PRINTER INTERFACE TYPE 60 OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE PRINTER INTERFACE What this Printer Interface Can Do Sharing the Printer with Two Computers Working with the Printer and the Fax Machine at the Same Time Operating the Printer CONVENTIONS ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 OPERATION PANEL BUTTONS INDICATORS DISPLAY 5 6 6 INSTALLATION INSTALLING THE INTERFACE KIT CONNECTION TO THE COMPUTER TESTING THE PRINTER Printing a Test Page Printing the Status Sheet and Font Samples OPTIONAL KITS Memory Expansion Board Optional Font and
SELECTING THE EMULATION MODE OVERVIEW HP LASERJET III EMULATION MODE EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES CHANGING THE EMULATION MODE Using the MODE ASSIGN Feature Using an Emulation Control Language 16 16 17 17 17 18 ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS INTRODUCTION Selectype Mode (Printer Setup Mode - Function 35) Level 1 Features Level 2 Features Using Selectype Mode The Display Buttons Sample Selectype Procedure SELECTYPE LEVEL 1 FEATURES How to Enter Selectype Level 1 INPUT PAGE SIZE COPIES ORIENT.
CH TIMEOUT (Channel Timeout) AUTO CONT (Auto Continue) P-CONFIG SAVE (Power-up Configuration) FACTORY RESET VERSION PAGE COUNTER STANDBY 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 SOLVING PROBLEMS STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES PRINTING PROBLEMS PROBLEMS WITH GRAPHICS PROBLEMS WITH SELECTYPE MODE PROBLEMS WITH OPTIONAL CARDS AND CARTRIDGES DATA DUMP MODE RESETTING THE PRINTER 44 48 50 51 52 53 54 APPENDIX A. SPECIFICATIONS TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS A-1 APPENDIX B.
APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES OPERATING AS AN LQ OR FX PRINTER Printable Area USING SELECTYPE MODE TO ADJUST EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION ORIENT (Page Orientation) FONT SUB CONFIG. AVAILABLE FONTS AND SYMBOL SETS Resident Fonts Character Sets LQ AND FX EMULATION COMMAND SUMMARY C-1 C-1 C-2 C-2 C-2 C-3 C-6 C-6 C-6 C-8 APPENDIX D.
INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE PRINTER INTERFACE What this Printer Interface Can Do After you have the printer interface kit installed in your fax machine, you will be able to use the machine as a desktop printer for your personal computer. To ensure that the printer can be used with a wide range of application programs, emulation modes for three different printer types have been provided.
INTRODUCTION Working with the Printer and the Fax Machine at the Same Time In a few cases, the machine can handle two tasks at the same time. The following tables show how to operate the machine while a job is currently in progress. 1.
INTRODUCTION Operating the Printer On Line You can print data from your computer at any time, if the printer is on line (see page 14 for how to switch the printer on line). Off Line No data can be received from the computer if the printer is off line. However, any data in the printer buffer can be printed manually by the Form Feed procedure (see page 14). Function 35: Printer "Ready"/Set Up Mode (Selectype Mode) In this mode, you can access a wide range of printer set-up features.
INTRODUCTION ABOUT THIS MANUAL Operation Panel: This section will acquaint you with the buttons and indicators on the operation panel that are for use only with the printer. It also outlines how to access the various printer control functions. Installation: This section shows you how to connect your computer to the printer and check that it is working properly. It also tells you how to install the various optional kits that you can get for your printer, such as extra memory.
OPERATION PANEL BUTTONS To operate the printer, you will use the four buttons marked , , , and . These keys are only for use with the printer (that is, they do not operate as cursor keys when inputting telephone numbers). See your fax machine’s Operator’s Manual to see where these are on your fax machine. The main uses of these four printer mode buttons are as follows. Press this to enter printer setup mode from printer "Ready" mode. Set up mode is also known as Selectype mode.
OPERATION PANEL INDICATORS To monitor the printer’s status, look at the display panel. The various messages that ap pear on the display panel are explained on page 44. Also, there are three indicators for use only with the printer. See your fax machine’s operator’s manual to see where these are on your fax machine. The indicators are as follows. Line Fail indicator This indicator flashes when a printing error is detected.
