Fujitsu DL3800 manual

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Front Matter –i– Fujitsu DL3800 DOT Matrix Printer User's Manual User's Manual i Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement for United States Users NOTE : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15B of the FCC Rules. These limits ar[...]

Front Matter –ii– Fujitsu DL3800 DOT Matrix Printer User's Manual User's Manual ii Notice for Canadian Users This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du[...]

Front Matter –iii– Fujitsu DL3800 DOT Matrix Printer User's Manual User's Manual iii Energy Saving As an E NERGY S TAR ® Partner, FUJITSU LIMITED has determined that this product meets the E NERGY S TAR ® guidelines for energy efficiency. The International E NERGY S TAR ® Office Equipment Program is an international program that pr[...]

User's Manual iv CE Manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity According to Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC and Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, Annex 3 B. FUJITSU ISOTEC LIMITED, 135 Higashinozaki Hobara-machi Date-gun, Fukushima, 960-0695, Japan Declares, in sole responsibility, that the following products Product Type [...]

User's Manual v The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice and without obligation to incorporate changes and improvements into units already shipped. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information included here is complete and accurate at the time of publication; however, Fujitsu cannot be held responsible for e[...]

Front Matter –vi– Fujitsu DL3800 DOT Matrix Printer User's Manual User's Manual vi ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for buying the Fujitsu DL3700 Pro/3800 Pro dot matrix printer. You can expect years of reliable service with very little maintenance. This manual explains how to use your printer to full advantage. It is written for both new [...]

Front Matter –vii– Fujitsu DL3800 DOT Matrix Printer User's Manual User's Manual vii ORGANIZATION This manual is organized as follows: Quick Reference summarizes everyday printer operations. After you become familiar with the printer, use this section as a memory aid. Chapter 1, Introduction , introduces the printer and identifies key[...]

Front Matter –viii– Fujitsu DL3800 DOT Matrix Printer User's Manual User's Manual viii Chapter 8, Installing Options , describes the options available for the printer and explains how to install them. At the end of this manual, you will find several appendixes, a glossary, and an index. Appendix A gives order numbers for printer suppl[...]

Maintenance User's Manual ix T ABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Reference ............................................................ QR–1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Features ........................................................................... 1–1 Options ............................................................................ 1–3 CHAPTER [...]

User's Manual x Using Continuous Forms ................................................. 3–12 Positioning the Paper Stack ..................................... 3–13 Loading Continuous Forms (Push Tractor and Rear Feed) ............................................................ 3–14 Loading Continuous Forms (Pull Tractor and Bottom Feed[...]

Maintenance User's Manual xi CHAPTER 5 USING SETUP MODE How to Use This Chapter ................................................ 5–1 Entering Setup Mode ..................................................... 5–2 Overview of Setup Mode .............................................. 5–4 Setup Mode Example ...................................[...]

User's Manual xii CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE Cleaning .......................................................................... 6–1 Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer .................... 6–1 Cleaning the Platen and Paper Bail Rollers ........... 6–3 Replacing the Ribbon .................................................... 6–3 Replacing th[...]

Maintenance User's Manual xiii APPENDIX C COMMAND SETS Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS ........................................................ C–2 Factory Default Settings ........................................... C–14 IBM Proprinter XL24E Emulation ..................................... C–17 Epson ESC/P2 Emulation ................................[...]

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Quick Reference QUICK REFERENCE User's Manual QR-1 QUICK REFERENCE Quick Reference is written for experienced users — users who are familiar with how the printer works, but who may need to refresh their memory occasionally. Only the printer’s normal (non-setup) mode is covered . For details on setup mode, see Chapter 5. Normal mode operati[...]

QUICK REFERENCE QR-2 User's Manual Printer Operations (Normal Mode) √ : Operation can be performed when the printer is in this state. — : Operation cannot be performed when the printer is in this state. N/A : Does not apply. Operation Clear print buffer Eject single sheets Enter normal mode Enter setup mode Exit to normal mode Form feed (f[...]

Introduction 1-1 INTRODUCTION User's Manual 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing this printer . This printer is a compact, versatile printer that offers maximum compatibility with today’s software packages and personal computers. The 24-wire print head provides crisp, clear printing for business, office, and home environments. This p[...]

1-2 INTRODUCTION User's Manual • Multiple fonts. The printer has nineteen resident fonts: Ten bit- map fonts — Courier 10, Pica 10, Prestige Elite 12, Boldface PS, OCR-B 10, OCR-A 10, Correspondence, Compressed, Draft, and High-speed Draft and nine outline fonts — Timeless, Nimbus Sans, and Courier, each in upright, italic, and bold. •[...]

Introduction 1-3 INTRODUCTION User's Manual Printer add-on options are listed below. For details, see Chapter 8. • Cut sheet feeder The ASF100 single-bin feeder is available as an option for the 80- column printer, and the ASF300 single-bin feeder and double-bin adapter are available for the 136-column printer. A cut sheet feeder allows sing[...]

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Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-1 2 SETTING UP Your new printer is easy to install and set up. This chapter tells you how to set up the printer and start printing right away. If this is your first printer, you should read the entire chapter before attempting to use the printer. In this chapter, you will learn how to: • Unpack, assemble[...]

SETTING UP 2-2 User's Manual √ Do not expose the printer to extremes of temperature and humidity. √ Use only the power cord supplied with the printer or recom- mended by your dealer. Do not use an extension cord. √ Do not plug the printer into a power outlet that is shared with heavy industrial equipment, such as motors, or appliances, s[...]

Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-3 UNPACKING THE PRINTER Unpack the printer as follows: 1. Open the carton and remove the printer and its components. Make sure that you have all of the items shown below. Note that the power cord supplied depends on the printer model (100-120 or 220-240 VAC power supply). Checking items received Ribbon car[...]

SETTING UP 2-4 User's Manual 2. Carefully examine each item for damage. Report any problems to your dealer or shipping agent. 3. Place the printer where you plan to use it. 4. Remove the tapes securing the front cover, top cover, and back cover. Open the front cover and remove the shipping restraint cardboard that holds the print head carriage[...]

Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-5 Checking Options and Supplies The following options and supplies, if ordered, are shipped separately: • Cut sheet feeder (option) • Double-bin adapter (option) • Color kit (option) • Extra monochrome or color ribbon cartridges The RS-232C serial interface is a factory-installable option. If you o[...]

SETTING UP 2-6 User's Manual ASSEMBLING THE PRINTER This section explains how to install the cut sheet stand and ribbon cartridge. Installing the Cut Sheet Stand The cut sheet stand enables smooth feeding of both single sheets and continuous forms. Install the cut sheet stand as described below: 1. Referring to the following figure, locate the[...]

Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-7 3. Hold the cut sheet stand at an angle over the top of the printer. Slide the mounting pins into the long, front grooves of the notches. This is the cut sheet stand's up position, used for printing single sheets. To rotate the cut sheet stand to its down position, grasp it at the sides and lift it [...]

SETTING UP 2-8 User's Manual Ribbon feed knob Turn clockwise to tighten. Ribbon feed knob Turn clockwise to tighten. 3. Remove the ribbon cartridge from its package. For a black rib- bon cartridge, push in the two ribbon release tabs. The tabs snap into the cartridge and the ribbon feed mechanism engages. For a color ribbon cartridge (option),[...]

Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-9 Print head Print guide 4. Locate the two ribbon release levers on either side of the ribbon cartridge. Each ribbon release lever has a mounting pin on the side. As shown below, place the mounting pins on the ribbon support bracket of the head carrier. Insert the ribbon so that the ribbon falls between th[...]

SETTING UP 2-10 User's Manual GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR PRINTER Power switch Paper select lever Print head Print guide Front cover Paper guide Cut sheet stand Paper thickness lever Platen knob Platen Interface connector Control panel Now that your printer is assembled, take a moment to become familiar with its major parts. Looking at the pr[...]

Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-11 Looking at the printer from the back with the cut sheet stand and back cover removed, you can see the following parts of the printer: Acoustic cover Rating label Power connector Back cover Forms tractors Cut sheet stand Top cover Printer components (rear) Before you plug in the printer: √ Make sure th[...]

SETTING UP 2-12 User's Manual Connecting the power cord 3. Make sure that the power cord is securely connected. 4. Turn on the power by pressing the side marked “1” on the power switch. Within a few seconds, the MENU1 indicator on the printer control panel will light, the print head will move to its home position, and the ONLINE indicator [...]

Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-13 TESTING THE PRINTER (OFFLINE) At this point, load paper and run the printer self-test. The self-test checks printer performance and print quality before you connect the printer to the computer. Use either single sheets or continuous forms (see Chapter 3). This section describes the self-test procedure u[...]

SETTING UP 2-14 User's Manual 2. Raise the cut sheet stand. Move the left paper guide all the way to the right. Insert the sheet of paper into the cut sheet stand. Letter or A4 size paper, inserted lengthwise (portrait mode) with this setting, will not result in clipping. Adjust the right paper guide so that the paper lies flat on the cut shee[...]

Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-15 Starting the self-test 3. Allow printing to continue for a dozen or more lines of repeat printing. To stop printing, press the FONT button or the MENU button. Manually turn the platen knob clockwise to remove the test page. NOTE Do not try to use the LF/FF (line feed/form feed) button to eject the paper[...]

