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Appendix B Controlling Printer Settings from MS-DOS

EPSON Control Panel for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B-2

Bringing up the EPSON Control Panel for DOS . . . . . . B-3

Using the EPSON Control Panel for DOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

EPSON Control Panel screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Moving within and between screens . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

M e n u b a r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Gettinghelp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Using profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

Reporter

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B-7

Appendix C Command Summary

LJ3 Emulation Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

GL/2 emulation context commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10

P J L M o d e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

C-12

Appendix D Installing Additional Memory

Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D-2

Installing the SIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Checking the memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Glossary

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Page 2: ...different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment It is the responsibility of the user to o...

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Page 4: ...vice mark of Epson America Inc EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation Hewlett Packard HP PCL and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company CG and Intellifont are registered trademarks and CG Times based on Times New Roman under license from The Monotype Corporation are products of Miles Inc Univers is a registered Trademark of Linotype AG and or its subsidia...

Page 5: ...ne emission 4 Laser Printer Precautions 5 Important Safety Instructions 7 About this Guide 8 Chapter 1 Using Your Printer About Your Printer 1 2 Features 1 2 Adjusting the Power Save Mode 1 4 Monitoring the Printer Status 1 5 Front panel lights 1 5 EPSON Control Panel for Windows 1 7 Paper Handling 1 8 Loading paper 1 8 Choosing paper 1 9 Printing on special paper 1 10 Fonts 1 11 i i i ...

Page 6: ... 3 2 Print Quality Problems 3 5 Optimizing Print Quality 3 8 Adjusting edge smoothing 3 8 Adjusting print density 3 10 Cleaning the Printer 3 1 1 Cleaning the inside of the printer 3 11 Removing spilled toner 3 12 Cleaning the printer case 3 13 Deleting the EPSON Control Panel for Windows 3 13 Appendix A Technical Specifications Paper A 2 Paper specifications A 2 Printer A 3 General A 3 Environmen...

Page 7: ...el for DOS B 4 EPSON Control Panel screens B 4 Moving within and between screens B 5 Menubar B 6 Gettinghelp B 6 Using profiles B 7 Reporter B 7 Appendix C Command Summary LJ3 Emulation Commands C 2 GL 2 emulation context commands C 10 P J L M o d e C 12 Appendix D Installing Additional Memory Memory Module D 2 Installing the SIMM D 2 Checking the memory D 3 Glossary Index V ...

Page 8: ...vides local customer support and service through a nationwide network of authorized EPSON dealers and Service Centers If you need to call for technical assistance please print a test sheet and have it handy To print a test sheet turn the printer on and then briefly press the reset button on the back of the printer Make sure the Error light is not on EPSON also provides the support services listed ...

Page 9: ... If you are not currently a member of CompuServe you are eligible for a free introductory membership as an owner of an EPSON product This membership entitles you to An introductory 15 credit on CompuServe Your own user ID and password A complimentary subscription to CompuServe Magazine CompuServe s monthly publication To take advantage of this offer call 800 848 8199 in the United States and Canad...

Page 10: ...ers the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation CDRH regulations The Center for Devices and Radiological Health CDRH of the U S Food and Drug Administration implemented regulations for laser products on August 2 1976 Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States The label shown below indicates compliance with the CDRH regulations and must b...

Page 11: ...Class IIIb Laser Diode Assembly that has an invisible laser beam The printer optical unit is NOT A FIELD SERVICE ITEM Therefore the optical unit should not be opened under any circumstance Ozone emission During printer operation a small amount of ozone is released This amount is not large enough to affect human beings adversely However it is best to make sure the room where you are using the print...

Page 12: ...a which is located immediately above the toner cartridge when you open the front cover and the motor which is further inside the printer Do not scratch the surface of the drum which is the green cylinder that can be seen through an opening of the toner cartridge Avoid touching the drum since oils from your skin can permanently damage its surface and may affect print quality Avoid pressing on the t...

