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User guide T2365 T2380 Matrix printer

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Table of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Chapter 2 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.1 Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.2 Interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.3 Paper Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

2.4 Printer Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Chapter 3 Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13.1.1 Printhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13.1.2 Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13.1.3 Ribbon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13.1.4 Data Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23.1.4.1 Example of a printer connected to a computer in an Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23.1.4.2 Example of several devices in an Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23.1.5 Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.2 Mechanical Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33.2.1 Head/PlatenClearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33.2.2 Shift Friction Tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53.2.3 Monitoring Light Barrier PathSelection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-103.2.4 Position of the Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-113.2.5 Paperways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

3.3 Electronic Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-143.3.1 Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-163.3.1.1 Description of the Switching Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-163.3.1.2 Driver Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-173.3.1.3 Needle Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-173.3.2 Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-183.3.3 Bidirectional Centronics Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-193.3.3.1 Interface Board Option/Modular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-213.3.3.2 General infomation about external interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-223.3.3.3 Shared Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-233.3.3.4 TTY Interface 20 mA Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-253.3.3.5 RS422/V11, SS97 Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-263.3.4 Connection Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-273.3.4.1 Connection Board 2365/2380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-273.3.5 Printhead Sensor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

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3.3.6 Interlock Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-283.3.7 Double Sensor and Paper Motion Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-283.3.8 Sensor Sheetfeeder* and 3rd Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-283.3.9 Motor Driver* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-293.3.10 Carriage Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-303.3.11 Vertical Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-303.3.12 Sheetfeeder Motor* (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-303.3.13 Paper Thickness Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-303.3.14 Function Select Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-313.3.15 Paper Thickness Sensor (AGA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-323.3.16 Optional Rear Tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-333.3.17 Paper Motion Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-333.3.18 Function Select Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-333.3.19 Option Recognition* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-343.3.20 Sensor Automatic Front Insertion (Future Enhancement, Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-343.3.21 Ribbon Motion Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-343.3.22 Printhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-353.3.23 Additional fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-363.3.23.1 Non-scalable fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-363.3.23.2 Scalable fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-393.3.23.3 Barcodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-413.3.24 Theory of Adjusting Printhead Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42

Chapter 4 Testmodes and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4.1 Test Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24.1.1 ASCII Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34.1.2 Interfacetest (Hex-Dump) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34.2 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44.2.1 Error Messages in the LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44.2.2 Further Messages in the LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84.2.3 Printer Malfunctions without any Message at the LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94.2.4 Failure Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

4.3 Monitoring Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-184.3.1 RMC ribbon detection mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20

4.4 Caring, Lubrication and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

4.5 Monitoring of Thermo-ASIC and Printhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-224.5.1 Calibrating Values of Thermo-ASIC and Printhead* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

4.6 Display Message Hardware Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

4.7 Ignore Printhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

4.8 Printing without TopCover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

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4.9 Loading optional firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-284.9.1 Loading optional firmware using parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-284.9.2 Loading optional firmware using remote printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

4.10 Test print status page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

Chapter 5 Instructions for Disassembly and Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

5.1 Replacing Casing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25.1.1 Replacing Top Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25.1.2 Replace Front Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25.1.3 Replacing Bottom Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

5.2 Printhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95.2.1 Removing the Printhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95.2.2 Installing the Printhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

5.3 Replacing Electronic Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-115.3.1 Replacing Optional Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-115.3.2 Replacing Main Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-125.3.3 Dismount Main Electronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-125.3.4 Replacing the AGA* Assy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-135.3.5 Replacing the Automatic Width Sensor (APW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-135.3.6 Replacing Carriage Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-145.3.7 Replacing Connector Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

5.4 Replacing Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-175.4.1 Replacing Carriage (DC) Motor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-175.4.2 Replacing Stepper Motors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-185.4.3 Replacing Vertical Stepper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

5.5 Replacing Sensor Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-205.5.1 Replacing Double Sensor: Front Insertion, Paper Position

and Paper Motion Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-205.5.2 Replacing Sheetfeeder Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-215.5.3 Replacing Interlock Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-225.5.4 Replacing Ribbon Motion Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22

5.6 Replace Transverse Paper Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23

5.7 Ribbon Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-245.7.1 Replacing Ribbon Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-245.7.2 Installing Ribbon Drive Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25

5.8 Remove Carriage System / Toothed Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26

5.9 Replacing Upper Friction Drive (Shutter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-275.10 Replacing the Tractor Assy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-285.10.1 Replacing the two Tractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29

5.11 Replacing Lower Friction Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30

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5.12 Remove Timing Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31

5.13 Replacing Side Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32

5.14 Mounting Drive Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33

5.15 Remove Platen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-345.15.1 Printer Model with NDK9 Printhead* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-345.15.2 Printer Model with NDK9 Printhead* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35

Chapter 6 Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16.1 Mechanical Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26.1.1 Tension of the Toothed Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26.1.2 Adjustment of Head / Platen Gap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36.1.3 Adjusting Parallelism Printhead/Platen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-56.2 Electrical Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-76.2.1 Interface Jumper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-76.2.1.1 Optional Serial Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-76.2.1.2 TTY-Interface 20 mA Current Loop (Option) (048957). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-96.2.1.3 Interface RS422 (Option) (048956) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-106.3 Soft Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-116.3.1 Setting of Head Temperature NDK9+ (Reference value). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-116.3.2 Adjustment of AGA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

Chapter 7 Spare Parts and Schematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

7.1 Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

7.2 Basic Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37.2.1 Basic Printer 1/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47.2.2 Basic Printer 2/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57.2.3 Basic Printer 3/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

7.3 Standard Tractor Assy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12

7.4 AGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14

7.5 Connection Board/Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14

7.6 Electronic Parts and Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-177.6.1 Mainboard Complete Standard Spare Assy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-177.6.2 Mainboard Complete Special Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-177.6.3 Carriage Adapter Assy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-187.6.4 Sensor Papermotion/End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-197.6.5 Sensor ASF/3rd Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-197.6.6 Sensor Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-197.6.7 Sensor Function Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-207.6.8 AGA Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20

Table of contents

V

7.6.9 Horizontal Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-207.6.10 Paperwidth Sensor (APW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-207.6.11 Ribbon Motion Sensor (RMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-207.7 Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

7.8 PMS + Double Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22

7.9 Sensor Sheet Feeder and Rear Tractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

7.10 Option Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24

7.11 Sens Function Select, Kit (070 013). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-257.12 Modular Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-267.12.1 Serial I/O (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-267.12.1.1 Connector assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-267.12.1.2 Interface cable (serial interface) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-277.12.1.3 Input signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-277.12.1.4 Output signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27

Chapter 8 Rear Tractor (2T Model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18.1 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

8.2 Tractor Complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Chapter 9 Cutting Device (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19.1 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

9.2 Spare Parts and Schematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39.2.1 Mechanical Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39.2.2 Maintenance and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Chapter 10 2nd- (Front-) Tractor (option). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

Chapter 11 Printer Stand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

11.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

11.2 Installing the Printer Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2

Introduction

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1 IntroductionThe matrix printer has outstanding product features, such as a high print speed, an ex-cellent print quality, a high workload and low running costs. It also has superior ergo-nomics, a industry-leading 12,500 hour MTBF and a flexible connectivity. Furthermore it withstands dusty, dirty and hostile environements. For all these reasons it is a pro-fessional solution for many industrial sectors.The following print qualities are available: High Speed Draft Print Quality (HSQ) Copy Draft Print Quality (DPQ Copy) Draft Print Quality (DPQ) Near Letter Quality (NLQ) Letter Quality (LQ)For details see chapter Specifictions.The electronic part controlled by a microcomputer operates the needle printhead, menu programming, and interface.All elements of the printer control are arranged on printed circuit boards so that only a few additional components are required such as step motor for function select, step motor for paper feed, DC motor for carriage movement, step motor for automatic gap adjustThe following options and features will further enhance the printers capabilities: 3rd push tractor from rear (feature) push tractor front (standard) automatic gap adjustment (standard) fonts (on request) automatic gap adjustment (standard) 2nd push tractor front (option)The manufacturer recommends the use of original accessories.The use of others than original parts may reduce the performance of the printer and cause defects on the printer. For errors caused by the use of others than original ac-cessories, the warranty may become invalid.

