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4100

PRINTER

OPERATOR'S GUIDE

Part No: 066-00428-02

February 12, 1998 — Rev. F

Contents

Main Page Operator's Guide iii Copyright 2000, Output Technology Corporation TRADEMARK S IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Page vi Contents SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT Page CERTIFICATE OF MANUFACTURER/IMPORTER Contents Installation See the Kwik Installation and Startup Basics Operations Configuration Page Configuration, continued Maintenance Troubleshooting Troubleshooting, continued Control CommandsAn Introduction Universal Control Commands Epson FX-100 Control Commands Epson FX-100 Control Commands, continued IBM Proprinter XL Control Commands DEC LA210 Control Commands Appendix A - Specifications Appendix A Specifications, continued Appendix B - Serial Interface Appendix B - Serial Interface, continued Appendix C - Parallel Interface Appendix D - Character Sets Appendix D - Character Sets, continued Appendix E - Barcodes Glossary Index Page Page Page Page Page E F BASIC CONTROLS AND INDICATORS POWER ON/OFF SWITCH SWITCH PANEL Page Page COMBINATION KEYS Power-Up Hot Keys Page + + + On-Line Hot Keys Page Page BASIC CONNECTIONS POWER RECEPTACLE INTERFACE CONNECTORS Parallel Interface BASIC BEEPS! ... Page Page Page Page Page Page Page ADJUSTING THE PRINTHEAD GAP Page RUNNING A SELF TEST SETTING TOP OF FORM Page SWITCHING NLQ AND DRAFT Page CHANGING EMULATIONS Page PRINTING THE ACTIVE CHARACTER SET Page Page Page Page 40 Operations Hexadecimal-To-Decimal Conversion Operator's Guide 41 Hexadecimal-To-Decimal Conversion, continued Page Configuration Page THE CONFIGURATION MENU ACCESSING THE CONFIGURATION MENU NAVIGATING THE CONFIGURATION MENU ,and EXITING THE CONFIGURATION MENU ADJUSTING THE PRINTERS PERFORMANCE Page CONFIGURATION MAP Page HELP Status Print? Menu Tree? Non-Default List? Page Page Print Data Byte Map? Page INTERFACE OPTIONS Active Interface Serial Options Page Page Page Page Input Buffer Size Page PRINT STYLE Near Letter Quality Bi-Directional Graphics / NLQ Bold Print Italics Subscript/Superscript Char/Inch Slash Zero FORMS OPTIONS Lines/Inch Form Length Skip Perf LF on CR CR on LF Paper Jam Detect Paper Speed EMULATION CHARACTER OPTIONS Epson Character Options Page Page IBM Character Options Page Page DEC Character Options Page Overlay Characters BARCODE OPTIONS Barcode Strike Barcode Density SYSTEM OPTIONS Factory Reset Lock Character Set and Emulation Initialize Sensitivity Vertical Alignment Maintenance STATIC ELECTRICITY CLEANING INTERIOR SURFACES EXTERIOR SURFACES LUBRICATION CHANGING RIBBON CARTRIDGE Page Page Page Operator's Guide 97 CHANGING FORMS COMPRESSOR Page Page CHANGING FUSES Page VERTICAL IMAGE ALIGNMENT Page Page Page Troubleshooting TROUBLESHOOTING Page Page Operators Guide 111 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART 112 Troubleshooting Operators Guide 113 114 Troubleshooting Operators Guide 115 116 Troubleshooting Operators Guide 117 Switch Panel 118 Troubleshooting Operators Guide 119 TROUBLESHOOTING AIDS POWER-UP SEQUENCE TEST POWER-UP SEQUENCE TEST, CONTINUED HEX DUMP MODE Page Control Commands An Introduction COMMUNICATION BASICS IDENTIFYING DATA BYTES BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM DECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM HEXADECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM Page THREE CATEGORIES OF DATA BYTES Printable Characters Control Codes Control Commands SENDING CONTROL CODES AND CONTROL COMMANDS USING BASIC TO SEND COMMANDS USING BATCH FILES TO SEND COMMANDS Page SENDING COMMANDS FROM THE DOS COMMAND LINE USING CONTROL KEY SEQUENCES TO SEND COMMANDS Operators Guide 133 TYPOGRAPHIC CONVENTIONS FORMAT PARAMETERS DATA BYTE VALUES OF COMMAND PARAMETERS Universal, Epson, and IBM Control Commands DEC Control Commands ZEROS AND ONES Universal Control Commands INDEX OF UNIVERSAL CONTROL COMMANDS ALPHABETICAL SUMMARY OF UNIVERSAL CONTROL COMMANDS Page EMULATION MODE Page Page Page BARCODES MAPPING CHARACTERS Page Page Page Page Page Page DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS Page Page EXTENDED CHARACTERS PRINT QUALITY Page Page STORING DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS PRINTING DOWNLOADED CHARACTERS Page Page Page Page EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Operators Guide 181 UNAVAILABLE EPSON FX-100 CONTROL COMMANDS CHARACTER SETS Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Single Density Double Density Page Page Page LINE SPACING Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Operators Guide 225 Page CHARACTER SETS Page Page Page Page Single Density Double Density Page Page LINE SPACING Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Operator's Guide 263 264 DEC LA210 Control Commands 4100 PRINTER VS DEC LA210 PRINTER UNSUPPORTED DEC COMMANDS Page CHARACTER PITCH DIFFERENCES GRAPHICS DENSITY DIFFERENCES Page CHARACTER MAPS Page Using the Configuration Menu to Select Character Maps Using Control Commands to Select Character Maps Page Page Page Page Page Page LINES PER INCH Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page PAPER MOTION Page Page PITCH Page Page SPECIAL PRINTHEAD MOVEMENT Page Page Page Page Page Page Appendix A Specifications A-2 Appendix ASpecifications CHARACTERISTICS Throughput Printing Mechanism Operator's Guide A-3 Printing Mechanism, continued Copies Paper Feed A-4 Appendix ASpecifications Paper Feed, continued Operator's Guide A-5 Paper Feed, continued Ribbon Emulations Character Sets A-6 Appendix ASpecifications Character Sets, continued Operator's Guide A-7 Character Sets, continued Human-Readable Fonts (Text Characters) A-8 Appendix ASpecifications Human-Readable Fonts, continued Weight Normal Stroke, Emphasized (Bold) Download Characters Supported Text Composition Barcodes Operator's Guide A-9 Barcodes, continued Graphics Serial Interface SAFETY FEATURES Operator's Guide A-11 RELIABILITY PHYSICAL A-12 Appendix ASpecifications REQUIREMENTS ELECTRICAL ENVIRONMENTAL INTERFACE Operator's Guide A-13 PAPER A-14 Appendix ASpecifications Operator's Guide A-15 A-16 Appendix ASpecifications Operator's Guide A-17 A-18 Appendix ASpecifications Appendix B Serial Interface SERIAL INTERFACE BASICS Page Operator's Guide B-3 EIA RS-232-C Pin Assignments Page Operator's Guide B-5 DTE/DCE Device Chart Page Operator's Guide B-7 SERIAL INTERFACE PIN-OUTS FOR PRINTER MAKING A SERIAL CABLE Page Page CONNECTION EXAMPLES IBM PC TO PRINTER IBM PC/AT* TO PRINTER Page HANDSHAKING SOFTWARE HANDSHAKING Page HARDWARE HANDSHAKING DTR BUSY (Inverse