BUSINESS PRINTER OWNER'S MANUAL
Warning “This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
OWNER'S MANUAL 24-pin wide-carriage dot matrix printer As an ENERGY STAR Partner, SEIKO Precision Inc. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. - Outline of the International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and other office equipment.
This manual is for the following two models of the printer. Although these two models, model A and model B, look different, the difference is only the appearance of the casing areas at the front. The functions of these models are very much the same. Refer to the manual of the model A, for the manual of the model B.
Contents U n p a c k i n g t h e p r i n t e r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q u i c k s t a rt u p.............................. 1 2 1. Introduction Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Options and expendables. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. Printer description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 3 4 6 2. Setting up Installing the paper rack . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . Installing the sound seal cover . . ...... Installing the ribbon cassette . . .
. Setting the application software About printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printer driver selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting the BP-9000 printer in the HP Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving Your Setup.................... 57 57 58 59 7. Troubleshooting Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0 Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1 Input hexadecimal dump mode .. . .. 62 8.
Appendices A. Specifications Printing specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 Parallel interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1 0 0 Serial interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1 0 1 Other specifications . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 1 0 2 B. Control code summary IBM mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1 0 3 Epson mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 1 0 9 PCL mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
Caution for use ❏ Power sourc e • Be sure to insert the power plug only in a wall unit of the voltage designated in the voltage selector switch and on the rating plate on the back of the unit. • Do not place the power cord near heat sources or place heavy objects on it. Do not bend or twist the power cord. ❏ Foreign matter and water • Keep your hands and personal items, such as scarfs and ties, away from the carriage mechanism while the printer is operating. The carriage moves with considerable force.
Unpacking the printer Unpacking the printer Check the cartons for the following items: CD-ROM (Driver-CD with Owner's Manual, printer driver software) M.LF M.RLF TOF SET QUALITY ENTER ALT BIN PARK D LF C RLF L FF RESET EXIT SETUP OWNER'S MANUAL Handbook ON LINE TEAR OFF P.
Quick startup Quick startup To make your first print, follow the procedure below . For more detailed instructions on setting your printer, please refer to the page indicated. ❏ To set up the printer 1. Install the paper rack, the sound seal cover, and the ribbon cassette — Pages 10 and 11. 2. Load the single cut sheet paper or fanfold paper. Press the FF key to load the paper — Pages 13 and 14. ❏ To make a test print Self Test Self Test 1.
1. Introduction 1. Introduction Features ❏ Barcode Print available • 13 resident barcode type Industrial 2/5, Interleave 2/5, Codabar, Matrix 2/5, Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, Postnet ❏ Enlarged character printing Characters can be enlarged (by up to 127 times as large x 127 times as large) using the enlarged character command unique to this printer. Software commands are used for control.
1. Introduction Options and expendables The Pull Tractor is recommended for applications using extra thick forms. The Cut Sheet Feeder greatly enhances the speed and efficiency of document printing by feeding of up to 80 single sheets of paper without reloading. Paper dimensions Length: 14.5"~7.0" Width : 15.0"~5.7" Weight : 15~21 lbs.
1. Introduction ❏ Power cord One of the following plug types is supplied. See "Connecting the power cord" on page 12. Please see the rating plate on the back of your printer for appropriate input voltage and consult your dealer for a specific type of power cord, if necessary. 120V For USA 220-240V For Asia and Europe 240V For Australia 240V For U.K.
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1. Introduction ❏ Operation guide sheet The operation guide sheet helps you to operate some of the basic options on the front control panel. You can peel the adhesive backed paper and stick it anywhere on your printer for convenience. ❏ Precaution for extra-thick paper usage Extra-thick continuous paper, especially 9-part multi-layer paper may get jammed in the printer due to its stiffness and inflexibility. When using such paper, set the paper rack in the slant position shown in the figure.
1. Introduction ❏ Physical dimension(Model A) 24 .4" (620mm) 17.9" (455mm) 19.9" (505mm) ✽Paper Rack in flat position (Continuous paper setting) Sound Seal Cover ✽Paper Rack in upright position (Single sheet setting) 15.4" (390mm) ✽Paper Rack in flat position (Continuous paper setting) 11.6" (295mm) 10.2" (260mm) 12.0" (305mm) Weight: 44.1 lbs. (20 kg) 8 17.
1. Introduction ❏ Physical dimension(Model B) 24.4" (620mm) 18.9" (480mm) 20.9" (530mm) ✽Paper Rack in flat position (Continuous paper setting) Sound Seal Cover ✽Paper Rack in upright position (Single sheet setting) 15.4" (390mm) ✽Paper Rack in flat position (Continuous paper setting) 11.6" (295mm) 10 .2" (260mm) 13.0"(330mm) Weight: 44.1 lbs. (20 kg) 9 17.
2. Setting up 2. Setting up Installing the paper rack 1. Slide both paper guides to the Pivots extreme left and right edges of the Groove paper rack. 2. With the two small pivots on either 2 1 side of the paper rack downward, fit the pivots in the groove on the rear top cover. 3. Place the paper rack in upright position for single cut sheet paper and lay it down for fanfold continuous paper.
2. Setting up Installing the ribbon cassette Turn OFF the printer's power and remove the used ribbon cassette, if necessary, by pulling straight upward. 1. Open the printer cover. 2. Manually move the print head to the extreme right side of the printer for easy installation of the ribbon. Do not try to move the print head if the power is on. CAUTION Do not touch the print head if the printer has been running for a long time. Wait until the print head is cooled off. 3.
2. Setting up Connecting the computer The printer has a parallel interface connector (Centronics) and a serial interface connector (RS232C). Before you connect an interface cable to your computer, you need to know what type of printer driver is supported by your software applications and what type of connector is needed to attach the printer to the computer.
2. Setting up Loading the paper ❏ Fanfold continuous paper 1. Move the paper select lever toward the front of the printer to set 1 the fanfold paper setting. 2. Set the print head adjustment lever . In general, position 1 is 2 used for one-part paper. (See page 15) 3. Remove the rear cover of the printer or open the rear cover to lock the cover in the open position. 4.
2. Setting up ❏ Single sheet paper 1. Move the paper select lever toward the rear of the printer to the single sheet setting. 2. Set the print head adjustment lever 1 . In general, position 1 is used for one-part paper. See page 15. 3. Raise the paper rack to the vertical position and adjust the left paper guide 2 to the proper position for the size of the paper being used. Note If the paper is not loaded on the proper mark, the printer may not detect the paper and will issue PAPER ERROR. 4.
