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Safety Regulations The printer PP 806 (CI - 8060) fulfills the safety regulations according to UL 1950 and VDE (IEC 950) and CNA/CSA C22.2 / No. 950 for computer systems. The mains cable must be connected to a ground protected wall-socket. The selected voltage of the printer needs to fit to the local voltage.
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(89/336/EWG) and, therefore, fulfills the requirements for conformity marking with the CE-sign. For standard printer with serial and parallel interface (Ser/Par PM) please note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
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Changes et modifications pas expressément approuvés par le producteur peuvent dévaluer l'autorité d'opérer l'équipement. Operating Environment Avoid installing the printer where it is exposed to moisture or heat (eg. direct sunlight). Temperature: Humidity:...
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Safety Regulations Power On/Off - Lever To switch the printer on or off push the Power On/Off - Lever always down. Power - On Lifting the On/Off - Lever to the zero position won’t switch off the printer. Push the On/Off - Lever always down for switching on or off.
This manual covers the printer in combination with an interface module (Perso- nality Module). The Personality Module (PM) is an integral part of the printer, and the type of PM used significantly influences the behaviour or operation of the printer.
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Description of the Individual Menu Items In this chapter you will find a detail explanations of individual menu items. Maintenance This chapter shows how to clean the printer and how to replace the print head. Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics suggests how to identify and correct simple problems.
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Control Codes Quick reference for IBM Proprinter and IBM Proprinter AGM (4207, 4208 XL 24) Emulation. Control Codes Quick reference for EPSOM LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Emulation. Control Codes Quick reference for Barcode programming. Miscellaneous S System Manager Information Preface XIII...
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Preface Conventions Used in this Guide The following conventions are used: Bold Note: Caution: [ENTER] Abbreviations and Acronyms Automatic Sheet Feeder Cassette for cut sheets and form sets DRAFT Draft Quality Eastern European High Speed Draft Liquid Crystal Display Light Emitting Diode Letter Quality MACRO User defined group (1 bis 4) of stored parameter...
Check each item against the check list detailed below. Contact your supplier immediately if any item is missing or damaged. The package contains the printer and a box (1): Save all packing material and boxes for future transportation of the Note: printer.
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Getting Started The box (1) contains the following: First shelf: Ribbon Cassette (4) Quick Reference Guide (5) CD-ROM (6) Power cord (7) Take the parts (4) to (7) out of the package (1) and open the second cover (3). Second shelf: Take out the Paper Insertion Guide (8) and the Manual Sheet Feeder (9).
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Check each item against the check list detailed below. Contact your supplier immediately if any item is missing or damaged. Printer (1) Paper Insertion Guide (2) Manual Sheet Feeder (3) Two Tractor Cassettes (4) Quick Reference Guide (5) Power Cord (6)
Getting Started Requirements to the location of the printer Environmental Conditions Install the printer in an area away from any heat source, air conditioner, or strong airflow. Avoid installing the printer where it is exposed to moisture or heat (eg. direct sunlight).
Getting Started Remove Transport Lock Remove all transport locks (4) of the tractor cassettes. Open the rear cover (2) by pressing the two locking buttons (1) and swivel the rear cover backwards. Remove the transport lock (3) for the print head carriage.
Module (PM). The illustration below shows the standard PM with a serial and parallel interface. Never attempt to install or remove a PM while the printer is switched ON. Note: To avoid damage due to electrostatic discharge, do not touch the pins or components of the PM.
Mains Connection and Power On Connect the printer to the mains using the power cord. First connect the cable to the power cord socket and then to the mains. Do not plug into the same wall outlet other equipment besides the printer such as coffee machines, copy machines, or air conditioners.
Cassette is applicable. The prind head must be always in the park posirtion. Note: Open the rear cover (2) of the printer by pressing simultaneously the two lokking buttons (1) and swivel the rear cover backwards. park position Pull the right and left arm (7) of the ribbon cassette (3) to the bottom and move the ribbon feed guide (4) into the fixing device (5) at the side.
To install the ribbon, the printer must be powered on. Put the printer into the Local Mode. (Press Unlock the rear cover (2). (Press Open the rear cover (2) of the printer by pressing simultaneously the two lokking buttons, see picture on page before. Swivel the rear cover backwards.
[DOWN] [ENTER] [ONLINE] The settings selected and confirmed are only active until the printer is Note: switched off. In order to prevent losing your new settings you can save them using the function SAVE MENU (see chapter 2.4.3 How to Save Settings.
1.8.2 Fanfold Paper Feeding Ensure that all transport locks are removed. Note: The printer has to be placed at the front edge of the table or on the printer stand as described in chapter 7.1 Printer Stand. Remove the manual sheet feeder(1) Insert the lower (2) or the upper (3) tractor cassette, or both.
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Getting Started Step 2: Open the tractor covers, insert the paper, and close the tractor covers. Move the right tractor (1) until the paper is straight but not too tight. Insert the Manual Sheet Feeder (4) and initiate a test printout, see chapter 1.9 Test Printouts to check the margins.
1.8.3 Manual Sheet Feeding Insert the Manual Sheet Feeder (1) and connect it to the paper insertion guide: Select the paper source MANUAL using either the menu function or by means of the corresponding command in your application program, see chapter 1.8.1 Paper Source Selection.
PRINT LINES shows a pattern of all printable characters. Use this to check the print qiality as well as the top and left margin. The following steps show which keys to use to start a test printout. The printer feeds paper from the defined paper source (default TRACTOR LOWER). [OFFLINE]...
Sample: PRINT MENU PRINT OUT FW-VERSION 20xxxxxx HW-VERSION 29xxxxxx FPGA 4.7 PAGE COUNT 50 INTERFACE I/F TYPE PARALL./RS232 WORD LENGTH 8 BIT BAUD-RATE 9600 BIT/S PARITY BIT EVEN PROTOCOL DSR/CTS MODE IGNOR. DSR+CTS I/F BUFFER 64 KBYTE MENU ACCESS FULL ACCESS CURRENT SETTINGS PAPER SOURCE TRACTOR LOWER TRACTOR LOWER TRACTOR LOWER TRACTOR LOWER TRACTOR LOWER PAPER EXIT...
Getting Started Sample: CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION C031 ISO 8859/1 C062 IBM SET 2 C100 CODE PAGES EE DATA SAN SERIF COURIER SCRIPT OCR A ORATOR ZEICHENSATZ EPSON EXT. GCT PRINTHEAD NEEDLE DATA DRAFT $ !"#$%&'()*+,-./01234567890:;<=>?@ABCDEF... The value after FW-VERSION indicates the actual release of the firmware. 1-16 FW-VERSION 202xxxxx...
