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Page 3: ...oes not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le présent appareil numérique n émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans le règlement sur le brouillage radioélectriques édicté par le Minist...

Page 4: ...vered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This product should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 7 This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure ...

Page 5: ...Remove may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks Refer all servicing in those compartments to service personnel 13 Unplug this product 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 the product C If the product has been exposed to rain or wate...

Page 6: ... 27 Setting Up Your Application Software l 32 Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 l Selecting a Paper Feeding Method 2 2 Using Single Sheets 2 3 Using Continuous Paper 2 8 Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets 2 16 Printing on Special Paper 2 23 Chapter 3 Using the Printer 3 l Operating the Control Panel 3 2 Setting the DIP Switches 3 6 Adjusting the Loading Position 3 14 Using Short Tear off 3 17...

Page 7: ... Module 5 37 The Interface Boards 5 44 Chapter 6 Maintenance 6 1 Cleaning the Printer 6 2 Replacing the Ribbon 6 4 Transporting the Printer 6 9 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 7 l Problems and Solutions 7 2 Power Supply 7 4 Printing 7 5 Paper Handling 7 16 Options 7 27 Chapter 8 Technical Specifications 8 l Printer Specifications 8 2 Interface Specifications 8 11 Option Specifications 8 16 Initializatio...

Page 8: ...mmand Summary 9 l Data Flow Process 9 2 Using the Command Summary 9 3 Commands in Numerical Order 9 6 Commands Arranged by Topic 9 9 Appendix A l Proportional Width Table A 2 Character Table A 6 Glossary Index vii ...

Page 9: ...pson ESC P commands used by the LQ 500 LQ 510 LQ 800 LQ 850 LQ 950 LQ 1000 LQ 1050 LQ 1500 LQ 2500 and LQ 2550 Fast draft printing of up to 300 characters per second at 10 characters per inch cpi in high speed draft mode and 295 characters per second at 12 cpi or 246 characters per second at 10 cpi in normal draft mode An improved control panel design that allows direct selection of many of the pr...

Page 10: ...cter table 14 international character sets a legal symbol set and an italic character table l The ability to handle a wide range of paper types including envelopes and labels Options A variety of printer options is available for use with your printer For detailed information on using these options see Chapter 5 l Single bin and Double bin Cut Sheet Feeders C806271 C806281 The cut sheet feeders mak...

Page 11: ...proves the performance of continuous paper handling It is especially useful with continuous multi part forms l Multi Font Module 7407 The optional Multi Font module adds to the number of fonts available in the Letter Quality mode Introduction 3 ...

Page 12: ...tional interface boards are available to supplement the printer s built in parallel and serial interfaces Guidelines for choosing the right interface and instructions on installing the boards are given in Chapter 5 About This Manual This user s manual provides fully illustrated step by step instructions on setting up and operating your Epson printer 4 Introduction ...

Page 13: ...er defined characters See Chapter 9 for a useful summary of printer commands If the printer does not operate properly or the printed results are not what you expect see Chapter 7 for troubleshooting instructions Other chapters and the appendix contain information on printer options general maintenance and specifications You will also find a glossary of printer terms At the back of this manual is a...

Page 14: ...t to its dealers and Customer Care Centers Therefore we ask that you contact the business where you purchased your Epson product to request assistance If the people there do not have the answer to your question they can obtain it through our dealer support program Epson is confident that this policy will provide you with the assistance you need Call the Epson Consumer Information Center at l 800 9...

Page 15: ...the Platen Knob 1 8 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 1 9 Attaching the Paper Guide 1 14 Testing the Printer 1 16 Plugging in the Printer 1 16 Running the Self Test 1 16 If the Self Test Doesn t Print 1 23 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1 27 The Parallel Interface 1 28 The Serial Interface 1 29 Setting Up Your Application Software 1 32 Choosing From a Menu 1 32 Setting Up the Printer 1 1 ...

Page 16: ...ts When you unpack the printer make sure that you have all the parts shown below and that none have been damaged Platen knob Cross head screwdriver Color ribbon cartridge Connector lock nuts Black ribbon cartridge 1 2 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 17: ...olor ribbon cartridge 7763 Removing the Protective Materials The printer is protected during shipping by two locking brackets These protective items must be removed before you turn on the printer After removing these items store them with the other packing material in case you ever need to transport your printer 1 Open the printer cover Setting Up the Printer 1 3 ...

Page 18: ...de it back until the tabs on the cover fit into the raised slots on the printer Leave the paper guide cover resting in this open position 3 Remove any pieces of white packing material you find inside the printer 1 4 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 19: ... locking brackets Look straight down inside the printer to find the locking brackets The brackets are orange and their screws are red 5 Lower the paper guide cover and close the printer cover WARNING Be sure to remove all protective materials before you turn on the printer Setting Up the Printer 1 5 ...

Page 20: ... and for unrestricted flow of air around the printer Use a grounded outlet do not use an adapter plug Avoid locations that are subject to direct sunlight excessive heat moisture or dust Avoid electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers Accidental interruption of power can wipe out information in both your computer s memory and in your printer s memory Avoid using outlets tha...

Page 21: ... from horizontal l With a cut sheet feeder your printer must be kept level l If your paper supply is positioned below the printer stand make sure there is enough clearance to keep the paper from catching on the underside of the stand Also make sure the distance between the stand supports is wide enough for the paper you are using l Position your printer s cables so that they do not interfere with ...

Page 22: ...problem The platen knob is packed in an indentation in the printer s white foam packing material 1 Insert the platen knob into the hole on the printer s side and rotate it slowly until it slips onto the shaft 2 Push firmly on the platen knob until it fits against the printer case CAUTION Do not use the platen knob to adjust the position of the paper This interferes with the automatic paper loading...

Page 23: ...d ribbon cartridge the color ribbon cartridge and the optional film ribbon cartridge in the same way A standard ribbon cartridge and color ribbon cartridge come with your printer Install the ribbon cartridge as follows 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Open the printer cover 3 Open the paper guide cover Setting Up the Printer 1 9 ...

Page 24: ... printer is turned on because this can damage the printer Also if you have been using the printer the print head may be hot let it cool for a few minutes before touching it 5 Turn the ribbon tightening knob in the direction of the arrow This removes slack in the ribbon and makes it easier to install 1 10 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 25: ... together then lower it until it snaps into place The side hooks in the printer fit into the slots on each side of the ribbon cartridge as shown below Note Press lightly on both sides of the cartridge to make sure the plastic hooks are properly seated Setting Up the Printer 1 11 ...

Page 26: ...lide it from side to side to make sure it moves smoothly Do not try to slide the print head by grasping the ribbon cartridge Note Make sure the paper thickness lever on the left is set to position 2 See The Paper Thickness Lever in Chapter 2 if you are printing on special paper 1 12 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 27: ...Storing and using a film ribbon at high temperatures shortens the ribbon s life expectancy which is normally 100 000 characters 7764 Film ribbon prints in red near the end of the ribbon Replace the film ribbon at this point If you continue to use the ribbon beyond its life expectancy printing suddenly becomes faint and the ribbon may snap Setting Up the Printer 1 13 ...

Page 28: ...eets the paper guide helps to feed the paper smoothly and efficiently into the printer Attach the paper guide using the following procedure 1 Open the paper guide cover 2 Place the paper guide on the printer as shown below 1 14 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 29: ... guide until it locks into place Note To lower the paper guide lift up slightly to release it from its locked position then gently lower it down onto the printer 4 Close the paper guide cover Setting Up the Printer 1 15 ...

Page 30: ...NG Whenever you turn off the printer wait at least five seconds before turning it back on Rapid switching on and off can damage the printer Running the Self Test The self test prints out the settings of the printer s DIP switches and the characters in the printer s memory The test can be run in either high speed draft normal draft or Letter Quality LQ mode You select the draft mode or Letter Quali...

Page 31: ...m This prevents the print head from printing directly onto the platen which can damage the print head Although the self test can be run with continuous paper use single sheet paper now because single sheet loading is easier Be sure to use paper that is wide enough for the self test to print If you need to load continuous paper to print the self test see Loading Continuous Paper in Chapter 3 1 Make...

Page 32: ...wn the LINE FEED button draft mode or FORM FEED button Letter Quality mode turn on the printer The printer beeps three times and the POWER and PAPER OUT lights come on Open the paper guide cover 1 18 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 33: ...Move the left edge guide to the right or left until it lines up with the triangular guide mark on the paper guide 6 Adjust the right edge guide to match the width of your paper Setting Up the Printer 1 19 ...

Page 34: ... and then starts the self test A list of DIP switch settings is printed first followed by a series of characters The self test continues until the paper runs out or until you press the ON LINE button 8 Close the paper guide cover 9 If the test results are satisfactory and you wish to stop the test press the ON LINE button 1 20 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 35: ...ess the ON LINE button once more 10 To end the self test press the ON LINE button Then press the LOAD EJECT button to eject any paper that is still loaded Turn off the printer WARNING After turning the power off always wait at least five seconds before turning it back on Turning the power on and off rapidly can damage the printer Setting Up the Printer 1 21 ...

Page 36: ...2 Parallel C Serial even C Serial odd C Serial none C Baud Rate SW2 9600 BPS C 19200 BPS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

Page 37: ...installed some lines of the self test print twice making some lines darker than others l When using the optional cut sheet feeder the first page of the self test printout is slightly different For details see The Cut Sheet Feeder in Chapter 5 If the Self Test Doesn t Print If the self test does not print properly check the control panel and the print head area If paper is jammed turn off the print...

Page 38: ...tween the print head and ribbon guide The ribbon may be worn Replace the ribbon cartridge See Replacing the Ribbon in Chapter 6 Turn off the printer and repeat the self test Make sure you hold down the FORM FEED or LINE FEED button the entire time you are turning on the printer Turn off the printer and disconnect the cable from the host computer Try the self test again If the printer still does no...

Page 39: ...idge hooks are inserted securely into the printer The ribbon may be worn out A worn ribbon can damage the print head and should be replaced Install a new ribbon cartridge as soon as possible See Replacing the Ribbon in Chapter 6 The paper thickness lever may not be set correctly for the paper you are using Set the paper thickness lever to match the thickness of your paper See The Paper Thickness L...

Page 40: ...B C D There is either too much slack in the ribbon or the ribbon has come loose and caught on something Stop printing turn off the printer and reinstall the ribbon cartridge If the printer still does not print the self test correctly contact your Epson dealer or Epson authorized service center 1 26 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 41: ...should be able to connect to most computers immediately If you have one of the few computers that require a different type of interface you need to install an optional interface board See The Interface Boards in Chapter 5 The parallel interface is the printer s default setting If you need to use the built in serial interface be sure to change the DIP switch setting as shown in Chapter 3 WARNING Do...

Page 42: ...ble as described below 1 Make sure that both your printer and computer are turned off 2 Plug the cable connector securely into the printer 3 Squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on either side of the connector 1 28 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 43: ...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 connector at the back of the computer The Serial Interface Connect the serial interface cable as described below 1 Make sure both your printer and computer are turned off Setting Up the Printer 1 29 ...

Page 44: ...amage the printer 3 Using a screwdriver secure the connector by tightening the screw on each side of the connector Note If the screws that come with the cable do not fit into the connector lock nuts on the interface you need to replace these lock nuts with the connector lock nuts provided with the printer 1 30 Setting Up the Printer ...

Page 45: ... to the ground connector beneath the interface connector 5 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 connector of the computer Setting Up the Printer 1 31 ...

Page 46: ... you can use an application program even if it does not list the LQ 860 on its printer selection menu If the printer is not listed choose one of the following printers They are listed in order of preference LQ 2550 LQ 2500 LQ 850 LQ 950 LQ 1050 LQ 800 LQ 1000 LQ 51O LQ 500 LQ 1500 If you plan to print in color choose the LQ 860 LQ 2550 or LQ 2500 If none of these printers is listed select the firs...

Page 47: ...tinuous Paper 2 8 Positioning Your Continuous Paper Supply 2 8 Loading Continuous Paper 2 9 Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets 2 16 Switching to Single Sheets 2 16 Switching Back to Continuous Paper 2 20 Printing on Special Paper 2 23 The Paper Thickness Lever 2 23 Multi part Forms 2 27 Labels 2 28 Envelopes 2 30 Paper Handling 2 l ...

Page 48: ...ngle sheets from both the paper guide and the optional cut sheet feeder set the lever in this position all the way back Push tractor position When you load continuous paper with the built in push tractor set the lever in this position in the middle PULL Pull tractor position When you load continuous paper with the optional pull tractor set the lever in this position all the way forward Even when y...