2. Setting up ❏ Paper alignment Current print line location The current printing line (DDD...) is the third line down from the top of the ribbon guide (line spacing is 1/6 line: 6 LPI). Ribbon Guide 0.5 A A A A A A A AB B BC B C C DC D D D Adjusting the print head position The head adjustment is used to obtain the best print quality possible for the specific paper being used. The print head position can be adjusted to accommodate printing on single and multipart forms.
3. Control panel and operations 3. Control panel and operations Control panel and indicators Standard Panel TOF SET L C D RESET PARK BIN QUALITY EXIT ENTER SETUP ALT M.LF LF FF M.RLF RLF TEAR OFF POWER ON LINE P.OUT ON LINE Alternate up-side down reverse panel M.LF M.RLF RLF TOF SET BIN PARK QUALITY EXIT ENTER SETUP ALT D LF C ON LINE TEAR OFF P.OUT ON LINE POWER FF RESET L Note: The alternate reverse panel installation instruction is described in Appendix D.
3. Control panel and operations • Indicator lamps POWER ON LINE P.OUT Lamp On Off Blinking POWER (green) Power On Power Off ON LINE (green) Online Offline Cover open, or Head overheat protection activating P.OUT (umber) Out-of-paper Paper-in Home sensor error, RAM error, or paper error. — ON LINE ❏ Function Keys • ON LINE ON LINE Pressing this key places the printer offline so that the printer can perform some functions independent from the host system.
3. Control panel and operations • M.LF/M.RLF (Micro line feed/micro reverse line feed) When the M.LF/M.RLF key is pressed, the paper is fed 1/360 inch forward or backward, respectively. This key is used to set the paper position. M.LF M.RLF • TEAR OFF To set the TOF SET (top-of-form set) function, press the FF key and then simply advance the loaded paper forward or reverse to your desired print position using the M.LF/M.RLF keys.
3. Control panel and operations • TOF SET (ALT+PARK keys) The TOF SET key is valid only when paper is loaded. When the TOF SET key is pressed in the offline state, the TOF position is set to the top of the ribbon guide, and the buzzer sounds. TOF Position Ribbon Guide After two seconds, the paper is fed backward so that the TOF position is at the current A A A A A A printing position. A AB B B C 0.
3. Control panel and operations • Paper Select Lever The paper select lever serves to switch between the fanfold continuous paper setting and the single sheet paper setting (or CSF setting when CSF installed). Note: Switching this lever to continuous paper setting will mechanically release the pressure roller for single sheets and engage gear trains for continuous paper. Paper parking This function moves fanfold paper back to the push tractor position (park station) so that single sheet paper can be used.
3. Control panel and operations Printing test pattern Before performing the printer's self test, be sure the ribbon cassette and paper are properly installed in the printer. The self test prints a continuous pattern of printable characters (ASCII character pattern) in either draft or letter quality (LQ). While test printing is executed, the ON LINE lamp blinks and the LCD indicates “SELF TEST”. TOF SET SELF TEST DRAFT RESET PARK BIN QUALITY EXIT ENTER SETUP ALT M.LF LF FF M.
3. Control panel and operations Demonstration print-out To see what this printer can do, you may run this demonstration print-out (Letter or A4 paper size) for checking the printer's performance. Press and hold the RLF and the M.RLF keys while turning on the printer's power.
3. Control panel and operations POWER RESET ALT SETUP TEAR OFF RLF M. RLF M. LF QUALITY PARK ON LINE FF Operation (reference page) LF Power-on operation summary Self test, draft (P21) Self test,LQ (P21) Hex dump, draft (P62) Hex dump,LQ (P62) Extended setup options (P33) Demo printout (P22) Loading MEMO 1 (P31) Loading MEMO 2 (P31) Loading MEMO 3 (P31) Vertical alignment (P66) EEPROM initialize 1 EEPROM initialize 2 Notes 1.
4. Basic setup options 4. Basic setup options About basic setup options The setup options serve to define various initial states of the printer that are executed when the power is turned on or when the RESET key is pressed. In addition, this mode serves to redefine the font type, character spacing, and other parameters for the printer's current operating conditions. The parameters set in the setup options are stored in the memory of the printer and used as the default values in initialize operations.
4. Basic setup options ❏ Selection procedure example The following example illustrates the correct procedure to select a letter-portrait paper size from the front panel: 1. Press the ON LINE key to enter the offline state. The ON LINE LED is put out: 2. Press the SETUP key to enter the SETUP options. The LCD displays: 1 MULTIPART 3. Press the Right Arrow (→) key to select the menu and to display: 3 PAGE SINGLE 4.
4. Basic setup options (1-2) Printing multipart paper The multipart mode increases the print intensity on multipart forms. 1 MULTIPART COPY: COPY: COPY: NORMAL DARK 1 DARK 2 The followings will give an idea for proper selection: ........... Original + 5 copies ........... Original + 7 copies ........... Original + 8 copies Selecting page length for fanfold paper The page length selection varies from 2 inches to 16.5 inches with a 0.5 inch increment.
4. Basic setup options (3) Selecting single sheet paper size This function sets a paper size (page length, the right and left margins) of single sheet paper. The "Page Lock" option in the extended options can lock-in the character spacing selected in this option and ignores the related software command. 3 PAGE SINGLE SIZE: SIZE: SIZE: SIZE: SIZE: SIZE: SIZE: SIZE: SIZE: SIZE: SIZE: SIZE: B5 p B5 l A4 p A4 l B4 p B4 l LETTERp LETTERl LEGAL p LEGAL l A3 p A3 l ........... "P" denotes portrait. .........
4. Basic setup options (4) Selecting font style This selection is effective only in the LQ or NLQ print mode. There are 10 resident fonts provided. When the OCR-A or OCR-B font is selected, either 10 cpi or 12 cpi character spacing can be selected. The "Font Lock" option in the extended options can lock-in the font selected in this option and ignores the related software command. 4 FONT SELECT FONT: FONT: FONT: FONT: FONT: FONT: FONT: FONT: FONT: FONT: ROMAN S.
4. Basic setup options (5) Selecting character spacing This function selects one of the fixed spaced characters and proportional spaced characters. The "Pitch Lock" option in the extended setup options can lock-in the character spacing selected in this option and ignores the related software command. When SD (speed draft) or SSD (super speed draft) is set the character spacing automatically changes to 12 cpi or 15 cpi, respectively.
4. Basic setup options (6) Enlarging/compressing print Enlarges or compresses the text size. Any setting other than 100% will cancel the double height printing mode. The relationships between the paper sizes with their enlargement and compressing ratio are described below. Note: Enlarge ratio of 200% or less is recommended to prevent single sheets from paper skew.
