Users Manual

SL5000 r and T5000 r RFID Smart Label and Thermal Printers

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Software License Agreement

Your printer contains, among other software, Printronix operating software including, but not limited to the Embedded Configurable Operating System (the eCos Software) as embedded software. The terms of this Agreement apply only to the eCos Software, and all other embedded software supplied with the printer. You accept the terms of this Agreement by your initial use of your printer. 1. Object Code License Printronix grants you a nonexclusive license to use the Printronix Software, the eCos Software and all other embedded software (collectively, the Embedded Software or the Software) only in conjunction with the printer. As the rightful possessor of the printer, you may make a reasonable number of copies of the Software as necessary for backup, configuration, and restoration of the printer. You must reproduce the copyright notice and any other legend of ownership on each copy of the Software you make. You may transfer possession of the Software and its media to another party only with the transfer of the printer on which the Software is used. If you do so, you must give the other party a copy of these terms and provide all user documentation to that party. When you do so, you must destroy any copies of Software not resident in the printer. Your license for the Software terminates when you no longer rightfully possess the printer. No other rights under this license are granted. 2. Source Code A source code version of eCos Software is available under the terms of the Red Hat eCos Public License v1.1 at www.printronix.com. Printronix grants no rights whatsoever in the source code for the Printronix Software. 3. No Warranty THE EMBEDDED SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED UNDER THIS LICENSE ON AN AS IS BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES THAT THE EMBEDDED SOFTWARE IS FREE OF DEFECTS, MERCHANTABLE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGING. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE EMBEDDED SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD ANY OF THE EMBEDDED SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE IN ANY RESPECT, YOU (NOT RED HAT, PRINTRONIX, ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR OR ANY DISTRIBUTOR) ASSUME THE COST OF ANY NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS LICENSE. NO USE OF ANY OF THE EMBEDDED SOFTWARE IS AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER EXCEPT UNDER THIS DISCLAIMER.

4. Conflicting Terms You agree that this Agreement provides you no more rights with regards to warranty, support, indemnity or liability terms with respect to Red Hat, Inc., Printronix Inc, or any contributor to the Embedded Software than that provided by the Red Hat eCos Public License v.1.1 or any express warranty that may be made by Printronix, Inc. 5. Limitation of Liability UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, SHALL RED HAT, PRINTRONIX, ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY DISTRIBUTOR OF THE EMBEDDED SOFTWARE, OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR ANY SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH PARTIES, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING FROM SUCH PARTYS NEGLIGENCE TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH LIMITATION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THAT EXCLUSION AND LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 6. U.S. Government Users The Embedded Software is a commercial item, as that term is defined in 48 C.F.R. 2.101 (Oct 1995), consisting of commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation, as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R 12.212 (Sept. 1995). Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4 (June 1995), all U.S. Government End Users acquire Covered Code with only those rights set forth herein. 7. Miscellaneous This Agreement represents the complete agreement concerning subject matter hereof. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable. This Agreement shall be governed by California law provisions (except to the extent applicable law, if any, provides otherwise), excluding its conflict-of-law provisions.

8. Red Hat Statement With Regards to eCos Software Part of the software embedded in this product is eCos - Embedded Configurable Operating System, a trademark of Red Hat. Portions created by Red Hat are Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000 Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com). All Rights Reserved. THE SOFTWARE IN THIS PRODUCT WAS IN PART PROVIDED BY RED HAT AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OR SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Limited Software Product Warranty

Printronix, Inc. warrants that for ninety (90) days after delivery, the Software will perform in accordance with specifications published by Printronix, Inc. Printronix, Inc. does not warrant that the Software is free from all bugs, errors and omissions.

Remedy
Your exclusive remedy and the sole liability of Printronix, Inc. in connection with the Software is replacement of defective software with a copy of the same version and revision level.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Remedies

1. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY ARE EXCLUDED. Printronix, Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in the Software will meet your requirements or that the operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or error free. Printronix, Inc. reserves the right to make changes and/or improvements in the Software without notice at any time.

2. IN NO EVENT WILL PRINTRONIX, INC. BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS, OR ANY OTHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF PRINTRONIX, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE ABUSE OR MANIPULATION OF THE SOFTWARE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 3. Printronix, Inc. will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by delay in furnishing a Software Product or any other performance under this Agreement. 4. Our entire liability and your exclusive remedies for our liability of any kind (including liability for negligence except liability for personal injury caused solely by our negligence) for the Software Product covered by this Agreement and all other performance or nonperformance by us under or related to this Agreement are limited to the remedies specified by this Agreement. 5. California law governs this Agreement.

Termination of License Agreement

This License shall continue until terminated. This license may be terminated by agreement between you and Printronix, Inc. or by Printronix, Inc. If you fail to comply with the terms of this License and such failure is not corrected within thirty (30) days after notice. When this License is terminated, you shall return to the place you obtained them, the printer and all copies of the Software and documentation.

U.S. Government Restricted Rights

Use, duplication or disclosure by the government is subject to restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at FAR 242.227-7013, subdivision (b) (3) (ii) or subparagraph (c) (1) (ii), as appropriate. Further use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions applicable to restricted rights software as set forth in FAR 52.227-19 (c) (2).

Acknowledgement of Terms and Conditions

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE BOUND BY ANY STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. NO CHANGE IN THIS AGREEMENT IS EFFECTIVE UNLESS WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY PROPERLY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH PARTY. BY USING THIS PRINTER, YOU AGREE TO ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Communication Notices
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the users authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any change or modification to this product voids the users authority to operate it per FCC Part 15 Subpart A Section 15.21 regulations. This product contains an intentional radiator with the following parameters: Operating Frequency:869.525 (AWID 869) or 902 to 928 MHz (AWID 915) Typical RF Power: 25 to 100 milliwatts (SL5x04 MP) or 25 to 205 milliwatts (SL5x04 C1) Maximum RF Power: 1 Watt under abnormal conditions Printronix SL5000r and T5000r Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Canada
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 and RSS 210. Cet appareil numrique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 18 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 18 dBi dB are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful communication.

CE Notice (European Union)

Marking by the CE symbol indicates compliance of this Printronix system to the EMC Directive and the Low Voltage Directive of the European Union. Such marking is indicative that this Printronix system meets the following technical standards:

EN 300 220-1 (2000), Electromagnetic Compatibility and Radio Spectrum Matters; Short Range Devices; Radio equipment to be used in the 25 MHz to 1000 MHz frequency range with power levels ranging up to 500 mW. EN 55022 Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment. EN 50082-1: 1992 Electromagnetic compatibilityGeneric immunity standard Part 1: Residential, commercial, and light industry. EN 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment.

This printer is a Class B product for use in a typical Class B domestic environment. CE Symbol

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IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION

PRINTER WARRANTY
Printronix warrants to the purchaser that under normal use and service, this printer (excluding the thermal printhead) purchased hereunder shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment from Printronix. (In the United States and Canada, this period provides for onsite support service in the first 90 days of ownership, with return-to-factory service provided from the 91st day of ownership until the end of one year, costs of shipping to be borne by the purchaser.) Consumable items such as media and ribbons are not covered under this warranty. This warranty does not cover equipment or parts that have been misused, altered, or used for purposes other than those for which they were manufactured. This warranty also does not cover loss, shipping damage, damage resulting from accident or damages resulting from unauthorized service.

THERMAL PRINTHEAD
Printronix warrants the printhead for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days, or 1,000,000 linear inches for direct thermal use, or 2,000,000 linear inches for thermal transfer use, whichever comes first. The warranty does not cover printheads that have been misused, damaged due to improper cleaning, or damaged due to use of improper ribbons or media.

SUPPLIES
For the nearest Printronix full-service distributor that carries Printronix genuine supplies, please call 1-800-733-1900 or fax (714)-368-2354. Supplies design, specification, and selection are integral to the development of any computer imaging system. Printronix's extensive manufacturing and research capabilities, along with years of experience in the design of printers and their applications, assures that you will receive the exact materials that you require to maximize the performance of your Printronix printer. For more information, call the Printronix Customer Solutions Center at (714) 368-2686 or access the Printronix website at http://www.printronix.com.

ON-SITE MAINTENANCE SERVICE

Printronix offers on-site support services in the United States and Canada. Please contact the Printronix Maintenance Contracts Group at 800-854-6463 - option 1 for detailed service agreement information.

RFID
Intended use: non-specific short range device operating in the band 869.4 to 869.95 MHz for Home and Office environment in E.E.A and Switzerland.

Wireless Ethernet
Intended use: Low Power 802.11b/g radio LAN product operating indoor in 2.4 GHz bands for Home and Office environment in E.E.A and Switzerland.

Lithium Battery
WARNING
The controller board contains a lithium battery sealed inside the realtime clock chip. Do not disassemble the chip to replace the battery. Do not dispose of the chip by incineration. Failure to comply may cause the battery to explode. Contact your local waste agency for the correct disposal procedure.

Printronix makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding this material, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Printronix shall not be held responsible for errors contained herein or any omissions from this material or for any damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental or consequential, in connection with the furnishing, distribution, performance or use of this material. The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, translated or incorporated in any other material in any form or by any means, whether manual, graphic, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Printronix. COPYRIGHT 2008 PRINTRONIX, INC. All rights reserved.

Trademark Acknowledgements
Printronix, IGP, Auto Label Mapping, LinePrinter Plus, PGL, and PrintNet are registered trademarks of Printronix, Inc. ThermaLine, T5000r, and SL5000r is a trademark of Printronix. HP is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. Code V is a trademark of QMS, Inc. QMS is a registered trademark of Quality Micro Systems, Inc. IBM is registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp. MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Centronics is a registered trademark of Genicom Corporation. IEEE is a registered service mark of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. ANSI is a registered trademark of American National Standards Institute, Inc. EIA is a registered service mark of Electronic Industries Association. ZPL, ZPL II, and Zebra are registered trademarks of Zebra Technologies Corporation. TEC is a registered trademark of the Toshiba TEC Corporation. Intermec is a registered trademark of the Intermec Technologies Corporation. SATO is a registered trademark of SATO America, Inc. DPL is a trademark and Datamax is a registered trademark of Datamax Technologies Corporation. IER is a registered trademark of IER Sige Copyright 2002, 2007, Printronix, Inc.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction ......................................................... 19
Printronix Customer Support Center.................................................... 19 Printronix Supplies Department..................................................... 19 Corporate Offices .......................................................................... 20 Training Available On Printronix Products ........................................... 20 Warnings And Special Information ...................................................... 21 Manual Conventions ............................................................................ 21 The SL5000r/T5000r Series RFID/Label Printer.................................. 22 Standard Features ........................................................................ 23 Optional Features.......................................................................... 24 Thermal Printer Technology ................................................................ 25 The Printing Process ..................................................................... 25 Dynamic Print Control ................................................................... 26 Thermal Consumables......................................................................... 26 Media Selection............................................................................. 26 Ribbons ......................................................................................... 26 Setting Up The Printer ......................................................................... 27 Unpacking The Printer .................................................................. 27 Installation ..................................................................................... 29

2 Operation ............................................................ 33
Controls And Indicators ....................................................................... 33 Power Switch ................................................................................ 33 Control Panel ................................................................................ 33 Powering On The Printer............................................................... 37 Operating Modes........................................................................... 37 Media Handling Modes ........................................................................ 37 Loading Media And Ribbon ................................................................. 38 Loading Roll Media ....................................................................... 39 Loading Fanfold Media.................................................................. 46 Loading Ribbon ............................................................................. 51 Using The Optional Internal Rewinder................................................. 54 Batch Rewind Mode ...................................................................... 54 Label Peel-Off ............................................................................... 60 Removing The Media Guide.......................................................... 63

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Printing Adjustments............................................................................ 64 Printhead Pressure Adjustment .................................................... 64 Printhead Pressure Block Adjustments ......................................... 65 Positioning The Media Sensors .................................................... 66 Sensing Different Media Types ..................................................... 71 Running Auto Calibrate ................................................................. 72 Running Media Profile................................................................... 74 Running Manual Calibrate............................................................. 79 Cleaning............................................................................................... 80 Exterior .......................................................................................... 80 Interior ........................................................................................... 80 General Cleaning .......................................................................... 80 Cleaning The Printhead, Platen Roller And Media Sensors ......... 80

3 Configuring The Printer ....................................... 85

Overview.............................................................................................. 85 Setting Printer Configuration Parameters ..................................... 85 Moving Within The Configuration Menu ........................................ 85 Selecting A Menu Option .............................................................. 86 Changing Printer Settings ............................................................. 87 Saving A Configuration ................................................................. 88 Auto Save Configuration ............................................................... 89 Specifying A Power-Up Configuration ........................................... 90 Modifying A Saved Configuration .................................................. 91 Printing A Configuration ................................................................ 93 Loading A Saved Configuration .................................................... 93 Menu Overview.................................................................................... 94 Main Menu ........................................................................................... 95 QUICK SETUP .................................................................................. 106 QUICK SETUP Submenus.......................................................... 107 CONFIG. CONTROL ......................................................................... 115 CONFIG. CONTROL Submenus ................................................ 116 MEDIA CONTROL............................................................................. 118 MEDIA CONTROL Submenus .................................................... 119 CALIBRATE CTRL ............................................................................ 138 CALIBRATE CTRL Submenus.................................................... 139 PRINTER CONTROL ........................................................................ 146 PRINTER CONTROL Submenus................................................ 148 EMULATIONS ................................................................................... 160 Overview ..................................................................................... 160 COAX SETUP.................................................................................... 164 TWINAX SETUP................................................................................ 167

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SPC COAX SETUP ........................................................................... 169 SPC TWINAX SETUP ....................................................................... 170 IPDS SETUP ..................................................................................... 171 TN3270 SETUP ................................................................................. 175 TN5250 SETUP ................................................................................. 177 IGP/PGL SETUP ............................................................................... 179 IGP/VGL SETUP ............................................................................... 181 P-SERIES SETUP ............................................................................. 183 P-SER XQ SETUP............................................................................. 185 SERIAL MATRIX SETUP .................................................................. 187 PROPRINTER XL SETUP................................................................. 189 EPSON FX SETUP............................................................................ 191 Emulation Submenus .................................................................. 193 DIAGNOSTICS .................................................................................. 237 DIAGNOSTICS Submenus ......................................................... 238 PARALLEL PORT.............................................................................. 241 PARALLEL PORT Submenus ..................................................... 242 SERIAL PORT ................................................................................... 245 SERIAL PORT Submenus .......................................................... 246 C/T PORT .......................................................................................... 253 C/T PORT Submenus ................................................................. 253 USB PORT ........................................................................................ 254 USB Port Submenu ..................................................................... 254 ETHERNET PORT ............................................................................ 255 ETHERNET PORT Submenu...................................................... 255 ETHERNET ADDRESS ..................................................................... 256 ETHERNET ADDRESS Submenus ............................................ 257 ETHERNET PARAMS ....................................................................... 258 ETHERNET PARAMS Submenus............................................... 259 WLAN ADDRESS .............................................................................. 261 WLAN ADDRESS Submenus ..................................................... 262 WLAN PARAMS ................................................................................ 263 WLAN PARAMS Submenus........................................................ 265 KERBEROS PARAMS....................................................................... 269 KERBEROS PARAMS Submenus .............................................. 269 WLAN EAP ........................................................................................ 272 WLAN EAP Submenus ............................................................... 272 BATTERY CONTROL........................................................................ 274 BATTERY CONTROL Submenus ............................................... 274 PRINTER MGMT ............................................................................... 277 PRINTER MGMT Submenus ...................................................... 277

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DATE ................................................................................................. 278 Date Submenus .......................................................................... 278

4 Downloading Software ...................................... 279

Loading Flash Memory ...................................................................... 279 Downloading Software With The Firmware Download Utility............. 280 Downloading Software Through The Parallel Port............................. 281 Downloading Software Through The NIC .......................................... 283 Downloading Software Through The NIC Using FTP ........................ 284 Downloading Software Through The USB Port ................................. 286 Downloading Software If Flash Contains Only Boot Or Corrupt Code .................................................................................................. 287 Using TrueType Fonts ....................................................................... 288 Downloading TrueType Fonts............................................................ 288 Printronix Windows Driver ........................................................... 289 PGL Emulation (Online) .............................................................. 289 Download Mode .......................................................................... 290 PTX_SETUP ............................................................................... 292 Labeling Applications .................................................................. 292 Select And Print Downloaded TrueType Fonts.................................. 292

5 Interfaces .......................................................... 293

Overview............................................................................................ 293 Auto Switching ................................................................................... 293 Centronics Parallel Interface.............................................................. 294 Centronics Parallel Interface Signals .......................................... 295 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface.............................................................. 295 Compatibility Mode...................................................................... 295 Nibble Mode ................................................................................ 296 Byte Mode ................................................................................... 296 Signals ........................................................................................ 296 Terminating Resistor Configurations ........................................... 298 RS-232 And Optional RS-422 Serial Interfaces................................. 299 RS-232 ........................................................................................ 299 RS-422 ........................................................................................ 300 USB ................................................................................................... 300

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6 Diagnostics And Troubleshooting ..................... 301

Printer Tests ...................................................................................... 301 Troubleshooting Common Situations................................................. 301 Improving Processing Time......................................................... 302 Data Exchange............................................................................ 302 Controlling Print Quality............................................................... 304 Determining Printhead Wear ....................................................... 305 Replacing The Printhead ................................................................... 306 Restore The Printer To Operation ..................................................... 308 Solving Other Printer Problems................................................... 309 Printer Alarms ............................................................................. 316 Fault Messages ........................................................................... 316

A Specifications.................................................... 345
Print Method ................................................................................ 345 Media .......................................................................................... 346 Ribbon ......................................................................................... 348 Indicators And Switches .............................................................. 348 Memory ....................................................................................... 348 Media Cutter Option .................................................................... 349 Host Interfaces ............................................................................ 349 Power .......................................................................................... 350 Environmental ............................................................................. 350 Physical ....................................................................................... 351 Acoustic Specifications ............................................................... 351 Maximum Page Length ............................................................... 351

B Printer Options .................................................. 353

Hardware Options.............................................................................. 353 Interface Options ......................................................................... 354 Supplies And Accessories ................................................................. 355 Genuine Printronix Thermal Transfer Ribbons............................ 356 Genuine Printronix Media............................................................ 357 Accessories ................................................................................. 359

C ASCII Control Codes......................................... 361 D Media Cutter Installation ................................... 363

Prepare The Printer ........................................................................... 363 Installing The Cutter........................................................................... 364 Restore The Printer To Operation ............................................... 365 Removing The Media Cutter.............................................................. 365

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E Media Cutter Tray Installation ........................... 367

Assembling The Media Cutter Tray ................................................... 367 Installing The Media Cutter Tray........................................................ 368

F Glossary ............................................................ 371

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IMPORTANT

Introduction

Printronix Customer Support Center

Please have the following information available prior to calling the Printronix Customer Support Center:

Model number Serial number (located on the back of the printer) Installed options (i.e., interface and host type if applicable to the problem) Configuration printout: See Printing A Configuration in the Quick Setup Guide Is the problem with a new install or an existing printer? Description of the problem (be specific) Good and bad samples that clearly show the problem (faxing of these samples may be required) (714) 368-2686 (31) 24 6489 311 (65) 6548 4114

Americas Europe, Middle East, and Africa Asia Pacific

http://www.printronix.com/support.aspx

Printronix Supplies Department

Contact the Printronix Supplies Department for genuine Printronix supplies. Americas Europe, Middle East, and Africa Asia Pacific (800) 733-1900 (33) 1 46 25 1900 (65) 6548 4116 or (65) 6548 4182

http://www.printronix.com/supplies-parts.aspx

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Training Available On Printronix Products

Corporate Offices
Printronix, Inc. 14600 Myford Road P.O. Box 19559 Irvine, CA 92623-9559 Phone: (714) 368-2300 Fax: (714) 368-2600 Printronix, Inc. Nederland BV P.O. Box 163, Nieuweweg 283 NL-6600 Ad Wijchen The Netherlands Phone: (31) 24 6489489 Fax: (31) 24 6489499 Printronix Schweiz GmbH 42 Changi South Street 1 Changi South Industrial Estate Singapore 486763 Phone: (65) 6542 0110 Fax: (65) 6546 1588 Visit the Printronix web site at www.printronix.com

Training Available On Printronix Products

Printronix offers Product Maintenance Training Classes designed to enhance the knowledge of your service personnel. Led by Printronix staff of highly trained, experienced instructors, these structured classes include:

Hands-on work with the product Theory of operation Diagnosis of equipment failures Preventive and corrective maintenance requirements and procedures.

Customized classes designed to meet your specific needs are available upon request. Call Customer Training at (714) 368-2595 or visit the Printronix website at www.printronix.com.

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Warnings And Special Information

For your safety and to protect valuable equipment, read and comply with all information highlighted under special headings:

WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT

Conditions that could harm you and damage the equipment. Achten Sie auf folgendes, um keine Personen in Gefahr zu bringen bzw. das Gert zu beschdigen. Condiciones que pueden causar daos a personas y equipos. Conditions respecter pour viter tout danger corporel et dommage matriel. Condizioni che possono arrecare danni alle persone e alle apparecchiature. Conditions that could damage the printer or related equipment. Information vital to proper operation of the printer. NOTE: Information and helpful tips about printer operation.

Manual Conventions

Operator panel keys are printed in uppercase letters. Example: Press the PAUSE key and then press ENTER. Operator panel keys are often shown by their symbol or icon (located on the control panel directly below the key). Example: Press the key for ENTER. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) messages are printed in uppercase letters inside quotation marks ( ). Example: When OFFLINE appears on the LCD, you may release the PAUSE key.

LCD fault messages display the specific fault in uppercase letters on the top line. A corrective action in upper and lowercase letters displays on the bottom line. Example: PAPER OUT Load Paper

Key combinations are indicated by the + (plus) symbol. Example: Press + means Press the Up key and the Down key at the same time.

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The SL5000r/T5000r Series RFID/Label Printer

The SL5000r/T5000r Series RFID/Label Printer

NOTE: As used in this manual, the terms T5000r and printer refer to all models within the series. SL refers to all SmartLine RFID models. The T5000r 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 T5000r, Smart Ready, and SmartLine series are comprised of the products detailed in Table 1. NOTE: All 4 models are Smart Ready.

Table 1. The T5000r, Smart Ready, and SmartLine Series Model T5204r T5204r DT* SL5204r MP2 T5304r T5304r DT* SL5304r SL5304r MP2 T5206r SL5206r MP2 T5306r SL5306r MP2 T5208r T5308r Max Print Speed (ips) 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 10 10 8 8 8 6 Printing Density (dpi) 203 203 203 300 300 300 300 203 203 300 300 203 300 Max Print Width (inches) 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 8.5 8.5

* Direct Thermal only 4 inch models (no ribbon transfer support)

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Standard Features

Standard Features

Emulations:

Printronix LinePrinter Plus (LP+). Provides direct compatibility with Printronix P-Series printers, Epson FX-1050, Proprinter IIIXL, and Serial Matrix Printers. Printronix IGP/PGL. Provides printer system commands for text, barcodes, graphics, lines, and boxes. Printronix IGP/VGL. Emulates the QMS Code V Version II programming language to produce on-line forms, bar codes, and alphanumeric text generation in both normal and high resolution. ZGL, TGL, IGL, STGL, DGL, MGL, and IEGL Interpreters: PPI/ZGL (Zebra), PPI/TGL (TEC), PPI/IGL (Intermec), PPI/STGL (SATO), PPI/DGL (Datamax), PPI/MGL (Monarch), and PPI/IEGL (IER) interpreters are powerful integration tools that allow the SL5000r/ T5000r to function in virtually all legacy ZPL, TEC, IPL, SATO, DPL, MPCL II, and IER application environments without requiring modification to host data stream.

Thermal Transfer and Direct Thermal Printing: On all printers (except DT models, which print only in thermal mode). Standard Interfaces:

Serial: RS-232 USB 2.0 Universal Serial Bus Parallel: Centronics-compatible parallel, IEEE 1284 compliant parallel

NOTE: The interface cable needed to connect the printer to the host device is supplied by the user.

Bar Codes: Supports over 20 types of bar codes. Download: Fonts, forms, and graphics to printer memory. Resident Fonts: Letter Gothic Bold (#93779), Courier Bold (#93952), CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed (#92250), OCR-A (#90993), OCR-B (#91409), CG Triumverate (#92244), CG Triumverate Bold (#92248), and CG Times (#92500). High Resolution Printhead: For sharp graphics and text. Label Taken Sensor: Detects removal of labels in Tear-Off mode (and in Peel-Off mode when optional rewinder is installed). Tear-Off Mode: Positions the label at the tear-off position and detects its removal before printing the next label. Tear-Off Strip Mode: Prints a specified number of labels and positions the last label at the tear-off position. 32MB DRAM memory (fixed). 8MB Flash memory (SIMM).

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The SL5000r/T5000r Series RFID/Label Printer

Auto Label Mapping: For compatibility with programs written for Printronix line matrix printers. Ventless System: For operation in environments with airborne particulate matter without compromising performance.

Optional Features
Ask your authorized representative about the following enhancement options:

Coax/Twinax Host Interface: Provides connection to a host computer system using a coaxial or twinaxial interface. Fonts: A selection of purchasable fonts can be loaded from the host computer into printer memory. GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output): Enables a T5000r printer to interface with an external device such as a label applicator system. GPIO is available as a factory option or field installable kit that also includes a mating connector for field interface, installation instructions, and operation manual. Internal Label Rewinder: In label peel-off mode, peels off labels one at a time before printing the next label and rewinds the liner into a discardable roll. In batch rewind mode, rewinds printed labels into a removable roll. IPDS: Available for coax/twinax, 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, and 300 dpi printhead installed to support this field installed option. Media Cutter: Automatically cuts printed media when the media exits the printer. Available for 4, 6, and 8 inch printers. Media Cutter Tray: Used with the media cutter option to catch and collect the cut media in a bin. Memory Expansion: 16MB Flash SIMM replaces standard 8MB Flash SIMM to provide additional memory for fonts, forms, and logos. Network Interface Card (NIC): The 10/100BaseT NIC connectivity option provides wired networks in either an internal or external option that allows you to attach the printer to a LAN (Local Area Network) instead of directly to a host computer. The PrintNet Enterprise Suite (PNE) remote management software is standard with this option. NIC, Wireless: This card provides wireless 802.11b/g connectivity without expensive cabling and reconfigurations required from a wired network. PNE is standard with this option.

NOTE: RFID is not supported in IPDS applications.

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Online Barcode Validator: Analyzes each bar code to ensure it meets stringent scanning standards. This inspection validates the symbology specifications of both linear and PDF417 bar code images. Bad bar code labels are cancelled and good replacement labels are printed automatically. Power Cart: The power cart is an ergonomically designed cart with durable steel frame and battery support systems for maximum maneuverability. The combination of the wireless T5000r and the rugged power cart delivers a mobile on demand bar code printing system. RFID Encoder: The RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) encoder reads and writes information to smart labels (with embedded RFID tags).

NOTE: The RFID encoder is standard on the SL5000r, and optional for the T5000r.

RS-422: Serial interface option. TN5250/TN3270: Enables your printer to communicate with an IBM host through a NIC using the 5250/3270 datastream. This feature allows you to use an application generated for the coax/twinax emulation to be printed through the NIC.

NOTE: RFID is not supported by TN5250/3270 applications. For more information about printer options, see Appendix B.

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.

The Printing Process

The thermal printhead allows two modes of operation:

Direct Thermal During direct thermal printing, the thermal printhead selectively heats small, rectangular thermal dots. When these contact the coated thermal paper, the dyes and developers in the coating react to the heat and develop an image. This mode of printing is generally used for short-term labeling applications.

Thermal Transfer During thermal transfer printing, the heated thermal dots contact a thermal ribbon. The heat reacts with the ribbon and bonds the image to the paper. This method is used especially for abrasive, long-storage applications and for specialized applications, such as in extreme environmental conditions or where tamper-proofing is required.

NOTE: Thermal transfer is not supported on 4 inch DT model printers.

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Thermal Consumables

Dynamic Print Control

Dynamic print control is a unique feature of your thermal printer that provides excellent print quality by preventing unevenness of print density. Print quality largely depends on how the thermal paper or the thermal ribbon and thermal transfer paper responds to the heat of the thermal printhead. During printing, the thermal printhead must reach a set temperature in the shortest possible time. Then it must cool down to the original temperature in the shortest possible time after printing. Thus print quality is dependent on the precise control of the energy supplied to the thermal dots. The dynamic print control is a method for predicting the quantity of heat required to print dots based on the results of the previous printing. This prevents unevenness of print density and results in the printing of narrowladder bar codes or vertical grid lines that are straight from the microscopic viewpoint.

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. Thermal transfer media requires ribbon. A wide range of Printronix thermal transfer media is available, such as film or synthetic paper substitutes. Most of these media options can be die-cut for easy label applications. The wide selection of media sizes and face stocks have been tested with Printronix ribbons for print quality and usage. Consult your Genuine Printronix Supplies Catalog, call the Printronix Customer Solutions Center at (714) 368-2686, or access the Printronix web page at www.printronix.com. NOTE: The term media used in this manual refers to all the different kinds of paper or tag stock that can be used in the printer. See Genuine Printronix Media on page 357 for more information.

Ribbons
Printronix offers a wide range of ribbons specifically engineered to enhance printing capabilities and to prevent premature printhead wear. Therefore, you should use a Genuine Printronix Thermal Ribbon in your printer. See Genuine Printronix Thermal Transfer Ribbons on page 356 for more information.

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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 for removing the internal packing material. Keep all packing material in case repacking is required.

CAUTION

Avoid touching the electrical connectors to prevent electrostatic discharge damage while setting up the printer. The discharge of accumulated electrostatic energy can damage or destroy the printhead or electronic components used in this device. Do not place the printer on its backside during unpacking or handling, because you may damage the printer interface connector.

CAUTION

Frame

Media Cover

Tape Strips (2)

Foam Pads (2)

1. Remove the tape strips from the media cover. Lift open the media cover. 2. Remove the tape securing the foam pad to the inside of the media cover. 3. Remove the foam pad between the front door and the frame.

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Foam

4. Remove the foam pad between the pivoting deck and the frame.

Pivoting Deck

Platen

Foam Pad

Printhead

Deck Lock Lever

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.

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Installation
The following sections will guide you through the printer installation process. 1. Place the printer on a flat level surface that allows easy access to all sides of the printer.

CAUTION WARNING

Never operate the printer while it is resting on its side or upside down. 2. Check that the printer power switch is in the OFF (O) position. Failure to properly ground the printer may result in electric shock to the operator. In compliance with international safety standards, this printer has been equipped with a three-pronged power cord. When inserted in a correctly wired power outlet, the ground conductor will ensure that the printer chassis is at ground (earth) potential. Do not use adapter plugs or remove the grounding prong from the cable plug. If an extension cord is required, ensure that a three-wire cable with a properly grounded plug is used. 3. Attach the AC power cord to the AC power receptacle in the back of the printer.

CAUTION

Verify the required voltage on the printers model number label on the rear of the printer. 4. Attach the AC power cord to a grounded (three prong) electrical outlet of the proper voltage.

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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-9 RS-232 serial interface connector at the back of the printer. For additional information on serial cable wiring, refer to Diagnostics And Troubleshooting on page 301. NOTE: The printer supports simultaneous connection of the parallel, serial, and USB interfaces using the Auto Switching feature. Auto Switching is described on page 293. Standard Interface Panel

Status LEDs Parallel Interface

Debug Interface

Serial Interface USB Connection

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NOTE: The software turns on the amber status LED at power-up. If a hardware problem is detected at power-up the amber LED will blink continuously. The hardware turns on the green LED at power-up. If a problem is detected with the software stored in the printers flash memory both the amber and green LEDs will alternately blink continuously. Under normal conditions, both LEDs remain on continuously. If your printer is equipped with the optional Coax/Twinax optional RS-422 and optional Network Interface Card (NIC), the rear I/O panel will appear as illustrated below. NOTE: The printer does not support simultaneous connection of the coax and twinax interfaces using the Auto Switching feature. Auto Switching is described on page 293.

Coax/Twinax, RS-422, and NIC Interface Panel

RS-422

NIC Connection

Coax Connection

Twinax Connection

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If your printer is equipped with the optional Wireless and Optional GPIO it will appear as illustrated below.

Wireless And GPIO Interface Panel

Wireless Antenna

Wireless Interface

GPIO 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. Twinax Connection Attach a suitable twinax cable from the computer to the twinax connector located in the I/O plate in the back of the printer. e. NIC Connection Insert a suitable NIC cable from your hub or switch to the NIC connector located in the I/O panel in the rear of your printer.

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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 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) on the control panel. 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). These are described in the following tables. (Also refer to Chapter 3.)

Online Status Indicator

OFFLINE
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

Job In Process Indicator

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34 Description Indicates when the printer is online, offline, or when there is a fault condition. Flashes during a fault condition. A backlighted liquid crystal display with two rows of 16 characters each. During a fault condition, displays the specific fault message and the corrective action. Indicates when the printer is receiving or processing data. Stays lit when data has been processed and is waiting to be printed. Off when no data is being received or when no data remains in the buffer. Flashes when receiving data. During a fault condition, displays the specific fault message and the corrective action. Flashes when receiving data. Stays lit when data has been processed and is waiting to be printed. Off when no data is being received or when no data remains in the buffer. Displays ONLINE, the interface type, and emulation in use. Displays OFFLINE. Flashes during a fault condition. Stays lit when the printer is online, ready to print, and accept data from the host. Off when the printer is offline. Off. Function in Online Mode Function in Offline Mode Function in Menu Mode Flashes during a fault condition. Displays main menu, submenu, or option. During a fault condition, displays the specific fault message and the corrective action. None

Chapter

Indicator

Online Status

Controls And Indicators

Status and Display Indicators

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

Job In Process

Button Sets printer to Offline Mode. Sets printer to Online Mode.

Description

Function in Online Mode

Function in Offline Mode

Function in Menu Mode Sets printer to Offline Mode.

PAUSE Key Toggles the printer between Online and Offline Modes. None

JOB SELECT Key

Control Panel Keys

Advances the media one label length.

DECREMENT Key in Menu Mode

Displays the name and number of the last loaded configuration and allows you to load the factory and/or pre-stored printer configurations. Advances the media one label length.

Scrolls left through main menus. Decrements option values within submenus.

FEED Key

Scrolls the current menu selection one level up.

UP Key in Menu Mode None Selects the Printer Tests menu and scrolls through the Test Print patterns. See Printer Tests on page 238. Scrolls right through main menus. Increments option values within submenus.

TEST PRINT Key Pressing the (ENTER) key with a Diagnostic Test displayed initiates the test. Pressing again terminates the test.

INCREMENT Key in Menu Mode

Control Panel

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36 Description CANCEL Key When the CANCEL key is enabled, pressing it will clear all data in the printer buffer and prevent printing of that data. Note: The factory default = Disable. However, when the Coax/Twinax Interface option is installed, the factory default = Enable. DOWN Key in Menu Mode MENU Key Takes the printer Offline and selects the Menu Mode. None None Selects the Menu Mode. Scrolls between main menu selections. Selects the current menu value and displays an asterisk (*) next to the value. None Clears all data in the printer data buffer when enabled. Scrolls the current menu selection one level down. Function in Online Mode Function in Offline Mode Function in Menu Mode

Chapter

Button

2
Controls And Indicators

Control Panel Keys (cont.)

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. Press the (DOWN) and (ENTER) keys at the same time to unlock the ENTER key.

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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. If there is a fault during the self-test, the ONLINE status indicator flashes, and a fault message appears on the display. The alarm may also sound, if configured to do so.

Operating Modes
The current operating mode can be selected through the control panel keys or can result from routine operations such as powering on the printer. Online: In online mode, the printer can receive and print data sent from the host. Pressing the PAUSE key toggles the printer between the online and offline modes. The ONLINE status indicator is lit in online mode. Offline: In offline mode, you can perform operator functions such as loading media or changing ribbon. Pressing the PAUSE key toggles the printer from offline to online mode. The ONLINE status indicator is not illuminated in offline mode. Menu: Pressing the MENU key takes the printer offline and into Menu mode. In this mode, you can navigate through all configuration and status menus and change the printer configuration. Fault: In fault mode, a fault condition exists that must be cleared before printing can continue. The ONLINE status indicator flashes, the alarm beeps (if configured to do so), and a descriptive fault message displays. The fault must be corrected first and then the message cleared by pressing the PAUSE key before normal printing can continue.

Media Handling Modes

Before you load media, you must decide which media handling mode to use:

Continuous. Prints on the media and sends it out the front of the printer. When the optional internal rewinder is installed, use Continuous for Batch Rewind mode (see page 54). Tear-Off Strip. Prints on the media and sends it out the front until the print buffer is empty then positions the last label over the tear bar for removal. Tear-Off. After each label is printed, the printer positions the label over the tear bar and waits for you to tear off the label before printing the next label (on-demand printing). A Remove Label message will display to remind you to remove the label before the next one can be printed.

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Peel-Off. When the optional internal rewinder is installed, the printer prints and peels die-cut labels from the liner without user assistance. The label liner is wound on the rewinder. The printer waits for you to take away the label before printing the next one (on-demand printing). 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 60. Cut. When the optional media cutter is installed, the printer automatically cuts media after each label is printed or can cut the media after a specified number of labels have been printed using a software cut command.

Once you have decided on the mode, configure the printer. See Chapter 3 for more information.

Loading Media And Ribbon

NOTE: This section describes the procedures for loading various types of media and ribbon. You can also refer to instructions on the printer itself, on a label on the inside of the media cover. The term media in this manual refers to all the different kinds of paper, label, or tag stock material that can be printed on by the printer. Your thermal printer can print on continuous paper, adhesive backed labels, or non-adhesive tags packaged in roll or fanfold form.

CAUTION

DO NOT TOUCH the printhead or the electronic components under the printhead assembly. The discharge of electrostatic energy that accumulates on the surface of the human body or other surfaces can damage or destroy the printhead or electronic components used in this device. Do not close the pivoting deck without label stock installed between the printhead and the platen, because debris on the platen may damage the printhead. Adhesive backed labels that DO NOT lay flat on the liner can jam the printer. This can cause the label to peel off the liner. The exposed edges can stick to the label guides and rollers inside the printer. If you run out of labels while printing, do not turn off the printer while reloading labels, because you can lose data.

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

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Loading Roll Media

Media Cover

Media Hanger

Pivoting Deck

Media Hanger Guide

Media Width Guide

Media Damper

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 up 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.

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Media Roll

Media Hanger

Media Hanger Guide

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. Place the media hanger guide under the media hanger and against the lower part of the label core at a 45 degree angle (as shown). This position provides the required tension for a new label roll and the desired drag for a partial label roll.

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Media and Ribbon Loading Instruction

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.

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Lower 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 lower media sensor (located under the media guard), and refer to Positioning The Media Sensors on page 66.

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Upper Sensor

Visible Red Beam Lower Sensor

Upper Sensor Handle

Media Guard Opening

11. Slide the upper sensor directly over the lower sensor.

Media (left edge) Guide Notch

12. Align the left (inside) edge of the media with the guide notch located on the front edge of the tear bar.

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Pivoting Deck

Deck Lock Lever

13. Close the pivoting deck and rotate the deck lock lever fully counterclockwise. This locks the pivoting deck and printhead assembly into the printing position.

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. 14. Verify that Print Mode in the printer configuration menu is set for the media type installed (Direct or Transfer). The Print Mode submenu is located in the QUICK SETUP menu. See Main Menu on page 95 for details. 15. Verify the printhead pressure is properly set. See Printhead Pressure Adjustment on page 64. 16. Verify the pressure blocks are properly positioned. See Printhead Pressure Block Adjustments on page 65. 17. Verify the Gap/Mark Sensor selection matches the type of media installed. See Sensing Different Media Types on page 71.

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For direct thermal operation (no ribbon required):

If you have not run an Auto Calibrate, do so now. See Running Auto Calibrate on page 72. If you have already run an Auto Calibrate, complete the following steps: a. Close the media cover. b. Press the FEED key once to verify that the media advances. c. Press the PAUSE key to place the printer online.

For thermal transfer operation (which uses a ribbon): Complete the ribbon loading procedure (see Loading Ribbon on page 51).

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Loading Fanfold Media

Media Cover

Fanfold Tension Arm Fanfold Media

Pivoting Deck

Media Hanger Guide

Media Hanger

Bottom Panel Opening

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 upward 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. Insert the first few labels through either the rear or bottom panel opening. 4. Place the media over the media hanger, flush against the back of the printer. 5. Flip up the media hanger guide and slide it in against the outer edge of the fanfold media. 6. Flip the fanfold tension arm down by pushing on it through the opening at the top of the media hanger guide. 7. Open the pivoting deck by rotating the deck lock lever fully clockwise until the deck swings upward.

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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. Verify that the left (inside) edge of the media is against the fixed guide on the bottom of the media damper. 10. Slide the media width guide inward against the outer edge of the media. 11. Check the horizontal position of the lower media sensor (located under the media guard), and refer to Positioning The Media Sensors on page 66.

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Media (left edge) Guide Notch

12. Align the left (inside) edge of the media with the guide notch located on the front edge of the tear bar.

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Pivoting Deck

Deck Lock Lever

13. Close the pivoting deck and rotate the deck lock lever fully counterclockwise. This locks the pivoting deck and printhead assembly into the printing position.

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. 14. Verify that Print Mode submenu is set for the media type installed (direct or transfer). The Print Mode submenu is located in the QUICK SETUP menu. See Main Menu on page 95 for more information. Also, if thermal transfer media is installed, see Loading Ribbon on page 51. 15. Verify the printhead pressure is properly set. See Printhead Pressure Adjustment on page 64. 16. Verify the pressure blocks are properly positioned. See Printhead Pressure Block Adjustments on page 65. 17. Verify the Gap/Mark Sensor selection matches the type of media installed. See Sensing Different Media Types on page 71.

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For direct thermal operation (no ribbon required):

If you have not run an Auto Calibrate, do so now. See Running Auto Calibrate on page 72. If you have already run an Auto Calibrate, complete the following steps: a. Close the media cover. b. Press the FEED key once to verify that the media advances. c. Press the PAUSE key to place the printer online.

For thermal transfer operation (which uses a ribbon): Complete the ribbon loading procedure (see Loading Ribbon on page 51).

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Loading Ribbon
Skip this section for 4 inch DT models or when using direct thermal printing.
Ribbon Take-Up Core Ribbon Take-up Spindle

Pivoting Deck Ribbon Supply Spindle

Ribbon Roll

Deck Lock Lever

1. Install the ribbon take-up core on the ribbon take-up spindle. NOTE: The first ribbon take-up core comes with the printer. Thereafter, use the core from the old (used up) ribbon. 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.

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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 upper-right corner of the label inside the media cover for ribbon loading instructions.

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Media Cover

Media and Ribbon Loading Instructions

Ribbon Take-up Core

Ribbon Take-up Spindle

IMPORTANT

Do not attach the ribbon to the ribbon take-up spindle without a fiberboard take-up core installed. 5. Attach the ribbon to the ribbon take-up core on the ribbon take-up spindle using the adhesive on the ribbon leader. 6. Manually rotate the spindle clockwise until the clear leader has passed the printhead. 7. Close the pivoting deck and rotate the deck lock lever fully counterclockwise. 8. Verify that Print Mode (in the QUICK SETUP menu) is set for Transfer. See QUICK SETUP on page 106 for more information.

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9. If you have not run an Auto Calibrate with this media and ribbon, do so now. See Running Auto Calibrate on page 72. 10. Press the FEED key once to verify that the media and ribbon advance. 11. Press the PAUSE key to place the printer online. 12. Close the printer media cover if the rewinder is not needed.

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 an internal rewinder, which is available as a factory installed or a field unit option.

Batch Rewind Mode

Batch Rewind allows you to automatically rewind printed labels into a roll using the optional internal rewinder.

Configuring the Printer Menu

1. Set Media Handling to Continuous under the QUICK SETUP menu. (See Chapter 3, Configuring The Printer for more information.) 2. Press the PAUSE key until OFFLINE displays.

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Installing The Media Guide

The media guide must be installed when using Batch Rewind mode.

Front Door

Media Guide Hook Groove

To install the media guide: 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. Snap the groove on the media guide to the top edge of the front door. 3. Close the front door.

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Loading Media

Rewinder Release Lever Rewinder

1. To load media, refer to Loading Roll Media on page 39 and complete steps 1 through 10.

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Media

Media Guide

Slot

Rewinder Release Lever

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

Rewinder Release Lever

3. Turn the release lever on the rewinder counterclockwise and lock it in place. This forms a raised ridge along the width of the rewinder. 4. Insert the leading edge of the media into the closest slot of the rewinder, and slide the media against the back flange. 5. Hold the media edge in the slot and manually rotate the rewinder one full revolution counterclockwise until the media is taut.

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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 five inches of printed labels. Exceeding this diameter can cause printed labels to rub on the bottom pan.

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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.

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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 55).

Configuring the Printer Menu

1. Set Media Handling to Peel-Off under the QUICK SETUP menu. (See Chapter 3, Configuring The Printer for more information.) 2. Press the PAUSE key until OFFLINE displays.

Loading Media
1. If you want to install the media guide to print long labels, do so now by completing the steps listed in Installing The Media Guide on page 55. 2. Open the media cover and refer to the Label Peel-Off illustration on the Ribbon and Media Loading instruction label on the inside of the cover.

Pivoting Deck

Bottom Roller

Media Guide

Deck Lock Lever

Tear Bar Front Door

3. Open the front door by pulling it upward, then forward. 4. Open the pivoting deck by rotating the deck lock lever clockwise until the deck swings upward. 5. Thread the media (label and liner) over the tear bar and around the bottom roller, then through the opening at the bottom of the front door and into the printer.

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Back Flange

Raised Ridge

Liner

Slot

Rewinder Release Lever

IMPORTANT

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. Hold the media in the slot and rotate the rewinder one full revolution counterclockwise until the media is taut. 9. Remove labels from the liner so that behind the tear bar the liner is void of labels for about 1.5 inches and below the tear bar for about 2 inches. 10. Close the front door.

11. Complete the media routing as shown above.

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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. Exceeding this diameter can cause the liner to rub on the bottom pan. The rewinder is designed to support the full amount of liner from a standard 8 inch diameter media roll.

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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.

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. Open the front door by pulling it upward, then forward. 2. Grasp the upper right corner of the media guide and pry it off of the top of the front door. 3. After removing the media guide, close the front door. 4. Open the pivoting deck and load paper and ribbon normally (see Loading Media And Ribbon on page 38).

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Printing Adjustments
Printhead Pressure Adjustment

Printhead Pressure Adjustment Dial

Active Pressure Setting

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. Die cut labels usually require a setting of 4, while heavy stock requires a setting of 6 to max. The numbers on the printhead pressure adjustment lever are relative only and do not indicate a specific printhead pressure or media thickness. By following this procedure, you will minimize printhead wear.

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Printhead Pressure Block Adjustments

Right Pressure Block Left Pressure Block Pressure Block Adjustment Scale Lead Screw Knob

Right Pressure Block Pointer

Left Pressure Block Handle

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.

Left Pressure Block

Under normal printing conditions, the left block should be set with its handle aligned with the bold mark on the pressure block adjustment scale. When using media or ribbon widths less than one-third the printers maximum printing width, you may need to manually slide the left pressure block further to the left.

Right Pressure Block

The right pressure block should be positioned with its pointer (handle on 4 inch printer models) near the right edge of the media or ribbon in use. Turn the lead screw knob clockwise to move the block right or counterclockwise to move it left. Check the pressure block positioning by printing the Grey test pattern: 1. Press the PAUSE key until OFFLINE appears on the LCD. 2. Press the TEST PRINT key until Printer Tests/Grey displays.

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3. Press the key to start the Grey test pattern. The pattern will start and continue to print. 4. Press again 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.

Positioning The Media Sensors

Your printer is equipped with upper and lower media sensors that detect the top-of-form position on media with label length indicators (gaps, notches, holes, or black marks). These sensors also detect when a Paper Out condition exists. The media sensors 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.

Dark Pre-printing Position the media sensors in either of the grey shaded areas.

Extraneous Cut-out

Vertical Gap and Rounded Die-cut Label Corners

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Sensing Media with Horizontal Black Marks (Mark) or Media with No Label Length Indicators (Disable)
Visible Red Beam from Lower Sensor Lower Sensor Black Mark (underside of media)

Sensor Handle

Media Guard Opening

Sensing Media with Horizontal Black Marks

Position the lower media sensor for detecting horizontal black marks located on the underside of media, and position the upper sensor above the lower sensor to provide a consistent background. 1. Check the position of the sensor by looking through the long, narrow opening in the media guard. Use the visible red light emitting from the lower sensor as a reference pointer. 2. Use the sensor handle to manually position the sensor to the center of the black mark on the media. 3. Select Mark in the Gap/Mark Sensor submenu under the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. See Sensing Different Media Types on page 71. 4. Perform an Auto Calibrate. See Running Auto Calibrate on page 72.

Sensing Media with No Label Length Indicators

1. When using media without label length indicators (no gaps, notches, holes, or marks) or when you want to ignore all existing length indicators, place the lower sensor in the center of the media so it can detect when a Paper Out condition exists. Also set the upper sensor above it. 2. Select Disable in the Gap/Mark Sensor submenu under CALIBRATE CTRL. See Sensing Different Media Types on page 71. 3. Perform an Auto Calibrate. See Running Auto Calibrate on page 72.

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Sensing Media with Gaps, Notches, or Holes (Gap)

Upper Sensor Visible Red Beam from Lower Sensor

Media Guard Opening

Position the lower media sensor for detecting gaps, notches, or holes in media with a white background. Place the upper sensor above the lower sensor to provide a consistent background. NOTE: The 4 inch SL5000r/T5000r media guard is divided into three open sensor areas. Make sure the media sensor is placed in an open area. 1. Position the lower sensor directly under the center of the gap, notch, or hole. 2. Check the position of the lower sensor by looking through the long, narrow opening in the media guard. Use the visible red light emitting from the lower sensor as a reference pointer. 3. Use the sensor handle to manually position the sensor to the center of the gap, notch, or hole in the media. 4. Select Gap in the Gap/Mark Sensor submenu under the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. See Sensing Different Media Types on page 71. 5. Perform an Auto Calibrate. See Running Auto Calibrate on page 72.

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Sensing Media with Dark Background Labels with Gaps (Advanced Gap)

Upper Sensor

Visible Red Beam Lower Sensor Upper Sensor Handle

Media Guard Opening

NOTE: Ribbon is not displayed in this illustration. The upper and lower sensors are designed to function with or without ribbon installed. The upper sensor and lower sensor are used together to detect liner gaps between die cut labels that have a black or dark background on white or clear liner. 1. Position the lower sensor directly under the center of the gap, and then place the upper sensor directly over the lower sensor. 2. Check the position of the lower sensor by looking through the long, narrow opening in the media guard. Use the visible red light emitting from the lower sensor as a reference pointer. 3. Use the sensor handle to manually position the sensor to the center of the gap in the media. Then use the handle on the upper sensor to position it directly above the lower sensor. NOTE: When using ribbon, you may need to slide the ribbon to one side to adjust the upper sensor. 4. Select Advanced Gap in the Gap/Mark Sensor submenu under the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. See Sensing Different Media Types on page 71. 5. Perform an Auto Calibrate. See Running Auto Calibrate on page 72.

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Sensing Dark Background Media with Notches or Holes (Advanced Notch)

Upper Sensor Visible Red Beam Lower Sensor

Upper Sensor Handle

Black line on underside of media

Media Guard Opening

NOTE: Ribbon is not displayed in this illustration. The upper and lower sensors are designed to function with or without ribbon installed. The upper sensor and lower sensor are used together to detect notches or holes in media with a black or dark underside. This combination can be found on tag stock that has a black vertical line along one edge on the underside of the label, interrupted by a notch or hole used as the label length indicator. 1. Position the lower sensor directly under the center of the notch or hole, and then place the upper sensor directly over the lower sensor. 2. Check the position of the lower sensor by looking through the long, narrow opening in the media guard. Use the visible red light emitting from the lower sensor as a reference pointer. 3. Use the sensor handle to manually position the sensor to the center of the notch or hole in the media. Then use the handle on the upper sensor to position it directly above the lower sensor. NOTE: When using ribbon, you may need to slide the ribbon to one side to adjust the upper sensor. 4. Select Advanced Notch in the Gap/Mark Sensor submenu under the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. See Sensing Different Media Types on page 71. 5. Perform an Auto Calibrate. See Running Auto Calibrate on page 72.

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Sensing Different Media Types

The printers media sensors can detect the different types of label length indicators on a large variety of media types. This is accomplished by selecting the correct sensor option: Gap, Mark, Advanced Gap, Advanced Notch, or Disable under Gap/Mark Sensor in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. Figure 9 on page 347 illustrates the different media types and label length indicators used on them. 1. Press 3. Press
. . . . . .

to place the printer in Menu mode. until CALIBRATE CTRL displays.

2. Press and together until ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED displays. 4. Press until Gap/Mark Sensor/Disable* (the currently enabled) option displays. 5. Press + or - until the option that matches the type of label length indicators on the installed media displays:

Mark. Select when using media that has horizontal black marks located on the underside of the label liner or tag stock. Gap. Select when using media with a liner space between die-cut labels or when using tag stock with notches or holes as label length indicators on white background media. Advanced Gap. Select when using media that has liner gaps between die cut labels with black background. Advanced Notch. Select when using media with notches or holes that interrupt a black vertical line on the underside of the media. Disable. Select 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.

NOTE: When you select Disable, the length of each label is based on the Label Length value entered in the QUICK SETUP menu or the value sent via host software. NOTE: If the printer detects a false PAPER OUT message when you change from Advanced Gap or Advanced Notch to Gap or Mark sensing or vice-versa, press the PAUSE key and run Auto Calibrate. 6. Press to enable the displayed option. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selection. 7. Press PAUSE until OFFLINE appears on the LCD. 8. Review Calibrating The Media Sensors on page 72. 9. Perform the Auto Calibrate procedure on page 72.

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Calibrating The Media Sensors

Due to manufacturing differences in media and ribbon, the media sensors may have difficulty differentiating between the label and the liner or the label and the black mark. When this occurs, the printer may intermittently skip a label or display a fault message such as GAP NOT DETECTED/See Manual or PAPER OUT/Load Paper. Media sensor sensitivity and reliability can be improved by changing the Gap/Mark Threshold and/or Paper Out Threshold values. You can change these values automatically by performing the Auto Calibrate or Manual Calibrate procedure in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu or change them manually by entering your own Gap/Mark Threshold or Paper Out Threshold values. (The changes take effect immediately within the current configuration menu.) Auto or Manual Calibrate is completed successfully when the displayed Sensed Distance value correctly matches that of the installed media. When Gap is selected, the Sensed Distance should match the length from the trailing edge of one gap to the trailing edge of the next gap (or one label + one gap). When Mark is selected, the Sensed Distance should match the length from the leading edge of one black mark to the leading edge of the next black mark. When you have completed Auto or Manual Calibrate, you can verify the new values are correct by pressing the FEED key several times. Each time you press FEED, media advances one label and stops at the correct Top-of-Form position of the next label. Once you confirm the correct values, save them to the desired configuration menu before powering off the printer. See Saving A Configuration on page 88.

