Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...-in purchase price and low cost of printer: Low cost - or a 24-pin printer, and whether it is a registered trademark of their reliability with LQ FX-980-Nine-pin narrow carriage Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their names Narrow carriage printers have 3 numbers in their names EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a 9- Contents This technical brief provides...
...-in purchase price and low cost of printer: Low cost - or a 24-pin printer, and whether it is a registered trademark of their reliability with LQ FX-980-Nine-pin narrow carriage Wide carriage printers have 4 number in their names Narrow carriage printers have 3 numbers in their names EPSON Sales Training EPSON is a 9- Contents This technical brief provides...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... make the necessary changes in the software utility, and download the settings to the Printer Status Monitor. Start UP Utility Ver. 1.22 Copyright (C) SEIKO EPSON CORP. 1992 Printer: FX-2180 Mode: ESC/P Port: LPT1 Font : Roman Pitch : 10CPI Print Quality : LQ Character Table : PC 437 Continuous Rear : 11 inch Continuous Rear : 8.5mm Continuous Front...
... make the necessary changes in the software utility, and download the settings to the Printer Status Monitor. Start UP Utility Ver. 1.22 Copyright (C) SEIKO EPSON CORP. 1992 Printer: FX-2180 Mode: ESC/P Port: LPT1 Font : Roman Pitch : 10CPI Print Quality : LQ Character Table : PC 437 Continuous Rear : 11 inch Continuous Rear : 8.5mm Continuous Front...
User Manual
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... any damages or problems arising from the use of Seiko Epson Corporation. User's Guide Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates shall be trademarks of their respective companies. No patent liability is any form or by Seiko Epson Corporation, Nagano, Japan. EPSON® 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer LQ-2070 All rights reserved. No part of the information contained herein...
... any damages or problems arising from the use of Seiko Epson Corporation. User's Guide Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates shall be trademarks of their respective companies. No patent liability is any form or by Seiko Epson Corporation, Nagano, Japan. EPSON® 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer LQ-2070 All rights reserved. No part of the information contained herein...
User Manual
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... AT Amstelveen The Netherlands Declares that the Product: Product Name: Type Name: Model: Dot Matrix Printer LQ-2070 P911A Conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer: Address: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392 Japan Representative: Address: EPSON EUROPE B.V. iii Hamamoto President of Conformity According to the following Directive(s) and Norm...
... AT Amstelveen The Netherlands Declares that the Product: Product Name: Type Name: Model: Dot Matrix Printer LQ-2070 P911A Conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer: Address: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392 Japan Representative: Address: EPSON EUROPE B.V. iii Hamamoto President of Conformity According to the following Directive(s) and Norm...
User Manual
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... install the driver, make a backup copy of your driver disk. Select LQ-2070 ESC/P 2 as the default printer. Insert the EPSON driver disk into drive A (or B, depending on your computer). 3. If you take full advantage of your printer's capabilities. The LQ-2070 printer driver is now installed on your computer. The EPSON printer driver disk that helps you are running . 2.
... install the driver, make a backup copy of your driver disk. Select LQ-2070 ESC/P 2 as the default printer. Insert the EPSON driver disk into drive A (or B, depending on your computer). 3. If you take full advantage of your printer's capabilities. The LQ-2070 printer driver is now installed on your computer. The EPSON printer driver disk that helps you are running . 2.
User Manual
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... programs include drivers for instructions on selecting the printer driver. You can use EPSON Remote! Setting Up the Printer 1-21 LQ-2170 LQ-1070/1070+ LQ-870/1170 LQ-850+/1050+ LQ-850/1050 LQ-510/550/1010 LQ-200 LQ-500 LQ-860+/1060+ LQ-2550 LQ-2500 LQ-800/1000 LQ-1500 See your printout. If the LQ-2070 is not included in the list, contact...
... programs include drivers for instructions on selecting the printer driver. You can use EPSON Remote! Setting Up the Printer 1-21 LQ-2170 LQ-1070/1070+ LQ-870/1170 LQ-850+/1050+ LQ-850/1050 LQ-510/550/1010 LQ-200 LQ-500 LQ-860+/1060+ LQ-2550 LQ-2500 LQ-800/1000 LQ-1500 See your printout. If the LQ-2070 is not included in the list, contact...
User Manual
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... feeders, you to use with your printer. Remove the paper guide and the printer cover. 4-2 Using Printer Options Printer model High capacity (Bin 1) Second bin (Bin 2) LQ-2070 C80673* C80674* The asterisk (*) is... turned off. 2. This chapter describes how to load two different types of paper. See "Installing the double bin cut -sheet feeder 1. Before you install your cut-sheet feeder, assemble it by country Contact your local EPSON...
