Printronix P3000 Series manuel d'utilisation

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    P3000 Series Multifunction Printer User's Refer ence Manual R[...]

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    P3000 Series Multifunction Printer User's Refer ence Manual R P/N 1 12392–001, Rev B[...]

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    US and CANADA Radio Interference Note Note: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Properly shielded and grounded[...]

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    i P3000 Series Multinational User’ s Reference Manual T ABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page 1 OVERVIEW Features 1–2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optional Features 1–3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Refernce Manual ii 2 OPERA TION (continued) Setting Forms Length 2 – 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T o Set Forms Length in Inches 2 – 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    iii P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Reference Manual 5 VERTICAL FORMA T UNITS (continued) VFU Load/Save/Clear 5 – 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P – Series EVFU 5 – 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Refernce Manual iv 6 PROGRAMMING (continued) Character Set Select: International Languages 6 – 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Character Set Select: ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Extended 6 – 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    v P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Reference Manual 7 INTERF ACES Introduction 7 – 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dataproducts Parallel Interface 7 – 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Refernce Manual vi 10 INST ALLA TION Introduction 10 – 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Requirements 10 – 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    vii P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Reference Manual About This Manual This manual was written with you in mind. It contains all the information you need for trouble – free printer operation, and is designed for fast and easy use. The comprehensive T able of Contents is aug - mented by chapter contents listings on the first page of each cha[...]

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    P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Refernce Manual viii[...]

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    1 – 1 Overview CHAPTER 1 OVER VIEW Introduction The Printr onix P3000 Series Multinational printers are quiet, full – featured, multifunction line print - ers. In addition to the basic Printr onix P – Series printer functions, the P3000 Series includes correspon - dence quality print for near – letter – quality (NLQ) printing requirements[...]

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    Overview 1 – 2 Features P3000 Series Multinational printers provide the following standard features: • P – Series and Serial Matrix emulation protocols • P – Series Plot and Bit Image compatible graphics • By – Character attributes: ⋅ Selectable pitch ⋅ Bold print ⋅ Emphasized (shadow) print ⋅ Expanded (double wide) print ⋅ [...]

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    1 – 3 Overview Optional Features P3000 Series Multinational printer capability and versatility can be enhanced with the options listed below . For more information, contact an authorized Printronix representative. • Intelligent Graphics Pr ocessor (IGP  ) – Allows you to create and store forms, generate logos, bar codes, expanded character[...]

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    Overview 1 – 4 Line Matrix Printing Unlike moving – head dot matrix printers, Printr onix P3000 Series printers create graphics and charac - ters by printing an entire dot row at one time. As shown in Figure 1 – 2, dots are printed in both direc - tions of shuttle travel at a printer stroke length of .4 inches to print through several charact[...]

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    1 – 5 Overview T able 1 – 1. P3000 Series Print Rates Print Mode Upper case Only Upper/Lower case Correspondence (NLQ) Data Processing (DP) High Speed (HS) 175 300 400 134 240 350 Barcode 145 Barcode 160 267 250 214 200 Plot Rate As well as character printing, the P3000 Series printers are capable of dot – addressable graphic plot - ting. Bas[...]

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    Overview 1 – 6[...]

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    2 – 1 Operation CHAPTER 2 OPERA TION Introduction This chapter describes P3000 Series controls and operating procedures. The following information is discussed in this chapter: • Basic Operation Features Page 2 – 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Power Switch Page 2 – 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Operation 2 – 2 Basic Operation Features On Line The printer functions either “ on line ” or “ of f line. ” When on line, the printer is capable of receiving data and control commands from the host computer . The message display on the printer control panel indicates that the printer is on line and shows the current print mode. Off Line W[...]

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    2 – 3 Operation Power Switch On pedestal model printers (P3040 and P3040 – 12), the AC power switch is located on the rear panel of the printer . The floor cabinet model (P3240) power switch is located at the lower left corner of the rear panel. (Refer to Figure 2 – 1.) T o turn the printer power on, set the power switch to the ON (|) positio[...]

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    Operation 2 – 4 Control Panel Switches and Indicators The printer control panels contain twelve momentary – contact switches (16 switches if the printer has the PI – 3287 option), four Light – Emitting Diode (LED) indicators (eight if the printer has the PI – 3287 option), and a 32 – character alphanumeric Message Display , as shown in [...]

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    2 – 5 Operation ON LINE Switch Press this switch to place the printer alternately on line or of f line. When the printer is on line, the ON LINE LED lights. The printer must be on line to receive data from the host computer . When the printer is on line, the display indicates the current print mode, and only the P APER ADV control panel switch fu[...]

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    Operation 2 – 6 P APER ADV Switch Momentarily press this switch to advance the paper one line, or press and hold the switch to advance to the top – of – form of the next page. This switch can be configured to advance the paper only after print - ing any data remaining in the buf fer , or to move paper without printing. (Refer to the Configura[...]

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    2 – 7 Operation NOTE: When the printer is off line, configuration menus and parameter values may be viewed at any time. T o make any configuration changes , you must first unlock the ENTER switch fr om the OFFLINE READY display . The ENTER switch cannot be unlocked or locked fr om within a menu. Pr essing ENTER loads a displayed configuration val[...]

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    Operation 2 – 8 • Barcode 145 at 12.1 cpi • Barcode 160 at 13.3 cpi NOTE: Print mode contr ol fr om the host computer overrides the contr ol panel setting. F/L Switch The F/L (Forms Length switch functions only with the printer of f line. Press F/L to enter the Forms Length menus. Yo u can select Forms Length in inches or lines via printer co[...]

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    2 – 9 Operation Loading Paper The printer uses standard fanfold paper from 3 to 16 inches wide (perforation to perforation) and 15 to 100 lb. bond (0.025 inches thick maximum). T o load paper , perform the following steps and refer to Figure 2 – 3. 1. Place the printer of f line and raise the printer cover . 2. Fully raise the Forms Thickness A[...]

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    Operation 2 – 10 Figure 2 – 3. Loading Paper[...]

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    2 – 11 Operation Unloading Paper 1. Place the printer of f line. 2. T ear off the paper at the slot at the bottom of the printer . 3. Fully raise the Forms Thickness Adjustment Lever . 4. Open both tractor gates and remove the paper from the tractor sprockets. 5. Gently pull the paper up through the paper slot. Be careful not to let paper perfora[...]

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    Operation 2 – 12 Figure 2 – 4. Ribbon Replacement 8. Press CLEAR (on the control panel) to clear the PLA TEN OPEN fault condition. 9. Close the top cover and place the printer on line. Setting T op – Of – Form To p – of – form determines where the first line of print will appear and is set when paper is loaded. T ypi- cally , the first [...]

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    2 – 13 Operation There are two methods of setting top – of – form. The first method uses forwar d paper motion and is per - formed with the Forms Thickness Adjustment Lever closed. The second method uses r everse paper motion and is performed with the Forms Thickness Adjustment Lever open. Use the reverse paper motion method when the forms le[...]

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    Operation 2 – 14 Setting T op – of – Form – Reverse Paper Motion NOTE: Do not use this method of setting top – of – form for heavy forms or peel – off label forms. 1. Place the printer of f line and raise the printer cover . 2. Move the Forms Thickness Adjustment Lever to the fully open position. (The CHECK indicator lights, the statu[...]

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    2 – 15 Operation NOTE: If the paper is not stacking pr operly , check the following items in addition to those listed in step 3: 1. If printing occurs acr oss the paper perforations, the paper may not stack corr ectly . Ad - just the Skip – Over Perforation configuration parameter to eliminate printing acr oss the paper perforations. 2. If the [...]

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    Operation 2 – 16 6. Simultaneously press MENU UP and MENU DOWN to lock the printer configuration. 7. Set the top – of – form according to the instructions on page 2 – 12. T o Set Forms Length in Lines 1. Press NEXT V ALUE or PREV V ALUE until FORMS LENGTH SET IN 6 LPI LINES or FORMS LENGTH SET IN 8 LPI LINES displays. 2. Press MENU DOWN to [...]

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    2 – 17 Operation 5. When the desired print mode is shown on the display , press the ENTER switch. 6. Press CLEAR to return the printer to of f line status. The display reads OFFLINE READY . 7. Simultaneously press MENU UP and MENU DOWN to lock the printer configuration. 8. Close the printer cover and place the printer on line. For additional prin[...]

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    Operation 2 – 18[...]

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    3 – 1 Configuration CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURA TION Introduction Configuration refers to the set of operating parameters that define how the printer responds to the elec - tronic interface signals and the commands sent from the host computer . Most configuration parameters are selected from the control panel, as shown in the Control Panel Configuration [...]

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    Configuration 3 – 2 From the main configuration menus below , related configuration parameter values can be displayed and selected. • Character Set • Application Compatibility • Paper Format • Host Interface • Load Parameters • Save Parameters • Diagnostics Once the ENTER switch is unlocked, displayed values can be selected as the c[...]

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    3 – 3 Configuration Figure 3 – 1. Sample Configuration Printout[...]

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    Configuration 3 – 4 Factory Default Configuration V alues The printer comes with a set of Printr onix factory configuration values, shown in T able 3 – 1. These values are set at the factory , and are operational when the printer is received. New values can be saved and applied as necessary for each application, but factory default values remai[...]

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    3 – 5 Configuration Configuration Procedure Most configuration options are selected from the control panel. T o change the configuration from the control panel, the printer must be powered up, of f line (OFFLINE READY), and the control panel EN - TER switch enabled (unlocked). The current configuration may be examined — but not changed — by l[...]

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    Configuration 3 – 6 Load Configuration V alues The previously saved default value set or the permanently stored Printr onix factory value set can be loaded for use as needed. This procedure provides a convenient method of resetting the printer con - figuration to a known value set. 1. Place the printer of f line by pressing ON LINE. Enable the EN[...]

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    3 – 7 Configuration Control Panel Configuration Diagram The Control Panel Configuration Diagram is a series of block diagrams that show the configuration menus and the parameters (values) available within each menu. Boxes on the diagram represent the message area, the message that appears on the display is printed inside the box, and the letters [...]

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    Configuration 3 – 8 Level III – Configuration Menu Parameters (continued) Auto Line Feed Perforation Skip Define CR Code Paper Out Define LF Code PMD Fault VFU Select Print W idth VFU T able (Save/Clear) Centronics Interface Parameters Data Rate Dataproducts Interface Parameters W ord Length Serial RS – 232 Interface Parameters Stop Bit Data [...]

