AMT Datasouth ACCEL-6300 manual

A M T AC CE L-63 0 0 Document No. 387002, Rev. E User's Guide ® ™ P R I N T E R S E R I E S A M T AC CE L-63 0 0 Document No. 387002, Rev. E User's Guide ® ™ P R I N T E R S E R I E S[...]

User's Guide Unpacking Set Up Loading Paper Control Panel Cleaning & Maintenance Solving Problems Bottom-Feed Tractors Bar Codes Interfaces Code Sets Specifications Document No. 387002 z Revision E AMT Datasouth Corp. 4765 Calle Quetzal Camarillo, CA 93012 TEL: (805) 388-5799 FAX: (805) 484-5282 WEB: amtdatasouth.com A M T A C C E L -630 0[...]

User's Guide ii Preface User's Guide ii Preface[...]

User's Guide Preface iii Thank you for selecting an AMT Datasouth ® ACCEL ™ -6300 series printer. Using an all-metal chassis, 24-wire dot-matrix printhead, state- of-the-art electronics, and simple user controls, your printer will provide fast and reliable printing for years to come. Printer Models AMT Datasouth ACCEL-6300 series printers c[...]

User's Guide iv Preface About This User's Guide This user's guide provides information that will help you set up and oper- ate all of the models in the AMT Datasouth ACCEL-6300 printer series. If you are using the printer for the first time, you should perform the procedures in sections 1, 2 and 3 to set up the printer. Then, use sec[...]

User's Guide Preface v Conventions Some of the procedures in this guide contain special notices that highlight important information: ) Notes Indicate information that you should know to help your printer run properly and efficiently. , Cautions Indicate guidelines that, if not followed, can cause damage to equipment. Warnings Indicate a situa[...]

User's Guide vi Preface Copyright © Copyright, 1998 by AMT Datasouth Corp. (AMT Datasouth). All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of AMT Datasouth. No p[...]

User's Guide Preface vii One-Year Limited Warranty––continued Dated proof-of-purchase must be provided by the Purchaser when request-ting warranty work to be performed. (A warranty reply card is included at the back of this guide and should be returned to AMT Datasouth within 10 days of accepting the product.) The Purchaser may request inf[...]

User's Guide viii Preface Factory Service If you suspect that your printer needs service, first contact the Dealer that sold you the printer. The Dealer will ask you for the printer's model num-ber and serial number, the date you purchased the printer, and an explanation of the problem. In the event that your Dealer is unable to help you [...]

User's Guide Preface ix Agency Compliances AMT Datasouth ACCEL-6300 series printers have been tested and found to comply with the applicable U.S. and Canadian requirements of Underwriters Laboratory Inc. ® LISTED File Number E173440 I.T.E. AMT Datasouth ACCEL-6300 series printers have been tested and found to comply with the applicable requir[...]

User's Guide x Preface Instruction to the User This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radia[...]

User's Guide Preface xi Power Precautions When installing and using the printer, be sure to take the following precautions: 9 9 9 9 9 Use the appropriate power supply and voltage frequency. Be sure to check the voltage select switch before the printer's first installation. 9 9 9 9 9 Make sure the total length of the power cord does not ex[...]

User's Guide xii Preface Operating Precautions When installing and using the printer, be sure to take the following precautions: 9 9 9 9 9 Use the printer only within the following temperature and humidity ranges: Ambient temperature: 7° to 46° Centigrade (45° to 115° F) Relative humidity: 10% to 85% noncondensing 9 9 9 9 9 Avoid direct su[...]

User's Guide Preface xiii Operating Precautions––continued 9 9 9 9 9 Keep the printer clean. Dust accumulation and paper fiber deposits can cause the printer to function improperly. 9 9 9 9 9 Do not place cups, books or other objects on top of the printer. Be careful not to hang jewelry, clothes or hair near the paper entry slots. 9 9 9 9 [...]

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User's Guide Contents xv Contents Preface iii Printer Models ............................................................................. i i i About This User's Guide .............................................................. i v Conventions .................................................................................. v Comment[...]

User's Guide xvi Contents Section 2—Set Up 2 - 1 Introducing Printer Components .................................................. 2- 1 Installing the Paper Deflector ...................................................... 2- 5 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge ..................................................... 2- 6 Checking the Voltage Sele[...]

User's Guide Contents xvii Understanding Display Messages ................................................ 4- 3 Status ...................................................................................... 4-3 Alternate Status ...................................................................... 4- 3 Operator and Error .......................[...]

User's Guide xviii Contents Turn Quiet Mode On and Off ................................................. 4-21 Set Language .......................................................................... 4-21 Select Characters for Codes 128-255 ..................................... 4-22 Turn Automatic Carriage Return Mode On and Off .............. 4[...]

User's Guide Contents xix Setting Communications Parameters ........................................... 4-37 Select Interface ....................................................................... 4-37 Specify Baud Rate .................................................................. 4-37 Specify Input Buffer Size ..........................[...]

User's Guide xx Contents Using Hidden Parameters ............................................................ 6-29 Aligning the Ribbon ................................................................. 6-29 Fine-Adjusting the Top-Of-Form Position ............................... 6-30 Fine-Adjusting the Forms Tear-Off Position ...................[...]

User's Guide Contents xxi Appendix D—Code Sets D - 1 AMT and Diablo 630 Code Set ................................................... D- 2 Character Codes ..................................................................... D- 2 Printing Characters Assigned to Control Codes ................ D-2 Printing International Characters .............[...]

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User's Guide Contents xxiii Figures and Tables Figures 1- 1 Unpacking the Printer ............................................................. 1- 3 1- 2 Removing the Foam Blocks .................................................... 1- 4 2- 1 Printer Components, Front ...................................................... 2-2 2- 2 Printer Compo[...]

User's Guide xxiv Contents 3- 1 Selecting a Paper Path ............................................................ 3-3 3- 2 Positioning the Paper Support ................................................. 3- 3 3- 3 Attaching the Support Extender .............................................. 3- 4 3- 4 Loading a Single Sheet ...................[...]

User's Guide Contents xxv Tables 4- 1 Setup Menu Summary ............................................................. 4-40 6-1 Troubleshooting Guide ............................................................. 6-12 A-1 Troubleshooting the Bottom-Feed Tractors ............................ A -6 B-1 Bar Code Specifications .....................[...]

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User's Guide Unpacking 1-1 Unpacking This section describes how to select a good place for the printer and unpack it. If the printer is already set up, you can skip ahead to the next section. Selecting a Good Place for the Printer When selecting a place for your printer, observe the following guidelines: 9 9 9 9 9 The site must be large enough[...]

User's Guide 1-2 Unpacking Selecting a Good Place for the Printer––continued 9 9 9 9 9 Avoid outlets on the same circuit with large motors, such as copiers or postage machines, or other appliances that might disturb the power supply. 9 9 9 9 9 Leave several inches of empty space in front, behind, and on both sides of the printer for good a[...]

User's Guide Unpacking 1-3 Figure 1-1. Unpacking the Printer USER'S GUIDE PAPER DEFLECTOR RIBBONS POWER CORD PRINTER PAPER SUPPORT(S) One supplied with narrow printers Two supplied with wide printers Unpacking the Printer––continued User's Guide Unpacking 1-3 Figure 1-1. Unpacking the Printer USER'S GUIDE PAPER DEFLECTOR RIB[...]

User's Guide 1-4 Unpacking Removing Internal Packing To remove the internal packing, use the following procedure: 1. Raise the top cover and locate the two foam blocks (one on each side of the main carriage shaft). 2. Carefully remove the foam blocks from the printer, as shown in figure 1-2. 3. Lower the top cover. Be sure to save the internal[...]

User's Guide Set Up 2-1 Set Up This section points out the various printer components that you use to operate the printer and describes how to install the paper deflector and ribbon cartridge. This section also describes how to check the voltage select switch, attach the power cord, turn the printer on and off, load paper, print a self test, a[...]

User's Guide 2-2 Set Up Introducing Printer Components––continued SELE CT- DIAL CONTROL PANEL Provides easy setup and configuration of the printer FORMS THICKNESS INDICATOR Shows the current forms thickness TRACTOR SELECT INDICATOR Shows whether the rear forms tractors are engaged or dis- engaged PAPER SUPPORT EXTENDER Provides additional [...]

User's Guide Set Up 2-3 Introducing Printer Components––continued TOP COVER Opens to reveal the carriage, ribbon and printhead PLATEN Provides a firm print impres- sion surface BAIL Holds paper firmly against the platen with pressure rollers PAPER SCALE Provides an easy way to align paper PRINT LINE INDICATOR Shows the current print line o[...]

User's Guide 2-4 Set Up Introducing Printer Components––continued INTERFACE CONNECTORS Receives parallel and serial interface cables FORMS TRACTORS Guides pin-fed paper into the printer TRACTOR COVER Helps to reduce noise and guide paper; snaps into the raised position to allow ac- cess to forms tractors VOLTAGE SELECT SWITCH Lets you set [...]

User's Guide Set Up 2-5 Installing the Paper Deflector The paper deflector hooks onto the rear tractor support shaft to keep pin-feed paper away from the interface and power cables. To install the paper deflector, use the following procedure: 1. To gain access to the forms tractors, raise the tractor cover until it snaps into the raised positi[...]

