NCI 125X User Manual - Configure

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    User’s manual model 125x miniprinter series.

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    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 2 june 29, 2006 125x_u.Indd pn 7424-15020i e2 printed in usa caution risk of electrical shock. Do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualifi ed service personnel. Weigh-tronix reserves the right to change specifi cations a...

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 3 table of contents specifi cations ..........................................................4 introduction ............................................................7 installation ...............................................................7 installi...

  • Page 4: Specifi Cations

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 4 interface-serial character buffering print method character matrix character spacing line feed spacing print speed paper power ac voltage dc voltage external dimensions interface-parallel specifi cations available baud rates: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9...

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    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 5 ribbon life paper print head life 5°c - 40°c, 41°f - 104°f 1,500,000 lines mean character before failure. Black - 200,000 characters purple - 250,000 characters large roll - 12,500 lines small roll - 3,000 lines operating temp..

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  • Page 7: Installing The

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 7 the model 125x impact printer series consists of these models and electronic interfaces: model 1250 - rs-232 model 1251 - parallel model 1252 - ttl model 1253 - current loop model 1254 - rs485 this manual is split into the following main sections: • intr...

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    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 8 4. Cut a straight edge on the paper roll if it is jag- ged. 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 compart- ment. You can slide it in about one-qu...

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    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 9 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 ...

  • Page 10: To Remove The

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 10 to remove the paper 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 hous- ing and cut the paper feeding to the printer with scissors. Try to make the cut as sq...

  • Page 11: Connecting and

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 11 1. Attach the appropriate cable between the printer and your host device. The connector on the printer side is “keyed” so that you cannot plug the cable in the wrong way. This means that the pins should be positioned so that a slight pressure will seat ...

  • Page 12: Changing The

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 12 if your printer is used infrequently, the print impres- sion 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 sec- onds. Below are the steps for replacing the ribbon: 1...

  • Page 13: Inserting A

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 13 5. Install new cartridge. Be sure the ink cartridge is inserted fi rmly to prevent weak or irregular print- ing. The cartridge must be properly seated and aligned for best printing. 6. Turn the cartridge “knob” (marked by an arrow) clockwise to stretch t...

  • Page 14: Printer Test

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 14 printer test printer test and setup accessing the setup menu 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...

  • Page 15: Configure

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 15 this manual assumes the time and date op- tion are installed and operating. If you do not have this option you will not see refer- ences to the clock or date listed in most menus. Configure the switch. The following is printed: if you wait less than thr...

  • Page 16: Load Defaults

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 16 the complete list of defaults is shown in the default table at the end of this manual. * the parallel interface does not have these selections. Load defaults baud rate menu. The following is printed: load defaults gives you the opportunity to reset the ...

  • Page 17: Invert

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 17 handshake is used for serial interface only invert columns font stop bits handshake data bits magnifi cation data bits is the next parameter. Choose the data bit value the same way baud rate was chosen. Choices are 7 or 8 data bits. If you choose 7 data ...

  • Page 18: Custom

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 18 custom this manual assumes the time and date option is installed and operating. If you do not have this option you will not see refer- ences to the clock or date listed in most menus. Double wide double high double wide/high after you choose one of the ...

  • Page 19: Auto Seq#

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 19 auto seq# _underscore zero busy invert t/d format this feature is avail- able only on units with the time/date option installed. Time/date option is y2k compatible. Auto t&d time/date format is the next parameter. Choose from the following formats. Mm/d...

  • Page 20: Ext Ch Set

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 20 ext ch set online/offl ine the choice to use the extended character set is available only when 8 data bits are chosen. Print ready set clock choices: yes - voltage will be in a low state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes high. No - voltage w...

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    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 21 this feature is avail- able only on units with the time/date option installed. Dow : 0=sunday 1=monday 2=tuesday 3=wednesday 4=thursday 5=friday 6=saturday the cursor now appears over the 2nd position. Press next (left side) to increment this number if ...

  • Page 22: Reset Seq#

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 22 when everything is as you want it and you press ok, start clock is printed. Press ok (right side) to start the clock. The printer then prints ready show- ing you that it is out of the setup menu and ready to print. Reset seq# is the last setup menu item...

  • Page 23: Model 1250

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 23 this section shows the cable differences in the mod- els of the 1250 series printer and the control codes and communication protocols. Model 1250 rs-232 serial version pin no. Signal dte direction description 1 chassis ground - cable shield 2 (td) trans...

  • Page 24: Model 1251

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 24 model 1251 parallel version pin no. Signal direction description 1 data strobe to printer samples input data when held low for 10 microseconds. 2 data bit 1 3 data bit 2 4 data bit 3 5 data bit 4 indicates input data. 6 data bit 5 to printer high level ...

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    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 25 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...

  • Page 26: Model 1252

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 26 data: ttl low level = logical “1” busy: ttl low level model 1252 serial ttl version pin no. Type 1 busy 2 ground 3 rcv. Data 4 xmt data 5 not used.

  • Page 27: Model 1253

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 27 model 1253 20 ma current loop version pin no. Signal direction description 1* chassis ground - cable shield 23 (rd) received data(-) from printer printer data return line 25 (rd) received data(+) to printer printer data input line *optional 1. Connector...

  • Page 28: Model 1254

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 28 pin no. Signal dte direction description 2 txd - from printer printer data output line 6 txd + 3 rxd - to printer printer data input line 8 rxd + the rest are not used. Model 1254 rs-485 serial version.

  • Page 29: Control Codes

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 29 according to the american standard code of infor- mation 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 them as abbreviated ‘’in...

  • Page 30: Back Space

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 30 back space code 8 line feed code 10 carriage return code 13 double height code 14 double width code 15 upon receipt of this code, the printer erases from its buffer the previously received character. This is use- ful in correcting typing errors for prog...

  • Page 31: Reset Sequence

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 31 reset sequence number code 16 inhibit line spacing code 17 user programma- ble character code 19 enlarged printing codes 14 and 15 enlarged printing may be selected by sending both the double height command (code 14) and the double width command (contro...

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    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 32 your character. To design your character, follow the example below. You should notice that each number in the data statement corresponds to one row in your character. To design a character, follow these steps: 1. Use quad ruled paper to design your char...

  • Page 33: Set Time and Date

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 33 set time and date control code 20 read time and date control code 22 cancel reverse field control code 24 puted above. Here is an example of how this can be done. After typing run, your custom character will be stored in the printer’s memory. It will re...

  • Page 34: Printable

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 34 send this control code to turn on the reverse fi eld printing mode. This will print white letters on a dark background. Do not print more that three reverse fi eld print lines. Also, do not print more than a few empty spaces in a reverse fi eld. The printe...

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    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 35 the model 125x also has a graphic character set that resides between hexidecimal values 80 and ff (decimal 128 and 255). The symbols used are compatible with radio shack® model 100 portable computer. For special applications please contact our customer ...

  • Page 36: Default Table

    Model 125x miniprinter series user’s manual 36 default table below is a table showing the possible values for the custom and confi guration menu parameters. The values shown in bold type are the default settings. Custom menu confi guration menu t/d format 1 - none 2 - mm/dd/yy_hh:mm_?M 3 - mm/dd/yy hh...

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