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Uneven darkness

Take out the imaging cartridge, shake it from side to side, and

then reinstall it.

Your paper may be moist or damp. Printing is sensitive to

moisture absorbed by the paper. Do not store your paper in a

humid or damp environment.

If this does not solve the problem, install a new imaging

cartridge as described at the end of this chapter. Then print

several pages to check the print quality.

Toner smudges

Remove the imaging cartridge, shake it from side to side to

distribute the toner, and wipe the bottom of it with a clean, dry

cloth.

Clean the paper path inside the printer using a clean, soft, dry

cloth.

Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with

only one character per page.

If the problem remains, replace the imaging cartridge as

described at the end of this chapter.

Missing areas on printed image

Your paper may be moist or damp. Printing is sensitive to

moisture absorbed by the paper. The higher the moisture

content in the paper, the lighter the printed output. Do not

store your paper in a humid or damp environment.

3-10

Troubleshooting

Summary of Contents for ActionPC 1500

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Page 2: ...of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device If this equipment has more than one interface connector do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces Changes or modifications not expressly approved the user s authority to operate the equipment by Epson America Inc could void FOR CANADIAN USERS This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for ra...

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Page 5: ...ol Panel 1 2 Display LCD 1 2 Indicator lights 1 3 Buttons 1 3 Other control panel features 1 5 Using the Printer with Software 1 5 Selecting fonts 1 11 Entering printer commands 1 12 Printing foreign or other characters 1 15 Enhancing Print Quality 1 17 Adjusting print density 1 18 Resolution Improvement Technology 1 18 Sharing Your Printer 1 22 Using Printer Emulations 1 23 Switching printer emul...

Page 6: ... 2 Print Quality Problems 3 8 Memory Problems 3 13 Option Problems 3 15 Messages 3 18 Data Dump Mode 3 27 Replacing the Imaging Cartridge 3 29 Chapter 4 SelecType SelecType Overview 4 2 Using SelecType 4 3 The control panel 4 3 The display 4 3 Buttons 4 4 SelecType tutorial 4 5 Options 4 7 AUTO CONT 4 8 CH TIMEOUT 4 8 COPIES 4 8 DENSITY 4 9 EMULATION 4 9 FEATURE PRINT 4 11 FONT 4 11 FONT SAMPLE 4 ...

Page 7: ...1 4 22 4 22 4 23 4 23 4 25 4 25 4 25 4 26 4 26 4 27 4 30 Chapter 5 Options What s Available 5 2 Identity Cards 5 5 Epson PostScript card 5 5 Epson CL identity card 5 6 Caring for cards 5 7 Inserting a card 5 8 Removing a card 5 9 Recovering from an error 5 10 Font Cartridges 5 10 Inserting a font cartridge 5 14 Selecting fonts 5 15 Removing a font cartridge 5 15 Recovering from an error 5 15 V ...

Page 8: ...s memory 5 35 Selecting a memory chip set combination 5 35 Installing memory chip sets 5 36 Checking the printer s memory 5 46 Appendix A Technical Specifications Printer Specifications A 2 Printing A 2 Paper and paper delivery A 3 Consumable products A 5 Mechanical A 6 Electrical A 6 Controller hardware A 6 Environmental A 7 Interface Specifications A 9 Parallel interface A 9 Serial interface A 1...

Page 9: ...ands arranged by topic GL 2 mode Epson GL 2 Mode Introduction SelecType options Epson GL 2 mode commands summary Appendix C LQ and FX Emulation Modes B 2 B 2 B 4 B 6 B 6 B 6 B 8 B 10 B 11 B 12 B 13 B 16 B 30 B 32 B 34 B 42 B 45 B 45 B 47 B 52 Introduction Operating as an LQ or FX printer SelecType Options ORIENT FONT SUB CONFIG Available Fonts and Character Tables Resident fonts Character tables D...

Page 10: ...itional assistance see Where to Get Help below Where to Get Help Epson America provides 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 have your printer s serial number and a status sheet printout handy See Chapter 4 for information on printing a status sheet Epson also provides the...

Page 11: ...is printer is certified as a Class 1 laser product under the U S Department of Health and Human Services DHHS Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 This means that the printer does not produce hazardous laser radiation Since radiation emitted inside the printer is completely confined within protective housings and external covers the la...

Page 12: ...roduct conforms to the applicable requirement of 21 CFR Chapter I subchapter J SEIKO EPSON CORP Hirooka Off ice 80 Hirooka Shiojiri shi Nagano ken JAPAN MANUFACTURED WARNING Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this guide may result in hazardous radiation exposure Your printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in IEC 825 specifications The labe...

Page 13: ...t 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 printer has adequate circulation especially when you are printing a high volume of materials or using the printer continuously over a long period of...

Page 14: ...light Avoid exposing the imaging cartridge to room light for any longer than necessary Overexposing it may cause abnormally dark or light areas on the printed page and may reduce the service life of the unit If you must expose the imaging cartridge either by taking it out of the printer or by leaving the printer cover open cover the unit with a soft cloth or sheet of paper Avoid pressing on the to...

Page 15: ...7 Use the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company 8 This product is equipped with a 3 wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounding type outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your ele...

Page 16: ...is printer from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed B If liquid has been spilled into it C If it has been exposed to rain or water D If it does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions sin...

Page 17: ...ing the Printer with Software 1 5 Selecting fonts 1 11 Entering printer commands 1 12 Printing foreign or other characters 1 15 Enhancing Print Quality 1 17 Adjusting print density 1 18 Resolution Improvement Technology 1 18 Sharing Your Printer 1 22 Using Printer Emulations 1 23 Switching printer emulations 1 24 Controlling Your Printer 1 1 ...

Page 18: ...inter operations The panel consists of a liquid crystal display LCD indicator lights and buttons Display LCD The display shows the printer s status such as PRINTING and available options I SelecType 0 ON LINE LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 INITIALIZE RESET COPY END CONTINUE 1 2 Controlling Your Printer ...

Page 19: ...he printer s buffer without being printed out Rapid flashing indicates the printer is receiving data from the computer Buttons The top three buttons on the control panel function as follows SelecType LEVEL 1 Enters SelecType Level 1 See SelecType Chapter 4 LEVEL 2 Enters SelecType Level 2 See SelecType Chapter 4 ON LINE EXIT Switches the printer between on line and off line status This switch is d...

Page 20: ...he SelecType settings return to the factory settings INITIALIZE When you hold down this button until INITIALIZE appears after RESET received print data clears and SelecType Level 1 and 2 settings return to the power on settings COPY END COPY END Cancels the remaining copies when multiple copy printing is selected and the printer is off line CONTINUE CONTINUE If the CONTINUE light is flashing read ...

Page 21: ... to enter data dump hex dump mode This feature helps you find the cause of communication problems between the computer and printer For more information see the section on data dump in Chapter 3 Troubleshooting A CH P S O See Sharing Your Printer later in this chapter v IES PS XX See Intelligent Emulation Switch later in this chapter Using the Printer with Software A portion of the application soft...

Page 22: ...wn printer control codes into the document Note Your software s manual and technical support representative are your best sources for information on installing your software Printer drivers are included with your software package Many manufacturers provide technical support phone assistance for helping you install your printer drivers This section provides quick instructions for using your printer...

Page 23: ... 8 The program may ask you to insert Disk 4 of your original diskettes so that it can copy files Follow the instructions on the screen 9 Return to the main menu 10 Select End Installation Program 11 When the screen asks if you want to save changes select Yes 12 Use the DCF name displayed or type in another one 13 When the screen says INSTALLATION SUCCESSFUL press Enter 14 The next screen says GENE...

Page 24: ...serial port 6 Follow the instructions in the Setup program to copy the driver files Windows 3 0 or 3 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Click the mouse on the Control Panel icon Click on the Printers icon Select the Add Printer button on the right hand side of the window Scroll down to HP LaserJet II Highlight HP LaserJet II with the mouse Select Install Windows displays the message Insert Windows Setup Disk 5 or a ...

Page 25: ... memory in your printer 12 Select the graphics resolution you want to use 13 Match the paper tray and cartridges to what you have installed in the printer 14 When everything is the way you want it select OK 15 In the Status box select Active 16 Select OK 17 Close the Control Panel window WordPerfect 5 1 1 Press Shift F7 2 Press S 3 Press 2 4 Press the down arrow key to scroll to HP LaserJet II 5 P...

Page 26: ... menu lets you set up the printer you can add fonts create a batch file for downloading to the printer select sheet feeder and choose your printer port Follow the instructions on the screen to define your printer Be sure the selection for the port you are using is correct most commonly LPT1 if you are using the parallel port or COM1 if you are using the serial port 6 When the printer is defined co...

Page 27: ...ess R After you have pressed R Lotus asks which of the fonts in the list you want to replace Press a number from 1 to 8 6 Highlight the name of the new typestyle you want and press Enter 7 Enter a point size and press Enter Microsoff Word 5 5 1 Highlight the characters you want to select for this font 2 Press Alt t 3 Press c 4 Use the arrow keys to select the font you want to use and press Enter C...

Page 28: ...ter If you have selected a scalable font WordStar prompts you to enter a point size Entering printer commands Appendix B provides a complete list of the control codes for this printer This section describes how to enter those codes in your software Lotus 1 2 3 Release 3 1 Lotus allows you to enter printer control codes as a setup string in an area of the Print menu To enter a setup string follow t...

Page 29: ...Microsoft Word manual describes this procedure in detail Briefly to modify the PRD file you run a Word program called MAKEPRD The file MAKEPRD EXE must be in your directory The MAKEPRD program converts the PRD file into an ASCII text file and you can type the new printer control commands as text in this file When the text version of your PRD file is modified the way you want it you run MAKEPRD aga...

Page 30: ...page should contain a vertical rule 10 dots wide and 1200 dots long WordPerfect 5 1 1 Press Shift F8 2 Press 4 3 Press 6 4 Press 2 5 Press 1 6 Type the command Use less than and greater than signs to enclose the decimal numbers in the command For example to draw a vertical rule 10 dots wide and 1200 dots long type 7 Press Enter four times 8 You can press Alt F3 to verify that your printer command ...

Page 31: ...an print that character You can find the number you need to enter by looking at the symbol set tables in this manual See Available Fonts and Symbol Sets in Appendix B Many software packages expect you to type a decimal number corresponding to the character There is a hexadecimal to decimal conversion listing in Printer command arranged by topic in Appendix B of this manual Note that the same numer...

Page 32: ...own the Alt key and type the decimal number on the numeric keypad that corresponds to the character in the symbol set For example if your printer is using the Roman 8 symbol set and you want to enter the yen sign hold down the Alt key and press 188 WordPerfect 5 1 Hold down the Alt key and type the decimal number on the numeric keypad that corresponds to the character in the symbol set For example...

Page 33: ...to the character in the symbol set For example if your printer is using the Roman 8 symbol set and you want to enter the yen sign hold down the Alt key and press 188 Enhancing Print Quality If your printing is slightly too light or too dark or if it is not quite as crisp as it should be first make sure you are using smooth high quality paper See Chapter 2 Paper Handling for more details on paper I...

Page 34: ...ss to set the new density setting Press the EXIT button to exit SelecType Reprint the first page of your document to see if the density is satisfactory If the density needs further adjustment repeat steps 1 through 5 Note Increasing the print density increases toner consumption If you select darker print you my need to replace the imaging cartridge more often Resolution Improvement Technology If y...

Page 35: ... all purposes It does not require you to set or adjust anything Occasionally however adjusting the RITech setting with SelecType may further improve the print quality For example you may want to change the setting after you replace an imaging cartridge or if you notice that your printing is not as smooth and crisp as it should be To guide you in choosing the optimum RITech setting the SelecType RI...

