About This Manual, Preface-10Operator Manual | Tally Genicom 2900

About This Manual

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Contents

Operator Manual Serial Parallel LAN Operator Manual Acknowledgments Contents Chapter Operator Manual ESC Appendix a Troubleshooting Appendix B Specifications Introduction Operator Manual Preface-9 Preface-10Operator Manual About This ManualConventions Setting Up Your Printer Site Preparation Repacking Unpacking the PrinterUnpacking your printer Removing the Shipping Hardware Interface Connections Interface Connections and Powering UpInterface Connectors Serial/Parallel Interfaces Powering Up Powering Up14Operator Manual Paper System Components Paper SystemPaper System Components Print Gap 16Operator ManualTractors Paper Tension Installing Ribbon Cartridge Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 18Operator Manual Control Panel Components LED IndicatorsControl Panel Components LCD Liquid Crystal Display 20Operator Manual Loading Paper and Printing Loading Paper for Standard Printing Mode Step Standard Printing Mode22Operator Manual Column Alignment Scale 24Operator Manual Print Gap Print Gap AdjustmentPrint Gap Profile Mode Gap Zone Fine-tuning the Automatic Print Gap Setting Using a Saved Gap Zone Profile26Operator Manual Manually Adjust Print Gap on Control Panel Set Print Gap Detect Mode to ManualAfter unlocking the Print Gap keys 28Operator Manual Manually Setting Print GapSetting Up Configurations Run a Print Test Control Panel Display Printer Menus and the Control Panel Display During Normal Operation Control Panel Display30Operator Manual Indicator Paper Weight and Hammer Impact Display When In a Menu Control Panel Key Functions Control Panel Key Functions32Operator Manual Print GAP + and Keys TOF Key Top of FormView Key Up and Down Arrow Keys Clear Key Enter Key34Operator Manual Clear Key Config Key Offline Control Panel Menus Using MenusUsing Menus Categories, Parameters and Selections TCP/IP if LAN is installed Changing Form Length Example Changing Form Length Using the Menu System38Operator Manual How to Print a Control Panel Selected Options Report Print Selections Report Font Category Operator MenuOperator Menu ⇒ Font 40Operator Manual Matrix Ser/Par Character SetOcra Density 42Operator Manual Forms Category Operator Menu ⇒ Forms 44Operator Manual If Print to EOF is OFF, you have two choices Choice Quick AccessPrint to EOF End Of Form If Print to EOF is on Eject Distance 46Operator Manual RibnMon Thresh Ribbon Monitor Operation Print Gap Category Operator Menu ⇒ Print Gap48Operator Manual Reset Fine-Tuning the Print Gap ManuallyMode 50Operator Manual Detect Distance VFU Category Vertical Format Units VFU EnableOperator Menu ⇒ VFU VT Channel Vertical Tab Channel Printer Category Config MenuConfig Menu ⇒ Printer 52Operator Manual IO Hold Report Beeper Volume Beeper Mode54Operator Manual Config Menu ⇒ Codes Codes Category Form Feed at TOF 56Operator ManualPrint on CR Alt ESC Alternate Escape Ignore Char Code 7FPrint 80 9F Hex Sub Char From Configurations Category Config Menu ⇒ Configurations58Operator Manual How to label a configuration slot Serial I/O Category Config Menu ⇒ Serial I/O60Operator Manual Status Enquiry DTR Function Busy Polarity 62Operator ManualDTR Polarity RTS Function Parallel I/O Category Config Menu ⇒ Parallel I/OPopc Print On Paper Command Bi-Directional 64Operator Manual Config Menu ⇒ IntellifilterIntellifilter Category Serial Parallel Twinax/Coax IP Addr Category TCP/IP Menu LAN Interface OnlyTCP/IP Menu Gateway Category Subnet Category TCP/IP Menu ⇒ Subnet66Operator Manual Pattern Category Test MenuTestMenu ⇒ Pattern Print Diag Category Test Menu ⇒ Fault OverrideFault Override Category 68Operator Manual Help Menu Help Menu 70Operator Manual Fault Correction Procedure FaultsAppendix a Troubleshooting A-71 Messages Error Messages 72Operator Manual Appendix a Troubleshooting A-73 HammerTimeExplanation Corrective Action 74Operator Manual Appendix a Troubleshooting A-75 Paper Problems 76Operator Manual Appendix B Specifications B-77 Industry and Agency Standards Industry and Agency Standards 78Operator Manual Appendix B Specifications B-79 Environment Emulations and Fonts 80Operator Manual Standard Languages and Character Sets Appendix B Specifications B-81Fonts, Languages and Characters Language Substitutions Configurations, Paper and Speed 82Operator Manual Appendix B Specifications B-83 Daly Drive, Suite 703.833.8700 Chantilly, VA 703.222.7629