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Chapter 4 - Emulations and escape codes This chapter explains the different emulations provided by your printer, and the software commands used to drive it. This section is of use if you ate writing or modifying programs to take advantage of the printer’s features. Chapter 5 - DIP Switches This section explains how to set the DIP switches to make system settings on the printer.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 LOCATING THE PRINTER .......................................................... 1 UNPACKING, SETTING UP AND CONNECTION .................... 1 Setting up ..................................................................................... 3 Connection ................................................................................... 5 LOADING PAPER ........................................................................ .7 Cut-sheet paper ................................................
Form feed control codes ........................................................... .39 Margins and vertical tab setting control codes ......................... .4 1 Horizontal print position control codes .................................... .44 Downloaded character control codes.. ...................................... .48 Graphics .................................................................................... .52 Miscellaneous codes ................................................................. .
chapter I INTRODUCTION The following section covers the unpacking and installation of your printer, together with information on paper loading and handling (both continuous and cut-sheet paper). c Lllr c Lr - LOCATING THE PRINTER Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that you have a suitable place on which to locate it.
User’s manual Theoptional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: . Serial (RS-232) interface hoard . Automatic sheet feeder 9 Color option kit See the installation instructions contained with these optional items for details of how to attach them to your printer.
Setting up Place your printer in the position where it is going to be permanently sited, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer in transit. You may like to keep this packing with the printer carton if you intend transporting the printer for use at a different location. laten knob . . The platen knob should be removed from the accessory box inside the shipping carton.
Remove the top cover by lifting the front (using the two grips at the side), and pulling towards you. Now install the ribbon. 1 Use the tensioning knob on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack (turn clockwise). 2 The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield (see illustration below).
Connection * b. Connect the printer to your computer, using a standard parallel-type cable. On a PC or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the 25-way Dtype connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type 36-way connector at the printer end. The pinouts of the printer’s connector are given in Chapter 8 if you need a cable for connection to another computer. Plug the printer into a suitable mains outlet. However, DO NOT turn on the power switch at the back of the printer yet.
You may need to set some DIP switches inside the printer before you start using it. These switches enable you to configure the printer as an Epson or as an IBM Proprinter printer. The DIP switches also enable you to select a character set other than the USA character set, if your supplier has not already set these up for you. The DIP switch cover is located inside the top cover (see below). Use the end of a paper-clip (or similar) to set the switches. Details of these switches are given in Chapter 5.
LOADING PAPER The following sections explain how to load paper - single-sheet (cut-sheet), without the Automatic Sheet feeder, and also the operations necessary for loading continuous (fanfold) stationery. If you are using the Automatic Sheet Feeder, please refer to the instructions supplied with the Automatic Sheet Feeder unit. Cut-sheet paper Place the paper guide in position, locating the lugs on the bottom of the assembly into the slots on the printer body.
5 Turn on the power using the switch at the back of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that no paper is in position for printing. The orange PAPER indicator also shows this. button. The paper bail will move clear of the paper, 6 Now press the ~:,~Fp~~~ and the paper will lx fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing. The paper bail will be moved back to grip the paper against the platen, and the print head will move to the start position.
2 Push the release lever towards the front of the printer (to the h position). This has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed. 3 With the sprocket covers open, thread the paper over the sprockets, aligning the sprocket holes with the pins on the sprockets.
7 Now press the @5SE3 button. The paper bail will move clear of the paper, and the paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing. The paper bail will be moved back to grip the paper against the platen, and the print head will move to the start position. As when loading cut-sheet paper, the Memory Switch setting will determine the initial position of the paper after auto-feeding, and the micro feed function may be used to adjust the paper position.
Chapter 2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS The following section describes the front panel controls and indicators on your printer, together with a description of the functions performed by them. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS The following is a brief guide to the controls and indicators on the front panel. Controls The printer is equipped with five buttons: from left to right they are, \ FONT and 1EH (smaller buttons), and FJECV , LPCED and ~ON~~F(larger buttons).
In addition to these indicators, there are two others, POWER and PAPER. The POWER indicator will illuminate when power is supplied to the printer, and the PAPER indicator will illuminate when no paper has been inserted. PITCH SETTING Use the (PIT%button to set the pitch that will be printed. Remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do this.
FONT SElTING Pressing the .%Y button will illuminate a font indicator. Remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do this. Note that the selection of some fonts (shown in yellow on the front panel) is shown by an orange indicator, and the selection of others (shown in green on the front panel) is shown by a green indicator. Holding down the :FOVT,button will cycle continuously between the fonts available.
PAPER HANDLING The following sections describe the ways in which you can control paper feeding, etc by means of the front panel controls: Form feed A form feed can be achieved from the front panel in the following way: button, so that the 1 Put the printer off-line, by pressing the \ ONL%:~ indicator is extinguished. 2 Press the PAPERFEED’ button, and keep it depressed. 3 Press the LzE button momentarily.
