Dascom T2150 User Guide Manual de usuario

User guide T2150 T2250 Matrix printer

Advanced menu User guide90Deactivate single sheet feeder (Single)Some printer models are designed for fanfold paper operation only and therefore do no

User guide Advanced menu91Setting for printing copy paper (HvyForm)If you set HvyForm = ON, the printer prints the same line twice at double strike. T

Advanced menu User guide92Serial number (SerialN) With the SerialN function you have the possibility to change the 10 digit serial number of the print

User guide Advanced menu93Graphic Print Speed (GrSpeed)This parameter allows improved Graphic Speed independently to the driver. It affects only the p

Advanced menu User guide94Activate PJL language (Jobcntl)This parameter activates the printer language PJL (Printer Job Lan-guage). Mandatory prerequi

User guide Troubleshooting95TroubleshootingMany of the faults and problems which may occur while using the printer are minor problems which you can so

Troubleshooting User guide96General print problemsProblem Corrective actionThe display remains darkThe printer is switched on, but not-hing happens (n

User guide Troubleshooting97Problems with the paper feedThe paper is not fed in1 Check that the display shows the correct paperway, if necessa-ry sele

Troubleshooting User guide98Paper jam (single sheets) Open the top cover and remove the paper manually or with the functions LF (line feed)/FF (form

User guide Troubleshooting99Problems with the print qualityProblem Corrective actionPrint is too pale 1 The ribbon is used up or the ribbon cassette i

User guide Introduction1IntroductionPrinter features Your printer has outstanding product features, e.g. high printing speed and print quality plus fl

Troubleshooting User guide100Error messages via the displayMessage Possible cause Corrective actionThe printer cannot eject the paper or cannot place

User guide Troubleshooting101Paper jam. ` Eliminate the paper jam detec-ted by the paper motion sensor. For the procedure, see Paper jam (fanfold pape

Troubleshooting User guide102The printer prints at lower speed. ` No action required.When this message comes up even in a “cold” printer, please conta

User guide Troubleshooting103Additional display messages These are not error messages, they give operating instructions and information from the print

User guide Care and maintenance105Care and maintenanceThe printer is designed to operate with minimal maintenance. It is advisable to clean the inside

Care and maintenance User guide106Cleaning the housing Clean the printer housing with mild detergent (use a dishwashing agent, if necessary, or a plas

User guide Care and maintenance107Cleaning the platenSwitch off the printer and open the upper cover after 4 to 5 seconds.Remove the ribbon. Carefully

Care and maintenance User guide108Cleaning the upper frictionClean the rollers of the upper friction as neces-sary with a mild cleaning agent and a so

User guide Specifications109SpecificationsPrinter specificationsPrinter system Serial impact matrix printer Printhead with 24 needles (2 x 12; parall

Printer at a glance User guide2Printer at a glance1nepootllupnepootllupControl panel Front cover Power switch Power inlet andfuseInterface connector P

Specifications User guide110Character pitch 5 / 6 / 7.5 / 8.6 / 10 / 12 / 15 / 17.1 / 20 cpiCharacter size Height Width3.32 mm (incl. descenders) 2.1

User guide Specifications111Continuous operation Throughput (ECMA 132) MTBF >14 000 pages/month DPQ 482 pages/hour >10 000 h; 25% DC Mains volta

Specifications User guide112Environmental conditionsOperation Temperature Rel. humidity Climate Storage Temperature Rel. humidity Climate Transport Te

User guide Specifications113Interface specificationsParallel interface bidirectionalType of data transmission 8-bit parallel interface (Centronics com

Specifications User guide114Paper specificationsMaximum printing width for all paper paths narrow printer: 203,20 mm wide printer: 345,44 mm Continuou

User guide Specifications115Envelopes Width Length Thickness 76 to 420 mm 76 to 305 mm 0.32 mm Printing paper Recycling paper made of 100% waste pape

User guide Character sets117Character setsThis chapter shows the MTPL character sets and contains a list of all available character sets which can be

Character sets User guide118MTPL standard character sethex0123456789ABCDEFdec0NUL SP0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 2401DC11 17 33

User guide Character sets119MTPL, international substitution charactersdec 35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126hex 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C

User guide Printer at a glance3Printer in tractor modePrinter in single-sheet modenepootllupTractor 1Single sheet feeder open

