Tally T2265plus User manual

User guide T2265+ T2280+ Matrix printer

User guide Table of contents
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Table of contents
Introduction 1
Printer features 1
Symbols used 1
About this manual 2
Printer at a glance 3
Printer in tractor mode 4
Printer in single-sheet mode 4
Paperway 5
Installation 7
Unpacking the printer 7
Placing your printer 8
Checking the printer voltage 9
Connecting the printer 9
Switching on the printer 10
Inserting the ribbon cassette 11
Installing the ribbon cassette the first time 11
Changing the ribbon cassette 17
Printer drivers 23
Installing a printer driver in Windows 95/98/ME 23
Installing a printer driver in Windows 2000/2003/XP 23
Installing a printer driver in Windows 7 25
Installing a printer driver in Windows Vista 26
Other operating systems 27
Changing printer settings 28
Form settings (Windows Windows 2000/XP/Vista/
Windows 7) 28
Loading optional firmware 29
Troubleshooting 29

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The control panel 31
The LC display 32
Online mode 33
Offline mode 33
Setup mode 34
Messages in the LC display 35
Key functions when turning on the printer 36
Paper handling 37
Changing the paper type 37
Changing the paper type in the setup menu 38
Loading paper 39
Fanfold paper 39
Single sheets 41
Paper transport 43
Moving the paper to the tear position 44
Removing paper 45
Settings 47
Setting the print head gap 47
Setting the tear position 48
Setting the first printing line (TOF) 49
Selecting character density and font 50
2T model 51
Introduction 51
Rear tractor paper path 51
Loading paper into the rear tractor 52
Paper guiding bracket 54
Selecting the rear tractor 54
The Menu 57
Programming via the control panel 57
Enabling access to menu mode 57
Calling up the menu 57
Menu configurations 58

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Menu handling 59
Save settings 59
Selecting the LC display language 60
Terminating Setup mode 61
Menu structure 62
Menu parameters 63
Printing out menu configurations (Print) 63
Loading menu configurations (Menu) 63
Reset to default values (Reset) 64
Quietmode (Quietm.) 64
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Selecting font (Font) 65
Setting character density (CPI) 66
Setting line spacing (LPI) 66
Skiping perforation (Skip) 67
Selecting start signal for escape sequence (ESCChar) 67
Selecting emulation (Emulate) 68
Bidirectional printing (Bidir) 68
Settings for interfaces (I/O) 69
Serial interface (Serial) 69
Data transmssion rate (Baud) 69
Data format (Format) 70
Further Settings (Special) 71
Error handling (ErrMode) 71
Block end character (Blockend) 71
Signal feedback (Remote) 72
Transparence (Handthr) 72
Protocol (Protocol) 73
Signal Processing (DTR) 73
Selecting interface (Interf.) 74
Interface buffer (Buffer) 74
Ethernet interface (ETH-INT) 75
Setting IP address (IP Addr) 75
Setting Gateway address (Gateway) 75
Setting Subnet mask (Subnet) 76
IP address administration
(IP Get M) 77
Banner page (Banner) 77
Selecting character set (CG-Tab) 78
IBM character set (CharSet) 78

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National character set (Country) 79
Slashed zero (Sl.Zero) 79
Automatic carriage return (Auto-CR) 80
Automatic line feed (Auto-LF) 80
Menu lock (MenLock) 81
Language (Language) 81
Paper parameters (Paper) 82
Form length (Forml) 82
First printing position (FormAdj) 84
Printhead gap manually (Head) 85
View and tear position (AutoTear) 86
Line length (Width) 87
Barcode (Barcode) 87
Normal characters and barcode (Barmode) 88
Form feed mode (FFmode) 89
Setting and activating options (PapOpt) 90
Activation of tractors (AutoTra) 90
Activation of automatic sheet feeder (AutoASF) 91
Setting the left margin (LeftMrg) 91
Setting the right margin (RightMrg) 92
Allow a local copy (screen print) form a Coax or Coax/PDS
(FFaftLC) 92
Enable/Disable Paper Handling Features (Paphand) 93
Menu settings (example)
94
Advanced menu 97
Test functions 97
Printer self-test (Rolling ASCII) 98
Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode 99
Interface test
(Hex-Dump) 100
Printout in Hex-Dump 100
Terminating Hex-Dump 101
Advanced settings 102
Automatic paper motion sensor (PMS) 104
Form length (Forml) 105
Automatic gap adjustment (AGA) 105