INSTALLATION INSTALLING THE INTERFACE KIT Make sure that the machine is unplugged before you have the interface kit installed. The installation must be carried out by a qualified service technician. CONNECTION TO THE COMPUTER Font Cartridge Slot (on the side of the machine) Font/Emulation Card Slot Connector for the Serial Channel Connector for the Parallel Channel There is no cable provided with the printer interface kit.
INSTALLATION The printer is initially set up for the parallel channel. If your computer has a parallel channel, you should be able to connect it up with a properly shielded, twisted pair ca ble and use it without having to change any of your printer’s settings. If you have to use a serial channel, you may also need to adjust some of the serial channel settings, such as Baud rate (see page 36), to match your computer’s settings. If you plan to connect a computer to each channel, see page 13.
INSTALLATION Printing the Status Sheet and Font Samples 1. Function 3 5 Yes 2. Press until the screen is as shown on the right, then release it immediately. 3. Hold down until STATUS SHEET (or FONT SAMPLE if you need the font sam ples) appears on the display. 4. Press twice to print the status sheet (or the font samples). The printer may take a few seconds to get started on this. 5. Press mode. twice to return to printer "Ready" 6. Press Function to leave printer mode.
INSTALLATION OPTIONAL KITS Memory Expansion Board Your machine has 1 megabyte of memory for the printer (this memory is separate from the memory that is used for facsimile document memory). If you need some more mem ory for your printer, contact your dealer. The printer can have a maximum of 6 mega bytes. The installation procedure is as follows. [B] [A] [C] WARNING Do not remove any screws other than the four screws mentioned in this procedure. High voltages are present inside the machine.
INSTALLATION 6. Put back covers [A] and [B]. 7. Plug in the machine, then turn on the power. Caution Do not plug in or switch on until everything is connected up. Optional Font and Emulation Mode Cards See Appendix D for details on the types of font and emulation mode cards available, how to use them, and how to look after them. To install a card, do the following: 1. Make sure that the machine is in printer "Ready" mode and that it is off line (the indicator must be off). ❐ The indicator must be off.
INSTALLATION To take a card out of the slot, do the following: 1. Make sure that the machine is in printer "Ready" mode and that it is off line (the indicator must be off). ❐ The indicator must be off. If it is flashing, the printer is receiving data. If it is lit but not flashing, press to print the data that is still in the buffer. 2. Grasp the card at the center and gently pull it straight out of the slot.
INSTALLATION To take a cartridge out of the slot, do the following: 1. Make sure that the machine is in printer "Ready" mode and that it is off line (the indicator must be off). ❐ The indicator must be off. If it is flashing, the printer is receiving data. If it is lit but not flashing, press to print the data that is still in the buffer. 2. Grasp the cartridge at the edge and slowly pull it straight out of the slot.
BASIC OPERATIONS TURNING THE PRINTER ON LINE AND OFF LINE The printer must be on line before it can receive data from the computer. When the printer is off line, it will not accept data from the computer. To switch between on line and off line: 1. Make sure that the machine is in printer READY: mode. Note: If the machine is in fax standby mode, press Function 3 5 Yes . 2. Press the key. The indicator is lit when the printer is on line, indicating that the printer is ready to receive data.
BASIC OPERATIONS RESETTING THE PRINTER You may need to reset the printer sometimes. 1. Make sure that the machine is in printer READY: mode. Note: If the machine is in fax standby mode, press Function 3 5 Yes . 2. Hold the button down for several seconds. RESET appears on the display and all printer settings are returned to their previously stored settings.
SELECTING THE EMULATION MODE OVERVIEW Your printer has the following three emulation modes: ❐ HP LaserJet series IIIP ❐ Epson LQ-2500 ❐ Epson FX-800/1000 (FX-86e/286e) In addition, other emulation modes are available by installing optional Epson cards. See Appendix D for more information. The emulation mode that you select affects the following: ❐ The printer that you select from your application software’s printer selection menu.
SELECTING THE EMULATION MODE EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES When your printer is in Epson LQ or FX printer mode, select one of the following driv ers from your computer application software’s printer selection menu.
SELECTING THE EMULATION MODE 5. Press or to select the channel to adjust. In this example, we shall adjust the parallel channel (CH P should be displayed; to adjust the setting for the serial channel, CH S should be displayed; ignore the setting for CH O). 6. 7. Press or until you see the emulation mode that you need. Example: Epson LQ mode. 8. 9. Press three times to return to printer "Ready" mode. 10.
