Using Setup Mode | Fujitsu DL3800 guide

USING SETUP MODE		5
Your printer has two modes: normal and setup.
Normal mode is used for everyday printer opera-
tions and is explained in Chapters 3 and 4.
Setup mode serves two purposes. It enables you to:
•	Select the printer’s optional settings
•	Help diagnose printer problems

These setup mode functions can be done either offline, using the printer control panel (offline setup), or remotely, using a setup program in your computer system or software (online setup). Prima- rily, this chapter explains how to use the offline setup mode. The online setup mode, which is reviewed briefly at the end of this chapter, is valid in all emulations. For details, refer to the programmer's manuals.

Optional settings on the printer include the emulation, fonts, pitch, page length and page width, serial interface options, and the top-of- form setting. When you save your settings in the printer’s permanent memory, they become the new settings or defaults. These defaults are invoked whenever you turn on the printer. For example, if you save DPL24C PLUS as the default emulation, DPL24C PLUS is invoked when you turn on the printer.

The printer diagnostic functions are SELF-TST, HEX-DUMP, and V-ALMNT. These functions are helpful for printer trouble-shooting, as described in Chapter 7.

HOW TO USE THIS CHAPTER The sections in this chapter are presented in logical sequence. If you are a first-time user, be sure to read the following sections first:

