Turbo Chef Technologies 390/391 manual

MICROLINE 390/391 TURBO Printer Handbook[...]

Every effort has been made to ensur e that the information in this document is com- plete, accurate and up-to-date. OKI assumes no responsibility for the r esults of err ors beyond its contr ol. OKI also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equip- ment made by other manufacturers, and r eferr ed to in this handbook, will not affect the app[...]

Important Safety Instructions Y our OKI printer has been carefully designed to give you years of safe, r eliable per- formance. As with all electrical equipment, however , ther e are a few basic pr ecau- tions you should take to avoid hurting yourself or damaging the unit: • Read the setup and operation instructions in this manual car efully . Be[...]

• If you’r e using an extension cord or power strip with the printer , make sure that the total of the amperes r equired by all the equipment on the extension is less than the extension’s rating. Generally , the total ratings of all equipment plugged into any one power line should not exceed 15 amperes. Don’t exceed this unless you know tha[...]

C ontents Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1: Installation ........................................................................................... 3 Unpacking .......................................................................................[...]

Performing Basic T asks ............................................................................................ 36 Selecting Print Quality .................................................................................. 36 Selecting Character Pitch .............................................................................. 37 T esting Y o[...]

A ppendix E: ASCII Character Codes .............................................................. 1 13 ASCII Character Sets .............................................................................................. 1 13 Superscript/ Subscript Characters ...................................................................... 1 17 A ppendix F: Int[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 1 This Guide is arranged to help you get your new MICROLINE 390 T urbo or 391 T urbo printer set up and r unning quickly as well as providing you with more detailed infor- mation for futur e reference. Her e’s how it’s organised: • Chapter 1 (Installation) shows you how to get your printer ready to run and ho[...]

2 Introduction[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 3 This chapter explains how to unpack and install your new printer . Unpacking Unpack your printer and make sure you have the following items. If you ar e missing any of these items, contact your dealer immediately for a replacement. C hapter 1: Installation • Printer • Ribbon cartridge • AC cord It is not in[...]

4 Installation Removing Shipping Retainers 1. Open access cover by grasping tabs at either end and lifting. 2. Remove printhead shipping retainer (leave cover open for installation of rib- bon). Tab Shipping retainer[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 5 3. Hold the knob and r emove the paper separator . 4. Remove the pr otective material. 5. Set and attach the post to the“ ∆ ”mark of the upper cover and the paper sepa- rator . 6. Remove the pr otective material from the pull-up roller assembly . Installing Ribbon Cartridge 1. W ith access cover open, grasp[...]

6 Installation 3. Holding ribbon cartridge with knob fac- ing up and ribbon sheild facing platen, fit grooves on either side at back end of cartridge over pins on ribbon plate. 4. Lower front of cartridge over printhead until it snaps into place, then turn knob in direction of arr ow (clockwise) to take up ribbon slack. 5. The headgap lever by the [...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 7 Pin assignments for both the parallel and the serial interfaces are listed in appendix E. Y ou must supply the cable for connecting your printer to your computer . 1. Make sur e both printer and computer ar e OFF . 2. Locate interface port on back of printer . 3. Plug parallel interface cable into port and secure[...]

8 Installation Connection with Power 1. Make sure both printer and computer ar e OFF . 2. Plug power cord into back of printer . Plug other end into gr ounded outlet. 3. T urn printer on. Printhead will cross back and forth along platen, and POWER light will come on. ALARM light will also come on, but don’t be concerned: it’s just telling you t[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 9 Y our printer has provision for single-sheet paper feed fr om the top and for continu- ous-form paper feed from the r ear . Y ou can also install options: the Cut Sheet Feeder , which holds a stack of 100 sheets for feeding from the top and the Push and/or Pull T ractors for feeding continuous-form labels, heavy [...]

10 Loading Paper Bottom feed (continuous forms only , thickness to 0.017” [0.44mm]) • Single-part continuous forms – 12 to 24 lb – Minimum 3” wide • Carbonless, multi-part forms – Original, plus 4 copies – 9 to 1 1 lb – Minimum 3” wide • Interleaf, multi-part forms (with carbon paper) – Original, plus 4 copies – 10 to 12 l[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 11 Loading Single-Sheet Paper The single-sheet paper path is best for letter head stationery , memos, and envelopes. W e also r ecommend it for printing graphs and charts because it provides the most accurate control of the paper . T o load in single sheets of paper: If you have any continuous-form paper in the pap[...]

12 Loading Paper 3. Grasp back of paper separator and un- snap it from housing, then swing it up into single-sheet feed position, making sure that wir e feed guide is nestled in separator . 4. Adjust paper feed guides for width of paper and drop sheet of paper into separator . Paper will automatically feed into printer . If the sheet of paper doesn[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 13 5. Baseline for T op of Form (T OF) on pa- per is indicated by red line on clear plas- tic paper shield. 6. If desir ed, change TOF setting using control panel: ☛ to set TOF further down on page, hold SHIFT button while pressing FF/ LOAD button: this will advance paper up in micr o increments ☛ to move T OF [...]

