’ s Guid e. Figure 28. F orms Th ickness Lever and Tracto r Doors When you start thi s procedur e, verify that the p rinter cov er is open , the for ms thicknes[...]

Load the Paper 41 Figure 30. Paper Slot Location 2. Feed the paper up throug h the paper slot. Ho ld the paper in place with one hand ( to prev ent it f rom slippi ng down through t he pape r slot) while pulling it throug h from above with your other h and. Figure 31. Loading Paper Ont o the Left Tractor Sprockets 3. Pull the paper above and be hin[...]

42 Chapter 2 Install Basic Components Figure 32. Paper Scale 4. If adjustm ent is nece ssary, un lock the left tr actor. S lide the tractor until it is directl y to the left of the numb er “ 1 ” on the pape r scale and lock it. (You can a lso use the pape r scal e to co unt co lumns .) CAUTI ON To avoid damage to the printer caused by printing [...]

Load the Paper 43 Figure 34. Horizontal Adjustment Knob 8. After bo th tractor s are sec ured, y ou may us e the h orizont al adjus tment knob to m ake fi ne horiz ontal pap er adj ustments . Figure 35. Lowering the Forms Thickness Lever 9. Lower the forms th icknes s lever. S et it to match the paper thi ckness. The A-B- C scale corre sponds a ppr[...]

44 Chapter 2 Install Basic Components Power On the Printer Followi ng are i nstruct ions for po wering on the pr inter aft er yo u have insta lled the ribb on and loa ded pap er. Figure 36. The Power Sw itch 1. When you star t this pr ocedur e, verify th at pape r and ribbon a re insta lled, the forms thickn ess le ver is l owered, a nd the tr acto[...]

Set the Top- of-Form 45 Set the T op-of-Form Following are ins truction s for s etting t he top-of- form afte r yo u have powered on the printer . Figure 37. The Lower Paper Guide 1. When you star t this pr ocedur e, verify th at the p rinte r is in offline m ode, with the pr inter c over op en and t he forms thickne ss lever lowered. 2. Press the [...]

46 Chapter 2 Install Basic Components Figure 38. Raising the Forms Thickness Lever 3. Raise the forms thic kness lev er as far as it will go. This allows you to tur n the ve rtical position knob freel y in ord er to ali gn the top-of-fo rm. Figure 39. Aligning the Top-of-Fo rm 4. Locate the TOF indicato r. It is t he small tab lo cated on the trac [...]

Set the Top- of-Form 47 Figure 40. Lowering the Forms Thickness Lever 6. Lower the forms th icknes s lever. S et it to match the paper thi ckness. The A-B- C scale corre sponds a pproxim ately to 1-, 3- , and 6 -part pa per thickne ss. Adj ust until you h ave the desire d print q uality . NOTE: Do not set the for ms thic kness leve r too tight ly; [...]

48 Chapter 2 Install Basic Components T est the Printer T able 3. Printe r T est Proc edure St ep Ke y Result Notes 1. Make s ure t hat the p rinter top cover is ope n and th e forms t hick ness le ver is lower ed. 2. The pr inter mu st be o ff line for testing. 3. Allows yo u to ma ke co nfigurati on changes . 4. 5. 6. 7. The pr inter ou tputs a s[...]

49 3 Configuring the Printer Overview IMPORT ANT Configuration directly affects printer oper ation. Do not change the configuration of your printer until you are thoroughly familiar with the procedur es in thi s chapter . In order to print data, th e printer m ust r espond c orrectly to signa ls and commands recei ved from the hos t comput er. Con [...]

50 Chapter 3 Overview Figure 41. Configuration Menu Overview OFFLINE CONFIG. CONTROL ACTIVE EMULAT ION 1 EMULAT ION MAINT/ MISC DIAG NOS- TICS RIBBON MINDER Load Config. Save Config. Print Config. Delete Config. Power-Up Config. Protect Configs. LG* LinePrinter+ IGP/PGL & LP+ IGP/VGL & LP+ LG* LinePrinter+ IGP/ PGL & LP+ IGP/ VGL & [...]

Changing and Saving Paramet er Settings 51 Changing a nd Saving Par ameter Settings You can chan ge a p arameter setting , such a s li ne spac ing or forms length, by pressi ng ke ys on the contr ol pa nel or by sendin g emula tion c ontro l cod es in the host d ata strea m. Refer to the app ropria te Progra mmer ’ s Reference Manual fo r inform [...]

52 Chapter 3 Overview Operating Mode s The printe r has th ree op erating m odes: onlin e mode, offline mo de, and fault mode. • Online Mode. W hen the pr inter is onli ne, it i s contr olled by the ho st computer and p rints da ta sent by the host c omput er. • Offline Mode. In offli ne mod e, commun ication w ith the host is inter rupted so t[...]

Unlocking and Locking the ENTER Key 53 Unlocking and Lockin g the ENTER Key The ENTE R key is lock ed by de fault, to preven t you from acc identally chang ing the printer configu ratio n. You shoul d general ly un lock th e ENT ER key dir ectl y before you b egin conf igura tion us ing the m enus; once th e chang es are m ade, relo ck th e ENTER k[...]

54 Chapter 3 Overview Italic PrintDisable Slashed ZeroDisable Page Format Margins Left Margin0 columns Right Margin0 columns Bottom Margin0 lines Perforation SkipDisabl e Form Length Abs. Length IN11.0 inc hes Abs. Length MM279.4 mm Function of lines66 li nes Form Width Abs. Width IN13.6 inch es Abs. Width MM345.4 mm Function of CPI136 cha racters [...]

Examp le 55 Changing Paramete rs A conf igurati on con sists of severa l param eters. The defaul t facto ry configur ation has a sta rting set of paramete rs. You r print jobs m ay requ ire differen t paramete r se ttings fr om the d efault that is pr ovided. This s ectio n provid es an exa mple p rocedur e for ch angin g and s aving indivi dual p [...]

56 Chapter 3 Changing Parameter s 4. 5. 6. 7. Cycle t hroug h the choi ces. 8. An asteri sk (*) indi cates thi s choice is acti ve. TO SA VE YOUR CHANGES AS A C ONFIGURA TION THA T IS STORED IN ME MOR Y : 1. 2. 3. Go to th e CONFIG . CONTROL subme nu Save C onfig. o ption, as described on page 58, step 4. TO USE THE CURRENT CONFIGURA TION WITHOUT S[...]

Saving Your New Configuration 57 Saving Y our New Configuration After c hangin g all o f the ne cessar y param eters, i t is rec ommen ded yo u save them as a confi guration that ca n be s tored and loaded later for futur e use. If you do n ot save your confi guration before you power o ff the printe r, all of your paramete r change s wil l be eras[...]

58 Chapter 3 Changing Parameter s T able 5. Saving Configurations St ep Ke y Result Notes 1. If you a re alre ady in the configur ation menu, go t o step 5. 2. 3. Allows yo u to ma ke co nfigurati on changes . 4. 5. 6. 7. Press un til the desi red numbe r (1-8) dis plays. NOTE: Do not turn off the pr inter whi le sa ve is i n prog ress b ecause y o[...]