•Entering Setup Mode

•Overview of Setup Mode

Setup Mode

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Contents

Page Fujitsu DL3700 Pro/3800 Pro Page Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs CE Declaration Energy Saving DOT Matrix Printer Manufacturers Declaration of Conformity Trademark Acknowledgement Options Printer Models Vii Organization Users ViiiIndicated as follows Table of Contents General Tips Multipart Forms Envelopes Switching to Single Sheets Switching to Continuous Forms DPL24C Plus Organization Using Setup Mode Xii Installing the Cut Sheet Feeder Installing the Color Kit Compatible Mode Nibble Mode Data Transmission Timing Factory Default SettingsSerial Options Cable Wiring Serial Protocols GL-1 Xiv Control panel Quick Reference Quick Reference Printer Operations Normal Mode Dot matrix printer Features Introduction Cut sheet feeder Options Introduction Location Selecting a Good Setting UP Checking items received Unpacking the Printer Removing the shipping restraint cardboard Checking Options and Supplies Installing the cut sheet stand Installing the Cut Sheet Stand Preparing to install the ribbon Preparing the ribbon cartridge Installing the ribbon cartridge Printer components front and right Getting AcquaintedWith Your Printer Cord Connecting the PowerPrinter components rear Connecting the power cord Loading a sheet of paper Testing the PrinterOffline Printing the Self-Test Starting the self-test Sample self-test Setting UP Demo pattern Selecting a Parallel Interface Cable Opening the shutter Connecting the interface cable For Experienced Users Selecting AN Emulation Turn the printer on and load a sheet of paper Enter setup mode Initial printout in setup mode Select an emulation Select the MENU1 function Exit MENU1 Exit setup mode to save the emulation Setting UP Using MS-DOS to Specify Serial Interface Settings Mode LPT1=COM1 Setting UP Selecting Paper Paper Handling Overview of Paper Paper HandlingOperations Printer levers and buttons Lever/Button Purpose Action Levers and Buttons Used for Paper HandlingLF/FF Tear OFF Thickness Adjusting for PaperAdjusting the paper thickness lever Using Single Sheets Paper Thickness Lever SettingsNumber of Copies Setting *2 Including the Original *1 Move the lever one setting higher Preparing to load a sheet of paper Adjusting the left margin Load Loading Paper in the Cut Sheet Feeder Option Preparing the cut sheet feeder ASF300 Preparing the cut sheet feeder ASF100 Adjusting the left margin Loading the cut sheet feeder ASF300 Loading the cut sheet feeder ASF100 Forms Using Continuous Bad placement Good placementPlacement of continuous forms Positioning the Paper Stack Preparing to load continuous forms paper Loading Continuous Forms Push Tractor and Rear Feed Positioning the tractors Adjusting the left margin Lowering the cut sheet stand Adjusting paper tension Loading Continuous Forms Pull Tractor and Bottom Feed Removing the bail roller unit Removing the tractor unit Installing the tractor unit for pull-tractor feed Opening the two holders Passing continuous forms paper from under the printer Setting continuous forms paper on the tractors Unloading Continuous Forms Tearing off continuous forms Feeding and Positioning Paper Micro Feed Failure to retract the forms paper will cause paper jams Switching to Single Sheets General Tips Tips on Paper Handling Labels Paper Handling Printing Printer control panel Using Commercial SoftwarePrinting Selecting MENU1 or MENU2 MENU1 MENU2 MENU1 and MENU2 Settings Draft PrestgHidrft Menu Font Stopping Printing Locking the selected resident fontStarting or Stopping Printing Printing the remaining lines on a Continuing printing after supplying paper Removing Single Sheets Buffer Clearing the Print Using Setup Mode Entering Setup Mode Using Setup Mode Entering setup mode Function Purpose Setup Mode Functions List DefaultSELF-TST HEX-DUMP Select the MENU2 function Load continuous forms paper Enter setup mode Almnt Summary of setup mode Select the current emulation Exit setup mode, saving the new font and pitchChange the font to Prestige Elite Select the current print quality Setup Mode Printing a List Use the printer tear-off feature Tear OFF buttonSelected Options Select the List function Printout of factory defaults using List Required Options Deciding Which OptionsTo Change See the section Changing Configuration Adjustment Options later in thisSee the section Changing Hardware See the section Changing Print Position Using Setup Mode MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options Quality Font TIMLS-N TIMLS-B TIMLS-I DOWNLD#Letter Report Lpi Lpi double spacing None Italics Condnsd Shadow Bold CHAR-HAttrib Autosel ColorBlack Yellow ## Colm LFT-ENDTOP-MRG ## Line USA LangugeGerman Swedish SLOV-T Languge SlovPolish POLSH-T Italian Languge FrenchSpanish DANISH1 SET CHR-SETItalic Graphic Disable EnableWidth Zerofnt LF & CR LF-CODE LF onlyRghtend Wrap OVR-PRT Select the MENU1 or MENU2 function Exit MENU1 or MENU2 PPR-OUT setting Indicator lights red, regardlessHardwre Items and Options Options Description Items Print buffer Download buffer Only for graphics application 0BYTE option is recommendedWith 128KB selected, the printer Cannot accept any download font DTR XON/XOFREV-CHL DSR Ignore Select an option for the selected item Select the Hardwre function Changing Print Position Adjustment Options Options Description Adjust Items and Options CUT-ADJ CNT-LFTCUT-LFT Select an option from 1/6IN to 66/6IN