OSE C.ITOH CI-5000 User manual

OSE C.ITOH CI-5000 Dot Matrix Printer
Print Method Rugged dot matrix impact bi-directional
Print Speed 540cps @ HQ (12cpi), 450cps @ (10cpi), 110cps @
NLQ, 73cps @ Double Density LQ
Print Head 18 wire (2 X 9 wire parallel)
Printer Life 500 million characters
Resolution 330 dots per inch
Interfaces Centronics Parallel:
RS-232 serial
RS-423 interfacing built in
Emulations IBM Proprinter XL, DEC LA50/LA75/LA210, Epson
FX-286e
Paper Handling Friction feed for cut sheets
Pin Feed (continuous/perforated paper)
Forward and reverse feed
Rear and bottom feed
Rear exit/Top exit
Control Panel
Buttons/Keys
ON LINE: Toggles unit between online and offline.
FWD LN FEED: Advances paper one line. When held down simultaneously
with RESET button advances paper one dot row.
FORM FEED: Advances paper form length stored in Present Users Number's
attribute field 10. If Paper Park is active, this key will restore paper to its printing
position. When held down simultaneously with RESET button puts printer in
PAPER PARK mode. Pressing this button once again will take printer out of
PAPER PARK mode and restore paper to its printing position.
RESET: Places printer offline and clears any alarm display if error condition has
been corrected.
QUIET/SET-UP: Activates SET-UP mode.
REV LN FEED: Backs up paper one line. When held down simultaneously with
RESET allows paper to back up one dot row.
Note: Do not use this button with bottom feeding paper or multipart forms.
TEAR FORM: Places paper at tear line. If button is pressed a second time,
printer will return paper to print position. Paper will also return to print position by
pressing this button and the RESET button simultaneously.
LEDs/Lights
POWER (Green): Indicates unit is functioning.
ON LINE (Green): Indicates unit is online.
ALARM (Red): Indicates unit is in an error status.
SET-UP (Yellow): Indicates printer is either in SET-UP or CONFIGURATION
mode.
DISPLAY WINDOW: Indicates status and selected choices.
Self-test
1. Ensure printer power is off.
2. Load continuous feed paper of at least 14 inch width (136 columns wide).
3. Hold down the RESET key while simultaneously pressing the QUIET/SETUP
key. This will put printer in CONFIGURATION mode.
4. Press the REV LN FEED key until field "91" appears and "TEST PRINT
PATTERN" appears in display window.
5. Press the ON LINE key to activate test printing.
6. To stop test printing press ON LINE key once again.
Cover Removal
Lift at both front corners of printer, moving them up and back until top cover is in a
resting position at approximately a 90 degree angle.
Configuration
General Users SET-UP Mode
Be sure printer is offline and press the QUIET/SETUP button. The display will
reflect "USER NUMBER" and the current user number will appear.
Configuration for System Managers or Operators
Ensure printer is offline then hold down RESET and QUIET/SETUP key simultane-
ously. The display will reflect "USER NUMBER" and the current user number will
appear.
Once in USER NUMBER mode you have to select a number.
1. Use FORM FEED button to advance one User Number at a time.
2. Press TEAR FORM button to back up one User Number at a time.
3. Once a USER NUMBER is selected you can either go back to offline state or
into FIELD mode.
Offline State
Press ON LINE or QUIET/SET-UP button to place printer back offline.
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Field Mode
Press either FWD LN FEED or REV LN FEED button to activate FIELD Mode. In
this mode the buttons/keys function as follows:
ON LINE: Prints attribute values and then puts printer offline.
FWD LN FEED: (Field Scroll Forward) Advances to next field.
FORM FEED: (Menu Scroll Forward) Selects next menu choice for current field.
RESET (Clear) Resets this User Number attribute list to its last-saved working
values.
QUIET/SET-UP: (Save) Exits FIELD mode, saves choices, puts printer offline.
REV LN FEED: (Field Scroll Backward) Backs up one field.
TEAR FORM: (Menu Scroll Backward) Moves to lower number menu choice.
Selecting an Attribute Field
1. Ensure printer is offline.
2. Press QUIET/SET-UP button once to attain SET-UP mode.
3. Press FORM FEED button until "User Number 3" appears in display window.
4. Press FWD LN FEED button until the desired field is reached. Display should
have the following format:
3-13/1 CPI
MENU ITEM: Working value 1 cpi.
