Printronix T5000 Series, User Manual

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Page 3: ...mary business or personal purposes 2 Restrictions a To protect the proprietary rights of Printronix Inc you agree to maintain the Software Product and other proprietary information concerning the typefaces in strict confidence b You agree not to duplicate or copy the Software Product c You shall not sublicense sell lease or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Software Product separate fro...

Page 4: ... in the Software without notice at any time 2 IN NO EVENT WILL PRINTRONIX INC BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS LOST DATA BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS OR ANY OTHER DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT EVEN IF PRINTRONIX INC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE ABUSE OR MANIPULATION OF THE SOFTW...

Page 5: ...TO ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT Communication Notices Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement 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 provided reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environm...

Page 6: ...icht asreichend entstört sind nur mit besonderer Genehmigung des Bundesminesters für Post und Telekommunikation oder des Bundesamtes für Post und Telekommunikation betrieben werden Die Genehmigung wird erteilt wenn keine elektromagnetischen Störungen zu erwarten sind Auszug aus dem EMVG Paragraph 3 Abs 4 Dieses Genehmigungsverfahren ist nach Paragraph 9 EMVG in Verbindung mit der entsprechenden Ko...

Page 7: ...This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Warning ...

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Page 9: ... comes first The warranty does not cover printheads that have been misused damaged due to improper cleaning or damaged due to use of improper ribbons or media SUPPLIES For the number of the nearest Printronix full service distributor that carries Printronix genuine supplies please call 1 800 733 1900 or fax 714 368 2354 Supplies design specification and selection are critical and integral to the d...

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Page 11: ...Process 22 Dynamic Print Control 22 Thermal Consumables 23 Media Selection 23 Ribbons 23 Setting Up The Printer 24 Unpacking The Printer 24 Installation 26 2 Operation 29 Controls And Indicators 29 Power Switch 29 Control Panel 29 Powering On The Printer 33 Operating Modes 33 Media Handling Modes 33 Loading Media And Ribbon 34 Loading Roll Media 35 Loading Fanfold Media 41 Loading Ribbon 45 Removi...

Page 12: ...ving Within The Configuration Menu 70 Selecting A Menu Option 71 Changing Printer Settings 71 Saving A Configuration 72 Specifying A Power Up Configuration 73 Modifying A Saved Configuration 74 Printing A Configuration 75 Menu Overview 78 Main Menu 79 VALIDATOR 84 VALIDATOR Submenus 86 CONFIG CONTROL 91 CONFIG CONTROL Submenus 92 MEDIA CONTROL 94 MEDIA CONTROL Submenus 96 CALIBRATE CTRL 108 CALIBR...

Page 13: ...ng Emulation And Operating System Software 223 Flash Memory 223 Downloading Software Through The Serial Or Parallel Port 224 Downloading Software Through The Network Interface Card NIC 227 Downloading Optional Font Files To Flash Memory 229 Downloading True Type Fonts 232 4 Interfaces 233 Overview 233 Auto Switching 233 Centronics Parallel Interface 234 Centronics Parallel Interface Signals 235 IE...

Page 14: ...thead 246 Restore The Printer To Operation 248 Solving Other Printer Problems 249 Printer Alarms 256 Fault Messages 256 A Specifications 269 Print Method 269 Media 270 Ribbon 272 Indicators And Switches 272 Memory 272 Host Interfaces 273 Power 273 Environmental 274 Physical 274 Acoustic Specifications 274 B Printer Options 275 Hardware Options 275 Interface Options 276 Supplies And Accessories 277...

Page 15: ...nstalling The Standard Cutter 284 Restore The Printer To Operation 284 Installing The Heavy Duty Cutter 286 Restore The Printer To Operation 286 Removing The Media Cutter 287 E Media Cutter Tray Installation 289 Assembling The Media Cutter Tray 289 Installing The Media Cutter Tray 290 F Glossary 293 ...

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Page 17: ...ix com Training Available On Printronix Products Printronix offers Product Maintenance Training Classes designed to enhance the knowledge of your service personnel Led by Printronix staff of highly trained experienced instructors these structured classes include Hands on work with the product Theory of operation Diagnosis of equipment failures Preventive and corrective maintenance requirements and...

Page 18: ...r related equipment IMPORTANT Information vital to proper operation of the printer NOTE Information and helpful tips about printer operation Manual Conventions Operator panel keys are printed in uppercase letters Example Press the PAUSE key and then press ENTER Operator panel keys are often shown by their symbol or icon located on the control panel directly below the key Example Press the key for ...

Page 19: ...lation which provides direct compatibility with Printronix P series printers In addition the printer has co resident IGP PGL and IGP VGL emulations which provide printer system commands for text barcodes graphics lines and boxes Direct thermal printing and thermal transfer thermal transfer not supported on 4 inch DT models Standard interfaces Serial RS 232 and RS 422 Parallel Centronics compatible...

Page 20: ...me before printing the next label and rewinds the liner into a discardable roll In batch rewind mode rewinds printed labels into a removable roll Memory Expansion for non IPDS printers only 16MB DRAM SIMM Provides additional memory to accommodate long label formats 10MB Flash SIMM Provides additional memory to accommodate IPDS Media Cutter The cutter is used to automatically cut printed media when...

Page 21: ...ll be scanned properly The best way to ensure this is to incorporate a bar code quality procedure in the printing process If properly implemented this procedure will increase overall bar code quality reduce waste from misprinted bar codes and achieve high first time read rates Such a procedure is an increasingly important factor in newer more efficient systems where manually entered data is not ac...

Page 22: ...s and for specialized applications such as in extreme environmental conditions or where tamper proofing is required NOTE Thermal transfer is not supported on 4 inch DT model printers Dynamic Print Control Dynamic Print Control is a unique feature of your thermal printer that provides excellent print quality This feature prevents unevenness of print density which is usually caused by the stored hea...

Page 23: ...ection of media sizes and face stocks have been tested with Printronix ribbons for print quality and usage Consult your Genuine Printronix Supplies Catalog or contact the factory You can obtain further information by calling the Printronix Customer Solutions Center at 714 368 2686 or accessing the Printronix Web page at www printronix com NOTE The term media used in this manual refers to all the d...

Page 24: ...rostatic discharge damage while setting up the printer The discharge of accumulated electrostatic energy can damage or destroy the printhead or electronic components used in this device CAUTION Damage to the printer interface connector may result from placing the printer on its backside during unpacking or handling 1 Remove the tape strips from the media cover Lift open the media cover 2 Remove th...

Page 25: ... and the frame 5 Open the pivoting deck by rotating the blue deck lock lever fully clockwise 6 Remove the foam pad from between the printhead and the platen rubber roller 7 Close the pivoting deck and media cover Foam Foam Pad Deck Lock Lever Pivoting Deck Platen Printhead ...

Page 26: ...ompliance with international safety standards this printer has been equipped with a three pronged power cord When inserted in a correctly wired power outlet the ground conductor will ensure that the printer chassis is at ground earth potential Do not use adapter plugs or remove the grounding prong from the cable plug If an extension cord is required ensure that a three wire cable with a properly g...

Page 27: ... printer b Serial Interface Attach a suitable serial printer cable from the computer to the DB 25 RS 232 Serial interface connector at the back of the printer For additional information on serial cable wiring refer to Diagnostics And Troubleshooting on page 241 NOTE The printer supports simultaneous connection of the Parallel and Serial interfaces using the Auto Switching feature Auto Switching is...

Page 28: ... from the computer to the coax connector located in the I O plate in the back of the printer d Twinax Connection Attach a suitable twinax cable from the computer to the twinax connector located in the I O plate in the back of the printer e NIC Connection Insert a suitable NIC cable from your hub or switch to the NIC connector located in the I O panel in the rear of your printer Twinax Connection C...

Page 29: ...nitialization messages will appear on the control panel Liquid Crystal Display LCD To remove power place the power switch in the O OFF position Control Panel The control panel is located on the front of the printer and includes an LCD indicators and control keys buttons These are described in the following tables Also refer to Chapter 3 OFFLINE Liquid Crystal Display LCD Online Status Indicator Jo...

Page 30: ...E the interface type and emulation in use During a fault condition displays the specific fault message and the corrective action Displays OFFLINE During a fault condition displays the specific fault message and the corrective action Displays OFFLINE and a main menu submenu or option During a fault condition displays the specific fault message and the corrective action Job In Process Indicates when...

Page 31: ...on Scrolls left through main menus Decrements option values within submenus DECREMENT Key in Menu Mode FEED Key UP Key in Menu Mode Advances the media one label length Advances the media one label length Scrolls the current menu selection one level up TEST PRINT Key Pressing the ENTER key with a Diagnostic Test displayed initiates the test Pressing the ENTER key again terminates the test None Scro...

Page 32: ...the printer data buffer when enabled Scrolls the current menu selection one level down MENU Key Takes the printer Offline and selects the Menu mode Selects the Menu mode Scrolls between main menu selections ENTER Key Pressing the ENTER key in Menu Mode selects the displayed option or value An asterisk then appears next to the option or value indicating it has been selected Note If the ENTER key is...

Page 33: ...e ONLINE status indicator is not illuminated in offline mode Menu In menu mode you can navigate through the configuration menus to make changes or verify option settings Pressing the PAUSE key toggles the printer from menu to offline mode The ONLINE status indicator is not illuminated in menu mode Fault In fault mode a fault condition exists that must be cleared before printing can continue The ON...

Page 34: ... on the printer itself on a label on the inside of the media cover The term media used in this manual refers to all the different kinds of paper label or tag stock material that can be printed on by the printer This section explains how to load roll media fanfold media and transfer ribbon Your thermal printer can print on continuous paper adhesive backed labels or non adhesive tags packaged in rol...

Page 35: ...e end of the media hanger and flip it down horizontally 3 Open the pivoting deck by rotating the blue deck lock lever fully clockwise 4 Slide the blue media width guide close to the outside end of the media damper t53loc2a Media Hanger Media Hanger Guide Media Width Guide Deck Lock Lever Pivoting Deck Media Cover ...

Page 36: ...dia onto and towards the back of the media hanger The media feeds from the top of the roll and towards the front of the printer 6 Flip up the media hanger guide and slide it in against the outer edge of the media roll Media Roll Media Hanger Guide Media Hanger ...

Page 37: ...media damper and then between the platen rubber drive roller and the printhead You can also refer to the arrows on the printer frame or to the label inside the media cover for media loading instructions Media Damper Printhead Platen Rubber Drive Roller ...

Page 38: ...dia damper 9 Push the blue media width guide in until it is flush with the outer edge of the media 10 Check the horizontal position of the media sensor it is blue and located under the media guard and refer to Positioning The Media Sensor on page 61 Media Sensor Handle Media Guard Media Sensor Fixed Guide Media Damper Media Width Guide ...

Page 39: ...Loading Roll Media 39 11 Align the left inside edge of the media with the left straight edge of the platen rubber drive roller Platen left edge Media left edge ...

Page 40: ...he Printer Configuration Menu is set for the media type installed Direct or Transfer The Print Mode submenu is located in the MEDIA CONTROL menu See Main Menu on page 79 for details For direct thermal operation no ribbon required close the media cover and go to step 14 For thermal transfer operation which uses a ribbon complete the ribbon loading procedure see Loading Ribbon on page 45 14 Press th...

Page 41: ... labels through either the rear or bottom panel opening 4 Place the media over the media hanger flush against the back of the printer 5 Flip up the media hanger guide and slide it in against the outer edge of the fanfold media 6 Flip the fanfold tension arm down by pushing on it through the opening at the top of the media hanger guide 7 Open the pivoting deck by rotating the deck lock lever fully ...

Page 42: ... label inside the media cover for media loading instructions Verify that the left inside edge of the media is against the fixed guide on the bottom of the media damper 10 Slide the media width guide inward against the outer edge of the media 11 Check the horizontal position of the media sensor it is blue and located under the media guard and refer to Positioning The Media Sensor on page 61 Media S...

Page 43: ...Loading Fanfold Media 43 12 Align the left inside edge of the media with the left straight edge of the platen rubber drive roller Platen left edge Media left edge ...

Page 44: ... Direct or Transfer If Thermal Transfer media is installed see Loading Ribbon on page 45 The Print Mode submenu is located in the MEDIA CONTROL menu See Main Menu on page 79 for more information IMPORTANT Ensure the pivoting deck is down and locked before attempting to advance media or print Failure to do so will cause the PRINTHEAD UP fault message to display 14 Press the FEED key once to verify ...

Page 45: ...Install the empty supply core on the take up spindle 2 Slide the ribbon roll onto the ribbon supply spindle until it stops against the spindle flange 3 Open the pivoting deck by rotating the deck lock lever fully clockwise until the deck swings upward Ribbon Roll Ribbon Supply Spindle DeckLock Lever Pivoting Deck ...

Page 46: ... of the ribbon under the rear ribbon guide roller then between the platen and the printhead You can also refer to the arrows on the printer frame or to the label inside the media cover for media loading instructions Media Printhead Rear Ribbon Guide Roller ...

Page 47: ...hesive strip to the ribbon take up core Manually rotate the spindle clockwise to feed the unusable portion of the ribbon leader around the take up spindle IMPORTANT Do not attach the ribbon to the ribbon take up spindle without a core installed Proper ribbon tension and ribbon removal is based on the use of a fiberboard core 6 Close the pivoting deck see page 44 7 Close the printer media cover if ...

Page 48: ...e from the front door when using Tear Off or Tear Off Strip media handling because you will need to tear the label downward against the tear bar 1 Open the front door by pulling it upward then forward 2 Grasp the upper right corner of the media guide and pry it off of the top of the front door 3 After removing the media guide close the front door 4 Open the pivoting deck and load paper and ribbon ...

