Avery Weigh-Tronix WP-233 User Manual

Model WP-233Printer SeriesUser’s Manual

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual10To Remove thePaper Roll12. Put the paper spindle into the paper roll asshown below, and place the roll with thespindle o

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 11Connecting andPowering upand Your PrinterOperationMaintenance1. Attach the appropriate cable between theprinter and you

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual12Changing thePrinter RibbonIf your printer is used infrequently, the print impres-sion may become weak because the ribbon

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 135. Install cartridge. Be sure the ink cartridge isinserted firmly to prevent weak or irregularprinting. The cartridge m

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual14The printer can be tested and setup using thesteps described in this section. Testing and setupare done using the rocker

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 15Accessing theSetup MenuCONFIGURE. . .This manualassumes the timeand date option areinstalled andoperating. If you donot

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual16Load DefaultsBaud RateData BitsWith the printer in the setup menu and withCONFIGURE . . . [NEXT/OK] as the last it

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 17ParityStop BitsHandshakeCols InvertFontParity can be selected only if 7 data bits are set.Choose Odd, Even or None.STOP

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual18MagCUSTOM. . .The last parameter is MAGNIFICATION. Thisrefers to the size of printed type from your printer.Your choices

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 19If you press OK the printer will print the currentcustom setup. A sample is shown below.This printout shows you how eac

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual212/13/04 233_U.P65 PN 29607-0014M e1 Printed in USARisk of electrical shock. Do not remove cover. No user service-a

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual20AUTO TIME AND DATE is the next parameter.Your choices areYES - autoprint after CR (carriage return)NO - do not autoprint

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 21XON/XOFF is next.Choices:90/10 - The printer will send an XOFF whenthe buffer is 90% full. As the bufferempties the pri

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual22SETCLOCK. . .This feature isavailable only onunits with the time/date option in-stalled.The next item in the Setup Menu

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 23RESET SEQ#When you have completed the SET DATE menuthe following is printed automatically:Choose NEXT (left side) to in

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual24RS-232 SerialVersion Pin No. Signal DTE Direction Description1 Chassis ground - Cable shield2 (TD) Transmitted From prin

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 25Serial Interface Voltage LevelsReceived data: Mark = OFF = Logic “1” = -25V to -3VSpace = ON = Logic “0” = +25V to +3VC

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual26Watertight Enclosure for WP-233 with RS-232 Pin No. Signal Direction Description1 (SG) Signal Ground - Signal Ground2 (R

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 27Watertight Enclosure for WP-233with 12-48 Volt Option Pin No. Signal Direction Description1, 2 (PWR) Power To Printer ±

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual2820 mA CurrentLoop Version Pin No. Signal Direction Description1* Chassis ground - Cable shield23 (RD) Received data(-) F

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 29CONTROLCODESCodeFunction Abbreviation Hex Decimal-NUL000- SOH 01 1Reserved STX 02 2Reserved ETX 03 3- EOT 04 4- ENQ 05

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 3Table of ContentsPages are numbered consecutivelybeginning with the cover page.Introduction ...

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual30Back SpaceCode 8Line FeedCode 10Carriage ReturnCode 13Double WidthCode 15Double HeightCode 14Upon receipt of this code,

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 31Enlarged PrintingCodes 14 and 15Reset SequenceNumberCode 16Inhibit Line Spac-ingCode 17Example: Run:around” print l

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual32Dot GraphicsCode 18The mechanism used in printer prints one line ofdots across at a time. This means that when it prints

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 33User ProgrammableCharacterCode 19By using CHR$(1) you enter the Custom Charactermode. This allows you to design and pri

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual341. Use quad ruled paper to design your charac-ter.2. Number 8 consecutive rows like this:12481632641283. Now design your

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 35Set Time and DateControl Code 20Read Timeand DateControl Code 22CancelReverse FieldControl Code 24Reverse FieldControl

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual36Selectable ColumnWidthCodes 29, 30, 31Printable CharactersNOTE: (ASCIIcharacters from Hex80 to FF areunsupported andwill

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 37Default TableBelow is a table showing the possible values forthe Custom and Configuration menu parameters.The values sh

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WP-233 Printer User’s Manual4Available BAUD rates: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800,9600, 19200Voltage levels:RS-232C: -9 Volts to + 9 Volts20mA current loo

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WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 5Time and Date (factory installed)Black- 200,000 charactersPurple-250,000 charactersLarge roll - 12,500 linesSmall roll -

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WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 7Installing thePaperIntroductionInstallationThe Model WP-233 dot matrix printer has one ofthese electrical interfaces:RS-

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual83. Unroll several inches of the paper.4. Cut a straight edge on the paper roll if it isjagged. This will facilitate the e

WP-233 Printer User’s Manual 99. Slide the paper through the slot in the printercover.10. Push the back of the printer cover down andinto place.11. Pr