About this Manual, Getting Started, Options | Output Solutions 650

Preface

About this Manual

This manual covers the printer in combination with an interface module.

The interface is an integral part of the printer, and the type of interface used significantly influences the behaviour or operation of the printer.

The structure of this manual is such that the operator is led step-by-step through the various procedures. It starts with the unpacking and setting-up, moves on to detailed instructions for operating the printer and ends with the mounting of options.

The manual is divided into the following chapters:

1.Getting Started

This chapter covers the unpacking and setting-up of the printer and the installation of the ribbon cassette. By the end of this chapter the printer should be fully functional and tested in its primary form. It is not yet connected to the host computer system and no options are mounted.

2.Operating the Printer

This chapter discusses in great detail the operation of the operator panel, all menu functions, and the general operation of the menu.

3.Configuring the Printer

This chapter explains how to configure the printer so that it can communicate with the corresponding system environment. Then this chapter thoroughly describes the printer's operating controls. In the last part you will find tables with the possible values of the menu items.

In this chapter you will also find a detail explanations of individual menu items.

4.Maintenance

This chapter shows how to clean the printer and how to remove the Alignment Unit.

5.Options

This is a description of the available options, the Tractor Unit and the USB Port.

6.Technical Data

All technical details or data about the printer can be found here.

7.Interface Description

This chapter gives hints about possibilities to connect the printer to the various computer systems and explains particularities depending on the version of the operating system. Additionally, cable connection is illustrated.

8.Firmware Update

Output Solutions will advise users to update the printer’s firmware irregularly to strengthen C-650 PLUS’s functions.

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Output Solutions 650 manual About this Manual, Getting Started, Operating the Printer, Configuring the Printer, Maintenance

