Page 4 - First issue; REVISION RECORD
Edition 01 Date published February 1999 Revised contents First issue REVISION RECORD Page Specification No. C145-C037-01EN The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice. All Rights Reserved, Copyright © 1999 FUJITSU LIMITED. Printed in Japan. No part of this manual may be reproduce...
Page 6 - PREFACE
PREFACE This manual gives the product specifications for the PrintPartner 20W (PP20W) page printers. The manual provides prospective customers with required engineering specifications. Chapter 1: Describes the main features. Chapter 2: Gives the model configuration and equipment structure. Chapter 3...
Page 7 - CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1
i CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 FEATURES ................................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Fine Print Quality .....................................................................................................................
Page 8 - CHAPTER 5
ii CHAPTER 5 INTERFACE INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................................
Page 9 - APPENDIX A
iii APPENDIX A SYMBOL SETS ........................................................................................................................ A-1 APPENDIX B RESIDENT FONTS .................................................................................................................. B-1 B.1...
Page 10 - ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES
iv ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES Figure 1.1 PrintPartner 20W printer ....................................................................................................................... 1-2 Figure 1.2 Printer dimensions .....................................................................................
Page 12 - Figure 1.1 PrintPartner 20W printer
1-2 Figure 1.1 PrintPartner 20W printer Interface connector Power inlet Interface board slot Face-up stacker (Paper eject unit) Tray covers Power switch Lock levers Top cover (face-down stacker) Side cover(RAM and font card slots inside) Stacker-full sensor Control panel Stopper Upper cover Front do...
Page 14 - Figure 1.2 Printer dimensions; High Reliability and Easy Maintenance
1-4 Figure 1.2 Printer dimensions 1.4 High Reliability and Easy Maintenance The PrintPartner 20W design has been simplified. The print unit and the toner bottle can be removed and replaced easily without getting hands dirty. A variety of functions are integrated onto a single printed circuit board (...
Page 15 - Wide Variety of Interfaces and Emulations; Figure 1.3 Optional interface and emulation; Environment Friendly
1-5 1.6 Wide Variety of Interfaces and Emulations The PrintPartner 20W comes standard with two bidirectional Centronics parallel interfaces (IEEE1284 TYPE-B and TYPE-C connectors) and an RS-232C serial interface (D-SUB 9-pin connector). Three optional interface boards, LocalTalk (AppleTalk compatibl...
Page 17 - CHAPTER 2; Model Configuration; PrintPartner 20W page printer
2-1 CHAPTER 2 MODEL CONFIGURATION ANDEQUIPMENT STRUCTURE This chapter gives the model configuration and equipment structure. Printer specifications differ between the 110– 120V version printers and the 220–240 V version printers. 2.1 Model Configuration PrintPartner 20W page printer Input power (*) ...
Page 18 - Block Diagram; Figure 2.1 Printer block diagram
2-2 2.2 Block Diagram Figure 2.1 shows a block diagram of the PrintPartner 20W printers. Mechanism controller Control panel Switches, LEDs, anddisplay (LCD) Control panel interface Videointer-face DC supply Main controller Interfacecontrolcircuit Multi-function feeder Drivecircuit Sensors (cover-ope...
Page 20 - Structure
2-4 2.3 Structure The standard printer without options has the following structure, shown in Figure 2.2. The main power supply and fuser unit differ with AC input voltage (120 or 230 VAC). LD unit Print unit Second eject roller Multi-function feeder (MFF) Stacker-full sensor Resist roller Toner sens...
Page 21 - General Specifications
3-1 Specification Semiconductor laser and electrophotographic process Contact development using magnetic toner and carrier Heat roller (*1) 600 × 600 dpi, 1200 × 1200 dpi Pages per minute, continuous printing Paper size Paper tray Multi-function (paper orientation) 1st to 3rd 4th feeder (MFF) (*2) A...
Page 24 - Conditions and environment
3-4 Specification Printing with 1st paper tray 50 dBA or less with 2nd/3rd paper tray (incl duplex print) 52 dBA or less with 4th paper tray (incl duplex print) 54 dBA or less Reference: with multi-function feeder 53 dBA or less Standby mode 40 dBA or less 0.08 ppm or less (within 28 m 2 tightly-clo...
Page 31 - Paper Specifications
3-11 3.2 Paper Specifications The PrintPartner 20W prints on a variety of types and sizes of paper, so long as they meet the requirements shown below. Pretest unspecified or unusual printing materials to ensure that they do not cause a problem in charging, heating, or paper feeding. 3.2.1 Type, size...