4. Basic setup options (7-8) Setting top of form position The top-of-form (TOF) can be set using this function, anywhere from a minimum of 0 inch to a maximum of 480/60 inches (8 inches = 203mm) by increments of 1/60 inch. Press the Up or Down arrow keys to increase or decrease the TOF setting, respectively. Press the ENTER key to select the desired setting. 7 TOF ADJUST TOF: TOF: TOF: + 0/60IN +nnn/60IN ...........
4. Basic setup options (8) Factory Default Setting Option Menu Factory Default 1 MULTIPART 2 PAGE FANFOLD 3 PAGE SINGLE 4 FONT SELECT 5 CHAR PITCH 6 ZOOM IN/OUT 7 TOF ADJUST NORMAL 11" A4 PORTRAIT ROMAN 10 CPI 100% 14/60 INCH 10 EMULATION 11 CHR TB HP 12 CHR TB EPSON 13 CHR TB IBM 14 NATIONAL FONT 15 CODE PAGE 16 AGM IBM 17 CR SETTING 18 LF SETTING 19 LF PITCH 20 ZERO STYLE 21 TABULATION 22 PAGE LOCK 23 QUALITY 24 FONT LOCK 25 PITCH LOCK 26 QLTY LOCK 27 BC/L.
5. Extended setup options 5. Extended setup options About extended setup options • • • • The extended setup options contain various setup options which are used less frequently than the basic setup options.
5. Extended setup options Extended setup options summary Press both the SETUP and RESET keys to enter the extended setup options. ●Basic setup options #1-#8 ●Extended setup options #1-#87 1 2 3 4 MULTIPART PAGE LENGTH (FANFOLD) PAGE LENGTH (SINGLE) FONT SELECT NORMAL * DARK 1 DARK 2 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 11 SELECT SETUP MEMORY EMULATION MODE EPSON * IBM HP EMULATION MODE ROMAN-8 * CODE PG PC-8D/N ECMA LEGAL CHARA.
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5. Extended setup options (10-11) Print enhancement Emulation The desired emulation mode of the printer can be selected using this function. 10 EMULATION EML: EML: EML: EPSON IBM HP ........... Epson LQ-2550 compatible ........... IBM 2391 compatible ........... RuggedWriter 480 compatible Character table (HP mode) This function selects one of character sets provided in the HP emulation.
5. Extended setup options (12-13) Character table (Epson mode) This function selects one of character sets provided in the Epson emulation. 12 CHR TB TBL: TBL: TBL: TBL: EPSON ITALIC GRAPHIC DOWN LD CODE PG ........... ........... ........... ...........
5. Extended setup options (14-15) National font style One of the following 16 national fonts can be selected. 14 NATIONAL FONT 23 24 CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: CNTRY: 40 5B ASCII HEXADECIMAL 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E USA FRANCE GERMANY U.K. DENMRK SWEDEN ITALY SPAIN JAPAN NORWAY DNMRK 2 SPAIN 2 LATN AM KOREA TURKEY LEGAL Code page The default code page can be selected using this function.
5. Extended setup options (16-18) IBM Alternate graphic mode (AGM) (Valid in IBM mode) This function enables the IBM emulation to work similar to the Epson emulation in high density graphics. The table below describes the differences in their related control codes.
5. Extended setup options (19-22) Line feed spacing This function selects the default line feed spacing. When no line feed spacing is set in the software command, this value is used as a linefeed. 19 LF PITCH LF: LF: LF: LF: LF: 6 8 9 3 4 LPI LPI LPI LPI LPI Slashed zero The zero style is selected as either “0” (no-slash) or “Ø” (slashed). 20 ZERO STYLE ZERO: ZERO: NO-SLSH SLASHED ........... “0” (no-slash) is selected ...........
5. Extended setup options (23-26) Print quality The letter or draft quality printing or their variations can be selected. This function performs the same way as when the QUALITY key is pressed on the front control panel. This function selects the graphic print speed. See the page 19. 23 QUALITY QLTY: QLTY: QLTY: QLTY: QLTY: QLTY: LQ NLQ HQDR DRAFT S.D S.S.D ........... Letter quality printing ........... Near letter quality printing ........... High quality draft printing ...........
5. Extended setup options (27-28) Bar code print enhancement Enable Bar code print and Enlarged character This function enables the printer to accept the control commands of the barcode and enlarged character. 27 BC/L. CHR BC: BC: BC: MODE 1 MODE 2 IGNORED ........... ESC SO and ESC SI can not be used for the bar code data start or stop command. ........... ALL control command are valid. ........... Bar code and Enlarged character are invalid.
5. Extended setup options (28) Bar code specifications The table below shows the specifications of thirteen types of bar codes available for the printer. Bar code printing examples are shown on the previous page.
5. Extended setup options (29-30) Bar code size This function specifies the default bar code size. 29 BC SIZE BC BC BC BC SIZE: SIZE: SIZE: SIZE: 1 1.5 2 2.5 The tables below show bar code sizes and attributes. SIZE 1 NARROW BAR 2/120inch WIDE BAR 6/120inch NARROW SPACE 2/120inch WIDE SPACE 6/120inch INTER CHARA.GAP2/120inch BAR HEIGHT 8/12inch HRI PRINT HRI FONT CHECK CHARACTERS PRINT DENSITY 1.
5. Extended setup options (31-33) Graphic Print Speed This function selects the print speed of the 120 DPI/240DPI and 180 DPI/360DPI graphics. 31 GR QLTY QLTY: MODE1 QLTY: MODE2 QLTY: MODE3 MODE1 MODE2 MODE3 120/240DPI 180/360DPI SPEED Min.Dot pitch SPEED Min.Dot pitch 15.7IPS 1/120" 10.5IPS 1/180" 18.0IPS 1/120" 18.0IPS 1/120" 31.5IPS 1/60" 24IPS 1/60" Accent character This function specifies the method of printing accent characters. 32 ACCENT CHR. PRINT:SIMPLE PRINT:COMPO ...........
5. Extended setup options (38-39) HP mode enhancement PCL Mode (HP mode) This function selects the emulation level in HP mode. 38 PCL MODE MODE: PCL3+ MODE: PCL3 MODE: PCL3+D PCL3 Fully compatible with the Rugged Writer 480. The character pitches(15, 17.1 and 24) and print quality modes (HQDR, NLQ, S.D., S.S.D.) cannot be selected by software commands. PCL3+ Extra capability to the Rugged Writer 480.
5. Extended setup options (40-42) Paper handling enhancement Set the top margin This function sets the top margin by lines with fixed line spacing of 6 lines per inch in the range between 0 to 15 lines (2.5") from the top of the form. 40 TOP MARGIN T.M.: T.M.: T.M.: 0 LINE nn LINE 15 LINE Set the bottom margin This function sets the bottom margin by lines with fixed line spacing of 6 lines per inch in the range between 0 to 15 lines (2.5") from the bottom edge of the form. 41 BOTTOM MARGIN B.M.: B.M.