Page 49: ...cut sheet feeder This option automatically inserts a new sheet and can hold up to 150 pages For more details see Chapter 5 Loading Paper 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Push the paper release lever back to the single sheet position Note For normal use the paper thickness lever is set to position 2 See The Paper Thickness Lever later in this chapter if you are printing on special paper Pape...

Page 50: ...3 Turn on the printer The POWER and PAPER OUT lights come on Note Do not insert paper in the printer before turning on the printer 4 Open the paper guide cover 2 4 Paper Handling ...

Page 51: ...de until it lines up with the guide mark You may want to change this position later depending on the margin settings of your application program 6 Adjust the right edge guide to match the width of your paper Paper Handling 2 5 ...

Page 52: ...t in the case of a paper jam or other paper feed problem Using the platen knob while the printer is on may damage the printer and affect the loading and short tear off positions Note If the platen turns without loading the paper press the ON LINE button to take the printer off line and completely remove the paper Then re insert the paper more firmly If you need to adjust the position of the paper ...

Page 53: ...reaches the bottom of the page Your application program may take the printer off line automatically However if the ON LINE light remains on the first thing you do is press the ON LINE button to take the printer off line Once the ON LINE light is off remove the sheet that has just been printed if necessary press the LOAD EJECT button to eject the page Then load a new sheet to start printing the nex...

Page 54: ...7 mm wide Positioning Your Continuous Paper Supply An important consideration for achieving smooth and trouble free paper feeding is the position of your paper supply Three ways of positioning your printer and continuous paper supply are shown below Be sure to align the paper supply with the paper loaded in the tractor so that the paper feeds smoothly into the printer 2 8 Paper Handling ...

Page 55: ... Paper 1 Be sure that the printer is turned off 2 Pull the paper release lever forward to the push tractor position which is the middle position 3 Open the paper guide cover and remove the paper guide Paper Handling 2 Y ...

Page 56: ...elease the sprocket units by pulling the sprocket lock levers forward as shown below 5 Slide the left sprocket unit all lever back to lock it in place the way to the left and press the 2 10 Paper Handling ...

Page 57: ...6 Slide the right sprocket unit so that it roughly matches the width of your paper but do not lock it 7 Move the paper support midway between the two sprocket units Paper Handling 2 11 ...

Page 58: ...rocket covers CAUTION Make sure that the first sheet of paper has a clean straight edge before inserting it into the printer 9 Fit the first four holes in the paper over the pins of both sprockets 2 12 Paper Handling ...

Page 59: ...10 Close the sprocket covers 11 Slide the right sprocket unit to a position where the paper is straight and has no wrinkles Then lock it in place Paper Handling 2 13 ...

Page 60: ...s shown below Note For normal use the paper thickness lever is set to position 2 If you are using special paper see The Paper Thickness Lever later in this chapter for details 13 Close the paper guide cover and turn on the printer 2 14 Paper Handling ...

Page 61: ...st the loading position use the micro adjustment feature See Adjusting the Loading Position in Chapter 3 CAUTION Never adjust the loading position using the platen knob and never turn the platen knob while the printer is turned on When using continuous paper you can choose the short tear off feature to give you added paper handling capabilities This feature makes it easier to detach printed pages ...

Page 62: ...ature allows you to easily switch to single sheet printing without removing the continuous paper from the tractor Switching to Single Sheets To switch from continuous paper to single sheets follow the steps below 1 If the printer is on line press the ON LINE button to set the printer off line 2 16 Paper Handling ...

Page 63: ...o advance your document to a point where it can be easily removed CAUTION Make sure you tear off your printed document before pressing the LOAD EJECT button Reverse feeding several pages at a time may result in a paper jam This is especially true for narrow paper less than 6 inches or 152 4 mm wide Paper Handling 2 17 ...

Page 64: ...the paper far back enough to reach the standby position If the PAPER OUT light does not come on press the LOAD EJECT button again With normal width continuous paper you can press the LOAD EJECT button up to three times If however you are using narrow paper between 4 and 6 inches or 101 6 and 152 4 mm you can press the LOAD EJECT button only once Also do not use this button to eject labels WARNING ...

Page 65: ...4 Push the paper release lever back to the single sheet position 5 Open the paper guide cover and lift the paper guide until it locks into place Paper Handling 2 19 ...

Page 66: ...s resistance and the PAPER OUT light goes off After about two seconds the printer loads the paper automatically and sets itself ON LINE 8 Close the paper guide cover Switching Back to Continuous Paper It is also easy to switch back to printing with continuous paper Before switching to continuous paper make sure that the single sheet is ejected and the printer is off line 2 20 Paper Handling ...

Page 67: ...1 Open the paper guide cover 2 Lift up slightly on the paper guide and then lower it onto the back of the printer Paper Handling 2 21 ...

Page 68: ... close the paper guide cover 4 Press the LOAD EJECT button to feed the continuous paper to the loading position Then press the ON LINE button to set the printer on line so that it can accept data Or simply press ON LINE and the printer loads the paper and then goes on line 2 22 Paper Handling ...

Page 69: ...setting WARNING When printing on multi part forms labels or envelopes make sure that your application program settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area For multi part forms and labels you should not print any closer than one half inch 13 mm from either side of the paper For information on the printable area for envelopes see Envelopes later in this chapter The Paper Thickness L...

Page 70: ...aper thickness lever position for the type of paper you are using Paper type Lever position Paper single sheets or continuous paper with film ribbon installed 1 Thin paper 2 or 1 Paper single sheets or continuous paper with standard ribbon installed 2 24 lb paper single sheets 3 Multi part forms 2 sheet 3 3 sheet 4 4 sheet 5 Labels 4 Envelopes Air mail 4 or 5 Plain 6 Bond 20 lb 6 Bond 24 lb 7 Note...

Page 71: ...rinter is turned off Then open the printer cover and the paper guide cover WARNING If the printer has just been in use the print head may be hot Be careful not to touch it 2 Make sure the print head is cool then slide the print head to the middle of the printer Paper Handling 2 25 ...

Page 72: ...ormal use the lever should always be set to position 2 on the scale 4 Close the printer cover and the paper guide cover To help you check the position of the paper thickness lever the orange MULTI PART light on the control panel comes on if the lever is set to position 4 or higher 2 26 Paper Handling ...

Page 73: ...se multi part forms that have up to four parts including the original Make sure you set the paper thickness lever to the proper position Except for the paper thickness lever setting you load multi part paper the same way as continuous paper For details see Loading Continuous Paper in this chapter Also see Adjusting the Loading Position and Page Length in Chapter 3 When you set the paper thickness ...

Page 74: ...INE FEED button to feed the sheet of labels beyond the rollers of the paper tension unit The loading position should be set at least 1 8 inches or 45 mm from the top edge of the sheet Never feed labels backward through the printer Labels can easily peel off the backing and jam the printer Therefore never use the LOAD EJECT button to eject labels Also never use the short tear off function with labe...

Page 75: ...To eject labels from the printer follow these steps 1 Open the paper guide cover and remove the paper guide 2 Tear off the sheet of labels at the perforation behind the push tractor Paper Handling 2 29 ...

Page 76: ... the paper thickness lever according to the Paper Thickness Lever table earlier in this chapter For details on paper handling see Using Single Sheets earlier in this chapter See Chapter 5 for a description of how to use envelopes with the optional cut sheet feeder When manually feeding an envelope you may have to push it down slightly to get it to feed properly After about two seconds the envelope...

Page 77: ... longer side of the envelope horizontal If you use No 6 envelopes make sure the left edge guide is aligned with the arrow on the paper guide 0 12 inch 0 39 inch 10 mm or more 0 87 inch 3 mm or more 22 mm or more CAUTION Envelope printing is available only at normal temperature 41 F to 95 F or 5 C to 35 C To make sure that the printing fits within the printable area always print a test sample using...

Page 78: ...Adjusting the Loading Position 3 14 The Loading Position 3 14 Using Micro adjustment 3 15 Using Short Tear off 3 17 Using the DIP Switch 3 17 Using the TEAR OFF Button 3 19 Adjusting the Tear off Position 3 20 Selecting Typestyles 3 21 Character Fonts 3 21 Character Spacing 3 24 Selecting a Character Set and Table 3 26 Selecting an International Character Set 3 26 Choosing a Character Table 3 28 U...

Page 79: ... Flickers during printing PAPER OUT red On when the printer is out of paper or when continuous paper is in the standby position ON LINE green On when the printer is on line and ready to accept data MULTI PART orange On when the paper thickness lever is set to position 4 or higher For regular paper this light should not be on When this light is blinking you can use the micro adjustment function TEA...

Page 80: ... line press this button to advance the paper one line or hold it down to advance the paper continuously LOAD EJECT When the printer is off line press this button to feed paper to the loading position or to eject paper that is already loaded Paper is ejected forward if the paper release lever is set to the single sheet position and backward out of the paper path if the release lever is set to the c...

Page 81: ...MAN LQ SANS SERIF DRAFT mode or a cartridge font if installed The indicator light shows the font you select See Selecting Typestyles later in this chapter PITCH Press this button to select the character spacing You can choose 10 CPI 12 CPI 15 CPI 17 CPI 20 CPI or PROPORTIONAL spacing The orange indicator light shows the spacing you select You cannot select proportional spacing with draft mode Draf...

Page 82: ...er loading paper or when using short tear off you can make fine adjustments to the loading and short tear off positions These positions can only be adjusted while the MULTI PART light is blinking See Adjusting the Loading Position and Using Short Tear off later in this chapter Data dump By holding down both the LINE FEED and FORM FEED buttons while you switch on the printer you turn on the data du...

Page 83: ... changing the settings of these switches you can control various printer features such as the character set and page length The new settings become effective when you turn on reset or initialize the printer Changing a DIP Switch Setting To change a DIP switch setting follow these steps 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the printer cover 3 6 Using the Printer ...

Page 84: ...witch settings take effect when you turn the printer on The DIP Switch Tables The tables below describe the DIP switch settings DIP Switch 1 SW Description l l International character set l 2 Code page table 1 3 l 4 Character table l 5 Print direction for graphics l 6 High speed draft l 7 Cut sheet feeder mode l 8 Skip over perforation ON OFF See tables 1 4 Graphics Italics Unidir Bidir OFF ON ON ...

Page 85: ...1 International character sets See Selecting an International Character Set later in this chapter for other character sets International character sets are selectable only when DIP switch 1 4 is off 3 8 Using the Printer ...

Page 86: ...ON OFF Serial Odd OFF ON Serial None ON ON Table 3 Baud rate selection Baud rate SW 2 5 SW 2 6 9600 bps OFF OFF 19200 bps ON OFF 1200 bps OFF ON 300 bps ON ON Table 4 Code page tables Code page tables are selectable only when the DIP switch 1 4 is on Table 5 Page length selection Using the Printer 3 9 ...

Page 87: ...s lines and boxes When DIP switch l 5 is on the printer prints unidirectionally when it is off the printer prints bidirectionally Either setting can be overridden by a software command ESC U To achieve precise vertical alignment without the slower printing speed caused by unidirectional printing see your authorized service dealer for adjustment of your bidirectional print settings High speed draft...

Page 88: ...at the top of the next page as shown in the following illustration DIP switch l 8 off Skip over perforation off l 23456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 3456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ l 456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ 56789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ 6789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ a l 789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ ab 89 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abc 9 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ a...

Page 89: ...d 2 2 according to the Page length selection table The page lengths are 8 5 inches 216 mm 11 inches 279 mm 11 7 inches 296 mm and 12 inches 305 mm Page length selection Page length SW 2 l SW 2 2 11 inches OFF OFF 12 inches ON OFF 8 5 inches OFF ON 11 7 inches ON ON Note If you are using the cut sheet feeder the page length is automatically set when you run the printer s self test For details see T...

Page 90: ...t will transmit and receive data Tear off mode When DIP switch 2 7 is on the short tear off mode is on This feature automatically advances continuous paper to the tear off position so you can tear off the page Then it reverse feeds the paper to the loading position before printing the next document See the section on using short tear off later in this chapter CAUTION Do not use the short tear off ...

Page 91: ...off If you need to adjust the loading position always use the micro adjustment feature Until the loading position is reset the printer remembers this position even if it is turned off and uses it as a reference point for feeding paper The micro adjustment feature moves the paper in l 180 inch increments to make fine adjustments to the loading position You can use this feature to adjust the loading...

Page 92: ...ding position Then press the ON LINE button Or simply press ON LINE and the printer loads the paper and then goes on line If you are using single sheets wait two seconds the printer loads paper and then goes on line automatically In both cases the MULTI PART light begins to blink LOAD EJECT ON LINE MULTI PART Note You can use the FORM FEED and LINE FEED buttons for micro adjustment only while the ...

