HP ML5590/91 manuale d’uso

ML5590/91 u s er ’ s gui d e[...]

PRE FAC E > 2 PR EF AC E Every effort has been made to ensure that the inform ation in this docume nt is complete, accur ate, and up-to-date . The manufacturer assum es no respo nsibil ity fo r th e resu lts o f erro rs beyo nd its cont rol. The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that c hanges in software and equipme nt made by oth er manufactur[...]

CONTENTS > 3 CO N T E N T S Pref ace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Intr odu ctio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fe atur es / Ti ps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Print er Dr ivers . . . .[...]

CONTENTS > 4 Printing a ll Me nu Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Chan ging the M enu S etting s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Men u Set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Expl anatio n of M enu Item s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Ma intena[...]

NOTES, CA UTIONS AND WARNI NGS > 5 NOT ES, C AUTIONS AND W ARNINGS NOTE A note appears in this manual like this. A no te prov ides additional inform ation to supple ment the main text which m ay he lp you to use an d unders tand the product. CAU T IO N ! A cau tion appear s in this m anual lik e this. A c aution p rov ides addition al inform ati[...]

INTRODUCTION > 6 INTR OD UCTION > Extrem ely reliable, d urable operation : 20 ,000 h ours Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) at 25% d uty cycle and 35 % page d ens it y. > Advanced pa pe r h and ling, with built-in re ar push tractor and ze ro -tear forms capability . > Ve r y h i g h p r i n t s p e e d s : > High Speed D raft (HSD)[...]

INTRODUCTION > 7 To p o f F o r m ( T O F ) Top of For m (TOF) sets th e print st art posit ion. The fa ctory defa ult is 1" from the to p. The TOF can be chan ged in incr ements of 1/ 144", for a si ngle prin t job or set to a new def ault. Th e over all amoun t of adju stmen t is limit ed to avoid paper jams. The first line prints at[...]

INTRODUCTION > 8 C ontrolling Acc ess to th e Printer > Y ou can control access to the prin ter by c hangi ng the se tting for the O perator Pan el Functi on in the Menu from Full Op erat io n ( the facto r y defau lt ) to Li mi ted Ope rat io n. > When Limited Ope ration is selected, the PRIN T QUALITY a n d CHARACT ER PITCH key s don ’[...]

PRINTER DRIVERS > 9 PRINT ER DRIVER S EMULATION S The factory default emulatio n for your printer is Epson LQ. If yo u wi sh to chang e to one of the IB M e mulations , see “ Usin g your Prin ter ” . PRIN T ER D RIVER S The Ok i driver for yo ur prin ter is pr ovided on the CD included with the print er. You can eit her load the Oki driv er [...]

PRIN TER DRIVERS > 10 Win V e r is the W indows version s , and Co d e P a g e is the selected opti on. 3. After files have finished cop ying, clic k [Finish] . 4. Switc h your printer ON. US ING A C O MPATIB LE DRIVER The driver s below are listed by de creasin g compatibility w ith your printer. Us e one a s close to the to p of th e list as p[...]

PRIN TER DRIVERS > 11 This port requires a cable confo rming to US B version 1.1 or above. A genuine cab le disp lays the Tr ident sym bol on both connect ors. Using an inferior cable can cause printin g problems and special cab les are neede d for longe r runs than five met res . The operation of a printer is not assured if a USB compatible dev[...]

