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Epson MTX 1345 Operator's Manual

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Acknowledgements
EPSON is a Trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
Operator Manual
IBM is a Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
ProPrinter is a Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
A Publication of PSi Printer Systems international GmbH
Eiserfelder Straße 316
57080 Siegen @ Germany
Pub. No.
5112 991 16711, May 1998
Order No. 8708 240 00110
Great care has been taken to ensure that the information in this handbook is accurate and complete.
MTX 1345
However, should any errors or omissions be discovered or should any user wish to make suggestions
for improving this handbook, please feel encouraged to contact us with the relevant details.
The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
Dot Matrix Printer
Copyright © by PSi Printer Systems international.
All rights strictly reserved. Reproduction or issue to third parties in any form is not permitted without
written authorization from the publisher.

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  • Page 1 16731 Acknowledgements EPSON is a Trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Operator Manual IBM is a Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. ProPrinter is a Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. A Publication of PSi Printer Systems international GmbH Eiserfelder Straße 316 57080 Siegen @ Germany Pub.
  • Page 2 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Caution This printer has been certified to comply with FCC standards, which are applied to the USA only. A shielded interface cable should be used according to FCC 15.27(C). In addition, a grounded plug should be plugged into a grounded AC outlet after checking the rating of the local power supply for the printer to operate properly and safely.
  • Page 3 Important Safety Instructions Your MTX 1345 printer has been carefully designed to give you years of safe, reliable performance. As with all electrical equipment, however, there are a few basic precautions you should take to avoid hurting yourself or damaging the unit: Read the setup and operating instructions in this manual carefully.
  • Page 4 This MTX 1345 printer fulfills the safety regulations according to UL 1950 and VDE (IEC 950) and CSA 22.2/No. 950 for computer systems. The main power cable must be connected to a ground protected wall-socket.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1.1 Unpacking ..........1-1 - A First Look at the Printer ....... 1-2 - Site Consierations .
  • Page 6 Configuring the Printer ........3-1 3.1 What means Configuration ....... . 3-1 3.2 Standard Configuration .
  • Page 7 IBM ProPrinter Quick Reference ..... . E-1 Appendix E EPSON LQ 2550 / ESC/P2 Quick Reference ....F-1 Appendix F Barcode Quick Reference .

  • Page 8: Preface

    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.
  • Page 9 Control Codes Quick reference for IBM Proprinter and IBM Proprinter AGM (4207, 4208 XL 24) Emulation. Control Codes Quick reference for EPSON LQ 2550 / ESC/P2 Emulation. Control Codes Quick reference for Barcode programming. Miscellaneous S Part Numbers S System Manager Information...

  • Page 10: Unpacking

    PM is installed. Save all packing material and boxes for future transportation of the Note: printer. The printer drivers for Windows ® are available on Internet Address: http://www.psi-si.de 13703 Getting Started A First Look at the Printer Before installing the printer, spend some time familiarizing yourself with the printer.

  • Page 11: Site Consierations

    Avoid installing the printer in a dusty or humid environment. Work Location Place the printer on the stand or a flat, solid level area such as a desk. Slots and openings in the printer's housing are provided for ventilation; always ensure that these openings are not obstructed.

  • Page 12: The Power Supply

    If it is necessary to change the voltage, slide the selector button to the required voltage selection. Connect the printer to the mains using the power cord (6). First connect the cable to the power cord socket and then to the mains.

  • Page 13: Power On/Off Switch

    Note: before opening the top cover. 1. Switch the printer ON at the power switch; Power LED is lit and wait for the message READY 4 ELQ or INSTALL RIBBON. 2. If the printer is busy (message BUSY 4 ELQ) press 3.
  • Page 14 Getting Started Getting Started 5. Position the lower mounting pin (a) on the guide to the right. Slide the cassette downward. In this position, the green ribbon feed guide touches the green plastic clip. 6. Move the cassette toward you until you hear a click on both sides. Swing the ribbon underneath the print head for the final click.
  • Page 15 The print head may be very hot immediately after printing! Caution: - Close the top cover and switch the printer ON. Lift the top cover after the display shows the message READY 4 ELQ to gain access to the ribbon cassette mountings.

  • Page 16: Selection Of Operator Panel Language

    1.6 Selection of Operator Panel Language The printer control panel and LCD display menu is used for the next steps. It is possible to change the language in the printer menu from English to French or German. The following example shows how to change from English to German:...
  • Page 17 - Pull the green tractor lock levers (12) toward you to release the tractors. - Lock both green tractor levels - Roughly adjust the tractors (13) to the paper width, and space out the paper supports (14) evenly. Getting Started Getting Started - Open the tractor covers (16) and insert the paper.

