DP321
DP321 User's Manual Important Safety Instructions 1. Read all of these instructions carefully and thoroughly and save them for later reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions in the manual as well as marked on the product. 3. If the printer has been used just now, please not touch the print head for overheating. 4. Do not put your fingers under the tractor cover of the left and right tractor when install the tractor paper. 5. Unplug this product from the power outlet before cleaning.
DP321 User's Manual Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Pay attention to the following promises when using this manual: Warnings: Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. Cautions: Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Notes: Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer. The Guide First thanks for buying the CD-R King printer. The printer is 9-pin 80-column Dot Matrix Printer, can satisfy multi-function print requests.
DP321 User's Manual z Break pin compensation function User can set the printer to print using the pin which is in good condition to compensate the break pin. z Pin switch in turn function User can set pins to switch while printing form transverse line in order to improve print head life.
DP321 User's Manual Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions.......................................................................................................... i The Guide......................................................................................................................................... ii Chapter 1 Preparation ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Unpacking & Checking....................
DP321 User's Manual 3.3 Explaining Menu Terms.......................................................................................................... 29 3.4 Restore the Default Settings .................................................................................................. 31 Chapter 4 Problems and Solutions .............................................................................................. 32 4.1 Problems and Solutions ................................................................
DP321 User's Manual Chapter 1 Preparation 1.1 Unpacking & Checking Check each item against the followi ng packing list, if any of these items is missing, please contact your dealer. B A C E D F Figure 1-1 Packing list A B C D E F Printer Ribbon cartridge (JMR108) Power cord Driver CD (Including user's manual and driver) Interface cable Facility user’s guide Note: The fittings please refer the packing list. The packing style above is subject to change without notice. 1.
DP321 User's Manual 1.3 Main Parts of the Printer Figure1-3, Figure1-4 and Figure 1-5 shown are main parts of DP321.
DP321 User's Manual 2. Adequate room around the printer to allow easy operation and maintenance. Make sure it’s close enough to the computer for the printer cable to reach, and be sure you can easily unplug the power cord. 3. Moderate environmental conditions. Select a cool, dry area and protect your printer from direct sunlight, excessive heat, moisture, or dust. 4. Appropriate power source. Make sure you use a grounded outlet; do not use an adapter plug.
DP321 User's Manual 3. Dismantle the tear part. Impact the locked piece both sides of tear part, then pull up the tear part shown as follows. Tear part Locked piece Figure 1-8 Dismantle the tear part 4. Pull the gap adjust lever to the highest position. 5. Slide the printhead to the middle of the printer. Warning: Never move the printhead while the printer is turned on; this can damage the printer. Also, if you have just used the printer, let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it.
DP321 User's Manual Figure 1-11 Install ribbon cartridge 8. Use hands or other auxiliaries, to guide the ribbon between the print head and metal patch. Turn the ribbon-tightening knob to feed the ribbon into place, it should not be twisted or creased. Metal patch Print head Figure 1-12 Guide the ribbon between the print head and metal patch 9. Slide the print head from side to side several times to make sure it moves smoothly. 10.
DP321 User's Manual 1.6.1 Installing the Push Tractor Take the installing slots on both sides of tractor aim at the installation pin which is in the back of printer, press forward till it locked into the position. (Shown as the following figure) Figure 1-13 Install the push tractor 1.6.2 Installing the Pull Tractor If the tractor has been installed in the push position (back of printer), take down the tractor, unpack the tear cutter, and install the tractor in the pull position.
DP321 User's Manual 3. Compact the locked piece of the tear part (shown as the following figure), lift it upwards. Tear part Locked piece Figure 1-16 Take down the tear part 4. Take up the tractor aiming at the installation slot on the top of printer (the slot for the tear part to be installed), press the tractor until it locked into the slot according to the following figure. Figure 1-17 Install the pull tractor 1.7 Connect the Power Cord 1. Make sure the power switch on the printer is turned off.
