tally 2030/2130 range of impact printers

FECO MT # 92

	FECO:	MT # 92
	MODIFICATION No:	N/A
	PRODUCT:	TALLY 2030/2130 PRINTER
	SUB-ASSEMBLY	N/A
	ESTIMATED MAN HOURS	N/A
	CLASS OF CHANGE:	INFORMATIONAL
	REASON FOR CHANGE:	TO RELEASE THE TALLY 2030/2130 PRINTER RANGE.

1. Reason for change

EDP introduce the new tally 2030/2130 range of impact printers. The 2030 are 80 column width and the 2130 are 132 column width; with either a 9 or 24pin printhead.

It is designed as a low volume office/invoice printer, to compete with the OKI 320/321 market..

(tech serv ref 97/28)

2. specifications

Duty cycle 600 pages/day

Print speeds 9pin 24pin

Fastestdraft 360cps 330 cps

Standard 270 cps 250cps

Nlq/lq65cps 70cps

Character pitch -5, 6, 7.5, 8.6, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20 cpi + elongated.

Line pitch -3, 4, 6, 8, 12 cpi

Resolution -360 x 360 = 24pin 240 x 144 dpi 9 pin

The above 3 items are emulation dependant.

Fonts

9 needle -draft, quadrato, courier

24 needle -draft, courier , roman, sans serif, prestige, elite script ocr a/b.

13 barcodes and scaleable LCP font.

Emulations ibm proprinter, epson fx/lq, tally mtpl.

MT ansi barcodes.

Paper handling

Main tractor tractor and manual cut form

Options second tractor or auto sheet feeder

Interface serial - paralell.

Buffering 9pin 11kb24pin 64kb

Dimensions

Narrow 483 x 200 x 245mm (wxhxd)

Wide 625 x 200 x 245mm (wxhxd)

Weight 9kg narrow 11kg wide

Power consumption 50va

Noise 55db(a)

Panel 2 line LCD display 6 function keys.

Ribbon life 4 million characters.

Paper handling

Single sheet 60-120gsm

Asfmax thickness 0.4mm

1 + 5 9pin 1 + 3 24pin

Weight original 50-60gsm

Copy 45-56gsm

Last 50-60gsm

Tractor feed

Single 60-120gsm

Sets original 45-65gsm

Copy 45-56gsm

Last 45-65gsm

Max thickness 0.35mm

1 + 5 9pin 1 + 3 24pin

3. mec identities

2030 9pintally-2030-9

2030 24pintally-2030-24

2130 9pintally-2130-9

2130 24pintally-2130-24

4. Initial installation/set up

4.1 unpack

4.2 load ribbon

4.3 power on

4.4 unlock menu

4.5 load paper

4.6 print current settings

4.7 set edp standard settings

4.8 set up tear position

4.9 set top of form

4.10 l/r adjustment

4.11 print final settings

5. load ribbon

5.1 ensure any paper loaded in the printer is removed.

5.2 ensure the power is switched off.

5.3 set the paper thickness adjustment lever to the "8" position.

5.4 pull the latch covers near the right and left ends of the access cover to the front, and detach the entire
access cover.

5.5 move the print head to approximately the centre.

Beware!! The printhead may be hot if it has been in use.

5.6 align the two hook positions on the left side of the ink-ribbon cartridge to the part "a" of the printer, push
the cartridge all the way until it clicks. If there is resistance, push it while turning the ribbon feed knob.

5.7 detach the ribbon guide from the ink-ribbon cartridge.

Do not detach the shield that has been attached to the ribbon guide; it is necessary to protect the ribbon.

5.8 put the ribbon guide between the print head and the platen and push it all the way until it clicks.

When attaching the ribbon guide, be careful not to fold the ribbon. Also, pay attention to the shield so that it does not become damaged.

Turn the ribbon feed knob in the direction indicated by the arrow to remove any slack in the ribbon.

5.9 when the ink-ribbon cartridge setting is complete, attach the access cover.

Set the paper thickness adjustment lever in accordance with the thickness of the paper to be used.

5.10 table

6. menu unlock

6.1 the printer comes from the supplier with menu access locked out.

6.2 the control panel has on line, setup and four other buttons, numbered 1 to 4, left to right.

6.3 to enter the menu when locked, switch the power on whilst holding the setup button.

Once in menu use the back/next buttons to navigate the menu structure to "menlock", select menlock, select off.

Select set, select setup.

6.4 the menu is now unlocked.

7. loading paper

7.1 only use paper which is suitable for the printer. For more information refer to para 2 or part 11, appendix c of
the operators manual.

7.2 cut sheet paper.

7.2.1 cut sheet paper is inserted from the front of the printer, and can be fed out of the rear or front. For
selecting front eject (f eject) see para xx.

7.2.2 adjust paper thickness lever according to the type of paper.

7.2.3 for rear eject stand the paper tray up in the direction indicated by the arrow. Whilst holding the paper tray,
pull up the paper extension trays.

7.2.4 set the paper type selection lever to cut sheet paper mode.

7.2.5 ensure printer is in single sheet mode as shown on display.

7.2.6 determine the left margin by moving the left paper guide left or right. (the "[a" mark indicates the standard
print start position.)

7.2.7 place a sheet of paper aligned to the left paper guide, and adjust the right paper guide to the right edge of
the paper.

Insert the paper between the left and right paper guides. The paper is automatically fed to the print start position and the printer is ready to print.

