A&D AD-1191 manual

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    AD-1191 Instruction Manual P art #: I-MAN:1191A&D-USA Revision 1.0 • June 20, 2000 P rinter for A & D Scales & Balances[...]

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    Risk of electrical shock. Do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. A&D Weighing reserves the right to change specifications at any time. CA UTION[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ......................................................................... 1 Installation .......................................................................... 1 Installing the P aper ................................................ 1 T o Remove the P aper R oll ...................................... 4 Operation [...]

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    Specifications Interface Interface Interface Interface Interface - - - - - Serial Serial Serial Serial Serial Character Buffering Character Buffering Character Buffering Character Buffering Character Buffering Character Matrix Character Matrix Character Matrix Character Matrix Character Matrix Character Spacing Character Spacing Character Spacing C[...]

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    500,000 lines mean character before failure. Black- 200,000 characters Purple-250,000 characters Large roll - 12,500 lines Small roll - 3,000 lines Ribbon life Ribbon life Ribbon life Ribbon life Ribbon life P P P P P aper aper aper aper aper P P P P P rint Head Life rint Head Life rint Head Life rint Head Life rint Head Life[...]

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    Introduction 1 1 1 1 1 Installing the P Installing the P Installing the P Installing the P Installing the P aper aper aper aper aper This manual is split into the following main sections: • Introduction • Installation • Operation • Maintenance • P rinter T est and Setup • Communication • Default Settings Installation F ollow the preca[...]

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    This will facilitate the entry of the paper into the printer . 5. Slide the paper through the slot connecting the paper compartment and the printer compartment. Y ou can slide it in about one-quarter inch before it stops. 6. While holding the paper in place, press the rocker switch to the P aper F eed position. The printer will activate, and a rubb[...]

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    10 . Push the back of the printer cover down and into place. 11 . Press the front of the printer cover down to lock in place. 12 . Put the paper spindle into the paper roll as shown below , and place the roll with the spindle onto the snaps near the back of the printer . T urn the paper roll to take up any slack in the paper feeding to the printer [...]

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    4 4 4 4 4 T T T T T o Remove the P o Remove the P o Remove the P o Remove the P o Remove the P aper aper aper aper aper Roll Roll Roll Roll Roll 1. Advance the paper about one inch beyond the paper cutter by using the P aper F eed switch. 2. Lift the paper roll away from the printer housing and cut the paper feeding to the printer with scissors. T [...]

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    5 5 5 5 5 Operation Connecting and Connecting and Connecting and Connecting and Connecting and P P P P P owering Up owering Up owering Up owering Up owering Up Y Y Y Y Y our P our P our P our P our P rinter rinter rinter rinter rinter 1. Attach the appropriate cable between the printer and your host device. The connector on the printer side is “k[...]

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    6 6 6 6 6 If your printer is used infrequently , the print impression may become weak because the ribbon has dried out. T o advance the ribbon to a new section, hold down the P aper F eed switch for several seconds. Below are the steps for replacing the ribbon: 1. T urn the printer offline. 2. F our small grooves are embossed on each side of the pr[...]

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    7 7 7 7 7 If you get ribbon ink on the printer case, wipe it off immediately . Once it dries it is difficult to remove. 5. Install new cartridge. Be sure the ink cartridge is inserted firmly to prevent weak or irregular printing. The cartridge must be properly seated and aligned for best printing. 6. T urn the cartridge “ knob ” (marked by an a[...]

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    8 8 8 8 8 The printer can be tested and setup using the steps described in this section. T esting and setup are done using the rocker switch on the printer . With the printer unplugged at the outlet or at the back of the printer , press and hold the right side of switch as you plug the unit in. The printer will print out a list of the configuration[...]

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    9 9 9 9 9 T o access the setup menu follow these steps: 1. Unplug the printer either at the outlet or at the back of the printer . 2. P ress and hold down the left side of the rocker switch and plug in the printer . The printer will advance the paper . After the paper advance has stopped, count for 3 to 5 seconds and then release the switch. The fo[...]

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    10 10 10 10 10 With the printer in the setup menu and with CONFIGURE [NEXT/OK] CONFIGURE [NEXT/OK] CONFIGURE [NEXT/OK] CONFIGURE [NEXT/OK] CONFIGURE [NEXT/OK] as the last item printed, press OK OK OK OK OK (right side) to access the CONFIGURE CONFIGURE CONFIGURE CONFIGURE CONFIGURE menu. The following is printed: L L L L L OAD DEF OAD DEF OAD DEF O[...]

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    11 11 11 11 11 Stop Bits Stop Bits Stop Bits Stop Bits Stop Bits Handshak Handshak Handshak Handshak Handshak e e e e e P P P P P arity arity arity arity arity Columns Columns Columns Columns Columns Invert Invert Invert Invert Invert P arity can be selected only if 7 data bits are set. Choose Odd or Even. If you choose 8 data bits, parity defaults[...]

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    12 12 12 12 12 CUST CUST CUST CUST CUST OM OM OM OM OM DOUBLE HIGH DOUBLE WIDE/HIGH After you choose one of the magnifications the printer will print R R R R R eady eady eady eady eady to show the printer is out of the configuration menu and the setup menu and is ready to print. The next setup menu item after CONFIGURE CONFIGURE CONFIGURE CONFIGURE[...]