Caution:Activities described herein must only be performed by specially trained and qualified service personnel! Harmful voltages can be touched.

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Specifications Printer Specifications

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2 Specifications

2.1Printer Specifications

Printer system Serial impact matrix printerPrinthead with 24 needles 0.25 mm bidirectional printing2365 2380 2365MC1800 Hz 2100 Hz 1600 Hz

Print speed and character matrices

2365 2380 2365MCcps cps cps cpi matrix

HSQ(High Speed Quality)

800 1000 800 12.0 12 x 08650 800 640 10.0 12 x 10800 1000 800 12.0 12 x 10900 1000 900 15.0 08 x 08*900 1000 900 15.0 12 x 08515 571 515 17.1 12 x 12600 667 600 20.0 12 x 10

DPQ(Data Print Quality)

600 670 533 10.0 12 x 12720 800 720 12.0 12 x 10900 1000 900 15.0 08 x 08*900 1000 900 15.0 12 x 08515 571 515 17.1 12 x 12600 667 600 20.0 12 x 10

CPQ(Copy Print Quality)

300 333 270 10.0 24 x 12360 400 360 12.0 24 x 10450 500 450 15.0 16 x 08*450 500 450 15.0 24 x 08260 285 260 17.1 24 x 12300 333 300 20.0 24 x 10

NLQ(Near Letter Quality)

200 222 180 10.0 24 x 18240 267 240 12.0 24 x 15300 333 300 15.0 16 x 12*150 167 150 15.0 24 x 18170 190 170 17.1 24 x 18200 222 200 20.0 24 x 15

LQ(Letter Quality)

100 111 90 10.0 24 x 36120 133 120 12.0 24 x 30150 167 150 15.0 16 x 24*150 167 150 15.0 24 x 18170 190 170 17.1 24 x 18200 222 200 20.0 24 x 15

* Epson emulation only: superscript, subscript, microscript and MTPL microscipt

Printer Specifications Specifications

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Tab speed 2365 2380 2365MC65 ips 80 ips 65 ips

Character pitch 5 / 6 / 7.5 / 8.6 / 10 / 12 / 15 / 17.1 / 20 cpi

Character sizeHeightWidth

3.32 mm (incl. descenders)2.19 mm, max. 2.43 mm

Fonts (standard)

Barcodes (standard)

Print qualities: HSQ (High Speed Quality), DPQ (Data Print Quality), CPQ (Copy Draft) Near Letter Quality (NLQ), Letter Quality (LQ); Fonts: Draft, Draft Copy, Roman, Roman PS, Sans Serif, S Serif PS, Courier, Prestige, Script, OCR-B, OCR-A, Courier I, Cour I PS, Orator, Gothic, SouvenirScalable Fonts (LQ2170 emulation): Roman/T, Sans Serif/H; DLL is standard, but not battery-buffered

Large Character Printing (LCP)

A 2/5 Matrix (default)B 2/5 IndustrialC 2/5 InterleavedD Code 11E BCD MatrixF Code 39G CodabarH EAN 8 (with HRI*)I EAN 8 (without HRI)J EAN 13 (with HRI)K EAN 13 (without HRI)L MSI/modified PLESSEYM UPC A (with HRI)N UPC A (without HRI)O UPC E (with HRI)P UPC E (without HRI)Q Delta Distance (IBM)R Code 128S EAN 128

US-Postnet BarcodeKixRoyal Mail Customer BarcodeUSPS Intelligent Mail Barcode

* HRI = human readable index

Emulations MTPL, Genicom ANSI, Epson LQ2550/LQ2170, IBM XL 24; others on request

Resolution 60 to 360 dpi horizontal 90 to 360 dpi vertical

Self-test ASCII test, Hexdump, Fault display, Ribbon test

Printer buffer 128 Kbytes

Specifications Printer Specifications

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Panel LCD display 2 x 16 digits6 function keys: Online Setup 4 softkeys

Paper feedFeed speed 1/6" (line feed) View position Reverse motion

10"/sec 35 ms 10"/secUp to max. form length (22 inch), max. 1/6 inch for automatic single sheet feeder

Printhead gap (standard)

Automatic gap adjustment

Paper transport

Standard

Optional

2365 2380 2365MCTractor 1 with Tractor 1 with Tractor 1 with parking position parking position parking position

Tractor 3 withparking position(2T model)

Tractor 2 (front) Tractor 2 (front) Tractor 2 (front)Service lifePrinthead

Ribbon

2365 2380 2365MC750 millions, 750 millions, 500 millions,DPQ, DPQ, DPQ,12 x 12 matrix 12 x 12 matrix 12 x 12 matrix20 million characters DPQ

Noise

HSQ, 10 cpi2365: Sound pressure level LPA = 59 dB(A)

Sound power level LWAd = 76 dB(A)2380: Sound pressure level LPA = 59 dB(A)

Sound power level LWAd = 77 dB(A)2365MC: Sound pressure level LPA = 59 dB(A)

Sound power level LWAd = 76 dB(A)Continuous operation

Throughput (ECMA 132) pages/month at DPQpages/hour1)MTBF

2365 2380 2365MC> 48,400 > 50,000 > 46,980> 605 > 625 > 58712,500 h; 25% DC1) Print quality High Speed, matrix 120 x 180 dpi, fanfold paper

Mains voltage USA/Canada 120 V 10%; 60 Hz 2% Europe 230 V 10%; 50/60 Hz 2%

Printer Specifications Specifications

2-4

Power consumptionat 100% troughput:when idling:

2365 2380 2365MC60 W 70 W 60 W18 W 18 W 18 W

Approvals ISO 60950, CE, GOST, VDE/GS+CB, cULus, FCC/B, CCC, EnergyStar

DimensionsWidth Height Depth

624 mm (24.57 inches) 280 mm (11.02 inches) 432 mm (17.01 inches)

Environmental conditions

OperationTemperature Rel. humidityClimate StorageTemperature Rel. humidity Climate TransportTemperature Rel. humidity Climate

+10 to +35C15 to 75%IEC/EN 60721-3-3, class 3K2

-5 to +45C5 to 95%IEC/EN 60721-3-1, class 1K3

-20 to +60C5 to 95%IEC/EN 60721-3-2, class 2K2

Specifications Interface specifications

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2.2Interface specifications

Parallel interface bidirectional

Type of data transmission 8-bit parallel interface (Centronics compatible) IEEE-1284; Nibble mode

Transmission rate Max. 30 KHz

Signal status Low: 0.0 V to +0.4 VHigh: +2.4 V to +5.0 V

Connection cable Material: AWG 28 at leastLength: up to 2.0 mTwisted-pair cable with double-shield, acc. IEEE Std 1284 1294

Voltage supply of exter-nal devices on pin 18

U = +5 V 10%I = 0.5 Amax

Interface connections Printer side: Amphenol 57-40360, 36-pin(or compatible)

Cable side: Amphenol 57-30360, 25-pin (or compatible)

Ethernet Interface Onboard 10/100BaseT Ethernet-RJ45 with 2 LEDs

Transmission rate 100 Mbps / Full Duplex / Half Duplex

Supported protocols TCP/IP

Network print protocols LPR/LPD, RAW Port Print, FTP Print

IP address designation DHCP, BootP and manually over the control panel

Connection cable RJ45, Cat 5e, Cat 6

Network print management protocoles

HTTP, HTML, SNMP

Capacity of data buffer 8 MB

Interface specifications Specifications

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Serial interfaceTypeSynchronizationTransmission rate Signal status

Connection cableInterface connections Transmission protocol

Capacity of data buffer

OptionRS232C interface Asynchronous600 bauds to 19,200 bauds OFF = Mark = log. 1 = -3 V to -15 VON = Space = log. 0 = +3 V to +15 V Length up to 15 mITT Cannon connector, Series DB-25 SXON/XOFF, ENQ/STX, READY/BUSY, Robust XON/XOFF, ACK/NAK, ETX/ACK128 KB max.