  • Page 18: Manual Sheet Insertion

    - Select the paper source TRACTOR using either the menu selection of the printer or your software (chapter 1.9). - Initiate a printout (chapter 1.10), to check the margins. Readjust the tractors until the printout appears within the desired margins.
  • Page 19 Select 'MANUAL' as paper source on the operator panel The following diagram shows which keys to press and what is displayed on the operator panel. MENU Display Switch the printer ON and wait for the message READY 4 ELQ. (93) LOCAL 7 TRACTOR (95) Starting now the top row keys function as arrow keys.
  • Page 20 [[] -- [[] Use [\] to select PRINT TEST 2 or 3. (93) The printer starts to print using paper from the defined paper source. A number of VALUE settings is summarized in a "Macro". It is possible to Note: have a total of four macros, each with a different summary of VALUE settings.

  • Page 21: Connecting To A Computer

    - Switch the printer and computer OFF. - Connect the interface cable coming from the computer to the printer's parallel (17) or serial port (18). - The printer is set by default to SHARED interface with the following parame- ters: - 8 Kbyte buffer,...

  • Page 22: Emulation Selection

    To change from one emulation to another, follow the procedure below. The example shows the keys to press along with the display information for a change from EPSON LQ / ESC/P2 in macro 4 to IBM ProPrinter in macro 2. Switch the printer ON. The display shows READY 4 ELQ.

  • Page 23: Printer Operation

    The green Power ON indicator (53) is lit when the printer is supplied with power by setting the power ON/OFF switch to ON. The yellow STOP indicator (52) is lit when the printer is in the STOP mode. The printer enters the STOP mode either when (93) is pressed or when an error condition occurs such as NO PAPER, COVER OPEN, etc.

  • Page 24: Detail Description Of Keys

    BUSY by pressing key actually paper source of the selected macro. With TRACTOR V, Select Down MANUAL V or BIN x V (x = 1-3) the printer asks for the value of the actually paper source. Offset Exit Offset is pressed.
  • Page 25 READY 4 ELQ This parameter influences the line counter of the current print job and Note: cannot be saved. A form feed (FF) sent by the application to the printer cancels all these settings. Printer Operation Printer Operation How to Use this Function Preprinted paper (e.g.

  • Page 26: Meaning Of The Keys In The Local Mode

    There are two possibilities for the displacement to become active: - If a positive displacement is set before starting the print job the printer will move the paper into the right position first and then start printing. - If the displacement is set during a print job, the printer prints the contents of the print buffer.

  • Page 27: To Activate The Menu

    2-10 or by moving to the MAIN Emulation Philips GP IBM Proprinter XL 24 IBM Proprinter XL 24 AGM EPSON LQ 1060, LQ 2550 / ESC/P2...

  • Page 28: How To Save Settings

    2.3.3 How to Save 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 MAIN FUNCTION SAVE. Display (93) LOCAL MACRO SELECT 6...

  • Page 29: Status And Error Messages

    Entered when [START/STOP] was pressed. The STOP indicator is lit. COVER OPEN Displayed when the top cover is open and the printer is in the READY or BUSY mode. LOAD BIN Displayed whenever a form feed command or print command is given by the host to an empty ASF cassette.
  • Page 30 - text processing. The MENU mode allows you to access the configuration memory. All settings of the printer are stored in this memory and can be printed out on a list. The possible settings are discussed in detail in the following pages.

  • Page 31: Standard Configuration

    TRACTOR TRACTOR the new settings under the heading CURRENT SETTINGS. Unless they are STACKER STACKER saved, the modifications will stay active only until the printer is switched off in IBM PROPR. AGM EPSON LQ IBM SET 2 EPSON EXT. GCT which case the macro settings marked with the asterisk will be reactivated.

  • Page 32: Explanation Of Individual Menu Items

    - DATA BLOCK - DATA LARGE see Appendix B for print samples. PRINT TEST 3 lists all available fonts. The firmware of the printer Note: indicates also barcodes. Detail information for printing barcodes are in Appendix G Barcodes Quick Reference) key).

  • Page 33: Print Quality

    - Line Determines the number of lines per inch (line space). Configuring the printer Configuring the printer - Page Length (only for fanfold paper) Page length is expressed in terms of lines within the range of 5 to 132 lines.

  • Page 34: Left Margin

    H in regular "Data" font would be positioned / " from the left edge of the paper. The left margin can be set to a maximum of / ". Configuring the printer Configuring the printer - The right margin is set to print position 80, 132 or 136, always measured from the position of the first possible, not actual, left margin setting.

