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 Fujitsu DL3750+/3850+
 Important Note to Users
Using This Product in High-risk Situations
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 Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs
 CE Declaration
Energy Saving
 Trademark Acknowledgement
 Printer Models and Options
About this Manual
 Organization
 For Experienced Users
Conventions
 Table of Contents
 Printing
 Using Setup Mode
 Installing Options Appendix a Supplies and Options
 Appendix F Resident Font Glossary of Terms
 Control panel
Quick Reference
 Operation Online Offline Required Response
Printer Operations Normal Mode
 Dot matrix printer
Features
 Options
Introduction
 Setting UP
Selecting a Good
Location
 Setting UP
 Checking items received
 Removing the shipping restraint cardboard
 Checking Options and Supplies
 Installing the cut sheet stand
Installing the Cut Sheet Stand
 Preparing to install the ribbon
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge
 Preparing the ribbon cartridge
Installing the ribbon cartridge
 Setting Up Handling Paper Printing Setup Mode
 Getting Acquainted
With Your Printer
Printer components front and right
 Cord
Printer components rear
 Connecting the power cord
 Loading a sheet of paper
Testing the Printer
Offline
Loading Paper for the Self-Test
 Printing the Self-Test
 Starting the self-test
 Sample self-test
 To exit demo mode, turn the printer off
 Demo pattern
 Selecting a Serial Interface Cable
Connecting the Printer
To Your Computer
Selecting a Parallel Interface Cable
 Opening the shutter
Connecting the Interface Cable
Selecting a USB Cable
Selecting a LAN cable
 Attaching the shutter
Removing the shutter
 Connecting the interface cable
 For Experienced Users
 Initial printout in setup mode
Enter setup mode
Turn the printer on and load a sheet of paper
 Select an emulation
Select the MENU1 function
 Exit MENU1
Exit setup mode to save the emulation
Printing a Sample
Online
 Setting UP
 Mode LPT1=COM1
Using MS-DOS to Specify Serial Interface Settings
 Printer Driver
Installing
 Setting UP
 Selecting Paper
Paper Handling
 Overview of Paper
Operations
Printer levers and buttons
 Lever/Button Purpose Action
Levers and Buttons Used for Paper Handling
 Adjusting the paper thickness lever
 Loading a Single Sheet of Paper
Paper Thickness Lever Settings
Using Single Sheets
Number of Copies Setting *2 Including the Original *1
 Preparing to load a sheet of paper
Adjusting the left margin
 Loading a sheet of paper
 Using Continuous
Ejecting Single Sheets
Forms
 Positioning the Paper Stack
Good placement
Bad placement
Placement of continuous forms
 Paper thickness lever setting
Loading Continuous Forms
Preparing to load continuous forms paper
 Ajusting the left margin
Positioning the tractors
 Setting the back cover
 Adjustment procedure
Adjusting the Tear OFF position
 Unloading Continuous Forms
Installing the Tractor Unit
 Tearing off continuous forms
Tearing Off Continuous Forms
 Positioning Paper
Load Position Adjust
Feeding
Line Feed/Form Feed
 Failure to retract the forms paper will cause paper jams
Switching to Single Sheets
 Switching to Continuous Forms
Tips on Paper Handling General Tips
Multipart Forms
 Labels
Envelopes
 Paper Handling
 Selecting Print
Printing
 Using Commercial Software
Using the Control Panel
Printer control panel
 Selecting MENU1 or MENU2
 MENU1 MENU2
MENU1 and MENU2 Settings
 Resuming from a Paper-Out
Starting or Stopping Printing
Starting Printing
Stopping Printing
 Continuing printing after supplying paper
Printing the remaining lines on a
 Resuming after an Area Over warning
 Removing Printed Pages Clearing the Print Buffer
Removing Single Sheets
Removing Continuous Forms
 HOW to USE this Chapter
Using Setup Mode
 Entering Setup Mode
 Initial printout in setup mode
 Setup Mode Functions
Overview of Setup Mode
 HEX-DUMP
Default
List
SELF-TST
 Setup Mode Example
Load continuous forms paper Enter setup mode
Select the MENU2 function
 Summary of setup mode