PRIN TER DRIVERS > 12 5. The printe r wil l b e identified immediately by the Ne w Hardwar e Wiz ard and instal l itself in the Printer folder . An additional ite m, USB Printing Sup p ort wil l also appear in t he Devic e Manager each time t he p rinter is switc hed ON an d co nnec te d. 6. Check that the defau lt pap er size has been correctly[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 13 US ING Y OUR PRINT E R C OMPONENTS: RE AR F EED (C ONT INUOUS FORMS) The ser ial nu mber of you r pri nt er is on a lab el f ixe d to the b ac k of the printer. C OMPO NENTS : T OP F EED (SINGL E SHEE TS) 1. Sheet Guide 5. C ontrol P anel 2. Paper Lever 6. Acousti c Co ver 3. ON-OFF Sw itc h 7. Acc ess C o ver 4. Plate [...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 14 T OP OF FORM (T OF) Top of For m (TOF) sets th e print st art posit ion. The fa ctory defa ult is 1" from the to p. The TOF can be chan ged in i ncrem ents o f 1/180" , for either a single print job, o r all print jobs. Th e overall amou nt of adjustmen t is limited to avoid paper jams. The first line prints a[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 15 F O RMS T EAR -OFF The re are two wa ys to dete rmin e the sta tus of the Fo rms Tear- Off men u set ting: l Print th e Menu. l Use t h e T EA R ke y . T o pri n t the Menu: 1. Mak e sure paper is loaded. 2. Hol d SHI FT (2), t hen press SEL (1) to ente r th e Menu Mod e. 3. Press PAR K (4) to pri nt the menu. 4. Look f[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 16 SETTING T OP OF FORM (T OF) The fi rst line prints at th e red li ne (1) of th e plastic p aper shi eld on the printhead. Forms Tear-Off set to OFF - default With paper loaded and the print er ON and selected: 1. Press PAR K (6) to park t he paper. The SEL light goes off and the red alarm light comes on. 2. Press FF | L[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 17 Forms Tear-Off set to ON With paper loaded and the print er ON and selected: 1. Press PAR K (6) to park t he paper. The SEL light goes off and the red alarm light comes on. 2. Press FF | LOAD (4) to load th e pape r . 3. W ait briefly unti l the p aper mo ves up to th e tear pos ition, the n pres s and hold TEAR (5) . T[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 18 T EMPORARILY CH ANGIN G T HE T OP OF FORM To m ove the Top of F orm po sitio n lower for one p age only: 1. Press SEL to d eselec t t he pri nter. 2. Press LF to lower th e positio n of t he T op of For m. RESETTING T OP OF FORM TO THE FACTORY DEF AULT The factory default setting for the Top of Form (wh ere the printing[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 19 When data is r eceived , the pa per auto matical ly mo ves dow n to the print po sition (TOF) and p rinting be gins. When printing sto ps, For ms Tear-O ff automati cally moves t he paper t o align the perfor ation w ith th e tear bar (locat ed under th e acces s cover ), after th e time inter val whic h yo u selected t[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 20 CHANGING THE F ORMS T EAR-OFF SETTING The d efault setting fo r Fo rms Tear-Off is OF F . To ch ange the Forms Tear- Off set ting: 1. Press SHIFT (2) + SEL (1). 2. Press GROUP (3) repeatedly until the Rear Feed or B ottom Feed group shows in the first column of the printe d line, depending on whic h paper feed you are u[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 21 PA P E R PA R K Pap er pa rk allow s you to sw itch to singl e she et p rint ing with out removing con tinuous feed paper from the print er. When you w ish to print sin gle s heets, simply press PARK (6) to retract the continuo us form paper from the paper path, then lift the sheet guid e, load th e sheet an d send the [...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 22 4. Move the pap er leve r (1) to th e middle positi on marked “ TOP . ” 5. Adjust the paper guid es (1) for t he size of paper you are using, then place a sheet o f paper in t he she et g uide. SINGLE SHEETS TO C ONTINUOUS FORMS 1. Press FF/L OAD to rem ove the single sheet pape r . 2. Lo we r the sheet guide into t[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 23 3. Swing the wire feed guid e over onto th e pull-up roll e r . 4. Move the paper lever to the appropriat e pos it ion. l Rea r fe e d: l Botto m feed: l If nec essary, lo ad continuous form paper. 5. Press FF/L OAD .[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 24 PRINTHEAD GAP 1. The printhead gap is the distanc e between the printhead and the plate n. T o a d j u s t t h e g a p , o p e n t h e a c c e s s co v e r a n d m o v e t h e c o l o u r e d l e v e r (1) to th e recomme nded set ting from the table. CAU T IO N ! Make sure the print er is turned OFF befor e you open th[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 25 PR INT QU AL ITY Pre ss PRI NT Q UALITY (1) t o sel ect: Letter Qu ality (LQ l igh t o n): l Highest quality, slowest speed Choic e of 7 ty pef aces Ut ilit y ( UT ILI TY ligh t o n): l Medium q uality , m edium speed Gothic t ypeface only High Speed D ra f t (HSD): l Lower quali ty , h igher speed Gothic t ypeface only[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 26 CHAR ACT ER PITC H Charact er pitch deter mines how many char acters will print o n each line. You ca n choose a s pecific fixed widt h (10 to 20 ) for each char acter i n chara cters per i nch (CP I). The higher cpi se ttings a re oft en used fo r sprea dshee ts. Prop ort ion al ( PROP ) sets cha r acte r widths base d[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 27 PRINT ER RESET Clearing some err or conditions requires that you reset (reinitia lise) the pri nter. To do this : 1. Press and re lease SEL (1) to take the prin ter off li ne. The SEL light goes out. 2. Press and h old SHI FT (2), then pr ess the RESET/C HARACT ER PITCH ke y ( 5 ) . EMULAT IO NS l Epso n ® LQ — fa ct[...]

