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  • Page 1 User guide T2265+ T2280+ Matrix printer...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    User guide Table of contents Table of contents Introduction Printer features Symbols used About this manual Printer at a glance Printer in tractor mode Printer in single-sheet mode Paperway Installation Unpacking the printer Placing your printer Checking the printer voltage Connecting the printer Switching on the printer Inserting the ribbon cassette...
  • Page 4 Table of contents User guide The control panel The LC display Online mode Offline mode Setup mode Messages in the LC display Key functions when turning on the printer Paper handling Changing the paper type Changing the paper type in the setup menu Loading paper Fanfold paper Single sheets...
  • Page 5 User guide Table of contents Menu handling Save settings Selecting the LC display language Terminating Setup mode Menu structure Menu parameters Printing out menu configurations (Print) Loading menu configurations (Menu) Reset to default values (Reset) Quietmode (Quietm.) Selecting font (Font) Setting character density (CPI) Setting line spacing (LPI) Skiping perforation (Skip)
  • Page 6 Table of contents User guide National character set (Country) Slashed zero (Sl.Zero) Automatic carriage return (Auto-CR) Automatic line feed (Auto-LF) Menu lock (MenLock) Language (Language) Paper parameters (Paper) Form length (Forml) First printing position (FormAdj) Printhead gap manually (Head) View and tear position (AutoTear) Line length (Width) Barcode (Barcode) Normal characters and barcode (Barmode)
  • Page 7 User guide Table of contents Paper handling (Paphand) Increasing the printhead gap (Head up) Paper width (Pagewid) Left-hand area (Leftzon) Right-hand area (Rightzo) Physical left margin (Physlm) Bidirectional parallel interface (CX-bid) Line wrap (Wrap) Beep at paper end (Sound) Deactivate single sheet feeder (Single) Settings for paper with dark back (Pap.back) Setting for printing copy paper (HvyForm) Automatic paper width detection (APW)
  • Page 8 Table of contents User guide Care and maintenance Replacing the fuse Cleaning the housing Cleaning the interior Cleaning the platen Ribbon Cleaning the upper friction Carriage shafts Specifications Printer specifications Interface specifications Paper specifications Character sets MTPL standard character set MTPL, international substitution characters OCR-A character set OCR-B character set...
  • Page 9 User guide Table of contents Barcode List of available barcodes US Postnet barcode Royal Mail Customer barcode KIX barcode USPS Intelligent Mail barcode LC printing List of additional control codes Interfaces Parallel interface Connector assignment Ethernet interface Hardware Supported operating systems Supported protocols Designation of IP address Configuration...
  • Page 10 Table of contents User guide Options and accessories Options Automatic cut sheet feeder, front (ASF-F) Automatic cut sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R) Autocut facility Tractor 2, front Face down insertion Printer pedestal Paper basket Cable cover ESD brush Interface modules Optional firmware Accessories Ribbon cassettes Programming manuals...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    User guide Introduction Introduction Printer features Your printer has outstanding product features, e.g. high printing speed and print quality plus flexible paper management, making it a highly professional solution for many industrial sectors – particularly those which use continuous paper and generate large volumes of print on a daily basis.

  • Page 12: About This Manual

    Introduction User guide About this manual The user guide contains a detailed description of the printer, its charac- teristic features and additional information. Chapter 1 Printer at a glance lists all the parts of the printer. Chapter 2 Installation contains start-up instructions and points to note. Chapter 3 Inserting the ribbon cassette provides step-by-step instruc-...

  • Page 13: Printer At A Glance

    User guide Printer at a glance Printer at a glance Soundproofing cover Control panel Top cover Front cover Bottom cover Power switch Interface connectors Power cord connector and fuse...

  • Page 14: Printer In Tractor Mode

    Printer at a glance User guide Printer in tractor mode Tractors Printer in single-sheet mode Paper support Rear cover Paper guide Single sheet feeder, open...

  • Page 15: Paperway

    User guide Printer at a glance Paperway Standard printer: Tractor 1 Fanfold paper mode Single sheet* Options: Tractor 2 Tractor 3, only for 2T model, integrated Single sheet feeder front (ASF-F) Single sheet feeder rear (ASF-R) Tractor 3 Tractor 1 Single sheet mode Single sheet * Not available on some models.

  • Page 17: Installation

    User guide Installation Installation Unpacking the printer Place your printer on a solid surface (see Placing your printer, page 8). Make sure that the “Up” symbols point in the cor- rect direction. Open the packaging, take out the accessory cas- sette and unpack it.

  • Page 18: Placing Your Printer

    Installation User guide Placing your printer Place the printer on a solid, flat, surface, ensuring that the printer is positioned in such a way that it can not topple, and that there is easy access to the control panel and paper input devices. Also ensu- re that there is sufficient space for the printed out- put.

  • Page 19: Checking The Printer Voltage

    User guide Installation 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 voltage above the power inlet at the back of the printer. Contact your dealer if the setting is incorrect.

  • Page 20: Switching On The Printer

    Installation User guide Switching on the printer The power switch for switching on the printer is lo- cated at the bottom left at the front of the printer when viewed from the front. After switching on, the printer passes through a memory test during SDRAMTEST the initialization phase.

  • Page 21: Inserting The Ribbon Cassette

    User guide Inserting the ribbon cassette Inserting the ribbon cassette Installing the ribbon When delivered, no ribbon cassette is installed. When you switch on the printer the first time, the printers display shows the message: cassette the first time Now insert the supplied ribbon cassette. During the process of initialization after powering on, the prin- STOP ter checks if a ribbon cassette is installed.
  • Page 22 Inserting the ribbon cassette User guide Cautiously slide the print head carriage to the left stop (viewed from the printer front). Move the coloured friction tabs to the left and right (direction of the arrows) as shown in the figure and raise the friction mechanism.
  • Page 23 User guide Inserting the ribbon cassette Raise the coloured insertion tongue A. Remove the coloured protections A and B. Insert the coloured ribbon tension knob into the right-hand front location of the new ribbon casset- te. Turn the knob in the direction of the arrow in or- der to take up slack of the ribbon.
  • Page 24 Inserting the ribbon cassette User guide Slightly tilt the ribbon cassette forwards and thread in the ribbon between the coloured insertion ton- gue and the ribbon support (transparent plastic plate). Align and insert the cassette into the guides on the left and right, then press down until it clicks into place.
  • Page 25 User guide Inserting the ribbon cassette Press down the coloured insertion tongue A. Move the print head carriage back and forth sever- al times. If the ribbon is correctly seated, there must be no perceptible resistance. The ribbon should be transported during the travel from left to right.
  • Page 26 Inserting the ribbon cassette User guide Press the friction mechanism down until it clicks into place. Close the top cover.

