P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printer User’s Manual
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User’s Manual P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printers
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction........................................................... 11 Printer Overview .....................................................................................11 Printronix P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printers (CRP) ...............11 Consumable Monitoring with PrintNet Enterprise ...................................14 Protocols and Emulations .......................................................................15 Graphics Enhancements ...............................
Table of Contents 4 The Configuration Menus ..................................... 53 Configuration Overview .......................................................................... 53 Main Menu ....................................................................................... 53 Changing Parameter Settings .......................................................... 54 Saving Parameter Settings .............................................................. 54 Default and Custom Configurations ........
Table of Contents P-Series Emulation ........................................................................147 P-Series XQ Emulation ..................................................................153 Serial Matrix Emulation ..................................................................155 Proprinter XL Emulation .................................................................160 Epson FX Emulation ......................................................................163 ANSI Emulation ...........
Table of Contents 7 Downloading Firmware ....................................... 255 Firmware File Types (.prg) and (.exe) .................................................. 256 Web Page Download ............................................................................ 257 Windows Driver Download.................................................................... 259 Automatic Download (.exe)...................................................................260 Manual Two-Key Download Sequence..........
Table of Contents A Printer Specifications ......................................... 327 Ribbon Cartridge Specifications ...........................................................327 ASCII ..............................................................................................327 HD and H-Series ............................................................................327 Paper Specifications .............................................................................328 Labels ..................
Table of Contents F PTX_SETUP Commands ................................... 361 Overview............................................................................................... 361 The PTX_SETUP Commands .............................................................. 361 General Commands ....................................................................... 362 Line Matrix Commands .................................................................. 369 G Customer Support .............................
1 Introduction Printer Overview This chapter provides a general overview of your printer and the conventions used within this manual. Printronix P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printers (CRP) Printronix® has been the global leader in industrial printing solutions for over 30 years, earning a reputation for designing and manufacturing leading edge products and delivering them to market with unsurpassed service and support.
Chapter 1 Printer Overview Table 1.
Printronix P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printers (CRP) Five printer configurations are available: Tabletop (P80XX or P80XXH) • The tabletop models are designed for space constrained environments, allowing for the printer to be placed on a desk or tabletop for quiet use. • Paper guides allow for paper input under the table or as a small stack on the table. • • Output forms are easily accessible from the front of the printer.
Chapter 1 Consumable Monitoring with PrintNet Enterprise Enclosed Pedestal (P80XX or P80XXH) • The enclosed pedestal model has a lower enclosure that holds the input paper while providing for near silent operation. • The paper enclosure can accommodate a full paper box (12” maximum length forms). • • The paper output area is not enclosed for easy access to printed media.
Printronix P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printers (CRP) Protocols and Emulations A protocol is a set of rules governing the exchange of information between the printer and its host computer. These rules consist of codes that manipulate and print data and allow for machine-to-machine communication. A printer and its host computer must use the same protocol. As used in this manual, protocol and emulation mean the same thing.
Chapter 1 Warnings and Special Information Warnings and Special Information Read and comply with all information highlighted under special headings: WARNING A warning notice calls attention to a condition that could harm you. CAUTION A caution notice calls attention to a condition that could damage the printer. IMPORTANT Information vital to proper operation of the printer. NOTE: A note gives you helpful tips about printer operation and maintenance.
Printronix Customer Support Center Contact Information Printronix Customer Support Center IMPORTANT Please have the following information available prior to calling the Printronix Customer Support Center: • • • • • • • • Model number Serial number (located on the back of the printer) Installed options (i.e., interface and host type if applicable to the problem) Configuration printout (Press CONFIG on the control panel, then press ENTER) Network test page if Ethernet is enabled.
Chapter 1 Contact Information Corporate Offices Printronix, Inc. 15345 Barranca Parkway Irvine, CA 92618 U.S.A. Phone: (714) 368-2300 Fax: (714) 368-2600 Printronix Inc. c/o Printronix Nederland BV Bijsterhuizen 11-38 6546 AS Nijmegen The Netherlands Phone: (31) 24 6489489 Fax: (31) 24 6489499 Printronix Schweiz GmbH 42 Changi South Street 1 Changi South Industrial Estate Singapore 486763 Phone: (65) 6542 0110 Fax: (65) 6546 1588 Printronix Commercial (Shanghai) Co. Ltd 22F, Eton Building East No.
2 Setting Up The Printer Before You Begin Read this chapter carefully before installing and operating the printer. The printer is easy to install. However, for your safety and to protect valuable equipment, perform all the procedures in this chapter in the order presented. Power Requirements The printer must be connected to a power supply outlet that supplies 90 to 264 volts AC at its upper and lower limits.
Chapter 2 Select a Site • Is located within the maximum allowable cable length to the host computer. This distance depends on the type of interface you plan to use, as shown in Table 2. Table 2. Maximum Interface Connection Cable Length 20 Interface Type Maximum Cable Length Centronics Parallel 5 meters (15 feet) IEEE 1284 Parallel 10 meters (32 feet) Serial RS-232 15 meters (50 feet) USB 2.
Printer Dimensions 37.73 in (95.8 cm) 11.36 in (28.9 cm) 184751c 6.1 in (15.5 cm) .75 in (1.9 cm) 25.92 in (65.8 cm) 19.1 in (73.9 cm) Figure 1.
Chapter 2 Printer Dimensions 184819a 57.5 in (146.1 cm) 41.0 in (104 cm) 27.0 in (68.6 cm) 29.0 in (73.7 cm) 27.0 in (68.6 cm) 27.0 in (68.6 cm) 83.0 in (210.8 cm) Figure 2. Cabinet Model 184820a 42.5 in (107.8 cm) 27.0 in (68.6 cm) 83.0 in (210.8 cm) 32.5 in (82.6 cm) 27.0 in (68.6 cm) 27.0 in (68.6 cm) Figure 3. Cabinet Model with Paper Stacker 22 32.0 in (81.3 cm) 59.0 in (149.
29.5 in. (74.93 cm) 11.36 in. (28.9 cm.) 54.0 in. (137.2 cm) 184564b 25.92 in. (65.8 cm) 19.1 in. (48.5 cm) 29.1 in. (73.9 cm.) 184564 REV B Figure 4.
Chapter 2 Printer Dimensions 54.0 in. (137.2 cm) 35.9 in. (91.2 cm) 6.5 in. (16.5 cm) 184750b 25.92 in. (65.8 cm) 19.1 in. (48.5 cm) 38.9 in. (98.8 cm) Figure 5.
60.1 in. (152.7 cm) 42.0 in. (106.7 cm) 184821b 25.92 in. (65.8 cm) 19.1 in. (43.8 cm) 31.95 in. (81.2 cm) 38.9 in. (98.8 cm) Figure 6.
Chapter 2 Printer Component Locations Printer Component Locations Ribbon Ribbon Cartridge Tab (2) Ribbon Tension Knob Tractor (2) Blue Tractor Lock (2) Splined Shaft Hammer Bank Cover and Ribbon Mask Paper Support (2) Tab Slot (2) Vertical Position Knob 184555b Platen Lever Platen Stop Ribbon Cartridge Interface Air Shroud Assembly Figure 7.
3 Operating The Printer Powering on the Printer When you power on the printer, it executes a self-test. The default power-up state is online. When the self-test completes and the software has initialized successfully, the status indicator light turns on, indicating the printer is online. The default value of the type of emulation you have installed appears in the LCD display. The ribbon life remaining is shown on the bottom of the LCD display.
Chapter 3 The Control Panel The Control Panel Figure 8 shows the keys, displays, and indicators as they appear on the control panel. The following section provides the descriptions, and functions of the control panel keys. Key combinations are indicated with the plus (+) sign. For example, “Press + ” means to press the key and the key at the same time.
Control Panel Keys Control Panel Keys ONLINE Toggles the printer between online and offline modes. The key performs the following in Online, Offline, Fault, and Menu modes: • • • Online Mode – sets the printer to Offline Mode. • Menu Mode – sets the printer to Offline Mode. Offline Mode – sets the printer to Online Mode. Fault Mode – causes the printer to recheck the faults; if the faults are cleared, the printer toggles to Offline Mode.
Chapter 3 The Control Panel • Eject Function — When the VIEW key is pressed and the View Function menu is set to Disable, or when the View Function menu is set to Enable and the VIEW key is pressed for a long time (more than 1/2 second), the bottom of the last printed form will move to the tear bar position as set by the Tear Bar Dist. menu value. The message "READY TO TEAR/EJECT To Return" displays.
Control Panel Keys ENTER ( ↵ ) When navigating the configuration menus, the Enter key (referenced by the symbol ↵ ) selects the currently displayed option value as the active value. An asterisk (*) appears next to the active value on the display. Enter is also used for starting and stopping printer tests and generating a configuration printout. NOTE: The Enter key must be unlocked to execute the select function. See UP + DOWN, later in this section.
Chapter 3 The Control Panel PREV or NEXT ( or ) Moves between the options on the current level of configuration menu. In the configuration menu, press to scroll backward or press to scroll forward through the menu selections on the same level. PREV + NEXT ( + ) When both keys are pressed simultaneously, the printer will reset to the power-up configuration and reset its internal state (in offline mode). + ONLINE (IPDS Emulation only) In offline mode, press + ONLINE.
Cancel a Print Job Cancel a Print Job The procedure to cancel a print job depends on the printer emulation and your application software. Contact your system administrator for additional information. 1. If the printer is online, press ONLINE to place the printer in offline mode. 2. From the host system, stop the print job. NOTE: If the print job is not stopped from the host system before pressing CANCEL, the print job continues with data missing when the printer returns to online mode.
Chapter 3 Operational Procedures Operational Procedures This section contains routine printer operating procedures on how to: • • reload paper unload paper Reload Paper Do this procedure when “LOAD PAPER” displays. (This message occurs when the last sheet of paper passes through the paper slot.) This procedure reloads paper without removing the last sheet of the old paper supply, while retaining the current top-of-form setting.
Reload Paper Upper Paper Guide Wire Guide (2) Paper Slot 184936a Zero Tear Pedestal Model Figure 9. Paper Slot Location (continued) 1. Raise the printer cover. Raise the platen lever as far as it will go. (See Figure 7 on page 26 for the location of the lever.) NOTE: Do not open tractor doors or remove the existing paper. 2. Tabletop models: place the paper supply on the table underneath the printer, centered under the paper slot. See Figure 9 on 34.
Chapter 3 Operational Procedures New Paper Existing Paper 184565a Figure 10. Loading New Paper into the Printer 6. Pull the new paper above and behind the ribbon mask, but in front of the existing paper. See Figure 7 on page 26 for the ribbon mask location. If necessary, gently press the existing paper back. 7. Align the top edge of the new paper with the top perforation of the existing paper. 8. Load the new paper over the existing paper.
Reload Paper Vertical Position Knob Paper Thickness Indicator A 183445b A 183444b 183446b Platen Stop Platen Lever Platen Stop Knob Figure 11. Setting the Platen Lever 9. Turn the platen stop knob clockwise or counterclockwise to match the paper thickness. (The A-B-C scale corresponds approximately to 1-, 3-, and 6-part paper thickness). NOTE: If you are using the same thickness of paper, there is no need to readjust. 10. Lower the platen lever until it stops. 11.
Chapter 3 Operational Procedures NOTE: Perform steps 15 to 31 only if you are unable to load the new paper over the existing paper. 15. Open both tractor doors. 16. Remove the old paper from the tractors. Allow the paper to fall into the paper supply area. 17. Feed the new paper up through the paper slot. Hold the paper to prevent it from slipping down through the paper slot (see Figure 9 on page 34). Left Tractor Door Paper Left Tractor Lock TO F TO F 183441b Figure 12.
Reload Paper Tractor Paper Tractor Splined Shaft 183442b Tractor Lock Paper Scale Figure 13. Positioning the Left Tractor to Avoid Damage CAUTION To avoid damage to the printer caused by printing on the platen, always position the left tractor unit directly to the left of the “1” mark on the paper scale. 21. Normally, you should not need to adjust the position of the left tractor. If adjustment is necessary, unlock the left tractor by placing the tractor lock in the middle position.
Chapter 3 Operational Procedures Tractor Door TO F TO F TO F TO F 183443b Tractor Lock Figure 14. Loading Paper onto the Sprockets 22. Unlock the right tractor. 23. Load the paper onto the sprockets and close the tractor door. If necessary, slide the right tractor to remove paper slack or to adjust for various paper widths. Then, lock the tractor.
Reload Paper Upper Paper Guide Upper Paper Guide 184738b Metal Paper Guide (2000 lpm only) 184737a Paper Slot Paper Slot Tabletop Model Cabinet Model 184737 REV A Upper Paper Guide Upper Paper Guide Wire Guide (2) Wire Guide (2) Paper Slot Paper Slot 184739b 184558b Pedestal Model Enclosed Pedestal Model 184558 REV B Figure 15.
Chapter 3 Operational Procedures Upper Paper Guide Wire Guide (2) Paper Slot 184936a Zero Tear Pedestal Model Figure 15. Using the Paper Guide to Orient the Paper (continued) 24. Tabletop, Pedestal, or Zero Tear Pedestal models: Using the vertical position knob to move the paper up, guide the paper over the upper paper guide and through the slot to the rear of the top cover. 25. Press ADVANCE several times to make sure the paper feeds properly beyond the tractors and over the lower paper guide.
Reload Paper TOF Indicator Perforation TO F TO F Vertical Position Knob TO F TO F 184752a Figure 16. Aligning the Perforation with the TOF Indicator 27. Align the top of the first print line with the TOF indicator on the tractor by rotating the vertical position knob. For best print quality, it is recommended that the top-of-form be set at least one print line or more below the perforation. NOTE: For exact positioning, press the VIEW key to move the last data printed to the tractor area for viewing.
Chapter 3 Operational Procedures Vertical Position Knob A 183445b Paper Thickness Indicator A 183444b 183446b Platen Stop Platen Lever Platen Stop Knob 183444 REV B Figure 17. Adjusting the Platen Lever 28. Turn the platen stop knob clockwise or counterclockwise to match the paper thickness. (The A-B-C scale corresponds approximately to 1-, 3-, and 6-part paper thickness. Adjust until you have the desired print quality).
Unload Paper Unload Paper 1. Press ONLINE to place the printer in offline mode and open the printer cover. 2. For cabinet models, open the cabinet rear door. For models with the power stacker installed, press the STACKER UP key on the rear control panel. Paper Perforation TO F TO F TO F TO F 183477b Figure 18. Unloading the Paper from the Printer 3. Tear off the paper at the perforation. 4. Allow the paper to fall to the back of the printer and into the paper stacking area. 5.
Chapter 3 Operational Procedures 183478b Paper Power Stacker Figure 19. Removing Stacked Paper from the Printer 6. For cabinet models, remove the stacked paper from the rear cabinet floor. For cabinet models with the power stacker installed, remove the paper from the wire paper tent and press the STACKER DOWN key to lower the stacker mechanism. 7. Close the cabinet rear door.
Unload Paper Tractor Door TO F TO F 184571a Platen Lever Figure 20. Completely Removing the Paper 8. To completely remove the paper from the printer: a. Raise the platen lever as far as it will go and open both tractor doors. CAUTION Be careful when pulling any paper backward through the paper path, especially when using a label stock. If you are not careful, labels can detach and adhere to the printer within the paper path, where only an authorized service representative can remove them. b.
Chapter 3 Integrated Print Management System Integrated Print Management System The P8000 has a feature that automatically monitors and communicates the status of the ribbon life to help the operator know when to change ribbons. Using an ink delivery system called the Cartridge Ribbon System (CRS), the printer can automatically detect when a new or used ribbon is loaded, and all ribbon properties. The ribbon is contained in a plastic box (the cartridge) and feeds only in one direction.
Loading a Used Ribbon Cartridge Loading a Used Ribbon Cartridge You can take the ribbon cartridge off the printer and reload it at a later time. The ribbon life gauge automatically updates to reflect the correct remaining capacity. NOTE: Since the ribbon usage information is stored on the ribbon cartridge, you can reload a partially used cartridge onto a different printer.
Chapter 3 Integrated Print Management System Changing Ribbon Cartridge Before changing the ribbon cartridge, determine whether at the end of ribbon life if you want to make the print lighter (extend the ribbon life) or darker (shorten the ribbon life). If you want to make the print lighter or darker, go to “Ribbon End Point” on page 90 and follow the procedures for adjusting the image density. If you are satisfied with the print darkness, continue with the following steps.
Changing Ribbon Cartridge Ribbon Ribbon Cartridge Tab (2) Tab Slot (2) Ribbon Tension Knob 184555b Air Shroud Assembly Figure 22. Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 5. Remove the ribbon slack on the new ribbon cartridge by turning the ribbon tension knob clockwise. CAUTION Do not turn the ribbon tension knob counterclockwise. This could damage the ribbon cartridge. 6. Hold the cartridge at an angle, so that the rear side nearest you is lower than the side with the ribbon.
Chapter 3 Integrated Print Management System Ribbon Cartridge A Ribbon Mask 184556b Hammerbank Cover A Ribbon 184557a Ribbon Tension Knob Ribbon Cartridge Figure 23. The Ribbon Cartridge Snapped in Place 7. Rock the cartridge downward, making sure that the ribbon goes between the guide and the mask (see Figure 23). You will feel it snap into place. CAUTION Make sure that the ribbon does not twist or fold over. 8.
4 The Configuration Menus Configuration Overview To print data, the printer must respond correctly to signals and commands received from the host computer. Configuration is the process of matching the printer's operating characteristics to those of the host computer and to specific tasks, such as printing labels or printing on different sizes of paper. The characteristics which define the printer's response to signals and commands received from the host computer are called configuration parameters.
Chapter 4 Configuration Overview Changing Parameter Settings You may change a printer parameter setting, such as line spacing or forms length, either by pressing keys on the control panel or by sending emulation control codes in the data stream from a host attached to the printer. The control panel allows you to configure the printer’s resident set of configuration menus. An example procedure for using the control panel to change parameter settings begins on page 58.
Navigating the Menus Navigating the Menus To manipulate configurations review the following instructions about navigating through the menus. You must be Menu mode to navigate the menus. ONLINE Press to toggle between ONLINE and OFFLINE. Press ENTER to enter Menu mode. Menus are accessed only in Menu mode. Scroll up, down, left, or right through the icons to highlight the area of interest. Press to enter the area of interest.
Chapter 4 Top Level Menu Overview Press to return to the previous menu level. CANCEL Press to return to Offline mode. If changes were made, the user will be prompted to save or discard the configuration. ONLINE To experiment with navigating the menus, use the example on the next page as a tutorial. Top Level Menu Overview When entering Menu mode, the user will see top level menus represented as icons as shown below. Use the navigation buttons up, down, right, and left to highlight the desired icon.
Top Navigating Level Menuthe Overview Menus Table 3. Icon Level Menus Menu Icon Menu Description HOST INTERFACE These options allow you to select either the Serial RS-232, Centronics® parallel, Ethernet™, IEEE® 1284 parallel, or Auto Switching interface for the printer. This menu also allows you to configure several parameters for each interface. NETWORK SETUP This option allows you to select from Ethernet Address options and Ethernet Parameters options.