USING Y OUR PRINTE R > 28 4. Press and h old SHI FT (2 ), the n pr ess SEL (1) to s ave your se tting and e xit th e Men u Mode .[...]

MENU MODE > 29 MENU MOD E In Me nu Mode, use th e front panel keys to change the defaults for the printer paramet ers. The ch anges made in th e Menu Mode are auto mati cally save d when y ou ex it th e Men u Mode and a re re taine d, even w hen the print er is turned off. MENU MODE KEYS GROUP Ke y Pr ints the ne xt Gro up in the Me nu. With the[...]

MENU MODE > 30 ENTERING AND EX ITING MENU MODE Hold down the SHIFT key while p ressing SE L. RESETTING THE MENU TO T HE F A CTORY DEFA UL TS 1. Tu r n t h e p r i n t e r O F F. 2. Press SEL and LF while turning the printer ON. PRINTING THE MENU SETTINGS 1. Mak e sure paper i s loaded in the prin ter . 2. Press and h old SHI FT , th en press SEL[...]

MENU MODE > 31 6. Press and h old SHI FT , th en press SEL to exit the Menu Mod e an d sa ve you r s et ti ngs . MENU SETTINGS For a complete explanat ion of each menu item, s ee “ Ex p lan ati on s of Men u Items ” la ter in this chapt er. The table f ollowi ng show s the i tems which may ap pear in t he me nu. Settings wh ich are engaged a[...]

MENU MODE > 32 Symbol Sets Character Set Lan gua ge Se t Ze r o Character Co d e Pa ge Set I, Set I I ASCII , Frenc h, German, British, Danish I, S wedish I, Italian , Spanish I, Japanese, Norwegian, Danish I I, S panish II , Latin Am erica n, Frenc h Can adian, Dut ch , Swedi sh II, Swedi sh III, Swedi sh IV , T urkis h, Swiss 1, S wiss II , Pu[...]

MENU MODE > 33 To p F e e d Lin e Sp acing Form T ear-Off* Bottom Margi n Page Width (wide model) Page Length Wa i t T i me Page Length Control * With RollPaper Stand fi tted 6 LPI , 8 LPI Off , 500 ms, 1 sec. , 2 sec. Va l i d , Invalid 8", 13. 6 " 11", 11 -2/3" , 12", 14" , 17", 5", 3 ", 3.25",[...]

MENU MODE > 34 Parallel I/F I-Prime Pin 18 Auto Feed X T* Bi-Direction *When Epson L Q emulation se lected . Buffer Pr int, Buffer C lear, Invalid +5V , Open Invalid , V alid Enable , Disabl e Serial I/F* Pari t y Seri al Data 7/8 bi ts Prot ocol Diagn ostic T e st Busy Line Ba ud Ra t e DSR S ig na l DTR Si g na l Busy Time * When Se rial I/F i[...]

MENU MODE > 35 EXPLA NATION OF ME NU ITEMS These exp lanatio ns are in alphabet ical seq uence to make it easier to look the m u p. Some items onl y app ea r whe n op tion al acce ssorie s ar e installe d; others appear in se veral groups in the menu. Aut o CR, De fa ult =N o IBM emulatio n only. If you want t he printer to auto matically add a [...]

MENU MODE > 36 Bottom Mar gin, Def ault = V alid Change t o Invalid if you w ant th e printe r to ignor e the bot tom margin sett ing. Busy Line, Def ault = S SD- Appears only w hen the opti onal Serial In terface is inst alled. If Ready/ Busy protoc ol (factory default) is selected, yo u can choose which line your syst em monitors for a busy si[...]