Running Auto Calibrate

You can initiate Auto Calibrate via the TEST PRINT key (described in detail below) or via the CALIBRATE CTRL or DIAGNOSTIC menus in Menu mode. NOTE: Verify that the Gap/Mark Sensor option (Gap, Mark, Advanced Gap, Advanced Notch, or Disable) matches the installed media. See Sensing Different Media Types on page 71. Check that the media sensors are horizontally positioned to permit sensing of the label length indicators. See Positioning The Media Sensors on page 66. Make sure the Label Length value entered in the QUICK SETUP menu matches the physical length of the installed media. Entering the correct length forces the printer to advance media far enough during calibrate for long labels (so actual gaps, notches, and marks can be detected) and reduce the amount of media advanced for short labels. If you try to do an Auto Calibrate when Peel-Off Media Handling is enabled, the LCD will display CANNOT CALIBRATE/Disable PeelOff. Before you can do an Auto Calibrate, you must select another media handling mode.

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1. Press the PAUSE key until OFFLINE appears on the LCD. 2. Press and together until ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED displays. 3. Press the TEST PRINT key until Printer Tests/Auto Calibrate displays. 4. Press . Media advances until it can accurately detect the label length indicators and then stops at the Top-of-Form position. The Sensed Distance value will then display for one second. 5. Auto Calibrate is successful when the Sensed Distance value correctly matches that of the installed media:

Gap/Mark Sensor = Gap, Advanced Gap, or Advanced Notch: The Sensed Distance value is the physical length of one label plus the length of one gap, notch, or hole. 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.

If GAP NOT DETECTED displays, run Auto Calibrate again. If Auto Calibrate continues to end with an incorrect Sensed Distance value displayed or a fault message displayed, run Manual Calibrate as described on page 79 or see Table 17 on page 317. NOTE: The amount of media sampled during Auto Calibrate is based on the length of a label and transitions detected, without error, between a label and its label length indicators. 6. Press the PAUSE key until OFFLINE displays. 7. Press the FEED key several times. Each time you press FEED, the media advances one label length and stops. 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 QUICK SETUP 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. 8. Press the PAUSE key until ONLINE displays. 9. Once the Sensed Distance value is confirmed, you will need to save it to the desired configuration menu before powering off the printer. See Saving A Configuration on page 88.

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Running Media Profile

The Media Profile printout shows the relationship of the Paper Out Threshold and the Gap/Mark Threshold values, illustrates if and when each label length indicator is detected, and shows the difference between the label length indicators and the label. The profile printout (see Figure 1 on page 75) helps you set the thresholds for difficult media. This includes pre-printed labels, labels with poor gap/media dynamic range, and smart labels that have embedded RFID tags. Once Media Profile is initiated, the printer will continue to advance media and print the profile in landscape orientation until you press to stop printing. NOTE: Verify the CALIBRATE CTRL menu Gap/Mark Sensor option (Gap, Mark, Advanced Gap, Advanced Notch, or Disable) matches the installed media. See Sensing Different Media Types on page 71. You will need a minimum installed label width of two inches to support the Profile printout. Ensure the media sensors are horizontally positioned to permit sensing of the label length indicators. See Positioning The Media Sensors on page 66. Ensure the Print Mode option selected in the QUICK SETUP menu matches the media installed. Select Direct for heat sensitive media (no ribbon required) or Transfer for thermal transfer media (ribbon required). 1. Press 3. Press
. . . . . .

to place the printer in Menu mode. until CALIBRATE CTRL displays.

2. Press and together until ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED displays. 4. Press until Media Profile/Profile Print displays and then press . (The printer will continue to print the profile until you press .) The printer will advance media and continue to print a dynamic profile image depicting the relationship of the label and any label length indicators detected. 5. Press . The printer will stop printing. 6. Press the PAUSE key until OFFLINE displays. NOTE: The Gap/Mark and Paper Out Threshold values shown on the Profile printout represent the last values determined from a successful Auto or Manual Calibrate or the factory default values if no Auto or Manual Calibrate was performed.

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255

191

Paper Out(144) 127 Gap Mark(105) 063

000

Figure 1. Media Profile Printout

Gap Sensing
This figure shows a Media Profile printout of a smart label where Gap/Mark Sensor is set to Gap in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. In this example, the gap threshold value the printer selected (represented by the Gap/Mark dotted line) is too close to the amplitude of the antenna pulse. This may cause the printer to falsely use the antenna as the gap (top-of-form).
Media Sensor Position

FEED

255

191

127 Paper Out(110) 063 Gap(052) 000

Indicates Type of Gap/Mark Sensing Selected

Detected Amplitude of the Antenna

Detected Amplitude of the Gap

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To avoid this problem, increase the Threshold Range value to 60% or 70% in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu (the default is 50%), then run an Auto Calibrate again (Cross-Ref to Auto Calibrate). NOTE: Any changes to Threshold Range will not take effect until you run an Auto Calibrate again. This will raise the Gap/Mark threshold high enough so that the printer will not falsely use the antenna as the gap (top-of-form).
Media Sensor Position

FEED

255

191

127 Paper Out(110) Gap(072) 063

000

Indicates Type of Gap/Mark Sensing Selected

Detected Amplitude of the Antenna

Detected Amplitude of the Gap

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Advanced Gap Sensing

This figure shows a Media Profile printout of a smart label where Gap/Mark Sensor is set to Advanced Gap in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. In this example, the gap threshold value the printer selected (represented by the Gap/Mark dotted line) is too close to the baseline (die cut label). If there is an increase in noise or the opacity of the liner or ribbon, the printer may falsely use the noise as the gap (top-of-form).

Media Sensor Position

FEED

255

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127 Paper Out(075) 063 Adv. Gap(030) 000

Indicates Type of Gap/Mark Sensing Selected

Detected Amplitude of the Antenna

Detected Amplitude of the Gap

Baseline (die cut label)

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To avoid this problem, increase the Threshold Range value to 60% in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu (the default is 50%), then run an Auto Calibrate again (Cross-ref to Auto Calibrate). NOTE: Any changes to Threshold Range will not take effect until you run an Auto Calibrate again. This will raise the Gap/Mark threshold high enough so that the printer will not falsely use the antenna or noise as the gap (top-of-form).

Media Sensor Position

FEED

255

191

127 Paper Out(075) 063 Gap(040) 000

Indicates Type of Gap/Mark Sensing Selected

Detected Amplitude of the Antenna

Detected Amplitude of the Gap

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Running Manual Calibrate

Manual Calibrate should be performed only when the values derived from Auto Calibrate fail to improve the media sensors ability to sense label length indicators on the installed media. You must first enable Admin User in the PRINTER CONTROL menu before accessing or initializing Manual Calibrate in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. NOTE: Verify the Gap/Mark Sensor option (Gap, Mark, Advanced Gap, Advanced Notch, or Disable) matches the installed media. See Sensing Different Media Types on page 71. Ensure the media sensors are horizontally positioned to permit sensing of the label length indicators. See Positioning The Media Sensors on page 66. Ensure the Print Mode option selected in the QUICK SETUP menu matches the media installed. Select Direct for heat sensitive media (no ribbon required) or Transfer for thermal transfer media (ribbon required). If you try to do a Manual Calibrate when Peel-Off Media Handling is enabled, the LCD will display, CANNOT CALIBRATE/Disable PeelOff. Before you can do a Manual Calibrate, you must select another media handling mode. 1. Press
. . .

to place the printer in Menu mode.

2. Press the and keys together until ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED displays. 3. Press
. . .

until PRINTER CONTROL displays.

4. Press until Admin User displays, then press + until Enable displays. 5. Press to select Enable. An asterisk (*) appears next to Enable. 6. Press
. . .

until CALIBRATE CTRL displays.

7. Press until Manual Calibrate/Run Calibrate displays, then press the . 8. Follow the instructions displayed on the LCD. Example: REMOVE RBN&MEDIA/Press Enter indicates that you must open the pivoting deck and remove the ribbon and media from under the printhead, close and lock the pivoting deck, and press the key. 9. During the last step of Manual Calibrate, the printer will advance the media and attempt to detect the label length indicators and stop at the Top-of-Form position. The Sensed Distance value will then display for one second. The calibrate is successful when the Sensed Distance value correctly matches that of the installed media. If CALIBRATION FAIL/See Manual displays, run Manual Calibrate again. NOTE: The amount of media sampled during Manual Calibrate is based on the length of a label and the transitions detected without error, between a label and its label length indicators. 10. Press the PAUSE key until OFFLINE displays.

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11. Press the FEED key several times. Each time you press FEED, the media advances one label length and stops. 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 QUICK SETUP menu. Tear-Off and Tear-Off Strip Media Handling positions the label edge at the tear bar, while Continuous positions the label edge under the printhead. 12. Once the correct values are confirmed, save them to the desired configuration menu before powering off the printer. See Saving A Configuration on page 88.

Cleaning
Depending on the media used, the printer may accumulate residues (media dust, adhesives, etc.) as a by-product of normal printing. To maintain top printing quality, you should remove these residues by cleaning the printer periodically.

Exterior
Clean the exterior surfaces with a clean, lint-free cloth. If necessary, use a mild detergent or desktop cleaning solution. NOTE: Do not use abrasive cleaning agents or solvents.

Interior
Clean the interior of the printer by removing any dirt and lint with a softbristled, non-metallic brush. Use a vacuum cleaner to remove the residue.

General Cleaning
Periodically clean all rollers, guides, and assemblies. Use low pressure air to remove dust in the printer. Use isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab to clean any areas where media dust, adhesives, etc. have accumulated.

Cleaning The Printhead, Platen Roller And Media Sensors

NOTE: You do not need to turn off the printer before cleaning the printhead, platen roller, or media sensors.

Printhead Cleaning
As you use your printer, the printhead may become dirty which can result in poor print quality. Clean the printhead each time you install new ribbon (thermal transfer print mode) or install new media (direct thermal print mode). Clean the printhead with the cleaning pen supplied with the printer. By keeping your printhead clean, you will help maintain its life.

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Platen Roller Cleaning

Media dust and adhesive residue on the platen roller can degrade print quality and cause voids in your label image. Clean the platen roller at the same time as the printhead. Use a small amount of isopropyl alcohol on the cloth or the cleaning pen supplied with your printer to clean the platen roller. With the pivoting deck up the platen roller can be rotated forward by hand to access and clean its entire surface area.

Media Sensor Cleaning

CAUTION
Do not use isopropyl alcohol, solvents, or abrasive agents to clean the upper or lower media sensor. They can damage sensor lens covers. The upper and lower media sensors should be cleaned to ensure reliable TOF and Paper Out sensing. Clean the media sensors at the same time as the printhead. The upper media sensor (located in the horizontal slot of the printhead cover) can be wiped clean using a soft cloth. The lower media sensor, easily seen by its visible red light, is located in the horizontal slot of the media guard. Remove media dust by vacuuming or blowing air across the lens cover.

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Printhead Heating Elements

Pivoting Deck

A
Peel/Tear Door

Lower Media Sensor (visible with red LED) Printhead Cover/ Upper Media Sensor Deck Lock Lever

Platen Roller

A
Print Element

Upper Sensor

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1. Rotate the deck lock lever 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. 4. Clean the platen roller. 5. Clean the upper media sensor with a soft cloth. 6. Clean the lower media sensor by vacuuming or blowing air across the lens cover.

Cutter Option Cleaning

The cutter requires only periodic cleaning.

WARNING

Keep your fingers away from the cutter blades. They are sharp. Perform the following procedure whenever too much dust or debris is visible. 1. Set the printer power switch to O (Off). 2. Rotate the deck lock lever fully clockwise until the deck swings upward. 3. Remove the cutter top cover by loosening the two captive thumbscrews. 4. Place the cutter in the down (open) position. 5. Use a vacuum or can of compressed air with a nozzle around the area of the cutter blade to remove any dust or debris. 6. Use a cloth with a light amount of WD-40 oil to clean adhesive from the cutter blade and upper or lower stainless steel cutter guides. Adhesive oil must be cleaned from the blade and guides with a dry cloth to prevent dust attraction.

CAUTION

Do not use isopropyl alcohol to clean the cutter blade it dissolves oils required for lubrication. 7. Place the cutter in the up (closed) position. 8. Install the cutter top cover and tighten the two captive thumbscrews. 9. Properly route the media through the printer and cutter. 10. Close the pivoting deck and rotate the deck lock lever fully counterclockwise. 11. Set the printer power switch to | (On). 12. Test the printer cutting operation by pressing the TEST PRINT key and selecting one of the test patterns to print.

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Configuring The Printer

This chapter provides information about: Setting, saving, modifying, and printing configurations Configuration menus Downloading emulation and operating system software

Setting Printer Configuration Parameters

Configuration parameters are set from the control panel or are retrieved from the printers memory. The parameters define how the printer will respond to command and interface signals from the host computer. The configuration menu structure consists of main menus and the options applicable to each menu. NOTE: Some configurations refer to printer options that may not be present in your printer. If you select an option or feature that is not present, no action will be performed by the printer or an OPTION NOT INSTALLED message will display on the LCD.

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 33 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. When the printer is online, the first line of the LCD displays ONLINE and the second line lists the active interface port and type of emulation. To configure the printer:
. 1. Press the . key to enter the printer configuration menu system. . MENU MODE/QUICK SETUP displays on the LCD.

2. You can move through configuration main menus in two ways:

Press the

. . .

key to move to the right.

Press the + key to move right or the key to move left.

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NOTE: In menus with numeric ranges of more than 50 numbers, hold down the + or key for more than 2 seconds to move through the range in increments of 5. To move in increments of 1 again, release your hold on the + or key.

Step 1

Press

LCD OFFLINE

Notes

&
. . .
UNTIL

ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED MENU MODE QUICK SETUP Print Mode Transfer* Print Mode Direct Print Mode Direct*

Allows you to make configuration changes. Enables the printer configuration menu.

4 5 6

+ or

Cycles through the choices. Selects the Direct transfer mode.

Figure 2. Moving within the Configuration Menu

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.

If this function is performed while the key is locked, the message ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED displays for one second, and the key will be unlocked. If this function is performed while the key is unlocked, the message ENTER SWITCH LOCKED displays for one second, and the key will be locked.

When you press the key (with the key unlocked), you select the value or option that displays. An asterisk displays after the value you selected, and the configuration is changed immediately.

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IMPORTANT

This change takes effect for all subsequent data and operations for the printer as soon as the key is pressed and the asterisk (*) is displayed. The configuration change(s) stay in effect only while the printer is powered on. When the power is turned off, all current configurations will be lost unless changes made to it are saved via the CONFIG. CONTROL menu. To save configuration information permanently or to select it as the power-up default, see Saving A Configuration on page 88.

Changing Printer Settings

You can change (or configure) printer settings, such as print speed or emulations, through the control panel as follows: 1. Press the
. . .

key until the following message displays:

MENU MODE QUICK SETUP 2. Press the key to cycle through these options:

Print Intensity Print Speed Print Mode Media Handling Paper Feed Shift Label Length Label Width Ver Image Shift Hor Image Shift Orientation Gap/Mark Sensor Auto Calibrate Validator Function (if the validator option is installed. Refer to the Online Data Validator Users Manual.) Active IGP Emul Save Config. Power-Up Config. SMT: Status (if RFID is installed. Refer to the RFID Labeling Reference manual.) PAA: Status (if RFID is not installed)

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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. At any time, you may press the PAUSE key twice to exit the Configuration menu and place the printer online. Once you have finished selecting all your options, save your configuration.

IMPORTANT

If you do not save your configuration, all your new values will be lost when you power off the printer.

Saving A Configuration
You can save up to eight different configurations to meet eight unique print job requirements. These configurations are saved and stored in the printer and are not lost when the printer is turned off. NOTE: If the Protect Configs. option is enabled, the new configuration will not be saved until the existing configuration is deleted. Follow these steps to save a new configuration:

. 1. Press the . .

key until the following message displays:

MENU MODE CONFIG. CONTROL 2. Press the key until the following message displays: Save Config. 1* 3. Press the + or key to cycle through the options (1-8). Note that Factory is not listed, because no changes made to the factory configuration can be saved under Factory. 4. When the desired number displays, press the key to select it. The following message displays briefly: Saving Configuration When processing is completed, the display shows: Save Config. X*

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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 91, step 4. 5. Print your configuration and store it in a safe place for future reference. Refer to Printing A Configuration on page 93.

Auto Save Configuration

If you make any changes to the factory default configuration menu items, you will be prompted to save the changes to Config # when you place the printer online. # equals the next available unassigned configuration number. When prompted, press one of the following keys:

Enter. Saves to Config 1 or the next available Config, and becomes the Power-Up config.

NOTE: If all eight Configs are assigned, you will be prompted to select which Config to overwrite.

Pause. Changes will be implemented but saved only temporarily until deliberately saved as a new configuration or until you power off the printer. All changes will be lost when you power off the printer.

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Specifying A Power-Up Configuration

You can specify any one of the nine configurations (1-8 or Factory) as the power-up configuration:

. 1. Press the . .

key until the following message displays:

MENU MODE CONFIG. CONTROL 2. Press the key until the following message displays: Power-Up Config. 1* 3. Press the + or key to cycle through the options (1-8 and Factory). When the desired number displays, press the key to select it. The following message displays: Power-Up Config. X* NOTE: If the configuration number has not been saved previously, the following error message displays: CONFIG. DOES NOT EXIST/Save First

If this error message displays, see Saving A Configuration on page 88. Once you have saved a configuration, repeat the steps in this procedure.

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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: Load Config. Factory c. Press the + or key to cycle through the options: Factory 1-8.

d. When the desired number displays, press the key to select it. The following message displays: Loading Saved Configuration Then, the following message displays when it is loaded: Load Config. X* 2. Move through the menu and change all the desired values. (In this . example, press the . key until PARALLEL PORT displays. Press the . key until Port Type/IEEE 1284 displays. Press the - key until Centronics displays.) 3. Press the key to select each new value. An asterisk (*) displays.

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4. Before saving the modified configuration, you must delete the original configuration if the Protect Configs. option is enabled. a. Press the or key until the following message displays: Delete Config. 1* b. Press the + or key to cycle through the options (1-8). When the desired number displays, press the key to select it. The following message displays: Deleting 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 88. 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 Printing A Configuration on page 93.

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Printing A Configuration
We recommend that you print and store your configurations for future reference. The printout provides a list of the parameters that were set when you configured the printer. To print a configuration: 1. Press the
. . .

key until the following message displays:

MENU MODE CONFIG. CONTROL 2. Press the key until the following message displays: Print Config. Current* 3. Press the + or key to cycle through the following printout options: Current* Factory Power-Up All 1-8 customized configurations 4. When the desired option displays, press the key. The printer prints the specified configuration. NOTE: If the configuration you want to print has not been saved, the following message displays momentarily: CONFIG. DOES NOT EXIST/Save First

This message indicates that no configuration menu has been saved under the configuration value you have selected and therefore cannot be printed. You must either select another configuration to print or load and then save a configuration to that configuration value first.

Loading A Saved Configuration

To use a different configuration: 1. Press the PAUSE key until OFFLINE displays. 2. Press the JOB SELECT key until the desired configuration displays. 3. Press . Loading Saved/Configuration displays.

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Menu Overview
QUICK SETUP Set the basic menus needed to configure the printer. RFID CONTROL1 RFID encoder setup and status reporting. VALIDATOR 2 CONFIG. CONTROL Name, store, and retrieve up to eight custom printer configurations. MEDIA CONTROL Control various parameters related to print quality, media, and ribbon.

Online data validator setup and status reporting.

CALIBRATE CTRL Select the correct media sensing for the media type installed and perform media sensor calibration.

PRINTER CONTROL Select the desired Active IGP emulation, other emulations, and various printer operating parameters.

SELECTED EMULATIONS Emulations selected from the PRINTER CONTROL menu appear here. These emulations relate to graphics languages, particular printers, and optional host interface protocols.

DIAGNOSTICS

PARALLEL PORT Select various parallel port related parameters.

Select various printer tests, monitor and record printer performance.

SERIAL PORT Select various serial port related parameters.

USB PORT Selects various USB port related parameters.

OPTIONAL PORTS Select optional host interfaces.

OPTIONAL FEATURES Select optional features, such as Battery Control.

PRINTER MGMT Select PNE port type and port number.

Press

. . .

to select the next main menu.

Press or to move within each main menu. NOTES:

1

This menu appears only if an RFID encoder is installed. See the RFID Labeling Reference Manual. menu appears only if a Validator is installed. See the Online Data Validator Users Manual.

2 This

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QUICK SETUP (page 106) Print Intensity Print Speed Print Mode 4 Media Handling Paper Feed Shift Label Length Label Width Ver Image Shift Hor Image Shift Orientation Gap/Mark Sensor 1 Auto Calibrate Validator Funct. 3 Active IGP Emul xxx Diagnostics 7 Save Config. Power-Up Config. SMT: Status 5 PAA: Select Tool 6 RFID CONTROL 2 VALIDATOR 3 CONFIG. CONTROL (page 115) Load Config. Save Config. Print Config. Delete Config. Power-Up Config. Protect Configs. Name Config 1 Name Config 2 Name Config 3 Name Config 4 Name Config 5 Name Config 6 Name Config 7 Name Config 8 Reset Cfg Names Auto Save

Refer to the RFID Labeling Reference Manual.

Refer to the Online Data Validator Users Manual

Press

. . .

to select the next main menu.

Press or to move within each main menu. Press + or to cycle through each possible option or value. NOTES: Italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User (under PRINTER CONTROL).
1 Gap/Mark

Sensor and Paper Out Sensor work in conjunction, as shown in Table 6 on page 138. If you change the Gap/Mark Sensor or Paper Out Sensor, you must recalibrate the media. This menu appears only if an RFID encoder is installed. menu appears only if a Validator is installed.

3 This 4

This menu will not appear on Direct Thermal only printers. menu appears only if RFID is installed and there is no CST bundle in the Flash File System. menu appears only if RFID is not installed and there is a CST bundle in the Flash File System. xxx represents the emulation name selected in the Active IGP Emul menu.

5 This 6 This 7

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MEDIA CONTROL (page 118) Print Intensity Print Speed Print Mode 3 Media Handling Paper Feed Shift Label Length Label Width Ver Image Shift Hor Image Shift Orientation Auto Map Select Auto Label Width Num Auto Labels Slew Speed Print Direction Label Wait Time Pre-Peel Mode Pre-Peel Adjust Lbl Missing Flt Clip Page Error Recover Ribbon Width 3 Display Ribbon 3 Ribbon Low 3 Rbn Takeup Full 3 Units Set Label Length Peel Present Peel-Off Mode Continuous Mode TOF Detect Fault Ticket Save Mode TOF Adjust Mode TOF Adjust Ribbon Calibrate 3 Reverse Speed Label Resolution 6

CALIBRATE CTRL (page 138) Gap/Mark Sensor 1 Auto Calibrate Media Profile Sensed Distance Gap/Mark Thresh Paper Out Thresh Paper Out Sensor 1 Manual Calibrate Pwr Up Action HeadClose Action Online Auto-Cal Gap Windowing Gap Length Cal in Peel Mode Min Calib Delta Use Label Length Threshold Range Dynamic Sensing

PRINTER CONTROL (page 146) SMT: Status 4 PAA: Select Tool 5 LP+ Emulation CTHI Emulation 2 Active IGP Emul xxx Diagnostics 8 Host Interface Power Saver Time Pwr Save Control Display Language Alarm Power-up State Ptx Setup SFCC Cancel Key Ret. Status Port Compatibility 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 Overwrite Files View File List Delete Files Flash Avail. Optimize&Reboot
(continued in next column)

Print File List Auto Locking Set Lock Key Ptx Setup Parse PJL Enable 7 Glob Mem Adjust Max Font Buffer Max Cache Memory Max Cached Char Standard Chars. Bold Chars. Extra Bold Char. OCR-A Chars. OCR-B Chars. Tall Characters Batch Counter Admin User

NOTES:

Italicized items are available only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1 Gap/Mark

Sensor and Paper Out Sensor work in conjunction, as shown in Table 6 on page 138. If you change the Gap/Mark Sensor or Paper Out Sensor, you must recalibrate the media. only if the CTHI option is installed. menu will not appear on Direct Thermal only printers.

2Appears 3 This 4

This menu appears only if RFID is installed and there is no CST bundle in the Flash File System. menu appears only if RFID is not installed and there is a CST bundle in the Flash File System. available if CTHI option and IPDS option are not installed.

5 This 6

Menu available if the small label printer option is installed. xxx represents the emulation name selected in the Active IGP Emul menu.

7 Menu 8

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COAX SETUP 2, 3, 7 (page 164) Primary Sets Translation Tbl PA1 PA2 Buffer Reprint Buffer Print Coax Type Active Char Set Secondary Sets Early Print Cmpl SCS Buffer Cntrl Alt. Set 80-9F Intervention Req CR At MPP + 1 NL At MPP + 1 Position Aft FF Last Char = FF Null Suppression FF Validity Auto Skip At End FF After Job CR, EM, & NL Translate Table Host Override Format Control Cancel IGP/DCU Lead-in Chars User-Defined St1 5 User-Defined St2 5 User-Defined Stp 5 Change Case Set Text Orientn Max. Print Width

TWINAX SETUP 2, 3, 7 (page 167) Primary Sets Translation Tbl 6 Buffer Print Twinax Type Active Char Set Secondary Sets 5225 World Trade Cancel IGP/DCU Lead-in Chars User-Defined St1 5 User-Defined St2 5 User-Defined Stp 5 Alt. Set 80-9F Graphic Chek Err Graphic Chek Cod LAC Option LAC Approx. Set Text Orientn Host Override Format Control Max. Print Width

SPC COAX SETUP 2, 3, 4 (page 169) SPC Type Logical Buf Size Intervention Req Buffer Print Translation Tbl PA1 PA2 Buffer Reprint Null Handling SPC Null Supp SPC Space Supp SFCC Char User-Defined St1 5 User-Defined St2 5 User-Defined Stp 5 NL At MPP + 1

SPC TWINAX SETUP 2, 3, 4 (page 170) SPC Type SFCC Char User-Defined St1 5 User-Defined St2 5 User-Defined Stp 5 SPC Char Set Translation Tbl Buffer Print

NOTES: Italicized items are available only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu). 1 Gap/Mark Sensor and Paper Out Sensor work in conjunction, as shown in Table 6 on page 138. If you change the Gap/Mark Sensor or Paper Out Sensor, you must recalibrate the media.
2 Appears 3 Appears 4 Appears 5 Appears 6 Does 7 Does

only if the CTHI option is installed. only if selected as the Port Type (under C/T PORT). only if the CTHI emulation (under PRINTER CONTROL) is set to Simp Prot Conv. only if the User Defined option in the Lead-in Chars menu is selected.

not appear if IPDS is installed. not appear if CTHI emulation (under Printer Control) is set to Simp Prot Conv..

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IPDS SETUP 2 (page 171) Default Font Default Code Pag Code Page Subset Emulation Early Print Comp Host Form Length Null Suppression Page Rotation VPA Check Expanded Fonts Resident Fonts XOH-SMO Support Hexdump Mode Print IPDS Fonts

3270 SETUP 3 (page 175) Primary Sets Translation Tbl Active Char Set Secondary Sets Early Print Cmpl Alt. Set 80-9F Intervention Req CR At MPP + 1 NL At MPP + 1 Position Aft FF Last Char = FF Null Suppression FF Validity Auto Skip At End FF After Job CR, EM, & NL Host Override Format Control Lead-in Chars User-Defined St1 4 User-Defined St2 4 User-Defined Stp 4 Change Case Set Text Orientn Max. Print Width

5250 SETUP 3 (page 177) Primary Sets Translation Tbl Active Char Set Secondary Sets Lead-in Chars User-Defined St1 4 User-Defined St2 4 User-Defined Stp 4 Alt. Set 80-9F Graphic Chek Err Graphic Chek Cod Set Text Orientn Host Override Format Control Max. Print Width

IGP/PGL SETUP 1 (page 179) Character Group Standard Sets Select LPI Define CR Code Define LF Code Autowrap Auto Uppercase Slash 0 Select SFCC Host Form Length Var Form Adjust Var Form Type Optimized Ratio PI Slew Range CR Edit Skip Cmd Prefix Ignore Text Power on IGP/PGL Ext Execute Copy Al 00 Spaces Select SO Char Ignore Mode Select Char Do FF at TOF IGP100 Compatbl. Expanded Font Scalable Size Forms Handling PGL Normal UPC Descenders I-2/5 Selection C39 Compatbl. User-Def Ratio Lead PDF Dist Trunc Dyn Data Vertical Adjust Boundary Check Repeat Form Opt Preparser Port

NOTES: Italicized items are available only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1 2 3

Appears only if Active IGP Emul is set to IGP/PGL (in the Printer Control Menu). Appears only if the IPDS emulation is installed and the correct security key is used. Appears only if the TN5250/3270 option is installed. only if the User Defined option in the Lead-in Chars menu is selected.

4 Appears

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IGP/VGL SETUP 1 (page 181) Select SFCC Power-up ^X Power-up ^F Power-up ^PY LPI Btm Margin Ctl Text Length Autoeject Copy Count Host Form Length Slash 0 Repeat Form Ignore Dots Append Rotated Truncate Alpha True Vert 1/10 Absorb After ^PY UPC Descenders Select SO Char Rot. Char Size Ignore Spaces Ignore ^Lxx Cmd. Midline PY Width Limit Absorb After ^PN Expanded Font Auto FF at ^PN Vertical Density 3 PDF Size Comp C128 Mode Comp C39 Compatbl. Ignore Chars Ignore Ch#1 Ignore Ch#2 Data Bit 8 Cmd Resolution ^Dnn Dot Slew Barcode var. Character Group Standard Sets Uniform Fonts Prop Line Length Printer Pl Host Pl Max PI 16

PPI/ZGL SETUP 2

PPI/TGL SETUP 2

PPI/IGL SETUP 2

Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) ZGL Programmers Reference Manual.

Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) TGL Programmers Reference Manual.

Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) IGL Programmers Reference Manual.

NOTES: Italicized items are available only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu). 1 Appears only if Active IGP Emul is set to IGP/VGL (in the Printer Control Menu). 2 Appears only if Active IGP Emul is set to PPI emulation. 3 Appears only on 203 dpi printers.

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PPI/STGL SETUP 1

PPI/DGL SETUP 1

PPI/MGL SETUP 1

PPI/IEGL SETUP 1

Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) STGL Programmers Reference Manual.

Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) DGL Programmers Reference Manual.

Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) MGL Programmers Reference Manual.

Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) IEGL Programmers Reference Manual.

NOTES: Italicized items are available only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1 Appears

only if Active IGP Emul is set to PPI emulation.

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Select CPI Select LPI Typeface Character Group Character Set Primary Subset Extended Subset Horizontal DPI Vertical DPI Prop. Spacing Italic Print Slashed Zero Left Margin 3 Right Margin 3 Top Margin Bottom Margin Print Char. Set Define CR code Auto LF Define LF code Control Code 06 Control Code 08 Bold Overstrike Select SFCC EVFU Select Alt. Set 80-9F SFCC d command PSeries Dbl High FF valid at TOF Text Position Host Command Reset Cmd CFG Ld Form Length (inches) 3, 4 Form Length (mm) 3, 4 Form Length (lines) 4 Form Width (inches) 3, 5 Form Width (mm) 3, 5 Form Width (char.) 5 NOTES:

P-SERIES XQ SETUP 1, 6 (page 185)

Select CPI Select LPI Typeface Horizontal DPI Vertical DPI Prop. Spacing Italic Print Slashed Zero Left Margin 3 Right Margin 3 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. Case Select Slew Relative Text Position Host Command Reset Cmd CFG Ld Form Length (inches) 3, 4 Form Length (mm) 3, 4 Form Length (lines) 4 Form Width (inches) 3, 5 Form Width (mm) 3, 5 Form Width (char.) 5

SER MATRIX SETUP 1, 2 (page 187)

Select CPI Select LPI Typeface Character Group Character Set Primary Subset Extended Subset Horizontal DPI Vertical DPI Prop. Spacing Italic Print Slashed Zero Left Margin 3 Right Margin 3 Top Margin Bottom Margin Print Char. Set Define CR code Auto LF Define LF code Control Code 06 Bold Overstrike Printer Select Alt. Set 80-9F ESC d command Text Position Host Command Reset Cmd CFG Ld Form Length (inches) 3, 4 Form Length (mm) 3, 4 Form Length (lines) 4 Form Width (inches) 3, 5 Form Width (mm) 3, 5 Form Width (char.) 5

PROPRINTER SETUP 1, 2 (page 189)

Select CPI Select LPI Typeface Character Group Character Set Horizontal DPI Vertical DPI Prop. Spacing Italic Print Slashed Zero Left Margin 3 Right Margin 3 Top Margin Bottom Margin Print Char. Set Define CR code Auto LF Define LF code 20 CPI Condensed Bold FF valid at TOF Alt. Char Set Text Position Host Command Reset Cmd CFG Ld Form Length (inches) 3, 4 Form Length (mm) 3, 4 Form Length (lines) 3 Form Width (inches) 3, 5 Form Width (mm) 3, 5 Form Width (char.) 3

Italicized items are available only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1 2 3

Available only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu). The presence of this menu depends on the LP+ Emulation selection (under PRINTER CONTROL). These menus do not display when CT, TN5250, or TN3270 emulation is selected. three Form Length submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default value in the other two submenus change automatically.

4 All 5

All three Form Width submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default value in the other two submenus change automatically. The precence of this menu depends on the LP+ Emulation selection (under PRINTER CONTROL).

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EPSON FX SETUP 3, 4, 5 (page 191)

Select CPI Select LPI Typeface Character Group Character Set Epson Set Horizontal DPI Vertical DPI Prop. Spacing Italic Print Slashed Zero Left Margin 5 Right Margin 5 Top Margin Bottom Margin Print Char. Set Define CR code Auto LF Define LF code Printer Select 20 CPI Condensed Bold Alt. Set 80-9F Text Position Host Command Reset Cmd CFG Ld Form Length (inches) 5, 6 Form Length (mm) 5, 6 Form Length (lines) 5 Form Width (inches) 5, 7 Form Width (mm) 5, 7 Form Width (char.) 5

DIAGNOSTICS (page 237) Printer Tests Test Count Software Build Feature File 2 Hex Dump Mode Print Error Log Clear Error Log FLASH Installed DRAM Installed Ptr On Time Ptr Media Dist Head Print Dist Head On Time Reset Head Data Head Type Head Voltage

PARALLEL PORT (page 241) Port Type Data Bit 8 1 PI Ignored 1 Buffer Size in K Auto Trickle Trickle Time Timeout Report Status Switch Out On Prime Signal Data Polarity 1 Resp. Polarity 1 Busy on Strobe 1 Latch Data On 1 Offline Process

SERIAL PORT (page 245) Port Type Baud Rate Word Length Stop Bits Parity Data Protocol Buffer Size in K Trickle Time Timeout Report Status Data Term Ready Request to Send Poll Character Poll Response Idle Response One Char Enquiry Printer Status Framing Errors Offline Process

NOTES: Italicized items are available only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1

Available only when the Centronics option is set to Enable (in the Port Type submenu of PARALLEL PORT).
2 Menu 3 4 5

shown only if Feature File has been loaded.

Available only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu). The presence of this menu depends on the LP+ Emulation selection (under PRINTER CONTROL). These menus do not display when CT, TN5250, or TN3270 emulation is selected. three Form Length submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default value in the other two submenus change automatically.

6 All 7

All three Form Width submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default value in the other two submenus change automatically.

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USB PORT (page 254) Buffer Size in K Timeout

ETHERNET PORT 2 (page 255) Timeout Switch Out On

ETHERNET ADDRESS 1 (page 256) IP Address SEG1: IP Address SEG2: IP Address SEG3: IP Address SEG4: Subnet Mask SEG1: Subnet Mask SEG2: Subnet Mask SEG3: Subnet Mask SEG4: Gateway Address SEG1: Gateway Address SEG2: Gateway Address SEG3: Gateway Address SEG4: MAC Address DHCP

NOTES:
1

Appears only if a Network Interface Card (NIC) is installed. only if the Ethernet Option is installed. Appears only if CTHI option is installed.

2 Appears 3

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ETHERNET PARAMS 9 (page 258) NetBIOS Protocol ASCII Data Port IPDS Data Port 10 Keep Alive Timer Ethernet Speed Job Control Offline Process

WLAN ADDRESS 8 (page 261) IP Address SEG1: IP Address SEG2: IP Address SEG3: IP Address SEG4: Subnet Mask SEG1: Subnet Mask SEG2: Subnet Mask SEG3: Subnet Mask SEG4: Gateway Address SEG1: Gateway Address SEG2: Gateway Address SEG3: Gateway Address SEG4: MAC Address DHCP

WLAN PARAMS 1 (page 263) Signal Strength Operation Mode 7 SSID Name(01-15) SSID Name(16-30) SSID Name(31-32) Reset SSID Name Min Xfer Rate Channel 7 Antenna 6 Ant. Diversity 7 Preamble 7 Power Mgmt Transmit Power Internat. Mode Auth Method Default WEP Key WEP Key 1 Format WEP Key 1 Width WEP Key 1 BYTE1: WEP Key 1 BYTE2: WEP Key 1 BYTE3: WEP Key 1 BYTE4: WEP Key 1 BYTE5: WEP Key 1 BYTE6: 2 WEP Key 1 BYTE7: 2 WEP Key 1 BYTE8: 2 WEP Key 1 BYTE9: 2 WEP Key 1 BYTE10: 2 WEP Key 1 BYTE11: 2 WEP Key 1 BYTE12: 2 WEP Key 1 BYTE13: 2 WEP Key 2 Format WEP Key 2 Width

WEP Key 2 BYTE1: WEP Key 2 BYTE2: WEP Key 2 BYTE3: WEP Key 2 BYTE4: WEP Key 2 BYTE5: WEP Key 2 BYTE6: 3 WEP Key 2 BYTE7: 3 WEP Key 2 BYTE8: 3 WEP Key 2 BYTE9: 3 WEP Key 2 BYTE10: 3 WEP Key 2 BYTE11: 3 WEP Key 2 BYTE12: 3 WEP Key 2 BYTE13: 3 WEP Key 3 Format WEP Key 3 Width WEP Key 3 BYTE1: WEP Key 3 BYTE2: WEP Key 3 BYTE3: WEP Key 3 BYTE4: WEP Key 3 BYTE5: WEP Key 3 BYTE6: 4 WEP Key 3 BYTE7: 4 WEP Key 3 BYTE8: 4 WEP Key 3 BYTE9: 4 WEP Key 3 BYTE10: 4 WEP Key 3 BYTE11: 4 WEP Key 3 BYTE12: 4 WEP Key 3 BYTE13: 4 WEP Key 4 Format WEP Key 4 Width WEP Key 4 BYTE1: WEP Key 4 BYTE2: WEP Key 4 BYTE3: WEP Key 4 BYTE4: (continued in next column) WEP Key 4 BYTE5: NOTES: WEP Key 4 BYTE6: 5 1 Appears only if a Wireless Option is installed. WEP Key 4 BYTE7: 5 WEP Key 4 BYTE8: 5 2 Appears only if WEP Key 1 Width is set to 128 Bits. WEP Key 4 BYTE9: 5 3 Appears only if WEP Key 2 Width is set to 128 Bits. WEP Key 4 BYTE10: 5 WEP Key 4 BYTE11: 5 4 Appears only if WEP Key 3 Width is set to 128 Bits. WEP Key 4 BYTE12: 5 5 Appears only if WEP Key 4 Width is set to 128 Bits. WEP Key 4 BYTE13: 5 6 Appears only if a Symbol LA-5127 802.11 b/g RF card is installed. Default WEP Key Reset WEP Keys 7 Appears only if 802.11b only RF card is installed. WPA Mode 6 8 Appears only if a Wireless Option is installed. WPA Cipher 6 9 Appears only if a Network Interface Card (NIC) is installed. WPA P-Phs (01-15) 6 WPA P-Phs (16-30) 6 10 Appears only if the IPDS emulation is installed and the correct security key WPA P-Phs (31-32) 6 is used. Reset WPA P-Phs 6

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WLAN EAP 4 (page 272) Auth Method EAP Mode EAP User (01-15) EAP User (16-30) EAP User (32-32) Reset EAP User EAP Pswd (01-15) EAP Pswd (16-30) EAP Pswd (31-32) Reset EAP Pswd

BATTERY CONTROL (page 274) Battery Monitor Time To Go 2 Percent Charge 2 Current Draw 2 Voltage 2 Amp-Hour Used 2 Time To Go Alert 2 High Volt Alert 2 Low Volt Alert 2 Low Volt Fault 2

PRINTER MGMT (page 277) PNE Port Mgmt Protocol PNE Port Number PNE Port Timeout Status Port Numb Mgmt Port Number

DATE 1 (page 278)

GPIO CONTROL

Time/Date

Refer to the GPIO Users Guide.

Notes:
1 2

Appears only if the Real Time Clock option is installed. Available only when Battery Monitor is set to Enable (in the BATTERY CONTROL menu). Functional only when the printer is connected to a power cart, via serial interface, and the cart has an ICP (Intelligent Control Panel) option. only if a Symbol LA4121 RF card is installed. only if a Cisco card is installed.

3 Appears 4 Appears

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QUICK SETUP
QUICK SETUP (from page 95)

Print Intensity -3* -15 to 15

Print Speed

Print Mode 8

Media Handling Tear-Off Strip* Tear-Off Peel-Off Cut Continuous

Paper Feed Shift

Label Length 9

6 ips* Transfer* 1 ips to 10 ips 1 Direct

0.00 inches* 2 4 or 6 inches* 2, 4 -1.00 to X inches 3 00.1 to 99.0 inches 5

Label Width 9 4.1, 6.6, or 8.5 inches* 2, 4 00.1 to 8.5 inches 4

Ver Image Shift 0.00 inches 2 -1.00 to X inches 3

Hor Image Shift 0.00 inches* 2 -1.00 to 1.00 inches

Orientation

Gap/Mark Sensor 6 Disable* Mark Gap Advanced Gap Advanced Notch

Portrait* Landscape Inv. Portrait Inv. Landscape

Auto Calibrate

Validator Funct. 7 Enable* Disable

Active IGP Emul IGP/PGL* PPI/ZGL PPI/TGL PPI/IGL PPI/STGL PPI/DGL PPI/MGL PPI/IEGL IGP/VGL

xxx Diagnostics 10 Disable* Enable

Save Config.

Power-Up Config. Factory* 1-8

Run Calibrate

1* 1-8

Notes: * = Factory Default

1 2

Maximum value depends on the printer model width (4, 6, or 8 inches) and printhead (203 or 300 dpi). You can change the unit value from inches to millimeters under Units (in MEDIA CONTROL) when Admin User is enabled. Based on the current value setting for the Label Length (in QUICK SETUP), up to a maximum of 12.80 inches. Maximum value depends on the width of the printer model (see Appendix A, Specifications). Maximum value depends on model width and size of DRAM installed (see Appendix A, Specifications).

3 4 5 6

Gap/Mark Sensor and Paper Out Sensor work in conjunction, as shown in Table 6 on page 138. If you change the Gap/Mark Sensor or Paper Out Sensor, you must recalibrate the media. 7 Appears only if a validator is installed. 8 This menu will not appear on Direct Thermal only printers. 9 Resolution changes based on Label Resolution menu under MEDIA CONTROL if Small Label Printer is installed.
10

xxx represents the emulation name selected in the Active IGP Emul menu.

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QUICK SETUP cond (from page 106) SMT: Status 8 PAA: Select Tool 9 None* CST-1 CST-2 . . . .

Disable* Enable

Notes: * = Factory Default 8 Appears only if RFID is installed and there is no CST bundle in the Flash File System. 9 Appears only if RFID is not installed and there is a CST bundle in the Flash File System.

QUICK SETUP 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. The range is from -15 to +15. The factory default is -3.

Print Speed
This option specifies the speed in inches per second (ips) at which the media passes through the printer while printing. The range is from 1 to 10 ips (in increments of 1 ips). The factory default is 6 ips. NOTE: The maximum print speed varies based on maximum printer width and dot per inch (dpi) resolution of the printhead installed (203 or 300 dpi). See Table 18 on page 345.

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Print Mode
This option specifies the type of printing to be done.

Transfer. Indicates Thermal Transfer printing (ribbon installed). Direct. Indicates Direct Thermal printing (no ribbon) and requires special heat sensitive media.

The factory default is Transfer.

Media Handling
This option specifies how the printer will handle the media (labels or tag stock).

Tear-Off Strip. Printer prints on the media and sends it out the front until the print buffer is empty, then positions the trailing edge of the last label over the tear bar for removal. Tear-Off. After each label is printed, the printer positions the label over the tear bar and waits for you to tear off the label before printing the next one (on-demand printing). A Remove Label message will display to remind you to remove the label before the next one can be printed. 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). When the optional internal rewinder is installed with liner attached, aRemove Label message will display to remind you to remove the label before the next one can be printed. Cut. When the optional media cutter is installed, it automatically cuts media after each label is printed or after a specified number of labels have been printed when a software cut command has been issued. It cuts continuous roll paper, labels, or tag stock. Continuous. Printer prints on the media and sends it out the front. See Continuous Mode on page 135 for more information.

The factory default is Tear-Off Strip.

Paper Feed Shift

This option represents the distance to advance (+ shift) or pull back ( shift) the stop position of a label when Tear-Off Strip, Tear-Off, Peel-Off, or Cut media handling option is enabled. The allowable range is -0.50 inches to the current Label Length value setting, up to a maximum of 12.80 inches, in .01 inch increments. The factory default is 0.00 inches.

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Label Length
This option specifies the user-selected Label Length in inches or millimeters. In most applications, the user-selected Label Length will match the physical label length. Physical label length is the actual label length of the media installed. When setting label length, consider the following: Label Length can also be manually entered via the control panel MEDIA CONTROL menu or sent via host computer using the appropriate software command. A Host Forms Length (Label Length) value sent from the host computer will override and change the manually entered Label Length value in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu.

Physical Label Length is the actual measurable length of the label. The following list of different media types explains how the physical label lengths are determined:

Die-cut labels measurable length of the removable label (leading edge to trailing edge). This does not include the liner material or gap. Tag Stock with notches or holes measurable length from the trailing edge of one notch or hole to the leading edge of the next notch or hole. Tag Stock with black marks on underside measurable length from the leading edge of one black mark to the leading edge of the next black mark. Continuous media (no label length indicators) measurable length should be within + 1-2% the Label Length value entered in the QUICK SETUP, MEDIA CONTROL menu, or the value sent via host software command.

Logical Label Length (Host Forms Length) is the length that a 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). When the Logical Label Length is greater than the Physical Label Length and Clip Page = Enable (in the MEDIA CONTROL menu), the printer will clip the bottom portion of the image that exceeds the Physical Label length. In this case, the printable data that was not printed will be lost. When the Logical Label Length is greater than the Physical Label Length and Clip Page = Disable, the printer will continue to print the image onto the next physical label and ignore the gap or mark based on the label length value set in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu. When the Logical Label Length is less than the Physical Label Length, the printer will print the entire image and leave blank space the remaining length of the physical label as it advances to the Top-of-Form of the next label. This is true regardless of the Clip Page setting.

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The allowable Label Length range is 00.1 to 99.0 inches (2.5 - 2514.6mm) The factory defaults are listed below: Table 2. Factory Default Label Length Printer T5X04 T5X06 T5X08 Inches 6 4 6 mm 152.4 101.6 152.4 Lines 36 24 36

Maximum Label Length range is dependent on the Label Width value selected, printhead installed (203 or 300 DPI). See Appendix A for specifications. NOTE: See Set Label Length on page 134.

Label Width
This option specifies the physical width of the image to be printed. The value can be specified in inches or millimeters depending on the setting of the Units submenu under the MEDIA CONTROL menu. The allowable range in inches is 00.1 to the maximum print width of the printer. The allowable range in millimeters is 2.5 to the maximum width of the printer.

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 is 0.00 inches.

Hor Image Shift

This option specifies the amount to shift an image horizontally left (-) or right (+) for precise positioning on the label. The actual width of the image is not affected by this parameter. The allowable range is -1.00 to +1.00 inches in .01 inch increments. The factory default value is 0.00 inches.

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Orientation
This menu item selects the image orientation to be used when printing the label.

Portrait. 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 leading edge of the media. The following illustration is an example, with the operator viewing the front of the printer.

NOTE: Portrait orientation applies to PGL and VGL emulations. This is regarded as Inverse Portrait using PPI/ZGL. 4 inches FEED

Landscape. Landscape refers to horizontal orientation, where the width of a page is greater than its height. The top edge of the image is the left edge of the media. The following illustration is an example, with the operator viewing the front of the printer.

NOTE: Landscape orientation applies to PGL and VGL emulations. This is regarded as Inverse Landscape using PPI/ZGL. 4 inches FEED The top edge of the image is parallel to the left edge of the media.

Leading Edge

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.

NOTE: Inverse Portrait orientation applies to PGL and VGL emulations. This is regarded as Portrait using PPI/ZGL.

The top edge of the image is parallel to the leading edge of the media.
Leading Edge

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Trailing Edge 4 inches FEED The top edge of the image is parallel to the trailing edge of the media.

6 inches

Leading Edge

Inv. Landscape. Inverse Landscape refers to horizontal orientation, where the width of a page is greater than its height. The top edge of the image is the right edge of the media (the left edge of the image is the trailing edge of the media). The factory default is Portrait. The following illustration is an example, with the operator viewing the front of the printer.

NOTE: Inverse Landscape orientation applies to PGL and VGL emulations. This is regarded as Landscape using PPI/ZGL. 4 inches FEED The top edge of the image is parallel to the right edge of the media.
Leading Edge

6 inches

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. Select 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.

NOTE: When you select Disable, the length of each label is based on the Label Length value entered in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu or the value sent via host software.

Mark. Select when using media that has horizontal black marks located on the underside of the label liner or tag stock. The Top-of-Form position is the leading edge of the black mark.

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Gap. Select when using media with a liner space between die-cut labels or when using tag stock with notches or holes as label length indicators on white background media. The Top-of-Form position is the leading edge of the die cut label (trailing edge of the gap, notch, or hole). Advanced Gap. Select when using media that has liner gaps between die cut labels with a dark or black background. The Top-of-Form position is the leading edge of the die cut label (trailing edge of the gap, notch, or hole). Advanced Notch. Select when using media with notches or holes that interrupt a black vertical line on the underside of the media. The Top-ofForm position is the leading edge of the die cut label (trailing edge of the gap, notch, or hole).

The factory default is Disable.

Auto Calibrate
This feature is used to improve the sensitivity and reliability of the Media Sensor in detecting gaps, notches, holes, or black marks on the installed media, as well as a paper out condition. Auto Calibrate can also be initiated from the TEST PRINT key, the CALIBRATE CTRL menu, or the DIAGNOSTIC menu. Press the key with Auto Calibrate displayed. The printer will then advance media the distance needed to accurately detect the label length indicators, then stop at the Topof-Form position and momentarily display the Sensed Distance. The process takes a few seconds to complete. The end result will be a change to the Gap/ Mark Threshold, Paper Out Threshold, and Sensed Distance values that the printer will use. The changes in values take effect immediately within the current configuration menu. Auto Calibrate is completed successfully when the Sensed Distance displayed correctly matches that of the installed media. When Gap is selected, the Sensed Distance should match the length from the trailing edge of one gap to the trailing edge of the next gap (one label + one gap). When Mark is selected, the Sensed Distance should match the length from the leading edge of one black mark to the leading edge of the next black mark. Auto Calibrate supports label lengths up to 24 inches.

Validator Funct.
This menu appears only if a validator is installed.

Enable. The printer will command the validator to begin scanning and errors will be reported. The counters will be incremented while the validator is enabled. Disable.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.

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NOTE: If you save a configuration with the validator enabled, then power down and power up, and the validator is not connected or not functioning, the error message Validator not communicating will display briefly. The Validator menu will not display. If the validator is installed, the default is Enable.

Active IGP Emulation

See page 150 for more details.

xxx Diagnostics
See page 151 for more details.

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. The configurations are stored in memory and will not be lost if you turn off the printer. If the Protect Configs. parameter is enabled, the new configuration will not be saved unless the existing configuration has been deleted first. The factory default configuration cannot be changed. See Saving A Configuration on page 88 for details. The factory default is 1.

Power-Up Config.
You can specify any one of nine configurations (1-8 saved custom configurations or Factory) as the power-up configuration. The factory default is Factory.

SMT:Status
You can enable or disable SMT functionality.

PAA: Select Tool

You can set the PAA:Select Tool to None (the default), CST-1, or CST-2. Refer to the PrintNet Enterprise Suite Users Manual.

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CONFIG. CONTROL (from page 95)

Load Config. Factory* 1 to 8

Save Config. 1* 1 to 8

Print Config Current* Factory Power-Up All 1 to 8

Delete Config. All* 1 to 8

Power-Up Config. Factory* 1 to 8

Protect Configs. Disable* Enable

Name Config 1 1 1* 2*

Name Config 2 1

Name Config 3 1 3* 4*

Name Config 4 1 5*

Name Config 5 1 6*

Name Config 6 1

Name Config 7 1 7* 8*

Name Config 8 1

Reset Cfg Names 1* 1 to 8 All

Auto Save

Enable* Disable

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
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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. The configurations are stored in memory and will not be lost if you turn off the printer. If the Protect Configs. parameter is enabled, the new configuration will not be saved unless the existing configuration has been deleted first. The factory default configuration cannot be changed. See Saving A Configuration on page 88 for details. The factory default is 1.

Print Config.
This option is used to print a listing of various stored printer configurations. We recommend you store printouts of your configurations in a safe place for quick referral. The options are Current (the factory default), Factory, Power-Up, All, and 1 to 8.

Delete Config.
You can delete one or all of your eight customized configurations. The factory default configuration cannot be deleted. The factory default is All.

Power-Up Config.
You can specify any one of nine configurations (1-8 saved custom configurations or Factory) as the power-up configuration. The factory default is Factory.

Protect Configs.
You can specify whether or not a new configuration should overwrite an existing configuration when you activate the Save Configs. parameter. When disabled (default), the new configuration will overwrite the existing configuration. When enabled, the new configuration will not overwrite the existing configuration, and the message CONFIG. EXISTS / Delete First displays. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable.

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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. The second line of the display is initially the same as the top line. You can modify the second line of the display without affecting the top line until the key is pressed, which sets the modified name as the current selection. Press or to cycle through the values available for that character at the cursor location. Press + to move to the next character to be modified. Press to go back to a character you have already modified. Continue until you have entered the name you want to give to this configuration, then press to save. The name you entered will now represent this configuration on the printer's front panel. To exit this menu without saving, press any key other than . The configuration name will revert to the last saved value. The factory default is 1.

Reset Cfg Names

You can reset specific configuration names back to the default value of the configuration number. The options are 1 to 8 and All. The factory default is 1.

Auto Save
Enable (factory default). When a change has been made to a Config. menu, this option automatically prompts the user to save or not save the change to a Config #. If you are currently in the Factory Config. menus and make a change, pressing Enter saves to Config 1 or the next available Config. and becomes the Power-Up Config. If the Current Config is Config 1 and a menu change is made, pressing Enter will save the change to Config 1.

