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TOF

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Table Of Contents

Table of Contents
Preface ..................................................................Preface­1
Introduction ..................................................................................... Preface­1 About This Manual .......................................................................... Preface­2

Chapter 1 ........................................................................ 1--1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 1--1 Control Panel Components ..................................................................... 1--1
Figure 1­1. Control Panel .............................................................. 1--1

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).................................................................. 1--2 LED Indicators ....................................................................................... 1--2 Key Functions ........................................................................................ 1--2
Online/Offline Key ........................................................................................... 1--2 Line Feed Key ................................................................................................. 1--2 Form Feed Key ............................................................................................... 1--3 View Key ......................................................................................................... 1--3 Up and Down Arrow Keys ............................................................................... 1--3 TOF Key (Top of Form) ................................................................................... 1--4 Figure 1-2 . Aligning Form on Tractors - T6050 ............................... 1--4 Figure 1-3 . Aligning Form on Tractors - T6065 / T6100.................. 1--4 Mode Key ........................................................................................................ 1--5 Enter Key ........................................................................................................ 1--5 Menu Operations .................................................................................. 1--5 In Paper Out Situations ........................................................................ 1--5 Normal Menu and Menu Level Keys ............................................................... 1--6 Upper Key Labels (Offline only) ............................................................ 1--6 Lower Key Labels (Offline only) ............................................................ 1--6 Clear Key ........................................................................................................ 1--6 The Clear Menu .................................................................................... 1--7

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Chapter 2 ........................................................................ 2--1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 2--1 Menus ........................................................................................................ 2--1 Menu Hierarchies .................................................................................. 2--2 Normal Menu............................................................................................. 2--2
Form Length Parameter .................................................................................. 2--3 Characters Per Inch (CPI) Parameter ............................................................. 2--3 Lines Per Inch (LPI) Parameter ....................................................................... 2--3

Operator Menu (OPER) ............................................................................ 2--4 Font Category ........................................................................................ 2--4
Style ................................................................................................................ 2--4 Matrix .............................................................................................................. 2--4 Language (Lang) ............................................................................................. 2--5 Character Set .................................................................................................. 2--6 Operator Language (Op Lang) ........................................................................ 2--7 OCR Standards (OCRStd)............................................................................... 2--7 Slashed Zero (Zero) ........................................................................................ 2--7 Compressed 8 (Compr 8) ............................................................................... 2--7

Forms Category ..................................................................................... 2--8
Top Margin (TopMarg) ..................................................................................... 2--8 Bottom Margin (BotMarg) ................................................................................ 2--8 Left Margin (Lt Marg) ....................................................................................... 2--8 Right Margin (Rt Marg) .................................................................................... 2--9 Print to End Of Form (PrntEOF) ...................................................................... 2--9 Reverse Paper Motion (RevPap) - T6050 Only ............................................. 2--10 Quick Access (Qck Acc) ................................................................................ 2--10 Eject Distance (Eject) .................................................................................... 2--10 Heavy ............................................................................................................ 2--10 RibbonMonitor (RibnMon) ............................................................................. 2--11 RibnMon Thresh (RMonThr) ......................................................................... 2--11 Ribbon Monitor Operation .................................................................. 2--12

Vertical Format Units (VFU) Category ................................................. 2--13
VFU Enabled (VFUEnab) .............................................................................. 2--13 Vertical Tab (VT) Channel (VT Chn) .............................................................. 2--13 Skip When (Skp Whn) ................................................................................... 2--13

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Table Of Contents Configuration Menu (CONFIG) .............................................................. 2--14 Printer Category .................................................................................. 2--14
Powerup ........................................................................................................ 2--14 Emulation (Emulate) ...................................................................................... 2--14 Dump Mode (Dmp Mod) ................................................................................ 2--15 Twinax Interface ................................................................................. 2--15 Coax Interface .................................................................................... 2--15 IPDS Option ....................................................................................... 2--15 IO Hold Time (IO Hold) .................................................................................. 2--15 Intelligent Ribbon System (IRS) .................................................................... 2--15 Save Configuration (Save) ............................................................................ 2--15 Load Configuration (Load) ............................................................................. 2--15 Report ........................................................................................................... 2--16 Configs ............................................................................................... 2--16 CalData .............................................................................................. 2--16 LastFlt ................................................................................................. 2--16 Version ............................................................................................... 2--16

Codes Category ................................................................................... 2--17
Automatic Line Feed (Auto LF) ..................................................................... 2--17 Automatic Carriage Return (Auto CR) ........................................................... 2--17 Line Wrap (Line Wr) ...................................................................................... 2--17 Wrap Line Feed (Wrap LF) ............................................................................ 2--17 Print on CR (POCR) ...................................................................................... 2--18 Form Feed at TOF (FF@TOF) ...................................................................... 2--18 ESC ............................................................................................................... 2--18 Alternate ESC (Alt ESC) ............................................................................... 2--18 Upper Only (UprOnly) ................................................................................... 2--19 Code 7F ........................................................................................................ 2--19 Print 80 to 9F Hex (Pr80-9F) ......................................................................... 2--19 Ignore Char (IgnChar) ................................................................................... 2--19 Sub Char From (SubChrF) ............................................................................ 2--19 Sub Char To (SubChrT) ................................................................................. 2--19

Graphics Category ............................................................................... 2--20
Code V Command Character (CVCC) .......................................................... 2--20 Smooth Size (Smooth) .................................................................................. 2--20 PY Then ........................................................................................................ 2--20 PN Then ........................................................................................................ 2--20 Dark Bar (DarkBar) ....................................................................................... 2--21 Table 3­1. Bar Code Dot Density ................................................. 2--21 Modplot ......................................................................................................... 2--21 Figure 3­2. Modplot Example ...................................................... 2--21 Version .......................................................................................................... 2--21 Descender (Descndr) .................................................................................... 2--22 Vertical Scale (Vscale) .................................................................................. 2--22 Zero ............................................................................................................... 2--22 TOC­3

