R User’s Manual T5000 Thermal Printer
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction......................................................... 17 Printronix Customer Solutions Center ................................................. 17 Training Available On Printronix Products ........................................... 17 Warnings And Special Information ...................................................... 18 Manual Conventions ............................................................................ 18 The T5000 Series Label Printer...................
Table of Contents Printing Adjustments............................................................................ 59 Printhead Pressure Adjustment .................................................... 59 Printhead Pressure Block Adjustments ......................................... 60 Positioning The Media Sensor ...................................................... 61 Sensing Different Media Types ..................................................... 62 Running Auto Calibrate ............................
Table of Contents IGP/PGL SETUP ............................................................................... 140 IGP/VGL SETUP ............................................................................... 142 P-SERIES SETUP ............................................................................. 145 P-SER XQ SETUP............................................................................. 148 SER MATRIX SETUP........................................................................
Table of Contents 5 Diagnostics And Troubleshooting ..................... 241 Printer Self-Test................................................................................. 241 Printing Test Labels .................................................................... 241 Troubleshooting Common Situations................................................. 241 Improving Processing Time......................................................... 242 Data Exchange.................................................
Table of Contents D Standard And Heavy-Duty Media Cutter Installation ....................................................... 283 Prepare The Printer ........................................................................... 283 Installing The Standard Cutter .................................................... 284 Restore The Printer To Operation ............................................... 284 Installing The Heavy-Duty Cutter ................................................
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1 Introduction Printronix Customer Solutions Center The Printronix Customer Solutions Center offers technical support with: • • • • • Installation Configuration and setup Operation and supplies loading Specification of the proper media and ribbon Post sales service support questions. Call the Printronix Customer Solutions Center at (714) 368-2686 or visit the Printronix Web page at www.printronix.com.
Chapter 1 Warnings And Special Information Warnings And Special Information For your safety and to protect valuable equipment, it is very important that you read and comply with all information highlighted under special headings: WARNING Conditions that could harm you and damage the equipment. WARNING Achten Sie auf folgendes, um keine Personen in Gefahr zu bringen bzw. das Gerät zu beschädigen. WARNING Condiciones que pueden causar daños a personas y equipos.
Standard Features The T5000 Series Label Printer NOTE: As used in this manual, the terms “T5000” and “printer” refer to all models within the T5000 series. The T5000 series consists of a family of high quality, direct thermal and thermal transfer printers specifically designed for printing labels and tags from any MS-DOS®, Windows®, ASCII, or EBCDIC (with the Coax/Twinax option) based compatible computer. The T5000 series is comprised of the products detailed in Table 1. Table 1.
Chapter 1 The T5000 Series Label Printer • • • Download forms, fonts, and graphics to printer memory. • Tear-Off mode for positioning the label at the tear-off position and detecting its removal before printing the next label. • Tear-Off Strip mode for printing a specified number of labels and positioning the last label at the tear-off position. • • • 8MB DRAM memory. High resolution printhead for sharp graphics and text.
Optional Features • IPDS: IPDS is available for Coax/Twinax or a NIC or a combination of both. 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 or NIC, 300 DPI Printhead, 16 MB DRAM, and 10 MB Flash, installed to support this field-installed option.
Chapter 1 Thermal Printer Technology Thermal Printer Technology Quiet and fast, with excellent print quality, your multifunction thermal printer uses an inline thermal printhead. The thermal printer operates differently from a line matrix or laser printer, because the thermal printer uses a printhead with heating elements and special paper or ribbon.
Media Selection Thermal Consumables Media Selection Since there are two print modes of operation, there are two kinds of thermal media: • • Direct thermal media Thermal transfer media Direct thermal media is paper coated with special chemicals that act as an accelerator, acceptor dye, and binder. During direct thermal mode, the heat from the thermal printhead contacts the paper and causes a chemical reaction to take place. Thermal transfer media requires ribbon.
Chapter 1 Setting Up The Printer Setting Up The Printer Unpacking The Printer The printer is shipped in a carton and protective bag. The top lid of the carton has instructions on how to remove the internal packing material from the printer. Keep all packing material in case shipping is required. CAUTION Avoid touching the electrical connectors to prevent electrostatic discharge damage while setting up the printer.
Unpacking The Printer Foam 4. Remove the foam pad between the pivoting deck and the frame. Pivoting Deck Platen Foam Pad Deck Lock Lever Printhead 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.
Chapter 1 Setting Up The Printer Installation The following sections will guide you through the installation of the printer. 1. Place the printer in a suitable location on a flat level surface that allows easy access to all sides of the printer. CAUTION The printer should never be operated while resting on its side or upside down. 2. Check that the printer power switch is in the OFF (O) position. WARNING Failure to properly ground the printer may result in electric shock to the operator.
Installation 5. Attach Interface: a. Parallel Interface Attach a suitable parallel printer cable from the computer to the Centronics/IEEE 1284 interface connector at the back of the printer. Snap the bail locks to the Centronics connector to secure the interface cable to the 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.
Chapter 1 Setting Up The Printer If your printer is equipped with the Coax/Twinax and Network Interface Card (NIC) interfaces, the rear I/O panel will look like the picture below. Twinax Connection Coax Connection NIC Connection c. Coax Connection Attach a suitable coaxial cable from the computer to the coax connector located in the I/O plate in the back of the printer. d.
2 Operation Controls And Indicators Power Switch The power switch is located on the bottom back panel of the printer. To apply power, place the switch in the | (ON) position. When you first power on the printer, a series of initialization 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).
Chapter 30 Indicator Indicates when the printer is receiving or processing data. Function in Menu Mode Stays lit when the printer is online, ready to print, and accept data from the host. Off when the printer is offline. Off. Flashes during a fault condition. Flashes during a fault condition. Flashes during a fault condition. Displays “ONLINE,” the interface type, and emulation in use. Displays “OFFLINE.” Displays “OFFLINE” and a main menu, submenu, or option.
Button Function in Online Mode Function in Offline Mode Function in Menu Mode PAUSE Key Toggles the printer between online and offline modes. Sets printer to Offline Mode. Sets printer to Online Mode. Sets printer to Offline Mode. JOB SELECT Key None Selects a pre-stored printer configuration. Scrolls left through main menus. Decrements option values within submenus. Advances the media one label length. Advances the media one label length. Scrolls the current menu selection one level up.
Chapter 32 Button Description Function in Online Mode Function in Offline Mode Function in Menu Mode 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 locked, “ENTER SWITCH LOCKED” displays on the LCD for one second.
Powering On The Printer Powering On The Printer When you power on the printer, it executes a self-test. During the self-test, the LCD momentarily displays the DPI resolution (203 or 300 DPI) of the installed printhead. The default power-on state is online. Once the printer has successfully initialized, the ONLINE status indicator light illuminates, and the LCD indicates the communication interface selected and the type of emulation installed.
Chapter 2 Loading Media And Ribbon • Peel-Off. Prints and peels die-cut labels from the liner without assistance. The printer waits for you to take away the label before printing the next one (on-demand printing). The label liner is rewound on the optional internal rewinder. A “Remove Label” message will display to remind you to remove the label before the next one can be printed. For Label Peel-off information, see page 55. • Cut.
Loading Roll Media Loading Roll Media Media Cover Media Hanger Media Hanger Guide Pivoting Deck t53loc2a Media Width Guide Deck Lock Lever 1. Open the media cover. 2. Slide the blue media hanger guide outward to the 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.
Chapter 2 Loading Media And Ribbon Media Roll Media Hanger Guide Media Hanger 5. Slide a roll of media 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.
Loading Roll Media Printhead Media Damper Platen (Rubber Drive Roller) 7. Thread the media under the 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.
Chapter 2 Loading Media And Ribbon Media Sensor Media Guard Fixed Guide Media Width Guide Media Sensor Handle Media Damper 8. Verify that the left (inside) edge of the media is against the fixed guide on the bottom of the media 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.
Loading Roll Media Platen (left edge) Media (left edge) 11. Align the left (inside) edge of the media with the left straight edge of the platen (rubber drive roller).
Chapter 2 Loading Media And Ribbon Pivoting Deck Deck Lock Lever 12. Close the printhead by pressing down on both sides of the pivoting deck and rotating the deck lock lever fully counterclockwise. 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. 13. Verify that Print Mode in the Printer Configuration Menu is set for the media type installed (Direct or Transfer).
Loading Fanfold Media Loading Fanfold Media Media Cover Fanfold Tension Arm Fanfold Media Pivoting Deck Media Hanger Guide Media Hanger Deck Lock Lever 1. Open the media cover. 2. Slide the media hanger guide outward to the end of the media hanger, and rotate it downward to a horizontal position to remove any roll media. 3. Place the fanfold media either behind or beneath the printer, depending on the desired fanfold supply location.
Chapter 2 Loading Media And Ribbon Media Sensor Media Guard Fixed Guide Media Width Guide Media Sensor Handle Media Damper 8. Slide the media width guide outward to the end of the media damper. 9. Thread the media under the 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.
Loading Fanfold Media Platen (left edge) Media (left edge) 12. Align the left (inside) edge of the media with the left straight edge of the platen (rubber drive roller).
Chapter 2 Loading Media And Ribbon Pivoting Deck Deck Lock Lever 13. Close the printhead by pressing down on both sides of the pivoting deck and rotating the deck lock lever fully counterclockwise. This locks the pivoting deck and printhead assembly into the printing position. Verify that Print Mode in the Printer Configuration Menu is set for the media type installed (Direct or Transfer). If Thermal Transfer media is installed, see “Loading Ribbon” on page 45.
Loading Ribbon Loading Ribbon Skip this section for 4 inch DT models or when using direct thermal printing. Pivoting Deck Ribbon Roll Ribbon Supply Spindle Deck Lock Lever 1. 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.
Chapter 2 Loading Media And Ribbon Printhead Media Rear Ribbon Guide Roller 4. Thread the end 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.
Loading Ribbon Media Cover Take-up Core Take-up Spindle 5. Wrap the ribbon from the front of the printhead assembly to the front of the ribbon take-up spindle. Attach the ribbon to the fiberboard core on the ribbon take-up spindle with tape. When installing a new roll of ribbon, attach the ribbon leader adhesive 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.
Chapter 2 Loading Media And Ribbon 8. Verify that Print Mode is set for Transfer in the Print Mode submenu located in the MEDIA CONTROL Main Configuration menu. See “Main Menu” on page 79 for more information. 9. The printer is now ready to print. Removing The Media Guide Remove the media guide 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. Tear Bar Front Door Media Guide Hook Groove 1.
Batch Rewind Mode Using The Optional Internal Rewinder The printer can be set up to rewind labels after they have been printed (Batch Rewind Mode) or to automatically peel labels from their backing and dispense them one at a time while rewinding the liner (Peel-Off Mode). Both modes require use of an internal rewinder. The internal rewinder is available as a factory installed option only.
Chapter 2 Using The Optional Internal Rewinder Installing The Media Guide The media guide must be installed on the front door when using Batch Rewind mode. To install the media guide: Front Door Media Guide Hook Groove 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.
Batch Rewind Mode Loading Media Rewinder Release Lever Rewinder 1. To load media, refer to “Loading Roll Media” on page 35 and complete steps 1 through 10.
Chapter 2 Using The Optional Internal Rewinder Media Media Guide Release Lever Slot 2. Thread the media over the front of the media guide and through the opening under the front door toward the internal rewinder. IMPORTANT If you do not complete the following step, it will be extremely difficult to remove the printed labels from the rewinder. Raised Ridge Back Flange Slot Media or Liner Release Lever (counterclockwise position) 3.
Batch Rewind Mode Media Cover Deck Lock Lever 6. Press down on both sides of the pivoting deck and rotate the deck lock lever counterclockwise against its stop to place the printhead assembly 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.
Chapter 2 Using The Optional Internal Rewinder Removing Printed Media from the Rewinder Release Lever Printhead Rewinder 1. Open the media cover. 2. Press the FEED key to advance 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.
Label Peel-Off Label Peel-Off You can set up the printer to automatically peel die-cut labels off their liner (backing) and dispense them one at a time while rewinding the liner. You can install the media guide to prevent long labels from accidentally adhering to the front door assembly, but it is normally not needed when using labels less than two inches long (see “Installing The Media Guide” on page 50). Configuring the Printer Menu 1. Set Media Handling to “Peel-Off” under the MEDIA CONTROL Main Menu.
Chapter 2 Using The Optional Internal Rewinder Raised Ridge Back Flange Slot Liner IMPORTANT Release Lever If you do not complete the following step, it will be difficult to remove the liner from the rewinder. 6. Turn the release lever on the rewinder counterclockwise and lock it in place. This forms a raised ridge along the width of the rewinder. 7. Insert the leading edge of the media into the closest slot of the rewinder, and slide the media against the back flange. 8.
Label Peel-Off Media Cover Deck Lock Lever 12. Press down on both sides of the pivoting deck and rotate the deck lock lever fully counterclockwise. 13. Press the FEED key. The label advances to the peel-off position, and “Remove Label” displays 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.
Chapter 2 Using The Optional Internal Rewinder Removing Label Liner from the Rewinder 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.
Printhead Pressure Adjustment Printing Adjustments Printhead Pressure Adjustment Active Pressure Setting Printhead Pressure Adjustment Dial Sometimes you will need to adjust printhead pressure because of variations in media thickness and width. The printhead pressure adjustment dial is shown above. The value shown at the bottom of the dial is the active setting. In general, adjust printhead pressure to the lowest value which produces the desired print quality.