  • Page 27: Changing The Ribbon Cassette

    User guide Inserting the ribbon cassette Changing the During the process of initialization after powering on, the prin- STOP ter checks if a ribbon cassette is installed. It also checks ribbon cassette during the execution of a print job the operativeness of the rib- bon cassette.
  • Page 28 Inserting the ribbon cassette User guide Move the coloured friction tabs to the left and right (direction of the arrows) as shown in the figure and raise the friction mechanism. Remove the used cassette.
  • Page 29 User guide Inserting the ribbon cassette Raise the coloured insertion tongue A. Remove the coloured protections A and B. Insert the coloured ribbon tension knob into the right-hand front location of the new ribbon casset- te. Turn the knob in the direction of the arrow in or- der to take up slack of the ribbon.
  • Page 30 Inserting the ribbon cassette User guide Slightly tilt the ribbon cassette forwards and thread in the ribbon between the coloured insertion ton- gue and the ribbon support (transparent plastic plate). Align and insert the cassette into the guides on the left and right, then press down until it clicks into place.
  • Page 31 User guide Inserting the ribbon cassette Press down the coloured insertion tongue A. Move the print head carriage back and forth sever- al times. If the ribbon is correctly seated, there must be no perceptible resistance. The ribbon should be transported during the travel from left to right.
  • Page 32 Inserting the ribbon cassette User guide Press the friction mechanism down until it clicks into place. Close the top cover.

  • Page 33: Printer Drivers

    User guide Printer drivers Printer drivers You need to 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 re- sults. All available printer drivers can be found on the CD-ROM en- closed with the printer, as well as on our Internet site, from which you...
  • Page 34 Printer drivers User guide Then click on Next. 7 Select the port to which your printer is connected, then click on Next. 8 Click on Data Carrier, then click on Browse. 9 Select the CD-ROM drive and open the directory n:\driver (“n“ stands for the letter of your PC drive).

  • Page 35: Installing A Printer Driver In Windows 7

    User guide Printer drivers 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 fol- lows. 1 Insert the supplied online CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 2 Click on the Start button in the Windows taskbar.

  • Page 36: Installing A Printer Driver In Windows Vista

    Printer drivers User guide Installing a printer driver in Windows Vista The online CD-ROM contains printer drivers for the most common Windows applications. To install the printer driver, proceed as fol- lows. 1 Insert the supplied online CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 2 Click on the Start button in the Windows taskbar.

  • Page 37: Other Operating Systems

    User guide Printer drivers 15 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. Other operating The printer can also be used with other operating systems such as Linux or Unix.

  • Page 38: Changing Printer Settings

    Printer drivers User guide Changing printer You can make permanent changes to the printer settings using the control panel of the printer (see Menu, page 57). Various printer settings settings can also be entered in the operating system of your PC, however.

  • Page 39: Loading Optional Firmware

    User guide Printer drivers Loading optional If you download new firmware as described below, all menu STOP set-tings will be overwritten. For this reason you should print a firmware menu dump in orto be able to reestablish the previous settings if necessary (see Printing out menu configurations (Print),...

  • Page 41: The Control Panel

    User guide The control panel The control panel The control panel keys are used for controlling your work with the printer. The control panel is located on the front right side of your printer and consists of a two-line LC display and six keys. The functions of the keys depend on the printer’s current mode (sta- tus).

  • Page 42: The Lc Display

    The control panel User guide The LC display The LC display tells you all the important printer settings and informs you which functions are currently assigned to which keys. The upper line informs you that the printer is either in online or offline mode (in the example below the printer is in the Online mode), and the selected paperpath (below: Trac1 = Tractor 1 = tractor mode).

  • Page 43: Online Mode

    User guide The control panel Online mode After switching on, the printer is automatically set to online mode. Only in this mode can it receive data from the computer. Tear key (4): Activates the tear function when fanfold paper is Online Trac1 loaded, see...

  • Page 44: Setup Mode

    The control panel User guide Setup mode In this mode, the following settings are available: Setup key: Sets the printer to setup mode, in which the following Adjust Paperway settings can be selected: Menu Char Online Menu key (1): Other menu settings. Acces may be disabled by the manufacturer (see note below).

  • Page 45: Messages In The Lc Display

    User guide The control panel Messages in the LC If the printer detects an internal fault or user error or if it expects you to do something, a message will appear in the LC display. It also dis- display plays the status during an operation (e.g. Initializing). Below you will find a list of messages with brief descriptions of each message.

  • Page 46: Key Functions When Turning On The Printer

    The control panel User guide Key functions when If you keep one of the following keys pressed during power-on until the printer has completed initialisation, the corresponding function is turning on the printer activated: If you keep the Online key depressed while turning on the printer, you enter the printer’s advanced menu mode.

  • Page 47: Paper Handling

    User guide Paper handling Paper handling This section describes how to set the paper type, load fanfold paper and single sheets, transport paper and move the paper to the tear position. Changing the paper You can change the paper type either from an application program, by means of the paper path quick selection feature or in the Setup type menu.

  • Page 48: Changing The Paper Type In The Setup Menu

    Paper handling User guide Changing the paper type in If you wish to change the paper type in the setup menu, proceed as follows. the setup menu Press the Setup key followed by Next (4) and Paperway (3). Select the desired paper type with the key < (2) or > (3). Press the Set (1) key to confirm your selection.

  • Page 49: Loading Paper

    User guide Paper handling Loading paper Your printer can process both fanfold paper and single sheets. For informations on allowable paper formats, refer to the section Paper specifications (page 136). Only use dust-free or low-dust paper. Many paper qualities are suitable for this printer.
  • Page 50 Paper handling User guide Open the coloured latch lever of the right-hand tractor and align it to the paper width. Insert the fanfold paper into the right-hand trac- tor. Make sure that it is inserted by the same length as on the left-hand tractor in order to avoid any paper jam.

  • Page 51: Single Sheets

    User guide Paper handling Single sheets Some printer models are designed for fanfold paper operation only and the- refore do not feature a single sheet feeder. The front cover can therefore not be opened on these models. Make sure that the printer is set to single sheet mode.
  • Page 52 Paper handling User guide Insert the single sheet into the input tray as far as possible. Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status. The sheet is automatically loaded when the printer is in online mode and receives data from the computer.

  • Page 53: Paper Transport

    User guide Paper handling Paper transport Loaded paper (fanfold paper/single sheets) can be transported in the printer in several ways. Make sure that the printer is in offline mode; press the Online key, Offline Trac1 if necessary. Park LF/FF Online Key Park (1) If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer, it is fed to the park position Setup...

