MAINTENANCE Your printer requires very little care. Occasional cleaning and replacement of the ribbon cartridge are all that is required. Maintenance MAINTENANCE 6 Lubrication of the printer is not usually necessary. If the print head carriage does not move smoothly back and forth, clean the printer as described in this chapter. If the problem continues, contact your dealer to determine whether lubrication might be needed.
MAINTENANCE 3. Use a soft, damp cloth to wipe the exterior of the printer, including the covers and separator. A mild detergent may be used. CAUTION Do not use solvents, kerosene, or abrasive cleaning materials that may damage the printer. 4. Open the front cover of the printer and remove the ribbon cartridge. Using a soft vacuum brush, gently vacuum the platen, print head carriage, and surrounding areas. You can easily slide the print head to the left or right when the power is off.
MAINTENANCE Clean the platen and rollers about once a month to remove excess ink. Use the platen cleaner recommended by your supplier and proceed as follows: 1. Apply a small amount of platen cleaner to a soft cloth. Avoid spilling platen cleaner inside the printer. CAUTION Do not use alcohol to clean the platen. Alcohol may cause the rubber to harden. 2. Place the cloth against the platen and manually rotate the platen knob. 3.
MAINTENANCE 3. Move the paper thickness lever to position D. Paper thickness lever Move to D. Paper thickness lever 4. To remove the ribbon cartridge, press the ribbon release levers located on either side of the cartridge and carefully lift the cartridge out of the printer.
MAINTENANCE Turn the ribbon feed knob clockwise to be sure that it feeds properly. Ribbon feed knob Turn clockwise to tighten. Munting pin Ribbon release tabs Preparing the new ribbon cartridge 6. Place the two mounting pins on the ribbon support brackets of the head carrier. The two mounting pins are located on the sides of the ribbon release levers.) Insert the ribbon so that the ribbon falls between the nose of the print head and the plastic print guide.
MAINTENANCE 7. Press the ribbon release levers until the mounting pins snap into the holes on the ribbon support brackets. Gently pull on the cartridge to verify that the pins are securely positioned in the holes. 8. Turn the ribbon feed knob clockwise to tighten the ribbon. 9. Move the paper thickness lever back to its original position. For single sheet printing, the correct position is 1. Table 3.2 in Chapter 3 gives other paper thickness lever settings. 10. Close the front cover of the printer.
MAINTENANCE Maintenance REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD The print head is easy to replace. CAUTION The print head may be hot if you have been printing recently. To remove the print head: 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Open the front cover of the printer and remove the ribbon cartridge. 3. Pull the right end of the head lock wire forward to release it from the hook at the right of the print head carriage. Then release the wire from the center hook. 4.
MAINTENANCE To install the print head: 1. Carefully fit the mounting guide grooves of the print head on the locating studs on the carriage. 2. Push the print head into the connector and hook the wire into place in the reverse order of removal.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING TROUBLE-SHOOTING 7 Troubleshooting Your printer is extremely reliable, but occasional problems may occur. You can solve many of these problems yourself, using this chapter. If you encounter problems that you cannot resolve, contact your dealer for assistance. This chapter is organized as follows: • Solving problems • Diagnostic functions • Getting help SOLVING PROBLEMS The tables in this section describe common printer problems and their solutions.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING Table 7.1 Print Quality Problems and Solutions Problem Printing is too light or too dark. Solution Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is properly installed and that the ribbon feeds smoothly. Make sure that the paper thickness lever is set for the thickness of your paper. See Table 3.2 in Chapter 3. Check ribbon wear. Replace the ribbon if necessary. Stains or smudges appear on the page. Make sure that the paper thickness lever is set for the thickness of your paper. See Table 3.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING Table 7.1 Print Quality Problems and Solutions (Cont.) Problem Solution Use the printer’s V-ALMNT function to check the vertical print alignment. If necessary, adjust the print alignment. See the section Using the Diagnostic Functions in Chapter 5. The top margin is wrong. The top margin is the sum of the top-of-form setting, the software-specified top margin, and the printer’s TOP-MRG setting. Proceed as follows: Troubleshooting Printing is vertically misaligned (jagged).