Chapter 2 Printing Adjustments Printhead Pressure Block Adjustments Pressure Block Adjustment Scale Right Pressure Block Pointer Lead Screw Knob Left Pressure Block Left Pressure Block Handle Right Pressure Block Printhead Pressure Block adjustments are used to obtain a uniform print density across the width of the installed media under a variety of media and ribbon conditions.
Positioning The Media Sensor 3. Press the ↵ key to start the Grey test pattern. The pattern will start and continue to print. 4. Press the ↵ key to stop printing. 5. Check the test pattern. If necessary reposition the pressure blocks to obtain a uniform print density across the media width. In most cases, only the right pressure block may need to be adjusted. 6. Whenever you reposition a pressure block, run the Grey test pattern to verify the print pattern is acceptable.
Chapter 2 Printing Adjustments NOTE: The media sensor should not be placed in the path of media features that could cause false gap detection or paper out faults. Such features are dark pre-printing, rounded die-cut label corners, vertical gaps associated with side-by-side labels, and extraneous cut-outs, as shown below. Position the media sensor in either of the grey shaded areas.
Running Auto Calibrate 6. Press the ↵ key to enable the displayed option. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selection. 7. Press the PAUSE key until “OFFLINE” appears on the LCD. 8. Review the Calibrating the Media Sensor section below. 9. Perform the Auto Calibrate procedure on page 63. Calibrating The Media Sensor Due to manufacturing differences in media and ribbon, the Media Sensor may have difficulty distinguishing the difference between the label and the liner or the label and the black mark.
Chapter 2 Printing Adjustments 2. Press the ↓ key and ↵ key together until “ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED” displays. 3. Press the TEST PRINT key until “Printer Tests/Auto Calibrate” displays. 4. Press the ↵ key. Media advances until it can accurately detect the label length indicators and then stops at the Top-of-Form position. The Sensed Distance will then display for 1 second. 5. Auto Calibrate is successful when the Sensed Distance value correctly matches that of the installed media.
Running Media Profile NOTE: Verify that the CALIBRATE CTRL menu Gap/Mark Sensor option (Gap, Mark or Disable) matches the installed media. See “Sensing Different Media Types” on page 62. You will need a minimum installed label width of two inches to support the Profile printout. Check that the Media Sensor is horizontally positioned to permit sensing of the label length indicators. See “Positioning The Media Sensor” on page 61.
Chapter 2 Printing Adjustments Running Manual Calibrate Manual Calibrate should be performed only when the values derived from Auto Calibrate fail to improve the media sensor’s ability to sense label length indicators on the installed media. You must first enable Advanced User in the PRINTER CONTROL menu before accessing or initializing Manual Calibrate in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. NOTE: Verify that the CALIBRATE CTRL menu Gap/Mark Sensor option (Gap, Mark, or Disable), matches the installed media.
General Cleaning 11. 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 menu. Tear-Off and Tear-Off Strip Media Handling will position the label edge at the tear bar, while Continuous will position the label edge under the printhead. 12.
Chapter 2 Cleaning Pivoting Deck Printhead Elements Deck Lock Lever 1. Rotate the deck lock clockwise to open the pivoting deck and remove any media and ribbon (if loaded) to gain 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.
3 Configuring The Printer Overview The configuration process is done using the printer configuration keys on the control panel and includes the following: • • • • Configuring the printer for different host interface options Customizing label formats Checking printer status Running various maintenance tests NOTE: Control codes sent by the host system will override the control panel settings.
Chapter 3 Overview Moving Within The Configuration Menu You can move through the configuration menus using the appropriate navigation keys, as shown in Figure 2. (See “Controls And Indicators” on page 29 for more details on the function of the operator panel keys.) You can select different options and save them as the power on default; however, you can only save them to configuration menus 1-8. The factory configuration menu can be altered, but not saved.
Selecting A Menu Option Selecting A Menu Option To select an option, you need to press the ↵ key. By default, however, the ↵ key is “locked” when the printer is turned on to prevent accidental changes to the configuration menu. If you press the ↵ key when the key is locked, the message “ENTER SWITCH LOCKED” displays on the LCD for one second, and the value will not be selected. To unlock the ↵ key, press the ↓ and ↵ keys simultaneously. This toggles the enter lock function.
Chapter 3 Overview • Ver Image Shift • Hor Image Shift • Orientation 3. When the desired submenu displays, press the through the values or options. + or - key to scroll 4. Press the ↵ key to select a value. An asterisk (*) displays next to the selected value or option. 5. If there are more submenu values or options you want to change, use the .. . ,↑, ↓, +, and − keys to access the value and the ↵ key to select it. At . any time, you may press the .. key to return to the main menu. 6.
Specifying A Power-Up Configuration When processing is completed, the display shows: Save Config. X* NOTE: If the configuration number has been previously saved and Protect Configs. = Enabled under CONFIG CONTROL, the following error message displays: CONFIG. EXISTS Delete First If the above occurs, see “Modifying A Saved Configuration” on page 74, step 4. 5. Print your configuration and store it in a safe place for future reference. Refer to “Printing A Configuration” on page 75.
Chapter 3 Overview Modifying A Saved Configuration You can change a saved configuration by rewriting over it. For example, you can modify Config. 1, shown below. Suppose you want to keep all the settings but you want to select the parallel Centronics interface instead of the IEEE 1284 interface. 1. Load the configuration to be changed (for example, Config. 1). a. Press the .. . key until the following message displays. MENU MODE CONFIG. CONTROL b. Press the ↓ key until the following message displays.
Printing A Configuration Then, the following displays when it is deleted: Delete Config. X* 5. Save the new configuration as described in the “Saving A Configuration” on page 72. Make sure you select the same number (e.g., Config. 1) when saving the modified configuration. The new configuration writes over the existing one. 6. Print a copy of this newest configuration and store it in a safe place. Refer to the “Printing A Configuration” on page 75.
Chapter 3 Overview Figure 3.
Sample Configuration Printout (cont.
Chapter 3 Menu Overview Menu Overview VALIDATOR CONFIG. CONTROL Online validator setup and status reporting. Name, store, and retrieve up to eight different printer configurations. Control various parameters related to print quality, media, and ribbon. SELECTED EMULATIONS DIAGNOSTICS PARALLEL PORT Emulations selected from the PRINTER CONTROL menu appear here. These emulations relate to graphics languages, particular printers, and optional host interface protocols. . Press ..
Main Menu VALIDATOR (page 84) Validator Report Auto Report Clear Data Good Barcodes Good Forms Overstrike Forms Average BWD Last BWD Validator Funct. Telemetry Path Telemetry Data Number of Codes Validator Action Symbol Contrast Quiet Zones Decodeability Percent Decode Defects Min. Code Height Form Spacing Skip Labels F/W Revision Overstrike Style Scanner Settings Beam Shift I2of5 Checksum Num Retry CONFIG. CONTROL (page 91) Load Config. Save Config. Print Config. Delete Config. Power-Up Config.
Chapter 3 Main Menu PRINTER CONTROL (page 114) LP+ Emulation CTHI Emulation(1) Active IGP Emul Host Interface Power Saver Time Pwr Save Control Display Language Del Char frm Fls Ld Char from Fls Save Char to Fls Del Char frm RAM Ld Char at PwrUp Del Set frm Flsh Ld Set from Flsh Save Set to Flsh Del Set from RAM Ld Set at PwrUp Alarm Power-up State Ptx Setup SFCC Overwrite Files View File List Delete Files Optimize&Reboot Print File List Cancel Key Compatibility Advanced User Auto Locking Set Lock Key Pt
5250 SETUP(1) (page 138) Primary Sets Translation Tbl(2) Buffer Print Active Char Set Secondary Sets Lead-in Chars Alt. Set 80-9F Graphic Chek Err Graphic Chek Cod Set Text Orientn Host Override Format Control Max.
Chapter 3 Main Menu P-SER XQ SETUP(1) (page 148) SER MATRIX SETUP(1) (page 150) PROPRINTER SETUP(1) (page 152) EPSON FX SETUP(1) (page 154) Select CPI Select LPI Typeface Horizontal DPI Vertical DPI Prop. Spacing Italic Print Slashed Zero Left Margin(2) Right Margin(2) Top Margin Bottom Margin Print Char. Set Define CR code Auto LF Define LF code Control Code 06 Compressed Print Bold Elong/Alt. Font Gothic Typeface EVFU Select Upr.
DIAGNOSTICS (page 200) Printer Tests Test Count Software Build Hex Dump Mode Print Error Log Clear Error Log DRAM Installed Ptr On Time Ptr Media Dist Head Print Dist Head On Time Reset Head Data Head Type Head Voltage PARALLEL PORT (page 204) SERIAL PORT (page 208) C/T PORT(2) Port Type Data Bit 8 (1) PI Ignored (1) Buffer Size in K Trickle Time Timeout Report Status Prime Signal Data Polarity (1) Resp.
Chapter 3 VALIDATOR VALIDATOR VALIDATOR Validator Report Auto Report Disable* Enable Clear Data Good Barcodes 0 Good Forms 0 Overstrike Forms 0 Average BWD 0% Last BWD 0% Validator Funct.
VALIDATOR (cont. from previous page) Min. Code Height Form Spacing Skip Labels 0.40 inches* 0.13 inches 0.25 inches 0.32 inches 0.6 inches* Minimum* 0.16 inches 0.20 inches 0.2 to 1.
Chapter 3 VALIDATOR VALIDATOR Submenus Validator Report This item invokes an action. When selected the printer will print a report of the verification data acquired since the last data reset. Auto Report This option allows you to disable or enable an automatic validator report printout after a batch job. You can determine the end of a batch job in two ways: • • by using an Execute command to determine end of batch job, or a timeout of more than 10 seconds.
VALIDATOR Submenus Last BWD This is a display item only. It indicates the Bar Width Deviation included in the most recent report received from the validator. If no data has been received since the last clear operation, this field will be zero. Validator Funct. This item allows the validator to be disabled when desired. When disabled, the printer will not command the validator to begin scanning and no errors will be reported. The counters will not be incremented while the validator is disabled.
Chapter 3 VALIDATOR Validator Action This submenu defines the action the printer will take in the event of an error. See the Validator User’s Manual for details. The options are Retry Form (the factory default), Stop, and Overstrike. Symbol Contrast This item selects whether or not symbol contrast is included as part of the pass fail criteria. The precise percentage to be sent to the validator is determined by the type of printing selected.
VALIDATOR Submenus Min. Code Height This submenu tells the printer the closest vertical gap between bar codes that needs to be resolved. Refer to the Print/Slew Speed Limits for background information. The printer’s ability to resolve which form contains the bad bar code, is a function of print speed and the closeness of bar codes on separate forms. The default setting can resolve very small forms, but limits print speed.
Chapter 3 VALIDATOR Beam Shift This option enables you to shift the beam horizontally to the left or right. The left edge of the beam should be 0.13 inch to the left of the left edge of the tear bar. After you set this value, save it as part of the configuration for future use. The range is from -99 to 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.
VALIDATOR Submenus CONFIG. CONTROL CONFIG. CONTROL Load Config. Factory* 1-8 Save Config. 1* 1-8 Print Config. Current* Factory Delete Config. 1* 1-8 Power-Up Config. Factory* 1-8 Protect Configs.
Chapter 3 CONFIG. CONTROL CONFIG. CONTROL Submenus Load Config. The printer can store up to eight configurations in memory. This parameter allows you to select and load a specific configuration. The factory default is Factory. Save Config. This option allows you to save up to eight unique configurations to meet different print job requirements. This eliminates the need to change the parameter settings for each new job.
CONFIG. CONTROL Submenus Name Config (1-8) You may specify a 15 character name which can be used to refer to a configuration. The name you enter for a configuration will be used in the Load Config., Save Config., Print Config., Delete Config., and Power-Up Config. menus. The names can only be cleared by using the Reset Cfg Names menu. When you move into the Name Configs. menu, the top line of the display shows the current configuration name.
Chapter 3 MEDIA CONTROL MEDIA CONTROL MEDIA CONTROL Print Intensity -3* -15 to 15 Print Speed 6 ips* 2-10 ips(1) Print Mode Transfer* Direct Media Handling Continuous* Tear-Off Strip Tear-Off Paper Feed Shift 0.00 inches* (2) -0.50 to X inches(5) Label Length 4 or 6 inches* (2)(3) 00.1 to 99.0 inches(4) Label Width 4.1, 6.6, or 8.5 inches* (2)(3) 0.00 inches* (2) -1.00 to X inches(5) Hor Image Shift 0.00 inches* (2) -1.00 to 1.
CONFIG. CONTROL Submenus MEDIA CONTROL (cont. from previous page) Pre-Peel Mode Pre-Peel Adjust Disable* Enable 1.00 inches* 0.00 to 2.
Chapter 3 MEDIA CONTROL MEDIA CONTROL Submenus Print Intensity This option specifies the level of thermal energy from the printhead to be used for the type of media and ribbon installed. Large numbers imply more heat (thermal energy) to be applied for each dot. This has a significant effect on print quality. The print intensity and speed must match the media and ribbon type to obtain the best possible print quality and barcode grades.
MEDIA CONTROL Submenus • Peel-Off. Prints and peels die-cut labels from the liner without assistance. The printer waits for you to take away the label before printing the next one (on-demand printing). The label liner is rewound on the internal rewinder. A “Remove Label” message will display to remind you to remove the label before the next one can be printed. • Cut.
