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Chapter 2

Controlling the Printer

Using the Printer’s Control Panel   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  2-2

Lights  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  2-3
Buttons  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  2-4

Using the Default Setting Mode   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  2-7

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Controlling the Printer      

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Summary of Contents for Stylus Color II

Page 1: ...luding the U S failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation s operating and maintenance instructions Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation EPSON EPSON Stylus and EPSON ESC P are r...

Page 2: ... different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment It is the responsibility of the user to ...

Page 3: ...tment Lever 1 4 Loading Plain Paper 1 5 Loading Special Papers and Other Media 1 7 Loading Special Papers and Transparencies 1 8 Loading Envelopes 1 10 Chapter 2 Controlling the Printer Using the Printer s Control Panel 2 2 Lights 2 3 Buttons 2 4 Using the Default Setting Mode 2 7 Chapter 3 Maintenance Cleaning the Print Heads 3 2 Replacing Ink Cartridges 3 3 Selecting the Correct Ink Cartridges 3...

Page 4: ...r A 3 Ink Cartridges A 5 Mechanical A 6 Electrical A 7 Environmental A 7 Safety Approvals A 7 Fonts A 8 Interface Specifications A 9 Parallel Interface A 9 Serial Interface A 11 Initialization A 12 Default Settings A 13 Appendix B Commands and Character Tables Command List B 2 EPSON ESC P 2 Commands B 2 IBM X24 X24E Emulation Codes B 3 Character Tables B 4 International Character Sets B 8 Characte...

Page 5: ...r notch output tray output tray extension control panel notch sheet feeder paper thickness lever power switch parallel interface connector serial interface connector ink cartridge clamps thickness adjustment lever paper support ...

Page 6: ...print quality or speed up printing Using the printer driver software described in the Setup and Software Guide you can control settings such as document type printing mode and halftoning to produce just the right effects in your printed documents To make your job easy both the Windows and Macintosh printer drivers include an option that analyzes the elements on a page to be printed and automatical...

Page 7: ...ff your computer printer and monitor each day when you are done using them Use the print preview option in your software before you print something so you can catch errors before you commit them to paper If you have an electronic mail system available to you send E mail rather than memos Not only is this faster but you ll save paper and storage space too How to Use This Manual After you have set u...

Page 8: ...rinter Appendix B Commands and Character Tables lists the EPSON ESC P 2 and IBM X24 X24E emulation commands supported by the printer and shows the printer s built in character tables A Glossary and Index are provided at the end of the manual Where to Get Help If you purchased your printer in the United States or Canada and you need technical assistance you can call an EPSON Color Specialist at 800...

Page 9: ...or technical support information Electronic Support Services If you have a modem the fastest way to access helpful tips specifications drivers application notes DIP switch or jumper settings and bulletins for EPSON products is through the online services below World Wide Web If you are connected to the Internet and have a Web browser you can access EPSON s World Wide Web site at http www epson com...

Page 10: ...e If you are already a member simply type GO EPSON at the menu prompt to reach the Forum If you are not currently a member you are eligible for a free introductory membership as an owner of an EPSON product This membership entitles you to An introductory credit on CompuServe Your own user ID and password A complimentary subscription to CompuServe Magazine CompuServe s monthly publication To take a...

Page 11: ...t regularly switch on and off Do not let the power cord become damaged or frayed If you use an extension cord with the printer make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord s ampere rating Also make sure the total of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes Except as specifically explained in this Reference Guid...

Page 12: ...er Thickness and Adjustment Levers 1 3 Setting the Paper Thickness Lever 1 3 Setting the Thickness Adjustment Lever 1 4 Loading Plain Paper 1 5 Loading Special Papers and Other Media 1 7 Loading Special Papers and Transparencies 1 8 Loading Envelopes 1 10 1 Paper Handling 1 1 ...

Page 13: ...ing EPSON special coated paper for 360 dpi Use this paper for best results when printing at 360 dpi EPSON special coated paper for 720 dpi Use this paper for best results when printing at 720 dpi Five sample sheets are included with the printer EPSON high quality glossy paper Use this paper with 720 dpi to produce camera ready composites When printing on glossy paper use only EPSON high quality gl...