User's Guide 2-6 Set Up Installing the Ribbon Cartridge Both black and color ribbon cartridges install the same way. To install a ribbon cartridge, use the following procedure: 1. Make sure the printer is off, raise the top cover, and slide the carriage to the center of the printer. 2. If a ribbon cartridge is already installed, remove it by g[...]

User's Guide Set Up 2-7 Checking the Voltage Select Switch The voltage select switch lets you set up the printer to receive U.S. or international input power. Before attaching the power cable, you must make sure the voltage select switch is set to the correct ac input voltage for your installation. If the voltage select switch is set incorrect[...]

User's Guide 2-8 Set Up Attaching the Power Cord After checking the voltage select switch, you are ready to attach the power cord. To do so, use the following procedure: 1. Make sure the power switch is off. 2. Take the power cord and plug the three- hole connector into the power receptacle at the rear of the printer, as shown in figure 2-9. 3[...]

User's Guide Set Up 2-9 T urning the Printer On and Off To turn on the printer, set the power switch to the I position, as shown in figure 2-10. To turn off the printer, set the power switch to the O position. , Cautions: 9 9 9 9 9 Do not unplug the power cord with the printer turned on. 9 9 9 9 9 Wait at least five seconds after turning off t[...]

User's Guide 2-10 Set Up Printing a Self T est Figure 2-11. Loading a Cut Sheet Self test lets you verify normal printing operation and inspect print quality. You should print a self test after installing the printer, after preventive maintenance, after extended periods of inactivity, and during troubleshooting when applicable. T o print a sel[...]

User's Guide Set Up 2-11 Attaching the Interface Cable The printer has a Centronics ® -compatible parallel interface and an EIA RS-232-C- compatible serial interface for communica- tions with computers. The printer does not come with an interface cable, since the correct cable to use depends on your computer. If you do not already have an int[...]

User's Guide 2-12 Set Up Setting Communications Parameters When the printer comes from the factory, it is ready to automatically switch between the parallel and serial ports. To use the parallel port, no further action is necessary. If you want to use the serial interface, however, you may need to first set the serial communications parameters[...]

User's Guide Set Up 2-13 Configuring Software Your printer is now ready to receive and print data sent from your computer. Configuring most software applications to work with the printer requires only two steps: 1) select the correct printer, and 2) select the correct output port. Selecting the Correct Printer Most software applications let yo[...]

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User's Guide Loading Paper 3-1 Loading Paper This section describes how to load various kinds of media into the printer, including single sheets, pin-feed paper, multipart forms, labels, and transparencies. If your printer has bottom-feed forms tractors (that is, it is a 6310d or 6350d model), please refer to the appendix Bottom Feed Tractors [...]

User's Guide 3-2 Loading Paper Paper Paths The printer has three separate paper paths that you can use to load various types of paper. 9 9 9 9 9 Top path. You use this path to feed single sheets and forms. 9 9 9 9 9 Rear path. You use this path to feed pin-feed media from the rear of the printer. 9 9 9 9 9 Bottom path . If your printer has bot[...]

User's Guide Loading Paper 3-3 Selecting a Paper Path The tractor select indicator indicates which paper path is selected: Rear position: In the rear position, the top or bottom paper path is selected. Front position: In the front position, the rear paper path is selected. To select a paper path, press the Paper Path button on the control pane[...]

User's Guide 3-4 Loading Paper Loading Single Sheets Figure 3-3. Attaching the Support Extender You load single sheets from the top of the printer. After loading a sheet, the printer automatically positions the sheet to the first printable line. After printing, the printer ejects the sheet. If the printer has more information to print, the LOA[...]

User's Guide Loading Paper 3-5 Loading Single Sheets––continued You can load single sheets with pin-feed paper already loaded, provided that the pin-feed paper is in the parked position. You'll learn more about paper park later in this section. With a sheetfeeder option, you can load single sheets continually without operator interven[...]

User's Guide 3-6 Loading Paper 0 123 45678 9 0 12 34 567 89 The printer contains two built-in, low-profile tractors that are easy to load. Normally, you load pin-feed paper from the back of the printer. After loading paper, the printer automatically advances the paper to the first printable line. When printing is com- pleted on the first page,[...]

User's Guide Loading Paper 3-7 6. Mount the paper onto the first three pins of both tractors, as shown in figure 3-8, and close the tractor doors. You'll need to slide the right-edge tractor left or right as needed until its pin belt aligns with the paper holes. 7. Slide the right-edge tractor as needed to make the paper just slightly tau[...]

User's Guide 3-8 Loading Paper Positioning Pin-Feed Paper Although it is usually unnecessary, you can move pin-feed paper forward or backward after loading it. To move pin-feed paper, press the Ready button to disable printing and then turn the Select-dial. Turning the dial clockwise advances the paper; turning the dial counterclockwise revers[...]

User's Guide Loading Paper 3-9 Using the Demand Document Mode––continued The printer automatically senses whether or not you tear off the page. Pressing the Ready button again causes one of the following actions: 9 9 9 9 9 If you removed the last printed page, the paper reverse feeds to the next top-of-form, the READY message reappears, an[...]

User's Guide 3-10 Loading Paper Using the Demand Document Mode––continued Instead of selecting On at the DEMAND parameter, you can select Beep, Tear or Auto. These options also select the demand document mode, but with special options: 9 9 9 9 9 Beep causes the printer to begin beeping 15 seconds after you press the Ready button to pause p[...]

User's Guide Loading Paper 3-11 Using Paper Park With the paper park feature, reversing pin-feed paper out of the printer is quick and easy. Reloading paper is even easier. With pin-feed paper parked, you can load a cut sheet. To park pin-feed paper, use the following procedure: 1. Tear off the last printed sheet at the perforation. 2. Press t[...]

User's Guide 3-12 Loading Paper Loading Multipart Forms The printer can handle individually-cut or pin-feed forms containing up to seven parts and carbons. The procedures for loading multipart forms are the same as those for loading single sheets and pin-feed paper, except for the following precautions: 9 9 9 9 9 If your printer has bottom-fee[...]

User's Guide Loading Paper 3-13 Loading Labels––continued 9 9 9 9 9 If your printer has bottom-feed tractors or you have a top-mounted pull tractor option, load labels from the bottom of the printer, espe- cially labels that easily peel off the backing. When labels enter the printer from the bottom, they feed straight through the printer w[...]

User's Guide 3-14 Loading Paper Aligning Preprinted Forms When you print on preprinted forms, paper alignment is critical. To align a preprinted form in the printer, use the following procedure: 1. With the printer idle, press the Setup button on the control panel to access the Setup menu. Turn the Select-dial until the POPUP parameter appears[...]

User's Guide Loading Paper 3-15 Setting Page Length––continued Ordinarily, software applications set page length for you. If you experi- ence one of these problems, you may have to set the page length manu- ally. To set the page length, use the following procedure: 1. Press the Setup button on the control panel to access the Setup menu. Th[...]

User's Guide 3-16 Loading Paper Reviewing the Paper Handling Controls Here's a brief review of the paper handling controls: 9 9 9 9 9 Tractor select indicator shows which paper path is selected. When loading pin-feed paper from the rear, the indicator points towards the front of the printer. When loading single sheets or pin-feed paper fr[...]

User's Guide Loading Paper 3-17 Reviewing the Paper Handling Controls––continued 9 9 9 9 9 Paper Park button reverse feeds pin-feed paper until the leading edge of the first sheet is halfway through the tractors. Paper park is the easiest way to unload pin-feed paper from the printer, although it should not be performed with labels or mult[...]

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User's Guide Control Panel 4-1 Control Panel This section describes how to use the printer's control panel, which is shown in figure 4-1. The control panel consists of two status lights, a sixteen-character display, twelve buttons, and a Select-dial. 4 Section Figure 4-1. Control Panel Setup Print Density Ready Color Quality Emul Font Pit[...]

User's Guide 4-2 Control Panel Understanding Status Lights The control panel has two status lights. Ready Light The Ready light indicates the following conditions: 9 9 9 9 9 When the light is on , the printer is ready for normal operation and can receive and print data. 9 9 9 9 9 When the light flickers , the printer is receiving data from the[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-3 Understanding Display Messages The control panel display can show four kinds of messages. Status The status message appears when you turn on the printer and during normal printing operations. This message shows the current font and print quality, and whether the printer is ready, paused, printing a self test, or [...]

User's Guide 4-4 Control Panel Using the Select-Dial You turn the Select-dial to move the paper up and down, move the car- riage back and forth, scroll through the Setup menu, and fine adjust the print density. Moving the Paper Up and Down To move the paper up and down, press the Ready button to disable print- ing and then turn the Select-dial[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-5 Ready Using the Control Panel Buttons You press the buttons to set printer parameters and perform operations. A brown function label is printed below each button to remind you of its primary function and a blue label to remind you of its alternate function. To invoke the primary function of a button, just press t[...]

User's Guide 4-6 Control Panel Selecting a Text Quality Pressing the Quality button selects the next text quality and displays one of the following: LQ for letter-quality, MQ for memo-quality, or DQ for draft-quality. The actual print speed for each text quality depends on the printer's set- tings for pitch, color, quiet mode, and print d[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-7 Form Feeding Pressing the Form Feed button causes one of the following actions to occur: 9 9 9 9 9 If you are loading a single sheet, the sheet advances to the top-of-form. 9 9 9 9 9 If a single sheet is already loaded, the sheet ejects. 9 9 9 9 9 If you are loading or using pin-feed paper, the paper advances to [...]

