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Acknowledgements EPSON is a Trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. IBM is a Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. ProPrinter is a Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
I Safety Regulations The printer PP 806 (CI - 8060) fulfills the safety regulations according to UL 1950 and VDE (IEC 950) and CNA/CSA C22.2 / No. 950 for computer systems. The mains cable must be connected to a ground protected wall-socket. The selected voltage of the printer needs to fit to the local voltage.
Safety Regulations II Electromagnetic Compatibility We certify that the equipment at issue, Type: Printer PP 806 (CI - 8060) corresponds to the law regulations ruling electromagnetic compatibility of ap- pliances (89/336/EWG) and, therefore, fulfills the requirements for conformity marking with the CE-sign.
Safety Regulations III Shielded interface cables should be used with this unit to ensure compliance with Class B limits. Changes and modifications not explicitly allowed by the equipment's manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Safety Regulations IV Power On/Off - Lever To switch the printer on or off push the Power On/Off - Lever alwa ys down . Power - On Power - Off Lifting the On/Off - Lever to the zero position won’t switch off the printer. Push the On/Off - Lever always down for switching on or off.
V Table of Contents Preface ...................................................... XI About this manual .............................................. XI 1.Getting started ............................................. 1-1 1.1 Unpacking ...............
Table of contents VI 2. Printer Operation ......................................... 2-1 2.1 Operator Panel ........................................... 2-1 2.2 Function Keys ............................................ 2-2 2.2.1 Ready Mode ............
Table of Contents VII 3.5.17 Tear Off Mode ..................................... 3-14 3.5.18 Interface ......................................... 3-15 3.5.19 Language ........................................ 3-16 3.5.20 Recall Factory .................
Table of contents VIII 5 Maintenance ............................................. 5-1 S Preferred Materials ...................................... 5-1 5.1 Cleaning the Platen and Surrounding Areas ..................... 5-1 S PRINT MENU ..............
Table of Contents IX 7 Options ................................................ 7-1 7.1 Printer Stand ............................................. 7-1 7.2 Automatic Sheet Feeder Cassettes (ASF) ...................... 7-3 7.2.1 Checking the Delivery Consignment .
Table of contents X Appendices Appendix A System Interface Descriptions .......................... A-1 1 Serial Interface RS 232C / RS 422 .......................... A-2 1.1 Interface Characteristics .............................. A-2 1.2 Transmission Protocols and Connection Diagrams .
Table of Contents XI Preface About this Manual This manual covers the printer in combination with an interface module (Perso- nality Module). The Personality Module (PM) is an integral part of the printer, and the type of PM used significantly influences the behaviour or operation of the printer.
Preface XII 4. Description of the Individual Menu Items In this chapter you will find a detail explanations of individual menu items. 5. Maintenance This chapter shows how to clean the printer and how to replace the print head. 6. Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics suggests how to identify and correct simple problems.
Preface XIII D. Control Codes Quick reference for IBM Proprinter and IBM Proprinter AGM (4207, 4208 XL 24) Emulation. E. Control Codes Quick reference for EPSOM LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Emulation. F. Control Codes Quick reference for Barcode programming. G.
Preface XIV Conventions Used in this Guide The following conventions are used: Bold Headlines and important information. Note: Contains special advice to facilitate handling. Caution: Contains important information to prevent damage of the equipment. [ENTER] Key functions are always depicted in brackets or you will find the symbol of the key e.
1-1 1. Getting Started 1.1 Unpacking Check each item against the check list detailed below. Contact your supplier immediately if any item is missing or damaged. The package contains the printer and a box (1): Note: Save all packing material and boxes for future transportation of the printer.
Getting Started 1-2 The box (1) contains the following: First shelf: S Ribbon Cassette (4) S Quick Reference Guide (5) S CD-ROM (6) S Power cord (7) Take the parts (4) to (7) out of the package (1) and open the second cover (3). Second shelf: Take out the Paper Insertion Guide (8) and the Manual Sheet Feeder (9).
Getting Started 1-3 Check each item against the check list detailed below. Contact your supplier immediately if any item is missing or damaged. S Printer (1) S Paper Insertion Guide (2) S Manual Sheet.
Getting Started 1-4 1.2 Requirements to the location of the printer Environmental Conditions S Install the printer in an area away from any heat source, air conditioner, or strong airflow. S Avoid installing the printer where it is exposed to moisture or heat (eg.
3 Getting Started 1-5 1.3 Remove Transport Lock Remove all transport locks (4) of the tractor cassettes. Open the rear cover (2) by pressing the two locking buttons (1) and swivel the rear cover backwards. Remove the transport lock (3) for the print head carriage.
Getting Started 1-6 Re-packing Information To ensure maximum protection when transporting the printer, always: S Remove any installed paper handling option. S Remove the mains cable. S Remove the ribbon cassette. S Reposition the transport lock. S Pack the printer in its original packing material and ship in its original package.
Getting Started 1-7 1.5 Mains Connection and Power On S Connect the printer to the mains using the power cord. First connect the cable to the power cord socket and then to the mains. S Do not plug into the same wall outlet other equipment besides the printer such as coffee machines, copy machines, or air conditioners.
4 3 5 7 7 Getting Started 1-8 1.6 Ribbon Installation Note: It is recommended to use only original ribbon cassettes supplied by the printer manufacturer. Using other ribbons will void your warranty. The following procedure describes how the ribbon cassette is installed into the printer for the very first time.
Getting Started 1-9 S Slide the ribbon cassette (3) into the printer. S Close the rear cover (2) and lock the printer (Press ). 1.7 Replacing the Ribbon Cassette Caution: The print head may be very hot immediately after printing! S To install the ribbon, the printer must be powered on.
Getting Started 1-10 1.8 Paper Loading There are three possibilities for paper feeding: S Fanfold paper with the two tractor cassettes; S Single sheets through the manual paper path; S With the automatic sheet feeder cassettes (ASF-Cassettes, optional).
Getting Started 1-11 1.8.2 Fanfold Paper Feeding Note: Ensure that all transport locks are removed. S The printer has to be placed at the front edge of the table or on the printer stand as described in chapter 7.1 Printer Stand . S Remove the manual sheet feeder(1) S Insert the lower (2) or the upper (3) tractor cassette, or both.
4 Getting Started 1-12 S Step 2: Open the tractor covers, insert the paper, and close the tractor covers. S Move the right tractor (1) until the paper is straight but not too tight. S Insert the Manual Sheet Feeder (4) and initiate a test printout, see chapter 1.
1 Getting Started 1-13 1.8.3 Manual Sheet Feeding S Insert the Manual Sheet Feeder (1) and connect it to the paper insertion guide: S Select the paper source MANUAL using either the menu function or by means of the corresponding command in your application program, see chapter 1.
Getting Started 1-14 1.9 Test Printouts There are four test printouts available. S PRINT MENU shows the current settings of all parameters and the contents of the macros. S CONFIGURATION lists all available fonts and indicates the page counter va- lue.
Getting Started 1-15 Sample: PRINT MENU PRINT OUT FW-VERSION 20xxxxxx HW-VERSION 29xxxxxx FPGA 4.7 PAGE COUNT 50 INTERFACE I/F TYPE PARALL./RS232 WORD LENGTH 8 BIT BAUD-RATE 9600 BIT/S PARITY BIT EVEN PROTOCOL DTR DSR/CTS MODE IGNOR.