4 Insert the cut sheet paper in the paper guides 5 Press the (@SW button in order to feed the cut sheet to the starting print position. The printer will automatically go on-line. 6 Print as normal on the cut sheet(s), and when you have finished printing, put the printer Off-he (by ptBsing the ‘jON LINE ;Ibutton again). 7 If the software has not done this for you, eject the paper by pressing the ,@ZRX)button.
Micro Feed The Micro Feed facility is useful if you wish to align the paper exactly. It feeds the paper forwards or backwards in 1/216th inch increments. To use this feature, put the printer off-line (using the :IKLIF~button). (ONLINE) button, and either the /p*pEE; button (to feed the Then press the 5 ~~ paper forwards), or the EFEG3 button (to feed the paper backwards). Holding down these buttons continuously will continue to feed the paper forwards or backwards in small increments.
SETTING UP Chapter 3 THE MEMORY SWITCHES a. L. L- In addition to the pitch and font, many other options regarding the setup of the printer can be carried out from the tint panel. To access these options, it is necessary to turn off the printer, and then turn it on again, while holding down the (ON, (P?PERFEED: and 6E!ZE3 buttons together. This will cause the printer to print a series of questions and options to which you can answer using the front panel buttons. This is called the Memory Switch mode. L.
When you press the ’ oKi&’ button to enter an option, a “*” (asterisk) will be printed to confinn that the option has been chosen. The menus are organized in a hierarchical (tree-structured) fashion. Some menus do not choose options directly, but instead, move down to other menus. To move up through the menu structure towards the “mot” or button m m EXIT button (as marked in blue ‘(trurW, use the PITCH underneath the button). The structure of the menus is shown below.
MENU OPTIONS The following is a list of the options within the menus, and their meanings, together with the prompts printed in Memory Switch mode. The prompts are given in capital letters in square brackets, thus: [OFF]. Factory settings are marked here with an asterisk (for example, [ON*]). A summary of factory settings is also provided following this section.
Print Menu This menu allows you to set up various printing options which will be automatically selected whenever you turn the printer on: PRINT QUALITY This will select either Near Letter Quality lNLQ1 or Draft [DRAFTC] mode. PRINTPITCH You may select a print pitch of either [lOCPI*] or [ 12CPI] (L‘CPIIIstands for “characters per inch”), or proportional spacing [PROP]. CONDENSED PRINT You may select condensed print to be either [OF] [ON] at power-up.
Forms Menu This menu allows you to set various options associated with paper handling: SHORT TEAR OFF When using fanfold (continuous) paper, this Short Tear Off option allows you to tear off one sheet of paper without having to eject the whole of the following sheet. If this option is set [ON*], when the paper reaches the top of the form, it will automatically be advanced a little, allowing you to tear off the paper easily. Set this option to [OFFI if you do not want to use it.
Factory settings The following is a list of the settings set up at the factory, which may be restored by choosing the FAmORY SET option from the main menu: coMb4ANDMENu RAM USAGE QUIET MODE GRAPHICS DIRECTION AUTO ON-LINE [B-RI DTI [BII KNI FONT MENU ZERO STYLE NLQ FONT STYLE [NOR==1 [COURIER] PRINTMENU PRINT QUALITY PRINT PITCH CONDENSED PRINT ITALIC PRINT [DRW [locpIl [OFFJ WFI PAPER MENU OPTION ASF AUTO LOADING AUTO LOADING (ASF) PAPER-OUT DETECTOR WFl [6 LINES] [6 LINES] mJl FORMS MENU SHORT T
chapter 4 EMULATIONS AND ESCAPE CODES EMULATIONS The printer has two emulation modes: standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson EX-800 and EX- 1000 printers. Additional command codes am included as a superset of these emulations. L. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter II. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations. c The emulation is changed by means of DIP switch 1.
< 1OOOOh - 10h = FFFOh and the result is divided into the two bytes of FOh and FFh. If “non-printable” codes are given, ie those codes from OOhthrough 1Fh and 7Fh, these codes will be enclosed in angle brackets, for example . The name in the angle brackets is that assigned to the code in the ASCII convention. The name of the character should not be used, the binary value should be input.
Following the heading, the full form of the cornrnand is given, using the ASCII names for control codes, eg (the angle brackets on either side of the name are not part of the name, being simply delimiters, and should not be entered). Variable parameters am indicated by a letter (usually “n”), and an optional number, enclosed in angle brackets (eg ). Where an indefinite number of parameters are to be supplied, the s are separated by an ellipsis (,‘. . . “).
Font style and character set control codes Select italic characters 4 1Bh 34h 27 52 cFS> 4 Standard IBM The sequence above selects italic character printing. Deselect italic printing 5 1Bh 35h 27 53 5 1 1Ch Standard IBM 35h 53 The sequence above deselects italic printing.
