TallyGenicom la550n User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Table of contents

  2
• Introduction

  8
  • Printer features

    8
  • Symbols used

    8
  • About this manual

    9
• Printer at a glance

  10
  • Printer in fanfold paper mode

    11
  • Printer in single-sheet mode

    11
  • Paperway

    12
• Installation

  13
  • Unpacking the printer

    13
  • Placing your printer

    14
  • Checking the printer voltage

    15
  • Connecting the printer

    16
  • Switching on the printer

    17
• Changing the ribbon cassette

  18
• Printer drivers

  21
  • Installing a printer driver in Windows 95/98/ME

    21
  • Installing a printer driver in Windows 2000/NT 4.0/XP

    22
  • Other operating systems

    23
  • Changing printer settings

    24
    • Form settings (Windows 2000/NT 4.0/XP)

      24
    • Graphic options

      25
  • Loading optional firmware

    26
    • Troubleshooting

      26
• The control panel

  27
  • The LC display

    28
  • Online mode

    29
  • Offline mode

    29
  • Setup mode

    30
  • Messages in the LC display

    31
  • Key functions when turning on the printer

    32
• Paper handling

  33
  • Changing the paper path

    33
    • Changing the paper type in the setup menu

      34
  • Loading paper

    35
    • Fanfold paper

      35
    • Single sheets

      39
  • Paper transport

    41
  • Moving the paper to the tear position

    42
  • Removing paper

    43
• Settings

  44
  • Setting the tear position

    44
  • Setting the first printing line (TOF)

    45
  • Setting the print head gap

    46
  • Selecting character density and font temporarily

    47
• The Menu

  48
  • Programming via the control panel

    48
  • Enabling access to Menu mode

    48
  • Calling up the menu

    48
  • Menu configurations (Macros)

    49
  • Menu handling

    50
    • Save settings

      50
    • Selecting the LC display language

      51
    • Terminating Setup mode

      52
  • Menu structure

    53
  • Menu parameters

    54
    • Printing out macro configurations (Print)

      54
    • Loading menu configurations (Macro)

      54
    • Reset to default values (Reset)

      55
    • Quiet mode printing (Quiet)

      55
    • Selecting font (Font)

      56
    • Setting line spacing (LPI)

      57
    • Selecting start signal for escape sequence (ESCChar)

      57
    • Selecting Protocol (emulation)

      58
    • Bidirectional printing (PrintDir)

      59
    • Settings for interfaces (I/O)

      60
    • Serial interface (Serial)

      60
      • Data transmssion rate (Baud)

        60
      • Data format (Format)

        61
      • Buffer control (BuffCtrl)

        62
      • Signal Processing (DTR)

        62
    • Selecting interface (Interf.)

      63
    • Interface buffer (Buffer)

      63
    • Selecting interface timeout (Timeout)

      64
    • Automatic carriage return (Auto-CR)

      64
    • Automatic line feed  (Auto-LF)

      65
    • Menu lock (MenLock)

      65
    • Language (Language)

      66
    • Paper parameters (Paper)

      66
      • Form length (Formlen)

        67
      • First printing position (FormAdj)

        68
      • Print head gap manually (Head)

        69
    • View and tear position (TearView)

      70
    • Line length (Width)

      71
    • Barcode (Barcode)

      72
    • Normal characters and barcode (Barmode)

      72
    • Form feed mode (FFmode)

      73
    • Setting and activating options (PapOpt)

      74
      • Activation of tractors (AutoTra)

        74
    • Automatic gap adjustment (AGA)

      75
    • Paper handling (Paphand)

      76
      • Increasing the print head gap (Head up)

        76
      • Paper width (Pagewid)

        77
      • Left-hand area (Leftzon)

        77
      • Right-hand area (Rightzo)

        78
    • Bidirectional parallel interface (CX-bid)

      78
    • Line wrap (Wrap)

      79
    • Beep at paper end (Sound)

      79
    • Setting for printing copy paper (HvyForm)

      80
    • Setting the page margins (Margin)

      81
      • Setting the top margin (Topmrg)

        81
      • Setting the bottom margin (Botmrg)

        82
      • Setting the left margin (Leftmrg)

        82
    • Setting the DEC Mode (DECMode)

      83
      • Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI)

        83
      • Character set (CharSet)

        84
      • User preference character set (UserChr)

        85
      • Printer ID (Prn.ID)

        86
      • Deleting sequence or buffer (CAN Fkt.)

