Panasonic Kx-p1150 - kx-p 1150 b/w dot-matrix printer User manual

Panasonic

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Instructions

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Dot

Matrix

Printer

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Before

operating

this

unit,

please

read

these

instructions

completely.

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A

IMPORTANT

(FOR

UNITED

KINGDOM)

CLASS

1

FOR

BS

7002

FOR

YOUR

SAFETY

PLEASE

READ

THE

FOLLOWING

TEXT

CAREFULL

Y

This

appliance

is

supplied

with

a

moulded

three

mains

plug

for

your

safety

and

convenience.

A

5

amp

fuse

is

fitted

in

this

plug.

Should

the

fuse

need

to

be

replaced

please

ensure

that

the

replacement

fuse

has

a

rating

of

5

amps

and

that

it

is

approved

by

ASTA

or

BSI

to

BS

1362.

Check

for

the

ASTA

mark

or

the

BSI

mark

on

the

body

of

the

fuse.

if

the

plug

contains

a

removable

fuse

cover

you

must

ensure

that

it

[s

refitted

when

the

fuse

is

replaced.

If

you

lose

the

fuse

cover

the

plug

must

not

be

used

until

a

replacement

cover

is

obtained.

A

replacement

fuse

cover

can

be

purchased

from

your

local

Panasonic

Dealer.

IF

THE

FITTED

MOULDED

PLUG

IS

UNSUITABLE

FOR

THE

SOCKET

OUTLET

IN

YOUR

HOME.

|

THEN

THE

FUSE

SHOULD

BE

REMOVED

AND

THE

PLUG

CUT

OFF

AND

DISPOSED

OF

S

SAFELY.

THERE

IS

A

DANGER

OF

SEVERE

ELECTRICAL

SHOCK

IF.

THE

CUT

OFF

PLUG

IS

INSERTED

-

INTO

ANY

13

AMP

SOCKET.

|

If

a

new

plug

is

to

be

fitted

please

observe

the

wiring

code

as

shown

below.

If

in

any

doubt

please

consult

a

qualified

electrician.

WARNING

:

THIS

IS

APPLIANCE

MUST

BE

EARTHED.

IMPORTANT:

The

wires

in

this

mains

lead

are

coloured

in

accordance

with

the

following

code:

Green-and-Yellow:

Earth

Blue:

.

„Neutral

kerne

EA

we

THEN!

Brown:

Live

As

the

colours

of

the

wire

in

the

mains

lead

of

this

appliance

may

not

correspond

with

the

coloured

markings

identifying

the

terminals

in

your

plug,

proceed

as

follows.

q

AA

A

O

a

E

MMC

A

IE

IO

FO

The

wire

which

is

coloured

GREEN-AND-YEL

LOW

must

be

connected

to

the

terminal

in

the

plug

which

is

`

marked

with

the

letter

E

or

by

the

Earth

symbol

@

,

or

coloured

GREEN

or

GREEN-AND-YELLOW.

The

wire

which

is

coloured

BLUE

msut

be

connected

to

the

terminal

in

the

plug

which

is

marked

with

the

letter

N

or

coloured

BLACK,

The

wire

which

is

coloured

BROWN

must

be

connected

to

the

terminal

in

the

plug

which

is

marked

with

the

letter

L

or

coloured

RED.

How

to

replace

the

fuse

Open

the

fuse

compartment

with

a

screwdriver

and

replace

the

fuse

and

fuse.

SCREWDRIVER

FUSE

COVER

*

This

equipment

is

produced

to

BS800:

1988

All

Rights

Reserved.

€

COPYRIGHT

1993

KYUSHU

MATSUSHITA

ELECTRIC

CO.,

LTD.

wis

4e

—

e

i

—

¢

qe,

Lr

rr

d

WARNING

e

The

power

source

voltage

of

this

unit

is

listed

on

the

nameplate.

Plug

the

printer

only

into

an

outlet

with

the

proper

voltage.

*

To

prevent

fire

or

shock

hazard,

do

not

expose

this

product

to

rain

or

any

type

of

moisture.

e

When

you

operate

this

equipment,

the

outlet

should

be

near

the

equipment

and

should

be

easily

accessible.

