Seiko Group Bp 9000 Users Manual

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BUSINESS PRINTER

OWNER'S MANUAL

This manual and the program samples described in it are copyrighted by SEIKO Precision

retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, mechanical,

photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO

Precision Inc.

* HP is a registered trademark of HEWLETT-PACKARD Company.

* PCL is a registered trademark of HEWLETT-PACKARD Company.

* DeskJet 500/RuggedWriter 480 are a registered trademark of HEWLETT-PACKARD

Company.

* Epson is a registered trademark of S.Epson Corporation.

* LQ-2550 is a registered trademark of S.Epson Corporation.

* IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

* IBM2931 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines

Corporation.

* Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Chiba, Japan

Warning

“This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in strict accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to

radio communications. However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

— Reorient the receiving antenna

— Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

“It is necessary to use shielded interconnect cables to insure compliance with FCC Class

B limits for radio frequency emissions."

Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

OWNER'S MANUAL

1999 SEIKO Precision Inc.

24-pin wide-carriage

dot matrix printer

As an ENERGY STAR Partner, SEIKO Precision Inc. has determined that this product meets

the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

- Outline of the International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program -

The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is an international program

that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and other office equipment. The

program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively

reduce energy consumption. It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate

voluntarily. The targeted products are office equipment such as computers, displays, printers, facsimiles,

and copiers. Their standards and logos uniform among participating nations.

This manual is for the following two models of the printer.

Although these two models, model A and model B, look different,

the difference is only the appearance of the casing areas at the front. The

functions of these models are very much the same.

Refer to the manual of the model A, for the manual of the model B.

Model A

Model B

Contents
Unpacking the printer.............. 1
Quick startup.............................. 2
1. Introduction
Features...................................... 3
Options and expendables................. 4
Printer description......................... 6
2. Setting up
Installing the paper rack ................ 10
Installing the sound seal cover ........ 10
Installing the ribbon cassette ........ 11
Connecting the computer ............... 12
Connecting the power cord ............. 12
Loading the paper.......................... 13
Adjusting print head position ......... 15
3. Control panel and operations
Control panel and indicators ......... 16
Paper parking.............................. 20
Printing test pattern ...................... 21
Demonstration print-out ................ 22
Tearing off a form.......................... 22
Power-on operation summary ......... 23
4. Basic setup options
About basic setup options ............. 24
Printing multipart paper ................ 26
Selecting page length
for fanfold paper...................... 26
Selecting single sheet 
paper size .............................. 27
Selecting font style...................... 28
Selecting character spacing ........... 29
Enlarging/compressing print ......... 30
Setting top of form position ........... 31
Loading user setup options ............ 31
5. Extended setup options
About extended setup options ........ 33
Print enhancement
10 Emulation................................... 36
11 Character table (HP mode)............... 36
12 Character table (Epson mode)........... 37
13 Character table (IBM mode)............. 37
14 National font style........................ 38
15 Code page................................... 38
16 IBM Alternate graphic mode............ 39
17 Carriage return (CR)....................... 39
18 Line feed (LF)............................... 39
19 Line feed spacing.......................... 40
20 Slashed zero................................ 40
21 Set default tab stops...................... 40
22 Lock-in the page length................. 40
23 Print quality ............................... 41
24 Lock-in the font........................... 41
25 Lock-in the character 
spacing .................................... 41
26 Lock-in the print quality................. 41
Barcode print enhancement
27 Enable barcode print .................... 42
28 Barcode type............................... 42
29 Bar code size................................ 44
30 Enlarged character size................... 44
31 Graphic Print Speed...................... 45
32 Accent character........................... 45
33 Setting of the FF code at TOF ......... 45
HP mode enhancement
38 PCL mode .................................. 46
39 Secondary character table ............ 46
Paper handling enhancement
40 Set the top margin........................ 47
41 Set the bottom margin .................. 47
42 Set the left margin........................ 47
43 Set the right margin ..................... 48
44 Fanfold paper width ..................... 48
45 Autoscroll delay........................... 48
46 Override bottom margin ............... 49
47 Label mode................................. 49
48 Paper out detection....................... 50
49 Cut sheet feeder type..................... 50
50 Setting of the auto
scrolling position ................ 50
51 Line Feed Speed............................ 51
Communication enhancement
60 Interface type............................... 51
6 1 SELECT IN signal......................... 51
62 Parity bits.................................. 51
63 Data length................................. 52
64 Stop bit..................................... 52
65 Communication protocol ............. 52
66 Communication speed .................. 52
67 Serial error check ........................ 53
68 CTS signal................................. 53
69 CD signal .................................. 53
70 DSR signal................................. 53
71 Communication buffer size ........ 54
72 Busy/ACK timing......................... 54
73 Data latch timing.......................... 54
74 Setting of whether ERROR/PE
signals are output or not ...... 54
Miscellaneous
80 Print direction............................. 55
81 LCD display language.................... 55
82 Invert LCD display ...................... 55
83 Software controlled setup ............. 56
84 Lock the RESET key...................... 56
85 Setting of ENERGY STAR ............. 56
86 Saving user setup options ............. 56
87 Printing list of option settings ..... 56

6. Setting the application software
About printer driver ...................... 57
Printer driver selection .................. 57
Connecting the BP-9000 printer
in the HP Environment ............. 58
Saving Your Setup.................... 59
7. Troubleshooting
Error messages ............................ 60
Troubleshooting guide .................. 61
Input hexadecimal dump mode .. . .. 62
8. Maintenance
Cleaning...................................... 63
Lubrication.................................. 63
Printer cover removal ................... 64
Vertical alignment mode ............... 66
9.Bar code and enlarged
character function
Bar code function 
Outline of bar code function................. 69
Makeup of bar code............................ 69
Bar code command list........................ 70
(1) Bar code type........................ 70
(2) Element width....................... 71
(3) Bar code height..................... 71
(4) Setting HRI on and off............. 71
(5) HRI font.............................. 72
(6) Check character..................... 72
(7) 
Starting the bar code data sequence
... 72
(8) 
Ending the bar code data sequence
.... 73
(9) Bar code data sequence............. 73
(10) Printing density................... 73
(11) Guide bar expansion.............. 73
(12) Start and stop characters......... 74
(13) Barcode rotational angle......... 74
(14) Disabling HRI of the start 
and stop characters.......... 74
(15) Value input mode.................. 74
(16) 
Initializing the bar code mode
.... 75
Data processing in the bar
code data sequence........... 75
Printing bar codes.................... 76
HRI...................................... 76
Error processing...................... 77
Code 128 subset transition rule
...... 77
UPC-E  conversion rule.............. 78
Calculating the check character
...... 78
Other.................................... 80
Element printing................... 80
Enlarged 
character function
Outline of enlarged 
characterfunction............ 82
Enlarged character 
command list................. 82
(1) Executing backspacing............ 83
(2) Executing line feeding............. 83
(3) Executing form feeding............ 84
(4) Executing carriage return.......... 84
(5) Initializing the enlarged 
character mode............... 84
(6) Arrangement of enlarged 
characters..................... 85
(7) Cell magnification for 
enlarged characters.................. 85
(8) All-character set for 
enlarged characters................... 86
(9) Selecting an enlarged 
character font......................... 86
(10) Height expansion for 
enlarged characters.................. 87
(11) 
HMI for enlarged characters
.......... 87
(12) 
VMI for enlarged characters
........... 88
(13) 
Setting and canceling the 
enlarged character mode
...... 88
(14) 
Enlarged character cell offset
..... 89
(15) Enlarged character pitch......... 89
(16) Enlarged character quality....... 90
(17) 
Enlarged character rotational angle
.
.90
(18) 
Setting and canceling enlarged
character smoothing
.. 91
(19) 
Enlarged character top offset
...... 91
(20) 
Setting and canceling underlining
ofenlarged characters
... 92
(21) Enlarged character 
widthwise expansition....... 92
(22) Horizontal printing position
for enlarged characters... 93
(23) 
Vertical printing position for
enlarged characters
.. 93
Enlarged character print samples
..... 94

Appendices
A. Specifications
Printing specifications ............. 95
Parallel interface 
specifications ................ 100
Serial interface
specifications ................ 101
Other specifications ................ 102
B. Control code summary
IBM mode ............................. . 103
Epson mode ........................... 109
PCL mode ..............................115
Setup options control codes ........ 122
C. Character sets........... ...............127
D. Reverse control panel ...........136

❏Power source

• Be sure to insert the power plug only in a

wall unit of the voltage designated in the

voltage selector switch and on the rating

plate on the back of the unit.

• Do not place the power cord near heat

sources or place heavy objects on it. Do not

bend or twist the power cord.

❏Foreign matter and water

• Keep your hands and personal items, such as

scarfs and ties, away from the carriage

mechanism while the printer is operating.

The carriage moves with considerable force.

• Keep the printer dry. If you accidentally

spill water on the machine, turn the power

off immediately and wipe it dry. Do not turn

the power on until the machine is

completely dry.

❏Installation environment

• The printer should be used where humidity is

low, where there is little dust, and where the

printer is not in direct sunlight.

• Avoid placing or leaning anything on top of

the printer. If you accidentally drop any

object into the machine, turn the power off

immediately, then carefully remove the

object.

• Do not twist the ribbon while installing it.

❏Operating condition

• Wait at least two seconds after turning power

off before turning it back again. The

initialization process may not be performed

correctly if this is not done.

• Do not touch the print head immediately

after printing because it is too hot.

• Never operate the printer without paper or paper properly installed.

If you use paper that is not as wide as the platen, be sure that printing does not exceed paper width.

Use software control to change the width of the print line.

• Never insert or pull out an interface cable while the power to the printer and computer is on.

• Be sure to turn off the printer before turning off a connected host computer.

Caution for use

Check the cartons for the following items:

Paper Rack

(See page 10)

Power Cord

(See page 12)

Sound Seal Cover

(See page 10) Ribbon Cassette

(#SBP-1051)

(See page 11)

Printer

Handbook

Reverse Control Panel

(See page 55, 135)

CD-ROM

(Driver-CD with Owner's

Manual, printer driver software)

Operation Guide Sheet

(See page 7)

BUSINESS PRINTER

OWNER'S MANUAL

TOF SET

BIN

PARK

ENTER

ALT SETUP

M.RLF

LF M.LFFF

TEAR OFF RLFON LINE

P.OUT

ON LINE

POWER

EXIT

QUALITY

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RESET

Handbook

Unpacking the printer

To make your first print, follow the procedure below . For more detailed instructions on setting your

printer, please refer to the page indicated.

Self Test

❏To set up the printer

1. Install the paper rack, the sound seal cover,

and the ribbon cassette — Pages 10 and 11.

2. Load the single cut sheet paper or fanfold

paper. Press the FF key to load the paper —

Pages 13 and 14.

❏To make a test print

1. Set the paper size of the printer in the setup

options — Pages 26 and 27.

2. Press the LF key and hold while initializing

the printer by the RESET key. Hold the LF

key until the self test starts — Page 21.

❏To connect your computer

1. With all equipment turned off, connect the

printer to your computer. Interface cable is

purchased separately — Page 12.

2. Use the extended setup options (emulation

type and communication enhancement

section) to match the specification needs

between the printer and your computer —

Pages 33 to 56.

3. Select the printer driver from your

application software — Page 57.

Quick startup

Features

❏Barcode Print available

• 13 resident barcode type Industrial 2/5, Interleave 2/5, Codabar, Matrix 2/5, Code 11, Code 39,

Code 93, Code 128, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, Postnet

❏Enlarged character printing

Characters can be enlarged (by up to 127 times as large x 127 times as

large) using the enlarged character command unique to this printer.

Software commands are used for control.

❏Contain the 3 kind of emulations

Compatible to major printer emulations, Hewlett Packard, IBM and Epson printers.

• Hewlett Packard Rugged Writer 480 (PCL3) compatible

• EPSON LQ-2550 compatible

• IBM 2391 compatible

❏Wide selection of paper size

• Single cut sheet papers A3, A4, B4, B5, Letter, Legal

• Fanfold continuous paper 5 - 15 inch wide and 2 - 16.5 inch long paper

• Multi-part paper Original plus 8 copies

(total clearance: 0.635mm (0.025”)

• Labeling paper Label peel-proof capability

❏Full option of font types and variation of character spacings

• 10 resident fonts Courier, Prestige, Script, OCR-A, OCR-B, Gothic, Orator, Orator-S,

Roman, and Sans Serif

• 8 character spacings 10, 12, 15, 16.7, 17.1, 20, 24 characters per inch (CPI), and

proportional and 1/2 proportional characters

❏Enlarge/reduce your layout to fit in any paper size

• you can print the same layout of the document in different paper size.

❏Easy operation

• Multiple display language for international use.

• Upside down display enables operation from the back of the printer.

❏Superb compatibility and connectability

• Communication protocols adjustable to any computer.

• Interface connections provided for parallel, RS-232C.

• Parallel and serial interface are switchted automatically when "AUTO" setting is selected.

1. Introduction

Options and expendables

Cut Sheet Feeder Pull Tractor (#BP-57008)

1 Bin (#BP-78009)

2 Bin (#BP-78009E)

Matrix Print Head Ribbon Cassette (#SBP-1051)

The Cut Sheet Feeder greatly enhances the speed and

efficiency of document printing by feeding of up to 80 single

sheets of paper without reloading.

Paper dimensions

Length: 14.5"~7.0"

Width : 15.0"~5.7"

Weight : 15~21 lbs.

The Pull Tractor is recommended for applications using

extra thick forms.

1. Introduction

❏Power cord

One of the following plug types is supplied. See "Connecting the power cord" on page 12.

Please see the rating plate on the back of your printer for appropriate input voltage and consult your

dealer for a specific type of power cord, if necessary.

120V For USA

240V For U.K. 240V For Australia

220-240V For Asia and Europe

1. Introduction

Printer description

Paper Guide

Ribbon Cassette

Platen

Power Switch

Paper Select Lever

(Friction Lever)

Head Adjustment Lever

Print head

Paper Bail

Sound Seal Cover

Paper Rack

Paper Cutter

Top Rear Cover

Operator Panel

Tractor Cover

Tractor Lock Lever

Printer Cover

Rear Cover

❏Operation guide sheet

The operation guide sheet helps you to operate some of the basic options on the front control panel.

You can peel the adhesive backed paper and stick it anywhere on your printer for convenience.

❏Precaution for extra-thick paper usage

Extra-thick continuous paper, especially 9-part multi-layer paper may get jammed in the printer due

to its stiffness and inflexibility. When using such paper, set the paper rack in the slant position

shown in the figure.

Tractor

Platen

Print Head Print Head

Friction Roller

Print Head

Tractor

Description

Paper width

Paper length

Ply

Total thickness

Paper weight

Single-ply

single

0.065~0.12mm

14lbs.~28lbs.

53g/m ~105g/m

Multiple Copies

Original+8 max.

0.635mm max.

non-carbon

Label Paper

single

0.18mm max.

125Kg max.

• Multiple Fanfold Paper

• Label Fanfold Paper

Description

Paper size

Ply

Total thickness

Paper weight

Single-ply

A3, A4, B4, B5 Letter, Legal

single

0.08~0.12mm

17lbs.~28lbs.

64g/m ~105g/m

Fanfold Paper

Single Sheet Paper

Push Tractor Method Friction Feed Method

• Single ply Fanfold Paper • Single Sheet Paper

5~15 inch

2~16.5 inch

1. Introduction

❏Physical dimension(Model A)

Weight: 44.1 lbs. (20 kg)

17.9"

(455mm) 19.9"

(505mm)

24 .4" (620mm)

15.4"

(390mm)

17.1"

(435mm)

10.2"

(260mm)

12.0"

(305mm)

Sound Seal Cover

11.6"

(295mm)

✽Paper Rack in flat position

(Continuous paper setting)

✽Paper Rack in upright position

(Single sheet setting)

✽Paper Rack in flat position

(Continuous paper setting)

1. Introduction

❏Physical dimension(Model B)

Weight: 44.1 lbs. (20 kg)

1. Introduction

18.9"

(480mm) 20.9"

(530mm)

24.4" (620mm)

15.4"

(390mm)

17.1"

(435mm)

10 .2"

(260mm)

13.0"(330mm)

Sound Seal Cover

11.6"

(295mm)

✽Paper Rack in flat position

(Continuous paper setting)

✽Paper Rack in upright position

(Single sheet setting)

✽Paper Rack in flat position

(Continuous paper setting)

Installing the paper rack

1. Slide both paper guides to the

extreme left and right edges of the

paper rack.

2. With the two small pivots on either

side of the paper rack downward, fit

the pivots in the groove on the rear

top cover.

3. Place the paper rack in upright

position for single cut sheet paper

and lay it down for fanfold

continuous paper.

Installing the sound seal cover

1. Lay the sound seal cover upside

down on the printer.

2. Fit one of the holes of the cover to

the stud of the L-angle hinge on one

side of the printer.

3. Fit the other hole to the other stud

by pressing the L-angle hinge

inward then out through the hole.

Note

The paper guides should be placed to the outside edges

during the installation or removal of the paper rack.

Note

Make sure that both studs are out through the hole

completely, otherwise, the sound seal cover will be stuck in

place.

Rear Top Cover

Pivots

Groove

L-angle Hinge

2. Setting up

Installing the ribbon cassette

Turn OFF the printer's power and remove the used ribbon cassette, if necessary, by pulling straight

upward.

1. Open the printer cover.

2. Manually move the print head to the extreme right side of the printer for easy installation of the

ribbon. Do not try to move the print head if the power is on.

3. Turn the ribbon feed knob in the direction of the arrow on the knob to remove any slack in the

ribbon.

4. Place the ribbon cassette on the left and right cassette holders, such that the ribbon rests on the

ribbon guide. Check to be sure that the ribbon drive shaft on the left cassette holder is inserted in the

hole on the bottom of the ribbon cassette.

5. Turn the ribbon feed knob in the direction of the arrow on the knob to remove any slack in the

ribbon.

6. Replace the front printer cover and set the head adjustment lever to the proper position for the best

print quality.

CAUTION

Do not touch the print head if the printer has been running for a long time. Wait

until the print head is cooled off.

Cassette Holders

Ribbon Guide Ribbon Mask

Cassette Holder

Remove any slack from ribbon

Ribbon Feed Knob

2. Setting up

Connecting the computer

The printer has a parallel interface connector (Centronics) and a serial interface connector (RS232C).

Before you connect an interface cable to your computer, you need to know what type of printer

driver is supported by your software applications and what type of connector is needed to attach the

printer to the computer.

❏Parallel Interface

36-pin plug

❏Serial Interface

25-pin plug

Connecting the power cord

Check the power requirement printed on the rating plate on the rear of the printer before attaching

the power cord and turning on the printer. Both POWER and P.OUT lamps light up when the

printer is switched on correctly. The voltage selector should be set correctly as follows.

CAUTION

220-240V 120V

CAUTION

220-240V 120V

T5A 250V

T2.5A 250V(For European)

25 1

CAUTION

220-240V 120V

Voltage Selector

2. Setting up

120V:USA, Canada

230V:Europe,Asia, Oceania

Note

For continued protection against risk of fire and

destruction of Power PCB Assembly, switch the

voltage selector according to using voltage.

Loading the paper

❏Fanfold continuous paper

1. Move the paper select lever toward the front of the printer to set

the fanfold paper setting.

2. Set the print head adjustment lever . In general, position 1 is

used for one-part paper. (See page 15)

3. Remove the rear cover of the printer or open the rear cover to

lock the cover in the open position.

4. Release the tractor lock levers (upward), and move the right tractor to

the marked position as shown in the figure, and lock it in place.

5. Open both tractor covers and place the fanfold paper so that the tractor pins are aligned with the

holes in the paper. Carefully close both tractor covers.

6. After the paper is properly installed, re-adjust the left tractor to a position to keep the paper taut (but

not too taut) between the left and right tractors.

7. To load the paper, press the PARK key or FF key on the front panel. The fanfold paper is fed to the

top-of-form position 14/60 inch (6mm)below the top edge of the paper. The top-of-form position can

be adjusted from 0/60 inch to 480/60 inches (8 inches = 203mm) in the basic setup options on page

31.

8. The paper bail automatically lowers to press the paper against the platen when the leading edge of

the paper feeds more than one inch onto the platen.

Rear Cover

Left Tractor Cover

Not Too Taut !!

Left Margin Marker

Tractor Cover

Tractor Lock Lever

Right Tractor

Releasing direction

2. Setting up

Caution

Be careful not to catch your finger when closing the tractor covers.

❏Single sheet paper

1. Move the paper select lever toward the rear of the printer to the single

sheet setting.

2. Set the print head adjustment lever . In general, position 1 is used

for one-part paper. See page 15.

3. Raise the paper rack to the vertical position and adjust the left

paper guide to the proper position for the size of the paper being

used.

4. Place single sheet paper against the paper rack and let it slide behind the platen.

5. Adjust the right paper guide so that it comfortably holds the paper in between the two paper

guides.

6. Press the PARK key or FF key to load the single sheet paper to the top-of-form position 14/60 inch

(6mm) below the top edge of the paper. The top-of-form position can be adjusted from 0/60 inch to

480/60 inches (8 inches = 203mm) by using the front panel controls in the basic setup options on

page 30.

7. The paper bail automatically lowers to press the paper against the platen when the leading edge of

the paper feeds more than one inch onto the platen.

Note

If the paper is not loaded on the proper mark, the printer

may not detect the paper and will issue PAPER ERROR.

Note

If the paper is not completely fed in, slightly push the paper downward. If it is still not fed in,

look in the TROUBLESHOOTING section.

Notes

1. Extension Arm

The extension arm is used to keep large size (Legal, B4) single sheets from falling behind the

paper rack. When using the extension arm, pull the arm until it clicks and locks in place.

2. TEAR OFF keys are invalid with single sheet paper.

A3 B4

Paper Size Marker

Left Paper Guide

Extension Arm

Right Paper Guide

2. Setting up

❏Paper alignment

Current print line location

The current printing line (DDD...) is the third line down from the top of the ribbon guide (line

spacing is 1/6 line: 6 LPI).

Adjusting the print head position

The head adjustment is used to obtain the best print quality possible for the specific paper

being used. The print head position can be adjusted to accommodate printing on single and

multipart forms. When using multipart forms, move the print head adjustment lever toward the

front of the printer to widen the gap between the print head and the platen.

In general, position 1 is used for one-part paper. Moving the head adjustment lever one notch

adjusts the print head gap an amount corresponding to the addition of one more paper part.

Re-adjustment of the lever may be required depending on the quality of the actual printout:

• If the ribbon smears on the paper, the gap is too narrow.

• If the printed image is too light to read, the gap is too wide.

AAAAAAAA

BBBB

CCCC

DDD

0.5

Ribbon Guide

Head Adjustment Lever:

Move toward the front of

the printer for thicker paper

1 part-paper: 2nd click

5 part-paper: 8th click

9 part-paper: 13th click

(This scale is the suggested

number of sheets

for non-carbon part-paper.)

Notes

1.The print head adjustment lever should be set before loading the paper to avoid

paper jams.

2.If the printed image on the last copy of a multipart form is too light to read, set the

MULTIPART mode in the basic setup options (see page 26). This will increase the

striking intensity on multipart forms.

2. Setting up

Control panel and indicators

Standard Panel

Alternate up-side down reverse panel

Note: The alternate reverse panel installation instruction is described in Appendix D.

❏Indicators

•Display window Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

Displays status and errors during operation and menus in the setup options.

PARK

BIN

TOF SET

QUALITY

ENTER

SETUP M.RLF

M.LF FF

TEAR OFFRLF ON LINE

P.OUT

ON LINE

POWER

EXIT

ALT

L C D

RESET

TOF SET

BIN

PARK

ENTER

ALT SETUP

M.RLF

LF M.LFFF

TEAR OFF RLFON LINE

P.OUT

ON LINE

POWER

EXIT

QUALITY

L C D

RESET

The followings are some examples of the display messages.

If the printer is in the offline mode, the following appears on the display.

Status message

This indicates that the printer is in offline and paper out status.

P.OUT FANFOLD

Warning message

This indicates that the printer cover is open. Close the cover to

resume the operation .

COVER OPEN

Status message for fanfold continuous paper

This column indicates the page length; and the paper widlh.

This indicates the type of paper selected is fanfold continuous

paper.

FANFOLD 11 15

Status message for single sheets paper

This indicates a paper size; B5 through A3 depending on the

designated paper size (default A4) selected in the setup options.

This indicates the type of paper selected is single sheet paper.

MANUAL, BIN 1, BIN 2, BIN 1+2

MANUAL: A4 P

3. Control panel and operations

•Indicator lamps

❏Function Keys

•ON LINE

Pressing this key places the printer offline so that the printer can perform

some functions independent from the host system. In the offline mode, data

is not received. When the printer is offline, pressing the key places the

printer online and ready to receive data from the host system.

•RESET

When the RESET key is pressed, the printer immediately enters the reset

state and prepares for the initialize operation, which is nearly the same

initialize operation as when the power is turned on.

The following keys are active only in the offline mode:

•LF/RLF (Line feed and reverse line feed)

When the LF/RLF key is pressed, paper is fed per the line spacing at the 6

line per inch forward or backward, respectively.

While this key is pressed and held, the paper is continuously fed forward or

backward, respectively.

•FF (Form feed)

Pressing this key feeds the paper to the next top of form position. Single

sheet paper is fed to eject.

Lamp On Off Blinking

POWER Power On Power Off —

(green)

ON LINE Online Offline Cover open, or Head overheat

(green) protection activating

P.OUT Out-of-paper Paper-in Home sensor error, RAM error,

(umber) or paper error.

ON LINE

P.OUT

ON LINE

POWER

ON LINE

RLF

RESET

3. Control panel and operations

•M.LF/M.RLF (Micro line feed/micro reverse line feed)

When the M.LF/M.RLF key is pressed, the paper is fed 1/360 inch forward

or backward, respectively. This key is used to set the paper position.

To set the TOF SET (top-of-form set) function, press the FF key and then

simply advance the loaded paper forward or reverse to your desired print

position using the M.LF/M.RLF keys. Hereafter until you reload paper, the

first print position of the form is always fed at the same place.

•TEAR OFF [Used only for fanfold paper]

Pressing this key advances the perforation of the form to the paper cutter so

that the leading form can be torn off from the rest.

If this key is pressed after the form is torn off, the paper is fed backwards

and the mode is returned to offline. If the ON LINE key is pressed instead

of the TEAR OFF key, the paper is fed backwards and the mode is changed

to the online mode.

•PARK (Paper parking)

Pressing this key unloads the paper if the paper is already loaded and loads

the paper when the paper is not already loaded.

Fanfold continuous paper (paper select lever in fanfold setting)

The paper is moved to the park station in the back of the printer by pressing

this key. When pressing this key with the paper in the park position, the

paper will be loaded to the print station between 0 and 8 inches from the top

edge of the paper, depending on the loading position (TOF Adjust) selected

in the basic setup options on page 31.

Single sheet paper (paper select lever in single sheet setting)

The paper in the print station will be ejected. When paper is in the paper

rack, the paper is moved to the print station by pressing this key.

•BIN (ALT+SETUP keys)

This key is for selecting the active paper tray of the cut sheet feeder or the

paper feed type:MANUAL, BIN1, BIN2 or BIN1+2. BIN1, BIN2, BIN1+2

appears only when the cut sheet feeder (CSF) option is set.

TEAR OFF

PARK

TOF SET

M.RLF

M.LF

3. Control panel and operations

BIN

SETUP

EXIT

ALT

ENTER

Note

The paper select lever must be switched to the single sheet setting.

3. Control panel and operations

•TOF SET (ALT+PARK keys)

The TOF SET key is valid only when paper is loaded. When the TOF SET

key is pressed in the offline state, the TOF position is set to the top of the

ribbon guide, and the buzzer

sounds.

+After two seconds, the paper is

fed backward so that the TOF

position is at the current

printing position.

Whe the TOF position is set, the

setting of “7 TOF ADJUST” is

changed to this set automatically.

*TOF:Top of form

•SETUP

When the SETUP key is pressed the printer enters the setup options. The

setup options are explained later in the "Basic setup options" section.

•QUALITY This key is for selecting the print quality: LQ, NLQ, HQDR (high quality

draft), DRAFT, SD (speed draft), or SSD (super speed draft). To set your

desired print quality simply scroll and stop where your selection is

displayed. The printer beeps once for an acknowledgment.

Software commands can override the print quality setting of this key.

However, "#26 Quality Lock" option described on page 41 can lock-in the

selection by this key and disable software commands.

This key also selects the graphic print speed.

*The graphic print speed is selected only by “31 GRAPHIC QUALITY”

in the extended setup options.

• Others

The ←, →, ↓, ↑EXIT and ENTER keys become effective only in the setup options entered by

pressing the SETUP key. For more information refer to "Basic setup options."

❏Control Levers

• Head adjustment Lever

This lever adjusts the gap between the print head and the platen. The correct

gap adjustment for a different paper thickness is required to obtain optimum

print quality. See also page 15.