Getting Started 1-16 Sample: CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION FW-VERSION 202xxxxx PAGE COUNT 126 C031 ISO 8859/1 CO32 ISO 8859/15 C061 IBM SET 1 C062 IBM SET 2 C063 IBM CODE PAGE C071 EPSON EXT.
Getting Started 1-17 Sample: PRINT LETTER Eilzustellung Norddeutsche Farbwerke KG Herrn Dr. Grauert Große Elbstraße 64 2000 Hamburg 4 Org. III 5/37 H-A 4 34 22.04.75 17.04.75 Volkmann Vordruckgestaltung für den allgemeinen Schrift- verkehr, für das Bestell- und Rechnungswesen E i l t Sehr geehrter Herr Dr.
Getting Started 1-18 Sample: PRINT LINES ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789!§ §ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789! !§ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX.
Getting Started 1-19 1.10 Connecting to the System Parallel/Serial Interface S Switch the printer and the computer OFF. S Connect the interface cable coming from the computer to the printer's parallel (1) or serial (2) port.
Getting Started 1-20 1.12 Emulation Selection The following emulations are included in the PM Ser/Par: S EPSON LQ / ESC/P2 in Macro 1 (Default) S IBM ProPrinter XL 24 in Macro 2 S IBM ProPrinter XL 24 AGM in Macro 3 S EPSON LQ / ESC/P2 in Macro 4 To change from one emulation to another, follow the procedure below.
2-1 2. Printer Operation Mos of the printer functions could be executed via operator panel as well as via software commands from the host system. Some functions become only effective with Operator Panel keys, for example: locking/unlocking the printer.
Printer Operating 2-2 2.2 Function Keys If the printer is powered on, the display shows READY 1 ELQ and the green LED lights. The printer is in the Ready Mode. The printer works in two different modes, the Ready Mode and the Local Mode. To put the printer into the Local Mode, press the Online / Offline-key .
Printer Operating ) depends on paper source 1 2-3 KEY DISPLAY [Form Feed] EJECT PAPER ) 1 INSERT MANUAL ) 1 INSERT TRACTOR ) 1 INSERT TRACTOR U( pper ) ) 1 INSERT TRACTOR L(ower) ) 1 PAPER TEAR OFF PAPER PARK FORM FEED REV.
Printer Operating 2-4 KEY FUNCTION [Cursor] As soon as the menu mode has been activated, the four keys can only be used as cursor keys to move within the menu tree. Up, Down, Right, and Left Key 2.2.1 READY Mode In the READY mode only the [Online/Offline] key has a function: After pressing that key the printer enters the LOCAL mode.
Printer Operating 2-5 Single sheet: S only form feed function. Either the form is fed into print position or is ejected. Fanfold Paper: 1) Paper is in Park Position S paper is fed into print position. 2) Paper is in Print Position S paper is fed to the tear off position.
Printer Operating 2-6 2.3 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) The LCD indicator gives information about the status of the printer. In general it can be distinguished between: S ONLINE messages S OFFLINE messages Note: Messages which exceed the 16 character display, e.
Printer Operating 2-7 And then, the message is scrolled: - CHECK RIBBON..... Insert the ribbon cassette, seechapter 1.6 Ribbon Installation and press . The display shows: LOCKING COVER After the locking procedure the display shows: LOCKED In this state it is possible to use all keys.
Printer Operating 2-8 2.4 Menu Mode All selectable features are accessible via the operator panel and combined in the printer MENU. This feature provides: S easy configuration (language, etc.
Printer Operating 2-9 2.4.1 To Activate the Menu To activate the menu please follow the next steps: Press : The printer changes from the READY mode into the LOCAL mode. The display shows: LOCAL 1 ELQ Note: The second term identifies the active macro and the emulation.
Printer Operating 2-10 Press : The display shows: » PAPER SOURCE º Press : Now, you are at the third level. The display shows: » TRACTOR L/U r The default value for PAPER SOURCE is TRACTOR L/U ( lower or upper ). At the lowest level, parameters and values, the asterisk (*) to the right indicates the actual selection.
Printer Operating 2-11 2.4.2 To Confirm a Selection S press ; the confirmed value is marked with an asterisk ( r ) at the last position as shown in the picture before. Note: All cursor keys have an autorepeat function. The menu mode is left either by pressing or by moving to the MAIN FUNCTION level and then pressing the key.
Printer Operating 2-12 2.4.3 How to Save Settings The settings selected and confirmed are only active until the printer is switched off. In order to prevent from losing your new settings you can save them using the Main Function SAVE MENU .
3-1 3. Configuring the Printer 3.1 What is Configuring This chapter describes how to use the operator panel and menu settings to set up or configure your printer so that the printer and your computer system can communicate correctly with each other.
Configuring the Printer 3-2 Key Diyplay [OFFLINE] LOCAL 1 ELQ [MENU] TEST MODES º [RIGHT] » PRINT MENU [ENTER] » PRINT MENU r [ONLINE] PRINT MENU r After feeding paper from the defined paper source the printer starts to print.
Configuring the Printer 3-3 3.2 Standard Configuration The standard Configuration (factory default values) is reflected in the following pintout. PRINT OUT FW-VERSION 20xxxxxx HW-VERSION 29xxxxxx FPGA 4.7 PAGE COUNT 50 INTERFACE I/F TYPE PARALL./RS232 WORD LENGTH 8 BIT BAUD-RATE 9600 BIT/S PARITY BIT EVEN PROTOCOL DTR DSR/CTS MODE IGNOR.
Configuring the Printer 3-4 3.3 Explanation of the printout on the previous page in the headline behind the term VERSION the revision level of the printer's firmware can be found.
3-5 3-6 3.4 Menu Tree ) The cassette types BIN 1 up to BIN 3 are 1 only displayed if the ASF cassettes are installed. ) The next level displayed: 2 BATCH MANUAL Note: for detail settings of the possible parameters see next tables and the description in chapter 4.
Configuring the Printer 3-7 3.5 Menu Item Description The following tables show menu modes, submenus and parameters. Precondition is: Access to all menu items is alloved. (MENU ACCESS = ALL) Otherwise restrictions are to observed. An asterisk ( i ) indicates the factory settings.
Configuring the Printer 3-8 3.5.3 Paper Source Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO Selection Parameter PAPER SOURCE TRACTOR LO WER r TRACTOR L/U TRACTOR UPPER MANUAL ASF BIN 1 ) 1 ASF BIN 2 ASF BIN 3 ASF BINS 1/2 ASF BINS 2/3 ASF BINS 1/2/3 ) The cassette types ASF BIN 1 up to ASF BIN 3 are only displayed if the ASF 1 cassettes are installed.
Configuring the Printer 3-9 3.5.5 Print Position Adjustment Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO º PRINT POS. ADJ. Selection Parameter / Value TRACT.L. V-POS TRACT.L. V. 0.0 r Tractor Lower Vertical Position (Range: -24.0 up to 99.9; Step: / inch) 1 6 TRACT.L.
Configuring the Printer 3-10 3.5.6 Page Length Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO Selection Value PAGE LENGTH 72 Lines r (Range: 1 up to 144 Zeilen) 3.5.7 Print Quality Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO º PRINT QUALITY Selection Parameter FONT QUALITY LQ / NLQ (DRAFT for font DATA) GRAPHICS QUAL.