Chapter 4 Top Level Menu Overview Changing Parameters Example OFFLINE * = Factory Default QUICK SETUP CONFIG. CONTROL ... Save Config. Load Config. Factory* Cfg 1 - Cfg 8 Power-Up Config. Factory* Cfg 1 - Cfg 8 Protect Configs. Disable* Enable Cfg 1* Cfg 2 - Cfg 8 Name Configs (see Example 2 on page 66) Print Config. Delete Config.
Changing Parameters Example The following procedure shows how to change and save the settings for the Barcode Quality and Panel Display options. Use these guidelines to navigate the configuration menus and change other parameters. Step Press 1. Make sure the printer is on. LCD Notes 2. ONLINE 3. ENTER 4. Shows the top level icons. Allows you to make configuration changes. + 5. UNTIL 6.
Chapter Step 4 Top Level Menu Overview Press LCD Notes 7. 8. UNTIL 9. UNTIL 10. ENTER The * indicates this choice is active. 11. UNTIL 12. UNTIL 13. 60 ENTER The * indicates this choice is active.
Changing Parameters Example Step Press 14. LCD Notes Locks the ENTER key. + 15. Press ENTER to go back into the menus or press ONLINE again to go ONLINE. ONLINE 16. ONLINE 17A. ENTER 17B. 18. Configuration changes were detected and you are prompted to save the configuration permanently or temporarily, to cancel changes, or restore the Factory Configuration. Saves the Configuration as Config 1 then returns the printer ONLINE.
Chapter 4 Top Level Menu Overview Auto Save Configuration If the user makes a menu change and attempts to place the printer online without saving the changes to a configuration, the following prompt displays: The active option is highlighted. Use the Up and Down keys to scroll through the different options; the keys will loop at the top and bottom options. The ↵ (Enter) key selects the highlighted option. After performing the selected option, the printer will go to Online mode.
Saving Your New Configuration Saving Your New Configuration The Save Config. option allows you to save up to eight custom configurations to meet different print job requirements. Once you have changed all of the necessary parameters, you may save them as a numbered configuration (Example 1 on page 64) or a named configuration (Example 2 on page 66) that can be stored and loaded later for future use.
Chapter 4 Top Level Menu Overview Example 1 This example shows how to save a configuration as a numbered configuration, then later print it. Step Press 1. Make sure the printer is on. LCD Notes 2. ONLINE 3. ENTER 4. Allows you to make configuration changes. + 5. UNTIL 6.
Saving Your New Configuration Step Press LCD Notes 7. 8. UNTIL 9. NOTE: ENTER The * indicates this choice is active. We recommend that you print the configuration. To print the configuration go to Step 10. To skip this procedure and resume printer operation, go to Step 13. 10. 11. UNTIL 12. ENTER 13. Locks the ENTER key.
Chapter Step 4 Top Level Menu Overview Press LCD 14. Notes Press ENTER to go back into the menus or press ONLINE again to go ONLINE. ONLINE 15. Places the printer ONLINE. ONLINE 16. If you printed the configuration, store it in a safe place. The printer is ready for operation. Example 2 This example shows how to save a configuration as a named configuration. Step Press 1. Make sure the printer is on. 2. Follow Steps 2-6 from Example 1 (page 64). 3. UNTIL 4. 5.
Saving Your New Configuration Step 6. Press LCD Notes ENTER 7. Press the left or right key to choose the character that is highlighted. or 8. Press the up key to select the next character in the string. Press the down key to go back to the previous character and continue editing as necessary. or 9. ENTER Configuration 2 is renamed TEST. 10. CANCEL 11. UNTIL 12.
Chapter Step 13. 4 Top Level Menu Overview Press LCD ENTER 14. Notes Your configuration is saved as TEST. Locks the ENTER key. + 15. Press ENTER to go back into the menus or press ONLINE again to go ONLINE. ONLINE 16. Places the printer ONLINE. ONLINE Now you have the saved configuration for later use if needed. Optimizing Print Quality LP+, IGP/PGL, and IGP/VGL Emulations You can optimize print quality for darker and sharper barcodes and characters.
Optimizing Print Speed OpenPrint Postscript/PDF Emulations You can optimize print quality for darker and sharper text and barcodes by using the following configuration parameters: • Unidirectional (Printer Control menu): Select “Enable” for best quality but reduced throughput (half speed). • Resolution (Postscript/PDF menu): Select higher values (horizontal by vertical DPI) to get better print quality. H-Series Emulations Print quality varies based on the typeface selected.
Chapter 4 Dynamic Menu Options H-Series Emulations The print speed varies based on the typeface selected. Dynamic Menu Options The main menus for each of the different firmware types have several footnotes based on the possible options installed with the printer. This includes HOST IO connectivity, various hardware/mechanical options, and software emulations and features. The P8000 products dynamically detect options installed and only include relevant menus for the user to configure.
Active Print Emulations Optimizing Speed Active Emulations The emulations present in the printer are based on the firmware installed and the emulation options included. Both are configured from the Factory and do not require any action from the user. IMPORTANT Be sure to know which type of firmware and options are purchased (see Table 4) to understand the ACTIVE IGP EMUL, ACTIVE EMULATION, and EMULATION main menus. H-Series and Indian Language products only have the LinePrinter+ emulation. Table 4.
Chapter 4 Active Emulations Table 4.
P8000 Standard Firmware P8000 Standard Firmware OFFLINE QUICK SETUP page 82 Active Host ZTP DataTime 4 ZTP WaitTime 4 ZTP TearDist 4 ACTIVE IGP EMUL 1 PGL SFCC 3 VGL SFCC 2 Active Protocol Form Length Form Width Select CPI Select LPI P-Series SFCC Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power-Up Config. Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew PRINTER CONTROL page 216 ZTP SETTINGS 4 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist.
Chapter 4 Active Emulations P8000 TN Firmware OFFLINE QUICK SETUP page 82 Active Host ZTP DataTime 4 ZTP WaitTime 4 ZTP TearDist 4 ACTIVE IGP EMUL 1 PGL SFCC 2 VGL SFCC 3 Active Protocol Form Length Form Width Select CPI Select LPI P-Series SFCC Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power-Up Config. Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew PRINTER CONTROL page 216 ZTP SETTINGS 4 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist.
P8000 PCL-II Firmware P8000 PCL-II Firmware OFFLINE QUICK SETUP page 82 Active Host ZTP DataTime 6 ZTP WaitTime 6 ZTP TearDist 6 ACTIVE EMULATION PGL SFCC 2 VGL SFCC 3 Active Protocol 4 Form Length 4 Form Width 4 Select CPI 4 Select LPI 4 P-Series SFCC 4 Page Length Rep. 5 Max Line Width 5 LPI Adjust 5 Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power-Up Config. Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew PRINTER CONTROL page 216 ZTP SETTINGS 6 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist.
Chapter 4 Active Emulations P8000 LG Firmware OFFLINE QUICK SETUP page 82 Active Host ZTP DataTime 6 ZTP WaitTime 6 ZTP TearDist 6 ACTIVE EMULATION PGL SFCC 2 VGL SFCC 3 Active Protocol 4 Form Length 4 Form Width 4 Select CPI 4 Select LPI 4 P-Series SFCC 4 Vert Forms 5 Horiz Forms 5 Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power-Up Config. Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew PRINTER CONTROL page 216 ZTP SETTINGS 6 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist.
P8000 ANSI Firmware P8000 ANSI Firmware OFFLINE QUICK SETUP page 82 Active Host ZTP DataTime 6 ZTP WaitTime 6 ZTP TearDist 6 ACTIVE EMULATION PGL SFCC 2 VGL SFCC 3 Margins 5 Active Protocol 4 Form Length Form Width Select CPI Select LPI P-Series SFCC 4 Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power-Up Config. Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew PRINTER CONTROL page 216 ZTP SETTINGS 6 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist.
Chapter 4 Active Emulations OpenPrint P8000 Standard Postscript/PDF Firmware OFFLINE QUICK SETUP page 82 Active Host ZTP DataTime 6 ZTP WaitTime 6 ZTP TearDist 6 ACTIVE EMULATION Resolution 5 Paper Size 5 PGL SFCC 2 VGL SFCC 3 Active Protocol 4 Form Length 4 Form Width 4 Select CPI 4 Select LPI 4 P-Series SFCC 4 Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power-Up Config. Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew PRINTER CONTROL page 216 ZTP SETTINGS 6 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality 4 Tear Bar Dist.
OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF Firmware OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF Firmware OFFLINE QUICK SETUP page 82 Active Host ZTP Data Time 2 ZTP Wait Time 2 ZTP Tear Dist 2 Resolution Paper Size Ribbon End Point Load Config. Save Config. Power-Up Config. Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew PRINTER CONTROL page 216 ZTP SETTINGS 2 Ribbon end Point Open Platen @ BOF Tear Bar Dist. Unidirectional Display Language Panel Display CONFIG. CONTROL page 91 Load Config. Save Config. Print Config. Delete Config.
Chapter 4 H-Series Firmware H-Series Firmware OFFLINE QUICK SETUP page 82 Active Host ZTP Data Time 5 ZTP Wait Time 5 ZTP TearDistance 5 Graphic Spd Up Typeface DBCS CPI Select LPI DBCS ASCII Style DBCS.ASCII Mode 2 Ribbon End Point Reset Cmd CFG Ld Load Config. Save Config. Power-Up Config. Open Platen @ BOF Slow Paper Slew PRINTER CONTROL page 216 ZTP SETTINGS 5 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Tear Bar Dist. 6 View Function Unidirectional Display Language Panel Display Accented Chars. 80 CONFIG.
P8000 Indian Language Firmware OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF P8000 Indian Language Firmware OFFLINE QUICK SETUP page 82 Active Host ZTP DataTime 2 ZTP WaitTime 2 ZTP TearDist 2 Active Protocol Form Length Form Width Select CPI Select LPI P-Series SFCC Indian Option Ribbon End Point Save Config. Power-Up Config. Open Plat @ BOF Slow Paper Slew PRINTER CONTROL page 216 ZTP SETTINGS 2 Ribbon End Point Open Platen @ BOF Bar Code Quality Tear Bar Dist.
Chapter 4 QUICK SETUP Menu QUICK SETUP Menu When the printer is in offline mode, QUICK SETUP is the first Main Menu option that appears on the control panel. The QUICK SETUP menu offers basic menu items required to configure your printer. This section describes the options within the QUICK SETUP menu. NOTE: The options in your menu will vary depending on the firmware, host IO, emulations selected, and other features available with your printer.
QUICK SETUP Menu OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF Firmware DBCS/ASCII Mode (H-Series) This option specifies the operating mode of the Hanzi printer. If set to DBCS mode, the printer can print double-byte characters and a limited number of single-byte characters. Otherwise, the printer can only print single-byte characters. Available for the Hanzi and Kanji LP+ printers only. DBCS ASCII Style (H-Series) This option specifies the appearance of the single-byte numeric characters.
Chapter 4 QUICK SETUP Menu PGL SFCC You can specify which hex code (1-FF) will be used as the Special Function Control Character (SFCC). The SFCC denotes that the following data is an IGP command. • • 7E (factory default) 1 – FF VGL SFCC You can specify which hex code (1-FF) will be used as the Special Function Control Character (SFCC). The SFCC denotes that the following data is an IGP command. • • 5E (factory default) 1 – FF Active Protocol Select the LinePrinter+ protocol you wish to use.
QUICK SETUP Menu OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF Firmware P-Series SFCC This parameter allows you to select which ASCII codes will function as the Special Function Control Code (SFCC) command delimiter. P-Series codes can use hex 00 through hex 7F. Options include the following: • • • • • SOH (hex 01) (factory default) ESC (hex 1B) ETX (hex 03) CIRCUMFLEX (hex 5E) – also called caret (^) TILDE (hex 7E) – (~) NOTE: SOH, ETX, and ESC are non-printables.
Chapter 4 QUICK SETUP Menu Vert Forms (LG) • Bot Frm 66/6 (factory default). This option sets the bottom margin for the forms. You must specify the bottom margin in lines (at 6 lines per inch), ranging from 0 to 198 lines (33 inches). The default setting is 66. Press the right arrow to increase the value, left arrow to decrease the value, and ENTER to change units. Selecting a value for this option resets the top margin to 0, so the top margin must be redefined after this option is selected.
QUICK SETUP Menu OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF Firmware Resolution (OpenPrint) This parameter defines the default print resolution. This selection is used when either the print resolution is not defined by the data stream or if the print resolution defined by the data stream is not supported.
Chapter 4 QUICK SETUP Menu • See Table 5 for paper size options and actual sizes. Table 5. Paper Size Options and Actual Size Paper Size Actual Size US Fanfold 13.6 x 11 in Letter 8.5 x 11 in Legal 8.5 x 14 in Executive 7.3 x 10.5 in A3 11.7 x 16.5 in A4 8.3 x 11 2/3 in A5 5.8 x 8.3 in A6 4.1 x 5.8 in Fanfold 10x14in 10 x 14 in Tabloid 11x17in 11 x 17 in Fanfold 12x12in 12 x 12 in JIS B5 7.2 x 10.1 in US Folio 8.5 x 13 in No. 10 Envelope 4.1 x 9.5 in DL Envelope 4.3 x 8.
QUICK SETUP Menu OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF Firmware • Tall ASCII Font. The available options include enable and disable. • Disable (factory default). • Enable. When enabling the Tall ASCII Font setting, the ASCII characters will print as tall fonts. This setting is available only for 10, 12, and 13.3 CPI for DP and NLQ settings. It is recommended to print the Tall ASCII font with 4 LPI setting or lower to avoid overlapping. • Space Width Adj. The values range from 1 to 30.
Chapter 4 QUICK SETUP Menu Ribbon End Point This parameter adjusts the point at which the system will declare the ribbon as being expended. The life count will always be from 100% to 0%, but if a darker setting is selected 0% will be reached more quickly. If a lighter setting is selected, the system will extend the time it takes to reach 0%. Load Config. The printer can store numerous configurations in memory. This parameter allows you to select and load a specific configuration.
CONTROL Menu OpenPrint P8000 HDCONFIG. Postscript/PDF Firmware CONFIG. CONTROL Menu The CONFIG. CONTROL menu allows you to control your printer’s configurations according to the specifications necessary for your print jobs. CONFIG. CONTROL * = Factory Default (from page 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, and 79) Load Config. Factory* Cfg 1 - Cfg 8 Name Configs (see Example 2 on page 66) Save Config. Cfg 1* Cfg 2 - Cfg 8 Print Config.
Chapter 4 CONFIG. CONTROL Menu Delete Config. You can delete one or all of your eight customized configurations. The factory default configuration cannot be deleted. Power-Up Config. You can specify which of the nine configurations (Factory or 1-8) will be the power-up configuration. Protect Configs. You can specify whether or not a new configuration should overwrite an existing configuration when you activate the Save Configs. parameter.
HOST INTERFACE Menu OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF Firmware HOST INTERFACE Menu HOST INTERFACE * = Factory Default 1 If installed. 2 Used by LG firmware instead of Centronics and IEEE 1284. 3 Default for Indian Language firmware.
Chapter 4 HOST INTERFACE Menu Auto Switching Submenu * = Factory Default 1 If Installed. Auto Switching (from page 93) Parallel Hotport 1 Port Type Centronics (see page 98 for options) IEEE 1284* (see page 96 for options) Disable Trickle Time 1/4 sec* 1/2 sec 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec Off Timeout 10 sec.* (10-60) Report Status Disable* Enable Serial Hotport Trickle Time 1/4 sec* 1/2 sec 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec Off Timeout 10 sec.
Auto Switching Submenu Trickle Time When the printer is printing data from a host and a second job is received by the printer from a different host, Trickle Time prevents the second host from timing out while it is waiting for its data to be printed. In order to support this feature, the port has to be able to accept data from the host and store it for future use.
Chapter 4 HOST INTERFACE Menu IEEE 1284 Parallel (Bidirectional) Submenu * = Factory Default OpenPrint HD and H-Series products have an extended range to 256 with a default of 64. 1 IEEE 1284 (from page 93) 2 Prime Signal TOF Action Enable* Disable Reset* Do Nothing Buffer Size in K 1 16* 1-16 Not available on LG or PCL-2 products.
IEEE 1284 Parallel (Bidirectional) Submenu Auto Trickle Auto Trickle is used to prevent a host computer from timing out because the parallel interface was busy for too long. When Auto Trickle is enabled and the printer's buffers are almost full, the printer will begin to trickle data in (at the rate set in the Trickle Time menu) until the buffers start to empty.
Chapter 4 HOST INTERFACE Menu Centronics (Parallel) Submenu * = Factory Default 1 OpenPrint HD and H-Series products have an extended range to 256 with a default of 64. Centronics (from page 93) Data Bit 8 PI Ignored Enable* Disable Enable* Disable Prime Signal TOF Action Enable* Disable Reset* Do Nothing Data Polarity Standard* Inverted Buffer Size in K 1 16* (1-16) Resp.
Centronics (Parallel) Submenu Resp. Polarity The Resp. Polarity parameter must be set to match the response polarity of your host computer. • • Standard (factory default). Does not invert the response signal. Inverted. Inverts the response signal sent to the host computer. Busy On Strobe • Enable (factory default). Asserts a busy signal after each character is received. • Disable. Asserts a busy signal only when the print buffers are full.
Chapter 4 HOST INTERFACE Menu Trickle Time When the printer is printing data from a host and a second job is received by the printer from a different host, Trickle Time prevents the second host from timing out while it is waiting for its data to be printed. In order to support this feature, the port has to be able to accept data from the host and store it for future use.
Serial Submenu Data Protocol You can select one of the following serial interface protocols to meet the host interface requirements. • XON / XOFF (factory default). The printer controls the flow of communication from the host by turning the transmission on and off. In some situations, such as when the buffer is full or the timing of signals is too slow or too fast, the printer will tell the host to stop transmission by sending an XOFF character.
Chapter 4 HOST INTERFACE Menu The response characters are described in Table 7. Table 7. Series1 1 Char Response Characters Printer State Online and Buffer Empty • Response CR Online and Buffer Full 3 Offline and Buffer Empty 0 Offline and Buffer Full 2 SERIES1 2 CHAR. This protocol behaves exactly the same as the Series1 Char except there is a two-character response to the host. The response characters are described in Table 8. Table 8.
Serial Submenu Word Length Sets the length of the serial data word. The length of the data word can be set to 7 or 8 bits, and must match the corresponding data bits setting in the host computer. Stop Bits 1 Sets the number of stop bits in the serial data word. Either one or two stop bits can be selected. The setting must match the corresponding stop bit setting in the host computer. Parity Set for odd parity, even parity, mark, sense, or no parity.
Chapter 4 HOST INTERFACE Menu Buffer Size in K This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the serial port buffer. You may specify between 1 and 16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments. The default is 16K. NOTE: 1. If you select a baud rate that is 19200 or greater, you may want to increase the Buffer Size in K parameter to improve performance. 2. H-Series and OpenPrint HD products have a range of 1 to 256 and a default of 64K. Poll Character This option is for the Series1 protocol.
NETWORK SETUP Menu Ethernet Address Framing Errors Possible errors that can occur when the printer’s serial interface settings do not match those of the host computer. • Enable (factory default). If a framing error occurs, a fault message will display on the control panel. • Disable. If a framing error occurs, a fault message will not display on the control panel. Offline Process • Disable (factory default). When set to disable, the printer does not process serial data while in offline mode.
