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  • Page 1 User Guide T5040 Flatbed Printer...
  • Page 2 TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS • Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation. • PCL and PCL6 are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. • IBM and IBM PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. • Apple, AppleTalk, TrueType, Laser Writer and Macintosh are trade-marks of Apple Computer, Inc. •...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    User Guide Table of contents Table of contents Introduction Printer features Interfaces Emulations Symbols used About this manual Printer at a glance View from the front View with cover opened View from the rear Installation Unpacking the printer Placing your printer Checking the printer voltage Connecting the printer Switching on the printer...
  • Page 4 Table of contents User Guide Interface Serial interface Parallel interface USB interface (Windows2000/XP) Downloading firmware to the printer Control panel Display, indicators and keys Status indicators Status indicator variations Ready indicator (STOP LED) Paper indicator (PAPER LED) USER1 and USER2 indicators Key functions during operation STOP/EJECT key USER1 and USER2 key...
  • Page 5 User Guide Table of contents Menu Programming using the control panel Calling up the menu Menu configurations (USER1/USER2) Menu handling Key functions USER1 key USER2 key STOP/EJECT key Setting parameters (principle) Terminating menu mode Selecting the LC display language Printing out the status page Power on + USER2 key Print out status page in menu mode Status page (example)
  • Page 6 Table of contents User Guide Print Head Hot Error Ribbon Cassette Error Paper Length Error Framing Error (Serial I/F) Parity Error (Serial I/F) Overrun Error (Serial I/F) Cover Open Error Cover Open Error Warnings Data in Buffer Remove Paper Clearing paper jams Care and maintenance Cleaning the housing Cleaning the interior...
  • Page 7 User Guide Table of contents Code page 865 Code page 851 Code page 852 Code page 853 Code page 855 Code page 857 Code page 866 Code page 869 Code page USSR Gost Code page 864 Code page 437G Code page 920 (equivalent to ISO 8859-9) 102 Code page 858 Code page 923 (equivalent to ISO 8859-15) 103 ISO code pages...
  • Page 8 Table of contents User Guide Serial interface RS232C Connector assignment Serial attachment characteristics Data rates Supported protocols Data Transfer Parity Handshake Ready/Busy (Hardware Handshake) XON/XOFF (Software Handshake) Configuring the serial interface of the PC DOS mode/Command line Windows 95/98 Windows 2000/XP USB interface Consumables and accessories Consumables...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    User Guide Introduction Introduction Printer features This printer is a document printer for printing manually inserted docu- ments as well as passbooks (vertical and horizontal fold passbooks). Manual insertion of the documents is supported by an automatic docu- ment alignment function. The printer has a high processing speed and compact design.

  • Page 10: About This Manual

    Introduction User Guide About this manual This user guide contains a detailed description of the printer, its characteristic features and additional information. Chapter 1 lists all the parts of the printer. Printer at a glance Chapter 2 contains start-up instructions and points to no- Installation Chapter 3 provides instructions for in-...

  • Page 11: Printer At A Glance

    User Guide Printer at a glance Printer at a glance View from the front Cover Power switch (On/Off) Control panel Paper tray View with cover opened Ribbon cassette Release lever Print head...

  • Page 12: View From The Rear

    Printer at a glance User Guide View from the rear Power 1st Serial inlet interface interface Parallel 2nd Serial interface interface (special version)

  • Page 13: Installation

    User Guide Installation Installation Unpacking the printer Place your packaged printer on a solid base. Make sure that the “Up” symbols is pointing up. Open the packaging, lift the printer out of the cardboard box and re- move the remaining packaging material. Check the printer for any visible transport damage and missing items.

  • Page 14: Placing Your Printer

    Installation User Guide Placing your printer Place the printer on a solid, flat, surface, ensuring that the printer is po- sitioned in such a way that it can not topple, and that there is easy access to the control panel and paper input tray. Also ensure there is sufficient space for the printed output.
  • Page 15 User Guide Installation When selecting the printer location, observe the following additional instructions: Never place the printer in the vicinity of inflammable gas or STOP explosive substances. Protect the printer from shock, impact and vibration. Be sure to connect the printer to a socket with the correct mains voltage.

  • Page 16: Checking The Printer Voltage

    Installation User Guide Checking the printer Make sure that the device has been set to the correct voltage (e.g. 230 V in Europe, 120 V in the USA). To do this, check the type plate at the voltage back of the printer. Contact your dealer if the setting is incorrect. Never switch on the printer if the voltage setting is incorrect, STOP since this may result in severe damage to the printer.
  • Page 17 User Guide Installation Make sure that the printer and the computer are switched off and connect the data cable between the printer and the computer. This example shows a 36-pin centronics parallel cable.

  • Page 18: Switching On The Printer

    Installation User Guide Switching on the Before switching the printer on, make sure that it is connected correctly and that you have followed all the safety and installation instructions printer (see section , page 6). Placing your printer Press the power switch which is located at the front bottom right of the printer to switch on the printer.

