Epson U325 - TM B/W Dot-matrix Printer, User Manual

Page 1: ...TM U325D U325PD User s Manual 400665707 REC EIPT OUT VA LIDATION PO WER ER ROR FE ED FE ED REL EA SE REL EA SE EPSON ...

Page 2: ...tt für Schnappsteckerbuchse EPSON U325 Printer File PRNTR_8 e W Swanlund REV 14Octobe 1 14 25 13 1 6 1 2 3 RE CE IPT OUT VA LIDA TION PO WER ER RO R FE ED FE ED RE LE AS E RE LE AS E EPSON 1 6 1 2 3 Control panel Printer cover On Off switch RECEIPT OUT VALIDATION POWER ERROR FEED RELEASE Control panel Serial interface connector Parallel interface connector CUT 1 2 2 1 3 6 5 3 SET CLOSE THE PRINTER...

Page 3: ...liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation s operating and maintenance instructions Seiko Epson Corporation ...

Page 4: ...024 IEC 61000 4 2 IEC 61000 4 3 IEC 61000 4 4 IEC 61000 4 5 IEC 61000 4 6 IEC 61000 4 11 FCC Compliance Statement for American Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial...

Page 5: ...nfälle mit möglicherweise schweren Verletzungen zu vermeiden CAUTION VORSICHT Cautions must be observed to avoid minor injury to yourself or damage to your equipment Vorsichtshinweise müssen sorgfältig befolgt werden um Unfälle mit der Gefahr leichter Verletzungen oder Schäden am Gerät zu vermeiden Note Notes have important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer Downloading D...

Page 6: ... fonts 7 9 and 9 9 Semi automatic paper loading capability AC adapter provides compact power supply Automatic status back ASB function that automatically transmits changes in printer status Accessories AC adapter EPSON ribbon cassette ERC 38 Options EPSON power supply unit PS 180 Printer fastening tape Model No DF 10 Restriction of Use When this product is used for applications requiring high reli...

Page 7: ...aler for assistance Selecting a Location Place the printer on a surface that is as horizontal as possible Make sure that the printer does not tilt more than 15 degrees The printer should be installed so that it does not move or vibrate during paper cutting or the drawer kick out operation Fastening tape is available as an option Manual RE CE IPT OU T VA LID ATION PO WE R ER RO R FE ED FE ED RE LE ...

Page 8: ... becomes loose because of the quality of the paper or other factors incorrect detection of the paper end may result 1 Make sure that the power supply is disconnected from the printer 2 Two spacers are included See the illustration below and decide whether or not you want to use them Use them if you want the near end sensor to be triggered when distance A is 3 to 4 mm otherwise it will be triggered...

Page 9: ...r panel on the bottom of the printer which is shown below Notes There is a caution label beside the drawer kick out connector Depending on the interface installed the interface connector on your printer may look different from the one illustrated Before connecting any of the cables make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off Spacers Paper roll near end sensor Power supply Drawe...

Page 10: ...r on your computer Connecting the Drawer WARNING Use a drawer that matches the printer specification Using an improper drawer may damage the drawer as well as the printer CAUTION Do not connect a telephone line to the drawer kick out connector otherwise the printer and the telephone line may be damaged Plug the drawer cable into the drawer kick out connector on the bottom of the printer next to th...

Page 11: ...rbuchse anschließen da sonst der Drucker und die Telefonkabel beschädigt werden können Das Kabel der Lade an die Schnappsteckerbuchse unten am Drucker neben dem Netßzanschluß anschließen Grounding the Printer You need a ground wire to ground your printer Make sure that the wire meets the specifications below Thickness of wire AWG 18 or equivalent Diameter of terminal to be attached 3 2 1 Make sure...

Page 12: ...se fire or electrical shock Bei Verwendung der falschen Stromversorgung besteht Brand oder Stromschlaggefahr CAUTION VORSICHT When connecting or disconnecting the power supply from the printer make sure that the power supply is not plugged into an electrical outlet otherwise you may damage the power supply or the printer If the power supply s rated voltage and your outlet s voltage do not match co...

