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5. Controller PCBA
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6. Interface Receiver and Driver Circuits
Contents
Main
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TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Table of Contents 1
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Chapter Contents
About This Manual
How to Locate Information
Warnings and Special Information
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Printer Features
MVPSeries Printers
L150 Printers
150B/L150B Printers
Optional Features
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Line Matrix Printing
Print Rate
Plot Rate
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Power Requirements
Site Requirements
Installing the Printer
Assembling the Pedestal
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Assembling the Paper Tray
Mounting the Printer onto the Pedestal
Attaching the Paper Tray
Table Top Mounting
Applying Power
Preliminary Testing
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Mechanical Controls
Power OnOff
Operator Panel Switches and Indicators
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Second Function Switches
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Loading Ribbon
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Removing the Ribbon
Paper Guidelines
Paper Type and Thickness
Loading Paper
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Removing Paper
Setting TopofForm
Setting Forms Length
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Changing Configurations
MVP/L150
150B/L150B
Verifying Configurations
Configuration Options
Configuration 47
Table 41. Quick Reference Table for Configuration Options 20 59 1
NOTE: Options 6099 are located in Chapter 8 beginning on page 88.
Option 20 Host Mode Control Programming Standard
Option 20 Double Wide Print Operation (Expanded Print Select)
Option 21 Vertical Dot Density
Option 22 Insert Automatic Line Feed in Data Stream
Option 23 Automatic Line Feed on Carriage Return
Option 24 Inhibit Lowercase/Underline and Translate Lowercase to Uppercase
Option 25 Binary Count Slew
Option 26 Printer Online with Power On
Option 27 Paper Out Delay
Option 28 Underline
Option 29 Delete Code 7F
Option 30 Print or Graphics Mode at Power On
Options 3141 Control Code Assignments
Configuration 421
Configuration
Configuration 423
Configuration
Options 3141 Control Code Assignments
Configuration
Option 42 Electronic Vertical Format Unit (EVFU) Control
Option 43 Plotting Exit
Configuration 429
Option 44 Buffer Print with TopofForm (TOF)
MVP/L150
150B/L150B
Option 45 Mode 4
Option 46 EVFU Control with no PI
Option 47 SOH and ETX
Option 48 Characters Per Inch in Mode 5
Option 50 Page Perforation Skip
Option 51 Lines Per Inch (lpi) Line Spacing
Option 52 Forms Length at Printer Power Up
Option 54 Line Spacing at Power up
Option 56 Column Print Spacing
Option 57 Input Buffer Size
Option 58 ESC DC1 Sequence
Option 59 Version
5
Raster Plotting
Graphics 53
Table 51. ASCII Dot Patterns
Raster Plot Syntax
Print Modes for Raster Plots
High Resolution Raster Plot Syntax
Scaling Graphics
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Bit Image Graphics
Characteristics of Bit Image Graphics
Graphics 59
Figure 51. Vertical Data Byte Pattern
Figure 52. Bit Image Pattern from an ASCII Character
Plotting a Bit Image Pattern
Graphics 511
Bit Image Density
Bit Image Programming Format
Bit Image Sample Program
Other Bit Image Features
PSeries Plot Mode
Plot Density
Plot Data Byte Format
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EVEN DOT PLOT DATA
BYTE
ODD DOT PLOT DATA
Plot Data Line Format
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Graphics520
Plotting Data
Figure 59. Odd Dot Plot Pattern Plan
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Exiting PSeries Plot Mode
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Programming EVFU Memory
Start Load Code 6H
Channel Assignment
End Load Code 6F (Hex)
EVFU Command Codes
EVFU Programming Example
EVFU66
Sample Form Headings Form
Line Number
EVFU Load Program
Troubleshooting for EVFU Programming
Using EVFU
EVFU/IGP Execute Form Mode
Relative Line Slewing
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Clearing EVFU Memory
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Programming 73