BIN

SETUP

EXIT

QUALITY

PARK

TOF SET

ALT

ENTER

LCD

Graphic print speed

NLQ

HQDR

DRAFT

S.D.

S.S.D.

NLQ

S.D.

S.S.D.

Draft

HQDR

Draft

S.D.

S.S.D.

Normal✽

High speed 1

High speed 2

ESC x 1

LQ is selected ESC x 0

Draft is selected

0.5

AAAAAAAA

BBBB

CCCC

TOF Position Ribbon Guide

DDD

• Paper Select Lever

The paper select lever serves to switch between the fanfold continuous paper

setting and the single sheet paper setting (or CSF setting when CSF

installed).

Note: Switching this lever to continuous paper setting will mechanically

release the pressure roller for single sheets and engage gear trains for

continuous paper.

Paper parking

This function moves fanfold paper back to the push tractor position (park station) so that single

sheet paper can be used. Specifically it is useful when switching from fanfold paper to single

sheet paper.

• Pressing the PARK key removes the fanfold paper from the print station so that single sheet

paper can be used.

• Switching of the paper select lever is required for the actual mechanical switching of the paper

select.

• Pressing the PARK key when the printer is in the paper-out state loads the selected paper

(fanfold or single sheet) to the top-of-form position.

The following table explains the paper handling of the PARK key in the offline state:

Notes

1. Make sure that the setting of the paper select lever corresponds to the type of paper

being used.

2. The paper park function causes PAPER ERROR in the following situations:

a)when the fanfold paper is not set in the park station (at the push tractors) after

moving more than 22 inches backward.

b)when the paper (fanfold or single sheet) is not autoloaded to the print station after

feeding more than 8 inches. (At this time, the printer tries to sense the paper in

the printer.)

c) when single sheet paper is not ejected from the printer after advancing more than

22 inches.

Friction Lever P.OUT Indicator Action

Continuous Paper ON Autoload the paper (similar to the FF key)

OFF Park the paper in the push tractor position

Single Sheets ON Autoload the paper (similar to the FF key)

OFF Eject the paper (similar to the FF key)

3. Control panel and operations

Printing test pattern

Before performing the printer's self test, be sure the ribbon cassette and paper are properly

installed in the printer. The self test prints a continuous pattern of printable characters (ASCII

character pattern) in either draft or letter quality (LQ).

While test printing is executed, the ON LINE lamp blinks and the LCD indicates “SELF TEST”.

❏To run the draft self test

Press the LF key while turning ON the printer's power. If the printer is already turned ON, the

draft self test may be performed by pressing the LF key together with the RESET key.

Keep pressing the LF key until the self test begins.

❏To run the LQ self test

Press both the LF and ON LINE keys simultaneously while turning ON the printer. If the

printer is already turned ON, the LQ self test may be performed by pressing both the LF and

ON LINE keys simultaneously together with the RESET key.

Keep pressing the LF and ON LINE keys until the self test begins.

❏To stop the self test temporarily

Press the ON LINE key to stop printing.

❏To resume the self test

Press the ON LINE key again to restart printing.

❏To terminate this function

Press the RESET key or turn off the power.

M.RLF

M.LF FF

TEAR OFF

RLF ON LINE

P.OUT

ON LINE

POWER

SELF TEST DRAFT

RESET

PARK

BIN

TOF SET

QUALITY

ENTER

SETUP

EXIT

ALT

Note

Before initiating the self test, make sure that the width of the paper, especially fanfold paper

loaded in the printer corresponds to the setting selected in the extended setup options.

44 PAPER WIDTH

WIDTH: 15 IN

WIDTH: 10 IN

WIDTH: 5 IN

Maximum printable columns at 10cpi

.................... 136 columns

.................... 80 columns

.................... 36 columns

3. Control panel and operations

Demonstration print-out

To see what this printer can do, you may run this demonstration print-out (Letter or A4 paper

size) for checking the printer's performance. Press and hold the RLF and the M.RLF keys

while turning on the printer's power.

Tearing off a form

(Used only with fanfold continuous paper)

This function is activated by the TEAR OFF key and feeds fanfold paper so that the

perforation is aligned with the paper cutter located at the top rear of the printer, thus enabling

simple paper tearing. During the tear off

operation, the M.LF, and M.RLF keys are

used to correctly align the paper to the paper

cutter.

After tearing off the form, pressing the

TEAR OFF key a second time reversely

feeds the paper to the top of the next

available form.

Paper Cutter

Note

Pressing the TEAR OFF key (or the ONLINE key) the second time may return the paper to

the original print position when the top edge of the form does not pass above the paper

location prior to the first TEAR OFF operation.

3. Control panel and operations

Power-on operation summary

Operation (reference page)

Self test, draft (P21)

Self test,LQ (P21)

Hex dump, draft (P62)

Hex dump,LQ (P62)

Extended setup options (P33)

Demo printout (P22)

Loading MEMO 1 (P31)

Loading MEMO 2 (P31)

Loading MEMO 3 (P31)

Vertical alignment (P66)

EEPROM initialize 1

EEPROM initialize 2

ON LINE

PARK

QUALITY

M. LF

M. RLF

RLF

TEAR OFF

SETUP

ALT

RESET

POWER

Notes

1. Use either the RESET key or power switch when the circle is in both the RESET and

POWER columns.

2. EEPROM initialize 2 operation requires the vertical alignment operation after the

execution of the EEPROM initialize 2.

3. Control panel and operations

About basic setup options

The setup options serve to define various initial states of the printer that are executed when the

power is turned on or when the RESET key is pressed. In addition, this mode serves to

redefine the font type, character spacing, and other parameters for the printer's current

operating conditions. The parameters set in the setup options are stored in the memory of the

printer and used as the default values in initialize operations.

❏To set this option

When the SETUP key is pressed in the offline mode, the printer enters the function setup

option, where various functions can be set. The keys used in the function setup mode are

described below.

←and →[Alternate to the PARK and QUALITY]

These keys are used to go over menus in the display, but cannot be used to select

a menu item.

↓ and ↑[Alternate to the M.LF/M.RLF]

These keys are used to go over items within a menu in the display, but cannot be

used to set an item parameter.

ENTER [Alternate to the ALT]

When this key is pressed, an asterisk (*) indicating that the item is the currently

selected parameter is added at the end of the item.

EXIT [Alternate to the SETUP]

When this key is pressed, the content of the item is stored in the memory of the

printer. Then, the printer exits from the setup options and enters the offline

mode.

ONLINE

This key's function is similar to the EXIT key in that the printer saves the

selected item and exits from the setup options. At that time, if no errors or

irregular conditions exist, the printer enters the online mode.

PARK

TOF SET

QUALITY

ENTER

SETUP M.RLF

M.LF FF

TEAR OFFRLF ON LINE

P.OUT

ON LINE

POWER

EXIT

BIN

ALT

MAIN SETUP

RESET

Select functionSelect menu

Choose selected function

Exit setup to offline

Exit setup to online

4. Basic setup options

❏Selection procedure example

The following example illustrates the correct procedure to select a letter-portrait paper size

from the front panel:

1. Press the ON LINE key to enter the offline state. The ON LINE LED is put out:

2. Press the SETUP key to enter the SETUP options. The LCD displays:

3. Press the Right Arrow (→) key to select the menu and to display:

4. Press the Down Arrow ( ↓ ) key to step down the function items, and to display:

5. Press the ENTER key to select letter-size portrait as the desired PAPER SIZE. The LCD

briefly displays the paper size with an asterisk at the end.

6. Press the EXIT key to store the selection, terminate the setup options, and return to the offline

state or press the ON LINE key to return to the on line state.

❏Setup Memory

Current memory

The printer contains one current memory for automatically storing the preset setup states and

three user memories for storing data that is designated by the user.

The current memory automatically stores the configuration when the setup options are

terminated. When the power is turned on or when the RESET key is pressed, the printer

automatically sets the configuration per the current memory. Thus, when entering the setup

options, the contents of the current memory can be altered.

User memory

The user memories can store three different configurations. The user can set and recall the

contents of the memory to configure the printer. When the power is turned on or when the

RESET key is pressed, the contents stored in the user memories are not used as the initial

values. To use the contents of the user memories as the initial values, it is necessary to select

one of the user memories, MEMO 1 to MEMO 3, in the setup options and evoke the contents as

the preset condition.

To use the contents of the user memory as the current setup, it is necessary to display the “8

SELECT SETUP” on the menu and select one of the user memories. Exiting from the setup

options with a user memory selected will cause the contents of the user memory to be stored in

the current memory which then becomes the printer initial values.

To store a configuration in a user memory, display the “86 SAVE SETUP” selection in the

extended setup options and select one of the user memories. The current setup content is stored

in the specified memory when exiting the setup options.

SIZE: LETTERp

SIZE: LETTERp*

1 MULTIPART

3 PAGE SINGLE

4. Basic setup options

Printing multipart paper

The multipart mode increases the print intensity on multipart forms.

Selecting page length for fanfold paper

The page length selection varies from 2 inches to 16.5 inches with a 0.5 inch increment. The

page length is the same as the distance between two perforations.

The page length can be changed by software commands, but when the "Page Lock" option in

the extended setup options is set enabled, this page length selection becomes the fixed length

and software commands are ignored.

1 MULTIPART

COPY: NORMAL

COPY: DARK 1

COPY: DARK 2

2 PAGE FANFOLD

PAGE: 2 IN

PAGE: ...

PAGE: 11 IN

PAGE: ...

PAGE: 16.5IN

The followings will give an idea for proper selection:

........... Original + 5 copies

........... Original + 7 copies

........... Original + 8 copies

Default page length is 11 inches

Printable area

Perforation

2 - 16.5 Inch

Page length for fanfold paper

TOF(Top Of Form)

4. Basic setup options (1-2)

Selecting single sheet paper size

This function sets a paper size (page length, the right and left margins) of single sheet paper.

The "Page Lock" option in the extended options can lock-in the character spacing selected in

this option and ignores the related software command.

3 PAGE SINGLE

SIZE: B5 p

SIZE: B5 l

SIZE: A4 p

SIZE: A4 l

SIZE: B4 p

SIZE: B4 l

SIZE: LETTERp

SIZE: LETTERl

SIZE: LEGAL p

SIZE: LEGAL l

SIZE: A3 p

SIZE: A3 l

CONDITIONS

•Character Pitch: 10 CPI

•Line Feed Pitch: 6 LPI

•Page Length(in Epson/IBM) : = Paper form length - 0mm (top margin) - 17mm (bottom margin) - 2mm (tolerance)

•Page Length and Number of Lines in HP depend on the TOF position and override function.

•Right and Left Margin: correspond to the scale on the paper bail. (The unit is the number of characters).

Note

A3 landscape can not be used with CSF.

B5 Portrait

B5 Landscape

A4 Portrait

A4 Landscape

B4 Portrait

B4 Landscape

Letter Portrait

Letter Landscape

Legal Portrait

Legal Landscape

A3 Portrait

A3 Landscape

114

136

108

136

114

136

114

136

108

136

114

136

238

163

278

191

345

238

261

197

337

197

401

278

257

182

297

210

364

257

11"

8.5"

14"

8.5"

420

297

EPSON/IBM HP

Override OFF

Override ON

Override OFF

Override ON

Left Margin (chr.)

Right Margin (chr.)

Recommended

Number of Columns

(chr./line)

Recommended

printing area

(length in mm)

Maximum length

of page (mm)

TOF Adj. TOF Adj. TOF Adj.

0/60" 14/60" TOF Adj.

Paper Size

item

0/60" 14/60" 0/60" 14/60" 0/60" 14/60"

Number of Lines / Page

4. Basic setup options (3)

........... "P" denotes portrait.

........... "I" denotes landscape

........... Default page size is A4 portrait.

Selecting font style

This selection is effective only in the LQ or NLQ print mode. There are 10 resident fonts

provided.

When the OCR-A or OCR-B font is selected, either 10 cpi or 12 cpi character spacing can be

selected. The "Font Lock" option in the extended options can lock-in the font selected in this

option and ignores the related software command.

4 FONT SELECT

FONT: ROMAN

FONT: S.SERIF

FONT: COURIER

FONT: PRESTIGE

FONT: SCRIPT

FONT: OCR-B

FONT: OCR-A

FONT: GOTHIC

FONT: ORATOR

FONT: ORATORs

........... Default font is Roman.

........... Sans Serif

Note:

1. If the current 'QUALITY' selection is SD, SSD, DRAFT, or

HQDR, the font selection depends on the EMULATION

currently selected:

HP mode — FONT SELECT selection is accepted and

QUALITY is automatically changed to LQ.

EPSON or IBM mode — FONT SELECT selection will not

take effect until QUALITY selection is changed to either

NLQ or LQ.

2. If the current 'CHAR PITCH' is set to 15, 16, 17.1, 20, or

24 and OCR-A or OCR-B is selected, the ROMAN font

will be automatically substituted.

4. Basic setup options (4)

FONT

ROMAN

SANS SERIF

COURIER

PRESTIGE

SCRIPT

OCR-B

OCR-A

GOTHIC

ORATOR

ORATOR-S

PRINT SAMPLE

Selecting character spacing

This function selects one of the fixed spaced characters and proportional spaced characters.

The "Pitch Lock" option in the extended setup options can lock-in the character spacing

selected in this option and ignores the related software command.

When SD (speed draft) or SSD (super speed draft) is set the character spacing automatically

changes to 12 cpi or 15 cpi, respectively.

When OCR-A or OCR-B font is selected, either 10 cpi or 12 cpi can be selected.

5 CHAR PITCH

PITCH: 10 CPI

PITCH: 12 CPI

PITCH: 15 CPI

PITCH: 16.7 CPI

PITCH: 17 CPI

PITCH: 20 CPI

PITCH: 24 CPI

PITCH: PROP.

PITCH: 1/2PROP.

........... Default character spacing is 10 cpi printing

The Proportional character width is twice the 1/2 Proportional width. In the Epson mode,

the print quality is changed to the high quality one. In the IBM or HP mode, print quality

does not change the print quality.

10 CPI

12 CPI

15 CPI (HP/ IBM)

15 CPI (EPSON )

16.7 CPI

17.1 CPI

20 CPI

24 CPI(EPSON )

24 CPI (HP/ IBM)

Character Picth Print Sample

Proportional

1/2 Proportional

10 cpi

12 cpi

15 cpi (EPSON)

15 cpi (HP/IBM)

16.7 cpi

17 cpi

20 cpi

24 cpi (EPSON)

24 cpi (HP/IBM)

Proportional

1/2 Proportional

24 X 36

24 X 30

16 X 24

24 X 36(+12)

24 X 36(+7)

24 X 36(+6)

24 X 30(+6)

16 X 24(+6)

24 X 24(+6)

24 X N

1/180 X 1/360

1/180 X 1/720

1/180 X 1/360

1/180 X 1/720

Character pitch Dot-spacing (V x H) Character structure (V x H)

Letter Quality

4. Basic setup options (5)

Enlarging/compressing print

Enlarges or compresses the text size.

Any setting other than 100% will cancel the double height printing mode. The relationships

between the paper sizes with their enlargement and compressing ratio are described below.

Note: Enlarge ratio of 200% or less is recommended to prevent single sheets from paper skew.

6 ZOOM IN/OUT

ZOOM OUT: 66 %

ZOOM OUT: 79 %

ZOOM OUT: 83 %

ZOOM OUT: 91 %

NO ZOOM: 100 %

ZOOM IN: 116 %

ZOOM IN: 120 %

ZOOM IN: 141 %

ZOOM IN: 200 %

ZOOM IN: 400 %

ZOOM IN: 600 %

ZOOM IN: 800 %

ZOOM IN: 1000 %

ZOOM IN: 1200 %

ZOOM IN: 1400 %

ZOOM IN: 1600 %

100%

91%

79%

66%

116%

120%

141%

200%

400%

600%

800%

1000%

1200%

1400%

1600%

83%

4 point character size

66% 83%

79%

116% 120% 141%

B4 B5

A3 A4 B4 A4 A4 B5

A3 B4

B5(p) A4(p)

B4(l) A3(l) A4(p) B4(p) A4(p) A3(p)

ZOOM OUT

ZOOM IN

(p)

=Portrait

(l)

=Landscape

Note: This sample illustrates only a scale image.

4. Basic setup options (6)

Setting top of form position

The top-of-form (TOF) can be set using this function, anywhere from a minimum of 0 inch to a

maximum of 480/60 inches (8 inches = 203mm) by increments of 1/60 inch.

Press the Up or Down arrow keys to increase or decrease the TOF setting, respectively. Press

the ENTER key to select the desired setting.

Note: Any improper setting of TOF position will set it back to the default value. The top of

form differs from the top margin in that the top of form determines the first line of the print

station where the top margin can be moved anywhere between the top of the form and the

bottom margin. See "40 TOP MARGIN" on page 47.

Loading user & factory setup options

Loads one of three user designed setup options to the current active memory. This will erase

and replace setup contents in the current memory. The printer has three setup storage areas that

can store different setups. If you need to save the current setups before replacement, it is

necessary to select the “86 SAVE SETUP” item in the extended setup options on page 56.

Note: When this setting is executed, the printer will be initialized.

8 SELECT SETUP

SETUP: MEMO 1

SETUP: MEMO 2

SETUP: MEMO 3

SET.: FACTORY

7 TOF ADJUST

TOF: + 0/60IN

TOF: +nnn/60IN

TOF: +480/60IN

Equivalent short cut operation can be performed when:

........... pressing the PARK key with the RESET key,

........... pressing the QUALITY key with the RESET key,

........... pressing the M.LF key with the RESET key.

........... Defaults to 14/60 inch

Note

When using settings less then 14/60", the printer is more susceptible to a paper jam,

depending on forms type being used.

4. Basic setup options (7-8)

Factory Default Setting

Option Menu Factory Default

1 MULTIPART NORMAL

2 PAGE FANFOLD 11"

3 PAGE SINGLE A4 PORTRAIT

4 FONT SELECT ROMAN

5 CHAR PITCH 10 CPI

6 ZOOM IN/OUT 100%

7 TOF ADJUST 14/60 INCH

10 EMULATION EPSON

11 CHR TB HP ROMAN-8

12 CHR TB EPSON ITALIC

13 CHR TB IBM SET 1

14 NATIONAL FONT USA

15 CODE PAGE 437(USA)

16 AGM IBM NO

17 CR SETTING CR ONLY

18 LF SETTING LF+CR

19 LF PITCH 6 LPI

20 ZERO STYLE NO-SLASHED

21 TABULATION 8 CHAR.

22 PAGE LOCK NO

23 QUALITY LQ

24 FONT LOCK NO

25 PITCH LOCK NO

26 QLTY LOCK NO

27 BC/L.CHR MODE 1

28 BC TYPE CODE39

29 BC SIZE 1

30 LARGE CH.SIZE 8

31 GR QLTY MODE 2

32 ACCENT CHR SIMPLE

33 FF CODE/TOF YES

Option Menu Factory Default

38 PCL MODE PCL3+

39 CHR TB2 HP LINE-DRAW

40 TOP MARGIN 0 LINE

41 BOTTOM MARGIN 0 LINE

42 LEFT M. 0 COLUMN

43 RIGHT M. 0 COLUMN

44 PAPER WIDTH 15 INCH

45 AUTO SCROLL NO SCROLL

46 OVERRIDE BM YES

47 LABEL MODE NO

48 P.OUT DTCT ANY POS

49 CSF OPTION NOT INSTALLED

50 SCROLL POS ANY POS

51 LF SPEED NORMAL

60 INTERFACE PARALLEL

61 SLCT IN CMD NO

62 PARITY BIT NON

63 DATA LENGTH 8 BITS

64 STOP BIT 1 BIT

65 PROTOCOL DTR

66 BAUD RT 9600 BPS

67 SERIAL ERROR PRINT *

68 CTS ENABLE NO

69 CD ENABLE NO

70 DSR ENABLE NO

71 BUFFER SIZE 64 KB

72 BUSY/ACK TYPE 2

73 DATA LATCH TYPE F

74 ERROR STATUS YES

80 PRINT DIR BI-DIRECTION

81 DISPLAY LANG ENGLISH

82 INVERT DISP NO

83 SOFTWARE SET YES

84 RESET LOCK NO

85 SLEEP MODE YES

Option Menu CURRENT MEMO1 MEMO2 MEMO3

4 FONT SELECT ROMAN COURIER COURIER COURIER

10 EMULATION EPSON HP HP IBM

18 LF SETTING LF+CR LF ONLY LF ONLY LF ONLY

32 ACCENT CHR. SIMPLE COMPO. COMPO. SIMPLE

38 PCL MODE PCL3+ PCL3+ PCL3 PCL3+

61 SLCT IN ENBL NO NO NO YES

4. Basic setup options (8)

About extended setup options

The extended setup options contain various setup options which are used less frequently than

the basic setup options. The function in these options are categorized to four functional blocks:

•items numbering in 10's through 30's are for "Print enhancement" which defines the emulation

type or character tables;

•items numbering in 40's and 50's are for "Paper handling enhancement" which defines the paper

characteristics or print area;

•items numbering in 60's and 70's are for "Communication enhancement" which defines the

interface control parameters; and

•items numbering in 80's are for other functional items to "Miscellaneous".

For the overview of the extended setup options, refer to the extended setup options summary on

page 34 and 35.

Note: You may have noticed that some option numbers are skipped in the display. Those

skipped item numbers are reserved for special use and they do not affect regular operation of

this printer.

❏To set this option

By pressing and holding the SETUP key when the RESET key is pressed, the printer enters the

extended setup options, where various functions including the basic setup options can be set.

The keys and operation method in the extended setup options are the same as those in the basic

setup options. However, when exiting from the extended setup options, the initialization of the

printer will be conducted by printing the RESET key.

PARK

TOF SET

QUALITY

SETUP M.RLF

M.LF FF

TEAR OFFRLF ON LINE

P.OUT

ON LINE

POWER

ALT

EXTENDED SETUP

RESET

Select functionSelect menu

Store selected function

Exit setup to offline

Enter extended setup options

ENTER

EXIT

BIN

5. Extended setup options

B5 PORT

B5 LAND

A4 PORT *

A4 LAND

B4 PORT

B4 LAND

LETTER PORT

LETTER LAND

LEGAL PORT

LEGAL LAND

A3 PORT

A3 LAND

ROMAN *

SANS SERIF

COURIER

PRESTIGE

SCRIPT

OCR-B

OCR-A

GOTHIC

ORATOR

ORATOR-S

10 CPI *

12 CPI

15 CPI

16.7CPI

17.1CPI

20 CPI

24 CPI

PROPORTIONAL

1/2 PROPORTIONAL

66 %

79 %

83 %

91 %

100 % *

116 %

120 %

141 %

200 %

400 %

600 %

800 %

1000 %

1200 %

1400 %

1600 %

2.5

3.5

4.5

5.5

6.5

7.5

8.5

9.5

10.5

11*

11.5

12.5

13.5

14.5

15.5

16.5

NORMAL *

DARK 1

DARK 2

123456

MEMO 1

MEMO 2

MEMO 3

FACTORY

TOP OF FORM

+ n/60 inches

0 ≤ n ≤ 480

Default: n=14

CR SETTING

CR ONLY *

CR+LF

AUTOFEED

LF SETTING

LF ONLY

LF+CR *

LF PITCH

PITCH

6 LPI *

8 LPI

9 LPI

3 LPI

4 LPI

ZERO STYLE

NO-SLASHED *

SLASHED

PAGE LENGTH

LOCK

PAGE LOCK

NO *

YES

PITCH LOCK

NO *

YES

PITCH LOCK

QUALITY LOCK

NO *

YES

QUALITY LOCK

BARCODE/

ENLARGED

CHARACTER

BC/L.CHR

IGNORED

MODE1 *

MODE2

MULTIPART PAGE LENGTH

(FANFOLD)

PAGE LENGTH

(SINGLE)

FONT SELECT CHARACTER

PITCH

ZOOM IN/OUT

TOF

ADJUSTMENT SELECT SETUP

MEMORY

The asterisk (*) indicates

the factory default setting.

●Basic setup options #1-#8 ●Extended setup options #1-#87

Press both the SETUP and RESET keys to enter the extended setup options.

EMULATION

EMULATION MODE

EPSON *

IBM

CHARACTER

TABLE (EPSON)

CHARACTER

TABLE (IBM)

CHARA.TABLE

ITALIC *

GRAPHICS

DOWNLOAD

CODE PAGE

CHARA. TABLE

CHAR.SET1 *

CHAR.SET2

12 13

BARCODE

TYPE

BARCODE TYPE

INDSTRIAL 20F5

INTERLEAVED 20F5

MATRIX 20F5

CODABAR

CODE11

CODE39*

CODE93

CODE128

EAN8

EAN13

UPC-A

UPC-E

POSTNET

ELEMENT

FONT LOCK

NO *

YES

QUALITY TYPE

LQ *

NLQ

HQDR

QUALITY

TABULATION

2 CHAR.

4 CHAR.

6 CHAR.

8 CHAR.*

10 CHAR.

12 CHAR.

CODE PAGE

437:USA *

850:MULTILINGUAL

857:TURKEY

858

860:PORTUGAL

861

AGM

(IBM)

ALTERNATE GRAPHIC

NO *

YES

NATIONAL

FONT

SPAIN

JAPAN

NORWAY

DENMARK2SPAIN 2

LATIN AMERICA

KOREA

TURKEY

LEGAL

NATIONAL FONT

USA *

FRANCE

GERMANY

U.K.

DENMARK

SWEDEN

ITALY

CHARACTER

TABLE (HP)

EMULATION MODE

ROMAN-8 *

CODE PG

PC-8D/N

ECMA

LEGAL

SWEDEN1

SWEDEN2

SPAIN

FRANCE

GERMAN

U.K.

PORTUGAL

NORWAY1

NORWAY2

IRV

ITALY

FRANC2

GERMAN2

SPAIN2

SPAIN3

JAPAN

PORTUGAL2

ACCENT CHAR

PRINT METHOD

SIMPLE*

COMPO

GRAPHIC PRINT

MODE

PRINT SPEED

MODE1

MODE2*

MODE3

ENLARGED CHAR

SIZE

BARCODE

SIZE

1.5

2.5

DRAFT

S.D

S.S.D.

863:CANADIAN-FRENCH

865:NORWAY

BRASCII

ABICOMP

ISO-8859-1

Extended setup options summary

5. Extended setup options

3434

FF CODE

AT TOF

VALID

YES*

33 3736

LABEL MODE

NO *

YES

P.OUT

DETECTION

ANY POS*

PAGE END

INTERFACE

PARALLEL*

SERIAL

AUTO

STOP BIT

1 BIT *

2 BITS

SELECT IN

CMD

SELECT IN COMMAND

YES

NO *

I/F

PARITY BIT

PARITY

NONE *

EVEN

ODD

DATA LENGTH

LENGTH

8 BITS *

7 BITS

BUSY /ACK

TIMING

TYPE 1

TYPE 2 *

TYPE 3

BAUD RATE

38400 BPS

19200 BPS

9600 BPS *

4800 BPS

2400 BPS

1200 BPS

600 BPS

300 BPS

66 67

SERIAL ERROR

ERROR

PRINT *

IGNORED

CTS ENABLE

CTS SIGNAL

NO *

YES

DSR ENABLE

DSR SIGNAL

NO *

YES

CD ENABLE

CD SIGNAL

NO *

YES

INVERT

DISPLAY MODE

INVERT

NO *

YES

RESET KEY

LOCK

RESET KEY LOCK

NO *

YES

SLEEP MODE

SLEEP

YES*

SAVE SETUP

SAVE

MEMO 1

MEMO 2

MEMO 3

SOFT WARE

SETUP

SOFTWARE

COMMAND

YES *

SETUP MENU

LIST

MAIN *

EXTENDED

ALL SETUP

FACTORY

TOP MARGIN

+ n LINE

0 n 15

DEFAULT: n=0

LEFT MARGIN

+ n COLUMN

0 n 63

DEFAULT: n=0

FANFOLD

PAPER WIDTH

WIDTH

15 INCH *

10 INCH

5 INCH

RIGHT MARGIN

+ n COLUMN

0 n 63

DEFAULT: n=0

3535

OVERRIDE BM

OVERRIDE

YES *

AUTO SCROLL

NO SCROLL *

0.5 SEC

1 SEC

5 SEC

10 SEC

15 SEC

AUTO SCROLL

DATA LATCH

TIMING

STROBE

TYPE F.*

TYPE R.

