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Compaq LA36 User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Compaq Matrix Printer LA36 User Manual Compaq Computer Corporation...
  • Page 3 Features ... 1-1 Options ... 1-2 2. Paper Handling ... 2-1 Getting to Know the Printer’s Major Parts and the Control Panel ... 2-1 Parts of the Printer ... 2-2 Operations of the Control Panel ... 2-4 Selecting Paper ... 2-7 Overview of Paper Operations ...
  • Page 4 Overview of the Set-Up Mode ... 4-5 Set-Up Mode Functions ... 4-5 Points to Remember ... 4-11 Printing the Printer Configuration ... 4-11 Deciding Which Options to Change ... 4-13 Changing Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options ... 4-14 Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options List ... 4-15 Changing Install Options ...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    5. Maintenance ... 5-1 Cleaning ... 5-1 Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer ... 5-1 Cleaning the Platen and Paper Bail Rollers ... 5-2 Cleaning the Print Head ... 5-3 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge ... 5-3 Replacing the Print Head ... 5-5 6.
  • Page 6 E. Character Sets ... E-1 DEC PPL2 Protocol ... E-1 Common to IBM Proprinter X24 and XL24E Protocol and Epson ESC/P2 Protocol ... E-18 Default Sets ... E-18 IBM Proprinter X24 and XL24E Protocol ... E-24 IBM Set 1/2 ... E-24 Epson ESC/P2 Protocol ...

  • Page 7: Glossary

    About this Manual Thank you for buying a Compaq LA36 Companion Printer. You can expect years of reliable service with very little maintenance. The information provided in this guide applies both to the Compaq LA36 Companion Printer (80-column printer) and to the Compaq LA36W Companion printer (136-column printer).

  • Page 8: Physical Specifications

    The main difference between the LA36N and the LA36W is the “print span”. The LA36N is an 80-column printer and the LA36W a 136-column printer. As shown in the following figure, the physical specifications are thus different (size, weight, ...).

  • Page 9: Options

    4 - Using Set-Up Mode This chapter describes how to change the printer’s optional settings, such as print features, hardware options, and top-of-form. Most settings only affect print features such as the type style and page format. Note that certain settings directly affect hardware and software compatibility.
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  • Page 11: Dec Ppl2 Protocol

    Congratulations on purchasing a Compaq Matrix Printer LA36N/LA36W. This printer is a compact, versatile printer that offers maximum compatibility with today’s software packages and personal computers. The 24-wire print head provides crisp, clear printing for business, office, and home environments. This printer is also easy to install and use.

