This document is the user's manual for the Fujitsu DL7600Pro Dot Matrix Printer. It provides comprehensive information on installation, setup, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting, along with detailed technical specifications and options.
Function Description
The Fujitsu DL7600Pro is a compact, versatile, flat paper path dot matrix printer designed for business, office, and home environments. It offers maximum compatibility with various software packages and personal computers. The printer features a 24-wire print head for crisp, clear printing.
Important Technical Specifications
Physical Specifications:
- Height: 290 mm (11.4 in)
- Width: 600 mm (23.6 in)
- Depth: 350 mm (13.8 in)
- Weight: 22 kg (58.5 lb)
AC Power Requirements:
- M33335A: 100 to 120 V ±10%; 50/60 Hz
- M33335B: 220 to 240 V ±10%; 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption:
- Average: 275W
- Maximum: 530W
- Standby: 1W
- Heat Generation: 980 kJ/h
Interface:
- Centronics parallel and RS-232C serial
- Centronics parallel and USB and LAN (option)
Data Buffer Size:
- 0, 256, 2K, 8K, 24K, 32K, 96K, or 128K bytes
- Download Buffer: Maximum 128K bytes (128K minus data buffer size)
Operating Environment:
- Temperature: 5 to 38°C (41 to 100°F)
- Humidity: 30% to 80% RH (no condensation)
- Wet Bulb Temperature: Less than 29°C (84°F)
Storage Environment:
- Temperature: -15 to 60°C (-4 to 140°F)
- Humidity: 10% to 95% RH (no condensation)
Acoustic Noise:
- Standard model: Average 59 dB (A)
- With sound proof cover: Average 55 dB (A)
- (ISO 7779 Bystander Position-Front, Letter MODE 2)
Print Method:
- Impact dot matrix with a 0.21 mm or 0.25mm, 24-wire head
- Print Direction: Bidirectional logic-seeking or unidirectional seeking
- Character Cell: Horizontal × vertical
- Print Speed (0.21mm print head):
- Letter (10 cpi): 180 cps
- Letter (12 cpi): 216 cps
- Report: 360 cps
- Correspondence: 360 cps
- Draft: 720 cps
- Hi-speed draft: 720 cps
- Super hi-speed draft: 800 cps
- Print Speed (0.25mm print head):
- Letter (10 cpi): 150 cps
- Letter (12 cpi): 180 cps
- Report: 300 cps
- Correspondence: 300 cps
- Draft: 600 cps
- Hi-speed draft: 600 cps
- Super hi-speed draft: 750 cps
- Line Feed Speed: 50 ms per line at 6 lines per inch
- Form Feed Speed: 9 inches per second
- Ribbon Life: Up to 18 million characters
Paper Handling:
- Standard: Friction-feed platen (cut sheets), convertible bi-directional tractor on front or rear. Paper loading by LOAD button, advancing perforations to tear-off edge by TEAR OFF button, parking continuous forms available.
- Optional: Cut sheet feeder (for front or rear), Tractor unit (for 2nd tractor)
- Paper Type: 1 to 5-copies for cut sheet feeder, 1 to 9-copies for tractor and paper table
- Paper Size (Continuous):
- Width: 102-420 mm (4-16.5 in)
- Length: 102 mm (4 in) or greater
- Paper Size (Cut sheets - Paper table):
- Width: 55-420 mm (2.16-16.5 in)
- Length: 70-420 mm (2.76-16.5 in)
- Paper Size (Cut sheet feeder):
- Width: 100-420 mm (4-16.5 in)
- Length: 70-420 mm for front cut sheet feeder (2.76-16.5 in)
- Paper Thickness: Up to 0.65 mm (0.026 inch)
- Number of Copies: Up to 8, including the original (Up to 9 at HI IMPACT mode)
- Paper Stack (Cut sheet): 100 sheets (A4 size, 1p, 55 kg/m2)
Command Sets (Emulations):
- Resident: Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS, IBM Proprinter XL24E, Epson ESC/P2
Character Sets:
- DPL24C+/XL24E: IBM PC character sets 1 and 2 (code pages 437), IBM PS/2 character sets (code pages and other national character sets (57 + 2 languages in total)), Fujitsu character sets (691 characters).
