Fujitsu DL7400 - Manual

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ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for buying the Fujitsu DL7400 dot matrix printer . You can expect years of reliable service with very little maintenance. This manual explains how to use your printer to full advantage. It is written for both new and experienced printer users. This manual describes how to...

This manual is organized as follows: ORGANIZATION Quick Reference summarizes everyday printer operations. After you become familiar with the printer, use this section as a memory aid. Chapter 1, Introduction , introduces the printer and identifies key features and options that enhance the printer’s ...

Special information, such as warnings, cautions, and notes, are indicated as follows: CONVENTIONS WARNING A WARNING indicates that personal injury may result if you do not follow a procedure correctly. CAUTION A CAUTION indicates that damage to the printer may result if you do not follow a procedure...

z Warning symbols Various graphic symbols are used in this manual. They serve as signs to help users of this product use the product safely and correctly as well as prevent damage and personal injury to the users or bystanders. The following tables show and explain each symbol. Be sure that you unde...

Notes on Safety WARNING „ WARNING Do not place a container containing water, such as a vase, potted plant, and drinking glass, or a metal object on or near the printer. Otherwise, electric shock or fire may result. Do not place the printer in a humid or dusty area, in an area with explosive fumes, a...

„ Notes about the printer in operation WARNING If the printer is making a strange noise, which indicates a problem, discontinue printer operation. Request your printer dealer to fix the problem. Continued operation of the printer without repairs may result in electric shock or fire. Do not use a pow...

WARNING If excessive heat, smoke, a strange odor, or a strange noise is coming the printer or any other abnormality is observed, immediately turn off the power to the printer by using the power switch, and be sure to disconnect the power plug from the outlet. Then, after verifying the end of the abn...

CAUTION Insert the power plug completely into an outlet so that it is securely connected. Otherwise, electric shock or fire may result. Exercise caution to keep loose clothing, hair, neckties, etc. away from paper feed- or ejection openings, and tractors while the printer is operating. Otherwise, pe...

TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK REFERENCE ....................................................QR-1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1-1 FEATURES ....................................................................... 1-1 MODELS ......................

Procedure .................................................................. 5-54 Checking Vertical Print Alignment (V-ALMNT) .......... 5-56 Procedure .................................................................. 5-56 SETUP MODE REFERENCE ......................................... 5-58 DPL24C P...

User's Manual QR-1 Q QUICK REFERENCE QUICK REFERENCE Quick Reference is written for experienced users — users who are familiar with how the printer works, but who may need to refresh their memory occasionally. Only the printer’s normal (non-setup) mode is covered . For details on setup mode, see Cha...

QUICK REFERENCE Printer Operations (Normal Mode) 9 : Operation can be performed when the printer is in this state. — : Operation cannot be performed when the printer is in this state. N/A: Does not apply. Operation Online Offline Required Response Enter normal mode N/A N/A Turn printer on. (Press I ...

QUICK REFERENCE Printer Operations (Normal Mode) (Cont.) 9 : Operation can be performed when the printer is in this state. — : Operation cannot be performed when the printer is in this state. N/A: Does not apply. Operation Online Offline Required Response Enter setup mode — 9 Press AUTO GAP and HI I...

1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing this printer . This printer is a compact, versatile, flat paper path printer that offers maximum compatibility with today’s software packages and personal computers. The 24-wire print head provides crisp, clear printing for business...

INTRODUCTION • Large print buffer . 128K bytes are available in total for storing input data and downloading fonts. A large input data buffer allows you to send files to the printer and return to work in your application. A large download buffer allows you to use custom fonts. • 136-column print lin...

INTRODUCTION Printer add-on options are listed below. For details, see Chapter 8. OPTIONS • Cut sheet feeder . The SF940 single-bin feeder is available as an option. Two cut sheet feeders can be installed in front of and behind the printer at the same time. A cut sheet feeder allows single cut sheet...

2 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP SETTING UP Your new printer is easy to install and set up. This chapter tells you how to set up the printer and start printing right away. If this is your first printer, you should read the entire chapter before attempting to use the printer. In this chapter, you will learn ho...

SETTING UP 9 Use only the power cord supplied with the printer or recommended by your dealer. Do not use an extension cord. 9 Do not plug the printer into a power outlet that is shared with heavy industrial equipment, such as motors, or appliances, or such as copiers or coffee makers. Such equipment...

SETTING UP 2. Carefully examine each item for damage. Report any problems to your dealer or shipping agent. 3. Place the printer where you plan to use it. 4. Remove the tapes and cushions securing the printer. Open the front cover and remove the shipping restraint cardboard that holds the print head...

SETTING UP Checking Options and Supplies The following options and supplies, if ordered, are shipped separately: • LAN card (option) • Cut sheet feeder (option) • Tractor unit (option) • Large Paper Table (option) • Large Stacker (option) • Extra monochrome ribbon cartridges Make sure that you recei...

