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The paper thickness lever may not be set properly. See
“Adjusting the paper thickness lever” in Chapter 2.

Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics

A line of dots is missing in the printout.

The print head is damaged. Stop printing and contact your
dealer to have the print head replaced.

Dots are missing in random positions.

Either there is too much slack in the ribbon or the ribbon has
come loose. Reinstall the ribbon cartridge as described in
Chapter 1.

Printed characters are not what you expect

The typestyles or characters you sent with your software did
not print.

Check that the software is correctly configured for your printer.
For instructions, see “Setting Up Your Software” in Chapter 1.

The font selected on the control panel does not print.

Your software may be overriding your control panel setting.
Select the font in your software program.

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Summary of Contents for LQ-2170

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Page 2: ... printer cover paper guide front paper guide control panel knob paper separator cover 1 parallel interface shield plate ribbon cartridge paper thickness lever tractor paper tension unit cover 2 front paper guide front edge guide cover 3 R Sunflower E Ref Rev D A5 size Inside front cover 02 05 95 DR pass 0 ...

Page 3: ...r or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by Seiko Epson C...

Page 4: ...ion between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the l...

Page 5: ...n 5 1183 AT Amstelveen The Netherlands Declares that the Product Product Name Dot Matrix Printer Type Name LQ 2170 Model P910A Conforms to the following Directive s and Norm s Directive 89 336 EEC EN 55022 Class B EN 50082 1 IEC 801 2 IEC 801 3 IEC 801 4 Directive 73 23 EEC EN 60950 Directive 90 384 EEC EN 45501 August 1995 M Hamamoto President of EPSON EUROPE B V R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Front...

Page 6: ...nstallation configuration and operation of EPSON products Assistance in locating your nearest Authorized EPSON Reseller or Customer Care Center Customer Relations EPSON technical information library fax service Product literature on current and new products You can purchase ribbons supplies parts documentation and accessories for your EPSON products from EPSON Accessories at 800 873 7766 U S sales...

Page 7: ...e Magazine CompuServe s monthly publication To take advantage of this offer call 800 848 8199 in the United States and Canada and ask for representative 529 In other countries call 614 529 1611 or your local CompuServe access number If you are already a CompuServe member simply type GO EPSON at the menu prompt to reach the Epson America Forum For United Kingdom Users Use of options Epson UK Limite...

Page 8: ... identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The green and yellow wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or with the earth symbol G or coloured green or green and yellow The blue wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter N or coloured black The brown wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked...

Page 9: ...switch on and off Do not let the power cord become damaged or frayed If you use an extension cord with the printer make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cords ampere rating Also make sure the total of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes Except as specifically explained in this guide do not attempt to ser...

Page 10: ...L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Front 02 05 96 pass 2 viii ...

Page 11: ...e Printer 1 2 Unpacking the Printer 1 4 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 1 5 Plugging in the Printer 1 10 Running the Self Test 1 10 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1 14 Installing the Printer Driver 1 15 For Microsoft Windows users 1 15 For DOS program users 1 21 DOS printer utilities 1 21 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Front 02 05 96 pass 2 ix ...

Page 12: ...ns 2 9 Loading the front push tractor 2 12 Loading the rear push tractor 2 15 Loading the pull tractor 2 19 Loading the push pull tractor 2 22 Removing paper from the tractor 2 23 Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets 2 24 Switching to single sheets 2 24 Switching to continuous paper 2 25 Printing on Special Paper 2 25 Adjusting the paper thickness lever 2 26 Multipart forms 2 27 La...

Page 13: ...3 18 Chapter 4 Using Printer Options Cut Sheet Feeders 4 2 Installing the high capacity cut sheet feeder 4 2 Loading paper with the high capacity cut sheet feeder 4 4 Assembling the double bin cut sheet feeder 4 6 Switching between continuous paper and the cut sheet feeder 4 6 Selecting single sheets postcards or envelopes 4 7 Pull Tractor 4 8 Loading paper with the push tractor and the optional p...

Page 14: ...ots are missing in printed characters or graphics 6 5 Printed characters are not what you expect 6 5 The print position is not what you expect 6 6 Paper Handling 6 7 Single sheets do not feed properly 6 7 Continuous paper does not feed properly 6 8 Options 6 10 The paper does not feed properly with the cut sheet feeder 6 10 Continuous paper does not feed properly when using the pull tractor with t...

Page 15: ... Using Commands A 17 Sending printer commands A 17 Using the command summary A 17 Commands Arranged by Topic A 18 General operation A 18 Paper feeding A 18 Page format A 19 Print position motion A 20 Font selection A 21 Font enhancement A 23 Character handling A 24 Spacing A 27 Graphics A 27 Bit image A 28 Barcode A 29 Character Tables A 32 International Character Sets A 32 Graphics Character Tabl...

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Page 17: ... paper slot Eight barcode fonts and four scalable fonts are available as well as one draft and nine letter quality bit map fonts Multipart forms printing of one original plus up to four copies A convenient control panel that allows direct selection of fonts Support of advanced EPSON ESC P 2 commands and IBM 2390 2391 plus emulation Large printable area 68 lines with A4 size paper Software utilitie...

Page 18: ... high capacity and second bin feeders Pull tractor unit C80032 when combined with the standard tractor improves printing accuracy which is especially useful for printing on multipart forms Roll paper holder 8310 allows you to use your printer with 8 5 inch roll paper like that used with telex machines Interface cards are available to supplement the printer s built in parallel interface L Sunflower...

Page 19: ...on of your printer Chapter 4 explains how to use optional accessories with your printer Chapter 5 provides maintenance information including transportation guidelines Chapter 6 contains troubleshooting tips If the printer does not operate properly or the printed results are not what you expect see this chapter for a list of problems and solutions The appendix lists the printer s specifications com...

Page 20: ...s w Warnings must be followed to avoid bodily injury c Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Introduction 02 05 96 pass0 4 Introduction ...

Page 21: ...4 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 1 5 Plugging in the Printer 1 10 Running the Self Test 1 10 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1 14 Installing the Printer Driver 1 15 For Microsoft Windows users 1 15 For DOS program users 1 21 DOS printer utilities 1 21 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 1 02 5 96 pass 1 Setting Up the Printer 1 1 ...

Page 22: ...trical outlet do not use an adapter plug Place the printer where you can easily unplug the power cord Avoid electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers Accidental disruption of power can erase information in the memory of your printer or computer Avoid outlets on the same circuit as large motors or other appliances that can cause voltage fluctuations Keep the entire computer...

Page 23: ...nter level If you plan to load continuous paper through the bottom of the printer choose a stand that provides an unobstructed paper path Position your printer s power cord and interface cable so they do not interfere with paper feeding If possible secure the cables to a leg of the printer stand Align the paper stack so that the paper feeds straight into the tractor s sprocket units R Sunflower E ...

