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User's Manual B-1

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

APPENDIX

PHYSICAL

SPECIFICATIONS

PRINTER AND PAPER

SPECIFICATIONS

This appendix gives the physical, functional, and

performance specifications for the printer.

It also gives detailed paper specifications.

Dimensions 80 columns 136 columns

Height: 120 mm (4.72 in) 120mm (4.72 in)

Width: 415mm (16.3 in) 570 mm (22.5 in)

Depth: 330 mm (13 in) 330 mm (13 in)

Weight: Approximately 7.3 kg (16 lbs) 9.7 kg (21.4 lbs)

AC power requirements

Model: M33331A/M33333A

100 to 120 VAC ±10%; 50/60 Hz

Model: M33331B/M33333B

220 to 240 VAC –10%, +6%; 50/60 Hz

Power consumption

Model: M33331A/M33333A

Average 140 VA Maximum 255 VA

Model: M33331B/M33333B

Average 150 VA Maximum 255 VA

Heat generation Average 251.2 KJ/h

Interface Centronics parallel

Centronics parallel and RS-232C serial

Centronics parallel and USB and LAN

Data buffer size 0, 256, 2K, 8K, 24K, 32K, 96K or 128K bytes

Download buffer Maximum 128K bytes

(128K minus data buffer size)

Operating environment 5 to 38°C (41 to 100°F)

30% to 80% RH (no condensation)

Wetbulb temperature, less than 29°C (84°F)

Storage environment –15 to 60°C (–4 to 140°F)

10% to 95% RH (no condensation)

Acoustic noise Average 49 dBA when printing in letter

quality

ISO 7779 (Bystander Position Front)

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

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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 x vertical

Letter (10 cpi): 36 x 24 dots

Letter (12 cpi): 30 x 24 dots

Report: 18 x 24 dots

Draft: 12 x 24 dots

High-speed draft: 9 x 24 dots

Paper handling Standard: Friction-feed platen (cut sheets)

Push tractors (rear feed of continuous forms)

Paper loading by LOAD button

Advancing perforations to tear-off edge by

TEAR OFF button

Parking continuous forms when using cut

sheets

Paper type 1-to 5-part side-glued or paper-stapled

fanfolded continuous forms or label sheets

with sprocket holes

1-to 5-part top-glued cut sheets and

envelopes

Paper size

80 columns 136 columns

Continuous Width: 102–267 mm 102-420mm

(4–10.5 in) (4-16.5 in)

Length: 102 mm (4 in) Same as left

or greater

Cut sheets Width: 102–267 mm 102-420mm

(4–10.5 in) (4-16.5 in)

Length: 76–364 mm 76-420 mm

(3–14.3 in) (3-16.5 in)

Paper thickness Up to 0.35 mm (0.014 inch)

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PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

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, 11.6, 12, 14,

or 18 inches

ESC/P2: 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, ..., 11, 11.5, ..., 22 inches

Number of copies Up to 5, including the original

Command sets (emulations)

Resident Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS

IBM Proprinter XL24E

Epson ESC/P2

Character sets

DPL24C+/XL24E: • IBM PC character sets 1 and 2

• IBM PS/2 character sets (code pages 437,

850, 852, 855, 860, 863, 865, 866, and

DHN)

IBM 437 and 851

ISO 8859-1 and ECMA 94

Total of 59 national character sets

• Fujitsu character sets (691 characters)

ESC/P2: • Italic character set

Graphics character sets 1 and 2

• IBM PS/2 character sets (code pages 437,

850, 852, 855, 860, 863, 865, 866, and

DHN)

IBM 437 and 851

ISO 8859-1 and ECMA 94

Total of 63 national character sets

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

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Fonts

Resident Eighteen fonts available

Bit map: Courier 10, Pica 10, OCR-B 10, OCR-A 10,

Prestige Elite 12, Boldface PS, Correspond-

ence, Compressed, Draft, and High-speed

Draft

Outline: Courier, Timeless, and Nimbus Sans ®;

each in normal, bold, and italic styles

Downloaded Available from independent vendors

Line spacing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 lines per inch.

Programmable in 1/360 inch or various

increments for image graphics. (ESC/P2)

Character pitch 2.5, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 18, or 20 cpi,

or proportional spacing.

Programmable in 1/360 inch or various

increments for image graphics.

Characters per line

80 columns 136 columns

10 cpi: 80 cpl 136 cpl

12 cpi: 96 cpl 163 cpl

15 cpi: 120 cpl 204 cpl

17.1 cpi: 136.8 cpl 231 cpl

18 cpi: 144 cpl 244 cpl

20 cpi: 160 cppl 272 cpl

cpi: characters per inch

cpl: characters per line

Print speed 10 cpi 12 cpi

Letter: 113 cps 135 cps

Report: 225 cps 270 cps

Correspondence: 225 cps 270cps

Draft: 360 cps 432 cps

High-speed draft: 400 cps 480 cps

(for 80-column printer)

448 cps 537cps

(for 136-colmun printer)

cpi: characters per inch

cps: characters per second

PERFORMANCE

SPECIFICATIONS

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PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Line feed speed 80 ms per line at 6 lines per inch

Form feed speed 5.6 inches per second

Ribbon life

Up to 5.0 million characters

Certification

Safety:

Model Regulation Country

M33331A/M33333A UL 60950 United States

(for 100 to 120 VAC)

CSA-C22.2 No.60950 Canada

(for 100 to 120 VAC)

M33331B/M33333B TÜV EN60950 Germany

(for 220 to 240 VAC) Europe

EMI regulation:

Model Regulation Country

M33331A/M33333A FCC Part 15B class B United States

ICES-003 class B Canada

M33331B/M33333B EN 55022 class BEurope

AS/NZS 3548 class B Australia and

New Zealand

M33331A/M33333A CNS 13438 class B Asia

M33331B/M33333B CNS 13438 class B Taiwan

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PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Print Area

This section illustrates the recommended print area for single sheets and

continuous forms.

Print area for single sheets

May be

decreased to

4.23 mm

(1/6 inch).

However, line

spacing may be

uneven.

May be decreased

to 4.23 mm

(1/6 inch).

However, line

spacing may be

uneven.

Print area may be

off the paper,

depending on

paper setting or

width.

25.4 mm (1 inch)

Print area

5.08 mm or more

(0.2 inch or more)

102-266.7 mm (4-10.5 in)

for 80-column printer

102-420 mm (4-16.5 in)

for 136-column printer

6-364 mm (3-14.3 in)

for 80-column printer

6-420 mm (3-16.5 in)

for 136-column printer

5.08–32 mm (0.2–1.26 in)

for 80-column printer

5.08-38 mm (0.2-1.5 in)

for 136-colimn printer

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PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Print area for continuous forms

Print area

May be

decreased to

4.23 mm

(1/6 inch).

However, line

spacing may be

uneven.

Perforation

5.08 mm or more

(0.2 inch or

102 mm

(4 inches)

or more

Paper end

25.4 mm (1 inch)

Print area may be off the

paper, depending on

paper setting or width.

Print area

102-266.7 mm (4-10.5 in)

for 80-column printer

102-420 mm (4-16.5 in)

for 136-column printer

5.08-25.4 mm (0.2-1 in)

for 80-column printer

5.08-32 mm (0.2-1.3 in)

for 136-column printer

Approx. 80 mm (3.2 inches)

for push-tractor feed

Approx. 35 mm (1.4 inches)

for pull-tractor feed

25.4 mm (1 inch)

Print head position when

paper end is detected,

selectable by setup mod

Printing

resumable

pprox. 8.5 mm (0.33 inches):

esume printing is allowable

o single-part paper only and

electable by setup mode.

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

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Paper Thickness

Paper thickness is given by the weight of the paper in either grams per

square meter (g/m2) or in pounds per bond (lbs/bond). The following

table shows the allowable paper thickness for one-part paper or for each

sheet of multipart paper. The total thickness must not exceed 0.35 mm

(0.014 inch).

The weight of carbonless or carbon-backed paper may vary, depending

upon the paper manufacturer. When using paper of borderline thickness,

test the paper before running a job.

Type of Paper Number of Parts Thickness

One-part Single 52-81 g/m2 (45-70 kg or 14-22 lb)

Carbonless

Top 40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Bottom 40-81 g/m2 (34-70 kg or 11-22 lb)

Top 40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Middle 40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Bottom 40-81 g/m2 (34-70 kg or 11-22 lb)

Top 40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Middle 40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Bottom 40-81 g/m2 (34-70 kg or 11-22 lb)

Top 40-52 g/m2 (34-45 kg or 11-17 lb)

Middle 40-52 g/m2 (34-45 kg or 11-17 lb)

Bottom 40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

kg: Weight in kilograms of 1000 sheets of 788 x 1091 mm paper

(1.16 g/m2)

lb: Weight in pounds of 500 sheets of 17 x 22 inch paper (3.76 g/m2)

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PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Type of Paper Number of Parts Thickness

Carbon-backed Do not use in high humidity environments.

Top 40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Bottom 40-81 g/m2 (34-70 kg or 11-22 lb)

Top 40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Middle 40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Bottom 40-81 g/m2 (34-70 kg or 11-22 lb)

Top 40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Middle 40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Bottom 40-81 g/m2 (34-70 kg or 11-22 lb)

Top 40-52 g/m2 (34-45 kg or 11-14 lb)

Middle 40-52 g/m2 (34-45 kg or 11-14 lb)

Bottom 40-64 g/m2 (34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Carbon- Avoid using carbon-interleaved single sheets.

interleaved

Top 35-64 g/m2 (30-55 kg or 9-17 lb)

Carbon Counted as one sheet

Bottom 35-81 g/m2 (30-70 kg or 9-22 lb)

Top 35-52 g/m2 (30-45 kg or 9-14 lb)

Carbon Counted as one sheet

Middle 35-52 g/m2 (30-45 kg or 9-14 lb)

Carbon Counted as one sheet

Bottom 35-64 g/m2 (30-55 kg or 9-17 lb)

kg: Weight in kilograms of 1000 sheets of 788 x 1091 mm paper

(1.16 g/m2)

lb: Weight in pounds of 500 sheets of 17 x 22 inch paper (3.76 g/m2)

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COMMAND SETS

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

Select the same emulation on the printer and in your software. If your

software emulations include DPL24C PLUS, select DPL24C PLUS for

optimum performance.

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COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS)

FUJITSU DPL24C

PLUS

This section describes the printer commands for the DPL24C PLUS com-

mand set which is the native command set of this printer.

Function Command

Print Mode Control

Double-strike (bold) printing on ESC G

Double-strike (bold) printing off ESC H

Emphasized (shadow) printing on ESC E

Emphasized (shadow) printing off ESC F

Italic printing on ESC 4

Italic printing off ESC 5

Select character style and screening ESC e S (n1) (n2)

n1 = 0: Normal

1: Outline

2: Shaded

3: Outline and shaded

4: Thin outline

5: Thin shaded

6: Thin outline and shaded

n2 = 0: Transparent

1: Light dot matrix

2: Heavy dot matrix

3: Vertical bars

4: Horizontal bars

5: Slants

6: Back slants

7: Lattice

One-line double width characters on SO or ESC SO

One-line double width characters off DC 4

Double width characters on/off ESC W (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n =0)

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Command

Sets

Function Command

Double-height characters on/off ESC V (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n =0)

This command does not adjust the line

spacing.