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    3 – 9 Configuration MESSAGE DISPLA Y CL = PRESS RS = PRESS PM = PRESS FL = PRESS CLEAR MENU DOWN MENU UP PREV NEXT R/S F/L D = PRESS U = PRESS N = PRESS P = PRESS = ARROWS LEAD T O THE RESUL T AFTER PRESSING THE INDICA TED SWITCH CONTROL P ANEL CONFIGURA TION DIAGRAM SYMBOLS: OL = PRESS LS = PRESS 6/8 LPI ON LINE E = PRESS ENTER * = F ACTOR Y DEF[...]

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    Configuration 3 – 10 ON LINE OFFLINE READY LEVEL I LEVEL II LEVEL III Print Format (Sheet 1) Main Configuration Menus (Sheet 2) Parameters (Sheets 3 – 15) DP AT 10 CPI OL OL LS, PM, FL Configuration Menu U D CL * U or CL U or U + D CL D Press OL in any submenu (except when running diagnostic tests) to place the printer ON LINE. NOTE: DP 10 CPI [...]

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    Configuration 3 – 11 LEVEL I – PRINT FORMA T ON LINE LINE SP ACING SET AT 8 LPI LINE SP ACING SET AT 6 LPI OFFLINE READY PRINT MODE DP AT 10 CPI DP AT 12 CPI DP AT 13 CPI DP AT 15 CPI DP AT 17 CPI NLQ A T 10 CPI NLQ A T 12 CPI NLQ A T 15 CPI FORMS LENGTH RANGE IS FROM 1.0 T O 24.0 INCHES IN 0.5 INCH INCREMENTS FL LS PM CL CL CL CL U U DP AT 10 [...]

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    Configuration 3 – 12 OFFLINE READY ON LINE OL CHARACTER SET APPLICA TION COMP A TIBILITY P APER FORMAT HOST INTERF ACE D LOAD P ARAMETERS U or CL U DIAGNOSTICS D SHEET 4 SHEET 6 SHEET 8 SHEET 13 SHEET 14 D DD D D U UU U U N U or CL U or CL U or CL U or CL U or CL AB C D E NOTE: If configuration changes are to be made, unlock the ENTER switch at t[...]

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    Configuration 3 – 13 EXTENDED SUBSET is IBM PC GRAPHICS (1) EXTENDED SUBSET is MUL TINATIONAL (3) CHARACTER SET A FROM SHEET 2 U U U SELECT SET SELECT SET SELECT SET P D P NN SELECT SUBSET SELECT SUBSET PRIMARY EXTENDED (1) IBM PC MUL TINA TIONAL ECMA – 94 LA TIN 1 ASCII FRENCH GERMAN ENGLISH DANISH SWEDISH IT ALIAN SP ANISH JAP ANESE FRENCH CA[...]

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    Configuration 3 – 14 D P APPLICA TION COMP A TIBILITY PRINTER PROTOCOL B FROM SHEET 2 PRINTER PROTOCOL P – SERIES PRINTER PROTOCOL SERIAL MA TRIX PRINTER SELECT PRINTER SELECT DISABLE PRINTER SELECT ON=DC1 / OFF=DC3 P APER ADV ANCE SW P APER ADV ANCE SW MOVE P APER ONL Y P APER ADV ANCE SW PRINT + P AP ADV POWER ON ST A TE POWER ON ST A TE OFFL[...]

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    Configuration 3 – 15 P U U U N SELECT SFCC CONTROL CODE 08 D 01 SOH * CONTROL CODE 08 BACKSP ACE U U CONTROL CODE 08 DOUBLE HIGH 03 ETX 1B ESC 5E HA T SELECT SFCC 7E TILDE P P P P N N N N U U U U U N P SELECT SFCC SELECT SFCC SELECT SFCC SELECT SFCC U 80 – 9F HEX CONTROL CODES U U PRINT ABLE P N P N P N 80 – 9F HEX 80 – 9F HEX D N or P D N [...]

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    Configuration 3 – 16 CM P FROM SHEET 2 C P APER FORMA T AUTO LINE FEED AUTO LINE FEED DISABLE AUTO LINE FEED AFTER FULL LINE DEFINE CR CODE DEFINE CR CODE CR = CR DEFINE CR CODE CR = CR + LF DEFINE LF CODE DEFINE LF CODE DEFINE LF CODE LF = CR + LF VFU SELECT VFU SELECT EVFU VFU SELECT DVFU Continued on sheet 7 (2) LF = LF (1) Not available in P [...]

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    Configuration 3 – 17 PERFORA TION SKIP PERFORA TION SKIP DISABLE PERFORA TION SKIP 1/2 INCH PERFORA TION SKIP 2/3 INCH PERFORA TION SKIP 5/6 INCH PERFORA TION SKIP 1 INCH P APER OUT P APER OUT IMMEDIA TE P APER OUT END OF P APER U PMD F AULT PMD F AULT DISABLE PMD F AULT ENABLE U U U N N N P P P D D D U U U N or P N or P P P P N N N N P P N * ** [...]

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    Configuration 3 – 18 FROM SHEET 2 SHEET 9 FOR DA T APRODUCTS MENUS D D G SHEET 10 FOR SERIAL HOST INTERF ACE CENTRONICS DA T A BIT 8 DA T A BIT 8 ENABLE DA T A BIT 8 DISABLE DA T A POLARITY ST ANDARD INVERTED DA T A POLARITY DA T A POLARITY ST ANDARD INVERTED RESP . POLARITY RESP . POLARITY RESP . POLARITY HOST INTERF ACE DISABLE ENABLE PI LINE P[...]

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    Configuration 3 – 19 FROM SHEET 8 D DA T A BIT 8 DA T A BIT 8 ENABLE DA T A BIT 8 DISABLE DISABLE ENABLE DA T A POLARITY ST ANDARD INVERTED G PI LINE PI LINE PI LINE DA T APRODUCTS DA T A POLARITY DA T A POLARITY ST ANDARD INVERTED RESP . POLARITY RESP . POLARITY RESP . POLARITY HOST INTERF ACE UU U U NNN P P PP D D D D U UU U N or P N or P N or [...]

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    Configuration 3 – 20 D P PP P P N or P N or P H FROM SHEET 8 SERIAL RS – 232 P N P N P N P N P N PN PN P N PN P DA T A RA TE 150 BAUD 300 BAUD 600 BAUD 1200 BAUD 2400 BAUD 4800 BAUD 9600 BAUD WORD LENGTH DA T A PROT OCOL DA T A PROT OCOL P N P N P N P DA T A PROT OCOL DA T A PROT OCOL DA T A PROT OCOL XON/XOFF ACK / NAK ETX / ACK DA T A RA TE D[...]

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    Configuration 3 – 21 U U U N N P P N P D P N P N P D N or P D N or P BIT 8 FUNCTION FONT SELECT PI LINE IGNORE CD AND CTS DISABLE ENABLE DSR DISABLE ENABLE Continued from sheet 10 (1) (1) Not applicable for a 7 – bit word (NOT APPLICABLE displayed when appropriate) BIT 8 FUNCTION BIT 8 FUNCTION BIT 8 FUNCTION CD AND CTS CD AND CTS P U N U UU DS[...]

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    Configuration 3 – 22 U N P DA T A TERM READY D PN PN PN P DA T A TERM RDY DA T A TERM RDY DA T A TERM RDY DA T A TERM RDY ONLINE AND BNF OFFLINE OR BF F ALSE TRUE Continued from sheet 1 1 N P REVERSE CHANNEL D P N PN P N P REVERSE CHANNEL REVERSE CHANNEL REVERSE CHANNEL REVERSE CHANNEL ONLINE AND BNF OFFLINE OR BF F ALSE TRUE N P REQUEST TO SEND [...]

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    Configuration 3 – 23 D P ARAMETERS P FROM SHEET 2 E LOAD P ARAMETERS P ARAMETERS E E LOAD IGP COMPLETED LOAD SA VED COMPLETED (1) (1) User defined LOAD SA VED LOAD IGP U P ARAMETERS P ARAMETERS E E COMPLETED COMPLETED (1) (1) LOAD IBM 3287 LOAD IBM 5225 P ARAMETERS E LOAD F ACTORY COMPLETED (1) LOAD F ACTORY N P N P N P N N P LOAD IBM 3287 LOAD I[...]

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    Configuration 3 – 24 U P PP P P PRINTER TEST 8 INCH WIDTH PRINTER TEST FULL WIDTH RS RS RS RS PRINTER TEST PRINTER TEST PRINTER TEST PRINTER TEST SHIFT RECYCLE ALL E ’ S E PLUS TOF ALL H ’ S SHIFT RECYCLE ALL E ’ S E PLUS TOF ALL H ’ S FROM SHEET 2 DIAGNOSTICS PRINT DA T ASTREAM IN HEX CODE OFF LINE HEX DUMP PP D RS P CONFIGURA TION PRINT[...]

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    Configuration 3 – 25 U P FROM SHEET 14 D N P N U N P I SERVICE AIDS STROKE TIME HAMMER PHASING INDEX U SHUTTLE REBOUND INDEX STROKE TIME (1) Increment/decrement the PHASING INDEX by pressing the N/P buttons (1) PHASING INDEX HAMMERBANK XX MOTORBAR XX XX +/ – XX RS RS RS Control Panel Configuration Diagram (sheet 15 of 15)[...]

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    Configuration 3 – 26[...]

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    4 – 1 Graphics CHAPTER 4 GRAPHICS Introduction The printer can produce Bit Image graphics when in Serial Matrix protocol and P – Series Plot Mode graphics when in P – Series protocol. Y ou can print text and graphics on the same line only by using the Bit Image protocol in Serial Matrix protocol. In either mode, printing text is the default m[...]

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    Graphics 4 – 2 73 146 36 255 36 146 73 DECIMAL V ALUES 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 DECIMAL WEIGHTS 7th BIT IMAGE DA T A BYTE 2nd BIT IMAGE DA T A BYTE 1st BIT IMAGE DA T A BYTE Figure 4 – 1. Bit Image Pattern Plan How Bit Image Graphics Are Produced The binary data byte bit pattern for the ASCII character “ A ” (hex 41, decimal 65) is pictured in [...]