Deleting Your Configuration 59 Deleting Y our Configuration If you wis h to de lete a config uration from memo ry, sel ect the ap propri ate configur ation number fr om th e menu a nd pres s ENTER . The Protec t Confi gs. param eter mu st be set to disab le befo re you may dele te a configur ation. Once yo u delete a config urati on the Protect Con[...]

60 Chapter 3 Changing Parameter s T able 6. Deleting Configurations St ep Ke y Result Notes 1. Make s ure the p rinter is on. Rai se the printer cover . 2. 3. Allows yo u to ma ke co nfigurati on changes . 4. 5. 6. 7. Press un til the desi red numbe r (1-8) dis plays. 8. The p rint er has del eted t he select ed con fig uration. 9. Locks t he ENTER[...]

Protecting Your Configurations 61 Protecting Y our Configurat ions In order to sa ve or del ete a con figur ation you must s et the Protect Configs . option to disab le. The P rotect Co nfigs. s elect ion wil l auto maticall y retur n to enable on ce a c onfigu ratio n is saved or de leted. Printing the Curren t Configuration The configur ation pri[...]

62 Chapter 3 Changing Parameter s T able 7. Printing Configuratio ns St ep Ke y Result Notes 1. Make s ure the p rinter is on. Rai se the printer cover . 2. 3. A llows yo u to ma ke co nfigurati on changes . 4. 5. 6. 7. Press un til the desi red optio n disp lays . 8. The co nfigur ation li sting begins printing. 9. Careful ly tear off th e configu[...]

Loading Configuration Values 63 Loading Co nfiguration V alues You ca n load any of the ei ght cust omized co nfigur ations or the factory default configur ation . The loa ded co nfiguratio n remai ns acti ve as lo ng as the printe r is on . If you power off the pr inter, the power -up confi guratio n will lo ad. “ The Power-Up Configura tion ”[...]

64 Chapter 3 Changing Parameter s T able 8. Loading Configurations St ep Ke y Result Notes 1. Make s ure the p rinter is on. Rai se the printer cover . 2. 3. A llows yo u to ma ke co nfigurati on changes . 4. 5. 6. Press un til the desi red numbe r (1-8) dis plays. 7. Di splay s for a bout a s econd. The pr inter ha s load ed the configu ratio n. 8[...]

The Power-Up Configuration 65 The Power -Up Configuration When you power on the printer for the fi rst time , it lo ads conf iguratio n 0, the factory de fault c onfigu ration. If you sa ve a c onfigu ration, s uch a s config urati on 1, and tu rn the power off and then bac k on, the print er will lo ad the desi gnated po wer-up conf igura tion, no[...]

66 Chapter 3 Changing Parameter s T able 9. Setting The Po wer-Up Configuration St ep Ke y Result Notes 1. Make s ure the p rinter is on. Rai se the printer cover . 2. 3. A llows yo u to ma ke co nfigurati on changes . 4. 5. 6. 7. Press un til the desi red numbe r (1-8) dis plays. 8. The pr inter ha s sel ected the desir ed con figurati on. 9. Lock[...]

67 4 The Configuration Menus Overview Once you h ave fa miliar ized you rself wi th the con figur ation pro cess us ing the tutorial informati on in Chapter 3, you are r eady to comp lete yo ur con figurati on of the p rinter. T his chap ter prov ides de scrip tions for each parameter . Figu re 44 shows the mai n conf igurati on menu . Configuratio[...]

68 Chapter 4 Overview Figure 44. Configuration Menu Overview OFFLINE CONFIG. CONTROL (see page 70) ACTIVE IGP EMULATION 1 (see page 72) EMULAT ION (see page 73) MAINT/ MISC (see page 102) Load Config. 0* - 8 Save Config. 1* - 8 Print Config. Current* Factory Power-Up All 1 - 8 Delete Config. 1* - 8 Power-Up Config. 0* - 8 Protect Configs. Enable* D[...]

Configuration Main Menu 69 Figure 44. Configuration Menu Overview (continued) HOST INTERFACE (see page 103) PRIN TER CONTROL (see page 112) RIBBON MINDER (see page 117) Seri al* Interface Type RS-232*/RS-422 Data Protocol XON/XO FF* ETX/ ACK ACK/N AK DTR Baud Rate 600, 1200, 2400 4800, 9600*, 19200, 38400 57600, 115200 Word Length 8* or 7 Stop Bits[...]

70 Chapter 4 CONFIG. CONTROL CONFIG . CONTROL Menu The CON FIG. CONT ROL menu manages configu ratio ns, whic h are groupin gs of p arameter v alues that can b e stor ed in pr inter me mory. B rief descripti ons fo llow for each opti on. Load Config. The printe r ca n store a ny of n ine confi gura tions in memor y. This parame ter allows y ou to se[...]

Menu 71 Save Config. This opti on allows you to s ave up to e ight un ique c onfigur ations to meet differen t print j ob req uiremen ts. Th is elim inates th e need t o chan ge the paramete r set tings for each new jo b. The confi guration s are store d in memory, and will not be lo st if you turn off the printer. Configur ation 0 i s a factor y-p[...]

72 Chapter 4 ACTIVE EMULATION ACTIVE EMULA TION The ACTI VE EMU LATION menu al lows you to select th e emul ation t o be used with your DE C LG E mulation printer . Digit al LG is the de fault acti ve emulatio n. You can al so se lect LineP rinter Plu s as the activ e emul ation. T he Proprinte r XL, Epso n FX, and P-S eries e mulations are al l pa[...]

Menu 73 EMULA TIO N The EMU LATION menu is th e gatewa y to conf iguri ng the emu lation s availab le with the DEC LG E mulation. NOTE: Only the emul ation cu rrently select ed from the A CTIVE EMULATIO N menu can be selec ted and configur ed on the EMULA TION men u. • LG . If LG is the activ e emul ation, the n the op tions for this emula tion c[...]

74 Chapter 4 Digital LG Digit al L G Submenu EMULATION Font Vert. Form s Autowrap CR LF Unsolicited Rpt Print Mode Opt Bot. Frm 66/6* (0-198) Top Mrg 0/6* (0-198) No* Yes = CR* = CR + LF = LF* = CR + LF No* Smal l Big Enable* Disable * = Factory Default LG Style C haracter Set DP 10 6* DP 10 8 DP 12 6 DP 12 8 DP 15 6 DP 15 8 DP 15 10 HS 10 6 CORESP[...]

Submenu 75 Font Select a defaul t font sty le and charac ter set fo r the LG emulatio n, as fo llows: • Style . T his opti on allows you to s pecify a print q uality th at includ es a charac ters pe r inch (cpi) and line s per i nch (lp i) setti ng, in th e form at Type cpi lpi. T he defa ult set ting is DP 10 6 (Da ta Proces sin g, 10 cpi, 6 lpi[...]

