Dascom T5040 User Guide Instrukcja Użytkownika

User Guide T5040 Flatbed Printer

Introduction User Guide2About this manual This user guide contains a detailed description of the printer, its characteristic features and additional i

Character sets User Guide92OCR-A character set

User Guide Character sets93Epson character setsItalicGraphic1

Character sets User Guide94Graphic2

User Guide Character sets95IBM code pagesCode page 437Code page 850

Character sets User Guide96Code page 860Code page 863

User Guide Character sets97Code page 865Code page 851

Character sets User Guide98Code page 852Code page 853

User Guide Character sets99Code page 855Code page 857

Character sets User Guide100Code page 866Code page 869

User Guide Character sets101Code page USSR GostCode page 864

User Guide Printer at a glance3Printer at a glanceView from the frontView with cover opened1CoverPower switch (On/Off)Control panel Paper trayRibbon c

Character sets User Guide102Code page 437GCode page 920(equivalent to ISO 8859-9)

User Guide Character sets103Code page 858Code page 923(equivalent to ISO 8859-15)

Character sets User Guide104ISO code pagesISO 8859-2ISO 8859-5

User Guide Character sets105ISO 8859-7ISO 8859-8

Character sets User Guide106Available code pages and fontsThe following list includes all the character sets you can select from the control panel or

User Guide Character sets107The printer is released by German “Bundesdruckerei” with the fonts Gothic and OCR-B in 10cpi.CP 923 (equiva-lent to ISO 88

User Guide Emulations109EmulationsWhen a printer understands the control set written for another printer type, it is said to emulate the other printer

Emulations User Guide110What are escape sequences?An escape sequence consists of an ESCape control character (ESC = decimal 27 or hexadecimal 1B) foll

User Guide Emulations111List of available control codesThe following table shows the available sequences in the various emu-lations.If you want to kno

Printer at a glance User Guide4View from the rearPowerinletParallelinterface1st Serialinterface2nd Serialinterface(special version)USBinterface

Emulations User Guide112LF Line feed forward FF Form feed (ejection from rear) CR Carriage return BS Back Space ESC 7 Line feed backESC H nnn

User Guide Emulations113ESC r x Synchronous basic machine statusESC sp B Request for Document Status ESC B id m ESC Z Synchronous Document Statu

Emulations User Guide114PR50 modeCommand sequence FunctionPage LayoutESC Q nnn mmm ESC Z Define document lengthESC J nnn Define left margin ESC T

User Guide Emulations115BEL BellDEL Clear print memoryESC # n Assign reference for ESC L nnn ESC | A nnn Define offset in elementary stepsESC |

Emulations User Guide116ESC t datiGS Data to be recorded on the magnetic stripeESC \ Record and verify magnetic stripeESC Y E k1 K2 Set horizont

User Guide Emulations117PR2845 modeCommand sequence FunctionPage LayoutESC Q nnn mmm ESC Z Define document lengthESC J nnn Define left margin ESC

Emulations User Guide118BEL BellDEL Clear print memoryESC # n Assign reference for ESC L nnn ESC | A nnn Define offset in elementary stepsESC |

User Guide Emulations119ESC t datiGS Data to be recorded on the magnetic stripeESC \ Record and verify magnetic stripeESC } r MICR magnetic read

Emulations User Guide120IBM modeCommand sequence FunctionsHorizontal position controlBS 08H BackspaceHT 09H Horizontal tabCR 0DH Carriage return ESC B

User Guide Emulations121DC4 14H Cancel double-wide printing by lineESC SO 1BH 0EH Double-wide printing by lineESC SI 1BH 0FH Condensed printingESC DC2

User Guide Installation5InstallationUnpacking the printer Place your packaged printer on a solid base.Make sure that the “Up” symbols is pointing up.O

Emulations User Guide122BEL 07H BeeperDC1 11H Select printerDC3 13H Deselect printerCAN 18H Cancel DataESC BEL 1BH 07H BeeperESC DC1 1BH 11H Select pr

User Guide Emulations123Epson modeCommand sequence FunctionHorizontal position controlBS 08H BackspaceHT 09H Horizontal TabCR 0DH Carriage Return ESC

Emulations User Guide124ESC SI 1BH 0FH Select Condensed ModeESC ! 1BH 21H Master SelectESC ( - 1BH 28H 2DH Select ScoreESC - 1BH 2DH Auto UnderscoreES

User Guide Emulations125OthersBEL 07H BeeperDC1 11H Select PrinterDC3 13H Deselect PrinterCAN 18H Cancel LineDEL 7FH Delete CharacterESC EM 1BH 19H Se

