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chapter 1SETTING UP THE PRINTERSubjects covered in Chapter 1 include—.●●●●✎Locatingthe printerUnpackingandinspection(partnames)Settingup andcomectingL

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chapter 6MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTERWhenusingyourprinterwithanIBMPC,PC-XT,orPC-ATorcompatible,youwillprobablybeusingPC-DOSor MS-DOSasanoperatingsystem.Anu

CPINumberof columnsPica1080Elite12 96Condensedpica17.1137Condensedelite20160ProportionalVariableSometimesthe softwme installationwill ask you for an i

((c))5 Orange((C))6 GreenIf youwantto printatitleindouble-sizeOrator,thenchangeto regular-sizefontsfor othertext, you can use thesecommandsas follows:

IThe printer supportsvariouscommandsin additionto the above,such asquadmple-sizeprinting.Mostoftheseothercommandsconsistoftheescapecodefollowedby one

COPY andTYPEdo notpermityouto executeothercommandswhilethefileis printing.Ifyouwantaparticularfont,orprintpitch,youcanmakethesesettingsfromthe control

I‘V indicatesthatthe followingcharacteris a controlcode.‘V[ entersthecESC> code.cESC> has charactercode27, and “[” is the 27th characterfromAin

UNPACKING AND INSPECTIONCheckingthecartoncontentsNowunpackthecontentsoftheshippingcarton,andcheckeachitemintheboxagainstFigure1-1to makesurethatyouhav

PROGRAMMING WITH BASICAs an exampleof programmingthe printeron MicrosoftBASIC,we havelisted the program for the IBM-PC.This program runs in the printe

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IHow theprogram worksThisprogrambeginsbyassigninganumberofprintercommandstoBASICstringvariables(lines1000to 1070).Youcanfindmostofthesecommandsnearthe

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chapter 7TROUBLESHOOTINGAND MAINTENANCEThefollowingsectionon troubleshootingandmaintenanceisintendedonlyas a brief guide. Rememberthat your printer is

PowersupplyIf the POWER indicatordoesnot illuminate,checkthe following:I Check1 PossiblerernedYIIsthepowercableproperlyTurnofftheprinter,makecertainth

If theprintis faint,or uneven,checkthe following:CheckPossibleremedyIs theribbonproperlyin-Checkandreinstallifnecessary.stalled?IIs theribbonwornout?T

PaperfeedingIf cut sheet paper (withoutthe ASF) is not feedingsmoothly,check thefollowing:CheckPossible remedyIs the paper release lever Set the relea

Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare:● Serial-Parallelconverter(SPC-8K)● Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-1ODN)● Rollpaperholder(RH-1

CheckPossible remedyAre you trying to feed paperYou can only feed paper in this way when the printer isusing the front panel buttonsoff-line. Set the

Ifthepaperparkfttnctiondoesnotappeartobeworkingcorrectly,checkthefollowing:I Check\ Possible remedyIIs the paper release lever in The papsr release le

MAINTENANCEEssentially,your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should betreatedwithamodicumofcareinorderto avoidmalfimctions.Forexample:Keepy

Front tabderSprHeaFigure 7-1. Replacing the print head6. Disengagethe cablefromthe connectorholdingit down,then removetheprinthead.7. Plugthe cableint

chapter 8SPECIFICATIONSP@ting system...SerialImpactDot-matrixPrintingspeed ...Pica EliteHigh-S

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SEITING UPPlacethe printerin the desiredlocation,and removeall packingmaterialfrom inside the top cover. This packingmaterialis intendedto preventdarn

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F@r8 1-4.Removing the top cover1. Turn the tension knob counterclockwise on the ribbon cartridge totighten the ribbon if it is slack.2. Guide the ribb

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Gap, 19G67, 104Graphicscommands,67-69mHexad@maldump,28-29Horizontalpositioncommands,62-66Horizontaltabulation,65HS draf~24mIBMcharactersets,47, 124-13

mQuadruple-sizecharacters,53Quietprint,23,77mRearcover,3, 12Releaselever,3, 10,12Resetprinter,79Reverselinefeed,57Reversemicro-feed,31Ribboncartridge,