Character sets User guide120OCR-A character sethex01234567dec0NUL SP0 1632486480961121DC11 1733496581971132STX2 1834506682981143ETX DC33 1935516783991

User guide Character sets121OCR-B character sethex01234567dec0NUL SP0 1632486480961121DC11 1733496581971132STX2 1834506682981143ETX DC33 1935516783991

Character sets User guide122Available character sets and fontsThe following list includes all the character sets you can select from the control panel

User guide Character sets123Arabic Urdu97 - - *1 *1 *1 *1 - - - - - -Greek DEC46XX- -- - -----Greek ELOT 9286CXX-X-- - -----CP437 Latin US80XXXXXX X X

Character sets User guide124*1: only in 10 and 12 cpi, *2 : same as Sans Serif, *3 : same as Roman, *4 only in 10 cpi8859-7 Greek2DXX-X-- - -----8859-

User guide Emulations125EmulationsGeneral When a printer understands the control set written for another printer type, it is said to emulate the other

Emulations User guide126What are escape sequences?An escape sequence consists of an ESCape control character (ESC = decimal 27 or hexadecimal 1B) foll

User guide Emulations127How are escape sequences used?Escape sequences are transmitted to the printer by your computer software via the printer driver

Emulations User guide128List of available control codesThe following table shows sequences marked by a  if they are available in the various emulatio

User guide Emulations129<ESC>(. Character set ISO 8859-9<ESC>(/ Character set ISO 8859-15<ESC>(< Character set Cro

Printer at a glance User guide4PaperwayTractor 2 and tractor 3: option, modularTTrraaccttoorr33TTrraaccttoorr11TTraracctotor 2r 2Single sheetSingle sh

Emulations User guide130<ESC>*<4><n1> <n2> Set graphics print to 80 dpi<ESC>*<40><n1> <n2> Set g

User guide Emulations131<ESC>[?7l Line overrun = Truncating data outside of the printing area<ESC>[?<n>~ Change emulation

Emulations User guide132<ESC>[16m Font 6 Default: HQ in actual font<ESC>[17m Font 7 Default: HQ in actual font<ESC>[1

User guide Emulations133<ESC>[4m Underline ON<ESC>[4 SP L Set vertical spacing to 8 lpi<ESC>[4w Set 10 cpi<ES

Emulations User guide134<ESC>[g<n1> <n2><2> Set graphics print to 120 dpi<ESC>[g<n1> <n2><3> Set gra

User guide Emulations135<ESC>[<n> v Set vertical tab<ESC>[\<n1><n2> Perform relative horizontal step<ESC>\

Emulations User guide136<ESC>E Bold ON<ESC><EM>0 Deselect single sheet operation<ESC><EM>1 Bin 1 rear (ASF-R), o

User guide Emulations137<ESC><SO> Double-wide printing ON<ESC><SP><n> Set character spacing<ESC>t<n>

Emulations User guide138PJL commands If a TallyCom III (or compatible) Ethernet interface is installed, you can use the following PJL commands.This fu

User guide Emulations139Barcode Even the standard version of your printer has the possibility of using up to 23 different barcode types.Barcode mode c

User guide Installation5InstallationUnpacking the printerPlace your printer on a solid surface (see Placing your printer, page 6).Make sure that the “

Emulations User guide140US Postnet barcode Postnet is a special US-American type of barcode. It is printed in character size. Numeric values from 0 to

User guide Emulations141KIX barcode The KIX barcode prints numeric values from 0 to 9 and alphanumer-ic values from A to Z as barcode characters.After

Emulations User guide142LC printing Certain professional applications may require unusually large char-acter sizes. Therefore your printer has the pos

User guide Emulations143List of additional control codesYou can use both the ESC sequences and the control codes.Additional information is provided in

User guide Interfaces145InterfacesYour matrix printer offers the possibility of operating either via a par-allel or via a optional serial interface. T

Interfaces User guide146Parallel interface The bidirectional parallel interface offers the so called “nibble” mode of the IEEE1284 interface norm. Thi

User guide Interfaces147Serial interface V.24/RS232CYour printer’s serial interface supports the RS232C specification. The signals are received and tr

Interfaces User guide148Interface cable (serial interface)The cables used must be shielded. The cable shield must be con-nected to the connector shiel

User guide Interfaces149ProtocolsMemory mode XON/XOFF The received characters are stored in a FIFO buffer (first in/first out). The characters are pro