SELECTING THE EMULATION MODE The basic format of each text file is as follows: @EJL ENTER LANGUAGE=[mode] Example: To switch to HP LaserJet III emulation mode. The text file hp.txt would be: @EJL ENTER LANGUAGE=LJ-3 Then, the batch file ejllq.bat would look like this: REM This batch file changes the printer to HP LaserJet III emulation. REM COPY HP.
SELECTING THE EMULATION MODE ❐ Run the program. To do this, select "Start" in the Run menu. The program prompts you to name the text file. Then it will create the text file. ❐ Exit QBASIC by selecting "Exit" in the File menu. ❐ Use DOS Edit to add the appropriate mode parameter to the end of the file. LJ-3 for HP LaserJet III emulation LQ for Epson LQ emulation FX for Epson FX emulation GL for Epson GL Emulation For example, to switch to Epson LQ emulation, add LQ to the end of the file.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS INTRODUCTION Selectype Mode (Printer Setup Mode - Function 35) Printer setup mode (also called Selectype mode) is divided into two levels of features. ❐ Level 1 contains commonly-used printing and font selection features. ❐ Level 2 contains printer mode and printer configuration adjustments that you may not wish to use so often. Note: In many cases, your application software will override the Selectype settings.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS Level 2 Features One of the following features appears in the display when you enter Level 2. Use the and keys to scroll through the list until you see the feature that you need to use. (To return to the printer "Ready" display, press repeatedly.) TEST PRINT: Use this to print a test pattern. MODE ASSIGN: Use this to select an emulation mode. I/F CONFIG.: Use this to change the configuration of the serial and parallel channels.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS Using Selectype Mode The Display When you enter Selectype mode, menus and options appear on the display. The display shows feature names on the left side and optional settings for each feature on the right side. The display also uses the following icons. If seen to the left of an option, this indicates that you can press either or to view other options or features. If seen to the left of an option, this indicates the current setting of the feature.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS Sample Selectype Procedure The following sample procedure will help you to become familiar with the purpose of the various icons on the display. We shall practice with the INPUT feature in Level 1. 1. Enter the required Selectype mode from the printer "Ready" mode. In our example, press LEVEL1" is displayed. until "SELECTYPE "SELECTYPE LEVEL1" only remains briefly on the display. Shortly after, one of the features from the Level 1 menu will be displayed.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS 4. Display the required setting for this feature. Press or to scroll through the possible settings until you see the one that you want. Hold down or if you wish to scroll quickly through the possible settings. The icon to the left of "STD" indicates that STD is a possible setting, but it is not the current setting. An icon would indicate that this is the current setting.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS SELECTYPE LEVEL 1 FEATURES How to Enter Selectype Level 1 The procedure for entering Level 1 is as follows. If you have set your printer up in Autosense Multi-user mode: The changes that you make to the Level 1 settings will only be valid for the channel that is displayed on the screen to the right of READY just before you enter Selectype mode. 1. Make sure that the printer is in printer "Ready" mode. Note: If the machine is in fax standby mode, press Function 3 5 Yes .
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS INPUT This feature is not used. PAGE SIZE Use this to select the paper size that you wish to print on. If your machine has more than one paper cassette, make sure that the cassette that you selected with Function 36 (see page 15) is loaded with this size of paper. Available Options: See your fax machine’s Operator’s Manual for the paper sizes you can use. However, do not use A5 paper. 1. Enter Level 1 mode (see page 26). 2. Press or until PAGE SIZE is displayed. 3.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS 2. Press or until COPIES is displayed. 3. To change the current setting: 4. Press or played. until the required setting is dis - 5. Store the displayed setting: 6. twice to return to printer "Ready" mode. ORIENT. This allows you to select either landscape or portrait mode. The settings available dif fers depending on the emulation mode. See Appendixes B and C for details. FONT This allows you to select a font for printing.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS SYSTEM CONFIG. This is another menu of features within Level 1. The features are as follows. ❐ Memory-related features: FULL PRINT, MEMORY LEFT ❐ Printer offset adjustments: T-OFFSET, L-OFFSET ❐ Macros: LOAD MACRO, SAVE MACRO, DELETE MACRO, POWERON MACRO To enter System Config. mode, do the following. 1. Enter Level 1 mode (see page 26). 2. Press or played.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS 7. twice to return to printer standby mode. The following table shows the maximum setting that you will need for each paper size. Your machine may not be able to use all these paper sizes; check the specifications section in your fax machine’s operator’s manual. Paper Size A4 Letter Legal Setting 51 47 62 - MEMORY LEFT Use this feature to display the amount of memory available .
