Panasonic KX-P1123 User manual

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Impact Dot Matrix Printer
Panasonic
Before operating this unit. please read these · instructions comp le tely .

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- FOR USE IN U.K.
IMPORTA NT:
The wir es in th e ma in le ad s arc colo ur ed in a cc ordan ce with th e following
code: Gr
ee n and ye ll ow: Ear th
Blue: Ne lltral
Bro wn: Li ve
As th e colours of th e w ir es in th e main le ad of this apparatus may not
correspond with
th e co loured markings identify in g th e terminalsill your plu g,
proceed as (allows:
• Th e wi re which is co loured gr ee n and ye ll ow must be co nn ec ted to th e
terminal in the plug w hi ch is marked by th e le it er E or by th e s af ety earth
sy mbol ~or colou red gr ee n or gr ee n -a nd ye llo w.
• Th e wire which iscolo ur ed bluemust beconnected to th eterminal which is
marked wit h th e letter N or coloured black.
• The wire which isco lour ed brown must be conn ec ted to th e t er minal which
is marked with th e le tt er L or coloured red.
WARNING: This ap para tu s must be earthed.
• This equipment is produced to
8S800: 1988.
Any dcta il s givcn in th ese Opera ting In struc ti ons ar e subj ec t 10 chan ge witho ut
noti ce.

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WARNING
o Power source voltage of this unit is listed on the nameplate. Do
not fail to plug the printer into an outlet with the proper voltage.
o To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to
rain or any type of moisture.
o When you operate this equipment, the socket-outlet shall be near
the equipment and shall be easily .accessible.
The serial number of the unit may be found on the label on the
rear of the unit. For your convenience, nole this number"below. and
retain this book, along with your proof of purchase, to serve as a
permanent record of your purchase in the event of a theft, or for
future reference.
MODEL NO. KX-P1123 NAME OF DEALER ____ _
SERIAL NO. ___ _ DATE OF PURCHASE _ _ _ _
IBM and IBM PC are registered trademarks of International
Business Ma chines Corporation.
Proprinter is a trademark
of International Business Machines
Corporation.
Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Apple is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction Page
1.1 Product Overview ... . . .. . .. . . .. .. .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. I-I
1.2 Specifications ....... . .. .... . .................. . .... 1- 3
1.3 Parts
of the Printer ........ ... .. ... ... .• ........... 1-5
2. Set up
2.1 Site Requirements...................... . .. .... ..... 2-1
2.2 Unpacking and Inspection ...... .... ................ 2-1
2.3 Power
up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .• . • .. . .• .. . . .. 2-2
2.4 Mounting the Ribbon
Cassette............ . ... ..... . 2-2
2.5 Paper Feed
Selection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-4
2.6 Control levers
.......... . . . . . . .. . . .... ... .... . .... . 2-5
2.7 Paper Installation
..... . ..............•.• . . . . •. . .... 2-6
A. Fanfold Paper ....... .. ... . ..•. . . . •............. 2-6
Rear
feeding.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-6
Boltom
feeding. ...... . . ........ . ....... ... .... 2-\ 0
B. Single Sheets and Envelopes (Friction) . . . . . . . . . .. 2·13
2.8
Self Test ................................ ... ....... 2-16
2.9 Connecting to a
Computer.... .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. ... 2-17
3. Operation
3.1 Front Panel Switches.................... .. ......... 3-1
3.2 ControL TabLe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .
.. . . . .. 3-3
A. FONT/PITCH/FORM LENGTH .... . . . . . . ... ..... 3-3
B. ENHANCEMENT............................... 3-5
C. LEFT / RIGHT MARGIN ..... .. ................ 3-6
D.
MACROs............... . .. .. .... . .............. 3-7
E.
FACTORy ........ . ........ . . . . . .... • ........... 3- 10
F. QUIET mode ................................... 3-11
3.3 Feeding the Paper
............................. . .... 3-12
A. Perforation Cut (P.CUT) ........................ 3-13
B. Automatic Paper Loading (LOAD/PARK) ......... 3-14
C. Paper Parking (In Rear feeding) ........ . ........ 3-14
D. Top
of Form function (TOF SET) ... . ...... . .... 3- \6
3d InitiaLSetup mode ................................. 3- 18
3.5 Detecto rs ............. . ......... . . . .........•...... 3·25
3.6 Initializa
tion... .. ....... .. . . ... . . .. ....... .. ....... 3-26
3.7 Hex Dump
.... ... .... . .. ...... . . .. ..... .. ..•. . .... 3-27

