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Dascom 1500 User Manual

Dascom 1500 User Manual (138 pages)

Matrix Printer

Brand: Dascom | Category: Printer | Size: 3 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1 Introduction

9
- Features
  
  10
  - Symbols Used
    11
- Important Safety Instructions
  
  12
  - Safety Precautions
    12
Chapter 2 Operating the Printer

13
- Overview
  
  13
- Setting up Your Printer
  
  14
  - Unpacking the Printer
    14
  - Placing the Printer
    15
  - Installation Procedure
    16
  - Installing the Ribbon Cassette
    17
  - Connecting the Printer
    19
    
    Checking the Printer Voltage
    19
    
    Connecting the Mains Power
    19
    
    Connecting the Interface Cable
    20
    
    Switching on the Printer
    20
- Printer Components
  
  21
  - Front View
    21
  - Rear View
    22
  - Internal View
    23
- Operations of the Control Panel
  
  24
  - LED Indicators
    24
  - Control Panel Keys
    25
  - Font Selection
    26
- Paper Handling
  
  27
  - Paper Types
    27
  - Paper Specifications
    27
    
    Paper Size
    27
    
    Paper Thickness and Number of Copies
    27
  - Loading Paper
    28
    
    Overview of Paper Operations
    28
    
    Paper Select Lever
    28
    
    Print Gap Lever
    29
  - Fanfold Paper
    30
    
    Unloading Continuous Forms
    31
  - Single Sheets
    32
    
    Ejecting Single Sheets
    33
  - Paper Parking Function
    34
    
    Switching from Fanfold Paper to Single Sheets
    34
    
    Switching from Single Sheets to Fanfold Paper
    34
  - Feeding and Positioning Paper
    35
    
    Print Area Definition
    35
    
    Continuous Forms
    36
    
    Single Sheets
    37
  - Setting the First Printing Line (TOF)
    38
  - Selecting Tear-Off Mode
    39
  - Paper Types
    41
  - Using the Tractor as Pull Tractor
    41
  - Printing
    43
Chapter 3 Printing

43
- Starting or Stopping Printing
  
  44
  - Starting Printing
    44
  - Stopping Printing
    44
  - Resuming Printing
    44
    
    Resuming from a Paper-Out
    44
  - Special Mode
    45
Chapter 4 Special Mode

45
- Special Mode Functions
  45
- Set-Up Mode
  
  46
  - How Set-Up Works
    46
  - Entering the Set-Up Mode
    47
  - Overview of the Set-Up Mode
    48
    
    Options with Pre-Determined Values
    50
    
    Options with Undetermined Values
    51
  - Points to Remember
    51
  - Functions, Parameters and Values
    52
    
    PRINTER CONTROL Menu
    52
    
    FONT Menu
    53
    
    SYMBOL SETS Menu
    54
    
    SET-UP Menu
    55
    
    INTERFACE Menu
    56
    
    NETWORK Menu
    57
    
    COMMON (PUSH TRAC) Menu
    58
    
    FRICTION Menu
    60
    
    Recalling Factory Settings (RCALL-FACT)
    62
    
    Saving and Exiting
    62
- Using the Diagnostic Functions
  
  63
  - Print Configuration Function
    63
  - Printing Test Function
    65
  - Hex Dump Mode
    66
  - Printing Alignment Adjustment
    67
  - Top of Form Adjustment Function
    69
  - Setting of the First Dot Position on the Left Side
    70
  - Menu Access
    72
  - Setting Setup Mode to Default Value (Standard)
    73
  - Maintenance
    75
Chapter 5 Maintenance

75
- Cleaning
  
  75
  - Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer
    75
  - Cleaning the Paper Rollers
    77
- Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge
  
  78
- Replacing the Print Head
  
  81
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

83
- Solving Problems
  
  83
- Diagnostic Functions
  
  90
Chapter a Specifications

91
- Printer Specifications
  
  91
- Paper Specifications
  
  93
  - Print Area
    94
    
    Continuous Forms
    94
    
    Single Sheets
    95
  - Paper Thickness
    97
Chapter B Interfaces

99
- Parallel Interface
  
  99
  - Parallel Interface Pin Assignment
    100
  - Compatible Mode
    101
  - Nibble Mode
    102
  - Data Transmission Timing
    103
- USB Interface
  
  104
  - Descriptor
    104
    
    Standard Device Descriptor
    104
    
    Configuration Descriptor
    105
    
    Interface Descriptor Alternate Setting
    105
    
    Endpoint 1 Descriptor
    106
    
    Endpoint 2 Descriptor
    106
- Serial Interface (Option
  
  107
  - Serial Attachment Characteristics
    107
    
    Signal Description for RS232C
    107
    
    Serial Interface Timings
    108
    
    Serial Interface Error Handling
    110
    
    Data Rates
    111
  - Configuring the Serial Interface of the PC
    113
- Auto Select Interface
  
  114
Chapter C Command Sets

115
- 24 Wire Printer
  
  116
  - Printer Basic Functions
    116
  - Emulation
    117
    
    Command List
    117
  - IBM Mode
    117
  - Epson Mode
    120
    
    Available Barcode Types
    126
Chapter D Character Sets

127
- IBM Proprinter Emulation
  
  128
  - IBM Set 1 and 2
    128
- Epson ESC Emulation
  
  129
  - National Character Sets
    129
  - Common Characters
    129
  - National Characters
    130
- Restriction of Fonts
  
  131
  - Non Scalable Fonts
    131
  - Scalable Fonts and Code Pages
    133
Supplies and Options

135
- Supplies
  
  135
- Options
  
  136
- Interface Modules
  
  136

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