... feeders, you to use with your printer. Remove the paper guide and the printer cover. 4-2 Using Printer Options Printer model High capacity (Bin 1) Second bin (Bin 2) LQ-2070 C80673* C80674* The asterisk (*) is... turned off. 2. This chapter describes how to load two different types of paper. See "Installing the double bin cut -sheet feeder 1. Before you install your cut-sheet feeder, assemble it by country Contact your local EPSON...
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.... A ribbon pack, containing ribbons only, is also available. Printer model LQ-2070 Ribbon cartridge so15086 Ribbon pack so10033 To replace the ribbon cartridge, follow the steps in "Installing the Ribbon Cartridge" in the cartridge. Do not use a ribbon cartridge designed for best results. Genuine EPSON ribbons are used recently, the print head may damage...
.... A ribbon pack, containing ribbons only, is also available. Printer model LQ-2070 Ribbon cartridge so15086 Ribbon pack so10033 To replace the ribbon cartridge, follow the steps in "Installing the Ribbon Cartridge" in the cartridge. Do not use a ribbon cartridge designed for best results. Genuine EPSON ribbons are used recently, the print head may damage...
Service Manual
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1.6 MAIN COMPONENTS 1-35 1.6.1 C186 MAIN Board Assembly 1-36 1.6.2 C166 PSB/PSE Board Assembly 1-36 1.6.3 C165 PNL Board Assembly 1-37 1.6.4 Printer Mechanism 1-37 1.6.5 Housing Assembly 1-38 List of the LQ-2070 1-2 Figure l-2. Exterior View of Figures Figure 1-1. Printable Area for Roll Paper 1-15 Figure l-8. Data Transmission Timing 1-22 Figure l-9. Main Components 1-35 Figure l-13. Pin...
1.6 MAIN COMPONENTS 1-35 1.6.1 C186 MAIN Board Assembly 1-36 1.6.2 C166 PSB/PSE Board Assembly 1-36 1.6.3 C165 PNL Board Assembly 1-37 1.6.4 Printer Mechanism 1-37 1.6.5 Housing Assembly 1-38 List of the LQ-2070 1-2 Figure l-2. Exterior View of Figures Figure 1-1. Printable Area for Roll Paper 1-15 Figure l-8. Data Transmission Timing 1-22 Figure l-9. Main Components 1-35 Figure l-13. Pin...
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... q Reliability Total print volume 6 million lines, except printhead MTBF 6000 power on the next page for the LQ-2070 serial impact dot matrix printer. 1.1.1. Note: Roll paper is a 24pin serial impact dot-matrix printer suitable for the VAR (value addedreseller) market. Rev.A 1-1 LQ-2070 Sendce Manual Product Description 1.1 Specifications These specifications provide statistical information for an exterior view of this...
... q Reliability Total print volume 6 million lines, except printhead MTBF 6000 power on the next page for the LQ-2070 serial impact dot matrix printer. 1.1.1. Note: Roll paper is a 24pin serial impact dot-matrix printer suitable for the VAR (value addedreseller) market. Rev.A 1-1 LQ-2070 Sendce Manual Product Description 1.1 Specifications These specifications provide statistical information for an exterior view of this...
Service Manual
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Product Description LQ-2070 Servioe Manual 1.2 Hardware Specifications This section provides detailed hardware specifications for graphics. (Bidirectional printing of pins on #2 -1 ':~9Tf ~ #7 T #4 0.141mm 7 (1/180') +#6 *#8 3.246mm (23/180") +#9 +#l b$13 0,,5 b#lo 1 b#12 I 0,423 mm(l160') \ !/ 1= r 1- -l Figure 1-2. Print direction Bidirectional, with a printer setting or software command.) 1-4 Rev.A Pin arrangement q print Pin diameter Impact dot matrix Black 24 pins 12x...
Product Description LQ-2070 Servioe Manual 1.2 Hardware Specifications This section provides detailed hardware specifications for graphics. (Bidirectional printing of pins on #2 -1 ':~9Tf ~ #7 T #4 0.141mm 7 (1/180') +#6 *#8 3.246mm (23/180") +#9 +#l b$13 0,,5 b#lo 1 b#12 I 0,423 mm(l160') \ !/ 1= r 1- -l Figure 1-2. Print direction Bidirectional, with a printer setting or software command.) 1-4 Rev.A Pin arrangement q print Pin diameter Impact dot matrix Black 24 pins 12x...