ERROR

STATUS

STATUS SIGNAL

YES*

DIRECTION

PRE-DIRECTION

UNI-DIRECTION

BI-DIRECTION *

DISPLAY

LANGUAGE

LCD LANGUAGE

ENGLISH *

DEUTSCH

FRANCAIS

ESPANOL

ITALIANO

CHR TB2 HP

LINE DRAW *

MATH-7

2ND CHARACTER TABLE

PROTOCOL

DTR *

XON/XOFF 1

XON/XOFF 2

ETX/ACK

BUFFER SIZE

BUFFER

64KB *

8KB

128B

BOTTOM MARGIN

+ n LINE

0 n 15

DEFAULT: n=0

PCL MODE

PCL3+ *

PCL3

PCL3+D

AUTO SCROLL

VALID POSITION

ANY POS *

TOF ONLY

LF SPEED

NORMAL*

1/2

CSF OPTIONS

CSF TYPE

NOT INSTALLED *

SINGLE

DOUBLE

Print enhancement

Emulation

The desired emulation mode of the printer can be selected using this function.

Character table (HP mode)

This function selects one of character sets provided in the HP emulation.

10 EMULATION

EML: EPSON

EML: IBM

EML: HP

........... Epson LQ-2550 compatible

........... IBM 2391 compatible

........... RuggedWriter 480 compatible

(HP SET,1U)

(ISO-25,0F)

(HP SET,OG)

(HP SET,1S)

(ISO-85,6S)

(ISO-84,5S)

Setup menu #15 CODE PAGE:

CODE PAGE 437 PC-8(10U)

CODE PAGE 850 PC-850(12U)

CODE PAGE 857 TURKEY

CODE PAGE 858 EURO SYMBOL

CODE PAGE 860 PORTUGAL

CODE PAGE 861 ICELANDIC

CODE PAGE 863 CANADIAN-FRENCH

CODE PAGE 865 NORDIC

CODE PAGE BRASCII

CODE PAGE ABICOMP

ISO-8859-1

ROMAN-8 (8U)

CODE PAGE

PC-8 (11U)

(ISO 8859-1,0N)

(ISO-10,0S)

(ISO-11,3S)

(ISO-17,2S)

(ISO-69,1F)

(ISO-21,1G)

(ISO-4,1E)

(ISO-16,4S)

(ISO-60,0D)

(ISO-61,1D)

(ISO-2,2U)

(ISO-15,0I)

(ISO-14,0K)

PCL3, PCL3+, PCL3+D mode

TBL: ROMAN-8

TBL: CODE PG

TBL: PC-8D/N

TBL: ECMA

TBL: LEGAL

TBL: SWEDEN1

TBL: SWEDEN2

TBL: SPAIN1

TBL: FRANC1

TBL: GERMAN

TBL: U.K.

TBL: PORTU1

TBL: NORWAY1

TBL: NORWAY2

TBL: IRV

TBL: ITALY

TBL: FRANC2

TBL: GERMN2

TBL: SPAIN2

TBL: SPAIN3

TBL: JAPAN

TBL: PORTU2

See page 38

11 CHR TB HP

5. Extended setup options (10-11)

Character table (Epson mode)

This function selects one of character sets provided in the Epson emulation.

Character table (IBM mode)

This function selects between the IBM character set 1 and set 2.

Refer to the character set tables in Appendix C.

12 CHR TB EPSON

TBL: ITALIC

TBL: GRAPHIC

TBL: DOWN LD

TBL: CODE PG

13 CHR TB IBM

TBL: SET 1

TBL: SET 2

........... Sets italic table (see page 127)

........... Sets graphic table (see page 127)

........... Sets user defined download table

........... This selection replaces the ASCII character area 80h-FFh

with the code page selected in "15 CODE PAGE"

........... Sets IBM character set 1 table (see page 128)

........... Sets IBM character set 2 table (see page 129)

5. Extended setup options (12-13)

National font style

One of the following 16 national fonts can be selected.

Code page

The default code page can be selected using this function. Refer to the code page table in

Appendix C.

15 CODE PAGE

C.P.: 437

C.P.: 850

C.P.: 857

C.P.: 858

C.P.: 860

C.P.: 861

C.P.: 863

C.P.: 865

C.P.:

BRASCII

C.P.:

ABICOMP

C.T.: ISO-1

........... USA (see page 133)

........... Multilingual (see page 133)

........... Turkey (see page 133)

........... Multilingual Euro symbol(see page 134)

........... Portugal (see page 134)

........... Icelandic (see page 134)

........... Canadian-French (see page 134)

........... Norway (see page 135)

........... BRASCII (see page 135)

........... ABICOMP (see page 135)

........... ISO-8859-1(see page 135)

14 NATIONAL FONT

CNTRY: USA

CNTRY: FRANCE

CNTRY: GERMANY

CNTRY: U.K.

CNTRY: DENMRK

CNTRY: SWEDEN

CNTRY: ITALY

CNTRY: SPAIN

CNTRY: JAPAN

CNTRY: NORWAY

CNTRY: DNMRK 2

CNTRY: SPAIN 2

CNTRY: LATN AM

CNTRY: KOREA

CNTRY: TURKEY

CNTRY: LEGAL

ASCII HEXADECIMAL

23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E

5. Extended setup options (14-15)

IBM Alternate graphic mode (AGM) (Valid in IBM mode)

This function enables the IBM emulation to work similar to the Epson emulation in high

density graphics. The table below describes the differences in their related control codes.

Carriage return (CR)

A carriage return (ASCII code 0Dh or 13) causes data in the buffer to be printed and the

carriage to be moved to the left most print position at the same line. The following option can

be selected when issuing a carriage return. Refer to the specification of your application for

correct selection.

Note: Autofeed is effective for the system using parallel interface with AUTO FEED signal to

control the the carriage return with or without a line feed. The autofeed signal must be low

when the printer is initialized in order to add a line feed to every CR code.

Line feed (LF)

This function selects whether to execute the carriage return operation when receiving the line

feed command (LF code).

18 LF SETTING

LF: LF ONLY

LF: LF+CR

........... Line feed without a carriage return

........... Line feed with a carriage return

17 CR SETTING

CR: CR ONLY

CR: CR+LF

CR: AT FEED

........... Carriage return without a line feed

........... Carriage return with a line feed

........... Autofeed signal enabled

16 AGM IBM

AGM: NO

AGM: YES

Command AGM: NO AGM: YES

ESC 3 n Set n/216" line spacing Set n/180" line spacing

ESC J n Line feed n/216" Line feed n/180"

ESC A n Set n/72" line spacing Set n/60" line spacing

ESC * Not supported Set various graphic modes

5. Extended setup options (16-18)

Line feed spacing

This function selects the default line feed spacing. When no line feed spacing is set in the

software command, this value is used as a linefeed.

Slashed zero

The zero style is selected as either “0” (no-slash) or “

” (slashed).

Set default tab stops

The default horizontal tab stops are selected from different tab intervals. This tab setting

becomes effective when the printer receives tab commands from the host system.

Lock-in the page length

The page length and the top and bottom margins set on the front control panel are locked-in.

Any page layout related software command cannot override this setting.

20 ZERO STYLE

ZERO: NO-SLSH

ZERO: SLASHED

........... “0” (no-slash) is selected

........... “

” (slashed) is selected

21 TABULATION

TAB: 2 CHAR

TAB: 4 CHAR

TAB: 6 CHAR

TAB: 8 CHAR

TAB: 10 CHAR

TAB: 12 CHAR

19 LF PITCH

LF: 6 LPI

LF: 8 LPI

LF: 9 LPI

LF: 3 LPI

LF: 4 LPI

22 PAGE LOCK

LOCK: YES

LOCK: NO

5. Extended setup options (19-22)

Print quality

The letter or draft quality printing or their variations can be selected. This function performs

the same way as when the QUALITY key is pressed on the front control panel.

This function selects the graphic print speed. See the page 19.

Lock-in the font

The character font set in the "Selecting font style" option on page 28 are locked-in, so any

character font related software command cannot override this setting.

Lock-in the character spacing

The character spacing set the "Selecting character spacing" option on page 29 are locked-in, so

any character spacing related software command cannot override this setting.

Lock-in the print quality

The print quality set the "print quality" option on page 41 are locked-in, so any print quality

related software command cannot override this setting.

........... Letter quality printing

........... Near letter quality printing

........... High quality draft printing

........... Speed draft printing (12cpi)

........... Super speed draft printing (15cpi)

23 QUALITY

QLTY: LQ

QLTY: NLQ

QLTY: HQDR

QLTY: DRAFT

QLTY: S.D

QLTY: S.S.D

24 FONT LOCK

LOCK: YES

LOCK: NO

25 PITCH LOCK

LOCK: YES

LOCK: NO

26 QLTY LOCK

LOCK: YES

LOCK: NO

5. Extended setup options (23-26)

Bar code print enhancement

Enable Bar code print and Enlarged character

This function enables the printer to accept the control commands of the barcode and enlarged

character.

Bar code type

This function selects a type of bar code.

Bar code type element enables you to

print bar codes by varying the width of the

narrow bar, wide bar, narrow space,

wide bar, or intercharacter gap.

See Appendix B, "Bar code control

code" for details.

27 BC/L. CHR

BC: MODE 1

BC: MODE 2

BC: IGNORED

28 BC TYPE

TYPE: INDST25

TYPE: INTRL25

TYPE: MATRIX

TYPE: CODABA

TYPE: CODE11

TYPE: CODE39

TYPE: CODE93

TYPE: C128

TYPE: EAN-8

TYPE: EAN-13

TYPE: UPC-A

TYPE: UPC-E

TYPE: POSTNET

TYPE: ELEMENT

Industrial 2 of 5

Interleaved 2 of 5

Matrix 2 of 5

CODE 11

CODE 39

CODE 93 **

CODE 128

POSTNET

UPC-E

Codabar

EAN-8

EAN-13

UPC-A

5. Extended setup options (27-28)

...........

ESC SO and ESC SI can not be used for the bar code data start or stop command.

........... ALL control command are valid.

........... Bar code and Enlarged character are invalid.

Bar code specifications

The table below shows the specifications of thirteen types of bar codes available for the printer. Bar

code printing examples are shown on the previous page.

Bar code Structure ICG letters (#) Check character Sample data Remark

Industrial 2/5 5B4S Yes 0-9 Yes 1234567

(Mod 10)

Interleaved 2/5 5B5S No 0-9 Yes 1234567

(2 characters (Mod 10)

as one unit)

Codabar 4B3S Yes 0-9, Yes 1234567

(Mod 16)

Matrix 2/5 3B2S Yes 0-9 Yes 1234567

(Mod 10)

Code 11 3B2S Yes 0-9,"-" Yes 1234567

(Mod 11)

Code 39 5B4S Yes 0-9, Yes 1234567

AB,...(43) (Mod 43)

Code 93 3B3S No ASCII Yes 1234567

(128) (Mod 47)

Code 128 3B3S No ASCII Yes 1234567

(128) (Mod 103)

EAN-8 2B2S No 0-9 Yes 4912345

(Mod 10)

EAN-13 2B2S No 0-9 Yes 491234567890

(Mod 10)

UPC-A 2B2S No 0-9 Yes 01234500006

(Mod 10)

UPC-E 2B2S No 0-9 Yes 01234500006

(Mod 10)

Postnet 2LB3SB No 0-9 Yes 123456789

(Mod 10)

5. Extended setup options (28)

Even number, including

check character. Data

length is variable.

Start and end codes are

sent by the user.

Start and end codes are ( )

code. Dual check character

Start and end codes are

asterisk (*) codes.

Two check characters

8 digits (2 prefix code +5

data code+Check character)

13 digits (2 prefix code +10

data code+Check character)

12 digits (NSC+10 data+

Check character)

UPC-A (12-digit) data is

automatically converted into

UPC-E (10-digit) data.

6, 10 or 12 digits

(data +Check character)

"B" and "S" in the "Structure" column show the number of bars

and spaces which consist of one or two characters. LB and SB

mean long bar and shot bar, respectively.

Special

characters: 24

Bar code size

This function specifies the default bar code size.

The tables below show bar code sizes and attributes.

Enlarged character size

This function specifies the default size of enlarged characters.

29 BC SIZE

BC SIZE: 1

BC SIZE: 1.5

BC SIZE: 2

BC SIZE: 2.5

30 LARGE CH.SIZE

SIZE : 1

SIZE : 2

SIZE : 4

SIZE : 8

SIZE : 12

SIZE : 16

SIZE : 24

SIZE : 32

5. Extended setup options (29-30)

HRI PRINT BELOW

HRI FONT OCR-B

CHECK CHARACTERS Added

PRINT DENSITY 1/120 inch

SIZE 1 1.5 2 2.5

NARROW BAR 2/120inch 3/120inch 4/120inch 5/120inch

WIDE BAR 6/120inch 9/120inch 12/120inch 15/120inch

NARROW SPACE 2/120inch 3/120inch 4/120inch 5/120inch

WIDE SPACE 6/120inch 9/120inch 12/120inch 15/120inch

INTER CHARA.GAP2/120inch 3/120inch 4/120inch 5/120inch

BAR HEIGHT 8/12inch 8/12inch 12/12inch 12/12inch

Graphic Print Speed

This function selects the print speed of the 120 DPI/240DPI and 180 DPI/360DPI graphics.

Accent character

This function specifies the method of printing accent characters.

Setting of the FF (Form Feed) code at TOF

Establish the setting whether or not FF(Form Feed) is to be executed.

When "YES"is set, the FF code performs Form Feed even if the present position is at TOF.

When "NO" is set, the FF code is ignored when the present position is at TOF.

33 FF CODE / TOF

FF CODE/TOF:YES

FF CODE/TOF:NO

31 GR QLTY

QLTY: MODE1

QLTY: MODE2

QLTY: MODE3

32 ACCENT CHR.

PRINT:SIMPLE

PRINT:COMPO

5. Extended setup options (31-33)

120/240DPI 180/360DPI

SPEED Min.Dot pitch SPEED Min.Dot pitch

MODE1 15.7IPS 1/120" 10.5IPS 1/180"

MODE2 18.0IPS 1/120" 18.0IPS 1/120"

MODE3 31.5IPS 1/60" 24IPS 1/60"

........... The accent character of the resident font is printed.

........... The accent symbol and the character are printed

........... separately to add the accent symbol in the proper position.

HP mode enhancement

PCL Mode (HP mode)

This function selects the emulation level in HP mode.

Secondary character table (HP mode)

This function selects symbol set of the secondary font table.

38 PCL MODE

MODE: PCL3+

MODE: PCL3

MODE: PCL3+D

39 CHR TB2 HP

TBL: LINE

TBL: MATH

........... Line draw

........... MATH-7

PCL3

PCL3+

PCL3+D Limited DESK-JET compatibility. In this mode, the commands "ESC * p # Y" and

"ESC * p # X" define units in 1/360".

If you want print DESK-JET application data, you can make use of PCL3+D. The print

position and graphics of the PCL3+D are closer than the other two modes to the DESK

JET.

Fully compatible with the Rugged Writer 480. The character pitches(15, 17.1 and 24)

and print quality modes (HQDR, NLQ, S.D., S.S.D.) cannot be selected by software

commands.

Extra capability to the Rugged Writer 480. In this mode, additional character pitches,

print quality modes, and raster graphics resolutions may be selected by software

command.

5. Extended setup options (38-39)

Paper handling enhancement

Set the top margin

This function sets the top margin by lines with fixed line spacing of 6 lines per inch in the

range between 0 to 15 lines (2.5") from the top of the form.

Set the bottom margin

This function sets the bottom margin by lines with fixed line spacing of 6 lines per inch in the

range between 0 to 15 lines (2.5") from the bottom edge of the form.

Set the left margint

This function sets the left margin by columns with fixed character spacing of 10 characters per

inch in the range between 0 to 63 columns (6.3") from the left-most printable location.

42 LEFT M.

L.M.: 0 COL

L.M.: nn COL

L.M.: 63 COL

40 TOP MARGIN

T.M.: 0 LINE

T.M.: nn LINE

T.M.: 15 LINE

41 BOTTOM MARGIN

B.M.: 0 LINE

B.M.: nn LINE

B.M.: 15 LINE

Print Area

Left Margin

0 - 63 columns

Left most printable location Left most printable location

Left Margin

0 - 63 columns

Print Area

Note

The bottom edge of the form is determined by the page

length or the paper size set by the PAPER key in the

front control panel or in the associated paper size

options in the basic setup options. See the paper size

table on page 27.

5. Extended setup options (40-42)

Set the right margin

This function sets the right margin by columns with fixed character spacing of 10 characters

per inch in the range between 0 to 63 columns (6.3") from the right-most printable location.

Fanfold paper width

This function sets the paper width to be used in the printer. Depending on the paper width, the

print head will shift to the one half of the print width selected in this function to properly hold

the paper in place, and eliminates the possibility of paper jams during loading.

Autoscroll delay

The Autoscroll function automatically advances the paper to the tear off position when no data

exists in the communication buffer and no new data is received for a period of 0.5, 1, 5, 10, or

15 seconds.

The printer automatically aligns the paper to the top of the next form when data is received.

This feature is very beneficial when it is necessary to print a single invoice, and tear it off

immediately following printing.

44 PAPER WIDTH

WIDTH: 15 IN

WIDTH: 10 IN

WIDTH: 5 IN

Maximum printable column at 10 cpi

........... 136 columns

........... 80 columns

........... 36 columns

45 AUTO SCROLL

NO SCROLL

SCROLL: 0.5SEC

SCROLL: 1 SEC

SCROLL: 5 SEC

SCROLL: 10 SEC

SCROLL: 15 SEC

43 RIGHT M.

R.M.: 0 COL

R.M.: nn COL

R.M.: 63 COL

Right Margin

0 - 63 columns

Right most printable location

Right Margin

0 - 63 columns

Right most printable location

Print Area

Note

Autoscroll becomes invalid when the label protect mode is

set active.

5. Extended setup options (43-45)

Note

The right edge of the form is

determined by the paper size set

in the front control panel or the

paper width set in the setup

options on page 25 and 26.

Override bottom margin

The effect of this function varies depending whether you are using Cut Sheet or Fanfold paper.

The operation of this function is also varied depending upon the Emulation setting (and if in

HP emulation, the PCL mode setting).

(PCL3+/PCL3+D)

(EPSON/IBM)

(PCL3)

Printable area

•See Table

below for Page

Length B5, B4,

A4, LETTER,

LEGAL, or A3

Top Margin 0/6 - 15/6 inches

TOF Adjustment 0/60 - 480/60 inches

Override BM (OFF)

17mm

Override BM (ON)

0mm

TOF Adjustment value

When using Cut Sheet paper, the bottom

margin is set 17 mm from the bottom of

the page. The bottom margin setting can

be overridden by this function, however,

there may be some degradation of print

registration in the override print area.

Refer to the sketch and Table shown

below for details of printable area and

number of lines/page as affected by the

setting of this function.

TOF Adjustment

0/60 - 480/60 inches

TOF Adjustment

0/60 - 480/60 inches Printable area

Printable area

Paper Width

5, 10, or 15 inches

Perforation

Top Margin

0/6 inch - 15/6 inches

Bottom Margin

0/6 - 15/6 inches

13 mm

Override BM

8mm(ON) or 17mm(OFF)

Final form

(TOF)

Page Length

2 - 16.5 inches

(default 11")

Override BM(ON)

0mm

Final form

(PCL3+/PCL+D)

Override BM(ON)

-6mm

Final form

(PCL3)

(EPSON/IBM)

BM=Bottom Margin

Bottom Margin setting

ends at perforation.

When using Fanfold paper, this function

only affects the printer's operation on the

last sheet of paper when a paper out

condition occurs. When remove the

fanfold paper from the tracters, printing

will stop approximately 4 inches from

the bottom edge of the paper. When a

paper out condition occurs you may

either move the Friction Lever to the Cut

Sheet position and remove the form from

the tractors, or you may place the printer

back Online and continue printing in the

override print area.

5. Extended setup options (46)

46 OVERRIDE BM

OVERRIDE: NO

OVERRIDE: YES

Label mode (valid only in fanfold setting)

Label mode is designed to prevent continuous forms labels from being peeled from the backing

sheet and becoming jammed in the printer.

When the bottom edge of the label is positioned on the round surface of the platen for more

than 10 seconds, the label is automatically repositioned away from the platen. When data is

received by the printer, the labels are automatically positioned to the top of the next available

label before printing begins. This function becomes effective when each label is equally apart

and the same page length (min. 2 inches) is set for a single label.

Setting of "Paper out" detection

In the "ANY POS" setting, "Paper out" detection is functioning at the any position.

In the case of "PAGE END":

For fanfold paper: "Paper out" detection functions near the perforation only. After

the detection, the print line feed data are not executed. With this

function the printing format is maintained even after the sheet

change.

For cut sheet paper: "Paper out" detection does not function within the paper size.

The "Paper out" detection functions when the LF is exceeded

over the paper size.

When a sheet shorter than the selection sheet size is printed. the

printing is made even if paper out.

Cut sheet feeder type

A function for defining the CSF configuration. The CSF type, single tray can be set when the CSF is

installed.

When single is selected, the paper tray (bin 1) can be selected by the BIN key on the front control panel.

Setting of the auto-scrolling position

Set the position for executing auto-scrolling.

In the case of "TOF ONLY" : Auto-scrolling is performed only

when the present position is at TOF .

"ANY POS" : If the perforation is between the paper cutter and

printing head position, auto-scroll is performed at any position

after a prescribed time after the printing.

49 CSF OPTION

NOT INSTALL

CSF: SINGLE

CSF: DOUBLE

50 SCROLL POS.

SCROLL:ANY POS

SCROLL:TOF ONLY

48 P.OUT DTCT

DETECT: PAGE END

DETECT: ANY POS

47 LABEL MODE

LABEL MD: NO

LABEL MD: YES

........... Set the label protect mode off.

........... Set the label protect mode on.

5. Extended setup options (47-50)

Line Feed Speed

This function specifies the line feed speed.

The 1/2 LF speed feeds paper more stably. It is useful for thick paper, labeled sheets and

multipart paper in comtinuous printing.

Communication enhancement

Interface type

This function selects the type of interface; the parallel interface or the serial interface. When

this function is executed, the printer is initialized. See "Connecting the computer" section on

page 12 for correct selection and connection of the interface cable.

SELECT IN signal (parallel interface)

When “SLCT IN: YES” is selected, the printer accepts the “select” or "deselect” command

codes regardless of the SELECT IN signal from host system.

When “SLCT IN: NO” is selected, the printer ignores the “select” or "deselect” command codes

regardless of the SELECT IN signal from host system.

When “SLCT IN: I/F” is selected, the printer functions according to the SELECT IN signal

from host system.

Parity bit (serial interface)

This function selects the appropriate parity bit in the transmission data frame.

60 INTERFACE

I/F: PARALLEL

I/F: SERIAL

I/F: AUTO

61 SLCT IN CMD

SLCT CMD: YES

SLCT CMD: NO

SLCT CMD: I/F

62 PARITY BIT

PARITY: NON

PARITY: EVEN

PARITY: ODD

5. Extended setup options (51-62)

51 LF SPEED

SPEED: NORMAL

SPEED: 1/2

........... Parallel and serial interface are switched automatically.

Data length (serial interface)

This function selects the appropriate data length.

Stop bit (serial interface)

This function selects the appropriate number of stop bits.

Communication protocol (serial interface)

This function selects the appropriate communication protocol. Refer to the specification of

your host system for selecting proper communication protocol.

Note: The difference in XON/XOFF 1 and 2: XON/XOFF 1 protocol sends XON code (11h) to

host system at power-on while XON/XOFF 2 does nothing.

Communication speed (serial interface)

This function selects the appropriate baud rate for the data transmission speed.

64 STOP BIT

STOP BIT: 1 BIT

STOP BIT: 2 BITS

65 PROTOCOL

PROT.: DTR

PROT.: XON/OF1

PROT.: XON/OF2

PROT.: ETX/ACK

........... BUSY/READY protocol

........... Set XON/XOFF 1

........... Set XON/XOFF 2

66 BAUD RT

SPEED: 38400 B

SPEED: 19200 B

SPEED: 9600 B

SPEED: 4800 B

SPEED: 2400 B

SPEED: 1200 B

SPEED: 600 B

SPEED: 300 B

63 DATA LENGTH

LENGTH: 8 BITS

LENGTH: 7 BITS

5. Extended setup options (63-66)

Serial error check (serial interface)

This function selects the printer's response to a serial data transmission error. The serial data

transmission error includes a parity error, framing error, and over-run error. If "PRINT" is

enabled, the data in error is printed as an asterisk(*). If "IGNORED" is enabled, the data in

error is discarded.

CTS signal (serial interface)

This function accepts or ignores the CTS (Clear to Send) signal from the host.

CD signal (serial interface)

This function accepts or ignores the CD (Carrier Detect) signal from the host.

DSR signal (serial interface)

This function accepts or ignores the DSR (Data Set Ready) signal from the host.

67 SERIAL ERROR

S.ERROR: PRINT

S.ERROR:IGNORED

68 CTS ENABLE

CTS: NO

CTS: YES

........... Ignores the CTS signal

........... Functions according to the CTS signal from the host

69 CD ENABLE

CD: NO

CD: YES

........... Ignores the CD signal

........... Functions according to the CD signal from the host

70 DSR ENABLE

DSR: NO

DSR: YES

........... Ignores the DSR signal

........... Functions according to the DSR signal from the host

5. Extended setup options (67-70)

Communication buffer size

This function selects the maximum size of the input buffer.

When the selection of this function is completed, the printer is initialized.

The buffer size affects the signal protocol in serial data communication. In these protocols the

printer's busy/ready state changes according to the data remaining values in the input buffer

described below.

Busy/ACK timing (parallel interface)

This function selects timing to activate the ACK signal for 8µ seconds (type 1) before, 4µ

seconds (type 2) before, or simultaneously synchronized (type 3) with the busy signal going

low.

Data latch timing (parallel interface)

This function selects timing to latch the data signals at the rising edge (type R) or falling edge

(type F) of the STROBE signal.

Setting of whether ERROR/PE signals are output or not

Setting is made whether or not ERROR and PE signals for the parallel interface are

output.

When "NO" is selected,

ERROR signal remains HIGH, and PE signal remains LOW, even if Error status.

71 BUFFER SIZE

B.SIZE: 64 KB

B.SIZE: 8 KB

B.SIZE: 128 B

72 BUSY/ACK

TIMING: TYPE 1

TIMING: TYPE 2

TIMING: TIPE 3

73 DATA LATCH

LTCH: TYPE F.

LTCH: TYPE R.

Note: When the remaining data capacity of the input buffer is

smaller than CIN, the printer becomes busy. This state continues

until the remaining capacity of the buffer is larger than CRN.

BUFFER

SIZE

64k byte 3k byte

Ready to Busy

(CIN)

1k byte

8k byte

128 byte 64 byte32 byte

Busy to Ready

(CRN)

BUSY

ACK

BUSY

ACK

BUSY

ACK

TimingType

TYPE 1

TYPE 2

TYPE 3

8 µs

Timing

Type

TYPE F

TYPE R

STROBE

DATA 1~8

STROBE

DATA 1~8

5. Extended setup options (71-74)

74 ERROR STATUS

STATUS SIG.:YES

STATUS SIG.:NO

Miscellaneous

Print direction

This function selects either pre-directional printing, bi-directional printing, or uni-directional

printing. Software commands to control the printing direction will override this selection.

Particular characters such as IBM graphic characters are always printed unidirectional.

•Pre-directional printing:

Whenever a double pass of the print head is required, the direction of the second pass is the

same as that of the first pass. This logic-seeking, unidirectional printing can be used,

therefore, in modes such as double strike and double height printing. The logic seeking

capability is executed before the first pass of the print head. The printing direction of all

passes is the same as that of the first pass.

•Bi-directional printing:

Successive passes of the print head alternate between the left-right and right-left direction.

•Uni-directional printing:

Data is always printed in a single direction from the left to the right.

LCD display language

This function selects the display language for the printer's display window (LCD).

Invert LCD display

This function sets up-side down text display in the LCD. Use with the reverse control panel

sheet. (See page 136)

80 PRINT DIR

PRINT: PRE-DIR

PRINT: UNI-DIR

PRINT: BI-DIR ........... Defaults to bi-directional printing

81 DISPLAY LANG

LANG: ENGLISH

LANG: DEUTSCH

LANG: FRANCAIS

LANG: ESPANOL

LANG: ITALIANO

........... English

........... Germany

........... French

........... Spanish

........... Italian

82 INVERT DISP

INVERT: NO

INVERT: YES

5. Extended setup options (80-82)

Software controlled setup

This function enables/disables the special software commands that are designed to control most

of the extended setup options from host. See "Printer setup command codes" section in

Appendix B.

Lock the RESET key

This function locks up the RESET key during the online mode in order to avoid an accidental

reset during printing.

Setting ENERGY STAR

Set the power conservation standby mode.

When this mode is valid, if the standby mode continues about 14 minutes after printing, the

power conservation mode is engaged. Switching to the normal mode is effected when any print

action is performed.

Saving user setup options

This function saves the current setup into one of three memory areas.

Press the ENTER key to store the current setup in the desired memory area. This does not

affect the current setting. See "Loading user setup option" for the preprogrammed setups.

