Panasonic Software DP-1510P/1810P/1810F/2000/2010E/2500/3000 Operating Instructions

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Error messages displayed on the computer
Problem Action
Error in writing to LPT1.
Unable to write to the Specified
device.Verify that the device is connected to the computer correctly.
Verify that the power of the device is turned on.
Verify that the paper is properly loaded.
Error in writing to LPT1.
Printer timeout error occurred.Verify that the power of the device is turned on.
Excessive data volume or number of pages may overflow the devices memory,
disabling data reception.
Increase the timeout setting value in properties (for transmission retry).
 Reference :
Windows 98/Me [Details Tab]  (See page 22)
Windows NT 4.0  [Ports Tab]  (See page 35)
Windows 2000/XP [Ports Tab]  (See page 52)
Printing is disabled due to an error in
the current printer settings.Differences in settings such as paper size or printing orientation exists between the
application and the printer driver.
Specify the correct settings.
Network Print DLL Error.  Check if the device is turned On and the 10/100 Base-TX cable is properly
connected.
 Printer Properties may be incorrectly configured. (i.e. Printer Port)
Network Port is Busy.  The device may be processing someones print job, please wait and try again
later.
 The device is either Transmitting or Receiving an email.
Cannot print because an error is
found in the current printer setting. Verify and specify the paper size or orientation to coincide with the application
and the printer driver settings. 
						

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Printing Area
Top
0.1/2.5
0.1/2.5
0.1/2.50.1/2.5
Bottom
(Unit: inches/mm) 
						

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The printer has a parallel interface for connecting to the PC.
Shape of Connector
Signal lines and pin assignment
*Signal used for bidirectional communication
Signal functions
Parallel Interface Connector
No. I/O Signal name  No. I/O Signal name 
1I /STB 19- GND
2 I/O DATA0 20 - GND
3 I/O DATA1 21 - GND
4 I/O DATA2 22 - GND
5 I/O DATA3 23 - GND
6 I/O DATA4 24 - GND
7 I/O DATA5 25 - GND
8 I/O DATA6 26 - GND
9 I/O DATA7 27 - GND
10 O /ACK 28 - GND
11 O B U S Y 2 9 - G N D
12 O PE 30 - GND
13 I SELECT 31 I /INIT
14 O /AUTOFD* 32 O /FAULT
15 - Not Used 33 - Not Used
16 - GND 34 - Not Used
17 - GND 35 - Not Used
18 O VCC 36 I /SELIN*
Signal name  Function
/STB Signal for sending data to printer.
Steady-state value is High. 
Printer reads data until this signal becomes from Low to High.
DATA0 to DATA7 Input signal for receiving 8-bit data.
Logic 1 is High. 
DATA0 is LSB and DATA7 is MSB.
/ACK Signal indicating that printer has read data into device completely.
This signal is output in response to /STB.
18 1
36 19 
						

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Parallel Interface Connector
BUSY Signal indicating that printer is unable to receive data.
Printer is able to receive data when this signal is Low.
PE Signal indicating Paper Out of printer.
This signal is Low when paper is loaded and is High when paper is out.
SELECT Signal indicating that printer is under online status.
Printer is capable of receiving data when this signal is High.
/AUTOFD Signal used for bidirectional communication.
GND Ground
VCC Signal indicating that the power of printer is on.
This signal allows verifying ON/OFF status of power of printer and connection status of
printer cable.
/INIT Signal for initializing printer.
Steady-state value is High.
Printer is initialized by Low.
/FAULT Signal indicating that printer is faulty.
/SELIN Signal used for bidirectional communication.
Signal name  Function 
						

