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Operations

COMMON OPERATIONS

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Rev. F Printer Ii Contents Trademarks Copyright 2000, Output Technology Corporation Important Safety Precautions Page Supplies and Services FCC Compliance Statement DOC Compliance Statement EPA Energy Star Printers Partner Certificate of MANUFACTURER/IMPORTER Contents Operations Configuration Configuration Troubleshooting Maintenance Control Commands-An Introduction Epson FX-100 Control Commands Universal Control Commands DEC LA210 Control Commands IBM Proprinter XL Control Commands Appendix a Specifications Appendix B Serial Interface Appendix D Character Sets Appendix C Parallel Interface Xx Contents Glossary Index Appendix E Barcodes Xxii Contents Basics Basic Physical Features Basics Operator Access Basic Startup and Printing Close Operator Access Door Turn on printer Check Print Quality Power ON/OFF Switch Basic Controls and Indicators Paper Switch Panel NLQ Power Page Combination Keys Power-Up Hot Keys Feed and Line FEED, turn Feed and Line Feed at On-Line Hot KeysPage Page Basic Connections Power Receptacle Parallel Interface Interface ConnectorsSerial Parallel Serial Interface Basic Beeps Basics Operators Guide Basics Loading Paper Common OperationsPage Paper Specifications Operations Operators Guide Left Tractor Adjusting the Printhead GAP JB0-AJ1 Running a Self Test Paper Position Keys Paper Movement Setting TOP of Form JB0-AK1 Switching NLQ and Draft Emulations and Printer Drivers Changing Emulations Then, press YES. The printer prints out Printing the Active Character SET Respond by pressing YES. The printer prints out JB0-AM JB0-AN JB0-AO NUL Operators Guide Hexadecimal-To-Decimal Conversion What Is a Character Set? Configuration Page Accessing the Configuration Menu Configuration Menu Navigating the Configuration Menu Press on Line along with Line Feed Exiting the Configuration Menu Adjusting the PRINTER’S Performance Page Configuration MAP Configuration MAP Barcode Options Menu Tree? Non-Default List?Help Status Print? Print All Options? Diagnostic Codes?Hot Key List? Print Active Character Set? Print Data Byte Map? ROM Source Character Library Type of CharacterRAM Active Interface Interface Options Serial Options DTR ON/X-OFF ETX/ACK Protocol DTR Polarity OFF When Off LineRobust X-ON Data Bits Baud Parity Stop Bits Input Buffer SizePage Near Letter Quality Print Style Bi-Directional Graphics / NLQ Italics Bold Print Char/Inch Subscript/Superscript Slash Zero Forms Options Form Length Lines/Inch LF on CR Skip Perf CR on LF Paper Speed Paper Jam Detect Character Options Emulation Epson Character Options Epson Character Map Epson Control Code Map Epson IBM #1 Code Epson IBM #2 Code IBM Character Options IBM #1 Code IBM Control Code Map IBM #2 Code DEC Character Options Character Maps G0 through G3 DEC Character Set OCR a OCR B Overlay Characters Barcode Strike Barcode OptionsBarcode Density System Options Factory ResetLock Character Set and Emulation Vertical Alignment Initialize Sensitivity Maintenance Static Electricity Interior Surfaces Cleaning Exterior Surfaces Lubrication Changing Ribbon Cartridge Page Operators Guide Installing Ribbon Cartridge Left-End View Page Clean Way To Re-Attach a Ribbon Guide Changing Forms Compressor Operators Guide Forms Compressor Left End Maintenance Installing a Forms Compressor Changing Fuses DA0-E DA0-F Vertical Image Alignment Page Improper Vertical Alignment Proper Vertical Alignment Maintenance Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Page Page Problem Probable Cause Solution BEEPs Troubleshooting Chart Troubleshooting Chart Print Quality Print Quality Problem Probable Cause Solution Paper Problems Positioning, Feeding, Paper Out, Jamming Consider using the bottom feed path Switch Panel Problem Probable Cause Solution Communications