Kerning THM GOTHIC User manual

OPERATING GUIDE
For The
THM GOTHIC
HIGH SPEED MICR - NUMBERING PRINTER
Kerning Data Systems Inc.
Copyright 1997, 2006 P/N 301960-001
All Rights Reserved November 2006
Printed in U.S.A. Rev. B

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of Kerning Data Systems, Inc.
The material in this document is for information purposes and
is subject to change without notice.
Communications Warning Notices
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement: This equipment has been
tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at
his own expense.
Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC
emission limits. Kerning Data Systems Inc. is not responsible for any radio or television
interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by
unauthorized changes or modifications to his equipment. Unauthorized changes or
modifications could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
European Union (EC) Electromagnetic Compatibility Directives: This product is in
conformity with the protection requirements of EC Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility:
EN 50081-1 – General emission standard for Residential and Commercial environments
Limits and Method of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics Information
Technology Equipment by conduction and radiation, and EN 50082-1 – Generic Immunity
Standard of Residential, Commercial, and Light Industrial Products. Kerning Data Systems
Inc. cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements
resulting from a non-recommended modification of the product.
Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used on order to reduce
the potential for causing interference to radio and television communication and to other
electrical or electronic equipment.

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THM GOTHIC OPERATING GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. GENERAL INFORMATION........................................................ 5
1.1 Specifications............................................................................. 7
II. INSTALLATION ......................................................................... 8
2.1 Space Requirements ................................................................. 8
2.2 Unpacking................................................................................ 10
2.3 Configuration ........................................................................... 12
2.4 Interface Cable Requirements ................................................. 12
2.5 Character Set Codes ............................................................... 14
2.6 Format Control Codes ............................................................. 15
2.7 Job Programming (Talk Mode) ................................................ 15
2.8 THM Gothic Protocol ............................................................... 17
III. OPERATOR CONTROLS AND ADJUSTMENTS.................... 19
3.1 Control Panel Operation .......................................................... 19
3.2 Power Up Sequence................................................................ 22
3.3 Online Key ............................................................................... 22
3.4 Program Mode......................................................................... 24
3.5 Job Selection Routine.............................................................. 26
3.6 Form Length Routine ............................................................... 26
3.7 Line Density Routine................................................................ 28
3.8 Set Channel Routine................................................................ 28
3.9 Gothic Print Energy Routine .................................................... 30
3.10 Set Options.............................................................................. 30
3.10.1 Illegal Code Routine ................................................................ 30
3.11 Gothic Ribbon Step Distance Routine ..................................... 30
3.12 Gothic Test Print Routine......................................................... 32
3.13 MICR Test Print Routine.......................................................... 32
3.14 Combination Test Print Routine............................................... 33
3.15 Gothic Hammer Flight Time Routine........................................ 36
3.16 Select Interface Routine .......................................................... 36
3.17 Talk Mode Routine................................................................... 38
3.18 MICR Print Energy Routine...................................................... 40
3.19 MICR Ribbon Step Distance Routine....................................... 40
3.20 MICR Hammer Flight Time Routine......................................... 40
3.21 Ribbon Loading........................................................................ 42
3.22 Paper Loading ......................................................................... 45
3.24 Set Top of Form....................................................................... 45
IV. FAULT DIAGNOSIS ................................................................ 46
PRINTER SERVICES.............................................................................. 49

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FIGURES
2.1 Printer Side View ....................................................................... 8
2.2 Printer Front View...................................................................... 9
2.3 Printer Top View ........................................................................ 9
3.1 Operator Controls .................................................................... 18
3.2 Control Panel........................................................................... 21
3.3 Ribbon Spool Loading.............................................................. 42
3.4 Ribbon Path............................................................................. 43
3.5 Paper Loading ......................................................................... 44

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The Model THM GOTHIC MICR Printer
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
The Model THM GOTHIC is a MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) and
numbering document printer. The printer utilizes two drums, one with MICR
characters and the second with large Gothic number characters. The MICR
characters are etched at 8 characters per inch and are available with either E13B
or CMC7 font. The MICR characters are printed with a total-transfer magnetic ink
ribbon. The Gothic numbers are also printed with single strike Mylar ribbon. Paper
is transported through the printer by use of four pin-feed tractors. The Model THM
GOTHIC has 120 MICR print columns and 100 numbering columns.