TROUBLE-SHOOTING Paper Handling Problems Table 7.2 describes common paper handling problems and suggests solutions. See Chapter 3 for detailed procedures on loading and using paper. Table 7.2 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions Problem Solution Paper cannot be loaded or fed. Make sure that the paper select lever is set correctly. Move the lever backward for continuous forms and forward for single sheets. Make sure that the paper covers the paper-out sensor, i.e.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING Table 7.2 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions (Cont.) Problem Turn off the printer and remove the jammed paper. Remove any obstructions from the paper path. Make sure that the paper thickness lever is set for the thickness of your paper. See Table 3.2 in Chapter 3. Make sure that the paper is not folded, creased, or torn. Reload the paper. Paper jams while printing. Turn off the printer and remove the jammed paper. Remove any obstructions from the paper path.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING Tips for clearing a jammed sheet from the printer If a sheet of paper is jammed between the print head and the platen and cannot be removed, clear it as follows: 1. Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord from the receptacle. 2. Push up the locking levers to rlease the forms tractors and open the paper holders. 3. Move the paper thickness lever to position D. 4. Move the print head so that you can remove the jammed sheet easily and clear the sheet.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING Operating Problems If any of the errors listed in Table 7.3 occurs, the PAPER OUT LED lights up, and an alarm beeps, and the printer goes offline. Troubleshooting In such cases, the buttons on the control panel can be used in the same manner as those when the printer is in the offline state. Table 7.3 Operating Problems and Solutions Error name Error description Paper end (PE) error Paper end is detected.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING LEDs light up depending on the following error types. LED status Error name ONLINE Paper end Eject jam error Continuous form/ cut sheet switch lever error Load jam error Blink AREA OVER * * Light PAPER OUT * * * * *1 If the setup item PPR-OUT:IGNORE is specified, paper end is not detected.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING Printer Failures A user cannot generally resolve a problem involving defective printer hardware. On detecting a fatal error, the printer will: Stop printing Beep four times Turn the ONLINE indicator off Blink the PAPER OUT indicator (see Table 7.4 for the error type). Troubleshooting • • • • Table 7.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTIONS The printer diagnostic functions are SELF-TST, HEX-DUMP, and V-ALMNT. • SELF-TST tells you whether the printer hardware is functioning correctly. If the printer hardware is functional, any problems you are having are probably caused by incorrect printer settings, incorrect software settings, the interface, or the computer.
SUPPLIES AND OPTIONS This appendix lists the supplies, options, and programmer’s manuals available for the printer. Contact your dealer for information on ordering any of these items. SUPPLIES Supplies Option USER OPTION User's Manual Order Number CA02374-C104 Supplies Ribbon cartridges Black ribbon Ribbon subcassette Black ribbon Print head A CA02374-C204 CA02281-E718 Order Number Description RS-232C serial interface board.
SUPPLIES AND OPTIONS A-2 User's Manual
PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX B PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS This appendix gives the physical, functional, and performance specifications for the printer. It also gives detailed paper specifications. Dimensions B Height: 120 mm (4.72 in) Width: 415mm (16.3 in) Depth: 330 mm (13 in) Weight: 7.5 kg (16.
PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS Print method Impact dot matrix with a 0.
PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Paper length By software By control panel DPL24C+/XL24E: ESC/P2: Number of copies Up to 5, including the original Command sets (emulations) Resident Character sets DPL24C+/XL24E: Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS IBM Proprinter XL24E Epson ESC/P2 • IBM PC character sets 1 and 2 • IBM PS/2 character sets (code pages 437, 850, 852, 855, 860, 863, 865, 866, and DHN) IBM 437 and 851 ISO 8859-1 and ECMA 94 Total of 59 national character sets • Fujitsu character sets (691 characters) • It
PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Fonts Resident Bit map: Outline: Downloaded Eighteen fonts available Courier 10, Pica 10, OCR-B 10, OCR-A 10, Prestige Elite 12, Boldface PS, Correspondence, Compressed, Draft, and High-speed Draft Courier, Timeless, and Nimbus Sans ®; each in normal, bold, and italic styles Available from independent vendors Line spacing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 lines per inch. Programmable in 1/360 inch or various increments for image graphics. Character pitch 2.
PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Form feed speed 5.6 inches per second Ribbon life Up to 5.0 million characters Certification Safety: Model M33331A M33331B Regulation Country UL 1950-D3 (for 100 to 120 VAC) United States CSA C22.
PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Print Area This section illustrates the recommended print area for single sheets and continuous forms. 102-266.7 mm (4-10.5 in) May be decreased to 4.23 mm (1/6 inch). However, line spacing may be uneven. 25.4 mm (1 inch) H H 76-364 mm (3-14.3 in) May be decreased to 8.5 mm (1/3 inch). However, line spacing may be uneven. Print area H H 25.4 mm (1 inch) 5.08–32 mm (0.2–1.26 in) 5.08 mm or more (0.
PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS 102-266.7 mm (4-10.5 in) 25.4 mm (1 inch) 102 mm (4 inches) or more Print area May be decreased to 4.23 mm (1/6 inch). However, line spacing may be uneven. 25.4 mm (1 inch) Perforation 25.4 mm (1 inch) Approx. 4.7 mm (0.18 inches): Resume printing is allowable to single-part paper only and selectable by setup mode. Printing resumable Paper end 5.08-25.4 mm (0.2-1 in) 5.08 mm or more (0.
PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Paper Thickness Paper thickness is given by the weight of the paper in either grams per square meter (g/m2) or in pounds per bond (lbs/bond). The following table shows the allowable paper thickness for one-part paper or for each sheet of multipart paper. The total thickness must not exceed 0.35 mm (0.014 inch). The weight of carbonless or carbon-backed paper may vary, depending upon the paper manufacturer.
PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Type of Paper Number of Parts Thickness Carbon-backed Do not use in high humidity environments.
PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS B-10 User's Manual
COMMAND SETS COMMAND SETS This appendix describes printer commands and their parameters. C This printer has three resident command sets: • Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS (native command set for Fujitsu DL series printers) • IBM Proprinter XL24E • Epson ESC/P2 Select the same emulation on the printer and in your software. If your software emulations include DPL24C PLUS, select DPL24C PLUS for optimum performance.
COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) FUJITSU DPL24C PLUS This section describes the printer commands for the DPL24C PLUS command set which is the native command set of this printer.
COMMAND SETS Function User's Manual ESC V (n) ESC u (n) (h1) (h2) (v1) (v2) SI or ESC SI DC2 ESC S (n) ESC T ESC e U (n) Command Sets Double-height characters on/off (on: n = 1, off: n =0) This command does not adjust the line spacing.
COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Select printing style This command allows you to combine various printing styles. The value of n is the sum of the values of the styles you want to combine. n = 0: Pica pitch 1: Elite pitch 4: Condensed 8: Shadow 16: Bold 32: Double width 64: Proportional Select image overlay type This command allows you to overlay a pattern on characters.
COMMAND SETS Function Set character offset to n/120 inch Cancelled by CR or ESC x. (0 - n - 63) (64 - n - 127) Set character pitch to n/360 inch (0 - n1 n2 n3 - 999) n1, n2, and n3 are the hundreds, tens, and units digits.
COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Tabulation Horizontal tab execution Set horizontal tabs The values of n1 to nk in this command are the ASCII values of the print columns (at the current character width) at which tabs are to be set. (1 - n - 255) (1 - k - 255) Move to print column n (1 - n - 255) Move dot column n/360 inch (n = n1 + n2 x 256) The value below is for 136-column printers.
COMMAND SETS Function Set page length to n inches (1 - n - 22) Set page length to n/360 inch (n = n1 ¥ 256 + n2) (0 - n1 n2 - 255) (1 - n1 ¥ 256 + n2 - 7920) User's Manual ESC C NUL (n) or ESC e C NUL (n) or ESC FF NUL (n) ESC e f (n1) (n2) ESC 7 ESC 6 ESC R (n) CAN DC1 DC3 ESC > ESC = ESC # Command Sets Character Set Control Select character set 1 Appendix E gives the character sets Select character set 2 Appendix E gives the character sets.
COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Select code table n = 0: Code page 437 1: Code page 850 2: Code page 860 3: Code page 863 4: Code page 865 5: ISO 8859-1/ECMA 94 Select extended character by character number (0 £ n1n2n3 £ 664) n1, n2, and n3 are the hundreds, tens, and units digits.