Both Select font k Cn> 6Bh I 107 1 1 1Bh 27 The command above selects a typeface for subsequent NLQ printing, where is a binary value in the range of OOhto 07h. The following table shows the effect of different values of this parameter: BiIlaty Value Selected font BiIliIIy Value Selected font OOh Courier 04h Script Olh SanSerif 05h OCR-B 02h Letter-Gothic 03h orator 06h 07h TW-Light Cinema Any other parameters are invalid and will be ignored.
Both Select primary character set 7 1Bh 37h 27 55 The command above selects the primary character set, There are no parameters. The area from 80h to 9Fh is used for control codes. Both Select secondary character set 6 1Bh 36h 27 54 1 I The command above selects the secondary character set There are no parameters. The area from 80h to 9Fh is used for printable characters.
Any other values of cn> are invalid and will be ignored. The special characters affecting each symbol set are given in Chapter 9. IBM 1 Print continuously from the Ail Characters Chart
Font pitch control codes Set pica pitch printing P 1 27 Standard I 80 The command above sets all subsequent printing to pica pitch. There are no parameters. This command will be ignored if Pitch Panel Lock has been selected. It may be canceIled by a cESC>M (elite pitch set) command. Set pica pitch printing IBM The command above sets the print pitch to pica. There are no parameters. This command is ignored if Pitch Panel Lock mode has been selected.
Set condensed print mode 1Bh OFh 27 15 Both cSI> OFh 15 Either of the two commands above will set condensed print mode. There are no parameters. Subsequent printing will take place at approximately 1.7 times the number of characters/inch than was previously the case. This is cancelled on receipt of a cDC2> command. This command will be ignored if Pitch Panel Lock mode has been selected. c, 1 Cancel condensed print mode Standard 1 4X2> .
1 Set or cancel pica proportional pitch P 1Bh 50h Cn> 27 80 Cn> IBM 1 The command above sets or cancels pica proportional pitch printing, where is abinaryvalueofeitherOOhorOlh.IfissettoOlh,thenpicaproportionalprinting is enabled, and if cn> is set to OOh.then pica proportional printing is disabled. Any other values of cn> with this command will set pica pitch, and the printer will attempt to print cn>, If Panel Pitch Lock mode has been selected, then this command will be ignored.
Cancel one-line expanded print Both 14h 20 The command above cancels the one-line expanded print mode set by or cESC> . There are no parameters. Select Master print mode ! Cn> 1Bh 21h cn, 27 33 <)1> Both The command above selects a “Master print” mode, where en> is a binary value composed of the addition of the following bit settings: Hence, if condensed italic underlined print is required at 12cpi. the values of bits 2, 6.7 and 0 must be added together.
IBM Select print mode I Cn> 49h c?D 73 1 1Bh 27 The command above selects the print mode (resident/downloaded font, pitch), where is a binary value. The print mode selected by different values of 01> is shown in the table below: I-301 Printmode I 0 I Draft I 1 ] 1 3 1 Courier I I Draft download 4 5 Draft download with elite pitch 6 I I Draft with elite pitch NLQ download I 7 Courier This command is ignored if Panel Lock mode has been selected.
1 Select double-strike printing 1 Both 1 27 The command above will select the double-strike print mode. There are no parameters. Anycharactersprintedsubsequenttothemceiptofthiscommandwillbeprinted in double-strike mode. Cancel double-strike printing H cEsc> 1Bh 48h 27 72 Both The command above will cancel the double-strike print mode. There are no parameters.
Select superscript/subscript 27 83 Both I The command above will select either superscript or subscript printing, where is a binary or ASCII value which may take the values OOhthrough 01 h or “0” through “1”. If the value is OOhor “0”. superscript printing will be selected, and if =Olh or “1”. then subscript printing will be selected.
Set line spacing to l/8 inch 1 1Bh 30h 27 48 Both 1 There are no parameters. The command above sets line spacing to l/8 inch, where “0” is the ASCII value “0”. Set line spacing to 7/72 inch 1 1 27 49 Both There are no parameters. The command above sets line spacing to 7/72 inch, where “1” is the ASCII value “1”. 1 Set line spacing to l/6 inch &SC> Standard 1 2 1Bh 32h 27 50 There are no parameters.
Set line spacing to W72 inch A en) cEsc> 1 1Bh 27 Standard 41h 65 Cn> The command above sets the line spacing in increments of l/72 inch, where is a binary value. On receipt of this command, line spacing will be set to cn>f72 inch.
Reverse one-time line feed (in l/216 inch increments) Both J C?D 1Bh 6Ah The command above causes a precise reverse paper feed, where cn> is a binary value. Onreceiptofthiscommand,thepaperwillbefedbackwardsbyor>/.216inch. No carriage return will take place, and the current line spacing value will be unaffected.