Page 14: ...e they are set correctly for the type of paper or other media you are loading c Caution Before you change the lever settings make sure there is no paper in the paper path and that printing is paused To do this press the Pause button or turn off the printer Setting the Paper Thickness Lever The paper thickness lever on the right side of the sheet feeder has two settings plain paper and thick paper ...

Page 15: ...per 0 Transparency film 0 Envelopes or labels Previously smeared documents If a document is smeared set the thickness adjustment lever to the position regardless of the paper type and print it again To access the lever open the printer cover the lever is in the left back corner as shown in the following illustration thick paper setting plain paper setting 1 4 Paper Handling ...

Page 16: ...Always load plain paper with the printable surface facing upward The printable surface is marked with an arrow on most plain paper packaging Note You can use these instructions for printing on labels however be sure to set the paper thickness lever to the Thick paper position and the thickness adjustment lever to the position Also make sure no labels are curled or peeling away from the backing whe...

Page 17: ...the front of the printer Then slide out the extension 2 Slide the left edge guide on the sheet feeder to the left as far as it will go 3 Fan a stack of paper then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges 1 2 1 6 Paper Handling ...

Page 18: ...re appropriate for the paper or labels you loaded For instructions see your Setup and Software Guide For labels select Plain paper as your Media Type Loading Special Papers and Other Media When using special coated paper glossy paper transparencies or envelopes keep the following in mind Use special coated paper and glossy paper within one year of purchase Use transparencies within six months Do n...

Page 19: ...l Papers and Transparencies The following procedure explains how to load coated papers glossy paper and transparencies You can load up to the following number of sheets in the sheet feeder 70 sheets of special coated paper Note If you load legal size special coated paper for 720 dpi do not load it more than halfway to the arrow on the left edge guide of the sheet feeder 50 sheets of transparency f...

Page 20: ...maller top margin load and print glossy paper one sheet at a time Follow these steps to load special paper or transparency film 1 Lower the output tray at the front of the printer and slide out the extension 2 Slide the left edge guide on the sheet feeder to the left as far as it will go 1 2 Paper Handling 1 9 ...

Page 21: ...intable side is face up when the cut corner is positioned as shown in the illustration below 6 Change the Media Type and other printer driver settings so they are appropriate for the paper or transparency film you loaded For instructions see your Setup and Software Guide Loading Envelopes For detailed specifications on the thickness and weight of the envelopes you can load see Appendix A Do not us...

Page 22: ...on page 1 3 2 You can load up to 10 envelopes in the sheet feeder with the printable side facing up as shown 3 Adjust the left edge guide so the envelopes feed straight into the paper path 4 Change the Media Type and other printer driver settings so they are appropriate for the envelopes you loaded For instructions see your Setup and Software Guide Paper Handling 1 11 ...

Page 23: ...Chapter 2 Controlling the Printer Using the Printer s Control Panel 2 2 Lights 2 3 Buttons 2 4 Using the Default Setting Mode 2 7 2 Controlling the Printer 2 1 ...

Page 24: ...e printer status and buttons for controlling certain functions as described in this section Since most printer settings can be controlled from your software you do not often need to use the control panel Normally you need to use it only to do the following Clean the black or color print heads Replace the ink cartridges Pause the printer temporarily Turn on economy or condensed mode Change the prin...

Page 25: ...alled If color ink runs out while you re printing the printer stops You can continue to print with the black ink cartridge by switching to monochrome printing To do this turn off the printer turn it on again and resend your print job Paper Out On when the printer runs out of paper Flashes rapidly if there is a paper jam Economy On when economy printing mode is selected In economy mode the printer ...

Page 26: ...additional functions using certain button combinations and power on sequences as described on page 2 5 Alt Used alone or in combination with other buttons to reset the printer clean the print heads or replace the ink cartridges see the next section for more information Pause or Reset Stops printing temporarily Press it again to resume Economy Condensed or Cleaning O Selects economy or condensed mo...