The

serial

number

of

the

unit

may

be

found

on

the

label

on

the

rear

of

the

unit.

For

your

convenience,

note

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-P1150

NAME

OF

DEALER

m

SERIAL

NO.

DATE

OF

PURCHASE

IBM

and

IBM-PC

are

registered

trademarks

of

International

Business

Machines

Corporation.

Proprinter

is

a

trademark

of

International

Business

Machines

Corporation.

Windows

is

a

trademark

of

Microsoft

Corporation.

Epson

is

a

registered

trademark

of

Seiko

Epson

Corporation.

Any

details

given

in

these

Operating

Instructions

are

subject

to

change

without

notice.

SEPT

NITT

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in.

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Table

of

Contents

Introduction

Features

Operating

Environment

Precoaltiane

ue

MÀ

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War

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o

Chap.1

Before

You

Start

7

Unpacking

9

Parts

of

the

Printer

8

Removing

the

Protective

Paper

8

installing

the

Platen

Knob

Chap.2

Setup

11

Connecting

to

a

Computer

18

Printer-Driver

Selection

12

Ribbon

Cassette

19

Instailing

a

Printer-Driver

12

Installing

the

Ribbon

Cassette

(Windows

Ver.

3.1)

13

Removing

the

Ribbon

Cassette

20

Self

Test

14

installing

Paper

14

Fanfold

Paper

(Tractor

Mode)

16

Single

Sheets

and

Envelopes

(Friction

Mode)

Chap.3

Initial

Setup

Mode

21

Using

the

Setup

Disk

27

Using

the

Control

Panel

Chap.4

Using

the

Printer

an

Onlanitlimo

n

6i

bae

armi

sa

Tr

ná

Tan

YE

TAG

SA

wy

IX

REI

IS

a

III

alii

F

USIL

Vi

EUA

¡E

QIEZMY

MIT

m"

31

Feeding

Paper

32

Paper

Parking

|

LOAD/PARK

31

Line

Feed/Form

Feed

“LF/FF

Table

of

Contents

Chap.5

Software

Commands

33

Command

Reference

Program

Chap.

6

Maintenance

8.

Troubleshooting

35

Periodic

Maintenance

36

Troubleshooting

Appendix

37

Printer

Specifications

43

lnitialization/Hex

Dump

39

Paper

Specifications

43

Initialization

39

Fanfold

Paper

43

Hex

Dump

39

Single

Sheets

44

Character

Set

Tables

39

Envelopes

50

Glossary

40

Printing

Area

53

Index

41

Interfacing

55

Options

and

Supplies

41

Parallel

interfacing

g

E

EJ

sr

[1/8

TT

EET

—

TT

Introduction

Congratulations

on

purchasing

a

Panasonic

printer.

This

printer

is

a

versatile,

high

quality

9-pin

dot

matrix

printer

which

is

designed

to

meet

the

needs

of

your

office,

home

and

private

use...

This

printer

has

been

factory

set

to

operate

with

most

of

the

popular

software

packages.

Your

application

software

shouid

controi

the

printer

functions.

in

most

cases,

there

wil

be

no

need

to

change

the

initial

printer

settings.

Features

Printer

Emulation:

Setup

Disk:

Fonts:

Maximum

Printing

Speed:

Paper

Handling:

Epson

FX-850

and

IBM

Proprinter

11

A

Printer-Driver

for

Windows

Ver.

3.1,

Initial

Setup

nrasram

and

Carmarnd

Rafaranra

nraararr

a

A

>

o

ai

ar

3

Draft

(Fica

Elite,

Micron

)

4

NLQ

(courier

,Boid

PS,Roman,Sans

Serif)

Draft

—

240

characters

per

second

(15

cpi)

NLQ

—

38

characters

per

second

(12

cpi)

Friction

and

Push

Tractor

This

printer

can

be

installed

in

any

normal

office

environment.

No

special

wiring

or

cooling

is

required.