SETTING UP This section explains how to setting the paper table and ribbon cartridge. ASSEMBLING THE PRINTER Setting the paper table Turn the paper table (1) as shown in the table below, then push it (2) and set it (3). The complete setup conditions are shown below. Make sure that the top end of the...

SETTING UP Handling the paper table You must open and close the paper table when you feed continuous forms using the front tractor or you attach the cut sheet feeder to the front of the printer. Normal mode The following figure shows the paper table in normal mode. 2-6 User's Manual

SETTING UP Open mode in which the front tractor is attached or detached or when continuous forms are fed using the front tractor When you attach the optional cut sheet feeder to the front of the printer, open the paper table and proceed as follows: 1 Open the paper table. Slightly raise the front en...

SETTING UP Installing the Ribbon cartridge (HOT) CAUTION <HOT> The print head and metal frame is hot during printing or immediately after printing. Do not touch them until it cools down. 1. Prepare the printer to install the ribbon cartridge. Make sure that the print head protecting cardboard ...

SETTING UP 6. Press the ribbon release levers inward until the mounting pins snap into the holes of the ribbon support brackets. Gently pull on the cartridge to be sure that the pins are secure in the holes. 7. Turn the ribbon feed knob clockwise to take up any slack in the ribbon. 8. Close the fron...

SETTING UP Mounting and removing the tractor unit Tractor unit at the front [Removing the tractor unit] Raise the cut sheet table. While pressing the lock levers of the tractor frames located on both sides of the tractor unit, lift out the tractor unit to remove it. [Mounting the tractor unit] 1) Po...

SETTING UP 3) Verify that the hooks on both sides of the tractor unit are securely hooked onto guide pin 2 as shown in the following figure. Tractor unit at the rear [Removing the tractor unit] While pressing the lock levers of the tractor frames located on both sides of the tractor unit, lift out t...

SETTING UP At this point, load paper and run the printer self-test. The self-test checks printer performance and print quality before you connect the printer to the computer. Use either single sheets or continuous forms (see Chapter 3). This section describes the self-test procedure using single she...

SETTING UP Printing the Self-Test The printer has a built-in self-test program. The self-test prints the firmware version, the names of the printer’s resident emulations, and all of the characters available in the emulations. The self-test prints 80 characters per line. To print a self-test page, ma...

SETTING UP Your printer supports one of the following interface options: CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER • Centronics parallel interface+RS-232C serial interface • Centronics parallel interface+USB (+LAN) interface The parallel interface connector has wire clips. The serial interface connect...

SETTING UP Selecting a USB Cable 9 When the USB interface is used to connect to the host computer, the parallel interface and the serial interface (factory add-on option) cannot be connected simultaneously. 9 The USB interface does not guarantee all connections of USB- supported devices. Selecting a...

SETTING UP 9 If you are using more than one software package, determine which emulation is supported by the software you use most frequently. Select that emulation. 9 If your software supports more than one emulation, select the DPL24C PLUS emulation if possible. This emulation has the greatest capa...

SETTING UP de <<FUNCTION>> menu Function Initial printout in setup mo Check that the <<FUNCTION>> menu is printed at the bottom of the page. User's Manual 2-25

SETTING UP 3. Select the MENU1 function. Locate the cursor on left edge of the aluminum print guide. Initially, this cursor should be positioned at SAVE & END at D the beginning of the <<FUNCTION>> menu. Press the LOAbutton repeatedly to position the cursor at MENU1, as shown below: ...

SETTING UP 2-28 User's Manual Using MS-DOS to Specify Serial Interface Settings For an IBM PC or compatible device, use the following MS-DOS MODE commands to set the computer serial settings to match the printer factory settings: MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P MODE LPT1:=COM1 To activate these settings when...

3 CHAPTER 3 PAPER HANDLING PAPER HANDLING This chapter explains how your printer uses paper. Topics covered are: • Selecting paper • Overview of paper operations • Adjusting for paper thickness • Using single sheets • Using continuous forms (front-tractor feed and rear-tractor feed) • Feeding and po...

PAPER HANDLING Table 3.1 Buttons Used for Paper Handling Button/Dial Purpose Action ONLINE Change the printer mode Stop/resume printing Press ONLINE to place the printer online or offline.Press ONLINE to stop or resume printing. LOAD Load/unload paper Save adjusted load point Press LOAD to load pape...

PAPER HANDLING This printer has a variety of paper paths and feed directions. Paper Paths and Feed Directions See the following five cases. : Cut sheet : Continuous forms SELECTING PAPER PATH (n) : Input [n] : Output With rear tractor (1) Paper table → Print → Paper table (2) Paper table → Print → R...