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3. ‘l%enbbonshoul dpassbetweentheprintheadandtheprinthead shield(seeFigure 1-6).IFigure 7-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shi

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RollFigur@1-7. Install the roller unit onto the printerTo replacethe top cover,insertthe tabs intothe slotson the printercase.Swingthe frontedgedownto

Connectingtheprinter toyour computerConnectthe printer to your computerusing a standardparallelinterfacecable.OnaPC orPC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthat

LOADING SINGLE SHEETSThissectionwilltakeyouthroughtheproceduresforloadingsinglesheetsof paper.If youareusingtheoptionalautomaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DN),r

4.5.6.7.—Make surethatthe releaseleveris back.Iffanfoldpaperisalreadymountedintheprinter,presstheCst~~.~~c1)buttontoparkthepaperin theoff-linestate,th

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ManualloadingIt is alsopossibletoloadpapermanuallywhiletheprinter’spowerisoff.Theprocedureis:1. Place the paperguidein positionby insertingthe tabs, l

ILOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMSFanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforationsbetween thesheets.They are also calledsprocketforms,punched

6. Movethetractorunitsdownwardsbygrippingthepositioningleversonbothsideof thetractorunitas shownin Figure1-12.Figure 1-12.Movethe tractor units downwa

8.9.Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthebar,usingthe clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them inposition.Whenth

Loadingthepaper fromthe bottomof theprinterYou can load the fanfoldpaper fmm the bottom of the printer with thefollowingprocedure.1. Removethetop cove

Figure l-16.”Mount the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer7. Nowclosethetractorcovers,againmakingsurethatthepaperholesarealignedwiththepinson

5. Movethe releaseleverto theback.6. Mountthepaperguidein theuprightposition.Now you can load single sheets either automaticallyor manually, asexplain

LOADING MULTI-PART FORMSYoucanprintoncontinuousmulti-partformswiththebuilt-intractorunit.Youcanusemulti-partformsthathaveuptofourpartsincludingtheorig

ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAPThe distancebetween the print head and the platen can be adjusted toaccommodatedifferentPaperthicknesses.Tomakethisadjustmen

IThe followingtable providesthe recommendedlever positionsfor eachpapertypesas a reference.Paper TypeWeight (g/mz) Thickness (mm)Recommended(Each pape

Self DeclarationRadio interference.regardingthis equipmenthas been eliminated accordingto Vfg 1046/1984 an-nouncedby the DBP.DBP hasbeen informedof th

chapter2CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONSwe controlpanelbuttonscanbepressedindividuallytoperformtheopera-tionsindicatedby theirnames.Otherfunctionscanbe achiev

ONLINE buttonThe (ON LINE)buttonsetsthe printeron-lineand off-line.The statuschangeseachtimeyoupress the button.Whentheprinteris on-line,itcanreceivea

If you alsopressthe(ONLINE]buttonwhileyou areline-feeding,thepaperwillfeedautomaticallyto the topof thenextpage.Thisis explainedlater.If youpressthis

IFONTbuttonThisbuttonselectsthefontto beprinted.Draftfontis selectedatpower-upunlessthedefaultsettingsarechanged.To changeto HSDraft(High-SpeedDraft)o

POWER-UP FUNCTIONSIn additionto their normal functions,all the controlpanel buttonshavespecialfunctionsthatoperateifyouholdthemdownwhileswitchingpower

ILongtest modeIf the printeris turned on whilethe (PAPERFEED) button is pressed,theprinterwillenterthelong self-testmode.Theprinterwillprinttheversion

Sincetheself-testoccupiesthefullwidthofthecarriage,itisrecommendedthattheprinteris loadedwiththewidestpaperpossibleto avoiddamagetotheprintheadand/orp

HexadecimaldumpThis feature is usefid for programmerswho are debuggingprintingpro-grams and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving.(Som

MostBASICS,however,arenotquitethatstraightforward.Forexample,theIBM-PCwillgiveyou a printoutsimilarto Figure2-6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .

SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONSSeveraladditionalfunctionscan be achievedby pressingthecontrolpanelbuttonsin combinations.Tw ofFormmID HSDRAI=T- iocPlMICR

HOW TO USE THIS MANUALThismanualis organizedintoninechapters.Tolearnhowto makethebestuseof yourprinteryouareurgedto readthroughchapters1through3. Ther

I3. Press andholdthe (ONLINE)button.4. Whileholdingthe(ONLINE )button down,pressthe (-) button,then release both buttons at the same time. The printer

IThisvaluewillremainunlessyoupowerofftheprinter.Ifyouwanttoretainthis value even after you turn off the power, store it using the MacroDefinitionfunct

1.2.3.4.Pressthe(ONLINE)buttonto settheprinteroff-line.Pressthe(=) buttonandholdit down.Whileholdingthem button,pressthe(““;,Alik[’‘) button.Eachtimey

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chapter 3DEFAULT SETTINGSMostprintersusea bankof DIP(DualIn-linePackage)switchesinsidetheprinterto achievevariousfunctions.However,thisprintercan chan

IFUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGSTheprinteris factory-setwithallEDS switchesin the ONposition.Theseare the standardsettings.By changingthe settings,you c

Switch A-2: Doesyour softwaredownloadcharactersto theprinter?InordertodownloadcharactersthisswitchmustbeintheOFFposition.Theprinter then uses its RAM

SwitchesC-1 and C-2: Whichprintmodedo you wantto set?Theseswitchesselectthedefaultprintpitchandthefontsas shownbelow.NOTE:If youchangetheseswitchesaft

SwitchesD-2 to D-4: Do you want an internationalcharacterset or IBMcodepage?Internationalcharactersetsdifferin theirassignmentof 12charactercodesinthe

BIDIRECTIONAL TEST/ADJUSTMENT MODEThismodeis used to adjustthe alignmentof the print headon successivebidirectionalpasses.Aftera periodof somemonths,y

IChapter 6 — MS-DOSand yourprinterSincethe PC or PC-AT familyof computersrunningunder MS-DOS iscurrentlythe most popularconf@ration of microcomputer,w

chapter 4PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSme printerhas two emulationmodes:Standardmodeand IBMmode.In standardmode,theprinteremulatesthe functionsof theEpsonFX

FONT CONTROL COMMANDSSelectdraftqualitycharactersMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBoth “ “ “ “ “F’ “ “ “ “(( ))“9” 4040 70 41 41 5728 2846 29 29 39std.‘<

SelectNLQ fontIModel ASCII1 Decimal I Hexadecimal Ii ROth I <ESC> “k” nI 27107n I IB 6B nISelectsanNLQfontaccordingtothevalueof n.In draftmode,t

SelectOratorcharactersMode ASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth “ “ “ “ “F’ “)” “)” “7”4040 7041 41 5528 2846 ~ ~ 37((Changesto the OratorNLQfont.Ignoredifthe

CancelemphasizedprintingModeASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBoth<ESC> “F”27 70 IB 46Cancelsemphasizedprinting.Double-strikeprintingModeASCIIDecimalHexade

StopunderliningMode ASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth<ESC> “-” “O”27 45 48IB 2D 30<ESC> “-” <O>27 45 0IB 2D COStopsunderlining.Stafi over

ICancelsuperscriptor subscriptMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalIBothI<ESC>‘“l’”27 S4I 1’ ‘ JStops printing superscriptsor subscripts and returns to n

SelectinternationalcharactersetModeASCIIDecimal HexadecimalStd.<ESC> “R” n27 82 n IB 52 nSelectsan internationalcharacterset in the Standardchar

Enableprinting of all charactercodesModeASCII DecimalHexadecimalIBMcESC> ‘1” nl n2 27 92 nl dIB 5C nl dEnablesprintingofallcharactersintheIBMcharac

CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDSPica pitchMode ASCIIDecimal Hexadecimalstd. <ESC> “P”27 N)IB 50IBM .<DC2>18 12In Standardmode,changesfmme

FEATURES OF THE PRINTERThisprinterhasafullcomplementoffeatures,makingitanexcellentpartnerfor a personalcomputer.It supportstheIBM/Epsonprintercommands

1CancelcondensedprintingMode ASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth <DC2>18 12In Standardmode,changesfromcondensedpicato normalpicaorfromcondensedeliteton

