ADEMCO 6220 User manual

User's Manual
ADEMCO
Model 6220
Printer Series
ADEMCO
165 Eileen Way,
Syosset, NY 11791
Ph: 516-921-6704
Fax: [phone]
http://www.ademco.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................................................................ 1
Installation............................................................................................... 1
Installing the Paper .............................................................................. 1
To Remove the Paper Roll ................................................................... 4
Operation ................................................................................................ 5
Connecting and Powering up Your Printer .......................................... 5
Maintenance ........................................................................................... 6
Changing the Printer Ribbon ............................................................... 6
Inserting a Ribbon with Paper in the Printer ....................................... 7
Printer Test and Setup ............................................................................ 8
Printer Test ........................................................................................... 8
Accessing the Setup Menu ................................................................. 9
Configure ........................................................................................... 10
Custom .............................................................................................. 13
Set Clock............................................................................................ 16
Reset Seq# ....................................................................................... 18
Communication .................................................................................... 18
Model 6220S RS-232 Serial Version .................................................. 18
Model 6220P Parallel Version ............................................................ 20
Control Codes.................................................................................... 22
Default Table ......................................................................................... 31

Available BAUD rates: 300, 600, 1200, 2400,
4800, 9600, 19200
Voltage Levels: RS-232C: -9 Volts to + 9 Volts
Character format:
ASCII character set—10 bits per character
required, 7 or 8 of which are data bits.
Parity selection is even or odd for 7 data bits.
Bit mapped graphics—10 bits per character
required,8 of which are data bits.
Busy signal - Clear to Send (CTS) XON-XOFF
Parallel - 1.5K buffer
Serial - 8 K buffer
Impact dot matrix
6 x 8 dot matrix
24 column: 12.8 characters/inch
32 column: 17 characters/inch
40 column: 21 characters/inch
7.6 lines per inch..character mode
9.1 lines per inch..graphic mode
38 lines per minute for 24 column
33 lines per minute for 32 and 40 column
2.25" W x 2.75" D; 0.44" I.D.
1.5 Watts (idle), 10 Watts (while printing)
9 VAC (120 VAC stepdown converter incl.)
Multi-national converters optional
Specifications
Interface-Serial
Character Buffering
Print Method
Character Matrix
Character Spacing
Line Feed Spacing
Print Speed
Paper
Power
AC Voltage
Custom MenuCustom Menu
Custom MenuCustom Menu
Custom Menu Configuration MenuConfiguration Menu
Configuration MenuConfiguration Menu
Configuration Menu
T/D Format 1 - None
2 - MM/DD/YY_hh:mm_?M
33
33
3--
--
-MM/DD/YY hh:mm ?M DOWMM/DD/YY hh:mm ?M DOW
MM/DD/YY hh:mm ?M DOWMM/DD/YY hh:mm ?M DOW
MM/DD/YY hh:mm ?M DOW
4 - MM/DD/YY hh:mm
5 - MM/DD/YY hh:mm DOW
6 - DD-MM-YY hh:mm ?M
7 - DD-MM-YY hh:mm ?M DOW
8 - DD-MM-YY hh:mm
9 - DD-MM-YY hh:mm DOW
10- DD-MON-YY hh:mm ?M
11- DD-MON-YY hh:mm ?M DOW
12- DD-MON-YY hh:mm
13- DD-MON-YY hh:mm DOW
Auto T&D 11
11
1--
--
-NO (no print after CR)NO (no print after CR)
NO (no print after CR)NO (no print after CR)
NO (no print after CR)
