Printer User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Printer Setup
- Choosing a place for the printer
- Unpacking the printer
- Printer Components
- Installing the paper guide
- Opening the printer cover
- Removing the printer cover
- Connecting the Power Cord and turning the power ON and OFF
- Installing the ribbon cassette
- Removing the ribbon cassette
- Connecting to your computer using the parallel cable
- Ferrite Core Installation
- 2. Paper Handling
- Selecting paper types
- Cut-sheet paper
- Fanfold paper
- Loading cut-sheet paper
- Printing on cut-sheet paper
- Loading fanfold paper
- Printing on fanfold paper
- Parking fanfold paper
- Unparking fanfold paper
- 3. Control Panel Operations
- Switching between on-line and off-line
- Control panel functions in on-line mode
- Control panel functions in off-line mode
- 4. Using the EDS Mode
- About EDS Mode settings
- Entering the EDS Mode
- Selecting a EDS number
- Selecting a bank
- Selecting a switch
- Changing a switch setting
- Printing the current EDS settings
- Exiting the EDS Modes
- 5. Control Codes List
- < ESC/P-K mode>
- 6. Troubleshooting
- Short test
- Long test
- Hexadecimal dump
- Adjusting the dot alignment
- Troubleshooting guide
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APPENDIX
These signals represent information for the 1st
through 8th bit of parallel data, respectively. Each
signal is HIGH when data is logical 1, and LOW
when logical 0.
Parallel Interface
Connector Signals
Pin Name Function
1 STROBE Goes low for ≥ 0.5µs when active.
2 DATA0
3 DATA1
4 DATA2
5 DATA3
6 DATA4
7 DATA5
8 DATA6
9 DATA7
10 ACK 10µs low to acknowledge receipt of data.
11 BUSY Printer sets line low when ready to receive data.
12 PAPER High when paper runs out.
13 SELECT High when printer is on-line.
14 AFXT This signal is used when the mode is nibble mode.
15 Not used.
16 SIGNAL GND Signal ground
17 CHASSIS Chassis ground (isolated from signal ground)
18 +5V +5V DC output from printer
19~30 GND Twisted pair ground return
31 RESET Printer is reset when this signal goes low.
32 ERROR Low when printing cannot continue due to error.
33 EXT GND External ground
34~35 Not used
36 SELECT IN This signal is used when the mode is nibble mode.