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The following flowchart shows how the Set-Up mode is organized
Good placement
Dimension
Maintenance
Printing the Printer Configuration
Cable Wiring
Solving problems
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Contents
GENICOM Matrix Printer LA36 User Manual
GENICOM Corporation
Radio and Television Interference
FCC Compliance Statement
Canadian Compliance Statement
Notice to Canadian Users
2. Paper Handling
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
4. Using Set-Up Mode
3. Printing
5. Maintenance
6.Trouble-Shooting
A. Supplies and Options
B. Printer and Paper Specifications
C. Command Sets
D. Interface Information
E. Character Sets
F. Resident Fonts
Glossary
Page
Printer Models and Options
Preface
About this Manual
Organization
The LA36N and LA36W Model Specifications
1 - Introduction
2 - Paper Handling
Notes, Cautions and Warnings
4 - Using Set-Up Mode
5 - Maintenance
6 - Trouble-Shooting
Page
Features
Introduction
Options
Introduction
Paper Handling
Getting to Know the Printer’s Major Parts and the Control Panel
Front and Rear Views
Parts of the Printer
Paper Handling
3. Paper thickness lever to adjust the print head gap
6. Interface connector to connect the printer to the host system
8. Power switch to switch the printer on/off
9. Paper select lever to switch the paper source
Indicator
Fault
Operations of the Control Panel
Basic States of the Printer
Control Panel Operations
4 Switching is not done if the printer is holding printing data
Turn power off and on again
3 This operation is available in the rear-feeding push-tractor mode
Selecting Paper
Paper Specifications Paper Size
Printer Acoustical Feed-Backs
Paper Thickness and Number of Copies
Overview of Paper Operations
Caution To load or feed paper, the printer must be
In the Ready state but not receiving or printing data
In the Pause state
Levers and Buttons Used for Paper Handling
Lever/Button
Purpose
Action
Adjusting for Paper Thickness
Adjusting the Paper Thickness Lever
Loading a Single Sheet of Paper
Using Single Sheets
Paper Thickness Lever Positions
Setting Paper Select Lever and Left Paper Guide
Ejecting Single Sheets
Using Continuous Forms
Positioning the Paper Stack
Good placement
Bad placement
Loading Continuous Forms Push Tractor and Rear Feed
Positioning the Tractor Using the Tractor Guide
12 mm
Adjusting Paper Tension
Lowering the Cut Sheet Stand
Loading Continuous Forms Pull Tractor and Bottom Feed
Always manipulate the metallic parts of the tractor unit
3. Set the cut sheet stand and the back cover to the down position
Removing the Tractor Unit
A. Push the forms tractor unit toward the front of the printer
4. Open the front cover 1, with taking care of not totally removing it
Setting Continuous Forms Paper on the Tractors
Unloading Continuous Forms Push-Feed Mode
Recovering from an Unexpected Unloading Operation
Tearing Off Continuous Forms
Automatic-Tear-Off Advancing
Manual Tear-Off Advancing
Feeding and Positioning Paper
Print Area Definition
1 2 3 4 5
ABCDEFGHIJ ···
ABCDEFGHIJ ···
50 ABCDEFGHIJ ···
Top-of-Form Adjustment
Line Feed/Form Feed
Switching Paper Types
Switching from Continuous Forms to Single Sheets Push-Feed Mode
Switching from Single Sheets to Continuous Forms Push-Feed Mode
2. Turn the printer off
Switching between Push-Feed and Pull-Feed
To Reinstall the Tractor Unit for Push-Tractor Feed
Tips on Paper Handling
Use the NO TEAR value of the TEAR option in the Set-Up mode
General Tips
Multipart Forms
Selecting Print Features
Printing
Using Commercial Software
Using the Control Panel
Selecting Macro 1 or Macro
Control Panel
Macro 1 and Macro 2 Settings
Switching Macros and Selecting Features on the Control Panel
DEC mode
IBM&Epson mode
IBM mode
Epson mode
Installation Settings
Adjustments Settings
Selecting a Resident Font
Menu access
All functions allowed
Changing the Protocol
DEC PPL2 protocol
Starting or Stopping Printing
Starting Printing
Stopping and Viewing Printing
Resuming Printing
Removing Continuous Forms
Removing Printed Pages
Removing Single Sheets
Using Set-Up Mode
What is Set-Up Mode?
