Printronix P5000 manuals

User’s Manual

1

Trademark Acknowledgments

4

Table of Contents

10

1 Introduction

11

Chapter 1 Printer Overview

12

The Printer Family

13

Conventions In This Manual

14

Related Documents

15

Graphics Enhancements

16

Taking Care Of Your Printer

16

Protocols And Emulations

17

2 Setting Up The Printer

19

Select A Site

20

Printer Dimensions

21

Chapter 2 Printer Dimensions

22

Printer Component Locations

24

Remove Packing Materials

26

5cblocks

27

Hammer Bank

28

Protective Foam

28

Paper Supports (2)

28

Tie Wrap

29

Forms Thickness

30

Adjust The Paper Supports

31

Tie Wraps (2)

32

Paper Chains (8)

32

Bags (2)

32

Cabinet Models

33

Pedestal Models

34

Ground Wire

35

Tie Wraps (7)

36

Paper Guide

36

Plastic Bags (3)

36

Paper Tent

37

I/O Cable

40

55auxios

42

14, 1999

42

Network

43

10/100Base-T

43

Coax/Twinax

43

Dataproducts

43

Long Line

43

Install Basic Components

44

Load The Ribbon

45

Right Hub

46

Ribbon Guide

47

Left Hub

47

Load The Paper

48

Left Tractor Door

49

Left Tractor Lock

49

Right Tractor Door

51

Forms Thickness Lever

52

Install Optional Components

53

SureStak Power Paper Stacker

55

Paddle Shaft

56

Bearing Bracket

56

Paper Length Indicator

56

Wire Paper Tent

57

Rear Control

58

Set The Top-of-Form

60

TOF Indicator

61

Perforation

61

Vertical

61

Position

61

Chapter 2 Set The Top-of-Form

62

3 Operating The Printer

63

The Control Panel

64

Control Panel Keys

65

Chapter 3 The Control Panel

66

(IPDS Emulation only)