Chapter 3 MEDIA CONTROL • Logical Label Length (Host Forms Length) is the length that the user or programmer bases his printable image on. In most cases this length should be slightly less than the Physical Label Length. This allows the entire image to be printed within the boundaries of the label length indicators (gaps, notches, holes or black marks).
MEDIA CONTROL Submenus Ver Image Shift This option specifies the amount to shift an image vertically up (-) or down (+) for precise positioning on the label. The actual height of the image is not affected by this parameter. The allowable range is -1.00 inches to the current Label Length value setting up to a maximum of 12.80 inches in .01 inch increments. The factory default value in inches is 0.00 inches.
Chapter 3 MEDIA CONTROL • Inv. Portrait. Inverse Portrait refers to vertical page orientation, where the height of a page is greater than its width. The top edge of the image is parallel to the trailing edge of the media. The following illustration is an example, with the operator viewing the front of the printer. Trailing Edge 4” FEED The top edge of the image is parallel to the trailing edge of the media. 6” Leading Edge • Landscape.
MEDIA CONTROL Submenus Auto Map Select This option specifies the maximum print width to be used by the application. The IGP/Auto Label Mapping® feature allows backward compatibility of programs written for P5000 line-matrix printers using the Printronix PGL graphics language. It allows the printer to print two-up (or other multi-up) labels. Instead of printing multiple labels across the printer, it prints the leftmost label and the rightmost label, so the printout will be twice as long but half as wide.
Chapter 3 MEDIA CONTROL Example 2: Uneven Number Case Problem: A file has been constructed with three horizontally adjacent 2” labels. The user now desires to use this file with a printer that has a 4” physical width. Solution #1: The user sets Auto Label Width to 4” (the width of two labels), configures the Num Auto Labels to 2, and enables the Auto Label Mapping feature. Printer Operation for Solution #1: The printer will print the first two labels at the same time.
MEDIA CONTROL Submenus Example 3: Past Maximum File Width Problem: A file has been constructed with three horizontally adjacent 4” labels. The user now desires to use this file with a printer that has a 8” physical width. The user should have used a solution similar to one of the solutions in the section above, but the user erroneously enters an Auto Label Width of 12” and a Num Auto Labels of 3. Printer Operation: Maximum Num Auto Labels = (20”/12”) = 1.67 rounded up to 2.
Chapter 3 MEDIA CONTROL Num Auto Labels The desired number of labels to be printed vertically adjacent on the form. The value is selectable with a range of 1 through 40 (T5X04), 1 through 21 (T5X06) and 1 through 17 (T5X08). The factory default is 2. Slew Speed This option selects the speed at which media will be advanced after the printer determines there is no more data to be printed on a label. The range is 2-10 ips, and the factory default is 6 ips.
MEDIA CONTROL Submenus Table 3. Head First Print Direction Option Orientation Option Result in Active IGP Emulations (IGP/PGL or IGP/VGL) Head First Inv. Portrait Inv. Portrait Head First Inv. Landscape Inv. Landscape Table 4. Foot First Print Direction Option Orientation Option Result in Active IGP/PPI1 Emulation Foot First Portrait Portrait Foot First Landscape Inv. Landscape Foot First Inv. Portrait Inv. Portrait Foot First Inv.
Chapter 3 MEDIA CONTROL Clip Page This option determines how the printer handles images that are too large for one physical page length when using gap or black mark media. • Enable. When the user selected page length is greater than the physical page length, the printer clips the excess data to fit the physical page. The excess data is lost.
MEDIA CONTROL Submenus Ribbon Low This menu item defines the Ribbon Low condition for the ribbon supply spindle. When set to a specific value from the available ranges (25, 50, 75, 100m), a ribbon low message will be displayed along with a flashing ONLINE status indicator when the length of ribbon remaining on the ribbon supply spindle has reached that value. The indicator will continue to flash until the ribbon supply is exhausted. When Disabled, no ribbon low condition will be indicated.
Chapter 3 CALIBRATE CTRL CALIBRATE CTRL CALIBRATE CTRL Gap/Mark Sensor Disable* Auto Calibrate Run Calibrate Media Profile Print Profile Mark Sensed Distance 0.00 inches(1) Gap/Mark Thresh 171* 000-255 Paper Out Thresh 250* 000-255 Manual Calibrate Run Calibrate Pwr Up Auto-Cal Disable* Enable Online Auto-Cal Disable* Enable Gap Windowing Disable* Enable Gap Length 0.12 inches* Cal in Peel Mode Disable* Gap 0.05 - 1.
CALIBRATE CTRL Submenus CALIBRATE CTRL Submenus Gap/Mark Sensor The available options specify the sensor type needed for detecting the Top-ofForm position on media with label length indicators (gaps, notches, holes or black marks). • Disable: Selected when using media with no label length indicators (no gaps, notches, holes or black marks), or when you want the printer to ignore all existing label length indicators on the installed media.
Chapter 3 CALIBRATE CTRL Media Profile This feature provides a graphical printout showing the relationship of the Paper Out Threshold and the Gap/Mark Threshold. The profile printout assists the user in setting the thresholds for difficult media. This includes preprinted labels, and labels with poor gap/media dynamic range. When selected, the printer will advance media and print the media profile along the length of each label.
CALIBRATE CTRL Submenus Manual Calibrate Manual Calibrate is another method of improving the printer’s Media Sensing and is only used when Auto Calibrate has failed or the Gap/Mark Threshold or Paper Out Threshold values derived from Auto Calibrate do not improve the media sensor’s gap or mark sensing capability. Manual Calibrate is initiated within the CALIBRATE CTRL menu by pressing the ENTER key with “Manual Calibrate” displayed.
Chapter 3 CALIBRATE CTRL Online Auto-Cal NOTE: Online Auto-Cal will not function when the validator is enabled or when Error Recover (under MEDIA CONTROL) is enabled (see page 106). The options for Online Auto-Cal are: • • Disable. Enable. Whenever the printer is brought online, it automatically performs an Auto Calibrate (see “Auto Calibrate” on page 109).
CALIBRATE CTRL Submenus Cal in Peel Mode This option allows you to perform a calibration (Auto Calibrate or Pwr Up Auto-Cal) in Peel-Off Media Handling mode. • Enable. Auto Calibrate can be performed from the front panel, and if the Pwr Up Auto-Cal option is 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.
Chapter 3 PRINTER CONTROL PRINTER CONTROL PRINTER CONTROL LP+ Emulation CTHI Emulation(1) Active IGP Emul Host Interface Power Saver Time P-Series* page 145 Standard* IGP/PGL* P-Series XQ page 148 Serial Matrix page 150 Proprinter XL page 152 Epson FX page 154 Simp Prot Conv IGP/VGL Auto Switching* Centronics(2) Serial Twinax(1) Coax(1) Ethernet(3) 15 minutes* 30 minutes 45 minutes 1 minute 5 minutes 10 minutes Pwr Save Control Enable* Disable Display Language English* German
CALIBRATE CTRL Submenus PRINTER CONTROL (cont.
Chapter 3 PRINTER CONTROL PRINTER CONTROL Submenus LP+ Emulation This item selects the line or dot matrix printer to be emulated by the printer. • • • • • P-Series (see page 145) P-Series XQ (see page 148) Serial Matrix (see page 150) Proprinter XL (see page 152) Epson FX (see page 154) The factory default is P-Series. CTHI Emulation This item appears only when the CTHI option is installed. CTHI Emulation selects the operation of the CTHI option as either a standard or simple protocol converter.
PRINTER CONTROL Submenus The SPC will support the same models for Twinax as the Printronix P5000 printer. The printer emulations supported by the SPC are Twinax 5225 and Coax 3287. The SPC also provides a range of interfaces available in your thermal printer: Centronics, serial, coax, and twinax. Also supported are Epson, Proprinter XL, P-Series, Serial Matrix, VGL, and PGL emulations. The SPC has the ability to handle multiple print jobs concurrently through coax/twinax and parallel and serial interfaces.
Chapter 3 PRINTER CONTROL Power Saver Time The time interval you specify for this parameter sets the amount of idle time before the printer goes into Power Saver mode. When instant is chosen, the printer goes into Power Saver mode as soon as printing stops. Pressing any key removes the power saver message from the control panel. Sending a print job to the printer also turns off power saver mode. The options are 1, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, and 60, and 240 minutes. The factory default is 15 minutes.
PRINTER CONTROL Submenus Save Set to Flsh This option saves downloaded overlay set(s) to flash memory. Del Set from RAM This option deletes the downloaded overlay set(s) from RAM. Ld Set at PwrUp This option loads the downloaded overlay set from flash memory at Power Up. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable. Alarm • On. An audible alarm sounds (3 beeps) when a fault occurs, such as a paper jam. • Cont. Beep.
Chapter 3 PRINTER CONTROL Delete Files Allows you to delete files in the file list. Contact your administrator for assistance. Optimize&Reboot Reclaims flash space from deleted flash files. After pressing ↵ wait for the printer to reboot. Print File List Prints a summary of the files stored in flash memory and several statistics on File System usage. Cancel Key • • Disable. Enable.
PRINTER CONTROL Submenus Auto Locking • • Disable. The ↵ (ENTER) key must be locked manually. Enable. The printer automatically locks the ↵ key five minutes after the last control panel key press. The factory default is Disable. Set Lock Key Normally, to lock or unlock the printer menu, the ↓ and ↵ keys are pressed at the same time. The Set Lock Key parameter lets you choose different keys to lock or unlock the printer menu. You may choose almost any group of keys as the new lock and unlock keys.
Chapter 3 PRINTER CONTROL Glob Mem Adjust This menu allows you to adjust the ratio of global memory allocated to label size vs. PGL forms, fonts, and logos. For example, when using short labels, you can allocate more memory to forms, fonts, and logos by increasing the Glob Mem Adjust value. The default settings and adjustment ranges depend upon the amount of installed printer DRAM and are listed below.
PRINTER CONTROL Submenus For example, with a print head that prints at 203 dpi you would use the following formula: 203 X 203 X 1 X 1 = 5,151 8 Therefore, select a value that is equal to or greater than 5,151. The closest available value is 6 KBytes. The allowable range is 1 KByte through 20 KBytes, in 1-KByte increments. The factory default is 01 KBytes. NOTE: For most applications, the default settings for font memory are acceptable.
Chapter 3 EMULATIONS EMULATIONS Overview This section covers the following emulations: • • • • • • • • • • • • • Coax (page 128) Twinax (page 131) SPC Coax (page 134) SPC Twinax (page 135) IPDS (page 136) TN5250 (page 138) IGP/PGL (page 140) IGP/VGL (page 142) P-Series (page 145) P-Series XQ (page 148) Serial Matrix (page 150) Proprinter XL (page 152) Epson FX (page 154) You can select emulation default parameters directly from the control panel, or by control codes as explained in the appropriate Pro
Overview Simple Protocol Converter The Simple Protocol Converter (SPC) option allows those who use third party add-on coax or twinax protocol converters to produce the same output on a Printronix thermal printer with the Coax/Twinax (CTHI) capability as done using a non-CT printer with the third party converter interfaces.
Chapter 3 EMULATIONS Expanded and Compressed Character Print attract attention where needed. Alphanumeric height and width are controlled independently for a wide range of character sizes up to 113 times the standard character size (up to 11.3 inches wide and tall). Compressed print sizes of 12, 13, 15, and 17 characters per inch (cpi) are available. Logos are created using alphanumeric commands and add many print and shading features for a “customized” appearance to forms, reports, and labels.
Overview Expanded and Compressed Print draws attention where needed. Alphanumeric height and width are controlled independently for a tremendous range of character sizes up to 9.9 inches wide and tall. Several compressed print sizes are available: 12, 13.33, 15, 17.65, and 20 cpi (characters per inch), permitting up to 170 columns in an 8.5 inch printed area (20 cpi). Rotated Alphanumerics permit new concepts in form design.
Chapter 3 COAX SETUP COAX SETUP COAX SETUP(1)(2)(3) Primary Sets See page 130 Translation Tbl (page 194) PA1 (page 185) PA2 (page 185) Buffer Reprint (page 161) Buffer Print (page 161) Disable* Enable Coax Type (page 167) 4234* 3287 Active Char Set (page 157) Secondary Set* Primary Set Secondary Sets See page 130 Early Print Cmpl (page 170) Disable* Enable SCS Buffer Cntrl (page 189) Don’t Wait* Wait Until Done Alt.
COAX SETUP (cont. from prev.
Chapter 3 COAX SETUP Coax Setup - Primary Sets and Secondary Sets COAX SETUP Primary Sets (from page 128) 0037 English US* 0037 Eng Nether 0285 English UK 0273 Austr/Germ 0274 Belg. Old 0275 Brazilian 0260 Canad Fren 0277 Danish 0287 Danish Alt 0278 Finnish 0288 Finn. Alt 0297 French 0500 Internat 5 0280 Italian 0281 Japan. Eng 0282 Portuguese 0284 Span Speak 0289 Span. Alt 0500 Swiss Bil 0500 Belg. New 0803 Hebrew Old 0424 Hebrew 0892 OCR A 0893 OCR B 0420 Arabic 0880 Cyril.
TWINAX SETUP TWINAX SETUP(1)(2)(3) Primary Sets (page 133) Translation Tbl(4) (page 195) Buffer Print (page 161) Disable* Enable Twinax Type (page 195) IPDS 256 Bytes* IPDS 1024 Bytes Active Char Set (page 157) Secondary Set* Primary Set Standard Char* Extended Char 5225 4234 Secondary Sets See page 133 5225 World Trade (page 156) Cancel IGP/DCU (page 161) Enable* Lead-in Chars (page 182) Set 1 <%>* Alt.