  • Page 19: Printer Drivers And Firmware

    User Guide Printer drivers and firmware Printer drivers and firmware Printer drivers You must install a printer driver so that the printer can process the data from your application programs. An original driver offers the best conditions for optimal printing resul- ts.
  • Page 20 Printer drivers and firmware User Guide in one of two possible ways: Manual installation of printer driver: in this case, continue with Step 7. Automatic installation of printer driver via Plug & Play function: in this case, continue with Step 12 once the printer installation wizard has determined the printer, port and printer name.

  • Page 21: Installing A Printer Driver In Windows 7

    User Guide Printer drivers and firmware Installing a printer driver in Windows 7 The online CD-ROM contains printer drivers for the most common Windows applications. To install the printer driver, proceed as follows. Insert the supplied online CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Click on the Start button in the Windows taskbar.

  • Page 22: Installing A Printer Driver In Windows Vista

    Printer drivers and firmware User Guide the relevant option. Then click on Next. Specify whether you wish to print out a test page (recommended) by selecting the relevant option and click on Finish. The printer driver will now be installed. Installing a printer driver in Windows Vista The online CD-ROM contains printer drivers for the most common Windows applications.

  • Page 23: Other Operating Systems

    User Guide Printer drivers and firmware If you are using the printer as a network printer, you have the option of sharing it with other network users. In this case you must enter an access name which will be displayed to the other network users.

  • Page 24: Form Settings (Windows 2000/2003/Xp/Vista/Windows 7/2008)

    Printer drivers and firmware User Guide In contrast to Windows versions 95/98, in which forms are defined in Form settings the printer driver itself, Windows versions 2000/2003/XP/Vista/Win- (Windows 2000/2003/XP/ dows 7/2008 have a central facility for managing form properties and Vista/Windows 7/2008) assign one paper feed only.

  • Page 25: Loading Firmware

    User Guide Printer drivers and firmware Loading firmware The most current version of the firmware can be downloaded from our . There you will find also additional informations regarding Internet site the firmware and printer upgrades. Make sure that the download con- sists of the following files: Standard Model PB Flash VX.XX.exe: the memory writer (flash) BL_XXXX.IPL: Bootblock of the printer...

  • Page 26: Parallel Interface

    Printer drivers and firmware User Guide Make sure that the parallel interface is selected in the printers menu for Parallel interface USER1, that in the PCs BIOS the parallel port is set to ECP and that the parallel cable meets the IEEE1284 standard. Make sure that the USB interface is selected in the printers menu for USB interface (Windows2000/ USER1, that a printer driver has been installed and the printer is defi-...

  • Page 27: Control Panel

    User Guide Control panel Control panel The control panel allows the user to set some functions in the printer and set up the basic printer parameters on installation. The control pa- nel is located on the front right side of your printer and consists of a two-line LC display with 2 x 16 digits, three keys for controlling the printer functions and four LED indicators displaying the status of the printer.

  • Page 28: Display, Indicators And Keys

    Control panel User Guide Display, indicators and keys PAPER ONLINE NO PAPER USER2 USER1 STOP /EJECT SETUP LCD display: Displays the internal printer status, operating instructions and error messages. Paper LED: Indicates whether paper is loaded; on = paper is inserted, off = no paper inserted;...

  • Page 29: Status Indicators

    User Guide Control panel Status indicators This section defines the status of the control panel. The LED lights Status indicator variati- will be on, off or blinking coupled with messages from the LCD. In this way the printer reports its current status. Read USER USER...

  • Page 30: Ready Indicator (Stop Led)

    Control panel User Guide Ready indicator (STOP LED) Ready indicator (STOP LED) not lit: PAPER The printer is in the stop status (Offline) and will not receive data from the system. USER1 USER2 STOP /EJECT SETUP Ready indicator (STOP LED) lit: PAPER The printer is switched on in the online status.

  • Page 31: Paper Indicator (Paper Led)

    User Guide Control panel Paper indicator (PAPER LED) Paper indicator (PAPER LED) does not light: PAPER No paper is inserted in the printer. USER1 USER2 STOP /EJECT SETUP Paper indicator (PAPER LED) lights: PAPER Paper is inserted in the printer. USER2 USER1 STOP...

  • Page 32: User1 And User2 Indicators

    Control panel User Guide The USER1 and USER2 LEDs are normally under the control of the USER1 and USER2 indicators application. They are available to indicate to the user that the appro- priate interface is active. Normally in Olivetti, IBM or Epson (Au- to)emulations, with dual host connections they will indicate that a job is available for the interface associated with the USER.

  • Page 33: Key Functions During Operation

    User Guide Control panel Key functions during operation STOP/EJECT key With the Ready indicator lit, the printer is rea- PAPER dy to recieve data from the host. You can ONLINE switch the printer from online to offline by NO PAPER pressing the STOP/EJECT key.

  • Page 34: User1 And User2 Key

    Control panel User Guide USER1 and USER2 key The USER1 and USER2 keys are by default PAPER inactive. They must be activated via an appli- ONLINE cation. The functionality of the keys then de- PAPER pend on the selected emulation and the USER1 STOP USER2...