SETTING UP 2-16 User's Manual • Insert a new sheet of paper into the cut sheet stand. Turn the platen knob to manually advance the paper until the top edge has moved past the paper bail rollers. • Press the FONT button or the MENU button to restart printing. If the print quality remains poor, turn off the printer and contact your dealer fo[...]

Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-17 NOTE The printer can also print a special “demo pattern” that illustrates some of the printer’s capabilities. To print the demo pattern: 1. Load a sheet of letter or A4 size paper. 2. Turn the printer off . 3. While pressing the FONT button, turn the printer back on. The printer will start printin[...]

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Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-19 CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER Your printer has a Centronics parallel interface. An RS-232C serial interface is a factory-installed add-on option. Installation of the serial option gives a dual interface where either interface can be connected. The parallel interface connector has wire clips. T[...]

SETTING UP 2-20 User's Manual Shutter Parallel Groove for holding cable Serial Clip Connecting the Interface Cable To connect the interface cable: 1. Turn off both the printer and the computer. 2. Pushing the top of the shutter on the right side of the printer by the thumb, lift the bottom of the shutter by fingers until the shutter stays open[...]

Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-21 4. To secure a parallel interface cable, flip the fastener clips located on the printer into the notches on the cable connector. To secure a serial interface cable, tighten the screws in the cable connector. 5. Attach the other end of the interface cable to your computer. Gently pull on the cable to ver[...]

SETTING UP 2-22 User's Manual Here are some points to help you determine which emulation to select: √ Determine which emulations your software supports. (Refer to your software documentation.) Since most software programs support this printer, try to run a program with the factory default emulation first. (DPL24C␣ PLUS emulation is the fac[...]

Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-23 2. Enter setup mode. Press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline. Then, press the FONT button and the MENU button. As the printer enters offline setup mode, it prints the following information: Initial printout in setup mode Check that the <<FUNCTION>> menu is printed at the bottom [...]

SETTING UP 2-24 User's Manual 3. Select the MENU1 function. Locate the red cursor on the plastic print guide. Initially, this cursor should be positioned under SAVE & END at the begin- ning of the <<FUNCTION>> menu. Press the LOCK button repeatedly to position the red cursor beneath MENU1, as shown below: Press the FONT button [...]

Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-25 5. Exit MENU1. Press the ONLINE button to exit the MENU1 function and reprint the <<FUNCTION>> menu. 6. Exit setup mode to save the emulation. To exit setup mode and save the new emulation, make sure that the red cursor is positioned under SAVE & END. Then press the FONT␣ button or the[...]

SETTING UP 2-26 User's Manual 4. Use your software printer selection menus or the printer setup mode (described in Chapter 5) to make required changes in the page layout or other print features. If the printer does not print or prints the wrong characters, proceed as follows: • Make sure that the interface cable is properly connected. • Ma[...]

Setting Up SETTING UP User's Manual 2-27 Using MS-DOS to Specify Serial Interface Settings For an IBM PC or compatible device, use the following MS- DOS MODE commands to set the computer serial settings to match the printer factory settings: MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P MODE LPT1:=COM1 To activate these settings whenever you turn the computer on, wr[...]

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User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-1 PAPER HANDLING This chapter explains how your printer uses paper. Topics covered are: • Selecting paper • Overview of paper operations • Adjusting for paper thickness • Using single sheets • Using continuous forms (push-tractor feed and pull-tractor feed) • Feeding and positioning pap[...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-2 OVERVIEW OF PAPER OPERATIONS The following levers and buttons are used in paper handling: • Paper select lever at the top left corner of the printer • Paper thickness lever at the top right corner of the printer • LF/FF, TEAR OFF, and LOAD buttons on the control panel (A different function is enabled when[...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-3 Lever/Button Purpose Action LF/FF Form feed Press and hold LF/FF to execute a form feed. Continuous forms are fed forward by one page. Single sheets are ejected. Line feed Press LF/FF within three seconds to feed paper forward by one line. Forward micro Press LF/FF and ONLINE to feed paper feed f[...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-4 ADJUSTING FOR PAPER THICKNESS The printer can handle paper of different thicknesses, including multipart forms with up to five parts (original plus four copies). For details on paper thickness specifications, see Appendix B. The paper thickness lever, located at the top right corner of the printer, allows you t[...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-5 USING SINGLE SHEETS This section describes how to load paper in the cut sheet stand or cut sheet feeder. The cut sheet stand allows paper to be loaded manually, one sheet at a time. A cut sheet feeder allows paper to be loaded automatically from a stack. Loading a Single Sheet of Paper To load a [...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-6 Preparing to load a sheet of paper 5. Insert a sheet of paper into the cut sheet stand. Make sure that the bottom edge of the paper engages snugly with the platen. Adjust the right paper guide. Left margin (minimum) 2. If necessary, reset the paper thickness lever. (See the section Adjusting for Paper Thickness[...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-7 Loading a sheet of paper 7. Place the printer online. Print a sample page and check the page margins. Make the following adjustments, as necessary: • Horizontal alignment. Readjust the paper guides if required. • Top-of-form setting (see Chapter 5). • Margin settings. Use your software or t[...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-8 Loading Paper in the Cut Sheet Feeder (Option) A cut sheet feeder allows automatic printing on single sheets without the need to manually insert the sheets one-by-one. This can save you a lot of time when printing long files using single sheets. The 80-column printer uses an ASF100 cut sheet feeder; the 136-col[...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-9 4. Prepare the feeder as follows: Preparing the cut sheet feeder (ASF100) Preparing the cut sheet feeder (ASF300) Bin lever Paper select lever Paper guide locking levers (forward: lock) Rear tab Paper select lever • To open the paper bin, push the bin lever up to the “OPEN” position. The bi[...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-10 Adjusting the left margin To help align the left paper guide, use the inch-based ruler located behind the paper guides. The ruler is graduated in 10 columns per inch. For example, setting the left paper guide 12.7 mm (0.5 inch) from the left gives a left margin of 6.3 mm (0.25 inch) plus the left margin specif[...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-11 Loading the cut sheet feeder (ASF300) 6. Readjust the right paper guide, leaving a slight gap between the paper guide and the right edge of the paper. About 1.5 mm (1/16 inch) is sufficient. Pull the right locking lever forward. 7. Push the bin lever down to the “CLOSED" position. Bin lev[...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-12 USING CONTINUOUS FORMS 8. Load paper to the top-of-form position using either of the following methods: • Load the paper manually . Press the LOAD button. The paper will advance to the top-of-form position. Adjust the position of the paper as needed by simultaneously pressing the ONLINE button and the LF/FF [...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-13 Positioning the Paper Stack Place the stack of continuous forms paper directly below the rear of the printer or below the bottom slot of the printer. After the paper is installed in the printer, the paper path should look like this: Good placement Placement of continuous forms UP Push-feed, from[...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-14 Loading Continuous Forms (Push Tractor and Rear Feed) This section explains how to use continuous forms as the tractor unit is installed at the rear of the printer. The tractor unit pushes continuous forms. This condition applies when you first purchase the printer. You can use continuous forms paper even if y[...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-15 4. Release the tractor locking levers by pulling them up. Open the tractor paper holders. See the following figure. 5. Position the right tractor (as seen from the rear of the printer). Push the right locking lever down to secure the tractor. Center the middle forms support. Locking lever Positi[...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-16 6. Fit the paper feed holes onto the left and right tractor pins. Adjust the left tractor (as seen from the rear of the printer) to the width of the form. Close the paper holders. Cut sheet stand Adjusting paper tension 7. Pull the left tractor (as seen from the rear) to stretch the paper taut. Push the left l[...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-17 10. Press the LOAD button to advance the paper to the top-of- form position. Top-of-form is the first line on which printing can start. 11. Press the ONLINE button to place the printer online. Print a sample page and check the page margins. Make the follow- ing adjustments, as necessary: • Hor[...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-18 3. Pull up both ends of the tractor unit to detach the catches of the tractor unit from the support studs. Then pull the tractor unit. 4. Return the cut sheet stand and the back cover to their original position. Removing the tractor unit 5. (80-column printer) Raise the rear edge of the separator and remove it[...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-19 (136-column printer) Pull the separator to the front of the printer. 6. Position the catches of the tractor unit on the support studs near the platen shaft, push the tractor unit toward the front of the printer ( ➀ ), and snap down the tractor unit into place ( ➁ ). Turn the platen knob to m[...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-20 6. Place the continuous forms paper below the table and pass the paper through the slot of the table then through the bottom slot of the printer up to the platen. Passing continuous forms paper from under the printer 7. Close the front cover and open the two holders of the left and right tractors. (Each tracto[...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-21 Setting continuous forms paper on the tractors 10. Adjust the paper thickness lever to the appropriate position. 11. If the printer is offline, press the ONLINE button to place the printer online. Print a sample page and check the first line and the page margins. Make the following adjustments, [...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-22 Unloading Continuous Forms NOTE Continuous forms paper that is fed by the pull-tractor cannot be unloaded. To unload continuous forms: 1. Make sure that the paper select lever is set to the rear position. 2. Press the LOAD button. The continuous forms paper is retracted to the park position. If the paper canno[...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-23 Tearing off continuous forms 3. Press any button to retract the forms back to the top-of-form position. Line Feed/Form Feed Use the line feed/form feed function to move paper forward. This function is valid when the printer is online or offline. Pressing and holding down the LF/FF button feeds o[...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-24 Micro Feed Use the micro feed function to fine tune the position of the paper. This function is valid when the printer is offline. Press the ONLINE␣ and LF/FF buttons simultaneously to micro-feed paper forward. Press the ONLINE␣ and TEAR OFF buttons simultaneously to micro-feed paper backward. Remember tha[...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-25 Switching to Single Sheets To switch from continuous forms to single sheets: 1. Tear off your printed pages. 2. Retract the forms paper to the park position by pressing the LOAD button. The PAPER OUT indicator turns red. CAUTION Failure to retract the forms paper will cause paper jams. 3. Move t[...]

