Wire dot matrix printers
 User’s Manual
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 Declaration of Conformity
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 Trademark Acknowledgment
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 Contents
 Changing Head Gap Adjustment Options
10-1
 11-1
12-1
 IN-1
 Introduction
Image and graphics reproduction
 Contents
Package
 Parts
Functions
 Inside
 Lists the printer parts and functions
Or continuous forms width
 Recommended
 Removing Stopper Cushion
Setting Up the Printer
Check that the jam removal lever is locked
 Installing the Paper Guide
 Installing the Platen Knob
Insert the platen knob and align it with the gear teeth
 Connecting the Power Cord
Plug the power cord into an outlet
 Connecting the Interface Cable
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 Installing the Ribbon Cassette
Choosing a Cassette
 Preparing the Ribbon Cassette
 Installing the Ribbon Cassette
 Close the top cover of the printer
 Removing the Ribbon Cassette
 Replacing the Subcassette
Lift the reverse guide and remove the old ribbon
 Paper tape
 Knob Lock tabs B
 Loading Paper
Turn on the printer power switch
Loading Continuous Forms Front
 Loading Continuous Forms Front
 Tractor pins Paper holders Tractors Continuous forms
 Lower the cut-sheet tray
Close the front cover of the printer
 Indicator
 Forms Rear Cutting
Loading
Forms
 Raise the paper guide. See Installing the Paper Guide on
Turn on printer power
Loading Cut Sheets
 Open the front tray
Align the cut-sheet guide with the reference point
 Cut-sheet guide Cut sheet
 Printing on Cut Sheets
 Cut sheet Continuous forms
 Returning to Continuous Forms
 Using
Operating the Printer
Control Panel
Online
 Friction
Front Tractor
Rear Tractor
Locked
 LF/FF
Load
 Font
 Menu
Tear OFF
Paper Path
Online + Tear OFF
 Power
Alarm
Online *2
Friction *2
 Online *1
Next Display
 Turning Printer Power On Off Test Printing
 Test Printing
 Test printing sample
 Demonstration Pattern Printing
 Demonstration pattern
 Sensor Detection
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 Clearing Paper Jams
 Continuous Forms Front
 Top cover Print head Paper thickness lever
 Cut Sheets
 Cut Sheets
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 Paper Specifications
Size
 Continuous Forms
 Become misaligned easily
Parts do not separate or
Misaligned
 Single-sided zigzag spot gluing Combination of the other two
Types of binding
 30 mm
 Inhibited area Cross-point cut 28 mm
 Area Size in mm Remarks
 Type Number Ream weight in g/cm Front
 Paste here FrontSide
 Labels
 Or more
Ambient temperature 40C
25.4
 Formats
 Recommended label formats
 Label arrangement
 Precautions
Preprinting
 Leave an interval of 8 mm 0.3 in or greater
 Unit mm
 Miscellaneous
 Setup Mode
Overview
 Chapter Organization Activating Setup Mode
 Initial setup mode printout
 Using Setup
Mode
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 Setup mode summary
 Exit setup mode, saving the new font and spacing
 Printing a List of Options
 Default settings at shipment
 Setting Required Options
MENU1 Emulate
 Changing MENU1 MENU2 Options
 XL24E
DPL24C+
ESC/P2
 Quality
Letter
Report
Draft
 CHAR-W
Normal
Times
CHAR-H
 Attrib
None
Italics
Condnsd
 TOP-MRG
 Languge
USA
German
Swedish
 ELOT928
PG-DHN
LATIN-P
ISO-LTN
 CHR-SET
SET
Italic
Graphic
 Enable
Disable
CR-CODE CR only
CR & LF
 Rghtend Wrap
End-of-line wrap. Causes a carriage return plus a line
Feed
OVR-PRT
 Select MENU1 or MENU2
Change other MENU1 or MENU2 options as required
 Default does not reset options handled by Hardware
ADJUST, or Config
 Changing
Hardware
 WORD-LG
BIT
Buffer
2KBYTE2
 SPACE1
XON/XOF
DTR
REV-CHL
 Printer ignores CD
Printer detects CD
 Changing Print Adjustment Options
 CNT-ORG
Cntfine
CUT-ORG
Cutfine
 Rcntadj
Fcntadj
CUT-ADJ
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 Changing Configuration Options
Tearoff Manual
Auto
Tearpos Visible
 TEAR-EN SEC
Cutload Auto
Button
Loadtim
 Setup
Lock
ALL
CONT-PE
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 Changing Head Gap Adjustment Options
Amount
PLY
PLY POS.A POS.B POS.C POS.D Manual
 Resetting Default Values
Select SAVE&END
 Using Diagnostic Functions
 Test printing SELF-TST
 Hex dump printing HEX-DUMP
 Sample hex dump
 Checking vertical print alignment V-ALMNT
 Bars offset to the left
 You can also exit setup mode to exit V-ALMNT
Correct vertical printing alignment
 Setup Mode
Flowchart in -6 shows the setup mode for the Fujitsu
Reference
Listed for IBM Proprinter XL24E and Epson ESC/P2 emulations
 Setup Mode Reference
 AGM
LF code
 Performing Online Setup
 Print head
 Ribbon cassette
 Correct continuous forms loading
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 Troubleshooting
To troubleshoot printer problems, follow the flowchart
 Troubleshooting