Page 27: ...select Plain paper composite black Composite black is produced by mixing cyan magenta and yellow ink Load Eject Loads or ejects a sheet of paper The printer normally loads and ejects paper automatically Button combinations and power on functions The button combinations below perform additional functions to control your printer Alt Pause or Reset Clears the printer s buffer and resets the printer s...

Page 28: ... To exit hex dump mode press the Pause button and turn off the printer If a partial page feeds before you press Pause press Load Eject to clear the paper path Alt POWER switch Prints a demonstration page of the printer s fonts and colors Paper must be loaded in the printer Hold down Alt until the printer feeds a page To exit demonstration mode wait until the Pause light comes on then turn off the ...

Page 29: ...nter functions listed below If necessary however you can turn on the Default setting mode and change the settings using the control panel buttons Print direction Specifies how the print head moves across the page The options are Uni D Bi D and Auto default When Uni D is on the print head prints in only one direction to provide the most precise alignment for graphics and text In Bi D printing the p...

Page 30: ...most advanced fonts and graphics Auto CR Specifies that the printer perform a carriage return and line feed operation if the print positions exceed the right margin of the paper Used in IBM X24 X24E mode only AGM Alternate Graphics Mode Specifies that the printer use high resolution 24 pin graphics commands Used in IBM X24 X24E mode only Character table Selects the set of characters and symbols th...

Page 31: ...just your top margin Thick paper Select Index card portrait or Envelope default if you print on these media To turn on Default setting mode and print instructions turn off the printer Then hold down the Economy Condensed button while you turn the printer back on Follow the instructions the printer prints to change the default settings by pressing the buttons on the control panel When you are finis...

Page 32: ...ads 3 2 Replacing Ink Cartridges 3 3 Selecting the Correct Ink Cartridges 3 4 Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 3 5 Cleaning the Printer 3 8 Transporting the Printer 3 9 Calibrating the Printer When Printing from DOS 3 10 3 Maintenance 3 1 ...

Page 33: ...ever if print quality diminishes you can run a cleaning cycle to unclog the print head nozzles so they deliver ink properly You can clean one or both print heads Each cleaning cycle takes about one minute during which the carriage moves and you hear the printer recharging the print heads The Pause light flashes throughout the cleaning cycle and then stays on when the cycle is finished To clean the...

Page 34: ...uality does not improve after you clean the print heads five times printing a demonstration page to check after each cleaning and you are sure the cartridges are not low on or out of ink as described in the next section contact your dealer or authorized EPSON servicer Replacing Ink Cartridges The printer s Ink Out O black and Ink Out NNN color lights tell you when your ink cartridges are low on in...

Page 35: ... color ink cartridge is empty you can continue printing with the black ink cartridge by switching to monochrome mode To do this turn off the printer then turn it back on and resend your print job If the black ink cartridge is empty you cannot continue printing even if the color cartridge still contains ink Selecting the Correct Ink Cartridges Use only these EPSON ink cartridges Black ink cartridge...

Page 36: ...e printer s cover by the notches on its sides w Warning Never insert your hand in the paper path beneath the center of the cover you may injure your hand 4 Hold down the Alt button for about five seconds until the print head moves slightly left to the ink cartridge install position The Pause light begins blinking The carriage returns to the home position after 30 seconds if the ink cartridges are ...

Page 37: ...k gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water 7 Open the package containing the ink cartridge and remove the cartridge from its foil wrapper Remove the tape seal from the top of the cartridge c Caution You must remove the tape seal from the top of the cartridge leaving the tape on will permanently damage it Do not remove the tape seal from the bottom of the cartridge ink will leak out co...

Page 38: ...he ink cartridge clamp until it locks in place 10 Press the Alt button again The Pause light flashes as the printer charges the ink delivery system 11 Close the printer cover When the charging cycle finishes the Pause light stops flashing and stays on Press the Pause button to turn off the light and resume printing Maintenance 3 7 ...

Page 39: ...soft cloth dampened in mild soap 5 To clean ink out of the printer s interior wipe it gently with a damp cloth c Caution Never use alcohol or thinner to clean the printer these chemicals can damage the components and the printer case Do not use a hard or abrasive brush these can scratch the printer surfaces Do not allow water to get on the printer mechanism or any electronic components Do not touc...