PAPER HANDLING User's Manual 3-26 Switching to Continuous Forms To switch from single sheets to continuous forms: 1. If a sheet of paper is loaded, remove the paper by turning the platen knob or pressing and holding down the LF/FF button. CAUTION Failure to remove paper may cause a paper jam. 2. Move the paper select lever to the rear to the c[...]

User's Manual Paper Handling PAPER HANDLING 3-27 Envelopes When printing envelopes, use the cut sheet stand or the manual feed slot of the cut sheet feeder. Note the following: • Set the paper thickness lever to best accommodate envelope thickness. • When loading envelopes, make sure that the envelope flaps face forward. Otherwise, the env[...]

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PRINTING Printing PRINTING User's Manual 4-1 CHAPTER 4 PRINTING This chapter describes the following everyday printing operations: • Selecting print features • Starting, stopping, or resuming printing • Removing printed pages • Clearing the print buffer Instructions for loading paper are given in Chapter 3. The print features you selec[...]

PRINTING 4-2 User's Manual Using Commercial Software Many commercial software packages offer a wide variety of print features, including some features that are not supported by this printer. For example, software often provides a wider range of font sizes than the printer can accommodate. Software also allows you to specify multiple fonts on a[...]

PRINTING Printing PRINTING User's Manual 4-3 If you select MENU FONT the printer will use the font and pitch assigned in MENU1 or MENU2. This chapter does not explain how to assign values to options in the menu. If you haven’t already assigned values to MENU 1 and MENU 2, refer to Chapter 5 now. When you first turn the printer on, the MENU 1[...]

PRINTING 4-4 User's Manual Table 4.1 MENU1 and MENU2 Settings Default Settings For easy reference, check ( √ ) or record your default settings in the space below. Setting Print Feature MENU1 MENU2 Emulation Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS IBM Proprinter XL24E Epson ESC/P2 Print quality Letter Report Draft High-speed draft Font Courier 10 Prestige Elite [...]

PRINTING Printing PRINTING User's Manual 4-5 3. To change to a resident font, see the next section. Otherwise, press the ONLINE button to return online. You are ready to print using the selected menu. Changing the menu font to a resident font Before printing, you can use the control panel to select a resident font other than the font defined i[...]

PRINTING 4-6 User's Manual Locking the selected resident font Your software often overrides the printer settings. You can use the control panel to prevent the selected resident font from being changed by the software. To retain the selected resident font: 1. Make sure that the printer is offline. 2. Press the LOCK button to light the LOCKED in[...]

PRINTING Printing PRINTING User's Manual 4-7 To resume printing, press the ONLINE button again. To cancel printing, use the cancel commands provided by your software or computer. To clear the print buffer, place the printer offline and press the LOCK and FONT buttons. Any data sent to the print buffer before you canceled printing will be lost.[...]

PRINTING 4-8 User's Manual CAUTION When using the cut sheet stand or when printing remaining lines, be careful not to print on the platen. Printing on the platen may damage both the platen and the print head. Continuing printing after supplying paper 1. Install paper on the forms tractors, on the cut sheet stand, or in the cut sheet feeder bin[...]

PRINTING Printing PRINTING User's Manual 4-9 To resume printing when the AREA OVER indicator is on: 1. Stop your software and press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline. 2. Adjust the horizontal position of the paper or change the margin settings in the printer setup menu or your software. 3. Press the ONLINE button to place the prin[...]