  • Page 35: Perforation Skip

    - PHILIPS GP emulation has the character set NV-2.5 as default. - IBM PROPR. emulation has the character set IBM SET 2 as default. - EPSON / EDC/P2 emulation has the character set EPSON EXT.GCT as default. 3-11 3-12 .

  • Page 36: Line Mode

    If LF = LF + CR is selected, the printer performs a carriage return (CR) for every line feed (LF) received by the interface. If CR = LF + CR is selected, the printer performs a line feed (LF) for every carriage return (CR) received by the interface.

  • Page 37: Auto-Status

    Power On of the printer, and which there after only needs to be initiated after having exchanged the print head or the platen. It is essential that the ink ribbon is installed and no paper is in the printer when this procedure is started. After activating this procedure, the printer displays INSTALL RIBBON.

  • Page 38: Uni-Direct.cmd

    Configuring the printer Configuring the printer - TRACT.FF-MODE (Tractor Form Feed Mode) BLANK PAGES means, every Form Feed sent to the printer will be executed. If you set NO BLANK PAGES, only a Form Feed before printable characters will be executed, that means blank pages will be ignored.

  • Page 39: Menu Access

    - Hex Dump This function makes it possible that the data received by the printer can be analyzed. Control codes are no longer carried out, instead all data is printed in hexadecimal format and as ASCII characters. Any non-printable characters, such as carriage return are only represented as a single dot (.)
  • Page 40 [MACRO SELECT MENU [CHANGE MACRO # (# indicates the actually selected macro, e.g. CHANGE MACRO 4) [7 MACRO 1 [7 MACRO 2 [7 MACRO 3 [7 MACRO 4 [7 FONT [7 PRINT QUALITY [7 SUB/SUPER FONT [7 PITCH [7 LINE [7 PAGE LENGTH [7 VERT.POS.ADJ.
  • Page 41 [7 BINS 1/2/3 (pools) [7 STACKER [7 FRONT SIDE/KEY [7 FRONT SIDE [7 PHILIPS GP [7 IBM PROPRINTER [7 IBM PROPRINTER AGM [7 EPSON LQ [7 NV-1.0 [7 NV-2.3 [7 NV-2.5 [7 NV-2.6 [7 NV-2.8 [7 ISO 8859/1 [7 ISO 8859/15...
  • Page 42 [7 LINE MODE [7 $$ COMMAND [7 TEAR-OFF-MODE [7 PRE-SEPARATION [INSTALLATION [7 INTERFACE [7 IBM CODE PAGE (Macro 4) [7 EPSON EXT. GCT [7 LF=LF, CR=CR [7 LF=LF+CR [7 CR=LF+CR [7 LF, CR=LF+CR [7 NO [7 YES [7 NO [7 YES 10 SEC...
  • Page 43 [7 ADJUSTMENT [7 LANGUAGE [7 RESTORE SET UP [7 RECALL FACTORY [7 MENU ACCESS [7 SELF TEST [7 HEX DUMP [SAVE [7 SAVING NOW [PRINT OUT [7 PRINT OUT [7 PROTOCOL [7 AUTO STATUS only indicated if SERIAL is selected [7 AGC POSITION [7 PLATEN GAP [7 AGC ADJUST...

  • Page 44: Maintenance

    Vacuum cleaner. Cleaning the Platen and Surrounding Areas The user should clean the printer every six months or after 50,000 prints, whichever occurs first. If you experience paper feed problems, or if the print head carriage movement becomes restricted, cleaning should be carried out more often.

  • Page 45: Cleaning Procedure

    PM3 identifies the character set. Maintenance Maintenance Cleaning Procedure 1. Power the printer ON and remove the top cover. 20807xxx 2. Remove the ribbon cassette. 3. Thoroughly brush and vacuum all accessible areas to remove any paper flock 3.10 and dust.

  • Page 46: User Replaceable Parts

    Caution: 1. Remove the top cover 2. Switch the printer ON, lift and remove the top cover. The print head will move to the correct position, aligned with the cut-out in the paper guide plate 3. Switch the printer OFF again 4.

  • Page 47: Print Head Installation

    Print Head Installation Ensure that the printer is switched OFF. For print head installation, the carriage should be aligned with the cut-out in the paper guide plate (same position as for removal procedure). 1. Hold the print head (5) in its mounting position and press it against its stop in direction of the platen.

  • Page 48: Replacement Of The Platen

    Maintenance Maintenance To Install the Platen Ensure that the printer is switched OFF. 1. Place platen (2) in the vacant space between print head and metal bar. 2. Move print head from its right hand position into the centre. 3. Fit the gear wheel end of the platen into the right hand side mounting. Be careful not to damage the gear wheel.

