Dascom T5040 User manual

User Guide T5040 Flatbed Printer

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User Guide Table of contents
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Table of contents
Introduction 1
Printer features 1
Interfaces 1
Emulations 1
Symbols used 1
About this manual 2
1 Printer at a glance 3
View from the front 3
View with cover opened 3
View from the rear 4
2 Installation 5
Unpacking the printer 5
Placing your printer 6
Checking the printer voltage 8
Connecting the printer 8
Switching on the printer 10
3 Printer drivers and firmware 11
Printer drivers 11
Installing a printer driver in Windows 95/98/ME 11
Installing a printer driver in Windows 2000/
2003/XP 11
Installing a printer driver in Windows 7 13
Installing a printer driver in Windows Vista 14
Other operating systems 15
Changing printer settings 15
Form settings (Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/
Windows 7/2008) 16
Loading firmware 17

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Interface 17
Serial interface 17
Parallel interface 18
USB interface (Windows2000/XP) 18
Downloading firmware to the printer 18
4 Control panel 19
Display, indicators and keys 20
Status indicators 21
Status indicator variations 21
Ready indicator (STOP LED) 22
Paper indicator (PAPER LED) 23
USER1 and USER2 indicators 24
Key functions during operation 25
STOP/EJECT key 25
USER1 and USER2 key 26
Key functions when powering on 27
STOP/EJECT key 27
USER2 key 27
USER1 key 28
Key functions in menu mode 29
USER1 key 29
USER2 key 29
STOP/EJECT key 29
5 Print media 31
Inserting a document 31
Inserting a passbook 32
Removing media 34
6 Changing the ribbon cassette 35
Removing the ribbon cassette 35
Inserting the ribbon cassette 37
7 Replacing the print head 41
Removing the print head 41
Inserting new print head 44

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8 Menu 47
Programming using the control panel 47
Calling up the menu 48
Menu configurations (USER1/USER2) 48
Menu handling 49
Key functions 49
USER1 key 49
USER2 key 49
STOP/EJECT key 50
Setting parameters (principle) 51
Terminating menu mode 52
Selecting the LC display language 53
Printing out the status page 55
Power on + USER2 key 55
Print out status page in menu mode 56
Status page (example) 58
Menu parameters 59
Test function 65
Hex Dump 65
Activating Hex Dump 65
Exiting the test mode 66
Test printout Hex Dump (Example) 66
9 Troubleshooting 67
General print problems 68
The display remains dark 68
The display is lit, but the printer does
not print 68
Problems with paper feed 69
Problems with the print quality 70
Print is faulty 70
Print is too pale 70
Smudged print 70
Dots within characters are missing 70
Prints undefined characters 70
Error messages and warnings 71
Unrecoverable errors 72
Recoverable errors 73

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Print Head Hot Error 73
Ribbon Cassette Error 73
Paper Length Error 73
Framing Error (Serial I/F) 74
Parity Error (Serial I/F) 74
Overrun Error (Serial I/F) 74
Cover Open Error 74
Cover Open Error 74
Warnings 75
Data in Buffer 75
Remove Paper 75
Clearing paper jams 76
10 Care and maintenance 79
Cleaning the housing 79
Cleaning the interior 79
Cleaning the MSR-H magnetic stripe 80
Transport of the printer 82
Preparations for transport 82
Shipping the printer 82
A Specifications 83
Printer specifications 83
Paper specifications 87
Interface specifications 89
B Character sets 91
OCR-A character set 92
Epson character sets 93
Italic 93
Graphic1 93
Graphic2 94
IBM code pages 95
Code page 437 95
Code page 850 95
Code page 860 96
Code page 863 96

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Code page 865 97
Code page 851 97
Code page 852 98
Code page 853 98
Code page 855 99
Code page 857 99
Code page 866 100
Code page 869 100
Code page USSR Gost 101
Code page 864 101
Code page 437G 102
Code page 920 (equivalent to ISO 8859-9) 102
Code page 858 103
Code page 923 (equivalent to ISO 8859-15) 103
ISO code pages 104
ISO 8859-2 104
ISO 8859-5 104
ISO 8859-7 105
ISO 8859-8 105
Available code pages and fonts 106
C Emulations 109
Escape sequences 109
What are escape sequences? 110
Control codes 110
How are escape sequences used? 110
List of available control codes 111
PR2 mode 111
PR50 mode 114
PR2845 mode 117
IBM mode 120
Epson mode 123
D Interfaces 127
Interface settings for User 1 and USER2 127
Parallel interface 128
Connector assignment 128
Nibble Mode 128
ECP mode 129