  • Page 54: Moving The Paper To The Tear Position

    Paper handling User guide Moving the paper to the You can use the Tear key to move the paper to the tear position. tear position Swing the soundproofing cover towards the front (see below). The Online Trac1 tear edge is located at the front side of the paper output opening. Tear Online Make sure that the printer is in online mode.

  • Page 55: Removing Paper

    User guide Paper handling Removing paper Never use force to remove the paper from the printer. Other- STOP wise the mechanical components may be damaged. Make sure that the printer is in offline mode; press the Online key, Offline Trac1 if necessary.

  • Page 57: Settings

    User guide Settings Settings This section describes how to set the tear position, the first printing line, the print head gap as well as the font and the character density. Setting the print head The printer features automatic print head gap adjustment to the thickness of the paper used.

  • Page 58: Setting The Tear Position

    Settings User guide Setting the tear If the tear position of the paper is not aligned with the tear edge of the printer, you can adjust it. Inserted paper needs to be torn off if position necessary and retracted to park position. Press the Setup key.

  • Page 59: Setting The First Printing Line (Tof)

    User guide Settings Setting the first printing You can use the TOF function for setting the position of the first prin- ting line for each paper source and each menu individually. line (TOF) Before using the TOF function (if fanfold paper is used), you should first set the tear position;...

  • Page 60: Selecting Character Density And Font

    Settings User guide Selecting character You can use the CPI (Character Per Inch) key in setup mode to sel- ect the number of characters per inch to be printed. You can use the density and font Font key to select resident fonts. Press the Setup key, then the Char (4) key.

  • Page 61: Model

    User guide 2T model 2T model Introduction This section describes how to handle the rear tractor (paper feed from the rear), which is only available and permanently installed in the 2T printer model in addition to the primary tractor (paper feed from the front).

  • Page 62: Loading Paper Into The Rear Tractor

    2T model User guide Loading paper into the To place fanfold paper into the rear tractor, proceed as follows. rear tractor Swing the noise absorbing element towards the front, raise the rear cover vertically and remove Open both the right-hand and left-hand tractor flaps.
  • Page 63 User guide 2T model Release the coloured latch lever of the right- hand tractor and align it to the paper width. In- sert the fanfold paper into the right-hand trac- tor. Make sure that the paper form is inserted straight in order to avoid any paper jam. Close the tractor flap and lock the tractor by turning the lever towards the rear.

  • Page 64: Paper Guiding Bracket

    2T model User guide Paper guiding Important: It is absolutely necessary to mount the paper gui- STOP ding bracket when using the rear tractor. It serves to protect bracket the mains and interface cables from being damaged by the paper in the rear tractor. Hook the paper guiding bracket at the bottom of the printer as shown in the figure and then raise it until it clicks into place by exerting gentle...
  • Page 65 User guide 2T model Press the Online key to select the printer. When the printer receives Online Trac3 data from the computer, the single sheet will be loaded automatical- Load Online To load the single sheet before starting the printout, press the Load Setup key (4).

  • Page 67: The Menu

    User guide The Menu The Menu Programming via the Apart from being able to control your printer via the applications soft- ware you use, you can also program the printer directly. There are control panel two programming options you can use: Programming via the control panel.

  • Page 68: Menu Configurations

    The Menu User guide Menu configurations Every printer is shipped with factory default settings. Basic settings such as emulation, character size, form length etc., which many ap- plications make use of, are set. At the end of this chapter you will find a menu printout (page 94) which shows you the printer’s default set-...

  • Page 69: Menu Handling

    User guide The Menu Menu handling You can navigate in the current menu using the four function and se- lection keys arranged below the LC display field. Each function and parameter displayed in the LCD is executed or selected by the cor- responding key below, respectively.

  • Page 70: Selecting The Lc Display Language

    The Menu User guide Selecting the LC display This section describes how to make settings in the menu, using the selection of the national language as an example. language In this user guide all LC display messages are shown in english lan- guage.

  • Page 71: Terminating Setup Mode

    User guide The Menu Save your selection by pressing the Set key (1). An acoustic signal German verifies this action. < > Exit Online You can exit Parameter mode without saving a setting by pressing the Exit key (4), the old setting is retained. Setup After saving your setting (Set), the display in our example indicates the following text:...

  • Page 72: Menu Structure

    The Menu User guide Menu structure The menu structure of your printer may be slightly different from the example shown here, depending on the printer software. Back MENU FFaftLC Paphand Print Menu LeftMrg RightMrg Reset FFmode PapOpt Font Barcode Barmode Skip Width ESCChar...

  • Page 73: Menu Parameters

    User guide The Menu Menu parameters The following section introduces and explains all the possible menu settings. Press Setup key. Online Trac1 Tear Online Setup Press Menu (1) key. Adjust Paperway Setup mode and Menu mode may be disabled. Hold Menu Char Online...

  • Page 74: Reset To Default Values (Reset)

    The Menu User guide Reset to default values The current menu returns to the default values (factory settings). (Reset) Press Reset (2) key. Reset Quietm. Online Back Next Setup Press the No (1) or Yes (2) key to select the desired setting. Reset Menu1 Online Setup...

  • Page 75: Selecting Font (Font)

    User guide The Menu Selecting font (Font) This parameter selects the character style and its quality perma- nently. Press Font (2) key. Font CPI Online Back Next Setup Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Draft Setting Options: see table below <...

  • Page 76: Setting Character Density (Cpi)

    The Menu User guide Setting character density Sets the characters per inch (character pitch). The higher the pa- rameter the smaller the character spacing. (CPI) Press CPI (3) key. Font CPI Online Back Next Setup Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. 10 CPI Setting Options: 5 CPI, 6 CPI, 7.5 CPI, 8.6 CPI, 10 CPI, <...

  • Page 77: Skiping Perforation (Skip)

    User guide The Menu Skiping perforation (Skip) Skips the perforation; 7 different values (in inches) can be defined. Press Skip (3) key. Skip Back Next Online Setup Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Skip= 0.0 Inch * Setting Options: 0.0 to 3.5 Inch in steps of 0.5 inch Online...

  • Page 78: Selecting Emulation (Emulate)

    The Menu User guide Selecting emulation Selects the emulation. When a printer understands the control set written for another printer type, it is said to emulate the other printer. (Emulate) MTPL is also active in IBM or Epson emulation mode. Press Emulate (3) key.

  • Page 79: Settings For Interfaces (I/O)

    User guide The Menu Settings for interfaces (I/O) In this parameter group, you can choose various settings for the printer interfaces. See also Interfaces (page 165). Press I/O (3) key. Bidir Online Back Next Setup Serial interface (Serial) This parameter group only is valid, if an optional serial interface module is installed.

  • Page 80: Data Format (Format)

    The Menu User guide Data format (Format) This parameter serves to define the number of data bits, the parity check for received data bytes and the number of stop bits per data byte. Press Format (3) key. Baud Format Back Next Online Setup...