2 - YES (print after CR)
Auto SEQ# 11
11
1--
--
-NO (no print after CR)NO (no print after CR)
NO (no print after CR)NO (no print after CR)
NO (no print after CR)
2 - YES (print after CR)
Zero 11
11
1--
--
-00
00
0Zero with slashZero with slash
Zero with slashZero with slash
Zero with slash
2 - 0 Zero without slash
Pound 11
11
1--
--
-##
##
#UU
UU
U.S.S
.S.S
.S. pound symbol. pound symbol
. pound symbol. pound symbol
. pound symbol
2 - £ British pound sterling symbol
Underscore 11
11
1--
--
-__
__
_UnderscoreUnderscore
UnderscoreUnderscore
Underscore
2 - Left arrow
Busy Invert 11
11
1--
--
-Non-inverted busy (CTS)Non-inverted busy (CTS)
Non-inverted busy (CTS)Non-inverted busy (CTS)
Non-inverted busy (CTS)
2 - Inverted busy
Online/Offline 11
11
1--
--
-switch function enabledswitch function enabled
switch function enabledswitch function enabled
switch function enabled
2 - switch function disabled
Ext Ch Set 1 -1 -
1 -1 -
1 - NO (no extended charNO (no extended char
NO (no extended charNO (no extended char
NO (no extended char. set). set)
. set). set)
. set)
2 - YES
Print Ready 11
11
1--
--
-PP
PP
Print “Rrint “R
rint “Rrint “R
rint “Readyeady
eadyeady
eady” message” message
” message” message
” message
2 - Don’t print “Ready” message
Baud 1 - 300
2 - 600
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33
3--
--
-12001200
12001200
1200
4 - 2400
5 - 4800
6 - 9600
7 - 19200
Data Bits 1 - 7
22
22
2--
--
-88
88
8
Parity 11
11
1--
--
-ODD (none if data bits = 8)ODD (none if data bits = 8)
ODD (none if data bits = 8)ODD (none if data bits = 8)
ODD (none if data bits = 8)
2 - EVEN (none if data bits = 8)(none if data bits = 8)
(none if data bits = 8)(none if data bits = 8)
(none if data bits = 8)
Stop Bits 11
11
1--
--
-11
11
1
2-2
Handshake 1 - None
2 - BUSY-LINE (serial only)
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33
3--
--
-BUSY-BUFFBUSY-BUFF
BUSY-BUFFBUSY-BUFF
BUSY-BUFF (serial only)(serial only)
(serial only)(serial only)
(serial only)
4 - XON/XOFF-LINE (serial only)
5 - XON/XOFF-BUFF (serial only)
Columns 1 - 24
22
22
2--
--
-3232
3232
32
3-40
Invert 11
11
1--
--
-No (non-inverted printing)No (non-inverted printing)
No (non-inverted printing)No (non-inverted printing)
No (non-inverted printing)
2 - YES (inverted printing)
Font Type 11
11
1--
--
-5x8 font5x8 font
5x8 font5x8 font
5x8 font
2 - 5x5 font
Magnification 11
11
1--
--
-No magnificationNo magnification
No magnificationNo magnification
No magnification
2 - Double width
3 - Double height
4 - Double width, double height
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U/L approved
4"W x 4.5"L x 2"H
5°C to 40°C, 41°F to 104°F
500,000 lines mean character before failure.
Black-200,000characters
12,500 lines per roll
Agencies
External Dimensions
Operating Temp
Print Head Life
Ribbon Life
Paper
Default Table
Note the last two codes of the usual ASCII
character sets are not supported. Instead, if
CHR$(126), which corresponds to hexadecimal
7E, is received by the 1220 printer, it will print
the character defined in its RAM (Random
Access Memory). The section on USER Pro-
grammable Character describes how this RAM
can be loaded with any 6 x 8 pattern.
NONO
NONO
NOTETE
TETE
TE: (ASCII characters from Hex 80 to FF are: (ASCII characters from Hex 80 to FF are
: (ASCII characters from Hex 80 to FF are: (ASCII characters from Hex 80 to FF are
: (ASCII characters from Hex 80 to FF are
unsupported and will cause problems if youunsupported and will cause problems if you
unsupported and will cause problems if youunsupported and will cause problems if you
unsupported and will cause problems if you
attempt to print them unless you use theattempt to print them unless you use the
attempt to print them unless you use theattempt to print them unless you use the
attempt to print them unless you use the
extended charcter set.)extended charcter set.)
extended charcter set.)extended charcter set.)
extended charcter set.)