  • Page 35: Key Functions When Powering On

    User Guide Control panel Key functions when powering on STOP/EJECT key Powering on the printer whilst holding the STOP/EJECT key will activate “Hex Dump” mode. Keep the STOP pressed until the message Hex Dump NO PAPER ap- PAPER pears on the LCD display. USER1 STOP USER2...

  • Page 36: User1 Key

    Control panel User Guide USER1 key Powering on the printer whilst holding the USER1 key will allow you to enter menu mo- de. Keep the USER key pressed until the mes- sage MENU USER appears on the LCD PAPER display. USER1 USER2 STOP...

  • Page 37: Key Functions In Menu Mode

    User Guide Control panel Key functions in In menu mode the control panel keys have the following functions menu mode USER1 key The USER1 key is used to go to the next pa- PAPER MENU rameter group or next parameter on the same COMMON menu level (symbolized by an arrow pointing upwards).

  • Page 39: Print Media

    User Guide Print media Print media Inserting a document Before inserting a document make sure that the printer is switched on and the the message ONLINE NO PAPER is displayed in the LCD (see , page 10). Switching on the printer Insert the document in such a way that the right paper edge is positioned inside the area between the left side of the symbol and the...

  • Page 40: Inserting A Passbook

    Print media User Guide Inserting a passbook Before processing a new vertical-fold or horizontal-fold passbook, you should eliminate the stiffness of the fold by proceeding as follows. Open the passbook on the page that you want to print. Bend the fold backwards extremely hard.
  • Page 41 User Guide Print media The bulge of the opened passbook should be as flat as possible to ensure trouble-free trans- portation into the paper. Place the passbook on the right-hand side of the document support with the page to be printed facing up.

  • Page 42: Removing Media

    Print media User Guide After the passbook is printed, it should be au- tomatically ejected from the printer and re- leased for removal. If the passbook has not successfully ejected from the printer, press the STOP key to to take the printer to STOP (Offline) mode: press the STOP key again to eject the passbook.

  • Page 43: Changing The Ribbon Cassette

    User Guide Changing the ribbon cassette Changing the ribbon cassette Make sure that the printer is switched off before replacing the ribbon cassette. The print head may be hot if the printer has been printing for a STOP long time. Wait until it cools to a temperature safe for handling. Removing the ribbon cassette Open the top cover by grasping it at the right and left-hand sides and swing upward until it...
  • Page 44 Changing the ribbon cassette User Guide Remove the colored ribbon guide from the print head by pulling it downwards. Raise the front end of the ribbon cassette on both sides. Take the ribbon cassette out of the printer. Ensure proper disposal of used ribbon cassettes in accordance with the applicable national laws and regulations.

  • Page 45: Inserting The Ribbon Cassette

    User Guide Changing the ribbon cassette Inserting the ribbon Take the new ribbon cassette from the packaging and remove the trans- portation lock which fixes the ribbon guide to the cassette. cassette First insert the new ribbon cassette by hoo- king it into the rear slots of its mountings.
  • Page 46 Changing the ribbon cassette User Guide Pull the ribbon guide under the print head. Tighten the ribbon by turning the tension gear in the direction of the arrow (see image be- low). Press the ribbon guide onto the print head from underneath until you hear it click into place.
  • Page 47 User Guide Changing the ribbon cassette Close the main frame by pressing the colored section in the middle of the frame as shown and ensure both left and right hand sides of the frames are fully latched. Close the cover. The printer is now ready to operate and to be switched on again.

  • Page 49: Replacing The Print Head

    User Guide Replacing the print head Replacing the print head As the print head has a very long life, under normal circumstances it ra- rely needs replacing. Always take care not to print over the edge or on a fold or perfo- STOP ration, as this can damage the needles of the print head.
  • Page 50 Replacing the print head User Guide Press the green release lever for the printing mechanism. This swings the printing mecha- nism backwards. If the printer has been printing STOP for a long time, the print head can be hot. Wait until it has coo- led to a temperature suitable for handling.
  • Page 51 User Guide Replacing the print head Remove the two outside located screws from the print head. Disconnect the two flexible cables from the print head. Now remove the print head from its mounting by easing it forward. Ensure proper disposal of the print head in accordance with the applicable national laws and regulations.

  • Page 52: Inserting New Print Head

    Replacing the print head User Guide Inserting new print head Ease the new print head down into the mounting. Set the print head onto the center of area Fasten the two screws Connect the flexible cables to each connec- tor. Make sure to push them fully into the con- nectors;...
  • Page 53 User Guide Replacing the print head Pull the ribbon guide under the print head. Tighten the ribbon by turning the tension gear in the direction of the arrow (see image be- low). Press the ribbon guide onto the print head from underneath until you hear it click into place.
  • Page 54 Replacing the print head User Guide Close the main frame by pressing the colored section in the middle of the frame as shown and ensure both left and right hand sides of the frames are fully latched. Close the cover. The printer is now ready for operation and can be switched on again.