Control Codes
Table 72. 150B/L150B Control Codes
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0CH TopofForm/Perforation Skip
0DH Carriage Return
0EH Alternate Character Set Select 0FH Alternate Character Set Deselect
04H Even Dot Plot 05H Odd Dot Plot
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EVEN DOT PLOT DATA
BYTE
ODD DOT PLOT DATA
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06H Lines per Inch Spacing
08H Elongated Characters
5FH Underline
Dot Density
Programming
Table 75. Matrix Dot Densities and Plot Speeds for L150 Printers
Editing
Slewing a Specified Number of Lines
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01H09H, 0EH, 0FH, 1BH Host Mode Control
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Host Mode Control Code Sequence Format
Host Mode Control Code Sequence Placement
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150B Control Codes
ASCII Characters
Programming 729
Table 79. ASCII Character Control Codes
Programming
Programming 731
Programming
Programming 733
Programming
Programming 735
Horizontal Tab
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Programming 739
Table 710. Horizontal Tabs at Powerup
Mode Selection from Host Computer
Underline Methods 1 & 2
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Centronics and Dataproducts Interface Characteristics
Centronics Interface
Interfaces84
Table 81. Centronics Interface Signals and Pin Assignments Input Signals
Table 82. Centronics Interface Signals and Pin Assignments Output Signals
Dataproducts Interface
Interfaces86
Table 83. Dataproducts Interface Signals and Pin Assignments Input Signals
NOTE: Refer to Configuration Option 60, Section 5.6 for DATA LINE 8 control.
Interfaces 87
Table 84. Dataproducts Interface Signals and Pin Assignments (Continued) Output Signals
Interfaces88
Interface Configuration Options 6099
Option 60 Data Line 8 with Parallel Interface
Option 61 Paper Instruction with Parallel Interface
Option 62 Data Strobe Line Polarity with Parallel Interface
Option 63 Data Lines and Response Line Logic Polarity with Parallel Interface
Option 65 Busy Line
Option 66 Parallel Interface Selection
Option 70 Serial Interface/ Protocol Selection
Option 71 Serial Data Transfer and Baud Rate
Option 72 Data Word Interface Configuration
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Option 74 Request to Send (RTS)
Option 75 Clear to Send (CTS) and Carrier Detect (CD)
Option 76 Data Set Ready (DSRRS232 pin 6)
Option 77 Reverse Channel (RC)
Option 78 Data Terminal Ready (DTR)
Option 79 XON Buffer Level Threshold
Option 80 XOFF Buffer Level Threshold
Option 81 Current Loop Out
82 Protocol Character Assignment XON or ACK
83 Protocol Character Assignment XOFF or NAK
84 Protocol Character Assignment ETX
Switching Interfaces
Interface Cables
Terminating Resistors
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A2
KEY
ASCII Character Set
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Appendix A5
BS/CR Protocol
A6
ASCII Control Codes by Function
Print Width Commands
Appendix A7
Print Quality Commands
A8
Selecting Print Modes
Graphic Modes
Appendix A9
Special Printer Features
Forms Control Commands
A10
Paper Feed Commands
Appendix A11
Formatting Commands
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Cleaning Requirements
Before Cleaning
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Cleaning the Printer
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Moving the Printer
Reconnecting the Cables
Corrective Maintenance
SelfTests
SelfTest Procedure
Routine Service and Diagnostics 911
Table 92. SelfTests
Configuration SelfTest
Automatic Sequence
Repeating
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Paper Motion
Hex Dump Mode
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B
Printer Fault Conditions
To Bypass Soft Fault
B2 Appendix
Table B1. Fault Code Chart
Clear Check Condition
Appendix
C
Printer Performance
C2
Appendix
Print Format
NOTE: Refer to the NOTE above for details on the FONT MATRIX specification.
C4
NOTE: Mode 6 is operable only if configuration 20.0 is selected.
Appendix
Paper and Ribbon Guidelines
C6
Electrical, Physical, Environmental and Product Certification
Appendix
Operator Controls and Indicators
Interfaces
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