Chapter 3 TWINAX SETUP TWINAX SETUP(1)(2)(3) (cont. from prev. page) Set Text Orientn (page 191) Control By Host* Left to Right Host Override (page 179) Disable* Enable Format Control (page 175) Disable* Enable Max. Print Width (page 183) 13.2 inches* Right to Left Printer Width Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Advanced User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu). 132 1 This menu appears only if the CTHI option is installed.
Twinax Setup - Primary Sets and Secondary Sets TWINAX SETUP Primary Sets (from page 131) 0037 English US* 0037 Eng Nether 0500 Swiss Bil 0500 Belg. New 0273 Austr/Germ 0274 Belg. Old 0275 Brazilian 0260 Canad Fren 0277 Danish 0278 Finnish 0297 French 0280 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.
Chapter 3 SPC COAX SETUP SPC COAX SETUP SPC COAX SETUP(1)(2)(3) SPC Type (page 193) Logical Buf Size (page 182) Intervention Req (page 181) Buffer Print (page 161) PTX NI* 1920* Send To Host* Avatar Comp 960 2560 3440 3564 Do Not Send Disable* Enable Null Handling (page 183) Space* Ignore SPC Null Supp (page 192) Disable* Enable SPC Space Supp (page 192) Disable* Enable Translation Tbl (page 195) PA1 (page 185) PA2 (page 185) Buffer Reprint (page 161) SFCC Char (page 191) NL At MPP
SPC TWINAX SETUP SPC TWINAX SETUP(1)(2)(3) SPC Type (page 193) MODE PTX NI* MODE 219 MODE P5000 MODE IBM SFCC Char (page 191) Set 1 <%>* Set 2 ^^$ Set 3 _%_ User Defined SPC Char Set (page 192) 0500 Internat 5* 0037 English US 0273 Austr/Germ 0274 Belg. Old 0275 Brazilian 0260 Canad Fren 0277 Danish 0278 Finnish 0297 French 0280 Italian 0281 Japan.
Chapter 3 IPDS SETUP IPDS SETUP IPDS SETUP(1) Default Font See page 137 Default Code Pag See page 137 Code Page Subset (page 167) Version 0* Version 1 Emulation (page 171) 4028 IPDS* 3816 IPDS 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 Expanded Fonts (page 173) Scalable* Compatible Hexdump mode (page 176) Disable* Enable 180 270
IPDS Setup - Default Font and Default Code Pag IPDS SETUP Default Font(1) (from page 136) Courier 10* Prestige 10 Courier it 10 OCRA APL 12 Courier 12 Prestige 12 Courier it 12 Prestige it 12 Boldface PSM Courier 15 Courier 17.
Chapter 3 TN5250 SETUP TN5250 SETUP 5250 SETUP(1) Primary Sets (page 139) Translation Tbl(2) (page 195) Buffer Print (page 161) Active Char Set (page 157) Disable* Secondary Set* Enable Primary Set Secondary Sets (page 139) Lead-in Chars (page 182) Set 1 <%>* Alt. Set 80-9F (page 158) Printable* Set 2 ¬¬$ Enable* Disable Graphic Chek Cod (page 176) 60* 40 - FE Control By Host* Left to Right Host Override (page 179) Disable* Enable Format Control (page 175) Disable* Enable Max.
TN5250 Setup - Primary Sets and Secondary Sets 5250 SETUP Primary Sets (from page 138) 0037 English US* 0037 Eng Nether 0500 Swiss Bil 0500 Belg. New 0273 Austr/Germ 0274 Belg. Old 0275 Brazilian 0260 Canad Fren 0277 Danish 0278 Finnish 0297 French 0280 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.
Chapter 3 IGP/PGL SETUP IGP/PGL SETUP IGP/PGL SETUP Character Group (page 164) Standard Sets (page 164) Select LPI (page 189) Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets 0) ASCII* 1) German 2) Swedish 3) Danish 6) English 7) Dutch 8) French 9) Spanish 12) CP 437 13) CP 850 6* 4) Norwegian 10) Italian 16-23 Dwn Overlay 5) Finnish 11) Turkish 24-31 User.
IGP/PGL SETUP (cont. from page 140) Ignore Text (page 181) Disable* Enable Power on IGP/PGL (page 186) Enable* Disable Ext Execute Copy (page 173) Disable* Enable AI 00 Spaces (page 157) Disable* Enable Select SO Char (page 190) 14* 0-255 Ignore Mode (page 180) Disable* Enable Select Char (page 189) 0* 0-255 Do FF at TOF (page 170) Enable* Disable IGP100 Compatbl.
Chapter 3 IGP/VGL SETUP IGP/VGL SETUP IGP/VGL SETUP SFCC (page 191) 94* 17-255 Power-up ^X (page 186) Disable* Enable Power-up ^F (page 186) Disable* Enable Power-up ^PY (page 186) Disable* Enable LPI (page 183) 6* 6-10 Btm Margin Ctl (page 160) LP+ Menu* 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
IGP/VGL SETUP (cont. from prev. page) Select SO Char (page 190) 14* Rot.
Chapter 3 IGP/VGL SETUP IGP/VGL SETUP (cont. from prev. page) ^Dnn Dot Slew (page 156) Low Resolution* High Resolution Barcode var.
P-SERIES SETUP P-SERIES SETUP Select CPI (page 189) 10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI Select LPI (page 189) 6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI 10.3 LPI 15.
Chapter 3 P-SERIES SETUP P-SERIES SETUP (cont. from prev. page) Top Margin (page 194) 0* linespaces 0-451 linespaces Bottom Margin (page 160) 0* linespaces 0-451 linespaces Print Char. Set (page 187) Define CR code (page 169) Auto LF (page 158) Define LF code (page 170) CR = CR* CR = CR + LF Disable* Enable LF = CR + LF* LF = LF Control Code 06 (page 167) 8.
P-SERIES SETUP (cont. from prev. page) Text Position (page 194) Host Command (page 178) Reset Cmd CFG Ld (page 188) Bottom of Line* Enable* Top of Line Ignore All Disable* Ignore CPI Power up config Ignore LPI Current config Form Length(1)(2) (page 174) 4 or 6 inches* (3) 00.0 to 24.0 inches Form Length(1)(2) (page 175) 101.6 or 152.4 mm* (3) 00.0 to 609.6 mm Form Length(1) (page 175) 24 or 36 lines* (3) 0 to 144 lines Form Width(2)(4) (page 175) 04.1, 06.6, or 08.5 inches* (3) 00.
Chapter 3 P-SER XQ SETUP P-SER XQ SETUP P-SER XQ SETUP Select CPI (page 189) 10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI Select LPI (page 189) 6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI 10.3 LPI Typeface (page 196) Letter Gothic* Courier Horizontal DPI (page 177) 120 DPI* 60-400 DPI Vertical DPI (page 197) 72 DPI* 72-400 DPI Prop. Spacing (page 187) Enable* Disable Italic Print (page 181) Slashed Zero (page 192) Disable* Disable* Forward Slant 15.0 CPI OCR-A 17.1 CPI 20.
P-SER XQ SETUP (cont. from prev. page) Control Code 06 (page 167) Compressed Print (page 167) Bold (page 160) Notes: 8.0 LPI* 10.3 LPI Char 01 SOH* Disable* 6.0 LPI Char 03 ETX * = Factory Default Char 09 HT Italicized items are available only when you enable Advanced User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu). 1 All three Form Length submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the other default values in the other two submenus change automatically.
Chapter 3 SER MATRIX SETUP SER MATRIX SETUP SER MATRIX SETUP Select CPI (page 189) 10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI Select LPI (page 189) 6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI 10.3 LPI 15.
SER MATRIX SETUP (cont. from prev. page) Define CR code (page 169) Auto LF (page 158) Define LF code (page 169) CR = CR* CR = CR + LF Enable* Disable LF = LF* LF = CR + LF * = Factory Default Control Code 06 (page 167) 8.0 LPI* 10.3 LPI Bold (page 160) Disable* Enable Overstrike (page 184) Enable* Disable Printer Select (page 187) Disable* Enable Alt.
Chapter 3 PROPRINTER SETUP PROPRINTER SETUP PROPRINTER SETUP Select CPI (page 189) 10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI Select LPI (page 189) 6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI 10.3 LPI 15.0 CPI Typeface (page 196) Letter Gothic* Character Group (page 165) Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets Character Set* (page 165) Courier OCR-A OCR-B Multinational CP 858 EURO 60-400 DPI Vertical DPI (page 197) 72* DPI 72-400 DPI Prop.
PROPRINTER SETUP (cont. from prev. page) Define CR code (page 169) Auto LF (page 158) Define LF code (page 169) 20 CPI Condensed (page 156) Notes: CR = CR* Enable* LF = LF* Enable* CR = CR + LF FF valid at TOF (page 174) Enable* Disable Reset Cmd CFG Ld (page 188) Set 1* Set 2 Bottom of Line* Enable* All three Form Length submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the other default values in the other two submenus change automatically.
Chapter 3 EPSON FX SETUP EPSON FX SETUP EPSON FX SETUP Select CPI (page 189) 10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI Select LPI (page 189) 6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI 10.
EPSON FX SETUP (cont. from prev. page) Bottom Margin (page 160) 0* linespaces 0-451 linespaces Print Char. Set (page 187) Notes: Define CR code (page 169) Auto LF (page 158) Define LF code (page 169) CR = CR* Enable* LF = LF* 20 CPI Condensed (page 156) Enable* Disable Bold (page 160) Disable* Enable Text Position (page 194) Host Command (page 178) Reset Cmd CFG Ld (page 188) Enable Printable Bottom of Line* Enable* 1 All three Form Length submenus work in conjunction.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Emulation Submenus NOTE: The following descriptions are grouped together for all emulations and are listed in alphabetical order. ^Dnn Dot Slew (From page 143.) • Low Resolution. Sets the dot slew command dot values to be interpreted as 60 dpi P-Series dots. • High Resolution. Sets the dot slew command dot values to be interpreted as print engine dots. The factory default is Low Resolution. 20 CPI Condensed (From page 153, page 155.
Absorb After ^PY (From page 142.) • Absorb Motion. The paper motion line terminator immediately following the graphics ^PY command will be ignored. • Absorb All. The system ignores all the data and terminator until a host generated terminator is detected. • Disable. System terminators following a graphics command are sent to the printer and result in paper motion. The factory default is Absorb Motion. Active Char Set (From page 128, page 131, page 138.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Alt. Set 80-9F (Coax, Twinax, TN5250) (From page 128, page 131, page 138.) • • Printable. Prints data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F. Control Code. Interprets data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F as a control code. The factory default is Printable. Append Rotated (From page 142.) • Disable. Logos and alphanumeric strings are treated as separate elements. • Enable.
Auto Skip at End (From page 129.) Specifies whether to perform an automatic form feed at the end of a print buffer. If form feed is the last character in the print order, the form feed function is supplied by the Auto Skip At End option. • • Off. Sets the printer to print at print position 1 of the next line. On. Sets the printer to print at print position 1 of the first line of the next form. The factory default is Off. Auto Uppercase (From page 140.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Barcode Errors (From page 143.) • Enable. An error message will print when invalid bar code data is encountered. • Disable. VGL will not print an error for illegal bar code data; the bar code will be skipped. NOTE: When Barcode Errors is disabled, the VGL emulation will try to make the best use of invalid data by either truncating extra digits or adding zeros to the end of bar code data to meet minimum data length requirements for some bar codes.
Buffer Print (From page 128, page 131, page 134, page 135, page 138.) • • Disable. The printer will print normally. Enable. The printer prints the EBCDIC data and control codes received from the host as hex values. NOTE: Use of this parameter may alter print attributes set by the host computer. A power cycle may be required after changing Buffer Print from enable to disable. The factory default is Disable. Buffer Reprint (From page 128, page 134.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Character Group and Character Sets (Epson FX) (From page 154.) This menu item selects the character set used by the printer. The available character sets are shown below. Character Group (Epson FX) Standard Sets* Arabic Sets ASMO 449* ASMO 449+ ASMO 708 ASMO 708+ MSDOS CP710 MSDOS CP720 Sakr CP714 Aptec CP715 CP 786 Arabic CP 864 Arabic CP 1046 Arabic Lam 1 Arabic Lam 2 Win.
Character Group and Character Sets (P-Series, Serial Matrix) (From page 145, page 150.) This menu item selects the character set used by the printer. The available character sets are shown below. Character Group (P-Series, Serial Matrix) Standard Sets* Arabic Sets ASMO 449* ASMO 449+ ASMO 708 ASMO 708+ MS DOS CP710 MS DOS CP720 Sakr CP714 Aptec CP715 CP 786 IBM CP864 IBM CP1046 Arabic Lam One Arabic Lam Two Win.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Character Group and Character Sets (IGP/PGL) (From page 140.) This menu item selects the character set used by the printer. The available character sets are shown below. Character Group (IGP/PGL) Standard Sets* 0) ASCII* 1) German 2) Swedish 3) Danish 4) Norwegian 5) Finnish 6) English 7) Dutch 8) French 9) Spanish 10) Italian 11) Turkish 12) CP 437 13) CP 850 14-15) Reserved 16-23) Dwn Overlay 24-31) User Def.