- ESC/P2: Italic character set, Graphics character sets 1 and 2, IBM PS/2 character sets (code pages) and other national character sets (61 + 2 languages in total).
Fonts:
- Resident: Nineteen fonts available
- Bitmap: Courier 10, Pica 10, OCR-B 10, OCR-A 10, Prestige Elite 12, Boldface PS, Correspondence, Compressed, Draft, and High-speed Draft.
- Scalable: Courier, Timeless, and Nimbus Sans; each in normal, bold, and italic styles.
- Downloaded: Available from independent vendors.
Character Pitch:
- 2.5, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 18, or 20 cpi, or proportional spacing.
- Programmable in 1/360 inch or various increments for image graphics.
Characters per line:
- 10 cpi: 136 cpl
- 12 cpi: 163 cpl
- 15 cpi: 204 cpl
- 17.1 cpi: 232 cpl
- 18 cpi: 244 cpl
- 20 cpi: 272 cpl
Usage Features
- Multiple Fonts: The printer offers a wide selection of nineteen resident fonts, including ten bitmap fonts and nine outline fonts, each with upright, italic, and bold styles.
- High-Speed Printing: Capable of printing at speeds up to 800 cps for Super high-speed draft quality at 10 cpi.
- Large Print Buffer: A 128K byte buffer allows for storing input data and downloading fonts, enabling users to send files and return to their applications quickly, and to use custom fonts.
- 136-Column Print Line: Supports landscape printing on legal- or standard-size computer forms.
- Simple Paper Type Switching: The "park" continuous forms feature allows easy switching between continuous forms and single sheets from the control panel, even with optional cut sheet feeders and second tractors.
- Dual Tractor Feeding Capability: The tractor unit is removable and can be configured for front-feed or rear-feed. An optional second tractor unit can be added for dual tractor feeding.
- Multi-Path Paper Feeding: Supports various paper paths including continuous forms (front and rear tractor), cut sheets (paper table, front CSF, rear CSF). Cut sheets can be ejected from the front or rear.
- Tear-Off Function: Available at both the front and rear of the printer, activated by the TEAR OFF button on the control panel.
- High Copy Capability: Prints up to nine sheets for front/rear continuous forms and cut sheets fed from the front paper table, and up to five sheets for CSF fed paper.
- Auto Paper Thickness Control: Automatically adjusts for different paper thicknesses.
- Auto Interface Selection: Automatically selects the appropriate interface.
- Paper Skew Detection: Detects and ejects skewed paper when manually fed from the paper table.
- Area-Over Print Prevention: Senses and memorizes paper edges to prevent print head wire breakage if data extends beyond the edges.
- Left Margin Adjustment: Adjusts the left margin based on the paper's left edge, allowing for inaccurate paper setting.
- Control Panel: Features buttons and indicators for loading/feeding paper, selecting print features, and changing optional settings. Available in LED and LCD types.
- Setup Mode: Allows users to select optional settings (emulation, fonts, pitch, page length, serial interface options, top-of-form) and diagnose printer problems (SELF-TST, HEX-DUMP, V-ALMNT). Settings can be saved as power-on defaults.
- Online Setup Mode: Allows setting printer features via computer software, avoiding manual control panel adjustments.
Maintenance Features
- Low Maintenance: The printer requires very little care, primarily occasional cleaning and ribbon cartridge replacement. Lubrication is generally not necessary.
- Cleaning and Vacuuming: Instructions are provided for cleaning and vacuuming the printer exterior, paper table, rear stacker, cut sheet feeder, platen, and print head carriage.
- Ribbon Replacement: Detailed steps for replacing the ribbon cartridge, including handling the print head and ribbon guide. Fujitsu ribbon cassettes are recommended to prevent operating problems or damage.
- Opening and Closing Control Panel: Instructions for accessing the printer's interior for maintenance, such as removing jammed paper.
- Removing the Stacker Unit: Steps for removing the stacker unit to clear paper jams.
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