  • Page 55: Menu

    User Guide Menu Menu Programming using the As well as being able to control your printer via your applications soft- ware you use, you can also program the printer directly. There are two control panel programming options you can use: Programming via the control panel.

  • Page 56: Calling Up The Menu

    Menu User Guide Calling up the menu You can access the menu in the following way: Ensure the printer is powered off. Power on the printer whilst holding the USER1 key. PAPER USER1 USER2 STOP /EJECT SETUP The printer initialises and the LCD displays the message: PAPER MENU...

  • Page 57: Menu Handling

    User Guide Menu Menu handling You can navigate in the current menu using the three keys of the con- Key functions trol panel. In menu mode the USER1 key has the following functions: USER1 key Press the USER1 key to return to the pre- PAPER MENU vious parameter group or parameter on the...

  • Page 58: Stop/Eject Key

    Menu User Guide Pressing the USER2 key again will open the PAPER Return to first parameter group or parameter of the Prev. Layer same menu level. USER1 STOP USER2 By pressing the STOP/EJECT key you will /EJECT SETUP return to the previous menu layer (see also , page 50).

  • Page 59: Setting Parameters (Principle)

    User Guide Menu Before you begin setting the parameters, you should check which para- Setting parameters meters your system requires. Furthermore it is recommended to print (principle) out the status page which contains the actual valid parameter values (see , page 55). Printing out the status page The initial values, which are activated after switching on or after error correction, are determined using the adjustable printer parameters.

  • Page 60: Terminating Menu Mode

    Menu User Guide Press the USER2 key to select a next parameter value or press the PAPER USER1 key to select a previous parameter value. USER1 STOP USER2 /EJECT SETUP Press STOP/EJECT key to save a parameter value. In the second line PAPER of the LCD display the message Accepted appears.

  • Page 61: Selecting The Lc Display Language

    User Guide Menu This section describes how to make settings in the menu, using the sel- Selecting the LC display ection of the national language as an example. language This example shows how to change from the English language to the German language.
  • Page 62 Menu User Guide Press the STOP/EJECT key to confirm the PAPER Sprache selection. Deutsch akzept. The printer switch to german language imme- USER1 STOP USER2 diately. /EJECT SETUP To change other parameter items in this menu PAPER Zuruck zur level, use the USER1 or USER2 keys to navi- vorh.

  • Page 63: Printing Out The Status Page

    User Guide Menu Printing out the The printer has a function that allows you to printout the current para- meter settings. status page There are two ways to print out the parameter settings. Power on + USER2 key Selection of “Test Print Status Page” in menu mode Power on + USER2 key Power the printer off.

  • Page 64: Print Out Status Page In Menu Mode

    Menu User Guide Print out status page in menu mode Power the printer off. Press and hold the USER1 key while swit- ching on the printer. PAPER USER2 USER1 STOP /EJECT SETUP Press the USER1 key twice. The following PAPER MENU message appears in the LCD display: COMMON...
  • Page 65 User Guide Menu When the test printout is aborted or comple- PAPER Print StatusPage ted, LCD will display Print StatusPage Com- Completed pleted. USER1 STOP USER2 Press the STOP/EJECT key to return to /EJECT SETUP menu mode. If you want to terminate Setup Mode after the printout of the status pa- ge, hold the STOP/EJECT key pressed for three seconds after Print StatusPage Completed is displayed.

  • Page 66: Status Page (Example)

    Menu User Guide Status page (example)

  • Page 67: Menu Parameters

    User Guide Menu Menu parameters The following section introduces and explains all the possible menu settings. The default setting is marked by an asterisk (*) Parameter group Parameter Possible settings Description MENU Default Set Sets all parameters to the default settings. COMMON Menu 1 sets all parameters of Menu 1 to the Menu 1...
  • Page 68 Menu User Guide Parameter group Parameter Possible settings Description Font Draft This parameter selects the character style. Draft Banking The fonts available depend on the installed Courier character generator. For more information on Roman character generators, refer to Loading firm- Sans Serif ware, page 17 Gothic...
  • Page 69 User Guide Menu Parameter group Parameter Possible settings Description Top of form pos. 0/60 Sets the position of the first printing line. The factory setting for the first printing position is 10/60 10/60" (4,23 mm). This is equivalent to the second line from the top.
  • Page 70 Menu User Guide Parameter group Parameter Possible settings Description Paper ejection drop Selects the paper position after paper ejection. hold Message display Selects displaying messages on or off in Oli- vetti, EPSON and IBM 4722 emulation. NOTE: These messages will not be displayed if IBM Proprinter XL is selected as Emulation Type.
  • Page 71 User Guide Menu Parameter group Parameter Possible settings Description Protocol Ready/Busy Selects the type of protocol, i.e. a certain set of Xon/Xoff rules and procedures for ensuring error-free data exchanges between computer and prin- ter. Details of the available protocols can be found in the section Serial attachment characteristics, page 131.
  • Page 72 Menu User Guide Parameter group Parameter Possible settings Description MENU Emulation type US-ASCII Selects the national character set in Epson Epson France emulation. The character sets are not neces- Germany sarily available for all fonts; see also section Great Britain Available code pages and fonts, page 106.