Printing list of setting options

This function prints the list of the current basic setup options, extended setup options, factory

setup contents, or all the setups in the memory areas.

Press the ENTER key to start the selected item listing. This does not affect the current setting.

84 RESET LOCK

LOCK: NO

LOCK: YES

86 SAVE SETUP

SAVE: MEMO 1

SAVE: MEMO 2

SAVE: MEMO 3

87 SETUP LISTING

LIST: MAIN

LIST: EXTEND

LIST: ALL SET

LIST: FACTORY

........... Lists current basic setup options

........... Lists current extended setup options

........... Lists all setup listings including user setups

........... Lists factory setup contents

83 SOFTWARE SET

SOFTWARE: NO

SOFTWARE: YES

5. Extended setup options (83-87)

85 SLEEP MODE

SLEEP MODE:YES

SLEEP MODE:NO

6. Setting the application software

6. SETTING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE

About printer driver

Printer Driver is a section of your software that automatically translates instructions from the

software to your printer.

For example, when using some application softwares, if you want to boldface or underline a

word, the printer driver automatically translates your specific boldface or underline instruction

on your application software to printer control command.

Different printers use different control codes for designating print styles. Therefore, it is

important that when you install your software, you select the appropriate printer driver

designed for your printer.

When WINDOWS 3.1, WINDOWS NT 3.51, 4.0, or WINDOWS 95, 98 is used, please install

the Printer Driver attached to this printer.

When this printer is used in the MS-DOS or other environment, such as UNIX or OS/2, proceed

as follows.

Printer driver selection

Select a suitable printer driver from the list of supported printers. This would include either

the Hewlett Packard RuggedWriter 480, Epson LQ-2550 or IBM 2391. Each of these printer

drivers should allow you to access many of the features on your printer.

If this printer is not listed, look for the following printer drivers. While this should allow you

to print your document with your printer, it probably will not allow you to access many features

of the printer. A few of the choices you may see are given below in order of preferences.

Hewlett Packard Epson IBM

RuggedWriter 480 LQ-2500/2550 2390/2391

DeskJet 500 LQ-1050/1000 Proprinter XL24E

Proprinter XL24

Notes:

1. Set the emulation type in the extension setup options according to the selection of printer

driver. For example, when you select the Epson LQ-2550 printer driver, you should set the

emulation type to the Epson mode.

2. If the Desk Jet 500 driver, is selected, it is recommended to set up the printer's PCL

MODE(extended setup 38) to PCL3+D.

Introduction

The HP emulation of the BP-9000 printer provides full compatibility with the HP2235A

RuggedWriter 480 printer.

The BP-9000 also provides features and capabilities beyond those ever provided by the HP

RuggedWriter printer. SEIKO Precision Inc. has provided a means for you to access these extra

capabilities for any new applications that you may chose to print on the BP-9000.

The extra capabilities of the BP-9000 printer are enabled for access through a special control panel

menu setting entitled "38 PCL MODE".

PCL Mode

• PCL3 MODE -Provides the basic RuggedWriter 480 emulation command set.

• PCL3+ MODE –Provides extra capability to the RuggedWriter 480 command set that allows you

to access many BP-9000 printer features through extensions of the command set.

• PCL3+D MODE –Provides all features of PCL3+ and allows the vertical and horizontal

positioning to be set in increments of 1/360". This mode provides a "limited" Deskjet capability,

and is mainly intended for printing from Windows using the Deskjet 500 driver. Print output

from this mode will not be identical to that of a Deskjet printer (300 vs. 360 dpi) but will be

closer than the other 2 modes for this type of application.

Setup

The information provided below gives setup information of the basic printer RuggedWriter

emulation, details of the command set extensions provided with PCL3+ and PCL3+D Mode, and

information on configuring the Serial I/O to the various Term Types used by the HP System.

Refer to the setup sections 4 and 5 for details on using the Basic and Extended Setup configuration

modes.

Configuring the Printer with the RuggedWriter Emulation

1. Set the printer menu item 10 EMULATION to "HP".

2. Set the printer menu item 38 PCL MODE to "PCL3".

Setting the PCL MODE to "PCL3" provides the command set identical

with that of the HP RuggedWriter 480.

6. Setting the application software

CONNECTING THE BP-9000 PRINTER IN THE HP ENVIRONMENT

Extra Capabilities for new Applications

Listed below is a summary of the expanded command sets available for new applications. refer to

the Appendix B, page 118 through 124 for details of using the expanded command sets.

PCL3+ Mode

This operation mode provides the following extended capabilities:

PCL3+D Mode

This mode provides all of the capabilities described above plus the following:

Saving Your Setup

Once you have completed your printer set-up, the configuration can be saved as a User setup.

Use the printer's Extended Setup menu 86 SAVE SETUP and save your setting as either MEMO 1,

MEMO 2, or MEMO 3.

This saved setup may be re-initialized at any time using 8 SELECT SETUP to select the applicable

User setup MEMO 1, MEMO 2, or MEMO 3.

Escape Description Added Capability:

Command

BEL Activates the printer's bell Bell is now active

ESC & k # W Controls the print direction

Unidirectional, Bidirectional, Predirectional

ESC ( # id Assign the primary font PC-850, ISO25, France 2, German2,

Spain 3, Legal, Math7, Math-Symbol,

ISO84 Portugal 2, ISO85 Spain 2

ESC ) # id Assign the secondary font PC-850, ISO25, France 2, German2,

Spain 3, Legal, Math7, Math-Symbol,

ISO84 Portugal 2, ISO85 Spain 2

ESC ( s # H Sets the character pitch 15, 17.1, 24 cpi

(primary)

ESC ) s # H Sets the character pitch 15, 17.1, 24 cpi

(secondary)

ESC ( s # T Sets the primary typeface Script, Orator, Orator-s, OCR-A, OCR-B

ESC ) s # T Sets the secondary typeface Script, Orator, Orator-s, OCR-A, OCR-B

ESC * b # M

Select graphics data compression

Off, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3

ESC * t # R

Designates raster graphics resolution

60, 360 dpi

Escape Description Added Capability:

Command

ESC * p # X Sets horizontal positioning by dot 1/360"

ESC * p # Y Sets vertical positioning by dot 1/360"

6. Setting the application software

If an error occurs during printing, you will get several warnings. A buzzer sounds, P.OUT

lamp blinks, and an error message appears in the display window of the front control panel.

❏Error Messages

Error Message Cause and Solution

CARRIAGE ERROR

RAM ERROR

(NO LCD DISPLAY

The P.OUT lamp blinks and the

buzzer sounds after power on. )

FAN ERROR

HEAD PROTECTION

(ON LINE lamp blinks.)

PAPER ERROR

(Buzzer sounds 3 times.)

PAPER OUT

COVER OPEN

POWER DOWN

The printer cannot detect the print head position.

◆Turn off the printer immediately. After a brief wait, turn on

the printer again.

Internal RAM does not function properly.

◆Turn the printer off and back on again. If the error persists,

consult your dealer.

Abnormal fan operation is detected.

Long continuous printing may overheat the print head.

◆The printer stops temporarily and restarts automatically

when the print head temperature lowers to a safe level.

Paper jam or improper paper operation has occurred.

◆If paper parking is not completed, press the PARK key.

Otherwise reload the paper.

Paper is not loaded in the printer.

◆Load paper (pages 13 and 14).

One of the printer covers is open.

◆Close the cover to restart the operation.

Abnormal current is detected.

◆The printer is automatically turn off. Stop using the printer,

and contact the dealer.

7. Troubleshooting

❏Troubleshooting guide

Problem Cause and Solution

POWER lamp fails to light

Printer stops or slows

down on printing

P.OUT lamp lights

incorrectly

Poor quality printing or

smudging of the paper

Some characters miss

printing

Incorrect character

printed

Paper not advancing

Fanfold paper slips

Extra line feed

Paper jam

Paper Bail abnormal

operation

◆Power cord not connected.

◆Blown fuse in the printer.

◆Print head has overheated. Wait until it has cooled down.

◆Paper detect sensor may be damaged.

◆Sensor hole is clogged.

◆Old or worn out ink ribbon needs to be replaced.

◆Head adjustment lever is not set correctly.

◆Head may need to be cleaned or replaced.

◆Ribbon cassette is not properly installed.

◆Host system control and data code may not match the

printer's setup.

◆Incorrect paper select lever setting.

◆Stack of fanfold paper behind the printer is placed

crookedly.

◆The paper select lever is in the single sheet setting.

◆The automatic carriage return option in the extended setup

options is set incorrectly.

◆Paper is curled.

◆Move the paper select lever to the continuous paper setting

and carefully remove the jammed paper.

◆Turn off the printer and wait one minute, and then turn it

back on again. Consult your dealer if the error persists.

7. Troubleshooting

❏Input Hexadecimal Dump Mode

The Input hexadecimal dump capability of the printer enables monitoring of data as it is sent to

the printer. Each Escape Sequence, Control Code, and ASCII character sent from the computer

to the printer is printed in a two-digit hexadecimal format. Such printing is initiated after 16

bytes of data have been transmitted to the printer. Hexadecimal values and their corresponding

ASCII characters between the values 20h to 7Eh are printed on each line.

To run this mode in draft printing

Press the FF key while turning ON the printer or pressing the RESET key. Hold down the FF

key until the LCD displays "HEX DUMP DRAFT"

To run this mode in LQ printing

Press the FF and ON LINE keys simultaneously while turning ON the printer or pressing the

RESET key. Hold down the both FF and ON LINE keys until the LCD displays "HEX DUMP

LQ"

To terminate this mode

Press the RESET key or turn off the power.

Example

10 REM HEXADECIMAL DUMP LIST EXAMPLE

20 OPEN "LPT1:"AS #1

30 WIDTH #1,255

40 PRINT #1,"ABC";CHR$(13);CHR$(10);

50 PRINT #1,"123";CHR$(13);CHR$(10);

60 PRINT #1,"HENRY IS HANDSOME"

70 END

00000 41 42 43 0D 0A 31 32 33 0D 0A 48 45 4E 52 59 20 ABC..123..HENRY

00010 49 53 20 48 41 4E 44 53 4F 4D 45 0D IS HANDSOME.

PARK

BIN

TOF SET

QUALITY

ENTER

SETUP M.RLF

M.LF FF

TEAR OFFRLF ON LINE

P.OUT

ON LINE

POWER

EXIT

ALT

HEX DUMP LQ

RESET

ASCII characters are printed according to hexadecimal codes of the data. Codes other than

1Bh and 20h to 7Eh are printed as “.” (2Eh). For the code 1Bh, “IE” is printed in draft mode

and “ESC” is printed in LQ mode.

During the Hexadecimal mode, the SETUP, and QUALITY keys are disabled.

7. Troubleshooting

❏Cleaning

Minimum periodical cleaning will ensure the maximum performance from your printer. Do not

spill or splash cleaning liquid inside the printer. Please refer to the "Printer cover removal" on

page 64 to remove the covers for cleaning.

Before cleaning the printer, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord.

Power may be required to clean the platen.

Inside the printer

Thoroughly vacuum these areas.

Remove any collected paper dust and particles.

Exterior Casings

Clean with a soft cloth dampened

with a mild detergent.

FPC cable plastic binder

Make sure that the binder clamps the cable securely.

Platen

Inside the printer

Exterior Casings

◆Use a platen cleaner, or any weak alcohol solvents, to remove any

ink from the platen and bail rollers. Do not apply any other liquid

chemical to the platen.

◆Use a vacuum cleaner to remove paper dust and particles inside the

printer. A small brush is suitable for removing paper dust from

hard-to-get-at areas.

◆Clean with a soft cloth dampened with a mild detergent. Never

use organic solvents such as alcohol or thinner.

Even with a specified platen cleaner, frequent use of the liquid

is not recommended. Apply only when it is necessary.

8. Maintenance

❏Lubrication

In the case of heavy use of the printer, apply a specified lubricating oil only to the front and

rear metal carriage bar. When applying the lubricant to the carriage bars, spread the oil by

manually moving the print head back and forth along the carriage bar.

Consult your dealer to obtain the recommended lubricating oil. Do not use an unspecified oil,

or it may reduce the printer's performance drastically.

❏Printer cover removal

Front bar

Rear bar

Oiling

Clean thorougly with a dry cloth,

then apply specific type of lubricants:

Cosmo Hydro (HV#22) recommended.

Rear Top Cover Removal

◆Remove the Rear Cover.

Open the Rear Cover to the level

position and pull it.

◆Remove the two stoppers for the Rear

Top Cover.

Detach the two screws to remove the

two Stoppers.

◆Remove the Rear Top Cover.

Slide the Rear Top Cover toward the

rear and raise it to vertical position and

lift straight upward.

Stopper Stopper

8. Maintenance (Lubrication)

Guide

Pivot

L-angle Hinge

Printer Cover

◆Open the front cover to an upright

position, then lift and remove the

cover.

Rear Cover

◆Open the rear cover from the

bottom edge of the cover and pull it

away from the printer to remove.

Paper Rack

◆Slide both paper guides to the

extreme left and right edges of the

paper rack. Raise the rear end to

stand vertically and lift straight

upward to remove.

Sound Seal Cover

◆Push out on the outer edge of the

sound seal cover where it connects

to the L-angle from the printer

while pushing the stud of the L-

angle out of the hole. Then remove

the whole cover.

8. Maintenance (Printer cover removal)

❏Vertical alignment mode

The vertical alignment mode serves to compensate for the slippage of the vertical printing

positions, that occurs due to individual differences and age distortion of the printer.

This mode has two features: print start alignment as A-MODE and bidirectional print alignment

as B-MODE. The print start adjustment aligns the print position of two different print modes at

the left margin. While the bidirectional print adjustment aligns the vertical dot mis-positioning

within one print mode in bidirectional printing. Because of their correlation, always set the

bidirectional alignment after the print start adjustment.

The print mode used for these adjustments is categorized as 11 and 12 groups (A-MODE 1 to

11, B-MODE 0 to 11) that differ in printing speed. By aligning characters with the typical

character mode of each group, the character modes within the group are automatically adjusted,

e.g. Draft pica printing mode belongs to MODE 0 group.

Operation and printing pattern

Before performing the adjustment mode, make sure that the ribbon cassette and at least 10-inch

wide paper are properly installed in the printer.

1 Press the SETUP and ALT keys simultaneously while turning ON the printer or pressing the

RESET key. Hold down the both SETUP and ALT keys until the LCD displays "ALIGN

ADJUST".

2 Press the left or right arrow key to select A-MODE for print start adjustment or B-MODE for

bidirectional print adjustment. Then press the ENTER key to enter. The operation on either

alignments is done in the same manner. Always select B-MODE after A-MODE is set or has

been set correctly.

PARK

BIN

TOF SET

QUALITY

ENTER

SETUP M.RLF

M.LF FF

TEAR OFFRLF ON LINE

P.OUT

ON LINE

POWER

EXIT

ALT

ALIGN ADJUST

RESET

Select pattern No.Select mode No.

Set printing conditions

Enter alignment mode

Exit alignment mode

ALIGN. ADJUST

A: START POS ADJ B: VERT. ADJ

key

MENU indication

SETUP + ALT + RESET or Power ON

8. Maintenance (Vertical alignment mode)

3 13 patterns from 0 to 12 are printed in accordance with the printing conditions. The pattern of

the present printing condition is indicated with asterisks (*).

PRINTED PATTERNS EXAMPLE

4 Make sure, the vertical alignment of the chosen print pattern which is marked with "*" is the

best aligned among the 0-12 patterns.

If not the best, you may change to the best aligned one among 0-12.

Description of Patterns

• A pattern describes the type of printing conditions for each mode.

• A number with “*” in the printing example represents the printing condition

being set at present.

• The dots pattern (" " ") indicates the printing condition in between the adjacent

patterns, the setting is valid.

" " "

8. Maintenance (Vertical alignment mode)

5 Pressing the Left and Right arrow key changes the Mode number

between 1 to 11 to select the best pattern within the mode.

6 Pressing the Up and Down arrow key changes the pattern number

between 0 to 12 to select the best pattern within the mode.

7 By scrolling to the desired pattern number and pressing the ENTER key, the selected printing

condition is set. When the condition is set, the corrected pattern of the selected print mode is

printed out.

8 Repeat the steps 5 through 7 until the start position adjustment is completed.

9 Pressing the EXIT key to exit from the start position adjustment (A-MODE). The bidirectional

printing adjustment (B-MODE) takes place automatically and the LCD indicates "B: VERT

ADJ".

10 Press the ENTER key to enter the bidirectional printing adjustment (B-MODE).

11 Repeat the steps 5 through 7 until the bidirectional printing adjustment is completed.

12 After all adjustments are completed, press the EXIT key, then the LCD indicates "PRESS

RESET SW". By pressing the RESET key, the printer exits from this vertical alignment mode.

LCD Description Key Operation

Pattern No. (0-12) Up and down arrow keys

Mode No. (1-11or 0-11) Left and right arrow keys

A-MODE 1: NO. 6

HHH HHHHHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH

HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH

123456789101112

HHH HHHHHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH

HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH HHH

123456789101112

HHH

Bad aligned is chosen

>---->

A-MODE 3

>---->

A-MODE 4

Best aligned is chosen

Best aligned

EXAMPLE (To change the pattern No. 6 to 7 in A-MODE 4.)

A-MODE 3: NO.6

A-MODE 4: NO.6

PARK QUALITY

A-MODE 4: NO.6

A-MODE 4: NO.7

M.RLF

M.LF

8. Maintenance (Vertical alignment mode)

9. Bar code and enlarged character

The printer can print bar codes and enlarged characters.

To activate the bar code and enlarged character function, set #27 BARCODE/ENLARGED CHAR to

MODE 1 or MODE 2 in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE.

This function is applicable to the EPSON or IBM or HP mode. This section describes the outline and

details of the bar code and enlarged character function.

❏Outline of bar code function

The printer has 14 types of bar codes.

Software commands and options #27 to #29 on the EXTENDED SETUP MODE are used to print bar codes

and enlarged characters.

The software commands are unique to the printer. See the following pages for details of these commands.

❏Makeup of bar code

1. Industrial 2 of 5 8. Code 128

2. Interleaved 2 of 5 9. EAN-8

3. Matrix 2 of 5 10. EAN-13

4. Codabar 11. UPC-A

5. Code 11 12. UPC-E

6. Code 39 13. Postnet

7. Code 93 14. Element (Created in elements.)

(Example) CODABAR

START

Character DATA STOP

Character

Margin MarginBarcode

HRI

ICG ICG

Check

Character

Start Character : Initial character of data

DATA : Alphanumeric data

Check Character : Character for check errors in read data

Stop Character : Last character of data

HRI : Human Readable Interpretation

ICG : Gap between characters (Inter Character Gap)

Margin : Data-free portions must be provided on both sides.

Each data-free portion must be approximately ten

times as wide as the narrow space (NS).

Bar Code function

❏Bar Code command

(1) DC4 DC4 T Bar code type:

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 T n

Hex 14 14 54 n

Decimal 20 20 84 n

Function: Specifies the bar code type

n =0 Industrial 2 of 5 7 Code128

1 Interleaved 2 of 5 8 EAN-8

2 Matrix 2 of 5 9 EAN-13

3 Codabar 10 UPC-A

4 Code11 11 UPC-E

5 Code39 12 Postnet

6 Code93 255 Element Print

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(Example) CODABAR

Narrow Space

Narrow Bar

START

Character STOP

Character

Wide Space

Wide Bar

Inter Character Gap

Barcode Height

Check Character

HRI

Function Command

1. Bar code type DC4 DC4 T

2. Element width DC4 DC4 E

3. Bar code height DC4 DC4 H

4. Setting HRI on and off DC4 DC4 I

5. HRI font DC4 DC4 F

6. Check character DC4 DC4 C

7. Starting the bar code data sequence ESC SI

8. Ending the bar code data seqence ESC SO

9. Bar code data sequence DC4 DC4 B

10. Printing density DC4 DC4 D

11. Guard bar expansion DC4 DC4 G

12. Start and stop characters DC4 DC4 N

13. Bar code rotational angle DC4 DC4 R

14. Disabling HRI of the start and stop characters DC4 DC4 S

15. Value input mode DC4 DC4 V

16. Initializing the bar code mode DC4 DC4 @

Parameter 255 (Element print) is used to print a bar code which is input element by element. It can print a bar

code which is not supported by the printer and is represented by combining elements. Since data is input by

elements, HRI printing is not performed and no check digit is added to the bar code. The start and stop

characters is also not added.

(2) Element width: DC4 DC4 E

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 E n1 n2

Hex 14 14 45 n1 n2

Decimal 20 20 69 n1 n2

Function:

Specifies the n2/120” or n2/180” width of the element n1.

(

1 ≤n2 ≤127)

120” or 180” is specified with the DC4 DC4 D command.

n1 = 0: Narrow bar 3: Wide space

1: Wide bar 4: Inter-character gap

2: Narrow space

The narrow bar width or narrow space is used as the element width for

Code 93, Code 128, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, and UPC-E.

One element width of bar 1: Narrow bar width

One element width of space 1: Narrow space width

The midium bar or wide space width is used as the midium element

width for Code 11. The wide element width is (wide bar width x 2 -

narrow bar width).

This setting is not valid for Postnet.

The inter-character gap means the space between each set of codes of a

bar code which begins with a bar and ends with a bar.

(3) Bar code height: DC4 DC4 H

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 H n

Hex 14 14 48 n

Decimal 20 20 72 n

Function: Sets the bar code height to n/12”. (0 ≤n ≤120)

The currently set line feed pitch serves as the bar code height when

is set to 0. This setting is not valid for Postnet.

(4) Setting HRI on and off: DC4 DC4 I

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 I n

Hex 14 14 49 n

Decimal 20 20 73 n

Function: Specifies whether or not to print an HRI. Also specifies the

HRI printing position if an HRI is to be printed.

n = 0: HRI not printed.

1: HRI printed below the bar code symbol.

2: HRI printed above the bar code symbol.

No HRI printed for Postnet or Element regardless of this setting.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(5) HRI font: DC4 DC4 F

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 F n

Hex 14 14 46 n

Decimal 20 20 70 n

Function: Selects the font of printing the HRI.

n = 0: Currently selected font

1: OCR-A

2: OCR-B

This setting is not valid for Postnet or Element.

(6) Check character: DC4 DC4 C

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 C n

Hex 14 14 43 n

Decimal 20 20 67 n

Function: Specifies whether to add a check character automatically.

n = 0: No check character is added. (If a check character is needed, the

user must send bar code data.)

1: A check character is added. (The check character is not printed

in the HRI when Code 93 or Code 128 is selected.)

If the Codabar or Element is selected, no check character is added regardless of

this setting.

The following shows the methods of determining the check characters and bar code

types. (For details, see “Calculating the check character” below.)

Modulus 10 Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5, EAN, UPC,

Postnet

Modulus 11 Code 11 (Dual Check character)

Modulus 16 Codabar

Modulus 43 Code 39

Modulus 47 Code 93 (Dual Check character)

Modulus 103 Code 128

(7) Beginning of the bar code data sequence: ESC SI

Format: ASCII ESC SI

Hex 1B 0F

Decimal 27 15

Function: Indicates the beginning of a bar code data sequence.

Data between this and the end command of the bar code data sequence

is regarded as bar code data.

This command is valid only when #27 BARCODE/LABEL MODE is

set to MODE 2 in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(8) End of the bar code data sequence: ESC SO

Format: ASCII ESC SO

Hex 1B 0E

Decimal 27 14

Function: Indicates the end of a bar code data sequence.

This command is valid only when #27 BARCODE/LABEL MODE is set

to MODE 2 in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE.

(9) Bar code data sequence: DC4 DC4 B

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 B n d1 d2 ... dk

Hex 14 14 42 n

Decimal 20 20 66 n

Function: Specifies the number (“n”) of data to be regarded as bar code data.

00 ≤

≤68

00 ≤

≤255

00 ≤

≤68

If the Element is selected; 0

≤

n, dk, k

≤255

This comand is valid when #27 BARCODE/LABEL MODE is set to MODE1 or

MODE2 in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE.

(10) Printing density: DC4 DC4 D

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 D n

Hex 14 14 44 n

Decimal 20 20 68 n

Function: Specifies the density of printing bar code symbols (in the horizontal

direction).

Specifies the unit of element width.

n = 0: Bar code symbols are printed at 120 dpi. (Default value)

1: Bar code symbols are printed at 180 dpi.

If a bar code is rotated by 90 or 270 degrees using the DC4 DC4 R (bar code

rotational angle) command, a bar code is printed at 120 dpi horizontally and 180

dpi vertically.

(11) Guard bar expansion: DC4 DC4 G

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 G n

Hex 14 14 47 n

Decimal 20 20 71 n

Function: Specifies whether or not to expand EAN or UPC guard bars.

n = 0: Guard bars are not expanded.

1: Guard bars are expanded. (Default value)

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(12) Start and stop characters: DC4 DC4 N

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 N n1 n2

Hex 14 14 4E n1 n2

Decimal 20 20 78 n1 n2

Function: Specifies the Codabar start or stop character. n1 selects the

start or stop character. n2 specifies a code of the start or stop

as shown below.

n1 = 0: Start character

1: Stop character

n2 = a, b, c, d, t, n, ✽, or e.

When power is turned on, “a” is selected as the start or stop character.

(13) Bar code rotational angle: DC4 DC4 R

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 R n

Hex 14 14 52 n

Decimal 20 20 82 n

Function: Specifies the rotational angle of the bar code in units of 90 degrees.

n = 0: 0° (Default value)

1: 90°

2: 180°

3: 270°

(14) Disabling HRI of the start and stop characters: DC4 DC4 S

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 S n

Hex 14 14 53 n

Decimal 20 20 83 n

Function: Specifies whether or not to print the start or stop character in the

for Codabar, Code 11, Code 39 or Code 93.

n = 0: The start or stop character is printed in the HRI.

(Default value)

1: The start or stop character is not printed in the HRI.

(15) Value input mode: DC4 DC4 V

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 V n

Hex 14 14 56 n

Decimal 20 20 86 n

Function: Specifies whether bar code sequence data is regarded as the normal

character code or a character value when Code 128 is selected.

n = 0: Data is regarded as normal character code. (Default value)

1: Data is regarded as a character value.

If data is regarded as the normal character code, the printer

automatically move the subset or inserts a shift code according to

the data.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(16) Initializing the bar code mode: DC4 DC4 @

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 @

Hex 14 14 40

Decimal 20 20 64

Function: Initializes the bar code mode.

The following show the default settings for bar code.

Bar code type: SETUP

Narrow bar width: SETUP

Wide bar width: SETUP

Narrow space width: SETUP

Wide space width: SETUP

Inter- character gap: SETUP

Bar code height: SETUP

Setting HRI: Below the bar code symbol

HRI font OCR-B

Check character: Added

Printing density: 1/120”

❏Data processing in the bar code data sequence

●

In a bar code data sequence following ESC SI, any codes

other than the ESC code are regarded as bar code data.

Continuous two-byte ESC codes (ESC + ESC) are

regarded as a one-byte ESC bar code.

●

In a barcode data sequence following ESC SI, SO ESC+

SI and ESC + ESC are valid and the other ESC sequence

are ingnored. The ESC code and the following data, two

bytes in all, are discarded.

●

When a start or stop character code (e.g., * code of Code

39) is input in a bar code data sequence, the bar code

data sequence stops if bar code data has already been

input in that sequence. The data that was input is valid

(and converted into a bar code). If not, the bar code data

sequence does not stop and the code is discarded.

●

When 68 bytes of data is input, the bar code data sequence

ends automatically.

When Code 93 or Code 128 is selected, the bar code data

sequence ends when the amount of input data, including the

automatically inserted control character, reaches 68

9. Bar code and enlarged character

❏Printing bar codes

●

Bar codes are printed at normal LQ 10 cpi (158 cps) print speed when the printing

density is 120 dpi or at Dark 1 LQ 10 cpi (79 cps) print speed when the printing density is

180 dpi. (This does not apply to printing paths involving HRI printing or duty control.)

●

Bar codes and normal characters are printed separately. When the bar code data

sequence start code is processed, print data other than bar code data contained in the

buffer is printed. When print data other than bar code data is input, bar code data

contained in the buffer is printed.

●

Like the right margin overflow processing for character data, data preceding bar code

data is printed and the bar code data is printed from the left margin on the following line

if the data exceeds the right margin.

If bar code data cannot be printed between the left and right margins, the bar code data

is ignored.

●

If the vertical line feed pitch is smaller than the bar code height, reverse feeding is

performed to move to the following printing position. (If an out-of-paper error is detected

in a bar code printing path, the following paths are printed on the following form.)

❏HRI

●

The HRI is adjusted to the center of the bar code symbol width and printed at 10 cpi

unless EAN or UPC guard bar expansion is executed. If EAN or UPC guard bar

expansion is executed, an HRI is printed at the equal space between the center guard bar

and the left or right guard bar.