PAPER HANDLING With front and rear tractors (either optional) (1) Paper table → Print → Paper table (2) Paper table → Print → Rear stacker (3) Rear tractor → Print → Front eject (4) Front tractor → Print → Rear eject In the next two cases, the number of cut sheets stacked in the printer may be reduc...

PAPER HANDLING Table 3.2 Manual Gap Dial Settings Number of Copies (Including the Original) *1 Setting *2 1 copy 1 2 copies 2 3 copies 3 4 copies 4 5 copies 5 6 copies 6 7 copies 7 8 copies 8 Envelopes A Slips B, C, D Ribbon replacement R *1 For carbon-interleaved paper, the carbon counts as one cop...

PAPER HANDLING 4. Adjust the left margin. On the left hand side of the paper table, a scale graduated in units of 1 [mm]. When the paper guide is positioned at scale 0 [mm], the left margin is 5 mm (0.2 inch). Push the lock lever down to secure the guide. 5. Pull the subguide out as required to acco...

PAPER HANDLING • Slide the right paper guide until the distance between the two guides is the approximate width of your paper. 3. Manually fan the stack of paper and place it in the paper bin. NOTE A short horizontal mark inside the left paper guide indicates the maximum capacity of the bin. Make su...

PAPER HANDLING • Load the paper manually. Press the LOAD button. The paper will advance to the top-of-form position. Adjust the position of the paper as needed by the S MICRO button or the T MICRO button (micro feed). • Load the paper using your software. Press the ONLINE button to place the printer...

PAPER HANDLING Positioning the Paper Stack Place the stack of continuous forms paper directly below the rear of the printer or below the front of the printer. After the paper is installed in the printer, the paper path should look like this: Good placement Bad placement Placement of continuous forms...

PAPER HANDLING Loading Continuous Forms (Rear Feed) A tractor is supplied as standard and is attached to the front of the printer. It can be attached to the rear of the printer. You can also buy a tractor unit as an additional rear tractor unit. A maximum of 8-ply media can be fed from the rear trac...

PAPER HANDLING Tearing Off Continuous Forms Your printer has a special “tear-off edge” that allows you to tear off printed pages without wasting paper. The tear-off edge is located on the front and rear of the printer. To tear off continuous forms using the tear-off edge: 1. Press the TEAR OFF butto...

PAPER HANDLING The following functions are available whether the printer is online or offline. FEEDING AND POSITIONING PAPER Line Feed/Form Feed Use the line feed/form feed function to move paper forward. • Pressing and holding down the LF/FF button feeds one sheet of paper. • Pressing the LF/FF but...

PAPER HANDLING General Tips TIPS ON PAPER HANDLING • Use high-quality paper. Do not use paper that is wrinkled or curled at the edges. • Do not use paper with staples or metal parts. • Do not use paper with unpredictable variations in thickness, such as paper with partial multilayers, paper with emb...

User's Manual 4-1 4 CHAPTER 4 PRINTING PRINTING This chapter describes the following everyday printing operations: • Using multipart form (hi impact mode) • Starting, stopping, or resuming printing • Removing printed pages • Clearing the print buffer Instructions for loading paper are given in Chapt...

PRINTING User's Manual 4-3 Using Commercial Software Many commercial software packages offer a wide variety of print features, including some features that are not supported by this printer. For example, software often provides a wider range of font sizes than the printer can accommodate. Software a...

PRINTING 4-4 User's Manual Selecting MENU1 or MENU2 When you first turn the printer on, MENU1 is selected. To change to MENU2 or back to MENU1, proceed as follows: 1. Press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline. 2. Repeatedly press the ONLINE and LF/FF buttons. The lighted indicator (1 or 2...

PRINTING 3. Press the ONLINE button to return online. You are ready to print using the selected menu. STARTING OR STOPPING PRINTING Starting Printing Before you start to print, make sure that paper is loaded. To start printing, press the ONLINE button to place the printer online. Then start your sof...

PRINTING CAUTION When printing remaining lines, be careful not to print on the platen. Printing on the platen may damage both the platen and the print head. Continuing printing after supplying paper 1. Install paper on the forms tractors or on the cut sheet stand, or in the cut sheet feeder bin, as ...

PRINTING This section describes the best methods for removing single sheets or continuous forms paper after printing. REMOVING PRINTED PAGES Removing Single Sheets When you print using software, the printer automatically ejects each sheet of paper when the end of the printed page is reached. To ejec...

5 CHAPTER 5 USING SETUP MODE USING SETUP MODE Your printer has two modes: normal and setup. Normal mode is used for everyday printer operations and is explained in Chapters 3 and 4. Setup mode serves two purposes. It enables you to: • Select the printer’s optional settings • Help diagnose printer pr...

