Star Micronics gemini-10X User manual

DOT

MATRIX

PRINTER

gemini-10X

USERS

MANUAL

(PRELIMINARY)

CON

TEN

T S

1.

Installation"

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1

1-1

Open

Carton

Box

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1

1-2

Names

of

Each

Part

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2

1-3

Location

of

the

Printer

•.••••••••••.•••••••••••••

4

1-4

Remove

Packing

and

Fixing

Screws

for

Shipping

••••

5

1-5

Removing

and

Mounting

of

Tractor

Unit

••••••••••••

7

1-6

Mounting

of

Paper

Separator

and

Paper

Guide

••••••

9

1-7

Setting

Roll

Paper

Holder·······················

'10

1-8

Installation

of

Ink

Ribhon

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·12

1-9

Inserting

Paper

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'14

1-10

Adjusting

Gap

between

the

Print

Head

and

Platen

··19

2.

Operation·········································

·20

2-1

Operation

Items

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2-2

Connection

of

the

Printer

with

the

Parallel

Interface

......................

21

2-3

Setting

of

DIP

Switches

..............

•

..........

·22

2-4

Printer

Initialization

..........................

·25

2-5

Paper-Out

Detector

..............................

·26

2-6

Self-Test

Print

Function

........................

·26

3.

Character

Set

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•

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•

..

•

....

•

....

•

...

27

3-1

Standard

ASCII

Character

&

International

Character

Set

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·28

3-2

Block

Graphic

&

Special

Character

Set

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3-3

Italic

ASCII

Character

Set

..........

•

..........

"31

3-4

Download

Character

Set

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3-5

Bit

Image

Graphics

Mode

..........................

34

4.

Functional

Control

Codes

............................

36

4-1

Commands

Used

to

Control

Print

Style·············

36

4-2

Commands

Used

to

Control

Vertical

Position

of

the

Print

Head

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

42

4-3

Commands

Used

to

Control

Horizontal

Position

of

the

Print

Head

........

•

....

•

........

•

....

47

4-4

Commands

Vsed

to

Control

Graphics

••••••••••••••••

49

4-5

Commands

Used

to

Download

Character

.••••••••••

"'50

4-6

Commands

Used

Macro

Instruction

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"'51

4-7

Other

Function

Codes

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5.

Maintenance'

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55

5-1

Cleaning

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•

55

5-2

Replacement

of

Parts

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6.

General

Specifications

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59

6-1

Printer

Specifications

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6-2

Form

Specifications

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62

6-3

Ink

Ribbon

Specifications

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6-4

Parallel

Interface

Specifications················

63

6-5

Serial

Interface

Specifications

[Option]

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Append

ix

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67

The

contents

of

this

manual

are

subject

to

change

without

notice.

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1 .

In

st

a

ll

a

ti

on

1-1

Open

Carton

Box

Af

t er ope

ni

ng t

he

carton

box

, pl

ease

confirm

that

t

he

f

ollowing

accessor

i

es

and consumab l

es

ar e

in

t

he

box

.

(

1)

Printe

r

(

6)

Holder

Shaft

(

2)

Prin

t er

Cover

(7)

I nk Ribbon

(3)

Pa

per Guide

(

8)

S

pare

Fu

se

(4)

Pa

per

Sepa

rato

r

(9)

User

' s Manual

(

5)

Roll

Paper

Holder

(0)

Wa

rr

a

nt

y

Ca

r d

Fig

.

1-

1

Packing

L

is

t

- 1-

1-2

Names

of

Each

Part

Printer

Fig.

1-2

Front

View

Fig.

1-3

Back View

-2-

r

Switch

Platen

Knob

DIP

Switch

2

Connector

for

Parallel

Interface

Port

Hole

for

Serial

Interface

(optional)

Ground

Terminal

Power Cord

Control

Logic

Board

Fig.

1-4

Internal

Construction

-3-

:

~

Platen

Knob

Power

Supply

Unit

1-3

Location

of

the

Printer

When

you

install

the

Gemini

printer,

the

following

points

should

be

observed.

(1)

Place

the

printer

horizontally.

(2)

Avoid

places

where

the

printer

is

exposed

to

direct

sunshine

or

close

to

a

heater,

or

heat

generating

applicances.

(3)

Do

not

operate

the

printer

under

circumstances

of

extreme

high

or

low

temperature,

or

of

strong

vibration.

(4)

Do

not

operate

the

printer

in

a

place

of

high

humidity

or

a

dusty

place

with

oil

or

iron

particles.

(5)

Provide

a

separate

power

supply

away from

applicances

or

noise

generating

motors.