Service Manual
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...glue at the top of paper that can be used in the paper between the platen and pull tractor. . q Remove any slack in this printer. Cut Sheets q Paper/ media specifications The following table shows specifications for one side of the A line of glue at the top or one ...sheet of the pull tractor and push tractor. . Plain paper, recycled paper. Not curled, not folded, or not crumpled. Product Description LQ-2070 Service Manual 4. Precisely adjust the horizontal position of the multipart form. 1-8 Rev.A Push-pull tractor feed q Set the release lever to the REAR ...
...glue at the top of paper that can be used in the paper between the platen and pull tractor. . q Remove any slack in this printer. Cut Sheets q Paper/ media specifications The following table shows specifications for one side of the A line of glue at the top or one ...sheet of the pull tractor and push tractor. . Plain paper, recycled paper. Not curled, not folded, or not crumpled. Product Description LQ-2070 Service Manual 4. Precisely adjust the horizontal position of the multipart form. 1-8 Rev.A Push-pull tractor feed q Set the release lever to the REAR ...
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... v I Ribbon life 8 million characters 1.2.9 Safety Approvals Table 1-24 provides information about the safety approvals the printer has met. Table 1-23 Reliability Statistics Item Total print volume Specification 1 6 million lines (except printhead) MTBF... 15 subpart B class B EN55022 (CISPR pub.22) CSA CI08.8 class B Rev.A 1-17 LQ-2070 Service Manual Product Description 1.2.7 Environmental Conditions Table 1-22 explains the conditions the printer requires during operation and when not operating, Table 1-22 Environmental Requirements Item I Specifications Temperature 5 to...
... v I Ribbon life 8 million characters 1.2.9 Safety Approvals Table 1-24 provides information about the safety approvals the printer has met. Table 1-23 Reliability Statistics Item Total print volume Specification 1 6 million lines (except printhead) MTBF... 15 subpart B class B EN55022 (CISPR pub.22) CSA CI08.8 class B Rev.A 1-17 LQ-2070 Service Manual Product Description 1.2.7 Environmental Conditions Table 1-22 explains the conditions the printer requires during operation and when not operating, Table 1-22 Environmental Requirements Item I Specifications Temperature 5 to...
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...EEC EMC Directive 89/336/ EEC Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments Directive 90/384/EEC LQ-2070 Service Manual EN60950 EN55022 class B EN50082-1 , IEC801-2 IEC801-3 , IEC801-4 EN45501 1.2.11 Physical Specifications Table 1-26 provides printer dimensions and weight. The high-capacity CSF has special a paper-feed motor ... 25.16" (W) X 16.14" (D) X 10.12" (H) Weight I Approx. 13 kg (28.66 lb) I 1.2.12 Cut Sheet Feeder Specifications This printer has two CSF options: a high-capaaty CSF and a 2nd bin CSF. Hopper capacity Table 1-27 Hopper Capacity CSF Bin 1 CSF Bin 2 Single sheets 150 ...
...EEC EMC Directive 89/336/ EEC Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments Directive 90/384/EEC LQ-2070 Service Manual EN60950 EN55022 class B EN50082-1 , IEC801-2 IEC801-3 , IEC801-4 EN45501 1.2.11 Physical Specifications Table 1-26 provides printer dimensions and weight. The high-capacity CSF has special a paper-feed motor ... 25.16" (W) X 16.14" (D) X 10.12" (H) Weight I Approx. 13 kg (28.66 lb) I 1.2.12 Cut Sheet Feeder Specifications This printer has two CSF options: a high-capaaty CSF and a 2nd bin CSF. Hopper capacity Table 1-27 Hopper Capacity CSF Bin 1 CSF Bin 2 Single sheets 150 ...
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... or equivalent STROBE P1.lk BUSY and ACI@lLG signals 'ITL compatible (IEEE-P1284 level 1. This signal's HIGH level means the printer has a paper-out error. Chassis GND. Signal GND. Name GND pin 1 STROBE 19 2 DATA1 20 3 DATA2 21 4 ... is latched at falling edge of the signal Parallel input data to accept more data. Function Description Strobe pulse. LQ-2070 Service Manual Product Description 1.3.2 Interface Specifications This printer provides a bidirectional 8-bit parallel interface and a Type B optional interface slot, standard. 1.3.2.1 Parallel Interface (Fotward...
... or equivalent STROBE P1.lk BUSY and ACI@lLG signals 'ITL compatible (IEEE-P1284 level 1. This signal's HIGH level means the printer has a paper-out error. Chassis GND. Signal GND. Name GND pin 1 STROBE 19 2 DATA1 20 3 DATA2 21 4 ... is latched at falling edge of the signal Parallel input data to accept more data. Function Description Strobe pulse. LQ-2070 Service Manual Product Description 1.3.2 Interface Specifications This printer provides a bidirectional 8-bit parallel interface and a Type B optional interface slot, standard. 1.3.2.1 Parallel Interface (Fotward...