Page 49: ...el Off Mode Both modes require use of an internal rewinder The internal rewinder is available as a factory installed option only Batch Rewind Mode Batch Rewind allows you to automatically rewind printed labels into a roll using the optional internal rewinder Configuring the Printer Menu 1 Set Media Handling to Continuous under the MEDIA CONTROL Main Menu See Chapter 3 Configuring The Printer for m...

Page 50: ...ll the media guide 1 Open the front door by pulling it upwards then forward 2 The bottom of the plastic media guide is shaped like a hook and the top has a groove a Hook the bottom of the media guide under the bottom edge of the front door b Snap the groove on the media guide to the top edge of the front door 3 Close the front door Media Guide Groove Hook Front Door ...

Page 51: ...Batch Rewind Mode 51 Loading Media 1 To load media refer to Loading Roll Media on page 35 and complete steps 1 through 10 Rewinder Rewinder Release Lever ...

Page 52: ... 3 Turn the release lever on the rewinder counterclockwise and lock it in place This forms a raised ridge along the width of the rewinder 4 Insert the leading edge of the media into the closest slot of the rewinder and slide the media against the back flange 5 Hold the media edge in the slot and manually rotate the rewinder one full revolution counterclockwise until the media is taut Release Lever...

Page 53: ...bly into the printing position 7 Press the FEED key to advance the media to the next TOF Top of Form position 8 Press the PAUSE key until ONLINE displays 9 Close the media cover IMPORTANT The rewinder supports a maximum diameter of 5 inches of printed labels Exceeding this diameter can cause the printed labels to rub on the bottom pan Deck Lock Lever Media Cover ...

Page 54: ...ance the last printed label past the printhead and tear the liner from behind the last printed label 3 Manually rewind the remaining printed labels onto the rewinder by turning the rewinder counterclockwise 4 Turn the release lever on the rewinder clockwise 5 Slide the roll of printed labels off the rewinder Printhead Release Lever Rewinder ...

Page 55: ... information 2 Press the PAUSE key until OFFLINE displays Loading Media 1 If you want to install the media guide to print long labels do so now by completing the steps listed in Installing The Media Guide on page 50 2 Open the media cover and refer to the Label Peel Off illustration on the Ribbon and Media Loading instruction label on the inside of the cover 3 Open the front door by pulling it upw...

Page 56: ...Insert the leading edge of the media into the closest slot of the rewinder and slide the media against the back flange 8 Hold the media in the slot and rotate the rewinder one full revolution counterclockwise until the media is taut 9 Remove labels from the liner so that behind the tear bar the liner is void of labels for about 1 5 inches and below the tear bar for about 2 inches 10 Close the fron...

Page 57: ...ays on the LCD 14 Manually remove the peeled label from the printer 15 Press the PAUSE key until ONLINE displays 16 Close the media cover IMPORTANT The rewinder supports a maximum diameter of 5 inches of liner Exceeding this diameter can cause the liner to rub on the bottom pan The rewinder is designed to support the full amount of liner from a standard 8 inch diameter media roll Deck Lock Lever M...

Page 58: ...r 1 Open the media cover 2 Open the front door 3 Tear the liner at the tear bar 4 Manually rewind the remaining liner onto the rewinder by turning the rewinder counterclockwise 5 Turn the release lever on the rewinder clockwise 6 Slide the roll of label liner off the rewinder and discard ...

Page 59: ...dial is the active setting In general adjust printhead pressure to the lowest value which produces the desired print quality Die cut labels usually require a setting of 4 while heavy stock requires a setting of 6 to max The numbers on the Printhead Pressure Adjustment Lever are relative only and do not indicate a specific printhead pressure or media thickness By following this procedure you will m...

Page 60: ...ximum printing width you may need to manually slide the left pressure block further to the left Right Pressure Block This block should be positioned with its pointer handle on 4 inch printer models near the right edge of the media or ribbon in use Turn the Lead Screw Knob clockwise to move the block right or counterclockwise to move it left Check the pressure block positioning by printing the Grey...

Page 61: ...gaps notches holes or black marks and detect when a Paper Out condition exists Use the handles on the media sensor to horizontally position it in the center of the label length indicators on the installed media When using media with no label length indicators position the sensor in the center of the media so it can detect when a Paper Out condition exists Check the horizontal position of the media...

Page 62: ...l CALIBRATE CTRL displays 4 Press the key until Gap Mark Sensor Disable the currently enabled option displays 5 Press the key or key until the option that matches the type of label length indicators on the installed media displays The different Gap Mark Sensor options are described below Gap Select when using media with a liner space between die cut labels or when using tag stock with notches or h...

Page 63: ... Distance should match the length from the trailing edge of one gap to the trailing edge of the next gap or one label one gap When Mark is selected the Sensed Distance should match the length from the leading edge of one black mark to the leading edge of the next black mark When you have completed Auto or Manual Calibrate you can verify the new values are correct by pressing the control panel FEED...

Page 64: ...ransitions detected without error between a label and its label length indicators 6 Press the PAUSE key until OFFLINE displays 7 Press the FEED key several times Each time the FEED key is pressed the media should advance one label length and stop NOTE After a form feed the position of the leading edge of the next label depends on the type of Media Handling Mode selected under the MEDIA CONTROL men...

Page 65: ...printer in Menu mode 2 Press the key and key together until ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED displays 3 Press the key until CALIBRATE CTRL displays 4 Press the key until Media Profile Profile Print displays and then press the key The printer will continue to print the profile until the key is pressed The printer will advance media and continue to print a dynamic profile image depicting the relationship of th...

Page 66: ...s to place the printer in Menu mode 2 Press the key and key together until ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED displays 3 Press the key until PRINTER CONTROL displays 4 Press the key until Advanced User displays and then press the key until Enable displays 5 Press the key to select Enable an asterisk appears next to Enable 6 Press the key until CALIBRATE CTRL displays 7 Press the key until Manual Calibrate Run ...

Page 67: ...ty these residues should be removed by a periodic cleaning of the printer General Cleaning Periodic cleaning should be performed on all rollers guides and assemblies Low pressure air can be used to remove dust in the printer Isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab should be used to clean any areas where media dust adhesives etc have accumulated This general cleaning will insure that all parts are free...

Page 68: ...ain access to the printhead assembly heating element area 2 Gently rub the felt tip of the Cleaning Pen or a cotton swab with Isopropyl alcohol across the printhead heating elements light brown area 3 Allow the printhead to dry for one minute before reloading the media and ribbon Pivoting Deck Deck Lock Lever Printhead Elements ...

Page 69: ... together unlocks or locks the printer menu menu mode only and permits value selection This is the default key combination for locking unlocking the printer You can change the key combination See Set Lock Key on page 121 Setting Printer Configuration Parameters Configuration parameters are set from the control panel or are retrieved from the printer s memory The parameters define how the printer w...

Page 70: ...ond line lists the active interface port and type of emulation To configure the printer 1 Press the key to enter the printer configuration menu system MENU MODE VALIDATOR displays on the LCD 2 You can move through configuration main menus in two ways Press the key to move to the right Press the key to move right or the key to move left Figure 2 Moving within the Configuration Menu Step Press LCD N...

Page 71: ... select the value or option that displays An asterisk displays after the value you selected and the configuration is changed immediately IMPORTANT This change takes effect for all subsequent data and operations for the printer as soon as the ENTER key is pressed and the asterisk is displayed The configuration change s stay in effect only while the printer is powered on When the power is turned off...

Page 72: ...ur configuration all your new values will be lost when you power off the printer Saving A Configuration You can save up to eight different configurations to meet eight unique print job requirements The configurations are saved and stored in the printer and are not lost when the printer is turned off NOTE If the Protect Configs option is enabled the new configuration will not be saved until the exi...

Page 73: ...onfigurations 1 8 or Factory will be the power up configuration 1 Press the key until the following message displays 2 Press the key until the following message displays 3 Press the or key to cycle through the options 1 8 and Factory When the desired number displays press the key to select it The following message displays NOTE If the configuration number has not been saved previously the followin...

Page 74: ...g message displays Then the following message displays when it is loaded 2 Move through the menu and change all the desired values In this example press the key until PARALLEL PORT displays Press the key until Port Type IEEE 1284 displays Press the key until Centronics displays 3 Press the key to select each new value An asterisk displays 4 Before saving the modified configuration you must delete ...

Page 75: ... print a configuration 1 Press the key until the following message displays 2 Press the key until the following message displays 3 Press the or key to cycle through the following printout options Current Factory Power Up All 1 8 customized configurations 4 When the desired option displays press the key The printer prints the specified configuration NOTE If the configuration you want to print has n...

Page 76: ...76 Chapter 3 Overview Figure 3 Sample Configuration Printout ...

Page 77: ...77 Sample Configuration Printout cont ...

Page 78: ...R CONTROL Select the desired emulations and various printer operating parameters SELECTED EMULATIONS Emulations selected from the PRINTER CONTROL menu appear here These emulations relate to graphics languages particular printers and optional host interface protocols DIAGNOSTICS Select various printer tests monitor and record printer performance PARALLEL PORT Select various parallel port related pa...

Page 79: ... Skip Labels F W Revision Overstrike Style Scanner Settings Beam Shift I2of5 Checksum Num Retry Print Intensity Print Speed Print Mode Media Handling Paper Feed Shift Label Length Label Width Ver Image Shift Hor Image Shift Orientation Auto Map Select Auto Label Width Num Auto Labels Slew Speed Print Direction Tear Strip Time Pre Peel Mode Pre Peel Adjust Clip Page Error Recover Ribbon Width Displ...

Page 80: ...ly if the CTHI option is installed 2 Appears only if selected as the Port Type under C T PORT 3 Appears only if the CTHI emulation under PRINTER CONTROL is set to Standard 4 Does not appear if the IPDS emulation is installed 5 Appears only if the CTHI emulation under PRINTER CONTROL is set to Simp Prot Conv 6 Appears only if the IPDS emulation is installed SPC TWINAX SETUP 1 2 5 page 135 SPC Type ...

Page 81: ...imary Subset Extended Subset Horizontal DPI Vertical DPI Prop Spacing Italic Print Slashed Zero Left Margin 5 Right Margin 5 Top Margin Bottom Margin Print Char Set Define CR code Auto LF Define LF code Control Code 06 Control Code 08 Bold Overstrike Select SFCC EVFU Select Alt Set 80 9F SFCC d command PSeries Dbl High FF valid at TOF Text Position Host Command Reset Cmd CFG Ld Form Length inches ...

Page 82: ...rgin Bottom Margin Print Char Set Define CR code Auto LF Define LF code Control Code 06 Bold Overstrike Printer Select Alt Set 80 9F ESC d command Text Position Host Command Reset Cmd CFG Ld Form Length inches 2 Form Length mm 2 Form Length lines Form Width inches 2 Form Width mm 2 Form Width char Select CPI Select LPI Typeface Character Group Character Set Horizontal DPI Vertical DPI Prop Spacing...

Page 83: ...n Ethernet Network Interface Card NIC is installed 4 Appears only if the IPDS emulation is installed 5 Appears only if a NIC is installed SERIAL PORT page 208 Port Type Baud Rate Word Length Stop Bits Parity Data Protocol Buffer Size in K Trickle Time Timeout Report Status Data Term Ready Request to Send Poll Character Poll Response Idle Response One Char Enquiry Printer Status Framing Errors Port...

Page 84: ...ata Validator Report Short Report 0 Continued at the top of next page Notes Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Advanced User in the PRINTER CONTROL menu Overstrike Forms Last BWD 0 0 0 0 Full Report Validation Mode Disabled Serial Port Network Port Auto 1 99 Retry Form Stop Overstrike Enable Disable 37 30 90 Enable Disable 60 0 99 Percent Decode 20 0 100 Defects Di...

Page 85: ...items are available only when you enable Advanced User in the PRINTER CONTROL menu 1 Depends on printer model and custom files xx yy zz file revision numbers Skip Labels Scanner Settings Min Code Height 0 40 inches 0 13 inches 0 16 inches 0 20 inches 0 25 inches 0 32 inches Form Spacing 0 2 to 1 7 inches 0 6 inches Grid Grey Checkerboard 4xx 6yy 8zz 1 Num Retry 5 3 4 ...

Page 86: ... a display item only It indicates the number of bar code reports sent from the validator since the last data clear operation After a clear operation the value is shown as zero Good Forms This is a display item only It indicates the number of good forms printed since the last data clear operation A form is defined by the current height as set in the menus After a clear operation the value is shown ...

Page 87: ...ata the printer will make available through the telemetry report Short Report Provides the encoded failure cause or pass indication and the percent bar width deviation Full Report Provides nearly all the data captured by the validator This report can be fed directly to the RJS analysis software for capture and review Validation Mode Provides the same data as the Short Report but adds the actual ba...

Page 88: ...ty This submenu is only available in the Advanced Menus and is used for adjustment of the pass fail criteria The range is 30 90 and the factory default is 37 Percent Decode This submenu is only available in the Advanced Menus and is used for adjustment of the pass fail criteria The range is 0 99 and the factory default is 60 Defects Defects are voids found in bars or spots found in the spaces or q...

Page 89: ...cing range is 0 2 to 1 7 inches adjusted in 1 10 inch segments The factory default at 0 6 inches Skip Labels This submenu allows you to select the number of labels skipped after an Overstrike occurs Minimum is 0 to 1 label Maximum is 1 to 2 labels The options are Minimum the factory default and Maximum F W Revision This is a display item only It indicates the firmware version of the Validator Over...

Page 90: ...o 99 and the factory default is 0 I2of5 Checksum This option allows you to include or exclude the checksum option in I2of5 as part of the grading For example if this option is set as enabled then any incoming barcode data without checksum digits will be graded as failure and CHECKSUM FAILURE will display on the LCD The factory default is Disable Num Retry This option allows you to set a number of ...