(6)

Power

supply

voltage

shall

be

the

same

voltage

as

specified

on

the

identification

plate.

Extremely

high

or

low power

voltage

may

cause

printer

problems.

-4-

1-4

Remove

Packing

and

Fixing

Screws

for

Shipping

Printer

mechanism

is

secured

by

two

screws

on

the

bottom

of

the

printer

and

packing

material

is

also

placed

inside

the

printer

to

secure

the

print

head

and

platen

during

shipping.

Before

you

use

your

printer,

remove

packing

and

screws

with

the

following

procedures.

Please

keep

packing

and

screws,

if

necessary

for

further

printer

shipping.

(1)

Place

the

Gemini

printer

upside

down

on

a

soft

material

like

a foam

rubber

cushion.

(2)

Remove two

screws

with

screwdriver

as

illustrated

in

Fig.

1-5.

Printer

(Lower

Case)

Fig.

1-5

Removing

Fixing

Screws

for

Shipping

(3)

Return

the

printer

to

its

original

position.

(4)

Lift

the

printer

cover

upward,

and

remove

it

from

the

printer.

-5-

(5)

Remove

the

packing

material

from

inside

of

the

printer

as

shown

in

Fig.

1-6.

Platen

Jamb

Packing

for

Print

Head

Print

Head

Platen

Jamb

Fig.

1-6

Removing

Packing

-6-

1-5

Removing and Mounting

of

Tractor

Unit

The Gemini

tractor

unit

is

easy

to

remove

or

install.

During

shipment,

the

tractor

unit

is

mounted

on

the

printer.

However,

this

unit

is

only

necessary

for

Sprocket

paper.

When

other

papers

(Single

sheet,

Roll

paper)

are

used,

the

unit

should

be

removed.

1-5-1

Removing

of

Tractor

Unit

(1)

Turn

off

the

power

switch.(This

is

not

really

a

"requirement".)

(2)

Remove

the

printer

cover.

(3)

Identify

the

"snap

levers"

by

comparing

your

printer

with

the

Gemini

shown

in

Fig.

1-7.

(4)

Pull

both

"snap

levers"

forward

(the

one on

the

right

and

the

one on

the

left

of

the

tractor

unit),

and

at

the

same

time

•••

(5)

Rock

the

tractor

unit

up and

back,

about

a

half-inch.

The

tractor

unit

rests

On

two

"stoppers"

just

above

the

right

and

left

ends

of

the

platen.

This

step

in

removing

the

tractor

is

done

by

simply

rocking

the

unit

backwards,

after

you've

released

the

snap

levers

that

hold

it

in

place.

(6)

Now

lift

the

tractor

unit

toward

you,

up

and

forward

from

the

printer.

Snap

Lever

Tractor

Frame

Snap

Lever

Printer'

Fig.

1-7

Removal

of

Tractor

Unit

-7-

1-5-2

Mounting

of

Tractor

Unit

(1)

Insert

cut-out

parts

(shown

"A")

of

the

tractor

frame

left

and

right

to

the

stoppers

of

the

printer

as

shown

in

Fig.

1-8.

(2)

Push

the

tractor

unit

slightly

downward,

it

then

fits

in

properly

to

the

hooks

(shown

"B")

,

which

are

provided

at

th

e

end

of

the

snap

levers,

to

clamp

lever

shafts.

/

Tractor

U

nit

Clamp

Lever

Fig.

1-8

Mounting

Tractor

Unit

- 8-

1-6

Mounting

of

Paper

Separator

and

Paper

Guide

Paper

separator

and

paper

guide

for

smooth

paper

feed

To

insert

the

paper

se?arator

and

paper

guide,

insert

one

side

to

the

hole

of

printer,

then

gently

bend

back

the

other

protruding

end

until

it

slips

into

place.

Make

sure

you do

not

get

these

racks

in

upside

down.

Paper

Upper

Cas

Printer

Fig.

1-9

Mounting

of

Paper

Separator

&

Paper

Guide

-9-

Guide

1-7

Setting

Roll

Paper

Holder

(1)

Lift

the

printer

a

little

bit,

then

slide

in

the

roll

paper

holder

to

the

printer.

Insert

the

hooks

of

the

roll

paper

holder

to

the

holes

·which

are

provided

at

the

back

side

of

the

printer.

Fig.

1-10

Setting

Roll

Paper

Holder

(2)

Insert

roll

paper

onto

holder

shaft.

Pay

attention

to

winding

direction

of

the

roll

paper.

Roll

Holder

Shaft

<'~

/

.~

~

/~,

paper/~~l

Fig.

1-11

Setting

Holder

Shaft

-10-

(3)

Place

the

roll

paper

with

shaft

to

the

roll

paper

holder,

as

shown

in

Fig.