Both Reverse feed to top of form cESC> 1Bh OCh 12 27 The command above reverses the paper to the top of the form. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, the paper will be fed backwards to the top of the current page. A carriage return (to the left margin) will also take place. This command is invalid if the ASF has been selected.
IBM Set top-of-form 4 cEsc> 1Bh 34h 27 52 Thecommandabovesetsthetopof-formpositionatthecurrentpaperposition. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, the topof-form position will be set to the current paper position. Margins and vertical tab setting control codes 1 Move to next vertical tab position I Both 1 I OBh 11 The command above moves the paper to the next vertical tab position. There are no parameters.
Select vertical form unit (VFU) channel I 1Bh 2m 47 27 Both On> Ott> On> The command above selects a VFU within which all subsequent commands will be executed, where on> is a binary value from 0 to 7. Different sets of vertical tabs can be stored in different channels using the cESC> b command, and selected using this command. Both Set VFU vertical tabs cESC> b On> 1Bh 62h On> 27 98 On> 010, cno> ... cd> ... -all> ...
Both [ Set top margin C 1Bh 63h 27 99 Cn> 1 The command above sets the top margin, where o1> is a binary value which specifies the height of the top margin to the first printed line in lines (at the current line pitch setting). Printing will start on the (ol>+lth) line on the page. Subsequent changes to the line pitch setting will not affect this value.
Both Set left margin 1 1Bh 6Ch Cn> 27 108 C?D The command above sets the left margin, where ‘7” is a lowercase “I.,” (not “one”), and cn> is a binary value used to set the left margin. ‘Ihe margin is defined in terms ofthenumberofcharacterpositionsatcurrentpitch. Ifproportional spacing hasbeen selected, then the character width for pica pitch is used. The left margin may not be closer than two print positions to the right margin, otherwise this command is ignored.
IBM Set/cancel automatic line feed CID 5 cEsc> 1Bh 35h Cn> 27 53 Cn> The command above sets or cancels automatic line feed, where is a binary value of either OOhor Olh. If =Olh, then whenever the printer receives a (ODh), a line feed will automatically be added by the printer. If cn>=OOh,then this function will be cancelled. Both Move to next horizontal tab
IBM 1 Restore tabs to default settings R 1Bh 52h 27 82 1 1 The command above restores all tabs (vertical and horizontal) to default settings. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, all vertical tab settings will be cleared, and all horizontal tabs will be reset to every eighth position, starting at column 9. Set relative horizontal tab positions ax> e 0 1 1Bh 65h 30h 27 101 48 Cn> Both - I The command above sets horizontal tabs, where cn> is a binary value.
Both 1 Set iustification mode 1 cESC> 1Bh 21 1 I a cn> 61h 97 CTD The command above will set the justification mode in which the printer prints received data, where 01> is a binary or ASCII value in the range OOh(or W”) through 02h (or “2”). The meanings of these values are shown in the table below: Value Meaning ooh. “0” Left justification centering Olh. “1” 1 02h. “2” I Right justification The default (when the printer is first turned on) is left justification.
Move print head \ cd> Standard 1Bh 5Ch Cd> 27 92 alo> CJll> \ uto> 1Ch 5Ch c?to> 28 92 cd> cd> cd> IBM The command above moves the print head relative to the last print position, where uro> and are two binary numbers (low byte first) specifying the amount (in inches) by which the print head will move from the last print position. The number represented by the parameters signifies movement in 1/12Othsinch.
1 Define draft download character(s) Both 1 & en> cdl> ... cdn> 1Bh 3Dh OOh ccl> c?D cdl> ... cd0 27 61 0 CR> cdl> .. . cd0 The command above enables the definition of “soft”characters to be downloaded. This command is only valid if “DCWNLOAD” has been selected in the RAM USAGE menu of the Memory Switch (see Chapter 3 for details), and the draft mode has been selected before this command is executed. The following rules are observed.
IBM 1 Define draft download character(s) cESC> 1 1Bh 1 27 = aI> d> cm> 3Dh cnl> 14h a> 61 cd> 012~ 20 em Cal> a2> ... ... l 1 cdl> ... cdll>l The command above enables the defmition of “soft” characters to be downloaded. This command is only valid if “DCWNLOAD” has been selected in the RAM USAGE menu of the Memory Switch (see Chapter 3 for details), and the draft mode has been selected before this command is executed.
graphics @Oh through DFh, F4h and F5h), but these characters can only be printed when the standard character set has been selected. and c&2> are attribute bytes, setting the starting dot column, printable width (in dots), and ending dot column respectively. The vertical definition of the characters is 18 dots. Each byte therefore represents a third of the vertical definition.