ICancelone-lineexpandedprintingMode ASCII DecimalHexadecimalBoth <DC4> ‘al14Stopsone-lineexpandedprintingsetwith<S0> or cESC> <S0>

Examples:n = 1giveselite;n = 9 (1 +8) givesemphasizedelite;n= 137(1 + 8 + 128)givesunderlinedemphasizedelite.FunctionnvalueUnderlineItalicExpandedDoub

ISelectcharactersizeMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBoth“ “ “ “ “S” “)” “)” n((40 40 83 41 41 n 28 28 53 29 29nSelectsacombinationofcharacterheightandwidt

Selectcharacterheight,width,and line spacingMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalIBM<ESC> “[” “@” <4> <0> 27 91 64 40 IB 5B 40 04 00<0>

ISet line spacingto 7~2 inchMode ASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth <ESC> “l”27 49 IB 31Setsthedistancethepaperadvancesor nwersesin subsequentlinefeed

Execute<ESC> “A”Mate ASCII DecimalHexadecimalIBM<ESC> “2” 27 50IB 32Sets the line spacingto the value definedby the last preceding<ESC&

Performonen/216-inchreverseline feedModeASCIIDecimalHexadecimalstd.<ESC>“j” n 27106 n16 6A nFeedsthepaperoncebyrz/216inchesinthereversedirection

Setpage lengthton inchesModeASCII Decimal HexadecimalBoth <ESC> “C” <O>n27 67 0 nIB 43 00 nSetsthe page lengthto n inches,where n is betwe

Returnto top of currentpageMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalstd.<ESC><FF>27 12IB OCFeedsthe paperbackwardto the top of the currentpage. Ignored

TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTERLocatingthePrinterUnpackingandInspectionCheckingthecartoncontentsIdentifyingprinterpartsSettingUpMoun

Set verticaltabstopseveryn linesModeASCII DecimalHexadecimalstd.<ESC> “e” “1”n 27101 49 nIB 65 31 n<ESC>“e” <1> n27101 1 nIB 65 01 n

HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDSSet left marginModeASCII DecimalHexadecimalstd.<ESC> “l” n 27 108n IB 6C nSetstheleftmarginat columnn (wheren isbetw

Set left and rightmarginsModeASCIIDecimal HexadecimalIBM<ESC> “X” nl n227 88 nl n2IB 58 nl n2Setstheleftmarginatcolumnnl andtherightmarginatcolu

ILeftjustifyModeASCII DecimalHexadecimalstd.<ESC> “a” “O”27 97 48 IB61 30<ESC> “a” <O> 27 97 0 IB 61 00Alignssubsequenttextwiththele

Set horizontaltab stopsMode ] ASCII Decimal HexadecimalBoth I cESC> “D” nld ... cO>I 2766 nl n2 ... 0 I IB 44nl n2 ... 00Cancelsall currenthoriz

IRelativehorizontalMode ASCIIDecimal Hexadecimalstd.<ESC> ‘1” nl n.227 92 nl n.2IB 5C nl dMovestheprintpositionrightorleftaspecifieddistance(max

GRAPHICS COMMANDSPrintnormal-density8-bitgraphicsMode ASCII DecimalHexadecimalBoth<ESC> “K” nl n2 27 75 nl n210 40d dml d ...ml d ... ml d ...Pr

IPrintquadruple-density8-bitgraphicsMode ASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth<ESC> “Z” nl n227 90 d d IB 5A nl n2ml m2 . .. ml m2 ... ml k? ...Printsbit

IPrint9-pingraphicsModeASCIIDecimalHexadecimalstd.<ESC> “” “ nO nl27 94 no nlIB 5E no nln2ml d ... d ml d ...d ml m.2 ...Selectsoneof eightgraph

!CHARACTER COMMANDSDOWNLOADDefinedraftdownloadcharactersMode ASCIIDecimal Hexadecimal<ESC> “&” cO> nl27 38 0 nlIB 26 00 nlstd. .n2mOml m2

Forwardmicro-feedReversemicro-feedChangingtheautoloadingvalueClearingthebuffer/AllresetSelectingtheprintcolorStoremacrodefinitionChapter 3 DEFAULT SET

