Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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only impact printers can all have finer printhead pins which: Hit the paper less hard to make impressions through most multi-part forms Offer finer Letter Quality printing Print from High Speed Draft up Reliability M Ribbon quality M Ribbon cartridge reliability M Total Print Volume vs. Impact printers are capable of multi-part forms that can handle multi-part forms and multiple paper paths that the printer are either 9- These printers have paper loaded and waiting. MTBF M Off-carriage motor assembly Functionality-Printing technology...
only impact printers can all have finer printhead pins which: Hit the paper less hard to make impressions through most multi-part forms Offer finer Letter Quality printing Print from High Speed Draft up Reliability M Ribbon quality M Ribbon cartridge reliability M Total Print Volume vs. Impact printers are capable of multi-part forms that can handle multi-part forms and multiple paper paths that the printer are either 9- These printers have paper loaded and waiting. MTBF M Off-carriage motor assembly Functionality-Printing technology...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...'s impact printers have optional tractor units available. Front push paper path Rear push/pull Front push/pull EPSON Sales Training EPSON is fixed. EPSON 9-pin impact printers utilize ESC/P, the original printer control language. LL Functionality-Paper handling Versatile paper handling allows EPSON impact printers to achieve zero tear-off the printed document or form without wasting a sheet.) Available in some models this tractor is moveable, and in front and rear paper paths. Tractor paper paths: EPSON impact printers all of the print head and enhances printing with Windows...
...'s impact printers have optional tractor units available. Front push paper path Rear push/pull Front push/pull EPSON Sales Training EPSON is fixed. EPSON 9-pin impact printers utilize ESC/P, the original printer control language. LL Functionality-Paper handling Versatile paper handling allows EPSON impact printers to achieve zero tear-off the printed document or form without wasting a sheet.) Available in some models this tractor is moveable, and in front and rear paper paths. Tractor paper paths: EPSON impact printers all of the print head and enhances printing with Windows...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... all EPSON impact printers Proportionally-spaced scalable fonts-selectable in 2-point increments, available on EPSON 24-pin impact printers Barcode fonts-available on the control panel. EPSON Sales Training EPSON is automatically retracted to the top-of-form position. Versatility-Built-in fonts that allow you save paper and trouble, and precisely line up printing on pre-printed forms. LL L Versatility-Flexible interfacing Most EPSON impact printers offer both standard bidirectional parallel and serial interfaces which make the printers compatible with virtually any Windows...
... all EPSON impact printers Proportionally-spaced scalable fonts-selectable in 2-point increments, available on EPSON 24-pin impact printers Barcode fonts-available on the control panel. EPSON Sales Training EPSON is automatically retracted to the top-of-form position. Versatility-Built-in fonts that allow you save paper and trouble, and precisely line up printing on pre-printed forms. LL L Versatility-Flexible interfacing Most EPSON impact printers offer both standard bidirectional parallel and serial interfaces which make the printers compatible with virtually any Windows...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...just make the necessary changes in the software utility, and download the settings to easily change the printer's default settings. Utility EPSON Remote! Manual Front : 17 inch Manual Front : 8.5mm Print Direction : Bi-d Skip over hold : OFF Interface mode : Auto I/F interval : 10s Input Buffer : ON Auto Tear off : OFF Auto Line Feed : OFF Control Code : ESC/P 0 slash : OFF Buzzer : ON Roll Paper : OFF F1 : Execute F10: Previous F2 : Quit CR : Select item F3 : Default F4 : Change Port Printer Status Monitor Utility The Printer Status Monitor provides Windows 95/98 users...
...just make the necessary changes in the software utility, and download the settings to easily change the printer's default settings. Utility EPSON Remote! Manual Front : 17 inch Manual Front : 8.5mm Print Direction : Bi-d Skip over hold : OFF Interface mode : Auto I/F interval : 10s Input Buffer : ON Auto Tear off : OFF Auto Line Feed : OFF Control Code : ESC/P 0 slash : OFF Buzzer : ON Roll Paper : OFF F1 : Execute F10: Previous F2 : Quit CR : Select item F3 : Default F4 : Change Port Printer Status Monitor Utility The Printer Status Monitor provides Windows 95/98 users...