User's Guide 4-8 Control Panel Moving the Bail Pressing the Bail button moves the bail back and forth. During normal printing operations, it is not necessary to use the Bail button since the bail moves automatically. Parking the Paper Pressing the Paper Park button with pin-feed paper loaded in the printer causes the paper to reverse-feed unti[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-9 Clearing Messages and the Buffer Pressing the Clear button causes one of the following actions to occur: 9 9 9 9 9 If an error or warning message is displayed, the normal status message reappears. 9 9 9 9 9 If the normal status message is displayed, the printer erases all data that has been received but not yet p[...]

User's Guide 4-10 Control Panel Resetting Optimal Print Density Holding down the Alt button and pressing the Paper Path button resets the position of the printhead for optimal print density. Since the printer per-forms this function automatically, you only need to use it if you accidentally bump the printhead. ) Note: If automatic forms thickn[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-11 Printing Printer Status Reports Holding down the Alt button and pressing the Status button once prints a Printer Status Report . This report includes a list of the available printer emulations and fonts, and a printout of the Setup menu with the current settings. Holding down the Alt button and pressing the Stat[...]

User's Guide 4-12 Control Panel AMT PRINTER STATUS REPORT ___________________________________________________________________________ MODEL: ACCEL-6310 FIRMWARE: 389008-010-E EMULATIONS: AMT Diab630 EpsonJX EpsonLQ IBMXL24 Barcode HexMode FONTS: Courier Gothic TmsRomn Elite ______________________________________________________________________[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-13 Figure 4-3. Sample Extended Printer Status Report ––continued CURRENT SETTINGS Factory Usr 1 Usr 2 Usr 3 Usr 4 Usr 5 TEXT APPEARANCE 12) QUAL: Letter Letter Draft 13) FONT: Courier Courier Gothic 14) PITCH: 10 10 12 15) CELL: 10 10 12 16) LPI: 6 6 17) COLOR: Black Black Green 18) ITALICS: Off Off On 19) HIGH[...]

User's Guide 4-14 Control Panel Using the Setup Menu The Setup menu is a selection list of printer parameters organized into the following catagories: 9 9 9 9 9 Operations 9 9 9 9 9 Printer Setup 9 9 9 9 9 Text Appearance 9 9 9 9 9 Page Setup 9 9 9 9 9 Paper Handling 9 9 9 9 9 Communications When the Setup menu appears, the control panel displ[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-15 Figure 4-4. Setup Menu PARAMETER DEFAULT OTHER SETTING SETTINGS OPERATIONS 1 ) RSTOR: None U s r 1 U s r 2 U s r 3 U s r 4 U s r 5 Fctry 2 ) SAVE: None U s r 1 U s r 2 U s r 3 U s r 4 U s r 5 3 ) DFALT: Fctry U s r 1 U s r 2 U s r 3 U s r 4 U s r 5 4 ) TEST: None Memory Sensor Ribbon Align Pcalib Random Gap PRIN[...]

User's Guide 4-16 Control Panel PAPER HANDLING 3 3 ) P A T H : T o p Rear TopTrac Bottom 34 ) LFSLEW: 6ips 1ips to 10ips 35 ) DEMAND: O ff O n Beep Tear Auto 3 6 ) PPR JAM: O n O f f 3 7 ) PGE END: O f f On Roll 38) POPUP: Of f O n 39 ) AUTOBAIL: Of f O n 4 0 ) PH GAP: Auto 1 0 t o 4 5 41 ) PFORCE: Auto 1 t o 1 0 COMMUNICATIONS 42 ) INTRFCE: A[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-17 Using the Setup Menu––continued ) Note: Learning Setup menu functions is not necessary. These functions are provided for users who want to explore the advanced capabilities of the printer. During normal printing, application programs control most Setup menu functions automatically. Before describing the para[...]

User's Guide 4-18 Control Panel Performing Operations The first section on the Setup menu is operations. Selecting an operation performs a specific action. Restore Printer Settings RSTOR lets you restore printer settings to the factory settings or to settings you saved previously with a SAVE operation. When you use RSTOR, the printer clears th[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-19 Select Power-On Default Settings DFALT lets you select the printer settings to use as the power-on default settings. You can select the factory settings or the settings you saved previously with a SAVE operation. The printer keeps your DFALT selection in non-volatile memory so it is retained when the printer is [...]

User's Guide 4-20 Control Panel Using Printer Setup Parameters The second section on the Setup menu is printer setup. The most impor- tant printer setup parameter is emulation, which must be set so that it is compatible with your application program. Set Printer Emulation EMUL lets you select a printer emulation for the printer to use. Selecti[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-21 Turn Quiet Mode On and Off QUIET lets you turn the quiet mode on and off. In quiet mode, the print speed slows down by about 40% in draft (DQ) mode and 50% in memo (MQ) and letter (LQ) modes. Slowing the print speed decreases the amount of noise that is generated. You can select On to turn the quiet mode on or O[...]

User's Guide 4-22 Control Panel Select Characters for Codes 128-255 When an Epson or IBM emulation is selected, SETS lets you select a char- acter set for ASCII codes 128 to 255. You can select IBM1 for IBM set #1; IBM2 for IBM set #2; Ital1 for Epson italics set #1; Ital2 for Epson italics set #2; or None for no set (the printer ignores codes[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-23 ASCII IB M I B M Ital Ital ASCII IB M I B M Ital Ital Code # 1 # 2 #1 # 2 Code # 1 # 2 # 1 #2 182  66 219 ██ [[ 183  77 220 ▄▄ 184  88 221 ▌▌ ]] 185  99 222 ▐▐ ^^ 186  :: 223 ▀▀ __ 187  ;; 224 αα `` 188  << 225 ßß aa 189  == 226 Γ?[...]

User's Guide 4-24 Control Panel Turn Automatic Carriage Return Mode On and Off AUTO CR lets you turn the automatic carriage return mode on and off. In the automatic carriage return mode, the printer performs a carriage return/line feed for each line feed code it receives. You can select On to turn the automatic carriage return mode on; or Off [...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-25 Using T ext Appearance Parameters The next section on the Setup menu is text appearance. The text appear- ance parameters let you change the way text prints on the page. Set Print Quality QUAL lets you specify a quality for printing text. You can select Letter for letter-quality text; Memo for memo-quality text;[...]

User's Guide 4-26 Control Panel Set Character Cell Size CELL lets you specify how much to expand or compress characters so that they look good when printed at the selected pitch. You can select the same settings as for PITCH; that is, 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 17.1, 20 or PS (proportional spacing). To select a setting, consider the following: 9 9 9 9 [...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-27 Turn Double-High Mode On and Off HIGH lets you turn the double-high mode on and off. In double-high mode, characters stretch to twice their normal height (downward in the AMT and Diablo 630 emulations; upward in the IBM and Epson emula- tions). You can select On or Off . When you turn on the double-high mode, th[...]

User's Guide 4-28 Control Panel Turn Bold/Shadow Modes On and Off BLD/SHA lets you turn on and off the bold and shadow modes. In bold mode, characters are printed twice—one on top of the other—to produce bold print. In shadow mode, characters are also printed twice—once and then again slightly offset to the right—to produce shadow prin[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-29 Using Page Setup Parameters The next section of the Setup menu is page setup. Page setup param- eters let you specify forms length and margins. Set Form Length LENG lets you specify the length of the form you are using in 1/6-inch increments. This setting is very important since it controls continuous- forms fee[...]

User's Guide 4-30 Control Panel Set Top Margin TOP MAR lets you specify a top margin. On subsequent form feeds, paper advances to the top margin you specify. The top margin can be from 0 to 363 lines down from the top-of-form; however, you can only select a line that is above the bottom margin setting. The physical location of the top margin o[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-31 Set Right Margin RGT MAR lets you specify a right margin. When printing reaches the right margin on a line, the printer performs a carriage return / line feed and continues printing on the next line. You specify the right margin as a number of character spaces to the right of the far left print position; however[...]

User's Guide 4-32 Control Panel Using Paper Handling Parameters The next section of the Setup menu is paper handling. Paper handling parameters control how paper feeds through the printer. Select Paper Path PATH lets you select the active paper path. You can select from the following: 9 9 9 9 9 Top. Loads single sheets from the top of the prin[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-33 Turn Demand Document Mode On and Off DEMAND lets you turn the demand document mode on and off. The demand document mode lets you remove a pin-fed form without wasting the next form. With the mode on, pressing the Ready button turns printing off, displays DEMND on the control panel, and advances the last printed [...]

User's Guide 4-34 Control Panel 3 6 ) PPR JAM: O n 3 7 ) PGE END: O f f Turn Paper Jam Sensing On and Off PPR JAM lets you turn the printer's paper jam sensing function on and off. With paper jam sensing on, the printer can detect when a pin-fed form gets jammed inside the printer and will notify you by displaying CLEAR PAPER JAM on the c[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-35 Turn Preprinted Forms Alignment Mode On and Off POPUP lets you turn the preprinted forms alignment mode on and off. When the mode is on, you can easily align a preprinted form so that print- ing begins on any desired line. Just press the Ready button to pause print-ing and use the Select-dial to align the first [...]