Page 36: ...pattern is a rectangle with a pattern inside it as shown below When the RITech setting is best you cannot see the pattern inside the rectangle RITech RITech Incorrect Correct Note RITech may not improve graphics that include gray shading or a screen pattern If you are printing such graphics you may want to turn RITech off After you print a RITech pattern SelecType Level returns to the default sett...

Page 37: ...s once and then press V until your desired setting LIGHT MEDIUM HEAVY or OFF appears on the display 4 Press twice to set the new setting and print a new check pattern using the new RITech setting 5 Look at the new check pattern to see if it is improved If you wish to save the new setting press the EXIT button to exit SelecType If the pattern still needs to be improved you probably need to change t...

Page 38: ...SelecType for information on settings AUTOSENSE setting By default your printer uses AUTOSENSE a SelecType setting that automatically detects which interface channel parallel serial or optional is receiving data from the computer and allocates all of the printer s available memory to that channel In the unlikely event that you have problems with files from different computers interfering with each...

Page 39: ...rJet III emulation is the default setting for the ActionLaser 1500 See Appendixes B and C for detailed information on all of your printer s emulations In most cases you will not need to change the default setting However there are four reasons why you may need to use a printer emulation other than the default setting Q If you need to print documents already formatted for a dot matrix printer Q If ...

Page 40: ...e Level 2 Press V until you see the EMULATION option Press b once 2 Press v until you see the interface channel P S or O you want to assign 3 Press once Then press v until you see the emulation you want for example LQ or FX 4 Press b to set the emulation 5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 if you want to switch emulations in any other channel Then press the EXIT button to exit SelecType Intelligent Emulati...

Page 41: ...aser 1500 The IES setting enables the printer to switch automatically between the two emulations in each pair indicated by the IES setting To select IES first install the optional PostScript identity card then follow the SelecType procedure shown above By pressing V when you are using one of the IES emulation pairs you can manually switch between PostScript and the other emulation selected Hold do...

Page 42: ... printer emulation with a monodirectional interface but a bi directional interface is required for the computer to receive system information from the printer For more details on EJL commands see the end of this section Printer Job Language PJL The Printer Job Language mode uses PJL commands to change printer emulations Because the PJL mode emulates the HP LaserJet series IIP ActionLaser 1000 or I...

Page 43: ...atusdict SP begin CR LF 5 SP setsoftwareiomode CR LF D Code in brackets are not absolutely necessary SP represents a space Epson Job Language command summary The EJL mode enables your printer to switch to any emulation available To operate in EJL mode follow the steps below 1 Exit the current or default printer emulation and enter EJL mode with the universal exit command 2 If you wish send other E...

Page 44: ...its default printer emulation Every EJL command starts with the string EJL which must be in uppercase letters although other commands can be in both uppercase and lowercase You must send the LF code at the end of an EJL command only an LF code terminates the EJL command If the EJL command is not followed by an LF code the printer does not recognize it as an EJL command it is then printed as a char...

Page 45: ...UAGE Language LF Enter printer emulation Format ASCII code EJL WS ENTER WS LANGUAGE WS WS Language CR LF Decimal 64 69 74 76 32 69 78 84 69 82 32 76 65 78 71 85 65 71 69 32 61 32 ASCII strings 13 10 Hexadecimal 40 45 4A 4C 20 45 4E 54 45 52 20 4C 41 4E 47 55 41 47 45 20 3D 20 ASCII strings 0D 0A Language PS LJ 2P 3 P Si LQ FX Epson GL Epson GL2 PJL Description Enter printer emulation from EJL WS r...

Page 46: ...NQUIRE WS NAME CR LF Decimal 64 69 74 76 32 73 78 81 85 73 82 69 32 78 65 77 69 13 10 Hexadecimal 40 45 4A 4C 20 49 4E 51 55 49 52 45 20 4E 41 4D 45 0D 0A Description Inquires printer name If you are using a bidirectional interface between the computer and the printer your printer outputs the following answer strings EJL ANSWER NAME Printer name CR LF WS represents spaces decimal 32 or a Horizonta...

Page 47: ...Chapter 2 Paper Handling Choosing Paper 2 2 Selecting a paper size 2 2 Loading Paper 2 3 Loading single sheets 2 3 Loading envelopes labels transparencies and heavy paper 2 5 e Paper Handling 2 1 ...

Page 48: ...2 42 lb paper You may use colored paper but not paper to which a colored coating has been added Note The quality of any particular brand or type of paper my be changed by the manufacturer at any time so Epson cannot guarantee any particular one Also some 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...

Page 49: ...er path selector on the top left corner of the printer is set to the face down position For an illustrated explanation of this procedure see your Setup and Maintenance guide Loading single sheets If you want to print on paper other than letter size you need to load the paper one sheet at a time through the paper bin feed slot The printer accommodates hand fed paper ranging in size from 86 x 140 mm...

Page 50: ...e bin until it meets resistance and then close the paper cover Note For printing on envelopes labels transparencies and heavy paper set the paper path selector on the top left corner of the printer to the face up position If you feed single sheets regularly you may want to install the optional face up output tray See Chapter 5 Options 5 If you leave the paper feed selector in the face down positio...

Page 51: ...es and heavy paper Use only labels and overhead projector transparencies designed to be used with laser printers or plain paper copiers Since envelopes labels transparencies and heavy paper must be fed through the printer one sheet at a time read this section and then see Loading single sheets discussed earlier in this section Note If you feed envelopes labels transparencies and heavy paper you sh...

Page 52: ...ing sure to feed the envelope flap side down Adjust the print density using SelecType Level 2 if printing is too light LABELS Before printing on labels test to see whether or not the label sheet leaks adhesive by pressing a sheet of paper on top of the sheet of labels If the paper sticks at all don t use the labels 2 6 Paper Handling ...

Page 53: ...pter 3 Troubleshooting General Problems 3 2 Print Quality Problems 3 8 Memory Problems 3 13 Option Problems 3 15 Messages 3 18 Data Dump Mode 3 27 E Replacing the Imaging Cartridge 3 29 Troubleshooting 3 1 ...

Page 54: ...e you remove any pieces remaining in the printer To do this gently open the printer cover Q WARNING If you open the printer cover you expose the fuser which is marked by a CAUTION HOT SURFACE label Be careful not to touch the fuser Remove the imaging cartridge Then remove any paper from the paper feed path reinsert the imaging cartridge and close the printer cover 3 Tap the edges of the paper stac...

Page 55: ...ll out the paper If it tears make sure you remove any pieces remaining in the printer Note Because the toner on the paper inside the printer may not have been fixed on the page toner may come off on your hands when you remove the paper If you spill toner on your clothing rinse it off with cold water Using hot water may leave a permanent stain When you resume printing the first few pages may be sli...

Page 56: ...r guides so that the paper can slide in and out freely Never let more than 100 sheets accumulate in the standard face down output tray on top of the printer Try turning over the stack of paper in the bin Most packages of paper indicate the best side with an arrow on the end of the package Make sure the best side is loaded face down Display panel stays blank when you turn printer on Turn off the pr...

Page 57: ...e sure that you have selected the appropriate interface parallel serial for the ActionLaser 1500 only or optional with SelecType If you are using the serial interface also set the baud rate protocol data bit and related settings See your computer manual for the correct settings and interface requirements If you are using the parallel interface make sure the BUSY DELAY option in SelecType Level 2 i...

Page 58: ...ata bits per word and that they both use the same parity baud rate and number of stop bits If the printer still does not print correctly contact your dealer Position of the printout not correct Make sure that you are using the correct page length and margin settings in your application program Do not use SelecType to make these settings because software settings override SelecType Graphics don t p...

Page 59: ...tory reset by pressing the RESET button while you turn on your printer Then try printing using the section Testing the computer to printer connection in your Setup and Maintenance guide You may have entered the wrong SelecType level See the Quick Reference card whenever you use SelecType You may be trying to select a setting that is not available in the currently selected printer emulation To chec...

Page 60: ...a clean soft dry cloth Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page There may be a problem with the imaging cartridge Remove the cartridge shake it from side to side and then reinstall it If this does not solve the problem replace the imaging cartridge as described at the end of this chapter 3 8 Troubleshooting ...

Page 61: ...m end to end with a clean soft dry lint free cloth Then re insert the imaging cartridge in the printer and close the printer cover If the problem remains install a new imaging cartridge as described at the end of this chapter and print several pages to check the print quality Horizontal black or white bands or black page Install a new imaging cartridge as described at the end of this chapter Troub...

Page 62: ...cartridge shake it from side to side to distribute the toner and wipe the bottom of it with a clean dry cloth Clean the paper path inside the printer using a clean soft dry cloth Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page If the problem remains replace the imaging cartridge as described at the end of this chapter Missing areas on printed image Your p...

Page 63: ... and Maintenance guide The problem may be with your software program or interface cable Run a feature print or print out a status sheet If blank pages continue to print the problem may be with the printer Turn off the printer and contact your dealer Printed image is light or faint Use the DENSITY option in SelecType Level 2 for darker print If after checking the SelecType Level 2 TONER option the ...

Page 64: ...2 for lighter print If the problem persists replace the imaging cartridge as described at the end of this chapter Non printed side of the page is dirty Toner may have spilled in the paper feed path Remove the imaging cartridge and then clean the paper path of the printer using a clean soft dry lint free cloth Q WARNING Opening the printer exposes the fuser which is marked by a CAUTION HOT SURFACE ...

Page 65: ... to reduce the RX buffer size if it is higher than the default value If these are not satisfactory solutions try the other solutions described below under the appropriate error message ADD MEMORY FOR CH X P S or O This appears only when you are using the USER INDIVIDUAL option It indicates which interface channel needs more memory Try each of the following until you have solved the problem 1 In th...

Page 66: ...y the page you are trying to print or to add more memory to the printer See Chapter 5 for details PAGE BUFFER FULL 1 Press CONTINUE to clear the error 2 If the message remains it may be necessary to simplify the page you are trying to print or to add more memory to the printer To add memory see Chapter 5 SET FULL PRINT 1 Press CONTINUE to clear the error 2 Change the SelecType Level 1 FULL PRINT s...

Page 67: ...y be set to STD To use the optional lower paper cassette the INPUT menu in SelecType Level 1 must be set to OPT or AUTO Change the setting as described in Chapter 4 SelecType There may be no paper in the lower paper cassette Load it with paper Be sure that the lower paper cassette is properly installed and that you have not tried to load it with too many sheets of paper The cassette can hold a max...

Page 68: ... Then reinsert it into the cassette making sure the paper is evenly aligned and rests below the maximum paper mark 4 Make sure you are using the correct paper size See the section on using the optional lower paper cassette in Chapter 5 Options for more information Note Make sure you are using paper that meets the specifications for this printer See Chapter 2 for the correct paper to use 5 Press CO...

Page 69: ... BUFFER or memory share ratio the allotment of memory per interface channel setting of the USER INDIVIDUAL menu in SelecType may need to be changed See Memory Problems in this chapter for more information You may not have installed enough memory If you have an ActionLaser 1000 you can add up to 6 0MB of memory for a total of 6 5MB If you have an ActionLaser 1500 you can add up to 4 0MB of memory f...

Page 70: ...on to clear the error If the AUTO CONT option in SelecType is ON some errors clear automatically even though the problem remains In most instances you should leave AUTO CONT OFF Status messages are indicated by S and error messages by E In some cases the message on the display also shows the printer emulation ADD MEMORY FOR CH X E There is not enough memory for Channel X See Memory Problems earlie...

Page 71: ...inue printing This message also shows the amount of toner left in the imaging cartridge For example A full toner amount is E F DATA S The printer has received data but is not yet printing or the printer has received data and is off line To resume printing press ON LINE if the printer is off line or press FEED EJL S The printer is in EJL mode See Emulation control languages in Chapter 1 FACTORY RES...