Installation User guide6Placing your printerPlace the printer on a solid, flat, surface, ensuring that the printer is positioned in such a way that it

Interfaces User guide150ENQ/STX protocol In addition to this XON/XOFF message, the possibility exists of re-questing a status byte from the printer us

User guide Options and accessories151Options and accessoriesOptions The following options can be ordered for your printer.Automatic cut sheet feeder,

Options and accessories User guide152AccessoriesRibbon cassettes The following ribbon cassettes may be ordered:Ribbon cassette black, narrow printerP

User guide Index153IndexSymbols$$ procedure 126AAccess to menu mode 41Accessories 151, 152Programmer’s application manuals 152Ribbon cassettes 152Acti

Index User guide154Changingribbon cassette 16Changing printer settings 24Changing the paper type 27Character densitySetting 29Character setAvailable c

User guide Index155GrSpeed 93HHandthr 56Head 66Head up 86Hex-Dump 80HS-Draft 94HvyForm 91II/O 53IBM character set (CharSet) 59Improvement of graphic a

Index User guide156Form feed mode 70Form length 63Further settings 55IBM character set 59Interface buffer 58Language 62Line length 68Loading menu conf

User guide Index157PapOpt 71Parallel interface 146Parity error 101Physical left margin (Physlm) 88Physlm 88PJL commands 138Placing the printer 6Platen

Index User guide158Serial interface RS232/TTY 151Serial number 92SerialN 92Setting and avtivating options (PapOpt) 71Setting character density (CPI) 5

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User guide Installation7Checking the printer voltageMake sure that the device has been set to the correct voltage (e.g. 230 V in Europe, 120 V in the

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Installation User guide8Connecting the printerConnect the power cable to the power inlet of the printer. Connect the power cable plug to a mains socke

User guide Installation9Switching on the printerThe power switch for switching on the printer is lo-cated at the bottom right at the front of the prin

The control panel User guide10The control panelThe control panel keys are used for controlling your work with the printer. The control panel is locate

User guide The control panel11The LC display The LC display tells you all the important printer settings and informs you which functions are currently

The control panel User guide12Online mode After switching on, the printer is automatically set to online mode. Only in this mode can it receive data f

User guide The control panel13Setup mode In this mode, the following settings are available:` Setup key: Sets the printer to setup mode, in which the

The control panel User guide14Messages in the LC displayIf the printer detects an internal fault or user error or if it expects you to do something, a

User guide The control panel15Key functions when turning on the printerIf you keep one of the following keys pressed during power-on until the printer

Changing the ribbon cassette User guide16Changing the ribbon cassetteThe ribbon consists of a dense synthetic fabric saturated with ink. When printing

User guide Changing the ribbon cassette17Raise the printer bar cover.Remove the used cassette.We recommend use of genuine ribbon cassettes only.Turn t

Changing the ribbon cassette User guide18Slightly tilt the ribbon cassette forwards in such a way that it is parallel to the housing top and thread in

User guide Printer drivers19Printer driversYou need to install a printer driver so that the printer can process the data from your application program

User guide Table of contentsITable of contentsIntroduction 1Printer features 1Symbols used 1Printer at a glance 2Printer in tractor mode 3Printer in s

Printer drivers User guide20Then click on Next.7 Select the port to which your printer is connected, then click on Next.8 Click on Data Carrier, then

User guide Printer drivers21Installing a printer driver in Windows 7The online CD-ROM contains printer drivers for the most common Windows application

Printer drivers User guide22Installing a printer driver in Windows VistaThe online CD-ROM contains printer drivers for the most common Windows applica

User guide Printer drivers2315 Specify whether you wish to print out a test page (recommended) by selecting the relevant option and click on Finish. T

Printer drivers User guide24Changing printer settingsYou can make permanent changes to the printer settings using the control panel of the printer (se

User guide Printer drivers25Loading optional firmwareIf you download new firmware as described below, all menu settings will be overwritten. For this

User guide Paper handling27Paper handlingThis section describes how to set the paper type, load fanfold paper and single sheets, transport paper and m

Paper handling User guide28Changing the paper type in the setup menuIf you wish to change the paper type in the setup menu, proceed as follows.` Press

User guide Paper handling29Selecting character density and fontYou can use the CPI (Character Per Inch) key in setup mode to sel-ect the number of cha