Page 93: ...hes the factory set loading position the printer beeps and micro adjustment feeding pauses for a moment before continuing You can use this factory setting as a reference point when adjusting the printer s loading position When the paper reaches either the minimum or maximum top margin the printer beeps and the paper stops moving Once you have adjusted your paper the printer remembers this new load...

Page 94: ...ng the TEAR OFF button on the control panel to feed the perforation of the paper to the tear off edge of the printer After tearing off the paper press TEAR OFF again to feed the paper backward to the loading position Note You can use the tear off feature only with the built in tractor feeding system Using the DIP Switch 1 Set DIP switch 2 7 to on 2 Load continuous paper in the normal way Leave the...

Page 95: ...If the page perforation is not properly aligned with the tear off edge you can adjust the tear off position using micro adjustment as described later in this section Note Short tear off is performed whenever the printer receives a full page of data or a form feed and no more data is received for three seconds When you resume printing after tearing off the sheet the paper automatically feeds backwa...

Page 96: ...utton once The orange TEAR OFF light comes on and the printer feeds the paper s perforation to the tear off edge of the printer cover 2 Tear off the page using the tear off edge 3 Press the TEAR OFF button again to feed the paper back to its loading position Using the Printer 3 19 ...

Page 97: ... MULTI PART light should begin blinking indicating that you can now use the micro adjustment feature to make fine adjustments to the tear off position 2 To make fine adjustments to the tear off position press the FORM FEED button to feed the paper backward or the LINE FEED button to feed it forward You can now tear off your document from the perforation and resume printing The printer remembers th...

Page 98: ...ter you turn off reset or initialize the printer However commands from your application program temporarily override the SelecType settings Some application programs are designed to control all typestyle functions These programs cancel all previous typestyle settings by sending certain software commands before printing Because these commands override SelecType settings you should use the program s...

Page 99: ... are two printing speeds for the DRAFT font high speed draft and normal draft These printing speeds are controlled by DIP switch 1 6 The following samples show the character set available for each font DRAFT W e v e j u s t s e e n y o u r e x c e l l e n t a d f o r miniature zebras in a recent back issue of Trader s Times W h a t i s t h e p r i c e s c h e d u l e f o r q u a n t i t i e s o v ...

Page 100: ... issue of Trader s Times What is the price schedule f o r q u a n t i t i e s o v e r o n e g r o s s The DRAFT mode uses fewer dots per character for high speed printing which makes it ideal for rough drafts and editing work ROMAN and SANS SERIF are Letter Quality LQ fonts Letter Quality fonts take a little longer to print but produce nicely formed characters suitable for most documentation requi...

Page 101: ...o Letter Quality fonts you can choose a fixed character pitch of 10 12 15 17 or 20 characters per inch cpi or proportional spacing However high speed draft and normal draft fonts cannot be combined with proportional spacing Draft overrides proportional For the fixed pitch settings 10 12 15 17 and 20 cpi each character is given an equal amount of space For proportional spacing character width varie...

Page 102: ...ompares the five pitches with proportional spacing T h i s is 10 cpi printing This is 12 cpi printing This is 15 cpi printing This is 17 cpi printing This is 20 cpi printing This is proportional spacing Using the Printer 3 25 ...

Page 103: ...is turned on reset or initialized the character set selected by the DIP switches becomes the default character set To select an international character set set DIP switches l l 1 2 and 1 3 according to the table below DIP switch l 4 must be off This table also shows the characters that differ in each international character set CAUTION To change the setting of a DIP switch first turn off the print...

Page 104: ...9 Country ASCII decimal code 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Denmark II 11 Spain II 12 Latin America 13 Korea 64 Legal Once you set the DIP switches for a certain character set that set remains valid even after you turn off reset or initialize the printer Software commands however override the DIP switch settings until the commands are canceled or the printer is turned off reset or initialized Using the Print...

Page 105: ...cter graphics as they are displayed on the screen Even if you select Epson Character Graphics you can still print ordinary text and italics For italics see the description of the ESC 4 command in the Command Summary Chapter 9 Note In most cases Epson Extended Graphics is the preferred selection To select a character table set DIP switch l 4 according to the table below 0 I CAUTION To change the se...

Page 106: ...p 2 0 2 0 5 4 6 8 6 9 7 3 2 0 6 9 7 3 2 0 6 1 6 E 2 0 6 5 7 8 6 1 T h i s i s a n e x a 6 D 7 0 6 C 6 5 2 0 6 F 6 6 2 0 6 1 2 0 6 4 6 1 7 4 6 1 2 0 6 4 m p l e o f a d a t a d 7 5 6 D 7 0 2 0 7 0 7 2 6 9 6 E 7 4 6 F 7 5 7 4 2 E 2 0 5 4 6 8 ump p r i n t o u t T h 6 9 7 3 2 0 6 6 6 5 6 1 7 4 7 5 7 2 6 5 2 0 6 D 6 1 6 B 6 5 7 3 i s f e a t u r e m a k e s 0 A 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6 9 7 4 2 0 6 5 6 1 ...

Page 107: ...sents the letter T Check the second line of the text field on the right side of the printout and you will find the letter T preceded by two spaces The chart below interprets the first eight codes of the sample printout Hex codes Command Function 1B40 ESC Initialize printer lB5200 ESCRO Select USA character set lB7401 ESCt1 Select Epson Extended Graphics set 3 30 Using the Printer ...

Page 108: ...Reservation Numbers A Simple Graphics Program Designing Your Own Graphics User defined Characters Designing Your Characters Defining Your Characters 4 2 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 8 4 9 4 9 4 11 4 12 4 13 4 14 4 19 4 19 4 21 Sending Information to Your Printer 4 23 Printing User defined Characters 4 26 Copying ROM Characters to RAM 4 27 Letter Quality Characters 4 28 Mixing Print Styles 4 29 Software and G...

Page 109: ...aft is ideal for rough drafts and large documents or reports that you need to print quickly Normal draft takes a bit longer but offers higher resolution characters Finally Letter Quality takes even longer but produces darker more fully formed characters suitable for presentation quality documents For Letter Quality printing the printer offers two fonts Roman and Sans Serif To expand your range of ...

Page 110: ...ecType For each of the Letter Quality fonts Roman and Sans Serif you can choose a character spacing of 10 12 15 17 or 20 cpi or proportional spacing However you cannot combine normal draft mode with proportional spacing and high speed draft mode is available only in 10 cpi printing The printout below compares the five spacings T h i s i s 1 0 c p i p r i n t i n g This is 12 cpi printing This is 1...

Page 111: ...r Size In addition to the basic cpi spacings and proportional spacing the printer offers three other modes that can change the size of your printing These modes are double wide double high and condensed The double wide mode doubles the width of any size character while the double high mode doubles the height of any size character These modes are useful for emphasizing document titles and headings ...

Page 112: ...ows the spaces between words Because word processors usually create a left margin by printing spaces you may need to change the left margin and the number of characters on a line to keep the margins correct if you change character widths Note You cannot condense 15 17 or 20 cpi High speed draft temporarily switches to normal draft speed when you select condensed printing Special Effects and Emphas...

Page 113: ...ter boldness you can combine emphasized and double strike The following samples show the different effects you can achieve using these modes alone and in combination This is ROMAN printing This is ROMAN emphasized This is ROMAN double strike This is ROMAN with both Note High speed draft temporarily switches to normal draft speed when you select emphasized or double strike printing See ESC E and ES...

Page 114: ...cripts and subscripts Superscripts and subscripts can be used for printing footnote numbers and mathematical formulas See ESC S in Chapter 9 for more information The example below shows underlining and subscripts combined in a mathematical formula average a1 a2 a n n Outline and shadow The outline and shadow features are useful for adding variation and emphasis to text that you wish to stand out s...

Page 115: ...aphics on your printer is to use a commercial graphics program With such programs you usually create an image on your monitor then give a command to send the image to the printer If you use commercial software that produces graphics all you need to know about dot graphics is how to use the software The application program will take care of the printer Some programs call this bit image printing On ...

Page 116: ...ult to see the individual dots Instead the letters and symbols seem to be made up of unbroken lines In order for the dots to overlap vertically the pins in the print head are in more than one column but the intelligence of the printer handles the timing of pin firings so that the effect is that of 24 pins arranged in a single vertical column Dot patterns The print head is able to print graphics as...

Page 117: ...needs three bytes of information for each position Pin labels To tell the printer which pins to fire in each column you first divide each of the vertical columns into three sections of eight pins each and consider each section separately Because there are 256 possible combinations of the eight pins in each section you need a numbering system that allows you to use a single number to specify which ...

Page 118: ...ingle line of triple density graphics only one inch long requires 540 numbers Fortunately commercial graphics software is available to do these calculations for you Before you can put these numbers into a graphics program however you need to know the format of the graphics command The Graphics Command The graphics mode command is quite different from the other commands used by the printer For most...

Page 119: ...speed double density 8 2 120 Quadruple density 8 3 240 CRT I 8 4 80 CRT II 8 6 90 Single density 24 32 60 Double density 24 33 120 CRT III 24 38 90 Triple density 24 Hex density 24 Adjacent dots cannot be printed in this mode 39 180 40 360 Column Reservation Numbers The graphics command requires more than one number to specify how many columns to reserve because one line can use thousands of colum...

Page 120: ... to be locked If on the other hand you supply too much graphics data the excess will be interpreted and printed as regular text A Simple Graphics Program This first program is just a simple example to show how the graphics command can be used in a BASIC program Type in and run the following program Be especially careful to include both semicolons to produce the printout below it 10 WIDTH LPT1 255 ...

Page 121: ...ause each line of 24 pin graphics is approximately l 8th of an inch high and because triple density graphics print 180 dots per inch horizontally a design planned on this grid will be about 1 8th of an inch high and less than 1 4th of an inch wide The actual pattern that the printer prints on the paper is made up of dots that overlap each other both vertically and horizontally The planning grid us...

Page 122: ...nd to the printer as graphics data to print the design Below is the same grid divided into three sections to make the data calculation easier At the bottom of each section of each column is the total of the pin numbers for that section This gives you the total of 126 data numbers necessary to print this small figure Software and Graphics 4 15 ...

Page 123: ... 254 31 255 252 31 255 248 31 255 240 31 255 224 31 255 192 110 DATA 31 255 0 31 252 8 31 240 0 31 224 0 31 128 0 31 240 0 120 DATA 31 255 192 28 255 224 28 127 240 28 15 248 30 0 252 31 0 126 130 DATA 15 128 15 7 192 7 3 240 7 1 254 7 0 255 7 0 127 135 140 DATA 0 31 199 0 7 231 0 1 247 0 0 255 0 0 127 0 0 63 In this program line 20 assigns the graphics option 24 pin triple density with code 39 Co...

Page 124: ...d because they don t need to select a graphics option The commands are shown below Command Function ESC K Single density ESC L Double density ESC format ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC Y ESC Z Double density high speed ESC 2 Quadruple density ESC 3 Because of a difference in line spacing increments the shape of graphics figures produced on the printer with an 8 pin option is different from the output from the sam...

Page 125: ...nge the aspect ratio of the design that you are printing Changing the graphics option will change the width without changing the height You should however make this change with caution If you change one of the 8 pin graphics options to a 24 pin graphics option without changing the program that supplies the graphics data you will print garbage if the program prints at all Remember the 24 pin graphi...

Page 126: ...in creating characters or simply supplies you with sets of characters already created Also some popular software programs make use of the printer s user defined character function to enhance printouts These characters are called download characters in some programs The standard ASCII characters are stored in the printer s Read Only Memory ROM or optional Multi Font Module and the user defined char...

Page 127: ... more closely together than those for draft characters The illustrations below show the two design grids The line at the side labeled cap indicates the top of a standard capital letter The line labeled base indicates the baseline for all letters except those with descenders the bottom parts of such letters as j and y The bottom row is usually left blank because it is needed for underlining Draft p...

Page 128: ...rint The examples shown here like the ones in the graphics section use an x to represent each dot In the illustration below you see a draft grid with a simple user defined character planned on it Now you translate the dot pattern you ve created on paper to a numeric format so you can send the data to your printer Every dot has an assigned value Each vertical column which has a maximum of 24 dots i...

Page 129: ...mple On the left side of the figure the data numbers are calculated for the middle column The value of each byte is calculated by adding the values of the rows in which dots appear The right side of the figure shows the whole character with the three data numbers for each column indicated at the bottom This manual uses decimal numbers because the program examples are written in BASIC and everyone ...

Page 130: ... d0 dl d2 data The ESC is simple enough The 0 which is ASCII code 0 not a numeric zero in quotation marks allows for future enhancements At this time it is always ASCII 0 You can define many characters with a single command The values nl and n2 are the ASCII codes of the first and last characters you are defining If you are defining only one character n1 and n2 are the same You can use any codes b...