Chapter 4 NETWORK SETUP Menu IP Address A numeric address such as 123.45.61.23 which identifies a printer or server in a LAN or WAN. Subnet Mask A binary value used to divide IP networks into smaller subnetworks or subnets. This mask is used to help determine whether IP packets need to be forwarded to other subnets. Gateway Address A gateway address is the IP address of a hardware device (gateway) that translates data between two incompatible networks, which can include protocol translation.
Ethernet Params Ethernet Params * = Factory Default If installed. Ethernet Params (from page 105) ASCII Data Port 9100* 1025 - 65535 1 IPDS Data Port 1 Keep Alive Timer 5001* 1025 - 65535 3 Minutes* 0- 10 Minutes Ethernet Speed Job Control Auto Select* 10 Half Duplex 10 Full Duplex 100 Half Duplex 100 Full Duplex Standard* Enhanced Fast Standard Off Offline Process Disable* Enable The Ethernet Params menu helps your printer communicate on a network.
Chapter 4 NETWORK SETUP Menu Ethernet Speed This menu option only appears if a 10/100Base-T network interface card (NIC) is installed. The Ethernet Speed menu allows compatibility with different systems and networks. The factory default is Auto Select. • Auto Select. (factory default) This setting tells the 10/100Base-T NIC to perform an auto detection scheme and configure itself to be 10 Half Duplex, 10 Full Duplex, 100 Half Duplex, or 100 Full Duplex. • 10 Half Duplex.
ACTIVE IGP EMUL and ACTIVE EMULATIONS Ethernet Params ACTIVE IGP EMUL and ACTIVE EMULATIONS The emulation types present in the printer are based on the firmware installed and the emulation options included. Both are configured from the Factory and do not require any action from the user. IMPORTANT Be sure to know which type of firmware and options are purchased (see Table 4) to understand the ACTIVE IGP EMUL, ACTIVE EMULATION, and EMULATION main menus.
Chapter 4 ACTIVE IGP EMUL and ACTIVE EMULATIONS Table 10.
EMULATION Menu Ethernet Params EMULATION Menu The EMULATION menu allows you to configure the emulation used with your printer. The Proprinter XL, Epson FX, P-Series, P-Series XQ, and Serial Matrix emulations are all part of ASCII LinePrinter+. The H-Series LinePrinter+ has a unique set of emulations such as LQ1600K, KS, and KSSM depending on the firmware type. You can configure options for the active emulation via the EMULATION menu.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu 3270 Params * = Factory Default This menu appears only if the TN3270 option is installed. 1 3270 Params 1 (from page 74) Char Set Select Translation Tbl (see page 113) Change Case Dual Case* Mono Case Max. Print Width 13.
3270 Params 3270 Params * = Factory Default Char Set Select (from page 112) Primary Sets 0037 English US* 0037 Eng Nether 0285 English UK 0273 Austr/Germ 0274 Belg. Old 0275 Brazilian 0260 Canad Fren 0277 Danish 0287 Danish Alt 0278 Finnish 0288 Finn. Alt 0297 French 0500 Internat 5 0280 Italian 0281 Japan. Eng 0282 Portuguese 0284 Span Speak 0289 Span. Alt 0500 Swiss Bil 0500 Belg. New 0803 Hebrew Old 0424 Hebrew 0892 ORC A 0893 ORC B 0420 Arabic 0880 Cyril.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Translation Tbl Prints out a table of the Coax interface’s current character set. This operation is valid only when the TN3270 interface is the current interface. Active Char Set Specifies which character language set will be the active set. • • Secondary Sets (factory default) Primary Sets Prt Partial Line • Enable (factory default). When this option is enabled, it forces the printer to print if a partial line is in the printer (i.e. line not ending with a LF). • Disable.
3270 Params Usr Defined HTRN This option is used to set user defined lead-in characters. The range is ASCII character. This option allows users to define their own lead-in characters for the Printronix Specific commands. Select a hex value for the following codes for the User Defined option: • • • Start Code 1 5F (factory default) Start Code 2 5F Stop Code 5B Alt. Set 80-9F • Printable (factory default). Prints data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F. • Control Code.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Compatibility Op The Compatibility Options allow you to select special printer functions in the non-SCS mode based on the capabilities of the printer emulated. CR At MPP+1 MPP is Maximum Print Position, which is also known as line length. This option controls a carriage return at the end of a print line and at MPP+1. • On (factory default). Produces a carriage return to the first print position of the next line. • Off.
3270 Params FF Validity Determines if the position of a form feed command affects its execution. • Off (factory default). Performs a form feed only if it occurs at the first print position in a line or at Maximum Print Position +1. A form feed command at any other position is recognized as a space. • On. Allows the printer to perform a form feed command anywhere in the data stream. Auto Skip At End Specifies whether or not to perform an automatic form feed at the end of a print buffer.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Host Override Determines whether the printer accepts certain commands sent by the host, or continues to use the current operator panel settings. • Disable (factory default). Allows these host commands to override operator panel settings: line length, forms length, lines per inch (LPI), characters per inch (CPI), print quality, and text orientation. Note the information appearing on the message display may not match the data stream setting.
5250 Params 5250 Params * = Factory Default This menu appears only if the TN5250 option is installed.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu * = Factory Default 5250 Params Char Set Select (from page 119) Primary Sets 0037 English US* 0037 Eng Nether 0500 Swiss Bil 0500 Belg. New 0273 Austr/Germ 0274 Belg. Old 0275 Brazilian 0260 Canad Fren 0277 Danish 0278 Finnish 0297 French 0280 Italian 0281 Japan. Eng 0282 Portuguese 0284 Span Speak 0285 English UK 0892 OCR A 0893 OCR B 0424 Hebrew 0803 Hebrew Old 0420 Arabic 0880 Cyril.
5250 Params Translation Tbl Prints out a table of the TN5250 interface’s current character set. This operation is valid only when the TN5250 interface is the current interface. Active Char Set Selects which group of character sets (Primary or Secondary) will be active. • • Secondary Set (factory default) Primary Set Prt Partial Line • Enable (factory default). When this option is enabled, it forces the printer to print if a partial line is in the printer (i.e. line not ending with a LF). • Disable.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Graphic Chek Err Allows overriding of the host setting for the SGEA (Set Graphic Error Action) command. • Enable (factory default). The host setting for the SGEA used by the printer. If the SGEA command is requested to stop on graphic errors, the printer will stop when a graphic error is detected. • Disable. Ignores the SGEA command from the host.
5250 Params Format Control Enables the printer to reflect the same spacing as earlier generation line matrix printers after absolute and relative move commands are executed. • Disable (factory default). Reflects distance, generated by the VGL feature, PGL feature, and Hex Transparent control code sequence, in the new position (after horizontal and vertical tabs are executed). • Enable. Max. Print Width Set the maximum print width the printer will print when using an IBM host interface. Set for 13.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu LinePrinter Plus Emulation (ASCII, Indian Language) * = Factory Default Indian Language Firmware 1 EMULATION (from page 111) LinePrinter+ Printer Protocol CPI/LPI Select (see page 125) Select CPI 6.0 CPI 1 10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI 15.0 CPI 17.1 CPI 20.0 CPI Select LPI 3.0 LPI 1 4.0 LPI 1 4.5 LPI 1 5.0 LPI 1 6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI 9.0 LPI 10.
* = Factory Default 1 2 Printer Protocol (from page 124) Active Protocol P-Series* P-Series XQ Serial Matrix Proprinter XL Epson FX P-Series P-Series XQ Serial Matrix Hidden when IPDS is active.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu LinePrinter Plus Emulation (H-Series Hanzi GB) * = Factory Default EMULATION (from page 111) LinePrinter+ Printer Protocol LQ-1600K See page 129. 126 CPI/LPI Select Select CPI 10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI 15.0 CPI 17.1 CPI 20.0 CPI Select LPI 6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI DBCS CPI 5.0 CPI 6.0 CPI 6.7 CPI* 7.5 CPI Others CPI Graphics Spd Up Page Format Normal* Enhanced Turbo Match Typeface See page 137.
LinePrinter LinePrinterPlus PlusEmulation Emulation(H-Series (H-SeriesHanzi HanziBig5) GB) LinePrinter Plus Emulation (H-Series Hanzi Big5) * = Factory Default EMULATION (from page 111) LinePrinter+ CPI/LPI Select Printer Protocol LQ-1600K See page 129. Select CPI 10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI 15.0 CPI 17.1 CPI 20.0 CPI Select LPI 6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI DBCS CPI 5.0 CPI 6.0 CPI 6.7 CPI* 7.5 CPI Others CPI Graphics Spd Up Normal Enhanced Turbo Match Typeface* Page Format See page 137.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu LinePrinter Plus Emulation (H-Series Kanji) * = Factory Default EMULATION (from page 111) LinePrinter+ Printer Protocol CPI/LPI Select Select CPI 10.0 CPI 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI See page 129. 15.0 CPI* 17.1 CPI 20.0 CPI Select LPI 6.0 LPI 8.0 LPI* DBCS CPI 5.0 CPI 6.0 CPI 6.7 CPI 7.5 CPI* Others CPI LQ-1600K 128 Graphics Spd Up Page Format Normal* Enhanced Turbo Match Typeface See page 137.
LQ-1600K Emulation LinePrinter Plus Emulation (H-Series Kanji) LQ-1600K Emulation Printer Protocol * = Factory Default For Hanzi GB and Kanji SJIS only 1 LQ-1600K (from pages 126, 127, 128) Define CR Code Autowrap Define LF Code CR = CR* CR = CR + LF With LF+CR* With CR Disable LF = CR + LF* LF = LF 20 CPI Condensed Enable* Disable Alt Set 80-9F Printable* Control Code Currency Sign 1 RMB Select* $ Select Printer Select Disable* Enable Character Set Standard Sets* Epson Set* ASCII (USA*) F
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Define CR Code The Define CR Code option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code (hex 0D) from the host computer. If this feature is enabled, each time the printer receives a Carriage Return, it inserts an additional Line Feed code (hex 0A) into the data stream. Do not use this feature if the host computer sends Line Feeds to the printer. • CR = CR (factory default). Does not insert an extra Line Feed after each Carriage Return.
LQ-1600K Emulation LinePrinter Plus Emulation (H-Series Kanji) 20 CPI Condensed Compressed print characters are narrower than the normal character set. This is helpful for applications for which you need to print the maximum amount of information on a page. • Enable (factory default). Prints about 60 percent of the width of normal characters when compressed print is chosen by the host computer. For example, a 12 CPI Draft font will compress to 20 CPI. • Disable.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu LinePrinter Plus Emulation (H-Series Hangul) * = Factory Default Hangul KSSM only. EMULATION (from page 111) 1 LinePrinter+ Printer Protocol CPI/LPI Select Select CPI1 KS* 10.0 CPI* (see page 133.) 12.0 CPI KSSM 13.3 CPI (see page 135) 15.0 CPI 17.1 CPI 20.0 CPI Select LPI 6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI DBCS CPI 5.0 CPI 6.0 CPI* 6.7 CPI 7.5 CPI 8.5 CPI 9.0 CPI 10.0 CPI Others CPI 132 Graphics Spd Up Page Format Normal* Enhanced Turbo Match Typeface See page 137.
KS Emulation LinePrinter Plus Emulation (H-Series Hangul) KS Emulation Printer Protocol KS (from page 132) Define CR Code CR = CR* CR = CR + LF CR Bold Select Enable* Disable Alt Set 80-9F Control Code* Printable Define LF Code Autowrap With LF+CR* With CR Disable LF = CR + LF* LF = LF Printer Select Disable* Enable Emulation Extend Disable* Enable Define CR Code The Define CR code option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code (hex 0D) from the host computer.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Autowrap This option defines the printer actions when print data is received past the forms width setting. • With LF+CR (factory default). Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is received past the forms width. • With CR. Performs an automatic carriage return (without line feed) when data is received past the forms width. • Disable. Discards any data past the forms width.
KSSM Emulation LinePrinter Plus Emulation (H-Series Hangul) KSSM Emulation Printer Protocol KSSM (from page 132) Character Sets Define CR Code Standard Sets* IBM PC* Epson Set CR = CR* CR = CR + LF 20 CPI Condensed Enable* Disable CR Bold Select Enable* Disable Autowrap Define LF Code With LF+CR* With CR Disable LF = CR + LF* LF = LF Printer Select Disable* Enable Alt. Set 80-9F Control Code* Printable Character Sets This parameter selects a character set for the KSSM emulation.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Autowrap This option defines the printer actions when print data is received past the forms width setting. • With LF+CR (factory default). Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is received past the forms width. • With CR. Performs an automatic carriage return (without line feed) when data is received past the forms width. • Disable. Discards any data past the forms width.
Format Submenu (H-Series) LinePrinter Page Plus Emulation (H-Series Hangul) Page Format Submenu (H-Series) * = Factory Default for Hanzi and Hangul printer ** = Factory Default for Kanji printer Page Format (from page 126, 127, 128, 132) Form Length Abs. Length IN 11.0* inches 08.5** inches (0.1-24) Abs. Length MM 279.4* mm 215.9** mm (0.1-609.6) Funct. of Lines 66* Lines 68** Lines (1-192) Form Width Abs. Width IN 13.6* inches (0.1-13.6) Abs. Width MM 345.4* mm (0.1-345.5) Funct.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Font Attributes Typeface (ASCII) NOTE: Not all firmware types have the entire list of typefaces. 138 • Data Processing (factory default). A general purpose font printing out at 120 dpi horizontally and 72 dpi vertically. The width of the font will vary with each cpi. For Indian Language firmware, the Indian character sets must be selected for Indian characters to print. • NLQ. A high quality font printing at 180 dpi horizontally and 96 dpi vertically.
LinePrinter Plus Emulation (H-Series Hangul) Typeface (H-Series) This parameter allows you to select the typeface for printing in the emulation. • • • • • • LQ. Default value for Hanzi Big5/Hangul. Near LQ. Default value for Hanzi GB/Kanji printer. Normal Hi-Speed Super Hi-Speed Ultra Hi-Speed Styling Typeface (H-Series) • • • • SONG. Only for Hanzi GB printer. MING. Only for Hanzi Big5 printer. Mincho. Only for Kanji printer. Myungjo, Gothic. Only for Hangul printer. Myungjo is the default value.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Italic Print • • • Disable (factory default). Text is printed normally. Forward Slant. Text is printed with a forward slant. Backward Slant. Text is printed with a backward slant. Slashed Zero This parameter allows you to print the numeral “0” with or without the slash. This option applies to all character sets except OCR-A and OCR-B. • • Disable (factory default). Zero is printed without a slash. Enable. Zero is printed with a slash.
LinePrinter Plus Emulation (H-Series Hangul) Text Position Specifies where the text will be positioned in the line space. When set to Top-of-Line, text will be positioned at the top of the line space. When set to Bottom-of-Line, the text will be positioned as if it were at the bottom of a 6 lpi line space.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu DBCS Compressed (H-Series) This parameter allows you to specify the appearance of ASCII/DBCS characters in DBCS mode. It is not applicable for the H-Series Hangul printer. • • Disable (factory default) Enable. Both the DBCS and ASCII characters will be printed as half-width of their original size. Font Scale (H-Series) This parameter allows you to specify the appearance of the font size. It is applicable for the H-Series GB printer. • • Standard (factory default).
LinePrinter Plus Emulation (H-Series Hangul) Graphics Spd Up (H-Series) This menu is used to increase (speed up) graphic printing speed by turning on the Enhanced/Turbo mode. • Normal (factory default). The printer prints at the given input graphics resolution. • Enhanced. The printer provides first-level speed up, which means the speed is faster than Normal mode. • Turbo. The printer provides second-level speed up, which means the speed is faster than Enhanced mode. • Match Typeface.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Print Char. Set When this selection is displayed and the ENTER key is pressed, the current character set is printed. Indian Option • Indian Formatter. The available options include Disable, Script Page, and Data Page. • Disable (factory default). The Indian characters will print without composing. • Script Page. Allows printing of Indian characters with composing for non-table format. • Data Page. Allows Indian character printing with composing for tableformatted data.
LinePrinter Plus Emulation (H-Series Hangul) Table 11. Typeface, CPI, and Space Width Values on Indian Language Printers Typeface Data Processing CPI Space Width 6 20 10 12 12 10 13.3 9 15 8 17.1 7 20 6 6 30 10 18 12 15 13.3 13 15 12 17.1 10 Near Letter Quality • Hindi Numeral. Allows you to specify whether to print numbers as Hindi numerals. • Disable (factory default) • Enable. When enabled, numbers will print as Hindi numerals.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Set Substitution When this option is activated, the character set overlay in RAM is activated. This can also be accomplished through a host command of SFCC RX. In either case, a flag is set indicating that the substitution table is active. If the power-up configuration has Ld Set at Pwrup and Set Substitution both enabled, the character set overlay is automatically activated at power-up or during a soft reset.
P-Series Emulation P-Series Emulation * = Factory Default Printer Protocol (from page 125) P-Series Control Code 06 8.0 LPI* 10.3 LPI 6.0 LPI P-Series SFCC 1* (0-7F hex) Control Code 08 Elongated* Backspace VFU Select EVFU* DVFU CVFU Disable Define CR Code Autowrap CR = CR* CR = CR + LF Wrap LF+CR* Wrap CR Disable Alt.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Autowrap This option defines the printer action when print data is received past the forms width setting. • With LF+CR (factory default). Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is received past the forms width, causing the excess text to print on the next line. • With CR. Performs an automatic carriage return (without line feed) when data is received past the forms width. • Disable. Discards any data past the forms width.
P-Series Emulation VFU Select Controls how the printer handles vertical formatting. • EVFU (factory default). Enables the VFU and selects P-Series compatible Electronic Vertical Format Unit (EVFU). • DVFU. Enables the VFU and selects the Dataproducts compatible Direct Access Vertical Format Unit (DVFU). • CVFU. Enables the VFU and selects the Centronics compatible Direct Access Vertical Format Unit (CVFU). • Disable. Disables all VFU processing. Alt.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu P-Series Character Set Menu * = Factory Default Character Set (from page 147) Active Char Set Standard Sets Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets Misc. Sets UTF-8 See page 152. ASMO 449* ASMO 449+ ASMO 708 ASMO 708+ MS DOS CP710 MS DOS CP720 Sakr CP714 Aptec CP715 CP 786 Arabic CP 864 Arabic CP 1046 Arabic Lam 1 Arabic Lam 2 Win.
P-Series Emulation Indian Language Character Set Menu * = Factory Default 1 Indian Language firmware Character Set (from page 147) Active Char Set Standard Sets Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets Misc. Sets Hindi Sets 1 Tamil Sets 1 Gujarati Sets 1 Kannada Sets 1 UTF-8 See page 152.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Character Set (P-Series) (from page 147) Standard Sets Active Std Sets IBM PC* Multinational EMCA Latin 1 DEC Multi.