Sample: PRINT LETTER Eilzustellung Norddeutsche Farbwerke KG Herrn Dr. Grauert Große Elbstraße 64 2000 Hamburg 4 Org. III 5/37 17.04.75 Volkmann Vordruckgestaltung für den allgemeinen Schrift- verkehr, für das Bestell- und Rechnungswesen Sehr geehrter Herr Dr. Grauert, Sie können das Schreiben der Briefe, Bestellungen, Rechnungen usw. sowie das Bearbeiten des Schriftguts rationalisieren, wenn die Vordrucke Ihres Unternehmens den folgenden Normen entsprechen: DIN 676 Geschäftsbrief;...
Protocol DSR/CTS Mode I/F Buffer After powering the printer ON both interfaces, serial and parallel, are available for data transfer because of the shared mode. The port to which data is sent becomes active automatically. For changing the parameters, see Appendix A System Interface Description 1.11...
VALUE settings. The settings selected and confirmed are only active until the printer is switched off. In order to prevent losing your new settings you can save them using the function SAVE MENU (see chapter 2.4.3 How to Save...
2. Printer Operation Mos of the printer functions could be executed via operator panel as well as via software commands from the host system. Some functions become only effective with Operator Panel keys, for example: locking/unlocking the printer. 2.1 Operator Panel The Operator Panel controls the set-up for communication with the host computer;...
Printer Operating 2.2 Function Keys If the printer is powered on, the display shows READY 1 ELQ and the green LED lights. The printer is in the Ready Mode. The printer works in two different modes, the Ready Mode and the Local Mode.
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LOCK COVER UNLOCK COVER UNLOCK COVER/ PH Note: FUNCTION After pressing this key, the printer enters the ONLINE or OFFLINE mode. MENU key - to enter the Menu Mode in the first level. A selection can be confirmed. To cancel the selection, choose another item and press [ENTER] again.
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2.2.1 READY Mode In the READY mode only the [Online/Offline] key has a function: After pressing that key the printer enters the LOCAL mode. 2.2.2 LOCAL Mode All keys have at least one function. If one key has multiple functions they can displayed by keeping that key pushed: The corresponding display messages are shown on page before.
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[Enter] again. The selection becomes effective by pressing the [Online/Offline] key.The selection remains active until the printer is powered off. If the selection should be available after power off it must be saved by means of the menu function „SAVE MENU“...
Messages which exceed the 16 character display, e.g. error messages, Note: are horizontally scrolled. The green LED lights when the printer is in the ONLINE mode and the display shows: READY When the printer is in the OFFLINE mode status information, error messages, or menu messages are displayed.
After the locking procedure the display shows: LOCKED In this state it is possible to use all keys. The printer is still in the OFFLINE Mode due to the previous error condition is cleared now. Press READY and the printer switches into the ONLINE Mode.
Printer Operating Menu Mode All selectable features are accessible via the operator panel and combined in the printer MENU. This feature provides: easy configuration (language, etc.) quick parameter changes activation of test functions There are three entry points: TEST MODES...
The second term identifies the active macro and the emulation. Note: Press Now, the printer enters the menu mode at the first level of the menu tree. The display shows: TEST MODES As soon as the menu mode has been activated the arrow keys are...
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Printer Operating Press The display shows: » PAPER SOURCE º Press Now, you are at the third level. The display shows: » TRACTOR L/U The default value for PAPER SOURCE is TRACTOR L/U (lower or upper). At the lowest level, parameters and values, the asterisk (*) to the right indicates the actual selection.
Instead of having to adjust the menu settings every time before a particular application is started, the user just selects the macro containing the pre-defined set-up configurations. Printer Operating or by moving to the MAIN key. 2-11...
Printer Operating 2.4.3 How to Save Settings The settings selected and confirmed are only active until the printer is switched off. In order to prevent from losing your new settings you can save them using the Main Function SAVE MENU.
What is Configuring This chapter describes how to use the operator panel and menu settings to set up or configure your printer so that the printer and your computer system can communicate correctly with each other. Communication between the two requires that both the computer operating sy- stem and the printer have the same communication settings or features.
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Configuring the Printer [OFFLINE] [MENU] [RIGHT] [ENTER] [ONLINE] After feeding paper from the defined paper source the printer starts to print. When printing is completed the following message will be displayed: [FORM FEED] [ONLINE] Diyplay LOCAL 1 ELQ º TEST MODES »...
Whenever you make modifications in the active macro without saving them you will find the new settings under the heading CURRENT SETTINGS. Unless they are saved, the modifications will stay active only until the printer is switched off. When the printer is switched on again the macro settings marked with the asterisk will be reactivated.
Menu Tree ) The cassette types BIN 1 up to BIN 3 are only displayed if the ASF cassettes are installed. ) The next level displayed: BATCH MANUAL for detail settings of the possible parameters see next tables and the description in chapter 4. Note:...
List of all available fonts, the firmware version, and the page counter value Produces a standard letter (ECMA-132) Shows a pattern of all printable characters Pintout including all control characters Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO Value MACRO 1 MACRO 2 MACRO 3 MACRO 4 Configuring the Printer...
Configuring the Printer 3.5.3 Paper Source Selection PAPER SOURCE ) The cassette types ASF BIN 1 up to ASF BIN 3 are only displayed if the ASF cassettes are installed. 3.5.4 Paper Exit Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO º PAPER EXIT...
(Range: -1.5 up to 24.0; Step: / inch) BIN 2 H. 0.0 (Range: -6.0 up to 6.0; Step: / inch) BIN 3 V. 0.0 (Range: -1.5 up to 24.0; Step: / inch) BIN 3 H. 0.0 (Range: -6.0 up to 6.0; Step: / inch) Configuring the Printer...
Configuring the Printer 3.5.6 Page Length Selection PAGE LENGTH 3.5.7 Print Quality Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO º PRINT QUALITY Selection FONT QUALITY GRAPHICS QUAL. 3.5.8 Font Selection FONT 3-10 Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO Value 72 Lines (Range: 1 up to 144 Zeilen)
Configuring the Printer 3.5.12 Character Set Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO º CHARACTER SET Selection ISO 8859/1 ISO 8859/15 IBM SET 1 / IBM SET 2 IBM CODE PAGE EPSON EXT. GCT 3-12 Value/ Parameter 1: U.S.A. 2: FRANCE 3: GERMANY 4: U.K.