DP321 User's Manual 1.8 Running the Self-test The built-in self-test function demonstrates that the printer is working properly. You can run the test with either tractor paper or cut-sheets; this section describes the easier way of ASCII self-test, with cut-sheets. Note: You should use paper at least 210 mm (8.3 inches) wide to run the self-test; otherwise, the print head prints directly on the platen. 1.
DP321 User's Manual Figure 1-22 Install cut-sheets Caution: Always close the printer cover while the printer is printing. The printer cover helps the paper feed properly. 5. To stop printing temporarily, press the ONLINE button. 6. To end the self test, make sure the printer is not printing. Press LF/FF or LOAD/EJECT button to eject the sheet; then turn off the printer. A S C I I Self-test mode DP321 VX.X 20XX/XX/XX !"#$%&’( )*+-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`ab !"#$%&'( )*+-.
DP321 User's Manual 1.9.1 Connecting to the Parallel Interface 1. Turn off both the computer and the printer. Plug the parallel cable connector securely into the printer’s parallel interface. Squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on either side of the connector. Parallel interface Figure 1-25 Connect to the parallel interface 2. Plug the other end of the cable into the computer’s parallel interface. 1.9.2 Connecting to the USB Interface 1.
DP321 User's Manual 2. Plug the other end of the cable into the computer’s serial interface; then tighten the screws on either side of the connector. 1.10 Installing Driver Please use the cable to connect the computer with the printer, then turn on the computer and the printer, put the driver CD into the CD-ROM. Install driver by the following way: Auto-install way Double click the file “Setup.exe” in the driver disc, install driver by the following direction.
DP321 User's Manual 3. Come out a window of “Add New Hardware Wizard”-“Windows operation”, choose “Not Search, I want to Choose the Setup Driver (D)”, click “Next”. 4. Come out a window of "Manufacturers/Printers", click "Have Disk...”. 5. Come out a window of “Install From Disk”. Please according to the operating system environment, you should select the path as follow: CD-ROM-“Driver”-“WIN2000 (XP-Vista-Win7)”, where you can find a file named: DP321.
DP321 User's Manual USB printer driver installing steps: 1. Click “Start” → “Settings” → “Printers”. 2. Click “Add Printer”, then it will show a window of “Add Printer Wizard”, click “Next”. 3. Come out a window of “Click the manufacturer and model of your printer”, click “Have Disk...”, please click “Browse”, select the path as follow: CD-ROM-“Driver”-“WIN98 (WINME)”, where you can find a file named: DP321.inf “Open”, and then click “OK”. 4.
DP321 User's Manual Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations You can use the four keys on the control panel to operate your printer. Figure 2-1 Control pannel 2.1 LED Description LED OFF ON BLINK ONLINE (Green) OFFLINE ONLINE Micro-Adjust POWER (Red) TURN OFF TURN ON PAPER OUT or ERROR LED 1, 2 Indicate the current printing speed 2.2 Basic Control Panel Operations 2.2.1 In the Tractor Paper Mode TEAR 1.
DP321 User's Manual 2. If the paper is at the tear position in the offline mode, press ONLINE button, the printer will go back to the printing home position of the current page or next page. 2.2.2 In the Cut-Sheet Mode LF/FF If the paper is at the print position in the offline mode, press the LF/FF button once (less than 0.5 second), the printer will feed the paper one line base on line spacing current setting.
DP321 User's Manual 2.2.5 Feed Paper to the Tear Position 1. Turn on the printer, hold the ONLINE button 3 seconds till the ONLINE indicator blinks with a beep in the offline mode. 2. Hold the TEAR button 3 seconds that you can switch the function of feeding paper to the tear position automatically ON or OFF. 2.2.6 Other Functions of the Panel Turn on the printer while holding some buttons, and then the printer will enter the special mode.
DP321 User's Manual Use the table below to select the appropriate paper thickness.