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    4 – 3 Graphics The relationship of ASCII character , decimal value, and Bit Image plot is shown in Figure 4 – 3. • The data bytes can be identified by their binary , octal, hexadecimal, or decimal equivalents. These values are used to generate the Bit Image pattern. • Bit Image plotting is not limited to printable ASCII characters. Y ou can[...]

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    Graphics 4 – 4 • Control code ESC Y selects the Double Speed, Double Density Mode. When the Double Density , Double Speed control code is received, the data will print at dou - ble the current horizontal dot density , but adjacent dots are not printed. Since Double Den - sity graphics are printed at half speed, Double Speed, Double Density grap[...]

  • Page 67

    4 – 5 Graphics • The maximum number of data bytes in the DA T A portion of the program statement (when using 132 – column paper) varies according to the operating mode: At 60 dpi, Single Density = 792 bytes; Double Density = 1584 bytes Quadruple Density = 3168 bytes • Data in excess of the right mar gin is discarded. If the auto line feed i[...]

  • Page 68

    Graphics 4 – 6 In Normal Density Plot : • The mode is selected with the odd dot plot control code ENQ (05 hex). • The odd – numbered dot columns are addressed to produce a horizontal and vertical density that varies, based on the mode of operation: Data Processing (DP) Correspondence (NLQ) High Speed (HS) Horizontal dpi V ertical dpi 60 90 [...]

  • Page 69

    4 – 7 Graphics Plot Data Byte Format In P – Series Plot Mode, the format is as follows: • Each data byte specifies six out of twelve dot columns. • Using odd dot plot mode, bits 1 to 6 of the data byte address the odd – numbered dot col- umns; using even dot plot mode, bits 1 to 6 of the data byte address the even – numbered dot columns[...]

  • Page 70

    Graphics 4 – 8 Plot Data Line Format A plot data line may contain any number of plot data bytes up to the maximum of 132 for horizontal dot density of 60 dpi (Data Processing mode) or 198 bytes for a horizontal dot density of 90 dpi (Corre - spondence mode). If Auto Line Feed is disabled, any bytes over the maximum are lost. If the maximum is exc[...]

  • Page 71

    4 – 9 Graphics DOUBLE DENSITY PLOT For double density plot, the plot line contains: Control Code 04 hex, plot data bytes, a Line T erminator (0A hex or 0C hex), Control Code 05 hex, plot data bytes, and a Line T erminator . The control sequence for sending P – Series Double Density Plot is as follows: 1. Send the even dot plot control code EOT [...]

  • Page 72

    Graphics 4 – 10 The following program uses the Odd Dot Plot control code to produce the image. 10 LPRINT “ Odd Dot Plot ” 20 FOR I=1 T O 8 30 READ R1 40 READ R2 50 LPRINT CHR$(5); 60 FOR N=1 T O 25 70 LPRINT CHR$(R1);CHR$(R2); 80 NEXT N 90 LPRINT 100 NEXT I 1 10 DA T A 42, 64, 73, 65, 92, 64, 42, 64, 73, 65, 92, 64, 42, 64, 73, 65 120 LPRINT [...]

  • Page 73

    4 – 11 Graphics T able 4 – 1. Plot Data Byte Dot Patterns 0100000 Space 0100001 0100010 010001 1 0100100 0100101 01001 10 01001 1 1 0101000 0101001 0101010 010101 1 0101 100 0101 101 0101 1 10 0101 1 1 1 01 10000 01 10001 01 10010 01 1001 1 01 10100 01 10101 01 101 10 01 101 1 1 01 1 1000 01 1 1001 01 1 1010 01 1 101 1 01 1 1100 01 1 1101 0 111[...]

  • Page 74

    Graphics 4 – 12 T o Exit the P – Series Plot Mode When returning to the print mode from the P – Series Plot Mode, include an extra line feed in the data stream to maintain proper print line registration relative to the last line of plot graphics. If the extra line feed is not included, the first character line after the graphics data may be t[...]

  • Page 75

    5 – 1 V ertical Format Units CHAPTER 5 VERTICAL FORMA T UNITS Introduction The P3000 Series printers includes two vertical format units: Printr onix standard Electronic V ertical Format Unit (EVFU) and Dataproducts Direct Access V ertical Format Unit (DVFU). Although not a “ true ” VFU, a vertical tab table is provided for forms control in Se[...]

  • Page 76

    V ertical Format Units 5 – 2 VFU Load/Save/Clear Save one VFU table at a time in Non – V olatile Memory (NVM). The VFU table format is: VFU type, LPI, and VFU channel data. Load – Upon printer powerup or printer reset, a previously saved VFU loads if the saved VFU table matches the VFU type (see page 3 – 16). Upon loading the VFU, LPI sets [...]

  • Page 77

    5 – 3 V ertical Format Units Channel 12 – Reserved as the V ertical T ab channel. The V ertical T ab code (VT , 0B hex) prints any data in the print buf fer and rapidly slews the paper to the next line identified by the channel 12 code. If chan - nel 12 is not loaded in the EVFU memory , a single line feed is executed when a VT code is sent. Ch[...]

  • Page 78

    V ertical Format Units 5 – 4 T able 5 – 1. P – Series EVFU Codes – PI Line Enabled ASCII Channel Hex 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 6E PI 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0[...]

  • Page 79

    5 – 5 V ertical Format Units T able 5 – 2. P – Series EVFU Codes – PI Line Disabled or Not Used Hex 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 76 5 4 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 (TOF) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 (VT) 13 14 St[...]

  • Page 80

    V ertical Format Units 5 – 6 Relative Line Slewing Another method of moving paper using the PI line results in vertical slews of a specified number of lines within the form relative to the current print line (rather than slewing to a specific line). For this to occur , three criteria must be met: • The PI line must be enabled and set high; • [...]

  • Page 81

    5 – 7 V ertical Format Units DVFU The DVFU may be selected in P – Series protocol and is generally used in conjunction with the Dataproducts interface. A maximum of 12 channels can be assigned to each physical line of a form — up to 143 lines. A channel number is assigned to each line on the form. The host computer sends chan - nel codes to t[...]

  • Page 82

    V ertical Format Units 5 – 8 CH 12 BOF – The last channel 12 loaded is used as the Bottom – of – Form (BOF) channel and has sig - nificance when using the printer skip – over perforation feature. When skip – over perforation is en- abled, paper skips from BOF to T OF only if at the BOF position. If a channel search moves paper past the [...]

  • Page 83

    5 – 9 V ertical Format Units T able 5 – 5. DVFU Channel Instruction ASCII Channel Hex 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B PI 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[...]

  • Page 84

    V ertical Format Units 5 – 10 The Slew Relative configuration and the status of data bits 1 through 4 determine the number of lines slewed as described in T able 5 – 6. (Note that the state of data bit 5 is the dif ference between line slew - ing and using the interface lines as DVFU channel codes.) As long as the DVFU is selected, this type of[...]

  • Page 85

    5 – 11 V ertical Format Units V ertical T ab Positions V ertical tab positions are assigned to a line number . A maximum of 16 vertical tab positions can be assigned on the form. A sample format is shown in Figure 5 – 1. The first vertical tab is assigned line 6 for part number data, a second tab is assigned line 8 for part name data, and a thi[...]

  • Page 86

    V ertical Format Units 5 – 12[...]

  • Page 87

    6 – 1 Programming CHAPTER 6 PROGRAMMING Introduction Yo u can configure the printer from the control panel to respond to control codes in one of two standard protocols: Printr onix P – Series or Serial Matrix. If equipped with the Intelligent Graphics Processor (IGP) option, the printer responds to the Special Function Control Character and IGP[...]

  • Page 88

    Programming 6 – 2 Control Code Functions The following information is listed for each code function (where applicable and possible). ASCII Mnemonic – The standard American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) name for the control code. Hex Code – The code ’ s numeric equivalent in hexadecimal. Decimal Code – The code ’ s nu[...]

  • Page 89

    6 – 3 Programming NOTE: SFCC commands must be terminated by a semicolon (;) in a BASIC pr ogram or by text following the command string. A paper motion command dir ectly following a special function code command may r esult in err oneous paper movement. Y ou can control print format, print mode, or international language selection by a longer seq[...]

  • Page 90

    Programming 6 – 4 Control Code Reference Index The following index lists the control codes by function and lists the ASCII mnemonic and page num - ber . Alphabetical listings by mnemonic and function are provided in Appendix D. NOTE: Some contr ol code functions can be accomplished using another contr ol code se - quence or via contr ol panel sel[...]

  • Page 91

    6 – 5 Programming PRINT MODE FUNCTION P – SERIES SERIAL P AGE NO. Bold Print SFCC G ESC G 6 – 13 Bold Print (1 line only) SFCC j 6 – 13 Bold Print Reset SFCC H ESC H 6 – 14 Condensed Print N/A SI 6 – 28 ESC SI Condensed Print Reset N/A DC2 6 – 29 Character Pitch 10 cpi N/A ESC P 6 – 17 Character Pitch 12 cpi N/A ESC M 6 – 18 ESC :[...]

  • Page 92

    Programming 6 – 6 OTHER FUNCTIONS (continued) FUNCTION P – SERIES SERIAL P AGE NO. Character Set Select (Control Codes) SFCC 7 ESC 7 6 – 22 Character Set Select (Printable Symbols) SFCC 6 ESC 6 6 – 23 Character Set Select (Printable Symbols) N/A ESC u 6 – 24 Character Set Select: ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Extended SFCC OSET N/A 6 – 27 Charact[...]

  • Page 93

    6 – 7 Programming Backspace ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series/ Serial BS 08 08 Purpose Moves the logical print head to the left one character space toward the first column. Comment When configured for backspace (in P – Series printer protocol), BS moves the char - acter position indicator (the logical print head position) one character space to th[...]

  • Page 94

    Programming 6 – 8 Bell ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series/ Serial BEL 07 07 Purpose Sounds a buzzer/beeper . Comment The BEL function sounds a buzzer/beeper for 0.2 seconds upon receipt of this com - mand.[...]

  • Page 95

    6 – 9 Programming Bit Image Mode, Single Density ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial ESC K 1B 4B 27 75 Purpose Selects Single (Normal) Density Bit Image graphics. Expression CHR$(27); ” K ” ;CHR$(n1);CHR$(n2); ” DA T A ” where n1 + 256 n2 define the number of data bytes to follow . DA T A = ASCII characters for the dot patte[...]