1-12.

Check

that

the

unwinding

direction

of

the

roll

paper

is

correct.

Roll

Paper

\

IHolder

Shaft

Fig.

1-12

Setting

Roll

Paper

to

Holder

-11-

1-8

Installation

of

Ink

Ribbon

(1)

Turn

the

power

off

and

remove

the

printer

cover.

(2)

Slide

the

print

head

gently

with

your

fingures

to

the

approximate

center

of

its

pathway.

(3)

Begin

by

setting

either

ribbon

spool

securely

on

a

ribbon

spool

axis.

Make

sure

you

have

the

spool

positioned

so

it

will

wind/unwind

as

shown

in

the

figures.

Place

the

spool

securely

on

the

axis,

so

that

the

"drive

pins"

engage

the

spool.

,Ribbon

Guide

Print

Head",

~

~--rs---1

6.

~

d

,

(~

____

{;;

, 'yeM ,,,".e,

Ribbon

Spool

Fig.

1-13

Pathway

of

Ink

Ribbon

(4)

Then

thread

the

ribbon,

taking

care

around

the

print

head.

As

shown

in

Fig.

1-14,

you

might

want

to

use

a

ball-point

pen

to

lightly

press

the

ribhon

guide

towards

the

platen.

while

inserting

the

ribbon

in

the

slot

between

the

print

head

and

the

ribbon

guide.

Fig.

1-14

shows

you

how

to

position

the

ribbon

to

avoid

misprints

or

the

ribbon

coming

off

during

printing.

Two

wrongs

don't

make a

right,

so

try

to

be

careful

when

setting

the

ribbon

near

the

print

head.

Print

Head

,Ribbon

Guide

Ink

Ribbon

Pri,\t

Head

'~

(Incorrect)

(

Incorrect)

Fig.

1-14

Insertion

of

Ink

Ribbon

into

Slot

between

Print

Head and Ribbon

Guide

-12-

Ribbon

Guide

~

(

Correct)

(5)

The

eyelet

grommet

(which

signals

Gemini

to

automatically

reverse

the

ribbon

direction)

should

be

placed

on

the

ribbon

spool

side

of

the

change-

over

lever,

as

shown

in

Fig.

1-15.

Slit

of

Changeover

Lever

~~

~,~,

"',

'"

"

Eyelet

Gromme>~'"

"<

'"

"

,.,~

Ribbon

Spool

""~"

'~

Fig.

1-15

Position

of

Eyelet

Grommet

(6)

Set

the

other

ribbon

spool

on

the

opposite

spool

axis,

making

sure

the

"drive

pins"

are

engaged.

(7)

When

the

ribbon

threading

has

been

accomplished,

turn

the

ink

ribbon

spools

by

hand,

maybe

four

or

five

rotations

of

the

spools.

This

verifies

that

everything

was

done

properly

and

that

the

ribbon

is

smoothly

fed.

(Note)

As

shown

in

Fig.

1-16,

you

can

turn

the

ribbon

over

and

use

the

other

side

when

it

starts

wearing

out.

A B

Fig.

1-16

Installation

of

Turned

Ink

Ribbon

-13-

1-9

Inserting

Paper

1-9-1

Inserting

Single

Sheet

Paper

(1)

Turn

the

power

off

and

remove

the

printer

cover.

(2)

Make

sure

the

release

lever

(on

the

left

side

of

the

printer)

is

set

in

the

"T"

position

(which

is

the

"open"

mode

for

inserting

the

paper;

you'll

"close"

it

to

the

"F"

mode

in

a moment).

(3)

Lift

up

the

paper

press,

as

shown

in

Fig.

1-17.

(4)

Insert

the

sheet

of

paper

from

the

back

side

of

the

platen,

between

the

paper

chute

and

the

platen

cover.

Push

the

paper

through

to

the

upper

front

side

of

the

platen.

Release

Lever\

/

/0,

\Y

:;;::;;0~

",e'A~

..

.

:~/

!

~/.

L ( ,

f,

fI'-~

,

..

'~

..

""'.;:.>.c?'.

'~.".<';.."

~'"

. . .

"1'

, .' j)

"

-',

-

..

~"

"

--,

'

.

Single

Sheet

Paper

>z::

Paper

Chute

Fig.

Single

Sheet

Paper

Set

(5)

Adjust

the

paper

horizontally

(right

and

left)

so

that

the

sheet

is

where

you

want

it.

Make

sure

the

area

you

are

going

to

print

on

the

sheet

is

within

the

margins

you

are

going

to

set

for

the

print-out.

(6)

Make

sure

the

paper

is

in

straight.