5. Extended setup options (43-45) Set the right margin This function sets the right margin by columns with fixed character spacing of 10 characters per inch in the range between 0 to 63 columns (6.3") from the right-most printable location. Right most printable location 43 RIGHT M. R.M.: R.M.: R.M.
5. Extended setup options (46) Override bottom margin The effect of this function varies depending whether you are using Cut Sheet or Fanfold paper. The operation of this function is also varied depending upon the Emulation setting (and if in HP emulation, the PCL mode setting).
5. Extended setup options (47-50) Label mode (valid only in fanfold setting) Label mode is designed to prevent continuous forms labels from being peeled from the backing sheet and becoming jammed in the printer. 47 LABEL MODE LABEL MD: NO LABEL MD: YES ........... Set the label protect mode off. ........... Set the label protect mode on.
5. Extended setup options (51-62) Line Feed Speed This function specifies the line feed speed. The 1/2 LF speed feeds paper more stably. It is useful for thick paper, labeled sheets and multipart paper in comtinuous printing. 51 LF SPEED SPEED: NORMAL SPEED: 1/2 Communication enhancement Interface type This function selects the type of interface; the parallel interface or the serial interface. When this function is executed, the printer is initialized.
5. Extended setup options (63-66) Data length (serial interface) This function selects the appropriate data length. 63 DATA LENGTH LENGTH: 8 BITS LENGTH: 7 BITS Stop bit (serial interface) This function selects the appropriate number of stop bits. 64 STOP BIT STOP BIT: 1 BIT STOP BIT: 2 BITS Communication protocol (serial interface) This function selects the appropriate communication protocol. Refer to the specification of your host system for selecting proper communication protocol. 65 PROTOCOL PROT.
5. Extended setup options (67-70) Serial error check (serial interface) This function selects the printer's response to a serial data transmission error. The serial data transmission error includes a parity error, framing error, and over-run error. If "PRINT" is enabled, the data in error is printed as an asterisk(*). If "IGNORED" is enabled, the data in error is discarded. 67 SERIAL ERROR S.ERROR: PRINT S.
5. Extended setup options (71-74) Communication buffer size This function selects the maximum size of the input buffer. When the selection of this function is completed, the printer is initialized. The buffer size affects the signal protocol in serial data communication. In these protocols the printer's busy/ready state changes according to the data remaining values in the input buffer described below. 71 BUFFER SIZE B.SIZE: B.SIZE: B.
5. Extended setup options (80-82) Miscellaneous Print direction This function selects either pre-directional printing, bi-directional printing, or uni-directional printing. Software commands to control the printing direction will override this selection. Particular characters such as IBM graphic characters are always printed unidirectional. 80 PRINT DIR PRINT: PRINT: PRINT: PRE-DIR UNI-DIR BI-DIR ...........
5. Extended setup options (83-87) Software controlled setup This function enables/disables the special software commands that are designed to control most of the extended setup options from host. See "Printer setup command codes" section in Appendix B. 83 SOFTWARE SET SOFTWARE: NO SOFTWARE: YES Lock the RESET key This function locks up the RESET key during the online mode in order to avoid an accidental reset during printing.
6. Setting the application software 6. SETTING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE About printer driver Printer Driver is a section of your software that automatically translates instructions from the software to your printer. For example, when using some application softwares, if you want to boldface or underline a word, the printer driver automatically translates your specific boldface or underline instruction on your application software to printer control command.
6. Setting the application software CONNECTING THE BP-9000 PRINTER IN THE HP ENVIRONMENT Introduction The HP emulation of the BP-9000 printer provides full compatibility with the HP2235A RuggedWriter 480 printer. The BP-9000 also provides features and capabilities beyond those ever provided by the HP RuggedWriter printer. SEIKO Precision Inc. has provided a means for you to access these extra capabilities for any new applications that you may chose to print on the BP-9000.
6. Setting the application software Extra Capabilities for new Applications Listed below is a summary of the expanded command sets available for new applications. refer to the Appendix B, page 118 through 124 for details of using the expanded command sets.
7. Troubleshooting 7. Troubleshooting If an error occurs during printing, you will get several warnings. A buzzer sounds, P.OUT lamp blinks, and an error message appears in the display window of the front control panel. ❏ Error Messages Error Message Cause and Solution CARRIAGE ERROR The printer cannot detect the print head position. ◆ Turn off the printer immediately. After a brief wait, turn on the printer again. RAM ERROR (NO LCD DISPLAY The P.OUT lamp blinks and the buzzer sounds after power on.
7. Troubleshooting ❏ Troubleshooting guide Problem Cause and Solution POWER lamp fails to light ◆ ◆ Power cord not connected. Blown fuse in the printer. Printer stops or slows down on printing ◆ Print head has overheated. Wait until it has cooled down. P.OUT lamp lights incorrectly ◆ ◆ Paper detect sensor may be damaged. Sensor hole is clogged. Poor quality printing or smudging of the paper ◆ ◆ ◆ Old or worn out ink ribbon needs to be replaced. Head adjustment lever is not set correctly.
7. Troubleshooting ❏ Input Hexadecimal Dump Mode The Input hexadecimal dump capability of the printer enables monitoring of data as it is sent to the printer. Each Escape Sequence, Control Code, and ASCII character sent from the computer to the printer is printed in a two-digit hexadecimal format. Such printing is initiated after 16 bytes of data have been transmitted to the printer. Hexadecimal values and their corresponding ASCII characters between the values 20h to 7Eh are printed on each line.
8. Maintenance 8. Maintenance ❏ Cleaning Minimum periodical cleaning will ensure the maximum performance from your printer. Do not spill or splash cleaning liquid inside the printer. Please refer to the "Printer cover removal" on page 64 to remove the covers for cleaning. Before cleaning the printer, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord. Power may be required to clean the platen.
8. Maintenance (Lubrication) ❏ Lubrication In the case of heavy use of the printer, apply a specified lubricating oil only to the front and rear metal carriage bar. When applying the lubricant to the carriage bars, spread the oil by manually moving the print head back and forth along the carriage bar. Consult your dealer to obtain the recommended lubricating oil. Do not use an unspecified oil, or it may reduce the printer's performance drastically.
8. Maintenance (Printer cover removal) Printer Cover Guide ◆ Open the front cover to an upright position, then lift and remove the cover. Pivot Rear Cover ◆ Open the rear cover from the bottom edge of the cover and pull it away from the printer to remove. Paper Rack ◆ Slide both paper guides to the extreme left and right edges of the paper rack. Raise the rear end to stand vertically and lift straight upward to remove.