Page 13: ... oder der Drucker beschädigt werden 1 Make sure that the printer s power switch is turned off and the power supply s power cord is unplugged from the electrical outlet 2 Plug in the power supply s cord as shown below Notice that the flat side of the connector faces down 3 Plug the power supply s power cord into an outlet Note If you ever need to remove the cable unplug the power supply s power cor...

Page 14: ...nfalls kann die Farbbandkassette beschädigt werden 1 Be sure the printer is not receiving data when you replace a ribbon cassette otherwise data may be lost 2 Open the printer cover 3 Turn the ribbon cassette s knob in the direction of the arrow to take up any slack in the ribbon 4 Insert the ribbon in the position shown in the illustration below and push the ribbon cassette until it clicks Note M...

Page 15: ...ther operations such as loading replacing roll paper Darauf achten dass Sie sich bei den folgenden Arbeiten keine Handverletzungen durch die manuelle Schneidvorrichtung zuziehen Beim Herausnehmen des bedruckten Dokuments Bei der Durchführung von anderen Arbeiten wie zum Beispiel beim Einlegen Herausnehmen der Papierrolle RE CE I P T O UT VA LI DA TI O N PO W ER ER RO R FE ED RE LE AS E RE LE AS E ...

Page 16: ...you will stop the printing using the paper roll near end sensor you can use glued type paper rolls 1 Using scissors cut the leading edge of the paper roll as shown below 2 Turn on the printer and open the printer cover 3 Insert the paper roll Note Be sure to note the correct direction that the paper comes off the roll as shown below R EC EI PT O U T VA LI DA TI O N PO W ER ER R O R FE ED FE ED R E...

Page 17: ...lose the cover Note Before closing the cover make sure that the paper from the paper roll is not slack To remove the paper roll follow the steps below 1 Open the printer cover R E C E I P T O U T V A L I D AT I O N P O W E R E R R O R F E E D F E E D R E L E A S E R E L E A S E EPSON RE CE I P T O UT VA LI DA TI O N PO W ER ER RO R FE ED FE ED RE LE AS E RE LE AS E EPSON ...

Page 18: ...equipment or software Note Be sure to install the ribbon cassette and the paper roll before you run the self test 1 To perform the self test hold down the FEED button while you turn on the printer with the power switch 2 The printer prints the current printer settings and then the RECEIPT OUT light flashes to indicate that the printer is in the test printing standby state 3 Press the FEED button t...

Page 19: ...o prevent an electrical short which can damage the printer Den Drucker vor Abnahme der DIP Schalterabdeckung ausschalten um einen Kurzschluß zu verhindern durch den der Drucker beschädigt werden könnte If you have special requirements you can change the DIP switch settings Wenn besondere Anforderungen vorliegen können die DIP Schaltereinstellungen geändert werden 1 Make sure that the printer is of...

Page 20: ...switches Numbers starting with 1 are in the first set and numbers starting with 2 are in the second Die DIP Schalter anhand der folgenden Tabellen einstellen Schalter die mit 1 beginnen befinden sich in der ersten Gruppe Schalter die mit 2 beginnen in der zweiten Gruppe Serial Interface TM U325D These are the settings for printers equipped with a serial interface DIP Switch Set 1 Switch Function O...

Page 21: ... signal state DIP switches should not be changed while the printer power is on 1 6 Parity selection Even Odd 1 7 1 8 Transmission speed see table below Transmission Speed Transmission Speed BPS bits per second 1 7 1 8 2400 ON ON 4800 OFF ON 9600 ON OFF 19200 OFF OFF DIP Switch Set 2 Switch Function ON OFF 2 1 Handshaking BUSY condition Receive buffer full Off line or receive buffer full 2 2 Not de...

Page 22: ...r is reset 5 Replace the DIP switch cover and secure it with the screw Die DIP Schalterabdeckung wieder aufsetzen und mit der Schraube befestigen DIP Switch Set 1 Switch Function ON OFF 1 1 Auto line feed Enabled Disabled 1 2 Receive buffer capacity 45 bytes 4K bytes 1 3 1 8 Not defined DIP Switch Set 2 Switch Function ON OFF 2 1 Handshaking BUSY condition Receive buffer full Off line or receive b...