  • Page 81: Further Settings (Special)

    User guide The Menu Further Settings (Special) This parameter subgroup only appears if the serial port is used and the ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK or ACK/NAK protocol is activated. Press Special (2) key. Special Protocol Back Next Online Setup Error handling (ErrMode) On replaces the incorrect character with ?, Off deletes the entire block.

  • Page 82: Signal Feedback (Remote)

    The Menu User guide Signal feedback (Remote) Signal feedback; On = RDY/BUSY available, Off = No RDY/BUSY control. Press Remote (2) key. Remote Handthr Back Next Online Setup Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Remote=Off Setting Options: On/Off <...

  • Page 83: Protocol (Protocol)

    User guide The Menu Protocol (Protocol) This parameter serves to select the type of protocol, i.e. a certain set of rules and procedures for ensuring error-free data exchanges be- tween computer and printer. Press Protocol (3) key. Special Protocol Back Next Online Setup...

  • Page 84: Selecting Interface (Interf.)

    The Menu User guide Selecting interface (Interf.) Selects the interface. Printer is configured either for parallel, Ether- net or optional serial connection or in automatic change for the par- allel or the optional serial interface (Shared). Press Interf. (3) key. Serial Interf.

  • Page 85: Ethernet Interface (Eth-Int)

    User guide The Menu Ethernet interface In this parameter group you can choose settings for the internal Ethernet interface. (ETH-INT) Press ETH-INT (2) key. ETH-INT Online Back Next Setup Setting IP address (IP Addr) Input of the IP address of the printer. Press IP Addr (2) key.

  • Page 86: Setting Subnet Mask (Subnet)

    The Menu User guide Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired digit. OCTET 1= Setting Options: 0 to 255 Online < > Exit Default Setting: 0 Setup Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key (1). Set the remaining three digit groups in the same way.

  • Page 87: Ip Address Administration (Ip Get M)

    User guide The Menu IP address administration Selects the way of administrating the IP address. (IP Get M) Press IP Get M (3) key. Subnet IP Get M Back Next Online Setup Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. IP Get M=Static* Setting Options: Static, DHCP, BOOTP <...

  • Page 88: Selecting Character Set (Cg-Tab)

    The Menu User guide Selecting character set Only available for Epson LQ 2550/LQ2170 emulation. Either the Ep- son character set Italics or the IBM graphics character set or a DLL (CG-Tab) (download) character set, as defined before, can be activated in the code range from hex.

  • Page 89: National Character Set (Country)

    User guide The Menu National character set Selects the national character set. These character sets can be used according to the selected emulation. (Country) The character sets are not necessarily available for all fonts; see also Available character sets and fonts (page 144).

  • Page 90: Automatic Carriage Return (Auto-Cr)

    The Menu User guide Automatic carriage return Switches the automatic carriage return on or off after receiving the signal LF (lne feed). (Auto-CR) Press Auto-CR (2) key. Auto-CR Auto-LF Online Back Next Setup Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Auto-CR=On Setting Options: Off/On <...

  • Page 91: Menu Lock (Menlock)

    User guide The Menu Menu lock (MenLock) With MenLock = Off, all functions and settings are accessible with- out restriction in Online, Offline and Setup mode. If MenLock = Menu is activated, all functions and settings are still accessible in Online and Offline mode, however, in Setup mode you can only access the parameter groups Adjust (setting the print head gap [Head], top of form [TOF] and tear position [Tear]), Paperway (setting the paper path), Font (setting the font) and the character...

  • Page 92: Paper Parameters (Paper)

    The Menu User guide Paper parameters (Paper) Selects the paper parameters Formlen (form length), FormAdj (first printing position) and Head (printhead gap, only if AGA=Off) sepa- rately for each paper source in the current menu. Non-installed and with the parameter PapOpt activated options can- not be selected.
  • Page 93 User guide The Menu Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. 6 LPI =72 Setting Options: 6 bis 144 Online < > Exit Default Setting: 72 Setup Sets the form length via line formats. Please note that the adjust- ment in Lines depends on the selected LPI.

  • Page 94: First Printing Position (Formadj)

    The Menu User guide First printing position (FormAdj) Sets the first print position of a form in n/72 inch, separately adjust- able for each paper path. The settings made here reduce the height of the printable area. Press FormAdj (3) key. Forml FormAdj Back Next...

  • Page 95: Printhead Gap Manually (Head)

    User guide The Menu Printhead gap manually (Head) This parameter is ignored if the automatic gap adjustment (AGA) is activated; see Automatic gap adjustment (AGA) (page 105). Adjusts the printhead gap manually; separately adjustable for each paper path. Press Head (2) key. Head Back Next...

  • Page 96: View And Tear Position (Autotear)

    The Menu User guide View and tear position The auto tear function or the auto view function can be selected as desired. (AutoTear) When auto view is switched on, the last printed text is visible. As soon as data is received the paper moves to the “normal” print posi- tion.

  • Page 97: Line Length (Width)

    User guide The Menu Line length (Width) Selects the line length in inches. With the setting of 8 Inch, the print- er operates like a printer with a width of only 8 inches. Press Width (2) key. Width Online Back Next Setup Use the <...

  • Page 98: Normal Characters And Barcode (Barmode)

    The Menu User guide Normal characters and Allows printing of normal characters on the left and right of the bar- barcode (Barmode) code. Press Barmode (3) key. Barcode Barmode Online Back Next Setup Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. Secured Setting Options: Secured/Unsecured <...

  • Page 99: Form Feed Mode (Ffmode)

    User guide The Menu Form feed mode (FFmode) Specifies whether a form feed is to be performed when the paper reaches the top print line. Press FFmode (2) key. FFmode PapOpt Online Back Next Setup Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. FFmode=Off Setting Options: On/Off <...

  • Page 100: Setting And Activating Options (Papopt)

    The Menu User guide Setting and activating For setting the optional automatic sheet feeders (ASFs) and optional tractors; see Paperway (page 5). Also regulates the activation of options (PapOpt) ASFs and/or optional tractors. Press PapOpt (3) key. FFmode PapOpt Back Next Online Setup...

  • Page 101: Activation Of Automatic Sheet Feeder (Autoasf)

    User guide The Menu Activation of automatic sheet This parameter only appears if an optional automatic sheet feeder is feeder (AutoASF) installed. This feature is only available for the option ASF-R. It regulates the activation of automatic sheet feeders when there is no more paper left in one of them.

  • Page 102: Setting The Right Margin (Rightmrg)

    The Menu User guide Setting the right margin The right print margin can be set to a fixed value. (RightMrg) Press RightMrg (3) key. LeftMrg RightMrg Back Next Online Setup Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting. RightMrg=136/10* Setting Options: 2–136/10“...