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Serial interface RS232C 130
Connector assignment 130
Serial attachment characteristics 131
Data rates 131
Supported protocols 131
Data Transfer 131
Parity 131
Handshake 132
Ready/Busy (Hardware Handshake) 132
XON/XOFF (Software Handshake) 132
Configuring the serial interface of the PC 133
DOS mode/Command line 133
Windows 95/98 133
Windows 2000/XP 133
USB interface 134
E Consumables and accessories 135
Consumables 135
Accessories 135

User Guide Introduction
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Introduction
Printer features This printer is a document printer for printing manually inserted docu-
ments as well as passbooks (vertical and horizontal fold passbooks).
Manual insertion of the documents is supported by an automatic docu-
ment alignment function.
The printer has a high processing speed and compact design. The
24-needle print head guarantees excellent print quality.
Different factory installed models can be delivered: MSR (magnetic
stripe read/writer), scanner and second serial interface.
Interfaces The basic printer model is provided with three interfaces: serial
(RS-232C), parallel (IEEE1284) and USB 2.0 (Full speed). A special
printer version has a second serial (RS-232C) interface.
Emulations As standard, the printer is delivered with three emulations: EPSON
ESC/P, IBM 4722 + PP XL24e, Olivetti PR2e, PR50 and PR2845.
Symbols used Important information is highlighted in this manual by two symbols.
CAUTION highlights information which must be observed in order to
prevent injuries to the user and damage to the printer.
NOTE highlights general or additional information about a specific to-
pic.
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About this manual This user guide contains a detailed description of the printer, its
characteristic features and additional information.
`Chapter 1 Printer at a glance lists all the parts of the printer.
`Chapter 2 Installation contains start-up instructions and points to no-
te.
`Chapter 3 Printer drivers and firmware provides instructions for in-
stalling the printer driver.
`Chapter 4 Control panel explains how to control printer operations.
`Chapter 5 Print media tells you how to load, transport and eject
media.
`Chapter 6 Changing the ribbon cassette explains how to remove and
install a ribbon cassette.
`Chapter 7 Replacing the print head explains how to remove and
install a print head.
`Chapter 8 Menu contains all the information necessary for con-
trolling the printer via the control panel.
`Chapter 9 Troubleshooting provides instructions for rectifying faults
which do not require the intervention of qualified personnel.
`Chapter 10 Care and maintenance provides information on the up-
keep of the printer and contains important information in case the
printer has to be transported.
`Appendix A Specifications informs you about the technical specifi-
cations of your printer and the paper which should be used.
`Appendix B Character sets lists the available character sets.
`Appendix C Emulations deals with programming via the interface.
`Appendix D Interfaces explains the interfaces.
`Appendix E Consumables and accessories contains information
about consumables and accessories which can be purchased for
your printer.

User Guide Printer at a glance
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Printer at a glance
View from the front
View with cover opened
1
Cover
Power switch (On/Off)
Control panel Paper tray
Ribbon cassette
Release lever
Print head

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View from the rear
Power
inlet
Parallel
interface
1st Serial
interface
2nd Serial
interface
(special version)
USB
interface