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4. Software Introduction Page
4.1 Introduction ................•....•......•....•..... 4·1
4.2 Control Codes .
.. .... ... . .................. . . .. . . .. 4·1
4.3 Entering Control Codes
through Commercial Software Packages
............ .
4.4 Entering Control Codes Directly from the Keyboard .
4.5 Entering Control Codes
from Within a Basic Program
...... . ....... .. . . . .. .
4.6 Entering Hexadecimal Code
..................•.•...
4.7 Control Codes ...............................•.....
4.8 Special Code for IBM PC or Compatible ..... . ... .. .
5. KX·P1l23 Features
5.1 Print Feature Control .... . . .. . ..... .. . . .. . ...... . .. .
5.2 Download Characters
........•...... . ..• .•. . ........
5 .3 Bit Image (Graphics) .............................. .
6. Epson LQ·850 Mode Commands ................ .
7. IBM Proprinter X24 Mode Commands .... ... .. .
8. Interfacing ..... . ............ . .... ... ....... ... ..... .
9. Maintenance
............................ ... .... .. .. .
Appendix A Character Set Chart
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Appendix B Proportional Spacing Tables .. ........ . .... .
Appendix C Structure of an Index Table Entry ......... .
Appendix D Download Character Matrix Blanks ... . .... .
Appendix E Paper Specifications ...... . ........... .. ... .
Appendix F Printing Area . .... . .... . . .... ..... .•.. .....
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Appendix G Glossary ........ . .. .. ..............•. . .... : G-I
Index ................................................... Index-I
OPTIONS and SUPPLIES ... . ........ . ... Inside back cover
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1. Introduction
1.1 Product Overview
This printer is a versatile. high quality 24-pin dot matrix printer which
is designed to meet the needs of your office.
This printer features the EZ Set Oper ator Pan el that lets you control
a wide variety
of printing conditions quickly and conveniently from
the panel.
The EZ Set Operator Panel allows you to contr ol more than 20 func-
tions including:
.Font selections in cluding 3 Draft and 4 Leller Quality (LQ) fonts
.Pit ch selections including 10 , 12 , 15, 17 characters per inch and
PS (Proportional Spacing)
.F orm Length selections including 8, 8.5, II, 11
2/3,
12 and 14
inches
.Enhanc e me nts: Bold, Italic, Do uble he ight , Double width,
Double strike and Centering
.S ett ing L eft and Right margins
.S etting Quiet mode which reduces printing noise
.Write and Read MACRO s which store the printing format
.P . CU T which raises the perforation to the lear bar; eliminates
paper waste and maximizes print
.S ett ing Top of Form which stores the top margin according to
th e paper path used
-And more...
The printer has landscape in sertio n capability (up to 11.7 inche s) and
3 paths; rear, bottom and top.
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The KX-P1123 offers bursl speeds up 10 240 cps (characters per sec-
ond) in dr aft mode or 63 cps in LQ (Letter Quality) mode.
The printer is equipped with an internal 6K buffe r. An optional 32K
buffer is available which expands the total buffer size to 38K. The
en ti re buffer area can be used as a receiving buffer or a portion can
be used as a download font area. The buffer area assignment is se-
lected through the EZ Set Operator Panel; Initial Setup Mode.
For software compatibility, this printer has two command sets: Epson
LQ-850 and IBM Proprinter X24. Eith er set can be selected through
the EZ Set Operator Panel; Initial Setup Mode.
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1.2 Specifications
Power req uirement s:
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Frequency: --
Cu rr ent:
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Interface:
Print fonts:
Soft wa re em ul at ion:
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Char acter sets:
f-- --
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Dot configuration:
Dot diamet er
Matrix (V e r. xH or. )
Dot pit
ch (Hor.)
(Ver.)
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Ma xim um numbe r
of ch arac te rs per
line (cpl ):
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Printing speed
Icharacters per
second
(c ps ).l :
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Refer to the nameplate located on the rear of th e
printer.
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Ce ntronics para ll el
RS-232C / S
eria l in terface b oa rd
[KX- PS 10, KX -P 19] (o ptio_n c... ) ___ _ -I
3 Draft (Pica. Elite, Micron)
4 Letter Quality (Courier, Prestige, Bold PS, Sc
ri pt)
Epson LQ-8
50 (w ith o ut shadow & outline),
IBM Propri nt er X24
96 ASCII c
hara cters
96 Italic AS CII characters
32 [nternatianal characters- 13 counlfies and LEGAL
ernat ional char ac ters
32 It al ic [nt
15 8 IBM sp
-1 3 countries and LEGAL
ec ial c haracter s- se ts I & 2
1/127 inch (0.2 mm)
E
lit e/Micron)
x 8 / 24x7
Draft ( Pi ca/
24 x9 / 24
1/120" (0.21
mm )
Y180" (0.14
.
mm :!.. )_ _ _
Pica [10 cpi
Elite (12 cpi(characters per
in ch)]
)
Mi cron ( IS c pi )
Compressed (17 cpi)
E
li te compressed (2 0 cpi)
Pi ca elongated (5 cp i)
E li te elongated (6 c pi )
Micron elon
Compressedgated
(7 .5 cpi)
elongated (S.5 cpi)
Elite compressed elongated (
10 cp i)
Micron
E li te
Pica
--
Draft
240 cps
t92 cps
160
cE " _.
LQ
24 x 30
1/3 60" (0.07 mm)
1/180" (0. 14 mm)
LQ
53 cps
63 cps
~3 cps
80 cpl
96cp l ,
120 cpl !
137 cpl '
160cpl
40cp l
48c pl
60cp l
68 cpl
80 cpl

