Epson 5700i - EPL B/W Laser Printer, Service Manual

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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION FEATURES 8
1.1 FEATURES
T h e fo llo w in g sh o w s fe a tu re s o f E P L -5 7 0 0 L /5 7 0 0 i.
ENGINE
C o m p a ct, lig h tw e ig h t A 4 e n g in e
6 0 0 d p i re so lu tio n , 8 p p m p rin tin g sp e e d
S ta n d a rd p a p e r fe e d in g is b y a ca s se tte -like u n iv e rsa l p a p e r tra y (1 5 0
sh e e ts ) a n d a m a n u a l fe e d tra y (1 sh e e t).
O p tio n a l p a p e r fe e d in g is b y a A 4 o r L T lo w e r p a p e r fe e d e r u n it (5 0 0
sh e e ts ).
CONTROLLER
A n e w ly d e ve lo p e d h o s t-b a se d co n tro lle r
CPU: TMP95C001, TOSHIBA
EDO RAM or FastPage RAM (60 ns)
In te rfa ce
ECP compatible parallel I/F which conforms to IEEE 1284
USB interface
M o u n te d w ith R IT e ch , E n h a n ce d M ic ro G ra y
A n u n d e rlin e e rro r m a y o c cu r w h e n p rin tin g a co m p lica te d im a g e w ith
6 0 0 d p i E n h a n ce d M icro G ra y p rin tin g .
M o u n te d w ith T o n e r S a ve M o d e
M o u n te d w ith b i-d ire ctio n a l I/F (IE E E 1 2 8 4 )
A host -based printer is possible.
D a ta c o m p re ss io n te c h n o lo g y
By sending compressed data from the host, printing with a 2MB
memory is possible.
The compressed data is expanded in real-time by the expansion
circuit and transferred to the engine.
Speed is enhanced by compressed data expansion hardware.
T h e fo llo w in g fu n c tio n s c a n b e u p g ra d e d a n d s p e e d c a n b e in cre a s e d
b y R A M S IM M e x p a n s io n .
Enhanced MicroGray printing
Receive buffer capacity
Printing speed
RESTRICTIONS / DIFFERENCES WITH EPL-5700
1. A network I/F, including external attachment cannot be used.
2. Fonts are not installed.
3. The emulation is not installed.
4. Only the Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0 and Macintosh operating
systems (8.1 or later) are supported.
5. The ROP and fill methods change, so there may be differences in
the output.
6. When using halftones, the printed image may be different.
7. There are differences with operation when “Toner out” occurs.
8. The driver UI is different.
9. It can only be connected to a Macintosh with a standard USB
connection. Optional USB board is not guaranteed.
10. With the standard memory, printing at 600 dpi with MicroGray ON
may not be possible. Also, for a host that is not capable of ECP
communication, printing may not be possible with standard memory.
11. The printer status can be displayed on the screen and printing is
possible upon user’s request.