Select the Adjust functionExit the Adjust function Config Items and Options Changing Configuration OptionsExit setup mode, saving the top-of-form setting Check the top-of-form setting Actual perforation spacing Length setting does not matchPositioning will fail if Button CutloadLoadtim Decode Areacnt SetupON-LOAD Offline Edge CONT-PETractor Select an option Select the Config functionExit the Config function Select the SAVE/END function Print the Function menu Resetting Power-On Defaults Resetting Defaults Functions Using the DiagnosticSelect the Default function Printing the Self-Test Exit the SELF-TST function Select the SELF-TST functionExamine 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 Adjust the vertical print alignment at correspondence speed Adjust the vertical print alignment at letter quality speedAdjust the vertical print alignment at draft speed Select the V-ALMNT function To exit the V-ALMNT function, you must exit setup mode Setup Mode ReferenceCorrect vertical print alignment Exit the V-ALMNT function Setup Mode Functions Items & Options Online Setup Differences in IBM Proprinter XL24E Emulation Japan Online Setup Mode Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer Cleaning Printer interior Maintenance Rubber to harden Replacing the Ribbon Removing the ribbon cartridge Paper thickness lever Preparing the new ribbon cartridge Installing the new ribbon cartridge Replacing the print head Maintenance Print Quality Problems Solving Problems Print Quality Problems and Solutions TROUBLE-SHOOTINGProblem Solution Ing an Emulation in Chapter Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options Using the Diagnostic Functions in ChapterSection Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions TROUBLE-SHOOTING Tips for clearing a jammed sheet from the printer Common cause of abnormal paper feeding Operating Problems and Solutions Ing Hardware Options in Chapter Printer Failures Error Font indicators litCOUR10 PRESTG12 Diagnostic Functions Getting Help TROUBLE-SHOOTING Single bin cut sheet feeder Installing the CUT Sheet Feeder Color kit ribbon shift unit Installing OptionsInstalling the Color KIT Seven colors are printed by command Installing Options Option Order Number Description Supplies OptionsSupplies Order Number Supplies and Options Physical Specifications Functional Specifications Printer and Paper Specifications Paper thickness Command sets emulationsPaper length Number of copies Performance Specifications Form feed speed Line feed speedRibbon life Certification Print area for single sheets Paper Specifications Print area for continuous forms Type of Paper Number of Parts Thickness Do not use in high humidity environments Printer and Paper Specifications Command Sets Fujitsu DPL24C Plus Command Sets DPL24C PlusFunction Command Print Mode Control Function Command Command Sets ESC P Horizontal ControlESC M ESC LF Vertical Control NUL Function Command TabulationFormatting ESC O Character Set Control Color Selection Font Selection and Downloading Word ProcessingBit Selection of font Bit Print quality = 0 = 1 Quality Spacing Pitch Point Typeface Bit Font number selection Remarks Bit Font quality selection Cut Sheet Feeder Control Function Command Bit Image GraphicsInitialize Printer Bar Code Printing Ascii Selectable options in setup mode Command SHADOW, Bold NONE, ITALICS, CondnsdESC E ESC F ESC G ESC H ESC7 DC3 ENABLE, DisableESC6 SKIP, NO-SKIP ESC N ESC O Height Spacing IBM Proprinter XL24E EmulationDC4 ESC T Command Sets IBM XL24EDC2 ESC B NUL ESC D NUL ESC Q # Function Command Color SelectionCode page ID BEL Function Command DownloadingMiscellaneous Emulation Command Sets ESC/P2Epson ESC/P2 Space Backspace Carriage return Set elite pitch ESC D × 256/360*1 inch Function Command Color Selection DEL ≤ character codes ≤ Command Sets ESC/P2 Graphics type m graphics ESC * m n1 n2 Command Sets ESC/P2 Parallel Interface Unidirectional forward channel mode or conventional mode Pin Return Signal Direc Description Pin No Compatible ModeInterface Information Tion Direc Description Pin No Pin ReturnSlct Inprm Pin Return Signal Direc Description Pin No Name Name Tion Busy Serial Interface Pin Signal Direc Description NameRTS CTS Serial Options DSR XON/XOFF Protocol Description Code Page 437 Character Set Character Sets 1 DPL24C Plus and Ibmê XL24E Emulation Italic and Graphics Character SetsCharacter Sets ESC/P2 Italic Character Set Character 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 ABG MIKMacedon Macedonian Decgr PG-MAC HBR DEC PAGE862 National Character Sets DPL24C Plus and IBM XL24E Emulation ESC/P2 Emulation DANISH1/NORWEGN Danish1/Norwegian DANISH2 Danish2DANISH1 Danish1 SPANSH1 Spanish1 Character Sets DANISH2 Danish2 Korea Korea Norwegn Norwegian French French National Character Legal LegalSets and Supported Resident Fonts ALL ECMA94 National Name Character set Setup menuPAGE852 PAGE855 MIK Resident font National Name Character set Setup menuABG ABY PG-MAC OCR-B OCR-A Resident Fonts Bold Italic Timeless Scalable Normal Resident FontsCourier Scalable Normal Bold Italic Baud rate Bidirectional printing Bit Bottom feed Buffer A4 size Application softwareAscii Glossary of Terms Commonly used fonts Offline Online Interface GL-5 Self-test Setup modeSeparator Serial interface Top-of-form TOF Tractor feed Unidirectional printing Top margin GL-8 Index CR-CODE Index SELF-TST Almnt Menu Power Ribbon subcassette A-1 RS-232C serial interface Others IN-8 Fujitsu Canada INC C147-E042-05EN