Tally T2040 User manual

Reference manual Matrix printer
T2140
T2040
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Table of contents
Printer at a glance 1
Paperways 3
Installation 4
Unpacking the printer 4
Placing your printer 5
Connecting the printer 7
Switching on the printer 9
The control panel 10
The LC display 11
Online mode 12
Offline mode 13
Setup mode 14
Messages in the LC display 15
Key functions when turning on the printer 16
Changing the ribbon cassette 17
Settings (I) 22
Paper path quick selection 22
Selecting character density and font temporarily 24
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Loading paper 26
Fanfold paper 26
Single sheets 32
Handling 35
Paper transport 35
Moving the paper to the tear position 36
Settings (II) 37
Setting the print head gap 37
Setting the tear position 39
Setting the first printing line (TOF) 40
The Menu 42
Programming via the control panel 42
Calling up the menu 43
Enabling access to menu mode 43
Menu configurations 44
Menu handling 46
Save settings 47
Selecting the LC display language 48
Terminating Setup mode 50
Menu structure 51
Menu description table 52
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Test functions 66
Test functions 66
Functions and Adjustments 67
Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII) 69
Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode 71
Interface test (Hex-Dump) 72
Printout in Hex-Dump 72
Terminating Hex-Dump 74
Mechanical adjustments to the printer 75
Setting the Formlen function 76
Setting the AGA function 78
Setting the Paphand function 79
Head up 80
Pagewid 81
Leftzon 82
Rightzo 83
Physlm 84
CX-bid 85
Wrap / Sound 86
Pap.back 87
Loading firmware 88
Loading the operating system for the first time 89
Troubleshooting 89
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Troubleshooting 90
The display remains dark 91
The display is lit, but the printer does not print 92
Problems with the paper feed 93
Paper jam (fanfold paper) 94
Paper jam (single sheets) 95
Paper does not move to tear off position 95
Problems with the print quality 96
Print is too pale 96
Smudged print 96
Prints undefined characters 97
The first line is not completely printed out at the top 97
Dots within characters are missing 97
Error messages via the display 98
Load paper from ... 98
Printhead hot 98
Cover open 98
Parity Error 98
Frame Error 99
Hardware Alarm 99
Overrun Error 99
Eject Error 100
Load Error 100
Additional display messages 101
Press any key 101
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Loading Default 101
Only available in Epson mode 101
Park position 101
Tear paper off 101
Load paper from single 101
Remove paper in xxx 101
Care and maintenance 102
Replacing the fuse 103
Cleaning the housing 104
Cleaning the interior 104
Platen 105
Ribbon 106
Upper friction 106
Carriage shafts 106
Emulations 107
General 107
Escape sequences 107
What are escape sequences? 108
MTPL sequences 108
What are control codes? 108
The $$ procedure 109
How are escape sequences used? 110
MTPL 111
Example in BASIC 111
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Example in Pascal 112
Printout 112
List of available control codes 113
Barcode 132
List of available barcodes 132
US Postnet Barcode 134
LC printing 135
List of additional command codes 136
Configuring the printer for your computer 138
Character sets 139
MTPL standard character set 140
MTPL international substitution
characters 141
OCRA character set 142
OCRB character set 143
Available character sets 144
Interfaces 145
Parallel interface 146
Serial interface V.24/RS232C 148
Connector assignment 149
Interface cable (serial interface) 150
Input signals 151
Output signals 151
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Memory mode XON/XOFF 152
Memory mode Robust XON/XOFF 152
Extended menu functions with the ENQ/STX, ETX/ACK and
ACK/NAK protocols selected 153
ENQ/STX protocol 154
ETX/ACK protocol 155
ACK/NAK protocol 155
Add entry to the AUTOEXEC.BAT 157
Specification 158
Printer specifications 158
Interface specifications 164
Paper specifications 166
Options and Accessories 169
Options 169
Automatic single sheet feeder, front (ASF-F) 169
Automatic single sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R) 169
Tractor 2, front 169
Tractor 3, rear 170
Others 170
Automatic single sheet feeder, front (ASF-F) 171
Preparing the printer 171
Installing the ASF-F172
Inserting paper 174
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Automatic single sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R) 176
Preparing the printer 176
Installing the ASF-R 176
Inserting paper 180
Tractor 2 182
Preparing the printer 182
Installing the tractor 2183
Tractor 3 184
Preparing the printer 184
Installing the tractor 3184
Paper specifications 186
Accessories 190
Ribbon cassettes 190
Programmer’s application manuals 190
Index 191
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Printer at a glance
Control panel
Front cover
Power switch
Power inlet and
fuse
Interface connector
Paper support Top cover Latches
Tear edge
Bottom cover
Single sheet feeder closed
Print head
Ribbon cassette
Rear cover
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➤Printer in fanfold paper mode ➤Printer in single sheet mode
Tractor 1 Single sheet feeder open
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➤Paperways
TTrraaccttoorr33
TTrraaccttoorr11
TTraracctotor 2r 2
Single sheetSingle sheet
AASSFF--FF
AASSFF--RR
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Installation
➤Unpacking the printer
Place your printer on a solid base (see Placing your
printer ).