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PGL Special Function Command Character (SFCC) .................................... 2--22 Code V Language (CV Lang) ........................................................................ 2--22 PGL Language (PG Lang) ............................................................................. 2--22 Free Format (FreeFmt).................................................................................. 2--23 Automatic PY (Auto-PY) ................................................................................ 2--23 MTPL Bar ...................................................................................................... 2--23 Secured ......................................................................................................... 2--23 Postnet Density (Postnet) ............................................................................. 2--23

Serial I/O Category .............................................................................. 2--24
Baud .............................................................................................................. 2--24 Data Bits (# Bits) ........................................................................................... 2--24 Stop Bits (# Stops) ......................................................................................... 2--24 Parity ............................................................................................................. 2--24 8th Bit ............................................................................................................ 2--24 Protocol (Protocl) .......................................................................................... 2--24 Status Enquiry (Sts Enq) ............................................................................... 2--25 DTR Function (DTR) ..................................................................................... 2--26 DTR Polarity (DTR Pol) ................................................................................. 2--26 Busy Polarity (Bsy Pol) .................................................................................. 2--26 RTS Function (RTS) ...................................................................................... 2--26 Robust Xon (RB Xon) .................................................................................... 2--27 Buffer Size (BufSize) ..................................................................................... 2--27

Parallel I/O Category ........................................................................... 2--28
Print On Paper Command (POPC) ............................................................... 2--28 8th Bit ............................................................................................................ 2--28 Buffer Size (BufSize) ..................................................................................... 2--28

Twinax/Coax Category (Tx/Cx) ............................................................ 2--29
Send PA (SendPA) - Coax Only ................................................................... 2--29 Address - Twinax Only .................................................................................. 2--29 SPD - Coax Only ........................................................................................... 2--29 SCD - Twinax Only ........................................................................................ 2--29 SLD ............................................................................................................... 2--29 Host Style (HosttSty) - Twinax Only............................................................... 2--30 Screen Size (Screen) - Coax Only ................................................................ 2--30 Case - Coax Only .......................................................................................... 2--30 Compatibility Switches - Coax Only .............................................................. 2--30 IR Delay (Coax Only) .................................................................................... 2--31 Hex Passthrough (Hex pass) ........................................................................ 2--31 EPC ............................................................................................................... 2--32 Graphics AVM (GrAVM) ................................................................................. 2--32

IPDS Category - IPDS Option Only ..................................................... 2--33
Address - Twinax Only .................................................................................. 2--33 Density .......................................................................................................... 2--33 Dark Bar (DarkBar) ....................................................................................... 2--33 Smooth Size (Smooth) .................................................................................. 2--33 Zero ............................................................................................................... 2--33 Host Override (HostOvrd) ............................................................................. 2--33 TOC­4

Table Of Contents TCP/IP Menu - LAN Interface Only ........................................................ 2--34 IP Address ........................................................................................... 2--34 Gateway .............................................................................................. 2--34 Subnet ................................................................................................. 2--34 Test Menu (TEST) ................................................................................... 2--35 Pattern Category ................................................................................. 2--35
Print ............................................................................................................... 2--35

Fault Override Category (FltOvrd) ....................................................... 2--35
Paper Motion (Pap Mot) ................................................................................ 2--35

Appendix A ..................................................................... A­1
Introduction ............................................................................................... A­1 Messages ................................................................................................... A­1 Faults ...................................................................................................... A­1
Fault Correction Procedure .............................................................................. A­1 Table A­1. Display Messages ......................................................... A­2 Table A­2. Paper/Printing Corrective Action ................................... A­6

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Specifications ........................................................... Spec­1
Emulations ......................................................................................... Spec­1 Type Style .......................................................................................... Spec­1
OCR­A and OCR­B ................................................................................... Spec­1

Characters Per Inch ........................................................................... Spec­1 Lines Per Inch .................................................................................... Spec­2 Paper Movement Speed .................................................................... Spec­2 Densities and Throughput.................................................................. Spec­2
Table S­1 Performance............................................................. Spec­2

Languages and Character Sets ......................................................... Spec­3 Enclosures ......................................................................................... Spec­3 Paper Description .............................................................................. Spec­3 Acoustics ........................................................................................... Spec­3 Nonvolatile Memory ........................................................................... Spec­4 Power Supply .................................................................................... Spec­4
Table S­2. Current Requirements ............................................. Spec­4

Preventive Maintenance .................................................................... Spec­4 Safety ................................................................................................ Spec­4 Cooling System ................................................................................. Spec­4 Environment ...................................................................................... Spec­5
Operating ................................................................................................... Spec­5 Nonoperating .............................................................................................. Spec­5

Heat Load Contribution ...................................................................... Spec­5
Table S­3. Heat Load Contributions (BTU/Hr) .......................... Spec­5

Industry and Agency Standards. ........................................................ Spec­6
Electro-Magnetic Emissions ....................................................................... Spec­6 Electro-Magnetic Immunity ......................................................................... Spec­6 Energy Conservation .................................................................................. Spec­6 Safety ......................................................................................................... Spec­6 Acoustic ...................................................................................................... Spec­6 Marking ...................................................................................................... Spec­6

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Preface

Preface
Introduction
The T6050, T6065, and T6100 printers offer the following I/O configurations: · · · · · Standard Serial/Parallel LANPlex (Standard plus Ethernet 10/100 BASE-T) FourPlex (Standard plus Twinax/Coax) FourPlex IPDS LANPlex IPDS

All interface configurations and printer setups are performed either through the control panel (described in this manual), or through Tally's WebPanel web interface (described in the Networking documentation contained on your CD-ROM). In addition, the printer's operational configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory; you'll never have to reconfigure your printer because of a power loss.