Disable. The printer will not prompt you to save any changes made.

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MEDIA CONTROL
MEDIA CONTROL (from page 96)

Print Intensity -3* -15 to 15

Print Speed 6 ips* 1 to 10 ips 1

Print Mode 6 Transfer* Direct

Media Handling Tear-Off Strip* Tear-Off Peel-Off Cut Continuous

Paper Feed Shift

Label Length 7

4 or 6 inches* 2, 4 0.00 inches* 2 3 -1.00 to X inches 00.1 to 99.0 inches 5

Label Width 7 4.1, 6.6, or 8.5 inches * 2, 4 00.1 to 8.5 inches 4

Ver Image Shift 0.00 inches* 2 -1.00 to X inches 3

Hor Image Shift 0.00 inches* 2 -1.00 to 1.00 inches

Orientation

Auto Map Select

Portrait* Landscape Inv. Portrait Inv. Landscape

Disable* Enable

Auto Label Width

Num Auto Labels

Slew Speed

Print Direction

Label Wait Time

4.1, 6.6, or 8.5 inches* 2, 4 00.1 to 8.5 inches 4

2 labels* 2 to 40 labels 4

Automatic* Manual 6 ips 1 to 10 ips 4

Head First* Foot First

0.1 second* 0.1 to 60.0 seconds

Pre-Peel Mode

Pre-Peel Adjust

Lbl Missing Flt

Clip Page

Error Recover

Ribbon Width 6

Disable* Enable

1.00 inches* Enable* 0.00 to 2.00 inches Disable

Enable* Disable

Disable* Enable

Same as Paper* Set in Menu

Display Ribbon 6

Ribbon Low 6

Rbn Takeup Full 6

Units

Set Label Length

Peel Present

Enable* Disable
Notes:

Disable* Enable

Enable* Disable

In Inches* In Millimeters

Manual* Automatic

Next TOF* End Of Form End Of Image

* = Factory Default Italicized items are available when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1 2

Maximum value depends on the width of the printer model and printhead. You can change the unit value from inches to millimeters under Units (in MEDIA CONTROL) when Admin User is enabled. Based on the current value setting for Label Length (in MEDIA CONTROL) up to a maximum of 12.80 inches. Maximum value depends on the width of the printer model (see Appendix A, Specifications). Maximum value depends on model width and size of DRAM installed (see Appendix A, Specifications). menu will not appear on Direct Thermal only printers. Resolution changes based on Label Resolution menu under MEDIA CONTROL if Small Label Printer option is installed.

3 4 5

6 This 7

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Peel-Off Mode 1

Continuous Mode 2

TOF Detect Fault

Ticket Save Mode

TOF Adjust Mode

Fast* Standard

Standard* Tear-Off Tear-Strip Full Cut Strip

3 Labels* 9 Labels 1 Label

Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

TOF Adjust

Ribbon Calibrate 1

Reverse Speed

Label, Resolution 4, 5

0.00 to 0.40 inches 3

Standard* Forward Only

2 ips* 1 to 6 ips

Coarse* Fine

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
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The Peel-Off option under Media Handling must be enabled for this menu to function. The Continuous option under Media Handling must be enabled for this menu to function. In increments of 0.01 inch. Default is Fine on Small Label Printer. available only if Small Label Printer option is installed.

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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. The range is from -15 to +15. The factory default is -3.

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Print Speed
This option specifies the speed in inches per second (ips) at which the media passes through the printer while printing. The range is from 1 to 10 ips (in increments of 1 ips). The factory default is 6 ips. NOTE: The maximum print speed varies based on maximum printer width and dot per inch (dpi) resolution of the printhead installed (203 or 300 dpi). See Table 18 on page 345.

Print Mode
This option specifies the type of printing to be done.

Transfer. Indicates Thermal Transfer printing (ribbon installed). Direct. Indicates Direct Thermal printing (no ribbon) and requires special heat sensitive media.

The factory default is Transfer.

Media Handling
This option specifies how the printer will handle the media (labels or tag stock).

Tear-Off Strip. Printer prints on the media and sends it out the front until the print buffer is empty, then positions the last label over the tear bar for removal. Tear-Off. After each label is printed, the printer positions the label over the tear bar and waits for you to tear off the label before printing the next one (on-demand printing). A Remove Label message will display to remind you to remove the label before the next one can be printed. 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). When the optional internal rewinder is installed with liner attached, a Remove Label message will display to remind you to remove the label before the next one can be printed. See Peel-Off Mode on page 135 and Peel Present on page 134 for more information.

NOTE: The Tear-Off and Peel-Off options are not allowed if the cutter is installed. The error message INCOMPATIBLE WITH CUTTER displays.

Cut. When the optional media cutter is installed, it automatically cuts media after each label is printed or after a specified number of labels have been printed when a software cut command has been issued. It cuts continuous roll paper, labels, or tag stock.

NOTE: The Cut option is not allowed if the cutter is not installed. The error message OPTION NOT INSTALLED displays.

Continuous. Printer prints on the media and sends it out the front. See Continuous Mode on page 135 for more information.

The factory default is Tear-Off Strip.

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Paper Feed Shift

This option represents the distance to advance (+ shift) or pull back ( shift) the stop position of a label when Tear-Off Strip, Tear-Off, Peel-Off, or Cut media handling option is enabled. 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 is 0.00 inches.

Label Length
This option specifies the user-selected Label Length in inches or millimeters. In most applications, the user-selected Label Length will match the physical label length. Physical label length is the actual label length of the media installed. When setting label length, consider the following: Label Length can be manually entered via the control panel MEDIA CONTROL menu or sent via host computer using the appropriate software command. A Host Forms Length (Label Length) value sent from the host computer will override and change the manually entered Label Length value in the MEDIA CONTROL menu.

Physical Label Length is the actual measurable length of the label. The following list of different media types explains how the physical label lengths are determined:

Die-cut labels measurable length of the removable label (leading edge to trailing edge). This does not include the liner material or gap. Tag Stock with notches or holes measurable length from the trailing edge of one notch or hole to the leading edge of the next notch or hole. Tag Stock with black marks on underside measurable length from the leading edge of one black mark to the leading edge of the next black mark. Continuous media (no label length indicators) measurable length should be within + 1-2% the Label Length value entered in the MEDIA CONTROL menu or the value sent via host software command.

Logical Label Length (Host Forms Length) is the length that a 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). When the Logical Label Length is greater than the Physical Label Length and Clip Page = Enable (in the MEDIA CONTROL menu), the printer will clip the bottom portion of the image that exceeds the Physical Label length. In this case, the printable data that was not printed will be lost.

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When the Logical Label Length is greater than the Physical Label Length and Clip Page = Disable, the printer will continue to print the image onto the next physical label and ignore the gap or mark based on the label length value set in the MEDIA CONTROL menu. When the Logical Label Length is less than the Physical Label Length, the printer will print the entire image and leave blank space the remaining length of the physical label as it advances to the Top-of-Form of the next label. This is true regardless of the Clip Page setting. The allowable Label Length range is 00.1 to 99.0 inches (2.5 - 2514.6mm) The factory defaults are listed below: Table 3. Factory Default Label Length Printer T5X04 T5X06 T5X08 Inches 6 4 6 mm 152.4 101.6 152.4 Lines 36 24 36

Maximum Label Length range is dependent on the Label Width value selected, printhead installed (203 or 300 DPI), and the amount of DRAM installed in the printer. See Appendix A for specifications. NOTE: See Set Label Length on page 134.

Label Width
This option specifies the physical width of the image to be printed. The value can be specified in inches or millimeters depending on the setting of the Units submenu under the MEDIA CONTROL menu. The allowable range in inches is 00.1 to the maximum print width of the printer. The allowable range in millimeters is 2.5 to the maximum width of the printer. The default value depends on model width and size of DRAM installed.

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 is 0.00 inches.

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Hor Image Shift

This option specifies the amount to shift an image horizontally left (-) or right (+) for precise positioning on the label. The actual width of the image is not affected by this parameter. The allowable range is -1.00 through +1.00 inches in .01 inch increments. The factory default value is 0.00 inches.

Orientation
This menu item selects the image orientation to be used when printing the label.

Portrait. 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 leading edge of the media. The following illustration is an example, with the operator viewing the front of the printer.

NOTE: Portrait orientation applies to PGL and VGL emulations. This is regarded as Inverse Portrait using PPI/ZGL. 4 inches FEED

The top edge of the image is parallel to the leading edge of the media.
Leading Edge

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Landscape. Landscape refers to horizontal orientation, where the width of a page is greater than its height. The top edge of the image is the left edge of the media. The following illustration is an example, with the operator viewing the front of the printer.

NOTE: Landscape orientation applies to PGL and VGL emulations. This is regarded as Inverse Landscape using PPI/ZGL. 4 inches FEED The top edge of the image is parallel to the left edge of the media.

6 inches

Leading Edge

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.

NOTE: Inverse Portrait orientation applies to PGL and VGL emulations. This is regarded as Portrait using PPI/ZGL. Trailing Edge 4 inches FEED The top edge of the image is parallel to the trailing edge of the media.

6 inches

Leading Edge

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Inv. Landscape. Inverse Landscape refers to horizontal orientation, where the width of a page is greater than its height. The top edge of the image is the right edge of the media (the left edge of the image is the trailing edge of the media). The factory default is Portrait. The following illustration is an example, with the operator viewing the front of the printer.

NOTE: Inverse Landscape orientation applies to PGL and VGL emulations. This is regarded as Landscape using PPI/ZGL. 4 inches FEED The top edge of the image is parallel to the right edge of the media.
Leading Edge

6 inches

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. When enabled, the printer will automatically reposition the horizontally adjacent labels to a vertically adjacent position, or a combination of horizontal and vertical positions based on the values selected under the Auto Label Width and Num Auto Labels menu items. When disabled, excess data in any program sent to the printer with horizontally adjacent labels that exceed the physical page width of the printer will be clipped or wrapped depending upon the setting of the Autowrap menu option. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable.

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Examples All of the examples below assume that the logical form length is set to the label length. Example 1: Simple Case Problem: A file has been constructed with two horizontally adjacent 4 labels for a printer with a physical width of 8. The user now wants to use this file with a printer that has a 4 physical width. Solution: The user sets Auto Label Width to 4 (the width of the label), configures the Num Auto Labels to 2, and enables the Auto Label Mapping feature. Printer Operation: The printer will print the first (leftmost) 4 label first. Once the first label has been completed, the printer will print the second 4 label. These labels will appear vertically adjacent on the form. Thermal Printer Output Line-Matrix Printer Output Label 1 Label 1 Label 2 Label 2

Wide Web Width

Narrow Web Width

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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. These first two labels will be horizontally adjacent. Once these labels have been completed, the printer will print the remaining 2 labels along with a blank 2 label.

File Contents: Label 1 Label 2 Label 3

Print Output: Label 1 Label 3 Label 2 Blank Label

Solution #2: The user sets Auto Label Width to 2, configures the Num Auto Labels to 3, and enables the Auto Label Mapping feature. Printer Operation for Solution #2: The printer will print the first 2 label by itself, the second 2 label by itself, and finally, the last 2 label by itself.

Label 1

Label 2

Label 3

Label 1 Label 2 Label 3

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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. The printer will automatically reduce the Num Auto Labels to 2. Example 4: Blank Label Case Problem: A file exists with two horizontally adjacent 4 labels. The user now wants to use this file with a printer that has a 4 physical width. The user decides to set the Num Labels to 3 and the Label Width to 4 despite the fact that these values are not optimum. Printer Operation: The maximum Num Auto Labels = (20/4) = 5. The selected value of 3 is legal. After the file is sent, the printer will begin by printing the first 4 width label. Once that label is complete, it will print the second 4 width label. Finally, once both of those labels have been printed, the printer will print a blank 4 label. File Contents: Label 1 Label 2 Print Output: Label 1 Label 2 Blank Label

Auto Label Width

The width of a single label to be printed or the maximum width of the media that will be used for the print file. The value is selectable from 00.1 inch through the maximum print width of the printer. NOTE: The maximum Auto Label Width value will be limited to the current MEDIA CONTROL/Label Width value selected in the configuration menu. The default value depends on model width and size of DRAM installed.

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Num Auto Labels

The desired number of labels to be printed vertically adjacent on the form. The value is selectable with a range of 2 through 40 (T5X04), 2 through 21 (T5X06) and 2 through 17 (T5X08). The factory default is 2.

Slew Speed
The speed at which the printer moves media without actually printing on it.

Automatic. Always the same as the print speed (see Print Speed on page 107). Manual. Allows you to set the slew speed. The maximum speed depends on your printer model (see Table 18 on page 345).

The slew speed can be set to Automatic, Manual, 6 ips, or 1 to 10 ips. The factory default is Automatic.

Print Direction
This option determines the basic print image orientation. NOTE: Print Direction will not change the orientation of any print test patterns in the DIAGNOSTIC menu. Print Direction has two options:

Head First Foot First

For example, with Portrait orientation, when you select Head First, the top-ofform will come out of the printer first. Conversely, when you select Foot First, the bottom-of-form will come out first.
FEED

Head First

Foot First

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Print Direction and Orientation are two independent options that can be combined to produce the following results depending on the Active IGP Emulation: Table 4. Head First
Print Direction Option Head First Head First Head First Head First Orientation Option Portrait Landscape Inv. Portrait Inv. Landscape Result in Active IGP Emulations (IGP/PGL or IGP/VGL) Portrait Landscape Inv. Portrait Inv. Landscape

Table 5. Foot First

Print Direction Option Foot First Foot First Foot First Foot First Orientation Option Portrait Landscape Inv. Portrait Inv. Landscape Result in Active IGP/ZGL Emulation Portrait Inv. Landscape Inv. Portrait Landscape

The factory default is Head First when IGP/PGL or IGP/VGL is enabled. The factory default is Foot First when PPI/ZGL is enabled.

Label Wait Time

When Media Handling is set to Tear-Off Strip or Continuous, and Continuous Mode is set to Tear Strip Full, Label Wait Time specifies the number of seconds after printing stops that the printer will wait before it advances media to the tear bar position. When Media Handling is set to Peel-Off or Tear-Off, Label Wait Time specifies the number of seconds the printer will wait after a label is removed from the peel/tear bar before starting to print the next label. The range is 0.1 to 60.0 seconds, and the factory default is 0.1 second.

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Pre-Peel Mode
Disable. Enable. When Media Handling = Peel-Off and Peel-Off Mode = Standard, enabling Pre-Peel Mode adds a forward and reverse motion to each label prior to printing. The added forward pre-peel motion temporarily breaks the die cut label from the liner, and the reverse motion places the label back on the liner prior to printing, peeling, or dispensing the label. PrePeel Mode is usually enabled only when using die cut labels with an aggressive adhesive that makes automatic label removal from the liner difficult.

The factory default is Disable.

Pre-Peel Adjust
When Pre-Peel Mode = Enable, Pre-Peel Adjust represents the selectable distance that the label advances during Pre-Peel Mode. The Pre-Peel Adjust distance selected is automatically used when Pre-Peel Mode is enabled. The range is from 0.00 to 2.00 inches in .01 inch increments. The factory default is 1.00 inch.

Lbl Missing Flt

Allows the Label Taken Sensor to first detect the presence of a label at the tear bar for Peel and Tear Off Media Handling Mode only.

Enable. The printer generates a fault condition if a missing label is encountered. Disable. The printer does not generate a fault condition if a missing label is encountered.

The default is Enable.

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. The media sensor constantly looks for the gap, notch, hole, or black mark and when detected, uses it as the Top-of-Form position for the next label and clips any remaining data from the label being printed. Disable. When the user-selected page length (logical length) is greater than the physical page length dictated by the gap, notch, hole, or black mark on media, the printer continues to print the remaining excess data onto the next physical page.

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The media sensor looks for the gap, notch, hole, or black mark only after the media has advanced the distance specified by the Label Length value in the MEDIA CONTROL menu or by the Host Forms Length value sent via the software. Any gaps, notches, holes, or black marks that exist prior to reaching the Label Length or Host Forms Length value are ignored. When Clip Page is set to Disable, Mark and Gap media sensing reliability can be improved and the sensor problems described below can be fixed:

The image starts to print at an erroneous distance from the top-ofform, especially towards the end of a roll where the media is severely curled or scalloped. The image is incorrectly positioned as a result of the media sensor triggering off of a dark, pre-printed image on the label or multiple gaps within the label. The printer starts to print one label and then another all on the same physical label, especially at the end of a roll where the media is severely curled. An occasional blank label appears within a print job (in between printed labels).

When Clip Page is set to Disable, the printer ignores any pre-printed dark marks or multiple gaps on a label that could mistakenly be detected as the next top-of-form position based on the specified Label Length value. The Label Length option is in the MEDIA CONTROL menu. NOTE: When Clip Page = Disable, the correct Label Length value must be entered. If the value is too long, the printer will ignore the actual gap or mark it needs to detect. When using Gap sensing, the Label Length value is equal to the physical length of a die cut or removable label. When using Mark sensing, the Label Length value is the physical distance from the leading edge of one black mark to the leading edge of the next black mark. The factory default for Clip Page is Enable.

Error Recover
This option determines how the printer handles data that was printing when an error occurred.

Disable. The printer will not reprint the label that was printing when the error condition occurred. Enable. The printer reprints the label that was printing when the error condition occurred.

The factory default is Disable.

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Ribbon Width
When Same As Paper is selected, the printer automatically adjusts the ribbon operating parameters to match the installed media width. In those cases where the media width is less than the installed ribbon width, the Set In Menu option should be selected. After selection, the ribbon width is set to the proper value by pressing the key and choosing the actual ribbon width using the + and keys. The chosen width is then selected by pressing the key. The factory default is Same As Paper.

Display Ribbon
When enabled and the printer online, 1 to 4 asterisks will display on the LCD indicating the approximate amount of ribbon remaining on the supply spindle: Online Rbn **** = *** = ** = *= 470 to 625m 314 to 469m 157 tp 313m 1 to 156m

The options are Enable (the factory default) and Disable.

Ribbon Low
When enabled and the amount of ribbon remaining on the supply spindle is approximately 75 to 50 meters or less, the Online status indicator flashes and Ribbon Low displays on the second line of the LCD. A Ribbon Low warning message will not prevent printing. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable. NOTE: The Display Ribbon option must be set to Enable for the warning to display.

Rbn Takeup Full

This enables or disables a fault message to display for a Ribbon Takeup Full condition. The options are Enable (the factory default) and Disable.

Units
This item selects either millimeters or inches as the unit of measure. The options are In Inches (the factory default) and In Millimeters.

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Set Label Length

This feature selects whether the Sensed Distance value derived from an Auto or Manual Calibrate will be used to set the Label Length value in the MEDIA CONTROL menu (and the QUICK SETUP menu).

Manual. The Sensed Distance value derived from an Auto or Manual Calibrate will not override or change the Label Length value. Automatic. When an Auto or Manual Calibrate is performed, the Sensed Distance value derived from either calibrate will override and change the Label Length value. If no Auto or Manual Calibrate is performed, the current Label Length value will be used.

The factory default is Manual. NOTE: When Set Label Length = Automatic and Gap/Mark Sensor = Gap, Advanced Gap, or Advanced Notch, the printer will subtract the Gap Length value (in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu) from the Sensed Distance value obtained when the Auto or Manual Calibrate was performed. Setting the label length to Automatic sets the Use Label Length menu to Disable in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu.

Peel Present
This feature allows you to select which part of a label gets presented to the peel bar. The options include:

Next TOF. Media is moved to next TOF after image printing before presenting media to the peel-off position. This option is for standard labels where the gap/mark length is less than the printhead to peel bar distance (about 1/2 inch). End Of Form. Media is moved to the end of form after image printing before presenting media to the peel-off position. This option is for labels that have wide gaps that result in labels falling off the peel bar. This setting works with non-mark media where the end of form is not the same as the next TOF. This setting is useful for die cut labels where the physical bottom of the label can be detected by the media sensor. End Of Image. Image prints and media moves to peel-off position. This option is for labels that have wide gap/marks that result in labels falling off the peel bar. This selection is intended for cases where presenting the next TOF or end of form still results in labels falling off the peel bar. This menu selection works best if the length of the image printed matches the physical length of the label.

The factory default is Next TOF.

IMPORTANT

End of Image printing is affected by the Clip Page option (under MEDIA Control). See Clip Page on page 131 for more details.

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Peel-Off Mode
When Peel-Off Media Handling mode (see page 120) is enabled, this feature allows selection of two different media motions for automatic label peel-off.

Fast. Reverse and forward media motion distance in Peel-Off mode is reduced, providing faster throughput. Primarily used for label lengths less than 2 inches long. Standard. Provides standard reverse and forward media motion distance in Peel-Off mode to ensure sufficient rewinder tension.

The factory default is Fast.

Continuous Mode
Allows selection of special media modes when Continuous Media Handling mode (see page 120) is selected.

Standard. Labels are printed and sent out the front. The cross perforation following the last printed label is not aligned at the tear bar. No auto feeding of a blank label should exist between print jobs, but you may need to press the FEED key to move approximately .80 inches of the last printed label from under the printhead. If performed, this feed causes a blank label at the beginning of the next print job. Tear-Off. Same as Standard, but the cross perforation following the last printed label is aligned at the tear bar. No blank label is needed to remove the last printed label. No blank label should exist between print jobs. A no print zone, .80 inches long, exists from the leading edge of each printed label. This option supports label lengths 2.50 inches or longer. Tear Strip Full. Same as Standard, but the cross perforation following the last printed label is automatically aligned at the tear bar once the print buffer is empty for a period of Tear-Strip Time. (Media does not get aligned at tear bar until Tear-Strip Time expires.) When printable data is again detected, a blank label is automatically fed, resulting in one blank label between each print job. This option supports label lengths 2.50 inches or longer. Shorter label lengths cause two or more blank labels to be automatically fed at the beginning of each print job. Cut Strip. When Media Handling is set to Continuous and a cutter is installed, Cut Strip will use the respective host interface Timout menu setting to determine the End Of Job (EOJ) and cycle the cutter. That is, the cutter will be cycled when there is no more data being received from the host. The cut will not be done for printing that is not initiated by the host such as form feeds and test printing or if the host interface is not set to Auto Switching.

The factory default is Standard.

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TOF Detect Fault

Allows selection of three different TOF (Top-of-Form) detection faults. NOTE: The correct Label Length value, equal to the physical length of the installed label, must be entered in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu.

3 Labels. The printer displays a Gap Not Detected fault and stops printing when media has advanced a distance equal to three or more times the Label Length value set in menu. 9 Labels 1 Label

The factory default is 3 Labels.

Ticket Save Mode

This option determines the action of the media for Continuous (std), Tear-Off, Tear-Off Strip and Cut Media Handling Modes after the printer is first powered up or after the printhead has been opened and then closed. When enabled, this option eliminates wasting label(s) or ticket stock when the printer advances media to search for the next TOF position.

Enable. The printer will assume that media is at the TOF position after cycling power or after the printhead is opened and then closed. When a print job is sent it is printed without advancing media to search for the next TOF position.

NOTE: The user must ensure that media is at the correct TOF position (cross perforation, liner gap, notch or mark at the tear bar edge) before cycling power or before closing and locking the pivoting deck. In addition, media must be calibrated and the correct Media Handling Mode, Label Length and Gap/Mark Sensor selected and saved as the Power-Up Config. Option applies to .5 inch or longer label lengths only.

Disable. The printer assumes that the media is not at the correct TOF position after cycling power or after the printhead is opened and then closed and advances media until the next gap, notch or mark is detected by the Media Sensor(s). When print data is sent, printing begins only after the next TOF is detected, resulting in one or more blank labels being advanced.

The factory default is Disable. NOTE: When set to Enable, Online Auto-Cal and Head-Auto-Cal will automatically be set to Disable. The printer will not reset any settings to Enable when Ticket Save Mode is later disabled.

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TOF Adjust Mode

Enable. This option enables the TOF Adjust distance set using the TOF Adjust menu (see TOF Adjust below). Disable. his option disables the TOF Adjust distance set using the TOF Adjust menu (see TOF Adjust below).

The factory default is Disable.

TOF Adjust
This opton sets the distance from the Top Of Form (TOF) that is left blank (unprinted) after a label has been removed in Tear-Off strip or Tear-Off mode. Normally printing is done starting at TOF, but when this mode is enabled the start position for printing can be adjusted from 0.00 to 0.40 inches from TOF (in increments of 0.01 inch). This adjustment can be helpful if a die cut label sticks to the platen by means of jagged edges created during a poor die cut label removal using the tear bar. By controlling how much blank space there is from TOF, you can control how much the media is called back after it is torn off.

Ribbon Calibrate
Determines the amount of ribbon remaining by performing a forward or reverse move. The options include:

Standard. Normal forward and reverse ribbon calibration. Forward Only. Forward only ribbon calibration.

The factory default is Standard. NOTE: When GPIO Print & Apply is set to Enable, Ribbon Calibrate is set to Forward Only. This automatic setting of the Ribbon Calibrate menu occurs only once per power cycle and only if the menu is changed with the control panel.

Reverse Speed
This option sets the speed at which the media moves in reverse direction. The range is 1 to 6 ips (in increments of 1 ips). The factory default is 2 ips. NOTE: Speeds above 2 ips may cause ribbon smudging depending on ribbon and media.

Label Resolution
Selects the resolution for setting Label Length and Label Width submenus. The options include:

Coarse. Uses 0.10 inch or 1.0 mm increments for setting the Label Length and Label Width based on the Units menu selection. Fine. Uses 0.01 inch or 0.1 mm increments for setting the Label Length and Label Width based on the Units menu selection.

The factory default is Coarse. NOTE: The factory default is Fine when the Small Label Printer option in installed.

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CALIBRATE CTRL
CALIBRATE CTRL (from page 96)

Gap/Mark Sensor 1

Auto Calibrate

Media Profile Print Profile

Sensed Distance 0.00 inches 2

Gap/Mark Thresh 171* 000 to 255

Paper Out Thresh 180* 000 to 255

Disable* Run Calibrate Mark Gap Advanced Gap Advanced Notch

Paper Out Sensor 1

Manual Calibrate

Pwr Up Action

HeadClose Action

Online Auto-Cal

Gap Windowing

Reflective* Transmissive

Run Calibrate

Disable* Auto-Cal Seek TOF

Disable* Auto-Cal Seek TOF

Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

Gap Length

Cal in Peel Mode

Min Calib Delta

Use Label Length

Threshold Range 50%* 5% to 95%

Dynamic Sensing

0.12 inches* Disable* 0.05 to 1.00 inches Enable

012* 3 012 to 050

Enable* Disable

Disable Enable*

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
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Gap/Mark Sensor and Paper Out Sensor work in conjunction, as shown below: Table 6 When you select an option in Gap/Mark Sensor... Disable Mark Gap Advanced Gap Advanced Notch Paper Out Sensor defaults to... Reflective Reflective Reflective Transmissive Transmissive

If you change the Gap/Mark Sensor or Paper Out Sensor, you must recalibrate the media.
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When Admin User is enabled (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu), you can change the unit value to millimeters: Under the Units submenu (in the MEDIA CONTROL menu), enable the In Millimeters option. When Gap/Mark Sensor = Disable, Gap, or Mark, the default is 12. When Gap/Mark Sensor = Advanced Gap or Advanced Notch, the default is 20.

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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. Select 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.

NOTE: When you select Disable, the length of each label is based on the Label Length value entered in the MEDIA CONTROL menu or the value sent via host software.

Mark. Select when using media that has horizontal black marks located on the underside of the label liner or tag stock. The Top-of-Form position is the leading edge of the black mark. Gap. Select when using media with a liner space between die-cut labels or when using tag stock with notches or holes as label length indicators on white background media. The Top-of-Form position is the leading edge of the die cut label (trailing edge of the gap, notch, or hole). Advanced Gap. Select when using media that has liner gaps between die cut labels with black background. The Top-of-Form position is the leading edge of the die cut label (trailing edge of the gap, notch, or hole). Advanced Notch. Select when using media with notches or holes that interrupt a black vertical line on the underside of the media. The Top-ofForm position is the leading edge of the die cut label (trailing edge of the gap, notch, or hole).

The factory default is Disable.

Auto Calibrate
This feature is used to improve the sensitivity and reliability of the Media Sensors in detecting gaps, notches, holes, or black marks on the installed media, as well as a paper out condition. NOTE: Prior to running Auto Calibrate you must enter the physical length of the installed media in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu. Selecting the correct Label Length forces Auto Calibrate to increase media advancement for long labels (to detect actual gaps, notches, or marks) and decrease advancement for short labels. You can initiate Auto Calibrate from the TEST PRINT key, the CALIBRATE CTRL menu, or the DIAGNOSTIC menu. When Auto Calibrate displays on the LCD, press the key. The printer advances media the distance needed to accurately detect the label length indicators, then stops at the Top-of-Form position, and momentarily displays the Sensed Distance. This process takes a few seconds to complete and results in changes to the values the printer uses for Gap/Mark Threshold, Paper Out Threshold, and Sensed Distance. These value changes take effect immediately within the current configuration menu.

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Auto Calibrate is completed successfully when the Sensed Distance displayed correctly matches that of the installed media. When Gap is selected, the Sensed Distance should match the length from the trailing edge of one gap to the trailing edge of the next gap (one label + one gap). When Mark is selected, the Sensed Distance should match the length from the leading edge of one black mark to the leading edge of the next black mark. Auto Calibrate supports label lengths up to 24 inches.

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 you 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. The printer will continue to print the profile until you press . The factory default is Print Profile.

Sensed Distance
This value (in inches) represents the distance that was sensed between the TOF of one label to the TOF of the next label. With gapped media installed, the distance equals the physical label length plus one gap, notch, or hole (trailing edge of one gap, notch, or hole to the trailing edge of the next gap, notch, or hole). With black mark media installed, the distance equals the leading edge of one black mark to the leading edge of the next. This value is automatically determined only after successful completion of Auto or Manual Calibrate and cannot be changed manually. The factory default is 0.00 inches.

Gap/Mark Thresh
This menu item sets a value that, when exceeded by the output of the media sensor, is recognized by the printer as a gap (or black mark). When Auto or Manual Paper Calibrate is performed, the value displayed is equal to the gap/mark threshold value set by this procedure. If running the procedure does not provide a reliable Top-Of-Form detection, e.g., when using unusual media, the Gap/Mark Thresh value can be manually set to the desired value. The range is from 000 to 255, and the factory default is 171.

Paper Out Thresh

This menu item selects a value that, when exceeded by the output of the media sensor, is recognized by the printer as a paper out condition. When Auto or Manual Calibrate is performed, the value displayed is equal to the paper out threshold value set by this procedure. If running the procedure does not provide a reliable paper out detection, e.g., when using non-standard media, the Paper Out Thresh value can be manually set to the desired value. The range is from 000 to 255, and the factory default is 180.

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Paper Out Sensor

Selects which type of media sensing, Reflective or Transmissive, will be used to detect a paper out condition. The printer automatically selects the type of sensing based on the Gap/Mark sensing selected (see Table 6 on page 138). NOTE: Whenever you select Transmissive, you must position the upper media sensor directly over the lower media sensor (see Positioning The Media Sensors on page 66). The factory default is Reflective.

Manual Calibrate
Manual Calibrate is another method of improving the printers 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 sensors gap or mark sensing capability. To initiate Manual Calibrate, press when Manual Calibrate displays under the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. You will then be prompted for the remaining steps. Example: REMOVE RBN&MEDIA/Press Enter or LOAD RBN ONLY/Press Enter etc. During the last stage of Manual Calibrate, the printer uses the statically derived values, advances media, stops at the Top-of-Form position, and momentarily displays the Sensed Distance. This process takes longer than Auto Calibrate, and the end result is a change to the Gap/Mark Threshold, Paper Out Threshold, and Sensed Distance values that the printer will use. These value changes take effect immediately within the current configuration menu. Manual Calibrate is completed successfully when the displayed Sensed Distance correctly matches that of the installed media. When Gap is selected, the Sensed Distance should match the length from the trailing edge of one gap to the trailing edge of the next gap (or one label + one gap). When Mark is selected, the Sensed Distance should match the length from the leading edge of one black mark to the leading edge of the next black mark. Manual Calibrate supports label lengths up to 24 inches.

Pwr Up Action
Disable. No movement at power up. Auto-Cal. When the printer is first powered on, it will complete its initialization and self-tests and then perform an Auto Calibrate. Once the Auto Calibrate is complete, the printer will momentarily display the Sensed Distance determined by the Auto Calibrate. Seek TOF. Assumes user has already calibrated media and used gap/ mark sensor. This moves the media to TOF (Top of Form) at power up. Seek TOF will not be performed if the Gap/Mark Sensor is set to Disable or if the Ticket Save Mode is set to Enable.

The factory default is Disable.

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HeadClose Action
Selects whether the printer performs a selected action after a print head open fault condition is cleared.

Disable. No media motion after a print head open fault condition is cleared. Auto-Cal. Performs a media calibration every time the print head open fault condition is cleared. Seek TOF. Moves the media to TOF (Top Of Form) when the printhead is closed. The media should already be calibrated using Gap/Mark sensor.

NOTE: A seek to TOF will not occur if Gap/Mark Sensor is set to Disable or Ticket Save Mode is set to Enable. The factory default is Disable. NOTE: If Ticket Save Mode is enabled, you will not be able to set HeadClose Action to Auto-Cal or Seek TOF. A temporary message, Disable/Ticket Save Mode will display. NOTE: If there is data pending (data in buffer) when the head open fault is cleared, Auto-Cal and Seek TOF are ignored.

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 132). 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 139). Once the Auto Calibrate is complete, the printer momentarily displays the Sensed Distance determined by the Auto Calibrate and then resumes printing any pending jobs.

NOTE: If using the Online Auto-Cal feature, you must first enable it prior to printing any data. NOTE: If Ticket Save Mode is enabled, you will not be able to set Online Auto-Cal to Enable. A temporary message, Disable/Ticket Save Mode will display. The factory default is Disable.

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Gap Windowing
This feature compensates for any early falling edges or spurious peaks and troughs that may appear within the gap length in media. These edges or peaks and troughs can cause unreliable detection of the leading edge of the next label (top-of-form). Use Gap Windowing to resolve the following problems:

Loss of one or more complete (serialized) labels. Start of an image printed in the middle of a gap, especially with fanfold, perforated media. Top part of an image lost when printing in head-first orientation. Disable. When the leading edge of a gap is detected, the printer continuously looks for the leading edge of the next label and uses it as the TOF position. Perforations or unusual media discrepancies within the gap can cause inaccurate TOF detection. Enable. When the leading edge of a gap is detected, the printer ignores the first 90% of the gap length value specified in the Gap Length menu option. The result is that cross perforations or unusual media discrepancies within the gap are filtered out, allowing the printer to reliably detect the actual leading edge of the next label and use it as the TOF position.

The options for Gap Windowing are Disable and Enable:

The factory default is Disable.

Gap Length
Gap Length is the actual length (height) of a label gap measured in .01 inch increments. The range is 0.05 to 1.00 inches. NOTE: You must enter the correct Gap Length. If the Gap Length is too long, the image will shift down from the leading edge (TOF) of the label. The factory default is 0.12 inches.

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.

Disable. The printer will not permit calibration and a CANNOT CALIBRATE/Disable Peel-Off message will briefly display. Additionally, if Pwr Up Auto-Cal is enabled, the printer will not perform calibration at power up. 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. The factory default is Disable.

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Min Calib Delta

Minimum Calibrate Delta changes the minimum threshold value the sensor(s) require to detect the difference between the label and a gap, notch, hole or black mark. This allows bolder gaps (such as notches or holes) to be used as the TOF while intermediate gaps (liner) can be ignored. Increasing the Min Calib Delta makes the sensor(s) less sensitive to intermediate gaps and noise. Decreasing the Min Calib Delta makes the sensor(s) more sensitive for detecting gaps on low contrast media, where there is very little difference between the label and the gap (liner). The range is from 012 to 050. NOTE: When Gap/Mark Sensor = Disable, Gap, or Mark, the default is 12. When Gap/Mark Sensor = Advanced Gap or Advanced Notch, the default is 20.

Use Label Length

Determines whether or not the Label Length value set in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu is used during Auto Calibrate.

Enable. The Label Length value set in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu is used in the calibrate algorithm. This causes the Auto Calibrate process to advance media the minimum distance required to detect the true gap, notch, hole, or black mark used for TOF (Top-ofForm) sensing. This resolves problems where the sensor(s) may mistake high noise levels or preprinted images within the label as the gap, notch, hole, or black mark that could result in a sensed distance value much shorter than the actual label length. Example: A 0.2 inch calibrated Sensed Distance with a 3.0 inch long label installed.

NOTE: Setting the Label Length value less than half the actual length of the label in use will result in erroneous Sensed Distance values when Auto Calibrate is performed.

Disable. Auto Calibrate relies exclusively in its ability to detect varying transitions between labels and gaps, notches, holes, or black marks while advancing media during the calibrate process to determine Sensed Distance. The amount of media advanced is based on the number of transitions detected.

The factory default is Enable. NOTE: Although the Use Label Length keeps its value (enable/disable) at all times, it will always be disabled when Set Label Length is set to Automatic. The correct setting will take effect when Set Label Length is set to manual. Based on the setting on the Set Label Length menu in the Media Control menu, the Use Label Length menu will be ignored (disabled).

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Threshold Range
This option allows the user to select the optimal threshold range for the label stock in use. The printer defaults to using a threshold range of 50% of the positive going pulse (see Media Profile) that represents each gap, notch or mark detected after doing an Auto or Manual Calibrate. The printer then detects anything within the label with that threshold range as TOF. While this range is ideal for most medias, some labels with a preprinted image, liner gap or inlay can confuse the media sensor(s) causing a false TOF detection. In most cases this can be resolved by selecting a higher threshold range so the printer will only trigger on the true TOF (gap, notch or mark) position. NOTE: A new threshold range will not take affect until an Auto or Manual Calibrate is successfully performed. A Media Profile should be run after a Calibrate to visually verify that the new range is the best possible selection. The range is: 5% to 95% in 5% increments The factory default is 50%.

Dynamic Sensing
Disable. Uses a fixed media sensor threshold. Enable. Continuously adjusts the media sensor's threshold to compensate for changing environmental factors such as temperature, label/liner contrast, ribbon darkness, etc. The factory default is Enable.

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PRINTER CONTROL
PRINTER CONTROL (from page 96)

SMT: Status 4

PAA: Select Tool 5 None* CST-1 CST-2

LP+ Emulation See page 148.

CTHI Emulation 1 Standard* Simp Prot Conv

Active IGP Emul IGP/PGL* PPI/ZGL PPI/TGL PPI/IGL PPI/STGL PPI/DGL PPI/MGL PPI/IEGL IGP/VGL

xxx Diagnostics 6 Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

Host Interface

Power Saver Time 15 minutes* 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes 240 minutes 1 minute 5 minutes 10 minutes

Pwr Save Control Enable* Disable

Display Language English* German French Italian Spanish Portuguese

Alarm

Power-up State Online* Offline

Auto Switching* Centronics Serial IEEE 1284 Twinax 1 Coax 1 Ethernet 2 USB

On* Cont. Beep Off

PTX Setup SFCC 21h* 01-FF

Cancel Key Disable* 3 Enable

Ret. Status Port Automatic* Serial E-Net Stat Port USB IEEE 1284 Disable E-Net Data Port

Compatibility

Del Char frm Fls

Ld Char from Fls

Default* Laser P5000 T3000 T1006

Notes: * = Factory Default

Italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1 2 3

Appears only if the CT emulation is installed. Appears only if Ethernet is installed.

When Coax/Twinax interface is installed, the factory default is Enable. only if RFID is installed and there is no CST bundle in the Flash File System. 5 Appears only if RFID is not installed and there is a CST bundle in the Flash File System. 6 xxx represents the emulation name selected in the Active IGP Emul menu.
4 Appears

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SaveChar Del Char frm RAM to Fls

Ld Char at Del Char frm RAM PwrUp

Ld Char at PwrUp

Del Set frm Flsh

Ld Set from Flsh

Save Set to Flsh

Disable* Enable

Del Set from RAM

Ld Set at PwrUp

Overwrite Files

View File List

Delete Flash Avail. Files

Flash Avail.

Disable* Enable

Enable* Disable

XXXXX.XX 1

Optimize& Reboot

Auto Locking Print File List

Auto Locking

Set Lock Key

PTX Setup Parse

PJL Control 2

Disable* Enable

Enable* Ignore Disable

Disable* Enable

Glob Mem Adjust 3

Max Font Buffer

Max Cache Memory

Max Cached Char

Standard Chars.

Bold Chars.

9120 KBytes* 0 to 12160 Kbytes

100 KBytes* 900 KBytes* 01 KBytes* 100 to 1800 Kbytes 50 to 2000 KBytes 01 to 20 KBytes

340* 0 to 512

448* 0 to 512

Extra Bold Char.

OCR-A Chars.

OCR-B Chars.

Tall Characters

Batch Counter

Admin User Disable* Enable

504* 0 to 512

384* 0 to 512

304* 0 to 512

Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1 2 3

You cannot change this value; it is a display only item. Does not appear if CT or IPDS is installed. Not available on P7000 H-Series printers.

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LP+ Emulation (from page 146)

P-Series*

P-Series XQ

Serial Matrix

Proprinter XL

Epson FX

See page 183

See page 185

See page 187

See page 189

See page 191

Notes: * = Factory Default

PRINTER CONTROL Submenus

SMT: Status
See Software Migration Tools (SMT) in the RFID Labeling Reference Manual.

Disable (factory default). The printer disables the use of the Software Migration Tools functionality. Enable. The printer enables the use of the Software Migration Tools functionality.

The factory default is Disable.

PAA: Select Tool

Refer to the PrintNet Enterprise Suite Users Manual.

Disable. The printer disables the use of PAA functionality. Enable. The printer enables the use of PAA functionality.

The factory default is Disable.

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LP+ Emulation
This item selects the line or dot matrix printer to be emulated by the printer.

P-Series (see page 183) P-Series XQ (see page 185) Serial Matrix (see page 187) Proprinter XL (see page 189) Epson FX (see page 191)

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.

Standard With a standard coax interface, the printer emulates the following IBM coax printer models:

3287 Models 1 and 2 4234 Model 1

With a standard twinax interface, the printer emulates the following IBM twinax printer models:

4234 Model 2 5225 Models 1, 2, 3, and 4

The standard Coax/Twinax emulation selection will only be available if Coax or Twinax is selected from the HOST INTERFACE menu. NOTE: For more information, consult the Coax/Twinax Programmers Reference Manual.

Simp Prot Conv (Simple Protocol Converter) The Simple Protocol Converter (SPC) option allows those who use addon 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. The SPC gives the printer the operational ability to connect to any PC or network system supporting parallel or serial interfaces, and to three different IBM host systems.

System 3x AS/400* 327x Control Units

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The SPC will support the same models as Printronix standard Twinax printers. 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. This is accomplished through the Auto Switching feature (see Auto Switching on page 293). Because of hardware restrictions, coax and twinax cannot be selected together. For more information, refer to the Coax/Twinax Programmers Reference Manual for the Simple Protocol Converter Option. The factory default is Standard.

Host Interface
This option allows you to send print jobs through any interface with autoswitching selected as host interface. It also allows a particular interface from the menu to be selected. The options are Auto Switching, Centronics, Serial, IEEE 1284, Twinax, Coax, Ethernet and USB. NOTE: The Twinax and Coax options appear only if the CT emulation is installed. The Ethernet option appears only if Ethernet is installed. The factory default is Auto Switching.

Active IGP Emul

This function allows you to activate any IGP emulation listed in the menu. The choices are IGP/PGL, PPI/ZGL, PPI/TGL, PPI/IGL, PPI/STGL, PPI/DGL, PPI/MGL, PPI/IEGL, and IGP/VGL. See page 23 for descriptions of each emulation. The default is IGP/PGL. There are two methods for selecting the desired emulation:

Select the emulation under the Active IGP Emulation menu option and save it as Power-up Config. Send a host command to switch the emulation automatically (see the appropriate Programmers Reference Manual for details).

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xxx Diagnostics
This menu sets the error reporting capability of the printer for emulation XXX (PGL, ZGL, TGL, IGL, STGL, DGL, MGL, IEGL, and VGL). XXX corresponds to the selected option of the Active IGP Emul menu. For PGL, the options are as follows:

On (default). Full error 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. Allows you to halt the printer if a PGL error occurs. If you select this option, the PGL error prints on the paper, the message IGP/PGL Error displays on the front panel, and the printer goes offline. You must clear the error before the printer can resume normal operation. Host. Full error checking reported. Error messages are sent back to the host through the port based on the menu Ret. Status Port instead of being printed on paper. Off. There is no error checking. Graphic elements such as alpha, line, barcodes, etc., will be clipped if they are beyond the page boundaries. Enable All. Full error checking and report. Disable (default). No error checking and report. Error Msgs. Command syntax is checked and error messages printed when command parameters are incorrect. Error Markers. Prints the following error markers for those elements that print beyond the page boundaries: >> for elements that begin off the right side of the page. << for elements that begin at the indicated position but end off the page. for elements where the starting position of the command contains an error other than an off-page error.

For VGL, the options are as follows:

Offpage Errors. Reports errors for elements that start or end beyond the right edge of the page. Barcode Errors. An error message will print when invalid barcode data is encountered. Disable (default). Full error checking and report. Enable. No error checking and report.

For ZGL, TGL, IGL, STGL, DGL, and MGL, the options are as follows:

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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. 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, 60, and 240 minutes. The factory default is 15 minutes.

Pwr Save Control

Pwr Save Control allows you to enable and disable Power Saver mode. If enabled, the menu for Power Saver Time is in effect. The options are Enable (the factory default) and Disable.

Display Language
This parameter chooses the language that will appear on the LCD: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese. The factory default is English.

Alarm
On. An audible alarm sounds (3 beeps) when a fault occurs, such as a paper jam. Cont. Beep. A continuous audible alarm sounds when a fault occurs, which can be stopped by pressing CLEAR. Off. No audible alarm sounds.

The factory default is On.

Power-up State
Online. The printer powers up in the online state. Offline. The printer powers up in the offline state. This selection must be saved as a power-up configuration to be used.

The factory default is Online.

Ptx Setup SFCC

Allows you to choose the hex value of the ASCII character you wish to use as the SFCC for the PTX SETUP command. Valid hex values are 01-FF. The factory default value is hex 21, which corresponds to the ! character.

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Cancel Key
Disable. Enable. When enabled, the key may be used in offline mode to clear all data in the print buffer, and deleted data will not be printed.

The factory default is Disable. When the Coax/Twinax interface is installed, the factory default is Enable.

Ret. Status Port

This option selects the port for the Return Status Commands (i.e., ~STATUS (PGL) and ~HS (PPI/ZGL)) to send the status data back to the Host. The options are Automatic (factory default), Serial, E-NET Stat Port, USB, IEEE 1284, Disable, and E-NET Data Port.

Compatibility
This parameter allows you to make T5000 series thermal printers compatible with other printers. When trying to preserve compatibility with respect to barcodes, you may not always be able to make them equal in size. This is due to the various dot-perinch differences between printer types. When an exact match cannot be made, the barcode is reduced in size so that the form bounds will not be compromised and the barcode will be readable.

Default. Use for optimum performance. Laser. Forces the output to correspond with the Printronix laser line of printers. P5000. Forces the output to correspond with the P5000 line of line matrix printers. T3000. Forces the output to correspond with the T3000 line of thermal printers. T1006. Forces the output to correspond with the T1006 line of thermal printers.

The factory default is Default.

Del Char frm Fls

This option deletes downloaded character(s) from flash memory.

Ld Char from Fls

This option loads downloaded character(s) from flash memory.

Save Char to Fls

This option saves downloaded character(s) to flash memory.

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Del Char frm RAM

This option deletes downloaded character(s) from RAM.

Ld Char at PwrUp
This option loads downloaded character(s) from flash memory at Power Up. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable.

Del Set frm Flsh

This option deletes downloaded overlay set(s) from flash memory.

Ld Set from Flsh

This option loads downloaded overlay set(s) from flash memory.

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.

Overwrite Files
This allows you to prevent files from being overwritten by disabling the overwrite function. The options are Enable (the factory default) and Disable.

View File List

Displays the list of files in the file system. Pressing displays the file size.

Delete Files
Allows you to delete files in the file list. Contact your administrator for assistance.

Flash Avail.
The amount of flash available for the user to save or download files into flash.

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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.

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. You cannot use the key or any key combinations which are already used for another function. There is no limit to how many keys can be selected. To set the new lock key: 1. Go to the PRINTER CONTROL main menu and select Set Lock Key. 2. Press . The display reads, Select a new lock key. 3. Press the combination of keys that you want to be the new lock key. Make sure you press all keys selected at the same time. 4. If the selection is valid, the display will read, Enter the new lock key again. Press the same combination of keys a second time. If the selection is invalid, the display will read, Invalid key selection. Return to step 2 and start over. 5. If the new lock key combination is entered again correctly, the display will read, Lock key has been changed. If it was entered incorrectly, the display will read, Validation failed. Start over at step 1. 6. After entering the new lock combination successfully, press the PAUSE key to put the printer back online. NOTE: The new lock combination will remain even if the printer is powered off and back on.

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Ptx Setup Parse

Enable. Will parse and execute the PTX SETUP commands. Ignore. Will parse the PTX SETUP commands but not act on them. Disable. Will not parse the PTX SETUP commands so they will print out as text.

The factory default is Enable.

PJL Control
Enable. Will parse and execute the PJL commands. Disable. Will not parse the PJL commands; they will not print out as text.

The factory default is Enable.

Glob Mem Adjust

This menu allows you to adjust the ratio of global memory allocated to label size versus 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 amount of installed DRAM is 32 (MB). The range is from 0 to 12160 KBytes and the default is 9120 KBytes. NOTE: Due to the large amount of memory required for font support, the global memory adjust option is not available for P7000 H-Series printers.

Max Font Buffer

The maximum amount of DRAM allocated to store the global font information of any resident and downloaded scalable font (e.g. Intellifont, TrueType). Each font contains its own global font information that is required for all character generation from that font. Some fonts may require more font buffer memory than others to generate characters. Insufficient font buffer memory causes characters to be missing on the page and prints blank. If a font needs more memory for character generation, increase the Max Font Buffer value to allow the printer to print the missing character. The range is from 100 to 1800 Kbytes, and the factory default is 100 Kbytes.

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Max Cache Memory

The Maximum Cache Memory option specifies the size of the memory block that can be allocated to the font cache. The font cache stores bitmaps that are created on demand from the font outlines stored on the printer flash. The cache allows the printer to print scalable fonts at optimum speed. To calculate the memory requirement, use this equation:
average character height (inches) x 8 average character width (inches) x

horizontal resolution x

vertical resolution x

# of characters to be cached

The allowable range is 50 KBytes through 900 KBytes in 50-KByte increments. The factory default is 900 KB. NOTE: For most applications, the default settings for font memory are acceptable. Therefore, do not change the defaults unless your application requires an uncommon memory configuration.

Max Cached Char

The Maximum Cached Characters option specifies the size of the largest character that can be stored in the font cache. To calculate the memory requirement, use this equation:
average character height (inches) x

horizontal resolution x

vertical resolution x 8

character width (inches)

For example, with a print head that prints at 203 dpi you would use the following formula:
203 X 203 X 1 X 1 8

= 5,151

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. Therefore, do not change the defaults unless your application requires an uncommon memory configuration.

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Standard Chars.
This menu entry permits you to adjust the thickness or font weight of standard text fonts. The factory default is 340 and the range is from 0 to 512.

Bold Chars.
This menu entry permits you to adjust the thickness or font weight of bold text fonts. This menu will not take effect unless you save it in a configuration and the printer is powered up with that configuration. The factory default is 448 and the range is from 0 to 512.

Extra Bold Char.

This menu entry permits you to adjust the thickness or font weight of extra bold text fonts. The factory default is 504 and the range is from 0 to 512. NOTE: For most applications, the default settings for font memory are acceptable. Therefore, do not change the defaults unless your application requires an uncommon memory configuration.

OCR-A Chars.
Character weight adjustment of resident OCR-A characters. The factory default is 384 and the range is from 0 to 512.

OCR-B Chars.
Character weight adjustment of resident OCR-B characters. The factory default is 304 and the range is from 0 to 512.

Tall Characters
Increases the point height of resident Intellifont characters.

Enable. Increases the point height of resident Intellifont characters approximately 10%. Disable. Standard resident font character point height is maintained.

The factory default is Disable.

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Batch Counter
Displays the number of pages remaining in a print job.

Enable. The # Pages remaining to be printed will display on the second line of the control panel LCD. This feature is supported in PGL and PPI/ZGL only. The PGL Execute command to support this feature is: ~EXECUTE;NAME;(#Pages). The PPI/ZGL Execute command is: ^PQ(#Pages).

NOTE: If the correct execute command is absent from the print file, 0 Pages will continually display on the control panel LCD.

Disable. The # Pages remaining to be printed will not display. Instead, the Active emulation and interface will display on the second line of the control panel LCD.

The factory default is Disable.

Admin User
Disable. When disabled this function does not permit access to submenus which would not normally be changed by a typical user. Enable. When enabled, this function permits access to submenus which would not normally be changed by a typical user.

The factory default is Disable.

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EMULATIONS
Overview
This section covers the following emulations:

Coax (page 164) Twinax (page 167) SPC Coax (page 169) SPC Twinax (page 170) IPDS (page 171) TN3270 (page 175) TN5250 (page 177) IGP/PGL (page 179) IGP/VGL (page 181) PPI/ZGL (Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) ZGL Programmers Reference Manual.) PPI/TGL (Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) TGL Programmers Reference Manual.) PPI/IGL (Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) IGL Programmers Reference Manual.) PPI/STGL (Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) STGL Programmers Reference Manual.) PPI/DGL (Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) DGL Programmers Reference Manual.) PPI/MGL (Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) MGL Programmers Reference Manual.) PPI/IEGL (Refer to the Printer Protocol Interpreter (PPI) IEGL Programmers Reference Manual.) P-Series (page 183) P-Series XQ (page 185) Serial Matrix (page 187) Proprinter XL (page 189) Epson FX (page 191)

You can select emulation default parameters directly from the control panel, or by control codes as explained in the appropriate Programmer's Reference Manual.

IMPORTANT

BEFORE you reconfigure an emulation, print a configuration sheet to see all current settings.

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With a standard coax interface, the printer emulates the following IBM coax printer models:

3287 Models 1 and 2 4234 Models 1

With a standard twinax interface, the printer emulates the following IBM twinax printer models:

4234 Model 2 5225 Models 1, 2, 3, and 4

NOTE: The standard Coax/Twinax emulation selection will only be available if coax or twinax is selected from the C/T PORT menu. For more information, refer to the Coax/Twinax Programmer's Reference Manual.

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. The SPC gives the printer the operational ability to connect to any PC or network system supporting parallel or serial interfaces and to three different IBM host systems:

System 3x AS/400 327X Control Units

The SPC will support the following third party models for Twinax: MODE 219, MODE IBM, and MODE P5000. 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. This is accomplished through the Auto Switching feature. Because of hardware restrictions, coax and twinax cannot be selected together.