Configuring the Printer 3-11 3.5.9 Pitch Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO Selection Value PITCH 10 CPI r 12 CPI 15 CPI 17 CPI 18 CPI 20 CPI PROPORTIONAL 3.5.10 Line Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO Selection Value LINE 2 LPI r 3 LPI 4 LPI 6 LPI 8 LPI 12 LPI 3.5.11 EMULATION Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO Selection Value EMULATION EPSON LQ r IBM PROPR.
Configuring the Printer 3-12 3.5.12 Character Set Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO º CHARACTER SET Selection Value/ Parameter ISO 8859/1 ISO 8859/15 IBM SET 1 / IBM SET 2 1: U.S.A. r 2: FRANCE 3: GERMANY 4: U.K. 5: DENMARK 6: S WEDEN 7: ITALY 8: SPAIN 9: JAPAIN 10: NOR WAY 11: DENMARK 2 12: SPAIN 2 13: LATIN AM.
Configuring the Printer Selection Value/ Parameter 3-13 CODE PAGE EE 1: CP 437 GK 2: CP 851 GK 3: CP 928 GK 4: CP 855 CYRI 5: CP 866 6: CP 869 7: CP 852 8: KAMENICKY 9: ISO LATIN 2 10: MAZOVIA 11: CP 437 HUN 12: CP 852 SEE 13: CP 866 LAT 14: CP WIN LAT2 CODE PAGE EE2 1: CP 771 2: CP 773 3: CP 774 4: CP 775 5: BALTIC RIM 3.
Configuring the Printer 3-14 3.5.14 Right Margin Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO Selection Value RIGHT MARGIN 136. POSITION r 165. POSITION 80. POSITION 132. POSITION (measuring unit / inch)) 1 10 3.5.15 Line Mode Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO Selection Value LINE MODE LF = LF, CR = CR r LF = LF + CR CR = LF+CR LF, CR = LF + CR 3.
Configuring the Printer 3-15 3.5.17 Tear Off Mode Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO Selection Wert / Parameter TEAR-OFF-MODE NO r TEAR-OFF 10 S. TEAR-OFF 1 S. 3.5.18 Interface Entry Point = INSTALLATION º INTERFACE Selection Parameter / Value I/F TYPE PARALL.
Configuring the Printer Selection Parameter / Value 3-16 DSR / CTS MODE IGNOR. DSR+CTS r DSR+CTS ACTIVE CTS ACTIVE DSR ACTIVE BUFFER 64 KBYTE r 32 KBYTE 8 KBYTE 1 KBYTE ) Only indicated if the serial (RS232 or RS422) interface is selected. 1 3.5.19 Language Entry Point = INSTALLATION Selection VALUE LANGUAGE ENGLISH r DEUTSCH FRANCAIS 3.
Configuring the Printer 3-17 3.5.21 Program Update Entry Point = INSTALLATION Selection Function PROGRAM UPDATE A new firmware version can be down loaded from the host system via the interface cable. All parameters will be reset to their factory default value.
4-1 4. Description of the Individual Menu Items Main Functions and Entry Points into the menu The following Main Functions are available: S TEST MODES There are 4 test printouts and the hexdump function available. (For detail information see chapter 4.
Description of the Individual Menu Items 4-2 4.1 TEST MODES S PRINT MENU This test printout shows the current settings of all parameters and the contents of the macros. This printout is helpful for future reference and when macros are to be changed. For detail see chapter 3.
Description of the Individual Menu Items 4-3 4.2 DEFINE MACRO S SELECT MACRO To select one of the four macros which can be used for quickly changing the printer settings for different applications. For example: Application A needs fanfold paper with a top margin of one, application B processes fanfold paper in a batch with a top margin of six.
Description of the Individual Menu Items 4-4 S PRINT POS. ADJ. This function adjusts the print position in the current macro for the six different paper paths TRACT.
Description of the Individual Menu Items 4-5 S PRINT QUALITY Is splitted up into: S Font Quality Four different font quality levels can be selected: S High Speed Draft (font "Data") S Draft quality (font "Data") S Near letter quality (NLQ displayed with the font name) S Letter quality (LQ displayed with the font name).
Description of the Individual Menu Items 4-6 S Pitch Defines the number of characters printed per inch (10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20 or proportional). Any pitch setting can be combined with any available font. In some cases this might lead to a conflict with font designs.
Description of the Individual Menu Items 4-7 S LEFT MARGIN The left margin is set in 1/10" steps, depending on the actual selection. The first left margin position is 1/20" from the left edge of the paper which means that the letter H in regular "Data" font would be positioned 1/20" from the left edge of the paper.
Description of the Individual Menu Items 4-8 S PERF. SKIP If PERF. SKIP is set to YES the printer starts to print after the specified top margin and stops printing before the bottom margin. If PERF. SKIP is set to NO the printer ignores top and bottom margin and prints from the very first to the very last line.
Description of the Individual Menu Items 4-9 4.3 INSTALLATION S INTERFACE S I/F TYPE ( I nterface T ype) The following types are available: S PARALLEL / RS232 S PARALLEL / RS422 S PARALLEL In case the PARALLEL / RS232 or PARALLEL / RS422 interface type is selected the printer switches automatically between the parallel and serial interface.
Description of the Individual Menu Items 4-10 S DSR/CTS MODE (Only indicated if the serial interface is selected) Selectable are: IGNORE DSR+CTS , DSR+CTS ACTIVE , CTS ACTIVE , or DSR ACTIVE . S I/F BUFFER Buffer size in Kbyte. The maximum (factory setting) size is 64 Kbyte.
5-1 5. Maintenance Prefered Material The following materials and cleaning lubricants are recommended whem maintaining thr printer: S Lint-free cloth S Vacuum cleaner. 5.1 Cleaning Surrounding Areas The user should clean the printer every six months or after 50,000 prints, whatever occurs first.
Maintenance 5-2 PRINT MENU CONFIGURATION FW-VERSION 202xxxxx PAGE COUNT 126 C031 ISO 8859/1 CO32 ISO 8859/15 C061 IBM SET 1 C062 IBM SET 2 C063 IBM CODE PAGE C071 EPSON EXT.
Maintenance 5-3 5.2 Cleaning Procedure S Power the printer ON: S To open the rear of the printer : S Press to change into the LOCAL mode. S Press until UNLOCKED is displayed. S Press the left and right unlocking buttons (1) simultaneously and open the rear cover (2).
Maintenance 5-4 S Open the front cover of the printer: S Remove the Manual Sheet Feeder, Tractor Cassettes, and the Paper Insertion Guide. S Press the left and right plastic leads (4) and open the front cover (5). S Clean the paper pressure rollers and the transport rollers.
Maintenance 5-5 5.3 User Replaceable Parts The print head has an expected life time of approximately 600 Mio. characters. 5.3.1 Print Head Exchange Note: The print head may be very hot immediately after printing. S Power the printer ON: S To open the rear of the printer : S Press to change into the LOCAL mode.
Maintenance 5-6 S Disconnect the print head cable (4) carefully by pullingblack the plastic holder (5) upwards. S The loose print head cable remains on the plastic holder (5a).
Maintenance 5-7 S Slide the print head (6) out of the fixation support. 5.3.2 Installation procedure: S Put the new print head (6) into its fixation support and slide it in.