MENU MODE > 37 Char acte r Set, D efau lt = IBM Set II Use t his to sw itch char acter se ts to I BM Set I. C ode P age, Defa ult = US A Choo se the Code Page c haracte r set y ou wis h to us e: USA, Can ada Frenc h, Multilin gual 850, P ortugal 860 , Norway 865, Turk ey, Greek_43 7, Greek_8 69, Greek_9 28, Greek_ 437 CYP RUS, Pols ka Mazovia, S[...]

MENU MODE > 38 D T R Sig nal, Defaul t = Ready On Powe r Up Appears only wh en the optional Serial Interfa ce is installed. Ch ang e to Ready On Sele ct if the DTR signal is requi red when the print er is selected (le ave as Ready On Powe r Up if the DTR signal is required wh en the pri nter is tur ned ON ). Em ulatio n Mode , Default = Epson L [...]

MENU MODE > 39 Lang uage S et, Default = AS CII Replaces certain s tandard symbols with special ch aracters used in foreign lan guages. Line Spac ing, Def ault = 6 lpi Chan ge t o 8 lin es pe r in ch (lp i) to get more lines on a page. Operator Panel Function, Default = Full Operation Chan ge to Limi ted Op erat ion to deac tiva te the PRINT QUA[...]

MENU MODE > 40 Paper Out Override, Def ault = No Senses when less th an 1" (25 mm ) of paper remain s and stops printi ng. Ch ange t o Yes to over ride th e senso r and p rint clo ser to the bott om of the p age. Par i ty, Def aul t = N on e Appears only wh en the optional Serial Interfa ce is installed. Se lects the type of parity your sys[...]

MENU MODE > 41 Print Suppr ess Effective, De faul t = Y es If yo ur syst em us es the D C1 and DC3 code s for so methi ng ot her than the print suppr ess mode, change t he setting to No. Propor tional Spacing, Default = N o Cha nge th e sett ing to Yes to en gage pr oport ion al sp acing of ch ar act ers . Protocol, Default = Ready/Busy Appears [...]