User Guide Installation
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Installation
Unpacking the printer Place your packaged printer on a solid base.
Make sure that the “Up” symbols is pointing up.
Open the packaging, lift the printer out of the cardboard box and re-
move the remaining packaging material.
Check the printer for any visible transport damage and missing items.
The following items should be enclosed:
`The Quick start guide (QSG)
`This CD-ROM (at the back of the Quick start guide)
`The power cable
`The ribbon cartridge
If you find any transport damage or if any accessories are missing, plea-
se contact your dealer.
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Placing your printer Place the printer on a solid, flat, surface, ensuring that the printer is po-
sitioned in such a way that it can not topple, and that there is easy access
to the control panel and paper input tray. Also ensure there is sufficient
space for the printed output.
The power supply cable may be damaged if the paper edges con-
stantly chafe the insulating sheath. The user must always ensure
that there is sufficient distance between the power supply cable
and the paper.
Location Minimum
space
Left and right side of the printer 1 cm
Top of the printer 2 cm
Rear of the printer to ensure sufficient
ventilation
10 cm
to print on a DIN A4 sheet 12 cm
min. 1 cm min. 1 cm
min. 2 cm
min. 10 cm
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When selecting the printer location, observe the following additional
instructions:
Never place the printer in the vicinity of inflammable gas or
explosive substances.
`Protect the printer from shock, impact and vibration.
`Be sure to connect the printer to a socket with the correct mains
voltage.
`Do not expose the printer to direct sunlight. If you cannot avoid pla-
cing the printer near a window, protect it from the sunlight with a
curtain.
`When connecting the computer with the printer, make sure not to
exceed the permitted cable length (see Interface specifications,
page 89).
`Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating
radiators.
`Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity
fluctuations. Take care to avoid the influence of dust.
`Always disconnect the system from the mains before opening the
device to perform maintenance work or remedy errors.
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Checking the printer
voltage
Make sure that the device has been set to the correct voltage (e.g. 230 V
in Europe, 120 V in the USA). To do this, check the type plate at the
back of the printer. Contact your dealer if the setting is incorrect.
Never switch on the printer if the voltage setting is incorrect,
since this may result in severe damage to the printer.
Connecting the printer
Connect the power cable to the power inlet of
the printer. Connect the power cable plug to a
mains socket.
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Type plate

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Make sure that the printer and the computer
are switched off and connect the data cable
between the printer and the computer. This
example shows a 36-pin centronics parallel
cable.

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Switching on the
printer
Before switching the printer on, make sure that it is connected correctly
and that you have followed all the safety and installation instructions
(see section Placing your printer, page 6).
Press the power switch which is located at the
front bottom right of the printer to switch on
the printer.
The printer initializes.
When initialization is completed, the Ready in-
dicator and the USER1 indicator light up. The
message ONLINE NO PAPER appears on
the LCD. The printer is in the online status
and ready to accept data from the system. You
can now insert a document or passbook.
SETUP
STOP
/EJECT
USER1 USER2
ONLINE
NO PAPER
PAPER

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Printer drivers and firmware
Printer drivers You must install a printer driver so that the printer can process the data
from your application programs.
An original driver offers the best conditions for optimal printing resul-
ts. All available Windows printer drivers can be found on the CD-ROM
en-closed with the printer, and also from our Internet site, from which
you can download updated versions as required.
The use of any Windows printer driver from the CD-ROM requires
that the printer is set to Epson emulation (see Menu parameters,
page 59 and chapter Emulations, page 109).
Installing a printer driver in Windows 95/98/ME
In this operating system the compatible 5040 driver can be used.
Installing a printer driver in Windows 2000/2003/XP
The online CD-ROM contains printer drivers for the most common
Windows applications. To install the printer driver, proceed as follows.
1. Insert the supplied online CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Click on the Start button in the Windows taskbar.
3. Click on Printers and Faxes to open the printer folder.
4. Click on File and Add Printer in the menu bar.
5. Click on Next In the Printer Installation Wizard.
6. Specify whether you want to operate the printer as a Local Printer
or Network Printer by clicking on the relevant option, then press
Next.
For instructions on installing the printer as a network printer,
please consult the documentation supplied with your network
operating system and/or printer server, or contact the network
administrator.
To install a network printer, you will need Administrator rights.
If you are using the printer locally, you can continue installing the driver
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in one of two possible ways:
`Manual installation of printer driver: in this case, continue with
Step 7.
`Automatic installation of printer driver via Plug & Play function: in
this case, continue with Step 12 once the printer installation wizard
has determined the printer, port and printer name.
Then click on Next.
7. Select the port to which your printer is connected, then click on
Next.
8. Click on Data Carrier, then click on Browse.
9. Select the CD-ROM drive and open the directory n:\driver (“n“
stands for the letter of your PC drive).
10. Open the folder 32Bit or 64Bit.
11. Select the printer type and then click on Next.
12. If required, edit the name of the default printer and specify whe-
ther you wish to use the printer as a default printer by clicking on
the relevant option. Then click on Next.
13. If you are using the printer as a network printer, you have the
option of sharing it with other network users. In this case you must
enter an access name which will be displayed to the other network
users.
Then click on Next.
14. Specify whether you wish to print out a test page (recommended)
by selecting the relevant option and click on Finish. The printer
driver will now be installed.