Maintenance 5-8 S Put the plastic pin (7) into the hole (8) of the carriage for adjusting the print head cable. S After finding the right position connect the print head cable by pressing the plastic holder down (with strong pressure).
2 1 Maintenance 5-9 S Insert the ribbon cassette (3) and close the rear cover (2) of the printer. S Power the printer ON. S The LED is flashing and the display shows: UNLOCK ( CHECK RIBBON... ) . S Lock cover by pressing key . The print head will be locked automatically.
Maintenance 5-10 KEY DISPLAY LOCAL 1 ELQ [MENU] TEST MODES º [ARRO W RIGHT] » PRINT MENU [ARRO W DOWN] » CONFIGURATION [ENTER] » CONFIGURATION r [ONLINE] CONFIGURATION r (start of the print out) » CONFIGURATION [FORM FEED] PAPER TEAR OFF (short displayed) » STOP [ONLINE] READY 1 ELQ Note: If it doesn’t work open the printer again.
6-1 6. Troubleshooting and Diagnostics How to Use This Section 1. Find the category to which your problem belongs. The problem categories are: S Power-related Problems S Error Messages S No Printout S.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6-2 6.1 Power-related Problems Power indicator does not light when power is switched On: S Check that the power cord and plug are securely fitted to the printer and to a mains outlet. S Ask for the power connector connections (and fuse) to be verified.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6-3 During normal operation the following error messages may occur : Note: In an error case the printer change into the OFFLINE mode. After error correction press key to change back again into the READY mode. If an error correction is not possible call the service of your dealer ! Display That means .
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Display That means ... Cause / Action 6-4 CHECK TOF POS Perforation isn´t S Adjust the perforation of adjusted with the tear the form with the tear off off edge edge by pulling the paper forwards or backwards S Check if print head is in its park positon S Ribbon cassette correct installed ? S see also diagram 6.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Display That means ... Cause / Action 6-5 PAPER JAM ASF There are obstructions S Remove any obstacles in the paper path S See also diagram 6.8.6 Paper Jam ASF PAPER JAM MANUAL There are obstructions S Remove any obstacles in the paper path S Close front cover S See also diagram 6.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Display That means ... Cause / Action 6-6 REMOVE PAPER The paper sensor is S Remove paper covered S Close front cover RIBBON ERROR Ribbon problems S Unlock printer S Op.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6-7 6.3 No Printout S Self-test printout does not start S Make sure that you have closed the cover. S Check if paper is loaded in the printer. S Refer to paragraph 1.8 Paper Loading . S Printing does not start S Make sure that the READY or BUSY message is displayed.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6-8 6.4 Operation-related Problems S Paper is not positioned at perforation for tear-off S Select the correct form length using the Set-up feature.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6-9 6.5 Print-related Problems S Print faint or of poor quality S Do you use the right paper? See Chapter 8 Technical Data which con- tains the paper specification. Replace the paper if it does not comply to this specification.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6-10 If the printout or the character set is not correct the following procedure can help to clear the situation. Action Result Check Select and start PRINT No print im.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6-11 6.6 Ribbon or Carriage-related Problems S Ribbon Problems S Make sure that the ribbon is: S Properly tight S Not worn out or dry S Not torn or damaged in any other way S Not jammed S Ribbon turned over ? S Carriage does not move smoothly S Examine the paper path.
Close rear cover and press Yes No LOCAL displayed ? Error message: UNLOCKED - CHECK RIBBON.... Rear cover closed ? Ribbon inserted ? Ribbon movable ? Print head in park position ? UNLOCKED - CARRIAGE ERROR UNLOCKED - CHECK RIBBON ... UNLOCKED - GAP ERROR Open the rear cover, clean the encoder strip and control the position.
Open rear cover Yes No Print head in park position? Is it possible to remove the ribbon cassette ? Replace the ribbon casstte Close rear cover, press to lock the printer. see 6.8.1 Locking Procedure Yes No OK ? Yes Move print head to park position New ribbon cassette required ? Yes No No No OK ? Yes Fix ribbon leading at home position.
Rear cover Print head park position Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6-14 6.8.3 RIBBON ERROR That means, that the printer has tried to tense the ribbon and to fix the ribbon feed guide into the fixing device. But there are still problems with the ribbon.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6-15 6.8.4 REMOVE PAPER That means, that a sensor isn’t free from any obstructions: S Paper remains are in the paper path. S Front cover isn’t closed entirely. S Sunlight shines directly to a sensor. S Clean the sensors 1, 2 and 3 carefully.
Visible paper jam ? Yes No Open rear cover Remove paper entirely. Remove any obstructions. Close cover and press Paper jam once more? Yes No No Possible to remove ribbon ? Yes Remove paper and any obstructions entirely.
No READY displayed ? Yes See ribbon unfasten procedure (6.8.2) Paper jam again ? Yes No Remove paper press to continue Load paper Press to continue printing Possible to remove ribbon ? Yes No Remove paper and any obstructions entirely. Insert ribbon cassette.
Rear cover Print head park position Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6-18 6.8.7 GAP ERROR That means, that there are obstructions in the paper path. Note: Remove the ribbon cassette only, if the print head is in park position.
7-1 7. Options 7.1 Printer Stand Put the printer onto the stand: S Look at the rear of the printer and put the metal bar (1) underneath the flange-rail (2) of the stand (3).
5 Options 7-2 S The printer is tightly locked with the stand. Note: The stand with a shelf for lower tractor (4) and a shelf for upper tractor (5) is an option.
Options 7-3 7.2 Automatic Sheet Feeder Cassettes (ASF) 7.2..1 Checking the Delivery Consignment The printer can be operated with up to three ASF cassettes. The delivery comprises following parts: S Cassette (1) S Paper support (2) S Forms guide (3) (already mounted) Two different types of ASF cassettes are available.
Options 7-4 7.2.2 Prepare the ASF Cassettes S Mount the paper support (2) onto the cassette..
Options 7-5 7.2.3 Installing the ASF Cassettes S Push the tabs (1) of the cassette into the slots (3) of the printer or of another ASF cassette until they engage.
Options 7-6 The position of each cassette is dependent on the paper length to be processed. The cassette with the shortest paper needs to be mounted first because the distance between the pick-up rollers of the cassette and the push rollers inside the printer is the shortest at position '1'.
Options 7-7 7.2.4 Removing the ASF Cassette Remove the ASF cassette (1) from the printer by drawing back both release levers (2). Note: To remove all AFS cassettes together release only the ASF cassette in position 1. If the ASF cassettes shall be removed individually so start the removal procedure with the last mounted ASF cassette.
Options 7-8 7.2.5 lnserting Paper The ASF cassette A can be loaded with up to 180 sheets of 80g/m² (21 lb/rearn) paper. Cassette B can be loaded with up to 40 envelopes. Paper that is intended for use with an ASF cassette must be unpacked and acclimatized within the printer environrnent for at least 24 hours prior to loading.
Options 7-9 S Select paper source BIN 1, 2, or 3 (see paragraph 3.5.3 Paper Source ). Note: Change the pressure off the pick-up rolls by loosen lever (2) if paper in use is higher or less than 80 g/m². Move tension lever (5) towards - for lighter and + or ++ for heavier paper.