Character Group and Character Sets (Proprinter XL) (From page 152.) This menu item selects the character set used by the printer. The available character sets are shown below. Character Group (Proprinter XL) Standard Sets* Arabic Sets ASMO 449* ASMO 449+ ASMO 708 ASMO 708+ MS DOS CP710 MS DOS CP720 Sakr CP 14 Aptec CP715 CP 786 IBM CP 864 IBM CP 1046 Arabic Lam One Arabic Lam Two Win.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Character Group and Character Sets (IGP/VGL) (From page 144.) This menu item selects the character set used by the printer. The available character sets are shown below. Character Group (IGP/VGL) Standard Sets* 0) ASCII* 1) German 2) Swedish 3) Danish 4) Norwegian 5) Finnish 6) English 7) Dutch 8) French 9) Spanish 10) Italian 11) Turkish 12) CP 437 13) CP 850 Hebrew Sets Hebrew Old* Hebrew New Hebrew DEC Latin-1 Hebrew Win.
Character Set (From page 145, page 150, page 152, page 154.) This menu item allows selection of the character set to be used by the printer. Cmd Resolution (From page 143.) • • Low Resolution. Sets a low command resolution mode. High Resolution. Sets a high command resolution mode. The factory default is Low Resolution. Coax Type (From page 128.) This parameter defines the printer emulation, as follows: • • 4234 3287 After the emulation has been changed, a POR status is sent to the host.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Copy Count (From page 142.) Determines the number of identical copies of each physical page that will be printed. The range is 1-999, and the factory default is 1. CR at MPP+1 (From page 128.) MPP is Maximum Print Position, which is also known as line length. This option controls a carriage return at the end of a print line and at MPP+1. • • On. Produces a carriage return to the first print position of the next line. Off.
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. Therefore, to access characters in the hex 80-FF range, data bit 8 must be enabled. The factory default is Enable. Default Code Pag (From page 136.) This menu item allows the user to select the desired default codepage to be used when IPDS is not activating a Code Page Id.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus • LF = CR + LF. Performs an automatic carriage return. The next print position will be print position 1 of the next line. The factory default is LF = LF. Define LF code (P-Series, P-Series XQ) (From page 146, page 148.) • LF = CR + LF. Forces an automatic carriage return with each line feed command received. The next print position is position 1 of the next line. • LF = LF. Does not perform an automatic carriage return when a line feed command is received.
• On. Print Complete is sent immediately. The next page will be created. This improves the print performance when starting the next page, but degrades error recovery. The factory default is Off. Elong./Alt. Font (From page 149.) Controls which host command sets elongated (double high) fonts and extended character set. • • ELNG=BS (hex 08) FONT=SO (hex 0E) ELNG=SO FONT=BS The factory default is Elng=BS Font=SO. Emulation (From page 136.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Error Report (From page 141.) This menu item sets the error reporting capability of the printer for PGL forms. The selections are the following: • On. Full error boundary checking reported. Any element that falls off the current page is reported as an error. • Debug Mode. Puts the printer in debug mode whenever a form is defined in CREATE mode. Each line of the CREATE form will be printed along with an error if one has occurred. • Fault.
Expanded Font (VGL) (From page 143.) Expanded font allows you to print characters in different sizes with specified parameters. It also allows you to select block or non-block font face. • Scalable. Uses Gothic font as default. Other font faces can be selected by using the IFONT command. • Block. Uses Block font. The factory default is Scalable. Expanded Fonts (IPDS) (From page 136.) This option specifies which algorithm is used for expanding a character string in Write Graphics. • Compatible.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus FF After Job (From page 129.) Determines the print position after an operator-initiated local copy (print screen function). • Off. Performs an automatic new line command after completing a print buffer (unless a new line, form feed or carriage return command was the last one executed). The printer is set to print at print position 1 of the next line. • On. Performs an automatic form feed command unless a form feed was the last one executed.
Form Length (lines) (From page 147, page 149, page 151, page 153, page 155.) Form length is the number of lines that can be printed on a label. You can set forms length as a function of the current LPI (lines per inch). The factory default is shown in Table 2 on page 98. Form Length (mm) (From page 147, page 149, page 151, page 153, page 155.) Form length is the number of lines that can be printed on a label. You can set forms length in millimeters. The factory default is shown in Table 2 on page 98.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus • Enable. Does not reflect distance, generated by the VGL feature, PGL feature, and Hex Transparent control code sequence, in the new position (after horizontal and vertical tabs are executed). The factory default is Disable. Gothic Typeface (From page 149.) Controls which host command sets high speed printing. • • • Char 02 STX Char 03 ETX Char 09 HT The factory default is Char 02 STX. Graphic Chek Cod (From page 131, page 138.
After the printer enters hexdump mode, all characters it prints (including any in the printer's input buffer) are printed in two forms: as a two-symbol hexadecimal code, and as the character's printable symbol (if it has one). A non printable code is printed as a period [.] symbol. Up to 16 characters can be printed per line of hexdump printout. While the printer is in hexdump mode, it does not act upon any control codes, other than to print their hexadecimal equivalents.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus printer by selecting a horizontal resolution that matches that of the printer that the file was originally generated for. Although the range allows a selection of up to 400 dpi, the T5000 is capable of printing up to 203 (T5204, T5206, T5208) and 300 (T5304, T5306, T5308) dpi horizontal resolution. The range is 60-400 dpi, and the factory default is 120 dpi. Host Command (From page 147, page 149, page 151, page 153, page 155.
• Disable. Sets the printer label size equal to the Label Length set in the front panel under the PRINTER CONTROL menu. The factory default is Enable. Host Override (From page 129, page 131, page 138.) Determines whether the printer accepts certain commands sent by the host, or continues to use the current operator panel settings. • Disable.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Ignore Ch#2 (From page 143.) Specifies character 2 for the character filtering option. Valid decimal values are from 0 through 255. The factory default is 0. Ignore Chars (From page 143.) • • Disable. Character filtering is not enabled. • Char 2. Character 2 will be filtered. Select the option “Ignore ch#2” to specify character 2. • Char 1&2. Characters 1 & 2 will be filtered. Select the options “Ignore ch#1” and “Ignore ch#2” to specify values for these characters.
Ignore Text (From page 141.) • Disable. When disabled, text in Normal Mode will be printed. Attributes to be printed depend on the PGL Normal menu setting. • Enable. When enabled, any line of text (non-PGL commands) in Normal mode will be ignored. The factory default is Disable. IGP100 Compatibl. (From page 141.) This parameter forces the output to correspond with IGP100 printer output in cases where there are differences. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus • Disable. Ignores the LAC definition from the host and prints from the currently selected character set. The factory default is Enable. Last Char = FF (From page 129.) Determines the print line position when a form feed command is the last code encountered in the print buffer. • • On. Moves to the first print position on the second line of the next form. Off. Moves to the first print position on the first line of the next form.
LPI (From page 142.) This menu item selects the number of lines printed per inch. The range is 6-10, and the factory default is 6. Max PI 16 (From page 144.) • • Enable. A paper slew of 0-15 will move 1-16 lines. Disable. A paper slew of 1-15 will move 1-15 lines. A paper slew of 0 will always move 1 line. The factory default is Enable. Max. Print Width (From page 129, page 131, page 138.) Set the maximum print width the printer will print when using a C/T host interface. Set for 13.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus • Ignore. Ignores nulls. The factory default is Space. Null Suppression (Coax) (From page 129.) This item allows the printer to either treat nulls as blank spaces or ignore them. If nulls are ignored, the print position does not move. • • Off. Ignores nulls. On. Treats nulls as spaces. The factory default is Off. Null Suppression (IPDS) (From page 136.) • Disable. When disabled, an exception is generated when the IPDS data stream contains a 0x00.
PA1 (From page 128, page 134.) PA1 is only valid when the printer is in the offline state and the coax Systems Network Architecture Character Set (SCS) data stream is active. This function displays the “PA1 ENABLED” message when the ENTER key is pressed and sends a special operator request to the host when the printer is put back in online mode. Refer to the Coax/Twinax Programmer's Reference Manual for more information about SCS.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus • On. Sets the printer to print at print position 1 of the first print line on the next form. The factory default is Off. Power on IGP/PGL (From page 141.) You can set the IGP/PGL feature so that it is enabled or disabled when the printer is powered on. • Enable. The IGP/PGL is enabled when the printer is powered on. (The IGP/PGL feature is initialized in the Normal mode.) • Disable. The IGP/PGL is disabled when the printer is powered on.
Print Char. Set (From page 146, page 148, page 150, page 152, page 155.) Selecting this menu item by pressing the ↵ key causes the printer to print the currently selected character set. Printer PI (From page 144.) • • Disable. The LP+ Emulation is configured with the PI line disabled. Enable. The LP+ Emulation is configured with the PI line enabled. The factory default is Disable. Printer Select (From page 151, page 155.) • • Disable. Ignores the ASCII DC1 and DC3 control codes. Enable.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus PSeries Dbl High (From page 146.) This menu option allows printing compatibility between the current and older models of Printronix printers. • • Normal. This is normal Double High printing for current model printers. P3/4/6/9 Compat. Where older printers printed two dot rows higher, this option allows for compatibility by raising the print two dot rows to match the current models dot row value (two dot rows lower). The factory default is Normal.
Rot. Char Size (From page 143.) • Adjusted. Rotated (clockwise/counterclockwise), expanded characters have a different size than an unrotated character with the same size parameters. • Not Adjusted. Rotated, expanded characters will be the same size as unrotated characters with the same size parameters. The factory default is Adjusted. Scalable Size (From page 141.) This option determines whether scalable characters are sized based on normal scaling or based on the size of block characters.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus The options are 6.0, 8.0, and 10.3 LPI. The factory default is 6.0 LPI. Select SFCC (PGL) (From page 140.) You can specify which decimal code (1-255) will be used as the Special Function Control Code (SFCC). The SFCC denotes that the following data is a PGL command. The range is 1-255, and the factory default is 126. Select SFCC (P-Series) (From page 146.
Set Text Orientn (From page 129, page 131, page 138.) Specifies the direction in which characters are printed on the page. This allows the printer to print languages which are printed right to left instead of left to right. • Control By Host. Allows printers configured as a 4234 to use the “Set Text Orientation” command from the host. • • Left to Right. Right to Left. When a right to left language is selected, the host will be notified of print direction changes when the printer is put online.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Slash 0 (From page 140, page 142.) This parameter allows you to print the numeral “0” with or without the slash. This option applies to all character sets except OCR A and OCR B. • • Disable. Zero is printed without a slash. Enable. Zero is printed with a slash. The factory default is Disable. Slashed Zero (From page 145, page 148, page 150, page 152, page 154.) This parameter allows you to print the numeral “0” with or without the slash.
SPC Type (SPC Coax Setup) (From page 134.) • PTX NI (Printronix Non-impact). This option causes the printer to not line wrap at 132 characters. • Avatar Comp. This option causes the printer to line wrap at 132 characters despite the current print density allowing more characters per line. The factory default is PTX NI. SPC Type (SPC Twinax Setup) (From page 135.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Text Position (From page 147, page 149, page 151, page 153, page 155.) Specifies where the text will be positioned in the line space. • • Top of Line. Text is positioned at the top of the line space. Bottom of Line. Text is positioned as if it were at the bottom of a 6 lpi line space.
Translation Tbl (SPC Coax) (From page 134.) Prints out a table of the coax interface's current character set. This operation is valid only when the coax interface is selected. Translation Tbl (SPC Twinax) (From page 135.) Prints out a table of the twinax interface's current character set. This operation is valid only when the twinax interface is selected. Translation Tbl (TN5250, Twinax) (From page 138, page 131.) Prints out a table of the twinax interface’s current character set.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Typeface (From page 145, page 148, page 150, page 152, page 154.) • Letter Gothic. Letter Gothic is a non-proportional font where all of the characters take up the same amount of space when printed. • Courier. Courier is a non-proportional (monospaced) font where all characters take up the same amount of space when printed. • OCR-A / OCR-B. Optical character recognition fonts printing at 120 dpi horizontally and 144 dpi vertically. Both fonts print only at 10 cpi.
Upr. Case Select (From page 149.) Controls how the printer handles lowercase characters it receives from the host computer. When enabled, all characters will be printed in uppercase. • Disable. Prints lowercase characters received from the host computer as lowercase, and uppercase characters received from the computer as uppercase. • Enable.
Chapter 3 Emulation Submenus Although the range allows a selection of up to 400 DPI, the thermal printer is capable of printing up to 203 (T5204, T5206, T5208) and 300 (T5304, T5306, T5308) DPI vertical resolution. The range is 72-400 DPI, and the factory default is 72 DPI. VPA Check (From page 136.) • Enable. The printer checks for dots that fall outside the intersection of the logical and physical pages.
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Chapter 3 DIAGNOSTICS DIAGNOSTICS DIAGNOSTICS Printer Tests Auto Calibrate* Checkerboard Grey Grid Left Test Right Test E-Net Test Page(1) 1 Page 2 Pages Current Config Barcode Demo Valid. Report(2) Test Count Continuous* Software Build XXX Ver. XX Hex Dump Mode Disable* 5 Pages 10 Pages Enable Print Error Log Clear Error Log DRAM Installed XX Megabytes Ptr On Time XX.X Hours Ptr Media Dist XX Inches Head Print Dist XX Inches Head On Time XX.
DIAGNOSTICS Submenus DIAGNOSTICS Submenus Printer Tests This menu item selects the test pattern to be printed. These patterns are typically used to check the print quality and operation of the printer. The following tests can be selected. • Auto Calibrate. Senses paperout, perforation, gap, or mark, and calibrates the printer for the currently installed media. • Checkerboard. This pattern helps identify marginal printhead elements, quality of edge sharpness, and uneven print quality. • Grey.