Specifications Paper Specifications

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2.3Paper Specifications Continuous paper

single part formstractor 1

WeightWidthForm length

60 to 120 g/m276 to 420 mm76 to 559 mm

Continuous papermulti part forms tractor 1 (to be tested individually)

Copies236523802365MCWeight of originalWeight of copiesWeight of bottom sheetThickness (max.)WidthForm length

1 + 6 max.1 + 5 max.1 + 8 max.45 to 65 g/m245 to 56 g/m245 to 65 g/m20.6 mm76 to 420 mm76 to 451 mm

Continuous paper single part formstractor 3

2T model onlyWeightWidthForm length

60 to 90 g/m276 to 406 mm76 to 559 mm

Continuous papermulti part forms tractor 3 (to be tested individually)

2T model onlyCopiesWeight of originalWeight of copiesWeight of bottom sheetThickness (max.)WidthForm length

1 +145 to 65 g/m245 to 65 g/m245 to 65 g/m20.28 mm76 to 406 mm76 to 459 mm

Sets of forms Sets of forms may be used only if the top edge is bound. The binding edge should be as soft as pos-sible. A wavy binding edge may hamper the smooth feeding of these sets. Multi-part forms must be loaded with the bound top edge down. Multi-part forms should be tested for suitability.

Paper Specifications Specifications

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Paper quality Light pulp paper of medium fine quality, paper bea-ring the quality mark SM Post and photocopy paper are suitable for use. Unsuitable are: satin-finish or coated papers, imitation art papers, and embossed papers.Since paper as natural material reacts strongly to environmental influences (e.g. humidity, tempera-ture), the place of storage should be selected care-fully. We recommend that this kind of paper should be tested extensively before larger quantities are acquired.Should papers with a dark reverse side be used, these should also be tested for their functionality. Please pay attention to the use of infrared reflec-ting colors, when acquiring these papers.

Specifications Printer Dimensions

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2.4Printer Dimensions

623

623

36.5

36.5

128

128

432

432

3.5 3.5

280 280

424255

494955

424 255

626255

6060

110

110

377

377

376

376

509

509

183 183

189 189

522.5

522.5

30 30

3030

430

430

454 5

(out

max)

(out

max)

426

426

9494

389

389

(2in)

(2in)

406

406

(1in)

(1in)

420

420

(out

1)(out

1)42

042

0

(3in)

(3in)

406

406

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tfron

t

buttom

buttom

rear

rear

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linedimen

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M1:5

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Functional Description General

3-1

3 Functional Description

3.1General3.1.1Printhead The printhead is rated to more than 300.000 standard pages. The printer is econom-

ical too: 12.000 standard letters are printed with one ribbon.

With our own word-wide patented 24 needle technology the printer also in speed reaches the top region of its class, with its noise level being in the lower range. The printer practically operates in conjunction with all known computer systems and standard software.

3.1.2Power Supply The power supply may be switched by the user externally from 120 V to 230 V. A fuse

(T4,00AH250V, UL) is provided to protect the power supply from hazardous damages. It can be replaced without opening the printer.

3.1.3Ribbon The quality of the printout is dependent on the quality of the ribbon. Therefore the

ribbon as well as the printhead are very important parts of your printer.

A used ribbon cannot deliver a satisfactory printout. To achive a long life duration for the ribbon always use it in its full width. This will be achived by moving the ribbon up and down during printing and rotating the ribbon in the infinite end ribbon cassette. The ribbon is therefore satisfactory used and reaches a long life time.

black track 1

black track 2

black track 3

black track 4

General Functional Description

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3.1.4Data Transfer The main difference between the parallel and the optional serial interface is the form

in which the data bytes are transfered. The serial interface transfers bits in a row, one after the other. Theoretically you only need three connections for this form of data transfer. In the parallel interface the data transfer of the 8 bits (1 byte) is completed simultane-ously through 8 parallel connections. At least 11 connections between the computer and the printer are necessary for this procedure.

With the parallel Centronics interface data up to 100.000 bytes /seconds theoretically can be transfered. Actually the printer opperates with a maximum transfer frequency of approx. 30.000 bytes/second. This Data Flow, depending on the adjustment of the input buffer (0-128 KB) on your printer, can be temporarily stored.When using your printer in a local network with Ethernet connections and the TCP/IP protocol, you have to assign several address informations.

The assumed address space corresponds to the TCP/IP adress, class C, 192.168.1.xxx.

The subnet mask to be used is 255.255.255.0. The address of the router, or gateway, is 0.0.0.0, if not available.

3.1.4.1Example of a printer connected to a computer in an Ethernet

3.1.4.2Example of several de-vices in an Ethernet

3.1.5Monitoring The most important functions are monitored with sensors, microswitches and elec-

trical monitoring circuits. These are constantly checked, processed by an internal logic and indicated on the display.

To prevent an overheating of the printhead, 12 coils of the 24 electromagnets are monitored. If the temperature reaches a value above 130 C the speed of the printer is automatically slowed down. As soon as the printhead has cooled the printer works with high speed again.

If a coil becomes defective, this is recognized by the firmware and shown on the display (Head defect, THS Error, Head Hot permanently).Obviously a worn out print head may cause Head Hot message as well.

For safety reasons the top cover is also monitored. If you should open the top cover during printing operation, then the printout is momentary stopped (to avoid injuries). When you close the cover again the printout is continued without loss of data.

Caution: !Twisted-pair cable requiredComputer 1

IP: 192.168.1.1

Printer 1

IP: 192.168.1.2

HUB4-fold or 8-fold

. . . Printer 1

IP: 192.168.1.3

Printer 2

IP: 192.168.1.4

. . .Computer 2

IP: 192.168.1.2

Computer 1

IP: 192.168.1.1

Functional Description Mechanical Functions

3-3

3.2Mechanical Functions

3.2.1Head/PlatenClearance The worm gear (see principle drawing) determine the basic head distance. You can

imagine the worm gear as a mechanical memory. During initialisation (power up) of the printer the head distance stepper moves the toothed segment on block at the worm gear. Now the printer has its basic point and can count the steps forward which are stored in the firmware. The stepper tolerance is within one bit pattern (equals 4 steps).

Principle

B

Mean pointcarriage axle

Bearing pointeccenterWORM GEAR

"MEMORY"

Motorpinion13 teeth

Stepper

Toothed wheel84/14

Thoothed segment

26

BA

LeverAdjust Area:

Tolerance Tolerance

Amin. 0 max.

Head Distance

26B

A

Mechanical Functions Functional Description

3-4

Mechanic Rotation

Platen

Mean pointcarriage axle

Bearingpoint

ca. 1.4 mm

Movement ofCarriage

26


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3.2.2Shift Friction Tractor The function of the tractor and the friction drive is controlled by a stepper motor. By

changing from Friction to Tractor drive the wheels are moving as shown in the sche-matic below.