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Printing direction: User selectable: Bidirectional or Unidirectional III
Line feed time: Approx. 100 msec
[with 1/6 inch (4.2 mm) line feeding]
Paper feed: Pull/Push (user selectable) Tractor feed
(with fanfold paper)
Friction feed (with single sheet or envelopes)
Paper used: Fanfold paper:
Width:
4-10 inches (102-254 mm)
Weight: pull mode: 16-24 Ibs (53-90 gms/m')
push mode:16-241bs (53-90 gms/m')
Single sheet:
Width:
4-11.7 inches (102-297 mm)
Height: 5-14.3 inches (127-363 mm)
Weight: 14-241bs (41-90 gms/m')
Envelopes: Standard envelopes
ie: #6, #10 (Referto Appendix E)
Copies: Original + 3 non carbon copies
Paper thickness: Total thickness of sheets must be less than 0.013 inch
(0.32 mm)
Operating 50"F (IO'C) to
95'F (35'C) temperature,
environment: 30-80% humidity
(Please allow the printer to stabilize at room
temperature within the operating temperature range
before operation)
Storage - 4
F'(-20'C) to 140'F (60'C) temperature,
environment: 10-90% humidity
Head life: Approximately 100 million characters (200 million
strokes) in draft mode
Ribbon: Cassette seamless fabric ribbon
Ink color: Black
Yield: Approx. 3 million characters in draft mode
'(rolling ASCII)
Dimensions: 16.7 (W) x 13.4 (D) x 5.2 (H) in.
(423 X
341 x 133 mm)
Weight: Approx. 15.7 Ibs
(7.1 kg)
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111.3 Parts of the Printer
Front View
H ead gap l ev er
C=::-::: .::-.-.:::::::)
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Smoked pla s ti c coyer
Paper guid es
Pa(X:f hail relea se lever
Pap er fe ed se lector
Pow er switch
EZSet Operato rP anel
Row indicator light
Column i l1 cat<II'lig ht
r ",'
~ E r l ~' I ~ I I
Control Table
QUIET switch
ON LINE/FUNCTION indioutor light
lQUIET mode indicator light
'r
POWER/PAPER OUT indic.,or light
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ON LINE (SET) switch
FF (ROW) s
wi tch
LF (COLUMN) switch
FUNCTION switch