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Reference manual Table of contents Table of contents Printer at a glance 1 Paperways 3 Installation 4 Unpacking the printer 4 Placing your printer 5 Checking the printer voltage 7 Connecting the printer 9 Switching on the printer 11 The control panel 12 The LC display 13 Online mode 14 Offline mode 15 Setup mode 16 Messages in the LC display 17 Key functions when turning on the printer 18 Changing the ribbon cassette 19 Settings (I) 24 Paper path quick selection 24 Selecting character density an
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Reference manual Table of contents Loading paper 28 Fanfold paper 28 Single sheets 34 Handling 37 Paper transport 37 Moving the paper to the tear position 38 Settings (II) 39 Setting the print head gap 39 Setting the tear position 41 Setting the first printing line (TOF) 42 The Menu 44 Programming via the control panel 44 Enabling access to menu mode 45 Calling up the menu 45 Menu configurations 46 Status page46 Menu handling 48 Save settings49 Selecting the LC display language50 Terminating Set
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Reference manual Table of contents Extended settings 68 Test functions 68 Functions and Adjustments 69 Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII) 71 Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode 73 Interface test (Hex-Dump) 74 Printout in Hex-Dump 74 Terminating Hex-Dump 76 Mechanical adjustments to the printer 77 Setting the Formlen function 78 Setting the AGA function 80 Setting the Paphand function 81 Increasing the print head gap (Head up) 82 Paper width (Pagewid) 83 Left-hand area (Leftzon) 84 Right-hand area (Ri
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Reference manual Table of contents Loading firmware 93 Troubleshooting 94 Troubleshooting 95 The display remains dark 96 The display is lit, but the printer does not print 97 Problems with the paper feed 98 Paper jam (fanfold paper) 99 Paper jam (single sheets) 100 Paper does not move to tear off position 100 Problems with the print quality 101 Print is too pale 101 Smudged print 101 Prints undefined characters 102 The first line is not completely printed out at the top 102 Dots within character
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Reference manual Table of contents Eject Error 105 Load paper from … 105 Additional display messages 106 Press any key 106 Loading Default 106 Only available in Epson mode 106 Park position 106 Tear paper off 106 Load paper from … 106 Care and maintenance 107 Replacing the fuse 108 Cleaning the housing 109 Cleaning the interior 109 Platen 110 Ribbon 111 Upper friction 111 Carriage shafts 111 BACK QUIT PRINT ?
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Reference manual Table of contents Emulations 112 General 112 Escape sequences 112 What are escape sequences? 113 MTPL sequences 113 What are control codes? 113 The $$ procedure 114 How are escape sequences used? 115 MTPL 116 Example in BASIC 116 Example in Pascal 117 List of available control codes 118 Barcode 137 List of available barcodes 137 US Postnet Barcode 139 LC printing 140 List of additional command codes 141 Configuring the printer for your computer 143 BACK QUIT PRINT ?
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Reference manual Table of contents Character sets 144 MTPL standard character set 145 MTPL international substitution characters 146 OCRA character set 147 OCRB character set 148 Available character sets 149 Interfaces 156 Parallel interface 157 Connector assignment 157 Serial interface V.24/RS232C 159 Connector assignment 160 Interface cable (serial interface) 161 Input signals 162 Output signals 162 Memory mode XON/XOFF 163 Memory mode Robust XON/XOFF 163 Extended menu functions with the ENQ
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Reference manual Table of contents Specification 169 Printer specifications 169 Interface specifications 175 Paper specifications 177 Options and Accessories 180 Options 180 Automatic single sheet feeder, front (ASF-F) 180 Automatic single sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R) 180 Tractor 2, front 180 Tractor 3, rear 181 Others 181 Automatic single sheet feeder, front (ASF-F) 182 Preparing the printer 182 Installing the ASF-F 183 Inserting paper 185 Automatic single sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R) 187 Preparing
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Reference manual Table of contents Tractor 3 195 Preparing the printer 195 Installing the tractor 3 195 Paper specifications 197 Accessories 201 Ribbon cassettes 201 Serial interface adapter 201 Programmer’s application manuals 201 Index 202 BACK QUIT PRINT ?
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Reference manual Printer at a glance Printer at a glance Paper support Ribbon cassette Top cover Latches Front cover Power inlet and fuse Power switch Tear edge Control panel Print head Bottom cover Interface connector Rear cover Single sheet feeder closed BACK QUIT PRINT ? 1 pull to open pull to open
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Reference manual Printer at a glance ➤ Printer in fanfold paper mode ➤ Printer in single sheet mode Tractor 1 Single sheet feeder open BACK QUIT PRINT ? 2 pull to open
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T Tr ra ac ctto or r 1 1 A AS SF F--R R T Tra rac cto tor 2 r 2 Reference manual Printer at a glance ➤ Paperways Standard printer: Tractor 1 Single sheet Optionen: Tractor 2 Tractor 3 ASF-F ASF-R If you install the ASF-F feeder, the paper sources Trac2 and Single are omitted. Tractor 2 and tractor 3: option, modular BACK QUIT PRINT ? 3 T Tr ra ac ctto or r 3 3 Single sheet Single sheet A AS SF F--F F
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Reference manual Installation Installation ➤ Unpacking the printer Place your printer on a solid base (see Placing your printer). Make sure that the “Up” symbols point to the correct direction. Open the packaging and take out the ribbon casset- ➃ te. Pull the printer out of the cardboard box towards you and remove the remaining packaging material. Check the printer for any visible transport damage ➂ and completeness. Apart from this CD-ROM (➀), the Operator’s Manual (➁), the power cable (➂), the
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Reference manual Installation ➤ Placing your printer Place the printer on a solid, flat and non-slip surface in such a way that it cannot fall down. Make sure to facilitate access to the control panel and the paper in- put trays and to leave sufficient space for the paper ejected. The power supply cable may be damaged STOP if the paper edges constantly chafe the insulating sheath. The user must always ensure that there is sufficient distance between the power supply cable and the paper. When sel
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Reference manual Installation Do not expose the printer to direct sunlight. If you cannot avoid placing the printer near a window, protect it from the sunlight with a curtain. When connecting the computer with the printer, make sure not to exceed the permitted cable length (see Technical specifications). Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating radiators. 2 1 0 C Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity 90 80 70 60 50 40 fluctuations. Protect the pr
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Reference manual Installation ➤ Checking the printer Make sure that the device has been set to the correct voltage (e.g. 230 V voltage in Europe, 120 V in the USA). To do this, check the type plate above the power inlet at the back of the printer. Contact your dealer if the setting is incorrect. Never switch on the printer if the voltage setting is incorrect, since STOP this may result in severe damage. You can set the printer to the correct mains voltage yourself. To do this, cautiously tilt th
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Reference manual Installation Use a suitable object (e.g. a screwdriver, but never a Front side of the printer pencil) to set the slide switch on the left at the bot- tom of the printer to the correct voltage. 120 V 230 V Rear side of the printer BACK QUIT PRINT ? 8
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Reference manual Installation ➤ Connecting the printer Connect the power cable to the power inlet of the printer. Connect the power cable plug to a mains socket. BACK QUIT PRINT ? 9
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Reference manual Installation Make sure that the printer and the computer are switched off and connect the data cable between the printer and the computer. BACK QUIT PRINT ? 10