 Select the current print quality
Exit setup mode, saving the new font and pitch
Select the current emulation
Change the font to Prestige Elite
 Points to Remember
 Select the List function
Printer tear-off feature Tear OFF button
Printing a List
Selected Options
 Printout of factory defaults using List
 Required Options
System and printer accessory compatibility
Deciding Which
Options to Change
 See the section Changing Print Position
Adjustment Options later in this
See the section Changing Configuration
See the section Changing Hardware
 Using Setup Mode
 MENU1 Options Description MENU2 Items
Options are reset to the factory
Defaults for that emulation
MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options
 Letter
Font TIMLS-N TIMLS-B TIMLS-I DOWNLD#
RAM
Quality
 Lpi Lpi double spacing
 CHAR-H
Attrib
None Italics Condnsd Shadow Bold
 ## Colm
MENU1
Options Description MENU2 Items
LFT-END
 ## Line
TOP-MRG
 Swedish
Languge
USA
German
 POLSH-T
Languge Slov
SLOV-T
Polish
 DANISH1
Languge French
Italian
Spanish
 Graphic
CHR-SET
SET
Italic
 CR & LF
Enable
Disable
CR-CODE CR only
 OVR-PRT
Rghtend Wrap
 Select the MENU1 or MENU2 function
Procedure
 Exit MENU1 or MENU2
Resetting MENU1 and MENU2
 Changing Hardware
Hardwre Items and Options
Options Description Items
 Print buffer Download buffer
 Cannot accept any download font
0BYTE option is recommended
Only for graphics application
With 128KB selected, the printer
 Options Description
Number
Data bits Parity bit Stop bits
 DSR Ignore
XON/XOF
DTR
REV-CHL
 Select an option for the selected item
Select the Hardwre function
 Changing Print Position Adjustment Options
 Adjust
Adjust Items and Options
 Cntadjl
Graphic *1
 Adjust Items and Options
 Select the Adjust function
Exit the Adjust function
Select an option from 1/6IN to 66/6IN
 Configuration Options
Config Items and Options
Changing
 Setting does not match the actual
Positioning will fail if the page length
Perforation spacing
 Decode
Cutload
Button
Loadtim
 Offline
Setup
Areacnt
ON-LOAD
 Gather
CONT-PE
Tractor
Edge
 SKIP-PR
 Driver
 Select the Config function
Exit the Config function
Select an option
 Select the Save & END function
Settings are used
Exiting and Saving
Print the Function menu
 Resetting Factory Defaults in MENU1 and MENU2
Resetting Defaults
Resetting Power-On Defaults
Resetting Factory Defaults
 Using the Diagnostic
Select the Default function
Functions
 Handling Paper
 Exit the SELF-TST function
Printing Hex Dumps
Select the SELF-TST function
Examine the self-test
 Print the hex dump
Select the HEX-DUMP function
 Exit the HEX-DUMP function
Sample hex dump
 Checking Vertical Print Alignment V-ALMNT
 Select the V-ALMNT function
Adjust the vertical print alignment at letter quality speed
Adjust the vertical print alignment at correspondence speed
Adjust the vertical print alignment at draft speed
 To exit the V-ALMNT function, you must exit setup mode
Correct vertical print alignment
Exit the V-ALMNT function
 DPL24C Plus Organization
 Handling Paper
 Differences in IBM Proprinter XL24E Emulation
 Differences in Epson ESC/P2 Emulation
 Online Setup Mode
 Maintenance
Cleaning
Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer
 Printer interior
Flat cable
 Cleaning the Platen and Exit Rollers
 Removing the ribbon cartridge
Paper thickness lever
 Preparing the ribbon cartridge
 Dot mark green
 Replacing the Print
Head
Replacing the print head
 Maintenance
 TROUBLE-SHOOTING
Solving Problems
Print Quality Problems
 Problem Solution
Print Quality Problems and Solutions
 Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options
Using the Diagnostic Functions in Chapter
Section Changing MENU1 and MENU2
MENU1 and MENU2 Options in Chapter
 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions
Paper Handling Problems
 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions
 Tips for clearing a jammed sheet from the printer
 Operating Problems
Operating Problems and Solutions
Error name Error description Recovery method
 Area Over