Contents

Plus Acknowledgements General Installation Precautions Electrical Power SupplyEnvironmental Conditions Locating the Machine Work EnvironmentPrinter Operating Condition Table of Contents Print Test Page Command Index Command Description Maintenance Configuring the PrinterTechnical Data Firmware Update IBM ProPrinter Emulation Commands Trouble Shooting and DiagnosticsEpson LQ Emulation Commands Appendix Character Set Table Unpacking Delivery Contents Printer C-650 Plus Power Requirements Preconditions for Installation Rear View First Look at the Printer Front View Re-packing Information Remove Transport Lock Ribbon Installation InstallingDetails of the Ribbon Cassette Getting Started Mains Connection and Power On CX LQ Display shows the message Display CompressStation Selftest Printing Contents Users Guide Printing Test Installing the Printer Drivers Connection to the System Serial/Parallel InterfaceDSR RS1 Operator Panel Printer Operation Accept FEED/EJECT Compress Station OFF-LINE Mode Menu Setup Liquid Crystal Display LCDOFF-LINE Adjustment Menu ModeLoad Print Medium Debug Test To Confirm a Macro Selection and Save the Settings C-650 Plus EmulationsEpson LQ1600K Emulation IBM ProPrinter X24 Emulation Adjustment Menu SetupMain Functions and Entry Points into the Menu Menu Printing What is Configuration? DSRLine Display Configure Standard Configuration Menu Structure Explanation of the Printout on the Previous Pages Menu Setup Description How to use the Key in the Menu ModeEmulations of C-650 Plus IBM Select User to Setup ConfigureSelect Current Macro Modify RS1 Config Special Forms Error High Speed Printing YES IBM Configure IBM Character SET IBM Configure Zero Slash Auto Compression LQ Configure LQ Configure CPI of West Font Zero Slash Line Length Reset When Eject PNS Selection SAVING, Please Wait and then SAVED, Restart C-650 Plus Save Parameters Users Guide Printing TestCharacter Attributes 4 Dr. Grauert Adjustment Photosensor ValueTwo line display Left Margin Select Adjustment RUN in Test TOP Margin Compress together Bidirectional Alignment Adjustment Print Photo Values Compress or FEED/EJECT Inquire Photo Values Debug / Test Resume Hardware Parameters Printing Saved Data Data Backup Mode Printing Flash Data Printing Last Data Directly Dump Info Inquiring HW ConfigurationFW Version Printer ID Preferred Material Cleaning Surrounding Areas Remove the Ribbon Remove the Alignment Unit Cleaning Procedure Install the AlignmentInstall the Ribbon Cassette Add the second interface port Optional DevicesWorking with single communication port Working with dual-port CPI HSDNLQ Diagnose Quality CharacteristicsRibbon Cassette Machine Character Printing Media Character Document Document Single and multi-copy Sheet Serial Interface This protocol uses the following signal linesTechnical Character Communication Cable TTL Parallel Interface Release Stop KEY Program Update Update Busy Update O.KProgramming 13BB0 How to Use This Section Power-related ProblemsUncompleted Power On Paper-related Problems Printer does not accept the sheet Ribbon or Carriage-related Problems Ribbon ProblemsCarriage does not move smoothly Paper tears or jams Characters do not print evenly or are not uniform in pitch Print-related Problems Print faint or of poor qualityPart of printed text is missing loss of data Dot Missing Printing does not start No Printout Self-test printout does not start Code page of C-650 Plus Appendix a Code Pages PC Character Sets Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages ISO Character Sets Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages Appendix a Code Pages OCR-A Character Sets Appendix a Code Pages OCR-B Character Sets Appendix a Code Pages ESC Conventions Mnemonic Hex Code Function Command Index ESC D Special features Command Description by functionBackspace Carriage Return Horizontal Tabulation Form FeedLine Feed Forward Vertical Tabulation ESC ESC N n Bottom of Form Reset Bottom of FormESC O ESC X n1 n2 Left and Right Margins Line Feed 1/8 ESC \ c1 c2 t1 t2 n1 n2 Line feed Value ModificationLine Feed 7/72 Line Feed = 1/6 or Activate ESC a n ESC a Line Feed n/216Line Feed n/72 or n/60 Line Feed n/72 One Line Feed of n/216 or n/180 ESC JOne Line Feed of n/216 Hexadecimal code 1B 4A n Line Feed Backward DC2 FS S Adjust characters spaceN1n2 = 00 16.6 / 17.1 cpi Condensed ESC E DC4ESC F ESC G Select Print Mode Hexadecimal code 1B 49 n Print ModeESC H ESC S n Superscript/Subscript Cancel Superscript/SubscriptESC T ESC U n Uni/Bidirectional Printing ESC n Underline Double Height/Width M3 Line feed and height of charactersM4 Width of characters Triple Height/Width ESC a n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4 Vertical Tabulation Program ESC B n1..n254 k1..k64 NUL ESC R ESC d n1 n2 Relative Forward Horizontal MovementClear All Tabulation Stops Set by ESC B Space occupied by characters inside BIM data BIM resolution Normal Double Quadruple Double resolution BIM IBM graphic commands are ESC K n1 n2 Normal resolution BIMESC L n1 n2 Double Resolution and Half Speed BIM Calculation of the parameters for the BIM data ESC Y n1 n2 Double Resolution BIM ESC a n Alternate Graphic Mode AGMLine Feed n/180 Line Feed n/60 One line feed of n/180 for graphics ESC * m n1 n2 AGMCRT ESC = n1 n2 ID m Customized Characters Downloading Customized Characters DLL Example of How to Create a DLL Character DLL in Draft Print Mode DLL in NLQ Print Mode Parameter m Parameters n1 and n2Parameters a and b BIT Parameters p1 .. p11 Bit Value Function DLL in NLQ Can DC1DC3 Print a Character from Table ESC \ n1 n2 Print Characters from Table ESC Q ETX Hex Decimal Conversion Table Appendix C Epson LQ-Emulation Commands Command HEX Value Function Command Index By Code ESC @ ESC F ESC EESC G ESC H DEL BSBackspace BEL FFForm Feed Eject CRCarriage Return ESC l n ESC C NUL n Set Page Length as n InchESC C n Set Page Length as n lines ESC U nL nH m ESC Q nSet Right Margin as n Characters Set 8 LPI Line Feed ESCSet 6 LPI ESC 3 n Set Line spacing as n/180 inch ESC j n ESC J n Advance n / 180 inch verticallyESC + n LFLine feed ESC $ n1 n2 ESC V nL nH mL mH ESC \ n1 n2 ESC M ESC PESC SI Set character condensed printing ESC g Set Character to 15 CPI DC4 Reset double width printing one line ESC I n ESC S n Set subscript/superscript character Reset subscript / superscript characterESC SOSet double width one line ESC SP n Set CPI ESC W n ESC U nESC p n ESC t n ESC n Set / Reset the underlined character ESC x n Set Character QualityCharacter Definition must be set to LQ Bit of n ESC ! n ESC 0x03 0x00 0x01 d1 ESC 0x03 0x00 0x01 0x01 d2 ESC B n1 ... nk NULSet Tab Stop of Vertical Tab Set ESC D n1 ... nk NULESC / n ESC b n m1 … mk NULSet Vertical Tab in Tab Set n ESC Y n1 n2 ..data ESC L n1 n2 ..data ESC * m n1 n2 ...data ESC Z n1 n2 ..data ESC R n DLE BESC @ Can DLE BSoft initialization ESC @ Off line On lineESC ESC a ESC c ESC k ESC a n Set justification ESC q n Set/reset shadow fontESC c n1 n2 ESC k n Set font ESC % n ESC c nL nH Hex 1B 36H Decimal 54D Octal 66O Hex Decimal Conversion Table