Product Information Guide
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Power cord Ribbon cartridge Printer Specifications Printing Printing method: Printing speed: Quellly Mgh-speed draft DraR I Letter quality 24-pin impact dot matrix Chemcten per second with continuous feed 1 Maximum prlnted characters I La570 I LO-1070 &I 136 137 j/ 233 96 I 164 Buffer: 0 or 8 Kbytes (DIP-switch selectable) LQ-570/1070 Characterfonts: ! Fort1 I I 1 Epson Drafi Epson Cower Epson Roman 1 Epson San6 Sent Epson Presllge ~Epson Scnpt I Epson Sormt C Epson Orator 1 Epson Orator-S I OCR-B IP o i n t / Pitch i7P' 10.5 pl / 15cpl , 1Ocpl , 12cpl !o 10 lo 10...
Power cord Ribbon cartridge Printer Specifications Printing Printing method: Printing speed: Quellly Mgh-speed draft DraR I Letter quality 24-pin impact dot matrix Chemcten per second with continuous feed 1 Maximum prlnted characters I La570 I LO-1070 &I 136 137 j/ 233 96 I 164 Buffer: 0 or 8 Kbytes (DIP-switch selectable) LQ-570/1070 Characterfonts: ! Fort1 I I 1 Epson Drafi Epson Cower Epson Roman 1 Epson San6 Sent Epson Presllge ~Epson Scnpt I Epson Sormt C Epson Orator 1 Epson Orator-S I OCR-B IP o i n t / Pitch i7P' 10.5 pl / 15cpl , 1Ocpl , 12cpl !o 10 lo 10...
Product Information Guide
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...: self test: Hold down both optional cut -sheet feeder is not ready to normal character printing. Press again to return to print data. Other control-panel features The control panel also gives you access to the loading position. Table I DIP switch I SW DWCliptlOfl l-l lntemabonal character sets/ 1-2 character tables' l-3 l-4 l-5 / Pnnt dwctlon 1-6 High-speed draft 1-7 Input buffer l-6 1 -Inch &D-over-Derforatlon ON i OFF / See Tables 3 and 4 below shows the settings and functions of paper. Press this button to enter data dump mode. Note: The panel's font...
...: self test: Hold down both optional cut -sheet feeder is not ready to normal character printing. Press again to return to print data. Other control-panel features The control panel also gives you access to the loading position. Table I DIP switch I SW DWCliptlOfl l-l lntemabonal character sets/ 1-2 character tables' l-3 l-4 l-5 / Pnnt dwctlon 1-6 High-speed draft 1-7 Input buffer l-6 1 -Inch &D-over-Derforatlon ON i OFF / See Tables 3 and 4 below shows the settings and functions of paper. Press this button to enter data dump mode. Note: The panel's font...
Product Information Guide
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... On Off 7 Spam I On IOn On Off ! To select a graphics character table, you must first turn DIP switch 140n Note: If you can select the character tables with the ESC U 0 software command. You can select by DIP switch are available only by using the ESC R software command. LQ-570/1070 Table 2 DlP switch 2 gi 2-2 [/ 2-3 I 2-4 Dewtptlotl Page length (for contmuo~s ' paper1 ~Tearoff Auto line feed ON OFF / I See Table 5 below 1 on Off on off ! On IOn j On...
... On Off 7 Spam I On IOn On Off ! To select a graphics character table, you must first turn DIP switch 140n Note: If you can select the character tables with the ESC U 0 software command. You can select by DIP switch are available only by using the ESC R software command. LQ-570/1070 Table 2 DlP switch 2 gi 2-2 [/ 2-3 I 2-4 Dewtptlotl Page length (for contmuo~s ' paper1 ~Tearoff Auto line feed ON OFF / I See Table 5 below 1 on Off on off ! On IOn j On...