Select download/standard character set cESC> % 1Bh 25h 1 27 37 -30 Both I The command above selects either the standard or downloaded character set, where 01> is a binary value (OOhor Olh) or an ASCII value (“0” or”1”). If cn> equals OOh or “0”, the standard character set is selected. This is the default value at power-on. If Olh or “1” has been selected, then the downloaded character set is selected.
melationship of bit number to dot position] When the printer is printing bit-image data, the relationship of dots to pins used is as follows: Pin number Bit number Both Select &dot normal density cESC> K cno> Cd> ... cdn> 1Bh 4Bh ulo> -al> ... -ain> 27 75 cno, Cd> ...
Select 8-dot double-speed double-density Y Cd> -all> 1Bh 59h cd> 89 27 ... ... ... Both da> cdn> ain> The command above selects 8-dot double-speed, double-density bit-image printing, where cnO, and cd > are binary values (low byte fmt) representing the number of data bytes following the command. The data bytes are represented by . . . . This command has the same effect as * 2. Set &dot quadruple-density Z all> cEsc> 1Bh 5Ah #o> all> cd> 27 90 cno> cue ...
values (low byte first) giving the number of graphics data bytes following (as represented by cd& ... ). The number of data byte is twice the number of graphics columns to be printed. Miscellaneous codes The following commands do not relate specifically to graphics, but have more general applications: 1 Set MSB to 1 Both > 1Bh 3Eh 27 62 1 The command above sets the MSB to 1. There are no parameters.
Both 1 Cancel MSB control # 1Bh 23h I I The command above cancels software control of the MSB. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, software control of the most significant bit (MSB) by the >, = (standard) or = (IBM) commands, will be cancelled.
I Cancel last line Both 1 1 18h 24 The command above deletes the last line transmitted to the printer. There are no parameters. The last line transmitted to the printer will be erased from the printer’s buffer. Set printer off-line Standard ac3> 13h I 19 The command above sets the printer off-line. There are no parameters.
Deselect printer (15” carriage model only) 1 0 IBM 27 The command above deselects the printer. There are no parameters. This command will deselect the printer, forcing it to disregard all data and command codes until a cDCl> (1 lh) command is received to put the printer back on-line. This command applies only to the model of printer equipped with a 15” carriage. Both 1 Sound buzzer 1 - 07h 7 The command above sounds the printer’s buzzer. There are no parameters.
Both I Enable/disable bidirectional printing I U 27 85 Cn> 1 cESC> 1 Thecommandaboveenablesordisablesbidirectionalprinting, where-> isabinary value of either OOhor Olh or an ASCII value of either “0” or”1”. If is set to OOh or “0”. then bidirectional printing will be performed, and if it is Olh or “1”. then unidirectional printing will be performed subsequent to the receipt of this command.
Enable/disable large character printing h 68h Cn> 1Bh 27 104 cn> Both The command above enlarges whole or part of characters, or cancels such enlargement, where cn> is a binary value of OOhthrough 06h or an ASCII value of “0’ through “6”. ~1 - Double-high, double-wide (Lower half only) 04h, “4” Double-high, double-wide (Upper half only) 05h.
Both Select character height, width, line spaclng cESC> 1 1Bh 27 5Bh 91 @ 40h 64 CnoB cd> cd> cnO~ al> OOh OOh cd> cK?> -alo> al> 0 0 cnb cd> The command above is used to control character height, width and line spacing, where cno> and cnl> (low byte first) ate used to supply the number of subsequent data bytes (1 or 2).
i Both Set/cancel immediate mode 1 i 1Bh 69h Cn> 27 105 Cn> The command above selects or cancels the “immediate” print mode, where ou is a binary value of either OOhor Olh or an ASCII value of either “0” or “1”. If ou is set to OOhor “0”. then immediate printing is cancelled. If ou is set to Olh or “1”. then immediate printing is enabled.
command above controls the operation of the ASF, where is the ASCII code 19h, and may take the binary values OOhor 04h or the ASCII values “R” or “T’. The effect of these values is summarized below: The 1 Value 1 Effect OOh Select manual mode Mh Select auto mode “R” Eject paper ‘T Set top print position. This parameter must be followed by another binary value (>l) signifying the distance (in l/6 inch units) at which printing should start below the top of the paper.
Select/cancel Italic print Both ( ( I 1 29h Cn> The command above selects or cancels italic printing, where cn> is an ASCII value which may be either “1” or “0”. Any other values will be ignored. If 01> = “1” then italic printing is enabled, and if cn> = “O”, then italic printing is cancelled.
1 “0” 1 Normal 1 Normal 1 Select color printing (with color option only) C 1 ( ( I Both 1 Cn> 28h 28h 43h 29h 29h Cn> 40 40 67 41 41 Cn> The command above selects the color to be printed when the color option is fitted, where 01> is an ASCII value from “0” through “6”. The color selected by cn> is shown in the table below: ‘ I “Y I Blue Control ASF L L. .. .
