EPSON
LQ-570e/LQ-580
Revision
C
6
Contents
Chapter
1 Product Description
1.1
Specifications
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9
1.1.1
Features
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9
1.1.2
Accessories
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10
1.2
Hardware
Specifications
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11
1.2.1
Printing
Method
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11
1.2.2
Printing
Specifications
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11
1.2.3
Paper
Handling
Specifications
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12
1.2.4
Paper
Specifications
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13
1.2.5
Printable
Area
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17
1.2.6
Ribbon
Cartridge
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20
1.2.7
Electrical
Specifications
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20
1.2.8
Environmental
Condition
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21
1.2.9
Reliability
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21
1.2.10
Safety
Approvals
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21
1.2.11
CE
Marking
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21
1.2.12
Physical
Specifications
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22
1.3
Firmware
Specifications
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23
1.3.1
Control
Codes
and
Fonts
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23
1.4
Interface
Specifications
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25
1.4.1
Parallel
Interface
(Forward
Channel)
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25
1.4.2
Parallel
Interface
(Reverse
Channel)
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27
1.4.3
Optional
Interface
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28
1.4.4
Interface
Selection
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29
1.4.5
Prevention
Hosts
from
Data
Transfer
Time-out
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29
1.4.6
IEEE1284.4
protocol
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29
1.4.7
Type-B
Interface
communication
specification
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29
1.5
Operation
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31
1.5.1
Control
Panel
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31
1.5.1.1
Switches
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31
1.5.1.2
LED
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33
1.5.1.3
Buzzer
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33
1.5.2
Functions
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34
1.5.2.1
Usual
Operation
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34
1.5.2.2
Operation
at
Power-on
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34
1.5.2.3
Default
Setting
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35
1.5.3
Bi-d.
Adjustment
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36
1.5.4
EEPROM
Initialization
Method
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36
1.5.5
Initialization
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36
1.5.6
Errors
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37
1.6
Control
codes
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38
1.6.1
ESC/P2
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38
1.6.2
IBM
2390
Plus
Emulation
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39
1.6.3
Bi-Directional
Commands
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40
1.7
Functional
Specification
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44
1.7.1
Standard
Specification
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44
1.7.2
Europe
Specification
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44
1.7.3
NLSP
Specification
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44
1.7.4
Thai
Specification
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45
1.7.5
Korea
Specification
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45
1.7.6
China
Specification
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45
Chapter
2 Operating Principles
2.1
Main
Components
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47
2.1.1
C293MAIN
Board
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47
2.1.2
C293PSB/PSE
Board
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47
2.2
Printer
Mechanism
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48
2.2.1
Printhead
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48
2.2.2
Paper
Feed
Mechanism
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48
2.2.3
Carriage
Movement
Mechanism
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48
2.2.4
Tractor
Feed
Mechanism
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48
2.2.5
Platen
Gap
Adjustment
Mechanism
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48
2.2.6
Ribbon
Feed
Mechanism
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48
2.3
Circuit
Operation
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50
2.3.1
C293PSB/PSE
Power
Supply
Circuit
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50
Summary of Contents for LQ-570e
Page 8: ...C H A P T E R 1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ...
Page 46: ...C H A P T E R 2 OPERATINGPRINCIPLES ...
Page 57: ...C H A P T E R 3 TROUBLESHOOTING ...
Page 70: ...C H A P T E R 4 DISASSEMBLYANDASSEMBLY ...
Page 93: ...C H A P T E R 5 ADJUSTMENT ...
Page 101: ...C H A P T E R 6 MAINTENANCE ...
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