Page 91: ...ry 1 8 1 1 8 Current Factory Power Up All 1 8 Factory 1 8 Disable Enable 1 8 All 1 Save Config Print Config Delete Config Power Up Config Name Config 1 Protect Configs Name Config 2 Name Config 3 Name Config 4 Name Config 5 Name Config 6 Name Config 7 Name Config 8 Reset Cfg Names 1 1 8 ...

Page 92: ...Print Config This option is used to print a listing of various stored printer configurations It is recommended you store printouts of your configurations in a safe place for quick referral The options are Current the factory default Factory Power Up and All Delete Config You can delete one or all of your eight customized configurations The factory default configuration cannot be deleted The factor...

Page 93: ...s pressed which sets the modified name as the current selection Press the or keys to cycle through the values available for that character at the cursor location Press the key to move to the next character to be modified Press the key to go back to a character you have already modified Continue until you have entered the name you want to give to this configuration then press to save The name you e...

Page 94: ...ntinued at the top of next page 3 15 to 15 Notes Factory Default Italicized items are available when you enable Advanced User in the PRINTER CONTROL menu 1 Maximum value depends on the width of the printer model and printhead 2 You can change the unit value from inches to millimeters under Units in MEDIA CONTROL when Advanced User is enabled 3 Maximum value depends on the width of the printer mode...

Page 95: ...us page Pre Peel Mode Pre Peel Adjust Clip Page Error Recover Ribbon Width Display Ribbon Ribbon Low Rbn Takeup Full Units Enable Disable Enable Disable Disable Enable 0 00 to 2 00 inches 1 00 inches Disable Enable Same as Paper Set in Menu Enable Disable Disable 25 m 50 m 75 m 100 m In Inches In Millimeters Set Label Length Manual Automatic Cutter Type Heavy Duty Standard ...

Page 96: ...d varies based on maximum printer width and dot per inch dpi resolution of the printhead installed 203 or 300 dpi See Table 16 on page 269 Print Mode This option specifies the type of printing to be done Transfer Indicates Thermal Transfer printing ribbon installed Direct Indicates Direct Thermal printing no ribbon and requires special heat sensitive media The factory default is Transfer Media Han...

Page 97: ... most applications this user selected Label Length will match the Physical label length Physical label length is the actual label length of the media installed When setting label length consider the following Label Length can be manually entered via the control panel MEDIA CONTROL menu or sent via host computer using the appropriate software command A Host Forms Length Label Length value sent from...

Page 98: ... Label Length is less than the Physical Label Length the printer will print the entire image and leave blank space the remaining length of the physical label as it advances to the Top of Form of the next label This is true regardless of the Clip Page setting The allowable Label Length range is 00 1 to 99 0 inches 2 5 2514 6mm The factory defaults are listed below Maximum Label Length range is depe...

Page 99: ...ht for precise positioning on the label The actual width of the image is not affected by this parameter The allowable range is 1 00 through 1 00 inches in 01 inch increments displayed as xx 100 The factory default value in inches is 0 00 Orientation This menu item selects the image orientation to be used when printing the label Portrait Portrait refers to vertical page orientation where the height...

Page 100: ...example with the operator viewing the front of the printer Inv Landscape Inverse Landscape refers to horizontal orientation where the width of a page is greater than its height The top edge of the image is the right edge of the media the left edge of the image is the trailing edge of the media The following illustration is an example with the operator viewing the front of the printer The factory d...

Page 101: ...printer with horizontally adjacent labels that exceed the physical page width of the printer will be clipped or wrapped depending upon the setting of the Autowrap menu option The options are Disable the factory default and Enable Examples All of the examples below assume that the logical form length is set to the label length Example 1 Simple Case Problem A file has been constructed with two horiz...

Page 102: ...rint the first two labels at the same time These first two labels will be horizontally adjacent Once these labels have been completed the printer will print the remaining 2 labels along with a blank 2 label Solution 2 The user sets Auto Label Width to 2 configures the Num Auto Labels to 3 and enables the Auto Label Mapping feature Printer Operation for Solution 2 The printer will print the first 2...

Page 103: ...set the Num Labels to 3 and the Label Width to 4 despite the fact that these values are not optimum Printer Operation The maximum Num Auto Labels 20 4 5 The selected value of 3 is legal After the file is sent the printer will begin by printing the first 4 width label Once that label is complete it will print the second 4 width label Finally once both of those labels have been printed the printer w...

Page 104: ...tion NOTE Print Direction will not change the orientation of any print test patterns in the DIAGNOSTIC Main Menu Print Direction has two options Head First Foot First For example with Portrait orientation when you select Head First the top of form will come out of the printer first Conversely when you select Foot First the bottom of form will come out first The Print Direction and Orientation are ...

Page 105: ...ng peeling or dispensing the label Pre Peel Mode is usually enabled only when using die cut labels with an aggressive adhesive that makes automatic label removal from the liner difficult The factory default is Disable Pre Peel Adjust Pre Peel Adjust represents the selectable distance that the label advances during Pre Peel Mode The Pre Peel Adjust distance selected is automatically used when Pre P...

Page 106: ...s Length value sent via software Any gaps notches holes or black marks that exist prior to reaching the Label Length or Host Forms Length value will be ignored The factory default is Enable Error Recover This option determines how the printer handles data that was printing when an error occurred Disable The printer will not reprint the label that was printing when the error condition occurred Enab...

Page 107: ...cts either millimeters or inches as the unit of measure The options are In Inches the factory default and In Millimeters Set Label Length This feature selects whether the Sensed Distance value derived from an Auto or Manual Calibrate will be used to set the Label Length value in the MEDIA CONTROL menu Manual The Sensed Distance value derived from an Auto or Manual Calibrate will not override or ch...

Page 108: ...able Advanced User in the PRINTER CONTROL menu 1 When Advanced User is enabled in the PRINTER CONTROL menu you can change the unit value to millimeters Under the Units submenu in the MEDIA CONTROL menu enable the In Millimeters option Gap Mark Thresh Gap 171 000 255 250 000 255 Run Calibrate Disable Enable Print Profile Media Profile Gap Windowing Disable Enable Gap Length 0 12 inches 0 05 1 00 in...

Page 109: ...to Calibrate This feature is used to improve the sensitivity and reliability of the Media Sensor in detecting gaps notches holes or black marks on the installed media as well as a paper out condition Auto Calibrate can be initiated within TEST PRINT the CALIBRATE CTRL menu or the DIAGNOSTIC menu by pressing the ENTER key with Auto Calibrate displayed The printer will then advance media the distanc...

Page 110: ...next This value is automatically determined only after successful completion of Auto or Manual Calibrate and cannot be changed manually The factory default is 0 00 inches Gap Mark Thresh This menu item sets a value that when exceeded by the output of the media sensor is recognized by the printer as a gap or black mark When Auto or Manual Paper Calibrate is performed the value displayed is equal to...

Page 111: ...ate and the end result will be a change to the Gap Mark Threshold Paper Out Threshold and Sensed Distance values that the printer will use The changes in values take effect immediately within the current configuration menu Manual Calibrate is completed successfully when the displayed Sensed Distance correctly matches that of the installed media When Gap is selected the Sensed Distance should match...

Page 112: ...ete serialized labels Start of an image printed in the middle of a gap especially with fanfold perforated media Top part of an image lost when printing in head first orientation The options for Gap Windowing are Enable and Disable Enable When the leading edge of a gap is detected the printer ignores the first 90 of the gap length value specified in the Gap Length menu option The result is that cro...

Page 113: ...enabled calibration will be performed at power up NOTE Calibration in Peel Off mode does not stop and wait for you to remove peeled labels Therefore be prepared to remove the labels as they are automatically peeled Disable The printer will not permit calibration and a CANNOT CALIBRATE Disable Peel Off message will briefly display Additionally if Pwr Up Auto Cal is enabled the printer will not perf...

Page 114: ... IGP Emul LP Emulation P Series page 145 P Series XQ page 148 Serial Matrix page 150 Proprinter XL page 152 Epson FX page 154 IGP PGL IGP VGL Alarm Continued at the top of next page Disable Enable CTHI Emulation 1 Standard Simp Prot Conv Ld Char at PwrUp Disable Enable Del Set frm Flsh Auto Switching Host Interface Centronics 2 Serial IEEE 1284 2 Twinax 1 Coax 1 Ethernet 3 Notes Factory Default It...

Page 115: ... 01 FF Max Cache Memory Default Laser P5000 T3000 T1006 Disable Enable Disable Enable Ignore Disable Enable 900 KBytes 3072K Bytes 100 KB Max Cached Char 01 KBytes 0 512 340 Enable Disable Bold Chars 0 512 448 Standard Chars Extra Bold Char 0 512 504 Batch Counter Enable Disable 0 3000 KB 01 20 KBytes 50 900 KBytes see page 122 Notes Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you ena...

Page 116: ...ndard twinax interface the printer emulates the following IBM twinax printer models 4234 Model 2 5225 Models 1 2 3 and 4 The standard Coax Twinax emulation selection will only be available if Coax or Twinax is selected from the HOST INTERFACE menu NOTE For more information consult the Coax Twinax Programmer s Reference Manual Simp Prot Conv Simple Protocol Converter The Simple Protocol Converter S...

Page 117: ... the printer will load the saved configuration Thus any setting performed before selecting those interfaces and not saved in NVRAM will be lost IMPORTANT When the ACTIVE IGP EMUL is switched from one IGP emulation to another the printer will load the settings saved under the Power Up Config menu These settings may not be the current settings in use prior to switching the Active IGP emulation The P...

Page 118: ...fect The options are Enable the factory default and Disable Display Language This parameter chooses the language that will appear on the LCD English German French Italian Spanish or Portuguese The factory default is English Del Char frm Fls This option deletes downloaded character s from flash memory Ld Char from Fls This option loads downloaded character s from flash memory Save Char to Fls This ...

Page 119: ...l sound The factory default is On Power up State Online The printer powers up in the online state Offline The printer powers up in the offline state This selection must be saved as a power up configuration to be used The factory default is Online Ptx Setup SFCC Allows you to choose the hex value of the ASCII character you wish to use as the SFCC for the PTX SETUP command Valid hex values are 01 FF...

Page 120: ...printers When trying to preserve compatibility with respect to barcodes you may not always be able to make them equal in size This is due to the various Dot Per Inch differences between printer types In the case where an exact match cannot be made the barcode is reduced in size so that the form bounds will not be compromised and the barcode will be readable Default Use for optimum performance Lase...

Page 121: ...ys that you want to be the new lock key Make sure you press all keys selected at the same time 4 If the selection is valid the display will read Enter the new lock key again Press the same combination of keys a second time If the selection is invalid the display will read Invalid key selection Return to step 2 and start over 5 If the new lock key combination is entered again correctly the display ...

Page 122: ...m the font outlines stored on the printer flash The cache allows the printer to print scalable fonts at optimum speed To calculate the memory requirement use this equation The allowable range is 50 KBytes through 900 KBytes in 50 KByte increments The factory default is 900 KB NOTE For most applications the default settings for font memory are acceptable Therefore do not change the defaults unless ...

Page 123: ...hickness or font weight of bold text fonts This menu will not take effect unless it is saved in a configuration and the printer is powered up with that configuration The range is 0 512 and the factory default is 448 Extra Bold Char This menu entry permits the user to adjust the thickness or font weight of extra bold text fonts The range is 0 512 and the factory default is 504 NOTE For most applica...

Page 124: ...in the appropriate Programmer s Reference Manual IMPORTANT BEFORE you reconfigure an emulation print a configuration sheet to see all current settings Standard C T Interface With a standard coax interface the printer emulates the following IBM coax printer models 3287 Models 1 and 2 4234 Models 1 With a standard twinax interface the printer emulates the following IBM twinax printer models 4234 Mod...

Page 125: ...restrictions coax and twinax cannot be selected together PGL The PGL emulation is the software based Printronix Graphics Language PGL for the Printronix thermal printer family It is based upon and compatible with the IGP 100 200 400 board It includes the following features On Line Form and Label Generation makes it easy to create forms or labels with a preprinted look for each application PGL prog...

Page 126: ...n length This feature also allows you to create your own character sets using characters defined and stored in memory Extended Character Sets provide 33 extended character sets also containing 96 characters in length These are also stored in memory VGL The VGL Graphics language is a software emulation designed for the thermal printer The VGL emulation of the QMS Code V Version II programming langu...

Page 127: ...bels The registered trademark copyright TUV GS Mark UL and CSA symbols are provided as standard designs on the VGL and you can also define custom symbols Reverse and Shaded Print permit highlighting and contrasting by printing white characters on a dark background or white characters on a gray shaded background Various levels or patterns of gray shading and reverse printing may combine with the ma...

Page 128: ... to Standard Translation Tbl page 194 Early Print Cmpl page 170 SCS Buffer Cntrl page 189 NL At MPP 1 page 183 Disable Enable On Off Primary Sets See page 130 Secondary Sets See page 130 Active Char Set page 157 Secondary Set Primary Set Don t Wait Wait Until Done PA1 page 185 PA2 page 185 Buffer Reprint page 161 Coax Type page 167 4234 3287 Buffer Print page 161 Disable Enable Alt Set 80 9F page ...

Page 129: ...et 3 _ _ User Defined Null Suppression page 184 Off On Auto Skip At End page 159 Off On FF After Job page 174 Off On CR EM NL page 168 On Off Translate Table page 194 Default Downloaded Format Control page 175 Disable Enable Cancel IGP DCU page 161 Enable Disable Set Text Orientn page 191 Left to Right Control By Host Right to Left Change Case page 161 Dual Case Mono Case Max Print Width page 183 ...