Configuring the Printer 3.5.14 Right Margin Selection RIGHT MARGIN 3.5.15 Line Mode Selection LINE MODE 3.5.16 Perforation Skip Selection PERF. SKIP 3-14 Entry Point = DEFINE MACRO Value 136. POSITION 165. POSITION 80. POSITION 132. POSITION (measuring unit / inch))
Configuring the Printer Selection DSR / CTS MODE BUFFER ) Only indicated if the serial (RS232 or RS422) interface is selected. 3.5.19 Language Selection LANGUAGE 3.5.20 Recall Factory Selection RECALL FACTORY 3-16 Parameter / Value IGNOR. DSR+CTS DSR+CTS ACTIVE CTS ACTIVE...
Function A new firmware version can be down loaded from the host system via the interface cable. All parameters will be reset to their factory default value. Entry Point = INSTALLATION Parameter FULL ACCESS NO ACCESS Configuring the Printer 3-17...
4. Description of the Individual Menu Items Main Functions and Entry Points into the menu The following Main Functions are available: TEST MODES There are 4 test printouts and the hexdump function available. (For detail information see chapter 4.1 beginning on the next page). DEFINE MACRO Behind this menu point there are all functions and parameters to define a macro.
(.) in the ASCII list. It may happen that the transmission of data to the printer will be interrupted during Hex Dump. In this case, printing of data received after the break is started on the next available line.
SELECT MACRO To select one of the four macros which can be used for quickly changing the printer settings for different applications. For example: Application A needs fanfold paper with a top margin of one, application B processes fanfold paper in a batch with a top margin of six.
Description of the Individual Menu Items PRINT POS. ADJ. This function adjusts the print position in the current macro for the six different paper paths TRACT. L.V-POS, TRACT. L.H-POS, TRACT.U.V-POS, TRACT. U.H-POS, MANUAL V-POS, MANUAL H-POS or ASF BIN x V-POS, ASF BIN x H-POS (x = 1 up to 3) to exactly position the printout in relation to the top edge of the form in use.
Appendix B for print samples. The printtest CONFIGURATION lists all available fonts. The firmware of Note: the printer comprises also barcodes. Detail information for printing bar- codes can be found in Appendix F Barcodes Quick Reference. Description of the Individual Menu Items...
LINE Determines the number of lines per inch (line space). EMULATION The emulation determines the set of commands available for the printer (see Appendix D and E). You can activate the following emulations: EPSON LQ / ESC/P2 IBM PROPR.
LINE MODE If LF = LF + CR is selected the printer performs a line feed and additionally a carriage return (CR) for every line feed (LF) received via the interface.
Description of the Individual Menu Items PERF. SKIP If PERF. SKIP is set to YES the printer starts to print after the specified top margin and stops printing before the bottom margin. If PERF. SKIP is set to NO the printer ignores top and bottom margin and prints from the very first to the very last line.
S PARALLEL In case the PARALLEL / RS232 or PARALLEL / RS422 interface type is selected the printer switches automatically between the parallel and serial interface. The first data received at the port determine which interface port becomes active. The other interface port will be closed so that only one interface is active at a time (for detailed information see Appendix A Interface Description).
Description of the Individual Menu Items DSR/CTS MODE (Only indicated if the serial interface is selected) Selectable are: IGNORE DSR+CTS, DSR+CTS ACTIVE, CTS ACTIVE, or DSR ACTIVE. I/F BUFFER Buffer size in Kbyte. The maximum (factory setting) size is 64 Kbyte. LANGUAGE The operator panel may display its messages in three languages.
Vacuum cleaner. Cleaning Surrounding Areas The user should clean the printer every six months or after 50,000 prints, whatever occurs first. If you experience paper feed problems or if the print head carriage movement is hampered, cleaning should be carried out more often.
Maintenance CONFIGURATION C031 ISO 8859/1 C062 IBM SET 2 C100 CODE PAGE EE DATA SANS SERIF COURIER SCRIPT OCR A ORATOR ZEICHENSATZ EPSON EXT. GCT PRINTHEAD NEEDLE DATA DRAFT $ !"#$%&'()*+,-./01234567890:;<=>?@ABCDEF... FW-VERSION indicates the revision level of the firmware. Note: PRINT MENU FW-VERSION 202xxxxxPAGE COUNT...
Cleaning Procedure Power the printer ON: To open the rear of the printer : Press to change into the LOCAL mode. Press until UNLOCKED is displayed. Press the left and right unlocking buttons (1) simultaneously and open the rear cover (2).
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Clean the covers and the operator panel with a damp, lint-free cloth. Do not use cleaning solvents or excessive amounts of water. Insert the ribbon cassette (see chapter 1.6 Ribbon Installing). Close the front cover and press Pressing causes the printer to enter the READY mode. until LOCKED is displayed.
5.3.1 Print Head Exchange The print head may be very hot immediately after printing. Note: Power the printer ON: To open the rear of the printer : Press to change into the LOCAL mode. Press until UNLOCK COVER / PH is displayed. Now the rear cover and the print head are unlocked.
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Maintenance Disconnect the print head cable (4) carefully by pullingblack the plastic holder (5) upwards. The loose print head cable remains on the plastic holder (5a).
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Slide the print head (6) out of the fixation support. 5.3.2 Installation procedure: Put the new print head (6) into its fixation support and slide it in. Maintenance...
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Maintenance Put the plastic pin (7) into the hole (8) of the carriage for adjusting the print head cable. After finding the right position connect the print head cable by pressing the plastic holder down (with strong pressure).
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Insert the ribbon cassette (3) and close the rear cover (2) of the printer. Power the printer ON. The LED is flashing and the display shows: UNLOCK ( CHECK RIBBON... ). Lock cover by pressing automatically. Print out one test page to ensure that the printer works correctly after the print head replacement.
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[MENU] [ARROW RIGHT] [ARROW DOWN] [ENTER] [ONLINE] [FORM FEED] [ONLINE] If it doesn’t work open the printer again. Press print head cable and its Note: connector once more together. Close the printer and repeat the test printout. 5-10 DISPLAY LOCAL 1 ELQ º...
5. If none of the suggestions enables you to continue printing or if the fault is not listed contact your service office. Each time the printer is switched ON the display indicates TEST while the internal self-tests are run. If the test is completed successfully READY 1 ELQ will be displayed.
Power-related Problems Power indicator does not light when power is switched On: Check that the power cord and plug are securely fitted to the printer and to a mains outlet. Ask for the power connector connections (and fuse) to be verified.