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About This Manual
Chapter 1: Printer Control Panel This chapter explains the various components of the Control Panel and their functions in various printer modes. Chapter 2: Printer Menus and Configuring Your Printer Chapter 3 explains the different menus that are available on your printer and all of the parameters contained in them. It also presents Menu Tutorials that show how to perform a variety of different menu operations. Appendix A: Troubleshooting Appendix A contains a listing of the error and fault messages that may appear on the Control Panel Display and various troubleshooting procedures and problem fixes. Specifications This section lists and explains technical aspects of printer performance and general design specifications. Conventions We use the following conventions throughout this manual.

Notes are additional important or helpful information.

CAREFUL!

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Chapter 1: Printer Control Panel

Chapter 1
Introduction
In this chapter you will learn about the Printer Control Panel and how it is used to control printer functions.

Control Panel Components
The Control Panel is located in the lower right corner of the top cover. You can use it to program and direct most printer functions. This panel contains 3 indicators, a 16-character display, and 13 push buttons (Control Keys).

LCD

LED Indicators

Control Keys

Figure 1­1. Control Panel

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The display is located at the top of the Control Panel. It shows printer status, menu selections, and normal, fault and error messages.

LED Indicators
The green POWER Indicator illuminates whenever there is power to the printer. The red FAULT Indicator illuminates whenever an error or fault is detected. A message also appears on the display to indicate what kind of fault is present (see Appendix A for explanations of all error and fault messages). The yellow ON LINE Indicator illuminates to indicate when the printer is ready to accept data.

Key Functions
Online/Offline Key This key toggles the printer between Online and Offline states, or exits from the menu directly to an Online state. When the printer is Online, the indicator will light, and the printer is ready to accept data from the host. When it's Offline, it cannot accept host data. In the Offline state, you may change parameter selections, load paper, and so on.

Line Feed Key This key advances the paper one line. It performs the same function whether the printer is Online or Offline. You may auto-repeat this command by holding down the key. While Online With Data Buffered Any buffered data falling in the next line (as defined by the current LPI setting), prints. This repeats upon subsequent LF keystrokes as long as there is data in the buffers. If pressed while printing is in progress, the printer ignores the key command and maintains the Top of Form position. While Online with No Data Buffered Paper advances one line. While printing is in progress, the printer ignores the command and maintains the Top of Form position. While in a Fault Condition Paper advances one line. No data is printed and the Top of Form position moves down one line. This allows the use of the LF Key to advance paper while in a Paper Out condition without printing any buffered data.

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Form Feed Key This key performs the same function whether the printer is Online or Offline. While Online With Data Buffered Any buffered data falling between the current form position and the top of the next form (as defined by the current Form Length setting), prints. This function repeats upon subsequent FF keystrokes as long as there is data in the buffers. The printer ignores the command while printing is in progress and maintains the Top of Form position. While Offline With No Data Buffered Paper advances to the top of the next form. The printer ignores this command while printing is in progress and maintains the Top of Form position. When In a Fault Condition Pressing the FF Key while in a Fault Condition advances the paper one form. No data prints, and the Top of Form position is maintained. This allows the use of the FF Key to advance paper while in a Paper Out condition, without printing any buffered data.

View Key Holding down this key moves the paper up so that you can see the last line that was printed. If you press it while a job is printing, it will suspend the print job until you release the key.

Up and Down Arrow Keys Online, these keys make fine adjustments to the Top of Form position. Offline, these keys position the paper in preparation for setting the Top of Form position. (In this mode, these keys will auto-repeat if you hold them down). They are also for scrolling through Menu items (see Menu/Back key, next). After making adjustments, it's not necessary to reset the Top of Form (unless a different top margin is required for a new form). In Operator, Config, or Test modes, the Up and Down Arrow keys scan lists of categories, parameters, and selections.

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TOF Key (Top of Form) When you load paper, you line the top of your form (usually the perforation) with the indicated position on the tractor (see Figure 2-3). Once the paper is loaded, pressing this key moves the paper so that printing commences at the proper position on the form.

Figure 1-2 . Aligning Form on Tractors - T6050

Figure 1-3 . Aligning Form on Tractors - T6065 / T6100

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Mode Key The MODE Key is functional only when the printer is Offline. Depressing this key allows you to access the multi-level menus to format print operators or printer to host communications. For an explanation of the various multi-level menus and how to access them, see the next chapter.

Enter Key The ENTER Key is only functional when the printer is Offline. It is used in the Menu Mode for selection of parameter values and initiating calibration and test procedures. In addition, it is used in Paper Out situations to print to the end of the current form (see the PrntEOF Parameter, under the Operator Menu). Menu Operations In NORMAL, OPERator, or CONFIGuration menus, depressing the ENTER Key loads the displayed value into the printer's Current Configuration memory or initiates the requested function. In TEST Menu, depressing the ENTER Key selects and starts the displayed test or calibration routine. It also serves as a stop function in the print tests. In HELP Menu, depressing the ENTER Key generates a Control Panel Selections Printout showing all the parameters in the multi-level menus and their selections. This printout is discussed in the next chapter. In Paper Out Situations When the PrntEOF Parameter is set to OFF, depress the ENTER Key to print to the end of the current form. Then load paper and depress the CLEAR Key to continue printing. When the PrntEOF Parameter is set to ON, the printer will automatically print to the end of the current form.