Printhead Performance POWER-UP Sequence Test Troubleshooting Aids On Line HEX Dump Mode JB0-AL Communication Basics Control Commands An Introduction Identifying Data Bytes Decimal Number System Binary Number System Hexadecimal Number System Page Printable Characters Three Categories of Data BytesControl Codes Control Commands Sending Control Codes and Control Commands Using Batch Files to Send Commands Using Basic to Send CommandsCopy CON 12PITCH.BAT Echo ¢!A PRN Where the prefix &H is used to denote hexadecimal numbers Using Control KEY Sequences to Send Commands Sending Commands from the DOS Command Line Ascii Format Typographic Conventions Parameters Zeros and Ones Data Byte Values of Command ParametersUniversal, Epson, and IBM Control Commands DEC Control Commands Universal Control Commands Index of Universal Control Commands Graphics Alphabetical Summary of Universal Control CommandsCommand Function Download Characters SOH a z C Length of Form in Millimeters Form Length SOH a z a Select Emulation and Reset Printer Emulation Mode Miscellaneous SOH a z Reset to Power Up SettingsSOH a z Y Inch Line Spacing Pitch Single Double Bold Extra Bit SettingOperator’s Guide SOH a z Set Pitch and Strike Universal Control Commands 18.2 17.14 16.67 15.0 12.0 10.0 SOH a z M Set Barcode Parameters SOH a z L Enable/Disable Barcode PrintingBarcodes Operator’s Guide SOH a z T Select Print Quality Data Byte Action Map Mapping CharactersControl Code Map Operator’s Guide ABO-N1 AB0-O Character Source Library SOH a z % Select Character Source and Library SOH a z B Map Characters Example Download Characters Character Design Matrix Designing Download Characters Designing Ascending and Descending Characters Extended Characters Extended Characters Print Quality Print Quality, NLQ Download Character Page Storing Download Characters Printing Downloaded Characters 162 Universal Control Commands SOH a z Download Characters Setting Aa Bit SettingPage Page Example Example AB0-Y1 AB0-ZA Lprint CHR$1Az&CHR$1CHR$48CHR$48CHR$0CHR$1 for X = 1 to AB0-AA1 SOH a z Universal Graphics Graphics D1d2 C1c2 Pitch Maximum Dot Density Columns Per Line Cell Dot Values Column 128 19 = Read D Lprint CHR$D Next Universal Control Commands Epson FX-100 Control Commands Inch Index of Control Codes and Commands184 195 199 Cancel Data in Print BufferCancel MSB Control Miscellaneous Printer Initialization Emphasized Mode Bold Strike on Cancel Elite PitchEnlarged Pitch SO or ESC SO 222 Cancel Enlarged Pitch Cancel Double Strike Alphabetical Summary Command Function ESC SP Unavailable Epson FX-100 Control CommandsEpson Control Equivalent Universal Control Sequence Command ESC EM Character Map Character Sets Ascii ESC Control Codes/Printable Characters ESC C ESC C NUL ESC K Cell Dot Values Column 128 19 = Lprint CHR$27KCHR$8CHR$0 For I = 1 to Operator’s Guide ESC L or ESC Y Double-Density Graphics Single Density Double Density Lprint CHR$255 Next J END ESC Z Dots/In Where x of dx = 194 Epson FX-100 Control CommandsMaximum No. of d-bytes ESC Line SpacingESC Ø 196 Epson FX-100 Control Commands ESC 3 or ESC J Inch Margins ESC O ESC N BEL ESC @ Epson FX-100 Control Commands Backspace Can DELESC s Half-Speed Printing DC3 DC1 ESC # ESC = Unidirectional/Bidirectional Printing Print Direction Pitch Strike Print Style Current Pitch After SI or ESC SI New Pitch Previous After SI or ESC Ptich DC2 Current Pitch After ESC P ESC MCurrent Pitch After ESC M ESC P Current Pitch After SO or ESC SO Pitch Set with SO or ESC SO After DC4 DC4 Current After ESC W Previous Pitch Set/Cancel Enlarged Pitch ESC Set/Cancel NLQ ESC H ESC GESC E ESC F Set/Cancel Underline ESC T ESC S ESC D Tabs Horizontal Tab ESC b Set Vertical Tab Channel ESC B ESC Epson FX-100 Control Commands IBM Proprinter Control Commands 240 Character Sets Select IBM Character Set #2239 Select IBM Character Set #1 253 Enlarged Pitch