Page 32 - Printing area; C C’; Figure 3.1 Printing area
3-12 3.2.2 Printing area No characters can be printed outside the bold line in Figure 3.1 because of the physical restrictions of the printing mechanism. Printing area Unprintable area Not guaranteed area C C’ 4 1 D D’ 4 1 E E’ 4 1 F F’ 4 1 Unit: mm Figure 3.1 Printing area Printing area C' D' E' F'...
Page 35 - CHAPTER 4; Control Panel; Figure 4.1 Control panel; ONLINE: Indicates the printer is online and ready to print.
4-1 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL AND PRINTERSOFTWARE 4.1 Control Panel The control panel consists of four LED indicators, an LCD (two lines by sixteen characters), and eight push-button switches. POWER ONLINE DATA ERROR MFF PAPER SIZE PAPER SIZE PRINT FONT SELF TEST RESET CONT. ENTER – + MENU READY FORM ...
Page 36 - LCD; COVER OPEN 1; Buttons; Menu mode
4-2 4.1.2 LCD The liquid-crystal display (LCD) shows status and error messages with two lines by sixteen characters. • Error message informs the user of a condition requiring an action, such as TRAYn PAPER OUT, COVER OPENn, or PAPER JAMn • Status message informs the user of a condition requiring no ...
Page 38 - Printer Utility Programs; Figure 4.2 Printer utility programs
4-4 4.2 Printer Utility Programs The PrintPartner 20W is equipped with the three printer utility programs: Printer Management Utility Program, MarkVision™; Printer Remote Setup Utility Program, PPMENU; and Remote Printer Utility Program. This section describes MarkVision™ and PPMENU, standard for th...
Page 39 - Menu Bar Functions
4-5 To use MarkVision™, the computer and its operating environments must be as follows: • IBM PC/AT or compatible or PS/2 • Microsoft Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0 (not Windows 3.X) • VGA (640 x 400) or higher display • Hard disk drive installed (9 MB essential for MarkVision™) • CD-ROM drive Menu Bar Fun...
Page 40 - Main Menu and Menu Bar Functions
4-6 4.2.2 PPMENU PPMENU, stored in the “PrintPartner Software CD-ROM” which comes with the printer, allows the user to change printer’s features directly from the computer display and keyboard. Operations are easy enough that the user’s manual need not be referenced once the user is familiar with th...
Page 42 - Printer Drivers
4-8 4.3 Printer Drivers Printer driver is a software acting under MS-Windows 3.X, 95/98, NT 3.51, or NT 4.0 and provides the printer with the information which can be read by the printer. Internal values of printer environments can be specified by the printer driver, and the user can specify paper s...
Page 43 - Standard printer drivers for Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0
4-9 Win95/98/NT4.0 Paper Paper Size – A3, A4* (†), A5, Ledger, Executive, Legal, Letter* (†), B5 (JIS), B4 (JIS), B5 ENV, DL ENV, C5 ENV, COM10 ENV, Monarch ENV, Custom Orientation – Portrait* or Landscape Copies – 1* to 999 PaperSource – Auto Select*, Manual Feed, Tray 1, Multi-function Feeder, Tra...
Page 44 - Standard printer drivers for Windows NT 3.51
4-10 4.3.2 Standard printer drivers for Windows NT 3.51 WinNT3.51 Printer Setup Source – Auto*, Tray1, Tray2, MFF (MultiFunction Feeder), Manual Feed Name – (None), Letter*, Letter Small, Legal, Executive, A4, A4 Small, Note, Envelope #10, Envelope DL, Envelope C5, Envelope B5, Envelope Monarch Amou...
Page 45 - FPS printer drivers for Windows 95/98
4-11 4.3.3 FPS printer drivers for Windows 95/98 Win95 FPS General Comment – Arbitrary Separator Page – None*, Full, Simple Details Print to the following port – LPT1, COM1, COM2, FILE, .... (Select from the list.) Print using the following driver – CA04340 FPS2, .... (Select from the list.) Timeout...
Page 47 - FPS printer drivers for Windows NT 4.0
4-13 4.3.4 FPS printer drivers for Windows NT 4.0 WinNT4.0 FPS General Comment – Arbitrary Location – Arbitrary Driver – (For adding/replacing a driver) Default is the driver currently selected. Ports Print to the following port(s) – LPT1:*, LPT2:, LPT3:, COM1:, COM2:, COM3:, COM4:, FILE: Enable bid...
Page 49 - Overview; Hardware requirements; Figure 5.1 Parallel interface input circuit
5-1 CHAPTER 5 INTERFACE INFORMATION 5.1 Overview The PrintPartner 20W printer communicates with the host through two parallel interfaces and a serial interface or an optional interface. The printer automatically selects the interface proper to the occasion. This chapter describes the parallel and se...