If the HRI width is greater than the bar code symbol width, the HRI printing pitch is

reduced to print the HRI in the same width as the bar code symbol width.

●

The HRI is printed below a bar code symbol, the vertical printing position is lower than

the printing start position by (bar code height - 1/6”). If it is printed above the bar code

symbol, the vertical printing position is higher than the printing start position by (1/6” -

24/180”).

●

When Code 11 is selected, small triangle ( ) and large triangle ( ) are printed as the

start and stop characters, respectively. (This does not depend on the setting of the check

character.)

●

When Code 93 is selected, white squares ( ) are printed as the start and stop characters,

and a black square ( ) is printed as the control character. A printable character

expressed in combination with the control character is printed as is. (For example, 61H is

printed as ‘a’, not ‘ A’.)

●

When Code 128 is selected, black rhombuses a (◆) are printed instead of non-printable

9. Bar code and enlarged character

❏Error processing

●

If a character code that is not valid for the selected bar code type is input, the character

code is not converted into a bar code symbol but is printed as a character. If the bar code

has a start or stop character added to the HRI, the start or stop character is printed.

‘ ’ is printed instead of an invalid character.

●

If an incorrect number of data are input to form a bar code which should have a specific

number of data, are input data is not converted into a bar code symbol but is printed as is.

●

If incorrect data is input in the UPC-A format and cannot be converted into the UPC-E

format, the input data is not converted into a bar code symbol but is printed as is. (For

the rules of converting the UPC-A format into the UPC-E format, see “UPC-E conversion

rule” below.)

❏Code 128 subset transition rule

●

The following shows the transition conditions from subset A to subset B.

1. Input a character code unique to subset B (60H to 7FH) when subset A is

selected.

2. Then input a character code unique to subset B (60H to 7FH) without inputting a

character code unique to subset A (00H to 1FH). (If a character code unique to

subset A is input in this step, subset B is not selected. The character code unique

to subset B input in step 1 is expressed with the shift code.)

●

The following shows the transition conditions from subset B to subset A.

1. Input a character code unique to subset A when subset B is selected.

2. Then input a character code unique to subset A without inputting a character

code unique to subset B. (If a character code unique to subset B is input in this

step, subset A is not selected. The character code unique to subset A input in

step 1 is expressed with the shift code.)

●

Subset C is selected when four continuous character codes (30H to 39H) are input.

●

If a code common to subset A and subset B is input when a subset is not determined or

subset C is selected, subset B is selected temporarily selected.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

❏UPC-E conversion rule

●

NSC, manufacturer’s codes (M1 M2 M3 M4 M5), and product item codes (X1 X2 X3 X4

X5) are input data.

NSC must be 0 or 1.

When the manufacturer’s code data is input, the rule is determined and zero

checking of the product item codes is performed.

NZ: Non-zero ✽: 0 to 9

UCP-A Type

The following table shows print data if the rule shown above is met.

UCP-E Type

❏Calculating the check character

• Modulus 10

a. The data at the odd-numbered position counted from the right are weighed as 3. The sum of the data

character values is determined.. (The sum is determined without weighing for Postnet.)

b. The remainder of deviding the value determined in step a by 10 is determined.

c. A character having a character value equal to the remainder of subtracting the value determined in

step b from 10 is the check character.

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 X1 X2 X3 X4 X5

Rule 1 ✽✽ ✽✽NZ00005~9

Rule 2 ✽✽ ✽NZ00000✽

Rule 3 ✽✽3~9 0 0 0 0 0 ✽✽

Rule 4 ✽✽0~2 0 0 0 0 ✽✽✽

Rule 1 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 X5 (5~9)

Rule 2 M1 M2 M3 M4 X5 '4'

Rule 3 M1 M2 M3 X4 X5 '3'

Rule 4 M1 M2 X3 X4 X5 M3 (0~2)

• Modulus 11

a. Data characters are weighed from the right to the left, as, example,1, 2, ..., 10, 1, 2 ... 10, 1,

2 and so forth. The sum of the data character values is determined. (The symbol ‘-’ has a

character value of 10.)

b. A character having a character value equal to the remainder of dividing the value

determined in step a by 11 is the first check character (C).

c. Data characters are weighed from the right to the left, beginning with C, as, for example, 1,

2, ..., 9, 1, 2 ... , 9, 1, 2 and so forth. The sum of the data character values is determined.

d. The character with a character value equal to the remainder of dividing the value determined

in step c by 11 is the second check character (K).

• Modulus 16

a. The sum of the all characters including start and stop characters values is determined. The

following table shows the conversion of character into value.

Value Character Value Character Value Character Value Character

00 1 1 2 2 3 3

44 5 5 6 6 7 7

88 9 9 10- 11$

12 : 13 / 14 . 15 +

16 A 17 B 18 C 19 D

b. The remainder X of deviding the value determined in step a by 16 is determined. The

remainder Y of subtracting the remainder X from 16 is determined.

c. Convert the remainder Y into the character Z according to the conversion table in a. The

character Z is the check character.

• Modulus 43

a. The sum of the data character values is determined.

b. The character with a character value equal to the remainder of dividing the value

determined in step a by 43 is the check character.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

• Modulus 47

a. Data characters are weighed from the right to the left, as, for example, 1, 2, ..., 20, 1, 2 ...

20, 1, 2 and so forth. The sum of the data character values determined..

b. The character with a character value equal to the remainder of dividing the value determined

in step a by 47 is the first check character (C).

c. Data characters are weighed from the right to the left, beginning with C, as, for example, 1,

2, ..., 15, 1, 2 ... , 15, 1, 2 and so forth. The sum of the data character values is determined.

d. The character with a character value equal to the remainder of dividing the value found in

step c by 47 is the second check character (K).

• Modulus 103

a. The sum of the products of the data character values and position values is determined. (The

leftmost character has a position value of 1.)

b. The start character value is added to the sum determined in step a above.

c. The character with a character value equal to the remainder of dividing the value

determined in step c by 103 is the check character.

❏Other

●

After executing a BS command input immediately after bar code data, printing starts from

the position by one character to the left of the currently set character pitch.

●

When a margin is specified, bar code data in the buffer is cleared.

❏Element printing

●

The element printing function prints bar codes by inputting data element by element.

●

This function allows the user to print bar codes which are not supported by the printer but

are expressed by combining elements. No HRI is printed, no check digit is added, and a

start or stop character is not added, since data is input element by element.

●

The following show the codes expressing elements.

00H: Narrow bar

01H: Wide bar

02H: Narrow space

03H: Wide space

04H: Inter-character gap

9. Bar code and enlarged character

❏Element printing

[Example]

The following shows a BASIC program for printing Code 39 bar codes using the element printing

function. This example shows how to print “CODE39”. (Replace NB, WB, NS and WS in the data

statements in the following example with 0, 1, 2 and 3, respectively.)

100 OPEN "LPT1:" AS #1: WIDTH #1,255

110 DC4$=CHR$ (&H14): ESC$=CHR$(&H1B)

120 SI$=CHR$(&HF):SO$=CHR$(&HE): ICG=4

130 '

140 PRINT #1, DC4$;DC4$;"@"; ' Initialize

150 PRINT #1, DC4$;DC4$;"T";CHR$(255); ' Barcode Type: Element Print

160 PRINT #1, DC4$;DC4$;"E";CHR$(0);CHR$(2); ' Narrow Bar: 2/120"

170 PRINT #1, DC4$;DC4$;"E";CHR$(1);CHR$(6); ' Wide Bar: 6/120"

180 PRINT #1, DC4$;DC4$;"E";CHR$(2);CHR$(2); ' Narrow Space: 2/120"

190 PRINT #1, DC4$;DC4$;"E";CHR$(3);CHR$(6); ' Wide Space: 6/120"

200 PRINT #1, DC4$;DC4$;"E";CHR$(4);CHR$(2); ' Inter Char Gap: 2/120"

210 PRINT #1, DC4$;DC4$;"H";CHR$(6); ' Barcode Height: 6/12"

220 '

230 PRINT #1, DC4$;DC4$;"B";CHR$(9*8+7); ' Barcode Data Sequence Start

240 RESTORE 440

250 FOR I=1 TO 9:READ A:PRINT CHR$(A);:NEXT I

260 PRINT #1, CHR$(ICG);

270 FOR J=1 TO 6

280 IF J=1 THEN RESTORE 450

290 IF J=2 THEN RESTORE 460

300 IF J=3 THEN RESTORE 470

310 IF J=4 THEN RESTORE 480

320 IF J=5 THEN RESTORE 490

330 IF J=6 THEN RESTORE 500

340 FOR I=1 TO 9:READ A: PRINT #1, CHR$(A);:NEXT I

350 PRINT #1, CHR$(ICG);

360 NEXT J

370 RESTORE 440

380 FOR I=1 TO 9:READ A: PRINT #1, CHR$(A);:NEXT I

400 PRINT #1,CHR$(13);CHR$(10); ' CR+LF

410 CLOSE #1

420 END

430 '

440 DATA 0, 3, 0, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 0

450 DATA 1, 2, 1, 2, 0, 3, 0, 2, 0

460 DATA 1, 2, 0, 2, 1, 2, 0, 3, 0

470 DATA 0, 2, 0, 2, 1, 3, 0, 2, 1

480 DATA 1, 2, 0, 2, 1, 3, 0, 2, 0

490 DATA 1, 2, 1, 3, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0

500 DATA 0, 2, 1, 3, 0, 2, 1 ,2, 0

9. Bar code and enlarged character

If #27 BARCODE/ENLARGED CHAR is set to MODE 1 or MODE 2 in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE,

enlarged characters can be printed. The enlarged character function is valid for the EPSON or IBM or HP

mode.

❏Outline of enlarged character function

When the enlarged character mode is selected with the DC4 DC4 l 1 command, any

commands other than those shown below are ignored.

Only three print codes are available: LF, CR and FF. If 521 or more characters of data are

sent without inputting a print command, printing is performed automatically.

❏Enlarged character command list

Enlarged character function

9. Bar code and enlarged character

Function Command

Executing backspacing

Executing line feeding

Executing form feeding

Executing carriage return

Initializing the enlarged character mode

DC4 DC4 @

Arrangement of enlarged characters

DC4 DC4 a

Element magnification for enlarged characters

DC4 DC4 c

All-character set for enlarged characters

DC4 DC4 d

Selecting an enlarged character font

DC4 DC4 f

10.

Height expansion for enlarged characters

DC4 DC4 h

11.

HMI for enlarged characters

DC4 DC4 i

12.

VMI for enlarged characters

DC4 DC4 j

13.

Setting and canceling the enlarged character mode

DC4 DC4 l

14.

Enlarged character cell offset

DC4 DC4 o

15.

Enlarged character pitch

DC4 DC4 p

16.

Enlarged character quality

DC4 DC4 q

17.

Enlarged character rotational angle

DC4 DC4 r

18.

Setting and canceling enlarged character smoothing

DC4 DC4 s

19.

Enlarged character top offset

DC4 DC4 t

20.

Setting and canceling underscores for enlarged characters

DC4 DC4 u

21. Enlarged character width expansion DC4 DC4 w

22. Horizontal printing position for enlarged characters DC4 DC4 x

23. Vertical printing position for enlarged characters DC4 DC4 y

(1) Executing backspacing: BS

Format: ASCII BS

Hex 08

Decimal 08

Function: Executes backspacing.

When the BS command is executed, the printing position moves to the

previous character position on the left. The BS command is valid up to

the left margin. A BS command issued on the left margin is ignored.

When a BS command is issued when there is a character on the left with

proportional printing selected, the printer backspaces to that character. If

there is no character or another BS command has just been executed, the

printer backspaces by one space.

(2) Executing line feeding: LF

Format: ASCII LF

Hex 0A

Decimal 10

Function: Executes line feeding.

After printing data, the printer feeds one line by the enlarged character

line feed pitch, which differs depending on whether VMI is valid (by the

DC4 DC4 j command) or not.

VMI valid: Preset VMI amount

VMI not valid: (24 + cell offset)/180” x cell expansion

Line feeding involves a carriage return if the LF SETTING option is set to

LF + CR in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE.

If the bottom margin is specified and the cell size (i.e., 24/180” x cell

expansion) is greater than the printable area in the CSF, cut sheet, or

fanfold paper mode, form feeding is executed and then printing is

executed. If the printing position is at the TOF position, printing is

executed up to the bottom margin without executing form feeding, and

excess data is not printed.

The default pitch is “1/6” x cell expansion”.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(3) Executing form feeding: FF

Format: ASCII FF

Hex 0C

Decimal 12

Function: Executes form feeding.

This command feeds the page to the next TOF position. If there are still enlarged

characters to be printed, they are printed, then form feeding is executed.

(4) Executing carriage return: CR

Format: ASCII CR

Hex 0D

Decimal 13

Function: Executes carriage return.

This command moves the printing position to the left margin without printing any

characters. If the CR SETTING option is set to CR + LF in the EXTENDED

SETUP MODE, a carriage return is executed out after printing.

(5) Initializing the enlarged character mode: DC4 DC4 @

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 @

Hex 14 14 40

Decimal 20 20 64

Function: Initializes the enlarged character mode.

The following show the default settings for enlarged characters:

Cell expansion: SETUP expansion

Height expansion: SETUP expansion

Width expansion: SETUP expansion

Font: SETUP font

Character pitch: 10 cpi

HMI: Invalid

Cell offset: 6/180”

VMI: Invalid

Character quality: Standard

Character layout: Adjusted to the base line

Rotational angle: 0°

Smoothing: Valid

Top offset: 0/180”

Underscore: Canceled

Character set: Enlarged character mode selected

Right and left margins: Enlarged character mode selected

Page length: Enlarged character mode selected

Top and bottom margins: Enlarged character mode selecte

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(6) Arrangement of enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 a

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 an

Hex 14 14 61 n

Decimal 20 20 97 n

Function: Specifies the standard position for adjusting enlarged

characters in the vertical direction.

n = 00H, 30H: Base line is adjusted to the N’th dot from the top.

(N = 20 x cell expansion)

01H, 31H: Descender is adjusted to the N’th dot from the top.

(N = 24 x cell expansion)

02H, 32H: Center is adjusted to the N’th dot from the top.

(N = 12 x cell expansion)

03H, 33H: Ascender is adjusted to the N’th dot from the top.

(N = 1 x cell expansion)

The MSB of the parameter is masked. Any parameters other than those

shown above are ignored.

The arrangement and position specified here are valid if the enlarged

character rotational angle is not 0 degree. The default setting is n =

00H,30H.

(7) Cell expansion for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 c

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 cn

Hex 14 14 63 n

Decimal 20 20 99 n

Function: Specifies cell expansion for enlarged characters.

≤

127

The cell has the size of (24/180” x cell magnification). The MSB of the

parameter is masked.

If n = 0, the expansion specified in the setup mode is selected.

The cell expansion is specified at the beginning of the line. If there is

character data on the line, it becomes valid on the following line.

Enlarged character cell expansion takes priority over the height expansion.

If the height expansion exceeds cell expansion when enlarged character

data is input, the characters are enlarged to the cell expansion value.

The default setting is the expansion specified in the setup mode.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(8) All-character set for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 d

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 d n d1 d2...dn

Hex 14 14 64 n d1 d2...dh

Decimal 20 20 100 n d1 d2...dn

Function: Specifies the all-character set for enlarged characters.

≤

255

≤

255

Data with a number specified with the parameter “n” is processed as

character codes. If n = 0, this sequence is ignored.

(9) Selecting an enlarged character font: DC4 DC4 f

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 fn

Hex 14 14 66 n

Decimal 20 20 102 n

Function: Specifies the font (typeface) of enlarged characters as shown

below.

n = 0: Roman

1: Sans Serif

2: Courier

3: Prestige

4: Script

5: OCR-B

6: OCR-A

7: Gothic

8: Orator

9: Orator-S

The MSB of the parameter is masked. Any parameters other than those

shown above are ignored.

If the FONT LOCK option is set to YES in the EXTENDED SETUP

MODE, this command is ignored.

The default is the setting selected in the setup mode.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(10) Height expansion for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 h

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 hn

Hex 14 14 68 n

Decimal 20 20 104 n

Function: Specifies the height expansion of enlarged characters.

≤

127

The MSB of the parameter is masked.

If n = 0, the expansion specified in the setup mode is selected.

Enlarged character cell expansion takes priority over height expansion. If

the height expansion exceeds the cell expansion when enlarged character

data is input, the characters are enlarged to the cell expansion.

The default setting is the expansion specified in the setup mode.

(11) HMI for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 i

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 i n1 n2

Hex 14 14 69 n1 n2

Decimal 20 20 105 n1n2

Function: Specifies the HMI (horizontal motion index) of enlarged

characters.

≤

255

≤

The HMI indicates the horizontal distance between two adjacent

characters, i.e., the width the print head moves after printing one

character.

The HMI is (n1 + n2 x 256)/180”.

The high-order four bits of parameter n2 (bit 7 to bit 4) are ignored. The

HMI can be set to zero.

After specifed command have priority over DC4 DC4 p or DC4 DC4 i.

If the PITCH LOCK option is set to YES in the setup mode, this

command is ignored.

The default setting is “10 cpi x widthwise expansion”.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(12) VMI for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 j

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 j n1 n2

Hex 14 14 6A n1 n2

Decimal 20 20 106 n1 n2

Function: Specifies the VMI (vertical motion index) of enlarged

characters.

≤

255

≤

127

The VMI indicates the distance between two lines, i.e., the length the print

head moves after printing one line.

The VMI is (n1 + n2 x 256)/180”. The MSB of parameter n2 is masked.

The VMI can be set to zero.

The VMI is not dependent on the length expansion of enlarged characters.

After specifed command have priority over DC4 DC4 j or DC4 DC4 o.

The VMI is invalid and the cell offset 6 line feed pitch is selected (i.e.,

1/6” x cell expansion) by default.

(13) Setting and canceling the enlarged character mode: DC4 DC4 l

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 ln

Hex 14 14 6C n

Decimal 20 20 108 n

Function: Sets and cancels the enlarged character mode.

n = 00H, 30H: Cancels the enlarged character mode.

01H, 31H: Sets the enlarged character mode.

The MSB of the parameter is masked. Any sequences other than the

above parameters are ignored.

When the enlarged character mode establish command is issued, the

special effects, character pitch, line feed pitch, length and width double-

size printing settings specified for the emulation become invalid the

enlarged character mode is canceled.

When the enlarged character mode starts, characters are printed in the

conditions selected when the enlarged character mode was last canceled.

If there are non-enlarged characters or bar codes when enlarge character

data is input the non-enlarged character are printed.

In the enlarged character mode, automatic printing is not performed if the

printing position exceeds the right margin. Excess data is abandoned and

the printing position is set at the right margin when the right margin is

exceeded.

If the right margin is exceeded while a single enlarged character is being

printed, the character is printed up to the right margin.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(14) Enlarged character cell offset: DC4 DC4 o

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 on

Hex 14 14 6F n

Decimal 20 20 111 n

Function: Specifies the cell offset for enlarged characters.

≤

255

This command specifies the cell offset for the enlarged characters in

1/180”. The cell offset is used to execute a line feed (LF) command.

In the enlarged character mode, the line is fed by a pitch of (24 + cell

offset)/180” x cell expansion.

The VMI is invalid and the cell offset is 6 by default.

(15) Enlarged character pitch: DC4 DC4 p

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 pn

Hex 14 14 70 n

Decimal 20 20 112 n

Function: Specifies the pitch of enlarged characters.

n = 00H, 30H: 10 cpi

01H, 31H: 12 cpi

02H, 32H: Proportional

The MSB of the parameter is masked. Any sequences other than the above

parameters are ignored.

If the fixed pitch is selected, enlarged characters have the following width:

10 cpi: (18 x 180”) x widthwise expansion

12 cpi: (15 x 180”) x widthwise expansion

In the proportional mode, proportional characters are expanded by the same

ratio.

When the rotational angle for enlarged characters is set to 90 or 270

degrees, characters other than graphic character are printed at a pitch of

(24/180”) x length expansion. If the PITCH LOCK option is set to YES in

the setup mode, this command is ignored.

The HMI is invalidated and the character pitch is 10 cpi by default.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(16) Enlarged character quality: DC4 DC4 q

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 qn

Hex 14 14 71 n

Decimal 20 20 113 n

Function: Specifies the quality of enlarged characters as shown below.

n = 00H, 30H: Standard quality

01H, 31H: High-speed 1 quality

02H, 32H: High-speed 2 quality

The MSB of the parameter is masked. Any sequences other than the above

parameters are ignored.

The character quality is specified at the beginning of a line. If there is

character data on the line, this command is reserved and becomes valid on

the following line.

If the QUALITY LOCK option is set to YES in the setup mode, this

command is ignored.

The standard quality is selected by default.

(17) Enlarged character rotational angle: DC4 DC4 r

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 rn

Hex 14 14 72 n

Decimal 20 20 114 n

Function: Specifies the rotational angle of enlarged characters as shown

below.

n = 00H, 30H 0°

01H, 31H 90°

02H, 32H 180°

03H, 33H 270°

Enlarged characters are rotated counterclockwise.

The MSB of the parameter is masked. Any sequences other than the above

parameters are ignored.

Printing starts from the position specified with the DC4 DC4 a command

shown above.

Unless the rotational angle is set to 0 degree, no characters are underscored

even when underscores are input.

Pixels are printed at a rotational angle of 0 degree even if the rotational

angle is set to 90, 180, or 270 degrees.

This command is ignored if the PITCH LOCK option is set to YES in the

EXTENDED SETUP MODE and the length and width expansion values of

enlarged characters are different.

The default rotational angle is 0 degree.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(18) Setting and canceling enlarged character smoothing: DC4 DC4 s

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 sn

Hex 14 14 73 n

Decimal 20 20 115 n

Function: Sets and cancels smoothing of enlarged characters.

n = 00H, 30H: Cancels smoothing.

01H, 31H: Sets smoothing.

The MSB of the parameter is masked. Any sequences other than the

above parameters are ignored.

Smoothing is set by default.

(19) Enlarged character top offset: DC4 DC4 t

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 t m n1 n2

Hex 14 14 74 mn1 n2

Decimal 20 20 116 mn1n2

Function: Specifies the top offset of enlarged characters.

m = (20)H

≤

255

≤

The top offset refers to the vertical distance between the top of the cell and

the top of a character. This determines the character position in the cell.

It is specified by (n1 + n2 x 256)/180”.

The high-order four bits of parameter n2 (bit 7 to bit 4) are masked.

The top offset is effective for only one characterafter this sequence.

The top offset is canceled when a line feed (LF) command, form feed (FF)

command, or vertical print position (DC4 DC4 y) command is issued.

The top offset is not dependent on the enlarged character arrangement.

It is always based on the top of the cell (corresponding to the ascender-

based position).

The top offset is not dependent on cell expansion or length expansion.

The bottom of a character (i.e., 24th pin position, regardless of character

type, even for a 30-dot pixel) does not extend beyond the bottom of the

cell. If the top offset is too large and the bottom of the character extends

below the bottom of the cell, the top offset is reduced.

Any sequences other than m = 20H are ignored.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

(20) Setting and canceling underscores for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 u

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 un

Hex 14 14 75 n

Decimal 20 20 117 n

Function: Sets and cancels the underscore function.

n = 00H, 30H: Cancels underscoring.

01H, 31H: Specifies the underscoring.

The MSB of the parameter is masked. Any sequences other than the

above parameters are ignored.

An underscore is drawn on the 25th pin line at a thickness of (1 dot x

length expansion of the character).

No underscores are printed if the enlarged character rotational angle is not

set to 0 degree. Underscoring is off by default.

(21) Enlarged character width expansion: DC4 DC4 w

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 wn

Hex 14 14 77 n

Decimal 20 20 119 n

Function: Specifies the width expansion of enlarged characters.

≤

127

The MSB of the parameter is masked.

If n is set to 0, the magnification specified in the setup mode is selected.

This command is ignored if the PITCH LOCK option is set to YES in the

EXTENDED SETUP MODE.

The expansion specified in the setup mode is set by default.

(22) Horizontal printing position for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 x

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 x m n1 n2

Hex 14 14 78 mn1 n2

Decimal 20 20 120 mn1n2

Function: Specifies the horizontal position for printing enlarged

characters by (n1 + n2 x 256)/180” as shown below.

m = SP(20)H: Absolute printing position

-(2D)H: Relative lefthand printing position

+(2B)H: Relative righthand printing position

≤

255

≤

The MSB of parameter m and the four high-order bits of n2 (bit 7 to bit 4)

are masked.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

If parameter m is different than shown above, this sequence is ignored.

The absolute print position is based on the left margin. If the specified

position exceeds the right margin, the print position is located at the right

margin.

If a relative lefthand printing position to the left of the left margin is

specified, left margin becomes the printing position.

If a relative righthand printing position to the right of the right margin is

specified, the right margin becomes the printing position.

The movement distance is not dependent on the width expansion of

enlarged characters.

(23) Vertical printing position for enlarged characters: DC4 DC4 y

Format: ASCII DC4 DC4 y m n1 n2

Hex 14 14 79 mn1n2

Decimal 20 20 121 mn1n2

Function: Specifies the vertical position for printing enlarged characters

by (n1 + n2 x 256)/180” as shown below.

m = SP(20)H: Absolute printing position

-(2D)H: Relative reverse printing position

+(2B)H: Relative forward printing position

≤

255

≤

127

The MSBs of parameters m and n2 are masked. If parameter m is other

than shown above, this sequence is ignored.

The absolute print position is based on the TOF position. If the specified

position extends below the bottom margin, the bottom margin becomes the

print position.

If a relative reverse printing position exceeding the TOF position is

specified, the TOF position becomes the print position.

If a relative forward printing position that extends below the bottom

margin is specified, the print position is located at the bottom margin.

The movement distance is not dependent on the length expansion of

enlarged characters.

9. Bar code and enlarged character

This page shows examples of a BASIC program for printing enlarged

characters and the printed enlarged characters (actual size).

100 OPEN "LPT1:"AS #1

110 DC4$=CHR$(&H14)

120 '

130 PRINT #1, DC4$;DC4$;"@"; '

Initializing

140 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"c";CHR$(8); '

Magnification of cell: x8

150 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"f";CHR$(4); '

Font typeface: SCRIPT

160 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"p";CHR$(1); '

Character pitch: 12 CPI

170 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"l";CHR$(1); '

Magnification mode on

180 '

190 PRINT #1,"8"; '

Default size print

200 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"h";CHR$(2); ' Vertical magnification: x2

210 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"w";CHR$(2); '

Horizontal magnification: x2

220 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"a";CHR$(3); '

Alignment: ascender

230 PRINT #1,"ASCE";

240 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"a";CHR$(2); '

Alignment: center

250 PRINT #1,"CENT";

260 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"a";CHR$(1); '

Alignment: descender

270 PRINT #1,"DESC";

280 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"a";CHR$(0); '

Alignment: baseline

290 PRINT #1,"BASE";

300 '

310 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"w";CHR$(8); '

Horizontal magnification: x8

320 PRINT #1,"H";

330 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"w";CHR$(1); '

Horizontal magnification: x1

340 FOR N=1 TO 8

350 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"h";CHR$(N); '

Vertical magnification: xn

360 PRINT #1,RIGHT$;(STR$(N),1); '

370 NEXT N

380 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"w";CHR$(8); ' Horizontal magnification: x8

390 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"r";CHR$(1); '

Rotate: 90 degree

400 PRINT #1,

"R"

;

410 PRINT #1,CHR$;(13);CHR$(10); ' CR+LF

420 '

430 PRINT #1,DC4$;DC4$;"l";CHR$(0); '

Magnification mode off

440 CLOSE #1

450 END

❏Enlarged character print samples

❏Printing specifications

Printing method

Print Head

Emulation

Resident fonts

Down load character sets

Graphic printing

Print mode

• Impact dot matrix and bidirectional logic seeking printing

• 24 pins, movable-type (parallel/staggered orientation.)

Estimated life expectancy: 500 million dots/wire

• Hewlett Packard RuggedWriter 480

• Epson LQ-2550

• IBM 2391

• Draft, High quality draft, Speed draft, Super speed draft

• Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, Script, OCR-B, OCR-

A, Gothic, Orator, Orator-S

• HP character sets (up to 256 characters (32kB)

downloadable)

• Epson character sets (up to 128 characters downloadable)

• IBM character sets and code pages (32kB download area)

Raster Graphics Printing (HP)

4 Categories: dpi: dot per inch

• 60 dpi (60h X 60v dpi), raster graphic mode

• 90 dpi (90h X 90v dpi), raster graphic mode

• 180 dpi (180h X 180v dpi), raster graphic mode

• 360 dpi (360h X 360v dpi), raster graphic mode

Bit Image Printing (EPSON/IBM)

11 Categories (8 or 24 pin graphics):

• 60 dpi

• 80 dpi — 8-pin only

• 90 dpi

• 120 dp — 8-pin only

• 120 dpi *

• 180 dpi — 24-pin only

• 240 dpi — 8-pin only *

• 360 dpi — 24-pin only *

• 360 dpi — 48-pin only (IBM mode) *

* Horizontally adjacent dots can not be printed.