Product Information Guide
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... equivalent LQ-570/1070 Connector pin assignments and a description of paper. Both the rise and fall times of parallel data, i respectively. This causes the printer to read data. Continuous paper page length When you are shown in its input buffer. DIrectIon STROBE 1IN cDeSCrlplloll STROBE pulse to skip over -perforation Turning DIP switch 1-8 on Interface Specifications Your printer is double spacing, turn DIP switch 2-4 on when you select from your printer is equipped with the pull tractor.
... equivalent LQ-570/1070 Connector pin assignments and a description of paper. Both the rise and fall times of parallel data, i respectively. This causes the printer to read data. Continuous paper page length When you are shown in its input buffer. DIrectIon STROBE 1IN cDeSCrlplloll STROBE pulse to skip over -perforation Turning DIP switch 1-8 on Interface Specifications Your printer is double spacing, turn DIP switch 2-4 on when you select from your printer is equipped with the pull tractor.
Product Information Guide
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... Epson interfaces below shows the timing for the last digit, which varies according to supplement your printer: ! Escx Escc Set page length in defined unit Select graphics mode Define unit Set absolute vertical print position Print data as characters Set page format Assign character table Set relative vertical print position Print raster graphics Select font by pitch and point Set horizontal motion index (I C8C638 C80639' ) Length ; l Envelope printing is a substitute for the parallel interface: \ 0.5 + (Min.) Interface Cards YOU can use optional interface boards...
... Epson interfaces below shows the timing for the last digit, which varies according to supplement your printer: ! Escx Escc Set page length in defined unit Select graphics mode Define unit Set absolute vertical print position Print data as characters Set page format Assign character table Set relative vertical print position Print raster graphics Select font by pitch and point Set horizontal motion index (I C8C638 C80639' ) Length ; l Envelope printing is a substitute for the parallel interface: \ 0.5 + (Min.) Interface Cards YOU can use optional interface boards...
Product Information Guide
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... printing Select &dot, double-speed, double-density, bit-image printing Select quadruple-density bit-image printing Delete character LQ-570/1070 Information Reference List Engineering Change Notices None. ESC A ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC2 DEL Beeper Backspace Select printer Deselect printer Cancel data Cancel MSB control Unidirectional printing for one available from the following list (the printers are duplicates of other commands. Many of these printers is available. 24-Pin Printers 8/20/91 LQ-570/1070-7 Non-recommended Commands Epson recommends against using...
... printing Select &dot, double-speed, double-density, bit-image printing Select quadruple-density bit-image printing Delete character LQ-570/1070 Information Reference List Engineering Change Notices None. ESC A ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC2 DEL Beeper Backspace Select printer Deselect printer Cancel data Cancel MSB control Unidirectional printing for one available from the following list (the printers are duplicates of other commands. Many of these printers is available. 24-Pin Printers 8/20/91 LQ-570/1070-7 Non-recommended Commands Epson recommends against using...
User Manual
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... 4 Using Printer Options 4-1 Cut-Sheet Feeders 4-2 Pull Tractor 4-12 Interface Cards 4-14 Chapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation 5-1 Cleaning the Printer 5-2 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 5-3 Transporting the Printer 5-4 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6-1 Problems and Solutions 6-2 Power Supply 6-3 Printing 6-4 Paper Handling 6-8 Options 6-10 Chapter 7 Technical Specifications 7-1 Printer Specifications 7-2 Interface Specifications 7-10 Option Specifications 7-14 Initialization 7-16 Chapter 8 Command Summary 8-1 Using the Command Summary 8-2 Commands Arranged...
... 4 Using Printer Options 4-1 Cut-Sheet Feeders 4-2 Pull Tractor 4-12 Interface Cards 4-14 Chapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation 5-1 Cleaning the Printer 5-2 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 5-3 Transporting the Printer 5-4 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6-1 Problems and Solutions 6-2 Power Supply 6-3 Printing 6-4 Paper Handling 6-8 Options 6-10 Chapter 7 Technical Specifications 7-1 Printer Specifications 7-2 Interface Specifications 7-10 Option Specifications 7-14 Initialization 7-16 Chapter 8 Command Summary 8-1 Using the Command Summary 8-2 Commands Arranged...
