Just for Info: Dot Matrix Printer working Procedure

Just for Info: Dot Matrix Printer working Procedure

A DOT MATRIX PRINTER, also known as an impact matrix printer, works similar to a ribbon typewriter where pressure is applied to an ink source, an ink-soaked cloth ribbon in this case, onto the paper to leave an imprint. The ink transfers to the paper as a dot which combines to form recognizable characters.

There are several printer technologies used in today's home, office and banking printers. Dot matrix printers, known also as impact printers, represent the oldest printing technology, are still the widespread today, grace of it's best cost per page ratio. Dot matrix printers are divided on two main groups: serial dot matrix printers and line dot matrix printers (or simply line printers). In serial dot matrix printers the characters are formed by the print head (or printhead). Such a print head has a number of print wires (pins) arranged in vertical columns and electro-magnetic mechanism able to shoot these wires.

As the printer head moves in horizontal direction, the printhead controller sends electrical signals which forces the appropriate wires to strike against the inked ribbon, making dots on the paper and forming the desired characters. The most commonly used printer heads has 9 print wires in one column (9-pin printheads) or 24 print wires in two columns (24-pin printheads), for better print quality. In some heavy-duty dot matrix printers there are also used 18 wire print heads (18-pin printheads) which have 2 columns, 9 wires in each.

Thanks to Ashutosh Kumar Kaushal

INSTALL PASSBOOK PRINTER IN WINDOWS 7 / WINDOWS 8

Passbook Installation At Windows 8 / Windows 7

Passbook printer installation is little difficult if don't know how to install the Passbook printers in Windows Seven or Eight OS. here PoTools provides simple way to install the Passbook printer drivers in easy way.

Most of the drivers was not for Windows 64 bit Operating System i.e in Windows 7 or Windows 8

Windows 7 OS 32 Bit / 64 Bit

Install Printer (Manual)

Start > Devices and Printers > Add Printer

Add Local Printer > Select Printer ports then select Printer Model and Drivers.

Generic - Generic IBM Graphics 9 pin

Configure Passbook printer Alignment 

Visit:

http://potools.blogspot.in/2013/05/passbook-printer-configuration-in.html

Windows 8 OS 32 Bit / 64 Bit

Install Printer (Manual)

In windows 8 not possible to install suitable Passbook driver from default drivers

Note: In both OS 64 bit is not supporting the Common printer drivers

Install Automatic In Windows 7 / Windows 8

1. Download Passbook printer driver for windows 7 / 8 from PoTools.
2. Open Olivetti Printer Driver after plugin with Computer.

Configure Passbook printer

Sanchay Post:

Visit Setup passbook printer 

http://potools.blogspot.in/2013/05/passbook-printer-configuration-in.html

Finacle:

Visit Setup passbook printer 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B25bTWT2-kXgaTZjaWM0aHhVZm

Configuration of Passbook Printer

Print Spooler services is not running

When I trying to take print error showing " Operation could not be completed . Print spooler service is not running
Solution- :
1. Click on the Start Button , then Go to Run option and Type - Services.msc
2. Double -Click on the Print Spooler on the Services Window

Printer Spool Not working!!!

Some of us have to face this problem. while try to take print out all our printers were disappeared, and the system wont allow you to install new printer.

Solution 1.
Start > Run > type in "services.msc" (without quotes) and click OK
Services window opens - maximize it to make it easier to see -
Scroll down to Print Spooler service -
Double click on it to open the properties for it -
The Startup Type should be "Automatic"
Then click on Start under Service Status
Once it is started, click OK -
Then close the Services window.
See if your issue is resolved 


Solution 2:
Go to windows(in my case it is in C drive)--System 32-Spool--Printers--Delete all files inside the folder and Restart

Courtesy :  satirur.blogspot.in

How to configure PB Printer to work through USB Cable ?

How to configure PB Printer  to work through USB Cable ?

HOLD BOTH STATION1 and STATION2 BUTTONS IN THE PRINTER

Switch on the printer

Leave the Buttons

Insert the paper into the printer

Automatically Printer will take the paper inside and a message will be printed as follows

STATION 1-CONFIRM      STATION 2=SKIP    PRESS LOCAL TO CONTINUE

Press LOCAL and then STATION 1

The Default Configuration will be printed as follows

MENU          :                            CONFIG       Press STATION 1

DRAFT SPEED:               NORMAL      Press STATION 1

LQ TYPE:                        NLQ1           Press STATION 1

PAPER WIDTH:                FIRST LINE  Press STATION 1

BUZZER:                        Y                 Press STATION 1

INTERFACE                     By default SERIAL or COM1 will be there Press STATION2

Till USB is printed and then Press STATION 1

USB EMULATION            By default OLIVETTI will be there Press STATION2

                                         Till IBM is printed and then Press STATION 1

PLUG&PLAY:                             N                 Press STATION 1

PAP.EDGE DECTEC.:       N                 Press STATION 1

SPECIAL FORMS:            N                 Press STATION 1

PRINT MODE                   STANDARD  Press STATION 1

BIM MODE:                     MONO         Press STATION 1

PNS SELECTIONS:           N                 Press STATION 1

SAVE PARAMETERS        Y                 Press STATION 1

MENU          :                            CONFIG

Leave the paper in the printer and switch off the printer (Press power button in the PB printer)

SWITCH ON THE PRINTER       

Automatically the paper will be ejected

THE SAME METHOD MAY BE USED TO CONFIGURE SERIAL OR COM1 PORT

Thanks to :

P N Satish
Postmaster Grade – I
Byndoor Post Office,
Udupi Division, Karnataka - 576214

How To Change Fonts In Epson LX-300+ Printer

We can change the font on Epson LX-300+ printer by setting up the panel buttons on the printer. Many people have asked this problem to me, on this occasion I will discussthe issue.

To change font in Epson LX-300+ Printer is as follows :

Step 1
Switch on the Printer.

Step 2
Hold the Pause Button for 3 Seconds (until you here a beeb sound).

Step 3
Now you see the pause LED blinks, now you press Font button to change the font (you here beeb sound on change of each font).

Step 4
After selecting the font press pause button once.

Step 5
Thats it now your font has been changed.


Courtesy : sysadmindop.blogspot.in

Increase the Printing Speed of your Printer

You can improve the printing speed of your printer with managing the print spooler option. Basically printer spooler holds your prints for some time then send to printer for print out. By default on most printers, printer spooler option is enabled but you turn off to specify that the file should be sending to the printer and not spooled.

Here printer spooler option might be different location in your printer but on most printers you can turn off by going to Start, Setting then Printers. Now right click on the icon of the printer that you are using. Click Properties and select the Advanced tab. Here click on “Print directly to printer” option. This will tie up your application until the printer has all the data, but your print job should finish more quickly. Printing directly to the printer will also come in handy if your print spooler crashes and you need to print before you reboot your PC.

Sources:www.sapost.blogspot.com

OLIVETTY PASSBOOK PRINTER CALIBRATION

How to calibrate Olivetti PR2/PR2E Passbook Printer

Olivetti passbook printers are widely used printer in post offices. Sometimes we find problem with printer when it stops printing. In that case, calibrating the printer can solve your problem. Follow the steps to calibrate Olivetti PR2/PR2E passbook printer:

• Switch off the printer.
• Open the top cover of the printer and keep Head of printer at extreme left side.
• Press all three buttons ("Station 1", "Local" and "Station 2") and then switch on the printer. Printer will give a beep sound.
• Now close the top cover of the printer and press "Station 1" two times. The print Head will start moving and roller will start rolling.
• Now press "Station 2" once and then add a paper to the printer and again press"Station 2".
• Printer should take paper inside and all LEDs should blink within 5-10 seconds.
• If not, then keep pressing "Station 2" until all LEDs glow.
• Now switch off the printer and take test print. To take test print, press "Station 2"and power on the printer. If printer gives you the proper test page then congratulations, your printer has been troubleshooted.
• Note: Calibrating a printer is not an easy task and you may do these steps three-four times to calibrate the printer properly