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IGP/PGL
The PGL emulation is the software based Printronix Graphics Language (PGL) for the Printronix thermal printer family. It is based upon, and compatible with, the IGP-100/200/400 board. It includes the following features: On-Line Form and Label Generation makes it easy to create forms or labels with a preprinted look for each application. PGL programs control all graphic functions, dramatically reducing host computer programming and processing time. Graphic capabilities include boxes, vertical and horizontal lines with userselectable thickness, logos, and special alphanumeric print features. Forms and graphic designs can be duplicated horizontally and vertically. Alphanumeric data can appear as prepositioned fixed information (entered when the form is created), be overlayed onto the form (positioned in a specific location after the form is created), or may be dynamically merged with the form. Selectable Bar Codes provide you with the appropriate bar code for your application using standard wide-to-narrow ratios. A wide selection of bar codes are available: Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, MSI A through D, Code 128 Subset A, B, and C, EAN/UCC-128, EAN 8, EAN 13, POSTNET, PostBar, USPS Intelligent Mail, Royal Mail, and PDF417. UPC and EAN bar codes can specify add-on data. 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. Rotated Alphanumerics permit new concepts in form design. Normal, expanded, and compressed character strings can be rotated 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise, or they can be printed upside down. Reversed Print permits highlighting and contrasting by printing white characters on a dark background. Automatic Increment/Decrement Capability allows batch form processing. You can identify individual numeric and bar code data fields, which includes automatic increment or decrement functions. Scaling Capability permits graphic elements, such as corners or boxes, to retain their physical shapes and sizes when printed in a horizontal and vertical density other than the base density of 60 x 72 dpi. Multinational Character Sets provide 32 international character sets, each 96 characters in length. This feature also allows you to create your own character sets using characters defined and stored in memory. Extended Character Sets provide 33 extended character sets, also containing 96 characters in length. These are also stored in memory.

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The VGL Graphics language is a software emulation designed for the thermal printer. The VGL emulation of the QMS Code V Version II programming language produces on-line forms, bar codes, and alphanumeric text generation. It includes the following features: On-Line Form and Label Generation makes it easy to create forms or labels with the preprinted look for each application. VGL programs control all graphics functions, dramatically reducing host computer programming and processing time. Graphics capabilities include boxes, vertical and horizontal, solid and dashed lines with a variety of thickness, logos, and special alphanumeric print features. Variable Bar Codes allow the bar code for your application to print with standard or user-defined ratios in vertical or horizontal orientations. Available bar codes are: Codabar, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 with Subsets A, B, and C, and Code EAN/UCC 128, EAN 8, EAN 13, Interleaved 2 of 5, MSI, UPC-A, UPC-E, POSTNET, PostBar, USPS Intelligent Mail, Royal Mail, and UPC Shipping. POSTNET is available only in the horizontal direction. A dark print mode is included for darker, high-contrast bar codes. The IBARC bar code command prints bar codes in four orientations: horizontal, rotated 90, rotated 180, or rotated 270 degrees. 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. Normal, expanded, and compressed character strings can be rotated 90 degrees clockwise, counterclockwise, or printed upside down. Logos are easily created using alphanumeric commands and a variety of print and shading features, providing a customized appearance for forms, reports, and labels. The registered trademark, copyright, TUV, GS-Mark, UL, and CSA symbols are provided as standard designs on the VGL, and you can also define custom symbols. Reverse and Shaded Print permit highlighting and contrasting by printing white characters on a dark background or white characters on a gray, shaded background. Various levels or patterns of gray shading and reverse printing may combine with the many other print features to create distinctive designs. Automatic Increment/Decrement Capability allows batch form processing. Individual alphabetic, numeric, and bar code data fields can be identified and automatically incremented or decremented by any amount, beginning from a specified reference point. Standard Character Sets provide you with many different character sets. Based on the Multinational Character Set, you may create your own character sets using characters defined and stored in flash memory.

P-Series, P-Ser XQ, Ser Matrix, Proprinter, and Epson FX

These menus are available only when you enable Admin User (under the PRINTER CONTROL menu).

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COAX SETUP
COAX SETUP 1, 2, 3 (from page 97)

Primary Sets

Translation Tbl

PA1

PA2

Buffer Reprint Disable* Enable

Buffer Print Disable* Enable

See page 166.

Coax Type

Active Char Set

Secondary Sets

Early Print Cmpl Disable* 4 Enable

SCS Buffer Cntrl

Alt. Set 80-9F

4234* 3287

Secondary Set* See page 166. Primary Set

Dont Wait* Wait Until Done

Printable* Control Code

Intervention Req

CR At MPP + 1

NL At MPP + 1

Position Aft FF

Last Char = FF

Null Suppression

Send To Host* Do Not Send

On* Off

On* Off

Off* On

On* Off

Off* On

FF Validity

Auto Skip At End

FF After Job

CR, EM, & NL

Translate Table

Host Override

Off* On

Off* On

Off* On

On* Off

Default* Downloaded

Disable* Enable

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1 2

This menu appears only if the CTHI option is installed. This menu appears only if Port Type (under C/T PORT) is set to Coax. This menu appears only if the CTHI emulation (under PRINTER CONTROL) is set to Standard. When in SPC Mode, the default is Enable.

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Format Control

Cancel IGP/DCU

Lead-in Chars

User Defined St1 1

User Defined St2 1

User Defined Stp 1

Disable* Enable

Enable* Disable

User Defined Set 1 <%>* Set 2 $ Set 3 _%_

5F* 40 to FF

5F* 40 to FF

5B* 40 to FF

Change Case

Set Text Orientn

Max. Print Width

Dual Case* Mono Case

Control By Host* 13.2 inches* Left to Right Printer Width Right to Left

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1

This menu appears only if you select the User Defined option in the Lead-in Chars menu.

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Coax Setup - Primary Sets and Secondary Sets

COAX SETUP (from page 164)

Primary Sets

Secondary Sets English US* English UK Austrian/German German (Alt) Belgian Brazilian Canadian French Danish/Norweg. Danish (Alt) Finnish/Swedish Finnish (Alt) French International Italian Japanese Eng. Japanese Katak. Portuguese Portug. (Alt) Spanish Spanish (Alt) Spanish Speak. Swiss Fren/Ger Old Hebrew Hebrew Farsi/Latin Greek Old Greek New Arabic Turkish Turkish Old Latin 2/ROECE Yugoslavian

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. Old 0423 Greek Old 875 Gr New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japan Kata 0870 Latin 2 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugos. Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic 0905 Turk. Old 0256 Intern. 1 0924 Euro Lat-9 1140 Euro Eng. 1141 Euro Aust. 1142 Euro Dan. 1143 Euro Finn. 1144 Euro Ital. 1145 Euro Span. 1146 Euro UK 1147 Euro Fren. 1148 Euro Swiss 1149 Euro Ice.

Notes: * = Factory Default Although these options are listed vertically here, use your plus (+) and minus (-) keys to cycle through the options when you are operating your printer.

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TWINAX SETUP 1, 2, 3 (from page 97)

Primary Sets

Translation Tbl 4

Buffer Print Disable* Enable

Twinax Type

Active Char Set

Secondary Sets See page 168.

See page 168.

IPDS 256 Bytes* IPDS 1024 Bytes 5225 4234

Secondary Set* Primary Set

5225 World Trade Standard Char* Extended Char

Cancel IGP/DCU

Lead-in Chars

User Defined St1 5

User Defined St2 5

User Defined Stp 5

Enable* Disable

User Defined Set 1 <%>* Set 2 $ Set 3 _%_

5F* 40 to FF

5F* 40 to FF

5B* 40 to FF

Alt. Set 80-9F

Graphic Chek Err

Graphic Chek Cod

LAC Option

LAC Approx.

Set Text Orientn

Printable* Control Code

Enable* Disable

60* 40 to FE

Enable* Disable

On* Off

Control By Host* Left to Right Right to Left

Host Override

Format Control

Max. Print Width

Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

13.2 inches* Printer Width

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1 2 3 4 5

This menu appears only if the CTHI option is installed. This menu appears only if Port Type (under C/T PORT) is set to Twinax. This menu appears only if the CTHI emulation (under PRINTER CONTROL) is set to Standard. This menu does not appear if the IPDS emulation is installed. This menu appears only if you select the User Defined option in the Lead-in Chars menu.

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Twinax Setup - Primary Sets and Secondary Sets

TWINAX SETUP (from page 167)

Primary Sets 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. Old 0423 Greek Old 875 Gr New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japan Kata 0870 Latin 2 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugos. Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic 0256 Intern. 1 1112 Balt Mult 0924 Euro Lat-9 1122 Estonian 1140 Euro Eng. 1141 Euro Aust. 1142 Euro Dan. 1143 Euro Finn. 1144 Euro Ital. 1145 Euro Span. 1146 Euro UK 1147 Euro Fren. 1148 Euro Swiss 1149 Euro Ice. 0500 Internat 5

Secondary Sets English US* Austrian/German Belgian Brazilian Canadian French Danish/Norweg. Finnish/Swedish French Italian Japanese Eng. Japanese Katak. Portuguese Spanish Spanish Speak. English UK Old Hebrew Hebrew Farsi/Latin Greek Old Greek New Arabic Turkish Latin 2/ROECE Yugoslavian Multinational

Notes: * = Factory Default Although these options are listed vertically here, use your plus (+) and minus (-) keys to cycle through the options when you are operating your printer.

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SPC COAX SETUP

SPC COAX SETUP 1, 2, 3 (from page 97)

SPC Type

Logical Buf Size 1920* 960 2560 3440 3564

Intervention Req

Buffer Print Disable* Enable

Translation Tbl

PA1

PTX NI* Avatar Comp

Send To Host* Do Not Send

PA2

Buffer Reprint Disable* Enable

Null Handling

SPC Null Supp Enable* Disable

SPC Space Supp Disable* Enable

SFCC Char

Space* Ignore

User Defined Set 1 <%>* Set 2 ^^$ Set 3 _%_

User Defined St1 4 5F* 40 to FF

User Defined St2 4 5F* 40 to FF

User Defined Stp 4 5B* 40 to FF

NL At MPP + 1

On* Off

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1 2

This menu appears only if the CTHI option is installed. This menu appears only if Port Type (under C/T PORT) is set to Coax. only if CTHI emulation (under PRINTER CONTROL) is set to Simp Prot Conv.

3 Appears 4

This menu appears only if you select the User Defined option in the Lead-in Chars menu.

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SPC TWINAX SETUP

SPC TWINAX SETUP 1, 2, 3 (from page 97)

SPC Type

SFCC Char

User Defined St1 4 5F* 40 to FF

User Defined St2 4 5F* 40 to FF

User Defined Stp 4 5B* 40 to FF

SPC Char Set 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. Eng 0290 Japan Kata 0282 Portuguese 0284 Span Speak 0285 English UK

MODE PTX NI* MODE 219 MODE P5000 MODE IBM

User Defined Set 1 <%>* Set 2 ^^$ Set 3 _%_

Translation Tbl

Buffer Print Disable* Enable

Notes: * = Factory Default

1 2 3

This menu appears only if the CTHI option is installed. This menu appears only if Port Type (under C/T PORT) is set to Twinax. Appears only if CTHI emulation (under PRINTER CONTROL) is set to Simp Prot Conv. This menu appears only if you select the User Defined option in the Lead-in Chars menu.

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IPDS SETUP
IPDS SETUP 1 (from page 98)

Default Font

Default Code Pag See page 172.

Code Page Subset Version 0* Version 1

Emulation

Early Print Comp Off* On

Host Form Length Disable* Enable

See page 172.

4028 IPDS* 3816 IPDS

Null Suppression Disable* Enable

Page Rotation 0* 90 180 270

VPA Check

Expanded Fonts Scalable* Compatible

Resident Fonts Compatible* Scalable

XOH-SMO Support Enable* Disable

Enable* Disable

Hexdump Mode Disable* Enable

Print IPDS Fonts See page 173.

Notes: * = Factory Default

1

This menu appears only if the IPDS emulation and correct security key is is installed.

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IPDS SETUP

IPDS Setup - Default Font and Default Code Pag

IPDS SETUP (from page 171)

Default Font 1 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 17.1 Gothic 20 Times Roman 6 Times Roman 8 Times Roman 10 Times Roman 12 Times Roman B10 Times Roman B12 Times Roman B14 Times Roman B18 Times Roman B24 Times Roman I10 Times Roman I12 Times RomanBI10 Times RomanBI12 OCRB

Default Code Pag 2 English/USA/Can* English/US/Intl Internat. Set 1 Symbols Set 7 Canadian/French Austrian/German Belgian Old Brazilian Canada (French) Danish/Norw. Finnish/Swedish Italian Japanese Eng. Portuguese Spanish Speak. English (UK) Aust/Germ. (ALT) Dan/Norw. (ALT) Fin/Swed. (ALT) Spanish (ALT) Katakana French Azerty Graphic Escape Int. Typographic Arabic Greek Hebrew PC Internat. Set 5 Hebrew ALT PC-Multilingual Latin 2/ROECE Icelandic Cyrillic Old OCR A OCR B DCF US Text Subset Turkish Latin 5 Euro US/Can. Euro Aust/Germ. Euro Dan/Norw. Euro Fin/Swed. Euro Italian Euro Spanish Euro UK/Ireland Euro French Euro Internat. Euro Icelandic

Notes: * = Factory Default Although these options are listed vertically here, use your plus (+) and minus (-) keys to cycle through the options when you are operating your printer.
1

Refer to page 206 for a more detailed description of this submenu. Refer to page 206 for a more detailed description of this submenu.

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IPDS Setup - Print IPDS Fonts

This feature allows you to print a list of all resident fonts currently available in the active IPDS emulation (4028 or 3816).

Figure 3. IPDS Fonts - 4028 Emulation Sample Printout

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IPDS SETUP

IPDS Setup - Print IPDS Fonts (cont.)

Figure 4. IPDS Fonts - 3816 Emulation Sample Printout

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TN3270 SETUP
3270 SETUP 1 (from page 98)

Primary Sets

Translation Tbl

Active Char Set

Secondary Sets See page 176.

Early Print Cmpl

Alt. Set 80-9F

See page 176.

Secondary Set* Primary Set

Disable* Enable

Printable* Control Code

Intervention Req

CR At MPP + 1

NL At MPP + 1

Position Aft FF

Last Char = FF

Null Suppression

Send To Host* Do Not Send

On* Off

On* Off

Off* On

On* Off

Off* On

FF Validity

Auto Skip At End

FF After Job

CR, EM, & NL

Host Override

Format Control

Off* On

Off* On

Off* On

On* Off

Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

Lead-in Chars

User Defined St1 1

User Defined St2 1

User Defined Stp 1

Change Case

Set Text Orientn

Set 1 <%>* Set 2 $ Set 3 _%_ User Defined*

5F* 40 to FF

5F* 40 to FF

5B* 40 to FF

Dual Case* Mono Case

Left to Right* Right to Left

Max. Print Width

13.2 inches* Printer Width

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1

This menu appears only if the TN5250/TN3270 option and the correct security key is installed.

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TN3270 SETUP

TN3270 Setup - Primary and Secondary Sets

3270 SETUP (from page 175)

Primary Sets

Secondary Sets English US* English UK Austrian/German German (Alt) Belgian Brazilian Canadian French Danish/Norweg. Danish (Alt) Finnish/Swedish Finnish (Alt) French International Italian Japanese Eng. Japanese Katak. Portuguese Portug. (Alt) Spanish Spanish (Alt) Spanish Speak. Swiss Fren/Ger Old Hebrew Hebrew Farsi/Latin Greek Old Greek New Arabic Turkish Turkish Old Latin 2/ROECE Yugoslavian

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. Old 0423 Greek Old 875 Gr New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japan Kata 0870 Latin 2 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugos. Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic 0905 Turk. Old 0256 Intern. 1 0924 Euro Lat-9 1140 Euro Eng. 1141 Euro Aust. 1142 Euro Dan. 1143 Euro Finn. 1144 Euro Ital. 1145 Euro Span. 1146 Euro UK 1147 Euro Fren. 1148 Euro Swiss 1149 Euro Ice.

Notes: * = Factory Default Although these options are listed vertically here, use your plus (+) and minus (-) keys to cycle through the options when you are operating your printer.

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TN5250 SETUP
5250 SETUP 1 (from page 98)

Primary Sets

Translation Tbl

Active Char Set

Secondary Sets See page 178.

Lead-in Chars

User Defined St1 2

See page 178.

Secondary Set* Primary Set

Set 1 <%>* Set 2 $ Set 3 _%_ User Defined*

5F* 40 to FF

User Defined St2 2

User Defined Stp 2

Alt. Set 80-9F

Graphic Chek Err

Graphic Chek Cod

Set Text Orientn

5F* 40 to FF

5B* 40 to FF

Printable* Control Code

Enable* Disable

60* 40 to FE

Left to Right* Right to Left

Host Override

Format Control

Max. Print Width

Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

13.2 inches* Printer Width

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1 2

This menu appears only if the TN5250/TN3270 option and the correct security key is installed. This menu appears only if you select the User Defined option in the Lead-in Chars menu.

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TN5250 Setup - Primary and Secondary Sets

5250 SETUP (from page 177) Primary Sets Secondary Sets English US* Austrian/German Belgian Brazilian Canadian French Danish/Norweg. Finnish/Swedish French Italian Japanese Eng. Japanese Katak. Portuguese Spanish Spanish Speak. English UK Old Hebrew Hebrew Farsi/Latin Greek Old Greek New Arabic Turkish Latin 2/ROECE Yugoslavian Multinational

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. Old 0423 Greek Old 875 Gr New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japan Kata 0870 Latin 2 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugos. Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic 0256 Intern. 1 1112 Balt Mult 0924 Euro Lat-9 1122 Estonian 1140 Euro Eng. 1141 Euro Aust. 1142 Euro Dan. 1143 Euro Finn. 1144 Euro Ital. 1145 Euro Span. 1146 Euro UK 1147 Euro Fren. 1148 Euro Swiss 1149 Euro Ice. 0500 Internat 5

Notes: * = Factory Default Although these options are listed vertically here, use your plus (+) and minus (-) keys to cycle through the options when you are operating your printer.

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IGP/PGL SETUP
IGP/PGL SETUP (from page 98)

Character Group Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets UTF-8 See page 200.

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 21-31 User Def.

Select LPI

Define CR Code CR = CR* CR = CR + LF

Define LF Code LF = LF* LF = CR + LF

Autowrap

6* 1 to 1000

Disable* Enable

Auto Uppercase Disable* Enable

Slash 0

Select SFCC

Host Form Length

Var Form Adjust

Var Form Type

Disable* Enable

126* 1 to 255

Enable* Var. Length Var Dynamic Len Disable

Add Nothing* 00.0 inches* 00.0 to 03.0 inches Add;0 Add;X

Optimized Ratio

PI Slew Range

CR Edit

Skip Cmd Prefix

Ignore Text

Power on IGP/PGL

Disable* Enable

16* 15

Disable* Enable

Enable* Disable

Disable* Enable

Enable* Disable

Ext Execute Copy

AI 00 Spaces

Select SO Char

Ignore Mode

Select Char

Do FF at TOF

Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

14* 0 to 255

Disable* Enable

0* 0 to 255

Enable* Disable

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).

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IGP/PGL SETUP

IGP/PGL SETUP (from page 179)

IGP100 Compatbl.

Expanded Font

Scalable Size

Forms Handling

PGL Normal

UPC Descenders

Disable* Enable

Scalable* Block Alt Block 1

Normal* Block

Disable* Auto Eject Auto TOF

LP+ Menu* PGL Menu

Always* Never Only With PDF

I-2/5 Selection

C39 Compatbl.

User-Def Ratio

Lead PDF Dist

Trunc Dyn Data

Leading Zero* Trailing Space X2 DPD Modulo 7 CD

Disable* Enable

Enable* Disable

0.10 inches* 0.01 to 0.10 inches

Disable* Enable

Vertical Adjust

Boundary Check

Repeat Form Opt

Preparser Port

0 Dots* -20 to 20 dots

Enable* Disable

Enable* Disable

Disable* Enable

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).

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IGP/VGL SETUP
IGP/VGL SETUP (from page 99)

Select SFCC

Power-up ^X

Power-up ^F

Power-up ^PY

LPI

Btm Margin Ctl LP+ Menu* VGL Text Length

94* 17 to 255

Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

6* 6 to 10

Text Length

Autoeject

Copy Count

Host Form Legnth Enable* Disable

Slash 0 Disable* Enable

Repeat Form Disable* Enable

66* 1 to 255

Disable* Enable

1* 1 to 999

Ignore Dots Disable* Enable

Append Rotated Disable* Enable

Truncate Alpha Enable* Disable

True Vert 1/10 Disable* Enable

Absorb After ^PY Absorb Motion* Absorb All Disable

UPC Descenders Enable* Disable

Select SO Char 14* 0 to 255

Rot. Char Size Adjusted* Not Adjusted

Ignore Spaces Disable* Enable

Ignore ^Lxx Cmd Disable* Enable

Midline PY Disable* Enable

Width Limit Disable* Enable

Absorb After ^PN Disable* Enable

Expanded Font Scalable* Block

Auto FF at ^PN Disable* Enable

Vertical Density 1 203 dpi* 195-210 dpi

PDF Size Comp Disable* Enable

C128 Mode Comp. Disable* Enable

Notes: * = Factory Default

1

Appears only on 203 dpi printers.

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IGP/VGL SETUP (from page 181)

Notes: * = Factory Default

C39 Compatbl. Disable* Enable

Ignore Chars Disable* Char 1 Char 2 Char 1&2

Ignore Ch#1

Ignore Ch#2

Data Bit 8

Cmd Resolution Low Resolution* High Resolution

0* 0 to 255

0* 0 to 255

Enable* Disable

^Dnn Dot Slew Low Resolution* High Resolution

Barcode var. Low Resolution* High Resolution

Character Group Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets See page 201.

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

Uniform Fonts Disable* Enable

Prop Line Length Enable* Disable

Printer PI Disable* Enable

Host PI Disable* Enable

Max PI 16 Enable* Disable

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P-SERIES SETUP
P-SERIES SETUP 1, 3 (from page 100)

Select CPI

Select LPI

Typeface

Character Group Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets UTF-8 See page 202.

Character Set IBM PC* Multinational EMCA Latin 1 DEC Mult. CP 858 EURO

Primary Subset ASCII (USA)* French German English Danish Swedish Italian Spanish Japanese French Canadian Latin American Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin Am II

10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI 15.0 CPI 17.1 CPI 20.0 CPI

6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI 10.3 LPI

Letter Gothic* Courier OCR-A OCR-B

Extended Subset Code Page 437* Code Page 850

Horizontal DPI 120* DPI 60 to 400 DPI

Vertical DPI 72* DPI 72 to 400 DPI

Prop. Spacing Enable* Disable

Italic Print Disable* Forward Slant Backward Slant

Slashed Zero Enable* Disable

Left Margin 2

Right Margin 2

Top Margin

Bottom Margin

Print Char. Set

Define CR Code CR = CR* CR = CR + LF

0* characters 0* characters 0* linespaces 0* linespaces 0 to 369 characters 0 to 369 characters 0 to 451 linespaces 0 to 451 linespaces

Notes: * = Factory Default

1 This

menu is available only when you enable Admin User (under PRINTER CONTROL). menus does not appear when the CT, TN5250, or TN3270 emulation is selected.

2 This 3

This menu appears only if the emulation is selected in the LP+ Emulation submenu.

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P-SERIES SETUP (from page 183)

Auto LF

Define LF Code LF = CR + LF* LF = LF

Control Code 06 8.0 LPI* 10.3 LPI 6.0 LPI

Control Code 08 Elongated* Backspace

Bold

Overstrike

Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

Enable* Disable

Select SFCC 1* 0 to 7F

EVFU Select Enable* Disable

Alt. Set 80-9F Control Code* Printable 1

SFCC d Command Even dot plot* Double high

PSeries Dbl High Normal* P3/4/6/9 Compat

FF valid at TOF Enable* Disable

Text Position Bottom of Line* Top of Line

Host Command Enable* Ignore All Ignore CPI Ignore LPI

Reset Cmd CFG Ld

Form Length 2, 3

Form Length 2, 3 101.6 or 152.4 mm* 4 00.0 to 609.6 mm

Disable* 4 or 6 inches* 4 Power up config 00.0 to 24.0 inches Current config Factory config

Form Length 2 24 or 36 lines* 4 0 to 144 lines

Form Width 3, 5 04.1, 06.6, or 08.5 inches* 4 00.0 13.6 inches

Form Width 3, 5

Form Width 5

104.1, 168.0, or 215.9 mm* 4 41, 66, or 85 characters* 4 00.0 345.4 mm 0 to 272 characters

Notes: * = Factory Default

1 2

When the CTHI option is installed, the factory default is Printable. All three Form Length submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default values in the other two submenus change automatically. This menu does not display when the CT, TN5250, or TN3270 emulation is selected. The factory default value depends on the width of the printer model. All Form Width submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default values in the other two submenus change automatically.

3 4 5

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P-SER XQ SETUP
P-SER XQ SETUP 1, 3 (from page 100)

Select CPI

Select LPI

Typeface

Horizontal DPI 120 DPI* 60 to 400 DPI

Vertical DPI 72 DPI* 72 to 400 DPI

Prop. Spacing Enable* Disable

10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI 15.0 CPI 17.1 CPI 20.0 CPI

6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI 10.3 LPI

Letter Gothic* Courier OCR-A OCR-B

Italic Print

Slashed Zero Disable* Enable

Left Margin 2 0* characters 0 to 369 characters

Right Margin 2 0* characters 0 to 369 characters

Top Margin 0 linespaces* 0 to 451 linespaces

Disable* Forward Slant Backward Slant

Bottom Margin 0 linespaces* 0 to 451 linespaces

Print Char. Set

Define CR Code CR = CR* CR = Cr + LF

Auto LF

Define LF Code LF = CR + LF* LF = LF

Control Code 06 8.0 LPI* 10.3 LPI 6.0 LPI

Disable* Enable

Compressed Print Char 01 SOH* Char 03 ETX Char 09 HT

Bold

Elong/ Alt. Font Elng=BS Font=SO* Elng=SO Font=BS

Gothic Typeface Char 02 STX* Char 03 ETX

EVFU Select Enable* Disable

Upr. Case Select Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

Notes: * = Factory Default

1 This

menu is available only when you enable Admin User (under PRINTER CONTROL). menu does not display when the CT, TN5250, or TN3270 emulation is selected.

2 This 3

The presence of this menu depends on the LP+ Emulation selection (under PRINTER CONTROL).

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P-SER XQ SETUP

P-SER XQ SETUP (from page 185)

Slew Relative 1 to 15 lines* 1 to 16 lines

Text Position Bottom of Line* Top of Line

Host Command Enable* Ignore All Ignore CPI Ignore LPI

Reset Cmd CFG Ld Disable* Power up config Current config Factory config

Form Length 1, 2 4 or 6 inches* 3 00.0 to 24.0 inches

Form Length 1, 2 101.6 or 152.4 mm * 3 00.0 to 609.6 mm

Form Length 1 24 or 36 lines* 3 0 to 144 lines

Form Width 2, 4 04.1, 06.6, or 08.5 inches* 3 00.0 to 13.6 inches

Form Width 2, 4 104.1, 168.0 ir 215.9 mm* 3 00.0 to 345.4 mm

Form Width 4 41, 66, or 85 characters* 3 0 to 272 characters

Notes: * = Factory Default

1

All three Form Length submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default values in the other two submenus change automatically. This menu does not display when the CT, TN5250, or TN3270 emulation is selected. The factory default value depends on the width of the printer model. All three Form Width submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default values in the other two submenus change automatically.

2 3 4

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SERIAL MATRIX SETUP

SERIAL MATRIX SETUP 1, 3 (from page 101)

Select CPI

Select LPI

Typeface

Character Group Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets UTF-8 See page 202.

Character Set* IBM PC* Multinational ECMA Latin 1 DEC Mult. CP 858 EURO

Primary Subset* ASCII (USA)* French German English Danish Swedish Italian Spanish Japanese French Canadian Latin American Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin Am II

10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI 15.0 CPI 17.1 CPI 20.0 CPI

6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI 10.3 LPI

Letter Gothic* Courier OCR-A OCR-B

Extended Subset Code Page 437* Code Page 850

Horizontal DPI 120* DPI 60 to 400 DPI

Vertical DPI 72* DPI 72 to 400 DPI

Prop. Spacing Enable* Disable

Italic Print

Slashed Zero Disable* Enable

Disable* Forward Slant Backward Slant

Left Margin 2 0* characters 0 to 369 characters

Right Margin 2 0* characters 0 to 369 characters

Top Margin 0 linespaces* 0 to 451 linespaces

Bottom Margin 0 linespaces* 0 to 451 linespaces

Print Char. Set

Notes: * = Factory Default

1

This menu is available only when you enable Admin User (under PRINTER CONTROL). This menu does not display when the CT, TN5250, or TN3270 emulation is selected. The presence of this menu depends on the LP+ Emulation selection (under PRINTER CONTROL).

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SERIAL MATRIX SETUP

SERIAL MATRIX SETUP (from page 187)

Define CR Code CR = CR* CR = CR + LF

Auto LF

Define LF Code LF = LF* LF = CR + LF

Control Code 06 8.0 LPI* 10.3 LPI 6.0 LPI

Bold

Overstrike

Enable* Disable

Disable* Enable

Enable* Disable

Printer Select Disable* Enable

Alt. Set 80-9F Control Code* Printable 1

ESC d Command Even dot plot* Double high

Text Position Bottom of Line* Top of Line

Host Command Enable* Ignore All Ignore CPI Ignore LPI

Reset Cmd CFG Ld Disable* Power up config Current config Factory config

Form Length 2, 3

Form Length 2, 3

Form Length 2

Form Width 3, 5

Form Width 3, 5

4 or 6 inches* 4 101.6 or 152.4 mm* 4 24 or 36 lines* 4 04.1, 06.6, or 08.5 inches* 3 104.1, 168.0, 215.9 mm* 4 00.0 to 24.0 inches 0.00 to 609.6 mm 0 to 144 lines 00.0 to 13.6 inches 0.00 to 345.4 mm

Form Width 5 41, 66 or 85 characters* 4 0 to 272 characters

Notes: * = Factory Default

1 2

When the CTHI option is installed, the factory default is Printable. All three Form Length submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default values in the other two submenus change automatically. This menu does not display when the CT, TN5250, or TN3270 emulation is selected. The factory default value depends on the width of the printer model. All three Form Width submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default values in the other two submenus change automatically.

3 4 5

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PROPRINTER XL SETUP
PROPRINTER XL SETUP 1, 3 (from page 101)

Select CPI

Select LPI

Typeface

Character Group Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets UTF-8 See page 203.

Character Set* Code Page 437* Code Page 850 OCR-A OCR-B Multinational CP 858 EURO

Horizontal DPI 120* DPI 60 to 400 DPI

10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI 15.0 CPI 17.1 CPI 20.0 CPI

6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI 10.3 LPI

Letter Gothic* Courier OCR-A OCR-B

Vertical DPI 72* DPI 72 to 400 DPI

Prop. Spacing Enable* Disable

Italic Print

Slashed Zero Disable* Enable

Left Margin 2 0* characters 0 to 369 characters

Disable* Forward Slant Backward Slant

Right Margin 2 0* characters 0 to 369 characters

Top Margin 0 linespaces* 0 to 451 linespaces

Bottom Margin 0 linespaces* 0 to 451 linespaces

Print Char. Set

Define CR Code CR = CR* CR = CR + LF

Notes: * = Factory Default

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These menus are available only when you enable Admin User (under PRINTER CONTROL). This menu does not display when the CT, TN5250, or TN3270 emulation is selected. The presence of this menu depends on the LP+ Emulation selection (under PRINTER CONTROL).

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PROPRINTER XL SETUP (from page 189)

Auto LF

Define LF Code LF = LF* LF = CR + LF

20 CPI Condensed Enable* Disable

Bold

FF valid at TOF Enable* Disable

Alt. Char Set Set 1* Set 2

Enable* Disable

Disable* Enable

Text Position Bottom of Line* Top of Line

Host Command Enable* Ignore All Ignore CPI Ignore LPI

Reset Cmd CFG Ld Disable* Power up config Current config Factory config

Form Length 1, 2 4 or 6 inches* 4 00.0 to 24.0 inches

Form Length 1, 2 101.6 or 152.4 mm* 4 0.00 to 609.6 mm

Form Length 1

Form Width 2, 4

Form Width 2, 4

Form Width 4 41, 66 or 85 characters* 3 0 to 272 characters

24 or 36 lines* 3 04.1, 06.6, or 08.5 inches* 3 104.1, 168.0, 215.9 mm* 3 0 to 144 lines 00.0 to 13.6 inches 0.00 to 345.4 mm

Notes: * = Factory Default

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All three Form Length submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default values in the other two submenus change automatically. This menu does not display when the CT, TN5250, or TN3270 emulation is selected. The factory default value depends on the width of the printer model. All three Form Width submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default values in the other two submenus change automatically.

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EPSON FX SETUP 1, 3 (from page 101)

Select CPI

Select LPI

Typeface

Character Group Standard Sets* Arabic Sets Cyrillic Sets European Sets Greek Sets Hebrew Sets Turkish Sets UTF-8 See page 199.

Character Set* Epson Set* OCR-A OCR-B Multinational Code Page 850 CP 858 EURO IBM PC

Epson Set* ASCII (USA)* French German English Danish I Swedish Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Latin Am II French Canadian Latin Am I

10.0 CPI* 12.0 CPI 13.3 CPI 15.0 CPI 17.1 CPI 20.0 CPI

6.0 LPI* 8.0 LPI 10.3 LPI

Letter Gothic* Courier OCR-A OCR-B

Horizontal DPI 120* DPI 60 to 400 DPI

Vertical DPI 72* DPI 72 to 400 DPI

Prop. Spacing Enable* Disable

Italic Print

Slashed Zero Disable* Enable

Left Margin 2 0* characters 0 to 369 characters

Disable* Forward Slant Backward Slant

Right Margin 2 0* characters 0 to 369 characters

Top Margin 0 linespaces* 0 to 451 linespaces

Bottom Margin 0 linespaces* 0 to 451 linespaces

Print Char. Set

Define CR Code CR = CR* CR = CR + LF

Notes: * = Factory Default

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This menu is available only when you enable Admin User (under PRINTER CONTROL). This menu does not display when the CT, TN5250, or TN3270 emulation is selected. The presence of this menu depends on the LP+ Emulation selection (under PRINTER CONTROL).

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EPSON FX SETUP (from page 191)

Auto LF

Define LF Code LF = LF* LF = CR + LF

Printer Select

20 CPI Condensed Enable* Disable

Bold

Alt. Set 80-9F Control Code* Printable 1

Enable* Disable

Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

Text Position Bottom of Line* Top of Line

Host Command Enable* Ignore All Ignore CPI Ignore LPI

Reset Cmd CFG Ld Disable* Power up config Current config Factory config

Form Length 2, 3 4 or 6 inches* 4 00.0 to 24.0 inches

Form Length 2, 3 101.6 or 152.4 mm* 4 0.00 to 609.6 mm

Form Length 2

Form Width 3, 5

Form Width 3, 5

Form Width 4 41, 66 or 85 characters* 4 0 to 272 characters

24 or 36 lines* 4 04.1, 06.6, or 08.5 inches* 4 104.1, 168.0, 215.9 mm* 4 0 to 144 lines 00.0 to 13.6 inches 0.00 to 345.4 mm

Notes: * = Factory Default

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When the CTHI option is installed, the factory default is Printable. All three Form Length submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default values in the other two submenus change automatically. This menu does not display when the CT, TN5250, or TN3270 emulation is selected. The factory default value depends on the width of the printer model. All three Form Width submenus work in conjunction. When you change the default in one submenu, the default values in the other two submenus change automatically.

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Emulation Submenus
NOTE: The following descriptions are grouped together for all emulations and are listed in alphabetical order. The emulations do not include PPI/ZGL, PPI/TGL, PPI/IGL, PPI/STGL, PPI/DGL, PPI/MGL, and PPI/IEGL. See individual Programmers Reference Manuals for more information.

^Dnn Dot Slew

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
Compressed print characters are narrower than the normal character set. This is helpful for applications where you need to print the maximum amount of information on a page.

Enable. Prints about 60% of the width of normal characters when compressed print is chosen by the host computer. Disable. Does not compress print widths, even if condensed print is chosen by the host.

The factory default is Enable.

5225 World Trade

The 5225 emulation has a standard multinational character set that serves as a base and 14 extended world trade character set assortments. The options are Standard Char (the factory default) and Extended Char.

Absorb After ^PN

Disable. The paper motion line terminators that immediately follow the ^PN command are sent to the printer and processed. Enable. The paper motion line terminators that immediately follow the ^PN command are ignored.

The factory default is Disable.

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Absorb After ^PY

Absorb Motion. The paper motion line terminator immediately following the graphics ^PY command will be ignored. Absorb All. The system ignores all the data following ^PY until a host generated terminator is detected and ignored. 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

Selects which group of character sets (Primary or Secondary) will be active. The factory default is Secondary Set.

AI 00 Spaces
This option is designated for EAN/UCC-128 barcodes whose application identifier (AI) is 00.

Disable. The printable data field is printed with the AI enclosed in parentheses. This is the standard EAN/UCC-128 format. Enable. The printable data field is printed with the UCC fields separated by spaces. This option is IGP-X00 compatible.

The factory default is Disable.

Alt. Char Set

Set 1. Interprets data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F as a control code. Set 2. Prints data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F.

The factory default is Set 1.

Alt. Set 80-9F (P-Series, Serial Matrix, Epson FX)

Control Code. Interprets data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F as a control code. Printable. Prints data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F.

The factory default is Control Code. However, when the CTHI option is installed, the factory default is Printable.

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Alt. Set 80-9F (Coax, Twinax, TN3270, TN5250)

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
Disable. Logos and alphanumeric strings are treated as separate elements. Enable. Appends logos to an alphanumeric string rotated in a clockwise, counterclockwise, or inverted orientation.

The factory default is Disable.

Auto FF at ^PN
When enabled, an FF will be generated automatically to slew to the end of form when the ^PN command is encountered and when the current vertical position is not at the top-of-form. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable.

Auto LF (P-Series, P-Series XQ)

This option defines the printer action when print data is received past the forms width setting.

Disable. Discards any data past the forms width. Enable. Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is received past the forms width.

The factory default is Disable.

Auto LF (Serial Matrix, Proprinter XL, Epson FX)

This option defines the printer action when print data is received past the forms width setting.

Enable. Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is received past the forms width. Disable. Discards any data past the forms width.

The factory default is Enable.

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Auto Skip at End

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
This parameter enables the printer to print text in all uppercase when using the ALPHA command.

Disable. The printer will print text in upper and lowercase. Enable. The printer will print text in uppercase only.

The factory default is Disable.

Autoeject (VGL)
Determines paper handling upon exiting the VGL Repeated Form and Dynamic Form commands.

Disable. Holds the print position at the bottom of the form. Enable. Issues a form feed after the last form is printed so all pages will be physically printed.

The factory default is Disable.

Autowrap
This parameter determines if text will wrap to the next line when the line of text exceeds the right margin.

Disable. Truncates the text beyond the right margin until a CR or CR + LF is received. Enable. Automatically inserts a CR + LF after a full print line.

The factory default is Disable.

Barcode var.
This command only applies for IBARC barcode command format.

Low Resolution. Sets barcode ratio dot values to be interpreted as line matrix printer dots (60 x72). High Resolution. Sets barcode ratio dot values to be interpreted as print engine dots (300 x 300 or 203 x 203).

The factory default is Low Resolution.

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Bold
Disable. Text is printed normally. Enable. Text is printed with a heavy line thickness.

The factory default is Disable.

Bottom Margin
Defined in linespaces, starting from line zero at the bottom of the page and incrementing from the bottom up. The range is 0-451 linespaces, and the factory default is 0 linespaces.

Boundary Check
This option turns on or off the page boundary check for all print elements.

Enable. When enabled, an out of bound error is reported if the print element is out of the page boundary. Disabled. When disabled, no out of bound error is reported. The out of bound print element prints over the page boundary.

The factory default is Enable.

Btm Margin Ctl

Determines the pages bottom margin. If this option is set to VGL Text Length, then text length changes the bottom margin value in the LP+ Emulation submenu as follows: bottom = physical page length-top margin-text length. If the option is set to LP+ Menu, then a change in text length has no effect, and the bottom margin setting in the LP+ Emulation menu will be used, although the new text length value still shows in the menu. The options are LP+ Menu (the factory default) and VGL Text Length.

Buffer Print
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
This option is valid only when the printer is printing in Coax SCS mode. When the ENTER key is pressed, Buffer Reprint Enabled displays and an Intervention Required status is sent to the host. Pressing ENTER again cancels the Buffer Reprint function and displays Buffer Reprint Disabled on the LCD.

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C39 Compatbl.
This menu makes the old method of decoding C39 alternative character set compatible with the new.

Enable. Matches the old method of decoding. Disable. Uses the current way of decoding.

The factory default is Disable.

C128 Mode Comp.

The menu is for compatibility of the old build in auto mode switch.

Enable. Matches the old build on the auto mode switch. Disable. Uses auto mode switch.

The factory default is Disable.

Cancel IGP/DCU
Enable. Cancels all buffers when a job is put on hold from the host or when the CANCEL key is pressed. Disable. Does not cancel any internal buffer in the printer when a job is put on hold from the host, or when the CANCEL key is pressed.

The factory default is Enable.

Change Case
Specifies the font as Mono or Dual Case. This option is available only in Coax non-SCS mode. The host will be notified of the change when the printer is put online. Mono Case prints the same as Dual Case if the character set is one of the following right to left sets: Katak, Hebrew, Old Hebrew, and Farsi. SCS (Systems Network Architecture Character String) Mode is controlled by the host computer. The options are Dual Case (the factory default) and Mono Case.

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Character Group and Character Sets (Epson FX)

(From page 191.) 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

Cyrillic Sets

European Sets
Latin 2 8859-2* Code Page 852 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC-437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page 865 Code Page 860 Latin 1 8859-1 Latin 5 8859-9 Latin 9 8859-15 Polish POL1 Win. CP 1250 Win. CP 1252 Win. CP 1257 CP 858 EURO Lith. CP 773 Serbo Croatic 1 Serbo Croatic 2 CP 774 CP 775 ISO 8859-4

Greek Sets
DEC 256 Greek* ELOT 928 Greek Greek 3 ABY Greek ABG Greek ELOT 927 Greek Greek 851 Greek 437 Greek 8859-7 Win. CP 1253 Greek 813 EURO Greek 869 EURO

Hebrew Sets

ASMO 449* ASMO 449+ ASMO 708 ASMO 708+ MSDOS CP710 MSDOS CP720 Sakr CP714 Aptec CP715 CP 786 IBM CP864 IBM CP1046 Arabic Lam One Arabic Lam Two Win. CP 1256 Farsi 1 Farsi 2 1098 Farsi 1285

Cyrillic 866* Cyrillic CP 437 Cyrillic 113 Cyrillic 8859-5 ISO 915 Code Page 855 Cyrillic 7 bit Ukrainian Bulgarian Win. CP 1251 Latvian 866

Hebrew Old* Hebrew New Hebrew DEC Latin-1 Hebrew Win. CP 1255

Turkish Sets

UTF-8

Epson Set*
ASCII (USA)* French German English Danish I Swedish Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Latin Am II French Canadian Latin Am I

OCR-A

OCR-B

Data Gen. Turk.* DEC Turkish IBM Turkish Siemens Turkish PTT Turkish IBC Turkish Bull Turkish AS400 Turkish Unisys Turkish NCR Turkish PST Turkish UNIS-1 Turkish Code Page 853 INFO Turkish Win. CP 1254 Code Page 857

Multinational
ASCII (USA)* EBCDIC

Code Page 850

CP 858 EURO

IBM PC

Notes: * = Factory Default. To access the desired basic character set, use the + and - keys. To select the set, press the key. After you have selected the basic set, access the subset selection menu by pressing the key. Once in the subset menu, access the desired subset by pressing the + and - keys and select it by pressing the key. The Epson subset is accessed and selected in the same manner.

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Character Group and Character Sets (IGP/PGL)

(From page 179.) 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. 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. CP 1256 Farsi 1 Farsi 2 1098 Farsi 1285 Cyrillic Sets European Sets Latin 2 8859-2* Code Page 852 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC-437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page 865 Code Page 860 Latin 1 8859-1 Latin 5 8859-9 Latin 9 8859-15 Polish POL1 Win. CP 1250 Win. CP 1252 Win. CP 1257 CP 858 EURO Lith. CP 773 Serbo Croatic 1 Serbo Croatic 2 CP 774 CP 775 ISO 8859-4 Greek Sets DEC 256 Greek* ELOT 928 Greek Greek 3 ABY Greek ABG Greek ELOT 927 Greek Greek 851 Greek 437 Greek 8859-7 Win. CP 1253 Greek 813 EURO Greek 869 EURO

Code Page 866* Cyrillic CP 437 Cyrillic 113 Cyrillic 8859-5 ISO 915 Code Page 855 Cyrillic 7 Bit Ukrainian Bulgarian Win. CP 1251 Latvian 866 CP 1048

Hebrew Sets

Turkish Sets Data Gen. Turk.* DEC Turkish IBM Turkish Siemens Turkish PTT Turkish IBC Turkish Bull Turkish AS400 Turkish Unisys Turkish NCR Turkish PST Turkish UNIS-1 Turkish Code Page 853 INFO Turkish Win. CP 1254 Code Page 857 Azeri

UTF-8

Hebrew Old* Hebrew New Hebrew DEC Latin-1 Hebrew Win. CP 1255

Notes: * = Factory Default. To access the desired basic character set, use the + and keys. To select the set, press the key. After you have selected the basic set, access the subset selection menu by pressing the key. Once in the subset menu, access the desired subset by pressing the + and - keys and select it by pressing the key.

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Character Group and Character Sets (IGP/VGL)

(From page 182.) 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

Arabic Sets

Cyrillic Sets

European Sets Latin 2 8859-2* Code Page 852 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC-437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page 865 Code Page 860 Latin 1 8859-1 Latin 5 8859-9 Latin 9 8859-15 Polish POL1 Win. CP 1250 Win. CP 1252 Win. CP 1257 CP 858 EURO Lith. CP 773 Serbo Croatic 1 Serbo Croatic 2 CP 774 CP 775 ISO 8859-4

Greek Sets DEC 256 Greek* ELOT 928 Greek Greek 3 ABY Greek ABG Greek ELOT 927 Greek Greek 851 Greek 437 Greek 8859-7 Win. CP 1253 Greek 813 Euro Greek 869 Euro

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. CP 1256 Farsi 1 Farsi 2 1098 Farsi 1285

Code Page 866* Cyrillic CP 437 Cyrillic 113 Cyrillic 8859-5 ISO 915 Code Page 855 Cyrillic 7-bit Ukrainian Bulgarian Win. CP 1251 Latvian 866

Hebrew Sets Hebrew Old* Hebrew New Hebrew DEC Latin-1 Hebrew Win. CP 1255

Turkish Sets Data Gen. Turk.* DEC Turkish IBM Turkish Siemens Turkish PTT Turkish IBC Turkish Bull Turkish AS400 Turkish Unisys Turkish NCR Turkish PST Turkish UNIS-1 Turkish Code Page 853 INFO Turkish Win. CP 1254 Code Page 857 Azeri

Notes: * = Factory Default. To access the desired basic character set, use the + and - keys. To select the set, press the key. After you have selected the basic set, access the subset selection menu by pressing the key. Once in the subset menu, access the desired subset by pressing the + and - keys and select it by pressing the key.

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Character Group and Character Sets (P-Series, Serial Matrix)

(From page 183, page 187.) 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

Cyrillic Sets

European Sets
Latin 2 8859-2* Code Page 852 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC-437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page 865 Code Page 860 Latin 1 8859-1 Latin 5 8859-9 Latin 9 8859-15 Polish POL1 Win. CP 1250 Win. CP 1252 Win. CP 1257 CP 858 EURO Lith. CP 773 Serbo Croatic 1 Serbo Croatic 2 CP 774 CP 775 ISO 8859-4

Greek Sets

Hebrew 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. CP 1256 Farsi 1 Farsi 2 1098 Farsi 1285

Cyrillic 866* Cyrillic CP 437 Cyrillic 113 Cyrillic 8859-5 ISO 915 Code Page 855 Cyrillic 7 Bit Ukrainian Bulgarian Win. CP 1251 Latvian 866

DEC 256 Greek* ELOT 928 Greek Greek 3 ABY Greek ABG Greek ELOT 927 Greek Greek 851 Greek 437 Greek 8859-7 Win. CP 1253 Greek 813 EURO Greek 869 EURO

Hebrew Old* Hebrew New Hebrew DEC Latin-1 Hebrew Win. CP 1255

Turkish Sets

UTF-8

IBM PC*

Multinational

ECMA Latin 1

DEC Mult.

Primary Subset ASCII (USA)* ASCII (USA)* EBCDIC French German English Danish Swedish Italian Spanish Japanese French Canadian Latin American Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin Am II Extended Subset Code Page 437* Code Page 850

Primary Subset ASCII (USA)* ASCII (USA)* French German German Swedish English Danish Norw./Danish Norwegian Swedish Finnish Italian English Spanish Dutch Japanese French French Canadian Spanish Dutch Italian Finnish Turkish Swiss Japanese Extended Subset CP 858 Multinational* EURO Barcode 10 cpi Mult. DP 10 cpi Notes: Mult. DP 12 cpi Mult. LQ 10 cpi * = Factory Default. Greek DP 10 cpi Greek DP 12 cpi To access the desired basic character set, Greek LQ 10 cpi use the + and - keys. To select the set, Grap. DP 10 cpi press the key. After you have selected the Grap. LQ 10 cpi basic set, access the subset selection menu Sci. DP 10 cpi Sci. DP 12 cpi by pressing the key. Once in the subset Sci. LQ 10 cpi menu, access the desired subset by

Data Gen. Turk.* DEC Turkish IBM Turkish Siemens Turkish PTT Turkish IBC Turkish Bull Turkish AS400 Turkish Unisys Turkish NCR Turkish PST Turkish UNIS-1 Turkish Code Page 853 INFO Turkish Win. CP 1254 Code Page 857 Azeri

pressing the + and - keys and select it by pressing the key. Primary and extended character subsets are accessed and selected in the same manner.

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Character Group and Character Sets (Proprinter XL)

(From page 189.) 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

Cyrillic Sets

European Sets
Latin 2 8859-2* Code Page 852 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC-437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page 865 Code Page 860 Latin 1 8859-1 Latin 5 8859-9 Latin 9 8859-15 Polish POL1 Win. CP 1250 Win. CP 1252 Win. CP 1257 CP 858 EURO Lith. CP 773 Serbo Croatic 1 Serbo Croatic 2 CP 774 CP 775 ISO 8859-4

Greek Sets
DEC 256 Greek* ELOT 928 Greek Greek 3 ABY Greek ABG Greek ELOT 927 Greek Greek 851 Greek 437 Greek 8859-7 Win. CP 1253 Greek 813 EURO Greek 869 EURO

Hebrew Sets

ASMO 449* ASMO 449+ ASMO 708 ASMO 708+ MS DOS CP710 MS DOS CP720 Sakr CP14 Aptec CP715 CP 786 IBM CP 864 IBM CP 1046 Arabic Lam One Arabic Lam Two Win. CP 1256 Farsi 1 Farsi 2 1098 Farsi 1285

Cyrillic 866* Cyrillic CP 437 Cyrillic 113 Cyrillic 8859-5 ISO 915 Code Page 855 Cyrillic 7 Bit Ukrainian Bulgarian Win. CP 1251 Latvian 866

Hebrew Old* Hebrew New Hebrew DEC Latin-1 Hebrew Win. CP 1255

Turkish Sets

UTF-8

Data Gen. Turk.* DEC Turkish IBM Turkish Siemens Turkish PTT Turkish IBC Turkish Bull Turkish AS400 Turkish Unisys Turkish NCR Turkish PST Turkish UNIS-1 Turkish Code Page 853 INFO Turkish Win. CP 1254 Code Page 857 Azeri

Code Page 437*

Code Page 850

OCR-A

OCR-B

Multinational
ASCII (USA)* EBCDIC

CP 858 EURO

Notes: * = Factory Default. To access the desired basic character set, use the + and - keys. To select the set, press the key. After you have selected the basic set, access the subset selection menu by pressing the key. Once in the subset menu, access the desired subset by pressing the + and - keys and select it by pressing the key. Character subsets are accessed and selected in the same manner.

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Character Set (P-Series, Serial Matrix, Proprinter, Epson FX)

This item allows selection of the character set to be used by the printer. Printing UTF-8 Encoded Unicode Text Normally, to print multinational characters on a printer, the user needs to select a character set that contains the correct characters. Character sets are groups of 256 locations; the first 128 locations are occupied by the ASCII set, and the locations in the upper half are reserved for graphics, symbols, or multinational characters. For example, to print Cyrillic, the user would select a Cyrillic set. To print Italian, the user would select a different set. Unicode allows any character to be selected without switching character sets because it specifies a different number for every character in all languages. Thus Unicode has become the standard for multinational printing. UTF-8 is a popular encoding of Unicode in which the first 128 characters are still occupied by the ASCII set. This makes it backwards compatible with older applications which use only ASCII data. It also allows the printing of all Unicode characters. UTF-8 encoded Unicode can be enabled on the printer from the front panel or from a host command in the LP+, PGL, or ZGL emulation.

Cmd Resolution
Low Resolution. Sets a low command resolution mode. High Resolution. Sets a high command resolution mode.

The factory default is Low Resolution.

Coax Type
This parameter defines the printer emulation, as follows:

4234 3287

After the emulation has been changed, a POR status is sent to the host. The factory default is 4234.

Code Page Subset

This item allows you to select the desired version of the following code pages - 037,273, 274, 275, 277, 278, 280, 281, 282, 284, 285, 297, 500, and 871. The options are Version 0 (the factory default) and Version 1.

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Compressed Print
Controls which host command sets compressed printing.

Char 01 SOH Char 03 ETX Char 09 HT

The factory default is Char 01 SOH.

Control Code 06
Control Code 06 defines the function of ASCII code 06 hex (ACK). You can select an alternate line spacing of 6.0, 8.0, or 10.3 LPI. The options factory default is 8.0 LPI.

Control Code 08
Control Code 08 defines the function of ASCII code 08 hex (BS). You can define the code to output an Elongated character or a Backspace. The factory default is Elongated.

Copy Count
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
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. Produces a carriage return to the first print position of the current line.

The factory default is On.

CR Edit
This parameter determines if a carriage return will be followed by a line feed.

Disable. The printer ignores all carriage returns that are not followed by line feeds. Enable. The printer processes all carriage returns, even for those that are not followed by line feeds.

The factory default is Disable.

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CR, EM, & NL

CR (Carriage Return), EM (Error Message), & NL (New Line) specify that the printer treat the CR, EM, and NL control codes either as spaces or as control codes.

On. Treats the CR, EM, and NL commands as control codes. Off. Treats the CR, EM, and NL commands as spaces.

The factory default is On.

Data Bit 8
Enable. The PI line is not passed directly from host to printer; all 8 bits are used for data bits, and characters in the hex 80-FF range can be accessed. Disable. When the host PI line is enabled, data bit 8 internally indicates PI line status. To use the PI line, disable data bit 8, and enable the Host PI configuration option (under the PI Ignored option).