  • Page 73: Test Function

    User Guide Menu Test function With the interface mode (Hex-Dump/H-Dump) you can diagnose data Hex Dump transmission from the computer to the printer. In this special mode, the data from the computer is printed out in two columns. The text in the left column is printed in hexadecimal format and in the right column in ASCII format.

  • Page 74: Exiting The Test Mode

    Menu User Guide If the printer receives data when there is no PAPER Hex Dump paper in the printer, the message will be chan- Load Paper ged to Hex Dump Load Paper. USER1 STOP USER2 /EJECT SETUP You can only exit the test mode by switching off the printer. Exiting the test mode Test printout Hex Dump Address...

  • Page 75: Troubleshooting

    User Guide Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Many of the faults and problems which may occur while using the prin- ter are minor problems which you can solve yourself. The following chapter should help you to distinguish between a simple operating error and a major malfunction. This chapter provides information on the rectification of faults without the assistance of specially trained personnel.

  • Page 76: General Print Problems

    Troubleshooting User Guide General print problems Problem Corrective action The display remains dark Switch off the printer and proceed as follows: The printer is switched on, but nothing Check that the power plug is correctly connected to the socket happens (nothing is displayed, no on the printer.

  • Page 77: Problems With Paper Feed

    User Guide Troubleshooting Problem Corrective action Problems with paper feed Check that the correct media type is selected in the menu, if necessary select the correct media type. See section Paper will not load or feed Media page 61. Check if the right edge of the document is positioned inside the area between the left side of the symbol and the right edge of the document support.

  • Page 78: Problems With The Print Quality

    Troubleshooting User Guide Problems with the print quality Problem Corrective action Print is faulty The inserted document is too thick. Use a document with the correct thickness. Refer to the section Paper specifications, page 87 and the chapter Print media, page 31. Print is too pale The ribbon exhausted or the ribbon cassette is not correctly fitted.

  • Page 79: Error Messages And Warnings

    User Guide Troubleshooting Error messages and Malfunctions are differentiated as warnings and errors. For a warning a message only appears on the LCD briefly. warnings As soon as the control logic of the printer detects an error, it aborts the printout and the Ready and the Paper indicators on the control panel starts to blink.

  • Page 80: Unrecoverable Errors

    Troubleshooting User Guide The following errors are unrecoverable by the user. If displayed in the Unrecoverable errors LCD display, power the printer off and on again. CAM Error Carrier Error RAM Error ROM Error EPROM Error CG Error MSR-H Error Key Scan Error If the error message appears again after you have repeatedly powered the printer off and on, contact your dealer or customer...

  • Page 81: Recoverable Errors

    User Guide Troubleshooting Recoverable errors Message Condition Corrective action Print Head Hot The print head is too hot. Power the printer off, open the cover and wait a few minutes. Then power Error the printer on again. Ribbon Cassette Either the ribbon cassette is not installed Check if the ribbon cassette is in- correctly, the ribbon is not functioning cor- stalled correctly (see section...

  • Page 82: Framing Error (Serial I/F)

    Troubleshooting User Guide Message Condition Corrective action Framing Error The Stop bit is not detected by the serial If STOP/EJECT key is pressed, the interface. error message is canceled and the (Serial I/F) “?” is printed instead of the received data printer is in offline (STOP) state.

  • Page 83: Warnings

    User Guide Troubleshooting Warnings Message Condition Corrective action USER2 key Data in Buffer USER1 or is pressed in When the above-mentioned condi- online state and there is data in the print tion occurs, LCD Message is dis- buffer. played "Warning Data in buffer" for 3 second and it returns to the origi- nal state.Therefore, the function of pressed key is not performed.

  • Page 84: Clearing Paper Jams

    Troubleshooting User Guide Clearing paper jams If a document which was fed into the printer is not automatically ejec- ted or ejected after pressing the STOP/EJECT key on the control pa- nel after its processing, a paper jam has occurred inside the printer and is displayd in the LCD display.
  • Page 85 User Guide Troubleshooting Press the two green release levers on both si- des of the panel and lift the panel up. Then re- move the jammed paper by pulling it in direction of the arrow out of the printer. Close the main frame by pressing the colored section in the middle of the frame as shown by the white arrow and ensure both left and right hand sides of the frames are fully latched.

  • Page 87: Care And Maintenance

    User Guide Care and maintenance Care and maintenance The printer is designed to operate with minimal maintenance. It is ad- visable to clean the inside of the printer from time to time with a vacu- um cleaner. Before cleaning, turn off the printer, wait 5 to 10 seconds and STOP disconnect the power cable.