8. Maintenance (Vertical alignment mode) ❏ Vertical alignment mode The vertical alignment mode serves to compensate for the slippage of the vertical printing positions, that occurs due to individual differences and age distortion of the printer. This mode has two features: print start alignment as A-MODE and bidirectional print alignment as B-MODE. The print start adjustment aligns the print position of two different print modes at the left margin.
8. Maintenance (Vertical alignment mode) 3 13 patterns from 0 to 12 are printed in accordance with the printing conditions. The pattern of the present printing condition is indicated with asterisks (*). PRINTED PATTERNS EXAMPLE Description of Patterns • A pattern describes the type of printing conditions for each mode. • A number with “*” in the printing example represents the printing condition being set at present.
8. Maintenance (Vertical alignment mode) A-MODE 1: NO. 6 LCD Description Pattern No. (0-12) Mode No. (1-11or 0-11) Key Operation Up and down arrow keys Left and right arrow keys EXAMPLE (To change the pattern No. 6 to 7 in A-MODE 4.
9. Bar code and enlarged character 9. Bar code and enlarged character The printer can print bar codes and enlarged characters. To activate the bar code and enlarged character function, set #27 BARCODE/ENLARGED CHAR to MODE 1 or MODE 2 in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE. This function is applicable to the EPSON or IBM or HP mode. This section describes the outline and details of the bar code and enlarged character function. ❏ Outline of bar code function The printer has 14 types of bar codes.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (Example) CODABAR Inter Character Gap Wide Space Narrow Space START Character STOP Character Wide Bar Barcode Height Bar Code function Check Character Narrow Bar HRI ❏ Bar Code command Function (1) DC4 DC4 T Command 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (2) Element width: DC4 DC4 E Format: ASCII Hex Decimal DC4 DC4 14 14 20 20 E 45 69 n1 n2 n1 n2 n1 n2 Function: Specifies the n2/120” or n2/180” width of the element n1. (1 ≤ n2 ≤ 127) 120” or 180” is specified with the DC4 DC4 D command. n1 = 0: Narrow bar 3: Wide space 1: Wide bar 4: Inter-character gap 2: Narrow space The narrow bar width or narrow space is used as the element width for Code 93, Code 128, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, and UPC-E.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (5) HRI font: DC4 DC4 F Format: ASCII Hex Decimal DC4 14 20 DC4 14 20 F 46 70 n n n C 43 67 n n n Function: Selects the font of printing the HRI. n = 0: Currently selected font 1: OCR-A 2: OCR-B This setting is not valid for Postnet or Element. (6) Check character: DC4 DC4 C Format: ASCII Hex Decimal DC4 14 20 DC4 14 20 Function: Specifies whether to add a check character automatically. n = 0: No check character is added.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (8) End of the bar code data sequence: ESC SO Format: ASCII Hex Decimal Function: SO 0E 14 Indicates the end of a bar code data sequence. This command is valid only when #27 BARCODE/LABEL MODE is set to MODE 2 in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE. (9) Bar code data sequence: DC4 DC4 B Format: ASCII Hex Decimal Function: ESC 1B 27 DC4 14 20 DC4 14 20 B 42 66 n n n d1 d2 ... dk Specifies the number (“n”) of data to be regarded as bar code data.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (12) Start and stop characters: DC4 DC4 N Format: ASCII Hex Decimal DC4 14 20 DC4 14 20 N 4E 78 n1 n1 n1 n2 n2 n2 Function: Specifies the Codabar start or stop character. n1 selects the start or stop character. n2 specifies a code of the start or stop as shown below. n1 = 0: Start character 1: Stop character n2 = a, b, c, d, t, n, ✽, or e. When power is turned on, “a” is selected as the start or stop character.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (16) Initializing the bar code mode: DC4 DC4 @ Format: ASCII Hex Decimal DC4 14 20 DC4 14 20 @ 40 64 Function: Initializes the bar code mode. The following show the default settings for bar code.
9. Bar code and enlarged character ❏ Printing bar codes ❏ ● Bar codes are printed at normal LQ 10 cpi (158 cps) print speed when the printing density is 120 dpi or at Dark 1 LQ 10 cpi (79 cps) print speed when the printing density is 180 dpi. (This does not apply to printing paths involving HRI printing or duty control.) ● Bar codes and normal characters are printed separately.
9. Bar code and enlarged character ❏ Error processing ● If a character code that is not valid for the selected bar code type is input, the character code is not converted into a bar code symbol but is printed as a character. If the bar code has a start or stop character added to the HRI, the start or stop character is printed. ‘ ’ is printed instead of an invalid character.
9. Bar code and enlarged character ❏ UPC-E conversion rule ● NSC, manufacturer’s codes (M1 M2 M3 M4 M5), and product item codes (X1 X2 X3 X4 X5) are input data. 1. 2. NSC must be 0 or 1. When the manufacturer’s code data is input, the rule is determined and zero checking of the product item codes is performed. NZ: Non-zero ✽: 0 to 9 UCP-A Type Rule 1 Rule 2 Rule 3 Rule 4 3.
9. Bar code and enlarged character • Modulus 11 a. Data characters are weighed from the right to the left, as, example,1, 2, ..., 10, 1, 2 ... 10, 1, 2 and so forth. The sum of the data character values is determined. (The symbol ‘-’ has a character value of 10.) b. A character having a character value equal to the remainder of dividing the value determined in step a by 11 is the first check character (C). c. Data characters are weighed from the right to the left, beginning with C, as, for example, 1, 2, .
9. Bar code and enlarged character • Modulus 47 a. Data characters are weighed from the right to the left, as, for example, 1, 2, ..., 20, 1, 2 ... 20, 1, 2 and so forth. The sum of the data character values determined.. b. The character with a character value equal to the remainder of dividing the value determined in step a by 47 is the first check character (C). c. Data characters are weighed from the right to the left, beginning with C, as, for example, 1, 2, ..., 15, 1, 2 ... , 15, 1, 2 and so forth.
9. Bar code and enlarged character ❏ Element printing [Example] The following shows a BASIC program for printing Code 39 bar codes using the element printing function. This example shows how to print “CODE39”. (Replace NB, WB, NS and WS in the data statements in the following example with 0, 1, 2 and 3, respectively.
