IBM A00 Program Conguration Menu Tree

Program Conﬁguration Menu Tree

Figure 46 provides a view of the path you can take through the Program

Conﬁguration menus.

After printing the program conﬁguration, the display returns to PRINT OUT=NO. Press

Menu/Enter twice to exit conﬁguration mode.

Submenus

Main Menu

PRINT OUT *NO

YES

*NO

YES

*NO

YES

*0 to 660 *0 to 660

*DP

DP TEXT

COURIER

GOTHIC

OCR-A

OCR-B

*66, 1 to 660

A2 to A5

LEGAL

LETTER

FRONT PATH

REAR PATH

*SOFT

STRONG

*NO

YES

*AFTA

VERT ADJUST

HORIZ ADJUST

*0, -5 to +3

Fixed 0 to 8

*0, -24 to 24 (Level A)

*0 -24 to 288 (Level B)

*10, 1 to 60

*FRONT PUSH

MANUAL FEED

REAR PUSH

REAR PULL

PUSH+PULL

ASF1

ASF2+3

TEAR POS. ADJUST

ONE FORM ONLY

*0, -24 to 24 (Level A)

*0, -312 to 24 (Level B)

LINE SP

1 FORM PER PATH

PATH

IMPACT

PERF SAFE

ADJUSTMENTS

FORM SETTING LINE SP LOCK TOP OF FORM

PAGE LENGTH

LEFT MARGIN

SKIPPERF

*NO

YES

*NO

YES

*0 to 66

through

*0 to 270

(determined

by PITCH)

5 CPI

6 CPI

7.5 CPI

8.5 CPI

*10 CPI

12 CPI

1 5 CPI

17.1 CPI

20 CPI

PROP

*6 LPI

8 LPI

12 LPI

3L/30MM

4L/30MM

6L/30MM

8L/30MM

12L/30MM

*NO

YES

*NO

YES

*NO

YES

*QUIT

SAVE

CURRENT

STORE

* Manufacturing Default (except Manual Sheet Feed)

CONFIG MENU

ANOTHER PATH

HEX DUMP

e61a1243

PITCHLOCKFONT PITCH

SLASH ZERO RESTORE MFG

RIGHT MARGIN

*136, 2 to 68

through

2 to 272

(determined

by PITCH)