  • Page 88: Cleaning The Msr-H Magnetic Stripe

    Care and maintenance User Guide Cleaning the MSR-H If your printer has an MSR magnetic stripe reader, the MSR read/write head can be cleaned with a special cleaning sheet as follows. magnetic stripe Press the USER1 and USER2 key and keep the key pressed while switching on the printer.
  • Page 89 User Guide Care and maintenance After finishing the cleaning process the LCD PAPER MSR-H Cleaning displays the Message MSR-H Cleaning OK. You can repeat the cleaning routine by pres- USER1 STOP USER2 sing the STOP/EJECT key. /EJECT SETUP If an error occurs during the cleaning process, PAPER MSR-H Cleaning the LCD displays the message MSR-H Cle-...

  • Page 90: Transport Of The Printer

    Care and maintenance User Guide Transport of the printer If you intend to transport the printer over a short distance only, ensure Preparations for trans- that it has been switched off correctly. port Never remove the mains plug when you can still hear mechani- STOP cal noise.

  • Page 91: Specifications

    User Guide Specifications Specifications Printer specifications Printer system Serial impact matrix printer Printhead with 24 needles Diameter 0.23 mm Print speed Draft (High Speed) 16.6 17.1 Draft (Normal) 16.6 17.1 Letter Quality (High Speed) 16.6 17.1 Letter Quality (Normal) 16.6 17.1 Tab speed 10 IPS (Inches Per Second) max.
  • Page 92 Specifications User Guide Fonts Draft Draft Standard CG Draft Banking Courier Roman Sans Serif Script OCR-A OCR-B Bold Optional CGs Gothic Prestige Elite Orator 1) If OCR-A font is selected, the code page will automatically select DIN as code page. Emulations Epson ESC/P (T5023, HPR4915) IBM 4722 (including Proprinter...
  • Page 93 User Guide Specifications Apparent power consumption Operation (maximum): US: 89.7 VA; EU: 93.6 VA Standby: US: 8.8 VA; EU: 11.4 VA Noise : 7.1 dB in operation Sound output level : 55 dB in operation Sound pressure level Paper feed Friction feed MTBF 10,000 power on hours at 25% DC...
  • Page 94 Specifications User Guide Approvals DIN EN 60 950 / VDE 0805, TUV (EN 60950) / Certified CE Mark, UL 60950 3rd Edition / C-UL (CSA C22.2 No 60950-00) new reversion, IEC 60950- 1, EN 55022:1998 (Class B), EN 55024: 1998, FCC PT 15B : 2000 (Class B), EN61000-3-2:2000, EN61000-3-3:1995...

  • Page 95: Paper Specifications

    User Guide Specifications Paper specifications Single and multi-copy sheet Paper width 70 to 240 mm Paper length 70 to 500 mm Paper weight Single sheet: 60 to 160 g/m Multi sheet: 80 to 260 g/m Paper thickness Single sheet: 0.08 to 0.5 mm Multi sheet: 0.08 to 0.5 mm Number of copies...
  • Page 96 Specifications User Guide Paper quality Light pulp paper of medium fine quality, paper bea- ring the quality mark SM Post and photocopy paper are suitable for use. Unsuitable are: satin-finish or coated papers, imita- tion art papers, and embossed papers. Since paper as natural material reacts strongly to environmental influences (e.g.

  • Page 97: Interface Specifications

    User Guide Specifications Interface specifications Parallel interface bidirectional Type of data transmission 8-bit parallel interface (Centronics compatible) IEEE-1284; Nibble and ECP mode Transmission rate Max. 30 KHz Signal status Low: 0.0 V to +0.4 V High: +2.4 V to +5.0 V Connection cable Material: AWG 28 at least Length: up to 2.0 m...

  • Page 99: B Character Sets

    User Guide Character sets Character sets This chapter shows the character sets and contains a list of all available character sets which can be selected via control panel or by escape se- quences. The following example shows you how to find the hexadecimal value for a character from the symbol set tables.

  • Page 100: Ocr-A Character Set

    Character sets User Guide OCR-A character set...

  • Page 101: Epson Character Sets

    User Guide Character sets Epson character sets Italic Graphic1...

  • Page 102: Graphic2

    Character sets User Guide Graphic2...

  • Page 103: Ibm Code Pages

    User Guide Character sets IBM code pages Code page 437 Code page 850...

  • Page 104: Code Page 860

    Character sets User Guide Code page 860 Code page 863...

  • Page 105: Code

    User Guide Character sets Code page 865 Code page 851...

  • Page 106: Code

    Character sets User Guide Code page 852 Code page 853...

  • Page 107: Code

    User Guide Character sets Code page 855 Code page 857...

  • Page 108: Code

    Character sets User Guide Code page 866 Code page 869...

  • Page 109: Code Page Ussr Gost

    User Guide Character sets Code page USSR Gost Code page 864...

  • Page 110: Code Page 437G

    Character sets User Guide Code page 437G Code page 920 (equivalent to ISO 8859-9)

  • Page 111: Code Page 923 (Equivalent To Iso 8859-15)

    User Guide Character sets Code page 858 Code page 923 (equivalent to ISO 8859-15)

  • Page 112: Iso Code Pages

    Character sets User Guide ISO code pages ISO 8859-2 ISO 8859-5...