Page 23: ...or improper operation Attach the cover as shown in the illustration below You can turn the power on or off with the switch cover attached by inserting a pointed object like a ball point pen through either of the two small holes on the switch cover Mit der mitgelieferten Netzschalterabdeckung läßt sich der Netz schalter vor versehentlicher oder unbefugter Benutzung schützen Die Abdeckung ist wie in...

Page 24: ...below 1 Clean the countertop or other surface where the printer will be installed 2 Peel the green backing paper off of one side of each of the two sets of tapes and affix them to the bottom of the printer as shown below 3 Peel the green backing paper off of the other side of the tapes 4 Press the printer onto the countertop it will be held firmly in place by the fastening tape ...

Page 25: ...tons FEED Press the FEED button once to advance the paper roll one line You can also hold down the FEED button to feed the paper continuously RELEASE Press the RELEASE button to release the validation paper Notes These buttons can be disabled by the ESC c 5 command but they work whenever the printer cover is open even if they have been disabled by the ESC c 5 command The power switch and FEED butt...

Page 26: ...y state VALIDATION Green The light is on when validation paper is inserted and the printer is ready to print The light flashes when the printer is in the validation insertion removal waiting state ERROR Red This light is on when the printer is off line except during paper feed using the FEED button and during the self test It flashes to indicate an error condition The flashing pattern shown below ...

Page 27: ...such as loading replacing roll paper Darauf achten dass Sie sich bei den folgenden Arbeiten keine Handverletzungen durch die manuelle Schneidvorrichtung zuziehen Beim Herausnehmen des bedruckten Dokuments Bei der Durchführung von anderen Arbeiten wie zum Beispiel beim Einlegen Herausnehmen der Papierrolle The print head becomes very hot during printing Allow it to cool before you reach into the pr...

Page 28: ...ION light flashes insert the validation paper into the validation paper inlet using the right edge of the validation paper inlet as a guide Follow steps and in the illustration 3 Make sure you insert the validation paper into the inlet as far as it will go 4 When the validation paper is detected by the sensor the VALIDATION light is changed from flashing to on and the paper is automatically drawn ...

Page 29: ... Problems The ERROR light is flashing and the printer does not print First turn off the printer and check for a paper jam See the paper jam description on page 3 3 If there is no paper jam and the printer has been printing for quite a while the print head may be overheated If the print head is overheated the printer will resume printing when the head has cooled usually about 30 seconds If there is...

Page 30: ...e printer and the computer 2 The data transmission settings may be different between the printer and computer Make sure that the printer s DIP switch settings for data transmission are the same as the computer s You can print the printer s interface settings using the self test If the printer still does not print contact your dealer or a qualified service person The printer sounds like it is print...

Page 31: ...ring printing Allow it to cool before you reach into the printer Der Druckkopf wird beim Drucken sehr heiß Warten bis er sich abgekühlt hat bevor Sie in den Drucker fassen 1 Open the printer cover 2 Pull up the paper and cut the paper at the dotted line shown in the illustration below 3 Remove the paper roll from the printer 4 Remove the ribbon cassette R E C E I P T O U T V A L I D A T I O N P O ...

Page 32: ...posite direction of paper feeding 8 Replace the print head cover and secure it with the screw 9 Replace the ribbon cassette and paper roll then close the printer cover R E C E I P T O U T V A LI D AT I O N P O W E R E R R O R F E E D F E E D R E LE A S E R E LE A S E EPSON R E C E I P T O U T V A L I D A T I O N P O W E R E R R O R F E E D F E E D R E L E A S E R E L E A S E EPSON ...

Page 33: ...xadecimal dump mode it prints Hexadecimal Dump 3 Run any software program that sends data to the printer The printer prints all the codes it receives in a two column format The first column contains the hexadecimal codes and the second column gives the ASCII characters that correspond to the codes Hexadecimal Dump 1B 40 1B 21 30 41 42 43 0 A B C 44 45 46 47 0A DE F G A period is printed for each c...

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Page 35: ...rinting speed described above is not guaranteed Printing Method Serial impact dot matrix Head wire configuration 9 pin serial configuration Printing Direction Bi directional logic seeking Characters line default See table on page 4 2 Character spacing default Fonts A and B See table on page 4 2 Printing speed Approx 3 5 lines second 40 columns 16 cpi Approx 6 4 lines second 16 columns 16 cpi exclu...