Page 13: ...of the printer for long periods cover it with a cloth Do not turn the cartridge upside down or stand it on its sides Do not attempt to modify or take apart the cartridge It cannot be refilled Try not to touch the toner and avoid all contact with your eyes Do not use a cartridge for at least one hour after moving it from a cool to a warm environment To get the best print quality from your toner car...

Page 14: ...gularly switch on and off Do not let the power cord become damaged or frayed If you use an extension cord with the printer make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord s ampere rating Also make sure the total of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes Except as specifically explained in this Reference Guide do...

Page 15: ... mode and specify how long the printer is idle before it enters power save mode Chapter 3 Troubleshooting gives helpful information for avoiding printer errors optimizing print quality and solving any problems you may encounter Appendix A contains the technical specifications about the printer Appendix B describes how to use the EPSON Control Panel for DOS to control the printer This appendix is i...

Page 16: ...tures 1 2 Adjusting the Power Save Mode 1 4 Monitoring the Printer Status 1 5 Front panel lights 1 5 EPSON Control Panel for Windows 1 7 Paper Handling 1 8 Loading paper 1 8 Choosing paper 1 9 Printing on special paper 1 10 Fonts 1 11 Using Your Printer 1 1 ...

Page 17: ... lines in text and graphics and gives your document a clean crisp appearance The ActionLaser 1100 is quiet and is easy to install and use You simply set it up and connect it to your computer as described in Read This First To use the printer just bring up your software program and use the Print menu option under your File menu From the Print menu you can access the settings that allow you to contr...

Page 18: ...error the message informs you of what steps to take to clear the error Note If you are not using the printer in a Windows environment the Reporter which is included with the EPSON Control Panel for DOS keeps you informed of the printer status Energy Star compliant Your EPSON printer complies with the U S Environmental Protection Agency s Energy Star program which promotes the manufacture of energy...

Page 19: ...he Power Save Mode In compliance with the Energy Star program the printer enters power save mode when it is idle for a specified length of time 15 minutes by default While in this mode the printer conserves energy by using less electricity Power save mode is automatically interrupted whenever you send a print job or press the reset button at the back of the printer It takes approximately 45 second...

Page 20: ... status Note If you are running the EPSON Control Panel for DOS the Reporter provides onscreen status and error messages to keep you informed of the printer status Front panel lights The two lights on the front panel allow you to monitor the status of the printer The green Ready light is on when the printer is on and is ready to receive print data As data is received from the computer the Ready li...

Page 21: ... or there is a paper feed problem off Flashing One of the following errors has occurred Paper has jammed inside the printer The front cover is open The toner cartridge is not installed F l a s h i n g O n One of the following errors has occurred Insufficient memory to print job Printer is In manual feed mode and is waiting for the next sheet There is a printer overrun error Flashing Flashing On On...

Page 22: ...or an EPSON Control Panel message informs you of what you can do to correct the problem The message remains open on top of your software program until you minimize the screen by clicking the Minimize button in the upper right comer of the message window To make the EPSON Control Panel message window reappear double click the EPSON Control Panel icon at the bottom left comer of your screen Note If ...

Page 23: ...ing in the paper tray Do not add paper to a partial stack 2 Pull the paper release lever toward the front of the printer 3 Fan a stack of paper and load the paper in the paper tray Place the paper side you want printed face down in the paper tray Up to 100 sheets can fit in the paper tray 4 Slide the paper guides against the paper stack so the paper fits loosely between them The paper guides shoul...

Page 24: ...lways store paper in a dry place You may use colored paper but not paper to which a clear or colored coating has been added For preprinted paper stock such as letterheads use papers and inks designed for laser printers Ordinary inks or dyes may smear or come off when subjected to the high temperature of the fuser Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large amounts Note The quality o...

Page 25: ...e left The printing quality on envelopes may be irregular because different parts of an envelope have different thicknesses Print one or two envelopes to check the print quality If the printing is too light adjust the print density as described in Chapter 3 Do not use envelopes with metal clasps or fastenings Also do not use window envelopes unless they are specially designed for laser printers Th...