Page 24: ...your printer c Caution There are several versions of the printer designed for different voltages and it is not possible to adjust the printer for use at another voltage If the label on the back of the printer does not show the correct voltage for your country contact your dealer printer power cord 230 V version only ribbon cartridge paper separator paper guide 1 1 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapt...

Page 25: ...ff 2 Slide the print head to the ribbon installation position the indented portion of the paper tension unit w Warning Never move the print head while the printer is turned on this can damage the printer Also the print head may become hot during use Always let it cool before you touch it 1 2 1 3 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 1 02 5 96 pass 1 Setting Up the Printer 1 5 ...

Page 26: ...ng knob facing you Place the bottom edge of the cartridge into the printer so that the notch on each end of the cartridge fits over the small peg on each side of the printer 5 Lay the cartridge flat and press gently until it clicks into place on both ends 1 4 1 5 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 1 02 5 96 pass 1 1 6 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 27: ...into place Make sure the ribbon is not twisted or creased and that it is in place behind the print head Turn the ribbon tightening knob to remove any slack in the ribbon 7 Slide the print head from side to side to make sure it moves smoothly 1 6 1 7 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 1 02 5 96 pass 1 Setting Up the Printer 1 7 ...

Page 28: ... slots near the front of the printer then lower it into place 9 Attach the paper guide by sliding the slots on the bottom of the paper guide over the pegs behind the paper tension unit 1 8 1 9 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 1 02 5 96 pass 1 1 8 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 29: ... Lift the paper path guide and rest it against the paper guide Note Always close the printer cover before printing The printer stops printing when the cover is open 1 10 1 11 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 1 02 5 96 pass 1 Setting Up the Printer 1 9 ...

Page 30: ...connect the appropriate end to the AC inlet on the printer s rear panel 4 Plug the power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet Running the Self Test You can run a self test on the printer in letter quality or draft mode with either continuous paper or single sheets You can load the paper from the rear front top or bottom The following steps describe how to run the test on single sheet pa...

Page 31: ...ide is open 2 Move the paper release lever to the single sheet position 3 For the letter quality test hold down the Load Eject button while you turn on the printer For draft printing hold down the LF FF button while you turn on the printer 1 12 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 1 02 5 96 pass 1 Setting Up the Printer 1 11 ...

Page 32: ...o match the width of your paper c Caution Run the self test using paper at least 360 mm 14 inches wide otherwise the print head prints directly on the platen 5 Lift the paper path guide and rest it against the paper guide 1 13new 1 14 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 1 02 5 96 pass 1 1 12 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 33: ...oading position and begins printing the self test Note Always close the printer cover before printing The printer stops printing when the cover is open 7 To stop the self test temporarily press the Pause button 8 To end the self test press the Pause button then turn off the printer Here is part of a typical self test 1 15 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 1 02 5 96 pass 1 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 34: ...onnector securely into the printer s parallel interface connector Squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on either side of the connector Note If your cable has a ground wire connect it to the ground connector beneath the interface connector 2 Plug the other end of the cable into the computer If there is a ground wire at the computer end of the cable attach it to the ground connec...

Page 35: ...instructions Installing the driver for Windows 3 1 users Follow these steps to install the printer driver for Windows 3 1 1 Make sure Windows is running 2 Insert the EPSON driver disk into drive A or B depending on your computer 3 From the File menu choose Run 4 Type A SETUP or B SETUP then click OK 5 Select LQ 2170 ESC P 2 as the Printer Model and click Continue The printer driver is installed au...

Page 36: ...st then turn on the computer Your computer begins loading Windows 95 4 If you defined a password enter it at the prompt You see the New Hardware Found screen Note If you do not see the New Hardware Found screen please follow the procedure under Installing the driver while running Windows 95 on page 1 18 instead 5 Make sure your printer model name is displayed on the screen Then click the Driver fr...

Page 37: ... your hard disk and add an icon to the Printers folder using the printer name you assign To use the printer as the default printer for Windows 95 applications select Yes No is the default setting 10 Click the Next button 11 In the next screen select YES to print a test page 12 Click the Finish button 13 Choose Yes in the test page confirmation dialog if the page printed correctly If it did not pri...

Page 38: ...ter s floppy disk drive 8 Type A WIN95 or B WIN95 then click OK 9 Select your printer s name in the dialog box then click the Next button 10 Select the port you want to use with this printer 11 Click the Next button 12 Select the Yes or No radio button to make the default printer setting 13 Click the Next button 14 Click the Yes radio button to print a test page 15 Click Finish 16 In the dialog bo...

Page 39: ...s Follow these steps to select the appropriate settings 1 In the Main window double click the Control Panel icon 2 Double click the Printers icon 3 Make sure your printer is highlighted and click the Setup button in the Print Setup menu 4 Select the paper size you have loaded in the printer from the Paper Size list If you don t see your paper size in the list use the arrows on the right to scroll ...

Page 40: ...ab menus appear 5 Click on the Paper tab and select the paper size you have loaded in the printer from the Paper size list If you don t see your paper size scroll through the list and select the correct size The diagram on the screen changes according to the paper size you select 6 Select Portrait or Landscape orientation The diagram on the screen changes according to the orientation you select 7 ...

Page 41: ... LQ 1070 1070 LQ 870 1170 LQ 850 1050 LQ 850 1050 LQ 510 550 1010 LQ 200 LQ 500 LQ 860 1060 LQ 2550 LQ 2500 LQ 800 1000 LQ 1500 See your DOS program s documentation for instructions on selecting the printer driver DOS printer utilities Your printer comes with the EPSON Remote and EPSON Calibration utilities You can use EPSON Remote to make setting changes from your computer instead of using the pr...

Page 42: ...ange the directory or use the default 4 Press Enter All the necessary files are copied to the EPUTIL directory on drive C or to the directory you specified in step 3 Using the EPSON printer utilities To use your EPSON utilities follow these steps 1 From the DOS prompt change the current directory to the C drive 2 To use the EPSON Remote utility type PRNSET and press Enter To use the EPSON Calibrat...

Page 43: ...or positions 2 9 Loading the front push tractor 2 12 Loading the rear push tractor 2 15 Loading the pull tractor 2 19 Loading the push pull tractor 2 22 Removing paper from the tractor 2 23 Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets 2 24 Switching to single sheets 2 24 Switching to continuous paper 2 25 Printing on Special Paper 2 25 Adjusting the paper thickness lever 2 26 Multipart for...

Page 44: ...ods of paper handling and includes recommendations on the feeding methods best suited to your specific needs Setting the paper release lever First you need to set the paper release lever for the type of paper and feeding method you want to use The paper release lever has four positions with icons indicating the type of paper and paper path for each position PU LL 2 1 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Ch...