USING SETUP MODE 5-2 User's Manual • Head Gap Adjustment Items and Options • Exiting and Saving To restore the printer default settings (factory defaults or power-on defaults), see the section Resetting Defaults later in this chapter. For information on using the SELF-TST, HEX-DUMP, and V-ALMNT func...

USING SETUP MODE When you enter setup mode, the following <<FUNCTION>> menu is OVERVIEW OF SETUP MODE printed: << FUNCTION >> SAVE&END MENU1 MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG GAP-ADJ DEFAULT LIST SELF-TST HEX-DUMP V-ALMNT INITIAL Table 5.1 summarizes the purpose of each functio...

USING SETUP MODE The first three MENU1 items and their options are shown below. Items are enclosed in single brackets < >. < EMULATE>DPL24C+ XL24E ESC/P2 <FONT > COUR 10 PRSTG12 COMPRSD BOLDFCE PICA 10 CORRESP OCR-B OCR-A COUR-N COUR-BCOUR-I N.SAN-N N.SAN-B N.SAN-I TIMLS-N TIMLS-B ...

USING SETUP MODE 4. Select the current emu Since you do not want to lation. change the emulation, press the “ T ” 5. n the t 6. T , on. 2, . 8. button to select the current emulation and print the next item, <FONT> and its options. Change the font to Prestige Elite 12. Press the “TEAR OFF” or ...

USING SETUP MODE Po • • tion, you can m list. To move forward (print the n. To move backward (print the utton. • hi enu or when selecting a ss the • To change the default, select and save a new pitch setting. • While in setup mode, you can use the LIST function to print out a list of the currently s...

USING SETUP MODE *1 FORMAT to CD are not printed when PARALEL option is selected for INTRFCE. It is printed equipped with RS-232C. *2 TEAR-EN is printed when AUTO option is selected for TEAROFF. Printout of factory defaults using LIST 5-10 User's Manual

USING SETUP MODE The MEoptions . In nsetup) mode, you can easily switch between the menus for printing, as described in Chapter 4. ENU1 i SeleIf th ns are not the same, the printer will not work correctly ith your software. If you plan to use two different emulations on a gular basis, assign the mos...

USING SETUP MODE Table 5.3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options (Cont.) NOTES: • ESC/P2 emulations. The notes are defined at the end of the table. Options Description • Underlined options are the factory defaults. Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson MENU1 and ME...

USING SETUP MODE Table 5.3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options (Cont.) NOTES: • Underlined options are the factory defaults. • Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC/P2 emulations. The notes are defined at the end of the table. MENU1 and MENU2 Items Options De...

USING SETUP MODE Table 5.3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options (Cont.) NOTES: • Underlined options are the factory defaults. • Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC/P2 emulations. The notes are defined at the end of the table. MENU1 and MENU2 Items Options De...

USING SETUP MODE Resetting MENU1 and MENU2 To reset the factory defaults for both MENU1 and MENU2, select the EFAULT/INITIAL function. For more information, see the section De r in this chapter. The DEFAULT function cannot se o ch are handled by th , ADJUST, FIG, and GAP-ADJ functions. The INITIAL f...

USING SETUP MODE Table 5.4 HARDWRE Items and Options (Cont.) NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. HAR Items Description DWRE Options <PRO otocol. TOCL> Indicates data transmission pr XON/XOF The DC1 and DC3 codes are used. DTR The Data Terminal Ready signal is used. REV-CHL The R...

USING SETUP MODE Table 5.5 ADJUST Items and Options NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. HARDWRE Items Options Description <FCNTORG> 1/6 IN 1.8/6 IN : 6/6 IN : 66/6 IN Sets the top-of-form for front continuous forms in increments of 1/6 inch (4.2 mm) from the physical top of the ...

USING SETUP MODE Table 5.5 ADJUST Items and Options (Cont.) NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. HARDWRE Items Options Description <CNT-LFT> -10/90, ..., 0/90, Moves the position left or right in increments of 1/90 inch ..., 10/90 Fine-tunes the left print start position for cont...

USING SETUP MODE Table 5.5 ADJUST Items and Options (Cont.) NOTE: Underlined options are the factory defaults. HARDWRE Items Options Description <RCNTAJL> -14/360, -9/360, -4/360, 0/360 4/360, 9/360, 14/360, GRAPHIC(*1) r Compensates for the forms feed erroaccumulated through feeding of rearco...

USING SETUP MODE • Tear Direct decoding of certain commands • of the ER indicator Tabl scribes the CONFIG items and options. Items are listed in re rinted. The pro g the configuration ibed after Table 5.6 Table 5.6 CONFI NOTE: Underlined options are the CONFIG Items Options Description off for conti...