NOTE: Data bit 8 is interpreted as either data bit 8 or PI signal, but never both. When enabled as data bit 8, data bit 8 has priority over the PI signal, and all data above hex 7F is used to access character data and not to interpret PI line data. 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

This item allows you to select the desired default codepage to be used when IPDS is not activating a Code Page ID. Refer to the IPDS Programmers Reference Manual for a list of the code pages. The factory default is English/USA/Can.

Default Font
This item allows you to select the desired default resident font to be used when IPDS is not activating a Font Global ID. Refer to the IPDS Programmers Reference Manual for a list of the fonts. The factory default is Courier 10.

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Define CR code
This option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code (0D hex) from the host computer. If this feature is enabled, each time the printer receives a carriage return, it inserts an additional Line Feed code (0A hex) into the data stream. Do not use this feature if the host computer sends line feeds to the printer. NOTE: For this menu to take effect in PGL, PGL Normal needs to be set to PGL Menu.

CR = CR. Does not insert an extra line feed after each carriage return. CR = CR + LF. Inserts an extra line feed after each carriage return. The next print position will be print position 1 of the next line.

The factory default is CR = CR.

Define LF code (PGL, Serial Matrix, Proprinter XL, Epson FX)

This parameter forces the printer to insert an automatic Carriage Return code into the data stream whenever a Line Feed code occurs. This can be used in most installations, but it is required if the host computer does not send carriage returns to the printer. NOTE: For this menu to take effect in PGL, PGL Normal needs to be set to PGL Menu.

LF = LF. Does not perform an automatic carriage return. The next print position will be at the current print character position on the next line. 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)

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. The next print position will be the current print position on the next line.

The factory default is LF = CR + LF.

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Do FF at TOF
Determines whether the printer, with media already set at the TOF (Top-ofForm) position, will advance media to the next TOF position upon receipt of an FF command.

Enable. The printer will advance media from the present TOF position to the next TOF position upon receipt of an FF command, causing a blank form. Disable. The printer will not advance media from the present TOF position to the next TOF position upon receipt of an FF command.

The factory default is Enable.

Early Print Cmpl (Coax, TN3270)

Early Print Complete capability allows the printer to send print (order) complete status to the host before the printer is actually done printing all data. This option is valid only when the printer is in DSC/DSE mode.

Disable. The printer will suppress the Early Print Complete response until all printing is complete. Enable. The printer will send an acknowledgement to the host when it is able to accept more data.

NOTE: When an Early Print Complete is enabled and an error occurs, there may be data loss. The factory default is Disable.

Early Print Comp (IPDS)

This parameter allows you to choose when to send a Print Complete to the Controller.

Off. Print Complete is sent if the page is printed completely. 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
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.

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Emulation
This item allows you to select the desired IPDS emulation, either 4028 IPDS or 3816 IPDS. The factory default is 4028 IPDS.

Epson Set
This item allows you to select the Epson character subset used by the printer. The options are listed on page 199. The factory default is ASCII (USA).

ESC d command
This item is for backward compatibility.

Even dot plot. This option interprets the ESC d command as even dot plot. Double high. This option interprets the ESC d command as double high. Select this option for backward compatibility.

The factory default is Even dot plot.

EVFU Select
Controls how the printer handles vertical formatting.

Enable. Selects P-Series compatible Electronic Vertical Format Unit (EVFU). Disable. Disables all EVFU processing.

The factory default is Enable.

Expanded Font (PGL)

Expanded font allows you to print characters in different sizes with specified parameters and to select which font face to use.

Scalable. Uses scalable fonts. Block. Uses block fonts. Alt Block 1. Uses alternative block fonts with a different character set.

The factory default is Scalable.

Expanded Font (VGL)

Expanded font allows you to print characters in different sizes with specified parameters and 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.

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Expanded Fonts (IPDS)

This option specifies which algorithm is used for expanding a character string in Write Graphics.

Compatible. A resizing and smoothing algorithm will be performed on the bitmapped font. Scalable. A substitution will be done to a scalable outline font. Using Scalable will increase performance and quality, however, the substitution will only be done for Latin 1 characters of resident bitmapped fonts, and the type is limited to Courier and Gothic. A scalable font cannot be selected directly, and an LF3 format cannot be downloaded.

The factory default is Scalable.

Ext Execute Copy

Disable. Dynamic data, overlay data, etc. are not allowed if the optional Form Count parameter (number of forms to print) is specified as part of the Execute command. (This setting is IGP-100 compatible.) Enable. Dynamic data, overlay data, etc. are allowed within a form where the Form Count parameter is specified in the Execute command. In this case, the same form is printed for whatever the Form Count is. Incremental data is not incremented since the printing page is the same. The overlay data is only printed with the first form and not on subsequent forms, and each form is printed on a separate page.

The factory default is Disable.

Extended Subset
This item allows selection of the desired extended character subset used by the printer. The options are Code Page 437 (the factory default) and Code Page 850.

FF After Job
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. The printer is set to print at print position 1 of the first line on the next form.

The factory default is Off.

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FF valid at TOF
The FF valid at TOF option determines whether the printer will perform a Form Feed when the host sends a Form Feed command, if the printer is at the top of form.

Enable. Performs a form feed when the host sends a Form Feed command and the printer is at the top of form. Disable. Will not perform a form feed when the host sends a Form Feed command and the printer is at the top of form.

The factory default is Enable.

FF Validity
Determines if the position of a Form Feed (FF) command affects its execution.

Off. Performs a form feed only if it occurs at the first print position in a line or at Maximum Print Position +1. An FF command at any other position is recognized as a blank. On. Allows the printer to perform an FF command anywhere in the data stream.

The factory default is Off.

Form Length (in.)

Form length is the number of lines that can be printed on a label. You can set forms length in inches. The factory default is shown in Table 3 on page 122.

Form Length (lines)

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 3 on page 122.

Form Length (mm)

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 3 on page 122.

Form Width (char.)

The forms width can be specified as a function of the current CPI (characters per inch). The forms width set should not exceed the actual paper width. The factory default is the maximum printing width divided by the selected number of characters per inch.

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Form Width (in.)

In this submenu, form width is specified in inches. The form width set should not exceed the actual paper width. The factory default is the maximum printing width.

Form Width (mm.)

In this submenu, form width is specified in millimeters. The form width set should not exceed the actual paper width. The factory default is the maximum printing width.

Forms Handling
This submenu allows the user to handle the form in the following ways:

Disable (the default). No effect. Auto Eject. Automatically ejects a page at the end of the job to spill out the last page. Auto TOF. Automatically does a form feed (FF) at the end of each form to the next top of form.

Format Control
Enables the printer to reflect the same spacing as CTPC model printers after absolute and relative move commands are executed.

Disable (the default). Reflects 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). 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).

Gothic Typeface
Controls which host command sets high speed printing.

Char 02 STX Char 03 ETX Char 09 HT

The factory default is Char 02 STX.

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Graphic Chek Cod

Specifies the replacement character to print in place of any unprintable character that is received from the host. Choose a hex character from 40 through FE. The character becomes the printer default when:

The printer is powered off and then powered on. An SGEA command specifies to use the operator panel default. The Graphic Chek Err parameter is disabled.

The range is 40 through F4, and the factory default is 60.

Graphic Chek Err

Allows overriding of the host setting for the SGEA (Set Graphic Error Action) command. For more information about the SGEA command, refer to the Coax/Twinax Programmer's Reference Manual.

Enable. The host setting for the SGEA used by the printer. If the SGEA command is requested to stop on graphic errors, the printer will stop when a graphic error is detected. Disable. Ignores the SGEA command from the host. The printer does not stop when an error is detected; instead, it substitutes the character selected in the Graphic Chek Code parameter.

The factory default is Enable.

Hexdump Mode
Hexdump mode allows you to place the printer into the hex dump mode, in which the printer outputs a hexadecimal data stream. The purpose of hexdump mode is to see exactly what data is received by the printer, in order to debug forms, for example. When enabled, the hexdump mode translates all host interface data to its hexadecimal equivalent, then prints the hex code and its printable symbol, if one exists. Figure 5 shows a partial example of a hex dump. 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. The 16 characters printed per line on the hexdump are formatted so that the 16 printable symbols are printed in columns 1 through 16. The 17th column is blank. Column 18 contains either a p (PI line active) or a blank (PI not active). Columns 19 and 20 contain the hexadecimal code for the first character, followed by a blank. The PI line condition and hexadecimal code for the second character are printed in columns 22, 23, and 24, followed by a blank. The third through 16th characters are printed in a similar manner. The hexadecimal code for the 16th character is printed in columns 78, 79, and 80. NOTE: Values will vary based on printhead width.

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Subsequent printing observes the current setting for skip-over perforation, form length, and top-of-form position parameters.

IMPORTANT

You must have a minimum of 4.1 inches of media installed and have Label Width set to 4.1 inches. If not, the hexdump data will be truncated and lost. If a fault occurs while printing a hexdump, the printer reverts to the normal fault state. When the fault is cleared, the printer resumes printing the hexdump (either a partial line with a form feed or nothing at all). Top-of-Form remains unaffected.

Figure 5. Sample Hex Dump To begin a hex dump, first place the printer offline and enable the Hex Dump Mode option from the control panel. Next, place the printer online. Finally, send data to the printer from the host computer. Any data received from the host is dumped to the printout. To cancel a hex dump, first place the printer offline. Then, disable the Hex Dump Mode option from the control panel. The paper may then be advanced to the next Top-of-Form. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable.

Horizontal DPI
This feature enables the thermal printer to print images as close as possible to the same size as those originally programmed for a line matrix or laser 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 dpi (T5204, T5206, T5208) and 300 dpi (T5304, T5306, T5308) horizontal resolution. The range is 60-400 dpi, and the factory default is 120 dpi.

Host Command
This item allows you to select certain host commands to be ignored by the printer. The options are Enable, Ignore All, Ignore CPI, and Ignore LPI. The factory default is Enable (all host commands accepted by the printer).

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Host Form Length (PGL)

Determines how the physical label length (see Label Length under the MEDIA CONTROL menu) is affected upon receiving an EXECUTE command.

Enable. The physical label length will change to match the form length (specified in CREATE command). The physical label size remains at the new setting until another EXECUTE command is received, or the PRINTER CONTROL menu settings are changed. Var. Length. The physical label length is the longest print element defined in CREATE mode plus the setting of Var Form Adjust. Works with CREATE;NAME;0 Var Dynamic Len. The physical label length will change to the longest print element defined in EXECUTE mode plus the setting of Var Form Adjust. Works with CREATE;NAME;0 Disable. Forms printed in EXECUTE mode do not change the physical label size. Therefore, the size of the form (defined in CREATE mode) must fit within the current label dimensions, or errors may occur.

The factory default is Enable. NOTE: Changing the form length via the EXECUTE command changes the LP+ Emulation logical dimensions. The difference between Var. Length and Var Dynamic Len is as follows: With CREATE;NAME;0, and the following parameters,

10 dynamic fields defined in CREATE mode (AF0, AF1,...,AF9) with different positions three dynamic fields are used in EXECUTE mode (provided with data)

when Var. Length is selected, the label length is based on the longest printed element among the 10 dynamic fields defined in CREATE mode. When Var Dynamic Len is selected, the label length is based on the longest printed element among the three dynamic fields defined in EXECUTE mode. If there is static data in the form, the static data position is taken into consideration when determining the longest printed element.

Host Form Length (IPDS)

Enables or disables changing the form length by the host.

Disable. The host is unable to change the form length. Enable. The host may change the form length.

The factory default is Disable.

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Host Form Length (VGL)

Sets the printer page size.

Enable. Sets the printer label size equal to Label Length from the host form length command. (For more information, refer to the IGP/VGL Programmers Reference Manual.) 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
Determines whether the printer accepts certain commands sent by the host, or continues to use the current operator panel settings.

Disable. Allows these host commands to override operator panel settings: line length, forms length, lines per inch (LPI), characters per inch (CPI), print quality, and text orientation. Note the information appearing on the message display may not match the data stream setting. No values will change upon initial selection of the Disable option. Enable. The operator panel settings override the host commands.

The factory default is Disable.

Host PI
Disable. The host does not send PI signals. Enable. The host sends PI signals. The Data Bit 8 configuration option must be disabled to transmit the PI line to the printer.

The factory default is Disable.

I-2/5 Selection
This option is added to be compatible with a special IGP-X00 customization. Usually, if Interleaved 2/5 bar codes have an odd number of digits, a leading zero is inserted in front of the data. However, this special IGP-X00 customization gives you the option of adding a space character at the end of the bar code instead.

Leading Zero. A leading zero is inserted in front of the data. Trailing Space. A space is inserted at the end of the data instead of a leading zero. X2 DPD. When selected, I-2/5 bar code with a magnification X2 will use the specially configured ratios 3:3:6:5 rather than 3:6:9:12 for compatibility issues. Modulo 7 CD. The I-2/5 bar code uses a modulo 7 check digit instead of the default modulo 10 check digit.

The factory default is Leading Zero.

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Ignore Ch#1
Specifies character 1 for the character filtering option. Valid decimal values are from 0 through 255. The factory default is 0.

Ignore Ch#2
Specifies character 2 for the character filtering option. Valid decimal values are from 0 through 255. The factory default is 0.

Ignore Chars
Disable. Character filtering is not enabled. Char 1. Character 1 will be filtered. Select the option Ignore ch#1 to specify character 1. 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.

The factory default is Disable.

Ignore Dots
Disable. The VGL expects position values to be specified in tenth inches and dot rows. Enable. Causes the VGL to expect position values to be specified in only 1/10ths of an inch. If the dot position is also given, it is treated as text.

The factory default is Disable.

Ignore ^Lxx Cmd.

Disable. The factory default. Enable. The Form Length commands ^Lxx and ^Hxx will be ignored, and the form length will be determined by the Form Length menu in the LP+ menu.

The factory default is Disable.

Ignore Mode
This parameter instructs the IGP to ignore the character selected under the Select Character menu.

Disable. The IGP does not ignore any characters. Enable. The IGP ignores the character specified in the Select Character menu.

The factory default is Disable.

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Ignore Spaces
Disable. Trailing spaces are not deleted from alphanumeric elements in a graphics pass. Enable. Trailing spaces are deleted from alphanumeric elements in a graphics pass.

The factory default is Disable.

Ignore Text
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.
This parameter forces the output to correspond with IGP-100 printer output in cases where there are differences. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable.

Intervention Req
Send To Host. The printer sends a signal to the host computer when a printer fault or hold mode time-out occurs.

NOTE: If you select Send To Host, make sure the Error Recover option (under MEDIA CONTROL) is set to Disable. If Error Recover is not set to Disable, Intervention Req will not work properly.

Do Not Send. No signal will be sent to the host computer.

The factory default is Send To Host.

Italic Print
Disable. Text is printed normally. Forward Slant. Text is printed with a forward slant. Backward Slant. Text is printed with a backward slant.

The factory default is Disable.

LAC Approx.
This item controls whether or not the LAC Approximation is used. (See the Coax/Twinax Programmers Reference Manual.) When set to On, then Approximation is used. When set to Off, Approximation is not used, and incoming data will print as is. The factory default is On.

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LAC Option
Allows the host system to load alternate character images into the printer. This may be used for designing graphics, bar codes, and charts, or for printing in foreign languages.

Enable. Prints the LAC character as defined. Disable. Ignores the LAC definition from the host and prints from the currently selected character set.

The factory default is Enable.

Last Char = FF
Determines the print line position when a Form Feed (FF) 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.

NOTE: This option is ignored if Auto Skip At End is on. If configured as a 3287, and a form feed occurs in the middle of a print buffer, the printer defaults to the first print position on the second line of the next form, regardless of the setting of this option. The factory default is On.

Lead PDF Dist

Adjusts the leading and trailing character spacing distance of the PDF for UPC/EAN barcodes. The range is 0.01- 0.10 inches in 0.01 inch increments, and the factory default is 0.10 inches.

Lead-in Chars
You can enable additional printer features which are not accessible through standard coax emulations. To access these features, send text commands in the data stream. The commands must have a start and end code. Three sets (each containing a start and end code) are available:

User Defined Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 start code: <% end code: > start code: end code: $ start code: _% end code: _

The factory default is User Defined.

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Left Margin
Set in characters. Character zero is defined as the far left edge of the page, and column numbering increments from left to right. The range is 0-369 characters, and the factory default is 0 characters.

Logical Buf Size

Refers to the size of the printer buffer, which should be set the same as the host screen (buffer) size. If the host screen size is unknown, use 1920. The options are 960, 1920, 2560, 3440, and 3564. The factory default is 1920.

LPI
This item selects the number of lines printed per inch. The range is 6-10, and the factory default is 6.

Max PI 16
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

Set the maximum print width the printer will print when using a C/T or TN5250 host interface. Set for 13.2 inches when printing files larger than the width of the printer. All data exceeding the width of the maximum Printer Width will be truncated.

13.2 inches Printer Width (the maximum width of the printer)

The factory default is 13.2 inches.

Midline PY (includes ^PN)

Disable. The Graphics mode Enabled command, ^PY, must be the first three characters of a line. Enable. The ^PY or ^PN can occur anywhere in a line.

The factory default is Disable.

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NL at MPP+1
Specifies the linespacing action when the printline exceeds the rightmost print position and text continues from the leftmost print position on a new line.

On (the default). Moves to the first print position two lines down from the current position. Off. Moves to the first print position of the next print line.

Null Handling
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.

Space (the default). Treats nulls as spaces. Ignore. Ignores nulls.

Null Suppression (Coax, TN3270)

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 (the default). Ignores nulls. On. Treats nulls as spaces.

Null Suppression (IPDS)

Disable (the default). When disabled, an exception is generated when the IPDS data stream contains an 0x00. Enable. When enabled, this option ignores the EBCDIC value 0x00 in the IPDS data stream.

Optimized Ratio
This option selects different bar code ratios for certain bar codes including Code 39 and Interleaved 2 of 5. It is included for compatibility with the IGPX00 printers.

Disable (the default). Use standard bar code ratios. Enable. Select the alternate bar code ratios.

Overstrike
Overstrike determines the action required when a line is printed over a previous line because a carriage return was received without a line feed.

Enable (the default). Prints the second line on top of the first line. Disable. Replaces the characters from the first line with the second line.

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PA1
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 online. Refer to the Coax/Twinax Programmer's Reference Manual for more information about SCS. NOTE: Selecting PA1 again (PA1 DISABLED appears on the operator panel) or selecting PA2 will reset the pending PA1 function.

PA2
PA2 is only valid when the printer is offline and the coax SCS data stream is active. This function displays the PA2 ENABLED message when the key is pressed, and sends a special operator request to the host when the printer is put back online. NOTE: Selecting PA2 again (PA2 DISABLED appears on the operator panel) or selecting PA1 will reset the pending PA2 function.

Page Rotation
This option rotates the physical IPDS page. The options are 0, 90, 180, and 270. The factory default is 0.

PDF Size Comp

This option is for compatability of the font size of the barcode printable data field on the old build.

Enable. Matches the font size of the old build. Disable. Uses the normal font size.

The factory default is Disable.

PGL Normal
This option determines whether PGL passes the text data in Normal mode according to LP+ or whether PGL will print the text data itself.

LP+ Menu (the default). PGL will pass the text data to LP+ only in the default setting state (6 LPI, default character set, and font attribute). PGL Menu. PGL will always print the text data itself.

PI Slew Range
You can specify how many lines the paper will feed.

15. A paper slew of 1-15 will move 1-15 lines. A paper slew of 0 will move 1 line. 16 (the default). A paper slew of 0-15 will move 1-16 lines.

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Position Aft FF
Allows you to select the location of the print position after a Form Feed command is sent.

Off (the default). Sets the printer to print at position 2 of the first print line on the next form. On. Sets the printer to print at print position 1 of the first print line on the next form.

Power on IGP/PGL
You can set the IGP/PGL feature so that it is enabled or disabled when the printer is powered on.

Enable (the default). 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. (The IGP/PGL feature is initialized to the Quiet mode.)

Power-up ^F
Disable (the default). Enable. Selects free format mode as the power-up default, and selects the graphics mode ^PY as the power-up default. Free format causes the VGL to ignore carriage returns, line feeds, and all characters below 20 hex sent from the host.

Power-up ^PY
Disable (the default). Enable. Selects the graphics mode ^PY as the power-up default.

Power-up ^X
Disable (the default). Enable. Selects the ignore mode as the power-up default, and selects the graphics mode ^PY as the power-up default. All characters are ignored until a ^A command is received.

Preparser Port
Allows you to send preparser commands to the printer through any port.

Disable (the default). Not using the Preparser command. Enable. The preparser command can be accepted from any port.

Primary Subset
This item allows selection of the desired primary character subset used by the printer. The factory default is ASCII (USA).

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Print Char. Set

Selecting this item by pressing the key causes the printer to print the currently selected character set.

Printer PI
Disable (the default). The LP+ Emulation is configured with the PI line disabled. Enable. The LP+ Emulation is configured with the PI line enabled.

Printer Select
Disable (the default). Ignores the ASCII DC1 and DC3 control codes. Enable. Disables the printer when a DC1 control code is received, and enables the printer when a DC3 control code is received.

Prop Line Length

Enable (the default). The position of the next graphic element will be determined by the physical length of a text string (when using a proportional spaced font). Disable. The position of the next graphic element will be determined as if the font was monospaced (all characters had the same specified width).

Prop. Spacing
Each printed character is contained inside a character cell. The width of the character cell includes the character and the space around the character.

Enable (the default). The width of each character cell varies with the width of the character. For example, [i] takes less space to print than [m]. Using proportional fonts generally increases the readability of printed documents, giving text a typeset appearance. Disable. Each character cell is printed with the same width. Each column in the printed text will line up.

PSeries Dbl High

This menu option allows printing compatibility between the current and older models of Printronix printers.

Normal (the default). 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).

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Repeat Form
When enabled, this menu speeds up the label printing for repeated form. This only applies to forms where the entire form is enclosed in the ^IREPV...^IREPE command.

Enable (the default). Speeds up the processing of repeated forms for PGL, thereby resulting in increased printer throughput. This option provides no speed benefit for forms that are unrelated to one another and should be disabled under those circumstances. Disable. Should be selected when subsequent forms are unrelated to one another.

Repeat Form Opt

Enable (the default). Speeds up the processing of repeated forms for PGL, thereby resulting in increased printer throughput. This option provides no speed benefit for forms that are unrelated to one another and should be disabled under those circumstances. Disable. Should be selected when subsequent forms are unrelated to one another.

Reset Cmd CFG Ld

When the printer receives a host data stream reset command (ESC@ or ESC[K) in addition to resetting printer variables, the selected configuration is loaded.

Disable (the default). The active emulation parameters are loaded when the reset command is executed. Power up config. The power-up configuration is loaded when the reset command is executed. Current config. The currently selected configuration is loaded when the reset command is executed. Factory config. The factory installed configuration is loaded when the reset command is executed.

Resident Fonts
This option selects either a bit-mapped font (Compatible) or a scalable font (Scalable) as the default font.

Compatible (the default). Selects a bit-mapped font as default. Scalable. Selects a scalable font as default.

Ret. Status Port

This option selects the port for the Return Status Commands (i.e., ~STATUS (PGL) and ~HS (PPI/ZGL)) to send the status data back to the Host. The options are Serial (factory default), E-NET Stat Port, USB, IEEE 1284, Disable, and E-NET Data Port.

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Right Margin
Set in characters. Character zero is defined as the far right edge of the page, and column numbering increments from right to left. The range is 0-369 characters, and the factory default is 0 characters.

Rot. Char Size

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
This option determines whether scalable characters are sized based on normal scaling or based on the size of block characters. If the option Block is set, then the scalable character are made to be the same size as block characters in the old IGP-X00 printers. The options are Normal (the factory default) and Block.

SCS Buffer Cntrl

This option functions like the Early Print Complete feature (Early Print Cmpl (Coax, TN3270) on page 208) but is for SCS only.

Dont Wait. The printer does not wait until the buffer is printed before sending the print complete back to the host. Wait Until Done. The printer waits until the buffer has printed before sending the print complete back to the host.

NOTE: If set to Wait Until Done, printer speed may be reduced. The factory default is Dont Wait.

Select Char
Instructs the IGP which decimal character (0-255) to ignore from the host. The range is 0-255, and the factory default is 0.

Select CPI
This item selects the characters per inch (CPI) value. The options are 10.0, 12.0, 13.3, 15.0, 17.1, and 20.0 CPI. The factory default is 10.0 CPI.

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Select LPI
This is the number of lines to be printed per inch. For example, at 6 lpi there is 1/6 inch from the top of one print line to the top of the next print line. The options are 6.0, 8.0, and 10.3 LPI. The factory default is 6.0 LPI.

Select SFCC (PGL)

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)

This P-Series feature allows you to select an ASCII code which defines the Special Function Control Code (SFCC) command code value. The factory default value is hex 01, but the P-Series options allow selection of any value ranging from hex 00 through hex 7F. This powerful feature permits the SFCC code to be assigned a value compatible with the application environment where the P-Series jobs originate. The most commonly used values include the following:

SOH (01 hex) ESC (1B hex) ETX (03 hex) Circumflex (5e hex) - also called caret (^) Tilde (7F hex) - (~)

NOTE: Non-Printable ASCII code values range from hex 00 through hex 1F and also include hex 7F. Printable ASCII code values range from hex 20 through hex 7E. If a printable code value is chosen to define the SFCC code value, you must ensure that the printer data stream will not contain the same code value in printable text. Otherwise text containing the character for the SFCC control code value may be incorrectly processed as an SFCC command causing print errors. The range is 0-7F, and the factory default is 1.

Select SO Char
Allows you to specify a decimal code from 0 through 255 to be used in place of SO (Shift Out) as the control code which allows access for the alternate set of control function characters. See the description of the Code 128 barcodes in the PGL Programmer's Reference Manual for details. The range is 0-255, and the factory default is 14.

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Set Text Orientn (Coax, Twinax)

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 (the default). Allows printers configured as a 4234 to use the Set Text Orientation command from the host. Left to Right. Right to Left. When you select a right to left language, the host will be notified of print direction changes when the printer is put online.

Set Text Orientn (TN3270, TN5250)

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.

Left to Right (the default). Right to Left. When you select a right to left language, the host will be notified of print direction changes when the printer is put online.

Select SFCC (IGP/VGL)

This option selects the Special Function Control Code. The default value is the caret ^ (decimal 94). Valid values are 17 through 255. Run a configuration printout to determine the currently selected SFCC. The range is 17-255, and the factory default is 94.

SFCC Char (SPC Coax, SPC Twinax)

Determines what character is printed when an EBCDIC Logical Not character (Hex 5F) is received from the host.

User Defined* (the default) Set 1 <%> Set 2 ^^$ Set 3 _%_

SFCC d command
This menu option is for backward compatibility.

Even dot plot (the default). This option interprets the SFCC d command as even dot plot. Double high. This option interprets the SFCC d command as double high. Select this option for backward compatibility.

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Skip Cmd Prefix

Stands for Skip Command Prefix. This parameter determines if the printer will print any data before a PGL command is received.

Enable (the default). The printer ignores all data before a PGL command. Disable. The printer will print all data before a PGL command.

Slash 0
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 (the default). Zero is printed without a slash. Enable. Zero is printed with a slash.

Slashed Zero
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 (the default). Zero is printed without a slash. Enable. Zero is printed with a slash.

Slew Relative
Slewing is rapid vertical paper movement. This parameter determines the number of lines slewed (either 1-15 lines or 1-16 lines) when an EVFU Slew Relative command is received. The options are 1-15 lines (the default) and 1-16 lines.

SPC Char Set

Allows you to select the print language character set. See page 170 for the options. The default is 0500 Internat 5.

SPC Null Supp

SPC Null Supp stands for SPC Null Suppression.

Disable (the default). Ignores nulls. The print position does not move. Enable. Treats nulls as blank spaces.

SPC Space Supp

This option is only available in Coax SPC emulation and is used in LU3/DSC/ DSE mode only.

Disable (the default). Treats nulls and spaces normally. Enable. If the entire line consists of spaces and nulls, the line will be discarded.

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PTX NI (Printronix Non-impact) (the default). 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.

SPC Type (SPC Twinax Setup)

Allows you to select a convertor which mimics a specific type of external protocol convertor:

MODE PTX NI (the default) for Printronix non-impact MODE 219 for Model 219 protocol convertor MODE P5000 for Printronix protocol convertor MODE IBM for the IBM protocol convertor

Standard Sets
This item allows you to select various character sets available from the Character Group item. The options are Standard, Arabic, Cyrillic, European, Greek, Hebrew, and Turkish Sets. The factory default is Standard Sets.

Text Length
Text Length is the printable length on the page below the top margin. The range is 1-255, and the factory default is 66.

Text Position
Specifies where the text will be positioned in the line space.

Top of Line. Text is positioned at the top of the line space.

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Bottom of Line (the default). Text is positioned as if it were at the bottom of a 6 lpi line space. The following example shows both Top of Line and Bottom of Line text positions:
Dot Row

Top of Line Space

Bottom of 8 LPI Line Space

Bottom of 6 LPI Line Space

Text Position Top of Line

Text Position Bottom of Line

Top Margin
Defined in linespaces, starting from line zero at the top of the page and incrementing from the top down. The range is 0-451 linespaces, and the factory default is 0 linespaces.

Translate Table
Default (the default). The option is disabled. The table is not stored in the real translation table until the option is enabled. Downloaded. The option is enabled. The LU3 Translation Table is loaded from the buffer into the permanent table.

Translation Tbl (Coax, TN3270)

Prints SCS and DSC/DSE tables of the coax interface's current character set. This operation is valid only when the coax interface is selected as the current interface.

Translation Tbl (SPC Coax)

Prints 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)

Prints a table of the twinax interface's current character set. This operation is valid only when the twinax interface is selected.

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Translation Tbl (TN5250, Twinax)

Prints a table of the twinax interfaces current character set. This operation is valid only when the twinax interface is the current interface.

True Vert 1/10

Disable (the default). When disabled and in High Resolution, a vertical lines length in one inch and 1/10 inch increments is interpreted as 70/72 inch and 7/72 inch respectively. Enable. When enabled, a vertical lines length is interpreted exactly, which is 72/72 inch in one inch increments.

Trunc Dyn Data

This submenu allows the user to truncate the dynamic data up to the maximum data length specified in Create Mode.

Disable (the default). If the dynamic data exceeds the maximum data length, an error will report. Enable. If the dynamic data exceeds the maximum data length, the data truncates.

Truncate Alpha
Enable (the default). Prevents the printing of Error 48 (Element Off Page Error) if alphanumeric data, including spaces, extends beyond the right side of the form. Disable.

Twinax Type
This parameter defines the printer emulation as follows:

IPDS 256 Bytes (the default) IPDS 1024 Bytes 5225 4234

After the emulation has been changed, a POR status is sent to the host.

Typeface
Letter Gothic (the default). 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.

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Uniform Fonts
Disable (the default). The typeface selected while in Extended Graphics Mode will be cancelled when the graphics pass is complete. Enable. The typeface selected while in Extended Graphics Mode will also be used in Standard Graphics Mode and Normal Mode.

UPC Descenders (PGL)

This parameter allows you to print bar code descenders when human readable data is not presented in the UPC/EAN bar codes.

Always (the default). UPC/EAN bar codes are printed with descenders, even if there is no human readable data. Never. UPC/EAN bar codes are printed without descenders if the PDF command is present. Only With PDF. UPC/EAN bar codes are printed with descenders only when the PDF command is presented.

UPC Descenders (VGL)

Enable (the default). UPC/EAN bar codes are printed with descenders, even if there is no human readable data. Disable. UPC/EAN bar codes are printed without descenders if there is no human readable data.

Upr. Case Select

Controls how the printer handles lowercase characters it receives from the host computer. When enabled, all characters are printed in uppercase.

Disable (the default). Prints lowercase characters received from the host computer as lowercase; prints uppercase characters received from the computer as uppercase. Enable. Prints lowercase characters received from the host computer as their corresponding uppercase equivalents; prints uppercase characters received from the computer as uppercase.

User-Def Ratio
This option allows you to ignore the user-defined barcode ratio and replace it with the default ratio (X1).

Enable (the default). Allows the user-defined barcode ratio. Disable. The user-defined barcode ratio will be replaced with the default ratio (X1).

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User-Defined St1 (Start Code 1)

This option allows you to define your own value (in ASCII characters) for the User Defined option in the Lead-in Chars menu. St1 specifies Start Code 1. See Lead-in Chars on page 219 for additional information. The range is 40 - FF, and the factory default is 5F.

User-Defined St2 (Start Code 2)

This option allows you to define your own value (in ASCII characters) for the User Defined option in the Lead-in Chars menu. St2 specifies Start Code 2. See Lead-in Chars on page 219 for additional information. The range is 40 - FF, and the factory default is 5F.

User-Defined Stp (Stop Code)

This option allows you to define your own value (in ASCII characters) for the User Defined option in the Lead-in Chars menu. Stp specifies Stop Code. See Lead-in Chars on page 219 for additional information. The range is 40 - FF, and the factory default is 5B.

Var Form Adjust

This specifies an amount (in tenths of inches) to add to the length of variablelength forms. Variable-length forms use a semicolon at the end of the CREATE command: ~CREATE;<FORMNAME>;0. Typically, variable-length forms are determined by the elements within the form. The longest form element becomes the overall form length. This option allows an additional space to be added to the form length. The range is 00.0 to 03.0 inches, and the factory default is 00.0 inches.

Var Form Type

Add Nothing (the default). When selected, no action is taken. Add ;0. When selected, the form length ends at the longest printed element. (Same as CREATE;filename;0) Add ;X. When selected, the form length is the same as the physical page length (the Label Length menu under MEDIA CONTROL). (Same as CREATE;filename;X)

Vertical Adjust
This option is to adjust printer dpi to expand or shrink the vertical position of graphic elements and the height of the vertical line. The default is 0 dots. The adjustment range is from -20 dots to 20 dots with respect to the current printer dpi.

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Vertical Density
This option is to adjust printer dpi to expand and shrink the vertical position or the height of the graphic elements. The option is only available for 203 dpi printers. The default is 203 dpi. The adjustment range is from 195 to 210 dpi.

Vertical DPI
This feature enables the thermal printer to print images as close as possible to the same size as those originally programmed for a line matrix or laser printer by selecting a vertical 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 thermal printer is capable of printing up to 203 dpi (T5204, T5206, T5208) and 300 dpi (T5304, T5306, T5308) vertical resolution. The range is 72-400 DPI, and the factory default is 72 DPI.

VPA Check
Enable (the default). The printer checks for dots that fall outside the intersection of the logical and physical pages. If dots fall outside the area, the printer reports an error to the host if the IPDS Exception Handling Control command setting requires error reporting. Disable. The printer does not report dots outside the valid printable area.

Width Limit
When enabled, the system will limit the length and width for expanded characters to a limit shown in Table 7, which shows the maximum width allowed for a specific height in the range of 00 through 40 (0.0 through 4.0 inches). The factory default is Disable.

Table 7. Width Limit Table Height Param. 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 Max. Width Allowed 99 99 3 6 8 11 13 Height Param. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Max. Width Allowed 51 53 56 58 61 63 66

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Table 7. Width Limit Table (continued) 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 16 18 21 23 26 28 31 33 36 38 41 43 46 48 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 68 71 73 76 78 81 83 86 88 91 93 96 98

XOH-SMO Support
This option allows the user to disable reporting of XOH-SMO support in the STM reply. This feature has been added because some hosts will not send an IPDS XOH-SMS to a printer that reports it is a Continuous Forms printer, and also supports XOH-SMO.

Enable. The printer reports that it has support for XOH-SMO. Disable. The printer does not report that it has support for XOH-SMO.

The factory default is Enable.

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Printer Tests

Test Count

Software Build

Feature File 4

Hex Dump Mode Disable* Enable

Auto Calibrate* Continuous* Checkerboard 1 Page Grey 2 Pages Grid 5 Pages Current Config 10 Pages Left Test Right Test Combo Test Ethernet Test 1 Barcode Demo ODV/RFID Report 2

XXXXXX Ver. XX X 3 XXXXXX- XXX 3

Print Error Log

Clear Error Log

FLASH Installed

DRAM Installed

Ptr On Time

Ptr Media Dist

3 XX Megabytes 3 XX Megabytes 3 XXX.X Hours

XXXXX inches 3

Head Print Dist

Head On Time

Reset Head Data

Head Type

Head Voltage

XXXXX inches 3

XX.X Hours 3

XXX DPI 3

XX.XX+X.XX volts 3

* = Factory Default
1 Appears 2 3

only if the Ethernet Interface adapter is installed.

Appears only if the validator and/or RFID encoder is installed. You cannot change this value; it is a display only item. 4 The menu appears only if a feature file has been downloaded to the printer.

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DIAGNOSTICS Submenus
Printer Tests
The printer tests below allow you to check for proper printer operation and print quality:

Auto Calibrate (the default). 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. This pattern helps identify burned out printhead elements and uneven print quality. Grid. This pattern helps identify edge sharpness and uneven print quality. Current Config. Prints the current printer configuration and helps identify the text print quality. Also prints Printhead statistical data in the header. Left Test. Prints a pattern containing a series of ladder-type bar code symbols, starting with four and decrementing by one symbol on each print until a single symbol prints on the left side. This pattern helps identify ribbon wrinkle problems. Right Test. Prints a pattern containing a series of ladder-type bar code symbols, starting with four and decrementing by one symbol on each print until a single symbol prints on the right side. This pattern helps identify ribbon wrinkle problems. Combo Test. Prints a combined left test and right test. Ethernet Test. This item appears only if the Network Interface Card (NIC) adapter is installed. Prints the NIC statistics stored on the NIC adapter. Barcode Demo. Prints text and barcodes with the barcodes positioned at the left and right margins of the standard label media supplied with the printer. The test automatically produces output for 4, 6, and 8 inch printers at 203 dpi and 300 dpi. ODV/RFID Report. This item appears only if the validator and/or RFID encoder is installed. Prints a report of the validation and/or RFID statistics since the printer was turned on or since the last data reset.

Once you have selected the desired test pattern, press to start printing. If the Test Count option (below) is set to Continuous (the default), press again to stop printing.

Test Count
This item selects the number of times the selected test pattern will be printed. The options are Continuous (factory default), 1 Page, 2 Pages, 5 Pages, and 10 Pages.

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Software Build
This is 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.

Feature File
Displays the part number only when a feature file has been installed.

Hex Dump Mode

Disable (factory default). Enable. The printer prints out data sent from the host in hexadecimal format.

Also see page 213.

Print Error Log

Prints the current log of errors. Most non-routine faults (RIBBON FAULT, PRINT HEAD HOT) are stored in the error log.

Clear Error Log

Clears entries in the error log.

FLASH Installed
Displays the amount of FLASH memory installed in megabytes.

DRAM Installed
Displays the amount of DRAM installed in megabytes.

Ptr On Time
Displays the cumulative time in hours the printer has been powered on. This value is set to zero at the factory after burn-in testing.

Ptr Media Dist

Displays the cumulative number of inches the printer has moved media. This value is set to zero at the factory after burn-in testing.

Head Print Dist

Displays the length of media actually printed since the last Reset Head Data operation. This value is set to zero at the factory after burn-in testing.

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Head On Time
Displays the time that power has been applied to the printhead since the last Reset Head Data operation. This value is set to zero at the factory after burnin testing.

Reset Head Data

Resets all printhead statistics values (Head Prt Dist and Head On Time) to zero.

Head Type
Displays the printhead type installed in dots per inch (203 dpi or 300 dpi).

Head Voltage
Displays the applied printhead voltage.

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Port Type

Data Bit 8 2

PI Ignored 2

Buffer Size in K 16* 1-16

Auto Trickle Disable* Enable

Trickle Time 1/4 sec* 1/2 sec 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec Off

IEEE 1284* Disable Centronics E-Net Adapter 1

Enable* Disable

Enable* Disable

Timeout 10 sec.* 1-60 sec.

Report Status Disable* Enable

Switch Out On Data Timeout* Session Close

Prime Signal

Data Polarity 2

Resp. Polarity 2

Disable* Enable

Standard* Inverted

Standard* Inverted

Busy on Strobe 2

Latch Data On 2

Offline Process 2 Disable* Enable

Enable* Disable

Leading* Trailing

Notes: * = Factory Default Italicized items are available only when Admin User is enabled (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu).
1

Available only when E-Net Adapter is installed. only when the Centronics option is enabled (in the Port Type submenu of PARALLEL PORT).

2 Available

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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 (the default), Disable, Centronics, and Ethernet. NOTE: The Ethernet option is available only if E-Net Adapter is installed. When E-Net Adapter is installed, the IEEE 1284 and Centronics options do not display.

Data Bit 8
Enable (the default). The PI line is not passed directly from host to printer; all 8 bits are used for data bits, and characters in the hex 80-FF range can be accessed. Disable. When the host PI line is enabled, data bit 8 internally indicates PI line status. To use the PI line, disable data bit 8, and enable the Host PI configuration option (under the PI Ignored option).

NOTE: Data bit 8 is interpreted as either data bit 8 or PI signal, but never both. When enabled as data bit 8, data bit 8 has priority over the PI signal, and all data above hex 7F is used to access character data and not to interpret PI line data. 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.

PI Ignored
The PI (Paper Instruction) signal is used to control vertical paper motion.

Enable (the default). Ignores the PI signal and treats the data as characters or control codes. Disable. Causes the printer to interpret the eight data lines as VFU commands when the PI signal is true.

Buffer Size in K
This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the Ethernet buffer. The range is 1-16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments. The factory default is 16 Kbytes.

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Auto Trickle
This feature is used to prevent a host computer from timing out because the parallel interface is busy for too long.

Enable (factory default). When the printers buffers are almost full, the printer begins to trickle data in from the host (at the rate set in the Trickle Time menu) until the buffers start to empty out. Disable. The Auto Trickle feature is not used.

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. For example, if the printer is printing a job from the serial port, and then receives a second print job from the parallel port, the data from the parallel port will trickle bit by bit into the printer buffer to prevent a timeout error from being sent back to the host connected to the parallel port. The selected value is the time that the printer waits before getting the next byte of data from the host. The Trickle Time value should be less than the host time out value, but not too much shorter or else the printer fills up its buffer too fast. This function is not applicable for C/T hotport. The options are 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 seconds and Off. The factory default is 1/4 second.

Timeout
This is the value used by the printer to time out from the current port and check the other selected port types for data to print. When the printer has not received data from the host after a certain period of time, it needs to time out in order to service the other ports. The range is 1-60 seconds, and the factory default is 10 seconds.

Report Status
Disable (factory default). When a fault occurs on the printer, only the active port reports the fault to the host. Enable. The port will report any fault even when it is not the current active port.

Switch Out On
Data Timeout (factory default). Allows Autoswitching when no data has been received for the selected Time Out period. Session Close. Allows Autoswitching only when the Network Socket is closed. If the Ethernet Adapter is not installed the Network Socket is always reported as closed and this menu option is ignored.

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Prime Signal
Disable (factory default). The parallel port will not perform a warm start (reboot) if the host asserts the Prime Signal. Enable. The parallel port will perform a warm start (reboot) if the host asserts the Prime Signal.

Data Polarity
The Data Polarity parameter must be set to match the data polarity of your host computer.

Standard (factory default). 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.

Resp. Polarity
The Response Polarity parameter must be set to match the response polarity of your host computer.

Standard (factory default). Does not invert the response signal. Inverted. Inverts the response signal sent to the host computer.

Busy on Strobe
Enable (factory default). Asserts a busy signal after each character is received. Disable. Asserts a busy signal only when the print buffers are full.

Latch Data On
Specifies whether the data is read on the leading or trailing edge of the data strobe signal. The options are Leading (factory default) and Trailing.

Offline Process

Disable (factory default). When set to disable, the printer does not process parallel/network data while offline. Enable. When set to enable, the printer continues to process (but not print) the current network/parallel job while the printer is offline until the printer's buffer is full.

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Port Type

Baud Rate

Word Length 8* 7 1* 2

Stop Bits

Parity

Data Protocol XON/XOFF* ETX/ACK ACK/NAK Series1 1 Char Series1 2 Char DTR

RS 232* RS 422 Disable

9600 BAUD* 19200 BAUD 38400 BAUD 57600 BAUD 115200 BAUD 600 BAUD 1200 BAUD 2400 BAUD 4800 BAUD

None* Odd Even Mark Sense

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.* 1-60 sec.

Report Status Disable* Enable

Data Term Ready

Request to Send

True* On-Line and BNF Off-Line or BF On-Line False

On-Line and BNF* Off-Line or BF On-Line False True

Poll Character

Poll Reponse

Idle Response

One Char Enquiry

Printer Status

Framing Errors Enable* Disable

00 Hex* 00-FF Hex

0 ms* 0-30 ms

Disable* Enable

Disable* Enable

Disable* ENQ/STX ENQ

Offline Process Disable* Enable

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SERIAL PORT Submenus

Port Type
This item allows you to select 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. The options for the RS-232 and RS-422 interfaces are 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 Baud. NOTE: If you select a baud rate that is greater than 19200 and you experience data loss, you may need to lower the baud rate or use RS-422. You also may need to increase the Buffer Size in K parameter to improve performance. The factory default is 9600.

Word Length
Sets the length of the serial data word. The length of the data word can be set to 7 or 8 bits and must match the corresponding data bits setting in the host computer. The factory default is 8.

Stop Bits
Sets the number of stop bits in the serial data word. Either 1 or 2 stop bits can be selected. The setting must match the corresponding stop bit setting in the host computer. The factory default is 1.

Parity
The options are Odd, Even, Mark, Sense, or None. The setting must match the corresponding parity setting in the host computer. The factory default is None.

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Data Protocol
You can select one of the following serial interface protocols to meet the host interface requirements.

XON / XOFF (the default). 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. An XOFF character is sent when the number of empty bytes in the buffer is less than or equal to 25 percent of the buffer size. If the host keeps sending data after an XOFF is sent, the printer firmware will continue to send an XOFF for every 16 characters received. When cleared, the printer will resume receiving data (XON). The data does not have any End of Text codes; XON / XOFF is a non-block protocol. ETX / ACK. End of Text / Acknowledge. The host controls the flow of communication to the printer by sending a block of data and ending the block with an End of Text (ETX) signal. When the printer receives the ETX signal, it will acknowledge the ETX, thereby acknowledging it has received the entire block of data. ACK / NAK. ACK means acknowledge; the device acknowledges it has accepted a transmission. NAK means negative acknowledge; the device did not receive the transmission. Series1 1 Char. The printer controls the flow of communication from the host by turning the transmission on and off using response characters sent to the host. If the number of valid bytes in the buffer reaches 75 percent of the buffer size, the online or offline and buffer full response character is sent. If the buffer is completely full, an online or offline buffer full response is sent every time a character is sent from the host. Whenever the printer state changes to online or offline, the appropriate response character is sent. If the idle response option is enabled, the printer will send a response character every two seconds while the number of valid bytes in the buffer is less than 75 percent of the buffer size. If a poll character is received (configurable from the Poll Character xx Hex option on the front panel from hex 0 through FF), the printer will send a response character n milliseconds later (configurable from the Poll Character xx MS on the front panel from 0 through 30). This n milliseconds is called the poll delay. The poll character will be removed from the input data stream and will not be processed. This may cause problems with the transmission of binary data (e.g., control codes, bit image, etc.). If a poll delay is started due to the receipt of a poll character and another poll character is received, the second poll character has no effect and is removed from the input data stream. If a transition (from buffer full to empty or online to offline) occurs during a poll delay, the new printer state will be sent at the end of the poll delay.

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The response characters are described below. Printer State Online and Buffer Empty Online and Buffer Full Offline and Buffer Empty Offline and Buffer Full Response CR 3 0 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. The response characters are described in the following table: Printer State Online and Buffer Empty Online and Buffer Full Offline and Buffer Empty Offline and Buffer Full Response 1 CR 3 CR 0 CR 2 CR

DTR. The printer controls the data flow by sending this hardware signal to the host. If there is enough room in the printer buffer, the printer will send a high signal; if the buffer is full, the printer will send a low signal. DTR tells the host if it is safe to send more data. (If the host sends data during an unsafe condition, data will be lost.) DTR is not available when RS-422 is selected.

Buffer Size in K
This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the serial port buffer. The range is 1-16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments. NOTE: If you select a baud rate that is 19200 or greater, you may need to increase the Buffer Size in K parameter from the default to 16 Kbytes to improve performance. The factory default is 16.

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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. For example, if the printer is printing a job from the serial port and then receives a second print job from the parallel port, the data from the parallel port will trickle bit by bit into the printer buffer to prevent a timeout error from being sent back to the host connected to the parallel port. The selected value is the time that the printer waits before getting the next byte of data from the host. The Trickle Time value should be less than the host time out value, but not too much shorter or else the printer fills up its buffer too fast. This function is not applicable for C/T hotport. The options are 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 seconds and Off. The factory default is 1/4 sec.

Timeout
This is the value used by the printer to time out from the current port and check the other selected Port Types for data to print. When the printer has not received data from the host after a certain period of time, it needs to time out in order to service the other ports. The range is from 1 to 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. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable.

Data Term Ready

Stands for Data Terminal Ready. This configuration is part of hardware flow control and determines when the Data Terminal Ready (DTR) signal is generated. This signal indicates if the printer is ready to receive data.

True (the default). Continuously asserts the DTR signal. On-Line and BNF (buffer not full). Asserts the DTR signal when the printer is online and the internal serial buffer is not full. Off-Line or BF (buffer full). Asserts the DTR signal when the printer is offline or the internal serial buffer is full. On-Line. Asserts the DTR signal when the printer is online. False. Never asserts the DTR signal.

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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 (factory default). 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. Asserts the RTS signal when the printer is online. False. Never asserts the RTS signal. True. Continuously asserts the RTS signal.

Poll Character
This option is for the Series1 protocol. Whenever the printer receives this character, it sends a response to the host indicating the current state of the printer (see Series1 protocol). The range is 00-FF Hex, and the factory default is 00 Hex.

Poll Response
This option is for the Series1 protocol. After receiving a poll character, the printer will wait the poll response time in milliseconds before sending the response. The range is from 0 to 30 ms, and the factory default is 0 ms.

Idle Response
This option is for the Series1 protocol.

Disable (factory default). Enable. The printer sends a response character every two seconds while the number of valid bytes in the buffer is less than 75 percent of the buffer size.

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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 8. One Char Enquiry Response Characters Printer State Online and Buffer Not Full Online and Buffer Full Offline and Buffer Not Full Offline and Buffer Full Response (hex) 22 23 20 21

The Poll Character is removed from the data stream. If the Data Protocol is set to ETX/ACK, ACK/NAK, or Series1, One Char Enquiry is automatically disabled. The options are Disable (the default) and Enable.

Printer Status
Disable. Printer status ignored. ENQ/STX (see Table 9). ENQ (see Table 10).

When enabled, the printer will respond to an ENQ character by sending a status byte to the host. The type of status byte is determined by a Front Panel Menu selection. The selections allowed are ENQ/STX and ENQ. The ENQ is removed from the data stream. Table 9. ENQ/STX Status Byte Bit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Printer Status Set when the printer is not online or the buffer is full. Set when the printer is offline. Clear during a paper out or RibbonMinder fault. Always set. Set during a Head Open fault. Set during a buffer overflow fault. Set during a parity or framing error fault. Always clear.

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Table 10. ENQ Status Byte Bit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Printer Status Set when the label has printed. Set when the label is presented. Set while the printer is online. Always set. Set printing in the batch mode. Set during a Ribbon fault. Set during a Paper Out fault. 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.

Enable (factory default). If a framing error occurs, a fault message will display on the control panel. Disable. If a framing error occurs, a fault message will not display on the control panel.

Offline Process
Disable (default). When set to disable, the printer does not process serial data while offline. Enable. When set to enable, the printer continues to process (but not print) the current serial job while the printer is offline until the printers buffer is full.

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C/T PORT
C/T PORT 1 (from page 102)

Port Type

Device Address Address 1* Address 0-6

Timeout

Report Status

Twinax* Coax Disable

10 sec.* 5-60 sec.

Disable* Enable

Notes: * = Factory Default

1

This menu appears only if the CTHI option is installed.

C/T PORT Submenus

Port Type
This item selects the desired active CTHI interface and appears only when the CTHI option is installed. The factory default is Twinax.

Device Address
Allows you to set the device address from 0 through 6. The host directs data and commands on the twinax line to a specific device based on its unique device address. After the address has been changed, a Power On Reset (POR) status is sent to the host. The factory default is 1.

Timeout
This item allows you to set the time that the printer, when it has not received data from its host, will begin to service all other host ports looking for data to print. The range is from 5 to 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 item enabled, the port will report any fault even when it is not the current, active port. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable.

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USB PORT
USB PORT 1 (from page 102)

Buffer Size in K 16* 1-16

Timeout Notes: * = Factory Default

1

10 sec.* 1-60 sec.

This menu appears only if the USB option is installed.

USB Port Submenu

Buffer Size in K
This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the serial port buffer. The range is from 1 to 16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments. The factory default is 16.

Timeout
This item allows you to set the time that the printer, when it has not received data from its host, will begin to service all other host ports looking for data to print. The range is from 1 to 60 seconds, and the factory default is 10 seconds.

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ETHERNET PORT

ETHERNET PORT 1 (from page 103)

Timeout

Switch Out On Data Timeout* Session Close Notes: * = Factory Default

1

10 sec.* 1-60 sec.

This menu appears only if the Ethernet option is installed.

ETHERNET PORT Submenu

Timeout
This item allows you to set the time that the printer, when it has not received data from its host, will begin to service all other host ports looking for data to print. The range is from 1 to 60 seconds, and the factory default is 10 seconds.

Switch Out On
Data Timeout (factory default). Allows Autoswitching when no data has been received for the selected Time Out period. Session Close. Allows Autoswitching only when the Network Socket is closed. If the Ethernet Adapter is not installed the Network Socket is always reported as closed and this menu option is ignored.

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ETHERNET ADDRESS
ETHERNET ADDRESS 1 (from page 103)

IP Address SEG1: 000* 0-255

IP Address SEG2: 000* 0-255

IP Address SEG3: 000* 0-255

IP Address SEG4: 000* 0-255

Subnet Mask SEG1: 000* 0-255

Subnet Mask SEG2: 000* 0-255

Subnet Mask SEG3: 000* 0-255

Subnet Mask SEG4: 000* 0-255

Gateway Address SEG1: 000* 0-255

Gateway Address SEG2: 000* 0-255

Gateway Address SEG3: 000* 0-255

Gateway Address SEG4: 000* 0-255

MAC Address

DHCP Disable* Enable

xxxxxxxxxxxx 2

Notes: * = Factory Default

1 2

This menu appears only if an Network Interface Card (NIC) is installed. You cannot change this value; it is a display only item.

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IP Address
This item allows you to set the IP Address for the TCP/IP protocol in four three-digit segments (SEG1 through SEG4). 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: The printer reboots when it is placed online.

Subnet Mask
This item allows you to set the Subnet Mask for the TCP/IP protocol in four three-digit segments (SEG1 through SEG4). If the Subnet Mask 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: The printer reboots when it is placed online.

Gateway Address
This item allows you to set the Gateway Address for the TCP/IP protocol in four three-digit segments (SEG1 through SEG4). If the Gateway 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: The printer reboots when it is placed online.