Page 45: ... rear Pull tractor position for continuous paper when the tractor unit is installed on the top In this case you can load paper from the front rear or bottom Using Single Sheets You can print on single sheets of paper from 101 to 420 mm 4 0 to 16 5 inches wide You can load single sheets from either the top or front of the printer Loading single sheets from the top 1 Move the paper release lever to ...

Page 46: ... stops next to the arrow on the paper guide Then adjust the right edge guide to match the width of your paper 3 Lift the paper path guide and rest it against the paper guide 2 7new 2 8 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 2 02 05 96 pass 1 2 4 Paper Handling ...

Page 47: ...when the cover is open c Caution Do not use the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear paper jams when the printer is off Otherwise you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top of form position If the platen turns but the printer doesn t load the paper completely remove the paper and re insert it more firmly To eject the paper press the Load Eject button 2 9 R Sunflower E ...

Page 48: ...cover Make sure the paper path guide rests against the paper guide 2 Turn on the printer 3 Position the left edge guide as shown below Printing starts at the arrow mark See the Appendix for more information on the left margin position 2 10 2 11 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 2 02 05 96 pass 1 2 6 Paper Handling ...

Page 49: ...inter stops printing when the cover is open c Caution Do not use the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear paper jams when the printer is off Otherwise you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top of form position If the platen turns but the printer doesn t load the paper completely remove the paper and re insert it more firmly To eject the paper press the Load Eject butt...

Page 50: ...se lever correctly Note The rear push tractor cannot be removed Selecting the tractor position and paper path The table below lists the different way to feed continuous paper Always set the paper release lever to the position indicated for the paper feed method you are using Tractor position Paper release lever position Paper paths Front push tractor and front push pull Rear push tractor and rear ...

Page 51: ...e removable tractor unit as either a front push tractor or a pull tractor you just change the tractor position according to your paper feeding method Note The rear push tractor cannot be removed Using the front push tractor position Before installing the tractor in the front position you need to remove it from its current position top by pressing the tractor s lock tabs while you lift it off the p...

Page 52: ...the rear push tractor This type of form cannot be fed from the front push tractor 3 Push the tractor into the printer s mounting slot as shown below You are now ready to load continuous paper with the front push tractor To remove the tractor unit press its lock tabs tilt it forward and lift it out of the printer front paper guide 2 16 2 17 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 2 02 05 96 pass 1 2 10...

Page 53: ...ension unit raise the front of the unit and lift it off the printer Note Check the paper thickness lever position to ensure that it wasn t moved during pull tractor installation See Adjusting the paper thickness lever later in this chapter for the correct lever position w Warning Never move the print head while the printer is turned on this can damage the printer Also if you just used the printer ...

Page 54: ...it off the printer Loading the front push tractor 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Remove the front paper guide as shown below Make sure the tractor is in the front mounting slot and the paper release lever is set to the front push tractor position 2 19nn 2 20 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 2 02 05 96 pass 1 2 12 Paper Handling ...

Page 55: ... below Printing starts at the arrow mark See the Appendix for more information on the left margin position 5 Lock the sprocket in place Then slide the right sprocket to match the width of your paper but do not lock it 2 21 2 22 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 2 02 05 96 pass 1 Paper Handling 2 13 ...

Page 56: ...he tractor pins 7 Close the sprocket covers 8 Slide the right sprocket to remove any slack in the paper then lock it in place 9 Attach the front paper guide 10 Slide the left and right edge guides to the center of the paper exit path 2 23 2 24 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 2 02 05 96 pass 1 2 14 Paper Handling ...

Page 57: ...nce the paper behind the printer guide as shown below Make sure the paper path guide rests against the paper guide c Caution Do not use the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear paper jams when the printer is off Otherwise you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top of form position Loading the rear push tractor 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Remove the printer ...

Page 58: ...e the paper release lever is set to the rear push tractor position 4 Release the sprockets by pushing the sprocket locks forward 2 26 2 27 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 2 02 05 96 pass 1 2 16 Paper Handling ...

Page 59: ...ion on the left margin position Then slide the right sprocket to match the width of your paper but do not lock it 6 Make sure your paper has a clean straight edge Then open the sprocket covers and fit the holes of the paper over the tractor pins 7 Close the sprocket covers 15 10 5 0 5 2 28 2 29 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 2 02 05 96 pass 1 Paper Handling 2 17 ...

Page 60: ... When the printer receives data it automatically loads the paper before printing Note Always close the printer cover before printing The printer stops printing when the cover is open You can also advance the paper to the loading position by pressing the Load Eject button c Caution Do not use the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear paper jams when the printer is off Otherwise you ...

Page 61: ...over and paper guide 3 Make sure the tractor is in the pull tractor position and the paper release lever is set to the pull tractor position 4 Release the sprockets by pushing the sprocket locks forward 2 31 2 32 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 2 02 05 96 pass 1 Paper Handling 2 19 ...

Page 62: ...t to match the width of your paper but do not lock it 6 Make sure your paper has a clean straight edge Open the sprocket covers and insert paper from either the top rear or bottom paper slot Then fit the holes of the paper over the tractor pins 7 Close the sprocket covers 8 Slide the right sprocket to remove any slack in the paper then lock it in place 2 33 2 34 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter...

Page 63: ...tically loads the paper before printing Note Always close the printer cover before printing The printer stops printing when the cover is open You can also advance the paper to the loading position by pressing the Load Eject button c Caution Do not use the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear paper jams when the printer is off Otherwise you may damage the printer or cause it to los...

Page 64: ...t push or rear push tractor position 2 Load paper in the front or rear push tractor as described in the previous sections 3 Push the LF FF button to advance the paper to the next page 4 Fit the paper to the pull tractor s sprocket as described in the previous section 5 Move the paper release lever to the pull tractor position and use micro adjust described in the next chapter to remove any slack i...

Page 65: ...the paper behind the printer guide as shown below Make sure the paper path guide rests against the paper guide Removing paper from the tractor 1 To remove continuous paper press the Tear Off Bin button to feed the paper s perforation to the tear off edge of the printer cover Note If the page perforation is not properly aligned with the tear off edge you can adjust the tear off position using micro...

Page 66: ...ter press the Tear Off Bin button to advance the paper to the tear off position 2 Tear off the printed pages c Caution Always tear off paper before back feeding paper through the printer back feeding too many sheets can cause a paper jam Never back feed labels Labels can easily come off their backing and jam the printer 3 Press the Load Eject button The printer feeds the continuous paper backward ...

Page 67: ...data Printing on Special Paper In addition to printing on single sheets and continuous paper your printer can print on a wide variety of other paper types such as envelopes labels postcards roll paper and multipart forms Before printing on special types of paper you need to change the paper thickness setting c Caution When printing on labels or multipart forms make sure that your software settings...

Page 68: ...original 2 copies 4 sheets original 3 copies 5 sheets original 4 copies 1 2 3 5 Labels Postcards 2 Envelopes 2 to 6 Note When operating your printer under low temperature conditions 5 C or less set the lever one position lower to improve print quality When operating your printer under high temperature conditions 35 C or more set the lever one position higher to improve print quality 0 1 1 3 2 4 5 ...