Character spacings

• 10 cpi Pica print mode

• 12 cpi Elite, Speed draft print mode

• 15 cpi Super speed draft print mode

• 16.7 cpi Condensed print mode

• 17.1 cpi Condensed pica print mode

• 20 cpi Condensed elite print mode

• 24 cpi print mode

• Proportional print mode

• One half proportional print mode

Appendix A. Specifications

A. Specifications

Character table (HP mode)

(EPSON mode)

(IBM mode)

International character set

(EPSON mode)

Codepage Character table

(HP, EPSON, IBM mode)

Barcode type

(HP, EPSON, IBM mode)

Throughput

Character Tables in the HP mode

• ROMAN-8 (8U)

• PC-8 (10U)

• PC-850 (12U)

• ECMA 94

• LATIN1 (ISO 8859-1 , 0N)

• PC-8 DENMARK/NORWAY (11U)

• LINE-DRAW (0L,0B)

• MATH-7 (0A, 0M)

• ROMAN-EXTENSION (0E)

• SWEDEN 1 (ISO-10, 0S)

• SWEDEN 2 (ISO-11, 3S)

• NORWAY 1 (ISO-60, 0D)

• NORWAY 2 (ISO-61, 1D)

• UK (ISO-4, 1E)

• FRANCE 2 (ISO-25, 0F)

• FRANCE 1 (ISO-69, 1F)

• GERMAN 2 (0G)

• GERMAN 1 (ISO-21, 1G)

• ITALY (ISO-15, 0I)

• SPAIN 3 (1S)

• SPAIN 1 (ISO-17, 2S)

• SPAIN 2 (ISO-85, 6S)

• PORTUGAL 1 (ISO-16, 4S)

• PORTUGAL 2 (ISO-84, 5S)

• IRV (ISO-2, 2U)

• JAPAN (ISO-14, 0K)

• ASCII (ISO-6, 0U)

• LEGAL (1U)

Character Tables in the EPSON mode

• Italic character table

• Graphic character table

• Graphic character table, extended

Character Tables in the IBM mode

• IBM character set 1 table

• IBM character set 2 table

• IBM all character set table

USA, FRANCE, GERMANY, U.K., DENMARK, SWEDEN,

ITALY, SPAIN, JAPAN, NORWAY, DENMARK2, SPAIN2,

LATIN-AMERICAN, KOREA, TURKEY, LEGAL

437(USA), 850(MULTILINGUAL), 857(TURKEY), 858,

860(PORTUGUESE), 861, 863(CANADA-FRENCH), 865

(NORDIC), BRASCII, ABICOMP, ISO-8859-1

Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5,

Codabar, Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, EAN 8,

EAN 13, UPC-A, UPC-E, and Postnet.

• Draft (10cpi) : 198 lpm 186 lpm

• HQDR (10cpi) : 138 lpm 127 lpm

• NLQ (10cpi) : 99 lpm 92 lpm

• LQ (10cpi) : 76 lpm 71 lpm

• Speed draft (Elite) : 228 lpm 213 lpm

• Super speed draft : 268 lpm 246 lpm

A. Specifications

Evaluation conditions:

Data of 100 lines by 132 columns, all ASCII rolling

pattern characters, and 1/6-inch line feed is input from a

host and is stored in the 64K-byte communication buffer

of the printer. With that condition, the number of

printing lines per minute is measured.

Friction method:

• Single cut sheet (A3, B4, A4, B5, letter, legal)

• 55 kg - 90 kg in Japan

• 17 lbs. - 28 lbs. in USA

• 64 g/m2- 105 g/m2in Europe

Tractor method:

• 45 kg - 90 kg in Japan

• 14 lbs. - 28 lbs. in USA

• 53 g/m2- 105 g/m2in Europe

CSF mode (option):

• 55 kg - 70 kg in Japan

• 15 lbs. - 21 lbs. in USA

• 60 g/m2- 81 g/m2in Europe

• Paper stiffness of less than 125 kg or equivalent

• Total thickness of less than 0.18 mm

• Original plus 8, non-carbon, 34 Kg or equivalent

• Total thickness of less than 0.59 mm

• Minimum of 1/360 inch

• 60 lines/second (6 lines/inch)

• Super Speed Draft (15 cpi): 846 cps (character per

second)

• Speed Draft (12 cpi): 674 cps

• Draft Pica (10 cpi): 564 cps

• HQDR Pica (10 cpi): 360 cps

• NLQ Pica (10 cpi): 240 cps

• LQ Pica (10 cpi): 180 cps

Throughput

Paper feed method

Paper width

Paper weight

Label paper

Multiple copies

Line feed pitch

Line feed speed

Print speed

Recommended

print area

A. Specifications

13 mm

Near perforation

1 inch (25.4 mm) Override BM

4 inches (101.6 mm)

recommended

area

for

continuous form

Perforation

Final form

TOF

Override BM

17 mm

recommended

area

for single sheets

TOF Adjustment

14/60 inch (6 mm)

Single sheet Paper Fanfold Paper

A. Specifications

Print mode specifications

Dot Max No. Character Printing

Print mode Multipart Spacing of Structure Speed

mode (inches) Columns (V X H) (cps)

Normal 1/90 X 1/120 12 x12 564

10 cpi Dark 1 1/90 X 1/120 136 12 x12 473

Dark 2 1/90 X 1/180 12 x18 315

Normal 569

12 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/90 X 1/144 163 12 x12 432

Normal 712

15 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/90 X 1/180 204 12 x12 473

Draft Normal 526

16.7 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/90 X 1/240 227 12 x12(+2.4) 394

Normal 540

17 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/90 X 1/240 233 12 x12(+2) 411

Normal 631

20 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/90 X 1/240 272 12 x12 481

Normal 577

24 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/90 X 1/360 326 12 x12(+3) 378

Normal

Proportional Dark 1 & 2 1/90 X 1/144 ---- 12 xN ----

Norma

1/2 Proportional Dark 1 & 2 1/90 X 1/360 ---- 12 xN ----

Normal 676

Speed Draft 12 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/90 X 1/120 163 12 x8(+2) 568

Normal 846

S.Speed Draft 15 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/90 X 1/120 204 12 x8710

Normal 360

10 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/120 136 24 x12 240

Normal 289

12 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/144 163 24 x12 216

Normal 360

15 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/180 204 24 x12 236

HQDR Normal 263

16.7 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/240 227 24 x12(+2.3) 175

Normal 270

17 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/240 233 24 x12(+2) 180

Normal 316

20 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/240 272 24 x12 210

Normal 379

24 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/360 326 24 x12(+3) 253

Normal

Proportional Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/144 ---- 24 xN ----

Normal

1/2 Proportional Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/360 ---- 24 xN ----

Normal 240

10 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/360 136 24 x36 158

Normal 289

12 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/360 163 24 x30 189

15 cpi Normal 361

(EPSON) Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/360 204 16 x24 237

15 cpi Normal 237

(HP/IBM) Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/720 204 24 x36(+12) 158

Near Letter

Normal 263

Quality 16.7 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/720 227 24 x36(+7) 175

Normal 270

17 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/720 233 24 x36(+6) 180

Normal 316

20 cpi Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/720 272 24 x30(+6) 210

24 cpi Normal 379

(EPSON) Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/720 326 16 x24(+6) 253

24 cpi Normal 379

(HP/IBM) Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/720 326 24 x30 253

Normal

Proportional Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/360 ---- 24 xN ----

Normal

1/2 Proportional Dark 1 & 2 1/180 X 1/720 ---- 24 xN ----

Note: (+n) indicates the number of space added.

Graphic Print Specifications

MODE 1, 2 or 3 is set by “31 GRAPHIC QUALITY”.

High speed 1 or 2 is set by the QUALITY key or “23 QUALITY”.

Note: (+n) indicates the number of space added.

Dot Max No. Character Printing

Print mode Multipart Spacing of Structure Speed

mode (V X H) Columns (V X H) (cps)

Normal 180

10 cpi Dark 1 1/180 X 1/360 136 24 x36 79

Dark 2 59

Normal 216

12 cpi Dark 1 1/180 X 1/360 163 24 x30 95

Dark 2 71

Normal 270

15 cpi Dark 1 1/180 X 1/360 204 16 x24 118

(EPSON) Dark 2 86

Normal 237

15 cpi Dark 1 1/180 X 1/720 204 24 x36(+12) 118

(HP/IBM) Dark 2 89

Normal 263

Letter 16.7 cpi Dark 1 1/180 X 1/720 227 24 x36(+7) 131

Quality Dark 2 98

Normal 270

17 cpi Dark 1 1/180 X 1/720 233 24 x36(+6) 135

Dark 2 102

Normal 315

20 cpi Dark 1 1/180 X 1/720 272 24 x30(+6) 158

Dark 2 119

Normal 380

24 cpi Dark 1 1/180 X 1/720 326 16 x24(+6) 189

(EPSON) Dark 2 142

Normal 380

24 cpi Dark 1 1/180 X 1/720 326 24 x24(+6) 189

(HP/IBM) Dark 2 142

Normal

Proportional Dark 1 1/180 X 1/360 ---- 24 xN ----

Dark 2

Normal

1/2 Proportional Dark 1 1/180 X 1/720 ---- 24 xN ----

Dark 2

A. Specifications

Graphic type Horizontal

dot pitch Multipart

mode Print speed (inch / second)

MODE 1

MODE 3 / High speed 1 High speed 2

MODE 2

Density Pins

60dpi

80dpi

90dpi

120dpi

180dpi

240dpi

360dpi

8/24

1/60 inch

1/80 inch

1/90 inch

1/60 inch

1/120 inch

1/180 inch

1/120 inch

1/180 inch

Normal

Dark 1/2

Normal

Dark 1/2

Normal

Dark 1/2

Normal

Dark 1/2

Normal

Dark 1/2

Normal

Dark 1/2

Normal

Dark 1/2

Normal

Dark 1/2

31.5

24.0

18.0

15.7

31.5

24.0

15.7

10.5

7.9

15.7

10.5

7.9

31.5

24.0

18.0

15.7

31.5

24.0

18.0

10.5

18.0

10.5

18.0

10.5

18.0

10.5

31.5

24.0

18.0

15.7

31.5

24.0

31.5

24.0

18.0

31.5

24.0

18.0

31.5

24.0

18.0

15.7

31.5

24.0

36.0

24.0

36.0

24.0

36.0

24.0

36.0

24.0

100

A. Specifications

❏Parallel interface specifications

•Input connector (36-pin parallel)

Notes: 1. HIGH is pulled up to + 5V by 2.2k Ωresistor.

2. LOW is pulled down to GND by 2.2kΩresistor.

3. NC stands for no connection.

4. CHASSIS GND and GND are connected in the printer.

5. SELECT IN signal is HIGH to accept a control code.

•Data input timing chart and input condition

PIN SIGNAL IN/OUT PIN SIGNAL IN/OUT

1 STROBE IN 19 GND

2 DATA 1 IN 20 GND

3 DATA 2 IN 21 GND

4 DATA 3 IN 22 GND

5 DATA 4 IN 23 GND

6 DATA 5 IN 24 GND

7 DATA 6 IN 25 GND

8 DATA 7 IN 26 GND

9 DATA 8 IN 27 GND

10 ACK OUT 28 GND

11 BUSY OUT 29 GND

12 PE OUT 30 HIGH

13 SELECT OUT 31 INITIAL IN

14 AUTOFEED IN 32 ERROR OUT

15 HIGH 33 HIGH

16 LOW 34 NC

17 CHASSIS GND 35 HIGH

18 HIGH 36 SELECT IN IN

1817161514 1312 1110 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

3635 3433 32 3130 29 282726 25 2423 22 2120 19

1-50 µs1 µs min. 7 - 10 µs

4-6µs4-6 µs

DATA 1-8

BUSY

STROBE

ACK

0 µs min.

1 µs

max.

INITIAL

BUSY

ACK

50 µs max.

50 µs min.

Data input

Initialization

1 µs min.

7 - 10 µs

4-6 µs4-6 µs

+5V

2.2k

74LS14

or equivalent

Input

DATA1-8

AUTO FEED

SELECT IN

+5V

100

330pF

STORBE 2.2k

INITIAL

+5V

100

1000pF

2.2k

Input

Inside printer

74LS04

or equivalent

74LS14

or equivalent

❏Serial interface specifications

•Input connector (25-pin serial)

RS-232C Pin assignments

Notes: 1. NC stands for no connection.

2. CHASSIS GND and GND are connected in the printer.

•Handshake protocol

One of the following four protocols can be selected:

- DTR protocol (Busy/Ready protocol)

- X ON/X OFF protocol I

- X ON/X OFF protocol II

- ETX/ACK protocol

•Logic level

ON=Space (0)=High:

12V (+3 through +15V)

OFF=Mark (1)=LOW:

-12V (-3 through -15V)

•Baud Rate

In the setup options, one of the following baud rates can be selected:

300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, and 38400 BPS.

75188 or equivalent

Output

330pF

Input

Inside printer

75189 or equivalent

Output signal

Input signal

+3 +15V

START D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 STOP

-3 -15V

Data frame

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PIN SIGNAL IN/OUT PIN SIGNAL IN/OUT

1 CHASSIS GND 14 NC

2 TXD OUT 15 NC

3 RXD IN 16 NC

4 RTS OUT 17 NC

5 CTS IN 18 NC

6 DSR IN 19 NC

7 SIGNAL GND 20 DTR OUT

8CD IN21NC

9NC 22NC

10 NC 23 NC

11 SRTS OUT 24 NC

12 NC 25 INC

13 NC

❏Other specifications

Buffer size

Cooling fan

Power supply

Temperature

Humidity

External dimensions

Weight

Power Consumption

• 64k byte, 8k byte, 128 byte

(Changeable buffer size from the setup #71)

• 2 levels of fan speed control capability

• 120VAC: For USA and Canada

• 220 - 240VAC: For Australia, Asia, Europe and Others

• 41°F - 104°F (during Operation)

• 5°C - 40°C

• 20 % - 80 % (no condensation)

[Model A]

• 24.4"(Width) x 10.2"(Height) x 12.0"(Depth)

620(W) x 260(H) x 305(D) mm

• With the paper rack and sound seal cover

24.4"(W) x 11.6"(H) x 17.9"(D)

620(W) x 295(H) x 455(D) mm

[Model B]

• 24.4"(Width) x 10.2"(Height) x 13.0"(Depth)

620(W) x 260(H) x 330(D) mm

• With the paper rack and sound seal cover

24.4"(W) x 11.6"(H) x 18.9"(D)

620(W) x 295(H) x 480(D) mm

• Approximately 44.1 lbs. [20 kg]

• 210 watts (during LQ self test)

2.8A (120VAC), 1.6A (230VAC)

• 34 watts (during stand-by )

0.6A (120VAC), 0.4A (230VAC)

• 13 watts(sleeping mode)

0.3A(120VAC), 0.2A(230VAC)

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❏IBM mode

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal & Decimal FUNCTION

[1] BEL [07] H [7] D Activates the alarm.

[2] BS [08] H [8] D Backspaces one character.

[3] HT [09] H [9] D Moves to next horizontal tab.

[4] LF [0A] H [10] D Linefeeds after printing.

[5] VT [0B] H [11] D Linefeeds to next vertical tab position after printing.

[6] FF [0C] H [12] D Form feeds after printing.

[7] CR [0D] H [13] D Carriage return after printing.

[8] SO [0E] H [14] D Sets double width character mode for 1 line.

[9] SI [0F] H [15] D Sets condensed pica character mode (17.1 cpi).

[10] DC1 [11] H [17] D Selects printer that has been deselected by ESC Q (23).

[11] DC2 [12] H [18] D Selects pica (10cpi) mode.

[12] DC4 [14] H [20] D Cancels double width character mode set by SO.

[13] CAN [18] H [24] D Clears data in buffer.

[14] ESC EM n [1B,19,n] H [27,25,n] D Control cut sheet feeder.

n=1: selects bin 1

n=2: selects bin 2

n=R: ejects single sheet paper loaded in the priner

This command is effective at the following conditions.

The paper select lever is set to the single sheet setting.

#49 CSF OPTION is set to SINGLE or DOUBLE.

[15] ESC *m n1 n2 [1B,2A,m,n1,n2] H Sets various graphic modes.

[27,42,m,n1,n2] D This command is effective only when AGM mode is

set to ON in the extended setup options.

Note (*): Horizontal adjacent dots can not be printed.

The total column number is calculated by n1+n2 ×256 for 8-pin graphics and

(n1+n2×256) x 3 for 24-pin graphics.

Each bit data in the 8-pin graphics corresponds to 2 print pins of the print head.

The following figure shows one column of data and its corresponding print position.

[16] ESC – n [1B,2D,n] H [27,45,n] D Sets or cancels underline mode.

n=0: underline is cancelled.

n=1: underline is set.

[17] ESC 0 [1B,30] H [27,48] D Sets line spacing to 1/8".

[18] ESC 1 [1B,31] H [27,49] D Sets line spacing to 7/72".

[19] ESC 2 [1B,32] H [27,50] D Linefeeds with the line spacing set by ESC A.

[20] ESC 3 n [1B,33,n] H [27,51,n] D Sets line spacing in the basic spacing set by ESC [ \.

The default is n/216" (1≤n≤255) in standard mode

or n/180" (0≤n≤255) in AGM mode.

mGraphic Type Number Maximum Horizontal

of Pins Columns Density

0Standard-density 8 816 60

1Double-density 8 1632 120

2Double-speed double-density* 8 1632 120

3Quadruple-density * 8 3264 240

4CRT I 8 1088 80

6CRT II 8 1224 90

32 Standard-density 24 816 60

33 Double-density 24 1632 120

38 CRT III 24 1224 90

39 Triple-density 24 2448 180

40 Quadruple-density* 24 4896 360

Bit Data (MSB)

Print Pin (Top)

11 10 1011

(LSB)

(Bottom)

Appendix B. Control code summary

B. Control code summary (IBM)

103

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[21] ESC 4 [1B,34] H [27,52] D Sets the top-of-form (TOF) at the current print line.

[22] ESC 5 n [1B,35,n] H [27,53,n] D Sets/cancels auto linefeed with CR

n=0: Carriage return without linefeed.

n=1: Carriage return with linefeed.

[23] ESC 6 [1B,36] H [27,54] D Selects IBM character set 2.

[24] ESC 7 [1B,37] H [27,55] D Selects IBM character set 1.

[25] ESC : [1B,3A] H [27,58] D Sets elite (12cpi) mode.

[26] ESC = n1 n2 [1B,3D,n1,n2,23,lo,hi] H Defines download character.

id lo hi data [27,61,n1,n2,35,lo,hi] D When n1=n2=0, the download area is cleared.

The number of data bytes following n2 is defined as

n1+n2×256 (including three bytes of id, lo, hi ).

id is always 23h.

lo and hi compose two-byte address where the first

downloading character is to be stored and the follow-

ing data are stored in the successive addresses.

[27] ESC A n [1B,41,n] H [27,65,n] D Sets line spacing to n/72" (1≤n≤255)

or to n/60" (1≤n≤255) in AGM mode.

[28] ESC B n1 n2... [1B,42,n1,n2,...n64,00] H Sets vertical tab positions beginning from n1 and end

n64 NUL [27,66,n1,n2,...n64,0] D with NUL [00]H. n1=1 is the first line at the TOF.

[29] ESC C n [1B,43,n] H [27,67,n] D Sets page length in lines (1≤n≤255).

The current print line becomes TOF (top-of-form).

The bottom margin set by ESC N is cancelled.

[30] ESC C NUL n [1B,43,00,n] H [27,67,0,n] D Sets page length in inches (1≤n≤182).

The current print line becomes TOF (top of form).

[31] ESC D n1 [1B,44,n1,n2,...n28,00] H Sets horizontal tab position (1≤n≤255).

n2...n28 NUL [27,68,n1,n2,...n28,0] D nindicates the number of spaces from the left margin

with the character width at the command execution.

Left/right margins clear the tab positions.

n1=1 is at the first column from the left margin.

[32] ESC E [1B,45] H [27,69] D Sets emphasized character mode.

Underline and graphic characters are also emphasized.

[33] ESC F [1B,46] H [27,70] D Cancels emphasized character mode.

[34] ESC G [1B,47] H [27,71] D Sets double strike character mode.

[35] ESC H [1B,48]H [27,72] D Cancels double strike character mode.

[36] ESC I n [1B,49] H [27,73] D Selects one of font styles.

n=0: draft 10cpi

n=2: LQ 10cpi

n=3: LQ proportional

n=4: download Draft 10cpi

n=6: download LQ 10cpi

n=7: download LQ proportional

n=8: draft 12cpi

n=10: LQ 12cpi

n=12: download draft 12cpi

n=14: download LQ 12cpi

n=16: condensed draft

n=18: condensed LQ

n=20: download condensed draft

n=22: download condensed LQ

[37] ESC J n [1B,4A,n] H [27,74,n] D Linefeeds in the basic spacing set by ESC [ \ after

printing. The default is n/216" (1≤n≤255) in

standard mode or n/180" (0≤n≤255) in AGM mode.

B. Control code summary (IBM)

104

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[38] ESC K n1 n2 [1B,4B,n1,n2,data] H Prints the 8-pin Standard-density graphic mode(60dpi)

data [27,75,n1,n2,data] D The total number of dots in the data is set by

n1+n2×256.

[39] ESC L n1 n2 [1B,4C,n1,n2,data] H Prints the 8-pin Double-density graphic mode(120dpi)

data [27,76,n1,n2,data] D The total number of dots in the data is set by

n1+n2×256.

[40] ESC N n [1B,4E,n] H [27,78,n] D Sets bottom margin (1≤n≤255).

nspecifies the number of lines not to be printed at the

end of a page.

For example: If the line spacing is 1/6 inch and the page length is 66 lines,

an ESC N 6 command causes the printer to print 60 lines, then skip 6 lines.

The space to be skipped is 1 inch (1/6 inch x 6).

[41] ESC O [1B,4F] H [27,79] D Cancels the bottom margin set by ESC N.

[42] ESC P n [1B,50] H [27,80] D Sets/cancels proportional mode.

n=0: the proportional mode is cancelled

n=1: the proportional mode is selected

[43] ESC Q n [1B,51,23] H [27,81,35] D Deselects the printer. DC1 selects the printer.

n=23h: the printer is deselected

n≠23h: this command is ignored

[44] ESC R [1B,52] H [27,82] D Initializes horizontal tabs to every 8th column

starting from 9th column and clears vertical tabs.

[45] ESC S n [1B,53,n] H [27,83,n] D Sets superscript or subscript character mode.

n=0: the superscript character mode is set

n=1: the subscript character mode is set

[46] ESC T [1B,54] H [27,84] D Cancels super/subscript character mode.

[47] ESC U n [1B,55,n] H [27,85,n] D Sets or cancels unidirectional printing.

n=0: the unidirectional printing is cancelled and the

bidirectional or predirectional is set according

to the setup options

n=1: unidirectional printing is set

[48] ESC W n [1B,57,n] H [27,87,n] D Sets or cancels double width character mode.

n=0: the double width character mode is cancelled

n=1: the double width character mode is set

[49] ESC X n m [1B,5C,n,m] H Sets left and right margins (0≤n<m≤255)

[27,92,n,m] D n: left margin, m: right margin

The print area is between the nth and mth column.

[50] ESC Y n1 n2 [1B,59,n1,n2,data] H Prints 8-pin double-speed double-density graphic

data [27,89,n1,n2,data] D mode (120dpi). The total number of dots in the data is

set by n1+n2×256.

[51] ESC Z n1 n2 [1B,5A,n1,n2,data] H Prints 8-pin quadruple-density graphic mode (240dpi).

data [27,90,n1,n2,data] D The total number of dots in the data is set by

n1 + n2 x 256.

[52] ESC [ - n1 n2 [1B,5B,2D,n1,n2,m1,m2] H Sets various line modes.

m1 m2 [27,91,45,n1,n2,m1,m2] D n1=2 and n2=0

m1=01h: Underline is set

m1=02h: Strike-through is set

m1=03h: Overscore is set

m2=00h: line mode at m1 is cancelled

m2=01h: Single line is set

m2=02h: Double line is set

m2=FFh: all line modes are cancelled

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ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[53] ESC [ @ n1 n2 [1B,5B,40,n1,n2,m1,..,m4] H Sets single or double height/width/line-spacing mode.

m1...m4 [27,91,64,n1,n2,m1,..,m4] D n1=4, n2=0, and m2=0.

m1=00h: no change

m1=01h: italic style is set

m1=02h: italic style is cancelled

m1=04h: outline style is set

m1=08h: outline style is cancelled

m1=10h: shadow style is set

m1=20h: shadow style is cancelled

m3=00h: no change

m3=01h: single character height

m3=02h: double character height

m3=10h: single line spacing

m3=11h: single char. height/single line spacing

m3=12h: double char. height/single line spacing

m3=20h: double line spacing

m3=21h: single char. height/double line spacing

m3=22h: double char. height/double line spacing

m4=00h: no change

m4=01h: single character width.

m4=02h: double character width.

[54] ESC [ I n1 n2 [1B,5B,49,n1,n2,Hf,Lf, Selects character attributes (font, character spacing/

Hf, Lf, Hs, Ls Hs,Ls,Sm,00,Hc,Lc] H size, and/or code page in the following format.

Sm, 00, Hc, Lc [27,91,73,n1,n2,Hf,Lf, The number of parameter bytes following n1 and n2

is defined by n1+n2×256.

1. Select a font, character style, and spacing in the following tables: (n1=2 and n2=0)

Normal Character Style Table (Hf: Upper byte, Lf: Lower byte)

Various Character Style Table (Hf: Upper byte, Lf: Lower byte)

Hf/Lf (Hex) 10cpi 12cpi 15cpi 17cpi 20cpi 24cpi Proportional

Courier 00/0B 01/EB 01/EC 01/ED 01/EE 01/1E 01/AB

Prestige 00/0C 01/EF 01/F0 01/C9 01/CA 01/1F 00/A4

Gothic 00/24 01/8F 01/8E 01/8D 01/8C 01/20 00/AE

Orator-S 00/19 01/D0 01/D1 01/D2 01/D3 01/23 00/C7

Orator 00/05 01/CB 01/CC 01/CD 01/CE 01/21 00/C6

Script 01/D4 01/D5 01/D6 01/D7 01/D8 01/24 00/C8

Character Styles Normal Italic Emphasized Emphasized Double-Width Double-Width Double-Width

Hf/Lf (Hex) Italic Double-HeightDouble-Height Double-Height

Emphasized Double-Strike

Courier 10 cpi — 00/12 00/2E 00/39 00/F4 00/F5 —

Courier 12 cpi 00/55 00/5C 00/6C 00/74 — — —

Courier 15 cpi 00/DF 00/D7 00/D6 00/D8 — — —

Courier 17 cpi 00/FE — 00/FD — — — —

Courier Prop. — 00/AC 00/B8 00/B9 — — —

Prestige 10 cpi — — 00/3C — — — —

Prestige 12 cpi 00/56 00/70 00/6F — — — —

Prestige 15 cpi 00/DD — — — — — —

Prestige 17 cpi 01/00 — — — — — —

Gothic 10 cpi ————00/F1 00/F2 00/F3

Gothic 12 cpi 00/57 00/6D 00/6E — — — —

Gothic 15 cpi 00/DE — — — — — —

Gothic 17 cpi 00/FF — — — — — —

Gothic 20 cpi 01/19 — — — — — —

Gothic Prop. — 00/A2 00/9D — — — —

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ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

2. Select a character style, and spacing in the following tables (Hf, Lf is ignored):

(n1=6, n2=0, Hf=0, Lf=0, and S=1)

Character Spacing and Style Table (Hs: Upper byte, Ls: Lower byte)

3. Select a proportional spaced character: (n1=6, n2=0, Hf=Lf=Hc=Lc, and S=2)

(n1=6, n2=0, Hf=Lf=Hc=Lc="Don't care", and S=2 or 3)

4. Select a code page in the following tables:

(n1=8, n2=0, and Hf=Lf=Hc=Lc=S="Don't care")

Code Page Table (Hc: Upper byte, Lc: Lower byte)

[55] ESC [ K n1 n2 [1B,5B,4B,n1,n2,m1,..,m4] H Software initialization.

m1...m4 [27,92,75,n1,n2,m1,..,m4] D The number of data bytes following n2 is defined as

n1+n2×256.