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting And Diagnostics

    Power-related Problems Power indicator does not come On when power is switched On Check that the power cord and plug are securely fitted to the printer and to an electrical outlet. Ask for the power connector connections (and fuse, if fitted) to be verified.
  • Page 50 MC OK Fault on Control Unit - Control Unit defective - Type mismatch of PM and Control Unit - PBC (Printer Base Controller) on Control Unit damaged - SPC (Speed Controller) on Control Unit damaged - Transport lock not removed...

  • Page 51: No Printout

    2.4 Status and Error Messages. Make sure that the printer is connected to the host computer. (Refer to Section 1.11 Connection to a Computer). Make sure that connectors are properly fixed at both ends.

  • Page 52: Print-Related Problems

    Switch the power OFF and check that the font cartridge has been correctly inserted. Check that the font cartridge has been selected in the printer Set-up (see Appendix B). If the printout or the character set is not ok, the following procedure can help to clear the situation.

  • Page 53: Ribbon Or Carriage-Related Problems

    I/F TEST is used to test the serial interface. It initiates data to be sent from the printer and be returned by means of a closed loop connector plugged into the serial interface connector. The test data used consists of PRINT TEST 1 Detailed information about the print tests you will find in chapter 1.10...

  • Page 54: Colour Option

    Caution: Colour Option The mounting of the colour option is best done from the rear of the printer. - Move the print head to a centre position. - Remove the connection plug (40) out of the plastic shaft (39) which is holding down the string of cables leading to the print head.
  • Page 55 - Tuck the cable (47) behind the plastic clip (48) and under the plastic fixture (65) to avoid the cable coming in contact with the moving horizontal belt (49) or the mounted ink ribbon cassette. - Replace the printer's top cover. - Switch the printer ON.

  • Page 56: Installing The 4-Colour Ribbon

    Installing the 4-Colour Ribbon The printer must be turned ON. - Remove any excess slack by turning the adjuster (54) clockwise. - Align the green ribbon feed guide (53) with the arrow on the left side of the plastic cover of the cartridge.

  • Page 57: Technical Data

    - ISO 8859/1 IBM Character Set 1/2 incl. 14 national versions. - IBM Code Page 437, 850, 860, 863, 865. - EPSON Extended Graphic Character Set incl. 15 national versions. Barcodes - Code 39, 2 of 5 industrial, 2 of 5 interleaved, Codabar (Monarch), EAN 8, EAN 13, Code 93, MSI Mod 10/10, UPC-E, UPC-A, Code 128 (incl.
  • Page 58 Acc. to VDE (IEC 950 and CSA 22.2/No. 220-M91), UL 478, CSA; listing mark for Canada is C-UL EMI Approvals Acc. to regulation of FTZ/FCC, class B Printer Stand Provides is the optimum work station convenience width = 630 mm (25 inch) depth = 540 mm (21.4 inch)
  • Page 59 - Manual Insertion Print media suitable for manual insertion: minimum maximum Paper width 105 mm (4.13") 305 mm (12") Paper length 100 mm (3.94") 420 mm (16.54") Paper weight - Cut sheets 70 - 160 g/m (18-42 lb/ream) - Form sets (top 70 - 350 g/m (18-93 lb/ream) glued, original+ 5 copies maximum)
  • Page 60 Standard PM functions with parallel and serial interface plus Printronix IGP 0.5mm 10/20/40 Emulation. (0.02") PM S/P DAN Standard PM functions with parallel and serial interface, DEC ANSI LA 324 / LA 424, IBM 4207 Proprinter XL24 (AGM), and EPSON LQ 1060/2550 Emulation. 70g/m² 90g/m² Fonts: (18 lb/ream) (24 lb/ream) DEC Character Sets: G0 Character Set;...
  • Page 61 14073 Appendix A to G; for Printer:...