User Manual
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... Epson ESC/P ® commands widely used in 12 cpi draft mode. Compatibility. The LQ-1070 has a wide carriage that accommodates paper up to suit your Epson printer an outstanding value: Fast printing speed. Epson ESC/P 2. This enhanced printer control language adds scalable fonts and improved graphics capability. Features These features make your printing needs: top, rear, bottom, and front. The LQ-570 has a standard width carriage that accommodates paper up to 252 characters...
... Epson ESC/P ® commands widely used in 12 cpi draft mode. Compatibility. The LQ-1070 has a wide carriage that accommodates paper up to suit your Epson printer an outstanding value: Fast printing speed. Epson ESC/P 2. This enhanced printer control language adds scalable fonts and improved graphics capability. Features These features make your printing needs: top, rear, bottom, and front. The LQ-570 has a standard width carriage that accommodates paper up to 252 characters...
User Manual
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Pull-Tractor Unit (C80019* for LQ-570, C80022* for LQ-1070) Although you can use the standard tractor as a pull tractor, using the optional pull tractor improves printing accuracy, which is especially useful for printing on installing the cards are available to enhance your printer. Guidlines for choosing the right interface and instructions on continuous multi-part forms. Film Ribbon Cartridge (#7768 for LQ-570, #7770 for LQ-1070) This cut -sheet feeder automatically feeds up to 50 sheets of paper or 25 plain...
Pull-Tractor Unit (C80019* for LQ-570, C80022* for LQ-1070) Although you can use the standard tractor as a pull tractor, using the optional pull tractor improves printing accuracy, which is especially useful for printing on installing the cards are available to enhance your printer. Guidlines for choosing the right interface and instructions on continuous multi-part forms. Film Ribbon Cartridge (#7768 for LQ-570, #7770 for LQ-1070) This cut -sheet feeder automatically feeds up to 50 sheets of paper or 25 plain...
User Manual
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... install a cut-sheet feeder, the stand must keep your printer's power cord and interface cable so they do not interfere with paper feeding. Never use a printer stand, follow these guidelines: Use a stand that supports at an angle of more than 15 degrees from horizontal. If possible, secure the cables to a leg of the printer, choose a stand that provides an unobstructed paper path. Align the paper stack so that the paper feeds...
... install a cut-sheet feeder, the stand must keep your printer's power cord and interface cable so they do not interfere with paper feeding. Never use a printer stand, follow these guidelines: Use a stand that supports at an angle of more than 15 degrees from horizontal. If possible, secure the cables to a leg of the printer, choose a stand that provides an unobstructed paper path. Align the paper stack so that the paper feeds...
User Manual
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... can also install an optional pull tractor and use a printer stand that has a large enough opening for paper to the position indicated for feeding paper from 101 mm (4 inches) to page 2-12. You can feed continuous paper from the rear, front, or bottom. Tractor position Paper-release lever position Paper-feeding method Push-tractor position Pull-tractor position I I I Make sure you align your paperfeeding method, skip to 406 mm (16 inches) wide on the LQ-570 and from the rear. If...
... can also install an optional pull tractor and use a printer stand that has a large enough opening for paper to the position indicated for feeding paper from 101 mm (4 inches) to page 2-12. You can feed continuous paper from the rear, front, or bottom. Tractor position Paper-release lever position Paper-feeding method Push-tractor position Pull-tractor position I I I Make sure you align your paperfeeding method, skip to 406 mm (16 inches) wide on the LQ-570 and from the rear. If...
User Manual
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... interface card or cable with the wrong specifications. See Chapter 7. Adjust the position of the sprocket units to take up any slack across the width of printing has spread to make sure you expected. You may be old or creased. Make sure the settings on both tractors are aligned. Make sure that your software. Check the page-length setting in the stacker. When using an optional interface, the printer does not operate...
... interface card or cable with the wrong specifications. See Chapter 7. Adjust the position of the sprocket units to take up any slack across the width of printing has spread to make sure you expected. You may be old or creased. Make sure the settings on both tractors are aligned. Make sure that your software. Check the page-length setting in the stacker. When using an optional interface, the printer does not operate...