        86
      • Disconnection on end of transmission (Discnct)

        87
      • Initial Report (Report)

        87
      • Automatic answerback (Answbck)

        88
      • Answerback on ENQ (Answ_ENQ)

        88
    • Setting the IBM mode (IBMMode)

      89
      • Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI)

        89
      • IBM character set (IBM-Cset)

        89
      • Code page (CodPage)

        90
      • IBM Double Height (DblHigh)

        91
      • Horizontal pitch on Compress (IBMComp)

        91
      • Slashed Zero (Sl.Zero)

        92
    • Setting the EPSON Mode (EPSMode)

      93
      • Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI)

        93
      • EPSON character set (EPS-Cset)

        93
      • Code Page (CodPage)

        94
      • Slashed Zero (Sl.Zero)

        95
  • Menu settings (example)

    96
• Advanced menu

  97
  • Test functions

    97
    • Printer self-test (RollingASCII)

      98
      • Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode

        99
    • Interface test (H-Dump)

      100
      • Printout in Hex-Dump

        100
      • Terminating Hex-Dump

        101
  • Advanced settings

    102
    • Deactivate single sheet feeder (Single)

      102
    • Settings for paper with dark back (Pap.back)

      103
    • Reduced power consumption (SleepMod)

      103
• Troubleshooting

  104
  • General print problems

    105
    • The display remains dark

      105
    • The display is lit, but the printer does not print

      105
    • Problems with the paper feed

      106
    • Paper jam (fanfold paper)

      106
    • Paper jam (single sheets)

      107
    • Paper does not move to tear off position

      107
  • Problems with the print quality

    108
    • Print is too pale

      108
    • Smudged print

      108
    • Prints undefined characters

      108
    • The first line is not completely printed out at the top

      108
    • Dots within characters are missing

      108
  • Error messages via the display

    109
  • Additional display messages

    112
• Care and maintenance

  113
  • Replacing the fuse

    113
  • Cleaning the housing

    114
  • Cleaning the interior

    114
  • Cleaning the platen

    115
  • Ribbon

    115
  • Cleaning the upper friction

    115
  • Carriage shafts

    115
• Specifications

  116
  • Printer specifications

    116
  • Interface specifications

    119
  • Paper specifications

    120
• Emulations

  127
  • General

    127
  • Escape sequences

    127
  • What are escape sequences?

    127
  • How are escape sequences used?

    127
  • Barcode

    128
    • List of available barcodes

      128
• Interfaces

  129
  • Parallel interface

    130
    • Connector assignment

      130
  • Serial interface V.24/ RS232C

    131
    • Connector assignment

      131
    • Interface cable (serial interface)

      132
      • Input signals

        132
      • Output signals

        132
  • Interface-Adapter IF Adapter-Set RS232 (DB9M)/MMP

    133
    • Protocols

      134
      • Memory mode XON/XOFF

        134
      • Memory mode Robust XON/ XOFF

        134
    • Configuring the serial interface of the PC

      135
      • DOS mode

        135
      • Windows 95/98/ME

        135
      • Windows 2000/NT 4.0/XP

        135
  • Physical printer port in Ethernet with TCP/IP

    136
    • Example of a printer connected to a computer in an Ethernet

      136
    • Example of several devices in an Ethernet

      136
• Options and accessories

  137
  • Options

    137
    • Tractor 2, front

      137
    • Serial interface adapter

      137
    • MMJ interface adapter

      137
    • Others

      137
    • Optional firmware

      137
  • Accessories

    138
    • Ribbon cassettes

      138
    • Optional paper support

      138
    • Programming manuals

      138
• Index

  139