CommandCommand
CommandCommand
Command PP
PP
Print formatted datarint formatted data
rint formatted datarint formatted data
rint formatted data
<ESC> 0 HH:MM 24 hour format
<ESC> 1 HH:MM_?M 12 hour format with AM or PM
<ESC> 2 MM/DD/YY month/day/year
<ESC> 3 DD-MM-YY Day-month-year/numeric month
<ESC> 4 DD-MON-YY Day-month-year with 3 letter
abbreviation of the month
<ESC> 5 DOW Day of week abbreviation
<ESC> 6 XXXX Currently configured format
<ESC> 9 XXXX Current sequence number
Following is a table showing the possible
values for the Custom and Configuration menu
parameters. The values shown in boldbold
boldbold
bold type
are the default settings.
Printer Escape
Command Code
Definitions
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The ADEMCO Model 6220 dot matrix printer
series consists of these models and electrical
interfaces:
Model 6220S - RS-232
Model 6220P - Parallel
This manual is split into the following main
sections:
• Introduction
• Installation
• Operation
• Maintenance
• Printer Test and Setup
• Communication
• Default Settings
Follow the precautions listed below when set-
ting up your printer. They are designed to help
you keep your printer working at its best.
• Plug your power supply into an appropriate
grounded outlet.
• Place your printer on a flat hard surface, like
a tabletop.
• Keep your printer out of direct sunlight.
1. Remove the printer cover by pressing on
the groove patterns to pop the front edge
up. Lift off the cover.
Introduction
Installation
Installing the Paper
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Sending this control code will turn OFF the re-
verse field mode that is selected using control
code 25.
Send this control code to turn ON the reverse
field printing mode. This will print white letters
on a dark background. Do not print more than
three reverse field print lines. Also, do not print
more than a few empty spaces in a reverse field.
The printer may become overloaded and stop
printing.
This control code is used when setting the
printer’s various configuration parameters.
The printer powers up in the column mode last
selected by configuration. You can change the
column width by sending the appropriate con-
trol code from the list below:
Control code 29 - 24 columns
Control code 30 - 32 columns
Control code 31 - 40 columns
You can send the control code at any point on a
line before the buffer becomes filled. You can-
not change column widths on the same line.
The Model 1220 printer can produce all ASCII
characters from hex 20 through hex 7D (deci-
mal 32 through 125). Here’s what they look like:
Cancel Reverse Field
Control Code 24
Reverse Field
Cotrol Code 25
Set Printer Config.
Code 26
Selectable Column Width
Codes 29, 30, 31
Printable Characters
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2. Press the rocker switch to the left. The light
will go off.
3. Unroll several inches of the paper.
4. Cut a straight edge on the paper roll if it is
jagged. This will facilitate the entry of the
paper into the printer.
5. Slide the paper through the slot connecting
the paper compartment and the printer com-
partment. You can slide it in about one-
quarter inch before it stops.
6. While holding the paper in place, press the
rocker switch to the paper feed position.
The printer will activate, and a rubber roller
will pull the paper into the printer compart-
ment. Hold the switch in the paper feed
position until the paper emerges from the
top of the printer mechanism.
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The DATA statement in your program will read:
DATA 28, 34, 65, 65, 54, 34
The next step is to tell the printer your newly
designed character. To do this you must send a
CHR$(19) followed by the six numbers you com-
puted above. Here is an example of how this
can be done.
After typing RUN, your custom character will
be stored in the printer’s memory. It will retain
this information until the printer is switched off
or until you write over the data by defining a
different character.
To print your newly designed character, simply
send CHR$(126) which corresponds to
hexidecimal value 7E.
This control code is used when setting the
printer’s time and date clock. Following is the
text string to send when setting the clock:
YYMMDDHHMMX, where X is the day of week
value, 1-7.
This control code is used to read the printer’s
time and date clock.
Set Time and Date
Control Code 20
Read Time and Date
Control Code 22
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7. When an inch of paper has emerged from
the top of the printer, release the Paper Feed
button.
8. Now pull the paper through the printer, until
several inches are exposed.
9. Slide the paper through the slot in the printer
cover.
10. Push the back of the printer cover down and
into place.
11. Press the front of the printer cover down to
lock in place.
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1. Use quad ruled paper to design your
character.