Page 131: ...By varying the width of the character and the spaces around it you can create proportional width characters that print at draft speed The table below shows the maximum values for these bytes Mode d1 Draft 9 d0 d1 d2 12 Letter Quality 10 cpi 29 36 Letter Quality 12 cpi 23 30 Proportional 37 42 The last part of the command to define your characters is the actual data that defines the dot patterns fo...

Page 132: ...and selects draft printing The actual character definition starts in line 20 The two signs in line 30 represent nl and n2 the range of characters being defined in this case a range of 1 Line 40 contains d0 dl and d2 The information about the actual character design which is contained in the DATA statements at the end of the program is sent to the printer in the loop between lines 50 and 70 Note Wh...

Page 133: ...acters in ROM that the printer normally uses and the alternative character you defined remain in the printer available for your use The command to switch between the two sets is used in line 90 and 110 ESC n If n is equal to 0 the normal ROM character set is selected this is the default If n is equal to 1 the user defined character set is selected If you select the user defined character set befor...

Page 134: ...k and forth between the normal character set and your user defined character set It is however rather inconvenient Therefore your printer has a command that allows you to copy all of the standard characters from ROM to the user defined character set The command format is as follows where the value of n represents the font family ESC 0 n 0 Note This command cancels any user defined characters you h...

Page 135: ... you cannot place dots in adjacent columns There must be an empty dot position both to the left and right of each dot that prints Superscripts and subscripts You can also create superscript and subscript user defined characters Just as Letter Quality characters are defined when the Letter Quality mode is selected superscript and subscript characters are created when you select either superscript o...

Page 136: ...r Quality and proportional in combination with most of your printer s various print styles For instance emphasized mode works with user defined characters The characters you design are enhanced to give this printing effect Mixing the three types of user defined character sets is not possible For example if you select draft and define some characters then select proportional and define some more th...

Page 137: ...remain unaffected If you switch back to the mode in which they were defined you can then select and print them Keep in mind that user defined characters are stored in RAM which is not permanent memory When the printer power is turned off or the printer is initialized with the INIT signal the user defined characters are lost Some computers do this each time BASIC is loaded 4 30 Software and Graphic...

Page 138: ...Sheet Feeder 5 14 Using Continuous Paper 5 16 Loading Single Sheets 5 21 Removing the Cut Sheet Feeder 5 22 The Pull Tractor 5 25 Installation 5 25 Paper Handling 5 28 Removing the Pull Tractor 5 34 The Multi Font Module 5 37 Installation 5 41 Selecting a Font 5 42 The Interface Boards 5 44 Choosing an Interface 5 44 Compatible Interfaces 5 44 Installation 5 45 Using the Printer Options 5 l ...

Page 139: ...nd double bin C806281 cut sheet feeders are available The double bin sheet feeder has a front bin bin 1 and a back bin bin 2 in which you can store two different types of paper You select the bin to feed from through the control panel or using a simple command The illustrations in this section show the double bin feeder You use the other sheet feeder in the same way Installation 1 First assemble t...

Page 140: ...2 Make sure the printer is turned off Lift the paper guide cover up and off the printer 3 Remove the paper guide Using the Printer Options 5 3 ...

Page 141: ...k to the single sheet position 5 Remove the paper tension unit by pressing the levers back to open the mounting latches At the same time lift up on the front of the unit and lift the unit off of the printer 5 4 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 142: ...he notches at the base of the unit over the pins on the printer Then tilt the feeder back until it rests on top of the printer 7 Open the printer cover and attach the cut sheet feeder cover included with the cut sheet feeder Using the Printer Options 5 5 ...

Page 143: ...e by setting DIP switch 1 7 to on Note Always make sure that the printer is turned off before changing the DIP switch settings 9 Close the cut sheet feeder cover and the printer cover 10 Turn on the printer 5 6 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 144: ...tch 1 7 Then turn on the printer 2 Pull the left and right paper set levers of the selected bin all the way forward until the paper guides retract and lock open to allow for paper loading Note Make sure the front levers on the left and right paper guides are up when using normal paper Using the Printer Options 5 7 ...

Page 145: ...shown This keeps the paper from sticking and ensures that only one sheet feeds at a time Tap the side and bottom of the paper on a flat surface to even the stack Note For best results use typewriter quality paper If you plan to use paper with a glossy or textured surface test it before using it to print documents Do not use multi part forms carbon paper or labels in the cut sheet feeder 5 8 Using ...

Page 146: ...guides aligning it with the left edge of the guide Then adjust the right paper guide until the paper is held firmly but not so tightly that it causes the paper to buckle Make sure the paper can move up and down freely Using the Printer Options 5 9 ...

Page 147: ...FF button to change between bin 1 and bin 2 The printer beeps once if you select bin 1 and twice for bin 2 You can also select the bin with the ESC EM software command Testing the Printer in the Cut Sheet Feeder Mode When you perform the cut sheet feeder self test the printer counts the number of lines on the page As shown below the number of lines counted is printed out at the bottom of the first...

Page 148: ...FORM FEED button instead of the LINE FEED button A part of the printout of the first sheet is shown below The printout of the second sheet is similar to the original self test described in Chapter 1 T h i s i s t h e f i r s t l i n e This is line XX 3 The self test continues until the paper runs out or until you press the ON LINE button To stop the test press the ON LINE button Note To resume the...

Page 149: ...rint on envelopes be sure that the settings of your application program keep the printing entirely within the printable area You load envelopes in much the same way as regular paper 1 Make sure that the paper release lever is in the single sheet position CAUTION If you are using the double bin cut sheet feeder be sure to load envelopes into bin 1 never into bin 2 Make sure that you select bin 1 us...

Page 150: ...y lock into position 3 Take a stack of envelopes and fan it then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges Then insert the envelopes into the front bin 4 Press the LOAD EJECT button to load an envelope Then press the ON LINE button to start printing Using the Printer Options 5 13 ...

Page 151: ...lly goes off line and the PAPER OUT light goes on To resume printing add more paper and press the ON LINE button Note If you turn off your printer during the time the printer detects a paper out or paper jam condition any data remaining in the printer s buffer is discarded Control panel operation To operate the cut sheet feeder from the control panel when the printer is in the cut sheet feeder mod...

Page 152: ...cut sheet feeder mode Note The ESC EM command is a software command used to control the operation of the cut sheet feeder For more information about this command see the Command Summary in Chapter 9 If the paper reaches the bottom of the print area when any of the following line feed commands is used the sheet in the printer is automatically ejected and the next sheet is loaded LF Line Feed advanc...

Page 153: ...et feeder as described in this section making sure that DIP switch l 7 is set to on If a single sheet is still in the printer eject it by pressing the LOAD EJECT button To switch from the cut sheet feeder to continuous paper pull the paper release lever forward to the push tractor mode position the middle position You do not need to change the setting of DIP switch l 7 CAUTION When using the built...

Page 154: ...5 Raise the paper path guide until it clicks open This guide directs the flow of continuous paper out of the front of the printer Using the Printer Options 5 17 ...

Page 155: ...ons normally allowing you to use the micro adjustment feature to finely adjust the loading position of your paper l If you wish to use the short tear off feature you can tear off the perforation of the continuous paper at the cut sheet feeder s tear off edge See Chapter 3 for more information on the short tear off feature CAUTION Never attempt to print on labels when the cut sheet feeder is instal...

Page 156: ...e ON LINE button to take the printer off line and then follow these steps 1 Tear off all printed sheets Press the LOAD EJECT button until the continuous paper feeds backward out of the paper path 2 Lower the continuous paper support and close the paper path guide Using the Printer Options 5 19 ...

Page 157: ...3 Push the paper release lever all the way back to the single sheet position 5 20 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 158: ...N If you are using the double bin cut sheet feeder make sure that bin 1 is selected by the TEAR OFF button or with the ESC EM software command 2 Press the ON LINE button to take the printer off line 3 Align the single sheet to be fed with the mark on the left paper guide Then slide the sheet into the paper path until you feel resistance 4 Press the LOAD EJECT button to load the sheet Note If you w...

Page 159: ...Removing the Cut Sheet Feeder 1 Turn off the printer and remove any paper stacked in the cut sheet feeder 2 Open the cut sheet feeder cover and remove it 5 22 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 160: ...3 Tilt the back of the cut sheet feeder forward to release its notches from the printer s pins Then lift up and remove the cut sheet feeder Using the Printer Options 5 23 ...

Page 161: ...e over the front mounting pins located behind the paper bail 5 Set DIP switch l 7 to off to turn off the cut sheet feeder mode Note When DIP switch 1 7 is off the printer uses the continuous paper page length selected by DIP switches 2 1 and 2 2 Removal of the cut sheet feeder is now completed Be sure to store the removed cut sheet feeder in its original box and packing materials 6 Replace the pap...

Page 162: ...inuous preprinted forms multi part forms and labels Use of the pull tractor is also recommended for obtaining the highest quality graphics For best results use the pull tractor along with the built in push tractor as described in this section Installation 1 Turn off the printer and remove the paper guide cover Using the Printer Options 5 25 ...

Page 163: ...2 Remove the paper guide 3 Remove the paper tension unit by pressing the levers back to open the mounting latches At the same time lift up the front of the unit 5 26 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 164: ...to the right Fit the rear notches on the tractor over the rear mounting pins of the printer 5 Tilt the tractor unit toward you until the front latches click in place over the front mounting pins of the printer Using the Printer Options 5 27 ...

Page 165: ...u start printing with the pull tractor be sure that DIP switch 2 7 is set to off Paper Handling 1 Load continuous paper in the push tractor as described in Chapter 2 However make sure the left sprocket units on both the push tractor and the pull tractor are positioned evenly Then lock the sprocket units on the push tractor in place 5 28 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 166: ...D EJECT button to load the paper If you need to adjust the loading position use the micro adjustment function described in Chapter 3 Next press the FORM FEED button to advance the paper one page so that you can fit the paper onto the pull tractor CAUTION Never use the platen knob to feed the paper while the printer is turned on Using the Printer Options 5 29 ...

Page 167: ...ull the sprocket lock levers toward you to release them 5 Adjust the sprocket units to match the width of the paper Place the paper support evenly between the sprocket units 5 30 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 168: ...position of the sprocket units as necessary 7 If the paper does not fit exactly onto the tractor pins or if the paper buckles press in on the pull tractor knob and turn it in the desired direction until the paper fits properly Then close the sprocket covers Using the Printer Options 5 31 ...

Page 169: ...ke sure that the sprocket units of the two tractor units are properly aligned 9 Slide the rollers on the paper bail bar so they are evenly distributed across the width of your paper making sure that the right and left rollers are at both edges of your paper Then lower the paper bail 5 32 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 170: ...idth The paper guide separates the printed pages and prevents them from returning to the paper feed path and jamming the printer 11 Install the pull tractor cover 12 Press the ON LINE button to set the printer on line Note Do not use the short tear off feature with the pull tractor Using the Printer Options 5 33 ...

Page 171: ... press the LOAD EJECT button until the continuous paper feeds backward out of the paper path to the standby position The PAPER OUT light comes on when the paper is completely out of the paper path Note Make sure you tear off the printed document before removing paper with the LOAD EJECT button Reverse feeding several pages at a time may result in a paper jam 5 34 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 172: ... Remove the continuous paper from the built in push tractor unit 5 Turn off the printer Then pressing the tabs on the pull tractor tilt it back and lift it off the printer Using the Printer Options 5 35 ...

Page 173: ...he rear mounting pins of the printer Press the levers open as you tilt the unit forward until the front latches click in place over the front mounting pins 7 Install the paper guide and the printer cover unit 8 Push the paper release lever all the way back to the single sheet position 5 36 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 174: ...ese fonts as your default font when the printer is turned on and any of the others optionally by sending a command to the printer CAUTION Do not insert the Multi Font Module when the printer is turned on These are samples of the character sets of the Multi Font Module s fonts Courier We ve just seen your excellent a d f o r m i n i a t u r e z e b r a s in a recent back issue of T r a d e r s T i ...

Page 175: ... a t i s t h e p r i c e s c h e d u l e f o r q u a n t i t i e s o v e r o n e g r o s s Script W e v e j u s t s e e n y o u r eX c e l l e n t a d f o r m i n i a t u r e z e b r a s i n a r eC e n t b a c k i s s u e o f T r a d e r s T i m e s W h a t i s t h e p r i c e s c h e d u l e for quantities over one gross 5 38 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 176: ... b r a s in a r e c e n t b a c k i s s u e o f Trader s Times W h a t i s t h e p r i c e s c h e d u l e f o r q u a n t i t i e s o v e r o n e g r o s s Note The OCR A and OCR B fonts can be read by an optical character reader also known as a document reader or image scanner for input into another computer The print enhancements such as bold and underlining cannot be read by an actual optical ...