Page 26: ...omatically transferred or downloaded from the computer to the printer when you send a print job For other types of fonts to be downloaded you need the appropriate screen font software For example to download Adobe fonts you need Adobe Type Manager ATM to download Intellifont Scalable Typefaces from Agfa you need Intellifont for Windows If you don t have the appropriate screen font software for a p...

Page 27: ... graphics as described in Chapter 2 Printing TrueType fonts as graphics requires less printer memory and may speed up printing because the fonts don t need to be downloaded Printing TrueType as graphics is also useful if you want to print graphics over text so that only a portion of the text is visible 1 12 Using Your Printer ...

Page 28: ...he Printer Settings Changing the Printer Settings 2 2 Accessing Printer Driver Settings in Windows 2 3 Printer Driver Settings 2 4 Print settings 2 4 Option settings 2 9 Font Manager 2 12 Changing the Printer Settings 2 1 ...

Page 29: ... and specify how long the printer is idle before entering power save mode Turn on toner saving mode and specify what level of toner saving to use Adjust the edge smoothing feature Control the toner density Other settings are described later in this chapter Note If you are using Microsoft Windows you can also control the printer through the Printers icon in the Control Panel Double clicking on the ...

Page 30: ...ctionLaser 1100 differs slightly depending on your software program First choose Print or Page Setup in the File menu of your software program This opens a dialog box You now need to select another option Depending on your software program you need to choose the Setup Options or Printer button Some programs then prompt you to select the ActionLaser 1100 before the Setup screen appears Changing the...

Page 31: ...cale images Option settings are accessible by choosing the Options button in the setup dialog box Font Manager settings that allow you to copy PCL fonts to your computer s hard disk The Font Manager is accessible by choosing the Fonts button in the Setup dialog box Print settings The Setup dialog box contains the settings described below Auto Continue Permits the printer to automatically recover f...

Page 32: ...velope By default Automatic is selected and the printer uses the paper in the paper tray and prints pages continuously as long as print data is received from the computer Use the Manual setting when you want to feed a single sheet at a time such as when you are printing on heavy paper labels or transparencies See Printing on special paper in Chapter 1 for more information about manual feed Use the...

Page 33: ...than printing at 300 dpi If you often encounter memory overflow problems you should also turn on Image Compression which is described later in this chapter or add more memory to your printer See Appendix D for more information about adding memory Copies Specifies how many uncollated copies to print This option is provided in case your software program does not allow you to specify the number of co...

Page 34: ...Protection When Page protection is enabled the printer reserves additional memory and does not print a page until the entire page is fully composed This allows the printer to print complex pages that can otherwise cause printer overrun errors The settings for Page Protection are Off On and Automatic default You do not normally need Page Protection However if the printer receives an unusually compl...

Page 35: ...require more memory than text for large or complex graphics the printer might not have enough memory to correctly print the page Image Compression compresses the image into a small amount of printer memory The tradeoff is that your page may not look as detailed as it would when printed without image compression If you continue to encounter memory overflow errors even when Image Compression is on y...

Page 36: ...est way to choose a setting for your images is to experiment Print a grayscale image at each setting and choose the one you like best Choose Photographic Images for images that you want to have a smooth realistic appearance This setting provides soft contrasts between shades of gray and works well for images originally designed with color When Photographic Images is selected the printer uses an 8 ...

Page 37: ...nted as graphics You might want to print TrueType fonts as graphics if your document contains a lot of graphics but not a lot of TrueType text In this case printing TrueType fonts as graphics requires less printer memory and may speed up printing This setting is also useful if you want to overlay graphics on top of text Toner Saving Allows you to use less toner when printing draft documents This c...

Page 38: ...thing modifies the size of dots along the edges of text lines and graphics the edges might appear too dark or too light To adjust for this use the Light setting if the edges appear dark and use the Dark setting if the edges appear too light Toner Density Specifies the density of the toner applied to the page Normally you should not need to adjust this setting It is provided to allow you to compens...

