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Craden DP9 User Manual

Craden dp9: user guide
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3.0
Operation
3.1
Ribbon Cartridge Loading
Generic ribbons may cause printer malfunctions including ribbon stalling, poor print
quality, smearing, and printhead failures. Please use Craden ribbons or carefully qualify
generic ribbons.
To replace a ribbon cartridge, do the following and refer to the drawings on page 2 and
above:
1. Depress the cabinet latches on the lower front cabinet sides and rotate the cabinet
upwards.
2. Pull the lift ring on the right side of the printer forward to lift and lock the carriage.
3. Push down the ribbon guide tabs on each side of the printhead to lower the ribbon shield.
4. Remove the old cartridge by pulling down on the top and rotate the top edge forward.
5. Guide the new ribbon behind the rubber wheel and over ribbon guide tabs. Insure the
ribbon is not twisted.
6. Mount the new ribbon cartridge bottom edge first and rotate the top edge backwards. Turn
the cartridge knob clockwise if necessary to lock the cartridge in place.
7. Turn the cartridge knob clockwise to remove the ribbon slack.
8. Push the ribbon shield up and the lift ring backward to lower the carriage. Push down on
the cartridge to insure that the carriage is fully seated.
9. Rotate the cabinet forward until the latches on both sides engage.
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  • Page 1 1. Depress the cabinet latches on the lower front cabinet sides and rotate the cabinet upwards. 2. Pull the lift ring on the right side of the printer forward to lift and lock the carriage. 3. Push down the ribbon guide tabs on each side of the printhead to lower the ribbon shield.
  • Page 2 See the printer diagram on page 43. When the printer is turned on, "READY" will be displayed. DP9 printers have green lamps to identify which port is active when DUAL PORT is set to Y (see 3.5.2). The lamp labeled “A” indicates the port closest to the printer’s left side is active and the lamp labeled “B”...
  • Page 3 The PAUSE printer parameter may be set to delay when the rollers activate for a few seconds or until the Akey is pressed. This allows more time to insert cumbersome documents or to train new users.
  • Page 4 .080, .110 or .130 IF FORM SKEWED = ENTER/EJECT KEYS or AUTOMATIC EJECT NOTE: Many Printer Parameters may be host configured with the HT or other commands. This allows for dynamic reconfiguration on a document by document or line by line basis. REMARKS Select 5 or 6 lines per inch vertical spacing Select 10, 12 or 17 characters per inch horizontal spacing.
  • Page 5 PC based financial printers. Select Y unless compatibility with software written for another printer is needed. DP9 Only. Select Y unless software cannot accept ports alternating between enabled and disabled. If N is selected, connect to either port but not both.
  • Page 6 3.6.1 Power Up Diagnostics Diagnostics run automatically during power-up. If a fault is detected, ROM or RAM TEST BAD may be displayed. If a fault occurs, press Ato advance to the next test. However, the printer should not be operated.
  • Page 7 Printing will resume 3 seconds after the cabinet is closed. 3.9.3 Page Overflow If the printer is commanded to move past the last printable line on a document it will eject the document and display PAGE OVERFLOW INSERT NEXT PAGE. Printing will resume when another document is inserted.
  • Page 8 ESC character. A Windows printer driver for an IBM Proprinter X24 may be used but the Craden driver is preferred as it defines common transaction document widths, provides faster throughput in landscape mode, and facilitates writing messages to the display.
  • Page 9 ESC H 1B 48 ESC I n 1B 49 n ESC J n 1B 4A n ESC K 1B 4B ESC L 1B 4C ESC R 1B 52 ESC S 1 1B 53 01 ESC T 1B 54 ESC W n 1B 57 n ESC X mn 1B 58...
  • Page 10 Commands unique to I mode: ESC 0 sets line spacing to 1/8 inch. ESC 1 sets line spacing to 7/72 inch. ESC 2 sets line spacing stored by a prior ESC A n. ESC 3 n sets line spacing to n/216 inch where n is a single binary coded byte. ESC 5 n sets auto LF if n=1 and resets it if n=0.
  • Page 11 ESC X mn sets left and right margins at columns m and n. Printing begins at column m and must stop at column n. The document may be no wider than (n+5)/10 in. as the n value limits carriage motion. This can increase throughput on narrow documents. ESC [ @ followed by 04 00 00 00 m n hex selects double high and wide print.
  • Page 12 ESC~C clears all data out of the buffer and switches the interface to Mode C. 3.10.4 Low Density Graphics Commands These commands emulate low-density graphics printed by a 9-dot printhead. New applications should use the high-density graphics commands intended for a 24-dot printhead. Low-density graphics may be printed at 60, 120 or 240 dots/inch (dpi) horizontally by 72 dpi vertically.
  • Page 13 ENQ requests printer status and is executed when it is received. SUB also requests printer status but it is only executed after all previously received commands have been executed. SUB may be used to interrupt the host and notify it that the printer is now idle.
  • Page 14 7. Select Yes if you want the Craden printer to print all Windows output. Click Next. 8. Insert a page at least 5.8" wide and 6" high in a DP8 or 8.5 x 11” in a DP9. Click Finish to install the driver and print a test page.
  • Page 15 Click Yes to continue loading. 10. Insert an 8.5" by 11" page in a DP9 or at least a 5.8" wide by 6" high in a DP8. 11. Right click on the printer icon just installed and then left click on Properties, Ports and Configure Port.
  • Page 16 Standard Craden display commands, ESC BEL, ESC FS, ESC DC3 and ESC GS, can still be used by applications able to write control characters to the printer.
  • Page 17 1 of a 25 pin connector is recommended to increase immunity to static discharges and other electrical noise. Printer Pin PC-25 Pin Some applications do not allow DSR to be removed when the printer is busy. Use the following cabling with such software. Printer Pin PC-25 Pin 6,20 3.13 Problem Solving...
  • Page 18 2. Check for a displaced or missing ribbon shield. 3. Ribbon life may be increased by reducing the print darkness (see 3.5.4). 4. A generic ribbon is being used. Change to a Craden ribbon. 3.13.7 Erratic Document Feed, Mispositioning or Overprinting If feeding is erratic or preprinted forms are not correctly positioned: 1.