[56] ESC [ T n1 n2 [1B,5B,54,n1,n2,m1,..,m4] H Selects code page.

m1...m4 [27,92,84,n1,n2,m1,..,m4] D n1=4, n2=0, m1=0, and m2=0.

m3 m4 Code page

01h B5h 437

03h 52h 850

03h 5Ch 860

03h 5Fh 863

03h 61h 865

03h 59h 857

40h 00h ISO-1

Code Initialize condition

m1 00h, 04h, FEh initializes without clearing download area

01h, 05h, FFh initializes with clearing download area

m2 03h, 16h, 23h indicates information defined by m3 and m4

24h, B1h, B4 following m2.

m3 and m4 indicates the combination of each parameters:

m3 m4

bit7 valid (0) or invalid (1) of m3 valid (0) or invalid (1) of m4

bit6 — Code page 437 (0) or 850 (1)

bit5 — —

bit4 LF=LF (0) or LF=CR+LF (1) —

bit3 CR=CR (0) or CR=CR+LF (1) —

bit2 Page length of 11" (0) or 12" (1) —

bit1 Non-slash zero (0) or Print line width of 13.6" (0) or 8" (1)

slashed zero (1)

bit0 Character set 1 (0) or set 2 (1) —

Hs Ls Hs Ls

00 00-41 24 cpi, Subscript 00 84-9B 10 cpi, Normal

00 42-4D 20 cpi, Subscript 00 9C-B3 17 cpi, Double-Width

00 4E-59 17 cpi, Normal 00 B4-D7 15 cpi, Double-Width

00 5A-6B 15 cpi, Normal 00 D8-FE 12 cpi, Double-Width, Double-

Height

Hc Lc Code page

01h B5h 437

03h 52h 850

03h 5Ch 860

03h 5Fh 863

03h 61h 865

03h 59h 857

40h 00h ISO-1

03h 5Ah 858

03h 5Dh 861

0Fh 07h BRASCII

0Fh 08h ABICOMP

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m3 m4 Code page

03h 5Ah 858

03h 5Dh 861

0Fh 07h BRASCII

0Fh 08h ABICOMP

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[57] ESC [ \ n1 n2 [1B,5B,5C,n1,n2,m1,...m4] H Sets basic line spacing to 1/180", 1/216", or 1/360".

m1...m4 [27,91,92,n1,n2,m1,...m4] D n1=4, n2=0, m1=0, and m2=0

The basic line spacing affects the amount of the line

feeding at ESC J and ESC 3.

[58] ESC [ d n1 n2 [1B,5B,64,n1,n2,m] H Selects print character quality.

m[27,91,100,n1,n2,m] D n1=1 and n2=0

m=00h: no change

m=01h-7Fh: draft character quality

m=80h-BFh and FFh: LQ character quality

m=C0h-FEh: emphasized LQ character quality

[59] ESC [ g n1 n2 [1B,5B,67,n1,n2,m,data] H Sets various graphic modes.

m data [27,91,103,n1,n2,m,data] D

Note (**): Horizontal adjacent dots can not be printed.

The number of data bytes following n1 and n2 is defined as the total column number for

8-pin graphics (one byte/column) plus one extra parameter byte (m). 24-pin graphics

takes three bytes/column and 48-pin graphics takes six bytes/column.

Each bit data in the 8-pin and 48-pin graphics corresponds to 2 print pins of the print

head. The following figure shows one column of data and its corresponding print

position.

Note (*):These pins become active when both adjacent print pins are activated.

[60] ESC \ n1 n2 [1B,5C,n1,n2,data] H Prints characters from all character set.

data [1B,92,n1,n2,data] D The number of character to be printed is defined by

n1+n2×256.

[61] ESC ] [1B,5D] H [27,92] D Reverse line feeds by the current line spacing.

[62] ESC ^ n [1B,5E,n] H [27,94,n] D Prints one character (n: character code) from all

character set.

[63] ESC _ n [1B,5F,n] H [27,95,n] D Sets or cancels overscore mode.

n=0: the overscore mode is cancelled

n=1: the overscore mode is set

[64] ESC d n1 n2 [1B,64,n1,n2] H Sets relative print position.

[27,100,n1,n2] D (n1+n2×256)/120" from current position

[65] ESC j [1B,6A] H [27,106] D Stops printing and sets the printer in offline.

mGraphic Type Number Maximum Horizontal

of Pins Columns Density

0Standard-density 8 816 60

1Double-density 8 1632 120

2Double-speed double-density ** 8 1632 120

3Quadruple-density ** 8 3264 240

8Standard-density 24 816 60

9Double-density 24 1632 120

11 Triple-density 24 2448 180

12 Hex-density** 24 4896 360

16 Hex-density** 48 4896 360

Bit Data (MSB)

Print Pin (Top)

(LSB)

(Bottom)

111 01011

m3 m4 Basic line spacing

180 0 1/180" line spacing (AGM)

216 0 1/216" line spacing

104 1 1/360" line spacing

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❏EPSON mode

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal & Decimal FUNCTION

[1] BEL [07] H [7] D Activates the bell.

[2] BS [08] H [8] D Backspace one character.

[3] HT [09] H [9] D Moves to next horizontal tab.

[4] LF [0A] H [10] D Linefeeds after printing.

[5] VT [0B ]H [11] D Linefeeds to next vertical tab position after printing.

[6] FF [0C] H [12] D Form feeds after printing.

[7] CR [0D] H [13] D Carriage return after printing.

[8] SO [0E] H [14] D Sets double width character mode for 1 line.

ESC SO [1B,0E] H [27,14] D DC4, LF, FF, ESC N, and ESC ! cancel this mode.

[9] SI [0F] H [15] D Sets condensed character mode.

ESC SI [1B,0F] H [27,15] D 10 and 12 cpi becomes 17.1 and 20 cpi, respectively.

[10] DC1 [11] H [17] D Selects printer that has been deselected by DC3.

[11] DC2 [12] H [18] D Cancels condensed character mode.

[12] DC3 [13] H [19] D Deselects printer.

[13] DC4 [14] H [20] D Cancels double width character mode set by SO.

[14] CAN [18] H [24] D Clears data in buffer and move print head to home

position.

[15] DEL [7F] H [127] D Deletes one character.

[16] ESC EM n [1B,19,n] H [27,25,n] D Controls cut sheet feeder.

n=1: selects bin 1

n=2: selects bin 2

n=R: ejects single sheet paper loaded in the printer

This command is effective at the following conditions.

The paper select lever is set to the single sheet setting.

#49 CSF OPTION is set to SINGLE or DOUBLE.

[17] ESC SP n [1B,20,n] H [27,32,n] D Sets intercharacter space in dot units.

0≤n≤127 The dot width in pica mode is 1/120 inch.

[18] ESC ! n [1B,21,n] H [27,33,n] D Sets multiple print modes.

n is specified by the following bit combination.

(0≤n≤255)

Note: Proportional cannot be specified with elite or condensed, and has higher priority.

[19] ESC # [1B,23] H [27,35] D Cancels MSB control set by ESC = or ESC >.

Print mode Dot width

Draft 1/120 inch

LQ/Proportional 1/180 inch

Print modes Dec. Hex. Correspond command

Pica 0 00 ESC P

Elite 1 01 ESC M

Proportional 2 02 ESC p

Condensed 4 04 SI, DC1

Emphasized 8 08 ESC E, ESC F

Double strike 16 10 ESC G, ESC H

Double width 32 20 ESC W

Italic 64 40 ESC 4, ESC 5

Underline 128 80 ESC -

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B. Control code summary (Epson)

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[20] ESC $ n1 n2 [1B,24,n1,n2] H Sets absolute dot position. The dot spacing is 1/60"

[27,36,n1,n2] D and its position is n1+n2x256 dots from the left

margin.

[21] ESC % n [1B,25,n] H [27,37,n] D Sets resident characters or download characters.

n=0 : the resident character set is set.

n=1 : the download character set is set.

[22] ESC & NUL n [1B,26,00,n,m,a0,a1,a2,data] H Defines download character(s).

m a0 a1 a2 data [27,38,0,n,m,a0,a1,a2,data] D n: first code of download character (00-127)

m: last code of download character (00-127)

a0: front space (00-255)

a1: body length

(draft: 00-15, LQ/proportional: 00-37)

a2: rear space (00-127)

Note: Total character spacing is limited as;

0 < a0+a1 (+a2) < 42 for LQ/proportional, and

0 < a0+a1 (+a2) < 18 for draft.

Note: Super/subscript downloading character needs

two bytes in each vertical dot column (height).

[23] ESC ( - n1 n2 [1B,28,2D,n1,n2,m,d1,d2] H Sets various line modes.

m d1 d2 [27,40,45,n1,n2,m,d1,d2] D n1=3, n2=0, and m=1

d1=01h: Underline is set.

d1=02h: Strike-through is set.

d1=03h: Overscore is set.

d2=00h: Line mode is cancelled.

d2=01h: Single line is set.

d2=02h: Double line is set.

d2=05h: Single broken line is set.

d2=06h: Double broken line is set.

[24] ESC ( ^ n1 n2 [1B,28,5E,n1,n2,data] H Prints character from all character set table.

data [27,40,94,n1,n2,data] D The number of character following n2 to be printed is

defined by n1+n2x256.

This command is valid only when the character table

is set to CODE PAGE in the extended setup options.

[25] ESC (t [27,40,116,n1 n2 d1 d2 d3] D Specifies a character set.

n1n2 d1 d2 d3 [1B,28,74,n1 n2 d1 d2 d3] H d1:Displys ESC tn command table No.

d2, d3:Specifies the character set.

d2=0,d3=0 : ITALIC

d2=1,d3=0 : PC-437

d2=3,d3=0 : PC-850

d2=7,d3=0 : PC-860

PIN 1

PIN 8

PIN 9

PIN 16

PIN 17

PIN 24

3 bytes

Front Space

(0-255) Rear Space

(0-127)

Body

(0-15, 0-37)

MSB

LSB

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B. Control code summary (Epson)

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

d2=8,d3=0 : PC-863 d2=44,d3=0 : PC-858

d2=9,d3=0 : PC-865 d2=24,d3=0 : PC-861

d2=11,d3=0 : PC-857 d2=25,d3=0 : BRASCII

d2=17,d3=0 : ISO-8859-1 d2=26,d3=0 : ABICOMP

[26] ESC *m n1 n2 [1B,2A,m,n1,n2,data] H Sets various graphic modes.

data [27,42,m,n1,n2,data] D

Note (*): Horizontal adjacent dots can not be printed.

The total column number is calculated by n1+n2 x 256 for 8-pin graphics and

(n1 + n2x256) x3 for 24-pin graphics.

Each bit data in the 8-pin graphics corresponds to 2 print pins of the print head.

The following figure shows one column of data and its corresponding print position.

[27] ESC + n [1B,2B,n] H [27,43,n] D Sets line spacing to n/360" (0≤n≤255).

[28] ESC - n [1B,2D,n] H [27,45,n] D Sets or cancels underline.

n=0: underline is cancelled

n=1: underline is set

[29] ESC / c [1B,2F,c] H [27,47,c] D Selects a channel (c: 0-7) of vertical tab.

[30] ESC 0 [1B,30] H [27,48] D Sets line spacing to 1/8".

[31] ESC 2 [1B,32] H [27,50] D Sets line spacing to 1/6".

[32] ESC 3 n [1B,33,n] H [27,51,n] D Sets line spacing to n/180" (0≤n≤255).

[33] ESC 4 [1B,34] H [27,52] D Sets italic character mode.

Download characters and graphic characters

(B0h-DFh, F4h, and F5h) are not italicized.

[34] ESC 5 [1B,35] H [27,53] D Cancels italic character mode.

[35] ESC 6 [1B,36] H [27,54] D Enlarges the print code area.

Control code area (80h-9Fh) is printed as characters.

[36] ESC 7 [1B,37] H [27,55] D Clears ESC 6 command.

[37] ESC : NUL [1B,3A,00,n,00] H Copy RAM download character set from ROM

n NUL [27,58,0,n,0] D character set.

n=00h: ROMAN is copied

n=01h: SANS SERIF is copied

n=02h: COURIER is copied

n=03h: PRESTIGE is copied

n=04h: SCRIPT is copied

n=05h: OCR-B is copied

n=06h: OCR-A is copied

n=07h: ORATOR is copied

n=08h: ORATOR-S is copied

n=14h: GOTHIC is copied

[38] ESC < [1B,3C] H [27,60] D Moves print head to home position.

[39] ESC = [1B,3D] H [27,61] D Sets MSB of data to "0".

[40] ESC > [1B,3E] H [27,62] D Sets MSB of data to "1".

mGraphic Type Number Maximum Horizontal

of Pins Columns Density

0Standard-density 8 816 60

1Double-density 8 1632 120

2Double-speed double-density* 8 1632 120

3Quadruple-density * 8 3264 240

4CRT I 8 1088 80

6CRT II 8 1224 90

32 Standard-density 24 816 60

33 Double-density 24 1632 120

38 CRT III 24 1224 90

39 Triple-density 24 2448 180

40 Hex-density* 24 4896 360

Bit Data (MSB)

Print Pin (Top)

11 10 1011

(LSB)

(Bottom)

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B. Control code summary (Epson)

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[41] ESC ? n m [1B,3F,n,m] H Re-assign graphic type for ESC K, ESC L,

[27,63,n,m] D ESC Y, and ESC Z commands.

n: specifies the former graphic type assigned

by "K", "L", "Y", or "Z"

m: specifies the new graphic type in table below

Note (*): Horizontal adjacent dots can not be printed.

[42] ESC @ [1B,40] H [27,64] D Initializes printer.

[43] ESC A n [1B,41,n] H [27,65,n] D Sets line spacing to n/60" (0≤n≤127).

[44] ESC B n1 n2... [1B,42,n1,n2,...n16,00] H Sets vertical tab positions beginning from n1 and end

n16 NUL [27,66,n1,n2,...n16,0] D with NUL [00]H. n1=1 is at the second line from TOF.

Downloaded data and communication buffer are not

cleared. The current print line becomes the top of the

form.

[45] ESC C n [1B,43,n] H [27,67,n] D Sets page length in line unit (1≤n≤127).

The current print line becomes TOF (top of form).

[46] ESC C NUL n [1B,43,00,n] H [27,67,0,n] D Sets page length in inch unit (1≤n≤22).

The current print line becomes TOF (top of form).

[47] ESC D n1 [1B,44,n1,n2,...n32,00] H Sets horizontal tab position (1≤n≤255).

n2...n32 NUL [27,68,n1,n2,...n32,0] D nindicates the number of spaces from the left margin

with the character width at the command execution.

n1=1 is at the second column from the left margin.

[48] ESC E [1B,45] H [27,69] D Sets emphasized character mode.

[49] ESC F [1B,46] H [27,70] D Cancels emphasized character mode.

[50] ESC G [1B,47] H [27,71] D Sets double strike character mode.

[51] ESC H [1B,48]H [27,72] D Cancels double strike character mode.

[52] ESC J n [1B,4A,n] H [27,74,n] D n/180" linefeeds after printing (0≤n≤255).

[53] ESC K n1 n2 [1B,4B,n1,n2,data] H Prints the 8-pin Standard-density graphic mode.

data [27,75,n1,n2,data] D The total number of dots in the data is set by

n1+n2 x 256.

[54] ESC L n1 n2 [1B,4C,n1,n2,data] H Prints the 8-pin Double-density graphic mode.

data [27,76,n1,n2,data] D The total number of dots in the data is set by

n1+n2 x 256.

[55] ESC M [1B,4D] H [27,77] D Selects elite (12cpi) mode.

The condensed pica character (17.1 cpi) also becomes

the condensed elite character (20 cpi).

[56] ESC N n [1B,4E,n] H [27,78,n] D Sets skip over perforation (1≤n≤127).

nspecifies the number of lines to be skipped at the

end of a page.

For example: If the line spacing is 1/6 inch and the page length is 66 lines,

an ESC N 6 command causes the printer to print 60 lines, then skip 6 lines.

The space to be skipped is 1 inch (1/6 inch x 6).

mGraphic Type Number Maximum Horizontal

of Pins Columns Density

0Standard-density 8 816 60

1Double-density 8 1632 120

2Double-speed double-density* 8 1632 120

3Quadruple-density * 8 3264 240

4CRT I 8 1088 80

6CRT II 8 1224 90

32 Standard-density 24 816 60

33 Double-density 24 1632 120

38 CRT III 24 1224 90

39 Triple-density 24 2448 180

40 Hex-density* 24 4896 360

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B. Control code summary (Epson)

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[57] ESC O [1B,4F] H [27,79] D Cancels skip over perforation.

[58] ESC P [1B,50] H [27,80] D Selects pica mode (10cpi).

The condensed elite character (20 cpi) also becomes

the condensed pica character (17.1 cpi).

[59] ESC Q n [1B,51,n] H [27,81,n] D Sets right margin at the nth horizontal space in the

current print mode from the left-most print position.

(1≤n≤255)

[60] ESC R n [1B,52,n] H [27,82,n] D Selects International character.

Note:n=64 is invalid when code page is selected.

[61] ESC S n [1B,53,n] H [27,83,n] D Sets superscript or subscript character mode

n=0: the superscript character mode is set

n=1: the subscript character mode is set

[62] ESC T [1B,54] H [27,84] D Cancels super/subscript character mode printing.

[63] ESC U n [1B,55,n] H [27,85,n] D Sets or cancels unidirectional printing.

n=0: the unidirectional printing is cancelled and the

bidirectional or predirectional is set according

to the setup options

n=1: unidirectional printing is set

[64] ESC W n [1B,57,n] H [27,87,n] D Sets or cancels double width character mode

n=0: the double width character mode is cancelled

n=1: the double width character mode is set

[65] ESC Y n1 n2 [1B,59,n1,n2] H Prints 8-pin double-speed double-density graphic

data [27,89,n1,n2] D mode (120dpi). The total number of dots in the data is

set by n1+n2 x 256.

[66] ESC Z n1 n2 [1B,5A,n1,n2] H Prints 8-pin quadruple-density graphic mode (240dpi).

data [27,90,n1,n2] D The total number of dots in the data is set by

n1+n2 x 256.

[67] ESC \ n1 n2 [1B,5C,n1,n2] H Sets relative dot position to the current position.

[27,92,n1,n2] D The dot spacing is 1/120 inch in draft mode and

1/180 inch in LQ/proportional mode.

For Example:

If n1+n2 x 256< 32768 (8000h), then move n1+n2 x 256 dots to the right.

If n1+n2 x 256 ≥32768, then move 65536 - {n1+n2 x 256} dots to the left

from the current position.

nCountry Hexadecimal Character Code

23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E

0U.S.A. #$@[\]ˆ`{|}~

1FRANCE #$à°ç§ˆ`éùè¨

2GERMANY #$§ÄÖÜˆ`äöüß

3U.K. £$@[\]ˆ`{|}~

4DENMARK #$@ÆØÅˆ`æøå~

5SWEDEN #€ÉÄöÅÜéäöåü

6ITALY #$@°\éˆùàòèì

7SPAIN

$@¡Ñ¿ˆ`¨ñ}~

8JAPAN #$@[ ]ˆ`{|}~

9NORWAY #€ÉÆØÅÜèæøåü

10 DENMARK 2 #$ÉÆØÅÜèæøåü

11 SPAIN 2 #$á¡Ñ¿é`íñóú

12 LATIN AMERICA #$á¡Ñ¿éüíñóú

13 KOREA #$@[W]ˆ`{|}~

31 TURKEY #ıIÇÖSÜgçösü

.—

—

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B. Control code summary (Epson)

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[68] ESC a n [1B,61,n] H [27,97,n] D Justification mode.

n=0: left justification is set (default)

n=1: centering is set

n=2: right justification is set

n=3: full justification is set

When nis other than 0, the printer performs one

linefeed after printing.

[69] ESC b c n1 n2 [1B,62,c,n1,n2,...,n16,00] H Sets vertical tab position in channels beginning from

...n16 NUL [27,98,c,n1,n2,...,n16,0] D n1 and end with NUL [00]H as in ESC b command.

cspecifies one of channels 0 to 7 to be set.

[70] ESC g [1B,67] H [27,103] D Sets 15cpi mode.

[71] ESC j n [1B,6A,n] H [27,106,n] D n/180" reverse linefeed after printing (0≤n≤255).

This command is ignored in the cut sheet feeder mode.

[72] ESC k n [1B,6B,n] H [27,107,n] D Selects font type.

n=00h: ROMAN is selected

n=01h: SANS SERIF is selected

n=02h: COURIER is selected

n=03h: PRESTIGE is selected

n=04h: SCRIPT is selected

n=05h: OCR-B is selected

n=06h: OCR-A is selected

n=07h: ORATOR is selected

n=08h: ORATOR-S is selected

n=14h: GOTHIC is selected

[73] ESC l n [1B,6C,n] H [27,108,n] D Sets left margin at the nth horizontal space in the

current print mode.

The left margin can be set a distance of up to 8" from

the left end of the carriage.

[74] ESC p n [1B,70,n] H [27,112,n] D Sets or cancels proportional mode.

n=0: the proportional mode is cancelled

n=1: the proportional mode is set

[75] ESC q n [1B,71,n] H [27,113,n] D Sets character style.

n=0: plain style is set

n=1: outline style is set

n=2: shadow style is set

n=3: outline with shadow style is set

[76] ESC t n [1B,74,n] H [27,116,n]D Selects character code table.

n=00,30:Selects the italic character table.

n=01,31:Selects the graphic character table.

n=02,32:Selects the downloaded character table.

n=03,33:Selects the graphic character table.

If downloaded characters cannot be printed when the

downloaded character table is selected, italic

characters are printed. The selected character table is

chantged eith the ETS(t command.

[77] ESC w n [1B,77,n] H [27,119,n] D Sets or cancels double height character mode.

n=0: the double height character mode is cancelled

n=1: the double height character mode is set

[78] ESC x n [1B,78,n] H [27,120,n] D Selects character quality.

n=0: draft character mode is set

n=1: LQ character mode is set

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B. Control code summary (Epson)

❏PCL mode

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal & Decimal FUNCTION

[1] BEL [07] H [7] D Activates the bell. (Valid for PCL3+, PCL+D)

[2] BS [08] H [8] D Backspace one character.

[3] HT [09] H [9] D Moves to next horizontal tab.

[4] LF [0A] H [10] D Linefeeds after printing.

[5] VT [0B] H [11] D Linefeeds to next vertical tab position after printing.

[6] FF [0C] H [12] D Form feeds after printing.

[7] CR [0D] H [13] D Carriage return after printing.

[8] SO [0E] H [14] D Selects secondary font.

[9] SI [0F] H [15] D Selects primary font.

[10] ESC [1B] H [27] D Designate start of escape sequence.

[11] SP [20] H [32] D Space one character.

[12] DEL [7F] H [127] D To print the ASCII DEL character.

[13] ESC & a # C [1B,26,61,#,43]H Horizontal positioning by column.

[27,38,97,#,67]D

[14] ESC & a # H [1B,26,61,#,48]H Horizontal positioning by 1/720".

[27,38,97,#,72]D

[15] ESC & a # L [1B,26,61,#,4C]H Sets left margin.

[27,38,97,#,76]D

[16] ESC & a # M [1B,26,61,#,4D]H Sets right margin.

[27,38,97,#,77]D

[17] ESC & a # R [1B,26,61,#,52]H Vertical positioning by VMI.

[27,38,97,#,82]D

[18] ESC & a # V [1B,26,61,#,56]H Vertical positioning by 1/720".

[27,38,97,#,86]D

[19] ESC & d # D [1B,26,64,#,44]H Designate underline mode.

[27,38,100,#,68]D

[20] ESC & d @ [1B,26,64,40]H Cancel underline mode.

[27,38,100,64]D

[21] ESC & k # E [1B,26,6B,#,45]H

Designates/Cancels the auto- cancellation of underline.

[27,38,107,#,69]D

[22] ESC & k # F [1B,26,6B,#,46]H

Designates/Cancels the auto- cancellation of secondary font.

[27,38,107,#,70]D

Note: If # is set to "0" , current secondary font set

changes automatically to primary font when vertical

position changes .

[23] ESC & k # G [1B,26,6B,#,47]H Designates line termination .

[27,38,107,#,71]D # = 0 (30H) :CR=CR,LF=LF,FF=FF

# = 1 (31H) :CR=CR+LF,LF=LF,FF=FF

# = 2 (32H) :CR=CR,LF=LF+CR,FF=FF+CR

# = 3 (33H) :CR=CR+LF,LF=LF+CR,FF=FF+CR

[24] ESC & k # H [1B,26,6B,#,48]H Sets HMI(Horizontal motion index ).

[27,38,107,#,72]D - HMI is set by 1/120 inch.

- HMI is defined as the distance where the

print position moves when the character code

is input. If # is 12, the input characters are

printed in 10 cpi.

[25] ESC & k # S [1B,26,6B,#,53] H Designates character spacing.

[27,38,107,#,83] D - Character spacing is set.

# = 0 (30H) :Normal (10 cpi)

# = 1 (31H) :Double width(5 cpi)

# = 2 (32H) :Compressed (16.7 cpi)

# = 4 (34H) :12 cpi spacing

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B. Control code summary (HP)

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[26] ESC & k # W [1B,26,6B,#,57] D Controls print direction. (Valid for PCL3+, PCL+D)

[27,38,107,#,87] D - Print direction is set as follows.

# = 0 (30H) :Unidirectional Print(left to right)

# = 1 (31H) :Bidirectional Print

# = 2 (32H) :Pre-directional Print

[27] ESC & l # A [1B,26,6C,#,41] H Designates paper size.

[27,38,108,#,65] D - Paper size is set as follows.

# = 0 (30H) :(Setting in the setup mode)

# = 2 (32H) :Letter

# = 3 (33H) :Legal

# = 26 (32H,36H) :A4

# = 81 (38H,31H) :ENVELOP Business(Com 10)

[28] ESC & l # C [1B,26,6C,#,43] H Sets VMI(Vertical motion index).

[27,38,108,#,67] D - VMI is set by 1/48 inch.

- VMI is defined as the distance where the

print position moves when the LF code is

input. If # is 8, the print position moves in 6

lpi vertically.

[29] ESC & l # D [1B,26,6C,#,44] H Sets the line spacing. VMI(Vertical motion index)

[27,38,108,#,68] D # = The number of LPI (lines per inch).

ex. # = 8 (38H) :8 LPI

[30] ESC & l # E [1B,26,6C,#,45] H Sets Top margin by VMI. (where # = “1 , 2 ,...)

[27,38,108,#,69] D

When the top margin is set, the text length to be default.

In case of Skip perforation ON

Text length = page length- Top margin-1/2"

(Bottom margin set to 1/2")

In case of Skip perforation OFF

Text length = page length- Top margin

(Bottom margin set to 0")

[31] ESC & l # F [1B,26,6C,#,46] H Sets Text length.

[27,38,108,#,70] D - Text length is set by line by VMI.

[32] ESC & l # H [1B,26,6C,#,48] H Sets paper path.

[27,38,108,#,72] D - The mode set as follows.

# = 0 (30H) :Eject Paper

# = 1 (31H) :Feed from BIN 1

# = 2 (32H) :Feed from manual insertion

# = -1 (2DH,31H) :Select fanfold paper

# = 8 : BIN 2

# = 9 : BIN1+2

Note:When the "NOT INSTALLED" is selected in the

" SETUP #49 CSF OPTIONS" the CSF command is the

same as #=0.

[33] ESC & l # L [1B,26,6C,#,4C] H Designates/Cancels skip perforation mode.

data [27,38,108,#,76] D - Paper path is set as follows.

# = 0 (30H) :Cancels the mode

# = 1 (31H) :Designates the mode

[34] ESC & l # P [1B,26,6C,#,50] H Sets page length by VMI.

[27,38,108,#,80] D

[35] ESC & p # X [1B,26,70,#,58] H Receives data as text.

[27,38,112,#,88] D

[36] ESC & s # C [1B,26,73,#,43] H Designates/Cancels wraparound..

[27,38,115,#,67] D # = 0 (30H) :Designates wraparound

# = 1 (31H) :Cancels wraparound

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B. Control code summary (HP)

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[37] ESC ( # id [1B,28,#,id] H [27,40,#,id] D Assign font to the primary/secondary font set.

ESC ) # id [1B,29,#,id] H [27,41,#,id] D

The 12U,0F,0G,1S,1U,0M,0A,5S and 6S are

available only when PCL3+ or PCL3+D modes.

[38] ESC ( # @ [1B,28,#,40] H Designates primary font.

[27,40,#,64] D # = 0 or “1 (30H or 31H)

Copy the default primary symbol set to the

current primary symbol set.

# = 2 (32H)

Copy the current primary symbol set to the

current primary symbol set.

# = 3 (33H)

Copy the default primary font to the current

primary font.

[39] ESC ( 0 X

[1B,28,30,58] H [27,40,48,88] D

Assigns the download font to the current primary/

ESC ) 0 X

[1B,29,30,58] H [27,41,48,88] D

secondary font.

[40] ESC ( s # B

[1B,28,73,#,42] H [27,40,115,#,66] D

Bold or emphasized.

ESC ) s # B

[1B,29,73,#,42] H [27,41,115,#,66] D

- Designates/Cancels bold or emphasized

attributes as follows.