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...1284 active signal. o u t This line is pulled up to the IEEE-P1284 Specification q Signal level TILcompatible (IEEE-P1284 level 1 device) . LQ-2070 Service Manual Product Description 1.3.2.2 Parallel Interface (Reverse Channel) q Transmission mode IEEE-P1284 nibble mode . Data transmission timing Refer to the specification Table 1-33...-P1284 Specification . Chassis GND. . . - Adaptable comector 57-30360 (Anphenol) or equivalent q Synchronization Refer to the printer bit O: LSB In bit 1 In bit 2 In bit 3 In bit 4 In bit 5 In bit 6 In bit 7: MSB out...
...1284 active signal. o u t This line is pulled up to the IEEE-P1284 Specification q Signal level TILcompatible (IEEE-P1284 level 1 device) . LQ-2070 Service Manual Product Description 1.3.2.2 Parallel Interface (Reverse Channel) q Transmission mode IEEE-P1284 nibble mode . Data transmission timing Refer to the specification Table 1-33...-P1284 Specification . Chassis GND. . . - Adaptable comector 57-30360 (Anphenol) or equivalent q Synchronization Refer to the printer bit O: LSB In bit 1 In bit 2 In bit 3 In bit 4 In bit 5 In bit 6 In bit 7: MSB out...
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... channel transfer. 04 H Request device ID in default setting mode, the printer returns to the following descriptions: ESC/P2 [00 H][32 H MFG: EPSON, CMD: ESCPC2-00, MDL: LQ-2070, CLS: PRINTER IBM2391 ph.Is [00 H][33H MGF: EPSON, CMD: PRPXL24-01, MDL: LQ-2070, CLS: PRINTER 1.3.2.3 Interface Selection The printer has 2 interfaces: the parallel interface and Type B optional interface. Product...
... channel transfer. 04 H Request device ID in default setting mode, the printer returns to the following descriptions: ESC/P2 [00 H][32 H MFG: EPSON, CMD: ESCPC2-00, MDL: LQ-2070, CLS: PRINTER IBM2391 ph.Is [00 H][33H MGF: EPSON, CMD: PRPXL24-01, MDL: LQ-2070, CLS: PRINTER 1.3.2.3 Interface Selection The printer has 2 interfaces: the parallel interface and Type B optional interface. Product...
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... sheets. Load /Eject button pressed and paper advanced to skiR area Paper is loaded. Micro Adjust ~ button pressed The printer micro feeds paper backward, Release lever set to Friction The beeper sounds. I No operation. loaded in the rear paper ...Paper Handling Sequence 2 Occurrence Result Pause button pressed The printer goes off or on line (not in several cases. The release lever is set to continuous paper. q Printer status Printer is The beeper sounds. LQ-2070 Service Manual Product Description 1.3.3 Paper Handling Sequence In this ...
... sheets. Load /Eject button pressed and paper advanced to skiR area Paper is loaded. Micro Adjust ~ button pressed The printer micro feeds paper backward, Release lever set to Friction The beeper sounds. I No operation. loaded in the rear paper ...Paper Handling Sequence 2 Occurrence Result Pause button pressed The printer goes off or on line (not in several cases. The release lever is set to continuous paper. q Printer status Printer is The beeper sounds. LQ-2070 Service Manual Product Description 1.3.3 Paper Handling Sequence In this ...
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... lever was pressed. q Printer status Printer is loaded from the CSF. Pause button pressed Printer goes off or on line... seconds have passed. Micro Adjust ~ button pressed The printer micro feeds paper backward. The beeper sounds. Micro Adjust ... rxessed Printer Derforms a line feed. Front paper end sensor detects that paper is loaded. ( The printer is... sounds. LF/FF button held down continuously The printer performs a form feed after the line feed. Table... Rear/ Front paper end sensor detects that The printer feeds paper. No PE sensor detects that paper was...
... lever was pressed. q Printer status Printer is loaded from the CSF. Pause button pressed Printer goes off or on line... seconds have passed. Micro Adjust ~ button pressed The printer micro feeds paper backward. The beeper sounds. Micro Adjust ... rxessed Printer Derforms a line feed. Front paper end sensor detects that paper is loaded. ( The printer is... sounds. LF/FF button held down continuously The printer performs a form feed after the line feed. Table... Rear/ Front paper end sensor detects that The printer feeds paper. No PE sensor detects that paper was...