Page 177: ...K ISSUE OF T R A D E R S T I M E S W H A T I S T H E P R I C E S C H E D U L E FOR QUANTITIES OVER ONE GROSS Orator S We ve just seen your excellent ad for miniature zebras in a recent back issue of Trader s Times What is the price schedule for quantities over one gross 5 40 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 178: ...ter 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Dial the rotary switch on the font module to select the font you want according to the table in the next section Selecting a Font 3 Hold the module with the rotary switch facing up and insert the font module securely into slot A or B If you install only one font module insert it in slot A Using the Printer Options 5 41 ...

Page 179: ...lection remains valid even after you turn off reset or initialize the printer Selecting a Font This table shows the family numbers and characters per inch of the fonts in the Multi Font Module Font name Family number Characters per inch Courier 2 10 12 15 Prestige 3 10 12 15 Script 4 10 12 15 OCR B 5 10 OCR A 6 10 Orator 7 10 Orator S 8 10 5 42 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 180: ...t if the slot is selected by pressing the button on the control panel l Send a software command ESC k to the printer to select the family number See the Command Summary in Chapter 9 for details Proportional spacing is not effective when printing any font in this module Numbers 0 1 and 9 are not used Some fonts may not include all characters shown in the character tables in the appendix Using the P...

Page 181: ...ur computer is not equipped with a parallel interface or if you need an interface that conforms to the Current Loop standard instead of RS 232C These interfaces also provide some combination of the following features X ON X OFF data communication protocol loopback self test modes and data buffers that increase the printer s data buffering capacity by 8 KB If you are unsure whether you need an opti...

Page 182: ...s a cross head screwdriver Note Before you use the interface board make sure your printer s DIP switches are set for parallel interface even if you are installing a serial interface board Removing the upper case 1 Turn off the power to the printer and the computer Next unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet and disconnect the interface cable from the printer WARNING High voltages are pre...

Page 183: ...en open the paper guide cover and remove the paper guide 3 Turn the printer around so the back is facing you 4 Using a cross head screwdriver remove the retaining screw securing the interface board cover 5 Pull the interface board cover toward you and remove it 5 46 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 184: ... parallel interface by pressing in on the plastic clips located on the back of the plate inside the printer 7 Remove the screw labeled CG chassis ground from the main board Then set it aside in a safe place Using the Printer Options 5 47 ...

Page 185: ...ched for the other This difference does not affect the operation of the interface in any way Check to see which type of interface board you have and then follow the instructions for that type of board FG wire not attached FG wire attached If the FG wire is not attached follow these steps 1 Set the DIP switches on the interface board according to the manual accompanying your interface board 5 48 Us...

Page 186: ... 3 Align the interface board with the CN2 connector on the main board and with the interface port on the back of the printer Carefully insert the pins on the optional interface board into the mating connector on the main board Then secure the board with three of the screws provided Using the Printer Options 5 49 ...

Page 187: ...switches on the interface board according to the manual accompanying your interface board If you are installing the 8143 board see the next section 8143 New Serial Interface 2 Carefully place the interface on the back of the printer as shown below Use the CG screw to connect the round end of the FG wire to the main board 5 50 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 188: ...position above the main board Then lower the interface board into the printer and attach it to the main board Make sure the connector pins are properly inserted into the mating connector 4 Secure the board with three of the screws provided Using the Printer Options 5 51 ...

Page 189: ...removed earlier 2 Replace all parts and options you removed earlier WARNING Before you use the optional interface board be sure to disconnect the interface cable for the printer s built in parallel or serial interface Two interface cables must not be installed at the same time 5 52 Using the Printer Options ...

Page 190: ...Chapter 6 Maintenance Cleaning the Printer 6 2 Replacing the Ribbon 6 4 Transporting the Printer 6 9 Maintenance 6 l ...

Page 191: ... printer is turned off Then remove the paper guide and any installed options 2 Using a soft brush carefully remove all dust and dirt 3 If the outer case or paper guide cover is dirty or dusty clean it with a soft clean cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution Keep the printer cover in place to prevent water from getting inside the printer 6 2 Maintenance ...

Page 192: ...ul not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components l Do not use a hard or abrasive brush l Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants unsuitable oils can damage the mechanism Contact your Epson dealer if you think lubrication is needed l Before cleaning disconnect the printer from the wall socket Maintenance 6 3 ...

Page 193: ...e The optional film ribbon prints in red near the end of the ribbon Replace the film ribbon at this point Do not use ribbons designed for nine pin printers 1 Make sure that the printer is turned off Then open the printer cover and the paper guide cover WARNING If you have used the printer recently the print head may be hot Let it cool before attempting to replace the ribbon 6 4 Maintenance ...

Page 194: ...he print head to about three inches from the left side toward the center of the printer 3 To release the ribbon cartridge gently press the tab at the top left of the cartridge holder Then lift the cartridge straight up and out of the printer Maintenance 6 5 ...

Page 195: ...ing knob and comes with a white shipping spacer Before installing a film ribbon remove the white tab spacer from the cartridge first 5 Hold the ribbon cartridge while gently squeezing the two ridged plastic tabs together then lower it until it snaps into place The side hooks in the printer fit into the slots on each side of the ribbon cartridge 6 6 Maintenance ...

Page 196: ...the ribbontightening knob again to make sure the ribbon moves freely 7 Holding the print head not the ribbon cartridge slide the print head from side to side to make sure that it moves smoothly Maintenance 6 7 ...

Page 197: ...8 Close the printer cover and the paper guide cover 6 8 Maintenance ...

Page 198: ...riginal box and packing materials as described below 1 Turn off the printer then remove any installed options 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet and disconnect the interface cable between the printer and the computer 3 Open the paper guide cover and remove the paper guide Maintenance 6 9 ...

Page 199: ...4 Open the printer cover and remove the ribbon cartridge and the platen knob 5 Using the cross head screwdriver reattach the two transport locking brackets 6 10 Maintenance ...

Page 200: ...6 Close the printer cover and the paper guide cover 7 Fit the printer back into the white packing material and then back into its original box Maintenance 6 11 ...

Page 201: ...Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions 7 2 Power Supply 7 4 Printing 7 5 Paper Handling 7 16 Options 7 27 Troubleshooting 7 l ...

Page 202: ...6 l Dots are missing in the printed characters or graphics See 7 7 l Printed characters are not what you expected See 7 8 l The print position is not what you expected See 7 11 l The color printing is not what you expected See 7 15 If the printer still does not print try the self test described in Chapter 1 If the self test works properly the printer is all right and the problem probably lies in t...

Page 203: ...ly See 7 26 Options l Using the cut sheet feeder the paper does not feed properly l Using the pull tractor with the push tractor continuous paper does not feed properly l Using the font module the module s fonts do not print l Using an optional interface the printer does not operate properly See 7 27 See 7 31 See 7 35 See 7 35 Troubleshooting 7 3 ...

Page 204: ... cable into the electrical outlet The power switch is off Turn it on Power is not being supplied to the electrical outlet Plug another electrical device into the outlet to determine whether the outlet is operating properly If the electrical outlet is controlled by a switch use an electrical outlet that is not controlled by an outside switch The problem may be with the electrical outlet Plug anothe...

Page 205: ... be using the correct interface cable Make sure your interface cable meets the printer and the computer specifications Try the self test described in Chapter 1 If the self test is successful the problem is with the software and not with the interface cable The printer may be off line and cannot receive data Press the ON LINE button The ON LINE light should go on See Chapter 3 The paper may be set ...

Page 206: ...the printer reinstall the ribbon cartridge and take up any slack in the ribbon The ribbon may be worn Replace the ribbon cartridge See Chapter 6 This indicates an error in printer operation Turn off the printer check for paper jams or other problems then turn the printer back on If the printer still does not print correctly contact your Epson dealer The print head is overheated Wait a few minutes ...

Page 207: ...all a new ribbon cartridge See Chapter 6 The paper thickness lever may not be set correctly for the paper you are using Set the paper thickness lever to match the thickness of your paper See Chapter 2 The print head is damaged Stop printing and contact your Epson dealer to have the printer repaired There is either too much slack in the ribbon or the ribbon has come loose and gotten caught on somet...

Page 208: ...ure to check the printer settings and reset as needed The wrong font is selected If your program accepts control codes set the codes to the values below to select the built in fonts Roman ESC k 0 Sans Serif ESC k 1 Draft ESC x 0 See Chapter 3 and Chapter 9 The wrong character table is selected If your application program is capable of sending control codes specify the Epson Extended Graphics chara...

Page 209: ...ch setting To do this turn off the power set DIP switch l 4 to off then turn on the power See Chapter 3 The wrong international character set is selected If your application program is capable of sending control codes specify the desired international character set using ESC R n See the description of ESC R in Chapter 9 You can also select the international character table by changing DIP switch s...

Page 210: ...apter 3 You can check the current DIP switch settings by running the self test The wrong pitch may be selected Check to see if the correct pitch is selected by the PITCH button on the control panel The condensed mode may be set If your application program is capable of sending control codes you can cancel the condensed mode by sending the DC2 code to the printer See Chapter 9 The software may not ...

Page 211: ...communication protocol is correct See your computeis manual for more information Make sure the interface cable is fastened securely to both the printer and the computer The loading position may be incorrect Use micro adjustment to adjust the loading position See Chapter 3 If the problem persists check the top margin set by your application software and adjust it A line feed signal is not being sen...

Page 212: ...erface Line spacing is too tight or too far apart If your application program is capable of sending control codes specify the line spacing using ESC 0 ESC 2 ESC 3 or ESC A See Chapter 9 Auto line feed may be on Turn off DIP switch 2 8 The margin setting may not be correct Use your application program to change the margin In BASIC enter either of the following statements WIDTH LPRINT 255 or WIDTH L...

Page 213: ...g ESC C or ESC C 0 See Chapter 9 If this does not resolve the problem check the page length set by your application software and adjust it if necessary If you are using the cut sheet feeder the self test function prints the number of printable lines that can fit on a single sheet Use this feature to determine the correct page length setting See Chapter 5 One inch skip over perforation may be set S...

Page 214: ...Chapter 3 If your program allows you to use control codes you can also use the ESC C or ESC C 0 command to set the page length See Chapter 9 The loading position of the paper may be too high or too low Use the micro adjustment feature to reset the loading position so that the perforation is centered within the skip area See Chapter 3 Your application program may be setting the top and bottom margi...

Page 215: ... your service center to have them perform the bidirectional print alignment adjustment or select the unidirectional print mode by sending ESC U or ESC to the printer You can also select unidirectional printing by setting DIP switch l 5 to on See Chapter 3 Unidirectional printing is slightly slower See Chapter 9 The application program may not be properly installed for the color printing Use the pr...

Page 216: ...eed paper using one of the control panel buttons while the printer is on line ON LINE light is on Press the ON LINE button once to take the printer off line then feed the paper After feeding the paper press the ON LINE button again to set the printer on line See Chapter 3 The cut sheet feeder mode may be turned on DIP switch l 7 is on When you are not using the cut sheet feeder make sure DIP switc...

Page 217: ...he paper can move up and down freely See Chapter 2 The paper may not be firmly inserted When feeding thicker than normal paper press down lightly on the paper while pressing the LOAD EJECT button The edge guides may be too far apart Adjust the edge guides to the width of the paper The dimensions of the paper may exceed the specified limits Use only paper sizes that are within the specified range M...

Page 218: ...he paper feed is crooked The paper guide may not be attached or it may not be in the correct position When printing on single sheets use the paper guide in its upright position The paper does not fully eject The paper may be dog eared Use new paper You may be trying to eject the paper using the FORM FEED button Always press the LOAD EJECT button to eject the paper The page length setting may be wr...

Page 219: ...the ON LINE button once to take the printer off line then try feeding paper After feeding paper press the ON LINE button again to set the printer on line See Chapter 3 The paper release lever may be pushed back to the single sheet position When using the push tractor be sure the paper release lever is in the middle push tractor position See Chapter 2 Continuous paper may have already been in the p...

Page 220: ...he paper may be caught on the edge guides When using continuous paper make sure that the paper guide is installed over the paper and that the edge guides are positioned in the center See Chapter 2 The holes on the sides of the paper may not be aligned with each other Reposition the paper on the tractor pins See Chapter 2 The sprocket units are incorrectly positioned for the paper width Move the ri...

Page 221: ...re that the paper guide is in the lowered position so that it can act as a paper separator See Chapter 2 The paper thickness lever may be in the wrong position For printing on ordinary paper always set the lever to position 2 The paper dimensions may exceed the specified limits Use only paper sizes that are within the specified range Your printer can print on continuous multi part forms consisting...