PRINTING 4-10 User's Manual Press the LOCK and␣ FONT buttons simultaneously to clear all data from the print buffer. This method is useful when you cancel a print operation and do not want to continue printing data already sent to the printer. This method does not change or clear MENU1 and MENU2 settings, resident font locked state, paper lo[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-1 5 USING SETUP MODE Your printer has two modes: normal and setup. Normal mode is used for everyday printer opera- tions and is explained in Chapters 3 and 4. Setup mode serves two purposes. It enables you to: • Select the printer’s optional settings • Help diagnose printer problems These setup[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-2 These sections will familiarize you with how setup mode works. Once you understand the basics, use the following sections to select printer options that are compatible with your computer system’s hardware and software setup: • Printing a List of Selected Options • Deciding Which Options to Change • Ch[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-3 3. Press the FONT and MENU buttons simultaneously until the printer beeps. Initial printout in setup mode <<FUNCTION>> menu Function Red cursor on print guide Entering setup mode If you do not hear a beep or hear an alarm beep (beeps four times), you are not in setup mode. Place the pri[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-4 SAVE & END Exits setup mode and saves any changes made while in setup mode. MENU1 and Assigns print features to MENU1 and MENU2 MENU2 on the printer control panel. HARDWRE Changes the printer hardware options. ADJUST Changes the print position adjustment options. CONFIG Changes the configuration options. [...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-5 Table 5.1 Setup Mode Functions (Cont.) Function Purpose DEFAULT Resets factory defaults in MENU1 and MENU2. LIST Prints a list of all currently selected options. SELF-TST Runs the self-test. HEX-DUMP Prints hex dumps. V-ALMNT Checks and corrects vertical print alignment. To select a function from t[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-6 To select an option from the <item> menu: 1. Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor on the plastic print guide under the option you require. 2. Press the FONT button to select the option. The printer prints the next item and its options. You can press MENU to select the option. Then[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-7 Summary of setup mode Printer prints<<FUNCTION>>menu Select function: Press LOCK to position the cursor, then press FONT or MENU Enter setup mode: Press FONT and MENU Desired function is selected SAVE&END MENU1,MENU2,HARDWRE, ADJUST, and CONFIG LIST, DEFAULT SELF-TST, HEX-DUMP V-ALM[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-8 4. Select the current emulation. Since you do not want to change the emulation, press the FONT button to select the current emulation and print the next item, <FONT> and its options. 5. Change the font to Prestige Elite 12. Press the LOCK button once to position the cursor beneath PRSTG12. Press the FON[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-9 Points to Remember • Load continuous forms paper before entering setup mode . In setup mode, the LF/FF button cannot be used to feed paper. To adjust the line position of paper in setup mode, use the platen knob. • Whenever you enter setup mode, short help menus are printed at the top of the pa[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-10 <<FUNCTION>> SAVE&END MENU1 MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF-TST HEX-DUMP V-ALMNT PRINTING A LIST OF SELECTED OPTIONS The LIST function prints a list of all the printer’s currently selected options. This function is useful for checking the printer settings when you first enter [...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-11 *1 When the color option is installed. *2 FORMAT to CD are not printed when the serial interface option is not installed or when PARALEL option is selected for INTRFCE. *3 TEAR-EN is printed after TEARPOS when AUTO option is selected for TEAROFF. *4 LOADTIM is printed after this line when AUTO opt[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-12 MENU1 EMULATE The emulation selected on the printer must be the same as the emulation selected in your software. If you selected an emulation when you set up the printer (Chapter 2), you do not need to change the EMULATE option unless you want to change to a different emulation. The emulation assigned to MEN[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-13 Table 5.2 Required Options (Cont.) HARDWRE FORMAT If you have a serial interface, the serial BAUD-RT interface options selected on the printer PROTOCL must be the same as the settings you DSR selected using your software or your DUPLEX computer operating system. If the settings are not the same, t[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-14 CHANGING MENU1 AND MENU2 OPTIONS The MENU1 and MENU2 functions allow you to change the print options assigned to MENU1 and MENU2 on the printer control panel. In normal (nonsetup) mode, you can easily switch between the menus for printing, as described in Chapter 4. MENU1 is invoked when you first turn the p[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-15 Table 5.3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options NOTES: • Underlined options are the factory defaults. • Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC/P2 emulations. The notes are defined at the end of the table. MENU1 and MENU2 Items <EMULATE> Select the sa[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-16 Table 5.3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options (Cont.) NOTES: • Underlined options are the factory defaults. • Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC/P2 emulations. The notes are defined at the end of the table. <FONT> TIMLS-N (continued) TIMLS-B TIMLS-I DOWNL[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-17 Table 5.3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options (Cont.) NOTES: • Underlined options are the factory defaults. • Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC/P2 emulations. The notes are defined at the end of the table. MENU1 and MENU2 Items <PITCH> ## CPI [...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-18 MENU1 and MENU2 Items <CHAR-H> Change also the line spacing if 2 TIMES or 4 TIMES is selected. NORMAL Standard character height 2 TIMES Double character height 4 TIMES Quadruple character height (*1) <ATTRIB> Selects an attribute to add emphasis to your documents. Only one attribute may be select[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-19 MENU1 and MENU2 Items <PAGE LG> Specifies the length of the page in inches. ## IN For DPL24C PLUS and IBM XL24E emulations: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 11.0 (letter size), 11.6 (A4 size), 12.0, 14.0, or 18.0 inches For Epson ESC/P2 emulation: 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, ..., 11.0, 11.5, [...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-20 MENU1 and MENU2 Items <LFT-END> Specifies the print start column for changing the left margin. Printing starts at the position given by this column plus your software-specified left margin. ## COLM Column 1, 2, 3, ..., 41 <TOP-MRG> Specifies the number of space lines for the top margin. The resul[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-21 MENU1 and MENU2 Items <LANGUGE> Selects a language. Appendix E shows the character sets for each language. Two-pass means that diacritical marks are printed separately from their letters and that letters are printed without any reduction. The first listing is common to all emulations. Option[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-22 MENU1 and MENU2 Items <LANGUGE> SLOV Slovenian (continued) SLOV-T Slovenian two-pass POLISH Polish POLSH-T Polish two-pass MAZOWIA Mazowian MAZOW-T Mazowian two-pass LATIN2 Latin 2 LATIN2-T Latin 2 two-pass KAMENIC Kamenicky KAMEN-T Kamenicky two-pass TURKY Turkish TURKY-T Turkish two-pass CYRILIC Cyri[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-23 MENU1 and MENU2 Items <LANGUGE> (*3) (continued) FRENCH French ITALIAN Italian SPANISH Spanish DANISH1 Danish I DANISH2 Danish II FINNISH Finnish NORWEGN Norwegian (*4) DANISH1 Danish I ITALIAN Italian SPANSH1 Spanish I SPANSH2 Spanish II JAPAN Japanese NORWEGN Norwegian LATIN A Latin Americ[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-24 MENU1 and MENU2 Items Table 5.3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options (Cont.) NOTES: • Underlined options are the factory defaults. • Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC/P2 emulations. The notes are defined at the end of the table. <CHR-SET> SET 1 IBM charac[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-25 MENU1 and MENU2 Items Table 5.3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options (Cont.) NOTES: • Underlined options are the factory defaults. • Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC/P2 emulations. The notes are defined at the end of the table. Options Description &[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-26 MENU1 and MENU2 Items Table 5.3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options (Cont.) NOTES: • Underlined options are the factory defaults. • Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC/P2 emulations. The notes are defined at the end of the table. Options Description <LF-CODE&[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-27 3. Select an emulation. Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the cursor under the emulation you require. Then do either of the following: • Press the FONT button to select the emulation and print the next MENU1 or MENU2 item. (As shown in Table 5.3, this is the <FONT> item). • Pr[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-28 NOTE Whenever you select a new emulation, all MENU1 or MENU2 options are reset to the factory defaults for that emulation. 4. If necessary, change the other MENU1 or MENU2 options. Press the LOCK button to move the cursor to the option you want to select. Press the FONT button to select the option and print [...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-29 CHANGING HARDWARE OPTIONS The HARDWRE function defines the printer’s hardware operating conditions. If you are using the optional RS-232C serial interface, the serial interface options must be set properly for the printer to function correctly with your system hardware. Table 5.4 describes the H[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-30 Table 5.4 HARDWRE Items and Options (Cont.) NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. HARDWRE Items <PRT-DIR> BI-DIR Bidirectional printing. The printer prints in either direction while seeking the next print direction for a shorter print time. UNI-DIR Unidirectional printing. Unidirectional p[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-31 Table 5.4 HARDWRE Items and Options (Cont.) NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. HARDWRE Items Options Description <BUFFER> NOTE: (continued) • 0BYTE option is recommended only for graphics application. • With 128KB selected, the printer cannot accept any download font data[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-32 Table 5.4 HARDWRE Items and Options (Cont.) NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. HARDWRE Options Description Items <BAUD-RT> 150 The baud rate is in bps (bits per 300 second). Select the same baud rate as 600 used by your computer or modem. 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 <PROTOCL> Indica[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-33 <<FUNCTION>> SAVE&END MENU1 MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF-TST HEX-DUMP V-ALMNT <PPR-OUT> CNTONLY DETECT IGNORE Procedure To change the printer’s hardware options, make sure that continuous forms are loaded and then proceed as follows: 1. Enter setup mode. Pr[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-34 6. Do either of the following: • Select another function, or • Exit setup mode, saving your changes. For details on other functions, see the other sections in this chapter. To exit setup mode and save your changes, make sure that the red cursor is positioned under SAVE/END, then press the FONT button or [...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-35 Table 5.5 ADJUST Items and Options NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. <CNT-ORG> Sets the top-of-form for continu- ous forms in increments of 1/6 inch (4.2␣ mm) from the physical top of the page. 1/6 IN The default is recommended if : your top margin is not software- 6/6 IN [...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-36 Table 5.5 ADJUST Items and Options (Cont.) NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. ADJUST Items <CNT-LFT> Fine-tunes the left print start position for continuous forms. –10/90, ..., 0/90, Moves the position left or ..., 10/90 right in increments of 1/90 inch (0.28 mm). <CUT-LFT> Fine[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-37 Procedure Before adjusting a print position, you should carefully measure the amount of adjustment required for any paper that demands precise print registration. To adjust a print position, make sure that continu- ous forms paper is loaded. The following example shows how to adjust the top-of-for[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-38 CHANGING CONFIGURATION OPTIONS 5. Exit setup mode, saving the top-of-form setting. Make sure that the red cursor is positioned beneath SAVE & END, then press the FONT button or the MENU button. 6. Check the top-of-form setting. Load your paper and check the adjustment by printing a sample page using your[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-39 Table 5.6 CONFIG Items and Options (Cont.) NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. <TEARPOS> Tearoff position. VISIBLE Select this option when your software positions forms to the next top-of-form after printing the last data. The printer performs tearoff feed without adding a for[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-40 Table 5.6 CONFIG Items and Options (Cont.) NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. CONFIG Items Options Description <TEAR-EN> In some application programs, data (continued) transfer may stop temporarily due to internal processing. This setting can avoid an undesired tearoff feed by waiting f[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-41 Table 5.6 CONFIG Items and Options (Cont.) NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. CONFIG Items Options Description <AREACNT> Area-over detection control. ENABLE Detects the left and right edges of paper when loading the paper. The printer does not print data beyond the edges, but[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-42 Table 5.6 CONFIG Items and Options (Cont.) NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. CONFIG Items Options Description <CONT-PE> Detection of end of continuous forms. TRACTOR Paper end is detected by the sensor on the tractor unit. Paper-end unprinted area: Continuous forms: About 80 mm Botom f[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-43 2. Select the CONFIG function. Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under CONFIG . Press the FONT button to select the CONFIG function and print the following <TEAROFF> options: <TEAROFF> MANUAL AUTO EXITING AND SAVING 3. Select an option. Press the LOCK button t[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-44 Any settings changed while in setup mode are saved as the new power-on defaults for the printer. The new defaults remain active until you change them again. NOTE The only way to exit setup mode without saving your changes is to turn off the printer. When you turn the printer back on, the previous default set[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-45 RESETTING DEFAULTS This section describes how to reset the printer’s power-on defaults, all of the factory defaults, or the factory defaults only for MENU1 and MENU2. Resetting Power-On Defaults Power-on defaults are the settings saved in the printer’s permanent memory. The defaults are enable[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-46 <<FUNCTION>> SAVE&END MENU1 MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF-TST HEX-DUMP V-ALMNT 1. Enter setup mode. Press the FONT button and the MENU button simultaneously until the printer beeps. Wait for the printer to stop printing and check that the following <<FUNCTION>> men[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-47 Printing the Self-Test The SELF-TST function prints test pages to check how the printer operates independently of your computer. The self-test does not check the interface between the computer and the printer. The self-test prints the printer’s firmware version, its resident emulations, and all [...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-48 2. Select the SELF-TST function. Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under SELF-TST, and then press the FONT button or the MENU button. The printer selects SELF-TST and starts printing. A short help menu is printed at the top of the page, followed by the self-test. Note that the print[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-49 Procedure To print hex dumps, make sure that continuous forms paper is loaded into the printer. Then proceed as follows: 1. Enter setup mode. Press the FONT button and the MENU button simultaneously until the printer beeps. Wait for the printer to stop printing and check that the following <<[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-50 Sample hex dump 4. Exit the HEX-DUMP function. Exit the HEX-DUMP function in either of the following ways: • To remain in setup mode, press the LOCK button. The <<FUNCTION>> menu is then reprinted. For details on other functions, see other sections in this chapter. • To return to online norma[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-51 Checking Vertical Print Alignment (V-ALMNT) The V-ALMNT function corrects the vertical character displacement that sometimes occurs with bidirectional printing. Characters printed from left to right are not aligned with characters printed from right to left as shown below: This example shows how p[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-52 2. Select the V-ALMNT function. Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under V-ALMNT, then press the FONT button or the MENU button to select the V-ALMNT function. The printer prints the help menu then starts printing rows of parallel bars using letter quality speed. 3. Adjust the vertic[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-53 Correct vertical print alignment The following flowchart shows how setup mode is organized for the Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS emulation. Differences in the IBM Proprinter XL24E and Epson ESC/P2 emulations are summarized after the flowchart. SETUP MODE REFERENCE 6. Exit the V-ALMNT function. Press the ONL[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-54 DPL24C PLUS ORGANIZATION LOCK MENU MENU FONT LOCK FONT SETUP MODE ITEMS & OPTIONS FUNCTIONS Note: Asterisks (*) indicate default settings at shipment. Move yellow arrow on the print head. Move yellow arrow on the print head. Select option, print next item. Select option, print previous item. or Select fu[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-55 0.5 SEC 1.0 SEC* 1.5 SEC 2.0 SEC 2.5 SEC 3.0 SEC TEAROFF: MANUAL* AUTO PPR-OUT: CNTONLY* DETECT IGNORE PRT-DIR: BI-DIR* UNI-DIR BUZZER: ON* O F F WORD-LG: 8 BIT* 7 B I T INTRFCE:PARALEL SERIAL AUTO-2S* AUTO-4S AUTO-6S AUTO-10S AUTO-15S AUTO-20S BUFFER: TEARPOS: VISIBLE* ALWAYS CUTLOAD: AUTO BUTTON[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-56 Differences in IBM Proprinter XL24E Emulation In the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation, MENU1 and MENU2 differ from the DPL24C PLUS emulation in the following ways: • The following options are different: CHAR-W: NORMAL * 2 TIMES CHAR-H: NORMAL * 2 TIMES ATTRIB: NONE * ITALIC SHADOW BOLD • The AGM item is pr[...]