9. Bar code and enlarged character Enlarged character function If #27 BARCODE/ENLARGED CHAR is set to MODE 1 or MODE 2 in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE, enlarged characters can be printed. The enlarged character function is valid for the EPSON or IBM or HP mode. ❏ Outline of enlarged character function When the enlarged character mode is selected with the DC4 DC4 l 1 command, any commands other than those shown below are ignored. Only three print codes are available: LF, CR and FF.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (1) Executing backspacing: BS Format: Function: ASCII Hex Decimal BS 08 08 Executes backspacing. When the BS command is executed, the printing position moves to the previous character position on the left. The BS command is valid up to the left margin. A BS command issued on the left margin is ignored. When a BS command is issued when there is a character on the left with proportional printing selected, the printer backspaces to that character.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (3) Executing form feeding: FF Format: Function: ASCII Hex Decimal FF 0C 12 Executes form feeding. This command feeds the page to the next TOF position. If there are still enlarged characters to be printed, they are printed, then form feeding is executed. (4) Executing carriage return: CR Format: Function: ASCII Hex Decimal CR 0D 13 Executes carriage return. This command moves the printing position to the left margin without printing any characters.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (6) Arrangement of enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 a Format: ASCII Hex Decimal DC4 14 20 DC4 14 20 a 61 97 n n n Function: Specifies the standard position for adjusting enlarged characters in the vertical direction. n = 00H, 30H: Base line is adjusted to the N’th dot from the top. (N = 20 x cell expansion) 01H, 31H: Descender is adjusted to the N’th dot from the top. (N = 24 x cell expansion) 02H, 32H: Center is adjusted to the N’th dot from the top.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (8) All-character set for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 d Format: ASCII Hex Decimal DC4 14 20 DC4 14 20 d 64 100 n n n d1 d1 d1 d2...dn d2...dh d2...dn Function: Specifies the all-character set for enlarged characters. 1 ≤ n ≤ 255 0 ≤ d ≤ 255 Data with a number specified with the parameter “n” is processed as character codes. If n = 0, this sequence is ignored.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (10) Height expansion for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 h Format: ASCII Hex Decimal DC4 14 20 DC4 14 20 h 68 104 n n n Function: Specifies the height expansion of enlarged characters. 0 ≤ n ≤ 127 The MSB of the parameter is masked. If n = 0, the expansion specified in the setup mode is selected. Enlarged character cell expansion takes priority over height expansion.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (12) VMI for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 j Format: ASCII Hex Decimal DC4 14 20 DC4 14 20 j 6A 106 n1 n1 n1 n2 n2 n2 Function: Specifies the VMI (vertical motion index) of enlarged characters. 0 ≤ n1 ≤ 255 0 ≤ n2 ≤ 127 The VMI indicates the distance between two lines, i.e., the length the print head moves after printing one line. The VMI is (n1 + n2 x 256)/180”. The MSB of parameter n2 is masked. The VMI can be set to zero.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (14) Enlarged character cell offset: DC4 DC4 o Format: ASCII Hex Decimal DC4 14 20 DC4 14 20 o 6F 111 n n n Function: Specifies the cell offset for enlarged characters. 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 This command specifies the cell offset for the enlarged characters in 1/180”. The cell offset is used to execute a line feed (LF) command. In the enlarged character mode, the line is fed by a pitch of (24 + cell offset)/180” x cell expansion.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (16) Enlarged character quality: DC4 DC4 q Format: ASCII Hex Decimal DC4 14 20 DC4 14 20 q 71 113 n n n Function: Specifies the quality of enlarged characters as shown below. n = 00H, 30H: Standard quality 01H, 31H: High-speed 1 quality 02H, 32H: High-speed 2 quality The MSB of the parameter is masked. Any sequences other than the above parameters are ignored. The character quality is specified at the beginning of a line.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (18) Setting and canceling enlarged character smoothing: DC4 DC4 s Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 s Hex Decimal 14 20 14 20 73 115 n n n Function: Sets and cancels smoothing of enlarged characters. n = 00H, 30H: Cancels smoothing. 01H, 31H: Sets smoothing. The MSB of the parameter is masked. Any sequences other than the above parameters are ignored. Smoothing is set by default.
9. Bar code and enlarged character (20) Setting and canceling underscores for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 u Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 u n Hex 14 14 75 n Decimal 20 20 117 n Function: Sets and cancels the underscore function. n = 00H, 30H: Cancels underscoring. 01H, 31H: Specifies the underscoring. The MSB of the parameter is masked. Any sequences other than the above parameters are ignored. An underscore is drawn on the 25th pin line at a thickness of (1 dot x length expansion of the character).
9. Bar code and enlarged character If parameter m is different than shown above, this sequence is ignored. The absolute print position is based on the left margin. If the specified position exceeds the right margin, the print position is located at the right margin. If a relative lefthand printing position to the left of the left margin is specified, left margin becomes the printing position.
9. Bar code and enlarged character ❏ Enlarged character print samples This page shows examples of a BASIC program for printing enlarged characters and the printed enlarged characters (actual size).
A. Specifications Appendix A. Specifications ❏ Printing specifications Printing method • Impact dot matrix and bidirectional logic seeking printing Print Head • 24 pins, movable-type (parallel/staggered orientation.
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A. Specifications Evaluation conditions: Data of 100 lines by 132 columns, all ASCII rolling pattern characters, and 1/6-inch line feed is input from a host and is stored in the 64K-byte communication buffer o f t h e p r i n t e r. Wi t h t h a t c o n d i t i o n , t h e n u m b e r o f printing lines per minute is measured. Throughput Paper feed method Paper width Paper weight Friction method: • Single cut sheet (A3, B4, A4, B5, letter, legal) • 55 kg - 90 kg in Japan • 17 lbs. - 28 lbs.
A. Specifications Print mode specifications Print mode 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi Draft 16.7 cpi 17 cpi 20 cpi 24 cpi Proportional 1/2 Proportional Speed Draft 12 cpi S.Speed Draft 15 cpi 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi HQDR 16.7 cpi 17 cpi 20 cpi 24 cpi Proportional 1/2 Proportional 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi (EPSON) 15 cpi (HP/IBM) Near Letter Quality 16.7 cpi 17 cpi 20 cpi 24 cpi (EPSON) 24 cpi (HP/IBM) Proportional 1/2 Proportional Note: (+n) indicates the number of space added.
A. Specifications Note: (+n) indicates the number of space added. Print mode 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi (EPSON) 15 cpi (HP/IBM) Letter Quality 16.7 cpi 17 cpi 20 cpi 24 cpi (EPSON) 24 cpi (HP/IBM) Proportional 1/2 Proportional Multipart mode Normal Dark 1 Dark 2 Normal Dark 1 Dark 2 Normal Dark 1 Dark 2 Normal Dark 1 Dark 2 Normal Dark 1 Dark 2 Normal Dark 1 Dark 2 Normal Dark 1 Dark 2 Normal Dark 1 Dark 2 Normal Dark 1 Dark 2 Normal Dark 1 Dark 2 Normal Dark 1 Dark 2 Dot Spacing (V X H) Max No.