76 Chapter 4 Digital LG Autowr ap • No . The def ault. Any prin t data rec eived pa st the forms wi dth se tting is discarde d. • Yes . An automati c carriag e return and line feed is performe d when data i s received past th e forms width s etting . CR (Carriage Return) The CR op tion c ontrols the actio n of the print er when it rece ives a C[...]

Submenu 77 Print Mode Opt When enab led, th is op tion aff ects the S PI, S HS, and DECSHORP commands . Th e printer wi ll no longe r be forced into th ese comm ands and print s peed impr oves s ignific antly when in portr ait ori entatio n. For SHS and DECSHORP, th e charac ter si ze will cha nge wit h the sele cted pitc h. In addition , SGR attri[...]

78 Chapter 4 LinePrinter+ LinePrinter+ EMULATION Printer Protocol Print Char . Set Font Attributes Page Format Typeface Data Proc .* NLQ OCR-A OCR-B High Speed NLQ Sans Serif Prop. Spacing Disable*/Enable Bold Print Disable*/Enable Ital ic P ri nt Disable* Forward Slant Backward Slant Slashed Zero Disable*/Enable (see next page) * = Factory Default[...]

Submenu 79 Printer Protocol Select t he Line Printer + protoc ol you wi sh to use . Refer to th e LineP rint er Plus Progra mmer ’ s R efere nce Ma nual for more inform ation. Prin t Ch ar Set When this sel ection i s displ ayed a nd the E NTER ke y is press ed, the cur rent charac ter set i s prin ted. CPI/LPI Selec t This paramet er le ts you s[...]

80 Chapter 4 LinePrinter+ • High Speed . A draft qualit y font prin ting a t 120 d pi hori zontally a nd 48 d pi vertic ally . The width of the f ont va ries wit h the c pi. • NLQ Sans Serif . A hig h quality font pr inting at 180 d pi horiz ontally and 9 6 dpi vertic ally . Thi s font pr ints without s erifs. The width of th e font v aries wit[...]

Submenu 81 Page Format Margins • Right Margin . Set i n column s. Column zero is defin ed as the far righ t edge of the page, and c olumn num bering i ncreme nts from right to left. • Left Margin . Set in column s. Colu mn ze ro is de fined a s the far left ed ge of the page, and co lumn numb erin g incre ments from l eft to rig ht. • Bottom [...]

82 Chapter 4 LinePrinter+ Proprinter XL Emulation Define CR Code This o ption con trols th e action o f the pr inter wh en it rec eives a Carria ge Return code ( hex 0D ) from the ho st comput er . If this featu re is ena bled, e ach time the p rinte r receives a Carri age Retu rn, it ins erts an add itional L ine Feed code (h ex 0A) into the data [...]

Proprinter XL Emulation 83 Define LF Code • LF = LF . Does not perfo rm an aut omatic carriag e return when a lin e feed command is r eceived . The nex t print p osition will be th e curre nt print positio n of the next line. • LF = CR + LF . Force s an autom atic car riage ret urn with e ach line feed comm and rece ived. The ne xt prin t posi [...]

84 Chapter 4 LinePrinter+ Ep son FX Emulation Define CR Code The Define CR Code optio n contr ols the actio n of the pri nter when it rec eives a Carriage Return c ode (hex 0D) from the host c omputer . If thi s feature is enabled, e ach time the pr inter r eceives a Carriag e Retur n, it ins erts an additiona l Lin e Feed c ode (hex 0A) int o the [...]

Epson FX Emulation 85 Auto LF This opti on defi nes the pr inter ac tions wh en print data is rec eived past th e forms width se tting. • Enabl e . Per forms a n autom atic carri age retur n and line feed when d ata is received past the fo rms width. • Disable . Discar ds any d ata p ast the forms w id th. Define LF Code The Define LF Code opti[...]

86 Chapter 4 LinePrinter+ P-Series Emulation Printer Protocol (from page 78) Control Code 06 Control Code 08 Define CR Code Auto LF Overstrike Define LF Code Selec t SFC C EVFU Sele ct A lt. Se t 80 -9F Character S et SFCC d Command 6.0 LPI 8.0 LPI* 10.3 LPI Elongated* Backspace CR = CR* CR = CR + LF Disable* Enable Enable* Disable LF = CR + LF* LF[...]

P-Seri es Emu lation 87 Control Code 06 Control C ode 06 d efines th e funct ion of A SCII code hex 0 6 (AC K). Y ou can select an alte rnate line spacing o f 6, 8 or 10.3 L PI. Control Code 08 Control C ode 08 d efines th e funct ion of AS CII code hex 0 8 (BS). Y ou ca n define the co de to outpu t an elonga ted char acter or a backs pace. Define[...]

88 Chapter 4 LinePrinter+ Select SFCC This paramet er allow s you to s elect wh ich A SCII codes will fun ction as the Special Functi on Cont rol Code ( SFCC) co mmand delim iter . P-Ser ies codes can use hex 00 throug h hex 7F . Option s incl ude the fol lowing : • ESC (hex 1B) • SOH (h ex 01) • ETX (hex 03) • CIRCUMFLEX (he x 5E) — also[...]

Submenu 89 IGP/ PGL E mula tio n The IGP/P GL em ulatio n can be c onfig ured e ither throu gh the p rinter ’ s front panel or from the host compu ter with c ontr ol co des. For a detai led de script ion of config urati on with co ntrol codes, s ee the DEC LG Emulati on IGP/P GL Progra mmer ’ s R efere nce Ma nual. For i nformati on on confi gu[...]

90 Chapter 4 IGP/PGL Emul ation Define CR Co de (Carri age Return) This par ameter for ces the printer to in sert an a utomatic Line Fee d code in to the data s tream whenever a Ca rriage Return c ode occu rs. Thi s is to be used only if the host c omputer d oes no t send Li ne Feeds to the p rinter . • CR = CR. Does not perf orm a line feed. The[...]

Submenu 91 CR Edi t This paramet er det ermines if a car riage r eturn wi ll be f ollowed by a li ne feed . • Disable . Th e printer ignore s all c arriag e return s that a re not fol lowed by line feeds. • Enabl e . The pri nter proces ses all carriage retu rns, e ven for those th at are not follo wed by line feeds . Select Font This parameter[...]

92 Chapter 4 IGP/PGL Emul ation Sk ip Com ma nd Pre fix This paramet er dete rmines if the p rinter wil l print a ny data before an IGP/P GL comm and is receiv ed. • Enabl e . The printer igno res all data on the curren t line befo re an IGP/ PGL comma nd. • Disable . Th e printer wi ll pri nt all data on the cur rent li ne befo re an IG P/ PGL[...]

Submenu 93 Ignore Character Ignore Mode This para meter in stru cts the IG P/PGL t o ig nore the char acter se lecte d un der the Selec t Char acter m enu. • Disable . Th e IGP/PG L does n ot igno re any cha racters. • Enabl e . The IGP/ PGL ign ores the char acters specifi ed in th e Selec t Char acter m enu. Select Cha racter Instructs the I [...]