USING SETUP MODE Table 5.6 CONFIG Items and Options (Cont.) TE: Underlined options are the factory defa NO ults. C Items scription ONFIG Options De <DQ-MODE > Selection for draft qmode uality printing MODE1 Prints in 505CPS printing mode. MOD Prints in 360C ode. E2 PS printing m <==END==>...

USING SETUP MODE The GAP-ADJ function adjusts the gap between the print head and the paper. The automatic paper thickness control (APTC) feature is built in he procedure how to change the options refer to the section Setup ode Example earlier in this chapter. Table 5.7 GAP-ADJ Items and Options Opti...

USING SETUP MODE To Anon defaults for the printer. The new defaults remain active until you cha us ON>> menu. > menu should be the last printed line on s not printed, press the ONLINE button to << FUNCTION >> SAVE&END MENU1 MENU2 HARDWRE HEX-DUMP V-ALMNT INITIAL exit setup m...

USING SETUP MODE This reset the printer’s power-on defaults, all of the factoMENU2 Reset ower-on defaults are the settings saved in the printer’s permanent memory. The defaults are enabled whenever you turn the printer on. and then on again. This method is useful if you have made changes in tup mode...

USING SETUP MODE 1. Enter setup mode. Press the AUTO GAP button and the HI IMPACT button >> << FUNCTION >> SAVE&END MENU1 MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG GAP-ADJ DEFAULT LIST SELF-TST HEX-DUMP V-ALMNT INITIAL simultaneously until the printer beeps. Wait for the printer to stop prin...

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-53 Procedure This procedure assumes that you are in setup mode. To print the selftest, make sure that continuous forms paper is loaded into the printer. Then proceed as follows: 1. Print the <<FUNCTION>> menu. The <<FUNCTION>> menu should be t...

USING SETUP MODE 5-54 User's Manual Printing Hex Dumps The HEX-DUMP function prints data and commands in hexadecimal characters and abbreviated control codes. The IBM character set 2 is used for printing (see Appendix E). The HEX-DUMP function is useful for checking whether your computer is sending ...

USING SETUP MODE Ch k The V-Asometimleft to rigshown b This example shows how printing looks wh n vertic misaligned. Note that the left If you no and correct the vertical print alignment. Proce Make supossible mm (14 inches) wide to avoid printing on the e you set the WIDTH optMENU1follows rtical pr...

USING SETUP MODE 3. Adjust the vertical print alignment at letter quality speed. Examine the parallel bars. If the bars are aligned (not jagged), go to step 4. If the bars are offset to the left, repeatedly press the “ T ” button until the bars are aligned. If the bars are offset to the right, repea...

USING SETUP MODE User's Manual 5-59 DPL24C PLUS ORGANIZATION Note: Asterisks (*) indicate default setting at shipment. or or or Move red cursor on the prime guide. Select function. Select option, print next item. Select option, print previous item. Move red cursor on the prime guide.

USING SETUP MODE Differences in IBM Proprinter XL24E Emulation In tfro fferent: he IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation, MENU1 and MENU2 differ m the DPL24C PLUS emulation in the following ways: • The following options are di • The AGM item is provided: Differ In the EpDPL24C he following ways: • ences in...

6 CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE Your printer requires very little care. Occasional cleaning and replacement of the ribbon cartridge are all that is required. Lubrication of the printer is usually not necessary. If the print head carriage does not move smoothly back and forth, clean the printer a...

MAINTENANCE 4. Open the front cover of the printer and remove the ribbon cartridge. Using a soft vacuum brush, gently vacuum the platen, print head carriage, and surrounding areas. You can easily slide the print head to the left or right when the power is off. Be careful not to press too hard on the...

MAINTENANCE Opening and closing the control panel The control panel of this printer can be pulled down toward the front as necessary, such as when jammed paper must be removed. Removing the stacker unit The stacker unit of this printer can be removed in the event that paper is jammed in it unit. Whi...

MAINTENANCE Mounting the stacker unit Position groove 1 over guide pin 1 on the right and left sides of the stacker unit. Then, push in the stacker unit until guide pin 2 is hooked onto slot 2. User's Manual 6-9

7 CHAPTER 7 TROUBLE-SHOOTING TROUBLE-SHOOTING Your printer is extremely reliable, but occasional problems may occur. You can solve many of these problems yourself, using this chapter. If you encounter problems that you cannot resolve, contact your dealer for assistance. This chapter is organized as ...

TROUBLE-SHOOTING Table 7.1 Print Quality Problems and Solutions Problem Solution Printing is too light or too dark. Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is properly installed and that the ribbon feeds smoothly. Check ribbon wear. Replace the ribbon if necessary. Stains or smudges appear on the page. ...