MAC Address
This item is the Manufacturers Assigned Number, and is unique for each NIC. It is read-only.

DHCP
You can enable/disable the DHCP protocol using this option, but consult your administrator for the appropriate setting. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable. NOTE: The printer reboots when it is placed online.

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ETHERNET PARAMS
ETHERNET PARAMS 1 (from page 103)

NetBIOS Protocol Enable* Disable

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 10 Full Duplex 100 Half Duplex 100 Full Duplex

Job Control

Standard* Enhanced Off

Offline Process Disable* Enable Notes: * = Factory Default

1 2 3

This menu appears only if an Network Interface Card (NIC) is installed. Set the port number that works with your host system. This menu appears only if the IPDS emulation is installed.

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NetBIOS Protocol
Enable (the default). The NIC will respond to the NetBIOS protocol. Disable. The NIC does not recognize the NetBIOS protocol.

ASCII Data Port

This option allows you to set the port number for ASCII print jobs. The data port number needs to match your host system setting. The range is 0 - 65535, and the factory default is 9100.

IPDS Data Port (IPDS emulation only)

This option allows you to set the port number for IPDS print jobs. The range is 0 - 65536, and the factory default is 5001.

Keep Alive Timer

This is the time that the Keep Alive Timer will run. Keep in mind that with the Keep Alive Timer on, the tcp connection will stay connected even after the print job has terminated. The range is 2-10 minutes, and the factory default is 3 minutes.

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 (the default). 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. Tells the 10/100Base-T NIC to communicate at 10 Megabits per second using half duplex. 10 Full Duplex. Tells the 10/100Base-T NIC to communicate at 10 Megabits per second using full duplex. 100 Half Duplex. Tells the 10/100Base-T NIC to communicate at 100 Megabits per second using half duplex. 100 Full Duplex. Tells the 10/100Base-T NIC to communicate at 100 Megabits per second using full duplex.

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Job Control
Standard (factory default). The NIC waits for the entire job to be received before it indicates the job is done. Enhanced. The NIC waits for the entire job to be printed before it indicates the job is done. Off. There is no synchronization between the NIC and the printer.

NOTE: For detailed information about using the NIC, refer to the Network Interface Card Users Manual.

Offline Process

Disable (the default). When set to disable, the printer does not process parallel/network data while offline. Enable. When set to enable, the printer continues to process (but not print) the current network/parallel job while the printer is offline until the printer's buffer is full.

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WLAN ADDRESS 1 (from page 103)

IP Address SEG1: 000* 0-255

IP Address SEG2: 000* 0-255

IP Address SEG3: 000* 0-255

IP Address SEG4: 000* 0-255

Subnet Mask SEG1: 000* 0-255

Subnet Mask SEG2: 000* 0-255

Subnet Mask SEG3: 000* 0-255

Subnet Mask SEG4: 000* 0-255

Gateway Address SEG1: 000* 0-255

Gateway Address SEG2: 000* 0-255

Gateway Address SEG3: 000* 0-255

Gateway Address SEG4: 000* 0-255

MAC Address

DHCP Disable* Enable Notes: * = Factory Default

1 2

xxxxxxxxxxxx 2

This menu appears only if a Wireless Option is installed. You cannot change this value; it is a display only item.

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WLAN ADDRESS Submenus

IP Address
This item allows you to set the IP Address for the TCP/IP protocol in four three-digit segments (SEG1 through SEG4). 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: The printer reboots when it is placed online.

Subnet Mask
This item allows you to set the Subnet Mask for the TCP/IP protocol in four three-digit segments (SEG1 through SEG4). If the Subnet Mask 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: The printer reboots when it is placed online.

Gateway Address
This item allows you to set the Gateway Address for the TCP/IP protocol in four three-digit segments (SEG1 through SEG4). If the Gateway 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: The printer reboots when it is placed online.

MAC Address
This item is the Manufacturers Assigned Number, and is unique for the NIC and the Wireless option. It is read-only.

DHCP
You can enable/disable the DHCP protocol using this option, but consult your administrator for the appropriate setting. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable. NOTE: The printer reboots when it is placed online.

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WLAN PARAMS 1 (from page 104)

Signal Strength

Operation Mode 6 Infrastructure* Pseudo IBSS Ad Hoc

SSID Name (01-15)

SSID Name (16-30))

SSID Name (31-32)

Reset SSID Name

XX% 2

XXX 3

Min Xfer Rate Auto-negotiate* 1Mb/sec 2Mb/sec 5.5Mb/sec 11Mb/sec

Channel 6

Antenna 5

Ant. Diversity 6 Diverse* Primary Auxiliary

Preamble 6

Power Mgmt 0 ms.* 100 ms. 200 ms. 300 ms. 400 ms. 500 ms. 600 ms. 700 ms. 800 ms. 900 ms. 1000 ms.

Default* 1-15

Primary* Auxiliary

Default* Short Long

Transmit Power 100%* 0%-100%

Internat. Mode Disable* Enable

Auth Method Open* Shared

WEP Key 1 Format Hexadecimal* ASCII

WEP Key 1 Width 128 Bits* 40 Bits

WEP Key 1 Byte1:

WEP Key 1 Byte2: Notes: * = Factory Default

1 2 3 4 5 6

WEP Key 1 Byte3:

WEP Key 1 Byte4:

WEP Key 1 Byte5:

WEP Key 1 4 Byte6:

WEP Key 1 4 Byte7:

This menu appears only if a Wireless Option is installed. You cannot change this value; it is a display only item. A 1-32 character, case-sensitive string. Characters can be alphanumeric, symbols, or spaces. This menu appears only if WEP Key 1 Width is set to 128 Bits. Appears only if a Symbol LA-5127 802.11 b/g RF card is installed. Appears only if 802.11b only RF card is installed.

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WEP Key 1 4 Byte8:

WEP Key 1 4 Byte9:

WEP Key 1 4 Byte10:

WEP Key 1 4 Byte11:

WEP Key 1 4 Byte12:

WEP Key 1 4 Byte13:

WEP Key 2 Format Hexadecimal* ASCII

WEP Key 2 Width 128 Bits* 40 Bits

WEP Key 2 BYTE1:

WEP Key 2 BYTE2:

WEP Key 2 BYTE3:

WEP Key 2 BYTE4:

WEP Key 2 BYTE5:

WEP Key 2 4 BYTE6:

WEP Key 2 4 BYTE7:

WEP Key 2 4 BYTE8:

WEP Key 2 4 BYTE9:

WEP Key 2 4 BYTE10:

WEP Key 2 4 BYTE11:

WEP Key 2 4 BYTE12:

WEP Key 2 4 BYTE13:

WEP Key 3 Format Hexadecimal* ASCII

WEP Key 3 Width 128 Bits* 40 Bits

WEP Key 3 BYTE1:

WEP Key 3 BYTE2:

WEP Key 3 BYTE3:

WEP Key 3 BYTE4:

WEP Key 3 BYTE5:

WEP Key 3 4 BYTE6:

WEP Key 3 4 BYTE7:

WEP Key 3 4 BYTE8:

WEP Key 3 4 BYTE9:

WEP Key 3 4 BYTE10:

WEP Key 3 4 BYTE11:

WEP Key 3 4 BYTE12:

WEP Key 3 4 BYTE13:

WEP Key 4 Format Hexadecimal* ASCII

WEP Key 4 Width 128 Bits* 40 Bits

WEP Key 4 BYTE1:

WEP Key 4 BYTE2:

WEP Key 4 BYTE3:

WEP Key 4 BYTE4:

Notes: * = Factory Default

4

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WEP Key 4 BYTE5:

WEP Key 4 4 BYTE6:

WEP Key 4 4 BYTE7:

WEP Key 4 4 BYTE8:

WEP Key 4 4 BYTE9:

WEP Key 4 4 BYTE10:

WEP Key 4 4 BYTE11:

WEP Key 4 4 BYTE12:

WEP Key 4 4 BYTE13:

Default WEP Key 0* 1-4

Reset WEP Keys

WPA Mode 6 Disable* Enable

WPA Cipher 6 TKIP* AES TKIP+AES

WPA P-Phs (01-15) 6 XXX 3

WPA P-Phs (16-30) 6

WPA P-Phs (31-32) 6

Reset WPA P-Phs 6

Notes: * = Factory Default A 1-32 character, case-sensitive string. Characters can be alphanumeric, symbols, or spaces.
4 3

This menu appears only if WEP Key 1 Width is set to 128 Bits. menu appears only if a Symbol LA5127 RF card is installed.

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Signal Strength
This menu displays the strength of the wireless signal. NOTE: This is a display value only and cannot be changed.

Operation Mode
Allows you to select the way the Wireless option communicates:

Infrastructure (the default). The Wireless option must go through an Access Point. Pseudo IBSS. Proprietary, peer-to-peer communication (without an Access Point). The two peers must be specific to one manufacturer. Ad Hoc. Standard, peer-to-peer communication (without an Access Point). The two peers can be from different manufacturers.

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SSID Name
A 1-32 character, case-sensitive string that identifies the Extended Service Set Identification (ESS_ID) network the unit is part of. (ESS_ID is also called NET_ID.) These characters can be alphanumeric, symbols, or spaces.

Reset SSID Name

Allows you to reset the SSID name.

Min Xfer Rate

Allows you to set the minimum speed at which the Wireless Option will accept a connection (in millions bits per second). The options are Auto-negotiate, 1Mb/sec., 2Mb/sec., 5.5Mb/sec., and 11Mb/sec. The factory default is Auto-negotiate.

Channel
Allows you to select the RF channel. The options are Default (the factory default) and 1-15.

Ant. Diversity (802.11b only) or Antenna (802.11b/g)

The RF antenna to use:

Diverse (the default). Select when you want to use the antenna with the best reception. (802.11b only) Primary. Select when you want to use the Primary antenna on the RF card. (802.11b and 802.11 b/g) Default setting for 802.11b/g. Auxiliary. Select when you want to use the Auxiliary antenna on the RF card. (802.11b and 802.11 b/g)

Preamble
The length of the preamble in transmit packets.

Default (the default). The Wireless option automatically determines the length. Short. For newer printers which can handle higher transfer rate speeds. Long. For older printers, which cannot handle higher transfer rate speeds.

Power Mgmt
This allows you to set power-save mode and sleep time. A value specifying the sleep time in milliseconds will be provided. If set to zero, power-save mode will be disabled. The range is 0-1000 ms., and the factory default is 0 ms.

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Transmit Power
The power level as a percentage of full power. The range is 0 - 100%, and the factory default is 100%.

Internat. Mode
When enabled, the Wireless option adapts to international frequency requirements in Europe. The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable.

Auth Method
The wireless authentication scheme.

Open (the default). This option allows all devices that have the authentication algorithm number for open system to authenticate. Shared. This option enables a four step authentication process using secure or encrypted text by means of WEP.

Default WEP Key

This feature enables you to encrypt (scramble) information for security purposes. With this feature, you can set up to four encryption keys, in either ASCII or hexadecimal format, and in either 40 or 128 bits. (The more bits you choose, the more difficult it will be to decode the information.) NOTE: None of the WEP Key Configuration menus display on the configuration printout.

WEP Key Format

Allows you to format the WEP keys in ASCII or hexadecimal code. The factory default is Hexadecimal.

WEP Key Width

This is the encryption strength. The options are 40 Bits and 128 Bits; 40 bits are weaker and 128 bits are stronger. NOTE: If you select 40 bits, the WEP Key BYTE6 through WEP Key BYTE13 menus will not display. The factory default is 128 bits.

WEP Key BYTE1 through BYTE13

These are the individual characters of the encryption key.

Reset WEP Keys

Allows you to reset all four WEP keys (WEP Key 1 through WEP Key 4) at one time.

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WPA Mode
Selects the WPA wireless security mode.

Disable (the default). WPA security is disabled. Personal. Selects personal or pre-shared key mode for WPA security.

WPA Cipher
Selects the WPA wireless security cipher setting. Options include:

TKIP (the default) AES TKIP+AES

WPA P-Phs
Allows you to set the individual bytes of the WPA passphrase.

Reset WPA P-Phs

Allows you to reset all 32 bytes of the WPA passphrase at once.

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KERBEROS PARAMS
KERBEROS PARAMS 1 (from page 104)

Kerberos Enable Disable* Enable

Kerb. Pwd (01-15)

Kerb. Pwd (16-30)

Kerb. Pwd (31-40)

Reset Kerb. Pwd

KDC Port Number 88* 0-65535

Clock Skew Units 2 Seconds* Minutes

Clock Skew (SEC) 3 300* 4 60-900 4

Tckt Life Units 2 Seconds* Minutes Hours Days

Tckt Life (SEC) 3 43200* 5 300-259200 5

Renew Life Units 2 Seconds* Minutes Hours Days

Renew Life (SEC) 3 0* 6 0-604800 6

Notes: * = Factory Default

1 2, 3

This menu displays only if a Symbol LA4121 RF card is installed. These two menus work in conjunction. Whatever submenu name is selected in the first menu will display on the second menu. For example if you select Minutes, (MIN) will display in the name of the second menu. The factory default and values depend on the unit selected in the Clock Skew Units menu. See Clock Skew (SEC) on page 270 for more information. The factory default and values depend on the unit selected in the Tckt Life Units menu. See Tckt Life (SEC) on page 271 for more information. The factory default and values depend on the unit selected in the Renew Life Units menu. See Renew Life (SEC) on page 271 for more information.

KERBEROS PARAMS Submenus

Kerberos Enable
Disable (the default). Disables Kerberos authentication in the wireless network interface. Enable. Enables Kerberos authentication in the wireless network interface.

Kerb. Pwd(0115)
First 15 characters of the Kerberos password (maximum number of characters is 40).

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Kerb. Pwd(1630)
Characters 31 to 40 of the Kerberos password (maximum number of characters is 40).

Kerb. Pwd(3140)
Characters 31 to 40 of the Kerberos password (maximum number of characters is 40).

Reset Kerb. Pwd

Resets Kerberos password to an empty string.

KDC Port Number

KDC (Key Distribution Center) port number is the 2-byte UDP/TCP port used for Kerberos Communication. The range is 0-65535, and the factory default is 88.

Clock Skew Units

The options are Seconds and Minutes, and the factory default is Seconds.

Clock Skew (SEC)

Sets the maximum allowable amount of time in seconds (SEC) or minutes (MIN), as specified by the Clock Skew Units, that Kerberos authentication will tolerate before assuming that a Kerberos message is invalid.

Seconds: The range is 60-900, and the default is 300. Minutes: The range is 1-15, and the default is 5.

NOTE: Whatever submenu is selected in Clock Skew Units will display on the Clock Skew (SEC) menu. For example, if you select Minutes, the Clock Skew (SEC) menu name will change to Clock Skew (MIN).

Tckt Life Units

Ticket lifetime unit in Seconds, Minutes, Hours, or Days. The factory default is Seconds.

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Tckt Life (SEC)

Sets the maximum allowable amount of time in Seconds (SEC), Minutes (MIN), Hours (HR), or Days (DAY), as specified by the Tckt Life Units, that a ticket obtained from the Kerberos server is valid before getting a new one.

Seconds: The range is 300-259200, and the default is 43200. Minutes: The range is 5-4320, and the default is 720. Hours: The range is 1-72, and the default is 12. Days: The range is 1-3, and the default is 1.

NOTE: Whatever submenu is selected in Tckt Life Units will display on the Tckt Life (SEC) menu. For example, if you select Hours, the Tckt Life (SEC) menu name will change to Tckt Life (HR).

Renew Life Units

Renew lifetime unit in Seconds, Minutes, Hours, or Days. The factory default is Seconds.

Renew Life (SEC)

Sets the maximum allowable amount of time in Seconds (SEC), Minutes (MIN), Hours (HR) or Days (DAY), as specified by the Renew Life Units, before warning that a new Kerberos password is needed.

Seconds: The range is 0-604800, and the default is 0. Minutes: The range is 0-10080, and the default is 0. Hours: The range is 0-168, and the default is 0. Days: The range is 0-7, and the default is 0.

NOTE: Whatever submenu is selected in Renew Life Units will display on the Renew Life (SEC) menu. For example, if you select Days, the Renew Life (SEC) menu name will change to Renew Life (DAY).

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WLAN EAP
WLAN EAP 2 (from page 105)

Auth Method Open* Shared Kerberos 1 LEAP 2

EAP Mode None* LEAP PEAP TTLS

EAP User (01-15)

EAP User (16-30)

EAP User (31-32)

Reset EAP User

EAP Pswd (01-15)

EAP Pswd (16-30)

EAP Pswd (31-32)

Reset EAP Pswd

Notes: * = Factory Default 1 This option appears only if a Symbol 4121 radio card is installed. 2 This menu appears only if a Cisco Aironet 350 radio card is installed.

WLAN EAP Submenus

Auth Method
This feature allows the user to select the authentication method used for the wireless network interface.

Open (the default). Selects open authentication. Shared. Selects shared key authentication. Kerberos. Selects Kerberos authentication (for use when a Symbol 4121 RF card is installed). LEAP. Selects LEAP authentication (for use with a Cisco Aironet 350 RF card installed).

EAP Mode
None (default). EAP authentication is disabled. LEAP. Selects Cisco LEAP authentication. PEAP. Selects PEAP authentication. TTLS. Selects TTLS authentication.

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EAP User (01-15)

The first 15 characters of the EAP user name (maximum number of characters is 32).

EAP User (16-30)

Characters 16 to 30 of the EAP user name (maximum number of characters is 32).

EAP User (31-32)

Characters 31 to 32 of the EAP user name (maximum number of characters is 32).

Reset EAP User

Resets the EAP user name to an empty string.

EAP Pswd (01-15)

The first 15 characters of the EAP password (maximum number of characters is 32).

EAP Pswd (16-30)

Characters 16 to 30 of the EAP password (maximum number of characters is 32).

EAP Pswd (31-32)

Characters 31 to 32 of the EAP password (maximum number of characters is 32).

Reset EAP Pswd

Resets the EAP password to an empty string.

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BATTERY CONTROL
BATTERY CONTROL (from page 105)

Battery Monitor Disable* Enable

Time To Go 1

Percentage Charge 1

Current Draw 1

Voltage 1

Amp-Hour Used 1 +/- xx.x Amp-Hours 2

xxx.xx Hours 2

xxx.x% 2

+/- xx.xx Amps 2 xx.xx Volts 2

Time To Go Alert 1 1.0 Hours* .3 - 12.0 Hours

High Volt Alert 1 16.0 Volts* 12.5 - 16.0 Volts

Low Volt Alert 1 9.5 Volts* 8.5 - 11.5 Volts

Low Volt Fault 1

Notes: * = Factory Default Available only when Battery Monitor is set to Enable (in the BATTERY CONTROL menu). Functional only when the printer is connected to a power cart, via serial interface, and the cart has an ICP (Intelligent Control Panel) option.
2 1

You cannot change this value; it is a display only item.

BATTERY CONTROL Submenus

Battery Monitor
Disable (the default). When set to Disable, the other Battery Control menus do not display. The Serial Port is restored to normal use, and the Serial Port menu displays. Enable. When set to Enable, the other Battery Control menus display. The Serial Port is reserved for monitoring the power cart, and the Serial Port menu does not display. When Battery Monitoring has been enabled and the printer is online, the second line of the LCD message displays the time remaining as Batt xxx.xx Hrs. The factory default is Disable.

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Time To Go
This displays the Time to Go status on the LCD in hundredths of an hour. NOTE: This menu is available only when you select Enable in the Battery Monitor submenu. When the power cart charger is connected to an AC outlet, the Time To Go will be 0.00 Hours. This message updates approximately every two minutes.

Percent Charge
This displays the Charge Percentage in tenths of a percent. NOTE: This menu is available only when you select Enable in the Battery Monitor submenu.

Current Draw
This displays the Current Draw in hundredths of an amp. NOTE: This menu is available only when you select Enable in the Battery Monitor submenu.

Voltage
This displays the Voltage in hundredths of a volt. NOTE: This menu is available only when you select Enable in the Battery Monitor submenu.

Amp-Hour Used
This displays the Amp-Hour Used in tenths of an amp hour. NOTE: This menu is available only when you select Enable in the Battery Monitor submenu.

Time To Go Alert
This allows you to set the minimum Time to Go value for determining when a RECHARGE BATTERY warning occurs. When the printer receives a status from the battery that is less than the value of the Time To Go menu, the RECHARGE BATTERY warning displays on the LCD. The range is .3 - 12.0, and the factory default is 1.0 Hours. NOTE: This menu is available only when you select Enable in the Battery Monitor submenu.

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High Volt Alert

This allows you to set the maximum voltage for determining when a BATT HIGH VOLT warning occurs. When the printer receives a status from the battery that is greater than the value of the High Volt menu, the BATT HIGH VOLT warning displays on the LCD. The range is 12.5 - 16.0 Volts, and the factory default is 16.0 Volts. NOTE: This menu is available only when you select Enable in the Battery Monitor submenu.

Low Volt Alert

This allows you to set the minimum voltage for determining when a BATT LOW VOLT warning displays on the LCD. When the printer receives a status from the battery that is less than the value of the Low Volt menu, the BATT LOW VOLT warning displays on the LCD. The range is 8.5 - 11.5 Volts, and the factory default is 9.5 Volts.

Low Volt Fault

A Low Voltage Fault occurs when the printer receives a status from the battery that is 1.0 VDC less than the value of the Low Volt menu. In addition to the BATT LOW VOLT warning, the Online Status Indicator flashes, the printer sounds a beeping alarm, stops printing, and goes offline. The operator can press the PAUSE key to attempt to clear the fault, but printing cannot continue unless the battery is recharged. NOTE: This menu is available only when you select Enable in the Battery Monitor submenu.

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PRINTER MGMT
PRINTER MGMT (from page 105) Notes: * = Factory Default

PNE Port

Mgmt Protocol UCP* PXML

PNE Port Number 3001* 1023 - 65535

PNE Port Timeout 100 Seconds* 1 - 255 Seconds

Status Port Numb 3006* 1023 - 65535

Mgmt Port Number 3007* 1023 - 65535

Ethernet* Disable Serial

PRINTER MGMT Submenus

PNE Port
This menu selects which port the printer expects PNE to connect to, via Ethernet or Serial. The factory default is Ethernet only if the NIC is installed.

Mgmt Protocol
Since PXML and UCP management protocols share the same Ethernet Port, only one can be active at a time. This menu selects the active Management Protocol Interface, either PXML or UCP. The factory default is UCP.

PNE Port Number

This menu selects the port number the printer expects PNE to connect through. The factory default is 3001 and the range is from 1023 to 65535.

PNE Port Timeout

If PNE has not communicated to the printer within a timeout period, the PNE session closes. The factory default is 100 seconds. The range is from 1 to 255 seconds.

Status Port Numb

This menu selects the port number the printer sends the emulation status. The factory default is 3006 and the range is from 1023 to 65535.

Mgmt Port Number

This menu selects the port number the printer expects the PXML or UCP to connect through. The factory default is 3007 and the range is from 1023 to 65535.

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DATE

DATE
DATE 1, 2 (from page 105)

Hour

Minute

Year

Month

Day

00* 00 - 23

00* 00 - 59

2099* 2000 - 2099

Jan* Jan - Dec

01* 01 - 31

Notes: * = Factory Default

1 2

This menu appears only if the real time clock option is installed. Updates the set parameters only if the real time clock NOVRAM option is installed.

Date Submenus
Hour
This option allows you to set the hour. The factory default is 00 and the range is from 00 to 23 hours.

Minute
This option allows you to set the minutes. The factory default is 00 and the range is from 00 to 59 minutes.

Year
This option allows you to set the year. The factory default is 2099 and the range is from the year 2000 to 2099.

Month
This option allows you to set the month. The factory default is Jan and the range is from Jan to Dec.

Day
This option allows you to set the day. The factory default is 01 and the range is from 01 to 31 days.

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Downloading Software

Loading Flash Memory

Flash memory is contained in a SIMM (single in-line memory module) located on the controller PCBA. Printer control languages (the emulations) and printer operating system software are loaded into flash memory at the factory, but there are occasions when you may have to download this software:

You have replaced the controller PCBA You have replaced flash memory The customer needs to upgrade printer software The customer needs different emulation software The customer buys the PGL or VGL graphics language, the CT option, the IPDS option, or the ethernet NIC (network interface card) option after the printer is installed

Emulation and operating system software are included as files on a CD that comes with the printer. You will copy the appropriate file from the CD to a computers hard disk, then download the file from the computer into printer memory.

IMPORTANT

When downloading emulation and operating system software to the printer, all other optional fonts, customer-supplied logos, setup files, feature files, and TIFF files will be erased. You will then need to reload those files. Before starting a download procedure, be sure that you have all the necessary files on hand. You can download software through the serial, parallel, USB, or ethernet port of the printer, and you can do it four ways:

You can download software through any printer port except USB by using the Firmware Download Utility included on the CD that comes with the printer. (See page 280.) You can use a command prompt session to download software through the parallel port. (See page 281.) If the printer has the NIC installed, you can download software through the ethernet port. (See page 284.) You can use a command prompt session to download software through the USB port. (See page 286.)

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Downloading Software With The Firmware Download Utility

The Firmware Download Utility (FDU) allows you to download program files into the printer with an easy to use graphical interface. The FDU is a utility program included on the CD that comes with the printer. It can be used on computers running the Windows or UNIX (such as Linux or Solaris) operating systems. With the FDU, you can choose the printer port through which to download software, configure the port, and initiate the download. The FDU is a Java-based program, so you need the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on your computer. The Windows version of the J2SE JRE is included on the CD that comes with the printer in the form of an executable file. Copy this file to your computer and double-click it; it will self-extract and install the J2SE JRE on your computer. NOTE: If you have a Linux or Solaris system, you can download the J2SE JRE for your system from http://java.sun.com/j2se. If you have another UNIX system, see your system administrator. Conditions for use of the included Java Software are set forth in the Sun Microsystems Binary Code License Agreement (http://java.com/en/download/license.jsp). In the event of any conflicting terms, the Binary Code License Agreement controls. 1. Make a configuration printout of all saved configurations. See page 93. 2. Set the printer power switch to O (Off). 3. Disconnect the data (signal) cable(s) from the printer interface connectors. 4. Connect a printer data cable to the parallel, serial, or ethernet port of the computer you will use to download the software. 5. Connect the printer data cable to the appropriate I/O port of the printer.
. 6. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the . and keys. . Without releasing the keys, power the printer on. When you see B01: STATUS on the on the LCD, release the keys.

7. Wait until you see PROGRAM DOWNLOAD on the LCD before doing the next step. This can take about a minute to appear, depending on the emulations and interfaces installed in the printer. 8. On your computer, create a directory named download at the root level of the hard drive (e.g., C:\download on a Windows computer). 9. Insert the printer emulation software CD into your computers CD drive. 10. Copy the FDU.jar file from the CD to your computer. 11. Open the readme.txt file on the CD. There are two emulation sets with corresponding part number files from which to choose: CT / IPDS / IGP / ZGL / TGL / IGL / STGL / DGL / MGL / IEGL TN / IGP / ZGL / TGL / IGL / STGL / DGL / MGL / IEGL Both emulation sets include the LP+ emulation. They are offered in two file formats: .exe and .prg. You can use either format with the FDU.

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12. Identify which emulation set you want to download into the printer and note the filename that corresponds to that emulation. The filename is a six digit number plus .exe or .prg. For example: 123456.exe or 123456.prg This is the file you will download into the printer. 13. Copy the file to the download directory you created in step 8. 14. Double-click the FDU.jar file (for command line prompt users, type java -jar fdu.jar<Enter>). It will launch in its own window. Use the FDU to enter the emulation part number, to select the I/O connection and its corresponding settings, and to initiate the download.

IMPORTANT

Do not interrupt the downloading process once it has started. Interrupting a download will leave the flash memory on the controller PCBA incompletely loaded, and the printer may not boot up. 15. When the new software has successfully downloaded into flash memory and the printer has reset itself, set the printer power switch to O (Off). 16. Remove the CD from your computer and store it with the printer. 17. If required, reconnect the data input cable(s) to the printer. 18. Set the printer power switch to | (On). 19. Using the configuration printout(s) you made in step 1, page 280, restore the printer configurations.

Downloading Software Through The Parallel Port

1. Make a configuration printout of all saved configurations. See page 93. 2. Set the printer power switch to O (Off). 3. Disconnect the data (signal) cable(s) from the printer interface connectors. 4. Connect a parallel data printer cable to the LPT1 port of a computer running the Windows (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003, or Vista) operating system. 5. Connect the data cable to the appropriate I/O port of the printer.
. 6. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the . and keys. . Without releasing the keys, power the printer on. When you see B01: STATUS on the on the LCD, release the keys.

7. Wait until you see PROGRAM DOWNLOAD on the LCD before proceeding. This can take about a minute to appear, depending on the emulations and interfaces installed in the printer. 8. Using Windows Explorer, create a directory named download at the root level of your C: hard drive (C:\download). 9. Insert the printer emulation software CD into your computers CD drive.

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10. Open the readme.txt file on the CD. There are two emulation sets with corresponding part number files from which to choose: CT / IPDS / IGP / ZGL / TGL / IGL / STGL / DGL / MGL / IEGL TN / IGP / ZGL / TGL / IGL / STGL / / DGL / MGL / IEGL Both emulation sets include the LP+ emulation. They are offered in two file formats: .exe and .prg. Use .exe files to download through the parallel port. 11. Identify which emulation set you want to download into the printer and note the filename that corresponds to that emulation. The filename is a six digit number plus .exe. For example: 123456.exe This is the file you will download into the printer. 12. Copy the file to the download directory you created in step 8. 13. Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.) 14. At the command prompt type: C:<Enter> cd \download<Enter> 15. Enter the following command: filename.exe -pb<Enter> where filename.exe is the file name you noted in step 11. This command takes the file on the hard drive and copies it as a binary file into the flash memory on the printer controller board.

IMPORTANT

Do not interrupt the downloading process once it has started. Interrupting a download will leave the flash memory on the controller PCBA incompletely loaded, and the printer may not boot up. While the file is copied into memory, the printer LCD informs you of the download process and status. 16. When the new software has successfully downloaded into flash memory and the printer has reset itself, set the printer power switch to O (Off). 17. Remove the CD from the host computer and store it with the printer. 18. If required, reconnect the data input cable(s) to the printer. 19. Set the printer power switch to | (On). 20. Using the configuration printout(s) you made in step 1 on page 281, restore the printer configurations.

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IMPORTANT
To download software through the NIC, you need the IP Address of the printer and the flash memory must contain basic printer code. If the flash memory was replaced, or if a download was interrupted (e.g., by a power outage), you must download software through the parallel port. (See Downloading Software If Flash Contains Only Boot Or Corrupt Code on page 287.) 1. Make a configuration printout of all saved configurations. See page 93. 2. Set the printer power switch to O (Off). 3. Connect the ethernet cable to the printer interface. 4. Set the printer power switch to | (On). 5. Wait until you see ONLINE on the LCD before doing the next step. This can take about a minute to appear, depending on the emulations and interfaces installed in the printer. 6. Using Windows Explorer, create a directory named download at the root level of your C: hard drive (C:\download). 7. Insert the printer emulation software CD into your computers CD drive. 8. Open the readme.txt file on the CD. There are two emulation sets with corresponding part number files from which to choose: CT / IPDS / IGP / ZGL / TGL / IGL / STGL / DGL / MGL / IEGL TN / IGP / ZGL / TGL / IGL / STGL / / DGL / MGL / IEGL Both emulation sets include the LP+ emulation. They are offered in two file formats: .exe and .prg. Use .exe files to download through the NIC. 9. Identify which emulation set you want to download into the printer and note the filename that corresponds to that emulation. The filename is a six digit number plus .exe. For example: 123456.exe This is the file you will download into the printer. 10. Copy the file to the download directory you created in step 6. 11. Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.) 12. At the command prompt type: C:<Enter> cd \download<Enter> 13. Enter the following command: filename.exe -n xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx<Enter> where filename.exe is the file name you noted in step 9 and xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the printer. This command takes the file on the hard drive and copies it as a binary file into the flash memory on the printer controller board. NOTE: If the software does not download, use the Firmware Download Utility (page 280).

IMPORTANT

Do not interrupt the downloading process once it has started. Interrupting a download will leave the flash memory on the controller PCBA incompletely loaded, and the printer may not boot up.

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Downloading Software Through The NIC Using FTP

While the file is copied into memory, the printer LCD informs you of the download process and status. 14. When the new software has successfully downloaded into flash memory and the printer has reset itself, set the printer power switch to O (Off). 15. Remove the CD from the host computer and store it with the printer. 16. If required, reconnect the data input cable(s) to the printer. 17. Set the printer power switch to | (On). 18. Using the configuration printout(s) you made in step 1 on page 283, restore the printer configurations.

Downloading Software Through The NIC Using FTP

IMPORTANT
To download software through the NIC, you need the IP Address of the printer and the flash memory must contain basic printer code. If the flash memory was replaced, or if a download was interrupted (e.g., by a power outage), you must download software through the parallel port. (See Downloading Software If Flash Contains Only Boot Or Corrupt Code on page 287.) 1. Make a configuration printout of all saved configurations. See page 93. 2. Set the printer power switch to O (Off). 3. Connect the ethernet cable to the printer interface.
. 4. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the . and keys. . Without releasing the keys, power the printer on. When you see B01: STATUS on the on the LCD, release the keys.

5. Wait until you see PROGRAM DOWNLOAD on the LCD before proceeding. This can take about a minute to appear, depending on the emulations and interfaces installed in the printer. 6. Using Windows Explorer, create a directory named download at the root level of your C: hard drive (C:\download). 7. Insert the printer emulation software CD into your computers CD drive. 8. Open the readme.txt file on the CD. There are two emulation sets with corresponding part number files from which to choose: CT / IPDS / IGP / ZGL / TGL / IGL / STGL / DGL / MGL / IEGL TN / IGP / ZGL / TGL / IGL / STGL / / DGL / MGL / IEGL Both emulation sets include the LP+ emulation. They are offered in two file formats: .exe and .prg. Use .prg files to download through the NIC using FTP. 9. Identify which emulation set you want to download into the printer and note the filename that corresponds to that emulation. The filename is a six digit number plus .prg. For example: 123456.prg This is the file you will download into the printer. 10. Copy the file to the download directory you created in step 6. 11. Start a command prompt session in Windows. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.)

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12. At the command prompt type: C:<Enter> cd \download<Enter> 13. Start the FTP (file transfer protocol) program by typing: ftp xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx<Enter> where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP Address of the printer. 14. Log in to the printer by typing: root<Enter> You are given a password prompt. NOTE: The default is no password. If the FTP program requires a password, contact the system administrator. 15. At the password prompt, press <Enter>. 16. Once logged in, type the following sequence at the command prompt to download the filename.prg file to the printer: cd dest<Enter> cd d1prn<Enter> bin<Enter> put filename.prg<Enter> where filename.prg is the file name you noted in step 9.

IMPORTANT

Do not interrupt the downloading process once it has started. Interrupting a download will leave the flash memory on the controller PCBA and NIC incompletely loaded, and the printer may not boot up. 17. When the download is complete, exit the FTP program by typing: quit<Enter> 18. When the new software has successfully downloaded into flash memory and the printer has reset itself, set the printer power switch to O (Off). 19. Remove the CD from the host computer and store it with the printer. 20. If required, reconnect the data input cable(s) to the printer. 21. Set the printer power switch to | (On). 22. Using the configuration printout(s) you made in step 1 on page 284, restore the printer configurations.

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Downloading Software Through The USB Port

Normally the host communicates with the printers USB port with a Windows driver. The Windows driver cannot be used to transfer a program file to the printer. To download software through the USB Port, perform the following steps: 1. Using Windows Explorer, create a directory named download at the root level of your C: hard drive (C:\download). 2. Insert the printer emulation software CD into your computers CD drive. 3. Open the readme.txt file on the CD. There are two emulation sets with corresponding part number files from which to choose: CT / IPDS / IGP / ZGL / TGL / IGL / STGL / DGL / MGL / IEGL TN / IGP / ZGL / TGL / IGL / STGL / / DGL / MGL / IEGL Both emulation sets include the LP+ emulation. They are offered in two file formats: .exe and .prg. Use .prg files to download through the USB. 4. Identify which emulation set you want to download into the printer and note the filename that corresponds to that emulation. The filename is a six digit number plus .prg. For example: 123456.prg This is the file you will download into the printer. 5. Copy the file to the download directory you created in step 1. 6. Make the printer sharable on the host PC. This is done through the printers Properties\Sharing tab. Make note of the printers shared name. 7. Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.) 8. At the command prompt type: NET USE LPT1\\Comp_Name\Shared_Name /Persistent:YES <Enter> where Comp_Name is the computer name found in the computers System Properties\Computer Name tab and Shared_Name is the printers shared name found in the printers Properties\Sharing tab. This command should be all on the same line. It redirects output on LPT1 to the shared printer. 9. To check status of connection type: Net View \\Comp_Name<Enter> where Comp_Name is the computer name found in the computers System Properties\Computer Name tab. Now the printer is ready. 10. To use the COPY command to send the program file to the printer type: COPY /b filename.prg lpt1:<Enter> where filename.prg is the file name you noted in step 4. 11. To stop using LPT1 for USB, type: NET USE LPT1 /DELETE<Enter>

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If the flash memory contains only boot code (e.g., if it is new), or if a download was interrupted (e.g., by a power outage), you must download software through the printers parallel port using the three-key initialization sequence covered in this section. 1. Make sure the printers parallel port is available. In some configurations, you may have to remove an external NIC. If you need to re-install the Centronics I/O cable and connector, contact your support facility. 2. Set the printer power switch to O (Off). 3. Disconnect the data (signal) cable(s) from the printer interface connectors. 4. Connect a parallel data printer cable to the LPT1 port of a computer running the Windows (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003, or Vista) operating system. 5. Connect the data cable to the Centronics port of the printer.
. 6. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the . , , and keys. . Without releasing the keys, power the printer on. When you see B20: STATUS 00% / DOWNLOAD MODE on the LCD, release the keys.

7. Using Windows Explorer, create a directory named download at the root level of your C: hard drive (C:\download). 8. Insert the printer emulation software CD into your computers CD drive. 9. Open the readme.txt file on the CD. There are two emulation sets with corresponding part number files from which to choose: CT / IPDS / IGP / ZGL / TGL / IGL / STGL / DGL / MGL / IEGL TN / IGP / ZGL / TGL / IGL / STGL / / DGL / MGL / IEGL Both emulation sets include the LP+ emulation. They are offered in two file formats: .exe and .prg. Use .exe files to download through the parallel port. 10. Identify which emulation set you want to download into the printer and note the filename that corresponds to that emulation. The filename is a six digit number plus .exe. For example: 123456.exe This is the file you will download into the printer. 11. Copy the file to the download directory you created in step 7. 12. Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.) 13. At the command prompt type: C:<Enter> cd \download<Enter>

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14. Enter the following command: filename.exe -pb<Enter> where filename.exe is the file name you noted in step 10. This command takes the file on the hard drive and copies it as a binary file into the flash memory on the printer controller board. 15. After the software successfully downloads into flash memory, the printer will reset itself. 16. If you have an external NIC: a. Set the printer power switch to O (Off). b. Connect the external NIC to the parallel port. c. Connect the ethernet cable to the NIC. d. Starting at step 4, page 284, repeat the Downloading Software Through The NIC Using FTP procedure. (In other words, use the two-key method to download software again.) This ensures that all necessary code downloads into printer memory.

Using TrueType Fonts

TrueType fonts allow you to customize the look of your forms and labels. You are able to download TrueType fonts purchased from various sources into your printer. The fonts are available for purchase on websites such as www.fonts.com and www.myfonts.com. The following sections discuss how to:

download TrueType fonts (see below) select and print TrueType fonts (see page 292).

Downloading TrueType Fonts

You can download TrueType fonts to your printer by using any of the following:

Printronix Windows Driver PGL Emulation (Online) Download Mode (after adding a header) PTX_SETUP Labeling Applications

Once a TrueType font is downloaded, it will be stored in the Flash File System as a resident font. Regardless of printer power cycles, the downloaded font will stay in the printer until the user deletes it. The user can find the list of all printer resident fonts under PRINTER CONTROL View File List after enabling Admin User in the Printer Control menu. To delete a downloaded font from the Flash File System, the user should select the font under PRINTER CONTROL Delete File List and then select Optimize & Reboot.

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NOTE: A ? will be added in front of the selected file name to indicate that the file has been deleted. The deleted file name will not be removed from the View File List and Delete File List until the user selects Optimize & Reboot.

Printronix Windows Driver

A TrueType font can be downloaded from a PC through the Printronix Windows Driver. 1. Load the Printronix Windows driver provided with your printer on the Manuals and Utilities CD on Windows 2000/NT/XP/Server 2003/Vista. 2. Once the printer driver is installed on the PC, right-click the printer driver and select Properties. 3. Click the TT Font Download tab to access all the available system TrueType fonts. 4. Select the TrueType font(s) from the Available System TrueType Fonts pane you want to download. 5. Click the Download button to download font(s) to the printer while it is online.

PGL Emulation (Online)

A TrueType font can be downloaded by creating a file that appends a PGL command to the font and then sending that file to the printer. Use the PGL FONTLOAD command:

~FONTLOAD;FontName;FontSize;DISK where FontName - TrueType font name, e.g. arial.ttf FontSize - TrueType font size, e.g. file size for arial.ttf DISK - Specify the download location to Flash
For example:

~FONTLOAD;arial.ttf;60548;DISK Insert binary data of arial.ttf here... END

After the file is created, it can be copied to the appropriate I/O port of the printer while the printer is online, just like any other print file (for example: copy/b filename.ext 1pt1).

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Download Mode
To download a TrueType font to the printer through Download mode, first add a header to the font, then place the printer in Download mode and download the font.

Adding A Header
A TrueType font can be converted to a downloadable format by appending a header to the font file using the cnvt2fls.exe utility. 1. Start a Command prompt window. 2. Copy cnvt2fls.exe and addtthdr.bat from your startup CD to your working directory. 3. In your working directory, include the TrueType font file in .ttf format (e.g., arial.ttf). 4. Convert the TrueType font file .ttf to a downloadable format .dwn with the following command: addtthdr (filename without extension). Example: addtthdr arial This creates the file arial.dwn. 5. Put the printer in download mode as described in Downloading A Font In Download Mode on page 290, and send the downloadable font file (e.g., arial.dwn) to the printer through the appropriate I/O port of the printer.

Downloading A Font In Download Mode

1. Set the printer power switch to O (Off). 2. Connect a parallel data cable to the LPT1 port or a serial cable to the COM1 port of a computer running the Windows (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003, or Vista) operating system. NOTE: You can connect the cable to the LPT2 port on the computer if the LPT1 port is already in use. The download commands are different if you use this port, as described in the notes after step 10. 3. Verify that the data cable is connected to the appropriate I/O port on the printer and to the host computer. 4. Power on the computer and allow it to boot up.
. 5. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the . and keys. . Without releasing the keys, power the printer on. Continue holding down . the . and keys. .

6. When you see B01 STATUS on the LCD, release the

. . .

and keys.

7. Wait until you see PROGRAM DOWNLOAD on the LCD before proceeding. This can take about a minute to appear, depending on the emulations and interfaces installed in the printer. 8. Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.) 9. Make note of the file name with the .dwn extension of each file you want to download to the printer.

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10. At the command prompt type: copy /b filename.dwn LPT1<Enter> (where filename.dwn is file name you noted in step 9.) NOTE: If you are loading the file using the LPT2 port on the computer, type the following command: copy /b filename.dwn LPT2<Enter> (where filename.dwn is a file you noted in step 9.) If you are loading the file using the serial port on the computer, type the following commands: mode COM1:9600,N,8,1,P<Enter> copy /b filename.dwn COM1<Enter> (where filename.dwn is a file you noted in step 9.) The 9600 baud rate is the only selection some systems can use. The baud rate information entered in the above commands must match the Baud Rate setting (in the SERIAL PORT menu) saved in the Power-Up Config. You can download the fonts one at a time by entering one file name per the copy command or you can copy multiple files in one copy command. To download one file at a time, enter the following at the command prompt: copy /b filename.dwn LPT1<Enter> To download multiple files, enter the following at the command prompt, for example: copy /b filename1.dwn+filename2.dwn+...LPT1<Enter> 11. While the font file is copied into the flash memory, the printer LCD informs you of the download process and status. After the new file successfully downloads into memory, the printer resets itself and goes online. 12. To verify that the fonts have been downloaded: NOTE: Admin User must be set to Enable in the PRINTER CONTROL menu. See page 147. a. Perform a configuration printout. OR b. Select PRINTER CONTROL View File List. The new file names will appear with the same part number file name you downloaded, but with an .ttf extension. NOTE: The font typefaces cannot be selected via the printer control panel. They can only be selected via a software command from the host. 13. Press the PAUSE key to place the printer online and return the printer to normal operation.

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PTX_SETUP
PTX_SETUP can be used to download TrueType fonts into the file system. Please see the PTX_SETUP chapter in the PGL Programmers Reference Manual for details. Example: !PTX_SETUP FILE_IO-CAPTURE; ARIAL.TTF. PTX_END Arial TrueType font binary data NOTE: Do not add any LF/FF at the end of the binary data !PTX_SETUP FILE_IO-CAPTURE;. PTX_END

Labeling Applications
A TrueType font can be downloaded through several labeling applications, such as Codesoft, Loftware, and Bartender. Please contact the appropriate company for more details.

Select And Print Downloaded TrueType Fonts

After downloading the TrueType font using any of the above methods, the user can access the downloaded TrueType font by using the FONT;NAME command as described in the PGL Programmers Reference Manual. For Example: ~CREATE;FORM FONT;NAME ARIAL.TTF ALPHA 10;10;2;2;$01234$ STOP END ~EXECUTE;FORM;1 The font can also be chosen and printed through LP+ using the TrueType Font Selection superset command as described in the LinePrinter Plus Emulation Programmers Reference Manual. For example: SSCC arial.ttf; where SSCC is the superset control code for the current LP+ emulation. You can also choose and print the font using the PPI/ZGL protocol converter.

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Overview

Interfaces

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. In addition to descriptions for the multi-line interfaces, this chapter also provides instructions for configuration of terminating resistors for the parallel interfaces.

Auto Switching
This feature gives the printer the ability to handle multiple data streams sequentially. With Auto Switching, the printer can service hosts attached to the serial, parallel, USB, coax and twinax ports as if they were the only interface connected. For example, if the host computer sends one print job to the RS-232 serial port and a separate print job to the IEEE 1284 parallel port, the printer's Auto Switching is able to handle both jobs, in the order they were received, without the user having to reconfigure the selected interface between jobs.

Standard Host Interfaces

Centronics parallel IEEE 1284 parallel bidirectional Serial Port (RS-232) USB 2.0 Universal Serial Bus

Optional Host Interfaces

Coax / Twinax Ethernet 10/100Base-T Wireless NIC RS-422

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Centronics Parallel Interface

Table 11. Centronics Interface Connector Pin Assignments Input Signals Signal
DATA LINE 1 Return DATA LINE 2 Return DATA LINE 3 Return DATA LINE 4 Return DATA LINE 5 Return DATA LINE 6 Return DATA LINE 7 Return DATA LINE 8 Return DATA STROBE Return PAPER INSTRUCTION Return PRIME Return

Output Signals Pin

2 20 3 21 4 22 5 23 6 24 7 25 8 26 9 27 1 19 15 29 31 30

Miscellaneous Pin
10 28 13 28 32 29 12 28 11 29

Signal
ACKNOWLEDGE Return ONLINE Return FAULT Return PAPER EMPTY Return BUSY Return

Signal
CHASSIS GROUND

Pin
17

GROUND

30

Spares

14

No Connection

34,35, 36 18

+5 Volts

NOTE: The length of the data cable from the host computer to the printer must not exceed 15 feet (5 meters).

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Table 12. Centronix Parallel Interface Signals Signals Data Lines 1 through 8 Purpose 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. Carries a low true, 100 ns minimum pulse from the host that clocks data into the printer. A low true pulse from the printer indicating the character or function code has been received and the printer is ready for the next data transfer. A high true level from the printer to indicate the printer is ready for data transfer and the PAUSE key on the control panel has been activated. When the printer is in online mode, it may accept data from the host. A high true level from the printer to indicate the printer is in a paper empty or paper jam fault. A high true level from the printer to indicate the printer cannot receive data. A high true level from the host to indicate the printer should perform a warm start (printer is reset to the power-up configuration values). Carries a VFU signal from the host with the same timing and polarity as the data line. A low true level from the printer indicates a printer fault.

Data Strobe Acknowledge

Online

Paper Empty (PE) Busy Prime

Paper Instruction (PI) Fault

IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface

The IEEE 1284 supports three operating modes, which are determined by negotiation between the printer and the host.

Compatibility Mode
This mode provides compatibility with Centronics-like host I/O (see Table 11). Data is transferred from the host to the printer in 8-bit bytes over the data lines.

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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.) Two sequential four-bit nibbles are sent over the lines. Data is transferred from printer to host in four-bit nibbles over the status lines, and the host controls the transmission.

Byte Mode
The printer and host send data to each other along eight data lines (one bit per line). If bidirectional communication is supported by the printer and the host, the host will take control of the data transfer.

Signals
Table 13 lists each of the signals associated with the corresponding pins on the IEEE 1284 interface. Descriptions of the signals follow. Table 13. IEEE 1284 Signals Type of Mode Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Host Host/Printer Host/Printer Host/Printer Host/Printer Host/Printer Host/Printer Host/Printer Host/Printer Printer Printer Source of Data Compatible nStrobe Data 1 (LSB) Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 Data 8 (MSB) nAck Busy PtrClk PtrBusy PtrClk PtrBusy Nibble HostClk Byte Host/Clk

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Table 13. IEEE 1284 Signals (continued) Type of Mode Pin 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Host Host Printer Printer Source of Data Compatible Printer Printer Host PError Select nAutoFd Not Defined Logic Grid Chassis Grid Peripheral Logic High Signal Ground (nStrobe) Signal Ground (Data 1) Signal Ground (Data 2) Signal Ground (Data 3) Signal Ground (Data 4) Signal Ground (Data 5) Signal Ground (Data 6) Signal Ground (Data 7) Signal Ground (Data 8) Signal Ground (PError, Select, nAck) Signal Ground (Busy, nFault) Signal Ground (nAutoFd, nSelectIn, nInit) nInit NFault Not Defined Not Defined Not Defined nSelectIn 1284 Active 1284 Active nDataAvail aDataAvail Nibble AckDataReq Xflag Host Busy Byte AckDataReq Xflag HostAck

NOTE: The length of the data cable from the host computer to the printer should not exceed 32 feet (10 meters).

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Host Clock / nWrite. Driven by the host. Data is transferred from the host to the printer. When the printer sends data, two types are available. If it is Nibble Mode, the signal is set high. If it is Byte Mode, the 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. Driven by the printer. A signal from the printer indicating the character or function code has been received and the printer is ready for the next data transfer. Printer Busy / Peripheral Acknowledge / nWait. Driven by the printer. Indicates the printer cannot receive data. (Data bits 4 and 8 in Nibble Mode.) Acknowledge Data Request / nAcknowledge Reverse. Driven by the printer. Indicates the printer is in a fault condition. (Data bits 3 and 7 in Nibble Mode.) Xflag. Driven by the printer. A high true level indicating the printer is ready for data transfer and the printer is online. (Data bits 2 and 6 in Nibble Mode.) Host Busy / Host Acknowledge / NDStrobe. Driven by the host. Activates auto-line feed mode. Peripheral Logic High. Driven by the printer. When the line is high, the printer indicates all of its signals are in a valid state. When the line is low, the printer indicates its power is off or its signals are in an invalid state. nReverse Request. Driven by the host. Resets the interface and forces a return to Compatibility Mode idle phase. nData Available / nPeripheral Request. Driven by the printer. Indicates the printer has encountered an error. (Data bits 1 and 5 in Nibble Mode.) 1284 Active / nAStrobe. Driven by the host. A peripheral device is selected. Host Logic High. Driven by the host. When set to high, the host indicates all of its signals are in a valid state. When set to low, the host indicates its power is off or its signals are in an invalid state. nInit. Resets init interface from the host.

Terminating Resistor Configurations

The factory equips the printer with terminating resistors that are used for parallel interface configurations suitable for most applications. The 1K ohm pull-down resistor pack is located at RP1 and the 470 ohm pull-up resistor pack is located at RP2 on the Controller PCBA. If the values of these terminating resistors are not compatible with the particular interface driver requirements of your host computer, call your printer service representative.

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RS-232 And Optional 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. Baud rates of 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 are available. NOTE: If you select a baud rate that is greater than 19200, you may need to use RS-422 to prevent data loss. You may also need to increase the Buffer Size in K parameter to improve performance. The length of the data cable from the host computer to the printer must not exceed 50 feet (15 meters) for RS-232 or 4000 feet (1220 meters) for RS-422. (A copper conductor, twisted-pair telephone cable with a shunt capacitance of 16 pF/foot [52.5 pF/meter] terminated in a 100 ohm resistive load must be used for the RS-422.)

RS-232
Table 14. RS-232 Serial Interface Connector (9 Pin) Assignments Input Signals Signal
Receive Data (RXD)

Output Signals Pin

2

Miscellaneous Pin
3

Signal
Transmit Status & Control Data (TXD) Request To Send (RTS) Data Terminal Ready (DTR)

Signal
Chassis/Signal Ground

Pin
5

Clear To Send (CTS) Data Set Ready (DSR) Data Carrier Detect (DCD)

8 6 1

7 4

Received Data (RXD). Serial data stream to the printer. Transmitted Data (TXD). Serial data stream from the printer for transmitting status and control information to the host. Subject to protocol selection. Request To Send (RTS). Control signal from the printer. Subject to configuration. Clear To Send (CTS). Status signal to the printer indicating the host is ready to receive data/status signals from the printer. Data Set Ready (DSR). Status signal to the printer indicating the host is in a ready condition. Data Carrier Detect (DCD). Status signal to the printer. The ON condition is required for the printer to receive data. Data Terminal Ready (DTR). Control signal from the printer. Subject to configuration.

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RS-422
NOTE: The RS-422 serial interface connector is optional.

Table 15. RS-422 Serial Interface Connector (9 Pin) Assignments Input Signals Signal
- Receive Data (-RXD) + Receive Data (+RXD)

Output Signals Pin

1 6

Miscellaneous Pin
3 8

Signal
- Transmit Data (-TXD) + Transmit Data (+TXD)

Signal
Chassis/Signal Ground

Pin
5

NOTE:

RXD and TXD form signal and return paths of a differential line
signal.

+RXD, -RXD. Serial data stream differentially received by printer. +TXD, -TXD. Differentially driven serial data stream for transmitting status and control information to the host. Subject to protocol selection.

USB
Menus
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) port is part of Auto Switching and is active when the Host Interface menu is set to Auto Switching. It can also be selected as the only Host Interface under the Host Interface menu by selecting USB. The Host Interface menu is only available when the Admin User menu is enabled. A top level USB Port menu with two submenus is also available:

Buffer Size in K - the input buffer size used by the USB port. The range is from 1 to 16. The default is 16. Timeout - the Hotport Timeout value used to determine when the port is inactive. The range is from 1 to 60 seconds. The default is 10 seconds.