Page 222: ...of continuous paper may be set incorrectly Set DIP switches 2 1 and 2 2 See Chapter 3 You can also use control codes ESC C or ESC C 0 to set the page length correctly See Chapter 9 The loading position of the paper may be too high or too low Use the micro adjustment to reset the loading position See Chapter 3 The paper you are trying to feed may be too heavy for the built in push tractor When high...

Page 223: ...nt buffer is completely printed and the next print position is at the top of the next page Your program may not be sending a form feed command to the printer At the end of your program or the page send a form feed FF If you are using BASIC be sure to add a semicolon after the FF code to prevent any additional codes from being sent to the printer The total printed and unprinted lines must equal the...

Page 224: ...ls Read through the section on printing on special paper for the correct type of labels to use See Chapter 2 You may be trying to back feed labels through the printer This can cause labels to come off their backing and jam the printer Do not back feed labels using the LOAD EJECT or TEAR OFF button Also make sure that DIP switch 2 7 short tear off is off If a label does become jammed in the printer...

Page 225: ...om the paper guide the platen rotates in reverse the single sheet does not load and the continuous paper comes off the sprockets A single sheet may be in the paper guide causing the continuous paper to back out and come off the sprockets When using continuous paper always make sure to remove any single sheets remaining in the paper guide See Chapter 2 The paper release lever may not be in the prop...

Page 226: ... the middle of a page One page of data may not have been sent to the printer Finish the page by sending a form feed code FF to the printer or by sending enough line feed codes LF to advance the remainder of the page The continuous paper may not have fed backward far enough to reach the standby position before you changed the position of the paper release lever Remove the jammed paper and try again...

Page 227: ...e feeding the paper Paper feeds automatically when the cut sheet feeder receives a print command from the computer only while the printer is on line The printer may be off line Press the ON LINE button to put the printer on line The cut sheet feeder mode may be off Set DIP switch l 7 to on To use control codes instead use ESC EM 4 to set the cut sheet feeder mode The printer must be ready with no ...

Page 228: ...incorrectly installed on the printer Remove and reinstall the cut sheet feeder making sure that the mounting notches are properly mated with the pins on the printer See Chapter 5 The cut sheet feeder may be out of paper Load more paper in the cut sheet feeder s bin The paper release lever may not be in the single sheet position Push the lever all the way back to the single sheet position See Chapt...

Page 229: ...Chapter 5 Two or more sheets feed at the same time Paper may be jammed near the print head Remove the paper jam temporarily remove the cut sheet feeder if necessary You may have loaded too many sheets in the cut sheet feeder s bin Remove the sheets The bin can hold up to 150 sheets There may be only one sheet left in the bin The last sheet in the bin may not feed so add more paper You may have loa...

Page 230: ...much outgoing paper Never let more than 80 sheets of outgoing paper accumulate while printing The weight of your paper may be too heavy or too light for the cut sheet feeder Refer to the specifications in Chapter 8 and make sure that your paper is the proper size and quality The single sheet may have been inserted in the wrong place Check it and try again See Chapter 5 Paper may feed from the bin ...

Page 231: ...h tractor continuous paper does not feed properly When the FORM FEED or LINE FEED button is pressed the paper does not feed at all Platen does not rotate The printer may be on line Before using the control panel buttons to feed paper always take the printer off line ON LINE light is out The page length setting may be wrong Run a self test in cut sheet feeder mode The printer will automatically mea...

Page 232: ...s straight in line with the sprockets The supply of paper may be too far from the printer Position the paper supply so that it is less than three feet one meter away The paper may be caught on the edge guides When using continuous paper make sure that the paper guide is lowered over the paper and that the edge guides are moved to the center of the paper s width See Chapter 2 The pull tractor and p...

Page 233: ...th the power on To make new DIP switch settings effective turn the power off then on again The paper may be slack Adjust the position of the sprockets to take up any slack along the width of the paper Remove slack lengthwise by pressing in and rotating the pull tractor knob on the right Do not turn the platen knob The paper thickness lever may not be correctly set Set the paper thickness lever to ...

Page 234: ...or one page of the continuous paper may be set incorrectly Use DIP switches 2 l and 2 2 See Chapter 3 You can use control codes ESC C or ESC C 0 to set the correct page length See Chapter 9 The loading position of the paper may be too high or too low Use the micro adjustment feature to reset the loading position See Chapter 3 The short tear off function may be selected The short tear off function ...

Page 235: ...u expected The font module may be inserted the wrong way Align the marks on the module and the slot and insert the module properly See Chapter 5 The font in the module may not be correctly selected Select the slot by pressing the FONT button on the control panel See Chapters 3 and 5 If your program allows you to use control codes use ESC k command to select the font See Chapter 9 The interface boa...

Page 236: ...e that DIP switches 2 3 and 2 4 are set for parallel regardless of whether the optional interface board is parallel or serial See Chapter 3 You can also check the current DIP switch settings by running the self test You may be trying to use a cable with the wrong specification Make sure that the cable matches the specifications of the interface The DIP switches or jumpers on the interface board ma...

Page 237: ...ime If the printer still does not operate properly after checking the above points run a self test of the interface to make sure that there are no on board defects If any abnormality is found contact your Epson dealer Note If you are still having problems after working through the solutions in this section you may want to try using the data dump mode a mode that helps advanced users determine the ...

Page 238: ...rinting 8 2 Paper 8 4 Mechanical 8 8 Electrical 8 9 Environment 8 10 Interface Specifications 8 11 Parallel Interface 8 11 Serial Interface 8 14 Option Specifications 8 16 Cut Sheet Feeder 8 16 Initialization 8 18 Default Settings 8 19 Technical Specifications 8 1 ...

Page 239: ...n Bidirectional logic seeking for text and graphics Unidirectional for graphics Unidirectional can be selected with a DIP switch or by using the proper software command Line spacing l 6 inch or programmable in increments of l 360 inch Paper feed speed Single sheet 56 4 ms line l 6 inch feed without cut sheet feeder 67 3 ms line l 6 inch feed with cut sheet feeder Continuous 64 1 ms line l 6 inch f...

Page 240: ...ts Font Available sizes Characters per inch High speed draft 10 Normal draft 10 12 15 17 20 Proportional Epson Roman 10 12 15 17 20 Proportional Epson Sans Serif 10 12 15 17 20 Proportional Characters 96 standard ASCII character set including italic characters 14 international character sets 1 legal character set Epson Extended Graphics character set Technical Specifications 8 3 ...

Page 241: ...per width and length Paper Single sheet width 7 2 to 10 1 inches 182 to 257 mm length 14 3 inches 364 mm maximum Continuous paper width 4 0 to 10 0 inches 101 to 254 mm Envelopes No 6 6 54 x 3 62 inches 166 x 92 mm No 10 9 45 x 4 09 inches 240 x 104 mm Labels 2 5 x 0 94 inch 63 5 x 23 8 mm minimum 4 x 0 94 inch 101 6 x 23 8 mm maximum 8 4 Technical Specifications ...

Page 242: ...eet 0 33 inch 8 5 mm minimum 0 12 inch 3 0 mm minimum 0 53 inch 13 5 mm minimum Note Printing on paper from 9 to 10 1 inches wide increases the minimum right and left margins to 0 24 inches 6 0 mm Technical Specifications 8 5 ...

Page 243: ...tinuous paper 0 35 inch 9 mm minimum 0 51 inch 13 mm minimum Note The minimum for the right and left margins increases to 0 98 inch 25 0 mm when printing on IO inch wide paper 8 6 Technical Specifications ...

Page 244: ...o 22 lb Multi part 12 lb to 15 lb per sheet forms Maximum number sheets 4 Envelope 12 lb to 24 lb Single Sheet 0 0025 to 0 0055 inch 0 065 to 0 14 mm Continuous 0 0025 to 0 012 inch 0 065 to 0 32 mm Envelope 0 0063 to 0 0197 inch 0 16 to 0 52 mm Label 0 0063 to 0 0075 inch plus base 0 16 to 0 19 mm paper One original plus up to 3 copies at normal temperature One original plus up to 2 copies all te...

Page 245: ...e is 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C The relative humidity is between 10 and 80 percent Mechanical Ribbon Black ribbon cartridge 7762 Life expectancy in Letter Quality characters at 48 dots character 3 million characters Color ribbon cartridge 7763 Life expectancy in Letter Quality characters at 48 dots character Black 1 0 million characters Cyan 0 7 million characters Magenta 0 7 million characters Yell...

Page 246: ...Height 7 6 inches 194 mm Electrical Voltage Frequency Insulation resistance 120 VAC 10 49 5 to 60 5 Hz 10M ohms between AC power line and chassis Dielectric strength Can withstand 1 0 kV rms between AC line applied for one minute or 1 2 kV rms and chassis applied for one second Width 18 5 inches 469 mm Depth 15 7 inches 399 mm Weight approx 22 0 lb 10 kg Technical Specifications 8 9 ...

Page 247: ...ut condensation Operation angle Operation 10 to 80 Storage 5 to 85 Less than 15 without cut sheet feeder 0 with cut sheet feeder Shock Vibration Operation Up to 1 G within 1 ms Storage Up to 2 G within 1 ms Operation Up to 0 25 G at up to 55 Hz Storage Up to 0 50 G at up to 55 Hz 8 10 Technical Specifications ...

Page 248: ...9 BUSY OUT Signal STROBE Direction IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT Description STROBE pulse to read data Pulse width must be more than 0 5 microseconds at the receiving terminal These signals represent information of the 1st to 8th bits of parallel data respectively Each signal is at HIGH level when data is logical 1 and LOW when it is logical 0 About an 11 microsecond pulse LOW indicates that data...

Page 249: ...ogic ground 18 NC Not used 19 30 GND Twisted pair return signal ground level 31 16 INIT IN When this level becomes LOW for at least 50 microseconds the printer controller is reset to its power up state and the print buffer is cleared This level is normally HIGH 32 ERROR OUT This level becomes LOW when the printer is 1 in paper out state 2 off line 3 in error state 33 GND Same as for PINS 19 30 34 ...

Page 250: ...uld be shielded and connected to the chassis of the host computer and the printer All interface conditions are based on TTL level Both the rise and the fall times of each signal must be less than 0 2 microseconds Data transfer must be carried out by observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signal Data transfer to this printer can be carried out only after receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of the ...

Page 251: ...gh DC1 High High Low Pulsed Enabled Recv d ea char On line High DC3 High High Low Pulsed Disabled Recv d ea char Off line High Low DC1 DC3 Low High Not Disabled no effect no effect generated While printing is disabled character data is being received and acknowledged so that the printer can look for another DC1 character which would allow it to resume printing Serial Interface The built in serial ...

Page 252: ... to 528 Error handling A character is printed if a parity error is detected All other errors are ignored Connector D sub 25 pin connector In this table the direction of signals is given relative to the printer Pin Signal number Signal direction Direction 2 TXD out Transmits data for X on X off 20 DTR out Indicates whether or not the printer is ready to receive data Mark level indicates printer is ...

Page 253: ...l For double bin cut sheet feeder envelopes can be used only in bin 1 Reliability total cycle of bin 1 and bin 2 MCBF 100 000 cycles Paper Paper length Paper thickness Paper weight Single sheets Envelopes bin 1 and bin 2 bin 1 8 27 to 14 33 inches 3 62 to 4 09 inches 210 to 364 mm 92 to 104 mm 0 0028 to 0 0039 inch 0 0063 to 0 0205 inch 0 07 to 0 10 mm 0 16 to 0 52 mm 17 to 22 lb paper 12 to 24 lb...

Page 254: ...eration Storage 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C 22 F to 149 F 30 C to 65 C Humidity without Operation 15 to 80 condensation Storage 5 to 85 Notes l 24 lb paper printing is available only at normal operating conditions l Envelope printing is available only at normal operating conditions Technical Specifications 8 17 ...

Page 255: ...lization l Software sends the ESC initialize the printer command These three kinds of initialization have slightly different effects In particular ESC resets the typestyle to the current SelecType setting the other two methods reset the typestyle according to the default settings selected by the DIP switch settings Also ESC does not initialize the printer mechanism clear the input data buffer or c...

Page 256: ...nnel Channel 0 Font selection The current FONT button setting Character spacing The current PITCH button setting User defined characters Hardware Cleared Software Deselected only Justification Left justification Graphic mode assignment ESC K ESC 0 ESC L ESC 1 ESC Y ESC 2 ESC Z ESC 3 In addition the data buffer is cleared when the printer is initialized by turning on the power or by sending an INIT...

