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Tally Dascom 5130P Important Safety Instructions (English) Read the following instructions thoroughly before starting up your printer. • Never carry out maintenance or repair work yourself. Always contact a qualified service technician. • Keep this Operator’s Manual in a place which is easily accessible at all times.
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Tally Dascom 5130P Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise (German) Lesen Sie bitte diese Sicherheitshinweise durch, bevor sie den Drucker in Betrieb nehmen. Führen Sie Wartungsarbeiten und Reparaturen keinesfalls selbst aus, sondern verständigen Sie • immer einen qualifizierten Servicetechniker. Bewahren Sie diese Dokumentation an einem jederzeit zugänglichen Ort auf.
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Tally Dascom 5130P Consignes importantes de sécurité (French) Lire attentivement les instructions suivantes avant de mettre l’imprimante en service. Ne jamais effectuer soi-même les travaux d’entretien et de réparations. Contacter toujours un • dépanneur qualifié. Placer l’imprimante sur un support stable de façon à ce qu’elle ne puisse pas tomber.
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Tally Dascom 5130P Indicazioni di sicurezza importanti (Italian) Prima di mettere in funzione la stampante, leggere attentamente le seguenti indicazioni. Non eseguire mai da sé gli interventi di manutenzione e riparazione, ma rivolgersi sempre a un tecnico di assistenza qualificato.
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Tally Dascom 5130P Instrucciones de seguridad importantes (Spanish) Lea las siguientes instrucciones con esmero antes de poner la impresora en servicio. Nunca lleve a cabo trabajos de mantenimiento o reparación Ud. mismo, sino consulte a un técnico de servicio calificado.
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Tally Dascom 5130P Правила по технике безопасности. (Russian) Прочитайте, пожалуйста, инструкцию по технике безопасности перед включением в работу принтера. • Не выполняйте технические работы и ремонт техники самостоятельно, но сообщайте о неисправностях квалифицированным сервисным техникам. • Данная инструкция должна быть всегда доступна каждому пользователю.
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Tally Dascom 5130P Instruções Importantes sobre Segurança (Portuguese) Leia as instruções de segurança antes de usar a impressora. Consulte sempre um técnico qualificado para executar uma reparação . • Coloque a impressora sobre uma base sólida e nivelada, para que ela não sofra quedas.
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Tally Dascom 5130P Önemli Güvenlik Talimatları (Turkish) Lütfen, yazıcıyı işletime geçirmeden önce bu güvenlik talimatlarını bütünüyle dikkatle okuyun. Bakım ve tamir çalışmalarını kesinlikle ve hiçbir surette kendi başınıza yapmayın; her zaman kalifiyebir • uzman servis-teknisyenine haber verin. Yazıcıyı, üzerinden yere düşmesi mümkün olmayacak sabit ve düz bir zemine yerleştirin.
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Tally Dascom 5130P TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS “IBM” is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. “EPSON” is a trademark of Epson America Incorporated. “DEC” is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation. “Centronics” is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation. “DOS” is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Tally Dascom 5130P 1 Unpacking Guide Place your packagedprinter on a solid base. • Make sure that the “Up” symbols point in the correct direction. • Open the packaging, lift the printer out of the cardboard box and remove the remaining packaging •...
Tally Dascom 5130P Prepare the Printer Remove the packaging materials from the printer as follows: 1-2: Remove all the visible tape from the outside of the printer. 3: Open the printer front cover. 4: Remove the transparent cover. 5: Remove the cable ties from the left and right ends of the carriage shaft.
Tally Dascom 5130P Tractor Pair Installation If you want to use continuous fanfold paper, you have to install the tractor pair assembly. Before installing the tractor pair assembly, the printer rear cover must be removed first. Below instructions show how to install and remove both the printer rear cover and tractor pair assembly.
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Tally Dascom 5130P Installing and removing the tractor pair assembly: 1. To install, first insert the upper cylindrical fingers at both ends of the tractor assembly into the metal frame at the back of the printer (see picture “7”). Tilt the tractor assembly downwards, and use your index fingers to push the lower cylindrical fingers at both ends slightly upwards until they are mounted at the bottom of the printer metal frame (see picture “8”).