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During normal operation the following error messages may occur : In an error case the printer change into the OFFLINE mode. After error Note: correction press If an error correction is not possible call the service of your dealer! Display...
6.8.5 Paper Jam TRF Press key again Hardware error; call service Check protocol setting of printer and host Repeat data transfer Printer not locked Wrong distance between print head and print bar Pins of the green ribbon support broken...
Repeat data transfer No ribbon run Pins on print head carriage defective; call Service Unlock print head and lock it again (see diagram 6.8.1 Locking Procedur) Press key again Switch printer off and on Error still there, call service...
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Ribbon problems Cause / Action Remove paper Close front cover Unlock printer Open printer Check ribbon cassette Switch printer off and on Error still there, call service Open printer Check ribbon Check if print head is in its park positon Lock printer (see diagram 6.8.1 Locking Procedur)
Make sure that the printer is connected to the host computer. (Refer to paragraph 1.10 Connecting to the System). Make sure that connectors are properly fixed at both ends.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Operation-related Problems Paper is not positioned at perforation for tear-off Select the correct form length using the Set-up feature. Reset top of form by moving the paper into park position. Paper tears or jams Examine the paper path; remove any obstacles Is the paper too loose or too tight between the tractors? If the transport holes are deformed at their outer edges, the paper is too taut.
Print-related Problems Print faint or of poor quality Do you use the right paper? See Chapter 8 Technical Data which con- tains the paper specification. Replace the paper if it does not comply to this specification. Does the ribbon need to be changed? Replace it by a new one if necessary.
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Some characters not correct Font and/or pitch faulty S Problem still there Check PAPER SOURCE selection Ribbon condition Print head condition Printer ONLINE READY Interface cable for proper connection Interface selection Emulation Character set National version Word length Baud rate...
Examine the carriage area for obstacles. Remove where necessary. Print Tests There are four different print tests as well as one interface test built into the printer. Detailed information about the print tests you will find in chapter 1.9 Test Note: Printouts.
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Diagrams for Failure Analysis 6.8.1 Locking Procedure Close rear cover and press LOCAL displayed ? Press to continue Remove the ribbon cassette only, if the print head is in park position. Note: 6-12 Error message: UNLOCKED - CHECK RIBBON...
Print head park position Rear cover Move print head to park position Close rear cover, press to lock the printer. OK ? Fix ribbon leading at home position. Close rear cover and press Troubleshooting and Diagnostics see 6.8.1 Locking...
But there are still problems with the ribbon. Remove the ribbon cassette only, if the print head is in park position. Note: 1) Park Postition: Print Head is on the most right side of the printer. (The view is from the front of the printer.) 6-14...
6.8.4 REMOVE PAPER That means, that a sensor isn’t free from any obstructions: Paper remains are in the paper path. Front cover isn’t closed entirely. Sunlight shines directly to a sensor. Clean the sensors 1, 2 and 3 carefully. Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6-15...
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6.8.5 PAPER JAM TRF (Tractor Feed) That means, that there are obstructions in the paper path. Remove the ribbon cassette only, if the print head is in park position. Note: Visible paper jam ? Open rear cover Remove paper entirely.
6.8.6 PAPER JAM ASF or MANUAL That means, that there are obstructions in the paper path. Remove the ribbon cassette only, if the print head is in park position. Note: Remove paper press continue READY displayed ? Load paper Press to continue printing Possible to remove ribbon ?
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 6.8.7 GAP ERROR That means, that there are obstructions in the paper path. Remove the ribbon cassette only, if the print head is in park position. Note: 6-18 Print head park position Rear cover...
7. Options 7.1 Printer Stand Put the printer onto the stand: Look at the rear of the printer and put the metal bar (1) underneath the flange-rail (2) of the stand (3).
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Options The printer is tightly locked with the stand. The stand with a shelf for lower tractor (4) and a shelf for upper tractor (5) Note: is an option.
Automatic Sheet Feeder Cassettes (ASF) 7.2..1 Checking the Delivery Consignment The printer can be operated with up to three ASF cassettes. The delivery comprises following parts: Cassette (1) Paper support (2) Forms guide (3) (already mounted) Two different types of ASF cassettes are available.
7.2.3 Installing the ASF Cassettes Push the tabs (1) of the cassette into the slots (3) of the printer or of another ASF cassette until they engage. Be careful not to damage the contacts (2) of the cassette while Note: installing.
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The cassette with the shortest paper needs to be mounted first because the distance between the pick-up rollers of the cassette and the push rollers inside the printer is the shortest at position '1'. For example, if envelopes are to be processed cassette type B needs to be cassette '1'.
7.2.4 Removing the ASF Cassette Remove the ASF cassette (1) from the printer by drawing back both release levers (2). To remove all AFS cassettes together release only the ASF cassette in Note: position 1. If the ASF cassettes shall be removed individually so start the removal procedure with the last mounted ASF cassette.
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Paper that is intended for use with an ASF cassette must be unpacked and acclimatized within the printer environrnent for at least 24 hours prior to loading. When loading paper for the first time or changing to another format, the ASF cassette needs to be adapted to the paper size used.
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Select paper source BIN 1, 2, or 3 (see paragraph 3.5.3 Paper Source). Change the pressure off the pick-up rolls by loosen lever (2) if paper in Note: use is higher or less than 80 g/m². Move tension lever (5) towards - for lighter and + or ++ for heavier paper. Options...
Options Replacement of the ASF Pick-up Rollers The ASF pick-up rollers (1) have an expected life time of approximately 200,000 pages. 7.3.1 To Remove the ASF Pick-up Rollers (1) Remove the ASF cassette (see 7.2.4 Removing the ASF Cassette). Remove the small access cover (2) by squeezing it as shown. Pull back the retainers (3) as shown and lift the shaft (4) (step 1).
7.3.2 To Install the Pick-up Rollers Slide the new pick-up rollers (1) onto the shaft (4). Insert the free end of the shaft (4) into the mounting (6), ensuring that each roller flange (5) is positioned so that they join with the indicated slots. Carefully snap the shaft (4) into its mounting (3) and fit the small access cover (2).
Options Cut Sheet Tray Use the cut sheet tray (1) to collect a batch of paper sheets or formsets in the output area. 7.4.1 Installing the Cut Sheet Tray Remove the manual sheet feeder (6). Remove the upper tractor cassette. Insert the cut sheet tray (1) in position of the upper tractor cassette.