Setup Mode USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-57 Differences in Epson ESC/P2 Emulation In the Epson ESC/P2 emulation, MENU1 and MENU2 differ from the DPL24C PLUS emulation in the following ways: • The ZEROFNT and LF-CODE items are not defined. • The following options are different: PAGE LG: 4.0 IN 4.5 IN 5.0 IN 5.5 IN • • • 11.0 IN 11.[...]

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-58 The preceding sections describe offline setup mode. This section introduces online setup mode. The tedious task of setting up printer features one-by-one from the control panel and printing and checking the desired options on paper can be avoided by using online setup mode. In online setup mode, printer feat[...]

Maintenance User's Manual 6-1 MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE Your printer requires very little care. Occasional cleaning and replacement of the ribbon cartridge are all that is required. Lubrication of the printer is not usually necessary. If the print head carriage does not move smoothly back and forth, clean the printer as described in this chapter[...]

User's Manual 6-2 MAINTENANCE 3. Use a soft, damp cloth to wipe the exterior of the printer, including the covers and separator. A mild detergent may be used. CAUTION Do not use solvents, kerosene, or abrasive cleaning materials that may damage the printer. 4. Open the front cover of the printer and remove the ribbon cartridge. Using a soft va[...]

Maintenance User's Manual 6-3 MAINTENANCE Cleaning the Platen and Paper Bail Rollers Clean the platen and paper bail rollers about once a month to remove excess ink. Use the platen cleaner recommended by your supplier and proceed as follows: 1. Apply a small amount of platen cleaner to a soft cloth. Avoid spilling platen cleaner inside the pri[...]

User's Manual 6-4 MAINTENANCE Paper thickness lever Removing the ribbon cartridge Print guide Print head 3. Move the paper thickness lever to position D . Paper thickness lever 4. To remove the ribbon cartridge, press the ribbon release levers located on either side of the cartridge and carefully lift the cartridge out of the printer. Move to [...]

Maintenance User's Manual 6-5 MAINTENANCE 5. Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its package. For a black ribbon cartridge, push in the sides of the two ribbon release tabs. The tabs will snap into the cartridge and the ribbon feed mechanism will engage. For a color ribbon cartridge (option), pull the ribbon release plate in the direction of [...]

User's Manual 6-6 MAINTENANCE 7. Press the ribbon release levers until the mounting pins snap into the holes on the ribbon support brackets. Gently pull on the cartridge to verify that the pins are securely positioned in the holes. 8. Turn the ribbon feed knob clockwise to tighten the ribbon. 9. Move the paper thickness lever back to its origi[...]

Maintenance User's Manual 6-7 MAINTENANCE Head lock wire REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD The print head is easy to replace. CAUTION The print head may be hot if you have been printing recently. To remove the print head: 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Open the front cover of the printer and remove the ribbon cartridge. 3. Pull the right end of the head l[...]

User's Manual 6-8 MAINTENANCE To install the print head: 1. Carefully fit the mounting guide grooves of the print head on the locating studs on the carriage. 2. Push the print head into the connector and hook the wire into place in the reverse order of removal. #06 Chapter 6 2000.09.20, 2:38 PM 8[...]

User's Manual 7-1 Trouble- shooting TROUBLE-SHOOTING Your printer is extremely reliable, but occasional problems may occur. You can solve many of these problems yourself, using this chapter. If you encounter problems that you cannot resolve, contact your dealer for assistance. This chapter is organized as follows: • Solving problems • Diag[...]

TROUBLE-SHOOTING 7-2 User's Manual Table 7.1 Print Quality Problems and Solutions Problem Solution Printing is too Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is light or too dark. properly installed and that the ribbon feeds smoothly. Make sure that the paper thickness lever is set for the thickness of your paper. See Table␣ 3.2 in Chapter 3. Check[...]

User's Manual 7-3 Trouble- shooting TROUBLE-SHOOTING Table 7.1 Print Quality Problems and Solutions (Cont.) Problem Solution Printing is Use the printer’s V-ALMNT function to vertically check the vertical print alignment. If necessary, misaligned adjust the print alignment. See the section (jagged). Using the Diagnostic Functions in Chapter [...]

TROUBLE-SHOOTING 7-4 User's Manual Paper Handling Problems Table 7.2 describes common paper handling problems and suggests solutions. See Chapter 3 for detailed procedures on loading and using paper. Table 7.2 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions Problem Solution Paper cannot be Make sure that the paper select lever is set loaded or fed. corr[...]

User's Manual 7-5 Trouble- shooting Table 7.2 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions (Cont.) Problem Solution Paper cannot be If you are using a double-bin adapter, open the loaded or fed. front cover and make sure that the fourth stud (continued). from the left on the printer bottom frame projects. Paper jams while Turn off the printer and rem[...]

TROUBLE-SHOOTING 7-6 User's Manual Table 7.2 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions (Cont.) Problem Solution Paper jams while If you are using a cut sheet feeder, make sure printing. that the bin lever is set to the "CLOSED" po- (continued). sition. (The bin lever is on the left side of the feeder.) Reload the paper. Paper slips off t[...]

User's Manual 7-7 Trouble- shooting • If you cannot clear the jammed sheet by the above procedure, set fourfold continuous forms paper on the forms tractors and turn the platen knob to feed the paper forward. The jammed paper is pushed out. Before operation, be sure to position the print head at the center of the jammed paper. Common cause o[...]

TROUBLE-SHOOTING 7-8 User's Manual Operating Problems Table 7.3 identifies common operating problems and suggests solutions. If you cannot resolve a problem, contact your dealer. Table 7.3 Operating Problems and Solutions The power does Make sure that the “1” on the printer power not turn on. switch is toggled up. Make sure that the power [...]

User's Manual 7-9 Trouble- shooting Table 7.3 Operating Problems and Solutions (Cont.) The printer is on If you are using an RS-232C serial interface, but it will not make sure that the serial settings required by print (continued). your software or computer are the same as the settings on the printer. See the section Chang- ing Hardware Optio[...]

TROUBLE-SHOOTING 7-10 User's Manual Printer Failures A user cannot generally resolve a problem involving defective printer hardware. On detecting a fatal error, the printer will: • Stop printing • Beep four times • Turn the ONLINE indicator off • Blink the PAPER OUT indicator (with a FONT indicator lit indicating the error type). Table[...]

User's Manual 7-11 Trouble- shooting The printer diagnostic functions are SELF-TST, HEX-DUMP, and V-ALMNT. • SELF-TST tells you whether the printer hardware is functioning correctly. If the printer hardware is functional, any problems you are having are probably caused by incorrect printer settings, incorrect software settings, the interface[...]

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Options 8-1 User's Manual INSTALLING OPTIONS INSTALLING OPTIONS The installation of options allows, you to expand the capabilities of your printer. Options available for the printer include: • Single bin cut sheet feeder • Double-bin adapter for cut sheet feeder (for 136-column printer only) • Color kit Options can be purchased from your[...]

8-2 User's Manual INSTALLING OPTIONS If you are using the forms tractor unit for bottom feeding, remove the tractor unit and install it at the rear of the printer. To mount the cut sheet feeder on your printer, remove the acoustic cover and the two brackets from the separator (store them for future use). For details on installing the feeder, r[...]

Options 8-3 User's Manual INSTALLING OPTIONS After the color kit is installed, enter setup mode and make sure that AUTOSEL is specified for the desired color selection mode. If AUTOSEL is not specified, the printer will not follow the color command from your software. The following five options are provided. AUTOSEL is selected unless you chan[...]