Page 40: ... Remove any paper from the sheet feeder and remove the paper support 6 Push in the output tray extension and close the tray 7 Install the transportation screw to secure the print head to the carriage as described in the sticker above the print head 8 Attach any other protective materials to the printer See the Notice Sheet that was packed with the printer 9 Repack the printer and attachments in th...

Page 41: ...misaligned calibrate you printer Do not calibrate your printer too often Follow these steps 1 Make sure paper is load in the printer and turn it off 2 Hold down the Pause button and turn on the printer to enter printer adjustment mode It prints a multilingual instruction sheet 3 Follow the instructions on the sheet to calibrate your printer 4 When you are finished press Pause and turn off the prin...

Page 42: ...4 Troubleshooting Print Quality Problems 4 2 Problems with Printing 4 6 Paper Handling Problems 4 12 Paper Jam Problems 4 12 Paper Feeding Problems 4 12 Other Paper Handling Problems 4 13 4 Troubleshooting 4 1 ...

Page 43: ...f none of the suggested solutions solve your problem see Where to Get Help in the Introduction Print Quality Problems To help you determine the nature of the problem you may want to print a demonstration page and analyze elements on it See Chapter 2 for instructions Print quality problems can often be solved by cleaning the print heads as described earlier in this chapter Note that it may take as ...

Page 44: ...gives you the best print quality On coated paper print only on the white coated side on glossy paper or transparencies print only with the cut corner facing the right side of the sheet feeder and remove each sheet as it is printed to prevent smearing by the next sheet Check that the paper thickness and thickness adjustment levers are set correctly for the media type See Setting the Paper Thickness...

Page 45: ... determine the appropriate image settings If you are using a DOS application and the black ink in the image is blurred select Plain paper composite black using the Print Mode control panel button as described in Chapter 2 and start the print job again Your Windows video driver may not be compatible with the printer Use the standard Windows VGA driver or contact the manufacturer of your video card ...

Page 46: ...ility Macintosh Select any print jobs marked pending waiting or held then select Delete or Cancel Printing If you still see incorrect or garbled characters try printing a demonstration page to see if the problem is with your printer see Chapter 2 for instructions If the demonstration page prints you may have a problem with your application software or your printer cable Make sure your cable is con...

Page 47: ...rts too high or too low on the page or the page length or margins are not what you expect Make sure you selected the correct Paper Size option in the printer driver see your Setup and Software Guide for instructions Use your software program to adjust the margins or change the number of lines per page or change the page length setting to match the paper you are using Change the loading position of...

Page 48: ...ng the Pause button does not turn on the Pause light turn off your printer and disconnect the interface cable Then reconnect the cable and turn on the printer The cable between the printer and computer may not meet the specifications for the printer or computer See System Requirements in your Setup and Software Guide for cable guidelines Turn off the printer and perform a self test as described in...

Page 49: ...ions reducing the size of your print job turning off the Copies options or increasing system memory The Windows printer driver installed with Windows 3 1 does not work correctly after you upgrade to Windows 95 You need to reinstall the printer driver after upgrading to Windows 95 so the driver is set up correctly for Windows 95 See the Setup and Software Guide for Windows for instructions The prin...

Page 50: ...d double click the Spool Manager icon 3 Make sure Epson Stylus Color II is selected and then open the Queue menu 4 Select Setup In the Queue Setup dialog box change the spool directory to the one you created in step 1 5 Also make sure the Use Print Manager for this port checkbox is checked Then select OK 6 Open the Options menu and select Default Spool Directory 7 In the dialog box change the spoo...

Page 51: ...urn off MicroWeave when printing final copies of high quality graphics or photographs If you re printing text from DOS applications and you selected composite black mode using the control panel Print Mode buttons text printing will be much slower than true black printing Select true black mode instead see Chapter 2 for control panel instructions Ink cartridges do not last as long as expected The i...