8. Technical Data The standard printer with IBM Proprinter and Epson LQ-2550 emulation is equip- ped with the PM SER/PAR (Personality Module). It contains a parallel (Centronics®-compatible) and a serial V.24 (RS-232 C) interface. The following technical data refer to the standard Personality Module PM SER/ PAR.
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Technical Data Weight Approximately 20 kg Diagnostics Selftest, 'Hex dump', remote diagnostics via interface. Operator Panel 16 digit LCD for menu controlled setup, status- and error messages, trilingual (German, English, French). Rated Voltage 100 - 240 V~ at rated f = 50 - 60 Hz Power input <...
Technical Data 8.3.1 Tractor Feed Continuous forms (1 original plus 6 copies) suitable for tractor feed: Feeding: 2 removable tractor cassettes Output: rear side Paper width: Paper length: Paper weight: 1-ply multiply (per sheet) total set total paper / form thickness Paper movement: 8.3.2 ManuaI Insertion Print media suitable for manual insertion:...
Connectivity Interface Parallel Centronics® (IEEE 1284 compatibility mode and nibble mode) Serial RS-232/RS-422 shared operation Emulations EPSON® LQ 1060/2550 / ESC/P2 IBM® Proprinter XL24 (AGM) Buffer Up to 64 kByte. Character Sets (see also Appendix B "Character Set Tables") Code Pages EE: 437 GK, 851 GK, 928 GK, 855 CYRI, 852, 866, 869, Kamenicky, ISO Latin 2, Mazovia, 437 HUN, 852 SEE, 866 LAT, WIN LAT 2.
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Max. resolution (V x H). 180 x 360 dpi: Single pass 360 x 360 dpi: Double pass. Graphics Quality Selectable are: Standard, Win.LQ 180 dpi, Win.NLQ 90 dpi, or Win.Draft 60 dpi Printer drivers for Windows 3.x, 95, 98, NT 4.0 are available. (See Note: CD-ROM).
Options 8.5.1 Printer Stand Provides the optimum work station convenience. Width: Depth: Height: Weight: approx. 8.5.2 Automatic Sheet Feeder Suitable for automatic insertion of cut sheets and thin form sets (Cassette A) or for thick and inflexible sheets, not interrupted top-glued forms, and envelopes (Cassette B).
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Technical Data 8.5.3 Automatic Sheet Feeder with Cassette B Paper width: The minimum paper length for cassette B depends on the mounting position of the cassette as the feeding path of the paper is the longest in the last mounted cassette.
System Interface Description Appendix A There are two system interfaces: S one serial interface with RS-232C or RS-422 support S one Parallel Centronics interface. The interfaces can be operated in three different modes: S parallel interface active S parallel interface active in shared mode with serial RS-232C S parallel interface active in shared mode with serial RS-422 The following chapter gives an overview about interface characteristics, control signals, protocols, and cabling.
S Word length: 7, or 8 bits S Number of stop bits: In receive mode the printer accepts 1, or 2 stop bits. The printer transmits always two bits. Transmission Protocols: S DTR - Ready/Busy (only RS-232C)
The READY / BUSY DTR protocol uses the DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR) line to control the transmission of data from the host to prevent a buffer overflow. Printer DTR may be connected to host DSR + CTS or only to host DSR Note: and a bridge between RTS and CTS.
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Appendix A System Interface Description Printer DTR may be connected to host DSR + CTS or only to host DSR Note: and a bridge between RTS and CTS. Additional Information After Power-ON DTR is activated and the printer is ready to receive data.
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1.2.2 XON / XOFF This protocol requires all signal lines. S Pin 1 Protective Ground (PG) 2 Transmit Data (TXD) 3 Receive Data (RXD) 4 Request to Send (RTS) 5 Clear to Send (CTS) 6 Data Set Ready (DSR) 7 Signal Ground (SG) 20 Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Standard Connection 25 pin...
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Appendix A System Interface Description Additional Information to XON / XOFF After Power-ON DTR and RTS are activated and the printer is ready to receive data. XOFF is sent, when the interface buffer has only space left for 256 more charac- ters.
1 Protective Ground (PG) 3 Receive Data (RDA) 9 Send Data (SDA) 10 Not Send Data (SDB) 18 Not Receive Data (RDB) Standard Connection RS-422 Protective ground (PG) connected either to host or printer Note: Appendix A System Interface Description RS-422...
When the interface buffer is full except for the last character, BUSY will not be reset. BUSY will be reset when buffer space is available again for least 512 characters in the interface buffer. While the printer is offline (Stop Mode), or BUSY remains active until the printer enters the online state again.
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The BUSY signal is only reset if space is available in the interface buffer for a minimum of 512 characters. While the printer is offline, or a serial interface is active BUSY remains high and no ¯¯¯¯...
Appendix A System Interface Description Shared Operation In shared operation the interface buffer capacity is reduced by 256 bytes. After Power-ON both the serial and the parallel interfaces are available for data transfer. If a byte is first recognized by the serial interface the parallel interface is imme- diately disabled by the BUSY signal.
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Code Table IBM All Character Set < " Ì Ë ¶ Ê § Í & " & ´ < > > Applicable for Code Table IBM Set 1 and 2 Ç É ü æ é Æ â ô ä ö à...
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Appendix C Character Set Tables Code Table IBM Set 1 National Version = USA " & ´ < > " á " í ± ó ú ñ Ñ ª µ ÷ º ¿ < ¬ ½ ¼ ¡ ø > &...
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3.1 National Version IBM Set 1 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 1: USA 2: FRANCE 3: GERMANY 4: U.K. £ 5: DENMARK 6: SWEDEN 7: ITALY 8: SPAIN 9: JAPAN 10: NORWAY 11: DENMARK 2 12: SPAIN 2 13: LATIN AM.
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Appendix C Character Set Tables Code Table IBM Set 2 " Ì Ë Ê § Í & ´ < > Ç É ü æ é Æ â ô ä ö à ò å û ç ù ê ÿ ë Ö è...
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4.1 National Version IBM Set 2 1: USA 2: FRANCE 3: GERMANY £ 4: U.K. 5: DENMARK ¤ 6: SWEDEN 7: ITALY 8: SPAIN 9: JAPAN 10: NORWAY 11: DEMARK 2 12: SPAIN 2 13: LATIN AM. § 14: TURKEY Character Code (Hex) à...
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Appendix C Character Set Tables Code Table IBM Code Page Code Page Countries 1: Code Page 437 2: Code Page 850 3: Code Page 858 4: Code Page 860 5: Code Page 863 6: Code Page 865 Germany, U.K., Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Japan, Latin Am., Turkey Germany, U.K., Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Japan, Latin Am., Turkey...