MENU MODE > 42 SI Selec t Pitch 12 cpi, De fault = 20 cpi IBM e mulation only . Sets the pi tch to b e engag ed wh en the p rinte r contr ol panel is set for 12 cpi and th e SI command is received. Size , Def ault = Sing le Change to Double for dou ble width and hei ght print ing. Skip O ver Perfor ation, D efault = No Change to Y es if you want[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 43 MAIN T ENA NCE REP LACING THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE Important! Make s ure yo u have the correc t replac ement ri bbon fo r your p rinter. The wron g ribbo n will not print when insta lled in your printer. Loo k for the pri nter mo del numbe r on th e ribbon package. RIBBO N CA R TRIDG E HAN DLING l Le av e unused ribbon car tridge[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 44 2. Swing the used ribbon cartrid ge up off the printhead, lift it out, and disc ard it. 3. Unpac k the new rib bon cartridge and install it. Important! Do not remove the ribbon shield (1) from th e ribbon! 4. T urn the take-up kn ob (1) in the di rectio n of the arrow to take up an y rib bon slack. 5. Clo s e t he a cce ss co[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 45 LOAD I NG PA P E R REAR F EED If you have any paper in the paper pat h, remove it before in stalling rear feed paper. 1. Lock Le ver 2. Upper T ractor Cov e r 3. Pin s Loading R ear F eed Paper from the B ack of the Print er The se inst ruct ions as sume you have ready acc ess to the b ack o f the p r i n t e r . I f y o u d [...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 46 1. O pe n t h e a cce s s co v e r ( 1 ) . 2. Gra sp the shee t guide. Lift it slight ly , then slide it bac k. 3. Pivot the shee t guide for ward and gently rest it ag ainst the rolle r asse mbl y. Careful ! If you push the sheet g uide too hard agains t the roller assembly, it m a y d i s l o d g e i t . I f i t d o e s , b[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 47 4. From the ba ck of the pri nter, locate the trac tors (1 ). 5. Open the lock levers (1) and move the righ t tractor (as v ie wed from the back of the printer) to the referen c e mark (2) matc hi ng the width of th e paper yo u are loadi ng. The n clos e the lock lever on the ri ght tracto r: 6. Open the tractor co vers. NOT[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 48 7. Plac e continuous forms paper on the first two pin s of either tracto r . I mportant! You mu st keep the nu mber of p aper ho les engag ed on ei ther pin the same. If you don’t the paper will skew and jam . 8. C lose the r ight tr actor co ver .[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 49 9. Adjust the left t ractor u n til the holes in t he paper are centered on the pins then lock the lever and close th e left tractor cov e r. 10. Lo we r the sheet guide and s lide it to ward s t he fro nt of th e pri nter u nti l the mark s ali gn. NOTE If th e pap er is to o loose , or too tight, i t can cause jam s.[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 50 11. Plac e t he wire guide in the sh eet guide on the pull-up roller assem bly. 12. Press FF/L OAD . Loading R ear Feed P aper from the Fr ont of the Printer These in structions assume you do not ha ve ready ac cess to the bac k of the print er. If yo u do, go back to “Loading Rear Feed Paper from t he Rear of the Printer?[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 51 Make s ure the paper lever is forward ( position ma rked “ REAR ” ). 1. O pe n t h e a cce s s co v e r ( 1 ) . 2. Gr asp the tab s and li ft off the sh eet guide . 1[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 52 3. Pu ll up on the loc k levers to relea se them. 4. Move th e left tractor to t he posit ion to matc h your pape r size and pus h bac k on the lev er to loc k it in p lace, then move t he right tra ctor to f it the wi dth of the paper. Y o u will find referenc e marks (1 in illust ration belo w) on the printer for the two mo[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 53 5. Open the tractor covers and pl ace c ontinu ous forms paper on the fi rst two pins of eith er tract or, then clos e th e left tracto r cov e r. 6. Adj ust the pos iti on of t he rig ht tr actor to c ente r the hole s in the pape r on the pins. Th en, close th e right tractor cov e r and push back the lo c k lever. Do no t [...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 54 7. Reinsta ll t he she et feed er.[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 55 8. Plac e th e wire guide (1) in the sheet guide on t he pull-up r oller assem bly. 9. Press FF/L OAD . NOTE The factor y default setting for the Top of Form (whe re th e printing sh ould begi n) is 1" down from the top of the pa ge. To change t he set ting, s ee “ Top of Fo rm (TOF) ” in t he previous c hapter .[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 56 T OP F EED (SINGLE SHEETS) If you have cont inuous form paper in the path, press PAR K to rem ove it before lo ading single shee ts. Make s ure the pri nte r is on and deselecte d ( SEL light off). 1. Move the pap er leve r (1) to th e center positio n (marked “ TOP ” ). 2. Open th e acoustic cover (1) a nd raise t he she[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 57 3. Adjust the paper fee d guides ( 1) for t he width of the paper, then plac e a sheet of paper in the separator . The paper wil l feed into the printer. NOT ES > If t he paper does not fee d in, remove it . Ch eck the pap er lever position. Make sure t h e ALARM light i s ON: if it is fl ashin g, hold the SHIFT k ey a nd [...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 58 CL EARING P APER JAMS REAR F EED JAMS 1. T urn off the print er . 2. Use the platen knob to back the paper all the way o ut of the printer . 3. Open the acc ess cover (1) and remove th e pul l-u p roller as sembly (2). R emove any to rn paper. 4. Lift the sheet guide (1) and r eload paper . Mak e sure y ou loc k the trac tor [...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 59 5. Lo we r the shee t guide , then in sta ll th e pul l-up ro lle r ass emb ly and close the acce ss cover. 6. T urn ON the printer and press FF/L OAD . REAR FEED, REPEAT ING PAPER JAMS If the paper ke eps j ammi ng, you may ha ve: l defective paper l mis align ed paper l bits of paper stuc k in the paper path Defective Paper[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 60 2. Use the platen knob to back the paper all the way o ut of the printer . 3. Open the acc ess cover (1) and remove th e pul l-u p roller assembly (2). Th en grasp the tabs (3) on t he shee t guide (4 ) and lift it off the printer. 4. Remove any torn pieces of paper. 5. Fold some c ont inuous form paper over three times to ma[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 61 6. Use the platen knob to draw the quadru ple-thick pag e around the platen. This brings ou t jammed pieces of paper. 7. Remove the paper pieces. Then, use the platen kn ob to back the pape r out. 8. Loa d standard paper, close and lock the tractor co vers. 9. Install the sheet g uide, then install the pull-up rol ler assembl[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 62 SINGLE SHE ET PAPER JAMS 1. T urn off the print er . 2. Use the platen knob to back the paper out . 3. Open the acc ess cover (1) and remove th e pul l-u p roller assemb ly (2 ). 4. Remove any torn pieces from around the carriage. 5. Reinstall the pull-up roller asse mbly a nd cl ose t he access cov e r. 1 2[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 63 CLEA N I N G TH E H O U SI NG You shou ld clean the printer housing eve ry six months (or aft e r about 300 ho urs of opera tion). 1. T urn off the print er . 2. Use the pl aten knob to bac k the paper ou t of the printer . 3. Open the acc ess cover (1) and remove th e pul l-u p roller assemb ly (2 ). 4. Us e a cle an, dr y c[...]