94 Chapter 4 IGP/VGL Emul ation IGP/ VGL E mula tio n The IGP/V GL em ulatio n can be c onfig ured e ither throu gh the p rinte r ’ s front panel or from the host compu ter with c ontr ol co des. For a detai led de script ion of config urati on with co ntrol codes, s ee the IGP/VGL Progra mmer ’ s Referenc e Manua l. For inf ormation on co nfig[...]

Submenu 95 SFCC & Pwru p This opti on has seve ral sub options wh ich d efine the S FCC and p ower-up configur ation used with IGP/V GL. SFCC This opti on selec ts the Speci al Functi on Control Code. The default v alue is the care t ^ (deci mal 94). V al id valu es are 1 7 thro ugh 255. T hroughou t this sect ion, the ^ is used as the S FCC. R[...]

96 Chapter 4 IGP/VGL Emul ation Power Up ^F • Disable . Th e default. • Enabl e . Sel ects free form at mode as the power-u p default, a nd sel ects the graph ics mod e ^PY a s the p ower-up default. F ree for mat ca uses the IGP/VGL to ignor e carr iage returns, l ine fee ds and al l chara cters be low hex 20 s ent from th e host. Power Up ^PY[...]

Submenu 97 Tr u e Ve r t 1 / 1 0 • Enabl e . A v ertical 1/10 of an inch par ameter is use d as 1/10 o f an in ch. Rounding o ccurs to the near est 1/ 72 of an i nch. T his ca n cause v ertical moves th at have th e same value to differ by ± 1 /72 of a n inch. • Disable . A v ertical 1/10 o f an inch parameter i s used as 7/72 of an in ch. The[...]

98 Chapter 4 IGP/VGL Emul ation Dark Barcode • Disable . Dark mode pri nting will only occ ur if the da rk mode c omman d is sent be fore the bar code comm and. • Enabl e . Bar codes will be prin ted in dark mod e no ma tter wh at the dar k mode is set for . Wid th Limit When enab led, th e syste m will limit the length and wi dth for expanded [...]

Submenu 99 Absorb After ^PN • Disable . All line termi nators that imm ediate ly follo w the ^P N command are sen t to the p rinter and proc essed. • Enabl e . All l ine te rminators that imm ediatel y follow the ^PN c omman d are ignored . IGP 1 1 0 Compatbl. This option i nstruc ts the IGP/VGL to beha ve simila r to the IG P-1 10 with respect[...]

100 Chapter 4 IGP/VGL Emul ation NOTE: When Barc ode Er rors is disa bled, the IGP/V GL em ulatio n will tr y to make the best us e of inv alid data b y either truncat ing extr a digits or adding z eros to t he end o f bar code d ata to meet m inimum d ata length requir ements for s ome ba r codes . Not al l errors will be corre cted. Ignore / DB8 [...]

Submenu 101 Font Set This parameter allow s you to sel ect a font for th e IGP/VG L featu re. The default i s 0, whic h is U.S. A SCII. The followin g val ues are val id choi ces: 0 U.S. A SCII 1G e r m a n 2 Swedish 3D a n i s h 4 Norwegi an 5F i n n i s h 6 Englis h 7D u t c h 8 French 9 Spanish 10 It alian 11 T u r k i s h 32 Code Page 437 33 Co[...]

102 Chapter 4 MAINT / MI SC MAINT / MISC Menu The MAI NT / MI SC menu allows t he you to perfor m misc ellan eous fu nctions , such as pri nting a hex du mp, se lecting a disp lay l anguag e, and c hoos ing whether th e printer will po wer up in the offl ine or o nline state. Hex Dump Mode A hex code pr intout ( or hex dump) trans lates all in comi[...]

Menu 103 HOST INTERF ACE IMPORT ANT The printer will not pri nt unless the t ype of interface selected fr om the Host Inter face Menu matches t he type of interface in your h ost computer. The int erface in y our ho st comput er is the o ne tha t connect s to the d ata cable o f the pri nter. For example, if the int erface in your computer is a se [...]

104 Chapter 4 HOST INTERFACE Serial Submenu IMPORT ANT The seria l paramet ers in th e printe r must be set the s ame as the s erial interface in the host computer. O therwise, th e printer might not w ork online, and data characters from the computer might not print or might print as “ garbled ” text. The seri al su bmenu a llows you to choos [...]

Serial S ubmenu 105 If the h ost keep s sen ding data after an XOF F is sen t, the pr inter f irmware will co ntinue to send an XOF F for eve ry 16 c haracter s rec eived. When cl eared , the prin ter wi ll res ume rece ivin g data (X ON). The data does not h ave a ny End of Te xt co des; XO N / XOFF is a n on-bloc k protoco l. • ETX / ACK. E nd [...]

106 Chapter 4 HOST INTERFACE Dat a T erminal Ready This con figur ation is part of har dware fl ow con trol and determin es when the Data Ter minal Rea dy (DT R) signa l is generated . This s ignal i ndica tes whether o r not the p rinter is ready to receiv e data. • True. Continu ously as serts the DTR sign al (the d efault). • On-Line and BNF[...]

Parallel Submenu 107 Parall el Subme nu Centronics Interface IMPORT ANT The Centronics parameters in the printer must be set the same as the Centronics interface in the host computer. Otherwise, the printer might not work online, and data character s from the computer might not print or might print as “ garbled ” text. The Centr onics submenu p[...]

108 Chapter 4 HOST INTERFACE S trobe Polarity The Strobe Pol arit y must be set to matc h the data strobe po larity of yo ur host comput er. Whe n the ho st comput er se nds a data stro be signa l to the prin ter, this enab les t he printe r to rea d the da ta bus. • Standard. Does not expec t the da ta strobe signal to be i nverted. • Inverted[...]

Parallel Submenu 109 Dat aproduct s Submenu IMPORT ANT The Dataproduc ts parameters in the printer must be s et the same as the Dataproducts interfac e in the host c omputer. Otherw ise, the pr inter might not work online, and data characters fr om the computer might not print or might print as “ garbled ” text. The Datap roducts submenu provid[...]

110 Chapter 4 HOST INTERFACE Dat a Request Pol ar ity The Data Reques t Pola rity param eter mus t be se t to mat ch the data requ est polarit y of y our host co mputer. • Standard. Does not inver t the req uest sig nal. • Inverted. Inverts the req uest s ignal se nt to the host comput er. S trobe Polarity The Strobe Pol arit y must be set to m[...]

Parallel Submenu 111 Bidirectional Subm enu The IEE E 1284 ( Bidirecti onal) interfa ce is fas ter and m ore ver satile than Centroni cs an d suppor ts bidir ectiona l com municati on. Chap ter 5 d iscusses the avai lable mod es (C ompatibil ity, N ibble, and Byte ) in more d etail. Buffer S ize in K This opti on con figures the amo unt of m emory [...]

112 Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL PRINTER CONTROL The prin ter c ontrol menu allows y ou to choo se th e printe r ’ s b ehavior . Op tions on this m enu, as s hown be low, are d escrib ed in t he followi ng page s. Un idire ctio nal The Unid irecti onal fe ature affec ts both p rint q uality a nd pri nting sp eed. By setting th is fe ature, yo u can [...]