Gear Function Select Description

Explosion view function unit

Toothing (Connects tractor wheels and turret in engaged state; if not engaged the tractor wheels are free running on the turret)

Tractor wheel 1= Tractor wheel 2turned 180

Turret

Sliding Sleeve

Lock position

RevolvingSleeve

Guide-line

Slaving for Tractor Wheel 2 The tractor wheels are been coupled by twosprings to assure a axial clearance whilelocking

Degree of freedom

translational

rotating

rotating locked


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Principle

1. The sliding sleeve is pushed by turning of the switching gear over the tractor gear on the revolving sleeve

2. The revolving gear is pushed over the guide line of the turret

3. The pressure spring, the slope at the sliding sleeve and the revolving sleeve, the revolving sleeve is turned into next position of the sliding sleeve

4. While turning back of the switching gear the revolving sleeve will be engaged in the position of the guide line

5. To lock into position ,,tractor 2" the switching gear is not turned back. Then the revolving sleeve is not locked in the turret but locked in the sliding sleeve

Base

Lock position tractor 2

Lock position Single Sheet

Lock position tractor 1

Pressurespring

Revolving SleeveGuide-line

Turret

SlidingSleeve

= Lock position= Powertranmission

Tractor 2Drive

Tractor wheel 2

Tractor wheel 1

Sliding SleeveSwitching wheel

Swichting gear on level 0mmTractor wheel locked in turret. Revolving sleeve in position 1 of turret locked

Power transmissionDrive - tractor wheel 1 - turret - tractor 1

RevolvingSleeve

Turret

Tractor 1

Gear wheel


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Position 1 intermediate

Position 2 / Tractor 2

Tractor 2

Drive

Tractor wheel 2

Tractor wheel 1


Switching wheel is turned on level 7mm,sliding sleeve and revolving sleeve are turnedin intermediate position. Tractor wheel 1 andrevolving sleeve are not locked in the turret

RevolvingSleeve

Turret

Tractor 1

Gear wheel

Position 2 according position 1however revolving sleeve engaged insliding sleeve

Power transmission:Drive - tractor wheel 1 - tractor wheel2 - gear wheel - tractor 2

Tractor 2

Drive

Tractor wheel 2

Tractor wheel 1


RevolvingSleeve

Turret

Tractor 1

Gear wheel

Power transmission

Lock position


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Position 3 / ASF

Position 4 / Intermediate

Tractor 2

Drive

Tractor wheel 2

Tractor wheel 1

Sliding Sleeve

Switching wheel

Switching wheel turned back; tractor wheels,sliding sleeve and revolving sleeve are pushedback by means of a spring until the revolvingsleeve is engaged in the turret. No powertransmission through the tractor wheels (idling).Power transmission per drive to the vice versaside. Tractor wheel 1 is not toothed in the turretand tractor wheel 2 is not locked in the gearwheel.

RevolvingSleeve

Turret

Tractor 1

Gear wheel

Lock position

Tractor 2

Drive

Tractor wheel 2

Tractor wheel 1


Switching wheel is turned on level7mm. Tractor wheels, Slidingsleeve and revolving sleeve arepushed into intermediate position.Tractor wheel 1 and revolvingsleeve are not locked into turret.

RevolvingSleeve

Turret

Tractor 1

Gear wheel


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Position 5 / Tractor 2

Position 6 = BASE Tractor 1

Tractor 2

Drive

Tractor wheel 2

Tractor wheel 1


Switching wheel on level 7mm Revolving wheel locked in sliding sleeve

Power transmissionDrive - tractor wheel 1 - tractor wheel 2 -gear wheel - tractor 2

RevolvingSleeve

Turret

Tractor 1

Gear wheel

Lock position

Power transmission

Tractor 2

Drive

Tractor wheel 2

Tractor wheel 1

Sliding Sleeve

Switching wheel

Switching wheel on level 0mmTractor wheel locked in turret.Revolving sleeve in position tractor1 (lock position) in turret engaged.

Power transmissionDrive tractor wheel 1 - turret -tractor 1

RevolvingSleeve

TurretTractor 1

Gear wheel

Lock position

Power transmission


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3.2.3Monitoring Light Barrier PathSelection FSS1 FSS2 Description

0 5 Tractor 1 (front)5 0 Tractor 2 (optional front)5 5 Tractor 3 (Rear)Values in Volt


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3.2.4Position of the Wheels To make sure that the printer works without any problems the wheels, curves,

dampers and eccenters have to be mounted in the correct positions (marks).There are several marks on both side walls and the corresponding wheels and dampers.

See the following drawing for further details.

For correct position of normal toothed wheels see the drawings in the chapter 7. To identify the desired wheel please see also the spare parts list.

left

mark

mark

mark


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right

mark

mark

mark


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3.2.5Paperways

Standard Printer 1st Tractor

1st Tractor

Standard Printer 3rd Tractor

Optional 3rd Tractor

Electronic Functions Functional Description

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3.3Electronic Functions The control electronic consists of up to 19 different units:

Main Board 1 Panel 2 Connection Board 3 Printhead Sensor/Incremental Strip 4 Interlock Sensor 5 Sensor Paper Position/Front Insertion 6 Sensor Rear Tractor 7 Motor Driver Boards 8 Carriage Motor 9 Paper Motor 10 Paper Thickness Motor 11 Function Select Motor 12 Paper Thickness Sensor (AGA) 13 Paper Motion Sensor (PMS) 14 Ribbon Motion Sensor (RMS) 15 Paper Width Sensor (PWS) 16 Printhead 17 Additional Fonts (Option, on request) 18 Automatic Edge Detection (AED, only with Cut Device) 19

Functional Description Electronic Functions

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2365/2380 Electronic groups


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3.3.1Main Board The main board can be deviced into the following parts.

Mains Input/Power Supply Driver section Needle drivers Printhead Thermo Control Logic part

3.3.1.1Description of the Switching Power Supply

To switch over from e.g. 120 V to 230 V the user only has to move the power selection bar. To avoid unexpected switching, you have to use a tool, like tweezers, to switch over.The power supply conists of discrete and integrated circuits, transformers and other elements. It is primary switched and therefore a small built power supply.

The value of the fuse is T4,00AH250V Slow Blow. Please note that a UL listed fuse must be used.


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3.3.1.2Driver Section These highly integrated circuits serve both to activate further actuators as well as to

recognise and pick up sensors or status signals. This means that these IC consist mainly of registers, latches and selective logic.

3.3.1.3Needle Driver The needle driver signals (NOxx) are connected to the printhead via plug X14/X2 of

the connection board to the printhead adapter board. The following diagrams will show the voltage/current relation, the flow of the current in several conditions and the principle of driver circuit.

principle of driver circuit.

needle magnet

Vcc N1 N2 N3 N25

R

9 x R

To ADC

_+

Principle


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3.3.2Panel

The panel consists of 2 Function Keys (Online, Setup) and 4 situation dependent softkeys.

It will be plugged in via x6 connection board

Online Trac1Tear Online

Setup21 3 4

10987654

23

1

GNDSCLITXD0RXD0VCCCT50ENPLNRSGND

X6


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3.3.3Bidirectional Centronics Interface

1. Overview

This SIDM printer is equipped with a parallel Centronics interface which is located on the main electronic pcb. The data transfer handshake (with some smaller exceptions) has been implemented according IEEE1284 standard (Nibble Mode). The Nibble Mode has been adapted to meet the requirements Microsoft Windows (TM) Oper-ating System which does a printer identification using PlugnPlay.

