Panasonic KX-P1123 User manual

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Ins ructions I
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
................•. . .....
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:
c--- -. -
Frequency: --
Cu rr ent:
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Interface:
Print fonts:
Soft wa re em ul at ion:
._- --
Char acter sets:
f-- --
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Dot configuration:
Dot diamet er
Matrix (V e r. xH or. )
Dot pit
ch (Hor.)
(Ver.)
-- -
Ma xim um numbe r
of ch arac te rs per
line (cpl ):
.-
Printing speed
Icharacters per
second
(c ps ).l :
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1 -3 Introduction
-- --- - _ . ...
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
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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
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~ 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
1-5 Introduction
ON LINE (SET) switch
FF (ROW) s
wi tch
LF (COLUMN) switch
FUNCTION switch

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Top View
Pa pe rg ui des
Top cover
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rae or c ampmg evers --.....
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aper n se n IOn gUI es
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Center pape r,s up po rt
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Plat en knob
Pape rfeed selector
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Rear View
Top cover
Serifli No. Label
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Nameplat e
AC power cord
Fram e ground terminal
Seria l interFace cove r
Centronics para ll el interface connector

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2.1 Site Requirements
This printer ca n be installed in any normal office environment.
No special wiring or cooling is required, II
However, do not use the printer under the fo llowing conditions:
-e xtremely high or low temperature [te mp erature range: 50-95'F
(l0-3S'C)]
-extremely high or low humidity (humidity range: 30-80% RH)
-are as of poor ventilation [a minimum of 4" (10 em) clearance on
a ll sides necessary to insure proper ventilation]
- a
re as of high dust concentration
-areas with chemical fume concentration
-area s with extreme vibration or when placed on an unstable or
un level ed su rface
2.2 Unpacking and Inspection
Having opened the shipping carton, carefully remove the contents.
Inspect the printer and accessories for damage. Repo
rt damage or
shortages
to the store from which the unit was purch as ed. Inside the
manual's front cover record important information regarding the
printer.
Note: .
lnk ribbon cassette
( KX-P145 )
<:/
Operating manual
· . P1ease _ ke~p . all the packingmat~riais so. .they may be used
should you
wish to transport the printer "in :the future. Th~y are
specifically designed to protect your prinle, during shipment.
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2.3 Power Up
Plug the power cord into an outlet of the proper rating listed on the
nameplate located in the rear of the printer.
The power switch is located on the right side of the printer toward
the front. When the power is supplied to the printer, the power in-
dicator light on the front panel will light.
2.4 Mounting the Ribbon Cassette
1.Make sure the printer is off. Open the smoked plastic cover.
2.Gently slide the carriage toward the center of the unit.
3.Be sure the head gap lever is in the (+) position,
4.Prior to installing the cassette, remove any slack on the ribbon
by rotating the knob on the
cassette counterclockwise,
Knob
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5.Position the cassette over the printhead and lower it in place
as shown <D. Visually insure that the ribbon slips between the
nose cover and the nose
of the printhead. Gently. but firmly.
press down on rear of the cassette until the wing tab snap into
place ®.
6.Close the smoked plastic cover.
7.Reposition the head gap lever for the appropriate paper thick-
ness.
To remove the ribbon cassette, spread the wing tab
and lift
up the cassette.
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2.5 Paper Feed Selection
This printer has two paper reed mechanisms (Tractor and Friction)
and 3 paper paths. You can select the best method for your paper
type and printing n ee ds. Ref er to the table below.
.
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PAPER
PATH
BEST USE D WHEN / FOR
MODE
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-doin g any type of rever se
paper
feeding
Rear
-enablin g you to do Paper Parking
Tractor
~ u6~0
-usin g single fo rm continuously fed
paper
_ ~P.'?lfL
-multipart forms (see Note)
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-label s
Friction Top
-single sheet
-envel ope
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Note:
·When feeding paper from the bottom, do not reverse line feed.
Paper may n ot feed co rrec tl y and print quality may not be op-
timum .
·Paper Parking is not available. when the paper is installed' from
the bottom. - ,
• Single sheets or envelopes can be fed through the' top individ-
ually
or using th e KX-P37 ellt Sheet, Feeder.
• When us in g multipart f or m s: when tear feeding (pus h' mode)
only u se up to 2 part-forms. For 3 or 4- part forms, w.e 'r.ecoln-
mend bottom feeding (pull mode) for opt imum print quality.
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2.6 Print Control Levers
Paper feed selector
This selector should. be set for the paper method you wish to use to
print.
POSITION USE FOR
T (Tractor) Fanfold paper
F (Friction) Single sheet and Envelopes
Paper bail release lever
This lever sets the paper bail position and loads/parks the paper
automatically.
[ T.PUll)
( LOAD)
PARK
g
Head gap lever
POSITION
T.PUSH/
FRlC
T.PULL
LOAD/
PARK
USE FOR
Rear/Top feeding
Paper bail presses the paper
Bottom feeding
Paper bail releases the paper
Load the paper automatically
Parks rear-fed paper
This lever adjusts the gap between the printhead and the platen to
compensate for the thickness
of the paper.
The lever has 6 steps and moves the printhead closer to or farther
away from the platen approximately
0.0028 inch (0.07 mm) per step.
To move the lever forward (-) narrows the gap.
To move the lever backward (+) widens the gap.
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POSITION USE FOR
I or 2 Thinner sheets
3, 4, 5, and 6 Thick or multiple sheets
envelopes
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.·:·If" an '{ n)< ,· sm ea r: , occurs ' N' ~en ' loa, d} ngpaM r, ' or , llhl'ipg · pm it lq g, : •,
mp y~ Ihe.lever toward·the Ip~e.r Pos!tio,n ,' C+') ~ \ln . til , th ~ ; sPl,e ,ar no' , :;
~onge~ , appears. ' .:. "'; . ~ 1 j ~ • ". ~, ! '
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2.7 Paper Installation
A. Fanfold Paper
To install Fanfold paper follow these procedures.
Rear Feeding
l.Turn the power switch on. A beep will sound once ' and the
paper out indicator will flash. This indicates that there is no
paper installed in the printer.
2. Veri fy that the head gap lever is in the (+) position.
3.Set the paper feed selector to the 'T" position.
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Pap er f ee d
Head gap lever selector
~~~ ~ ~jc:~- .;'::::=--;;;;-:-,;:;:;:- =-~
4.Remov e the top cover as shown below. Lift to most upright
position, then s lightly lower and pull back.
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5.Unlock the tractors by pulling the tractor clamping levers for-
ward. Slide
the tractors out toward the sides to the approximate
width of the paper.
Traclor clamping levers
=:I= ::::±= 'Center paper sUP IPorls ==:i== == f==r
6.Space the center paper s upport evenly between the tractors.
7.0pen both tractor covers.
8.Align the paper so that the tractor pins catch the paper sprocket
holes.
9.Clo se the tractor covers.
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IO.Pull the tractors outward to remove any slack. then lock the
tractor s into position by pushing the traclOr clampi ng le ve rs
back.
11. Open the tractor cove rs and remove th e paper, then close the
tractor covers.
12. Press the FF switch while press in g the ON LINE switch. The
tractor will rotate automatically for ten seco nds.
13.While the tractor is rotating, insert the fanfold paper behind
the pinwheel evenly, between the paper insertion guides, until
the tractor pins
catch the paper sprocket holes.
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Verify the paper is installed s traight. If jamming occurs,
remove the paper by rotating the platen knob back.
2-8 Set up