Page 72: ...or cartridge as described in Chapter 5 Options INITIALIZE S The printer is being reset to the default settings INSUFF MEMORY E The printer has insufficient memory available for the task you have given it To correct the error press CONTINUE If the message remains press RESET or perform INITIALIZE as described in Chapter 4 See Memory Problems earlier in this chapter INVALID ASSIGN E If you assign Po...

Page 73: ...uffer and the printer has ejected an incomplete page Press CONTINUE to clear the error See Memory Problems earlier in this chapter PAPER FEEDING S The printer is feeding paper PAPER JAM E See the PAPER JAM section earlier in this chapter PAPER OUT E There is no paper in the standard paper bin and the optional lower paper cassette if installed Load more paper into the selected paper bin or cassette...

Page 74: ...paper loaded in the selected paper source Press CONTINUE to clear the error Insert the correct paper or change the paper size setting with your application software or with PAGE SIZE in SelecType as described in Chapter 4 PJL S The printer is in PJL mode See Emulation control languages in Chapter 1 PRINTING S The printer has received data and is printing PRINT PAUSED X X S The printer stops printi...

Page 75: ...The printer is checking RAM X X capacity RAM Error E This indicates an error was found during RAM CHECK Turn off the printer If you installed the optional memory chip sets remove the controller board and check installation as described in Chapter 5 If the error message appears again contact your dealer READY S The printer is ready to receive data or print READY X DUMP S The printer is in the data ...

Page 76: ...E Before you re insert the card or cartridge make sure that all data in the buffer has been printed and that the printer is off line If the FEED light is on press FEED to print out the remaining data RESELECT TRAY E The optional lower paper cassette is not installed and the SelecType INPUT option is set to OPT or AUTO Install the optional lower paper cassette then press CONTINUE or simply press CO...

Page 77: ...en detected Write down the error number that appears in the right column of the display and turn off the printer Turn the printer back on after a few seconds to see if the error message still appears If it does turn off the printer unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet and contact a qualified service person SET FULL PRINT E This message may appear when you are trying to print graphics o...

Page 78: ...ze E The paper size setting does not match the paper loaded in the specified paper source The right column of the display indicates the expected paper size and the currently selected paper source You can either change the paper size setting or load the correct paper size After you correct the paper mismatch press CONTINUE WAIT S The printer is being reset after a STARTUP ERROR WARMING UP S The pri...

Page 79: ... LIST 1B 40 1B 74 01 1B 52 00 1B 32 1C 26 1C 6B 00 1C 78 00 1B 43 46 1B 4A 86 1B 24 2C 00 1C 2E 1B 6B 00 1B 21 00 1B 78 01 43 68 61 70 74 65 72 1B 24 5A 00 35 1B 4A 32 1B 24 2C 00 54 72 6F 75 62 6C 65 1B 24 5A 00 73 68 6F 6F 74 69 6E 67 1B 4A 5E 1B 24 2C 00 54 68 69 73 1B 24 48 00 63 68 61 70 74 65 72 1B 24 77 00 64 69 73 63 75 73 73 65 73 1B 24 B1 00 70 72 6F 62 6C 65 6D 73 1B 24 E6 00 79 6F 75 1...

Page 80: ...aracters printed in the text field on the right side of the data dump printout or the printout of hexadecimal codes you can check what codes are being sent to the printer In the text field printable characters appear as their true ASCII characters Non printable codes such as control codes are represented by dots For example look at the first two hexadecimal codes on line 0006 of the printout sampl...

Page 81: ...the F full Each asterisk represents up to 20 of the total toner capacity When you see only one asterisk on the SelecType TONER message indicating that there is less than 20 toner left you should replace the imaging cartridge Q WARNING Do not touch the fuser which is marked with a CAUTION HOT SURFACE label 1 Turn on the printer Note If you replace the cartridge when the power is off you must change...

Page 82: ...aging cartridge with nonburnable items CAUTION Do not turn the imaging cartridge upside down Do not expose the imaging cartridge to light any longer than necessary 4 While holding the new imaging cartridge horizontally gently shake it side to side a few times to distribute the toner evenly 3 30 Troubleshooting ...

Page 83: ...the way out with firm even pressure 6 Hold the cartridge and gently shake it front to back 7 Insert the cartridge by placing the pins on each side of the cartridge into the grooves inside the printer Slide it gently into the opening until it stops Leave the cover open Troubleshooting 3 31 ...

Page 84: ...essages do not appear Instead COVER OPEN E F two or more asterisks appears Use the SelecType Level 2 TONER option to change the setting to N E W If you do not change the TONER setting to NEW after replacing the cartridge the TONER message will not be correct Also NEW CARTRIDGE appears even if the toner level is full Note Each time you replace the cartridge print a feature print to be sure the prin...

Page 85: ...URE PRINT FONT FONT SAMPLE FULL PRINT INPUT INTERFACE LANG MACRO MEMORY LEFT OFFSET ORIENT PAGE COUNTER PAGE SIZE RITech RX BUFFER SIZE STANDBY STATUSSHEET SUB CONFIG SYSTEM CONFIG TONER USER VERSION 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 7 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 9 4 9 4 11 4 11 4 11 4 12 4 13 4 14 4 18 4 18 4 20 4 21 4 21 4 22 4 22 4 23 4 23 4 25 4 25 4 25 4 26 4 26 4 27 4 30 SelecType 4 1 ...

Page 86: ...at includes a map of all the SelecType menus and options To view the current SelecType settings print the status sheet as described later in this chapter You can test many of these options by setting them and then performing a DOS Print Screen See Testing the computer to printer connection in your Setup and Maintenance guide Your application program settings usually override the SelecType settings...

Page 87: ... one ON LINE EXIT button three indicator lights and four function arrow buttons LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 E X I T INITIALIZE 0 0 RESET COPY END CONTINUE FEED The display When you enter SelecType menus and options appear on the display The display shows SelecType menu titles on the left side and options for each menu on the right side SelecType 4 3 ...

Page 88: ...ect an option set an option or execute an action Buttons LEVEL 1 Enter SelecType Level 1 LEVEL2 Enter SelecType Level 2 EXIT Exit SelecType Level 1 or Level 2 Use the arrow buttons to move through menus and to select display set or execute SelecType options Enter a submenu set an option or select or execute an action Return to the main menu A I Display options in the same menu You can view the opt...

Page 89: ...cType Level 1 3 The main menu option appears The b icon indicates that you can enter the submenu by pressing In many cases the display also shows the current setting as shown below INPUT AUTO LT b 4 Enter the options submenu by pressing INPUT AUTO L T b S E T indicates the option is selected 5 Display the other submenu options by pressing A or v INPUT 4 STD b SET indicates the option is not select...

Page 90: ...enu options for that emulation 6 When you reach the option you want to select press F to set the option SET disappears from the display and the icon moves to the right of the display indicating that the new option has been selected INPUT STD b At the same time 4 moves to the left of the main menu option indicating that you are back in the main menu Note If you want to return to the main menu at an...

Page 91: ...the same in the different printer emulations However some have a different function for each emulation These menus are listed in the appendix that describes the printer emulation See the Quick Reference card at the back of this Reference Guide for a map of all SelecType menus and options When you enter SelecType Level 1 you see one of these options INPUT PAGE SIZE COPIES ORIENT FONT STATUS SHEET F...

Page 92: ...eout If the printer is on line and receives no new data for the number of seconds specified and if there is data in another channel the printer automatically switches to the channel with data The factory setting is 60 Menu submenu Available options CH TIMEOUT 60 b 10 to 600 in increments of 10 COPIES This Level 1 option selects the number of copies to be printed up to 999 The factory setting is 1 ...

Page 93: ... If you select darker print you may need to replace the imaging cartridge more often EMULATION This Level 2 option selects the printer emulation for each interface you are using The ActionLaser l000 default is LJ 2P and the ActionLaser 1500 default is 3 P Si For more information on each printer emulation see Appendixes B and C After EMULATION appears press b once to see the following display Menu ...

Page 94: ...2P LQ and FX The ActionLaser 1500 resident emulations are 3 P Si LQ FX and GL 2 The other emulations Epson GL and I S appear on the display if the corresponding identity card is installed In addition if you have an ActionLaser 1000 the optional PCL5 RITech board must be installed for 3 P Si and Epson GL 2 to appear Note When you are using a program you developed that sends PostScript files be sure...

Page 95: ...rs its memory including any downloaded font data FONT This Level 1 option selects one of the fonts available in the current printer emulation See Appendixes B and C in this Reference Guide for information on the printer emulation you are using FONT SAMPLE This Level 1 option prints a sample of the fonts available for your selected printer emulation The portrait fonts and landscape fonts are printe...

Page 96: ...For example a setting of 5 reserves 100KB Menu submenu Available options 4 FULL PRINT 0 b 0 to 62 The following table shows the maximum setting necessary for each size of paper The setting may be lower than the maximum but it will never need to be higher GLT 45 C5 38 Since the amount of RAM you reserve with this option is not available for any other purpose it is best to leave the setting at 0 unt...

Page 97: ...n If you choose OPT the printer loads paper from the optional lower paper cassette OPT appears as an option on the display only if you install the optional lower paper cassette unit If you choose AUTO the printer loads paper from the paper cassette containing the size of paper specified by the PAGE SIZE option If both cassettes contain the specified paper size the printer loads paper from the stan...

Page 98: ... IN to OFF the printer is continuously selected and ignores device control codes DC1 and DC3 In almost all cases leave SLCT IN set to OFF When SLCT IN is ON the SLCT IN signal goes HIGH at power on and the control codes DC1 and DC3 are valid Menu submenu Available options 4 SLCT IN OFF b ON or OFF AUTOFEED When you set AUTOFEED to OFF the printer ignores the AUTOFEED signal on pin 14 and does not ...

Page 99: ...as these nine submenus Menu submenu 4 CH S CONFIG Available options b WORD LENGTH BAUDRATE PARITY STOP BIT DTR XON XOFF ENQ ACK DSR CTS These settings must match the settings your computer is using Check your computer s manual WORD LENGTH You can select 8 bit word length or 7 bit word length See your computer manual and software documentation for the proper setting The factory setting is bit Menu ...

Page 100: ...0 9600 19200 38400 PARITY When this option is set to NONE parity checking is disabled The parity bit if used provides a basic form of error detection See your computer manual and software documentation for the proper setting Menu submenu 4 PARITY Available options N O N E b N O N E EVEN ODD STOP BIT Use this option to set the number of stop bits on each character of information sent to the printer...

Page 101: ... ON Available options b ON or OFF ENQ ACK This option is available in the Epson GL emulation only If you are using another printer emulation leave this option set to OFF Menu submenu 4 ENQ ACK Available options OFF b ON or OFF DSR When DSR Data Set Ready is OFF the signal level is permanently set HIGH allowing the printer to send data to the computer The factory setting is OFF signal level is HIGH...

Page 102: ... in the status and error display messages This manual describes all status and error messages in English only Menu submenu Available options 0 LANG E N G L I S H b E N G L I S H DEUTSCH ITALIANO ESPANOL FRANCAIS MACRO These Level 1 options are found on the SYSTEM CONFIG submenu SAVE MACRO Use this option to save the current Level 1 settings as a macro and recall them anytime You can save up to fou...

Page 103: ...MACRO Use this option to load one of the macros you created using the SAVE MACRO option The factory setting is 1 When you press b the following appears on the display Menu submenu Available options L O A D M A C R O l b E X E 0 t o 4 Press A or v to choose the number of the macro you want to use Then press b to load the selected macro Whenever you select macro 0 all Level 1 settings return to thei...