Multiwidth and height printing ESC u (n) (h1) (h2)

n = 0: Not adjusted (v1) (v2)

1: Character pitch multiplied

2: Line spacing multiplied

3: Character pitch and line spacing

multiplied

h1: Tens digit of horizontal multiple

h2: Units digit of horizontal multiple

v1: Tens digit of vertical multiple

v2: Units digit of vertical multiple

(0 < h1 h2 or v1 v2 < 11)

Condensed characters on SI or ESC SI

Condensed characters off DC2

Subscript or superscript printing on ESC S (n)

(subscript: n=1, superscript: n=0)

Subscript and superscript printing off ESC T

Select underline type ESC e U (n)

n = 0: Single line

1: Bold single line

2: Extremely bold single line

3: Double line

4: Bold double line

5: Extremely bold double line

Underline on/off ESC – (n)

(on: n=1, off: n=0)

Overline on/off ESC e o (n)

(on: n=1, off: n=0)

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Function Command

Select printing style ESC ! (n)

This command allows you to combine

various printing styles. The value of n is

the sum of the values of the styles you

want to combine.

n = 0: Pica pitch

1: Elite pitch

4: Condensed

8: Shadow

16: Bold

32: Double width

64: Proportional

Select image overlay type ESC e I (n)

This command allows you to overlay a

pattern on characters.

n = 1: Light dot matrix

2: Heavy dot matrix

3: Vertical bars

4: Horizontal bars

5: Slants

6: Back slants

7: Lattice

Image overlay printing on/off ESC e L (n)

(on: n=1, off: n=0)

Horizontal Control

Space SP

Backspace BS

Carriage return CR

Elite pitch (12 cpi) ESC M

Pica pitch (10 cpi) ESC P

Proportionally spaced characters on/off ESC p (n)

(on: n=1, off: n=0)

Set character pitch to (n-1)/120 inch ESC US (n)

(1 < n < 127)

Set character pitch to n/180 inch ESC h (n)

(0 < n < 255)

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Command

Sets

Function Command

Set character offset to n/120 inch ESC DC1 (n)

Cancelled by CR or ESC x.

(0 < n < 63) (64 < n < 127)

Set character pitch to n/360 inch ESC e H

(0 < n1 n2 n3 < 999) (n1) (n2) (n3)

n1, n2, and n3 are the hundreds, tens, and

units digits.

Vertical Control

Line feed LF

Reverse line feed ESC LF

Form feed FF

Advance paper n/180 inch (0 < n < 255) ESC J (n)

Reverse paper n/180 inch (0 < n < 255) ESC j (n)

Advance paper n/360 inch ESC e J

(0 < n1 n2 n3 < 999) (n1) (n2) (n3)

n1, n2, and n3 are the hundreds, tens, and

units digits.

Reverse paper n/360 inch ESC e j

(0 < n1 n2 n3 < 999) (n1) (n2) (n3)

n1, n2, and n3 are the hundreds, tens, and

units digits.

Set line spacing to 1/8 inch (8 lpi) ESC 0

Set line spacing to n/180 inch ESC 3 (n)

(0 < n < 255)

Set line spacing to 7/60 inch ESC 1

Set line spacing to n/60 inch ESC A (n)

(0 < n < 127)

Set line spacing to 1/6 inch (6 lpi) or to the ESC 2

value set with the ESC A command.

The preset line spacing command is

ESC A (n).

Set line spacing to n/360 inch ESC e V

(0 < n1 n2 n3 < 999) (n1) (n2) (n3)

n1, n2, and n3 are the hundreds, tens, and

units digits.

Set line spacing to n/360 inch FS 3 (n)

(1 < n < 255)

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Function Command

Tabulation

Horizontal tab execution HT

Set horizontal tabs ESC D (n1) ... (nk)

The values of n1 to nk in this command NUL

are the ASCII values of the print

columns (at the current character width)

at which tabs are to be set.

(1 < n < 255) (1 < k < 255)

Move to print column n (1 < n < 255) ESC HT (n)

Move dot column n/360 inch ESC $ (n1) (n2)

(n = n1 + n2 x 256)

The value below is for 136-column printers.

(0 < n1 255) (0 < n2 < 19)

(0 < n2 x 256 + n1 < 4895)

Horizontal relative move by n/360 inch ESC e R (s)

(–999 < n1 n2 n3 < +999) (n1 ) (n2) (n3)

n1, n2, and n3 are the hundreds, tens, and

units digits of the distance. s is a plus

or minus ( + or –) sign.

Vertical tab execution VT

Set vertical tabs ESC B (n1) ... (nk)

The values of n1 to nk in this command NUL

are the ASCII values of the lines (at the

current line spacing) at which tabs are

to be set.

(1 < n < 255) (1 < k < 64)

Move to line n (1 < n < 255) ESC VT (n)

Page Formatting

Set right margin (0 < n < 255) ESC Q (n)

Set left margin (0 < n < 255) ESC l (n)

Set perforation skip by n lines ESC N (n)

(1 < n < 127)

Perforation skip off ESC O

Set page length to n lines ESC C (n) or

(1 < n < 127) ESC e c (n) or

ESC FF (n)

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Command

Sets

Function Command

Set page length to n inches ESC C NUL (n) or

(1 < n < 22) ESC e C NUL (n) or

ESC FF NUL (n)

Set page length to n/360 inch ESC e f (n1) (n2)

(n = n1 x 256 + n2)

(0 < n1 n2 < 255)

(1 < n1 x 256 + n2 < 7920)

Character Set Control

Select character set 1 ESC 7

Appendix E gives the character sets

Select character set 2 ESC 6

Appendix E gives the character sets.

Select international character set ESC R (n)

n = 0: USA

1: France

2: Germany

3: United Kingdom

4: Denmark 1/Norway

5: Sweden/Finland

6: Italy

7: Spain

8: Denmark 2

Clear print buffer CAN

Select printer DC1

Deselect printer (ignore input) DC3

Force most significant bit to 1 ESC >

Force most significant bit to 0 ESC =

Cancel control over most significant bit ESC #

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Function Command

Select code table ESC e C (n)

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 ESC e E

number (n1) (n2) (n3)

(0 < n1n2n3 < 664)

n1, n2, and n3 are the hundreds, tens, and

units digits.

Word Processing

Line justification on ESC m

Automatically center printing ESC c

Reset word processing features ESC x

Font Selection and Downloading

Select font m with source and style set by n ESC % (m) (n)

•m (bits 0 and 1: Font device selection)

Bit 1 Bit 0 Selection of font

0 0 Resident font

0 1 Downloaded font

1 0 Resident font

•m (bits 2 and 3: Print quality specification

Bit 3 Bit 2 Print quality

0 0 Original quality of font

0 1 Letter quality (360 dpi)

1 0 Correspondence

quality (180 dpi)

1 1 Draft quality (120 dpi)

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COMMAND SETS

Command

Sets

Function Command

• n (bit 0 to 2: Specification of font number)

(1) Resident fonts

nm = 0, 0 m = 1, 0

0 Courier 10 OCR-B

1 Prestige elite 12 OCR-A

2 Draft

3 Compressed

4 Boldface PS

5 Pica 10

6 Correspondence

7 High-speed draft

(2) Downloaded fonts

n = 0: Downloaded font 0

1: Downloaded font 1

Select print quality (font attributes) ESC e q (n)

n = 0: Letter (360 x 180 dpi)

1: Correspondence (180 x 180 dpi)

2: Draft (120 x 180 dpi)

3: High-speed Draft (90 x 180 dpi)

Select spacing mode (font attributes) ESC e s (n)

n = 0: Fixed pitch font

1: Proportional spacing font

Select character pitch (n/360 inch, font ESC e p (n1) (n2)

attributes)

(0 < n1 < 255) (1 < n2 < 255)

(n = n1 x 256 + n2)

Ex. n = 36: 10 pitch

30: 12 pitch

24: 15 pitch

21: 17 pitch

Condense/enlarge vertically

(font attributes)

ESC e A (n)

n = 1: Executed

0: Not executed

Select point size

(n/1200 inch, font attributes)

ESC e v (n1) (n2)

(0 < n1 < 255) (0 < n2 < 255)

(n = n1 x 256 + n2)

Ex. n = 166: 10 point

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Function Command

Select character style (font attributes) ESC e i (n)

n = 0: Upright

1: Italic

Select stroke weight (font attributes) ESC e w (n)

n = 249: –7 (reserved)

251: –5 (reserved)

253: –3 (light)

0: 0 (medium)

3: 3 (bold)

5: 5 (black)

7: 7 (ultrablack)

Select typeface (font attributes) ESC e t (n)

n = 1: Pica

3: Courier (bitmap)

4: Nimbus Sans ®

5: Timeless

8: Prestige

23: Boldface

130: OCR-A

131: OCR-B

134: Courier (scalable)

Select font by I.D. (font attributes) ESC e F (n)

nQuality Spacing Pitch Point Typeface

1 LQ Fixed 10 cpi 12 pt Courier (bitmap)

2 LQ Fixed 12 cpi 10 pt Prestige

3 LQ PS – 12 pt Boldface

4 LQ Fixed 10 cpi 12 pt Pica

9 LQ Fixed 10 cpi 12 pt OCR-A

10 LQ Fixed 10 cpi 12 pt OCR-B

32 CQ Fixed 10 cpi 12 pt Courier (bitmap)

34 DQ Fixed 12 cpi 11 pt Gothic

128 LQ PS – 10 pt Timeless

129 LQ PS – 10 pt Timeless Italic

130 LQ PS – 10 pt Timeless Bold

132 LQ PS – 10 pt Nimbus Sans ®

133 LQ PS – 10 pt Nimbus Italic

134 LQ PS – 10 pt Nimbus Bold

140 LQ Fixed 10 cpi 10 pt Courier (scalable)

141 LQ Fixed 10 cpi 10 pt

Courier Bold (scalable)

142 LQ Fixed 10 cpi 10 pt

Courier Italic (scalable)

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COMMAND SETS

Command

Sets

Function Command

Copy resident font to download area ESC : NUL (m) (n)

m = 0: Courier 10

1: Prestige Elite 12

2: Draft

3: Compressed

4: Boldface PS

5: Pica 10

6: Correspondence

7: High-speed Draft

n = 0: Downloaded font 0

1: Downloaded font 1

Create download font ESC & (m) (Cs)

•m (bits 4 and 5: Specifies the quality of (Ce) (data)

characters to be registered)

Bit 5 Bit 4 Font quality selection

0 1 Letter (360 dpi)

1 0 Correspondence (180 dpi)

1 1 Draft (120 dpi)

•m (bit 0: Specifies external font number

to be registered)

Bit 0 Font number selection Remarks

0 Downloaded font 0 At power on, resident font 0 is

automatically downloaded.

1 Downloaded font 1 At power on, resident font 1 is

automatically downloaded.