COMMAND SETS Function Command • n (bit 0 to 2: Specification of font number) (1) Resident fonts n m = 0, 0 m = 1, 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Courier 10 Prestige elite 12 Draft Compressed Boldface PS Pica 10 Correspondence High-speed draft OCR-B OCR-A User's Manual ESC e q (n) ESC e s (n) ESC e p (n1) (n2) Command Sets (2) Downloaded fonts n = 0: Downloaded font 0 1: Downloaded font 1 Select print quality (font attributes) n = 0: Letter (360 ¥ 180 dpi) 1: Correspondence (180 ¥ 180 dpi) 2: Draft (120 ¥ 1
COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Command Select character style (font attributes) n = 0: Upright 1: Italic Select stroke weight (font attributes) n = 249: –7 (reserved) 251: –5 (reserved) 253: –3 (light) 0: 0 (medium) 3: 3 (bold) 5: 5 (black) 7: 7 (ultrablack) Select typeface (font attributes) n = 1: Pica 3: Courier (bitmap) 4: Nimbus Sans ® 5: Timeless 8: Prestige 23: Boldface 130: OCR-A 131: OCR-B 134: Courier (scalable) Select font by I.D.
COMMAND SETS Function Command Copy resident font to download area m = 0: Courier 10 1: Prestige Elite 12 2: Draft 3: Compressed 4: Boldface PS 5: Pica 10 6: Correspondence 7: High-speed Draft n = 0: Downloaded font 0 1: Downloaded font 1 Create download font • m (bits 4 and 5: Specifies the quality of characters to be registered) Bit 5 0 1 1 Bit 4 1 0 1 ESC : NUL (m) (n) ESC & (m) (Cs) (Ce) (data) Font quality selection Letter (360 dpi) Correspondence (180 dpi) Draft (120 dpi) • m (bit 0: Specifies
COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Function Bit Image Graphics Graphics type m graphics Single-density graphics Double-density graphics High-speed double-density graphics Quadruple-density graphics 360 dot per inch 24-pin graphics ESC * (m) (n1) (n2) (data) ESC e b (m) (n1) (n2) (data) or ESC e B (m) (n1) (n2) (data) ESC K (n1) (n2) (data) ESC L (n1) (n2) (data) ESC Y (n1) (n2) (data) ESC Z (n1) (n2) (data) FS Z (n1) (n2) (data) Initialize Printer Reset printer Reset printer Initialize printer ESC @ ESC CR P E
COMMAND SETS Function c: Type of bar code ASCII Decimal Hex 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B a Command 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 65 66 97 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 41 42 61 Type of bar code Codebar (nw-7) EAN 13 EAN 8 Code 3 to 9 Industrial 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 UPC type A Code 128 UPC type A with checkdigit printing w: Width of narrow bar in 1/1440 inch units h: Height of bar code a: Defines check characters and OCR characters ch1 ...
COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Factory Default Settings The following table describes the printer commands used to control options of the items that can be selected in printer setup mode. Command parameters are omitted. Item Selectable options in setup mode Command Emulate DPL24C+, XL24E, ESC/P2 Controllable in online setup mode Font COUR 10, PRSTG 12, COMPRSD, BOLDFCE, PICA 10, CORRESP, COUR-N, COUR-B, COUR-I, TIMLS-N, TIMLS-B, TIMLS-I, N.SAN-N, N.SAN-B, N.SAN-I.
COMMAND SETS Item Selectable options in setup mode Command NONE, ITALICS, CONDNSD, SHADOW, BOLD ESC 4 (ESC 5) SI or ESC SI (DC2) ESC E (ESC F) ESC G (ESC H) ESC e i ESC ! Page length 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 11.0, 11.6, 12.0, 14.0, 18.0 IN ESC C NUL ESC e C NUL ESC FF NUL ESC C ESC e C ESC FF Left end 1 , 2, 3, ... , 41 COLM Controllable in online setup mode Top margin 1 , 2, 3, ...
COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS) Item Selectable options in setup mode Command Character set SET 1, SET2 ESC7 ESC6 Perforation skip SKIP, NO-SKIP ESC N (ESC O) Paper width 8.
COMMAND SETS IBM PROPRINTER XL24E EMULATION This section describes the printer commands for the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation. Asterisks in the “Function” column indicate extended commands that are not supported by the original printer.
COMMAND COMMAND SETS SETS (IBM (DPL24C XL24E) PLUS) Function Condensed characters on Condensed and elite characters off Subscript or superscript printing on (subscript: n = 1, superscript: n = 0) Subscript and superscript printing off Underline on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) Overline on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) Horizontal Control Space Backspace Carriage return Elite characters on Proportionally spaced characters on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) Vertical Control Line feed Form feed Advance paper n/216 inc
COMMAND SETS Function Change graphics line spacing base to 1/216 or 1/180 inch (for ESC J and ESC 3) m1 = 4, m2 = 0 0 - t1 - 255, 0 - t2 - 255, t3 = 0 t4 = 180 or 216 Tabulation Horizontal tab execution Set horizontal tabs The values of n1to nk in this command are the ASCII values of the print columns (at the current character width) at which tabs are to be set.