Page 104: ...e this option to specify the macro number you want to use as the power on default for each printer emulation Each time you turn the printer on the macro you set with this option takes effect Select macro 0 to use the factory default settings Menu submenu Available options PowerOn MACRO O b EXE 0 to 4 MEMORY LEFT This Level 1 option is found on the SYSTEM CONFIG submenu Use this option to display t...

Page 105: ...ou can use the L OFFSET left offset option to make fine adjustments in the position of the printing on the page The setting is in dots each dot is 1 300th of an inch 0 0846 mm With this option you can move the printing on the page approximately 1 5th of an inch to the left settings from 1 to 64 or to the right settings from 1 to 63 The factory setting is 0 Menu submenu Available options 4 L OFFSET...

Page 106: ... option specifies the size of paper Do not use this option unless you cannot change paper size with your application software Menu submenu PAGE SIZE Available options LT b A4 A5 B5 LT Letter HLT Half Letter LGL Legal GLT Government letter GLG Government legal EXE Executive F4 MON Monarch C10 Commercial 10 DL C5 4 22 SelecType ...

Page 107: ...E D I U M b L I G H T MEDIUM HEAVY OFF RX BUFFER SIZE The receive buffer option on Level 2 allows you to change the size of the printer s input buffer A large receive buffer size allows you to quickly transfer the contents of a file from the computer s memory to the printer s memory The printer then prints the information from its own memory and frees up the computer for other tasks If you set the...

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Page 109: ...STATUS SHEET This Level 1 option prints a status sheet that lists the current printer settings When you reach this option press b twice to print the status sheet Menu submenu Available options STATUS SHEET b b PRINT If you want the status sheet to reflect a macro first load the macro using the LOAD MACRO option in Level 1 SYSTEM CONFIG Then print the status sheet SUB CONFIG The submenu for the Lev...

Page 110: ...n to display the amount of toner left in the imaging cartridge and to reset the toner setting the number of asterisks between the E and F after you install a new imaging cartridge Menu submenu 4 TONER E F Available options b NEW New cartridge E F 100 80 E F 80 60 E F 6040 E F 40 20 E F 20 0 When you check TONER because your printed images become faint and the message shows only 1 asterisk you must...

Page 111: ...e increments Then press V until you reach the desired page range Press to set the page range USER Note You do not need to change this setting if you are using only one computer If you are using more than one computer with your printer see Sharing Your Printer in Chapter I The USER option on Level 2 gives you the choice of two settings to specify how the printer s memory is used AUTOSENSE or INDIVI...

Page 112: ...enu submenu Available options USER AUTOSENSE b SET AUTOSENSE INDIVIDUAL Press A or v to choose AUTOSENSE or INDIVIDUAL New settings for the USER option take effect only when exit SelecType and then use the INITIALIZE button See Buttons in Chapter 1 Assigning memory in ND V DUAL mode If you select INDIVIDUAL the next step is assigning memory to each channel Any channel using the LJ 2P 3 P Si LQ FX ...

Page 113: ...Laser 1500 only O 0 9 The number on the left is the total number of megabytes available ActionLaser 1000 has 0 5M and the ActionLaser 1500 has 1 0M standard and the number to the right of each channel is the proportion of memory allocated to that channel Use the arrow buttons to assign a new value from 0 to 9 to one or more channels After you finish the memory allocation press The display shows th...

Page 114: ...inter s controller and font Press to see the C ROM1 version number and then press A or I to see the C ROM2 or FONT version number The C ROM2 option is available only on the ActionLaser 1500 Menu submenu VERSION Available options b C R O M 1 C ROM2 FONT 4 30 SelecType ...

Page 115: ...nt cartridge 5 15 Recovering from an error 5 15 The Faceup Output Tray 5 16 Installing the faceup output tray 5 16 The Lower Paper Cassette Unit 5 18 Installing the lower paper cassette unit 5 18 Using the lower paper cassette 5 20 Optional Interface Boards 5 22 Installing an interface board 5 22 The Memory Chip Sets 5 34 When to increase your printer s memory 5 35 Selecting a memory chip set comb...

Page 116: ...umerous download fonts available for PostScript printers Epson GL Identity card C82602 If you have an ActionLaser 1000 with the optional PCL5 RITech board installed the Epson GL identity card allows you to use your printer in the Epson GL emulation Face up output tray C81231 To feed single sheets of paper types such as envelopes transparencies labels or heavy paper use the face up output tray The ...

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Page 118: ...coax interface allows the ActionLasers to be connected to the following IBM control units and mainframe systems 3174 3276 4274 and 3270 Memory chips sets 0 5MB memory chip set C82904 2 0MB memory chip set C82905 You can increase your printer s current memory by adding memory chip sets to your printer s controller board Each set of RAM chips increases the printer memory by increments of 0 5MB or 2 ...

Page 119: ... using the optional Epson PostScript identity card Ll The PostScript emulation requires at least 1 5 megabytes MB of RAM This means you need to add at least 1 0MB RAM to an ActionLaser 1000 or 0 5MB RAM to an ActionLaser 1500 before you can use PostScript See The Memory Chip Sets later in this chapter Q You must select PostScript PS emulation with the SelecType Level 2 EMULATION setting You can se...

Page 120: ...ing feature are on the printer prints the start page each time it switches from HP emulation to PostScript Epson GL identity card Follow these guidelines when using the optional Epson GL identity card 0 The GL emulation requires at least 1 5 megabytes MB of RAM This means you need to add at least 1 0MB RAM to an ActionLaser 1000 or 0 5MB RAM to an ActionLaser 1500 before you can use GL emulation S...

Page 121: ... cards When you use the cards follow these precautions Do not drop crush or bend the cards The card s natural curvature does not affect its operation do not try to straighten it Avoid touching the small gold connectors contacts along the card s edge If the card becomes dirty clean the connectors by wiping the edge with a clean tissue Do not use water alcohol or other solvents to clean it Keep the ...

Page 122: ...oller board Inserting a card You can insert an identity card into slot A only 1 If you use an identity card turn off the printer If you use a font card set the printer off line If the FEED light is on press FEED to print out any data before you insert the card 2 Hold the card so that the arrow is on top and points toward the slot 3 Gently slide the card into the slot until it is flush with the fro...

Page 123: ...rough 4 If you are using an identity card you can select the emulation that the card offers See the card s manual for more information If you are using a font card see Appendixes B and C for information on selecting fonts Removing a card 1 If you are using an identity card turn off the printer If you are using a font card set the printer off line If the FEED light is on press FEED to print out any...

Page 124: ...e same as your printer s fonts See Appendixes B and C for a list of the fonts and character sets available in each printer emulation Note You can use font cartridges only in HP emulation To change the printer emulation use the SelecType Level 2 EMULATION option described in Chapter 4 Bitmap font cartridges Supplier HP Cartridge number 92286A 92286B 92286C 92286D 92286E 92286F 92286G 92286H 92286J ...

Page 125: ...sentations 1 Tax 1 Forms Portrait Forms Landscape Bar Code 3 of 9 OCR A EAN UPC OCR B PC Courier 1 Microsoft 1 Courier Document 1 Tms Rmn Helv Report 1 ProCollection International Collection C01 Great Start C01 WordPerfect XC02 Microsoft C03 Polished Worksheets C04 Persuasive Presentations C05 Forms Etc C06 Bar Codes More C07 Text Equations C08 Global Text C09 Pretty Faces AlfaJet MX 1 Maxi One Ca...

Page 126: ...uper Cartridge 2 Super Cartridge 2L Super Cartridge 2LC Super Cartridge 2WP Super Cartridge 2XP Super Cartridge 2LS Series II Package Pacific 25 Cartridge in One Original Version 25 Cartridge in One 172 25 in One Ill Headlines in a Cartridge UDP DT1 TMS RMN DT2 HELV DP4 TMS RMN HELV H 65 65 in One I 65 International 65 in One PRO 65 86 IC 25 Plus Turbo 25 Super Times T F Tax and Finance WP Plus Cl...

Page 127: ... CARD HUMANIST 521 ADD ON CARD BITSTREAM CHARTER ADD ON CARD DUTCH 801 ADD ON CARD HEADLINES II ADD ON CARD Scalable font cartridges Cartridge number Cartridge C2050B C2050C C80 C90 C80 C90 WordPerfect Pacific Pacific Outlines I Pacific Outlines II COMPLETE FONT LIBRARY CARTRIDGE You can use scalable font cartridges on the ActionLaser 1500 or on an upgraded ActionLaser 1000 See Optional Boards lat...

Page 128: ... off line with the FEED light off 2 Hold the cartridge so its label faces up 3 Insert the cartridge into the slot and press firmly until it snaps into place 4 Turn on the printer or set it on line e CAUTION If the message REMOVE CARD appears on the display you inserted the cartridge when the printer was on line or when its memory contained data If you see this message remove the cartridge and pres...

Page 129: ...se messages if you remove a cartridge while the FEED light is on even if the printer is off line 1 Make sure the printer is off line or turned off If the FEED light is on press FEED to print out any data before you remove the cartridge 2 Remove the cartridge by grasping firmly and slowly pulling it straight out of the slot Recovering from an error When the display shows one of the following messag...

Page 130: ...s transparencies heavy paper or labels through your printer P you prefer your printed sheets feed from the printer with the text facing you Installing the face up output tray 1 Hold the output tray tilted at a slight angle away from you Then insert it into the back of the printer by placing the pins on the bottom side comers of the tray into the holes on each side of the paper ejection slot one at...

Page 131: ...th selector on the top left of the printer to the face up position as shown below 3 When you want printed pages to feed face down on top of the printer reset the paper path selector to the face down position Options 5 17 ...

Page 132: ... the lower paper cassette unit Note If you purchased your printer and your lower paper cassette unit at the same time set up your printer and run the print test by following the instructions in the Setup and Maintenance guide before you install the lower paper cassette unit 1 Turn off the printer Unplug the printer s power cord from the electrical outlet and from the printer 2 Remove the optional ...

Page 133: ...it as guides Lower the printer so that the pins fit securely into the holes on the bottom of the printer as shown below Note The printer is heavy so you may need to have someone help you lift it 5 Reconnect the power cord to the printer and plug it into an electrical outlet 6 Turn on the printer Options 5 19 ...

Page 134: ...sette 1 Remove the paper cassette from the printer by pulling it straight out Then place it on a flat surface 2 Take a stack of paper and fan it thoroughly 3 Press down on the plate in the cassette until it clicks 5 20 Options ...

Page 135: ... corners of the paper beneath the two tabs at the back of the paper cassette Note Do not load paper above the marks on the cassette 5 Insert the paper cassette into the front of the slot of the lower paper cassette unit and push it firmly into place Options 5 21 ...

Page 136: ...You can use one of the following optional interface boards To see if other types of interface boards are available contact your Epson dealer Buffered Serial Interface C823071 Buffered Parallel Interface C823101 Twinax Interface Board C823151 Coax Interface Board C823141 Installing an inferface board To install an optional interface board you need a cross head screwdriver 1 Turn off the printer Unp...

Page 137: ...that secure the interface board cover and remove the cover 4 Slide the interface board into the grooves in the interface slot shown below Push it in firmly to make sure it connects to the printer s internal socket Options 5 23 ...

Page 138: ...uded with the interface board 6 Connect the proper interface cable to the interface card and to your computer Also connect other interface cables if you are using more than one computer with your printer See the Setup and Maintenance guide for assistance 5 24 Options ...

Page 139: ...wo cables into one cable clip Never put too much pressure on the cables 8 Turn the printer around so that the control panel faces you Make sure the printer is turned off then plug the power cord into the printer and into an electrical outlet Before you use the optional interface board you may need to change the printer emulation and the interface option using SelecType If your optional interface i...

