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Unpacking the Printer

Your printer box should include these items.

printer

output guide

ribbon cartridge

power cord*

cable clip

push tractor**

In some locations, the power cord is attached to the printer.

** In some countries, the push tractor is an option (part number

CAUTION:

There are several versions of this printer

designed for different voltages, and it is

not

possible to

change the voltage. If the label on the back of the printer

does not show the correct voltage for your country,

contact

your dealer.

1-2

Setting Up the Printer

Содержание ActionPrinter 2250

Страница 1: ...U S E R S G U I D E 4001245 GO1 01 ...

Страница 2: ...Printer Parts printer cover parallel in ace u ribbon Cartridge FONT lights rL Never move this lever Font button LF FF button Control panel ...

Страница 3: ...its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation s operating and maintenance instructions ...

Страница 4: ... 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 ...

Страница 5: ...e not sure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company This printer may be equipped with a plug having a third grounding pin which fits only into a grounding type outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet have an electrician replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding type plug Do not put your prin...

Страница 6: ... If it exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service Where United States Users Can Get Help Epson America provides local customer support and service through a nationwide network of authorized Epson dealers and Service Centers Epson also provides the following support services through the Epson Consumer Resource Center at 800 922 8911 Assistance in locating your nearest A...

Страница 7: ... any difficulty users are requested to contact the Service Co ordinator Manager at Epson UK Limited Epson UK Limited or Epson Appointed Distributors will at their discretion repair or replace part or all of the product to provide in their judgement a satisfactory performance of the product consistent with its age and apparent usage This guarantee covers the cost of both the parts and labour requir...

Страница 8: ... and yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colors of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the colored markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The green and yellow wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or with the earth symbol or colored green or green and yellow The blue wire must be co...

Страница 9: ...8 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1 11 Setting Up Your Software Programs 1 13 Chapter 2 Paper Handling 2 1 Printing on Single Sheets 2 2 Using Continuous Paper with the Push Tractor 2 5 Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets 2 13 Printing on Special Paper 2 15 Chapter 3 Using the Printer 3 2 Operating the Control Panel 3 2 Selecting Character Fonts 3 5 Using the Default Setti...

Страница 10: ...Appendix A 1 Technical Specifications A 2 Command Summary A 13 Character Tables A 21 Glossary GL 1 Index IN 1 Viii Contents ...

Страница 11: ...eet and continuous printing without removing either paper supply Compatibility The printer supports the Epson ESC P commands widely used in software programs written for other Epson LX printers Two printer positions You can set the printer upright or flat whichever you prefer A range of popular fonts You can choose from two draft fonts and two near letter quality fonts for professional results Uni...

Страница 12: ...to use the control panel to customize your printer settings It also contains maintenance and troubleshooting information l The Appendix includes the printer specifications commands and character tables l A glossary of printer terms and an index are at the end Warnings Cautions and Notes I 9 WARNINGS must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury CAUTIONS must be observed to avoid damage to your...

Страница 13: ...ce for the Printer 1 4 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 1 5 Plugging in the Printer 1 7 Running the Self Test 1 8 Loading paper into the paper cassette 1 8 Running the test 1 11 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1 11 Setting Up Your Software Programs 1 13 Printing a test file 1 14 Setting Up the Printer 1 1 ...

Страница 14: ... cord is attached to the printer In some countries the push tractor is an option part number CSOOZS 0 t CAUTION There are several versions of this printer l designed for different voltages and it is not possible to change the voltage If the label on the back of the printer does not show the correct voltage for your country contact your dealer 1 2 Setting Up the Printer ...

Страница 15: ...the tabs on both sides of the printer cover to lift it off the printer First remove the protective cover Then remove the foam packing and the two protectors from inside the printer 2 3 Remove the ribbon cartridge from its foam packing Pull the paper cassette out of the printer Remove the tape that holds down the metal plate in the cassette during shipping Note Store these protective items with the...

Страница 16: ...its interface cable to reach the computer Leave adequate room for easy operation and maintenance Avoid locations that are subject to direct sunlight excessive heat moisture or dust Use a grounded outlet do not use an adapter plug Place the printer where you can easily unplug the power cord Avoid electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers and avoid outlets on the same circui...

Страница 17: ...oothly Place cables so they do not interfere with paper feeding secure them to a leg of the stand if possible Align the continuous paper stack so the paper feeds straight into the tractor s sprocket units Installing the Ribbon Cartridge Before you install the ribbon cartridge make sure the power cord is not plugged into an electrical outlet 1 Use the tabs on both sides of the printer cover to lift...

Страница 18: ...t the plastic posts into the slots 3 Turn the ribbon tightening knob to feed the ribbon into place Make sure it is not twisted or creased 0 CAUTION l l Never move the small levers on the ends of the metal shaft shown below They have already been adjusted at the factory Never move this lever l Disregard the numbers 0 and 1 under the printer cover on the left side They are not necessary for printer ...

Страница 19: ...wer switch on the printer is turned off It is off when the 0 side of the switch is pressed down 2 Check the label on the back of the printer to make sure the voltage required by the printer matches that of your electrical outlet 0 1 CAUTION If the rated voltage and your outlet voltage do l not match contact your dealer for assistance Do not plug in the power cord Setting Up the Printer 1 7 ...

Страница 20: ...ier way with single sheets If you want to use continuous paper see Using Continuous Paper with the Push Tractor in Chapter 2 Loading paper into the paper cassette 1 You can install the output guide to support printed pages as they come out of the printer To install it insert the tabs on the guide into the mounting slots on the printer case as shown below Be sure to turn the guide over and install ...

Страница 21: ...ter size paper and then even up the edges Note The US version uses letter size paper all others use A4 paper The paper size letter or A4 is shown on the inside of the paper cassette The cassette holds up to 50 sheets 70 kg or 22 lb maximum 4 Pull out the paper support Setting Up the Printer 1 9 ...

Страница 22: ...r in the cassette Make sure the paper is underneath all five tabs especially the small ones on the top edge of the cassette tabs tabs 6 Insert the paper cassette into the printer as far as it will go The edge of the paper stack extends beyond the front of the printer 1 10 Setting Up the Printer ...

Страница 23: ... Note If the paper cassette is empty when you turn the power on the printer beeps three times and the READY light flashes Load paper as described above and press the LF FF button to start the self test 3 To stop the self test turn off the printer If the self test does not work properly contact your dealer Connecting the Printer to Your Computer If the self test prints correctly you re ready to con...

Страница 24: ... your cable has a ground wire connect it to the ground connector below the interface connector 3 Put the cable through the cable clip then insert the clip in the slot on the bottom of the printer You may have to remove the output guide when you put the printer upright to attach the cable clip I 1 12 Setting Up the Printer ...

Страница 25: ...t the back of the computer Note If you want the power cord or interface cable to be on the opposite side route it through the slot on the back Setting Up Your Software Programs Most software programs let you specify the type of printer you use so that the program can take full advantage of the printer s features Many programs provide a printer selection menu Setting Up the Printer 1 13 ...

Страница 26: ...rinter Standard printer Draft printer To use all of the features of the printer however it is best to choose a program with one of the LX printers on its menu If your program does not list one of these printers contact the software manufacturer to see if an update is available Printing a test file After you select the most appropriate printer create and print a test file using the fonts symbols fe...

Страница 27: ...ing the push tractor 2 5 Loading continuous paper 2 7 Tips for using continuous paper 2 10 Using the tear off feature 2 11 Removing the push tractor 2 11 Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets 2 13 Switching to single sheets 2 13 Switching to continuous paper 2 14 Printing on Special Paper 2 15 Envelopes 2 16 Multi part forms 2 17 Labels 2 17 Paper Handling 2 1 ...

Страница 28: ...runs out of paper during a print job reload the paper cassette and press the LF FF button to load the paper Press the LF FF button to eject a sheet of loaded paper You can adjust the top of form position with the gear under the printer cover It is marked by and signs Open the printer cover and turn the gear to adjust the position The notches on the ribbon mask indicate the base line of printed cha...

Страница 29: ... printer commands if necessary See the Appendix for more about printer commands l You can switch to manual insertion or to the push tractor without removing the paper cassette For instructions see Loading paper manually or Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets later in this chapter Loading paper manually You can load single sheets of paper from the rear manual insertion slot If you ...

Страница 30: ...cally When the printer receives data it begins printing Be sure to raise the flap when not using manual insertion l You can adjust the top of form position in the same way that you do for paper loaded from the cassette l When you want to switch to the paper cassette press the LF FF button without inserting a page into the rear slot The printer loads a page from the cassette 2 4 Paper Handling ...

Страница 31: ...mm 10 inches wide Note In some locations the tractor is an option part number C80026 Installing the push tractor 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and is in the flat position Remove the paper guide 2 Make sure the paper release lever on the left side of the push tractor is lowered to the single sheet position Paper Handling 2 5 ...

Страница 32: ...ractor as shown and fit the edges of both sides into the slots at the back of the printer Then lift it straight up until you hear the unit snap into place 4 Raise the paper release lever and push it firmly into the continuous paper position 2 6 Paper Handling ...

Страница 33: ...ou can also use a printer stand CAUTION When you are using labels with the tractor always put the supply below the printer and have the printed labels feed out the back of the printer Otherwise they may come off their backing and cause a jam 2 Make sure the paper release lever is in the upper position 3 Release the sprocket units by pushing the lock levers up Paper Handling 2 7 ...

Страница 34: ...procket unit aligning the paper edge with arrow mark on the case Then slide the left sprocket unit to match the width of your paper but do not lock it 5 the Position the paper support midway between the two sprocket units Open both sprocket covers 2 8 Paper Handling ...

Страница 35: ...eft sprocket unit to remove any slack in the paper Then push the lock lever down to lock it in place Note that this printer prints on the underside of the paper 7 Turn on the printer It advances the paper to the loading position automatically when it receives data Note If the printer runs out of paper during a print job load additional paper onto the push tractor and press the LF FF button Paper H...

Страница 36: ...it with the default setting mode as described in Chapter 3 l Each time you turn on the printer with paper loaded it reverses the continuous paper to the paper park position and then advances it to the next top of form Always remove your printed sheets before you turn off the printer to keep the top of form position accurate Note When you set the back feed setting to Disable in the default setting ...

Страница 37: ...this chapter or Using the Default Setting Mode in Chapter 3 Here s how the tear off feature works 1 When the printer finishes printing the last page and the print head moves to the top of form position on the next page the printer automatically advances the paper to the tear off position 2 The READY light IX mode 9 blinks to indicate the printer is in tear off 3 You can then easily tear off the pa...

Страница 38: ... excess paper before feeding paper backward Never feed more than one page backward through the printer 2 Turn off the printer and lower the paper release lever to the single sheet position Then pull the push tractor straight down and out of the printer 3 Replace the paper guide 2 12 Paper Handling ...

Страница 39: ...ear off the printed pages and then press the LF FF and FONT buttons at the same time to reverse the remaining paper back to the paper park position 0 t CAUTION l l Always tear off printed pages before feeding paper backward feeding too many sheets backward can cause a paper jam l Never feed labels backward They can easily peel off of their backing and jam the printer See Labels later in this chapt...

Страница 40: ...tically loads a single sheet from the paper cassette and begins to print Switching to continuous paper To switch from single sheets back to continuous paper follow these steps 1 If a single sheet is in the paper path hold the LF FF button down to eject it 2 Raise the paper release lever and push it firmly into the continuous paper position CAUTION If you raise the paper release lever when a single...

Страница 41: ...es such as envelopes labels and multi part forms You need not adjust the printer for the paper thickness when you use these paper types Never move the small levers on the ends of the metal Never move this lever l Disregard the numbers 0 and 1 under the printer cover on the left side They are not necessary for printer operation Paper Handling 2 15 ...

Страница 42: ...er l Before loading an envelope lower the flap on the printer s rear slot l Always feed envelopes by inserting the wide edge into the printer first as shown l Use envelopes under normal operating conditions only l Printing on the edge of an envelope can damage the print head Make sure your software program keeps the printing entirely within the printable area of the envelope For more information o...

Страница 43: ...described in Chapter 3 You may have to experiment to get the setting you want Labels This printer can print on labels but you must use the push tractor 0 t CAUTION When you use labels always be sure that l they are not fed backward because backward feeding can make them peel off their backing and jam the printer To make sure that the labels do not peel off and jam the printer change the back feed ...

Страница 44: ...e 2 7 l Because labels are especially sensitive to extremes of temperature and humidity use them under normal operating conditions only l Make sure that your printing stays entirely within the printable area of the labels because printing on the edge of a label or on the backing sheet can damage the printer See the Appendix for more information on the printable area Note When you want to remove la...

Страница 45: ...racter Fonts 3 5 Using the Default Setting Mode 3 5 Changing the default settings 3 7 Default settings 3 13 Maintenance and Transportation 3 16 Cleaning the printer 3 16 Replacing the ribbon cartridge 3 17 Transporting the printer 3 18 Troubleshooting 3 19 Power supply 3 20 Printing 3 20 Paper handling 3 24 Using the Printer 3 1 ...

Страница 46: ...ghts provide information on certain printer conditions and settings READY light The READY light is on when the printer is ready to receive data from the computer It flashes briefly each time you turn on the printer The READY light also flashes under the following conditions l The printer is out of paper l The printer is in the tear off mode when the push tractor is installed When an error occurs t...

Страница 47: ...through the font choices on the font menu The two FONT lights indicate current selections For more about choosing a font with this button see page 3 5 Hold down the FONT button while you turn on the printer to enter the default setting mode When you are in the default setting mode use this button to make your selection For more information about the default setting mode see page 3 5 LF FF button P...

Страница 48: ...Other control panel features The control panel also gives you access to two special features Self Test The self test lets you check whether your printer is operating properly To run the self test see page 1 11 Data dump The data dump allows advanced users to pinpoint communications problems between the printer and computer Hold down the LF FF and FONT buttons while turning on the printer to enter ...

Страница 49: ...t FONT Lights Light 1 Light 2 Sample Epson NLQ Roman 0 0 ABCDEFGhiJblm0123456789 Epson NLQ Sans Serif 0 0 ABCDEFGhijklm0123456789 Epson Draft 0 0 ABCDEFGhijklm0123456789 Draft condensed 0 0 ABCDff6hijkM1234W89 l on 0 off Using the Default Setting Mode Your printer has internal settings that control such functions as top of form position and page length These settings are called default settings be...

Страница 50: ...f or On Enable or disable Italic U S A Italic France Italic Germany Italic U K Italic Denmark 1 Italic Sweden italic Italy Italic Spain 1 PC 437 PC 850 PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 PC 437 Greek PC 851 PC 852 PC 853 PC 855 PC 857 PC 861 PC 866 PC 869 USSR GOST BRASCII or Abicomp Available in the European version only Available in the North South American version only 11 12 8 5 or 70 6 inches A4 3 2 1 0 l 2...

Страница 51: ...steps 6 through 8 if you want to make more than one change Also you can turn off the printer and start over if you are not sure about a setting 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded in the paper cassette If you installed the push tractor always use continuous paper for the default setting mode 2 Slide the narrow cover off of the printer cover as shown This makes it easier to re...

Страница 52: ...e another language use the table below and press the FONT button until the lights indicate your selection then press the LF FF button Table A Language selection Language Light 1 Light 2 English OFF ON French OFF BLINK German ON OFF Italian ON ON Spanish ON BLINK Once you press the LF FF button the printer prints the current default settings and the next instruction in the selected language After p...

Страница 53: ...e familiar with the operation press the LF FF button to skip printing 6 Use Table B to choose the feature you want to change Then press the FONT button as many times as necessary until lights 1 and 2 match your selection Table B Default settings I I I I OFF OFF TOF position No change Change Table E For example if you want to change the character table press the FONT button until light 1 is blinkin...

Страница 54: ...ion go to step 8 next Otherwise go to step 9 8 If you are changing the character table page length or TOF position you must make additional settings as shown in the tables below Press the LF FF button until light 1 light 2 and the READY light indicate your selection Then press the FONT button to set the feature Once you press the FONT button the printer advances to the next item in table B and you...

Страница 55: ...de Table C Character table BLINK ON OFF PC 866 Russian BLINK ON ON USSR GOST Russian BLINK ON BLINK PC 861 Icelandic Available in the European version only Available in the North South American version only Using the Printer 3 11 ...

Страница 56: ...fault Setting Mode Table D Page length Light 1 Light 2 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON READY light ON BLINK OFF ON Page length 11 inches 12 inches 8 5 inches 70 6 inches A4 Table E TOF position 3 12 Using the Printer ...

Страница 57: ... describes all the features in the default setting mode Character spacing When you select 10 cpi the printer prints 10 characters per inch cpi When you select 12 cpi it prints 12 characters per inch Shape of zero The printer prints the zero character with a slash 0 when the setting is on or no slash 0 when the setting is off The slashed zero allows you to easily distinguish between an uppercase 0 ...

Страница 58: ...it automatically reverses the paper to the top of form position and starts printing so you can use all of the next sheet You can choose from two tear off positions with this feature If you select On cutter the printer feeds the paper perforation to the edge of the printer cover If you select Above cutter the printer feeds the perforation about 80 mm 3 inches beyond the printer cover s edge Auto li...

Страница 59: ...y of character tables You can choose from these options Italic character table U S A l France U K l Denmark 1 l Italy l Spain 1 l Germany l Sweden Graphic character table l PC 437 USA standard Europe l PC 860 Portuguese l PC 865 Nordic l PC 851 Greek l PC 853 Turkish l PC 857 Turkish l PC 866 Russian l USSR COST Russian l Abicomp Brazilian Portuguese l PC 850 Multilingual l PC 863 Canadian French ...

Страница 60: ...edge of paper You can set this position from 3 to 3 in l mm 0 04 inch increments Maintenance and Transportation Cleaning the printer To keep your printer operating at its best you should clean it thoroughly several times a year 1 Make sure the printer is turned off Remove any paper as well as the paper cassette and output guide 2 Use a soft brush to carefully brush away all dust and dirt 3 If the ...

Страница 61: ...he printer mechanism or electronic components Replacing the ribbon cartridge When the printing becomes faint you need to replace the ribbon cartridge We recommend that you use Epson ribbon cartridge S015047 for this printer Genuine Epson ribbons are designed and manufactured to work properly with your Epson printer Their high quality ensures proper operation and long life of the print head and oth...

Страница 62: ...ter some distance carefully repack it using the original box and packing materials as described below 1 2 3 4 5 Turn off the printer Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet then disconnect the interface cable from the printer Remove the output guide and the ribbon cartridge Remove the push tractor if installed Attach the protective materials to the printer See page 1 3 Repack the printer ...

Страница 63: ...tion is not what you expected Paper handling l Single sheets do not feed properly from the paper cassette l Single sheets do not feed properly from the manual insertion slot l Continuous paper does not feed properly See 3 20 See 3 20 See 3 21 See 3 22 See 3 22 See 3 23 See 3 24 See 3 25 See 3 25 You can check the operation of your printer using the self test See Running the Self Test in Chapter 1 ...

Страница 64: ... printer s voltage rating matches the voltage of your electrical outlet If the voltages do not match unplug the printer and contact your dealer immediately Do not reconnect the power cord to an electrical outlet Printing The printer does not print l The READY light is on but nothing is printed Check that the software is installed properly for your printer Check the software s printer settings Chec...

Страница 65: ...does not print correctly contact your dealer l The beeper sounds several times and the READY light goes off An error has occurred Turn off the printer and turn it on again If the READY light stays off contact your dealer or a qualified service person If an error occurs when you try to switch between single sheets and continuous paper see page 3 2 6 The print is faint or uneven l Printed characters...

Страница 66: ...d characters are not what you expected l The typestyles or characters you sent with your software are not printed Check that the software is correctly configured for your printer For instructions see Chapter 1 l The font selected on the control panel does not print Your software may be overriding your control panel setting Check the font setting in your software program l The wrong characters are ...

Страница 67: ...rent page only See Chapter 2 l All the text is printed on the same line Set the auto line feed to on in the default setting mode so the printer adds a line feed code to each carriage return See Changing the default settings on page 3 7 l The text is printed with extra blank lines between the lines of text Two line feed signals are being sent Set the auto line feed to off in the default setting mod...

Страница 68: ...ftware or the cable If the self test does not work contact your dealer or a qualified service person Paper handling Single sheets do not feed properly from the paper cassette l When the push tractor is installed the platen does not rotate and paper does not feed Check that the paper release lever is in the lower single sheet position l The platen rotates but paper does not feed and the READY light...

Страница 69: ...ress the LF FF button the push tractor does not feed the paper Check that the paper release lever is in the raised continuous paper position The paper has come off the push tractor Reattach the paper to the push tractor l Paper feeding is crooked or the paper jams The position of your paper supply may be preventing it from feeding straight Make sure the paper supply is not obstructed by a cable or...

Страница 70: ...aper release lever position while paper remained in the printer Return the paper release lever to the previous position and eject paper or feed paper to the paper park position Then change the paper release lever position l The paper does not feed backward to the paper park position or the tear off feature does not work You may have set the back feed setting in the default setting mode to Disable ...

Страница 71: ...printer commands A 13 Using the command summary A 13 Printer operation A 14 Data control A 14 Vertical motion A 14 Horizontal motion A 15 Overall printing style A 16 Print size and character width A 16 Print enhancement A 17 Word processing A 17 Character tables A 18 User defined characters A 19 Graphics A 20 Character Tables A 21 Appendix A 1 ...

Страница 72: ...cing Bidirectional logic seeking for text printing Unidirectional can be selected with a software command Unidirectional for graphics l 6 inch l 8 inch or programmable in l 216 inch increments Paper feed speed 86 5 ms per l 6 inch line 2 88 inches second with continuous feed Buffer Download memoy 4KB Memory capacity for 6 NLQ and 6 draft user defined characters Printable columns 12cpi 96 12 cpi co...

Страница 73: ...r under normal conditions 50 sheets for 82 g m 22 lb 60 sheets for 64 g m 17 lb Total thickness of paper stack should be less than 5 mm 0 2 inches Single skeets Manual insertion Width 148 to 257 mm 5 8 to 10 1 inches Length 92 to 364 mm 3 6 to 14 3 inches Thickness 0 065 to 0 14 mm 0 0026 to 0 0055 inches Weight 53 to 90 g m2 14 to 24 lb l Use 90 g m2 24 lb paper under normal conditions Continuous...

Страница 74: ...ions If you notice increases in ribbon consumption and paper jamming use a higher grade of paper Labels Size 101 to 254 mm 4 to 10 inches width for backing sheet Thickness 63 5 x 23 8 mm 2 1 2x 15 16 inches minimum for a label 0 07 to 0 09 mm 0 0028 to 0 0035 inches for backing sheet Weight 0 16 to 0 19 mm 0 0063 to 0 0075 inches total 68 g m2 17 lb l Use continuous type labels only with the optio...

Страница 75: ... backing sheet Weight 0 16 to 0 19 mm 0 0063 to 0 0075 inches total 68 g m2 18 lb l Use only continuous type labels and use them only with the push tractor l Use labels only under normal temperature and humidity conditions Envelopes Size No 6 No 10 Thickness Weight 166 x 92 mm 6 5 x 3 6 inches 240 x 104 mm 9 5 x 4 1 inches 0 16 to 0 48 mm 0 0063 to 0 0197 inches 45 to 75 g m 12 to 20 lb l Use enve...

Страница 76: ...s 8 5 mm 0 33 inches B The minimum left margin is 3 mm 0 12 inches The minimum right margin is 3 8 mm 0 15 inches for the A4 size paper cassette 9 7 mm 0 38 inches for the letter size paper cassette 3 mm 0 12 inches for manual insertion However the maximum printable width is 203 mm 8 inches C The minimum bottom margin is 13 5 mm 0 53 inches Appendix A 5 ...

Страница 77: ...nical Paper feed methods Ribbon Friction paper cassette and manual insertion Push tractor Black ribbon cartridge S015047 Life expectancy 3 million characters at 14 dots character MTBF Print head life Dimensions and weight 4000 power on hours 200 million strokes wire Height 130 mm 5 1 inches Width 375 mm 14 8 inches Depth 252 mm 9 9 inches without push tractor 307 mm 12 1 inches with push tractor W...

Страница 78: ...kV rms 1 minute or AC 1 2 kV rms 1 second between AC line and chassis AC 220 230 V AC 198 to 244 V 50 to 60 Hz 49 5 to 60 5 Hz 0 6 A Approx 30 W during self test printing in draft mode at 10 cpi AC 1 5 kV rms 1 minute between AC line and chassis 240 V model Rated voltage AC 240 V Input voltage range AC 216 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated curre...

Страница 79: ...MKO NEMKO SE H RFI US model FCC part 15 subpart B class B European model Vfg 243 VDE 0878 part 3 EN 55022 class B Interface specifications Your printer is equipped with an 8 bit parallel interface Specifications and pin assignments The built in parallel interface has the following characteristics Data format 8 bit parallel Synchronization STROBE pulse Handshake timing BUSY and ACKNLG signals Signa...

Страница 80: ...ACKNLG OUT About a 1 O microsecond pulse LOW indicates that data has been received and that the printer is ready to accept more data 11 29 BUSY OUT A HIGH signal indicates that the printer cannot receive data The signal goes HIGH in the following cases 1 During data entry 2 During printing 3 During an error state 12 30 PE OUT A HIGH signal indicates that the printer is in a paper out state or in a...

Страница 81: ...ed Pulled up to 5V through 1 0 KQ resistance Not used Note l The column heading Direction refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer l Return denotes the twisted pair return to be connected at signal ground level For the interface wiring be sure to use a twisted pair cable for each signal and to complete the connection on the return side l All interface conditions are based ...

Страница 82: ...OBE Initialization The printer can be initialized returned to a fixed set of conditions in three ways Hardware initialization l The power is turned on The printer receives an INIT signal from the parallel interface pin 31 goes LOW Software initialization l Software sends the ESC initialize the printer command Appendix A 11 ...

Страница 83: ...ize paper 22 inches for manual insertion Left and right margins Line spacing Horizontal tab positions Font selection Special printing effects Download character set Continuous paper Subject to control panel setting in the default setting mode Cancelled 1 6 inch line spacing Every eight characters Last font selected on control panel Cancelled except condensed printing Hardware initialization cleare...

Страница 84: ...oftware programs accept only the decimal format while others let you type in ASCII characters Some programs don t let you insert printer commands at all In addition your software probably specifies certain punctuation you must use to enter the command If your software allows you to send commands to the printer the software manual should explain exactly what format and punctuation are required Usin...

Страница 85: ...eselect Printer Turn Half Speed Mode On Off Select Unidirectional Mode one line Turn Unidirectional Mode On Off Disable Paper Out Detection Enable Paper Out Detection Control Paper Loading Ejecting n R Ejecting a sheet Beeper Description CR CAN DEL 13 OD 24 18 127 7F Carriage Return Cancel Line Delete Character Vertical motion ASCII FF ESC C n Dec Hex 12 0C 67 43 Description Form Feed Set Page Len...

Страница 86: ...ed Select l 8 inch Line Spacing Select 7 72 inch Line Spacing Select l 6 inch Line Spacing Select n 216 inch Line Spacing Select n 72 inch Line Spacing Perform n 216 inch Line Feed Tab Vertically Set Vertical Tabs Up to 16 tabs entered in ascending order last n should be 0 Set Vertical Tabs in Channels Same as ESC B except that c selects a channel for the vertical tabs which must be between 0 7 Ho...

Страница 87: ...Horizontal Skip n Number of spaces to skip Vertical Skip n Number of lines to skip Tab Horizontally Set Horizontal Tabs Up to 32 tabs entered in ascending order last n should be 0 Description ESCxn 120 78 Select NLQ or Draft n l N L Q 0 Draft ESCkn 107 6B Select NLQ Font n 0 Roman 1 Sans Serif ESC n 33 21 Master Select To find the value of n add together the numbers of the typestyles you want to c...

Страница 88: ...ble Width Mode one line Select Double Width Mode one line Cancel Double Width Mode one line Turn Double Width Mode On Off Description ESC E 69 45 ESC F 70 46 ESC G 71 47 ESC H 72 48 ESC SO 83 53 ESC S1 83 53 ESC T 84 54 ESC 4 52 34 ESC 5 53 35 ESC l 0 45 2D Select Emphasized Mode Cancel Emphasized Mode Select Double Strike Mode Cancel Double Strike Mode Select Superscript Mode Select Subscript Mod...

Страница 89: ... Assign character table set with d2 and d3 to table dl dl 0 1 48 or 49 d2 d3 Character table 0 0 Italic 1 0 PC437 USA 1 16 PC437 Greek Greek 3 0 PC850 Multilingual 4 0 PC851 Greek 5 0 PC853 Turkish 6 0 PC855 Cyrillic 7 0 PC860 Portuguese 8 0 PC863 Canadian French 9 0 PC865 Nordic 10 0 PC852 East Europe 11 0 PC857 Turkish 14 0 PC866 Russian 15 0 PC869 Greek 16 0 USSR GQST Russian 24 0 PC861 Iceland...

Страница 90: ... ASCII Dec Hex Description ESC nn 38 26 Define User Defined Characters ESC 0 nl n2 al dd n1 Code for first character 58 63 n2 Code for last character 58 63 al Use top 128 or bottom 0 8 pins of print head dd In draft mode 1 byte is required for each of the 11 columns of each character being defined In NLQ mode 3 bytes are required for each of the 11 columns of each character being defined ESC 0 n 0...

Страница 91: ...tal columns nl n2 x 256 Select Graphics Mode Total columns nl n2 x 256 Option Alternate code m Horiz density dots in Single density ESC K 0 60 I I I I Double density ESC L 1 120 I I I I High speed double density ESC Y 2 120 Quadruple density ESC Z CRT I none Plotter 1 1 none CRT II none Adjacent dots cannot be printed in this mode 3 240 4 80 5 72 6 90 ESC s n 63 3F Reassign Graphics Mode s is the ...

Страница 92: ...ame as the PC 437 table for hex codes 00 through 7F so only the PC 437 and italic tables are shown completely The rest of the tables show only the characters for hex codes 80 through FF The tables with after the table name are available in the European version only those with are available in the North South American version only PC 437 USA standard Europe Appendix A 21 ...

Страница 93: ... 7 8 9 A B C D E F PC 863 Canadian French PC 865 Nordic 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F BQABCDEF c E L 101 5 PC 860 Portuguese 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 89ABCDEF c fi 6 L I a f 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F BQABCDEF c g g L A L z A 22 Appendix ...

Страница 94: ...les PC 437 Greek Greek PC 851 Greek 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F PC 852 East Europe 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F T PC 853 Turkish 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F Appendix A 23 ...

Страница 95: ...8 7 8 9 A B C D E F I 8 9 A B C D E F tjrna L H PC 861 Icelandic PC 866 Russian 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 8 9 A B C D E F BgABCDEF c 6 1 L I a 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 8 9 A B C D E F 8 9 A B C D E F c fi 6 L Q 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 8 9 A B C D E F 8 9 A B C D E F A P a A 24 Appendix ...

Страница 96: ...zilian Portuguese 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 8 9 A B C D E F FgABCDEF t c r APapti I I B C 6 c b I BTBT L Lryry I A n9 1IIEXex 1 111 xllxu 3 v 3 4 HlIl mt B 9 A m 1 K bKsI n H Jl bl f Mfz Ybh H3H 9 U OIOOIO II II n II Abicomp Brazilian Portuguese 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 8 9 A B C D E F Appendix A 25 ...

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Страница 98: ... information consisting of eight bits characters per inch cpi A measure of the size of text characters sometimes referred to as pitch The printer s default setting is 10 cpi character table A collection of letters numbers and symbols that provides you with the characters used in a particular language condensed printing Printing in which the width of each character is approximately 60 of the width ...

Страница 99: ...ties available on your printer Draft uses a minimum number of dots per character for high speed printing See also NLQ printing ESC P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers This system of commands gives you 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 t...

Страница 100: ...r than the physical size of the page due to margins push tractor A detachable device that automatically pushes continuous paper into the printer from the loading side RAM Random Access Memory The portion of the printer s memory used as a buffer and for storing user defined characters All data stored in RAM is lost when the printer is turned off reset To return a printer to its defaults either by s...

Страница 101: ...printer feeds the paper to at the end of print job You can change the position in the default setting mode so that the paper s perforation meets the printer s tear off edge or passes approximately 80 mm 3 inches beyond the edge top of form The position on the paper that the printer recognizes as the first printable line unidirectional printing Printing in which the print head prints in one directi...

Страница 102: ...rm 2 10 3 6 3 9 3 12 3 16 Control panel 3 2 4 Copy capacity 2 17 A 3 D Data dump 3 4 Default settings 3 5 16 A 12 setting mode 3 5 16 Download A 2 Draft 3 5 A 2 A 3 E Envelopes 2 16 A 4 loading 2 16 specifications A 4 ESC P 1 A 13 20 F Fonts 3 2 A 3 button 3 2 3 3 3 5 draft 3 5 A 3 draft condensed 3 5 Epson NLQ Roman 3 5 A 3 Epson NLQ Sans Serif 3 5 A 3 lights 3 2 3 5 selecting 3 5 Form length con...

Страница 103: ...ease lever 2 5 2 6 2 12 2 13 2 14 Paper support 1 9 2 3 Parallel interface 1 11 13 A 8 11 Plugging in the printer 1 7 8 Power supply see Voltage Printable area A 5 6 Print direction A 2 Printer stand 1 5 Problems see Troubleshooting Protective materials replacing 3 18 removing 1 3 Push tractor 2 5 14 installing 2 5 6 loading paper 2 7 9 R READY light 3 2 Ribbon problems with 3 21 3 22 Ribbon cartr...

Страница 104: ...iv Top of form position 2 10 3 6 3 9 3 12 3 16 Tractor push 2 5 14 installing 2 5 6 loading paper 2 7 9 Transporting the printer 3 18 Troubleshooting 3 19 26 Typestyles 3 5 A 3 U Unidirectional printing A 2 Unpacking the printer 1 2 3 V Voltage 1 2 A 7 power supply A 7 w Weight 1 5 A 6 Where USA users can get help iv Index IN 3 ...

Страница 105: ...IN 4 Index ...

Страница 106: ...Epson America Inc 20770 Madrona Avenue Torrance CA 90503 Printed in Japan 92 05 5A ...

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