14 Loading Paper Loading Rear-Feed Paper The rear -feed paper path is recommended for single-thickness, continuous fan-fold paper when printing spr eadsheets, long reports, etc. For graphics or charts, it’s best to use the single-sheet paper path. T o load continuous-form paper from the r ear: 1. If you have paper in paper path, be sure to r emov[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 15 4. Locate tractors. 5. Pull up on lock levers to r elease trac- tors and swing open tractor covers. Po- sition right-hand tractor for width of paper you’re loading. The movement of the left tractor is limited to ensure that the paper will always contact the paper sen- sor when loaded. 6. Pull paper , and place[...]

16 Loading Paper 7. Close tractor covers and adjust left trac- tor to position edge of paper: reference marks on printer indicate left edge po- sition for the two most common paper sizes. When paper is properly aligned, lock left tractor in place by pushing back on lock lever . 8. Adjust right tractor so that paper holes ar e center ed on pins(car [...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 17 1 1. Baseline for top of Form(TOF) on pa- per is indicated by red line on clear plas- tic paper shield. 12. If desir ed, change TOF setting using control panel: If form tear off is being selected in the printer menu, pr ess the TEAR button to bring the paper down to the print position. Hold down the SHIFT button[...]

18 Loading Paper 13. Press SEL button (SEL light will come on). T o temporarily change the T op of Form setting for a particular print job, deselect the printer and pr ess the LF button until you reach the TOF position you want to use. The printer will retain this setting un- til you turn it of f. EXIT POWER SEL SEL MENU LF Micro Feed Down GROUP[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 19 Paper Handling Y our printer has several handy paper handling features: • T ear • Form T ear-of f • Paper Park T ear Feature When you’re using continuous forms with either the built-in r ear-feed tractor or the optional bottom-feed push tractor , you can use this feature to advance the forms up to the te[...]

20 Loading Paper Forms T ear-off Feature Caution! Do not engage Forms T ear -off when printing on labels! The Forms T ear-of f feature can be engaged to automatically move the paper up to the tear position after the selected interval (500 milliseconds, one second, or two seconds). The page will stay in the tear-of f position until the printer r ece[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 21 Switching Paper Paths T o switch from continuous-form feed fr om the r ear or bottom (optional push or pull tractor installed) of the printer to single-sheet feed fr om the top: 1. T ear of f printed pages. 2. Press P ARK button. 3. Swing wir e guide up into paper separator , then pivot separator to upright posi[...]

22 Loading Paper[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 23 C hapter 3: Operation This chapter explains how to operate your printer . It also provides instr uctions on how to change the default settings and how to perform basic tasks, including select- ing typeface/print quality , selecting character pitch, testing your printer , and r eset- ting T op of Form to the fact[...]

24 Operation The seven buttons to the left on your control panel ar e multi-function buttons. In r outine printer operation, they are used to manipulate the paper , but you can also use them to enter and make changes in the printer ’s pr ogram menu. EXIT POWER SEL SEL ALARM FF/LOAD P ARK SET TEAR LF MENU Micro Feed Down Micro Feed Up GROUP PRINT [...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 25 Print Mode In its normal operating state, your printer ’s front panel is in the Print Mode. Indicator Lights In the Print Mode, your printer has the following lights to indicate its status: 1. POWER light: Glows whenever printer is on. 2. SEL light: Glows when printer is selected, r eady to r eceive data. Flas[...]

26 Operation Buttons EXIT POWER SEL SEL ALARM FF/LOAD P ARK SET TEAR LF MENU Micro Feed Down Micro Feed Up GROUP PRINT QUIET ITEM MENU SHIFT T OF When the printer is selected (SEL light on), only the functions marked at the top of the bank of buttons (LF , FF/LOAD, TEAR, P ARK, QUIET) are in ef fect. When the printer is deselected (SEL light of f),[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 27 Summary of Front Panel Button Functions SEL SEL + SHIFT SHIFT LF LF+ SHIFT FF/LOAD FF/LOAD +SHIFT TEAR Selects/deselects printer. Resets Paper Out of Paper Jam Alarm. Also ends Font Test or Rolling ASCII test . Activates Menu Mode. With printer deselected: used with other keys to set and store Top of Form. Advan[...]

28 Operation TEAR+ SHIFT PARK PARK+ SHIFT QUIET QUIET+ SHIFT PRINT QUALITY PRINT QUALITY +SHIFT CHARAC- TER PITCH CHARAC- TER PITCH+ SHIFT FF/LOAD +TEAR N/A : Not applicable. Move the print head to Re- verse. Parks continuous-form pa- per. Move the print head to Forward. Activates/deactivates QUIET mode. Sets Top of Form. Selects next Print Quality[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 29 SEL+LF QUIET+ PARK SEL+ FF/LOAD N/A : Not applicable. N/A N/A N/A Resets Menu to factory default. Resets Top of Form to factory default. Activates hex dump mode. Button Print Mode Help on Power Up N/A N/A N/A With CSF Installed N/A N/A N/A Menu Mode[...]

30 Operation Menu Mode When your printer is in the Menu Mode, you can use the front panel contr ols to change the defaults for the printer parameters, including emulation, page length, line spac- ing, typeface, pitch, etc. For example, you might want to change the page length to 14 inches if you’r e printing on legal-size documents, or to 3 inche[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 31 Sample Menu The menu is made up of gr oups of parameters. W ithin each group is a list of items and each of those items has several possible settings. Here’s a sample Menu printout. The first column lists the gr oups; the second, items; the third, settings:[...]

