JP 500 (260-2950) Printer Function Modes Faxback Doc. # 3650 Part 3 If you select 4 in the Options parameter group, the following table is printed: Text scale off 1 Text scale on 2 To Menu *1 2 and the print head carriage is positioned under "*1". You can now confirm the currently selected text scale mode value, or choose and confirm the alternative value, using the keys on the operator panel. If you select 5 in the Options parameter group, the following table is printed: 75 dpi 1 100 dpi 2 150 dpi 3 300 dpi 4 To Menu *1 2 3 4 and the print head carriage is positioned under "*1". You can now confirm the currently selected graphic density value, or choose and confirm an alternative value, using the keys on the operator panel. Printer When you select the Printer parameter group, the following table, which contains a series of independent parameters each with its own default value, is printed: Ink save mode 1 Homing 2 Bidir. Alignment 3 To Menu 1 2 3 and the print head carriage is positioned under "*1". You can now confirm the currently selected text scale mode value, or choose and confirm the alternative value, using the keys on the operator panel. If you select 5 in the Options parameter group, the following table is printed; 75 dpi 1 100 dpi 2 150 dpi 3 300 dpi 4 To Menu *1 2 3 4 and the print head carriage is positioned under "*1". You can now confirm the currently selected graphic density value, or choose and confirm an alternative value, using the keys on the operator panel. Printer When you select the Printer parameter group, the following table which contains a series of independent parameters each with its own default value, is printed: Ink save mode 1 Homing 2 Bidir. Alignment 3 To Menu 1 2 3 and the print head carriage is positioned under "1". You can now choose and access, one at a time, as many of the features as you wish. If you select 1 in the Printer parameter group, the following table is printed: No Ink Save 1 Text 2 Graphic 3 Text & Graphic 4 To Menu *1 2 3 4 and the print head carriage is positioned under "*1". You can now confirm the currently selected ink save mode skip value, or choose and confirm an alternative value, using the keys on the operator panel. If you select 2 in the Printer parameter group, the following table is printed: Run a New homing 1 To Menu 1 and the print head carriage is positioned under "1". You can now confirm the selection, or exit to the Printer parameter group table (selecting "To Menu"), using the keys on the operator panel. If you select 3 in the Printer parameter group, the following text is printed: Are the following characters aligned? Default << >> SAVE Check the vertical alignment of the lines which make up the three semi-graphic characters on the right. If the vertical alignment is satisfactory, select SAVE. If it is not, select << or >>, the text will be printed again, with a variation in the vertical alignment. There are a total of sixteen grades of vertical alignment; choose the one most suited to the type of output you will be most commonly printing. Example This section describes and illustrates how to change the factory default font (COURIER 10) to COURIER 16.67. 1. Insert a sheet of paper in the paper input tray. 2. Holding down Economy/LQ, switch on the printer. The sheet of paper will be fed into the printer and the following will be printed: FF = Move to the left <<- CONTROL PANEL ECONOMY/LQ = Move to the right ->> ON-LINE = Select RETURN SETTING *x= Current setting EX 1 *2 3 -> setting 2 is on SETUP Emulation :PCL lll DJ500 Type size :COURIER 10 12 Portrait Paper format :DIN A4 Character set :CP 437 Int. Quality :Letter Quality CR definition :CR=CR Perforation skip :Perfor. skip on Text scale mode :Text scale off Graphic density :75 dpi Ink Save Mode :No Ink Save Menu: QUIT Font paper Char. set Options Printer and the print head will stop under the word "Font". 3. Press On Line to access the Font parameter group; the following table is printed: COURIER 1 LETTER GOTHIC 2 BF TIMES 3 TIMES NORDIC 4 LINEA 5 To Menu *1 2 3 4 5 and the print head carriage is positioned under "*1". 4. Press On Line to access the Courier font group; the following table is printed: COURIER 10 12 Portrait 1 COURIER 10 12 Landscape 2 COURIER ITALIC 10 12 Portrait 3 COURIER ITALIC 10 12 Landscape 4 COURIER 16.67 12 Portrait 5 COURIER 16.67 12 Landscape 6 To Menu *1 2 3 4 5 6 and the print head carriage is positioned under "*1". 5. Press Form Feed four times, to position the print head under the number 5. 