Page 1 MULTI-FONT+SLQ X624-10 MULTI-FONT+SLQ X624-15 USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALE...
Page 2 The equipllent may only be opened by qualified service representatives. The above statement applies only IO prinrers marketed in Wesf Germany. XB24-10, XB24-15, NB-15, NB24-10, NB-24-15: IBM PC, PC-AT, PC-XT, Proprinter X2UXL24, Proprinter II, PC-DOS: International Business Machines Corp.
Page 3 CONGRATULATIONS Thank you for buying this printer. This printer is provided with the follow- ing features: 9 High-quality 24-pin print head 3 print modes - Draft, Letter Quality and Super Letter Quality Many different typefaces built into the printer . Epson, NEC or IBM Proprinter compatibility including graphics Comprehensive paper-handling facilities (cut-sheet or tractor as stan- dard, with optional Automatic Sheet Feeder) Paper-park facility for loading cut-sheet paper without having to...
Page 4 Chapter 4 - Emulations and escape codes This chapter explains the different emulations provided by your printer, and the software commands used to drive it. This section is of use if you am writing or modifying programs to take advantage of the printer’s features. Chapter 5 - DIP Switches This section explains how to set the DIP switches to make system settings on the printer.
Page 5: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ... LOCATING THE PRINTER ... 1 UNPACKING, SE’ITING UP AND CONNECTION Setting up ... comlwtioll LOADING PAPER ... 7 Cut-sheet paper ... 7 Fanfold paper (continuous) stationery ... 8 Once the paper has been loaded ... 10 Chapter 2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ...
Page 6 Chapter 4 EMULATIONS AND ESCAPE CODES u... EMULATIONS ................23 NUMERICAL REPRESENTATION .
Page 7 Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS ............. . . 105 Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS .
Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction
chapter 1 The following section covers the unpacking and installation of your printer, together with information on paper loading and handling (both continuous and cut-sheet paper). LOCATING THE PRINTER Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that you have a suitable place on which to locate it.
Page 10 The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: Serial (RS-232) interface board Automatic sheet feeder Color option kit See the installation instructions contained with these optional items for details of how to attach them to your printer.
Page 11: Setting Up
Setting up Place your printer in the position where it is going to be permanently sited, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer in transit. You may like to keep this packing with the printer carton if you intend transporting the printer for use at a different location.
Page 12 Remove the top cover by lifting the front (using the two grips at the side), and pulling towards you. Now install the ribbon. 1 Use the tensioning knob on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack (turn clockwise). 2 The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield (see illustration below).
Page 13 Connection Connect the printer to your computer, using a standard parallel-type cable. On a PC or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the 25-way D- type connector at the computerend, and the Amphenol-type 36-way connec- tor at the printer end. The pinouts of the printer’s connector are given in Chapter 8 if you need a cable for connection to another computer.
Page 14 You may need to set some DIP switches inside the printer before you start using it. These switches enable you to configure the printer as an Epson or as an IBM Proprinter printer. The DIP switches also enable you to select a character set other than the USA character set, if your supplier has not already set these up for you.
Page 15: Loading Paper
LOADING PAPER The following sections explain how to load paper - single-sheet (cut-sheet), without the Automatic Sheet feeder, and also the operations necessary for loading continuous (fanfold) stationery. If you are using the Automatic Sheet Feeder, please refer to the instructions supplied with the Automatic Sheet Feeder unit.
Page 16: Fanfold Paper (Continuous) Stationery
5 Turn on the power using the switch at the back of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that no paper is in position for printing. The orange PAPER indicator also shows this. 6 Now press the m and the paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing.
Page 17 2 Push the release lever towards the front of the printer (to the m position). This has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed. 3 With the sprocket covers open, thread the paper over the sprockets, aligning the sprocket holes with the pins on the sprockets.
Page 18: Once The Paper Has Been Loaded
Now press the C =V~?ET and the paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing. The paper bail will be moved back to grip the paper against the platen, and the print head will move to the start position. As when loading cut-sheet paper, the Memory Switch setting will determine the initial position of the paper after auto-feeding, and the micro feed function may be used to adjust the paper position.
Page 19: Chapter 2 Front Panel Controls
Chapter 2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS The following section describes the front panel controls and indicators on your-printer, together with a description of the functions performed by them. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS The following is a brief guide to the controls and indicators on the front panel.
Page 20: Pitch Se'i-I'ing
In addition to these indicators, there POWER indicator will illuminate when power is supplied to the printer, and the PAPER indicator will illuminate when no paper has been inserted. PITCH SETTING Usethe CEC button to set the pitch that will be printed. Remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do this.
