Epson DFX-8500 - Impact Printer, Service Manual

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DFX-8500
Rev. B
1-28
1.4.3 DIP Switch Settings
There are five DIP switches that are located at the front paper entrance of the printer. These DIP switches
can set the printer defaults.
When power is applied or the printer is reset, the DIP switch selections are treated as the default setup. If
the setup is changed, the power should be cycled or the printer should be reset.
Table 1-16 shows the DIP switch selections for this printer.
Table 1-16. DIP Switch Settings
Switch No. Function Off On Factory Setting
1-1 to 1-6 Character table Refer to Tables 1-17 or 1-18. All Off
1-7 Skip over perforation Inactive Active Off
1-8 Print direction Bi-d. Uni-d. Off
2-1 to 2-4 Page length for front tractor Refer to Table 1-19. All Off
2-5 to 2-8 Page length for rear tractor Refer to Table 1-20. All Off
3-1 Auto tear-off Inactive Active Off
3-2 Zero slash Inactive Active Off
3-3 Auto line feed Inactive Active Off
3-4 Buzzer Active Inactive Off
3-5 Auto CR (IBM 2381 Plus) Inactive Active Off
3-6 IBM character table Table 2 Table 1 Off
3-7 Auto cut mode Inactive Active Off
3-8 Software ESC/P IBM 2381Plus Off
4-1 Input buffer Active Inactive Off
4-2 Auto I/F wait time 10 sec. 30 sec. Off
4-3 to 4-4 I/F mode Refer to Table 1-21. All Off
4-5 to 4-6 Serial I/F parity Refer to Table 1-22. All Off
4-7 to 4-8 Serial I/F baud rate Refer to Table 1-23. All Off
5-1 Overlapping multi-part forms Inactive Active Off
5-2 Continuous forms with labels Inactive Active Off
5-3 Skip over binding Inactive Active Off
5-4 Paper memory Memory a Memory b Off
5-5 to 5-8 (reserved) - - Off