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS 2. , then or until T-OFFSET is displayed. 3. 4. Press or played. until the required setting is dis - 5. Store the displayed setting: 6. 7. twice to return to "READY:" mode. - SAVE MACRO Macros are a convenient way to easily call up a given configuration. A macro allows you to save more than one setting to satisfy the requirements of various applications. Using this feature, you can save the current Level 1 settings as a macro.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS 4. Press or until the required number is dis played. Example: Macro number 2. 5. Store the current settings as the displayed macro number: (EXE: Execute) 6. 7. twice to return to printer "Ready" mode. Caution: Do not switch off the printer while it is saving a macro. If you do, you may see START UP ERROR next time you turn the printer on. - LOAD MACRO Use this feature to load one of the macros that you have already stored with the SAVE MACRO feature.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS - POWERON MACRO Use this option to specify which macro contains the Level 1 settings you wish to use im mediately after you switch the power on. Available Options: 0 to 4, If you select 0, the factory settings will be used. 1. Enter SYSTEM CONFIG mode (see page 29). 2. , then or displayed. until POWERON MACRO is 3. 4. Press or until the required macro num ber is displayed. 5. Store the displayed macro number: 6. 7. twice to return to printer "Ready" mode.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS SELECTYPE LEVEL 2 FEATURES How to Enter Selectype Level 2 Unlike Level 1, the procedures for Level 2 are the same even if you have set up both of your printer’s channels. 1. Make sure that the printer is in printer "Ready" mode. Note: If the machine is in fax standby mode, press Function 3 5 Yes . 2. Press and hold down until the display is as shown on the right. Then release the key im mediately.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS I/F CONFIG. (Interface Configuration) This feature allows you to configure your printer’s channels to match the signals output by your computer(s). - Parallel Channel For the parallel channel, there are three settings. Normally, you do not have to change any of these unless you have special requirements. ❐ SLCTIN: If SLCTIN is OFF, the printer is continuously selected and ignores device control codes DC1 and DC3. In almost all cases, leave SLCTIN set to OFF.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS 8. Press or played. until the required setting is dis - 9. Store the displayed setting: 10. four times to return to printer "Ready" mode. - Serial Channel There are nine settings for the serial channel. These settings must match the settings that your computer’s serial channel is using. Check your computer’s manual for this in formation. ❐ WORD LENGTH: This specifies how many bits there are between the start and stop bits. Available Options: 8-bit or 7-bit.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS Example Procedure: To change the Baud rate to 4800. 1. Enter Level 2 mode (see page 34). 2. Press or until I/F CONFIG. is displayed. 3. 4. Press or played. until CH S CONFIG. is dis - 5. 6. Press or until BAUDRATE is displayed. 7. To change the current setting: 8. Press or played. until the required setting is dis - 9. Store the displayed setting: 10. four times to return to printer "Ready" mode.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS 2. Press or played. until RX-BUFFER SIZE is dis - 3. Note: CH P indicates that the setting on the screen is for the parallel channel. If you wish to adjust the serial channel, now press or until you see CH S. Ignore CH O. 4. 5. Press or played. until the required setting is dis - 6. Store the displayed setting: 7. Either: ❐ Press to cancel the new setting. Go to step 4, or press three times to re turn to printer standby mode. ❐ Press to store the new setting.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS For example, if you set up the machine in AUTOSENSE P mode, the printer stays on the P (parallel) channel. If data comes in on the S (serial) channel, the printer will switch to the S channel immediately, but only if the time stored in CH TIMEOUT has elapsed since the last data came in on the P channel. If the time hasn’t yet elapsed, it will wait until it has elapsed before switching over. ( CH TIMEOUT, see page 40.) 1. Enter Level 2 mode (see page 34). 2.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS Allocate the required memory proportion to the S channel. The value can only be from 0 to 9. Press or until the setting is correct. Then press . Do the same for the P channel. Ignore the O channel. Just press . Then either: ❐ Press to cancel the new setting. Then go back to step 3 or press twice to return to printer "Ready" mode. ❐ Press to store the new setting. The machine resets itself and returns to printer "Ready" mode.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS AUTO CONT (Auto Continue) When you switch this feature ON, the printer will continue printing after a certain period of time when one of the following error occurs: SET FULL PRINT, PAGE BUFFER FULL, PAPER SIZE ERROR, TRAY SET xxx, INSUFF MEMORY If this feature is OFF, you will have to press the button to continue printing. In most cases, leave this feature OFF. The warning on page 44 explains why. 1. Enter Level 2 mode (see page 34). 2. Press or until AUTO CONT.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS FACTORY RESET Use this feature to reset all Level 1 and Level 2 settings to their factory settings. Note: ❐ If you wish to reset the Level 1 settings, but not the Level 2 settings: Use the LOAD MACRO routine to load macro 0 (see page 32). ❐ If you wish to reset the Level 2 settings, but not the Level 1 settings: Store the current Level 1 settings as a macro (see SAVE MACRO, page 31). Then do the FACTORY RESET procedure as stated below.
ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS PAGE COUNTER Use this feature to display the following page counters: ❐ PAGE COUNTER: How many pages your printer has printed since it was installed. ❐ PCU COUNTER: How many pages printed so far with the current master unit. These counters do not include printed fax messages and reports. The counters only show how many pages have been output from the computer. 1. Enter Level 2 mode (see page 34). 2. Press or until you see PAGE COUNTER. 3.
SOLVING PROBLEMS STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES While the printer is being used, messages on the display panel indicate the status of the machine and alert the user to any errors that may occur. This section gives an al phabetical list of these messages, and explains how to clear any associated problems. Note If you see the indicator flashing, first correct the problem, then press the key to clear the error. (However, if the AUTO CONT.
SOLVING PROBLEMS FEED JAM Paper was not fed from the cassette, or jammed on the way into the printer. See your fax machine’s Operator’s Manual for information on how to clear paper jams. FONT CREATING The printer is creating a font. Please wait. GRAPHIC DRAWING The printer is composing a graphic. Please wait. ILLEGAL CARD #x The card or cartridge in slot x cannot be read. Take the printer off line then press .
SOLVING PROBLEMS PAPER SIZE ERROR The PAGE SIZE setting does not match the paper in the selected cassette. Press to clear the error. Then either load the correct size of paper in the cassette, or change the PAGE SIZE setting (see page 27 or use your application software). PRINTING The printer has received data and is printing. Please wait. PRINT STOP x/y The printer is pausing during a multi-copy printout. Please wait; printing should soon re sume automatically.
SOLVING PROBLEMS SET FULL PRINT This message may appear when you are trying to print a page that contains graphics. Pressing may clear the problem and allow you to continue printing. However, if the message appears often, you should increase the FULL PRINT setting (see page 29). STARTUP ERROR If this message appears when you turn on the printer, the power may have been switched off while the printer was performing a save operation.
SOLVING PROBLEMS PRINTING PROBLEMS The printer does not print, or stops printing The (on-line/off-line) indicator is on, but nothing is printed ❐ Check that both ends of the cable from the computer to the printer are plugged in se curely. ❐ Check that you are using the correct type of cable to meet the specifications of your computer and your printer. ❐ You may not have selected the correct I/F CONFIG settings (see page 35). See your computer manual for the correct settings for your computer.
SOLVING PROBLEMS All the text has been printed on the same line, or the text is overprinting itself on the same line ❐ Line feed commands are not being sent at the end of each line of text. If you are us ing the parallel channel, you may be able to correct the problem by switching AUT OFEED on (see page 35). Some software packages will allow sending line feed commands in the setup.
SOLVING PROBLEMS The printer prints a page and then stops The display reads PAPER SIZE ERROR and the indicator blinks ❐ You have selected the wrong paper size with your application software. ❐ You may be trying to use a paper size that your printer cannot handle. Check your fax machine’s specifications to see what paper sizes it can handle. ❐ The P-SIZE setting may not match your paper size. Either: If the indicator is out, press to clear the error.
SOLVING PROBLEMS An INSUFF MEMORY message appears and graphics cannot be printed ❐ Change the FULL PRINT setting (see page 29) or the RX-BUFFER setting (see page 37). ❐ Your printer may not have enough memory. Simplify the page or install additional memory (see page 10). To clear the error, press . ❐ If you are set up in CH INDIVIDUAL mode, check that the memory share is set up so that the channel used for printing complex pages has a large enough share of the memory.