Page 130: ...ld 0424 Hebrew 0892 OCR A 0893 OCR B 0420 Arabic 0880 Cyril Old 0423 Greek Old 875 Gr New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japan Kata 0870 Latin 2 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugos Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic 0905 Turk Old 0256 Intern 1 0924 Euro Lat 9 1140 Euro Eng 1141 Euro Aust 1142 Euro Dan 1143 Euro Finn 1144 Euro Ital 1145 Euro Span 1146 Euro UK 1147 Euro Fren 1148 Euro Swiss 1149 Euro Ice Primary ...

Page 131: ...rimary Sets page 133 Secondary Sets See page 133 5225 World Trade page 156 Standard Char Extended Char Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 _ _ User Defined Printable 60 40 FE Notes Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Advanced User in the PRINTER CONTROL menu 1 This menu appears only if the CTHI option is installed 2 This menu appears only if Port Type under C T PORT is set to Twinax ...

Page 132: ...ft Printer Width 13 2 inches Notes Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Advanced User in the PRINTER CONTROL menu 1 This menu appears only if the CTHI option is installed 2 This menu appears only if Port Type under C T PORT is set to Twinax 3 This menu appears only if the CTHI emulation under PRINTER CONTROL is set to Standard TWINAX SETUP 1 2 3 cont from prev page ...

Page 133: ...80 Italian 0281 Japan Eng 0282 Portuguese 0284 Span Speak 0285 English UK 0892 OCR A 0893 OCR B 0424 Hebrew 0803 Hebrew Old 0420 Arabic 0880 Cyril Old 0423 Greek Old 875 Gr New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japan Kata 0870 Latin 2 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugos Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic 0256 Intern 1 1112 Balt Mult 0924 Euro Lat 9 1122 Estonian 1140 Euro Eng 1141 Euro Aust 1142 Euro Dan 1143 Euro...

Page 134: ...ge 185 PA2 page 185 Buffer Reprint page 161 SPC Null Supp page 192 Disable Enable SPC Space Supp page 192 Disable Enable SFCC Char page 191 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 _ _ User Defined Notes Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Advanced User in the PRINTER CONTROL menu 1 This menu appears only if the CTHI option is installed 2 This menu appears only if Port Type under C T PORT...

Page 135: ... English US 0500 Internat 5 0273 Austr Germ 0274 Belg Old 0260 Canad Fren 0275 Brazilian 0277 Danish 0278 Finnish 0280 Italian 0297 French 0281 Japan Eng 0290 Japan Kata 0284 Span Speak 0282 Portuguese 0285 English UK Notes Factory Default 1 This menu appears only if the CTHI option is installed 2 This menu appears only if Port Type under C T PORT is set to Twinax 3 Appears only if CTHI emulation ...

Page 136: ...S Early Print Comp page 170 Off On Host Form Length page 178 Disable Enable Null Suppression page 184 Disable Enable Page Rotation page 185 0 90 VPA Check page 198 Enable Disable Version 0 Version 1 180 270 Notes Factory Default 1 This menu appears only if the IPDS emulation is installed Expanded Fonts page 173 Scalable Compatible Hexdump mode page 176 Disable Enable ...

Page 137: ... Aust Germ Euro Dan Norw Euro Fin Swed Euro Italian Euro Spanish Euro UK Ireland Euro French Euro Internat Euro Icelandic Default Code Pag 2 from page 136 English USA Can English US Intl Internat Set 1 Symbols Set 7 Canadian French Austrian German Belgian Old Brazilian Canada French Danish Norw Finnish Swedish Italian Japanese Eng Portuguese Spanish Speak English UK Aust Germ ALT Dan Norw ALT Fin ...

Page 138: ... Secondary Sets page 139 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 _ _ User Defined Printable Host Override page 179 Disable Enable Format Control page 175 Disable Enable Max Print Width page 183 Left to Right Control By Host Right to Left Printer Width 13 2 inches 60 40 FE Notes Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Advanced User in the PRINTER CONTROL menu 1 This menu appears only if the T...

Page 139: ...280 Italian 0281 Japan Eng 0282 Portuguese 0284 Span Speak 0285 English UK 0892 OCR A 0893 OCR B 0424 Hebrew 0803 Hebrew Old 0420 Arabic 0880 Cyril Old 0423 Greek Old 875 Gr New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japan Kata 0870 Latin 2 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugos Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic 0256 Intern 1 1112 Balt Mult 0924 Euro Lat 9 1122 Estonian 1140 Euro Eng 1141 Euro Aust 1142 Euro Dan 1143 Eur...

Page 140: ... 0 page 192 Select SFCC page 190 Host Form Length page 178 Var Form Adjust page 197 Optimized Ratio page 184 PI Slew Range page 185 Skip Cmd Prefix page 191 CR Edit page 168 Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets 3 Danish 4 Norwegian 2 Swedish 0 ASCII 1 German 5 Finnish 6 English 7 Dutch 8 French 9 Spanish 10 Italian 11 Turkish 6 1 1000 CR CR CR CR LF LF LF LF CR LF Disable Enable Disable Enable Disa...

Page 141: ... page 181 Expanded Font page 172 Scalable Size page 189 Autoeject page 159 PGL Normal page 185 UPC Descenders page 196 User Def Ratio page 197 I 2 5 Selection page 179 Error Report page 172 Repeat Form Opt page 188 Ignore Text page 181 Disable Enable Enable Disable Disable Enable Disable Enable 14 0 255 Disable Enable 0 0 255 Enable Disable Disable Enable Scalable Block Alt Block 1 Disable Enable ...

Page 142: ... Disable Enable 94 17 255 LPI page 183 6 6 10 Text Length page 193 66 1 255 Autoeject page 159 Disable Enable Copy Count page 168 1 1 999 Host Form Length page 178 Enable Disable Slash 0 page 192 Disable Enable Ignore Dots page 180 Disable Enable Append Rotated page 158 Disable Enable Truncate Alpha page 195 Enable Disable Absorb After PY page 157 Absorb All Absorb Motion Disable UPC Descenders pa...

Page 143: ...4 Disable Enable Ignore Chars page 180 Disable Char 1 Ignore Ch 1 page 179 0 0 255 Expanded Font page 173 Scalable Block Auto FF at PN page 158 Disable Enable Error Msgs page 171 Enable Disable Error Markers page 171 Enable Disable Barcode Errors page 160 Enable Disable Char 2 Char 1 2 Ignore Ch 2 page 180 0 0 255 Data Bit 8 page 168 Enable Disable Continued at the top of next page Cmd Resolution ...

Page 144: ...uropean Sets Standard Sets page 166 Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets 3 Danish 4 Norwegian 2 Swedish 0 ASCII 1 German 5 Finnish 6 English 7 Dutch 8 French 9 Spanish 10 Italian 11 Turkish 12 CP 437 13 CP 850 Prop Line Length page 187 Enable Disable Printer PI page 187 Disable Enable Host PI page 179 Disable Enable Max PI 16 page 183 Enable Disable Factory Default Dnn Dot Slew page 156 High Resolu...

Page 145: ...0 CPI 12 0 CPI ASCII USA German English Danish Swedish Italian Spanish Japanese Latin American Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin Am II 13 3 CPI 15 0 CPI 17 1 CPI 20 0 CPI Select LPI page 189 6 0 LPI 8 0 LPI 10 3 LPI Typeface page 196 Letter Gothic Courier OCR A OCR B IBM PC Character Set page 163 Multinational ECMA Latin 1 DEC Mult CP 858 EURO Code Page 850 72 DPI 72 400 DPI Forward Slant Backw...

Page 146: ...Enable Disable Select SFCC page 190 1 0 7F P SERIES SETUP cont from prev page Auto LF page 158 Disable Enable Define CR code page 169 CR CR CR CR LF Top Margin page 194 0 linespaces 0 451 linespaces Print Char Set page 187 Bottom Margin page 160 0 linespaces 0 451 linespaces EVFU Select page 172 Enable Disable Alt Set 80 9F page 157 Control Code Printable SFCC d command page 191 Even dot plot Doub...

Page 147: ...lt in one submenu the other default values in the other two submenus change automatically P SERIES SETUP cont from prev page Text Position page 194 Bottom of Line Top of Line Reset Cmd CFG Ld page 188 Disable Host Command page 178 Enable Ignore All Ignore CPI Form Length 1 2 page 174 Ignore LPI Power up config Current config Factory config Form Length 1 2 page 175 101 6 or 152 4 mm 3 Form Length 1...

Page 148: ... 0 LPI 10 3 LPI Typeface page 196 Letter Gothic Courier OCR A OCR B 72 DPI 72 400 DPI Forward Slant Backward Slant Top Margin page 194 0 linespaces 0 451 linespaces Print Char Set page 187 Define CR code page 169 CR CR CR CR LF Bottom Margin page 160 0 linespaces 0 451 linespaces Auto LF page 158 Disable Enable P SER XQ SETUP Define LF code page 170 LF CR LF LF LF Left Margin 1 page 182 0 characte...

Page 149: ...Length 1 page 175 Form Width 4 page 175 41 66 or 85 characters 3 0 to 272 characters 00 0 to 609 6 mm 4 or 6 inches 3 00 0 to 24 0 inches 24 or 36 lines 3 0 to 144 lines Form Width 2 4 page 175 104 1 168 0 or 215 9 mm 3 00 0 to 345 4 mm Form Width 2 4 page 175 04 1 06 6 or 08 5 inches 3 00 0 to 13 6 inches Notes Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Advanced User in t...

Page 150: ... ASCII USA German English Danish Swedish Italian Spanish Japanese Latin American Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin Am II 13 3 CPI 15 0 CPI 17 1 CPI 20 0 CPI Select LPI page 189 6 0 LPI 8 0 LPI 10 3 LPI Typeface page 196 Letter Gothic Courier OCR A OCR B IBM PC Character Set page 163 Multinational ECMA Latin 1 DEC Mult CP 858 EURO Code Page 850 72 DPI 72 400 DPI Forward Slant Backward Slant Top ...

Page 151: ...e 175 Form Width 4 page 175 41 66 or 85 characters 3 0 to 272 characters 00 0 to 609 6 mm 4 or 6 inches 3 00 0 to 24 0 inches 24 or 36 lines 3 0 to 144 lines Form Width 2 4 page 175 104 1 168 0 or 215 9 mm 3 00 0 to 345 4 mm Form Width 2 4 page 175 04 1 06 6 or 08 5 inches 3 00 0 to 13 6 inches Notes Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Advanced User in the PRINTER C...

Page 152: ...le 10 0 CPI 12 0 CPI 13 3 CPI 15 0 CPI 17 1 CPI 20 0 CPI Select LPI page 189 6 0 LPI 8 0 LPI 10 3 LPI Typeface page 196 Letter Gothic Courier OCR A OCR B 72 DPI 72 400 DPI Forward Slant Backward Slant Top Margin page 194 0 linespaces 0 451 linespaces Print Char Set page 187 Bottom Margin page 160 0 linespaces 0 451 linespaces Code Page 437 Character Set page 165 Code Page 850 OCR A OCR B Multinati...

Page 153: ... 0 to 272 characters 00 0 to 609 6 mm 4 or 6 inches 3 00 0 to 24 0 inches 24 or 36 lines 3 0 to 144 lines Form Width 2 4 page 175 104 1 168 0 or 215 9 mm 3 00 0 to 345 4 mm Form Width 2 4 page 175 04 1 06 6 or 08 5 inches 3 00 0 to 13 6 inches Notes Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Advanced User in the PRINTER CONTROL menu 1 All three Form Length submenus work in...

Page 154: ...an English Danish I Swedish Italian Spanish I 13 3 CPI 15 0 CPI 17 1 CPI 20 0 CPI Select LPI page 189 6 0 LPI 8 0 LPI 10 3 LPI Typeface page 196 Letter Gothic Courier OCR A OCR B Epson Set Character Set page 162 OCR A OCR B Multinational Code Page 850 72 DPI 72 400 DPI Forward Slant Backward Slant Top Margin page 194 0 linespaces 0 451 linespaces CP 858 EURO IBM PC Latin Am I Japanese Norwegian Da...

Page 155: ...m Width 4 page 175 41 66 or 85 characters 3 0 to 272 characters 00 0 to 609 6 mm 4 or 6 inches 3 00 0 to 24 0 inches 24 or 36 lines 3 0 to 144 lines Form Width 2 4 page 175 104 1 168 0 or 215 9 mm 3 00 0 to 345 4 mm Form Width 2 4 page 175 04 1 06 6 or 08 5 inches 3 00 0 to 13 6 inches Notes Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Advanced User in the PRINTER CONTROL me...

Page 156: ...e maximum amount of information on a page Enable Prints about 60 percent of the width of normal characters when compressed print is chosen by the host computer Disable Does not compress print widths even if condensed print is chosen by the host The factory default is Enable 5225 World Trade From page 131 The 5225 emulation has a standard multinational character set that serves as a base and 14 ext...

Page 157: ...s designated for EAN UCC 128 barcodes whose application identifier AI is 00 Disable The printable data field is printed with the AI enclosed in parentheses This is the standard EAN UCC 128 format Enable The printable data field is printed with the UCC fields separated by spaces This option is IGP X00 compatible The factory default is Disable Alt Char Set From page 153 Set 1 Interprets data in the ...

Page 158: ... the PN command is encountered and when the current vertical position is not at the top of form The options are Disable the factory default and Enable Auto LF P Series P Series XQ From page 146 page 148 This option defines the printer action when print data is received past the forms width setting Disable Discards any data past the forms width Enable Performs an automatic carriage return and line ...

Page 159: ...e entire page you can instruct the printer to eject the page or to stop and hold the page at the last print position Disable The printer does not eject the last page unless you send a Page Eject command or until the printer receives another print job Enable The printer ejects the last page after the entire job has been processed and printed The factory default is Disable Autoeject VGL From page 14...

Page 160: ...ots 300 x 300 or 203 x 203 The factory default is Low Resolution Bold From page 146 page 149 page 151 page 153 page 155 Disable Text is printed normally Enable Text is printed with a heavy line thickness The factory default is Disable Bottom Margin From page 146 page 148 page 150 page 152 page 155 Defined in linespaces starting from line zero at the bottom of the page and incrementing from the bot...