MAIN TE NANC E > 64 5. Reinstall the pull-up roller asse mbly a nd cl ose t he access cov e r.[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING > 65 T R OUB LESHOOTING GENERA L INFORMATION Here are some gener al th ings to chec k be fore proc eedi ng wi th deta ile d trouble shoo ting. l Is the printer plugged in and turned ON? l Are the connectio ns (power and interface) secure? l Is the produc t being ope rated under the proper ambient conditions? l Does th e paper bei[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING > 66 l Y our printer driver set tings ca n override any settings from the printe r menu or prin ter fron t panel . Before sending a file to the print er, many wo rd proc essors send e ither an “ initialisation s tring ” or an I- Pr im e signal to th e printe r. The initialis ation st ring contain s codes that o verride th e p[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING > 67 Problem I'm gettin g strange sy mbols, incor rect fonts, etc ., when I try to print a do cume nt. Solu tions 1. Check to be sure that th e prin ter drive r you have sele cted in y our soft ware ma tc he s the prin ter em ulat ion. 2. Press SHIFT and SE L keys, t hen press GROUP key. This will print a line show ing the e[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING > 68 Problem There ar e dots missin g in my printou ts. Solu tion The he ad gap may not be set correctly. Try movi ng the he adgap lever to a lo wer se tting. I f that d oesn ’ t help , the printh ead ma y be dama ged ; ca ll fo r se rvi ce. Problem The ALARM light is flashin g . Solu tion Try tu rning t he print er OFF and the[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING > 69 Problem Continuous form pa per sticks to th e sheet guide. Solu tion In cold dry weather , static charges can build up and m ake the paper cling to the she et guide . Try moving th e pap er guides to gethe r so that the paper r ests o n the g uides rather t han on the se parato r. Problem The Print Qu ality and Cha racter Pi[...]

PARTS AND ACCESSORIES > 70 P AR TS AND AC C ES SORIE S Purchasing Parts & Accessories Before you purchase part s and accessories, make a note of your print er model number (see the fro nt of the unit) and have the corre ct part number and de scriptio n of the item you wish to purchas e. Item descrip tions and part numbers are provided in thi[...]

PARTS AND ACCESSORIES > 71 Option Pa r t n u m b e r ML 5590 Pa r t n u m b e r ML559 1 Pull T ractor, T op-Mo unt (1) 09002 365 090023 69 Push T ractor, Bottom-Mount (2) 09 002366 090 02370 Roll Paper Stand ( 3) 09002 332 N/A Cut Sheet Feeder (4) Singl e Bin Dual Bi n 09000 691 09000 692 090006 95 090006 96 Seri al Inter face RS232C ( 5) 09002 [...]

PRINTER CONT ROL CODES > 72 P R I N T E R CO N T R O L CO D E S This sec tion lists th e most commonly used print er contr ol codes. You will find a compre hensive listing of the co ntrol code s (English only ) on y our Pr inte r CD. To acc ess it: 1. Plac e the CD in your CD-ROM drive and wait for it to AutoPla y. 2. Select your pr inter model,[...]

PRINTER CONT ROL CODES > 73 For m Le ng th : n inches (n = 1 to 22) n lines ( n = 1 to 127) ESC C NUL n ESC C n 27 6 7 0 n 27 67 n Hori zontal T ab, Ex ecute HT 9 Ital ics ON Ital ics OFF ESC 4 ESC 5 27 5 2 27 5 3 Initi alise Print er ESC @ 27 6 4 Jus tific ation Lef t Ce n t e r Right Full ESC a 0 ESC a 1 ESC a 2 ESC a 3 27 9 7 48 27 9 7 49 27 [...]

