NCI 122X User Manual - page 18

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Summary of 122X

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    User's manual model 122x miniprinter series.

  • Page 2: Specifications At Any Time.

    10/01 122xuser’smanual.P65 pn 7424-14954g risk of electrical shock. Do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. Weigh-tronix reserves the right to change specifications at any time. Caution.

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    Table of contents introduction ......................................................................... 1 installation .......................................................................... 1 installing the paper ................................................ 1 to remove the paper roll .........

  • Page 4: Specifications

    Specifications interface interface interface interface interface-----serial serial serial serial serial character buffering character buffering character buffering character buffering character buffering character matrix character matrix character matrix character matrix character matrix character s...

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    Ribbon life ribbon life ribbon life ribbon life ribbon life pppppaper aper aper aper aper ppppprint head life rint head life rint head life rint head life rint head life 500,000 lines mean character before failure. Black- 200,000 characters purple-250,000 characters large roll - 12,500 lines small r...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction 11111 installing the p installing the p installing the p installing the p installing the paper aper aper aper aper the model 122x impact printer series consists of these models and electronic interfaces: model 1220 - rs-232 model 1221 - parallel model 1222 - ttl model 1223 - current loo...

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    22222 this will facilitate the entry of the paper into the printer. 5. Slide the paper through the slot connecting the paper compartment and the printer compartment. You can slide it in about one-quarter inch before it stops. 6. While holding the paper in place, press the rocker switch to the paper ...

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    33333 10. Push the back of the printer cover down and into place. 11. Press the front of the printer cover down to lock in place. 12. Put the paper spindle into the paper roll as shown below, and place the roll with the spindle onto the snaps near the back of the printer. Turn the paper roll to take...

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    44444 ttttto remove the p o remove the p o remove the p o remove the p o remove the paper aper aper aper aper roll roll roll roll roll 1. Advance the paper about one inch beyond the paper cutter by using the paper feed switch. 2. Lift the paper roll away from the printer housing and cut the paper fe...

  • Page 10: Operation

    55555 operation connecting and connecting and connecting and connecting and connecting and pppppowering up owering up owering up owering up owering up yyyyyour p our p our p our p our printer rinter rinter rinter rinter for dc modified units supplied with cable, connect positive voltage to striped w...

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    66666 if your printer is used infrequently, the print impression may become weak because the ribbon has dried out. To advance the ribbon to a new section, hold down the paper feed switch for several seconds. Below are the steps for replacing the ribbon: 1. Turn the printer offline. 2. Four small gro...

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    77777 if you get ribbon ink on the printer case, wipe it off immediately. Once it dries it is difficult to remove. 5. Install new cartridge. Be sure the ink cartridge is inserted firmly to prevent weak or irregular printing. The cartridge must be properly seated and aligned for best printing. 6. Tur...

  • Page 13: Printer Test and Setup

    88888 the printer can be tested and setup using the steps described in this section. Testing and setup are done using the rocker switch on the printer. With the printer unplugged at the outlet or at the back of the printer, press and hold the right side of switch as you plug the unit in. The printer...

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    99999 to access the setup menu follow these steps: 1. Unplug the printer either at the outlet or at the back of the printer. 2. Press and hold down the left side of the rocker switch and plug in the printer. The printer will advance the paper. After the paper advance has stopped, count for 3 to 5 se...

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    10 10 10 10 10 with the printer in the setup menu and with configure [next/ok] configure [next/ok] configure [next/ok] configure [next/ok] configure [next/ok] as the last item printed, press ok ok ok ok ok (right side) to access the configure configure configure configure configure menu. The followi...

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    11 11 11 11 11 stop bits stop bits stop bits stop bits stop bits handshak handshak handshak handshak handshakeeeee handshake is used for serial interface only. Ppppparity arity arity arity arity columns columns columns columns columns invert invert invert invert invert parity can be selected only if...

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    12 12 12 12 12 cust cust cust cust custom om om om om double high double wide/high after you choose one of the magnifications the printer will print r r r r ready eady eady eady eady to show the printer is out of the configuration menu and the setup menu and is ready to print. The next setup menu it...

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    13 13 13 13 13 t/d format t/d format t/d format t/d format t/d format this feature is available only on units with the time/date option installed. Time/date option is y2k compatible. Time/d time/d time/d time/d time/da a a a ate forma te forma te forma te forma te formattttt is the next parameter. C...

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    14 14 14 14 14 yes - yes - yes - yes - yes - voltage will be in a low state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes high. No - no - no - no - no - voltage will be in a high state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes low. Online/offline online/offline online/offline online/offline on...

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    15 15 15 15 15 the cursor now appears over the 2nd position. Press next next next next next (left side) to increment this number if needed and ok ok ok ok ok if it is right. Continue this sequence of accepting or changing the year, month, day, and dow (day of week). When you have completed the set d...