6. Press On Line to confirm your selection; the parameter group selection line will be printed: Menu: QUIT Font Paper Char. set Options Printer and the print head carriage is positioned under QUIT 7. Press On Line to confirm that you wish to exit the printer SETUP mode; the following will be printed: Emulation :PCL 111 DJ500 Type size :COURIER 16.67 12 Portrait Paper format :DIN A4 Character set :CP 437 Int. Quality :Letter Quality CR definition :CR=CR Perforation skip :Perfor.skip on Text scale mode :Text scale off Graphic density :75 dpi Ink Save Mode :No Ink Save BACK to Menu QUIT & SAVE RESET ALL & SAVE EXIT (NO Save) and the print head will be under QUIT & SAVE. 8. Press On Line to confirm your selection; the following will be printed: -> New Setup saved. OK. The sheet of paper will be expelled from the printer and the printer will exit from SETUP mode to ON LINE status, ready to operate with the new print pitch. Communications This chapter gives you some useful information regarding the interfacing between the printer and your system and applications. Experienced users will be familiar with most of this information, but new users should read it carefully, as it may clarify some of the problems they encounter initially and give a deeper insight into some features of the printer SET-UP as well as to the software installation process. The Communication Protocol The information given in this chapter refers to MS-DOS and MS-WINDOWS environments as they are the most widely-used. For other environments the same logic remains true, but see the related documentation for details. The indications given here are sufficient for MS-DOS up to release 6.0, and for MS-WINDOWS up to release 3.1. With the parallel interface, you do not have to do anything, as the only variable parameter is the data format "word length", which, in the PC, is always set to 8. The parallel communication protocol can be activated using the following MS-DOS command (consult your MS-DOS manual for the complete syntax): MODE LPT: [Characters per line], [line spacing], P To address the parallel printer interface as a logical output device, you can use one of the following names: LPTl or PRN. Printing Methods Once your printer and computer are connected correctly and the logical link established, you can use the printer to its full extent. If you ran the print test when you installed the printer, you saw the printer execute an internally-commanded operation. You can now have the printer print something on your command. The following section contains some basic operations, which do not require the processing of an application. For all following operations make sure the printer is switched on, with paper and print head loaded, and that it is ON-LINE. Printing a text screen The easiest way to obtain a print-out is a screen dump. Let us presume you are in your operating system and have made a Directory Listing with the command DIR. If you want this list printed out for future reference, simply press SCR PRT on your PC keyboard (on some PCs, SHIFT is also required simultaneously). The printer will start to print everything you see on the screen exactly as you see it. You regain the control of your keyboard when the necessary data transmission to the printer is finished. This method works from within all applications which handle the screen in test mode (certain types of graphics may not be printed). Printing text files The most common Printer operation is the printing of a complete text or data file. When you have printable files, prepared by your editor, word processor, database etc., you can send them to print using one of the following methods. *A printable fine is one which contains only the data to print and probably appropriate printer control commands and is basically line oriented (closes each printable line with CR/LF). Printing with applications is explained in a specific section in this chapter. When you have the system prompt, type one of the following commands: print {filename} This invokes the print utility of your operating system. The first time you call it, it will ask you to confirm or change the output port. For details about file spooling etc., see in your DOS Manual. This command executes a Form Feed automatically after each document is printed. type {filename}>prn This utility normally lists the contents of a file on your screen, but in this case redirects it to the printer, allowing you to interrupt printing with CTRL-C, as you would do for the screen. This command will execute an automatic Form Feed at the end of a document only if it is included in the document itself. copy {filename} This command also sends the file to the printer. /B prn If you send graphic files to the printer, remember use the optional "/B" parameter in the command to override any End Of File (=EOF =26D) command, which otherwise would cause DOS to discontinue the data transfer. * For more detailed information about these commands, consult your MS-DOS manual. Software Applications The printer performance can be controlled using software programs developed for a wide variety of applications, such as word processor, spread sheet, data base, graphics, etc. The software transmits the operating information to the printer in two different ways, with: the driver: : the part of the program which controls the selected printer incorporated commands : inserted directly in the text to be printed. (br/all-12/15/94)