Chapter 3 DIAGNOSTICS Software Build The reference number, which includes the program file part number and revision number, of the software installed in the printer, e.g., 358186 V1.07G. Hex Dump Mode • • Disable. Enable. The printer prints out data sent from the host in hexadecimal format. Also see page 176. The factory default is Disable. Print Error Log Prints the current log of errors. Most non-routine faults (RIBBON FAULT, PRINT HEAD HOT) are stored in the error log.
DIAGNOSTICS Submenus 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.
Chapter 3 PARALLEL PORT PARALLEL PORT PARALLEL PORT Port Type IEEE 1284*(1) Disable Centronics(1) Ethernet(2) Data Bit 8(3) Enable* Disable PI Ignored(3) Enable* Disable Buffer Size in K 16* 1-16 Trickle Time 1/4 sec* 1/2 sec 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec Off Timeout 10 sec.* 5-60 sec. Report Status Disable* Enable Prime Signal Disable* Enable Data Polarity(3) Standard* Inverted Resp.
PARALLEL PORT Submenus PARALLEL PORT Submenus Port Type This menu item selects the type of printer parallel port interface to be used with the host. The options are IEEE 1284, Disable, Centronics, and Ethernet. NOTE: The Ethernet option is available only if Ethernet is installed. When Ethernet is installed, the IEEE 1284 and Centronics options do not display. The factory default is IEEE 1284. Data Bit 8 • Enable.
Chapter 3 PARALLEL PORT Trickle Time When the printer is printing data from a host and a second print job is received by the printer from a different host, Trickle Time prevents the second host from timing out while it is waiting for its data to be printed. In order to support this feature, the port has to be able to accept data from the host and store it for future use.
PARALLEL PORT Submenus Data Polarity The Data Polarity parameter must be set to match the data polarity of your host computer. • • Standard. Does not expect the host computer to invert the data. Inverted. Expects the data received on the data lines from the host computer to be inverted. Ones become zeros, and vice versa. The factory default is Standard. Resp. Polarity The Response Polarity parameter must be set to match the response polarity of your host computer. • • Standard.
Chapter 3 SERIAL PORT SERIAL PORT SERIAL PORT Port Type RS 232* RS 422 Disable Baud Rate 9600 BAUD* 19200 BAUD 38400 BAUD 57600 BAUD 600 BAUD 1200 BAUD 2400 BAUD 4800 BAUD Word Length 8* 7 Stop Bits 1* 2 Parity None* Odd Even Mark Data Protocol XON / XOFF* ETX / ACK ACK / NAK Series1 1 Char Series1 2 Char 2 sec 4 sec 115200 BAUD Sense DTR Buffer Size in K 16* 1-16 Trickle Time 1/4 sec* 1/2 sec. 1 sec 8 sec 16 sec Off Timeout 10 sec.* 5-60 sec.
SERIAL PORT Submenus SERIAL PORT Submenus Port Type This menu item selects the type of printer serial port interface, RS 232 or RS 422, to be used with its host. The serial port can also be disabled. The factory default is RS 232. Baud Rate Sets the baud rate of the serial interface in the printer. Baud rate is the speed at which serial data is transferred between the host computer and the printer.
Chapter 3 SERIAL PORT Data Protocol You can select one of the following serial interface protocols to meet the host interface requirements. 210 • XON / XOFF. The printer controls the flow of communication from the host by turning the transmission on and off. In some situations, such as when the buffer is full or the timing of signals is too slow or too fast, the printer will tell the host to stop transmission by sending an XOFF character.
SERIAL PORT Submenus The response characters are described below. Printer State Online and Buffer Empty • CR Online and Buffer Full 3 Offline and Buffer Empty 0 Offline and Buffer Full 2 Series1 2 Char. This protocol behaves exactly the same as the Series 1 Char except there is a two-character response to the host.
Chapter 3 SERIAL PORT Trickle Time When the printer is printing data from a host and a second job is received by the printer from a different host, Trickle Time prevents the second host from timing out while it is waiting for its data to be printed. In order to support this feature, the port has to be able to accept data from the host and store it for future use.
SERIAL PORT Submenus Request to Send This configuration is part of hardware flow control and determines when the Request to Send (RTS) signal is generated. This signal indicates whether or not the printer is ready to receive data. • On-Line and BNF. Asserts the RTS signal when the printer is online and the internal serial buffer is not full. • Off-Line or BF. Asserts the RTS signal when the printer is offline or the internal serial buffer is full. • • • On-Line.
Chapter 3 SERIAL PORT One Char Enquiry The One Char Enquiry mode uses the Poll Character to detect a request from the host and sends a response back to the host. This option also allows you to turn on and off this feature. 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 Buffer Full 23 The Poll Character is removed from the data stream.
SERIAL PORT Submenus 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 Out fault. 7 Set during a Head Open fault. The factory default is Disable. Framing Errors These are possible errors that can occur when serial interface settings of the printer do not match those of the host computer.
Chapter 3 C/T PORT C/T PORT C/T PORT(1) Port Type Twinax* Coax Device Address Address 1* Address 0-6 Image Buf Size 4K* 2K Timeout 10 sec.* 5-60 sec. Report Status Disable* Enable Disable Notes: * = Factory Default 1 Appears only if the CTHI option is installed. C/T PORT Submenus Port Type This menu item selects the desired active CTHI interface and appears only when the CTHI option is installed. The factory default is Twinax.
C/T PORT Submenus Timeout This menu item allows the user to set the time that, when the printer has not received data from its host, it will begin to service all other host 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.
Chapter 3 ETHERNET PARAMS ETHERNET PARAMS ETHERNET(1) PARAMS IP Address(2) SEG1 000* 0-255 SEG2 000* 0-255 SEG3 000* 0-255 SEG4 000* 0-255 SEG1 000* 0-255 SEG2 000* 0-255 SEG3 000* 0-255 SEG4 000* 0-255 Gateway Address(2) Subnet Mask(2) SEG1 000* 0-255 SEG2 000* 0-255 SEG3 000* 0-255 SEG4 000* 0-255 MAC Address xxxxxxxxxxxx Novell Protocol Enable* Disable Nest Serv Type Auto* Bindery NetBIOS Protocol Enable* Disable Novell Frame Auto Sensing* Ethernet II
C/T PORT Submenus ETHERNET PARAMS(1) (cont. from prev. page) ASCII Data Port 9100* 0-65535(2) IPDS Data Port(3) 5001* 0-65535(2) Keep Alive Timer 3 Minutes* 2-10 Minutes Ethernet Speed Auto Select* 10 Half Duplex DHCP Disable* Enable Job Control Standard* Enhanced 10 Full Duplex 100 Half Duplex 100 Full Duplex Off 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.
Chapter 3 ETHERNET PARAMS ETHERNET PARAMS Submenus IP Address This item allows you to set the IP Address for the TCP/IP protocol. If the IP Address is assigned by Bootp, ARP or DHCP, it is dynamic and read-only. The factory defaults for the SEG1 through SEG4 are 000, 000, 000, and 000. NOTE: When changing the IP Address, the printer resets the Network Interface Card (NIC) when the printer is placed online. When the printer resets the NIC, the LCD displays DO NOT POWER OFF.
ETHERNET PARAMS Submenus Novell Protocol • • Enable. The NIC will respond to the Novell protocol. Disable. The NIC does not recognize the Novell protocol. The factory default is Enable. Nest Serv Type You can change the Nest Server using this option, but consult your administrator for the appropriate setting. The options are Auto (the factory default), Bindery, and NDS. NetBIOS Protocol • • Enable. The NIC will respond to the NetBIOS protocol. Disable. The NIC does not recognize the NetBIOS protocol.
Chapter 3 ETHERNET PARAMS Ethernet Speed This menu appears only if a 10/100Base-T Network Interface Card (NIC) is installed. The Ethernet Speed menu has five different speed modes to allow compatibility with different systems and networks: • Auto Select. Tells the 10/100Base-T NIC to perform an auto detection scheme and configure itself to be 10 Half Duplex, 10 Full Duplex, 100 Half Duplex, or 100 Full Duplex. • 10 Half Duplex.
Flash Memory Downloading Emulation And Operating System Software Flash Memory Flash memory retains its contents when printer power is turned off. (Compare this to RAM, which loses its contents when power is removed.) Flash memory is contained in an 80-pin 4MB (or optional 10MB) SIMM (Single Inline Memory Module) at location J38 on the controller board.
Chapter 3 Downloading Emulation And Operating System Software Downloading Software Through The Serial Or Parallel Port 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. If the printer is already connected to the serial or parallel port of an IBM-compatible computer running the PC-DOS™ or MS-DOS operating system, go to step 9.
Downloading Software Through The Serial Or Parallel Port 14. When the printer download port you want to use is displayed on the LCD, press ↵. “WAITING DOWNLOAD / PORT = ” appears on the display. 15. Using Windows Explorer, create a directory named download 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.
Chapter 3 Downloading Emulation And Operating System Software Figure 6. Copying the Emulation File to the Download Directory 19. Copy the file to the download directory. NOTE: You may need to hold Ctrl to make sure a + appears to the right of the pointer. (See Figure 6.) 20. Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.) 21. At the command prompt type: C: cd \download 22. At the command prompt on the computer type: filename.
Downloading Software Through The Network Interface Card (NIC) CAUTION Do not interrupt the downloading process once it has started. Interrupting a download will damage the flash memory on the controller board and NIC card. While the file is copied into memory, the printer LCD informs you of the load process and status. 23. When the new program has successfully loaded into memory and the printer has reset itself, set the printer power switch to O (Off). 24. Unplug the AC power cord from the printer. 25.
Chapter 3 Downloading Emulation And Operating System Software Figure 7. Navigating to the Appropriate Emulation File on the CD 8. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the appropriate file on the CD (using the Unzipped directory) based on the printer model number and desired emulation, e.g., Unzipped T5000 IGP. (See Figure 7.) IMPORTANT You must use the Unzipped directory, since this contains the uncompressed files necessary for NIC download. 9.
Downloading Optional Font Files To Flash Memory NOTE: The default is no password. If the FTP program requires a password, contact your system administrator. 15. At the password prompt, press . 16. Once logged in, type the following sequence at the command prompt to download the filename.prg file to the printer: cd dest cd d1prn bin put filename.prg (where filename.prg is the file name you noted in step 9.
Chapter 3 Downloading Emulation And Operating System Software NOTE: The printer default port is CENTRONICS; if you want to use this port, continue to step 15. 7. Press the + key; “SELECT DOWNLOAD PORT = CENTRONICS” appears on the LCD. 8.
Downloading Optional Font Files To Flash Memory 15. At the command prompt type: copy /b filename.dwn LPT1 (where filename.dwn is file name you noted in step 14.) NOTE: If you are loading the file using the LPT2 port on the computer, type the following command: copy /b filename.dwn LPT2 (where filename.dwn is a file you noted in step 14.) If you are loading the file using the serial port on the computer, type the following commands: mode COM1:9600,N,8,1,P copy /b filename.
Chapter 3 Downloading Emulation And Operating System Software Downloading True Type Fonts There are several ways to download TrueType fonts to your Thermaline printer. Printronix Windows Driver Load the Printronix Windows driver (provided with your printer on the Manuals and Utilities CD). Follow the instructions within the driver to download and access TrueType fonts.
4 Interfaces Overview This chapter describes the host interfaces provided with the printer. The printer interface is the point where the data line from the host computer plugs into the printer. The interface processes all communications signals and data to and from the host computer. Plus, with the Auto Switching feature, you can configure the printer to accept several interfaces at the same time. Auto Switching This feature gives the printer the ability to handle multiple data streams sequentially.
Chapter 4 Centronics Parallel Interface Centronics Parallel Interface Table 9.
Centronics Parallel Interface Signals Centronics Parallel Interface Signals Table 10. Centronix Parallel Interface Signals Signals Purpose Data Lines 1 through 8 Provide eight standard or inverted levels from the host that specify character data, plot data, or a control code. Data Line 8 allows access to the extended ASCII character set. You may enable or disable this line via the Data Bit 8 parameter on the Centronics Parallel submenu.
Chapter 4 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface Compatibility Mode can be combined with Nibble and Byte Modes to provide bidirectional communication. Nibble Mode Eight bits equals one byte. When a byte of data is sent to the printer, the eight bits are sent over eight data lines. Some devices cannot send data over their eight data lines. To bypass this, the IEEE 1284 permits data to be sent as half a byte over four status lines. (Half a byte equals one nibble.
Signals Table 11.
Chapter 4 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface Host Clock / nWrite. Driven by host. Data transferred from host to printer. When printer sends data, two types are available. If Nibble Mode, signal is set high. If Byte Mode, signal is set low. Data 1 through Data 8. These pins are host-driven in Compatibility Mode and bidirectional in Byte Mode. They are not used in Nibble Mode. Data 1 is the least significant bit; Data 8 is the most significant bit. Printer Clock / Peripheral Clock / Interrupt.
RS-232 RS-232 And RS-422 Serial Interfaces NOTE: The RS-232 and RS-422 serial interface circuit characteristics are compatible with the Electronic Industry Association Specifications EIA®-232-E and EIA-422-B. The RS-232 and RS-422 serial interfaces enable the printer to operate with bit serial devices that are compatible with an RS-232 controller. The input serial data transfer rate (in baud) is selectable from the printer's control panel.