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Normal Menu and Menu Level Keys These keys are used to access the Form Length (FORMS), Characters Per Inch (CPI), and Lines Per Inch (LPI) values in Normal Menu and the various levels in the other menus. A detailed discussion of the various menu levels, along with visual aids, is located in the following sections of this chapter. These keys function only in an Offline condition and each has an upper and lower label. Upper Key Labels (Offline only) The upper labels FORMS, CPI, and LPI indicate the Normal Menu parameters Form Length, Characters Per Inch, and Lines Per Inch, respectively, that are accessed directly when the appropriate key is depressed. After depressing one of these keys, scroll using the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys until you reach the desired value, then depress the ENTER Key to select it. The value you select is entered into the Current Configuration (see Normal Menu in the next chapter). Lower Key Labels (Offline only) The lower labels 1, 2 and 3 indicate the various levels of the multi-level menus under OPERator, CONFIGuration, and TEST menus that are accessed directly when the appropriate key is depressed. In the HELP Menu they have no function, and in the NORMAL Menu they directly access the values for the parameters CPI, LPI, and Form Length. The multi-level menus are discussed in the Menus Section, later in this chapter. · · · The 1 Key accesses Level 1 (Categories). The 2 Key accesses level 2 (Parameters). The 3 Key accesses Level 3 (Values/Selections).

Clear Key Online, pressing the Clear key clears the panel of any errors that do not cause the printer to go Offline, such as "Parity Error." Offline, if the printer is in a clearable fault condition, the fault clears upon pressing the Clear key. If it's not in a clearable fault condition, pressing the Clear key brings up the Clear menu. In Operator, Config, Test, or Help menus, pressing this key returns the printer to Offline status.

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The Clear Menu Clear Buffers Clears all buffers. It also resets the application task to its initial state. Clear Ribbon Count (RibnCnt) When using the Ribbon Monitor feature, this selection must be used to clear the ribbon count when changing ribbons. See the Ribbon Monitor and Ribbon Monitor Threshhold settings in the Forms category of the Operator menu in the next chapter. Clear Configs Copies the Default Configuration settings into all saved configurations. Any parameters not listed on the Configuration Report, such as special characters downloaded from the host computer, are unaffected. Clear Reset The printer controller performs a hardware reset. You may use this in lieu of cycling power to the printer. As with cycling power, the Powerup Configuration is loaded as the Current Configuration.

For Twinax and Coax interfaces, the Clear Buffers options is replaced by the following two options: Clear Cancel (Twinax and Coax only) Allows you to send a Cancel Job message to the host via the I/O while the printer is Offline. The display reads "Cancel Job" and the printer remains Offline. For Coax, this function is valid only in Non-SCS mode. Clear Reprint (Coax only) This allows you to reprint the previous buffer contents. After reprinting the buffer, the printer returns to Enable Print condition and continues printing the rest of the job. This option is convenient in cases of paper jams or any time you do not need to send the complete job. This function is valid only in Non-SCS Mode. If you select this in SCS Mode, an Invalid Key error message displays for a few seconds.

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Chapter 2
Introduction
In this chapter you will learn about the printer's modes, multilevel menus, parameters, parameter values, and how to select and store parameter values as part of a configuration. You will also learn how to obtain printouts that show all available parameters, current configuration settings, and technical information like accumulated running time and operating thresholds. In addition, any time you need to review the active selections in each configuration you may do so by printing out the Configuration Report (see Configuration Menu). This report shows all configurations and how they are set up.

Menus
This section discusses the menus and how to access and select parameter values from them for formatting documents, controlling print operations, or testing the printer. These parameters include CPI (characters per inch), LPI (lines per inch), form length, language, type style, margins, etc. When the printer is Offline, you can scroll through the five menu headings NORMAL, OPERator, CONFIGuration, TEST, and HELP by first depressing the MODE Key then using the Up and Down Arrow keys. The keys used to access and move within and between menus, and to select parameter values, are discussed earlier in this chapter in the Control Panel Section. They are also reviewed in menu tutorials located throughout the following sections. Only one menu can be active at a time. When you are through altering print parameters you may leave a menu in one of three ways. · · · Depress the CLEAR Key to leave Menus and remain Offline. Depress the ON LINE/OFF LINE Key to leave Menus and return the printer to Online. If you need to make more parameter changes in a different menu, depress the MODE Key, then scroll to select the next menu you desire.

The information contained in the following sections is based on the default emulation. To find out which categories and parameters are available in each emulation, print out a Control Panel Selections Menu (HELP Menu) for each emulation. The Help Menu will also help you understand the organization of the various multilevel menus in this section. Use this printout as you read through the following sections of this chapter.

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Of the 5 menus available on this printer, only 4 have multiple selections. Of these 4, only 3 are truly multiple level. For these 3, "menu maps" will be used to show the multiple levels of each menu and the entries at each level. The organization of the multilevel menus is shown on the Control Panel Selections Printout using a series of indentations to indicate menu hierarchy. For example, under the OPERator Menu the first Level 1 category is Font. Indented under Font, the first Level 2 parameters are Style and Matrix. Indented under Style are the first Level 3 selections Draft through Dwnload. On the printout, as on the display, all current selections are indicated by an asterisk (*).