  • Page 96

    Programming 6 – 10 Bit Image Mode, Double Density ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial ESC L 1B 4C 27 76 Purpose Selects Double Density Bit Image graphics. Expression CHR$(27); ” L ” ;CHR$(n1);CHR$(n2); ” DA T A ” where n1 + 256 n2 define the number of data bytes to follow . DA T A = ASCII characters for the dot pattern bytes[...]

  • Page 97

    6 – 11 Programming Bit Image Mode, Double Density Double Speed ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial ESC Y 1B 59 27 89 Purpose Prints graphics at twice the speed of Double Density (same speed as Single Density) by ignoring adjacent dots. Expression CHR$(27); ” Y ” ;CHR$(n1);CHR$(n2); ” DA T A ” where n1 + 256 n2 define the num[...]

  • Page 98

    Programming 6 – 12 Bit Image Mode, Quadruple Density ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial ESC Z 1B 5A 27 90 Purpose Selects Quadruple Density Bit Image graphics. Expression CHR$(27); ” Z ” ;CHR$(n1);CHR$(n2); ” DA T A ” where n1 + 256 n2 define the number of data bytes to follow . DA T A = ASCII characters for the dot pattern[...]

  • Page 99

    6 – 13 Programming Bold Print ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC G SFCC 47 SFCC 71 SFCC j (1 line) SFCC 6A SFCC 106 Serial ESC G 1B 47 27 71 Purpose Selects bold character printing. Comment When the bold character printing control code is received, all characters are printed in bold until reset by the bold print reset control code or printer res[...]

  • Page 100

    Programming 6 – 14 Bold Print Reset ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC H SFCC 48 SFCC 72 Serial ESC H 1B 48 27 72 Purpose Resets bold character printing. Comment The bold print reset control code only resets the bold print character attribute. Other print attributes such as double wide printing are not af fected. Example Refer to the Bold Print [...]

  • Page 101

    6 – 15 Programming Cancel ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial CAN 18 24 Purpose Clears the print buf fer of all printable symbols since the last paper motion command was received. Comment This control code may be used as a “ delete line ” function. However , use it with ex - treme care to avoid possible misprinting. This control[...]

  • Page 102

    Programming 6 – 16 Carriage Return ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series/ Serial CR 0D 13 Purpose Returns the logical print head to the first character column (resets the pointer to the first character position). Comment The CR code may or may not cause printing or paper motion, depending on the DE - FINE CR CODE configuration parameter value. If the DE[...]

  • Page 103

    6 – 17 Programming Character Pitch 10 CPI ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial ESC P 1B 50 27 80 Purpose Sets character pitch to 10 cpi. Comment Control Code ESC X can also select a character pitch of 10 cpi. Refer to Print Mode/ Pitch Selection on page 6 – 57.[...]

  • Page 104

    Programming 6 – 18 Character Pitch 12 CPI ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial ESC M 1B 4D 27 77 ESC : 1B 2A 27 42 Purpose Sets character pitch to 12 cpi. Comment Control Code ESC X can also select a character pitch of 12 cpi. Refer to Print Mode/ Pitch Selection on page 6 – 57.[...]

  • Page 105

    6 – 19 Programming Character Set Select ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC l xyz SFCC 6C xyz SFCC 108 xyz (lowercase L) Serial ESC l xyz 1B 6C xyz 27 108 xyz (lowercase L) Purpose Selects the character set, extended character set, and the international language for a specific character set. Expression CHR$(27); ” l ” ;CHR$(x);CHR$(y);CHR$(z)[...]

  • Page 106

    Programming 6 – 20 T able 6 – 3. Extended Character Set Select (z) ECMA – 94 0(30) 1(31) 2(32) 3(33) 4(34) IBM PC DEC Latin 1 Multinational Multinational IBM PC DEC Multinational Multinational DP 10 cpi Multinational DP 12 cpi Multinational NLQ 10 cpi 5(35) 6(36) 7(37) 8(38) 9(39) 10(3A) 1 1(3B) 12(3C) z x 0(30) 2(32) 1(31) 3(33) Multinationa[...]

  • Page 107

    6 – 21 Programming Example The following example illustrates Character Set Select, where the character set is ECMA – 94, the international language is Norwegian, and the extended character set is Multinational DP 10.[...]

  • Page 108

    Programming 6 – 22 Character Set Select: 80 – 9F = Control Codes ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC 7 SFCC 37 SFCC 55 Serial ESC 7 1B 37 27 55 Purpose : Selects the character set wherein hex codes 80 to 9F are control codes. Also includes hex codes 03 to 06 and 15 in Serial Matrix printer protocol. Cancels Character Set Select activated by SFC[...]

  • Page 109

    6 – 23 Programming Character Set Select: 80 – 9F = Printable Symbols ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC 6 SFCC 36 SFCC 54 Serial ESC 6 1B 36 27 54 Purpose : Selects the character set wherein hex codes 80 to 9F are printable symbols. Also in - cludes hex codes 03 to 06 and 15 in Serial Matrix printer protocol. Cancels Charac - ter Set Select ac[...]

  • Page 110

    Programming 6 – 24 Character Set Select: 80 – 9F = Printable Symbols ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial ESC u 1B 75 27 1 17 Purpose : Selects the character set wherein hex codes 80 to 9F are printable symbols. Hex codes 03 to 06 and 15 are control codes. Cancels Character Set Select activated by SFCC 6. Comment : Refer to Appendi[...]

  • Page 111

    6 – 25 Programming Character Set Select: International Languages ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC PSET ;n SFCC R n SFCC 52 n SFCC 82 n Serial ESC R n 1B 52 n 27 82 n Purpose Specifies the international language set identified by “ n ” in the basic character set selected from the control panel (ECMA – 94 Latin 1, IBM PC, Multinational, an[...]

  • Page 112

    Programming 6 – 26 Character Set Select: International Languages (continued) Comment The international character set can also be selected from the control panel. The con - trol code setting overrides the control panel character set selection. V alues other than those selectable from T able 6 – 4 are ignored, except for SFCC RX discussed below .[...]

  • Page 113

    6 – 27 Programming Character Set Select: ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Extended ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC OSET ;n Serial N/A N/A N/A Purpose Selects the Extended Character Set and the print mode and pitch at which the ex- tended character will print. This command is valid only in the ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Extended Character Set; otherwise, this com[...]

  • Page 114

    Programming 6 – 28 Condensed Print ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series See Comment. Serial SI 0F 15 ESC SI 1B 0F 27 15 Purpose Selects 17 characters per inch (cpi) condensed print format. Comment Condensed print can be selected using P – Series control code SFCC X or by Serial Matrix control code ESC X. Refer to Print Mode/Pitch Selection on page 6 [...]

  • Page 115

    6 – 29 Programming Condensed Print Reset ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial DC2 12 18 Purpose Resets condensed character printing to 10 cpi. Comment The condensed print reset control code selects 10 cpi character pitch. Other print attributes are not af fected. Other control code sequences which cancel condensed print are ESC M, ES[...]

  • Page 116

    Programming 6 – 30 Delete ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial DEL 7F 127 Purpose Deletes the previously received character on a line. Comment Characters that have been truncated due to line length restrictions are not af fected by this code.[...]

  • Page 117

    6 – 31 Programming Download a Language ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC V SFCC 56 SFCC 86 Serial ESC V 1B 56 27 86 Purpose Allows you to define and download a character substitution table and place it within the 224 printable symbol code points. Expression SFCC V is followed by ASCII characters: {QQQ}E{AAA}E{SSSSS}E NOTE: Each parameter is vis[...]

  • Page 118

    Programming 6 – 32 Download a Language (continued) Example The following sample program illustrates Downloading a Language. where: ESC V {2}E{65}E{224}E{66}E{225}E ESC V is the Serial Matrix Control Code Header introducing the Download a Language command. { 2 }i s the quantity of entries (characters) in the substitution table (in this example, th[...]

  • Page 119

    6 – 33 Programming Elongated (Double High) Print (1 Line) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC h SFCC 68 SFCC 104 BS 08 08 Serial ESC h 1B 68 27 104 NOTE: SFCC h r eplaces SFCC d used in some pr evious Printr onix firmwar e versions. Purpose Selects elongated (double high) character printing for one line only . Elongated char - acters are approxim[...]

  • Page 120

    Programming 6 – 34 Emphasized Print ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC E SFCC 45 SFCC 69 Serial ESC E 1B 45 27 69 Purpose Selects emphasized character print format. Comment When the emphasized print control code is received, all characters are printed in emphasized print until reset by the emphasized print reset control code or printer reset. Th[...]

  • Page 121

    6 – 35 Programming Emphasized Print Reset ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC F SFCC 46 SFCC 70 Serial ESC F 1B 46 27 70 Purpose Resets emphasized character printing. Comment The emphasized print reset control code only resets the emphasized print character attribute. Example See the Emphasized Print control code example for an example of Emphasi[...]

  • Page 122

    Programming 6 – 36 Expanded (Double Wide) Print ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC W n SFCC 57 n SFCC 87 n Serial ESC W n 1B 57 n 27 87 n Purpose Selects or resets expanded (double wide) print. where n = 1 selects expanded print (hex 01 or hex 31) n = 0 resets expanded print (hex 00 or hex 30) Comment When expanded print using SFCC W is received[...]

  • Page 123

    6 – 37 Programming Expanded (Double Wide) Print (One Line Only) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC k SFCC 6B SFCC 107 Serial SO 0E 14 ESC SO 1B 0E 27 14 Purpose Selects expanded (double wide) print for one line only . Comment This expanded print control code is a line – by – line print attribute; when the SO, ESC SO, or SFCC k control code i[...]

  • Page 124

    Programming 6 – 38 Extended Character Set ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SO (Shift Out) 0E 14 SFCC SO SFCC 0E SFCC 14 SFCC n SFCC 6E SFCC 1 10 SFCC 4 SFCC 34 SFCC 52 Serial ESC 4 1B 34 27 52 Purpose Accesses the extended character set in the range A0 to FF hex using codes 20 to 7F hex. Comment Used in 7 – bit systems as if data bit 8 was set to[...]