Page 161: ...ncels the Buffer Reprint function and Buffer Reprint Disabled is displayed Cancel IGP DCU From page 129 page 131 Enable Cancels all buffers when a job is put on hold from the host or when the CANCEL key is pressed Disable Does not cancel any internal buffer in the printer when a job is put on hold from the host or when the CANCEL key is pressed The factory default is Enable Change Case From page 1...

Page 162: ...bo Croatic 2 CP 774 CP 775 ISO 8859 4 Data Gen Turk DEC Turkish IBM Turkish Siemens Turkish PTT Turkish IBC Turkish Bull Turkish AS400 Turkish Unisys Turkish NCR Turkish PST Turkish UNIS 1 Turkish Code Page 853 INFO Turkish Win CP 1254 Code Page 857 Code Page 850 ASCII USA EBCDIC IBM PC ASCII USA French German English Danish I Swedish Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Latin Am II Fren...

Page 163: ...rimary Subset ASCII USA French German English Danish Swedish Italian Spanish Japanese French Canadian Latin American Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin Am II Extended Subset Code Page 437 Code Page 850 ASCII USA EBCDIC Primary Subset ASCII USA German Swedish Danish Norwegian Finnish English Dutch French Spanish Italian Turkish Japanese Extended Subset Multinational Barcode 10 CPI Mult DP 10 CPI ...

Page 164: ...atin 2 8859 2 Code Page 852 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC 437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page 865 Code Page 860 Latin 1 8859 1 Latin 5 8859 9 Latin 9 8859 15 Polish POL1 Win CP 1250 Win CP 1252 Win CP 1257 CP 858 EURO Lith CP 773 Serbo Croatic 1 Serbo Croatic 2 CP 774 CP 775 ISO 8859 4 DEC 256 Greek ELOT 928 Greek Greek 3 ABY Greek ABG Greek ELOT 927 Greek Greek 851 Greek 437 Greek 8859 7 Win CP 1253 ...

Page 165: ...e Page 852 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC 437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page 865 Code Page 860 Latin 1 8859 1 Latin 5 8859 9 Latin 9 8859 15 Polish POL1 Win CP 1250 Win CP 1252 Win CP 1257 CP 858 EURO Lith CP 773 Serbo Croatic 1 Serbo Croatic 2 CP 774 CP 775 ISO 8859 4 Hebrew Old Hebrew New Hebrew DEC Latin 1 Hebrew Win CP 1255 Data Gen Turk DEC Turkish IBM Turkish Siemens Turkish PTT Turkish IBC Turk...

Page 166: ...52 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC 437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page 865 Code Page 860 Latin 1 8859 1 Latin 5 8859 9 Latin 9 8859 15 Polish POL1 Win CP 1250 Win CP 1252 Win CP 1257 CP 858 EURO Lith CP 773 Serbo Croatic 1 Serbo Croatic 2 CP 774 CP 775 ISO 8859 4 DEC 256 Greek ELOT 928 Greek Greek 3 ABY Greek ABG Greek ELOT 927 Greek Greek 851 Greek 437 Greek 8859 7 Win CP 1253 Greek 813 Euro Greek 869 ...

Page 167: ...the user to select the desired version of the following code pages 037 273 274 275 277 278 280 281 282 284 285 297 500 and 871 The options are Version 0 the factory default and Version 1 Compressed Print From page 149 Controls which host command sets compressed printing Char 01 SOH Char 03 ETX Char 09 HT The factory default is Char 01 SOH Control Code 06 From page 146 page 149 page 151 Control Cod...

Page 168: ... those that are not followed by line feeds The factory default is Disable CR EM NL From page 129 CR Carriage Return EM Error Message NL New Line specify that the printer treat the CR EM and NL control codes either as spaces or as control codes On Treats the CR EM and NL commands as control codes Off Treats the CR EM and NL commands as spaces The factory default is On Data Bit 8 From page 143 Enabl...

Page 169: ...51 page 153 page 155 This option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code 0D hex from the host computer If this feature is enabled each time the printer receives a Carriage Return it inserts an additional Line Feed code 0A hex into the data stream Do not use this feature if the host computer sends Line Feeds to the printer CR CR Does not insert an extra Line Feed ...

Page 170: ... the present TOF position to the next TOF position upon receipt of a FF command causing a blank form Disable The printer will not advance media from the present TOF position to the next TOF position upon receipt of a FF command The factory default is Enable Early Print Cmpl Coax From page 128 Early Print Complete capability allows the printer to send print order complete status to the host before ...

Page 171: ...e 154 This menu item allows selection of the desired Epson character subset used by the printer The options are listed on page 154 The factory default is ASCII USA Error Markers From page 143 Enable Prints the following error markers for those elements that print beyond the page boundaries for elements that begin off the right side of the page for elements that begin at the indicated position but ...

Page 172: ...ic elements such as alpha line barcodes etc will be clipped if they are beyond the page boundaries The factory default is On ESC d command From page 151 This menu option is for backward compatibility Even dot plot This option interprets the ESC d command as even dot plot Double high This option interprets the ESC d command as double high Select this option for backward compatibility The factory de...

Page 173: ...to Courier and Gothic A scalable font cannot be selected directly and an LF3 format cannot be downloaded The factory default is Scalable Ext Execute Copy From page 141 Disable Dynamic data overlay data etc are not allowed if the optional Form Count parameter number of forms to print is specified as part of the Execute command This setting is IGP 100 compatible Enable Dynamic data overlay data etc ...

Page 174: ...s a Form Feed command if the printer is at the Top of Form Enable Performs a form feed when the host sends a Form Feed command and the printer is at the top of form Disable Will not perform a form feed when the host sends a Form Feed command and the printer is at the Top of Form The factory default is Enable FF Validity From page 129 Determines if the position of a form feed command affects its ex...

Page 175: ...actory default is the maximum printing width divided by the selected number of characters per inch Form Width in From page 147 page 149 page 151 page 153 page 155 In this submenu form width is specified in inches The forms width set should not exceed the actual paper width The factory default is the maximum printing width Form Width mm From page 147 page 149 page 151 page 153 page 155 In this subm...

Page 176: ...Err From page 131 page 138 Allows overriding of the host setting for the SGEA Set Graphic Error Action command For more information about the SGEA command refer to the Coax Twinax Programmer s Reference Manual Enable The host setting for the SGEA used by the printer If the SGEA command is requested to stop on graphic errors the printer will stop when a graphic error is detected Disable Ignores the...

Page 177: ...ry based on printhead width Subsequent printing observes the current setting for skip over perforation form length and top of form position parameters IMPORTANT You must have a minimum of 4 1 inches of media installed and have Label Width set to 4 1 inches If not the hexdump data will be truncated and lost If a fault occurs while printing a hexdump the printer reverts to the normal fault state Whe...

Page 178: ... the form length defined in CREATE mode The physical label size remains at the new setting until another EXECUTE command is received or the PRINTER CONTROL menu settings are changed Var Length The form length is the longest element printed plus the setting of Var Form Adjust Disable Forms printed in EXECUTE mode do not change the physical label size Therefore the size of the form defined in CREATE...

Page 179: ...ata Bit 8 configuration option must be disabled to transmit the PI line to the printer The factory default is Disable I 2 5 Selection From page 141 This option is added to be compatible with a special IGP X00 customization Usually if Interleaved 2 5 bar codes have an odd number of digits a leading zero is inserted in front of the data However this special IGP X00 customization gives you the option...

Page 180: ...Ignore Dots From page 142 Disable The VGL expects position values to be specified in tenth inches and dot rows Enable Causes the VGL to expect position values to be specified in only 1 10ths of an inch If the dot position is also given it is treated as text The factory default is Disable Ignore Mode From page 141 This parameter instructs the IGP to ignore the character selected under the Select Ch...

Page 181: ...gnal will be sent to the host computer The factory default is Send To Host Italic Print From page 145 page 148 page 150 page 152 page 154 Disable Text is printed normally Forward Slant Text is printed with a forward slant Backward Slant Text is printed with a backward slant The factory default is Disable LAC Approx From page 131 This submenu controls whether the LAC Approximation See your Coax Twi...

Page 182: ...Lead in Chars From page 129 page 131 page 138 You can enable additional printer features which are not accessible through standard coax emulations To access these features send text commands in the data stream The commands must have a start and end code Three sets each containing a start and end code are available Set 1 start code end code Set 2 start code end code Set 3 start code _ end code _ Th...

Page 183: ... Width the maximum width of the printer The factory default is 13 2 inches Midline PY includes PN From page 143 Disable The Graphics mode Enabled command PY must be the first three characters of a line Enable The PY or PN can occur anywhere in a line The factory default is Disable NL at MPP 1 From page 128 page 134 Specifies the linespacing action when the printline exceeds the rightmost print pos...

Page 184: ...port errors for elements that start or end beyond the right edge of the page Enable Reports errors for elements that start or end beyond the right edge of the page The factory default is Disable Optimized Ratio From page 140 This option selects different bar code ratios for certain bar codes including Code 39 and Interleaved 2 of 5 It is included for compatibility with the IGP X00 printers Disable...

Page 185: ...host when the printer is put back in online mode NOTE Selecting the PA2 menu item again PA2 DISABLED appears on the operator panel or selecting the PA1 menu item will reset the pending PA2 function Page Rotation From page 136 This option rotates the physical IPDS page The options are 0 90 180 and 270 The factory default is 0 PGL Normal From page 141 This option determines whether PGL prints the te...

Page 186: ...ble Selects free format mode as the power up default and selects the graphics mode PY as the power up default Free format causes the VGL to ignore carriage returns line feeds and all characters below 20 hex sent from the host The factory default is Disable Power up PY From page 142 Disable Enable Selects the graphics mode PY as the power up default The factory default is Disable Power up X From pa...

Page 187: ...graphic element will be determined by the physical length of a text string when using a proportional spaced font Disable The position of the next graphic element will be determined as if the font was monospaced all characters had the same specified width The factory default is Enable Prop Spacing From page 145 page 148 page 150 page 152 page 154 Each printed character is contained inside a charact...

Page 188: ...ed when subsequent forms are unrelated to one another The factory default is Enable Reset Cmd CFG Ld From page 147 page 149 page 151 page 153 page 155 When the printer receives a host data stream reset command ESC or ESC K in addition to resetting printer variables the selected configuration is loaded Disable The active emulation parameters are loaded when the reset command is executed Power up co...

Page 189: ...e Early Print Cmpl Coax on page 170 but is for SCS only Don t Wait The printer does not wait until the buffer is printed before sending the print complete back to the host Wait Until Done The printer waits until the buffer has printed before sending the print complete back to the host NOTE If set to Wait Until Done printer speed may be reduced The factory default is Don t Wait Select Char From pag...

Page 190: ...d values include the following SOH 01 hex ESC 1B hex ETX 03 hex Circumflex 5e hex also called caret Tilde 7F hex NOTE Non Printable ASCII code values range from hex 00 through hex 1F and also include hex 7F Printable ASCII code values range from hex 20 through hex 7E If a printable code value is chosen to define the SFCC code value you must ensure that the printer data stream will not contain the ...

Page 191: ...ne the currently selected SFCC The range is 17 255 and the factory default is 94 SFCC Char SPC Coax SPC Twinax From page 134 page 135 Determines what character is printed when an EBCDIC Logical Not character Hex 5F is received from the host Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 _ _ User Defined The factory default is Set 1 SFCC d command From page 146 This menu option is for backward compatibility Even dot plot This ...

Page 192: ...Slewing is rapid vertical paper movement This parameter determines the number of lines slewed either 1 15 lines or 1 16 lines when an EVFU Slew Relative command is received The options are 1 15 lines the factory default and 1 16 lines SPC Char Set From page 135 Allows you to select the print language character set See page 135 for the options The factory default is 0500 Internat 5 SPC Null Supp Fr...

Page 193: ...ntronix non impact MODE 219 for Model 219 protocol convertor MODE P5000 for Printronix protocol convertor MODE IBM for the IBM protocol convertor The factory default is MODE PTX NI Standard Sets From page 140 page 144 This menu item allows the user to select various character sets available from the Character Group menu item The options are Standard Arabic Cyrillic European Greek Hebrew and Turkis...

Page 194: ...of the page and incrementing from the top down The range is 0 451 linespaces and the factory default is 0 linespaces Translate Table From page 129 Default The option is disabled The table is not stored in the real translation table until the option is enabled Downloaded The option is enabled The LU3 Translation Table is loaded from the buffer into the permanent table The factory default is Default...

Page 195: ...0 From page 142 Disable When disabled and in High Resolution a vertical line s length in one inch and 1 10 inch increments is interpreted as 70 72 inch and 7 72 inch respectively Enable When enabled a vertical line s length is interpreted exactly which is 72 72 inch in one inch increments The factory default is Disable Truncate Alpha From page 142 Enable Prevents the printing of Error 48 Element O...

Page 196: ...ble The typeface selected while in Extended Graphics Mode will also be used in Standard Graphics Mode and Normal Mode The factory default is Disable UPC Descenders PGL From page 141 This parameter allows you to print bar code descenders when human readable data is not presented in the UPC EAN bar codes Always UPC EAN bar codes are printed with descenders even if there is no human readable data Nev...

Page 197: ...n amount in tenths of inches to add to the length of variable length forms Variable length forms are those that use a semicolon at the end of the CREATE command CREATE FORMNAME 0 Typically variable length forms are determined by the elements within the form The longest form element becomes the overall form length This option allows an additional space to be added to the form length The range is 00...

Page 198: ...andling Control command setting requires error reporting Disable The printer does not report dots outside the valid printable area The factory default is Enable Width Limit From page 143 When enabled the system will limit the length and width for expanded characters to a limit shown in Table 5 which shows the maximum width allowed for a specific height in the range of 00 through 40 0 0 through 4 0...