Page 69: ...load paper from the front you must use the optional pull tractor because the rear push tractor cannot be removed For details see Using Single Sheets or Loading Continuous Paper earlier in this chapter Also be sure to set the loading position as described in Micro Adjust in Chapter 3 c Caution When printing multipart forms make sure the printing stays entirely within the printable area of the forms...

Page 70: ...s Paper earlier in this chapter for details c Caution Never feed labels backward with the Load Eject or Tear Off Bin buttons Labels can easily peel off the backing and jam the printer Since labels are especially sensitive to temperature and humidity use them only under normal operating conditions Do not leave labels loaded in the printer between jobs they curl around the platen and may jam when yo...

Page 71: ...ntable area of the envelopes See the Appendix for details Postcards You can load postcards from the front and top paper slots Load cards only under normal operating conditions Set the Card mode using the Tear Off Bin button See the Tear Off Bin light and button descriptions in Chapter 3 for more information Note When the length of the card is less than 14 8 cm 5 8 inches use the top paper slot See...

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Page 73: ...e Default Settings 3 7 Selecting an instruction sheet language 3 7 Selecting items and changing settings 3 7 Default setting item functions 3 9 Micro Adjust 3 13 Tear Off 3 15 Using auto tear off mode 3 16 Using the Tear Off Bin button 3 17 Bi d Adjustment 3 17 Barcode Printing 3 18 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 3 02 05 96 pass 1 Using the Printer 3 1 ...

Page 74: ... paper is jammed Pause orange On when the printer is not ready to print data paper is out or jammed or the cover is open The Pause light is off unless you press the Pause button to pause printing The Pause light flashes when the micro adjust function is enabled or the print head is too hot Draft Roman Sansserif Courier Prestige Script Others Font Pitch Tear Off Bin Tear Off Bin 1 Bin 2 Card Pause ...

Page 75: ... You can print postcards in Card mode Font three lights green The font selection status is displayed by three font lights on the control panel On Off Others means the font selected in the Default Setting mode Tear off position Bin 1 Bin 2 Card 3 2 Draft Roman Sans Serif Courier Prestige Script Others 3 3 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 3 02 05 96 pass 1 Using the Printer 3 3 ...

Page 76: ...function Pressing it again disables this function See Micro Adjust later in this chapter for details Load Eject Press this button to load single sheet or continuous paper to the loading position However the printer normally loads paper automatically If single sheet paper is already in the loading position use this button to eject the sheet If continuous paper is in the loading or tear off position...

Page 77: ... the next page to the top of feed position When cut sheets are used pressing it selects the cut sheet feed bin number Use the Card mode Bin 1 selected to print on postcards Font Press this button to select one of the following fonts Draft Roman Sans Serif Courier Prestige Script or Other Other means the font selected in the Default Setting mode Pitch Press this button to select one of the followin...

Page 78: ...details LF FF Performs a draft self test See Chapter 1 for details Pitch Activates the Default Setting mode See Changing the Default Settings in this chapter Load Eject and LF FF Prints a data dump All the input data are printed as hexadecimal numbers and corresponding characters See Problems and Solutions in Chapter 6 Pause Starts the Bi d adjustment See Bi d Adjustment in this chapter L Sunflowe...

Page 79: ...to select the language in which you want to print the rest of the Default Setting mode instructions 1 Press the Pitch button until the Pitch lights indicate the language you want to select 2 Press the Tear Off Bin button to save your selection 3 Press the Font button to print out the instruction Selecting items and changing settings Follow the steps below to select items and change their settings ...

Page 80: ...5 PC 857 PC 864 PC 866 PC 869 ISO Latin 1T ISO 8859 7 MAZOWIA Code MJK Bulgaria Estonia PC774 ISO Latin 2 PC 866 LAT International character set for Italic table Italic U S A Italic France Italic Germany Italic U K Italic Denmark Italic Sweden Italic Italy Italic Spain Font 1 OCR B Orator Orator S Script C Roman T Sans Serif H Page length for front tractor 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 11 70 6 12 14 17 in...

Page 81: ... is selected Default setting item functions This section describes each of the default setting item functions Character table Your printer has 11 standard character tables as well as tables for 20 other countries See the Appendix for character samples International character set for Italic table You can change 8 characters in the Italic character table to suit your printing needs Since these chara...

Page 82: ...er second at 10 cpi in draft mode If you select normal speed draft it prints up to 330 cps at 10 cpi in draft mode Print direction You can select auto print direction unidirectional printing or bidirectional printing Printing is normally bidirectional however unidirectional printing allows for precise vertical printing alignment Software When you select ESC P 2 the printer operates in the EPSON ES...

Page 83: ...n on this feature the printer provides a one inch 25 4 mm margin between the last line printed on one page and the first line printed on the next page Because most application programs set their own top and bottom margins you should use this feature only if your program does not provide them Auto tear off When you use continuous paper with the front or rear push tractor this feature advances the p...

Page 84: ...n use some advanced graphics commands like those available in ESC P2 mode When you select IBM 2390 2391 mode this setting is available The default setting is off 0 slash The zero character has a slash 0 when this setting is on it has no slash 0 when the setting is off This allows you to easily distinguish between an uppercase O character and a zero Buzzer Beep The printer beeps when some errors oc...

Page 85: ...r after it has been automatically loaded by the printer If your printing appears too high or low on the page change the loading position with the micro adjust feature as follows 1 Make sure the printer is turned on If necessary lift the printer cover up so you can see the paper position 2 Load either continuous or single sheet paper Load continuous paper by pressing the Load Eject button 3 Hold do...

Page 86: ...margin Note The printer has a minimum and maximum loading position If you try to advance the loading position beyond these limits the printer beeps and the paper stops moving When the paper reaches the factory set loading position the printer beeps and paper feeding pauses briefly Use the factory setting as a reference point when adjusting the loading position 3 6anew 6 5 mm 8 5 mm margi3 L Sunflo...

Page 87: ...an save paper that would normally be lost between documents You can use the tear off feature in two ways by setting the default setting to select auto tear off mode or by pressing the Tear Off Bin button on the control panel If the perforation between pages is not aligned with the tear off edge you can adjust the tear off position using the micro adjust feature as described in the previous section...

Page 88: ...tor as described in Chapter 2 When you finish printing the printer advances the perforation of the final printed page to the tear off position 2 Tear off all printed pages 3 When you resume printing the printer automatically feeds the paper back to the loading position and begins printing If the perforation does not meet the tear off edge you can adjust the tear off position using the micro adjust...