Emulations User Guide126ESC [ n , t 1BH 5BH n 2CH 74H Increasing the copying powerESC [ n ! z 1BH 5BH n 21H 7AH Global printer statusESC [ "

User Guide Interfaces127InterfacesYour printer offers the possibility of operating either via a parallel, a serial or a USB interface. There is also a

Interfaces User Guide128Parallel interface The bidirectional parallel interface offers the so called “nibble” and the ECP mode of the IEEE1284 interfa

User Guide Interfaces129ECP modeTransmission length: max. 2.0 mPin Signal In/Out Pin Parallel In/Out1 HostClk In 19 Signal GND2 DATA0 Bi-Di 20 Signal

Interfaces User Guide130Serial interface RS232C Your printer’s serial interface supports the RS232C specification. The signals are received and transm

User Guide Interfaces131Serial attachment characteristicsData rates The interface supports the following data rates.` 4800 bps` 9600 bps` 19200 bps`

Installation User Guide6Placing your printer Place the printer on a solid, flat, surface, ensuring that the printer is po-sitioned in such a way that

Interfaces User Guide132Handshake Handshaking in the serial environment is most commonly handled by software and/or hardware. The manipulation of the

User Guide Interfaces133Configuring the serial interface of the PCDOS mode/Command line To use the serial interface of your PC, you must add the follo

Interfaces User Guide134USB interface The USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface has the following features:` Full compliance with the Universal Serial

User Guide Consumables and accessories135Consumables and accessoriesConsumables Only use ribbon cassettes from the manufacturer as products from other

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User Guide Installation7When selecting the printer location, observe the following additional instructions:Never place the printer in the vicinity of

Installation User Guide8Checking the printer voltageMake sure that the device has been set to the correct voltage (e.g. 230 V in Europe, 120 V in the

User Guide Installation9Make sure that the printer and the computer are switched off and connect the data cable between the printer and the computer.

Installation User Guide10Switching on the printerBefore switching the printer on, make sure that it is connected correctly and that you have followed

User Guide Printer drivers and firmware11Printer drivers and firmwarePrinter drivers You must install a printer driver so that the printer can process

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Printer drivers and firmware User Guide12in one of two possible ways:` Manual installation of printer driver: in this case, continue with Step 7.` Aut

User Guide Printer drivers and firmware13Installing a printer driver in Windows 7The online CD-ROM contains printer drivers for the most common Window

Printer drivers and firmware User Guide14the relevant option. Then click on Next.13.Specify whether you wish to print out a test page (recommended) by

User Guide Printer drivers and firmware1513.If you are using the printer as a network printer, you have the option of sharing it with other network us

Printer drivers and firmware User Guide16Form settings (Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7/2008)In contrast to Windows versions 95/98, in which form

User Guide Printer drivers and firmware17Loading firmware The most current version of the firmware can be downloaded from our Internet site. There you

Printer drivers and firmware User Guide18Parallel interface Make sure that the parallel interface is selected in the printers menu for USER1, that in

User Guide Control panel19Control panelThe control panel allows the user to set some functions in the printer and set up the basic printer parameters

Control panel User Guide20Display, indicators and keys1LCD display: Displays the internal printer status, operating instructions and error messages.2P

User Guide Control panel21Status indicatorsStatus indicator variati-onsThis section defines the status of the control panel. The LED lights will be o

User Guide Table of contentsITable of contentsIntroduction 1Printer features 1Interfaces 1Emulations 1Symbols used 1About this manual 21Printer at a g

Control panel User Guide22Ready indicator (STOP LED)Ready indicator (STOP LED) not lit:` The printer is in the stop status (Offline) and will not rece

User Guide Control panel23Paper indicator (PAPER LED)Paper indicator (PAPER LED) does not light:` No paper is inserted in the printer. Paper indicator

Control panel User Guide24USER1 and USER2 indicators The USER1 and USER2 LEDs are normally under the control of the application. They are available to

User Guide Control panel25Key functions during operationSTOP/EJECT keyWith the Ready indicator lit, the printer is rea-dy to recieve data from the hos

Control panel User Guide26USER1 and USER2 keyThe USER1 and USER2 keys are by default inactive. They must be activated via an appli-cation. The functio

User Guide Control panel27Key functions when powering onSTOP/EJECT keyPowering on the printer whilst holding the STOP/EJECT key will activate “Hex Dum