Parallel Submenu 113 PMD (Paper M otion Detection) Fault • Enabl e. If a pa per jam occurs , an au dible al arm beeps , “ CLEAR P APER JAM ” a ppears o n the me ssag e displa y, and the pr inter s tops pri nting. • Disable. Y ou sh ould dis able PMD only i f speci al pap er requi res it. CAUTI ON Once PMD is disabled, paper motion is not mo[...]

114 Chapter 4 DIAGNOSTICS DIAGNOSTICS The dia gnostics m enu al lows you to cho ose the di agnostic s tests to be run and prov ides you with im portant sy stem informati on. Optio ns on th is men u, as shown bel ow, ar e descr ibed in th e foll owing p ages. Printer T ests The printe r tes ts are u sed to ch eck th e print q uality a nd oper ation [...]

Parallel Submenu 115 • All H ’ s. A pattern of all u ppercas e H ’ s used to detec t missin g charac ters, misplac ed dot s, sm eared charac ters, or i mprop er phasi ng. • All Underlines. A n underl ine pa ttern use ful for i dentifyin g hamm er ban k misali gnment. • All Black. A condi tion where al l dot posi tions are printed, cr eati[...]

116 Chapter 4 DIAGNOSTICS Print S t atistics You can view v arious printer statist ics, su ch as hours o f usag e, and r efer to these fig ures for preven tive mai ntenanc e purpo ses. P rinter s tatistic s accumul ate co ntinuo usly; the y do no t reset whe n you t urn off the print er. All o f the prin ter stati stics are s et to zer o at the fac[...]

Parallel Submenu 117 RIBBONMINDER RibbonMi nder ™ mon itors ink cons umptio n to ensur e qualit y pri nting. The “ RibbonM inder ” ch apter explain s how t o use this featur e and its optio ns in more deta il. New Ribbon Wheneve r you inst all a n ew ribbo n, you mus t reset the ribbo n life to 100%. Use the New Ribbon option to reset the rib[...]

118 Chapter 4 RIBBONMINDER Ribbon S ize The sta ndard ri bbon siz e is 100 yar ds in the cabin et mode l and 6 0 yar ds in the pedes tal mod el; these are th e factory defau lt settin gs. Yo u can use the Ribbon Siz e option to s pecify the ribbon len gth in incr ements of one yard with a maximu m of 25 5 yards. Ribbon A djust Enables you to print [...]

119 5 Interfaces Overview This chapter des cribes the interfac es prov ided with the printer . The prin ter interfac e is the point where the data l ine from the ho st co mputer plugs i nto the printer . The in terfac e proce sses al l co mmunica tion si gnals and d ata to an d from the hos t compute r. It consi sts of a pr inted circ uit boar d as[...]

120 Chapter 5 Dataproducts Pa rallel Inter face Dat aproduct s Parallel Interface The Dataprod ucts parallel in terface al lows th e printer to operate with a 50- pin Amplimite (AMP) HDH-20 data ca ble conn ector. The le ngth of t he data ca ble from the h ost comp uter t o the prin ter mu st not exceed 4 0 feet ( 12 met ers). Dat aproduct s Parall[...]

Dataproducts Parallel Interface Configuration 121 edge o f the st robe si gnal can be con figured a s lea ding, m iddle (d efault), or trailin g. Paper Instruction (PI). Car ries a DVFU sig nal from the host wi th the sam e timing an d pola rity as the dat a lines. Read y. Carrie s a hi gh true s ignal fr om the printer when AC po wer an d DC volta[...]

122 Chapter 5 Centronics Para llel Inte rface Centronics Parallel Interfac e The Centr onics int erfac e enables the pri nter to ope rate w ith co ntrollers designed for buffe red Ce ntronics p rinte rs. The le ngth of the data cabl e from the host c omputer to the pri nter mus t not exc eed 15 f eet (5 met ers). Centronics Int erface Signals The C[...]

Centronics Para llel Interface Configuration 123 Acknowledge. A low tr ue pulse from the p rinter indicati ng the cha racter or function code h as been r eceived an d the pr inter i s ready fo r the n ext data transfer. Online. A hi gh true l evel from t he printe r to indi cate the p rinter i s ready fo r data tran sfer and the ON LINE k ey on the[...]

124 Chapter 5 Terminating Resistor Configurations T erminating Resi stor Conf igurations The fac tory equ ips th e printer wi th sever al res istors tha t are used fo r paral lel interfac e con figurati ons an d are su itable for m ost app lica tions . These 4 70 ohm pull -up an d 1K ohm p ull-down termi natin g resistor s are l ocated at RP1 and R[...]

Removal and Installation 125 The shipp ing ki t for thi s printe r includes 220 o hm pull- up and 330 ohm pull- down alter nate te rmin ating resi stors. I f yo u instal l the 2 20 ohm p ull-up resistor , you mus t also i nstall th e 330 o hm pull -down r esistor. T able 13 l ists the three terminat ing r esistor configu ratio ns you c an ins tall:[...]

126 Chapter 5 IEEE 128 4 Para llel Interf ace IEEE 1284 Parallel Interfa ce The IEE E 1284 is a par alle l interfa ce wit h bidire ction al cap abiliti es. F eatures inc lude t he fo llowi ng: • Timing of t he si gnals has be en re duced, the refore s peeding d ata transmiss ion. • Bidire ction al communi cation. B oth the hos t and the pr inte[...]

The Negotiation Phase 127 The Ne gotiation Phase The negoti ation phas e determin es which ope rating mod e will be used . At this time, the h ost an d the pri nter will sense wh at devices are attac hed, th e support ed signal s avail able, and which mode to use. Th e select ed mode, i n turn, defi nes the p ins on the 1284 c onnector . There a re[...]

128 Chapter 5 IEEE 128 4 Para llel Interf ace T able 14. 1 284 Si gnals Pin Source of Dat a T ype of Mode Comp atible Nibble Byte 1 Hos t nS tro be Hos t Cl k Host/ Clk 2 Ho st/Prin ter Data 1 (LSB) 3 Ho st/Prin ter Data 2 4 Ho st/Prin ter Data 3 5 Ho st/Prin ter Data 4 6 Ho st/Prin ter Data 5 7 Ho st/Prin ter Data 6 8 Ho st/Prin ter Data 7 9 Host [...]

Signals 129 28 Signal Ground (PE rror , Sele ct, nA ck) 29 Signal Ground (Busy , nFau lt) 30 Signal Ground (nAutoF d, nSele ctIn, n Init) 31 Host n Init 32 Pr inter NFa ult nDataAvail aDataAvail 33 Not Define d 34 Not Define d 35 Not Define d 36 Host nSelec tIn 1284 Active 1284 Ac tive T able 14. 1284 Signals (continued) Pin Source of Dat a T ype o[...]

