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Character fonts:

Font

 Draft

Point

1

 Pitch

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Paper 

guide

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Ribbon 

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You can 

 select other font/pitch combinations using 

 2

commands. See the command summary in chapter 8 for details.

Character tables:

96 standard ASCII character

14 international character sets

 character set

5 graphics character sets

Printer Specifications

Printing

Printing method:

 

 spud:

 impact dot 

matrix

High-speed 

 

 Inch

10

10

Letter 

Printing 

direction:

Bidirectional logic-seeking for text,

Unidirectional for graphics. 

 for

graphics can be selected with DIP switch 

and the proper software command.)

Line spacing:

 inch, 

 inch or programmable in

increments of 

 inch

Paper-feed speed:

Friction: 59.0 

 at 

 

 

Tractor: 64.1 

 at l/&inch line 

Continuous feed: 3.6 inches per second

Printable columns:

Character 

12cpi

Maximum printed 

LO-870

LO-1170

136

164

120

204

17 cpi (10 cpi condensed)

137

233

20 cpi (12 cpi condensed)

160

272

Buffer:

8 Kbytes or 0 Kbyte (DIP-switch selectable)

Paper

Paper size:

Lo-870

 

 70

width-Top 

 to 257 mm

148 

 

420 mm

(5.8 to 10.1 inches)

(5.8   16.5 inches)

 Insertion

182 to 364 mm

(7.2 

to 

10.1 inches)

(7.210 14.3 

max. 364 mm (14.3 inches)

 Ion 

max. 297 mm (11.7 Inches)

max. 364 mm (14.3 Inches)

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Minimum bft and right margins

Paper thickness:

Single sheets:

0.065 

to 

0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch)

Single sheets (multi-part forms-front

insertion):

0.12 to 032 mm (0.0047 to 0.012 inch)

Continuous paper:

0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch)

Continuous multi-part forms:

0.12 to 0.32 mm 

 to 0.012 inch)

Envelopes:

0.16 to 0.52 mm (0.0063 to 0.0197 inch)

Labels 

 backing sheet):

0.16 to 0.19 mm (0.0063 to 0.0075 inch)

24-Pin Printers

7/16/91

LQ-870/1170-l

Summary of Contents for LQ 870 - B/W Dot-matrix Printer

Page 1: ...rogrammable in increments of l 360 inch Paper feed speed Friction 59 0 ms Iine at 1 6incb line spa g Tractor 64 1 ms Iine at l inch line spa g Continuous feed 3 6 inches per second Printable columns Character size 1Ocpl 12cpi 15coi Maximum printed charactwr LO 870 LO 1170 80 136 96 164 120 204 17 cpi 10 cpi condensed 1 137 1 233 20 cpi 12 cpi condensed 160 272 Buffer 8 Kbytes or 0 Kbyte DIP switch...

Page 2: ...without condensation Storage 5 to 85 RH without condensation Friction without or with optional cut sheet feeder Push tractor front or rear tractor Pull tractor Push pull tractor optional Fabric ribbon cartridge 7753 7754 Life expectancy in LQ at 48 dots character 2 million characters Film ribbon cartridge 7768 777Oz Life expectancy in LQ at 48 dots character 0 2 million characters 7768 03 million ...

Page 3: ... sheet feeder is selected for paper feeding BIN 2 green On when bin 2 of the optional cut sheet feeder is selected for paper feeding Fonts Qpen Show which font is selected Pitches green Show which pitch is selected Buttons PAUSE Press this button to temporarily stop printing Press this button again to resume printing MICRO FEED ALT LOAD EJECT feeds paper forward in 1 18 Xnch increments ALT LFIFF f...

Page 4: ...antage of the printer s features Many of these programs provide an installation or setup section that presents a list of printers Choosing from a menu Because Epson printers share a great many commands you can use an application program even if it does not list your printer on its printer selection menu If your printer is not listed choose from the following list the printers are listed in tire or...

Page 5: ...hange Notices None Product Support Bulletins None Technical Information Bulletins None Related Documentation TM LQ8 1170 LQ 870 1170 Service Manual PL LQ8 1170 LQ 870 1170 Parts List 4000377 CO1 01 LQ 870 1170 User s Guide 24 Pin Printers 7 16 91 LQ 870 1170 5 ...

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