•m (bits 1, 2, 3, 6, 7) Not used (don’t care)

•Cs (Download start character, ASCII code)

•Ce (Download end character, ASCII code)

Decimal 0 - Cs, Ce < 255

Hex 00 - Cs, Ce - FF

Precaution: Ce > Cs

•data (More than one byte of data

containing bit map data)

(Reserved) ESC e D (data);

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COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS)

Function Command

Bit Image Graphics

Graphics type m graphics ESC * (m)

(n1) (n2) (data)

Graphics type m graphics ESC e b (m)

(n1) (n2) (data) or

ESC e B (m)

(n1) (n2) (data)

Single-density graphics ESC K (n1) (n2) (data)

Double-density graphics ESC L (n1) (n2) (data)

High-speed double-density graphics ESC Y (n1) (n2) (data)

Quadruple-density graphics ESC Z (n1) (n2) (data)

360 dot per inch 24-pin graphics FS Z (n1) (n2) (data)

Initialize Printer

Reset printer ESC @

Reset printer ESC CR P

Initialize printer ESC SUB I

Bar Code Printing

Print bar code ESC DC4 (b) R

b: Total number of parameters (c) (w) (h) (a)

R: (fixed) (ch1) ... (chn)

(To be continued)

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COMMAND SETS

Command

Sets

Function Command

c: Type of bar code

ASCII Decimal Hex Type of bar code

1 49 31 Codebar (nw-7)

2 50 32 EAN 13

3 51 33 EAN 8

4 52 34 Code 3 to 9

5 53 35 Industrial 2 of 5

6 54 36 Interleaved 2 of 5

7 55 37 Matrix 2 of 5

A 65 41 UPC type A

B 66 42 Code 128

a 97 61 UPC type A with

checkdigit printing

w: Width of narrow bar in 1/1440

inch units

h: Height of bar code

a: Defines check characters and OCR

characters

ch1 ...chn: Bar code characters

NOTE

When EAN13, UPC type A, or UPC type A

with checkdigit printing is selected as the

type of barcode, printing the barcode from

the left (from the first dot) will cause the

omission of a flag character that should be

printed on the lower left or middle left of it.

Therefore, when printing these types of

barcode, leave two or more spaces open

from the left.

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COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS)

Function Command

Miscellaneous

Sound bell BEL

Enable paper-out sensor ESC 9

Ignore paper-out sensor ESC 8

Typewriter mode on/off ESC i (n)

(on: n=1, off: n=0)

Move print head to home position ESC <

Unidirectional printing on/off ESC U (n)

(on: n=1, off: n=0)

Select CR code definition ESC e r (n)

n = 0: CR = CR only

1: CR = CR + LF

Select LF code definition ESC e l (n)

n = 0: LF = LF only

1: LF = LF + CR

Enter online setup mode ESC e ONLINE

(data)

Move print head (unit: 1/180 inch) ESC e h (n1) (n2)

(0 < n1 < 255) (0 < n2 < 255)

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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 param-

eters are omitted.

Item Selectable options in setup mode Command

Emulate DPL24C+, XL24E, ESC/P2 Controllable in

online setup

mode

Font COUR 10, PRSTG 12, COMPRSD, ESC e t

BOLDFCE, PICA 10, CORRESP, ESC e F

COUR-N, COUR-B, COUR-I, ESC %

TIMLS-N, TIMLS-B, TIMLS-I,

N.SAN-N, N.SAN-B, N.SAN-I. OCR-B,

OCR-A, DOWNLD 0, DOWNLD 1

Quality LETTER, REPORT, DRAFT, HI-DRFT ESC e q

Pitch 2.5, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20 CPI ESC e p

or PROP SP ESC e H

ESC h

ESC US

ESC M

ESC P

ESC p

ESC i

ESC e s

Line 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, LPI ESC e V

space ESC 0

ESC 1

ESC 2

ESC 3

ESC A

Character NORMAL, 2 TIMES, 4 TIMES ESC W

width SO or ESC SO

(DC4)

ESC u

ESC !

Character NORMAL, 2 TIMES, 4 TIMES ESC V

height ESC u

Underline: Factory default

( ): Cancel command

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Item Selectable options in setup mode Command

Attributes NONE, ITALICS, CONDNSD, ESC 4 (ESC 5)

SHADOW, BOLD SI or ESC SI

(DC2)

ESC E (ESC F)

ESC G (ESC H)

ESC e i

ESC !

Page 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, ESC C NUL

length 8.5, 11.0, 11.6, 12.0, 14.0, 18.0 IN ESC e C NUL

ESC FF NUL

ESC C

ESC e C

ESC FF

Left end 1 , 2, 3, ... , 41 COLM Controllable in

online setup

mode

Top 1 , 2, 3, ... , 10 LINE Controllable in

margin online setup

mode

Language USA, UK, GERMAN, FRENCH, ESC R

ITALIAN, SPANISH, SWEDISH, ESC e C

FINNISH, DANISH1, DANISH2,

NORWEGN, PAGE437, PAGE850,

PAGE860, PAGE863, PAGE865

ISO8859, ECMA94

PG852, PG852-T, PG855, PG866, Uncontrollable

HUNGARY, HUNG-T, SOLV, by commands

SOLV-T, POLISH, POLSH-T, but

MAZOWIA, MAZOW-T, LATIN7, controllable in

LATIN2, LATN2-T, KAMENIC, online setup

KAMEN-T, TURKY, TURKY-T, mode

CYRILIC, IBM437, IBM851, ELOT928,

PG-DHN, LATIN-P, ISO-LTN,

LITHUA1, LITHUA2, MIK, MACEDON,

ABG, ABY, PG-MAC, ELOT927,

DEC-GR, GREEK 11, PG862, HBR-OLD,

HBR-DEC, ISO-TUK, RUSCII, LATIN-9

Underline: Factory default

( ): Cancel command

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Command

Sets

Item Selectable options in setup mode Command

Character SET 1, SET2 ESC7

set ESC6

Perfora- SKIP, NO-SKIP ESC N (ESC O)

tion skip

Paper 8.0 IN, 11.0 IN, 11.4 IN, 13.6IN, Controllable in

width (

8.0 IN is default for 80-column printer,

and online setup

13.6 IN is default for 136-column printer) mode

Zero font NO-SLSH, SLASH Controllable in

online setup

mode

DC3 ENABLE, DISABLE Controllable in

online setup

mode

CR code CR-ONLY, CR & LF ESC e r

LF code LF-ONLY, LF & CR ESC e l

Right WRAP, OVR-PRT Controllable in

end wrap online setup

mode

Paper-out CNTONLY, DETECT, IGNORE ESC 9 (ESC 8)

Print BI-DIR, UNI-DIR ESC U

direction

Underline: Factory default

( ): Cancel command

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COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS)

This section describes the printer commands for the IBM Proprinter XL24E

emulation. Asterisks in the “Function” column indicate extended com-

mands that are not supported by the original printer.

IBM PROPRINTER XL24E

EMULATION

Function Command

Print Mode Control

Double-strike (bold) printing on ESC G

Double-strike (bold) printing off ESC H

Emphasized (shadow) printing on ESC E

Emphasized (shadow) printing off ESC F

One-line double-width characters on SO or ESC SO

One-line double-width characters off DC4

Double-width characters on/off ESC W (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)

Double-height/double-width characters ESC [ @ (n1) (n2)

n1 = 4, n2 = 0, m1 = 0, m2 = 0 (m1) ... (m4)

m3 controls character height and line

spacing:

m3Height Spacing

0 Unchanged Unchanged

1 Normal Unchanged

2 Double Unchanged

16 Unchanged Single

17 Normal Single

18 Double Single

32 Unchanged Double

33 Normal Double

34 Double Double

m4 controls character width:

m4Width

0 Unchanged

1 Normal

2 Double

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Command

Sets

Function Command

Condensed characters on SI or ESC SI

Condensed and elite characters off DC2

Subscript or superscript printing on ESC S (n)

(subscript: n = 1, superscript: n = 0)

Subscript and superscript printing off ESC T

Underline on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) ESC - (n)

Overline on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) ESC (n)

Horizontal Control

Space SP

Backspace BS

Carriage return CR

Elite characters on ESC :

Proportionally spaced characters on/off ESC P (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)

Vertical Control

Line feed LF

Form feed FF

Advance paper n/216 inch (1 < n < 255) ESC J (n)

Advance paper n/180 inch (in AG mode) ESC J (n)

(1 < n < 255)

Set line spacing to 1/8 lines ESC 0

Set line spacing to 7/72 inch ESC 1

Set line spacing to n/216 inch ESC 3 (n)

(0 < n < 255)

Set line spacing to n/180 inch (in AG mode) ESC 3 (n)

(0 < n < 255)

Preset line spacing to n/72 inch ESC A (n)

(1 < n < 255)

Preset line spacing to n/60 inch

(in AG mode)

ESC A (n)

(1 < n < 255)

Set line spacing to 1/6 inch or to the value ESC 2

preset by line spacing command ESC A (n)

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Function Command

Change graphics line spacing base to ESC [ \ (m1) (m2)

1/216 or 1/180 inch (for ESC J and ESC 3) (t1) ... (t4)

m1 = 4, m2 = 0

0 < t1 < 255, 0 < t2 < 255, t3 = 0

t4 = 180 or 216

Tabulation

Horizontal tab execution HT

Set horizontal tabs ESC D (n1) ...

The values of n1to nk in this command (nk) NUL

are the ASCII values of the print columns

(at the current character width) at which

tabs are to be set. (1 < n < 255) (1 < k < 28)

Clear all horizontal tabs ESC D NUL

Move print position right by n/120 inch ESC d (n1) (n2)

(0 < n1, n2 < 255) (n = n1 + n2 x 256)

Vertical tab execution VT

Set vertical tabs ESC B (n1)...

The values of n1to nk in this command (nk) NUL

are the ASCII values of the lines (at the

current line spacing) at which tabs are to be

set. (1 < n < 255) (1 < k < 64)

Clear all vertical tabs ESC B NUL

Reset tabs to default values ESC R

Page Formatting

Set left margin at column n and right ESC X (n) (m)

margin at column m (0 < n, m < 255)

Set perforation skip by n lines ESC N (n)

(1 < n < 255)

Perforation skip off ESC O

Set page length to n lines (1 < n < 255) ESC C (n)

Set page length to n inches (1 < n < 22) ESC C NUL (n)

Set top of form ESC 4

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Command

Sets

Function Command

Character Set Control

Select character set 1 ESC 7

Select character set 2 ESC 6

Print n1 + n2 x 256 characters from all- ESC \ (n1) (n2)

character set (chars.)

(chars.: codes of characters to print,

0 < chars. < 255)

Print a character from all-character set ESC ^ (char.)