2 Detailed description of data transfer in Nibble Mode

The transmission of printer identification is divided into two parts. In the first phase there is a negotiation between PC and printer to activate Nibble Mode. In the second phase there is a data transfer. At the end of each phase there is a reentry to the normal Centronics mode according a defined handshake procedure. The name Nibble Mode in this case means that the transmission is performed in two packages per 4 bit in direction to the PC using existing control lines (bit 0/4=Error, Bit1/5=Select, Bit 2/6=Paper-End, Bit 3/7=Busy). All other possible modes are using the 8 standard data lines now in the opposite direction (printerPC).2.1 Phase 1, Negotiation phase

Procedure

The PC sets SELECTIN to high and at the same time AUTOFEED to low. The printer reacts within 35ms with SELECT, ERROR and PAPEREND to high but

DONE to low. PC transmits one data byte to the printer with a STROBE signal and sets AUTO-

FEED to high. This byte will be analyzed by the printer. If all seems to be ok this byte should be

00hex witch means the PC likes to know whether or not the printer is supporting Nibble Mode.

Since the printer is able to run Nibble Mode the printer answers then with SELECT, ERROR and PAPEREND to low. To create an interrupt at PC side, DONE will be set to high at the end.

Now the termination of the negotiation phase will be done by setting SELECTIN to low.

As a result the printer is setting SELECT and BUSY to high and after a short delay also SELECTIN to low.

As a reaction AUTOFEED is set to low at PC side. The printer is now setting ERROR and SELECT in normal Centronics mode

according the actual state and after that DONE is changed back again to high. PC should react then setting AUTOFEED signal to high. As the very end of this negotiation phase the printer sets BUSY and DONE in

normal. Centronics mode according the actual state. Now everything is in normal state.


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2.2 Phase 2, Data transmission phase

This phase is activated even after phase 1. A string of characters is transferred from the printer to the PC, which immediately describes the printer type, the manufacturer, the device class and some sort of compatibility.

Procedure SELECTIN and AUTOFEED are set to low by the PC at the same time Within 35 ms the printer reacts with SELECT, ERROR, PAPEREND and DONE set

to low. PC transmits one Byte with a STROBE pulse and sets AUTOFEED to high. This byte will be analyzed by the printer. If everything was ok the byte should be

04hex which means that PC is demanding the identification of the printer in Nibble Mode. The printer agrees setting PAPEREND to low and DONE to high.

PC answers setting AUTOFEED to low. Now the initial procedure starts by sending the characters. The string is built up in

a way that the first two bytes are indicating the total length of the string (including the first two counter bytes). MSB first then LSB is transmitted followedby the char-acters.

Each byte starts by putting bits 0 - 3 to the control signals (see above). This Nibble (half - byte) is released setting DONE to low. The acknowledge of PC is done by setting AUTOFEED to high. As soon the printer recognizes the acknowledge DONE is put back to high. As a result the PC sets AUTOFEED back to low. Now bits 4 - 7 are sent using the signal lines. This Nibble (half - byte) is released setting DONE to low. The acknowledge of PC is done once more by setting AUTOFEED to high. As long as there are data to be transmitted the printer sets now

PAPEREND,ERROR, SELECT and BUSY to low and DONE once more to high. The acknowledge of the PC is performed by setting AUTOFEED to low. Now the next nibble can be sent and the procedure is repeated. If there are no more data to be transferred after the last Nibble (half - byte) the

printer is setting ERROR to high, SELECT, PAPEREND and BUSY to low. This will be release setting DONE to high. Now the termination of the data transmission phase is starting. The PC sets

SELECTIN signal to low. The printer reacts different than in the negotiation phase with SELECT set to

low, BUSY set to high and after a short delay DONE set to low. The printer is setting ERROR and SELECT according to the actual status in normal

Centronics mode and after that DONE back to high. PC reacts setting AUTOFEED to high. At the very end of the data transmission phase the printer sets BUSY and DONE

according to the actual state in normal Centronics mode. Now everything is in normal state again and the transmission of the printer identi-

fication is completed.

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3.3.3.1Interface Board Option/Modular

There are several I/O Boards available as option. They are designed as modules and easily changed within few seconds.

It is plugged in at the Main Board X5.

Input/Output wired to GND with 1nF.

GNDGNDIF3GNDVCCIF4GNDGNDIF5GND

C12B12A12C11B11A11C10

A10B10

C9B9A9C8B8

VCCIF6GND

DONENREADYNRTSNBUSYGNDDTRNIF0GNDSTRBNIF1

C16B16A16C15B15A15

B14C14

A14C13B13A13 GNDVCC

IF2

GNDA8C7B7A7C6B6

IF7GNDVCCPRIMEN

A6C5B5A5

GNDGNDRXD1GNDGNDC4

B4A4C3B3A3C2B2A2C1B1A1 DSR

SEL

CTS1GNDVCCTXD1GNDGNDFAULTNGNDPTOPE

X5


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3.3.3.2General infomation about external interfaces

This printer type is equipped with a parallel Centronics type interface (according IEEE1284) and a internal Ethernet Interface which are mounted on the printers main board. An external modular serial Interface can be installed so the printer is able to handle 3 Interfaces at a time (Parallel, Serial (ext.) and Ethernet (int.)). Other modular interfaces (TallyCom, TGNet, Coax, Twinax, etc.) will cause the internal parallel I/O being switched off.

If an additional parallel I/O is installed, it is compulsory to disable the internal CX I/O on the main board, so that only the plugged-in modular parallel I/Os shall be active in order to avoid misreading data on the parallel data lines: Two parallel I/Os will not work together.

To avoid this the CPU of this printer is monitoring a signal at the connector for external I/Os to determine the presence of a second parallel interface plugged in the modular slot.

The signals name is PT0, it can be found at Pin 15 A of the external I/O connector.

Please refer to the following table to determine the function of PT0:

Possible modification of existing and future external I/Os with own parallel interface:

PTO in Volts Meaning

< 1.8 Volt> 1.8 Volt 2.5 < 3.0 Volt> 4.5 Volt

the internal parallel (CX) I/O will be used the external parallel I/O will be usedthe internal parallel (CX) I/O will be used

VCC

pull up

pull down

GND

PT0


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3.3.3.3Shared Interface The parallel, the internal ethernet and the optional serial interface are linked to form

a so-called shared interface. Your printer can be configured to use only one interface or all alternately. When only one interface is used, it is monitored by the printer. If the printer is configured to use all interfaces simultaneously it monitors all interfaces for incoming data. As soon as the printer recognizes a signal it switches to the respective interface and sends the BUSY signal to the other interfaces. After finishing the data transmission, the printer remains switched to this interface for a certain period of time (30 seconds). When this time has elapsed, the controller reenables both interfaces and the sequence described restarts. If incoming data is on the other interface and the current print position is not Top of Form, a form feed is carried out.

If shared = parallel or shared = serial is set, all other interfaces are disabled.

CXThe parallel section is controlled by the main logic, only I/O Drivers (7407, 74244) are necessary. Please see also section 3.3.3.1 General Information.

RS232C / V 24 (optional)The serial part is controlled by the main logic only I/O Drivers (L 232 50P) are neces-sary. They convert 5 V Input signals to RS232 Standard voltage (-12/+12 V). Several jumpers are prepared to customize the interface.

9

X6

876543

1

10

11

2

9876543

12

E GND

CTSRTSDSRGNDDTR (READY)TXDRXD

Serial Interface

363534333231

28272625242322212019

1718

16151413121110987654321

3029

GNDFAULTNXPRIMENXGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDVCCX

GND

SELX

STROBEN

PEXBUSYXDONENXD8D7D6

D4D3D2D1

D5

GND

37

38

CASSIS

C1100N63V M62130

B2

R4 520502K2 0 25W J

X2

ParallelInterface (cx)


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Internal Ethernet InterfaceThe printer has a Ethernet 10Base-TX or 100Base-TX interface with RJ-45 socket connectors. Connect the Ethernet cable to the network interface port RJ-45 connector on the rear center of the printer.