Page 36: ...number of dots for each horizontal line 400 in half dot units 9 9 the total number of dots for each horizontal line 400 in half dot units Character size See table below Character Sizes Character Spacing Character Columns Character structure Character size W x H mm Character spacing Dot space CPL CPI W x H mm Character 7 x 9 ANK 1 2 x 3 1 3 half dots 40 16 Graphics 1 7 x 3 1 0 40 16 9 x 9 ANK 1 6 x...

Page 37: ... commands Paper feed speed Approx 105 918 mm 4 17 inches second 25 lines second continuous feeding Paper size and weight Paper roll Normal paper single ply Size Width 76 mm 0 5 mm 3 0 0 02 Maximum outside dia 83 mm 3 27 Thickness 0 06 to 0 085 mm 0024 to 0033 Mass 52 3 to 64 0 g m2 13 9 to 17 lbs 45 to 55 Kg 20 41 to 24 94 lbs 1000 sheets 1091 mm 788 mm 43 00 31 02 ...

Page 38: ...ckness should be 0 2 mm or less and each sheet should be 0 05 to 0 08 mm Recommend ed paper MITSUBISHI PAPER MILLS LTD Non carbon paper blue color Top and middle sheets N40Hi thickness 0 06 mm mass 47 2 g m2 Bottom sheet N60 thickness 0 08 mm mass 68 0 g m2 Note When using original 2 copies the total is 3 the edges of the paper might fold when the temperature is 34 C and the humidity is 90 ...

Page 39: ...09 mm to 0 12 mm 0035 to 0047 Copy paper thickness Backing paper 0 07 mm to 0 12 mm 0028 to 0047 Copy and original paper 0 04 mm to 0 07 mm 0016 to 0028 Carbon copy paper Approximately 0 035 mm 00138 Total thickness 0 09 mm to 0 31 mm 0035 to 012 Example Original 2 ply copy Original paper 0 04 mm 0016 Carbon copy paper 0 07 mm 0028 0 035 mm 0138 2 sheets Copy paper 0 04 mm 0016 Backing paper 0 07 ...

Page 40: ... ribbon may get caught in the printer mechanism Choose validation paper carefully when glue is on the edge since paper feeding and insertion are affected by gluing conditions e g glue quality method and length and glue location Using a multi ply copy paper with a thick middle sheet may decrease copying capability Printing noise may change depending on paper thickness Noise may increase when thick ...

Page 41: ...ise the paper cannot be detected by the paper sensor Translucent paper must not be used Power Supply Be sure to use a safety standards applied power source that meets the following specifications Rated output 24 V 2 0 A or more Maximum output 240 VA or less Inserting direction 11mm 43 Holes are prohibited in this area 7mm 28 ...

Page 42: ...lure is defined as Random Failure occurring at the time of the Random Failure Period MCBF 49 000 000 lines This is an average failure interval based on failures relating to wearout and random failures up to the life of 20 million lines Print head life 150 million characters when printing an average of 2 dots wire per character Validation switching operation life 500 000 transactions ...

Page 43: ...more there is a limitation for the humidity Refer to the figure below 10 to 50 C 14 to 122 F except for paper and a ribbon Humidity Operating Storage 10 to 90 RH 10 to 90 RH except for paper and a ribbon 0 10 20 40 60 80 90 0 20 10 30 40 50 34 C 90 40 C 65 50 C 35 Relative humidity Environment temperature C Operating environment range ...

Page 44: ...4 10 Reference Information Character Code Tables SP in a table represents space Page 0 PC437 U S A Standard Europe International character set U S A FS ...

Page 45: ...Reference Information 4 11 Page 1 Katakana ...

Page 46: ...4 12 Reference Information Page 2 PC850 Multilingual ...

Page 47: ...Reference Information 4 13 Page 3 PC860 Portuguese ...

Page 48: ...4 14 Reference Information Page 4 PC863 Canadian French ...

Page 49: ...Reference Information 4 15 Page 5 PC865 Nordic ...

Page 50: ...4 16 Reference Information Page 254 Space Page ...

Page 51: ...Reference Information 4 17 Page 255 Space Page ...

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