Options 7-10 7.3 Replacement of the ASF Pick-up Rollers The ASF pick-up rollers (1) have an expected life time of approximately 200,000 pages. 7.3.1 To Remove the ASF Pick-up Rollers (1) S Remove the ASF cassette (see 7.2.4 Removing the ASF Cassette ).
Options 7-11 7.3.2 To Install the Pick-up Rollers S Slide the new pick-up rollers (1) onto the shaft (4). S Insert the free end of the shaft (4) into the mounting (6), ensuring that each roller flange (5) is positioned so that they join with the indicated slots.
2 1 2 4 3 Options 7-12 7.4 Cut Sheet Tray Use the cut sheet tray (1) to collect a batch of paper sheets or formsets in the output area. 7.4.1 Installing the Cut Sheet Tray S Remove the manual sheet feeder (6). S Remove the upper tractor cassette . S Insert the cut sheet tray (1) in position of the upper tractor cassette .
8-1 8. Technical Data The standard printer with IBM Proprinter and Epson LQ-2550 emulation is equip- ped with the PM SER/PAR (Personality Module). It contains a parallel (Centronics®-compatible) and a serial V.24 (RS-232 C) interface. The following technical data refer to the standard Personality Module PM SER/ PAR.
Technical Data 8-2 Weight Approximately 20 kg Diagnostics Selftest, 'Hex dump', remote diagnostics via interface. Operator Panel 16 digit LCD for menu controlled setup, status- and error messages, trilingual (German, English, French).
Technical Data 8-3 8.2 Performance Print speed (at 10 cpi) S HSD (High Speed Draft) 720 cps, S DRAFT (Draft Quality) 600 cps, S NLQ (Near Letter Quality) 300 cps, S LQ 1 (Letter Quality) 150 cps ) , 1 S LQ 2 (Letter Quality) 100 cps ) . 1 1) depending on the selected font Throughput acc.
Technical Data 8-4 8.3.1 Tractor Feed Continuous forms (1 original plus 6 copies) suitable for tractor feed: S Feeding: 2 removable tractor cassettes S Output: rear side minimum maximum S Paper width: 100 mm (4") 420 mm (17.
Technical Data 8-5 8.4 Connectivity Interface S Parallel Centronics® (IEEE 1284 compatibility mode and nibble mode) S Serial RS-232/RS-422 shared operation Emulations S EPSON® LQ 1060/2550 / ESC/P2 S IBM® Proprinter XL24 (AGM) Buffer S Up to 64 kByte.
Technical Data 8-6 Character Pitch Standard character pitches are: 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 18, 20 cpi and proportional. In addition, commands are defined to select non-standard character pitches. It is also possible to print overlapped characters. Fonts will be compressed if smaller pitches are selected.
Technical Data 8-7 8.5 Options 8.5.1 Printer Stand Provides the optimum work station convenience. S Width : 635 mm S Depth : 660 mm S Height : 840 mm S Weight : approx.
Technical Data 8-8 8.5.3 Automatic Sheet Feeder with Cassette B minimum maximum Paper width : 105 mm (4.13") 305 mm (12") The minimum paper length for cassette B depends on the mounting position of the cassette as the feeding path of the paper is the longest in the last mounted cassette.
A-1 Appendix A System Interface Description There are two system interfaces: S one serial interface with RS-232C or RS-422 support S one Parallel Centronics interface.
Appendix A System Interface Description A-2 1. Serial Interface RS-232C / RS-422 1.1 Interface Characteristics Signal Description RS-232C Pin No. Direction PG Protective Ground 1 - TXD Transmit Data (.
Appendix A System Interface Description A-3 1.2 Transmission Protocols and Connection Diagrams 1.2.1 DTR - Ready/Busy (Supported RS-232C Protocols) - Full Duplex Local Connection This protocol uses th.
Appendix A System Interface Description A-4 Note: Printer DTR may be connected to host DSR + CTS or only to host DSR and a bridge between RTS and CTS. Additional Information After Power-ON DTR is activated and the printer is ready to receive data. DTR is deactivated when the interface buffer has only space left for 256 more characters.
25 pin 25 pin Appendix A System Interface Description A-5 1.2.2 XON / XOFF This protocol requires all signal lines. S Pin 1 Protective Ground (PG) S 2 Transmit Data (TXD) S 3 Receive Data (RXD) S 4 Re.
Appendix A System Interface Description A-6 Additional Information to XON / XOFF After Power-ON DTR and RTS are activated and the printer is ready to receive data. XOFF is sent, when the interface buffer has only space left for 256 more charac- ters. XOFF is sent again, at a level of 128 characters buffer space.
1 9 3 RS-422 RS-422 18 10 RDA PG PG RDA SDA SDA SDB SDB RDB RDB Appendix A System Interface Description A-7 1.2.3 Serial Interface with RS-422 This interface typ requires the signal lines.
Appendix A System Interface Description A-8 2. Parallel Centronics Interface ® 2.1 Interface Characteristics - Connector Pin Assignment / Signal Definition Signal Description Pin No. Return line Direction Pin No. _______ Control Signal from the Host.
Appendix A System Interface Description A-9 2.2 Transmission Protocol Description After Power-ON the PE (Paper Empty) signal is set to low level and the SELECT and ¯¯¯¯¯ FAULT signals are set to high level. The printer is now ON-LINE and ready to receive data.
Appendix A System Interface Description A-10 2.3 Timing Diagram DATA 1 - 8 DATA 0.5 F s STROBE ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0.5 F s 350 ns max BUSY ACKN ¯¯¯¯¯ 0.
Appendix A System Interface Description A-11 3. Shared Operation In shared operation the interface buffer capacity is reduced by 256 bytes. After Power-ON both the serial and the parallel interfaces are available for data transfer.
B-1 Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts The Printer with the Personality Module (PM SER/PAR) provides the following resident fonts:.
Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts B-2.
Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts B-3.
Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts B-4.
Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts B-5.
Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts B-6 Character Pitches.
Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts B-7.
Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts B-8.
Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts B-9.
Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts B-10.
Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts B-11.
C-1 Appendix C Character Set Tables 1.1 Code Table ISO 8859-1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D E F 0 0 @ P ` p E À Ð à ð 1 ! 1 A Q a q ¡ ± Á Ñ á ñ 2 " 2 B R b r ¢ ² Â Ò â ò 3 # 3 C S c s £ ³.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-2 1.2 Code Table ISO 8859-15 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D E F 0 0 @ P ` p E À Ð à ð 1 ! 1 A Q a q ¡ ± Á Ñ á ñ 2 " 2 B R b r ¢ ² Â Ò â ò 3 # 3 C S c s £ .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-3 2 Code Table IBM All Character Set 0 1 2345678 9 A B C D E F 0 i < S P 0 @ P ` p Ç É á !.J " / 1 ( = ! 1 A Q aqü æ í "2L $ ± 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r é Æ ó #0H ' $ 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-4 3 Code Table IBM Set 1 National Version = USA 0 1 2 345678 9 A B C D E F 0 NUL S P 0 @ P ` p NUL á !.J " / 1 DC1 ! 1 A Q a q DC1 í "2L $ ± 2 DC2 ".
