TallyGenicom la650 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 tractor 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

    15
  • Switching on the printer

    16
• Changing the ribbon cassette

  17
  • Black ribbon

    17
• 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

      37
  • Paper transport

    39
  • Moving the paper to the tear position

    40
  • Removing paper

    41
• Settings

  42
  • Setting the tear position

    42
  • Setting the first printing line (TOF)

    43
  • Setting the print head gap

    44
  • Selecting character density and font (temporarily)

    45
• The Menu

  46
  • Programming via the control panel

    46
  • Enabling access to menu mode

    46
  • Calling up the menu

    46
  • Menu configurations (Macros)

    47
  • Menu handling

    48
    • Save settings

      48
    • Selecting the LC display language

      49
    • Terminating Setup mode

      50
  • Menu structure

    51
  • Menu parameters

    52
    • Printing out macro configurations (Print)

      52
    • Loading menu configurations (Macro)

      52
    • Reset to default values (Reset)

      53
    • Quiet mode printing (Quiet)

      53
    • Selecting font (Font)

      54
    • Setting line spacing (LPI)

      55
    • Selecting start signal for escape sequence (ESCChar)

      55
    • Selecting Protocol (emulation)

      56
    • Bidirectional printing (PrintDir)

      57
    • Settings for interfaces (I/O)

      58
    • Serial interface (Serial)

      58
      • Data transmssion rate (Baud)

        58
      • Data format (Format)

        59
      • Buffer control (BuffCtrl)

        60
      • Signal Processing (DTR)

        60
    • Selecting interface (Interf.)

      61
    • Interface buffer (Buffer)

      61
    • Selecting interface timeout (Timeout)

      62
    • Automatic carriage return (Auto-CR)

      62
    • Automatic line feed  (Auto-LF)

      63
    • Menu lock (MenLock)

      63
    • Language (Language)

      64
    • Paper parameters (Paper)

      64
      • Form length (Formlen)

        65
      • First printing position (FormAdj)

        66
      • Print head gap manually (Head)

        67
    • View and tear position (TearView)

      68
    • Line length (Width)

      69
    • Barcode (Barcode)

      70
    • Normal characters and barcode (Barmode)

      70
    • Form feed mode (FFmode)

      71
    • Setting and activating options (PapOpt)

      72
      • Activation of tractors (AutoTra)

        72
    • Automatic paper motion sensor (PMS)

      73
    • Automatic gap adjustment (AGA)

      74
    • Paper handling (Paphand)

      75
      • Increasing the print head gap (Head up)

        75
      • Paper width (Pagewid)

        76
      • Left-hand area (Leftzon)

        76
      • Right-hand area (Rightzo)

        77
    • Bidirectional parallel interface (CX-bid)

      77
    • Line wrap (Wrap)

      78
    • Beep at paper end (Sound)

      78
    • Setting for printing copy paper (HvyForm)

      79
    • Setting the page margins (Margin)

      80
      • Setting the top margin (Topmrg)

        80
      • Setting the bottom margin (Botmrg)

        81
      • Setting the left margin (Leftmrg)

        81
    • Setting the DEC Mode (DECMode)

      82
      • Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI)

        82
      • Character set (CharSet)

        83
      • User preference character set (UserChr)

        84
      • Printer ID (Prn.ID)

        85
      • Deleting sequence or buffer (CAN Fkt.)

        85
      • Disconnection on end of transmission (Discnct)

        86
      • Initial Report (Report)

        86
      • Automatic answerback (Answbck)

        87
      • Answerback on ENQ (Answ_ENQ)

        87
    • Setting the IBM mode (IBMMode)

      88
      • Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI)

        88
      • IBM character set (IBM-Cset)

        88
      • Code page (CodPage)

        89
      • IBM Double Height (DblHigh)

        90
      • Horizontal pitch on Compress (IBMComp)

        90
      • Slashed Zero (Sl.Zero)

        91
    • Setting the EPSON Mode (EPSMode)

      92
      • Horizontal spacing of characters (CPI)

        92
      • EPSON character set (EPS-Cset)

        92
      • Code Page (CodPage)

        93
      • Slashed Zero (Sl.Zero)

        94
  • Menu settings (example)

    95
• Advanced menu

  96
  • Test functions

    96
    • Printer self-test (RollingASCII)

      97
      • Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode

        98
    • Interface test (H-Dump)

      99
      • Printout in Hex-Dump

        99
      • Terminating Hex-Dump

        100
  • Advanced settings

    101
    • Deactivate single sheet feeder (Single)

      101
    • Settings for paper with dark back (Pap.back)

      102
• Troubleshooting

  103
  • General print problems

    104
    • The display remains dark

      104
    • The display is lit, but the printer does not print

      104
    • Problems with the paper feed

      105
    • Paper jam (fanfold paper)

      105
    • Paper jam (single sheets)

      106
    • Paper does not move to tear off position

      106
  • Problems with the print quality

    107
    • Print is too pale

      107
    • Smudged print

      107
    • Prints undefined characters

      107
    • The first line is not completely printed out at the top

      107
    • Dots within characters are missing

      107
  • Error messages via the display

    108
  • Additional display messages

    111
• Care and maintenance

  112
  • Replacing the fuse

    112
  • Cleaning the housing

    113
  • Cleaning the interior

    113
  • Cleaning the platen

    114
  • Ribbon

    114
  • Cleaning the upper friction

    114
  • Carriage shafts

    114
• Specifications

  115
  • Printer specifications

    115
  • Interface specifications

    119
  • Paper specifications

    120
• Available character sets and fonts

  121
• Emulations

  126
  • General

    126
  • Escape sequences

    126
  • What are escape sequences?

    126
  • How are escape sequences used?

    126
  • Barcode

    127
    • List of available barcodes

      127
• Interfaces

  128
  • Parallel interface

    129
    • Connector assignment

      129
  • Serial interface V.24/ RS232C

    130
    • Connector assignment

      130
    • Interface cable (serial interface)

      131
      • Input signals

        131
      • Output signals

        131
  • Interface-Adapter IF Adapter-Set RS232 (DB9M)/MMP

    132
    • Protocols

      133
      • Memory mode XON/XOFF

        133
      • Memory mode Robust XON/ XOFF

        133
    • Configuring the serial interface of the PC

      134
      • DOS mode

        134
      • Windows 95/98/ME

        134
      • Windows 2000/NT 4.0/XP

        134
  • Physical printer port in Ethernet with TCP/IP

    135
    • Example of a printer connected to a computer in an Ethernet

      135
    • Example of several devices in an Ethernet

      135
• Options and accessories

  136
  • Options

    136
    • Tractor 2, front

      136
    • Printer pedestal

      136
    • Paper output tray

      136
    • Cable cover

      136
    • Interface modules

      137
    • Optional firmware

      137
  • Accessories

    138
    • Ribbon cassette

      138
    • Programming manuals

      138
• Index

  139