*

Do

not

use

the

printer

under

the

following

conditions:

—

Extremely

high

or

low

temperature

[temperature

range:

10-35'C

(50-95'F)]

—

Extremely

high

or

low

humidity

(humidity

range:

20-80%

RH)

—

Areas

of

poor

ventilation

[a

minimum

of

4”

(10

cm)

clearance

on

all

sides

is

necessary

to

insure

proper

ventilation]

a

Araae

nf

hinh

diet

ranrcantratinn

S

XI

REALM

NER

30033

LE

MATARLA

VD

PARARE

TR

LALALA

—

Areas

with

chemical

fume

concentration

—

Areas

with

extreme

vibration

or

when

placed

on

an

unstable

or

unievel

surface

Precautions

o

The

following

precautions

are

recommended

to

extend

the

life

of

the

printer.

*

Keep

all

liquids

away

from

the

printer.

*

Do

not

piace

books,

paper,

or

other

items

on

top

of

the

printer.

*

Do

not

operate

the

printer

without

paper

arid

a

ribbon

cassette

installed.

*

Avoid

prolonged

use

without

allowing

the

printhead

time

to

cool.

*

Do

not

obstruct

the

movement

of

the

printhead

while

in

operation.

*

|f

the

printer

is

not

going

to

be

used

for

an

extended

period,

unplug

the

power

cord.

HTE.

Having

unpacked

the

printer,

make

sure

none

of

the

contents

shown

below

are

missing

or

damaged.

Report

damages

or

shortages

to

the

store

from

which

the

unit

was

purchased.

a

an

-caier

TN

A

-

—-——5

Printer

(KX-P1150)

Ribbon

Cassette

Platen

Knob

Operating

Manual

Quick

Start

Guide

*

This

Setup

Disk

contains

a

Printer-Driver

for

Windows

Ver.

3.1

(te

P.

19),

an

Initial

Setup

program

(te

P.

21)

and

a

Command

Reference

program

(rs

P.

33).

*

To

use

this

Setup

Disk

you

need

to

have

an

IBM-PC

or

a

Compatible

computer

with

a

3.5"

floppy

disk

drive.

rshipping

.

ARTE

HEIS

NOA

910Jeg

Installing

the

Platen

Knob

Insert

the

platen

knob

into

the

hole

on

the

right

side

of

the

printer

and

rotate

it

slowly

until

it

slips

onto

the

shaft.

Push

the

platen

knob

onto

the

platen

shaft

to

secure.

arts

of

the

Printél

Paper

guides

(ns

P.

16)

Smoked

plastic

cover

NZ

m

Top

cover

Control

Panel

@O

Courier

Ge

Roman

©»

9

Bold

PS

|

OO

PROGRAM

|

60

Sans

Serif

FONT

switch

Pressing

this

switch

will

select

the

font

style.

[ux

P,

30)

ONLINE

switch

This

switch

opens

and

closes

the

communi-

cation

line

with

the

computer.

TEAR

OFF

switch

Pressing

this

switch

will

advance

or

reverse

the

paper

for

tearing

off.

(rs

P.

31)

LF/FF

switch

WS

JE

Z

EE

TREF

Pressing

this

switch

advances

the

paper

one

line

at

a

time.

Holding

this

switch

advances

the

paper

to

the

first

print

line

of

the

(IS

P.

31)

LOAD/PARK

switch

Pressing

this

switch

will

load

or

park

the

paper.

(rx

P.

32)

Platen

knob

(us

P.

8)

Power

switch

(c=

P.

11)

FONT

indicators

These

indicators

identify

which

Font

has

been

selected.

(US

P.

30)

ON

LINE

indicator

This

indicator

is

lit

when

the

printer

is in

the

ON

LINE

mode,

and

is

out

in

the

OFF

LINE

mode.

| `

POWER/PAPER

OUT

indicator

This

indicator

is

lit

when

the

power

is

on

anid

paper

is

installed.

It

blinks

when

paper

is

not

installed,

1

N

11819

NOA

240Jeg

|

BIS

NOA

aJoJeg

Parts

of

the

Printel

ahanta

pU

HT

Oin

amla

Hui

DU

UIE

DEE

and

envelopes

HET:

|

i5

(Tractor)

Fanfold

paper

.

rt

(ee

P.

16)

Top

cover

Frame

ground

|

terminal

(

&

P,

11)

|

:

Centronics

parallel

interface

Head

Gap

Lever

Adjusts

the

gap

between

ine

piaten

and

the

printhead.