COMMAND COMMAND SETS SETS (IBM (DPL24C XL24E) PLUS) Function Character Set Control Select character set 1 Select character set 2 Print n1 + n2 ¥ 256 characters from allcharacter set (chars.: codes of characters to print, 0 - chars. - 255) Print a character from all-character set (char.: a code of character to print, 0 - char. - 255) Select code page table n (0 - n1, n2 - 255) (n = n1 + n2 ¥ 256) c1 c2 0 1 3 3 3 3 0 181 82 92 95 97 ESC 7 ESC 6 ESC \ (n1) (n2) (chars.) ESC ^ (char.
COMMAND SETS Function Bit Image Graphics Single-density graphics Double-density graphics High-speed double-density graphics Quadruple-density graphics High-resolution graphics Select graphics mode (in AG mode only) Miscellaneous Sound the bell Unidirectional printing on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) Add a carriage return to all line feeds (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) Printer offline Enter online setup mode* Select default settings Command ESC K (n1) (n2) (data) ESC L (n1) (n2) (data) ESC Y (n1) (n2) (data) ESC Z
COMMAND COMMAND SETS SETS(ESC/P2) (DPL24C PLUS) EPSON ESC/P2 EMULATION This section describes the printer commands for the Epson ESC/P2 emulation. Asterisks in the “Function” column indicate extended commands that are not supported by the original printer.
COMMAND SETS Function Horizontal Control Space Backspace Carriage return Set elite pitch Set pica pitch Set 15 CPI Proportionally spaced characters on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) Set inter-character space to n/120 inch (for draft) or n/180 inch (for letter and proportional) (0 - n - 127) User's Manual ESC ( - (n1) (n2) (d1) (d2) (d3) ESC ! (n) Command Sets Select line n1 = 3, n2 = 0, d1 = 1 d2 = 0: Ignore command 1: Underline 2: Strike through 3: Overscore d3 = 0 or 4: Cancel line selection 1: Single
COMMAND COMMAND SETS SETS(ESC/P2) (DPL24C PLUS) Function Set character pitch to (n1 + n2 ¥ 256)/360 inch (0 - n1 - 255) (0 - n2 - 4) Select character pitch (specify unit o pitch) n1 = 1, n2 = 0 d = 10 to 19: 10/3600 inch = 1/360 inch d = 20 to 29: 20/3600 inch = 1/180 inch d = 30 to 39: 30/3600 inch = 1/120 inch d = 40 to 49: 40/3600 inch = 1/90 inch d = 50 to 59: 50/3600 inch = 1/72 inch d = 60 to 69: 60/3600 inch = 1/60 inch Vertical Control Line feed Form feed FF Advance paper n/180 inch (1 - n - 255) S
COMMAND SETS Function Set vertical tabs The values of n1to nk in this command are the ASCII values of the lines (at the current line spacing) at which tabs are to be set. (1 - n - 255) (1 - k - 16) Move to dot line (d1 + d2 ¥ 256)/360(*1) inch n1 = 2, n2 = 0 (0 - d1 - 255) (0 - d2 - 127) Vertical relative move by (d1 + d2 ¥ 256)/360(*1) inch n1 = 2, n2 = 0 (0 - d1 - 255) (0 - d2 - 127) –32768 - d1 + d2 ¥ 256 - 32768 *1 User's Manual ESC B (n1) ...
COMMAND COMMAND SETS SETS(ESC/P2) (DPL24C PLUS) Function Character Set Control Select character set 1 Select character set 2 Select character set table n = 0: Italics character set 1: Graphics character set 2: Downloaded character set 3: Graphics character set Select international character set n = 0: USA 1: France 2: Germany 3: United Kingdom 4: Denmark 1 5: Sweden 6: Italy 7: Spanish 1 8: Japan 9: Norway 10: Denmark 2 11: Spanish 2 12: Latin America 13: Korea 64: Legal C-26 Command ESC 7 ESC 6 ESC t (
COMMAND SETS Function Font Selection and Downloading Select font ESC % (n) n = 0: Resident character set 1: Downloaded character set Select letter or draft quality n = 0: Draft 1: Letter User's Manual ESC ( t (n1) (n2) (d1) (d2) (d3) ESC ( ^ (n1) (n2) (character codes) CAN DEL ESC > ESC = ESC # Command Sets Assign a character set to active character set number 0 to 3 n1= 3, n2 = 0 d1 = 0: Active character set number 0 1: Active character set number 1 2: Active character set number 2 3: Active charac
COMMAND COMMAND SETS SETS(ESC/P2) (DPL24C PLUS) Function Select type style •Bitmap font: n = 0: Courier 1: Courier 2: Courier 3: Prestige 4: Courier 5: OCR-B 6: OCR-A 7: Courier 8: Courier 9: Courier •Scalable font: n = 0: Timeless 1: Nimbus Sans ® 2: Courier 3: Timeless 4: Timeless 5: Timeless 6: Timeless 7: Timeless 8: Timeless 9: Timeless Set scalable font mode • m sets character pitch.
