MAI COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL FIELD INFORMATION BULLETIN SERVICE GROUP(S): MINI MFG: BASIC FOUR NACS TYPE(S): N024 MFG. MODEL(S): FEATURES & GENERAL CATEGORY: PRINTER DESC: INFORMATION *** TABLE OF CONTENTS AS OF 12/03/91 *** FIB 00001.Sheetfeeder Misfeeds Due to Dirty Platen and Feed Rolls.....05/14/90 FIB 00002.Sheetfeeder.can Misfeed due to Loose Setscrews..............01/24/84 FIB 00003.General Printer Quality Specifications......................04/02/84 FIB 00004.Printers changing modes on BOSS/IX based systems............02/15/88 FIB 00005.Supported printers and configurations [ WPS 165 B ]........04/18/88 FIB 00006.Serial Printer Protocols....................................08/17/89 FIB 00007.Alternate Source Ribbon Evaluations.........................08/16/91 PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------Table Of Contents Pg01 of 01 FIB 00001 05/14/90 *** Sheetfeeder Misfeeds Due to Dirty Platen and Feed Rolls *** ORIGINAL DOCUMENT NAME : Mini Alert 134 SUBJECT: SHEETFEEDER PLATEN/FEEDROLL CLEANING It has been determined that dirty or glazed platen or feedrollers on either the printer or sheetfeeder causes most of the misfeeding or sloppy registration of printing on the paper. Regular cleaning with platen cleaner is the only way to ensure best operation. The cleaner recommended is FEDRON~ brand commercial typewriter platen cleaner. It is a volatile flammable compound which cannot be supplied through the normal NACS or BASIC FOUR distribution channels. If you service any QUME or DIABLO printers or any printers with sheetfeeders please purchase some FEDRON~ platen cleaner from a local typewriter repair or supply organization for use on Preventive Maintenance. Advise your customers that they must also purchase some for routine cleaning of both the printer platen/pressure rollers and the Sheetfeeder feed and pressure rollers. Certain paper and environments will require cleaning far more often than the PM schedule will provide. NOTE: If FEDRON~ brand platen cleaner cannot be obtained locally, an acceptable alternative is a platen cleaner such as Dr. Scat~ brand which can be purchased at most office supply stores. ORIGINATOR: J. VanderHeyden/S. Tartol PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB001 Pg001 FIB 00002 01/24/84 *** Sheetfeeder can Misfeed due to Loose Setscrews *** ORIGINAL DOCUMENT NAME: Mini Alert 224 SUBJECT: SHEETFEEDER MIS-FEEDS CAUSED BY LOOSE SETSCREWS Intermittent problems can be caused by loose setscrews in either of the gears on the shaft at the front of the sheetfeeder mounting bracket. One of these gears must be adjusted when the sheetfeeder is installed or repositioned to accomodate new forms. They should be checked whenever mis-feeding symptoms are observed. A 1.5 mm hex key is supplied with the sheetfeeder, however in most cases it is possible to use an American 1/16 inch hex key with satisfactory results. The left end of the shaft has a flat, so if the setscrew becomes loose in that gear, it will introduce just enough slack in the drive between platen and feeder to cause intermittent mis-registration or bin-select failures. ORIGINATOR: J. VanderHeyden PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB002 Pg001 FIB 00003 04/02/84 *** General Printer Quality Specifications *** ORIGINAL DOCUMENT NAME: Mini Alert 243 SUBJECT: BFISD PRINTER QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS The acceptable print quality criteria for BFISD printers is as indicated below. Ribbon and forms are assumed to be within specifications. Further, the ribbon must be new or not more than 30 minutes of continuous line print in age for the following specifications to be valid. Field personnel should utilize these specifications to determine: 1. If a particular printer is within specification 2. The required tolerances required for PM and repair activities GENERAL PRINT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS: RIBBON SMEAR (Operating): Ribbon smear is not acceptable on single part forms. Multi-part forms may exhibit some minimal smear on the first sheet if overall legibility is not impaired. CHARACTER APPEARANCE: Any character appearance defect that allows one character to be mistaken for another shall be cause for rejection. PRINT DENSITY: Random light or dark imprint of characters is allowed only if legibility of characters is not impaired and the print can be accurately read without distractions under normal lighting conditions. CHARACTER VOIDS: The absence of a part of a character land area (void) is acceptable if the character can be readily and correctly read in spite of the missing parts. A void is considered unacceptable if the character can be misinterpreted. A maximum of 10% of the characters on the sample page are permitted voids. CHARACTER GHOSTING: Character ghosting is unacceptable on single part forms up to 20 pounds in weight unless very wet ribbons (greater than 20%) ink content are used. On multi-part forms or heavy card stock, ghosting may be observed but cannot impair legibility. EMBOSSING/PERFORATION: Characters are not allowed to emboss or perforate 15 pound paper such that a tear or break in the paper can be visually detected. MULTIPLE FORM PRINTING: Blocking on the last sheet should not fill in character loops to the extent that it interferes with the legibility of the characters. On the 4th sheet and beyond, the stroke width can increase; contrast, general cleanliness and PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB003 Pg001 sharpness can be grayed, but not beyond the point of comfortable and accurate reading. SPROCKET FEED HOLES: Elongation of the sprocket feed holes is acceptable as long as paper feed problems are not encountered and the paper does not indicate tearing. LINE SPACING: Maximum line spacing deviation shall be as shown in Figure 1. HORIZONTAL LINE SKEW: Maximum horizontal line skew shall be as shown in Figure 2. WORD PROCESSING, BAND AND DRUM PRINTERS: VERTICAL REGISTRATION: Maximum vertical registration deviation of the same character shall be as shown in Figure 3. HORIZONTAL REGISTRATION: Maximum horizontal registration deviation character to character and line to line (non-cumulative) shall be as shown in Figure 4. LINE LENGTH: Maximum line length deviation shall be as shown in Figure 5. CHARACTER HEIGHT VARIATION: The height variation of any of the same full sized character may not exceed + 0.006 inches. LAND WIDTH VARIATION: Vertical and horizontal land width deviation shall not be less than 50% of largest same land width of the same character. CHARACTER SMEAR: Smear of the character land width may not exceed 0.020 inches. DOT MATRIX PRINTERS: VERTICAL REGISTRATION: Maximum vertical registration deviation shall be as shown in Figure 3. HORIZONTAL REGISTRATION: Maximum horizontal registration deviation character to character and line to line (non-cumulative) shall be as shown in Figure 4. LINE LENGTH: Maximum line length deviation shall be as shown in Figure 5. CHARACTER HEIGHT VARIATION: PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB003 Pg002 The height variation of any of the same full sized character may not exceed + 0.012 inches. CHARACTER WIDTH VARIATION: The width variation of any of the same full sized character may not exceed + 0.015 inches. DOT ALIGNMENT WITHIN A CHARACTER: Maximum horizontal and vertical dot alignment deviation shall be as shown in Figure 6. OVERPRINT REGISTRATION: Maximum dot to dot overprint deviation shall be as shown in Figure 7. DRAWING INFORMATION: See Mini Alert 243 for figures mentioned in the text. ORIGINATOR: J. Rippl PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB003 Pg003 FIB 00004 02/15/88 *** Printers changing modes on BOSS/IX based systems *** SYMPTOM/TEXT: This was