Page 21: Mode Panel Lock
Mode Panel Lock If the :3EJ button is pressed when the printer is turned on, the mode will be “locked”, and no mode changes can be made from software. It is still possible, however, to put the printer off-line and change the mode using the I’...
Page 22: Quiet Mode
QUIET MODE To select Quiet mode, the printer must be on-line. While it is on-line, press the ~?%YC button. This will alternately illuminate and extinguish the QUIET indicator. When in Quiet mode, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a reduced noise level. NOTE If you press the ‘1-n 4 button will perform its normal function, ie it will feed paper.
Page 23: Short Tear-Off Function
2 Press the CG&SC button, so that the fanfold paper is moved out of the paper path. 3 Now move the release lever to the rear of the printer ( c position) to select cut-sheet paper (disengaging the fanfold sprockets). NOTE If you do not move the release lever at this stage, the printer will warn you at the next step by emitting a continuous series of beeps.
Page 24: Micro Feed
To return the paper to its previous position, press the ~GE3 again. When you release the button, the printer will return to its on-line status, and the paper will be fed backwards, with the print head aligned with the top of the next form. Micro Feed The Micro Feed facility is useful if you wish to align the paper exactly.
Page 25: Chapter 3 Setting Up The Memory Switches
chapter 3 THE MEMORY SWITCHES In addition to the pitch, print mode and font, many other options regarding the setup of the printer can be carried out from the front panel. To access these options, it is necessary to turn off the printer, and then turn it on again, while holding down the 0~ LINE will cause the printer to print a series of questions and options to which you can answer using the front panel buttons.
Page 26 When you press the i my9 button to enter an option, a “*” (asterisk) will be printed to confinn that the option has heen chosen. The menus are organized in a hierarchical (tree-structured) fashion. Some menus do not choose options directly, but instead, move down to other menus.
Page 27: M&Nj Options
MENU OPTIONS The following is a list of the options within the menus, and their meanings, together with the prompts printed in in square brackets, thus: [OFF]. Factory settings are given in capital letters marked here with an asterisk (for example, [ON*]). A summary of factory settings is also provided following this section.
Page 28: Print Menu
Print Menu This menu allows you to set up various printing options which will be auto- matically selected whenever you turn the printer on: PRINT QUALITY PRINT PITCH Paper Menu OPTION ASF AUTO LOADING AUTolLOADING @SF) PAPER-OUT DETECTOR This will select either Super Letter Quality / Letter Quality [SLQ, LQ*] or Draft [DRAFTI mode.
Page 29: Forms Menu
Forms Menu This menu allows you to set various options associated with paper handling: SHORT TEAR OFF When using fanfold (continuous) paper, this Short Tear Off option allows you to tear off one sheet of paper without having to eject the whole of the following sheet. If this option is set [ON*], when the paper reaches the top of the form, it will automatically be advanced a little, allowing you to tear off the paper easily.
Page 30: Factory Settings
Factory settings The following is a list of the settings set up at the factory, which may he re- stored by choosing the FACTORY SET option from the main menu: COMMANDMENU RAM USAGE QUIET MODE GRAPHICS DIRECTION AUTO ON-LINE FONT MENU ZERO STYLE SLQ/LQ FONT PRINT MENU...
Page 31: Chapter 4 Emulations And Escape Codes U
chapter 4 EMULATIONS The printer has two emulation modes: standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson LQ-850 and LQ- 1050 printers, as well as the NEC Pinwriter. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24/XL24 printers.
Page 32: Command Codes And Escape Sequences
1OOOOh - 1Oh = FFFOh and the result is divided into the two bytes of FOh and FFh. If “non-printable” codes are given, ie those codes from OOh through 1Fh and 7Fh, these codes will be enclosed in angle brackets, for example <DCl>. The name in the angle brackets is that assigned to the code in the ASCII con- vention.
Page 33 Following the heading, the full form of the command is given, using the ASCII names for control codes, eg <ESC> (the angle brackets on either side of the name are not part of the name, being simply delimiters, and should not be entered).
Page 34: Font Style And Character Set Control Codes
Font style and character set control codes Select italic characters cESC> cFS> The sequence above selects italic character printing. There are no parameters. This command will not be valid if the Font Panel Lock has been selected. Deselect italic printing cESC>...
Page 35 Select font <ES0 <FS> The command above selects a typeface for subsequent printing, where <n> is a binary value in the range of OOh to 15h. The following table shows the effect of different values of this parameter: Any other parameters are invalid and will be ignored. This command will also be ignored if Mode Panel Lock has been selected.