A. Specifications ❏ Parallel interface specifications • Input connector (36-pin parallel) 1817 1615141312 1110 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 3635 3433323130 2928 2726252423 22 212019 PIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Notes: SIGNAL STROBE DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 DATA 8 ACK BUSY PE SELECT AUTOFEED HIGH LOW CHASSIS GND HIGH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
A. Specifications ❏ Serial interface specifications • Input connector (25-pin serial) 1 13 25 14 RS-232C Pin assignments PIN SIGNAL IN/OUT 1 CHASSIS GND 2 TXD OUT 3 RXD IN 4 RTS OUT 5 CTS IN 6 DSR IN 7 SIGNAL GND 8 CD IN 9 NC 10 NC 11 SRTS OUT 12 NC 13 NC Notes: PIN 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 SIGNAL NC NC NC NC NC NC DTR NC NC NC NC INC IN/OUT OUT 1. NC stands for no connection. 2. CHASSIS GND and GND are connected in the printer.
A. Specifications ❏ Other specifications Buffer size • 64k byte, 8k byte, 128 byte (Changeable buffer size from the setup #71) Cooling fan • 2 levels of fan speed control capability Power supply • 120VAC: • 220 - 240VAC: Temperature • 41°F - 104°F (during Operation) • 5°C - 40°C Humidity • 20 % - 80 % (no condensation) External dimensions For USA and Canada For Australia, Asia, Europe and Others [Model A] • 24.4"(Width) x 10.2"(Height) x 12.
B. Control code summary (IBM) Appendix B. Control code summary ❏ IBM mode ITEM [1] [2] [3] SYMBOL BEL BS HT Hexadecimal & Decimal [07] H [7] D [08] H [8] D [09] H [9] D FUNCTION Activates the alarm. Backspaces one character. Moves to next horizontal tab.
B. Control code summary (IBM) ITEM SYMBOL [21] ESC 4 [22] ESC 5 n Hexadecimal Decimal [1B,34] H [27,52] D [1B,35,n] H [27,53,n] D [23] [24] [25] [26] ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC : ESC = n1 n2 id lo hi data [1B,36] H [27,54] D [1B,37] H [27,55] D [1B,3A] H [27,58] D [1B,3D,n1,n2,23,lo,hi] H [27,61,n1,n2,35,lo,hi] D [27] ESC A n [1B,41,n] H [27,65,n] D [28] [29] ESC B n1 n2... n64 NUL ESC C n [1B,42,n1,n2,...n64,00] H [27,66,n1,n2,...
B. Control code summary (IBM) ITEM SYMBOL [38] ESC K n1 n2 data Hexadecimal Decimal [1B,4B,n1,n2,data] H [27,75,n1,n2,data] D FUNCTION Prints the 8-pin Standard-density graphic mode(60dpi) The total number of dots in the data is set by n1+n2×256. [39] ESC L n1 n2 data [1B,4C,n1,n2,data] H [27,76,n1,n2,data] D Prints the 8-pin Double-density graphic mode(120dpi) The total number of dots in the data is set by n1+n2×256.
B. Control code summary (IBM) ITEM SYMBOL [53] ESC [ @ n1 n2 m1...m4 Hexadecimal Decimal [1B,5B,40,n1,n2,m1,..,m4] H [27,91,64,n1,n2,m1,..,m4] D FUNCTION Sets single or double height/width/line-spacing mode. n1=4, n2=0, and m2=0.
B. Control code summary (IBM) ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION 2.
B. Control code summary (IBM) ITEM SYMBOL [57] ESC [ \ n1 n2 m1...m4 Hexadecimal Decimal [1B,5B,5C,n1,n2,m1,...m4] H [27,91,92,n1,n2,m1,...m4] D FUNCTION Sets basic line spacing to 1/180", 1/216", or 1/360". n1=4, n2=0, m1=0, and m2=0 The basic line spacing affects the amount of the line feeding at ESC J and ESC 3.
B. Control code summary (Epson) ❏ EPSON mode ITEM [1] [2] [3] SYMBOL BEL BS HT Hexadecimal & Decimal [07] H [7] D [08] H [8] D [09] H [9] D FUNCTION Activates the bell. Backspace one character. Moves to next horizontal tab.
B. Control code summary (Epson) ITEM SYMBOL [20] ESC $ n1 n2 Hexadecimal Decimal [1B,24,n1,n2] H [27,36,n1,n2] D [21] ESC % n [1B,25,n] H [27,37,n] D [22] ESC & NUL n m a0 a1 a2 data [1B,26,00,n,m,a0,a1,a2,data] H [27,38,0,n,m,a0,a1,a2,data] D FUNCTION Sets absolute dot position. The dot spacing is 1/60" and its position is n1+n2x256 dots from the left margin. Sets resident characters or download characters. n=0 : the resident character set is set. n=1 : the download character set is set.
B. Control code summary (Epson) ITEM SYMBOL [26] ESC *m n1 n2 data Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION d2=8,d3=0 : PC-863 d2=9,d3=0 : PC-865 d2=11,d3=0 : PC-857 d2=17,d3=0 : ISO-8859-1 Sets various graphic modes.
B. Control code summary (Epson) ITEM SYMBOL [41] ESC ? n m Hexadecimal Decimal [1B,3F,n,m] H [27,63,n,m] D FUNCTION Re-assign graphic type for ESC K, ESC L, ESC Y, and ESC Z commands.
B. Control code summary (Epson) ITEM SYMBOL [57] ESC O [58] ESC P Hexadecimal Decimal [1B,4F] H [27,79] D [1B,50] H [27,80] D [59] ESC Q n [1B,51,n] H [27,81,n] D [60] ESC R n [1B,52,n] H [27,82,n] D FUNCTION Cancels skip over perforation. Selects pica mode (10cpi). The condensed elite character (20 cpi) also becomes the condensed pica character (17.1 cpi). Sets right margin at the nth horizontal space in the current print mode from the left-most print position.
B. Control code summary (Epson) ITEM SYMBOL [68] ESC a n Hexadecimal Decimal [1B,61,n] H [27,97,n] D [69] ESC b c n1 n2 ...n16 NUL [1B,62,c,n1,n2,...,n16,00] H [27,98,c,n1,n2,...
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B. Control code summary (HP) ITEM SYMBOL [37] ESC ( # id ESC ) # id [38] ESC ( # @ Hexadecimal Decimal [1B,28,#,id] H [27,40,#,id] D [1B,29,#,id] H [27,41,#,id] D FUNCTION Assign font to the primary/secondary font set. # id 8U 0U 0N 10U 12U 11U 0S 3S 0D 1D 1E 1F 1G 0I 2S 0B 0F 0G 1S Font ROMAN-8 ASCII ECMA-94,LATIN1(ISO8859.