happening on an install of an 1800. PT-4218 connected to the parallel port. Printing was normal when printing from DOS, however when printing from BOSS/IX the printer would change the type of print. Powering off printer and going back into DOS caused printer to work normally. FIX: Changing the translation table in the forms section of pparams corrected the problem. In this case the translation table was set to 'S8' and needed to be set to 'S7' for the form to be used. If there is any confusion on what table to use, contact your local MBF system consultant. ORIGINATOR: Jon Fuller LOGON: 08FPS3 PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB004 Pg001 FIB 00005 04/18/88 *** Supported printers and configurations [ WPS 165 B ] *** The purpose of this Field Bulletin is to document the "Supported Printers" that are used on MAI Basic Four systems. This Field Bulletin will list all possible supported configurations and cables that are associated with the printers. A brief description of the supported printers are as follows: 4200 - Character Matrix Printer* This printer is a medium speed, bi-directional, dot matrix printer. This printer is usually referred to as a "Dataroyal" printer. Previous model number was 32xx. The printer has two versions: parallel interface and Basic Four serial interface. Market Code N/A NACS #4288-120 CPS 4284-160 CPS 4201 - Matrix Line Printer This is the 150/300 LPM parallel interface line printer, commonly referred to as the "Printronix" printer. Previous model number was 31xx/35xx. Market Code MJ037AA NACS #4235-300 LPM MJ001AA 4236-150 LPM 4202 - Word Processing Printer* This is the 45 CPS daisywheel printer. It has a serial interface, and is used with DataWord II. Previous model number was 3040. Market Code N/A NACS #4206 4203 - Serial Matrix Printer This is the 80/120 CPS serial Basic Four interface printer, commonly referred to as the "Tritel" printer. Previous model number was 325X. Market Code MA001AA NACS #4246-80 CPS 4248-120 CPS * This printer is no longer marketed and there is limited support. 4204 - Parallel Drum Printer* This 600 LPM drum printer had previous model number 36xx. It has a Dataproducts parallel interface, and is used on 13xx systems only. Market Code N/A NACS #N/A 4205 - Letter Quality Double Wide Printer* This is a word processing printer for the DataWord II system which uses a double wide carriage. It has an external PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB005 Pg001 interface box with a serial interface. Market Code MP004AA NACS #4232 4206 - Letter Quality Printer This is a 40 CPS daisywheel printer. It has a serial interface, and is designed to work with DataWord II. Market Code MQ001AA NACS #4250 4208 - 80 Column Terminal Printer This is the industry standard serial interface version of the 80 column Terminal Printer. It prints at 120 CPS. Market Code MD002AA NACS #4282 4209 - Band Line Printer This is the 600/1000 LPM parallel interface printer. Market Code ML002AA NACS #4305(600 LPM) ML003AA 4306(1000 LPM) 4210 - Serial Terminal Character Printer This is the Basic Four serial interface version of the 80 column Terminal Printer. It prints at 120 CPS. Market Code MF001AA NACS #4210 4211 - Letter Quality Printer This is a 40 CPS serial industry standard interface, daisywheel printer. It is the industry standard interface version of the 4206. Market Code MG001AA NACS #4250 * This printer is no longer marketed and there is limited support. 4212 - 132 Column Terminal Printer This is an 120 CPS serial interface printer. The printer has two versions: A Basic Four interface and an industry standard interface. Market Code ME001AA NACS #4292 (STD Interface) ME050AA 4295 (MBF Interface) 4213 - 132 Column Data Processing Printer This is a 120/160 CPS, Basic Four serial interface printer. This is commonly referred to as the "Whisper" printer. This printer also supports a standard interface. Market Code MH001AA (120 CPS) NACS #4311-120 CPS MH002AA (160 CPS) 4313-160 CPS 4214 - Dual Mode Printer PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB005 Pg002 This is an 80/200 LPM serial or parallel printer. This printer also supports the Bar Code Forms Option (BCFO). The BCFO has both serial and parallel interfaces on board, however, the parallel interface is not supported. Market Code MR001AA Parallel NACS #4314 MS201AA Serial 4314 4215 - 132 Column High Resolution Matrix Printer This printer has an industry standard serial and a parallel interface. The printer is 60 CPS (10 cpi) in letter quality mode and 180 CPS (10 cpi) in draft mode. Market Code MX001AA NACS #4415 4216 - 132 Letter Quality Printer This printer has an industry standard serial and a parallel interface. The printer is a 30 CPS printer. Market Code MV002AA NACS #4416 MW001AA 4217 - 80 Column terminal Printer This printer can be used as a parallel, Basic Four serial or industry standard serial interface printer. The printer can print 32 CPS in correspondence quality mode and 160 CPS in Draft mode. Market Code MT001AA/Parallel NACS #4417 MF001AA/MBF Serial MT002AA/Industry Standard Serial 4218 - 136 Column Terminal Printer This printer can be used as a parallel, Basic Four serial or industry standard serial interface printer. The printer can print 32 CPS in correspondence quality mode and 160 CPS in Draft mode. Market Code MU001AA/Parallel NACS #4418 ME050AA/BF Serial MU002AA/Industry Standard Serial 4219 - 132 Column Barcode Printer This is an 80/200 LPM Serial interface printer. It uses the same Bar Code Forms Option as the 4214. Market Code NACS #4419 4220 - 600 LPM Band Printer This is the 600 LPM parallel interface printer. Market Code ML006AA NACS #4402 4221 - 1200 LPM Band Printer PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB005 Pg003 This is a 1200 LPM parallel interface printer. Market Code ML007AA NACS # 4222 - 400 CPS Matrix Printer This 400 CPS Matrix printer is a 4313 replacement. Market Code MZ001AA/Parallel NACS # MZ002AA/Parallel and Serial 4223 - Laser Printer This is a ten PPM (page per minute) laser printer. Market Code MY001AA NACS # The following information lists printers that are no longer marketed or supported by MAI Basic Four: MODEL# PARALLEL/SERIAL LINE/CHAR MAKE 3100 Parallel 165 CPS Centronics 3500 Parallel 300 LPM Dataproducts 3600 Parallel 600 LPM Dataproducts 916 Parallel 600 LPM Dataproducts 920 Parallel 600 LPM Dataproducts 3300 Parallel 300 LPM Odec 3400 Parallel 200 LPM Digitronics For additional information on printers, please refer to the following Field Bulletins and Hardware Announcements. 108 - CONNECTING A DATA PRODUCTS BAND PRINTER TO A 1300 SYSTEM. 130 - PLOT MODE THROUGH THE PROTOCOL CONVERTER BOX ON A 13XX/1600 132 - DMP BAR CODE OPTION CABLE 137 - SERIAL PRINTER CABLE SET-UP FOR THE DS-500 157 - USING A 4211 DIABLO PRINTER WITH OMS 190 - PT-4214 (DMP) SELECTABLE MODE 226 - ERROR 0 PROBLEM WITH THE DMP PRINTERS ON THE 2000 245 - 4209 BAND PRINTER PAPER STACKER 248 - UPDATE MEMONICS FOR THE 4217/4218 PRINTERS ON THE MAI 1500 249 - HORIZONTAL PRINT COMPRESSION AND DROPPING READY ON PT-4217 AND 4218. 260 - CORRECTION TO PT-4217/4218 PRINTER MANUALS 273 - NEW PARALLEL CONTROLLER FOR 4214 AND PT-4219 PRINTERS 277 - I/O CABLE CROSS REFERENCE 278 - RELEASE OF NEW FIRMWARE LEVEL 5.07 FOR BAR CODE FORM OPTION PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB005 Pg004 279 - INCORRECT PRINTOUT OF 4208, 4210 AND 4212 PRINTERS ____________________________________________________________________ |Model No.| 4200 | 4201 | 4202 | 4203 | 4204 | 4209 | 4206 | | |Char. |Parallel|Word |Low Cost|Parallel|Parallel|Word | |Type |Matrix |Matrix |Proc. |Matrix |Drum |Band |Proc. | | |Ptr. |Ptr. |Ptr. |Ptr. |Ptr. |Ptr. |Ptr. | | |Serial |Parallel|Serial|Serial |Parallel|Parallel|Serial| |Interface|Parallel| | | | | | | | |80/120 |150/300 |45 CPS|80/120 |600 LPM |600/1000|40 CPS| |Speed |160 CPS |LPM | |CPS | |LPM | | | | | | | | | | | |Cables for..........................................................