Make sure that the “Up” symbols point to the correct
direction.
Open the packaging and take out the ribbon casset-
te. Pull the printer out of the cardboard box towards
you and remove the remaining packaging material.
Check the printer for any visible transport damage
and completeness. Apart from this CD-ROM (➀), the
Operator’s Manual (➁), the power cable (➂), the rib-
bon (➃) and the paper support (➄) must be included.
If you find any transport damage or if any accesso-
ries are missing, please contact your dealer.
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➂
➃
➄
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➤Placing your printer
Place the printer on a solid, flat and non-slip surface
in such a way that it cannot fall down. Make sure to
facilitate access to the control panel and the paper in-
put trays and to leave sufficient space for the paper
ejected.
When selecting the printer location, observe the following additional in-
structions:
Never place the printer in the vicinity of easily inflammable gas or
explosive substances.
The power supply cable may be damaged
if the paper edges constantly chafe the
insulating sheath. The user must always
ensure that there is sufficient distance
between the power supply cable and the
paper.
STOP
STOP
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Do not expose the printer to direct sunlight. If you cannot avoid placing the
printer near a window, protect it from the sunlight with a curtain.
When connecting the computer with the printer, make sure not to exceed the
permitted cable length (see Technical specifications ).
Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating radiators.
Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity
fluctuations. Protect the printer from dust.
It may be recommended to install the printer in a place which is acoustically
isolated from the workplace because of the noise it may produce.
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➤Connecting the printer
Connect the power cable to the power inlet of the
printer. Connect the power cable plug to a mains
socket.
Make sure that the device has been set to
the correct voltage (e.g. 220–240 V in
Europe, 120 V in the USA). To do this,
check the type plate above the power
inlet at the back of the printer. Contact
your dealer if the setting is incorrect.
Never switch on the printer if the voltage
setting is incorrect, since this may result
in severe damage.
STOP
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Make sure that the printer and the computer are
switched off and connect the data cable between the
printer and the computer.
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➤Switching on the printer
The power switch for switching on the printer is
located at the front bottom right of the printer.
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The control panel
The control panel with its keys is used for controlling your work with the
printer. The control panel is located on the front left side of your printer
and consists of a two-line LC display and six keys.
The functions of the keys depend on the printer’s current mode (status).
There are four basic modes.
The Online mode is the printer’s normal operating status. Data from your
computer can be received and printed.
In the Offline mode the link between printer and computer is interrupted,
i.e. no data can be received and printed.
In the Setup mode you can either select the printer menu or carry out the
so-called quick-switch function. The quick-switch option was included so
that you can change the most important parameters (adjustments,
character density, font, paper path, adjustments i.e. head gap) directly
without having to enter them via the menu. The character density and
font parameters can also be set permanently in the printer menu mode.
In the Menu mode further printer settings (line spacing, size of the inter-
face buffer etc.) can be altered and saved permanently.
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➤The LC display The LC display tells you all the important printer settings and informs you
which functions are currently assigned to which keys.
In Normal mode the upper line tells you the printer’s status ( Online or
Offline mode – in the example below the printer is in the Online mode),
and the selected paperpath (below: Tractor1 = tractor mode).
The second line informs you which functions are currently assigned to
which keys. The word or symbol directly above a key tells you the
current function of the key. In our example the right key is assigned with
the Tear function. If you were to press this key the loaded fanfold paper
would be advanced to the tear position.
Example:
Online Tractor1
Tear
Online
Setup
Printer status Paper path
Key functions
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