69

Operational Procedures

70

New Paper

72

Existing Paper

72

Paper Slot

74

Tractor Door

75

Tractor Lock

77

Cabinet Model Pedestal Model

78

Lower Paper Guide

78

Vertical Position Knob

79

Unloading Paper

81

5sndrwop

82

Replacing The Ribbon

84

Canceling A Print Job

87

4 The Configuration

89

Navigating The Menus

91

Changing Parameters Example

92

Saving Your New Configuration

94

Configuration Overview

96

Optimizing Print Quality

97

Optimizing Print Speed

98

Main Menu

99

Load Config

101

Save Config

102

Print Config

102

Delete Config

102

Power-Up Config

102

Protect Configs

102

Reset Cfg Names

103

Name Configs

103

ACTIVE IGP EMUL

104

IGP/PGL Emulation

105

Chapter 4 IGP/PGL Emulation

106

IMPORTANT

107

IGP/PGL Submenu

108

Define LF (Line Feed) Code

109

Autowrap

109

Select SFCC

109

PI Slew Range

110

Select Font

110

Select LPI

110

Auto Uppercase

111

Skip Cmd Prefix

111

Power On IGP/PGL

111

Ext Execute Copy

111

Barcode Options

112

Host Form Length

114

Var Form Adjust

114

Var Form Type

114

Compressed CPI

115

Ignore Char

115

Expanded Font

116

Scalable Size

116

True Form Slew

116

Printer PI Line

116

Print Quality

117

Power-on S-Mode

117

Error Report

118

IGP/PGL Font Set Menu

119

IGP/VGL Emulation

120

IGP/VGL Submenu

122

SFCC & Pwrup

124

Graphics Options

125

Error Handling

131

Ignore / DB8 Setup

132

Font Set

133

PI Control

133

Prt To Emulate

134

IGP/VGL Font Set Menu

135

EMULATION

136

Coax/Twinax (CTHI) Emulation

137

Simple Prot Conv

138

Coax Emulation

139

Char Set Select

141

Translation Tbl

141

Active Char Set

141

Prt Partial Line

141

Buffer Reprint

142

Early Print Cmpl

142

SCS Buffer Cntrl

143

Cancel IGP/DCU

143

PTX Transparent

143

Change Case

144

Set Text Orientn

144

Image Buf Size

145

Intervention Req

145

Compatibility Op

145

Translate Table

147

Host Override

148

Format Control

148

Max. Print Width

149

Buffer Print

149

Twinax Emulation

150

Graphic Chek Err

154

Graphic Chek Cod

154

LAC Option

154

LAC Approx

155

Logical Buff Size

157

Column 132 Wrap

158

Usr Defined HTRN

158

SPC Null Supp

160

SPC Space Supp

160

NL At MPP+1

160

SPC Twx Params

161

Device Address

162

SPC Type

162

LinePrinter Plus Emulation

164

Printer Protocol

166

CPI/LPI Select

166

Host Command

167

Font Attributes

167

Page Format

170

Print Char. Set

171

Reset Cmd CFG Ld

171

Set Substitution

172

Control Code 06

173

Control Code 08

173

Define CR Code

173

Overstrike

174

Define LF Code

174

VFU Select

175

Alt. Set 80-9F

175

Character Set

175

SFCC d Command

175

PSeries Dbl High

176

FF Valid at TOF

176

P-Series Character Set Menu

177

Compressed Print

180

Elong/Alt. Font

180

HS Print (High Speed Print)

180

Upr. Case Select

181

Slew Relative

181

Printer Select

184

ESC d command

184

Serial Matrix Emulation

185

Alt. Char Set

188

20 CPI Condensed

188

Proprinter XL Emulation

189

Epson FX Character Set Menu

193

ANSI Emulation

194

Epson FX Emulation

195

Chapter 4 ANSI Emulation

198

ESC c Sequence

200

Received CR

201

Received DEL

201

Private Mode

201

Pos. on BC/OvrSz

201

BC Check Digit

201

Barcode Darkmode

202

PUM Default

202

Truncate PI Slew

202

IPDS Emulation

203

Font Size

204

Graphics Quality

204

Barcode Quality

205

Barcode Speed

205

Barcode Size

205

Early Print Comp (Complete)

206

Graphics Scaling

206

Graphic CharSize

206

I 2/5 Checksum

207

Default Code Pag

207

Code Page Subset

207

Default Font

207

VPA Check

208

Hexdump Mode

208

MAINT / MISC

209

Hex Dump Mode

210

Power-Up State

210

Display Language

210

Downloaded Fonts

211

Cancel Key

211

Eject Function

212

Power Stacker

213

Auto Elevator

213

Auto Locking

213

Set Lock Key

214

PTX Setup Option

215

Accented Chars

215

Standard

215

File System

216

Set Sharing

217

HOST INTERFACE

218

Prime Signal

219

TOF Action

219

Buffer Size in K

220

Auto Switching

221

Port Type

221

Trickle Time

221

Report Status

222

Data Bit 8

223

PI Ignored

223

Data Polarity

223

Resp. Polarity

223

Busy On Strobe

223

Latch Data On

224

Serial Submenu

228

Interface Type

229

Data Protocol

229

Chapter 4 HOST INTERFACE

230

Baud Rate

232

Word Length

232

Stop Bits 1

232

Data Term Ready

233

Request To Send

233

Poll Character

234

Poll Response

234

Idle Response

235

One Char Enquiry

235

Framing Errors

235

ETHERNET PARAMS

237

IP Address

238

Subnet Mask

238

Gateway Address

238

MAC Address

238

Novell Protocol

238

Nest Serv Type

239

NetBIOS Protocol

239

Novell Frame

239

ASCII Data Port

239

Keep Alive Timer

239

Ethernet Speed

240

Job Control

240

Unidirectional

241

Slow Paper Slew

242

Power Saver Time

242

Pwr Save Control

243

Tear Bar Dist. (Distance)

243

Shuttle Timeout

243

Bar Code Quality

243

Print Line Select

244

Printer Tests

245

Test Width

247

Paper Out Dots

247

System Memory

247

DRAM Avail

247

Flash Avail

247

Print Statistics

248

RIBBONMINDER

249

New Ribbon

250

Ribbon Action

250

Ribbon Type

252

Ribbon End Point

252

New Rib. Detect

253

Chapter 4 RIBBONMINDER

254

5 Interfaces

255

Centronics Parallel Interface

260

IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface

262

Removal And Installation

267

6 Troubleshooting

271

Interior Cleaning

272

Diagnosing Problems

274

Printing A Hex Dump

275

Fault Messages

276

Chapter 6 Diagnosing Problems

278

A Printer Specifications

289

Paper Specifications

290

Acoustic Noise Level

293

Energy Star

294

Input Voltage

294

Power Consumption

295

Interfaces

296

Printing Rates

296

B Demand Printing

297

Tear Position

298

Print Position

298

2.66" minimum

298

Ready for tear

299

Eject to return

299

Form Saver Mode

300

C ASCII Character Set

303

Appendix C

304

D Communication

305

Communcations du Canada

306

Numerics

309

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332

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