Chapter 1

 

Product Descriptions

 

 

1.1 Overview................................................................................................................

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1.2 Options and Consumables ..................................................................................

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1.3 Specification .........................................................................................................

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1.3.1 Printing Specifications...........................................................................................................

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1.3.2 Control codes .........................................................................................................................

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1.3.3 Character tables......................................................................................................................

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1.3.4 Paper Feeding .........................................................................................................................

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1.3.5 Paper Handling .......................................................................................................................

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1.3.6 Printable Area .........................................................................................................................

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1.3.7 Adjust Lever ..........................................................................................................................

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1.3.8 Ink Specification ...................................................................................................................

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1.3.9 Input Data Buffer ..................................................................................................................

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1.3.10 Electric Specifications .......................................................................................................

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1.3.11 Environmental Conditions .................................................................................................

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1.3.12 Reliability.............................................................................................................................

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1.3.13 Safety Approvals ................................................................................................................

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1.3.14 CE Marking ..........................................................................................................................

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1.3.15 Acoustic Noise....................................................................................................................

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1.3.16 Physical Specification........................................................................................................

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1.4 Interfaces.............................................................................................................

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1.4.1 Parallel Interface ...................................................................................................................

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1.4.2 Mac Serial Interface..............................................................................................................

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1.4.3 Optional Interface .................................................................................................................

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1.4.4 Prevention Hosts from Data Transfer Time-out.................................................................

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1.4.5 Interface Selection................................................................................................................

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1.4.6 Printer language ...................................................................................................................

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1.5 Operation.............................................................................................................

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1.5.1 Control Panel ........................................................................................................................

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1.5.2 Default Setting ......................................................................................................................

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1.5.2.1 Setting Method ........................................................................................................

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1.5.2.2 Setting Menu ...........................................................................................................

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1.5.3 Printer Adjustment Mode .....................................................................................................

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1.5.4 Printer Initialization ..............................................................................................................

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1.5.5 Self-test Printing Mode ........................................................................................................

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1.5.6 Hexadecimal Dump Function ..............................................................................................

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1.5.7 Monochrome Printing Mode................................................................................................

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1.5.8 Error Condition .....................................................................................................................

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1.6 Main Components...............................................................................................

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1.6.1 C203 MAIN Control Board....................................................................................................

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1.6.2 C172 PSB/PSE Board ...........................................................................................................

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1.6.3 Control Panel ........................................................................................................................

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1.6.4 Printer Mechanism Unit .......................................................................................................

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1.6.5 Housing .................................................................................................................................

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