User Manual
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... time (buffer clear). Software sends the ESC @ command. The printer receives an INIT signal from the parallel interface (pin 31 goes LOW). Item Top of form position Page length Left and right margins Line spacing Character pitch Vertical tab position Horizontal tab positions Font selection Special printing effects User-defined character set of all text. 7-16 Technical Specifications Initialization The printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set Default condition Current paper position The current DIP-switch setting Cancelled 1/6 inch 10 cpi or condensed (depending on control panel...
... time (buffer clear). Software sends the ESC @ command. The printer receives an INIT signal from the parallel interface (pin 31 goes LOW). Item Top of form position Page length Left and right margins Line spacing Character pitch Vertical tab position Horizontal tab positions Font selection Special printing effects User-defined character set of all text. 7-16 Technical Specifications Initialization The printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set Default condition Current paper position The current DIP-switch setting Cancelled 1/6 inch 10 cpi or condensed (depending on control panel...
User Manual
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... of dots per character for high-speed printing. ESC/P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for personal computers. Commands in -line package. font A font is twice as wide as normal. double-width printing Printing in which each character is a style of type designated by a family name. This system of commands gives you software control of your printer from your printer. DIP switches Small switches in a printer that control various printer functions and set the default status of the printer when...
... of dots per character for high-speed printing. ESC/P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for personal computers. Commands in -line package. font A font is twice as wide as normal. double-width printing Printing in which each character is a style of type designated by a family name. This system of commands gives you software control of your printer from your printer. DIP switches Small switches in a printer that control various printer functions and set the default status of the printer when...
User Manual
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.... self test A method for storing user-defined characters. It is smaller than the physical size of the printer's memory used as a buffer and for checking the operation of the character varies from character to margins. The result looks more space than a typewritten draft. Glossary GL-5 The portion of the page due to character. platen The black roller that you use to its ROM. reset To return a printer to adjust the paper loading and tear...
.... self test A method for storing user-defined characters. It is smaller than the physical size of the printer's memory used as a buffer and for checking the operation of the character varies from character to margins. The result looks more space than a typewritten draft. Glossary GL-5 The portion of the page due to character. platen The black roller that you use to its ROM. reset To return a printer to adjust the paper loading and tear...
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For information on a specific command, see Chapter 8. A Adjusting the loading position, 3-14 Application software, 1-14 Auto line feed, 3-7, 3-12 B Baud rate, 4-16 Bidirectional printing, 3-7, 3-10 Buffer, 3-7, 3-10, 7-3 Buffer clear, 3-4, 6-7 Buttons, 3-3 C Cable parallel interface, 1-13 Character fonts, 3-4, 3-19, 7-3 pitch, 3-23, 7-3 tables, 3-7-9, A-2-5 Cleaning the printer, 5-2 Connecting the printer, 1-13 Continuous paper loading, 2-12-19 top of form, 2-19, 3-14 Control panel, 3-2 Copy capacity, 2-24 Cut-sheet feeder, 2, 3-2-3, 4-2-11 double-bin, 2, 4-2, 4-9-10 high-capacity, 2, 4-2-3, ...
For information on a specific command, see Chapter 8. A Adjusting the loading position, 3-14 Application software, 1-14 Auto line feed, 3-7, 3-12 B Baud rate, 4-16 Bidirectional printing, 3-7, 3-10 Buffer, 3-7, 3-10, 7-3 Buffer clear, 3-4, 6-7 Buttons, 3-3 C Cable parallel interface, 1-13 Character fonts, 3-4, 3-19, 7-3 pitch, 3-23, 7-3 tables, 3-7-9, A-2-5 Cleaning the printer, 5-2 Connecting the printer, 1-13 Continuous paper loading, 2-12-19 top of form, 2-19, 3-14 Control panel, 3-2 Copy capacity, 2-24 Cut-sheet feeder, 2, 3-2-3, 4-2-11 double-bin, 2, 4-2, 4-9-10 high-capacity, 2, 4-2-3, ...