PRINTER CONT ROL CODES > 74 Subsc rip t ON Supe rsc rip t ON Subscript/Supers cript OFF ESC S 1 ESC S 0 ESC T 27 8 3 49 27 8 3 48 27 8 4 Und erl ine P ri ntin g ON Und erl ine P ri ntin g OFF ESC - 1 ESC - 0 27 4 5 49 27 4 5 48 Uni- dire ct ional P ri nt ON OFF One line o nly ESC U 1 ESC U 0 ESC < 27 8 5 49 27 8 5 48 27 6 0 Upper Range C o nt[...]

PRINTER CONT ROL CODES > 75 IB M C OMMAN DS Propri nter X24e / XL24e and IBM X24 AGM / X L24e AGM IBM C ommand ASCII Decimal Backspa ce BS 8 Can cel CAN 24 Carr ia ge Ret ur n Execute CR 13 Character Pitch. Select: 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi DC2 ESC : ESC g 18 27 58 27 103 Character Style: Nor mal Out li ne Shad ow Out li ne wi th Shad ow ESC q 0 ESC [...]

PRINTER CONT ROL CODES > 76 Line S pacing. Set Spacin g to: 1/8" 7/72" n/60" AG M only (n = 0 to 255) n/72" PPR o nly (n = 0 to 255) Activ ate Spa cing Set b y ESC A n n/180" A GM only (n = 0 to 255 ) n/216" PPR o nly (n = 0 to 255) n/360" PPR o nly (n = 0 to 255) ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC A n ESC A n ESC 2 ESC 3 n ESC 3[...]

SPE CIF ICAT ION S > 77 S PECIFIC ATION S Item Specifica tion Print Metho d Impact dot matr ix Prin thead 24 pins, 0.20 mm ( 0.0079 ") diamete r, with thermal protect ion Interf aces : Stand ard: Optional: C e ntron ics parallel, I EEE-128 4 compliant USB 1.1 RS-232C S erial Ethe rnet Print Ser vers: 6120i 10/100 Base- T , Internal 6020e 10[...]

SPE CIF ICAT ION S > 78 Characters per Line ( cpl) Setting 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 17.1 cpi 20 cpi ML559 0 ML559 1 80 c pl 136 cp l 96 c pl 163 cp l 120 cpl 204 cpl 137 cpl 233 cpl 160 cpl 272 cpl Graphics Resol ution 360 x 360 Dot s per I nc h ( dpi) - 24 dot, hex de nsity Reside nt Fon ts Let ter Q ua l it y Util ity Courie r, Got hic , Ora tor, [...]

SPE CIF ICAT ION S > 79 Paper Specifications: Single ( Cut) Sheets Feed: We ig ht : Wid th R ang e: Single-par t, continuous forms Feed: We ig ht : Wid th R ang e: Car b onless continuous forms (orig . + 4 c opies) Feed: We ig ht : Wid th R ang e: Interleaf c onti nuous forms (orig . + 4 c opies) Feed: We ig ht : Wid th R ang e: Labels Feed: We [...]