Page 39: ...mpliance with the Energy Star program Power Save Mode is factory set to on Power Save Interval Specifies how long the printer is idle before it enters power save mode Power Save Interval can be any value from 1 to 999 minutes The default is 15 minutes Power Save Interval is valid only when Power Save Mode is on Font Manager The Font Manager accessible by choosing the Fonts button of the Setup dial...

Page 40: ...blems 3 5 Optimizing Print Quality 3 8 Adjusting edge smoothing 3 8 Adjusting print density 3 10 Cleaning the Printer 3 11 Cleaning the inside of the printer 3 11 Removing spilled toner 3 12 Cleaning the printer case 3 13 Deleting the EPSON Control Panel for Windows 3 13 Troubleshooting 3 1 ...

Page 41: ...tion describes some general problems you may encounter and gives some suggestions on how to avoid them Preventing paper feed and paper jam problems If you have frequent paper feed or paper jam problems use this checklist of corrective measures Use a higher quality paper that is not too thin or rough Some types of paper require single sheet feeding See Paper Handling in Chapter 1 Be sure to pull th...

Page 42: ...ff the printer and check the power cable connections between the printer and the electrical outlet then turn the printer back on If the electrical outlet is controlled by an outside source such as a wall switch make sure the switch is turned on or plug another electrical device into the outlet to make sure the outlet is operating properly The Ready light is on but nothing prints Your computer may ...

Page 43: ...asterisks Make sure that both ends of the interface cable are plugged in securely Make sure your interface cable is shielded If the printer still does not print correctly call your dealer or a qualified service person Position of the printout is not correct Make sure that you are using the correct page length and margin settings in your software program Graphics don t print correctly Make sure tha...

Page 44: ...lean soft dry cloth Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page There may be a problem with the toner cartridge Remove the cartridge shake it gently from side to side and then reinstall it If this does not solve the problem replace the toner cartridge as described in the Read This First guide Change the Density setting to light print See Adjusting pri...

Page 45: ... guide Then print several pages to check the print quality Toner smudges Remove the toner cartridge shake it from side to side to distribute the toner and wipe the bottom of it with a clean dry cloth Turn off the printer With the toner cartridge removed clean the paper path inside the printer using a clean soft dry cloth Be sure to clean the laser scanner window which is located immediately in fro...

Page 46: ... installed as described in the Read This First guide The toner cartridge may be empty Replace the cartridge The problem may be with your software program or interface cable Print out a test sheet by briefly pressing the reset button on the back of the printer make sure the Error light is not on If the test page is blank the problem is with the printer Call your dealer or a qualified service person...

Page 47: ...ay have spilled in the paper feed path Turn off the printer Remove the toner cartridge and then clean the paper path of the printer using a clean soft lint free cloth Be sure to clean the laser scanner window which is located immediately in front of the orange strip at the bottom of the printer interior Optimizing Print Quality If the quality of your printouts is not good read the following sectio...

Page 48: ...rinter 3 If necessary select the ActionLaser 1100 in the list of printers Not all software programs prompt you to select the printer 4 In the Setup dialog box for the ActionLaser 1100 choose the Options button 5 Change the Edge Smoothing setting as appropriate 6 Choose OK Then close all screens by choosing OK or Close as appropriate If your printed images still need to be improved you probably nee...

Page 49: ...menu Then choose the Setup option Depending on your software program you might need to select Options or Printer If necessary select the ActionLaser 1100 in the list of printers Not all software programs prompt you to select the printer In the Setup dialog box for the ActionLaser 1100 choose the Options button Change the Toner Density setting as appropriate Choose OK Then close all screens by choo...

Page 50: ... the components print a test sheet by pressing the reset button at the back of the printer Cleaning the inside of the printer Fine particles of paper dust and ordinary dust can collect inside the printer Follow the steps below to clean the inside of the printer 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Open the printer s front cover 3 Remove the toner cartridge 4 Remove any dirt inside the printer w...