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User's Manual A-1 Supplies SUPPLIES AND OPTIONS This appendix lists the supplies, options, and programmer’s manuals available for the printer. Contact your dealer for information on ordering any of these items. Supplies Order Number Ribbon cartridges Black ribbon CA02374-C104 Color ribbon CA02374-C303 Ribbon subcassette Black ribbon CA02374-[...]

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Specifications User's Manual B-1 B APPENDIX PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS This appendix gives the physical, functional, and performance specifications for the printer. It also gives detailed paper specifications. Dimensions 80 columns 136 columns Height: 133 mm (5.2 in) 130 mm (5.1 in) Width: 434 mm (17 in) 570 mm (2[...]

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS B-2 User's Manual FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS Print method Impact dot matrix with a 0.2 mm, 24- wire head Print direction Bidirectional logic-seeking or unidirec- tional seeking Character cell Horizontal × vertical Letter (10 cpi): 36 × 24 dots Letter (12 cpi): 30 × 24 dots Report: 18 × 24 dots Draft: 12 × 2[...]

Specifications User's Manual B-3 Paper thickness Up to 0.35 mm (0.014 inch) Paper length By software Programmable in one line or inch increments in all emulations By control panel Depends upon emulations. Default is 11 inches for all emulations. DPL24C+/XL24E: 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 11.6, 12, 14, or 18 inches ESC/P2: 4, 4.5, 5, 5[...]

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS B-4 User's Manual Fonts Resident Eighteen fonts available Bit map: Courier 10, Pica 10, OCR-B 10, OCR-A 10, Prestige Elite 12, Boldface PS, Correspondence, Compressed, Draft, and High-speed Draft Outline: Courier, Timeless, and Nimbus Sans ®; each in normal, bold, and italic styles Downloaded Available from in[...]

Specifications User's Manual B-5 PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Line feed speed 60 ms per line at 6 lines per inch Form feed speed 5.6 inches per second Ribbon life Color: Up to 0.3 million characters per color Black: Up to 5.0 million characters Certification Safety: Model Regulation Country M33051A/M33061A UL 1950-D3 United States (for 100[...]

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS B-6 User's Manual PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Print Area This section illustrates the recommended print area for single sheets and continuous forms. Print area for single sheets May be decreased to 4.23 mm (1/6 inch). However, line spacing may be uneven. May be decreased to 8.5 mm (1/3 inch). However, line spacing may[...]

Specifications User's Manual B-7 PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Print area for continuous forms Print area May be decreased to 4.23 mm (1/6 inch). However, line spacing may be uneven. Perforation 5.08 mm or more (0.2 inch or more) 102 mm (4 inches) or more Paper end 25.4 mm (1 inch) Print area may be off the paper, depending on paper setting[...]

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS B-8 User's Manual Paper Thickness Paper thickness is given by the weight of the paper in either grams per square meter (g/m 2 ) or in pounds per bond (lbs/bond). The following table shows the allowable paper thickness for one-part paper or for each sheet of multipart paper. The total thickness must not exceed 0[...]

Specifications User's Manual B-9 Type of Paper Number of Parts Thickness Carbon-backed Do not use in high humidity environments. Top 40-64 g/m 2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb) Bottom 40-81 g/m 2 (34-70 kg or 11-22 lb) Top 40-64 g/m 2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb) Middle 40-64 g/m 2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb) Bottom 40-81 g/m 2 (34-70 kg or 11-22 lb) Top 40-64 g/[...]

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C-1 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS C COMMAND SETS This appendix describes printer commands and their parameters. This printer has three resident command sets: • Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS (native command set for Fujitsu DL series printers) • IBM Proprinter XL24E • Epson ESC/P2 Select the same emulation on the printer and in your softwa[...]

C-2 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) FUJITSU DPL24C PLUS This section describes the printer commands for the DPL24C PLUS command set which is the native command set of this printer. Function Command Print Mode Control Double-strike (bold) printing on ESC G Double-strike (bold) printing off ESC H Emphasized (shadow) printing on ESC E Em[...]

C-3 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Function Command Double-height characters on/off ESC V ( n ) (on: n = 1, off: n =0) This command does not adjust the line spacing. Multiwidth and height printing ESC u ( n ) ( h 1 ) ( h 2 ) n = 0: Not adjusted ( v 1 ) (v 2 ) 1: Character pitch multiplied 2: Line spacing multiplied 3: Character pitch [...]

C-4 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Command Select printing style ESC ! ( n ) This command allows you to combine various printing styles. The value of n is the sum of the values of the styles you want to combine. n = 0: Pica pitch 1: Elite pitch 4: Condensed 8: Shadow 16: Bold 32: Double width 64: Proportional Select image ov[...]

C-5 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Function Command Set character offset to n/120 inch ESC DC1 ( n ) Cancelled by CR or ESC x. (0 ≤ n ≤ 63) (64 ≤ n ≤ 127) Set character pitch to n/360 inch ESC e H (0 ≤ n 1 n 2 n 3 ≤ 999) ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) ( n 3 ) n 1 , n 2 , and n 3 are the hundreds, tens, and units digits. Vertical Control [...]

C-6 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Command Tabulation Horizontal tab execution HT Set horizontal tabs ESC D ( n 1 ) ... ( n k ) The values of n 1 to n k in this command NUL are the ASCII values of the print columns (at the current character width) at which tabs are to be set. (1 ≤ n ≤ 255) (1 ≤ k ≤ 255) Move to print[...]

C-7 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Function Command Set page length to n inches ESC C NUL ( n ) or (1 ≤ n ≤ 22) ESC e C NUL ( n ) or ESC FF NUL ( n ) Set page length to n/360 inch ESC e f ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) (n = n 1 × 256 + n 2 ) (0 ≤ n 1 n 2 ≤ 255) (1 ≤ n 1 × 256 + n 2 ≤ 7920) Color Selection Select printing color ESC r ( [...]

C-8 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Command Select code table ESC e C ( n ) n = 0: Code page 437 1: Code page 850 2: Code page 860 3: Code page 863 4: Code page 865 5: ISO 8859-1/ECMA 94 Select extended character by character ESC e E number ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) ( n 3 ) (0 ≤ n 1 n 2 n 3 ≤ 664) n 1 , n 2 , and n 3 are the hundre[...]

C-9 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Function Command • n (bit 0 to 2: Specification of font number) (1) Resident fonts nm = 0, 0 m = 1, 0 0 Courier 10 OCR-B 1 Prestige elite 12 OCR-A 2 Draft 3 Compressed 4 Boldface PS 5 Pica 10 6 Correspondence 7 High-speed draft (2) Downloaded fonts n = 0: Downloaded font 0 1: Downloaded font 1 Sele[...]

C-10 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Command Select character style (font attributes) ESC e i ( n ) n = 0: Upright 1: Italic Select stroke weight (font attributes) ESC e w ( n ) n = 249: –7 (reserved) 251: –5 (reserved) 253: –3 (light) 0: 0 (medium) 3: 3 (bold) 5: 5 (black) 7: 7 (ultrablack) Select typeface (font attrib[...]

C-11 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Function Command Copy resident font to download area ESC : NUL ( m ) ( n ) m = 0: Courier 10 1: Prestige Elite 12 2: Draft 3: Compressed 4: Boldface PS 5: Pica 10 6: Correspondence 7: High-speed Draft n = 0: Downloaded font 0 1: Downloaded font 1 Create download font ESC & ( m ) ( Cs ) • m (bi[...]

C-12 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Command Bit Image Graphics Graphics type m graphics ESC * ( m ) ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) ( data ) Graphics type m graphics ESC e b ( m ) ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) ( data ) or ESC e B (m) ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) ( data ) Single-density graphics ESC K ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) ( data ) Double-density graphics ESC L ( n 1 ) ( n [...]

C-13 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Function Command c : Type of bar code ASCII Decimal Hex Type of bar code 1 49 31 Codebar (nw-7) 2 50 32 EAN 13 3 51 33 EAN 8 4 52 34 Code 3 to 9 5 53 35 Industrial 2 of 5 6 54 36 Interleaved 2 of 5 7 55 37 Matrix 2 of 5 A 65 41 UPC type A B 66 42 Code 128 a 97 61 UPC type A with checkdigit printing [...]

C-14 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Factory Default Settings The following table describes the printer commands used to control options of the items that can be selected in printer setup mode. Command parameters are omitted. Item Selectable options in setup mode Command Emulate DPL24C+, XL24E, ESC/P2 Controllable in online setup mode[...]

C-15 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Item Selectable options in setup mode Command Attributes NONE, ITALICS, CONDNSD, ESC 4 (ESC 5) SHADOW, BOLD SI or ESC SI (DC2) ESC E (ESC F) ESC G (ESC H) ESC e i ESC ! Page 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, ESC C NUL length 8.5, 11.0, 11.6, 12.0, 14.0, 18.0 IN ESC e C NUL ESC FF NUL ESC C ESC[...]

C-16 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Item Selectable options in setup mode Command Character SET 1, SET2 ESC7 set ESC6 Perfora- SKIP, NO-SKIP ESC N (ESC O) tion skip Paper 8.0 IN, 11.0 IN, 11.4 IN, 13.6 IN Controllable in width (8.0 IN is default for 80-column printer, online setup and 13.6 IN is default for 136-column mode printer.) [...]