  • Page 125

    6 – 39 Programming Extended Character Set Cancel (Primary Character Set Select) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SI (Shift In) 0F 15 SFCC SI SFCC 0F SFCC 15 SFCC o SFCC 6F SFCC 1 11 SFCC 5 SFCC 35 SFCC 53 Serial ESC 5 1B 35 27 35 Purpose Cancels Alternate Character Set as selected by SO, SFCC SO, SFCC n, SFCC 4 and ESC 4, and selects the Primary Ch[...]

  • Page 126

    Programming 6 – 40 Form Feed ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series/ Serial FF 0C 12 Purpose Prints the data in the buf fer , advances the paper to the next top – of – form, and moves the printhead to the first character column. Comment The default forms length is determined by the configuration in nonvolatile memory . Forms length is set by using th[...]

  • Page 127

    6 – 41 Programming Forms Length Set (Inches) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC INCHES;n.f Serial ESC C NUL n 1B 43 0 n 27 67 0 n Purpose Sets the length of forms (paper) in inches. where n = whole numbers from 1 to 24 to specify the number of inches on a page. f = fractional number in .5 – inch increments (minimum forms length is .5 inches). [...]

  • Page 128

    Programming 6 – 42 Forms Length Set (Lines) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC LINES;n Serial ESC C n 1B 43 n 27 67 n Purpose Sets the length of a form (paper) in lines. where n = 1 to 192 (P – Series) or 1 to 127 (Serial) to specify the number of lines per page at the current line spacing. Comment The forms length set becomes the current form[...]

  • Page 129

    6 – 43 Programming Horizontal T ab ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial HT 09 09 Purpose Moves the logical printhead right to the next horizontal tab stop. Comment Power – on default horizontal tabs are set at every eighth character in the Serial Ma - trix printer protocol. If there are no horizontal tabs set or the logical printhe[...]

  • Page 130

    Programming 6 – 44 Horizontal T ab Set ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial ESC D n 1B 44 n 27 68 n Purpose Sets up to 32 horizontal tab positions. Expression CHR$(27); ” D ” ;CHR$(n1);...CHR$(n32);CHR$(0); where n1 through n32 specify the character column of the tab positions. CHR$(0) is the sequence terminator . Comment Yo u ca[...]

  • Page 131

    6 – 45 Programming Line Feed ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series/ Serial LF 0A 10 Purpose Prints the data in the buf fer (if any) and advances the paper one line at the current line space setting. Comment If configured for LF equals newline (LF=CR+LF), the logical print head is posi- tioned at character column 1 of the new line. Otherwise, the logical[...]

  • Page 132

    Programming 6 – 46 Line Feed n/216 Inch (One Line Only) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial ESC J n 1B 4A n 27 74 n Purpose Advances paper n/216 inch for one line only . where n = 1 to 255 Comment The n/216 – inch line feed control code is ef fective for one line only . All single – line – only print attributes are canceled. I[...]

  • Page 133

    6 – 47 Programming Line Spacing 1/6 Inch ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC LPI;n SFCC 2 SFCC 32 SFCC 50 Serial ESC 2 1B 32 27 50 Purpose Sets line spacing to 6 lpi or as set by ESC A. Comment The value of n can only be 6 or 8. In P – Series protocol and LPI mode, if n = 6, this command sets line spacing to 1/6 inch. V alues of n other than 6 [...]

  • Page 134

    Programming 6 – 48 Line Spacing 1/8 Inch (8 lpi) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC LPI;n SFCC 0 SFCC 30 SFCC 48 Serial ESC 0 1B 30 27 48 Purpose Specifies continuous line spacing at 1/8 – inch increments (8 lpi). Comment When the 1/8 – inch line spacing control code is received, all lines are printed at 8 lpi until a new line spacing is sel[...]

  • Page 135

    6 – 49 Programming Line Spacing 8 or 10.3 lpi (One Line Only) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series ACK 06 06 SFCC f SFCC 66 SFCC 102 Serial N/A N/A N/A Purpose Selects line spacing of 1/8 or 7/72 inch for the current line only . Comment The default line spacing is reselected automatically after one line. Select line spac - ing either by the control pan[...]

  • Page 136

    Programming 6 – 50 Line Spacing 7/72 Inch ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC 1 SFCC 31 SFCC 49 Serial ESC 1 1B 31 27 49 Purpose Specifies the line spacing at 7/72 – inch increments. Comment When the 7/72 – inch line spacing control code is received, all lines are printed at the 7/72 – inch line spacing until a new line spacing is selected [...]

  • Page 137

    6 – 51 Programming Line Spacing n/72 Inch ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC A n SFCC 41 n SFCC 65 n Serial ESC A n 1B 41 n 27 65 n Purpose Stores a line spacing of n/72 – inch increments. where n = 1 to 85 (all others are ignored) Comment When the ESC A control sequence is received, all line feed commands following an ESC 2 sequence* are at n[...]

  • Page 138

    Programming 6 – 52 Line Spacing n/216 Inch ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC 3 n SFCC 33 n SFCC 51 n Serial ESC 3 n 1B 33 n 27 51 n Purpose Specifies the line spacing at n/216 – inch increments. where n = 1 to 255 Comment When the n/216 – inch line spacing control code is received, all line feeds following are at n/216 – inch line spacing[...]

  • Page 139

    6 – 53 Programming Overscoring ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC _ n SFCC 5F n SFCC 95 n Serial ESC _ n 1B 5F n 27 95 n Purpose Enables or disables automatic overscoring of all characters. where n = 0 to disable automatic overscoring (hex 00 or hex 30) n = 1 to enable automatic overscoring (hex 01 or hex 31) Comment When automatic overscore is [...]

  • Page 140

    Programming 6 – 54 Plot, Even Dot (P – Series High Density Graphics) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series EOT 04 04 SFCC d SFCC 64 SFCC 100 Serial N/A N/A N/A Purpose Prints dots at the even numbered dot columns. Comment The even dot plot code is used for programming high density graphics and must be used in conjunction with the Odd Dot Plot code (05[...]

  • Page 141

    6 – 55 Programming Plot, Odd Dot (P – Series Normal Density Graphics) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series ENQ 05 05 SFCC e SFCC 65 SFCC 101 Serial N/A N/A N/A Purpose Prints dots at the odd numbered dot columns. Comment This is the P – Series programming normal density graphics control code. The ENQ code should occur before any printable data in t[...]

  • Page 142

    Programming 6 – 56 Printer Reset ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC @ SFCC 40 SFCC 64 Serial ESC @ 1B 40 27 64 Purpose Initializes all print mode related parameters to values previously saved. Comment When reset to the previously saved values, the current line is set to the top – of – form position. Print mode, line spacing, international la[...]

  • Page 143

    6 – 57 Programming Print Mode/Pitch Selection ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC PMODE;n SFCC X mn SFCC 58 mn SFCC 88 mn Serial ESC X mn 1B 58 mn 27 88 mn Purpose Selects the print mode (Data Processing, Correspondence, High Speed, or OCR) and character pitch in characters per inch (cpi). where In SFCC PMODE;n n ranges from 0 to 6 to select the [...]

  • Page 144

    Programming 6 – 58 Print Mode/Pitch Selection (continued) T able 6 – 7. Character Pitches A vailable by Print Mode 0(30) 1(31) 2(32) Print Data Processing Correspondence High Speed Mode: 10 12 13.3 15 17.1 10 12 – 10 12 13.3 m (hex): n (hex): 0(30) 1(31) 2(32) 3(33) 4(34) Characters per inch: 15 – (DP) (NLQ) (HS) OCR – A OCR – B 10 10 5[...]

  • Page 145

    6 – 59 Programming Print Mode/Pitch Selection (MVP) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC [ nq SFCC 5B nq SFCC 91 nq Serial ESC [ nq 1B 5B nq 27 91 nq Purpose : Selects the print mode (Data Processing, Correspondence, or High Speed) and se - lected character pitches in characters per inch (cpi). Expression : P – Series CHR$(1); ” [ ” ; CHR$(n[...]

  • Page 146

    Programming 6 – 60 Printer Select ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial DC1 1 1 17 Purpose Places printer in the selected state. Comment When the configuration parameter PRINTER SELECT is enabled, this control code allows the printer to receive and print data from the host. Printer Deselect (code DC3) disables the printer from receivi[...]

  • Page 147

    6 – 61 Programming Printer Deselect ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial DC3 13 19 Purpose Places printer in the deselected state. Comment When the configuration parameter PRINTER SELECT is enabled, this control code disables the printer from receiving and printing data from the host. Until a DC1 (Printer Select) command is received,[...]

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    Programming 6 – 62 Skip – Over Perforation ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial ESC N n 1B 4E n 27 78 n Purpose Selects the number of lines (at the current line spacing) for the paper “ skip ” at the bottom of the perforated page. where n = 1 to 127 to select the number of lines to skip. If the value of n exceeds the current fo[...]

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    6 – 63 Programming Skip – Over Perforation Cancel ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial ESC O (alpha O) 1B 4F n 27 79 n Purpose Resets skip – over perforation to zero.[...]

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    Programming 6 – 64 Superscript/Subscript Printing ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC S n SFCC 53 n SFCC 83 n Serial ESC S n 1B 53 n 27 83 n Purpose Selects superscript or subscript printing. Comment Super/Subscript font prints at one – half the normal vertical character height and at twice the normal vertical density . When the super/subscript[...]

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    6 – 65 Programming Superscript/Subscript Printing Reset ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC T SFCC 54 SFCC 84 Serial ESC T 1B 54 27 84 Purpose Resets superscript and subscript printing. Comment/ See the Superscript/Subscript control code example for an example of Example superscript/subscript reset.[...]

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    Programming 6 – 66 Underline ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series SFCC – n SFCC 2D n SFCC 45 n Serial ESC – n 1B 2D n 27 45 n Purpose Enables or disables automatic underlining of all characters. where n = 0 to disable automatic underlining (hex 00 or hex 30) n = 1 to enable automatic underlining (hex 01 or hex 31) Comment When automatic underline i[...]

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    6 – 67 Programming VFU Commands (P – Series) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series Refer to the V ertical Format Units chapter . Serial N/A N/A N/A NOTE: If the SFCC being used is ESC, the PI line must be set high when using the EVFU. Purpose Load and execute the VFU. Comment Refer to the V ertical Format Units chapter for details.[...]