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Paper handling (Paphand) 106
Increasing the printhead gap (Head up) 106
Paper width (Pagewid) 107
Left-hand area (Leftzon) 107
Right-hand area (Rightzo) 108
Physical left margin (Physlm) 108
Bidirectional parallel interface (CX-bid) 109
Line wrap (Wrap) 109
Beep at paper end (Sound) 110
Deactivate single sheet feeder (Single) 110
Settings for paper with dark back (Pap.back) 111
Setting for printing copy paper (HvyForm) 111
Automatic paper width detection (APW) 112
Automatic detection of the top paper margin (AED) 113
Serial number (SerialN) 114
Asset number (AssetN) 114
Graphic Print Speed (GrSpeed) 115
Troubleshooting 117
General print problems 118
The display remains dark 118
The display is lit, but the printer does not print 118
Problems with the paper feed 119
Paper jam (fanfold paper) 119
Paper jam (single sheets) 120
Paper does not move to tear off position 120
Problems with the print quality 121
Print is too pale 121
Smudged print 121
Prints undefined characters 121
The first line is not completely printed out at the top 121
Dots within characters are missing 121
Error messages via the display 122
Additional display messages 125

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Care and maintenance 127
Replacing the fuse 127
Cleaning the housing 128
Cleaning the interior 128
Cleaning the platen 129
Ribbon 129
Cleaning the upper friction 130
Carriage shafts 130
Specifications 131
Printer specifications 131
Interface specifications 135
Paper specifications 136
Character sets 139
MTPL standard character set 140
MTPL, international substitution characters 141
OCR-A character set 142
OCR-B character set 143
Available character sets and fonts 144
Emulations 147
General 147
Escape sequences 147
What are escape sequences? 148
MTPL sequences 148
Control codes 148
The $$ procedure 148
Example: 148
How are escape sequences used? 149
MTPL 149
Example in BASIC 149
Example in Pascal 149
Printout 149
List of available control codes 150

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Barcode 160
List of available barcodes 160
US Postnet barcode 161
Royal Mail Customer barcode 161
KIX barcode 162
USPS Intelligent Mail barcode 162
LC printing 163
List of additional control codes 164
Interfaces 165
Parallel interface 166
Connector assignment 166
Ethernet interface 167
Hardware 167
Supported operating systems 167
Supported protocols 167
Designation of IP address 167
Configuration 167
Status 167
Management 167
Setup 167
Physical printer port in Ethernet with TCP/IP 168
Example of a printer connected to a computer in an
Ethernet 168
Example of several devices in an Ethernet 168
Optional serial interface V.24/RS232C 169
Connector assignment 169
Interface cable (serial interface) 170
Input signals 170
Output signals 170
Protocols 171
Memory mode XON/XOFF 171
Memory mode Robust XON/XOFF 171
Extended menu functions with the ENQ/STX and
ETX/ACK protocols selected 171
ENQ/STX protocol 172
ETX/ACK protocol 172

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Options and accessories 173
Options 173
Automatic cut sheet feeder, front (ASF-F) 173
Automatic cut sheet feeder, rear (ASF-R) 173
Autocut facility 173
Tractor 2, front 173
Face down insertion 173
Printer pedestal 173
Paper basket 174
Cable cover 174
ESD brush 174
Interface modules 174
Optional firmware 174
Accessories 175
Ribbon cassettes 175
Programming manuals 175
Index 177

User guide Introduction
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Introduction
Printer features Your printer has outstanding product features, e.g. high printing speed
and print quality plus flexible paper management, making it a highly
professional solution for many industrial sectors – particularly those
which use continuous paper and generate large volumes of print on a
daily basis.
Symbols used Important information is highlighted in this manual by two symbols.
CAUTION highlights information which must be observed in order to
prevent injuries to the user and damage to the printer.
NOTE highlights general or additional information about a specific
topic.
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About this manual The user guide contains a detailed description of the printer, its charac-
teristic features and additional information.
`Chapter 1 Printer at a glance lists all the parts of the printer.
`Chapter 2 Installation contains start-up instructions and points to note.
`Chapter 3 Inserting the ribbon cassette provides step-by-step instruc-
tions for changing the ribbon cassette.
`Chapter 4 Printer drivers provides step-by-step instructions for instal-
ling the printer driver.
`Chapter 5 The control panel explains how to control printer operations.
`Chapter 6 Paper handling tells you how to set the paper type and how
to load, transport and move the paper to the tear-off position.
`Chapter 7 Settings tells you how to adjust the basic settings such as
font, character density, print head distance, print line height and tear-
off position.
`Chapter 8 describes how to handle the rear tractor, which is only
available and permanently installed in the 2T printer model.
`Chapter 9 The Menu contains all the information necessary for con-
trolling the printer via the control panel.
`Chapter 10 Advanced menu describes the possible test settings and
other technical adjustments of the printer.
`Chapter 11 Troubleshooting provides instructions for rectifying faults
which do not require the intervention of qualified personnel.
`Chapter 12 Care and maintenance provides information on the upkeep
of the printer.
`Appendix A Specifications informs you about the technical specificati-
ons of your printer and the paper which should be used.
`Appendix B Character sets lists the available MTPL character sets.
`Appendix C Emulations deals with programming via the interface. The
available programming sequences are listed.
`Appendix D Interfaces explains the interfaces.
`Appendix E Options and accessories contains information about opti-
ons and accessories you can purchase for your printer.