ATTRIBUTE FIELD:Field 13 is Character Pitch
USER NUMBER IS 3
5. To change menu items press FORM FEED button.
Changing Attribute Fields
1. Ensure printer is offline.
2. Press QUIET/SET-UP button to establish SET-UP mode.
3. Press either FORM FEED or TEAR FORM button to toggle between User
Number selections (selections range between 0 and 3).
4. Press FWD LN FEED to activate FIELD mode.
5. Use FWD LN FEED or REV LN FEED buttons to toggle between field
selections.
6. Use either FWD LN FEED or TEAR FORM button to select desired menu
item.
7. Exit FIELD mode by pressing QUIET/SET-UP button.
Changing to IBM Emulation Mode
1. Place printer in either SET-UP or CONFIGURATION mode.
2. Press FORM FEED button to enter User Number selections. Choose a User
Number.
Note: Numbers 0 through 2 are stored in non-volatile memory where con-
tents are not lost when printer is turned off. User Number 3 is a "scratch" list
designed for frequent temporary changes.
3. Press FWD LN FEED button to access Attribute Field Selection and choose
"00"(Emulation Mode) and menu item "01" (IBM Emulation Mode).
4. Choose attribute field "01" (Emulation level); choose menu item "01" (IBM
Emulation Mode).
5. Press QUIET/SET-UP button to exit session.
Display Codes for IBM Emulation
Code Description Function Protection Type Notes
12 Line
Spacing Sets number of lines per inch. Unprotected This setting does not effect the
action of control
panel settings
numbered 10.
13 Character
Pitch Determines the number of charac-
ters per inch
Unprotected The following
selections cannot
be attained in the
IBM Proprinter XL:
13.3 CPI, 15 CPI
and 20 CPI.
14 Print Quality Determine printing
quality level. Unprotected
17 Left Refer-
ence Justifies left edge of print area Unprotected Initial setting is 0/10.
18 Right Refer-
ence Justifies right edge of print area Unprotected Default setting is 136/10 inch from
the left top.
19 Print Direc-
tion Uses either unidirectional or
bidirectional
printing.
Unprotected For best printing
speed set field 13
to 12 CPI HS and
use bidirectional
printing.
21 Font for
Zero Changes font used for digit "0" Unprotected
22 Skip Perfo-
ration Used to establish skip modes during
printing if there is
perforated paper.
Unprotected
23 Wraparound Determines proc-
essing of charac-
ters at right
justification.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
Printer will wrap
text around when
in WRAP mode
but not in TRUN-
CATE mode.
24 Data Error Produces either a
reversed question
mark or a space
when an error is
detected.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
25 LQ Char-
acter Gen-
erator
Determines which
character gener-
ator ROM to use
when powering up
unit.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
When a font car-
tridge is installed,
printer will use that
font selection and
disregard menu
item selection.
26 Character
Set Determines speci- fied character set Unprotected Selected set is used on power-on
or reset.
27 Define
Character
Set
Not used in IBM
operations.
Code Description Function Protection Type Notes
00 Emulation
Mode Selects type of printer emulation. Unprotected To activate an external emulation
make sure it is
plugged in before
operating in this
mode.
28 Graphic
Character Not used in IBM operations
31 Alarm Tone Engages or disen-
gages alarm sound
for errors
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
01 Emulation
Level Selects emulation of either the IBM
Proprinter XL or
Epson FX-286e.
Unprotected
33 Top Margin Establishes dis-
tance between top
of form and where
print begins.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
02 EEPROM
Store Determines whether attribute
value list are
retained after
printer is turned
off.
Unprotected
34 Top of Form
Position Establishes Top of Form guidelines for
automatic paper
feeding.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
This setting will
effect operation of
field 33.
35 Switch Tone Engages or disen-
gages audible
sound when keys
are pressed.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
10 Form
Length Establishes the form length in units
of lines.
Unprotected Form length may
be from 1 to 132
lines. Form length
is expressed in
1/6" lines per
page. Use FORM
FEED or TEAR
FORM button to
select desired line
setting.
