Brother ep44 User manual

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL

Thankyouforpurchasingthisprinter.Wehopeyouwillreadandfamiliarize
yourselfwiththismanualforefficientprinteruseandlongservicelife.This
printeroffersthefollowing fourfeatures.
‘ll24-dotthermalmatrixprintingforclear,easy-to-readcharacters.
2)Editingfunctionenablesuseasasimplewordprocessor.
3)Serialinput/outputportenablesdatatransmissionandreception.
4)Calculatorfunctionenablesuseasacalculatorwithprinter.
NOTE
”Thisequipmentgeneratesandusesradiofrequencyenergyandifnot
installedandusedproperly,thatis,instrictaccordancewiththemanufacture’s
instructions,maycauseinterferencetoradioandtelevisionreception.Ithas
beentypetestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBcomputing
deviceinaccordancewiththespecificationsinSubpartJofPart15ofFCC
Rules,whicharedesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstsuchin-
terferenceinaresidentialinstallation.However,
thereisnoguaranteethatin-
terferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedetermined
byturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect
theinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowing
measures:
——reorientthereceivingantenna
——relocatethecomputerwithrespecttothereceiver
—-—movethecomputerawayfromthereceiver
——plugthecomputerintoadifferentoutletsothatcomputerandre-
ceiverareondifferentbranchcircuits.
Ifnecessary,theusershouldconsultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/
televisiontechnicianforadditionalsuggestions.Theusermayfindthefol-
lowingbookletpreparedbytheFederalCommunicationsCommissionhelpful:
"HowtoIdentifyandResolveRadio-TVInterferenceProblems”.This
bookletisavailablefromtheUSGovernmentPrintingOffice,Washington,
D.C.,20402,StockNo.O04-000-00345-4.

CONTENTS
Chapter1Operatingprocedures
1.Partsidentification...........................................2
2.Operation.....................................................3~5
3.MODEsettings..........
4.Display.............................................................7
5.Correctionsinthedisplay.................................8
6.Specialfunctions..............................................9
Chapter2Howtoprintefficiently
1.Functionkeyguide...................................10~11
2.Capitalandlowercaseletters..........................12
3.Convenientprintmodes..................................13
4.Layoutediting.........................................14~18
Chapter3Storingtextinthememory
1.Functionkeyguide.........................................19
2.Outline...........................................................20
3.New,appended,orrevisedtext................20~21
4.Memory
editingfunctions........................22~23
5.Printing text...........................
6.Memoryremainderdisplay..............................25
7.Memoryfullindicator......................................25
8.Examples
ofuse........................................26~27
Chapter4Calculatorfunction
1.Functionkeyguide.........................................28
2.Howtousethecalculator.........................29~30
3.Calculations.............................................30~31
Chapter5Howtousetheterminalconnection
1.Removalandinstallationoftheconnector
cover..............................................................32
2.Operation................................................33~35
3.RS-232Ctypeinterface..........................36~37
4.Datainput..............................................38~44
5.Internalbuffer...............................................45
APPENDIX
Cassetteribbonreplacement................................46
Caringforyourprinter........................................47
SPECIFICATIONS..............................................47
INDEX................................................................48

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1Carryinghandle15Print/Calmodeselector29Clearkey
2Spacebar16Linespaceselector30Divisionkey/Modekey
3Codekey17Repeatkey31Multiplicationkey
4Shiftkey18Insertkey32Subtractionkey
5Shiftlockkey19Deletekey33Additionkey/Textkey
6Tabulatorkey20Cursorleftkey(upkey)34Equalkey/Breakkey
7Shiftlamp21Cursorrightkey(downkey)35Stopkey
8Marginreleasekey22Cassetteribbon36Continuekey
9Secondshiftkey23Display37Percentagekey
10TabClearkev24Cassettecover38Backspacekey
11Tab591k9Y25Paperholder39Returnkey
12Rightmarginsetkey26ACpoweradaptorjack(DC6V)40Interfaceconnecter
13Leftmarginsetkey27Powerswitch41Displayadjuster
14Modeselector(normal.terminal)28Paperrelease|e\/er42Indexkey
43Reverseindexkey