  • Page 62: Appendix A System Interface Descriptions

    - Word length: 7, or 8 bits - Number of stop bits: In receive mode the printer accepts 1, or 2 stop bits. The printer transmits always two stop bits. Transmission Protocols: - DTR - Ready/Busy...
  • Page 63 - Version 1 - Connection for Unidirectional Transfer Mode 25 pin RS-232C Cables with bridges at printer side (4 to 5) for older PMs (lower than PM-40A4) can also be used! Appendix A System Interface Description - Version 2 - Connection full Duplex Transfer Mode The READY / BUSY DTR protocol uses the DATA TERMINAL READY line to control the transmission of data from the host to prevent a buffer overflow.
  • Page 64 25 pin Bridge between 4 and 5 means alternative RTS to CTS. Note: Cables with bridges at printer side (4 to 5 and 20 to 6) for older PMs (lower than PM-40A4) can also be used! 5 Clear to Send (CTS)

  • Page 65: Parallel Centronics Interface

    Appendix A System Interface Description Additional Information 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. XOFF is sent again, at a level of 128 characters buffer space. Further incoming data will be stored until the interface buffer is full.
  • Page 66 0.5 µs. The print/control character is accepted into the interface buffer and the printer transmits a BUSY signal to the host. When the data byte is accepted into the interface buffer the printer transmits a BUSY signal and an ¯¯¯¯¯¯...

  • Page 67: Shared Operation

    Appendix A System Interface Description 4 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.

  • Page 68: Appendix B Print Samples Of Resident Fonts

    Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Equipped with the Peronality Module (PM SER/PAR), the Printer provides the following resident fonts: Resident Fonts 10 CPI 13811 Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Resident Fonts 10 CPI...
  • Page 69 Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Resident Fonts, 10 CPI Resident Fonts DATABLOCK...
  • Page 70 Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Character Pitches Character Style Samples...
  • Page 71 Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Character Style Samples Character Size Modification...
  • Page 72 Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Character Size Modification Character Size Modification B-10...
  • Page 73 Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Character Size Modification Character Size Modification B-11 B-12...
  • Page 74 Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Character Size Modification DATABLOCK with Character Size Modification B-13 B-14...
  • Page 75 Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts Appendix B Print Samples of Resident Fonts DATA LARGE DATABLOCK with Character Size Modification B-15 B-16...

  • Page 76: Appendix C Character Set Tables

    Character Set Tables Appendix C Basis Code Table for National Versions (GP-Mode) NV-1.0, NV-2.3, NV-2.5, NV-2.6, NV-2.8 • " ‰ & ´ < > NV = National Version 13822 Appendix C Character Set Tables 1.1 National Version NV-1.0 1: D 2: GB 3: F 4: E...
  • Page 77 National Version NV-2.3 Zeichensatz Code (Hex) 1: D § Ä Ö Ü ä 2: GB £ 3: F1 £ à ç § é 4: E £ Ñ 5: I £ § ç é ù à 6: S É Ä Ö Å...
  • Page 78 1.4 National Version NV-2.6 Zeichensatz Code (Hex) 1: D § Ä Ö Ü ä 2: GB £ 3: F £ à ç § é 4: E £ Ñ 5: I £ § ç é ù à 6: S É Ä Ö...
  • Page 79 Code Table ISO 8859-1 • ¡ " ¢ £ ¤ ¥ & § ¨ © ª ´ < ¬ – > ® Appendix C Character Set Tables Appendix C Character Set Tables Code Table ISO 8859-15 Ä À Ð à ±...
  • Page 80 Code Table IBM All Character Set < Ç É ü æ " é Æ Ì â ô Ë ¶ ä ö Ê § à ò Í & å û ç ù ê ÿ " ë Ö è Ü ï ¢ &...
  • Page 81 4.1 National Version IBM Set 1 Character Code (Hex) 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E 1: USA 2: FRANCE à ç § 3: GERMANY § Ä Ö Ü 4: U.K. £ 5: DENMARK Æ Ø...
  • Page 82 National Version IBM Set 2 Character Code (Hex) 1: USA à ç § 2: FRANCE § Ä Ö Ü 3: GERMANY £ 4: U.K. 5: DENMARK ¤ É Ä Ö Å Ü é 6: SWEDEN é ù 7: ITALY ¡ Ñ...
  • Page 83 IBM Code Page 437 < Ç É ü æ " é Æ Ì â ô Ë ¶ ä ö Ê § à ò Í & å û ç ù ê ÿ " ë Ö è Ü ï ¢ & ´ <...
  • Page 84 IBM Code Page 858 < Ç É ü æ " é Æ Ì â ô Ë ¶ ä ö Ê § à ò Í & å û ç ù ê ÿ " ë Ö è Ü ï ø & ´ <...
  • Page 85 IBM Code Page 863 < Ç É ü È " é Ê Ì â ô Ë ¶ Â Ë Ê § à Ï Í & ¶ û ç ù ê ¤ " ë Ô è Ü ï ¢ & ´ <...
  • Page 86 < î £ ì ¥ > Ä Å ƒ Appendix C Character Set Table Appendix C Character Set Table National Version EPSON Extended graphics Character Table " á " 1: USA í ± 2: FRANCE ó 3: GERMANY ú 4: U.K.
  • Page 87 ´ < > This character table is selected by the command ESC t. Appendix C Character Set Table Appendix C Character Set Table National Version EPSON Italic Character Table (part 1) 1: USA " 2: FRANCE 3: GERMANY 4: U.K.
  • Page 88 National Version EPSON Italic Character Table (part 2) Character Code (Hex) 1: USA 2: FRANCE à ç § 3: GERMANY § Ä Ö Ü 4: U.K. £ 5: DENMARK Æ Ø Å 6: SWEDEN ¤ É Ä Ö Å 7: ITALY é...