32 Operation Summary of Menu Settings The table below details the entries in the printer Menu as it comes fr om the factory . The defaults ar e in bold face italic type. Other entries will appear in the Menu depending on what options you have installed and what emulation is engaged. For a complete listing of all the available Menu selections, along[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 33 Bottom Feed Top Feed Set-Up Parallel I/F 6 LPI , 8 LPI Off , 500 ms, 1 sec, 2 sec No , Yes 13.6" , 8" 11" , 11 2 / 3 ", 12", 14", 17", 3", 3.5", 4", 5.5", 6", 7", 8", 8.5" 6 LPI , 8 LPI Valid , Invalid 13.6" , 8" 11", 11 2 [...]

34 Operation Menu Mode Indicator Lights In the Menu Mode, the following lights indicate your printer ’s status: 1. POWER light: Glows when printer is on. 2. MENU light: Glows when printer is in Menu Mode. Menu Mode Buttons 12 EXIT POWER SEL SEL ALARM FF/LOAD P ARK SET TEAR LF MENU CHARACTER PITCH 10 12 15 17 20 PROP Micro Feed Down Micro Feed Up [...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 35 Her e is a summary of the buttons active in the Menu Mode: 1. GROUP button: Press to scan thr ough gr oups of listings. Each time you pr ess the GROUP button, a line will print, showing the next gr oup in the Menu. T o go back one gr oup, hold the SHIFT button while pressing the GROUP button. 2. ITEM button: Pre[...]

36 Operation Performing Basic T asks Selecting Print Quality Y our printer allows you to select fr om two print qualities: utility and letter quality (LQ), Utility printing is in the Gothic typeface. The LQ printing is of noticeably higher quality and of fers you a choice of six typefaces: Courier , Gothic, Pr estige, Orator , Ro- man and Swiss. T [...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 37 Selecting Character Pitch The character pitch determines the width of the individual characters and is mea- sured in characters per inch (cpi). T o select the character pitch, press the CHARAC- TER PITCH button successively until the light underneath the pitch you wish to en- gage is lit (10 cpi, 12cpi, 15cpi, 1[...]

38 Operation The table below summarizes the fonts available fr om your printer: LQ Courier LQ Letter Gothic LQ Prestige LQ Orator LQ Roman LQ Swiss LQ Swiss Bold Utility Gothic Barcode Scalable fonts' (LQ Courier, LQ Roman< LQ Swiss) Normal, superscript, subscript Normal, superscript, subscript Normal, superscript, subscript Normal Normal N[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 39 T esting Y our printer Y our printer has three your can run: the Font T est, the Rolling ASCII T est, and the Hexadecimal Dump T est. Font T est The Font T est provides a printout containing samples of available typefaces. Her e’s a portion of a Font T est printout:[...]

40 Operation T o run the Font T est: 1. Be sure paper is loaded. 2. T urn off printer . 3. Hold LF button for several seconds while turning printer on. (IF printer simply turns on without starting to print, you didn’t hold down LF button long enough.) Rolling ASCII T est The Rolling ASCII T est produces a continuous printout of all ASCII characte[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 41 T o activate the Rolling ASCII T est: 1. Be sur e paper is loaded. Caution! For wide carriage Model 391 T urbo, be sur e you have wide paper loaded! 2. T urn off printer . 3. Hold QUIET button for several seconds while turning printer on. (If printer sim- ply turns on without starting to print, you didn’t hold[...]

42 Operation T o engage the Hexadecimal Dump Mode: 1. Be sure paper is loaded. 2. T urn off printer . 3. Hold SEL and FF/LOAD buttons for several seconds while turning on printer . The printer will print the line “ Hex Data Dump ” and be r eady to r eceive data in the Hexadecimal Dump Mode. T o run the test, simply send data to the printer whil[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 43 Y ou will find a list of the bar code printer commands for each emulation in appendix C. Her e is a brief explanation of each of the available bar codes, along with a sample printout for each one. UPC A Bar Code UPC (Universal Pr oduct Code) bar coding is used in the supermarket industry . UPC A coding contains [...]

44 Operation EAN 8 EAN (Eur opean Article Numbering) bar coding is a variation of UPC coding. EAN 8 encodes eight digits. EAN 13 EAN 13 encodes 13 digits and contains the same number of bars as UPC A. The thir- teenth digit combined with the twelfth digit provides a code r epr esenting a country . Code 39 Also known as 3 of 9 Code, code 39 is used [...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 45 Code 128 Code 128 has 106 dif ferent characters, each of which can have any one of thr ee differ - ent meanings depending on which code set (A, B, or C) is engaged. A special code at the beginning indicates which set is engaged: thr ee shift codes ar e also available for use within the bar code to indicate a cha[...]

46 Operation[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 47 C hapter 4: W orking with Software This chapter covers the fundamentals of setting up commer cial softwar e packages for use with your printer . Be sur e to read your software documentation car efully for more details. Basic T erminology Befor e we start, let’s examine a few terms with which you may not be fam[...]

48 W orking with Software Emulations In order to eliminate hundr eds of differ ent sets of printer commands, most printers emulate, or imitate, one of several general printers; i.e., they accept all of that printer ’s commands and behave as though they wer e the emulated printer . Y our printer has thr ee emulations: • IBM Proprinter • IBM AG[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 49 Compatible Printer Drivers Many of the software packages you use will contain drivers 100% compatible with your printer . For older software, however , it may be necessary to select a driver that functions nearly the same as a driver specifically designed for your printer . This gen- erally means that you will b[...]