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-5 3.1 National Version IBM Set 1 Character Code (Hex) 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E 1: USA # $ @ [ ] ^ ` { | } ~ 2: FRANCE # $ à E ç § ^ ` é ù è ¨ 3: GERMANY # $ § Ä Ö Ü ^ ` ä ö ü ß 4: U.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-6 4 Code Table IBM Set 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 NUL S P 0 @ P ` p Ç É á !.J a / 1 DC1 ! 1 A Q aqü æ í "2L ß ± 2 DC2 " 2 B R b r é Æ ó .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-7 4.1 National Version IBM Set 2 Character Code (Hex) 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E 9B 9D 1: USA # $ @ [] ^ ` { | } ~ ¢ ¥ 2: FRANCE # $ à E ç § ^ ` éùè ¨ ¢ ¥ 3: GERMANY # $ § Ä Ö Ü ^ ` äöü ß ¢ ¥ 4: U.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-8 5 Code Table IBM Code Page Code Page Countries 1: Code Page 437 USA 2: Code Page 850 Germany, U.K., Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Japan, Latin Am., Turkey 3: Code Page 858 Germany, U.K., Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Japan, Latin Am.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-9 5.1 IBM Code Page 437 0 1 2345678 9 AB C D E F 0 i < S P 0 @ P ` p Ç É á ! . J a / 1 ( = ! 1 A Q aqü æ í " 2 L ß ± 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r é Æ ó # 0 H G $ 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-10 5.2 IBM Code Page 850 0 1 2345678 9 A B C D E F 0 i < S P 0 @ P ` p Ç É á ! . ð Ó - 1 ( = ! 1 A Q aqü æ í " 2 Ð ß ± 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r é Æ ó # 0 Ê Ô = 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-11 5.3 IBM Code Page 858 0 1 2345678 9 A B C D E F 0 i < S P 0 @ P ` p Ç É á ! . ð Ó - 1 ( = ! 1 A Q aqü æ í " 2 Ð $ ± 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r é Æ ó # 0 Ê Ô = 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-12 5.4 IBM Code Page 860 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 i < S P 0 @ P ` p Ç É á ! . J " / 1 ( = ! 1 A Q a q ü À í "2 L $ ± 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r é È ó #0H ' $ 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-13 5.5 IBM Code Page 863 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 i < S P 0 @ P ` p Ç É | ! . J " / 1 ( = ! 1 A Q a q ü È ' "2 L $ ± 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r é Ê ó #0H ' $ 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-14 5.6 IBM Code Page 865 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 i < S P 0 @ P ` p Ç É á ! . J " / 1 ( = ! 1 A Q a q ü æ í "2 L $ ± 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r é Æ ó #0H ' $ 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-15 6 EPSON Extended Graphics Character Table 0 1 2345678 9 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p Ç É á !.J " / 1 ! 1 A Q aqü æ í "2L $ ± 2 " 2 B R b r é .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-16 6.1 National Version EPSON Extended graphics Character Table Character Code (Hex) 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E 1: USA # $ @ [] ^ ` { | } ~ 2: FRANCE # $ à E ç § ^ ` éùè ¨ 3: GERMANY # $ § Ä Ö Ü ^ ` äöü ß 4: U.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-17 6.2 EPSON Italic Character Table 0 1 2345678 9 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p S P 0 @ P ` p 1 ! 1 A Q a q ! 1 A Q a q 2 " 2 B R b r " 2 B R b r 3 # 3 C S c .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-18 6.3 National Version EPSON Italic Character Table (part 1) Character Code (Hex) 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E 1: USA # $ @ [] ^ ` { | } ~ 2: FRANCE # $ à E ç § ^ ` éùè ¨ 3: GERMANY # $ § Ä Ö Ü ^ ` äöü ß 4: U.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-19 6.3 National Version EPSON Italic Character Table (part 2) Character Code (Hex) A3 A4 C0 DB DC DD DE E0 FB FC FD FE 1: USA # $ @ [ ] ^ ` { | } ~ 2: FRANCE # $ à E ç § ^ ` é ù è ¨ 3: GERMANY # $ § Ä Ö Ü ^ ` ä ö ü ß 4: U.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-20 7 Code Table OCR-A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 NUL DLE S P 0 @ P p 1 SOH DC1 ! 1 A Q a q 2 STX DC2 " 2 B R b r 3 ETX DC3 # 3 C S c s 4 EOT DC4 $ 4 D T d t 5 ENQ NAK % 5.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-21 8. Code Pages for the Eastern European Countries (EE) 8.1 CODEPAGE 437 Greek 23456789 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p ? ? ? !.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-22 8.2 CODEPAGE 851 Greek 23456789 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p Ç ? ? ! . ? ? - 1 ! 1 A Q a q ü ? " 2 ? ? ± 2 " 2 B R b r é , ? Ï # 0 F ? ? 3 # 3 C S c .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-23 8.3 CODEPAGE 928 Greek 23456789 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p Ç É ° ? ? Ú p 1 ! 1 A Q aqü æ < ± ? ? a ? 2 " 2 B R b r é Æ ’ ² ? ß ? 3 # 3 C S c .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-24 8.4 CODEPAGE 855 Cyri 23456789 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p ? ? ? ! . ? ? – 1 ! 1 A Q a q ? ? ? " 2 ? ? ? 2 " 2 B R b r ? ? ? # 0 ? ? ? 3 # 3 C S c s ? .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-25 8.5 CODEPAGE 866 23456789 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p ? ? ? !.J ? ? 1 ! 1 A Q a q ? ? ? "2L ? ? 2 " 2 B R b r ? ? ? #0H ? ? 3 # 3 C S c s ? ? ? */F ? ? 4.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-26 8.6 CODEPAGE 869 23456789 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p ? ? ! . ? ? ! 1 ! 1 A Q a q ? ? " 2 ? ? ± 2 " 2 B R b r , ? Ï # 0 F ? ? 3 # 3 C S c s Û * / ? ? .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-27 8.7 CODEPAGE 852 23456789 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p Ç É á ! . ð Ó - 1 ! 1 A Q aqüL í " 2 Ð ß ? 2 " 2 B R b r éLó # 0 D ô 3 3 # 3 C S c s â.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-28 8.8 KAMENICKY 23456789 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p C É á !.J a / 1 ! 1 A Q aqü ž í "2L ß ± 2 " 2 B R b r é Ž ó #0H G $ 3 # 3 C S c s ( ô ú */F J # 4 $ 4 D T d t äön 1)B 3 ! 5 % 5 E U e u D ó N I3? s " 6 & 6 F V f v T u U MGC µ ÷ 7 * 7 G W g w c Ú ô DKO t .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-29 8.9 ISO LATIN 2 2 34567 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p ° R Ð r ð 1 ! 1 A Q a q A a Á N á n 2 " 2 B R b r ? R Â N â n 3 # 3 C S c s L l A Ó a ó 4 $ 4 D T.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-30 8.10 MAZOVIA 23456789 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p Ç E Z !.J a / 1 ! 1 A Q aqüe Z "2L ß ± 2 " 2 B R b r é l ó #0H G $ 3 # 3 C S c s â ô Ó */F p # 4 $ 4 D T d t äön 1)B 3 ! 5 % 5 E U euà C N I3? s " 6 & 6 F V f v a û z MGC µ ÷ 7 * 7 G W g w ç ù z - DKO t .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-31 8.11 CODEPAGE 437 HUN 23456789 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 @ P ` p Ç É á !.J a / 1 ! 1 A Q aqü æ í "2L ß ± 2 " 2 B R b r é Æ ó #0H G $ 3 # 3 C S c s âoú */F p # 4 $ 4 D T d t äöñ 1)B 3 ! 5 % 5 E U euàó Ñ I3? s " 6 & 6 F V f v å u ª MGC µ ÷ 7 * 7 G W g w ç Ú O DKO t .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-32 8.12 CODEPAGE 852 SEE 23456789 A B C D E F 0 S P 0 Ž P ž p Ç É á ! . ð Ó - 1 ! 1 A Q aqüL í " 2 Ð ß ? 2 " 2 B R b r é l ó # 0 D Ô 3 3 # 3 C.