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L Chapter 5 DIP SWITCHES The bank of DIP switches inside the printer (see illustration below) is used for various functions. All switches are set ON when the printer leaves the factory. DIP switch cover Access the switches by removing the top cover, and then sliding the black switch cover to the left and then pulling up, using the tab at the right, as shown in the illustration above.
Switches 1 and 2 are used to determine the emulation mode (standard or IBM) of the printer, and also to determine the character set to be used.
Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE The following section on troubleshooting and maintenance is intended only as a brief guide to these functions. Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device, which also contains high voltages inside. For that reason, only carry out those operations described in this section. CAUTION Any attempt to carry out operationsother than those described here may result in electric shock and/or damage to the printer.
Power supply If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following: 1 Possible remedy check Is the power cable properly plugged into the electrical outlet? Turn off the printer. ensure the power cable is securely connected, and then turn the printer back on. Is power being supplied the outkt? Turn off the printer, unplug it, and try with another appliance to determine if electricity is being supplied to that outlet.
If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following: check Is the ribbon stalled? Possible remedy properly in- Is the ribbon worn out? Check and reinstall if necessary. The ribbon has a long life, but eventually will need replacing. Fit a new ribbon cartridge if necessary. If dots are missing in the printing, check the following: Check Possible remedy Are dots missing at random in the printing? The ribbon has become slack, causing it to get caught up.
Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (without the ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: Check Possible remedy Is the paper release lever pushed back (to the f position)? Set the release lever to the b position. Is the paper guide in place and vertical? The paper guide should be in place vertically for cut sheets to feed smoothly. Are the left and right guides too close together? If the left and right guides are too close together, the paper will not feed smoothly.
Check Possible remedy Are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons while the ON LINE indicator is illuminated? You can only feed paper in this way when the printer is off-line. Set the printer off-line and then feed paper. Is the paper too thick? There are limits to the thickness of paper that can be fed in this way (one top copy and three NCR cozies). Try with thinner patter.
If the paper park facility does not appear to be working correctly, check the following: 1Check 1 Possible remedv Is the. paper release lever in the h position? The paper release lever must be set to the h position after the fanfold paper has been parked. Has the fanfold paper been properly parked? Make sure that the PAPER indicator comes on after the fanfold paper has been parked.
MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treated with a modicum of cam in order to avoid malfunctions. For example: l Keep your printer in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer, too (see Chapter 1). 9 Do not subject the printer to physical shocks or excessive vibration. l l l Avoid over-dusty environments. Dust is the enemy of all precision mechanical devices.
RIBBON REPLACEMENT The ribbons used by your printer are endless-loop ribbons in which the ribbon is recycled. When the print quality becomes too faint, you will need to replace the ribbon. Use only ribbons recommended for use with the printer (your supplier will be able to advise you). 1 To nzmove the old ribbon from the printer, first turn off the power. 2 Remove the top cover, and hold the ribbon by the two lugs on each side. Push in the two lugs slightly, and pull upwards to remove the ribbon.
3 Take the new ribbon and tension it by turning the knob on the top of the ribbon cartridge clockwise. 4 Now insert the ribbon cartridge into the holder gripping it by the lugs, and turning the knob slightly clockwise if necessary. Make sure that the ribbon goes between the print head and the platen guard (see illustration below). ,Print Now the reusing cover printer.
REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD This is not a job which you will need to do very often. The print head has been designed to give a life of about 200 million dots. In normal everyday use, this will mean years of life. However, if the print quality is faint, even after you have changed the ribbon, the print head will need replacement. Only use a replacement print head as recommended by your supplier. 1 Turn OFF the printer, and remove the power cable.
Print head bolts ?I-Print head NOTE DO NOT apply excessive force, as this may result in damage to the print head. 9 Fasten down the new print head using the retaining washers and screws. Do not apply excessive force when tightening the screws, as this may strip the thread, but ensure that the print head is firmly secured. 10 Replace the ribbon cartridge: 11 Replace the top cover. 12 Re-insert the power cable and re-apply power. Your printer may now be used.
FRONT PANEL DIAGNOSTIC AND TEST MODES The printer is equipped with a number of different modes for diagnosis and testing. These ate accessed from the front panel by holding down a front panel button (or combination of buttons) while turning on the power to the printer. The test and diagnostic modes available am listed below .
Text test mode In this mode, the printerwill print the Memory Switch menus and options. This mode is accessed by turning on the printerat the same time as holding downthe @%?3 button.
Hexadecimal dump mode In this mode, all received data will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes. This mode is accessed by turning on the printer, while simultaneously holding down the (+!K?%$and (-1 keys. To turn off the mode, it is necessary to turn off the printer completely.