Page 36 Select character table <ESC> <FS> The command above will select the character table to be used in subsequent printing, where vt> can be a binary or ASCII value from OOh through 02h or “0” through “2”. The following table shows the effect of this parameter: Any other values are invalid and will be ignored.
Page 37 Select International character set <ES6 <FS> The command above selects an international character set, where <n> is a binary value in the range OOh through ODh. The character set selected is dependent on the value of 01>, as shown in the table below: Any other values of OI>...
Page 38: Font Pitch Control Codes
Print a single character from the All Character Chart cESC> 1 1Bh The command above prints a single character from the All Characters Chart. There arenoparameters.IfthenextcharactertobeprintedhasacodebetweenOOhand it will not be treated as a control code, and the character corresponding to this code will be printed.
Page 39 Set elite pitch printing <ESC> The command above sets the print pitch to elite. There are no parameters. This command is ignored if Pitch Panel Lock mode has been selected. Set semi-condensed pitch printing cESC> The command above sets all subsequent printing to a pitch of 15 characters per inch. There are no parameters.
Page 40 Cancel condensed print mode <Da> 1 12h The command above cancels the condensed print mode. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, all subsequent printing will be done at the pitch selected prior to a cESC> <SI> or cSI> command. This command will be ignored if Panel Pitch Lock mode has been selected.
Page 41: Special Print Mode Control Codes
Special print mode control codes Select/cancel expanded printing <ESC> The command above selects or cancels expanded printing, where <n> is a binary or ASCII value from OOh through Olh or “0” through “1”. If <n>=OOh or “O”, then expanded printing is deselected (cancelled), and if ol>=Olh or “1”. then expanded printing is selected for all printing subsequent to the receipt of this command.
Page 42 Selectkancel expanded print d;s> 1 1Ch The command above sets or cancels expanded printing, where or> is a binary or ASCII value in the range OOh through 02h or “0” through “2”. The effect of this command is shown in the table below: Select Master print mode <Esc>...
Page 43 Select print mode <ESC> The command above selects the print mode (resident/downloaded font, pitch, print quality), where CD is a binary value. The print mode selected by different values of cm is shown in the table below: DOrmlOad Download DOrmlOad This command is ignored if Panel Lock mode has been selected.
Page 44 Cancel emphasized print mode <ESC> The command above cancels the emphasized print mode. There are no parameters. All characters printed subsequent to receipt of this command will be printed in non- emphasized mode (cancelling the effect of the cESC> E command). Select double-strike printing <ESC>...
Page 45 I Selectkancel overline <ES6 The command above will select or cancel overlining. where <n> is a binary or ASCII value which may take the values OOh through Olh or “0” through “1”. If the value is OOh or “O”, then overlining will be cancelled. If ol>=Ol h or ” l”, then all printable characters including spaces (but excluding horizontal tabs) will be overlined.
Page 46: Line Space Control Codes
1 Set/cancel shadow/outline printing cESC> The command above sets or cancels shadow or outline printing, where <n> is a binary value from OOh through 03h. The values of o1> are given in the table below: Any other values of <n> are invalid and will be ignored. Line space control codes Line feed <Lib...
Page 47 Set line spacing to l/8 inch cESC> There are no parameters. The command above sets line spacing to l/8 inch, where “0” is the ASCII value “0”. Set line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch <ESC> There are no parameters. The dommand above sets line spacing to 7/60 inch (in IBM emulation mode, 7/72 inch), where “1”...
Page 48 Set line spacing units <ESC> CNULB <NuLP The command above sets the units which will be used for setting the amount of line spacing, where en> is a binary value representing either 180 (l34h) or 216 (D8h). Line spacing is then defined in terms of either l/180 or l/216 inch units. This command only becomes effective after an <ES03 been received.
Page 49 Define line spacing (l/72 Inch increments) <ESC> The command above defines line spacing in l/72 inch increments, where en> is an optional binary value ifit is not equal to zero, 01> defines the line spacing which will be implemented after an &SC>2 command has been received. If cIu‘ = 0, then the current value of line spacing set by a previous <ES&A command will remain in force.
Page 50 Reverse one-time line feed (in l/180 Inch increments) <ESC> The command above causes a precise reverse paper feed, where cn> is a binary value. On receipt of this command, the paper will be fed backwards by en>/1 80 inch. No carriage return will take place, and the current line spacing value will be unaf- fected.