130 Chapter 5 RS- 232 and RS-4 22 Ser ial In terf aces RS-232 a nd RS- 422 Serial Interfaces NOTE: The RS-23 2 and RS -422 se rial in terface c ircui t character istic s are compa tible with the Electr onic Indu stry Assoc iatio n Specif icati ons EIA ® -23 2-E and E IA-422- B. The RS-232 and RS-422 ser ial interface s enable the pr inter to oper [...]

RS-232 and RS-4 22 Serial I nterface Signal s 131 RS-2 32 and RS-4 22 Serial In terface Sig nals The RS-23 2 conn ector mo unted on the prin ter is a 25-pin D B-25S ty pe. The mating c onnect or is a DB-25 P. RS-23 2 and RS -422 co mpatibl e seri al interfac e signal s are d efined as follow s: RS-232 Received Data (RD). S erial d ata stre am to th[...]

132 Chapter 5 RS- 232 and RS-4 22 Ser ial In terf aces Framing Error Handling. Framing error checki ng is alw ays in e ffect fo r the serial interfac e. When a fr aming error oc curs, a n excla mation point (!) i s print ed. If 20 succes sive e rrors ar e recei ved, a line feed is a dded to force pr intin g to occu r. Overrun Error Handling. Overru[...]

Interface Configuration 133 VMS Operating Sys tem When usin g the paral lel int erface with the VMS ™ ope rating sy stem, configur e the prin ter with th e SET PRINTER c ommand , as shown be low. Interface Configuration Printer L CA0:, de vice type u nknow n, is on- line, all ocated r ecord- oriente d device , carri age co ntrol, de vic e is spo [...]

134 Chapter 5 VMS Op erating System When usi ng the se rial int erface wi th the VMS op erating s ystem, co nfigur e the terminal c haracte ristic s with the SE T TERM c ommand , as shown below: Terminal : _TXA3 : Device _Type: U nknown Owner: S YMBI ONT_000 1 Usernam e: SYSTEM Input: 960 0* LFfi ll: 0 Width: 13 2** P arity: None Output: 96 00* C R[...]

135 6 Routine Service and Diagnostics Cleaning Requirement s Period ic clea ning i s the o nly rou tine ma intena nce y our pri nter req uires t o ensure efficient opera tion an d clear print qu ality. If print q uality d eteri orates e ven afte r clea ning, con tact y our autho rized cust omer ser vice e nginee r. Clean the p rinte r ever y six m [...]

136 Chapter 6 Cleaning Requirements 3. Unlatch b oth ribbo n spoo ls and c arefull y lift them of f the hubs. Raise the ribbon o ut of the r ibbon path. 4. Using a s oft-bri stled, non-met allic br ush (such as a toothb rush ), brush paper du st and ribbon l int off the tract ors, shu ttle cov er asse mbly, ba se cast ing, an d ribbon guides. V acu[...]

Interior Cleaning 137 Figure 46. Cleanin g the I nterior of the Pri nter Base Castin g Shuttle Cove r Assembly Splined Sha ft Paper Suppo rt (2) Tract or Form s Thickn ess Lever Ribbon Gu ide[...]

138 Chapter 6 Diagnosing Problems Diagnosing Problems This sec tion i s desig ned to h elp y ou recov er from any p roblems which ma y arise w ith norma l printe r ope ration . Printe r Self-T es t s The prin ter s elf-tes ts are u sed t o check the p rint qua lity and oper ation of your printer. An exam ple proc edure fo r runni ng the sel f-test [...]

Printer Se lf-Test s 139 10. 11 . 12. 13. 14. S tarts the te st. 15. S tops the test. 16. Locks t he EN TER key . 17. 18. Exami ne the print qua lity . The c haracte rs shou ld be f ully forme d and of unifor m densit y . If the tes t does not run o r ch aracters appear ma lform ed, co ntact your author ized cus tomer servic e engin eer . 19. If th[...]

140 Chapter 6 Diagnosing Problems Print ing a Hex Dump A hex c ode prin tout (o r hex du mp) is bas ically a t rans lation of a ll host interfac e data to its hex adec imal e quivale nt. A he x dump lis ts all AS CII charac ter data r eceive d from the host comput er with th eir cor respon ding two - digit hex adecima l cod es. Hex du mps a re used[...]

Printing a Hex Dump 141 T a ble 18. Print ing a Hex Du mp St ep Ke y Result Notes 1. Make s ure the p rinter is on. Rai se the printer cover . 2. The pr inter mu st be o ffline for testing. 3. Allows you to ma ke co nfigur ation changes . 4. 5. 7. 8. Cycle t hroug h the choi ces. 9. A n asteri sk (*) indi cates thi s choice is acti ve. 16. Locks t [...]

142 Chapter 6 Diagnosing Problems Fault Messag es If a fau lt condit ion oc curs i n the pri nter, t he status indic ator on t he con trol panel fla shes on a nd off a nd the m essa ge displ ay indic ates the spe cific f ault. Fault me ssages are sum marize d in Table 1 9. Displayed faults fal l into one of two c ategori es: • Operato r correctab[...]

Fault Messages 143 T able 19. LCD Message T roubleshooting T a ble Displayed M essage Can User Correct? Explanation S olution 8.5V PWR F AIL* No Inte rnal powe r failur e. Con tact your au thorize d custome r se rvice engine er . 1 15V PWR F AI L* No Controll er vo ltage failure. Contact your au thorize d custome r se rvice engine er . 1 23.5V PWR [...]

144 Chapter 6 Diagnosing Problems EXHAUST FAN FL T Y es Sen sors cannot det ect current in fan cir cuit. Power off the prin ter and remove the paper path. Chec k that the fan cabl e connec tor is connec ted. Check for obstruc tion of v ents and fan airway , and remo ve any obstruc tions. Ch eck for items beneath th e printer block ing cabinet vents[...]

Fault Messages 145 ILL INST ACCS S* No Fatal firmware e rror on control ler boar d. Contact your au thorize d custome r se rvice engine er . 1 INT AKE F AN F A UL T Y es Sensors cannot det ect current in fan cir cuit. See des criptio n for HMR BANK F A N FL T . LO DRV . SHO RT * No Circ uit(s) on the hammer ban k or in the hammer ba nk power cable [...]

146 Chapter 6 Diagnosing Problems PLA T INV CMD* No Fatal firmware error on control ler boar d. Contact your au thorize d custome r servic e engine er . 1 PLA T INV P ARM * No Fatal firmware error on control ler boar d. Contact your au thorize d custome r servic e engine er . 1 PLA T INV ST A TE* No Fat al firmware error on control ler boar d. Cont[...]

Fault Messages 147 SHUTL INV CMD * No Fatal firmware error on control ler boar d. Contact your au thorize d custome r se rvice engine er . 1 SHUTL INV P A RM* No Fatal fi rmware error on control ler boar d. Contact your au thorize d custome r se rvice engine er . 1 SHUTTL E JAM Y es No shut tle mov ement or shuttl e moving at wrong speed. Check fo [...]