  • Page 113: Iso 8859-7

    User Guide Character sets ISO 8859-7 ISO 8859-8...

  • Page 114: Available Code Pages And Fonts

    Character sets User Guide Available code pages The following list includes all the character sets you can select from the control panel or via ESC sequences and specifies the fonts in which and fonts they are available. The printer does not support all code pages in all the fonts. See the Code page table and notes.
  • Page 115 User Guide Character sets Font Draft Sans Orator- Draft Roman Courier Bold Prestige Script Orator Gothic OCR-A OCR-B Code page Banking Serif CP 923 (equiva- lent to ISO 8859- ISO 8859-1 Latin ISO 8859-2 Latin ISO 8859-5 Cyrillic ISO 8859-7 Greek ISO 8859-8 Hebrew...

  • Page 117: C Emulations

    User Guide Emulations Emulations When a printer understands the control set written for another printer type, it is said to emulate the other printer. Your printer emulates, i.e. “understands” the Olivetti PR2, the Epson and the IBM emulation in its standard version. Escape sequences Escape sequences or control codes tell the printer that the following transmitted code is a printer command and not a printable character.

  • Page 118: What Are Escape Sequences

    Emulations User Guide An escape sequence consists of an ESCape control character (ESC = What are escape decimal 27 or hexadecimal 1B) followed by one or more characters, sequences? which represent commands to the printer. Please note that this escape character has nothing to do with the ESC key on your computer key- board.

  • Page 119: List Of Available Control Codes

    User Guide Emulations List of available control The following table shows the available sequences in the various emu- lations. codes If you want to know more about control codes, we recommend our Programmer’s Application Manual on this CD-ROM. Detailled infor- mation on PR2 control codes can be found in the original PR2 pro- grammer’s manual.
  • Page 120 Emulations User Guide Command sequence Function Line feed forward Form feed (ejection from rear) Carriage return Back Space ESC 7 Line feed back ESC H nnn Set absolute horizontal position ESC I nnn Set relative vertical position ESC L nnn Set absolute vertical position ESC O Eject document...
  • Page 121 User Guide Emulations Command sequence Function ESC r x Synchronous basic machine status ESC sp B Request for Document Status ESC B id m ESC Z Synchronous Document Status ESC sp b Request for FW Release ID ESC b idrel1;idver1; ... idreln;idvern ESC Z FW Release ID ESC sp a Request for Set-Up configuration...

  • Page 122: Pr50 Mode

    Emulations User Guide PR50 mode Command sequence Function Page Layout ESC Q nnn mmm ESC Z Define document length ESC J nnn Define left margin ESC T nnn Define top of form " TOF" ESC M nnn Define bottom of form "BOF" ESC &...
  • Page 123 User Guide Emulations Command sequence Function Bell Clear print memory ESC # n Assign reference for ESC L nnn ESC | A nnn Define offset in elementary steps ESC | B nnnn Define document width in elementary steps ESC ' n Set up document type ESC / m nnnn Absolute vertical position in elementary steps...
  • Page 124 Emulations User Guide Command sequence Function ESC t datiGS Data to be recorded on the magnetic stripe ESC \ Record and verify magnetic stripe ESC Y E k1 K2 Set horizontal magnetic device ESC Y B k1 K2 Set MICR Magnetic Read External paper handling device control ESC } + Form position control...

  • Page 125: Pr2845 Mode

    User Guide Emulations PR2845 mode Command sequence Function Page Layout ESC Q nnn mmm ESC Z Define document length ESC J nnn Define left margin ESC T nnn Define top of form " TOF" ESC M nnn Define bottom of form "BOF" ESC &...
  • Page 126 Emulations User Guide Command sequence Function Bell Clear print memory ESC # n Assign reference for ESC L nnn ESC | A nnn Define offset in elementary steps ESC | B nnnn Define document width in elementary steps ESC ' n Set up document type ESC / m nnnn Absolute vertical position in elementary steps...
  • Page 127 User Guide Emulations Command sequence Function ESC t datiGS Data to be recorded on the magnetic stripe ESC \ Record and verify magnetic stripe ESC } r MICR magnetic read ESC Y E k1 K2 Set horizontal magnetic device ESC Y B k1 K2 Set MICR Magnetic Read External paper handling device control ESC } +...

  • Page 128: Ibm Mode

    Emulations User Guide IBM mode Command sequence Functions Horizontal position control Backspace Horizontal tab Carriage return ESC BS 1BH 08H Backspace ESC HT 1BH 09H Horizontal tab ESC CR 1BH 0DH Carriage return ESC D 1BH 44H Set horizontal tabs ESC X 1BH 58H Set horizontal margins...
  • Page 129 User Guide Emulations Command sequence Functions Cancel double-wide printing by line ESC SO 1BH 0EH Double-wide printing by line ESC SI 1BH 0FH Condensed printing ESC DC2 1BH 12H Select 10 cpi ESC DC4 1BH 14H Cancel double-wide printing by line ESC - 1BH 2DH Continuous underscore...
  • Page 130 Emulations User Guide Command sequence Functions Beeper Select printer Deselect printer Cancel Data ESC BEL 1BH 07H Beeper ESC DC1 1BH 11H Select printer ESC DC3 1BH 13H Deselect printer ESC CAN 1BH 18H Cancel data ESC Q 1BH 51H Deselect printer ESC R 1BH 52H...