 Maintenance
Daily Inspection and Maintenance
Inspection
 11-2
 Specifications
 Printer Specifications Printer specifications
 Parallel two pins
 Dimensions
 Consumables and Options
Aptc
D86B-1138-C353 for DL6600 Pro
D86B-1138-C359 for DL6600 Pro
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 Command Sets
 Fujitsu DPL24C
 Condensed characters off
DC2
ESC T
Select underline type
 Space Backspace Carriage return Elite 12 cpi
ESC M
Pica 10 cpi
ESC P
 ESC LF
 Horizontal tab execution
ESC O
 Can
DC1
DC3
ESC =
 ESC % m n
Select font m with source and style set by n
Bits 0 and 1 Font device selection
Resident font
 ≤ n1 ≤ 255 0 ≤ n2 ≤ = n1 ⋅ 256 + n2 Ex. n =
Select character spacingn/360 inch, font attributes
≤ n1 ≤ 255 0 ≤ n2 ≤
 Fixed 10 cpi 12 pt
 Bits 4 and 5 Specifies the quality of characters to be reg
ESC NUL m n
Istered
 Bit-Image Graphics
 Codabar nw-7 EAN
EAN
 Enable paper-out sensor
Sound bell
BEL
Ignore the paper-out sensor
 Cour 10, Prstg 12, Comprsd
BOLDFCE, Pica 10, Corresp
Downld 0, Downld ESC %
LETTER, REPORT, Draft
 NONE, ITALICS, Condnsd
SHADOW, Bold
ESC E ESC F
ESC G ESC H
 DC1/DC3 ENABLE, Disable
NO-SLSH, Slash
CR-ONLY, CR & LF
LF-ONLY, LF & CR
 Unchanged Normal Double Single M4 controls character width
DC4
Unchanged Normal Double
 Set line spacing to 7/72 inch
Space Backspace Carriage return Elite characters on
≤ t 1 ≤ 255, 0 ≤ t 2 ≤ 255, t 3 = 0, t 4 = 180 or
 ESC D NUL
ESC B NUL
 Ignore command 181 Code Clear input buffer
C 1 c
ESC Q #
Downloading
 ESC EM E
ESC EM
ESC EM R
 Underline on or off ESC n On n = 1, off n =
 Select line
ESC n 1 n
 Set pica
Space Backspace Carriage return Set elite
Set line spacing to n/360 inch 0 ≤ n ≤ ESC + n
 Horizontal tab execution Set horizontal tabs
ESC D
⋅ 256/360 inch *1
= 2, n 2 = ≤ d 1 ≤ 255 0 ≤ d 2 ≤
 ⋅ 256/360 inch *1 ESC C n = 2, n 2 = ≤ d 1 ≤ 255 0 ≤ d 2 ≤
 Character codes
≤ n 1 + n 2 ⋅ 256 ≤
 DEL
Delete character
ESC % n
 ESC X m n 1 n
ESC * m n 1 n 2 data
Graphics type m graphics
Print raster image graphics
 Enter online setup mode ESC e Online data
ESC @
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 Interface Information
Parallel Interface
 Dstb
ACK
 Slct
 Inprm
 This signal is set low when the printer is
This signal is used to indicate that data is
Ready to send data to the host. During
Data transfer, it is used as data bit
 Data Transmission Timing
Figure C-1 Data transmission timing
 Figure C-2 Data transmission timing
 RTS
Serial Interface
CTS
 When the printer is turned on
Serial Options
Ready
ETX/ACK selectable
 Cable Wiring
TD RD
 Figure C-1 Cable wiring DSR-enabled control
 ON/XOFF
Serial Protocols
ETX/ACK
 Character Sets
Those of set 2 also vary with the national character set
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 LITHUA1 Lithuanian LITHUA2 Lithuanian
 MIK
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 Ecma ECMA94
 LATN2-T
LITHUA2 MIK
Macedon ABG ABY
PG-MAC ELOT927
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 Using the LCD/LED Type Control Panel
 Control panel components
 Indicator lights
LCD screen
 Buttons
Unload
 Menus and functions
Points to remember about basic menus
Executes form feed
 Executes line feed
Changes the font, print quality, and pitch
 Executing a form feed or line feed
Executing a micro line feed
To execute a form feed or line feed
To execute a micro line feed 1/180 inch per step
 Resetting the printer
To reset the printer
Tearing off continuous forms
To tear off continuous forms
 Changing print font, quality, and pitch temporarily
 Letter Report Draft
 Selecting MENU1 or MENU2
 Entering setup mode
Enabling or disabling lock mode
Setup mode initial menu appears
 Exiting setup mode
 Using the Setup Menus
Selecting options
 Starting functions
Selections are not in effect until they are saved
 Save Exit from Setup SELF-TEST Alignment
Example of operations
 Selecting options in MENU1 and MENU2
Saving changed options
 Using the Save function
 Exit from Setup
 Printing the self-test
Press F1 until SELF-TEST appears under Func
 Correcting vertical character displacement
 Power-on Special Functions
 Messages
Stop
USE Save
Exit
 Where line 001 is the top-of-form
Where xxxx is -128 to +127
Internal test Printer is performing its
Appears for 2 seconds immediately
 Exit Stop GO
 MICRO↑ Exit Save
Speed Incr Decr
 Messages indicating user-correctable problems
Operational error messages
 Cover open Cover is open Shut the cover Error
LCD model
 Table E-5 Warning errors list
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 Buffer overflow
 Table E-6 lists nonfatal error messages alphabetically
Space for download data, or check the format
Download data
Or check the interface cable
 Messages indicating fatal errors
Cour
Prestg
Compress
 Fatal
 Index
 Index
 Platen Platen knob
 IN-4
 IN-5
 IN-6
 Fujitsu Offices
 C147-E041-03EN