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-33 8.13 CODEPAGE 866 LAT 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 i < S P 0 @ P < p ? P ? ! . Š ? • 1 ( = ! 1 A Q a q ? C ? " 2 L ? ‘ 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r ? T ? # 0 c ? š 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-34 8.14 WIN LAT2 0123456 78 9 A B C D E F 0 i < S P 0 @ P ` p ° R Ð r ð 1 ( = ! 1 A Q a q ` - ± Á N á n 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r , ´ ? R Â N â n 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-35 9. Code Pages for the Eastern European Countries (EE2) 9.1 CP 771 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 i < 0 @ P ` p ? P ? !.J ? E 1 ( = ! 1 A Q a q ? C ? " 2 L ? e 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r ? T ? # 0 H ? Ž 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-36 9.2 CP 773 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 i < 0 @ P ` p ˆ É } ! . ° Ó E 1 ( = ! 1 A Q a q ü æ ¦ " 2 L ß e 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r é Æ Ó # 0 ? Ö Ž 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-37 9.3 CP 774 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 i < 0 @ P ` p Ç É á ! . a a / 1 ( = ! 1 A Q a q ü æ í " 2 c ß ± 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r é Æ ó # 0 e G $ 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-38 9.4 CP 775 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 i < 0 @ P ` p ˆ É } ! . a Ó 1 ( = ! 1 A Q a q ü æ ¦ " 2 c ß ± 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r é Æ ó # 0 e Æ “ 3 Ì .
Appendix C Character Set Tables C-39 9.5 BATIC RIM 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 i < 0 @ P ` p E A Š a š 1 ( = ! 1 A Q a q 6 ± ¨ N © n ” 2 ) ; " 2 B R b r , 3 ¢ ² } Â ~ Ã 3 Ì .
D-1 Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Reference This appendix contains basic information on the IBM ProPrinter XL 24 Emulation commands supported in the Printer: Characters used in control functions appear in monospaced type. Table 1 explains some of the conventions used.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-2 Table 2: Control Codes Column/Row Mnemonic Function 0/0 NUL Null 0/8 BS Backspace 0/9 HT Horizontal Tab 0/A LF Line Feed 0/B VT Vertical Tab 0/C FF Form Feed 0/D CR Carriage Return 0/E SO Double Width Printing By Line 0/F SI Condensed Printing (17.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-3 Table 3: Vertical Form Handling Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC 0 Set Line Space to / " 1 8 ESC 1 Set Line Space to / " 7 72 ESC 2 Start Va.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-4 Table 3 (Cont.): Vertical Form Handling Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC ] Reverse Line Feed ESC [ > P1 ; P2 ; P3 s SPSIF Select Paper Source and I.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-5 Table 4: Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC : Select Elite (12 cpi) ESC - P1 Cancel / Select Underline P1 = 0/0 cance.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-6 Table 4 (Cont.): Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC D P1 P2 ... P32 NUL Set Horizontal Tabs (P1.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-7 Table 4 (Cont.): Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC T Cancel Superscript/Subscript ESC U P1 Cancel / Select .
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-8 Table 4 (Cont.): Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ P1 ; P2 x CPL Select Font and Character Pitch Native C.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-9 Table 5: Character Set Selection Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC 6 Select Character Set 2 ESC 7 Select Character Set 1 ESC P1 P2 Print from All Character Set Number of codes = (P1 + P2 * 256) (Pn = 0/0.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-10 Table 6: Graphics Modes Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC 3 P1 Set Line Space to / " ( / ") P1 P1 216 180 / lpi (non AGM), P1 216 / lpi (AGM) (P1 = 0/1...F/F) P1 180 ESC J P1 Perform / " ( / ") Line Feed P1 P1 216 180 / lpi (non AGM), P1 216 / lpi (AGM) (P1 = 0/0.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-11 Table 6 (Cont.) : Graphics Modes Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ g P1 P2 P3 v1 . . . vn Select Various Graphics Modes (IBM) P1 + P2 * 256 = number of data bytes + 1 (P1,P2 = 0/0...F/F) v1 .. vn = binary data in hex code Parameter Table Graphic Density: P3 Graphic type dots max.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-12 Table 7: Further Control Sequences, supported by IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ $$ Control String Introducer (CSI) for 'ESC [' ESC $$/ Control String Introducer (CSI) for 'ESC' ESC * P1 P2 P3 v1 .
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-13 Table 7 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ P1 ; P2 w SNVCT Set National Version and Code Table P1 = 1 - 15 national version depending on selected character set (see Appendix C Char.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-14 Table 7 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ P1 ; P2 SP r SM # Se.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-15 Table 7 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ P1 d VPA Set Vertical Position Absolute P1 = 0 or 1: Top of Form / Top Margin P1 = 2.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-16 Table 7 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ P1 m SGR Set Graphic.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-17 Table 7 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ ; P2 ; P3 ; P4 ; P5 .
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-18 Hex Code Format Page 00 Null D-2 08 Backspace D-2 09 Horizontal Tab D-2 0A Line Feed D-2 0B Vertical Tab D-2 0C Form Feed D-2 0D Carriage Return D-2 0E Se.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Hex Code Format Page D-19 1B 54 Cancel Superscript/Subscript D-7 1B 5D Reverse Line Feed D-4 24 24 Control String Introducer for ESC [ D-12 24 24 2F Control St.
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Hex Code Format Page D-20 1B 5B 3C 73 Eject Form D-14 1B 5B 3E 73 Insert Form D-4 1B 5B 3E P 3B P 3B P 73 Select Paper Source and Insert Form D-4 123 1B 5B 3F .
Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce D-21 Hex - Decimal Conversion Table 0 123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 1 1 17 33 49 65 81 97 113 129 145 161 177.
E-1 Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference This appendix contains basic information on the EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Printer Emulation: Characters used in control functions appear in monospaced type. Table 1 explains some of the conventions used.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-2 Table 2: Control Codes Column/Row Mnemonic Function 0/0 NUL Null 0/8 BS Backspace 0/9 HT Horizontal Tab 0/A LF Line Feed 0/B VT Vertical Tab 0/C.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-3 Vertical Form Handling The printer is always equipped with two continuous form tractors. The last sheet of a continuous form stack can be printed on up to the end of the form.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-4 Table 4: (Cont.) Vertical Form Handling Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC b P1 NUL Clear all Tabs in Channel P1 P1 = 0/0 .. 0/7 : channel 0 - 7 ESC j P1 Perform / " Reverse Line Feed P1 180 (P1 = 0/0.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-5 Table 4: (Cont.) Vertical Form Handling Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ ; P2 s AGC/PCC Print Gap Control: Native Command, P2 = 3/0 : Aut.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-6 Table 5: Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC SO Select Double Width for One Line ESC SI Select Condensed 10 cpi -> 17 cpi 12 cpi -> 20 cpi 15 cpi -> 15 cpi (unchanged) proportional -> proportional cond.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-7 Table 5 (Cont.): Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC & NUL P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 v1 .. vn Define User Defined Characters P1 = first code table position (P1 = 0/0.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-8 Table 5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC ( - P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Select Line Marking P1 = 0/3 (fixed.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-9 Table 5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC D P1 P2 .