COMMAND SETS Function Bit Image Graphics Graphics type m graphics Bit image mode definition Single-density graphics Double-density graphics High-speed double-density graphics Quadruple-density graphics Select raster image graphics n1 = 1, n2 = 0 d = 1: Raster image graphics mode Print raster image graphics Miscellaneous Sound the bell Move print head to home position Unidirectional printing on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) Initialize printer Enter online setup mode * Command ESC * (m) (n1) (n2) (data) ESC
COMMAND COMMAND SETS SETS(ESC/P2) (DPL24C PLUS) C-30 User's Manual
INTERFACE INFORMATION INTERFACE INFORMATION D This printer can communicate with a computer through a Centronics parallel interface, a RS-232C serial interface, or a USB interface. You can specify the interface selection mode so that the printer uses which interface or it can automatically select the interface from which it first receives data. This appendix provides information you may need for wiring your own interface cables or for programming computer-to-printer communications.
INTERFACE INFORMATION USB INTERFACE Cable This printer supports the USB 1.1 Full speed specification. To connect to the host, use USB 2.0-compliant INF cables (5 meters or shorter). (Use the shielded cables.) Connector pin alignment No.
INTERFACE INFORMATION Compatible Mode Pin Return No. Pin No. 1 2–9 Data Strobe (DSTB) 20--27 Data 1 to 8 Direction Description Input This signal is a strobe pulse for reading data (Data 1 to 8). The printer reads data when this signal is low. The pulse width must be 1 µs or more at the receiving terminal. Input Data 8 (pin 9) is the most significant bit; however, this pin is not used in 7-bit ASCII communications.
INTERFACE INFORMATION Pin Return No. Pin No. D-4 Signal name Direction Description 13 – Select (SLCT) Output This signal is high when the printer is online. 14 – Auto Feed XT Input 15 – – – No connection 16 – Signal Ground – Logic ground level (0 V) 17 – Frame Ground – Printer chassis ground line. FG and SG are connected.
INTERFACE INFORMATION Nibble Mode Pin numbers 2 to 9, 15 to 31, and 33 to 35 are the same as the conventional mode. Pin Return No. Pin No. Direction Description 1 19 Host Clock Input This signal is set high when the host requests the reverse data transfer phase (nibble mode). 10 28 Printer Clock Output Reverse data transfer phase: This signal goes high when data being sent to the host is established.
INTERFACE INFORMATION Pin Return No. Pin No. 14 – Signal name Host Busy Direction Input Description Reverse data transfer phase: This signal is set low when the host can receive data, and goes high when the host has received data. Following a reverse data transfer, the interface enters the reverse idle phase when the Host Busy signal goes low and the printer has no data.
INTERFACE INFORMATION Data Transmission Timing In unidirectional mode (conventional Centronics interface), this printer guarantees the received data when the Data and Data Strobe signals from the computer have the following timing with respect to the Busy and Acknowledge signals from the printer.
INTERFACE INFORMATION SERIAL INTERFACE RS-232C is the standard serial interface for data terminal equipment. The cable connector at the printer side should be a D-subminiature Cannon or Cinch DB-25P male connector or equivalent that conforms to EIA standards. The table that follows shows the pin assignments commonly used by most computers. In the table: • “Input” denotes a signal from the computer to the printer. • “Output” denotes a signal from the printer to the computer.
INTERFACE INFORMATION Serial Options The serial options for the computer and the printer must match. Use the printer control panel, the computer operating system, or your software to change options specified as “selectable.