  • Page 12: Supplies

    Windows printer driver. Printer drivers for Windows 3.x, Windows 98 and Windows 95 are delivered with your printer. The printer driver is a control program to be installed on your computer for controlling document printing on your printer (for example, controlling the page size, the paper orientation, and so on).
  • Page 17 AUTO MANUAL TEAR AUTO MANUAL TEAR AUTO MANUAL TEAR AUTO MANUAL...
  • Page 18 SAVE&EXIT...
  • Page 20 Fault Courier 10 Draft HSDraft HiDraft Comp. 17 PPX24 Nimb. PS Soft Ctrl. Ready Set-up/Quit Exit/Save...
  • Page 36 TEAR...
  • Page 37 TEAR INSTALL MANUAL...
  • Page 38 FORM LENGH TOP MRGN TOP MRGN BOTTOM MRG BOTTOM MRG LEFT MARGN LEFT MARGN...
  • Page 39 ABCDEFGHIJ ··· ABCDEFGHIJ ··· ABCDEFGHIJ ···...
  • Page 40 S-SHEET LD AUTO...
  • Page 42 S-SHEET LD AUTO...
  • Page 44 NO TEAR TEAR...
  • Page 45 Printing...
  • Page 46 Courier 10 Draft HSDraft HiDraft Comp. 17 Nimb. PS Soft Ctrl. Ready Set-up/Quit Fault PPX24 Exit/Save...
  • Page 47 Courier 10 Draft HSDraft Comp. 17 Nimb. PS HiDraft Soft Ctrl. Ready Set-up/Quit FONT DRAFT Fault PPX24 Exit/Save...
  • Page 51 Courier 10 Draft HSDraft HiDraft Comp. 17 Nimb. PS Soft Ctrl. Ready Set-up/Quit Fault PPX24 Exit/Save...
  • Page 52 Courier 10 Draft HSDraft HiDraft Comp. 17 Nimb. PS Ready Soft Ctrl. Set-up/Quit Fault PPX24 Exit/Save...
  • Page 54 TEAR TEAR MANUAL...
  • Page 55 Using Set-Up Mode...
  • Page 57 Set-Up/Quit...
  • Page 58 Set-Up Mode LA36N/W Code Version V1.0-01 Buttons Set-Up Action Move cursor Right to the next Function or Value Move cursor Left to the next Function or Value Select the Option or Value and Move cursor Down Select the Option or Value and Move cursor Up Exit / Save Select the Option or Value and Move to SAVE&EXIT Set-Up / Quit...
  • Page 59 < F U N C T I O N S > MACRO MACRO PRINT A C C E S S S A V E & E X I T MACRO 1 MACRO 2 PRINT INSTALL ADJUST TESTS RCALL-FACT MENU-ACCES SAVE&EXIT <FUNCTIONS>...
  • Page 60 < P R O T O C O L > DEC PPL2 IBM PPX24 E P S O N - E S C P <PRTCL SERL> D E C P P L 2 _ _ PPX24 E P S O N - E S C P <PRTCL PARL>...
  • Page 61 <FUNCTIONS> SAVE&EXIT PORT DEPND DRAFT MACRO 2 <PROTOCOL> PORT DEPND <PRTCL SERL> <VERT PITCH> 8 LPI 8 LPI 8 LPI <HORZ PITCH> MACRO 2 <FUNCTIONS> SAVE&EXIT...
  • Page 62 <XXX-No of INCH> <XXX-No of COLM> <XXX-No of LINE> MACRO 2...
  • Page 63 PORT DEPND SERL> MARGN> 20 COL <FUNCTIONS> SAVE&EXIT <FORM LENGH> <FORM LENGH> INCHES 3.5 INCHES 4 INCHES 5.5 INCHES 6 INCHES 11 INCHES 11 2/3INCH 12 INCHES 14 INCHES 15 No of LINE <PROTOCOL> 20 COL <TOP OF FRM> MACRO 2 INCHES 7 INCHES 8 INCHES No of LINE...
  • Page 64 Enter Set-Up mode: Turn power on with Set-Up/Quit pressed Printer prints <FUNCTIONS> menu Select function: Press to position the cursor, then press One of the following functions is selected PRINT (list of defaults) and RECALL FACTORY DEFAULTS MACRO1, MACRO2, INSTALL, ADJUST,...
  • Page 65 TESTS <FUNCTIONS> <FUNCTIONS> SAVE&EXIT PRINT SAVE&EXIT PRINT PRINT <FUNCTIONS> SAVE&EXIT...
  • Page 67 MACRO 1 MACRO 2 INSTALL ADJUST MENU-ACCES PROTOCOL MACRO 1 MACRO 2 ADJUST FNFOLD ADJ MANUAL ADJ PROTOCOL MACRO 1 PRTCL SERL DEC PPL2 PRTCL PARL ESCP MACRO 2 PRTCL SERL DEC PPL2 PRTCL PARL IBM PPX24 PORT DEPND EPSON- PORT DEPND...
  • Page 68 INSTALL BAUD RATE BIT&PARITY BUFFER CTL DISC FAULT TESTS MENU-ACCES MACRO 1 MACRO 2 MACRO 1 MACRO 2 MACRO 2 MACRO 1 MACRO 2 MACRO 1 MACRO 2 MACRO 1 MACRO MACRO 1 MACRO 1...
  • Page 70 MACRO MACRO 2 <PROTOCOL> DEC PPL2 IBM PPX24 EPSON ESCP AUTO PORT DEPND <PRTCL SERL> DEC PPL2 IBM PPX24 EPSON ESCP PORT DEPND <PROTOCOL>...
  • Page 71 MACRO MACRO 2 <PRTCL PARL> DEC PPL2 IBM PPX24 EPSON ESCP <FONT> DRAFT HSDRAFT HI-IMPACT PICA COURIER PRESTIGE COMPRESSED BOLDFACE TIMELESS NIMBUS-SAN OCR A OCR B <HORZ PITCH> ## CPI <VERT PITCH> ## LPI ## LPCM PORT DEPND <PROTOCOL>...