There are two status lights (LEDs) next to the RJ-45 connector on the rear panel. Right green light is blinking: Shows network activity. Left yellow light (Duplex Status) is solid: Shows network interface is in full duplex. Left yellow light (Duplex Status) is off: Shows network interface is in half duplex.

Remark:After switching on the printer, both LEDs are on for approx. 12 seconds. Then off.The first half of initializing is finished, when the green LED shows net-activity. The interface takes another 1020 seconds in order to finish initializing and to accept data.


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3.3.3.4TTY Interface 20 mA Option

The interface signals generated in the microprocessor and in the applications specified IC are connected to the interface optocoupler IC1 (Type SFH 618).This IC switch the TTL-signals on the microprocessor side to the level of the current loop without any galvanical contact.

Received signals on the Rx loop should be changed by the optocoupler IC2 from current loop level down to TTL-level (Type HCPL 4200).DIP switches (S1, S2) are provided to select Active, Passive, (TX, RX).

+TXLOOP

-TXLOOP

-RXLOOP

GND*

25242322212019

1718

16

X2

151413121110987654321 CHASSIS

+RXLOOP

B5

27

C6 33N63V M62130

L4 BLM31

CHASSIS

26


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3.3.3.5RS422/V11, SS97 Option RS422

The interface signals generated in the microprocessor and in the applications specified IC are connected to the driver IC1. This IC converts the TTL signals on the microprocessor side to the RS422 / V.11 levels on the I/O side and vice versa. On the I/O side the signals are connected to the I/O plug X2 via coils.

SS97The interface signals generated in the microprocessor and in the applications specified IC are connected to the driver IC1. This IC converts the TTL signals on the microprocessor side to the SS97 levels on the I/O side and vice versa.On the I/O side the signals are connected to the I/O plug X3 via coils.

B TXD/RDYOU

10987654

23

1

1514131211 B RXD

A RXD

A TXD/RDYCHASSIS

987654

23

1

CRS-NDOUT-N

DIN-NOVCRS-PDOUT-PVDIN-P

X3

X2BESTUECKT BEI RS422

BESTUECKT BEI SS97

16

17

10

11

B2

B6

CHASSISB1

C133N

63V M

R11100R

L5BLM31

mounted at RS422

mounted at SS97


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3.3.4Connection Board The Connection Board has the task to interface the main logic to sensors and actua-

tors. Therefore it owns no logic or active elements.

More details about this board you will find in chapter 7.5 and 7.11. A fuse for UN is built in : 5AT Slow Blow.

3.3.4.1Connection Board 2365/2380

AGA Option Sensor

Color Motor

Panel

Logic

Function SelectRibbon Motion Sensor

Horizontal Motor

Paper Position SensorPaper Motion Sensor

Paper End Sensor

Rear Tractor

Interlock Sensor

ASF Sensor

CarriageAdapter

CarriageAdapter

Label Tag

Function Select Sensor

LF Motor

* Not mounted

*

*

*

*

*


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3.3.5Printhead Sensor Board This Board is mounted inside the carriage. It contains connectors for fan (X1) and

AGA-Sensor connector (X2). X3 and X4 will take the printhead cables. X7 is provided for the clock station. Details in chapter 7.25.

3.3.6Interlock Switch This switch is necessary to prevent injuring the operator if the top flap is open.

In case of opening the top flap the driver voltage will be switched off.

This task is carried out by means of two hall sensors and a built in magnet. The sensors are connected to X8 Pin 2 and 3 (Signals ISW) at the connector board.

3.3.7Double Sensor and Paper Motion Sensor

This reflex sensor unit is competent for PE Front Insertion (Sensor V2) and Paper Position (Sensor V1). The Signals are connected to X7 on the connector board.For standard assembly only a 4-pin (1-4) connector is mounted.

3.3.8Sensor Sheetfeeder* and 3rd Tractor

This reflex sensor (GP 2 S 7) is necessary for recognition of Sheetfeeder paper.Details in chapter 7.31.

This sensor is connected to X9 connector board.

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21N

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11N

01N

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7N

21N

5N

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4X 02 91 8

31N

91N

6N

3N

02N

1N

41N

32N

2N

42N

4N

4

23

1

ISW2

GND

X8

VCC

ISW1

654321

X7

RED

XPWSXPSE2XPSE1YCCGND

FrontsensorPapermot + Double Sens

4

23

1

PSE4

DIO3GND

X9

-Sheet Feeder

* For printer models which support this feature


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3.3.9Motor Driver* These boards are controlling:

Multi Color Option Sheetfeeder Option (mounted in Gear Block)They are connected to the Connector Board via X12 (Color) and X10 (ASF). Stepper Controller:

tuo draob revirDtuo droB rotcennoC Color Motor Sheetfeeder Motor +

Cutting Device

Principle of stepper motor control

Schematic (Half-Step motor principle)

Remark:In the picture above a full step is shown.

10987654

23

1

UNXGNDPGNDPGNDVCCCOLRCC4CC3CC2

X1210987654

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1

UNXGNDPGNDPGNDVCCSFRSF4SF3SF2SF1

X104

23

1

OUTB2

OUTB1OUTA1

X1

OUTA2

+5V

L

REFERENCE

N

N

S

SL

L

A

MAGNET

* For printer models which support this feature


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3.3.10Carriage Motor This motor is directly connected to the connector board via X15.

The DC-Motor is controlled by the main logic (IC7, L6203) and the signals from the timing station.

Horizontal Motor

3.3.11Vertical Motor This motor is controlled by driver circuit L 298 (IC18) on the main board and it is

connected to the paper motor via plug X11 on the connector board.

3.3.12Sheetfeeder Motor* (Option)

This motor is located in the Gear Box and controlled by a Motor Driver Board. (By mounting the gear block is directly connected to a flat cable who leads to connector Board plug X10.)* For printer models which support this feature.

3.3.13Paper Thickness Motor This motor moves the toothed segment to adjust the head/platen clearance. It is

directly controlled by IC28 (L 6219) on the main board. It is plugged in the connection board. X5.

12

MHBMHA

X15

4

23

1

VM2

VM4VM3

VM1

X11

54

23

1

PD3PD4PD1PD2

X5


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3.3.14Function Select Motor This motor switches from fanfold paper (tractor) to single sheet (friction) and vice

versa.

It is controlled by IC26 (L 6219) on the main board. The motor is plugged directly in X4 on the connection board.

Remark:For testing its possible to exchange the SF Motor (3.2.16 ) Paper Thickness Motor (3.2.17) Function Selection Motor (3.2.18)They only differ in the length of the cable.

Motor Values: 36 V20 Ohms/Coil15 Deg/step

4

23

1

FS3FS4FS1FS2

X4


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3.3.15Paper Thickness Sensor (AGA)

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3.3.16Optional Rear Tractor This connector leads to the external driver board. For standard assembly this

connector (X16) is not mounted.

3.3.17Paper Motion Sensor

3.3.18Function Select Sensor This sensor monitors the position of the ,,function select gears. It is connected to X3

of Interconnection Board.

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1

UNXUNXGNDCC1SF3

X16

1211 PGNG

PGND

TRRSF2SF1TRSBVCC

T R

T R

T = TransmitR = Receive

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FSS1 FSS2)tnorf( 1 rotcarT50

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Values in Volt

X3FSS2FSS1YCCGND

RED1234

FSELECT


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3.3.19Option Recognition Whether an 2nd Front Tractor, a ASF-Front or no Front option is mounted is

monitored by this Sensor. It is connected to X17 of the Connection Board.

Table Option Recognition 48022

* For printer models which support this feature.

3.3.20Sensor Automatic Front Insertion (Future En-hancement, Option)

Monitors whether Paper is inserted to be fed in automatically. Is to be plugged into X13 of Interconnection Board.

