Pinwriter P-5200/5300 Pinwriter P-5200/5300  |
Speed:
265 CPS HS220 CPS Draft 10175 CPS Draft 1275 CPS LQ 10 Graphics: 360 DPI No. of Pins: 24 |
Internal Fonts
| Typeface | Quality | Pitches |
| Courier | LQ | 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 |
| Prestige Elite | LQ | 12, 15, 20 |
| ITC Souvenir | LQ | 10, 17 |
| Bold PS | LQ | PS, PS Condensed |
| Times PS | LQ | PS, PS Condensed |
| Helvetica PS | LQ | PS, PS Condensed |
| Draft Gothic | Draft | 10, 12, HS, 15, 17, 20 |
Continuous Feeding
Tractor Feed: Using the plastic guides, feed the paper into the printer and align the tracks to the tractor pins. Press the select button to take the printer off-line, and move the bail lever forward to automatically advance the paper to the first print line. Press the select button to return the printer to the on-line position.
Optional Feeder: Sheet feeder available through printer dealer
Manual Feeding
Turn on the printer power. Press the select button to put the printer off-line. (the SELECT light should be off.) Insert a sheet of paper into the sheet guide insertion slot, using the ruler to align the paper with the first print position. The left edge of 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper should align with the outer edge of the 4 symbol. Move the bail lever to the forward position to automatically advance the sheet to the first print line. IF the Load/Tear Off setting in the memory mode is set to "1 inch" (factory default), return the bail lever to the rear position. If it is set to "Short adj.," leave the bail lever in the forward position. The paper bail closes automatically when printing exceeds 1 inch from the tear off position. Press the SELECT button to put the printer on-line.
NEC Pinwriter P-5200/5300 Settings
A guide to the printer's
major attributes.
| Print Mode Settings | ||
| 1. 12 pitch draft speed | Selects 12 pitch printing default. | |
| High speed | ||
| Normal | ||
| 2. Print style at power-up | Selects the print style default. You can select one of the following print styles using the TYPE STYLE button and/or PITCH button on the control panel. | |
| Courier 10, 12, 15, 17, or 20 | ||
| Prestige Elite YvT 12, 15, or 20 | ||
| ITC Souvenir 10 or 17 | ||
| Bold PS | ||
| Times PS | ||
| Helvetica PS | ||
| Draft Gothic 10, 12, 12 high-speed, 15, 17, or 20 | ||
| 3. Language character sets | Selects one of the following language character sets: | |
| USA | United States | |
| FRA | France | |
| GER | Germany | |
| ENG | England | |
| DMl | Denmark I | |
| SWD | Sweden | |
| HL | Italy | |
| SPA | Spain 1 | |
| JPN | Japan | |
| NOR | Norway | |
| DM2 | Denmark II | |
| NET | Netherlands | |
| TUK | Turkey | |
| SP2 | Spain II | |
| L.A | Latin America | |
| 4. Character Sets | Selects the italic or IBM character set. | |
| Italic | ||
| IBM Standard | ||
| 5. Shape of zero | Selects the shape of zero. 0 0 | |
| 0 | ||
| 0 | ||
| 6. Graphics print direction | Selects the graphics print direction. | |
| Unidirectional | ||
| Bi-directional | ||
| 7. Download character sets | Selects the download character set at power-up. | |
| 128 characters x 2 | ||
| 256 characters x 1 | ||
| 8. Heavy duty check | Ensures high level of print quality when printing high-density graphics. When on, each dense graphic line is printed in two passes, resulting in higher print quality. When off, each dense graphic line is printed in a single pass, resulting in higher throughput. Text is always printed in a single pass. | |
| On | ||
| Off | ||
| Forms Settings | ||
| 1. Form length | ||
| In lines of 6 lpi | Selects the form feed length default in lines. You can select 1 to 99 lines. | |
| In inches | Selects the form feed length default in inches. | |
| 3 in. | ||
| 3.5 in. | ||
| 4 in. | ||
| 5.5 in. | ||
| 6 in. | ||
| 7 in. | ||
| 8 in. | ||
| 8.5 in. | ||
| 11 in. | ||
| 11-2/3 in. | ||
| 12 in. | ||
| 14 in. | ||
| 2. Skip over perforation | Selects or cancels skip over perforation at power-up. | |
| Off | ||
| On | ||
| 3. Lines per inch | Selects line spacing default. | |
| 3 lpi | ||
| 4 lpi | ||
| 6 lpi | ||