  • Page 103: Enable/Disable Paper Handling Features (Paphand)

    User guide The Menu Enable/Disable Paper In the Advanced menu are several possibilities to improve the paper handling of the printer even with critical paper and forms. This menu Handling Features parameter enables or disables the set features in the current active (Paphand) menu.

  • Page 104: Menu Settings (Example)

    The Menu User guide Menu settings (example)
  • Page 105 User guide The Menu...

  • Page 107: Advanced Menu

    User guide Advanced menu Advanced menu The advanced menu consists of test functions and advanced set- tings. Test functions Various tests to check proper operation of the printer are available at any time. With these tests it is possible to check the print quality, proper operation of the printhead and the mechanics, as well as ef- ficient data transmission from the computer to the printer.

  • Page 108: Printer Self-Test (Rolling Ascii)

    Advanced menu User guide Printer self-test To check operational readiness, your printer contains a self-test rou- (Rolling ASCII) tine which allows testing of the printer configuration, the print quality and correct operation of your printer. Before performing a self-test, your printer must be switched off. En- Testmode sure that paper is inserted.

  • Page 109: Exiting Rolling Ascii Test Mode

    User guide Advanced menu Example of an ASCII test printout If you selected a proportional font (PS font) , the printed length of the lines varies. This test can also be used to determine and set the optimal printhead gap (see the section Setting the print head gap (page 47).

  • Page 110: Interface Test (Hex-Dump)

    Advanced menu User guide Interface test With the interface test (Hex-Dump/H-Dump) you can test data trans- (Hex-Dump) mission from the computer to the printer. During this test, 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 111: Terminating Hex-Dump

    User guide Advanced menu Terminating Hex-Dump Hex-Dump mode can only be terminated by switching off the printer. If you want to stop the Hex-Dump printout before switching off the printer, press the key Online and then the key LF/FF (4) once.

  • Page 112: Advanced Settings

    Advanced menu User guide Advanced settings In the advanced menu, there are other settings available besides the test functions. With the function PMS you have the possibility of activating the au- tomatic paper motion sensor (PMS) in case of a paper jam. With the functon Forml you can adjust the form length.
  • Page 113 User guide Advanced menu Interface test and activating the paper motion sensor Setting default form length and the Automatic Gap Adjustment for the print head Settings to facilitate handling paper of poor quality and the parallel interface Setting line wrap and sound when paper empty Single does not apply to this printer Setting for printing on paper with dark back To print copy paper...

  • Page 114: Automatic Paper Motion Sensor (Pms)

    Advanced menu User guide Enter Extended menu mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the printer. The display shows Test mode for approx. 1 second and then auto- Testmode matically changes to display ASCII 80 ASCII 136. Online Initializing ...

  • Page 115: Form Length (Forml)

    User guide Advanced menu Form length (Forml) The Formlen function allows you to set the basic form length to meet your requirements. 11 inches are usual in the USA, as op- posed to 12 inches in Europe. Select the Forml menu (2). Formlen AGA Back Next...

  • Page 116: Paper Handling (Paphand)

    Advanced menu User guide Paper handling (Paphand) The Paphand group of menus improves the possibilities for the trou- blefree printing of paper with properties likely to cause problems (perforations etc.) or paper of poor finish. Put the printer into Test mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the printer.

  • Page 117: Paper Width (Pagewid)

    User guide Advanced menu Paper width (Pagewid) This parameter determines the actual paper width. Select the Pagewid menu (3) Head up Pagewid Back Next Online Setup Setting options: From 20 to 136 in 1/10 inch steps Pagewid=136/10"* Default setting: 136/10 inch Online <...

  • Page 118: Right-Hand Area (Rightzo)

    Advanced menu User guide Right-hand area (Rightzo) If the parameter is On, the print head travels from the right-hand per- foration area towards the centre of the paper while the paper is mo- ving. The Pagewid option must be correctly set in this case, see Paper width (Pagewid) (page 107).

  • Page 119: Bidirectional Parallel Interface (Cx-Bid)

    User guide Advanced menu Bidirectional parallel interface (CX-bid) Select the CX-bid menu (3). Paphand CX-bid Back Next Online Setup Setting options: On/Off CX-bid=On Default setting: < > Exit Online CX-bid = ON sets the parallel interface of the printer to bidirectional mode (IEEE 1284, Nibble mode), e.g.

  • Page 120: Beep At Paper End (Sound)

    Advanced menu User guide Beep at paper end (Sound) Select the Sound menu (3). Wrap Sound Back Next Online Setup Setting options: On/Off Sound=On Default setting: < > Exit Online When Sound = On, a beep is generated every second to notify that paper is empty.

  • Page 121: Settings For Paper With Dark Back (Pap.back)

    User guide Advanced menu Settings for paper with dark back (Pap.back) Select the Pap.back (3) menu. Compmod Pap.back Online Back Next Setup Setting options: normal/dark Pap.back=normal* Default setting: normal < > Exit Online Pap.back = normal is the standard for normal paper. Setup Pap.back = dark can be set to process paper with a grey back.

  • Page 122: Automatic Paper Width Detection (Apw)

    Advanced menu User guide Automatic paper width The automatic paper width detection feature APW prevents the prin- detection (APW) ter from printing beyond the paper edge. This is useful to prevent the printer from printing on the platen, for example, because of an incor- rect driver setting.

  • Page 123: Automatic Detection Of The Top Paper Margin (Aed)

    User guide Advanced menu You can now either cancel the print job or load suitable paper. In the latter case, the printer will resume the print job upon pressing the Online key. If you press the Online key without having changed the paper, another line is printed until reaching the measured paper-end position.

  • Page 124: Serial Number (Serialn)

    Advanced menu User guide Serial number (SerialN) With the SerialN function you have the possibility to change the 10 digit serial number of the printer. The number can be written with any ASCII character between hex 20 and hex 7E. Select the SerialN (2) menu.

  • Page 125: Graphic Print Speed (Grspeed)

    User guide Advanced menu Graphic Print Speed This parameter allows improved Graphic Speed independently to (GrSpeed) the driver. It affects only the print speed of graphic printouts at 180 x 180 dpi. Select the GrSpeed (3) menu. GrSpeed Setting options: Normal/High GrSpeed=normal Default setting: Normal...

  • Page 127: Troubleshooting

    User guide Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Many of the faults and problems which may occur while using the printer are minor problems which you can solve yourself. The follo- wing chapter should help you to distinguish between a simple ope- rating error and a major malfunction. This chapter provides information on the rectification of faults wit- hout the assistance of specially trained personnel.

  • Page 128: 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 not- 1 Check that the power plug is correctly connected to the socket hing happens (nothing is dis- on the printer.