DP321 User's Manual Chapter 3 How to Use the Printer Here are the steps of using printer: 1. Assemble the printer as the chapter 1, connect the printer to your computer and install the driver correctly. 2. Load the correct type of paper. 3. Set the printer if necessary. 4. Send the print command to the printer to print. 3.
DP321 User's Manual Figure 3-3 Raise the paper guide upright 4. Slide the left edge guide until it locks in place at the triangular guide mark. Next, adjust the right edge guide to match the width of your paper. As shown below. Figure 3-4 Adjust the paper guide 5. Slide a sheet of paper down firmly between the edge guides until it meets resistance. The printer loads the sheet and begins printing automatically. As shown below. Figure 3-5 Insert a cut-sheet 6.
DP321 User's Manual position, such as continuous forms with printed tables, multiple sheets and labels. Here’s how to load tractor paper: Printing in the push tractor position 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. Remove the paper guide and place the paper-select lever in the tractor paper position. Open the printer cover, adjust the gap adjust lever base on the paper type. Figure 3-6 Adjust gap adjust lever 2. Make sure the tractor is installed correctly (refer to chapter 1). 3.
DP321 User's Manual sprocket unit to remove any slack in the paper and lock it in place. Now the paper is in the ready position. Figure 3-9 Load the continuous paper in the tractor Caution: Only paper jams are cleared when the printer is turned off, can use the knob on the right side of the printer. Otherwise, you may damage the printer or change the top-of-form position. 6. Hold the paper guide horizontally and install it according to the follow figure, then block it in the direction shown by the arrow.
DP321 User's Manual position can not be adjusted for a further time. The position is in effect before next adjustment. (The margin set in the software can cover this adjustment, so you had better adjust the printing home position with the software.) 9. When you finish printing (the printer receives no data for several seconds) the printer feeds the perforation of the tractor paper to the edge of the printer cover so that you can tear off the last sheet.
DP321 User's Manual Figure 3-13 Insert the tractor paper into the paper slot 5. Slide the left sprocket unit so that its sprockets match the position of the holes in the paper and lock the unit in place. Then slide the right sprocket unit to match the width of your paper, but do not lock it. Move the paper support midway between the two sprocket units. Figure 3-14 Adjust the position of the sprocket 6. Make sure your paper has a clean, straight leading edge. Open the sprocket covers.
DP321 User's Manual tractor paper position. Remove the printer cover, adjust the gap adjust lever according to the paper type. 2. Make sure the tractor installed correctly (refer to chapter 1). 3. Load the tractor paper on the sprocket of the push tractor refering to “Printing in the push tractor position”. 4. Turn on the printer, press LOAD/EJECT button to load the paper automaticly and the print head is at the printing home position of the first page.
DP321 User's Manual Figure 3-17 Raise paper guide 3.1.4 Labels You must use the tractor as a pull tractor to print on labels. Keep these tips in mind: 1. You load labels the same way you load tractor paper, except that thegap adjust lever should be set to 1. 3. Because labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity, use them only under normal operating conditions. 4. Make sure the printing stays entirely within the printable area. (See the Appendix for specifications.) 5.
DP321 User's Manual 3.2 Using the Printer Setting Mode 3.2.1 To Print the Current Settings 1. Press the ONLINE button on the control panel as well as turn on the printer. The print head returns with the printer beeping once. If the ONLINE indicator is off and the power indicator blinks, it can be indicated that there is paper out. 2. Set the paper select lever to the proper position. 3.
DP321 User's Manual Current Setting Report VX.X-XXX XXXX/XX/XX SYSTEM SETUP LANGUAGE ENGLISH CHINESE EMULATION EPSON IBM CHAR. MODE ASCII CHINA ROMAN 10 CPI 6.7 CPI SANS SER 12 CPI 7.5 CPI 15 CPI PROPORTIONAL CHARACTER FONT ENG PITCH CHI PITCH U. S. A. FRANCE GERMANY U. K. DENMARK1 SWEDEN ITALY SPAIN 1 JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK2 SPAIN 2 LATIN AM KOREA HOLAND GRAPHICS TURKEY CHARACTER SET LEGAL ITALICS IBM CHAR TBL SET 1 SET 2 INTL CHAR SET CODE PAGE U. S. A.
