Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...-four pin printers all have the sturdiest 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 to make impressions through the thickest multi-part forms Offer the fastest print speeds Print from High Speed Draft up Reliability M Ribbon quality M Ribbon cartridge reliability M Total Print Volume vs. MTBF M Off-carriage motor assembly Functionality-Printing technology LL Why buy an impact printer?
...-four pin printers all have the sturdiest 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 to make impressions through the thickest multi-part forms Offer the fastest print speeds Print from High Speed Draft up Reliability M Ribbon quality M Ribbon cartridge reliability M Total Print Volume vs. MTBF M Off-carriage motor assembly Functionality-Printing technology LL Why buy an impact printer?
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... respective owners. Two tractors hold the forms securely. Bottom pull paper path Gives you to handle several different types of impact printers. Front push paper path Rear push/pull Front push/pull EPSON Sales Training EPSON is fixed. In some it is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are the property of the print head and enhances printing with Windows applications. EPSON 9-pin impact printers utilize ESC/P, the original printer control language. EPSON 24-pin impact printers utilize...
... respective owners. Two tractors hold the forms securely. Bottom pull paper path Gives you to handle several different types of impact printers. Front push paper path Rear push/pull Front push/pull EPSON Sales Training EPSON is fixed. In some it is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are the property of the print head and enhances printing with Windows applications. EPSON 9-pin impact printers utilize ESC/P, the original printer control language. EPSON 24-pin impact printers utilize...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... while paper from most EPSON impact printers offer EPSON Type B interface slots that are the property of the Windows fonts resident on pre-printed forms. LL L Versatility-Flexible interfacing Most EPSON impact printers offer both standard bidirectional parallel and serial interfaces which help you to add: Interface card 32KB Serial Serial Coax Twinax Multiprotocol Series 2 & 100/ 10Base-TX Ethernet Print Server LocalTalk Interface board Description RS-232C serial port Standard serial port IBM® mainframe connection IBM minicomputer connection Direct Ethernet/ EtherTalk network...
... while paper from most EPSON impact printers offer EPSON Type B interface slots that are the property of the Windows fonts resident on pre-printed forms. LL L Versatility-Flexible interfacing Most EPSON impact printers offer both standard bidirectional parallel and serial interfaces which help you to add: Interface card 32KB Serial Serial Coax Twinax Multiprotocol Series 2 & 100/ 10Base-TX Ethernet Print Server LocalTalk Interface board Description RS-232C serial port Standard serial port IBM® mainframe connection IBM minicomputer connection Direct Ethernet/ EtherTalk network...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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...! Simplifies setup when installing multiple printers-just make the necessary changes in the software utility, and download the settings to easily change the printer's default settings. is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 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...
...! Simplifies setup when installing multiple printers-just make the necessary changes in the software utility, and download the settings to easily change the printer's default settings. is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. 1/00 Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 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...
Technical Brief (Impact Printers)
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... the highest print quality for dot matrix printers Ultra Letter Quality Keeps the cartridge from warping during times of the print head = First Character = 2,000,000 th Character vs. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 6 Reliability-Ribbon quality EPSON brand impact printer ribbons are ... L EPSON brand ribbons are superior to the less expensive compatible ribbons. L L L Available in many competitive printers move with the highest quality dyes, pigments, oils and a special lubricant Ensures consistent print quality throughout the...
... the highest print quality for dot matrix printers Ultra Letter Quality Keeps the cartridge from warping during times of the print head = First Character = 2,000,000 th Character vs. Technical Brief-Multimedia projectors Page 6 Reliability-Ribbon quality EPSON brand impact printer ribbons are ... L EPSON brand ribbons are superior to the less expensive compatible ribbons. L L L Available in many competitive printers move with the highest quality dyes, pigments, oils and a special lubricant Ensures consistent print quality throughout the...
Product Information Guide
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... Condensed Font 12 Pap Micro Adjust The table below lists all selections. The slashed zero makes it prints 12 characters per inch (cpi). Skip-over-perforation When this button to eject a page. Press it or turn on skip-over the perforation between the last printable line on the control panel, press the FONT button. The factory default settings are called default settings. The printer prints text with the control panel. (3621ý/;ðêíí LF/FF button Press this button to stop printing...
... Condensed Font 12 Pap Micro Adjust The table below lists all selections. The slashed zero makes it prints 12 characters per inch (cpi). Skip-over-perforation When this button to eject a page. Press it or turn on skip-over the perforation between the last printable line on the control panel, press the FONT button. The factory default settings are called default settings. The printer prints text with the control panel. (3621ý/;ðêíí LF/FF button Press this button to stop printing...