(char.: a code of character to print,

0 < char. < 255)

Select code page table n ESC [ T (n1) (n2)

(0 < n1, n2 < 255) (n = n1 + n2 x 256) 0 0 (c1) (c2)

c1c2Code page ID

0 0 Ignore command

1 181 Code page 437

3 82 Code page 850

3 92 Code page 860

3 95 Code page 863

3 97 Code page 865

Clear input buffer CAN

Select printer DC1

Deselect printer (ignore input) ESC Q #

Downloading

Select resident or downloaded font ESC I (n)

Ex. n = 0: Resident Draft

2: Resident Courier

4: Downloaded Draft

6: Downloaded Courier

Create download font ESC = (n1) (n2)

ID (m1) (m2) (data)

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Function Command

Bit Image Graphics

Single-density graphics ESC K (n1) (n2) (data)

Double-density graphics ESC L (n1) (n2) (data)

High-speed double-density graphics ESC Y (n1) (n2) (data)

Quadruple-density graphics ESC Z (n1) (n2) (data)

High-resolution graphics ESC [ g (n1) (n2)

(m) (data)

Select graphics mode (in AG mode only) ESC * (m) (c1) (c2)

(data)

Miscellaneous

Sound the bell BEL

Unidirectional printing on/off ESC U (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)

Add a carriage return to all line feeds ESC 5 (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)

Printer offline ESC j

Enter online setup mode* ESC e ONLINE

(data)

Select default settings ESC [ K (n1) (n2)

(i) (ID) (p1) (p2)

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Command

Sets

This section describes the printer commands for the Epson ESC/P2 emula-

tion. Asterisks in the “Function” column indicate extended commands that

are not supported by the original printer.

Function Command

Print Mode Control

Double-strike (bold) printing on ESC G

Double-strike (bold) printing off ESC H

Emphasized (shadow) printing on ESC E

Emphasized (shadow) printing off ESC F

Italic printing on ESC 4

Italic printing off ESC 5

Select character style ESC q (n)

n = 0: Normal

1: Outlined

2: Shaded

3: Outlined and shadowed

One-line double-width characters on SO or ESC SO

One-line double-width characters off DC4

Double-width characters on/off ESC W (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)

Double-height characters on/off ESC w (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)

Condensed characters on SI or ESC SI

Condensed characters off DC2

Subscript or superscript printing on ESC S (n)

(subscript: n = 1, superscript: n = 0)

Subscript and superscript printing off ESC T

Underline on/off ESC - (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)

EPSON ESC/P2

EMULATION

COMMAND SETS (ESC/P2)

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Function Command

Select line ESC ( - (n1) (n2)

n1 = 3, n2 = 0, d1 = 1 (d1) (d2) (d3)

d2 = 0: Ignore command

1: Underline

2: Strike through

3: Overscore

d3 = 0 or 4: Cancel line selection

1: Single line

2 or 3: Double line

5: Single-dotted line

6 or 7: Double-dotted line

Select printing style ESC ! (n)

This command allows you to combine

various printing styles. The value

of n is the sum of the values of the

styles you want to combine.

n = 0: Pica pitch

1: Elite pitch

2: Proportional spacing

4: Condensed

8: Shadow

16: Bold

32: Double-width

64: Italics

128: Underline

Horizontal Control

Space SP

Backspace BS

Carriage return CR

Set elite pitch ESC M

Set pica pitch ESC P

Set 15 CPI ESC g

Proportionally spaced characters on/off ESC p (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)

Set inter-character space to n/120 inch (for ESC SP (n)

draft) or n/180 inch (for letter and

proportional) (0 < n < 127)

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Command

Sets

Function Command

Set character pitch to (n1 + n2 x 256)/360 inch ESC c (n1) (n2)

(0 < n1 < 255) (0 < n2 < 4)

Select character pitch (specify unit o pitch) ESC ( U (n1) (n2) (d)

n1 = 1, n2 = 0

d = 10 to 19: 10/3600 inch = 1/360 inch

d = 20 to 29: 20/3600 inch = 1/180 inch

d = 30 to 39: 30/3600 inch = 1/120 inch

d = 40 to 49: 40/3600 inch = 1/90 inch

d = 50 to 59: 50/3600 inch = 1/72 inch

d = 60 to 69: 60/3600 inch = 1/60 inch

Vertical Control

Line feed LF

Form feed FF

Advance paper n/180 inch (1 < n < 255) ESC J (n)

Set line spacing to 1/8 inch ESC 0

Set line spacing to n/180 inch (0 < n < 255) ESC 3 (n)

Set line spacing to n/60 inch (0 < n < 127) ESC A (n)

Set line spacing to 1/6 inch ESC 2

Set line spacing to n/360 inch (0 < n < 255) ESC + (n)

Tabulation

Horizontal tab execution HT

Set horizontal tabs ESC D

The values of n1to nk in this (n1) ... (nk) NUL

command are the ASCII values of the

print columns (at the current character

width) at which tabs are to be set.

(1 < n < 255) (1 < k < 32)

Move print position n/60(*1) inch right from ESC $ (n1) (n2)

left margin (n = n1 + n2 x 256)

Move print position n/120(*1) inch (for draft) ESC \ (n1) (n2)

or n/180(*1) inch (for letter) left or right

from the current position

(n = n1 + n2 x 256)

Vertical tab execution VT

*1 This pitch is the default, but can be changed by the ESC ( U command

beforehand.

COMMAND SETS (ESC/P2)

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Function Command

Set vertical tabs ESC B (n1) ...

The values of n1to nk in this (nk) NUL

command are the ASCII values of the

lines (at the current line spacing)

at which tabs are to be set.

(1 < n < 255) (1 < k < 16)

Move to dot line (d1 + d2 x 256)/360(*1) inch ESC ( V (n1) (n2)

n1 = 2, n2 = 0 (d1) (d2)

(0 < d1 < 255) (0 < d2 < 127)

Vertical relative move by (d1 + d2 x 256)/360(*1) ESC ( v (n1) (n2)

inch (d1) (d2)

n1 = 2, n2 = 0

(0 < d1 < 255) (0 < d2 < 127)

–32768 < d1 + d2 x 256 < 32768

Page Formatting

Set right margin to column n ESC Q (n)

(1 < n < 255)

Set left margin to column n ESC l (n)

(0 < n < 255)

Set top and bottom margins from top of page ESC ( c (n1) (n2)

n1 = 4, n2 = 0 (t1) (t2) (b1) (b2)

• Top margin = (t1 + t2 x 256)/360(*1) inch

(0 < t1 < 255) (0 < t2 < 127)

• Bottom margin = (b1 + b2 x 256)/360(*1) inch

(0 < b1 < 255)

(0 < b2 < 127)

Set perforation skip by n lines ESC N (n)

(1 < n < 127)

Perforation skip off ESC O

Set page length to n lines (1 < n < 127) ESC C (n)

Set page length to n inches (1 < n < 22) ESC C NUL (n)

Set page length to (d1 + d2 x 256)/360(*1) inch ESC ( C (n1) (n2)

n1 = 2, n2 = 0 (d1) (d2)

(0 < d1 < 255) (0 < d2 < 127)

*1 This pitch is the default, but can be changed by the ESC ( U command

beforehand.

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Command

Sets

Function Command

Character Set Control

Select character set 1 ESC 7

Select character set 2 ESC 6

Select character set table ESC t (n)

n = 0: Italics character set

1: Graphics character set

2: Downloaded character set

3: Graphics character set

Select international character set ESC R (n)

n = 0: USA

1: France

2: Germany

3: United Kingdom

4: Denmark 1

5: Sweden

6: Italy

7: Spanish 1

8: Japan

9: Norway

10: Denmark 2

11: Spanish 2

12: Latin America

13: Korea

64: Legal

COMMAND SETS (ESC/P2)

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COMMAND SETS (DPL24C PLUS)

Function Command

Assign a character set to active character set ESC ( t (n1) (n2)

number 0 to 3 (d1) (d2) (d3)

n1= 3, n2 = 0

d1 = 0: Active character set number 0

1: Active character set number 1

2: Active character set number 2

3: Active character set number 3

d2 = 0: Italic

1: PC 437 (USA)

3: PC 850 (Multilingual)

7: PC 860 (Portugal)

8: PC 863 (Canada-French)

9: PC 865 (Norway)

d3 = 0

Print n1 + n2 x 256 characters from all- ESC ( ^ (n1) (n2)

character set (character codes)

(0 < n1 < 255) (0 < n2 < 127)

(0 < n1 + n2 x 256 < 255)

(0 < character codes < 254)

Clear input buffer CAN

Delete a character DEL

Force most significant bit to 1 ESC >

Force most significant bit to 0 ESC =

Cancel control over most significant bit ESC #

Font Selection and Downloading

Select fontESC % (n)

n = 0: Resident character set

1: Downloaded character set

Select letter or draft quality ESC x (n)

n = 0: Draft

1: Letter

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Command

Sets

Function Command

Select type style

•Bitmap font: ESC k (n)

n = 0: Courier

1: Courier

2: Courier

3: Prestige

4: Courier

5: OCR-B

6: OCR-A

7: Courier

8: Courier

9: Courier

•Scalable font:

n = 0: Timeless

1: Nimbus Sans ®

2: Courier

3: Timeless

4: Timeless

5: Timeless

6: Timeless

7: Timeless

8: Timeless

9: Timeless

Set scalable font mode ESC X m (n1) (n2)

• m sets character pitch.

m = 0: Keep previous pitch

1: Set proportional space mode

m > 5: Select character pitch

(m/360 inch)

(Reset proportional space mode)

•n1 and n2 set point size of font.

Point size = (n1 + n2 x 256) x 0.5 point

(0 < n1 < 255) (0 < n2 < 127)

Copy resident character set to download area ESC : NUL (n) (s)

Create download font ESC & NUL (n1) (n2)

(d0) (d1) (d2) (data)

COMMAND SETS (ESC/P2)

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Function Command

Bit Image Graphics

Graphics type m graphics ESC * (m) (n1) (n2)

(data)

Bit image mode definition ESC ? (s) (n)

Single-density graphics ESC K (n1) (n2) (data)

Double-density graphics ESC L (n1) (n2) (data)

High-speed double-density graphics ESC Y (n1) (n2) (data)

Quadruple-density graphics ESC Z (n1) (n2) (data)

Select raster image graphics ESC ( G (n1) (n2) (d)

n1 = 1, n2 = 0

d = 1: Raster image graphics mode

Print raster image graphics ESC . (c) (v) (h) (m)

(n1) (n2) (data)

Miscellaneous

Sound the bell BEL

Move print head to home position ESC <

Unidirectional printing on/off ESC U (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)

Initialize printer ESC @

Enter online setup mode * ESC e ONLINE

(data)

* Indicates extended commands not supported by the original printer.

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INTERFACE INFORMATION

Interface

INTERFACE INFORMATION

This printer can communicate with a computer

through a Centronics parallel interface,

a RS-232C serial interface, a USB interface, or a LAN interface. You can

specify the interface selection mode so that the printer uses which interface or

it can automatically select the interface from which it first receives data.

This appendix provides information you may need for wiring your own

interface cables or for programming computer-to-printer communications.

Most users do not need the information in this appendix. To simply connect

your printer to your computer, follow the instructions in Chapter 2.

This parallel interface can operate in the following two modes:

• Unidirectional (forward channel) mode or conventional mode: This

printer supports a conventional Centronics interface.