50 W orking with Software[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 51 C hapter 5: Ploblem Solving, Maintenance, & Service This chapter pr ovides solutions to some common printer problems and explains the r outine maintenance procedur es that will help keep your printer in tip-top operating condition. It also tells you how to order parts, consumables and accessories, and pr o- [...]

52 Ploblem Solving, Maintenance, & Service …I’m getting strange symbols, incorrect fonts, etc., when I try to print a document? The printer driver you have engaged does not agr ee with the emulation selected for your printer . T o check the emulation selected, first make sure paper is loaded, then press the SEL and SHIFT buttons simultaneou[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 53 … the Alarm light is on and the Character Pitch 15 light is flashing? This indicates a paper loading error . T o stop the flashing light, pr ess the SEL button. Befor e trying to load paper in again, check to be sur e that you have the paper lever in the correct position (BOT , TOP , REAR) for the path you’r[...]

54 Ploblem Solving, Maintenance, & Service The I-Prime signal is sent over the parallel interface (pin 31) and will automatically override any settings you have made using the front panel buttons. T o eliminate this pr oblem, enter the program MENU (hold SHIFT button while pressing SEL/MENU button) and change the I-Prime item (in the Parallel I[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 55 3. Slide ribbon cartridge along until it is center ed on platen, being careful not to touch printhead. Center printhead Swing front end up to remove 4 . Swing fr ont-end of cartridge up off printhead, then lift cartridge out and discar d it. 5. Remove new ribbon cartridge fr om its packaging — do NOT remove cl[...]

56 Ploblem Solving, Maintenance, & Service 7 . Lower front end of cartridge over printhead until it snaps into place. T urn knob in dir ection of arrow (clock-wise) to take up any slack in ribbon. Knob 1 2 3 4 5[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 57 Clearing Paper Jams Caution! Always turn the printer off befor e you turn the platen knob! Rear Feed Jams T o clear a rear -feed paper jam: 1. T urn off printer 2. T urn platen knob to back paper out of printer . Remove any ripped pieces of paper . 3. Reload paper , turn printer back on and pr ess FF/LOAD button[...]

58 Ploblem Solving, Maintenance, & Service 4. Open tractor covers and r emove paper from printer . 5. Open access cover and lift off pull-up r oller assembly . Note: Never attach or r emove the pull-up roller assembly when the paper separator is in the standing state. 6 . Fold some single-sheet, continuous- feed paper over three times to pr odu[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 59 10. Replace pull-up r oller assembly . Note: When installing a pull-up r oller assem- bly, Shift the paper lever in agr eement with the “Rear” mark before the installation. 1 1. Reload r egular paper (open tractor cov- ers, place paper on pins, close tractor covers). 12. Swing access cover and paper separa- [...]

60 Ploblem Solving, Maintenance, & Service Single Sheet Feed Jams T o remove jammed single sheets of paper (top feed): 1. T urn printer OFF . 2. Rotate platen knob to back paper out of carriage. 3. If necessary , open access cover and lift off pull-up r oller assembly to pr ovide access to r emove any ripped pieces from ar ound carriage. Button[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 61 Cleaning the Housing Y ou should clean the printer every six months (or after about 300 hours of operation). T o do this: 1. T urn printer OFF and r emove paper fr om path. 2. Open access cover and remove pull-up r oller assembly . 3. Use clean, dry cloth to dust area ar ound carriage shaft and platen. Be sur e [...]

62 Ploblem Solving, Maintenance, & Service Accessories Y ou can add even mor e flexibility to your printer by means of the following optional accessories. Cut Sheet Feeder , Single-Bin and Dual-Bin Mounts on the platen to pr ovide continu- ous single-sheet paper feed. The bin will hold up to 100 sheets of standard, 20-lb paper . W ith cable for[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 63 Pull T ractor , T op-Mount Used for bottom-feed of labels or heavy card stock, or in conjunction with the rear - feed tractor to provide more pr ecise pa- per control when you’re using multi-part forms. Includes cover for installation in place of access cover . Roll Paper Stand Adapts ML 390 T urbo printer for[...]

64 Ploblem Solving, Maintenance, & Service Replacement Parts Replacement Part Access Cover , ML 390 T urbo Access Cover , ML 391 T urbo AC Cor d Poll-up Roller Assembly , ML 390 T urbo Poll-up Roller Assembly , ML 391 T urbo Platen Knob Printhead Ribbon, Black[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 65 A ppendix A: Specifications Print Method Impact dot matrix Printhead 24 pins, 0.20 mm diameter with thermal pr otec- tion Print Speed Mode Characters Characters Per Inch (CPI) Per Second (CPS) Utility 10 260 12 312 15 390 17.1 223 20 260 Letter Quality (LQ) 10 87 12 104 15 131 17.1 149 20 174 Characters per Line[...]

66 Appendix A: Specifications Graphics Resolution: 360 x 360 dots per inch Resident Font Letter Quality Courier , Gothic, Prestige, Orator , Roman, Swiss, Swiss Bold Utility Gothic Bar Code: Code 39, UPC A, UPC E, EAN 8, EAN 13, Inter- leaved 2 of 5, Code 128, Postnet Receive Buffer Size MAX 23K Reliability Mean T ime Between 10000 hours at 25% dut[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 67 Cut sheets Single-part continuous forms Carbonless, multipart contin- uous form (orig. + 4 copies) Interleaf, multipart continu- ous form (orig. + 4 copies) Labels Envelopes, single feed Envelopes, continuous feed, non-overlap type Card stock Transparencies ML390Turbo: 7.2" to 8.5" ML391Turbo: 7.2"[...]