User's Guide 4-36 Control Panel Set Print Density PH GAP lets you enable and disable automatic forms thickness detection. When set to Auto , the printer automatically detects forms thickness and adjusts the print gap (that is, the physical distance between the printhead and the form) for optimal print density. If necessary, you can disable thi[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-37 Setting Communications Parameters The next section of the Setup menu is communications. These param- eters control data communications between the printer and the host computer. Select Interface INTRFCE lets you select the parallel or serial interface port for commu- nications with the host computer. You can sel[...]

User's Guide 4-38 Control Panel Specify Handshaking Method HNDSHK lets you tell the printer what handshaking method your com- puter is using. Handshaking is a technique that starts and stops data transmission between your computer and the printer. This starting and stopping is important so that neither device receives more data than it can han[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-39 Specify Parity PARITY lets you tell the printer what parity method your computer is using. When your computer uses parity, it adds a special parity bit to each data byte it sends. This parity bit enables the printer to detect a data transmission error. In the even parity method, the sum of the binary 1 bits plus[...]

User's Guide 4-40 Control Panel Reviewing the Setup Menu Now that you've been introduced to the Setup menu parameters and their possible settings, it's time for a brief review. Table 4-1. Setup Menu Summary Parameter Description Settings Operations RSTOR Restore printer settings None Usr 1 Usr 2 Usr 3 Usr 4 Usr 5 Fctry SAVE Save prin[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-41 Table 4-1. Setup Menu Summary––continued Parameter Description Settings Printer Setup– – continued SETS Select characters for IBM1 IBM2 Ital1 Ital2 codes 128 through 255 None AUTO CR Turn automatic carriage Off On return mode on and off AUTO LF Turn automatic line feed Off On mode on and off ERRBEL Selec[...]

User's Guide 4-42 Control Panel Table 4-1. Setup Menu Summary––continued Parameter Description Settings Text Appearance– – continued WIDE Turn double-wide mode Off On on and off SCRIPT Turn super/subscript modes Off Supr Sub on and off UNDLINE Turn underline mode on Off On and off BLD/SHA Turn bold/shadow modes Off Bld Sha on and off S[...]

User's Guide Control Panel 4-43 Table 4-1. Setup Menu Summary––continued Parameter Description Settings Paper Handling PATH Select paper path Top Rear Bottom TopTrac LFSLEW Set line feed speed 1ips to 10ips ( 6ips ) DEMAND Turn demand document Off On Beep Tear Auto mode on and off PPR JAM Turn paper jam sensing on On Off and off PGE END Se[...]

User's Guide 4-44 Control Panel Table 4-1. Setup Menu Summary––continued Parameter Description Settings Communications INTRFCE Select interface Auto Par Ser BAUD Specify baud rate 75 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 BUFFER Specify input buffer size 512 1K 2K 3K 4K 8K 16K 32K 48K 64K 80K or more depending on installed memory HNDSHK Spe[...]

User's Guide Cleaning and Maintenance 5-1 Cleaning and Maintenance To maintain trouble-free operation and good print quality, you should perform periodic cleaning and preventive maintenance procedures on your printer. This section provides the following procedures: 9 9 9 9 9 Removing and installing the top cover 9 9 9 9 9 Cleaning the platen a[...]

User's Guide 5-2 Cleaning and Maintenance WINDOW SUPPORT TAB CLIP MOUNTING TABS Removing and Installing the T op Cover Maintenance and troubleshooting proce- dures require you to remove the top cover to access internal printer components. To remove the top cover, simply lift up the front edge, as shown in figure 5-1. To re-install the top cove[...]

User's Guide Cleaning and Maintenance 5-3 Cleaning the Platen and Bail Rollers You should clean the platen and bail rollers whenever there is ink or paper fibers on the platen, the platen appears shiny, or printed pages contain vertical smears. To do so, you'll need a cleaning pad moistened with Fedron ® platen cleaner (available at most[...]

User's Guide 5-4 Cleaning and Maintenance Cleaning the Main Carriage Shaft The carriage slides on two shafts. The main shaft, located directly under the printhead, requires occasional lubrication. The other shaft near the front of the printer does not require lubrication. You must use 3-In-One ® machine oil or an equivalent oil. To clean the [...]

User's Guide Cleaning and Maintenance 5-5 Cleaning the Printhead Wires Figure 5-5. Cleaning the Printhead Wires To prevent excessive ink build-up on the printhead wires, you should periodically wipe them with pure silicone lubricant (LPS-1 ® or an equivalent). To clean the printhead wires, use the following procedure: 1. With the printer off,[...]

User's Guide 5-6 Cleaning and Maintenance Cleaning Printer Surfaces To keep your printer looking new, you should periodically clean its surfaces with glass cleaner (Windex ® or e quivalent), 91% isopropyl alcohol, or a mild dishwashing detergent (Lux ® or equivalent). To clean the printer surfaces, use the following procedure: 1. Turn off th[...]

User's Guide Cleaning and Maintenance 5-7 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge When printing becomes too light, you should replace the ribbon cartridge. Follow the procedures for Installing the Ribbon Cartridge in the Set Up section of this guide. Replacing the Fuse When the printer is plugged into a power outlet that you have verified is supplying [...]

User's Guide 5-8 Cleaning and Maintenance Inspecting Printer Parts You should occasionally inspect printer components so you can prevent problems before they occur. If some component appears to be damaged or worn, contact your service representative for a replacement part. , Caution: Before starting your inspection, be sure to turn off the pri[...]

User's Guide Cleaning and Maintenance 5-9 Inspecting Printer Parts––continued After you complete the inspection checklist on these two pages, turn on the printer and run a self test to verify normal operation. , Caution: Do not inspect the printer with the power turned on. Figure 5-9. Inspecting the Printer, Rear  INTERFACE CONNECTORS D[...]

User's Guide 5-10 Cleaning and Maintenance Replacing the Printhead When the printhead wears out, you should replace it with a new one. To do so, use the following procedure: Warning: The printhead can become very hot while in use. If you have been printing, wait at least five minutes with the printer idle before touching the printhead. 1. Turn[...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-1 Solving Problems This section describes printer messages and tells you what corrective action(s) to take. This section also includes a brief troubleshooting guide and information on running printer tests. Understanding Printer Messages Printer messages appear on the control panel to warn you of special conditi[...]

User's Guide 6-2 Solving Problems Correcting Operating Errors These errors occur during normal operation to notify you of an action you must perform before printing can continue. After you correct the error, printing resumes where it left off. This error message appears when the printer detects a paper jam while printing, ejecting the current [...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-3 T his error message appears w hen the printer has information to print but detects no paper in the printer: Corrective action: Load paper and press the Ready button. ) Note: If this error message appears w hen paper is loaded, clean the surface of the platen as described in Cleaning the Platen and Bail Rollers[...]

User's Guide 6-4 Solving Problems Correcting Operating Errors—continued T his error mes sage ap pears w hen one of the following conditions exists: 9 9 9 9 9 You turn on the printer without a ribbon cartridge installed. 9 9 9 9 9 The ribbon cartridge is not fully seated on the printer carriage. 9 9 9 9 9 The printer is unable to detect the r[...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-5 Correcting Programming Errors These messages appear when your computer tries to select a printer fea- ture that is unavailable. When a programming error occurs, a message appears to warn you and printing continues. This error message appears when your computer tries to select a bar code that is not in the inst[...]

User's Guide 6-6 Solving Problems EMULATION ERROR—continued Corrective actions: Press the Ready button to pause printing and then the Clear button twice to clear the data input buffer. Perform one of the following actions: 9 9 9 9 9 If you do not have the correct emulation, you must configure your software to request an available printer emu[...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-7 Understanding Warnings These messages appear to warn you of special printer conditions. This warning appears each time you turn on or reset the printer to notify you that the printer is preparing for normal operation. When the warning disappears, the printer is ready to print. Corrective action: None. This war[...]

User's Guide 6-8 Solving Problems Correcting Communication Errors These messages only appear while the serial interface is in use. When a serial communication error occurs, printing stops and some or all print data is lost. After you perform the corrective action(s), you must restart the print job from the beginning. This message appears when [...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-9 Correcting Communication Errors—continued This message appears when the printer, using the selected parity method, detects a data transmission error affecting one or more data bytes. Corrective action: Press the Ready button to pause printing and then the Clear button twice to clear the data input buffer. Ch[...]

User's Guide 6-10 Solving Problems Correcting Printer Errors Printer errors occur when the printer is unable to continue printing due to a malfunctioning printer component. When a printer error occurs, you must turn off the printer and perform the corrective action. This error message appears when the printer is unable to detect the car- riage[...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-11 Correcting Printer Errors—continued This error message appears when printer logic detects defective read- only memory. Corrective action: Contact your Service Representative for assistance. This error message appears when printer logic detects defective random- access memory. Corrective action: Contact your[...]

User's Guide 6-12 Solving Problems T roubleshooting Problems If you experience a printer problem that you cannot correct, consult the following troubleshooting guide for assistance. If you are still unable to solve the problem, contact your Service Representative. Table 6-1. Troubleshooting Guide Symptom Probable Cause/Corrective Action Printe[...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-13 Table 6-1. Troubleshooting Guide––continued Symptom Probable Cause/Corrective Action Self test runs ok, but printer re- 9 9 9 9 9 Printing is paused; press mains idle when computer sends Ready button. print data. 9 9 9 9 9 Wrong INTRFCE setting on Setup menu. Check setting. 9 9 9 9 9 Interface cable to co[...]