  • Page 129: Problems With The Paper Feed

    User guide Troubleshooting Problem Corrective action Problems with the paper feed 1 Check that the display shows the correct paperway, if necessa- ry select the correct paperway (single sheet or fanfold) with the The paper is not fed in key Park. See Changing the paper type, (page 37).

  • Page 130: Paper Jam (Single Sheets)

    Troubleshooting User guide Problem Corrective action Paper jam (single sheets) Open the top cover and remove the paper manually or with the functions LF (line feed)/FF (form feed) in Offline mode from the printer. Before you replace the single sheet, refer to the instructions in the section Single sheets, (page 41).

  • Page 131: Problems With The Print Quality

    User guide Troubleshooting Problems with the print quality Problem Corrective action Print is too pale 1 The ribbon is used up or the ribbon cassette is not correctly fit- ted. Refer to the section Changing the ribbon cassette, (page 17). 2 The printhead to platen gap is not correctly set, refer to the sec- tion Setting the print head...

  • Page 132: Error Messages Via The Display

    Troubleshooting User guide Error messages via the display Message Possible cause Corrective action The printer cannot eject the paper Check the following: Eject Error or cannot place the paper in the Whether the paper path is blok- park position. ked by a foreign object. Whether the paper is damaged.
  • Page 133 User guide Troubleshooting Message Possible cause Corrective action Paper jam. Eliminate the paper jam detec- Paper Jam ted by the paper motion sensor. For the procedure, see Paper jam (fanfold paper), (page 119) Paper jam (single sheets), (page 120). Top cover is open. Close the top cover.
  • Page 134 Troubleshooting User guide Message Possible cause Corrective action Received data which has not yet If an optional serial interface is Overrun Error been printed is overwritten with installed: Check that the correct new data. busy protocol (e.g. XON XOFF) is set in the menu Serial inter- face, protocol, see Protocol (Protocol), (page 73).

  • Page 135: Additional Display Messages

    User guide Troubleshooting Additional display messages These are not error messages, they give operating instructions and information from the printer to the user. Message Possible cause Corrective action — To proceed press any key. Press any key The factory-set parameters are No action required.

  • Page 137: Care And Maintenance

    User guide Care and maintenance Care and maintenance The printer is designed to operate with minimal maintenance. It is advisable to clean the inside of the printer from time to time with a vacuum cleaner. Before cleaning, turn off the printer, wait 5 to 10 seconds and STOP disconnect the power cable.

  • Page 138: Cleaning The Housing

    Care and maintenance User guide Cleaning the housing Clean the printer housing with mild detergent (use a dishwashing agent, if necessary, or a plastic cleaning agent) and a soft lint-free cloth. Do not use abrasive cleaners. Never use solvents. Cleaning the interior Remove paper and dust with a soft brush.

  • Page 139: Cleaning The Platen

    User guide Care and maintenance Cleaning the platen Switch off the printer and open the upper cover after 4 to 5 seconds. Remove dust and possible ink remains careful- ly from the platen. Avoid touching parts and compon- STOP ents in the printer interior. Ribbon Check whether the ribbon is worn or damaged.

  • Page 140: Cleaning The Upper Friction

    Care and maintenance User guide Cleaning the upper friction Clean the rollers of the upper friction as neces- sary with a mild cleaning agent and a soft, lint- free cloth. Carriage shafts Carriage shafts must not be oiled or greased; otherwise STOP damage will occur on the printer.

  • Page 141: Specifications

    User guide Specifications Specifications Printer specifications T2265+ T2280+ Printer system Serial impact matrix printer Printhead with 24 needles, ∅ 0.25 mm bidirectional printing Print speed and character matrices HSQ (High Speed Quality) 650 cps / 10.0 cpi, 12 x 10 800 cps / 10.0 cpi, 12 x 10 720 cps / 12.0 cpi, 12 x 10 800 cps / 12.0 cpi, 12 x 10...
  • Page 142 OCR A + B, Gothic, Prestige, Orator, Souvenir, (all resident in NLQ and LQ); DLL is standard Barcodes (Standard) 22 + Large Character Printing (LCP), Barcode (page 160) Emulations Standard MTPL (Tally Printer Language) Epson LQ-2550/LQ-2170 IBM Proprinter XL24e/IBM XL24e + AGM Optional on request...
  • Page 143 User guide Specifications T2265+ T2280+ Resolution 60 to 360 dpi horizontal 90 to 360 dpi vertical Print attributes Double width, italics, right justification, shadowed, auto centered, in all character pitches double height, bold, proportionally spaced, underlined, overlined, superscript, subscript, heavy form mode Self-test ASCII test, hexdump, fault display, ribbon test Print buffer...
  • Page 144 Specifications User guide T2265+ T2280+ Paper feed Feed speed 10"/sec Feed first line (6 lpi) 35 ms View position 10"/sec Reverse motion Up to max. form length (22 inch) max. 1/6 inch for automatic single sheet feeder Printhead gap Standard Automatic gap adjustment Paper transport Standard...

  • Page 145: Interface Specifications

    User guide Specifications Interface specifications Parallel interface bidirectional Type of data transmission 8-bit parallel interface (Centronics compatible) IEEE-1284; Nib- ble 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 146: Paper Specifications

    Specifications User guide Paper specifications Continuous paper Weight 60 to 120 g/m Single part forms Width 76 to 420 mm Tractor 1 Form length 76 to 559 mm Continuous paper Copies T2265+ 1 + 6 max. Multi part forms T2280+ 1 + 5 max.
  • Page 147 User guide Specifications Envelopes Width 76 to 420 mm Length 76 to 305 mm Thickness 0.32 mm Sets of forms Sets of forms may be used only if the top edge is bound. The binding edge should be as soft as possible. A wavy binding edge may ham- per the smooth feeding of these sets.

  • Page 149: Character Sets

    User guide Character sets Character sets This chapter shows the MTPL character sets and contains a list of all available character sets which can be selected via control panel or by escape sequences. Note that MTPL sequences are available in all emulation modes. The following example shows you how to find the hexadecimal value for a character from the symbol set tables.

  • Page 150: Mtpl Standard Character Set

    Character sets User guide MTPL standard character set...

  • Page 151: Mtpl, International Substitution Characters

    User guide Character sets MTPL, international substitution characters 35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E US ASCII UK ASCII Swedish German Portuguese French Italian Spanish Norwegian...

  • Page 152: Ocr-A Character Set

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

  • Page 153: Ocr-B Character Set

    User guide Character sets OCR-B character set...