Page 51: ...refully wipe out the inside of the printer with a clean dry cloth Be sure to clean the laser scanner window which is located immediately in front of an orange strip at the bottom of the printer interior 2 If a large amount of toner is present use a small vacuum cleaner available from computer supply stores to remove it Then carefully wipe with a clean dry cloth Caution Toner or any other fine powd...

Page 52: ...anel for Windows do the following 1 2 Turn on the computer and start Windows From the Program Manager choose Run in the File menu This brings up the Run dialog box 3 In the Command Line text box type C EPPRT EPDELETE Note If the EPSON Control Panel is in a directory other than the default EPPRT directory be sure to specify the correct pathname 4 When you are asked if you want to delete the EPSON C...

Page 53: ...pendix A Technical Specifications Paper Paper specifications Printer General Environmental Mechanical Electrical Toner cartridge Interface A 2 A 2 A 3 A 3 A 4 A 4 A 4 A 5 A 6 Technical Specifications A 1 ...

Page 54: ... Labels Envelopes Transparencies Colored paper Paper weight Paper size Plain paper 16 to 24 lb 60 to 90 g m2 Card stock 24 to 32 lb 90 to 120 g m2 single sheet feed only Paper Envelope Type Size Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Legal 8 5 x 14 inches Executive 7 25 x 10 5 inches A4 210 mm x 297 mm B5 176 mm x 250 mm Monarch 3 7 8 x 7 1 2 inches Commercial 10 4 1 8 X 9 1 2 inches DL 110 mm x 220 mm C5 162 mm ...

Page 55: ...lignment for all sizes Automatic or manual feed 100 sheets 5 10 envelopes depending on thickness Face down 50 sheets Laser beam scanning and dry electrophotographic process 300 x 300 dpi Up to 4 pages per minute depending on the font and quantity of data Approximately 45 seconds HP LaserJet III emulation 14 bitmap and 8 scalable fonts See Chapter 1 for a list of resident printer fonts 68HC000 16 M...

Page 56: ...5 RH storage 5 to 95 RH 2500 meters 8200 feet maximum Height 10 5 inches 265 mm Width 13 inches 330 mm Depth 9 25 inches 235 mm Weight Approx 11 lb 5 kg including the toner cartridge 5 years or 100 000 sheets whichever comes first 90 V to 132 V 50 Hz to 60 Hz 3 Hz Approximately 3 2 amps Approximately 400W Powers down to less than 30W in power save mode UL 1950 CSA 22 2 No 950 Deviation 3 FDA NCDRH...

Page 57: ...inuous printing and 5 print ratio The number of pages you can print with a toner cartridge varies depending on the type of printing If you print a few pages at a time or print dense text exceeding the 5 print ratio your cartridge may print fewer pages The 5 print ratio is equivalent to double spaced standard text You can increase the life of the toner cartridge by using toner saving m o d e Techni...

Page 58: ...LOW when it is 7 25 DATA 6 IN logical 0 8 26 DATA 7 IN 9 27 DATA 8 IN 10 28 ACKNLG OUT About a 1 10 µs pulse width LOW indicates data has been received and the printer is ready to accept more data 11 29 BUSY OUT A HIGH signal indicates that the printer cannot receive data The signal goes HIGH in the following cases 1 During printing 2 During a printer error state 12 30 PE OUT A HIGH signal indicat...

Page 59: ...fall times of each signal must be less than 0 2 microseconds Data transfer must be carried out by observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signal Data transfer to this printer can be carried out only after receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of the BUSY signal is LOW The column heading Direction refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer Return denotes the twisted pair return...

Page 60: ...A 8 Technical Specifications ...

Page 61: ...tallation Bringing up the EPSON Control Panel for DOS Using the EPSON Control Panel for DOS EPSON Control Panel screens Moving within and between screens Menu bar Getting help Using profiles Reporter B 2 B 2 B 3 B 4 B 4 B 5 B 6 B 6 B 7 B 7 Controlling Printer Settings from MS DOS B 1 ...

Page 62: ...DOS are the same as the printer driver settings available for Windows For a description of the individual printer settings see Chapter 2 Some settings such as those for page setup and font selection are also available through your software program Whenever possible change settings in your software program rather than in the EPSON Control Panel for DOS Not only is it more convenient but the setting...