Page 89: ...ume printing the printer feeds the paper back to the loading position and begins printing You can also manually feed the paper back to the loading position by pressing the Tear Off Bin button Bi d Adjustment When using bidirectional printing you may notice that the lines in your printout are not properly aligned To correct this problem use the printer s Bi d Adjustment mode as follows 1 Make sure ...

Page 90: ...es and includes the following resident barcode fonts EAN 13 EAN 8 Interleaved 2 of 5 UPC A UPC E Code 39 Code 128 and POSTNET See the Appendix for more information about the Barcode Print command L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 3 02 05 96 pass 1 3 18 Using the Printer ...

Page 91: ...bin cut sheet feeder 4 6 Switching between continuous paper and the cut sheet feeder 4 6 Selecting single sheets postcards or envelopes 4 7 Pull Tractor 4 8 Loading paper with the push tractor and the optional pull tractor 4 8 Roll Paper Holder 4 9 Interface Cards 4 12 Installing an interface card 4 12 The C82305 or C82306 serial interface card 4 14 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 4 02 05 96 p...

Page 92: ...By connecting both cut sheet feeders you can operate them as a double bin cut sheet feeder This allows you to load two different types of paper See Assembling the double bin cut sheet feeder later in this chapter Before you install your cut sheet feeder assemble it by following the instructions in the manual that comes with it Note The second bin cut sheet feeder can only be used in combination wi...

Page 93: ...n this can damage the printer Also the print head may become hot during use Always let it cool before you touch it 5 Hold the cut sheet feeder in both hands and press back the latch levers on each side Fit the notches in the cut sheet feeder over the mounting posts on the printer Release the latch levers and lower the cut sheet feeder until it rests on the printer 6 Insert the cable into the conne...

Page 94: ...it is aligned with the arrow mark on the back side of the center support Next slide the right paper guide to match the width of your paper Slide the paper stacker midway between the paper guides 3 Pull the paper set levers all the way forward until the paper guides retract and lock open to allow for paper loading 4 2 4 3 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 4 02 05 96 pass 1 4 4 Using Printer Optio...

Page 95: ...y 7 Push back the paper set levers to clamp the paper against the guide rollers 8 Lift up the center support and select single sheet or continuous paper by moving the paper selection lever as shown below Note When the cut sheet feeder is installed you can still load single sheets using the top paper guide or the front paper slot The cut sheet feeder loads paper when you send data to the printer as...

Page 96: ...ote You may be able to specify the bin number using your application programs See your software manuals for details Switching between continuous paper and the cut sheet feeder You can easily switch between continuous paper and cut sheet feeder operation without removing the continuous paper Switching to continuous paper 1 If any single sheets are in the paper path press the Load Eject button to ej...

Page 97: ... tractor but is no longer in the paper path 4 Move the printer s paper release lever to the single sheet position 5 Move the cut sheet feeder s paper selection lever to the single sheet position Selecting single sheets postcards or envelopes You can select either single sheet paper postcards or envelopes using the lever on the first bin You ll see the icons next to the lever Move the lever to the ...

Page 98: ...pull tractor in the pull tractor position Loading paper with the push tractor and the optional pull tractor 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and the standard tractor is installed in the push tractor position 2 Remove the paper tension unit by lifting it up and off the printer 3 Install the optional pull tractor in the pull tractor position as described in Using the pull tractor position in Ch...

Page 99: ...se the knob on the right side of the printer except to clear paper jams when the printer is off Otherwise you may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top of form position Roll Paper Holder The optional roll paper holder 8310 allows you to use your printer with 8 5 inch roll paper like that used with telex machines Before you use roll paper set the default setting of roll paper to on See Cha...

Page 100: ... paper holder when lifting the printer Only the printer s weight holds it in place 3 Cut the leading edge of the roll paper straight across Slide the roll paper holder shaft through the center of the paper roll 4 Set the shaft and paper roll onto the roll paper holder so that paper feeds from the bottom of the roll 4 6 4 7 L Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 4 02 05 96 pass 1 4 10 Using Printer Op...

Page 101: ...until you feel resistance Note Use the rear push tractor paper path as shown below 6 Install the paper guide and the printer cover 7 Turn on the printer The roll paper loads automatically 4 8 4 9 rear push tractor paper path R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 4 02 05 96 pass 1 Using Printer Options 4 11 ...

Page 102: ...interface card C82313 32KB IEEE 488 interface card C82314 Coax interface card C82315 Twinax interface card C82331 Ethernet interface card The asterisk is a substitute for the last digit which varies by country If you are unsure whether you need an optional interface or would like to know more about interfaces contact your dealer Installing an interface card Follow the steps below to install an opt...

Page 103: ...es of the interface compartment Push in firmly to make sure you fully insert the connector at the back of the interface card into the printer s internal socket Then re insert the screws and tighten them To remove the interface card reverse the steps above 4 10 4 11 R Sunflower E Rev D A5 size Chapter 4 02 05 96 pass 1 Using Printer Options 4 13 ...

Page 104: ...s 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 bps bits per second To set the baud rate see the bit rate selection table in the C82305 or C82306 interface card manual Handshake timing When the unused area for data in the input buffer drops to 256 bytes the printer outputs an X OFF code or sets the DTR flag to 1 MARK to indicate that it cannot receive data When the unused area increases to 512 bytes the p...

Page 105: ...Transportation Proof Sign off Nishi _______ Grady _______ 5 Cleaning the Printer 5 2 Replacing the Ribbon 5 3 Transporting the Printer 5 4 R Sunflower E Rev E A5 size Chapter 5 02 05 96 pass 2 Maintenance and Transportation 5 1 ...

Page 106: ...ith a soft clean cloth dampened with mild detergent dissolved in water Keep the printer cover in place and close the paper guide cover to prevent water from getting inside the printer w Warning Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components c Caution Never use alcohols or thinners to clean the printer these chemicals can damage the components and the case Do not use ...

Page 107: ...ur printer Printer model Ribbon cartridge Ribbon pack LQ 2170 S015083 S010031 S015086 S010033 To replace the ribbon cartridge follow the steps in Installing the Ribbon Cartridge in Chapter 1 w Warning If the printer has been used recently the print head may be hot Let it cool before attempting to replace the ribbon Note Do not use a ribbon cartridge designed for 9 pin printers The ribbon pack can ...

Page 108: ... pull tractor cut sheet feeder or roll paper holder if installed 5 Remove the ribbon cartridge 6 Remove the paper tension unit Attach the protective locking clip to the paper tension unit and then replace the paper tension unit 7 Make sure the standard tractor is installed in the push tractor position 8 Repack the printer ribbon cartridge paper guide and power cord in the original packing material...

Page 109: ... 6 5 Printed characters are not what you expect 6 5 The print position is not what you expect 6 6 Paper Handling 6 7 Single sheets do not feed properly 6 7 Continuous paper does not feed properly 6 8 Options 6 10 The paper does not feed properly with the cut sheet feeder 6 10 Continuous paper does not feed properly when using the pull tractor with the push tractor 6 12 6 R Sunflower E rev D A5 siz...