Page 257: ... Order 9 6 Commands Arranged by Topic 9 9 Printer Operation 9 9 MSB Control 9 12 Data Control 9 13 Vertical Motion 9 14 Horizontal Motion 9 20 Overall Printing Style 9 23 Print Size and Character Width 9 26 Print Enhancement 9 30 Word Processing 9 35 Character Tables 9 36 User defined Characters 9 38 Graphics 9 40 Command Summary 9 1 ...

Page 258: ...t to the control code processing section The control code processing section converts printable characters into the specified character patterns The control codes are also processed along with the printable data After processing the character and image patterns are stored in the print buffer line buffer for printing Printing begins when either of the following conditions are met l The buffer is fu...

Page 259: ...describes each command separately the commands are divided into the following subjects Printer operation Print size and character width MSB control Print enhancement Data control Word processing Vertical motion Character sets Horizontal motion User defined characters Overall printing style Graphics Each command has a format section and a comments section The format section gives the ASCII decimal ...

Page 260: ... sending the code 15 directly More complex commands consist of two or more character codes For example to print in double wide mode the code format is the following ASCII code ESC W n Decimal 27 87 n Hexadecimal 1B 57 n In this case n can be either 1 on or 0 off to begin or end double wide printing You can use either of the following commands to turn on double wide print from BASIC LPRINT CHR 27 C...

Page 261: ...same time you press the key for the letter or symbol in that column For example you press the control key and A at the same time to send the value 1 Some application programs that use this system cannot use Control and many programs use the control keys for other purposes Dec Hex Ctrl Key 0 00 1 01 A 2 02 B 3 03 C 4 04 D 5 05 E 6 06 F 7 07 G 8 08 H 9 09 I 10 0A J 11 0B K 12 0C L 13 0D M Dec Hex Ct...

Page 262: ...5 ESC 38 26 ESC 40 28 Beeper 9 12 Backspace 9 20 Tab Horizontally 9 21 Line Feed 9 15 Tab Vertically 9 17 Form Feed 9 13 Carriage Return 9 12 Select Double wide Mode one line 9 26 Select Condensed Mode 9 25 Select Printer 9 8 Cancel Condensed Mode 9 26 Deselect Printer 9 9 Cancel Double wide Mode one line 9 27 Cancel Line 9 12 Delete Character 9 9 Select Double wide Mode one line 9 27 Select Conde...

Page 263: ...t l 6 inch Line Spacing 9 16 Set n 180 inch Line Spacing 9 16 Select Italic Mode 9 34 Cancel Italic Mode 9 35 Enable Printable Characters 9 37 Enable Upper Control Codes 9 37 Copy ROM to RAM 9 36 Select Unidirectional Mode one line 9 9 Set MSB to 0 9 11 Set MSB to 1 9 11 Reassign Graphics Mode 9 40 Initialize Printer 9 8 Set n 60 inch Line Spacing 9 16 Set Vertical Tabs 9 17 Set Page Length in Lin...

Page 264: ...onal Character Set 9 35 Select Superscript Mode 9 30 Select Subscript Mode 9 30 Cancel Superscript Subscript Mode 9 30 Turn Unidirectional Mode On Off 9 10 Turn Double wide Mode On Off 9 27 Select High speed Double density Graphics Mode 9 38 Select Quadruple density Graphics Mode 9 39 Set Relative Print Position 9 21 Select Justification 9 33 Set Vertical Tabs in Channels 9 18 Select 15 CPI 9 24 S...

Page 265: ...Resets the printer mode and clears the current print line preceding the command See Initialization in Chapter 8 DC1 Format ASCII code DC1 Decimal 17 Hexadecimal 11 Select Printer Comments Returns the printer to the selected state if it has been deselected by the printer deselect code DC3 It does not select the printer if it has been switched off line by the ON LINE button DC1 and DC3 do not work i...

Page 266: ...te Character Comments Removes the last text character on the print line but does not affect control codes Printing direction ESC Select Unidirectional Mode one line Format ASCII code ESC Decimal 27 60 Hexadecimal 1B 3C Comments Printing is normally bidirectional This command selects unidirectional printing for one line only It is cancelled by a carriage return The print head moves to the extreme l...

Page 267: ... more accurate positioning ESC EM Control Cut Sheet Feeder Format ASCII code ESC EM n Decimal 27 25 n Hexadecimal 1B 19 n Comments The following values can be used for n 1 Selects bin 1 2 Selects bin 2 R Ejects a sheet No paper is loaded The command should not be used unless the cut sheet feeder is installed It is ignored if any value other than 1 2 or R is used for n The cut sheet feeder mode can...

Page 268: ...ing data to 0 Some computers always send data with the MSB set to 1 which means that italics or character graphics are always printed ESC can overcome this problem ESC Format ASCII code ESC Decimal 27 62 Hexadecimal 1B 3E Set MSB to 1 Comments Sets the MSB bit of all incoming data as 1 ESC Format ASCII code ESC Decimal 27 35 Hexadecimal 1B 23 Cancel MSB Control Comments Cancels the MSB control set...

Page 269: ...urn Comments Prints the data in the print buffer and returns the print position to the left margin A line feed is added if the AUTO FEED XT line on the parallel interface is held LOW or if DIP switch 2 8 is on CAN Cancel Line Format ASCII code CAN Decimal 24 Hexadecimal 18 Comments Clears all text on the print line but does not affect control codes Command Summary 9 13 ...

Page 270: ...u can change the page length with ESC C When using a cut sheet feeder FF ejects the sheet into the stacker but does not load a new sheet ESC C Format ASCII code ESC C n Decimal 27 67 n Hexadecimal 1B 43 n Set Page Length in Lines Comments Sets the page length to n lines in the current line spacing The value of n must be from 1 to 127 lines The top of form position is reset to the current line Over...

Page 271: ...ines skipped between the last line printed on one page and the first line to print on the next page For example with the standard setting for line spacing l 6 inch and page length 66 lines ESC N 6 prints 60 lines and then skips 6 This setting is cancelled by ESC 0 ESC C or ESC C 0 The value of n must be from 1 to 127 Overrides the DIP switch setting for l inch skip over perforation ESC 0 Cancel Sk...

Page 272: ...acing ESC Set n 360 inch Line Spacing Format ASCII code ESC n Decimal 27 n Hexadecimal 1B 2B n Comments Sets line spacing to n 360 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands The value of n must be from 0 to 255 ESC 0 Format ASCII code ESC 0 Decimal 27 48 Hexadecimal 1B 30 Select l S inch Line Spacing Comments Sets the line spacing to l 8 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands 9 16 Command ...

Page 273: ...inch Line Spacing Format ASCII code ESC 3 n Decimal 27 51 n Hexadecimal 1B 33 n Comments Sets the line spacing to n 180 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands The value of n must be from 0 to 255 ESC A Set n 60 inch Line Spacing Format ASCII code ESC A n Decimal 27 65 n Hexadecimal 1B 41 n Comments Sets the line spacing to n 60 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands The value of n must...

Page 274: ... tab position in the channel selected by ESC If no channel has been selected channel 0 is used If no vertical tabs have been set the paper advances one line ESC B Set Vertical Tabs Format ASCII code ESC B nl n2 0 Decimal 27 66 nl n2 0 Hexadecimal 1B 42 nl n2 00 Comments Sets up to 16 vertical tabs in the current line spacing Tab settings are not affected by subsequent changes in line spacing The t...

Page 275: ...refore up to eight sets of vertical tabs can be set The channels are selected by ESC To clear the tabs in channel c use ESC b c 0 ESC Select Vertical Tab Channel Format ASCII code ESC c Decimal 27 47 c Hexadecimal 1B 2F c Comments This command is used to select the vertical tab channel with the value of c from 0 to 7 All subsequent VT commands use the channel selected by this command If no channel...

Page 276: ...ercase 1 as in left not the numeral one The minimum space between the margins is the width of one double wide 10 cpi character ESC Q Format ASCII code ESC Q n Decimal 27 81 n Hexadecimal 1B 51 n Set Right Margin Comments Sets the right margin to n columns in the current character size Settings made in the proportional mode are treated as 10 cpi This command clears previous tab settings and all pre...

Page 277: ...3 has been sent ESC Set Absolute Print Position Format ASCII code ESC nl n2 Decimal 27 36 nl n2 Hexadecimal 1B 24 nl n2 Comments This sequence specifies the distance from the current left margin that subsequent characters are to be printed using this formula total number of dots nl n2 x 256 Each unit equals 1 60th of an inch The sequence is ignored and the previous setting remains effective if the...

Page 278: ...ing number using this formula total number of dots nl 256 x n2 The command is ignored if it would move the print position outside the current margins A unit is 1 120th of an inch in draft and 1 180th of an inch in Letter Quality or proportional modes Horizontal tabbing HT Tab Horizontally Format ASCII code HT Decimal 9 Hexadecimal 09 Comments Advances the print position to the next horizontal tab ...

Page 279: ...ears all tabs The default settings when power is turned on or after an ESC command are at every eight characters The tab settings are not affected by changes in cpi The tab positions in proportional printing are determined by the 10 cpi character size Overall Printing Style ESC x Select Letter Quality or Draft Format ASCII code ESC x n Decimal 27 l20 n Hexadecimal 1B 78 n Comments The following va...

Page 280: ...restige 8 Orator S 4 Script Typestyle families 2 to 8 are available only if the appropriate font module is installed such as the Multi Font Module Overrides the SelecType panel setting ESC Master Select Format ASCII code ESC n Decimal 27 33 n Hexadecimal 1B 21 n Comments This command allows you to choose many combinations of these nine modes 10 cpi 12 cpi proportional spacing condensed emphasized ...

Page 281: ...e strike 16 Double wide 32 n 49 The print quality and font must be set separately using SelecType or the ESC x and ESC k commands There are two more things to consider when using the Master Select command l Master Select cancels any of the other listed features that you do not set For example if you have already set a different character width and you use Master Select to set emphasized double str...

Page 282: ... normally used to cancel 12 or 15 cpi ESC M Select 12 CPI Format ASCII code ESC M Decimal 27 77 Hexadecimal 1B 4D Comments Selects 12 character per inch printing ESC g Format ASCII code ESC g Decimal 27 103 Hexadecimal 1B 67 Select 15 CPI Comments Selects 15 character per inch printing and cancels 10 or 12 cpi Cannot be combined with condensed mode 9 26 Command Summary ...

Page 283: ... command overrides the condensed mode and fixed cpi fonts When proportional is cancelled the previously selected font is used Graphic characters are printed in fixed cpi only proportional mode is only available in Roman and Sans Serif fonts SI Select Condensed Mode Format ASCII code SI Decimal 15 Hexadecimal 0F Comments Prints characters at about 60 percent of their normal width For example the co...

Page 284: ...ed Mode Format ASCII code DC2 Decimal 18 Hexadecimal 12 Comments Cancels condensed mode set by SI or ESC SI and returns printing to normal SO Select Double wide Mode one line Format ASCII code SO Decimal 14 Hexadecimal 0E Comments Doubles the width of all characters on one line This mode is cancelled by LF FF VT or DC4 9 28 Command Summary ...

Page 285: ... code ESC W n Decimal 27 87 n Hexadecimal 1B 57 n Comments Doubles the width of all characters The following values can be used for n 1 Turns mode on 0 Turns mode off DC4 Format ASCII code DC4 Decimal 20 Hexadecimal 14 Cancel Double wide Mode one line Comments Cancels double wide mode selected by SO or ESC SO but not double wide mode selected by ESC W or ESC Command Summary 9 29 ...

Page 286: ...e characters Cannot be used with the pull tractor Print Enhancement ESC r Format ASCII code ESC r n Decimal 27 114 n Hexadecimal 1B 72 n Select Printing Color Comments The variable n selects the printing color 0 Black 2 Cyan 4 Yellow 1 Magenta 3 Violet 5 Red 6 Green ESC E Format ASCII code ESC E Decimal 27 69 Hexadecimal 1B 45 Select Emphasized Mode Comments Makes text bolder by printing each dot ...

Page 287: ...ect Double strike Mode Format ASCII code ESC G Decimal 27 71 Hexadecimal 1B 47 Comments Makes text bolder by printing each line twice with the second printing slightly below the first ESC H Format ASCII code ESC H Decimal 27 72 Hexadecimal 1B 48 Cancel Double strike Mode Comments Cancels the double strike mode selected by ESC G Command Summary 9 31 ...

Page 288: ...he character space ESC S 1 Select Subscript Mode Format ASCII code ESC S 1 Decimal 27 83 1 Hexadecimal 1B 53 01 Comments Prints characters about two thirds of the normal character height in the lower part of the character space ESC T Cancel Superscript Subscript Mode Format ASCII code ESC T Decimal 27 84 Hexadecimal 1B 54 Comments Cancels either superscript or subscript 9 32 Command Summary ...