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5.1 IBM Code Page 437 < " Ì Ë ¶ Ê § Í & " & ´ < > > Ç É ü æ é Æ â ô ä ö à ò å û ç ù ê ÿ ë Ö è...
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Appendix C Character Set Tables 5.2 IBM Code Page 850 < " Ì Ë ¶ Ê § Í & " & ´ < > > C-10 Ç É ü æ é Æ â ô ä ö à ò å û ç...
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5.3 IBM Code Page 858 < " Ì Ë ¶ Ê § Í & " & ´ < > > Ç É ü æ é Æ â ô ä ö à ò å û ç ù ê ÿ ë Ö è...
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Appendix C Character Set Tables 5.4 IBM Code Page 860 < " Ì Ë ¶ Ê § Í & " & ´ < > > C-12 Ç É ü À é È â ô ã õ à ò Á Ú ç...
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5.5 IBM Code Page 863 < " Ì Ë ¶ Ê § Í & " & ´ < > > Ç É ü È é Ê â ô Â Ë à Ï ¶ û ç ù ê ¤ ë Ô è...
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Appendix C Character Set Tables 5.6 IBM Code Page 865 < " Ì Ë ¶ Ê § Í & " & ´ < > > C-14 Ç É ü æ é Æ â ô ä ö à ò å û ç...
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EPSON Extended Graphics Character Table " § & ´ < > Ç É ü æ é Æ â ô ä ö à ò å û ç ù ê ÿ ë Ö è Ü ï ¢ î £ ì ¥ Ä Å...
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Appendix C Character Set Tables 6.1 National Version EPSON Extended graphics Character Table 1: USA 2: FRANCE 3: GERMANY 4: U.K. 5: DENMARK 6: SWEDEN 7: ITALY 8: SPAIN 9: JAPAN 10: NORWAY 11: DENMARK 2 12: SPAIN 2 13: LATIN AM. 14: TURKEY 15: LEGAL C-16...
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6.2 EPSON Italic Character Table " & ´ < > This character table is selected by the command ESC t. Appendix C Character Set Tables " & ´ < > C-17...
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Appendix C Character Set Tables 6.3 National Version EPSON Italic Character Table (part 1) 1: USA 2: FRANCE 3: GERMANY 4: U.K. 5: DENMARK 6: SWEDEN 7: ITALY 8: SPAIN 9: JAPAN 10: NORWAY 11: DENMARK 2 12: SPAIN 2 13: LATIN AM.
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6.3 National Version EPSON Italic Character Table (part 2) 1: USA 2: FRANCE 3: GERMANY 4: U.K. 5: DENMARK 6: SWEDEN 7: ITALY 8: SPAIN 9: JAPAN 10: NORWAY 11: DENMARK 2 12: SPAIN 2 13: LATIN AM. 14: TURKEY 15: LEGAL Character Code (Hex) à...
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Appendix C Character Set Tables Code Table OCR-A " & ¬ C-20 < >...
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Code Pages for the Eastern European Countries (EE) 8.1 CODEPAGE 437 Greek " & ´ < > = Space µ ß Appendix C Character Set Tables " • ± ¦ " Æ Ï ÷ Û é < £ ¥ ² >...
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Appendix C Character Set Tables 8.2 CODEPAGE 851 Greek " & ´ < > = Space C-22 Ç ü Ï é Û â ô ä ö à Á û ç ù ê ë Ö è Ü • ï ½ î £...
IBM ProPrinter Quick Reference Appendix D This appendix contains basic information on the IBM ProPrinter XL 24 Emulation commands supported in the Printer: Characters used in control functions appear in monospaced type. Table 1 explains some of the conventions used.
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Horizontal Tab Line Feed Vertical Tab Form Feed Carriage Return Double Width Printing By Line Condensed Printing (17.1 cpi) Select Printer Select Pica (10 cpi) Buffer Data Flow Control Cancel Double Width Printing By Line Cancel Buffer Initiate Escape Sequence Space...
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Table 3: Vertical Form Handling Escape Sequence ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 4 ESC 5 P1 ESC A P1 ESC B P1 P2 . . . P64 ESC C P1 ESC C ESC N P1 ESC O ESC [ \ EOT NUL NUL NUL Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Mnemonic Function...
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Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Table 3 (Cont.): Vertical Form Handling Escape Sequence ESC ] ESC [ > P1 ; P2 ; P3 s SPSIF Native Command ESC [ P1 s Native Command ESC [ ; P2 s Native Command ESC [ ;...
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Table 4: Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence ESC : ESC - P1 ESC _ P1 ESC [ @ EOT NUL NUL NUL Coding to select "double line space", "double character Example: height", and "double character width" in Hex: 1B 5B 40 04 00 00 00 22 02 Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Function...
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Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Table 4 (Cont.): Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence ESC D P1 P2 ... P32 ESC E ESC F ESC G ESC H ESC I P1 ESC P P1 ESC R ESC S P1 Function Set Horizontal Tabs (P1...P32 = 0/1...F/F) Select Emphasized Printing (bold)
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Table 4 (Cont.): Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence ESC T ESC U P1 ESC W P1 ESC X P1 P2 ESC d P1 P2 ESC < ESC ; ESC [ P1 SP r Native Command Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Mnemonic Function Cancel Superscript/Subscript Cancel / Select Unidirectional Printing...
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Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Table 4 (Cont.): Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence ESC [ P1 ; P2 x Native Command ESC [ P1 x possible format of Native Command CPL ESC [ ; P2 x possible format of Native Command CPL Mnemonic...
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Table 5: Character Set Selection Escape Sequence ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC \ P1 P2 ESC ^ P1 ESC [ T n1 n2 NUL NUL P1 P2 Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Mnemonic Function Select Character Set 2 Select Character Set 1 Print from All Character Set Number of codes = (P1 + P2 * 256) (Pn = 0/0...F/F)
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Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Table 6: Graphics Modes Escape Sequence ESC 3 P1 ESC J P1 ESC K P1 P2 v1 . . . vn ESC L P1 P2 v1 . . . vn ESC Y P1 P2 v1 . . . vn ESC Z P1 P2 v1 .
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Table 6 (Cont.): Graphics Modes Escape Sequence ESC [ g P1 P2 P3 v1 . . . vn Parameter Table Graphic Density: Graphic type Standard Density (K) Double Density (L) 2xDensity / 2xSpeed (Y) 8 Quadruple Density (Z) Standard Density Double Density Triple Density Hex Density...