Page 52: ...er Macintosh driver If you still get no output try printing a demonstration page to see if the problem is with your printer see Chapter 2 for instructions If no demonstration page prints you may have a problem with your printer contact your EPSON dealer or an authorized EPSON servicer If the demonstration page prints you may have a problem with your application software or your printer cable Make ...

Page 53: ... try turning the stack over The printable side may have been facing down Do not load too many sheets in the sheet feeder You can load up to 100 sheets of plain paper 70 sheets of special coated paper 10 envelopes 50 sheets of transparency film with one sheet of plain paper beneath the stack or 30 sheets of high quality glossy paper with one sheet of plain paper beneath the stack Paper Feeding Prob...

Page 54: ...ing Problems If you still have paper handling problems see the following suggestions The printer loads more than one sheet at a time Remove the stack of paper and fan it Tap it on a flat surface to even the edges Then reload the paper The paper is too thin or thick or was exposed to excess humidity see Appendix A for exact specifications Make sure the paper thickness and thickness adjustment lever...

Page 55: ... the page The paper is too long Use paper that is within the specified size See Appendix A for exact specifications Paper is feeding crooked The paper is old or creased Use only new smooth sheets of paper Too much paper is loaded in the sheet feeder Remove a few sheets The paper is not the proper size and quality see Appendix A for exact specifications 4 14 Troubleshooting ...

Page 56: ...per A 3 Ink Cartridges A 5 Mechanical A 6 Electrical A 7 Environmental A 7 Safety Approvals A 7 Fonts A 8 Interface Specifications A 9 Parallel Interface A 9 Serial Interface A 11 Initialization A 12 Default Settings A 13 A Technical Specifications A 1 ...

Page 57: ... of page covered Figures based on letter size paper with color printing Resolution Maximum 720 720 dpi Paper feed speed 92 milliseconds per 1 6 inch line Input buffer 56KB Print direction Bidirectional with logic seeking for text and graphics unidirectional and autodirectional modes available in Default setting mode Control code ESC P 2 and expanded raster graphics code IBM X24 X24E emulation code...

Page 58: ... each single sheet loaded 50 transparency films with one sheet of plain paper at bottom of stack 10 envelopes Paper sheets Size Letter 8 5 11 inches A4 210 297 mm Legal 8 5 14 inches Statement 8 5 5 5 inches Executive 7 5 10 inches Paper types Plain paper EPSON s Special coated paper High quality glossy paper and transparencies Thickness 0 003 to 0 004 inch 0 08 to 0 11 mm Paper weight 17 to 24 lb...

Page 59: ... conditions Temperature 59 to 77 F 15 to 25 C Humidity 40 to 60 RH High quality glossy paper can be stored at 20 to 60 relative humidity Do not load folded or curled paper envelopes and transparencies The following EPSON genuine papers are available S041062 Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing Letter S041048 Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing Legal S041060 Special coated paper for 360 ...

Page 60: ...per 0 54 inch 13 8 mm for DL envelopes 1 38 inch 35 1 mm for 10 envelopes C The minimum bottom margin is 0 54 inch 14 0 mm Ink Cartridges Black ink cartridge S020047 Color Black Print capacity 620 pages A4 paper text Cartridge life 2 years from production date and up to 6 months after opening the package at 77 F 25 C Temperature Storage 4 to 104 F 20 to 40 C 1 month at 104 F 40 C Transit 22 to 140...

Page 61: ...W 2 2 inches D 1 5 inches H Ink cartridge life may vary If you often print large graphics and dense text with little white space you use ink faster than if you print pages with lots of white space The ink thaws in approximately 3 hours at 77 F 25 C c Caution Use only genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill them Other products may cause damage not covered by EPSON s warranty Do not use an in...

Page 62: ...V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 5 A Power consumption Approx 20 W during self test LQ at 10 cpi Environmental Temperature Operation 50 to 95 F 10 to 35 C Storage 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C 1 month at 104 F 40 C 120 hours at 140 F 60 C Humidity Operation 20 to 80 RH Storage 5 to 85 RH without condensation Stored in shipping container Safety Appro...