  • Page 89: Appendix D Philips Gp Quick Reference

    PRINTER TYPE 2 PRINTER TYPE 3 Some commands or parameters may be different for a specific PRINTER TYPE. In those cases it will be indicated to which PRINTER TYPE a command or parameter applies. 13833 Appendix D Philips GP Quick Reference Characters used in control functions appear in monospaced type.
  • Page 90 P2 = 0: no change of emulation P2 = 1: GP Emulation P2 = 2: IBM ProPrinter Emulation P2 = 3: IBM ProPrinter AGM Emulation P2 = 4: EPSON Emulation Control String Introducer (CSI) for ESC [ Control String Introducer (CSI) for ESC...
  • Page 91 (cutting edge is approximate 4 mm above the base of the actual line) *) only PRINTER TYPE 1 **) only PRINTER TYPE 1 and PRINTER TYPE 2 ****) only PRINTER TYPE 2 and PRINTER TYPE 3 ***) only PRINTER TYPE 1 and PRINTER TYPE 3...
  • Page 92 P1 and P2 is 1 to 999 **) only PRINTER TYPE 1 and PRINTER TYPE 2 *) only PRINTER TYPE 1 ****) only PRINTER TYPE 2 and PRINTER TYPE 3 Appendix D Philips GP Quick Reference Table 4: (Cont.) Vertical Form Handling...
  • Page 93 Appendix D Philips GP Quick Reference Table 5: Horizontal Form Handling Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ P1 ` Horizontal Position Absolute print position; P1 = 0-9999 Character ` = 60 hex Note: ESC [ P1 a Horizontal Position Relative P1 : print position;...
  • Page 94 P2 = 0 6 2 : IBM Set 2 P2 = 0 6 3 : IBM Code Page P2 = 0 7 1 : EPSON Ext. G. C. T 1) depending on selected character set (P1 in SNV or SNVCT) the IBM CODE PAGE 437, 850, 860, 863, 865, or 858 will be activated! ESC [ P1 ;...
  • Page 95 P2 = 0 6 2 : IBM Set 2 P2 = 0 6 3 : IBM Code Page P2 = 0 7 1 : EPSON EXT. GCT 1) depending on selected character set (P1) the IBM CODE PAGE 437, 850, 860, 863, 865, or 858 (P1 = &;...
  • Page 96 P1 = 5 5: over-lined reset ESC [ P1 SP X Select Print Quality P1 = 0: P1 = 1: *) only PRINTER TYPE 1 Appendix D Philips GP Quick Reference Table 7: Graphics Modes Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC * P1 P2 P3 v1 . . . vn...
  • Page 97 Appendix D Philips GP Quick Reference Table 7 (Cont.): Graphics Modes Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ P1 h Set Mode Dot Graphics P1 = graphics resolution P1 = 2 5: 72x60 dpi dot format (VxH) P1 = 2 6: 72x72 dpi dot format (VxH) P1 = 2 7: 144x120 dpi dot format (VxH) P1 = 2 8: 144x144 dpi dot format (VxH) ESC [ P1...
  • Page 98 Appendix D Philips GP Quick Reference GP - Emulation classified by Hex Code Hex Code Mnemonic Null Backspace Horizontal Tab Line Feed Vertical Tab Form Feed Carriage Return Shift Out Shift In Substitude Escape Space Delete 1B 39 Set Right Margin at Current 1B 3B Set Left Margin at Current 1B 3D...
  • Page 99 Appendix D Philips GP Quick Reference Hex Code Mnemonic 1B 5B P 3B P 78 Select Font and Character Pitch 1B 5B P 60 Horizontal Position Absolute 1B 5B P 61 Horizontal Position Relative 1B 5B P 62 Repeat Character 1B 5B P 64 Vertical Position Absolute 1B 5B P 65...