Page 289: ...e value of d2 determines whether the score line is single double broken or continuous d2 0 Cancel the score line selected by d1 d2 1 Single continuous line d2 2 Double continuous line d2 5 Single broken line d2 6 Double broken line The last three bits of d2 determine the characteristics of the score line as shown below On 1 Off 0 Bit 2 Broken line Continuous line Bit 1 Double line on Double line o...

Page 290: ...HT or ESC are not underlined ESC q Format ASCII code ESC q n Decimal 27 113 n Hexadecimal 1B 71 n Select Character Style Comments The following values can be used for n 0 Selects normal 1 Selects outline 2 Selects shadow 3 Selects outline with shadow This command is valid for all characters with the exception of character codes B0H to DFH F4H and F5H 176 to 223 244 and 245 decimal in the Epson Ext...

Page 291: ... commands should not be used with justification For n 3 there must be no carriage returns within a paragraph ESC SP space Format ASCII code ESC SP n Decimal 27 32 n Hexadecimal 1B 20 n Set Intercharacter Space Comments Sets the amount of space added to the right of each character in addition to the space already allowed in the design of the character The number of dots is determined by n which sho...

Page 292: ...e 1 Selects Epson Extended Graphics character table 2 Selects user defined character table and remaps user defined O 127 to 128 255 Note that the value of n must equal 00 hex 01 hex or 02 hex See the Appendix for character tables ESC 4 Format ASCII code ESC 4 Decimal 27 52 Hexadecimal 1B 34 Select Italic Mode Comments Causes characters from the italic character table to be printed This command is ...

Page 293: ...ode ESC R n Decimal 27 82 n Hexadecimal 1B 52 n Comments Selects one of the international character sets The following values can be used for n 0 USA 8 Japan 1 France 9 Norway 2 Germany 10 Denmark II 3 England 11 Spain II 4 Denmark I 12 Latin America 5 Sweden 13 Korea 6 Italy 64 Legal 7 Spain I Overrides the DIP switch settings of the international character set Command Summary 9 37 ...

Page 294: ...elected mode ESC Copy ROM to RAM Format ASCII code ESC 0 n 0 Decimal 27 58 0 n 0 Hexadecimal 1B 3A 00 n 00 Comments This sequence copies the characters in ROM to RAM so that specific characters can be redefined The variable n represents the font family Fonts in the font module except Orator and Orator S can also be copied The printer cannot select fonts 2 to 6 if you do not have the Multi Font Mod...

Page 295: ...haracters Format ASCII code ESC 6 Decimal 27 54 Hexadecimal 1B 36 Comments When the Epson Extended Graphics character table is selected ESC 6 enables the printing of codes 128 through 159 decimal as characters not control codes See the Appendix for characters printed ESC 7 Format ASCII code ESC 7 Decimal 27 55 Hexadecimal 1B 37 Enable Upper Control Codes Comments When the Epson Extended Graphics c...

Page 296: ...umns n1 n2 x 256 ESC L Select Double density Graphics Mode Format ASCII code ESC L n1 n2 Decimal 27 76 nl n2 Hexadecimal 1B 4C n1 n2 Comments Turns on 8 pin low speed double density graphics mode The total number of columns n1 n2 x 256 ESC Y Select High speed Double density Graphics Mode Format ASCII code ESC Y n1 n2 Decimal 27 89 n1 n 2 Hexadecimal 1B 59 n1 n2 Comments Turns on 8 pin high speed d...

Page 297: ...cimal 1B 2A m nl n 2 Comments Turns on graphics mode m See the following table for details on the available modes The total number of columns n1 n2 x 256 Option Pins m Horiz density dots in Single density 8 0 60 Double density 8 1 120 High speed double density 8 2 120 Quadruple density 8 3 240 CRT I 8 4 80 CRT II 8 6 90 Single density 24 32 60 Double density 24 33 120 CRT III 24 38 90 Triple densi...

Page 298: ...t ASCII code ESC s m Decimal 27 63 s m Hexadecimal 1B 3F s m Comments Changes from one graphics mode to another The variable s is a character K L Y or Z The variable m corresponds to the mode m in the ESC command 9 42 Command Summary ...

Page 299: ...Appendix Proportional Width Table A 2 Character Tables A 6 A l ...

Page 300: ... international characters Also see the descriptions of the ESC R and ESC t commands in Chapter 9 for information on how to use these characters The following width table shows each character its ASCII code hexadecimal and its width If there are two numbers in the width column the second one is for the superscript subscript version of the character 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F Co...

Page 301: ...24 36 24 36 24 36 24 42 28 36 24 42 28 36 24 36 24 30 20 24 16 30 20 24 16 30 20 30 20 18 12 30 20 36 24 30 20 Code 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E CHR d e f g h i j k l m n o P q r s t u v w x y z Ç ü é â ä à å ç ê Width 36 24 30 20 24 16 36 24 36 24 18 12 24 16 36 24 18 12 42 28 36 24 30 20 36 24 36 24 30 20 30 20 24 16 36 24 36 24 42 28 30 20 36 ...

Page 302: ...8 30 20 30 20 36 24 42 28 30 20 30 20 18 12 30 20 36 24 36 24 36 24 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 BO B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 BA BB BC BD BE BF C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 CA CB CC C D CE CF D0 D1 D2 30 20 30 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 A 4 ...

Page 303: ...6 F7 CHR Width 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Code F8 F9 FA FB FC FD FE CHR CHR Width Width 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 24 16 24 16 30 20 36 24 36 24 30 20 30 20 30 20 A 5 ...

Page 304: ...DIP switch 1 4 or the ESC t software command For the Epson Extended Graphics character table use of the ESC 6 or ESC 7 software command lets you select whether to print hex codes 80 to 9F as characters ESC 6 or control codes ESC 7 Italic Character Table A 6 ...

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Page 306: ...al control through the parallel connector the printer will automatically feed the paper one line after receiving a CR code baud rate A measure of the speed of data transmission Usually expressed in bits per second or bps bidirectional printing Printing in which the print head alternates printing a line left to right then the next line right to left and so on Because the head prints in both directi...

Page 307: ...pi condensed Printing in which each character is approximately 60 percent of the width of standard characters For example condensed 10 characters per inch cpi has 17 characters per inch Useful for fitting wide tables or spreadsheets onto the paper continuous paper Paper which has sprocket feed holes on both long edges is perforated between pages and is supplied in a folded stack Also called fanfol...

Page 308: ...ialized DIP stands for Dual In line Package dot graphics A graphic design formed by patterns of dots Also called bit image graphics dot matrix A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by a pattern matrix of individual dots double high printing Printing in which each character is twice as tall as normal double strike printing A way of producing bolder characters Each character ...

Page 309: ...haded areas ESC escape code A special control code used to begin most printer commands ESC P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers The system of commands lets you perform software control of your printer from your computer It is standard for all Epson printers and supported by most application software for personal computers font A font is a style of type designated by a family name fo...

Page 310: ...connection between the computer and printer See also parallel interface and serial interface italic A typestyle in which the characters slant This sentence is italicized Also a character table that contains italicized characters and symbols Letter Quality One of two print qualities available on your printer Letter Quality provides better readability and appearance at a reduced print speed See also...

Page 311: ...commonly used with printers decimal is base 10 and uses the digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 This is the most familiar system hexadecimal hex is base 16 and uses the digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E and F This is frequently used by programmers Any decimal number between 0 and 255 can be expressed by a two digit hex number binary is base 2 and uses only the digits 0 and 1 All information in compu...

Page 312: ...hod for a computer and printer to check the reliability of data transmission platen The black roller that provides the backing for the paper during printing print quality Your printer has three types of print quality draft high speed draft and Letter Quality Draft and high speed draft are for high speed draft quality jobs Letter Quality is used to produce more polished documents proportional print...

Page 313: ...at are stored in its ROM Read Only Memory serial interface A serial interface transmits data one bit at a time See also parallel interface short tear off A feature that automatically feeds the perforation of continuous paper to the tear off position for you to remove it and then draws the paper back to the loading position These positions can be adjusted using the micro adjustment feature See also...

Page 314: ...rectional printing Often used for printing graphics user defined characters Characters that are defined and stored in the printer by the user Also known as download characters 10 cpi A character spacing of 10 characters per inch This is often the standard or default pitch 12 cpi A character spacing in which each character is slightly narrower than normal so that there are 12 characters per inch Al...

Page 315: ...4 Character defining 4 19 30 designing 4 19 21 fonts 3 21 24 8 3 size 4 4 5 spacing 3 4 3 24 25 9 34 style 9 34 width 9 26 29 Character sets 3 7 8 3 10 3 2 27 8 3 Canada French 3 9 Multilingual 3 9 Norway 3 9 3 27 Portugal 3 9 United States 3 9 Character tables 9 36 37 A 6 7 choosing 3 28 Epson Extended Graphics A 7 graphics 3 7 italics 3 7 A 6 selecting 9 36 Color printing Intro l 4 8 9 8 8 probl...

Page 316: ... 7 5 48 5 50 functions 3 7 13 setting 3 6 13 tables 3 7 9 Double bin cut sheet feeder Intro 2 5 2 Double high mode 4 4 9 30 Double strike mode 4 6 9 31 Double wide mode 4 4 9 28 29 DRAFT font 3 4 9 23 high speed 3 7 3 10 3 21 22 3 24 normal 3 10 3 22 3 24 Electrical specifications 8 9 Emphasizing text 4 5 7 9 30 31 Envelopes 2 23 24 2 27 2 30 cut sheet feeder 5 12 13 manual feed 2 30 printable are...

Page 317: ...ets 3 7 8 3 10 selecting 3 26 27 9 37 Italic character table 3 7 3 10 3 28 A 6 Italics 4 5 6 selecting 9 36 37 Labels 2 23 24 2 27 30 Letter quality mode l 16 l 18 4 2 3 9 23 Lights control panel 3 2 Line feeding 9 16 19 spacing 9 16 17 LINE FEED button 3 3 LOAD EJECT button 3 3 Loading position 3 14 adjusting 3 14 16 Locking brackets l 3 l 5 6 10 Margins 8 5 6 9 20 Micro adjustment Intro 2 3 5 3 ...

Page 318: ...fications 8 4 8 supply l 7 2 8 thickness 8 7 weight 8 7 width 8 4 Paper edge guides l 19 20 2 5 6 Paper guide attaching l 14 15 continuous paper 2 9 2 14 single sheet l 14 15 Paper handling 2 1 31 problems 7 16 26 Paper jam l 23 PAPER OUT light 3 2 Paper release lever l 17 2 2 3 2 9 2 22 Paper thickness lever l 25 2 3 2 14 2 23 27 3 2 Parallel interface l 27 29 Pin labels 4 10 11 Pitch 3 24 25 PIT...

Page 319: ...Pull tractor Intro 3 5 25 36 continuous paper 5 25 33 installing 5 25 28 paper handling 5 28 33 removing 5 34 36 READY light 3 2 Reassigning command 4 17 18 Ribbon cartridge l 2 3 8 8 installing l 9 13 replacing 6 4 8 Roman font Intro 2 3 4 3 21 23 4 2 RS 232C interface l 27 Sans Serif font Intro 2 3 4 3 21 23 4 2 Score mode 9 33 Script font 5 37 38 5 42 Selecting fonts Multi Font Module 5 42 43 S...

Page 320: ... 5 4 7 4 28 9 32 Superscripts 4 5 4 7 4 28 9 32 Switches see DIP switches Tear off mode see Short tear off Tear off position adjusting 3 20 Technical specifications see Specifications Telephone number toll free Intro 6 Tractor see Pull tractor Troubleshooting 7 l 37 options 7 27 37 paper handling 7 16 26 power supply 7 4 printing 7 5 15 Typestyles selecting 3 21 25 4 2 3 9 24 Underline mode 4 5 4 ...

Page 321: ...9 15 ESC N 78 4E Set Skip Over Perforation 9 15 ESC O 79 4F Cancel Skip Over Perforation 9 15 LF 10 OA Line Feed 9 16 ESC 43 2B Set n 360 inch Line Spacing 9 16 ESC 0 48 30 Select l 8 inch Line Spacing 9 16 ESC 2 50 32 Select 1 6 inch Line Spacing 9 17 ESC 3 51 33 Set n 180 inch Line Spacing 9 17 ESC A 65 41 Set n 60 inch Line Spacing 9 17 ESC J 74 4A Perform n 180 inch Line Feed 9 18 VT 11 0B Tab...

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Page 323: ...The DIP Switch Tables You can select an international character set when DIP switch 1 4 is OFF or select a graphics character set when DIP switch l 4 is ON ...

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