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    13 13 13 13 13 T/D Format T/D Format T/D Format T/D Format T/D Format TIME/D TIME/D TIME/D TIME/D TIME/D A A A A A TE FORMA TE FORMA TE FORMA TE FORMA TE FORMA T T T T T is the next parameter . Choose from the following formats. MM/DD/YY hh:mm ?M MM/DD/YY hh:mm ?M DOW MM = month MM/DD/YY hh:mm DD = day MM/DD/YY hh:mm DOW YY = year DD -MM- YY hh:mm [...]

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    14 14 14 14 14 YES - YES - YES - YES - YES - voltage will be in a low state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes high. NO - NO - NO - NO - NO - voltage will be in a high state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes low . ONLINE/OFFLINE ONLINE/OFFLINE ONLINE/OFFLINE ONLINE/OFFLINE ONLINE/OFFLINE is next. Choices: YES - YES - YES - [...]

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    15 15 15 15 15 The cursor now appears over the 2nd position. Press NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT (left side) to increment this number if needed and OK OK OK OK OK if it is right. Continue this sequence of accepting or changing the year , month, day , and DOW (Day Of W eek). When you have completed the SET D SET D SET D SET D SET D A A A A A TE TE TE TE [...]

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    Pin No. Pin No. Pin No. Pin No. Pin No. Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal DTE Direction DTE Direction DTE Direction DTE Direction DTE Direction Description Description Description Description Description 1 Chassis ground - Cable shield 2 (TD) T ransmitted F rom printer Printer data output line data 3 (RD) Received data T o printer Printer data inp[...]

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    CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL CODES CODES CODES CODES CODES According to the American Standard Code of Information Interchange (ASCII), there are 32 control codes in addition to the codes for the printable characters. (Control codes are sent as data, but the receiving device interprets them as abbreviated ‘’instructions”, communicat[...]

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    Back Space Back Space Back Space Back Space Back Space Code 8 Code 8 Code 8 Code 8 Code 8 Line Feed Line Feed Line Feed Line Feed Line Feed Code 10 Code 10 Code 10 Code 10 Code 10 Upon receipt of this code, the printer erases from its buffer the previously received character . This is useful in correcting typing errors for programs that send data b[...]

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    Enlarged printing may be selected by sending both the double height command (control code 14) and the double width command (control code 15). The control codes may be sent in either order , but because of the double width restrictions, the codes should be sent at the beginning of a line. When the printer receives this control code it will immedi- a[...]

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    The mechanism used in the printer prints one line of dots across at a time. This means that when it prints one line of characters it has actually printed ten lines of dots where the first eight lines make up the character and the last two lines are blank for the space between character lines. By using the CHR$(18) control code, you can tell the pri[...]

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    Example 1: Example 2: By using CHR$(19) you enter the Custom Character mode. This allows you to design and print your own 6 x 8 character by inputting data. A data statement is made of numbers that represent a row of dots which when read all together , will make up your character . T o design your character , follow the example below . Y ou should [...]

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    1 . Use quad ruled paper to design your character . 2. Number 8 consecutive rows like this: 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 3. Now design your character in dot form (see the example below). 4. Add together all the numbers from the column on the left, counting only where you have placed a dot in a row . In our example, the first column has three dots located i[...]

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    After typing RUN , your custom character will be stored in the printer ’s memory . It will retain this information until the printer is switched off or until you write over the data by defining a different character . T o print your newly designed character , simply send CHR$(126) which corresponds to hexidecimal value 7E. This control code is us[...]

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    The printer powers up in the column mode last selected by configuration. Y ou can change the column width by sending the appropriate control code from the list below: Control code 29 - 24 columns Control code 30 - 32 columns Control code 31 - 40 columns Y ou can send the control code at any point on a line before the buffer becomes filled. Y ou can[...]

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    Command Command Command Command Command Print formatted data Print formatted data Print formatted data Print formatted data Print formatted data <ESC> 0 HH:MM 24 hour format <ESC> 1 HH:MM_?M 12 hour format with AM or PM <ESC> 2 MM/DD/YY month/day/year <ESC> 3 DD-MM- YY d ay -month-year/numeric month <ESC> 4 DD -MON- YY[...]

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    Default T able 26 26 26 26 26 Below is a table showing the possible values for the Custom and Configuration menu parameters. The values shown in bold bold bold bold bold type are the default settings. Custom Menu Custom Menu Custom Menu Custom Menu Custom Menu Configuration Menu Configuration Menu Configuration Menu Configuration Menu Configuration[...]

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    Notes[...]

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    Warranty and Service Information Seller warrants that the AD-1191 will conform to written specifications, drawings, and other descriptions made by the manufacturer , including any modifications thereof. The Seller warrants the goods against faulty workmanship and defective materials. If any goods fail to conform to these warranties, Seller will, as[...]

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    1555 McCandless Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035 · T el: (800) 726-3364 / (408) 263-5333 · F ax: (408) 263-0119 Fax-on-Demand: (800) 726-7099, press 2 · Email: andweighing. com · Web: www.andweighing.com[...]