Figure 46. Program Conﬁguration Menu Tree

Chapter4. Conﬁguring Your Printer 107

Contents

Main Page Page print_pubs@printers.ibm.com Contents iv Page vi Page viii Page x Page Page Notices Electronic Emissions Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement xiv Trademarks and Service Marks Safety Information xvi Page Page Preface 4247 Printer Model A00 Users Guide How to Use this Guide Related Publications xx Chapter 1. Printer Setup Information Necessary for Printer Setup 4247 Printer Automatic Sheet Feeder Guide Unpacking Your Printer 4247 Printer Safety Notices, 2 4247 Printer Model A00 Quick Reference Guide, 4247 Printer Model A00 Users Guide, Setting Up Your Printer Removing Packing Materials Installing Operator Panel Overlay 4 Installing Wire Forms Guide Locating Operator Accessible Areas and Controls Page Operator Panel Display Audible Alarm Status Indicators Table1. Operator Panel Status Indicators 8 not ready Figure 3. Status Indicators Function Keys keys 10 Page Table2. Operator Panel Function Keys (continued) 12 ready Default Forms Path Setting Up Front Push Forms Path (Default) Setting Front Push Tractor 14 Installing Front Push Tractor 16 Installing Ribbon Cartridge Connecting Electrical Power 18 Changing Display Language Stacking Forms for Front Push Forms Path Loading Forms into Front Push Forms Path 20 Page Page Creating Print Test Sample (Self Test Printout-with Firmware Level) Page Choosing Tear-Off Option Checking and Adjusting Tear-Off Position Checking Tear-off Position Adjusting Tear-off Position 26 Checking Conguration Printing Power On Conguration Setup Printing Program Conguration Setup 28 Parking Continuous Forms Setting Up Manual Sheet Feed Path 30 Page Optional Printer Stand Summary 32 Chapter 2. Considering Other Forms Paths Choosing Other Forms Paths Choosing a Forms Path for Your Needs 34 Choosing a Forms Path for Special Forms Other Considerations for Forms Description of Each Forms Path Front Push Forms Path 36 Rear Push Forms Path Dual Push Forms Paths Page Page Chapter 3. Setting Up Another Forms Path Summarizing Forms Path Set Up Table5. Review of Forms Paths Settings (continued) 40 Table6 summarizes the conguration settings for all the forms paths. Table6. Review of Conguration Settings Changing to a Different Forms Path Page Removing Rear Forms Tractor Preparing Printer for Selected Forms Path Setting Forms Guide Deector 44 Page Setting Push-Pull Selector 46 Removing or Installing Paper Bail Removing Paper Bail Installing Paper Bail 48 Page Setting Forms Tractors 50 Page Setting Up and Conguring Front Push Forms Path 52 Setting Up Rear Push Forms Path Installing Rear Push Tractor Conguring Forms Path for Rear Push 54 Loading Forms For Rear Push 56 Setting Up Dual Push Forms Paths Preparing Dual Push Forms Paths 58 same different Conguring Printer for Linking Dual Push Parking One Continuous Form and Loading Another (Dual Push) Parking Continuous Forms Switching the Forms Path Setting Up Rear Pull Forms Path 60 not Installing Rear Pull Tractor Page Conguring Forms Path for Rear Pull Loading Forms For Rear Pull 64 Page Page Page 68 Page Setting Up Push Pull Forms Path 4247 Printer Automatic Sheet Feeder Guide 70 not Installing Push Pull Tractors Conguring Forms Path for Push Pull Loading Forms For Push Pull 72 Page Page Page Page Page Page Chapter 4. Conguring Your Printer Operator Panel Function Keys Used for Conguration 80 wait Entering Printer Conguration Exiting Printer Conguration Power On Conguration 82 Power On Conguration Menu Tree Chapter4. Conguring Your Printer 83 * Manufacturing Default Submenus Main Menu Figure 45. Power On Conguration Menu Tree Pull Jam Sensors 84 Parallel Interface Interface Type Select-In Signal Data Bits Buffer Size 86 Emulation Character Set Print Language 88 Automatic Carriage Return on Line Feed Automatic Line Feed on Carriage Return 20 CPI NLQ 90 Serial Interface Interface Type Baud Rate Data Bits 92 Parity Pacing Protocol Connection Type Buffer Size Emulation 94 Character Set Print Language 96 Automatic Carriage Return on Line Feed Automatic Line Feed on Carriage Return 20 CPI NLQ 98 Functions Front Tear Mode Rear Tear Mode Paper Overlay 100 Sequence Alarm Automatic Load 102 Display Language Sensor Tune Bidirectional Adjustment Restore Manufacturing Defaults 104 Printing Power On Conguration Setup Program Conguration 106 Program Conguration Menu Tree Figure 46 provides a view of the path you can take through the Program Conguration menus. Chapter4. Conguring Your Printer 107 * Manufacturing Default (except Manual Sheet Feed) Submenus Tear Position Adjustment Front Path 108 Rear Path 1 Form Per Path Path Impact Strength soft 110 Perforation Safety Adjustments Automatic Forms Thickness (AFTA) Horizontal Vertical 112 Form Setting Line Spacing Line Spacing