Document Outline

• GENICOM Matrix Printer LA36 User Manual
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
    • About this Manual
    • Printer Models and Options
      • The LA36N and LA36W Model Specifications
    • Organization
    • Notes, Cautions and Warnings
  • Introduction
    • Features
    • Options
  • Paper Handling
    • Getting to Know the Printer’s Major Parts and the Control Panel
      • Parts of the Printer
      • Operations of the Control Panel
      • Basic States of the Printer
      • Control Panel Operations
      • Printer Acoustical Feed-Backs
    • Selecting Paper
      • Paper Specifications
      • Paper Thickness and Number of Copies
    • Operations
      • Levers and Buttons Used for Paper Handling
    • Adjusting for Paper Thickness
    • Using Single Sheets
      • Loading a Single Sheet of Paper
      • Ejecting Single Sheets
    • Using Continuous Forms
      • Positioning the Paper Stack
      • Loading Continuous Forms (Push Tractor and Rear Feed)
      • Loading Continuous Forms (Pull Tractor and Bottom Feed)
      • Unloading Continuous Forms (Push-Feed Mode)
      • Recovering from an Unexpected Unloading Operation
      • Tearing Off Continuous Forms
        • Automatic-Tear-Off Advancing
        • Manual Tear-Off Advancing
    • Feeding and Positioning Paper
      • Print Area Definition
      • Line Feed/Form Feed
      • Top-of-Form Adjustment
    • Switching Paper Types
      • Switching from Continuous Forms to Single Sheets (Push-Feed Mode)
      • Switching from Single Sheets to Continuous Forms (Push-Feed Mode)
      • Switching between Push-Feed and Pull-Feed
      • To Reinstall the Tractor Unit for Push-Tractor Feed:
    • Tips on Paper Handling
      • General Tips
      • Multipart Forms
      • Envelopes
      • Labels
  • Printing
    • Selecting Print Features
      • Using Commercial Software
      • Using the Control Panel
        • Selecting Macro 1 or Macro 2
        • Switching Macros and Selecting Features on the Control Panel
        • Macro 1 and Macro 2 Settings
        • Installation Settings
        • Adjustments Settings
        • Menu Access
        • Selecting a Resident Font
        • Changing the Protocol
    • Starting or Stopping Printing
      • Starting Printing
      • Stopping and Viewing Printing
      • Resuming Printing
      • Resuming from a Paper-Out
    • Removing Printed Pages
      • Removing Single Sheets
      • Removing Continuous Forms
  • Using Set-Up Mode
    • What is Set-Up Mode?
    • How Set-Up Works
    • Entering the Set-Up Mode
    • Overview of the Set-Up Mode
      • Set-Up Mode Functions
      • Options with Pre-determined Values
      • Example: Changing the Vertical Pitch
      • Options with Undetermined Values
      • Range Management for a Wide Range of Values
      • Example: Changing the Left Margin
      • Options with Both Pre-determined and Undetermined Values
      • Points to Remember
    • Printing the Printer Configuration
    • Deciding Which Options to Change
      • Required Options
      • Changing Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options
      • Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options List
      • Macro 1 and Macro 2 Options and Values
    • Changing Install Options
      • Install Options List
      • INSTALL Options and Values
    • Adjusting Top-of-Form Origin
      • ADJUST Options and Values
    • Changing Menu Access Options
      • MENU ACCESS Option and Values
    • Exiting and Saving
    • Recalling Factory Settings
    • Using the Diagnostic Functions
      • Printing Test
      • Hex Dump Mode
    • Set-Up Mode Quick Reference
  • Maintenance
    • Cleaning
      • Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer
      • Cleaning the Platen and Paper Bail Rollers
      • Cleaning the Print Head
    • Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge
    • Replacing the Print Head
  • Trouble-Shooting
    • Solving problems
      • Print Quality Problems and Solutions
      • Paper Handling Problems and Solutions
      • Operating Problems and Solutions
      • Printer Failures
    • Diagnostic Functions
    • Checking Vertical Alignment
    • Vertical Alignment Adjustment
  • Supplies and Options
    • Supplies
    • Options
    • Installing Options
      • Installing the Color Kit
  • Printer and Paper Specifications
    • Physical Specifications
    • Functional Specifications
    • Performance Specifications
    • Paper Specifications
      • Print Area
      • Paper Thickness
  • Command Sets
    • DEC PPL2 Quick Reference Guide
      • Conventions
      • Positioning Controls
      • Sheet Size and Margins
      • Type Size and Spacing, Managing Implicit Cursor Motion
      • Font Management and Attribute Selection
      • Tabs
      • Selecting Character Sets
      • SCS Final Characters
      • Reports
      • Miscellaneous
      • Barcode Printing
      • Sixel Graphics Device Control String Envelope
      • Sixel Graphics Protocol Selector Ps1
      • Sixel Graphics Grid Size defined by Pn3
      • Sixel Graphics Control Codes
      • Standard 8-bit Code Table (Left Half)
      • Standard 8-bit Code Table (Right Half)
      • Designating and Invoking Character Sets
      • National Replacement Character Sets
    • IBM Proprinter X24E and XL24E Quick Reference Guide
      • Print Mode Control
      • Horizontal Control
      • Vertical Control
      • Tabulation
      • Page Formatting
      • Color Selection
      • Character Set Control
      • Downloading
      • Bit Image Graphics
      • Cut Sheet Feeder Control
      • Miscellaneous
    • Function Epson ESC/P2 Quick Reference Guide
      • Print Mode Control
      • Horizontal Control
      • Vertical Control
      • Tabulation
      • Page Formatting
      • Color Selection
      • Character Set Control
      • Select international character set
      • Font Selection and Downloading
      • Bit Image Graphics
      • Cut Sheet Feeder Control
      • Miscellaneous
  • Interface Information
    • Parallel Interface
      • Centronics Compatible Signals
      • IEEE 1284-B Nibble Mode signals
    • Serial Interface
      • Serial Options
      • Cable Wiring
      • Buffer Control
  • Character Sets
    • DEC PPL2 Protocol
    • Common to IBM Proprinter X24 and XL24E Protocol and Epson ESC/P2 Protocol
    • IBM Proprinter X24E and XL24E Protocol
      • IBM Set 1/2
    • Epson ESC/P2 Protocol
      • National Character Sets
  • Resident Fonts
  • Glossary
  • Index