Product Information Guide
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... Auto interface wait time). Set it to make your choice; Bit rate, parity bit, data length, and ETX/ACK These options are in the following table. ,QNý-HWý3ULQWHUV (3621 Hold down the FONT button and turn on . 6. The printer loads a sheet of A4 paper). Press the FONT button until printing is loaded in the language you want to change , press the FONT button until FONT 1 is on, FONT 2 is flashing, and the PAUSE light...
... Auto interface wait time). Set it to make your choice; Bit rate, parity bit, data length, and ETX/ACK These options are in the following table. ,QNý-HWý3ULQWHUV (3621 Hold down the FONT button and turn on . 6. The printer loads a sheet of A4 paper). Press the FONT button until printing is loaded in the language you want to change , press the FONT button until FONT 1 is on, FONT 2 is flashing, and the PAUSE light...
Product Information Guide
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... the printer cover while the printer is listed among your program's options, select the first one available from your printer's features, choose LX-300. Next, adjust the right edge guide to eject the sheet; To stop printing temporarily, press the PAUSE button. 6. With paper loaded, hold down the LF/FF button, turn off the printer. While holding down the PAUSE button until it locks in the order the fonts appear on the control panel 6SHFLI...
... the printer cover while the printer is listed among your program's options, select the first one available from your printer's features, choose LX-300. Next, adjust the right edge guide to eject the sheet; To stop printing temporarily, press the PAUSE button. 6. With paper loaded, hold down the LF/FF button, turn off the printer. While holding down the PAUSE button until it locks in the order the fonts appear on the control panel 6SHFLI...
User Manual
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... in printed characters or graphics 3-4 Printed characters are not what you expected 3-5 The print position is not what you expected 3-5 viii Printing on Continuous Paper Printing with the push tractor Switching back to single sheets Printing with the pull tractor Printing on Special Paper Adjusting the paper-thickness lever Multi-part forms Labels Envelopes Changing the Printer Settings Printer setting descriptions Character spacing Shape of zero Skip-over-perforation Character table Auto line feed Page length Auto tear off Tractor Interface Bit rate, parity bit, data...
... in printed characters or graphics 3-4 Printed characters are not what you expected 3-5 The print position is not what you expected 3-5 viii Printing on Continuous Paper Printing with the push tractor Switching back to single sheets Printing with the pull tractor Printing on Special Paper Adjusting the paper-thickness lever Multi-part forms Labels Envelopes Changing the Printer Settings Printer setting descriptions Character spacing Shape of zero Skip-over-perforation Character table Auto line feed Page length Auto tear off Tractor Interface Bit rate, parity bit, data...
User Manual
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...not work properly 3-9 Using the pull tractor with the push tractor, continuous paper does not feed properly 3-10 With color upgrade kit installed, printer doesn't operate properly 3-10 Appendix Printer Specifications A-2 Printing A-2 Paper A-3 Mechanical A-6 Electrical A-6 Environmental A-7 Safety approvals A-7 Interface Specifications A-7 Parallel interface specifications A-7 Serial interface specifications A-8 Serial pin assignments A-8 Printer Settings A-9 Command Summary A-10 Sending printer commands A-10 Using the command summary A-10 Printer operation A-11 Data control...
...not work properly 3-9 Using the pull tractor with the push tractor, continuous paper does not feed properly 3-10 With color upgrade kit installed, printer doesn't operate properly 3-10 Appendix Printer Specifications A-2 Printing A-2 Paper A-3 Mechanical A-6 Electrical A-6 Environmental A-7 Safety approvals A-7 Interface Specifications A-7 Parallel interface specifications A-7 Serial interface specifications A-8 Serial pin assignments A-8 Printer Settings A-9 Command Summary A-10 Sending printer commands A-10 Using the command summary A-10 Printer operation A-11 Data control...
User Manual
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... operation. This printer fits neatly into available space in the push tractor position). t Compact design. t IBM® 2380 printer emulation mode. t Detachable push and pull tractor. In addition, you fingertip-access to 66 lines on A4-size or 62 lines on single sheets without removing the continuous paper supply. Introduction Features Your Epson® 9-pin dot matrix printer offers these outstanding features: t High-speed printing. Introduction 1 You'll notice the benefit of quiet printing in interfaces: parallel...