Page 140: ...d a cross head screwdriver First you must remove the controller board Removing the controller board 1 Turn off the printer and unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet 2 Remove the optional card cartridge or lower paper cassette unit if installed 3 Turn the printer so that its left side is facing you 4 Disconnect all interface cables from the interface connectors 5 26 Options ...

Page 141: ...card cover then pull off the cover Keep the screws handy so that you can use them later 6 Remove the three silver screws that secure the metal bracket on the left side of the printer Keep the screws handy so that you can use them later Options 5 27 ...

Page 142: ...remove the controller board make sure that you remove any optional cards or cartridges Otherwise you my damage them 7 Pull the tab on the bottom of the bracket to release the controller board as shown below tab 5 28 Options ...

Page 143: ...8 Grasp the board with both hands and pull it straight out of its slot 9 Set the controller board on a clean flat surface with the bracket connector facing to your right Options 5 29 ...

Page 144: ... bottom right of the controller board 1 Locate connector CN 3 on the controller board Position the PCL5 RITech board as shown below and carefully insert its connector into connector CN 3 2 Secure the PCL5 RITech board with the three screws that came with it 5 30 Options ...

Page 145: ...slide the board to fit its left edge into the left groove 2 Slide the controller board into the printer Press firmly on both sides of the bracket to lock the board into place If the controller board does not fit smoothly into the printer do not force it Remove it and make sure the edges fit properly into the grooves inside the slot Options 5 31 ...

Page 146: ...3 Secure the board with the three silver screws you removed earlier 4 Fasten the interface board cover with the two screws you removed earlier 5 32 Options ...

Page 147: ...htly Then hook the short lip of the clip into the forward slot and push the bottom of the clip under the printer until it clicks in place Repeat this procedure with the second clip and insert it into the back slot 7 Attach the panel sticker provided in the PCL5 RITech board package on the area above the printer s control panel display and press it in place 8 Be sure the power is turned off and the...

Page 148: ... printer s controller board Your printer s controller board comes with either 0 5MB RAM installed for the ActionLaser 1000 or 1 0MB RAM installed for ActionLaser 1500 Two types of RAM chip sets are available 0 5 MB RAM Chip Set Each set contains four 256 Kbit x 480 ns DRAM 20 pin DIP chips 2 0 MB RAM Chip Set Each set contains four 1 Mbit x 480 ns DRAM 20 pin DIP chips By installing RAM chip sets ...

Page 149: ...e additional memory P Using an optional identity card requires at least 1 5MB RAM Cl Using the SelecType Level 2 USER INDIVIDUAL setting requires at least 0 5MB RAM per channel If you plan to use more than one interface channel for the ActionLaser 1000 or more than two interface channels for the ActionLaser 1500 you must add at least 0 5MB RAM Selecting a memory chip set combination Before adding ...

Page 150: ...set is initially installed so you can add only two more optional chip sets Installing memory chip sets To install the memory chip sets on the controller board you need a cross head screwdriver and a chip puller or a flat head screwdriver If you have questions about installing chip sets contact your dealer for assistance 5 36 Options ...

Page 151: ...ctricity in your body Removing the controller board 1 2 3 4 Turn off the printer and unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet Remove the optional card cartridge or lower paper cassette unit if installed Disconnect all interface cables from the interface connectors Turn the printer so that its left side faces you Use a cross head screwdriver to remove the two screws securing the interface ...

Page 152: ... so that you can use them to reinstall the controller board e CAUTION Before you remove the controller board make sure that you have removed any optional cards or cartridges Otherwise you my damage them 6 Pull the tab on the bottom of the bracket to release the controller board as shown on the next page 5 38 Options ...

Page 153: ...7 Grasp the board with both hands and pull it straight out of its slot Options 5 39 ...

Page 154: ...e vacant sectors and the ActionLaser 1500 board has two vacant sectors each containing four chip sockets identified by their IC numbers Also notice the notches on one end of each chip and socket These notches must be aligned for proper installation B A You can install the chip sets into any of the vacant sectors See the section Selecting a memory chip set combination earlier in this chapter for a ...

Page 155: ...pins are bent straighten them by gently pushing them back into alignment with the other pins 2 Align the pins with the holes in the socket Be sure that the small notch on the end of the chip is facing to your left as shown below e notch CAUTION Be sure to insert the chip so that the small notch on the end of the chip is aligned with the notch on the chip socket Inserting the chips incorrectly will...

Page 156: ...r a small flat head screwdriver and reinsert the chip e CAUTION Be careful not to scratch the chip or the board when removing the chip 4 With the chip properly inserted push down firmly on both ends of the chip to make sure it is well seated 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 until all chips are installed 5 42 Options ...

Page 157: ...nside the board slot Then gently fit its left edge into the left groove 2 Slide the controller board into the printer until it locks in place If the controller board does not fit smoothly into the printer do not force it Remove it and make sure the edges fit properly into the grooves in the board slot Options 5 43 ...

Page 158: ...3 Secure the board using the three silver screws you removed earlier 4 Fasten the interface board cover with the two screws you removed earlier 5 Reconnect any interface cables you removed 5 44 Options ...

Page 159: ...ightly Then hook the short lip of the clip into the forward slot and push the bottom of the clip under the printer until it clicks in place Repeat this procedure with the second clip and insert it into the back slot 7 Be sure the power is turned off then plug the power cord into an electrical outlet Options 5 45 ...

Page 160: ...y the RAM check status message matches the new total RAM memory including the resident memory of 0 5MB for the ActionLaser 1000 and 1 0MB for the ActionLaser 1500 Use the tables in Selecting a memory chip set combination described earlier in this chapter If the correct amount of RAM does not appear turn off the printer and remove the controller board to check that the chip set is in the correct se...

Page 161: ... 3 Consumable products A 5 Mechanical A 6 Electrical A 4 Controller hardware A 6 Environmental A 7 Interface Specifications A 9 Parallel interface A 9 Serial interface A 12 Initialization A 15 Option Specifications A 16 Face up output tray A 16 Lower paper cassette unit A 16 Technical Specifications A 1 ...

Page 162: ...ations CI HP LaserJet series IIP emulation ActionLaser 1000 only Cl HP LaserJet series III emulation ActionLaser 1500 only 0 ESC P 24pin printer emulation LQ 2500 0 ESC P 9 pin printer emulation FX 800 1000 FX 86e 286e Cl Epson GL 2 mode ActionLaser 1500 only IC card slots Cartridge slot Resident fonts External fonts 1 slot for font or identity cards 1 slot for font cartridges Fonts vary depending...

Page 163: ...ers it is your responsibility to ensure the quality of paper used with the printer Paper weight Plain paper 60 90 g m 16 24 lb Cardstock 90 157 g m 24 42 lb single sheet feed only Paper size Paper size using SelecType Paper TYPe Size A4 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm B5 182 x 257 mm F4 210 x 330 mm Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Legal 8 5 x 14 inches Half letter 5 5 x 8 5 inches Executive 7 25 x 10 5 inches...

Page 164: ...ns have different printable areas See Appendixes B and C for details Paper feed alignment and direction Center alignment for all sizes Paper feed Automatic or single sheet feed Input paper supply 75 g m2 or 20 lb paper 150 sheets for standard built in paper bin 250 sheets for optional lower paper cassette unit Several envelopes Paper eject Face down or face up optional Paper eject capacity 75 g m2...

Page 165: ...ditions Letter or A4 size paper continuous printing and 5 print ratio Example of a 5 print ratio Reduced printout of letter size paper Note The number of pages that you can print with an imaging cartridge varies depending on the type of printing you do If you print a few pages at a time or print dense text exceeding 5 print ratio your cartridge may print fewer pages Technical Specifications A 5 ...

Page 166: ...whichever comes first Electrical 120 V model Rated voltage Rated frequency Power consumption Rated current 90 to 132 VAC 50 to 60 Hz 3 Hz Less than 600 W 5 5 A Controller hardware CPU RAM 68000 CPU clock 16 67 MHz ActionLaser 1000 0 5MB Optional Expandable up to 6 5MB including resident memory ActionLaser 1500 1 0MB Optional Expandable up to 5 0MB including resident memory A 6 Technical Specificat...

Page 167: ...e printer close enough to the computer or workstation for its cable to reach Use a grounded outlet that has three holes to match the plug on the printer s power cord Do not use an adapter plug Leave adequate room around the printer to allow easy operation and maintenance as well as sufficient ventilation The diagram below shows the recommended amount of space 4 100 mm minimum t 4 100 mm minimum J4...

Page 168: ... excessive heat moisture or dust Avoid using electrical outlets that are controlled by wall switches or automatic timers Accidental disruption of power can wipe out valuable information in your printers memory Avoid using outlets on the same circuit with large motors or other appliances that might affect the power supply Keep the entire computer and printer system away from potential sources of in...

Page 169: ...ignments The parallel interface connector pin assignments and a description of the interface signal are shown in the table below Description This STROBE pulse to read data in Pulse width must be more than 0 5 microseconds at the receiving terminal These signals represent parallel data bits 1 to 8 respectively Each signal is at HIGH level when data is logical 1 level and at LOW when it is logical 0...

Page 170: ...uring printing 0 During off line state Q During printer error state 12 30 PE OUT A HIGH signal indicates that the printer is out of paper 13 SLCT OUT Pulled up to 5V through 3 3 K ohm resistance 14 AUTOFEED IN During the LOW state the paper is automatically fed one line after printing The signal level can be fixed using SelecType 15 16 17 NC GND CHASSIS GND Not used Logic ground level Printer s ch...

Page 171: ...d fall of each signal must be less than 0 2 microseconds 0 Data transfer must be carried out by observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signal Data transfer to this printer can be carried out only after the receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of the BUSY signal is LOW 0 The column heading Direction refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer 0 Return denotes the twisted pair ...

Page 172: ... length 7 or 8 bits Parity None odd or even Stop bits 1 or 2 Printer ready protocol Enabled DTR and XON XOFF protocol set to ON The data format can be set using functions and menu items in SelecType Baud rate 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 bits per second Signal level RS 232C Conforms to EIA Connector D sub 25 pin connector A 12 Technical Specifications ...

Page 173: ... to high SPACE indicating that the printer is again ready to receive data Error handling An character is printed if a parity error framing error or overrun error is detected Serial interface pin assignments The serial interface connector pin assignments and a description of the interface signals are shown in the table below The direction of signals is given relative to the printer Signal 4 Pin 1 S...

Page 174: ...et high with SelecType Signal ground This pin provides a ground for all the signal lines Data carrier detect Always ignored Data terminal ready This pin indicates whether or not the printer is ready to receive data If the printer ready protocol is not selected this pin is always high i e the printer is ready to receive data If printer ready protocol is selected the printer can accept data when the...

Page 175: ... least five seconds 0 You press RESET until the display shows INITIALIZE Reset Received print data clears and the SelecType Level 1 settings return to the settings in the previously loaded macro or to the power on default settings if you have not executed the LOAD MACRO option when Q You press RESET so that the display shows RESET Q You send the RESET software command to the printer Loud macro The...

Page 176: ...inter Default settings Please see Appendixes B and C for the default settings of the resident printer emulations Option Specifications Face up output tray Dimensions and weight Without the printer Height 36 mm 1 4 inches Width 245 mm 9 6 inches Depth 258 mm 10 2 inches Weight 0 1 Kg 0 2 lb Paper eject capacity 20 sheets 80 g m2 Lower paper casette unit Electrical Power supply DC 24V supplied by th...

Page 177: ... sheets 75 g m2 or 20 lb paper For the first sheet 22 seconds or less letter or A4 size For subsequent sheets up to 6 pages per minute letter or A4 size paper Plain paper such as copier paper memo sheets and letterhead Without the printer Height 72 mm 2 8 inches Width 354 mm 13 9 inches Depth 458 mm 18 inches including the cassette Weight 2 8 Kg 6 2 lb including the cassette Technical Specificatio...