INTERFACE INFORMATION Host TD RD DSR DTR RTS CTS CD SG (Pin 2) (Pin 3) (Pin 6) (Pin 20) (Pin 4) (Pin 5) (Pin 8) (Pin 7) q w # Printer TD RD DSR DTR (RC) RTS CTS CD SG # # # # # indicates an open wire. Wire q is unnecessary for the DTR (or RC) protocol. Some computers may not require wire w. DSR-enabled control enables communication using an RS-232C interface. The CTS and DSR input control signals are enabled; CD is ignored. DSR must be high when the printer receives data.
INTERFACE INFORMATION Serial Protocols A protocol is a set of instructions that control the way data is transmitted between devices such as a computer and printer. The protocol ensures that the computer does not send information to the printer faster than the information can be processed. By telling the computer when the printer can receive data, the protocol prevents the printer’s buffer from overflowing.
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CHARACTER SETS CHARACTER SETS 1 AND 2 (DPL24C PLUS AND IBM XL24E EMULATION) Below are character sets 1 and 2 of Code Page 437, available in the DPL24C PLUS command set and the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation. Characters enclosed in boxes differ for sets 1 and 2. Characters in set 2 also vary with the national character set. Code Page 437 is for the USA character set.
CHARACTER SETS ITALIC AND GRAPHICS CHARACTER SETS (ESC/ P2 EMULATION) The following shows character sets available in the Epson ESC/P2 emulation. Characters differ in codes 128 to 255 (hex 80 to FF).
CHARACTER SETS Character Sets Graphics Character Set 2 User's Manual E-3
CHARACTER SETS NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS (ALL EMULATIONS) E-4 Below are the 50 national character sets available for all emulations of this printer. These character sets support different characters and symbols specific to different languages. Note that these tables are for Courier 10, a resident font, and that some national character sets do not have some characters and symbols whose use depends on resident fonts. For details, see the table at the end of this appendix.
CHARACTER SETS PAGE850 (Code Page 850(Multilingual)) PAGE852/PG852-T (Code Page 852) PAGE855 (Code Page 855) E-5 Character Sets User's Manual ISO8859/ECMA94 (ISO 8859-1/ECMA94)
CHARACTER SETS E-6 PAGE860 (Code Page 860(Portugal)) PAGE863 (Code Page 863 (Canada-French)) PAGE865 (Code Page 865(Nordic)) PAGE866 (Code Page 866(Cyrillic)) User's Manual
CHARACTER SETS SLOV/SLOV-T (Slovenian) POLISH/POLSH-T (Polish) MAZOWIA/MAZOW-T (Mazowian) Character Sets User's Manual HUNGARY/HUNG-T (Hungarian) E-7
CHARACTER SETS E-8 LATIN2/LATN2-T (Latin2) KAMENIC/KAMEN-T (Kamenicky) TURKY/TURKY-T (Turkish) CYRILIC (Cyrillic) User's Manual
CHARACTER SETS IBM851 (IBM 851) ELOT928 (ELOT 928) PG-DHN (Code Page DHN) Character Sets User's Manual IBM437 (IBM 437) E-9
CHARACTER SETS E-10 LATIN-P (Latin Polish) ISO-LTN (ISO Latin) LITHUA1 (Lithuanian 1) LITHUA2 (Lithuanian 2) User's Manual
CHARACTER SETS MACEDON (Macedonian) ABG ABY Character Sets User's Manual MIK E-11
CHARACTER SETS E-12 PG-MAC ELOT927 DECGR GREEK 11 User's Manual
CHARACTER SETS HBR OLD HBR DEC ISO-TUK Character Sets User's Manual PAGE862 E-13
CHARACTER SETS NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS (DPL24C PLUS AND IBM XL24E EMULATION) E-14 The following character sets differ from those of Code Page 437 (USA), available in the DPL24C PLUS command set and the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation.
CHARACTER SETS NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS (ESC/P2 EMULATION) DANISH2 (Danish2) The following character sets differ from the graphics character sets available in the Epson ESC/P2 emulation.
CHARACTER SETS E-16 ITALIAN (Italian) SPANSH2 (Spanish2) JAPAN (Japanese) LATIN A (Latin American) User's Manual
CHARACTER SETS FRENCH (French) DANISH2 (Danish2) KOREA (Korea) Character Sets User's Manual NORWEGN (Norwegian) E-17
CHARACTER SETS LEGAL (Legal) NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS AND SUPPORTED RESIDENT FONTS (ALL EMULATIONS) In all emulations, this printer supports 50 national character sets for characters and symbols specific to different languages. Some national character sets, however, do not have some characters and symbols and may not be usable, depending on resident fonts.