P-Series XQ Emulation P-Series XQ Emulation * = Factory Default Printer Protocol (from page 125) P-Series XQ Control Code 06 8.0 LPI* 10.3 LPI 6.0 LPI HS Print char 02 STX* char 03 ETX char 09 HT Autowrap Define CR Code CR = CR* CR = CR + LF With LF+CR* With CR Disable VFU Select Upr. Case Select EVFU* DVFU CVFU Disable Disable* Enable Define LF Code Compressed Print LF = CR + LF* LF = LF char 01 SOH* char 03 ETX char 09 HT Elong/Alt.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Define LF Code • LF = CR + LF (factory default). Forces an automatic carriage return with each line feed command received. The next print position is print position 1 of the next line. • LF = LF. Does not perform an automatic carriage return when a line feed command is received. The next print position will be the current print position of the next line. Compressed Print Controls which host command sets compressed printing.
Serial Matrix Emulation Upr. Case Select Controls how the printer handles lowercase characters it receives from the host computer. When enabled, all characters will be printed in uppercase. • Disable (factory default). Prints lowercase characters received from the host computer as lowercase, and prints uppercase characters received from the computer as uppercase. • Enable.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Control Code 06 Control Code 06 defines the function of ASCII code hex 06 (ACK). You can select an alternate line spacing of 6, 8, or 10.3 LPI. Define CR Code This option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code (hex 0D) from the host computer. If this feature is enabled, each time the printer receives a Carriage Return, it inserts an additional Line Feed code (hex 0A) into the data stream.
Serial Matrix Emulation Alt. Set 80-9F • Control Code (factory default). Interprets data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F as a control code. • Printable. Prints data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F. Character Set Specifies a character set as shown in the “Serial Matrix Character Set Menu” on page 158. To use one of these sets, choose the desired group heading (such as European Sets) and press ENTER. Then choose the desired set within that group (such as Roman 8) and press ENTER.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Serial Matrix Character Set Menu * = Factory Default Character Set (from page 155) Active Char Set Standard Sets Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets Misc. Sets UTF-8 (see page 159) ASMO 449* ASMO 449+ ASMO 708 ASMO 708+ MS DOS CP710 MS DOS CP720 Sakr CP714 Aptec CP715 CP 786 Arabic CP 864 Arabic CP 1046 Arabic Lam 1 Arabic Lam 2 Win.
Serial Matrix Emulation Character Set (Serial) (from page 158) Standard Sets* IBM PC* Multinational Primary Subset ASCII (USA)* ASCII (USA)* EBCDIC French German English Danish Swedish Italian Spanish Japanese French Canadian Latin American Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin Am II Extended Subset Code Page 437* Code Page 850 ECMA Latin 1 Primary Subset ASCII (USA)* German Swedish Danish Norwegian Finnish English Dutch French Spanish Italian Turkish Japanese Extended Subset Multinational* Barcode 10
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Proprinter XL Emulation * = Factory Default Printer Protocol (from page 125) Proprinter XL Define CR Code CR = CR* CR = CR + LF Autowrap With LF+CR* With CR Disable Define LF Code LF = LF* LF = CR + LF FF valid at TOF Enable* Disable Character Set Alt. Char Set (see page 162) Set 1* Set 2 20 CPI Condensed Enable* Disable Define CR Code This option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code (hex 0D) from the host computer.
Proprinter XL Emulation FF Valid at TOF • Enable (factory default). Performs a form feed when the host sends a Form Feed command and the printer is at the top of form. • Disable. Will not perform a form feed when the host sends a Form Feed command and the printer is at the top of form. Character Set Specifies a character set as shown in “Proprinter XL Character Sets Menu” on page 162. To use one of these sets, choose the desired group heading (such as European Sets) and press ENTER.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Proprinter XL Character Sets Menu * = Factory Default Character Set (from page 160) Active Char Set Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets Misc. Sets UTF-8 Greek Sets DEC 256 Greek* ELOT 928 Greek Greek 3 ABY Greek ABG Greek ELOT 927 Greek Greek 851 Greek 437 Greek 8859-7 Win. CP 1253 Greek 813 EURO Greek 869 EURO 162 Note: Indian Language Character sets are shown on page 151.
Epson FX Emulation Epson FX Emulation * = Factory Default Printer Protocol (from page 125) Epson FX Define CR Code CR = CR* CR = CR + LF Autowrap With LF+CR* With CR Disable Define LF Code LF = LF* LF = CR + LF Printer Select Disable* Enable Character Set 20 CPI Condensed (see page 165) Enable* Disable Alt. Set 80-9F Control Code* Printable Define CR Code The Define CR Code option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code (hex 0D) from the host computer.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Printer Select • • Disable (factory default). Ignores the ASCII DC1 and DC3 control codes. Enable. Disables the printer when a DC1 control code is received, and enables the printer when a DC3 control code is received. Character Set This parameter selects a character set for the Epson emulation, as shown in “Epson FX Character Set Menu” on page 165.
Epson FX Emulation Epson FX Character Set Menu * = Factory Default Character Set (from page 163) Active Char Set Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets Misc. Sets UTF-8 Hebrew Sets Hebrew Old* Hebrew New Hebrew DEC Latin-1 Hebrew Win. CP 1255 Note: Indian Language Character sets are shown on page 151.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu ANSI Emulation * Factory Default EMULATION (from page 111) 44/48XXANSI CPI/LPI Select Select CPI 10.0* CPI 12.0 CPI 13.3. CPI 15.0 CPI 16.7 CPI 17.1 CPI Select LPI 6.0* LPI 8.0 LPI 3.0 LPI 4.0 LPI Character Set (see page 167) Private Mode Set 2* Set 1 ETX/ACK Disable* Immediate After Print 166 Font Attributes Page Format Define CR Code (see page 167) (see page 167) CR = CR* CR = CR + LF Printer Select ESC c Sequence ON=DC1/OFF=DC3* Disable Pos.
ANSI Emulation * = Factory Default Font Attributes (from page 166) Typeface Prop. Spacing Data Processing* Disable* Gothic NLQ Enable Char. Graphics High Speed Italics NLQ Courier NLQ OCR-A OCR-B Bold Print Disable* Enable Slashed Zero Disable* Enable Character Set (from page 166) Page Format (from page 166) Margins Form Length Left Margin 0 columns* (0-369) Right Margin 0 columns* (0-369) Top Margin 0 lines* (0-451) Bottom Margin 0 lines* (0-451) Funct.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu CPI/LPI Select Defines the default values for the horizontal and vertical character spacing. The number of characters per inch can range from 10.0 through 17.1. The number of lines per inch can range from 3.0 through 8.0. Font Attributes Typeface Choose a typeface from the available options. Prop. Spacing (Proportional Spacing) Each printed character is contained inside a character cell. The width of the character cell includes the character and the space around the character.
ANSI Emulation Page Format Margins • Left Margin. Defines where the first print column is located. The left margin is specified as the number of characters from the left edge of the form. • Right Margin. Defines where the last print column is located. The right margin is specified as the number of characters from the right edge of the form. • Top Margin. Defines the location of the first print line on the page. The top margin is specified as the number of lines from the top of the form's position.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Table 12 lists the maximum number of characters that can be printed for a given Characters Per Inch (CPI) setting. IMPORTANT If the form width is set in characters and the CPI is changed, the effective page width is changed to be equal to the form width in characters divided by the new CPI. Table 12. Form Width CPI Setting Maximum Form Width (in characters) 10.0 136 12.0 163 13.3 181 15.0 204 16.7 227 17.
ANSI Emulation Define LF Code Controls the action of the printer when it receives a Line Feed code (hex 0A) from the host computer. If this feature is enabled, each time the printer receives a line feed, it inserts an additional carriage return code (hex 0D) into the data stream. This feature can be used in most installations, but it is required if the host computer does not send carriage returns to the printer. • LF = CR + LF (factory default). Adds an extra carriage return with each line feed.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Received DEL • Observe (factory default). A DEL code received from the host is handled as a Delete command. • Ignore. A DEL code received from the host is ignored. Private Mode Determines the default type of character set (Set 1 or Set 2). This can also be set by ESC sequences ESC [>5h and ESC [>5l. Refer to these descriptions in the ANSI Programmer's Reference Manual for further details. Pos. on BC/OvrSz • Set to top (factory default).
IGP/PGL Emulation ETX/ACK End of Text/Acknowledge. The host controls the flow of communication to the printer by sending a block of data and ending the block with an End of Text (ETX) signal. When the printer receives the ETX signal, it acknowledges the ETX, thereby acknowledging it has received the entire block of data.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Automatic Increment/Decrement Capability allows batch form processing. Individual alphabetic, numeric, and barcode data fields can be identified and automatically incremented or decremented by any amount, beginning from a specified reference point. Scaling Capability permits graphic elements, such as corners or boxes, to retain their physical shapes and sizes when printed in a horizontal and vertical density other than the base density of 60 x 72 dpi.
IGP/PGL Submenu IGP/PGL Submenu * = Factory Default EMULATION (from page 111) IGP/PGL Define CR Code CR = CR* CR = CR + LF Slash 0 Disable* Enable Barcode Options Define LF Code LF = LF* LF = CR + LF Disable* Enable Select LPI Auto Uppercase 6.0* 8.0 9.0 10.0 Host Form Length (see page 178) Disable* Enable Compatbl.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Define CR (Carriage Return) Code This parameter forces the printer to insert an automatic Line Feed code into the data stream whenever a Carriage Return code occurs. This is to be used only if the host computer does not send line feeds to the printer. • CR = CR (factory default). Does not perform a line feed. The next print position will be print position 1 of the current line. • CR = CR + LF. Performs an automatic line feed.
IGP/PGL Submenu Select Font Select Font specifies which language is currently selected for use with the PGL. Refer to “IGP/PGL Font Set Menu” on page 184. for available selections. Slash 0 This parameter allows you to print the numeral “0” with or without the slash. This option applies to all character sets except OCR A and OCR B. • • Disable (factory default). Zero is printed without a slash. Enable. Zero is printed with a slash. Select LPI This is the number of lines to be printed per inch.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Power On IGP/PGL You can set the IGP feature so that it is enabled or disabled when the printer is powered on. • Enable (factory default). The PGL is enabled when the printer is powered on. (The PGL feature is initialized in the Normal mode.) • Disable. The PGL is disabled when the printer is powered on. (The PGL feature is initialized to the Quiet mode.) Ext Execute Copy • Disable (factory default).
IGP/PGL Submenu Optimized Ratio This option selects different barcode ratios for certain barcodes including Code 39 and I-2/5. It is included for compatibility with the IGP-X00 printers. • • Disable (factory default). Use standard barcode ratios. Enable. Select the alternate barcode ratios. I-2/5 Selection This option is added to be compatible with a special IGP-X00 customization. Usually, if I-2/5 barcodes have an odd number of digits, a leading zero is inserted in front of the data.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu C39 Compatbl. This menu makes the old method of decoding C39 alternative character set compatible with the new. • • Disable (factory default) Uses the current way of decoding. Enable. Matches the old method of decoding. Host Form Length Determines whether the form length specified in the CREATE command changes the form length designated in the LP+ menu (see “LinePrinter Plus Emulation (ASCII, Indian Language)” on page 124) when the form is printed by the EXECUTE command.
IGP/PGL Submenu Ignore Char • Ignore Mode This parameter instructs the PGL to ignore the character selected under the Select Character menu. • Disable (factory default). The PGL does not ignore any characters. • Enable. The PGL ignores the characters specified in the Select Character menu. • Select Char Instructs the PGL which decimal character (0-255) to ignore from the host. Compatbl.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu True Form Slew This option is related to slewing within forms when using the PMODE command. Customers with new applications are advised to keep this option enabled. • Enable (factory default). Form length is accurate according to the form length parameter in the CREATE command. • Disable. Form length is IGP-X00 compatible when using PMODE. Printer PI Line This option enables the IGP to send PI instructions to the printer to slew the form. • Enable (factory default).
IGP/PGL Submenu Trunc Dyn Data This submenu allows the user to truncate the dynamic data up to the maximum data length specified in Create Mode. • Disable (factory default). If the dynamic data exceeds the maximum data length, an error will report. • Enable. If the dynamic data exceeds the maximum data length, the data truncates. Error Report Sets the error reporting capability for IGP/PGL forms. • On (factory default). Form boundary error checking reported.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu IGP/PGL Font Set Menu * = Factory Default Select Font (from page 175) Active Font Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets Misc. Sets UTF-8 Greek Sets DEC 256 Greek* ELOT 928 Greek Greek 3 ABY Greek ABG Greek ELOT 927 Greek Greek 851 Greek 437 Greek 8859-7 Win.
IGP/VGL Emulation IGP/VGL Emulation Code V Graphics language (VGL) is an Intelligent Graphics Printing (IGP) software emulation designed for your Line Matrix printer. The IGP Code V emulation of the QMS Code V Version II programming language produces online forms, barcodes, and alphanumeric text-generation. The graphics processing features are detailed below. Features OnLine Form and Label Generation makes it easy to create forms or labels with the “preprinted” look for each application.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Configuring the Emulation with the Control Panel You can select VGL default parameters directly from the control panel or by control codes as explained in the IGP/VGL Programmer's Reference Manual. The VGL parameters are described on the following pages. Parameters marked with an asterisk (*) indicate the default value. The printer must be offline to enter the configuration structure.
IGP/VGL Submenu IGP/VGL Graphics Options Submenu * = Factory Default Graphics Options (from page 186) Slash 0 Disable* Enable UPC Descenders Enable* Disable LP+ Font Disable* Enable IGP110 Compatbl. Disable* Enable Ignore Dots Disable* Enable Rot.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Power Up ^X • • Disable (factory default). Enable. Selects the ignore mode as the power-up default and selects the graphics mode ^PY as the power-up default. All characters are ignored until a ^A command is received. Power Up ^F • • Disable (factory default). Enable. Selects free format mode as the power-up default and selects the graphics mode ^PY as the power-up default.
IGP/VGL Submenu Truncate Alpha When enabled, this parameter prevents the printing of Error 48 (Element Off Page Error) if alphanumeric data, including spaces, extends beyond the right side of the form. The options include: • • Enable (factory default) Disable True Vert 1/10 • Disable (factory default). A vertical 1/10 of an inch parameter is used as 7/72 of an inch. The absolute move is slightly smaller than expected. For example, a one-inch move would be 70/72 of an inch.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Midline PY (includes ^PN) • Disable (factory default). The Graphics mode Enable command, ^PY, must be the first three characters of a line. • Enable. The ^PY or ^PN can occur anywhere in a line. Print Quality • Data Processing (factory default). ALPHA text and barcodes are printed in normal mode at 60 x 72 dpi. This mode should be set if the highest speed is desired. • High. ALPHA text and barcodes are printed in dark mode at 120 x 72 dpi.
IGP/VGL Submenu AI 00 Spaces This option is designated for EAN/UCC-128 barcodes whose application identifier (AI) is 00. • Disable (factory default). The printable data field is printed with the AI enclosed in parentheses. This is the standard EAN/UCC-128 format. • Enable. The printable data field is printed with the UCC fields separated by spaces. This option is IGP-X00 compatible. Width Limit • • Disable (factory default). Enable.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu IGP110 Compatbl. This option instructs the VGL to behave similarly to the IGP-10 with respect to certain commands. All new users with new applications should select the “Disable” option. Selecting this mode insures the printer will behave as described in this manual. • • Disable (factory default). The IGP does not emulate the IGP-10 mode. Enable. The IGP emulates the IGP-10 version. Auto FF at ^PN • Disable (factory default).
IGP/VGL Submenu Error Handling Following are several options which define how errors are reported. Error Msgs • Enable (factory default). Command syntax is checked and error messages printed when command parameters are incorrect. • Disable. Error checking and error messages are suppressed. Error Markers • Enable (factory default).
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Ignore CH#1 Specifies character 1 for the character filtering option. Valid decimal values are from 0 through 255. Ignore CH#2 Specifies character 2 for the character filtering option. Valid decimal values are from 0 through 255. Data Bit 8 • Enable (factory default). The PI line is not passed directly from host to printer; all 8 bits are used for data bits, and characters in the hex 80-FF range can be accessed. • Disable.
IGP/VGL Submenu Max PI 16 • • Enable (factory default). A paper slew of 0-15 will move 1-16 lines. Disable. A paper slew of 1-15 will move 1-15 lines. A paper slew of 0 will always move 1 line. Prt To Emulate This option allows you to select an earlier model printer/IGP board combination to emulate. When a printer emulation is selected, the scaling command causes the printer to generate a graphic image in the same density as the printer emulation chosen.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu IGP/VGL Font Set Menu * = Factory Default Font Set (from page 186) Active Font Set Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets Misc. Sets UTF-8 Greek Sets DEC 256 Greek* ELOT 928 Greek Greek 3 ABY Greek ABG Greek ELOT 927 Greek Greek 851 Greek 437 Greek 8859-7 Win.
IPDS Emulation IPDS Emulation * Factory Default EMULATION (from page 111) IPDS Font Size Print Quality Graphics Quality Barcode Quality Barcode Speed Select By Host* Standard Compressed Select By Host* Default Font High* Select By Host Low High* Select By Host Low High* Select By Host Low Early Print Comp Off* On Graphics Scaling Rounded* Exact Graphic Charsize 4234* 67XX 65XX I2/5 Checksum Standard (1/3)* Special (4/9) Barcode Size 4234* 67XX 64XX 4224 Default Code Page Internat.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu * Factory Default Code Page Subset Default Font Thai Version 0* Version 1 Version 2 DRAFT 10* DRAFT 12 DRAFT 13 DRAFT 15 DRAFT 17 DRAFT 18 DP 10 DP 12 DP 13 DP 15 DP 17 DP 18 NLQ 10 NLQ 12 NLQ 13 NLQ 15 NLQ 17 NLQ 18 OCRA OCRB PSM VPA Check Enable* Disable Hexdump Mode Print IPDS Fonts Disable* Enable A general discussion about starting and stopping IPDS can be found in the IBM 4234 Product and Programming Reference Manual (GC31-3879).
IPDS Emulation Graphics Quality This parameter chooses the print quality of graphics. • • • High (factory default). Graphics are printed at 144 dot rows per inch. Select By Host. The application decides the quality of the graphics. Low. Graphics are printed at 72 dot rows per inch. Barcode Quality This parameter chooses the horizontal print quality of barcode labels. • • • High (factory default). Label is printed at 144 dots per inch. Select By Host. The application decides the quality of the labels.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Graphics Scaling This parameter chooses the scaling factor for graphics when the Mapping Control option of the IPDS Write Graphics Control command is SCALE TO FIT: • Rounded (factory default). Calculations are rounded up in the desired output resolution. • Exact. Graphics will be scaled as accurately as possible. Graphic CharSize This parameter will emulate the graphic character size of the selected printer model. • • 4234 (factory default). IBM 4234 67XX.
IPDS Emulation Hexdump Mode A hex code printout (or hex dump) translates all incoming data to hexadecimal equivalents. A hex dump lists each ASCII data character received from the host computer, together with its corresponding two-digit hexadecimal code. Hex dumps can be used to troubleshoot some types of printer data reception problems.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu PCL - II Emulation * = Factory Default EMULATION (from page 111) PCL-II Second Char. Set Primary Char. Set ID Page Length Rep. Max. Line Width Inches/Page* 0* - 109 Lines/Page Symbol Set See page 203 Pitch 10*, 12, 13.3 15, 16.67, 20 Density Data Processing* NLQ OCR-A OCR-B High Speed 13.2 inches* 13.6 inches ID 0* - 109 Symbol Set See page 203 Pitch 10.00*, 12.00, 13.30, 15.00, 16.67, 20.