Page 63: ...n of the EPSON Control Panel for DOS To print using your printer you need to select the HP LaserJet III printer driver in your software program If the LaserJet III driver is not available contact your software manufacturer for an updated version of the software program Until you receive the new version you can use any LaserJet II driver or any driver that uses HP PCL See your software manual for s...

Page 64: ...bar and screen buttons for accessing other screens EPSON Control Panel screens The EPSON Control Panel for DOS consists of five screens Page Setup Font Quality Memory and Options One screen is displayed at a time and the other screens are represented by buttons to the left of the current screen B 4 Controlling Printer Settings from MS DOS ...

Page 65: ...he item you want to change Then use the up and down arrows to select a new setting for the item Press Tab to apply the new setting and move to the next item To access another screen hold down the Alt key and press the letter that is underlined on the screen button For example to open the Font screen press Alt N To move from the screen button to the currently displayed screen press Tab Once you mak...

Page 66: ...e first letter of the name of the menu e g press Alt F to bring up the File menu Use the up and down arrows to select an item on the menu Then press Enter Help is available for each item in the menu bar To bring up help move the cursor to the item and press F1 To move the cursor from the menu bar to the screen press Esc Getting help The status bar at the bottom of the screen provides a brief descr...

Page 67: ...rofile Use the settings currently in use by the printer to create a profile To do so choose Import profile From Printer in the File menu This brings up a dialog box that prompts you to name the profile and choose the directory in which to store it When you open a profile you can export the printer settings described by the profile by using the Export Profile to Printer item on the File menu Report...

Page 68: ... the printer and does not display messages Change the hot key combination used to bring up the Reporter s main menu Change the colors of the Reporter s messages A help option on the menu provides a brief explanation for each topic on the main menu B 8 Controlling Printer Settings from MS DOS ...

Page 69: ...Appendix C Command Summary LJ3 Emulation Commands C 2 GL 2 emulation context commands C 10 PJL Mode C 12 Command Summary C 1 ...

Page 70: ...d of a left parenthesis Function Command Job control Reset ESC E Number of ESC X copies universal exit ESC X language Long edge ESC U left offset registration Short edge ESC Z top offset registration P a g e c o n t r o l Paper source ESC OH ESC 1H ESC 2H ESC 3H ESC 6H Parameter Decimal value Hexadecimal value 027 069 X 1 99 027 038 108 088 1 5 number of 027 038 108 085 decipoints 1 720 number of ...

Page 71: ...Function Command Parameter Decimal value Hexadecimal value Command Summary C 3 ...

Page 72: ...Function Commmd Parameter Cursor positioning Decimal value Hexadecimal value C 4 Command Summary ...

Page 73: ...Function Command Parameter Decimal value Hexadecimal value Command Summary C 5 ...

Page 74: ...Function Command Parameter Font management Decimal value Hexadecimal value C 6 Command Summary ...

Page 75: ...Function Command Parameter Decimal value Hexadecimal value Command Summary C 7 ...

Page 76: ...Function Command Parameter Decimal value Hexadecimal value C 8 Command Summary ...

Page 77: ...F u n c t i o n Command Parameter D e c i m a l v a l u e Hexadecimal value Command Summary C 9 ...

Page 78: ...izontal tab HT Escape ESC space SP Select Primary font Select secondary font GL 2 emulation context commands Configuration and status group Function Input P1 and P2 Input relative P1 and P2 Scale Input window Rotate coordinate system Initialize Default values Command IF IR SC IW RO IN DF CO Comment Line and fill attributes group Line attributes Line type User defined line type select pen Pen width...

Page 79: ... Fill rectangle absolute Fill rectangle relative Edge wedge Fill wedge Polygon mode Edge polygon Fill polygon Character group Standard font definition Alternate font definition Primary font standard font secondary font alternate font Select standard font select alternate font Scalable or bitmap font Absolute direction Relative direction Absolute character size Command AC SM TR PD PU P A PR A A A R...

