Installing the Epson 890 / Travel Pro I printer (ATB or Itin)

Epson 890 / Travel Pro I

Installing the Epson 890 / Travel Pro I printer (ATB or Itin)

1. Overview:
The Epson 890 printer marketed by Unimark as the Travel Pro I is a desktop model printer used with ATB stock as a Worldspan ticket printer. You can also change the configuration to have the printer function as an Itinerary printer (see section 5 of this doc for Itin config). As an ATB printer it uses the new 1186z stock (with 4 inch form feeds) The printer will come preconfigured from Unimark as an ATB printer, for 1186z stock, with the proper serial interface card mentioned in this document already installed. Do not attach the printer using a parallel or USB cable if you wish to use this printer as a Worldspan printer. The printer does have a parallel and a USB port, but will only configure and function via serial cable on Worldspan using HPM. The printer should be attached using the serial cable outlined in this document and attach to the serial expansion card in the back of the printer. This document is a simple overview for the basic installation of the printer. For more details and in depth instructions on this printer refer to the link below. It has a vast menu for just about any item you are trying to learn more about and tweak on your Epson 890 printer. If any options are changed from the Worldspan default outside of the Form Length for Itineraries outlined in the doc, the printer may not function properly. The Worldspan default configuration the printer comes with is listed in section 6.

http://support2.epson.net/manuals/english/sidm/fx_890_2190/REF_G/INDEX.HTM

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Paper guide Paper guide cover Printer cover Front cover Power switch Control panel Paper release lever

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Edge guides

2. Installation:
1. Unbox the printer and follow the instructions included for removing the packaging tape from the chassis and other assemblies on the printer. 2. Install all assemblies and the ribbon cartridge using the instruction manual or instructions on the CD that came with the printer. 3. Attach the serial cable from the pc that will be running HPM to drive this printer for Worldspan ticket printing. 4. Check the settings on the serial card pencil/dip switches per the table below for accuracy. 5. Plug the power cable into an AC outlet or power strip. 6. Load the ticket stock into the tractors of the printer (for the tractor position, front or back that you chose). In our analysis the front tractor feed position seems to work a little better. 7. Power on the printer using the On/Off button on the lower right on the front of the printer. 8. You have now completed the physical installation of the printer.

9. Paper tension unit 10. Ribbon cartridge 11. Knob 12. USB interface 13. Parallel interface 14. Optional interface (serial interface card) 15. Sprockets* 16. AC inlet 17. Paper-thickness lever * Tractor unit parts

3. Serial Interface card:

The serial interface card with be pre-installed in the optional interface slot on the back of the printer. Listed as number 14 on the second diagram identifying all of the printer assemblies. 1. Serial interface adapter card pencil switch settings. Epson 32k Serial Card (model C82307) A. With card installed, facing the rear of the printer: On= towards the number, Off= away from the number. B. So from left to right: 6=On 5=Off 4=On 3=On 2=Off 1=Off C. or another way to look at it from left to right facing the rear of the printer: up, down, up, up, down, down Cabling: The serial cable attaching this printer to the pc running HPM is identical to the serial cables used on all printers for Go!Res 4.x and is the same cable documented in the printer cabling document.

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4. Buttons and Lights (the Control Panel)

Below is the definition for each item indicated numerically on the diagram. 1. Font (Item) button Selects one of the fonts. When the printer enters the default setting mode, the button works as an Item button. You can press the Item button to select the next menu. Font lights Indicate which font is selected.

2. Reset

When you press both the Font and Pitch buttons simultaneously, the printer clears buffer and returns to its default settings.

3. Pitch (Item) button Selects one of the pitch settings. When the printer enters the default setting mode, the button works as an Item button. You can press the Item button to select the previous menu. Pitch lights Indicate which pitch is selected.

4. Tear Off/Bin (Set) button

Feeds continuous paper forward to the tear-off position

Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear-off position to the top-of-form position. Selects a cut-sheet feeder bin when the cut-sheet feeder is installed. When the printer enters the default setting mode, the button works as the Set button. You can press the Set button to select the next value of a setting menu. Tear Off/Bin lights Both of the two lights flash when continuous paper is in the tear-off position, and both of the lights are off when continuous paper is not in the tear-off position. The left light is on when Card mode is selected. Both the lights are off when bin 1 of the optional cut-sheet feeder is selected. The right light is on when bin 2 of the optional cut-sheet feeder is selected.