# = 0 (30H) :Bold off/Emphasized off

# = 3 (33H) :Bold on /Emphasized off

# = 7 (37H) :Bold off/Emphasized on

# id Font # id Font

8 U ROMAN-8 4 S ISO,PORTUGAL 1

0 U ASCII 2 U ISO,IRV

0 N ECMA-94,LATIN1(ISO8859.1) 0 K ISO14, JIS, ASCII

10U PC-8 (PC-437) 1 U LEGAL

12U PC-850 0 L LINE-DRAW

11U PC-8,DENMARK/NORWAY 0 M MATH7

0 S ISO11,SWEDEN 1 0 A MATH-SYMBOL

3 S ISO10,SWEDEN 2 0 E ROMAN-EXTENSION

0 D ISO60,NORWAY 1 5 S ISO84,PORTUGAL 2

1 D ISO61,NORWAY 2 6 S ISO85,SPAIN 2

1 E ISO4,UK 80U PC-857

1 F ISO69,FRANCE 1 93U PC-858

1 G ISO21,GERMANY 1 81U PC-860

0 I ISO15,ITALY 94U PC-861

2 S ISO17,SPAIN 1 82U PC-863

0 B LINE-DRAW 83U PC-865

0 F ISO25,FRANCE 2 95U BRASCII

0 G GERMAN 2 96U ABICOMP

1 S SPAIN 3

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B. Control code summary (HP)

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[41] ESC ( s # H

[1B,28,73,#,48] H [27,40,115,#,72] D

Sets character spacing.(# = Font pitch(CPI))

ESC ) s # H

[1B,29,73,#,48] H [27,41,115,#,72] D PCL mode = PCL3+, PCL3+D or PCL3

# = 5 :5 cpi (0.01≤#<5.01)

# = 10 :10 cpi (5.01≤#<10.01)

# = 12 :12 cpi (10.01≤#<12.01)

PCL mode = PCL3+ or PCL3+D

# = 15 :15 cpi (12.01≤#<15.01)

# = 16.7 :16.7 cpi (15.01≤#<16.71)

# = 17.1 :17.1 cpi (16.71≤#<17.11)

# = 20 :20 cpi (17.11≤#<20.01)

# = 24 :24 cpi (20.01≤#)

PCL mode = PCL3

# = 16.7 :16.7 cpi (12.01≤#<16.71)

# = 20 :20 cpi (16.71 ≤#)

[42] ESC ( s # P

[1B,28,73,#,50] H [27,40,115,#,80] D

Selects proportional or fixed character spacing

ESC ) s # P

[1B,29,73,#,50] H [27,41,115,#,80] D

# = 1 (31H) :Proportional pitch

# = 0 (30H) :Fixed pitch

[43] ESC ( s # Q

[1B,28,73,#,51] H [27,40,115,#,81] D

Sets Print quality.

ESC ) s # Q

[1B,29,73,#,51] H [27,41,115,#,81] D

# = 0 (30H) :Draft

# = 2 (32H) :Letter Quality

[44] ESC ( s # S

[1B,28,73,#,53] H [27,40,115,#,83] D

Sets italic character.

ESC ) s # S

[1B,29,73,#,53] H [27,41,115,#,83] D

# = 0 (30H) :Cancels italic character

# = 1 (31H) :Designates italic character

# = 2 (32H) :Designates italic character

[45] ESC ( s # T

[1B,28,73,#,54] H [27,40,115,#,84] D

Sets typeface.

ESC ) s # T

[1B,29,73,#,54] H [27,41,115,#,84] D

# = 0 (30H) LINE PRINTER DRAFT

# = 3 (33H) COURIER

# = 4 (34H) SANS SERIF

# = 5 (35H) ROMAN

# = 6 (36H) GOTHIC

# = 7 (37H) SCRIPT *

# = 8 (38H) PRESTIGE

# = 10 ORATOR (31H,30H) *

# = 11 ORATOR-S (31H,31H)*

# = 20 OCR-A (32H,30H) *

# = 21 OCR-B (32H,31H) *

Available

PCL3+ or PCL3+D

[46] ESC ( s # U

[1B,28,73,#,55] H [27,40,115,#,85] D

Sets super/Sub-script.

ESC ) s # U

[1B,29,73,#,55] H [27,41,115,#,85] D

# = + 1 (2BH,31H) :Designates superscript

# = 0 (30H) :Cancels super/subscript

# = - 1 (2DH,31H) :Designates subscript

[47] ESC ( s # V

[1B,28,73,#,56] H [27,40,115,#,86] D

Sets character point size

ESC ) s # V

[1B,29,73,#,56] H [27,41,115,#,86] D

# = 1 , 2 (31H,32H) :Other fonts

# = 8 (38H) :Micro font

# = 9 (31H,32H) :Other font

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B. Control code summary (HP)

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[48] ESC ( s # W

[

1B,28,73,#,57] H Download character descriptor and data

[data] [data]

[

27,40,115,#,87] D - The parameter # consists of 3 bytes of the descriptor

[data] <Attribute data format>

1 st 8 (Attribute format)

2 nd 0 (Continuation)

3 rd 1 (Acknowledge for the attribute data)

- Dot pattern data stream is translated as follows;

[49] ESC ) # @

[

1B,29,#,40] H Designates secondary font.

[

27,41,#,64] D - The default primary font which is currently selected

in the setup mode is set.

# = ”0”(30H)

Copy the default secondary symbol set to the

current secondary symbol set.

# = ”1”(31H)

Copy the default primary symbol set to the

current secondary symbol set.

# = ”2”(32H)

Copy the current primary symbol set to the

current secondary symbol set.

# = ”3”(33H)

Copy the default secondary font to the

current secondary font.

1/180 dpi

1/360 dpi 1/120 dpi

36 dots

•••••••

AAAAAAAA

BBBBBBBB

CCCCCCCC

1 byte 1 byte 1 byte •••••••

Data stream

12 dots

24 dots

LQ DRAFT

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B. Control code summary (HP)

ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[50] ESC ) s # W

[

1B,29,73,#,57] H DATA Download font descriptor.

[DATA]

[

27,41,115,#,87] D DATA - ESC ) s 0 W command resistors a blank LQ font.

The format is as follows

Symbol set : Byte 14-15 represent the symbol set # and

ID for the download character to be selected by [37]

ESC ( # id command.

Example:Roman-8

8U”

32 x 8 + 85 - 64 = 277 (01H,15H)

Point size(character height): Point size in decimal is

registered.

Typeface:Parameter used in the typeface selection

command is registered.

LQ/DRAFT:Print Quality, LQ or Draft is registered by

the following definition;

0:DRAFT 1:LQ

[51] ESC * b # M

[

1B,2A,62,#,4D] H Selects format the graphic data compression

[

27,42,98,#,77] D

- Raster graphics data are registered. (Valid for PCL3+, PCL+D)

# = 0 :compression off

# = 1 :mode 1

# = 2 :mode 2

# = 3 :mode 3

[52] ESC * b # W

[

1B,2A,62,#,57] H DATA Raster graphic data transmission

[DATA]

[

27,42,98,#,87] D DATA - Raster graphics data are registered.

[53] ESC * b # X [1B,2A,62,#,58]H Sets temporary graphics X-offset

[27,42,98,#,88]D

[54] ESC * b # Y [1B 2A 62 # 59]H Sets temporary graphics Y-offset

[27 42 98 # 89]D

[55] ESC * c # E [1B,2A,63,#,45]H Sets download character code

[27,42,99,#,69]D

Byte 0-1 0 0

Byte 2-3 0 0

Byte 3-4 0 0

Byte 5-6 0 0

Byte 7-8 0 0

Byte 9-10 0 0

Byte 10-11 0 0

Byte 12-13 0 0

Byte 14-15 [ SYMBOL SET (2 BYTES)]

Byte 16-17 0 0

Byte 18-19 [ POINT SIZE (2 BYTES)]

Byte 20-21 0 0

Byte 22-23 0 0

Byte 24-25 0 [ TYPEFACE ]

Byte 26-27 0 0

Byte 28-29 [LQ/DRAFT] 0

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ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION

[56] ESC * c # F [1B,2A,63,#,46]H Download font control

[27,42,99,#,70]D - Controls download font as follows.

# = 0 (30H) :Delete all download font

# = 3 (33H) Delete data of current download

code.

# = 6 (36H) :Copy ROM font to download

font.

[57] ESC * p # X [1B,2A,70,#,58]H Sets horizontal positioning by dot

[27,42,112,#,88]D # = 1/180" units : PCL3 or PCL3+

# = 1/360" units : PCL3+ D

[58] ESC * p # Y [1B,2A,70,#,59]H Sets vertical positioning by dot

[27,42,112,#,89]D # = 1/180" units : PCL3 or PCL3+

# = 1/360" units : PCL3+ D

[59] ESC * r # A [1B,2A,72,#,41]H Sets start raster graphics printing

[27,42,114,#,65]D - Raster graphics printing starts as follows

# = 0(30H) :Prints from the left most

printable position

# = 1(31H) :Prints from the current position

[60] ESC * r B [1B,2A,72,42]H Sets terminates raster graphics printing

[27,42,114,66]D - Raster graphics printing is terminated

[61] ESC * r K [1B,2A,72,4B]H Model number request(Serial I/F only)

[27,42,114,65]D - Model number is requested.

- The printer sends back the following answer

when this data is recognized. “2235A 2712CRLF”

[62] ESC * r # S [1B,2A,72,#,53]H Designates raster graphics width.

[27,42,114,#,83]D - Raster graphics width is defined by dot.

[63] ESC * t # R [1B,2A,74,#,52]H Designates raster graphics resolution.

[27,42,116,#,82]D -Raster graphics resolution is defined as follows.

When PCL3+ or PCL3+D is selected.

# = 6 , 0 (36H,30H) :60 dpi

# = 9 , 0 (39H,30H) :90 dpi

# = 1 , 8 , 0 (31H,38H,30H) :180 dpi

# = 3 , 6 , 0 (33H,36H,30H) :360 dpi

When PCL3 is selected.

# = 9 , 0 (39H,30H) :90 dpi

# = 1 , 8 , 0 (31H,38H,30H) :180 dpi

[64] ESC 9 [1B,39]H [27,57]D Clear left and right margin.

[65] ESC = [1B,3D]H [27,61]D Half line feed -- Half line feed is executed.

[66] ESC ? DC1 [1B,3F,11]H [27,63,17]D Request I/O status(Serial I/O only)

- Printer status is requested.

- The printer sends back the following data to the host

computer as the printer status.

[67] ESC E [1B,45]H [27,69]D Reset - The printer is initialized.

[68] ESC Y [1B, 59]H [27,89]D Designate display function- Display function is set on.

[69] ESC Z [1B,5A]H [27,90]D Cancels display function - Display function is set off.

[70] ESC z [1B,7A]H [27,122]D Self test - Self test print is executed for 1 page.

MSB LSB

76543210

0000

1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 Paper out or cover open

printer busy

on line alway

I/O DATA error

B. Control code summary (HP)

❏Setup options control codes

This command is specially designed to assist you in utilizing the printer to its fullest

potential. Most of printer's setup options can be accessed and changed through the

following command sequence.

Setup command sequence

Note: The set-up declare codes will reset the printer to its default state.

Setup declare codes

1B 7C 60 01 00 11h

Setup command codes

1B 7C 60 m1 m2 a1...ak

header

m1,m2:Number of data bytes in

the function commands

and parameters(a1..ak).

k = (m1 + (256 xm2))

Setup terminate codes

1B 7C 60 01 00 12h

1.This command sequence is only valid when the Software setup is set to YES (enabled) in

the extended options at the front control panel. The command is treated as regular print

data if the Software setup is disabled.

2.Always start the software setup commands with the setup declare code and end by the setup

terminate code.

3.Insert "46. Dont save" command before the setup terminate codes if the setup command

sequences are used frequently. Otherwise, EEPROM ERROR may occur due to exceeding the

number of the allowable write cycle of the EEPROM.

ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.) = selection

n: 0 = 100% n: A = 116% n: 14 = 600%

1 = 91% B = 120% 16 = 800%

2 = 83% C = 141% 18 = 1000%

3 = 79% 10 = 200% 1A = 1200%

4 = 66% 12 = 400% 1C = 1400%

1E = 1600%

n: 0 = MODE 1 HIGH Quality Low Speed

1 = MODE 2 Normal Quality Normal SPeed

2 = MODE 3 LOW Quality Hight Speed

n: 0 = no slash "0"

n: 1 = slashed "

n: 0 = SIMPLE (1PASS FONT)

1 = Comp (2PASS FONT)

n: 0 = YES (FF Code Valid)

1 = NO (FF Code invalid)

n: 0 = 6 lpi n: 2 = 9 lpi n: 4 = 4 lpi

1 = 8 lpi 3 = 3 lpi

Header SI n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 0F, n

Header # n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 23, n

Header 0 n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 30, n

Header 1 n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 31, n

Header 2 n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 32, n

Header 3 n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 33, n

[1] Zoom in/out

[2] Graphic Print

Mode

[3] Zero style

[4] Accent Character

[5] FF Code at TOF

[6] Line spacing

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B. Control code summary (Setup options)

ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.) = selection

n: 0 = CR only n: 2 = Autofeed

1 = CR + LF

n: 0 = LF only

1 = CR + LF

n: 0 = DETECT at any position

1 = DETECT only page end

n: 0 = No (Unlock)

1 = Yes (Lock)

n: 0 = No (Unlock)

1 = Yes (Lock)

n: 0 = No (Unlock)

1 = Yes (Lock)

n: 0 = No (Unlock)

1 = Yes (Lock)

n: 0 = No (Unlock)

1 = Yes (Lock)

(m= 0: Fanfold)

n:0 = 11" n: 8 = 5.5" n: 10 = 9.5" n: 18 = 13.5"

1 = 2" 9 = 6" 11 = 10" 19 = 14"

2 = 2.5" A = 6.5" 12 = 10.5" 1A = 14.5

3 = 3" B = 7" 13 = 11" 1B = 15"

4 = 3.5" C = 7.5" 14 = 11.5" 1C = 15.5"

5 = 4" D = 8" 15 = 12" 1D = 16"

6 = 4.5" E = 8.5" 16 = 12.5" 1E = 16.5"

7 = 5" F = 9" 17 = 13" 20 = 12"

(m=1: Single sheets paper)

n: 0 = A4 portrait n: 11 = B5 landscape

1 = B5 portrait 12 = A4 landscape

2 = A4 portrait 13 = B4 landscape

3 = B4 portrait 14 = Letter landscape

4 = Letter portrait 15 = Legal landscape

5 = Legal portrait 16 = A3 landscape

6 = A3 portrait

n: 0 = Epson 3 = HP

1 = IBM

n: 0 = Normal n: 2 = Dark1

1 = Normal 3 = Dark2

n: 0 = 0 line n: 5 = 5 lines n: 10 = 10 lines

1 = 1 line 6 = 6 lines 11 = 11 lines

2 = 2 lines 7 = 7 lines 12 = 12 lines

3 = 3 lines 8 = 8 lines 13 = 13 lines

4 = 4 lines 9 = 10 lines 14 = 14 lines

15 = 15 lines

n: 0 = No

1 = Yes

n: 0 = 10cpi n: 5 = 20cpi

1 = 10cpi 6 = 24cpi

2 = 12cpi 7 = Proportional

3 = 15cpi 8 = 1/2 Proportional

4 = 17.1cpi 9 = 16.7cpi

Header 5 n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 35, n

Header 6 n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 36, n

Header 8 n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 38, n

Header > a n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 3E, 61, n

Header > b n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 3E,62,n

Header > c n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 3E, 63, n

Header > d n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 3E, 64, n

Header > e n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 3E, 65, n

Header C m n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 43, m, n

Header E n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 45, n

Header G n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 47, n

Header N n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 4E, n

Header O n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 4F, n

Header P n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 50, n

[7] CR setting

[8] LF setting

[9] P.out detection

[10] Page length

lock

[11] Font lock

[12] Pitch lock

[13] Quality lock

[14] Reset key lock

[15] Page length

[16] Emulation

[17] Multipart

[18] Bottom margin

[19] Override

[20] Character

spacing

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B. Control code summary (Setup options)

ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.) = selection

00 ≤ml ≤63 Left margin

00 ≤mr ≤63 Right margin

n: 0 = USA n: 5 = Sweden n: A = Denmark2

1 = France 6 = Italy B = Spain2

2 = Germany 7 = Spain C = Latin America

3 = U.K 8 = Japan D = Korea

4 = Denmark 9 = Norway E = Turkey

F = Legal

n: 0 = No scroll n: 3 = 5 seconds

1 = 0.5 second 4 = 10 seconds

2 = 1 second 5 = 15 seconds

n: 0 = Valid at any position

1 = Valid at any TOF position

00 ≤n≤15

n: 0 = Pre-direction n: 2 = Uni-direction

1 = Pre-direction 3 = Bi-direction

n: 0 = 15 inches n: 2 = 5 inches

1 = 10 inches

n: 0 = Invalid

1 = Valid

n: 0 = No

1 = Yes

n: 0 = 1 n: 4 = 12

1 = 2 5 = 16

2 = 4 6 = 24

3 = 8 7 = 32

n: 0 = MODE2

1 = Ignored

2 = MODE1

n: 0 = INDSTRAL 2/5 n:7 = CODE 128

1 = INTRLVD 2/5 8 = EAN 8

2 = MATRIX 2/5 9 = EAN 13

3 = CODABAR 10 = UPC-A

4 = CODE 11 11 = UPC-E

5 = CODE 39 12 = POSTNET

6 = CODE 93 13 = ELEMENT

(Header) Q ml mr

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 51, ml, mr

Header R n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 52, n

Header S n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 53, n

Header S [FF] n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00,53, FF, n

Header T [00] n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 54, 00, n

Header U n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 55, n

Header W n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 57, n

Header Y n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 59, n

Header [ n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 5B, n

Header ] X n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00,5D, 58, n

Header ] m n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 5D, 6D, n

Header ] n n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 5D, 6E, n

[21] Left/right

margin

[22] International

character

[23] Auto scroll

[24] Auto scroll Valid

Position

[25] Top margin

[26] Print direction

[27] Paper width

[28] IBM graphics

AGM

[29] Label mode

[30] Enlarged

Character Size

[31] Barcode

Enlarged character

command

[32] Barcode type

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B. Control code summary (Setup options)

ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.) = selection

n: 0 = PCL3+ n: 2 = PCL3+D

1 = PCL3

n:0 = 1

1 = 1.5

2 = 2

3 = 2.5

n: 0 = Sleep Mode Valid

1 = Sleep Mode invalid

n: 0 = Normal Speed

1 = Half Speed

n: 0 = 437 (USA)

1 = 850 (Multi-lingual)

3 = 860 (Portuguese)

4 = 863 (Canadian-French)

5 = 865 (Nordic)

6 = 857 (Turkey)

20h = ISO-8859-1

7 = 858

8 = 861

9 = BRASCII

0A = ABICOMP

n: 0 = Roman n: 6 = OCR-B

1 = Roman 7 = OCR-A

2 = Sans Serif 8 = Gothic

3 = Courier 9 = Orator

4 = Prestige A = Orator-S

5 = Script

m:0

n: 0 = CSF not installed

1 = Single bin

2 = Double bin

n= n1 + 256 ×n2

n/60" (0 ≤n≤480)

m:0 = (Epson) m:1 = (IBM)

n: 0 = Italic n: 0 = IBM Set 1

1 = Graphic 1 = IBM Set 2

2 = Download

3 = Code page

m:3 = (HP)(PRIMARY FONT)]

n: 0 = ROMAN-8 (8U)

1 = CODE PG CODE PAGE

2 = PC-8D/N PC-8 Denmark/Norway(11U)

3 = ECMA

ECMA LATIN 1(ISO 8859-1,0N)

4 = LEGAL (HP SET,1U)

5 = SWEDEN1 (ISO-10,0S)

6 = SWEDEN2 (ISO-11,3S)

7 = SPAIN (ISO-17,2S)

8 = FRANCE (ISO-69,1F)

9 = GERMAN (ISO-21,1G)

A = U.K. (ISO-4,1E)

B = PORTU PORTUGAL(ISO-16,4S)

C = NORWAY1 (ISO-60,0D)

D = NORWAY2 (ISO-61,1D)

E = IRV (ISO-2,2U)

Header ] w n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 3C, 65, n

Header ] x n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00,5D, 78, n

Header e n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00,65, n

Header f n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00,66, n

Header i n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 69, n

Header k n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 6B, n

Header o m n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 6F, m, n

Header p n1 n2

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 70, n1, n2

Header t m n

1B, 7C, 60, 03, 00, 74, m, n

[33] PCL Mode

[34] Bar Code Size

[35] Sleep Mode

[36] Line feed Speed

[37] Code page

[38] Font select

[39] Option

[40] TOF

adjustment

[41] Character table

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B. Control code summary (Setup options)

ITEM Mode Code & Hexadecimal n (Hex.) = selection

F = ITALY (ISO-15,0I)

10 = FRANC2 FRANCE 2(ISO-25,0F)

11 = GERMN2 GERMAN 2(HP SET,OG)

12 = SPAIN2 (ISO-85,6S)

13 = SPAIN3 (HP-SET,1S)

14 = JAPAN (ISO-14,0K)

15 = PORTU2 PORTUGAL(ISO-84,5S)

m:4 = (HP)

(SECONDARY FONT)

n: 0 =

LINE-DRAW (0L)

1 =

MATH-7 (0M)

n: 0 = 2 characters n: 3 = 8 characters

1 = 4 characters 4 = 10 characters

2 = 6 characters 5 = 12 characters

n: 0 = LQ n: 4 = Draft

1 = Draft 5 = Speed draft (SD)

2 = LQ 6 = Super speed draft (SSD)

3 = NLQ 7 = HQDR

n: 0 = No (normal)

1 = Yes (upside-down)

n: 0 = English n: 3 = Español

1 = Deutsch 4 = Italiano

2 = Français

By inserting this command before the setup terminate

codes, all the setup changes are not saved in the

EEPROM but only in the current memory.

Header w n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 77, n

Header x n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 78, n

Header y n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 79, n

Header z n

1B, 7C, 60, 02, 00, 7A, n

Header [7F]

1B, 7C, 60, 01, 00, 7F

[42] Tabulation

[43] Quality

[44] Invert display

[45] Display

language

[46] Dont save

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Epson, Italic character set

Note: This character set is selected with ESC t 0. Refer to Control code summary section.

Epson, Graphic character set, extended

Note: This character set is selected with ESC 6 and ESC t 1. Refer to Control code summary section.

H012345678 9A BCDEF

L(0) (16) (32) (48) (64) (80) (96) (112)(128) (144)(160) (176)(192) (208) (224)(240)

H012345678 9A BCDEF

L(0) (16) (32) (48) (64) (80) (96) (112)(128) (144)(160) (176)(192) (208) (224)(240)

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Appendix C. Character sets

C. Character Sets

International character set (EPSON)

Note: This character set is selected with ESC R n in the epson mode or from the front control panel. Refer to

Control code summary or the extended setup options.

IBM character set 1

Note: This character set is selected with ESC 7. Refer to Control code summary section.

Country Hex 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E

U.S.A.

FRANCE

GERMANY

U.K.

DENMARK

SWEDEN

ITALY

SPAIN

JAPAN

NORWAY

DENMARK 2

SPAIN 2

LATIN AMERICA

KOREA

TURKEY

LEGAL

H012345678 9A BCDEF

L(0) (16) (32) (48) (64) (80) (96) (112)(128) (144)(160) (176)(192) (208)(224)(240)

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C. Character Sets

IBM character set 2

Note: This character set is selected with ESC 6. Refer to Control code summary section.

IBM all character set

Note: This character set is selected with ESC \. Refer to Control code summary section.

H012345678 9A BCDEF

L(0) (16) (32) (48) (64) (80) (96) (112)(128) (144)(160) (176)(192) (208)(224)(240)

H012345678 9ABCDEF

L(0) (16) (32) (48) (64) (80) (96) (112) (128) (144) (160) (176) (192) (208) (224) (240)

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C. Character Sets

130

HP Mode

0123456789ABCDEF

L/H

0123456789ABCDEF

L/H

ROMAN-8 Character sets (PCL)

PC-8 (Danish / Norwegian) Character sets (PCL)

0123456789ABCDEF

L/H

0123456789ABCDEF

L/H

ECMA-94 Latin 1 (ISO 8859-1)

Character sets (PCL) LEGAL character sets (PCL)

The (00)H-(1F)H and (7F)H normally function as control code.

The character of (A0)H-FF are, respectively, the same as those of

(20)H -(7F)H.

C. Character Sets

131

0123456789ABCDEF

L/H

0123456789ABCDEF

L/H

MATH 7 character sets (PCL)

LINE DRAW character sets (PCL)

The character of (A0)H-FF are, respectively, the same as those of (20)H -(7F)H.

C. Character Sets

132

International character set [ISO] (PCL)

ASCII

FRANCE

FRANCE 2

GERMANY

GERMANY 2

U.K.

SWEDEN

SWEDEN 2

ITALY

SPAIN

SPAIN 2

SPAIN 3

JAPAN

NORWAY

NORWAY 2

PORTUGAL

PORTUGAL 2

IRV

23 24 40 5B 5C 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E

ISO ID

•The character of (A0)H-FF are respectively, the same as those of (20)H -(7F)H.

•The characters with (20)H-(7F)H codes which are not shown in the International character set above are the same as those

of (20)H -(7F)H in ROMAN-8.

C. Character Sets

133

Code 00H ~ 7FH (Common)

Code

Page

437 (U.S.A.)

Code Page 850 (Multilingual)

PCL mode

The (00)H-(1F)H and (7F)H normally function as control code.

The DEL(7F)H code as " " character in PCL.

While TRANSPARENT mode is character font available. These characters are printable only while in TRANSPARENT

mode.

EPSON/IBM mode

•The (00)H-(1F)H and (80)H-(9F)H function as control codes only while in IBM character set 1 is selected.

•The (03)H-(06)H,(15)H and (80)H-(9F)H are printable only while in IBM character set 2 is selected.

•The all of the font table are printable only while in IBM all character set is selected.

Code

Page

857 (Turkish)

C. Character Sets

134

Code Page 858 (Multilingual-Euro) Code Page 860 (Portuguese)

Code Page 861 (Icelandic)

PCL mode

The (00)H-(1F)H and (7F)H normally function as control code.

The DEL(7F)H code as " " character in PCL.

While TRANSPARENT mode is character font available. These characters are printable only while in TRANSPARENT

mode.

EPSON/IBM mode

•The (00)H-(1F)H and (80)H-(9F)H function as control codes only while in IBM character set 1 is selected.

•The (03)H-(06)H,(15)H and (80)H-(9F)H are printable only while in IBM character set 2 is selected.

•The all of the font table are printable only while in IBM all character set is selected.

Code Page 863 (Canadian French)

C. Character Sets

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Code Page 865 (Nordic) BRASCII

ABICOMP ISO-1 (ISO-8859-1)

❏Installation

The reverse control panel sheet allows you to easily read the function key labels from the back

of the printer. In situations where working from the back of the printer is convenient, simply

lay the reverse control panel sheet in position over the standard control panel.

Note:

If you set the invert display mode in the extended setup options, the display messages also

become upside down orientation.

TOF SET

PARK

ENTER

BIN

SETUP

M.RLF

LF M.LFFF

TEAR OFF RLFON LINE

P.OUT

ON LINE

POWER

EXIT

QUALITY

ALT

L C D

RESET

PARK

PAPER

ENTER

SETUP

M.RLF

LF M.LF

TEAR

OFF RLF

LINE

P.OUT

LINE

POWER

EXIT

QUALITY

L C D

RESET

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Appendix D. Reverse control panel sheet

D. Reverse control panel sheet

Maschinenlärminformationsverordnung 3. GSGV, 18. 01. 1991:

Der arbeitsplatzbezogene Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB(A) oder weniger gemäß ISO 7779.

This unit complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive

89/336/EEC.

Dies Gerät entspricht den Bedingungen der Niederspannungs-Vorschrift 73/23/EEC und dem

EMVG nach 89/336/EEC.

THIS DIGITAL APPARATUS DOES NOT EXCEED THE CLASS B LIMITS FOR

RADIO NOISE EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL APPARATUS AS SET OUT IN THE

RADIO INTERFERENCE REGULATIONS OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF

COMMUNICATIONS.

LE PRÉSENT APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE N' ÉMET PAS DE BRUITS

RADIOÉLECTRIQUES DÉPASSANT LES LIMITES APPLICABLES AUX

APPAREILS NUMÉRIQUES DE CLASSE B PRESCRITES DANS LE RÉGLEMENT

SUR LE BROUILLAGE RADIOÉLECTRIQUE ÉDICTÉ PAR LE MINISTÉRE DES

COMMUNICATIONS DU CANADA.

PRINTER DIVISION

1-1-1, AKANEHAMA, NARASHINO-SHI, CHIBA 275-8558 JAPAN

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