• Bidirectional (forward/reverse channel) mode or nibble mode: This

printer supports a bidirectional communication per Nibble mode of the

IEEE 1284 Standard.

The cable connector at the printer side should be a shielded, Amphenol DDK

57FE-30360 or equivalent.

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.

• “Output” denotes a signal from the printer to the computer.

• The return lines specified in the second column represent twisted

pairs, with one side connected to signal ground.

• The standard signal levels are 0.0 to +0.4 V (low), and +2.4 to +5.0 V

(high).

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Pin Return Signal Direc- Description

No. Pin No. name tion

1 19 Data Strobe Input This signal is a strobe pulse

(DSTB) for reading data (Data 1 to 8).

The printer reads data when this

signal is low. The pulse width

must be 1 µs or more at the

receiving terminal.

2–9 20--27 Data 1 to 8 Input Data 8 (pin 9) is the most

significant bit; however, this pin

is not used in 7-bit ASCII

communications.

Logical 1 signals must go high at

least 1 µs before the falling edge

of the Data Strobe signal and

must stay high for at least 1 µs

after the rising edge.

10 28 Acknowledge Output This pulse signal indicates

(ACK) that the printer has received data

and is ready to accept the next set

of data.

This signal is also sent when the

printer is switched from offline to

online.

11 29 Busy Output Data cannot be received when

this signal is high. This signal is

high during data entry, when the

printer is offline, when the buffer

is full, or when an error occurs.

12 30 Paper Empty Output This signal is high when the

(PE) printer is out of paper.

Compatible Mode

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Interface

Pin Return Signal Direc- Description

No. Pin No. name tion

13 – Select Output This signal is high when the

(SLCT) printer is online.

14 – Auto Feed XT Input Not used

15 – – – No connection

16 – Signal Ground – Logic ground level (0 V)

17 – Frame Ground – Printer chassis ground line. FG

and SG are connected.

18 – +5V Output +5 V source (up to 300 mA)

19– – Signal Ground – Twisted pair return lines

31 – Input Prime Input If this signal is low for more

(INPRM) than 50 µs, the printer is reset to

the initial condition and is placed

online.

32 – Fault Output This signal is low when the

printer is offline, paper is out, or

when there is a printer error.

33 – Signal Ground – Logic ground level (0 V)

34 – – – No connection

35 – +5 VR Output Pulled up to +5 V through a

3.3 ký resistor

36 – SLCT-IN Input Not used

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Nibble Mode

Pin numbers 2 to 9, 15 to 31, and 33 to 35 are the same as the conventional

mode.

Pin Return Signal Direc- Description

No. Pin No. name tion

1 19 Host Clock Input This signal is set high when the

host requests the reverse data

transfer phase (nibble mode).

10 28 Printer Clock Output Reverse data transfer phase:

This signal goes high when data

being sent to the host is estab-

lished.

Reverse idle phase:

This signal is set low then goes

high to interrupt the host,

indicating that data is available.

11 29 Printer Busy Output Reverse data transfer phase:

Data bit 3, data bit 7, then

forward path (host to printer)

busy status

12 30 Ack Data Req Output Reverse data transfer phase:

Data bit 2, then data bit 6

Reverse idle phase:

This signal is set high until the

host requests data and, after that,

follows the

Data Available

signal.

13 – X Flag Output Reverse data transfer phase:

Data bit 1, then data bit 5

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Interface

Pin Return Signal Direc- Description

No. Pin No. name tion

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 idle phase when the Host

Busy signal goes low and the

printer has no data.

Reverse idle phase:

This signal goes high when the

Printer Clock signal goes low so

that the interface re-enters the

reverse data transfer phase. If it

goes high with the 1284 Active

signal low, the 1284 idle phase is

aborted and the interface returns

to the compatibility mode.

32 –

Data Available

Output Reverse data transfer phase:

This signal is set low when the

printer is ready to send data to

the host. During the data

transfer, it is used as data bit 0

(LSB), then data bit 4.

Reverse idle phase:

This signal is used to indicate

that data is available.

36 – 1284 Active Input This signal goes high to cause the

printer to enter the reverse data

transfer phase (nibble mode).

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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.

➤

T5 T6

T1, T2, T3 > 1 µs

T4 < 1 µs

0 µs < T5 < 3 µs

2 µs < T6 < 6 µs

Data 1 to Data 8

Data Strobe

BUSY

Acknowledge

T2 T3

In bidirectional mode (nibblemode), this printer can send data to the compu-

ter. Data is sent in units of four bits (nibble) using four output signal lines as

data paths. The following outlines one byte of data sent during reverse data

transfer phase in nibble mode.

Data Available (*)

X Flag

Ack Data Req

Printer Busy

Host Busy

(from CPU)

Printer Clock

Data bit 4

Data bit 5

Data bit 6

Data bit 7

Data bit 0

Data bit 1

Data bit 2

Data bit 3

1284 Active

(from CPU)

* Data Available is assigned for the cable.

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Interface

SERIAL INTERFACE 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.

The table that follows shows the pin assignments commonly used by most

computers. In the table:

• “Input” denotes a signal from the computer to the printer.

• “Output” denotes a signal from the printer to the computer.

• The signal level for mark state (logical 1) is -3 V or lower; for space

state (logical 0), it is +3 V or higher.

Pin Signal Direc- Description

No. Name tion

1 FG – Frame Ground

2 TD Output Transmitted Data. This pin carries information

from the printer to the computer.

3 RD Input Received Data. This pin carries information from

the computer to the printer.

4 RTS Output Request To Send. Spaces are sent when the

printer is ready to transmit data.

5 CTS Input Clear To Send. Spaces are sent when the

computer is ready to receive data.

6 DSR Input Data Set Ready. Spaces are sent when the

computer has been powered on and is ready to

receive or transmit data.

7 SG – Signal Ground (common return)

8 CD Input Carrier Detect. Spaces are sent when the

computer allows the printer to receive data.

11 RC Output Reverse Channel. This signal is used instead of

the DTR signal in the RC protocol. Spaces are

sent when the printer is ready to receive or

transmit data.

20 DTR Output Data Terminal Ready. Spaces are sent when the

printer has been powered on and is ready to

receive or transmit data.

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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)

Speed: 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200

baud (selectable)

Data bits: 7 or 8 bits (selectable)

Parity bit: Odd, even, mark, space, or none (selectable)

Start bit: 1 bit

Stop bit: 1 or 2 bits (selectable)

Protocol: XON/XOFF (DC1/DC3), DTR (Data Terminal

Ready), or RC (Reverse Channel) (selectable)

Buffer size: 256, 2K, 8K, 24K, 32K, 96K, or 128K bytes

(selectable)

Cable Wiring

This printer allows two types of serial communication control: DSR-enabled

and DSR-disabled. The type of control required is determined by your

computer requirements. The type of control also affects the way the interface

cable is wired. To determine whether you need DSR-enabled control or DSR-

disabled control, use the printer HARDWRE function (see Chapter 5).

DSR-disabled control offers simpler cabling and communication than does

DSR-enabled control. DSR-disabled control can be used to interface with an

IBM PC and most other personal computers. With DSR-disabled control, the

input control signals DSR, CTS, and CD are always considered high,

regardless of their actual states. Therefore, no wire connection for these pins

is required. The following figure shows the wiring required for connection to

an IBM PC.

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Interface

DSR

DTR

RTS

CTS

Host Printer

(Pin 2)

(Pin 3)

(Pin 6)

(Pin 20)

(Pin 4)

(Pin 5)

(Pin 8)

(Pin 7)

DSR

DTR (RC)

RTS

CTS

# indicates an open wire.

Wire q is unnecessary for the DTR (or RC) protocol.

Some computers may not require wire w.

DSR-enabled control enables communication using an RS-232C interface.

The CTS and DSR input control signals are enabled; CD is ignored. DSR

must be high when the printer receives data. If the printer has data to be

transmitted to the computer, the printer transmits the data when both DSR and

CTS are high.

When using DSR-enabled control, use a straight-through cable to connect to a

DCE (data communications equipment) device. Use a null-modem cable to

connect to a DTE (data terminal equipment) device, as shown below.

DSR

DTR

RTS

CTS

Host (DTE) Printer (DTE)

(Pin 2)

(Pin 3)

(Pin 6)

(Pin 20)

(Pin 4)

(Pin 5)

(Pin 8)

(Pin 7)

DSR

DTR

RTS

CTS

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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 informa-

tion can be processed. By telling the computer when the printer can receive

data, the protocol prevents the printer’s buffer from overflowing.

This printer offers a choice of four different protocols for connection to a

variety of computers: XON/XOFF, DTR, and RC. If you computer docu-

mentation does not recommend a particular protocol, try DTR. The following

table describes the three protocols.

Protocol Description

XON/XOFF When the printer is ready to receive data, it sends the

(DC1/DC3) XON (DC1) code (hex 11). When fewer than 255 bytes of

space remain in the buffer (or when the printer is taken

offline), the printer sends the XOFF (DC3) code (hex 13).

(When the input buffer is configured for 256 bytes, the

buffer limit is reduced from 255 bytes to 63 bytes.) The

computer must stop transmitting data within 255 (63)

characters of receiving the XOFF code, or information may

be lost. If paper runs out, the printer sends an NAK code

(hex 15).

DTR DTR is a hardware protocol; that is, the DTR signal on

interface cable pin 20 is used to control the flow of data

rather than transmission of a character code. When the

printer is ready to receive data, pin 20 is high. When fewer

than 255 (63) bytes of space remain in the buffer (or when

the printer is taken offline), pin 20 is low. The computer

must stop transmitting data within 255 (63) characters of

DTR being low, or information may be lost.

RC The RC protocol is the same as the DTR protocol, except

that the Reverse Channel signal (pin 11) is used instead of

the Data Terminal Ready signal (pin 20).

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Interface

USB INTERFACE Cable

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- Data transfer

3 D+ Data transfer

4 GND Signal ground

Shell Shield

- Connector specification

Printer side Type B receptacle (female)

Upstream port

Cable side Type B plug (male)

Specification

- Basic specification USB interface compliant

Note

It does not guarantee all operations on hosts.

- Power control Self-power device

- Transmission mode Full speed (Maximum 12 Mbps +

0.25%)

3 4

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LAN INTERFACE Cable

This printer supports the 10Base-T and 100Base-TX cables.

Connector pin alignment

1 8

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- - -

8- - -

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CHARACTER SETS

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.

Code Page 437 is for the USA character set.

Code Page 437 Character Set 1

CHARACTER SETS 1

AND 2

(DPL24C PLUS AND

IBM XL24E

EMULATION)

Code Page 437 Character Set 2

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CHARACTER SETS

The following shows character sets available in the Epson ESC/P2 emulation.

Characters differ in codes 128 to 255 (hex 80 to FF).

Italic Character Set

ITALIC AND GRAPHICS

CHARACTER SETS (ESC/

P2 EMULATION)

Graphics Character Set 1

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CHARACTER SETS

Character

Sets

Graphics Character Set 2

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CHARACTER SETS

Below are the 52 national character sets available for all emulations of this

printer. These character sets support different characters and symbols specific

to different languages. Note that these tables are for Courier 10, a resident

font, and that some national character sets do not have some characters and

symbols whose use depends on resident fonts. For details, see the table at the

end of this appendix.