Lock Page Length 114 Top of Form Perforation Skipping Font Pitch Pitch Lock 116 Left Margin Right Margin Slashed Zero Restore Manufacturing Defaults 118 Another Path Additional Entry Point to Power On Conguration Menu Hexadecimal Printing Store Mode 120 Printing Program Conguration Setup Page Chapter 5. Attaching Your Printer Attaching to Your Computer Attaching Parallel Cable Attaching Serial Cable 124 Installing Printer Drivers AIX Operating Systems Installation Printer Driver Diskette 126 Printer Driver Diskette OS/400 Operating Systems Installation OS/400 Printer Object Installation OS/2 or Windows Printer Driver Installation Printer Driver Installation Attaching Network Print Server Ethernet 10BaseT or 10Base2 128 Page Network Print Server for Ethernet Networks Administrators Guide, 130 Token-Ring UTP or STP Network Print Server for Token-RingNetworks Administrators Guide 132 Chapter 6. Operator Tasks About This Chapter Changing Ribbon Cartridge Removing Ribbon Cartridge Page Installing Ribbon Cartridge 136 Cleaning Printer Cleaning Inside of Printer Cleaning Covers Clearing Forms Jams and Restarting a Print Job 138 Chapter 7. Resolving Printer Problems About This Chapter Status Codes and Messages 140 Page 4247 Printer Automatic Sheet Feeder Guide Various Problems 142 Printed Output Problems Table12. Printed Output Problems Table12. Printed Output Problems (continued) Other Problems Table14. Conguration Problems Table15. Miscellaneous Problems Push-Pull selector 144 Page Yes 146 Print Quality and Ribbon Problems 148 Page Conguration Problems Miscellaneous Problems 150 Chapter 8. Supplies, Forms, and Cables Ordering Ribbon Cartridges 4247 Printer Automatic Sheet Feeder Guide Forms Specications 152 length Ordering Signal Cable Guide to Operations Serial Attachment RS-232C Connector Pin Assignments 154 RS-422A Connector Pin Assignments Attachment Cables for PCs and Compatible Serial Ports Attachment Cables for AS/400 Workstation Controllers Attachment Cable for RISC System/6000 Cable Congurations RS-232C Local Simplex DTR Pacing Local Duplex DTR or XON/XOFF Pacing 156 Note: This conguration is compatible with IBM cable part number 8509386. Computer Printer Computer Printer RS-422A IBM Parallel Attachment Table16. IBM Parallel Connector Pin Assignments Computer Printer Computer Printer Page Appendix A. Specications Site Location Environmental Requirements Operating Environment 160 Nonoperating Environment Shipping Environment Storage Environment Physical Requirements Dimensions Clearance Weight Electrical Requirements 162 Electrical Safety Plugs and Receptacles by Country Page Plug and Receptacle Depictions 164 All power plugs except are nonlocking. Power Cord Branch Circuits and Grounding Power Consumption Heat Output Airow Declaration of IBM Product Noise Emission Values 166 Operator and Service Clearance Page Page Appendix B. Optional Features 4247 Printer Automatic Sheet Feeder Guide Page Appendix C. Native 4247 Commands Native Commands 172 Bar Code Commands SELECT Command Format 174 PRINT Command Format Bar Code Examples Example 1: Printing a single EAN-8 bar code 176 with Example 2: Printing two 3 of 9 bar codes on a single line Valid Bar Code Data 1 inch margin * ABC+0123 * *1234 * Reinitialize Printer Command Set Vertical Spacing (Inches) 178 Set Vertical Spacing (Metric) Character (Horizontal) Spacing Forms Path Control Select Resident Font Select Emulation 180 Select AFTA in Column Select/Deselect ASF Bin Page Appendix D. Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS) About This Appendix Print Job Processing 184 before after Page Printing Concept Page Presentation 186 Graphic and Control Character Sequences PPDS Compatibility One-Byte Controls 188 Null (NUL) Bell (BEL) Backspace (BS) Line Feed (LF) Vertical Tab (VT) Form Feed (FF) Carriage Return (CR) Shift Out (SO) / Double-Wide Print 190 Shift In (SI) / Condensed Print Device Control 1 (DC1) / Select or XON Device Control 3 (DC3) / Deselect or XOFF Device Control 4 (DC4) / Cancel Double-Wide Print Cancel (CAN) Escape (ESC) Space (SP) 192 Note: This command is only available in Native 4247 or 2381 emulation mode. Null (ESC NUL) The printer ignores the NUL control by itself. Bell (ESC BEL) Backspace (ESC BS) Horizontal Tab (ESC HT) Line Feed (ESC LF) Vertical Tab (ESC VT) 194 Form Feed (ESC FF) Carriage Return (ESC CR) Shift In (ESC SI) / Condensed Print Device Control 1 (ESC DC1) / Select or XON Device Control 2 (ESC DC2) / Select 10 CPI Device Control 3 (ESC DC3) / Deselect or XOFF Device Control 4 (ESC DC4) / Cancel Double-Wide Print Cancel (ESC CAN) 196 Turn Auto Sheet Feeder On or Off (ESC EM) Auto Underscore (ESC -) Set 7/72 Inch Line Spacing (ESC 1) Invoke Text Line Spacing (ESC 2) Set Graphics Line Spacing (ESC 3) Set Top of Form (ESC 4) Set Auto Line Feed (ESC 