SOLVING PROBLEMS After turning on the printer, START UP ERROR is displayed. After pressing to recover from the error, your previously selected settings have been changed ❐ This message may appear if you turned off the printer while it was printing, or while it was executing a FACTORY RESET, P-CONFIG SAVE, or SAVE MACRO routine. Print a status sheet to see the current settings (see page 9). Adjust any settings that are incorrect.
SOLVING PROBLEMS DATA DUMP MODE Data dump mode is a special feature that makes it easy for experienced users to find the cause of communication problems between the computer and the printer. Data dump mode provides an exact printout of the codes reaching the printer. To start data dump mode, do the following. 1. Make sure that the printer is loaded with paper. 2. Hold down the button until you see "INITIALIZE" on the printer’s display 3.
SOLVING PROBLEMS To interpret the first line of codes on the sample printout on the previous page, see the following table. Hex codes 1B 52 00 1B 43 45 1B 6B 00 1B 70 00 Command ESC R 0 ESC C 69 ESC k 0 ESC p 0 Function Select the USA character set Set the page length Select the typeface Turn proportional mode on/off RESETTING THE PRINTER You may need to reset the printer sometimes. There are four types of printer reset.
APPENDIX A. SPECIFICATIONS Power consumption: 45 W in standby mode, 200 W while printing Resolution: 300 x 300 dots per inch Printing speed: 10 pages per minute, after up to 20 seconds for the first page. Paper size: A4, Letter, and Legal Printable area: Refer to pages B- 1 and C-1. Memory capacity: 1 megabyte, expandable to up to 6 megabytes total memory. This is for the printer only. Fax and printer memory are completely separate.
APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE This section informs you about using your printer’s HP emulation mode. It describes the unique features of your printer’s HP emulation as well as the differences between your printer’s HP emulation and printing with an actual HP LaserJet printer. HP EMULATION MODEVS HP LASERJET III Your printer differs slightly from a HP LaserJet III because the two printers use different technologies. The differences in printing are explained below.
APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE Character Clipping If a character is partially outside the printer area, the HP LaserJet mode clips it and the part outside the printer area is not printed. Paper Handling When using HP emulation mode, the paper size is not determined by the paper cas sette as it is with a HP LaserJet series III printer. Use the PAGE SIZE feature (see page 27) to select the paper size that you need.
APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE If your program does not have a driver for the HP LaserJet IIISi but can send printer commands, send the commands below to select the HP LaserJet IIISi fonts.
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE USING SELECTYPE MODE TO ADJUST THE HP EMULATION MODE ORIENT (Page Orientation) This feature allows you to select the direction in which characters are printed on the page. Available Options: PORT (portrait; vertical), LAND ( landscape; horizontal), R-PORT (opposite direction of portrait), R-LAND (opposite direction of landscape) 1. Enter Level 1 mode (see page 26). 2. Press or until ORIENT. is displayed. 3. To change the current setting: 4. Press or played.
APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE 5. 6. Press or until the required font number is displayed. Example: Font number 1. Note: Font types are displayed only as numbers in this procedure. To see the font types that correspond to each font number, print a font sample sheet (use the FONT SAMPLE procedure on page 9). 7. Store the displayed setting: If you have just selected a scalable font, you must perform an additional step. For proportional fonts: The display is as shown on the right.
APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE SUB CONFIG. SUB CONFIG. is a menu within SelecType Level 1. It contains two features. ❐ FORM: Use this to set the number of lines for the selected page size and orienta tion. The setting that you choose affects the line spacing on printouts. This setting is affected by the PAGE SIZE, ORIENT, and FONT settings. Available Options: 0 to 128. If you select 0, the line spacing will be 1/6 inch [about 4.2 mm].
APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE AVAILABLE FONTS AND SYMBOL SETS This section describes the fonts and symbol sets available in HP emulation mode. There are a variety of resident bitmap and scalable fonts. To explain the difference be tween these two types of font, the following table shows the attributes that can be changed for bitmap and scalable fonts.
APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE Resident Scalable Fonts The following table lists the attributes of the resident scalable fonts available with HP emulation mode.
APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE The following tables show the symbol sets that are available when your printer is in HP emulation mode. The ID number in brackets after the symbol set’s name shows what number to insert in the ESC code to select that particular symbol set.