LED status
 Error LED states Light Blink
Printer Failures
Printer Failures
 Diagnostic Functions Getting Help
 Installing Options
 Installing Options
 Supplies Order Number
Supplies and Options
Supplies
Option
 Supplies and Options
 Physical Specifications
Printer and Paper Specifications
 Functional Specifications
 Character sets
Command sets emulations
Paper length
Number of copies
 Performance Specifications
 Certification
Line feed speed
Form feed speed
Ribbon life
 Print area for single sheets
Paper Specifications
 Print area for continuous forms
 Type of Paper Number of Parts Thickness
Paper Thickness
 Do not use in high humidity environments
 Printer and Paper Specifications
 Command Sets
 Function Command Print Mode Control
Fujitsu DPL24C
Plus
 DC2
Function Command
 Horizontal Control
ESC M
ESC P
 ESC LF
Vertical Control
 ESC O
Function Command Tabulation
NUL
Formatting
 Character Set Control
 Bit Print quality
Word Processing
Font Selection and Downloading
Bit Selection of font
 = 0 = 1
Function
 Pitch Point Typeface
 Bit Font quality selection
 Function Command Bit Image Graphics
Initialize Printer
Bar Code Printing
 Ascii
 BEL
Function Command Miscellaneous
 Selectable options in setup mode Command
Factory Default Settings
 ESC G ESC H
NONE, ITALICS, Condnsd
SHADOW, Bold
ESC E ESC F
 SKIP, NO-SKIP ESC N ESC O
DC3 ENABLE, Disable
SET 1, SET2 ESC7
ESC6
 DC4
IBM Proprinter XL24E Emulation
 ESC T
DC2
 ESC B NUL
ESC D NUL
 Function Command Character Set Control
ESC Q #
Downloading
 Select graphics mode in AG mode only ESC * m c 1 c
 Emulation
Epson ESC/P2
 Space Backspace Carriage return Set elite pitch
 ESC D
 + d
 Function Command Character Set Control
 Font Selection and Downloading
 OCR-B OCR-A
 Graphics type m graphics ESC * m n 1 n
 Parallel Interface
Interface Information
 Compatible Mode
Pin Return Signal Direc Description Pin No Name Tion
ACK
 SLCT-IN
Pin Return Signal Direc Description Pin No
Slct
Inprm
 Nibble Mode
 Name Tion
 Data Transmission Timing
 RTS
Serial Interface
 Serial Options
Cable Wiring
 DSR
 Serial Protocols
Protocol Description
XON/XOFF
 USB Interface
Specification
 LAN Interface
Cable
RXI+
 Character Sets
Character Sets 1 DPL24C Plus and IBM XL24E Emulation
Code Page 437 Character Set
 Italic Character Set
Italic and Graphics
Character Sets ESC
P2 Emulation
 Character
 ECMA94, ISO8859, ISO-LTN, ISO-TUK, CYRILIC, LATIN-9
National Character Sets ALL Emulations
 PAGE852/PG852-T Code PAGE855 Code
 PAGE865 Code Page 865Nordic PAGE866 Code Page 866Cyrillic
PAGE860 Code Page 860Portugal
 POLISH/POLSH-T Polish MAZOWIA/MAZOW-T Mazowian
HUNGARY/HUNG-T Hungarian SLOV/SLOV-T Slovenian
 Character Sets
 ELOT928 Elot PG-DHN Code Page DHN
IBM437 IBM IBM851 IBM
 Character Sets
 MIK
Macedon Macedonian
ABG ABY
 PG-MAC ELOT927 Decgr Greek
 HBR DEC ISO-TUK
PAGE862 HBR OLD
 LATIN-9 Ruscii
 French French Italian Italian
National Character
Sets DPL24C Plus
IBM XL24E Emulation
 Epson ESC/P2 emulation
DANISH1/NORWEGN Danish1/Norwegian DANISH2 Danish2
Sets ESC/P2 Emulation
DANISH1 Danish1 SPANSH1 Spanish1
 Japan Japanese
Italian Italian SPANSH2 Spanish2
 Norwegn Norwegian French French DANISH2 Danish2 Korea Korea
 Legal Legal
 Resident font
Sets and Supported
Resident Fonts ALL
Emulations
 PAGE855
National Name Character set Setup menu
ECMA94
PAGE852
 HBR-DEC
LITHUA2 MIK
Macedon ABG ABY
PG-MAC ELOT927
 OCR-B OCR-A
Resident Fonts
 Courier Scalable Normal Bold Italic
Nimbus Sans Scalable
Normal Bold Italic Timeless Scalable Normal
 Byte
Glossary of Terms
 Continuous forms
Carriage return CR Centronics interface Column Command set
Cpi Cps Cut sheets Defaults Dot matrix
Condensed print
 Base-16 numbering system also commonly referred to as hex
 Line spacing Lpi Monospacing
Nonresident font Normal mode
LAN interface
Letter size Line feed LF
 GL-5
 Serial interface
Setup mode
 Tractor feed
Unidirectional printing
USB interface
 GL-8
 Index
 DPL24CPLUS
 GL-1
 Pica
 SELF-TST
 ON-LORD
 Width
 IN-8
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