TROUBLE-SHOOTING Paper Handling Problems Table 7.2 describes common paper handling problems and suggests solutions. See Chapter 3 for detailed procedures on loading and using paper. Table 7.2 Paper Handling Problems and Solutions Problem Solution Paper cannot be loaded or fed. Make sure that the pap...

TROUBLE-SHOOTING Operating Problems Table 7.3 identifies common operating problems and suggests solutions. If you cannot resolve a problem, contact your dealer. Table 7.3 Operating Problems and Solutions Problem Solution The power does not turn on. Make sure that the “I” on the printer power switch ...

TROUBLE-SHOOTING Printer Failures A user cannot generally resolve a problem involving defective printer hardware. On detecting a fatal error, the printer will: • Stop printing • Beep four times • Turn the ONLINE indicator off The control panel displays alarms. The meanings of alarms can be checked i...

TROUBLE-SHOOTING Alarm display function This printer has a function for distinguishing between alarms by using the blinking of individual lamps on the control panel. From the combination of blinking lamps in an alarm state, the meaning of the alarm can be determined as shown in the following table. ...

TROUBLE-SHOOTING Responses to alarm occurrences Your first response to each alarm should be as described in the following table. Problem Solution LES alarm Remove any paper dust, which may cause problems in carriage operation. APTC gap alarm Check the paper thickness (0.04 to 0.57 mm). Check whether...

TROUBLE-SHOOTING If you are not able to correct a problem using this chapter, contact your dealer for assistance. Be prepared to provide the following information: GETTING HELP • Your printer model number, serial number, and date of manufacture. Look for this information on the rating label at the b...

8 CHAPTER 8 INSTALLING OPTIONS INSTALLING OPTIONS The installaion of options allows you to expand the capabilities of your printer. Options available for the printer include: • LAN card • Cut sheet feeder • Tractor unit • Large stacker • Large Paper Table The LAN card is a user installable option, b...

INSTALLING OPTIONS Installing on the front side of the printer 1. Turn off the printer power. Confirm that the printer power is turned to the { side. 2. Removing the tractor unit Raise the paper table and remove the tractor unit. (For details on mounting and removing the tractor unit, see “Selecting...

INSTALLING OPTIONS 4. Replacing the paper table Be sure to replace the paper table. (See “Setting the paper table” on page 2-5.) If the paper table is incorrectly set, a paper jam may occur. 5. Connecting the cable Connect the cut sheet feeder cable to the connector on the front right of the printer...

INSTALLING OPTIONS 6. Extend the extension and extension wire in the order from (1) to (2) according to the size of the paper to be used. Installing on the rear side of the printer Before mounting the cut sheet feeder, turn off the printer power. 1. Turn off the printer power. Confirm that the print...

INSTALLING OPTIONS 4. Connecting the cable Connect the cut sheet feeder cable to the connector on the rear right of the printer. Insert the cable with the connector arrow mark up. 5. Extend the extension and extension wire in the order from (1) to (2) according to the size of the paper to be used 8-...

INSTALLING OPTIONS Removing the Cut Sheet Feeder Before removing the cut sheet feeder, disconnect the cable. WARNING Electric shock Before mounting or removing the cut sheet feeder, turn off the power switches of the personal computer and the printer and remove the power plug from the outlet. Otherw...

INSTALLING OPTIONS To continuously stack cut sheets or eject long cut sheets to the rear, mount the large stacker. INSTALLING THE LARGE STACKER Also, if a cut sheet feeder is mounted at the rear, the stacker must be replaced with the large stacker even if cut sheets need not be continuously stacked....

INSTALLING OPTIONS 2 Mounting the rear stacker At the rear of the printer, push the protrusions on both sides of the rear stacker into the holes inside the rear stacker guide as shown in the following figure. 8-10 User's Manual

INSTALLING OPTIONS To use long cut sheets, mount the large cut sheet table. 1 Removing the current paper table After opening the paper table and adjusting it to a tilted position, remove the paper table by lifting it to separate the left and right protrusions on the paper table ends from the grooves...

A APPENDIX A SUPPLIES AND OPTIONS SUPPLIES AND OPTIONS This appendix lists the supplies and options available for the printer. Contact your dealer for information on ordering any of these items. SUPPLIES Supplies Order Number Ribbon cartridges Black ribbon CA02374-C104 Ribbon subcassette Black ribbo...

B APPENDIX B PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS This appendix gives the physical, functional, and performance specifications for the printer. It also gives detailed paper specifications. Dimensions PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Height: 290 mm (11.4 in) Width: 600 mm (23.6 in...

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS Print method Impact dot matrix with a 0.2 mm, 24-wire head Print direction Bidirectional logic-seeking or unidirectional seeking Character cell Horizontal × vertical Letter (10 cpi): 36 × 24 dots Letter (12 cpi): 30 × 24 dots Report: 18 × 24...