3.3.21Ribbon Motion Sensor Monitors whether the Ribbon is inserted correctly. Checks the propper movement of

the Ribbon. This Sensor is connected to X22 of the Connection Board.

OUT Value Description

TSFR 2.5 No Option

TSFR 0 Tractor 2 mounted

TSFR 5 Sheet Feeder front*

Values in Volt

1234

X17

GNDYCCXTSFR

GREEN1234

OPTIONSENS

4321

X13

GREEN

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AFI 2

4321

4

PICOFLEX

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GND

X22

321

4321


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3.3.22Printhead This modern ballistic printhead is driven by the needle driver section on the main

board (FT5763M, signals N1xN24x).General:The system to shoot a needle is activated by a current through a coil of the system. One end of each coil of the needle magnet is connected to the voltage UN (+33) V via the head cable. The return lines of the other ends of the coils are connected to the needle drivers of the driver board. In the needle driver chip; controlled by the pro-gram; the return lines are connected for a short time to GND. If the expected needle current is reached the current will be chopped by hardware control.

The printhead is connected to X2 and X14 on the Connection Board. (Take care not to loosen the pull relief clamp at the plugs when replacing printhead!).Printhead:The printer is equipped with a new designed printhead NDK9+. This printhead contains an EEPROM (printhead chip). This EEPROM stores the calibration settings of the coils for the printhead temperature control and the number of firings for every single needle (dot counter). The chip is also used for detection of the NDK9+.Printhead detection:After powering on the printer the ROM of the DS2433 (printhead chip) is read and the family code and checksum is verified. If the printhead chip is detected properly and the logic board and connection board has the correct identification, the printer will start normally, in all other cases it will display "Hardware Alarm, Wrong Board". This message will also appear if the printhead chip is defective or the corresponding wire in the trailing cable is broken.

PapierPaper

Farbband

Ribbon

Needle Guide

Nadel

Nadelfhrung

Needle

Gegenlage

Platen DruckkopfPrint headBallistic

FussFoot Magnet

Elektro-magnet

SpringFeder

KlappankerAnchor


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3.3.23Additional fonts At the Main Board there is a possibility to load many of additional fonts. They are

accessable by means of ESC-Sequences and by using the printers menu.

The following list includes all the character sets you can select from the control panel or via ESC sequences and specifies the fonts in which they are available.

The character sets are only available in the fonts marked with an X. They can be selected via the menu or by means of ESC ( printer control sequences and, in the EPSON emulation, also by ESC R.

3.3.23.1Non-scalable fonts

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Courier

OC

R-B

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Gothic

Sou-venir

US ASCII 42 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

UK ASCII 41 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

French 52 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

German 4B X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Italian 59 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Swedish 48 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Norwegian 60 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Spanish 5A X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Portuguese 4C X X X X X X X X X X X X X

EUS ASCII 00 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

EFrance 01 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

EGerman 02 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

EUK 03 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

EDenmark I 04 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

ESweden 05 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

EItaly 06 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

ESpain I 07 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

EJapan 08 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

ENorway 09 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

EDenmark II 0A X X X X X X X X X X X X X

ESpain II 0B X X X X X X X X X X X X X

EL. America 0C X X X X X X X X X X X X X

EKorea 0D X X X X X X X X X X X X X

ELegal 40 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

1: for ESC /RESC, *1: only in 10 and 12 cpi, *1 : as with Sans Serif, *2 : as with Roman, *3 : only in 10 cpi


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CroASCII 3C X X X X X

Farsi 96 *1 *1 *1

Urdo 97 *1 *1 *1

Greek DEC 46 X X X X

ELOT 928 6C X X X X

Table 437 80 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Table 737 93 X X X X



Table 852 87 X X X X X

Table 857 8D X X X X X

Table 858 9E X X X X X X X X X X X X X


Table 861 94 X X X X X X X X


Table 864 8C *1 *1 *1

Table 864 Extended 95 *1 *1 *1


Table 866 8E X X X X X

866 Bulgaria 9D X X X X X

Siemens Turk 9B X X X X X

DEC Turkish 9C X X X X X



Table 1252 72 X X X X X X X X



ISO 88591 25 X X X X X X X X X X X X X

ISO 88591 SAP 2B X X X X X X X X X X

ISO 88592 26 X X X X X

ISO 88595 2A X X X X X

ISO 88597 2D X X X X

ISO 88599 2E X X X X X

ISO 885915 2F X X X X X X X X X X

ID1

Hig

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Draft

Draft C

opy

Rom

an

Sans S

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Courier

OC

R-B

OC

R-A

Prestig

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Scrip

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Orator

Gothic

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Other Fonts or Character Sets can be created on users request.

BRASCII 6D X X X X X X X X

Abicomp 6E X X X X X X X X

Roman 8 4D X X X X X X X X

Coax/Twinax 4F X X X X X *2 *3 *4

New437 81 X X X X X *2 *3 *4

NewDIG 850 83 X X X X X *2 *3 *4

OldCode 860 98 X X X X X *2 *3 *4

Flarro 863 99 X X X X X *2 *3 *4

865 Hebrew 9A X X X X X *2 *3 *4

CP775 Baltic A6 X X X X X

CP1257 Baltic 77 X X X X X

Mazovia (Poland) 92 X X X X X

Kamenicky (Czech) 91 X X X X X

CP866 Ukraine 8F X X X X X

CP 866 Kazakh-stan

90 X X X X X

ID1

Hig

h Sp

eed

Draft

Draft C

opy

Rom

an

Sans S

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Courier

OC

R-B

OC

R-A

Prestig

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Scrip

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Orator

Gothic

Sou-venir



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3.3.23.2Scalable fonts

Character set Roman Roman T Sans Serif Sans Serif H

ISO USA

KU OSI

ecnarF OSI

ISO Germany

ylatI OSI

ISO Sweden

yawroN OSI

niapS OSI

ISO Portugal

XXXXASU nospE

Epson France X X X X

Epson Germany X X X X

XXXXKU nospE

Epson Denmark X X X X

Epson Sweden X X X X

XXXXylatI nospE

Epson Spain I X X X X

Epson Japan X X X X

Epson Norway X X X X

Epson Denmark II X X X X

Epson Spain II X X X X

Epson Latin America X X X X

Epson Korea X X X X

Epson Legal X X X X

IICSA-ORC

israF cibarA

odrU cibarA

CED keerG

Greek ELOT 928

CP437 Latin US X X X X

CP737 Greek

CP850 Latin 1 X X X X

CP851 Greek

CP852 Latin 2


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Character set Roman Roman T Sans Serif Sans Serif H

CP857 Turkish

CP858 (IBM with ) X X X X

CP860 Portugal X X X X

CP861 Icelandic X X X X

CP863 French Canada X X X X

CP864 Arabic

CP864 Arab. Extended

CP865 Nordic X X X X

CP866 Cyrillic

Siemens Turkish

DEC Turkish

CP1250 Win Latin 2

CP1251 Win Cyrillic

CP1252 Win Latin 1

CP1253 Win Greek

CP1254 Win Turkish

8859-1 Latin 1 X X X X

8859-1 Latin 1 (SAP)

8859-2 Latin 2

8859-5 Cyrillic

8859-7 Greek

8859-9 Turkish

8859-15 Latin 9 (Euro) X X X X

XXXXIICSARB

XXXXpmocibA

XXXX8 namoR

Coax/Twinax(Hebrew)

New-437 (Hebrew)

New-DIG 850 (Hebr.)

Old-Code 860 (Hebr.)