68 Appendix A: Specifications Dimensions (W x D x H) ML 390 T urbo: 15.7 x 13.6 x 4.6 inch (398 x 345 x 1 16 mm) ML 391 T urbo: 21.7 x 13.6 x 4.6 inch (552 x 345 x 1 16 mm) W eight ML 390 T urbo: 16 lb (7.4Kg) ML 391 T urbo: 20 lb (9.2Kg) Environmental Requirements Operating T emperature: 41 to 95˚F (5 to 35˚C) Storage T emperature: 14 to 122˚F [...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 69 The menu selections for your printer ar e summarized below . Factory defaults ar e indicated in bold face italic . Explanations for each item follow the table. The table below summarizes all possible menu settings available with your printer . Which of these you will actually see when you ar e working in the Men[...]

70 Appendix B: Menu Selections Bottom Feed Top Feed Set-Up 6 LPI , 8 LPI Off , 500 ms, 1 sec, 2 sec No , Yes 13.6" , 8" 11" , 11 1 / 2 ", 12", 14", 17", 3", 3.5", 4", 5.5", 6", 7", 8", 8.5" 6 LPI , 8 LPI Off , 500ms, 1 sec, 2 sec Valid , Invalid 13.6" , 8" 11"[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 71 Parallel I/F Serial I/F * 4 CSF Bin 1 * 3 CSF Bin 2 * 3 Buffer Print , Buffer Clear, Invalid +5V , Open Invalid , Valid None , Odd, Even 8 Bits , 7 Bits Ready/Busy , X/On/X-Off No , Yes SSD- , SSD+, DTR, RTS 19200 bps, 9600 bps , 4800 bps, 2400 bps, 1200 bps, 600bps, 300 bps Valid , Invalid Ready on Power Up , R[...]

72 Appendix B: Menu Selections Explanation of Menu Items These explanations ar e in alphabetical sequence to make it easier to look them up. Many of the items will appear only with optional equipment installed, as noted be- low . Y ou will find the items Line Spacing, Form T ear -Off, Skip Over Perforation and Page Length appearing several times in[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 73 Busy Line. Appears only if optional Serial Interface is installed. SSD- (factory de- fault), SSD+, DTR, R TS. If Ready / Busy protocol (factory default) is selected, you can choose which line your system monitors for a busy signal: SSD -9V , select SSD- SSD +9V , select SSD+ DTR -9V , select DTR R TS -9V , selec[...]

74 Appendix B: Menu Selections Form T ear -Of f. Off (factory default), 500 ms, 1 sec, or 2 sec. Form T ear-Off advances the paper to the perforation so that you can tear off a sheet of continuous-forms pa- per . Y ou can turn this feature of f, or you can select a time interval for the printer to wait before advancing the paper . Graphics. Uni-dir[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 75 Page Length. 1 1” (factory default), 1 1 2 / 3 ”, 12”, 14”, 17”, 3”, 3.5”, 4”, 5.5”, 6”, 7”, 8”, 8.5”. Selects the length of the paper you’ll be using in your printer . This enables the printer to keep track of the initial printing position on each page (T op of Form). Page Length Con[...]

76 Appendix B: Menu Selections Proportional Spacing. No (factory default) or Y es. Change to Y es to engage propor- tional spacing of characters. Protocol. Appears only if optional Serial Interface is installed. Selects the type of pro- tocol your system uses: Ready/Busy (factory default) or X-On/X-Of f. Receive Buffer Size. 8K (factory default), 1[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 77 T ime Out Print. V alid (factory default) or Invalid. When printing, if the printer doesn’t r eceive any data, a line feed, or a form feed signal for awhile, it will automatically dump out what’s in the print buf fer . If your software spends a long time prossing between feeding portions of data to the print[...]

78 Appendix B: Menu Selections[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 79 This appendix contains the commands for the Epson LQ emulation, gr ouped by func- tion. Normally the commands in this table override Menu settings. Except as noted, these commands ar e cancelled and the printer returns to factory and Menu settings when the printer receives an Initialization, Softwar e I-Prime, o[...]

80 Appendix C: Priner Commands Absoulte Horizontal Position Relative Horizontal Position Set Print Position ASCII: ESC $ n 1 n 2 Dec: 27 36 n 1 n 2 Hex: 1B 24 n 1 n 2 ASCII: ESC n 1 n 2 Dec: 27 92 n 1 n 2 Hex: 1B 5C n 1 n 2 ASCII: ESC DLE @ P n A 1 A 2 P 1 P 2 P 3 P 4 Dec: 27 16 64 [data] Hex: 1B 10 40 [data] Epson Function Commands (ASCII, Decim[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 81 Left Margin Set Right Margin Set Auto Justification Unidirectional Print On/ Off One-line Unidirectional Printing Backspace Delete One Character Vertical Control Set 1 / 6 -inch Line Spacing Set 1 / 8 -inch Line Spacing ASCII: ESC l n Dec: 27 108 n Hex: 1B 6C n ASCII: ESC Q n Dec: 27 81 n Hex: 1B 51 n ASCII: ESC[...]