Normal Menu
NORMAL Menu has only one menu level instead of three. In effect, this menu starts at Level 3, allowing direct access to the parameter selections for: Form Length Characters Per Inch (CPI) Lines Per Inch (LPI) The keys you use to access and select values for Form Length, CPI, and LPI, function in either Offline Condition or in Offline Condition and in Normal Menu. In either of these conditions:
CPI 2 FORMS 1

LPI 3

When you depress the FORMS/1 key, you access the available selections for Form Length. When you depress the CPI/2 key, you access the available selections for CPI (Characters Per Inch). When you depress the LPI/3 key, you access the available selections for LPI (Lines Per Inch). After you access the desired list of selections, scroll until you reach the desired value, then depress the ENTER Key to select it. When you are ready to leave the menu, depress the CLEAR Key to exit the menu and remain in Offline condition, or depress the ON LINE/OFF LINE Key to exit the menu and go back Online.

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Form Length Parameter This parameter allows you to alter form length according to current printing needs. (See also, Print to End of Form Parameter, later in this chapter.) Form length selections of 1 to 255 lines are available as well a selection for a standard form lengths of 11 inches. (The Default selection = 66 lines.) When you select a form length in lines (1--255) the printer uses the current LPI setting to compute the form length in inches (# lines ÷ LPI). The actual form length is then set in inches not lines. This inch setting remains constant even if the LPI setting is changed. To compute the number of lines necessary to select a specific form length in inches, multiply the desired length in inches by the current LPI. Then select the necessary number of lines through the printer control panel. Example: Desired Form Length in inches = 8 Current LPI = 5 8 x 5 = 40 To print an 8" form at 5 LPI, the form length selection in lines would be 40. Subsequent changes in LPI do not affect the form length. If you desire to change the form length along with an LPI change, compute the form length in lines using the desired LPI setting. Then reset the LPI before selecting the form length. Characters Per Inch (CPI) Parameter This parameter allows you to select different Character Per Inch (CPI) settings for printing needs. (The Default selection = 10 CPI.) CPI values of 5, 6, 6.67, 7.5, 8.33, 8.57, 10, 12, 13.33, 15, 16.67, 17.14, and 20 characters per inch are available. All of these selections appear on the control panel display regardless of which emulation the printer is operating in. However, they are not all usable in each emulation. Some of the emulations on this printer are restricted concerning how many of the CPI settings are usable for printed output. Check the chapter that discusses the emulation you are using to find out which CPI settings can be used and any restrictions. Lines Per Inch (LPI) Parameter This parameter allows you to select a variety of Lines Per Inch (LPI) settings for different printing needs. (The Default selection = 6 LPI.) LPI values include 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12 lines per inch.

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Operator Menu (OPER)
Following are explanations of each menu category and parameter.

Font Category
This category contains parameters that control how print looks on a page and the display language. The Level 2 headings are as follows: Style This allows you to select the font style used by emulations attached to the Parallel, Serial, and LAN port (except for LAN-IPDS). For emulations that support downloaded fonts, you can use this parameter to select the download font. The default is DP.
Style selections Draft (High-speed) DP (Data Processing, Default selection) Gothic (Sans Serif NLQ) Courier (Serif NLQ) OCR-A (Optical Character Recognition) OCR-B (Optical Character Recognition) Download (Selects the downloaded font)

Matrix There are two font modes available on your printer. One mode is called Enhanced and the other is called Constant Density. Enhanced fonts include Draft and Data Processing, Near Letter Quality (Gothic and Courier), and Optical Character Recognition Fonts (OCR-A and OCR-B). Constant Density fonts include only Draft and Data Processing. In addition, the available CPI selections are different for each mode. When this parameter is set to Enhanced, characters printed at 12, 13.3, 15, and 17.14 will use a denser character matrix than that of the default CDF matrix. If this parameter is set to CDF and a CDF font matrix is not available for the current Font Style and CPI, the Enhanced matrix will be selected. CPI Selection is limited in Constant Density Mode. The Specifications Section of this manual has a listing of the CPI selections available in Constant Density fonts. If you select a CPI value, either through the Control Panel or via an escape sequence from the host computer, that is not available in Constant Density Mode, the printer will automatically switch to Enhanced Mode for printer output.

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Language (Lang) This allows you to select the language that defines the character substitutions in Hex locations 23, 24, 40, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 60, 7B, 7C, 7D, and 7E. The default is US. The details of the character substitutions can be found in the Line Printer Applications Manual. The possible selections are:
International Ref. Version (IRV) German French Spanish Italian Portuguese (Portgue) Hungarian (Hungarn) French MT660 (Fren T6) Italian MT660 (Ital T6) Swedish Basic (SwBasic) Nor/Danish MT660 (Nord T6) Dutch LG01 (DU LG1) Swiss LG01 (SWS LG1) Nor/Danish LG01 (N/D LG1) Nor/Danish Epson (ND Eps) UK Epson (UK Eps) Italian Epson (It Eps) Danish Epson (Dan Eps) Latin American Epson (LAm Eps) United States (US) Norwegian/Danish (Nor/Dan) United Kingdom (UK) Swedish/Finish (Swe/Fin) Japanese (Japan) Canadian (Canada) Chinese Swedish MT660 (Swed T6) Canadian Alternate (Can Alt) French Withdrawn (Fr With) UK LG01 (UK LG1) Finnish LG01 (FIN LG1) JIS Roman LG01 (JR LG1) Swedish LG01 (SWD LG1) French Epson (Fr Eps) Spanish Epson (Spn Eps) Norwegian Epson (Nor Eps) Spanish 2 Epson (Sp2 Eps)

The available languages used by emulations attached to Twinax and Coax ports (except IPDS) are:
Multinational (MultiN) German French Spanish Italian Portuguese (Portgue) Belgian Spanish Speaking (Spn Spk) Code Page 1026 (CP1026) US Norwegian/Danish (Nor/Dan) UK Swedish/Finnish (Swe/Fin) Japanese (Japan) Canadian (Canada) Brazilian (Brazil) Code Page 905 (CP905) Katakana (Katkana)