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Troubleshooting A Printer

-If you own a printer that sees a lot of action you most likely have had problems with it. Most of the troubleshooting in a printer is the software of the settings of the printer in your software. The second culprit is just dirt and grime. This is called preventive maintenance for the most part. People simply do not clean there work space nor there printers. Laser Printers -Laser printers are the worst for getting nasty and causing all kinds of problems in printing. The first thing you should look into is cleaning the printer. Using a paint brush (not a used one) and some compressed air and you are in business. A Q-tip here and there is also a good idea. -The main reason a laser printer will act up is the toner itself. The toner is loaded with iron oxide making it somewhat dirty to begin with and abrasive. The static charges that are involved in laser printing can attract dust on top of all the other problems. Clean your printer! -Also a note about cleaning the printer is never use liquid or a liquid solvent when cleaning. You are running a risk of making things worse. Use a clean paint brush and Q-tips. Ink Jet -Your most typical problems with the inkjet printer isn't so different from the laser. You will also get a build up of dirt, hair, paper, and any other act of god on the inside. Cleaning a ink jetprinter is a breeze and should be done with compressed air. Getting Out Easy -Here are some easy outs when diagnosing the printer and what the problem is. 1. Check the printer cable first off. 2. Check power. This sounds stupid but it happens. 3. Check and make sure printer is online. 4. Check paper, toner, ink. These are common to go out and need replacement. 5. Try a print test page. There may be a button on the printer itself that will do a test page for you. If the page prints out you know that the problem isn't the printer itself. 6. Look at your printer settings. Make sure you are sending to the proper printer. Is the right one installed? 7. Inspect any pass through device such as parallel switchers. Inspect the cable itself. I have bought new printer cables that were faulty. Not So Easy Outs -Well now you have to get to the nitty gritty. -We want to see first off if the printer is properly installed. Follow the steps below. 1. Go to control panel in windows and select Printers. 2. Select your printer and then click file, properties. 3. Choose Details 4. Look and see if the printer is pointed towards LPT1 port. If not then change it. -Now if that isn't the problem and the printer is pointing towards the LPT1 port we need to look at Windows Device Manager. 1. Go to control panel windows and select Systems. 2. Select Device Manager Tab. 3. Look down the list and sport ports. Double click. 4. Check for any exclamation points or a question mark. If this exist you may have a conflict. 5. If so double click the port with the problem and choose resources tab. 6. Under the resources tab look at the last box. Does it say "conflicts"? 7. If a conflict exist simply uncheck "automatic settings" and click "Change settings" 8. You can now change the IRQ. If unsure which to try then click one at a time and see if it will show a conflict on the return dialog box. -If you changed an IRQ setting you will need to go into the BIOS and change this also. 1. Reboot Computer, hit delete key or corresponding setup key before windows starts. 2. Look for peripheral settings and change the settings for the LPT1 port to what you changed in the windows device manager. -Hope that helped.

Printing problems and printing errors

Automatically diagnose and repair when you cannot print, or for problems installing a printer, connecting to a network printer and related errors. Find other automated solutions

Instruction to Run

• Click the Run now button below
• Then follow the onscreen prompts to launch

What it fixes...

• You are unable to install a printer, connect to a printer, or print more than one job at a time
• You receive an error indicating your Print Spooler service is experiencing problems
• You receive an error indicating your is not the default printer
• You receive an error indicating: cannot be contacted over the network
• Identify if your printer is turned off
• Identify if your printer toner is low or empty causing your print job to appear faint or it does not print at all
• Identify if your printer paper is low or empty
• Identify if the printer has a paper jam which is preventing it from operating normally
• Identify if a print job that is in the print queue is preventing other print jobs from printing
• Identify if you need to update your print driver
• You receive an error stating that your Plug and Play printer %PRINTERNAME% has encountered a driver problem

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