Control panel User Guide28USER1 keyPowering on the printer whilst holding the USER1 key will allow you to enter menu mo-de. Keep the USER key pressed

User Guide Control panel29Key functions in menu modeIn menu mode the control panel keys have the following functionsUSER1 keyThe USER1 key is used to

User Guide Print media31Print mediaInserting a document Before inserting a document make sure that the printer is switched on and the the message ONLI

Table of contents User GuideIIInterface 17Serial interface 17Parallel interface 18USB interface (Windows2000/XP) 18Downloading firmware to the printer

Print media User Guide32Inserting a passbook Before processing a new vertical-fold or horizontal-fold passbook, you should eliminate the stiffness of

User Guide Print media33The bulge of the opened passbook should be as flat as possible to ensure trouble-free trans-portation into the paper.Place the

Print media User Guide34After the passbook is printed, it should be au-tomatically ejected from the printer and re-leased for removal. If the passbook

User Guide Changing the ribbon cassette35Changing the ribbon cassetteMake sure that the printer is switched off before replacing the ribbon cassette.T

Changing the ribbon cassette User Guide36Remove the colored ribbon guide from the print head by pulling it downwards.Raise the front end of the ribbon

User Guide Changing the ribbon cassette37Inserting the ribbon cassetteTake the new ribbon cassette from the packaging and remove the trans-portation l

Changing the ribbon cassette User Guide38Pull the ribbon guide under the print head. Tighten the ribbon by turning the tension gear in the direction o

User Guide Changing the ribbon cassette39Close the main frame by pressing the colored section in the middle of the frame as shown and ensure both left

User Guide Replacing the print head41Replacing the print headAs the print head has a very long life, under normal circumstances it ra-rely needs repla

User Guide Table of contentsIII8Menu 47Programming using the control panel 47Calling up the menu 48Menu configurations (USER1/USER2) 48Menu handling 4

Replacing the print head User Guide42Press the green release lever for the printing mechanism. This swings the printing mecha-nism backwards.If the pr

User Guide Replacing the print head43Remove the two outside located screws A from the print head.Disconnect the two flexible cables B from the print h

Replacing the print head User Guide44Inserting new print headEase the new print head down into the mounting. Set the print head onto the center of are

User Guide Replacing the print head45Pull the ribbon guide under the print head. Tighten the ribbon by turning the tension gear in the direction of th

Replacing the print head User Guide46Close the main frame by pressing the colored section in the middle of the frame as shown and ensure both left and

User Guide Menu47MenuProgramming using the control panelAs well as being able to control your printer via your applications soft-ware you use, you can

Menu User Guide48Calling up the menu You can access the menu in the following way:Ensure the printer is powered off.Power on the printer whilst holdin

User Guide Menu49Menu handlingKey functions You can navigate in the current menu using the three keys of the con-trol panel.USER1 key In menu mode the

Menu User Guide50Pressing the USER2 key again will open the first parameter group or parameter of the same menu level.By pressing the STOP/EJECT key y

User Guide Menu51Setting parameters (principle)Before you begin setting the parameters, you should check which para-meters your system requires. Furth

Table of contents User GuideIVPrint Head Hot Error 73Ribbon Cassette Error 73Paper Length Error 73Framing Error (Serial I/F) 74Parity Error (Serial I/

Menu User Guide52Press the USER2 key to select a next parameter value or press the USER1 key to select a previous parameter value.Press STOP/EJECT key

User Guide Menu53Selecting the LC display languageThis section describes how to make settings in the menu, using the sel-ection of the national langua

Menu User Guide54Press the STOP/EJECT key to confirm the selection.The printer switch to german language imme-diately.To change other parameter items

User Guide Menu55Printing out the status pageThe printer has a function that allows you to printout the current para-meter settings.There are two ways

Menu User Guide56Print out status page in menu modePower the printer off.Press and hold the USER1 key while swit-ching on the printer.Press the USER1

User Guide Menu57When the test printout is aborted or comple-ted, LCD will display Print StatusPage Com-pleted.Press the STOP/EJECT key to return to m

Menu User Guide58Status page (example)

User Guide Menu59Menu parameters The following section introduces and explains all the possible menu settings. The default setting is marked by an ast

Menu User Guide60Font Draft *Draft BankingCourierRomanSans SerifGothicOCR-AOCR-BThis parameter selects the character style.The fonts available depend

User Guide Menu61Top of form pos. 0/60 I10/60 * I60/60Sets the position of the first printing line. The factory setting for the first printing pos