Powersources
BATTERYINSTALLATION
(1)Pressthetwotabsandremovethebatterycompartmentcover.
(2)Insertfoursize-Ddrycellbatteries[IECdesignationR20(Manganese)
or
LR20(AlkalineManganese).]
Makesurethebatteriesareinsertedwiththe”+"and”—"endsalignedas
indicatedinthebatterycompartment.
(3)Replacethebatterycompartmentcover.
NOTE1:Whenthebatteriesbecomeweak,the"BATTERY”indicationwill
lightup.Whenthishappensreplaceallfourbatterieswithnew
ones.
NOTE2:Turnoffthepowerswitchwhentheunitisnotbeingused.If
theunitisnottobeusedforanextendedlengthoftime,ifmemory
backupisnotnecessary,oriftheACadaptoristobeusedfor
anextendedlengthoftime,removethebatteriestoavoidthe
chanceoffluidleakage.[Beawarethatevencommercially
availablebatterieswhichareguaranteedmaysometimes|eak.]
ACPOWERADAPTOR
ConnecttheACadaptortotheDC6Vjackonthisprinter,andthenplugthe
adaptorcordintoawalloutlet.
NOTE1:BesuretousetheACadaptordesignedfortheprinter.
NOTE2:Thebatterieswillbeautomatically
disconnectedfromthepower
supplycircuitwhentheACadaptorisconnected.
NOTE3:Iftheprinterisnotusedforextendedperiodsoftime,disconnect
theACadaptorfromboththewalloutletandthisunit'sjack.

Printpreparations
1.PowerswitchON
TurnthepowerswitchON.Thecarrierwillmovetotheextremeleftside
andthenautomaticallymovetotheleftmarginsetting.
NOTE:Theautomaticpower-offfunctionwillactivateandturntheprinter
offiftheprinterisnotusedfor10minutes.(Refertopage9)
2.Paperinsertion
(1)Openthepaperholder.
(2)Insertasheetofpaperinthegapinfrontofthepaperholder.
NOTE1:Paperselection:
MosttypesofSMOOTHFINISHPAPERareacceptableforuse
withthisprinter.Butitispreferabletouseourrecommended
plainpaperenablingtogetbestprintquality.Roughpapersuch
asexpensiverag-contentpaperisnotrecommended.Ifyouuse
thermalpaper,youcanprintwithoutusingthecassetteribbon.
NOTE2:Theprintercannotmakecarboncopies.Donotinserttwoormore
sheetsofpaper.
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''(3)Presstheindexkey(fjé)untilthepaperisfedthrough.
(4)Pullthepaperreleaseleverforward.

(5)Straighten
andpositionthepaperasrequired.
(6)Returnthepaperreleaselever.
3.Paperfeed
Toreversethepaper,pressthereverseindexkey($23.
—_l4..Whenprintingisover
TurnthepowerswitchOFF.IftheACadaptorisused,unplugitfromboth
thewalloutletandadaptorjackontheprinter.
NOTE:Besuretokeepbatteriesinthebatterycompartmentifthemargins,
tabsandmemorycontentsaretoberetainedinthememory.The
ACadaptormustbedisconnectedfromtheadaptorjacktousethe
memoryback-upfunction.
Replacetheprintercover.

MODEselector
Selectstheprintermodetobeused.
NORMALTERMINALModeselector
NORMAL
TERMINAL
PrinterOperation
Usedfornormalprinting.
Usedasaterminalfordatatransmissionandreception.
PRINT/CALmodeselector
Selectstheprintingmodeandcalculatorfunction.
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NPCPDPModeFeaturesApplicationPrintC3<r;_?sC'
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CAL-NOPRINT
NPCharactersappearinthedisplayNOYESYES
butarenotprinted.
CORRECTIONPRINTCharacterswill
Enablescorrectionsoftextinalsobeprinted
thedisplay.duringcorrec-
Charactersareprintedinthetionsifthe15
ordertheywereinputastheycharacterdis-
CPexceedthe15characterdisplayplaycapacityYESYESYES
capacity.isexceeded.
Toprinteverythinginthedis-
play,pressthegkaar
key(),Enablescalcu-
returnkey(l,ortabu-lationstobe
latorkeyEfsj
).printed.
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DIRECTPRINTUsefulforset-
DPPrintseachcharacterasitistingmarginsandYESNONO
input.tabs.
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NOTE:IfthePRINT/CALmodeselectorischangedfromNP-CP-DP(orNP-
CP)whiletextisbeinginput,thecharactersthatexceedtheright
marginstoredinthememorymayblink,indicating
anoverflow.The
proceduretofollowifthishappensisthesameasforanoverflowin
thecalculatormode(Refertopage29).
Linespaceselector
Usethelinespaceselectortosetthedesiredspacebetweenlines.
LinespaceselectorFeedamount
1Singlespacing
1‘/211/2linespacing
Doublespacing