Page 199: ...199 14 33 35 86 15 36 36 88 16 38 37 91 17 41 38 93 18 43 39 96 19 46 40 98 20 48 Table 5 Width Limit Table ...

Page 200: ...me Reset Head Data Grid Continuous Head Type Grey Checkerboard Auto Calibrate Current Config Left Test Right Test Barcode Demo Head Voltage XX Inches XX Inches XX X Hours XX X Hours XX DPI XX XX X XX volts 1 Page 2 Pages 5 Pages 10 Pages Disable Enable XXX Ver XX Factory Default 1 Appears only if the Ethernet Interface adapter is installed 2 Appears only if the validator is installed E Net Test Pa...

Page 201: ...symbol on each print until a single symbol prints This pattern helps to identify ribbon wrinkle problems E NET Test Page Prints the Ethernet statistics stored on the Ethernet Interface adapter This menu item appears only if the Ethernet Interface adapter is installed Barcode Demo Prints text and barcodes with the barcodes positioned at the left and right margins of the standard label media supplie...

Page 202: ...error log DRAM Installed Displays the amount of DRAM installed Ptr On Time Displays the cumulative time in hours the printer has been powered on This value is set to zero at the factory after burn in testing Ptr Media Dist Displays the cumulative number of inches the printer has moved media This value is set to zero at the factory after burn in testing Head Print Dist Displays the length of media ...

Page 203: ...TICS Submenus 203 Reset Head Data Resets all printhead statistics values Head Prt Dist and Head On Time to zero Head Type Displays the printhead dot density Head Voltage Displays the applied printhead voltage ...

Page 204: ... Default Italicized items are available only when Advanced User is enabled in the PRINTER CONTROL menu 1 Does not display when Ethernet is installed 2 Available only when Ethernet is installed 3 Available only when the Centronics option is enabled in the Port Type submenu of PARALLEL PORT Data Polarity 3 Resp Polarity 3 Busy on Strobe 3 Standard Inverted Standard Inverted Enable Disable PI Ignored...

Page 205: ...d as either data bit 8 or PI signal but never both When enabled as data bit 8 data bit 8 has priority over the PI signal and all data above hex 7F is used to access character data and not to interpret PI line data Conversely when data bit 8 is disabled and the PI signal is used data bit 8 of the data is reserved for use as the PI function and you cannot access characters in the hex 80 FF range The...

Page 206: ... time out value but not too much shorter or else the printer fills up its buffer too fast This function is not applicable for C T hotport The options are 1 4 1 2 1 2 4 8 and 16 seconds and Off The factory default is 1 4 second Timeout This is the value used by the printer to time out from the current port and check the other selected port types for data to print When the printer has not received d...

Page 207: ...esponse Polarity parameter must be set to match the response polarity of your host computer Standard Does not invert the response signal Inverted Inverts the response signal sent to the host computer The factory default is Standard Busy on Strobe Enable Asserts a busy signal after each character is received Disable Asserts a busy signal only when the print buffers are full The factory default is E...

Page 208: ...c 8 sec 16 sec Off 115200 BAUD Stop Bits Parity Mark Even Odd None Sense Buffer Size in K 16 1 16 Timeout 10 sec 5 60 sec Report Status Disable Enable Data Term Ready On Line and BNF True Off Line or BF On Line False Request to Send On Line and BNF Off Line or BF On Line False True Poll Character 00 Hex 00 FF Hex Poll Response 0 ms 0 30 ms Idle Response Disable Enable One Char Enquiry Disable Enab...

Page 209: ...han 19200 you may need to use RS 422 to prevent data loss You also may need to increase the Buffer Size in K parameter from the default 1 Kbyte to improve performance The factory default is 9600 Word Length Sets the length of the serial data word The length of the data word can be set to 7 or 8 bits and must match the corresponding data bits setting in the host computer The factory default is 8 St...

Page 210: ...trols the flow of communication from the host by turning the transmission on and off using response characters sent to the host If the number of valid bytes in the buffer reaches 75 percent of the buffer size the online or offline and buffer full response character is sent If the buffer is completely full an online or offline buffer full response is sent every time a character is sent from the hos...

Page 211: ...host sends data during an unsafe condition data will be lost DTR is not available when RS 422 is selected The factory default is XON XOFF Buffer Size in K This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the serial port buffer The range is 1 16 Kbytes in 1 Kbyte increments NOTE If you select a baud rate that is 19200 or greater you may need to increase the Buffer Size in K parameter from ...

Page 212: ...meout This is the value used by the printer to time out from the current port and check the other selected Port Types for data to print When the printer has not received data from the host after certain period of time it needs to Timeout in order to service the other ports The range is 5 60 seconds and the factory default is 10 seconds Report Status When a fault condition occurs in the printer nor...

Page 213: ...ignal The factory default is On Line and BNF Poll Character This option is for the Series1 protocol Whenever the printer receives this character it sends a response to the host indicating the current state of the printer see Series1 protocol The range is 00 FF Hex and the factory default is 00 Hex Poll Response This option is for the Series1 protocol After receiving a poll character the printer wi...

Page 214: ... will respond to an ENQ character by sending a status byte to the host The type of status byte is determined by a Front Panel Menu selection The selections allowed are ENQ STX and ENQ The ENQ is removed from the data stream Table 6 One Char Enquiry Response Characters Printer State Response hex Online and Buffer Not Full 20 Online and Buffer Full 21 Offline and Buffer Not Full 22 Offline and Buffe...

Page 215: ... message will display on the control panel Disable If a framing error occurs a fault message will not display on the control panel The factory default is Enable Table 8 ENQ Status Byte Bit Printer Status 0 Set when the label has printed 1 Set when the label is presented 2 Set while the printer is online 3 Always set 4 Set printing in the batch mode 5 Set during a Ribbon fault 6 Set during a Paper ...

Page 216: ...address has been changed a Power On Reset POR status is sent to the host The factory default is 1 Image Buf Size Allows you to select 4K or 2K as the image buffer size This option is only valid when the printer emulates 3287 For the 4234 emulation the buffer size is fixed at 4K A POR status is sent to the host when the printer is put online The factory default is 4K C T PORT 1 Port Type Image Buf ...

Page 217: ...t ports looking for data to print The range is 5 60 seconds and the factory default is 10 seconds Report Status When a fault condition occurs in the printer normally only the active port reports the fault to the host With this menu item enabled the port will report any fault even when it is not the current active port The options are Disable the factory default and Enable ...

Page 218: ...rnet Network Interface Card NIC is installed 2 This menu includes four submenus i e SEG1 SEG2 SEG3 SEG4 To move through the submenus press or To move through the numerical options i e 0 255 of a selected submenu press or IP Address 2 SEG1 SEG2 SEG3 SEG4 000 000 000 000 Gateway Address 2 SEG1 SEG2 SEG3 SEG4 000 000 000 000 Subnet Mask 2 SEG1 SEG2 SEG3 SEG4 000 000 000 000 ETHERNET 1 PARAMS 0 255 0 ...

Page 219: ...0 65535 2 10 Full Duplex 100 Half Duplex Auto Select 10 Half Duplex 100 Full Duplex Notes Factory Default 1 Appears only if an Ethernet Network Interface Card NIC is installed 2 Set the port number that works with your host system 3 Appears only if the IPDS emulation is installed Job Control Standard Enhanced Off ETHERNET PARAMS 1 cont from prev page ...

Page 220: ... and 000 NOTE When changing the Gateway Address the printer resets the NIC when the printer is placed online When the printer resets the NIC the LCD displays DO NOT POWER OFF After the NIC has completed its initialization the LCD displays E NET INIT to signal that the NIC and printer are in the initialization process When both the NIC and printer have completed initialization the LCD displays E NE...

Page 221: ...e frame type for the Novell protocol For the definition of each frame type refer to the appropriate Novell authorized documents The factory default is Auto Sensing ASCII Data Port This option allows you to set the port number for ASCII print jobs The data port number needs to match your host system setting The range is 0 65535 and the factory default is 9100 IPDS Data Port IPDS emulation only This...

Page 222: ...100 Half Duplex Tells the 10 100Base T NIC to communicate at 100 Megabits per second using half duplex 100 Full Duplex Tells the 10 100Base T NIC to communicate at 100 Megabits per second using full duplex The factory default is Auto Select DHCP You can enable disable the DHCP protocol using this option but consult your administrator for the appropriate setting The options are Disable the factory ...

Page 223: ...tware are stored on a CD You will copy the appropriate file to your computer s hard disk then download that file to the printer IMPORTANT When downloading emulation and operating system software to the printer all other optional font files customer supplied logos setup files and TIFF files will be erased You will then need to reload those files Before starting a download procedure be sure that you...

Page 224: ... in the note after step 22 7 Connect the data cable to the appropriate I O port of the printer 8 Plug the AC power cord into the printer 9 On the printer control panel press and hold down the and keys Without releasing the keys power the printer on Continue holding down the and keys 10 When you see TESTING HARDWARE PLEASE WAIT on the LCD release the and keys 11 Wait until you see WAITING FOR PROGR...

Page 225: ...nload at the root level of your C hard drive 16 Insert the printer emulation software CD into your computer Figure 5 Navigating to the Appropriate Emulation File on the CD 17 Using Windows Explorer navigate to the appropriate file on the CD based on the printer model number and desired emulation e g T5000 IGP See Figure 5 18 Make note of the file name which is a six digit number plus exe e g 12345...

Page 226: ...ter type filename exe pb Enter where filename exe is the file name you noted in step 18 This command decompresses the file on the hard drive and copies it as a binary file into the flash memory on the printer controller board NOTE If you are loading the file using the LPT2 port on the computer enter the following command filename exe pb2 Enter The 9600 baud rate is the only selection older version...

Page 227: ... the printer Using the configuration printout s you made in step 1 reconfigure the printer and reload any optional font files Downloading Software Through The Network Interface Card NIC 1 Make a printout of all saved configurations Installing new software erases all saved configurations You will use the printouts to restore the printer configurations 2 Set the printer power switch to O Off 3 On th...

Page 228: ... the uncompressed files necessary for NIC download 9 Make note of the file name which is a six digit number plus prg e g 123456 prg This is the file you will download into the NIC 10 Copy the file to the download directory 11 Start a command prompt session The Start Menu icon is usually labeled MS DOS Prompt or Command Prompt 12 At the command prompt type C Enter cd download Enter 13 Start the FTP...

Page 229: ...Using the configuration printout s reconfigure the printer and reload any optional font files Downloading Optional Font Files To Flash Memory Optional font files are stored on a 3 5 inch floppy diskette that contains file names comprised of a part number with a dwn extension You will insert the diskette in your IBM compatible computer and use either the parallel or serial port to download the desi...

Page 230: ...s WAITING DOWNLOAD PORT your selection appears on the display 10 Insert the optional font diskette into diskette drive A or B of the computer 11 Start a command prompt session The Start Menu icon is usually labeled MS DOS Prompt or Command Prompt 12 Make the diskette drive the active drive by typing A Enter if the diskette is in drive B type B Enter 13 List the contents of the diskette at the comm...

Page 231: ... name per the copy command or you can copy multiple files in one copy command To download one file at a time enter the following at the command prompt copy b filename dwn LPT1 Enter To download multiple files enter the following at the command prompt for example copy b filename1 dwn filename2 dwn LPT1 Enter 16 While the font file is copied into flash memory the printer LCD informs you of the load ...

Page 232: ... file as described in the PGL Programmer s Reference Manual Font Load command After conversion the file can be copied to the appropriate I O port of the printer while it is online just like any other print file for example copy b filename ext lpt1 Create and Send Download File Download Mode Create a download file as described above Power up the printer as described in the Downloading Optional Font...

Page 233: ...rallel coax and twinax ports as if they were the only interface connected For example if the host computer sends one print job to the RS 232 serial port and a separate print job to the IEEE 1284 parallel port the printer s Auto Switching is able to handle both jobs in the order they were received without the user having to reconfigure the selected interface between jobs This chapter describes the ...

Page 234: ... Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin DATA LINE 1 Return 2 20 ACKNOWLEDGE Return 10 28 CHASSIS GROUND 17 DATA LINE 2 Return 3 21 ONLINE Return 13 28 GROUND 30 DATA LINE 3 Return 4 22 FAULT Return 32 29 Spares 14 DATA LINE 4 Return 5 23 PAPER EMPTY Return 12 28 No Connection 34 35 36 DATA LINE 5 Return 6 24 BUSY Return 11 29 5 Volts 18 DATA LINE 6 Return 7 25 DATA LINE 7 Return 8 26 DATA LINE 8 Return ...

Page 235: ...rries a low true 100 ns minimum pulse from the host that clocks data into the printer Acknowledge A low true pulse from the printer indicating the character or function code has been received and the printer is ready for the next data transfer Online A high true level from the printer to indicate the printer is ready for data transfer and the PAUSE key on the control panel has been activated When ...

Page 236: ...the status lines and the host controls the transmission Byte Mode The printer and host send data to each other along eight data lines one bit per line If bidirectional communication is supported by the printer and the host the host will take control of the data transfer Signals Table 11 lists each of the signals associated with the corresponding pins on the IEEE 1284 interface Descriptions of the ...

Page 237: ...0 Signal Ground Data 1 21 Signal Ground Data 2 22 Signal Ground Data 3 23 Signal Ground Data 4 24 Signal Ground Data 5 25 Signal Ground Data 6 26 Signal Ground Data 7 27 Signal Ground Data 8 28 Signal Ground PError Select nAck 29 Signal Ground Busy nFault 30 Signal Ground nAutoFd nSelectIn nInit 31 Host nInit 32 Printer NFault nDataAvail aDataAvail 33 Not Defined 34 Not Defined 35 Not Defined 36 H...