  • Page 154: Available Character Sets And Fonts

    Character sets User guide Available character sets The following list includes all the character sets you can select from the control panel or via ESC sequences and specifies the fonts in and fonts which they are available. ISO USA ISO UK ISO France ISO Germany ISO Italy...
  • Page 155 User guide Character sets CRO-ASCII Arabic Farsi Arabic Urdo Greek DEC Greek ELOT 928 CP437 Latin US CP737 Greek CP850 Latin 1 CP851 Greek CP852 Latin 2 CP857 Turkish CP858 (IBM with €) CP860 Portugal CP861 Icelandic CP863 French Canada CP864 Arabic CP864 Arab.
  • Page 156 Character sets User guide 8859-1 Latin 1 (SAP) 8859-2 Latin 2 8859-5 Cyrillic 8859-7 Greek 8859-9 Turkish 8859-15 Latin 9 (Euro) BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 Coax/Twinax(Hebrew) New-437 (Hebrew) New-DIG 850 (Hebr.) Old-Code 860 (Hebr.) Flarro 863 (Hebrew) Table 865 (Hebrew) CP775 Baltic CP1257 Baltic Mazovia (Poland)

  • Page 157: Emulations

    User guide Emulations Emulations General 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 Epson LQ-2550 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 158: What Are Escape Sequences

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

  • Page 159: How Are Escape Sequences Used

    User guide Emulations How are escape Escape sequences are transmitted to the printer by your computer software via the printer driver. Experienced users and programmers sequences used? can also control the printer directly via control sequences, however before you start working with escape sequences and control codes, we recommend that you study the computer software manual.

  • Page 160: List Of Available Control Codes

    Emulations User guide List of available control The following table shows sequences marked by a if they are available in the various emulations. The MTPL sequences can be codes used within all emulation modes. The corresponding sequences are marked by a . If you want to know more about control codes, we recommend Programmer’s Application Manual on this CD-ROM.

  • Page 161: User Guide

    User guide Emulations Epson Epson MTPL Code Function XL24 LQ-2550 LQ-2170 <ESC>(. Character set ISO 8859-9 <ESC>(/ Character set ISO 8859-15 <ESC>(< Character set Cro ASCII <ESC>(c Defining the page format <ESC>(v Relative vertical printing position <ESC>(t Assigning a character table <ESC>(m Character set BRASCII <ESC>(n...
  • Page 162 Emulations User guide Epson Epson MTPL Code Function XL24 LQ-2550 LQ-2170 <ESC>*<4><n1> <n2> Set graphics print to 80 dpi <ESC>*<40><n1> <n2> Set graphics print to 360 dpi <ESC>*MI>F Assign character set G2 <ESC>-<n> Underlining ON/OFF <ESC>/<m> Select vertical tab channels <ESC>.
  • Page 163 User guide Emulations Epson Epson MTPL Code Function XL24 LQ-2550 LQ-2170 <ESC>[?7l Line overrun = Truncating data outside of the printing area <ESC>[?<n>~ Change emulation <ESC>[@<n1> <n2>... Set double height <ESC>[\<n1> <n2>... Change vertical base units <ESC>[0;;n{ Select single sheet operation <ESC>[0;0r Clear top and bottom margin <ESC>[0;0s...
  • Page 164 Emulations User guide Epson Epson MTPL Code Function XL24 LQ-2550 LQ-2170 <ESC>[16m Font 6 Default: HQ in actual font <ESC>[17m Font 7 Default: HQ in actual font <ESC>[18m Font 8 Default: HQ OCRB <ESC>[19m Font 9 Default: HQ OCRA <ESC>[1 g Clear vertical tab at current position <ESC>...
  • Page 165 User guide Emulations Epson Epson MTPL Code Function XL24 LQ-2550 LQ-2170 <ESC>[4m Underline ON <ESC>[4 SP L Set vertical spacing to 8 lpi <ESC>[4w Set 10 cpi <ESC>[4y Selecting NLQ or HS printing quality at 10 cpi <ESC>[4z Line density 8 lpi (= line spacing 1/8 inch) <ESC>[5{ Select fanfold paper mode tractor 1 <ESC>[6{...
  • Page 166 Emulations User guide Epson Epson MTPL Code Function XL24 LQ-2550 LQ-2170 <ESC>[g<n1> <n2><2> Set graphics print to 120 dpi <ESC>[g<n1> <n2><3> Set graphics print to 240 dpi <ESC>[g<n1> <n2><8> Set graphics print to 60 dpi <ESC>[g<n1> <n2><9> Set graphics print to 120 dpi <ESC>[j Position paper back 1/180"...
  • Page 167 User guide Emulations Epson Epson MTPL Code Function XL24 LQ-2550 LQ-2170 <ESC>[<n> v Set vertical tab <ESC>[\<n1><n2> Perform relative horizontal step <ESC>\<n1>;<n2> Transparent mode for the characters following <ESC>^ Transparent mode for the character following <ESC>_<n> Overline ON/OFF <ESC>0 Set line feed to 1/8 inch <ESC>1 Set line feed to 7/72 inch <ESC>2...
  • Page 168 Emulations User guide Epson Epson MTPL Code Function XL24 LQ-2550 LQ-2170 <ESC>E Bold ON <ESC><EM>0 Deselect single sheet operation <ESC><EM>1 Bin 1 rear (ASF-R), option <ESC><EM>2 Bin 2 front ( ASF-F), option <ESC><EM>4 Select single sheet operation <ESC><EM>R Print page <ESC>F Bold OFF <ESC>g...
  • Page 169 User guide Emulations Epson Epson MTPL Code Function XL24 LQ-2550 LQ-2170 <ESC><SO> Double-wide printing ON <ESC><SP><n> Set character spacing <ESC>t<n> Select character set <ESC>T Superscript or subscript OFF <ESC>U<n> Unidirectional print ON/OFF <ESC>Un Unidirectional print ON/OFF <ESC>W<n> Continuous double width ON/OFF <ESC>w<n>...

  • Page 170: Barcode

    Emulations User guide Barcode Even the standard version of your printer has the possibility of using up to 22 different barcode types. Barcode mode can be accessed within every emulation. The user can decide whether barcode is activated permanently or activated depending on the situation by means of an escape sequence.

  • Page 171: Us Postnet Barcode

    User guide Emulations US Postnet barcode Postnet is a special US-American type of barcode. It is printed in character size. Numeric values from 0 to 9 are printable. After activating this barcode type, numeric characters from 0 (hex. 30) to 9 (hex. 39) are interpreted as barcode figures. All other char- acters terminate the Barcode mode.

  • Page 172: Kix Barcode

    Emulations User guide KIX barcode The KIX barcode prints numeric values from 0 to 9 and alphanumer- ic values from A to Z as barcode characters. After activating this barcode type, numeric characters from 0 (hex. 30) to 9 (hex. 39) and alphanumeric values from A (hex. 41) to Z (hex.