The

lever

moves

in

increments

of

0.0028

inch

(0.07

mm).

connector

(TT P.

11)

BE)

PA

3,4,

5

and6

.

Thick

or

multiple

;

sheets,

envelopes

`|

+9

oso

o»mrbi

1

2

=

5

ANS

A

vs

z

3

|1or2

:

Thinner

sheets

5

6

Tractors

Nameplate

Power

switch

Seria!

No.

Label

(ES

P.

11)

AC

power

cord

.

..;

(57

P.

11)

10

annecting

to

a

Compultef

1

Attach

one

end

of

the

parallel

interface

cable

2

Plug

printer

into

a

grounded

3

prong

AC

from

your

computer

to

your

printer

and

socket.

secure

the

printer

clips.

When

the

power

is

supplied

to

the

printer,

the

ida

View)

:

power

indicator

on

the

control

panel

will

light.

vein

m.

a

,

|

N

(Left

PAPES

>

i

d

S

Ecol

é

printer,

route

the

cable

through

the

cable

SUppo

ESTRES

si

=

>=

AEREA

ARA

ATTE

IRA

EE

EIE

NN

TEE,

LITT

"

vtl.

dnies

dn

|

nga

0

ES

|

ilias

Ribbon

Casseiie

Installing

the

Ribbon

Cassette

1

4

Turn

the

power

on.

3

Rotate

the

knob

on

the

ribbon

cassette

to

remove

any

slack.

The

carriage

will

automatically

move

to

the

ribbon

exchange

area.

|

The

printer

allows

the

ribbon

cassette

to

be

:

Knob

—_

ARO

only

in

this

are

|

:

|

SYN

ÉL

e"

—

icem

4

Slip

the

ribbon

between

the

ribbon

mask

and

the

printhead

nose.

m————XPÁÀ

M

ÓÓÍ

Ribbon

exchange

area

|

Sce-Theprinthead

may

be

hot,

use

caution

when

|

E

|

Head

gap

lever

Ribbon

er

Eric

5

Press

down

on

rear

of

the

cassette

until

the

win

tab

snaps

loto

place:

7

Adjustthe

head

gap

lever

for

the

thickness

of

paper

you

are

using.

6

Replace

the

smoked

plastic

cover.

|

1or2

.

Thinner

sheets

'

8,4,

5and6

|

Thick

or

multiple

sheets

or

i

envelopes

Removing

the

Ribbon

Cassette

|

1

Toremove

the

cassette,

perform

steps

1-2

of

“Installing

the

Ribbon

Cassette".

(c=

P.

12)

2

Spread

the

wing

tab

and

lift

up

the

cassette.

13

A

ELA

dnjes

CO

1777

dms

|

Your

Panasonic

printer

offers

two

paper

handling

choices:

—

Fanfold

paper

(Tractor

mode)

1

©

Turnthe

power

on.

The

PAPER

OUT

indicator

will

flash

indicating

that

paper

is

not

installed

in

the

printer.

©

Adjust

the

head

gap

lever

for

the

thickness

of

paper

you

are

using.

2

Set

the

paper

feed

selector

to

“

[7]

”.

(Tractor

mode)

sr

Paper

feed

selector

14

—

Single

sheets

and

envelopes

(Friction

mode)

J

Remove

the

top

cover.

Top

cover

TE

m

TT

ET

IT

KLOON

4

©

Unlock

the

tractors

by

pulling

the

tractor

clamping

levers

forward.

€

Slide

the

tractors

to

accommodate

the

approximate

width

of

the

paper

being

used.

In

most

applications,

you

will

find

that

the

O

indicator

on

the

tear

bar

is

a

useful

tool

for

predetermining

your

left

most

print

position.

Tractor

clamping

levers

ei

n

annman

|

I

|

Tear

bar

5

Openthe

tractor

covers.

Tractor

covers

7

o

Adjust

the

tractors

to

remove

any

slack

in

@

Align

the

paper

sprocket

holes

with

the

tractor

pins

making

sure

the

paper

Is

stralght.

@

Close

the

tractor

covers.

the

paper.

€

Lock

the

tractor

clamping

levers.

Installing

Pape}

8

Press

LOAD/PARK

.