  • Page 100: Appendix Eibm Proprinter Quick Reference

    PRINTER TYPE 2 PRINTER TYPE 3 Some commands or parameters may be different for a specific PRINTER TYPE. In those cases it will be indicated to which PRINTER TYPE a command or parameter applies. 13843 Appendix E IBM ProPrinter 4207, 4208 XL 24 Quick Refernce Characters used in control functions appear in monospaced type.
  • Page 101 Cancel Double Width Printing By Line Cancel Buffer Initiate Escape Sequence Space Delete 1/B 6/A ESC j Set Printer Off Line 1/B 5/1 2/3 ESC Q Deselect Printer 1/B 5/1 2/4 ESC Q Deselect Printer Appendix E IBM ProPrinter 4207, 4208 XL 24 Quick Refernce...
  • Page 102 P2 = 5 : Print Gap for 5-ply copies P2 = 6 : Print Gap for 6-ply copies **) only PRINTER TYPE 1 and PRINTER TYPE 2 *) only PRINTER TYPE 1 ***) only PRINTER TYPE 2 and PRINTER TYPE 3 Appendix E IBM ProPrinter 4207, 4208 XL 24 Quick Refernce Table 3 (Cont.): Vertical Form Handling...
  • Page 103 Appendix E IBM ProPrinter 4207, 4208 XL 24 Quick Refernce Table 4: Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC : Select Elite (12 cpi) ESC - P1 Cancel / Select Underline P1 = 0/0 cancel Underline Printing P1 = 0/1 set Underline Printing ESC _ P1 Cancel / Select Overline Printing...
  • Page 104 Appendix E IBM ProPrinter 4207, 4208 XL 24 Quick Refernce Table 4 (Cont.): Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC W P1 Cancel / Select Double Width P1 = 0/0 or 0 : cancel Double Width P1 = 0/1 or 1 : select Double Width ESC X P1 P2 Set Left and Right Margins...
  • Page 105 Appendix E IBM ProPrinter 4207, 4208 XL 24 Quick Refernce Table 5: Character Set Selection Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC 6 Select Character Set 2 ESC 7 Select Character Set 1 ESC \ P1 P2 Print from All Character Set Number of codes = (P1 + P2 * 256) (Pn = 0/0...F/F) ESC ^ P1...
  • Page 106 Appendix E IBM ProPrinter 4207, 4208 XL 24 Quick Refernce Table 6 (Cont.): Graphics Modes Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ g P1 P2 P3 v1 . . . vn Select Various Graphics Modes (IBM) P1 + P2 * 256 = number of data bytes + 1 v1 ..
  • Page 107 P2 = 0 6 2 : IBM Set 2 P2 = 0 6 3 : IBM Code Page P2 = 0 7 1 : EPSON Ext. G. C. T 1) depending on selected character set (P1) the IBM CODE PAGE 437, 850, 860,...
  • Page 108 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 60, 72, 90, 144, 180, *) only PRINTER TYPE 1 E-17 E-18 IBM Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Mnemonic Function Set Graphic Rendition...
  • Page 109 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 / "...
  • Page 110 Hex Code Format 1B 54 Cancel Superscript/Subscript 1B 5D Reverse Line Feed 1B 6A Set Printer Off Line 24 24 Control String Introducer for ESC [ 24 24 2F Control String Introducer for ESC 1B 2D 00 1B 2D 01...
  • Page 111 Appendix E IBM ProPrinter 4207, 4208 XL 24 Quick Refernce Hex - Decimal Conversion Table 128 144 129 145 130 146 131 147 100 116 132 148 101 117 133 149 102 118 134 150 103 119 135 151 104 120 136 152 105 121 137 153...