Tally Dascom 5130P Placing the Printer Place the printer on a solid, flat, stable surface; ensuring that the printer is positioned in such a way that it cannot move, and that there is easy access to the control panel and paper input devices. Also ensure that there is enough space for sufficient ventilation and for the printed output.
Tally Dascom 5130P Printer Components Component Function Control Lever Lift up the top of mechanism to install or remove ribbon Paper Loader Paper feed path for single sheet and passbook. 24-pin printing mechanism Print Head Cover Protects print head and other components inside, and reduces noise.
Tally Dascom 5130P 2 Setting Up Printer Install Ribbon 1. Ensure the power to the printer is off. 2. Press the recesses of both sides to open the cover. Remove the transparent cover. 3. Push the control lever to lift up the top of mechanism, and make sure the control lever is set to the latched position.
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Tally Dascom 5130P 5. Install the recess positions on the ribbon cartridge into the printer mounting, and push both sides of the ribbon cartridge to ensure they click into position. 6. Press the ribbon guides onto the print head from underneath until they click into position.
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Tally Dascom 5130P 8. Pull down the control lever to set the top of mechanism to its original position, and make sure the control lever is fully latched. 9. Install back the transparent cover to reduce noise. 10. Close the cover carefully. When the printer is in operation, ensure the cover is closed to keep the dust away and minimize the noise level.
Tally Dascom 5130P Notes on Ribbon Cartridge Removal: 1. Eject any paper loaded in the printer. 2. Turn off the printer power. 3. Open the front cover. 4. Move the carriage to the middle. Be careful not to touch the print head if printing had just been performed, as the print head may be hot.
Tally Dascom 5130P Connecting the Mains Power Checking the printer voltage Make sure that the device has been set according to your country’s power supply voltage. To do this, check the ratingplate at the back of the printer. Contact your dealer if the setting is incorrect.
Tally Dascom 5130P Installing the Windows Driver (Compatible with Windows 2000/2003/2008 Server/XP/Vista/7) 1. Your printer CDROM comes with Windows drivers. Go to the Drivers folder and run the Installer “DriverSetup.exe” . You will see the screen below. Click “Next” to continue.
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Tally Dascom 5130P 3. Select the desired printer model as shown below. Click “Next” to continue. Next> < ack Cancel 4. Here you can choose whether to set the driver as the system default driver, and whether you want to print the Test Page after installation is completed.
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Tally Dascom 5130P 5. Click “Finish” to start the installation process. Finish < ack Cancel 6. If you encounter the message below, click “Continue Anyway” . Please check our website www.dascom.com for the latest certified drivers.
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Tally Dascom 5130P 7. After installation is completed successfully, you will see the message below. < ack Cancel Finish...
Tally Dascom 5130P 3 Paper Installation Guide Paper and Printable Area Specifications The printer can handle following forms: 1)Cut sheet papers and slips 2)Passbooks 3)Multipart carbon papers up to 1+3 copies 4) Continuous fanfold paper (for Tractor version) Cut sheet...
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Tally Dascom 5130P Passbook with horizontal seam Printable area Printable area Printable area of passbook with horizontal seam Position Dimension Definition 5 mm +2/-0 mm Top margin 5 mm +2/-1 mm Right margin 5 mm +2/-0 mm Center margin 5 mm +2/-0 mm...
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Tally Dascom 5130P Passbook with vertical seam Printable area Printable area Printable area of passbook with vertical seam Position Dimension Definition 5 mm +2/-0 mm Top margin 5 mm +2/-1 mm Right margin 5.2mm +2/-0 mm Center margin 5.2mm +2/-0 mm...
Tally Dascom 5130P Note: (1)Make sure the cover is closed when operating the printer, as there is a cover open detect sensor. (2)Do not load media that is curled or folded. (3)Do not use media that attaches any metal, such as staple.