PCL - II Emulation Primary Char. set (from page 202) Secondary Char. Set (from page 202) Symbol Set Symbol Set Roman-8[8U]* Turkish-8[8T] Arab-8[8V] Cyrillic[8R] PC858 MtLi[13U] MC Text[12J] Roman-9[4U] Latin-9[9N] Win3.0Lat-1[9U] Hebrew Old Japan Postnet Katakana Post ASCII[0U] Math Sym[0A/0M] LineDraw[0B/0L] IS0 Den/Nor[0D] Roman Ext.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Primary Char. Set You can select one of 92 pre-defined character sets by ID (although character sets range from 0 - 109, not all sets are available on the LJ500 printer), or you can select pitch, symbol set, and typeface individually. If the combination you choose matches one of the 92 predefined sets, the ID submenu will reflect that selection. If not, the ID menu will display xx to indicate that the current character set does not match a pre-defined set.
PCL - II Emulation Display Functions • • Disable (factory default). Control characters are not printed. Enable. Control characters are printed before they get executed. This is a useful debugging tool. Line Terminator You can define the action of the line. Four options are available: LF after CR, CR after LF, CR after FF, and CR after VT. Each of these options may be enabled or disabled independent of one another. PTX Linefeed • Disable (factory default).
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Config Print This option prints the emulation's parameters and the currently selected values. Symbol Set Print This option prints a list of all the available sets. The character set number prints to the left of the character set sample. Reset Cmd CFG Ld When the printer receives a host data stream reset command in addition to resetting printer variables, the selected configuration will be loaded. • Current Config (factory default).
LG Emulation Font (from page 206) Style DP 10 6* DP 10 8 DP 12 6 DP 12 8 DP 15 6 DP 15 8 DP 15 10 HS 10 6 CORESPON 5 6 CORESPON 5 8 CORESPON 6 6 CORESPON 6 8 CORESPON 10 6 CORESPON 10 8 CORESPON 12 6 CORESPON 12 8 CORESPON 15 6 CORESPON 15 8 CORESPON 15 10 OCR A OCR B COMPRESS 6 6 COMPRESS 6 8 COMPRESS 8 6 COMPRESS 8 8 COMPRESS 13 6 COMPRESS 13 8 COMPRESS 13 10 COMPRESS 16 6 COMPRESS 16 8 COMPRESS 16 10 DP 5 6 DP 5 8 DP 6 6 DP 6 8 Character Set GL Char Set U.S. ASCII* DEC Finnish French DEC Fr. Can.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Font Select a default font style and character set for the LG emulation, as follows: • Style. This option allows you to specify a print quality that includes a characters per inch (cpi) and lines per inch (lpi) setting, in the format Type cpi lpi. The default setting is DP 10 6 (Data Processing, 10 cpi, 6 lpi).
LG Emulation Horiz Forms • Left Mgr 0.00 (factory default). This sets the left margin for the forms. You must specify the left margin in 1/10 inch increments, from 0 to 13.1 inches. The default value is 0. Press the right arrow to increase the value, left arrow to decrease the value, and ENTER to change units. The margins will automatically adjust so that the left and right margins do not cross each other. • Right Mrg 13.2. This sets the right margin for the forms.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu FF This parameter forces the printer to insert an automatic Carriage Return code into the data stream whenever a Form Feed code occurs. This can be used in most installations, but it is required if the host computer does not send carriage returns to the printer. • = FF (factory default). Does not perform an automatic carriage return. The next print position will be the current print position of the next form. • = CR + FF. Performs an automatic carriage return.
OpenPrint POSTSCRIPT/PDF Emulation OpenPrint POSTSCRIPT/PDF Emulation EMULATION * = Factory Default 1 Values for standard printers. 2 Values for HD printers. (from page 79) Postscript/PDF Resolution 120x144 DPI* 1 90x96 DPI 1 180x180 DPI* 2 180x90 DPI 2 90x180 DPI 2 120x120 DPI 2 90x90 DPI 2 Paper Size Custom Width Length US Fanfold* Letter Legal Executive A3 A4 A5 A6 10x14 Inch 12x12 Inch 13.6x12 Inch Tabloid 11x17in JIS B5 US Folio No.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Ghostscript includes a set of 35 scalable outline fonts in PostScript Type 1 format, compatible in appearance and metrics with the fonts commonly distributed under the following names: • • • • Bookman (demi, demi italic, light, light italic) • • • • • • Palatino (roman, italic, bold, bold italic) Courier ((plain, oblique, bold, bold oblique) Avant Garde (book, book oblique, demi, demi oblique) Helvetica (plain, oblique, bold, bld oblique narrow, narrow oblique, narrow bold,
OpenPrint POSTSCRIPT/PDF Emulation Postscript/PDF Interpreter Paper Size This parameter allows selection of available paper sizes. This parameter should be set according to the dimensions of the physical paper installed in the printer. This parameter will be used to determine the TOF and is expected to change when new media is installed. Available options include: • Custom. Sets a user-defined paper size. • Width. Defines the paper width. The range is 1” to 15” in 0.1 inch increments.
Chapter 4 EMULATION Menu Table 14. Paper Size Options and Actual Size Paper Size 12x12 Inch 13.6x12 Inch Tabloid 11x17in JIS B5 Actual Size 12 x 12 in 13.6 x 12 in 11 x 17 in 7.2 x 10.1 in US Folio 8.5 x 13 in No. 10 Envelope 4.1 x 9.5 in DL Envelope 4.3 x 8.7 in C5 Envelope 6.4 x 9 in C6 Envelope 4.5 x 6.4 in ISO B5 6.9 x 9.
OpenPrint POSTSCRIPT/PDF Emulation Postscript/PDF Interpreter Move to TOF When the page length given does not match the printer, the printer driver will have to determine how the TOF is kept relative to each page printed. The following menu options are available through the front panel and the driver: • • • Disable. Only when the FF key is pressed. At End of Job. After the Current Job. At End of Page (factory default). After each Page Printed.
Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL Menu PRINTER CONTROL Menu * Factory Default 1 Not available in LG or PCL-II 2 Available for Pedestal printers only. 3 Not available when Postscript/PDF is active. 4 Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printers only. 5 Availability based on Firmware type.
PRINTER CONTROL Menu Postscript/PDF Interpreter ZTP SETTINGS Refer to the “ZTP SETTINGS” menu section in Appendix D, page 351. This menu only appears for Zero Tear Pedestal printers. Ribbon End Point This parameter adjusts the point at which the system will declare the ribbon as being expended. The life count will always be from 100% to 0%, but if a darker setting is selected 0% will be reached more quickly. If a lighter setting is selected, the system will extend the time it takes to reach 0%.
Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL Menu View Function • Disable (factory default for pedestal and tabletop printers). The View key functionality is Eject only. When the View key is pressed the paper is ejected based on the value of the currently set Tear Bar Distance. When the key is pressed again the top of the next available form moves to the print station. This movement can be either forward or backward depending on the currently set form length. • Enable (factory default for cabinet printers).
PRINTER CONTROL Menu Postscript/PDF Interpreter • IP Address. The LCD displays the printer IP Address for networked printers. Accented Char Selects whether the accented characters are standard or tall. See Figure 24 for an example. Selecting tall will slow print speed and may cause the printer to back up during printing. Standard Tall Figure 24.
Chapter 4 ADVANCED USER Menu ADVANCED USER Menu * = Factory Default If installed 2 Not available in PCL-II 3 Not available in LG or PCL-II 4 Available for OpenPrint products only. 5 For 1000 LPM models only. 6 For H-Series printers only. 7 For cabinet models, the default is 15 minutes. 1 ADVANCED USER (from page 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, and 79) SURE SCAN 4 PTX_SETUP Option 2 See page 222.
ADVANCED USER Menu Postscript/PDF Interpreter * = Factory Default 1 If installed 2 Not available in PCL-II 3 Not available in LG or PCL-II 4 Available for OpenPrint products only. 5 For 1000 LPM models only. 6 For H-Series printers only. ADVANCED USER (continued from page 220) Rcv. Status Port Automatic* Serial RBN Low Action Warn & Continue* Warn & Pause Ret.
Chapter 4 ADVANCED USER Menu SURE SCAN Submenu NOTE: Available for OpenPrint products only. For OpenPrint P8000 Standard Postscript/PDF and OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF firmware, the SURE SCAN menu is under the Advanced User menu (see page 220). * = Factory Default 1 1, 2 Available when Postscript/PDF is selected as the Active Emulation on OpenPrint P8000 products. 3 Optimize Barcode Yes* Test No Barcodes On Page Auto* 1, 2,...,20 Available for OpenPrint products only.
SURE SCAN Submenu Alignment Defines how the optimized replacement barcode will be positioned with regard to the original barcode position if no obstacles exist to this placement. It defines the first attempted position of the replacement barcode.
Chapter 4 ADVANCED USER Menu Any form elements (text, graphics, or dots) immediately to the right of the original barcode can force this first attempted placement to be modified. The replacement barcode will shift left to avoid obstacles on the right provided that there are also no obstacles on the left. Replacement Barcode Here is an Quiet Zone obstacle Distance (text) (picket) Original Barcode • Center (factory default).
SURE SCAN Submenu Replacement Barcode Original Barcode If form elements interfere with this placement on the right or the left, the barcode will automatically adjust away from these obstacles. Form obstacles may force a center-aligned barcode to look left or right aligned. For instance, in the below picture, a center-aligned barcode has text 0.2 inches away from the right edge of the original barcode. With a horizontal quiet zone of 0.
Chapter 4 ADVANCED USER Menu • Right. The first attempted position of the rightmost bar of the replacement barcode will be the same position as the rightmost bar of the original barcode. For instance, if the replacement barcode is shorter than the original barcode it will be placed as follows: Replacement Barcode Original Barcode If the replacement barcode is larger than the original barcode, the replacement barcode will end at the right edge of the original barcode and extend past the left edge.
SURE SCAN Submenu Hor. Quiet Zone This menu defines the quiet zones (empty areas) width before and after the start/stop codes regardless of picket fence or ladder orientation. When positioning the barcode, the quiet zone is taken into account when detecting collisions with other elements (dots) on the form.
Chapter 4 ADVANCED USER Menu Ver. Erase Zone This menu defines the area above and below the bars that will be erased, regardless of picket fence or ladder orientation. It is used when the barcode has extraneous data beyond the bars that need to be deleted as it is being replaced. The height of the area can be defined between 0 and 0.99 inches in 0.01 inch increments. The default is 0 inches (no empty space).
SURE SCAN Submenu Update PDF There are two distinct cases with barcode PDFs. In the first case, the PDF is partially embedded in the barcode such that erasing the bars also erases the PDF. In the second case, the PDF is printed entirely above or below the barcode and is not disturbed by the barcode replacement. Whenever the PDF is embedded in the barcode such that erasing the bars also erases the PDF, the embedded PDF will be automatically detected and replaced.
Chapter 4 ADVANCED USER Menu Barcodes on Page This setting defines the number of barcodes that must be detected on the form. If the value is set to “Auto” (factory default), no particular number of barcodes are required to be detected. If the value is set to a number between 1 to 20, then the number of barcodes set is required to be detected on each form. If the printer detects fewer barcodes than the value set, the fault “x/y BARCODES / Not Found” is declared.
SURE SCAN Submenu Downloaded Fonts Allows you to download a substitution table to replace any character in the current character set with a different character in the same font. The Downloaded Fonts menu applies to both LP+ Bitmaps and IGP Block downloaded characters. For example, performing a Delete from Flash option deletes both Bitmap and Block downloaded characters from flash memory. • Char Operations.
Chapter 4 ADVANCED USER Menu Auto Elevator This parameter exists only on printers with the power paper stacker installed. The power stacker has a sensor which detects paper movement and raises the stacker as the printed paper stack grows. If the printer has been printing for three minutes continually and the sensor has not detected any growth in the paper stack, the stacker raises itself 1/4 inch automatically. • Enable (factory default). The automatic elevator on the power stacker operates normally.
SURE SCAN Submenu SD File System The SD File System menu appears if an SD card is inserted in the printer before power-up. The SD File System applies only the SD card’s root directory. IMPORTANT If you remove or insert the SD card after the printer is powered on, an error will occur. • Overwrite Files. Prevents SD files from being overwritten by disabling the overwrite function. • View SD Files. Displays the list of files on the SD card (root directory).
Chapter 4 ADVANCED USER Menu Slow Paper Slew • Disable (factory default). The paper will slew and stack paper at maximum speed. • Enable. Causes the paper to stack at a slower rate. This ensures that certain forms will stack neatly. Alarm • On (factory default). An audible alarm sounds (3 beeps) when a fault occurs, such as a paper jam. • Cont. Beep. A continuous audible alarm sounds when a fault occurs, which can be stopped by pressing CLEAR. • Off. No audible alarm will sound.
SURE SCAN Submenu Ret. Status Port This option selects the port for the Return Status Commands (i.e., ~STATUS for PGL) to send the status data back to the Host. The options are Automatic (factory default), Serial, USB, E-NET Stat Port, IEEE 1284, Disable, and E-NET Data Port. Set Lock Key Normally, to lock or unlock the printer menu, the UP and DOWN keys are pressed at the same time. The Set Lock Key parameter lets you choose different keys to lock or unlock the printer menu.
Chapter 4 ADVANCED USER Menu RBN Low Warn @ This option allows the user to select the Ribbon Life value at which point the printer will declare a ribbon low condition and display the "RIBBON UNDER XX% / Change RBN Soon" warning message. The default is Under 2%. See “RBN Low Action” below for details of how the printer behaves once a ribbon low condition is reached. The values are Under 2% (factory default), Under 5%, Under 10%, Under 20%, and Under 30%.
SURE SCAN Submenu Print Energy (1000 lpm only) This menu allows the user to optimize energy or impact of the hammers when printing single or multipart forms. • Standard (factory default). When this factory default option is selected, the printing energy is optimized for normal jobs. • PowerPrint. When this option is enabled, printing is optimized for multi-part forms. Disp. Intensity This menu controls the intensity of the LCD display. The range is 0-20 and the default setting is 2.
Chapter 4 DIAGNOSTICS Menu DIAGNOSTICS Menu * = Factory Default 1 If Ethernet adapter is present 2 Not available in PCL-II or LG 3 Not available in LG 4 If a Feature File exists. 5 Values for OpenPrint P8000 HD printers. 6 If the network is enabled. DIAGNOSTICS (from page 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 and 79.) Printer Tests Shift Recycle* All E’s E’s + TOF All H’s All Underlines All Black Shuttle Slow Shuttle Fast Shuttle Only Phase Printer Paperout Adj.
DIAGNOSTICS Menu SURE SCAN Submenu Printer Tests These tests are used to check the print quality and operation of the printer. NOTE: Your authorized service representative will typically run the tests. They are described in more detail in the Maintenance Manual. • Shift Recycle. A sliding alphanumeric pattern which identifies missing or malformed characters, improper vertical alignment, or vertical compression. • All E's.
Chapter 4 DIAGNOSTICS Menu • Checker. For factory use. This pattern helps identify marginal printhead elements, quality of edge sharpness, and uneven print quality. • Weld Patch Log. Prints log times for ribbon starts, welds, and ribbon stops. • Novram Err Log. Prints detailed information about the most recent Novram related failure that has occurred. It is useful when the front panel reports “BAD NVM” or “ILL NVM” error types.
DIAGNOSTICS Menu SURE SCAN Submenu Software Build Displays the part number and version of the printer firmware. Feature File Displays the part number of the file if one has been downloaded to the printer. Shuttle Type Displays the type of shuttle installed, i.e. 2000s, 1500, 1000, 500, or high definition. Auto Dump • • Disable (factory default). Enable. When a printer get ‘E03x’ type of message on the operator panel, a dump file will be automatically created and store in flash as file “autodbg1.
Chapter 4 Printer Mgmt Menu Printer Mgmt Menu Printer Mgmt * = Factory Default Only available if PNE Port is set to Ethernet. (from page 238) 1 PNE Port Ethernet* USB Disable Serial Mgmt Protocol UCP PXML* PNE Port Number 1 3001* 1025 - 65535 PNE Port Timeout 1 100 Seconds* 1-255 Seconds Status Port Numb 3002* 1025 - 65535 Mgmt Port Number 3007* 1025 - 65535 PNE Port This menu selects which port the printer expects PNE to connect to, via Ethernet or USB. The factory default is Ethernet.
5 Interfaces Overview This chapter describes the host interfaces provided with the printer. The printer interface is the point where the data line from the host computer plugs into the printer. The interface processes all communications signals and data to and from the host computer. Plus, with the Auto Switching feature, you can configure the printer to accept several interfaces at the same time (see “Auto Switching Submenu” on page 94).
Chapter 5 Overview Optional Host Interfaces: • • • Centronics Parallel IEEE 1284 parallel bidirectional Ethernet 10/100BaseT In addition to descriptions for the multi-line interfaces, this chapter also provides instructions for configuration of terminating resistors for the parallel interfaces. Optinoal Parallel I/O Connection Serial Port (RS-232) 5 4 9 3 8 2 7 1 6 Debug Port USB 2.0 Ethernet 10/100 BaseT Figure 25.
RS-232 Serial Interface NOTE: The RS-232 serial interface circuit characteristics are compatible with the Electronic Industry Association Specifications EIA-232-E and EIA-422-B. The RS-232 serial interface enables the printer to operate with bit serial devices that are compatible with an RS-232 controller. The input serial data transfer rate (in baud) is selectable from the printer's control panel. Baud rates of 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 baud rates are available.
Chapter 5 USB Receive Data (RD). Serial data stream to the printer. Transmit Data (TD). Serial data stream from the printer for transmitting status and control information to the host. Subject to protocol selection. Request To Send (RTS). Control signal from the printer. Subject to configuration. Clear To Send (CTS). Status signal to the printer indicating the host is ready to receive data/status signals from the printer. Data Set Ready (DSR).
Centronics Parallel Interface Table 17.
Chapter 5 Centronics Parallel Interface Centronics Parallel Interface Signals Data Lines 1 through 8. Provides eight standard or inverted levels from the host that specify character data, plot data, or a control code. Data Line 8 allows access to the extended ASCII character set. You may enable or disable this line via the Data Bit 8 parameter on the Centronics submenu (see page 98). Data Strobe. Carries a low true, 100 ns minimum pulse from the host that clocks data into the printer. Acknowledge.
Compatibility Mode IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface The 1284 supports three operating modes, which are determined by negotiation between the printer and the host. Compatibility Mode This mode provides compatibility with Centronics-like host I/O (see Table 18). Data is transferred from the host to the printer in 8-bit bytes over the data lines. Compatibility Mode can be combined with Nibble and Byte Modes to provide bidirectional communication. Nibble Mode Eight bits equals one byte.
Chapter 5 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface Signals Table 18 lists each of the signals associated with the corresponding pins on the 1284 interface. Descriptions of the signals follow. Table 18.
Signals Table 18.