DP321 User's Manual Input the setup menu system 1. The printer is in online mode (ONLINE light is on). Holding the LOAD/EJECT key for 3 seconds. z The power light and online light blink twice at the same time to indicate enter into the setup menu mode. z Firstly, the printer prints out the title and main menu, as shown below. The underlined items are the default settings. The print head stays under the default settings.
DP321 User's Manual 5. The setting way is corresponding with that of printer menu system. In the “Printer Settings” layout, select the first class menu in the combobox of “Select Printer Setting Class”, select the second menu in the “Configuration” and set the item in the current parameters list. 6. Click the button “Reset All” to reset all the parameters to be the driver’s default, but not change the printer’s settings. 7.
DP321 User's Manual 4. FONT Set the font for the printer to use in the absence of any font control instructions from your software. 5. ENG PITCH Set the pitch to determine the horizontal spacing of the printed English. 6. CHI PITCH Set the pitch to determine the horizontal spacing of the printed Chinese. 7. INTL CHAR SET Select international character. 8. CHARACTER SET Select character set into Italic Character Table or Graphic Character Table. 9. IBM CHAR TBL Select SET 1 or SET 2 character table. 10.
DP321 User's Manual please turn off this function. 20. TEAR POS Users can select the tear off position according to the requirement. 21. PIN SWITCH Select pins switch mode. The printer auto switches the different pin to print table line. 22. BAUD RATE, PARITY, DATA BIT, STOP BIT, PROTOCOL All these items are valid when using serial interface. The settings of printer and computer should be the same. 3.4 Restore the Default Settings 1.
DP321 User's Manual Chapter 4 Problems and Solutions 4.1 Problems and Solutions Most problems you may encounter while operating your printer have simple solutions. You can check the operation of your printer using the self test. See “Running the Self Test” on page 1.6. If the self test works properly, the problem probably lies in the computer, the software, or the interface cable. If the self test does not work, contact your dealer or qualified service person for assistance.
DP321 User's Manual 1. The ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly. See “Installing the ribbon cartridge”. 2. The ribbon may be worn out. Replace the ribbon. 3. Check whether the gap adjust lever is too high, if so, please set the gap adjust lever to the corresponding position according to the paper thickness. Phenomenon 4: The printer makes a strange noise. Solutions: 1. Turn off the printer and check for a paper jam, a ribbon jam, or other problems.
DP321 User's Manual 1. It is also possible to adjust the loading position using the LF/FF button in the micro adjust mode. To use micro adjust, see “Micro-Adjust”. 2. Check the page length set by your software and adjust it in the sofeware or in the printer to match the paper length. Phenomenon 2: Regular gaps occur in the printout. Solutions: Skip-over-perforation may be on. Set skip-over-perforation to off in the printer setting mode. See “Changing the printer settings”. 4.
DP321 User's Manual 6. Check that the holes on the both sides of the paper are aligned with each other. Also, make sure the sprocket units are locked and their covers are closed. 7. Check whether the paper specifications meet the standard request according to the Appendix A. Phenomenon 3: The paper does not eject completely. Solutions: 1. May be the page length is too long. When using the pull tractor, tear off the paper having entered the printer, then press the LF/FF button to feed the paper forward.
DP321 User's Manual Chapter 5 Printer Maintentance 5.1 Printer Cleaning Carriage shaft Figure 5-1 Printer cleaning Periodical cleaning and cleaning tool Periodical cleaning: every 6 months or 300 working hours Cleaning tool: Dry cloth (Use soft cloth while cleaning metal parts) Cleaning carriage shaft There is a layer of oil covered on the carriage shaft which guarantees the carriage runs smoothly.