This

will

load

the

paper

to

the

first

print

line.

=*Do

not

use

(LFIFF,

to

load

paper.

^.

9

Replace

the

top

cover.

Top

cover

10

it

the

ON

LINE

indicator

is

not

lit,

press:

ON

LINE

sto

get

ready

to

print.

ON

LINE

indicator

|

ON

LINE

i

[a

POWER

PAPER

OUT

15

m.

dnas

TIT

"A

il

dnies

|

installing

Pape}

Single

Sheets

and

Envelopes

(Friction

Mode)

@

Turn

the

power

on.

3

Raise

the

to

er

to

the

single

sheet

feed

ton

The

PAPER

OUT

indicator

will

flash

indicat-

.

....

===:

corsa

EAT

ing

that

no

paper

is

installed

in

the

printer.

“this

i$

done

by

inserting

the

side

pi

pins

s

of

the

top

cover

into

the

slots

on

the

upper

cabinet.

©

Adjust

the

head

gap

lever

for

the

thickness

of

paper

you

are

using.

4

©

Rotate

the

paper

support.

tor2

Thinner

sheets

l €

Separate

the

paper

guides

to

the

j

i

approximate

width

of

your

paper

or

|

3,

4,

5

and

6

Thick

sheets

or

envelopes

:

anvelópa.

2

Setthe

paper

feed

selector

to“

O”

(Friction

mode)

Paper

support

i

nn

—

————

|

eme

ME

16

5

Insert

a

sheet

of

paper

through

the

paper

guides

and

behind

the

platen.

l

The

paper

will

automatically

be

loaded

to

the

first

print

line.

installing

Faber

6

if

the

ON

LINE

indicator

is

not

lit,

press

(

ON

LINE

|

to

get

ready

to

print.

7

ON

LINE

indicator

ON

LINE

=

TEAR

OFF

PAPER

OUT

|

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|

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|

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Selectior

This

procedure

is

the

final

step

before

printing

and

is

performed

in

your

application

software

program.

The

steps

will

vary,

depending

on

the

software

program.

Consult

your

software

package

for

proper

procedures.

The

Panasonic

KX-P1

150

will

be

your

first

choice.

However,

if

the

Panasonic

KX-P1150

printer

is

not

listed

in

your

software,

you

must

select

an

alternative

from

the

following

table.

Printer-Driver

Selections

(In

order

of

priority)

Panasonic

KX-P1150

Panasonic

KX-P2180

|

Epson

FX-850

i

M

Panasonic

KX-P1180/P

1170

Epson

FX

series

IBM

Proprinter

IIl

+

If

selecting

the

IBM

Proprinter

III

in

your

software,

printer

emulation

must

also

be

changed

in

the

initial

setup

mode.

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P.

21-29)

l

18

If

you

are

using

Windows

Ver.

3.1,

please

insert

your

Setup

Disk

into

drive

A

or

B

and

follow

ihe

directions

below.

Before

you

use

the

Setup

Disk,

it

is

recommended

that

you

make

a

back-up

copy

and

store

the

original

in

a

safe

place.

1

In

“Main

Group”,

select

“Print

Manager".

2

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“Options”,

select

“Printer

Setup”.

3

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Add

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,

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;

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Unlisted

or

Updated

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Unlisted

or

Updated

Printer

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6

insert

the

Setup

Disk

into

drive

A.

If

reading

the

printer

driver

disk

from

drive

.

B,

type

BA

Insert

unlisted,

updated,

or

vendor-provided

printer

drlver

disk

in:

AN

|

7

Click

[OK:

i

Cancel

—

E

Install-Driver

OK

The

printer

diriver

of

KX-P1150

is

shown

in

a

dialog

box.

8

Click

(OK

.

List

of

Printers:

Panasonic

KX-P1150

9

Click

Set

As

Default

Printer

|

A

10

Click

Close.

11

Exit

the

“Print

Manager”.

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|

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litt

The

printer

has

a

self

test

feature

which

allows

you

to

test

the

printer.

1

Load

a

sheet

of

paper

(fanfold

or

single

sheet),

then

turn

the

power

off.

(ns

P.

14-17)

2

While

pressing

_LF/FF.

,

turn

the

power

on,

then

release.

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