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APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE HP EMULATION COMMAND SUMMARY This section lists the printer commands supported by HP emulation mode. For more in formation on printer commands, see the Hewlett- Packard LaserJet III Printer Technical Reference Manual. To use these commands, you have to make batch files and data files. Normally, only ex perienced users attempt to use these codes. However, you can get a rough idea about how to make batch and data files by looking at page 18 and the pages following that.
APPENDIX B. HP EMULATION MODE Printer commands arranged by topic The HP printer commands supported in HP LaserJet Series III emulation are listed be low.
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APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES Your printer is able to emulate a selection of Epson LQ and FX printers. This means that you can use your printer with software that supports Epson LQ and FX printers. OPERATING AS AN LQ OR FX PRINTER Your printer’s Epson emulation modes provide options not available with most LQ or FX printers, including control over most printer features and output quality using Selec type mode.
APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES USING SELECTYPE TO ADJUST EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION ORIENT (Page Orientation) This feature allows you to select the direction in which characters are printed on the page. Available Options: PORT (portrait; vertical), LAND ( landscape; horizontal) 1. Enter Level 1 mode (see page 26). 2. Press or until ORIENT. is displayed. 3. To change the current setting: 4. Press or played. until the required setting is dis - 5. Store the displayed setting: 6.
APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES SUB CONFIG. The SUB CONFIG. is a menu within Selectype Level 1. It contains these features. ❐ PITCH: Use this to select a character pitch of 10, 12, or 15 characters per inch (cpi), or proportional spacing (PROP). A setting of 10 provides more space between char acters, and 15 provides less. ❐ CONDENSED: Use this to change the character spacing.
APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES ❐ FORM TOP: Use this to specify the distance from the top of the sheet to the base line of the first printable line. The factory setting is 0.5 inch [12.7 mm]. Available Options: 0.5 to 1.5 inches [12.7 to 38.1 mm] in increments of 0.05 inch [0.127 mm]. ❐ TEXT: Use this to set the page length. The unit of measurement for this setting is 1/6 inch [4.2 mm]. The factory setting is 66 (6 lines per inch, 2.4 lines per cm).
APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES ❐ WIDE PAGE: When this feature is ON, you can print up to 80 characters at 10 cpi across an A4 page. When it is OFF, you can print up to 77 characters at 10 cpi. The setting is only valid when PAGE SIZE is at A4. If you change the WIDE PAGE set ting when another size is selected, L-MARGIN automatically defaults to 0 and R-MARGIN and TEXT LINES return to the default setting for the currently selected paper size.
APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES AVAILABLE FONTS AND SYMBOL SETS This section describes the resident fonts and symbol sets available in LQ and FX emu lation modes. Resident Fonts The printer offers a variety of resident fonts in the LQ and FX emulation modes. The fol lowing table lists the resident fonts available in LQ and FX emulation modes. Font Name Courier Courier bold Courier Courier bold Line printer Prestige Prestige Pitch (cpi) 10 10 12 12 16.
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APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES LQ AND FX EMULATION COMMAND SUMMARY This section lists the control codes and ESC codes supported in the LQ and FX emula tion modes. Some LQ and FX printer codes are not available, either because the func tions are not required (such as draft printing) or are not possible because of the different technologies used in these printers. To use the commands explained in this section, you have to make batch files and data files.
APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES ESC w This command produces double-height characters but differs between LQ and FX emu lation modes, as follows: ❐ LQ mode - If you send the ESC w command when the print position is set at the first line of the logical page, LQ printers print only the bottom half of the characters. Your printer prints the entire character.
APPENDIX C. EPSON LQ AND FX EMULATION MODES Printer commands arranged by topic The following section lists and describes all FX and LQ commands by topic.
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APPENDIX D. OPTIONAL FONT CARDS AND CARTRIDGES FONT CARDS AND EMULATION MODE CARDS The printer interface has one slot for an optional card; this can be either a font card or an emulation mode card. Font Cards You can use the following font cards with your printer.
APPENDIX D. OPTIONAL FONT CARDS AND CARTRIDGES Caring for Cards Observe the following precautions. ❐ Do not drop, crush, or bend cards. The card’s natural curvature does not affect its operation, so do not try to straighten a card by bending it. ❐ Avoid touching the small gold contacts on the card’s edge. ❐ If the card gets dirty, clean the connectors by wiping the edge with a clean tissue. Do not use water, alcohol, or other solvents.