Page 110: ... off the printer Next hold down the LF FF and Load Eject buttons while you turn on the printer Then send data from your computer The printer prints all the codes it receives in hexadecimal format Power Supply This section describes solutions for problems related to the power supply Power is not being supplied The lights on the control panel do not go on Check that the power cord is properly plugge...

Page 111: ...Check that the software is installed properly for your printer Check the software s printer settings Check both ends of the interface cable Make sure the cable meets both the printer and computer specifications The Pause and Paper Out lights are flashing and the printer beeps three times The printer may be out of paper Load paper in the printer The printer sounds like it is printing but nothing is...

Page 112: ...ps five times check for a paper jam and make sure the paper release lever is in the correct position If the printer beeps once you may have tried an invalid control panel operation Review the control panel functions in Chapter 3 If the printer still does not work correctly turn it off and contact your dealer or qualified service person The print is faint or uneven Printed characters have parts mis...

Page 113: ... the ribbon or the ribbon has come loose Reinstall the ribbon cartridge as described in Chapter 1 Printed characters are not what you expect The typestyles or characters you sent with your software did not print Check that the software is correctly configured for your printer For instructions see Setting Up Your Software in Chapter 1 The font selected on the control panel does not print Your softw...

Page 114: ...r user s guide for the right printer to choose 2 Many programs include an option to set the maximum lines per page If your program has a lines per page setting and you are using standard 8 1 2 x 11 inch paper set the lines per page to 61 except for the ActionPrinter T 1000 for which you use 58 Note To find the right lines per page setting for paper that is not 8 1 2 x 11 create a test document usi...

Page 115: ...ange the page length using the Default Setting mode See Changing the Default Settings in Chapter 3 Regular gaps occur in the printout Skip over perforation may be on Set skip over perforation to Off in the Default Setting mode See Changing the Default Settings in Chapter 3 Paper Handling See this section if you have problems with paper Single sheets do not feed properly Paper does not feed Continu...

Page 116: ... eject the page Make sure the printer cover is closed The paper may be too long Use paper that is within the specified range See the paper specifications in the Appendix Continuous paper does not feed properly The tractor does not feed the paper Check that the paper release lever is pulled forward to the continuous paper position If not move the lever to the correct position The paper may have com...

Page 117: ...eck that the paper size and thickness are within the specified ranges See the paper specifications in the Appendix The paper does not eject properly Tear off the paper entering the printer then press the LF FF or Load Eject button to feed the paper forward See Tear Off in Chapter 3 When you switch between single sheets and continuous paper the printer beeps several times and the Pause light comes ...

Page 118: ... head Look for a paper jam and remove it Make sure the edge guide positions on the paper guide of the cut sheet feeder are correct Position the edge guides at the diamond shaped guide marks There may be only one sheet left in the bin Add more paper Two or more sheets feed at one time You may have loaded too many sheets in the cut sheet feeder s bin Make sure the bin contains no more than 150 sheet...

Page 119: ... has printed on two pages Check that the page length setting and lines per page setting in your software are correct Also see Changing the Default Settings in Chapter 3 The desired paper type does not load when switching between the cut sheet feeder and the push tractor The paper release lever may not be in the proper position Pull the lever forward to load continuous paper or push the lever back ...

Page 120: ...ets are not aligned correctly When using both tractors be sure that the sprockets on both are positioned evenly The paper may have too much slack Adjust the position of the sprockets to take up any slack along the width of the paper Remove slack lengthwise by rotating the knob of the pull tractor L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Chapter 6 02 05 96 pass 0 6 12 Troubleshooting ...

Page 121: ...Using Commands A 17 Sending printer commands A 17 Using the command summary A 17 Commands Arranged by Topic A 18 General operation A 18 Paper feeding A 18 Page format A 19 Print position motion A 20 Font selection A 21 Font enhancement A 23 Character handling A 24 Spacing A 27 Graphics A 27 Bit image A 28 Barcode A 29 Character Tables A 32 International Character Sets A 32 Graphics Character Table...

Page 122: ... draft 10 440 Draft 10 12 15 330 396 495 Draft condensed 17 20 283 330 Letter quality 10 12 15 110 132 165 Letter quality condensed 17 20 189 220 The paper thickness lever position or an overheated print head may slow down the printing speed L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 A 2 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables ...

Page 123: ...aper feed speed 45 msec in 1 6 inch feed 0 127 m sec in continuous feed 5 0 inches sec in continuous feed Buffer 0K byte or 64K byte Depends on default settings Character tables 11 standard 20 other character tables Character sets 14 international character sets and one legal character set Bit map fonts 10 bit map fonts Scalable fonts 4 scalable fonts Barcode fonts 8 fonts R Sunflower E rev D A5 s...

Page 124: ...ar 101 to 420 mm 4 0 to 16 5 inches Copies 1 original 4 copies Thickness 0 12 to 0 39 mm 0 0047 to 0 015 inch Weight 40 to 58 g m2 12 to 15 lb Jointing Line glue at the top of form single side line glue is available only with front entry Use under normal operating conditions Envelopes rear entry only Size No 6 166 92 mm 6 5 3 6 inches No 10 240 104 mm 9 5 4 1 inches Thickness 0 16 to 0 5 mm 0 0063...

Page 125: ...ngle sheet and multipart front rear and bottom entry Width 101 to 406 mm 4 to 16 inches Length 101 to 559 mm 4 to 22 inches Copies 1 original 4 copies Thickness 0 065 to 0 39 mm 0 0025 to 0 015 inch Weight not multipart 52 3 to 82 g m2 14 to 22 lb Weight one sheet of multipart 40 to 58 g m2 12 to 15 lb Jointing Point glue or paper staple both sides R Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pas...

Page 126: ... inches Base sheet thickness 0 07 to 0 09 mm 0 0028 to 0 0035 inch Total thickness 0 16 to 0 19 mm 0 0063 to 0 0075 inch Label weight 68 g m2 17 lb Roll paper rear entry only Width 216 3 mm 8 5 0 12 inches Thickness 0 07 to 0 09 mm 0 0028 to 0 0035 inch Weight 52 3 to 82 g m2 14 to 22 lb L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 A 6 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables ...

Page 127: ...he unprintable area is to the left of the arrow mark Rear paper alignment Printing starts at 0 on the scale The unprintable area is to the left of the 0 margi2 margin R Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables A 7 ...

Page 128: ...ider than 351 4 mm 13 84 inches the side margins increase to match the width of the paper C The minimum bottom margin is 4 2 mm 0 17 inch Continuous paper A The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation are 4 2 mm B The minimum left and right margins are 13 mm 0 51 inch The maximum printable width is 345 2 mm 13 6 inches A B A B C C B Printable area Printable area a 1 A B A B ...