Flarro 863 (Hebrew)

Table 865 (Hebrew)


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3.3.23.3Barcodes Resident Barcodes

1 Code 2/5 Matrix (default) 2 Code 2/5 Industrial3 Code 2/5 Interleaved4 Code 115 Code BCD Matrix6 Code 397 Codabar8 Code EAN 8 with clear text line9 Code EAN 8 without clear text line

10 Code EAN 13 (with HRI)11 Code EAN 13 (without HRI)12 Code MSI/modified PLESSEY13 Code UPC A (with HRI)14 Code UPC A (without HRI)15 Code UPC E (with HRI)16 Code UPC E (without HRI)17 Code Delta Distance (IBM)18 Code 128 EAN19 Code 12820 US-Postnet Barcode (fix format, non-scalable)21 Kix (fix format as font, non-scalable)22 Royal Mail Customer Barcode (fix format as font, non-scalable)23 USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode


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3.3.24Theory of Adjusting Printhead Temperature

There is no need to calibrate the Printhead since it is equipped with a memory. The calibration rather is done at the manufacturer.

The resistance of each coil of the printhead is proportional to its internal temperature. The temperature will change almost linear to the measured coil resistance. The resi-stance is measured continuously. Therefore it is possible to monitor the printhead for highest performance but to protect it in case of overheating. This control system must be adjusted once in case of changing printhead or at changing main electronic (see chapter 6.3.1).

Used formula: R = Rt2 (1 + )

= TemperatureR = Resistance

= 3,95 10-3

= Difference of Temperature (t1 - t2)t1 = calculated temperaturet2 = adjust temperature

Example: The printhead was adjusted by 20C (t2).The measured resistance was 5 (Rt2).We want calculate the temperature (t1) at 7 (R).

( ) 1 = 102C

t1 = 102C + 20C 122C

1K

RRt2

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4 Testmodes and TroubleshootingThe following internal printer tests are available:

ASCII tree 8 Inch ASCII tree 13.6 Inch Hex-Dump capability Monitoring function

For better understanding it is recommended to read also chapter 3 Functional Description.

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4.1Test Functions

In order to test whether your printer is functioning properly, you can choose from a selection of different test functions. With these tests you can check print quality, function of the printhead and mechanism as well as data transfer from computer to printer.

To enter the test mode of the printer, keep the ONLINE button depressed while turning on the printer. Keep the button depressed until the printer emits a short acoustic signal.

The test menu offers you test functions, adjustment functions and special settings which are described in the in the User Guide as well.

ASCII80 ASCII136

W Single does not apply to this printerSetting for printing on paper with dark back

W Setting default form length and the Automatic Gap Adjustment for the print head

W Setting line wrap and sound when paper empty

W To print copy paper

W Automatic paper width detection and preci-se positioning of the paper at the tear edge after cutting action and subsequent change of the paper path

W Settings to facilitate handling paper of poor quality and the parallel interface

W Changing serial number and asset number of the printer

W Interface test and activating the paper motion sensor

W ASCII test with 80 or 136 characters per line.

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4.1.1ASCII Tree With the ASCII tree test you can test whether your printer is functioning properly

(independently from your computer). You can select either 80 or 136 characters per line. For example, you can interrupt the test if you want to change the line density by pressing the On line button. To exit the ASCII test, the printer must be turned off.

Example for an ASCII test printout

4.1.2Interfacetest (Hex-Dump)

With the interface test (hex-dump) you can check data transfer from computer to printer. The text which is being transmitted to the printer is printed in two parts. In the left part the text is printed in hexadecimal format, and in the right in ASCII-format.

Example for a hex-dump test printout

Note:The printer is equipped with the option of locking the menu, for example to prevent others from accessing it. You can do this using the MenLock parameter from within the menu itself. (The MenLock parameter is described in detail in the menu description table of the User Guide). You can access a locked menu by switching on the printer while simultaneously pressing the SETUP button

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4.2Troubleshooting Many errors and problems that occur during printer operation have a simple cause

and can be easily solved. So if you have a few problems with your printer, you do not need to phone the manufacturer right away. The following chapter will help you to differentiate between real printer defects and simple operating errors.

4.2.1Error Messages in the LCD Display

The table on the following page lists all errors reported by the printer via the LCD display.

Error message Cause Removing the error

AED Error Only if an automatic cutting device is installed.No standard paper, transport holes are not like standard.Paper moved too far to the right.Paper width sensor defect.

Remove all paper from the printer, align paper correctly on the left side.

Use different paper. Load paper to a different Top of Form

(TOF). Disable the AED sensor.

Buffer Overflow Received data which have not yet been printed is overwrit-ten from new data.

Check: If the correct replay signal

(e.g. X-ON/X-OFF) is set in the menu. The interface cable. The handshake (DTR / Ready / Buffer

Mode / Block Mode). Is DTR=Ready switched on?

Buffer Overrun Format of serial transmission is not correct.

Check format e.g. 7/8 Bit, 1/2 Stop bit.

Check Ribbon Ribbon drive:No Ribbon or carriage moves too tight

A sensor checks during power on if a rib-bon exists, and during printing perma-nently the motion of the ribbon.If no ribbon is detected (which is also the case when you use obsolete ribbons) or the ribbon is jamming, a message "Check Ribbon" will be displayed and the printer goes offline. It can be set to online again by pressing the "Online" key, and will then print one line before the next "Check Ribbon" message appears. Substitute ribbon.

Make sure to use the correct ribbon (ID: 62471)

Cover Open Upper cover is open. Close upper cover.Hall sensor defective or cables at inter-connection board disconnected

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Eject Error The printer cannot eject the paper/ the printer cannot trans-port the paper to park position.

Check: Whether the paper path is blocked by

an object. Whether the paper is damaged. Whether the printer bar cover is

locked into position properly. Whether the printhead distance is too

small in adjustment (increase clear-ance by pressing Head key).

Frame Error Transmission error of the serial interface.

Compare the serial format-adjustment of your printer with the adjustment of your computer.

Check the allowed cable length (15 m).

See parity error.

Hardware Alarm Internal hardware errorPrinthead blockedAGA defect

Check whether the printhead is blocked by an object, e.g. by jammed

paper or if the printhead distance is too small.

Try and remove the error by turning the printer off and then on again. If this does not help, contact your dealer. (If the printer reports the mes-sage Hardware Alarm after optional extras or accessories have been installed, please check whether the installation was carried out correctly.

Incremental stripe positiones in hori-zontal light barrier beneath the car-riage.

Load error The printer cannot draw in the loaded paper.

Check: Whether the paper path is blocked by

an object. Whether the paper is damaged. Whether the tractors were properly

closed and locked into position. Whether the paper is subjected to suf-

ficient/insufficient tension. Whether the correct paperway is acti-

vated.

Motor hot Motor overload Let printer cool down.

Error message Cause Removing the error

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Paper out The printer has either detected paper end during operation or the printer was turned on with no paper loaded. Paper with black rear side is used.

Load paper. Cut sheet not fully inserted. The loaded paper was inserted too far

right of the mark and cannot be detected by the paper end sensor.

Guide the paper with the white margin over the light barrier if using black sided salary forms etc.

Use the Pap.Back feature in the test menue.

Parity Error A parity error during data transfer via the serial interface has occurred.

Examine the transfer protocols of the printer and the computer and make sure they are the same.

Check whether the cable length and insulation of the interface cable corre-sponds to the specifications.

To clear the error message, you must switch of your printer.

Power Fail Internal software error

Try and remove the error by turning the printer off and then on again. Load the default setting. If this does not help, contact your dis-tributor (If the printer reports the mes-sage Program Error after optional extras or accessories have been installed, please check whether the installation was carried out correctly).

Check if new options are built in previ-ously.

PW Sensor defect

Paper moved too far to the right.Preprinted black area on the left side of the paperPaper width sensor defect.

Remove all paper from the printer, align

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