When the following character sets are used with the Epson ESC/P2 emula-

tion, the printing of FFh code characters is not supported.

ECMA94, ISO8859, ISO-LTN, ISO-TUK, CYRILIC, LATIN-9

NATIONAL CHARACTER

SETS (ALL

EMULATIONS)

PAGE437/USA (Code Page 437/USA) UK (British English)

GERMAN (German) SWEDISH (Swedish)

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CHARACTER SETS

Character

Sets

ISO8859/ECMA94 (ISO 8859-1/ECMA94)

PAGE850 (Code Page 850(Multilingual))

PAGE852/PG852-T (Code Page 852) PAGE855 (Code Page 855)

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CHARACTER SETS

PAGE865 (Code Page 865(Nordic)) PAGE866 (Code Page 866(Cyrillic))

PAGE860 (Code Page 860(Portugal))

PAGE863 (Code Page 863 (Canada-French))

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CHARACTER SETS

Character

Sets

HUNGARY/HUNG-T (Hungarian) SLOV/SLOV-T (Slovenian)

POLISH/POLSH-T (Polish) MAZOWIA/MAZOW-T (Mazowian)

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CHARACTER SETS

TURKY/TURKY-T (Turkish) CYRILIC (Cyrillic)

LATIN2/LATN2-T (Latin2) KAMENIC/KAMEN-T (Kamenicky)

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CHARACTER SETS

Character

Sets

IBM437 (IBM 437) IBM851 (IBM 851)

ELOT928 (ELOT 928) PG-DHN (Code Page DHN)

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CHARACTER SETS

LATIN-P (Latin Polish) ISO-LTN (ISO Latin)

LITHUA1 (Lithuanian 1) LITHUA2 (Lithuanian 2)

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CHARACTER SETS

Character

Sets

MIK MACEDON (Macedonian)

ABG ABY

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CHARACTER SETS

DECGR GREEK 11

PG-MAC ELOT927

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CHARACTER SETS

Character

Sets

PAGE862 HBR OLD

HBR DEC ISO-TUK

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CHARACTER SETS

LATIN-9 RUSCII

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CHARACTER SETS

Character

Sets

The following character sets differ from those of Code Page 437 (USA),

available in the DPL24C PLUS command set and the IBM Proprinter XL24E

emulation.

NATIONAL CHARACTER

SETS (DPL24C PLUS AND

IBM XL24E EMULATION)

FRENCH (French) ITALIAN (Italian)

SPANISH (Spanish) FINNISH (Finnish)

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CHARACTER SETS

DANISH1/NORWEGN (Danish1/Norwegian)

DANISH2 (Danish2)

NATIONAL CHARACTER

SETS (ESC/P2 EMULATION)

The following character sets differ from the graphics character sets available in

the Epson ESC/P2 emulation.

DANISH1 (Danish1) SPANSH1 (Spanish1)

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CHARACTER SETS

Character

Sets

ITALIAN (Italian) SPANSH2 (Spanish2)

JAPAN (Japanese) LATIN A (Latin American)

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CHARACTER SETS

NORWEGN (Norwegian) FRENCH (French)

DANISH2 (Danish2) KOREA (Korea)

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CHARACTER SETS

Character

Sets

LEGAL (Legal)

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CHARACTER SETS

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* USA is the same as Code Page 437.

** These are scalable and provided with upright, italic, and bold as resident

fonts.

*** H-draft stands for high-speed draft.

√: Supported

In all emulations, this printer supports 50 national character sets for charac-

ters 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 which of the

resident fonts are supported for each national character set:

NATIONAL CHARACTER

SETS AND SUPPORTED

RESIDENT FONTS (ALL

EMULATIONS)

USA * USA √√√√√√√√√√√√

United Kingdom UK √√√√√√√√√√√

German GERMAN √√√√√√√√√√√

Resident font

National

character set

Name in

setup menu

OCR-A

OCR-B

H-draft***

Correspondence

Nimbus Sans **

Timeless **

Courier scalable**

Pica 10

Bold PS

Draft

Compress

Elite 12

Courier 10

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CHARACTER SETS

Character

Sets

Swedish SWEDISH √√√√√√√√√√√√

ISO 8859-1 ISO8859 √√√√√√√√√√√√

ECMA94 ECMA94 √√√√√√√√√√√√

Code Page 437 * PAGE437 √√√√√√√√√√√√√

Code Page 850 PAGE850 √√√√√√√√√√√√

Code Page 852 PAGE852 √√√√√√√√√√√

Code two-Pass PAGE852-T √√√√√√√√√√√

Code Page 855 PAGE855 √√√√ √√√

Code Page 860 PAGE860 √√√√√√√√√√√√

Code Page 863 PAGE863 √√√√√√√√√√√√

Code Page 865 PAGE865 √√√√√√√√√√√√

Code Page 866 PAGE866 √√√√ √√√

Hungarian HUNGARY √√√√√√√√√√√

Hungarian HUNG-T √√ √√√√√√ √√√

two-pass

Slovenian SLOV √√ √√√√√√ √√√√

Slovenian SLOV-T √√ √√√√√√ √√√

two-pass

Polish POLISH √√ √√√√√√ √√√

Polish two-pass POLSH-T √√ √√√√√√ √√√

Mazovian MAZOWIA √√ √√√√√√ √√√

Mazovian MAZOW-T √√ √√√√√√ √√√

two-pass

Latin 2 LATIN2 √√ √√√ √√√ √√√

Latin 2 two-pass LATIN2-T √√ √√√ √√√ √√√

Resident font

National

character set

Name in

setup menu

OCR-A

OCR-B

H-draft***

Correspondence

Nimbus Sans **

Timeless **

Courier scalable**

Pica 10

Bold PS

Draft

Compress

Elite 12

Courier 10

(Continued on the next page)

* USA is the same as Code Page 437.

** These are scalable and provided with upright, italic, and bold as resident

fonts.

*** H-draft stands for high-speed draft.

√: Supported

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CHARACTER SETS

Kamenicky KAMENIC √√ √√√√√√ √√√

Kamenicky KAMEN-T √√√√√√√√ √√√

two-pass

Turkish TURKY √√ √√√√√√√√√

Turkish two-pass TURKY-T √√ √√√√√√ √√√

Cyrillic CYRILIC √√ √√ √√ √

IBM 437 IBM437 √√ √√ √√ √ √

IBM 851 IBM851 √√ √√ √√ √ √

ELOT 928 ELOT928 √√ √√ √√ √ √

Code Page DHN PG-DHN √√ √√√√√√ √√√

Latin Polish LATIN-P √√ √√√√√√ √√√

ISO Latin ISO-LTN √√ √√√√√√ √√√

Lithuanian 1 LITHUA1 √√ √√ √√ √√√

Lithuanian 2 LITHUA2 √√ √√ √√ √

MIK MIK √√ √√ √√ √

Macedonian MACEDON √√ √√ √√ √

ABG ABG √√ √√ √√ √

ABY ABY √√ √√ √√ √

Code Page MAC PG-MAC √√ √√ √√ √

ELOT927 ELOT927 √√ √ √ √√ √

DEC Greek DEC GR √√ √ √ √√ √

Greek 11 GREEK 11 √√ √√ √√ √

Code Page 862 PG862 √√ √√√√

Hebrew Old HBR-OLD √√√√√√

Hebrew DEC HBR-DEC √√√√√√

ISO-Turkish ISO-TUK √√√√√√√√ √√√

RUSCII √√√√√√√√ √ √

LATIN-9 √√√√√√√√ √√√

Resident font

National

character set

Name in

setup menu

OCR-A

OCR-B

H-draft***

Correspondence

Nimbus Sans **

Timeless **

Courier scalable**

Pica 10

Bold PS

Draft

Compress

Elite 12

Courier 10

* USA is the same as Code Page 437.

** These are scalable and provided with upright, italic, and bold as resident

fonts.

*** H-draft stands for high-speed draft.

√: Supported

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RESIDENT FONTS

Fonts

RESIDENT FONTS

This appendix provides print samples of

the printer's nineteen resident fonts.

COURIER 10

DRAFT 12

PRESTIGE ELITE 12

COMPRESSED

PICA 10

CORRESPONDENCE 10

HIGH-SPEED DRAFT 12

BOLDFACE PS

OCR-B 10

OCR-A 10

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RESIDENT FONTS

COURIER (SCALABLE)

Normal

Bold

Italic

NIMBUS SANS ®

(SCALABLE)

Normal

Bold

Italic

TIMELESS (SCALABLE)

Normal

Bold

Italic

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Glossary

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

A standard paper size used in Japan and other countries. Paper is 210

x 295 mm (8.25 x 11.6 inches).

SOFTWARE PROGRAMS THAT PERFORM TASKS ON A

COMPUTER. SUCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE WORD

PROCESSING, DATABASE MANAGEMENT, AND

ACCOUNTING, FOR EXAMPLE.

The acronym for American National Standard Code for Information

Interchange. ASCII is a set of 256 codes (numbered 0 to 255) used to

communicate information between a computer and another device

such as a printer.

The speed, in bits per second, at which data is transmitted to a device

such as a printer. Baud rates apply to serial data only. 1200 baud

equals approximately 120 characters per second.

Alternate printing of lines from left to right and right to left.

Bidirectional printing is faster than unidirectional printing because

there are no carriage returns.

The smallest unit of information in computer memory. A bit is a

single digit, either a 1 or a 0, in the binary numbering system. Eight

bits equal one byte.

A storage area for data in the printer or computer. The printer’s

buffer consists of a print buffer and a download buffer. The print

buffer holds data to be printed. The download buffer holds

downloaded data such as download (soft) fonts.

A byte consists of eight bits that constitute one symbol. A byte

represents a single character, such as number, letter, or special

control character.

A4 sizeA4 size

A4 size

Application softwareApplication software

Application software

ASCIIASCII

ASCII

Baud rateBaud rate

Baud rate

Bidirectional printingBidirectional printing

Bidirectional printing

BitBit

Bit

BufferBuffer

Buffer

Byte

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

The return of the print head carriage to the beginning of the next line.

A type of parallel interface. See Parallel interface.

A vertical section on a printed page. This printer can print 80-column

pages at 10-pitch (10 characters per inch).

A set of print and format commands used to control the printer. Each

printer has its own resident command sets embedded in the printer

firmware. These command sets are actuated by codes sent from the

host computer.

Print that uses “condensed” characters. Condensed characters are

narrower than regular characters. Using condensed print increases the

number of characters per line.

Connected, fan-folded sheets of paper that are fed into the printer

using forms tractors. The fan-folded sheets are separated by tearing

them at their perforations.

A panel containing the printer indicators and buttons. The control

panel is used to control printer operations, such as loading paper,

selecting print features, and changing setup options.

Characters per horizontal inch. Also referred to as pitch. For

example, 12-pitch means 12 cpi.

Characters per second.

See Single sheets.