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1.1 Specifications
Print columns:
Gothic 100
MICR 120
Character density:
Numbering .151 pitch
MICR 8 per inch
Font:
Text 3/16" Open Gothic
MICR E13B or CMC7 MICR
Line density 6 or 8 lines per inch
Dual Interface Centronics Parallel,
Dataproducts Parallel
Ribbon
Total-transfer MICR 190 yds. x 16 in., (two-wide checks)
Checks/ribbon 50,000 approximately , (two-wide checks)
Gothic standard 2500 ft. x 1.5 in.
Checks/ribbon 150,000 approximately
Paper MICR bond check stock
Thickness .004 - .007 inches
Weight 24 lb. to 90 lb.
Max. width 21.5" sprocket hole centers
Power requirements
Single phase 220 VAC +/- 10%, 15 A, 60 Hz
Weight Printer alone Shipping
KDS-THM GOTHIC 800 lb. 932 lb.
Dimensions
Height 48 inches 60 inches
Width 46 inches 48 inches
Depth 40 inches 58 inches
Operating environment 10°C to 40°C, 30 to 70% humidity
(non-condensing)
Options
230 VAC, 50 Hz, Single Phase

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II. INSTALLATION
This section provides the installation and configuration procedures for the document
printer. Included in the procedures are:
Space requirements
Unpacking/repackaging
Interface connection and configuration
2.1 Space Requirements
The following figures illustrate the space requirements for the printer. Additional
space around the printer for operating and maintenance personnel should be
considered.
Figure 2.1 Printer Side View

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igure 2.2 Printer Front View
Figure 2.3 Printer Top View

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2.2 Unpacking
Save all major packing materials for repackaging should re-shipment be required.
The following tools are required to unpack the printer:
Fork lift
Claw hammer
Philips screwdriver
Safety carton knife
WARNING
This procedure requires two people to properly
unpack the printer.
A. Locate the pallet in a location with sufficient room to remove the crate walls and top
cover.
B. Use a claw hammer or equivalent to remove the clips securing the top cover.
C. With two people lift and remove the top cover.
D. Unscrew the side walls and remove.
E. Insert the lifting blades of a fork lift under the printer.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the printer, make certain
the fork lift blades pass completely under the
printer, beyond the far side.
F. Slowly lower and place the printer on the floor and roll to permanent location.
G. Carefully cut away the plastic wrap from the printer.
H. Uncoil the interface cable and attach to the appropriate connector of the host
computer.
I. Attach the power cord to the mains supply.
J. Remove the MICR ribbon and take-up mandrel from the shipaway kit. Perform the
Load Ribbon and Load Paper routines (See sections 3.21 and 3.22).
K. Connect the power cord to the designated power outlet. Turn on the main power
switch, located on the front panel.
L. The printer is ready for use; continue with section 2.3 to configure the printer.

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2.3 Configuration
Perform the following procedures to configure the interface protocol:
A. Power up the printer, note that the printer is in the offline state as seen in the 16
column display.
B. Depress the PROG key to enter the program mode. (For a detailed explanation,
refer to section 3.4).
C. Use the NEXT key to advance to the program menu to the Select Interface Routine
(refer to section 3.16). The NEXT key sequences the selection of
Centronics parallel and Dataproducts parallel. Use the ENTER key to
select the desired interface. The interface information is stored in
non-volatile memory.
D. Exit the program mode (CLEAR), and return to the on line state for normal operation
(ONLINE).
2.4 Interface Cable Requirements
Centronics Parallel
Pin Signal Description
1 Strobe*
2 Data 1
3 Data 2
4 Data 3...............
5 Data 4
6 Data 5
7 Data 6
8 Data 7
9 Data 8
10 ACK*
11 BUSY
12 PE
17 Chassis ground
19-30 Signal ground
31 Input Prime*
32 Fault*
* Indicates low true signal.
The mating connector is a 36 pin male "Centronics".

