AD-1191 Instruction Manual Printer for A & D Scales & Balances Part #: I-MAN:1191A&D-USA Revision 1.
CAUTION Risk of electrical shock. Do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. A&D Weighing reserves the right to change specifications at any time.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ......................................................................... 1 Installation .......................................................................... 1 Installing the Paper ................................................ 1 To Remove the Paper Roll ...................................... 4 Operation ............................................................................ 5 Connecting and Powering up Your Printer .............. 5 Maintenance ..................
Specifications Interface Interface--Serial Available baud rates: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 Voltage levels: RS-232C: -9 Volts to + 9 Volts Character format: Standard ASCII character set—10 or 11 bits per character, 7 or 8 data bits. Even or odd parity selection for 7 data bits. Bit mapped graphics—10 bits per character required Busy signal - Clear to Send (CTS) or XON-XOFF Character Buffering 1.5K standard 8K optional Approximately 9500 byte capacity with option installed.
Print Head Life Ribbon life Paper 500,000 lines mean character before failure.
Introduction This manual is split into the following main sections: • Introduction • Installation • Operation • Maintenance • Printer Test and Setup • Communication • Default Settings Installation Installing the PPaper aper Follow the precautions listed below when setting up your printer. They are designed to help you keep your printer working at its best. - Plug your power supply into an appropriate grounded outlet. - Place your printer on a flat hard surface, like a tabletop.
This will facilitate the entry of the paper into the printer. 5. Slide the paper through the slot connecting the paper compartment and the printer compartment. You can slide it in about one-quarter inch before it stops. 6. While holding the paper in place, press the rocker switch to the Paper Feed position. The printer will activate, and a rubber roller will pull the paper into the printer compartment.
10. Push the back of the printer cover down and into place. 11. Press the front of the printer cover down to lock in place. 12. Put the paper spindle into the paper roll as shown below, and place the roll with the spindle onto the snaps near the back of the printer. Turn the paper roll to take up any slack in the paper feeding to the printer. Make sure the roll of paper turns freely. If it does not turn freely, the paper will jam and will possibly damage the printer mechanism.
To Remove the PPaper aper Roll 1. Advance the paper about one inch beyond the paper cutter by using the Paper Feed switch. 2. Lift the paper roll away from the printer housing and cut the paper feeding to the printer with scissors. Try to make the cut as square as possible to help the next time you reload the paper. 3. Pull the remaining paper through the printer mechanism. Be sure to pull the paper from the top (paper cutter side).
Operation Connecting and Powering Up Your PPrinter rinter 1. Attach the appropriate cable between the printer and your host device. The connector on the printer side is “keyed” so that you cannot plug the cable in the wrong way. This means that the pins should be positioned so that a slight pressure will seat the cable properly. Do not force the pins in. Doing so could damage the cable. 2. Plug the power cord into the back of the printer. Plug the transformer into an appropriate AC outlet.
Changing the PPrinter rinter Ribbon If your printer is used infrequently, the print impression may become weak because the ribbon has dried out. To advance the ribbon to a new section, hold down the Paper Feed switch for several seconds. Below are the steps for replacing the ribbon: 1. Turn the printer offline. 2. Four small grooves are embossed on each side of the printer cover. Push down on one or both of these areas until the printer cover tilts. 3.
If you get ribbon ink on the printer case, wipe it off immediately. Once it dries it is difficult to remove. 5. Install new cartridge. Be sure the ink cartridge is inserted firmly to prevent weak or irregular printing. The cartridge must be properly seated and aligned for best printing. 6. Turn the cartridge “knob” (marked by an arrow) clockwise to stretch the ribbon. 7. Replace the cover. 8. Replace the paper. You may insert the ribbon cartridge if there is already paper in the printer.
Printer Test and Setup The printer can be tested and setup using the steps described in this section. Testing and setup are done using the rocker switch on the printer. Printer TTest est With the printer unplugged at the outlet or at the back of the printer, press and hold the right side of switch as you plug the unit in. The printer will print out a list of the configuration as it currently exists then do a continuous print test. To stop the print test, press either side of the rocker switch.
Accessing the Setup Menu To access the setup menu follow these steps: 1. Unplug the printer either at the outlet or at the back of the printer. 2. Press and hold down the left side of the rocker switch and plug in the printer. The printer will advance the paper. After the paper advance has stopped, count for 3 to 5 seconds and then release the switch.
With the printer in the setup menu and with CONFIGURE [NEXT/OK] as the last item printed, press OK (right side) to access the CONFIGURE menu. The following is printed: Load Defaults The complete list of defaults is shown in the Default Table at the end of this manual. Baud Rate LOAD DEF AUL TS gives you the opportunity to reset the DEFAUL AULTS printer to all default settings (shown below). Choose OK to do this or NEXT to go to the next parameter.
Parity Stop Bits Handshak Handshakee Columns Parity can be selected only if 7 data bits are set. Choose Odd or Even. If you choose 8 data bits, parity defaults to None. ST OP BITS is the next parameter. Choose 1 or 2 stop bits. STOP 1 stop bit is used for 10 bit words, 2 stop bits are used for 11 bit words. HANDSHAKE is the next parameter. Choose from the following settings: BUSY-LINE BUSY-BUFFER XON/XOFF-LINE XON/XOFF-BUFFER NONE COL UMNS is the next parameter.