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Paper thickness Up to 0.57 mm (0.022 inch) Paper length By software Programmable in one line or inch increments in all emulations By control panel Depends upon emulations. Default is 11 inches for all emulations. DPL24C+/XL24E: 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 11...

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Fonts Resident Nineteen fonts available Bit map: Courier 10, Pica 10, OCR-B 10, OCR-A 10 , Prestige Elite 12, Boldface PS, Correspondence, Compressed, Draft, and High-speed Draft. Scalable: Courier, Timeless, and Nimbus Sans ®; each in normal, bold, and italic styles...

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Print Area PAPER SPECIFICATIONS This section illustrates the recommended print area for single sheets and continuous forms. Print area for single sheets B-6 User's Manual

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Paper Thickness Paper thickness is give ght of the paper in either grams per square meter (g/m 2 ) or in pounds per bond (lbs/bond). The following the al able paper thic ness for one-part paper or for each sheet of multipart paper. The total thickness m m (0.022 inch...

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Type of Paper Number of Parts Thickness Carbonless Top Middle (2-6p) Bottom 40 g/m 2 (34 kg or 11 lb) 2 40 g/m (34 kg or 11 lb) 40-64 g/m 2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb) Top Middle (2-7p) Bottom 40 g/m 2 (34 kg or 11 lb) 2 40 g/m (34 kg or 11 lb) 40-64 g/m 2 (34-55 kg or 11...

C APPENDIX C COMMAND SETS COMMAND SETS This appendix describes printer commands and their parameters. This printer has three resident command sets: • Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS (native command set for Fujitsu DL series printers) • IBM Proprinter XL24E • Epson ESC/P2 Separate programmer s manuals are availa...

COMMAND SETS Function Command Set character offset to n/120 inch Cancelled by CR or ESC x. (0 < n < 63) (64 < n < 127) Set character pitch to n/360 inch (0 < n 1 n 2 n 3 < 999) n 1 , n 2 , and n 3 are the hundreds, tens, and units digits. ESC DC1 (n) ESC e H (n 1 ) (n 2 ) (n 3 ) Ve...

COMMAND SETS (DPL24CPLUS) Function Command Select code table n = 0:Code page 437 1:Code page 850 2:Code page 860 3:Code page 863 4:Code page 865 5:ISO 8859-1/ECMA 94 Select extended character by character number (0 < n 1 n 2 n 3 < 664) n 1 , n 2 , and n 3 are the hundreds, tens, and units digi...

COMMAND SETS Function Command • n (bit 0 to 2: Specification of font number) (1) Resident fonts n m (bit 1, 0) = 0, 0 m (bit 1, 0) = 1, 0 01234567 Courier 10 Prestige elite 12 Draft Compressed Boldface PS Pica 10 Correspondence High-speed draft OCR-B OCR-A (2) Downloaded fonts n = 0: Downloaded font...

COMMAND SETS (DPL24CPLUS) Bar Code Printing Control ASCII : ESC + DC4 + b + R + c + w + a + ch1 … + chn Hexadecimal : 1B + 14 + b + 52 + c + w + a + ch1 … + chn Decimal : 27 + 20 + b + 82 + c + w + a + ch1 … + chn (1) Function (a) Instructs the printing of bar codes according to the different specif...

COMMAND SETS (d) w (Specify the width of the narrow bar of the bar code to be printed in units of 1/1440.) Specify the “Logical value” to be printed (in units of 1/1440). Actual printing: The printer prints with the width given in the following table in units of 1/180 inches. w Width of narrow bar 1...

COMMAND SETS (g) (ch1) … (chn) The data and the printable character set are listed below. Type of bar code Usable character set Data count Codabar Numerals: 0 ~ 9 Symbols; + -, $/: Start, Stop: A,a,B,b,C,c,D,d, T,t,N,n,*,E,e 1 ≤ n ≤ 64 Includes Start and Stop EAN 13 Numerals: 0 ~ 9 Fixed at n=12 EAN...

COMMAND SETS Factory Default Settings The following table describes the printer commands used to control options of the items that can be selected in printer setup mode. Command parameters are omitted Item Selectable options in setup mode Command Emulate DPL24C+, XL24E, ESC/P2 Controllable in online...

COMMAND SETS (DPL24CPLUS) Item Selectable options in setup mode Command Attributes NONE, ITALICS, CONDNSD, SHADOW, BOLD ESC 4 (ESC 5) SI or ESC SI (DC2) ESC E (ESC F) ESC G (ESC H) ESC e i ESC ! Page length 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 11.0, 11.6, 12.0, 14.0, 18.0 IN ESC C NUL ESC e ...

COMMAND SETS Function Command Condensed characters on Condensed and elite characters off Subscript or superscript printing on (subscript: n = 1, superscript: n = 0) Subscript and superscript printing off Underline on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) Overline on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) SI or ESC SI DC...