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The available languages used by the IPDS emulation are:
Internat'l 500 (IRV) Aus/German 273 (German) French 297 (French) Spanish 284 (Spanish) Italian 280 (Italian) Portuguese 037 (Portgue) Belgian 500 (Belgian) Spanish Speaking 284 (Spn Spk) Portuguese 282 (Por Alt) Icelandic 871 (Iceland) Cyrillic 880 (Cyrillic) Turkish 1026 (CP1026) English US 037 (US) Nor/Danish 277 (Nor/Dan) English UK 285 (UK) Finnish/Swedish 278 (Swe/Fin) Japanese/English 281 (Japan) Canadian 037 (Canada) Brazilian 275 (Brazil) Katakana 290 (Katkana) Swiss 500 (Swiss) Latin2 870 (Latin 2) Turkish 905 (CP905)

Character Set This allows you to select a character set that occupies locations Hex 80 through FF used by emulations attached to the Parallel, Serial, and LAN ports. The default depends on the following:
Emulations MT660, P600, P6000, P5000 IBM Proprinter, MTPL, Genicom ANSI Epson FX DEC LG01 HP2564C Default Character Set ISO 8859-1 Latin 1 Code Page 437 Italic DEC Multinational Roman-8

The details of the character sets can be found in the Line Printer Applications Manual. The possible selections are:
ISO 8859-1 Latin 1 (Latin1) ISO 8859-15 Latin 9 (Latin9) ISO 8859-7 Greek (Greek) Code Page 437 (CP437) Code Page 851 (CP851) Code Page 855 (CP855) Code Page 863 (CP863) Code Page 928 (CP928) Code Page 866 Bulgarian (CP866B) Code Page 1251 (CP1251) Code Page 1253 (CP1253) DEC Multinational (DEC Mul) Siemens Turkish (SiemTur) ISO 13 Katakana (Katkana) Italic ISO 8859-2 Latin 2 (Latin2) ISO 8859-5 Cyrillic (Cyrillic) ISO 8859-9 Turkish (Turkish) Code Page 850 (CP850) Code Page 852 (CP852) Code Page 857 (CP857) Code Page 866 (CP866) Code Page 437 Greek (CP437G) Code Page 1250 (CP1250) Code Page 1252 (CP1252) Code Page 1254 (CP1254) DEC Turkish (DEC Tur) Roman-8 Line Draw (Linedrw)

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Operator Language (Op Lang) This option allows you to set up the printer to display messages on the Control Panel in a particular language. Printed reports also display in your chosen language. The possible selections are English (default), German, French, Italian, Swedish/Finish, and Spanish. OCR Standards (OCRStd) This parameter defines the combination of ANSI and DIN standards to be used for the OCR-A and OCR-B character sets. The default value is dependent on the emulation. The possible selectiosn are:
ANS DIN ANS DIN ANS ANS DIN DIN This means ANSI OCR-A and ANSI OCR-B This means DIN OCR-A and ANSI OCR-B This means ANSI OCR-A and DIN OCR-B This means DIN OCR-A and DIN OCR-B

Slashed Zero (Zero) As an aid in distinguishing zeros from the uppercase letter O, you can choose to have your zeros slashed (Ø). Default is open (non-slashed) zeros. Compressed 8 (Compr 8) Use this option for higher lines per inch settings to decrease the space between the dot-rows of the printed characters. This increases the vertical spacing between each printed line, which increases readability without changing the current LPI settings. Compressed 8 functions at 8 LPI and above (at any CPI). Setting this parameter to ON causes all characters printed at 8, 9,10, or 12 LPI to be compressed vertically. The default is OFF.

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This category is used for setting form specifics. Top Margin (TopMarg) This parameter dictates where the first print line is located on the page. The Top Margin location is measured in lines from the current Top-of-Form location. The range is 0 to 255, with the default at 0. IPDS In the IPDS emulation, the value set in this category is not used, since the value is set up in the data stream. Bottom Margin (BotMarg) This parameter allows you to set the bottom margin. The Bottom Margin is measured in lines from the top of the paper. The range is 0 to 255, with the default at 66. IPDS In the IPDS emulation, the value set in this category is not used, since the value is set up in the data stream. The Bottom Margin and Top Margin selections are translated into a physical location on the page. Subsequent changes in LPI affect this location. If the new location does not exactly correspond with a line position, no asterisk is shown as a "current setting" indicator. For example: The initial Bottom Margin selection was line 60 and the current LPI was 6. The Bottom Margin location would be 10 inches from the Top-of-Form location. If the LPI was then changed to 10 LPI the selection for Bottom Margin would change to line 100. Left Margin (Lt Marg) You can place the left margin at any column number across the page, using selections 1 to 272. The range of selections for this parameter depends on the CPI setting. (Column 1 is the Default). The left margin must be less than or equal to the right margin. IPDS In the IPDS emulation, the margin settings are absolute in regards to column number, so that changing the CPI also changes the physical location of the margin.