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Dataproducts Parallel
DB50
Pin Signal Description
38 Strobe
19 Data 1
20 Data 2
1 Data 3
41 Data 4
34 Data 5
43 Data 6
36 Data 7
28 Data 8
23 Demand
21 On Line
22 Ready
30 Paper Instruction
12 +5 V
37 Strobe rtn
3 Data 1 rtn
4 Data 2 rtn
2 Data 3 rtn
40 Data 4 rtn
18 Data 5 rtn
42 Data 6 rtn
35 Data 7 rtn
44 Data 8 rtn
7 Demand rtn
6 Ready rtn
5 On Line rtn
14 Paper Instruction rtn
46 Interface Verify
45 Interface Verify rtn
The required mating connector is a DB50P (male).

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2.5 Character Set Codes
E13B CMC7 ASCII Mode
Hex Dec Symbol
Space Space 20 32 <sp>
0 0 30 48 0
1 1 31 49 1
2 2 32 50 2
3 3 33 51 3
4 4 34 52 4
5 5 35 53 5
6 6 36 54 6
7 7 37 55 7
8 8 38 56 8
9 9 39 57 9
Trans S1 26 38 &
Amount S2 24 36 $
On-Us S3 2F 47 /
Dash S4 2D 45 -
S5 21 33 !
60 Character Gothic Drum
Hex Dec
Space 32 20
03048
13149
23250
33351
43452
53553
63654
73755
83856
93957

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2.6 Format Control Codes
Paper motion is accomplished by using the extended line step codes listed below.
Line step codes range from 0 lines to 107 lines.
Line steps Hex Dec Symbol
0 90 144 É
1 91 145 æ
2 92 146 Æ
3 93 147 ô
4 94 148 ö
5 95 149 ò
/// /
/// /
102 F6 246 ÷
103 F7 247 ≈
104 F8 248 °
105 F9 249 ·
106 FA 250 ·
107 FB 251 √
2.7 Job Programming (Talk Mode)
A. The printer parameters may be download programmed via the talk mode
commands. Talk mode permits the selecting and setting of the job number, the
form length, the lines per inch density, and Dataproducts compatible vertical
channel stops. (VFU channel or step commands are usable through both of the
printer interfaces: Centronics and Dataproducts.)
B. To enter talk mode for the purpose of downloading job information prior to sending
data to print, the host computer must issue ESC ESC (Hex 1B, 1B) followed by a
carriage return, CR (Hex 0D). The printer will be put into a non-echoing talk mode,
but will execute the commands sent to it. A summary of the talk mode commands
are listed below:
Buffered Commands:
ESC ESC Enter Talk mode
J n1 n2 n3 Set or select job number, form length, LPI
C n1 s1 s2 Set channel stops
Y n1 Execute paper channel stop
Z n1 Execute paper step
Dxxxxxxxx Load data into buffer

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P Print data buffer contents
N Leave talk mode, go online
F Leave talk mode, go offline
X Echo on/off
ESC Buffer clear
All buffered commands require a CR to execute and may be erased with a backspace.
Commands with a parameter require a separation of one blank space between
parameters.
Immediate Commands:
* Step ribbon
+ Line feed
^ Adjust paper up
% Adjust paper down
[ Set top of form
Immediate commands are executed upon entering the character and do not
require a CR. If keyed while entering a buffered command, the immediate
command will be executed.
Examples:
1. To download job 2 with 66 line form length and 6 lines per inch, this string
must be sent to the printer:
ESC ESC CR
J 2 66 6 CR
N CR
2. To download job 1 with 22 line form length and 8 lines per inch, this string
must be sent to the printer:
ESC ESC CR
J 1 22 8 CR
N CR
NOTE
Talk mode is case sensitive, all lowercase characters used for commands
will be ignored.