  • Page 21: Communication

    This section shows the cable differences in the models of the 1220 series printer and the control codes and communication protocols. Model 1220 model 1220 model 1220 model 1220 model 1220 rs rs rs rs rs-232 serial v -232 serial v -232 serial v -232 serial v -232 serial version ersion ersion ersion e...

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    The rest are not used. Serial interface v serial interface v serial interface v serial interface v serial interface voltage l oltage l oltage l oltage l oltage levels evels evels evels evels received data: mark = off = logic “1” = -25v to -3v space = on = logic “0” = +25v to +3v clear to send: busy ...

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    The rest are not used. Model 1221 model 1221 model 1221 model 1221 model 1221 ppppparallel v arallel v arallel v arallel v arallel version ersion ersion ersion ersion 18 18 18 18 18 pin no. Pin no. Pin no. Pin no. Pin no. Signal signal signal signal signal direction direction direction direction dir...

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    1. Connectors on the printer: 36-pin receptacle, equivalent to 57-40360-12-d56 amp on the cable: 36-pin plug, equivalent to 57-30360 amp or plug equivalent to 552274-1 amp cover equivalent to 552073-1 amp 2. Cable use a cable less than 10 feet long. A shielded cable using twisted pair conductions is...

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    Model 1222 model 1222 model 1222 model 1222 model 1222 serial ttl v serial ttl v serial ttl v serial ttl v serial ttl version ersion ersion ersion ersion 20 20 20 20 20 pin no. Pin no. Pin no. Pin no. Pin no. Tttttype ype ype ype ype 1 busy 2 ground 3 rcv. Data 4 xmt data 5 not used.

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    21 21 21 21 21 pin no. Pin no. Pin no. Pin no. Pin no. Signal signal signal signal signal direction direction direction direction direction description description description description description 1* chassis ground - cable shield 23 (rd) received data(-) from printer printer data return line 25 (...

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    Pin no. Pin no. Pin no. Pin no. Pin no. Signal signal signal signal signal dte direction dte direction dte direction dte direction dte direction description description description description description 2 txd - from printer printer data output line 6 txd + 3 rxd - to printer printer data input lin...

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    1. Connectors on the printer: 25-hole receptacle, equivalent to db-25s on the cable: 25-pin plug, equivalent to db-25p 2. Cable use cable less than 2500 feet long use cable less than 2500 feet long use cable less than 2500 feet long use cable less than 2500 feet long use cable less than 2500 feet lo...

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    Control control control control control codes codes codes codes codes according to the american standard code of information interchange (ascii), there are 32 control codes in addition to the codes for the printable characters. (control codes are sent as data, but the receiving device interprets the...

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    Back space back space back space back space back space code 8 code 8 code 8 code 8 code 8 line feed line feed line feed line feed line feed code 10 code 10 code 10 code 10 code 10 upon receipt of this code, the printer erases from its buffer the previously received character. This is useful in corre...

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    Enlarged printing may be selected by sending both the double height command (control code 14) and the double width command (control code 15). The control codes may be sent in either order, but because of the double width restrictions, the codes should be sent at the beginning of a line. Example of c...

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    The mechanism used in the printer prints one line of dots across at a time. This means that when it prints one line of characters it has actually printed ten lines of dots where the first eight lines make up the character and the last two lines are blank for the space between character lines. By usi...

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    Example 1: example 2: by using chr$(19) you enter the custom character mode. This allows you to design and print your own 6 x 8 charac- ter by inputting data. A data statement is made of num- bers that represent a row of dots which when read all together, will make up your character. To design your ...

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    1. Use quad ruled paper to design your character. 2. Number 8 consecutive rows like this: 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 3. Now design your character in dot form (see the example below). 4. Add together all the numbers from the column on the left, counting only where you have placed a dot in a row. In our exa...

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    After typing run, your custom character will be stored in the printer’s memory. It will retain this information until the printer is switched off or until you write over the data by defining a different character. To print your newly designed character, simply send chr$(126) which corresponds to hex...

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    The printer powers up in the column mode last selected by configuration. You can change the column width by sending the appropriate control code from the list below: control code 29 - 24 columns control code 30 - 32 columns control code 31 - 40 columns you can send the control code at any point on a...

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    For special applications please contact our customer service department for further assistance: phone 800-982-6622 707-527-5555 fax 800-847-6743 707-579-0180 command command command command command p pp pprint formatted data rint formatted data rint formatted data rint formatted data rint formatted ...

  • Page 38: Default Table

    Default table 33 33 33 33 33 below is a table showing the possible values for the custom and configuration menu parameters. The values shown in bold bold bold bold bold type are the default settings. Custom menu custom menu custom menu custom menu custom menu configuration menu configuration menu co...

  • Page 39: Notes

    Notes.

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