C-17 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS This section describes the printer commands for the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation. Asterisks in the “Function” column indicate extended commands that are not supported by the original printer. IBM PROPRINTER XL24E EMULATION Function Command Print Mode Control Double-strike (bold) printing on ES[...]

C-18 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Command Condensed characters on SI or ESC SI Condensed and elite characters off DC2 Subscript or superscript printing on ESC S ( n ) (subscript: n = 1, superscript: n = 0) Subscript and superscript printing off ESC T Underline on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) ESC - ( n ) Overline on/off (on:[...]

C-19 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Function Command Change graphics line spacing base to ESC [ ( m 1 ) ( m 2 ) 1/216 or 1/180 inch (for ESC J and ESC 3) ( t 1 ) ... ( t 4 ) m 1 = 4, m 2 = 0 0 ≤ t 1 ≤ 255, 0 ≤ t 2 ≤ 255, t 3 = 0 t 4 = 180 or 216 Tabulation Horizontal tab execution HT Set horizontal tabs ESC D ( n 1 ) ... The[...]

C-20 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Command Color Selection* Select print color* ESC r ( n ) n = 0: Black 1: Magenta (red) 2: Cyan (blue) 3: Violet 4: Yellow 5: Orange 6: Green Character Set Control Select character set 1 ESC 7 Select character set 2 ESC 6 Print n 1 + n 2 × 256 characters from all- ESC ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) cha[...]

C-21 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Function Command Downloading Select resident or downloaded font ESC I ( n ) Ex. n = 0: Resident Draft 2: Resident Courier 4: Downloaded Draft 6: Downloaded Courier Create download font ESC = ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) ID ( m 1 ) ( m 2 ) ( data ) Bit Image Graphics Single-density graphics ESC K ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) [...]

C-22 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) This section describes the printer commands for the Epson ESC/P2 emulation. Asterisks in the “Function” column indicate extended commands that are not supported by the original printer. Function Command Print Mode Control Double-strike (bold) printing on ESC G Double-strike (bold) printing off [...]

C-23 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Function Command Select line ESC ( - ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) n 1 = 3, n 2 = 0, d 1 = 1 ( d 1 ) ( d 2 ) ( d 3 ) d 2 = 0: Ignore command 1: Underline 2: Strike through 3: Overscore d 3 ␣ = 0 or 4: Cancel line selection 1: Single line 2 or 3: Double line 5: Single-dotted line 6 or 7: Double-dotted line Selec[...]

C-24 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Command Set character pitch to ( n 1 + n 2 × 256)/360 inch ESC c ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) (0 ≤ n 1 ≤ 255) (0 ≤ n 2 ≤ 4) Select character pitch (specify unit o pitch) ESC ( U ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) ( d ) n 1 = 1, n 2 = 0 d = 10 to 19: 10/3600 inch = 1/360 inch d = 20 to 29: 20/3600 inch = 1/180 in[...]

C-25 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Function Command Set vertical tabs ESC B ( n 1 ) ... The values of n 1 to n k in this ( n k ) NUL command are the ASCII values of the lines (at the current line spacing) at which tabs are to be set. (1 ≤ n ≤ 255) (1 ≤ k ≤ 16) Move to dot line ( d 1 + d 2 × 256)/360 (*1) inch ESC ( V ( n 1 )[...]

C-26 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Command Color Selection Select print color ESC r ( n ) n = 0: Black 1: Magenta (red) 2: Cyan (blue) 3: Violet 4: Yellow 5: Orange 6: Green Character Set Control Select character set 1 ESC 7 Select character set 2 ESC 6 Select character set table ESC t ( n ) n = 0: Italics character set 1: [...]

C-27 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Function Command Assign a character set to active character set ESC ( t ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) number 0 to 3 ( d 1 ) ( d 2 ) ( d 3 ) n 1 = 3, n 2 = 0 d 1 = 0: Active character set number 0 1: Active character set number 1 2: Active character set number 2 3: Active character set number 3 d 2 = 0: Italic 1: [...]

C-28 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Command Select type style •Bitmap font: ESC k ( n ) n = 0: Courier 1: Courier 2: Courier 3: Prestige 4: Courier 5: OCR-B 6: OCR-A 7: Courier 8: Courier 9: Courier •Scalable font: n = 0: Timeless 1: Nimbus Sans ® 2: Courier 3: Timeless 4: Timeless 5: Timeless 6: Timeless 7: Timeless 8:[...]

C-29 Command Sets User's Manual COMMAND SETS Function Command Bit Image Graphics Graphics type m graphics ESC * ( m ) ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) ( data ) Bit image mode definition ESC ? ( s ) ( n ) Single-density graphics ESC K ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) ( data ) Double-density graphics ESC L ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) ( data ) High-speed double-density graphics ESC Y ( n 1 )[...]

C-30 User's Manual COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) COMMAND SETS (ESC/P2) #C Appendix C 2000.09.20, 2:48 PM 30[...]

Interface D-1 User's Manual INTERFACE INFORMATION This printer can communicate with a computer through either a Centronics parallel interface or an RS-232C serial interface. You can specify the interface selection mode so that the printer uses either interface or it can automatically select the interface from which it first receives data. This[...]

User's Manual D-2 INTERFACE INFORMATION Pin Return Signal Direc- Description No. Pin No. name tion 1 19 Data Strobe Input This signal is a strobe pulse (DSTB) for reading data (Data 1 to 8). The printer reads data when this signal is low. The pulse width must be 1 µ s or more at the receiving terminal. 2–9 20--27 Data 1 to 8 Input Data 8 (p[...]

Interface D-3 User's Manual INTERFACE INFORMATION Pin Return Signal Direc- Description No. Pin No. name tion 13 – Select Output This signal is high when the (SLCT) printer is online. 14 – Auto Feed XT Input Not used 15 – – – No connection 16 – Signal Ground – Logic ground level (0 V) 17 – Frame Ground – Printer chassis ground[...]

User's Manual D-4 INTERFACE INFORMATION Nibble Mode Pin numbers 2 to 9, 15 to 31, and 33 to 35 are the same as the conven- tional mode. Pin Return Signal Direc- Description No. Pin No. name tion 1 19 Host Clock Input This signal is set high when the host requests the reverse data transfer phase (nibble mode). 10 28 Printer Clock Output Reverse[...]

Interface D-5 User's Manual Pin Return Signal Direc- Description No. Pin No. name tion 14 – Host Busy Input Reverse data transfer phase: This signal is set low when the host can receive data, and goes high when the host has received data. Following a reverse data transfer, the interface enters the reverse idle phase when the Host Busy signal[...]

User's Manual D-6 INTERFACE INFORMATION Data Transmission Timing In unidirectional mode (conventional Centronics interface), this printer guarantees the received data when the Data and Data Strobe signals from the computer have the following timing with respect to the Busy and Acknowledge signals from the printer. ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ ?[...]

Interface D-7 User's Manual INTERFACE INFORMATION SERIAL INTERFACE RS-232C is the standard serial interface for data terminal equipment. The cable connector at the printer side should be a D-subminiature Cannon or Cinch DB-25P male connector or equivalent that conforms to EIA standards. The table that follows shows the pin assignments commonly[...]

User's Manual D-8 INTERFACE INFORMATION Serial Options The serial options for the computer and the printer must match. Use the printer control panel, the computer operating system, or your software to change options specified as “selectable.” Transmission mode: Asynchronous, full duplex, or half duplex (selectable) Speed: 150, 300, 600, 12[...]

Interface D-9 User's Manual TD RD DSR DTR RTS CTS CD SG Host Printer (Pin 2) (Pin 3) (Pin 6) (Pin 20) (Pin 4) (Pin 5) (Pin 8) (Pin 7) TD RD DSR DTR (RC) RTS CTS CD SG # # # # # # indicates an open wire. Wire q is unnecessary for the DTR (or RC) protocol. Some computers may not require wire w . q w DSR-enabled control enables communication usin[...]

User's Manual D-10 INTERFACE INFORMATION Serial Protocols A protocol is a set of instructions that control the way data is transmit- ted between devices such as a computer and printer. The protocol ensures that the computer does not send information to the printer faster than the information can be processed. By telling the computer when the p[...]

User's Manual E-1 Character Sets CHARACTER SETS Below are character sets 1 and 2 of Code Page 437, available in the DPL24C PLUS command set and the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation. Characters enclosed in boxes differ for sets 1 and 2. Characters in set 2 also vary with the national character set. Code Page 437 is for the USA character set. Code[...]

E-2 User's Manual CHARACTER SETS The following shows character sets available in the Epson ESC/P2 emulation. Characters differ in codes 128 to 255 (hex 80 to FF). Italic Character Set ITALIC AND GRAPHICS CHARACTER SETS (ESC/P2 EMULATION) Graphics Character Set 1 #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:32 AM 2[...]

User's Manual E-3 Character Sets CHARACTER SETS Graphics Character Set 2 #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:32 AM 3[...]