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2.8 THM Protocol
All vertical paper movement is controlled with line step commands. In the example
below, the header defines the basic document and then used for all paper movement is
determined by the application program to properly position the paper.
All characters are standard ASCII, both MICR and Gothic. Gothic and MICR data must
follow the following format for proper handling by the THM Gothic printer: Refer to section
2.5 for character value tables.
•MicrMaster 449 mode is set by (8D hex).
•MICR line data must be preceded by “Ä” (8E hex).
To print the MICR buffer at the end of a job, terminate the job with EOF (FF hex), this
prints the buffer through to the second printhead.
Example:
2.75” document with one line of Gothic check numbers and one line of MICR.
ESC ESC CR
J 1 22 8 CR
N CR
ESC ESC ESC CR Buffer Clear
8DHMicrMaster 449 mode
91HStep 1 line
Line #1 000001 (90H) (A6H)Text, Step 0, Step 22 lines
Line #2 000002 (90H) (A6H)Text, Step 0, Step 22 lines
Line #3 000003 (90H) (A6H)Text, Step 0, Step 22 lines
Line #4 000004 (90H) (A6H)Text, Step 0, Step 22 lines
| | | | | | |
Line #8 000008 (90H) (A6H)Text, Step 0, Step 22 lines
Line #9 000009 (93H) (8EH)Text, Step 3 lines, enter MICR mode
Line #10 /000001/ &123456789&100200300400- 01 (90H) (A3H)MICR, Step 0,Step 19 lines
Line #11 000010 (93H) (8EH)Text, Step 3 lines, enter MICR mode
Line #12 /000002/ &123456789&100200300400- 01 (90H) (A3H)MICR, Step 0,Step 19 lines
Line #13 000011 (93H) (8EH)Text, Step 3 lines, enter MICR mode
Line #14 /000003/ &123456789&100200300400- 01 (90H) (A3H)MICR, Step 0,Step 19 lines
|
FF H End of File

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Figure 3.1 Operator Controls
Right rear tractor
Left rear tractor
Drum gate latch
Main circuit breaker
Right front tractor
Left front tractor
Operator control panel
Paper access
on rear panel

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III. OPERATOR CONTROLS AND ADJUSTMENTS
3.1 Control Panel Operation
A. The operator's control panel is made up of a 23 button keypad, a 16 column
alphanumeric display, and two LED indicators. The keypad directs printer
operation with multilevel menu driven routines.
Below is a description of the use of the keypad:
Key Function
0-9 Used for numeric entries.
PROG Used to select the program mode. Displays PROGRAM
MODE.
LF Used to increment the paper feed system one line while in the
offline mode. Displays LINE FEED.
FF Used to increment the paper feed system to the next top of
form while in the offline mode. Displays FORM FEED.
RESET Selects the initialize printer routine, clearing all the registers
and faults; and resetting the hammer protect relay. Displays
<ENTER> TO RESET. Nonvolatile memory is not affected.
Up Arrow Offline mode: NEXT key toggles paper increment between
EXTRAFINE ADJUST (.041"); FINE ADJUST (.205") and
COARSE ADJUST (10.65"); displays ADJUST PAPER UP.
Tractor Adjust mode: Provides paper tensioning.
Test Print mode: 10.65" scroll forward.
Hammer Flight Time mode: increments hammer column
number selected by 10 columns.
Down Arrow Offline mode: Paper decrement EXTRAFINE ADJUST
(.041") and FINE ADJUST (.205"); displays ADJUST PAPER
DOWN. COARSE ADJUST not available in reverse.
Test Print mode: Not available.
Hammer Flight Time mode: decrements hammer column
selected by 10 columns.

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Key Function
RIBBON When printer is OFFLINE, depressing the RIBBON key will
display RIBBON STEP. Press the 1 key for text. The display
continues to read RIBBON STEP and increments the ribbon
while the 1 key is depressed. Depress the 2 key for MICR.
The display reads M RIBB STEP and increments the ribbon
one step. Ribbon will continue to increment while the 2 key
is depressed.
SET TOF To utilize the paper autoload feature, place the printer
OFFLINE, depress the key, and the display will indicate TOF
<ENTER/NEXT>. If NEXT key depressed, the display reads
SET PAPER<ENTER>, the ENTER key yields a 32 inch
paper advance, and the display returns to OFFLINE. When
the ENTER key is depressed at the first display, the printer
repositions the first line of a form from the bottom edge of the
left tractor door to the print station.
HELP Displays all settings in the currently selected job.
ONLINE Switches the printer between online and offline modes.
CLEAR Erases the last entry or exits a routine.
NEXT Increments to the next option in a menu.
ENTER Selects a menu option or loads data.
ON LINE LED The green lamp indicates the printer is in the on line state
when illuminated.
FAULT LED The red lamp flashes when an error condition exists and is
displayed.
1 Test print: Switches test print images from 120 to 64 columns
for MICR, or 100 to 50 columns for Gothic. This feature does
not affect online printing.