Page 178: ... FONT B 6 SUB CONFIG B 8 Available Fonts and Symbol Sets B 10 Resident bitmap fonts B 11 Resident scalable fonts B 12 Font samples B 13 Symbol sets B 16 Default Settings B 30 HP Emulation Command Summary B 32 Printer commands arranged by topic B 34 GL 2 mode B 42 Epson GL 2 Mode B 45 Introduction B 45 SelecType options B 47 Epson GL 2 mode commands summary B 52 HP Emulation Mode B 1 ...

Page 179: ...Si emulation This section gives you information about using HP emulation It describes the unique features of your printer s HP emulation as well as the differences between your printer s HP emulation and printing with an HP LaserJet itself You will also find information on Epson GL 2 emulation along with a list of GL 2 emulation commands ActionLaser to HP LaserJet print feature comparison Operatin...

Page 180: ...e not application software or printer commands See Chapter 4 SelecType l Available on the ActionLaser 1500 only l You can select only 8 of the 13 scalable fonts with an HP LaserJet Ill driver You can send printer commands to select the other five fonts or use a LaserJet IllSi driver See the printer commands later in this chapter The size of the printable area for the HP LaserJet series IIP and III...

Page 181: ...ntable area is not printed Paper handling When using the printer in HP emulation the paper size is not determined by the paper bin or cassette as it is with an HP LaserJet printer Use the PAGE SIZE option in SelecType Level 1 to set any of the fourteen paper sizes supported by the printer For certain nonstandard sizes of paper you may need to use the single sheet feed option described in Chapter 2...

Page 182: ...rds are not available on this printer Note If your program does not have a driver for HP LaserJet IIISi but does have a feature to send printer commands send the commands shown below to select them Epson Sans Serif U Medium Condensed ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC s P s B s S s T 1 0 4 52 Epson Sans Serif U Medium Condensed Italic 1 0 5 52 Epson Sans Serif U Bold Condensed 1 3 4 52 Epson Sans Serif U 1 3 5 5...

Page 183: ...ndscape opposite direction of landscape Menu submenu 0 ORIENT PORT Available options k PORT portrait LAND landscape R PORT reverse portrait R LAND reverselandscape FONT The FONT option selects the font source and then the font Menu submenu FONT RD Available options 0 ä RD resident font A font card slot C font cartridge slot D L downloadable font Only available options appear on the display Options...

Page 184: ...l font press A or v to select the font s point size Then press b once to set that point size Menu submenu HEIGHT XXPT Available options b SET 4 00 to 999 75 in steps of 0 25 or If appears on the display the point size you selected is out of the possible range of 4 00 to 999 75 If you selected a fixed pitch font press A or v to select the spacing in characters per inch Then press b once to set that...

Page 185: ... SIZE ORIENT and FONT settings If you select 0 the line spacing changes to 1 6 inch Menu submenu Available options FORM 64LINES b 0 through 128 or If appears on the display the number of lines you selected is out of the possible range of 0 to 128 SYMSET Use the SYMSET option to choose from 26 LJ 2P emulation or 40 3 P Si emulation resident HP symbol sets In most cases you will not change this sett...

Page 186: ...Velnter IBM DN PSText ECM94 1 VeUS IRV Windows French MSPubli UK VeMath Chinese DeskTop ANSI AS Math 8 Norweg1 Pi Font Swedish VeZapf D Norweg2 PsZapf D Swedis2 Zd100 French2 Zd200 JIS ASC Zd300 IBMPor Italian IBMSpa Portugu HP Germ Spanish HP Span German Roman E Legal PcMulti HP Emulation Mode B 9 ...

Page 187: ...our printer prints the Epson resident font left column See sample fonts later in this section 1 Bitmap fonts resident I Software name I Courier Courier bold Courier italic Courier Line printer Line printer Epson Roman T Epson Roman T Bold Epson Roman T Italic Epson Roman T Bold Italic Epson Sans Serif U Epson Sans Serif U Italic Epson Sans Serif U Bold Epson Sans Serif U Bold Italic Univers Epson ...

Page 188: ...onts Attribute Orientation Symbol Set Pitch Point size Typestyle Weight Resident bitmap fonts The following table lists the attributes characteristics of the resident bitmap fonts available in HP emulation Font name Courier Courier Bold Courier Italic Courier Courier Bold Courier Italic Line Printer Pitch 10cpi 12 10cpi 12 10cpi 12 12cpi 10 12cpi 10 12cpi 10 16 66cpi 8 5 Point size Q Portrait orie...

Page 189: ...5 Epson Roman T U Bold Medium Bold Epson Sans Serif U 1 35sets 1 0 25 999 75 1 Epson Sans Serif U U Medium Epson Sans Serif U I I 35 sets 0 25 999 75 Epson Sans Serif U bold U Bold 1 0 25 999 75 I Epson Sans Serif U Medium Epson Sans Serif U 35 sets italic Epson Sans Serif U 35 sets bold italic Epson Sans Serif U 35 sets medium condensed 1 0 25 999 75 1 Epson Suns Serif U Bold 0 25 999 75 I I Epso...

Page 190: ...ore fonts the stick fixed and proportional fonts are available only in GL 2 emulation Font samples The font samples below show only portrait orientation the characters are the same in landscape orientation C o u r i e r 1 2 p o i n t 0123456789 Courier bold 12point 0123456789 Courier italic 12point 0123456789 Courier 10point 0123456789 Courier bold 10point 0123456789 Courier italic 10point 0123456...

Page 191: ...VWWZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Epson Roman T Bold Italic ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123454789 Epson Sans Serif U ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Epson Sans Serif U Bold ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUWVXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuwvxyz 0123456789 B 14 HP Emulation Mode ...

Page 192: ...jklmnopqrstuvwxyrz 0123456789 Epson Sans Serif U Medium Condensed ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Epson Sans Serif U Bold Condensed ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUWWYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuwvxyz 0123456789 Epson Sans Serif U Medium Condensed italic ABCDEFGHlJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 HP Emulation Mode B 15 ...

Page 193: ... The ActionLaser 1500 printer can print fonts generated by Bitstream FaceLift and Bitstream Fontware Installation Kits using Bitstream Typeface Packages for the PC Refer to your FaceLift or Fontware User Guide for instructions on using Bitstream typefaces with HP LaserJet compatible printers Symbol sets Your printer can access a variety of symbol sets Many of these symbol sets differ only in the i...

Page 194: ...l Chinese Spanish IRV Swedish Portuguese IBM Portuguese IBM Spanish IBM US IBM DN PcMultilingual PsMath Windows PsText Velnternational VeUS MsPublishing VeMath DeskTop Math 8 PiFont VeZapfDingbats PsZapfDingbats Zd100 Zd200 Zd300 T Bitmap 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scalable 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scalable ITC Zapf Dingbats HP Emul...

Page 195: ...in HP emulation and their hexadecimal values The ID number after the symbol set name provides the unique portion of the ESC command needed to select that particular symbol set International Set for ISO Sets ID 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E B 18 HP Emulation Mode ...

Page 196: ... y J Z j z K k I L l I M m N n F O o Roman 8 8U CODE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 0 P p a A A P 1 1 A Q a q AAbefxp 2 II 2 B R b r hgs0a 3 3 C S c s iz l tl At D p 4 4 D T d t ItCtibaq 5 5 E U e u tireif 6 6 F V f v fR60t 7 I 7 G W g w iiiitiaz6t 8 8 H X h x c i a b 4 9 9 I Y i y i 1 6 g A J Z L b 6 U Q B l K f Q 0 3 C I L l Y iBSm D M m B s B Y B E N n HP Emulation Mode B 19 ...

Page 197: ... n O _ o IBM US 10U CODE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F b 0 P p c fi a ifi L y a I 4 lAQaqtioi lfRf 0 2BRbre E6mTTl r V 3 c s c s 8 8 ti 1 t lL n s 4DTdtS6Ad bCr 4 5 5EUeuabRj roJ 4 I 6FVfvdQa 4 I lr P l 2 7GWgwsilQn It it T q 8HXhx6yiy L cp O OJ 9 I Y i y g 6 p I 1 0 l JZjz U ll r d K k sc qirmaq 9 L Jt 1 L 1 M m i4i 4 A N 1 n R Q 4 I 1 E OV O 0 oAfzb C fl B 20 HP...

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Page 207: ...50 dots SelecType setting SelecType setting Depends on paper size and orientation settings Page length minus 1 divided by text length values are fixed and depend on the SelecType paper size setting The page length and text length are measured in inches Default HMI of the selected font 1 2 inch 150 dots when SelecType OFFSET is 0 60 US or 64 other lines I SelecType setting 60 US or 64 other lines S...

Page 208: ... Macro ID End of line wrap Display function Advanced graphics Factory setting Roman 8 Fixed 10 cpi 12 point Upright Medium Courier Off 0 0 75 dpi 0 Off Off H size 0 V size 0 ID 0 Reset l Off 0 0 75 dpi 0 Off Off H size 0 V size 0 ID 0 l Font numbers are saved in EEPROM and font attributes are selected with the SelecType SYMSET option HP Emulation Mode B 31 ...

Page 209: ...HP LaserJet series III except for the following ESC l A can be used to select the following eight paper sizes Executive Letter Legal A4 Monarch Com 10 International DL and International C5 This command overrides the PAGE SIZE setting in SelecType Other paper sizes cannot be specified with this command ESC 1 H works differently whether it is used in INPUT AUTO or not When you set INPUT AUTO this co...

Page 210: ...b Y Raster Y offset ESC rC End raster graphics Version C ESC r T Raster graphics height ESC r S Raster graphics width ESC v T Select pattern ESC v N Select source transparency mode ESC v O Select pattern transparency mode ESC B Enter GL 2 mode ESC c K Plot horizontal size ESC c L Plot vertical size ESC c T Set picture frame anchor point ESC c X Picture frame horizontal size ESC c Y Picture frame v...

Page 211: ...to do so Consult your software reference manual or the software technical support department for assistance Name or description ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal PCL mode control codes Backspace Line feed BS 08 008 LF 0A Form feed Carriage return Shift out select secondary font Shift in select primary font Escape Horizontal tab Space 010 FF 0C 012 CR 0D 013 s o 0E 014 SI 0F 015 ES 1B 027 HT 09 009 SP Orie...

Page 212: ...1 4D 027 038 097 077 Clear side margins ESC9 0 0 Offset Left offset registration ESC 1 U 1B 26 6C 55 3 P Si only 027 038 108 085 Top offset registration ESC 1 Z 1B 26 6C 5A 3 P Si only 027 038 108 090 Vertical line spacing Set vertical motion index ESC 1 C 1B 26 6C 43 027 038 108 067 Set lines inch per ESC 1 D 0 0 p0cg 44 68 Half line feed Half line feed ESC 1B 3D 027 061 Specialized printer contr...

Page 213: ... 61 52 027 038 097 082 Horizontal decipoints ESC a H 1B 26 61 48 027 038 097 072 Vertical decipoints Horizontal dots ESC a V 1B 26 61 56 027 038 097 086 ESC p X 1B 2A 70 58 027 042 112 088 Vertical dots ESC p Y 1B 2A 70 59 027 042 112 089 Underline Enable auto underlining ESC d D 1B 26 64 44 027 038 100 068 Disable auto underlining ESC d 1B 26 64 40 027 038 100 064 Display functions transparent pr...

Page 214: ...esignate downloaded ESC X 58 font primary 0 0 088 Designate downloaded ESC X 1B 29 58 font secondary 027 041 088 Font default primary ESC 3 1B 28 33 40 027 040 051 064 Font default secondary ESC 3 1B 29 33 40 027 041 051 064 Specify symbol set ID ESC c R 1B 2A 63 52 027 042 099 082 Define symbol set Symbol set control ESC f W data 1B 28 66 57 027 040 102 087 ESC c S 1B 2A 63 53 027 042 099 083 Spa...