Chapter 4 RS-232 And RS-422 Serial Interfaces RS-422 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 +RD, -RD—Serial data stream differentially received by printer.
5 Diagnostics And Troubleshooting Printer Self-Test A sequence of automatic tests is performed during printer power-up. If any faults are detected at that time, a fault will display (see page 256). Printer operation should also be verified before setting the printer for online operation. This is done by running the printer internal self-test diagnostic program, which will produce a selection of printed test labels. For more details, see page 202.
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Common Situations Improving Processing Time Before looking at solutions for decreasing processing time and increasing throughput, it may help to understand what happens during processing. When the printer receives a format command, it enters the label formatting mode. Label formatting requires time to process the label data into the printer buffers. The time required varies, depending on the complexity of the label format and on the size of the area being printed.
Data Exchange Both of these test procedures are covered in this chapter. Configuration items to check include the following: • Check that the data string being sent to the printer contains the correct information. • Verify that the correct host interface port is being used and that the communication parameters match those of the host (i.e., baud rate, parity, etc.). • Verify that the correct interface cable is installed between the host and the printer.
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Common Situations Controlling Print Quality Three factors have the greatest effect on print quality: • • • The amount of heat applied by the printhead (print intensity) The speed at which media is moving under the printhead (print speed) The amount of printhead pressure. For example, low-cost direct thermal media often have very high reaction temperatures, which means that it takes a great deal of heat to make a clear image.
Determining Printhead Wear Determining Printhead Wear When a printhead is worn, the most common sign of wear are fixed vertical streaks that are always the same size and in the same place on the printout. To determine if the cause of these vertical streaks is a worn printhead, follow these methods. 1. Clean the printhead thoroughly with the printhead cleaning pen. Test again for vertical streaks. 2.
Chapter 5 Replacing The Printhead Replace The Printhead CAUTION Oils from your hands can damage the light brown area (heating elements) of the printhead. Do not touch the light brown area when you handle the printhead. Pivoting Deck Printhead Assembly Deck Lock Lever Figure 9. Opening the Pivoting Deck 1. 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.
Replace The Printhead Pivoting Deck Printhead Controller Cable Assembly Pull-Tab Printhead Retainer Clip (2) Release Tab Printhead Assembly Power Supply Cable Assembly 3. Behind the pivoting deck, gently pull the lower arms of the retainer clips upward to release printhead. You only need to push the clips a small amount to release the printhead. 4. Hold the printhead by the black powder coated aluminum cover as it drops down. 5.
Chapter 5 Replacing The Printhead Restore The Printer To Operation 1. Inspect the light brown area of the printhead for smudges or fingerprints. If necessary, gently clean the light brown area with a soft, lint-free cloth or a cotton swab moistened 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.
Restore The Printer To Operation Solving Other Printer Problems Table 14. Printer Problems and Solutions Symptom Communications Failures. Solution/Explanation 1. Check the interface cable. 2. Check the configuration to ensure the correct interface is enabled. 3. Verify the printer is receiving data by viewing the Job In Process indicator on the control panel. CONTROL PANEL LCD message display is illuminated and the printer appears to be working, but nothing is printing. 1.
Chapter 5 Solving Other Printer Problems Table 14. Printer Problems and Solutions (continued) Symptom Solution/Explanation Power Failures Printer fails to turn on, the display is not backlit, and the fan is not running. 1. Check that the printer AC power cord is correctly attached to the printer and to the AC power outlet. 2. Have a qualified electrician test the AC wall outlet for the correct power range. Locate the printer in an area that has the correct power range. 3. Check the AC power cord.
Restore The Printer To Operation Table 14. Printer Problems and Solutions (continued) Symptom Media and ribbon move, but no image prints in Thermal Transfer mode. Solution/Explanation 1. Print the Checkerboard diagnostic test pattern and check that the image appears on the used portion of ribbon. If the image is on the ribbon, the ribbon may be installed with the transfer side against the printhead, instead of against the media. 2. The ribbon may be designed for another model printer. 3.
Chapter 5 Solving Other Printer Problems Table 14. Printer Problems and Solutions (continued) Symptom • • Start of image is printed an erroneous distance from the top-of-form. The printer starts to print one label and then another, all within the same 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. 252 Solution/Explanation 1.
Restore The Printer To Operation Table 14. Printer Problems and Solutions (continued) Symptom Smears or voids in printed image. Solution/Explanation 1. Clean the printhead. 2. Make sure the printhead temperature (Print Intensity) is not too high. Change the Print Intensity value in the MEDIA CONTROL menu. (See “Print Intensity” on page 96.) 3. Verify that the printhead pressure blocks are positioned correctly to match the media width installed. (See “Printhead Pressure Block Adjustments” on page 60.) 4.
Chapter 5 Solving Other Printer Problems Table 14. Printer Problems and Solutions (continued) Symptom Solution/Explanation PRINTER OPERATION Advances several labels when FEED key is pressed. 1. Check that labels are loaded correctly. (See “Loading Media And Ribbon” on page 34.) 2. Check that the Page Length (selected under the MEDIA CONTROL menu or sent by the host computer) agrees with the length of the media installed.
Restore The Printer To Operation Table 14. Printer Problems and Solutions (continued) Symptom Solution/Explanation RIBBON Printer advances media, but the ribbon does not advance. 1. Make sure the ribbon is installed correctly. 2. A poor ribbon/media combination can cause insufficient friction between the media and ribbon. Verify that the correct ribbon and media are being used. 3. The printhead pressure may not be set high enough. Set the pressure higher. 4. There may be adhesive on the printhead.
Chapter 5 Solving Other Printer Problems Printer Alarms The printer has built in alarms that monitor printer status and media stock conditions. Alarm messages display indicating the present status of the printer and media stock levels. The alarms also indicate if the printer electronics detects an error condition. Fault Messages If a fault condition occurs in the printer, the status indicator on the control panel flashes on and off and the message display indicates the specific fault.
Fault Messages Table 15. LCD Message Troubleshooting Displayed Message Can User Correct? BAD VFU CHANNEL Yes The user tried to use an undefined VFU channel. Use defined channels. BAR CODE IMPROPER Data Format Yes Data validation error: improper data format. Fix application so it sends data in the correct bar code format. BAR CODE QUIET Zone too small Yes Data validation error: Quiet Zone error. 1. Fix application.
Chapter 5 Solving Other Printer Problems Table 15. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message Can User Correct? CONTRAST TOO LOW Check media Yes CUTTER FAULT Jam or Cut Fail Yes Explanation Solution Data validation error: symbol contrast. 1. Adjust heat or change media. 1. Cutter assembly is not in the closed position. 1. Place the cutter assembly in the closed (up) position. 2. Cutter option was not able to complete a full cut cycle due to a jam. 2.
Fault Messages Table 15. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution ERROR: IPDS needs 300 DPI Head Yes The printer has detected a 203 DPI printhead installed with IPDS software downloaded. IPDS software only supports the 300 DPI printhead. Power off the printer and replace the 203 DPI printhead with a 300 DPI printhead. ERROR: NO DRAM DETECTED Yes/No The printer could not find any DRAM.
Chapter 5 Solving Other Printer Problems Table 15. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution ERROR OCCURRED FLUSHING QUEUES Yes An interim message displays while the printer discards host data it cannot use because a fault condition exists. While this message displays, the asterisk (*) rotates. Wait. When the asterisk (*) stops rotating, a different fault message will appear; troubleshoot the final message.
Fault Messages Table 15. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message GRF CHK ERROR PRESS PAUSE Can User Correct? Explanation Solution Yes In the CT emulation over a twinax interface, the printer received a non-printable character. Press the PAUSE key twice. Yes The printhead is approaching a hot state. 1. Allow the printer to continue printing. Full speed will resume automatically when a lower head temperature is achieved. Half Speed Mode 2. Let the printer cool down.
Chapter 5 Solving Other Printer Problems Table 15. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message NON VOLATILE MEMORY FAILED OPTION NOT INSTALLED PAPER OUT Load Paper 262 Can User Correct? Yes/No Yes Yes Explanation Solution The printer assigns a certain amount of simulated NVRAM for storage of saved configurations. Large emulations reduce the amount of space available for saving configurations, which means that sometimes fewer than eight configurations can be saved.
Fault Messages Table 15. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution PAPER OUT TIMEOUT Yes In the CT emulation with a coax interface, a time-out message is sent to the host if paper is not loaded within 10 minutes after PAUSE was pressed to clear a paper out fault. Load media and run a print test. If the message persists, contact your authorized service representative. PARITY ERROR Yes Parity error (serial interface).
Chapter 5 Solving Other Printer Problems Table 15. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message PRINTER HOT See Manual Can User Correct? Yes/No Explanation The printer has detected higher than usual temperatures on the controller PCBA. Solution 1. Determine that the fan is operating and that all air vents are unobstructed. 2. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power the printer back on. 3. Move the printer to a cooler location. 4.
Fault Messages Table 15. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message RIBBON DETECTED In Direct Mode Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Solution Printer senses ribbon installed, but Print Mode is set for direct thermal printing (printing where no ribbon is required). 1. Remove the ribbon from the printer if direct thermal media is being used. In the CT emulation with a coax interface, the ribbon has not moved for 10 minutes after PAUSE was pressed to clear a ribbon fault. 1.
Chapter 5 Solving Other Printer Problems Table 15. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message Can User Correct? Explanation Solution Speed Exceeds Validator Limit Yes The Print Speed or Slew Speed value is above 6 IPS as the power-up default with the validator option installed, or the user attempted to increase Print Speed or Slew Speed above 6 IPS.
Fault Messages Table 15. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message Can User Correct? 28 CU NOT ENAB Yes Controller Unit Not Enabled. Poll time-out-error. The printer was not polled for one minute across a coax interface. Check the cable connection and host system. (Refer to the line problem determination procedures, as recommended by the host system.
Chapter 268 5 Solving Other Printer Problems
A Specifications Print Method Table 16. Printing Specifications T5204 T5304 T5206 T5306 T5208 T5308 Print Resolution (dpi) 203 300 203 300 203 300 Min. Dot Size (sq. in) .005 .0033 .005 .0033 .005 .0033 (.127 mm) (.083 mm) (.127 mm) (.083 mm) (.127 mm) (.083 mm) Bar Code Modulus (mils) Picket Fence Ladder 5 - 127 10 -127 3.3 - 110 10 - 110 5 - 127 10 - 127 3.3 - 110 10 - 110 5 - 127 10 - 127 3.3 - 110 10 - 110 Max. Print Speed (ips) 10 8 10 8 8 6 Max.
Appendix A Media Table 17. Media - General Information Type: Roll-fed, die-cut continuous or fanfold labels, tags or tickets; most direct thermal or thermal transfer materials. Supply Roll: 8 inch (203 mm) maximum diameter on 1.5 inch (37.5 mm) to 3 inch (76 mm) diameter cores. Internal Rewinder: Accepts up to a 5 inch diameter roll of label backing.
Media I. Tag Specification (Mark Sensing) II. Tag Specification (Gap Sensing) III. Label Specification (Gap Sensing) Black Mark (on underside) Recommended Cross Perf Location Direction of Media Motion Recommended Cross Perf Location Direction of Media Motion Direction of Media Motion Figure 10. Media Dimensions Table 18. Media Specifications T5X04 T5X06 T5X08 A Label Width Range 0.75 -4.5 in. 19.1-114.3 mm 2.0-6.8 in. 50.8-172.7 mm 3.0-8.75 in. 76.2-222.3 mm B Backing Width Range 0.75-4.
Appendix A Ribbon Table 19. Ribbon Specifications T5X04 T5X06 T5X08 Ribbon Width Range 0.75-4.5 in. 19 -114.3 mm 2.0-6.8 in. 50.8-172.7 mm 3.0-8.75 in. 76.2-222.25 mm Max. Ribbon Length (m) 625 625 625 Indicators And Switches Table 20. Indicators and Switches Indicator Lights: ONLINE, Job-In-Process Switches: POWER Keys: PAUSE, JOB SELECT/ - (Decrement), FEED/↑ (Up), TEST PRINT, .. .
Host Interfaces Host Interfaces Table 22. Host Interface Characteristics 1. Serial RS-232 or RS-422 at 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 baud. 2. Parallel (Centronics compatible) or IEEE 1284 bi-directional.
Appendix A Environmental Table 25. Environmental Information Operating Temperature: 41° F to 104° F (5° C to 40° C) Storage Temperature: -40° F to 150° F (-40° C to 60° C) Operating Humidity: Storage Humidity: 20% to 85%, non-condensing 5% to 85% non-condensing Ventilation: Free air movement Dust: Non-conducting, non-corrosive Physical 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.
B Printer Options Options are offered with the printer to enhance its capabilities and to provide a large degree of application flexibility. A description of the option complement is given below. For field-installable options, installation instructions are provided with each option. Hardware Options Memory Expansion The printer internal DRAM and Flash memories can be expanded to 16MB and 10MB respectively using SIMM modules.
Appendix B Hardware Options Interface Options Coax/Twinax Host Interface The coax/twinax host interface option mounts inside the printer and functions as a protocol converter to allow the direct connection of the printer to an IBM host computer that uses either a coax or a twinax data interface. The printer may be ordered with the Coax/Twinax option installed, or it can be field installed by an authorized service representative.
Genuine Printronix Thermal Transfer Ribbons Supplies And Accessories The best printing solution is achieved when the printer, ribbon, and media are matched to the application requirements. The use of Genuine Printronix Thermal Media and Ribbons will ensure optimum image quality, consistent bar code performance, and extended life of the printhead. Please refer to the Printronix Media Selection Guide for details concerning the application suitability for all Media and Ribbon products.