Page 129: ...tor C80032 Push Pull tractor feed rear standard push with optional pull tractors C80032 front with two optional pull tractors C80032 Pull tractor feed front rear and bottom with optional pull tractor C80032 Cut sheet feeder option C80673 C80674 Ribbon life 8 million characters LQ 10 cpi at 48 dots character Total print amount 7 5 million lines Print head life 400 million strokes wire A B Printable...

Page 130: ...0MΩ min between AC line and chassis DC 500 V Dielectric strength AC 1000 Vrms 1 min or AC 1200 Vrms 1 sec between AC line and chassis Maximum 2 6 A depending on the character type 230V model Rated voltage AC 220 to 240 V Input voltage range AC 198 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 5 A Power consumption Approx 62 W self test in draft mo...

Page 131: ...ng 1 2 0 to 85 RH storage 1 Resistance to shock 1 G within 1 ms operating 3 2 G within 2 ms storage 3 Resistance to vibration 0 25 G 55 Hz max operating 0 50 G 55 Hz max storage 3 1 without condensation 2 when printing multipart papers envelopes postcards or labels 3 in shipping container Safety approvals 120 V model Safety standards UL1950 with D3 CSA C22 2 950 with D3 EMI FCC part 15 subpart B c...

Page 132: ... 23 EEC EN60950 EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN55022 class B EN50082 1 IEC801 2 IEC801 3 IEC801 4 Non Automatic Weighting Instruments Directive 90 384 EEC EN45501 Interface specifications The printer provides a bidirectional 8 bit parallel interface and Type B optional interface slot as standard L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 A 12 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tabl...

Page 133: ...n Strobe pulse Input data is latched at falling edge of the signal 2 DATA1 20 In Bit 0 LSB Parallel input data to the printer 3 DATA2 21 In Bit 1 4 DATA3 22 In Bit 2 5 DATA4 23 In Bit 3 6 DATA5 24 In Bit 4 7 DATA6 25 In Bit 5 8 DATA7 26 In Bit 6 9 DATA8 27 In Bit 7 MSB 10 ACKNLG 28 Out This signal negative pulse indicates that the printer has received data and is ready to accept more 11 BUSY 29 Ou...

Page 134: ... resistance 17 Chassis Chassis GND 16 33 19 30 GND Signal GND 15 34 NC Not connected In Out shows the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer Parallel interface reverse channel Transmission mode IEEE 1284 nibble mode Adaptable connector 57 30360 Amphenol or equivalent Synchronization Refer to IEEE 1284 specifications Handshaking Refer to IEEE 1284 specifications Signal level IEEE 1284 ...

Page 135: ... Bit 0 LSB Parallel input data to the printer 3 DATA2 21 In Bit 1 4 DATA3 22 In Bit 2 5 DATA4 23 In Bit 3 6 DATA5 24 In Bit 4 7 DATA6 25 In Bit 5 8 DATA7 26 In Bit 6 9 DATA8 27 In Bit 7 MSB 10 PtrClk 28 Out Used to qualify data being sent to the host Set LOW then HIGH to cause an interrupt indicating to host that data is available 11 PtrBusy DataBit 3 7 29 Out Data bits 3 then 7 indicate forward c...

Page 136: ... 0 4 29 Out This signal is LOW when the printer is in an error state 36 1284 Active 30 In Set HIGH during 1284 mode 18 Logic H Out A high signal indicates that all other signals sourced by the peripheral are in a valid state 35 5V Out This line is pulled up to 5V through 3 3 kΩ resistance 17 Chassis Chassis GND 16 33 19 30 GND Signal GND 15 34 NC Not connected In Out shows the direction of signal ...

Page 137: ...ifies certain punctuation you must use to enter the command The software manual should explain the required format and punctuation Using the command summary The following section lists and describes all the commands by topic If a command has no parameters it is merely listed If it has parameters they are explained The parameters are indicated by lowercase italicized letters usually n The examples ...

Page 138: ... n 2 Select bin 2 of CSF n R Eject a sheet Paper feeding ASCII Dec Hex Description CR 13 0D Carriage Return FF 12 0C Form Feed LF 10 0A Line Feed ESC 0 48 30 Select 1 8 inch Line Spacing ESC 2 50 32 Select 1 6 inch Line Spacing ESC 3 n 51 33 Set n 180 inch Line Spacing ESC n 43 2B Set n 360 inch Line Spacing L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 A 18 Specifications Command Summary a...

Page 139: ... defined units ESC C nn 40 67 28 43 Set Page Length in Defined Units ESC C 2 0 n1 n2 n n1 n2 256 n Number of defined units ESC C n 67 43 Set Page Length in Lines n number of lines ESC C 0 n 67 43 Set Page Length in Inches n number of inches ESC N n 78 4E Set Bottom Margin for Continuous Paper n number of lines ESC O 79 4F Cancel Bottom Margin for Continuous Paper R Sunflower E rev D A5 size Append...

Page 140: ...nit the default is 1 120 inch in draft and 1 180 inch in LQ for this command ESC V nn 40 86 28 56 Set Absolute Vertical Print Position ESC V 2 0 n1 n2 n n1 n2 256 n Specifies print position from top margin in defined units ESC v nn 40 118 28 76 Set Relative Vertical Print Position ESC v 2 0 n1 n2 n n1 n2 256 n Moves current print position in defined units ESC D nn 68 44 Set Horizontal Tabs Up to 3...

Page 141: ... Script 11 Sans Serif H 5 OCR B ESC X m nn 88 58 Select Font by Pitch and Point ESC X m n1 n2 m Set pitch to 360 m cpi m 0 No change in pitch m 1 Select proportional m 0 1 18 21 24 30 36 42 48 60 or 72 n Set point size in 0 5 points Total points n1 n2 256 0 5 n 0 No change in point n 0 16 20 21 24 28 32 36 40 42 44 48 52 56 60 or 64 for Roman Sans Serif Roman T and Sans Serif H n 0 21 42 for other...

Page 142: ...ESC 4 52 34 Select Italic Font ESC 5 53 35 Cancel Italic Font ESC E 69 45 Select Bold Font ESC F 70 46 Cancel Bold Font ESC n 33 21 Master Select To find the value of n add together the numbers of the typestyles you want to combine from the list below n 0 10 cpi 16 double strike 1 12 cpi 32 double width 2 prop 64 italic 4 cond 128 underline 8 bold L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass...

Page 143: ...el Double Strike Printing ESC S 0 83 53 Select Superscript Printing ESC S 1 83 53 Select Subscript Printing ESC T 84 54 Cancel Superscript Subscript Printing ESC q n 113 71 Select Character Style n 0 Normal style 1 Outline 2 Shadow 3 Outline with shadow ESC nn 40 45 28 2D Select Line Score ESC 3 0 1 n1 n2 n1 1 Underline n1 2 Strikethrough n1 3 Overscore n2 0 Cancel score line selected by n1 n2 1 S...