User's Guide 6-14 Solving Problems Table 6-1. Troubleshooting Guide––continued Symptom Probable Cause/Corrective Action Printing is smearing. 9 9 9 9 9 Print density fine-adjustment is set too dark. Hold down Print Density button and re- adjust print density. 9 9 9 9 9 PH GAP and PFORCE param- eters on Setup menu are not set to Auto, or se[...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-15 Table 6-1. Troubleshooting Guide––continued Symptom Probable Cause/Corrective Action Characters are missing one or 9 9 9 9 9 Print density fine-adjustment more dots. is set too light. Hold down Print Density button and re- adjust print density. 9 9 9 9 9 PH GAP and PFORCE param- eters on Setup menu are no[...]

User's Guide 6-16 Solving Problems Table 6-1. Troubleshooting Guide––continued Symptom Probable Cause/Corrective Action Selected printer settings change 9 9 9 9 9 Application program is over- before printing begins. riding your settings. Change printer setup in your applica- program. Pin-fed forms do not load properly. 9 9 9 9 9 Forms are [...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-17 Table 6-1. Troubleshooting Guide––continued Symptom Probable Cause/Corrective Action Multipart forms or labels tear 9 9 9 9 9 Print density fine-adjustment during printing. Or, labels peel is set too dark. Hold down off the backing sheet during Print Density button and re- printing. adjust print density. [...]

User's Guide 6-18 Solving Problems Table 6-1. Troubleshooting Guide––continued Symptom Probable Cause/Corrective Action Printer leaves blank line after 9 9 9 9 9 AUTO LF mode on Setup every print line. menu is on. Turn off mode. 9 9 9 9 9 LPI setting on Setup menu is incorrect. Check setting. Carriage does not return to left 9 9 9 9 9 AUTO[...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-19 Table 6-1. Troubleshooting Guide––continued Symptom Probable Cause/Corrective Action Characters overlap each other or 9 9 9 9 9 CELL setting on Setup menu there are wide gaps between them. is incorrect. Check setting. Double-high text overlaps text 9 9 9 9 9 Leave a blank line after every on the next line[...]

User's Guide 6-20 Solving Problems Table 6-1. Troubleshooting Guide––continued Symptom Probable Cause/Corrective Action Printer ejects cut sheets before 9 9 9 9 9 PGE END setting on Setup finishing printing on page. menu is On . Change setting to Off . 9 9 9 9 9 LENG setting on Setup menu does not reflect actual length of page in use. Chan[...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-21 Running Printer T est s From the Setup menu, you can run tests to check the following: memory, sensors, ribbon alignment, printing alignment, paper sensor, carriage, and platen. Checking Memory The memory test checks printer memory by writing data patterns to all memory locations and reading back the data pat[...]

User's Guide 6-22 Solving Problems Checking Sensors and Switches The printer can perform an interactive test to check printer sensors and switches. During the test, you are required to perform various actions so that the printer can check the sensors and switches for normal operation. You can check sensor and switches in any order and you can [...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-23 Checking Sensors and Switches—continued To test the rear and bottom paper jam sensors, turn the wheel on each sensor. To test a control panel button, just press the button and look for a confirmation message. Pressing the Ready button terminates the test. ) Note: If you are unable to get a confirma- tion me[...]

User's Guide 6-24 Solving Problems Checking Ribbon Alignment The ribbon alignment test checks for proper alignment of the ribbon. The test prints two rows of triangles for each of the possible RIBBON parameter settings, with an asterisk next to the rows that print with the currently-selected RIBBON parameter setting. By looking at this test pa[...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-25 Checking Printing Alignment The printing alignment test checks to make sure that left-to-right printing aligns with right-to-left printing. The test prints a row of vertical lines with the carriage moving from left-to-right. Then, the test prints another row of vertical lines on top of the first line with the[...]

User's Guide 6-26 Solving Problems Re-Calibrating the Paper Sensor The paper sensor test adjusts the sensitivity of the paper sensor so that it can accurately sense paper in the printer. It is only necessary to run this test if the RUN PCALIB TEST error message appears, or if erroneous LOAD PAPER or CLEAR PAPER JAM errors occur. Before you run[...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-27 Checking Carriage Movement The random printing test exercises the carriage, carriage belt, and carriage motor. During the test, the printer moves the carriage erratically and prints a pattern of characters using various fonts, qualities, and character cell sizes. The width of the test pattern is determined by[...]

User's Guide 6-28 Solving Problems Checking the Platen The gap test prints a table of printhead gap values measured across and around the surface of the platen. From this table, you can verify platen parallelism and identify flaws, such as lumps, dents, or cracks, in the surface of the platen. Before you run the test, make sure that paper is l[...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-29 Using Hidden Parameters The Setup menu also contains hidden parameters that are only accessible by pressing a certain combination of control panel buttons. These parameters are hidden since they are set at the factory and there is seldom a need for printer operators to use them. Furthermore, if these paramete[...]

User's Guide 6-30 Solving Problems 52) PTOP: 0/60" Fine-Adjusting the Top-Of-Form Position PTOP lets you add or subtract an offset distance to the leading edge of the paper on initial load to force the top-of-form position up or down the page. The printer determines the top-of-form position on a page using a paper sensor located near the [...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-31 Fine-Adjusting the Carriage Home Position HOME lets you fine-adjust the carriage home position, which determines the location of the leftmost print position on a page. This parameter en- sures that the leftmost print position aligns exactly with the "0" mark on the paper scale. The fine-adjustment i[...]

User's Guide 6-32 Solving Problems Changing User Names UNAMS lets you rename each of the printer's five user names (that is, Usr 1 , Usr 2 , Usr 3 , Usr 4 , and Usr 5 ). You can change these default names to names that are more meaningful to your particular needs. For example, if you print five different forms, each requiring a unique pri[...]

User's Guide Solving Problems 6-33 Locking Control Panel Functions PANEL lets you lock control panel functions to prevent casual users from making unauthorized changes to the printer's setup and configura- tion. At this parameter, you can select Unlock , which allows all control panel func-tions to operate normally; Lock, which locks the [...]

User's Guide 6-34 Solving Problems Disabling the Cover Open Interlock Should you need to operate the printer with the top cover raised, you can reverse the polarity of the cover open interlock switch. This causes the printer to disable printing and display the LOWER TOP COVER message when the top cover is lowered and print normally when the to[...]

User's Guide Bottom-Feed Tractors A-1 AMT ACCEL-6310d and -6350d models include powered, bottom-feed tractors in addition to the rear-feed tractors. This appendix describes how to select a printer stand, activate the bottom-feed tractors, load paper, alternate between paper paths, and correct bottom-feed tractor problems. Bottom-Feed Tractors [...]

User's Guide A-2 Bottom-Feed Tractors Selecting a Printer Stand You'll need a sturdy printer stand with a paper slot through which paper can be fed. The paper slot permits pin-feed paper to feed straight up from below the printer to the bottom-feed tractors. When selecting a printer stand, observe the following guidelines: 9 9 9 9 9 The s[...]

User's Guide Bottom-Feed Tractors A-3 Accessing the Bottom-Feed T ractors There are pop-down supports on the bottom of the printer that extend to lift up the front of the printer. This allows easier access to the bottom-feed tractors. To use the pop-down supports, lift up the front edge of the printer until the pop-down supports are fully exte[...]

User's Guide A-4 Bottom-Feed Tractors Loading Paper in the Bottom-Feed T ractors To load pin-feed paper into the bottom-feed forms tractors, use the following procedure: 1. Raise the front of the printer onto the pop-down supports. 2. Pull forward on the tractor locking levers so that the tractors can slide freely on the shafts. 3. Open both t[...]

User's Guide Bottom-Feed Tractors A-5 Using the Bottom-Feed T ractors With the bottom-feed tractors activated and paper loaded, you can use the bottom-feed tractors just like the rear-feed tractors. All of the printer's special paper handling features, such as demand document mode and paper parking, are fully supported. For detailed infor[...]

User's Guide A-6 Bottom-Feed Tractors T roubleshooting If you experience a problem while using the bottom-feed forms tractors, consult the following table for assistance. This troubleshooting informa- tion pertains only to the bottom-feed forms tractors. For additional troubleshooting information, refer to the Solving Problems section. Table A[...]

User's Guide Bottom-Feed Tractors A-7 Table A-1. Troubleshooting the Bottom-Feed Tractors––continued Symptom Probable Cause/Corrective Action Printer does not present form 9 9 9 9 9 Demand document mode is not for tear-off when you press selected or is set incorrectly. Ready button. Check DEMAND parameter setting on Setup menu. Print is sm[...]

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User's Guide Bar Codes B-1 Bar Codes This appendix describes the printer's bar code symbologies (formats) and explains how to configure the printer to print bar codes. For program- ming information, refer to the AMT Datasouth Bar Code Option Operating Guide (part no. 337027) sold separately by AMT Datasouth. Introducing Bar Codes A bar co[...]

User's Guide B-2 Bar Codes 9 9 9 9 9 Codabar . This is a variable-length, self-checking, alphanumeric bar code that can encode digits 0 through 9 and six additional characters. The code is commonly used in libraries, blood banks and air parcel express applications. 9 9 9 9 9 UPC-A . This is a fixed-length, self-checking, numeric bar code used [...]