Appendix B Supplies And Accessories Printronix Harsh Environment Resin Ribbon 8700 Provides highest heat, chemical, and abrasion resistance for use with high-end synthetic facestocks. When used with the proper polyester media, meets UL/CSA regulatory requirements. Printronix Gasoline Resistant Specialty Resin Ribbon 8725 Designed for high temperature and solvent resistance applications using synthetic facestocks media such as polypropylene, polyethylene, and polyester.
Genuine Printronix Media Genuine Printronix ThermaLine Media ThermaLine Media Type Description Typical Applications Media 520 Smudge proof white thermal transfer polyolefin Permanent acrylic adhesive Outdoor exposures especially chemical drums, etc. provides a markable soundproof topcoat Media 580T 8.5 mil smudge proof thermal transfer Poly tagstock Outdoor nursery, lumberyard, and industrial environment hangtag and insert tag Media 700s 2.
Appendix B Supplies And Accessories Accessories Field installable accessories available for your thermal printer are listed below. Contact your authorized supplier for more details.
C Char Dec ASCII Control Codes Hex NUL 0 00 SOH 1 01 STX 2 EXT Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex 32 20 @ 64 40 ` 96 60 ! 33 21 A 65 41 a 97 61 02 + 34 22 B 66 42 b 98 62 3 03 # 35 23 C 67 43 c 99 63 EOT 4 04 $ 36 24 D 68 44 d 100 64 ENQ 5 05 % 37 25 E 69 45 e 101 65 ACK 6 06 & 38 26 F 70 46 f 102 66 BEL 7 07 + 39 27 G 71 47 g 103 67 BS 8 08 ( 40 28 H 72 48 h 104 68 HT 9 09 ) 41 2
Appendix C Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex RS 30 1E > 62 3E ^ 94 5E US 31 1F ? 63 3F _ 95 5F Ç 128 80 á 160 A0 192 C0 ü 129 81 í 161 A1 193 é 130 82 ó 162 A2 â 131 83 ú 163 ä 132 84 ñ à 133 85 å 134 ç Char Hex 126 7E 127 7F + 224 E0 C1 _ 225 E1 194 C2 + 226 E2 A3 195 C3 + 227 E3 164 A4 196 C4 _ 228 E4 Ñ 165 A5 197 C5 + 229 E5 86 ª 166 A6 _ 198 C6 230 E6 135 87 _ 167 A7 + 199 C7 • 2
D Standard And Heavy-Duty Media Cutter Installation Prepare The Printer NOTE: Before you begin, please note that steps 1 through 3 below are applicable for both the standard and heavy-duty media cutters. When you get to step 4, you will directed to separate instructions specific to the standard or heavy-duty cutter. Peel/Tear Assembly Screw (2) Lower Support Assembly Peel/Tear Door Figure 1. Peel/Tear Assembly 1. Set the printer power switch to O (OFF). 2.
Appendix D Prepare The Printer Installing The Standard Cutter RJ-11 Receptacle RJ-11 Connector Lower Support Assembly Mounting Bracket Screw (2) Thumbscrew (Not visible in this view.) Cutter Assembly Figure 2. Standard Cutter Assembly 1. Loosen the knurled thumbscrew on the front of the cutter and swing open the cutter assembly from the cutter assembly mounting bracket. 2. Place the cutter assembly in position. 3. Install the two screws using the appropriate metric hex key. 4.
Restore The Printer To Operation 4. Press .. . until “PRINTER CONTROL” displays. 5. Press ↑ until “Advanced User” displays. 6. Press + or - until “Enable” displays. 7. Press ↵ to select the “Enable” option. An asterisk (*) appears next to “Enable.” 8. Press .. . until “MEDIA CONTROL” displays. 9. Press ↓ until “Media Handling” displays. 10. Press + or - until “Cut” displays. 11. Press ↵ to select “Cut.” An asterisk (*) displays next to “Cut.” 12. Press ↓ until “Cutter Type” displays. 13.
Appendix D Prepare The Printer Installing The Heavy-Duty Cutter RJ-11 Receptacle RJ-11 Connector Lower Support Assembly Cutter Assembly Mounting Bracket Metal Tab (2) Magnetic Catch (2) Cutter Assembly Screw (2) Figure 3. Heavy-Duty Cutter Assembly 1. Plug the RJ-11 connector into the RJ-11 receptacle. 2. Pull the metal tabs from the magnetic catches and swing open the cutter assembly mounting bracket from the cutter assembly. 3. Place the cutter assembly in position. 4.
Restore The Printer To Operation 4. Press .. . until “PRINTER CONTROL” displays. 5. Press ↑ until “Advanced User” displays. 6. Press + or - until “Enable” displays. 7. Press ↵ to select the “Enable” option. An asterisk (*) appears next to “Enable.” 8. Press .. . until “MEDIA CONTROL” displays. 9. Press ↓ until “Media Handling” displays. 10. Press + or - until the “Cut” option displays. 11. Press ↵ to select “Cut.” An asterisk (*) displays next to “Cut.” 12. Press ↓ until “Cutter Type” displays. 13.
Appendix D 288 Removing The Media Cutter
E Media Cutter Tray Installation Assembling The Media Cutter Tray Slots Cutter Tray Bin Flanges (4) Cutter Tray Base Figure 1. Attaching the Cutter Tray Bin to the Cutter Tray Base 1. Align the flanges of the cutter tray bin with the 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.
Appendix E Installing The Media Cutter Tray Installing The Media 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.
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.
Appendix E 292 Installing The Media Cutter Tray
F Glossary Baud (rate) Baud Rate is the number of information bits that can be transmitted between the printer and the computer in one second. For example, one baud equals one bit per second in a series of binary signals. Both the printer and the computer must be configured to the same baud rate. BIT Binary digIT. A digit in the binary number system, represented by a 0 or a 1. A bit is the smallest unit of storage in a digital computer.
Appendix F Data Bits Binary information sent to the printer; a character set grouping containing letters, digits, and punctuation marks to be printed. Default A value, parameter, attribute, or option that is assigned by a program or system when another has not been specified by the user. Diagnostic Pertaining to the detection and isolation of a printer malfunction or mistake.
Host Computer The computer that stores, processes, and sends data to be printed, which communicates directly with the printer. The term “host” is used to indicate the controlling computer, since modern printers are themselves microprocessor-controlled computer systems. Interface The hardware component used to link two devices by common physical interconnection, signal, and functional characteristics. IPS The speed at which the media is printed based on a rate of Inches-Per-Second.
Appendix F 296 Nonvolatile Memory Nonvolatile memory stores variables that must be preserved when the printer is turned off, such as configuration parameters and printer usage statistics. Nonvolatile memory is preserved because RAM is housed on the controller board, which contains an independent, battery-operated power supply. When printer power is turned off, the battery supplies the power needed to keep stored data active. Nonvolatile memory also includes storage in disk.
Sensed Distance Gap/Mark Sensor = Gap: The Sensed Distance value is the physical length of one label plus the length of one gap. Gap/Mark Sensor = Mark: The Sensed Distance value is the physical distance from the leading edge of one black mark to the leading edge of the next. Gap/Mark Sensor = Disable: Not applicable. If Gap/Mark Sensor is set to Disable, the Sensed Distance value will not be updated. Slew Vertical paper movement. Stop Bits The signal which indicates the end of a character or element.
Appendix F 298
Index Symbols Append Rotated, 158 ASCII Data Port option, 221 ^Dnn Dot Slew, 156 Auto Calibrate, 109 Numerics 06 HOST REQUEST fault message, 266 08 HOLD PRINT TIMEOUT fault message, 266 1284 parallel interface, 235 15 COMM CHECK fault message, 266 20 CPI Condensed, 156 203 DPI fault message, 267 22 INVALID ADDR fault message, 266 27 CU TIMED OUT fault message, 266 28 CU NOT ENAB fault message, 267 300 DPI fault message, 267 33 HEAD OPEN Timeout fault message, 267 40V POWER FAIL fault message, 267 5225
Btm Margin Ctl, 160 Character Group (Epson FX), 162 BUFFER OVERFLOW fault message, 257 Character Group (PGL), 164 BUFFER OVERRUN fault message, 257 Character Group (Proprinter XL), 165 Buffer Print, 161 Character Group (P-Series, Serial Matrix), 163 Buffer Reprint, 161 Character Group (VGL), 166 Buffer Size in K (Parallel Port), 205 Character Set, 167 Buffer Size in K (Serial), 211 Cleaning, 67 Busy on Strobe, 207 Clear Data, 86 Busy signal, Centronics parallel interface, 235 Clear Error Lo
CONTRAST TOO LOW Check media fault Define LF code (PGL, Serial Matrix, Proprinter XL, message, 258 Epson FX), 169 Control Code 06, 167 Define LF code (P-Series, P-Series XQ), 170 Control Code 08, 167 Del Char frm Flsh, 118 Control panel, 29 Del Char frm RAM, 118 Control panel keys, 31 Del Set frm Flsh, 118 Controlling print quality, 244 Del Set from RAM, 119 Controls, 29 Delete Config, 92 Copy Count, 168 Delete Files, 120 CR at MPP+1, 168 Device Address, 216 CR Edit, 168 DHCP option, 22
Epson Set, 171 Extended Subset, 173 ERROR DC PROGRAM NOT VALID fault Extra Bold Char.
ERROR PROGRAM NEEDS MORE DRAM, 259 ERROR PROGRAM NEEDS MORE FLASH, 259 RESTORING BOOT CODE, 264 RIBBON BROKEN Reload Ribbon, 264 RIBBON DETECTED In Direct Mode, 265 RIBBON FAULT Timeout, 265 ERROR PROGRAM NOT COMPATIBLE, 259 Ribbon Low, 265 ERROR PROGRAM NOT VALID, 259 RIBBON OUT Load Ribbon, 265 ERROR SECURITY PAL NOT SECURITY CODE VIOLATION, 265 DETECTED, 259 SIGNAL Clipping, 265 ERROR SHORT AT ADDRESS XXXX, 259 SOFTWARE ERROR Recycle Power, 265 ERROR WRITING TO FLASH, 259 Speed Exceeds Valid
I Framing Errors, 215 G I-2/5 Selection, 179 Gap Length option, 112 I2of5 Checksum, 90 GAP NOT DETECTED See Manual fault Idle Response, 213 message, 260 IEEE 1284 Gap Windowing option, 112 interface, 235 Gap/Mark Sensor, 109 operating modes, 235 Gap/Mark Thresh, 110 Ignore Ch#1, 179 Gateway Addess option, 220 Ignore Ch#2, 180 General cleaning, 67 Ignore Chars, 180 Glob Mem Adjust, 122 Ignore Dots, 180 Good Barcodes, 86 Ignore Mode, 180 Good Forms, 86 Ignore Spaces, 180 Gothic Typef
J Manual Calibrate, 111 Manual conventions, 18 Job Control option, 222 Max Cache Memory, 122 Job In Process indicator, 29 Max Cached Char, 122 K Keep Alive Timer option, 221 L Max PI 16, 183 Max. Print Width, 183 Media, 23, 278 fanfold, 41 Label Length, 97 loading, 34 Label Peel-Off, 55 Printronix, 278 roll, 35 Label Width, 98 Labels, printing test, 241 MEDIA CONTROL LAC Approx.
Options Menu mode, 33 Menu options, selecting, 71 fonts, 20 Menu overview, 78 hardware, 275 Midline PY (includes ^PN), 183 internal label rewinder, 20 Min.
PGL Normal, 185 PRINT HEAD UP Close Print Head fault Physical dimensions, 274 message, 263 PI Ignored, 205 Print Intensity, 96 PI Slew Range, 185 Print Mode, 96 Pin assignments, Centronics parallel interface, 234 Print quality, 244 Poll Character, 213 Print Speed, 96 Poll Response, 213 Printer POOR SCANNING Check Head&Heat fault alarms, 256 message, 263 dynamic print control, 22 POOR SCANNING Inspect head fault installation, 26 message, 263 interfaces, 233 POR, 216 problems, 249 Port
Ribbon, 23 Prop. Spacing, 187 PROPRINTER SETUP Menu, 152 loading, 34, 45 Protect Configs.
Scanner Settings, 89 SPC COAX SETUP Menu, 134 SCS Buffer Cntrl, 189 SPC Null Supp, 192 SECURITY CODE VIOLATION fault message, 265 SPC TWINAX SETUP Menu, 135 Select Char, 189 SPC Type (SPC Coax Setup), 193 Select CPI, 189 SPC Type (SPC Twinax Setup), 193 Select LPI, 189 Specifications, 269 Select SFCC (PGL), 190 acoustic noise levels, 274 Select SFCC (P-Series), 190 environmental information, 274 Select SO Char, 190 host interface, 273 Selecting a menu option, 71 indicators and switches, 2
Text Length, 193 Twinax Type, 195 Text Position, 194 Twinax/coax host interface, 20 Thermal consumables, 23 Typeface, 196 U Thermal Printer Series Product Line, 19 Thermal printer technology, 22 Thermal transfer printing, 22 Uniform Fonts, 196 Thermal transfer ribbons, 277 Units, 107 Time processing, improving, 242 Unpacking the printer, 24 Timeout (C/T Port), 217 Unscannable Code Check media fault Timeout (Parallel Port), 206 message, 266 Timeout (Serial), 212 UPC Descenders (PGL), 196 T
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