CHARACTER SETS Swedish ISO 8859-1 ECMA94 Code Öage 437 * Code Öage 850 Code Öage 852 Code two-Öass Code Öage 855 Code Öage 860 Code Öage 863 Code Öage 865 Code Öage 866 Hungarian Hungarian two-Öass Slovenian Slovenian two-Öass Öolish Öolish two-Öass Mazovian Mazovian two-Öass Latin 2 Latin 2 two-Öass Name in setup menu SWEDISH ISO8859 ECMA94 ÖAGE437 ÖAGE850 ÖAGE852 ÖAGE852-T ÖAGE855 ÖAGE860 ÖAGE863 ÖAGE865 ÖAGE866 HUNGARY HUNG-T √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ SLOV SLOV-T √ √ √
CHARACTER SETS National character set Name in setup menu OCR-A OCR-B H-draft*** Correspondence Nimbus Sans ** Timeless ** Courier scalable** Pica 10 Bold PS Draft Compress Elite 12 Courier 10 Resident font Kamenicky KAMENIC √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √√ √ Kamenicky KAMEN-T √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √√ √ two-Öass Turkish TURKY √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √√ √ Turkish two-Öass TURKY-T √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √√ √ Cyrillic CYRILIC √ √ √ √ √ √ √ IBM 437 IBM437 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ IBM 851 IBM851 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ ELOT 928 ELOT928 √ √ √ √ √ Code Öage DHN
RESIDENT FONTS RESIDENT FONTS This appendix provides print samples of the printer's nineteen resident fonts.
RESIDENT FONTS COURIER (SCALABLE) Normal Bold Italic NIMBUS SANS ® (SCALABLE) Normal Bold Italic TIMELESS (SCALABLE) Normal Bold Italic F-2 User's Manual
GLOSSARY OF TERMS GLOSSARY OF TERMS A standard paper size used in Japan and other countries. Paper is 210 ¥ 295 mm (8.25 ¥ 11.6 inches). Application software Software programs that perform tasks on a computer. Such programs include word processing, database management, and accounting, for example. ASCII The acronym for American National Standard Code for Information Interchange.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS Carriage return (CR) The return of the print head carriage to the beginning of the next line. Centronics interface A type of parallel interface. See Parallel interface. Column A vertical section on a printed page. This printer can print 80-column pages at 10-pitch (10 characters per inch). Command set A set of print and format commands used to control the printer. Each printer has its own resident command sets embedded in the printer firmware.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS Downloading Transferring soft fonts from the computer to the printer’s memory. Downloading allows you to use fonts not resident in the computer. dpi Dots per inch. Emulation A command set that allows one printer to print like another printer. This printer has three resident emulations: Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS (native command set), IBM proprinter XL24E, and Epson ESC/P2. Font Form feed (FF) A signal to the printer to advance the paper forward one page.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS Letter size A standard paper size used in the United States and other countries. Paper is 8-1/2 ¥ 11 inches (215.9 ¥ 279.4 mm). Line feed (LF) A signal to the printer that advances the paper forward one line. Line feeds can be executed either by your software or by pressing the LF/ FF button on the printer control panel. Line spacing The vertical spacing between lines, measured in lines per inch. lpi Lines per inch. Used to measure line spacing.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS Memory that retains information even when power is turned off. The printer’s permanent memory retains the default settings specified using the printer setup mode. Pitch Characters per horizontal inch (cpi). Platen A hard rubber cylinder that moves paper forward during printing. Proportional spacing Character spacing in which wide characters occupy more space than do narrow characters.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS Setup mode One of the printer’s two operating modes. In setup mode, the controlpanel can be used to select the printer default settings, such as print features, hardware options, and top-of-form. Setup mode also provides some diagnostic functions. See also Normal mode. Shadow printing Shadow printing prints characters twice for emphasis. Characters printed the second time are shifted slightly to the right.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS Unidirectional printing Printing is performed in one direction only, left to right. Unidirectional printing is slower than bidirectional printing, but the vertical alignment is more accurate. Unidirectional printing is useful when precise vertical alignment is required, as in ruled tables. USB interface A serial bus standard. An abbreviation of Universal Serial Bus.HotSwap using Plug&Play is available. The maximum cable length is five meters. The transmission mode is 12 Mbps + 0.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS GL-8 User's Manual
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