Page 51: Form Feed Control Codes
1 Select forward feed The command above selects forward paper feed. There are no parameters. This is the default setting at power-on. All vertical paper-handling commands will be executed as described. Select reverse feed <FS> The command above selects reverse paper feed. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, all vertical paper handling commands will be executed in a reverse direction (eg a reverse line feed will become a forward line feed, and a forward line feed will become a reverse line feed).
Page 52 Reverse feed to top of form <FFB <ESC> 1 1Bh The command above reverses the paper to the top of the form. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, the paper will be fed backwards to the top of the current page.
Page 53: Margins And Vertical Tab Setting Control Codes
I Set top-of-form <ESC> Thecommandabovesetsthetopof-formpositionat are no parameters. On receipt of this command, the top-of-form position will be set to the current paper position. Margins and vertical tab setting control codes 1 Move to next vertical tab position The command above moves the paper to the next vertical tab position. There are no parameters.
Page 54 1 Select vertical form unit (VFU) channel <ESC> The command above selects a VFD within which all subsequent <VT> commands will be executed, where on> is a binary value from 0 to 7. Different sets of vertical tabs can be stored in different channels using the <ESC> b command, and selected using this command.
Page 55 [ Set top margin <ESC> The command above sets the top margin, where-> the height of the top margin to the first printed line in lines (at the current line pitch setting). Printing will start on the (ot>+lth) line on the page. Subsequent changes to the line pitch setting will not affect this value.
Page 56: Horizontal Print Position Control Codes
1 Set left margin 1 cESC> The command above sets the left margin, where “1” is a lowercase “‘L” (not “one”), and en> is a binary value used to set the left margin. The margin is defined in terms of the number of character positions at current pitch. If proportional spacing has been selected, then the character width for pica pitch is used.
Page 57 Carriage return <CR> The command above performs a carriage return. The print head will return to the beginning of the print line. If AUTO LF has been set up with the Memory Switches, a line feed will be performed as will (at the current line spacing). Set/cancel automatic line feed <ESC>...
Page 58 Set/clear horizontal tabs <ES6 The command above sets horizontal tabs, where ore> and -al> arc binary values representing the new tab positions. If no values are given, all tab stops are cleared. The default tab setting is every eight characters. Tabs are set at the current character pitch.
Page 59 Set horizontal print posltion <ESC> The command above sets the next horizontal print position, where 01> is a binary value. The next horizontal printing will take place OI> character spaces (at current print pitch) from the current horizontal print position. Set justification mode &SC>...
Page 60 Select next horizontal print position (by dot) <ES0 The command above will start subsequent printing at a horizontal position deter- mined by dot spacing, where 010> and oil> am two binary numbers (low byte first) specifying the number of dots (at l/60 inch spacing) by which the print head will move to the right from the left margin.
Page 61: Downloaded Character Control Codes
Downloaded character control codes Copy standard ROM font into RAM <Esc> <FS> The command above copies the characters from the selected character set with <n>, as shown below, into the download RAM area. cNUL> is the ASCII character OOh. This command is only valid if “DOWNWARD” has been selected in the RAM USAGE menu of the Memory Switch (see Chapter 3 for details).
Page 62 Define download character(s) <ESC> & Cd> ai?> <al> cd> Cal> Cd> <ES0 Cal> s> <al> Cd> al> CU2> The command above enables the definition of “soft” characters to be downloaded. The following rules are observed. <cl> and <c2> are binary values which determine the character range which will be replaced by downloaded data.
Page 63 The vertical definition of the characters is 16 dots in superscript/subscript modes, and 24 in all others. Each byte therefore represents half of the vertical definition of a character column in superscript/subscript mode, and a third of the vertical definition in other modes. If cn> bytes are required for a normal character, the arrangement of these bytes is as follows (where the byte numbers are represented by decimal numbers, starting at 0), and the total width of the character has been defined by the parameter <al>:...
Page 64: Graphics
Select download/standard character set cESC> The command above selects either the standard or downloaded character set, where cn> is a binary value (OOh or Olh) or an ASCII value (“0” or “1”). If cn> equals OOh or “O”, the standard character set is selected. This is the default value at power-on. If Olh or “1”...
Page 65 [Relationship of bit number to dot position] When the printer is printing bit-image data using 8 pins in standard (non-IBM) mode, the relationship of dots to pins used is as follows: When the printer is printing bit-image data in 24-pin resolution (both in standard and IBM emulation mode), the relationship between the bits set and the dots printed is as follows: number...
Page 66 Select bit image mode <ESC> <do> . . . <do> . . . <do> . . . The command above selects the bit image mode for graphical printing, and gives the number of bytes to be printed, where cn0, and al> (low byte first) give the number of graphical data bytes represented by <do>...