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Printer Tests

Diagnostics And Troubleshooting

A sequence of automatic tests is performed during printer power-up. If any faults are detected at that time, a fault message will display. Before setting the printer for online operation, run the Test Print program. The Test Print program has a number of tests which allow you to check for proper printer operation and print quality. You can enable the Test Print program from the TEST PRINT key or the DIAGNOSTICS menu. For more information, see page 238. NOTE: Before attempting to print test labels, you must set up the printer for the type of media installed. See the MEDIA CONTROL menu on page 118 for more information.

Troubleshooting Common Situations

Occasionally, situations occur that require some troubleshooting skill. Possible problem situations and potential solutions are listed in this section. While not every conceivable situation is addressed here, you may find some of these tips helpful. Contact a qualified service technician for problems that persist or are not covered in this section.

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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. Once the data has been mapped into memory, the printer will start printing as many labels as requested by the quantity command. In most cases, there is no delay between labels, however, when using Automatic Label Peel-Off or Tear-Off media handling, the printer stops between each label and waits for the label to be removed.

Data Exchange
Many things can cause data loss or communications problems. This section suggests some ways to isolate these problems and determine their cause.

Handshaking
Handshaking is the exchange of signals between two computers (or a computer and a peripheral input or output device) to indicate the status of the data being transferred. In the serial mode, the printer uses both hardware and software handshaking and transmits both forms simultaneously when the input buffer is full. The printer can be used with either serial or parallel host interfaces. Parallel interfaces are usually straightforward, with no special settings required. Serial interfaces; however, have a variety of possible communication parameter settings. The two methods of handshaking that can be used, hardware and software, are explained below.

Hardware Handshaking This electrical signal is controlled by the logic state on pin 20 of the serial interface connector J2 (at the back of the printer). The signal will go high when the printer is ready to receive data. The signal will go low when the printer is in the busy state, which indicates that the printer input buffer is full and can no longer receive data.

Software Handshaking XON and XOFF are software signals that control serial data flow between the printer and the host system. When the printer input buffer is full, the printer transmits an XOFF (CTRL S) character that signals the host to stop sending data. When memory space becomes available in the input buffer, the printer sends an XON (CTRL Q) character, which tells the host that the printer is ready to receive more data.

If the printer appears to have communication problems, the self-test configuration test labels (see page 238) and character hex dump mode (see page 239) should be checked. The tests can help identify printer configuration errors that can cause problems.

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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 (e.g., baud rate, parity, etc.). Verify that the correct interface cable is installed between the host and the printer.

Interfacing
The printer will not function properly with an incorrectly wired cable or the wrong interface cable installed. If the cable is suspect, contact Printronix or your authorized service representative. When the printer is first powered up, it will reset itself to the communication default parameters. The parameters are listed in the following table: PARAMETER Baud Data Bits Parity Stop Bits DEFAULT VALUE 9600 8 NONE 1

The printer interface configuration settings may be entered from the control panel. See Chapter 3, Configuring The Printer for complete instructions.

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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 has very high reaction temperatures, which means that it takes a great deal of heat to make a clear image. Resin ribbons and film media may require higher print intensity for a quality image. The printer provides two ways to increase the heat:

Running the printer slower by changing the print speed via the host or the MEDIA CONTROL menu. Setting the print intensity to a higher value with the Print Intensity function, accessed via the host or through the MEDIA CONTROL menu. This causes more heat to be transferred into the media, thereby generating a darker image.

Proper printhead pressure adjustment will affect print quality. To adjust pressure, rotate the printhead pressure adjustment dial (see Figure 6). For more information, refer to Printhead Pressure Adjustment on page 64. Also, the printhead should be cleaned frequently to ensure that foreign material does not accumulate on the printhead and interfere with heat transfer. If smears, voids, or white lines appear in the printed form, the printhead should be cleaned with a printhead cleaning pen (see Figure 6). The cleaning should be done as a matter of routine whenever you install a new ribbon (thermal transfer mode) or when you install new media (direct thermal mode).
Pivoting Deck Printhead Pressure Adjustment Dial

Printhead Elements

Deck Lock Lever

Figure 6. Cleaning the Printhead

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Determining Printhead Wear

The most common signs of a worn printhead are fixed vertical streaks that are always the same size and in the same place on the printout. To determine if vertical streaks are caused by a worn printhead, follow these methods: 1. Clean the printhead thoroughly with the printhead cleaning pen. Test again for vertical streaks. 2. Remove the printhead (see page 306) and examine it for contamination or damage such as scratches, dents, or other marks on the light brown area containing the heating elements. Clean and install it, then test again for vertical streaks. 3. Load an alternate roll of media. Test again for vertical streaks. 4. Load an alternate roll of ribbon. Test again for vertical streaks. If after performing all these tests you still see fixed vertical streaks, you must replace the printhead.

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Replacing The Printhead

1. Set the printer power switch to O (Off).

WARNING

Always unplug the printer power cord from the printer or power outlet before doing any installation procedure. Failure to remove power could result in injury to you and damage the equipment. When applicable, you will be instructed to apply power. 2. Unplug the printer power cord from the printer or the AC power source. 3. Remove the ribbon and media (e.g., paper, label, or tag stock material).

Pivoting Deck

Printhead Assembly

Deck Lock Lever

Figure 7. Opening the Pivoting Deck

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 assembly. 4. 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.

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Printhead Retainer Clip (2) Pivoting Deck

Lower Tab (2) Pull-Tab

Printhead Assembly

Printhead Cover Release Tab Release Tab

Printhead Controller Cable Assembly

Upper Media Sensor Cable Assembly

Power Supply Cable Assembly

Figure 8. Replacing the Printhead Assembly

CAUTION

To prevent electrostatic damage to electronic components, ground yourself by touching an unpainted part of the printer frame before handling and installing the printhead. 5. Touch an unpainted part of the printer frame before touching the printhead. 6. Behind the pivoting deck, gently pull the lower tabs of the retainer clips upward to release the printhead assembly. (You only need to pull the tabs a small amount to release the printhead assembly.) 7. Hold the printhead assembly by the printhead cover as it is released. 8. Push the release tab down on the power supply cable assembly and remove the cable from the printhead assembly. 9. Use the pull-tab to remove the printhead controller cable assembly from the printhead assembly. 10. Push the release tab down on the upper media sensor cable assembly and remove the cable from the printhead assembly.

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NOTE: The upper media sensor cable assembly connects in the middle for 4 inch models, on the left side for 6 inch models (Figure 8), and on the right side for 8 inch models. 11. Position the new printhead assembly below the pivoting deck and connect the printhead controller, power supply, and upper media sensor cable assemblies. NOTE: You may need to gently pull the lower tabs of the retainer clips upward to install the printhead assembly. 12. Slide the printhead assembly upward into the pivoting deck until the retainer clips snap it in place. Make sure that the cable assemblies do not extend past the printhead cover and into the media or ribbon path.

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 use a Cleaning Pen (P/N 203502-001). 2. Install the ribbon and media (e.g., paper, label, or tag stock material). 3. Close the pivoting deck and rotate the deck lock lever fully counterclockwise. (Figure 7.) 4. Close the media cover. 5. Plug the AC power cord into the printer and the power source. 6. Set the printer power switch to | (On). 7. Press
. . .

to place the printer in Menu mode.

8. Press the and keys at the same time until ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED displays. 9. Press
. . .

until DIAGNOSTICS displays.

10. Press until DIAGNOSTICS/Reset Head Data displays. 11. Press to select Reset Head Data. The message RESETTING/HEAD DATA displays. (This sets the Head Print Distance and Head On Time values to zero.) 12. Test printer operation and check print quality by selecting the Diagnostics Printer Tests menu and printing one of the test patterns. (Refer to page 238.)

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Solving Other Printer Problems

Table 16. 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. Verify that the active emulation set on the control panel matches the emulation data sent to the printer. 2. Verify that the SFCC selection on the control panel matches the SFCC utilized within the emulation data that is sent to the printer. 3. Verify that the labels are the correct type (direct or thermal transfer). 4. If using direct thermal media, check that the media is loaded with the direct thermal side facing up. 5. Check that the transfer ribbon is correctly routed. Route transfer ribbon with ink side down as it passes under the printhead. 6. Check that the printhead assembly is properly closed by making sure the printhead latch is fully engaged. 7. Verify that the ribbon and media are compatible; incompatibility can cause extremely light printing. Match the ribbon to the type of media being used. 8. Check the used sections of ribbon for a printed image. Often times when ribbon and media are incompatible, the image can be seen on the ribbon but it will not transfer to the media. 9. Check that the Print Intensity is correct. Set the Print Intensity in the MEDIA SETUP menu or via the host software. 10. Check that the Label Width parameter value does not exceed the width of the media installed. Set the Label Width in the MEDIA SETUP menu. 11. Run the Checkerboard test print pattern from the DIAGNOSTICS menu. Note: Any imbalance of the print on the page. The printhead pressure may need adjustment. 12. Remove the printhead completely and re-install it ensuring the cables are correctly seated.

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Table 16. Printer Problems and Solutions (continued) Symptom LCD message display is illuminated and the printer appears to be working, but nothing prints and Invalid Data displays. Solution/Explanation This message informs the user that the printer has received data, but no valid commands were found. This typically occurs when an incorrect emulation or SFCC was selected. This message will continue to display until new data is received or when the printer is put offline. 1. If the emulation and SFCC are correct, additional diagnostic information can be obtained by selecting the desired option under the xxx Diagnostics menu, found under the Emulations menu. 2. Afer selecting the desired option, rerun the job to obtain the additional diagnostic information. ONLINE status indicator is flashing. 1. Check the LCD for a specific fault message. Press the PAUSE key, and if a fault message displays, refer to the LCD Message Troubleshooting table on page 317. 2. Check for an Out-of-Media condition or missing labels in the middle of a roll. Load the correct media. 3. Check that the ribbon and label stock are correctly routed. Load ribbon and label stock correctly. 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. Replace a damaged AC power cord or one that you suspect may be bad. 4. Call your authorized service representative.

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Table 16. Printer Problems and Solutions (continued) Symptom PRINT QUALITY Solution/Explanation

Label(s) did not get printed within a multi label print job. A portion of the printed image was clipped off and the beginning of the next label was printed on the same physical label.

1. If the serial interface is being used, verify that the correct data protocol is selected to match the host interface protocol. 2. If Clip Page = Enable in the MEDIA CONTROL menu, the printer may have falsely detected a gap, hole, or black mark and then clipped (discarded) the remaining printable data for the label. To fix this: a. Perform Auto Calibrate. See Running Auto Calibrate on page 72. b. Decrease Gap Threshold value by 2 or 3 increments. See Gap/Mark Thresh on page 140. c. Set Clip Page to Disable. Set Label Length to correct physical length value. See Clip Page on page 131.

Media moves, but no image prints in ONLINE mode.

1. Make sure the J402 power supply cable has a good connection to the right side of the printhead. 2. Place the printer offline and print the Checkerboard diagnostic test pattern (see page 238). If the pattern prints, there is a communication problem between the host computer and the printer.

Media moves, but no image prints in Direct Thermal mode.

1. Media is not the type for direct thermal printing. Install direct thermal media. 2. Direct thermal media is installed wrong side up. Reinstall the media with the correct side facing the printhead. 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. The ribbon may not be compatible with the media.

Media and ribbon move, but no image prints in Thermal Transfer mode.

When narrow media is installed, the media moves but no image prints.

Verify the Label Width value in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu agrees with the width of the installed media. Too large a value will start the image too far to the right and off the media.

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Table 16. Printer Problems and Solutions (continued) Symptom Printing is faded or of poor quality. Solution/Explanation 1. Clean the printhead. 2. Check that both latches on the pivoting deck are closed and latched. Close the printhead by pressing down on both sides of the pivoting deck and rotating the deck lock lever fully counterclockwise. 3. Verify that the head pressure adjustment dial is properly set. Try increasing the pressure. 4. Verify that the Print Speed and Print Intensity values are correct. Adjust Print Speed and Print Intensity in the QUICK SETUP menu, MEDIA CONTROL menu, or via host software. Print is light on the left or right side of the label. Prints strange characters instead of the correct label format. Check if the pressure blocks are set for the width of the media being used. Set each block near the edge of the media. 1. If the printer serial interface is being used, check that the printer serial baud rate setting matches the baud rate of the host computer. Reset the printer via software, or turn the printer off and then on. 2. Check if the printer serial host interface is set for 8 data bits but the transmitting device is set for 7 data bits (or vice-versa). Check the current setting by viewing it on the LCD, and use the SERIAL PORT menu to adjust the settings, if necessary. 3. If the printer parallel interface is being used, make sure the parallel interface terminating resistors are correct for the host computer drivers.

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.

1. Make sure the Label Length value matches the actual physical length of the label installed and the run on Auto Calibrate (see page 72). These symptoms could be caused by:

severely curled labels near the end of a media roll the media sensor triggering off of a dark, preprinted image on the label multiple gaps within the physical label.

2. In the MEDIA CONTROL menu, set Clip Page to Disable. 3. Run a Media Profile (see page 74). 4. If the Media Profile printout shows that preprinted images or an RFID antenna tag has an amplitude approaching the Gap/Mark Threshold level, position the lower media sensor to avoid the image or increase the Threshold Range percent value in the Calibrate CTRL menu. Run Auto Calibrate again and Media Profile to verify there is an improvement.

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Table 16. Printer Problems and Solutions (continued) Symptom Solution/Explanation 1. In the CALIBRATE CTRL menu, set Gap Windowing to Enable. 2. Set Gap Length to equal the physical gap length of the media installed. The range is 0.05 to 1.00 inches. The likely cause of these symptoms is that Clip Page = Enable and a cross-perforation, radical fold or flaw in the liner has caused the media sensor to detect this as the leading edge (TOF) of the new label or end of label (EOF), or both. 1. Clean the printhead. 2. Make sure the printhead temperature (Print Intensity) is not too high. Change the Print Intensity value in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu. (See Print Intensity on page 119.) 3. Verify that the printhead pressure blocks are positioned correctly to match the media width installed. (See Printhead Pressure Block Adjustments on page 65.) 4. Make sure the printhead pressure dial is set properly for the media thickness installed. 5. Skin oils can adhere to the surface of label stock, causing fingerprints which inhibit thermal transfer. Wipe label stock with a cloth, or remove a few feet of labels to expose a clean area. Handle labels by the edges. 6. Check that the media has not been mishandled before or during installation in the printer. Soiled media or media with fingerprints will prevent proper ribbon transfer. 7. Check that media has not been installed inside out. Surfaces on both sides may look identical but can produce big differences in print quality. 8. Make sure the correct ribbon and media combination are being used. Use the correct ribbon type. 9. Check the ribbon for creases or folds across its surface. Smooth out the ribbon to remove any creases. 10. Reduce the Print Speed value through the QUICK SETUP menu, MEDIA CONTROL menu, or via host software. 11. If using ribbon (Transfer Print mode), do not use direct thermal media.

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.

Smears or voids in printed image.

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Table 16. Printer Problems and Solutions (continued) Symptom PRINTER OPERATION Advances several labels when FEED key is pressed. 1. Check that labels are loaded correctly. (See Loading Media And Ribbon on page 38.) 2. Check that the Label Length (in the QUICK SETUP menu, MEDIA CONTROL menu, or sent by the host computer) agrees with the length of the media installed. Although gaps, holes, notches, or black marks are used to establish the Top-of-Form position, a larger page length will override the gap and skip a page or more if Clip Page (in the MEDIA CONTROL menu) is set to Disable. Set Page Length to match the media being used. 3. Check that the printer is optimized to detect the type of media installed. Perform Auto Calibrate for gapped and black mark media. (See Running Auto Calibrate on page 72.) 4. Adjust the media sensor horizontally to detect gaps, holes, notches, or narrow width black marks. (See Positioning The Media Sensors on page 66.) 5. If the problem persists, run the Media Profile printout to see if the label length indicators are being sensed. 6. Run Manual Calibrate. (See Running Manual Calibrate on page 79.) Pivoting deck is difficult to close and lock when heavy tag stock media is installed. 1. Set the printhead pressure adjustment dial to the MIN position. 2. Close the pivoting deck and lock the deck lock lever. 3. Position the printhead pressure adjustment dial to the desired head pressure setting. Print is too small or too large. Ensure the proper printhead is installed (203 or 300 dpi). 1. Make sure that the label is not formatted too close to the top edge of the form. Leave white space equal to eight dot rows at the top of the label. 300 dpi = .0264 inches. 203 dpi = .04 inches. 2. Check that Clip Page = Enable in the MEDIA CONTROL menu. Clip Page = Enable causes any printable data to be clipped off and lost once the next TOF position (transmissive gap, notch, hole, or reflective mark) is detected. Clip Page = Disable allows the printer to ignore a gap or mark. The printer looks for the gap or mark after the specified Label Length is first reached. Solution/Explanation

Print quality is good, but the printer skips every other label. An occasional blank label occurs within a print job, but no labels are lost.

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Table 16. Printer Problems and Solutions (continued) Symptom 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. Clean the printhead. 5. Verify that Print Mode in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu is set for Transfer and not Direct Thermal. Printer cuts (melts) through the transfer ribbon. 1. Verify that Print Intensity is set to the proper level in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu. 2. Verify that Print Mode in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu is set for Transfer and not Direct Thermal. Printing stops and the ONLINE status indicator flashes. 1. Check that the media sensor is clean and undamaged. 2. Check that the gap between the bottom of a label and the top of the next label is at least 0.100 inch. Use only labels and tag stock approved for this printer. 3. Inspect for a jammed label. Remove the jammed label. 4. Check that the transfer ribbon and label stock are routed correctly. Narrow width ribbon breaks frequently. The Ribbon Width value in the MEDIA CONTROL menu is set too large, which causes too great a ribbon take-up and ribbon supply spindle torque. Reduce the Ribbon Width value to decrease the torque on the ribbon spindles. The Ribbon Width value should be very close to the Label Width value. To reduce the torque further, set Ribbon Length (in the MEDIA CONTROL menu) from Save As Paper to Set In Menu. Then set a value less than the installed ribbon width. Wide width ribbon does not take up properly. The ribbon moves past the platen assembly. The Ribbon Width value in the MEDIA CONTROL menu is set too narrow for the ribbon installed. Set the Ribbon Width value to match the width of the ribbon installed. This will increase the torque on the ribbon take-up spindle. Solution/Explanation

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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 detect 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 are summarized in Table 17. Displayed faults fall into one of two categories:

Operator correctable Field service required

Operator-Correctable Fault Messages

For the operator-correctable faults, follow the suggested corrective action under the solution section of the table. After correcting the displayed fault, press the PAUSE key to clear the error message and status indicator and resume printing. If the fault message reappears, power off the printer and wait 15 seconds before powering on the printer again. If the error condition persists, contact your authorized service representative.

Fault Messages Requiring Field Service Attention

If a fault is not correctable by the operator, the fault message is followed by an asterisk (*). This usually indicates that an authorized service representative is needed. You should try two steps to clear the fault before calling your authorized service representative: 1. Set the printer power switch to O (off), wait 15 seconds, then turn the printer on again. Run your print job again. If the message does not appear, it was a false indication and no further attention is required. 2. If the message reappears, press the PAUSE key. If the message goes away, it was a false indication and no further attention is required. If the message reappears, call your authorized service representative.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting Displayed Message 06 HOST REQUEST Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Status message: in CT emulation, the host computer or printer controller requires attention. Status message: in CT emulation, the printer was offline more than 10 minutes and the Intervention Required parameter is set to Send to Host. Communication Check: a message that appears in the CT emulation meaning the line is not active on a twinax interface. Solution Not a printer problem.

08 HOLD PRINT TIMEOUT

Yes

Press PAUSE to put the printer online.

15 COMM CHECK

Yes/No

1. Check your network for proper operation. 2. Try a different cable from a known good device. 3. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. Have the system administrator make sure the printer address is correct.

22 INVALID ADDR

Yes

Invalid Address: poll time-out on the twinax interface indicating the unit address is not recognized by printer. Controller Unit Timed Out: the printer was not enabled for one minute or more on a coax interface. Controller Unit Not Enabled. Poll time-outerror. The printer was not polled for one minute across a coax interface.

27 CU TIMED OUT

Yes

Check the cable connection and host system. (Refer to the line problem determination procedures, as recommended by the host system.) Check the cable connection and host system. (Refer to the line problem determination procedures, as recommended by the host system.)

28 CU NOT ENAB

Yes

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message 33 HEAD OPEN TIMEOUT Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Status message in the CT emulation: The printer was offline more than 10 minutes, and the "Intervention Required" parameter is set to "Send to Host." +40 VDC: an internal power failure. Solution Close and latch the printhead. Press PAUSE to put the printer online.

40V POWER FAIL

Yes

Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. No action required.

203 DPI Head Installed

Yes

Normal power-up message. The printer is running its initialization routine and indicating DPI resolution of the installed printhead. Normal power-up message. The printer is running its initialization routine and indicating DPI resolution of the installed printhead. Ambient light is compromising proper scanning. NOTE: The Validator scanning laser cannot work properly in a room with excessive ambient light, including direct sunlight. The user tried to use an undefined VFU channel. Data validation error: improper data format.

300 DPI Head Installed

Yes

No action required.

Ambient light Validator failure

Yes

1. Minimize the ambient light around the validator. This may require moving the printer to a darker area of the room. 2. Press the PAUSE key to clear the fault message.

BAD VFU CHANNEL

Yes

Use defined channels.

BAR CODE IMPROPER Data Format

Yes

Fix application so it sends data in the correct bar code format.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message BAR CODE QUIET Zone too small Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Data validation error: Quiet Zone error. Solution 1. Fix application. 2. Disable Quiet Zone Error reports. 1. Raise the value in the High Volt Alert option in the BATTERY CONTROL menu. 2. If High Volt Alert = 16.0 Volts and the fault message remains, call your authorized service center.

BATT HIGH VOLT

Yes

This is the High Volt Alert that can be set by the user (factory default = 16.0 Volts). This fault detection is only supported when the ICP (Intelligent Control Panel) option is connected to the printer serial port and Battery Monitor = Enable in the BATTERY CONTROL menu. This is the Low Volt Alert that can be set by the user (factory default = 8.5 Volts). This fault detection is only supported when the ICP (Intelligent Control Panel) option is connected to the printer serial port and Battery Monitor = Enable in the BATTERY CONTROL menu. Host sent data after the printer buffer was full (serial interface).

BATT LOW VOLT

Yes

1. Plug the power cart cable into an AC receptacle to recharge the battery. 2. If recharging the battery fails to clear the fault, replace the battery or batteries.

BUFFER OVERFLOW

Yes

1. Make a configuration printout. 2. Verify that the printer matches the host serial interface configuration settings for Data Protocol, Baud Rate, Data Bits, Stop Bits, Parity, Data Terminal Ready, and Request to Send. 7. Set printer serial interface parameters to match those of the host.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message BUFFER OVERRUN Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Receive overrun (serial interface). Solution 1. Make a configuration printout. 2. Verify that the printer matches the host serial interface configuration settings for Data Protocol, Baud Rate, Data Bits, Stop Bits, Parity, Data Terminal Ready, and Request to Send. 3. Set the printer serial interface parameter to match those of the host. Calibration warning Yes The validator has detected that it needs calibration. This is a reminder message and does not halt printing. Calibration values derived from Manual Calibrate were not acceptable. Run Calibrate was attempted with PeelOff Media Handling selected. NOTE: You can perform Auto Calibrate in Peel-Off mode if Cal in Peel Mode = Enable. Be prepared to catch labels during Auto Calibrate. The validator detected that the barcode fails checksum or is missing the checksum digit. Press the PAUSE key to clear the message. Perform the calibration procedure described in the Validator Users Manual. Run Manual Calibrate again.

CALIBRATION FAIL See Manual

Yes

CANNOT CALIBRATE Disable Peel-Off

Yes

1. Select another Media Handling option in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu. 2. Enable Cal in Peel Mode in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. NOTE: Admin User must = Enable.

Checksum Failure

Yes

Verify that the checksum digit exists in the barcode and that it is the correct value.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message CLEARING PROGRAM FROM FLASH Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Emulation software successfully loaded into printer RAM and the checksum matched. The old program is now being deleted from flash memory. Data validation error: symbol contrast. Solution No action required.

CONTRAST TOO LOW Check media

Yes

1. Adjust heat or change media. 2. Disable symbol contrast error reports.

CUTTER FAULT Jam or Cut Fail

Yes

1. Cutter assembly is not in the closed position. 2. Cutter option was not able to complete a full cut cycle due to a jam. 3. Cutter PCBA detected current overload and opened circuit breaker on cutter PCBA.

1. Place the cutter assembly in the closed (up) position. 2. Clear obstruction from the cutter assembly. 3. Insure media thickness is within specification. Wait a few minutes for the cutter circuit breaker to automatically reset. Press PAUSE to clear the fault message and resume printing. No action required.

DEACTIVATING HOST SERIAL

Yes

Normal message that displays when you set Battery Monitor = Enable in the BATTERY CONTROL menu. The printer passed its memory and hardware initialization tests. This is the normal reminder message when you change the Print Mode setting from Transfer to Direct in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu.

DIAGNOSTICS PASSED DIRECT THERMAL Remove Ribbon

Yes

No action required.

Yes

1. Remove ribbon from the ribbon supply and ribbon take-up spindles in the printer. 2. If ribbon is required for printing, change the Print Mode back to Transfer.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message DO NOT POWER OFF Can User Correct? No Explanation This is a standard warning message that displays while the printer is downloading software. Normal message when the printer is downloading emulation software with a validator option installed. NOTE: Many software builds contain updates to the Validator option. An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program. Solution Do not power off the printer until downloading is complete.

DOWNLOADING TO VALIDATOR

Yes

No action required. NOTE: The validator software update can be verified in the F/W Revision menu option of the VALIDATOR menu. Shown as: Example X326

E00 EXE @ ADDR0 See User Manual

Yes

1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility.

E01A TYPE 0x40 See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

E01B TYPE 0x60 See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message E02 MACHINE CHK See User Manual Can User Correct? Yes Explanation An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program. Solution 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility.

E03A DSI HASH L See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

E03B DSI HASH S See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

E03C DSI BAT PL See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message E03D DSI BAT PS See User Manual Can User Correct? Yes Explanation An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program. Solution 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility.

E03E DSI CXIWX See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

E03F DSI CXOWX See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

E03G DSI ECXIWX See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message E03H DSI ECXOWX See User Manual Can User Correct? Yes Explanation An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program. Solution 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility.

E04A ISI NO TRA See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

E04B ISI DIRECT See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

E04C ISI PROTEC See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message E06 NOT ALIGNED See User Manual Can User Correct? Yes Explanation An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program. Solution 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. 1. Cycle Power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, load the latest emulation software. 2. Cycle power. Run the print job again. If the message appears, record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility. No action required. No action required. No action required. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative.

E07 ILLEGAL INS See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

E08 FLOATINGPNT See User Manual

Yes

An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program.

E-NET INIT E-NET READY E-NET RESET EC SOFTWARE FAIL See Manual

Yes Yes Yes Yes/No

Ethernet is initializing. Ethernet has finished initializing. Ethernet interface is being reset. Engine control software failure.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message ENTER to Stop Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Normal message when a test print pattern that will run continuously has been enabled. The printer cannot find the data controller program or the validation checksum is corrupt. The printer found a defective memory location. Solution Press the ENTER key to stop printing the test pattern.

ERROR: DC PROGRAM NOT VALID

Yes/No

Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. Power off the printer and replace the 203 DPI printhead with a 300 DPI printhead.

ERROR: DRAM AT ADDRESS XXXXXXXX

Yes/No

ERROR: FLASH DID NOT PROGRAM

Yes/No

The printer encountered an error trying to program flash memory. The printer has detected a 203 DPI printhead installed with IPDS software downloaded. IPDS software only supports the 300 DPI printhead. The printer could not find any DRAM.

ERROR: IPDS needs 300 DPI Head

Yes

ERROR: NO DRAM DETECTED

Yes/No

Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. Download a smaller program.

ERROR: PROGRAM NEEDS MORE DRAM ERROR: PROGRAM NEEDS MORE FLASH

Yes/No

The program exceeds the memory limitations of the printer. The printer requires more flash memory in order to run the downloaded program.

Yes/No

Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message ERROR: PROGRAM NOT COMPATIBLE Can User Correct? Yes Explanation The printer is not compatible with the downloaded program. Solution Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative.

ERROR: PROGRAM NOT VALID

Yes

The printer does not see a program in flash memory.

ERROR: SECURITY KEY NOT DETECTED

Yes/No

The security key is not present or has failed.

ERROR: SHORT AT ADDRESS XXXX

Yes/No

Hardware failure in DRAM or Main PCBA controller circuitry.

ERROR: WRITING TO FLASH

Yes/No

Hardware or software fault in flash memory.

ERROR: WRONG CHECKSUM

Yes/No

The printer received the complete program but the checksum did not match. The data may have been corrupted during download. 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.

ERROR OCCURRED FLUSHING QUEUES

Yes

Wait. When the asterisk (*) stops rotating, a different fault message will appear; troubleshoot the final message.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message FAN WARNING Can User Correct? Yes Explanation The printer detected that the power supply fan did not rotate for at least 45 seconds when it is was supposed to. NOTE: This is a warning message and will not halt printing. When too high of internal temperature is detected, based on its source, the printer will stop printing and display a PWR SUPPLY HOT, PRINTER HOT or PRINT HEAD HOT message. The printer operator tried to save a file using the name of an existing stored file. Insufficient flash memory available to store file. Insufficient flash memory available to store file. Insufficient flash memory available to store file. File system not detected or flash was corrupted. Problem writing to flash memory. Solution 1. Verify that the fan rotates when the printer is first powered up and when the printer moves media or prints. 2. Call your authorized service representative.

FILE EXISTS Enable Overwrite

Yes

Enter the PRINTER CONTROL menu and enable the Overwrite Files feature to overwrite the existing file. Install a larger flash memory SIMM. For additional flash, contact your authorized service representative. Enter the PRINTER CONTROL menu. Use Delete Files to delete unwanted files. Enter the PRINTER CONTROL menu and use the Optimize & Reboot feature. Enter the PRINTER CONTROL menu and use the Optimize & Reboot feature. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative.

FILE SYS FULL Add Flash

Yes/No

FILE SYS FULL Delete Files FILE SYS FULL Optimize & Reboot FILE SYS INVALID Optimize&Reboot FILE SYS WRITE Check Flash

Yes

Yes

Yes/No

Yes/No

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message FPGA FILE NOT FOUND Can User Correct? Yes/No Explanation The program file was not downloaded successfully. Solution 1. Download the program file again. 2. If the message reappears, contact your authorized customer service representative. Match the serial interface settings of the printer to those of the host computer. 1. Check that the setting of the Gap/Mark Sensor in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu matches the installed media. 2. Check the position of the lower and upper media sensors. (See Positioning The Media Sensors on page 66.) 3. Clean the sensor assembly and paper path. 4. Run Auto Calibrate to improve the sensors ability to detect the media in use. 5. Run the Media Profile printout in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. 6. Run Manual Calibrate. (See Running Manual Calibrate on page 79.) 7. Manually change the Gap/ Mark Threshold and/or Paper Out Threshold values. GRF CHK ERROR PRESS PAUSE Yes In the CT emulation over a twinax interface, the printer received a non-printable character. Press the PAUSE key twice.

FRAMING ERROR

Yes

Serial framing error over a serial interface. The printer is set for Gap or Mark sensing, but a gap, notch, or black mark is not being detected. The lower media sensor is not positioned correctly. When Advanced Gap or Advanced Notch is selected, the upper media sensor is not positioned above the lower media sensor. Gap/Mark Threshold is set too high or Paper Out Threshold is set too low.

GAP NOT DETECTED See Manual

Yes

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message H00: PCI SLOT ? See User Manual Can User Correct? No Explanation The controller board is not communicating with a PCI card. This could indicate a bad PCI card, poor connection, or problem in the PCI bus. The controller board is not communicating with the PCI card in PCI slot J24 or J25. This could indicate a bad PCI card, poor connection, or problem in the PCI bus. The controller board is not communicating with the PCI card in PCI slot J24 or J25. This could indicate a bad PCI card, poor connection, or problem in the PCI bus. The printhead or power supply is approaching a hot state. Half Speed Mode helps the cooling process and should permit completion of print jobs. Half Speed Mode helps prevent a PRINT HEAD HOT or PWR SUPPLY HOT fault, which will stop the printer. HEAD POWER FAIL Yes/No Printhead lost power. Solution Call your authorized service representative.

H01: PCI J24

No

Call your authorized service representative.

H02: PCI J25

No

Call your authorized service representative.

Half Speed Mode

Yes

1. Allow printer to continue printing. Full speed will resume automatically when a lower printhead or power supply temperature is achieved. 2. Let the printer cool down. Full speed will be restored when printing is resumed. 3. Lower Print Intensity and Print Speed to reduce frequency of Half Speed Mode. 1. Replace the printhead. 2. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on again. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message IGP/PGL ERROR Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Appears when the "Fault" option is selected from Error Report in the front panel. Not enough RAM memory available for a printer function. Solution Deselect "Fault" from Error Report on the front control panel.

INSUFFICIENT RAM Reboot/Add RAM

Yes/No

1. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on again. 2. If the message reappears, increase the Glob Mem Adjust size in the PRINTER CONTROL menu and reboot the printer. 3. If the message reappears, replace the controller PCBA. Write down the message and return it with the defective board.

LABEL MISSING Check Paper Path

Yes

The Label Taken Sensor did not detect the label present over the tear bar with Tear-Off or Peel-Off Media Handling mode enabled.

1. Press the PAUSE key to continue printing and then wait for the LCD Remove Label message before removing the label. 2. Open the pivoting deck, reinstall the label, close the deck, press the PAUSE key, and continue printing. 3. Open the pivoting deck and remove wrapped labels from the platen. Clean all adhesive from the platen. Reinstall labels, close the deck, press the PAUSE key, and continue printing. 4. Select the correct Media Handling mode in the QUICK SETUP menu.

The label was removed before the printer stopped printing or before the LCD Remove Label message displayed. The label slipped behind the platen roller. The label wrapped around the platen roller. Tear-Off or PeelOff Media Handling mode was mistakenly selected.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message LOADING PROGRAM FROM PORT XX% Can User Correct? Yes Explanation The new emulation program is loading into printer RAM. XX% indicates how much of the program has loaded. A program is getting loaded into flash. Normal message that displays when you first press the MENU key to place tje printer in Menu mode when no validator option is installed. Tear-Off or Peel-Off Media Handling selection was attempted with the cutter option still installed. These modes require that the front door assembly be installed to use the Label Taken Sensor. Solution No action required.

LOADING PROGRAM INTO FLASH MENU MODE QUICK SETUP

Yes

No action required.

Yes

No action required.

INCOMPATIBLE WITH CUTTER

Yes

1. Select a different Media Handling Mode. 2. Power off the printer and remove the cutter option, install the front door assembly, power on the printer and select Tear-Off or Peel-Off Mode.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message NON VOLATILE MEMORY FAILED Can User Correct? Yes/No Explanation 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. If this message appears when saving a configuration, it means the printer is out of memory. Previously saved configurations will still be available, but the one that was saved when the message appeared is not in memory. If this message appears at power-up, it means the flash memory is defective. If the printer is powered on with the cutter enabled in the Media Handling menu, but the cutter itself is open (in the down position, or the cutter upper enclosure is removed) the printer cannot detect the cutter. When using the cutter, the printer must be powered on with the cutter in the up position and the cutter upper enclosure installed. Solution 1. If the message appears at power-up, call your authorized customer service representative. 2. If the message appears while saving a configuration, the printer is out of memory and will not save that or subsequent configurations. (Previously saved configurations are still okay.) 3. Limit the number of saved configurations to seven.

OPTION NOT INSTALLED

Yes

1. Check that the cutter option is installed, connected in the up position and the upper enclosure installed before powering on the printer. 2. Install the cutter option or change to the correct Media Handling option in the QUICK SETUP menu. 3. If the error persists, contact your authorized customer service representative.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message OVERALL GRADE FAIL Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Overall data validation failure: decodeability, percent decode, defects, modulation, EC Min, Rmin, and/or symbol contrast. Solution 1. Press Pause to clear the message. 2. Adjust the parameter that is causing the failure. Run a Scan Report to see which parameter failed. 3. Lower the Overall Grade to a point where the worst parameter grade will be above the Overall Grade threshold.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message PAPER OUT Load Paper Can User Correct? Yes Explanation The printer does not sense media: Solution 1. Install media. If a break occurred, reinstall the media. Press the PAUSE key to clear the fault message. Check the media installation procedures on page 38. 2. Verify the lower media sensor is properly positioned under the media. If Advanced Gap or Advanced Notch is selected, verify the upper media sensor is positioned above the lower media sensor. Run Auto Calibrate to improve the ability of the sensor to detect the installed media. 3. Check if the Gap/Mark Threshold is too high or the Paper Out Threshold is too low. Lower the Gap/Mark Threshold or raise the Paper Out Threshold value. 4. If using media with no gaps or black marks, perform Auto Calibrate to establish a valid Paper Out Threshold. 5. If the printer detected a false PAPER OUT when changing from Advanced Gap or Advanced Notch to Gap or Mark sensing or vice-versa, press the PAUSE key and run Auto Calibrate.

Media was not installed or has run out. A break in media has occurred. Media was not routed or installed correctly. The media sensor is not positioned correctly. Media is installed correctly, but the sensor is not detecting it. Gap/Mark Threshold value may be set too high and/or Paper Out Threshold may be set too low. The printer detected a false PAPER OUT when changing from Advanced Gap or Advanced Notch to Gap or Mark sensing or viceversa.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message PAPER OUT TIMEOUT Can User Correct? Yes Explanation 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. Parity error (serial interface). Solution Load media and run a print test. If the message persists, contact your authorized service representative.

PARITY ERROR

Yes

Check your serial host interface parameter settings. If necessary, change them so they match the settings of the attached host. Adjust heat/speed/pressure.

POOR SCANNING Check Head&Heat

Yes

Data validation failure: The ratio between bar code elements is too small. Data validation failure: The bar code is only good in small bands that are difficult to scan. Data validation failure: Defects failure; blemishes with the bar code are detected.

POOR SCANNING Check media

Yes

Check for ribbon wrinkle. Roll wrinkled area onto take-up spindle.

POOR SCANNING Inspect head

Yes/No

1. Check paper and ribbon to make sure they are clean, unwrinkled, and installed properly. 2. Clean printhead. 3. If message persists, replace the printhead.

POWER SAVER MODE

Yes

This is a status message. The printer is in low-energy idle state, the fan and higher voltages are off, and only +5Vdc logic circuits are active.

No action required.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message PRINT HEAD COLD See Manual Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Printer is in a cold environment or connector P401 has become dislodged from the back of the printhead. Solution 1. Reseat P401 on printhead. 2. Change the printhead. 3. Place printer in a warmer location. 4. If problem persists, contact your authorized service representative. 1. Allow the printhead to cool down for 5 minutes, then press PAUSE. Resume printing. 2. If possible, reduce print intensity. 3. If problem persists, contact your authorized service representative. PRINT HEAD UP Close Print Head PRINTER HOT See Manual Yes Printhead is not closed and completely latched. The printer has detected higher than usual temperatures on the controller PCBA. Close and latch the printhead pivoting deck. 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. If the problem persists after moving the printer to a cooler location, contact your authorized customer service representative. PRINTER UNDER REMOTE CONTROL Yes Indicates that PNE has control of the printer. Press any key on the printer.

PRINT HEAD HOT See Manual

Yes/No

The printhead has become overheated.

Yes/No

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message PWR SUPPLY HOT See Manual Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Power supply is hot. Solution 1. Determine that the fan is operating and that all air vents are unobstructed. 2. Move the printer to a cooler area. 3. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. RBN TAKEUP FULL Remove Used Rbn Yes The ribbon takeup spool is full. 1. Empty the takeup spool. 2. If the takeup spool is not full, try re-threading the ribbon. 3. Disable Rbn Takeup Full in the MEDIA CONTROL menu. REACTIVATING HOST SERIAL Yes Normal message that displays when you set Validator Funct. = Disable in the VALIDATOR menu or Battery Monitor = Disable in the BATTERY CONTROL menu. This is the Time To Go Alert you can set (factory default = 1.0 Hour). This fault detection is only supported when the ICP (Intelligent Control Panel) option is connected to the printer serial port and Battery Monitor = Enable in the BATTERY CONTROL menu. No action required.

RECHARGE BATTERY

Yes

1. Plug the power cart cable into an AC receptacle to recharge the battery. 2. If recharging the battery fails to clear the fault, replace the battery or batteries.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message Remove Label Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Solution 1. Remove the label from the front of the printer to allow the next label to print. 2. Verify that a front door assembly is installed on the printer and that it is properly closed. Ensure that no debris is obstructing the door mirror or the Label Taken Sensor. 3. In the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu, change Media Handling to the correct selection.

A label was detected at the front of the printer by the Label Taken Sensor. This is the normal reminder message when Peel-Off or TearOff Media Handling has been selected. A label was removed, but the Remove Label message remained. The incorrect Media Handling mode was selected.

RESETTING PLEASE WAIT

Yes

Printer finished loading the program into flash memory and is automatically resetting itself. Normal download initialization message. Ribbon is broken between the ribbon take up spindle and the printhead. 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. Ribbon was incorrectly loaded on the take-up or supply spindle.

No action required.

RESTORING BOOT CODE RIBBON BROKEN Reload Ribbon

Yes Yes

No action required. Reattach ribbon.

RIBBON FAULT Timeout

Yes

1. Clean the printer. 2. Power off, wait 15 seconds, then power back on again. If the message persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. 1. Reload the ribbon correctly. For ribbon loading instructions, see page 51.

RIBBON LOAD BAD Reload Ribbon

Yes

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message Ribbon Low Can User Correct? Yes Explanation 1. The supply spool is getting low. 2. If there is a large amount of ribbon still on the supply spool, then the Ribbon Low message is being displayed falsely. RIBBON OUT Load Ribbon Yes 1. The ribbon supply spool is empty. 2. The ribbon has broken. SECURITY CODE VIOLATION Yes The software being used is not correct for the printer. 1. Load the correct software. 2. Power off the printer for 15 seconds, then power back on again. If the problem persists, contact your authorized customer service representative. Install the security key. 1. Recycle the printer power. If possible, print a job that has previously worked. 2. If the problem persists, contact your authorized service representative. Solution 1. Replace ribbon. 2. Disable Ribbon Low in the MEDIA CONTROL menu.

1. Replace ribbon. 2. Reinstall ribbon.

SECURITY VIOLATION SOFTWARE ERROR* Recycle Power

Yes Yes/No

The security key is missing. 1. Application software tried to perform an illegal printer function. 2. There are damaged logic circuits on the controller PCBA.

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.

Change the Print Speed or Slew Speed value in the MEDIA CONTROL menu to 6 IPS or less when using the validator option, and save the new value as the power-up default.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message TESTING HARDWARE PLEASE WAIT Can User Correct? Yes Explanation Normal power-up message. Printer is running its initialization routine. Solution 1. No action required. 2. If the printer does not complete initialization and continues displaying this message when the CT emulation is installed, the expansion CT board may not be connected to the controller PCBA. Check the paper and ribbon for cleanliness, wrinkles, etc., or an obstructed validator beam. If there is no validator beam at all, or if the LED is not flashing as barcodes pass through the validator beam, recycle validator power. If the problem persists, contact your service representative. NOTE: xx represents the number of missing barcodes (on the form) that caused the warning/fault to be declared. Validator not communicating Yes The Validator Funct. = Enable in the VALIDATOR menu, but when the printer was first powered up it could not communicate with the validator. Normal message when the printer is powered up while holding down both the MENU key and the DOWN arrow key in preparation to download software to the printer. Check that the validator signal cable is securely connected to the validator unit.

Unscannable: xx Missing Codes

Yes

Data validation error: missing barcode.

WAITING FOR PROGRAM DOWNLOAD

Yes

1. Complete the downloading software procedure. See Downloading Software on page 279. 2. Exit this procedure by cycling printer power.

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Table 17. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued) Displayed Message WIRELESS ADAPTER NOT COMPATIBLE Can User Correct? No Explanation The type of wireless card is incompatible with the printer software. Solution The PCMCIA radio card that you installed may be incompatible with the dual NIC interface in the printer. Verify the approved brand and model number of the radio card with your printer service provider and install the correct version. If using the correct radio card does not resolve this problem, call your service provider for further support.

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Specifications

Print Method
Table 18. Printing Specifications
T5204 SL5204
Print Resolution (dpi) Min. Dot Size (sq. in) 203 .005 (.127 mm) Bar Code Modulus (mils) Picket Fence Ladder Max. Print Speed (ips) Max. Slew Speed (ips) Max. Print Width (in.)

T5304 SL5304
300 .0033 (.083 mm)

T5206
203 .005 (.127 mm)

T5306
300 .0033 (.083 mm)

T5208
203 .005 (.127 mm)

T5308
300 .0033 (.083 mm)

5 - 127 10 -127 10 10 4.1 (104.1 mm)

3.3 - 110 10 - 110 8 8 4.1 (104.1 mm)

5 - 127 10 - 127 10 10 6.6 (167.6 mm)

3.3 - 110 10 - 110 8 8 6.6 (167.6 mm)

5 - 127 10 - 127 8 8 8.5 (215.9 mm) 8 16 32 99 (2515 mm)

3.3 - 110 10 - 110 6 6 8.5 (215.9 mm) 8 16 32 48 (1219 mm)

Flash Memory (MB) Standard Flash Memory (MB) Maximum DRAM (MB) Standard/Max Max. Print Length (in.) at max. width, std. DRAM
(1,2)

8 16 32 99 (2515 mm)

8 16 32 97 (2464 mm)

8 16 32 99 (2515 mm)

8 16 32 62 (1575 mm)

NOTES: 1. These figures are approximate and depend upon the active emulation. 2. These values may not be supported at maximum throughput.

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Media
Table 19. Media - General Information Type: Supply Roll: Internal Rewinder: Label Material: Roll-fed, die-cut continuous or fanfold labels, tags or tickets; most direct thermal or thermal transfer materials. 8 inch (203 mm) maximum diameter on 1.5-inch (37.5 mm) to 3-inch (76 mm) diameter cores. Accepts up to a 5-inch diameter roll of label backing. Thermal transfer plain-coated papers, vinyl, Mylar, metallized paper, non-woven fabric, fine woven fabric, thermal-visible light scannable paper, infrared scannable paper, thermal ticket/tag stock, thermally-sensitive plastic stock. Horizontally moveable sensor assembly. When set to Gap, the assembly detects die-cut labels on liner media and notches and holes in tag stock. When set to Mark, it senses a black mark on the underside of tag or label stock. When set to Advanced Gap, it detects liner gaps between die cut labels with a dark background. When set to Advanced Notch, it detects notches or holes that interrupt a dark or black area on the underside of the media. When set to Disable, it senses no label indicators or ignores all existing label length indicators on the installed media. Detects when a printed label is at the printer exit throat. Used only for Tear-Off and Peel-Off Media Handling modes. Peels and presents label to the operator, one at a time. Automatic Label Peel-Off is supported only when the internal rewinder is installed. (The internal rewinder is a factory- or field-installed option.)

Media Sensing:

Label Taken Sensor: Automatic Label Peel-Off:

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I. Tag Specification (Mark Sensing)

Black Mark (on underside)

II. Tag Specification (Gap Sensing)

III. Label Specification (Gap Sensing)

Recommended Cross Perf Location

Recommended Cross Perf Location

Direction of Media Motion

Direction of Media Motion

Direction of Media Motion

Figure 9. Media Dimensions Table 20. Media Specifications T5X04 SL5X04 MP2
A B C K I E G D Label Width Range Backing Width Range Min. Gap/Hole/Notch Height Min. Refl. Mark Height Min Refl. Mark Width Media Thickness Range Width of Inter-label gap/hole Media Length Range Continuous/Batch Mode Tear-Off Strip Mode Tear-Off Mode Peel-Off Mode Cut Mode
(1) 1.5

T5X06 SL5X06 MP2

2.0-6.8 in. 50.8-172.7 mm 2.0-6.8 in. 50.8-172.7 mm 0.10 in. 2.54 mm 0.10 in. 2.54 mm 0.5 in. 12.7 mm .0025-.010 in. .0635-.254 mm 0.25-0.50 in. 6.35-12.7 mm

T5X08
3.0-8.75 in. 76.2-222.3 mm 3.0-8.75 in. 76.2-222.3 mm 0.10 in. 2.54 mm 0.10 in. 2.54 mm 0.5 in. 12.7 mm .0025-.010 in. .0635-.254 mm 0.25-0.50 in. 6.35-12.7 mm

0.75 -4.5 in. 19.1-114.3 mm 0.75-4.5 in. 19.1-114.3 mm 0.10 in. 2.54 mm 0.10 in. 2.54 mm 0.5 in. 12.7 mm .0025-.010 in. .0635-.254 mm 0.25-0.50 in. 6.35-12.7 mm

0.25 in. (6.35mm) - 99 in. (2515mm) 0.25 in. (6.35mm) - 99 in. (2515mm) 1 in. minimum (25.4 mm) - 99 in. (2515 mm) 1 in. minimum (25.4 mm) - 99 in. (2515 mm)(1) 1 in. minimum (25.4 mm) - 99 in. (2515 mm)

These figures are approximate and depend upon the active emulation and application. inch with validator support.

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Ribbon
Table 21. Ribbon Specifications
T5X04 SL5X04 MP2 Ribbon Width Range Max. Ribbon Length (m) Max Ribbon Roll Diameter 0.75-4.5 in. 19 -114.3 mm 625 3.60 in. T5X06 SL5X06 MP2 2.0-6.8 in. 50.8-172.7 mm 625 3.60 in. T5X08 3.0-8.75 in. 76.2-222.25 mm 625 3.60 in.

Indicators And Switches

Table 22. Indicators and Switches Indicator Lights: Switches: Keys: ONLINE, Job-In-Process POWER PAUSE, JOB SELECT/ - (Decrement), FEED/ (Up), TEST PRINT/+ (Increment), (Cancel)/ (Down), (Enter) Message Display: 2-row 16-characters per row for error messages, print status, and recalling stored formats
. . .

(Menu),

Memory
Table 23. Memory Specifications Flash Memory (standard) Flash Memory (optional) DRAM (standard) 8MB SIMM plugged into Controller PCBA 16MB SIMM plugged into Controller PCBA 32MB SIMM plugged into Controller PCBA

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Media Cutter Option

Cutters are designed to cut tags and label liner. Avoid cutting through the adhesive backed portion of any media.

Cutter
The cutter is designed to cut tags and label liner. Table 24. 4, 6, and 8 inch Models Typical Life Warranty Environment Cutting Method Media Thickness Range Media Width Range Media Length Range > 1,000,000 cuts 500,000 cuts Same specifications as printer Rotating single-edged blade 0.0025 to 0.010 in. (0.064 to 0.254 mm) Same range as printer 1.00 to 99 in. (25.4 to 2515 mm)

Host Interfaces
Table 25. 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. 3. USB 2.0 The RS-232 and optional RS-422 host interfaces shall have the following characteristics: Word Length: Handshaking: Input Buffer: Selectable 7-bit or 8-bit data format XON/XOFF (in receive mode only) and CTS/DTR Selectable from 1k through 16 kbytes. XOFF is transmitted and DTR goes low when buffer is equal to or less than 25% of full. XON is transmitted and DTR goes high when buffer is 25% above empty. Characters are transmitted with no parity from the printer

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Power
Table 26. Power Source and Grounding Power Source: Grounding: 115 or 230 VAC 50/60Hz switching power supply. Unit must be connected to a properly grounded receptacle.

Table 27. Power Consumption 4 inch printers

203 dpi 10 ips Energy Star (Power Saver Mode) Standby 25% Print Density 50% Print Density 24 Watts 50 Watts 142 Watts 234 Watts 300 dpi 8 ips 24 Watts 50 Watts 143 Watts 235 Watts

6 inch printers
203 dpi 10 ips 24 Watts 50 Watts 205 Watts 360 Watts 300 dpi 8 ips 24 Watts 50 Watts 175 Watts 300 Watts

8 inch printers
203 dpi 8 ips 24 Watts 50 Watts 213 Watts 375 Watts 300 dpi 6 ips 24 Watts 50 Watts 212 Watts 373 Watts

Environmental
Table 28. Environmental Information Operating Temperature: Storage Temperature: Operating Humidity: Storage Humidity: Ventilation: Dust: 41 F to 104 F (5 C to 40 C) -40 F to 150 F (-40 C to 60 C) 20% to 85%, non-condensing 5% to 85% non-condensing Free air movement Non-conducting, non-corrosive

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Physical
Table 29. Physical Dimensions T5X04 SL5X04 MP2 Outside Dimensions (in.) Weight (lbs/kg) 13H x 11.7W x 20.5D 36.6 lbs. (16.6 kg) 37.2 lbs. (16.87 kg) T5X06 SL5X06 MP2 13H x 13.4W x 20.5D 40 lbs. (18.14 kg) 40.6 lbs. (18.42 kg) T5X08 13H x 15.4W x 20.5D 43 lbs. (19.5 kg)

Add 1.75" D with media guide installed Add 7.5" D and 6" H for validator option Add 1.4" D for media cutter option

Acoustic Specifications
Table 30. T5000 Acoustic Noise Levels per ISO 9296 T5X04 SL5X04 MP2 Printing @ 6 IPS Standby: 68 dBA 37 dBA T5X06 SL5X06 MP2 62 dBA 37 dBA T5X08 62 dBA 37 dBA

Maximum Page Length

The maximum page length allowed is dependent on the following factors:

The DPI of the printhead. 300 DPI uses more memory than 203 DPI, therefore, 300 DPI printers have a smaller maximum page length than 203 DPI printers. The value of Label Width (under the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu). As this value increases, the maximum page length decreases. The value of Glob Mem Adjust (under the PRINTER CONTROL menu). As this value increases, page memory and the maximum page length decreases. Note that this menu item is independent of a configuration (that is, it does not need to be saved under a configuration number), and the printer must be rebooted for it to take effect.

Also be aware that a maximum page length is based on the ability of the printer to reserve at least one page at the specified length. However, the printer needs two pages to achieve full throughput. Therefore, maximum page lengths less than 99 inches should be divided in half when considering throughput. Maximum page lengths at 99 inches can achieve full throughput at higher values than 49.5 inches.

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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. Field-installable options include installation instructions.

Hardware Options
Media Cutter
The printer may be ordered with a cutter mechanism installed (for cutting tags and label liner), or the option can be installed by an authorized service representative at a later date. Once installed, the printer can be configured to automatically cut media after each or a specified number of labels is printed.

Internal Rewinder
The internal rewinder supports Peel-Off and Batch Rewind Media Handling modes. The printer can be ordered with a rewinder or it can be field installed at a later date by an authorized service representative.

Media Cutter Tray

This option is used exclusively with the media cutter option to collect cut labels or tag stock. This option can be field installed by the operator.

Memory Expansion
The printer internal Flash memory can be upgraded from a 8MB SIMM to a 16MB SIMM, providing additional memory for forms, logos, and fonts. The printer can be ordered with the memory option installed or it can be field installed by an authorized service representative at a later date.