(7)

Position

the

sheet

of

paper

where

you

want

the

first

line

of

text

to

start

printing.

(8)

Push

the

release

lever

back

to

the

"closed"

position,

indicated

by

"F".

(9)

Return

the

paper

press

to

the

original

pOSition,

flush

against

the

paper.

Release

Lever:.

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Paper

pres\~~':/"

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~~~~,

~'"

rf::;f;~#-?/

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Fig.

1-18

Single

Sheet

Paper

Set

(10)

Replace

the

cover

and

turn

the

po,"er

"on".

-1:'-

1-9-2

Inserting

Roll

Paper

(1)

Turn

the

power

off

and remove

the

printer

cover.

(2)

Remove

the

tractor

unit,

if

you

have

not

already

done

so.

(3)

Following

the

procedures

described

in

sections

1-6

and

1-7,

install

the

paper

separator,

guide,

and

holder.

(4)

Pull

the

release

lever

(located

on

the

left

side

of

the

printer)

into

the

"open"

position.

As

with

single

sheet

paper,

the

"open"

position

is

indicated

by

the

letter

"T".

(S)

Lift

up

the

paper

press.

(6)

Pull

the

paper

separator

upright,

as

shown

in

Fig.

1-19.

The

paper

guide

should

remain

horizontal.

(7)

Insert

the

roll

paper,

as

shown

in

Fig.

1-19,

so

that

when

viewed

from

the

printer's

right

side,

the

paper

will

unroll

in

a

clockwise

direction.

Paper

Separator,

Release

Lever,

Paper

Press

\

Fig.

1-19

Setting

Roll

Paper

,Roll

Paper

Holder

(8)

As

shown

in

Fig.

1-20,

unroll

some

paper

and

pass

it

above

the

paper

guide,

and

underneath

the

up-ended

paper

separator.

(9)

Insert

the

roll

paper

into

the

paper

chute,

then

push

the

paper

through

so

that

it

goes

around

the

platen.

-15-

Fig.

1-20

Installing

Roll

Paper

(10)

When

the

paper

has

been

pushed

through

so

it's

above

the

paper

press,

push

the

press

back

so

it's

in

its

operational

position

(that

is,

flush

against

the

paper).

(11)

Adjust

the

paper,

if

necessary,

so

it

will

feed

through

straight;

then,

push

the

release

lever

back

to

the

"locked"

or

"closed"

position,

marked

with

the

letter

"F".

(12)

Lower

the

paper

separator,

as

shown

in

Fig.

1-21.

Fig.

1-21

Adjusting

Roll

Paper

(13)

Rotate

the

platen

knob

and

check

to

see

if

the

roll

paper

is

feeding

smoothly.

If

some

adjustment

is

needed,

pull

the

release

lever

forward

to

the

"open"

mode

again,

and

adjust

the

placement

of

the

paper

before

"closing!!

the

release

lever.

(14)

Set

the

print-start

position,

and

replace

the

cover.

-10-

1-9-3

Inserting

Sprocket

Paper

(1)

Tu:cn

the

power

of

f and remove

the

printer

cover.

(2)

Install

the

tractor

unit,

as

described

in

section

1-5-2.

(3)

Install

the

paper

separator

and

paper

guide,

as

described

in

section

1-6.

(4)

Pull

the

release

lever,

located

on

the

left

side

of

the

printer,

toward

the

"open"

position

(marked fiT").

(5)

Lift

up

the

paper

press.

(6)

Pull

the

paper

separator

upright,

as

shown

in

Fig.

1-22.

Paper

separator~

~I

Fig.

1-22

Installing

Sprocket

Paper

(7)

Place

the

stack

of

sprocket

paper

behind

the

printer.

aper

Guide

(8)

Pick

up

the

top

sheet

of

paper

and

feed

it

between

the

paper

chute

and

platen

cover,

from

the

back

side

of

the

platen.

(9)

Push

the

paper

down and

forward,

so

it

wraps

around

the

platen.

(10)

Return

the

paper

separator

to

its

original

position.

(11)

Open

the

tractor

covers,

atop

the

right-

and

left-sprocket

mechanism,

as

shown

in

Fig.

1-23.

(12)

Pull

the

paper

up,

past

the

sprocket

mechanism.

(13)

Flip

the

clamp

levers

forward

on

the

sprocket

mechanism;

adjust

each

mechanism

(right

and

left)

so

that

the

sprockets

(the

nubby

little

"teeth"

sticking

out

on

the

sprocket

wheel)

align

with

the

holes

on

the

paper.

(14)

Adjust

the

sprockets

so

they

are

lined

up

with

the

sprocket

holes.

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