148 Chapter 6 Diagnosing Problems[...]

149 7 RibbonMinder Overview RibbonMi nder is a user-def inabl e software feature t hat dete rmines when a ribbon shou ld be c hanged. It does th is by monitoring pr inter r ibbon usa ge and alerts you whe n the pri nt quality may fall belo w a level that you d esign ate. This is especia lly i mportant if you are p rinting bar code s to b e scanne d[...]

150 Chapter 7 Using the RibbonMinder Using the RibbonMinder This cha pter o utlines h ow to c onfigure the Rib bonMin der each time you change y our ri bbon, as we ll as ho w to set the options avail able with t he RibbonMi nder f eature. Configuratio n This sec tion e xplains ho w to unl ock t he ENTER key, find th e Ribbo nMinder option s, make c[...]

Configuration 151 T able 20. Ri bbonMinder Configuration St ep Ke y Result Notes 1. Make s ure the p rinter is on. Rai se the printer cover . 2. 3. Allows you to ma ke co nfigur ation changes . 4. 5. 6. S croll t hrough to find Ribbo n Action, Rib bon Si ze, Ribbo n Adjust , Fault Action . 7. P ress whe n you reac h the de sired option ( i.e. Ribbo[...]

152 Chapter 7 Using the RibbonMinder Running a Job Once you h ave set u p optio ns for Ri bbonM inder, it works w ithout a ttentio n. When you begin prin ting with Ri bbonM inder enabled, the mes sage dis play shows a r ibbon l ife va lue of 100%. The r ibbon l ife decr eases as the ink is consume d. New Ribbon The New Ribbon o ption allows you to [...]

Ribbon Action 153 Ribbon Action The Ribbon Actio n optio n allows you to per form thr ee functi ons: act ivate the Ribbon Minder i nk cons umption d ispl ay, disa ble the ink c onsu mption di splay , and flas h a fault me ssag e when th e displa y re aches 0%. T able 22. Ribbon Action Configuration S tep Key Resu lt Note s 1. Perfor m steps 1 thro [...]

154 Chapter 7 Using the RibbonMinder RibbonMinder Fault By pre ssing th e CLEAR ke y, you c lear the fault wh ich w ill allo w the prin ter to continue printi ng fo r an a dditio nal t wo mi nutes. T his al lows y ou to comple te a nearly fin ished print j ob befor e ch anging the ribb on. After the two-minu te per iod has e lapsed, th e fault will[...]

Ribbon Size 155 Ribbon Size When re placing a ribbo n, if th e new r ibbon is a di fferent s ize than the prev ious one, you m ust chan ge the R ibbon S ize opti on. T able 23. Ribbon Size Configuration St ep Ke y Result Notes 1. Perform steps 1 th rough 5 fr om T able 2 0. 2. 3. Allows you to ma ke co nfigur ation changes . 4. 5. Sets the new size[...]

156 Chapter 7 Using the RibbonMinder Ribbon Adjust You can adjust Ri bbonMi nder to al low the printin g of mo re or le ss pa ges before th e displ ay reac hes 0% . The ad justm ent is a percent age of the defa ult (0%) and r anges from -99% to 99%. For examp le, if t he printe r ordinar ily printed 1000 pa ges at the default setti ng (0%), b y set[...]

157 A Printer Specifications Ribbon Specificatio ns NOTE: Only cabi net mo dels sup port 1 00-yar d ribbon s. Pe destal mo dels must us e 60- yard ribbons . Use on ly t he r ibbons l isted b elow. Each kit conta ins six r ibbon s. Paper Specifications Pape r Type: Edge-pe rforated, fa n-fold, 3 to 17 inches (7.62 t o 43.18 cm) wi de, 2 to 16 inc he[...]

158 Appendix A Printer Dimensions Printer Dimensions Cabi net Model Height: 42. 5 inc hes (108 cm) Width: 27 inches ( 68.6 cm) Depth: 29 inc hes (7 3.7 cm) Weig ht: 225 lbs. (102.1 kg) unp acka ged 285 lb s. (129.3 kg) pac kage d Pedest al Model Height: 35 inche s (88.9 cm) Width: 24. 6 inches (62.5 c m) Depth: 20.7 i nches (52.6 cm) Weig ht: 105 l[...]

159 Electrical Characteristics Input V oltage Pow er Consu mption Interf aces Type: IEEE 128 4 Parallel , Centroni cs Paral lel, RS-232 /RS-422 S erial, Dataprodu cts P aralle l Logic Le vels :TTL/E IA-232 E/EIA- 422B Data Forma t:ASCII Compatibi lity: IEEE 1284 Par allel, Datapr oducts Par allel, Centr onics Parallel, EIA-232 E, and EIA- 422B. Tra[...]

160 Appendix A Printing Ra tes Printing Rates The printi ng sp eed of t ext is measur ed in lines pe r minute (lpm), and is a function of the se lected font and the ve rtical dot densi ty. Pr intin g speed i s independe nt of the numbe r of char acters c onfigure d in the c haracter set reperto ire. Prin t rates for li nes conta ining attr ibute s [...]

161 B Standar d ASCII Character Set KEY ASCII CHARACTER ESC 33 27 1B OCTAL DECIMAL HEX B 7 0 0 00 11 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 11 1 1 NUL SOH STX ET[...]

162 Appendix B[...]

163 C Printr onix T echnical Support Sources of Suppo rt There are s everal sou rces of help and inform ation avai lable depending on the type of he lp yo u need: • Your Pr introni x Vendo r • Your Ap plicati on Ven dor • Internet • Printroni x Tec hnica l Supp ort Y our P rintronix V endor Your lo cal P rintro nix vend or from whom y ou pu[...]

164 Appendix C Sources of Support Prin tr oni x T ech ni cal Supp ort Printroni x Tec hnical S uppor t is ava ilable wo rld-wide. W hen c alling P rintro nix for assis tance , please h ave the fo llowi ng inform ation rea dily av ailable : • Your pho ne num ber, fax number and shi pping a ddress. • A descr iption o f the pr oblem . • The prin[...]

165 D Glossary A active column The hor izontal locat ion on the paper where the next charac ter will print. active line The vert ical loc ation on the p aper wher e the n ext charac ter will print. active position The pos ition on the p aper wher e the n ext charac ter will print. The inter section of the active c olum n and th e active line. ASCII[...]

166 Appendix D C charac ter cel l T he invisib le recta ngular space o ccupied by a ch aracter, includi ng the white spac e around the c haracter. T he height of a cell remain s con stant eve n with cha nges i n the curre nt line spacin g, and th e width is equal to the curr ent ch arac ter sp acin g. Used as a u nit of sp aci ng. charac ter prop o[...]

167 D decipoi nt One tenth of a point. A uni t of len gth equ al to 1/ 720 inch. See als o poin t. default A value , paramete r, attri bute, or o ption a ssigned by a progra m or syste m if an other is not sp ecified by the us er. descend er T he porti on of a p rinted, lowe rcase cha racter that appears below the base l ine. For e xample, “ g, ?[...]