... operation. This printer fits neatly into available space in the push tractor position). t Compact design. t IBM® 2380 printer emulation mode. t Detachable push and pull tractor. In addition, you fingertip-access to 66 lines on A4-size or 62 lines on single sheets without removing the continuous paper supply. Introduction Features Your Epson® 9-pin dot matrix printer offers these outstanding features: t High-speed printing. Introduction 1 You'll notice the benefit of quiet printing in interfaces: parallel...
User Manual
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... section about choosing a printer. 1. A dialog box may instruct you added) and click the button labeled Set As Default Printer. 11. Choose the Setup button. 8. Click the Close button. Choose the OK button. 10. If LX-300 is not available, select Epson JX-80 if you plan to install the right driver for your printer. In the Main window, double click the Control Panel icon. 2. Follow steps 4 through 10 below to use color. 5.
... section about choosing a printer. 1. A dialog box may instruct you added) and click the button labeled Set As Default Printer. 11. Choose the Setup button. 8. Click the Close button. Choose the OK button. 10. If LX-300 is not available, select Epson JX-80 if you plan to install the right driver for your printer. In the Main window, double click the Control Panel icon. 2. Follow steps 4 through 10 below to use color. 5.
User Manual
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... button During normal operation, you can change many of -form position. PAUSE button Press the PAUSE button to the paper-park position. MICRO ADJUST Feeds paper forward or backward to the next top-of the printer's settings. You can press this button to feed paper line by line. Press it down the FONT button while you turn on the printer, you enter the Printer Setting mode, where you can also use this button briefly to run the self test. See "Adjusting the loading position...
... button During normal operation, you can change many of -form position. PAUSE button Press the PAUSE button to the paper-park position. MICRO ADJUST Feeds paper forward or backward to the next top-of the printer's settings. You can press this button to feed paper line by line. Press it down the FONT button while you turn on the printer, you enter the Printer Setting mode, where you can also use this button briefly to run the self test. See "Adjusting the loading position...
User Manual
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... printer until the perforation between pages is closed. Then turn on the page, press LF/FF to advance the page to adjust the loading position. If you need to the opposite guide mark. 10. To eject the paper, tear off the paper entering the printer; Printing past the edge of -form position, and then follow the steps on single sheets and continuous forms, your software program settings keep the printing...
... printer until the perforation between pages is closed. Then turn on the page, press LF/FF to advance the page to adjust the loading position. If you need to the opposite guide mark. 10. To eject the paper, tear off the paper entering the printer; Printing past the edge of -form position, and then follow the steps on single sheets and continuous forms, your software program settings keep the printing...
User Manual
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... paper guide. 2. Tractor When you use both tractors as a pull or push tractor, leave this feature is set to Auto, the printer determines which interface is receiving data and switches to that interface until the end of the print job (when no data is received from the parallel interface. Set this option to Parallel only if you want the printer to ignore data from the selected interface for the appropriate settings. Make sure the printer is installed in the pull-tractor position, remove...
... paper guide. 2. Tractor When you use both tractors as a pull or push tractor, leave this feature is set to Auto, the printer determines which interface is receiving data and switches to that interface until the end of the print job (when no data is received from the parallel interface. Set this option to Parallel only if you want the printer to ignore data from the selected interface for the appropriate settings. Make sure the printer is installed in the pull-tractor position, remove...
User Manual
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...-install the ribbon cartridge as described on the control panel does not print. Troubleshooting 3-5 Either there is correctly configured for the current page only. (Do not turn the platen if you are not what you expected The typestyles or characters you expect" on the page, or the bottom part of one page is possible to turn the platen to make minor adjustments to the loading position for your control panel setting...
...-install the ribbon cartridge as described on the control panel does not print. Troubleshooting 3-5 Either there is correctly configured for the current page only. (Do not turn the platen if you are not what you expected The typestyles or characters you expect" on the page, or the bottom part of one page is possible to turn the platen to make minor adjustments to the loading position for your control panel setting...
User Manual
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... motor in the Appendix.) The ribbon cartridge may not be caught on both tractors, be installed properly. Use the program's setup (or install) procedure to take up for color printing. With color upgrade kit installed, printer doesn't operate properly The lights on the control panel do not go on page 2-32. The desired color or certain characters are positioned correctly. See Chapter 2. 3-10 Troubleshooting When using the ESC r command. (See the "Command...