User's Guide Bar Codes B-3 Selecting the Bar Code Emulation Before you can print bar codes, you must select the printer's bar code emulation. With the status display on the control panel, hold down the Alt button and press the Emul button as needed until BARCODE appears; then release both buttons. With BARCODE selected as the current emul[...]

User's Guide B-4 Bar Codes Bar Code Specifications Table B-1 lists the printer's bar code specifications. Table B-1. Bar Code Specifications Item Specification Agency Compliances Interleaved 2-of-5, Code American National Standard Institute 3-of-9 and Codabar (ANSI), ANSI MH10.8M-1983 UPC-A and UPC-E Uniform Code Council, Inc., UPC Symbol[...]

User's Guide Bar Codes B-5 Table B-1. Bar Code Specifications––continued Item Specification POSTNET Dimensions Height of short bars 0.050 inch ( ± 0.010 tolerance) Height of tall bars 0.125 inch ( ± 0.010 tolerance) Bar wi dth 0.020 inch ( ± 0.005 tolerance) Pitch 0.0475 inch ( ± 0.0025 tolerance) ZIP Codes Encodes five digits, one cor[...]

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User's Guide Interfaces C-1 Interfaces This appendix describes the printer's parallel and serial interfaces, including voltages, signals and timing, cables and connectors, pin assign- ments, and parameters. Centronics Parallel Interface The parallel interface conforms to the Centronics standard for parallel data transfer from computers to[...]

User's Guide C-2 Interfaces Signals and Timing The parallel interface consists of a data clock signal, eight data bit signals, two handshaking signals, two printer error signals, two printer control signals, two printer select signals, a power line, fifteen ground lines, and three lines that are not connected. Data Transfer Signals The primary[...]

User's Guide Interfaces C-3 Printer Error Signals The printer uses two signals to notify the computer of printer errors: PAPER and ERROR-. PAPER goes high and ERROR- goes low when the printer has data to print but is out of paper. ERROR- also goes low when the printer is off-line or in an error state. PAPER returns low and ERROR- returns high [...]

User's Guide C-4 Interfaces Power Line The printer provides a +5 volts dc power line to drive the logic of an external device. Ground Lines The printer provides fifteen ground lines consisting of a logic ground, chassis ground, and thirteen signal return grounds. Cable/Connector Requirements The parallel connector must be a 36-pin male plug wi[...]

User's Guide Interfaces C-5 Setting Parallel Parameters Only two Setup menu parameters affect the parallel interface: INTRFACE and STROBE. For more information on these parameters, refer to the Control Panel section in this guide. Pin Assignments Table C-1 lists the parallel connector pin assignments and signal require- ments. Table C-1. Paral[...]

User's Guide C-6 Interfaces Table C-1. Parallel Pin Assignments––continued Pi n Signal Source Printer Usage 1 1 BUSY Printer Goes high within 0.25 microsecond after STROBE– pulse to suspend further data transfer while printer receives data byte on DB1-DB8 lines; returns low at least 5 microseconds later or when printer buffer can hold an[...]

User's Guide Interfaces C-7 Table C-1. Parallel Pin Assignments––continued Pi n Signal Source Printer Usage 3 1 IPRIME– Computer May pulse low for at least 50 micro- seconds to initialize printer settings to defaults and clear input buffer; otherwise, must be high or disconnected 3 2 ERROR– Printer Go e s lo w w hen pri n ter has da ta[...]

User's Guide C-8 Interfaces RS-232-C Serial Interface The serial interface conforms to the Electronics Industries Association (EIA) RS-232-C standard for serial communications. This standard describes a data transfer method between data terminal equipment (DTE) and data communications equipment (DCE). DTE refers to computers; DCE refers to mod[...]

User's Guide Interfaces C-9 Data Set Ready The Data Set Ready (DSR) signal indicates when DCE is turned on. If DSR is high, DCE is on; if DSR is low, DCE is off. Data Carrier Detect The Data Carrier Detect (DCD) signal indicates when DCE has estab- lished a link to a remove receiver. If DCD is high, DCE is linked; if DCD is low, DCE is not lin[...]

User's Guide C-10 Interfaces Data Terminal Ready The Data Terminal Ready (DTR) signal indicates when DTE must stop sending data and when it should continue. This stopping and starting (called handshaking) is necessary to prevent DCE's input buffer from overflowing. If DTR is high, DTE may send data; if DTR is low, DTE must pause. Inverted[...]

User's Guide Interfaces C-11 Figure C-4. Serial Cable Assembly P1 AMT/IBM PC WIRING FROM T O COLOR P1-1 P2-1 N / A P1-2 P2-3 RE D P1-3 P2-2 WHITE P1-4 P1-6 N / A P1-6 P1-8 N / A P1-8 P1-16 N / A P1-7 P2-7 GREEN P1-5 P2-20 BLUE P1-20 P2-5 YELLOW P2-4 P2-6 N / A P2-6 P2-8 N / A P2-8 P2-16 N / A MOUNTING HARDWARE (2 EA REQ'D) RUBBER BUSHING [...]

User's Guide C-12 Interfaces Handshaking methods—continued 9 9 9 9 9 X-ON/X-OFF: The printer sends an X-OFF code on its data trans- mission line to pause data transfer, and an X-ON code to resume. An X-OFF is an ASCII DC3 code (19 decimal, 13 hex); an X-ON is an ASCII DC1 code (17 decimal, 11 hex). When you turn on or reset the printer, it s[...]

User's Guide Interfaces C-13 Table C-2. Serial Pin Assignments––continued Pi n Signal Source Printer Usage 8 D C D Computer Ignored 9 - 10 Not connected 1 1 D TR Printer Same as signal on pin 20, except polarity of signal is user-selectable (signal present only w hen J P1 jumper on logic board is on pins 2 and 3) 12 - 19 Not connected 2 0 [...]

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User's Guide Code Sets D-1 Code Sets This appendix lists the code sets for the following printer emulations: 9 9 9 9 9 AMT Datasouth 9 9 9 9 9 Diablo 630 9 9 9 9 9 Epson JX 9 9 9 9 9 Epson LQ-2550 9 9 9 9 9 IBM Proprinter XL24 9 9 9 9 9 Bar Code Code sets include all of the character codes , control codes and escape sequences that you can send[...]

User's Guide D-2 Code Sets AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Code Set The first part of this appendix describes the AMT Datasouth Datasouth and Diablo 630 code set. The printer responds to this code set when either of these emulations is active. Character Codes Most of the 256 8-bit codes that a computer can send to the printer are assigned a print[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-3 Code Sets D-3 Character code assignments (in decimal) NUL BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI ESC SP EM GS ENQ NUL BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI ESC EM GS ENQ ) Notes: Shading designates control codes. The SETS parameter on the Setup menu determines the actual characters that print for codes 128 to 255. Table D-1. AMT and Diab[...]

User's Guide D-4 Code Sets Printing International Characters The ESC @ G escape sequence causes the printer to replace some of the standard ASCII characters with alternate characters that are used in a specific language. This sequence and the character replacements are described later in this appendix. Control Codes and Escape Sequences When y[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-5 Table D-2. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Control Codes Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Ignore ........................................ NU L 00 or 80 0 or 128 The printer ignores this code unless it is used within an escape sequence. Continue printing? .................... E N Q 05 or 85 5 or 133 With th[...]

User's Guide D-6 Code Sets Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Basic Functions Re set printer ............................ ESC SUB I 1B 1A 49 27 26 73 These sequences set the top-of-form at the current print line Alternate .............................. ESC CR P 1B 0D 50 27 13[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-7 Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Basic Functions––continued Auto carriage return ............... ESC @ CR n 1B 40 0D n 27 64 13 n This sequence starts and ends the automatic carriage return Start ................................[...]

User's Guide D-8 Code Sets Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Horizontal Spacing Set character spacing .............. ESC US n 1B 1F n 27 31 n This sequence sets the distance that the carriage moves 5 characters/inch ........ ESC US EM 1B 1F 19 27 31 25 after p[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-9 Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Horizontal Spacing––continued Set horizontal ............................ ESC DC1 n 1B 11 n 27 17 n  Reads the least significant six bits as a binary number spacing offset to determine the dis[...]

User's Guide D-10 Code Sets Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Margins, Tabs and Page Formatting––continued Set right margin ........................ ESC 0 1B 30 27 48 This sequence sets the right margin at the current print position for use by the automati[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-11 Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Margins, Tabs and Page Formatting––continued Set vertical tab stop ........... ESC - 1B 2D 27 45 This sequence sets a vertical tab stop at the current line position. Vertical tab stops are a fun[...]

User's Guide D-12 Code Sets Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Absolute and Relative Moving––continued Relative move right .................. ESC @ h n1 n2 1B 40 68 n1 n2 27 64 104 n1 n2 To move the carriage to the left, subtract the number of or left incre[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-13 Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Text Functions––continued Set font ...................................... ESC @ F n 1B 40 46 n 27 64 70 n This sequence selects any available font; it does not change Courier ...................[...]