7.2.8 the paper feed-out capacity is about 30 sheets. When the post-print paper is set to feed out to the front,
the paper must be removed sheet by sheet.

7.3 fan fold paper

7.3.1 continuous form feed paper is to inserted from the front of the printer, and the post-print portion will be fed
out of the rear top.

Note:-when using continuous form feed paper, return the paper tray and paper extension trays to their original positions.

7.3.2 set the paper thickness adjustment lever according to the type of paper to be used. Refer to para 5.10. Set
the paper type selection lever to continuous form feed paper mode.

7.3.3 open the front cover.

7.3.4 stand the left and right sprocket block fixing levers up (in the direction indicated by the arrow), and release
the locks.

7.3.5 open the paper hold of the left and right sprocket blocks.

Match the left and right sprocket blocks to the paper width.

Locate the paper plate in the center between the left and right sprocket blocks.

7.3.6 with the printing side of the paper facing up, fit the feeding holes on the left edge of the paper over the left
sprocket block pins and close the paper hold.

Place the paper parallel to the sprocket block length.

7.3.7 fit the feeding holes on the right edge of the paper over the right sprocket block pins, and close the paper
hold.

To avoid paper jams, ensure that the same left and right feeding holes are used, and placed over sprocket pins of the same level.

7.3.8 after the paper is set, adjust the left margin by moving the sprocket blocks left or right. The "[a" mark is the
standard print start position.

7.3.9 push down the left sprocket block fixing lever to lock the left sprocket.

7.3.10 move the right sprocket block to remove any paper slack, and then push down the fixing lever to lock it in
place.

If the paper slack cannot be removed by moving the right sprocket block alone, adjust the position of the left sprocket block. Be careful not to stretch the paper so much that it tears.

7.3.11 switch on the printer.

The active feeder (trac.1) is displayed.

7.3.12 paper is automatically fed when the printer is in online status and receives data from the computer.

7.3.13 press the load key to load paper before printing.

8. to print current settings

Ensure printer is offline.

Press set up

Select menu

Select print

9. edp standard settings

Current

Fontdraft

Cpi10 cpi

Lpi6 lpi

Skip0.0

Emulateibm prpr.xl

Bidiron

Cg-tabgraphic

Charsetextended

Countrytable 427

S1.zerooff

Auto-cron

Auto-lfoff

Autotearviewtear=off

Width13.6inch

Formlenletter 11"

Barcodeoff

Barmode unsecured

10. set tear position

10.1 press setup

10.2 press adjust

10.3 press tear

10.4 press < or > to move the perforation to the appropriate position.

10.5 confirm the setting by pressing the set button.

10.6 press the set up button, and the printer will return to its initial status.

10.7 the correction shown in 72nds of an inch to a maximum of 1" in both directions.

11. set top of form (tof)

11.1 the tof can be set for each individual type of paper source and each menu.

Tof should be adjusted after the tear position.

11.2 press set up

11.3 press adjust

11.4 press tof

11.5 the bottom edge of the currently valid first printing line a of the paper is transported to the tear edge b.

The factory setting for the first printing position is 12/72".

11.6 press < or > to move the first printing line to the appropriate position.

You can set values from 0 to 220/72" for fanfold paper or 0 to 72/72" for single sheet.

11.7 confirm the setting by pressing set button.

11.8 press the setup key. The printer returns to its initial status.

12. menu structure

13. bidirectional print adjustment (l/r adj)

13.1 the l/r adjustment should be made using fanfold paper, since the paper should be positioned in the view
position in order to check paper offset.

This is not possible with cutsheets.

13.2 enter setup

13.3 select menu

13.4 navigate through the menu to l/r adj and select

13.5 two lines of i's will be printed underneath each other, with the value of the adjustment printed afterwards.

13.6 adjust using the < and > then set so that there is no offset.

13.7 exit

14. f-eject

14.1 to set f-eject so that single sheets eject to the front

14.2 enter set up

14.3 select menu

14.4 navigate throgh the menu to f-eject, and select

Select the option required, off, asf, single or asf/single, using the < and > then set.

14.5 exit

15. sensor check

15.1 this facility enables a check on the state and operation of the sensors.

15.2 switch on whilst holding buttons 1, 2, and setup.

15.3 the menu gives options of:-

P.lradjnot available yet

Nvr dump

Sensor

Wipe.ejnot available yet

15.4 navigate to sensor and select.

Five sensors are displayed as well as their state.

A "_" is made, and a "solid black block" is open.

16. key presses

Switch on with all four buttons pressed will reset the printer.

17. error messages

Load paper

Printhead hot

Parity error

Frame error

Hardware alarm

Overrun error

Eject error

Load error

18. main logic

There are four different main logic boards for the four variants of the 2030/2130 9/24 printer.

Soldered link jp1 determines 2030/2130.

T2030 jp1 out t2130 jp1 in

Firmware determines the 9/24 pin variant.

At present 9 pin t2x30 388926g

24 pin t2x30 388924f

19 access to interior

19.1 disconnect mains and data cables.

19.2 remove the top access cover and the cut sheet paper insert guide.

19.3 remove 2 screws from the rear and 2 screws from the front.

19.4 remove the rear interface cover.

19.5 remove the platen knob.

19.6 lift up the cover assembly and remove by gently rolling from the rear towards the front. Take care as the
ribbon cable connecting the front panel assy is still connected. Disconnect this ribbon cable.

19.7 the interior is now accessible.

20. At present edp is only supplying the 9 pin variant.

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