Tally Dascom 5130P Inserting a passbook 1. Power on the printer. After initialization, only the “ON” LED should remain on. 2. While pressing the center seam and with printable side facing up, insert a passbook into the paper loader until the edge of the passbook engages snugly with the platen. The passbook should advance automatically to the print position.
Tally Dascom 5130P 4 Control Panel Operation (Tractor version) Labeling DATA Shared with S1 top label Shared with S2 top label Shared with S3 top label Top: USER1; Bottom: Load/Eject Top: OFFLINE; Bottom: - Top: USER2; Bottom: LF/FF On the controlpanel are: Three keys: USER1, OFFLINE and USER2 Five LEDs: DATA, ON, USER1, OFFLINE and USER2.
Tally Dascom 5130P Operating State Upon power-on, L1~L5 turn on briefly. After initialization, only L2 remains ON. In the Operating State, the LED indications and switch functions vary with Online/Offline modes and emulations. LEDs and Switches BLINK Data in buffer...
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Tally Dascom 5130P Online mode USER1 Single sheet path selected: If paper is loaded from the front, pressing this key will eject the paper. Paper eject direction depends on configuration setting. If paper is loaded from the Tractors, pressing this key will not have any effect.
Tally Dascom 5130P Online Mode USER2 Single sheet path selected: If paper is loaded from the front, pressing and releasing this key will feed paper one line forward. If key is pressed down for more than 1 sec, printer will eject the paper.
Tally Dascom 5130P Power-On Functions with Cover Open USER1 OFFLINE USER2 Utilities Remarks L1&L2 blink alternatively. BOOT or Firmware Upgrade Self Test Print Font- and Codepage test page Self Test Endless running ASCII TREE Self Test Configuration test page with menu...
Tally Dascom 5130P ● Enable/Skip listing of current settings ● System Setup ● I/F Setup ● ESC/P2 Emulation ● IBM X24 Emulation ● Restore Factory Defaults Hex-Dump Self-Test (Font and Codepage Test Page) With the cover closed, hold USER1 at power-on till the printer resets to activate the Self-Test. Single mode: Load an A4 to start the self-print.
Tally Dascom 5130P Setup Menu With the cover closed, holding USER1 and USER2 at power-on brings up the Setup Menu. The printer resets and L1~L2=ON and waits for paper insertion. All printed dialogs in the Setup Menu are viewed in up-right orientation as in Fig. 2. [NOTE: 1xxx dialog is up side down when viewed by users.]...
Tally Dascom 5130P Configuration Profiles The termination of Listing Current Configuration brings the Edit Profile menu. Successive pressing of USER2 scrolls out remaining choices, highlighted in brown. Edit Profile: Menu1 Menu2 Restore Factory Defaults [USER1]=OK [USER2]=Next NOTE: Menu1 and Menu2 cannot assign the same I/F.
Tally Dascom 5130P 5 Default Settings System Setup System Valid Setting Menu2 Menu1(Default) Setup (Default) Emulation Epson Epson, IBM Buzzer Yes, No, PE off Yes, No, Line Wrap Around Passbook, Multi-part, Thin Form Passbook Passbook Media Yes, No, Auto CR...
Tally Dascom 5130P ESC/P2 Emulation ESC/P2 Emulation Valid Setting Menu1 Menu2(Default) (Default) Print Dir Auto Auto Auto,Uni-Dir,Bi-Dir Paper Eject Front Front Front,Rear Continuous print Yes,No IBM Emulation System Setup Valid Setting Menu1 Menu2(Default) (Default) AGM(X24) No,Yes Auto Load Yes,No Reset After Eject...
Tally Dascom 5130P 6 Maintenance Your printer requires very little care. Occasional cleaning and replacement of the ribbon cartridge are all that is required. Cleaning is recommended approximately every 6 months or 300 hours of operation, whichever is sooner. Lubrication of the printer is not usually necessary. If the print head carriage does not move smoothly back and forth, clean the printer in the manner described in this chapter.
