Contents
Preface
How to use this manual
Cautions for use
Organization of this manual
Symbols used in this manual
● Major functions..................................... i
● Cautions................................................. iv
Safety Cautions............................
iv
Cautions in setting up..................
iv
Cautions in operation...................
iv
● Unpacking the printer......................... v
Unpacking the printer................. vi
● Dimensions........................................... vii
● Components and functions................ viii
Appearance of the printer...........
viii
Components and functions.........
ix
Operation panel explanation 1.. x
Operation panel explanation 2. xi
Options and consumables....... xii
Maintenance............................ xiii
1. Setting up the printer...................... 1-1
● Connecting the printer to
the power source.................. 1-1
● Installing the ribbon cassette........... 1-2
Installing the ribbon cassette..1-2
● Paper path............................................ 1-4
Path of fanfold paper................ 1-4
Path of cut sheet paper............ 1-5
● Selecting the paper path.................... 1-6
● Paper..................................................... 1-8
● Selecting the paper form
..................1-10
● Loading fanfold paper
(Front tractor)
..........................1-12
(Rear tractor)............................ 1-16
● Loading cut sheet paper
(Manual paper feeding)............ 1-19
● Printing using the cut sheet feeder
(Optional)
.............................1-22
● Running the self-test.......................1-27
● Connecting the printer to
the computer...........................1-28
Parallel interface....................1-28
Serial interface.......................1-29
● Input data hexadecimal dump list...1-30
● Link between paper path (PATH)
and paper form (MEMO)..........1-31
2. Control panel
operations
......................... 2-1
● Control panel operations................... 2-1
Control panel............................ 2-1
Fuction keys............................. 2-1
LCD........................................... 2-5
3. Setup options.................................... 3-1
Outline of the
setup modes..... ......3-1
Available function in the
setup modes........... 3-1
Entering the setup
modes.................... 3-1
● Operations on the setup mode...........3-2
Keys for setting......................... 3-2
Setting example in EXTENDED
SETUP MODE.... 3-3
● Setup mode summary (1).................. 3-4
● Setup mode summary (2)
.................. 3-5
● Factory default setting..................... 3-6
#01 Multipart............................................. 3-8
#02 Head adjustment............................... 3-9
#03 TOF adjustment.............................. 3-10
#04 Page length..................................... 3-11
#05 Paper width..................................... 3-12
#06 Top margin..................................... 3-13
#07 Bottom margin............................... 3-14
#08 Left margin..................................... 3-15
#09 Right margin................................... 3-16
#10 Character quality............................ 3-17
#11 Character font................................. 3-18
#12 Character pitch............................... 3-19
#13 Line feed pitch................................ 3-20
#14 Enlarging/Reducing print.............. 3-21
#15 Paper Fastener................................ 3-22
#16 Perforation...................................... 3-22
#17 Fanfold feed.................................... 3-23
#18 Paper Quality.................................... 3-23
#19 Saving data in format memory...... 3-24
#20 Loading data from format
memory................................ 3-24
#20 Emulation........................................ 3-25
#21 Character table (HP)....................... 3-25
#22 Character table (EPSON)............... 3-26
#23 Character table (IBM).................... 3-26