| | | | | | | | | | |MPx | |907148 | | | |907224 | | |Parallel | |-001 | | | |-001 | | | | |-002 | | | |-002 | | |MPx |See |See | |See | | |See | |Serial |Note 5 |Note 1 | |Note 5 | | |Note 4| | | | | | | | | | |2000/3000| |907455 | | | | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | |2000/3000| |See | |907752 | | | | |Serial | |Note 1 | | or | | | | | | | | |907753 | | | | |13xx |See |See | | |900042 |See FLD | | |Parallel |Note 8 |Note 8 | | | |BULLETIN| | | | | | | | |#108 | | |13xx |See |See | |See | | | | |Serial |Note 7 |Note 1 | |Note 7 | | | | |Slave |906694 | |See |906694 | | |See | | | | |Note 6|-001 | | |Note 6| | | | | | | | | | |DS-500 | | | | | | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | |1500 | | | | | | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | |1500 | | | | | | | | |Serial | | | | | | | | |1800 | | | | | | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | |1800 | | | | | | | | |Serial | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |1800 | | | | | | | | |Slave | | | | | | | | |____________________________________________________________________| NOTE: A blank square indicates that the configuration is not supported. ___________________________________________________________________ |Model No.| 4208 | 4210 | 4211 | 4212 | 4212 | 4213 | 4214 | | |80 |80 Col.|Standard|132 |132 |Char. |Matrix | |Type |Column |Term. |Inter- |Column |Column |Matrix |Ptr. | | |Ptr. |Ptr. |face |Ptr. |Ptr. |Ptr. | | | |Serial |Serial |Serial |Serial |Serial |Serial |Serial/ | |Interface| | | | | | |Parallel| | |120 CPS|120 CPS|40 CPS |120 CPS|120 CPS|120/160|80/200 | |Speed | | | | | |CPS |LPM | | | | | | | | | | PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB005 Pg005 |Cables for.........................................................| | | | | | | | | | |MPx | | | | | | |907148 | |Parallel | | | | | | |-001 | | | | | | | | |-002 | |MPx | |See |See |See | |See |See | |Serial | |Note 5 |Note 5 |Note 5 | |Note 5 |Note 5, | | | | | | | | |Note 1 | |2000/3000| | | | | | |907455 | |Parallel | | | | | | | | |2000/3000| |907752 |907752 |907752 | |907752 |907752 | |Serial | | or | or | or | | or | or | | | |907753 |907753 |907753 | |907753 |907753 | |13xx | | | | | | |See | |Parallel | | | | | | |Note 8 | | | | | | | | | | |13xx | |See | |See | |See |See | |Serial | |Note 7 | |Note 7 | |Note 7 |Note 1 | |Slave |See |906694 |See |906694 |See |906694 | | | |Note 3 |-001 |Note 3 |-001 |Note 3 |-001 | | | | |Note 2 | |Note 2 | | | | |DS-500 | | | | | | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | |1500 | | | | | | |907933 | |Parallel | | | | | | | | |1500 | | |907970 | | | |916074/w| |Serial | | | | | | |906694 | |1800 | | | | | | |916933 | |Parallel | | | | | | | | |1800 | | |916074or|916074 | |916074 | | |Serial | | |916126 |916126 | |916126 | | | | | |906694 |906694 | |906694 | | |1800 | | |906694 |906694 | |906694 | | |Slave | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________| NOTE: A blank square indicates that the configuration is not supported. ____________________________________________________________________ |Model No.| 4215 | 4216 | 4217 | 4217 | 4217 | 4218 | | 4218 | | |Letter |Letter |B/4 |Industry|Parallel|B/4 |Industry| |Type |Quality |Quality |Serial|Standard| |Serial|Standard| | |Ptr |Ptr |Ptr |Serial | |Ptr |Ptr | | |Serial/ |Serial/ |Serial|Serial |Parallel|Serial|Serial | |Interface|Parallel|Parallel| | | | | | | |Draft: |Letter |160 |160 CPS |160 CPS |160 |160 CPS | |Speed |180 CPS |30 CPS |CPS | | |CPS | | | |Ltr 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Cables for..........................................................| | | | | | | | | | |MPx | | | | | | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |MPx |See |See |See | | |See | | |Serial |Note 5 |Note 5 |Note 5| | |Note 5| | | | | | | | | | | |2000/3000| | | | | | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | |2000/3000|907752 |907752 |907752| | | | | |Serial | or | or | or | | |907752| | PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB005 Pg006 | |907753 |907753 |907753| | | | | |13xx | | | | | | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |13xx | | |See | | |See | | |Serial | | |Note 7| | |Note 7| | |Slave |906694 |906694 | |906694 | | |906694 | | |Note 9 |Note 9 |906694|Note 9 | |906694|Note 9 | | | | | | | | | | |DS-500 |907933 |907933 | | |907933 | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | |1500 |907933 |907933 | | |907933 | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | |1500 |916074 |916074 | |916074 | | |916074 | |Serial |906694 |906694 | |906694 | | |906694 | |1800 | | | | |907933 | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | |1800 |916074or|916074or|916074|916074or| |916074|916074or| |Serial |916126 |916126 |916126|916126 | |916126|916126 | | |906694 |906694 |906694|906694 | |906694|906694 | |1800 | | |906694| | |906694| | |Slave | | | | | | | | |____________________________________________________________________| NOTE: A blank square indicates that the configuration is not supported. ______________________________________________________________ |Model No.| 4218 | 4219 | 4220 | 4221 | 4222 | 4223 | | |Parallel|Barcode|Band Ptr|Band Ptr|Matrix |Laser | |Type | |Matrix | | |Ptr |Ptr | | | |Ptr. | | | | | | |Parallel|Serial |Parallel|Parallel|Serial/ |Serial/ | |Interface| | | | |Parallel|Parallel| | |160 CPS |80 to |600 LPM |1200 LPM|400 CPS |10 Pages| |Speed | |200 LPM| | | |per Min.| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Cables for....................................................| | | | | | | | | |MPx | | |907224 |907224 | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |MPx | |See | | |See |See | |Serial | |Note 5 | | |Note 5 |Note 5 | | | | | | | | | |2000/3000| | |916171 |916171 |907455 |907455 | |Parallel | | | | | | | |2000/3000| |907752 | | |907752 |907752 | |Serial | | | | | or | or | | | | | | |907753 |907753 | |13xx | | | | | | | |Parallel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |13xx | |See | | |See | | |Serial | |Note 1 | | |Note 7 | | |Slave | | | | |906694 | | | | | | | |Note 9 | | | | | | | | | | |DS-500 |907933 | | | |907933 |907933 | |Parallel | | | | | | | |1500 |907933 | | | |907933 |907933 | |Parallel | | | | | | | PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB005 Pg007 |1500 | | | | |916074 |916074 | |Serial | | | | |906694 |906694 | |1800 |907933 | | | |907933 |907933 | |Parallel | | | | | | | |1800 | |916074 | | |916074 |916074 | |Serial | |916126 | | |916126 |916126 | | | |906694 | | |906694 |906694 | |1800 | | | | | | | |Slave | | | | | | | |______________________________________________________________| NOTE: A blank square indicates that the configuration is not supported. PROTOCOL CONVERTER CONNECTION INFORMATION Below is a list of cable numbers for the different configurations. L O C A L O P E R A T I O N 1. 