COMMAND SETS Function Command Character Set Control Select character set 1 Select character set 2 Print n 1 + n 2 × 256 characters from all- character set (chars.: codes of characters to print, 0 < chars. < 255) Print a character from all-character set (char.: a code of character to print, 0 &...

COMMAND SETS (IBM XL24E) C-26 User's Manual Function Command Downloading Select resident or downloaded font Ex.n = 0:Resident Draft 2:Resident Courier 4:Downloaded Draft 6:Downloaded Courier Create download font ESC I (n) ESC = (n 1 ) (n 2 ) ID (m 1 ) (m 2 ) (data) Bit Image Graphics Single-density ...

D APPENDIX D INTERFACE INFORMATION INTERFACE INFORMATION This parallel interface can operate in the following two modes: The connector pin assignments are given in the following tables by modes. In the tables: • “Input” denotes a signal from the computer to the printer. This printer can communicate ...

INTERFACE INFORMATION Compatible Mode Pin No. Return Pin No. Signal Name Direction Description 1 19 Data Strobe (DSTB) Input This signal is a strobe pulse for reading data (Data 1 to 8). The printer reads data when this signal is low. The pulse width must be 1 µ s or more at the receiving terminal. ...

INTERFACE INFORMATION Nibble Mode Pin numbers 2 to 9, 15 to 31, and 33 to 35 are the same as the conventional mode. Pin No. Return Pin No. Signal Name Direction Description 1 19 Host Clock Input This signal is set high when the host requests the reverse data transfer phase (nibble mode). 10 28 Print...

INTERFACE INFORMATION Pin No. Return Pin No. Signal Name Direction Description 14 − Host Busy Input Reverse data transfer phase: This signal is set low when the host can receive data, and goes high when the host has received data. Following a reverse data transfer, the interface enters the reverse i...

INTERFACE INFORMATION Data Transmission Timing In unidirectional mode (conventional Centronics interface), this printer guarantees the received data when the Data and Data Strobe signals from the computer have the following timing with respect to the Busy and Acknowledge signals from the printer. T1...

INTERFACE INFORMATION RS-232C is the standard serial interface for data terminal equipment. The cable connector at the printer side should be a D-subminiature Cannon or Cinch DB-25P male connector or equivalent that conforms to EIA standards. SERIAL INTERFACE The table that follows shows the pin ass...

INTERFACE INFORMATION Serial Options The serial options for the computer and the printer must match. Use the printer control panel, the computer operating system, or your software to change options specified as “selectable.” Transmission mode: Asynchronous, full duplex, or half duplex (selectable) S...

INTERFACE INFORMATION Serial Protocols A protocol is a set of instructions that control the way data is transmitted between devices such as a computer and printer. The protocol ensures that the computer does not send information to the printer faster than the information can be processed. By telling...

INTERFACE INFORMATION Cable USB INTERFACE This printer supports the USB 1.1 Full speed specification. To connect to the host, use USB 2.0-compliant INF cables (5 meters (196 inch) or shorter). (Use the shielded cables.) Connector pin alignment No. Signal line name Function 1 vbus Power supply 2 D- D...

INTERFACE INFORMATION Cable LAN INTERFACE This printer supports the 10Base-T and 100Base-TX cables. Connector pin alignment No. Signal line name DIR Function 1 TXO+ NIC-HUB Transmit data + 2 TXO- NIC-HUB Transmit data - 3 RXI+ HUB-NIC Receive data + 4 − − − 5 − − − 6 RXI- HUB-NIC Receive data - 7 − ...

E APPENDIX E CHARACTER SETS CHARACTER SETS Below are character sets 1 and 2 of Code Page 437, available in the DPL24C PLUS command set and the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation. Characters enclosed in boxes differ for sets 1 and 2. Characters in set 2 also vary with the national character set. CHARACTE...

CHARACTER SETS In all emulations, this printer supports 52 national character sets for characters and symbols specific to different languages. Some national character sets, however, do not have some characters and symbols and may not be usable, depending on resident fonts. The following tables show ...

F APPENDIX F RESIDENT FONTS RESIDENT FONTS This appendix provides print samples of the printer's nineteen resident fonts. COURIER 10 PRESTIGE ELITE 12 DRAFT 12 COMPRESSED PICA 10 CORRESPONDENCE 10 HIGH-SPEED DRAFT 12 BOLDFACE PS OCR-B 10 OCR-A 10 User's Manual F-1

INDEX INDEX A Adjustments left margin.......................3-10, 3-12, 3-16, 5-18 left print start position.................................5-35 top-of-form .....................3-22, 5-19, 5-32, 5-33 paper thickness..............................................3-8 AMOUNT .............................

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