Settings selected automatically by the printer when power is turned

on. Enter setup mode to change the defaults to ensure compatibility

with your system hardware and software.

The grid used to print characters on a dot matrix printer. Each dot

corresponds to a wire in the print head.

Carriage return (CR)

Centronics interface

Column

Command set

Condensed print

Continuous forms

Control panel

cpi

cps

Cut sheets

Defaults

Dot matrix

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Glossary

Transferring soft fonts from the computer to the printer’s memory.

Downloading allows you to use fonts not resident in the computer.

Dots per inch.

A command set that allows one printer to print like another printer.

This printer has three resident emulations: Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS

(native command set), IBM proprinter XL24E, and Epson ESC/P2.

A complete set of printable characters having the same size and style.

For example, Courier 10 and Prestige Elite 12 are commonly used

fonts.

A signal to the printer to advance the paper forward one page. Form

feeds can be executed either by your software or by holding down the

LF/FF button on the printer control panel.

Controlling the print head wires (dots) individually to produce a

picture or an image on the page.

A base-16 numbering system (also commonly referred to as hex

numbers). Since a base-16 system requires 16 digits, numbers 0

through 9 and letters A through F are used. Expressing binary

numbers in hexadecimal uses fewer digits.

A hexadecimal printout of control codes and data. Hex dumps are

used to debug computer programs and to troubleshoot printer

malfunctions. To print a hex dump on the printer, use the HEX-

DUMP function in setup mode.

A connection that allows communication from one part of a system to

another. For example, electrical signals are transferred between the

computer and printer over an interface cable.

Kilobyte. 1K byte equals 1024 bytes.

Downloading

dpi

Emulation

Font

Form feed (FF)

Graphics printing

Hexadecimal

Hex dump

Interface

K byte

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

An interface for the local area network that supports the use of

10Base-T and 100Base-TX cables. (The use of Category 5 or greater

TX cables is supported.) The maximum cable length supported is 100

meters.

A standard paper size used in the United States and other countries.

Paper is 8-1/2 x 11 inches (215.9 x 279.4 mm).

A signal to the printer that advances the paper forward one line. Line

feeds can be executed either by your software or by pressing the LF/

FF button on the printer control panel.

The vertical spacing between lines, measured in lines per inch.

Lines per inch. Used to measure line spacing.

Character spacing in which each printed character has the same width.

Also called fixed pitch, monospacing is the opposite of proportional

spacing. Typewriter or computer-printed text is typically

monospaced.

Fonts not present (resident) in the printer’s permanent memory. Soft

fonts and fonts on font cards are examples of nonresident fonts.

One of the printer’s two operating modes. In normal mode, the

control panel can be used to perform everyday printer operations,

such as loading and unloading paper, feeding paper, and selecting

print features. See also Setup mode.

When the printer is offline, it receives commands from the printer

control panel rather than from the computer. “Offline” indicates that

the printer is not “online” with the computer.

When the printer is online, it is ready to receive or is receiving

commands from the computer. The printer must be online to print.

A standard computer interface. Information is transferred between

devices over separate wires, allowing all of the bits that make up the

character to be transmitted simultaneously (in parallel).

LAN interface

Letter size

Line feed (LF)

Line spacing

lpi

Monospacing

Nonresident font

Normal mode

Offline

Online

Parallel interface

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Glossary

The position in which continuous forms paper is retracted or

“parked” on the rear forms tractors. When continuous forms paper is

loaded, it moves forward from the park position to the platen.

Memory that retains information even when power is turned off. The

printer’s permanent memory retains the default settings specified

using the printer setup mode.

Characters per horizontal inch (cpi).

A hard rubber cylinder that moves paper forward during printing.

Character spacing in which wide characters occupy more space than

do narrow characters. For example, characters such as “W” or

“M”occupy more horizontal space than do characters such as “i” or

“l.” Many soft fonts are proportionally spaced. Sometimes

designated PS, proportional spacing is the opposite of monospacing.

A set of instructions that control how data is transmitted between

devices such as a computer and printer.

In rear feed, paper is fed from the rear of the printer. The forms tractor

unit pushes paper into the printer.

Fonts present (resident) in the printer’s permanent memory. For this

printer, the resident fonts are Courier 10, Prestige Elite 12, Pica 10,

OCR-B 10, OSR-A 10, Boldface PS, Compressed font,

Correspondence, Draft, and High-speed Draft. Unlike soft fonts,

resident fonts can always be accessed.

A type of serial interface. See Serial interface.

A test that determines whether the printer is working correctly. Test

pages are printed to show print quality and verify whether all

characters print. The self-test only tests the printer. It does not test

how thecomputer works with the printer.

Park position

Permanent memory

Pitch

Platen

Proportional spacing

Protocol

Rear feed

Resident fonts

RS-232C interface

Self-test

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A standard computer interface. Information is transferred between

devices over a single wire (although other wires are used for control).

A serial interface can use an interface cable greater than 3 meters (10

feet). A long cable is often necessary in networking environments,

where the printer may be shared.

One of the printer’s two operating modes. In setup mode, the

controlpanel can be used to select the printer default settings, such

as print features, hardware options, and top-of-form. Setup mode also

provides some diagnostic functions. See also Normal mode.

Shadow printing prints characters twice for emphasis. Characters

printed the second time are shifted slightly to the right.

Single sheets are sheets of paper, envelopes, and noncontinuous

multipart forms fed into the printer using the cut sheet stand. Single

sheets are also called cut sheets.

Fonts downloaded from a disk to the printer memory. Soft fonts are

also referred to as downloaded fonts. Unlike resident fonts, soft

fonts are available only when in the printer memory.

Programs that control the computer and printer to perform specified

tasks, such as word processing, database management, and

preparation of spreadsheets. Software is sometimes referred to as

application software.

The total space at the top of the printed page. The top margin is the

sum of the top-of-form setting, the software-specified top margin, and

the printer’s TOP-MRG setting.

The logical top of the physical page, as “understood” by the printer

when loading paper. The default TOF settings are 1 inch (25.4 mm) for

both cut sheets and continuous forms.

Serial interface

Setup mode

Shadow printing

Single sheets

Soft fonts

Software

Top margin

Top-of-form (TOF)

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Glossary

Tractor feed

Unidirectional printing

USB interface

A method for feeding continuous forms forward for printing.

Holes on the sides of the forms fit over sprockets on two tractors

located inside the printer. The forms are pushed for rear feeding.

Printing is performed in one direction only, left to right.

Unidirectional printing is slower than bidirectional printing, but

the vertical alignment is more accurate. Unidirectional printing is

useful when precise vertical alignment is required, as in ruled

tables.

A serial bus standard. An abbreviation of Universal Serial

Bus.HotSwap using Plug&Play is available. The maximum cable

length is five meters.

The transmission mode is 12 Mbps + 0.25% at full speed.

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Index

INDEX

Acounstic cover ............................................ 2–10

Adjustments

left margin......................................... 3–6, 3–11

paper select lever............................... 3–2, 3–3

paper thickness lever......................... 3–2, 3–3

paperthicknesslever ................................. 2–10

top-of-form ....................................... 3–7, 5–36

AREA OVER indicator ..................................... 4–7

ATTRIB ......................................................... 5–18

Attributes, font .............................................. 5–18

Back cover ..................................................... 2–11

Bidirectional printing ..................................... 5–30

Bold face ........................................................ 5–15

BUFFER ......................................................... 5–30

Buffer size ...................................................... 5–30

Buttons

LF/FF ......................................... 3–3, 3–7, 4–2

LOAD ........................................ 3–3, 3–7, 4–2

MENU ............................................... 3–3, 4–2

ONLINE ............................................ 2–26, 4–2

TEAR OFF ......................................... 3–3, 4–2

BUZZER ......................................................... 5–30

Cables

LAN.......................................................... 2–20

parallel interface ....................................... 2–19

serial interface .......................................... 2–19

USB .......................................................... 2–20

Carriage return (CR) ....................................... 5–25

missing ....................................................... 7–3

Centronics parallel cable connection............. 2–20

Change ribbon cartridge .................................. 6–3

Changing hardware options .......................... 5–29

CHAR-H ......................................................... 5–18

CHAR-W ....................................................... 5–17

Character

enlargement .............................................. 5–17

height ....................................................... 5–18

pitch ......................................................... 5–17

sets........................................................... 5–24

width ........................................................ 5–17

CHR-SET ........................................................ 5–24

Cleaning ........................................................... 6–1

Clear print buffer .............................................. 4–8

Command sets, resident .................................. C–1

Compatible mode ............................................ D–2

Compressed font ........................................... 5–15

Condensed printing ....................................... 5–18

Connecting

interface cable .......................................... 2–20

power cord ............................................... 2–11

Continuous forms

loading ..................................................... 3–10

placement ................................................... 3–9

tearing off ................................................. 3–15

unloading ................................................. 3–14

Control panel ................................ 2–10, 3–2, 4–2

Correspondence ............................................ 5–15

Courier 10 ....................................................... 5–15

CR-CODE ....................................................... 5–25

Cursor, on print guide........................... 2–25, 5–4

Cut sheet stand.............................................. 2–10

installing ..................................................... 2–6

loading ..................................................... 2–13

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DC1/DC3 commands ...................................... 5–25

DC3-CDE ........................................................ 5–25

DEFAULT function ............................ 5–28, 5–49

Default settings

factory defaults ........................................ 5–11

power-on defaults resetting ..................... 5–49

resetting, factory defaults ........................ 5–49

Demo pattern ................................................. 2–18

Diagnostic functions ..................................... 5–50

Download buffer ............................................ 5–30

Downloaded buffer ........................................ 5–30

Downloaded (soft) fonts ...................... 4–1, 5–16

DPL24C PLUS

commands ................................................. C–1

factory defaults ........................................ C–15

selecting ......................................... 2–23, 5–15

DRAFT .......................................................... 5–16

DTR protocol ....................................... D–9, 5–33

Ejection cover ................................................ 2–11

EMULATE ................................ 2–25, 5–12, 5–15

Emulations

selecting .............................. 2–23, 5–12, 5–14

supported ................................................. 2–23

Entering setup mode ........................................ 5–2

Envelopes, printing........................................ 3–19

Epson ESC/P2

command .................................................. C–23

selecting ......................................... 2–23, 5–15

Factory default settings ..................... C–15, 5–11

Feeding paper

form feed .......................................... 3–3, 3–16

forward micro feed ...................................... 3–3

line feed ............................................ 3–3, 3–16

problem....................................................... 7–4

FONT ............................................................. 5–15

Fonts

attributes .................................................. 5–18

selecting ................................................... 5–15

types ................................................. F–1, 1–2

Form feed .............................................. 3–3, 3–16

Forms tractors ................................................ 2–11

Front cover .................................................... 2–10

Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS

selecting ......................................... 2–23, 5–15

<<FUNCTION>> menu .................................... 5–3

Functions....................................................... 5–12

ADJUST ................................................... 5–35

CONFIG .................................................... 5–40

DEFAULT ................................................. 5–28

HARDWRE .............................................. 5–29

HEX-DUMP .................................... 5–52, 7–10

LIST .......................................................... 5–10

MENU1 ..................................................... 5–14

MENU2 ..................................................... 5–14

SAVE & END .............................................. 5–4

selecting ..................................................... 5–5

SELF-TST ....................................... 5–51, 7–10

V-ALMNT ...................................... 5–55, 7–10

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INDEX

G - H

Glossary of terms .......................................... GL–1

GRAPHIC ....................................................... 5–37

Hardware (options)