DOUBLE HIGH DOUBLE WIDE/HIGH After you choose one of the magnifications the printer will print Ready to show the printer is out of the configuration menu and the setup menu and is ready to print. CUST OM CUSTOM The next setup menu item after CONFIGURE is CUSTOM OM. With the printer in the setup menu and with CUST OM CUST OM as the last item printed, if you press OK (right CUSTOM side) the printer will print the following: If you press OK the printer will print the current custom setup.
T/D Format TIME/D ATE FORMA TIME/DA FORMATT is the next parameter. Choose from the following formats. MM/DD/YY hh:mm ?M MM/DD/YY hh:mm ?M DOW MM/DD/YY hh:mm MM/DD/YY hh:mm DOW DD-MM-YY hh:mm ?M DD-MM-YY hh:mm ?M DOW DD-MM-YY hh:mm DD-MM-YY hh:mm DOW DD-MON-YY hh:mm ?M DD-MON-YY hh:mm ?M DOW DD-MON-YY hh:mm DD-MON-YY hh:mm DOW NONE Auto T&D AUT O TIME AND D ATE is the next parameter.
YES NO Online/Offline Ext Ch Set The choice to use the extended character set is available only when 8 data bits are chosen. voltage will be in a low state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes high. voltage will be in a high state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes low. ONLINE/OFFLINE is next. Choices: YES - enables the rocker switch to turn the printer offline. NO disables the ONLINE/OFFLINE ability. EXT CH SET is next. This stands for Extended Character Set.
This feature is available only on units with the time/date option installed. DOW : 0=Sunday 1=Monday 2=Tuesday 3=Wednesday 4=Thursday 5=Friday 6=Saturday The cursor now appears over the 2nd position. Press NEXT (left side) to increment this number if needed and OK if it is right. Continue this sequence of accepting or changing the year, month, day, and DOW (Day Of Week).
Communication Pin No. Signal DTE Direction Description 1 Chassis ground - Cable shield 2 (TD) Transmitted From printer Printer data output line To printer Printer data input line data 3 (RD) Received data 7 (SG) Signal - Signal ground 11 (CTS) Clear to send From printer Signal (equivalent to BUSY) indicating that printer is ready for operation and can receive data. The rest are not used.
CONTROL CODES According to the American Standard Code of Information Interchange (ASCII), there are 32 control codes in addition to the codes for the printable characters. (Control codes are sent as data, but the receiving device interprets them as abbreviated ‘’instructions”, communication - status messages, etc.) The printer recognizes these control codes: Function Reserved Reserved Reserved Back Space Line Feed Carriage Return Double Height Double Width Reset Seq.
Back Space Code 8 Line Feed Code 10 Upon receipt of this code, the printer erases from its buffer the previously received character. This is useful in correcting typing errors for programs that send data both to a video screen and the hardcopy printer. Remember that if you type more characters than the printer can print on a line, the printer will automatically start printing.
Enlarged PPrinting rinting Codes 14 and 15 Enlarged printing may be selected by sending both the double height command (control code 14) and the double width command (control code 15). The control codes may be sent in either order, but because of the double width restrictions, the codes should be sent at the beginning of a line. Reset Sequence Number Code 1166 When the printer receives this control code it will immediately reset the sequence number to 00000.
Dot Graphics Code 18 The mechanism used in the printer prints one line of dots across at a time. This means that when it prints one line of characters it has actually printed ten lines of dots where the first eight lines make up the character and the last two lines are blank for the space between character lines. By using the CHR$(18) control code, you can tell the printer which dots to print for one whole dot line.
Example 1: Example 2: User PProgrammable rogrammable Character Code 19 21 By using CHR$(19) you enter the Custom Character mode. This allows you to design and print your own 6 x 8 character by inputting data. A data statement is made of numbers that represent a row of dots which when read all together, will make up your character. To design your character, follow the example below. You should notice that each number in the data statement corresponds to one row in your character.
1. Use quad ruled paper to design your character. 2. Number 8 consecutive rows like this: 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 3. Now design your character in dot form (see the example below). 4. Add together all the numbers from the column on the left, counting only where you have placed a dot in a row. In our example, the first column has three dots located in rows 4, 8, and 16. Added together they equal 28. 5. Put your final total for each column into a data statement in column order.
After typing RUN, your custom character will be stored in the printer’s memory. It will retain this information until the printer is switched off or until you write over the data by defining a different character. To print your newly designed character, simply send CHR$(126) which corresponds to hexidecimal value 7E. Set Time and Date Control Code 20 This control code is used when setting the printer’s time and date clock.
Selectable Column Width Codes 29, 30, 31 The printer powers up in the column mode last selected by configuration. You can change the column width by sending the appropriate control code from the list below: Control code 29 - 24 columns Control code 30 - 32 columns Control code 31 - 40 columns You can send the control code at any point on a line before the buffer becomes filled. You cannot change column widths on the same line.
Printer Escape Command Code Definitions Command 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 25 Print formatted data HH:MM 24 hour format HH:MM_?M 12 hour format with AM or PM MM/DD/YY month/day/year DD-MM-YY day-month-year/numeric month DD-MON-YY day-month-year with 3 letter abbreviation of the month DOW day of week abbreviation currently configured format XXXX current sequence number
Default Table Below is a table showing the possible values for the Custom and Configuration menu parameters. The values shown in bold type are the default settings.
Notes
Warranty and Service Information Seller warrants that the AD-1191 will conform to written specifications, drawings, and other descriptions made by the manufacturer, including any modifications thereof. The Seller warrants the goods against faulty workmanship and defective materials.
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