Page 63: ...re program does not allow you to select fonts You can select other font and pitch combinations using ESC P 2 commands as described in Appendix B Bitmap fonts Fonts 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi Proportional EPSON Roman EPSON Sans Serif EPSON Courier EPSON Prestige EPSON Script Scalable fonts Fonts Minimum point size Maximum point size Increments EPSON Roman 8 32 2 EPSON Sans Serif 8 32 2 EPSON Roman T 8 32...

Page 64: ... 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN These signals represent information in bits 0 to 7 of parallel data respectively Each signal is at HIGH level when data is logical 1 and LOW when it is logical 0 10 28 ACKNLG OUT About a 5 µs pulse LOW indicates data has been received and the printer is ready to accept more data 11 29 BUSY OUT A HIGH signal indicates the printer cannot receive data T...

Page 65: ... H OUT Pulled up to 5 V through 3 9 KΩ resistance 19 30 GND Twisted pair return signal ground level 31 30 INIT IN When this signal goes LOW the printer controller is reset to its state when the power is first turned on and the print buffer is cleared This level is normally HIGH its pulse width must be more than 50 µs at the receiving terminal 32 29 ERROR OUT This signal level goes LOW when the pri...

Page 66: ... 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 BUSY signal is LOW Timing chart Transition time the rise and the fall of every signal must be less than 0 2 µs Serial Interface The printer s built in serial interface is based on the RS 422 standard so you can c...

Page 67: ...Software initialization Software sends the ESC initialize the printer command the last panel settings are kept Control panel initialization Hold down the Pause button and the Alt button the last panel settings are kept All three initialization methods reset the font according to the default settings selected using the control panel However ESC does not initialize the printer mechanism clear the in...

Page 68: ... line spacing Character pitch Last font selected in Default setting mode Vertical tab position Cleared Horizontal tab positions Every eight characters Font selection Last font selected in Default setting mode Special printing effects Cancelled except condensed and economy printing User defined character set Hardware control panel initialization cleared Software initialization deselected only In ad...

Page 69: ...Character Tables Command List B 2 EPSON ESC P 2 Commands B 2 IBM X24 X24E Emulation Codes B 3 Character Tables B 4 International Character Sets B 8 Characters Available with ESC Command B 9 B Commands and Character Tables B 1 ...

Page 70: ...all 800 BUY EPSON for sales locations General operation ESC ESC U ESC EM Paper feeding CR FF LF ESC 0 ESC 2 ESC 3 ESC Page format ESC C ESC C ESC C 0 ESC Q ESC I ESC c ESC N ESC O Print position motion ESC ESC ESC V ESC D HT ESC B VT ESC J Font selection ESC k ESC X ESC P ESC M ESC g ESC p ESC x ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC E ESC F ESC Font enhancement SI DC2 SO ESC W DC4 ESC w ESC G ESC H ESC S ESC T ESC ESC ...

Page 71: ...ESC A AGM ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 3 ESC 3 AGM CR Page format ESC C ESC X ESC N ESC O ESC 4 Print position motion ESC d ESC R ESC D HT ESC B VT ESC J ESC J AGM Font selection DC2 ESC P ESC ESC E ESC F ESC I Font enhancement DC4 SO ESC SO ESC W ESC SI ESC SI ESC G ESC H ESC T ESC S ESC ESC _ Spacing BS SP ESC Character handling ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC T ESC ESC Bit image ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC Z ESC g ESC AGM ...

Page 72: ...ould never have to change the character table Note You never need to select the printer s character tables or fonts when using the printer with a Macintosh These character tables are selected using the printer s Default setting mode or by using software commands All tables except the italic are the same as the PC437 table for hex codes 00 through 7F so only the PC437 table is shown completely The ...

Page 73: ...PC850 Multilingual PC860 Portuguese PC861 Icelandic PC863 Canadian French Commands and Character Tables B 5 ...

Page 74: ...PC865 Nordic Abicomp BRASCII B 6 Commands and Character Tables ...

Page 75: ...Italic No characters are available for hex code 15 in the italic character table Commands and Character Tables B 7 ...