Page 238: ... Activates auto line feed mode Peripheral Logic High Driven by the printer When the line is high the printer indicates all of its signals are in a valid state When the line is low the printer indicates its power is off or its signals are in an invalid state nReverse Request Driven by the host Resets the interface and forces a return to Compatibility Mode idle phase nData Available nPeripheral Requ...

Page 239: ... cable with a shunt capacitance of 16 pF foot 52 5 pF meter terminated in a 100 ohm resistive load must be used for the RS 422 RS 232 Received Data RD Serial data stream to the printer Transmitted Data TD Serial data stream from the printer for transmitting status and control information to the host Subject to protocol selection Request To Send RTS Control signal from the printer Subject to config...

Page 240: ...s and control information to the host Subject to protocol selection NOTE RD and TD form signal and return paths of a differential line signal Table 13 RS 422 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignments Input Signals Output Signals Miscellaneous Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Receive Data RD 15 Transmit Data TD 19 Chassis Ground 1 Receive Data RD 17 Transmit Data TD 25 Signal Ground 7 ...

Page 241: ... attempting to print test labels the printer must be properly set up for the type of media installed See the MEDIA CONTROL menu selections on Main Menu on page 79 Printing Test Labels The printer has a built in function that prints a selected number of test labels or test patterns The patterns are useful for isolating printer faults and checking print quality For an explanation of the different te...

Page 242: ...d transmits both forms simultaneously when the input buffer is full The printer can be used with either serial or parallel host interfaces Parallel interfaces are usually straightforward with no special settings required Serial interfaces however have a variety of possible communication parameter settings The two methods of handshaking that can be used hardware and software are explained below Har...

Page 243: ...lled between the host and the printer Interfacing The printer will not function properly with an incorrectly wired cable or the wrong interface cable installed If the cable is suspect contact Printronix or your authorized service representative When the printer is first powered up it will reset itself to the communication default parameters The parameters are listed in the following table The prin...

Page 244: ...t Intensity function accessed via the host or through the MEDIA CONTROL menu This causes more heat to be transferred into the media thereby generating a darker image Proper printhead pressure adjustment will affect print quality To adjust pressure rotate the printhead pressure adjustment dial see Figure 8 For more information refer to Printhead Pressure Adjustment on page 59 Also the printhead sho...

Page 245: ... 245 and examine it for contamination or damage such as scratches dents or other marks on the light brown area containing the heating elements Clean and install it then test again for vertical streaks 3 Load an alternate roll of media Test again for vertical streaks 4 Load an alternate roll of ribbon Test again for vertical streaks If after performing all these tests you still see fixed vertical s...

Page 246: ... Open the pivoting deck by rotating the deck lock lever fully clockwise The pivoting deck will swing upward exposing the bottom of the printhead assembly CAUTION To prevent electrostatic damage to electronic components ground yourself by touching an unpainted part of the printer frame before handling and installing the printhead 2 Touch an unpainted part of the printer frame before touching the pr...

Page 247: ...ab to disconnect the printhead controller cable from the printhead assembly 7 Unwrap the new printhead 8 Position the new printhead below the pivoting deck and install the power supply and printhead controller cable assemblies to the printhead assembly 9 Slide the printhead upward into the pivoting deck until the retainer clips catch it and it snaps into place You can pull the printhead retainer c...

Page 248: ...d with isopropyl alcohol or a Cleaning Pen 2 Install the ribbon and print media 3 Close the pivoting deck and rotate the deck lock lever fully counterclockwise See Figure 9 4 Close the media cover 5 Plug the AC power cord into the printer and the power source 6 Set the printer power switch to on 7 Test printer operation and check print quality by selecting the Diagnostics Printer Tests menu and pr...

Page 249: ...ck Make sure the latches on each side of the pivoting deck are locked 5 Verify that the ribbon and media are compatible incompatibility can cause extremely light printing Match the ribbon to the type of media being used 6 Check that the Print Intensity is correct Set the Print Intensity in the MEDIA CONTROL menu or via the host software 7 Check that the Label Width parameter value does not exceed ...

Page 250: ...he MEDIA CONTROL menu the printer may have falsely detected a gap hole or black mark and then clipped discarded the remaining printable data for the label To fix this a Perform Auto Calibrate See Running Auto Calibrate on page 63 b Decrease Gap Threshold value by 2 or 3 increments See Gap Mark Thresh on page 110 c Set Clip Page to Disable Set Label Length to correct physical length value See Clip ...

Page 251: ...Verify that the head pressure adjustment dial is properly set Try increasing the pressure 4 Verify that the Print Speed and Print Intensity values are correct Adjust Print Speed and Print Intensity in the MEDIA CONTROL menu or via host software Print is light on the left or right side of the label Check if the pressure blocks are set for the width of the media being used Set each block near the ed...

Page 252: ... preprinted image on the label multiple gaps within the physical label Loss of one or more serialized labels within a print job Start of image is printed in the middle of the gap The top part of the image is lost when printing with Head First orientation selected 1 Set Gap Length to equal the physical gap length of the media installed The range is 0 05 to 1 00 inches The likely cause of these symp...

Page 253: ...loth or remove a few feet of labels to expose a clean area Handle labels by the edges 6 Check that the media has not been mishandled before or during installation in the printer Soiled media or media with fingerprints will prevent proper ribbon transfer 7 Check that media has not been installed inside out Surfaces on both sides may look identical but can produce big differences in print quality 8 ...

Page 254: ...ensed 6 Run Manual Calibrate See Running Manual Calibrate on page 66 Pivoting deck is difficult to close and lock when heavy tag stock media is installed 1 Set the printhead pressure adjustment dial to the MIN position 2 Close the pivoting deck and lock the deck lock lever 3 Position the printhead pressure adjustment dial to the desired head pressure setting Print is too small or too large Ensure ...

Page 255: ... the gap between the bottom of a label and the top of the next label is at least 0 100 inch Use only labels and tag stock approved for this printer 3 Inspect for a jammed label Remove the jammed label 4 Check that the transfer ribbon and label stock are routed correctly Narrow width ribbon breaks frequently The Ribbon Width value in the MEDIA CONTROL menu is set too large which causes too great a ...

Page 256: ... fault press the PAUSE key to clear the error message and status indicator and resume printing If the fault message reappears power off the printer and wait 15 seconds before powering on the printer again If the error condition persists contact your authorized service representative Fault Messages Requiring Field Service Attention If a fault is not correctable by the operator the fault message is ...

Page 257: ...UN Yes Receive overrun serial interface 1 Make a configuration printout 2 Verify that the printer matches the host serial interface configuration settings for Data Protocol Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Data Terminal Ready and Request to Send 3 Set the printer serial interface parameter to match those of the host CALIBRATION Warning Yes Data validation warning needs calibration Calibrate th...

Page 258: ...net is initializing No action required E NET READY Yes Ethernet has finished initializing No action required E NET RESET Yes Ethernet interface is being reset No action required EC SOFTWARE FAIL See Manual Yes No Engine control software failure Power off the printer for 15 seconds then power back on If the problem persists contact your authorized customer service representative ERROR DC PROGRAM NO...

Page 259: ...lem persists contact your authorized customer service representative ERROR PROGRAM NOT VALID Yes The printer does not see a program in flash memory Power off the printer for 15 seconds then power back on If the problem persists contact your authorized customer service representative ERROR SECURITY PAL NOT DETECTED Yes No The security PAL is not present or has failed Power off the printer for 15 se...

Page 260: ...m not detected or flash was corrupted Enter the PRINTER CONTROL menu and use the Optimize Reboot feature FILE SYS WRITE Check Flash Yes No Problem writing to flash memory Power off the printer for 15 seconds then power back on If the problem persists contact your authorized customer service representative FRAMING ERROR Yes Serial framing error over a serial interface Match the serial interface set...

Page 261: ... Fault option is selected from Error Report in the front panel Deselect Fault from Error Report on the front control panel INSUFFICIENT RAM Reboot Add RAM Yes No Not enough RAM memory available for a printer function 1 Power off the printer for 15 seconds then power back on again 2 To add more RAM memory to your printer contact your authorized customer service representative LOADING PROGRAM FROM P...

Page 262: ...osition 1 Check that the cutter option is installed connected and in the up position before powering on the printer 2 Install the cutter option or change to the correct Media Handling option in the MEDIA CONTROL menu 3 If the error persists contact your authorized customer service representative PAPER OUT Load Paper Yes The printer does not sense media Media was not installed or has run out A brea...

Page 263: ...s with the bar code are detected 1 Check paper and ribbon to make sure they are clean unwrinkled and installed properly 2 Clean printhead 3 If message persists replace the printhead POWER SAVER MODE Yes This is a status message The printer is in low energy idle state the fan and higher voltages are off and only 5Vdc logic circuits are active No action required PRINT HEAD COLD See Manual Yes Printe...

Page 264: ...pool is full 1 Empty the takeup spool 2 If the takeup spool is not full try re threading the ribbon 3 Disable Rbn Takeup Full in the MEDIA CONTROL menu Remove Label Yes 1 This is the normal message when Peel off or Tear off has been selected for Media Handling Label detected at front of the printer by the Label Taken Sensor 2 The incorrect Media Handling method is selected 1 Remove the label from ...

Page 265: ...ace ribbon and if further adjustments are necessary change the Ribbon Low value in the MEDIA CONTROL menu to a lower value 2 Disable Ribbon Low in the MEDIA CONTROL menu RIBBON OUT Load Ribbon Yes 1 The ribbon supply spool is empty 2 The ribbon has broken 1 Replace ribbon 2 Reinstall ribbon SECURITY CODE VIOLATION Yes The software being used is not correct for the printer 1 Load the correct softwa...

Page 266: ...oblem persists contact your service representative 06 HOST REQUEST Yes Status message in CT emulation the host computer or printer controller requires attention Not a printer problem 08 HOLD PRINT TIMEOUT Yes Status message in CT emulation the printer was offline more than 10 minutes and the Intervention Required parameter is set to Send to Host Press PAUSE to put the printer online 15 COMM CHECK ...

Page 267: ...ress PAUSE to put the printer online 40V POWER FAIL Yes 40 VDC an internal power failure Power off the printer for 15 seconds then power back on If the problem persists contact your authorized customer service representative 203 DPI Head Installed Yes Normal power up message The printer is running its initialization routine and indicating DPI resolution of the installed printhead No action require...

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Page 269: ...6 Max Print Width in 4 1 104 1 mm 4 1 104 1 mm 6 6 167 6 mm 6 6 167 6 mm 8 5 215 9 mm 8 5 215 9 mm Flash Memory MB Standard 4 4 4 4 4 4 Flash Memory MB Maximum 10 10 10 10 10 10 DRAM MB Standard 8 8 8 8 8 8 DRAM MB Maximum 16 16 16 16 16 16 Max Print Length in at max width std DRAM 1 2 47 1194 mm 21 533 mm 99 2515 mm 62 1575 mm 99 2515 mm 48 1219 mm Max Print Length in at max width 16MB DRAM 2 99 ...

Page 270: ...ock thermally sensitive plastic stock Media Sensing Horizontally moveable sensor assembly When set to Gap the assembly detects die cut labels on liner media and notches and holes in tag stock When set to Mark it senses a black mark on the underside of tag or label stock When set to Disable it senses no label indicators or ignores all existing label length indicators on the installed media Label Ta...

Page 271: ... 54 mm 0 10 in 2 54 mm 0 10 in 2 54 mm K Min Refl Mark Height 0 10 in 2 54 mm 0 10 in 2 54 mm 0 10 in 2 54 mm I Min Refl Mark Width 0 5 in 12 7 mm 0 5 in 12 7 mm 0 5 in 12 7 mm E Media Thickness Range 0025 01 in 0635 254 mm 0025 01 in 0635 254 mm 0025 01 in 0635 254 mm G Width of Inter label gap hole 0 25 0 50 in 6 35 12 7 mm 0 25 0 50 in 6 35 12 7 mm 0 25 0 50 in 6 35 12 7 mm D Media Length Range...

Page 272: ...Ribbon Length m 625 625 625 Table 20 Indicators and Switches Indicator Lights ONLINE Job In Process Switches POWER Keys PAUSE JOB SELECT Decrement FEED Up TEST PRINT Menu Cancel Down Enter Message Display 2 row 16 characters per row for error messages print status and recalling stored formats Table 21 Memory Specifications Flash Memory standard 4MB SIMM installed on Controller PCBA DRAM standard 8...

Page 273: ... to or less than 25 of full XON is transmitted and DTR goes high when buffer is 25 above empty Characters are transmitted with no parity from the printer Table 23 Power Source and Grounding Power Source 115 or 230 VAC 50 60Hz switching power supply Grounding Unit must be connected to a properly grounded receptacle Table 24 Power Consumption 4 printers 6 printers 8 printers 203 dpi 10 ips 300 dpi 8...

Page 274: ...ee air movement Dust Non conducting non corrosive Table 26 Physical Dimensions T5X04 T5X06 T5X08 Outside Dimensions in 13H x 11 7W x 20 5D 13H x 13 4W x 20 5D 13H x 15 4W x 20 5D Max Weight lbs kg 39 lbs 17 55 kg 45 lbs 20 25 kg 48 5 lbs 21 83 kg Add 1 75 D with media guide installed Add 7 5 D and 6 H for validator option Add 1 4 D for media cutter option Table 27 T5000 Acoustic Noise Levels per I...

Page 275: ...alled by an authorized service representative at a later date Once installed the printer can be configured to automatically cut media after each label is printed or via the software command to cut media after a specified number of labels is printed Media Cutter Tray This option is used exclusively with the media cutter option to collect cut labels or tag stock This option is field installable by t...

