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Operator Panel Controls PcOS Series 150

Programmer's Guide

Fault Indicators

If the printer indicates printer fault, the error is not recoverable. The printer must be restarted and may lose information. To aid in printer troubleshooting, the RESUME key will activate an extended diagnostic indication. This will blink the status indicator a number of times. The number of blinks indicates the fault. The fault list follows.

Faults while in operation:

1Motor move time-out

2Motor move retry fault

3Motor move fault (moved in wrong direction)

4Space motor locked

5Motor homing fault

6Motor acceleration fault

7Printing fault

8Fault while centering

9Forms compensation fault

Faults during Level 0 diagnostics:

10ROM check-sum failure

11RAM failure

12Configuration EEPROM failure

13Processor test fault

14EEPROM check-sum failure

Faults that can happen at anytime:

15Firmware control fault (loss of program control)

16Cutter option fault

After the fault code is displayed, the printer can be restarted by pressing the RESUME and RELEASE keys simultaneously.

If the EEPROM check-sum fault occurs (Fault Code 14), the EEPROM can be set to default by pressing the RESUME and LF keys simultaneously. The printer will be functional but must be reconfigured. This procedure is only to allow reconfiguration and not to recover printer function in the field.

If the indication is printer failure, the printer controller is not running and is being held in reset. If this failure occurs, the printer is not functional and should be serviced.

If the printer appears to go through a power cycle by itself, the hardware watchdog has detected a fault. This fault is generally a hardware failure or an external interference. If the fault is hardware, the printer will continue to cycle through its diagnostics and then reset. If this happens, the printer must be serviced. If the fault is caused by external interference like electrostatic discharge (ESD), the printer will generally recover by itself. (Note: The parallel port INIT pin causes a soft reset.)

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DevelopmentNCR2567 Emulation Telpar Emulation Chaper Printer Control Codes Print/Paper MotionProgrammers Guide PcOS Series Control Codes Low-level Paper Motion Control Control Codes PcOS Series Horizontal Motion Control Horizontal Motion Vertical Motion Control Increments Control Codes Function Vertical tab Function Set form length in lines Character Font Function Begin 90 rotated font International Character Sets and Code Pages Country Code Epson Language Set LanguageAscii Function Select character code Character Code Function Character font image download Euro Character Substitution Matrix IBM Character Print Control NLQ HSD Character Pitch Examples of character print Character Pitch Pitch Spacing Character Attribute Commands Performs an auto print Character Attributes PcOS Series Control Codes Function Begin underline Ascii ESC F Function Select superscript Function End italics Print Rotation Commands Number lines per inch Rotated Print Function Begin 270 rotated print Function End rotated print Function Set rotated print line spacing Graphic Mode Standard APA Graphics Graphic Mode Function Begin unidirectional print Bar codes EAN-8 Function Bar code height Receipt Paper Out Sensor Validation Operation Validation Operation Control Function Set left/right print margin Miscellaneous Control Miscellaneous Control Function Print suppress and data pass through Function Enable Dynamic Response Parallel, Non-IEEE 1284 Mode Inquire Printer Status Set/Inquire Parallel, Ieee 1284 Mode Inquire Serial Mode InquireDynamic Response Mode Programmers Guide PcOS Series Control Codes Inquire Commands Function Inquire form position sensor status Function Request printer reset Function Inquire printer state Function Inquire all printer status Function Inquire printer ID Extended Diagnostic Commands ACK Epos Command Summary Command Comment DescriptionEpos Codes Real-time Status Epos Codes ESC Command Descriptions Epos Deviations Epos Deviations Function Enable/disable panel buttons Function Set bar code Microline Command Summary Command DescriptionMicroline Codes Bell Communication Echo Mode Serial interface only Star Command Summary Command Description Control codes used in character settingStar Codes Control codes used in line spacing Control codes used for graphic printing ESC aControl codes used for peripheral units Other control codes NCR Command Summary NCR2567 CodesDLE ETB Telpar Command Summary Telpar Codes Normal Second Hex Code Ipcl equivalent Description Control Codes Summary by CodeCode Field ESC 1BH,3AH ESC 1BH,3CH1BH,3DH ESC 1BH,3EH ESC 1BH,5AH ESC 1BH,5DHESC 1BH,5EH ESC 1BH,5FH 1BH,7EH Control Codes Summary by Function Programmers GuideCode Field Print/paper motion Vertical motion International Character Sets Custom charactersCharacter pitch Character attributes Rotated print Graphics Diagnostics Bar codes4AH Validation control Push Buttons Momentary Switches IndicatorsGreen Red Indicator Chapter Operator Panel Controls Fault Indicators Operator Panel Controls PcOS Series Level 0 Diagnostics Extended DiagnosticsChapter Product Self-tests Self test Chapter Hex-dump Mode Hex-dump Mode PcOS Series Chapter Configuration Mode Initial Power onManual Configuration13 Enable Remote Configuration Feature Configuration Configuration Mode PcOS SeriesGeneral Recommendation Epos Microline Programmers Guide PcOS Series Configuration Mode Rev G 12/14/99 Vertical Control Character Configuration Mode PcOS Series USA Configuration Mode PcOS Series Programmers Guide XON/XOFF DTR/RTS General Control Options Configuration Mode PcOS Series Character Vertical ControlInterface Options Save Changes Chapter Communications Protocol and Print Buffers Overview Communications PcOS Series Overview Programmers Guide PcOS Series Parallel Port Parallel Port Protocol Printer Buffer Size Parallel Port Inquire Ieee Communications PcOS Series Time-out Parallel Port Inquire Non-IEEE PE to ENQ request timing Parallel Port Plug and Play Parallel Port Connector Signal Levels Serial Port Serial Port FeaturesSerial Port Pin-out Serial Port Flow Control Using DTR Serial Port Protocol XON/XOFF Print Buffer Flow Serial buffer operation Programmers Guide PcOS Series Print controller using data Printer Buffer Size Serial Port Inquire Inquire flow Remote Printer Reset Power-cycle RecoveryReset in Serial Mode Reset in Parallel Mode Programmer’s Notes Interface Connectors Chapter Cash Drawer InterfaceInterface Description Function Drawer Character Graphics Chapter Printing GraphicsPrinting Graphics PcOS Series Printing Graphics APA Graphics Receipt with APA graphics 0100 Programmer’s Guide Appendix a Language Tables Programmers Guide PcOS Series 150Appendix aCode Country Code Decimal Hex Epson ID Appendix a PcOS Series ECMA-943H,0FAH 3H,0FCH Appendix B Ascii Code Chart Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series Appendix B General Information Appendix C Ordering CablesAppendix C PcOS Series Index Programmers Guide PcOS Series Index APA graphic file 124 Ascii Chart 129 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