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    Programming 6 – 68 V ertical T ab ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series/ Serial VT 0B 1 1 Purpose Prints the data in the buf fer and advances the paper to the next vertical tab position. Comment In the P – Series emulation mode, if a vertical tab format is defined in the EVFU (channel 12), or DVFU (channel 2) and the VFU is enabled, the paper is moved[...]

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    6 – 69 Programming V ertical T ab Set/Clear (Serial Matrix) ASCII Hex Decimal P – Series N/A N/A N/A Serial ESC B n 1B 42 n 27 66 n Purpose Sets vertical tab positions. Expression CHR$(27); ” B ” ;CHR$(n);...CHR$(nk);CHR$(0); where n1 through nk specify the line number for the vertical tab(s), for a maximum of 16 tab positions. Either CHR$([...]

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    Programming 6 – 70[...]

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    7 – 1 Interfaces CHAPTER 7 INTERF ACES Introduction The P3000 Series printers are equipped with resident parallel and serial interfaces. Only one interface can be enabled at a time via the control panel. Only one parallel host can be connected at any time. Other optional interfaces include an Intelligent Graphics Processor (IGP), PI – 3287, and[...]

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    Interfaces 7 – 2 Paper Instruction (PI) – Optional standard or inverted level EVFU or DVFU signal from the host with the same timing and polarity as the data lines. PI line sensing is controlled by printer configura - tion. NOTE: The PI line must be disabled (configuration option selected fr om the contr ol panel) if the host computer does not [...]

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    7 – 3 Interfaces • Strobe Polarity (standard or inverted) • Latch Data On Leading or T railing Edge of Strobe These parameters are displayed under the Application Compatibility/Host Interface/Dataproducts submenu from the control panel. Refer to Control Panel Configuration Diagram in the Configuration chapter for information on selecting the [...]

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    Interfaces 7 – 4 T able 7 – 2. Centronics Interface Connector Pin Assignments INPUT SIGNALS OUTPUT SIGNALS Signal Pin Signal Pin Data Line 1 Data Line 2 Data Line 3 Data Line 4 Data Line 5 Data Line 6 Data Line 7 Data Line 8 Data Strobe Return Return Return Return Return Return Return Return Return ACKNLG SLCT Busy Chassis Spare Return Return P[...]

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    7 – 5 Interfaces Alternate T erminating Resistors For parallel interface configurations, the printer is equipped with 1K ohm pullup terminating resistors located at board coordinates 20D on the Controller PCBA. (The printer outputs are also pulled up with a 1K resistor pack on the Controller .) Generally , the 1K ohm terminating resistors are sui[...]

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    Interfaces 7 – 6 Note: Loosen, do not r emove, the scr ews securing the contr ol panels to the printer . B C D A E Figure 7 – 1. Printer Cabinet Removal (Pedestal Model)[...]

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    7 – 7 Interfaces NOTE: Loosen, but do not r emove, the two upper attachment scr ews securing the paper guide as- sembly to the printer base. D B A C Figure 7 – 2. Paper Guide Assembly Removal (Floor Cabinet Model)[...]

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    Interfaces 7 – 8 Remove Controller Board and Install T erminating Resistors To install the alternate terminating resistors, perform the following steps and refer to page Figure 7 – 3. 1. Loosen three screws from the rear of the EMI shield cover (A). Remove EMI shield cover . 2. Firmly grasp the Controller board (B) and lift it straight up to un[...]

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    7 – 9 Interfaces B C E D F A Figure 7 – 3. Contr oller Board Access (Pedestal and Floor Cabinet Models)[...]

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    Interfaces 7 – 10 Restore Printer to Operation (Pedestal Model) To r e – install the printer cabinet cover on pedestal models, perform the following steps and refer to Figure 7 – 1 on page 7 – 6. 1. Place printer cabinet on printer base. 2. T ighten the two Phillips head screws and washers (E) on the outside rear of the cabinet cover . 3. T[...]

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    7 – 11 Interfaces Received Data – Serial data stream to the printer . T ransmitted Data – Serial data stream from the printer for transmitting status and control information to the host. Subject to protocol selection. Request T o Send (R TS) – Control signal from the printer . Subject to configuration. Clear T o Send (CTS) – Status signal[...]

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    Interfaces 7 – 12 ACK/NAK – W ith ACK/NAK protocol selected, the printer responds as described for ETX/ACK pro - tocol except the printer monitors the received data for parity error . If a parity error is detected, a NAK character is transmitted to the host upon receipt of the ETX character . The host is expected to repeat the data transmission[...]

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    8 – 1 Routine Service & Diagnostics CHAPTER 8 ROUTINE SER VICE & DIAGNOSTICS Introduction The printer requires no maintenance beyond regular general cleaning. Periodically remove excess pa - per chaf f and dust from the ribbon and paper paths. If print quality or paper motion deteriorates seri - ously , contact your authorized service rep[...]

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    Routine Service & Diagnostics 8 – 2 T o clean the interior of the printer , perform the following steps and refer to Figure 8 – 1. 1. T urn off the printer power and unplug the printer . 2. Raise the printer top cover . 3. Fully raise the Forms Thickness Adjustment Lever (A) to open the platen. 4. Remove all paper . 5. Squeeze locking latch[...]

  • Page 171

    8 – 3 Routine Service & Diagnostics Figure 8 – 1. Interior Cleaning Printer Self – T ests The printer contains several self – tests that are helpful in maintaining optimum printer performance. Each of these tests is initiated from the DIAGNOSTICS/PRINTER TEST 8 INCH WIDTH or DIAG - NOSTICS/PRINTER TEST FULL WIDTH configuration menus. Se[...]

  • Page 172

    Routine Service & Diagnostics 8 – 4 Shift Recycle – a “ sliding ” alphanumeric pattern useful in identifying missing or malformed charac - ters, improper vertical alignment, or vertical compression. All E ’ s – a pattern of all uppercase letter E ’ s useful in identifying missing characters, misplaced dots, smeared characters, imp[...]

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    8 – 5 Routine Service & Diagnostics Hex Code Printout The hex code printout (often called a “ hex dump ” ) is useful for debugging when troubleshooting print - er data reception problems. Hex dumps list ASCII character data received from the host with the corre - sponding two – digit hexadecimal code. Printable characters print their as[...]

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    Routine Service & Diagnostics 8 – 6 fault message reappears after pressing CLEAR, turn the printer of f and contact your authorized service representative. IMPORT ANT If LOADING F ACTOR Y DEF AUL TS appears on the display every time the printer power is cycled, non – volatile memory must be r eplaced. Y ou can temporarily bypass Non – vol[...]

  • Page 175

    9 – 1 Multinational Character Sets CHAPTER 9 MUL TINA TIONAL CHARACTER SETS Introduction Four basic character set choices are selectable from the control panel: IBM PC, Multinational, DEC Multinational, and ECMA – 94 Latin 1. Charts for each character set and the corresponding interna- tional language substitution chart are provided in Appendix[...]

  • Page 176

    Multinational Character Sets 9 – 2 mode and pitch at which the Extended Character Set is printed. The print mode and pitch can be dif fer- ent for the Primary and Extended Character Sets. However , the Primary Set cannot be mixed with an Extended Set within the same line if the Extended Set is printing at a different print mode than the Primary S[...]

  • Page 177

    Printr onix Multinational Character Sets 9 – 3 OFFLINE READY D U NOTE: OCR – A AND OCR – B ARE SELECTED FROM THE PRINT FORMA T A T LEVEL I ON THE CONFIGURA TION DIAGRAM (WITH DP , NLQ, AND HS FEA TURES.) CHARACTER SET U U U SELECT SET SELECT SET SELECT SET P D P NN SELECT SUBSET SELECT SUBSET PRIMARY EXTENDED EXTENDED SUBSET is IBM PC GRAPHIC[...]

  • Page 178

    Multinational Character Sets 9 – 4 Character Address T able (Character Library) 00 0_ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 00 1_ 00 2_ 00 3_ 00 4_ 00 5_ 00 6_ 00 7_ 00 8_ 00 9_ 00 A_ 00 B_ 00 C_ 00 D_ 00 E_ Ï ¨ Í Á Ó Ú Ø À Ù | × ø È Ì ¶ § Ò ! + ’ – . / ” # $ % & ( ) 0 1 7 ; : < = > ? 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 @ A G K J L M N O B C [...]

  • Page 179

    9 – 5 Multinational Character Sets NOTE: Not all characters ar e available in all print modes. 01 0_ 01 D_ 00 F_ 01 1_ 01 2_ 01 3_ 01 4_ 01 5_ 01 6_ 01 7_ 01 8_ 01 9_ 01 A_ 01 B_ 01 C_ 01 E_ 2 ≡ ° n √ ≥ ≤ ÷ • ⋅ ≈ ; Ë Â Ê 3 Î Ô Û 3/4 1   Œ œ * Y .. ~ + – a ~ o ~ A ~ O I I I o . → ↓ ↑ Blank character addr esses[...]

  • Page 180

    Multinational Character Sets 9 – 6 Numeric Character Location Listing The complete Character Library is listed below , arranged in numeric order by hexadecimal address. Included is the decimal address and the symbol ’ s technical name. Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 0000 0000 Overline 0001 0001 Uppercase I with Umlaut 0002 0002 Lowercase[...]

  • Page 181

    9 – 7 Multinational Character Sets Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 0026 0038 Ampersand 0027 0039 Single Quote 0028 0040 Left Parenthesis 0029 0041 Right Parenthesis 002A 0042 Asterisk 002B 0043 Plus Sign 002C 0044 Comma 002D 0045 Minus Sign 002E 0046 Period 002F 0047 Slash 0030 0048 Zero 0031 0049 One 0032 0050 T wo 0033 0051 Three 0034 005[...]

  • Page 182

    Multinational Character Sets 9 – 8 Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 0052 0082 Uppercase R 0053 0083 Uppercase S 0054 0084 Uppercase T 0055 0085 Uppercase U 0056 0086 Uppercase V 0057 0087 Uppercase W 0058 0088 Uppercase X/Chi 0059 0089 Uppercase Y/Upsilon 005A 0090 Uppercase Z/Zeta 005B 0091 Left Bracket 005C 0092 Back Slash 005D 0093 Right [...]