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Right Margin (Rt Marg) You can place the right margin at any column number across the page. As with Left Margin, the range of this value depends on the CPI. (Column 132 is the Default selection, except for the T6050-136 which is 136). The right margin must be greater than or equal to the left margin. IPDS In the IPDS emulation, the margin settings are absolute in regards to column number, so that changing the CPI also changes the physical location of the margin. If a requested margin setting indicates a column number that is greater than the maximum allowable for the current CPI, the printer will default to the last valid setting. The current value of the right and left margins reflects a physical location on the form, and therefore, changes when the CPI setting changes. If the physical location of the right or left margin does not exactly correspond with a line position after changing the CPI (characters per inch) setting, there will be no current setting indicator (asterisk). Print to End Of Form (PrntEOF) Before changing paper it is best to print to the end of the current form. This parameter allows you to set up the printer to print to the end of the form automatically. The settings are On and Off, with the default at Off. For Print to EOF to function properly the last print line of the form must come before the perforation. If the Form Length setting allows printing to go over a perforation, it is possible for the printer to continue printing in a paper out situation without any paper in the printer, which may damage the printer. If Print to EOF is ON: The printer automatically prints to the end of the form then stops. The display reads Paper Out, the alarm sounds, and the FAULT indicator illuminates. At this point you can load the machine with more paper. After you load paper, ensure that the platen gap is closed, adjust the top-of-form location and make sure the paper is feeding correctly. When you are ready, depress the Clear key to clear the fault condition, then place the printer Online and continue printing.

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If Print to EOF is OFF, you have two options: Option 1: Load a new supply of paper into the printer. After paper has been loaded, set the correct top-of-form location and check for proper paper feed. When you are ready, depress the Clear key to clear the fault condition, then place the printer Online and continue printing. The printer will start printing where it left off, which may cause improper form and print location alignment. Option 2: Depress the Enter key. The printer prints to the end of the current form, then the display reads Paper Out and the FAULT Indicator illuminates. At this point you may load more paper on the printer. After loading paper, set the correct top-of-form location and check for proper paper feeding. When you are ready, depress the Clear key to clear the fault condition, then place the printer Online and continue printing. The Paper Out Sensor will not work unless the Top-Of-Form location has been set properly. Reverse Paper Motion (RevPap) - T6050 Only Enables reverse paper motion. The default setting is Disabled. Quick Access (Qck Acc) This allows you to set up your printer for quick access to printed forms. When Quick Access is enabled and the printer is Offline, pressing the Enter key removes the last printed form. When you use the Quick Access feature, you should set a top margin equal to the distance from the hammer bank to the top part of the form remaining in the tractors in order to eject the whole form and remove it cleanly. The default for this setting is Disabled. Eject distance is set with the next parameter, the Eject Distance. Eject Distance (Eject) The Eject Distance allows you to select the distance at which the paper ejects during Quick Access operation. The units are in tenths of an inch, from 0.0 to 25.5. Heavy This option deals with the platen gap adjustment which accommodates heavy or light (thick or thin) paper. When Heavy is On the dot hammer force increases and the paper feed slew speed is reduced in order to maintain good print quality with heavier paper such as multi-part carbon copy paper. If Heavy is Off, the dot hammer force and the paper slew speed are set to be appropriate for thinner paper. The default setting is Off.
CAREFUL!

Do not print with Heavy mode active when thin paper is in the printer as this can damage the ribbon and platen.

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RibbonMonitor (RibnMon) Enables the Ribbon Monitor feature. The selections are Enabled and Disabled (default). The Ribbon Monitor feature helps the printer operator determine when to replace ribbons for optimum and consistent print quality. It works by counting the estimated number of characters printed as jobs are printed. Since ribbons are rated for an estimated number of characters, when the character count threshold is reached for the current ribbon the operator is notified via the panel that the ribbon needs to be replaced. Ribbon Monitor can be disabled at any time. However, the characters printed count is reset to zero whenever Ribbon Monitor is enabled, so enabling the feature should only be done with a fresh ribbon. If the Ribbon Monitor Fault occurs, and is cleared without the ribbon life threshold being increased or the ribbon count reset to zero, the "Replace Ribbon" message will reappear approximately every one million characters until one of these operations is performed. This message will also appear upon powerup if the ribbon count is above the threshold at that time. RibnMon Thresh (RMonThr) Sets the ribbon life threshold of the Ribbon Monitor feature. The default setting is 25, assumming that a 25 million character ribbon is being used. This setting should be changed to 50 or 150 if a 50 million or 150 million character ribbon is used. The setting can be further refined based on the application being printed.

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Ribbon Monitor Operation When the number of characters printed reaches the ribbon life threshold, the current print job will stop, the Fault indicator will light, and the Replace Ribbon message will appear. When this situation occurs: Clear the fault with the Clear key. The fault indicator should turn off and the Replace Ribbon message should disappear. Look at the recently printed output of the printer to determine if the ribbon is exhausted. If the quality of the output is still acceptable, you can increase the ribbon life threshold through the RibnMon Thresh option. The the printer can then be placed back online and printing will resume. If the printed output is too light, then the ribbon is exhausted. Replace the ribbon with a new one, and reset the ribbon count with the Clear Menu Ribbon Count option. The printer can then be placed back online and printing will resume. If the printing application is particularly heavy, it may be necessary to decrease the threshold. The current Ribbon Monitor status can be obtained by printing a Calibrations Report (see Configuration Menu - Printer Category - Report Option). This report will inducate whether Ribbon Monitor is enabled, the estimated number of characters printed since Ribbon Monitor was last reset, and the selected threshold. If the LAN interface is installed, the Ribbon Monitor status can be viewed graphically in WebPanel in the form of a "gas gauge". The size of the gas gauge bar decreases as a percentage of remaining expected ribbon life. The color of the bar is green when expected remaining ribbon life is between 51% and 100%, yellow when between 26% and 50%, and red when 25% or less. WebPanel can also be configured to send an Email Notification when the expected remaining ribbon life falls to 25%.