SO or ESC SO 258 Cancel Enlarged PitchSet/Cancel Enlarged Pitch ESC W n 260 Set 12 Pitch Miscellaneous Carriage Return 251 Bell ESC R Tabs ESC \ Unavailable IBM Proprinter Control Commands ESC \ Print One Character From All Character Set ESC C IBM Proprinter Control Commands Graphics Single Density Double Density Example 234 Start Text Line Spacing 236 IBM Proprinter Control Commands ESC 3 or ESC J Inch Margins 238 Miscellaneous IBM Proprinter Control Commands Linefeed Set Top of Form ESC Q Deselect Printer Print Direction Lprint CHR$27CHR$58 Lprint Now printing in 12 cpi Pitch After ESC Previous New Pitch After After SI or ESC W ESC SO Pitch Set with SO or After DC4 Current After ESC Previous After ESC W Pitch Current Pitch After ESC 250 IBM Proprinter Control Commands Lprint CHR$27-CHR$0 Lprint Underline function is off ESC S Tabs Example REM SET Vertical Tabs to Lines 5 IBM Proprinter Control Commands DEC LA210 Control Commands Map G3 into Upper Data Bytes Map G2 into Upper Data Bytes288 299 CancelEnable C1 Control Codes Disable C1 Control Codes Pitch Paper Motion Print Direction Special Printhead Movement Set Vertical Tab at ESC J or 319 Current Line Tabs Set Horizontal Tab ESC H or 316 At Current Column318 Horizontal Tab 318 Vertical Tab Set CSI CommandFunctionPage Printer VS DEC LA210 Printer Unsupported DEC Commands SYN EOTDLE NAK Control LA210 Printer Sequence Character Pitch DifferencesGraphics Density Differences Character Pitch Aspect Dots/inch Overlap Ratio Dots/line Inches/line DEC LA210 Emulation Graphics DensitiesDEC LA210 Emulation Printer Graphics Densities Character Maps AB0-AJ Using Control Commands to Select Character Maps Using the Configuration Menu to Select Character Maps ESC n Select G0 ESC * n Select G2 Operators Guide ESC n Select G1ESC + n Select G3 ESC n Map G2 into Lower Data Bytes Operators Guide ESC o Map G3 into Lower Data Bytes Map G2 into Upper Data Bytes default ESC N or SS2 Print Next Character from G2 ESC O or SS3 Print Next Character from G3 Decimal Hexadecimal Lines PER InchESC n z Set Line Spacing Lines Per Inch ESC n s or ESC n Ø s Left Margin MarginsESC n s or ESC Ø n s Right Margin ESC n1 n2 s Left and Right Margin ESC n r Top Margin ESC n1 n2 r Top and Bottom Margin 282 DEC LA210 Control Commands ESC n r Bottom Margin Operators Guide ESC n1 n2 s Set Print Area ESC 2 Ø l Disable Linefeed/Newline ESC 2 Ø h Enable Linefeed/Newline ESC ? Disable Auto Wraparound Operators Guide ESC ? 4 Ø h Enable Carriage Return/NewlineESC ? 4 Ø l Disable Carriage Return/Newline ESC ? 7 h Enable Auto Wraparound ESC Ø t No Form Mode Cancel C1 Control Codes C0 Control Codes ENQ Operators Guide ESC P 1 Define Answer Back Message ESC \ or ST String Terminator 290 DEC LA210 Control Commands DCS 1 Device Control String Graphics Densities ESC P n q d1..dx Graphics Dots Aspect Inches Overlap Ratio Line Page NUL EOT ENQ Processed without Exiting Graphics mode Ignored Lprint CHR$27P2q`QKKQ`CHR$27\ ESC D or IND Index Paper MotionESC E or NEL Linefeed with Carriage Return Next Line Operators Guide ESC K or PLD Advance Paper 1/12 Inch ESC n e Advance n Lines ESC n d Advance to Line n ESC ? 2 9 h Select Font Pitches Operators GuideESC n w Select Pitch Ascii ESC 2 z Near Letter Quality Printing ESC Ø z or ESC 1 z Draft Quality Printing ESC Ø m Disable Underline Operators Guide ESC 4 m Enable UnderlineESC 2 4 m Disable Underline ESC 2 m Enable Underline ESC n ` Set Active Column to Column n Special Printhead MovementESC n a Advance n Columns ESC ? 4 1 l Bidirectional Printing ESC ? 