Tally Dascom 5130P 7 Troubleshooting Your printer is extremely reliable, but occasionally problems may occur. This chapter provides information on some of the common problems you may encounter and how you may solve them. If you encounter problems that you cannot resolve, contact your dealer or service partner for assistance.
Tally Dascom 5130P Paper Handling Problems and Solutions Problem Solution • Make sure that the paper select lever located on the top right of the printer is set correctly. Move the lever to the front for single Paper cannot be loaded or fed.
Tally Dascom 5130P If paper is loaded and the paper select lever is moved to the incorrect position, the printer turns offline, and the buzzer sounds Paper select lever error continuously. Switch the paper select lever back to its correct position.
Tally Dascom 5130P Diagnostic Functions The printer diagnostic functions are Self-Test page, hex-dump mode and print alignment adjustment. Self-Test page: Tells you whether the printer hardware is functioning correctly. If the printer hardware • is functional, any problems you are having are probably caused by incorrect printer settings, incorrect software settings, the interface, or the computer.
Tally Dascom 5130P Firmware Update Sometimes it is necessary update the firmware to solve a problem. The latest firmware file may be obtained from your dealer or downloaded from our website www.dascom.com. Before upgrading firmware, it is strongly recommended to print the Main Menu page to keep a record of the old settings.
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Tally Dascom 5130P 1. USA 2. France 3. Germany 4. UK 5. Denmark I 6. Sweden 7. Italy 8. Spain I International Character Sets 9. Japan 10. Norway 11. Denmark II 12. Spain II 13. Latin America 14. Korea 15. Legal Width: 60 –...
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Tally Dascom 5130P Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 Windows Vista Windows Drivers Windows XP Windows 98 Windows 7 Parallel (Bi-directional IEEE-1284 nibble mode) Interface RS232C (9-pin Sub-D male IF) USB 2.0 (B type connector) Switches: 3 pcs Operation Panel LED indicators: 5 pcs Noise Level Less then <...
Tally Dascom 5130P International character sets International Character Set Commands Country Command <ESC>“R”CHR$(0) France <ESC>“R”CHR$(1) Germany <ESC>“R”CHR$(2) <ESC>“R”CHR$(3) Denmark1 <ESC>“R”CHR$(4) Sweden <ESC>“R”CHR$(5) Italy <ESC>“R”CHR$(6) Spain1 <ESC>“R”CHR$(7) Japan <ESC>“R”CHR$(8)...
Tally Dascom 5130P Norway <ESC>“R”CHR$(9) Denmark2 <ESC>“R”CHR$(10) Spain2 <ESC>“R”CHR$(11) Lat America <ESC>“R”CHR$(12) Korea <ESC>“R”CHR$(13) Legal <ESC>“R”CHR$(64) Character Tables Italic...
Tally Dascom 5130P IBM Emulation Command List Command Sequence Function Beeper Backspace Tab horizontally Line feed Tab vertically Form feed Enter Select double-wide mode Select condensed mode Online Select 10CPI Offline Cancel double-wide mode(one line) Cancel buffer ESC BEL Beeper...
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Tally Dascom 5130P ESC C NUL n Set page length in inches ESC D Select Tab horizontally ESC E Select bold ESC F Cancel bold ESC G Select double-strike mode ESC H Cancel double-strike mode ESC I n Select printing mode ESC J n Perform n/180″or n/216″single line feed...
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FCC STATEMENT 1. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: a. This device may not cause harmful interference. b. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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DASCOM REPRESENTATIVES GERMANY UNITED KINGDOM RUSSIA and CIS DASCOM Europe GmbH DASCOM GB Ltd DASCOM Europe GmbH Heuweg 3 ViewPoint, Basing View, Representation Moscow D-89079 Ulm Basingstoke, Hampshire Leninsky Prospekt 95a, Office 322 RG21 4RG, England Deutschland 119313 Moscow, Russian Federation Tel.: +49 (0) 731 2075 0 Phone: +44 (0) 1256 481481 Phone: +7 (495) 984 70 65...
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