  • Page 72 MACRO 1 MACRO 2 <FORM LENGH> ## INCHES No of LINE <LEFT MARGN> No of COLM <FORM WIDTH> 13.2 IN 13.6 IN <TOP OF FRM> ## /60 IN <TOP MRGN> ## LINES <BOTTOM MRG> ## LINES <LINE MODE> LF=LFCR=CR LF=LF+CR CR=LF+CR LFCR=LF+CR To be continued...
  • Page 73 MACRO 1 MACRO 2 Continued <PAPER SRC> TRACTOR MANUAL RSVD 1 RSVD 2 RSVD 1/2 <PRINT DIR> UNIDIR BIDIR SOFT CNTRL...
  • Page 74 MACRO 1 MACRO 2 =DEC DEFLTS========= <DEC PRT ID> LA50 ID LA120 ID LA210 ID <AUTO WRAP> TRUNCATE WRAP <EOT DISCON> NO DISCON DISCONNECT <INIT REPRT> <AUTO ANSBK> <ANSWER ENQ>...
  • Page 75 MACRO MACRO 2 <DEC G0 CST> US ASCII BRITISH D-FINNISH FRENCH D-FRENCH-C GERMAN I-ITALIAN J-ROMAN D-NORW/DAN I-SPANISH D-SWEDISH NORW/DAN D-DUTCH D-SWISS D-PORTGU LEGAL D-SUPPL D-GRAPHICS D-TECH D-7 HEBREW D-HEBREW-S D-GREEK-S D-7 TURKI D-TURKI-S J-KATAKANA...
  • Page 76 MACRO MACRO 2 <USER PREF> D-SUPPL D-GRAPHICS D-TECH D-7 HEBREW D-HEBREW-S D-GREEK-S D-7 TURKI D-TURKI-S J-KATAKANA I-LATIN 1 I-LATIN 2 I-LATIN 5 I-LATIN 9 I-LATIN HB I-LATIN GK I-CYRILLIC...
  • Page 77 MACRO MACRO =IBM&EPSON ========= <DEFLT SET> CP 210 CP 220 CP 437 CP 850 CP 851 CP 852 CP 857 CP 858 CP 860 CP 862 CP 863 CP 865 CP 866 CP DHN TURKEY ECMA 94 ISO LATIN1 ISO LATIN2 ISO LATIN9 HUNGARY SLOVENY...
  • Page 78 MACRO MACRO 2 =IBM DEFLTS========= <I-SET 1/2> IBM SET 1 IBM SET 2 <I-DBL HIGT> <IBM AGM> =EPSON DFLT========= <E-CHR SET> U S A FRANCE GERMANY DENMARK1 SWEDEN ITALY SPAIN 1 JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK2 SPAIN 2 LATIN AM KOREA LEGAL...
  • Page 79 INSTALL INSTALL INSTALL...
  • Page 80 I N S T A L L <LANGUAGE> ENGLISH DEUTSCH ESPANOL FRANCAIS ITALIANO <TEAR> AUTO 1 SEC AUTO 2 SEC AUTO 3 SEC AUTO 4 SEC AUTO 5 SEC MANUAL NO TEAR <S-SHEET LD> AUTO 1 SEC AUTO 2 SEC AUTO 3 SEC AUTO 4 SEC AUTO 5 SEC...
  • Page 81 I N S T A L L <BUFFER> 2 KBYTE 8 KBYTE 16 KBYTE 32 KBYTE 64 KBYTE <I/F TYPE> PARALLEL SERIAL AUTO <AUTO SW> 2 SEC 4 SEC 6 SEC 8 SEC 10 SEC 12 SEC 14 SEC 16 SEC 18 SEC 20 SEC AUTO...
  • Page 82 I N S T A L L <BAUD RATE> 1200 BPS 2400 BPS 4800 BPS 9600 BPS 19200 BPS <BIT&PARITY> 7 EVEN 7 ODD 7 SPACE 7 MARK 8 EVEN 8 ODD 8 NONE <BUFFER CTL> XON/XOF <DISC FAULT> DROP DTR PULSE DTR...
  • Page 83 ADJUST ADJUST ADJUST <FNFOLD ADJ> ###/60 IN <MNUAL ADJ> ###/60 IN <RESVD 1> <RESVD 2>...
  • Page 84 MENU ACCESS <MENU-ACCES> ALL FUNC MACRO ONLY NO ACCESS NO PANEL <FUNCTIONS> MACRO 1 MACRO 2 <FUNCTIONS> SAVE&EXIT...
  • Page 85 RCALL-FACT MACRO INSTALL ADJUST TESTS PRINT-T HEX-DUMP TESTS PRINT-T PRINT-T PRINT-T <TESTS> <FUNCTIONS>...
  • Page 86 HEX-DUMP HEX-DUMP HEX-DUMP...
  • Page 88 SETUP MODE MACRO1 MACRO2 PROTOCOL: DEC PPL2 IBM PPX24 EPSON ESCP AUTO PRTCL SERL: DEC PPL2* PRTCL PARL: PORT DEPND* IBM PPX24 EPSON ESCP Valid when PORT DEPND is Valid when PORT DEPND is selected for PROTOCOL. selected for PROTOCOL. ** Default for Macro 2 FORM LENGH: 3 INCHES...
  • Page 89 SETUP MODE FUNCTIONS OPTIONS&VALUES Exit/Save PRINT INSTALL ADJUST FNFOLD ADJ: -10 /60 IN LANGUAGE: ENGLISH* DEUTSCH ESPANOL FRANCAIS ITALIANO I/F TYPE: PARALLEL AUTO SW: 2 SEC* SERIAL 4 SEC AUTO* 6 SEC 18 SEC 20 SEC DEC G0 CST: US ASCII* D-SUPPL BRITISH D-GRAPHICS...
  • Page 90 Using Set-Up Mode 4-36...
  • Page 96 Maintenance...
  • Page 97 Trouble-Shooting...
  • Page 98 PROTOCOL AUTO...
  • Page 99 TOP-MRGN TOP-MRGN LINE MODE LF=LFCR=CR LINE MODE CR=LF+CR LINE MODE LF=LF+CR LINE MODE LFCR=LF+CR...
  • Page 103 This example shows how printing looks when characters are vertically misaligned. Note that the left margin is not straight.
  • Page 104 Buttons Action < > Shift backward print position to Right < > Shift backward print position to Left < > Change to next print quality < > Change to previous print quality < Exit / Save > Save and exit to Normal mode...
  • Page 105 Supplies Order Number Option Order Number Description...