5) Select PC Character Set 2 (ESC 6) Select PC Character Set 1 (ESC 7) 198 Set 12 CPI (ESC :) Unidirectional Printing (ESC <) Width Example: Select n/72 Inch Line Spacing (ESC A) Set Vertical Tabs (ESC B) 200 Set Page Length (ESC C) Set Horizontal Tabs (ESC D) Begin Emphasized Print (ESC E) End Emphasized Print (ESC F) Begin Double-Strike Print (ESC G) End Double-Strike Print (ESC H) Relative Move Baseline (ESC J) 202 Normal Density Bit Image Graphics (ESC K) Dual Density Bit Image Graphics Type 1 (ESC L) Begin Skip Perforation (ESC N) End Skip Perforation (ESC O) Proportional Space Mode (ESC P) Deselect on Positive Query Reply (ESC Q) 204 Set Default Tabs (ESC R) Begin Subscript / Superscript Mode (ESC S) End Subscript/Superscript Mode (ESC T) Set Print Direction (ESC U) Double-Wide Continuous Mode (ESC W) Set Horizontal Margins (ESC X) Dual Density Bit Image Graphics Type 2 (ESC Y) High Density Bit Image Graphics (ESC Z) 206 Print All Characters (ESC \) Reverse Line Feed (ESC ]) Print Single Character (ESC |) Continuous Overscore (ESC _) Relative Move Right (ESC d) Relative Move Left (ESC e) Select Line Scoring (ESC [ -) Set Presentation Highlight (SPH) (ESC [ @) 208 Set Font Global (SFG) (ESC [ I) Set Initial Conditions (SIC) (ESC [ K) Power On Conguration Menu: 210 Program Conguration Menu: Select Code Page (SCP) (ESC [ T) Set Print Quality (SPQ) (ESC [ d) 212 Buffer Terminating Conditions 214 Appendix E. Epson FX-1050 Data Stream 216 About This Appendix Print Job Processing after before Page Printing Concept Page Presentation 218 One-Byte Controls Null (NUL) Bell (BEL) 220 Backspace (BS) Line Feed (LF) Vertical Tab (VT) Form Feed (FF) Carriage Return (CR) Shift Out (SO) / Double-Wide Print Shift In (SI) / Condensed Print Device Control 1 (DC1) / Select or XON Device Control 2 (DC2) / Cancel Condensed Print 222 Device Control 3 (DC3) / Deselect or XOFF Device Control 4 (DC4) / Cancel Double-Wide Print Delete Character (DEL) This control removes the last text character on the print line and does not affect control codes. Escape Sequence Controls 224 Escape (ESC) Null (ESC NUL) Bell (ESC BEL) Backspace (ESC BS) Line Feed (ESC LF) Vertical Tab (ESC VT) Form Feed (ESC FF) 226 Carriage Return (ESC CR) Shift Out (ESC SO) / Double-Wide Print Device Control 1 (ESC DC1) / Select or XON Device Control 2 (ESC DC2) / Cancel Condensed Print Device Control 3 (ESC DC3) / Deselect or XOFF Device Control 4 (ESC DC4) / Cancel Double-Wide Print Cancel (ESC CAN) Set Intercharacter Spacing (ESC SP) Master Select (ESC !) 228 Cancel MSB Control (ESC #) Set Absolute Print Position (ESC $) Select User-Dened Set (ESC %) Dene User-Dened Characters (ESC &) Select Graphics Mode (ESC *) Auto Underscore (ESC ) 230 Select Vertical Tab Channel (ESC /) Set 1/8 Inch Line Spacing (ESC 0) Set 7/72 Inch Line Spacing (ESC 1) Set 1/6 Inch Line Spacing (ESC 2) Set n/216 Inch Line Spacing (ESC 3) Select Italic Mode (ESC 4) Cancel Italic Mode (ESC 5) Cancel Printable Code Area Expansion (ESC 7) Copy ROM into Ram (ESC : NUL) 232 Select Unidirectional Mode (one line only) (ESC <) Set MSB to 0 (ESC =) Initialize Printer (ESC @) Select n/72 Inch Line Spacing (ESC A) Set Vertical Tabs (ESC B) Set Page Length (ESC C) Set Horizontal Tabs (ESC D) Begin Emphasized Print (ESC E) 234 End Emphasized Print (ESC F) Begin Double-Strike Print (ESC G) Printable Code Area Expansion (ESC I) Perform n/216 Inch Line Feed (ESC J) Select Single Density Graphics Mode (ESC K) Select Double Density Graphics Mode (ESC L) Select 12 CPI (ESC M) Begin Skip Perforation (ESC N) 236 End Skip Perforation (ESC O) Select 10 CPI (ESC P) Begin Subscript/Superscript Mode (ESC S) End Subscript/Superscript Mode (ESC T) Set Print Direction (ESC U) Double-Wide Continuous Mode (ESC W) Dual Density Bit Image Graphics Type 2 (ESC Y) High Density Bit Image Graphics (ESC Z) 238 Set Relative Position (ESC \) Set Letter Quality Justication (ESC a) Select Vertical Tabs in Channels (ESC b) Move Right n/120 (ESC d) Move Left n/120 (ESC e) Set 15 CPI (ESC g) Feed Paper n/216 Reverse (ESC j) 240 Select NLQ Font (ESC k) Set Left Margin (ESC l) Select Character Table (ESC t) Double High Printing (ESC w) Select NLQ or DP Print Quality (ESC x) Buffer Terminating Conditions 242 Unsupported Command Processing Page Appendix F. Code Pages ASCII Code Pages 246 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Epson FX-series Code Pages Extended Graphics Character Table Italic Character Table Epson Extended Character Variables 284 Glossary adhesive label Manual Sheet Feed system programmer carrier D 286 E disable software forms uniformly-spaced font I customer engineer (CE) 288 stack lean J M factory default forms path MSF overlay R S 290 unshielded twisted pair hardware T U Page Index A B C D E 294 F G H I K L M N 296 O P R S T U 298 V W