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VFU Enabled (VFUEnab) A Vertical Format Unit is a means for loading sets of vertical tabs. These vertical tabs define various parameters of a form. This parameter applies only to the emulations which make explicit use of the VFU channels. Setting this parameter to Enabled causes the printer to use the last loaded EVFU instead of using the Form Length, Top Margin, and Bottom Margin settings. When an EVFU is loaded, this parameter is automatically set to Enabled. The default is Disabled. Vertical Tab (VT) Channel (VT Chn) You can select which VFU Channel is designated as the Vertical Tab Channel. This parameter applies only to the emulations which makes explicit use of the VFU channels. Selections are 1 - 12 and Unused. The default depends on the emulation as defined in the table under the Emulation selection parameter. Skip When (Skp Whn) This parameter applies only to the emulations which make explicit use of the VFU channels. This parameter designates where the Skip Length distance will begin - before or after the Bottom of Form channel. The Skip location is determined by using the designated Bottom-of-Form Channel in the downloaded VFU. The Skip When parameter only functions when the VFU Environment is enabled. The default depends on the emulation as defined in the table under the Emulation selection parameter.

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Configuration Menu (CONFIG)
Following are explanations of each menu category and parameter. For all available selections under each parameter below, consult the Help Menu printout.

Printer Category
Powerup This parameter sets the printer either Online or Offline when the power switch is turned on. This parameter setting is automatically saved to the Powerup Configuration when it is changed. The default is Offline. Emulation (Emulate) This parameter allows you to define which set of printer control commands will be emulated for data received on the Serial and Parallel ports (except LANIPDS). This parameter setting is automatically saved in the Powerup Configuration. MT660 is the default selection. When a new emulation setting is entered through the Printer Control Panel, emulation dependent parameters in the Current and Powerup configurations are changed to match the default settings for the selected emulation. The following table lists those parameters by emulation:
Parameter
Character Set OCR-A OCR-B Auto CR Line Wrap Wrap LF Code 7F VT Channel Skip When

MT660
Latin1 ANSI ANSI OFF OFF OFF Fill 2 Before

DEC LG01 Epson FX
DEC ANSI DIN OFF OFF OFF Fill 12 After Italic ANSI ANSI ON ON ON Delete Char N/A N/A

IBM Pro
Code Page 437 ANSI ANSI ON ON ON Ignore N/A N/A

MTPL
Code Page 437 ANSI ANSI ON ON ON Delete Buffer N/A N/A

Parameter
Character Set OCR-A OCR-B Auto CR Line Wrap Wrap LF Code 7F VT Channel Skip When

P600
Latin1 ANSI ANSI OFF OFF OFF Space 12 After

P6000
Latin1 ANSI ANSI ON OFF OFF Space 12 After

HP2564C
Roman-8 ANSI ANSI OFF OFF OFF Fill 12 After

Genicom ANSI
Code Page 437 ANSI ANSI ON ON ON Fill 12 Before

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Dump Mode (Dmp Mod) Dump Mode is used to troubleshoot problems that may arise when processing data. It places the printer into a Hex Dump Mode. You can select three styles of printouts for use as debugging tools. The standard selections are:
OFF: Dump Mode is disabled. (Default selection) Style1: Two column output. Text, spaces, and control codes are printed in hexadecimal code format in one column and ASCII equivalents in another column. Style2: Only control codes are printed in hexadecimal format. ASCII characters are printed as is and escape sequences force a new line. Style3: Control codes and spaces are printed in hexadecimal format. ASCII characters are printed as is and escape sequences force a new line.

Twinax Interface There is only one style for Twinax. It is similar to the Serial/Parallel Style 1, except the Hex codes are EBCDIC instead of ACSII. Coax Interface There is only one style for Coax. It is a unique dump mode that prints the contents of the PCIA buffer associated with each data buffer. IPDS Option If the IPDS option is installed, the dump from the IPDS data stream will be uniquely formatted regardless of the Dump Mode selection. IO Hold Time (IO Hold) This parameter allows you to set the amount of time the printer remains locked onto the I/O on which it is receiving data after data transmission stops. You can set this to be 5--600 seconds (Default selection = 30 seconds) Intelligent Ribbon System (IRS) The Intelligent Ribbon System Parameter allows you to enable an algorithm that adjusts the ribbon speed to optimize the amount of ink presented to the hammer bank. Disabled is the Default selection. Save Configuration (Save) This parameter allow you to save the Current Configuration into the Powerup Configuration (Powerup) or the Alternate Configuration (Alt). Load Configuration (Load) The Powerup, Alternate, or Default configuration can be loaded into the Current Configuration with this parameter.

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Report You can use this parameter to print or display a report. Configs Produces a printed report of all the saved printer configurations. The report contains a header which identifies the installed software and interface, any options that are installed, and statistics for time powered on, time printing, and total lines printed. CalData Produces a printed report of the printer calibration settings. The report contains a header which identifies the installed software and interface, and statistics for time powered on, time printing, and total lines printed. The body of the report shows the values of the current sensor and print timing calibrations. It also contains a report of the Ribbon Monitor status. LastFlt Displays the last fault message on the control panel display. Version Displays the version numbers of the installed software on the control panel display.

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In this category are parameters that allow you to determine the printer's response to certain conditions and to assign values to parameters that are used by other commands or escape sequences. For the IPDS Emulation, these options have no function. Automatic Line Feed (Auto LF) Auto LF causes the printer to perform a Line Feed each time it receives a Carriage Return Control Code. This parameter is available for host systems that cannot send a Line Feed Control Code. Some computers automatically generate a Line Feed of their own at the right margin. If your system does this and if Auto LF is enabled, it will result in a double-space between lines of print. Consult your computer manual to determine whether this function should be turned off or on. Default is OFF. Automatic Carriage Return (Auto CR) Auto CR allows the printer to perform a Carriage Return (move