... motor in the Appendix.) The ribbon cartridge may not be caught on both tractors, be installed properly. Use the program's setup (or install) procedure to take up for color printing. With color upgrade kit installed, printer doesn't operate properly The lights on the control panel do not go on page 2-32. The desired color or certain characters are positioned correctly. See Chapter 2. 3-10 Troubleshooting When using the ESC r command. (See the "Command...
User Manual
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... Hex. 78 ESC k n 107 6B ESC ! Hex. n 33 21 Description Select NLQ or Draft n = 1: NLQ 0: Draft Select NLQ Font n = 0: Roman 1: Sans Serif Master Select To find the value of n, add together the numbers of the typestyles you want to combine from the list below: n = 0: 10 cpi 16: Double-Strike 1: 12 cpi 32: Double-Width 4: Condensed 64: Italic 8: Emphasized 128: Underline Print size and character width...
... Hex. 78 ESC k n 107 6B ESC ! Hex. n 33 21 Description Select NLQ or Draft n = 1: NLQ 0: Draft Select NLQ Font n = 0: Roman 1: Sans Serif Master Select To find the value of n, add together the numbers of the typestyles you want to combine from the list below: n = 0: 10 cpi 16: Double-Strike 1: 12 cpi 32: Double-Width 4: Condensed 64: Italic 8: Emphasized 128: Underline Print size and character width...
User Manual
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... A Adjusting loading position, 2-5 paper-thickness lever, 2-16 Assembling printer, 1-4-9 Attaching paper supports, 1-5 Auto line feed, 2-23 tear off, 2-23 B Bit rate, 2-24 Buttons, 2-2-3 C Changing printer settings, 2-19-24 Character spacing, 2-22 table, 2-23 Choosing a place for the printer, 1-3 Color upgrade kit, 2-31-34 Command summary, A-10-16 Connecting printer to computer, 1-13-16 Continuous paper, 2-7-15 Control panel, 2-2-4 Cut-sheet feeder, 2-24-28 D Data length, 2-24 E Envelopes, 2-18 ETX/ACK, 2-24 F Features, 1-2 Feeder, cut-sheet, 2-24-28 Finding your way around, 2 FONT button...
... A Adjusting loading position, 2-5 paper-thickness lever, 2-16 Assembling printer, 1-4-9 Attaching paper supports, 1-5 Auto line feed, 2-23 tear off, 2-23 B Bit rate, 2-24 Buttons, 2-2-3 C Changing printer settings, 2-19-24 Character spacing, 2-22 table, 2-23 Choosing a place for the printer, 1-3 Color upgrade kit, 2-31-34 Command summary, A-10-16 Connecting printer to computer, 1-13-16 Continuous paper, 2-7-15 Control panel, 2-2-4 Cut-sheet feeder, 2-24-28 D Data length, 2-24 E Envelopes, 2-18 ETX/ACK, 2-24 F Features, 1-2 Feeder, cut-sheet, 2-24-28 Finding your way around, 2 FONT button...
User Manual
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... Windows, 1-17 MICRO ADJUST, 2-3 Multi-part forms, 2-17 N Non-Windows software, 1-18 O Options installing and using, 2-24-34 troubleshooting, 3-8-11 P Page length, 2-23 Paper continuous, 2-7-15 printing on special, 2-15-18 roll, 2-29-31 single sheet, 2-5-6 Paper handling, troubleshooting, 3-6-8 Paper-thickness lever, adjusting, 2-16 PAPER PARK, 2-3 Parallel interface, 1-13-14 Parity bit, 2-24 PAUSE button, 2-3, 2-22 light, 2-2, 2-22 Plugging in the printer, 1-9 Power supply, troubleshooting, 3-2-3 Printer assembling, 1-4-9 changing the settings, 2-19-24 choosing a place for, 1-3 commands...
... Windows, 1-17 MICRO ADJUST, 2-3 Multi-part forms, 2-17 N Non-Windows software, 1-18 O Options installing and using, 2-24-34 troubleshooting, 3-8-11 P Page length, 2-23 Paper continuous, 2-7-15 printing on special, 2-15-18 roll, 2-29-31 single sheet, 2-5-6 Paper handling, troubleshooting, 3-6-8 Paper-thickness lever, adjusting, 2-16 PAPER PARK, 2-3 Parallel interface, 1-13-14 Parity bit, 2-24 PAUSE button, 2-3, 2-22 light, 2-2, 2-22 Plugging in the printer, 1-9 Power supply, troubleshooting, 3-2-3 Printer assembling, 1-4-9 changing the settings, 2-19-24 choosing a place for, 1-3 commands...