Page 215: ...B 2A 74 52 027 042 116 082 ESC r F 1B 2A 72 46 027 042 114 070 Start raster graphics ESC r A 1B 2A 72 41 027 042 114 065 Raster Y offset 3 P Si only ESC b Y 1B 2A 62 59 027 042 098 089 Set raster compression ESC b M 1B 2A 62 4D mode 027 042 098 077 Transfer raster graphics ESC b W data 1B 2A 62 57 027 042 098 087 Raster graphics height ESC r T 1B 2A 72 54 3 P Si only 027 042 114 084 Raster graphic...

Page 216: ...63 56 decipoints 027 042 099 086 Print graphics ESC c P 1B 2A 63 50 027 042 099 080 Specify graphic pattern ESC c G 1B 2A 63 47 027 042 099 071 Define pattern Esc c W data 1B 2A 63 57 027 042 099 087 Set pattern reference ESC p R 1B 2A 70 52 point User defined pattern control 027 042 112 082 E S C c Q 1B 2A 63 51 027 042 099 081 Vector graphics 3 P Si only Enter GL 2 mode ESC B Plot horizontal siz...

Page 217: ...f Dingbats PS ITC Zapf Dingbats ITC Zapf Dingbats Series 100 ITC Zapf Dingbats Series 200 ITC Zapf Dingbats Series 300 Primary ESC 0A ESC 0B ESC 0C ESC 0D ESC 1D ESC 0E ESC 1E ESC 0F ESC 1F ESC 0G ESC 1G ESC 8G ESC 0H ESC 8H ESC 0I ESC 33I ESC 34I ESC 35I ESC 39I ESC 6J ESC 7J ESC 8J ESC 10J ESC 13J ESC 14J ESC 0K ESC 1K ESC 2K ESC 8K ESC 9K ESC 0L ESC 1L ESC 2L ESC 8L ESC 9L ESC 10L ESC 11L ESC 1...

Page 218: ...ropean Spanish HP Latin Spanish HP GL Download HP GL Drafting HP GL Special Symbols Thai 8 Turkish 8 ISO 6 ASCII Primary ESC 0M ESC 1M ESC 5M ESC 6M ESC 8M ESC 0N ESC 2N ESC 5N ESC 10N ESC 0O ESC 1O ESC 2O ESC 0P ESC 1P ESC 0Q ESC 1Q ESC 2Q ESC 3Q ESC 4Q ESC 0R ESC 1R ESC 3R ESC 0S ESC 1S ESC 2S ESC 3S ESC 4S ESC 5S ESC 6S ESC 7S ESC 8S ESC 16S ESC 17S ESC 18S ESC 0T ESC 8T ESC 0U Secondary ESC 0M...

Page 219: ... EAN Barcode Primary ESC 1U ESC 2U ESC 5U ESC 7U ESC 8U ESC 9U ESC 10U ESC 11U ESC 12U ESC 15U ESC 17U ESC 0V ESC 8V ESC 0Y ESC 1Y ESC 2Y ESC 4Y ESC 5Y ESC 6Y ESC 7Y ESC 8Y GL 2 mode Configuration and status group Input P1 and P2 IP Input relative P1 and P2 IR Scale SC Input window IW Rotate coordinate system RO Initialize IN Default values DF Secondary ESC lU ESC 2U ESC 5U ESC 7U ESC 8U ESC 9U ES...

Page 220: ...M Transparency mode TR Vector group Pen down PD Pen up PU Plot absolute PA Plot relative PR Arc absolute AA Arc relative AR Absolute arc three point AT Relative arc three point RT Circle CI Polyline encoded PE Polygon group Edge rectangle absolute Edge rectangle relative Fill rectangle absolute Fill rectangle relative Edge wedge Fill wedge Polygon mode Edge polygon Fill polygon EA ER RA RR EW WG P...

Page 221: ...er slant Character fill mode Label Define label terminator Label origin Define variable text path Extra space Character plot Transparent data Dual context extension Enter PCL mode Reset Printer Job Language PJL ESC 12345X PJL ENTER LANGUAGE PCL LF PJL ENTER LANGUAGE PostScript LF PJL Comment Comment String LF SD AD FI FM SS SA SB DI DR SI SR SL CF LB DT LO DV ES CP TD ESC A ESCE Universal exit lan...

Page 222: ... shows the differences between Epson GL 2 mode and GL 2 mode included in the HP LaserJet III emulation 1 EpsonGL 2 I HP LaserJet III PCL mode Does not exist Exists as the initial mode Paper eject Supports PG AF commands Supported in PCL Auto eject Reduced printing Switch to PCL ESC A Reset ESC E SelecType setting Not available SelecType setting Available in PCL Not supported Supported Ejects paper...

Page 223: ...L plotter commands It features all of the commands of the LJ3 GL 2 mode plus two additional commands The table below shows the differences of these modes I Printable areas Picture frame Default position of P1 and P2 Undefined commands CS CA commands Results when the DT command without second parameter is sent LJ3 GL 2 mode 1 1016 inch Same as LaserJet Ill mode Lower left and upper right corners re...

Page 224: ...98PU I t 500PU 440PU 280PU 277PU LT I t SelecType options This section lists the menus and options available when you use SelecType Level 1 in Epson GL 2 mode The menus are as follows INPUT PAGE SIZE COPY STATUS SHEET SUB CONFIG SYSTEM CONFIG See Chapter 4 for information about these menus HP Emulation Mode B 47 ...

Page 225: ... JOIN AUTOEJECT EMUL Selects the mode LJ3 GL 2 or GL like Menu submenu EMUL LJ3 GL 2 Available options b LJ3 GL 2 GL Iike ORIENT Determines the rotation of the coordinate system Menu submenu ORIENT Q PORT Available options b PORT l portrait LAND landscape If you select GL like mode in EMUL this option is always set to LAND B 48 HP Emulation Mode ...

Page 226: ...N Sets the origin for the plotter unit coordinate system to the lower left corner CORNER or to the center of the hard clip limit CENTER Menu submenu ORIGIN CORNER Available options b C O R N E R CENTER PEN Selects the pen and its line width First you can select the pen using a number as indicated with the underline Menu submenu Available options PEN Q X XXmm b 0 white l Then you can select the pen...

Page 227: ... Adds a square end with a length of half the line width TRIANGLE Triangular end Adds a triangular end with a length of half the line width ROUND Round end Adds a semicircular end with a radius of half the line width Butt end Square end Triangle end Round end JOIN Defines the join shape Menu submenu JOIN 4 MITER Available options b M I T E R M B TRIANGLE ROUND BEVEL NONE B 50 HP Emulation Mode ...

Page 228: ...le join Line endings are bluntly pointed ROUND Round join Line endings are round BEVEL Bevel join Line endings are tilled in None Miter Join Round join Bevel join Triangle join l LW Line Width AUTOEJECTDetermines the timing of the auto eject function If OFF the paper does not auto eject Otherwise the paper ejects within the specified time period if no data is received Menu submenu AUTOEJECT OFF Av...

Page 229: ...le Input window Rotate coordinate system Initialize Default values Advance full page Advance full page Line attributes Line type User defined line type Select pen Pen width Pen width unit selection Fill type Screened vectors Raster fill definition Anchor comer Symbol mode Transparency mode Pen down Pen up Plot absolute Plot relative Arc absolute Arc relative Absolute arc three point Relative arc t...

Page 230: ...n mode Edge polygon Fill polygon 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 Relative character size Character slant Character fill mode Label Define label terminator Label origin Define variable text path E...

Page 231: ...r set CA Designate alternate character set Available symbol sets for these commands ASCII JIS ASCII Roman Extension Katakana International Reference Version Swedish Swedish for Names Danish Norwegian German French United Kingdom Italian Spanish Portuguese Norwegian Version 2 B 54 HP Emulation Mode ...

Page 232: ...inter C 2 SelecType Options C 3 ORIENT C 3 FONT C 3 SUB CONFIG C 4 Available Fonts and Character Tables C 10 Resident fonts C 10 Character tables C 11 Default Settings C 13 LQ and FX Emulation Command Summary C 14 Printer commands arranged by topic C 17 LQ and FX Emulation Modes C 1 ...

Page 233: ...in the advantages of the quality text sharper graphics and faster printing provided by this printer Operating as an LQ or FX printer Before you can operate your printer as an LQ or FX printer you need to change the printer emulation setting using the EMULATION menu in SelecType Level 2 See Chapter 4 for details on using SelecType Operating the printer in LQ or FX emulation offers options not avail...

Page 234: ...ubmenu Available options 4 ORIENT PORT b PORT Portrait LAND Landscape c Yy FONT The FONT options selects a font by typeface Menu submenu Available options 4 FONT C O U R I E R b C o u r i e r Prestige DL The factory setting is Courier After selecting the desired font you can also adjust the character spacing and size of the font with the PITCH and CONDENSED settings in the SUB CONFIG option submen...

Page 235: ...enu submenu Available options 4 PITCH 10 CPI b 10 12 15 or PROP CONDENSED Use this option to change the character spacing Condensed printing is useful for spreadsheets and other applications where you need to fit a large amount of information on each line Fifteen cpi cannot be condensed Menu submenu Available options CONDENSED OFF ä OFF or ON L MARGIN Use this option to set the left margin Margin ...

Page 236: ...argin units are determined by current pitch characters per inch and the condensed setting ON or OFF The factory setting is 80 Menu submenu 0 R MARGIN 80 Availableoption 1 to available If you select proportional 10 cpi and condensed determine margin units If you change the setting of ORIENT PAGE SIZE or WIDE PAGE when PAGE SIZE is set to A4 or F4 the right margin defaults to the setting in the foll...

Page 237: ...N 0 50 b 0 50 150 inch TEXT Use this option to set the page length The unit of measure for this option is 1 6th of an inch The factory setting is 66 line spacing is 6 lines per inch Menu submenu Available options 4 TEXT 66LINES F 1 to available If you change the ORIENT PAGE SIZE or T MARGIN settings with SelecType the form length setting automatically returns to the default setting for each paper ...

Page 238: ... not provide them Menu submenu Available options SKIPBOTTOM OFF b ON or OFF CGTABLE Use the character generator table option to select the graphics character table the italics table or the download table The graphics table contains graphic characters for printing lines corners and shaded areas international characters Greek characters and mathematical symbols Selecting the italics table defines th...

Page 239: ...age is reprinted after you clear the jam If this option is set to OFF the jammed page does not reprint automatically but complex pages may print faster Menu submenu Available options 8 J REPRINT OFF b ON or OFF AUTO CR Use the automatic carriage return option to perform a carriage return line feed CR LF operation whenever the print position exceeds the right margin If AUTO CR is OFF the printer do...

Page 240: ...han A4 or F4 are selected with the PAGE SIZE option L MARGIN automatically defaults to 0 and the R MARGIN and the TEXT LINES return to the default setting for the currently selected paper size Menu submenu Available options C W I D E P A G E O N b ON or OFF B IMAGE With B IMAGE set to DARK or LIGHT your printer can correctly emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands When you sel...

Page 241: ...ions and shows samples of text printed with them Pitch Font name cpi Orientation Sample Courier 10 Portrait ABCDEFGHIabcdefg012345 Courier bold 10 Portrait ABCDEFGHIabcdefg012345 Courier 12 Portrait ABCDEFGHIJabcdefghij012345 Courier bold 12 Portrait ABCDEFGHIJabcdefghij012345 Line printer 16 66 Portrait ABCDEFGHIJKLMNabcdefghijklmn0123456789 Prestige 12 Portrait ABCDEFGHIJabcdefghij012345 Prestig...

