APPENDIX M:
PRINTER SWITCHES SETUP
There are 8 dip switches on the back of the printer. All should be down.
SWITCH 1 - DOWN
SWITCH 2 - DOWN
SWITCH 3 - DOWN
SWITCH 4 - DOWN
SWITCH 5 - DOWN
SWITCH 6 - DOWN
SWITCH 7 - DOWN
SWITCH 8 - DOWN
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B/W Dot Matrix Printer 80 Operating Parameters
• Install the "super speed" serial interface module in the printer by following the
installation instructions packed with the module.
• Set the switches on the module as follows (refer to Figure 9-82 ):
SWITCH 1 - OFF SWITCH 9 - OFF
SWITCH 2 - OFF (see Note) SWITCH 10 - ON
SWITCH 3 - ON SWITCH 11 - ON
SWITCH 4 - OFF SWITCH 12 - OFF
SWITCH 5 - ON SWITCH 13 - ON
SWITCH 6 - ON SWITCH 14 - ON
SWITCH 7 - ON SWITCH 15 - OFF
SWITCH 8 - ON SWITCH 16 - OFF
NOTE: In AP50/AW50 direct connect applications, set this switch to the ON position
to disable parity.
• Verify that the "control board" switches on the printer's "mother board" are set as
follows (refer to Figure 9-82 ):
SWITCH 1 - ON SWITCH 5 - ON
SWITCH 2 - OFF SWITCH 6 - OFF
SWITCH 3 - OFF SWITCH 7 - ON
SWITCH 4 - OFF SWITCH 8 - OFF
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Color Dot Matrix Printer 80 Operating Parameters
The color dot matrix printer comes ready to use the parallel interface. If you are
using the parallel interface, it is not necessary to set any communications parameters
before printing.
If you are using the serial interface with a communications processor, and for other
operating parameters for both the parallel and serial interface, refer to the following
table for the correct settings.
Table 9-10. Color Dot Matrix Printer Operating Parameters
Parameter Meaning Correct Setting
• Operations
RSTOR Restore printer settings Usr 1
SAVE (do this last, after making all other settings) Save printer settings Usr 1
DFALT Select power-on default settings Usr 1
TEST Run printer test -
• Print Modes
EMUL Set printer emulation Epson LQ-2550
QUAL Set print quality Memo
FNT Set font Courier
PITCH Set pitch 10
CELL Set character cell size 10
LPI Set number of lines per inch 6
COLOR Set color Black
ITALICS Turn italic mode on and off Off
HIGH Turn double-high mode on and off Off
WIDE Turn double-wide mode on and off Off
SCRIPT Turn super/subscript modes on and off Off
UNDLINE Turn underline mode on and off Off
BLD/SHA Turn bold/shadow modes on and off Off
CTR/JST Turn center/justify modes on and off Off
LANG Set language USA
DIRCTN Set printing direction Bi-d
• Page Set Up
LENG Set page length 66/6 inches
WIDTH Set maximum print width 13.6
DEMAND Turn demand document mode on and off Off
BIN Select sheetfeeder bin None
TOP MAR Set top margin 0
BOT MAR Set bottom margin 66
LFT MAR Set left margin 0
RGT MAR Set right margin 136
• Tabs
HOR Set/clear horizontal tab 0
HOR OP Horizontal tab operation None
VER Set/clear vertical tab 0
VER OP Vertical tab operation None
• Communications
INTRFCE Select interface Ser
BAUD Specify baud rate 9600
PARITY Specify parity Even
DTA BITS Specify number of data bits 8
STOP BITS Specify number of stop bits 1
HNDSHK Specify handshaking method XON
DTR Set DTR signal polarity Pos
STROBE Specify STROBE signal polarity Neg
BUSY Enable and disable BUSY signal On
ACK Enable and disable ACK signal On
• Special
HEX MOD Turn hexadecimal mode on and off Off
BUFFER Specify input buffer size Select maximum size (depends on how much memory is installed)
AUTO CR Turn automatic carriage return mode on and off On
AUTO LF Turn automatic line feed mode on and off Off
AUTO FF Turn automatic form feed mode on and off Off
SETS Select characters for codes 128-255 IBM1
PGE END Select page end method Off
SLASH-0 Turn zero slashing on and off -
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Color Dot-Matrix Printer 132 Operating ParametersOperating parameters for the Okidata MicroLine color dot-matrix alarm printer (P0913AV) with serial and parallel interfaces are preset. For information on changing parameter settings, refer to the Okidata Microline Printer Handbook (P/N 59266303) packed with the module. Okidata Color Dot-Matrix Printer 132, Interface Module Switch Set-up Group Function Condition Epson LQ Printer Control Emulation Mode Setup Graphics Uni-directional Receive Buffer Size 32K Paper Out Override No Print Registration 0 Operator Panel Function Full Operation Reset Inhibit No Print Suppress Effective Yes Auto LF No Timeout Print Valid Auto Select No Ribbon Selection Black Printhead Gap Adjustment +1 Graphics Speed Low Serial I/F Parity Even (see note 1 ) Serial Data 7/8 Bits 8 Bits Protocol X-ON/X-OFF Diagnostic Test No Busy Line DTR Baud Rate 9600 BPS DSR Signal Invalid DTR Signal Ready on Power Up Busy Time 200 ms NOTE: In AP50/AW50, DIRECT connect applications, set the parity item to "NONE". ==========================================================================Color Dot-Matrix Printer 132 (Okidata 591) Operating Parameters