  • Page 112: Appendix Fepson Lq 2550 / Esc/P2 Quick Reference

    Spaces appear between characters in sequence for clarity; they are not part of the format. At the end of this chapter you will find a listing of the EPSON LQ 2550 Emulation commands classified by Hex Code and a Hex - Decimal conversion table.
  • Page 113 Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table B-2: Control Codes Column/Row Mnemonic Function Null Backspace Horizontal Tab Line Feed Vertical Tab Form Feed Carriage Return Double Width Printing By Line Condensed Printing Select Printer Select Pica (10 cpi)
  • Page 114 Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table B-4: (Cont.) Vertical Form Handling Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC EM P1 Form Feed and ASF Control *) EM = 1/9 P1 = 0/1 or 1: ASF Bin 1 P1 = 0/2 or 2: ASF Bin 2...
  • Page 115 Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table B-5: Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC SO Select Double Width for One Line ESC SI Select Condensed 10 cpi -> 17 cpi 12 cpi -> 20 cpi 15 cpi ->...
  • Page 116 Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table B-5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC ( - P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Select Line Marking P1 = 0/3 P2 = 0/0 P3 = 0/1...
  • Page 117 Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table B-5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC g Select Pitch 15 cpi ESC k P1 Select Font P1 = 0/0 : S. ROMAN P1 = 0/1 : L. GOTHIC...
  • Page 118 Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table B-5: (Cont.) Horizontal Form Handling and Printing Modes Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ P1 ; P2 x Select Font and Character Pitch (any Native Command, parameter P1 or P2 may be skipped, see...
  • Page 119 Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table B-6: Graphics Modes Escape Sequence Function ESC * P1 P2 P3 v1 . . . vn Select Various Graphics Modes P2 + P3 * 256 = number of columns v1 .. vn = binary data in hex code...
  • Page 120 P2 = 0 3 2 : ISO 8859/15 P2 = 0 6 1 : IBM Set 1 P2 = 0 6 2 : IBM Set 2 P2 = 0 6 3 : IBM Code Page P2 = 0 7 1 : EPSON Ext. G. C. T...
  • Page 121 Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table B-8 (Cont.): Further GP - Control Sequences, supported by EPSON LQ Emulation Mode (Native Commands) Escape Sequence Mnemonic Function ESC [ ; P2 ; P3 ; P4 ; P5 ; P6 ; P7 SP z...
  • Page 122 Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table 9: (Cont.) ESC / P2 Commands Escape Sequence Function ESC X P1 P2 P3 Select font by pitch and point P1 = 0 : No change in pitch P1 = 1 :...
  • Page 123 Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Table 9: (Cont.) ESC / P2 Commands Escape Sequence Function ESC ( ^ P1 P2 Print data as characters Prints n data bytes as characters, not control codes pd = P1 + P2 x 256...
  • Page 124 Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Hex Code Format 1B 47 Select Double Strike (bold) 1B 48 Cancel Double Strike 1B 4D Select Elite (12 cpi) 1B 4F Cancel Automatic Perforation Skip 1B 50 Select Pica (10 cpi)
  • Page 125 Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Hex Code Format 1B 44 P P ...P 00 Set Horizontal Tabs 1B 4B P P data Standard Density Graphics Mode 1B 4C P P data Double Density Graphics Mode 1B 58 P P...

  • Page 126: Appendix G Barcode Quick Reference

    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.
  • Page 127 Appendix G Barcode Quick Reference 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 inch 2/144...
  • Page 128 Appendix G Barcode Quick Reference Barcode Programming Examples All examples are coded in standard uni-directional printing - that means Note: the parameter "P " is not used. In the following examples, 8 8 stands for "Space". The small square before and after the printed barcode indicates the actual print position.
  • Page 129 Appendix G Barcode Quick Reference Barcode Example for EAN 8 ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 205 ; 8 ; Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 Stop Barcode:...
  • Page 130 Appendix G Barcode Quick Reference Barcode Example for EAN 13 ADD-2 ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 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 Stop Barcode:...
  • Page 131 Appendix G Barcode Quick Reference Barcode Example for UPC-E ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 209 ; 8 ; Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 Stop Barcode:...
  • Page 132 Appendix G Barcode Quick Reference Barcode Example for UPC-A ADD-2 ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 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 Stop Barcode:...
  • Page 133 Appendix G Barcode Quick Reference Barcode Example for POSTNET ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 112 ; Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h Data: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Stop Barcode:...
  • Page 134 Appendix G Barcode Quick Reference Programming two Barcodes symbols separated by CR and LF ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 201 ; 7 ; 0 ; 0 ; 1 ; 8 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h * C 8 8 O 8 8 D 8 8 E 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 9 *...
  • Page 135 Appendix G Barcode Quick Reference Programming two Barcodes symbols in landscape separated by CR / LF ESC [ ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P ; P 8 8 z Barcode Header: ESC [ ; 401 ; 7 ; 0 ; 0 ; 1 ; 8 8 z Start Barcode: ESC [ ? 0 h * C 8 8 O 8 8 D 8 8 E 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 9 *...

  • Page 136: Appendix H Miscellaneous

    Miscellaneous Appendix H Part Numbers MTX 1345 Printers, Interfaces, Options, Consumables 1345 Dot Matrix Printer - 120v 1345 Dot Matrix Printer - 230v Interface, Centronics Parallel & RS-232-C Serial - 1345 Interface, IBM COAX with Parallel & Serial - 1345 Interface, IBM TWINAX with Parallel &...
  • Page 137 To reactivate the menu access function, perform the following steps: - Switch off the printer. Press the MENU and START/STOP keys simultane- ously. While holding down the two keys, switch on the printer. When the message MENU ACCESS is displayed, release the keys. Now you are able to change the menu access function.

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