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Font Table
Font Code PCL Font Compatible font
0CG-Times Dutch 810 SWC
1 CG-Times Italic Dutch 810 Italic SWC
2 CG -Times Bold Dutch 810 Bold SWC
3 CG-Times Bold Italic Dutch 810 Bold Italic SWC
4 Univers Swiss 742 SWC
5 Univers Italic Swiss 742 Italic SWC
6 Univers Bold Swiss 742 Bold SWC
7 Univers Bold Italic Swiss 742 Bold Italic SWC
8 Univers Condensed Swiss 742 Condensed SWC
9 Univers Condensed Italic Swiss 742 Condensed Italic SWC
10 Univers Condensed Bold Swiss 742 Condensed Bold SWC
11 Univers Condensed Bold Italic Swiss 742 Condensed Bold Italic SWC
12 Antique Olive Incised 901 SWC
13 Antique Olive Italic Incised 901 Italic SWC
14 Antique Olive Bold Incised 901 Bold SWC
15 CG Omega Zapf Humanist 601 SWC
16 CG Omega Italic Zapf Humanist 601 Italic SWC
17 CG Omega Bold Zapf Humanist 601 Bold SWC
18 CG Omega Bold Italic Zapf Humanist 601 Bold Italic SWC
19 Garamond Aldine 430 Original Garamond SWC
20 Garamond Italic Aldine 430 Original Garamond Italic SWC
21 Garamond Bold Aldine 430 Original Garamond Bold SWC
22 Garamond Bold Italic Aldine 430 Original Garamond Bold Italic SWC
23 Courier Medium Fixed Pitch 810 Courier Roman SWC
24 Courier Italic Fixed Pitch 810 Courier Italic SWC
25 Courier Bold Fixed Pitch 810 Courier Bold SWC
26 Courier Bold Italic Fixed Pitch 810 Courier Bold Italic SWC
27 Letter Gothic Regular Fixed Pitch 850 Letter Gothic 12 pitch//text SWC
28 Letter Gothic Bold Fixed Pitch 850 Letter Gothic Bold 12 pitch//text SWC
29 Letter Gothic Italic Fixed Pitch 850 Letter Gothic Italic 12 pitch//text SWC
30 Albertus Medium Flareserif 821 SWC
31 Albertus Extrabold Flareserif 821 Extra Bold SWC
32 Clarendon Condensed Clarendon 701 Condensed SWC
33 Coronet Ribbon 131 SWC
34 Marigold Audrey Two SWC
35 Arial Swiss 721 SWM
36 Arial Italic Swiss 721 Oblique SWM
37 Arial Bold Swiss 721 Bold SWM
38 Arial Bold Italic Swiss 721 Bold Oblique SWM
39 Times New Roman Dutch 801 SWM
40 Times New Roman Italic Dutch 801 Italic SWM
41 Times New Roman Bold Dutch 801 Bold SWM
42 Times New Roman Bold Italic Dutch 801 Bold Italic SWM
43 Symbol Symbol SWA
44 Wingdings Wingbats SWM 
						

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Symbol Table
No. Symbol Set
0 Legal (HP Legal)
1 ISO 4 (United Kingdom)
2 ISO 6 (ANSI, ASCII)
3 ISO 11 (Swedish/French)
4 ISO 15 (Italian)
5 ISO 17 (Spanish)
6 ISO 21 (German)
7 ISO 60 (Norwegian, v.1)
8 ISO 69 (French)
9 ISO 8859/2 Latin 2
10 ISO 8859/2 Latin 5
11 PC-8 (IBM-8, Code Page 437)
12 PC-8 DN (Denmark/Norway)
13 PC-850 (IBM-850)
14 PC-8 TK (Code Page 437T)
15 PC-852 Latin 2
16 Roman 8
17 Desk Top
18 ECMA 94 (Latin 1)
19 Macintosh
20 Math 8 (HP Math 8)
21 Microsoft Publishing
22 Pi Font (HP Pi Font)
23 PS Math
24 PS Text
25 Ventura International
26 Ventura Math
27 Ventura US
28 Windows
29 Windows 3.1
30 Windows 3.1 Latin 2
31 Windows 3.1 Latin 5
32 Symbol, Windows 3.1
33 Wingdings, Windows 3.1
34 Baltic (PC-1004)
35 Baltic (PC-775 Baltic) 
						

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