Setup for "Okidata 591", connected to a COMM processor: (From P0913AV document)
Press simultaneously SEL and SHIFT keys to get into Setup Mode
Press GROUP repeatedly until you get desired Group
Press ITEM repeatedly until you get desired Item
Press SET repeatedly until you get desired value for the item
Press simultaneously SEL and SHIFT keys to exit from Setup Mode
Printer Control
Emulation Mode Epson LQ
Font
Print Mode LQ Courier
Pitch 10 CPI
Proportional Spacing No
Style Normal
Size Single
Symbol Set
Character Set Set I
Language Set American
Zero Character Slash
Code Page USA
Rear Feed
Line Spacing 6LPI
Form Tear-Off off
Skip over Perforation No
Page Width 13.6
Page Length 11
Gap Control Auto Gap
Bottom Feed
Line Spacing 6 LPI
Form Tear-Off off
Skip Over Perforation No
Page Width 13.6
Page Length 11
Gap Control Auto Gap
Top Feed
Line Spacing 6 LPI
Bottom Margin Valid
Page Width 13.6
Page Length 11
Gap Control Auto Gap
Wait Time 1 Sec
Page Length Control by menu setting
Set up
Operator Panel Function Full Operation
Reset Inhibit No
Print Surpress Effect Yes
Auto LF No
Time Out Print Valid
Auto Select No
Ribbon Selection Black
Printhead Gap Adjust +1
Graphics Speed Low
Parallel I/F
I-Prime Invalid
pin 18 +5v
Auto Feed XT Invalid
Serial I/F
Parity "Even" (for COMM10) ("None", for 51 direct connect)
Serial Data 7/8 Bits 8 Bits
Protocol x-on/x-off
Diagnostic Test No
Busy Line DTR
Baud Rate 9600 BPS
DSR Signal Invalid
DTR Signal Ready On Powerup
Busy Time 200 ms
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SETUP of Okidata 132:
Method1 1: Printer On
SELECT
Press: LF & FF
Printer prints: MENU PRINT ?
Method 2: Printer Off
While pressing FF, turn Printer On
Printer prints: MENU PRINT ?
From MENU PRINT ?
a) To print current parameters values, press SELECT.
b) To change a parameter:
Press FF to print 1st parameter.
- If parameter OK, press FF again for next parameter.
- If parameter is not OK, press SELECT several times until
desired value is get. Press FF for next parameter.
Press TOF SET to exit.
(For Oki 80)
PRINT MODE UTILITY
CHARACTER PITCH 10 CPI
LINE SPACING 6 LPI
EMPHASIZED CHARACTERS NO
ENHANCED CHARACTERS NO
DOUBLE WIDTH CHARACTERS NO
DOUBLE HEIGHT CHARACTERS NO
SUPER/SUBSCRIPT CHARACTERS 1/2 SIZE
ITALIC CHARACTERS NO
CHARACTER SET NORMAL
PROPORTIONAL SPACING NO
LANGUAGE SET USA. UNSLASHED ZERO
7 OR 8 BIT DATA FORMAT 8
7 OR 8 BIT GRAPHICS FORMAT 8
PRINT GRAPHICS UNIDIRECTIONAL NO
PAGE LENGTH 11 INCHES
COLOR BLACK
SELECT # OF DLL CHARACTER SET 0
PRINT DELETE CODE YES
DC1/DC3 EFECTIVE YES
SKIP OVER PERFORATION NO
AUTOMATIC LINE FEED NO
PAPER OUT OVERRIDE NO
PRINT REGISTRATION 0
PARITY EVEN (1-1 OFF:even) (1-2 ON:no parity)
DATA BIT LENGTH 7 OR 8 8 (1-3 on)
PROTOCOL X-ON/X-OFF (1-4 OFF)
DIAGNOSTIC TEST NO
BUSY LINE DTR (1-7 & 1-8 on)
BAUD RATE 9600 BPS (2-1 OFF, 2-2 ON, S-3 ON)
DSR SIGNAL INVALID (2-4 OFF)
DTR SIGNAL READY ON POWER UP (2-7 OFF)
BUSY TIME 200 MS (2-6 ON)
AUTOMATIC PAPER LOADING YES
Buffer Threshold 256 bytes (2-5 ON, 2-8 OFF)
Test Select (1-5 ON)
Mode Select Print (1-6 ON)
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OKIDATA 80 SWITCHES
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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SW1 ON ON ON ON ON ON
SW1 OFF OFF
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SW2 ON ON ON ON
SW2 OFF OFF OFF OFF
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SWX xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx Off
internal SWX xxx xxx xxx On
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BROTHER M-1909 printer SETUP:SW1: 3 5 6 7 8 on SW2: 2 3 4 6 on Selected: Other options: FONT: Quality Draft (Draft,NLQ,LQ) Pitch 17 CPI (10,12,17,20,P.S.) Line 6 LPI (6,8) Font Prestige (Quadro) Color Black (Magenta, blue, etc) CONTROL: Quiet No Yes Reset Buffer -- Panel set Print Unid/Bidir Bi-dir EMULATE: Emulate Epson IBM Character set Epson Set 1s, Set 2s, Set 2, Set 1 Language USA Italy, Spain, etc Zero Char Slash Unslash NLQ D.L. No Yes Buff.Size 9 KB None I/F: I/F Serial Parallel SLCT/IN Invalid Baud Rate 9600 110,150,300,600,1200,2400,4800 Length 8 bit 7 bit Parity Even Odd,None Protocol Xon/Xoff DTR FORMAT: Page Length 11 0/6 0 1/6 <----> 22 0/6 Tear off Tof Pos Set LFT margin 0 col RT margin 233 col Skip perf No Yes Auto LF No Auto CR Yes .. Left PRINT STY: Italic No Yes Emphsiz No Yes Dbl Strk No Yes Dbl Wide No Yes Dbl High No Yes Script No RESET FACT SET: Reset Push Set _______________________________________________________________________