Page 76: ... example when you select Italic France the characters in the France row on the table below are used in the italic character table The following eight international character sets can be selected using Default setting mode or with the ESC R command The following seven additional sets can be selected only with the ESC R command B 8 Commands and Character Tables ...

Page 77: ...Characters Available with ESC Command To print the characters in the table below use the ESC command Commands and Character Tables B 9 ...

Page 78: ...lar language CMYK A method of specifying and creating colors using cyan blue green magenta yellow and black K condensed printing Printing in which the width of each character is approximately 60 of the width of standard characters Useful for fitting wide tables or spreadsheets onto the paper contrast The range of difference between the darkest and lightest colors in an image The greater the differ...

Page 79: ... computers ESC P 2 Enhanced version of the ESC P printer command language including scalable fonts and enhanced graphics font A style of type designated by a family name such as Courier or Helvetica grayscale An image consisting of multiple shades of gray ranging from white to black halftoning Method of repeating tiny dot patterns to represent images hex dump A troubleshooting feature that helps a...

Page 80: ...er can print It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins printer driver A software program that sends commands for using the features of a particular printer reset To return a printer to its defaults resolution A measure of the amount of detail that can be represented Resolution of printed images is measured in number of dots per inch dpi Your printer has three resolution setti...

Page 81: ... 4 Carriage return 2 8 Cartridges see Ink cartridges Character pitch 2 7 A 13 Character tables available A 2 B 4 7 definition G 1 international B 8 selecting 2 9 Cleaning buttons 2 4 6 print heads 2 2 2 4 5 3 2 3 printer 3 8 CMYK G 1 Coated papers loading 1 7 10 selecting 1 2 3 specifications A 3 5 Color ink cartridge see Ink cartridges Commands ESC P 2 B 2 IBM X24 X24E 2 8 B 3 CompuServe Intro 5 ...

Page 82: ... 2 definition G 2 F Factory defaults 2 7 Faint images 4 3 4 Fast printing 2 7 Feeder see Auto sheet feeder Film see Transparencies Fonts built in 2 7 condensed 2 4 default selection A 13 definition G 2 printing demonstration page 2 6 specifications A 8 G Glossy paper loading 1 7 10 selecting 1 2 3 specifications A 3 4 Grayscale 4 2 G 2 H Halftoning G 2 Heads see Print heads Help where to get Intro...

Page 83: ...ce 3 2 8 Manuals how to use Intro 2 3 Margins left and right A 5 A 13 top and bottom 2 9 4 6 A 5 Mechanical specifications A 6 7 Media Type 4 3 G 3 Messages error 4 8 9 Microsoft Windows Intro 1 4 2 MicroWeave 4 2 G 3 Monitor2 utility 4 5 4 11 Moving the printer see Transporting the printer N Network interface mode 2 9 Notice sheet 3 9 Nozzles print head 3 2 A 2 O Online support Intro 5 Output tra...

Page 84: ...Printable columns A 2 Printable surface 1 5 1 7 1 10 Printer adjustment mode 2 7 3 10 buffer 2 5 A 2 cable 4 6 7 calibrating 2 7 3 10 4 4 cleaning 3 8 cleaning print heads 2 2 2 4 3 2 controlling 2 2 2 4 6 2 8 9 defaults 2 7 9 dimensions A 7 driver Intro 1 1 10 11 4 5 4 8 9 4 11 G 3 hex dump mode 2 6 4 11 G 2 initializing 2 5 A 12 13 G 2 pausing 2 2 2 4 problems with 4 2 14 resetting 2 2 2 4 speci...

Page 85: ...ne number Intro 3 Telephone numbers Intro 5 Temperature for ink cartridges A 5 6 for paper 1 8 A 4 for printer A 7 Testing the printer 2 3 2 6 4 7 Thickness adjustment lever 1 3 5 1 12 4 3 4 13 Timing chart A 11 Top margin 2 9 4 6 A 5 Transparencies loading 1 7 selecting 1 2 1 8 10 A 3 specifications A 3 4 Transporting the printer 3 9 Troubleshooting 2 6 4 2 14 U Unidirectional printing 2 7 G 3 Us...

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