E-4 User's Manual CHARACTER SETS Below are the 50 national character sets available for all emulations of this printer. These character sets support different characters and symbols specific to different languages. Note that these tables are for Courier 10, a resident font, and that some national character sets do not have some characters and [...]

User's Manual E-5 Character Sets ISO8859/ECMA94 (ISO 8859-1/ECMA94) PAGE850 (Code Page 850(Multilingual)) CHARACTER SETS PAGE852/PG852-T (Code Page 852) PAGE855 (Code Page 855) #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:32 AM 5[...]

E-6 User's Manual CHARACTER SETS PAGE865 (Code Page 865(Nordic)) PAGE866 (Code Page 866(Cyrillic)) PAGE860 (Code Page 860(Portugal)) PAGE863 (Code Page 863 (Canada-French)) #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:32 AM 6[...]

User's Manual E-7 Character Sets CHARACTER SETS HUNGARY/HUNG-T (Hungarian) SLOV/SLOV-T (Slovenian) POLISH/POLSH-T (Polish) MAZOWIA/MAZOW-T (Mazowian) #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:32 AM 7[...]

E-8 User's Manual CHARACTER SETS TURKY/TURKY-T (Turkish) CYRILIC (Cyrillic) LATIN2/LATN2-T (Latin2) KAMENIC/KAMEN-T (Kamenicky) #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:32 AM 8[...]

User's Manual E-9 Character Sets CHARACTER SETS IBM437 (IBM 437) IBM851 (IBM 851) ELOT928 (ELOT 928) PG-DHN (Code Page DHN) #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:33 AM 9[...]

E-10 User's Manual CHARACTER SETS LATIN-P (Latin Polish) ISO-LTN (ISO Latin) LITHUA1 (Lithuanian 1) LITHUA2 (Lithuanian 2) #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:33 AM 10[...]

User's Manual E-11 Character Sets CHARACTER SETS MIK MACEDON (Macedonian) ABG ABY #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:33 AM 11[...]

E-12 User's Manual CHARACTER SETS DECGR GREEK 11 PG-MAC ELOT927 #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:33 AM 12[...]

User's Manual E-13 Character Sets CHARACTER SETS PAGE862 HBR OLD HBR DEC ISO-TUK #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:33 AM 13[...]

E-14 User's Manual CHARACTER SETS The following character sets differ from those of Code Page 437 (USA), available in the DPL24C PLUS command set and the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation. NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS (DPL24C PLUS AND IBM XL24E EMULATION) FRENCH (French) ITALIAN (Italian) SPANISH (Spanish) FINNISH (Finnish) #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 1[...]

User's Manual E-15 Character Sets DANISH1/NORWEGN (Danish1/Norwegian) DANISH2 (Danish2) NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS (ESC/P2 EMULATION) The following character sets differ from the graphics character sets available in the Epson ESC/P2 emulation. CHARACTER SETS DANISH1 (Danish1) SPANSH1 (Spanish1) #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:33 AM 15[...]

E-16 User's Manual CHARACTER SETS ITALIAN (Italian) SPANSH2 (Spanish2) JAPAN (Japanese) LATIN A (Latin American) #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:33 AM 16[...]

User's Manual E-17 Character Sets NORWEGN (Norwegian) FRENCH (French) CHARACTER SETS DANISH2 (Danish2) KOREA (Korea) #E Appendix E 2000.09.21, 11:33 AM 17[...]

E-18 User's Manual CHARACTER SETS (Continued on the next page) * USA is the same as Code Page 437. ** These are scalable and provided with upright, italic, and bold as resident fonts. *** H-draft stands for high-speed draft. √ : Supported LEGAL (Legal) In all emulations, this printer supports 50 national character sets for characters and sym[...]

User's Manual E-19 Character Sets Swedish SWEDISH √√ √√ √√√ √√ √√ √ ISO 8859-1 ISO8859 √√√√ √√√ √ √ √ √√ ECMA94 ECMA94 √ √ √√ √√√ √√ √√ √ Code Page 437 * PAGE437 √√√√ √√√ √ √ √ √√√ Code Page 850 PAGE850 √√√√ √√√ √ √ √ √√ Co[...]

E-20 User's Manual CHARACTER SETS Kamenicky KAMENIC √ √ √√ √√ √ √ √ √√ Kamenicky KAMEN-T √ √ √√ √√ √ √ √ √√ two-pass Turkish TURKY √ √ √√ √√ √ √ √ √√ Turkish two-pass TURKY-T √ √ √√ √√ √ √ √ √√ Cyrillic CYRILIC √√ √ √ √√ √ IBM 437 IBM437 √?[...]

User's Manual F-1 Fonts RESIDENT FONTS This appendix provides print samples of the printer's nineteen resident fonts. COURIER 10 DRAFT 12 F PRESTIGE ELITE 12 COMPRESSED PICA 10 CORRESPONDENCE 10 HIGH-SPEED DRAFT 12 BOLDFACE PS OCR-B 10 OCR-A 10 #F Appendix F 2000.09.21, 11:33 AM 1[...]

F-2 User's Manual RESIDENT FONTS COURIER (SCALABLE) Normal Bold Italic NIMBUS SANS ® (SCALABLE) Normal Bold Italic TIMELESS (SCALABLE) Normal Bold Italic #F Appendix F 2000.09.21, 11:33 AM 2[...]

User's Manual GL-1 Glossary GLOSSARY OF TERMS A standard paper size used in Japan and other countries. Paper is 210 × 295 mm (8.25 × 11.6 inches). Software programs that perform tasks on a computer. Such programs include word processing, database management, and accounting, for example. The acronym for American National Standard Code for Inf[...]

GL-2 User's Manual GLOSSARY OF TERMS A byte consists of eight bits that constitute one symbol. A byte represents a single character, such as number, letter, or special control character. The return of the print head carriage to the beginning of the next line. A type of parallel interface. See Parallel interface. A vertical section on a printed[...]

User's Manual GL-3 Glossary GLOSSARY OF TERMS Settings selected automatically by the printer when power is turned on. Enter setup mode to change the defaults to ensure compatibility with your system hardware and software. The grid used to print characters on a dot matrix printer. Each dot corresponds to a wire in the print head. Transferring s[...]

GL-4 User's Manual GLOSSARY OF TERMS A connection that allows communication from one part of a system to another. For example, electrical signals are transferred between the computer and printer over an interface cable. Kilobyte. 1K byte equals 1024 bytes. A standard paper size used in the United States and other countries. Paper is 8-1/2 × 1[...]

User's Manual GL-5 Glossary GLOSSARY OF TERMS A standard computer interface. Information is transferred between devices over separate wires, allowing all of the bits that make up the character to be transmitted simultaneously (in parallel). The position in which continuous forms paper is retracted or “parked” on the rear forms tractors. Wh[...]

GL-6 User's Manual GLOSSARY OF TERMS A test that determines whether the printer is working correctly. Test pages are printed to show print quality and verify whether all characters print. The self-test only tests the printer. It does not test how thecomputer works with the printer. A printer cover that has bail rollers and the guide that leads[...]

User's Manual GL-7 Glossary GLOSSARY OF TERMS The total space at the top of the printed page. The top margin is the sum of the top-of-form setting, the software-specified top margin, and the printer’s TOP-MRG setting. The logical top of the physical page, as “understood” by the printer when loading paper. The default TOF settings are 1 i[...]

GL-8 User's Manual GLOSSARY OF TERMS #G Glossary 2000.09.20, 2:47 PM 8[...]

User's Manual IN-1 Index INDEX Carriage return (CR) .................................... 5-26 missing ........................................................ 7-3 Centronics (parallel) interface cable connection ...................................... 2-20 specifications ............................................ D-1 Change ribbon cartridge .[...]

IN-2 User's Manual INDEX Emulations selecting .................................. 2-21, 5-12, 5-14 supported ................................................. 2-22 Entering setup mode ....................................... 5-2 Envelope adapter .................................. 3-27, 8-1 Envelopes, using .......................................[...]

User's Manual IN-3 Index Items, setup ADJUST .................................................... 5-35 CONFIG ................................................... 5-38 HARDWRE .............................................. 5-29 MENU1 ..................................................... 5-14 MENU2 ...............................................[...]

IN-4 User's Manual INDEX Margins checking .......................... 3-7, 3-12, 3-17, 3-21 left .............................................................. 5-20 top ............................................................. 5-20 MENU1 function .......................................... 5-14 MENU1 and MENU2 changing options (setup mode) .[...]

User's Manual IN-5 Index specifications ............................................ D-1 Perforation skip ....................................... 5-23 Pica 10 ............................................................. 5-15 PITCH ............................................................. 5-17 Pitch, selecting in setup mode ...............[...]

IN-6 User's Manual INDEX Resume printing .............................................. 4-7 RGHTEND ..................................................... 5-26 Ribbon cartridge installing ...................................................... 2-7 replacing ...................................................... 6-3 Ribbon subcassette ...........[...]

User's Manual IN-7 Index perforation skip (PRF-SKIP) ................. 5-24 pitch .......................................................... 5-17 print direction (PRT-DIR) ...................... 5-30 print options ............................................ 5-16 print quality ............................................. 5-16 right end of pag[...]

IN-8 User's Manual INDEX #H Index 2000.09.20, 2:46 PM 8[...]

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