Bidirectional test/adjustment mode This mode is used to adjust the alignment of the print head on successive bidirectional passes. After a period of some months, your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes, showing itself most obviously in graphics printing. This mode will therefore be used very rarely. 1 Turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holding down the @%E%and ‘S%!S buttons.
8 Repeat the process for all print modes. I j I / I I I / I I I I I ! i I I 1; I I I I ! 1 I @iLINEGRAPH I E-G 12 I I 9 To exit from this mode, press the ip_13button.
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Chapter 7 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When using your printer with an IBM PC, PC-XT or PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS as an operating system. A number of software tricks may be useful here. This section is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer. To learn how to print files, etc. it is best to read the relevant parts of these manuals. ..
If your word-processor does not allow you to change fonts, it may allow a pause in printing. Insert a “pause” command in your text file at the point where you want to change fonts. When the document is printed, printing will then pause at that point. You can then put the printer off-line and change fonts with the front panel buttons. Then put the printer on-line again and resume printing.
GRAPHICS HARD COPY On a PC-compatible computer running under MS-DOS, you can use the [Shift) and (prtsc) keys on the computer together to obtain a printout of a text screen. To print out a graphics screen, you will have to run the program GRAPHICS.COM. See your MS-DOS manual for further details. Continuous echoing of text output to the screen to the printer can be toggled on and off by use of them -m or (ctrl- @ key combinations.
The resulting file should be sent to the printer using the COPY command, eg: A>COPY NLQ.DAT PRN I prior to printing document files. Of course, this command can also be included in a batch file. PROGRAMMING USING BASIC As discussed earlier, a version of BASIC is usually supplied with PCcompatible machines. With this BASIC, characters are sent to the printer using the LPRINT command, and contml codes are defined using the CHR$() function.
1310 1320 1330 1340 1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 1400 1410 1420 1430 1440 1450 1460 1470 1480 1490 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT LPRINT 'Select proportional spacing H$;E$;"pl"; P$;"Proportional spacing,"; 'Cancel proportional spacing E$;"pO" H$;E$;"Wl";"Double width,";E$;"WO"; H$;E$;"wl";"Double
1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 3000 3010 3020 3030 3040 3050 3060 3070 3080 3090 3100 3110 3120 3130 3140 3150 3160 3170 3180 3190 3200 3210 3220 3230 3240 4000 4010 4020 4030 4040 4050 4060 4070 4080 4090 4100 4110 4120 92 READ GD LOGO$(ROW)=LOGO$(ROW)+CHR$(GD) NEXT COL NEXT ROW LPRINT E$;"A";CHR$(B); 'Set a/72" line spacing FOR ROW=1 TO 4 LPRINT 11 "; FOR B=O TO 6 IF B=2 THEN 2000 IF B=5 THEN 2000 'Select normal density LPRINT E$;"*";CHR$(B); LP
4130 4140 4150 4160 4170 4180 4190 4200 4210 4220 4230 4240 4250 4260 4270 4280 4290 4300 4310 4320 4330 4340 4350 4360 4370 4380 4390 4400 4410 4420 4430 4440 4450 4460 4470 4480 4490 DATA 2,124, 0, 1,130, 0, 0,124, 0 DATA 0,130, 0, 0,124, 0, 0,128, 0 DATA 0,120, 0, 0. 0. 0 ' ' Dot graphics data ' ROW 1 DATA 0. 0, 0. 0. 1. 3. 7. 7. 7, 15 DATA 14, 14, 14, 14. 14. 7. 7. 3. 3, 15 DATA 15, 15. 0. 0. 0. 0. 6. 7. 7. 7 DATA 7, 7. 7, 7. 7, 6, 6. 0. 0. 7 DATA 7. 7, 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7 DATA 0, 0, 7. 7. 7. 7. 7.
Next comes the central attraction of the program: a line of text printed twenty times in expanding and contracting loops to give a bane1 effect. The work is done by four printer commands: a command setting the right margin (line 1420); a centering command (line 1440); a command to vary the line spacing (lines 1460 and 1510); and a command to micro-adjust the space between characters (lines 1470 and 1520).
Font settings: I.3 r <:, f .[:&j;j,r&(,~j-et-~, Sanserif ORATOR OCR-B Cinema characters, CHARACTERS, characters, characters Courier characters, Letter-Gothic, Sbpt: chanac-te/u, TW-Light characters, Print pitches are: Pica pitch (10 CPI 1 .
Of course, many more facilities are available with the printer, but this may give you some ideas as to how you can drive the printer using your own programs. Patches necessary to use the BASIC interpreter When using the Microsoft BASIC interpreter usually supplied with PCs and compatibles, a number of problems may arise. Firstly, if the interpreter transmits a carriage return (ODh) character to the printer, it automatically transmits a line feed as well.
chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Printing system ..................... ......... Serial Impact Dot-matrix Printing speed ................................ 250 cps (Draft pica) 63 cps (NLQ pica) Print direction ............... ................. Bidirectional, logic-seeking Unidirectional, logic-seeking (selectable) Number of print pins ...................... 9 Line spacing ................................... l/6, l/8, n/72, n/216 inches Characters .................................. ....