User's Guide D-14 Code Sets Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Text Functions––continued Backward printing These sequences control backward printing, wherein the Start ...................................... ESC 6 1B 36 27 54 printer reverses the direction o[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-15 Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Text Functions––continued Double-high printing ................. ESC @ H n 1B 40 48 n 27 64 72 n This sequence starts and ends double-high printing, where- Start ................................[...]

User's Guide D-16 Code Sets Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Text Functions––continued Proportional mode These sequences start and end the proportional mode, Start ...................................... ESC P 1B 50 27 80 wherin the printer spaces characte[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-17 Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Text Functions––continued Start program mode ................. ESC SO M 1B 0E 4D 27 14 77 This sequence starts the Diablo daisywheel program mode. In this mode, a character follows each printabl[...]

User's Guide D-18 Code Sets Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Graphic Functions Diablo graphics These sequences start and end Diablo graphics. Diablo Start ...................................... ESC 3 1B 33 27 51 graphics temporarily set spacing and backspacin[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-19 Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Graphic Functions––continued Print 16-wire graphics The list in the sequence is a series of codes that define the (continnued) columns to print. The first two codes define the first column, the [...]

User's Guide D-20 Code Sets Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Graphic Functions––continued Interpret next graphics ........... ESC @ 8 1B 40 38 27 64 56 This sequence causes printer logic to interpret the column column count as 16-bit count in the next AMT[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-21 Table D-3. AMT Datasouth and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Miscellaneous Functions Set print gap .............................. ESC @ g 1B 40 67 27 64 103 This sequence causes the printer to detect the forms thickness at the current print position and to re[...]

User's Guide D-22 Code Sets Epson JX, Epson LQ-2550 and IBM XL24 Code Set The second part of this appendix describes the Epson and IBM code set. The printer responds to this code set when an Epson or IBM emulation is active. Character Codes Most of the 256 8-bit codes that a computer can send to the printer are assigned a printable character ([...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-23 User's Guide Code Sets D-23 Table D-4. Epson and IBM Character Code Assignments 0 1 6 32 48 64 80 9 6 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 1 1 7 33 49 65 81 9 7 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241 2 1 8 34 50 66 82 9 8 114 130 146 162 178 194 210 226 242 3 1 9 35 51 67 83 9 9 115 131 147 163 179 195 211 227 243 [...]

User's Guide D-24 Code Sets Printing International Characters The ESC ESC G and ESC R sequences in the code set cause the printer to replace some of the standard ASCII characters with alternate charac- ters that are used in a specific language. These sequences are described later in this appendix. Control Codes and Escape Sequences When you se[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-25 Table D-5. Epson and IBM Control Codes Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Ignore ........................................ NU L 00 or 80 0 or 128 The printer ignores this code unless it is used within an escape sequence. Continue printing? .................... E N Q 05 or 85 5 or 133 With the ENQ/ACK seri[...]

User's Guide D-26 Code Sets Table D-5. Epson and IBM Control Codes––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Start condensed printing .. SI 0F or 8F 15 or 143 This code starts condensed printing, wherein character spacing and character cell size are 17.1 characters per inch. A DC2 code ends condensed printing. End condensed[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-27 Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Basic Functions Reset printer ............................ ESC @ 1B 40 27 64 This sequence sets the top-of-form at the current print line and resets print modes, page setup parameters, tabs and special modes to the Setup menu de[...]

User's Guide D-28 Code Sets Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Basic Functions––continued Auto carriage return ............... ESC ESC CR n 1B 1B 0D n 27 27 13 n This sequence starts and ends the automatic carriage return Start ...................................... ESC E[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-29 Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Horizontal Spacing Set character spacing .............. ESC P 1B 50 27 80 This sequence sets character spacing and character cell size to 10 or 17.1 CPI to 10 characters per inch. If condensed printing is on, this[...]

User's Guide D-30 Code Sets Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Vertical Spacing Set line spacing in 1/216- .......... ESC 3 n 1B 33 n 27 51 n This sequence sets the distance that the paper moves for or 1/180-inch increments each line feed, reverse line feed, etc. The sequence[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-31 Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Vertical Spacing––continued Set line spacing in ...................... ESC ESC A n 1B 1B 41 n 27 27 65 n This sequence sets the distance that the paper moves for 1/120-inch increments each line feed, reverse l[...]

User's Guide D-32 Code Sets Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Absolute and Relative Moving Absolute move to ...................... ESC $ n1 n2 1B 24 n1 n2 27 36 n1 n2 This sequence moves the carriage a specific distance from print position the left print boundary. The values[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-33 Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Absolute and Relative Moving––continued Relative move right .................. ESC d n1 n2 1B 64 n1 n2 27 100 n1 n2 This sequence moves the carriage a specific distance to the to print position right from the [...]

User's Guide D-34 Code Sets Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Absolute and Relative Moving––continued Relative move down or up To reverse feed the paper, subtract the number of incre- (continued) ments to move from 65,536 and then supply the correct n1 and n2 values. For[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-35 Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Boundaries, Tabs and Page Formatting––continued Set right print boundary .......... ESC Q n 1B 51 n 27 81 n This sequence cancels printing of the current line, resets the default tabs, and sets the right print[...]

User's Guide D-36 Code Sets Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Boundaries, Tabs and Page Formatting––continued Set/clear absolute ..................... ESC D list NUL 1B 44 list 00 27 68 list 0 This sequence clears all current horizontal tab stops and horizontal tab stops[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-37 Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Boundaries, Tabs and Page Formatting––continued Set page length in lines ............. ESC C n 1B 43 n 27 67 n This sequence sets the number of lines per page and sets the top- of-form at the current line posi[...]

User's Guide D-38 Code Sets Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Text Functions––continued Set font ...................................... ESC ESC F n 1B 1B 46 n 27 27 70 n This sequence selects any available font; it does not change Courier (10 cpi) ................... ESC[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-39 Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Text Functions––continued Set language .............................. ESC ES C G n 1B 1B 47 n 27 27 71 n These sequences select a language for the printer to use English, US ........................... ES C ES[...]

User's Guide D-40 Code Sets Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Text Functions––continued Print character ........................ ESC ^ n 1B 5E n 27 94 n This sequence prints a character that is assigned a valid control code. The value of variable n in the sequence is the[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-41 Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Text Functions––continued Automatic underscoring .......... ESC - n 1B 2D n 27 45 n This sequence starts and ends automatic underscoring of Start ...................................... ESC - 1 1B 2D 31 27 45 4[...]

User's Guide D-42 Code Sets Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Text Functions––continued Double-high / double-wide ........ ESC [ @ EOT 1B 5B 40 04 27 91 64 4 The value of variable n2 determines whether double-wide printing (continued) NUL NUL NUL 00 00 00 n1 n2 0 0 0 n1 [...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-43 Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Text Functions––continued Automatic formatting .............. ESC a n 1B 61 n 27 97 n This sequence starts and ends automatic formatting modes, Start centering ...................... ESC a 1 1B 61 31 27 97 49 [...]

User's Guide D-44 Code Sets Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Text Functions––continued Wide text printing .................... ESC ESC t n 1B 1B 74 n 27 27 116 n This sequence enables and disables wide text printing Enable .................................. ESC ESC t 1 [...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-45 Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Graphic Functions––continued Print Epson JX .......................... ESC * m 1B 2A m 27 42 m For example, to print 300 columns, n2 would be 1 and n1 graphics (continued) n1 n2 list n1 n2 list n1 n2 list woul[...]

User's Guide D-46 Code Sets Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Graphic Functions––continued Print Epson LQ-2550 ............... ESC * m 1B 2A m 27 42 m The list in the sequence is a series of codes that define the graphics (continued) n1 n2 list n1 n2 list n1 n2 list colu[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-47 Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Graphic Functions––continued Print IBM XL24 ....................... ESC [ g n1 n2 1B 5B 67 n1 n2 27 91 103 n1 n2 Variable m in the sequences determines which graphics graphics (continued) m list m list m list [...]

User's Guide D-48 Code Sets Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Graphic Functions––continued Print single-density ................... ESC K n1 n2 1B 4B n1 n2 27 75 n1 n2 This sequence prints single-density graphics at 72V x 60H graphics list list list dots per inch. Variab[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-49 Table D-6. Epson and IBM Escape Sequences––continued Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description Graphic Functions––continued Wide graphics ........................... These sequences enable and disable wide graphics, wherein Enable .................................. ESC ESC w 1B 1B 77 27 27 119 graphics [...]

User's Guide D-50 Code Sets Bar Code Escape Sequences Table D-7 lists the escape sequences that can be sent to the printer to print bar code symbols. For more information on printing bar code symbols, refer to the Bar Codes appendix in this guide and to the AMT Bar Code Option Operating Guide (part no. 337027) sold separately by AMT. Table D-7[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-51 ASCII Code T able Table D-8 is an ASCII code table to assist you in decoding hexadeci- mal printouts. Table D-8. ASCII Table ASCII ASCII Character D e c H e x Binary Character D e c H e x Binary NUL (Ctrl @) 0 0 0 00000000 DLE (Ctrl P) 1 6 1 0 00010000 SOH (Ctrl A) 1 0 1 00000001 DC1 (Ctrl Q) 1 7 1 1 00010001 STX (C[...]