User Guide Table of contentsVCode page 865 97Code page 851 97Code page 852 98Code page 853 98Code page 855 99Code page 857 99Code page 866 100Code pag

Menu User Guide62Paper ejection drop *holdSelects the paper position after paper ejection.Message display Off *OnSelects displaying messages on or off

User Guide Menu63Protocol Ready/Busy *Xon/XoffSelects the type of protocol, i.e. a certain set of rules and procedures for ensuring error-free data ex

Menu User Guide64MENUEpsonEmulation type US-ASCII *FranceGermanyGreat BritainDenmark 1SwedenItalySpain 1JapanNorwayDenmark 2Spain 2Latin AmericaSelect

User Guide Menu65Test functionHex Dump With the interface mode (Hex-Dump/H-Dump) you can diagnose data transmission from the computer to the printer.

Menu User Guide66If the printer receives data when there is no paper in the printer, the message will be chan-ged to Hex Dump Load Paper.Exiting the t

User Guide Troubleshooting67TroubleshootingMany of the faults and problems which may occur while using the prin-ter are minor problems which you can s

Troubleshooting User Guide68General print problemsProblem Corrective actionThe display remains darkThe printer is switched on, but nothing happens (no

User Guide Troubleshooting69Problems with paper feedPaper will not load or feed1.Check that the correct media type is selected in the menu, if necessa

Troubleshooting User Guide70Problems with the print qualityProblem Corrective actionPrint is faultyThe inserted document is too thick. Use a document

User Guide Troubleshooting71Error messages and warningsMalfunctions are differentiated as warnings and errors. For a warning a message only appears on

Table of contents User GuideVISerial interface RS232C 130Connector assignment 130Serial attachment characteristics 131Data rates 131Supported protocol

Troubleshooting User Guide72Unrecoverable errors The following errors are unrecoverable by the user. If displayed in the LCD display, power the printe

User Guide Troubleshooting73Recoverable errorsMessage Condition Corrective actionPrint Head HotErrorThe print head is too hot.` Power the printer off,

Troubleshooting User Guide74Framing Error(Serial I/F)The Stop bit is not detected by the serial interface. “?” is printed instead of the received data

User Guide Troubleshooting75WarningsMessage Condition Corrective actionData in BufferUSER1 or USER2 key is pressed in online state and there is data i

Troubleshooting User Guide76Clearing paper jams If a document which was fed into the printer is not automatically ejec-ted or ejected after pressing t

User Guide Troubleshooting77Press the two green release levers on both si-des of the panel and lift the panel up. Then re-move the jammed paper by pul

User Guide Care and maintenance79Care and maintenanceThe printer is designed to operate with minimal maintenance. It is ad-visable to clean the inside

Care and maintenance User Guide80Cleaning the MSR-H magnetic stripeIf your printer has an MSR magnetic stripe reader, the MSR read/write head can be c

User Guide Care and maintenance81After finishing the cleaning process the LCD displays the Message MSR-H Cleaning OK.You can repeat the cleaning routi

User Guide Introduction1IntroductionPrinter features This printer is a document printer for printing manually inserted docu-ments as well as passbooks

Care and maintenance User Guide82Transport of the printerPreparations for trans-portIf you intend to transport the printer over a short distance only,

User Guide Specifications83SpecificationsPrinter specificationsAPrinter systemSerial impact matrix printerPrinthead with 24 needles Diameter 0.23 mmPr

Specifications User Guide84FontsStandard CGOptional CGsDraft DraftDraft BankingLQ CourierRoman Sans Serif ScriptOCR-A1) OCR-BBold GothicPrestige Elite

User Guide Specifications85Apparent power consumptionOperation (maximum):US: 89.7 VA; EU: 93.6 VA Standby:US: 8.8 VA; EU: 11.4 VANoiseSound output lev

Specifications User Guide86ApprovalsDIN EN 60 950 / VDE 0805, TUV (EN 60950) / Certified CE Mark, UL 60950 3rd Edition / C-UL (CSA C22.2 No 60950-00)

User Guide Specifications87Paper specificationsSingle and multi-copy sheetPaper width70 to 240 mmPaper length70 to 500 mmPaper weightSingle sheet:Mult

Specifications User Guide88Paper qualityLight pulp paper of medium fine quality, paper bea-ring the quality mark SM Post and photocopy paper are suita

User Guide Specifications89Interface specificationsParallel interface bidirectionalType of data transmission 8-bit parallel interface (Centronics comp

User Guide Character sets91Character setsThis chapter shows the character sets and contains a list of all available character sets which can be select