40 Interface Allows selection of
communication
interface.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
Code Display Reflects Description
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Changing to DEC Emulation Mode
1. Place printer in either SET-UP or CONFIGURATION mode.
2. Press FORM FEED button to enter User Number selections. Choose a User
Number.
Note: Numbers 0 through 2 are stored in non-volatile memory where con-
tents are not lost when printer is turned off. User Number 3 is a "scratch" list
designed for frequent temporary changes.
3. Press FWD LN FEED button to access Attribute Field Selection and choose
"00"(EMULATION mode) and menu item "02" (DEC EMULATION mode).
4. Choose attribute field "01" (Emulation level); choose menu item "01" (IBM
EMULATION mode).
5. Press QUIET/SET-UP button to exit session.
Code Description Function Protection Type Notes Code Description Function Protection Type Notes
01* 40/Centronics Establishes
Centronic parallel
port
46 RTS Busy
Sync Establishes syn- chronization
between RTS
signal of serial
interface with busy
signal.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
02 40/RS-232C Establishes
RS-232C serial
interface. 47 Offline
Deselect Allows and disal- lows data reception
while unit is in
OFFLINE mode.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
03 40/RS-423A Establishes
RS-423A Serial
interface.
41 Data Bits Establishes serial
interface data
length.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
50 PE
Detection Establishes whether paper end
feature will be
enabled.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
If in operation
paper will stop 1/3
inch from papers
end.
Code Display Reflects Description 62 Overrun
Buffer Establishes buffer size for overrun
usage.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
01 41/7 bits 7-bit data length
02* 41/8 bits 8-bit data length
42 Serial Inter-
face Pro-
tocol
Establishes Serial
Protocol type This field will only be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
63 Initial
ON/OFF
State
Determines state
of print after power
up.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
Code Display Reflects Description 70 ASF Establishes Auto-
matic Sheet Feed
operations.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
01 42/RESTRT-H Restraint High,
RS232 pin 11
02 42/RESTRT-L Restraint Low,
RS232 pin 11 71 Auto
Loading Control cut sheet autoloading. This field will only be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
When not automat-
ically sheet feeding
the FORM FEED
button can be
used to load
paper.
03* 42/XON/XOFF XON/XOFF
04 42/DTR DTR protocol pin
20 goes BUSY
when only buffer
space left is the
overrun buffer;
READY when
buffer level returns
to free space of at
least 1K bytes plus
overrun buffer size.
80 Automatic
CR on LF Establishes CR after LF This field will only be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
81 Automatic
LF on CR Determines whether printer
follows each car-
riage return with a
line feed.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
43 Stop Bits Establishes
number of stop bits
in each serial data
frame.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode. 82 Can Code
Handling Establishes effect of CAN code. This field will only be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
Code Display Reflects Description
01* 43/1 bit 1 stop bit used.
(default) 90 HEX Dump Toggles between
normal and
Hexadecimal
printing
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
02 43/2 bit 2 stop bits used.
44 Parity Establishes parity
to be used. This field will only be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
When field 41 is
established at 8
bits, Mark and
Space are treated
as No Parity.
91 Test Print
Pattern Establishes Self- test print pattern This field will only be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
There are two
modes of opera-
tion Sliding and
Repeat. Sliding
will move the char-
acters being
printed. Repeat
will reproduce
same character
over.
Code Display Reflects Description
01* 44/No Parity No Parity
02 44/Odd Odd Parity
03 44/Even Even Parity
04 44/Ignore Ignore Parity 92 Test Print
Character Establishes the character being
used as test print.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
Select a character
from A to Z in the
ASCII set.
45 Baud Rate Establishes data
transmission rate
for serial interface
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode.
Code Display Reflects Description
01 45/9600 BPS Use 9600 baud
02 45/4800 BPS 4800 baud
03 45/2400 BPS 2400 baud
04 45/1200 BPS 1200 baud
05 45/600 BPS 600 baud
06 45/300 BPS 300 baud
07 45/19200 BPS 19200 baud
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Display Codes for DEC Emulation
The following codes and numbers differ from IBM and Epson emulation, but all other
codes are identical.
1. Place printer in either SET-UP or CONFIGURATION mode.
2. Press FORM FEED button to enter User Number selections. Choose a User
Number.