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-10 Table 5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC g Select Pitch 15 cpi ESC k P1 Select Font P1 = 0/0 :.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-11 Table 5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC w P1 Cancel/Select Double Height P1 = 0/0 or 3/0 : cancel P1 = 0/1 or 3/1 : select ESC x P1 Select Character Quality P1 = 0/0 or 3/0 : select Draft P1 = 0/1 or 3/1 : select LQ or NLQ dep.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-12 Table 5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ P1 ; P2 x CPL Select Font and Character Pi.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-13 Table 6: Graphics Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC ? K P1 Reassign Graphics Mode K 1) Standard Density, 8 dpc ESC ? L P1 Reassign Graphics Mode L 1) Double Density, 8 dot per column ESC ? Y P1 Reassign Graphics Mode Y 1) Double Density & -Speed, 8 dot per col.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-14 Table 6: (Cont.) Graphics Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC * P1 P2 P3 v1 . . . vn Select Various Graphics Modes P2 + P3 * 256 = number of columns (0/0...F/F) v1 .. vn = binary data in hex code (0/0.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-15 Table 7: Character Set Selection Escape Sequence Function ESC 6 Enlarge Print Code Area (128-159 dec.) ESC 7 Enable Upper Control Code (128-159 dec.) ESC R P1 Select National Version P1 = 0/0 : U.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-16 Table 8: ESC / P2 Commands Escape Sequence Function ESC ( c P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Set page format Sets top and bottom margins in the defined units.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-17 Table 8: (Cont.) ESC / P2 Commands Escape Sequence Function ESC X P1 P2 P3 Select font by pitch and point P1 = 0 : No change in pitch P1 = 1 : .
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-18 Table 8: (Cont.) ESC / P2 Commands Escape Sequence Function ESC ( t n1 n2 Pn P1 P2 Assign character table n1 = 3, n2 = 0 Pn = Parameter of ESC .
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-19 Table 8: (Cont.) ESC / P2 Commands Escape Sequence Function ESC ( ^ P1 P2 Print data as characters Prints n data bytes as characters, not control codes pd = P1 + P2 x 256 ESC ( G P1 P2 Select graphics mode P1 = 01 00 P2 = 1 or 49 Graphics mode may be reset by ESC @.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-20 Table 9: Further Control Sequences, supported by EPSON LQ Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function $$ $$ Control Stri.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-21 Table 9 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by EPSON LQ Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ P1 ; P2 w SNVCT Set National Version and Code Table P1 = 1 - 15 national version depending on selected character set (see Appendix C Char.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-22 Table 9 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by EPSON LQ Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ ; P2.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-23 Hex Code Format Page 00 Null E-2 08 Backspace E-2 09 Horizontal Tab E-2 0A Line Feed E-2 0B Vertical Tab E-2 0C Form Feed E-2 0D Cariage Return.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Hex Code Format Page E-24 1B 47 Select Double Strike (bold) E-9 1B 48 Cancel Double Strike E-9 1B 4D Select Elite (12 cpi) E-9 1B 4F Cancel Automati.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Hex Code Format Page E-25 1B 6A P Perform / Reverse Line Feed E-4 1 P1 180 1B 6B P Select Font E-10 1 1B 6C P Set Left Margin E-10 1 1B 70 00 / 1B 7.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Hex Code Format Page E-26 1B 4B P P data Standard Density Graphics Mode E-13 2 3 1B 4C P P data Double Density Graphics Mode E-13 2 3 1B 58 P P P Select Font by Pitch and Point E-13 1 2 3 1B 59 P P data Double Speed & Double Density Graph.
Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference E-27 Hex - Decimal Conversion Table 0 123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 1 1 17 33 49 65 81 97 113 129 .
F-1 Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference 1. Introduction The barcode print facility is available in all three emulations. 2. Programming There are three escape sequences to print barcodes - The first sequence is to define the Barcode Header. The type of barcode as well as all parameters are selected by a header.
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-2 Barcode Header Parameters P Barcode type 2 - default = 101 ( Code 39 horizontal) Type horizontal horizontal + vertical vertical + human human readable text reada.
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-3 P Width of the thin bars (default: / " = 0.35 mm) 4 144 2 Note: The width of bars and gaps should be equal.
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-4 P Ratio Width to Thin (default: 0 (2 to 1)) 6 P 2 of 5 industrial EAN 13 6 value Codabar UPC-E Code 39 EAN 8 2 of 5 interleaved UPC-A Code 93 MSI mod 10/10 Code 128 0 2.0 to 1 SC3 1 2.5 to 1 SC6 2 3.0 to 1 SC9 3 3.
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-5 2.2 Barcode Programming Examples Note: All examples are coded in standard uni-directional printing - that means the parameter "P " is not used. 7 In the following examples, 8 stands for "Space".
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-6 Barcode Example for 2 of 5 Interleaved Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 203 ; 8 ; 1 ; 1 ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data.
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-7 Barcode Example for EAN 8 Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 205 ; 8 ; ; ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 5.
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-8 Barcode Example for EAN 8 ADD-5 Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 205 ; 8 ; ; ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 4 0 1 2 3.
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-9 Barcode Example for EAN 13 ADD-2 Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 206 ; 8 ; ; ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 4 1 2 3 .
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-10 Barcode Example for Code 93 Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 207 ; 8 ; 1 ; 1 ; ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: a C + O + .
1 2 3 4 5 6 Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-11 Barcode Example for UPC-E Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 209 ; 8 ; ; ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 0 .
1 2 3 4 5 6 Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-12 Barcode Example for UPC-E ADD-5 Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 209 ; 8 ; ; ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Da.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 8 6 1 0 4 Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-13 Barcode Example for UPC-A ADD-2 Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 210 ; 8 ; ; ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barco.
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-14 Barcode Example for Code 128 Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 211 ; 8 ; 1 ; 1 ; ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: C o d e 8.
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-15 Barcode Example for POSTNET Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 112 ; ; ; ; ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 .
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-16 Programming two Barcodes symbols on the same line Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 201 ; 7 ; 0 ; 0 ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC .
* C O D E 3 9 * * C O D E 3 9 * Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-17 Programming two Barcodes symbols separated by CR and LF Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 201 ; 7.
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-18 Programming two Barcodes symbols in landscape on the same line Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 401 ; 7 ; 0 ; 0 ; 1 ; 8 z Start .
Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference F-19 Programming two Barcodes symbols in landscape separated by CR / LF Barcode Header: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z 234567 ESC [ ; 401 ; 7 ; 0 ; 0 ; 1 ; 8 z St.
G-1 Appendix G Information for the System Manager Reset off Menu Access To reactivate the menu access function, perform the following steps: S Switch off the printer. Press the and keys simultaneously. While holding down the two keys, switch on the printer.
G-1 Appendix G Information for the System Manager Reset off Menu Access To reactivate the menu access function, perform the following steps: S Switch off the printer. Press the and keys simultaneously. While holding down the two keys, switch on the printer.
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