in setup mode ........................................... 5–29

order numbers ........................................... A–1

HARDWRE function ..................................... 5–29

Help menus ............................................. 5–4, 5–9

Help, where to get .......................................... 7–10

HEX-DUMP function .......................... 5–52, 7–10

HI-DRFT ........................................................ 5–16

IBM Proprinter XL24E

commands ................................................ C–18

selecting ......................................... 2–23, 5–15

Installing

cut sheet stand ........................................... 2–6

power cord ............................................... 2–11

print head ................................................... 6–7

printer driver ............................................. 2–29

ribbon cartridge .......................................... 2–7

Interface connector........................................ 2–11

Items, setup

ADJUST ................................................... 5–39

HARDWRE .............................................. 5–29

MENU1 ..................................................... 5–14

MENU2 ..................................................... 5–14

Labels, printing .............................................. 3–19

LAN interface

cable connection ...................................... 2–20

optional setting ........................................ 5–31

specification ............................................ D–12

LANGUGE ...................................................... 5–21

Lever

paper select ................................................ 3–2

paper thickness ................................. 3–2, 3–4

tractor locking .......................................... 3–11

LF-CODE ........................................................ 5–25

LF/FF button .......................................... 3–2, 4–2

LFT-END ........................................................ 5–19

Line feed .......................................................... 3–3

LINE SP .......................................................... 5–17

Line spacing .................................................. 5–17

LIST function ................................................. 5–10

LOAD button................................ 3–3, 3–7, 3–14

single sheets .............................................. 3–5

Lubrication, printer .......................................... 6–1

Maintenance, printer ....................................... 6–1

Margins

checking ..................................................... 3–7

left ............................................................ 5–19

top ............................................................ 5–20

Menu, <<FUNCTION>> ....................... 2–25, 5–4

MENU button .................................................. 3–3

MENU1 and MENU2

changing options (setup mode) ............... 5–14

on control panel ......................................... 4–2

MENU1 function ........................................... 5–14

MENU2 function ........................................... 5–14

Multipart paper ..................................... B–8, 3–18

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National character sets

all emulations.............................................. E–4

DPL24C PLUS/IBM XL24E ....................... E–15

ESC/P2 ...................................................... E–16

Number of copies................................... B–3, 3–1

ON-LOAD ...................................................... 5–43

ONLINE

button............................................... 2–26, 5–7

indicator ................................................... 2–12

Online setup .................................................. 5–62

Options, hardware

Installing ...................................................... 81

order numbers ........................................... A–1

Options, setup

adjustment ................................................ 5–35

configuration ............................................ 5–40

currently selected ..................................... 5–10

hardware ................................................... 5–29

MENU1 ..................................................... 5–14

MENU2 ..................................................... 5–14

required .................................................... 5–12

top-of-form ............................................... 5–39

Order number .................................................. A–1

Page

length ....................................................... 5–19

PAGE LG ........................................................ 5–19

Paper

continuous forms ..................................... 3–10

ejecting single sheets ................................. 3–8

feeding ..................................................... 3–16

guide ................................................ 2–11, 3–6

length ......................................................... 3–1

loading ............................................. 3–5, 3–10

operations .................................................. 3–2

print area ................................................... B–6

select lever ................................................. 3–2

selection ..................................................... 3–1

single sheet ................................................ 3–5

specifications .................................... B–6, 3–1

thickness .................................................... 3–1

thickness lever ........................................... 3–4

tips for handling ....................................... 3–18

type,switching.......................................... 3–17

unloading forms ....................................... 3–14

width .......................................................... 3–1

PAPER OUT indicator .......................... 3–17, 4–5

Paper path

selecting ..................................................... 3–3

Paper select lever .................................. 2–11, 3–2

Paper-out detection .............................. 4–5, 5–29

PICA 10 .......................................................... 5–15

Pitch ............................................................... 5–17

Platen ............................................................. 2–10

cleaning ...................................................... 6–3

knob ......................................................... 2–10

Power

connector ................................................. 2–11

cord .................................................. 2–3, 2–11

switch ....................................................... 2–11

PPR-OUT ....................................................... 5–29

Prestige Elite 12 .............................................. 5–15

PRF-SKP ........................................................ 5–24

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INDEX

area ............................................................ B–6

buffer, clearing .................................. 4–8, 5–31

features, selecting ...................................... 4–1

list of selected options ............................. 5–10

Print guide ..................................................... 2–10

Print head....................................................... 2–10

Printer

control panel .............................................. 4–2

failures ........................................................ 7–9

features.............................................. 1–1, 1–2

location....................................................... 2–1

normal mode ................................... QR–1, 5–1

problems ..................................................... 7–1

setup .......................................................... 2–1

setup mode ................................................. 5–1

specifications ............................................ B–1

Printer Driver ................................................. 2–29

Printing

currently selected options ........................ 5–10

Demo pattern ............................................ 2–18

problems .................................... 7–2, 7–3, 7–4

self-test..................................................... 2–14

start ............................................................ 4–5

stop ............................................................ 4–5

using software ............................................ 4–2

with parallel interface................................ 2–26

with serial interface................................... 2–26

Problems

operating .................................................... 7–7

paper handling .................................. 7–4, 7–5

printer failures ................................... 7–1, 7–9

printing ....................................................... 7–1

solving ....................................................... 7–1

Protocols, serial ............................................ D–10

PRT-DIR ......................................................... 5–30

QUALITY ....................................................... 5–16

Quick Reference, operation .......................... QR–1

RC Protocol ..................................................... D–9

Removing printed pages .................................. 4–8

Replacing ribbon cartridge ............................. 6–3

Resident

command sets............................................ C–1

emulations ...................................... 2–23, 5–15

fonts .................................................. F–1, 1–2

Resume printing ............................................... 4–5

RGHTEND ...................................................... 5–26

Ribbon cartridge

installing ..................................................... 2–7

replacing ..................................................... 6–3

ribbon subcassettes ................................... 6–3

Ribbon subcassette ........................................ A–1

Right end of page (RGHTEND) ..................... 5–26

RS-232C (serial) interface

cable connection ...................................... 2–22

optional settings (setup) ................ 2–26, 5–31

specifications ............................................ D–7

Select (DC1)/Deselect (DC3) commands ....... 5–25

Self-test, printer ............................................. 2–14

SELF-TST ...................................................... 7–10

Serial (RS-232C) interface

cable connection ...................................... 2–20

optional settings (setup) ................ 2–28, 5–31

specifications ............................................ D–7

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Setup mode

changing configuration options ............... 5–40

changing hardware options...................... 5–29

changing MENU1 and 2 options .............. 5–14

changing print position

adjustment options ............................... 5–35

changing top-of-form ............................... 5–39

DPL24C PLUS flowchart ........................... 5–57

entering ...................................................... 5–2

example ....................................................... 5–6

exiting ....................................................... 5–48

online........................................................ 5–62

overview of................................................. 5–4

saving settings ......................................... 5–48

single sheet fine adjust (CUTFINE).......... 5–36

summary ..................................................... 5–7

Setup options

adjustment options................................... 5–35

Alternate Graphics Mode (AGM)............. 5–24

attributes (ATTRIB) ................................. 5–18

buffer (BUFFER) ....................................... 5–30

buzzer ON/OFF (BUZZER) ....................... 5–30

carriage return (CR) .................................. 5–25

character height (CHAR-H) ...................... 5–18

character set (CHR-SET) .......................... 5–24

character width (CHAR-W) ...................... 5–17

detection of end of forms (CONT-PE)....... 5–44

emulation (EMULATE) ............................. 5–15

fine adjust (CNTFINE) top of forms,

continuous form ................................... 5–36

fine adjust left position (CNT-LFT),

continuous form ................................... 5–37

fonts (FONT) ............................................ 5–15

hardware options...................................... 5–29

interface (INTRFCE) ................................. 5–31

language (LANGUGE) .............................. 5–21

left end of page (LFT-END) ...................... 5–19

line feed (LF) ............................................ 5–25

line spacing (LINE SP) .............................. 5–17

line spacing adjust (CUT-ADJ), single sheet ................

5–37

list of selected options ............................. 5–10

lock function of setup mode (LOCK)........ 5–43

MENU1 and MENU2 options................... 5–14

page length (PAGE LG)............................. 5–19

paper-out response (PPR-OUT) ............... 5–29

perforation skip (PRF-SKP) ...................... 5–24

pitch ......................................................... 5–17

print direction (PRT-DIR) .......................... 5–30

print quality .............................................. 5–16

Select/Deselect commands (DC3-CDE) .... 5–25

setting of printing speed

change processing (SKIP-PR) .............. 5–45

setting of priority on TOF control

(TOF-CTL) ........................................... 5–46

setting of reducing backward

line feeds (BANDCTL).......................... 5–45

setting of retracting control,

continuous form (CUT-CTL) ................. 5–44

setting of the asynchronous

status function (STATUS) .................... 5–45

setting ribbon protective control,

continuous form ................................... 5–44

single sheet top of form (CUT-ORG) ........ 5–36

status after loading paper in offline mode

(ON-LORD) ........................................... 5–43

tear-off (TEAROFF) .................................. 5–40

tear-off enable time (TEAR-EN) ................ 5–41

tear-off position (TEARPOS).................... 5–41

top margin (TOP-MRG) ............................ 5–20

top of form (CNT-ORG), cntinuous form .. 5–36

top-of-form ............................................... 5–39

word length (WORD-LG).......................... 5–30

zero with a slash (ZEROFNT) ................... 5–24

Shadow printing ............................................ 5–18

Shipping restraint cardboard, removing .......... 2–4

Single sheet

loading ....................................................... 3–5

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INDEX

Single sheets

ejecting ....................................................... 3–8

Soft (download) fonts ........................... 4–1, 5–15

Software, using ..................................... 2–26, 4–2

Specifications

interface ..................................................... D–1

paper ......................................................... B–6

printer ........................................................ B–1

Supplies .......................................................... A–1

TEAR OFF button ........................................... 3–3

Tear-off setup options ................................... 5–40

Tearing off forms ........................................... 3–15

Testing printer

offline ....................................................... 2–13

online........................................................ 2–26

Top margin, changing .................................... 5–20

TOP-MRG ...................................................... 5–20

Unidirectional printing ................................... 5–30

Unpacking ....................................................... 2–3

USB interface

cable connection ...................................... 2–20

optional setting ........................................ 5–31

specifications .......................................... D–11

V-ALMNT function ....................................... 7–10

Vertical character displacement

correcting ................................................. 7–10

WIDTH .......................................................... 5–24

Word length .................................................. 5–30

WORD-LG ...................................................... 5–30

XON/XOFF protocol .................................... D–10

ZEROFNT ...................................................... 5–24

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