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Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Table 7: Further Control Sequences, supported by IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence ESC [ ESC * P1 P2 P3 v1 . . . vn Parameter Table Graphic Density: Graphic type Standard Density (K) Double Density (L) 2xDensity / 2xSpeed (Y) 8 Quadruple Density (Z)
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Table 7 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic ESC [ P1 ; P2 w SNVCT P1 for IBM CODE PAGE: P1 = 1 : CP 437 P1 = 2 : CP 850 P1 = 3 : CP 860 P1 = 4 : CP 863 P1 = 5 : CP 865...
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Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Table 7 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic ESC [ P1 ; P2 SP r ESC M ESC [ < s ESC [ P1 ; P2 SP B ESC [ P1 ` ESC [ P1 a ESC [ P1 b...
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Table 7 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence ESC [ P1 d ESC [ P1 e ESC [ P1 g ESC [ P1 w ESC [ P1 { Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Mnemonic Function Set Vertical Position Absolute P1 = 0 or 1: Top of Form / Top Margin...
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Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Table 7 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence ESC [ P1 m D-16 Mnemonic Function Set Graphic Rendition P1 = 0: default - no rendition or rendition reset P1 = 1: bold P1 = 3: italics P1 = 4: underline...
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Table 7 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence ESC [ ; P2 ; P3 ; P4 ; P5 ; P6 ; P7 SP z see Appendix F BARCODE Programming ESC [ ? 0 h ESC [ ? 0 l Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Mnemonic Function...
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Backspace Horizontal Tab Line Feed Vertical Tab Form Feed Carriage Return Select Double Width (one line) Select Condensed Mode (17,1 cpi) Select Printer Select Pica (10 cpi) Buffer Data Flow Control Cancel Double Width Cancel Buffer Escape Space Delete Set Line Space to / "...
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Select Character Mode Perform / " ( / ") Line feed Set Automatic Perforation Skip Cancel / Select Proportional Printing Deselect Printer Select Superscript / Subscipt Cancel / Select Unidirectional Printing D-7 Cancel / Select Double Width Single Character from All Char. Set...
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Appendix D IBM ProPrinter Quick Refernce Hex Code 1B 5B 3C 73 1B 5B 3E 73 1B 5B 3E P 3B P 3B P 73 1B 5B 3F 30 68 1B 5B 3F 30 6C 1B 5B 40 04 00 00 00 P P 1B 5B 54 n n NUL NUL P P 1B 5B 5C 04 00 00 00 P 00 1B 5B 67 P P P data...
EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Appendix E This appendix contains basic information on the EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Printer Emulation: Characters used in control functions appear in monospaced type. Table 1 explains some of the conventions used.
Backspace Horizontal Tab Line Feed Vertical Tab Form Feed Carriage Return Double Width Printing By Line Condensed Printing Select Printer Select Pica (10 cpi) Deselct Printer Cancel Double Width Printing By Line Cancel Buffer Initiate Escape Sequence Space Delete Function...
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Vertical Form Handling The printer is always equipped with two continuous form tractors. The last sheet of a continuous form stack can be printed on up to the end of the form. The capabillity of the printer to feed paper from different sources is optimally supplemented by the option that automatically adjust the distance between the print head and the print bar.
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table 4: (Cont.) Vertical Form Handling Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC b P1 NUL ESC j P1 ESC / P1 ESC EM P1 ESC [ > P1 ; P2 ; P3 s SPSIF Native Command ESC [ P1 s Native Command...
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Table 4: (Cont.) Vertical Form Handling Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ ; P2 s AGC/PCC Native Command, ESC [ ; ; P3 s Native Command Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Print Gap Control: P2 = 3/0 : Automatic Gap Control P2 = 3/1 : Print Gap for 1-ply copy P2 = 3/2 : Print Gap for 2-ply copies P2 = 3/3 : Print Gap for 3-ply copies...
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table 5: Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence ESC SO ESC SI ESC SP P1 ESC ! P1 ESC $ P1 P2 ESC \ P1 P2 ESC % P1 Function Select Double Width for One Line Select Condensed...
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This Command defines one or more characters in a RAM character Notes: table. S All User Defined Characters are erased when the printer is switched off. S Set the Interface Buffer to 1k or 8K (max 50 defined char in LQ, 128 in draft), or use a RAM card for up to 128 User Defined Characters in LQ.
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table 5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence ESC ( - P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC < ESC : NUL P1 NUL ESC - P1 ESC D NUL Function Select Line Marking...
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Table 5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence ESC D P1 P2 . . . P32 NUL ESC E ESC F ESC G ESC H ESC M ESC P ESC Q P1 ESC S P1 ESC T ESC U P1 ESC W P1 ESC a P1...
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table 5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence ESC g ESC k P1 ESC l P1 ESC p P1 ESC q P1 E-10 Function Select Pitch 15 cpi Select Font P1 = 0/0 : ROMAN P1 = 0/1 : SANS SERIF...
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Table 5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence ESC w P1 ESC x P1 ESC [ P1 ; P2 SP B Native Command, Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Mnemonic Function Cancel/Select Double Height P1 = 0/0 or 3/0 : cancel P1 = 0/1 or 3/1 : select Select Character Quality...
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table 5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence ESC [ P1 ; P2 x Native Command, ESC [ P1 x possible format of Native Command CPL ESC [ ; P2 x possible format of Native Command CPL E-12...
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Table 6: Graphics Modes Escape Sequence ESC ? K P1 ESC ? L P1 ESC ? Y P1 ESC ? Z P1 ESC K P2 P3 v1 . . . vn ESC L P2 P3 v1 . . . vn ESC Y P2 P3 v1 .
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table 6: (Cont.) Graphics Modes Escape Sequence ESC * P1 P2 P3 v1 . . . vn Parameter Table Graphic Density: Graphic type Standard Density (K) Double Density (L) 2xDensity / 2xSpeed (Y) Quadruple Density (Z) CRT I CRT II...
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Table 7: Character Set Selection Escape Sequence ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC R P1 ESC t P1 Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Function Enlarge Print Code Area (128-159 dec.) Enable Upper Control Code (128-159 dec.) Select National Version P1 = 0/0 : U.S.A.
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table 8: ESC / P2 Commands Escape Sequence ESC ( c P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 ESC ( C P1 P2 P3 ESC ( V P1 P2 P3 ESC ( v P1 P2 P3 E-16 Function Set page format...