  • Page 131: Epson Mode

    User Guide Emulations Epson mode Command sequence Function Horizontal position control Backspace Horizontal Tab Carriage Return ESC $ 1BH 24H Set Absolute Print Position ESC D 1BH 44H Select Horizontal Tabs ESC Q 1BH 51H Set Right Margin ESC \ 1BH 5CH Set Relative Print Position ESC a...
  • Page 132 Emulations User Guide Command sequence Function ESC SI 1BH 0FH Select Condensed Mode ESC ! 1BH 21H Master Select ESC ( - 1BH 28H 2DH Select Score ESC - 1BH 2DH Auto Underscore ESC 4 1BH 34H Select Italic Mode ESC 5 1BH 35H Cancel Italic Mode...
  • Page 133 User Guide Emulations Command sequence Function Others Beeper Select Printer Deselect Printer Cancel Line Delete Character ESC EM 1BH 19H Set Auto Sheet Feeder Mode ESC SP 1BH 20H Set Inter Character Space ESC # 1BH 23H Cancel MSB Control ESC <...
  • Page 134 Emulations User Guide Command sequence Function ESC [ n , t 1BH 5BH n 2CH 74H Increasing the copying power ESC [ n ! z 1BH 5BH n 21H 7AH Global printer status ESC [ " z 1BH 5BH 22H 7AH Requesting special printer messages ESC [ n ;...

  • Page 135: D Interfaces

    User Guide Interfaces Interfaces Your printer offers the possibility of operating either via a parallel, a serial or a USB interface. There is also a printer model with a second serial interface. This chapter informs you about the interfaces and describes the communication between your computer and the printer.

  • Page 136: Parallel Interface

    Interfaces User Guide Parallel interface The bidirectional parallel interface offers the so called “nibble” and the ECP mode of the IEEE1284 interface standard. This enables installa- tion in accordance with Windows “Plug & Play”. The standard parallel interface is able to transfer data at a speed of max. 30,000 bytes per second.

  • Page 137: Ecp Mode

    User Guide Interfaces ECP mode Signal In/Out Parallel In/Out HostClk Signal GND DATA0 Bi-Di Signal GND DATA1 Bi-Di Signal GND DATA2 Bi-Di Signal GND DATA3 Bi-Di Signal GND DATA4 Bi-Di Signal GND DATA5 Bi-Di Signal GND DATA6 Bi-Di Signal GND DATA7 Bi-Di Signal GND...

  • Page 138: Serial Interface Rs232C

    Interfaces User Guide Serial interface RS232C Your printer’s serial interface supports the RS232C specification. The signals are received and transmitted by a 9 pin male connector. Use a serial interface cable that meets the requirements of your host PC. Type RS232C interface Synchronization Asynchronous...

  • Page 139: Serial Attachment Characteristics

    User Guide Interfaces Serial attachment characteristics The interface supports the following data rates. Data rates 4800 bps 9600 bps 19200 bps 38400 bps This interface will also support the following: Supported protocols 7 or 8 Data Bits Even, Odd, None Parity 1 or 2 Stop Bit(s) Ready/Busy or XON/XOFF handshaking A data frame consists of a start bit, seven or eight data bits, 0 or 1 parity...

  • Page 140: Handshake

    Interfaces User Guide Handshaking in the serial environment is most commonly handled by Handshake software and/or hardware. The manipulation of the hardware hand- shaking is handled by the following 4 lines: RTS (Request to Send) CTS (Clear to Send) DSR (Data Set Ready) DTR (Data Terminal Ready) When Ready/Busy protocol is selected, DTR will be used to pace the Ready/Busy (Hardware...

  • Page 141: Configuring The Serial Interface Of The Pc

    User Guide Interfaces Configuring the serial interface of the PC To use the serial interface of your PC, you must add the following DOS mode/Command line mode commands to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: mode com1:9600,n,8,1,p mode lpt1:= com1: With the first MODE command, you configure the serial interface Com1 of your PC to the printer’s factory defaults.

  • Page 142: Usb Interface

    Interfaces User Guide USB interface The USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface has the following features: Full compliance with the Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 for Full Speed Mode. USB Function Controller with two FIFO-based Endpoints: One bidirectional Control Endpoint 0 (8 bytes) One receive Endpoint 1 (1*64 bytes) The signaling bit rate is 12 MB/s (Full speed).

  • Page 143: E Consumables And Accessories

    User Guide Consumables and accessories Consumables and accessories Consumables Only use ribbon cassettes from the manufacturer as products from other manufacturers may damage the print head or the ribbon drive. Consumables Order no. Ribbon in recyclable cassettes, color: black 043393 Accessories Only use print heads that are approved to prevent damage to your prin- ter.
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