Page 242: ...ailable in the LQ and FX emulations The tables show both the characters and their hexadecimal values 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F Note You can print italics when either the italic character table or the extended graphics character table is selected LQ and FX Emulation Modes C 11 ...

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Page 244: ...area Right margin 80 columns 10 cpi Depends on the default right margin set with SelecType Horizontal tab settings Every eight Every eight characters The characters The character width depends on character width is the SelecType condensed 10 cpi print menu setting Vertical tab settings Every 1 6 inch Every 1 6 inch I VFU channel I Channel 0 I Channel 0 Character spacing 10 cpi Depends on the conde...

Page 245: ...e functions are not required such as draft printing or are not possible because of the different technologies used in these printers The following commands are either not available or are ignored in the LQ or FX emulation ESC ESC8 ESC9 ESCU ESCs ESCr ESCi ESCe ESCf ESC ESC q CAN Unidirectional mode one line Disable paper end detector Enable paper end detector Select print direction Set cancel half...

Page 246: ...e in print density between the LQ and FX printers ESCG ESCE These commands produce identical bolding effects on your printer On an actual LQ series printer these two commands create slightly different effects and can be combined to produce darker characters SI ESC SI These commands print 10 cpi characters in a 16 66 cpi font and 12 cpi characters in a 20 cpi font On an actual LQ FX series printer ...

Page 247: ...n order to print the entire character For your printer the baseline is not changed ESC ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC Z ESC and ESC This printer uses an image processing technique that emulates as closely as possible the image densities available on FX and LQ printers Because of this process the graphics commands listed above do not produce exactly the same output on this printer that they would on an FX o...

Page 248: ...ta control CR DEL ESC ESC ESC Vertical motion FF ESCC ESC CO ESCN ESCO LF ESC0 ESC1 ESC2 ESC3 Initialize printer Select printer Deselect printer Control paper loading ejecting Beeper Carriage return Delete character Set MSB to 0 Set MSB to 1 Cancel MSB control Form feed Set page length in lines Set page length in inches Set skip over perforation Cancel skip over perforation Line feed Select 1 8inc...

Page 249: ...ontal print position ESC1 Set left margin ESCQ Set right margin BS Backspace HT Tab horizontally ESCD Set horizontal tabs Overall printing sty e ESCx Select letter quality or draft ESCk Select typestyle family ESC Master select Print size and character width ESCg ESCP ESCM ESCp SI ESC SI DC2 SO ESC SO DC4 ESCW ESCw Select 15 cpi Select 10 cpi Select 12 cpi Turn proportional mode on off Select cond...

Page 250: ...andling ESCt ESCR ESC ESC ESC ESCI ESC6 ESC7 Graphics ESCK ESCL ESCY ESCZ ESC ESC ESC Select character table Select an international character set Define user defined characters Copy ROM to RAM Select user defined set Printable code area expansion FX only Enable printable characters Enable upper control code Select singledensity graphics mode Select double density graphics mode Select high speed d...

Page 251: ...rinters and software baud rate A measure of the speed of data transmission It is used when setting up the serial interface on the computer and printer bit A binary digit 0 or l which is the smallest unit of information used by a printer or computer bitmap font A font that has already been defined with specific attributes such as size and weight See also outline font bold A print enhancement that p...

Page 252: ... numbers and symbols character spacing Refers to two methods for horizontal character placement fixed pitch and proportional spacing characters per inch cpi A measure of the size of fixed pitch text characters control codes Special codes used to control printer functions such as sounding the beeper and performing a carriage return or line feed cpi See characters per inch data dump mode See hex dum...

Page 253: ...um The part of the printer mechanism where the image is formed and transferred to the paper electrophotographic process The printing method used by your printer In this process a low power laser is used to expose selected portions of a revolving photosensitive drum Toner is then attracted to the exposed areas of the drum to form a mirror image of the page to be printed The toner adhering to the dr...

Page 254: ...lete character set of a given design and size A font is specified by the following parameters orientation symbol set spacing pitch point size typeface style and weight hex dump mode A printing mode that can be used to print out the exact codes reaching the printer This mode can be used by experienced users as a troubleshooting tool identify IC cards Optional cards that can be plugged into the prin...

Page 255: ...one character or code at a tune and a serial interface transmits data one bit at a time A typestyle in which the characters slant This sentence is italicized landscape Printing that is oriented sideways on the page This orientation gives you a page that is wider than it is high and is useful for printing spreadsheets LCD Liquid Crystal Display The screen on the control panel that displays the prin...

Page 256: ... The portion of the printer s memory that is not lost when you turn off the printer off line When the printer is off line it cannot communicate with the computer on line When the printer is on line it can communicate with the computer orientation Refers to the direction in which characters are printed on a page This direction is either portrait with the text printed across the width of the page or...

Page 257: ...from the top of the tallest character to the bottom of the lowest A point is a typographic unit of measure equivalent to 1 72 of an inch portrait Printing that is oriented upright on the page as opposed to landscape in which printing is oriented sideways on the page This is the standard orientation for printing letters or documents printer driver See driver printer emulation A set of operating com...

Page 258: ...st when printer power is interrupted reset To return a printer to its defaults either by a command interface signal RESET button or by turning the printer off and on RITech Resolution Improvement Technology This feature makes the jagged edge of printed lines or shapes smooth ROM Read Only Memory The portion of the printer s memory that is permanent Information stored in ROM is used to control how ...

Page 259: ...lection of symbols letters numbers and special characters used by a font Symbols are assigned to specific codes in a character table toner A dry powder like substance composed of resin and pigment Toner is used to form the image during the printing process typeface A set of characters all of a single design in which the characters share common features such as body shape The typeface is given a na...

Page 260: ...ges 5 10 inserting 5 8 9 removing 5 9 10 Cartridges error messages 5 15 inserting 5 14 removing 5 15 types of 5 10 13 CARD MEMORY OVERFLOW message 3 18 CDRH regulations 3 CH function 4 9 10 CH TIMEOUT function 4 8 Character clipping B 4 Character samples and symbol sets B 13 29 C 10 12 Checking printer memory 5 46 choosing paper 2 2 paper size 2 2 Commands entering printer l 12 15 Connecting print...

Page 261: ...unction 4 15 4 17 Envelopes 2 3 2 5 6 A 4 Environmental specifications A 7 8 Epson GL identity card 5 2 5 6 7 GL 2 mode 1 23 24 B 45 54 LQ and FX emulation modes 1 23 25 4 9 C 2 19 PostScript card 5 2 5 5 Error messages 3 18 26 F Face up output tray installing 5 16 17 specifications A 16 FACTORY RESET message 1 4 FEATURE print function 4 11 FEED button 1 4 5 FEED indicator light 1 3 FEED JAM 3 2 3...

Page 262: ...ge 1 4 INITIALIZE RESET button 1 4 Input buffer setting 4 23 24 INPUT function 4 13 Inserting a font cartridge 5 14 Installing face up output tray 5 16 17 lower paper cassette 5 18 19 optional interface boards 5 22 25 INSUFF MEMORY 3 14 3 20 5 35 INTERFACE function 4 14 18 Interface specifications A 9 14 Internal fonts B 10 16 C 10 12 International characters 1 15 17 INVALID ASSIGN message 3 20 J ...

Page 263: ...utput tray 5 16 17 identity cards caring for cards 5 7 8 inserting card 5 8 9 recovering from card error 3 18 5 10 removing card 5 9 interface boards 5 3 installing 5 22 25 5 26 33 problems 3 25 types 5 3 4 5 22 5 25 26 interfaces Epson 5 3 4 lower paper cassette installing 5 18 19 loading paper in 5 20 22 memory 5 34 46 specifications A 16 17 ORIENT function 4 21 Ozone emission 4 NEW CARTRIDGE me...

Page 264: ...9 12 PARITY function 4 15 16 Phone number toll free 1 PostScript card 5 2 5 5 6 POWERON MACRO 4 20 Precautions laser printer 2 5 Print density adjusting 1 17 18 1 21 4 9 position adjusting 4 21 quality enhancing 1 17 21 quality problems 3 8 12 Printable area B 3 Printer commands B 32 44 C 14 19 drivers 1 12 location A 7 8 selection menus using l 5 7 specifications A 2 18 troubleshooting 3 140 usin...

Page 265: ...2 13 Selecting a font with your application program 1 11 12 SelecType buttons 1 3 5 4 4 control panel 1 3 5 4 3 4 display 1 2 4 3 4 exiting 1 3 4 6 Level 1 functions 4 7 Level 2 functions 4 7 options 4 7 30 overview 4 2 problems 3 7 saving settings 4 18 20 tutorial 4 5 7 using 4 3 7 Serial interface problems 3 6 SelecType settings 4 15 18 specifications A 12 14 SET FULL PRINT message 3 25 4 12 SER...

Page 266: ...arm up time A 2 Where to get help 1 Windows 1 8 9 WORD LENGTH function 4 15 WordPerfect 1 9 10 1 12 1 14 1 16 Word Microsoft 1 8 1 11 1 13 1 16 WordStar 1 10 1 12 1 15 1 17 X XON XOFF function 4 15 4 17 T Technical assistance 1 TechnicaI specifications A 2 17 Testing printer 4 11 Technical support 1 T OFFSET 4 21 Toll free number 1 Toner cartridge replacing 3 29 32 4 26 27 specifications A 7 TONER...

Page 267: ...ons in SelecType Mode specific options those marked refer to mode are listed under each printer mode later on this card See Chapter 4 for a description of each option Only available with option Only available with 3 P Si mode Only available when a font is downloaded Only available on the ActionLaser 1500 ...

Page 268: ...COPIES 1 999 ORIENT Refer to mode FONT Refer to mode STATUS SHEET FONT SAMPLE SUB CONFIG Refer to mode SYSTEM CONFIG FULL PRINT T OFFSET L OFFSET MEMORY LEFT XX LOAD MACRO SAVE MACRO DELETE MACRO PowerOn MACRO 0 to 62 64 to 63 64 to 63 0 to available 0 to 4 1 to 4 1 to 4 0 to 4 ...

Page 269: ... l LINES Roman 8 IBM US IBM DN ECM94 1 IRV French UK Chinese ANSI AS Norweg1 Swedish Norweg2 Swedis2 French2 JIS ASC IBM Por Italian IBM Spa Portugu HP Germ Spanish HP Span German Roman E Legal PcMulti PcPortu PcUSA PcNordi PcCanFr PsMath Velnter PsText Ve US Windows MsPubli VeMath DeskTop Math 8 PiFont VeZapfD PsZapfD Zd 100 Zd200 Zd300 ...

Page 270: ... shown SUB CONFIG EMULn ORIENT I F ORIGIN I PEN 1 AUTOEJECT 7 LJ3 GL 2 GL like PORT LAND OFF A0 A1 A2 A3 or A4 to PAGE SIZE LT to PAGE SIZE CORNER CENTER 0 0 05 to 5 00mm 1 0 05 to 5 00mm BUTT SQUARE TRIANGLE ROUND MITER M B TRIANGLE ROUND BEVEL NONE OFF 10 to 60 ...

Page 271: ...oUNTRY T I E E J REPRINT AUTO CR ZERO CHAR WIDE PAGE B MAGE 7 I 10 12 15 Prop ON OFF 0 to available 0 to available 0 50 to 1 50 1 to available ON OFF ITALIC PC USA PcMult PcPort PcCanF PcNord DLoad USA France German UK Denmark Sweden Italy Spain 1 Japan Norway Demk2 Spain2 LatinA ON OFF ON OFF o 0 ON OFF DARK LIGHT BCODE I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ...

Page 272: ...Epson America Inc 20770 Madrona Avenue Torrance CA 90503 Printed in Japan 93 0 ...

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