  • Page 173: Lc Printing

    User guide Emulations LC printing Certain professional applications may require unusually large char- acter sizes. Therefore your printer has the possibility of scaling stan- dard size characters up to factor 99 by means of control sequences (LCP*). The Header sequence defines the parameters (e.g. height) once. This definition remains until the printer is switched off.

  • Page 174: List Of Additional Control Codes

    Emulations User guide List of additional control You can use both the ESC sequences and the control codes. codes Sequences Control codes Function <ESC>[?10~ — Barcode Off <ESC>[?11~ — Barcode On <ESC> PSC 0 <ESC> \ — Unsecured mode <ESC> PSC 1 <ESC> \ —...

  • Page 175: Interfaces

    User guide Interfaces Interfaces Your printer offers by default the possibility of operating either via a parallel, an Ethernet or via an optional serial interface. This chapter informs you about the parallel Centronics compatible interface, the Ethernet interface and the optional serial interface and describes the communication between your computer and the print- The parallel and the optional serial interface are linked to form a so- called shared interface.

  • Page 176: Parallel Interface

    Interfaces User guide Parallel interface The bidirectional parallel interface offers the so called “nibble” mode of the IEEE1284 interface norm. This enables installation in accor- dance with Windows “Plug & Play”. The standard parallel interface is able to transfer data at a speed of max.

  • Page 177: Ethernet Interface

    User guide Interfaces Ethernet interface The Ethernet interface affords the printer to connect to local area networks. It's attributes are: Hardware LAN/Ethernet: RJ45, Ethernet 100BaseTX with 100 Mbps (IEEE802.3u), 10Base-T with 10 Mbps (IEEE802.3) RAM: 8 MB Flash: 4 MB Speed: 100 Mbps / Full Duplex Supported operating systems Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000,...

  • Page 178: Physical Printer Port In Ethernet With Tcp/Ip

    Interfaces User guide Physical printer port in When using your printer in a local network with Ethernet connections Ethernet with TCP/IP and the TCP/IP protocol, you have to assign several address infor- mations. Address information for the Ethernet port can only be made STOP available by your network administrator, who has the neces- sary rights to install printers on the network and/or make any...

  • Page 179: Optional Serial Interface V.24/Rs232C

    User guide Interfaces Optional serial interface Your printer’s serial interface supports the RS232C specification. The signals are received and transmitted by a 9 pin connector. V.24/RS232C Basically 3 lines are already enough for exchanging information bet- ween computer and printer (one receive line, one send line, one line for common grounding).

  • Page 180: Interface Cable (Serial Interface)

    Interfaces User guide Interface cable (serial The cables used must be shielded. The cable shield must be con- interface) nected to the connector shield on both ends. PC/AT (9-pin) Printer (9-pin) DTR/RDY PC/AT (25-pin) Printer (9-pin) DTR/RDY It depends on the menu setting whether DTR or RDY is active at pin 4.

  • Page 181: Protocols

    User guide Interfaces Protocols Memory mode XON/XOFF The received characters are stored in a FIFO buffer (first in/first out). The characters are processed in this buffer. The buffer capacity can be adjusted from 0 to 128 Kb. If the buffer is full, the interface signals NOT READY (signal acknow- ledgement: Level 1, -12 V) and XOFF (hex.

  • Page 182: Enq/Stx Protocol

    Interfaces User guide ENQ/STX protocol In addition to this XON/XOFF message, the possibility exists of re- questing a status byte from the printer using the ENQ code (hex. 05, dec. 5). The STX code (hex 02, dec. 2) is used to clear any error messages (parity error, buffer overflow).

  • Page 183: Options And Accessories

    User guide Options and accessories Options and accessories Options The following options can be ordered for your printer. Automatic cut sheet feeder, The automatic sheet feeder is suitable for single sheets. Paper for- front (ASF-F) mats with a width of 150 to 365 mm may be used. Each format in between can be set.

  • Page 184: Paper Basket

    Options and accessories User guide Paper basket Paper basket for pedestal to create proper output paper stacks. Part no.: 060 833 Cable cover For the 2T model only. Part no.: 061 909 ESD brush ESD brush to be installed on top friction (contact your service technician).

  • Page 185: Accessories

    User guide Options and accessories Accessories Ribbon cassettes Ribbon cassettes are available in the following versions. Name Part no. Ribbon cassette, black 062 471 Programming manuals The following programming manuals are available. You can down- load the manuals from our internet page.

  • Page 187: Index

    User guide Index Index Symbols AutoASF 91 $$ procedure 148 Auto-CR 80 Autocut facility 173 Numerics Auto-LF 80 2T model 51 Automatic carriage return (Auto-CR) 80 loading paper into the rear tractor 52 Automatic cut sheet feeder, front (ASF-F) 173 paper guiding 54 Automatic cut sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R) 173 Rear tractor paper path 51...
  • Page 188 Index User guide Blockend 71 Buffer 74 Data format (Format) 70 Data transmission rate (Baud) 69 Display 32 Cable cover 174 Display messages 125 Calling up the menu 57 DTR 73 Care 127 Carriage shafts 130 CG-Tab 78 Emulate 68 Changing Emulations 147 ribbon cassette 17...
  • Page 189 User guide Index Forml 82 Further settings (Special) 71 Key functions when turning on the printer 36 Fuse Replacing 127 KIX barcode 162 Gateway 75 Language 81 Selecting 60 General print problems 118 LC display 32 LC printing 163 Handthr 72 Line length 87 Head 85 Line wrap (Wrap) 109...
  • Page 190 Index User guide Data format 70 Menu structure 62 Data transmission rate 69 Messages in the LC display 35 Error handling 71 MTPL sequences 148 Ethernet interface 75 MTPL standard character set 140 First printing position 84 MTPL, international substitution characters 141 Form feed mode 89 Form length 82 Further settings 71...
  • Page 191 User guide Index Paper parameters (Paper) 82 Problems with the print quality 121 Paper specifications Programming manuals 175 Standard printer 136 Programming via the control panel 57 Paper transport 43 Protocol 73 Paper type Protocol (Protocol) 73 Changing 37 Protocols 171 Paper with dark back, setting 111 ENQ/STX 172 Paperways 5...
  • Page 192 Index User guide Selecting start signal for escape sequence (ESC- Skipping perforation (Skip) 67 Char) 67 Sl.Zero 79 Selecting the LC display language 60 Slashed Zero (Sl.Zero) 79 Selecting the rear tractor 54 Sound 110 Serial 69 Special 71 Serial interface Specifications 131 Connector assignment 169 Interface specifications 135...
  • Page 193 User guide Index Width 87 Wrap 109 XON/XOFF 171...
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