Note: Numbers 0 through 2 are stored in non-volatile memory where con-
tents are not lost when printer is turned off. User Number 3 is a "scratch" list
designed for frequent temporary changes.
3. Press FWD LN FEED button to access Attribute Field Selection and choose
"00"(EMULATION mode) and menu item "01" (IBM/EPSON EMULATION
mode).
4. Choose attribute field "01" (Emulation level); choose menu item "02" (Epson
FX-286e Emulation)
5. Press QUIET/SET-UP button to exit session.
Display Codes for Epson Emulation
The following codes and numbers are different from IBM and DEC emulation, but all
other codes are identical.
Code Description Function Protection Type Notes
02 42/RESTRT-L Restraint Low,
RS232 pin 11
Code Description Function Protection Type Notes 03* 42/XON/XOFF XON/XOFF
01 Emulation
Mode Establishes DEC printer type. Unprotected Enhanced instructions
have been
set to the
emulations.
04 42/DTR DTR protocol pin 20
goes BUSY when
only buffer space left
is the overrun buffer;
READY when buffer
level returns to free
space of at least 1K
bytes plus overrun
buffer size.
Code Display Reflects Description
01* 01/LA210 Relates to Level 2
commands and
Level 1 commands
plus the C.Itoh
enhancements. 43 Stop Bits Establishes number
of stop bits in each
serial data frame.
This field will only be
displayed in CON-
FIGURATION mode.
02 01/LA210 ID LA75 emulation,
Level 2 operation.
Relates to Level 2
commands and
Level 1 commands
plus the C.Itoh
enhancements.
Allows for a LA210
ID to host upon
request for identifica-
tion.
Code Display Reflects Description
01* 43/1 bit 1 stop bit used.
(default)
02 43/2 bit 2 stop bits used.
44 Parity Establishes parity to
be used. This field will only be displayed in CON-
FIGURATION mode.
When field
41 is estab-
lished at 8
bits, Mark
and Space
are treated
as No Parity.
03 01/Level 2 ID LA75 emulation,
Level 2 operation.
Relates to Level 2
commands and
Level 1 commands
plus the C.Itoh
enhancements.
Allows for a LA210
ID to host upon
request for identifica-
tion.
Code Display Reflects Description
01* 44/No Parity No Parity
02 44/Odd Odd Parity
03 44/Even Even Parity
04 44/Ignore Ignore Parity
45 Baud Rate Establishes data
transmission rate for
serial interface
This field will only be
displayed in CON-
FIGURATION mode.
04 01/Level LA75 emulation,
Level 1 operation:
LA50 printer emu-
lation plus response
to C. Itoh enhance-
ments.
Code Display Reflects Description
01 45/9600 BPS 9600 Baud
02 45/4800 BPS 4800 Baud
03 45/2400 BPS 2400 Baud
26 Define Char-
acter Set GL,
G0
Establishes char-
acter set for GL, G0 Unprotected 04 45/1200 BPS 1200 Baud
05 45/600 BPS 600 Baud
27 Define Char-
acter Set G1 Establishes char- acter set for G1 06 45/300 BPS 300 Baud
07 45/19200 19200 Baud
28 Define Char-
acter Set
GR, G2
Establishes char-
acter set for GR, G2. Unprotected
29 Define Char-
acter Set G3 Establishes char- acter set for G3 Unprotected
40 Interface Allows selection of
communication inter-
face.
This field will only be
displayed in CON-
FIGURATION mode.
Code Display Reflects Description
01* 40/Centronics Establishes
Centronic parallel
port
02 40/RS-232C Establishes RS-232C
serial interface.
03 40/RS-423A Establishes RS-423A
Serial interface. Code Description Function Protection Type Notes
41 Data Bits Establishes serial
interface data length. This field will only be displayed in CON-
FIGURATION mode.
01 Emulation
Mode Establishes Epson FX-286 printer type Unprotected Enhanced instructions
have been
set to the
emulations.
Code Display Reflects Description
01 41/7 bits 7-bit data length 27 Define Char-
acter Set Determines interna- tional characters to
use
Unprotected
02* 41/8 bits 8-bit data length
42 Serial Inter-
face Protocol Establishes Serial Protocol type This field will only be displayed in CON-
FIGURATION mode. 28 Graphics
Character Determines italics or graphic characters Unprotected
Code Display Reflects Description 40 Interface Determines commu-
nication interface. This field will only be displayed in CON-
FIGURATION mode.