4-8 way to converter (8000) Cable # 907116 I/O panel to converter (8000) Cable # 907647 4-way to converter (2000) Cable # 907752 CMB to converter (2000) Cable # 907753 4-8 way to converter (210, 310, 410, 1600) Cable # 906693 I/O panel to converter (510, 610, 730) Cable # 906694 2. Converter to parallel printer Cable # 907148 3. Converter to serial printer Cable # 906694 R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N (Converter located at remote end) Host. 4-8 way to modem (8000) Cable # 907117 I/O panel to modem (8000) Cable # 907648 4-way to modem (2000) Cable # 907752 CMB to modem (2000) Cable # 907753 4-8 way to modem (210, 310, 410, 1600) Cable # 906918 *4-8 way to I/O panel (510, 610, 730) Cable # 906917 *I/O panel to modem (510, 610, 730) Cable # 906916 1. Modem to converter Cable # 906694 2. Converter to parallel printer Cable # 907148 3. Converter to serial printer Cable # 906694 * Both Cables needed for modem operation Note 1: Protocol Converter Since host driver support for the serial DMP is not available on the MPx Series 8000 with Operating System 8.4D and below and the 1600/13xx systems, the serial DMP can be configured as a system serial printer by using the Protocol Converter box. The Protocol Converter can support a single: Serial 4214, Parallel 4214 or Parallel 4201. The Protocol Converter must be used if a customer desires to serially configure a 300 LPM line printer on a 2000 system or remote a parallel printer on MPx. Note 2: PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB005 Pg008 Slave from 4301, 4309, 4310, 4312, 4313 terminals. Note 3: Supported only as a Slave from the S/10. Use cable 907291-001 for the 4208 and industry standard interface 4212. Use 907292-001 for the 4211. Note 4: This printer is supported directly connected on MPx only when using MAI Word. In this case, the printer is configured as an SPE/VDT. Use cable 907116 for connecting to the 8-way, and 907647 when connecting to the I/O panel. The printer is also supported using DataWord II, connected to an MDT. Note 5: 907116 is used on 8 way, 907647 is used from the I/0 panel. Note 6: When the printer is slaved from an MDT terminal (using DataWord II), the cable needed is a 906937-001. When slaved from a serial terminal a 906694 cable is used. Note 7: 906694/901455 510/610/710/730 906693 210/310/410/1600 Note 8: 906887 210/310/410/1600 906889 and 900042 510/610/710/730 Note 9: These printers will work from terminals that support industry standard printer. On the MPx Systems, only screen dumps can be performed. On a 2000/3000/4000 the terminal must be configured as an EDT terminal, with an "ISP" type slave. Then the printer can be used as a slave printer. Note 10: The PT-4220 Printer will print 600 lines per minute when using 64 character band (ALL CAPITAL LETTERS). The printer will print 420 lines per minute when using 96 character band (UPPER AND LOWER CASE LETTERS). PT-4221 will print 1000 LPM with 64 character band and 880 LPM with 96 character band. PROTOCOL CONVERTER CONNECTION LOCAL OPERATION 1. 4-8 way to converter (MPx) Cable # 907116 I/O panel to converter (MPx) Cable # 907647 4-way to converter (2000) Cable # 907752 CMB to converter (2000) Cable # 907753 4-8 way to converter (210, 310, 410, 1600) Cable # 906693 I/O panel to converter (510, 610, 710, 730) Cable # 906694 PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB005 Pg009 2. Converter to parallel printer Cable # 907148 3. Converter to serial printer Cable # 906694 REMOTE OPERATION (Converter located at remote end) Host. 4-8 way to modem (MPx) Cable # 907117 I/O panel to modem (MPx) Cable # 907648 4-way to modem (2000) Cable # 907752 CMB to modem (2000) Cable # 907753 4-8 way to modem (210, 310, 410, 1600) Cable # 906918 *4-8 way to I/O panel (510, 610, 710, 730) Cable # 906917 *I/O panel to modem (510, 610, 710, 730) Cable # 906916 1. Modem to converter Cable # 906694 2. Converter to parallel printer Cable # 907148 3. Converter to serial printer Cable # 906694 * Both cables needed for modem operation MARKET CODE TO MAI BASIC FOUR PART NUMBER CONVERSIONS (Market Codes Listed in Alphabetical Order) Corresponding Market Code Part Number QC001AAZ 906887-001 QC007AAZ 906889-001 SE001AA 906937-001 SH001AA 906918-001 SH002AA 906918-002 SJ008AA 906916-001/906917-001 SJ015AA 907117-001 SJ017AA 907648-001 SM003AA 906694-001 SM004AA 906694-002 SM005AA 906694-001 SM006AA 906694-002 or -102 UA008AA 907752-041 UB008AA 906693-001 UB015AA 907753-041 UC008AA 906694-001 UC015AA 907116-001 UC055AA 907647-002 UD001AA 906694-001 UF005AAZ 907445-001 UG007AA 907148-002 UG008AAZ 907224 UH002AAQ 900042 UQ001AAZ 907291-001 PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB005 Pg010 5 Model 4203 (Tritel) Problem by Oversized Horizontal Motor Spools 14 Model 4206 (Diablo) New Power Supply P/N 321765-01 Schematics 16 Model 4213 New Style Main Electronics PCBA 22 Sheetfeeder Installation and Service Hints 36 600/1000 (4209) Printers Ribbon Motion Problems 39 Data Products Band Printer Tractors 40 4203 Tritel Printer Prom (Retrofit) 41 4214 (MVP) Hammer Alignment 42 4208, 4210 Coversion kits 43 4214 150 LPM Firmware Retrofit Kit Int'l Char. 54 Sheetfeeder Recommendation BFISD ND009 55 4213 Whisper Printer Regulator Failures 57A Sheetfeeders on MDL 4206/4211 77 600/1000 (4209) Band Printers Using Multipart Forms 92 Model 4208, 4210, 4212 Firmware Upgrade 108 Connecting a Data Products Band Printer to a 1300 System 130 Plot Mode Through the Protocol Converter Box on a 13xx/1600 132 8.5 DMP Bar Code From Option (BCFO) 185 4214 Top of Form Fix 189 Blowing Fuses on the Serial PT-4217/4218 190 PT-4214 (DMP) Selectable Mode 226 Fix For an Error 0 Problem on DMP Printer on the 2000 245 Band Printer Paper Stacker 248 Update Mnemonics for the 4217/4218 Printers on the MAI 1500, Release 6.2A. 249 Horizontal Print Compression and Dropping Ready on PT-4217 and 4218 260 Correction to PT-4217/4218 Printer Manuals 273 New Parallel Controller For 4214 and PT-4219 Printers 278A Release of New Firmware level 5.07 for Bar Code Form PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB005 Pg011 Option (BCFO). 279 Incorrect Printout on 4208, 4210, and 4212 Printers 297 Potential of Broken Head Cables in the PT-4217 298 Corrections of the PT-4200 User Guide (M5188) 302 Basic Eror Code 17 when printing to a Slave on 7.2C 316 Mnemonic Correction for "LF" on MAI 1500 Printers 330 Error -108 on the Whisper Printer 343A Caution when using XON/XOFF serial printer protocol 361 Parity-Null Errors on Diablo Type Printers used on 2000/3000 Systems 364A Characters Positioning and Overprinting on 9.6/8.6 368 Using Compressed Print with the PT-4217 and PT-4218 386 MAI Business Graph/PT-4215 396 600/1000 (PT-4220) Available on the MAI 3000 414 PT-4223 Laser Printer IBM Character set 2 Firmware Bug 416 4217/4218 Firmware Cross Reference ORIGINATOR: Leo Sanders PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB005 Pg012 FIB 00006 08/17/89 *** Serial Printer Protocols *** The purpose of this Field Information Bulletin is to clarify the various Serial Printer Protocols, Slave Printer Protocols, and flow control methods used by printers on MBF systems. I. ASCII CONTROL CODES HEX ASCII BINARY DESCRIPTION (ASCII) --- ----- ---------- ---------------------------------------------- . 00 NUL 0000 0000 Null Character (used for padding) 01 SOH 0000 0001 Start of Header (Begin Session) 02 STX 0000 0010 Start Of Text (Begin Data Block) 03 ETX 0000 0011 End Of Text (End Data Block) 04 EOT 0000 0100 End Of Transmission 05 ENQ 0000 0101 Enquire (bid for acknowledgement) 06 ACK 0000 0110 Acknowledge (Positive Responce) 07 BEL 0000 0111 Bell (ring the bell) 08 BS 0000 1000 Back Space 09 HT 0000 1001 Horizontal Tab 0A LF 0000 1010 Line Feed 0B VT 0000 1011 Vertical Tab 0C FF 0000 1100 Form Feed 0D CR 0000 1101 Carriage Return 0E SO 0000 1110 Shift Out (subscripting) 0F SI 0000 1111 Shift In (superscripting) 10 DLE 0001 0000 Data Link Escape (binary transmission) 11 DC1 0001 0001 Device Control #1 (X-ON) 12 DC2 0001 0010 Device Control #2 13 DC3 0001 0011 Device Control #3 (X-OFF) 14 DC4 0001 0100 Device Control #4 15 NAK 0001 0101 Negative Acknowledge 16 SYN 0001 0110 Synchronous Idle (Sync character) 17 ETB 0001 0111 End of Transmission Block 18 CAN 0001 1000 Cancel 19 EM 0001 1001 End of Medium 1A SUB 0001 1010 Substitute Character 1B ESC 0001 1011 Escape 1C FS 0001 1100 Field Separator (Motor Bar I) 1D GS 0001 1101 Group Separator (Motor Bar II) 1E RS 0001 1110 Record Separator (Motor Bar III) 1F US 0001 1111 Unit Separator (Motor Bar IV) (continued on next page) PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB006 Pg001 II ASCII CODE CHART (for reference) l l l s s s HEX BINARY b ASCII HEX BINARY b ASCII HEX BINARY b ASCII --- --------- ----- --- --------- ----- --- --------- ----- 00 0000 0000 NUL 2B 0010 1011 + 56 0101 0110 V 01 0000 0001 SOH 2C 0010 1100 , 57 0101 0111 W 02 0000 0010 STX 2D 0010 1101 - 58 0101 1000 X 03 0000 0011 ETX 2E 0010 1110 . 