Page 67 Select &dot normal density <Esc> The command above selects 8dot normal density bit-image printing, where cno> and <nl> are binary values (low byte fmt) representing the number of data bytes following the command. The data bytes are represented by cd0, . . . win>. This command has the same effect as <ESO * 0.
Page 68: Miscellaneous Codes
Set 24-dot hex-density <FS> 1 1Ch The command above selects 24-dot hex-density bit-image printing, where cno> and cd> are binary values (low byte first) representing the number of data bytes following the command. The data bytes are represented by <do> . . . <dn>. This command has the same affect as cESQ * 40.
Page 69 I Set MS6 to 0 <ESC> <FS> The command above sets the MSB to 0. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, the most significant bit (MSB) of subsequent data will always be set to 0. 1 Cancel MSB control rcESC>...
Page 70 Backspace CBS> The command above moves the print head back one position. There are no parameters. This command moves the print head back one position (at current spacing) to the left. If proportional spacing has been selected, the print head will move back by a distance equal to the width of the last character printed.
Page 71 Set printer on line <DCl> Thecommandabovesetstheprinteron-lineaftera<DC3>command(above). are no parameters. Deselect printer (IO” carriage model only) <ESC> The command above deselects the printer. There are no parameters. This command will deselect the printer, forcing it to disregard all data and command codes until a cDCl>...
Page 72 Sound buzzer <BEL> The command above sounds the printer’s buzzer. There are no parameters. 1 Disable paper-out detection The command above disables the printer’s paper-out detection. There are no parameters. This overrides the setting made by the Memory Switch settings (Chapter Enable paper-out detection cEsc>...
Page 73 Enable unidirectional prlntlng for one line only cEsc> The command above enables unidirectional printing for one line. only. There are no parameters. printing will be performed from left-to-right for the current line only. Enable/disable quiet mode cEsc> The command above enables or disables quiet mode, where <n> is a binary value of either Oh or Olh or an ASCII value of either “0”...
Page 74 Enable/disable double-height mode &SC> 1 1Bh <FS> The command above enables or disables double-height printing, where <n> is a binary value of either OOh or 01 h or an ASCII value of either “0” or “1”. If oI> is set to OOh or %“, then double-height printing is cancelled.
Page 75 Any other values No effect C?L3> Any other values No effect Any superscript/subscript or condensed mode print settings previously selected will be cancelled, but if double-height printing is cancelled, the printer wilI return to superscript/subscript or condensed mode printing, if these were selected previously. Any previous commands for vertical character enlargement are cancelled by this command.
Page 76 Reset <ESC> cFs> The command above resets the printer. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, the buffer is cleared, and all settings (with the following exceptions) are restored to their power-up values. ASF settings made with the cESC> EM command Panel mode settings ASF (Automatic Sheet Feeder) control &SC>...
Page 77: Ascii Command Sequences
Repeated data sequence <ESC> <ESC> The command above delimits data which will be repeated, where cn> is a binary value (0 thru 255) giving the number of times that the data bytes represented by <do> . . . c&o will be repeated. The sequence is terminated by the &SC> V cNUL> (<NuL>=OOh) sequence.
Page 78 Select/cancel italic print The command above selects or cancels italic printing, where 01> is an ASCII value which may be either “ 1” or “0”. Any other values will be ignored. If <n> = “1” then italic printing is enabled, and if en> = “O”, then italic printing is cancelled. Select/cancel bold print The command above selects or cancels bold printing, where <n>...
Page 79 Select color printing (with color option only) The command above selects the color to be printed when the color option is fitted, where or> is an ASCII value from “0” through “6”. The color selected by UI> is shown in the table below: 1 Control ASF The command above controls the ASF (Automatic Sheet Feeder), where cn>...
Page 80 MEMO...
Page 81: Chapter 5 Dip Switches
chapter 5 The bank of DIP switches inside the printer (see illustration below) is used for various functions. All switches are set ON when the printer leaves the factory. Access the switches by removing the top cover, and then sliding the black switch cover to the left and then pulling up, using the tab at the right, as shown in the illustration above.
Page 82 Switches 1 and 2 are used to determine the emulation mode (standard or IBM) of the printer, and also to determine the character set to be used. Switch Switches 4 through 7 are used to select the International character set, as shown in the table below: Switch 1 OFF...
Page 83: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting And Maintenance
chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING The following section on troubleshooting and maintenance is intended only as a brief guide to these functions. Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device, which also contains high voltages inside. For that mason, only carry out those operations described in this section. CAUTION Any attempt to carry out operations other than those described here may result in electric shock and/or damage to the printer.