Page 80: ...command PJL Mode This section lists the available commands for the Printer Job Language PJL Function COMMENT DEFAULT DINQUIRE ECHO ENTER INFO INITIALIZE INQUIRE RESET SET UEL SPJL USTATUS USTATUSOFF PJL Command PJL COMMENT words CR LF PJL DEFAULT LPARM CR LF PJL DINQUIRE LPARM CR LF PJL ECHO Words CR LF PJL ENTER LANGUAGE CR LF PJL INFO read only variable CR LF PJL INITIALIZE CR LF PJL INQUIRE LPA...

Page 81: ...Appendix D Installing Additional Memory Memory Module D 2 Installing the SIMM D 2 Checking the memory D 3 Installing Additional Memory D 1 ...

Page 82: ...wer is on Do not attempt to install a SIMM unless the printer is turned off 1 Turn off the printer and unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet 2 Turn the printer so the back of the printer is facing you 3 Remove the metal access cover located above the parallel connector Warning Avoid touching the electrical components that are exposed after you remove the metal access cover They may be ...

Page 83: ... 1MB already installed 13 Choose OK to close dialog boxes When you return to the Print dialog box choose Cancel Checking the memory To verify that memory is correctly installed print a test sheet by pressing the reset button at the back of the printer If an incorrect amount of memory is shown on the test sheet turn off the printer and remove the metal access cover Make sure you correctly installed...

Page 84: ... Dots per inch The number of dots per inch is a measure of printer resolution The higher the number of dots the higher the resolution driver The part of a software program that converts commands from the program into commands used by the printer Also known as the printer driver drum The part of the printer mechanism where the image is formed and transferred to the paper edge smoothing A feature th...

Page 85: ...on a page This direction is either portrait with the text printed across the width of the page or landscape with the text printed across the length of the page PCL 5 The command language built into the Hewlett Packard LaserJet III point size The height of a particular font as measured from the top of the tallest character to the bottom of the lowest A point is a typographic unit of measure equival...

Page 86: ...ters Symbols are assigned to specific codes in a character table test sheet A report that lists the printer settings and other printer information toner cartridge The consumable part of the printer that contains a photosensitive print drum and the toner supply TrueType An outline font format that was developed jointly by Apple Computer and Microsoft Corporation TrueType fonts are outline fonts tha...

Page 87: ...e c i f i c a t i o n s A 6 C Cartridge see Toner cartridge cleaning the printer 3 11 13 Clearing errors 3 2 CompuServe membership 2 Controlling the printer from DOS B 4 from Windows 2 3 4 copies 2 6 D Downloading fonts 1 11 Driver RTF 14 E Edge Smoothing 1 2 2 11 changing the setting 3 8 9 Electrical specifications A 4 Energy star compliance 1 3 Envelopes 1 10 feeding manually 2 5 sizes 2 5 A 5 E...

Page 88: ...ON Control Panel for Windows RTF 16 toner cartridge 3 6 Interface specifications A 6 L Labels 1 10 Landscape orientation 2 8 Laser scanner window cleaning 3 12 Line Art Images 2 10 LJ3 emulation 1 2 command summary C 2 12 M Manual feed 1 10 2 4 Memory 1 2 adding D 2 3 cleaning 3 2 Memory overflow 2 6 2 8 Memory setting 2 6 7 O Options button 2 9 Orientation 2 8 P Page Protection 2 7 8 Paper choosi...

Page 89: ...s 3 2 saving as a profile in DOS B 7 Printer overruns preventing 2 7 Profiles B 7 R Ready light 1 5 6 Reporter 1 5 B 7 8 Resident fonts 1 11 S Safety instructions 7 scanned Images 2 10 Setup dialog box 2 3 SIMM installing D 2 3 specifications D 2 Status messages 1 5 1 7 T Test page printing RTF 12 Toner adjusting the density 3 10 conserving 2 1 removing spills 3 12 Toner cartridge installing RTF 3...

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