Character dot matrix ...................... 9 x 11 (Draft) 18 x 23 (NLQ) Bit image dot-matrix ......................
Ribbon type ................. .... ............... On-carnage, dedicated Black (standard), Color (option) Ribbon life ..................................... 6 million characters (draft pica) Dimensions (10” model) ........ ..... ...451(w) x 341(d) x 139(h) mm 17.8(w) x 13.4(d) x 5.47(h) in Dimensions (15” model) ............. ...593(w) x 341(d) x 139(h) mm 23.4(w) x 13.4(d) x 5.470 in Weight (lo” model) .I..................... 8kg (17.61b) Weight (15” model) ....................... 10.5kg (23.
The following describes the pinout of the parallel (Centmnics-type) interface connector (signals which are low when active are overlined): - 13 14.15 16 N/C SIGNAL GND Signal ground 17 CHASSIS Chassis ~rouncl (isolated from signal ground) i5V +5V IX output from printer GND Twisted pair ground return RESET When this input signal is low, printer is reset 32 ERROR Outputs low when printer cannot continue. due to an error 33 1 EXTGND 31 34.
Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS This chapter gives tables of the printer’s standard and IBM character sets. The decimal character code of each character is shown in an inset to the lower right of the character. The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entries at the top and left edges of the table. for example, the character “A” is in column 4 and row 1, so its hexadecimal character code is 41. this is equivalent (4 x 16 + 1 = 65) to decimal 65, the number in the inset.
STANDARD CHARACTER SET #I 1 0 n ML)- 3 2 - - 0 0 5 4 ’ 1 P 7 6 p - - 5 % 5 1 ITi 1 1 6 Ei 1 7 1 241 I 401 e ni 169 1 U l-ii 1 ITii f v G I-Fi 8 ( U F IT I I-E v E V l-iii2 I W -!J- W 1.
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STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2 Other characters are identical to Standard character set #l.
IBM CHARACTER SET ##2 0 0 (NW 1 I I 1 I 2I I IT 2 8 (09 7 p 1 C 0 I 411 -l*-l:-lJ-P 1 261 1 421 tESC'~ + r;;l ; (FS)1 , 1 W ITi l-z 1 ( 1 251 l-iii I 113 1 97 r l-iii 1 S G - 9 S - h I 00 1 72 i Y I 571 I 1 581 1 741 731 W l-iii 1 IT X H I 56 1 24 I 40 , 8 I 9 (Etb 1 tHT) 91 p 196 I 991 I 115 1 aN> 101 r ’ ITi IT2 ITilT 3 C I l-7 9 IT # GEL) P 164 1 1 7 @ ITi 1 7 6 5 1 81 I 49 1 65 I 17 I 33 (Dc2> " B 2 R b ? 3 4 3 2 1 0 I 8
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IBM CHARACTER SET #I Other characters are identical to IBM character set #2. The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7-bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the ‘5” command.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET Additional characters can be printed by special commands.
1NTERNATlONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international character set is selected DIP switches 4 to 7 or by b1~aa command from software, the following changes are made in the character charac:ter set: See Chapter 5 for the DIP switch settings. The commands for selecting the international character sets are: Standard mode: “R” n Where n means character code n, i.e. CIIB$(n) in BASIC. The values of n are: 0 1 2 3 4 U.S.A.
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INDEX IAl Application software installation, 87 ASF, 2 20 Troubleshooting, 73 Auto CR, 21 Auto LF, 21 Auto loading, 20 ASF, 20 Auto on-line, 19 Automatic sheet feeder - see ASF El BASIC programming, 90,96 Bidirectional printing, 19 Bidirectional test mode, 84 Buffer clear/reset, I6 El Character sets, 101 Character set, 67,68 Cleaning, 75 Command codes, 24 Command menu, 19 Condensed print, 20 Connection to computer, 5 Continuous stationery - See Fanfold Paper Controls, II Cut-sheet paper, 7 IDI Default sett
IMI Maintenance settings, 16 Maintenance, 75 Maximum number of columns, 89,97 Memory switches, I7 Memory switch tree, 18,82 Micro Feed, 16 ml Near Letter Quality mode - see NLQ mode Negative numbers, 23 NLQ mode, 20 Numerical representation, 23 Cal Option ASF, 20 @I Page length, 21,67 Paper Cut-sheet, 7 Fanfold, 8 Parking, 14 Size, 21,67 Paper feeding, troubleshooting, 72 Paper menu, 20 Paper out detector, 20 Parallel interface, 1,5,100 Patches for BASIC interpreter, 96 Pitch panel lock, 12 Pitch setting,