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    9 – 9 Multinational Character Sets Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 007E 0126 T ilde 007F 0127 Caron 0080 0128 Uppercase C with Cedilla 0081 0129 Lowercase U with Umlaut 0082 0130 Lowercase E with Acute Accent Mark 0083 0131 Lowercase A with Circumflex 0084 0132 Lowercase A with Umlaut 0085 0133 Lowercase A with Grave Accent Mark 0086 0134 L[...]

  • Page 184

    Multinational Character Sets 9 – 10 Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 00AA 0170 Not Sign 00AB 0171 Fraction One Half 00AC 0172 Fraction One Quarter 00AD 0173 Inverted Exclamation Mark 00AE 0174 Left Angle Quote 00AF 0175 Right Angle Quote 00B0 0176 Gray , 25% density 00B1 0177 Gray , 50% density 00B2 0178 Gray , 75% density 00B3 0179 Graphics[...]

  • Page 185

    9 – 11 Multinational Character Sets Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 00CE 0206 Graphics Bar Double Left to Right Double T op to Bottom 00CF 0207 Graphics Bar Double Left to Right T op to Center 00D0 0208 Graphics Bar Left to Right Double T op to Center 00D1 0209 Graphics Bar Double Left to Right Center to Bottom 00D2 0210 Graphics Bar Left t[...]

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    Multinational Character Sets 9 – 12 Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 00F9 0249 Big Dot 00F A 0250 Small Dot 00FB 0251 Radical Symbol 00FC 0252 Superscript Lowercase N 00FD 0253 Superscript 2 00FE 0254 Small Square 00FF 0255 Semicolon with Overline 0100 0256 Uppercase A with Circumflex 0101 0257 Uppercase E with Circumflex 0102 0258 Uppercase[...]

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    9 – 13 Multinational Character Sets Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 01EA 0490 Lowercase O with Dot 01EB 0491 Up Arrow 01EC 0492 Down Arrow 01ED 0493 Right Arrow[...]

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    Multinational Character Sets 9 – 14 Alphabetical Character Location Listing The complete Character Library is listed below , arranged in alphabetical order by the symbol ’ s techni - cal name. Included are the hexadecimal and decimal values for each symbol. Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 010C 0268 Acute Accent Mark 0026 0038 Ampersand 00[...]

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    9 – 15 Multinational Character Sets Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 00AC 0172 Fraction One Quarter 0109 0265 Fraction Three Quarters 009F 0159 Franc Sign 00B8 0184 Graphics Bar Double Left to Center Center to Bottom 00BB 0187 Graphics Bar Double Left to Center Double Center to Bottom 00B9 0185 Graphics Bar Double Left to Center Double T op [...]

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    Multinational Character Sets 9 – 16 Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 00C1 0193 Graphics Bar Left to Right T op to Center 00DA 0218 Graphics Bar Right to Center Center to Bottom 00D6 0214 Graphics Bar Right to Center Double Center to Bottom 00C7 0199 Graphics Bar Right to Center Double T op to Bottom 00D3 021 1 Graphics Bar Right to Center Do[...]

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    9 – 17 Multinational Character Sets Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 00E1 0225 Lowercase Beta 0063 0099 Lowercase C 0087 0135 Lowercase C with Cedilla 0088 0136 Lowercase E with Circumflex 0064 0100 Lowercase D 00EB 0235 Lowercase Delta 0065 0101 Lowercase E 0082 0130 Lowercase E with Acute Accent Mark 0088 0136 Lowercase E with Circumflex 0[...]

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    Multinational Character Sets 9 – 18 Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 0071 01 13 Lowercase Q 0072 01 14 Lowercase R 0073 01 15 Lowercase S 01 17 0279 Lowercase S with Cedilla 00E5 0229 Lowercase Sigma 0074 01 16 Lowercase T 00E7 0231 Lowercase T au 0002 0002 Lowercase Thorn 0075 01 17 Lowercase U 00A3 0163 Lowercase U with Acute Accent Mark 0[...]

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    9 – 19 Multinational Character Sets Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 0015 0021 Section Sign 003B 0059 Semicolon 00FF 0255 Semicolon with Overline 0037 0055 Seven 0027 0039 Single Quote 0036 0054 Six 002F 0047 Slash 00F A 0250 Small Dot 00FE 0254 Small Square 001B 0027 Solid V ertical Bar 0020 0032 Space 00FC 0252 Superscript Lowercase N 010A[...]

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    Multinational Character Sets 9 – 20 Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 00E2 0226 Uppercase Gamma 0048 0072 Uppercase H/Eta 0049 0073 Uppercase I/Iota 01E7 0487 Uppercase I Centered 01E8 0488 Uppercase I Right 01E9 0489 Uppercase I Right Underline 000B 001 1 Uppercase I with Acute Accent Mark 0102 0258 Uppercase I with Circumflex 0013 0019 Uppe[...]

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    9 – 21 Multinational Character Sets Hex V alue Decimal V alue Symbol Name 0056 0086 Uppercase V 0057 0087 Uppercase W 0058 0088 Uppercase X/Chi 0059 0089 Uppercase Y/Upsilon 000F 0015 Uppercase Y with Acute Accent Mark 01D8 0472 Uppercase Y with Umlaut 005A 0090 Uppercase Z/Zeta 009D 0157 Y en Sign 0030 0048 Zero[...]

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    Multinational Character Sets 9 – 22[...]

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    10 – 1 Installation CHAPTER 10 INST ALLA TION Introduction This chapter explains the P3000 Series installation procedures. Read this chapter carefully before in - stalling and operating the printer . Perform the procedures in the order presented. The following topics are discussed in this chapter: • Power Requirements Page 10 – 1 . . . . . . [...]

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    Installation 10 – 2 Site Requirements When selecting the location for the printer , consider interface requirements, power requirements, and environmental factors. Select a location that has the proper power source available and is within the maximum cable length specifications for interfacing with the host computer . The printer is designed to o[...]

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    10 – 3 Installation Figure 10 – 1. Pedestal Model Site Requirements 22.5 ” 26.9 ” 75.4 ” 27.0 ” 27.0 ” 62.7 ” 38.7 ” Figure 10 – 2. Floor Cabinet Model Site Requir ements[...]

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    Installation 10 – 4 Shipping Restraints During shipping, the printer mechanism is protected by foam packing, restraint bolts, and a removable tie wrap securing the Forms Thickness Adjustment Lever . Remove the shipping restraints as described below and illustrated in Figure 10 – 3. CAUTION T o avoid shipping damage, reinstall the shipping r est[...]

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    10 – 5 Installation Figure 10 – 3. Shipping Restraint Removal[...]

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    Installation 10 – 6 Cable Connections Perform the following steps and refer to Figure 10 – 4 and Figure 10 – 5 to connect the cables to the ped - estal model and floor cabinet model printers, respectively . 1. V erify that the voltage shown on the printer ID label (A) is within the same range as the site line voltage and that the proper power[...]

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    10 – 7 Installation D B C A Figure 10 – 5. Cable Connections – Floor Cabinet Models[...]

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    Installation 10 – 8 Preliminary T est After installation, the printer is ready for preliminary testing. The following steps define the test proce - dure. Refer to the Operation chapter for a description of the control panel and message display . 1. Set the AC power switch to ON (|). 2. Load full – width (132 columns) computer paper and ribbon a[...]

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    A – 1 Appendix APPENDIX A ST ANDARD ASCII CHARACTER CHART KEY ASCII CHARACTER ESC 33 27 1B OCT AL DECIMAL HEX B7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11[...]

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    Appendix A – 2[...]

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    B – 1 Appendix APPENDIX B CHARACTER SETS Introduction The character set charts in this appendix provide the hexadecimal character address matrices for each character set and international language. For example, if the IBM PC Character Set and U.S. American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) Language is selected, 0023 hex selects th[...]

  • Page 208

    Appendix B – 2 IBM PC Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 11 1 1 0 0 0 [...]

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    B – 3 Appendix IBM PC Extended Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 145 91 222 146[...]

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    Appendix B – 4 IBM PC Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 11 1 1 0 [...]

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    B – 5 Appendix IBM PC Extended Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 145 91 222[...]

  • Page 212

    Appendix B – 6 IBM PC Primary Character Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 11 1 1 0 0 0[...]

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    B – 7 Appendix IBM PC Extended Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 145 91 222 14[...]

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    Appendix B – 8 IBM PC Primary Character Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 11 1 1 0[...]

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    B – 9 Appendix IBM PC Extended Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 145 91 22[...]

  • Page 216

    Appendix B – 10 IBM PC International Languages Substitution T able Example: 005B = [ in ASCII 005B = Æ in Danish Hex Address 0023 0024 0040 005B 005C 005D 005E 0060 007B 007C 007D 007E # # # # # # £ # # $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ ¤ @ @ @ @ @ @ à à § É [ [ [ Æ Ä Ä ¡ ç ç Ö Ø Ö ¥ ] ] ] § Ü é ¿ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Ü î é ù { { { é ?[...]

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    B – 11 Appendix Multinational Character Set Charts • Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F Control Codes) Page B – 12 • Extended Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F Control Codes) Page B – 13 • Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F Printable Symbols) Page B – 14 • Extended Character Se[...]

  • Page 218

    Appendix B – 12 Multinational Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 11 1 [...]

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    B – 13 Appendix Multinational Extended Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 145 91[...]

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    Appendix B – 14 Multinational Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 1[...]

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    B – 15 Appendix Multinational Extended Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 14[...]

  • Page 222

    Appendix B – 16 Multinational Primary Character Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 11 1[...]

  • Page 223

    B – 17 Appendix Multinational Extended Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 145 9[...]

  • Page 224

    Appendix B – 18 Multinational Primary Character Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 [...]

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    B – 19 Appendix Multinational Extended Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 1[...]

  • Page 226

    Appendix B – 20 Multinational Primary Character Set in OCR – A B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 [...]

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    B – 21 Appendix Multinational Extended Character Set in OCR – A 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 145 91 222 146 92 223 147 93 224[...]

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    Appendix B – 22 Multinational Primary Character Set in OCR – B B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 [...]

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    B – 23 Appendix Multinational Extended Character Set in OCR – B 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 145 91 222 146 92 223 147 93 224[...]