Page 84: Power Supply
Power supply POWER If the indicator does not illuminate, check the following: 1 Check Is the power cable properly plugged into the electrical outlet? Is power being supplied to the outlet? Is the printer voltage correct? Printing If your printer does not print, or suddenly stops printing, check the follow- ing: Check Is the interface...
Page 85 If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following: Check Is the ribbon properly stalled? Is the ribbon worn out? If dots are missing in the printing, check the following: Check Are dots missing at random in the printing? Is a line of dots missing con- sistently throughout...
Page 86: Paper Feeding
Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (without the ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: 1 Check Is the paper release lever pushed back (to the f posi- tion)? Is the paper guide in place and vertical? Are the left and right guides too close together? Is the ASF selected with the Memory Switch settings?
Page 87 Check Are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons ON LINE while the indicator is illuminated? Is the paper too thick? If the ASF is not operating or is not feeding paper correctly, check the following: Check &as the ASF option been selected using the Memory Switch functions?
Page 88 If the paper park facility does not appear to be working correctly, check the following: 1 Check Is the paper release lever in the m position? Has the fanfold paper been properly parked? If the short tear-off function does not appear to be working properly, check: Check Has printing ended in the...
Page 89: Everyday Maintenance
EVERYDAY MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example: Keep your printer in a “comfortable’* environment. Roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer, too (see Chapter 1).
Page 90: Ribbon Replacement
RIBBON REPLACEMENT The ribbons used by your printer are endless-loop ribbons in which the ribbon is recycled. When the print quality becomes too faint, you will need to replace the ribbon. Use only ribbons recommended for use with the printer (your supplier will be able to advise you).
Page 91 3 Take the new ribbon and tension it by turning the knob on the top of the ribbon cartridge clockwise. 4 Now insert the ribbon cartridge into the holder gripping it by the lugs, and turning the knob slightly clockwise if necessary. Make sure that the ribbon goes between the print head and the platen guard (see illustration below).
Page 92: Replacing The Print Head
REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD This is not a job which you will need to do very often. The print head has been designed to give a life of about 200 million dots. In normal everyday use, this will mean years of life. However, if the print quality is faint, even after you have changed the ribbon, the print head will need replacement.
Page 93 Print head NOTE DO NOT apply excessive force, as this may result in damage to the print head. 9 Fasten down the new print head using the retaining washers and screws. Do not apply excessive force when tightening the screws, as this may strip be thread, but ensure that the print head is firmly secured.
Page 94: Test Modes
FRONT PANEL DIAGNOSTIC AND TEST MODES The printer is equipped with a number of different modes for diagnosis and testing. These are accessed from the front panel by holding down a front panel button (or combination of buttons) while turning on the power to the printer.
Page 95: Long Test Mode
Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the C-E% enter the long self-test mode. The printer will start printing as soon as the M-R FEE, button is released, and will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, eg “*** Ver 1.0 ***“, followed by the whole character set printed in each typeface and pitch available.
Page 96: Text Test Mode
Text test mode In this mode, the printer will print the Memory Switch menus and options. This mode is accessed by turning on the printer at the same time as holding down the CIfEBEZ button. The resulting printout will be similar to the example below: *** ImlxiY SHIMI TREE *** ‘T’...
Page 97: Hexadecimal Dump Mode
Hexadecimal dump mode In this mode, all received data will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes. This mode is accessed by tuming on the printer, while simultaneously holding down the ‘+!S‘ necessary to turn off the printer completely.
Page 98: Bidirectional Test/Adjustment Mode
Bidirectional test/adjustment mode This mode is used to adjust the alignment of the print head on successive bidirectional passes. After a period of some months, your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes, showing itself most obviously in graphics printing.
Page 99 8 Repeat the process for all print modes. *** DOT-ADJUSTMENT SETTING *** SLQ,LQ 'PIPER FEE? - -~ / SLQ , OH LINE -N--W DRAFT m-iE?/$& - DRAFT r ON LIF- - DRAFT COND 12 To exit from this mode, press the fFc3 button.
Page 100 MEMO...
Page 101: Chapter 7 Ms-Dos And Your Printer
chapter When using your printer with an IBM PC, PC-XT or PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS as an operating system. A number of software tricks may be useful here. This section is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer.
Page 102 If your word-processor does not allow you to change fonts, it may allow a pause in printing. Insert a “pause” command in your text file at the point where you want to change fonts. When the document is printed, printing will then pause at that point.