DefineNLQ downloadcharactersModel ASCII DecimalHexadecimal<EsC> “&” <O> nl27 38 0 nlIB 26 00 dStd. n2aOal a2 d aO al a2 d aO al a2ml d

DefineNLQdownloadcharactersMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimal<ESC> “=” nln2 dVA~27 61 n] d 21IB 3D n] d 15IBM aOal d ml aO al d mlaO al a2 mlm2 ... m4

SelectdraftdownloadcharactersetMode ASCII Decimal HexadecimalIBM<ESC> “I” “4”27 73 52IB 49 34<ESC>“I” <4> 27 73 4IB 49 04Selectsthed

ISect ROMcharactersetModeASCIIDecimalHexadecimalstd.<ESC> “%” “O”27 37 48IB 25 30<ESC> ‘W.” <O>27 37 0IB 25 00Stopsusingthe download

Select cyanMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBoth “ “ “ “ “c” “ “ “)”(()“2” 4040 6741 41 5028 28 43 29 29 32Changestheinstalled.Wed violetprintcolorto Cyan.

OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSSet MSB to 1Mode ASCIIDecimal Hexadecimalstd. <ESC> “>” 27 62IB 3E‘Setsthemostsignificantbitof eachsubsequentby

QuietprintMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalstd.<ESC> “S” “l” 27115 4916 73 31<ESC> “s” <1> 27115 116 73 01Selectsthequietprintmode,in whi

BellModeASCII Decimal HexadecimalBoth ~EL> 707Soundsa briefbeeptonefromthe printer’sbeeper.Bidimctiona!printingMode ASCII Decimal HexadecimalBoth&l

Auto feedMode I ASCII/ Decimal ] Hexadecimal I<ESC> <Etvb <4>Both ,,(,, ,,(,,27 25 4IB 19 04“4” “Y’ “)” I 40 40 52 41 41I 28 28 34 29 2

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Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCETroubleshootingPowersupplyPrintingPaperfeedingMaintenanceReplacingthePrintHeadChapter 8 SPECIFICATIONSChapter

chapter 5DOWNLOAD CHARACTERSWiththisprinteryoucancreatenewcharactersandsymbols,downloadtheirdotdata,andhavethemprintedin placeof selectedcharactersin

I..●.Theminimumwidthof a characteris fivedots.Theuser-definedcharactersmayuseeightdotsvertically.Dotscannotoverlap— thatis, youmaynothavea dotinsideab

INext, you must specify the left space and the last print column of thecharacter.Beingableto specifythe widthof the characterallowsyouto specifythepre

SampleprogramTo demonstratehow to use the downloadcharacters,let’s use the “car”characterandsomeotheruser-definedcharacterstoprintasmallgraph.Thisprog

1360137013801390140014101420i 4301440145014601470148014901500LPRINT CHR$(9) ; “+--”;SCALE$=“--+-- “FOR 1=2 TO 8 STEP 2LPRINT SCALE$;NEXT ILPRINT “--+”

DEFINING YOUR OWN NLQ CHARACTERSAs youprobablynoticed,NLQ charactersareprintedby twopassesof theprinthead.Halfof thecharacteris printedonthefirstpass,

threeattributebytes,the first bytedescribesthecharacter’sleft space,thesecondbytedescribesthecharacterwidth.Andthethirdbytedescribesticrightspace.Appr

Ihow to use the NLQ downloadThe following program demonstratescharacterswiththe Standardmode:ID@O LPRINT CHR$(27) ; “xl “~Olo I,PRINT CHR$(27) ; “&

1400 NEXT I1410 LPRINT CHR$(27) ; “%’’;CHR$(O]~4~0Lp~lNT CHR$(27) ;ll~l’;~HR$(oj ;1430 LPRINT CHR$ (9);“MILLIC)NSOF DOLLARS”1440 LPRINT CHR$ (27);“T”1

Assigningthe characterdata withtheIBM modeFundamentally,theprocessto defineandprintdownloadedNLQcharacterwiththeIBMmodeisthe sameasfordraftcharacters,