  • Page 230

    Appendix B – 24 Multinational International Languages Substitution T able LANGUAGE ASCII EBCDIC Example: 005B = [ in ASCII 005B = ¢ in EBCDIC Hex Address 005B 005D 005E []^ | ¢[...]

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    B – 25 Appendix ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Character Set Charts • Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F Control Codes) Page B – 26 • Extended Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F Control Codes) Page B – 27 • Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F Printable Symbols) Page B – 28 • Extended Charac[...]

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    Appendix B – 26 ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0[...]

  • Page 233

    B – 27 Appendix ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Extended Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 [...]

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    Appendix B – 28 ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11[...]

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    B – 29 Appendix ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Extended Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 [...]

  • Page 236

    Appendix B – 30 ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Primary Character Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 [...]

  • Page 237

    B – 31 Appendix ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Extended Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221[...]

  • Page 238

    Appendix B – 32 ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Primary Character Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 1[...]

  • Page 239

    B – 33 Appendix ECMA – 94 Latin 1 Extended Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90[...]

  • Page 240

    Appendix B – 34 ECMA – 94 Latin 1 International Languages Substitution T able LANGUAGE ASCII Example: 005B = [ in ASCII 005B = Æ in Danish Hex Address 0021 0022 0023 0024 0040 005B 005C 005D 005E 0060 # £ $ ¤ @ à É [ Æ Ä ¡ ç Ö Ø ¥ ] § Ü ¿ ^ î { é é ä æ ù ö ò } è ü ~ ° ! German Swedish Danish Norwegian Finnish English[...]

  • Page 241

    B – 35 Appendix DEC Multinational Character Set Charts • Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F Control Codes) Page B – 36 • Extended Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F Control Codes) Page B – 37 • Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F Printable Symbols) Page B – 38 • Extended Characte[...]

  • Page 242

    Appendix B – 36 DEC Multinational Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 1[...]

  • Page 243

    B – 37 Appendix DEC Multinational Extended Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 14[...]

  • Page 244

    Appendix B – 38 DEC Multinational Primary Character Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1[...]

  • Page 245

    B – 39 Appendix DEC Multinational Extended Set P – Series Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 22[...]

  • Page 246

    Appendix B – 40 DEC Multinational Primary Character Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 1 0 [...]

  • Page 247

    B – 41 Appendix DEC Multinational Extended Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Control Codes) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 221 1[...]

  • Page 248

    Appendix B – 42 DEC Multinational Primary Character Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) B 7 000 0 1 1 1 1 B6 0 B5 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 0 1 2 3 45 67 BITS ROW B4 B2 B3 B1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 00 1 0 00 1 0 00 1 1 01 0 0 01 0 1 01 1 0 01 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 1 0 10 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1 11 [...]

  • Page 249

    B – 43 Appendix DEC Multinational Extended Set Serial Matrix Emulation (80 – 9F=Printable Symbols) 000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 COLUMN 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 200 128 80 201 129 81 202 130 82 203 131 83 204 132 84 205 133 85 206 134 86 207 135 87 210 136 88 21 1 137 89 212 138 213 139 214 140 215 141 216 142 217 143 220 144 90 2[...]

  • Page 250

    Appendix B – 44 DEC Multinational International Languages Substitution T able LANGUAGE ASCII Example: 005B = [ in ASCII 005B = Æ in Danish Hex Address 0023 # £ @ É [ Æ Ä Ø ¥ ] § ¿ ^ { é æ ù } è ü ~ ° French German English Norwegian/ Swedish Italian Spanish Japanese French Dutch Finnish Swiss β | ÖÜ ä ö ø û ù ì à ç 0040[...]

  • Page 251

    C – 1 Appendix APPENDIX C SPECIFICA TIONS Printing Characteristics Printer throughput, in lines per minute (LPM), is a factor of the selected print mode. The P3000 Series nominal print rates are listed below and assume a tolerance of five percent and an adequate input data rate. Printing speed is independent of the number of characters configured[...]

  • Page 252

    Appendix C – 2 Physical Characteristics Printer Dimensions Floor Cabinet Model Height 41.7 ” (105.9 cm) W idth 34.0 ” (86.4 cm) Depth 28.5 ” (72.4 cm) W eight Approximately 335 lbs. (152 kg) Pedestal Model Height 10.5 ” (27 cm) W idth 24.6 ” (63 cm) Depth 20.7 ” (53 cm) W eight Approximately 85 lbs. (39 kg) Shipping weight approximate[...]

  • Page 253

    C – 3 Appendix Electrical Characteristics Input Power V oltage 120 or 240 V AC Phase Single Frequency 50 or 60 Hz Power Rating Pedestal Floor Cabinet Nominal Standby 120 V A 60 Hz 147 V A 60 Hz (90 W atts) (1 10 W atts) Nominal Operating 320 V A 60 Hz 350 V A 60 Hz (215 W atts) (235 W atts) Dissipated Power Per Hour Pedestal Floor Cabinet Standby[...]

  • Page 254

    Appendix C – 4 Forms Paper T ype Edge – perforated, fanfold, 3 to 16 ” wide Thickness Single – part – 15 to 100 lb. stock Multi – part – 1 – to 6 – part forms Sheet Thickness 0.025 ” maximum Drive Adjustable tractors (6 – pin engagement) Slew Rate 8 ” per second maximum Labels On Backing One – part continuous perforated fa[...]

  • Page 255

    C – 5 Appendix Miscellaneous (continued) Cleaning Interval 3 months or 250 hours of operation Character Sets ASCII Standard Up to 229 characters Data Processing, Correspondence, High Speed International ECMA – 94 Latin 1 IBM PC ASCII (USA) ASCII (USA) German French Swedish German Danish English Norwegian Danish Finnish Swedish English Italian D[...]

  • Page 256

    Appendix C – 6[...]

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    D – 1 Appendix APPENDIX D CONTROL CODE CROSS REFERENCE The following lists provide the programming control codes alphabetically by function and alphabetically by code. In the Programming chapter , an alphabetical list of control code functions is presented by functional groups (format, paper motion, graphics, etc.). NOTE: Some contr ol code funct[...]

  • Page 258

    Appendix D – 2 Alphabetical By Function (continued) Function P – Series Serial Page Emphasized Print Reset SFCC F ESC F 6 – 35 Expanded (Double W ide) Print SFCC W ESC W 6 – 36 Expanded (Double W ide) Print Reset SFCC W DC4 6 – 36 ESC W Expanded (Double W ide) Print (1 line) SFCC k SO 6 – 37 ESC SO Extended Character Set SO ESC 4 6 – [...]

  • Page 259

    D – 3 Appendix Alphabetical By Function (continued) Function P – Series Serial Page Underline SFCC – ESC – 6 – 66 VFU Commands (P – Series) DLE – US N/A 6 – 67 V ertical T ab VT VT 6 – 68 V ertical T ab Set/Clear (Serial Matrix) N/A ESC B 6 – 69 Alphabetical By P – Series Code P – Series Code Function Page ACK Line Spacing 8[...]

  • Page 260

    Appendix D – 4 Alphabetical By P – Series Code (continued) P – Series Code Function Page SFCC F Emphasized Print Reset 6 – 35 SFCC G Bold Print 6 – 13 SFCC H Bold Print Reset 6 – 14 SFCC INCHES Forms Length Set (Inches) 6 – 41 SFCC LINES Forms Length Set (Lines) 6 – 42 SFCC LPI Line Spacing 1/6 Inch (6 lpi) 6 – 47 SFCC LPI Line Sp[...]

  • Page 261

    D – 5 Appendix Alphabetical By Serial Matrix Code (continued) Serial Code Function Page ESC 1 Line Spacing 7/72 Inch 6 – 50 ESC 2 Line Spacing n/72 Inch (as set by ESC A) 6 – 51 ESC 2 Line Spacing 1/6 Inch 6 – 47 ESC 3 Line Spacing n/216 Inch 6 – 52 ESC 4 Extended Character Set 6 – 38 ESC 5 Extended Character Set Cancel 6 – 39 ESC 6 C[...]

  • Page 262

    Appendix D – 6[...]

  • Page 263

    P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Reference Manual Index – 1 INDEX A Alternate T erminating Resistors, 7 – 5 ASCII Character Set, A – 1 Attribute Set and Reset Codes, 6 – 3 B Backspace, 6 – 7 Bell, 6 – 8 Bit Image Graphics, 4 – 1, 4 – 2 Density , 4 – 3 Plotting, 4 – 1, 4 – 2 Programming Format, 4 – 4 Sample Program, 4 ?[...]

  • Page 264

    P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Reference Manual Index – 2 C (continued) Control Panel, 2 – 5 6/8 LPI Switch, 2 – 6 Alphanumeric Message Display , 2 – 5 CHECK Indicator , 2 – 6 CLEAR Switch, 2 – 6 Configuration Diagrams, 3 – 7 ENTER Switch, 2 – 8 F/L (Forms Length) Switch, 2 – 9 MENU DOWN Switch, 2 – 7 MENU UP Switch, 2 ?[...]

  • Page 265

    P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Reference Manual Index – 3 H Hex Code Printout, 8 – 5 Horizontal T ab, 6 – 43 Horizontal T ab Set, 6 – 44 I IBM PC Character Set Charts, B – 1 INCHES, SFCC, 6 – 41 Installation, 10 – 1 Intelligent Graphics Processor (IGP), 1 – 3 Interfaces, 7 – 1 Alternate T erminating Resistors, 7 – 5 Centr[...]

  • Page 266

    P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Reference Manual Index – 4 P (continued) P APER ADV Switch, 2 – 7 Perforation Skip – Over , 6 – 62 Skip – Over Cancel, 6 – 63 PI Line, 7 – 2, 7 – 3 PI – 3287, 2 – 7 Optional Switches, 2 – 7 Pitch 10 cpi, 6 – 17 12 cpi, 6 – 18 Selection, 6 – 57 Selection (MVP), 6 – 59 Plot Plotting [...]

  • Page 267

    P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Reference Manual Index – 5 S (continued) Service & Diagnostics, 8 – 1 Setting Forms Length, 2 – 16 Line Spacing, 2 – 18 To p – of – Form, 2 – 13 SFCC, 6 – 2 Shipping Restraint Removal, 10 – 4 Site Requirements, 10 – 2 Skip – Over Perforation, 6 – 62 Skip – Over Perforation Cancel, [...]

  • Page 268

    P3000 Series Multinational User ’ s Reference Manual Index – 6[...]

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