82 Appendix C: Priner Commands Set n / 60 -inch Line Spacing Set n / 180 -inch Line Spacing Set n / 360 -inch Line Spacing Line Feed n / 180 -inch Line Feed n / 180 -inch Reverse Line Feed n / 360 -inch Line Feed Set relative vertical print position ASCII: ESC A n Dec: 27 65 n Hex: 1B 41 n ASCII: ESC 3 n Dec: 27 51 n Hex: 1B 33 n ASCII: ESC + n or [...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 83 Set absolute vertical print position Form Feed Vertical Tab Set Vertical Tab Stops ASCII: ESC (V n 1 n 2 m 1 m 2 Dec: 27 40 86 n 1 n 2 m 1 m 2 Hex: 1B 28 56 n 1 n 2 m 1 m 2 ASCII: FF Dec: 12 Hex: 0C ASCII: VT Dec: 11 Hex: 0B ASCII: ESC B n 1 n 2 ··· n k NUL Dec: 27 66 n 1 n 2 ··· n k 0 Hex: 1B 42 n 1 n 2 ?[...]

84 Appendix C: Priner Commands Set Vertical Format Unit (VFU) Select Vertical Tab Chan- nel Set Page Length in Lines Set Page Length in Inches Set page length in de- fined unit ASCII: ESC b m n 1 n 2 ··· n k NUL Dec: 27 96 m n 1 n 2 ··· n k 0 Hex: 1B 62 m n 1 n 2 ··· n k 00 ASCII: ESC / n Dec: 27 47 n Hex: 1B 2F n ASCII: ESC C n Dec: 27 67[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 85 Set page format Set Skip Over Perforation area (bottom margin) Cancel Skip Over Perfora- tion Cut Sheet Feeder Option Cut Sheet Feeder Control Character Sets Copy ROM Character Set to RAM Character Set ASCII: ESC (c n 1 n 2 t 1 t 2 b 1 b 2 Dec: 27 40 99 n 1 n 2 t 1 t 2 b 1 b 2 Hex: 1B 28 63 n 1 n 2 t 1 t 2 b 1 b[...]

86 Appendix C: Priner Commands Define Custom Character(s) Custom Character Set On/ Off Select International Character Set (set Code Page) Assign character table ASCII: ESC & 0 [data] Dec: 27 38 0 [data] Hex: 1B 26 00 [data] ASCII: ESC % n Dec: 27 37 n Hex: 1B 25 n ASCII: ESC R n Dec: 27 82 n Hex: 1B 52 n ASCII: ESC (C t n 1 n 2 d 1 d 2 d 3 Dec:[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 87 Select Epson Character Set Print data as character table Permit printing of upper range control codes Cancel printing of upper range control codes Bar Code Command Select Bar Code Type and Size ASCII: ESC t n Dec: 27 116 n Hex: 1B 74 n ASCII: ESC (^ n 1 n 2 [data] Dec: 27 40 94 n 1 n 2 [data] Hex: 1B 28 5E n 1 n[...]

88 Appendix C: Priner Commands Print Industrial Bar Code Data Print Postnet Bar Code Data Print Features Utility / LQ Selection Select LQ Typeface Select font by pitch and point ASCII: ESC DLE B m n [data] Dec: 27 16 66 m n [data] Hex: 1B 10 42 m n [data] ASCII: ESC DLE C n [data] Dec: 27 16 67 n [data] Hex: 1B 10 43 n [data] ASCII: ESC x n Dec: 27[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 89 Proportional Spacing Select 10 cpi Pitch (Pica) Select 12 cpi Pitch (Elite) Select 15 cpi Pitch Select Compressed Print Cancel Compressed Print Set Character Spacing Select horizontal motion index (HMI) Select Italic Characters Cancel Italics ASCII: ESC p n Dec: 27 112 n Hex: 1B 70 n ASCII: ESC P Dec: 27 80 Hex:[...]

90 Appendix C: Priner Commands Score (Lines) Selection Turn Underlining on/ off Start Superscript/ Subscript Stop Superscript/ Subscript Select Character Style (normal, shadow, out- line, outline& shadow) Start Emphasized Printing Stop Emphasized Printing Start Enhanced (Double Strike) Printing ASCII: ESC ( - j h l n 1 n 2 Dec: 27 40 45 j h l n[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 91 Stop Enhanced Printing Double Width (Expand- ed) Printing Immediate Double Width Stop Immediate Double Width Printing Double Height Printing Graphics, 8 & 24-pin Mode For all graphics com- mands the number of dot columns of graphic data is as follows: dots= n 1 + (n 2 x 256) Graphics Select/ Print ASCII: ESC[...]

92 Appendix C: Priner Commands Graphics, 8 -pin Mode Single Density Graphics Double Density Graphics Quasi Double Density Graphics Quadruple Density Graphics Reassign Graphics ASCII: ESC K n 1 n 2 [graphic data] Dec: 27 75 n 1 n 2 [graphic data] Hex: 1B 4B n 1 n 2 [graphic data] ASCII: ESC L n 1 n 2 [graphic data] Dec: 27 76 n 1 n 2 [graphic data] [...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 93 Composite Command Miscellaneous Select emulation mode Initialize printer Cancel ASCII: ESC ! n DEc: 27 33 n Hex: 1B 21 n ASCII: ESC { n Dec: 27 123 n Hex: 1B 7B n ASCII: ESC @ Dec: 27 64 Hex: 1B 40 ASCII: CAN Dec: 24 Hex: 18 Epson Function Commands (ASCII, Decimal, Hexadecimal) n=2: Double speed, double density,[...]