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Table 8: (Cont.) ESC / P2 Commands Escape Sequence ESC X P1 P2 P3 ESC ( U P1 P2 ESC c P1 P2 Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Function Select font by pitch and point P1 = 0 : No change in pitch P1 = 1 : Selects proportional spacing P1 = 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 60 or 72...
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table 8: (Cont.) ESC / P2 Commands Escape Sequence ESC ( t n1 n2 Pn P1 P2 ESC t P1 E-18 Function Assign character table n1 = 3, n2 = 0 Pn = Parameter of ESC t : "1", "2"...
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Table 8: (Cont.) ESC / P2 Commands Escape Sequence ESC ( ^ P1 P2 ESC ( G P1 P2 ESC . P1 P2 P 3 P4 P5 P6 Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Function Print data as characters Prints n data bytes as characters, not control codes pd = P1 + P2 x 256...
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table 9: Further Control Sequences, supported by EPSON LQ Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence ESC [ < s ESC [ > s ESC [ P1 SP X ESC [ P1 ; P2 SP r E-20 Mnemonic Function Control String Introducer (CSI) for ESC [...
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table 9 (Cont.): Further Control Sequences, supported by EPSON LQ Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ ; P2 ; P3 ; P4 ; P5 ; P6 ; P7 SP z see Appendix F BARCODE Programming ESC [ ? 0 h...
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Format Null Backspace Horizontal Tab Line Feed Vertical Tab Form Feed Cariage Return Select Printer Cancel Condensed Mode Deselect Printer Cancel Double Width Cancel Buffer Escape Space Delete Select Double Width for One Line...
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Hex Code 1B 47 1B 48 1B 4D 1B 4F 1B 50 1B 54 1B 67 24 24 24 24 2F 1B 19 P 1B 20 P 1B 21 P 1B 25 00 1B 25 01 1B 2B P 1B 2E P...
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Hex Code 1B 6A P 1B 6B P 1B 6C P 1B 70 00 1B 70 01 1B 71 P 1B 74 P 1B 77 00 1B 77 01 1B 78 P 1B 24 P P 1B 26 00 P P P P P data 1B 28 2D P P P P P 1B 28 43 P P P 1B 28 47 P P...
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Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Hex Code 1B 4B P P data 1B 4C P P data 1B 58 P P P 1B 59 P P data 1B 5A P P data 1B 5B 3B P 73 1B 5B 3B P 77 1B 5B 3B P 3B P 3B P 3B P 3B P 3B P 20 7A...
The header does not affect any parameters outside the barcode application and remains valid until another header is transmitted or the printer is turned off. This can be done at any time but before barcode printing.
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Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference Barcode Header Parameters Barcode type - default = 101 (Code 39 horizontal) Type horizontal Code 39 2 of 5 industrial 2 or 5 interleaved Codabar (Monarch) EAN 8 EAN 13 Code 93 MSI Mod 10/10 UPC-E UPC-A Code 128 (EAN 128)
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Width of the thin bars (default: / " = 0.35 mm) The width of bars and gaps should be equal. For this, the parameters P Note: and P should not deviate more than one step. for horizontal Barcode for vertical Barcode Width of the thin gaps (default: / "...
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Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference P Ratio Width to Thin (default: 0 (2 to 1)) Code 39 2 of 5 industrial 2 of 5 interleaved value Codabar Code 93 MSI mod 10/10 Code 128 Code 93, MSI 10/10, Code 128 are fixed 2.0 to 1 Note: Best results for Code 39, 2 of 5 industrial, 2 of 5 interleaved, and Codabar with 2.5 to 1...
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2.2 Barcode Programming Examples All examples are coded in standard uni-directional printing - that means the Note: parameter "P " is not used. In the following examples, 8 stands for "Space". The small square actual print position. Between Start Barcode and Stop Barcode are only printable characters tolerated (no CR or LF).
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Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference Barcode Example for 2 of 5 Interleaved ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 203 ; 8 ; 1 ; 1 ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data:...
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Barcode Example for EAN 8 ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 205 ; 8 ; Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 ESC [ ? 0 l Stop Barcode: Barcode Example for EAN 8 ADD-2...
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Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference Barcode Example for EAN 8 ADD-5 ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 205 ; 8 ; Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 8 6 1 0 4 ESC [ ? 0 l...
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Barcode Example for EAN 13 ADD-2 ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 206 ; 8 ; Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 8 1 2 ESC [ ? 0 l Stop Barcode: Barcode Example for EAN 13 ADD-5...
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Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference Barcode Example for Code 93 ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 207 ; 8 ; 1 ; 1 ; Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h a C + O + D + E 8 9 3 W I e Data:...
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Barcode Example for UPC-E Barcode Header: Start Barcode: Data: Stop Barcode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Barcode Example for UPC-E ADD-2 Barcode Header: Start Barcode: Data: Stop Barcode: ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z ESC [ ;...
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Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference Barcode Example for UPC-E ADD-5 ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 209 ; 8 ; Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 8 6 1 0 4 ESC [ ? 0 l...
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Barcode Example for UPC-A ADD-2 ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 210 ; 8 ; Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 1 2 ESC [ ? 0 l Stop Barcode: Barcode Example for UPC-A ADD-5...
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Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference Barcode Example for Code 128 ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 211 ; 8 ; 1 ; 1 ; Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h C o d e 8 1 2 8 Data:...
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Barcode Example for POSTNET ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 112 ; Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 ESC [ ? 0 l Stop Barcode: Data:...
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Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference Programming two Barcodes symbols on the same line ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 201 ; 7 ; 0 ; 0 ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h * C 8 O 8 D 8 E 8 8 8 3 9 *...
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Programming two Barcodes symbols separated by CR and LF ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 201 ; 7 ; 0 ; 0 ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h * C 8 O 8 D 8 E 8 8 8 3 9 *...
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Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference Programming two Barcodes symbols in landscape on the same line ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 401 ; 7 ; 0 ; 0 ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h * C 8 O 8 D 8 E 8 8 8 3 9 *...
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Programming two Barcodes symbols in landscape separated by CR / LF ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 401 ; 7 ; 0 ; 0 ; 1 ; 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h * C 8 O 8 D 8 E 8 8 8 3 9 *...
To reactivate the menu access function, perform the following steps: S Switch off the printer. Press the holding down the two keys, switch on the printer. When the message MENU ACCESS (MENUE SICHERN) is displayed, release the keys. Now you are able to change the menu access function.
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To reactivate the menu access function, perform the following steps: S Switch off the printer. Press the holding down the two keys, switch on the printer. When the message MENU ACCESS (MENUE SICHERN) is displayed, release the keys. Now you are able to change the menu access function.
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