4 1 h Unidirectional Printing ESC g or ESC Ø g Clear Horizontal Tab at Current Column ‡ ESC H or ESC Set Horizontal Tab at Current Column ESC n1 n2 ...n16 u Set Multiple Horizontal Tabs § Operators Guide ESC n u Set Horizontal Tab at Column n4ESC 2 or ESC 2 g or ESC 3 g Clear All Horizontal Tabs § VTS HTS Ascii N15 Control Appendix a Specifications Throughput Characteristics Paper Feed Characteristics Width Bond Weight Single-Part Paper Emulations Ascii Human-Readable Fonts Text Characters Human-Readable Fonts Graphics Safety Features Physical Reliability Interface RequirementsElectrical Environmental Paper Size and Print Area Symbol Description Specification Operators Guide A-15 Appendix A-Specifications Operators Guide A-17 Label blank Base Label paper With label No label Blank blank Serial Interface Basics Appendix B Serial Interface JB0-BL EIA RS-232-C Pin Assignments DTE Device DCE Device Pin # Signal Abbreviation Common RS-232-C DTE Device DCE Device Pin # Signal Abbreviation DTE Device DTE/DCE Device Chart Pair Pin Clear to Send Serial Interface PIN-OUTS for Printer Pin # Signal Name Abbr Comment Making a Serial Cable Operators Guide Printer To DCE Device Wiring Diagram Page IBM PC to Printer Connection Examples IBM PC/AT* to Printer AB0-AP Software Handshaking HandshakingON/X-OFF ETX/ACK ETX/ACK Busy Inverse DTR Hardware Handshaking If YOU Cannot Make IT Work Page Interface Circuits Appendix B-Serial Interface Version Parallel Interface Basics Appendix C Parallel Interface Synchronization DataHandshaking Parallel Interface PIN-OUTS for Printer Parallel Interface Pin Assignments STROBE* RET GND Parallel Interface Timing JB0-BQ2 Appendix D Character Sets American Standard Code for Information Interchange Page Terminology Main Character Library DEL Standard Ascii Character SET 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 Process of Creating Character Sets JB0-BG1 JB0-BH1 Control Code MAP Epson Control Code MAP Operators Guide D-13 IBM Control Code Maps DEC 7-BIT C0 Control Code MAP Operators Guide D-15 DEC 8-BIT Control Code Maps Character MAP Configuration Menu Character Maps 7 -8 -9 -A Epson NATIONAL-USE Character MAP Operators Guide D-19 Epson Hebrew Character MAP Operators Guide D-21 IBM Code page 437 U.S Operators Guide D-23 IBM #2 Code page 437 Hebrew Operators Guide D-25 IBM Code page 850 Multilingual Operators Guide D-27 IBM Code page 860 Portugal Operators Guide D-29 1-/9 6 -7 -8 -9 -A DEC NATIONAL-USE Character MAP DEC Multilingual Character MAP DEC Hebrew Character MAP DEC VT100 Line Draw Character MAP OCR a Overlay Character MAP OCR B Overlay Character MAP Character Substitutions for Epson NATIONAL-USE Character MAP Character Substitutions for DEC NATIONAL-USE Character MAP Epson Enhanced Character Sets Character SET IBM ALL Character Character SET IBM #2 Multilingual Character SET Operators Guide D-41 Epson ESC I Printable Character Overlay Operators Guide D-43 Epson ESC 6 Printable Character Expansion Overlay Operators Guide D-45 Epson Standard Code page Character SET Operators Guide D-47 IBM ALL Character Overlay Operators Guide D-49 IBM #2 ALL Character Multilingual Character SET Operators Guide D-51 Appendix D-Character Sets Appendix E Barcodes Printing Barcodes Lprint CHR$1 AzLØ Ascii SOH Barcode Format Command P1 Through P8 P1 Barcode Symbology P3 Human Readable Line P2 Barcode Height P5 Wide Bar Width P4 Narrow Bar Width P7 Wide Space Width P6 Narrow Space WidthP8 Intercharacter Gap Decimal 122 Start Barcode CommandBarcode Format Command Example Control Barcode Data Interleaved 2 Valid CharactersCode C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Entering Barcode Data Spaces Quiet Zone Lprintlprintlprintlprint Postnet Placement on AN Envelope Check Digits Number System Characters and Country Flags Summary of Required Barcode Data Start CHARACTERS, Stop CHARACTERS, and Guard Bars END Barcode Command Examples REM Format UPC-A Barcode Symbol ESC P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8 Alternate CommandsESC Parameter Options Setting Parameter Formula Principle P4 Through P8 IntegrityPage Glossary Page Page Page Page Only Memory Index Index Operators Guide

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