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adjuster
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Display
Amaximum15charactersappearinthedisplayatanymodeposition(NP,
CP,DP).Thecursorcanalsobescrolledupanddowntocorrectorrevise
textstoredinthememory.
Displayadjuster
Usethedisplayadjustertoadjustthedensityofcharactersinthedisplay.
Turnthedisplayadjusterclockwiseforstrong,darkcharacters;turncounter-
clockwiseforlightcharacters.
Modeindicators
Therearefivemodeindicators(A)onthetopandtwo(V)onthebottom
ofthedisplay.Thecurrentprintermodeandbatteryconditionwillbe
identifiedbytheappropriateindicatorilluminating.
Replacethebatteriesifthisguidanceindicationappears.
|Name(VA)}
Contentswhenilluminated
AUTOAutomaticreturn(AUTO)mode
RMF|Rightmarginflush
CTRCentering
L/LiLine-by-line mode
XXXIAutomaticunderlinemode
MEMORY|Inthememory,orcorrectionmode
BATTERY~
Functiondisplay
Thefollowingfunctioncodeswillappearinthedisplaybutwillnotbe
printed.(During
theNPandCPmodesandduringmemorycorrections.)
CodeNameCodeName
?Underlineon-Ij--Backspace,codebackspace
fUnderlineoffRightmarginflush,tab,centering
-t-SuperscriptHiReturn
L-J;
SubscriptStopcode
(~ii-),(-r2~-
)and(E")codescannotbecorrected,deletedorinsertedonce
theyarestoredinthememory.(Iftheseoperationsareattempted,thealarm
willbeeptoindicateanerror.)

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Theaboveoperationscanbeper-
formedbylineswhenintheline-
by-linemode.
NORMALTERMINAL
SetthemodeselectortoNORMAL.
NPCPDP
ESetthePRINT/CALmodeselectortoNPorCF.
CAL-
Charactercorrections
(1)Pressthecursorleftkey(:3)andmovethecursortothecharactertobe
corrected.
NOTE:Thecursorwillcontinuemoving
totheleftifthecursorleftkey(;‘3)
ispressedandhelddown.
(2)Keyinthecorrectcharacter.
(3)Afterthecorrectionismade,pressthecursorrightkey()andmovethe
cursorasfarrightasitwillgo.
NOTE:Thecursorwillcontinuemovingtotherightaslongasthecursor
rightkey()ispressed.Whenthecursorcangonofurther,the
alarmwillbeep.
Characterdeletions
1.Usingthedeletekey(deletetoright)
(1)Pressthecursorleftkey()andmovethecursortothecharactertobe
deleted.
(2)Thecharacterabovethecursorwillbedeletedwhenthedeletekey()is
pressed.
(3)Afterthedeletionismade,pressthecursorrightkey(E)andmovethe
cursortotherightendofthedisplaycontents.
NOTE:Holdthedeletekey()depressedtocontinuedeletingcharactersto
theright.
2.Usingthebackspacekey(deletetoleft)
Pressthebackspacekey(:9;)andthecharactertotheleftofthecursorwillbe
deleted.
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NOTE:Holdthebackspacekey('Bs"3)
depressedtocontinuedeletingcharacters
totheleftofthecursor.
P
Characterinsertions
(1)Pressthecursorleftkey(5:-J
)andmovethecursortothespacewherethe
characteristobeinserted.
(2)Presstheinsertkey().Thecursorpositionwillnotchangebutwill
flashinitspresentposition
asthedisplayenterstheinsertmode.
(3)Iftheinsertkeyispressed,thecursorwillstopflashingandtheinsert
modewillbecancelled.
(4)Keyinthedesiredcharacter.
thecharacterabovethecursor.
(5)Aftertheinsertionismade,pressthecursorrightkey(Va)andmove
thecursortotherightendofthedisplayedcontents.
NOTE:Characterscanbeinserteduntiltherightmarginisreachedwhenthe
displayisintheinsertmode.
Iftherearealready
15charactersinthedisplay,characterscannotbe
insertedattheleftend.(However,
insertionispossiblewheninthe
line-by-line
mode.)
Thecharacterwillbeinsertedtotheleftof
NOTE: