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User Manual

LQ540DX

Summary of Contents for LQ540DX

Page 1: ...1 User Manual LQ540DX...

Page 2: ...ting up the printer 4 CHAPTER 2 Paper Handling 10 CHAPTER 3 Using the printer 17 CHAPTER 4 Software Utilities 23 CHAPTER 5 Technical Specifications 24 CHAPTER 6 Command Summary 31 CHAPTER 7 Language S...

Page 3: ...arranty The warranty service can be obtained from our vast and strategically placed WeP Printer Service Centres New features in this printer Plug and Play for Windows 9X 2000 Plug and Play for Windows...

Page 4: ...n damaged during transportation 1 Printer 2 Ribbon cartridge 3 Printer cover 4 Paper rack guide 5 Driver software and User manual CD 6 PC Printer Interface cable After removing the parts save the pack...

Page 5: ...emperature is maintained within the specified norms If you plan to use a printer stand follow these guidelines Use a stand that supports at least twice the weight of the printer Never use a stand that...

Page 6: ...s you must go for a voltage stabilizing equipment which will ensure regulated supply of voltage to your printer You may install i Servo voltage stabilizer with high low trip unit ii CVT Constant Volta...

Page 7: ...off 2 Turn the ribbon feed knob in the direction of the arrow to remove excess slack in the ribbon 3 Insert the ribbon between the ribbon mask and the print head and position the cassette so that the...

Page 8: ...inuous paper comfortably even with the paper guide in place Attach and close the printer cover unit TESTING THE PRINTER Performing the self test 1 Ensure that the paper release lever is pushed to the...

Page 9: ...r and computer Then plug the connector of the cable securely into the printer 2 Squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on both sides of the connector 3 Plug the other end of the cabl...

Page 10: ...n mode Loading a sheet 1 Turn on the Printer 2 Hold the paper rack upright and insert the rack into the slant grooves on both sides of the printer so the hook shaped tabs face upward Then place it in...

Page 11: ...Tractor mode Positioning your continuous paper supply Note Its important to keep your paper supply aligned with the tractor so that the paper feeds smoothly into the printer Loading continuous paper...

Page 12: ...paper feed pins 4 If necessary pull the tractor lock lever to release the tractor and adjust the tractor positions for the width of the paper being used 5 Close the tractor covers and adjust the posit...

Page 13: ...ng the platen knob while the printer is ON may damage the paper feeding mechanism and effect the loading position NOTE 1 If the paper is not loaded or skewed after loading completely remove the paper...

Page 14: ...ck to printing with continuous paper Before switching back to continuous paper ensure that the single sheet has been ejected and the printer is offline 1 Pull the paper release lever forward to the TR...

Page 15: ...0 lb 6 Bond 24 lb 7 To get the proper printing make sure that the print head gap through bail lever position should be selected as shown above Always return the bail lever to position 3 when you go ba...

Page 16: ...f fed by friction alone Load the labels the same way as you load continuous paper just adjust the paper thickness lever before loading WARNING Never feed labels backward through the printer Labels can...

Page 17: ...UT red ON when the paper is not present or when continuous paper is in the standby position ONLINE TOF green ON when the printer is on line and ready to receive data Flashes when the micro adjustment...

Page 18: ...printer status When the printer is on line mode the printer can receive data and prints When the printer is off line mode the printer goes to stand alone mode FONT Press this button to select a chara...

Page 19: ...c 1 sec 11 Auto Line Feed Depends on I F Enabled 12 Page Length Available Page Lengths 3 3 67 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 11 11 66 12 14 17 Note Bold indicates printer default setting Printer Setting Format FONT...

Page 20: ...on Once you have used micro adjustment to change the loading position of single sheet or continuous paper the printer saves this position till the next change Using micro adjustment The following step...

Page 21: ...how to select a typestyle using the FONT PITCH buttons on the control panel Character Fonts FONT The LED colour shows the present font Character Per Inch selected of the printing Press the FONT button...

Page 22: ...I_D VERTICAL LINE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE This BI_D adjustment is useful to make the vertical line alignment The following steps show you how to do the BI_D adjustment 1 Press PITCH and Power on to enter...

Page 23: ...u may select the following printer drivers which may be available in your application software They are in the order of preference EPSON LQ 1050 LQ Series printer drivers 24 Pin Printer Driver SOFTWAR...

Page 24: ...nch Characters second CPI CPS Draft 10 200 12 240 15 300 High speed draft 10 300 Letter Quality 10 66 12 80 15 100 Printing direction Bi directional logic seeking for text and graphics Line spacing 1...

Page 25: ...cluding italic characters 14 International character set 1 Legal character set EPSON Extended graphics character set Paper Paper feed methods Friction top and built in push feed rear tractor with pape...

Page 26: ...One original plus upto 3 copies with self carbon One original plus upto 2 copies with carbon Total thickness must not exceed 0 22 mm The use of 24 lb paper is only available at normal temperature The...

Page 27: ...Self test 10 CPI 50 W Idle mode 15 W Frequency 48 to 52 Hz EMI CISPR 22 CLASS B Noise 64 Decibels Dielectric strength 1 50 k V rms Applied for ten seconds Between AC line and chassis ENVIRONMENTAL Te...

Page 28: ...esptly Each signal is at HIGH level when data is logical 1 and LOW when it is logical 0 3 DATA 1 IN 4 DATA 2 IN 5 DATA 3 IN 6 DATA 4 IN 7 DATA 5 IN 8 DATA 6 IN 9 DATA 7 IN 10 ACKNLG OUT About an 11 mi...

Page 29: ...level becomes LOW the printer controller is reset to its power up state and the print buffer is cleared This level is normal HIGH its pulse width must be more than 50 S at the receiving terminal leve...

Page 30: ...ide These cables should 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 mu...

Page 31: ...ect printer DEL 127 7F Delete character ESC 60 3C Unidirectional mode 1 line ESC U 1 0 85 55 Select unidirectional mode ESC 61 3D Set MSB to 0 ESC 62 3E Set MSB to 1 ESC 35 23 Cancel MSB control BEL 7...

Page 32: ...et Absolute Print position n1 n2 256 ESC 92 5C Set Relative Print position n2 256 n1 HT 9 09 Tab horizontally ESC D nn 68 44 Set horizontal tabs Max 32 n 1 to 255 last n 0 Tabs to be entered in Ascend...

Page 33: ...urn double height on off Print enhancement Word processing ESC E 69 45 Select emphasized mode Bold ESC F 70 46 Cancel emphasized mode ESC G 71 47 Select double strike mode ESC H 72 48 Cancel double st...

Page 34: ...2 52 International character set n 0 to 13 User defined characters Graphics ESC 0 nn 38 26 Define user defined Characters ESC 0 n 0 1 58 3A Copy ROM to RAM Roman Sans Serif ESC 0 1 37 25 Select User d...

Page 35: ...S m 63 3F Reassign graphics mode S K1L1r1Z m 0 6 as below 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...

Page 36: ...to any other ESC t options If the user wishes to keep Optional language enabled even after Power Off in such case Optional should be selected through printer settings where in there is no need to giv...

Page 37: ...o send Esc n l 3 where 3 is the parameter defining the Tamil language Format ASCII Select Indian Language Esc n l Parameter 1 Hindi 3 Tamil 4 Telugu 7 Kannada For selecting language standard Language...

Page 38: ...ew Champion School PH 91 79 7475001 7475006 7418765 BHOPAL 462 016 FAX 91 79 7475006 PH 91 755 2420310 2420314 FAX 91 755 5294462 CALCUTTA CHANDIGARH 7 CAMAC Street SCO 39 SECTOR 20 C 1st Floor 1st Fl...

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