Table of contents User guideIIPaper handling 27Changing the paper type 27Changing the paper type in the setup menu 28Selecting character density and f

Paper handling User guide30Loading paper Your printer can process both fanfold paper and single sheets. For informations on allowable paper formats, r

User guide Paper handling31Insert fanfold paper into the left-hand tractor. Make sure that at least three paper transport holes are positioned on the

Paper handling User guide32Close the tractor flap and slide the tractor to the right until the paper is slightly tensioned.Do not tension the paper ex

User guide Paper handling33Make sure that the paper stack is aligned in parallel to the printer and that the paper supply cannot be obstructed.Lower t

Paper handling User guide34Single sheetsIf required, install the paper support. Make sure that the printer is set to single sheet mode. If necessary,

User guide Paper handling35Insert the single sheet into the input tray as far as possible.Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status. The

Paper handling User guide36Paper transport Loaded paper (fanfold paper/single sheets) can be transported in the printer in several ways.Make sure that

User guide Paper handling37Moving the paper to the tear positionYou can use the Tear key to move the paper to the tear position.The tear edge is locat

Settings User guide38SettingsThis section describes how to set the print head gap, the tear posi-tion and the first printing line.Setting the print he

User guide Settings39Setting the tear positionIf the tear position of the paper is not aligned with the tear edge of the printer, you can adjust it. I

User guide Table of contentsIIIBidirectional printing (Bidir) 52Settings for interfaces (I/O) 53Serial interface (Serial) 53Data transmssion rate (Bau

Settings User guide40Setting the first printing line (TOF)You can use the TOF function for setting the position of the first prin-ting line for each p

User guide The Menu41The MenuProgramming via the control panelApart from being able to control your printer via the applications soft-ware you use, yo

The Menu User guide42Menu configurations Every printer is shipped with factory default settings. Basic settings such as emulation, character size, for

User guide The Menu43Menu handling You can navigate in the current menu using the four function and se-lection keys arranged below the LC display fiel

The Menu User guide44Selecting the LC display languageThis section describes how to make settings in the menu, using the selection of the national lan

User guide The Menu45Save your selection by pressing the Set key (1). An acoustic signal verifies this action. You can exit Parameter mode without sav

The Menu User guide46Menu structure The menu structure of your printer may be slightly different from the example shown here, depending on the printer

User guide The Menu47Menu parameters The following section introduces and explains all the possible menu settings.Press Setup key.Press Menu (1) key.

The Menu User guide48Reset to default values (Reset)The current menu returns to the default values (factory settings).Press Reset (2) key.Press the No

User guide The Menu49Selecting font (Font) This parameter selects the character style and its quality perma-nently. Press Font (2) key.Use the < (2

Table of contents User guideIVLocal copy (screen print) from a Coax or Coax/IPDS (FFaftLC) 73Enable/Disable Paper Handling Features (Paphand) 74Menu s

The Menu User guide50Setting character density (CPI)Sets the characters per inch (character pitch). The higher the pa-rameter the smaller the characte

User guide The Menu51Skiping perforation (Skip) Skips the perforation; 7 different values (in inches) can be defined.Press Skip (3) key.Use the < (

The Menu User guide52Selecting emulation (Emulate)Selects the emulation. When a printer understands the control set written for another printer type,

User guide The Menu53Settings for interfaces (I/O) In this parameter group, you can choose various settings for the printer interfaces. See also Inter

The Menu User guide54Data format (Format) This parameter serves to define the number of data bits, the parity check for received data bytes and the nu

User guide The Menu55Further Settings (Special) This parameter subgroup only appears if the serial port is used and the ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK or ACK/NAK pr

The Menu User guide56Signal feedback (Remote) Signal feedback; On = RDY/BUSY available, Off = No RDY/BUSY control.Press Remote (2) key.Use the < (2

User guide The Menu57Protocol (Protocol) This parameter serves to select the type of protocol, i.e. a certain set of rules and procedures for ensuring

The Menu User guide58Selecting interface (Interf.) Selects the interface. Printer is configured either for parallel, Ether-net or optional serial conn

User guide The Menu59Ethernet interface (ETH-EXT) optionIn this parameter group you can choose settings for the optional ex-ternal Pocket Ethernet int