  • Page 111: Print Area

    Print area 5.08 mm or more (0.2 inch or more) May be decreased to 4.23 mm (1/6 inch). However, line spacing may be uneven. 25.4 mm (1 inch) May be decreased to 8.5 mm (1/3 inch). However, line spacing may be uneven. 25.4 mm (1 inch) Print area may be off the paper, depending...
  • Page 112 102 mm Print area (4 inches) or more Perforation Print area Paper end 5.08 mm or more (0.2 inch or more) 25.4 mm (1 inch) May be decreased 4.23 mm (1/6 inch). However, line spacing may be uneven. 25.4 mm (1 inch) 25.4 mm (1 inch) Approx.
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  • Page 134 DEC G0 CST USER PREF...
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  • Page 148 Command Sets Function Command C-34...
  • Page 149 I/F TYPE AUTO...
  • Page 153 Transmit Data – (Pin 3) Receive Data – (Pin 4) Receive Data + (Pin 5) Ready In (Pin 6) Cable Printer (Pin 6) (Pin 5) (Pin 4) (Pin 3) (Pin 2) (Pin 1) # indicates grounding. Ready In Receive Data + Receive Data –...
  • Page 182 Character Sets E-28...
  • Page 183 Resident Fonts...
  • Page 185 Baud Rate The speed, in bits per second, at which data is transmitted to a device such as a printer. Baud rates apply to serial data only. 1200 baud equals approximately 120 characters per second.

  • Page 186: Selecting Print Features

    Command Set A set of print and format commands used to control the printer. Each printer has its own resident command sets embedded in the printer firmware. These command sets are actuated by codes sent from the host computer.
  • Page 187 Dot Matrix The grid used to print characters on a dot matrix printer. Each dot corresponds to a wire in the print head. Downloading Transferring soft fonts from the computer to the printer’s memory. Downloading allows you to use fonts not resident in the computer.
  • Page 188 Glossary Line Feed (LF) A signal to the printer that advances the paper forward one line. Line feeds can be executed either by your software or by pressing the Line Spacing The vertical spacing between lines, measured in lines per inch.

  • Page 189: Diagnostic Functions

    IBM proprinter X24E, and Epson ESC/P2. Rear Feed In rear feed, paper is fed from the rear of the printer. The forms tractor unit must be installed at the rear of the printer. The forms tractor unit pushes paper into the printer.

  • Page 190: Envelopes

    Glossary Single Sheets Single sheets are sheets of paper, envelopes, and noncontinuous multiple forms fed into the printer using the cut sheet stand or optional cut sheet feeder. Single sheets are also called cut sheets. Soft Fonts Fonts downloaded from a disk to the printer memory. Soft fonts are also referred to as downloaded fonts.
  • Page 191 Index...
  • Page 195 Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par Ie ministère des Communications du Canada. Declaration of Conformity We, Compaq Computer Corporation, declare under our sole responsibility that this printer is in conformity with the following directives and standards: 89/336/EEC on the Electromagnetic Compatibility based on compliance to: - EN55022:1994 inc.

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