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B. Control code summary (HP) ITEM SYMBOL [50] ESC ) s # W [DATA] Hexadecimal Decimal [1B,29,73,#,57] H DATA [27,41,115,#,87] D DATA FUNCTION Download font descriptor. - ESC ) s 0 W command resistors a blank LQ font.
B. Control code summary (HP) ITEM SYMBOL [56] ESC * c # F Hexadecimal Decimal [1B,2A,63,#,46]H [27,42,99,#,70]D [57] ESC * p # X [1B,2A,70,#,58]H [27,42,112,#,88]D [58] ESC * p # Y [1B,2A,70,#,59]H [27,42,112,#,89]D [59] ESC * r # A [1B,2A,72,#,41]H [27,42,114,#,65]D FUNCTION Download font control - Controls download font as follows. # = 0 (30H) :Delete all download font # = 3 (33H) Delete data of current download code. # = 6 (36H) :Copy ROM font to download font.
B. Control code summary (Setup options) ❏ Setup options control codes This command is specially designed to assist you in utilizing the printer to its fullest potential. Most of printer's setup options can be accessed and changed through the following command sequence. Setup command sequence Setup declare codes 1B 7C 60 01 00 11 h Setup command codes 1B 7C 60 m1 m2 a 1 . . . a k header Setup terminate codes 1B 7C 60 01 00 12h m 1 , m 2 : Number of data bytes in the function commands and parameters(a1..
B. Control code summary (Setup options) ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.) = selection [7] CR setting Header 5 n 1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 35, n n: 0 = CR only n: 2 = Autofeed 1 = CR + LF [8] LF setting Header 6 n 1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 36, n n: 0 = LF only 1 = CR + LF [9] P.
B. Control code summary (Setup options) ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.) = selection [21] Left/right margin (Header) Q ml mr 1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 51, ml, mr 00 ≤ ml ≤ 63 00 ≤ mr ≤ 63 [22] International character Header R n 1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 52, n n: 0 = USA n: 5 = Sweden n: A = Denmark2 1 = France 6 = Italy B = Spain2 2 = Germany 7 = Spain C = Latin America 3 = U.
B. Control code summary (Setup options) ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.) = selection [33] PCL Mode Header ] w n 1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 3C, 65, n n: 0 = PCL3+ 1 = PCL3 [34] Bar Code Size Header ] x n 1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00,5D, 78, n n: 0 = 1 1 = 1.5 2=2 3 = 2.
B. Control code summary (Setup options) ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.
C. Character Sets Appendix C. Character sets Epson, Italic character set H L 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F (0) (16) (32) (48) (64) (80) (96) (112)(128) (144)(160) (176)(192) (208) (224)(240) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F Note: This character set is selected with ESC t 0. Refer to Control code summary section.
C. Character Sets International character set (EPSON) Hex Country U.S.A. FRANCE GERMANY U.K. DENMARK SWEDEN ITALY SPAIN JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK 2 SPAIN 2 LATIN AMERICA KOREA TURKEY LEGAL 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E Note: This character set is selected with ESC R n in the epson mode or from the front control panel. Refer to Control code summary or the extended setup options.
C. Character Sets IBM character set 2 H L 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F (0) (16) (32) (48) (64) (80) (96) (112)(128) (144)(160) (176)(192) (208) (224)(240) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F Note: This character set is selected with ESC 6. Refer to Control code summary section.
C. Character Sets HP Mode PC-8 (Danish / Norwegian) Character sets (PCL) ROMAN-8 Character sets (PCL) L/H 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F L/H 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 A A B B C C D D E E F F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F The (00)H-(1F)H and (7F)H normally function as control code.
C. Character Sets MATH 7 character sets (PCL) L/H 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F LINE DRAW character sets (PCL) L/H 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F The character of (A0)H-FF are, respectively, the same as those of (20)H -(7F)H.
C. Character Sets International character set [ISO] (PCL) ISO ID 23 ASCII FRANCE 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E 6 0U 69 1F FRANCE 2 - 0F GERMANY 21 1G GERMANY 2 - 0G U.K. 4 1E SWEDEN 11 0S SWEDEN 2 10 3S ITALY 15 SPAIN 17 2S SPAIN 2 85 6S 0I SPAIN 3 - 1S JAPAN 14 0K NORWAY 60 0D NORWAY 2 61 1D PORTUGAL 16 4S PORTUGAL 2 84 5S IRV 2 2U •The character of (A0)H-FF are respectively, the same as those of (20)H -(7F)H.
C. Character Sets Code 00H ~ 7FH (Common) Code Page 437 (U.S.A.) Code Page 850 (Multilingual) Code Page 857 (Turkish) PCL mode The (00)H-(1F)H and (7F)H normally function as control code. The DEL(7F)H code as " " character in PCL. While TRANSPARENT mode is character font available. These characters are printable only while in TRANSPARENT mode. EPSON/IBM mode •The (00)H-(1F)H and (80)H-(9F)H function as control codes only while in IBM character set 1 is selected.
C. Character Sets Code Page 858 (Multilingual-Euro) Code Page 860 (Portuguese) Code Page 861 (Icelandic) Code Page 863 (Canadian French) PCL mode The (00)H-(1F)H and (7F)H normally function as control code. The DEL(7F)H code as " " character in PCL. While TRANSPARENT mode is character font available. These characters are printable only while in TRANSPARENT mode. EPSON/IBM mode •The (00)H-(1F)H and (80)H-(9F)H function as control codes only while in IBM character set 1 is selected.
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D. Reverse control panel sheet Appendix D. Reverse control panel sheet TOF SET M.LF M.RLF RLF BIN PARK QUALITY ENTER D LF C ON LINE TEAR OFF P.OUT ON LINE POWER FF L RESET EXIT SETUP ALT ❏ Installation The reverse control panel sheet allows you to easily read the function key labels from the back of the printer. In situations where working from the back of the printer is convenient, simply lay the reverse control panel sheet in position over the standard control panel.
Maschinenlärminformationsverordnung 3. GSGV, 18. 01. 1991: Der arbeitsplatzbezogene Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB(A) oder weniger gemäß ISO 7779. This unit complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC. Dies Gerät entspricht den Bedingungen der Niederspannungs-Vorschrift 73/23/EEC und dem EMVG nach 89/336/EEC.
PRINTER DIVISION 1-1-1, AKANEHAMA, NARASHINO-SHI, CHIBA 275-8558 JAPAN