User's Guide D-52 Code Sets Table D-8. ASCII Table––continued ASCII ASCII Character D e c H e x Binary Character D e c H e x Binary SP (Space) 3 2 2 0 00100000 < 60 3 C 00111100 ! 3 3 2 1 00100001 = 61 3D 00111101 " 3 4 2 2 00100010 > 62 3 E 00111110 # 35 2 3 00100011 ? 63 3F 00111111 $ 36 2 4 00100100 @ 64 40 01000000 % 3 7 25 [...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-53 Table D-8. ASCII Table––continued ASCII ASCII Character D e c H e x Binary Character D e c H e x Binary X 88 5 8 01011000 t 11 6 74 01110100 Y 89 5 9 01011001 u 117 7 5 01110101 Z 9 0 5 A 01011010 v 118 76 01110110 [ 9 1 5B 01011011 w 1 19 7 7 01110111 92 5 C 01011100 x 120 78 01111000 ] 9 3 5 D 01011101 y 121[...]

User's Guide D-54 Code Sets Table D-8. ASCII Table––continued ASCII ASCII Character D e c H e x Binary Character D e c H e x Binary 144 9 0 10010000 172 A C 10101100 145 9 1 10010001 173 A D 10101101 146 9 2 10010010 174 A E 10101110 147 9 3 10010011 175 A F 10101111 148 9 4 10010100 176 B0 10110000 149 9 5 10010101 177 B1 10110001 150 9 6[...]

User's Guide Code Sets D-55 Table D-8. ASCII Table––continued ASCII ASCII Character D e c H e x Binary Character D e c H e x Binary 200 C 8 11001000 228 E 4 11100100 201 C 9 11001001 229 E 5 11100101 202 C A 11001010 230 E 6 11100110 203 CB 11001011 231 E 7 11100111 204 CC 11001100 232 E 8 11101000 205 CD 11001101 233 E 9 11101001 206 C E [...]

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User's Guide Specifications E-1 Specifications Table E-1. Specifications Item Specifications Physical Characteristics Height 6310, 6350 8.2 inches (20.8 cm) paper support lowered 6310d, 6350d 11.4 inches (29 cm) paper support lowered Width 6310, 6310d 19 inches (48.3 cm) 6350, 6350d 24 inches (61 cm) Depth All models 16.8 inches (42.7 cm) with[...]

User's Guide E-2 Specifications Table E-1. Specifications––continued Item Specifications Printing Characteristics Printing method 24-pin impact dot-matrix with half-dot microshift Dot diameter 0.3 millimeter Movement Bi-directional and logic-seeking Color Fully supported using color ribbon Speeds Letter-quality 160 characters per second at[...]

User's Guide Specifications E-3 Table E-1. Specifications––continued Item Specifications Motors, Solenoids, Sensors and Switches Motors Carriage, line feed, ribbon lift, fan, auto gap, paper path select, and bottom tractor (on 6310d and 6350d models only) Solenoids Microshift, bail and printhead Sensors Carriage, paper, Select-dial (2), pa[...]

User's Guide E-4 Specifications Table E-1. Specifications––continued Item Specifications Emulations Standard AMT, Diablo 630, Epson JX, Epson LQ-2550 (includes LQ-1500 and LQ-2500), IBM XL24 Proprinter, bar code and hexadecimal Options Many DEC, Apple and HP emulations Vertical and Horizontal Spacing Line spacing User-selectable 2, 3, 4, 5[...]

User's Guide Specifications E-5 Table E-1. Specifications––continued Item Specifications Fonts Fonts Courier, Gothic, Times Roman and Elite Character matrixes Draft mode 8V x 15H (one pass) Memo mode 16V x 36H (one pass) Letter mode 32V x 36H (two passes) Pitches 5, 6, 6.6, 7.5, 8.5, 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 17.1 and 20 cpi Character set 256-char[...]

User's Guide E-6 Specifications Table E-1. Specifications––continued Item Specifications Graphics One-pass resolutions 60V x 60H, 60V x 120H, 120V x 120H and 120V x 240H Two-pass resolutions 240V x 120H and 240V x 240H Emulation graphics Up to 240V x 360H Dots per column Up to 32 Columns per line 6350 & 6350d 60H graphics Up to 960 120[...]

User's Guide Specifications E-7 Table E-1. Specifications––continued Item Specifications Paper Paths and Paper Paper paths Top and rear; bottom with pull tractor option or powered bottom-feed tractor on 6310d and 6350d Feed methods Frictio n for cut sheets; tractor for pin-fed paper Special features Tear bar, first-line printing, auto bail[...]

User's Guide E-8 Specifications Table E-1. Specifications––continued Item Specifications Intelli-Cards and Memory Intelli-card 1 receptacle Input buffer 160 kilobytes (expandable to over 4 megabytes) User save areas 5 independent setups plus factory defaults Bar Code Emulation Symbologies Interleaved 2-of-5, Code 3-of-9, Codabar, UPC-A, UP[...]

User's Guide Specifications E-9 Table E-1. Specifications––continued Item Specifications Power and Environmental Requirements Voltage U.S. 9 0 t o 1 30 va c International 180 to 260 vac Frequency 47 to 63 Hz Operating Temperature 7° to 46° C (45° to 115° F) Humidity 10% to 90% noncondensing Altitude -100 to +10,000 feet Storage Tempera[...]

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User's Guide Index I-1 Index A ac power xi, 2-4, 5-9 agency compliances ix, E-9 align preprinted forms 3-14, 4-35 Alt button 4-5 AMT emulation 4-5, 4-20, D-2 absolute moving D-11 basic functions D-6 control codes D-5 graphic functions D-18 horizontal spacing D-8 margins, tabs, page formatting D-9 miscellaneous functions D-21 text functions D-1[...]

User's Guide I-2 Index buttons— continued Color 4-6 Font 4-6 Form Feed 3-16, 4-7 Emul 4-5 Line Feed 3-16, 4-7 Paper Park 3-17, 4-8 Paper Path 3-16, 4-7 Pitch 4-6 Print Density 4-10 Quality 4-6 Ready 4-5 Reset 4-9 Set Top 3-16, 4-7 Setup 4-11 Status 4-11 Test 4-9 C cable requirements 1-1 parallel C-4 serial C-10 calibration 6-26 carriage 2-3 [...]

User's Guide Index I-3 data terminal equipment C-8 data transfer signals, parallel C-2 DCD signal C-9 default power-on 4-19 settings 4-12, 4-13, 4-40 demand document mode 3-8, 4-33 DEMAND parameter 3-9, 4-33, A-6 DEMND message 3-8, 4-33 DFALT parameter 4-19 Diablo 630 emulation 4-5, 4-20, D-2 absolute moving D-11 basic functions D-6 control co[...]

User's Guide I-4 Index font 4-6, 4-25, 6-6, E-5 Font button 4-6 FONT UNAVAILABLE message 6-5 form feed 4-7, 4-31 Form feed button 3-4, 3-16, 4-7 forms aligning 3-5, 3-8, 3-14, 4-35 length 4-29 margins 4-30, 4-31 tear-off position 6-30 width 4-29 forms thickness indicator 2-2, 3-16 forms tractors 2-4, 3-6, 5-9 FRAMING ERROR message 6-9 fuse com[...]

User's Guide Index I-5 cut sheets 3-4 pin-feed 3-6 LOAD PAPER message 3-4, 6-2 LOCKED message 6-33 LOWER TOP COVER message 6-2, 6-34 LPI parameter 4-26 M maintenance 5-1 MANUAL PHGAP SET message 4-10, 6-7 margins 4-30, 4-31 memory 6-21, E-8 menu–– see setup menu messages, display 4-3, 6-1 models iii, E-1 motors E-3 MTBF E-9 MTTR E-9 multip[...]

User's Guide I-6 Index parameters— continued operations 4-18 page setup 4-29 paper handling 4-32 printer setup 4-20 text appearance 4-25 parity 4-39, E-3 PARITY ERROR message 6-9 PARITY parameter 4-39, 6-9 park 3-11, 3-16, 4-8 PATH parameter 4-32 PAUSE message 2-10, 3-8, 3-10, 4-5 PFORCE parameter 4-36 PGE END parameter 4-34 PH GAP parameter[...]

User's Guide Index I-7 print line indicator 2-3 problem-solving 6-1, 6-12 programming errors 6-5 PROM CRC FAILURE message 6-11, 6-21 Proprinter–– see IBM emulation PTHRESH parameter 6-26, 6-31 PTOP parameter 6-30 pulleys and drivebelts 5-8 Q quality 4-6, 4-25 Quality button 4-6 QUAL parameter 4-25 quiet mode 4-21 QUIET parameter 4-21 R RAM[...]

User's Guide I-8 Index service viii SETS parameter 4-22, D-3, D-23 settings default 4-19 factory 4-18 user 4-18 Set Top button 3-16, 4-7 set up 2-1 Setup button 4-11 setup menu 4-14 displaying 4-11 making selections 4-17 printing 4-11 scrolling 4-4 setup menu summary 4-40 shadow printing 4-28 shipping retainers 1-4 signals and data format C-2,[...]

User's Guide Index I-9 V voltages parallel C-1 power E-9 serial C-8 voltage select switch 2-4, 2-7 W warnings 6-7 warranty vi, E-9 warranty card 1-2 WIDE parameter 4-27 WIDTH parameter 2-11, 4-29, 6-27 X XL24–– see IBM emulation XON/XOFF handshaking 4-38, C-12 Z zero, slashing 4-28 ZIP Code B-2, B-5 TopTrac setting 4-32 tractor cover 2-4, [...]

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