Chapter 5 Ethernet nData Available / nPeripheral Request. Driven by the printer. Indicates the printer has encountered an error. (Data bits 1 and 5 in Nibble mode.) 1284 Active / nAStrobe. Driven by the host. A peripheral device is selected. Host Logic High—Driven by the host. When set to high, the host indicates all of its signals are in a valid state. When set to low, the host indicates its power is off or its signals are in an invalid state. nInit —Resets init interface from the host.
6 Reprogramming the Security Key Reprogramming the Security Key The security key on the PSA3 controller board can be reprogrammed with a Software Program Exchange (SPX) module. The SPX is an intelligent module that plugs into the debug port on the back of the P8000. The SPX is used only once; it automatically overwrites itself after successfully reprogramming a security key.
Chapter 6 Reprogramming the Security Key A A Debug Port 184567a SPX Figure 27. Inserting The SPX into the Debug Port 4. Power on the printer. The printer will begin its boot-up sequence. 5. When the printer detects a valid SPX, the control panel displays: “NEW SPX DETECTED PRESS ENTER” NOTE: If an error message displays, find the message in the Message List in Chapter 8 and follow the troubleshooting instructions. 6. Press the ENTER key to activate the reprogramming sequence.
7 Downloading Firmware There is 256 MB of FLASH memory on the controller board. The printer firmware which includes printer control languages (the “emulations”), the engine control, and printer operating system software are loaded into FLASH memory at the factory, but there are occasions when you may have to load this software: • • • Firmware upgrade to a newer level Changing to a different firmware (emulation) type Replacing a controller or reloading firmware if FLASH becomes corrupt.
Chapter 7 Firmware File Types (.prg) and (.exe) Table 19. Firmware Download Methods Firmware Download Method File Type(s) User FLASH Files Web Page (Ethernet only). User needs the network option installed, a browser, and know the IP address. FILENAME.prg Preserved Windows Driver (any host IO). When the Windows Driver is installed, downloading firmware can be done easily through the About/Help tab. FILENAME.prg Preserved Automatic download (any host IO). Using the FILENAME.
Web Page Download NOTE: This download method requires firmware with the .prg extension FILENAME.prg. 1. Make sure the printer is powered up, in ONLINE mode, and that the Ethernet cable is connected. 2. Get the IP address from the front panel (under Network Setup in the menus). 3. Enter the printer’s IP address in your browser (e.g., http://10.224.5.21). 4. When prompted for a user name and password, enter “root” for user name and click OK. 5. Click “System” in the Configuration box. Figure 28.
Chapter 7 Web Page Download 7. Browse to the directory or enter FILENAME.prg in the “File to upload” field and click “Upgrade”. A Warning message opens. Figure 29. Uploading Firmware File for Upgrade 8. Click “Ok” to continue. After a few minutes, you are prompted to reboot. 9. Click “Yes”. Figure 30. Confirm Reboot 10. Wait until the printer is finished upgrading firmware. Figure 31. Waiting for Firmware Upgrade Completion 11. When the Web Page is redirected, the download process in complete.
Windows Driver Download NOTE: This download method requires firmware in the form FILENAME.prg. 1. Make sure the printer is powered up, in the ONLINE mode and that desired host IO cables are connected. 2. Install the Windows Driver 2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/ Windows 7/Windows 8 on the Starter Kit CD before continuing. Alternatively, drivers can be found on the http://www.printronix.com/products/drivers.aspx website. 3.
Chapter 7 Automatic Download (.exe) Automatic Download (.exe) NOTE: This download method requires firmware in the form FILENAME.exe. The firmware can be downloaded without requiring the user to manually put the printer into download mode. 1. Make sure the printer is powered up, in ONLINE mode, and that the applicable host IO cables are connected. 2. Navigate to the directory where the target firmware resides.
IMPORTANT For USB connections, the printer must have a “Share name” established. 4. The “Share name” will be needed when executing the FILENAME.exe command. This should be accomplished during installation, but can be verified at any time. Select the driver, right-click the mouse button and select “Printer Properties”. Click the “Sharing” tab, make sure the “Share this printer” box is checkmarked, and enter the “Share name”. Figure 34. Setting Printer Properties Sharing Options 5.
Chapter 7 Manual Two-Key Download Sequence 7. Execute FILENAME.exe as follows: Connection Type IMPORTANT Enter Command Parallel FILENAME –a -pb Serial mode COM1:9600,N,8,1 mode LPT1=COM1 FILENAME –a -pb USB FILENAME –a –pbSharedName where SharedName of the printer is the ‘Share name’ entered during installation. Ethernet FILENAME -n xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx represents the IP address.
8. Send the firmware to the printer as described for various host IO options: • • • • “Sending Firmware via Ethernet (LPR)” on page 264 “Sending Firmware via USB” on page 264 “Sending Firmware via Parallel” on page 270 “Sending Firmware via Serial” on page 271 Manual Three-Key Download Sequence NOTE: If the flash memory contains only boot code (e.g.
Chapter 7 Sending Firmware in Download Mode Sending Firmware in Download Mode This section describes how to send the firmware data to the printer using the desired host IO. NOTE: The three-key download sequence only allows download through USB or Parallel. Although the program file FILENAME.prg is used in the examples, any file with a Printronix header can be substituted in this process to download flash files. Sending Firmware via Ethernet (LPR) NOTE: You will need the IP Address of the printer. 1.
Installing a Microsoft Loopback Adapter 4. Copy the file to the printer by entering these commands at the command prompt: copy /b FILENAME.prg lpt1: where FILENAME.prg is the target firmware or FILENAME –pb where FILENAME.exe is the target firmware. IMPORTANT DO NOT interrupt the downloading process once it has started. Interrupting a download will leave the flash memory on the controller PCBA incompletely loaded, and the printer may not boot up. 5.
Chapter 7 Sending Firmware in Download Mode d. Start the “Add legacy hardware” process from the “Action” menu as shown Figure 35. Figure 35. Adding Legacy Hardware 2. Click “Next” in the initial “Welcome to the Add Hardware Wizard” screen. The second screen will ask if you have already connected the hardware to your computer. 3. Select “Yes,...hardware” and then click “Next”. Figure 36.
Installing a Microsoft Loopback Adapter 4. Select “Add a new hardware device” (typically at the bottom of the installed hardware list) and then click “Next”. Figure 37. Adding a New Hardware Device 5. When asked how you would like to have the hardware installed, select the “Advanced” option that allows you to select the hardware from a list. Then click “Next”. Figure 38.
Chapter 7 Sending Firmware in Download Mode 6. Select “Network adaptor”, then click “Next”. Figure 39. Selecting Network Adapter Hardware 7. Select “Microsoft Loopback Adapter”, then click “Next”. Figure 40.
Installing a Microsoft Loopback Adapter 8. Click “Next” to start installation. Figure 41. Starting the Installation 9. After installation is complete, click “Finish” to close the wizard. Figure 42.
Chapter 7 Sending Firmware in Download Mode 10. To verify installation, go back to the Control Panel and select “System” for WinXP. Under the “Hardware” tab, select “Device Manager”. For Windows 7, select “Device Manager” directly from Control Panel. 11. Select the “Network Adaptors” and expand the selection if necessary. You should see “Microsoft Loopback Adaptor” listed. Leave all default settings. Figure 43. Utilizing the Device Manager to Verify Installation 12.
Sending Firmware via Serial Sending Firmware via Serial Downloading firmware using serial RS-232 is not recommended due to the size of the firmware and significant wait time required to complete the process. Downloading through serial requires firmware in the form FILENAME.prg only. 1. Copy the firmware to the printer by issuing these commands at the Command prompt: mode COM1:9600,N,8,1,P copy /b FILENAME.prg com1 where FILENAME.prg is the target firmware.
Chapter 7 Downloading Files to the Main File System Downloading Files to the Main File System User Files can be downloaded into the Main File System (onboard PCB Flash) in a various ways as discussed in this section. This section does not cover specific methods used by the emulations but rather general ways of downloading files as shown in Table 20. Font download is discussed in a later section. Table 20. File Download Methods File Download Method File Preparation Web Page (Ethernet only).
Sending Firmware via Serial File Properties Not Shown in Menus Files with one of the properties listed below (case sensitive) are considered system files and are not shown in the View File List within the Delete Files menu. NOTE: DO NOT download any user files with the one of the properties shown in Table 22. Table 22. File Properties Not Shown In Menus Properties Prot NetC NGif Rmap Rfnt Rmnu Rprg Eprg VERS ASIC FPGA UMCA Rval XHEX RULE CRft Rver Rsec SORT Web Page Download 1.
Chapter 7 Web Page Download Figure 44. Downloading Files using the File Management Webpage 6. Click “Browse” to navigate the directory and find the download file, then click “Download File”. Figure 45.
Sending Firmware via Serial A notification displays indicating that the web page will refresh upon download completion. Figure 46. File Download Notification PTX_SETUP Download Use PTX_SETUP to load files into the Main File System. Refer to the PTX_SETUP Chapter in the PGL Programmer’s Reference Manual for details. Example loading a font named ARIAL.TTF: !PTX_SETUP FILE_IO-CAPTURE;“ARIAL.TTF” PTX_END Arial TrueType font binary data. NOTE: DO NOT add LF/FF to the end of the binary data.
Chapter 7 Downloading Files to the SD Card • file_name3 is the name of the file within the Main File System. NOTE: The FONT parameter should only be used with fonts; otherwise, omit this parameter Example: cnvt2fls arial.ttf arial.dwn ARIAL.TTF A FONT This example creates the file “arial.dwn” that will place “ARIAL.TTF” into the Main File System. 5. Place the printer in download mode as described in “Manual Two-Key Download Sequence” on page 262. 6.
Downloading TrueType Fonts Using TrueType Fonts TrueType fonts allow you to customize the look of your forms and labels. You can download TrueType fonts purchased from various sources into your printer. The fonts are available for purchase on websites such as www.fonts.com and www.myfonts.com. The following sections discuss how to: • • • IMPORTANT download TrueType fonts (page 277) select and print downloaded TrueType fonts (page 279) use TrueType fonts to print DBCS using UTF-8 (page 279).
Chapter 7 Using TrueType Fonts Example: ~FONTLOAD;arial.ttf;60548;DISK (Insert binary data of arial.ttf here.) END After the file is created, it can be copied to the appropriate printer I/O port while the printer is online, similar to other print files. Example: copy/b filename.
Select and Print Downloaded TrueType Fonts Header for SD Card As discussed in “Downloading Files to the SD Card” on page 276, the process to copy TrueType fonts to the SD card can be employed from a PC or laptop by copying the target font file (*.ttf) onto the SD card root directory. The SD card can then be placed in the printer and used accordingly. Labeling Applications A TrueType font can be downloaded through several labeling applications, such as Codesoft, Loftware, and Bartender.
Chapter 7 Demo Facility Demo Facility To exercise the function of a Printronix printer in an environment where there is no host computer system available, you may need to execute a demo test file from the menu system. When executed, the demo test file will run through the emulations as if the host computer sent the file. Once completed, it will run the file again until terminated. This section describes how to download, configure, execute, and terminate the demo.
Select and Print Downloaded TrueType Fonts Starting a Demo File The demo file is initiated by selecting its Flash File name and pressing ENTER within the DIAGNOSTICS -> Printer Tests submenu. This causes the printer to go online and print the demo file. Once the demo file starts, it will repeat automatically until the demo file sequence is stopped. IMPORTANT DO NOT run a demo file if the printer is in the middle of another test or host job. This will cause unexpected results.
Chapter 282 7 Demo Facility
8 Troubleshooting Cleaning Requirements Clean the printer every six months or after every 1000 hours of operation, whichever occurs first. If the printer is located in a dusty area or is used for heavy duty printing, clean it more often. WARNING Disconnect the power source before cleaning the printer. Vor dem Säubern des Druckers ist die Netzverbindung zu unterbrechen. Débranchez l’alimentation avant de nettoyer l’imprimante. Desconecte la fuente de energía antes de limpiar la impresora.
Chapter 8 Cleaning Requirements Interior Cleaning Over time, particles of paper and ink accumulate inside the printer. This is normal. Paper dust and ink build-up must be periodically removed to avoid degraded print quality. Most paper dust accumulates around the ends of the platen and ribbon path.
Interior Cleaning To clean the interior of the printer perform the following steps. 1. Power off the printer and unplug the printer power cord. 2. Open the printer cover. 3. Fully raise the platen lever. 4. Unload the paper. 5. Remove the ribbon cartridge. 6. Lift the ribbon out of the ribbon path. 7. Brush the paper dust and ribbon lint off the tractors, shuttle cover assembly, and base casting with a soft-bristled, non-metallic brush (such as a toothbrush). Vacuum up the residue.
Chapter 8 Diagnosing Problems Diagnosing Problems This section is designed to help you fix problems which may arise with normal printer operation. Bar Code Verification The most important consideration when printing a bar code is to ensure that the bar code will be scanned properly. Incorporating a bar code quality procedure in the printing process is the best way to ensure that bar codes are being printed correctly.
Printing a Hex Dump Printing a Hex Dump A hex code printout (or hex dump) is a translation of all host interface data to its hexadecimal equivalent, listing all ASCII character data received from the host computer with their corresponding two-digit hexadecimal codes. Hex dumps are used to troubleshoot printer data reception problems. Printable characters print as the assigned symbol; nonprintable characters are indicated by a period (.). Figure 48 shows an example of a hex dump. Figure 48.
Chapter 8 Diagnosing Problems The CD contains a utility called hexcode.exe. This utility can be run from a DOS window to convert an input file into a hexadecimal equivalent. The output from this utility can then be used to compare what is received when printing a hex dump.
Most Frequent Problems and Solutions Printing a Hex Dump Most Frequent Problems and Solutions Problem Corrective Action • Adjust the forms thickness lever setting. Print quality can be affected if it is too loose or too tight. • Adjust the paper tension horizontally by moving the right tractor. Print quality can be affected if it is too loose or too tight. • Make sure the ribbon threads between the hammerbank cover and ribbon mask, as shown on the ribbon path diagram on the pedestal models.
Chapter 8 Diagnostics for EXX, BAD NVM, or ILL NVM Errors Diagnostics for EXX, BAD NVM, or ILL NVM Errors If the printer displays LCD error messages such as ‘E03E DSI CXIWX”, “BAD NVM”, or “ILL NVM”, reboot the printer (turn power on and off) and continue.
Fault Messages (ASCII inPrinting Alphabetical a HexOrder) Dump Fault Messages Requiring Field Service Attention If a fault is not correctable by the operator, the fault message is followed by an asterisk (*). This usually indicates that an authorized service representative is needed. You may try two steps to clear the fault before calling your authorized service representative: 1. Set the printer power switch to O (Off), wait 15 seconds, then turn the printer on again. Run your print job again.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (ASCII in Alphabetical Order) Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution B30 STATUS: INITIALIZING... N/A Status message: the printer is running its initialization routines after startup and successful memory tests. No action is required. B50 STATUS: PANEL CODE BAD No Saved version of Panel Code is corrupt. Reload released Firmware. B51 STATUS: XX% LOADING...
Fault Messages (ASCII inPrinting Alphabetical a HexOrder) Dump Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution BUFFER OVERRUN Yes The print buffer has overflowed on a serial interface. The printed output may contain random * (asterisk) characters. Make a configuration printout.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (ASCII in Alphabetical Order) Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution CARTRIDGE INCOMPATIBLE Use correct cart Yes An incompatible ribbon cartridge was installed in the printer. Install a cartridge designed for this printer. CARTRIDGE MISSING Install new cart Press ONLINE Yes The ribbon cartridge is missing or installed improperly. 1. Make sure a ribbon cartridge is installed in the printer. 2.
Fault Messages (ASCII inPrinting Alphabetical a HexOrder) Dump Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution D50 STATUS UPGRADING PANEL No Status message: The printer is upgrading the panel, where %XX represents the percentage completed. No action is required. D51 STATUS PROGRAMMING DONE No Status message: The printer is loading firmware, where %XX represents the percentage completed. No action is required.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (ASCII in Alphabetical Order) Table 23.
Fault Messages (ASCII inPrinting Alphabetical a HexOrder) Dump Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution E-Net Test Unavailable Yes The ethernet did not initialize correctly. Cycle power. Wait for “E-Net Ready” to display, then retry operation. If it still fails, contact your authorized service representative.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (ASCII in Alphabetical Order) Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution ERROR: WRONG OEM No The SPX inserted in the debug port is not intended for this model printer or this OEM. Contact your authorized service representative.1 ERROR: WRONG PRINTER TYPE No The SPX inserted in the debug port is not intended for this model printer or this OEM. Contact your authorized service representative.
Fault Messages (ASCII inPrinting Alphabetical a HexOrder) Dump Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution FIRMWARE ERROR* No Application software tried to perform an illegal printer function or damaged memory detected on the controller board. Contact your authorized service representative.1 FLASH: CHECK RETURN No Printer encountered an error while trying to program Flash memory. Contact your authorized service representative.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (ASCII in Alphabetical Order) Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution Half Speed Mode No Status message: The controller samples the operating temperature of key components of the print mechanism. When higher than normal temperatures are sensed, the print speed is automatically reduced by 50% and the message sent the LCD.
Fault Messages (ASCII inPrinting Alphabetical a HexOrder) Dump Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message ILL NVM VALUE 5 ILL NVM VALUE 6 ILL NVM VALUE 7 Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Illegal value was stored into the Novram module. Solution 1. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (ASCII in Alphabetical Order) Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution LOADING PROGRAM FROM PORT XX% No Status message: the new emulation program is loading into printer RAM. XX% indicates how much of the program has loaded. No action is required. LOADING PROGRAM INTO FLASH No The printer has deleted the previous program from flash memory and is loading the new program into flash memory.
Fault Messages (ASCII inPrinting Alphabetical a HexOrder) Dump Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution PAP ILLGL ST* No Paper Illegal State. Firmware error on controller board. Contact your authorized service representative.1 PAP INVLD CMD* No Paper Invalid Command. Firmware error on controller board. Contact your authorized service representative.1 PAP INVLD PARM* No Paper Invalid Parameter.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (ASCII in Alphabetical Order) Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution PRINTER UNDER REMOTE CONTROL No Status message: The printer is under the control of PrintNet Enterprise (PNE) remote management software. No action is required. PROCESSOR HALTED EC_FAULT_RTSYS2 No Real-time System Firmware error on controller board. Contact your authorized service representative.
Fault Messages (ASCII inPrinting Alphabetical a HexOrder) Dump Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution PS/PDF ERROR: JOB ABORTED Yes Fault displayed when Postscript/PDF failed to process a job, e.g. an unsupported command or a large job which requires more DRAM to process. Clear the fault. Postscript/PDF will continue with the next job. PS/PDF ERROR: STACK ERROR Yes Fault displayed when Postscript/PDF failed to process a job.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (ASCII in Alphabetical Order) Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution RIBBON UNDER 2% Change RBN Soon Yes Status message indicating the Integrated Print Management System is enabled and ribbon ink level is 2%. Install a new ribbon. SD CARD ERROR Remove SD Card Yes The printer has been powered up with a card in the SD slot, but the card is not functioning properly.