SPE CIF ICAT ION S > 80 Envir onmental Re quirements Te m p e r a t u r e Operat ing: Stor age: Humi dity Operat ing: Stor age: 41 t o 95 ° F (5 to 36 ° C) 14 t o 122 ° F (-10 to 50 ° C) 20 t o 80% RH 5 to 95% RH Electr ical R equirem ents 230 ac , (+15 %, -14%) 50 or 60 H z (±2%) 58W - typ ica l, 10W - id le Phy sic al Sp ecifi cat ions ML[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 81 SETTING UP Y OUR PRINT E R LO CA TI O N l Plac e your printer on a firm, solid surfac e. l Allow enoug h space around the pr inter to easily acc ess t he p lat en kno b and the v ariou s pap er fe ed path s. l Mak e sure a suitab le grounded pow er outlet i s avail able nearby . UNPAC KING l If any it ems are miss in[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 82 1. Remove any packing t ape , then grasp the tabs (1) at either en d of th e ac ce ss c ov er and piv ot it to ward s the fr ont of th e printe r as far as it will go. 2. Remove the printhead shipping restr aint . 3. Remo ve t he shipping restraint from the pul l-up roller assemb ly (1 ). 1 1[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 83 4. Us e the ta bs (1) to lift and r emov e the shee t guide , then remove th e sh ipping restraint . 5. Reinst all the sheet guide: inser t the clips on either side of the separato r into th e notches marked with a triangle, then press do wn to se cur e the separ ator i n pl ac e. 1 1[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 84 INST ALLING THE RIBBON C AR TRIDGE RIBBO N CA R TRIDG E HAN DLING l Le av e unused ribbon car tridges in their pa c kages u nt il needed. l C areful; th e ribbon ink may cau s e permanen t stains. l Ribbon ink on skin or clothing can usual ly b e removed with soap and w ater. Make s ure the pri nter is tu rned OFF. 1[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 85 2. Unpac k the ne w ribbon cartridge and install it on the printhead. 3. T urn the tak e-up kn ob (1) in th e direction of the moulded arro w to take up a ny rib bon sla c k . 4. Clo s e t he a cce ss co v er a n d tu r n t he p r i nt e r ON . CAU T IO N ! Do not re m ov e the ribbon shield (1) fr om the ribbon. 1 1[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 86 POWE R C ONN E CT ION Make sure both the pri nter and the computer are OFF. 1. Plug t he power cord into the back of the printe r , then int o a grounded outlet . 2. T urn on the p rin ter.[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 87 CO M P U TE R CO N N E C T I O N S PARAL LEL (LP T), IEEE 1284 l Requires a bi-di rectio nal cable, max. leng th 6 f t. (1.8 m), not supplied. l Pri nter h as a 36- pin s ock et. Make sure the pri nter and computer are both turned OFF. 1. Attach a suitable bi-di rectio nal cable to the parallel connecto r on the back[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 88 3. Attach a suitab le USB cable to the prin ter. The n attach the cab le to your computer. 4. T urn the computer and printer ba ck on. LOADIN G PAPER For instr uctions on loadin g paper, se e “ Loading Paper ” in the chapter on “ Maintenance ” . TE S T I N G T H E P R I N T E R l F ont Samp le T est l Roll in[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 89 Fo nt S a m pl e T e s t The Font Sample Test prints a sam ple of the fonts standard t o the printer. The top of the printo ut shows the Printer Model, Emulation, Country Code, Int erface, and Firmwa re Revision Lev el. Make s ure paper is loaded. 1. Tu r n t h e p r i n t e r O F F. 2. Press and h old th e LF key wh[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 90 Rolling AS CII T est The Rolling ASC II Print Test produces a continuous printout of all 96 ASCII char acters in a rolling pattern in wha tever typeface is se lected (defau lt = LQ Cour i er). The top of the printo ut shows the Printer Model, Emulation, Country Code, and Firmw are Revisi on Level. Make s ure continuo[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 91 Hexad ecimal Dum p Mo de When the printer is placed in the Hexadecimal Du mp Mode, all data received , including text and printer com mands, is printed in bot h hexadec imal and ASC II format . For ex ample, the follo wing line of BA SIC code LPRINT CHR$ (27);”0”;CHR$ (30);”THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A HEXADECIMAL D[...]

> 92 INDEX A Auto Carriage return ........... ......... 35 Auto LF (Line Feed) ..... .......... 33 , 35 Auto Select ........................ ......... 33 B Bar Codes .. ................ ................. 78 Bi-directional printing .......... 33 , 40 Bottom Feed .............. ................. 79 Form Tear-Of f ................. ......... 32 Lin[...]

> 93 Limited Opera tion ................ 39 , 69 Line Spacing ...... ................ ......... 39 Bottom Feed ... ................ ......... 32 Rear Feed ............... ................. 32 Loading Paper ............ ................. 88 M Margin, Bottom .......... .......... 33 , 36 Mean Tim e Between Failures (MTBF) . ................ ......[...]

> 94 T Temperature Specifications ......... 80 Testing the Prin ter ...................... 88 Thickness, Paper ................ ......... 78 Time Out ............ ................ .. 33 , 42 Top Feed .... ................ ................. 79 Bottom Margin ....... ................. 33 Line Spacing .................. ......... 33 Top of Form ....[...]

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