DTR) IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT WORK Page Page Page Page DATA SYNCHRONIZATION HANDSHAKING Page C-4 Appendix CParallel Interface Parallel Interface Pin Assignments Operator's Guide C-5 Parallel Interface Pin Assignments, continued C-6 Appendix CParallel Interface Parallel Interface Pin Assignments, continued PARALLEL INTERFACE TIMING Page Appendix D Character Sets Page Page TERMINOLOGY THE MAIN CHARACTER LIBRARY D-6 Appendix DCharacter Sets STANDARD ASCII CHARACTER SET* Operator's Guide D-7 Page Page Page THE CONTROL CODE MAP D-12 Appendix DCharacter Sets EPSON CONTROL CODE MAP Operator's Guide D-13 IBM CONTROL CODE MAPS D-14 Appendix DCharacter Sets DEC 7-BIT C0 CONTROL CODE MAP Operator's Guide D-15 DEC 8-BIT CONTROL CODE MAPS THE CHARACTER MAP Page D-18 Appendix DCharacter Sets EPSON NATIONAL-USE CHARACTER MAP* Operator's Guide D-19 D-20 Appendix DCharacter Sets EPSON HEBREW CHARACTER MAP Operator's Guide D-21 D-22 Appendix DCharacter Sets IBM CODE PAGE 437 (U.S.) Operator's Guide D-23 D-24 Appendix DCharacter Sets IBM #2 CODE PAGE 437 (HEBREW) Operator's Guide D-25 D-26 Appendix DCharacter Sets IBM CODE PAGE 850 (MULTILINGUAL) Operator's Guide D-27 D-28 Appendix DCharacter Sets IBM CODE PAGE 860 (PORTUGAL) Operator's Guide D-29 D-30 Appendix DCharacter Sets DEC NATIONAL-USE CHARACTER MAP* Operator's Guide D-31 DEC MULTILINGUAL CHARACTER MAP D-32 Appendix DCharacter Sets DEC HEBREW CHARACTER MAP Operator's Guide D-33 DEC VT100 LINE DRAW CHARACTER MAP D-34 Appendix DCharacter Sets OCR A OVERLAY CHARACTER MAP* Operator's Guide D-35 OCR B OVERLAY CHARACTER MAP* D-36 Appendix DCharacter Sets CHARACTER SUBSTITUTIONS FOR EPSON NATIONAL-USE CHARACTER MAP* Operator's Guide D-37 CHARACTER SUBSTITUTIONS FOR DEC NATIONAL-USE CHARACTER MAP THE CHARACTER SET EPSON ENHANCED CHARACTER SETS IBM ALL CHARACTER CHARACTER SET D-40 Appendix DCharacter Sets IBM #2 MULTILINGUAL CHARACTER SET Operator's Guide D-41 D-42 Appendix DCharacter Sets EPSON ESC I PRINTABLE CHARACTER OVERLAY* Operator's Guide D-43 D-44 Appendix DCharacter Sets EPSON ESC 6 PRINTABLE CHARACTER EXPANSION OVERLAY* Operator's Guide D-45 P D-46 Appendix DCharacter Sets EPSON STANDARD CODE PAGE CHARACTER SET* Operator's Guide D-47 P D-48 Appendix DCharacter Sets IBM ALL CHARACTER OVERLAY* Operator's Guide D-49 D-50 Appendix DCharacter Sets IBM #2 ALL CHARACTER MULTILINGUAL CHARACTER SET* Operator's Guide D-51 Page Appendix E Barcodes PRINTING BARCODES Page BARCODE FORMAT COMMAND P1 THROUGH P8 P1: Barcode Symbology P2: Barcode Height P3: Human Readable Line P4: Narrow Bar Width P5: Wide Bar Width P6: Narrow Space Width P7: Wide Space Width P8: Intercharacter Gap BARCODE FORMAT COMMAND EXAMPLE START BARCODE COMMAND BARCODE DATA VALID CHARACTERS ENTERING BARCODE DATA QUIET ZONE SPACES POSTNET PLACEMENT ON AN ENVELOPE CHECK DIGITS NUMBER SYSTEM CHARACTERS AND COUNTRY FLAGS START CHARACTERS, STOP CHARACTERS, AND GUARD BARS SUMMARY OF REQUIRED BARCODE DATA END BARCODE COMMAND EXAMPLES EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2 ALTERNATE COMMANDS E-22 Appendix EBarcodes Parameter Options Setting Operator's Guide E-23 P4 THROUGH P8 INTEGRITY Page Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Index I-2 Index Operator's Guide I-3

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