Fault Messages (ASCII inPrinting Alphabetical a HexOrder) Dump Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution SD WRITE FAIL WRITE PROTECTED Check SD Card Yes A write operation to the SD has failed because the SD card is write protected. Ensure that the write protect tab on the SD card is not active. If the write protect tab is not active, use another SD card.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (ASCII in Alphabetical Order) Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution SHUTTLE STALL Yes The shuttle is not moving. Set the platen lever to match the thickness of paper, but not too tightly. Check and adjust the platen gap. Inspect the ribbon mask for deformation that snags and interferes with shuttle movement. If fault source is not apparent, contact your authorized service representative.
Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Printing a HexPrefix) Dump Table 23. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution TCB CORRUPTED* No Task Control Block Corrupted. Firmware error on controller board. Contact your authorized service representative.1 TCP PORT BUSY Yes Error message reported by the Printer Manager when ethernet interface option is installed.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Prefix) Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Prefix) If a fault condition occurs in the printer, the status indicator on the control panel flashes on and off, and the message display indicates the specific fault. Fault messages are summarized in Table 24. Many of the error messages for H-Series have a numerical prefix to help the user find the description within this manual.
Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Printing a HexPrefix) Dump Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution 000:SHUTTLE TYPE NOT SUPPORTED* No The shuttle type was not detected at power-up or the shuttle installed in the printer is not supported by the firmware. Contact your authorized service representative.1 104:POWER SUPPLY HOT Yes Power supply sensors report high temperatures. Check printer environment.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Prefix) Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? 414:RIBBON STALL Yes The controller board does not detect ribbon movement. Check the ribbon path for jams. Turn the Ribbon Tension Knob clockwise a few rotations. If necessary, install a new ribbon. 415:SHUTTLE JAM Yes No shuttle movement or shuttle moving at the wrong speed.
Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Printing a HexPrefix) Dump Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message 427:CRTG MISSING Install new cart Press ONLINE Can User Correct? Yes Explanation The ribbon cartridge is missing or installed improperly. Solution 1. Make sure a ribbon cartridge is installed in the printer. 2. Make sure the ribbon cartridge is seated properly. 3. Remove and replace the cartridge if necessary. 4.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Prefix) Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution 446:SD REMOVED Reboot Printer Yes The SD card has been removed after the printer was already powered up. Turn off the printer and remove the SD card only when the printer is off.
Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Printing a HexPrefix) Dump Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution 609:EXHAUST FAN CHECK (Cabinet model only) Yes Sensor cannot detect current in fan circuit. Power off the printer and remove the paper path (see Maintenance Manual). Check that the fan cable connector is connected. Check for obstruction of vents and fan airway, and remove any obstructions.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Prefix) Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? 623:STACKER FAULT Yes Stacker is not functioning correctly. Check for obstructions in the stacker area. If fault persists, contact your authorized service representative.1 624:UPPER DRIVER SHORT* No Upper Driver Short. Hammer driver circuits on the boards shorted to ground.
Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Printing a HexPrefix) Dump Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? 717:PLAT INV CMD* Explanation Solution No Platen Invalid Command. Firmware error on controller board. Contact your authorized service representative.1 718:PLAT INV PARM* No Platen Invalid Parameter. Firmware error on controller board. Contact your authorized service representative.1 719:PLAT INV STATE* No Platen Invalid State.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Prefix) Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution B12 ERROR: PROGRAM MISSING* Yes The printer does not see a program in flash memory. There is no program in printer memory. Download printer firmware again. B13 ERROR: NOT COMPATIBLE* No Attempting to download a program that is not compatible with the printer.
Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Printing a HexPrefix) Dump Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message BAD NVM CALL 1 BAD NVM CALL 2 BAD NVM CALL 3 BAD NVM CALL 4 BAD NVM CALL A Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Printer firmware code error with the Novram module that stores configurations and statistics. Solution 1. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Prefix) Table 24.
Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Printing a HexPrefix) Dump Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? E-Net Test Unavailable Yes The ethernet PCBA did not initialize correctly. Cycle power. Wait for “E-Net Ready” to display, then retry operation. If it still fails, contact your authorized service representative.1 ERROR NOR FLASHED WAS NOT CLEARED No Problem programming Boot Code. Contact your authorized service representative.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Prefix) Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution ETHERNET DETECTED N/A Status message indicating that the Network Interface Card has established connection. No action is required. ETHERNET INITIALIZING No Status message: the internal Network Interface Card is processing the boot procedure. (May occur with older versions of microcode.) No action is required.
Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Printing a HexPrefix) Dump Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution Half Speed Mode No Status message: The controller samples the operating temperature of key components of the print mechanism. When higher than normal temperatures are sensed, the print speed is automatically reduced by 50% and the message sent the LCD.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Prefix) Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution LOADING PROGRAM INTO FLASH No The printer has deleted the previous program from flash memory and is loading the new program into flash memory. No action is required. NEW SPX DETECTED PRESS ENTER No The printer detects an SPX installed at the debug port and the SPX is valid for the printer.
Printing a Hex Dump Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution SCS COMMAND ERROR* No In the TN emulation, the printer received undefined control character (hex 40). Contact your system administrator. SD CARD ERROR Remove SD Card Yes The printer has been powered up with a card in the SD slot, but the card is not functioning properly. The card could be a compact flash card or a nonsupported card.
Chapter 8 Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Prefix) Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series) Displayed Message Can User Correct? TCP PORT BUSY Yes 1 Explanation Error message reported by the Printer Manager when ethernet interface option is installed. The network address given in the printer properties was reached, but the printer port is busy. Solution Refer to the Printronix P8000 Maintenance Manual.
A Printer Specifications Ribbon Cartridge Specifications ASCII P/N Europe, Middle East, & Africa North America, Latin America (excludes Brazil), Canada Asia Pacific (excludes China and India) India and Brazil Extended Life, 1 Pack Extended Life, 4 Pack -101 -401 -102 -402 -103 -403 -104 -104 Standard Life, 1 Pack -101 -102 -103 -104 P/N Europe, Middle East, & Africa North America, Latin America (excludes Brazil), Canada Asia Pacific (excludes China and India) India and Brazil Extended
Appendix A Paper Specifications Paper Specifications Type: Edge-perforated, fan-fold, 3 to 17 inches (7.62 to 43.18 cm) wide, 2 to 12 inches (5.08 to 30.48 cm) long. SureStak Power Stacker option works with forms 5 to 12 inches (12.7 to 30.48 cm) long and up to 16 inches (41 cm) wide without the paper tent or 15.5 inches (39.5 cm) wide with the paper tent installed. Thickness: Single-part: 15 to 100 pound (56 to 163 g/m2) stock; Multi-part: 1- to 6-part forms Sheet Thickness: 0.025 inch (0.
Printer Weight HD andand Dimensions H-Series Printer Weight and Dimensions Cabinet Type Dimensions Weight Height (inches) Width (inches) Depth (inches) Unpacked (pounds) Packaged (pounds) Tabletop (with riser) 18.25 25.75 19.48 100 124 Cabinet 42.5 27 29 200 260 Open Pedestal 35 24.5 27 115 153 Enclosed Pedestal 36 25.75 19.5 140 185 NOTE: For cabinet models with a power stacker, the weight increases by 21 lbs. and the depth increases by 4.75 inches for a deeper rear door.
Appendix A Acoustic Noise Level Acoustic Noise Level Table 25.
Input Voltage (ASCII Models) Electrical Characteristics Input Voltage (ASCII Models) Printer Type Configuration Voltage (+/-10%) Freq (+/-10%) Amps (Max) Watts (Typical) BTU/Hr (Typical) Tabletop P8005 AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz 5A 320W 1093 Tabletop P8010 AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz 5A 320W 1093 Cabinet P8205 AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz 5A 320W 1093 Cabinet P8210 AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz 5A 320W 1093 Cabinet P8215 AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz 9A 475W 1622 Cabinet P8220 AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz
Appendix A Interfaces Input Voltage (H-Series Models) Printer Type Model Voltage (+/-10%) Freq (+/-10%) Amps (Max) Watts (Typical) BTU/Hr (Typical) Tabletop P8003H AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz 5A 320W 1093 Tabletop P8006H AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz 9A 475W 1622 Tabletop P8000HD AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz 9A 475W 1622 Cabinet P8203H AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz 5A 320W 1622 Cabinet P8206H AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz 9A 475W 1622 Cabinet P8208H AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz 9A 475W 1622 Cabinet P8200
PrintingModels) Speed Input Voltage (H-Series Printing Speed The printing speed of text is measured in lines per minute (lpm) and is a function of the selected font and the vertical dot density. Printing speed is independent of the number of characters configured in the character set repertoire. Print rates for lines containing attributes such as bold or emphasized printing, superscripts, subscripts, or elongated attributes will decrease to not less than half the rates of the font without such attributes.
Appendix A 334 Printing Speed
B ASCII Character Set KEY B7 BITS B6 0 B5 0 0 0 COLUMN B4 B3 B2 B1 ROW 0 00 0 0 0 NUL 00 0 1 1 SOH 00 1 0 2 STX 00 1 1 3 ETX 01 0 0 4 EOT 01 0 1 5 ENQ 01 1 0 6 ACK 01 1 1 7 BEL 10 0 0 8 BS 10 0 1 9 HT 10 1 0 10 LF 10 1 1 11 VT 11 0 0 12 FF 11 0 1 13 CR 11 1 0 14 SO 11 1 1 15 SI 0 B7 B6 B5 BITS B4 B3B2 B1 0 1 0 1 1 ESC 0 1 1 1 20 0 0 DLE 16 10 0 21 1 DC1 17 1 1 (XON) 11 22 2 2 DC2 18 12 2 23 3 DC3 19 3 3 (XOFF) 13 24 4 DC4 20 4 14 4 25 5 NAK 21
Appendix B 336 ASCII Character Set
C SureStak™ Power Stacker Introduction The SureStak Power Stacker is a factory-installed option that augments the paper feed system of cabinet model printers. It is designed to work with forms 5 to 12 inches long (12.7 to 30.5 cm) and up to 16 inches (41 cm) wide without the paper tent installed or up to 15.5 inches (39.5 cm) wide with the paper tent installed. (See Figure 49.) Using longer or shorter paper can cause error messages and unpredictable operation of the stacker.
Appendix C Stacker Operation Setting Up the Power Stacker 1. Set the printer power switch to | (On). 2. If necessary, press the ONLINE key on the front panel or rear control panel to take the printer offline. (Figure 50.) 3. Press the ELEVATOR UP key and wait for the elevator assembly to reach the top of its travel. (Figure 50.) A /OF ON ON F LIN E A ON LINE PAPER ADVANCE ELEVATOR UP Figure 50.
Stacker Operation 4. If the paper you will use is not wider than 15.5 inches (39.5 cm) pull out the paper tray and install the wireform paper tent. (Figure 51.) If the paper is wider than 15.5 inches (39.5 cm) leave the paper tent out of the printer. A Paper Tent Paper Tray A 184120a Note the positions of alignment tab and the paper fence. Figure 51.
Appendix C Stacker Operation 5. Push or pull the paddle shaft toward the front or the rear of the printer to set the desired paper length. Align the indicator notch on the bearing bracket with the paper length indicator. The power stacker can handle paper or forms from 5 to 12 inches (12.7 to 30.5 cm) long. (Figure 52.) A Paddle Shaft Paper Length Indicator A 184114a Bearing Bracket Figure 52.
Stacker Operation Loading and Starting the Power Stacker 1. Press the PAPER ADVANCE key and hand feed the paper down into the paper throat of the stacker. Continue to advance the paper until it reaches the paper tent (if installed) and feed three to five extra sheets into the stacker. Make sure the paper passes through the paper throat of the stacker. (Figure 53.) 2. Stack the extra pages on top of the wire paper tent (if installed), making sure the paper bends with the natural fold. (Figure 53.) 3.
Appendix C 342 Stacker Operation
D Zero Tear Pedestal Printer Overview The P8000 Zero Tear Pedestal (ZTP) printer can print a form and present it for tear off without losing a form between print jobs. The printer automatically presents the current print line to the tear bar when it finishes printing and no data are being sent to the printer. When it receives more data from the host computer, the printer pulls the form down to the print station and resumes printing.
Appendix D Operation Operation Position the Paper Input and Adjust the Paper Guides Outer Paper Guide Leaf (2) Center Paper Guide Leaf A 184568a Front Paper Guide Leaf (3) 184569a A Note: Paper guides located underneath. Paper Guide Knob (3) Figure 54. Adjusting the Paper Guides NOTE: This operation is typically done during initial setup. Before beginning the procedure, ensure that the paper guides are not damaged. 1. Remove the left paper guide knob and the left, front paper guide leaf.
Position the Paper Input and Adjust the Paper Guides Center Paper Guide Leaf .5 '' .5'' Outer Paper Guide Leaf (2) Paper Tractor (2) 183485b Outboard Mount Block (2) Center Mount Block Figure 55. Adjusting Paper Guide Leaves 4. Slide the left outboard mount block so that the left outer paper guide leaf is .5 inches from the left tractor. (See Figure 55). 5. Slide the right outboard mount block so that the right outer paper guide leaf is .5 inches from the right tractor. 6.
Appendix D Operation Load Paper Outer Paper Guide Leaf (2) Center Paper Guide Leaf Tractor Door Front Paper Guide Leaf (3) Paper Paper 184570a A A Edge of Paper Box Paper Out Sensor Label 183487b Paper Supply Box Figure 56. Loading Paper onto the Printer 1. Align the paper supply box with the label on the left side of the floor. (See Figure 56 on page 346.) 2.
Load Paper Paper Tractor (2) Tractor Lock (2) 184572a Figure 57. Adjusting the Horizontal Paper Tension 5. Adjust the paper web tightness by sliding the right tractor to remove slack or to adjust for various paper widths. (See Figure 57.) 6. Lock the tractors in position by pressing down on the tractor locks. Paper Tear Bar 184573a Figure 58.
Appendix D Operation 183490c Position the Paper Out Sensor At least 2 inches Sensor Knob Paper Out Sensor Paper Figure 59. The Paper Out Sensor The paper out sensor indicates when the printer runs out of paper. (The sensor does not work with black backed forms.) Unlike the standard pedestal printer, the ZT printer requires you to load the paper through the paper out sensor slot (Figure 56 and Figure 59).
Set the Tear Bar Distance Set the Tear Bar Distance To set the tear bar distance, do the following steps: 1. Make sure the printer is offline. 2. Press ENTER key to enter Menu mode. 3. Press the right arrow until the PRINTER CONTROL icon is highlighted. 4. Press ENTER to go into PRINTER CONTROL. 5. Press the down arrow until “ZTP SETTINGS” is highlighted. 6. Press ENTER to go into the “ZTP SETTINGS” submenu. 7. Press the down arrow until “ZTP TearDistance” is highlighted. 8.
Appendix D Operation Set the Top of Form Paper Tear Bar Form Advance Knob 184574a Figure 61. Setting The Tear Off Position The ZT printer uses the tear bar as the reference point for setting the tear off position. To set the position of the forms perforation to the tear bar, use the SET TOF button as follows: 1. Make sure the paper guides are adjusted correctly and the paper is properly loaded. 2. Press the TOF button on the control panel.
Set the Top of Form ZTP SETTINGS Menu The ZTP SETTINGS menu includes the ability to enable and disable features unique to the Zero Tear printer (ZTP), set the tear bar distance, set the auto present data time, and set the auto present wait time. This section defines these options. ZTP SETTINGS 1 (from page 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, and 79) ZTP Data Time .5 Sec* 1.0 - 15.0 Sec * = Factory Default Available for Zero Tear Pedestal printers only.
Appendix D Performance Limitations ZTP Function This option enables or disables all unique ZTP functions. The default is Enable. NOTE: When the ZTP Function is enabled, the VIEW key is disabled and Slow Paper Slew is enabled. Performance Limitations Forms Type The paper feed tractors on the ZT printer push the paper up through the print station instead of pulling it through, as in the standard pedestal printer. This limits the variety of forms the ZT printer can use.
Set the Top of Form Paper Jams Printer jams can occur if you tear off the form incorrectly. If you experience two or more paper jams per box of forms, follow these guidelines to help reduce jams: • • • • • Position the lower paper guides properly Align the paper web tightness properly Position the form perforation against the tear bar Time the tear, while the paper is not moving Direct the tear force toward the user and across the tear bar, not upward. To Clear Paper Jams 1.
Appendix D 354 Performance Limitations
E Quick Change Memory Cartridge (QCMC) Overview The QCMC provides the ability to duplicate an entire printer’s firmware, saved configurations, and custom files quickly through the printer’s control panel with a user friendly interface. No external host or files are needed to transfer this information to the QCMC. A “snapshot image” is saved of the printer’s firmware, configuration settings, and custom files.
Appendix E Installing the QCMC Installing the QCMC CAUTION You must power off the printer before you install or remove the QCMC, or you may damage the QCMC and the printer. If you remove the QCMC after powering on the printer with the QCMC installed, the fault message “SD REMOVED Reboot Printer” will display. You cannot clear this message by reinserting the QCMC. You must cycle power. 1. Set the printer power switch to O (Off). 2. Insert the SD card into the QCMC slot on the back of the printer.
Saving the Printer’s Configuration to the QCMC NOTE: The MAC address residing on the QCMC will be used in place of the MAC assigned to the printer’s own network card whenever the QCMC is installed. If you do not want to identify the printer with this MAC address, make sure the QCMC is removed from the printer before attaching the printer to the network.
Appendix E Saving the Printer’s Configuration to the QCMC DO NOT PWR OFF Saving Setup To QCMC... XX% Upon successful completion of saving a flash image to the QCMC, the printer will display a message indicating the operation is complete. The printer will then reboot into normal operation. Save Complete Printer Will Now Reboot... If there is not enough space on the SD to save the entire flash image, you will be prompted with the following message.
Copying the QCMC “Snapshot” Image to a Second Printer Always power off the printer before removing or inserting the QCMC. Place the QCMC into the second printer’s memory slot. Upon power up, the printer software detects the presence of a QCMC and a check of the QCMC will be performed to determine if there is already a saved flash image from this QCMC on the printer. If no, the following message will display: QCMC DETECTED Copy to Printer? Yes...Press No...
Appendix E Copying the QCMC “Snapshot” Image to a Second Printer A QCMC validation check will be performed to ensure the data stored on the SD is not corrupted. If the test fails the following fault message will display. QCMC DATA ERROR ON SD Delete & Resave QCMC Data This means that the data on the QCMC was not saved properly, and must be deleted then resaved. Follow the instructions for deleting files, then repeat the copying process.
F PTX_SETUP Commands Overview The PTX_SETUP commands are a superset of commands which allow the printer to perform several tasks by parsing commands either stored in flash or sent to the printer by the host. Commands range from re-routing debug statements to downloading complete printer configurations. This appendix describes the PTX_SETUP commands available to line matrix printers.
Appendix F The PTX_SETUP Commands General Commands The original PTX_SETUP commands were implemented on the disk-based legacy laser printers; however, many commands are general and are also supported on line matrix printers. This section describes the existing commands which work across all platforms, and provides a general description of how commands are formed. Each emulation has modes in which the PTX_SETUP commands could get missed.
General Commands Table 27. PTX_SETUP Commands (Non-Platform Specific) Command CONFIG Sub-Command Parameter Description LOAD Cfg Cfg can be 0-8. The PTX_SETUP will load configuration Cfg. If configuration Cfg was not previously saved, the operator panel will display an error message and the current configuration will be kept. SAVE Cfg Cfg must be 1-8. This command will save the current configuration as configuration Cfg. If Cfg is not in the range of 1-8, the command is ignored.