5. Menu When you press the Pitch and Tear Off/Bin buttons at the same time, the printer enters or exits the default setting mode and you can set the various printer settings. When the printer is in the default setting mode, the Menu lights (both the Tear Off/Bin lights) stay on.

6. Load/Eject button Loads a single sheet of paper. Ejects a single sheet of paper if a sheet is loaded. Loads continuous paper from the standby position. Feeds continuous paper backward to the standby position if a sheet is loaded. 7. Micro adjust

When you hold down the Pause button for three seconds, the printer enters the micro adjust mode. In this mode, you can press the LF/FF and Load/Eject buttons to adjust the top of form or tear off position.

8. LF/FF button Feeds paper line by line when pressing shortly. Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the next top-of-form position when held down. 9. Pause light On when the printer is paused. Flashes when the printer is in the Micro Adjust mode. 10. Pause button Stops printing temporarily, and resumes printing when pressed again. When held down for three seconds, enters the Micro Adjust mode. When pressed again, exits the Micro Adjust mode. 11. Paper Out light On when no paper is loaded in the selected paper source or paper is not loaded correctly. Flashes when paper has not been fully ejected or a paper jam has occurred.

5. Changing the Configuration to Itinerary

The basic idea below is to change the form length to 11 or 14 inch itins using the control panel. This is the only setting that should ever be changed from the Worldspan Default configuration setting, or the printer may not function properly The following table shows the basic function of each button in the default setting mode. Button Menu (Pitch and Tear Off/Bin) buttons Item button Item button Set button Basic function Enters or exits the default setting mode.

Selects the next menu parameter. Selects the previous menu parameter. Changes the value in the selected menu.

Follow these steps to enter the default-setting mode and change the printer's default settings: 1. 2. Before entering the default-setting mode, you need to load stock or continuous paper into the printer. See the manual for paper loading instructions. Press the Menu (Pitch and Tear Off/Bin) buttons until the printer beep once and the Menu lights (both the Tear Off/Bin lights) turn on. The printer enters the default-setting mode and prints a message prompting you to select an item.. Press the Item button or the Item button to select the menu parameters which you wish to change which would be Form Length. Press the Set button to scroll through the values until you find the desired length for your itineraries, 11 or 14 inch. After setting the selected parameter to the desired setting, exit the default-setting mode by pressing the Menu (Pitch and Tear Off/Bin) buttons. The Menu lights (both of the Tear Off/Bin lights) turn off and the printer exits the default-setting mode. The settings you made for your itinerary printer is saved as new default value.

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6. Worldspan Default Configuration (Default-setting mode)

The table below outlines the original default configuration the printer has when received from Unimark.
Menu Print the current settings* Page length for front tractor Page length for rear tractor Skip over perforation Auto tear off Auto line feed Print direction Software 0 slash I/F (interface) mode Auto I/F (interface) wait time Parallel I/F bidirectional mode Packet mode Values (default in bold) Execute Length in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, 17 Length in inches: 3, 3.5, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 11, 70/6, 12, 14, 17 Off, On Off, On Off, On Bi-D, Uni-D ESC/P, IBM PPDS, Worldspan ATB 1600 0, (the zero character with a slash) Auto, Parallel, USB, Optional 10 seconds, 30 seconds Off, On Auto, Off

Character table

Standard model: italic, PC 437, PC 850, PC 860, PC 863, PC 865, PC 861, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO8859-15 All other models: Italic, PC 437, PC 850, PC 437 Greek, PC 853, PC855, PC 852, PC 857, PC 866, PC 869, MOZOWIA, Code MJK, ISO 8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, Bulgaria, PC 774, Estonia, ISO 8859-2, PC 866 LAT., PC 866 UKR, PC APTEC, PC708, PC720, PC AR864, PC 860, PC 865, PC 861, PC 863, BRASCII, Abicomp, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1, PC858, ISO8859-15, PC771, PC437 Slovenia, PC MC, PC1250, PC1251 Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic U.K., Italic Denmark 1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain 1 1 second, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds Off, On Off, On Table 2, Table1

International character set for italic table**

Manual feed wait time Buzzer Auto CR (carriage return)*** IBM character table***