94 Appendix C: Priner Commands Set Most Significant Bit (MSB) to 1 Set Most Significant Bit (MSB) to 0 Reset Most Significant Bit (MSB) Print Suppress Mode On Print Suppress Mode Off Disable Paper-Out Sensor Enable Paper-Out Sensor Half-Speed Printing On/ Off ASCII: ESC > Dec: 27 62 Hex: 1B 3E ASCII: ESC = Dec: 27 61 Hex: 1B 3D ASCII: ESK # Dec:[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 95 Software I-Prime Set unit Set/ Reset Incremental Print Mode Raster Graphics Select graphics mode ASCII: ESC } NUL Dec: 27 125 0 Hex: 1B 7D 00 ASCII: ESC ( U n 1 n 2 m Dec: 27 40 85 n 1 n 2 m Hex: 1B 28 55 n 1 n 2 m ASCII: ESC i n Dec: 27 105 n Hex: 1B 69 n ASCII: ESC ( G n 1 n 2 m Dec: 27 40 71 n 1 n 2 m Hex: 1B[...]

96 Appendix C: Priner Commands Turn raster graphics mode ON/ OFF Print raster graphics ASCII: ESC DLE G P n0 P n Dec: 27 16 71 P n0 P n Hex: 1B 10 47 P n0 P n A SCII: ESC . P c P v P h P m n 1 n 2 [data] Dec: 27 46 P c P v P h P m n 1 n 2 [data] Hex: 1B 2E P c P v P h P m n 1 n 2 [data] Epson Function Commands (ASCII, Decimal, Hexadecimal) OKI uniq[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 97 This appendix contains the commands for the IBM X24e/ XL24e Proprinter and X24e AGM/ XL24e AGM emulations, grouped by function. Normally the commands in this table override Menu settings. Except as noted, these commands ar e cancelled and the printer returns to factory and Menu settings when the printer receives[...]

98 Appendix D: Priner Commands Move to the Left (Backwards) Self Left & Right Margins Engage/ Disengage Unidirectional Printing Backspace Set Print Position ASCII: ESC e n 1 n 2 Dec: 27 101 n 1 n 2 Hex: 1B 65 n 1 n 2 ASCII: ESC X n m Dec: 27 88 n m Hex: 1B 58 n m ASCII: ESC U n Dec: 27 85 n Hex: 1B 55 n ASCII: BS Dec: 8 Hex: 08 ASCII: ESC DLE @[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 99 Vertical Control Set 1 / 8 -inch Line Spacing Set 7 / 72 -inch Line Spacing Activate Line Spacing Set n / 72 -inch or n / 60 -inch Line Spacing Set n / 360 -inch Line Spacing Set n / 216 -inch or n / 180 - inch Line Spacing Line Feed Reverse Line Feed ASCII: ESC 0 Dec: 27 48 Hex: 1B 30 ASCII: ESC 1 Dec: 27 49 He[...]

100 Appendix D: Priner Commands Automatic Line Feed Control n / 360 -inch Line Feed n / 216 -inch or n / 180 -inch Line Feed Form Feed Vertical Tab Set Vertical Tab Stops Set Form Length in Inches ASCII: ESC 5 Dec: 27 53 n Hex: 1B 35 n ASCII: ESC % 4 n Dec: 27 37 52 n Hex: 1B 25 34 n ASCII: ESC J n Dec: 27 74 n Hex: 1B 4A n ASCII: FF Dec: 12 Hex: 0[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 101 Set Form Length in Lines Set Skip Over Perforation Cancel Skip Over Perforation Set Top of Form Cut Sheet Feeder (Option) Cut Sheet Feeder Control ASCII: ESC C n Dec: 27 67 n Hex: 1B 43 n ASCII: ESC N n Dec: 27 78 n Hex: 1B 4E n ASCII: ESC O Dec: 27 79 Hex: 1B 4F ASCII: ESC 4 Dec: 27 52 Hex: 1B 34 ASCII: ESC EM[...]

102 Appendix D: Priner Commands Character Sets Select Code Page Select International Character Set Print from IBM Character Set III Print One Character from IBM Character Set III ASCII: ESC [ T1h NUL NUL H cp L cp NUL Dec: 27 91 84 1 h 0 0 H cp L cp 0 Hex: 1B 5B 54 1 h 00 00 H cp L cp 00 ASCII: ESC ! n Dec: 27 33 n Hex: 1B 21 n ASCII:ESC n 1 n 2 [...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 103 Select IBM Character Set I Select IBM Character Set II Bar Code Commands Select Bar Code Type and Size Print Industrial Bar Code Data ASCII: ESC 7 Dec: 27 55 Hex: 1B 37 ASCII: ESC 6 Dec: 27 54 Hex: 1B 36 ASCII: ESC DLE A m n 1 ··· n 8 Dec: 27 16 65 m n 1 ··· n 8 Hex: 1B 10 41 m n 1 ··· n 8 ASCII: ESC D[...]