| 8 lpi | ||
| 4. CR function | Selects carriage return function. | |
| CR only | ||
| CR + LF (line feed) | ||
| 5. LF function | Selects line feed function. | |
| CR + LF | ||
| LF only | ||
| 6. Buffer full auto line feed | Selects auto line feed when buffer is full. | |
| On: CR + LF | ||
| Off: CR | ||
| 7. Load/tear off | Selects printing and tear-off position with push tractor and sheet guide. | |
| 1 inch - Sets printing position so the bottom of the first print line is 1 inch below the paper tear position. | ||
| Short adj. - Adjusts printing position so the bottom of the first print line is less than 1 inch below paper tear position. To perform a fine forward adjustment, hold down the FEED and SEI-ECT buttons while pressing the PITCH button. To move backward, hold the QUIET button while performing a fine forward adjustment. | ||
| If you wish to save the current setting into printer memory, press the SELECT button. The setting remains in memory after power is turned off. | ||
| Smudging can occur when printing takes place less than 1 inch from the top of page. When printing in this area, it is advisable to avoid graphic characters, double height, enhanced, double strike, color, and dot graphics printing. | ||
| Horizontal Settings | ||
| 1. Left margin column | Selects the left margin default position. You can select column 1 to 80 (10 cpi). | |
| 2. Horizontal alignment LQ | Aligns the horizontal print position of letter-quality bi-directional printing. | |
| 1: 4/360 in. to the right | ||
| 2: 3/360 in. to the right | ||
| 3: 2/360 in. to the right | ||
| 4: 1/360 in. to the right | ||
| 5: Basic position | ||
| 6: 1/360 in. to the left | ||
| 7: 2/360 in. to the left | ||
| 8: 3/360 in. to the left | ||
| 9: 4/360 in. to the left | ||
| 3. Horizontal alignment DR | Aligns the horizontal print position of draft bi-directional printing. | |
| 1: 4/360 in. to the right | ||
| 2: 3/360 in. to the right | ||
| 3: 2/360 in. to the right | ||
| 4: 1/360 in. to the right | ||
| 5: Basic position | ||
| 6: 1/360 in. to the left | ||
| 7: 2/360 in. to the left | ||
| 8: 3/360 in. to the left | ||
| 9: 4/360 in. to the left | ||
| 4. Carriage stop position | Selects the position at which the print head stops when printing terminates. | |
| Normal: Print head stops where printing terminates. | ||
| Left margin: Print head moves to the left margin when printing terminates. | ||
| 5. SF left margin off set | Selects the left margin when the (P5300 only) sheet feeder is installed. | |
| Column 1 | ||
| Column 35 | ||
| Interface Settings | ||
| 1. Buffer capacity | Selects buffer capacity. | |
| 80K | ||
| 48K (with user-defined characters) | ||
| 2. 7/8 bit data | Selects 7-bit data or 8-bit data. | |
| 8 bit | ||
| 7 bit | ||
| 3. DC1/DC3 | Selects DC1 and DC3 codes. | |
| Disabled | ||
| Enabled | ||
| 4. Mode | Selects the interface mode default. | |
| Parallel: Centronics parallel | ||
| Serial: RS-232C serial | ||
| 5. Baud rate setting | Selects the baud (bits per second) rate. | |
| 150 bps | ||
| 300 bps | ||
| 600 bps | ||
| 1200 bps | ||
| 2400 bps | ||
| 4800 bps | ||
| 9600 bps | ||
| 19200 bps | ||
| 6. Word length setting | Selects the default word length setting. | |
| 8 bits | ||
| 7 bits | ||
| 7. Parity check | Selects the parity check for receiving/transmitting data. | |
| No parity | ||
| Odd parity | ||
| Even parity | ||
| 8. DCD, CTS, DSR signals | Selects data carrier detect, clear to send, and data set ready signals. | |
| Enabled | ||
| Disabled | ||
| 9. Communication protocol | Selects the communication protocol. | |
| X-ON/X-OFF | ||
| X-ON/X-OFF repetition | ||
| ETX/ACK | ||
| 10. Ready/Busy control | Selects the reverse channel (SRTS) signal pin. | |
| Pin 19, 20: Sends SRTS signal to pins 19 and 20. | ||
| Pin 19: Sends SRTS signal to pin 19 only. | ||
| 11. Ready polarity | Selects the polarity of the SRTS signal. | |
| High: Active high | ||
| Low: Active low |
Parallel
Availability: Standard
Connection: Centronics Female
Activation: DIP Switch
Serial
Availability: RS-232C
Connection: DB 25
Activation: DIP Switch