Page 50 - Signal
5-2 Figure 5.2 Parallel interface output circuit 5.2.2 Connector pin assignment Connector (cable side): Shielded plug Amphenol DDK57FE-30360 or equivalent Figure 5.3 shows the parallel interface connector. Output circuit: SN74LS06 or equivalent Figure 5.2 shows the parallel interface output circuit....
Page 55 - Figure 5.5 Parallel interface input circuit
5-7 5.3 Parallel Interface (IEEE 1284-C Connector) The parallel interface is a bidirectional Centronics interface (nibble mode of the IEEE 1284 standard is supported). 5.3.1 Hardware requirements Signal levels: TTL-compatible 0.0 to +0.4 V for low-level +2.4 to +5.0 V for high-level Input circuit: S...
Page 61 - RS-232C Serial Interface; Figure 5.9 RS-232C interface input circuit; Figure 5.10 RS-232C interface output circuit
5-13 5.4 RS-232C Serial Interface The RS-232C serial interface is a standard interface of this printer. 5.4.1 Hardware requirements Signal levels: –3 V or lower for a mark condition (logical 1) +3 V or higher for a space condition (logical 0) Input circuit: An MC1489AL or equivalent is used to conve...
Page 62 - Pin
5-14 5.4.2 Connector pin assignment Connector (cable side): D-subminiature Cannon or Cinch DB-9 plug or an equivalent connector that conforms to EIA standards Figure 5.11 shows the serial interface connector. Figure 5.11 Serial interface connector Signal definition: Table 5.3 lists RS-232C interface...
Page 64 - Data protocols
5-16 Figure 5.13b Example of RS-232C cable wiring (9-pin connector at computer side) 5.4.5 Data protocols Different types of protocols are used for the RS-232C serial interface, depending on the computer manufacturer. These protocols prevent the print data receive buffer from overflowing because int...
Page 66 - Command Sets; Option to be selected in menu mode; Printer emulation
5-18 5.5 Command Sets 5.5.1 Printer emulation This section gives an overview of the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5 command set and the PostScript level 2 command set, which are the resident emulation of the PrintPartner 20W. This section does not provide the command details and programming examples need...
Page 67 - HP LaserJet 5 command set summary
5-19 5.5.2 HP LaserJet 5 command set summary 5.5.2.1 HP LaserJet 5 PCL mode The printer responds to all HP LaserJet 5 control codes and escape sequences the same way as the native printer. The following listing is in command level sequence: Control code Description BS Backspace. Move the cursor left...
Page 68 - CR
5-20 Level 3 escape code Description ESC & a # C Move the cursor to the new column. (#: column number; plus signed=relatively right, minus signed=relatively left, no sign=absolutely from the left edge) ESC & a # G Feed paper. ESC & a # H Move the cursor to the new horizontal position. (#...
Page 79 - Maintenance Philosophy; Diagnostics; Error display
6-1 CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE 6.1 Overview The PrintPartner 20W printer, with its simple mechanism and latest electronics techniques, is highly reliable and easy to maintain. Changing spare parts require no adjustments so that replacement is easy. 6.2 Preventive Maintenance No scheduled maintenance is r...
Page 80 - Maintenance Tool; Self test printing; Recommended Spare Parts
6-2 6.5 Maintenance Tool 6.5.1 Self test printing The SELF TEST button prints a setup report page which summarizes printer option settings. It can be used to easily check the electrical and mechanical states of the printer without the help of a computer. It also distinguishes between printer and com...
Page 117 - HP LaserJet 5 Emulation; One bitmap font
B-1 APPENDIX B RESIDENT FONTS This appendix gives printing samples (scanned in 400 dpi) of resident fonts. There are 115 types of resident fonts (one bitmap font and 114 scalable fonts) in HP LaserJet 5 emulation and 35 types of resident fonts in PostScript level 2 emulation: B.1 HP LaserJet 5 Emula...
Page 120 - PostScript Level 2 Emulation
B-4 B.2 PostScript Level 2 Emulation Courier Regular BoldBold, Oblique Oblique Helvetica Regular BoldBold, Oblique Oblique Helvetica Narrow Regular BoldBold, Oblique Oblique Times Regular BoldBold, Italic Italic Symbol Palatino RegularBold Bold, ItalicItalic NewCentury Schoolbook Regular Bold Bold, ...
Page 121 - APPENDIX C PRINTER LOGO AND LABELS
C-1 APPENDIX C PRINTER LOGO AND LABELS PrintPartner 20W page printer Back Front Logo and labels Label Logo Rating Control Position A B C B A Contents Fujitsu model name Power ratings, weight, and approved regulations Spec, serial number, and revisions C