Entering the Set-Up Mode
How Set-Up Works
Entering the Set-Up Mode
2. Turn the printer off
4. Remove the acoustic cover in order to see the printed text
Set-Up/Quit OFF ON
Initial Printout in the Set-Up Mode
Overview of the Set-Up Mode
Set-Up Mode Functions
Options with Pre-determined Values
PORT
1. Enter the Set-Up mode
Example Changing the Vertical Pitch
2. Select the Macro 2 function
3. Print the menu of the vertical pitch option
1. Enter the Set-Up mode
Options with Undetermined Values
Range Management for a Wide Range of Values
Example Changing the Left Margin
Options with Both Pre-determined and Undetermined Values
3. Print the menu of the left margin option
4. Change the left margin from column 1 to column
5. Exit the Macro 2 function
4-10
Using Set-Up Mode
Summary of the Set-Up Mode
Printing the Printer Configuration
Points to Remember
4-12
Using Set-Up Mode
Printout of Factory SettingsUsing the PRINT Function
Deciding Which Options to Change
selected a protocol when you set up the printer, you
For MACRO 1, the factory setting is PORT DEPND
For MACRO 2, the factory setting is also PORT
Changing Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options
FunctionOptionValue
Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options List
Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options and Values
PORT DEPND
IBM PPX24
EPSON ESCP
DRAFT
Macro 1 and
To be continued
13.6 IN
LF=LFCR=CR
MACRO 1 and
TRACTOR
SOFT CNTRL
WRAP
NO DISCON
1 and
2 Options
US ASCII
D-SUPPL
Page
IBM SET
Changing Install Options
Install Options List
INSTALL Options and Values
ENGLISH
AUTO 1 SEC
AUTO 2 SEC
64 KBYTE
The larger the input buffer selected, the smaller
the download buffer becomes. Even with 64K bytes
of input buffer, a minimal download buffer is
9600
Number of data bits
Parity bit
NONE
AdjustingTop-of-Form Origin
ADJUST Options and Values
Changing Menu Access Options
Exiting and Saving
You can return to the All Functions Accessible
mode by turning the printer on while pressing the
Recalling Factory Settings
Using the Diagnostic Functions
Printing Test
1. Start the printing test select the PRINT-T option
Hex Dump Mode
1. Start the Hex Dump mode select the HEX-DUMP option
3. Exit the Hex Dump mode
3. Examine the test page
Sample Hex Dump
Using Set-Up Mode
4-33
Asterisks * indicate factory settings
Set-Up Mode Quick Reference
The following flowchart shows how the Set-Up mode is organized
TEAR AUTO 1 SEC
ERROR BEEP ONE
Exit/Save
Maintenance
Cleaning
Cleaning the Platen and Paper Bail Rollers
Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge
Cleaning the Print Head
1. Turn off the printer
Replacing the Print Head
Trouble-Shooting
Solving problems
Solution
Trouble-Shooting
Problem
The top margin is wrong
Paper Handling Problems and Solutions
Operating Problems and Solutions
Diagnostic Functions
Printer Failures
1. Start the vertical alignment test
Checking Vertical Alignment
2. Adjust the vertical print alignment at Letter quality speed
Vertical Alignment Adjustment
4. Exit the vertical alignment function
Options
Supplies and Options
Supplies
Installing Options
Installing the Color Kit
Printer and Paper Specifications
Physical Specifications
Dimensions
Weight
Functional Specifications
Command sets protocols
Print method
Print direction
Barcode
Character sets
Fonts
Performance Specifications
Ribbon service life
Line spacing
Character pitch
Paper Specifications
Print Area