Page 103: Graphics Hard Copy
GRAPHICS HARD COPY On a PC-compatible computer running under MS-DOS, you can use the and @t!$$J keys on the computer together to obtain a printout of a text screen. To print out a graphics screen, you will have to run the program GRAPHICS.COM.
Page 104: Programming Using Basic
The resulting file should be sent to the printer using the COPY command, A>COPY LQ.DAT PRN prior to printing document files. Of course, this command can also be included in a batch file. PROGRAMMING USING BASIC As discussed earlier, a version of BASIC is usually supplied with PC- compatible machines.
Page 105 1310 ' 1320 LPRINT 1330 LPRINT C$;"Print pitches are:" 1340 LPRINT H$;P$;"Pica pitch (10 CPI),"; 1350 LPRINT H$;E$;"M";"Elite pitch (12 CPI)," 1360 LPRINT H$;E$;"g";" Semi-condensed pitch (15 CPI),"; 1370 LPRINT H$;P$; - 1380 LPRINT CHR$(lS); 1390 LPRINT "Condensed 1400 LPRINT H$;E$;"M"; 1410 LPRINT CHR$(18) 1420 LPRINT H$;E$;"pl"...
Page 106 1880 GOSUB 3020 1890 LPRINT E$;"SO"; 1900 LPRINT E$;"%l"; 1910 FOR I=1 TO 5 1920 LPRINT CHR$(60); 1930 NEXT I 1940 LPRINT E$;"%O"; 1950 LPRINT E$;"T"; 1960 GOSUB 3150 1970 LPRINT E$;"%l"; 1980 FOR I=1 TO 5 1990 LPRINT CHR$(60); 2000 NEXT I 2010 LPRINT E$;"%O";...
Page 107 NEXT M 3120 3130 RETURN 3140 3150 ' Define LQ pica download character 3160 LPRINT C$; 3170 LPRINT E$;"&";CHR$(O);CHR$(6O):CHR$(60); 3180 RESTORE 4100 3190 READ LS :LPRINT CHR$(LS); 3200 READ CW :LPRINT CHR$(CW); 3210 READ RS :LPRINT CHR$(RS); FOR M=l TO CW*3 3220 3230 READ MM...
Page 108: How The Program Works
4420 DATA 192,224,224,224,224,240,255,255,255,255 4430 DATA 255,127, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,192 4440 DATA 255,255,255,255,255, 15, 15, 63,252,240 4450 DATA 192, 0,240,255,255,255,255,255, 7, 15 4460 DATA 127,252,240,192, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 4470 DATA 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 4480 ' ROW 4 4490 DATA 0,248,248,240,224,224,112,112, 56, 56...
Page 109 The row of telephone symbols in the next printed line is created by downloading two new character patterns, which are printed in place of the character “c” (character 60). The final part of the program uses dot graphics to print an “SW” logo. The dot pattern of the logo was originally laid out on graph paper, then converted to the data in lines 4240 to 4550 with the help of a calculator.
Page 110 Font settings: / , y- ,’ (: p, ,,A;! r TW-Li @It8 &mI~ax t el>s , Prestige charac:t.e.rs, S CA-C. OCR-B characters, Letter-Gothic, ORATOR CHARACTERS, Optima characters. ‘El IllIll lllpll lip’ Ml ll[ ( c arac .ers. TMS ROMN Print pitches are: Pica pitch (10 CPI), Semi-condensed Condensed elite pitch (20 CPi),...
Page 111: Patches Necessary To Use The Basic Interpreter
Of course, many more facilities are available with the printer, but this may give you some ideas as to how you can drive the printer using your own programs. Patches necessary to use the BASIC interpreter When using the Microsoft BASIC interpreter usually supplied with PCs and compatibles, a number of problems may arise.
Page 112 MEMO...
Page 113: Chapter 8 Specifications
chapter 8 Brinting system ......Serial Impact Dot-matrix printing speed ....... . 200 cps (Draft pica) Print direction .
Page 114 Number of columns ..... . . CPI Pica Elite Semi-condensed Condensed pica Condensed elite Proportional Character dot matrix ..... . Draft Pica Elite Semi-condensed...
Page 115 Paper feed ........Friction and push tractor (standard) Paper feed speed .
Page 116 Power supply ....... . . 120VAC. 220VAC. 240VAC, 50/6OHz Options ......... . . Automatic sheet feeder The following describes the pinout of the parallel (Centronics-type) inter- face connector (signals which are low when active are overlined): Name...
Page 117: Chapter 9 Character Sets
chapter 9 This chapter gives tables of the printer’s standard and IBM character sets. In the following character set charts, the printer fonts are divided into four families: Family 1: All fonts except those listed below: Family 2: OCR-A Family 3: Code 39 Family 4: Greek The decimal character code of each character is shown in an inset to the lower right of the character.