2. Number 8 consecutive rows like this:
1
2
4
8
6
2
4
128
3. Now design your character in dot form (see
the example below).
4. Add together all the numbers from the
column on the left, counting only where you
have placed a dot in a row. In our example,
the first column has three dots located in
rows 4, 8, and 16. Added together they
equal 28.
5. Put your final total for each column into a
data statement in column order.
TT
TT
TOO
OO
OTT
TT
TALAL
ALAL
AL
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12. Put the paper spindle into the paper roll as
shown below, and place the roll with the
spindle onto the snaps near the back of the
printer. Turn the paper roll to take up any
slack in the paper feeding to the printer.
Make sure the roll of paper turns freely. If it
does not turn freely, the paper will jam and
will possibly damage the printer
mechanism.
1. Advance the paper about one inch beyond
the paper cutter by using the Paper Feed
switch.
2. Lift the paper roll away from the printer
housing and cut the paper feeding to the
printer with scissors. Try to make the cut as
square as possible to help the next time you
reload the paper.
3. Pull the remaining paper through the printer
mechanism. Be sure to pull the paper froBe sure to pull the paper fro
Be sure to pull the paper froBe sure to pull the paper fro
Be sure to pull the paper fro
the topthe top
the topthe top
the top (paper cutter side).
WW
WW
WARNING!ARNING!
ARNING!ARNING!
ARNING! Pulling the paper out of the back
of the printer will damage the print mechanism
To Remove the Paper Roll
4
Example 1:
Example 2:
By using CHR$(1) you enter the Custom Char-
acter mode. This allows you to design and print
your own 6 x 8 character by inputting data. A
DATA statement is made of numbers that rep-
resent a row of dots which when READ all to-
gether, will make up your character. To design
your character, follow the example below. You
should notice that each number in the DATA
statement corresponds to one row in your char-
acter. To design a character, follow these steps:
User Programmable
Character 19
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1. Attach the appropriate cable between the
printer and your computer. The connector on
the printer side is “keyed” so that you can
not plug the cable in the wrong way. This
means that the pins should be positioned
so that a slight pressure will seat the cable
properly. Do not force the pins in. Doing so
could damage the cable.
2. Plug the power cord into the back of the
printer. Plug the transformer into an appro
priate AC outlet. The unit will power up
automatically and print RR
RR
Readyeady
eadyeady
eady..
..
.This
means the printer is ready to print.
The paper feed switch on the printer is a rocker
type switch. Push the left side of the rocker
switch to toggle the printer on and offline.
Push the right side of the switch to advance
the paper.
Your printer is now ready for print-
ing. The printer stores characters for print-
ing until one of two things happens:
1. Its line buffer is filled.
2. It receives a line feed (hexadecimal 0A) or a
carriage return (hexadecimal 0D) code.
When (1) or (2) occurs, the printer prints out the
contents of its line buffer. If the buffer is empty
when the carriage return is received, the printer
simply advances the paper one line, leaving a
blank line in the printout.
Operation
Connecting and
Powering Up
Your Printer
For DC modified units
supplied with cable,
connect positive voltage
to striped wire.
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be convenient. If such a large sheet of paper is
not available, you could divide your pattern in
half and work with 72 grid boxes across. Divide
up your grid paper by drawing a heavy line down
every 8 boxes across. Now fill in each box of
the grid that you want to be printed. Now do
the following procedure to compute the
eighteen values which describe your desired bit
pattern.
Imagine placing the number sequence over
each of the first eight grid boxes.
Now add together all the numbers above the
boxes which are filled in or have a dot as in the
example above. In our example, we would have
2 + 16 + 32 which equals 50. ‘50’ then would
be the first entry of a data statement which
would be followed by seventeen more numbers
computed in the exact same manner as the
example.
Once you have the eighteen values in a data
statement, you need to simply run a program
which PRINTS a CHR$(18) followed by the data
value read from the data statement. Don‘t for-
get to end all of your print statements with semi-
colon. This will prevent carriage returns
CHR$(13) from being sent, which would
become part of the eighteen data values for
which the printer is waiting.
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