User guide Printer at a glance
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Printer at a glance
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Soundproofing cover
Front cover
Power switch
Control panel
Top cover
Power cord connector and fuse
Bottom cover
Interface connectors

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Printer in tractor mode
Printer in single-sheet mode
Tractors
Single sheet feeder, open
Rear cover
Paper support
Paper guide

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Paperway
* Not available on some models.
Single sheet
Tractor 1
Trac tor 2
Tractor 3
`Fanfold paper mode
`Single sheet mode
Standard printer: Tractor 1
Single sheet*
Options: Tractor 2
Tractor 3, only for
2T model, integrated
Single sheet feeder front
(ASF-F)
Single sheet feeder rear
(ASF-R)

User guide Installation
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Installation
Unpacking the printer
Place your printer on a solid surface (see Placing
your printer, page 8).
Make sure that the “Up” symbols point in the cor-
rect direction.
Open the packaging, take out the accessory cas-
sette and unpack it. Pull the printer out of the card-
board box towards you and remove the remaining
packaging material.
Check the printer for any visible transport damage
and completeness. Apart from this CD-ROM (c)
the Quick start guide (d), the power cable (e) and
the ribbon (f) must be included.
If you find any transport damage or if any accesso-
ries are missing, please contact your dealer.
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Placing your printer
Place the printer on a solid, flat, surface, ensuring
that the printer is positioned in such a way that it
can not topple, and that there is easy access to the
control panel and paper input devices. Also ensu-
re that there is sufficient space for the printed out-
put.
If you expect that frequent forward and reverse
feeds will occur, you should place the printer as
shown in the figure, if possible.
The power supply cable may be dama-
ged 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.
When selecting the printer location, observe the
following additional instructions:
Never place the printer in the vicinity of
inflammable gas or explosive sub-
stances.
Do not expose the printer to direct sunlight. If you cannot avoid plac-
ing the printer near a window, protect it from the sunlight with a cur-
tain.
When connecting the computer with the printer, make sure not to ex-
ceed the permitted cable length (see Interface specifications,
page 135).
Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating radi-
ators.
Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity
fluctuations. Above all take care to avoid the influence of dust.
It is recommended to install the printer in a place which is acousti-
cally isolated from the workplace because of the noise it may
produce.
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Checking the printer
voltage
Make sure that the device has been set to the correct voltage (e.g.
230 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.
If the setting is incorrect, set the coloured switch at
the rear of the printer to the correct position, using
a pointed object (e.g. screwdriver, ball pen or
tweezers).
Make sure that the printer is switched
off before setting the correct voltage;
otherwise severe damage may be
caused.
Connecting the printer
Connect the power cable cto the power inlet of
the printer. Connect the power cable plug to a
mains socket.
Make sure that the printer and the computer are
switched off and connect the data cable dbet-
ween the printer and the computer.
The printer by default is provided with a
parallel and an Ethernet interface. For
further information about the inter-
faces, refer to the section Interfaces,
page 165.
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Switching on the printer
The power switch for switching on the printer is lo-
cated at the bottom left at the front of the printer
when viewed from the front.
After switching on, the printer passes through a memory test during
the initialization phase. In the display appears temporary the mes-
sage "SDRAMTEST XXXXX XX ok".
If the memory test is successful finished, the firmware number ap-
pears in the display.
After finishing the initialization the printer switches to online mode
(see Online mode, page 33).
SDRAMTEST
20000 55AA ok
Online
Setup
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48979A 01
Initializing ...
Online
Setup
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