APPENDIX D. OPTIONAL FONT CARDS AND CARTRIDGES When the printer is in 3/P/Si mode: ❐ The FONT procedure displays the currently selected font source (RD [resident], A [card slot], C [cartridge slot], or DL [downloaded]). To select the font card slot, select font source A. Then select the required font number. ❐ The font that you want may not be available if it does not contain the currently se lected symbol set.
APPENDIX D. OPTIONAL FONT CARDS AND CARTRIDGES Recovering from a Card Error When the display shows one of the following error messages, a card error has oc curred: REINSERT CARD, ILLEGAL CARD #x, REMOVE CARD, CARDMEMORY OVERFLOW, INSUFF.MEMORY This type of error occurs if you insert or remove a font card when the printer is on line or when the printer’s memory contains data. You cannot use the font card or print any thing until you correct the error.
APPENDIX D. OPTIONAL FONT CARDS AND CARTRIDGES Maker Hewlett Packard Cartridge Number 92286A 92286B 92286C 92286D 92286E 92286F 92286G 92286H 92286J 92286K 92286L 92286M 92286N 92286P 92286Q 92286R 92286T 92286U 92286V 92286W 92286X 92286Y 92286Z 92290S1 92290S2 92286PC C2055A C2053A C2053A C2053A C2053A C2053A C2053A C2053A C2053A Anacom General Corporation Computer Peripherals, Inc.
APPENDIX D. OPTIONAL FONT CARDS AND CARTRIDGES Maker Everex Systems, Inc. Cartridge Number IQ Engineering Pacific Data Products, Inc. UDP Data Products, Inc. Intercon Associates, Inc.
APPENDIX E. LIST OF FEATURES The following tables show the features available in Level 1 and Level 2 of printer setup mode (Selectype mode). The possible settings, and the factory settings are also shown. Level 1 Feature INPUT PAGE SIZE COPIES ORIENT FONT STATUS SHEET FONT SAMPLE SUB CONFIG SYSTEM CONFIG Factory Setting AUTO STD A4 LT HLT 1 to 999 Depends on the emulation mode; see the tables at the end of the Appendix. Depends on the emulation mode; see the tables at the end of the Appendix.
APPENDIX E. LIST OF FEATURES Level 2 Feature TEST PRINT MODE ASSIGN I/F CONFIG RX-BUFFER SIZE CH CH TIMEOUT AUTO CONT. P-CONFIG. SAVE FACTORY RESET VERSION PAGE COUNTER E-2 Factory Setting PATTERN 1 PATTERN 2 3/P/Si LQ FX (Epson GL) PARALLEL SLCTIN (Off/On) AUTOFEED (Off/On) BUSY DELAY (0, ±5, MIN) SERIAL WORD LENGTH BAUD RATE PARITY STOP BIT DTR XON/XOFF ENQ/ACK DSR CTS Depends on your printer memory capacity.
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APPENDIX E. LIST OF FEATURES Epson LQ or FX Emulation Mode Feature ORIENT FONT SUB CONFIG Factory Setting PORT LAND Courier Prestige (OCR-B) (OCR-A) DL (Downloaded) PITCH CONDENSED L-MARGIN R-MARGIN FORM TOP TEXT SKIP BOTTOM CGTABLE COUNTRY J-REPRINT AUTO CR ZERO CHAR WIDE PAGE B-IMAGE E-4 PORT Courier 10 12 15 PROP On/Off From 0 upwards From 1 upwards 0.5 to 1.
APPENDIX F. CONNECTOR PIN CONFIGURATION The following tables show the signal names that are present at the parallel and serial sockets on your printer. If you are having trouble selecting a cable that will work with your computer: ❐ Show these tables to your computer hardware dealer. ❐ Check the pin assignments of your computer’s printer port (parallel or serial, depend ing which one you are having problems with), and show that to your hardware dealer as well.
APPENDIX F. CONNECTOR PIN CONFIGURATION The following page contains diagrams of the serial interface cable pin assignments for two types of computer.
APPENDIX G. STATUS SHEET The following is an example of a status sheet printout. STATUS SHEET Printer Configuration Installed Memory CH Mode CH Time Out Mode Assign : : : P : S : O : 1.0 Mbytes AUTOSENSE 60 3/P/Si 3/P/Si 3/P/Si Controller Version Font Version Auto Continue Standby : : : : 26.22 06.