Appendix F The PTX_SETUP Commands Table 27. PTX_SETUP Commands (Non-Platform Specific) (continued) Command CONFIG Sub-Command OVERLAY Parameter Cfg RESET Description This command overlays the configuration data that follows on existing configuration Cfg. Cfg must be 1-8 (or END). If Cfg does not exist then command is treated the same as DOWNLOAD. Reboots the printer. GET_NAMES “Port” This command uploads the names of the configurations to the port specified by Port.
General Commands Table 27. PTX_SETUP Commands (Non-Platform Specific) (continued) Command CONFIG LP MODE Sub-Command PANEL Parameter Description LOCK This command locks the operator out of the printer’s configuration menu. UNLOCK This command unlocks the printer’s configuration menu and allows the operator access to the menus. By default, the menu is unlocked.
Appendix F The PTX_SETUP Commands Table 27. PTX_SETUP Commands (Non-Platform Specific) (continued) Command FILE_IO (DISK_IO) 366 Sub-Command Parameter Description CAPTURE Filename Captures all incoming data into a file named Filename. Receipt of a FILE_IO–CAPTURE command without the Filename parameter will force the file data to be written to flash, and will end the file capture. DRIVE Letter This command is parsed for backwards compatibility.
General Commands Table 27. PTX_SETUP Commands (Non-Platform Specific) (continued) Command FILE_IO (DISK_IO) PTX_END Sub-Command Parameter Description RUNFILE File;Prop The RUNFILE command will open the file named File for printing. After the PTX_END command is processed, the contents of File will get printed before any more data is read from the host. If the Prop field is present, RUNFILE will verify that Prop matches the saved file properties. Any mismatch will cause the command to be ignored.
Appendix F The PTX_SETUP Commands Summary of the CONFIG Command The UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD command can be used for uploading and downloading complete printer configurations. If a customer needs to configure 50 printers identically, the customer needs only configure one printer and UPLOAD the configurations. The UPLOADed configurations may then be DOWNLOADed to other printers eliminating the necessity for the operator to configure each printer manually.
Line Matrix Commands Three things can limit the ability to save a file: insufficient RAM, insufficient Flash, and lack of empty file system entries. Flash can only be written once before it needs to be “optimized”. As a result, the maximum file size is limited to the largest unwritten block of Flash. If any of these problems occur, the printer will display an error message and will attempt to provide the operator with a description of what steps to take to correct the error.
Appendix F 370 The PTX_SETUP Commands
G Customer Support Printronix Customer Support Center IMPORTANT Please have the following information available prior to calling the Printronix Customer Support Center: • • • • Model number • • • Is the problem with a new install or an existing printer? Serial number (located on the back of the printer) Installed options (i.e., interface and host type if applicable to the problem) Configuration printout: Press CONFIG on the control panel, then press the ENTER (↵ ) key.
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Appendix H Notices Any performance data contained herein was determined in a controlled environment. Therefore, the results obtained in other operating environments may vary significantly. Some measurements may have been made on development-level systems and there is no guarantee that these measurements will be the same on generally available systems. Furthermore, some measurement may have been estimated through extrapolation. Actual results may vary.
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Appendix H Communication Statements Communication Statements Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to reduce the potential for causing interference to radio and TV communications and to other electrical or electronic equipment. Printronix cannot accept responsibility for any interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors. Industry Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A conform á la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Appendix H Communication Statements EN 55024 Hinweis: Wird dieses Gerät in einer industriellen Umgebung betrieben (wie in EN 55024 festgelegt), dann kann es dabei eventuell gestört werden. In solch einem Fall ist der Abstand bzw. die Abschirmung zu der industriellen Störquelle zu öergrvßern. Anmerkung: Um die Einhaltung des EMVG sicherzustellen sind die Geräte, wie in den Printronix Handbüchern angegeben, zu installieren und zu betreiben. China Declaration: This is a Class A product.
LMPPLS, LMPPHS, LMPCLS, LMPCHS 系列 行列式打印機安全注意事項說明 為保護您的安全，使用本設備時，請遵循下列安全注意事項： • 請依照設備上所有的警告與說明進行操作。 • 請確定電源的電壓與頻率符合設備的電氣等級標籤上指定的電壓與頻率。 • 請不要將任何物件塞入設備的開口。導電的異物可能會導致短路，引起火 災、電擊、或設備損傷。 • 不要對本設備進行機械或電氣修改。對經過修改的產品的安全與法規符合 性，不負任何責任。 • 不要阻礙或覆蓋產品的開口。永遠不要將產品放在靠近輻射來源或熱源的 地方。未能依照這些指引，將可能導致過熱情況，影響產品的可靠性。 • 產品是設計來配合有中性地線的電源系統使用。為降低電擊風險，請不要 將產品插入任何其他類型的電源系統。如果您不確定建物提供的電源類 型，請向建物管理員或合格電氣技師尋求協助。 • 不是所有的電源線都有相同的電流等級，請千萬不要將隨附於您設備的電 源線用在其他產品上。請勿在產品上使用家用延長電源線。對於那些有多 條電源線的產品，請確認您將所有的電源線拔下後，才算將系統電源完全 中斷。 • 甲類警語 : 379
Appendix H Communication Statements Taiwan Warning: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user will be required to take adequate measures. Korea Class A (Broadcasting Communication Equipment for Office Use) As an electromagnetic wave equipment for office use (Class A), this equipment is intended to use in other than home area. Sellers or users need to take note of this.
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Index A Print Hist.Log, 235 PTX_SETUP Option, 230 Absorb After ^PN, 191 Pwr Save Control, 234 Absorb After ^PY, 189 RBN End Action, 236 Accented Char, PRINTER CONTROL, 219 RBN Low Action, 236 Acknowledge, Centronics Parallel Interface RBN Low Warn @, 236 Signals, 248 Rcv. Status Port, 234 Acoustic noise level, 330 Ret.
B Printer Select, 171 Private Mode, 172 PUM Default, 172 BAD NVM CALL A, 292, 319 Received CR, 171 BAD NVM CALL 1, 292, 319 Received DEL, 172 BAD NVM CALL 2, 292, 319 Reset Cmd CFG Ld, 171 BAD NVM CALL 3, 292, 319 Truncate PI Slew, 172 BAD NVM CALL 4, 292, 319 Append Rotated, 188 BAD NVM Errors, Diagnostics, 290 AR3240, 131 Bar Code Quality, PRINTER CONTROL, 217 ASCII Character Set, 335 Bar Code Verification, 286 ASCII data port, Ethernet Parameters Menu, 107 Barcode Darkmode, ANSI Emulati
B20 STATUS 00% DOWNLOAD MODE Data Bit 8, 98 message, 291, 318 Data Polarity, 98 B21 STATUS PRINTER RESET Latch Data On, 99 message, 291, 318 PI Ignored, 98 B22 ERROR DECOMPRESS SIZE* Prime Signal, 99 message, 291, 318 Resp.
Compatibility Op Auto Skip At End, 117 Control panel, 28 Control panel keys CR at MPP+1, 116 ADVANCE, 29 CR, EM, and NL (3287 only), 117 CANCEL, 30 FF After Job, 117 CONFIG, 30 FF Validity, 117 ENTER, 31 Last Char = FF, 116 ONLINE, 29 NL At MPP+1, 116 PREV or NEXT, 32 Null Suppression, 116 PREV + NEXT, 32 Position Aft FF (4234 only), 116 SELECT, 30 Compatibility Op, 3270 Params menu, 116 TOF, 30 Compliance, Energy Star, 330 UP or DOWN, 31 Component locations, printer, 26 UP + DOWN, 31
Data Strobe Centronics Parallel Interface Signals, 248 DIAGNOSTICS Menu, 238 Auto Dump, 241 Data Term Ready, Serial submenu, 103 Feature File, 241 Data Terminal Ready (DTR), RS-232, 246 Paper Out Dots, 240 DBCS ASCII Mode, 83 Phase Value, 240 DBCS ASCII Style, 83 Print Statistics, 240 DBCS CPI, 82 Printer Mgmt, 241 Default Code Page, IPDS Emulation, 200 Printer Tests, 239 Default configurations, 54 Shuttle Type, 241 Default Font, IPDS Emulation, 200 Software Build, 241 Define CR Code, 130,
E ERROR OCCURRED FLUSHING QUEUES* message, 297 Early Print Cmpl 3270 Params menu, 114 ERROR PROGRAM NOT COMPATIBLE message, 297, 321 Early Print Comp (Complete), IPDS Emulation, 199 ERROR PROGRAM NOT VALID Electrical Characteristics message, 297, 321 ASCII, 331 Error Report, 183 H-Series, 332 ERROR SECURITY KEY NOT DETECTED Elong/Alt.
Exterior cleaning, 283 E32G CND 6 BP message, 296, 320 EXX Errors, Diagnostics, 290 E32H CND 7 BP message, 296, 320 E00 EXE @ ADDR0 message, 296, 320 E33 WRITE BP message, 296, 320 E01A TYPE 0x40 message, 296, 320 E34 TRACE CMPLT message, 296, 320 E01B TYPE 0x60 message, 296, 320 E99 UNKNOWN INT message, 296, 320 F E02 MACHINE CHK message, 296, 320 E03A DSI HASH L message, 296, 320 E03B DSI HASH S message, 296, 320 Face CPI Delay, PCL-II Emulation, 204 E03C DSI BAT PL message, 296, 320 Fault m
COIL HOT ERR 2, 293 E03H DSI ECXOWX, 296, 320 COIL TEMP FAIL, 293 E04A ISI NO TRA, 296, 320 DIAGNOSTIC PASSED, 295, 319 E04B ISI DIRECT, 296, 320 DO NOT POWER OFF, 295, 319 E04C ISI PROTEC, 296, 320 DP FIFO Busy*, 295 E06 NOT ALIGNED, 296, 320 D50 STATUS UPGRADING PANEL, 295, 319 E07 ILLEGAL INS, 296, 320 D51 STATUS PROGRAMMING DONE, 295 E08 FLOATINGPNT, 296, 320 D51 STATUS%XX Programming, 319 E12 SYSTEM CALL, 296, 320 E-Net Test Unavailable, 297, 321 E13 TRACE INT, 296, 320 ERROR DC PROGR
HAMMER COIL BAD, ###, 300 HAMMER DRIVER CIRCUIT BAD*, 300 HAMMERBANK NOT INSTALLED*, 300 HMR BANK FAN FLT, 300 PRINTER UNDER REMOTE CONTROL, 304, 324 PROCESSOR HALTED EC_FAULT_RTSYS2, 304, 324 H-Series, 310 PROTECTED INSTR *, 304 H00: PCI SLOT ?, 299, 322 PS/PDF ERROR CHECK ERROR, 304 H01: PCI J12, 299, 322 PS/PDF ERROR DICTIONARY ERROR, 304 ILL EXT BUS ACC *, 300 PS/PDF ERROR INVALID ACCESS, 304 ILL NVM VALUE 5, 301, 323 PS/PDF ERROR I/O ERROR, 304 ILL NVM VALUE 6, 301, 323 PS/PDF ERROR JOB AB
SPX FOUND, ERROR KEY NOT DETECTED, 308, 325 SPX NOT NEEDED OPTIONS ENABLED, 308, 325 398 437 REG MISSING, 313 438 TIP MISMATCH, 313 439 SHTL MISMATCH, 313 445 SD INSERTED, 313 SSTACKER JAM, 308 446 SD REMOVED, 314 STACKER FAULT, 308 447 SD FL EXIST, 314 STACKER FULL, 308 448 SD WRT. FAIL WRITE PROTECTED, 314 SYS R/T ERROR, 325 449 SD FILE WRITE, 314 TCB CORRUPTED*, 309 450 SD FILE FULL File Too Big, 314 TCP PORT BUSY, 309, 326 451 SD NOT FOUND, 314 UP DRV.
725 SHUTL OVER SPEED*, 317 Graphic Chek Cod, 5250 Params menu, 122 727 SOFTWARE ERROR*, 317 Graphic Chek Err, 5250 Params menu, 122 730 TCB CORRUPTED*, 317 Graphics Density, PCL-II Emulation, 204 733 DP FIFO Busy*, 317 Graphics enhancement, 15 Fault, Centronics Parallel Interface Signals, 248 Graphics Options, 188 Feature File, DIAGNOSTICS, 241 Absorb After ^PN, 191 Features, printer, 11 Absorb After ^PY, 189 FF After Job, 117 AI 00 Spaces, 191 FF Valid at TOF, Proprinter XL Emulation, 161
Hexdump Mode, IPDS Emulation, 201 IEEE 1284 Parallel (Bidirectional) Submenu, 96 HMR BANK FAN FLT Message, 300 Auto Trickle, 97 Horiz Forms, 86 Buffer Size in K, 96 Horiz Forms, LG Emulation, 209 Offline Process, 97 Hor.
Scalable Size, 181 Select Font, 177, 183 Select LPI, 177 Interfaces printer, 243 specifications, 332 Skip Cmd Prefix, 177 Interior cleaning, 284 Slash 0, 177 INTERRUPT UNUSED VECTOR 00 True Form Slew, 182 message, 301, 323 Trunc Dyn Data, 183 Intervention Req, 3270 Params menu, 115 Var Form Adjust, 180 IP address Var Form Type, 180 IGP/PGL, Font Set menu, 184 IGP/VGL Emulation, 185 configuring with the control panel, 186 IGP/VGL Font Set Menu, 196 IGP/VGL submenu, 186 Ethernet Address Menu, 106
K Barcode Height, 146 Barcode x-offset, 146 Keep alive timer, Ethernet Parameters Menu, 107 CPI/LPI Select, 137 KS Emulation, 133 Error Handling, 146 Alt. Set 80-9F, 134 Font Attributes, 138 Autowrap, 134 Host Command, 137 CR Bold Select, 133 H-Series Hangul, 132 Define CR Code, 133 H-Series Hanzi Big5, 127 Define LF Code, 134 H-Series Hanzi GB, 126 Emulation Extend, 134 H-Series Kanji, 128 Printer Select, 134 Indian Option, 144 KSSM Emulation, 135 Page Format, 143 Alt.
Printer Select, 130 OpenPrint SURE SCAN, 222 20 CPI Condensed, 131 PRINTER CONTROL, 216 M Printer Mgmt, 242 Menus MAC address Ethernet Address Menu, 106 file properties not shown, 273 Mgmt Port Number, PRINTER MGMT Menu, 242 Main File System, ADVANCED USER Menu, 232 Mgmt Protocol, PRINTER MGMT Menu, 242 Main File System, Download Files, 272 Microsoft Loopback Adapter, 265 Main Menu Midline PY (includes ^PN), 190 H-Series Firmware, 80 Move to TOF, 215 OpenPrint P8000 HD Postscript/PDF MSI Ch
OpenPrint P8000 Standard Postscript PDF, Main Paper Menu, 78 reload, 34 OpenPrint SURE SCAN menu, 222 stacker, power, 337 Alignment, 223 unload, 45 Barcodes on Page, 230 Bcodes Optimized, 230 Hor. Quiet Zone, 227 Optimize Barcode, 222 Paper Empty (PE) Centronics Parallel Interface Signals, 248 Paper Instruction (PI) Centronics Parallel Interface Signals, 248 Update PDF, 229 Paper Out Dots, DIAGNOSTICS, 240 Ver.
Perforation Skip, PCL-II Emulation, 204 POWER SUPPLY HOT * message, 303 PGL Emulation, 277 Power Up ^ F, 188 PGL SFCC, 84, 176 Power Up ^ X, 188 Phase Value, DIAGNOSTICS, 240 Power Up ^PY, 188 PI Control, 194 Powering on the printer, 27 Host PI, 194 Power-on S-Mode, 182 Max PI 16, 195 Power-Up Config, 90 Printer PI, 194 Power-Up Config.
site requirements, 19 Proprinter XL Character Set menu, 162 weight, 329 Proprinter XL Emulation, 160 PRINTER CONTROL Menu, 216 Alt. Char Set, 161 Accented Char, 219 Autowrap, 160 Bar Code Quality, 217 Character Set, 161 Display Language, 218 Define CR Code, 160 Open Platen @ BOF (Bottom of Form), 217 Define LF Code, 160 Panel Display, 218 FF Valid at TOF, 161 Ribbon End Point, 217 20 CPI Condensed, 161 Tear Bar Dist. (Distance), 217 Protect Configs.
Upr. Case Select, 155 Form Length, 84, 85 VFU Select, 154 Form Width, 84, 85 PS/PDF ERROR CHECK ERROR message, 304 Graphics Spd-Up, 83 PS/PDF ERROR DICTIONARY ERROR Horiz Forms, 86 message, 304 Indian Option (Indian Language), 88 PS/PDF ERROR INVALID ACCESS message, 304 Load Config.
Requirements SD CARD ERROR message, 306, 325 power, 19 SD Card, download files to, 276 printer site, 19 SD FILE EXISTS message, 306 Reset Cfg Names, 92 SD File System, ADVANCED USER Menu, 233 Reset Cmd CFG Ld, 145 SD FILESYS FULL Delete Files message, 306 ANSI Emulation menu, 171 SD FILESYS FULL File Too Big message, 306 Reset Cmd CFG Ld, PCL-II Emulation, 206 SD FILESYS WRITE message, 306 Resolution, 87, 212 SD INSERTED message, 306 Resp.
Overstrike, 156 Printer Select, 156 Serial submenu, 100 Signals Centronics Parallel Interface, 248 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface, 250 Baud Rate, 102 Site requirements, 19 Buffer Size in K, 104 Skip Cmd Prefix, 177 Data Protocol, 101 Slash 0, 177, 188 Data Term Ready, 103 Slew Relative, P-Series XQ Emulation, 155 Framing Errors, 105 Slow Paper Slew, 90 Idle Response, 104 Slow Paper Slew, ADVANCED USER Menu, 234 Offline Process, 105 Software Build, DIAGNOSTICS, 241 One Char Enquiry, 104 SOFTWA
U SureStak Power Paper Stacker loading, 341 setup, 338 Unidirectional, PRINTER CONTROL, 218 starting, 341 Unload paper, 45 Switch Out On, Auto Switching submenu, 95 Unsolicited Rpt, LG Emulation, 210 Symbol Set Print, PCL-II Emulation, 206 UP DRV.
X Compatibility Op, 116 Early Print Cmpl, 114 XXXX CHECKING PATTERN message, 309 Format Control, 118 XXXX MEMORY FAILURE message, 309 Host Override, 118 XXXX WRITING PATTERN message, 309 Intervention Req, 115 x/y BARCODES / Not Found message, 292 Max.
454 SD WRITING message, 314 721 RIB INVLD CMD* message, 317 5250 Params, 119 723 SHUTL INV CMD* message, 317 5250 Params menu 724 SHUTL INV PARM* message, 317 Active Char Set, 121 725 SHUTL OVER SPEED* message, 317 Format Control, 123 727 SOFTWARE ERROR* message, 317 Graphic Chek Cod, 122 730 TCB CORRUPTED* message, 317 Graphic Chek Err, 122 733 DP FIFO Busy* message, 317 Host Override, 122 Max.
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