DP321 User's Manual Appendix A Specifications A.1 General Item Description Type 9 Pin Dot Matrix Impact Printer Print direction Uni-directional or bidirectional logic seeking Number of columns 80 columns (10 CPI)/ 203.2 mm ASCII Print speed Normal peed High speed Super high speed (NLQ) (DRAFT) (SUPER-DRAFT) 10 CPI 56 CPS 225 CPS 300 CPS 12 CPI 67 CPS 270 CPS 337 CPS Normal speed Chinese Print head Resolution Character set High speed 6.7 CPI 37 CPS 75 CPS 7.
DP321 User's Manual Cut sheet: Feed paper by friction Paper feed type Tractor paper: Feed paper by drive tractor Feed paper by draught tractor Cut sheet (Feed by tractor): Width: 148 ～ 257 mm Thickness: 0.065 ～ 0.14 mm Weight: 52 ～ 90 g/m 2 Tractor paper (Feed from rear to front): Width: 101.6 ～ 254 mm Total Thickness: 0.065 ～ 0.39 mm Weight: Single paper 52 ～ 82 g/m 2 Multiple paper Every page 40 ～ 58 g/m Paper specification 2 Not dry gum label (Feed from rear to front): Width: Mount 101.
DP321 User's Manual A: The minimum top margin ≥ 8.0 mm. B: The minimum right/left margin is 3.0 mm. However, the maximum printable width is 203.2 mm. C: The minimum bottom margin ≥ 9.0 mm. A.2.2 Tractor Paper A: The minimum top and bottom margin above and below the perforation are≥ 8.0 mm. B: The minimum left and right margins are≥ 3.0 mm. The maximum printable width is 203.2 mm (8.0 inches). A.
DP321 User's Manual A.3.2 USB Interface The following table provides the standardized contact terminating assignments by number and color for Series “A” and Series “B” connectors of Full-speed USB 2.0. Contact Number Signal Name 1 2 3 4 VBUS DD+ GND 2 1 3 4 Color Red White Green Black Figure A-2 USB-B type connector A.3.3 Serial Interface The serial interface has the following characteristics.
DP321 User's Manual Appendix B Command Summary This printer supports EPSON ESC/PK2 control commands shown as the follow table: Classify Printer Control Commands Image and Color Handling Chinese Character Print Command No Command Description 1 ESC Initialize Printer 2 CAN Cancel Line 3 DC1 Select Printer 4 DC3 Deselect Printer 5 DEL Delete Character 6 ESC # Cancel MSB Control Sequence 7 ESC > Set MSB to 1 8 ESC = Reset MSB to 0 9 BEL Beeper 10 BS Backspace 11 ESC U S
DP321 User's Manual ASCII Character Font Enhancement 35 FS U Select half-size mode pitch adjustment for character 36 FS V Cancel half-size mode pitch adjustment for character 37 FS x Select /Cancel high speed printing 38 FS SI Select half-size mode for Chinese character 39 FS DC2 Cancel half-size mode for Chinese character 40 FS ! Select Chinese character print mode 41 FS v Select/Cancel form connect line 42 FS k Select Chinese font 43 ESC I Select Chinese CC-DOS print m
DP321 User's Manual Format Control 74 ESC ( ^ Print Data as Characters 75 ESC S Select Superscript/Subscript Mode 76 ESC T Cancel Superscript/Subscript Mode 77 ESC C Set Form Length in Lines 78 ESC C 79 ESC ( 80 ESC ( c Define Form Format 81 ESC N n Select Skip-Over-Perforation 82 ESC O Cancel Skip-Over-Perforation 83 ESC l Set Left Margin 84 ESC Q Set right Margin 85 ESC D Set Horizontal Tab Positions 86 ESC B Set Vertical Tab Positions 87 ESC 0 Select