Online Data Validator

This option provides the capability for verifying printed barcode quality during the printing process. The printer may be ordered with the Online Barcode Validator installed, or the option can be field installed by an authorized service representative.

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Hardware Options

Real Time Clock (RTC)

The RTC is a clock chip with internal battery. The clock keeps track of the year, month, day, hour, minute and second values. It will continue to operate when the printer is off. NOTE: To preserve the battery, the clock will not run when it leaves the factory; it will start running when it is set for the first time. Graphic languages can use the RTC values to program fields in labels to indicate the date and/or time. This is useful for printing production and expiration dates.

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 a 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.

Network Interface Card (NIC)

This option permits placing the printer on a LAN rather than attaching it directly to a host system. It is mounted inside the printer. The printer may be ordered with a NIC installed, or it can be field installed by an authorized service representative.

Wireless NIC (802.11b wireless)

The Wireless NIC provides 802.11b connectivity. The card provides wireless connectivity without expensive cabling and reconfigurations required from a wired network. PNE (standard with the wireless NIC), is a printer management tool.

IPDS for Use with Twinax Host Interface

This option supports the Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) language to allow direct connection of the printer to an IBM host computer that uses the twinax data interface. 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 and a 300 DPI Printhead installed to support this field installed option.

IPDS for Use with a NIC

This option supports the IPDS language to allow a LAN connection. The printer may be ordered with this option and the required hardware to support it, or it can be field installed by an authorized service representative. The printer must have a NIC and a 300 DPI Printhead installed to support this field installed option.

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IPDS for Use with a NIC and Twinax Host Interface

This option supports the IPDS language to allow a LAN connection as well as a direct connection of the printer to an IBM host computer that uses the twinax data interface. This option is applicable to non SL printers. 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. The printer must have a NIC, Coax/Twinax interface and a 300 DPI printhead installed to support this field installed option.

General Purpose Input/Ouput (GPIO)

GPIO is both hardware and software. The hardware is the actual IO board to be mounted in the printer, and the software is the GPIO Manager which is part of PNE. The GPIO hardware is a printed circuit board containing optically isolated inputs and outputs as well as relays. The GPIO software is both a printer resident GPIO event parser and a PC-based GPIO manager that allows the user to define how the general purpose IO hardware should behave for the given application.

RS-422
An optional serial interface that enables the printer to operate with bit serial devices that are compatible with an RS232 controller. The printer may be ordered with an RS-422 serial interface installed or it can be installed by an authorized service representative at a later date.

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. To obtain a copy of this guide, or for any other questions concerning Genuine Printronix Thermal Supplies, please call: Americas: Europe, Middle East, Africa: Asia: (800) 733-1900 (33) 1-46-25-1900 (65) 548-4116 Fax: (714) 368-2354 Fax: (33) 1-46-25-1919 Fax: (65) 546-1588

Or visit our website at www.printronix.com.

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Supplies And Accessories

Genuine Printronix Thermal Transfer Ribbons

The following is a list of Genuine Printronix Thermal Transfer ribbons:

Printronix Wide Spectrum Wax Ribbon 8300

Provides superior print quality for coated and uncoated paper and tag stocks.

Printronix Wax Resin Blend Ribbon 8500

Provides excellent high speed print quality with premium durability performance on a wide range of thermal transfer receptive papers and films.

Printronix Flood-Coat Specialty Wax Resin Blend Ribbon 8550

Designed for use on spot-coated and flood-coated labels. With this ribbon, the need for protective varnishes on flood-coated labels is eliminated, which can reduce the cost of labels.

Printronix Specialty Resin Ribbon 8600

A premium resin formula for excellent image and scuff resistance, while achieving premium print quality on a wide range of synthetic films and coated papers.

Printronix Harsh Environment Resin Ribbon 8700

Provides the 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 8770

Designed for high temperature and solvent resistance applications using synthetic facestocks media such as polypropylene, polyethylene, and polyester. All ribbons are available in widths of: 2.36 (60mm), 3.15 (80mm), 4.33 (110mm), 5.12" (130mm), 6.00" (152.4mm), 6.70" (171mm), and 8.67" (220mm).

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Genuine Printronix Media

Printronix provides a wide variety of sizes, colors, and shapes of labels and tags readily available to meet all of your labelling needs. The Printronix Expanded Die Library details hundreds of label sizes and configurations which are quickly obtainable through the Printronix custom order system without the typical added costs and delays associated with the creation and tooling of a special die to match your requirements.
Genuine Printronix ThermaLine Media ThermaLine Media Type Media 110 Description Premium coated thermal transfer paper Permanent acrylic adhesive Premium coated thermal transfer paper Removable adhesive 7.0 mil coated thermal transfer paper tagstock Economy direct thermal paper Permanent acrylic adhesive Premium direct thermal paper Permanent acrylic adhesive Infra-Red scannable direct paper Permanent acrylic adhesive 7 mil direct thermal paper tagstock Typical Applications Compliance shipping, general warehouse, address, AIAG, LOGMARS, product ID, hardware parts supply Temporary product ID, pricing, point of sale, shelf marking labels which can be cleanly removed Retail hangtag, warehouse bin and pouch inserts, inventory control, work in process, general purpose tag Short life deli, grocery, shipping, work in process

Media 120R

Media 180T

Media 210

Media 220

Compliance shipping, general warehouse, address, AIAG, LOGMARS, product ID Infra-red scannability for overnight shipping and grocery environments Economical ticket and tag stock for general retail and industrial use Excellent moisture resistance and tear strength for applications such as baggage tags, etc. Durable satin finish for chemical pails and drums and general outdoor and industrial use Outdoor exposures especially chemical drums, etc. provides a markable soundproof topcoat

Media 270

Media 280T

Media 410

3.3 mil direct thermal film Permanent acrylic adhesive 4.0 mil white thermal transfer polyolefin Permanent acrylic adhesive Smudge proof white thermal transfer polyolefin Permanent acrylic adhesive 8.5 mil smudge proof thermal transfer Poly tagstock 2.0 mil polyester labelstock thermal transfer White, bright & matte chrome

Media 510

Media 520

Media 580T

Outdoor nursery, lumberyard, and industrial environment hangtag and insert tag UL/CSA compliant nameplate labels, harsh environment and laboratory labels

Media 700s

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Supplies And Accessories

Besides the standard roll label configuration, Genuine Printronix ThermaLine labels are also available in fanfold configurations.
Type Direct Thermal Media (Stock) Paper Label Tag Synthetic Label Ribbon Not Used Features Low cost. Ease of use. Low environmental durability. Limited label life. Will fade and/or discolor when exposed to heat, sunlight, or chemicals. Lowest cost thermal transfer combination. Most commonly used. Low environmental durability. Low abrasion resistance. Longer life than direct thermal. Mid-range wax resin performance and characteristics at economy wax prices. Darker, razor-sharp, smudgeproof images. Typical Applications Shipping. Inventory tracking.

Thermal Transfer

Paper Label Tag

Printronix Wide Spectrum Wax

Shipping. Inventory tracking. Product labeling. Compliance labeling.

Thermal Transfer

Paper Label Tag Synthetic Label Tyvek and Valeron

Printronix Wax Resin Blend

Same as economy applications with advantage of supporting Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Polyolefin, and Valeron media. Retail applications where labels are handled. Excellent for most applications. Compliance labeling. High temperature environments. Medical applications. Outdoor environments. Environments with chemicals. Compliance labeling.

Thermal Transfer

Paper Label Tag Synthetic Label

Printronix Specialty Resin

Better environmental durability. Better abrasion resistance than wax. More expensive than wax. Good aesthetic appearance. High environmental durability. High physical durability. Excellent aesthetic appearance. Most expensive label/tag combination.

Thermal Transfer

Synthetic Label

Printronix Harsh Environment Resin

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Accessories
Field installable accessories available for your thermal printer are listed below. Contact your authorized supplier for more details.

Coax/Twinax Host Interface GPIO Internal Rewind Kit Media Cutter (4, 6, and 8 inch) Media Cutter Tray (used with a Media Cutter option) Memory Expansion 16 MB Flash SIMM Network Interface Card (10/100 Base-T) Online Barcode Validator Print Cart RFID Encoder RS-422 Scalable Fonts Wireless NIC

Maintenance Manual LP+ Programmers Reference Manual IGP/PGL Programmers Reference Manual IGP/VGL Programmers Reference Manual C/T Programmers Reference Manual Network Interface Card Users Manual PrintNet Enterprise Suite Users Manual

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Supplies And Accessories

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C
Char NUL SOH STX EXT EOT ENQ ACK BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB CAN EM SUB ESC FS GS Dec 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Hex 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D ! + # $ % & + ( ) * + , . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < =

ASCII Control Codes

Char

Dec 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61

Hex 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D

Char @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ]

Dec 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93

Hex 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D

Char ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | }

Dec 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125

Hex 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D

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Char RS US

Dec 30 31

Hex 1E 1F

Char > ?

Dec 62 63

Hex 3E 3F

Char ^ _

Dec 94 95

Hex 5E 5F

Char ~

Dec 126 127

Hex 7E 7F

NOTE: For the hardware handshake XON/XOFF commands: XON = Ctrl Q (DC1) XOFF = Ctrl S (DC3)

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Media Cutter Installation

Prepare The Printer

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. Open the peel/tear door by pulling it upward, then forward. 3. Using the appropriate metric hex key, remove the two screws attaching the peel/tear assembly to the lower support assembly. NOTE: Keep the two screws you have removed; you will use them to attach the cutter assembly to the lower support assembly.

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Installing The Cutter

Installing The Cutter

RJ-11 Receptacle

RJ-11 Connector

Lower Support Assembly Cutter Assembly Mounting Bracket Metal Tab (2) Magnetic Catch (2) Screw (2) Cutter Assembly

Figure 2. 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.

WARNING

The cutter blades are sharp. Keep your fingers away from the cutter blades. 3. Place the cutter assembly in position. 4. Install the two screws using the appropriate metric hex key. 5. Place the cutter assembly into the up (closed) position. NOTE: The printer cannot detect the presence of the cutter unless the cutter is in the up (closed) position and the cutter top cover is installed when the printer is powered on.

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Restore The Printer To Operation

Restore The Printer To Operation

NOTE: The printer cannot detect the presence of the cutter unless the cutter is in the up (closed) position and the cutter top cover is installed when the printer is powered on. 1. Set the printer power switch to | (ON). 2. Press
. . .

to place the printer in Menu Mode.

3. Press the and keys at the same time until ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED appears on the printer display. 4. Press
. . .

until MEDIA CONTROL displays.

5. Press until Media Handling displays. 6. Press + or - until the Cut option displays. 7. Press to select Cut. An asterisk (*) displays next to Cut. 8. Relock the key by pressing and at the same time, then press PAUSE to put the printer back online. 9. If the bar code validator is installed, adjust the validator beam. (See the Online Data Validator Users Manual). 10. Make sure any media sticking out of the platen goes in the cutter entrance slot. 11. Test the printer cutting operation and print quality by selecting the Diagnostics Printer Tests menu and printing one of the test patterns. (Refer to DIAGNOSTICS on page 237.) 12. To save the configuration parameters, refer to Saving A Configuration on page 88.

Removing The Media Cutter

1. Set the printer power to O (OFF). 2. Pull the cutter assembly to the down (open) position. 3. Using the appropriate metric hex key, remove the two screws securing the cutter bracket to the lower support assembly. 4. Unplug the RJ-11 connector from the RJ-11 receptacle. 5. Remove the media cutter from the printer. 6. Install the front door assembly on the printer lower support assembly.

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Removing The Media Cutter

366

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. (For longer labels, attach the cutter tray bin to a lower position; for shorter labels, attach it to a higher position.)

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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.

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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.

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Installing The Media Cutter Tray

370

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. 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. The start-up procedure which causes a computer operating system to be loaded into main memory. An area of storage into which data is read or written temporarily during data transfers. Coaxial cable. A type of cable with a single wire surrounded by insulation and a braided shield. Refers to the operating properties that define how the printer responds to signals and commands received from the host computer at the printer interface. These properties are called configuration parameters and are set to match the operating characteristics of the host computer system. Media comprised of one continuous length without a gap, notch, hole, or black mark to establish a predetermined label or tag length. With this media type, the Host Form Length or user-selected Label Length sets the desired length of each label. A media handling mode that advances media in the forward direction only.

BIT

Boot-up

Buffer

Coax

Configuration

Continuous Media

Continuous Media Handling Mode

Controller

An independent functional logic unit in a data processing system that controls data paths between one or more units of peripheral equipment.

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Data Bits

Binary information sent to the printer; a character set grouping containing letters, digits, and punctuation marks to be printed. A value, parameter, attribute, or option that is assigned by a program or system when another has not been specified by the user. Pertaining to the detection and isolation of a printer malfunction or mistake. Media coated with special chemicals that act as an accelerator, acceptor dye, and binder. In Direct Thermal mode, the heat from the selected rectangular elements in the thermal printhead makes direct contact with the media (no ribbon is used) and causes a chemical reaction that creates the image on the media. A printing method in which no ribbon is used to transfer data from the printhead to the media to create an image. The thermal printhead selectively heats small rectangular elements which make direct contact with the coated media. Dynamic Random Access Memory. Can be read from or written to at any time. DRAM is volatile: whatever is in DRAM is lost when power is turned off. Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. Programs, instructions, and routines permanently stored in the printer that cannot be written to. Files in EPROM are not lost when power is turned off. (Resident fonts are fonts permanently stored in EPROM and available at any time, via software commands.) Media supplied in a fanfold stack instead of a roll format. Nonvolatile memory. See Nonvolatile Memory. A collection of printing characteristics for printing alphanumeric characters, all of which combine to produce a distinctive style of print.

Default

Diagnostic

Direct Thermal Media

Direct Thermal Printing

DRAM

EPROM

Fanfold Media

Flash Memory Font

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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. Intelligent Graphics Printing software for the Printronix Graphics Language, designated for Printronix printers. IGP/PGL provides online forms, barcodes, and many alphanumeric text-generation capabilities and is compatible with earlier versions of Printronix IGP protocol and programming. The hardware component used to link two devices by common physical interconnection, signal, and functional characteristics. The speed at which the media is printed based on a rate of Inches-Per-Second.

IGP/PGL

Interface

IPS

Label Liner (backing) The material labels are attached to during their manufacturing process. Attachment is usually accomplished with an adhesive. After printing, labels can be easily removed from the liner and the liner discarded or recycled. Label Taken Sensor A sensor located at the front of the printer to detect the presence of a label extended out the front of the printer. The sensor is used only during Peel-Off and Tear-Off Media Handling to sense a label and then detect its removal prior to printing the next label. Material onto which data is printed by the printer. The types of media supported by the printer are die-cut labels or tag stock, supplied in roll or fanfold format. Media is further described by the type of sensing used to detect the Top-of-Form position based on the label length indicators used. Transmissive (Gap) media uses a liner gap, notch, or hole between labels, and Reflective (Mark) media uses a horizontal black mark located on the underside of the tag stock or label liner. Continuous media (with no label length indicators) uses no sensing method, and the operator determines which label length is desired. The sensor used to detect the presence of media in the paper path as well as the gap, notch, or hole position of Transmissive media or the horizontal black mark on Reflective media. See RAM, Nonvolatile Memory, DRAM, and Flash Memory.

Media

Media Sensor

Memory

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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. Acronym of Nonvolatile Random-Access Memory. See Nonvolatile Memory. Parity checking is the addition of a non-data bit to data, resulting in the number of 1 bits being either always even or always odd. Parity is used to detect transmission errors. Parity represents value in the check digit of the received or transmitted data. Printed Circuit Board Assembly. A PCB with components (ICs, resistors, capacitors, etc.) installed. Printer Protocol Interpreter. A data channel used for receiving data from or transmitting data to one or more external devices. The rules and conventions that govern communication between a printer and a host computer. A protocol includes codes for printing text and graphics and codes instructing the printer to perform special operations. Random-Access Memory. Also called main memory or working memory. It is the active memory of the printer into which programs are loaded. RAM is saved to volatile memory because data in RAM is lost when power is turned off or interrupted. Use of the lower media sensor only to transmit and receive infrared light off the underside of media to detect gaps, notches, holes, or horizontal black marks used for determining the Top-of-Form position on labels or for indicating a Paper Out condition. A measure expressing the number of component units in a given range used to create an image; in printing, expressed as the number of dots per inch (dpi) horizontally and vertically. The RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) encoder programs smart labels (tags with embedded inlays).

NVRAM

Parity (check)

PCBA

PPI Port

Protocol

RAM

Reflective Sensing

Resolution

RFID Encoder

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Roll Media

Media supplied in a roll format, usually wound on a 1-inch or 3-inch cardboard core. The T5000 media hanger assembly accepts both core sizes. Gap/Mark Sensor = Gap, Advanced Gap, or Advanced Notch: 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.

Sensed Distance

Slew Stop Bits

Vertical paper movement. The signal which indicates the end of a character or element. Media specifically designed to work with a ribbon for image transfer. In Thermal Transfer mode, compatibility between the ribbon and the media is critical in producing a high quality, long lasting image. A printing method in which the printhead presses a specially coated ribbon against the media. The printhead elements react with the ribbon and bond the image to the media. Use of the upper media sensor to transmit infrared light through the top of media which is then received by the lower media sensor to detect gaps, holes, or notches for determining the Top-of-Form position on labels or for indicating a Paper Out condition. Twinaxial. A type of cable with two wires surrounded by insulation and a braided shield.

Thermal Transfer Media

Thermal Transfer Printing

Transmissive Sensing

Twinax

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Index

Symbols
^Dnn Dot Slew option, 193

Alt. Set 80-9F option (Coax, Twinax, TN3270, TN5250), 195 Alt. Set 80-9F option (P-Series, Serial Matrix, Epson FX), 194 Ambient light Validator failure fault message, 318 Amp-Hour Used option, 275 Ant. Diversity option, 266 Antenna option, 266 Append Rotated option, 195 ASCII Data Port option, 259 Auth Method option, 267 Auth Method, WLAN EAP menu, 272 Auto Calibrate option, 113, 139 Auto calibrate, running, 72 Auto FF at ^PN option, 195 Auto Label Width option, 128 Auto LF option (P-Series, P-Series XQ), 195 Auto LF option (Serial Matrix, Proprinter XL, Epson FX), 195 Auto Locking option, 155 Auto Map Select option, 125 Auto Save Configuration, 89 Auto Save option, 117 Auto Skip at End option, 196 Auto switching, 293 Auto Trickle option, 243 Auto Uppercase option, 196 Autoeject option (VGL), 196 Autowrap option, 196

Numerics
06 HOST REQUEST fault message, 317 08 HOLD PRINT TIMEOUT fault message, 317 1284 parallel interface, 295 15 COMM CHECK fault message, 317 20 CPI Condensed option, 193 203 DPI fault message, 318 22 INVALID ADDR fault message, 317 27 CU TIMED OUT fault message, 317 28 CU NOT ENAB fault message, 317 300 DPI fault message, 318 33 HEAD OPEN Timeout fault message, 318 40V POWER FAIL fault message, 318 5225 World Trade option, 193

A
Absorb After ^PN option, 193 Absorb After ^PY option, 194 Accessories, 355 ACK / NAK, 247 Acoustic noise levels, 351 Active Char Set option, 194 Active IGP Emul option, 150 Active IGP Emulation option, 114 Admin User option, 155, 159 Advanced gap, 71 Advanced notch, 71 AI 00 Spaces option, 194 Alarm option, 152 Alarm, printer, 316 Alt. Char Set option, 194

B
BAD VFU CHANNEL fault message, 318 BAR CODE IMPROPER Data Format fault message, 318

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BAR CODE QUIET Zone too small fault message, 319 Barcode var. option, 196 Batch Counter option, 159 Batch Rewind mode, 54 BATT HIGH VOLT fault message, 319 BATT LOW VOLT fault message, 319 BATTERY CONTROL menu, 274 submenus, 274 Battery Monitor option, 274 Baud Rate option, 246 Bold Chars. option, 158 Bold option, 197 Bottom Margin option, 197 Boundary Check option, 197 Btm Margin Ctl option, 197 BUFFER OVERFLOW fault message, 319 BUFFER OVERRUN fault message, 320 Buffer Print option, 197 Buffer Reprint option, 197 Buffer Size in K option (Parallel Port), 242 Buffer Size in K option (Serial), 248 Buffer Size in K option (USB), 254 Busy on Strobe option, 244 Busy signal, Centronics parallel interface, 295 Byte mode, 296

CALIBRATE CTRL menu, 138 submenus, 139 Calibrating media sensors, 72 CALIBRATION Warning fault message, 320 Calibration warning fault message, 320 Cancel IGP/DCU option, 198 Cancel Key option, 153 CANNOT CALIBRATE Disable Peel-Off fault message, 320 Centronics acknowledge signal, 295 busy signal, 295 data lines 1 through 8 signals, 295 data strobe signal, 295 interface signals, 295 online signal, 295 Paper Empty signal, 295 Paper Instruction (PI) signal, 295 parallel interface, 294 pin assignments, 294 Change Case option, 198 Changing printer settings, 87 Channel option, 266 Character Group option (Epson FX), 199 Character Group option (PGL), 200 Character Group option (Proprinter XL), 203 Character Group option (P-Series, Serial Matrix), 202 Character Set option, 204 Checksum Failure fault message, 320 Cleaning cutter option, 83 exterior, 80 general, 80 interior, 80 media sensor, 81 platen roller, 81 printhead, 80 the printer, 80 Clear Error Log option, 239 Clear To Send (CTS) signal, RS-232 serial interface, 299

C
C/T PORT menu, 253 submenus, 253 C128 Mode Comp. option, 198 C39 Compatbl. option, 198 Cable length Centronics parallel interface, 294 IEEE 1284 parallel, 297 RS-232 interface, 299 RS-422 interface, 299 serial, 299 Cal in Peel Mode option, 143

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CLEARING PROGRAM FROM FLASH fault message, 321 Clip Page option, 131 Clock Skew (SEC) option, 270 Clock Skew Units option, 270 Cmd Resolution option, 204 COAX SETUP menu, 164 Coax Type option, 204 Coax/twinax host interface, 354 Code Page Subset option, 204 Communication Centronics parallel, 294 Dataproducts Long Lines, 294 IEEE 1284 parallel (bidirectional), 295 Compatibility mode, IEEE 1284 interface, 295 Compatibility option, 153 Compressed Print option, 205 CONFIG. CONTROL menu, 115 submenus, 116 Configuration menu moving within, 85 moving within (ill.), 86 overview, 94 Configurations loading saved, 93 modifying saved, 91 printing, 93 saving, 88 specifying power-up, 90 Configuring the printer, 85 Continuous Mode option, 135 Continuous, media handling, 37 CONTRAST TOO LOW Check media fault message, 321 Control Code 06 option, 205 Control Code 08 option, 205 Control panel, 33 Control panel keys, 35 Controlling print quality, 304 Controls, 33 Copy Count option, 205 CR at MPP+1 option, 205

CR Edit option, 205 CR, EM, & NL option, 206 Create And Send Download File Download Mode, 290 Online (PGL Only), 289 CSC, 19 CTHI, 354 CTHI Emulation option, 149 Current Draw option, 275 Customer Support Center, 19 Cut, media handling, 38 Cutter, 349 CUTTER FAULT Check Cutter fault message, 321 Cutter Option, cleaning, 83

D
Dark background labels with gaps, 69 Dark background media with notches or holes, 70 Data Bit 8 option, 206, 242 Data Carrier Detect (DCD) signal, RS-232 serial interface, 299 Data exchange, 302 Data lines 1 through 8 signal, Centronics parallel interface, 295 Data Polarity option, 244 Data Protocol option, 247 Data Set Ready (DSR) signal, RS-232 serial interface, 299 Data strobe signal, Centronics parallel interface, 295 Data Term Ready option, 249 Date submenu, 278 DATE menu, 278 Day option, 278 DEACTIVATING HOST SERIAL fault message, 321 Default Code Pag option, 206 Default Font option, 206 Default WEP Key option, 267 Define CR code option, 207 Define LF code option (PGL, Serial Matrix, Proprinter XL, Epson FX), 207

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Define LF code option (P-Series, P-Series XQ), 207 Del Char frm Flsh option, 153 Del Char frm RAM option, 154 Del Set frm Flsh option, 154 Del Set from RAM option, 154 Delete Config option, 116 Delete Files option, 154 Device Address option, 253 DHCP option, 257, 262 Diagnostic tests, 238 DIAGNOSTICS menu, 237 submenus, 238 Diagnostics, 301 DIAGNOSTICS PASSED fault message, 321 Direct thermal printing, 25 DIRECT THERMAL Remove Ribbon fault message, 321 Display indicators, 34 Display Language option, 152 Display Ribbon option, 133 Do FF at TOF option, 208 DO NOT POWER OFF fault message, 322 Download File Download Mode, 290 Online (PGL Only), 289 Downloading Software Firmware Download Utility, 280 Flash contains Boot Code, 287 NIC, 283 NIC and FTP, 284 Parallel Port, 281 Serial Port, 280 USB Port, 286 DOWNLOADING TO VALIDATOR fault message, 322 Downloading TrueType Fonts, 288 DRAM Installed option, 239 DTR, 248 Dual NIC, 354 Dynamic print control, 26 Dynamic Sensing option, 145

E
E00 EXE @ ADDR0 message, 322 E01A TYPE 0x40 message, 322 E01B TYPE 0x60 message, 322 E02 MACHINE CHK message, 323 E03A DSI HASH L message, 323 E03B DSI HASH S message, 323 E03C DSI BAT PL message, 323 E03D DSI BAT message, 324 E03E DSI CXIWX message, 324 E03F DSI CXOWX message, 324 E03G DSI ECXIWX message, 324 E03H DSI ECXOWX message, 325 E04A ISI NO TRA message, 325 E04B ISI DIRECT message, 325 E04C ISI PROTEC message, 325 E06 NOT ALIGNED message, 326 E07 ILLEGAL INS message, 326 E08 FLOATINGPNT message, 326 EAP Mode, WLAN EAP menu, 272 EAP Pswd (01-15), WLAN EAP menu, 273 EAP Pswd (16-30), WLAN EAP menu, 273 EAP User (01-15), WLAN EAP menu, 273 EAP User (16-30), WLAN EAP menu, 273 EAP User (31-32), WLAN EAP menu, 273 Early Print Cmpl option (Coax), 208 Early Print Comp option (IPDS), 208 EC SOFTWARE FAIL fault message, 326 Elong./Alt. Font option, 208 Emulation option, 209 Emulation submenus, 193 Emulations overview, 160 E-NET INIT fault message, 326 E-NET READY fault message, 326 E-NET RESET fault message, 326 ENTER to Stop fault message, 327 Environmental information, 350 Epson Set option, 209 ERROR DC PROGRAM NOT VALID fault message, 327 ERROR DRAM AT ADDRESS XXXXXXXX fault message, 327

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ERROR FLASH DID NOT PROGRAM fault message, 327 ERROR IPDS needs 300 DPI Head fault message, 327 ERROR NO DRAM DETECTED fault message, 327 ERROR OCCURRED FLUSHING QUEUES fault message, 328 ERROR PROGRAM NEEDS MORE DRAM fault message, 327 ERROR PROGRAM NEEDS MORE FLASH fault message, 327 ERROR PROGRAM NOT COMPATIBLE fault message, 328 ERROR PROGRAM NOT VALID fault message, 328 Error Recover option, 132 ERROR SECURITY KEY NOT DETECTED fault message, 328 ERROR SHORT AT ADDRESS XXXX fault message, 328 ERROR WRITING TO FLASH fault message, 328 ERROR WRONG CHECKSUM fault message, 328 ESC d command option, 209 ETHERNET ADDRESS menu, 256 submenus, 257 ETHERNET PARAMS menu, 258 submenus, 259 Ethernet Speed option, 259 ETX / ACK, 247 EVFU Select option, 209 Exchange, data, 302 Expanded Font option (PGL), 209 Expanded Font option (VGL), 209 Expanded Fonts option (IPDS), 210 Ext Execute Copy option, 210 Extended Subset option, 210 Extra Bold Char. option, 158

F
FAN WARNING fault message, 329 Fanfold media, 46 Fault, 295 Fault message 06 HOST REQUEST, 317 08 HOLD PRINT TIMEOUT, 317 15 COMM CHECK, 317 203 DPI, 318 22 INVALID ADDR, 317 27 CU TIMED OUT, 317 28 CU NOT ENAB, 317 300 DPI, 318 33 HEAD OPEN Timeout, 318 40V POWER FAIL, 318 Ambient light Validator failure, 318 BAD VFU CHANNEL, 318 BAR CODE IMPROPER Data Format, 318 BAR CODE QUIET Zone too small, 319 BATT HIGH VOLT, 319 BATT LOW VOLT, 319 BUFFER OVERFLOW, 319 BUFFER OVERRUN, 320 CALIBRATION Warning, 320 Calibration warning, 320 CANNOT CALIBRATE Disable Peel-Off, 320 Checksum Failure, 320 CLEARING PROGRAM FROM FLASH, 321 CONTRAST TOO LOW Check media, 321 CUTTER FAULT Check Cutter, 321 DEACTIVATING HOST SERIAL, 321 DIAGNOSTICS PASSED, 321 DIRECT THERMAL Remove Ribbon, 321 DO NOT POWER OFF, 322 DOWNLOADING TO VALIDATOR, 322 EC SOFTWARE FAIL, 326 E-NET INIT, 326 E-NET READY, 326 E-NET RESET, 326 ENTER to Stop, 327 ERROR DC PROGRAM NOT VALID, 327

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ERROR DRAM AT ADDRESS XXXXXXXX, 327 ERROR FLASH DID NOT PROGRAM, 327 ERROR IPDS needs 300 DPI Head, 327 ERROR NO DRAM DETECTED, 327 ERROR OCCURRED FLUSHING QUEUES, 328 ERROR PROGRAM NEEDS MORE DRAM, 327 ERROR PROGRAM NEEDS MORE FLASH, 327 ERROR PROGRAM NOT COMPATIBLE, 328 ERROR PROGRAM NOT VALID, 328 ERROR SECURITY KEY NOT DETECTED, 328 ERROR SHORT AT ADDRESS XXXX, 328 ERROR WRITING TO FLASH, 328 ERROR WRONG CHECKSUM, 328 FAN WARNING, 329 FILE EXISTS Enable Overwrite, 329 FILE SYS INVALID Optimize&Reboot, 329 FILE SYS WRITE Check Flash, 329 FILE SYSTEM FULL Add Flash, 329 FILE SYSTEM FULL Delete Files, 329 FILE SYSTEM FULL Optimize & Reboot, 329 FPGA FILE NOT FOUND, 330 FRAMING ERROR, 330 GAP NOT DETECTED See Manual, 330 GRF CHK ERROR PRESS PAUSE, 330 Half Speed Mode, 331 HEAD POWER FAIL, 331 IGP/PGL ERROR, 332 INCOMPATIBLE WITH CUTTER, 333 INSUFFICIENT RAM Reboot/Add RAM, 332 LABEL MISSING Check Paper Path, 332 LOADING PROGRAM FROM PORT XX%, 333 LOADING PROGRAM INTO FLASH, 333 MENU MODE QUICK SETUP, 333 NON VOLATILE MEMORY FAILED, 334 OPTION NOT INSTALLED, 334 OVERALL GRADE FAIL, 335 PAPER OUT Load Paper, 336 PAPER OUT TIMEOUT, 337

PARITY ERROR, 337 POOR SCANNING Check Head&Heat, 337 POOR SCANNING Check media, 337 POOR SCANNING Inspect head, 337 POWER SAVER MODE, 337 PRINT HEAD COLD See Manual, 338 PRINT HEAD HOT, 338 PRINT HEAD UP Close Print Head, 338 PRINTER HOT, 338 PRINTER UNDER REMOTE CONTROL, 338 PWR SUPPLY HOT, 339 RBN TAKEUP FULL Remove Used Rbn, 339 REACTIVATING HOST SERIAL, 339 RECHARGE BATTERY, 339 Remove Label, 340 RESETTING PLEASE WAIT, 340 RESTORING BOOT CODE, 340 RIBBON BROKEN Reload Ribbon, 340 RIBBON FAULT Timeout, 340 RIBBON LOAD BAD Reload Ribbon, 340 Ribbon Low, 341 RIBBON OUT Load Ribbon, 341 SECURITY CODE VIOLATION, 341 SECURITY VIOLATION, 341 SOFTWARE ERROR Recycle Power, 341 Speed Exceeds Validator Limit, 341 TESTING HARDWARE PLEASE WAIT, 342 Unscannable xx Missing Codes, 342 Validator not communicating, 342 WAITING FOR PROGRAM DOWNLOAD, 342 WIRELESS ADAPTER NOT COMPATIBLE, 343 Fault Message Troubleshooting Table, 317 Fault messages, 316 E00 EXE @ ADDR0, 322 E01A TYPE 0x40, 322 E01B TYPE 0x60, 322 E02 MACHINE CHK, 323 E03A DSI HASH L, 323 E03B DSI HASH S, 323 E03C DSI BAT PL, 323 E03D DSI BAT, 324 E03E DSI CXIWX, 324

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E03F DSI CXOWX, 324 E03G DSI ECXIWX, 324 E03H DSI ECXOWX, 325 E04A ISI NO TRA, 325 E04B ISI DIRECT, 325 E04C ISI PROTEC, 325 E06 NOT ALIGNED, 326 E07 ILLEGAL INS, 326 E08 FLOATINGPNT, 326 Fault Message Troubleshooting Table, 317 H00: PCI SLOT ?, 331 H01: PCI J24, 331 H02: PCI J25, 331 operator-correctable, 316 requiring field service attention, 316 Fault mode, 37 Feature File option, 239 FF After Job option, 210 FF valid at TOF option, 211 FF Validity option, 211 FILE EXISTS Enable Overwrite fault message, 329 FILE SYS INVALID Optimize&Reboot fault message, 329 FILE SYS WRITE Check Flash fault message, 329 FILE SYSTEM FULL Add Flash fault message, 329 FILE SYSTEM FULL Delete Files fault message, 329 FILE SYSTEM FULL Optimize & Reboot fault message, 329 Firmware Download Utility, downloading software, 280 Flash Avail. option, 154 Flash Contains Boot Code, downloading software, 287 FLASH Installed option, 239 Flash Memory, load, 279 Fonts, 24 Downloading TrueType, 288 TrueType, 288 Form Length (lines) option, 211 Form Width (char.) option, 211 Form Width (in.) option, 212 Form Width (mm.) option, 212

Format Control option, 212 Forms Handling option, 212 Forms Length (in.) option, 211 Forms Length (mm) option, 211 FPGA FILE NOT FOUND fault message, 330 FRAMING ERROR fault message, 330 Framing Errors option, 252

G
Gap, 71 Gap Length option, 143 GAP NOT DETECTED See Manual fault message, 330 Gap Windowing option, 143 Gap/Mark Sensor option, 112, 139 Gap/Mark Thresh option, 140 Gaps, 68 Gateway Addess option, 257, 262 General Purpose Input/Ouput (GPIO) option, 355 Glob Mem Adjust option, 156 Gothic Typeface option, 212 Graphic Chek Cod option, 213 Graphic Chek Err option, 213 GRF CHK ERROR PRESS PAUSE fault message, 330

H
H00: PCI SLOT ? message, 331 H01: PCI J24 message, 331 H02: PCI J25 message, 331 Half Speed Mode fault message, 331 Handshaking, 302 hardware, 302 software, 302 Hardware options, 353 Head On Time option, 240 HEAD POWER FAIL fault message, 331 Head Print Dist option, 239 Head Type option, 240 Head Voltage option, 240 HeadClose Action option, 142 Hex Dump Mode option, 239 Hexdump mode option, 213 High Volt Alert option, 276

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Holes, 68 Hor Image Shift option, 110, 123 Horizontal black marks, 67 Horizontal DPI option, 214 Host Command option, 214 Host Form Length option (IPDS), 215 Host Form Length option (PGL), 215 Host Forms Length option (VGL), 216 Host interface characteristics, 349 Host Interface option, 150 Host Override option, 216 Host PI option, 216 Hour option, 278

Interface options, 354 Interfaces, 293 Centronics parallel, 294 Dataproducts Long Lines, 294 IEEE 1284, 295 Interfacing, 303 Internal rewinder, 24, 54, 59, 353 Internat. Mode option, 267 Intervention Req option, 218 IP Address option, 257, 262 IPDS Data Port option, 259 IPDS for use with PrintNet 10/100 Base-T (UTP Ethernet) and twinax host interface, 355

I
I-2/5 Selection option, 216 Idle Response option, 250 IEEE 1284 interface, 295 operating modes, 295 Ignore ^Lxx Cmd. option, 217 Ignore Ch#1 option, 217 Ignore Ch#2 option, 217 Ignore Chars option, 217 Ignore Dots option, 217 Ignore Mode option, 217 Ignore Spaces option, 218 Ignore Text option, 218 IGP/PGL, 162 IGP/PGL ERROR fault message, 332 IGP/PGL SETUP menu, 179 IGP/VGL, 163 IGP/VGL SETUP menu, 181 IGP100 Compatibl. option, 218 Improving processing time, 302 INCOMPATIBLE WITH CUTTER fault message, 333 Indicators, 33 Indicators and switches, 348 Installing the media guide, 55 Installing the printer, 29 INSUFFICIENT RAM Reboot/Add RAM fault message, 332

IPDS for use with PrintNet 10/100 Base-T (UTP Ethernet) interface, 354 IPDS for use with twinax host interface, 354 IPDS SETUP menu, 171 Italic Print option, 218

J
Job Control option, 260 Job In Process indicator, 33

K
KDC Port Number option, 270 Keep Alive Timer option, 259 Kerb. Pwd(0115) option, 269 Kerb. Pwd(1630) option, 270 Kerb. Pwd(3140) option, 270 Kerberos Enable option, 269 KERBEROS PARAMS menu, 269 submenus, 269

L
Label Length option, 109, 121 LABEL MISSING Check Paper Path fault message, 332 Label Peel-Off, 60 Label Resolution option, 137 Label Wait Time option, 130 Label Width option, 110, 122 Labeling Applications, 292 Labels, printing test, 301

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LAC Approx. option, 218 LAC Option option, 219 Last Char = FF option, 219 Latch Data On option, 244 Lbl Missing Flt option, 131 LCD, 33 LCD Fault Message Troubleshooting Table, 317 Ld Char at PwrUp option, 154 Ld Char from Fls option, 153 Ld Set at PwrUp option, 154 Ld Set from Flsh option, 154 Lead PDF Dist option, 219 Lead-in Chars option, 219 Left Margin option, 220 Left pressure block, 65 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), 33 Load Config. option, 116 Load saved configuration, 93 Loading Flash Memory, 279 Loading media, 38 fanfold, 46 roll, 39 LOADING PROGRAM FROM PORT XX% fault message, 333 LOADING PROGRAMINTO FLASH fault message, 333 Loading ribbon, 38, 51 Logical Buf Size option, 220 Low Volt Alert option, 276 Low Volt Fault option, 276 LP+ Emulation option, 149 LPI option, 220

Max PI 16 option, 220 Max. Print Width option, 220 Media, 26, 357 fanfold, 46 general information, 346 loading, 38 Printronix, 357 roll, 39 MEDIA CONTROL menu, 118 submenus, 119 Media cutter, 24, 353, 363 installing, 363 Media cutter tray, 24, 353, 367 installing, 367 Media dimensions, 347 Media guide installing, 55 removing, 63 Media handling modes, 37 continuous, 37 cut, 38 peel-off, 38 tear-off, 37 tear-off strip, 37 Media Handling option, 108, 120 Media profile, 74 Media Profile option, 140 Media sensing dark background media with notches or holes, 70 with dark background labels with gaps, 69 with gaps, notches, or holes, 68 with horizontal black marks, 67 Media sensor, 66 calibrating, 72 disable, 71 gap, 71 mark, 71 positioning, 66 Media Sensor, cleaning, 81 Media specifications matrix, 347 Memory expansion, 353

M
MAC Address option, 257, 262 Main configuration menu, 95 Manual Calibrate option, 141 Manual calibrate, running, 79 Manual conventions, 21 Mark, 71 Max Cache Memory option, 157 Max Cached Char option, 157 Max Font Buffer option, 156

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Memory expansion (for non-IPDS printers only), 24 Memory specifications, 348 Menu mode, 37 MENU MODE QUICK SETUP fault message, 333 Menu options, selecting, 86 Menu overview, 94 Mgmt Port Number option, 277 Mgmt Protocol option, 277 Midline PY (includes ^PN) option, 220 Min Calib Delta option, 144 Min Xfer Rate option, 266 Minute option, 278 Modifying saved configurations, 91 Month option, 278

Operating modes, 37 Operation Mode option, 265 Optimize&Reboot option, 155 Optimized Ratio option, 221 OPTION NOT INSTALLED fault message, 334 Optional features, 24 Optional host interfaces, 293 Options dual NIC, 354 fonts, 24 hardware, 353 internal label rewinder, 24 internal rewinder, 353 IPDS, 24 media cutter, 24, 353 media cutter tray, 24, 353 memory expansion, 353 memory expansion (for non-IPDS printers only), 24 network interface card, 24 NIC, 24 online barcode validator, 25, 353 power cart, 25 PPI/TGL, 23 PPI/ZGL, 23 printer, 353 TN5250/TN3270, 25 twinax/coax host interface, 24 Orientation option, 111, 123 OVERALL GRADE FAIL fault message, 335 Overstrike option, 221 Overwrite Files option, 154

N
Name Config (1-8) option, 117 NetBIOS Protocol option, 259 Network Interface Card, 24 Network Interface Card (NIC), 354 Nibble mode, 296 NIC and FTP, downloading software, 284 NIC, downloading software, 283 NL at MPP+1 option, 221 NON VOLATILE MEMORY FAILED fault message, 334 Notches, 68 Null Handling option, 221 Null Suppression option (Coax, TN3270), 221 Null Suppression option (IPDS), 221 Num Auto Labels option, 129

O
OCR-A Chars. option, 158 OCR-B Chars. option, 158 Offline mode, 37 Offline Process option, 244, 252, 260 One Char Enquiry option, 251 Online Auto-Cal option, 142 Online barcode validator, 25 Online data validator, 353 Online mode, 37 Online signal, Centronics parallel interface, 295 Online Status indicator, 33

P
PA1 option, 222 PA2 option, 222 PAA option, 148 PAA Select Tool option, 114 Page Rotation option, 222 Paper Empty (PE) signal, Centronics parallel interface, 295 Paper Feed Shift option, 108, 121

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Paper Instruction (PI) signal, Centronics interface, 295 PAPER OUT Load Paper fault message, 336 Paper Out Sensor option, 141 Paper Out Thresh option, 140 PAPER OUT TIMEOUT fault message, 337 Parallel interfaces, Centronics, 294 PARALLEL PORT menu, 241 submenus, 242 Parallel Port, downloading software, 281 PARITY ERROR fault message, 337 Parity option, 246 PDF Size Comp option, 222 Peel Present option, 134 Peel-Off option, 135 Peel-Off, media handling, 38 Percent Charge option, 275 PGL Normal option, 222 Physical dimensions, 351 PI Ignored option, 242 PI Slew Range option, 222 Pin assignments, Centronics parallel interface, 294 Platen Roller, cleaning, 81 PNE, 24 PNE Port Number option, 277 PNE Port option, 277 PNE Port Timeout option, 277 Poll Character option, 250 Poll Response option, 250 POOR SCANNING Check Head&Heat fault message, 337 POOR SCANNING Inspect head fault message, 337 POR option, 253 Port Type option (C/T Port), 253 Port Type option (Parallel Port), 242 Port Type option (Serial), 246 Position Aft FF option, 223 Positioning the media sensor, 66 Power Cart, 25 Power consumption, 350 Power Mgmt option, 266

Power on IGP/PGL option, 223 Power On Reset option, 253 POWER SAVER MODE fault message, 337 Power Saver Time option, 152 Power source and grounding, 350 Power switch, 33 Powering on the printer, 37 Power-on, 37 Power-up ^F option, 223 Power-up ^PY option, 223 Power-up ^X option, 223 Power-Up Config. option, 114, 116 Power-up configuration, specifying, 90 Power-up State option, 152 PPI/TGL, 23 PPI/ZGL, 23 Preamble option, 266 Pre-Peel Adjust option, 131 Pre-Peel Mode option, 131 Primary Subset option, 223 Prime Signal option (Parallel Port), 244 Print Char. Set option, 224 Print Config. option, 116 Print Direction option, 129 Print Error Log option, 239 Print File List option, 155 PRINT HEAD COLD See Manual fault message, 338 PRINT HEAD HOT fault message, 338 PRINT HEAD UP Close Print Head fault message, 338 Print Intensity option, 107, 119 Print Mode option, 108, 120 Print quality, 304 Print Speed option, 107, 120 Printer alarms, 316 changing settings, 87 configuration parameters, 85 dynamic print control, 26 installation, 29 interfaces, 293 model specifications, 22

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options, 353 printer tests, 238 printhead replacement, 306 problems and solutions, 309 self-test, 301 set-up, 27 the printing process, 25 warranty, 9 PRINTER CONTROL menu, 146 submenus, 148 PRINTER HOT fault message, 338 PRINTER MGMT, 277 submenus, 277 Printer PI option, 224 Printer Select option, 224 Printer Status option, 251 Printer tests auto calibrate, 238 barcode demo, 238 checkerboard, 238 combo test, 238 current config., 238 Ethernet test page, 238 grey, 238 grid, 238 left test, 238 right test, 238 validator report, 238 Printer Tests option, 238 PRINTER UNDER REMOTE CONTROL fault message, 338 Printhead cleaning, 80 determining wear, 305 pressure adjustment, 64 pressure block adjustments, 65 replacement, 306 Printhead pressure adjustment, 64 Printhead pressure block adjustments, 65

Printing a configuration, 93 adjustments, 64 specifications, 345 test labels, 301 PrintNet Enterprise Suite, 24 Printronix media, 357 Printronix Windows Driver, 289 Processing time, improving, 302 Prop Line Length option, 224 Prop. Spacing option, 224 Protect Configs. option, 116 PSeries Dbl High option, 224 Ptr Media Dist option, 239 Ptr On Time option, 239 Ptx Setup Parse option, 156 Ptx Setup SFCC option, 152 PTX_SETUP, 292 Pwr Save Control option, 152 PWR SUPPLY HOT fault message, 339 Pwr Up Action option, 141

Q
QUICK SETUP menu, 106 submenus, 107

R
Rbn Takeup Full option, 133 RBN TAKEUP FULL Remove Used Rbn fault message, 339 REACTIVATING HOST SERIAL fault message, 339 Real time clock, 354 Received Data (RD) signal RS-232 serial interface, 299 RS-422 serial interface, 300 RECHARGE BATTERY fault message, 339 Remove Label fault message, 340 Removing media from the rewinder, 59 Removing the media guide, 63 Renew Life (SEC) option, 271 Renew Life Units option, 271 Repeat Form Opt option, 225

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Repeat Form option, 225 Report Status option (C/T Port), 253 Report Status option (Parallel Port), 243 Report Status option (Serial), 249 Request To Send (RTS) signal, RS-232 serial interface, 299 Request to Send option, 250 Reset Cfg Names option, 117 Reset Cmd CFG Ld option, 225 Reset EAP Pswd, WLAN EAP menu, 273 Reset EAP User, WLAN EAP menu, 273 Reset Head Data option, 240 Reset Kerb. Pwd option, 270 Reset SSID Name option, 266 Reset WEP Keys option, 267 Reset WPA P-Phs option, 268 RESETTING PLEASE WAIT fault message, 340 Resident Fonts option, 225 Resistors, configuration, 298 Resp. Polarity option, 244 RESTORING BOOT CODE fault message, 340 Ret. Status Port option, 153, 225 Rewinder, 24, 353 removing printed media from, 59 using, 54 Ribbon, 26 loading, 38, 51 Printronix, 356 Ribbon 8300, 356 Ribbon 8500, 356 Ribbon 8550, 356 Ribbon 8600, 356 Ribbon 8700, 356 Ribbon 8770, 356 specifications, 348 RIBBON BROKEN Reload Ribbon fault message, 340 Ribbon Calibrate option, 137 RIBBON FAULT Timeout fault message, 340 RIBBON LOAD BAD Reload Ribbon fault message, 340 Ribbon Low fault message, 341 Ribbon Low option, 133

RIBBON OUT Load Ribbon fault message, 341 Ribbon specifications, 348 Ribbon Width option, 133 Right Margin option, 226 Right pressure block, 65 Roll media, 39 Rot. Char Size option, 226 RS-232 serial interface Clear To Send (CTS), 299 Data Carrier Detect (DCD), 299 Data Set Ready (DSR), 299 Received Data (RD), 299 Request To Send (RTS), 299 Transmitted Data (TD), 299 RS-422 option, 355 RS-422 serial interface received data (RD), 300 transmitted data (TD), 300 Running auto calibrate, 72 Running manual calibrate, 79 Running media profile, 74

S
Save Char to Fls option, 153 Save Config. option, 114, 116 Save Set to Flsh option, 154 Save, auto, 89 Saving new configurations, 88 Scalable Size option, 226 SCS Buffer Cntrl option, 226 SECURITY CODE VIOLATION fault message, 341 SECURITY VIOLATION fault message, 341 Select Char option, 226 Select CPI option, 226 Select LPI option, 227 Select SFCC option, 228 Select SFCC option (PGL), 227 Select SFCC option (P-Series), 227 Select SO Char option, 227 Selecting a menu option, 86 Self-test, printer, 301 Sensed Distance option, 140 Sensing different media types, 71

389

SERIAL PORT menu, 245 submenus, 246 Serial Port, downloading software, 280 Series1 1 Char, 247 Series1 2 Char, 248 Set Label Length option, 134 Set Lock Key option, 155 Set Text Orientn option, 228 Setting printer configuration parameters, 85 Setting up the printer, 27 SFCC Char option (SPC Coax, SPC Twinax), 228 SFCC d command option, 228 Signal Strength option, 265 Signals, Centronics parallel interface, 295 Simple Protocol Converter, 149, 161 Skip Cmd Prefix option, 229 Slash 0 option, 229 Slashed Zero option, 229 Slew Relative option, 229 Slew Speed option, 129 SMT option, 148 SMT Status option, 114 Software Build option, 239 SOFTWARE ERROR Recycle Power fault message, 341 Software handshaking, 302 Software, downloading, 279 Solving printer problems, 309 SPC, 161 SPC Char Set option, 229 SPC COAX SETUP menu, 169 SPC Null Supp option, 229 SPC TWINAX SETUP menu, 170 SPC Type option (SPC Coax Setup), 230 SPC Type option (SPC Twinax Setup), 230 Specifications, 345 acoustic noise levels, 351 cutter, 349 environmental information, 350 host interface, 349 indicators and switches, 348 media, 346

media dimensions, 347 memory, 348 physical dimensions, 351 power, 350 power consumption, 350 printer model, 22 printing, 345 ribbon, 348 Specifying a power-up configuration, 90 Speed Exceeds Validator Limit fault message, 341 SSID Name option, 266 Standard C/T Interface, 161 Standard Chars. option, 158 Standard features, 23 Standard host interfaces, 293 Standard Sets option, 230 Status and Display Indicators matrix, 34 Status indicators, 34 Status Port Numb option, 277 Stop Bits option, 246 Subnet Mask option, 257, 262 Supplies Department, 19 Switch Out On option, 243, 255

T
Tall Characters option, 158 Tckt Life (SEC) option, 271 Tckt Life Units option, 270 Tear-Off strip, media handling, 37 Tear-Off, media handling, 37 Technical support, 19 Terminating resistor configuration, 298 Test Count option, 238 Test labels, printing, 301 TESTING HARDWARE PLEASE WAIT fault message, 342 Text Length option, 230 Text Position option, 230 Thermal consumables, 26 Thermal printer series product line, 22 Thermal printer technology, 25 Thermal transfer printing, 25 Thermal transfer ribbons, 356

390

Threshold Range option, 145 Ticket Save Mode option, 136 Time processing, improving, 302 Time To Go Alert option, 275 Time To Go option, 275 Timeout option (C/T Port), 253 (ETHERNET Port), 255 (USB Port), 254 Timeout option (Parallel Port), 243 Timeout option (Serial), 249 TN3270 SETUP menu, 175 TN5250 SETUP menu, 177 TN5250/TN3270, 25 TOF Adjust Mode option, 137 TOF Adjust option, 137 TOF Detect Fault option, 136 Top Margin option, 231 Training classes for T5000, 20 Translate Table option, 231 Translation Tbl option (Coax), 231 Translation Tbl option (SPC Coax), 231 Translation Tbl option (SPC Twinax), 231 Translation Tbl option (TN3270, TN5250, Twinax), 232 Transmit Power option, 267 Transmitted Data (TD) signal RS-232 serial interface, 299 RS-422 serial interface, 300 Trickle Time (Serial) option, 249 Trickle Time option (Parallel Port), 243 Troubleshooting, 301 control panel, 309 Fault Message Troubleshooting Table, 317 fault messages, 316 LCD Messages, 317 power failures, 310 print quality, 311 printer operation, 314 printer problems and solutions, 309 ribbon, 315 True Vert 1/10 option, 232 TrueType Fonts, 288

TrueType Fonts, Downloaded, 292 Trunc Dyn Data option, 232 Truncate Alpha option, 232 TWINAX SETUP menu, 167 Twinax Type option, 232 Twinax/coax host interface, 24 Typeface option, 232

U
Unicode, 204 Uniform Fonts option, 233 Units option, 133 Unpacking the printer, 27 Unscannable xx Missing Codes fault message, 342 UPC Descenders option (PGL), 233 UPC Descenders option (VGL), 233 Upr. Case Select option, 233 USB, 300 USB PORT, 254 USB Port, downloading software, 286 Use Label Length option, 144 User-Def Ratio option, 233 User-Defined St1 (Start Code 1) option, 234 User-Defined St2 (Start Code 2) option, 234 User-Defined Stp (Stop Code) option, 234 Using Downloaded TrueType Fonts, 292 Using the internal rewinder, 54 UTF-8, 204

V
Validator Funct. option, 113 Validator not communicating fault message, 342 Var Form Adjust option, 234 Var Form Type option, 234 Ver Image Shift option, 110, 122 Vertical Adjust option, 234 Vertical Density option, 235 Vertical DPI option, 235 View File List option, 154 Voltage option, 275 VPA Check option, 235

391

W
WAITING FOR PROGRAM DOWNLOAD fault message, 342 Warranty information, 9 WEP Key BYTE1 through BYTE13 option, 267 WEP Key Format option, 267 WEP Key Width option, 267 Width Limit option, 235 Windows Driver, 289 WIRELESS ADAPTER NOT COMPATIBLE fault message, 343 WLAN ADDRESS menu, 261 submenus, 262 WLAN EAP menu, 272 WLAN EAP menu Auth Method, 272 EAP Mode, 272 EAP Pswd (01-15), 273 EAP Pswd (16-30), 273 EAP User (01-15), 273 EAP User (16-30), 273 EAP User (31-32), 273 Reset EAP Pswd, 273 Reset EAP User, 273 WLAN PARAMS menu, 263 submenus, 265 Word Length option, 246 WPA Cipher option, 268 WPA Mode option, 268 WPA P-Phs option, 268

X
XON / XOFF, 247 xxx Diagnostics option, 151

Y
Year option, 278

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