104 Appendix D: Priner Commands Print Postnet Bar Code Data Print Features Select LQ Typeface Select Font Select font by pitch and point ASCII: ESC DLE C n [data] Dec: 27 16 67 n [data] Hex: 1B 10 43 n [data] ASCII: ESC k n Dec: 27 107 n Hex: 1B 6B n ASCII: ESC [I j h H fid L fid H fwd L fwd fa Dec: 27 91 73 j h H fid L fid H fwd L fwd fa Hex: 1B 5[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 105 Proportional Spacing Set 10 Cpi Pitch Set 12 Cpi Pitch Set 15 Cpi Pitch Set Compressed Pitch ASCII: ESC P n Dec: 27 80 n Hex: 1B 50 n ASCII: DC2 Dec: 18 Hex: 12 ASCII: ESC : Dec: 27 58 Hex: 1B 3A ASCII: ESC g Dec: 27 103 Hex: 1B 67 ASCII: SI Dec: 15 hex: 0F IBM Function Commands (ASCII, Decimal, Hexadecimal) P [...]

106 Appendix D: Priner Commands Set 20 Cpi Pitch Select pitch printer mode, and ROM versus RAM character generator. Start Italic Printing Stop Italic Printing Underlining Start Subscript/ Superscript Stop Subscript/ Superscript ASCII: ESC SI Dec: 27 15 Hex: 1B 0F ASCII: ESC I n Dec: 27 73 n Hex: 1B 49 n ASCII: ESC % G Dec: 27 37 71 Hex: 1B 25 47 AS[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 107 Select Character Style Start Emphasized Printing Stop Emphasized Printing Start Enhanxed (Double strike) Printing Stop Enhanced Printing Double Width (Expanded) Printing Immediate Double Width Stop Immediate Double Width Printing Control Double Height/ Width ASCII: ESC q n Dec: 27 113 n Hex: 1B 71 n ASCII: ESC [...]

108 Appendix D: Priner Commands Overscore Graphics, 8-Pin Mode For all 8-pin graphics commands the number of dot columns of graphic data=n 1 + (n 2 x 256) Single Density Graphics Double Density Graphics Quasi-Double Density Graphics Quadruple Density Graphics Set Aspect Ratio for Bit Image Graphics ASCII: ESC _ n Dec: 27 95 n Hex: 1B 5F n ASCII: ES[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 109 Graphics, 8 & 24-Pin Mode Graphics Select/ Print Graphics Select ASCII: ESC * m l h [graphics data] Dec: 27 42 m l h [graphics data] Hex: 1B 2A m l h [graphics data] ASCII: ESC [ g l h m [graphics data] Dec: 27 91 103 l h m [graphics data] Hex: 1B 5B 67 l h m [graphics data] IBM Function Commands (ASCII, De[...]

110 Appendix D: Priner Commands Miscellaneous Commands Select Emulation Mode Cancel ASCII: ESC { n Dec: 27 123 n Hex: 1B 7B n ASCII: CAN Dec: 24 Hex: 18 IBM Function Commands (ASCII, Decimal, Hexadecimal) m=9: Double density, 24-pin, 120 dpi [same as ESC * 33] m=11: Triple density, 24-pin, 180 dpi [same as ESC * 39] m=12: Hex-density, 24-pin, quasi[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 111 Print Suppress Mode On Print Suppress Mode Off Stop Printing Disable Paper-Out Sensor Enable Paper-Out Sensor Software I-Prime Set/ Reset Incremental Print Mode ASCII: ESC Q n Dec: 27 81 n Hex: 1B 16 n ASCII: DC1 Dec: 17 Hex: 11 ASCII: ESC j Dec: 27 106 Hex: 1B 6A ASCII: ESC 8 Dec: 27 56 Hex: 1B 38 ASCII: ESC 9[...]

112 Appendix D: Priner Commands[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 113 ASCII Character Sets A ppendix E: ASCII Character Codes[...]

114 Appendix E: ASCII Character Codes[...]

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116 Appendix E: ASCII Character Codes[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 117 Superscript/ Subscript Characters[...]

118 Appendix E: ASCII Character Codes[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 119 This appendix gives the pin assignments for the parallel interface. It also explains how to install the optional Serial Interface Board and gives the pin assignments for the serial interface. Pin Assignments for Parallel Interface Signals A ppendix F: Interfacing * 50 mA maximum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14[...]

120 Appendix F: Interfacing Installing the Serial Interface Caution! Handle the interface boar d with care to avoid damaging its components. The components can also be damaged by static discharges. W e recommend that you leave the board in its pr otective packaging until you’ve read these instructions and ar e ready to install it. Make sure the p[...]

ML390/391 T urbo Printer Handbook 121 3. By inserting boar d to the far end, it is locked by the lock piece inside. Board Lock piece 4. Connect suitable interface cable (must be pur chased separately) to printer con- nector and to serial port of your com- puter . Be sur e to tighten screws on both ends of cable to keep it in place. Important! Make [...]

122 Appendix F: Interfacing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8-10 11 12-19 20 21-25 From Printer To Printer From Printer To Printer From Printer From Printer Protective Ground Transmitted Data Received Data Request to Send Not used Data Set Ready Signal Ground Not Used Supervisory Send Data Not Used Data Terminal Ready Not Used Pin Signal Direction PG TD RD RTS DSR S[...]

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