Printer and Paper Specifications Wc
Paper Thickness
Type of Paper
Number of Parts
Thickness
2P 3P 5P
Do not use in high humidity environments
Command Sets
DEC PPL2 Quick Reference Guide
Escape 1/11, introduces an escape sequence
also be represented by the equivalent escape sequence ESC 1/11 5/11
represented by the equivalent escape sequence ESC P 1/11 5/0
represented by the equivalent escape sequence ESC \ 1/11 5/12
C0 Control Code
C0 Control Code
C0 Control Code
C0 Control Code
CSI Pn a
CSI Pn d
CSI Pn e
CSI Pn t
CSI ? 7 h
CSI ? 40 h
CSI ? 40 l
CSI ? 27 h
CSI Ps m
Selecting Fonts
CSI Ps m
Selecting
Tabs
CSI Pn . . . Pn u
CSI Pn . . . Pn
CSI Ps . . . Ps g
ESC SP L
ESC SP M
ESC SP N
DCS Ps ! u
SCS Final Characters
94-Character Sets
96-Character Sets
CSI c
ESC ? ps1 Ps2
Psn c
DCS Ps Pn2 Pn3
v encodedmessage
string ST
C0 Control Code
C0 Control Code
CSI Ps1 p
CSI ! p
ESC c
Barcode Printing
ESC % SP
ESC % @
CSI Ps1 Pn2
Exit Sixel Graphics mode and return to text mode
DECSBCA CSI 0’q
DECSBCA CSI 0’q
String Introducer
Sixel Graphics Protocol Selector Ps1
Sixel Graphics Grid Size defined by Pn3
Ps1 Value
Horizontal Grid Size inches
Pc Pu Px Py Pz
Sixel Graphics Control Codes
Pn1 Pn2 Pn3 Pn4
Standard 8-bit Code Table Left Half
Standard 8-bit Code Table Left Half
Standard 8-bit Code Table Right Half
Standard 8-bit Code Table Right Half
Designating and Invoking Character Sets
Designating and Invoking Character Sets
National Replacement Character Sets
C-21
IBM Proprinter X24E and XL24E Quick Reference Guide
Print Mode Control
Tabulation
Horizontal Control
Vertical Control
Character Set Control
Page Formatting
Color Selection
Downloading
Bit Image Graphics
Cut Sheet Feeder Control
Miscellaneous
Epson ESC/P2 Quick Reference Guide
Print Mode Control
Horizontal Control
d = 20 to
20/3600 inch = 1/180 inch
d = 30 to
Vertical Control
Tabulation
Page Formatting
Color Selection
Character Set Control
d2 ≤
character codes
Set scalable font mode
Set proportional space mode
Reset proportional space mode
Font Selection and Downloading
Miscellaneous
Bit Image Graphics
Cut Sheet Feeder Control
Command Sets
C-34
Interface Information
Parallel Interface
Centronics Compatible Signals
Interface Information
IEEE 1284-B Nibble Mode signals
High in reverse data transfer phase
To printer
HostClk
Serial Interface
Cable Wiring
Serial Options
Buffer Control
Cable
XON/XOFF DC1/DC3
Character Sets
DEC PPL2 Protocol
DEC Special Graphics Character Set DEC Technical Character Set
Character Sets
Character Sets
Character Sets
Character Sets
Character Sets
Character Sets
Character Sets
Character Sets
E-10
Character Sets
E-11
Character Sets
E-12
Character Sets
E-13
Character Sets
E-14
Character Sets
E-15
Character Sets
E-16
Character Sets
E-17
Character Sets
E-18
Code Page
Code Page
Code Page
Code Page
Code Page
Code Page
Code Page
Turkish
ECMA
ISO Latin
ISO Latin
ISO Latin
Hungarian
Mazowian
Kamenicky
Cyrillic
ELOT
Macedonian
Lithuanian
Lithuanian
IBM Set IBM Set
IBM Proprinter X24E and XL24E Protocol
IBM Set 1/2
Common Characters
Epson ESC/P2 Protocol
National Character Sets
National Characters
Character Sets
E-28
Resident Fonts
Timeless outline Nimbus Sans outline OCR A OCR B
Resident Fonts
Glossary
A4 Size
Application Software
ASCII
Carriage Return CR
Defaults
Line Feed LF
Characters per horizontal inch cpi
Single Sheets
Soft Fonts
Software
Tear Bar
Index
Index
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