59 0101 1001 Y 04 0000 0100 EOT 2F 0010 1111 / 5A 0101 1010 Z 05 0000 0101 ENQ 30 0011 0000 0 5B 0101 1011 [ 06 0000 0110 ACK 31 0011 0001 1 5C 0101 1100 \ 07 0000 0111 BEL 32 0011 0010 2 5D 0101 1101 ] 08 0000 1000 BS 33 0011 0011 3 5E 0101 1110 ^ 09 0000 1001 HT 34 0011 0100 4 5F 0101 1111 _ 0A 0000 1010 LF 35 0011 0101 5 60 0110 0000 ` 0B 0000 1011 VT 36 0011 0110 6 61 0110 0001 a 0C 0000 1100 FF 37 0011 0111 7 62 0110 0010 b 0D 0000 1101 CR 38 0011 1000 8 63 0110 0011 c 0E 0000 1110 SO 39 0011 1001 9 64 0110 0100 d 0F 0000 1111 SI 3A 0011 1010 : 65 0110 0101 e 10 0001 0000 DLE 3B 0011 1011 ; 66 0110 0110 f 11 0001 0001 DC1 3C 0011 1100 < 67 0110 0111 g 12 0001 0010 DC2 3D 0011 1101 = 68 0110 1000 h 13 0001 0011 DC3 3E 0011 1110 > 69 0110 1001 i 14 0001 0100 DC4 3F 0011 1111 ? 6A 0110 1010 j 15 0001 0101 NAK 40 0100 0000 @ 6B 0110 1011 k 16 0001 0110 SYN 41 0100 0001 A 6C 0110 1100 l 17 0001 0111 ETB 42 0100 0010 B 6D 0110 1101 m 18 0001 1000 CAN 43 0100 0011 C 6E 0110 1110 n 19 0001 1001 EM 44 0100 0100 D 6F 0110 1111 o 1A 0001 1010 SUB 45 0100 0101 E 70 0111 0000 p 1B 0001 1011 ESC 46 0100 0110 F 71 0111 0001 q 1C 0001 1100 FS 47 0100 0111 G 72 0111 0010 r 1D 0001 1101 GS 48 0100 1000 H 73 0111 0011 s 1E 0001 1110 RS 49 0100 1001 I 74 0111 0100 t 1F 0001 1111 US 4A 0100 1010 J 75 0111 0101 u 20 0010 0000 SP 4B 0100 1011 K 76 0111 0110 v 21 0010 0001 ! 4C 0100 1100 L 77 0111 0111 w 22 0010 0010 " 4D 0100 1101 M 78 0111 1000 x 23 0010 0011 # 4E 0100 1110 N 79 0111 1001 y 24 0010 0100 $ 4F 0100 1111 O 7A 0111 1010 z 25 0010 0101 % 50 0101 0000 P 7B 0111 1011 { 26 0010 0110 & 51 0101 0001 Q 7C 0110 1100 | 27 0010 0111 ' 52 0101 0010 R 7D 0111 1101 } 28 0010 1000 ( 53 0101 0011 S 7E 0111 1110 ~ 29 0010 1001 ) 54 0101 0100 T 7F 0111 1111 DEL 2A 0010 1010 * 55 0101 0101 U NOTE: Data is transmitted lsb (Least Significant Bit) first. III. FLOW CONTROL METHODS A. DTR (Data Terminal Ready RS232-C pin 20) Data should be transmitted only as long as DTR is active (> +3V). B. CTS (Clear To Send RS232-C pin 5) Data should only be transmitted as long as CTS is active (> +3V). PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB006 Pg002 C. X-ON/X-OFF (DC1 $11$ = X-ON; DC3 $13$ = X-OFF) This is a character oriented flow control method. Receipt of an X-ON character means start sending data, receipt of an X-OFF character means quit sending data. IV. PROTOCOLS A. ETX/ACK (ETX = $03$, ACK = $06$) as implemented by MBF Data from the CPU (or VDT) is terminated with an ETX character signifying that this is the end of data. If the printer has received the data without error, the printer responds with an ACK character. If the printer detects an error in the received data or if the ETX character is not detected, no responce is sent to the CPU (or VDT); the CPU or VDT will eventually time-out and retransmit the data. The number of retransmits before posting an error is under software control. __________ | | | | E | DATA | | T | from |>---------------->>> | X | CPU | |___|______| ___________ | | | A from | <<<-----------------<| C printer | | K | |___________| If data properly received. B. MAI Basic Four Proprietary Serial Printer Protocol This protocol was designed to allow multiple printers (with different addresses) on the same communications line and guarantee error free data transmission, therefore an addressing sequence is required. In practice all printers use address $20$, multiple printers on a single communications line was never implemented The ability to send commands was also included therefore a command sequence is also required for every line of data sent to the printer. There are two commands supported: HEX COMMAND --- ------------------- 20 Write to printer (a text sequence follows if the status responce indicates the printer is ready to accept the data) 05 Repeat status (asks the prinp%y to repeat the last status responce) PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB006 Pg003 NOTE: Anytime MAI Basic Four serial printer protocol is used X-ON/X-OFF flow controls CANNOT BE USED in the host CPU port, modems, or multiplexors on that port. It is possible to configure SPX systems with both MAI Basic Four serial printer protocol and X-ON/X-OFF flow control on, THIS SET-UP DOES NOT WORK! 1. Status responce from printer This is a seven byte status responce as shown below: BIT 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 _______________________________________________ | | BYTE 0 | ACK/NAK | |_______________________________________________| | | | | | | | | | BYTE 1 | 0* | BSY | PO | VFE | OL | SE | VFC | PU | |_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____| | | | | | | | | | BYTE 2 | 0* | ACKF| --- | BO | LRCE| OE | PE | FE | |_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____| | | BYTE 3 | Printer Model number (1ST byte) | |_______________________________________________| | | BYTE 4 | Printer Model number (2ND byte) | |_______________________________________________| | | BYTE 5 | Firmware Major revision level | |_______________________________________________| | | BYTE 6 | Firmware Minor revision level | |_______________________________________________| * When using 8 bit ASCII data BYTE 1 --------------------------- BSY - Device busy PO - Paper out VFE - Vertical Format error OL - Offline SE - Speed error VFC - Default VFC in effect PU - Power up BYTE 2 --------------------------- ACKF - Acknowledge alternator flag (this bit alternates between 0 & 1 on each text sequence ACK responce) BO - Buffer overrun LRCE - LRC (Longitudinal Redundancy Check) Error - indicates a bit pick or drop somewhere in the data line OE - Receive overrun error PE - Parity error FE - Framing error PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB006 Pg004 MODEL BYTE 3 BYTE 4 BYTE 5 BYTE 6 ------- ------ ------ ------ ------ 160 CPS 31 37 30 30 120 CPS 31 36 30 30 80 CPS 31 35 30 30 NOTE: These values for BYTES 3 - 6 are shown for example only, the values may change due to Firmware revisions and model differences. ___________________________ | | | | | | | | | A | S | S | M | M | F | F | | C | T | T | O | O | I | I | | K | A | A | D | D | R | R | | / | T | T | E | E | M | M | | N | U | U | L | L | W | W | To host <<<-----<| A | S | S | | | A | A | | K | | | B | B | R | R | | | B | B | Y | Y | E | E | | $ | Y | Y | T | T | | | | 0 | T | T | E | E | R | R | | 6 | E | E | | | E | E | | $ | | | 1 | 2 | V | V | | / | 1 | 2 | | | | | | $ | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | $ | | | | | | | |___|___|___|___|___|___|___| 2. Command Sequence a. Write to Printer CHARACTER HEX --------- --- SOH 01 ADDRESS 20 WRITE 20 (Printer responds with a 7 byte status, if status is good ie. ACK, a TEXT sequence will be sent to the printer) ___________ | | | | | C | A | S | | O | D | O | | M | D | H | | | | |>-------->>> to printer | $ | $ | $ | | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | | $ | $ | $ | |___|___|___| PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB006 Pg005 b. Repeat status CHARACTER HEX --------- --- SOH 01 ADDRESS 20 REPEAT STAT 05 ___________ | | | | | C | A | S | | O | D | O | | M | D | H | | | | |>-------->>> to printer | $ | $ | $ | | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | 0 | 1 | | $ | $ | $ | |___|___|___| 3. Text sequence A text sequence consists of from 4 to 203 characters formatted as follows: CHARACTER HEX --------- ----- STX 02 (DATA) - - - ETX/EOT 03/04 LRC/EOT xx/04 If the printer has been successfully addressed by a write to the printer, or repeat status sequence, the STX will place it in text mode, in which it will except up to 200 characters of print and VFC data. The ETX character signals the end of the text string and that the next character is an LRC (Longitudinal Redundancy Check). Two distinct ending characters are provided. If the text sequence is terminated with an ETX ($03$) the following character is an LRC character as computed below. If the text sequence is terminated with an EOT ($04$ followed with another EOT ($04$) in the LRC character position LRC checking is disabled for this text sequence. The LRC is computed from the exclusive OR of all preceeding characters in the text sequence, including the STX and ETX. The LRC contained in the text sequence must match the value computed by the printer and no parity errors must have occurred in order for the printer to consider the message valid and process it for printed output; it should also be noted that the LRC must also have correct parity to be accepted as valid. If no STX precedes the text characters, the printer will treat the sequence as if it contained a parity error. PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB006 Pg006 _______________ | | | | | | L | E | D | S | | R | T | A | T | | C | X | T | X | | / | / | A | |>-------->>> to printer | E | E | | $ | | O | O | 1 | 0 | | T | T | / | 2 | | | | 2 | $ | | $ | $ | 0 | | | X | 0 | 0 | | | X | 3 | | | | $ | $ | C | | | / | / | H | | | $ | $ | R | | | 0 | 0 | S | | | 4 | 4 | | | | $ | $ | | | |___|___|___|___| 4. Typical print sequence with printer responce ___________ | | | | t | C | A | S | o | O | D | O | | M | D | H | p | | | |>-->> r | $ | $ | $ | i | 2 | 2 | 0 | n | 0 | 0 | 1 | t | $ | $ | $ | e |___|___|___| r ___________________________ | | | | | | | | | A | S | S | M | M | R | R | t | C | T | T | O | O | E | E | o | K | A | A | D | D | V | V | <<--<| | T | T | | | | | h | | | | | | | | o | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | t | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |___|___|___|___|___|___|___| _______________ | | | | | t | L | E | D | S | o | R | T | A | T | | C | X | T | X | p | | | A | |>-->> r | | | | | i | | $ | | $ | n | | 0 | | 0 | t | | 3 | | 2 | e | | $ | | $ | r |___|___|___|___| PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB006 Pg007 ___________________________ | | | | | | | | | A | S | S | M | M | R | R | t | C | T | T | O | O | E | E | o | K | A | A | D | D | V | V | <<--<| | T | T | | | | | h | | | | | | | | o | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | t | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |___|___|___|___|___|___|___| C. BFIS/XOFF Slave Printer Protocol (DT-4313/4314) This VDT set-up option selects MAI Basic Four printer protocol between the host and VDT; X-ON/X-OFF flow control between the VDT and slave printer (industry standard printer). The host CPU port must be set-up for MAI Basic Four serial printer protocol and have X-ON/X-OFF flow control turned off. D. BFIS/DTR Slave Printer Protocol (DT-4313/4314) This VDT set-up option selects MAI Basic Four printer protocol between the host and VDT; DTR/CTS flow control between the VDT and slave printer (industry standard printer). The host CPU port must be set-up for MAI Basic Four serial printer protocol and have X-ON/X-OFF flow control turned off. V. PRINTER FLOW CONTROL/PROTOCOL TABLES FLOW CONTROL/PROTOCOL PRINTER MODELS --------------------- --------------------------------------------- . X-ON/X-OFF.................4213, 4214, 4215, 4216, 4219, 4222, 4223 DTR........................4213, 4215, 4216, 4217, 4218, 4223 ETX/ACK....................4202, 4206, 4211, 4215, 4216, 4223 MBF PRINTER PROTOCOL.......4200, 4203, 4210, 4212, 4213, 4217, 4218 ORIGINATOR: Norm Jones PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB006 Pg008 FIB 00007 08/16/91 *** Alternate Source Ribbon Evaluations *** FIELD BULLETIN SUBJECT AUTHOR DATE NO. PRODUCT: PRINTERS DALE JENSEN 8/15/91 XXX ISSUE : ALTERNATE VENDOR RIBBONS TYPE: INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE: PRINTER ENGINEERING HAS COMPLETED THE EVALUATION AND TESTING OF SAMPLE PRINTER RIBBONS SUBMITTED BY ALTERNATE RIBBON VENDORS. THE FOLLOWING TEST REPORT PROVIDES DETAILED ANALYSIS AND TEST RESULTS FOR EACH RIBBON EVALUATED. FINAL RESULTS OF THE RIBBON EVALUATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: 7 EA. QUALIFIED RIBBONS 5 EA. CONDITIONALLY QUALIFIED RIBBONS 21 EA. DISQUALIFIED RIBBONS THE QUALIFIED RIBBONS WILL BE ADDED TO THE APPROVED VENDOR LISTING IN THE APPROPRIATE MBF PROCUREMENT SPECIFICATION. RIBBONS LISTED IN THE CONDITIONALLY QUALIFIED CATEGORY CANNOT BE APPROVED BY MBF UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER ADDRESSES THE DOCUMENTATION AND/OR TECHNICAL ISSUES OUTLINED IN THE FOLLOWING TEST REPORT. SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS: NO MBF P/N PRINTER MODEL VENDOR STATUS -- ---------- ----------------------- ------------ ---------------- 1 700273-001 4201/14/19/24 (Normal) WALLACE QUALIFIED 2 700283-001 4201/14/19/24 (OCR) WALLACE QUALIFIED 3 299032-001 4208/10/12 WALLACE QUALIFIED 4 400666-001 4215 PILOT QUALIFIED 5 400755-080 4225/4226 WALLACE QUALIFIED 6 400755-080 4225/4226 NER QUALIFIED 7 400755-081 4227/4228 PILOT QUALIFIED 1 299032-001 4208/10/12 EUROPE CONDITIONAL QUAL. 2 299032-001 4208/10/12 DATAPRODUCTS CONDITIONAL QUAL. 3 299032-001 4208/10/12 ASPEN CONDITIONAL QUAL. 4 400706-001 4222 EUROPE CONDITIONAL QUAL. 5 400706-001 4222 DATAPRODUCTS CONDITIONAL QUAL. 1 700273-001 4201/14/19/24 (NORMAL) EUROPE DISQUALIFIED 2 700273-001 4201/14/19/24 (NORMAL) NER DISQUALIFIED 3 700273-001 4201/14/19/24 (NORMAL) PILOT DISQUALIFIED 4 700283-001 4201/14/19/24 (OCR) ASPEN DISQUALIFIED 5 700281-001 4203/4213 DATAPRODUCTS DISQUALIFIED 6 299032-001 4208/10/12 PILOT DISQUALIFIED 7 400409-001 4209 EUROPE DISQUALIFIED 8 400666-001 4215 EUROPE DISQUALIFIED 9 400666-001 4215 DATAPRODUCTS DISQUALIFIED 10 400666-001 4215 ASPEN DISQUALIFIED 11 400666-001 4215 WALLACE DISQUALIFIED 12 400666-001 4215 SERCOMP DISQUALIFIED 13 400673-001 4220/4221 EUROPE DISQUALIFIED 14 400755-080 4225/4226 PILOT DISQUALIFIED PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB007 Pg001 15 400755-080 4225/4226 DATAPRODUCTS DISQUALIFIED 16 400755-080 4225/4226 SERCOMP DISQUALIFIED 17 400755-080 4225/4226 ASPEN DISQUALIFIED 18 400755-080 4225/4226 EUROPE DISQUALIFIED 19 400755-081 4227/4228 DATAPRODUCTS DISQUALIFIED 20 400755-081 4227/4228 WALLACE DISQUALIFIED 21 400755-081 4227/4228 ASPEN DISQUALIFIED --------------------------- QUALIFIED RIBBONS ------------------------------- MBF P/N: 700273-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4201/14/19/24 (Normal) CANDIDATE VENDOR: Wallace RATED RIBBON LIFE: 90K Lines STATUS: Qualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: The ribbon was examined to verify that the conductive leader at each end of the ribbon is permanently affixed (glued) to the ribbon, and will properly activate the printer reversing mechanism. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 700283-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4201/14/19/24 (OCR) CANDIDATE VENDOR: Wallace RATED RIBBON LIFE: 90K Lines STATUS: Qualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: The ribbon was examined to verify that the conductive leader at each end of the ribbon is permanently affixed (glued) to the ribbon, and will properly activate the printer reversing mechanism. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 299032-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4208/10/12 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Wallace RATED RIBBON LIFE: 1.5 million characters STATUS: Qualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: The Manufacturer's specification was examined, and found to be in compliance with MBF requirements. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB007 Pg002 MBF P/N: 400666-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4215 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Pilot RATED RIBBON LIFE: 15 million characters STATUS: Qualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: The Manufacturer's specification was examined, and found to be in compliance with MBF requirements. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 400755-080 PRINTER MODEL: 4225/4226 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Wallace RATED RIBBON LIFE: 3 million characters STATUS: Qualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: Examination of documentation provided by the Manufacturer confirms that the ribbon ends are woven together rather that welded. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 400755-080 PRINTER MODEL: 4225/4226 CANDIDATE VENDOR: NER RATED RIBBON LIFE: 3 million characters STATUS: Qualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: Examination of documentation provided by the Manufacturer confirms that the ribbon ends are woven together rather that welded. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 400755-081 PRINTER MODEL: 4227/4228 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Pilot RATED RIBBON LIFE: 2 million characters STATUS: Qualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: Examination of documentation provided by the Manufacturer confirms that the ribbon ends are woven together rather that welded. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB007 Pg003 to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. ---------------------- CONDITIONALLY QUALIFIED RIBBONS ------------------------- MBF P/N: 299032-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4208/10/12 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Europe RATED RIBBON LIFE: 1.5 million characters STATUS: Conditionally Qualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: Ribbon qualification is contingent upon the Manufacturer providing a ribbon product specification that complies with MBF specification 299032. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 299032-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4208/10/12 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Dataproducts RATED RIBBON LIFE: 1.5 million characters STATUS: Conditionally Qualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: Ribbon qualification is contingent upon the Manufacturer providing a ribbon product specification that complies with MBF specification 299032. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 299032-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4208/10/12 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Aspen RATED RIBBON LIFE: 1.5 million characters STATUS: Conditionally Qualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: Ribbon qualification is contingent upon the Manufacturer providing a ribbon product specification that complies with MBF specification 299032. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 400706-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4222 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Europe RATED RIBBON LIFE: 10 million characters STATUS: Conditionally Qualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: Ribbon qualification is contingent upon the Manufacturer providing a ribbon product specification that complies with MBF specification 400706. PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB007 Pg004 TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 400706-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4222 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Dataproducts RATED RIBBON LIFE: 10 million characters STATUS: Conditionally Qualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: Examination of the sample ribbon revealed a manufacturing defect. The ribbon guide on the cartridge ribbon was assembled incorrectly. The ribbon was threaded straight through the guide pins on the ribbon guide, rather than looping through the guide pins in a "U" shape around the print head. The ribbon guide on the sample ribbon was reassembled to the correct configuration in order to install the ribbon on the printer and continue with the testing. Ribbon qualification is contingent upon the Manufacturer meeting the following MBF requirements: (1) Vendor to provide an evaluation sample ribbon, assembled correctly. (2) Vendor to provide a ribbon product specification that complies with MBF specification 400706. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. --------------------------- DISQUALIFIED RIBBONS ------------------------------- MBF P/N: 700273-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4201/14/19/24 (Normal) CANDIDATE VENDOR: Europe RATED RIBBON LIFE: 90K Lines STATUS: Disqualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: Examination of the ribbon revealed that the conductive leaders at each end of the ribbon are incorrectly affixed to the ribbon. The reversing strips are glued to the ribbon, rather than woven together. The glue on the reversing strips is bleeding through the ribbon. The Analysis of the Manufacturer's specification is pending. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 700273-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4201/14/19/24 CANDIDATE VENDOR: NER RATED RIBBON LIFE: 90K Lines STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB007 Pg005 Examination of the print samples revealed print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. The print samples displayed uneven inking throughout the life of the ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 700273-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4201/14/19/24 (Normal) CANDIDATE VENDOR: Pilot RATED RIBBON LIFE: 90K Lines STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples revealed print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. The print samples exhibited considerable fading relative to the current MBF ribbon. The ribbon does not meet the MBF requirements for ribbon life. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 700283-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4201/14/19/24 (OCR) CANDIDATE VENDOR: Aspen RATED RIBBON LIFE: 90K Lines STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples revealed print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. The print samples exhibited a color shift problem. The ink color may not be opaque at infrared. The ink color shift problem primarily affects bar code printing, because the ink is somewhat transparent (and unreadable) to bar code scanners and wands using an infrared light source.. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 700281-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4203/4213 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Dataproducts RATED RIBBON LIFE: 3 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon failed as the result of a ribbon jam at the beginning of the test (17K characters). MBF P/N: 299032-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4208/10/12 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Pilot RATED RIBBON LIFE: 1.5 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples revealed print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. The print samples displayed uneven inking throughout the life of the ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB007 Pg006 MBF P/N: 400409-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4209 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Europe RATED RIBBON LIFE: 20 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon failed prior to reaching the rated ribbon life of 20M characters. The ribbon broke after printing 17.4 million characters in an ASCII ripple pattern. MBF P/N: 400666-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4215 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Europe RATED RIBBON LIFE: 15 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The test ribbon failed prior to reaching the rated ribbon life of 15 million characters. Ribbon shredding was noted after 12 million characters were printed in an ASCII ripple pattern. A considerable amount of ribbon chaff was present in the interior of the test printer, and on the ribbon cartridge itself. MBF P/N: 400666-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4215 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Dataproducts RATED RIBBON LIFE: 15 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples revealed print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. The print samples displayed excessive inking and uneven inking when the ribbon is new. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 400666-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4215 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Aspen RATED RIBBON LIFE: 15 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon failed prior to reaching the rated life of 15 million characters. A ribbon jam occurred after printing 13 million characters in an ASCII ripple pattern. MBF P/N: 400666-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4215 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Wallace RATED RIBBON LIFE: 15 million characters STATUS: Disqualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: The ribbon was disqualified due to a problem with the ribbon ink chemistry. The Manufacturer's specification indicates that the ink contains carbon solids. The disolved solids in the ink are abrasive, and cause excessive printhead wear. Ink containing carbon solids also becomes gummy, causing the printhead wires to bind and stick. PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB007 Pg007 TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 400666-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4215 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Sercomp RATED RIBBON LIFE: 15 million characters STATUS: Disqualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: Analysis of the Manufacturer's specification indicates that the weave of the ribbon fabric is too coarse. The coarse fabric weave may result in increased ribbon snags and broken printhead pins. TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 400673-001 PRINTER MODEL: 4220/4221 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Europe RATED RIBBON LIFE: 500k lines STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The test ribbon failed prior to reaching the rated ribbon life of 500,000 lines. Ribbon shredding was noted after 396,000 lines were printed in an ASCII ripple pattern. A considerable amount of ribbon chaff was present in the interior of . the test printer, and on the ribbon cartridge itself. MBF P/N: 400755-080 PRINTER MODEL: 4225/4226 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Pilot RATED RIBBON LIFE: 3 million characters STATUS: Disqualified ANALYSIS RESULTS: The sample ribbon was disqualified as a result of incorrect markings for the printer head gap. The sample ribbon cartridge provides markings for head gap settings "1" and "2" only. The current MBF ribbon provides markings for head gap settings "1", "2", and "3". TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples showed no print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 400755-080 PRINTER MODEL: 4225/4226 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Dataproducts RATED RIBBON LIFE: 3 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB007 Pg008 The sample ribbon was disqualified for two reasons: (1) Incorrect markings for the printer head gap. The sample ribbon cartridge provides markings for head gap settings "1" and "2" only. The current MBF ribbon provides markings for head gap settings "1", "2", and "3". (2) No re-inking. The ribbon cartridge re-inking mechanism failed after printing 500K characters in an ASCII ripple pattern. The print sample taken at 500K characters showed considerable print fade. MBF P/N: 400755-080 PRINTER MODEL: 4225/4226 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Sercomp RATED RIBBON LIFE: 3 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was disqualified for two reasons: (1) Incorrect markings for the printer head gap. The sample ribbon cartridge provides markings for head gap settings "1" and "2" only. The current MBF ribbon provides markings for head gap settings "1", "2", and "3". (2) Ribbon jam. A ribbon jam occurred after printing 200K characters in an ASCII ripple pattern. Printing stopped, and the "ALARM" indicator on the printer front panel was illuminated. MBF P/N: 400755-080 PRINTER MODEL: 4225/4226 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Aspen RATED RIBBON LIFE: 3 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples revealed print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. The print samples exhibited considerable fading relative to the current MBF ribbon. The ribbon does not meet the MBF requirements for ribbon life. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 400755-080 PRINTER MODEL: 4225/4226 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Europe RATED RIBBON LIFE: 3 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was disqualified due to a failure of the re- inking mechanism. The ribbon cartridge reinking mechanism failed after printing 500K characters in an ASCII ripple pattern. The print sample obtained at 500K characters showed considerable print fade. MBF P/N: 400755-081 PRINTER MODEL: 4227/4228 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Dataproducts RATED RIBBON LIFE: 2 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was disqualified due to a failure of the re-inking mechanism. The ribbon wcartridge re-inking mechanism failed after printing 100K characters in an ASCII ripple pattern. The print sample obtained at 100K characters showed considerable print fade. MBF P/N: 400755-081 PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB007 Pg009 PRINTER MODEL: 4227/4228 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Wallace RATED RIBBON LIFE: 2 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was disqualified as a result of excessive ink on the ribbon when new. The ribbon was visibly wet with ink. The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples revealed print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. The print samples displayed excessive inking, smearing, and blotting when the ribbon is new. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. MBF P/N: 400755-081 PRINTER MODEL: 4227/4228 CANDIDATE VENDOR: Aspen RATED RIBBON LIFE: 2 million characters STATUS: Disqualified TEST RESULTS: The sample ribbon was disqualified as a result of excessive ink on the ribbon when new. The ribbon was visibly wet with ink. The sample ribbon was tested to its rated life, printing a ripple pattern. Examination of the print samples revealed print quality degredation as compared to the current MBF ribbon. The print samples displayed excessive inking, smearing, and blotting when the ribbon is new. No ribbon snags, ribbon fraying, or other unusual conditions were noted during the testing. ORIGINATOR: Dale Jensen PRINTER-BASIC FOUR-FEATURES & GENERAL---------------FIB007 Pg010