Page 118 STANDARD CHARACTER SET #I Family I NUL) JDCl)J I, I I 171 1 11 kDC2) 1 ” I 18 l-ii 1 I 22 GEL) CBS) (CAN) l-i- IT IQ& -‘I I(E$C, --I + I 311 I 151 I 651 I 331 I 491 I 66 I 34...
Page 119 (819 ’ 1 R ---I h ---I I”...
Page 120: Family 1
Family 2...
Page 121 .I.__. alII 1 CSD)
Page 122: Family 2
Family 3 l--T-l riTj I (RPI f (f’AN\ 1 ” ‘-- 1 II Ill Ill II y 1lllI ‘IJ Ill1 I III1 I Ill1 I...
Page 124: Family 4
Family 4...
Page 125 (NIJL) CDCI ) 1129 1145 (DC'2) " 1130 1146 (DC3) I-iii 11771 llsl 11931 11781 It941 1162 1163 12091 12251 12411 I2101 12281 12421...
Page 126: Standard Character Set #2
STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2 Other characters are identical to Standard character set #l. Family I Family 2...
Page 127: Family 2
Family 4 Family 3...
Page 128: Ibm Character Set #2
IBM CHARACTER SET #2 Family I I& ($1) 1311 4151617 1471 1631 1791 1951 ltt1I 11271...
Page 129 11521 I1361 I” 1177 I-iii 1180 llat I1841 lisel I2001 lnrsl I2321 I2481...
Page 130: Family 2
Family 2 I 101 I 281 I(U) A(ESQ l-ii 1 421 1 581 1 741 1 82 1 78 I 48 179-m ltosl 1 901 1128 (ML) liii (127.
Page 131 glAIBI ------I If141 ILJUI...
Page 132: Family 3
Family 3 All codes above 7Fh are undefined. ” - 1llll - 11111 ” I 51 @EL) I 71 I231 CBS) (CAN) (HT) - I Ill1 - I 101 I 281 I301 - 11111 lllll - I 531 I391 1551 II Ill Ill II I Ill1...
Page 133: Family 4
Family 4 (BS) (CAN) (FS) fi~128l-Tl-E 1 13 1 29 1141 1301 Icst, .-'-I I131 1311 H-IX 1 43 1 39 1 73 < I 43 I 61 > 1461 1821 1761 1471 J-T-I-A-~ 1107 1123 I 91 lloa 1124 llro 1126 (DEL,...
Page 134 1128 1144 1129 l-iii. l-iii 1146 11341 11501 ” 11361 1152 I ” I , 11371 11531 11421 I1581 llso 1176 Iii- list 1177 1193~ 1162 1178 7 1194 B 1210 11661 11821 1198l 11681 11841 12001 ll89l 11851 1201 I 11741 Itsol 1208...
Page 135: Characte:x Set #L
IBM CHARACTER Other characters are identical to IBM character set #2. The duplication of control codes enables systems with a ‘I-bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the <ES0 ‘I>” command. SET #I...
Page 136: Additional Character Set
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER In IBM mode, additional characters can be printed by special commands except the Family 3 (Code 39).
Page 137: International Character Sets
INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international character set is selected DIP switches 4 to 7 or by a command from software, the following changes are made in the character set: I#lS IITALY INORWAY ]#I# See Chapter 5 for the DIP switch settings. The commands for selecting the international character sets are: Standard mode: <ESC>...
Page 138 MEMO...
Page 139: Index
Application software installation, 93 ASF, 120 Troubleshooting, 79 Auto CR, 21 Auto LF, 21 Auto loading, 20 ASF, 20 Auto on-line, I9 Automatic sheet feeder - see ASF BASIC programming, 96,203 Bidirectional printing, 19 Bidirectional test mode, 90 Buffer clear/reset, 16 character sets, 109 Character set, 73,744 Cleaning, 81...
Page 140 Maintenance settings, 16 Maintenance, Maximum number of columns, 94,106 Memory switches, I7 Memory switch tree, IS,88 Micro Feed, 16 Mode panel lock, 13 Mode setting, 12 LN-I Negative numbers, 23 Numerical representation, 23 Option ASF, 20 Page length, 2I,73 Paper Cut-sheet, 7 Fanfold, 8 Parking, 14...

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Chapter 5 DIP SWITCHES

Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING and MAINTENANCE

Chapter 7 MS-DOS and YOUR PRINTER

Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS

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