Page 144: ... d0 d1 d2 data n1 first character number n2 last character number d0 left space of character d1 body width of character d2 right space of character data 3 bytes required for each column super subscripts require only 2 bytes per column ESC n 37 25 Select User Defined Set n 0 Normal set 1 User defined set ESC nn 40 94 28 5E Print Data as Characters ESC n1 n2 data n n1 n2 256 n amount of data data pr...

Page 145: ...downloaded characters from 0 127 to 128 255 ESC 6 54 36 Enable Printing of Upper Control Codes With graphics character tables this command enables the printing of codes 128 159 ESC 7 55 37 Enable Upper Control Codes Cancels ESC 6 R Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables A 25 ...

Page 146: ...850 A 10 PC 852 5 0 PC 853 6 0 PC 855 B 0 PC 857 7 0 PC 860 18 0 PC 861 8 0 PC 863 D 0 PC 864 9 0 PC 865 E 0 PC 866 E 20 PC 866 LAT F 0 PC 869 19 0 BRASCII 1A 0 Abicomp 7F 1 ISO Latin 1 1F 0 ISO Latin 1T 7F 2 ISO Latin 2 1D 7 ISO 8859 7 1B 0 MAZOWIA 1C 0 Code MJK 20 0 Bulgaria 25 0 Estonia 23 0 Roman 8 Available in certain areas L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 A 26 Specificati...

Page 147: ...t ESC U 1 0 n Define positioning unit as n 3600 inch n 10 20 30 40 50 or 60 n 10 default Graphics ASCII Dec Hex Description ESC nn 46 2E Print Raster Graphics ESC c v h m n1 n2 data c 0 Full graphics mode 1 Compressed mode v 10 20 Dot density for vertical in 3600 v DPI h 10 20 Dot density for horizontal in 3600 h DPI m Number of vertical dots Total dots n1 n2 256 ESC G nn 40 71 28 47 Select Graphi...

Page 148: ... dpi Pins Adjacent dot printing t 0 60 60 8 enable 1 1 120 60 8 enable 1 2 120 60 8 disable 1 3 240 60 8 disable 1 4 80 60 8 enable 1 6 90 60 8 enable 1 32 60 180 24 enable 3 33 120 180 24 enable 3 38 90 180 24 enable 3 39 180 180 24 enable 3 40 360 180 24 disable 3 L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 A 28 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables ...

Page 149: ...OSTNET m Module width 180 dpi m 2 2 dots 3 3 dots 4 4 dots 5 5 dots s Space adjustment value 3 s 3 1 360 inch units v1 v2 Bar length v1 v2 256 1 180 inch units The v1 and v2 values are ignored when POSTNET is selected The long bar length of POSTNET is always 0 125 inch the short bar length is always 0 050 inch R Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 Specifications Command Summary and ...

Page 150: ...e symbology The data number of each barcode type is constant The barcode is not printed if the following valid characters are not set Barcode Type Number of valid characters 1 HEX Number of valid characters 2 HEX EAN 13 EAN 8 Interleaved 2 of 5 UPC A UPC E Code 39 Code 128 POSTNET 0D 8 2 to FF 0C 0C or 8 1 to FF 2 to FF 6 or 0A or 0C 0C 7 2 to FF 0B 0B or 7 1 to FF 2 to FF 5 or 9 or 0B Number of v...

Page 151: ...barcode nor raster bit image is printed A barcode is not printed when part of the barcode extends beyond the right margin When barcode data and text data are mixed in a data sequence barcode and text are printed in the same place The initial data of Code 128 Set A B or C is identified as the firstdata of Code 128 and must be hexadecimal 41 42 and 43 respectively When Code 128 Set C and Interleaved...

Page 152: ...aracter Tables International Character Sets Graphics Character Tables PC 437 United States A 2 L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 A 32 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables ...

Page 153: ...PC 850 PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 A 3 A 4 R Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables A 33 ...

Page 154: ...PC 861 BRASCII Abicomp ISO Latin 1 A 5 L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 A 34 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables ...

Page 155: ...Roman 8 PC 437 Greek PC 852 A 6 R Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables A 35 ...

Page 156: ...PC 853 PC 855 PC 857 PC 864 L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 A 36 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables ...

Page 157: ...PC 866 PC 869 ISO Latin 1T ISO 8859 7 A 7 R Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables A 37 ...

Page 158: ...MAZOWIA Code MJK Bulgaria Estonia A 8 A 9 L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 A 38 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables ...

Page 159: ...PC 774 ISO Latin 2 PC 866 LAT Italic Character R Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables A 39 ...

Page 160: ...L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Appendix 02 05 96 pass 2 A 40 Specifications Command Summary and Character Tables ...

Page 161: ... 3 8 9 A 32 39 Cleaning the printer 5 2 Commands barcode A 29 30 ESC P 2 1 A 18 30 Connecting the printer 1 10 Continuous paper 2 8 23 advancing to tear off position 3 17 loading 2 12 22 problems 6 12 switching to or from cut sheet feeder 4 6 7 switching to or from single sheets 2 24 25 unloading 2 23 Control panel 3 2 6 Cut sheet feeders 4 2 7 double bin 4 6 high capacity 4 2 5 problems 6 7 11 se...

Page 162: ...ed draft 3 10 I IBM emulation 1 3 10 Interface cards 4 12 14 International character sets A 32 Italic character table A 39 L Labels 2 28 Letter quality 3 19 Lever paper release 2 2 paper thickness 2 26 LF FF button 3 5 Lights 3 2 3 Load Eject button 3 4 Loading paper continuous paper 2 12 22 cut sheet feeder 4 4 envelopes 2 29 labels 2 28 multipart form 2 27 postcards 2 29 single sheets 2 3 7 Loca...

Page 163: ...rning 2 11 Print quality problems 6 4 7 Printer drivers DOS programs 1 21 installing 1 15 18 settings 1 19 20 Printer functions table 3 8 9 Printer stand 1 3 Printer utilites 1 21 22 Problem solving 6 1 11 Protective materials saving 1 4 Pull tractor 2 3 2 8 2 19 21 4 8 Push tractor 2 3 2 8 2 12 18 Push pull tractor 2 22 23 4 8 9 R Release lever See Paper release lever Ribbon cartridge installing ...

Page 164: ...9 21 4 8 push pull 2 8 2 22 23 4 8 9 rear push 2 3 2 8 2 15 18 selecting 2 8 9 Transporting the printer 5 4 Troubleshooting 6 2 12 U Unidirectional printing 3 10 Unpacking the printer 1 4 Utilities EPSON Calibration 1 22 EPSON Remote 1 22 V Voltage caution 1 4 1 10 W Weight A 10 Windows 1 15 20 installing printer driver 1 15 18 L Sunflower E rev D A5 size Index 02 05 96 pass 0 IN 4 Index ...

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