Chapter 1 Product Description
Rev. A 1-2
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Setting Method
Several printer settings loaded at each power-on can be changed in this operation. The method is
described in the guidance sheets (language selection sheet and printer setting sheet) which are
printed out at first in the setting mode if desired.
User is requested to operate 2 switches watching 6 LEDs on the control panel. The lights turn on and
off, and blink in one of the patterns described in the guidance sheets.
This setting mode uses the menus of 3 types as follows;
Language menu: : List of the languages to be used for the printer setting sheet
Main menu : List of items to be set(ex. “CG table”, “Auto line feed”)
Submenus : Lists of value/setting of the eac h item(ex. “PC437”, “ON”)
1) Language selection sheet is printed out. The sheet describes how to select a language among the
five; English, French, German, Italian and Spanish in all languages.
2) Font LEDs indicate the top item on “Language menu”.
3) The selection can be changed with Font switch.
4) When Tear off/Bin switch is pressed, the setting sheet is printed out in the language.
5) Font LEDs indicate the top item on “main menu”.
6) The selection can be changed with Font switch.
7) When Tear off/Bin switch is pressed, pr inter changes the indication to the “submenu” of the s elected
item.
8) Condensed & Tear off/Bin LEDs indicate the current setting/value on the submenu.
9) The setting/value can be changed with Tear off/Bin switch.
10) W hen Tear off/Bin switch is pressed, printer memorizes the last setting/value, and changes its
indication to the main menu.(Back to (5)).
11) The other items can be changed in the same manner.
Setting Mode (Factory setting)
Item Setting/Value
Character table Standard version:
Italic, PC 437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC861, BRASCII,
Abicomp, ISO Latin1, Roman8
NLSP version:
Italic, PC437, PC437 Greek, PC850, PC852, PC853, PC855, PC857,
PC864, PC866, PC869, ISO Latin 1T, ISO8859-7 MAZOWIA, Code
MJK, Bulgaria, Estonia, PC774, ISO 8859-2, PC866LAT.
PCAPTEC*5, PC708*5, PC720*5, PCAR864*5, PC860*5, PC861*5,
PC865*5
International character set for
Italic table *4 Italic U.S.A, Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic U.K., Italic Denmark,
Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain
Font *1 OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Script C, Roman T, Sans serif H
Page Length for tractor 3 inch, 3.5 inch, 4 inch, 5.5 inch, 6 inch, 7 inch, 8 inch, 8.5 inch,11
inch, 70/6 inch, 12 inch, 14 inch, 17 inch
High speed draft On, Off
Print Direction Auto, Bi-d, Uni-d
Software ESC/P2, IBM2390 Plus
I/f mode Auto, Parallel I/F, Option I/F
Auto I/F wait time 10sec., 30sec.
Input buffer On, off
Skip over perforation On, Off, Others
Auto tear off On, Off
Auto line feed On, Off
Auto CR (IBM 2390 Plus)*2 On, Off
A.G.M (IBM 2390 Plus)*2 On, Off
0 slash On, Off
Buzzer On, Off
* Refer to the next page for
Notes.
Table 1-28. Setting Menu