168 Appendix D 4) scale factor (ch aracter heig ht/width ra tio) 5) type style ( Roman o r italic ) 6) charac ter weig ht (bold, norma l, etc.) 7) charac ter prop ortion ( normal, c ompres sed, expa nded). font, l andscape A fon t printed para llel to the lo ng edge of a page, or a font capab le of b eing pro duced on a la ndscape page orientat ion[...]

169 interfac e The hardwa re co mponen ts used t o link two device s by common p hysica l inte rconnecti on, signa l, and f unctio nal charac teristi cs. invoke To put into effect o r ope ration. ipm Ab brev. for inc hes per minute. A measure ment of the speed of a pri nter pri nting in graph ics print mo de (pl otting speed ). italic A slante d ty[...]

170 Appendix D O OCR Abbrev . for o ptica l chara cter re cogni tion. A proces s by which a m achin e can “ read ” char acters pr inted in a specia l stan dardize d font. D ata ar e read by a photoe lectric op tical s canne r and can be re corded on magnetic tape or d isk. OCR-A and O CR-B are two widely used OCR fonts. P parity (check ) Parity[...]

171 R RAM Acrony m for random- acces s memo ry. Al so call ed “ main memory ” or “ working memory. ” RA M is the activ e memory of a prin ter, into which program s are l oaded. This memo ry can be rea d from or written to at an y time. RAM is als o termed “ volat ile ” because w hateve r informa tion is in RAM i s lost w hen powe r is t[...]

172 Appendix D serif A short li ne ste mming from and at an an gle to t he uppe r or lower end of the s troke of a lette r or number charac ter. set To turn on, activate , inv oke, or e nable. SFCC Ab brev. for spe cial func tion co ntrol charac ter. The first charac ter in a print er comma nd se quence . In P- Ser ies emulat ion mo de, yo u can se[...]

173 W warm sta rt A reboo t or soft re set. T he followi ng occu rs: 1) data are c leared f rom all b uffers (I/O and internal print buffers); 2) all i nternal s ystem v ariabl es are res et to default v alues, wh ich i s transpar ent to t he user; and 3) the pow er-up conf igura tion v alues- except th e host I/O sele ction-a re loaded . If the us[...]

174 Appendix D[...]

175 Index A A TO D OVERUN * message , 143 Absorb after ^PY , 97 ACCESS N ULL PTR * message , 143 Acknowledg e sig nal Centroni cs pa rallel inter face , 1 23 Active IGP Emu lation , 72 Alterna te Char Se t , 83 Alterna te Set 8 0-9F , 85 Alt. Set 8 0-9F , 8 8 Append Rot ated , 96 ASCII Char acter S et , 161 Auto L F , 82, 85 , 87 Auto U ppercase , [...]

176 Chains paper cabinet m odel , 25 Changing p arameter s , 55 Characte r formation over view dot mat rix , 15 Char acter S et , 83, 85, 88 ASCII , 161 Cleaning re quiremen ts , 135 CLEAR PAPE R JAM mess age , 143 Clea r to s end (C TS) sig nal RS-232 ser ial inte rface , 13 1 CLOSE PLATEN me ssage , 143 COIL HOT , 143 Communic ation, bid irection[...]

177 Data st robe signa l Centroni cs pa rallel inter face , 1 22 Data Termi nal Ready paramete r , 106 Data termi nal rea dy (DTR ) signal RS-232 ser ial inte rface , 13 1 Dataprodu cts menu , 109 Buffer S ize in K , 110 Data Bit 8 , 109 Data Pola rity , 109 Data Reques t Polarity , 110 PI Ignored , 1 09 Strobe Polarity , 110 Dataprodu cts p aralle[...]

178 FRAMING ERROR , 144 HAM. COIL OPEN * , 144 HB NOT INSTALLD * , 144 ILL EX T BUS A CC * , 144 ILL I NST AC CSS * , 145 ILLGL OPR ACCSS * , 1 44 INTAKE FAN FAULT , 145 LO DRV. SHORT * , 144, 145 LOAD PA PER , 1 45 PAP BA D TAB LE * , 145 PAP BS Y TO O LN G * , 14 5 PAP FI FO O VER FL * , 145 PAP FIFO UNDRFL * , 14 5 PAP ILLGL ST * , 14 5 PAP IN C[...]

179 pedestal model , 32 cardboa rd pa ckin g rem oval cabinet m odel , 21 hammer b ank foam r emoval cabinet m odel , 22 pedestal model , 28 paper c hains rele ase cabinet m odel , 25 platen pr otective fo am rem oval cabinet m odel , 23 pedestal model , 29 removi ng tags cabinet m odel , 26 pedestal model , 31 HB NOT INSTALLD * message , 144 Hex c[...]

180 LG Autow rap optio n , 76 LG Font s ubmenu , 75 LG Horiz. Form s option , 75 LG Vert. For ms optio n , 75 line feed , 76 plot mode opt , 77 print mo de opt , 7 7 unsolic ited rep orts , 76 U.S. ASCII Characte r Set , 75 LG Fon t Subme nu Digita l Mult inatio nal Cha ract er Se ts , 75 LG emul ation , 7 5 U. S. ASCII Cha racter Set , 75 LG Vert.[...]

181 Centroni cs in terface , 123 Dataprodu cts p arallel interfac e , 121 Paper moti on detectio n See PMD Faul t param eter , 113 Paper ou t cond ition, sp ecify ing las t line of text , 115 Paper Out Dots pa rameter , 115 Parall el inter face submenu Centronics , 107 Dataprodu cts , 109 Parall el inter faces Centronics , 122 Para meter s chang in[...]

182 PROTECTED INSTR * message , 146 Protect ing a c onfig uration , 61 Protoco ls define d , 14 RS-232 ser ial inte rface , 13 1 RS-422 ser ial inte rface , 13 1 sele ctin g , 104 Protoco l, serial interfac e , 104 P-Seri es Emul ation , 86 PWRSUPP V OLT * mes sage , 146 R RAM, di splayi ng , 115 Rates printin g and pl otting , 16 Ready si gnal Dat[...]

183 S Sav e Conf igur ati on para mete r , 71 Saving a confi gura tion , 57 Saving par ameters , 51, 57 Saving par amete rs See Lockin g/unlock ing ENTER key , 51 SECURITY VIOLATION message , 146 Select F ont , 9 1 Select LPI , 91 Select SFCC , 8 8, 90 Select ing power-u p conf iguratio n , 65 Selecti ng lan guage fo r LCD , 102 Self-tes ts , 138 r[...]

184 Unlocking the ENTE R key , 53 Unpacki ng a new prin ter cabinet m odel , 21 pedestal model , 27 Unsoli cited re ports LG emul ation , 7 6 UP DRV. SHORT * messag e , 147 UPC Descende rs , 92, 97 V Vertic al forma tting , 1 4 W Wattage, p rinter , 159 Width Li mit , 98 X X-ON/X-OFF si gnal RS-232 ser ial inte rfac e , 131 RS-422 ser ial inte rfac[...]

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