Page 276: ...ta interface The printer may be ordered with this option installed and the required hardware to support it or it can be field installed by an authorized service representative at a later date The printer must have a Coax Twinax interface 300 DPI Printhead and 16 MB DRAM installed to support this field installed option IPDS for Use with a NIC This option supports the IPDS language to allow a LAN co...

Page 277: ...trum Wax Ribbon 8300 Provides superior print quality for coated and uncoated paper and tag stocks Printronix Wax Resin Blend Ribbon 8500 Provides excellent high speed print quality with premium durability performance on a wide range of thermal transfer receptive papers and films Printronix Flood Coat Specialty Wax Resin Blend Ribbon 8550 Designed for use on spot coated and flood coated labels With...

Page 278: ...tions Media 110 Premium coated thermal transfer paper Permanent acrylic adhesive Compliance shipping general warehouse address AIAG LOGMARS product ID hardware parts supply Media 120R Premium coated thermal transfer paper Removable adhesive Temporary product ID pricing point of sale shelf marking labels which can be cleanly removed Media 180T 7 0 mil coated thermal transfer paper tagstock Retail h...

Page 279: ...ermal Transfer Paper Label Tag Printronix Wide Spectrum Wax Lowest cost thermal transfer combination Most commonly used Low environmental durability Low abrasion resistance Longer life than direct thermal Shipping Inventory Tracking Product Labelling Compliance Labeling Thermal Transfer Paper Label Tag Synthetic Label Tyvek and Valeron Printronix Wax Resin Blend Mid range wax resin performance and...

Page 280: ... Media Cutter Tray used with a Media Cutter option Coax Twinax Host Interface Network Interface Card Online Barcode Validator Memory Expansion DRAM and Flash Maintenance Manual LP Programmer s Reference Manual IGP PGL Programmer s Reference Manual IGP VGL Programmer s Reference Manual C T Programmer s Reference Manual Network Interface Card User s Manual Remote Management Software User s Manual ...

Page 281: ... 11 0B 43 2B K 75 4B k 107 6B FF 12 0C 44 2C L 76 4C l 108 6C CR 13 0D 45 2D M 77 4D m 109 6D SO 14 0E 46 2E N 78 4E n 110 6E SI 15 0F 47 2F O 79 4F o 111 6F DLE 16 10 0 48 30 P 80 50 p 112 70 DC1 17 11 1 49 31 Q 81 51 q 113 71 DC2 18 12 2 50 32 R 82 52 r 114 72 DC3 19 13 3 51 33 S 83 53 s 115 73 DC4 20 14 4 52 34 T 84 54 t 116 74 NAK 21 15 5 53 35 U 85 55 u 117 75 SYN 22 16 6 54 36 V 86 56 v 118 ...

Page 282: ...EA ï 139 8B 1 2 171 AB 203 CB 235 EB î 140 8C 1 4 172 AC 204 CC _ 236 EC ì 141 8D 173 AD 205 CD _ 237 ED Ä 142 8E 174 AE 206 CE 238 EE Å 143 8F 175 AF 207 CF 239 EF É 144 90 176 B0 _ 208 D0 240 F0 æ 145 91 177 B1 209 D1 _ 241 F1 Æ 146 92 178 B2 210 D2 242 F2 ô 147 93 179 B3 211 D3 3 4 243 F3 ö 148 94 180 B4 212 D4 244 F4 ò 149 95 181 B5 213 D5 245 F5 û 150 96 182 B6 214 D6 _ 246 F6 ù 151 97 183 B7...

Page 283: ...inter power switch to O OFF 2 Open the peel tear door by pulling it upward then forward 3 Using the appropriate metric hex key remove the two screws attaching the peel tear assembly to the lower support assembly NOTE Keep the two screws you have removed you will use them to attach the cutter assembly to the lower support assembly 4 To install a standard cutter go to Installing The Standard Cutter ...

Page 284: ...ate metric hex key 4 Plug the RJ 11 connector into the RJ 11 receptacle 5 Place the cutter assembly into the up closed position and secure it by tightening the knurled thumbscrew Restore The Printer To Operation 1 Set the printer power switch to ON 2 Press to place the printer in Menu Mode 3 Press the and keys at the same time until ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED appears on the printer display Cutter Assem...

Page 285: ... until Standard displays 14 Press to select Standard An asterisk displays next to Standard 15 Relock the key by pressing and at the same time then press PAUSE to put the printer back online 16 If the bar code validator is installed adjust the validator beam Refer to VALIDATOR on page 84 17 Make sure any media sticking out of the platen goes in the cutter entrance slot 18 Test the printer cutting o...

Page 286: ...ey 5 Place the cutter assembly into the up closed position NOTE The printer cannot detect the presence of the cutter unless the cutter is in the up closed position and the cutter top cover is installed when the printer is powered on Restore The Printer To Operation 1 Set the printer power switch to ON 2 Press to place the printer in Menu Mode 3 Press the and keys at the same time until ENTER SWITC...

Page 287: ... If the bar code validator is installed adjust the validator beam Refer to VALIDATOR on page 84 17 Make sure any media sticking out of the platen goes in the cutter entrance slot 18 Test the printer cutting operation and print quality by selecting the Diagnostics Printer Tests menu and printing one of the test patterns Refer to DIAGNOSTICS on page 200 19 To save the configuration parameters refer ...

Page 288: ...288 Appendix D Removing The Media Cutter ...

Page 289: ...e slots in the cutter tray base 2 Push the flanges into the slots then push the cutter tray bin downward to secure it 3 Attach the cutter tray bin in a position so that the labels will not interfere with cutter operation For longer labels attach the cutter tray bin to a lower position for shorter labels attach it to a higher position Cutter Tray Bin Flanges 4 Slots Cutter Tray Base ...

Page 290: ...edia Cutter Tray Figure 2 Placing the Media Tray Cutter in Position 1 Position the output area of the printer adjacent to the edge of the supporting table or stand 2 Open the media cover and slide the lip of the media cutter tray over the lip of the printer base pan ...

Page 291: ...291 Figure 3 Installing the Media Cutter Tray 3 Rotate the media cutter tray into position with the tray resting against the table 4 Close the media cover ...

Page 292: ...292 Appendix E Installing The Media Cutter Tray ...

Page 293: ...th a single wire surrounded by insulation and a braided shield Configuration Refers to the operating properties that define how the printer responds to signals and commands received from the host computer at the printer interface These properties are called configuration parameters and are set to match the operating characteristics of the host computer system Continuous Media Media comprised of on...

Page 294: ...ng method in which no ribbon is used to transfer data from the printhead to the media to create an image The thermal printhead selectively heats small rectangular elements which make direct contact with the coated media DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory Can be read from or written to at any time DRAM is volatile Whatever is in DRAM is lost when power is turned off EPROM Erasable Programmable Read ...

Page 295: ...the front of the printer The sensor is used only during Peel Off and Tear Off Media Handling to sense a label and then detect its removal prior to printing the next label Media Material onto which data is printed by the printer The types of media supported by the printer are die cut labels or tag stock supplied in roll or fanfold format Media is further described by the type of sensing used to det...

Page 296: ...itted data PCBA Printed Circuit Board Assembly A PCB with components ICs resistors capacitors etc installed Port A data channel used for receiving data from or transmitting data to one or more external devices Protocol The rules and conventions that govern communication between a printer and a host computer A protocol includes codes for printing text and graphics and codes instructing the printer ...

Page 297: ...tical paper movement Stop Bits The signal which indicates the end of a character or element Thermal Transfer Media Media specifically designed to work with a ribbon for image transfer In Thermal Transfer mode compatibility between the ribbon and the media is critical in producing a high quality long lasting image Thermal Transfer Printing A printing method in which the printhead presses a speciall...

Page 298: ...298 Appendix F ...

Page 299: ... 00 Spaces 157 Alarm 119 Alarm printer 256 Alt Char Set 157 Alt Set 80 9F Coax Twinax 158 Alt Set 80 9F P Series Serial Matrix Epson FX 157 Append Rotated 158 ASCII Data Port option 221 Auto Calibrate 109 Auto Calibrate running 63 Auto FF at PN 158 Auto Label Width 103 Auto LF P Series P Series XQ 158 Auto LF Serial Matrix Proprinter XL Epson FX 158 Auto Locking 121 Auto Map Select 101 Auto Report...

Page 300: ...ion PI signal 235 parallel interface 234 pin assignments 234 Change Case 161 Changing printer settings 71 Character Group Epson FX 162 Character Group PGL 164 Character Group Proprinter XL 165 Character Group P Series Serial Matrix 163 Character Group VGL 166 Character Set 167 Cleaning 67 Clear Data 86 Clear Error Log 202 Clear To Send CTS signal RS 232 serial interface 239 CLEARING PROGRAM FROM F...

Page 301: ...t Code Pag 169 Default Font 169 Defects 88 Define CR code 169 Define LF code PGL Serial Matrix Proprinter XL Epson FX 169 Define LF code P Series P Series XQ 170 Del Char frm Flsh 118 Del Char frm RAM 118 Del Set frm Flsh 118 Del Set from RAM 119 Delete Config 92 Delete Files 120 Device Address 216 DHCP option 222 DIAGNOSTICS Menu 200 Submenus 201 Diagnostics 241 DIAGNOSTICS PASSED fault message 2...

Page 302: ...K 210 EVFU Select 172 Exchange data 242 Expanded Font PGL 172 Expanded Font VGL 173 Expanded Fonts option IPDS 173 Ext Execute Copy 173 Extended Subset 173 Extra Bold Char 123 F F W Revision 89 Fanfold media 41 Fault 235 Fault message 06 HOST REQUEST 266 08 HOLD PRINT TIMEOUT 266 15 COMM CHECK 266 203 DPI 267 22 INVALID ADDR 266 27 CU TIMED OUT 266 28 CU NOT ENAB 267 300 DPI 267 33 HEAD OPEN Timeo...

Page 303: ...OT 264 PWR SUPPLY HOT 264 RBN TAKEUP FULL Remove Used Rbn 264 Remove Label 264 RESETTING PLEASE WAIT 264 RESTORING BOOT CODE 264 RIBBON BROKEN Reload Ribbon 264 RIBBON DETECTED In Direct Mode 265 RIBBON FAULT Timeout 265 Ribbon Low 265 RIBBON OUT Load Ribbon 265 SECURITY CODE VIOLATION 265 SIGNAL Clipping 265 SOFTWARE ERROR Recycle Power 265 Speed Exceeds Validator Limit 266 TESTING HARDWARE PLEAS...

Page 304: ...tics 273 Host Override 179 Host PI 179 I I 2 5 Selection 179 I2of5 Checksum 90 Idle Response 213 IEEE 1284 interface 235 operating modes 235 Ignore Ch 1 179 Ignore Ch 2 180 Ignore Chars 180 Ignore Dots 180 Ignore Mode 180 Ignore Spaces 180 Ignore Text 181 IGP PGL ERROR fault message 261 IGP PGL SETUP Menu 140 IGP VGL SETUP Menu 142 IGP100 Compatibl 181 Image Buf Size 216 Improving processing time ...

Page 305: ...LP Emulation 116 LPI 183 M MAC Address 223 MAC Address option 220 Main Menu 79 Manual Calibrate 111 Manual conventions 18 Max Cache Memory 122 Max Cached Char 122 Max PI 16 183 Max Print Width 183 Media 23 278 fanfold 41 loading 34 Printronix 278 roll 35 MEDIA CONTROL Menu 94 Submenus 96 Media cutter 20 275 283 installing 283 Media cutter tray 20 275 289 installing 289 Media dimensions 271 Media g...

Page 306: ...tenance service 9 Operating modes 33 Optimize Reboot 120 Optimized Ratio 184 OPTION NOT INSTALLED fault message 262 Optional features 20 Optional host interfaces 233 Options fonts 20 hardware 275 internal label rewinder 20 internal rewinder 275 IPDS 21 media cutter 20 275 media cutter tray 20 275 memory expansion 275 memory expansion for non IPDS printers only 20 Network Interface Card 20 NIC 20 o...

Page 307: ...104 Print Error Log 202 Print File List 120 PRINT HEAD COLD See Manual fault message 263 PRINT HEAD HOT fault message 263 PRINT HEAD UP Close Print Head fault message 263 Print Intensity 96 Print Mode 96 Print quality 244 Print Speed 96 Printer alarms 256 dynamic print control 22 installation 26 interfaces 233 problems 249 problems and solutions 249 self test 241 set up 24 the printing process 22 ...

Page 308: ...WAIT fault message 264 Resistors configuration 238 Resp Polarity 207 RESTORING BOOT CODE fault message 264 Rewinder 275 removing printed media from 54 Ribbon 23 loading 34 45 Printronix 277 Ribbon 8300 277 Ribbon 8500 277 Ribbon 8550 277 Ribbon 8600 277 Ribbon 8630 277 Ribbon 8700 278 Ribbon 8725 278 ribbon specifications 272 RIBBON BROKEN Reload Ribbon fault message 264 RIBBON DETECTED In Direct ...

Page 309: ...are handshaking 242 Software downloading 223 227 Solving printer problems 249 SPC 125 SPC Char Set 192 SPC COAX SETUP Menu 134 SPC Null Supp 192 SPC TWINAX SETUP Menu 135 SPC Type SPC Coax Setup 193 SPC Type SPC Twinax Setup 193 Specifications 269 acoustic noise levels 274 environmental information 274 host interface 273 indicators and switches 272 media 270 media dimensions 271 memory 272 physica...

Page 310: ... 241 control panel 249 Fault Message Troubleshooting Table 257 fault messages 256 LCD Messages 257 power failures 250 print quality 250 printer operation 254 printer problems and solutions 249 ribbon 255 True Vert 1 10 195 Truncate Alpha 195 TWINAX SETUP Menu 131 Twinax Type 195 Twinax coax host interface 20 Typeface 196 U Uniform Fonts 196 Units 107 Unpacking the printer 24 Unscannable Code Check...

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