01 42/RESTRT-H Restraint High,
RS232 pin 11
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Error Codes
The message "DATA IN BUFFER" may appear in display window signifying that
there is still data stored in buffer that needs to be released. Press the RESET
button to clear out existing information in buffer and allow printer to enter SETUP
mode.
Adjustments
Paper Thickness lever (located on top left side of printer):
The symbol with multiple sheets is used to print out multiple forms as well as envel-
opes. The nine positions between multiple forms and single sheet forms are used
according to paper thickness. Middle location settings are designated for four- to
six-part forms. One line which is wider than the others shown is used for standard
continuous or cut-sheet paper.
Printer Options
Line Printer Emulation Cartridge
Font Cartridges
Color Adapter Kit
Color Ribbon Cartridge
Automatic Sheet Feeder for cut sheets
Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)
05 PAPER JAM Check paper path for jamming.
Code Description Function Protection Type Notes 06 P.S. LEVER Mismatch with paper being used and lever
selected.
Code Display Reflects Description 11 DATA ERR Serial interface error during data reception.
01* 40/Centronics Centronics parallel
port 12 ESC FAULT Wrong emulation code has been sent from
computer.
02 40/RS-232C RS-232C serial inter-
face 13 OVERRUN ERR Buffer is in over loaded condition.
14–19 These alarms are not in current use.
21 HOME ERROR Print head is not returning to home position.
03 40/RS-423A RS-423A serial inter-
face 22 MOTOR HALT Carriage motor speed is not accurate.
23–29 These alarms are not in current use.
41 Data Bits Establishes serial
interface data length. This field will only be displayed in CON-
FIGURATION mode.
40 Not in use as a alarm.
41 ROM PACK ERR Bad ROM cartridge error.
42 Not in use as a alarm.
43 ROM ERR Data error in the EEPROM associated with
non-volatile memory.
Code Display Reflects Description
01 41/7 bits 7-bit data length 44 RAM1 ERR Error associated with read/write check.
45 RAM2 ERR Error associated with read/write check.
02* 41/8 bits 8-bit data length 46–49 These alarms are not in current use.
42 Serial Inter-
face Protocol Establishes Serial Protocol type This field will only be displayed in CON-
FIGURATION mode.
Code Display Reflects Description
01 42/RESTRT-H Restraint High,
RS232 pin 11
02 42/RESTRT-L Restraint Low,
RS232 pin 11
03* 42/XON/XOFF XON/XOFF
04 42/DTR DTR protocol pin 20
goes BUSY when
only buffer space left
is the overrun buffer;
READY when buffer
level returns to free
space of at least 1K
bytes plus overrun
buffer size.
43 Stop Bits Establishes number
of stop bits in each
serial data frame.
This field will only
be displayed in
CONFIGURATION
mode. Description IBM P/N
PTR, NLQ, SER, RS232, 31F0244
Code Display Reflects Description
01* 43/1 bit 1 stop bit used.
(default)
02 43/2 bit 2 stop bits used.
44 Parity Establishes parity to
be used. This field will only be displayed in CON-
FIGURATION mode.
When field
41 is estab-
lished at 8
bits, Mark
and Space
are treated
as No Parity.
Code Display Reflects Description
01* 44/No Parity No Parity
02 44/Odd Odd Parity
03 44/Even Even Parity
04 44/Ignore Ignore Parity
45 Baud Rate Establishes data
transmission rate for
serial interface
This field will only be
displayed in CON-
FIGURATION mode.
Code Display Reflects Description
01 45/9600 BPS 9600 Baud
02 45/4800 BPS 4800 Baud
03 45/2400 BPS 2400 Baud
04 45/1200 BPS 1200 Baud
05 45/600 BPS 600 Baud
06 45/300 BPS 300 Baud
07 45/19200 19200 Baud
01 COVER OPEN Close top cover of printer.
02 PAPER OUT Check paper path and insertion.
04 PAPER SET Both continuous paper and cut sheets are
inserted simultaneously.
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