User guide Table of contentsVPaper jam (fanfold paper) 97Paper jam (single sheets) 98Paper does not move to tear off position 98Problems with the prin

The Menu User guide60National character set (Country)Selects the national character set. These character sets can be used according to the selected e

User guide The Menu61Automatic carriage return (Auto-CR)Switches the automatic carriage return on or off after receiving the signal LF (lne feed).Pres

The Menu User guide62Menu lock (MenLock) With MenLock = Off, all functions and settings are accessible with-out restriction in Online, Offline and Set

User guide The Menu63Paper parameters (Paper) Selects the paper parameters Formlen (form length), FormAdj (first printing position) and Head (printhea

The Menu User guide64Use the < (2) or > (3) key to select the desired setting.Setting Options: 6 bis 144Default Setting: 72Sets the form length

User guide The Menu65First printing position (FormAdj) Sets the first print position of a form in n/72 inch, separately adjust-able for each paper pat

The Menu User guide66Printhead gap manually (Head) This parameter is ignored if the automatic gap adjustment (AGA) is activated; see Automatic gap adj

User guide The Menu67View and tear position (AutoTear)The auto tear function or the auto view function can be selected as desired.When auto view is sw

The Menu User guide68Line length (Width) Selects the line length in inches. With the setting of 8 Inch, the print-er operates like a printer with a wi

User guide The Menu69Normal characters and barcode (Barmode)Allows printing of normal characters on the left and right of the bar-code.Press Barmode (

Table of contents User guideVIControl codes 126The $$ procedure 126Example: 126How are escape sequences used? 127MTPL 127Example in BASIC 127Example i

The Menu User guide70Form feed mode (FFmode) Specifies whether a form feed is to be performed when the paper reaches the top print line.Press FFmode (

User guide The Menu71Setting and activating options (PapOpt)For setting the optional automatic sheet feeders (ASFs) and optional tractors; see Paperwa

The Menu User guide72Activation of automatic sheet feeder (AutoASF)This parameter only appears if an optional automatic sheet feeder is installed. Thi

User guide The Menu73Setting the right margin (RightMrg)The right print margin can be set to a fixed value.Press RightMrg (3) key.Use the < (2) or

The Menu User guide74Enable/Disable Paper Handling Features (Paphand)In the advanced menu, Paper handling (Paphand), are several pos-sibilities to imp

User guide The Menu75Menu settings (example)

The Menu User guide76

User guide Advanced menu77Advanced menuThe advanced menu consists of test functions and advanced set-tings.Test functions Various tests to check prope

Advanced menu User guide78Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII)To check operational readiness, your printer contains a self-test rou-tine which allows tes

User guide Advanced menu79Example of an ASCII test printoutIf you selected a proportional font (PS font) , the printed length of the lines varies.This

User guide Table of contentsVIITractor 3, rear 151Serial interface adapter 151Optional paper support 151Pocket Ethernet interface 151Serial interface

Advanced menu User guide80Interface test(Hex-Dump)With the interface test (Hex-Dump/H-Dump) you can test data trans-mission from the computer to the p

User guide Advanced menu81Terminating Hex-Dump Hex-Dump mode can only be terminated by switching off the printer. If you want to stop the Hex-Dump pri

Advanced menu User guide82Advanced settings In the advanced menu, there are other settings available besides the test functions.` With the function PM

User guide Advanced menu83Einzel Pap.artBackSleepModBack NextSerialN AssetNGrSpeed GrFreqBack NextBack NextForml AGABack NextH-DumpBack NextPaphand CX

Advanced menu User guide84Enter Extended menu mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the printer.The display shows Test mode for approx. 1

User guide Advanced menu85Automatic gap adjustment (AGA)This function allows you to switch the Automatic Gap Adjustment (AGA) off or on.Select the AGA

Advanced menu User guide86Increasing the printhead gap (Head up)With this function you can increase the printhead gap before and af-ter the perforatio

User guide Advanced menu87Left-hand area (Leftzon) If the parameter is On, the printhead moves out of the perforation zone (area) on the left as long

Advanced menu User guide88Physical left margin (Physlm)Select the Physlm menu (2).Setting options: 0 to 30 in 1/10 inch stepsDefault setting: 0/10 Inc

User guide Advanced menu89Line wrap (Wrap)Select the Wrap menu (2).Setting options: On/OffDefault setting: OnWrap = On: If more characters than can be